On power laws for describing the mass flux in the near field of fires

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-178

  Poreh, Michael ^a   Morgan, Howard P ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMBUSTION; FIRES; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; SPECIFIC HEAT OF GASES; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMAL PLUMES;

MASS FLUX; STOICHIOMETRIC COMBUSTION; TURBULENT FLAMES;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 0030234678     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(96)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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