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Computer Tools to Determine Material Properties for Fire Growth Modeling From Cone Calorimeter Data.
Published
Author(s)
Daniel Murphy, M L. Janssens, J Kimble
Abstract
A set of computer tools was developed to assist fire protection engineers with the analysis of Cone calorimeter data for modeling. The tools consist of various MS Excel templates and macros. They can be used to determine material properties that are needed as input data for flame spread and fire growth modeling. This paper describes the physical basis for the calculations that are performed by the tools.
Proceedings Title
Fire and Materials 2003. 8th International Conference. Conference Papers. Proceedings. Organised by Interscience Communications Limited.
cone calorimeters, computers, fire growth, pilot ignition, heat balance, equations, heat release rate
Citation
Murphy, D.
, Janssens, M.
and Kimble, J.
(2003),
Computer Tools to Determine Material Properties for Fire Growth Modeling From Cone Calorimeter Data., Fire and Materials 2003. 8th International Conference. Conference Papers. Proceedings. Organised by Interscience Communications Limited., San Francisco, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=917017
(Accessed October 14, 2025)