Enabling the study of structure vulnerabilities to ignition from wind driven firebrand showers: A summary of experimental results

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 181-196

  Manzello, Samuel L ^a   Suzuki, Sayaka ^a   Hayashi, Yoshihiko ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Firebrands; Ignition; WUI Fires

Indexed keywords

BENCH SCALE; EXPERIMENTAL DEVICES; EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; FIRE RESEARCH; FIREBRAND; RESEARCH FACILITIES; WIND-TUNNEL FACILITIES; WUI FIRES;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 84868209752     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2012.06.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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