Engineering Algorithm for the Estimation of Carbon Monoxide Generation in Enclosure Fires.
Engineering Algorithm for the Estimation of Carbon
Monoxide Generation in Enclosure Fires.
(160 K)
Pitts, W. M.
NISTIR 5499; September 1994.
National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual
Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts.
October 17-20, 1994, Gaithersburg, MD, 51-52 pp, 1994.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB95-104964
Keywords:
fire research; carbon monoxide; generation; enclosures;
algorithms
Abstract:
Roughly two thirds of all deaths resulting from
enclosure fires can be attributed to the presence of
carbon monoxide (CO) which is the dominant toxicant in
fire deaths. A long-term program (Carbon Monoxide
production and Prediction Project) at the Building and
Fire Research Laboratory is seeking to develop an
understanding of and predictive capability for the
generation of CO in enclosure fires.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899