Department of Building Service Engineering

Prof. Chow Wan-ki (周允基)

Chair Professor of Architectural Science and Fire Engineering & Acting Head of Department

Department of Building Services Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Room: FJ728

Tel: 27665843, Fax: 27746146
E-mail: bewkchow@polyu.edu.hk

Brief

Professor Chow is the Chair Professor of Architectural Science and Fire Engineering, just elected and appointed as the Acting Head of Department, Department of Building Services Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a first class honours BSc degree in 1977; and from Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. with a MSc degree in teaching in 1979. He obtained his PhD degree in Computing Physics from the University of Hong Kong in 1983. Professor Chow joined the Department of Building and Surveying/Building Services Engineering, of the then Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1981, as an assistant lecturer.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

1983     Doctor of Philosophy (Computing physics), University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1979     Master of Science in Teaching (Physics, Education), Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
1977     Bachelor of Science with first class honours (Physics, Computing), University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2007     Fellow, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, U.S.A.
2004     Member, Institution of Fire Engineers, United Kingdom.
1999     Fellow, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong
1998     Fellow, The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, United Kingdom
1996     Member, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, U.S.A.
1996     Member, ASHRAE, U.S.A.
1994     Registered Mechanical Engineer, National Professional Engineers Register Section 3, Australia
1990     Member, The Australian Computer Society, Australia
1990     Member, College of Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of Engineers, Australia
1989     Member, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, U.S.A.
1989     Chartered Professional Engineer, Australia
1989     Member, The Institution of Engineers, Australia
1989     Member, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong
1987     Chartered Engineer, The Engineering Council, United Kingdom
1986     Member, The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, United Kingdom

Career

2008 -      Acting Head of Department, Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

2003 -      Principal Investigator, Area of Strength: Fire Safety Engineering.

2000 -      Director, Research Centre for Fire Engineering, Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

1998 -    Chair of Building Services Engineering/Chair Professor of Architectural Science and Fire Engineering

1995 - 98 Professor, Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

1993 - 95 Reader (College of Degree Studies), Department of Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic

1992 - 93 Senior Lecturer (College of Degree Studies), Department of Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic

1989 - 92 Principal Lecturer, Department of Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic

1988 - 89 Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic

1982 - 88 Lecturer, Department of Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic

1981 - 82 Assistant Lecturer, Department of Building and Surveying/Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic

1980 - 81 Graduate Master, TWGHs Lee Ching Dea Memorial College

1979 - 80 Demonstrator, Physics Department, University of Hong Kong

1978 - 79      Graduate Teaching Assistant, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

1977 - 78 Demonstrator, Physics Department, University of Hong Kong

Visiting Appointment:

2008 -	Visiting Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and the Built Environment, School of Built Environment, University of Ulster, North Ireland, United Kingdom
2004 -	Visiting Research Professor, Beijing Municipal Institute of Labor Protection, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing, China
2003 -	Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
2002 -	Guest Professor, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
2001 -	Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
2000 -	Part-time Professor, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
1995 - 98	Visiting Professor, Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
1994 -	Guest Professor, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China

Teaching Duties 2007/2008

Class Subject

MSc in BSE and FSE Fire Dynamics, Safety Management Systems and Safety Auditing, Fire Engineering Systems, Occupational Health and Ergonomics, Dissertation

BEng (Hons) in BSE Final year research projects

Courses taught in the past 3 years

Postgraduate	Undergraduate
MSc in BSE	BEng (Hons) in BSE
MSc in FSE	PT BEng (Hons) in BSE
MPhil/PhD supervision

Overseas Attachment

Visiting Programmes since 2002	Year
Visited Fire Research Center, CUFER, Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Korea.	2007
Visited Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA.	2007
Visited Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.	2007
Visited Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.	2006
Visited Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA.	2006
Visited Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland, USA.	2006
Visited National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.	2006
Visited Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.	2006
Visited Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA, July 2006.	2006
Visited Central Police University, Taiwan, China, Dec 2005.	2005
Visited De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, Oct 2005.	2005
Visited and attended progress report for ongoing projects, Dalian University of Technology and Chinese People's Armed Police Force Academy, Sep 2005, China.	2005
Visited Archfitecture and Building Research Institute, Taipei, Aug 2005.	2005
Visited National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.	2005
Visited Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.	2005
Visited the School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.	2005
Visited the School of Technology, Kingston University, London, UK.	2005
Visited the Institute of Architecture, School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.	2005
Visited the Institute for Fire Safety Engineering Research and Technology, University of Ulster, Belfast, UK.	2005
Visited the Martin Centre, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.	2005
Visited Science University of Tokyo, Kagurazaka, Kyoto University, Kyoto and Chiba Institute of Science, Chiba, Japan.	2005
Visited Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.	2004
Visited Chinese People’s Armed Police Force College, Lang Fang, Hebei, China.	2004
Visited Shenyang Fire Research Institute and Northeast University, Shenyang, China.	2004
Representative of the Chinese Delegate, 2004 Sino-Japan Product Safety Forum	2004
Visited Shanghai Fire Research Institute, Shanghai, China.	2003
Visited Chongqing University, Chongqing, China; and Sichuan Fire Research Institution, Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China.	2002
Visited Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.	2002

