Application of two buoyancy-modified k-ε turbulence models to different types of buoyant plumes

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-138

  Van Maele, Karim ^a   Merci, Bart ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; k model; Plume; Turbulence modeling

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

K-Ε MODEL; PLUME; TURBULENCE MODELING;

THERMAL PLUMES;

EID: 32644454144     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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