- Author
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Fernandez-Pello, A. C.
- Title
- Theoretical Model for the Upward Laminar Spread of Flames Over Vertical Fuel Surfaces.
- Coporate
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA
- Journal
-
Combustion and Flame,
Vol. 31,
135-148,
1978
- Sponsor
- National Fire Protection and Control Admin., Washington, DC
- Report
-
Home Fire Proj. Tech. Rpt. 29,
- Contract
- GRANT-75-004
- Keywords
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model fires
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laminar flames
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flame spread
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fire spread
- Abstract
- A theoretical model was developed for the upward laminar propagation of flames over vertical fuel surfaces. The model, which applies to small scale fires, makes use of a boundary layer approximation to describe the flow and of an ignition temperature to define the rate of flame spread. Expressions for the rate of flame spread along thermally thick and thin fuels are obtained as functions of the thermophysical properties of the fuel and ambient oxidizer.