Influence of sidewalls on width effects of upward flame spread

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 294-304

  Tsai, Kuang Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Sidewall effect; Upward flame spread; Width effect

Indexed keywords

FLAME HEIGHT; FLAME SPREAD; FLAME SPREAD RATE; HEAT FEEDBACK; PYROLYZATES; SIDEWALL EFFECTS; THERMALLY THICK MATERIALS; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; UPWARD FLAME SPREAD; WIDTH EFFECTS;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 79956161674     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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