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Fire Spread in High Density High-Rise Buildings.

AD719731

Publication Date	1971
Personal Author	Takata, A. N.
Page Count	55
Abstract	The program had the objective of developing a computer routine to determine the initiation and spread of fire in high density high-rise areas following a nuclear detonation, and its effects on the street environment. The result of this endeavor is a computer code that evaluates the probable number and floor locations of fires, the rate of heat generation from built-up areas, the radiant intensities in the streets, and the induced winds as functions of time. Provisions were made to keep the code sufficiently flexible to allow for improved data and information as they become available. Also, provisions were made to simplify the problem of incorporating the routine in a more general code for an entire urban area. Preliminary calculations were conducted to gain an appreciation of how the fires develop in time, the threats to personnel in the streets and the possibility of a fire storm. (Author)
Keywords	Civil defense systems Fires Urban areas Nuclear explosions Fire safety Mathematical models Probability Ignition Thermal radiation Roads Threat evaluation Buildings Vulnerability Area coverage Wind Blast Fire spread High rise buildings Fire storms Mass fires Overpressure
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	74E - Logistics, Military Facilities, & Supplies
Corporate Authors	Iit Research Inst Chicago Ill
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197108
Contract Number	DAHC20-70-C-0286

Fire Spread in High Density High-Rise Buildings.

Fire Spread in High Density High-Rise Buildings.
AD719731

Publication Date	1971
Personal Author	Takata, A. N.
Page Count	55
Abstract	The program had the objective of developing a computer routine to determine the initiation and spread of fire in high density high-rise areas following a nuclear detonation, and its effects on the street environment. The result of this endeavor is a computer code that evaluates the probable number and floor locations of fires, the rate of heat generation from built-up areas, the radiant intensities in the streets, and the induced winds as functions of time. Provisions were made to keep the code sufficiently flexible to allow for improved data and information as they become available. Also, provisions were made to simplify the problem of incorporating the routine in a more general code for an entire urban area. Preliminary calculations were conducted to gain an appreciation of how the fires develop in time, the threats to personnel in the streets and the possibility of a fire storm. (Author)
Keywords	Civil defense systems Fires Urban areas Nuclear explosions Fire safety Mathematical models Probability Ignition Thermal radiation Roads Threat evaluation Buildings Vulnerability Area coverage Wind Blast Fire spread High rise buildings Fire storms Mass fires Overpressure
Source Agency	Invalid Source Agency Code
NTIS Subject Category	74E - Logistics, Military Facilities, & Supplies
Corporate Authors	Iit Research Inst Chicago Ill
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197108
Contract Number	DAHC20-70-C-0286