- Author
- Janssens, M. L. | Kimble, J. | Murphy, D.
- Title
- Computer Tools to Determine Material Properties for Fire Growth Modeling From Cone Calorimeter Data.
- Coporate
- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX University of North Carolina, Charlotte
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Interscience Communications Limited, West Yard House, Guildford Grove, Greenwich London, SE10 8JT, England. Telephone: +44 (0)20 8692 5050, Fax: +44 (0)20 8692 5155, Email: intercomm@dial.pipex.com, Website: http://www.intercomm.dial.pipex.com
- Contract
- NIST-GRANT-60NANB1D0077
- Book or Conf
- Fire and Materials 2003. 8th International Conference. Conference Papers. Proceedings. Organised by Interscience Communications Limited. January 27-28, 2003, San Francisco, CA, 377-387 p., 2003
- Keywords
- cone calorimeters | computers | fire growth | pilot ignition | heat balance | equations | heat release rate
- Identifiers
- piloted ignition
- Abstract
- A set of computer tools was developed to assist fire protection engineers with the analysis of Cone calorimeter data for modeling. The tools consist of various MS Excel templates and macros. They can be used to determine material properties that are needed as input data for flame spread and fire growth modeling. This paper describes the physical basis for the calculations that are performed by the tools.