- Author
- Walton, W. D. | Thomas, P. H.
- Title
- Estimating Temperatures in Compartment Fires.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NFPA SFPE 88,
- Book or Conf
- SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. 1st Edition. Section 2. Chapter 2, National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA, 2/16-32 p., 1988
- Keywords
- predictive models | compartment fires | temperature | ignition | fire growth | flashover | computer models | computer programs | enclosures | fire models
- Identifiers
- fully developed fire; decay stage; ASET Computer Program; ASET-B Computer Program; COMPFR2 Computer Program; CSTBZ1 Computer Program; FAST Computer Program; HARVARD/FIRST Computer Program; OSU Computer Program
- Abstract
- The ability to predict temperature developed in compartment fires is of great significance to the fire protection professional. There are many uses for a knowledge of compartment fire temperatures, including the prediction of (1) the onset of hazardous conditions, (2) property and structural damage, (3) changes in burning rate, (4) ignition of objects, and (5) the onset of flashover. In this chapter, the fundamental principles underlying the prediction of compartment fire temperatures will be summarized along with a number of solution methods.