Confinement of fire-induced smoke and carbon monoxide transportation by air curtain in channels

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 156, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 327-334

  Hu, L H ^a   Zhou, J W ^a   Huo, R ^a   Peng, W ^a   Wang, H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Air curtain; Carbon monoxide; Channel fire; Confinement; Smoke

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NUMERICAL METHODS;

CHANNEL FIRE; DISCHARGE VELOCITY; GAS TEMPERATURE;

SMOKE;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NUMERICAL METHODS; SMOKE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SMOKE;

AIR; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE; GAS; MODEL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SMOKE; SPECIES; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON MONOXIDE; FIRES; SMOKE;

EID: 44649191144     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.12.041     Document Type: Article

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