A semi-transparent model of bushfire flames to predict radiant heat flux

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-207

  Knight, I K ^a   Sullivan, A L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Firefighter safety; Flame radiation; Modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243183577     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF03047     Document Type: Article

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