- Author
- Marks, C. H. | Motevalli, V.
- Title
- Transient Characteristics of Unconfined Fire-Plume-Driven Ceiling Jets. Annual Report. 1986-1987.
- Coporate
- Maryland Univ., College Park
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS GCR 88-540, February 1988, 254 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- NBS-GRANT-70NANB5H0551
- Keywords
- fire plumes | ceilings | temperature measurements | velocity measurement
- Abstract
- Measurements have been made of transient ceiling jet temperature and velocity profiles under an unconfined fiberboard ceiling for fire strength of 0.5 to 2.0 KW and for flopor to ceiling heights of 0.5 and 1.0 m. This corresponds to a Q* range of 4.5 x 10(-4) ti 1,0 x 10(-2).