Burning rate of a pool fire with downward-directed sprays

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-48

  Kim, Myung Bae ^a   Jang, Yong Jae ^a   Kim, Jin Kook ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COOLING; EVAPORATION; FLAME RESEARCH; GASOLINE; SPRAYING; THERMAL PLUMES;

FIRE PLUMES; FUEL BURNING RATE;

FIRES;

EID: 0030181953     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(96)00024-0     Document Type: Article

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