Zone Fire Model JET: A Model for the Prediction of Detector Activation and Gas Temperature in the Presence of a Smoke Layer.
Zone Fire Model JET: A Model for the Prediction of
Detector Activation and Gas Temperature in the Presence
of a Smoke Layer.
(3390 K)
Davis, W. D.
NISTIR 6324; 55 p. May 1999.
Sponsor:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, DC
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Order number: PB99-132151
Keywords:
zone models; fire models; gas temperature; smoke layers;
ceiling jets; ceiling vents; computer models; draft
curtains; experiments; heat detectors; sprinkler
activation
Abstract:
The zone model JET is a two-zone, single compartment
computer model designed to predict the plume centerline
temperature, the ceiling jet temperature and the ceiling
jet velocity produced by a single fire plume. The impact
on the upper layer due to the presence of draft
curtains, ceiling vents and thermal losses to the
ceiling are included in the model. Ceiling mounted
fusible links and link actuated ceiling vents can be
included in the model calculations. The unique feature
of this model is that the characteristics of the ceiling
jet depend on the depth of the hot layer.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899