Bulk and particle properties of pine needle fuel beds-influence on combustion

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1076-1086

  Santoni, P A ^a   Bartoli, P ^a   Simeoni, A ^b   Torero, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

calorimetry; fire behaviour; heat release rate; permeability; pine litter; porous media; wildland fires.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916208780     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF13079     Document Type: Article

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