FIREFLY: A COMPUTER MODEL TO ASSESS THE EXTENT OF NUCLEAR FIRE DAMAGE IN URBANIZED AREAS

Abstract

The report discusses a computer model called FIREFLY developed and written in FORTRAN IV for the CDC 3600. This model may be applied to obtain statistical data on the expected numbers of buildings destroyed by fire from the thermal pulse of a hypothetical nuclear weapon and from any subsequent urban fire spread. Many variables concerning numbers and sizes of buildings, their construction, and separation distances may be evaluated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1968
Accession Number
AD0673797

Entities

People

  • Brian R. Smith
  • Herbert J. Avise
  • John W. Crowley
  • Nancy G. Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Civil Defense
  • Combustion
  • Computers
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Data Science
  • Equations
  • Fires
  • Flammability
  • Heat Energy
  • Ignition
  • Industrial Plants
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Statistical Data
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.