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Journals

A Simple Model of the WTC Fireball Dynamics

Author(s)
Howard R. Baum, Ronald G. Rehm
An analytical model of the initial expansion of a fireball is presented.The model is based on an exact solution of the low Mach number combustion equations in...

Simulating Enclosure Fire Dynamics

Author(s)
Howard R. Baum
At least three different physics based approaches to fire dynamics simulations have evolved over the years; lumped parameter or ''zone models'', computational...

Validating Smoke Toxicity Tests

Author(s)
Richard Gann
This paper is the executive summary of NIST Technical Note 1453 (May 2003). The original abstract follows.This report presents the methodology for and results...

Simulating Enclosure Fire Dynamics and Suppression

Author(s)
Howard R. Baum, Kevin B. McGrattan
At least three different physics based approaches to fire dynamicssimulations have evolved over the years; lumped parameter or ''zone models'',computational...

Microgravity Superagglomerates Produced by Silane and Acetylene

Author(s)
Matthew Bundy, George Mulholland, Samuel Manzello, Jiann C. Yang, J H. Scott
A study of acetylene and silane diffusion flames was performed in normal gravity (1-g) and microgravity ([mu]-g) to determine the evolution of soot and silica...
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