Measuring the particle flammability of forest species from wildland/urban interface (WUI) near athens by thermal analysis

2006 1st International Symposium on Environment Identities and Mediterranean Area, ISEIM

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 24-28

  Liodakis, Stylianos ^a   Kakardakis, Tilemachos ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNITION; KETONES; NONMETALS; OXYGEN; THERMOANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; ARBUTUS UNEDO; ASH CONTENTS; COMBUSTION DURATION; FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES; FOREST LITTERS; FOREST SPECIES; IGNITION-DELAY TIME; INTERFACE AREA; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; LATIFOLIA; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MOISTURE CONTENT; OXYGEN ATMOSPHERES; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PLANT SPECIES; QUERCUS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

FLAMMABILITY;

EID: 50049115903     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEIMA.2006.345043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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