Ignitor and thickness effects on upward flame spread

Fire Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-38

  Quintiere, J Q ^a   Lee, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Flame spread; Ignitor effects; Propagation criteria; Thickness effects; Transient effects

Indexed keywords

FLAME; PROPAGATION; WIND EFFECT;

EID: 0031815838     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015356830962     Document Type: Article

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