Measurements of the Dynamics of Structural Fires.

Abstract

The dynamic behavior of structural fires in the context of civil defense implications following nuclear attack is experimentally evaluated. During the third year of the program, some gross variations in the structures were made. Measurements from all three years of experiments are used to evaluate the nature and magnitude of behavioral changes that result from variations in both structural and environmental factors. A simple empirical equation which fits reasonably well the pulse of radiant energy and the burning rate of a burning building is used to generalize the dynamic characteristics of structural fires. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0750295

Entities

People

  • Steve J. Wiersma

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arrhenius Equation
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Civil Defense
  • Combustion
  • Defense Systems
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).