- Author
- Nelson, H. E. | 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
- NISTIR 4869, July 1992, 39 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- corridors | compartment fires | computer programs | fire models | flashover | gas composition | gravity | heat loss | room fires | 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.