Flame spread on aviation fuels

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-31

  White, D ^a   Beyler, C L ^a   Fulper, C ^b   Leonard, J ^b  

^a JENSEN HUGHES   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME RESEARCH; IGNITION; LIQUID FUELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

FLAME SPREAD INDUCTION TIMES; FLAME SPREAD RATES; FLASHPOINTS;

AIRCRAFT FUELS;

EID: 0031069017     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(96)00070-7     Document Type: Article

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