- Author
- Wade, C. | Spearpoint, M. | Tsai, K. | 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
- Fire Technology, Vol. 43, No. 3, 175-193, September 2007
- Keywords
- sprinkler activation | fire models | verification | validation | sprinkler response | response time | experiments | heat release rate | algorithms | zone models | performance based design | room fires | heat transfer | doors | upholstered furniture | sprinkler heads | scenarios | simulation | activation time | gas temperature | sensitivity analysis | temperature profiles | 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