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Author
Andre, J. C. S. | Urbano, J. M. | Viegas, D. X.
Title
Forest Fire Spread Models: The Local Quasi-Equilibrium Approach.
Coporate
Coimbra Univ., Portugal
Journal
Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 178, No. 12, 2115-2143, December 2006
Book or Conf
Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Twentieth (20th) International Colloquium. Proceedings. July 31-August 5, 2005, Montreal, Canada, Sirignano, W. A.; Williams, F. A., Editors, 2006
Keywords
forest fires | fire spread | fire behavior | fire fronts | formulations | equations
Identifiers
model the movement and shape of forest fire fronts; fire front spread models; Fermat principle (M1); Huygen's principle (M2); local quasi-equilibrium; normal fire rate of spread; space-time average description; point-ignited fire front in homogeneous and permanent conditions; concept of normal fire rate of spread (M3); synopsis of global models allowed by the local quasi-equilibrium hypothesis