Coupling of large fire phenomenon with object geometry and object thermal response

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 427-442

  Gritzo, Louis A ^a,b   Nicolette, Vernon F ^a,c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Fire models; Heat flux; Large fires; Pool fires; Radiation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION; TURBULENCE;

POOL FIRES;

FIRES;

EID: 0031277261     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073490419701500601     Document Type: Article

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