2007 Volume 57 Issue 2 Pages 39-44
Dimensional analysis is a useful tool to identify important parameters, to design an efficient experiment, and to understand experimental results. In particular, the use of dimensional analysis simplifies the system under consideration. Since fire phenomena are complicated having a number of parameters, simplification through dimensional analysis is important for understanding their basic mechanisms. This paper briefly summarizes the basic ideas of dimensional analysis and reviews insights obtained via dimensional analyses in the field of fire research.