A comparison of a statistical and computational fluid dynamics approach to estimate heat release rate in road tunnel fires

Fire Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 531-549

  Cheong, M K ^a   Spearpoint, M J ^b   Fleischmann, C M ^b  

^a LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Goods vehicles; Modelling; Rate of heat release; Road tunnels

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; FIRE SAFETY DESIGNS; FIRE SCENARIOS; GOODS VEHICLES; HEAT RELEASE RATES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; RATE OF HEAT RELEASE; ROAD TUNNEL; ROAD TUNNEL FIRES; STATISTICAL APPROACH; TUNNEL FIRES;

FIRES; FLUID DYNAMICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); ROADS AND STREETS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77952428082     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-009-0105-9     Document Type: Article

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