The cone calorimeter is an efficient instrument used to evaluate the reaction-to-fire
properties of measured materials via simulating a forced combustion bench-scale fire …

Besides piloted ignition, autoignition is also an important aspect to real fire development as
combustible materials may be ignited without independent flame. Fire behaviors of non …

A 3D multi-physical model referred to as “FireStar3D” has been developed in order to predict
the behavior of wildfires at a local scale (< 500 m). In the continuity of a previous work limited …

The paper presents flammability studies related with the combustion of Maritime pine
needles (pinus pinaster, representative of Mediterranean vegetation) in a cone calorimeter …

A methodology for the estimation of ignition times on solid materials is presented. It is based
on the observation that the time to ignition is proportional to the squared time integral of the …

Studying the interplay between heat transfer mechanisms in a burning wildland fuel layer
enables to better understand wildfire behavior. This works aims to assess the effect of air …

Experiments were carried out in the Idealized-Firebrand Ignition Test (I-FIT), a bench scale
apparatus specifically designed to test the ignition of forest fuel layers from a representative …

Rapid urban sprawl and population decentralization in recent decades have increased the
size of the wildland-urban interface and resulted in higher community risk and vulnerability …

An experimental and numerical study was carried out to assess the performance of the
different submodels and parameters used to describe the burning dynamics of wildfires. A …

The critical heat flux for ignition (CHFI) is an important measure of material flammability,
often determined by experimental testing under an applied radiant heat flux. Observations of …