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Author
Rein, G. | Bar-Ilan, A. | Fernandez-Pello, A. C. | Alvares, N.
Title
Comparison of Three Models for the Simulation of Accidental Fires.
Coporate
California Univ., Berkeley Fire Science Applications, San Carlos, CA
Journal
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 3, 183-209, August 2006
Keywords
accidents | simulation | fire models | fire investigations | zone models | residential buildings | fire growth | field models | ignition | equations | storage | couches | apartments | heat release rate | gas heaters | compartment fires
Identifiers
CFAST (Consolidated Fire growth And Smoke Transport); Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS); analytical model; fire in a residential storage room; comparison of results from the three fire models for the storage room case; sofa fire in a small dwelling; comparison of results from the three fire models for the small apartment case; fire caused by a residential gas heater; comparison of results from the three fire models for the gas heater case