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Information concerning the power or fuel input into fire test furnaces or other furnaces operating under variable state conditions has been developed. The power or fuel consumption of fire test furnaces depends considerably on the thermal properties of the test specimen, as is indicated by data reported here.
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Harmathy, T.Z. Design of fire test furnaces. Fire Technol 5, 140–150 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02591592
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02591592