BRE large compartment fire tests-Characterising post-flashover fires for model validation

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 548-567

  Welch, S ^a   Jowsey, A ^a   Deeny, S ^a   Morgan, R ^a   Torero, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD model; Model validation; Natural fire safety concept; Post flashover fire; Radiative flux; Thermocouple temperature

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FIRE PROTECTION; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMOCOUPLES;

NATURAL FIRE SAFETY CONCEPT; POST-FLASHOVER FIRE; RADIATIVE FLUX; THERMOCOUPLE TEMPERATURE;

FLAMMABILITY TESTING;

EID: 35349018544     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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