- Author
- Novotny, J. L.
- Title
- Fire and Smoke Spread in Corridors. Progress Report.
- Coporate
- Notre Dame Univ., IN
- Sponsor
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC
- Contract
- GRANT-GI-37191
- Keywords
- corridors | tunnel tests
- Abstract
- The primary purpose of this investigation is the development of analytical techniques for predicting the behavior of fire and smoke spread. The availability of such techniques would be of tremendous advantage in terms of describing the behavior of fire spread spread based on the fuel loading in and adjacent to the corridor. They would also provide important guidance on standards for interconnecting doors, detection systems as well as types of materials suitable for corridors. In many instances, the availability of a meaningful analysis would reduce the necessity of full scale tests. The easy access to an analytical model would also provide guidance for fire hazard tests as well as helping to interpret existing tests; for example, analytical calculations could be used for an evaluation of the results from the 25 ft. tunnel test (ASTM E84).