Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) Computer Code Application CCFM.VENTS. Part 1. Physical Basis (NISTIR 4342)

Published

July 1, 1990

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper, Glenn P. Forney

Abstract

A project was carried out at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study the feasibility of developing a new-generation, multi-room, compartment fire model computer code, called the Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) computer code. The idea was that such a code would consolidate past progress in zone-type compartment fire modeling, and allow readily for integration of future advances with the greatest possible flexibility. The project lead to the development of a prototype multi-room CCFM product called CCFM.VENTS. This is Part 1 of a four-part report which documents the above effort. Introductory remarks discuss the generic features of the CCFM and the specific features of CCFM.VENTS. The main objective of this Part 1 document is to present a comprehensive description of the governing equations of CCFM.VENTS and their technical basis. The other three parts of this report are: Part 2: Software Reference Guide; Part 3: Catalog of Algorithms and Subroutines; and Part 4: User Reference Guide.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 4342

Report Number

4342

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.4342

Keywords

computer models, building fires, compartment fires, fire models, mathematical models, vents, zone models

Citation

Cooper, L. and Forney, G. (1990), Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) Computer Code Application CCFM.VENTS. Part 1. Physical Basis (NISTIR 4342), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.4342 (Accessed October 20, 2025)