Radiative heat flux measurement uncertainty

Fire and Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 209-222

  Bryant, Rodney ^a   Womeldorf, Carole ^b   Johnsson, Erik ^a   Ohlemiller, Thomas ^a  

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

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat flux gauge; Heat transfer; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FIRES; GAGES; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RADIATION; HEAT TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE;

RADIATIVE HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENT; SCHMIDT-BOELTER TYPE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 0142008530     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.822     Document Type: Article

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