Consider a hypothetical general manufacturing facility in an area of 15, 000 m2.

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Consider a hypothetical general manufacturing facility in an area of 15, 000 m2. According to Fire Risk Assessment report the following constant numbers were estimated for this facility: K = 0.004 C = 4.5 alpha = 0.5 beta = 0.4 a. Estimate the expected area of property damage in this facility by using the exponential modeling. b. The management has decided to invest in fire protection systems in order to reduce the fire growth factor to 0.1. Estimate the time it will take for the property damage to reach the "expected area of damage" estimated in paragraph "a" if an area of 2 m2 is damaged at time the fire accident becomes an established burning.

Explanation / Answer

given that area =15000

some factors are also given;c=4.5,k=0.004,alpha=0.5,beta=0.4

expected area to be damaged=area total*k*c*(alpha/beta)

=15000*0.004*4.5*(0.5/0.4)

337.52m2 will be damaged

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