Temperature uncertainties in oven heating tests for propensity to spontaneous combustion

Fuel

Volumn 77, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1517-1519

  Jones, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Spontaneous combustion

Indexed keywords

HEAT RADIATION; HEATING; IGNITION;

OVEN HEATING TESTS;

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION;

EID: 0032188005     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-2361(98)00065-9     Document Type: Article

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