Tenability conditions and filling times for fires in large spaces

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 643-662

  Delichatsios, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enclosure fires; Smoke filling; Tenability conditions

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; FILLING; HEAT LOSSES; SMOKE; VENTILATION;

ENCLOSURE FIRES; SMOKE FILLING; SMOKE VENTING; TENABILITY CONDITIONS;

FIRES;

EID: 6344246054     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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