How 10 years of physical assumptions led to the development of the Balbi Model, from laboratory scale to field scale

J. H. Balbi; F. J. Chatelon; J. L. Rossi; T. Marcelli

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How 10 years of physical assumptions led to the development of the Balbi Model, from laboratory scale to field scale

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Authors:

J. H. Balbi, F. J. Chatelon, J. L. Rossi, T. Marcelli

Year:

2020

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Hood, Sharon M.; Drury, Stacy; Steelman, Toddi; Steffens, Ron, [eds.]. Proceedings of the Fire Continuum-Preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-78. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 234-238.

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Abstract

This work deals with the construction of a fire behavior model that can be easily used by people involved in firefighting or in environmental planning. The model has to provide the main physical characteristics of the fire front (rate of spread, flame tilt angle, flame height, flame length, flame temperature etc.). As this model has to be a universal one, it can be applied to any surface fire configuration without any change in the model. Keywords: physical model, radiation, convection, rate of spread.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the Fire Continuum-Preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT

Keywords

wildland fire, prescribed fire, planning, response, recovery, wildland urban interface, disturbance, ecology, behavior, diversity, fire effects, fuels and fuels management, air quality, smoke management

Citation

Balbi, J. H.; Chatelon, F. J.; Rossi, J. L.; Marcelli, T. 2020. How 10 years of physical assumptions led to the development of the Balbi Model, from laboratory scale to field scale. In: Hood, Sharon M.; Drury, Stacy; Steelman, Toddi; Steffens, Ron, [eds.]. Proceedings of the Fire Continuum-Preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-78. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 234-238.