Heat release rates from heavy goods vehicle trailer fires in tunnels

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 646-668

  Ingason, Haukur ^a   Lönnermark, Anders ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fire; Heat release rate (HRR); Heavy goods vehicle (HGV); Tunnel

Indexed keywords

FIRES; GROUND VEHICLES; LIGHT TRAILERS; PALLETS; POLYESTERS; RAILROAD TUNNELS; TIRES; VENTILATION;

HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE (HGV); POLYETHYLENE PALLETS; TARPAULIN;

HEAT LOSSES;

EID: 25444519745     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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