- Author
- Sanders, R. E. | Madrzykowski, D.
- Title
- Fire Service and Fire Science: A Winning Combination.
- Coporate
- Louisville Fire Dept., KY National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- NFPA Journal, Vol. 88, No. 2, 55-60, March/April 1994
- Keywords
- fire departments | fire science | high rise buildings | fire fighting training | heat release rate | smoke layers | heat flux | sprinklers | algorithms | response time | office buildings | furniture | layer height | simulation
- Identifiers
- HAZARD I; simplified elevation of the building areas modeled with HAZARD I; thirty seconds after ignition, the NIST work station test fire reached a heat release rate of 110 kW; six and a half minutes after ignition, the work station test fire reached a heat release rate of 950 kW; simplified plan view of the fire floor; eight minutes after ignition, the test fire reached a heat release rate of 3,510 kW; nine minutes after ignition, the test fire reached a heat release rate of 6,710 kW; heat release rate comparison - work station vs. NFPA 72 design fires; smoke layer height; time line comparing fire department response with fire development; heat release rate comparison - nonsprinklered vs. sprinklered case
- Abstract
- To test their ability to fight high-rise fires, the Louisville Fire Department had to simulate one. And to do that, they needed the help of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.