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Analysis of Forest Fire Spread Rate and Fire Intensity by a Wind Model  

채희문 (강원대학교 산림과학대학 산림자원보호학과)
이찬용 (강원대학교 산림과학대학 산림자원보호학과)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.5, no.4, 2003 , pp. 213-217 More about this Journal
Abstract
Forest fire spread and intensity were modeled as a function of wind and fuel. Spread rate and intensity of forest fire were related to weight and thickness of forest fuel beds and to wind speed. Forest fire spread rate and fire intensity were differentiated according to wind speed. Rapid wind speed causes a faster forest fire spread rate and greater fire intensity than does slow wind speed. Relative burning time of the fire from beginning to end in the model was 161 sec at a wind speed of 0.5 m/sec and 146 sec at 1m/sec on the model. Average forest lire spread rate was 0.014 m/sec at a wind speed of 0.5 m/sec and 0.020 m/sec at 1m/sec. Average fire intensity was 0.183 ㎾/m at a wind speed of 0.5 m/sec, 0.259 ㎾/m at 1m/sec. Fire intensity was greater when forest fire spread rate was rapid.
Keywords
forest fire spread rate; fire intensity; wind speed; forest fuel bed;
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