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Author
Thomas, P. H.
Title
Size of Flames From Natural Fires.
Coporate
Fire Research Station, Borehamwood, England
Book or Conf
Combustion Institute, Symposium (International) on Combustion, 9th. August 27-September 1, 1962, Adacemic Press, NY, Ithaca, NY, 844-859 p., 1963
Keywords
flame size | turbulent flames | fuels | air entrainment | wind | velocity | burning rate | flame length | fire protection | temperature
Abstract
Uncontrolled fires produce flames where the initial momentum of the fuel is low compared with the momentum produced by buoyancy. This paper discusses one of the least studied features of natural fires--the length of the turbulent flames rising from the burning fuel.