Presentations since 2002

A presentation “Importance of Full-scale Burning Tests in Performance-based Design for Fire Safety Provisions - Cabin Design as an Example” Fire Symposium, The Institute of Fire Engineers (Hong Kong Branch), 22 November 2007, Hong Kong.	2007
A talk “Fire Safety of Supertall Buildings and Necessity of Upgrading Active Protection” International Colloquium on Fire Science and Technology 2007, Grand Auditorium in Korea Fire Protection Association, 25 October 2007, Seoul, Korea.	2007
A presentation “Longitudinal Ventilation for Smoke Control in a Tilted Tunnel by Scale Modeling” 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC2007), Sendai International Center, 28-31 October, 2007, Sendai, Japan.	2007
A presentation “Society of Fire Protection Engineers - Hong Kong Chapter” SFPE Cross-fertilization meeting, 23 September 2007, Hong Kong.	2007
A presentation “Performance evaluation on natural smoke venting system in a large cargo hall”, 7th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, 20-22 September 2007, Hong Kong.	2007
A talk “Area of Strength: Fire Safety Engineering (University level)” Joint US-China Collaborations in Building and Fire Research, NIST/BFRL-CAS Building and Fire Research Cooperative Research Meeting 16-17 September 2007, Hefei, China.	2007
Lecture on “Atrium Hot Smoke Test” to University of Science and Technology of China, 15 September 2007, Hefei, Anhui.	2007
Forum on “Discussion on Fire Research” to Harbin Engineering University, 1 August 2007.	2007
Lecture on “Fire Safety in Supertall Buildings” to Beijing University of Technology, 28 July 2007, Beijing, China.	2007
Invited Lecture “Fire Research for Better Standards: Collaboration with Mainland China” IFireE Annual Conference, 12-13 July 2007, Cambridge, UK – funded by IFireE.	2007
A presentation “Scale Modelling Studies on Smoke Movement in Vertical Shafts of Tall Buildings” 2007 ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Conference and Summer Heat Transfer Conference, 8-12 July 2007, Vancouver, Canada.	2007
A presentation “Wind Effect on Smoke Exhaust Systems in a Large Cargo Hall with Two Compartments” Twelfth International Conference on Wind Engineering (12ICWE), 1-6 July 2007, Cairns, Australia.	2007
Lecture on “A preliminary discussion on fire safety aspects of supertall buildings” CPD Open Seminar, The Institution of Fire Engineers (HK Branch), Hong Kong, 10 May 2007.	2007
Lecture on “Preliminary view on fire safety for rapid passenger rail system in China”, Annual Fire Conference – National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, USA, 4-5 April 2007.	2007
A presentation “A preliminary discussion on fire safety aspects of supertall buildings” to Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, 12 March 2007.	2007
Lecture on “Necessity of developing a heat release rate database for local combustibles in performance-based design”, Recent Fire Research and its implications for Fire Safety Engineering, The Institution of Fire Engineers (HK Branch), Hong Kong, 9 March 2007.	2007
A presentation “A discussion on fire safety aspects of supertall buildings” to University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China, 23 January 2007.	2007
Session Chairman, Invited lecture “Wind effects on human comfort and safety aspects” HK PolyU-Tokyo PolyU workshop, Hong Kong, 11 December 2006.	2006
Organizing Chairman, Invited lectures “Fire tests on assessing combustible materials” and “Effect of cavity depth on smoke spreading of double-skin façade”, Advances in Fire Testing and Codifications, in collaboration with Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, sponsored by Structural Division and Building Division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, supported by Asia Aluminum Holdings Limited, 3-4 November 2006, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China.	2006
Lecture on “Atrium hot smoke tests” Harbin Engineering University, 24 August 2006, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.	2006
Lecture on “Fire safety in subway system” Beijing University of Technology, 23 August 2006, Beijing, China.	2006
Lecture on “Application of Research in Computational Fluid Dynamics” 973 National Project, 14-16 August 2006, Jinggangshan, Jiang Xi, China.	2006
A presentation “Wall function at the upwind sharp convex corners in simulating incident air flow on a cube”, Fourth International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics” 973 National Project, 14-16 August 2006, Jinggangshan, Jiang Xi, China.	2006
A presentation “Performance evaluation of fire services installation in kitchens of big hotels”, 8th International Symposium on Building and Urban Environmental Engineering, BUEE2006, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 10-13 July, 2006.	2006
A presentation “Discussions on fire safety requirements for office buildings in Hong Kong”, 8th International Symposium on Building and Urban Environmental Engineering, BUEE2006, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 10-13 July, 2006.	2006
Chairman of the 8th International Symposium on Building and Urban Environmental Engineering, 10-13 July 2006, Japan.	2006
Lecture on “Fire Engineering Approach and Discussion on The Design Fire” Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 21 June 2006.	2006
Invited lecture “Case study for Performance-Based Design in Hong Kong” 6th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 14-16 June 2006, Tokyo, Japan.	2006
A presentation “Performance evaluation of sidewall long-throw sprinklers at height” at the 9th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, 5-8 June 2006, San Francisco, California, USA.	2006
A presentation “Experimental studies on thermal and smoke blockage by water curtains” at the 9th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, 5-8 June 2006, San Francisco, California, USA.	2006
Invited lecture “Necessity of full-scale burning tests in fire hazard assessment on cabin design” 2006’ Hong Kong Symposium on Fire Risk Assessment, 18-19 May 2006, JinKe Hotel, Hefei, Anhui, China.	2006
Invited speech “A long-term research programme on studying cabin fires” Fire Asia 2006, Hong Kong.	2006
Invited lecture “Necessity of carrying out hot smoke tests and a case study” Workshop on the Trends of Fire Safety and Smoke Control in Building, 13-14 December 2005, Taiwan.	2005
A presentation “On Estimating Heat Release Rate for a Design Fire in Sprinkler Protected Area” to the Asia-Pacific Conference on Risk Management and Safety, 1-2 December 2005, Hong Kong.	2005
Keynote Speaker “Technical Issues on Atrium Hot Smoke Tests” to the 2nd Conference on the Development of Performance-based Fire Code, 24-28 November 2005, Hong Kong.	2005
Chairman of the Forum on Fire and City Safety, 24 September 2005, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing, China.	2005
Session Chairman to the 8th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, 18-23 Sep 2005, Beijing, China.	2005
A presentation “Building Fire Safety and Performance-Based Design” to Dalian University of Technology, 17-18 September 2005, Dalian, China.	2005
Invited lecture “Reviewing Fire Tests for Local Materials” to the Fire Resisting Construction and Passive Fire Protection – Important?, Firestop Academy, 12 September 2005, Hong Kong.	2005
A presentation “Stability of Smoke Layer under Sprinkler Water Spray” to the 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, 17-22 July 2005, San Francisco, California, USA.	2005
A presentation “Atrium Smoke Exhaust and Technical Issues on Hot Smoke Tests” to the 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, 17-22 July 2005, San Francisco, California, USA.	2005
Invited lecture “Fire Safety for Highrise Building in Hong Kong” to the Shenzhen Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China, 8 July 2005, Shenzhen, China.	2005
A presentation “On Designing Total Gas Flooding System with Clean Agent Heptafluoropropane” to the 2005 Hubei - Hong Kong Joint Symposium, 1-2 July 2005, Wuhan, China.	2005
Keynote Speaker of the 4th Education Symposium on Advanced Fire Research, 13-16 June 2005, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.	2005
Invited Speaker “Traditional Versus Engineering Approach in Building” to the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, 21 May 2005, Hong Kong.	2005
Invited lecture “Fire Load Density, Heat Release Rates and Design Fires” to Fire Services Department, Fire Services Training School, 18 May 2005, Hong Kong.	2005
Invited lecture “Fire Engineering Approach in Hong Kong: Development and Education” to the Kingston University, 9 May 2005, London, UK.	2005
Invited lecture “Application of Fire Engineering Approach: A New Project” to the University of Ulster, 3 May 2005, Belfast, North Ireland, UK.	2005
Invited lecture “Research and Education in Fire Engineering in Hong Kong” to 2nd International Symposium on the 21st Century Centre of Excellence Program, 7-9 Mar 2005, Japan.	2005
Keynote Speaker “Technical Issues on Performance-Based Fire Engineering Design” to Fire Symposium 2005 – Contemporary Solutions for Life Safety, 20-21 January 2005, Hong Kong.	2005
Session Chairman to the 7th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Combustion and Energy Utilization, 15-17 December 2004, Hong Kong.	2004
Chairman of the 3rd Education Symposium on Advanced Fire Research, 9 December 2004, Hong Kong.	2004
Organizer of the First International Public Safety Forum – Fire Science, 7 December 2004, Hong Kong.	2004
Chairman of the Total Fire Safety Concept Conference, 6-7 December 2004, Hong Kong.	2004
A public lecture “Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes” to Southeast University, 13 November 2004, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.	2004
A public lecture “Fire Research Activities” to State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology, 10 November 2004, Anhui, Hefei, China.	2004
Invited Speaker “Computer modeling – Compartment fires” 2 September 2004, Professional Lecture Series in Fire Safety Engineering organize by HKIE/IFE-HKB/CIBSE-HKB/ASHRAE-HKC/BSOMES, Hong Kong.	2004
Invited Speaker “Prescriptive codes versus performance based design” 26 August 2004, Professional Lecture Series in Fire Safety Engineering organize by HKIE/IFE-HKB/CIBSE-HKB/ASHRAE-HKC/BSOMES, Hong Kong.	2004
A public lecture ‘Fire Engineering Research’ to Shenyang Fire Research Institute, 30 July 2004, Shenyang, China.	2004
A public lecture ‘Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes’ to Chinese People’s Armed Police Force College, 14 May 2004, Lang Fang, Hebei, China	2004
Keynote Speaker to the conference Subgroup 4 “Smoke Movement and Toxic Harmful Gases Transfer in Fire” of the National 973 Project “Fire Dynamics and Fundamentals of Fire Safety” 26 May 2004, Huangshan, Anhui, China.	2004
Keynote Speaker to the 2nd Education Symposium on Advanced Fire Research, 25 May 2004, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.	2004
Keynote Speaker to 7th International Symposium on Building and Urban Environmental Engineering, 11-14 May 2004, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.	2004
A public lecture “Aspects on fire safety in railway in tunnels” to Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, 25 March 2004, Beijing, China.	2004
Keynote Speaker to 7th International Symposium on Building and Urban Environmental Engineering, 11-14 May 2004, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.	2004
Chapter President Report “Fire protection engineering in Hong Kong" Meetings of the Pacific SFPE Chapters, SFPE, Daegu, Korea, 5 March 2004.	2004
Chinese Expert on “Discussion on fire safety in big cities" 2004 Sino-Japan Product Safety Forum -Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, held in Hefei, Anhui, China, 18-20 February (2004).	2004
Keynote Speaker to the International Conference on Building Fire Safety, 20-21 November 2003, Gardens Point Campus, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.	2003
Speech by the Foundation President on 'Birth of the Fire Safety Engineering: Importance of performance based fire codes' 3 October 2002, Opening Ceremony on Society of Fire Protection Engineering-Hong Kong Chapter, Hong Kong.	2002
Invited International Expert by the Archilife Foundation, Taiwan on ‘Green Building Conference 2002: Architecture features for the environmental friendly century' 25 September 2002, New Symbiotic Building and Environmental Technology -The Future Scope in Subtropical Region, Sustainable Building 2002 International Conference, 23-25 September 2002, Oslo, Norway.	2002
Invited Overseas Expert on ‘On the possibility of implementing building performance-based codes: Energy and fire', 10 September 2002, at the International Symposium on A Study of Management Technologies for Building organized by Division of Energy Commission, Ministry of Economics Affairs, Government of Republic of China, held at National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.	2002

