- Author
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McGrattan, K. B.
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Hamins, A.
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Stroup, D. W.
- Title
- Sprinkler, Smoke and Heat Vent, Draft Curtain Interaction: Large Scale Experiments and Model Development. International Fire Sprinkler-Smoke and Heat Vent-Draft Curtain Fire Test Project.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NISTIR 6196-1,
September 1998,
158 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
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sprinklers
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smoke
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vents
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draft curtains
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large scale fire tests
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experiments
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computational fluid dynamics
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field models
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numerical models
- Identifiers
- Group A Plastic commodity; heptane spray burner tests, series 1; heptane spray burner tests, series 2; cartoned plastic commodity fire tests
- Abstract
- The International Sprinkler, Smoke and Heat Vent, Draft Curtain Fire Test Project organized by the National Fire Protection Research Coundation (NFPRF) has brought together a group of industrial sponsors to study the interaction of sprinklers with roof vents and draft curtains of the type typically found in large warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and warehouse-like retail stores. The Technical Advisory Committee consisting of representatives of the sponsoring organizations and other interested parties planned and conducted thirty-nine large scale fire tests in the Large Scale Fire Test Facility at Underwriters Laboratories in Northbrook, Illinois. Thirty-four experiments were performed with a heptane spray burner, five were performed with racks of Group A Plastic commodity. The test parameters were chosen to address relatively large, open-area buildings with flat ceilings, adequate sprinkler systems and roof venting. In parallel with the large scale fire tests, a program was conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technolgoy to develop a numerical field model incorporating the physical phenomena of the experiments. Bench scale experiments were performed to provide inputs for the Industrial Fire Simulator 2 (IFS2) model in terms of the thermal properties of the sprinklers and vent links, spray distribution, and commodity burn rate.