Compartment fires: An experimental study

Journal of Applied Fire Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-277

  Gupta, A K ^a   Kumar, Rajiv ^a   Kumar, Surendra ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENCLOSURES; FLAME RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

COMPARTMENT FIRES; FIRE GROWTH; FIRE SPREAD; FLAME HEIGHT VARIATION;

FIRES;

EID: 17644395255     PISSN: 10444300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/U3YC-L1WG-G6A9-GTXX     Document Type: Article

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