Number of Theses Supervised

	Undergraduate	Masters	PhD

Completed (last 3 years)	23	3 MSc	7 PolyU + 3 Others
Completed (lifetime)	100	2 MPhil, 27 MSc	24 PolyU + 10 Others
In progress	7	2 MSc	6 PolyU + 5 Others

Consultancy

2008	“Providing Training Seminars on Structural Engineering Topics for Staff of the Hong Kong Housing Authority” with Hong Kong Housing Department, January to July 2008.
2007 - 08	“Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre-Expansion Project” with Scientific Fire Services (HK) Ltd., December 2007 to December 2008.
2007 - 08	“Atrium Hotel at Pacific Place” with Scientific Fire Services (HK) Ltd., December 2007 to December 2008.
2007 - 08	“Fire Engineering Report on Fire Engineering Study for the Means of Escape Issue on 1/F of Empire Centre” with Sino Land Company Ltd., November 2007 to January 2008.
2007	“Proposed Residential Development at Rural Building Lot No. 240 SA, 6 Stanley Beach Road, Stanley, Hong Kong” with Aedas Ltd., March to Oct 2007.
2007	“Chai Wan Youth Centre, Basement Auditorium” with China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Ltd., February to August 2007.
2006 - 07	“Enterprise Square 5: Atrium Hot Smoke Test” with Sun Yu Chau Engineering Co. Ltd., November 2006 to April 2007.
2006 - 07	“Fire Engineering Consultancy Service” with CCC Kei Wan Primary School, October 2006 to September 2007.
2006	“Enterprise Square 5: Atrium Hot Smoke Test Procedure – test 1” with Sun Yu Chan Engineering Co. Ltd., August to November 2006.
2006	“Enterprise Square 5: Atrium Hot Smoke Test Procedure – Justification Report” with Sun Yu Chan Engineering Co. Ltd., August to November 2006.
2006	“Computational Fluid Dynamics studies on a cargo terminal with two scenarios” with Aedas Ltd., August 2006.
2006	“Response to fire investigation reports” with Benny Kong & Peter Tang Solicitors, January to February 2006.
2005	“A fire engineering report on a cargo terminal” with Aedas Ltd., October 2005.
2005	“Police Headquarters Phase III, Arsenal Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong” with Fai Tak Engineering Company Ltd., August to September 2005.
2005	“Atrium Tower, Fire safety provision” with Scientific Fire Services (HK) Ltd., July to December 2005.
2005 - 06	“Cinema reconfiguration: Fire safety provision” with Scientific Fire Services Pty. Ltd., June 2005 to October 2006.
2005 - 06	“Long throw sprinkler water coverage test” with Atal Engineering Ltd., June 2005 to June 2006.
2005	“Fire safety assessment at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre” with Scientific Fire Services Pty. Ltd., March to July 2005.
2004	“Review on reasonableness and appropriateness of the EMU fire size prediction approach and result for the new SP1900 train conducted by KCRC" with Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd., January to February 2004.
2004	“Sprinkler practical discharge test at hotel development KIL11103" with Chubb Hong Kong Limited, February to June 2004.
2004	“Fire engineering design for the Mei Foo Station, West Rail" with DCL Consultants Ltd., April to October 2004.
2004	“Fire engineering report on omission of drencher systems on refugee floors" with Sino Land Company Ltd., May to June 2004.
2004	“Fire investigation report" with Benny Kong & Peter Tang Solicitors, August to September 2004.
2003	“Hot smoke tests in an atrium" retail area at URA-K2" with Wong & Ouyang (B.S.) Ltd., November to April 2004.
2003	“Water coverage for long throw sprinkler" with Wong & Ouyang (B.S.) Ltd., February to March 2003.
2002	“Review of fire safety strategy for East Rail Station" Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, April to August 2002.
2001	“Fire test for evaluating the effectiveness of drenchers in restricting the spread of smoke in a tunnel" Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, May to December 2001.

