An examination of flame shape related to convection heat transfer in deep-fuel bedsA

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-178

  Yedinak, Kara M ^a,b   Cohen, Jack D ^a   Forthofer, Jason M ^a   Finney, Mark A ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crown fires; Discontinuous fuels; Laminar flame model; Wildfire convection heat transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950683472     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF07143     Document Type: Article

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