A novel artificial neural network fire model for prediction of thermal interface location in single compartment fire

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-87

  Lee, Eric W M ^a   Yuen, Richard K K ^a   Lo, S M ^a   Lam, K C ^a   Yeoh, G H ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Compartment fire; GRNNFA; Thermal interface

Indexed keywords

AIR; FORECASTING; GASES; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LEARNING SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

THERMAL INTERFACES;

FIRES;

EID: 0242573579     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(03)00092-4     Document Type: Article

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