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Effect of fire whirlwind formation on solid fuel burning rates

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Burning rates of Douglas fir wood were measured using crosspiled sticks 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1 in. (0.64, 1.27, 1.90, and 2.54 cm) in cross-sectional dimensions. Burning was 1.4 to 4.2 times as fast with the whirlwind as without.

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  1. Robert E. Martin
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  2. Dennis W. Pendleton
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  3. William Burgess
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Martin, R.E., Pendleton, D.W. & Burgess, W. Effect of fire whirlwind formation on solid fuel burning rates. Fire Technol 12, 33–40 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02629468

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