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Page 18
... important advances in fire - protection prac- tice . Another fire laboratory of importance is Underwriters ' Laboratories , Inc. , with a main plant in Chicago and branch facilities in New York City , Northbrook , Illinois , and Santa ...
... important advances in fire - protection prac- tice . Another fire laboratory of importance is Underwriters ' Laboratories , Inc. , with a main plant in Chicago and branch facilities in New York City , Northbrook , Illinois , and Santa ...
Page 82
... important in some cases , but more likely some are minor , and there is perhaps a shift in relative impor- tance as fuel type , fire size , and wind velocity change . Other propagation means , e . g . , by convection or by firebrands ...
... important in some cases , but more likely some are minor , and there is perhaps a shift in relative impor- tance as fuel type , fire size , and wind velocity change . Other propagation means , e . g . , by convection or by firebrands ...
Page 95
... important that techniques be developed for analysis of the heat balance in these systems to a degree sufficient for adequate prediction of the extent and character of the fire spread to be expected . This necessarily includes the important ...
... important that techniques be developed for analysis of the heat balance in these systems to a degree sufficient for adequate prediction of the extent and character of the fire spread to be expected . This necessarily includes the important ...
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