An improved two-layer zone model applicable to both pre- and post-flashover fires

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 53, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-71

  Zhang, Xia ^a   Hadjisophocleous, George ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat and mass transfer; Post flashover fire; Pre flashover fire; Two layer zone model

Indexed keywords

FIRES; FORECASTING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER;

FIRE SMOKE; FLASHOVER FIRES; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; POST-FLASHOVER FIRES; PRE-FLASHOVER FIRE; SUBMODELS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TWO-LAYER; TWO-LAYER ZONE MODEL; ZONE MODELING;

FLASHOVER;

EID: 84864041365     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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