Model for the Burning of a Horizontal Slab of Wood: Status Report (NISTIR 5499)

Published

September 1, 1994

Author(s)

Kenneth D. Steckler, Anthony P. Hamins, Takashi Kashiwagi

Abstract

We are in the process of developing a burning-rate model for char-forming materials. Currently, the combustion of a horizontal slab of wood, exposed to an external radiant source, is being modeled in terms of two coupled sub-models which simulate gas and solid (condensed) phase processes. Although there are still problems with the solid-phase model, the results to date are encouraging.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 5499

Report Number

5499

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5499

Keywords

fire research, wood, slabs (members), burning rate, char, combustion, vapor phases, solid phases

Citation

Steckler, K. , Hamins, A. and Kashiwagi, T. (1994), Model for the Burning of a Horizontal Slab of Wood: Status Report (NISTIR 5499), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5499 (Accessed October 25, 2025)