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Abstract
The research described in this paper was supported by the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is developing a Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS) to predict fire behavior at the community scale. One key sest of information that is needed for the FDS is fire spread and behavior in typical landscaping combinations of mulch, small plants and shrubs. This study was designed to provide flammability data for horticultural beds by evaluating the effect of mulch type, planting composition, and drought conditions on fire spread and heat release in both field and controlled environment conditions.
The research described in this paper was supported by the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is developing a Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS) to predict fire behavior at the community scale. One key sest of information that is needed for the FDS is fire spread and behavior in typical landscaping combinations of mulch, small plants and shrubs. This study was designed to provide flammability data for horticultural beds by evaluating the effect of mulch type, planting composition, and drought conditions on fire spread and heat release in both field and controlled environment conditions.
Date
0/2008
0/2008
Author(s)
A Long; B Hinton; W Zipperer; A Hermansen-Baez; A Maranghides; W Mell
A Long; B Hinton; W Zipperer; A Hermansen-Baez; A Maranghides; W Mell
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Keyword(s)
fire spread; landscape; FDS; fire dynamic simulator; fire behavior; horticulture flammabiilty
fire spread; landscape; FDS; fire dynamic simulator; fire behavior; horticulture flammabiilty