On the "cabins" fire safety design concept in the new Hong Kong airport terminal buildings

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 404-423

  Chow, W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRE PROTECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; SMOKE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL PLUMES;

FLASHOVER FIRE; HEAT TRANSFER EQUATION;

AIRPORT BUILDINGS;

EID: 0031221040     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073490419701500505     Document Type: Article

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