- Author
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Ma, T.
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Olenick, S. M.
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Klassen, M. S.
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Roby, R. J.
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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
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 40,
No. 3,
227-246,
July 2004
- Keywords
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carpets
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burning rate
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liquid fuels
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porous media
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fire investigations
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arson
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reconstruction
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surface heat
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heat balance
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validation
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physical properties
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evaporation rate
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combustion
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heptane
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kerosene
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wicks
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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