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Obtaining Data for Fire Growth Models
Editor
Morgan C. Bruns,
Morgan C. Bruns
Symposium Chair and STP Editor
1
St. Mary's University
, San Antonio, TX,
US
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Marc L. Janssens
Marc L. Janssens
Symposium Chair and STP Editor
2
Southwest Research Institute
, San Antonio, TX,
US
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ISBN:
978-0-8031-7731-4
No. of Pages:
180
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
2023
eBook Chapter
Current and Future Parameters Used by the Fire Dynamics Simulator
By
Kevin McGrattan
,
Kevin McGrattan
1
National Institute of Standards and Technology
, 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20899,
US
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Jason Floyd
Jason Floyd
2
Jensen Hughes
, 3610 Commerce Dr., Halethorpe, MD 21227,
US
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Page Count:
9
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Published:2023
Citation
McGrattan, K, & Floyd, J. "Current and Future Parameters Used by the Fire Dynamics Simulator." Obtaining Data for Fire Growth Models. Ed. Bruns, MC, & Janssens, ML. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 2023.
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This paper discusses important input parameters used by the Fire Dynamics Simulator, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire. Suggestions are made for new or enhanced submodels and measurements specifically for CFD models of fire.
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