Characteristics of leading flame edge on a moving combustible solid surface

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 371-391

  Yashima, Masaaki ^a,b   Hirano, Toshisuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fire; Flame spread; Flame spread mechanisms; Fuel movement; Leading flame edge; Solid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038320027     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209708935733     Document Type: Article

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