Large urban fire environment. Trends and model city predictions
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5300146
The urban fire environment that would result from a megaton-yield nuclear weapon burst is considered. The dependence of temperatures and velocities on fire size, burning intensity, turbulence, and radiation is explored, and specific calculations for three model urban areas are presented. In all cases, high velocity fire winds are predicted. The model-city results show the influence of building density and urban sprawl on the fire environment. Additional calculations consider large-area fires with the burning intensity reduced in a blast-damaged urban center.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Sierra Research Corp., Santa Monica, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5300146
- Report Number(s):
- AD-P-001806/9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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