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Author
Gross, D. | Ducmanis, J.
Title
Estimation of the Fire Endurance of Steel Protected by Sprayed Insulation Through Use of an Analog Computer.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NBS 7058
January 23, 1961
18 p.
Distribution
AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
Keywords
steels; fire endurance; analog computers; insulation
Abstract
Electrical analog computer solutions are presented for estimating the fire endurance of steel protected by sprayed insulation upon exposure to a "standard" fire. Resistors and capacitors comprising the electrical model were selected to represent the measured or estimated thermal properties.