Fire calorimetry relying on the use of the fire propagation apparatus. Part II: Burning characteristics of selected chemical substances under fuel rich conditions

Fire and Materials

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-50

  Brohez, Sylvain ^a   Marlair, G ^b   Delvosalle, C ^a  

^a FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Fire propagation apparatus; Heat release rate; Species yields; Under ventilation

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CHEMICALS; FIRE RESISTANCE; FIRES; VENTILATION;

FIRE CALORIMETRY; FIRE PROPAGATION APPARATUS; HEAT RELEASE RATE; SPECIES YIELDS; UNDER-VENTILATION;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 32544458787     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.897     Document Type: Article

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