Generation and transport of smoke components

Fire Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-176

  Butler, Kathryn M ^a   Mulholland, George W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Smoke aerosol; Smoke generation; Smoke toxicity; Smoke transport; Ultrafine particulates

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AEROSOLS; AGGLOMERATION; COAGULATION; CONDENSATION; DIFFUSION; FRACTALS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PULMONARY DISEASES; SEDIMENTATION; THERMOPHORESIS; TOXICITY;

FIRE ENVIRONMENT; LETHAL EFFECTS; SMOKE COMPONENTS;

SMOKE;

SMOKE GENERATOR; TOXICITY;

EID: 1842559271     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FIRE.0000016841.07530.64     Document Type: Article

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