Application of CFAST to Shipboard Fire Modeling I. Development of the Fire Specification

Abstract

The use of the Consolidated Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (CFAST) fire model is well established within the civilian community. In recent years, the U.S. Navy has sponsored enhancements to the model (including the addition of vertical vent flow, corridor flow, and improved heat conduction) to make the model more useful in Navy fire scenarios. This report is the first of a series intended to document the current state of CFAST, identify areas in need of further development work, indicate the types of Navy problems which may be addressed by CFAST, and suggest procedures for the routine application of CFAST in ship design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 2000
Accession Number
ADA379167

Entities

People

  • J. B. Hoover
  • P. A. Tatem

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Computational Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Ship Design
  • Standards
  • Thermophysical Properties

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.