A numerical study of water-mist suppression of large scale compartment fires

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 569-589

  Prasad, Kuldeep ^a   Patnaik, Gopal ^a   Kailasanath, K ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment fires; Mathematical modeling; Water mist suppression

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; WATER;

COMPARTMENT FIRES;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 0036722102     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(02)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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