Stack effects on smoke propagation in subway stations

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 425-440

  Chen, F ^a   Chien, S W ^b   Jang, H M ^c   Chang, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fire safety; Smoke control; Stack effect; Subway station

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242593278     PISSN: 09351175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00161-003-0117-5     Document Type: Article

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