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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dc.contributor	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química
dc.contributor	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CERTEC - Centre d'Estudis del Risc Tecnològic
dc.contributor.author	Pastor Ferrer, Elsa
dc.contributor.author	Pérez, Yolanda
dc.contributor.author	Planas Cuchi, Eulàlia
dc.contributor.author	Agueda Costafreda, Alba
dc.contributor.author	Miralles, Marta
dc.date	2010-01
dc.identifier.citation	Pastor, E. [et al.]. Pile burning of cutting debris in stands of hazel (Corylus avellana): an experimental study of smouldering combustion toward a validation of burning protocol. "Fire safety journal", Gener 2010, vol. 45, núm. 1, p. 69-81.
dc.identifier.citation	0379-7112
dc.identifier.citation	10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.10.003
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2117/11380
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.subject	Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Impacte ambiental
dc.subject	Forest fires--Prevention and control.
dc.subject	Incendis forestals -- Prevenció i control
dc.title	Pile burning of cutting debris in stands of hazel (Corylus avellana): an experimental study of smouldering combustion toward a validation of burning protocol
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.description.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.
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