CFD prediction of pool fire burning rates and flame feedback

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 176, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1283-1307

  Novozhilov, V ^a   Koseki, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Fire and Disaster Management Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Flame feedback; Pool fire

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMBUSTION; FLAME RESEARCH; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SOOT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TURBULENCE;

BURNING RATES; EDDY BREAKUP MODEL; GASEOUS PHASE; LIQUID PHASES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 3843092760     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200490457484     Document Type: Article

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