Recent Research and Development Funding (Except PhD Projects)

Research

Non Research

Current

HK$4.5 Million

HK$0.7 Million

Total

HK$25 Million

HK$6.3 Million

Publications

Refereed Journals	Total: 357
Refereed Conference	Total: 121

Professional and Scholarly Activities

2007 -	Member of Editorial Board, Building Simulation - An International Journal.
2007 -	Member of Editorial Board, The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal.
2007 -	President, Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology.
2006 - 09	Member of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) College, U.K.
2006 - 08	Organizing Committee Chairman of the 9th International Symposium on Building and Urban Environmental Engineering to be held in Hong Kong, July 2008.
2006 -	Appointed Member (Representation from Fire Discipline) Education & Examinations Committee, Fire Engineering Discipline, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong.
2006 -	Appointed Member of the Discipline and Secretary of the Education & Examinations Committee, Fire Engineering Discipline, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong.
2006	Advisor on Taiwan High Railway System, Taipei, to the Central Police University, China.
2006 -	Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Human-Environment System.
2005	Chairman, Technical Paper Competition, Institution of Fire Engineers (Hong Kong Branch).
2005	Technical Advisor to the Working Group “Fire Engineering Discipline in HKIE” of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
2005	Organizer and Chairman, Forum on Fire and City Safety, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 24 September 2005.
2005 -	Committee Member, Committee for University Research Association for Engineering Thermophysics, The People’s Republic of China.
2005 -	Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Safety Science and Technology in China.
2005 -	Committee Member, International Association on Fire Safety Science.
2005	Session Organizer of 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, July 17-22, 2005, San Francisco, California, USA.
2005 -	Member of Editorial Board, Energy and Buildings.
2004 - 07	Organization Chairman of 7th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology held in Hong Kong, 20-22 September 2007.
2004	Chairman, Fire Conference 2004 - Total fire safety concept, Hong Kong, invited by the official journal of the Ministry of Public Security, People’s Republic of China.
2004 -	Academic Advisor, ‘China Public Security’, official journal of the Ministry of Public Security, People’s Republic of China.
2004 - 06	Advisor to Beijing Academy of Science and Technology on crowd movement in Olympic Halls and Beijing Mass Transit System, Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
2004 - 06	Committee Member, “Strategic Research of Planning and Formulation of Science & Technology for City Public Safety” National Long-term Planning and Formulation of Science & Technology to the Premier, The People’s Republic of China.
2004 - 06	Safety Advisor on emergency evacuation, Olympic Halls 2008, Beijing and Beijing Railway Stations.
2004 -	Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Thermal Science and Technology in China.
2003 -	Member of Editorial Board, Building and Environment.
2002 - 06	Member, Steering Committee for Consultancy Study on Fire Engineering Approach and Fire Safety in Buildings, Buildings Department, Government of the HKSAR.
2002 - 06	Committee Member and Leader of the subgroup 4 “Smoke Movement and Toxic Harmful Gases Transfer in Fire” of the National 973 project “Fire Dynamics and Fundamentals of Fire Safety” on The People’s Republic of China.
2002 -	Founding President, Society of Fire Protection Engineers (USA) - Hong Kong Chapter.
2001 - 03	Associate Editor, Energy - The International Journal.
2000 -	Member of Editorial Board, Architectural Science Review.
1999 - 05	Member, Steering Group for the Consultancy Study on Review of Lighting and Ventilation Requirements for Building, Buildings Department, Government of the HKSAR.
1999 -	Hon. Technical Advisor of the Institution of Fire Engineers (Hong Kong Branch).
1999 -	Editor-in-Chief, International Journal on Architectural Science.
1998 - 04	Non-official Member, Fire Safety Committee, Buildings Department, Government of the HKSAR.
1998 -	Editor-In-Chief, International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes.
1997 -	Invited Assessor on research projects, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong.
1997 -	Project Assessor, Australian Research Council, Canberra, Australia.
1996 -	Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Fire Science.
1992 -	Invited reviewer for international journals such as Fire Safety Journal, Journal of Fire Sciences, Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Journal of Applied Fire Science, Numerical Heat Transfer, Fire and Materials, Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Applied Energy, Journal of Applied Fire Science, Architectural Science Review, Energy -The International Journal, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, ASME -Journal Heat Transfer, Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, Building and Environment, Energy and Buildings, AIAA Journal.
1990 -	Invited reviewer for local journals such as the Hong Kong Engineers, the Transactions of HKIE and the Building and Construction Management Journal.

In-service training:

2007          PolyU Management Workshop on ‘Rising to the Challenge’, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2006          PolyU Management Workshop on ‘In search of breakthrough’, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2005          PolyU Management Workshop on ‘Achieving growth with care and trust’, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2003          PolyU Management Workshop on ‘Rethink, rebuild ... rebound’, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2002          PolyU Management Workshop on ‘Developing preferred graduates’, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2001          PolyU Management Workshop on ‘Developing a sustainable future’, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2000          PolyU Management Workshop on ‘Back to the basics’, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
1999          PolyU Management Workshop on ‘Creating a competitive edge’, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Journal Papers:

