A brief history of the prediction of flame extinction based upon flame temperature

Fire and Materials

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 425-427

  Beyler, Craig ^a  

^a JENSEN HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE PROTECTION; FLAMMABILITY; HEAT FLUX; IGNITION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

FIRE SUPPRESSION; FIREPOINT THEORY; FLAME EXTINCTION; FLAME TEMPERATURE; THERMAL MODEL;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 28644436605     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.902     Document Type: Article

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