- Author
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Forney, G. P.
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Jones, W. W.
- Title
- Software Development Tools.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NISTIR 4363,
June 1990,
42 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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computer programs
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compartment fires
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fire growth
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mathematical models
- Identifiers
- numerical models; software development
- Abstract
- This paper discusses the use of software tools to air in the development of models produced by the Center for Fire Research (CFR). There are two types of tools described in this paper. The first type consists of executable programs that characterize the subroutine and data structures of FORTRAN programs. A second class of software tools are subroutines that support various utility functions required by CFR models. We will discuss how each of these tools are used and why their development was necessary. In addition, we will indicate how these tools might be improved.