The effect of fuel quantity and location on small enclosure fires

Journal of Fire Protection Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-102

  Thomas, Ian R ^a   Moinuddin, Khalid A M ^a   Bennetts, Ian D ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burning rate; Fuel location; Grid size; Heat release rate; ISO 9705 room; Pool fire

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHANOL FUELS; FLAME RESEARCH;

BURNING RATE; ETHANOL POOL FIRES; FIRE DYNAMICS SIMULATOR; FUEL LOCATION; GRID SIZE; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR);

FIRES;

EID: 34249285521     PISSN: 10423915     EISSN: 1532172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1042391506064908     Document Type: Article

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