Citation

Weber RO. Math. Comput. Model. 1990; 13(12): 95-102.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0895-7177(90)90103-T

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Fire propagation through arrays of vertically mounted fuel elements is considered. Simple experiments and the work of Vogel and Williams suggests a geometrical model for fire propagation from one element of the array to another. The advantages of a geometrical model are that an inclined base can easily be accommodated, and that a physical model for simulation of fire propagation naturally appears. From the former, a critical slope can be found beyond which heat transfer is no longer rate limiting.