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Optical Modeling of Fire Hazards Arising from Sunlight Focused by Water

Author: David W. Warren

Published in: Fire Technology | Issue 6/2014

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Anecdotal accounts of water-filled containers starting fires by focusing sunlight occasionally appear in the popular press, typically as curiosity items. This paper demonstrates the use of optical modeling tools and methodologies to explore situations under which water-filled containers can concentrate sunlight sufficiently to start fires, and proves the existence of a real hazard with an experimental demonstration.

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Title: Optical Modeling of Fire Hazards Arising from Sunlight Focused by Water
Author: David W. Warren
Publication date: 01-11-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Fire Technology / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0015-2684
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8099
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-013-0353-6

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