- Author
-
Fernandez-Pello, A. C.
- Title
- Upward Laminar Flame Spread Under the Influence of Externally Applied Thermal Radiation.
- Coporate
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA
- Journal
-
Combustion Science and Technology,
Vol. 17,
87-98,
1977
- Sponsor
- National Fire Prevention and Control Admin., Washington, DC
- Report
-
Home Fire Proj. Tech. Rpt. 28,
- Contract
- GRANT-75-004
- Keywords
-
thermal radiation
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flame spread
- Abstract
- Rates of flame spread for the upward laminar propagation of flames over thick vertical sheets of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) were measured under the influence of externally applied thermal radiation fluxes ranging from 0 to 2 W/cms. A previously developed theoretical model for the upward laminar spread of flames over vertical fuel surfaces was extended to account for the additional effect of the external radiation.