Development of a computational model simulating the interaction between a fire plume and a sprinkler spray

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-33

  Nam, Soonil ^a  

^a FM Global Australian Operations   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EARLY SUPPRESSION FAST RESPONSE (ESFR) SPRINKLERS;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (FIRE FIGHTING);

EID: 0030073569     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-7112(96)00015-X     Document Type: Article

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