Analytical tools
Fire evacuation modeling
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Analytical tools
Fire evacuation modeling

Authors : Eric GUILLAUME, Anne THIRY-MULLER

Publication date: July 10, 2018 | Lire en français

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2. Analytical tools

Most analytical models are hydraulic models, for which the flow of people can be assimilated to the flow of a liquid. The main models are listed below.

2.1 Basic equations

The flow of people through an opening can be calculated from the formula in equation (2) . Equation (3) presents the specific flow F s , expressed in persons per meter of opening per second :

F=vDW
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