Effect of Environmental Variables.
Effect of Environmental Variables.
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Babrauskas, V.
Chapter 10;
Heat Release in Fires, Elsevier Applied Science, NY,
Babrauskas, V.; Grayson, S. J., Editor(s)(s), 307-325
pp, 1992.
Keywords:
heat release rate; fire protection engineering;
environmental effects; oxygen concentration; ignition;
flame spread; mass loss; combustion products;
temperature; air; pressure; wind velocity; humidity;
gravity
Abstract:
We are primarily discussing fires that occur in
buildings and under 'normal' conditions. But, clearly,
some fires of great concern may not be in buildings;
these include fires in submarines, spacecraft, and the
like. The prevailing conditions will then, most likely,
also be different for such fires. The variables which
may be altered include: oxygen concentration in the
combustion air; the temperature of the incoming
combustion air; the presence of additional gases not
occurring in normal air; total pressure; wind blowing
across the burning object; relative humidity; and, the
acceleration of gravity.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899