Fire Model Validation – Eight Lessons Learned

Published

March 6, 2014

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Richard D. Peacock, Kristopher J. Overholt

Abstract

This paper provides a summary of a decade-long effort to verify and validate a variety of different fire models used in the commercial nuclear industry. The lessons learned apply to any industry in which fire models are used in a regulatory context. The two critical lessons are that regulatory authorities need a simple way to quantify the accuracy of the model prediction, and an unambiguous way to assess whether the experiments used for validation are appropriate for the proposed application of the model.

Proceedings Title

Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium

Conference Dates

February 10-14, 2014

Conference Location

Christchurch

Conference Title

Eleventh International Symposium on Fire Safety Science

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

fire modeling, model validation, model uncertainty

Citation

McGrattan, K. , Peacock, R. and Overholt, K. (2014), Fire Model Validation – Eight Lessons Learned, Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium, Christchurch , -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=914868 (Accessed October 7, 2025)