Enclosure fire hazard analysis using relative energy release criteria
- Author:
- Coulbert, C. D.
- Published:
- Dec 1, 1978.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
- Restrictions on Access:
- Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
- Summary:
- A method for predicting the probable course of fire development in an enclosure is presented. This fire modeling approach uses a graphic plot of five fire development constraints, the relative energy release criteria (RERC), to bound the heat release rates in an enclosure as a function of time. The five RERC are flame spread rate, fuel surface area, ventilation, enclosure volume, and total fuel load. They may be calculated versus time based on the specified or empirical conditions describing the specific enclosure, the fuel type and load, and the ventilation. The calculation of these five criteria, using the common basis of energy release rates versus time, provides a unifying framework for the utilization of available experimental data from all phases of fire development. The plot of these criteria reveals the probable fire development envelope and indicates which fire constraint will be controlling during a criteria time period. Examples of RERC application to fire characterization and control and to hazard analysis are presented along with recommendations for the further development of the concept.
- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 19790006996.
Accession ID: 79N15167.
JPL-PUB-78-51.
NASA-CR-158075. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- No Copyright.
- Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
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