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PUBLICATIONS

Framework for Utilizing Fire Property Tests (NISTIR 4619)

Published

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, J. G. Quintiere

Abstract

A complete approximate set of equations is developed to describe fire spread over a surface and its resultant energy release. Wall, floor, and ceiling orientations are considered. The needed model data are couched in terms of available test method results, e.g., Cone Calorimeter and LIFT apparatuses. Several applications are presented to show how energy release rates can be predicted and how well they represent real data from full scale and model room lining experiments.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 4619
Report Number
4619
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.4619

Keywords

fire research, fire safety, fire science, energy transfer, linings, room fires
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Cleary, T. and Quintiere, J. (1991), Framework for Utilizing Fire Property Tests (NISTIR 4619), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.4619 (Accessed April 19, 2024)

Created August 1, 1991, Updated June 2, 2021