- Author
- Dietenberger, M. A.
- Title
- Furniture Fire Model.
- Coporate
- Dayton Univ., Ohio
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS GCR 84-480, November 1984, 45 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- GRANT-NB83NADA4056
- Keywords
- burning rate | fire models | flame spread | heat release rate | ignition | upholstered furniture
- Abstract
- A sub-model describing upholstered furniture burning is being developed for installation within a general room fire model. Current computer room fire codes no not have algorithms for determining the burning rates of upholstered furniture. Since upholstered furniture items are a major factor in many room fires, a requirement for such a sub-model was seen. As a consequence, the University of Dayton Research Institute undertook to develop such an algorithm. This report represents the first year's efforts towards that objective.