Simulating forest fire spread with cellular automation driven by a LSTM based speed model

X Li, M Zhang, S Zhang, J Liu, S Sun, T Hu, L Sun - Fire, 2022 - mdpi.com
The simulation of forest fire spread is a key problem for the management of fire, and Cellular
Automata (CA) has been used to simulate the complex mechanism of the fire spread for a …

Temporal patterns of wildfire activity in areas of contrasting human influence in the Canadian boreal forest

R Campos-Ruiz, MA Parisien, MD Flannigan - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
The influence of humans on the boreal forest has altered the temporal and spatial patterns of
wildfire activity through modification of the physical environment and through fire …

Lightning-Induced Wildfires: An Overview

Y Song, C Xu, X Li, F Oppong - Fire, 2024 - mdpi.com
Wildfire causes environmental, economic, and human problems or losses. This study
reviewed wildfires induced by lightning strikes. This review focuses on the investigations of …

Scaling analysis of downstream heating and flow dynamics of fires over an inclined surface

X Ren, ET Sluder, MV Heck, TP Grumstrup… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fire spread is known to accelerate uphill over inclined surfaces due to an intrinsic coupling
between geometry and fire-induced flows, especially when the slope exceeds a critical …

Physicochemical characteristics controlling the flammability of live Pinus banksiana needles in central Alberta, Canada

R Campos-Ruiz, MA Parisien… - International Journal of …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Few studies have focused on the integral assessment of live fuel flammability in
the boreal forest. Aims We aimed to examine the flammability of living needles of jack pine …

Elemental composition of post-wildfire biomass ashes and partly burned woody species in Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Czech Republic

MO Asare, P Midula, L Oravová, P Kuráň… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The study explored the post-wildfire elemental composition of parts (wood, bark, branch,
cone, trunk, litter, twig, needle, sward, fallow, sapling, etc.) and by-products (biomass ashes …

Stages and time-scales of ignition and burning of live fuels for different convective heat fluxes

H Fazeli, WM Jolly, DL Blunck - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Wildland fires impact ecosystems and communities worldwide. Many wildfires burn in living
or a mixture of living and senescent vegetation. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the …

Effect of live/dead condition, moisture content and particle size on flammability of gorse (Ulex europaeus) measured with a cone calorimeter

KO Melnik, A Valencia, M Katurji… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Live fuel comprises a significant portion of the fuel consumed in forest and
scrub crown fires. However, its flammability remains poorly understood. Although live fuel …

[HTML][HTML] FireSonic: Design and Implementation of an Ultrasound Sensing-Based Fire Type Identification System

Z Wang, Y Wang, M Liao, Y Sun, S Wang, X Sun, X Shi… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Accurate and prompt determination of fire types is essential for effective firefighting and
reducing damage. However, traditional methods such as smoke detection, visual analysis …

Experimental Study on Effects of Moisture Content and Tree Height on Crown Fire Behaviors of Live Cypress Trees

E Wang, H Wan, A Simeoni, C Mou… - … Science and Technology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Once a fire occurs in urban green belts, the live foliage of some tree and shrub species with
larger moisture content than dead fuel can support fire spread, which poses a great threat to …