- Author
- Thomas, P. H.
- Title
- Growth of Fire: Ignition to Full Involvement.
- Coporate
- Fire Research Station, Borehamwood, England
- Book or Conf
- Combustion Fundamentals of Fire. Chapter 5, Academic Press, New York, NY, Cox, G., Editors, 273-328 p., 1995
- Keywords
- combustion | fire growth | ignition | flame spread | surface heat | fire spread | fuel elements | vapor phases | computational fluid dynamics | zone models | enclosurestion | temperatureiation | ceiling jets | flashover | gas composition | ventilation | linings | smoke filling
- Identifiers
- simple thermal model of surface heating; spread of fire through beds of thin fuel elements; spread of fire through a bed of thick fuel elements; thin fuel - horizontal spread; thin fuel - vertical spread; flame spread on thick materials - horizontal spread; upward and concurrent flame spread over thick materials; spread on inclines; general growth laws; feedback to fuel; flows through large openings; enclosure smoke filling; upper layer temperature; ceiling jet and the growing fire; flashover without flame spread; flashover with flame spread; post-flashover - fully developed fire; gas composition in post-flashover and ventilation-limited fires; control of lining materials by regulatory authorities