Soot formation and oxidation in fires from laminar smoke point measurements

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 219-230

  Beji, Tarek ^a   Zhang, Jianping ^a   Delichatsios, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fires; Laminar smoke point; Non premixed flames; Soot formation; Soot oxidation

Indexed keywords

DUST; ETHYLENE; FIRE PROTECTION; FIRES; OXIDATION; SMOKE;

LAMINAR SMOKE POINTS; NON-PREMIXED FLAME; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OXIDATION MODEL; SOOT FORMATIONS; SOOT OXIDATION; TURBULENT FLAME; VISIBLE-HEIGHT;

SOOT;

EID: 80053975051     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.9-219     Document Type: Conference Paper

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