A water requirements estimation model for fire suppression: A study based on integrated uncertainty analysis

Fire Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-24

  Chang, Che Hao ^a   Huang, Hsih Chung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Taoyuan County Fire Department   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Firefighting water requirement; Heat release rate; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ESTIMATION; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; WATER;

FIRE SUPPRESSION; FIREFIGHTING; FIREFIGHTING WATER CONSUMPTION; FIREFIGHTING WATER SUPPLY MODEL;

FIRE PROTECTION;

FIRE;

EID: 16844381769     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-005-4627-5     Document Type: Article

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