Some physical, chemical, toxicological, and physiological aspects of fire smokes

Seader, J. D.; Einhorn, I. N.

doi:10.1016/s0082-0784(77)80426-8

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“…It has been reported by several investigators [17] that D depends nearly linearly on sample thickness up to some thickness affer^which it approaches a constant.…”

Section: Mode Of Decompositionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…CONCLUDING Additional information on factors controllng smoke production can be found in an extensive review by Seader and Einhorn [17]. Also the papers by Rasbash, et al [29,30] The environment of a large-scale fire is complex, not sufficiently predictable, and not completely measurable.…”

Section: Mode Of Decompositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus a full characterization of the smoke properties of a material has not been done, but a sense of the dependent variables can be inferred from the results reported for D and ay. An excellent review on fire smokes and a discussion of factors affecting D and ay was reported by Seader and Elnhorn (17) . The qualitative effect of these factors will be discussed.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An assessment of correlations between laboratory and full-scale experiments for the FAA Aircraft Fire Safety Program, Part I :

Quintiere¹

1982

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“…It has been reported by several investigators [17] that D depends nearly linearly on sample thickness up to some thickness affer^which it approaches a constant.…”

Section: Mode Of Decompositionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Mode Of Decompositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An assessment of correlations between laboratory and full-scale experiments for the FAA Aircraft Fire Safety Program, Part I :

Quintiere¹

1982

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“…For smoke produced during flaming combustion of wood and plastics, the value of K m has been found to equal approximately 7.6 m 2 /g [6]. For the smoldering production of smoke from these materials, K m has been found to equal approximately 4.4 m 2 /g [6]. The burning of polystyrene foam in the configuration prescribed by UL 217 is a combustion process that involves both flaming and pyrolysis of the fuel.…”

Section: Ul 217 Testmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The specific extinction coefficient is a function of the size distribution and optical properties of smoke [5]. For smoke produced during flaming combustion of wood and plastics, the value of K m has been found to equal approximately 7.6 m 2 /g [6]. For the smoldering production of smoke from these materials, K m has been found to equal approximately 4.4 m 2 /g [6].…”

Section: Ul 217 Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predicting Smoke Detector Activation Using The Fire Dynamics Simulator

D'Souza¹,

Sutula²,

Olenick³

et al. 2003

Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Seventh International

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This is a study into the ability of the Fire Dynamics Simulator -Version 1.0 (FDS 1.0) to predict smoke detector activation. FDS is a field computer model that has shown promise in the modeling of fire phenomena. Two methods were used to create a first order approximation of the ability of FDS to predict smoke detector activation. First, the fluid transport model of smoke within FDS was tested and compared with full scale UL217 test data. Second, a series of full-scale multicompartment fire tests were conducted to provide a data set to further validate the results obtained from FDS. It was determined that FDS can predict smoke detector activation when used in conjunction with smoke detector lag correlations that correct for the time delay associated with smoke having to penetrate the detector housing.

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Smoke characteristics of tunnel wood fires

1978

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Characteristics of smoke particulates generated from a wood fire in a ventilated model tunnel were investigated using an in situ optical and a grid sampling technique. Volume-to-surface mean diameter and mass concentration of the smoke particles, and the transmission, optical density per unit length and particulate optical density of the smokeladen exhaust gas were obtained as a function of the burning process in the tunnel. It was found that high concentrations of smoke (-1 mg I-]) were rapidly generated as the fire changed from oxygen-rich to fuel-rich burning, resulting in fast obscuration of the passageway. The simultaneous generation of large amounts of smoke and high temperature carbon monoxide ( -8 %) coupled with the low transmission (-1 % through 0.5 m) represents an extremely hazardous situation in such a fire environment. Present measurements and others from current smoke testing chambers are compared and discussed.

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Some physical, chemical, toxicological, and physiological aspects of fire smokes

Cited by 32 publications

References 18 publications

An assessment of correlations between laboratory and full-scale experiments for the FAA Aircraft Fire Safety Program, Part I :

An assessment of correlations between laboratory and full-scale experiments for the FAA Aircraft Fire Safety Program, Part I :

Predicting Smoke Detector Activation Using The Fire Dynamics Simulator

Smoke characteristics of tunnel wood fires

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