- Author
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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
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combustion
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fire growth
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ignition
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flame spread
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surface heat
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fire spread
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fuel elements
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vapor phases
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computational fluid dynamics
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zone models
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enclosurestion
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temperatureiation
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ceiling jets
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flashover
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gas composition
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ventilation
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linings
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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