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A new experimental method to predict the development of a fire
Author(s) -
Laouisset M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810040106
Subject(s) - range (aeronautics) , environmental science , scale (ratio) , heat transfer , convection , reduction (mathematics) , heat flux , computer science , marine engineering , mechanics , meteorology , engineering , mathematics , aerospace engineering , geography , physics , geometry , cartography
Among the various methods for predicting the development of a fire in real conditions we have chosen the one which works on a small‐scale model. The differences in gas concentrations, available fuel, and convection and heat transfer are recognized and discussed. A small‐scale model has been built in which any oxygen concentration, heat flux and air supply can be reproduced simultaneously. The method makes it possible to simulate a good range of conditions, and by controlling these conditions a better knowledge of the geometric reduction which is to be used in the smallscale model can be obtained.