A critical mass flux model for the flammability of thermoplastics

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 399-427

  Staggs, J E J ^a   Nelson, M I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FLAMMABILITY; THERMOPLASTIC;

EID: 0034786992     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1364-7830/5/3/309     Document Type: Article

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