TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Specific extinction coefficient of flame generated smoke
JO  - Fire and materials
A1  - Mulholland, G. W.
A1  - Croarkin, C
SP  - 227
EP  - 230
VL  - 24
IS  - 5
N2  - The experimental results for the mass specific extinction coefficient (sigma (s)) at lambda = 633 nm for flame generated smoke are summarized for seven studies involving 29 fuels. The measurements are for post-flame smoke generated by overventilated burning, From an analysis of variance for the seven studies, it was found that between-laboratory differences were the major source of variability. The estimated mean value of sigma (s) is 8.7 m(2)/g with an expanded uncertainty (95% confidence interval) of 1.1 m(2)/g. A major implication of this nearly universal value is that one can infer mass concentration of smoke by making light extinction measurements.<p />
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SN  - 0308-0501
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -