Experimental study of the effects of a thermal plume entrainment mode on the flow structure: Application to fire

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-486

  Mahmoud, Ahmedou Ould Mohamed ^a   Bouslimi, Jamel ^b   Maad, Rejeb Ben ^c  

^a Faculty of Sciences and Techniques   (Mauritania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Air entrainment mode; Fire plume; Fire source; Thermal plume; Turbulent natural convection

Indexed keywords

AIR; FIRES; FLOW STRUCTURE; THERMAL PLUMES;

AIR ENTRAINMENT MODE; AVERAGE FIELD; AVERAGE PROFILES; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; FIRE PLUME; FIRE SOURCE; GROUND LEVEL; HEAT SOURCES; HORIZONTAL PLATES; TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION;

AIR ENTRAINMENT;

EID: 63449119158     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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