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Author
Babrauskas, V.
Title
Ignition of Wood: A Review of the State of the Art.
Coporate
Fire Science and Technology Inc., Issaquah, WA
Journal
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 3, 163-189, August 2002
Keywords
wood | ignition | cone calorimeters | combustion | ignition temperature | radiant heating | autoignition | heat sources | fire brands | smoldering | hot bodies
Identifiers
glowing combustion; Setchkin furnace; summary of ignition temperature data; flaming ignition from radiant heating; summary of data correlations for piloted radiant ignition in the cone calorimeter; minimum flux for autoignition of wood, as reported by various researchers; ignition from miscellaneous heat sources; ignition from hot bodies, firebrands, and smoldering