Experimental review of the homogeneous temperature assumption in post-flashover compartment fires

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 249-261

  Stern Gottfried, Jamie ^a,b   Rein, Guillermo ^a   Bisby, Luke A ^a   Torero, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardington; Dalmarnock; Enclosure fire; Homogeneity; Structure; Well stirred reactor

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; FIRES; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; FLASHOVER; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CARDINGTON; COMPARTMENT FIRES; DALMARNOCK; ENCLOSURE FIRES; HOMOGENEITY; LOCAL MINIMUMS; POST-FLASHOVER; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; WELL-STIRRED REACTORS;

GAS TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77955718186     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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