Predictability of Flashover by Zone Models

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 335-350

  Chow, W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE PROTECTION; FLAME RESEARCH; HEAT FLUX; INSPECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FLASHOVER INSPECTION CRITERIA; TWO-LAYER ZONE MODEL;

FIRES;

EID: 0032153861     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073490419801600503     Document Type: Article

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