Fire suppression using water mists – a numerical model

HADJISOPHOCLEOUS, George V.;AN, Mingwang ;COSTA, Vitor A.F.;SOUSA, Antonio C. M..
Fire suppression using water mists – a numerical model. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 47, n.8, p. 424-434, july 2017. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/fire-suppression-using-water-mists-a-numerical-model/>. Date accessed: 25 apr. 2024. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/.

Hadjisophocleous, G., An, M., Costa, V., & Sousa, A.
(2001).
Fire suppression using water mists – a numerical model.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 47(8), 424-434.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/

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Hadjisophocleous, G.,An, M.,Costa, V.,Sousa, A.
2001 July 47. Fire suppression using water mists – a numerical model. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 47:8

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Hadjisophocleous, George, Mingwang  An, Vitor A.F. Costa, & Antonio C. M. Sousa.
"Fire suppression using water mists – a numerical model." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 47.8 (2001): 424-434. Web.  25 Apr. 2024

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Hadjisophocleous, George, An, Mingwang, Costa, Vitor, AND Sousa, Antonio.
"Fire suppression using water mists – a numerical model" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 47 Number 8 (07 July 2017)