- Author
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Pietrzak, L. M.
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Johanson, G. A.
- Title
- Physically Based Fire Suppression Computer Simulation for Post-Flashover Compartment Fires. Volume 1. Simulation Overview, Applications, Results and Experimental Comparisons. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Mission Research Corp., Santa Barbara, CA
- Sponsor
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
Swedish Fire Research Board, Stockholm, Sweden
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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MRC-R-846,
March 1986,
128 p.
- Contract
- EMW-83-C-1416
- Book or Conf
- UJNR Panel on Fire Research and Safety. 8th Joint Panel Meeting. May 13-21, 1985,
Tsukuba, Japan,
825-845 p.,
1986
- Keywords
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fire suppression
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computers
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simulation
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flashover
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compartment fires
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computer programs
- Abstract
- The U. S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Swedish Fire Research Board (SFRB) in cooperation with the U. S. National Bureau of Standards, Center for Fire Research (NBS-CFR), sponsored this project to further the understanding of the basic mechanisms involved, as well as to support the development of standards for and to seek ways of improving the performance of fire suppression systems. The overall goals of the project are to reduce economic losses and enhance life safety by improving the protection of residential and industrial buildings and fire fighting and civilian personnel from major fires. This project involves work to better understand the phenomena as well as to guide the development of new or to improve conventional suppression technologies and fireground operating procedures. Near term practical applications include: (1) providing important fire control performance criteria and testing procedure for consideration in fire suppression equipment standards (2) providing information to permit the evolution of improved fire control performance from current technology and (3) providing quantitative tactical and strategic insights and guidelines for use on the fireground.