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General mathematical model for forest fires and its applications

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A review is presented of the results of physical and mathematical modeling of forest fires performed at the Tomsk State University. A general physical model for forest fires is proposed, and the basic system of equations along with basic boundary and initial conditions is given. A structure of the fire front and limiting conditions of its propagation are discussed. A new concept of forest-fire fighting is formulated.

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Translated from Fizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 35–54, September–October, 1996.

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Grishin, A.M. General mathematical model for forest fires and its applications. Combust Explos Shock Waves 32, 503–519 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01998573

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