The cone calorimeter is an efficient instrument used to evaluate the reaction-to-fire
properties of measured materials via simulating a forced combustion bench-scale fire …

Besides piloted ignition, autoignition is also an important aspect to real fire development as
combustible materials may be ignited without independent flame. Fire behaviors of non …

A 3D multi-physical model referred to as “FireStar3D” has been developed in order to predict
the behavior of wildfires at a local scale (< 500 m). In the continuity of a previous work limited …

A methodology for the estimation of ignition times on solid materials is presented. It is based
on the observation that the time to ignition is proportional to the squared time integral of the …

The paper presents flammability studies related with the combustion of Maritime pine
needles (pinus pinaster, representative of Mediterranean vegetation) in a cone calorimeter …

Heat fluxes from fires are strongly time-dependent. Historically, the thermal ignition theory in
its classical form has neglected this time dependency until recent years, where theories …

Experiments were carried out in the Idealized-Firebrand Ignition Test (I-FIT), a bench scale
apparatus specifically designed to test the ignition of forest fuel layers from a representative …

An experimental and numerical study was carried out to assess the performance of the
different submodels and parameters used to describe the burning dynamics of wildfires. A …

Rapid urban sprawl and population decentralization in recent decades have increased the
size of the wildland-urban interface and resulted in higher community risk and vulnerability …

Fuel ignition potential is one of the primary drivers influencing the extent of damage in
wildland and wildland–urban interface fires and it is a decisive factor in planning prescribed …