- Author
- Baker, D. R.
- Title
- Performance by Computer Modeling or Prescription by Model Code?
- Coporate
- Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, Chicago, IL
- Report
- SFPE TR 86-05, 1986, 33 p.
- Book or Conf
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers. SFPE Fire Protection Engineering Seminars. May 19-22, 1986., Atlanta, GA, 1986
- Keywords
- computers | fire detection | fire alarm systems | smoke detection | fire suppression | computer models
- Abstract
- Methods of analysis now allow fire protection engineers to estimate smoke development and sprinkler response time on a personal computer. This report compares existing model code requirements with life safety parameters established by modeling on a PC.