Estimating the flow rate capacity of an overturned rail carriage end exit in the presence of smoke

Fire and Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 291-302

  Galea, E R ^a   Gwynne, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD CARS; SMOKE;

RAIL CARRIAGES;

FIRE HAZARDS;

EID: 0034314301     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1018(200011/12)24:6<291::AID-FAM750>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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