FEDERAL FIRE COUNCIL MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 28, 1963.

Abstract

Colonel James H. Mangan, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Defense Atomic Support Agency, discussed recent fire research and its possible impact on peacetime as well as wartime fire situations. The two general ways in which fires can originate in a nuclear explosion were explained. Colonel Mangan described DASA's research project to develop a comprehensive fire prediction system. The project is primarily an attempt to develop a reliable and practical methodology for integrating heat radiation from a nuclear burst and continuing throu the possible ignition of building fires and their spread to other areas of a city.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1943
Accession Number
AD0606720

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Explosions
  • Fires
  • Ignition
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Peacetime
  • Radiation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.