The role of thermal radiation on the initiation of flashover in a compartment fire

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 19-20, 2004, Pages 4265-4276

  Yuen, W W ^a   Chow, W K ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAMMABILITY TESTING; FLASHOVER; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TREATMENT; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); THERMOANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

COMPARTMENT FIRE; PARTICULATE CONCENTRATION; THERMAL INSTABILITY;

HEAT RADIATION;

FIRE; FLAME; HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATION;

EID: 3242687220     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.05.017     Document Type: Article

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