- Author
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Rockett, J. A.
- Title
- Mathematical Modeling of Radiant Panel Test Methods.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS SP 411,
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. Fire Safety Research. Proceedings of a Symposium. August 22, 1973,
Gaithersburg, MD,
90-96 p.,
1973
- Keywords
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fire models
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test methods
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flame spread
- Abstract
- Standard flame spread tests characterize complex physical phenomena by a relatively simple experiment. Analytic modeling of the standard test identifies the sample geometry and material properties controlling the test outcome. Systematic variation of the model parameters verifies the analytic model for many broad classes of test samples provided parameter values appropriate to each test are determined by independent measurements. In most cases the standard test is not a satisfactory way to quantify the important sample parameters. The standard test is a suitable way to verify the applicability of a particular model or set of analytic models for a particular sample. If sample parameters are independently determined, the applicable models may then be used for hazard determination.