- Author
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Chow, W. K.
- Title
- Use of the ARGOS Fire Risk Analysis Model for Studying Chinese Restaurant Fires.
- Coporate
- Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Kowloon
- Journal
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Fire and Materials,
Vol. 19,
No. 4,
171-178,
July/August 1995
- Keywords
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restaurants
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risk analysis
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fire risk
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fire simulation
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damage
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fire protection
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fire load
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heat release rate
- Identifiers
- macroscopic parameters; damage to stock; ARGOS fire risk analysis model developed at the Danish Institute of Fire Technology (DIFT); Case 1 - fire from burning PU foam furniture of length 6 m, height 1 m and width 0.8 m is assumed in the dining hall; Case 2 - kerosene fire of packed fuel with a total volume of 10 litres and maximum area 9 m² is assumed in the kitchen