Critical velocity and range of a fire-gas plume in a ventilated tunnel

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-24

  Kunsch, J P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Critical ventilation velocity; Fire gas plume; Hazardous range; Safety assessment; Tunnel fire

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIR ENTRAINMENT; FIRES; HEAT LOSSES; VELOCITY; VENTILATION;

CRITICAL VELOCITY; FIRE GAS PLUME; SAFETY ASSESSMENT; VENTILATED TUNNEL;

THERMAL PLUMES;

FIRE; PLUME; TUNNEL;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; FIRE; FIRE PROTECTION; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; PLUME; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032889869     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00118-6     Document Type: Article

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