Pool fire dynamics: Principles, models and recent advances

Y Chen, J Fang, X Zhang, Y Miao, Y Lin, R Tu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pool fire is generally described as a diffusion combustion process that occurs above a
horizontal fuel surface (composed of gaseous or volatile condensed fuel) with low (∼ zero) …

Effect of unheated segment on heat transfer over a thermally thick material under forced flow

Y Zhang, J Fang, HR Shah, L Song - International Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emmons' solution does not include a development length in front of the flame, which causes
the thermal and velocity boundary layers to have different starting locations. In this paper …

Horizontal solid burning under laminar forced convection and turbulent buoyant convection with an unheated segment

Y Zhang, J Fang, R Tu, L Song, AV Singh - … Communications in Heat and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effect of an unheated starting length, L 0 varying between 0 and 30 cm, on
the burning and heat transfer characteristics over a horizontal Poly (methyl methacrylate) flat …

Burning process over a thermally thick material with varying unheated lengths under forced airflow

Y Zhang, J Fang, L Song, AV Singh - Fire Safety Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper studied the effects of an unheated segment on solid burning under laminar
forced flow, where both experimental and theoretical analysis of the burning behavior of a …

Identifying characteristics of wildfire towers and troughs

T Banerjee, T Holland, K Solander, M Holmes, R Linn - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Wildfire behavior is dictated by the complex interaction of numerous physical phenomena
including dynamic ambient and fire-induced winds, heat transfer, aerodynamic drag on the …

Anisotropic kernel smoothing for change-point data with an analysis of fire spread rate variability

JRJ Thompson - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Wildland fires are natural disturbances that enable the renewal of forests. However, these
fires also place public safety and property at risk. Understanding forest fire spread in any …

Infrared image processing tools for automated aerial remote sensing of active wildland fires

MM Valero Pérez - 2019 - upcommons.upc.edu
Forest fires are natural phenomena essential for ecosystem balance. However, their impact
on society is increasing. Emergency managers are facing unprecedented crises producing …