A physically based model of the onset of crowning

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1109-1141

  Porterie, B ^a   Loraud, J C ^a   Bellemare, L O ^a   Consalvi, J L ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Crown fire; Numerical simulation; Physical model; Wildfire model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MOISTURE; PYROLYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY;

CROWN FUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; SURFACE FIRE;

IGNITION;

EID: 0344875155     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200302347     Document Type: Article

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