The effect of diffusion on the autoignition of combustible fluids in insulation materials

IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications)

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-271

  Truscott, J E ^a,b   Brindley, J ^a,b   Mcintosh, A ^a   Griffiths, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EVAPORATION; IGNITION; INSULATING MATERIALS; LIQUID FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AUTOIGNITION; COMBUSTIBLE FLUIDS; ENDOTHERMIC EVAPORATION; EXOTHERMIC OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE EQUATION;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030394231     PISSN: 02724960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imamat/57.3.257     Document Type: Article

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