Modelling of unconfined flame tilt in cross-winds

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 1101-1112

  Oka, Yasushi ^a   Kurioka, Hitoshi ^b   Satoh, Hiroomi ^b   Sugawa, Osami ^c  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAJIMA TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apparent flame height; Cross winds; Flame length; Flame tilt; Unconfined fire

Indexed keywords

SAFETY ENGINEERING; WIND;

APPARENT FLAME HEIGHTS; CROSS WIND; FLAME LENGTH; FLAME TILTS; UNCONFINED FIRES;

FIRES;

EID: 84555189778     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.6-1101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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