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Author
Stein, A. M. | Bauske, B. W.
Title
Computer Technique for Simulating the Combustion of Cellulose and Other Fuels. Research Note.
Coporate
Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Berkeley, CA
Report
PSW-266, 1972, 3 p.
Keywords
cellulose | combustion | computers | wood | cellulosic fuels | fluid mechanics | combustion products | convection | computer programs | simulation
Identifiers
wood combustion; mathematical analysis
Abstract
A computer method has been developed for simulating the combustion of wood and other cellulosic fuels. The products of combustion are used as input for a convection model that simulates real fires. The method allows the chemical process to proceed to equilibrium and then examines the effects of mass addition and repartitioning on the fluid mechanics of the convection column in a fire.