- Author
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Dreisbach, J.
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Hill, K.
- Title
- Verification and Validation of Selected Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications. Volume 3. FDTs.
- Coporate
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA
- Report
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NUREG-1824; EPRI 1011999; Volume 3; Final Report,
May 2007,
118 p.
- Keywords
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nuclear power plants
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verification
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validation
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fire models
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fire protection engineering
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risks
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ASTM E 1355
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NFPA 805
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fire protection
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high temperature gases
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ventilation
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smoke layers
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flame height
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heat flux
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scenarios
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sensitivity
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sensitivity analysis
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heat release rate
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tests
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Fire Dynamics Tools (FDTS)
- Identifiers
- Fire Dynamics Tools (FDTS); model definition; theoretical basis for FDTs; technical details of the FDTs validation study
- Abstract
- As the use of fire modeling tools increases in support of day-to-day nuclear power plant (NPP) applications including fire risk studies, the importance of verification and validation (V&V) studies of these tools also increases. V&V studies give fire modeling analysts confidence in applying analytical tools by quantifying and discussing the performance of the given model in predicting the fire conditions measured in a particular experiment. The underlying assumptions, capabilities, and limitations of the model are discussed and evaluated as part of the V&V study. This volume documents the V&V study of the library of quantitative fire hazards analysis (FHA) models known as Fire Dynamics Tools (FDTS). Quantitative FHA tools can be useful in predicting the risks of fire hazards in various settings within an NPP. Consequently, a number of quantitative FHA tools (including the FDTS library) have been developed -- with varying capabilities and levels of complexity -- to serve this purpose.