The ignition of low-exothermicity solids by local heating

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 82, Issue 2 B, 2004, Pages 156-169

  Shah, A ^a   Brindley, J ^a   Griffiths, J ^a   Mcintosh, A ^a   Pourkashanian, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hotspot; Ignition; Low exothermicity; Porous solid

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

HOTSPOT; LOW-EXOTHERMICITY SOLIDS; POROUS SOLIDS;

IGNITION;

EID: 1942445082     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758204322972799     Document Type: Article

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