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A Study of Scaling Laws in Pool and Crib Fires

R. I. EMORI Mechanical Engineering Department, Seikei University, 3 Kichijoji-Kitamachi, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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K. SAITO Mechanical Engineering Department, Seikei University, 3 Kichijoji-Kitamachi, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 217-231 | Received 16 Nov 1981, Published online: 30 Mar 2007

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