Testing two radiative physical models for fire spread through porous forest fuel beds

Combustion science and technology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 149-180

  Dupuy, J L ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME RESEARCH; FORESTRY; FUELS; GASES; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT LOSSES; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POROSITY; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENERGY BALANCE; FIRE SPREAD; FOREST FUEL; POROUS FOREST FUEL BEDS; RADIATIVE MODEL;

FIRES;

EID: 0033684490     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200008947288     Document Type: Article

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