Wind effects on performance of smoke exhaust systems for tall buildings in Taiwan

Journal of Applied Fire Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-203

  Yu Chuan, Yang ^a   Chung Hwei, Su ^b   Tung Liang, Hsieh ^c   Kee Chiang, Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b WUFENG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c National Hu Wei Agricultural Industrial Vocational High School

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; FIRES; SAFETY FACTOR; SMOKE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TALL BUILDINGS; WIND EFFECTS;

SMOKE EXHAUST SYSTEMS; SMOKE EXHAUST VOLUMES; SYSTEM DESIGN PARAMETERS;

VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

EID: 34548601961     PISSN: 10444300     EISSN: 15414183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/J367-4170-U0Q3-V781     Document Type: Article

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