Pile burning of cutting debris in stands of hazel (Corylus avellana): An experimental study of smouldering combustion towards the validation of a burning protocol

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-81

  Pastor, Elsa ^a   Pérez, Yolanda ^a   Agueda, Alba ^a   Miralles, Marta ^b   Planas, Eulalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forest fires; IR monitoring; Safety; Smouldering temperatures

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; COMBUSTION; DEBRIS; DEFORESTATION; FIRES; FLOW OF WATER; RISK PERCEPTION; THERMOCOUPLES;

FOREST FIRES; HOTSPOTS; IR CAMERA; IR MONITORING; K-TYPE THERMOCOUPLES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; PILE BURNING; SMOLDERING TEMPERATURE; SMOULDERING COMBUSTIONS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES;

PILES;

EID: 72549091846     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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