Abstract
Following the release of a flammable liquid, a variety of different fire situations may develop, the most hazardous of which is the growing pool fire. Supporting experiments demonstrate basic concepts in pool growth similarity suggested by the present theory.
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Note: This work was performed at Sandia National Laboratories supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC04-76D00789.
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Cline, D.D., Koenig, L.N. The transient growth of an unconfined pool fire. Fire Technol 19, 149–162 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02378695
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