Thermal characteristics of fires in a combustible corner

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 747-770

  Lattimer, Brian Y ^a   Sorathia, Usman ^b  

^a JENSEN HUGHES   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustible lining; Composites; Corner fire growth; Flame length; Flame spread; Gas temperature; Heat flux

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLAME RESEARCH; HEAT FLUX; IGNITION; PROPANE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GAS TEMPERATURE;

FLAMMABILITY TESTING;

EID: 0142197269     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(03)00066-3     Document Type: Article

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