On physical and mathematical modeling of the initiation and propagation of peat fires

Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1235-1243

  Grishin, A M ^a   Yakimov, A S ^a   Rein, G ^b   Simeoni, A ^c  

^a TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Heat of combustion; Moisture content; Peat; Peatlands; Physicomathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

HEAT OF COMBUSTION; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PEAT LAND; PHYSICO-MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

COMBUSTION; FIRES; MODELS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WETLANDS;

PEAT;

EID: 74849135988     PISSN: 10620125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10891-010-0293-7     Document Type: Review

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