- Author
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Nelson, H. E.
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Deal, S.
- Title
- CORRIDOR: A Routine for Estimating the Initial Wave Front Resulting From High Temperature Fire Exposure to a Corridor.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- General Services Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
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NISTIR 4869,
July 1992,
39 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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corridors
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compartment fires
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computer programs
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fire models
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flashover
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gas composition
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gravity
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heat loss
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room fires
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smoke movement
- Abstract
- A first order model and computer program implementing previously developed procedures for estimating the speed, depth, and temperature of a fire produced gravity wave front in a corridor have been developed. The program has been incorporated into FPETOOL and adjustments made to accommodated fires that occur in the corridor or in a room adjacent to the corridor. Comparisons to test results are presented and show reasonable correlation. A users' guide is included.