A1.	W.K. Chow, P.C.W. Fung & K.W. Wong
	“Bose-Einstein condensation in superfluid helium four”
	Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Vol. 54, p. 4490-4493 (1985)
A2.	K.W. Wong, W.K. Chow & P.C.W. Fung
	“A microscopic study of the ground-state properties and excitation spectrum of an interacting bose system using the combined method relating correlated-basis-function and canonical transformation”
	Physica, Vol. 138A, p. 456-489 (1986)
A3.	P.C.W. Fung, K.W. Wong & W.K. Chow
	“Elementary excitation of a weakly interacting bose system”
	IL Nuovo Cimento, Vol. 95B, p. 155-170 (1986)
A4.	W.K. Chow
	“Comment on numerical study of stratification of a smoke layer in a corridor”
	Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 46, p. 331-333 (1986)
A5.	W.K. Chow
	“Dispersion of carbon monoxide from a vehicular tunnel with the exit located along a hillside”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 4, p. 231-234 (1989)
A6.	W.K. Chow & W.M. Leung
	“Fire-induced convective flow inside an enclosure before flashover: Numerical experiments”
	Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 10, p. 51-59 (1989)
A7.	W.K. Chow
	“Modelling dispersion of carbon monoxide near a vehicular tunnel”
	Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, Vol. 4, p. 217-227 (1989)
A8.	W.K. Chow
	“Smoke movement and design of smoke control in atrium buildings”
	International Journal of Housing Science and Its Applications, Vol. 13, No. 4, p. 307-322 (1989)
A9.	W.K. Chow & H.T. Kot
	“Hotel fires in Hong Kong”
	International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol. 8, p. 271-281 (1989)
A10.	W.K. Chow & Julian K.M. Kwok
	“Optical measurement of smoke from plastic building materials”
	Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 3, p. 131-134 (1989)
A11.	W.K. Chow
	“On the evaporation of sprinkler water spray”
	Fire Technology (National Fire Protection Association, U.S.A.) Nov., p. 364-373 (1989)
A12.	W.K. Chow & P.L. Ho
	“Thermal responses of sprinkler heads”
	Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2, p. 37-47 (1990)
A13.	W.K. Chow & W.M. Leung
	“A short note on achieving convergent results in simulating building fire using the k-e turbulent model”
	Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 17, p. 495-501 (1990)
A14.	W.K. Chow & W.M. Leung
	“Solid-wall boundary effect on a building fire field model”
	Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 71, No. 1-3, p. 77-93 (1990)
A15.	W.K. Chow
	“Smoke movement and design of smoke control in atrium buildings Part 2: Diagrams”
	International Journal of Housing Science and Its Applications, Vol. 14, p. 147-159 (1990)
A16.	W.K. Chow
	“Moisture content of timber species in Hong Kong”
	Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 68-72 (1990)
A17.	W.K. Chow, W.K. Wong, T.T. Lo & K.M. Lau
	“Field tests on a staircase pressurization system installed in a commercial building”
	ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 96, Part 2B, p. 393-398 (1990)
A18.	W.K. Chow
	“Prediction of CO level near vehicular tunnel with waiting queue”
	ASCE Transactions - Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 117, No. 1, p. 116-125 (1991)
A19.	W.K. Chow & N.K. Fong
	“Numerical simulation on cooling of the fire-induced air flow by sprinkler water sprays”
	Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 17, p. 263-290 (1991)
A20.	W.K. Chow & N.K. Fong
	“A study of the effect of a line of sprinklers on the fire induced air flow using the two-dimensional field modelling technique”
	Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Vol. 15, No. 7, p. 63-81 (1991)
A21.	Y.N. Au Yeung, W.K. Chow & Veronica Y.K. Lam
	“Sick building syndrome - a case study”
	Building and Environment, Vol. 26, No. 4, p. 319-330 (1991)
A22.	W.K. Chow, G.R. Baldwin & S.W. Seto
	“Indoor environment and sick building syndrome”
	International Journal of Housing Science & Its Applications, Vol. 15, No. 1, p. 43-54 (1991); Appeared also in Vol. 16, No. 1, p. 61-70 (1992)
A23.	W.K. Chow & K.T. Chan
	“Overall Thermal Transfer Value for building envelopes in Hong Kong”
	Applied Energy, Vol. 42, No. 4, p. 289-312 (1992)
A24.	W.K. Chow & P.L. Ho
	“Thermal responses of sprinkler heads in hot air stream with speed less than 1ms-1”
	Fire Science and Technology, Vol. 12, No. 1, p. 7-22 (1992)
A25.	W.K. Chow, Y.C. Ng & W.K. Wong
	“Visualization of thermally-induced flow in a scaled atrium model”
	International Journal of Housing Science and Its Applications, Vol. 16, No. 1, p. 1-21 (1992)
A26.	W.K. Chow & K.F. Lai
	“Optical measurement of smoke”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 16, No. 3, p. 135-139 (1992)
A27.	W.K. Chow & N.K. Fong
	“Atrium sprinkler: performance analysis”
	Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 13, No. 4, p. 183-196 (1992)
A28.	W.K. Chow & N.K. Fong
	“Application of field modelling technique to simulate interaction of sprinkler and fire-induced smoke layer”
	Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 89, p. 101-151 (1993)
A29.	W.K. Chow & W.K. Wong
	“On the simulation of atrium fire environment in Hong Kong using zone models”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 1, p. 3-51 (1993)
A30.	W.K. Chow
	“Numerical studies on the transient behaviour of a fire plume and ceiling jet”
	Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Vol. 17, No. 9, p. 71-79 (1993)
A31.	W.K. Chow & N.K. Fong
	“Numerical studies on the interaction of sprinkler and the hot layer”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 36, No. 3, p. 103-111 (1993)
A32.	W.K. Chow
	“Smoke development and engineering aspects of smoke-extraction systems for atria in Hong Kong”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 17, No. 2, p. 71-77 (1993)
A33.	W.K. Chow
	“Simulation of an atrium fire using CCFM.VENTS”
	Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 1-9 (1993)
A34.	W.K. Chow & W.K. Wong
	“Application of the zone model FIRST on the development of smoke layer and evaluation of smoke extraction design for atria in Hong Kong”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 4, p. 329-349 (1993)
A35.	W.K. Chow
	“Modelling of forced-ventilation fires”
	Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 63-66 (1993)
A36.	W.K. Chow, K.C. Chan & J. Ip
	“Computer simulation of the thermal environment inside a 275-kV underground electric cable tunnel”
	ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 99, Part 2, p. 277-284 (1993)
A37.	W.K. Chow & L.W. Lam
	“Evaluation of a staircase pressurization system”
	ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 99, Part 2, p. 194-199 (1993)
A38.	W.K. Chow
	“Simulation of the atrium fire environment in Hong Kong”
	ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 99, Part 2, p. 163-168 (1993)
A39.	W.K. Chow & L.C Shek
	“Physical properties of a sprinkler water spray”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 279-292 (1993)
A40.	W.K. Chow & Paul S.W. Lee
	“Use of the microcomputer based finite element package LIBRA for studying the thermal fire resistance of structural materials”
	Laboratory Microcomputer, Vol. 12, No. 3, p. 87-92 (1993)
A41.	Y.N. Au Yeung, W.K. Chow & S.T. Law
	“Survey on indoor air quality in an academic services department”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 37, No. 2, p. 73-79 (1994)
A42.	W.K. Chow, L.T. Wong, K.T. Chan & J. Yiu
	“Experimental studies on the airflow characteristics of air-conditioned spaces”
	ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 100, Part 1, p. 256-263 (1994)
A43.	W.K. Chow
