Model scale tunnel fire tests with longitudinal ventilation

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6-8, 2010, Pages 371-384

  Ingason, Haukur ^a   Li, Ying Zhen ^a,b  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat release rate; Longitudinal ventilation; Model scale; Tunnel fire

Indexed keywords

FIRES; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; HEAT FLUX; VENTILATION; WOOD;

FIRE TESTS; HEAT RELEASE; HEAT RELEASE RATE; LONGITUDINAL VENTILATION; MODEL SCALE; MODEL SCALE TUNNELS; MODEL TUNNEL; RELEASE RATE; TUNNEL FIRES; WOOD CRIBS;

GAS TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77957878357     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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