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The Role of Moisture on Combustion of Pyrolysis Gases in Wildland Fires

Selina C. Ferguson Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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Ambarish Dahale Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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Babak Shotorban Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Shankar Mahalingam Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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David R. Weise Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Riverside, California, USA
Pages 435-453 | Received 27 Apr 2012, Accepted 30 Aug 2012, Published online: 27 Feb 2013

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C. Anand, B. Shotorban, S. Mahalingam, S. McAllister & D. R. Weise. (2017) Physics-Based Modeling of Live Wildland Fuel Ignition Experiments in the Forced Ignition and Flame Spread Test Apparatus. Combustion Science and Technology 189:9, pages 1551-1570.
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B. L. Yashwanth, B. Shotorban, S. Mahalingam & D. R. Weise. (2015) An Investigation of the Influence of Heating Modes on Ignition and Pyrolysis of Woody Wildland Fuel. Combustion Science and Technology 187:5, pages 780-796.
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