Quantitative comparison of FDS and parametric fire curves with post-flashover compartment fire test data

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-110

  Pope, N D ^a   Bailey, C G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Compartment fire; FDS; Field modelling; Parametric modelling; Quantitative validation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FIRE PROTECTION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMPARTMENT FIRE; FDS; FIELD MODELLING; PARAMETRIC MODELLING; QUANTITATIVE VALIDATION;

FIRES;

EID: 32644439424     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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