Modeling transport and combustion of firebrands from burning trees

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-169

  Sardoy, Nicolas ^a   Consalvi, Jean Louis ^a   Porterie, Bernard ^a   Fernandez Pello, A Carlos ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyant plume; Burning embers; Fire; Firebrand; Lofting; Spotting

Indexed keywords

GAS DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PYROLYSIS; STEADY FLOW; THERMAL PLUMES;

BUOYANT PLUME; BURNING EMBERS; FIRE INTENSITY;

FLAME RESEARCH;

FLAME RESEARCH; GAS DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PYROLYSIS; STEADY FLOW; THERMAL PLUMES;

ARTICLE; CANOPY; COMBUSTION; DEGRADATION; FIRE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICS; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT; STEADY STATE; THICKNESS;

EID: 34347323954     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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