Upward flame spread: The width effect

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 409-419

  Tsai, Kuang Chung ^a   Wan, Fu Sen ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flame height; Heat feedback; Upward flame spread; Width effect

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FLAME HEIGHT; FLAME HEIGHT CORRELATIONS; FLAME SPREAD RATE; HEAT FEEDBACK; HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; UPWARD FLAME SPREAD; WIDTH EFFECTS;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 79953082825     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.8-409     Document Type: Conference Paper

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