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On physical and mathematical modeling of the initiation and propagation of peat fires

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Works devoted to experimental and theoretical investigations of peat fires under laboratory and natural conditions have been reviewed. Evaluations show that the smoldering of surface combustible materials in peatlands involves half the biomass burnt during natural (forest, steppe, and peat) fires. These fires are of first importance in emission of combustion products into the atmosphere, destruction of the soil structure, and damage to the environment. Many investigations have been carried out on the problem of peat-fire behavior, and they have been published in various journals and materials of conferences.

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 82, No. 6, pp. 1210–1217, November–December, 2009.

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Grishin, A.M., Yakimov, A.S., Rein, G. et al. On physical and mathematical modeling of the initiation and propagation of peat fires. J Eng Phys Thermophy 82, 1235–1243 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-010-0293-7

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