Application of RANS and LES field simulations to predict the critical ventilation velocity in longitudinally ventilated horizontal tunnels

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 598-609

  Van Maele, Karim ^a   Merci, Bart ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Field modelling; LES; RANS; Tunnel fire

Indexed keywords

FIRES; MESH GENERATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ONE DIMENSIONAL; VENTILATION;

CRITICAL VENTILATION VELOCITY; FIELD MODEL; FIELD SIMULATION; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATIONS; MODELING RESULTS; REYNOLD-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES SIMULATIONS; REYNOLDS - AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES SIMULATIONS; SIMULATION APPROACH; TUNNEL FIRES;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

EID: 52949153924     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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