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Proceedings Papers

Experimental Study on Flame Behavior in Under-Ventilated Train Car

K. L. Wong, W. K. Chow, Y. W. Ng
Proc. ASME. HT2016, Volume 1: Heat Transfer in Energy Systems; Thermophysical Properties; Theory and Fundamentals in Heat Transfer; Nanoscale Thermal Transport; Heat Transfer in Equipment; Heat Transfer in Fire and Combustion; Transport Processes in Fuel Cells and Heat Pipes; Boiling and Condensation in Macro, Micro and Nanosystems, V001T06A004, July 10–14, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2016-7334
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2016-7334
View Paper titled, Experimental Study on Flame Behavior in Under-Ventilated Train Car
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Topics: Flames, Trains, Fire, Ventilation, Combustion, Oxygen, Doors, Fuels, Subways, Automobiles
Proceedings Papers

Smoke Barrier Design for Tilted Tunnels With Scale Modeling Experiments

W. S. Yeung, W. K. Chow
Proc. ASME. IMECE2015, Volume 8A: Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering, V08AT10A056, November 13–19, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2015-50580
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2015-50580
View Paper titled, Smoke Barrier Design for Tilted Tunnels With Scale Modeling Experiments
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Topics: Design, Modeling, Smoke, Tunnels, Additive manufacturing, Engineering prototypes, Heat, Liquid pool fires, Testing
Proceedings Papers

Some Experimental Results on Internal Fire Whirls in a Vertical Shaft

Y. Gao, G. W. Zou, S. S. Li, W. K. Chow
Proc. ASME. IMECE2013, Volume 8A: Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering, V08AT09A010, November 15–21, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2013-62148
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2013-62148
View Paper titled, Some Experimental Results on Internal Fire Whirls in a Vertical Shaft
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Topics: Fire, Whirls, Combustion, Liquid pool fires, Ventilation, China, Modeling, Swirling flow
Proceedings Papers

Application of Schlieren Photography to Study Neutral Plane in a Compartment Fire With Scale Models

Chung-Hwei Su, Yu-Pei Ke, W. K. Chow, Ming-Chih Hsu
Proc. ASME. HT2013, Volume 2: Heat Transfer Enhancement for Practical Applications; Heat and Mass Transfer in Fire and Combustion; Heat Transfer in Multiphase Systems; Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology, V002T05A011, July 14–19, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2013-17100
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2013-17100
View Paper titled, Application of Schlieren Photography to Study Neutral Plane in a Compartment Fire With Scale Models
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Topics: Fire, Schlieren methods
Proceedings Papers

Numerical Study of Internal Fire Whirls in a Kitchen With Ceiling Vents

W. K. Chow, N. Cai, Y. Gao
Proc. ASME. HT2013, Volume 2: Heat Transfer Enhancement for Practical Applications; Heat and Mass Transfer in Fire and Combustion; Heat Transfer in Multiphase Systems; Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology, V002T05A012, July 14–19, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2013-17103
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2013-17103
View Paper titled, Numerical Study of Internal Fire Whirls in a Kitchen With Ceiling Vents
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Topics: Ceilings, Fire, Ventilation, Vents, Whirls
Proceedings Papers

Points to Note in Modeling Fire With Computational Fluid Dynamics

L. Qu, W. K. Chow
Proc. ASME. HT2012, Volume 2: Heat Transfer Enhancement for Practical Applications; Fire and Combustion; Multi-Phase Systems; Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment; Low Temperature Heat Transfer; Computational Heat Transfer, 249-256, July 8–12, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2012-58539
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2012-58539
View Paper titled, Points to Note in Modeling Fire With Computational Fluid Dynamics
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Fire, Modeling, Design, Simulation, Boundary-value problems, Dynamics (Mechanics), Fire prevention, Geometry, Uncertainty
Proceedings Papers

Selection of Fuel in Different Occupancy Types by Computational Fluid Dynamics

K. W. Lau, W. K. Chow, N. K. Fong
Proc. ASME. HT2012, Volume 2: Heat Transfer Enhancement for Practical Applications; Fire and Combustion; Multi-Phase Systems; Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment; Low Temperature Heat Transfer; Computational Heat Transfer, 257-261, July 8–12, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2012-58541
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2012-58541
View Paper titled, Selection of Fuel in Different Occupancy Types by Computational Fluid Dynamics
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Topics: Combustion, Computational fluid dynamics, Fire, Fuels, Hazards
Proceedings Papers

Scale Modeling Studies on Flame Stretching and Swirling in a Room With Natural Vents

W. K. Chow, S. S. Han
Proc. ASME. IMECE2011, Volume 4: Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; Combustion Science and Engineering; Nanoengineering for Energy, Parts A and B, 1499-1510, November 11–17, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2011-62087
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2011-62087
View Paper titled, Scale Modeling Studies on Flame Stretching and Swirling in a Room With Natural Vents
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Topics: Flames, Modeling, Swirling flow, Vents, Fire, Liquid pool fires, Ventilation, Ceilings, Combustion, Design
Proceedings Papers

Experimental Studies on Fire Spread Over Glass Fac¸ade

C. L. Chow, W. K. Chow
Proc. ASME. IMECE2010, Volume 5: Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; NanoEngineering for Energy; Engineering to Address Climate Change, Parts A and B, 415-422, November 12–18, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2010-37363
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2010-37363
View Paper titled, Experimental Studies on Fire Spread Over Glass Fac¸ade
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Topics: Fire, Glass, Flames, Combustion, Skin, Aluminum industry, China, Gasoline, Hazard analysis, Smoke
Proceedings Papers

