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Pile burning of cutting debris in stands of hazel (Corylus avellana): an experimental study of smouldering combustion toward a validation of burning protocol
| dc.contributor.author | Pastor Ferrer, Elsa |
| dc.contributor.author | Pérez, Yolanda |
| dc.contributor.author | Planas Cuchi, Eulàlia |
| dc.contributor.author | Agueda Costafreda, Alba |
| dc.contributor.author | Miralles, Marta |
| dc.contributor.other | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-02-15T12:06:09Z |
| dc.date.available | 2011-02-15T12:06:09Z |
| dc.date.created | 2010-01 |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-01 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Pastor, E. [et al.]. Pile burning of cutting debris in stands of hazel (Corylus avellana): an experimental study of smouldering combustion toward a validation of burning protocol. "Fire safety journal", Gener 2010, vol. 45, núm. 1, p. 69-81. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0379-7112 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2117/11380 |
| dc.description.abstract | Smoulderingcombustioninburningpileswasexperimentallyinvestigatedbystudyingtemperature changes insixpilesof2mofdiameterofcuttingdebrisofhazel(Corylusavellana) forthreedaysafter extinction.ThepilesweremonitoredusinganIRcameraandK-typethermocouples.Theexperiment wasdesignedinordertostudyhowthemaximumtemperatureofthecharcoalmightbeinfluencedby the individualandinteractioneffectsofboththequalityofextinctionandtheelapsedtimeuntilthe start ofextinctionofthepiles.Thepilesthatwereproperlyextinguished(i.e.usingahigh-pressure, homogeneouslydistributedwaterflowof50l/minfor4min)hadauniformtemperatureprofileanddid not havesignificanthotspots.Thetemperaturereachedequilibriumwiththeenvironmentinlessthan 10hafterextinction.Incontrast,asmoulderingfrontmovedthroughoutthepoorlyextinguishedpiles, which hadawidetemperaturedistributionandhotspotsofupto700 1C. Asimulationofwindy conditionsafterthreedaysofexperimentsonapoorlyextinguishedpileshowedthatthereactivationof charcoal combustionwaspossible.Itgaveahigh-riskscenariotocauseawildfire,withhotsmouldering embersbeingtransportedbywindflow.Theresultsareofinteresttoimprovepileburningprotocolsso that thenumberofwildfirescausedbysuchpracticesmaybereduced. |
| dc.format.extent | 13 p. |
| dc.language.iso | eng |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
| dc.subject | Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Impacte ambiental |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Forest fires--Prevention and control. |
| dc.title | Pile burning of cutting debris in stands of hazel (Corylus avellana): an experimental study of smouldering combustion toward a validation of burning protocol |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.subject.lemac | Incendis forestals -- Prevenció i control |
| dc.contributor.group | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CERTEC - Centre d'Estudis del Risc Tecnològic |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.10.003 |
| dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| dc.rights.access | Restricted access - publisher's policy |
| local.identifier.drac | 4978043 |
| dc.description.version | Postprint (published version) |
| local.citation.author | Pastor, E.; Pérez, Y.; Planas, E.; Àgueda, A.; Miralles, M. |
| local.citation.publicationName | Fire safety journal |
| local.citation.volume | 45 |
| local.citation.number | 1 |
| local.citation.startingPage | 69 |
| local.citation.endingPage | 81 |
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