- Author
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Gupta, A. K.
- Title
- CALFIRE: An Interactive Model for Fire Calculations.
- Coporate
- Central Building Research Inst., Roorkee, India
- Journal
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 30,
No. 3,
304-325,
Third Quarter 1994
- Keywords
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fire models
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compartment fires
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roof vents
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sprinklers
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heat release rate
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flame height
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pool fires
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sprinkler response
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detector response
- Identifiers
- CALFIRE (CALculate Fire In Room and Enclosure); naturally ventilated fire; forced-ventilated fire; area-controlled fire; vent area; application to hazard estimation
- Abstract
- CALFIRE (CALculate Fire In Room and Enclosure), is a knowledge-based mathematical formulation of analytical and numerical procedures to predict fires in a room or an enclosure. Heat release rate, flame height, vent size and room temperature. It is a data-base, semiempirical mathematical model for calculating fire behavior and performance in rooms and enclosures.