Dayton Aircraft Cabin Fire Model, Version 3, Volume II - Program User's Guide and Appendices

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• Creators:
  MacArthur, Charles D.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Dayton Research Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aircraft
  • Aircraft cabins
  • Computer program documentation
  • Computer programs
  • Fire prevention
  • Fires
  • Gases
  • Hazards
  • Manuals
  • Mathematical models
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT-81/69-II
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  Version 3 of the Dayton Aircraft Cabin Fire Model (DACFIR) has been created as a refinement and generalization of earlier mathematical models for the computer simulation of fire growth in the cabin of a commercial transport airplane. The model uses data from laboratory tests on the cabin furnishing materials and a zone (control volume) representation of the cabin atmosphere to predict the accumulation of heat, smoke, and gases resulting from arbitrary ignition sources specified in the program input. The major improvements included in Version 3 are a revised cabin atmosphere model which allows for multiple compartments and the prescribed entry of exterior fire gases, and an implicit numerical integration technique for the atmosphere equations. Volume I of this report contains a full description of the model's predictions to the results of three full-scale cabin fire tests. Volume II consists of appendices which include a user's guide and listing of the computer code.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-FA74WA-3532
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90813/dot_90813_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.98 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety ; FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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