EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF FIREBRAND GENERATION

Abstract

Experiments were performed to assess the capability of various roof constructions to produce firebrands when subjected to a building fire. These tests of roof segments were conducted by placing the roofs over the top of a two story fire chamber and, by means of a screen trap and quenching pool, collecting all brands generated. Effects of different building heights (unrestricted fire height) and wind induced internal pressures were simulated by imposing additional pressure on the fire chamber interior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0695640

Entities

People

  • Thomas E. Waterman

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Anemometers
  • Burning Rate
  • Civil Defense
  • Combustion
  • Construction
  • Convection
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Fires
  • Flow
  • Forest Fires
  • Internal Pressure
  • Materials
  • Production
  • Quenching
  • Transport Ships
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Systems Analysis and Design