Simulation of the Dynamcs of a Wind-Driven Fire in a Ranch-Style House - Texas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781497527799)

This report describes the results of calculations that were performed using the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) to examine the effect of wind on the thermal and fire conditions in a single-story residential structure and to provide a visualization of fire behavior representative of what members of the Houston Fire Department (HFD) experienced during the course of their interior operations, to provide insight on the thermal conditions that claimed the lives of two fire fighters during a wind-driven fire in a one-story ranch house on April 12, 2009, in Houston, Texas.

Author: U. S. Department of Commerce
ISBN-10: 1497527791
ISBN-13: 9781497527799
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2012
Pages: 86
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.18d