Full-scale burning tests on studying smoke temperature and velocity along a corridor

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 223-229

  Hu, L H ^a   Huo, R ^a   Li, Y Z ^a   Wang, H B ^a   Chow, W K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corridor; Decay; Fire; Smoke temperature; Tunnel; Velocity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CORRIDORS; EXPONENTIAL EQUATIONS; FULL-SCALE BURNING TESTS; POWER LAW EQUATIONS;

SMOKE;

FIRE MANAGEMENT; TUNNEL;

EID: 11944253113     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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