- Author
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Emmons, H. W.
- Title
- Heat Transfer in Fire.
- Coporate
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA
- Journal
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Journal of Heat Transfer,
145-151,
May 1973
- Report
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Home Fire Proj. Tech. Rpt. 9; ASME 72-WA/HT-63,
- Book or Conf
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Winter Annual Meeting. November 26-30, 1972,
New York, NY,
['1972', '1973']
- Keywords
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heat transfer
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mass transfer
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fire spread
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fire protection
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equations
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fire models
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flame speed
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ignition
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forced convection
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cribs
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flame height
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fire plumes
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fire safety
- Abstract
- The essential role played by heat and mass transfer processes in fire is discussed, and the need for the development of an understanding of fire through the application of analysis and modeling techniques so successful in heat transfer is indicated.