- Author
- Thomas, P. H.
- Title
- On the Thermal Conduction Equation for Self-Heating Materials With Surface Cooling.
- Coporate
- Fire Research Station, Borehamwood, England
- Journal
- Transactions of the Faraday Society, Vol. 54, 60-65, 1958
- Keywords
- self-heating | conduction | heat transmission | heat generation | thermal explosions | cooling
- Abstract
- The mathematical analysis given by Frank-Kamenetzky and by Chambre of the critical thermal conditions for explosion or ignition is extended to allow for Newtonian cooling at the surface of the material.