On the use of time constants for specifying the smoke filling process in atrium halls

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-177

  Chow, W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

SMOKE FILLING PROCESS; TIME CONSTANTS;

SMOKE;

EID: 0031094679     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(96)00071-9     Document Type: Article

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