- Author
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Cooper, L. Y.
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Forney, G. P.
- Title
- Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) Computer Code Application CCFM.VENTS. Part 1. Physical Basis.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC
- Report
-
NISTIR 4342,
July 1990,
96 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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computer models
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building fires
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compartment fires
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fire models
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mathematical models
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vents
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zone models
- Identifiers
- Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) computer code; CCFM.VENTS
- Abstract
- A project was carried out at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study the feasibility of developing a new-generation, multi-room, compartment fire model computer code, called the Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) computer code. The idea was that such a code would consolidate past progress in zone-type compartment fire modeling, and allow readily for integration of future advances with the greatest possible flexibility. The project lead to the development of a prototype multi-room CCFM product called CCFM.VENTS. This is Part 1 of a four-part report which documents the above effort. Introductory remarks discuss the generic features of the CCFM and the specific features of CCFM.VENTS. The main objective of this Part 1 document is to present a comprehensive description of the governing equations of CCFM.VENTS and their technical basis. The other three parts of this report are: Part 2: Software Reference Guide; Part 3: Catalog of Algorithms and Subroutines; and Part 4: User Reference Guide.