Internal Fire Whirls Induced by Pool Fire in a Vertical Shaft

Yan Huo, W. K. Chow, Ye Gao
Proc. ASME. AJTEC2011, ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, T20034, March 13–17, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: AJTEC2011-44477
https://doi.org/10.1115/AJTEC2011-44477
View Paper titled, Internal Fire Whirls Induced by Pool Fire in a Vertical Shaft
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Topics: Fire, Liquid pool fires, Whirls, Air flow, Combustion, Computer simulation, Flames
Proceedings Papers

Flame Stretching in a Room Model With Natural Vent

W. K. Chow, S. S. Han, Y. Gao, H. Dong, Y. Huo, Y. M. Zhang, S. S. Li
Proc. ASME. HT2009, Volume 3: Combustion, Fire and Reacting Flow; Heat Transfer in Multiphase Systems; Heat Transfer in Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing; Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology; Low Temperature Heat Transfer; Environmental Heat Transfer; Heat Transfer Education; Visualization of Heat Transfer, 27-30, July 19–23, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2009-88084
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2009-88084
View Paper titled, Flame Stretching in a Room Model With Natural Vent
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Topics: Flames, Vents, Liquid pool fires, Fire, Gasoline, Ceilings, Combustion, Fuels
Proceedings Papers

Justification of Fire Field Models by Atrium Hot Smoke Tests

W. K. Chow, S. S. Li, C. L. Chow
Proc. ASME. HT2009, Volume 3: Combustion, Fire and Reacting Flow; Heat Transfer in Multiphase Systems; Heat Transfer in Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing; Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology; Low Temperature Heat Transfer; Environmental Heat Transfer; Heat Transfer Education; Visualization of Heat Transfer, 21-25, July 19–23, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2009-88083
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2009-88083
View Paper titled, Justification of Fire Field Models by Atrium Hot Smoke Tests
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Topics: Fire, Smoke, Computational fluid dynamics, Design, Temperature, Air flow, Computers, Dynamics (Mechanics), Hazard analysis, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Journal Articles

Initial Buoyancy Reduction in Exhausting Smoke With Solar Chimney Design

C. L. Chow, W. K. Chow
Journal: ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Heat Mass Transfer. January 2010, 132(1): 014502.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3211860
Published Online: October 23, 2009
View Article titled, Initial Buoyancy Reduction in Exhausting Smoke With Solar Chimney Design
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Topics: Buoyancy, Design, Exhaust systems, Glass, Smoke, Solar energy, Combustion, Temperature, Fire
Proceedings Papers

Assessment on Thermal Sensitivity of Fusable Links With a Wind Tunnel

W. K. Chow, Angus C. K. Cheng
Proc. ASME. HT2007, ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference, Volume 3, 621-624, July 8–12, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2007-32035
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2007-32035
View Paper titled, Assessment on Thermal Sensitivity of Fusable Links With a Wind Tunnel
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Topics: Wind tunnels, Fire, Sprinklers (Irrigation), Temperature, Testing, Tunnels
Proceedings Papers

Scale Modelling Studies on Smoke Movement in Vertical Shafts of Tall Buildings

J. Zhu, R. Huo, W. K. Chow
Proc. ASME. HT2007, ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference, Volume 1, 573-578, July 8–12, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2007-32364
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2007-32364
View Paper titled, Scale Modelling Studies on Smoke Movement in Vertical Shafts of Tall Buildings
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Topics: Modeling, Smoke, Structures, Buoyancy, Carbon, China, Computational fluid dynamics, Computer simulation, Fire, Gases
Proceedings Papers

Observations on Flame Stretching in a Room Model With Natural Vent

W. K. Chow, C. K. Law
Proc. ASME. HT2008, Heat Transfer: Volume 3, 69-71, August 10–14, 2008
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2008-56002
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2008-56002
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Topics: Flames, Vents, Liquid pool fires, Fire, Ceilings, Fuels
Proceedings Papers

Carbon Monoxide Transport Through Water Curtain

W. K. Chow, Mabel K. K. Ip
Proc. ASME. HT2008, Heat Transfer: Volume 3, 1-6, August 10–14, 2008
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2008-56074
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2008-56074
View Paper titled, Carbon Monoxide Transport Through Water Curtain
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Topics: Carbon, Water, Fire, Heat, Design, Flow (Dynamics), Gases, Liquid pool fires, Porosity, Smoke
Proceedings Papers

Analysis of Radiation Heat Transfer in an Enclosure Fire Including the Effect of Scattering

W. W. Yuen, W. K. Chow
Proc. ASME. HT2005, Heat Transfer: Volume 1, 671-682, July 17–22, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2005-72350
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2005-72350
View Paper titled, Analysis of Radiation Heat Transfer in an Enclosure Fire Including the Effect of Scattering
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Topics: Electromagnetic scattering, Fire, Heat transfer, Radiation (Physics), Radiation scattering, Scattering (Physics), Radiative heat transfer, Computer simulation, Physics, Simulation
Proceedings Papers

Atrium Smoke Exhaust and Technical Issues on Hot Smoke Tests

W. K. Chow
Proc. ASME. HT2005, Heat Transfer: Volume 1, 683-687, July 17–22, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2005-72412
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2005-72412
View Paper titled, Atrium Smoke Exhaust and Technical Issues on Hot Smoke Tests
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Topics: Exhaust systems, Fire, Smoke
Proceedings Papers

Stability of Smoke Layer Under Sprinkler Water Spray

C. F. Zhang, R. Huo, Y. Z. Li, W. K. Chow
Proc. ASME. HT2005, Heat Transfer: Volume 1, 689-693, July 17–22, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2005-72482
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2005-72482
View Paper titled, Stability of Smoke Layer Under Sprinkler Water Spray
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Topics: Smoke, Sprays, Sprinklers (Irrigation), Stability, Water, Buoyancy, Combustion, Fire, Pressure