Transient measurements of radiative properties, soot volume fraction and soot temperature in a large pool fire

Combustion science and technology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-136

  Gritzo, L A ^a   Sivathanu, Y R ^b   Gill, W ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FLAME RESEARCH; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EXTINCTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOOT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VOLUME FRACTION;

EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT;

FIRES;

EID: 0032269477     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209808952083     Document Type: Article

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