Fire-induced flow of smoke and hot gases in open vertical enclosures

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-84

  Mercier, G P ^a   Jaluria, Y ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENCLOSURES; FIRES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SMOKE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL PLUMES;

FIRE INDUCED FLOW; FIRE SPREAD; HOT GASES; OPEN SHAFTS; SMOKE SPREAD; VERTICAL ENCLOSURES; WALL PLUMES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0033068282     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(99)00012-6     Document Type: Article

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