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Examination of the Applicability of Computed Tomography for the Measurement of Component Concentrations in Fire-Generated Plumes

Published

Author(s)

R T. Baum, Kevin B. McGrattan, Marc R. Nyden

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation is to examine the feasibility of using computed tomography to evaluate the predictive capabilities of fire models. In this pursuit, we have analyzed data from both laboratory- and computer-generated plumes in order to determine the number of line-of-sight measurements, the detector topology, and the temporal resulution needed to obtain accurate reconstructions of component concentrations in fire atmospheres.
Citation
Combustion and Flame
Volume
113
Issue
No. 3

Keywords

fire plumes, fire models, computers, wood, smoldering, equations

Citation

Baum, R. , McGrattan, K. and Nyden, M. (1998), Examination of the Applicability of Computed Tomography for the Measurement of Component Concentrations in Fire-Generated Plumes, Combustion and Flame, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=913341 (Accessed April 20, 2024)
Created April 30, 1998, Updated October 12, 2021