Combustion and flame spread on fuel-soaked porous solids

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 320-339

  Zanganeh, Jafar ^a   Moghtaderi, Behdad ^a   Ishida, Hiroki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NAGAOKA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combustible fuel; Combustion; Flame spread; Heat transfer; Inert porous media

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; FLAME PROPAGATION; FLAME SPREAD; FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS; POROUS SOLIDS; PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES; SAFETY CONCERNS; URBAN AREAS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FLAME RESEARCH; FLAMMABILITY; FUELS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84877693155     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecs.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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