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Author
Van Arsdale, G. D.
Title
Investigation of the Fire Induced Flow Regime at the Single Ventilation Opening in a Model Room Enclosure.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NBS 7358
October 16, 1961
17 p.
Distribution
AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
Keywords
fire investigations; ventilation; enclosures
Abstract
Three methods for determining the boundary between entering air and exiting smoke at the single ventilation opening in a model room enclosure are presented: temperature profile, optical distortion due to thermal gradients, and differential CO(2) concentration. Preliminary tests with the first two methods gave reasonable and consistent results.