Energy balance in a confined fire compartment to assess the heat release rate of an electrical cabinet fire

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 52, Issue , 2012, Pages 34-45

  Coutin, M ^a   Plumecocq, W ^a   Melis, S ^a   Audouin, L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Compartment fires; Electrical cabinet; Energy balance; Fire tests; Heat release rate

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VENTILATION;

COMPARTMENT FIRES; ELECTRICAL CABINET; FIRE COMPARTMENTS; FIRE TESTS; HEAT RELEASE; HEAT RELEASE RATE; LARGE SCALE TESTING; PLANT SAFETY; RELEASE RATE; THERMAL MODEL;

FIRES;

EID: 84861728915     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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