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Author
Fowell, A. J.
Title
Role of ASTM in Fire Modeling.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Journal
ASTM Standardization News, Vol. 14, No. 9, 38-40, September 1986
Report
ASTM STP 983,
Book or Conf
American Society for Testing and Materials. Mathematical Modeling of Fires. ASTM STP 983 (ON BOOK SHELF: TH1091.S983 1988) December 3, 1986, ASTM, Philadelphia, PA, New Orleans, LA, Mehaffey, J. R., Editors, 1-6 p., 1987
Keywords
fire models
Identifiers
computational models
Abstract
Recent rapid advances in the development of fire modeling techniques and recognition of their potential uses in fire safety have suggested a role for ASTM. The mathematical representation of the fire growth process and its effect on materials and people according to the appropriate mass and energy relationships of combustion, heat transfer, and fluid flow is fire modeling. The following examines the history and current direction of ASTM's role in fire modeling.