CFD validation of natural smoke movement in a model tunnel

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED

Volumn 238, Issue , 1996, Pages 543-546

  Tabarra, M ^a   Kenrick, B ^a   Matthews, R D ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; FIRES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; SIMULATION; SMOKE; TUNNELS; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES; VENTILATION;

HOT STRATIFIED SMOKE LAYER; NATURAL SMOKE MOVEMENT; SCALE MODEL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030372201     PISSN: 08888116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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