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Predicting Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Response in the Ceiling Jet in the Presence of a Smoke Layer (NISTIR 6976)

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Author(s)

William D. Davis, Thomas G. Cleary, Michelle K. Donnelly, S. D. Hellerman

Abstract

An algorithm for predicting smoke or carbon monoxide concentration in the ceiling jet in the presence of a smoke layer is developed. The analysis will be restricted to fires that produce turbulent plumes and can be represented by axisymmetric point sources. The predictions of the algorithm for smoke and carbon monoxide are compared with experiments. Once the smoke or carbon monoxide concentration in the ceiling jet is predicted, the activation times for detectors can be calculated using a model for detector activation.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6976
Report Number
6976
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

smoke detectors, carbon monoxide, detector response, ceiling jets, smoke layers, algorithms, experiments, fire models
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Davis, W. , Cleary, T. , Donnelly, M. and Hellerman, S. (2003), Predicting Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Response in the Ceiling Jet in the Presence of a Smoke Layer (NISTIR 6976), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912271 (Accessed April 26, 2024)

Created July 1, 2003, Updated February 19, 2017