Pile burning of cutting debris in stands of hazel (Corylus avellana): an experimental study of smouldering combustion toward a validation of burning protocol

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Title:	Pile burning of cutting debris in stands of hazel (Corylus avellana): an experimental study of smouldering combustion toward a validation of burning protocol
Author:	Pastor Ferrer, Elsa; Pérez, Yolanda; Planas Cuchi, Eulàlia; Agueda Costafreda, Alba; Miralles, Marta
Other authors:	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CERTEC - Centre d'Estudis del Risc Tecnològic
Abstract:	Smoulderingcombustioninburningpileswasexperimentallyinvestigatedbystudyingtemperature changes insixpilesof2mofdiameterofcuttingdebrisofhazel(Corylusavellana) forthreedaysafter extinction.ThepilesweremonitoredusinganIRcameraandK-typethermocouples.Theexperiment wasdesignedinordertostudyhowthemaximumtemperatureofthecharcoalmightbeinfluencedby the individualandinteractioneffectsofboththequalityofextinctionandtheelapsedtimeuntilthe start ofextinctionofthepiles.Thepilesthatwereproperlyextinguished(i.e.usingahigh-pressure, homogeneouslydistributedwaterflowof50l/minfor4min)hadauniformtemperatureprofileanddid not havesignificanthotspots.Thetemperaturereachedequilibriumwiththeenvironmentinlessthan 10hafterextinction.Incontrast,asmoulderingfrontmovedthroughoutthepoorlyextinguishedpiles, which hadawidetemperaturedistributionandhotspotsofupto700 1C. Asimulationofwindy conditionsafterthreedaysofexperimentsonapoorlyextinguishedpileshowedthatthereactivationof charcoal combustionwaspossible.Itgaveahigh-riskscenariotocauseawildfire,withhotsmouldering embersbeingtransportedbywindflow.Theresultsareofinteresttoimprovepileburningprotocolsso that thenumberofwildfirescausedbysuchpracticesmaybereduced.
Abstract:	Peer Reviewed
Subject(s):	-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Impacte ambiental -Forest fires--Prevention and control. -Incendis forestals -- Prevenció i control
Rights:	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
Document type:	Article - Published version Article
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