Thermodynamics of tower-block infernos: effects of water on aluminum fires

We review the thermodynamics of combustion reactions involved in aluminum fires in the light of the spate of recent high-profile tower-block disasters, such as the Grenfell fire in London 2017, the Dubai fires between 2010 and 2016, and the fires and explosions that resulted in the 9/11 collapse of...

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Main Author: Maguire, John F. (author)
Other Authors: Woodcock, Leslie (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15014
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/15014