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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Andrey A. Kuleshov; Elena E. Myshetskaya; Sergey E. Yakush
Publication Date: 2017

A modified two-dimensional two-phase mathematical model of forest wildfires propagation is considered. The model is based on the averaging of three-dimensional equations of two-phase medium over the height of the forest fuel (FF) layer and it includes the (k‒ε)-turbulence model with additional turbulence production and dissipation terms in the forest layer and the Eddy Break-up Model for the combustion rate in the gas phase. The developed model can be used to carry out numerical simulation of the forest fire-front propagation under the conditions of a heterogeneous FF distribution, the presence of obstacles to the fire propagation, and the wind effects. This model can be used for real-time computation of the fire propagation, for expert assessments of emergency situations, and for assessments of the damage caused by forest fires.

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Citation: Kuleshov, Andrey A.; Myshetskaya, Elena E.; Yakush, Sergey. 2017. Numerical simulation of forest fire propagation based on modified two-dimensional model. Mathematical Models and Computer Simulations 9(4):437-447.

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Topics:
Fire Behavior    Fuels    Models
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Keywords:
  • combustion rate
  • eddy
  • fire propagation
  • forest fires
  • numerical simulation
  • turbulence
  • wildfires
  • wind effects
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FRAMES Record Number: 59058