Citation

Heskestad G. Fire Safety J. 2001; 36(2): 201-204.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Recent measurements of rise times of plumes from suddenly initiated steady fires versus observation height have been expressed as a constant dimensionless rise time. Rise times deduced from the literature for t-squared, power-law fire growth have also been expressed as a constant dimensionless rise time, and the behavior for the two fire types related. Available theories for suddenly initiated steady fires underestimate rise times.