The initiation of smouldering peat fire by a glowing firebrand

S Lin, T Zhang, X Huang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Wildfires represent a significant threat to peatlands globally, but whether peat
fires can be initiated by a lofted firebrand is still unknown. Aims We investigated the ignition …

The propensity of wooden crevices to smoldering ignition by firebrands

F Richter, B Bathras, J Barbetta Duarte, MJ Gollner - Fire Technology, 2022 - Springer
Fires occurring at the wildland-urban interface (WUI) have rapidly increased in frequency
and severity over the past few decades. As a result of these extreme fires, multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Smoldering ignition and transition to flaming in wooden mulch beds exposed to firebrands under wind

S Lin, C Li, M Conkling, X Huang, SL Quarles… - Fire Safety Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Spotting ignition by firebrands is a significant fire spread pathway at the wildland-urban
interface (WUI), where mulch products are commonly used as landsca** materials. Mulch …

Ignition and combustion behavior of pressure treated wood and wood-plastic composite exposed to glowing firebrand piles: Impact of air flow velocity, firebrand …

A Lauterbach, S Lee, J De Beer, SI Stoliarov… - Fire Safety Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Pressure treated wood (PTW) and wood-plastic composite (Trex®) were exposed to glowing
firebrand piles in a bench-scale wind tunnel. The air flow velocity was 0.9–2.7 ms− 1, the …

Modeling of wood surface ignition by wildland firebrands

O Matvienko, D Kasymov, E Loboda, A Lutsenko… - Fire, 2022 - mdpi.com
The probability of structural ignition is dependent both on physical properties of materials
and the fire exposure conditions. In this study, the effect of firebrand characteristics (ie …

An empirical firebrand pile heat flux model

JA De Beer, EL Dietz, SI Stoliarov, MJ Gollner - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Firebrand exposure has been identified as a leading cause of structure losses during
wildfires. However, only a limited number of studies have attempted to quantify the incident …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical assessment of standard firebrand accumulation curve when transferring temperature to contact surfaces

AR Bicelli, P Cantor, MR Arruda, C Tiago… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work presents research concerning the numerical assessment of two previously
measured temperatures due to firebrand accumulation on surfaces, which was determined …

Analyzing the ignition capabilities of glowing firebrand accumulations

L Zhu, JL Urban - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2024 - Elsevier
Firebrand spotting is a significant mechanism for structure losses in wildland–urban
interface (WUI) fires. In this work, the ability of firebrand accumulations to cause flaming …

Analysis of the thermal exposure and ignition propensity of a lignocellulosic building material subjected to a controlled deposition of glowing firebrands

JA De Beer, JA Alascio, SI Stoliarov, MJ Gollner - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
A series of experiments was carried out in a bench-scale wind tunnel where firebrand piles
of controlled coverage density and geometry were deposited onto a flammable and non …

Cooperative spot ignition by idealized firebrands: Impact of thermal interaction in the fuel

L Zhu, JL Urban - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Firebrand spotting is a major cause for structure losses in wildland-urban interface (WUI)
fires. When firebrands land nearby and accumulate into groups or piles, they can act as a …