Effectiveness of downward evacuation in a large-scale subway fire using Fire Dynamics Simulator

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 573-581

  Tsukahara, Manabu ^a   Koshiba, Yusuke ^a   Ohtani, Hideo ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evacuation direction; Fire dynamics simulator; Smoke behavior; Subway fire; Toxic gas

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT FLOORS; EVACUATION DIRECTION; EVACUATION ROUTES; FIRE DYNAMICS SIMULATOR; SMOKE DENSITY; SOUTH KOREA; SUBWAY FIRE; TOXIC GAS;

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DYNAMICS; FLOORS; RAILROADS; SIMULATORS; SMOKE; STAIRS; SUBWAY STATIONS; TOXIC MATERIALS; UNDERPASSES;

FIRES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FIRE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAFETY; SMOKE;

EID: 79955142459     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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