Effect of particle coagulation and fractal structure on the optical properties and detection of smoke

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-95

  Snegirev, A Yu ^a   Makhviladze, G M ^a   Roberts, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; IONIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING;

SMOKE DETECTION;

SMOKE;

EID: 0035253988     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(00)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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