Burning rate of liquid fuel on carpet (porous media)

Fire Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-246

  Ma, Tingguang ^a   Olenick, Stephen M ^a   Klassen, Michael S ^a   Roby, Richard J ^a   Torero, Jose L ^b  

^a Combustion Science/Engineering Inc ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsons; Burning rate; Carpet; Fire investigation; Fire reconstruction; Liquid fuel; Porous media

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; RISKS;

BURNING PROCESS; GLASS BEADS;

LIQUID FUELS;

FIRE; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 3042732872     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FIRE.0000026878.29456.3c     Document Type: Article

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