The effects of the thermal inertia of the walls upon flashover development

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-60

  Graham, T L ^a   Makhviladze, G M ^a   Roberts, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical conditions; Fire; Flashover; Induction period; Wall thermal inertia; Zone model

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FLASHOVER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

WALL THERMAL INERTIA;

FIRES;

EID: 0033079856     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(98)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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