Entrainment by Two-Dimensional Spill Plumes

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-19

  Poreh, M ^a   Morgan, H P ^b   Marshall, N R ^b   Harrison, R ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

SPILL PLUMES;

FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032000225     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(97)00036-2     Document Type: Article

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