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1	Fuel Load and Fire Behaviour in the Southern Ontario Tallgrass Prairie Kidnie, Susan M. 12 February 2010 (has links) Prescribed burning is an important management tool for the restoration and maintenance of tallgrass prairies. To improve fire behaviour prediction in tallgrass prairies, I assessed three different aspects of fire behaviour - heat of combustion, fuel load and rate of spread. Heat of combustion was found to vary amongst certain tallgrass species but the relatively small differences in means is unlikely to contribute significantly to fire behaviour. Average fuel loads in Ontario tallgrass prairie sites were found to be higher than current default value used in fire behaviour prediction. Three rapid fuel load assessment techniques were tested. Finally, the predictions of three fire behaviour prediction systems - the FBP System, BehavePlus and an Australian grassfire spread model, were compared with actual fire behaviour observations. The FBP System was found to perform poorly while both BehavePlus and the Australian model exhibited relatively strong relationships between observed and predicted rates of spread. tallgrass prairie prescribed burning heat of combustion fuel load grass fire spread prediction 0478 0777 0329
2	Fuel Load and Fire Behaviour in the Southern Ontario Tallgrass Prairie Kidnie, Susan M. 12 February 2010 (has links) Prescribed burning is an important management tool for the restoration and maintenance of tallgrass prairies. To improve fire behaviour prediction in tallgrass prairies, I assessed three different aspects of fire behaviour - heat of combustion, fuel load and rate of spread. Heat of combustion was found to vary amongst certain tallgrass species but the relatively small differences in means is unlikely to contribute significantly to fire behaviour. Average fuel loads in Ontario tallgrass prairie sites were found to be higher than current default value used in fire behaviour prediction. Three rapid fuel load assessment techniques were tested. Finally, the predictions of three fire behaviour prediction systems - the FBP System, BehavePlus and an Australian grassfire spread model, were compared with actual fire behaviour observations. The FBP System was found to perform poorly while both BehavePlus and the Australian model exhibited relatively strong relationships between observed and predicted rates of spread. tallgrass prairie prescribed burning heat of combustion fuel load grass fire spread prediction 0478 0777 0329
3	Developing a 2D Forest Fire Spread Simulation for Enhanced Decision-Making During Catastrophes in Sweden Gauffin Dahlin, David January 2024 (has links) This thesis presents the development and evaluation of a 2D simulation model designed to predict the spread and behavior of forest fires, with a specific focus on Swedish forest ecosystems. Despite the model's simplicity and inherent limitations due to assumptions such as homogeneity in fuel distribution and the exclusion of topographical influences, the simulations yield remarkably accurate predictions of fire spread and intensity. The model integrates basic meteorological data (wind speed and direction, temperature) and uses a discretized spatial approach to simulate the dynamics of forest fires. Initial results suggest that even with minimal input variables and broad assumptions, the model offers significant predictive capabilities, highlighting potential areas for future refinement. Key aspects such as the interaction between conduction and advection terms, the role of water vaporization in fire dynamics, and the influence of wind on fire propagation are discussed. The findings encourage further development of the model, aiming at incorporating more complex variables such as topography and more forest fuels, potentially enhancing its utility in real-time fire management and decision-making processes. Forest Fire Simulation 2D Fire Spread Model Heat Transfer in Forest Fires Cellular Automata Wildfire Behavior Meteorological Data in Fire Modeling Fire Dynamics Fire Management Decision-Making Forest Ecosystems Sweden Wildfire Study Computational Fire Models Advection and Conduction in Fires Water Vaporization in Wildfires Fire Induced Weather Patterns Fire Spread Prediction Real-time Fire Management Environmental Impact of Forest Fires Empirical Data for Fire Simulation Firefighter Interventions Stochastic Wind Modeling Mathematics Matematik

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