- Author
- Walton, W. D.
- Title
- Introduction to Mathematical Fire Modeling. [Book/Software Review of <u>An Introduction to Mathematical Fire Modeling</u> by David M. Birk.]
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 28, No. 1, 87-91, February 1992
- Keywords
- mathematical models | fire models
- Identifiers
- FIRM
- Abstract
- An Introduction to Mathematical Fire Modeling by David M. Birk is based on the author's master's thesis. The strength of the book is that it provides a substantial level of background material, detailed documentaion, validation information and example applications for the author's two-zone mathematical fire model FIRM. FIRM is a single-compartment model which expands on the capabilities of the well known ASET-B computer fire model. The weakness of the book is that the author provides neither a comprehensive review of the overall subject of mathematical fire modeling nor covers the most recent work in the field. The FIRM program, which is included on a floppy disk with the book, is written for interpreted BASIC in a format which is not compatible with the QBASIC provided with DOS 5.0