- Author
- Ma, T. | Olenick, S. M. | Klassen, M. S. | Roby, R. J. | Torero, J. L.
- Title
- Burning Rate of Liquid Fuel on Carpet (Porous Media).
- Coporate
- Combustion Science and Engineering, Inc., Columbia, MD Edinburgh Univ., Scotland
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 40, No. 3, 227-246, July 2004
- Keywords
- carpets | burning rate | liquid fuels | porous media | fire investigations | arson | reconstruction | surface heat | heat balance | validation | physical properties | evaporation rate | combustion | heptane | kerosene | wicks | capillary flow
- Identifiers
- analysis of liquid burning on carpets; mechanism of fuel transport; approximate material conductivities for various materials; physical properties of fuels used in this study; mass transfer limited combustion