Wind-Aided Flame Spread Across Strewn Debris
Report Number: CONF-8305107, p. 170-175
Author(s): Carrier, G., Fendell, F., Fleeter, R.
Corporate Author(s): TRW Space and Technology Group
Laboratory: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Date of Publication: 1983-07
Pages: 6
DoD Task:
Identifier: This paper is part of a conference proceedings. See ADA132780
Abstract:
Design of a laboratory experiment, to support further development of an already initiated theoretical model of wind-aided flame spread through a fuel matrix of large porosity, is presented. The design goals include delineation of a well-defined fuel matrix, careful control of the combustion environment (air flow and radiation), capacity for varying parameters (including fuel element type, matrix geometries, and introduction of upslope) , and provision for attaining steady-state rate of spread (if one exists). If the model , given initial credibility by the laboratory experiment, is corroborated by field-scale data, then the model may be used with more confidence for predicting the movement in time of a fire front (with current position specified), through a partially combustible debris field of known topographical and aerothermochemical properties, under given meteorological conditions.
Author(s): Carrier, G., Fendell, F., Fleeter, R.
Corporate Author(s): TRW Space and Technology Group
Laboratory: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Date of Publication: 1983-07
Pages: 6
DoD Task:
Identifier: This paper is part of a conference proceedings. See ADA132780
Abstract:
Design of a laboratory experiment, to support further development of an already initiated theoretical model of wind-aided flame spread through a fuel matrix of large porosity, is presented. The design goals include delineation of a well-defined fuel matrix, careful control of the combustion environment (air flow and radiation), capacity for varying parameters (including fuel element type, matrix geometries, and introduction of upslope) , and provision for attaining steady-state rate of spread (if one exists). If the model , given initial credibility by the laboratory experiment, is corroborated by field-scale data, then the model may be used with more confidence for predicting the movement in time of a fire front (with current position specified), through a partially combustible debris field of known topographical and aerothermochemical properties, under given meteorological conditions.