	“Experimental evaluation of the zone models CFAST, FAST and CCFM. VENTS”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 307-332 (1993)
A44.	W.K. Chow & K.T. Chan
	“A survey of the electrical energy requirement of hotels in Hong Kong”
	Energy Engineering, Vol. 90, No. 6, p. 33-42 (1993)
A45.	W.K. Chow & L.T. Wong
	“Experimental studies on air diffusion of a linear diffuser and associated thermal comfort indices in an air-conditioned space”
	Building and Environment, Vol. 29, No. 4, p. 523-530 (1994)
A46.	W.K. Chow & H.P. Lum
	“Field test on a multiple injection staircase pressurization system”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 37, No. 3, p. 149-158 (1993)
A47.	W.K. Chow & W.L. Chan
	“Experimental studies on forced-ventilated fires”
	Fire Science and Technology, Vol. 13, No. 1 & 2, p. 71-87 (1993)
A48.	W.K. Chow & W.Y. Fung
	“Investigation of the subjective response to elevated air velocities: Climate chamber experiments in Hong Kong”
	Energy and Buildings, Vol. 20, No. 3, p. 187-192 (1994)
A49.	W.K. Chow & William C.W. Wong
	“Experimental studies on the sensitivity of fire detectors”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 221-230 (1994)
A50.	W.K. Chow & W.M. Siu
	“Visualisation of smoke movement in scale models of atriums”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 93-111 (1993)
A51.	W.K. Chow, K.T. Chan, Francis W.H. Yik, Tony P.W. Wu, C.M. Ho & S.L. Leung
	“Building energy analysis simulation: Experience of three programs in use”
	Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 15, No. 3, p. 157-164 (1994)
A52.	W.K. Chow
	“Smoke filling in atria : Time constant”
	Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 15, No. 3, p. 165-169 (1994)
A53.	W.K. Chow
	“On the evaluation of a ‘time constant’ for studying the smoke filling process in atrium spaces”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 18, No. 5, p. 327-331 (1994)
A54.	W.K. Chow
	“A short note on the simulation of the atrium smoke filling process using fire zone models”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 6, p. 516-528 (1994)
A55.	W.K. Chow
	“On the air entrainment of a 'non-combusting' thermal plume bounded by a ceiling”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 3, No. 3, p. 233-241 (1994)
A56.	W.K. Chow & S.C. Yip
	“Sensitivity studies on fire detectors”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 3, No. 4, p. 359-372 (1994)
A57.	W.K. Chow & W.Y. Fung
	“Survey on the indoor environment of enclosed car parks in Hong Kong”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 10, No. 2, p. 247-255 (1995)
A58.	W.K. Chow & Y.S. Ng
	“Experimental studies of compartmental fire”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 4, No. 1, p.17-30 (1995)
A59.	W.K. Chow & K.T. Chan
	“Parameterization study of the Overall Thermal-Transfer Value equation for buildings”
	Applied Energy, Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 247-268 (1995)
A60.	W.K. Chow & Y.L Cheung
	“Simulation of sprinkler-hot layer interaction using a field model”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 18, No. 6, p. 359-379 (1994)
A61.	W.K. Chow & C.Y. Chau
	“General views on fire aspects of atrium buildings in Hong Kong”
	International Journal of Housing Science and Its Applications, Vol. 18, No. 1, p. 43-52 (1994)
A62.	W.K. Chow & K.W. Lau
	“Field tests on atrium smoke control systems”
	ASHRAE Transactions: Research, Vol. 101, Part 1, p. 461-469 (1995)
A63.	W.K. Chow
	“Studies on closed chamber fires”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 2, p. 89-103 (1995)
A64.	W.K. Chow & Anderson C. Tang
	“Experimental studies on sprinkler water spray-smoke layer interaction”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 171-184 (1995)
A65.	W.K. Chow
	“Zone model simulations of fires in Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 235-253 (1995)
A66.	W.K. Chow
	“Ventilation design: Use of Computation Fluid Dynamics as a study tool”
	Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 16, No. 2, p. 63-76 (1995)
A67.	W.K. Chow
	“On ventilation design for underground car parks”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 10, No. 2, p. 225-246 (1995)
A68.	W.K. Chow & W.Y. Fung
	“Indoor thermal environment survey in air-conditioned shopping malls in Hong Kong”
	Indoor Environment, Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 102-112 (1995)
A69.	W.K. Chow
	“Use of zone models on simulating compartmental fires with forced ventilation”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 19, No. 3, p. 101-108 (1995)
A70.	W.K. Chow
	“Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics for simulating enclosure fires”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 4, p. 300-334 (1995)
A71.	W.K. Chow & W.K. Mok
	“On the simulation of forced-ventilation fires”
	Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 28, p. 321-338 (1995)
A72.	W.K. Chow & K.F. Tsui
	“Airflow studies in a forced ventilated chamber with low partitions”
	ASHRAE Transactions: Research, Vol. 101, No. 2, p. 125-135 (1995)
A73.	W.K. Chow
	“Use of the ARGOS fire risk analysis model for studying Chinese restaurant fires”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 19, No. 4, p. 171-178 (1995)
A74.	W.K. Chow & K.H. Yuen
	“Simulation of the thermal fire resistance of building materials using the finite element package LIBRA”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 38, No. 3, p. 145-150 (1995)
A75.	W.K. Chow
	“Evaluation of zone models CFAST and BRI2 on simulating small compartmental fires”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 38, No. 4, p. 181-187 (1995)
A76.	W.K. Chow & Y.Y. Chan
	“Computer simulation of the thermal fire resistance of building materials and structural elements”
	Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 10, No. 2, p. 131-140 (1996)
A77.	W.K. Chow
	“Use of a time constant for designing smoke control system in car park”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 5, p. 357-377 (1995)
A78.	W.K. Chow & Anthony C.W. Lo
	“Scale modelling studies on atrium smoke movement and smoke filling process”
	Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 55-64 (1995)
A79.	W.K. Chow
	“Simulation of car park fires using zone models”
	Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 65-74 (1995)
A80.	W.K. Chow & K.C. Cheung
	“Aspect of fires for factories in Hong Kong”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 17-32 (1996)
A81.	W.K. Chow & W.Y. Fung
	“Numerical studies on the indoor air flow in the occupied zone of ventilated and air-conditioned space”
	Building and Environment, Vol. 31, No. 4, p. 319-344 (1996)
A82.	W.K. Chow
	“A short note on using a time constant in specifying smoke filling time in an atrium under an unsteady fire”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 6, p. 434-444 (1995)
A83.	W.K. Chow, Eric T.K. Wan & K.P. Cheung
	“Possibility of using laser-fibre optics as a fire detection system”
	Optics and Laser in Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 201-210 (1997)
A84.	W.K. Chow
	“A comparison of the use of fire zone and field models for simulating atrium smoke-filling processes”
	Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 25, No. 4, p. 337-353 (1995)
A85.	W.K. Chow & L.T. Wong
	“Experimental studies on the air flow characteristics induced by a high-sidewall grill in a climate chamber”
	Indoor + Built Environment, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 82-98 (1996)
A86.	W.K. Chow
	“Simulation of tunnel fire using a zone model”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2, p. 221-236 (1996)
