Ignition of Fuel Beds by Cigarettes: A Conceptual Model to Assess Fuel Bed Moisture Content and Wind Velocity Effect on the Ignition Time and Probability

A conceptual model based on the balance of energy in a system composed of a burning cigarette, ambient flow and a porous fuel bed is proposed to study the burning of a single cigarette and the process of fuel bed dehydration, pyrolysis and its eventual ignition or combustion extinction. Model predic...

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Main Authors: Domingos Xavier Viegas, Ricardo Oliveira, Miguel Almeida, Donghyun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Fire
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/4/3/35