Effects of droplet size and injection orientation on water mist suppression of low and high boiling point liquid pool fires

Combustion science and technology

Volumn 157, Issue 1-6, 2000, Pages 63-86

  Ndubizu, Chuka C ^a   Ananth, Ramagopal ^a   Tatem, Patricia A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; EVAPORATION; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRES; HEPTANE; OXYGEN; SPECIFIC HEAT OF LIQUIDS;

DROPLET SIZE; HIGH BOILING POINT LIQUID POOL FIRES; INJECTION ORIENTATION; LOW BOILING POINT LIQUID POOL FIRES; WATER MIST SUPPRESSION;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0034501798     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200008947310     Document Type: Article

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