Piloted ignition times, critical heat fluxes and mass loss rates at reduced oxygen atmospheres

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-212

  Delichatsios, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical mass flux for ignition; Extinction; Ignition; Ignition times

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLAME RESEARCH; GAS FUELS; HEAT FLUX; NOZZLES; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CRITICAL MASS FLUX FOR IGNITION; EXTINCTION; IGNITION TIMES; MASS LOSS;

IGNITION;

EID: 17444373486     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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