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Author
Rockett, J. A.
Title
Zone Model Plume Algorithm Performance.
Coporate
Fire Modeling and Analysis, Washington, DC
Journal
Fire Science and Technology, Vol. 15, No. 1/2, 1-16, 1995
Keywords
zone models | room fires | fire plumes | fire models | algorithms | turbulence | vents | simulation | heat release | fire spread
Identifiers
plume algorithms; effect of ambient turbulence; plume blowing; simulation procedure; variation of vent flow as a function of fire rate-of-heat-release for fixed fire location and vent geometry; Steckler room: variation of fire location for fixed fire size and vent; simulations with FIRST and the M-T-H (Morton, Turner and Taylor) plume and variable plume entrainment coefficient, alpha; comparison of predicted and measured values for various alpha