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A WAY TO CHARACTERIZE THE RANGE
OF VALIDITY OF A FIRE MODEL
Kevin McGrattan
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
Taylor Myers
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland, USA
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US NRC/EPRI Fire Model Validation Study NUREG-1824
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Big fires in a small space…
Small fires in a big space…
2.2 m
22 m
Credit USN and Bob Vettori (NIST)
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W
L
D
H
Lf
rcj
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Fire Froude Number
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L
D
H
Lf
rcj
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Flame Height relative to Ceiling Height Lf /H
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L
D
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Lf
rcj
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D
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Lf
rcj
Relative Distance along the Ceiling, rcj/H
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W
L
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Target distance relative to FireDiameter
rrad/D
rrad
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W
L
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Global Equivalence Ratio
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Characteristic Fire DiameterRelative to Cell Size D*/dx
W
L
D*
H
Lf
rcj
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Acknowledgments:
Dave Stroup, Mark Salley – US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Francisco Joglar – SAIC/EPRI
References
NUREG-1824, V&V of Selected Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications
NUREG-1934, Nuclear Power Plant Fire Modeling Application Guide