Modeling of bare and aspirated thermocouples in compartment fires

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 239-259

  Blevins, Linda G ^a   Pitts, William M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT ERRORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCOUPLES;

COMPARTMENT FIRES;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 0033312803     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(99)00034-X     Document Type: Article

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