- Author
- Evans, D. D.
- Title
- Suppression Research: Strategies.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Swedish Fire Research Board and National Institute of Standards and Technology. Fire Suppression Research, 1st International Conference. May 5-8, 1992, ['Stockholm, Sweden', 'Boras, Sweden'], Sjolin, V.; Evans, D. D.; Jason, N. H., Editors, 21-35 p., 1992
- Keywords
- fire suppression | fire detection | computer models | computation | experiments | dry powders | equations | crib burning
- Abstract
- Millions of unwanted fires occur each year. More effective fire suppression is a means to minimizing property damage and life loss due to fire. The Damkohler number, whick is the ratio of the characteristic time for flow or diffusion of reactants to the time required for reaction, is the basis for a fire extinction criterion that may provide insight for many fire suppression situations. A correlation of wood crib fire extinction data is used to show the preeictive capabilities that can be developed from experimental results alone, even without complete and general understanding of the fire suppression phenomena. The use of computer field modeling techniques is discussed as a means to generate insight into the complex physical interactions that occur during fire suppression in an enclosure.