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Mathematical modeling of the ignition of tree crowns

A. M. Grishin, V. A. Perminov

Tomsk State University, 634050, Tomsk

Abstract: Numerical calculations of the transition of a downstream (surface) forest fire into an upstream (crown) forest fire based on a general mathematical model of forest fires are presented. It is found that the ignition of the forest canopy is a gas-phase phenomenon. Critical conditions for the transition of a downstream into an upstream forest fire are determined. The numerical calculations are compared with experimental data.

UDC: 533.6.11.6

Received: 08.10.1995
Accepted: 18.03.1998

 English version: Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves, 1998, 34:4, 378–386

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