Algorithm for Calculating the Plume Center Line Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature in the Presence of a Hot Upper Layer.
Algorithm for Calculating the Plume Center Line
Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature in the Presence
of a Hot Upper Layer.
(86 K)
Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.
Fire Research and Engineering, Second (2nd)
International Conference. (ICFRE2). Proceedings.
ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and
Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers.
August 10-15, 1997, Gaithersburg, MD, Slaughter, K. C.,
Editor(s), 113-113 pp, 1997.
Keywords:
fire research; fire protection engineering; temperature;
ceiling jets; pool fires; zone models; fire plumes;
ceiling jets; sprinkler activation
Abstract:
[ABSTRACT ONLY]
The analysis of recent experiments (NIST TN 1423) using
JP-5 and JP-8 pool fires performed in 15 m and 22 m high
hangars suggest that plume center line temperature
correlations found in the computer fire model FPETool
(NISTIR 5486-1) under predict the ceiling temperature
for large fires. The analysis was based on the results
of thirty-three fire tests which had heat release rates
ranging from 100 kW to 33 MW and ambient temperatures
ranging from 8 deg C to 31 deg C. The ceiling jet
correlation also requries modification since a
comparison of predicted sprinkler activation using
FPETool to measured sprinkler activation met with only
limited success. The purpose of this paper is to
present a new plume algorithm for the predicted
sprinkler activation using FPETool to measured spirnkler
activation met with only limited success.
