The effect of thermal radiation on the dynamics of flashover in a compartment fire

JSME International Journal, Series B: Fluids and Thermal Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 528-538

  Yuen, Walter Wah ^a   Han, Shousuo ^b   Chow, Wan Kit ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fire; Flashover; Radiation; Zonal method

Indexed keywords

FLASHOVER; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

TRANSIENT FIRE GROWTH;

HEAT RADIATION;

FIRE;

EID: 0346670047     PISSN: 13408054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmeb.46.528     Document Type: Article

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