Modelling of hydrogen cyanide formation in room fires

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 737-755

  Tuovinen, Heimo ^a   Blomqvist, Per ^a   Saric, Fikret ^b  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CFD models; Flamelet models; Hydrogen cyanide; Under ventilated fires; Vitiation

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ETHYLENE; HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING; STRAIN; VENTILATION;

COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; FLAMELETS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE (HCN); ROOM FIRES;

FIRES;

EID: 6344258513     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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