ASTM E1895-04e1
(Guide)Standard Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire Models
Standard Guide for Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire Models
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.
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An American National Standard
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Designation:E1895–04
Standard Guide for
Determining Uses and Limitations of Deterministic Fire
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Models
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1895; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—A “no quantitative measurements” statement was added as 1.5 in October 2004.
1. Scope 2.2 Other Documents:
An Updated International Survey of Computer Models for
1.1 This guide provides a methodology for the systematic
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Fire and Smoke
evaluation of fire models, which may be used in fire hazard
NIST Handbook 146, Technical Reference Guide for the
analyses.
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Hazard I Fire Hazard Assessment
1.2 This guide provides a means of identifying both general
Technical Reference Guide for FPE Tool, Version 3.2,
and specific limitations of fire models for specific applications.
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NISTIR 5486
1.3 Thisguideisintendedtoassistmodeldevelopers,model
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The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 3
users, and authorities having jurisdiction in assuming the
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Edition, Section 3, Chapter 15
responsible use of fire models.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3. Terminology
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1 Definitions—Definitions used in this guide are in accor-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
dancewithTerminologiesinE 176,unlessotherwiseindicated.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4. Significance and Use
1.5 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative
4.1 This guide provides recommendations for fire model
measures.
users and authorities having jurisdiction in establishing the
limitations of fire models in fire risk and fire hazard assess-
2. Referenced Documents
2 ments. The guide also makes recommendations for fire model
2.1 ASTM Standards:
developers to identify appropriate uses and limitations of their
E 176 Terminology of Fire Standards
model.
E 603 Guide for Room Fire Experiments
4.2 This guide is intended to assist in evaluating the
E 1355 Guide for Evaluating the Predictive Capability of
appropriate use of fire models in fire assessment. These types
Fire Models
of assessments are employed in product development, as well
E 1472 GuideforDocumentingComputerSoftwareforFire
asindesignandconstruction.Furtherguidancecanbefoundin
Models
Guide E 1546.
E 1474 Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate
4.3 This guide is not intended to address all or limit any
of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components of
methods of evaluating proper use of a fire model. It does
Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption
address the use of fire models in fire hazard assessment. Other
Calorimeter
uses of fire models include post-fire analysis, research, educa-
E 1546 Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment
tion, and litigation.
Standards
4.4 The primary emphasis of this guide is both zone models
E 1591 Guide for Data for Fire Models
and computational fluid dynamics models of compartment
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ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE05onFireStandards
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.33 on Fire Safety Engineering.
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Current edition approved February 1, 2004. Published March 2004. Originally Stephen Olenick and Douglas Carpenter, SFPE Journal for Fire Protection
approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as E 1895 - 97. 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 service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM ment of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch
the ASTM website. Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101.
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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
establish its appropriate uses within the realm of the assess-
5.1 Amodeluser’sfirst
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