The effect of model parameters on the simulation of fire dynamics

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1341-1352

  Jahn, Wolfram ^a   Rein, Guillermo ^a   Torero, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dalmarnock; FDS; Forecast; Modelling; Prediction

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION PARAMETERS; DALMARNOCK; DEGREE OF SENSITIVITY; FDS; FIRE AREAS; FIRE DYNAMICS; FIRE DYNAMICS SIMULATOR; FIRE GROWTH; FIRE MODELLING; FIRE SIZE; FIRE TESTS; FORECAST; HEAT OF COMBUSTION; HEAT RELEASE RATES; INPUT PARAMETER; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODELLING; SMOKE LAYER;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPLOSIVES; FIREPROOFING; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); FLAMMABILITY TESTING; FORECASTING; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

FIRES;

EID: 63749132988     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.9-1341     Document Type: Conference Paper

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