Theoretical amounts of water to put out forest fires / C.E. Van Wagner and S.W. Taylor.: Fo143-2/458E-PDF
"A system of equations is presented to estimate the mass and depth of water required to extinguish forest fires for three different mechanisms; quenching the flame, cooling the hot fuel in the flaming zone, and wetting the fuel ahead of the flaming zone. A heat balance approach is used to equate the heat required for each mechanism with the amount and heat capacity of water (most of the 'cooling power' of water comes from conversion of water to steam)"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Pacific Forestry Centre, issuing body. |
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| Title | Theoretical amounts of water to put out forest fires / C.E. Van Wagner and S.W. Taylor. |
| Series title | Information report ; BC-X-458 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Includes bibliographical references (page 5). Includes abstracts in English and French. |
| Publishing information | Victoria, British Columbia : Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 2022. ©2022 |
| Author / Contributor | Van Wagner, C. E.,1924- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (iii, 8 pages) : illustrations, maps, graphs, photographs. |
| ISBN | 9780660448886 |
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| Subject terms | Forest fires -- Prevention and control -- Mathematical models. Water use -- Environmental aspects -- Mathematical models. Equations. Forêts -- Incendies -- Prévention et maîtrise -- Modèles mathématiques. Eau -- Utilisation -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Modèles mathématiques. Équations. |
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