Simulation of an experimental compartment fire by CFD

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3149-3160

  Hasib, Raunaq ^a   Kumar, Rajiv ^b   Shashi, ^a   Kumar, Surendra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL FUELS; STEADY FLOW; TEMPERATURE;

COMPARTMENT FIRE; STEADY FIRES;

FIRE PROTECTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FIRE PROTECTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL FUELS; STEADY FLOW; TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE; SAFETY;

EID: 34247115714     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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