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Application Study of Burning Area-Based Summation Method for Fire Curve Estimation
D.H. Lee1, W.H. Park1, W.S. Jung1
1 Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang-si, South Korea.
Structural Longevity 2012, 7(3), 161-166. https://doi.org/10.3970/sl.2012.007.161
Abstract
To estimate heat release rate (HRR) for a large structure with a fullscale fire test using the oxygen consumption method, a large calorimeter is used to
inhale all combustion gas from combustibles. However, it is hard to inhale all combustion gas into the calorimeter completely. In this case, the summation method
is effective because it estimates the HRR of the test subject by sum the HRR of
small specimens. This study assumed the HRR fire curves of a simple single sheet
material, a train seat assembly, and a room-scale train saloon mockup using a compensated burning area-based summation method, and then compared the results
with the results of simple summation and fire tests to review the application of the
method.
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Lee, D., Park, W., Jung, W. (2012). Application Study of Burning Area-Based Summation Method for Fire Curve Estimation.
Structural Longevity, 7(3), 161–166. https://doi.org/10.3970/sl.2012.007.161