A multi-layer zone model for predicting fire behavior in a fire room

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-281

  Xiaojun, Chen ^a   Lizhong, Yang ^a   Zhihua, Deng ^a   Weicheng, Fan ^a  

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

Author keywords

Compartment fires; Experiment; Fire models; Multi layer zone model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTS; FIRE DETECTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODIFICATION; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

COMPARTMENT FIRES; FIRE GROWTH; FIRE MODELS; MULTI-LAYER ZONE MODEL;

FIRES;

EID: 17444381560     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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