ASTM E1895-07

Standard Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire Models (Withdrawn 2011)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide provides recommendations for fire model users and authorities having jurisdiction in establishing the limitations of fire models in fire risk and fire hazard assessments. The guide also makes recommendations for fire model developers to identify appropriate uses and limitations of their model.
This guide is intended to assist in evaluating the appropriate use of fire models in fire assessment. These types of assessments are employed in product development, as well as in design and construction. Further guidance can be found in Guide E 1546.
This guide is not intended to address all or limit any methods of evaluating proper use of a fire model. It does address the use of fire models in fire hazard assessment. Other uses of fire models include post-fire analysis, research, education, and litigation.
The primary emphasis of this guide is both zone models and computational fluid dynamics models of compartment fires. However, other types of mathematical models need similar evaluations of their prediction capabilities.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers a methodology for the systematic evaluation of fire models, which may be used in fire hazard analyses.
1.2 This guide provides a means of identifying both general and specific limitations of fire models for specific applications.
1.3 This guide is intended to assist model developers, model users, and authorities having jurisdiction in assuming the responsible use of fire models.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This guide provides a methodology for the systematic evaluation of deterministic fire models, which made be used in enclosure fire hazard analyses.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee E05 on Fire Standards and Subcommittee E05.33 on Fire Safety Engineering, this guide was withdrawn without replacement in July 2011. This standard is being withdrawn without replacement because it completed its usefulness when it provided SFPE with a starting point for their own engineering guides and standards on these points. This standard does not rely on expertise in ASTM's areas of strength but is more appropriately the subject of SFPE guides and standards, in that SFPE members will be all or nearly all of the users of such guides.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2006
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Jul-2011
• ICS: 13.220.01 - Protection against fire in general
• Technical Committee: E05 - Fire Standards
• Drafting Committee: E05.33 - Fire Safety Engineering

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1895-04e1 - Standard Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire Models
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation:E1895–07
Standard Guide for
Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire
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Models
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1895; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope E1591 Guide for Obtaining Data for Deterministic Fire
Models
1.1 This guide provides a methodology for the systematic
2.2 Other Documents:
evaluation of deterministic fire models, which may be used in
An Updated International Survey of Computer Models for
enclosure fire hazard analyses.
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Fire and Smoke
1.2 This guide provides a means of identifying both general
NIST Handbook 146, Technical Reference Guide for the
and specific limitations of deterministic fire models for specific
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Hazard I Fire Hazard Assessment
applications.
Technical Reference Guide for FPE Tool, Version 3.2,
1.3 Thisguideisintendedtoassistmodeldevelopers,model
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NISTIR 5486
users, and authorities having jurisdiction in assuming the
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The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 3
responsible use of deterministic fire models.
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Edition, Section 3, Chapter 15
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3. Terminology
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1 Definitions—Definitions used in this guide are in accor-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
dance with Terminology E176, unless otherwise indicated.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative
4. Significance and Use
measures.
4.1 This guide provides recommendations for fire model
2. Referenced Documents users and authorities having jurisdiction in establishing the
2 limitations of fire models in fire risk and fire hazard assess-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
ments. The guide also makes recommendations for fire model
E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
developers to identify appropriate uses and limitations of their
E603 Guide for Room Fire Experiments
model.
E1355 Guide for Evaluating the Predictive Capability of
4.2 This guide is intended to assist in evaluating the
Deterministic Fire Models
appropriate use of fire models in fire assessment. These types
E1472 Guide for Documenting Computer Software for Fire
of assessments are employed in product development, as well
Models
asindesignandconstruction.Furtherguidancecanbefoundin
E1474 Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate
Guide E1546.
of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or
4.3 This guide is not intended to address all or limit any
Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption
methods of evaluating proper use of a fire model. It does
Calorimeter
address the use of fire models in fire hazard assessment. Other
E1546 Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment
uses of fire models include post-fire analysis, research, educa-
Standards
tion, and litigation.
4.4 The primary emphasis of this guide is both zone models
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ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE05onFireStandards and computational fluid dynamics models of compartment
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.33 on Fire Safety Engineering.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2007. Published February 2007. Originally
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approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E1895 - 04 . DOI: Stephen Olenick and Douglas Carpenter, SFPE Journal for Fire Protection
10.1520/E1895-07. Engineering, 2002. Also see www.firemodelsurvey.com.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U.S. Depart-
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM ment of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161.
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fires. However, other types of mathematical models need 5.7.5 Determine the rigor of the numerics and evaluate any
similar evaluations of their prediction capabilities. potential related problem, such as a failure of the model to
converge within the constraints of the assessment.
5. Guidance for Model Users
5.7.6 Determine the extent of validation for each model to
5.1 Amodel user’s first step should be to define the scope of
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