Model scale railcar fire tests

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-282

  Ingason, Haukur ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fire; Fire development; HRR; Model scale; Passenger railcar; Train

Indexed keywords

FIRES; HEAT TRANSFER; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VENTILATION; WINDOWS;

FIRE DEVELOPMENT; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); MODEL SCALE; PASSENGER RAILCAR; TRAIN COMPARTMENT;

PASSENGER CARS;

EID: 34248166588     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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