Estimates of the extent and character of the oxygen-starved interior in large pool fires

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1336, Issue , 1998, Pages 84-98

  Gritzo, Louis A ^a   Gill, Walter ^a   Nicolette, Vernon F ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire Models; Heat Flux; Large Pool Fires; Thermocouple Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 11744370215     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp12187s     Document Type: Article

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