Protection of equipment engulfed in a pool fire

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-240

  Planas Cuchi, Eulàlia ^a   Casal, Joaquim ^a   Lancia, Antonio ^b   Bordignon, Leo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Tecsa Ricerca and Innovazzione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cooling; Extinguishing; Foam and water; Modelling; Pool fire

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COOLING; FOAMS; HEAT LOSSES; KEROSENE; PARAFFINS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER;

HEAT RELEASE RATES; HEXANE; HINDERED COMBUSTION; POOL FIRE;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 0030149813     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-4230(96)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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