CFD simulation and assessment of life safety in a subway train fire

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 447-453

  Roh, Jae Seong ^a   Ryou, Hong Sun ^a   Park, Won Hee ^b   Jang, Yong Jun ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Railroad Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Life safety; Platform screen door (PSD); Subway train fire; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

A TRAINS; CFD-SIMULATIONS; EGRESS TIME; EVACUATION SIMULATIONS; FIRE DYNAMICS SIMULATORS; FIRE SIMULATIONS; LIFE SAFETY; PLATFORM SCREEN DOOR (PSD); SUBWAY TRAIN FIRE; TRAVEL SPEED; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

DOORS; LOCOMOTIVES; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROADS; RISK PERCEPTION; SUBWAY STATIONS; UNDERPASSES; VENTILATION;

FIRES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; SIMULATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 67349139344     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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