Strongly buoyant plume similarity and 'Small-fire' ventilation

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 235-258

  Rooney, G G ^a   Linden, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL PLUMES; VENTILATION;

FIRE PLUMES;

FIRES;

EID: 0031274255     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0379-7112(97)00063-5     Document Type: Article

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