Relating Char Depth to Fire Severity Conditions

摘要

Using the notion of a local fire severity parameter (LFS) which is a function of the energy available per square metre to inflict damage on the surface of a constructional component, a correlation relating local fire severity and char depth for wooden samples exposed to a furnace environment and a constant incident 50 kW/m~2 flux has been developed The approach reported in this paper links large scale and small scale test environments with regard to the estimation and prediction of char formation with inherent benefits for fire investigations and risk assessment. The methodology reported has potential for application in fire safety engineering. Copyright.