A87.	W.K. Chow
	“Estimation of air temperature in a compartmental fire with forced ventilation using ventilation theory”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 99-111 (1996)
A88.	W.K. Chow
	“Estimation of air temperature induced by a heat source in a compartment with displacement ventilation”
	Journal of Environmental Systems, Vol. 24, No. 2, p. 205-219 (1996)
A89.	W.K. Chow
	“Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics in building services engineering”
	Building and Environment, Vol. 31, No. 5, p. 425-436 (1996)
A90.	W.K. Chow & Y.L. Cheung
	“Numerical studies on sprinkler-hot layer interaction”
	International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, Vol. 17, No. 2, p. 84-91 (1997)
A91.	W.K. Chow
	“Simulation of carbon monoxide level in enclosed car parks using an air flow network program”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2, p. 237-240 (1996)
A92.	W.K. Chow
	“Multi-cell concept for simulating fires in big enclosures using a zone model”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 3, p. 186-198 (1996)
A93.	W.K. Chow, L.T. Wong & W.Y. Fung
	“Field measurement of the air flow characteristics of big mechanically ventilated spaces”
	Building and Environment, Vol. 31, No. 6, p. 541-550 (1996)
A94.	W.K. Chow & S.K. Fong
	“Simulating of energy use in a building with three weather files of Hong Kong”
	Energy Engineering, Vol. 93, No. 2, p. 30-54 (1996)
A95.	W.K. Chow, W.F. Ho & W. K. Leung
	“Energy study in an educational institute”
	ASHRAE Transactions: Research, Vol. 102, Part 2, p. 228-235 (1996)
A96.	W.K. Chow & W.Y. Fung
	“Survey of the design considerations for ventilating and air-conditioning systems in Hong Kong”
	ASHRAE Transactions: Research, Vol. 102, Part 2, p. 210-219 (1996)
A97.	W.K. Chow
	“Design of ventilation system in a big enclosed car park using Computational Fluid Dynamics”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 39, No. 3, p. 141-145 (1996)
A98.	Y.N. Au Yeung, Philip C.H. Yu & W.K. Chow
	“Active noise control: Evaluation in ventilation systems”
	Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 17, No. 4, p. 191-198 (1996)
A99.	W.K. Chow & W.Y. Fung
	“Studies on the ‘Ventilation Effectiveness’ and modification of the ventilation system in the waiting hall of a railway station”
	Indoor + Built Environment, Vol. 5, No. 5, p. 280-290 (1996)
A100.	W.K. Chow, L.T. Wong & W.Y. Fung
	“Field study on the indoor thermal environment and carbon monoxide levels in a large underground car park”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 11, No. 3, p. 333-343 (1996)
A101.	W.K. Chow
	“Prediction of fire environment in apartment using zone models”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 4, p. 263-312 (1996)
A102.	W.K. Chow & Y.L. Cheung
	“Comparison of the algorithms PISO and SIMPLER for solving pressure-velocity linked equations in simulating compartmental fire”
	Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 31, No. 1, p. 87-112 (1997)
A103.	W.K. Chow & S.K. Fong
	“A preliminary evaluation of the program BLAST in simulating the use of building energy in Hong Kong”
	International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, Vol. 17, No. 2, p. 160-165 (1997)
A104.	W.K. Chow & P.M. Kwan
	“A short note on the measurement of fire-induced turbulence”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 221-231 (1996)
A105.	W.K. Chow & W.Y. Fung
	“Experimental studies on the air flow characteristics of spaces with mechanical ventilation”
	ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 103, Part 1, p. 31-41 (1997)
A106.	W.K. Chow
	“On the use of time constants for specifying the smoke filling process in atrium halls”
	Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2, p. 165-177 (1997)
A107.	W.K. Chow & S.K. Fong
	“Typical Meteorological Year for building energy simulation in Hong Kong”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 11-15 (1997)
A108.	W.K. Chow
	“Performance of sprinkler in atria”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 6, p. 466-488 (1996)
A109.	W.K. Chow
	“Fire hazard assessment in a big hall with the multi-cell zone modelling concept”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 15, No. 1, p. 14-28 (1997)
A110.	W.K. Chow
	“Simulation of fire environment for linear atria in Hong Kong”
	ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 80-88 (1997)
A111.	W.K. Chow & S.K. Fong
	“Simulation of energy use for single-compartment buildings in Hong Kong”
	Applied Energy, Vol. 57, No. 1, p. 37-44 (1997)
A112.	W.K. Chow
	“Review on using the 'time constant' for studying the atrium smoke-filling processes”
	ASHRAE Transactions: Research, Vol. 103, Part 2, p. 280-290 (1997)
A113.	W.K. Chow
	“Study on the flashover criteria for compartmental fires”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 15, No. 2, p. 95-107 (1997)
A114.	M.Y. Chan, J. Burnett & W.K. Chow
	“Personal exposure to carbon monoxide in underground car parks in Hong Kong”
	Indoor + Built Environment, Vol. 6, No. 3, p. 350-357 (1997)
A115.	W.K. Chow
	“Study on the smoke movement and control for fires in apartments”
	ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 89-96 (1997)
A116.	W.K. Chow
	“Studies on the stability of thermal stratified layer in a forced-ventilation fire using Computational Fluid Dynamics”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 15-25 (1997)
A117.	W.K. Chow & L.T. Wong
	“Air diffusion terminal devices: Macroscopic numbers describing jet momentum”
	Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 49-54 (1998)
A118.	W.K. Chow
	“Assessment of thermal environment in an atrium with air-conditioning”
	Journal of Environmental Systems, Vol. 25, No. 4, p. 409-420 (1997)
A119.	W.K. Chow & L.T. Wong
	“Design of air diffusion terminal devices in passenger train vehicle”
	ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 123, No. 12, p. 1203-1207 (1997)
A120.	W.K. Chow
	“Study on passenger train vehicle fires”
	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Vol. 211, p. 87-94 (1997)
A121.	W.K. Chow & E Cui
	“Plume equations for studying smoke-filling process in atria with a zone model”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 21, No. 5, p. 235-244 (1997)
A122.	W.K. Chow
	“Preliminary studies of a large fire in Hong Kong”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 6, No. 3, p. 243-268 (1997)
A123.	W.K. Chow
	“A preliminary study on the fire protection aspects of the new airport terminal building”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 6, No. 4, p. 327-338 (1997)
A124.	M.Y. Chan, J. Burnett & W.K. Chow
	“Energy use for ventilation systems in underground car parks”
	Building and Environment, Vol. 33, No. 5, p. 303-314 (1998)
A125.	W.K. Chow
	“On the ‘cabins’ fire safety design concept in the new Hong Kong airport terminal buildings”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 15, No. 5, p. 404-423 (1997)
A126.	W.K. Chow & L.T. Wong
	“Fire safety codes for Hong Kong: Inadequacy for atrium design”
	Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 93-99 (1998)
A127.	W.K. Chow & L.T. Wong
	“Survey on the air diffusion devices for air-conditioning systems in Hong Kong”
	Energy Engineering, Vol. 95, No. 6, p. 50-79 (1998)
A128.	W.K. Chow
	“Numerical studies on recent large high-rise building fire”
	ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 65-74 (1998)
A129.	W.K. Chow & R. Yin
	“Numerical verification of scaling laws for smoke movement in room-corridor structure”
	ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 52-64 (1998)
