Fractal properties of smoke produced from smoldering and flaming fires

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 352, Issue , 1997, Pages 119-124

  Litton, Charles D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; FIRES; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FLAMING FIRES; FRACTAL DIMENSION; SMOLDERING FIRES;

SMOKE;

EID: 0031341951     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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