On the flame height definition for upward flame spread

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 384-392

  Consalvi, J L ^a   Pizzo, Y ^a,b   Porterie, B ^a   Torero, J L ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flame height definition; Numerical model; Steady wall flame; Upward flame spread

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; LUMINOUS MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

FLAME HEIGHT DEFINITION; NUMERICAL MODELS; STEADY WALL FLAMES; UPWARD FLAME SPREAD;

FLAME RESISTANCE;

EID: 34250348380     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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