Effect of oxygen concentration on the carbon monoxide yields from methane and methanol flames

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1013-1022

  Saso, Yuko ^a   Gotoda, Hiroshi ^a   Ogawa, Yoshio ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FIRE AND DISASTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Compartment fires; Halon replacement; Oxygen concentration; Suppression; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIREPROOFING; FIRES; MIXTURES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TOXICITY;

CO CONCENTRATIONS; COMPARTMENT FIRES; FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS; GASEOUS COMBUSTION; HALON REPLACEMENT; LIQUID COMBUSTION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; SUPPRESSION;

OXYGEN;

EID: 49649109127     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.8-1013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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