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Author
James F. Hickling Management Consultants Ltd.
Title
Development of a Conceptual Model of Fire Propagation on Board Ship - SMOF. Phase 1. Final Report.
Coporate
James F. Hickling Management Consultants, Ltd., UK
Report
Phase 1; Final Report
March 1984
169 p.
Keywords
ships | fire spread | shipboard fires | mathematical models | heat release | risk analysis | methodology | fire risk | risk assessment | fire suppression | fire damage | fire fighting | computer programs
Identifiers
Simulation Model for the Assessment of Onboard Fire (SMOF); statisticsl inference model; development of a physical model of fire propagation; multi-compartment stochastic model of fire propagation; application of SMOF to a generic ship
Abstract
The Sheffield incident focused the attention of the ship design and operational research communities on the problem of fire suppression and post fire combat readiness. It has long been realized that the contribution of fire damage on mission area assessment cannot be neglected but may be minimized through the selection of proper (fire suppressive) materials and through an effective fire fighting system.