- Author
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Mitler, H. E.
- Title
- Mathematical Modeling of Enclosure Fires.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NISTIR 90-4294
May 1991
47 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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computer models
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fire models
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mathematical models
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modeling
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numerical methods
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room fires
- Abstract
- After a brief description of the history and physicfs of enclosure fire modeling, two kinds of deterministic fire models are discussed: field models and zone models. The models consist of sets of coupled equations--differential, algebraic, or a mixture of the two. Special emphasis is placed on discussing some of the numerical techniques used to solve these equations. Although this is not a comprehensive review article, an attempt has been made to give a sufficiently complete reference section that the interested reader can follow up on any item.