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Localized Ignition and Subsequent Flame Spread Over Solid Fuels in Microgravity
Published
Author(s)
Takashi Kashiwagi, Y N. Nakamura, Kuldeep Prasad, Howard R. Baum, S L. Olson, O -. Fujita, K K. Nishizawa, K. Ito
Abstract
Ignition and subsequent flame spread over a paper sample and a PMMA sheet in microgravity are studied experimentally and theoretically. New results obtained during last two years are described.
Kashiwagi, T.
, Nakamura, Y.
, Prasad, K.
, Baum, H.
, Olson, S.
, Fujita, O.
, Nishizawa, K.
and Ito, K.
(2017),
Localized Ignition and Subsequent Flame Spread Over Solid Fuels in Microgravity, Microgravity Combustion Workshop
(Accessed October 28, 2025)