- 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)