1st Edition
Computer Application in Fire Protection Engineering
A collection of papers that address such issues as model limits and reliability, emerging expert systems and integrated gas and solid phase combustion simulation models.
Introduction
Critical Review of Fire-Dedicated Thermal Structural Computer Programs P. J. E. Sullivan, M. J. Terro, and W. A. Morris
Reliability and Computer Models Alan N. Beard
The Potential of Expert Systems in Fire Safety Evaluation H. A. Donegan, and I. R. Taylor
A Model of Instability and Flashover Alan Beard, Dougal Drysdale, Paul Holborn, and Steven Bishop
Causal Probabilistic Networks with Learning: A Diagnosis Decisional Tool F. Casciati and L. Faravelli
Limitations of Fire Models Alan N. Beard
The Numerical Simulation of Fire Spread within a Compartment Using an Integrated Gas and Solid Phase Combustion Model F. Jia, E. R. Galea, and M. K. Patel
Numerical Modeling of Radiative Heat Transfer in Integrated CFD Fire Modeling E. P. Keramida, N. N. Souris, A. G. Boudouvis, and N. C. Markatos
Biography
Paul R. DeCicco is Professor Emeritus at the Polytechnic University (New York) where he taught courses in Civil and Fire Protection Engineering and has served as Director of the Center for Fire Research.
