Phase Doppler interferometry measurements in water sprays produced by residential fire sprinklers

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 545-567

  Widmann, John F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Drop size measurement; Drop velocity measurement; Fire sprinklers; Phase Doppler interferometry; Water sprays

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; INTERFEROMETRY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PHASE DOPPLER INTERFEROMETRY; WATER SPRAYS;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (FIRE FIGHTING);

EID: 0035452699     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(01)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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