Lui, C.H.; Fong, N.K.; Lorente, S.; Bejan, A.; Chow, W.K. - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 422 (2015) C, pp. 47-57
This paper demonstrates the fundamental relation that exists between the configuration of a three-dimensional living space and the time needed for the evacuation of all the inhabitants. The evacuation is treated as a physical flow system consisting of pedestrians who move from a volume to one or...