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Author
Quintiere, J. G.
Title
Fundamentals of Enclosure Fire "Zone" Models.
Coporate
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Journal
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 3, 99-119, August/September 1989
Report
Video
Book or Conf
Presented at the National Fire Protection Association Annual Meeting for Society of Fire Protection Engineers. May 18, 1987, Cincinnati, OH, 1-46 p., 1989
Keywords
zone models | conservation | equations | enclosures
Identifiers
control volumes
Abstract
The conservation laws are presented in control volume form and applied to the behavior of fire in enclosures. The behavior of enclosure fires are discussed and the assumptions for justifying the use of the control volume or "zone" modeling approach are presented. The governing equations are derived and special solutions are given. Flow through wall vents, room filling, and growing fires are analyzed.