Experimental studies on thermal and smoke blockage by water curtains

Collection of Technical Papers - 9th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1195-1209

  Chow, W K ^a   Ma, Elaine Y L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE RESISTANCE; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION; NOZZLES; POROSITY; SMOKE;

DRENCHER SYSTEMS; FIRE RESISTIVE BARRIERS; SMOKE BLOCKAGE; WATER CURTAINS;

HEAT SHIELDING;

EID: 33845514503     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-3287     Document Type: Conference Paper

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