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The NBS Program on Corridor Fires

F. C. W. Fung / M. R. Suchomel / P. L. Oglesby

This report outlines the NBS full scale experimental program to investigate the growth and spread of fire and smoke into and through a corridor when a fire is initiated in an adjoining room. The program proposes energy models to investigate both the contribution of the corridor interior finish surfaces and their interactions under the full scale fire situation. As a status report it describes in detail the experimental facilities and approaches for the program. A summary of the tests conducted to date is presented. Typical quantitative measurements of temperature, velocity, smoke and energy are presented. In addition, comparative discussions are presented for tests with and without forced air draft and carpet tests with and without underlayment.

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The NBS Program on Corridor Fires

F. C. W. Fung / M. R. Suchomel / P. L. Oglesby

This report outlines the NBS full scale experimental program to investigate the growth and spread of fire and smoke into and through a corridor when a fire is initiated in an adjoining room. The program proposes energy models to investigate both the contribution of the corridor interior finish surfaces and their interactions under the full scale fire situation. As a status report it describes in detail the experimental facilities and approaches for the program. A summary of the tests conducted to date is presented. Typical quantitative measurements of temperature, velocity, smoke and energy are presented. In addition, comparative discussions are presented for tests with and without forced air draft and carpet tests with and without underlayment.

The NBS Program on Corridor Fires

F. C. W. Fung / M. R. Suchomel / P. L. Oglesby

This report outlines the NBS full scale experimental program to investigate the growth and spread of fire and smoke into and through a corridor when a fire is initiated in an adjoining room. The program proposes energy models to investigate both the contribution of the corridor interior finish surfaces and their interactions under the full scale fire situation. As a status report it describes in detail the experimental facilities and approaches for the program. A summary of the tests conducted to date is presented. Typical quantitative measurements of temperature, velocity, smoke and energy are presented. In addition, comparative discussions are presented for tests with and without forced air draft and carpet tests with and without underlayment.

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Title:

The NBS Program on Corridor Fires

Contributors:

F. C. W. Fung (author) / M. R. Suchomel (author) / P. L. Oglesby (author)

Publication date:

1973

Size:

8 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Building Standards & Codes , Fires , Buildings , Flame propagation , Energy , Mathematical models , Flammability , Floor coverings , Fire tests , Fire research , Corridor fires

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