Effects of moisture on ignition behavior of moist California Chaparral and Utah leaves

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1183-1203

  Fletcher, Thomas H ^a   Pickett, Brent M ^a   Smith, Steven G ^a   Spittle, Gregory S ^a   Woodhouse, Megan M ^a   Haake, Elizabeth ^a   Weise, David R ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ignition; Live fuels; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

FLAME BURNERS; FLAME HEIGHT; IGNITION TEMPERATURE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FIRES; FORESTRY; IGNITION; MOISTURE;

WOOD FUELS;

BUBBLES; FOREST FIRES; FUELS; IGNITION; MOISTURE CONTENT;

EID: 34247854849     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200601015574     Document Type: Article

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