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A slug calorimeter for evaluating the thermal performance of fire resistive materials

✍ Scribed by D. P. Bentz; D. R. Flynn; J. H. Kim; R. R. Zarr

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Weight: 209 KB
Volume: 30
Category: Article
ISSN: 0308-0501
DOI: 10.1002/fam.906

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