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Author
Yii, E. H. | Fleischmann, C. M. | Buchanan, A. H.
Title
Vent Flows in Fire Compartments With Large Openings.
Coporate
Arup Fire, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Journal
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 3, 211-237, August 2007
Keywords
compartments | vents | compartment fires | plumes | equations | heat loss | air flow | temperature | ventilation | experiments | fire behavior | fuel loads
Identifiers
fully developed fires; line plumes; large fire vents; Kawagoe vent flow model; line plume analysis; extension of Thomas' Theory; vent without sill (door opening); approximate air inflow equations for a full wall opening, temperature range of 800-1500 K; vent with sill (window opening)