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Title:
INPUT PARAMETERS
COMPARTMENT INFORMATION
Compartment Width (wc)
12.00 ft
10.00 ft
3.048 m
8.00 ft
2.4384 m
3.00 ft
0.914 m
4.00 ft
1.219 m
4.00 ft
1.219 m
6.00 in
0.1524 m
77.00 F
25.00 C
298.00 K
3.6576 m
AMBIENT CONDITIONS
Ambient Air Temperature (Ta)
Specific Heat of Air (ca)
Ambient Air Density (a)
1.00 kJ/kg-K
1.18 kg/m3
Note: Ambient Air Density (a) will automatically correct with Ambient Air Temperature (Ta) Input
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0.18 (kW/m2-K)2-sec
0.00017 kW/m-K
1.1 kJ/kg-K
960 kg/m3
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(kW/m2-K)2-sec
(kW/m-K)
(kJ/kg-K)
(kg/m3)
Aluminum (pure)
Steel (0.5% Carbon)
Concrete
Brick
500
197
2.9
1.7
0.206
0.054
0.0016
0.0008
0.895
0.465
0.75
0.8
2710
7850
2400
2600
Glass, Plate
Brick/Concrete Block
Gypsum Board
Plywood
Fiber Insulation Board
1.6
1.2
0.18
0.16
0.16
0.00076
0.00073
0.00017
0.00012
0.00053
0.8
0.84
1.1
2.5
1.25
2710
1900
960
540
240
Material
Chipboard
0.15
0.00015
1.25
800
Aerated Concrete
Plasterboard
Calcium Silicate Board
0.12
0.12
0.098
0.00026
0.00016
0.00013
0.96
0.84
1.12
500
950
700
0.036
0.0018
0.00014
0.000037
1
0.8
260
60
Expanded Polystyrene
0.001
0.000034
1.5
User Specified Value
Enter Value
Enter Value
Enter Value
Reference: Klote, J., J. Milke, Principles of Smoke Management, 2002, Page 270.
Select Material
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20
Enter Value
FIRE SPECIFICATIONS
Fire Heat Release Rate (Q)
300.00 kW
Calculate
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Av =
1.11
m2
tp = (cp/k) (/2)2
Where,
tp = thermal penetration time (sec)
= interior lining density (kg/m3)
cp = interior lining specific heat (kJ/kg-K)
k = interior lining thermal conductivity (kW/m-K)
= interior lining thickness (m)
tp =
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or
Where,
hk = heat transfer
coefficient (kW/m2-K)
kc = interior construction thermal inertia (kW/m2-K)2-sec
(a thermal property of material responsible for the rate of
temperature rise)
t=
AT =
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hk
Tg
Tg
Tg
Tg
(kW/m2-K)
0.05
(K)
199.69
(K)
298.00
497.69
(C)
25.00
224.69
(F)
77.00
436.44
2
3
120
180
0.04
0.03
224.14
239.81
522.14
537.81
249.14
264.81
480.45
508.66
4
5
10
240
300
600
0.03
0.02
0.02
251.59
261.12
293.10
549.59
559.12
591.10
276.59
286.12
318.10
529.86
547.02
604.58
15
20
900
1200
0.01
0.01
313.59
328.99
611.59
626.99
338.59
353.99
641.46
669.19
25
30
35
1500
1800
2100
0.01
0.01
0.01
341.46
351.99
361.16
639.46
649.99
659.16
366.46
376.99
386.16
691.63
710.59
727.08
40
45
2400
2700
0.01
0.01
369.28
376.60
667.28
674.60
394.28
401.60
741.71
754.89
50
55
60
3000
3300
3600
0.01
0.01
0.01
383.28
389.41
395.10
681.28
687.41
693.10
408.28
414.41
420.10
766.90
777.94
788.18
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Ac = (wc) (lc)
Where,
floor
Ac = compartment
area (m2)
wc = compartment width
(m)
lc = compartment length
(m)
Ac =
11.15
m2
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Caution! The smoke layer height is a conservative estimate and is only intended to provide an indication where
the hot gas layer is located. Calculated smoke layer height below the vent height are not creditable since the
calculation is not accounting for the smoke exiting the vent.
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Time
Constant (k)
Smoke Layer
Height
Smoke Layer
Height
(min)
(kg/m3)
(kW/m-K)
z (m)
z (ft)
1.18
0.064
2.44
8.00
0.71
0.107
1.22
4.00
0.68
0.112
1.22
4.00
0.66
0.116
1.22
4.00
0.64
0.118
1.22
4.00
0.63
0.120
1.22
4.00
10
0.60
0.127
1.22
4.00
15
0.58
0.132
1.22
4.00
20
0.56
0.135
1.22
4.00
25
0.55
0.138
1.22
4.00
30
0.54
0.140
1.22
4.00
35
0.54
0.142
1.22
4.00
40
0.53
0.144
1.22
4.00
45
0.52
0.145
1.22
4.00
50
0.52
0.147
1.22
4.00
55
0.51
0.148
1.22
4.00
60
0.51
0.149
1.22
4.00
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Temperature (F)
Summary of
Results
900.00
800.00
700.00
600.00
500.00
400.00
300.00
200.00
H e ig ht fro m F lo o r (ft)
100.00
0.00
0
10.00
10
20
Time 30
(min)
40
50
60
50
60
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
0
10
20
30
40
Time (min)
NOTE:
The above calculations are based on principles developed in the SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 3rd Edition, 2002. Calculations are based on
certain assumptions and have inherent limitations. The results of such calculations may or may not have reasonable predictive capabilities for a given situation
and should only be interpreted by an informed user. Although each calculation in the spreadsheet has been verified with the results of hand calculation, there is
no absolute guarantee of the accuracy of these calculations. Any questions, comments, concerns, and suggestions, or to report an error(s) in the spreadsheet,
please send an email to David.Stroup@nrc.gov or Naeem.Iqbal@nrc.gov.
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