Flammability measurements of Difluoromethane

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 92-98

  Grosshandler, W L ^a   Donnelly, M K ^a   Womeldorf, C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Combustion; Fire; Flame; Heat transfer; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

FLAMMABILITY; FLUOROCARBON; REFRIGERANT;

EID: 0034022299     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.521440     Document Type: Article

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