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On the role of K ρ C of room lining materials in the growth of room fires
Author(s) -
Thomas P. H.,
Bullen M. L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810030203
Subject(s) - thermal conductivity , materials science , simple (philosophy) , thermal , volume (thermodynamics) , composite material , arc flash , forensic engineering , nuclear engineering , mechanics , thermodynamics , engineering , physics , philosophy , epistemology , insulator (electricity)
The role of the product of the thermal properties of thermal conductivity and thermal capacity per unit volume in fire growth is explored in relation to a simple model of a room fire. The calculated differences between flashover times for two different lining materials are plausible; the main conclusion is to show that the flashover time depends on K ρ C in a weaker relationship than simple proportionality.