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Flame Spread Over Combustible Surfaces for Laminar Flow Systems Part II: Flame Heights and Fire Spread Rates

K. ANNAMALAI Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912View further author information
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M. SIBULKIN Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912
Pages 185-193 | Received 03 May 1978, Accepted 08 Sep 1978, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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