A CFD study of buoyancy effects on smoke spread in a refuge floor of a high-rise building

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 439-463

  Lo, S M ^a   Yuen, K K ^a   Lu, W Z ^a   Chen, D H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Buoyancy effect; CFD simulation; External smoke spread; Refuge floor

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FIRE HAZARDS; WIND;

REFUGE FLOOR;

SMOKE;

EID: 0036880482     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734904102020006469     Document Type: Article

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