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Mathematical modeling of the ignition of tree crowns

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Numerical calculations of the transition of a downstream (surface) forest fire into an upstream (crown) forest fire based on a general mathematical model of forest fires are presented. It is found that the ignition of the forest canopy is a gas-phase phenomenon. Critical conditions for the transition of a downstream into an upstream forest fire are determined. The numerical calculations are compared with experimental data.

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  1. Tomsk State University, 634050, Tomsk

    A. M. Grishin & V. A. Perminov

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Translated fromFizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 13–22, July–August 1998.

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Grishin, A.M., Perminov, V.A. Mathematical modeling of the ignition of tree crowns. Combust Explos Shock Waves 34, 378–386 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02675602

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