TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Analyzing a transit subway station during fire emergency using computational fluid dynamics
JO  - Transportation research record
A1  - Abu-Zaid, Sameer
SP  - 159
EP  - 164
VL  - 1521
IS  - 
N2  - Computational fluid dynamics is used to analyze a transit subway station during fire emergency conditions. The analysis is based on solving the partial differential equations governing the transport of mass, momentum, and energy within the station geometry. A steady source of heat (e.g., fire) equivalent to 90 MBtu/hr is placed in the station. Steady state results for temperature distribution and air velocity field for three fire locations are presented. The results indicate that safe evacuation of patrons cannot be achieved without mechanical ventilation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1521-21
ID  - ref1
ER  -