- Author
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Motevalli, V.
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Marks, C. H.
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McCaffrey, B. J.
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Cooper, L. Y.
- Title
- Transient Ceiling Jet Characteristics.
- Coporate
- Maryland Univ., College Park
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Combustion Institute/Eastern Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. Fall Technical Meeting, 20th AND National Bureau of Standards/Center for Fire Research. Annual Conference on Fire Research. Combined Technical Meetings. Abstracts. November 2-5, 1987,
Gaithersburg, MD,
88/1-4 p.,
1987
- Keywords
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ceilings
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compartment fires
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mathematical models
- Identifiers
- measurements
- Abstract
- Measurements of the transient temperature and velocity characteristics of ceiling jets caused by a fire plume impinging on a ceiling are described here. The measurements provide a data base needed to support the development and verification of compartment fire mathematical models, and they are also needed in order to optimize the design and location of sprinklers and smoke detectors. Measurements of ceiling-jet temperatures and velocities have been made previously, but except for the temperature measurements of Veldman, et al. they have been made after the temperatures and velocities have reached steady state.