Selection of differencing schemes on simulating the sprinkler hot-air layer problem

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 311-330

  Chow, W K ^a   Cheung, Y L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (FIRE FIGHTING);

HOT AIR LAYER; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PISO;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0033075398     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104077899275263     Document Type: Article

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