Numerical simulation of turbulent flow and fire propagation in complex topography

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 229-253

  Lopes, A M G ^a   Sousa, A C M ^b   Viegas, D X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FIRES; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW;

DIJKSTRA DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FIRE GROWTH SIMULATION; FIRE PROPAGATION; FIRE SHAPE; HEIGHT CONFIGURATIONS; ISOTHERMAL FLOW; ROTHERMELS FIRE SPREAD MODEL; TOPOGRAPHY;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0029250460     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407789508913698     Document Type: Article

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