- Author
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Wade, C.
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Spearpoint, M.
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Tsai, K.
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Bittern, A.
- Title
- Assessing the Sprinkler Activation Predictive Capability of the BRANZFIRE Fire Model.
- Coporate
- BRANZ, Private Bag 50908, Porirua, New Zealand
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
WSP Group plc, Glasgow, Scotland
- Journal
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 43,
No. 3,
175-193,
September 2007
- Keywords
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sprinkler activation
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fire models
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verification
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validation
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sprinkler response
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response time
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experiments
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heat release rate
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algorithms
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zone models
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performance based design
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room fires
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heat transfer
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doors
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upholstered furniture
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sprinkler heads
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scenarios
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simulation
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activation time
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gas temperature
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sensitivity analysis
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temperature profiles
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ceilings
- Identifiers
- BRANZFIRE; heat transfer to the sprinkler element; jet algorithm; fire position and door configuration; sprinkler head data (base case); sprinkler base case values; fire model input data; gas temperature at the sprinkler location; Response Time Index (RTI); conduction factor; sprinkler position beneath the ceiling