A theoretical basis for flammability properties

Fire and Materials

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-214

  Quintiere, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning rate; Critical conditions; Flame spread; Flammability; Ignition

Indexed keywords

GASIFICATION; HEAT FLUX; IGNITION; RADIANT HEATING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BURNING RATE; CRITICAL HEAT FLUX; FLAME SPREAD; HEAT RELEASE PARAMETER; THERMAL RESPONSE PARAMETER;

FLAMMABILITY;

EID: 33646784687     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: 10991018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.905     Document Type: Article

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