Simulation of Coyote series trials - Part II: A computational approach to ignition and combustion of flammable vapor clouds

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1444-1452

  Rigas, Fotis ^a   Sklavounos, Spyros ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cloud fire; Combustion; Coyote trials; Eddy dissipation model; Flash fire; Ignition; P1 model; Thermal radiation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; HEAT RADIATION; IGNITION; INDUCTION HEATING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL LOAD; VAPORS;

CLOUD FIRE; COYOTE TRIALS; EDDY DISSIPATION MODEL; FLASH FIRE;

COMBUSTION;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 30344478270     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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