Experimental study of burning rate behaviour in confined and ventilated fire compartments

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1217-1228

  Pretrel, Hugues ^a   Querre, Phillipe ^a   Forestier, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Burning rate; Compartment fires; Industrial fires; Pool fire; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

FIRE PROTECTION; LAKES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; VENTILATION; VIDEO RECORDING;

BURNING RATE; COMPARTMENT FIRES; FIRE COMPARTMENTS; INDUSTRIAL FIRES; NUCLEAR SAFETY; POOL FIRES; VENTILATION RATE; VIDEO RECORDERS;

FIRES;

EID: 80455158124     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.8-1217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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