CFD and experimental studies of room fire growth on wall lining materials

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-238

  Yan, Zhenghua ^a   Holmstedt, Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT RADIATION; HEAT TRANSFER; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

CONE CALORIMETER DATA; DISCRETE TRANSFER; HYDROCARBON FUELS; RADIATION FLUX; ROOM FIRE GROWTH; SOLID FUEL; TURBULENT MASS; WALL LINING MATERIALS;

FIRES;

EID: 0030260388     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(96)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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