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Author
Palmer, T. Y.
Title
Project Flambeau...An Investigation of Mass Fire (1964-1967). Final Report. Volume 2. Catalogue of Project Flambeau Fires, 1964-1967.
Coporate
Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experimental Station, Berkeley, CA
Sponsor
Office of Civil Defense, Washington, DC
Report
Final Report; Volume 2; Work Unit 2536-A; DASA EO 850-68, 1969, 53 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Contract
OCD-PS-65-28
Keywords
flambeau operation | mass fires | fire storms | fire behavior | thermal radiation | air flow | heat flux | weight loss
Identifiers
fuel weight loss; flame zone temperature; convection columns
Abstract
This report summarizes, in catalogue form, the data available from nine experimental fires conducted by Project Flambeau from 1965-1967. The fires were burned as part of an investigation of mass fire sponsored by the Office of Civil Defense, Department of the Army, and by the Defense Atomic Support Agency, Department of Defense, Washington, DC. For each of the nine experimental fires, this report provides information on [a] test data, [b] project number, [c] project officer, [d] types of measurements, [e] photography, [f] security clearance, [g] volume of records, [h] date of release, and [i] cooperative studies.