- Author
- Steckler, K. D. | Baum, H. R. | Quintiere, J. G.
- Title
- Salt Water Modeling of Fire Induced Flows in a Multiroom Enclosure.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center, Bethesda, MD
- Contract
- N00167-84WR4-0207
- Book or Conf
- Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. Fall Technical Meeting, 1985. November 4-6, 1985, Philadelphia, PA, 58/1-58/4 p., 1985
- Keywords
- salt water | multiroom fires | salt water models
- Abstract
- A major threat to the safety of inhabitants of many multiroom and multistory structures containing a localized fire is the rapid spread of combustion products throughout the structure. The time dependent positions of the hot layer fronts, layer thicknesses, and concentrations of toxic products are important to life safety. The flow paths of these fire gases are often complex; for example, through doorways, hallways, stairways, shafts, etc. Experimental data are needed to understand the development of flows in these structures.