- Author
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Brush, D. K.
- Title
- MULTFIRE: A Multiple Fire Simulation Program.
- Coporate
- Worcester Polytechnic Inst., MA
- Report
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Thesis
May 1972
116 p.
- Keywords
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fire simulation
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failure
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burning rate
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venting
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temperature
- Identifiers
- MULTFIRE; object arrangement; time to failure
- Abstract
- MULTFIRE is a means for performing multiple fire simulations in a space. A space is defined, objects are arranged in the space, and then each object burns until a failure criteria or a time limit is reached. The time of each failure is recorded, allowing the user to compare results for various room arrangements. The program estimates time to failure based object burning rates, venting, and object arrangement. Room temperature is derived from object burning rates and room characteristics. This temperature is then used to estimate layer depth, and radiation levels to other objects, and at the floor. Time to failure is recorded, as well as type of failure. Failure may be due to multiple objects burning, high layer temperature, or high levels of radiation at the floor.