- Author
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Himoto, K.
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Tanaka, T.
- Title
- Development and Validation of a Physics-Based Urban Fire Spread Model.
- Coporate
- Kyoto Univ., Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611 0011, Japan
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 43,
No. 7,
477-494,
October 2008
- Keywords
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urban fires
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fire spread
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validation
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fire plumes
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zone models
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fire brands
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physics
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equations
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building fires
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fire models
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human heat release
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room fires
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urban fires
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production rate
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mass transfer
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heat transfer
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thermal radiation
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temperature rise
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simulation
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combustion
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case histories
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evaluation
- Identifiers
- external flame; mass production rate of gasified fuel; mass transfer through openings; openings and walls; burn-through of compartment boundary and new opening; thermal radiation heat transfer from fire-involved buildings; temperature rise due to the wind-blown fire plumes; firebrand spotting; overview of the hypothetical urban area; building types and their combustion properties; parameters for fire spread simulation; outline of the Sakata fire; Sakata fire, Japan, October 1976