An experimental study of some line fires

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-139

  Yuan, Li Ming ^a   Cox, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Fire Research Station   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; APPROXIMATION THEORY; MASS TRANSFER; PROBABILITY; SPECIFIC HEAT OF GASES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION; FLAME LENGTH; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTIONS; LINE FIRES;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 0030232669     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(96)00047-1     Document Type: Article

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