A130.	W.K. Chow
	“An approach for evaluating fire zone models”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 1, p. 25-31 (1998)
A131.	W.K. Chow & Rumin Yin
	“Review of droplet size distributions for a water spray”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 181-194 (1998)
A132.	W.K. Chow & S.C. Tsui
	“Temperature distribution induced by fires in a small chamber with forced ventilation”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 2, p. 125-145 (1998)
A133.	K.T. Chan & W.K. Chow
	“Energy impact of commercial-building envelopes in the sub-tropical climate”
	Applied Energy, Vol. 60, No. 1, p. 21-39 (1998)
A134.	W.K. Chow & Philip C.H. Yu
	“Comment on the Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) for building energy control”
	ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 4, p. 149-154 (1998)
A135.	W.K. Chow
	“On smoke control for tunnels by longitudinal ventilation”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 271-275 (1998)
A136.	W.K. Chow
	“On safety systems for underground car parks”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 281-287 (1998)
A137.	W.K. Chow, L.T. Wong, K.T. Chan, N.K. Fong & P.L. Ho
	“Fire safety engineering: comparison of a new degree programme with the model curriculum”
	Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1, p. 1-15 (1999)
A138.	W.K. Chow
	“Do standard fire curves include flashover?”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 7, No. 4, p. 353-359 (1998)
A139.	W.K. Chow & L.T. Wong
	“Equations for a ventilation design derived from Computational Fluid Dynamics”
	Indoor + Built Environment, Vol. 7, No. 5-6, p. 276-288 (1998)
A140.	W.K. Chow
	“Predictability of flashover by zone models”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 5, p. 335-350 (1998)
A141.	W.K. Chow, H.W. Chong & L.T. Wong
	“Problems of the retrofit installation of sprinkler systems in old high-rise buildings: A case study”
	Facilities, Vol. 17, No. 3/4, p. 112-119 (1999)
A142.	W.K. Chow
	“Atrium smoke filling process in shopping malls of Hong Kong”
	Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 4, p. 18-30 (1999)
A143.	W.K. Chow & E Cui
	“CFD simulations on balcony spill plume”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 6, p. 468-485 (1998)
A144.	W.K. Chow
	“New inspection criteria for flashover in compartmental fires”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 13-15 (1999)
A145.	W.K. Chow, L.T. Wong & Eric C.Y. Kwan
	“A proposed fire safety ranking system for old highrise buildings in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 27-31 (1999)
A146.	W.K. Chow, N.K. Fong & C.C. Ho
	“Analysis of unwanted fire alarm: case study”
	ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 62-65 (1999)
A147.	W.K. Chow and L.T. Wong
	“Local air speeds measurement in mechanically ventilated spaces”
	Building and Environment, Vol. 34, No. 5, p. 553-563 (1999)
A148.	W.K. Chow & Jojo S.M. Li
	“Safety requirement and regulations reviews on ventilation and fire for tunnels in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 14, No. 1, p. 13-21 (1999)
A149.	W.K. Chow
	“Use of macroscopic flow number for assessing spaces with mechanical ventilation”
	Journal of Environmental Systems, Vol. 26, No. 4, p. 425-434 (1998)
A150.	W.K. Chow
	“Numerical simulations on balcony spill plume”
	Fire and Materials, Vol. 23, No. 2, p. 91-99 (1999)
A151.	W.K. Chow & R. Yin
	“Free boundary conditions for simulating air movement in a big hall induced by a ‘bare cabin’ fire”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 17, No. 2, p. 111-147 (1999)
A152.	W.K. Chow
	“A discussion on using Computational Fluid Dynamics in Building Services Engineering”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 42, No. 2, p. 121-128 (1999)
A153.	W.K. Chow & W.K. Mok
	“CFD fire simulations with four turbulence models and their combinations”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 17, No. 3, p. 209-239 (1999)
A154.	W.K. Chow
	“Study of flashover using a single zone model”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 8, No. 2, p. 159-175 (1999)
A155.	W.K. Chow & Rumin Yin
	“Water spray pattern discharged from high headroom atrium sprinkler”
	ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 133-140 (1999)
A156.	W.K. Chow & L.T. Wong
	“Thermal environment design of atria in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: A survey study”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 42, No. 4, p. 235-251 (1999)
A157.	W.K. Chow
	“Smoke control by air curtain for spaces adjacent to atria”
	Journal of Environmental Systems, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 151-162 (1999)
A158.	W.K. Chow, N.K. Fong, E Cui, P.L. Ho, L.T. Wong, Ran Huo, Weicheng Fan, Yuanzhou Li & Liming Yuan
	“PolyU/USTC Atrium: A full-scale burning facility - Preliminary experiments”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 8, No. 3, p. 229-241 (1999)
A159.	W.K. Chow & Y.L. Cheung
	“Selection of differencing schemes on simulating the sprinkler hot-air layer problem”
	Numerical Heat Transfer - Part A: Application, Vol. 35, No. 3, p. 311-330 (1999)
A160.	Philip C.H. Yu & W.K. Chow
	“Sizing of air-conditioning plant for commercial buildings in Hong Kong”
	Applied Energy, Vol. 66, No. 2, p. 91-103 (2000)
A161.	W.K. Chow & Philip C.H. Yu
	“Simulation on energy use for mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning (MVAC) systems in train compartments”
	Energy-The International Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 1-13 (2000)
A162.	W.K. Chow & Philip C.H. Yu
	“Controlling building energy use by Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV)”
	Energy-The International Journal, Vol. 25, No. 5, p. 463-478 (2000)
A163.	W.K. Chow
	“On the temperatures in forced-ventilation fires”
	ASHRAE Transactions: Research, Vol. 106, Part 2, p. 298-303 (2000)
A164.	W.K. Chow
	“Preliminary notes on fire protection in buses”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 79-89 (1999)
A165.	W.K. Chow, E Cui, Y.Z. Li, R. Huo & J.J. Zhou
	“Experimental studies on natural smoke filling in atrium”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 84-103 (2000)
A166.	W.K. Chow & J. Li
	“Possibility of using a time constant in fire codes for smoke management in atria”
	Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 18, No. 2, p. 130-150 (2000)
A167.	W.K. Chow, E Cui & R. Huo
	“Natural smoke filling in PolyU/USTC Atrium”
	ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 3, p. 99-101 (2000)
A168.	J.S.M. Li & W.K. Chow
	“Illegal carriage of dangerous goods and their effects on tunnel safety”
	Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 15, No. 2, p. 167-173 (2000)
A169.	W.K. Chow, Y.Z. Li, E Cui & R. Huo
	“Natural smoke filling in atrium with liquid pool fires up to 1.6 MW”
	Building and Environment, Vol. 36, No. 1, p. 121-127 (2001)
A170.	W.K. Chow
	“Fire safety management using modeling technique”
	Journal of System Safety, Vol. 36, No. 3, p. 17-24 (2000)
A171.	W.K. Chow, L.T. Wong, P.M. Tang & Eric C.Y. Kwan
	“Scale model studies of smoke filling in the lift shaft of an old high-rise building”
	Journal of Applied Fire Science, Vol. 9, No. 2, p. 135-151 (2000)
A172.	Rumin Yin & W.K. Chow
	“Prediction of pressure distribution in atrium fires with CFD models”
	Architectural Science Review, Vol. 44, No. 1, p. 45-52 (2001)
A173.	W.K. Chow
	“Numerical studies of air flow induced by mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning (MVAC) systems”
	Applied Energy, Vol. 68, No. 1, p. 135-159 (2001)
A174.	W.K