Correlation equations on fire-induced air flow rates through doorway derived by large eddy simulation

Building and Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 897-906

  Chow, W K ^a   Zou, G W ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CFD; Compartment fire; Doorway flows; Indoor aerodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOORS; FIRES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBULENCE; VENTILATION;

AIR FLOW RATES; FIRE DYNAMICS SIMULATORS (FDS); FIRE ENGINEERING; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION (LES);

BUILDINGS;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FIRE; INDOOR AIR; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

EID: 14844286495     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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