Effective heat of combustion for flaming combustion of conifers

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 659-663

  Babrauskas, Vytenis ^a  

^a Fire Science and Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FIRE HAZARDS; MOISTURE; SOFTWOODS;

CONIFERS; FLAMING COMBUSTION; OXYGEN BOMB TEST; RESEARCHERS;

FORESTRY;

BURNING; COMBUSTION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST FIRE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MODELING;

COMBUSTION; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PSEUDOTSUGA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33745640499     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-253     Document Type: Article

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