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Interaction effects of multiple pool fires

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What are the effects of flame behavior of a number of fires burning in close proximity to one another? The results of measurements of burning rates, heat feedback, flame height, and flame trailing are reported for fires involving liquid pools.

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  1. K. G. Huffman

    Present address: Continental Oil Co., Ponca City, Oklahoma

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  1. University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

    K. G. Huffman, J. R. Welker & C. M. Sliepcevich

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Huffman, K.G., Welker, J.R. & Sliepcevich, C.M. Interaction effects of multiple pool fires. Fire Technol 5, 225–232 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02591520

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