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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Brent M. Pickett; C. Isackson; R. Wunder; Thomas H. Fletcher; Bret W. Butler; David R. Weise
Publication Date: 2009

Combustion experiments were performed over a flat-flame burner that provided the heat source for multiple leaf samples. Interactions of the combustion behavior between two leaf samples were studied. Two leaves were placed in the path of the flat-flame burner, with the top leaf 2.5 cm above the bottom leaf. Local gas and particle temperatures, as well as local oxygen concentrations, were measured along with burning characteristics of both leaves. Results showed that the time to ignition of the upper leaf was not significantly affected by the presence of the lower leaf. The major difference observed was that the time of flame duration of the upper leaf was significantly affected by the presence of the lower leaf. Causes for the prolonged flame were found to be the consumption of oxygen by the burning lower leaf and the obstruction provided by the lower leaf, causing a wake effect, thus altering the combustion behavior of the upper leaf.

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Citation: Pickett, Brent M.; Isackson, Carl; Wunder, Rebecca; Fletcher, Thomas H.; Butler, Bret W.; Weise, David R. 2009. Flame interactions and burning characteristics of two live leaf samples. International Journal of Wildland Fire 18(7):865-874.

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Topics:
Fire Behavior    Fuels    Models
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • Arctostaphylos glandulosa
  • burning characteristics
  • Ceanothus crassifolius
  • combustion
  • experimental fire
  • fire management
  • flame interactions
  • flame length
  • flammability
  • forest management
  • Gambel oak
  • heat
  • ignition
  • leaf samples
  • leaves
  • oxygen
  • Quercus gambelii
  • rate of spread
  • temperature
  • Utah
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 23931Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Journals-IAbstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 8321

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