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An Empirical Correlation for Burning of Spruce Wood in Cone Calorimeter for Different Heat Fluxes
This article proposes an empirical expression to describe the pyrolysis and charring of spruce wood in bench-scale experiments for a wide range of...
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An Innovative Engineered Wood Product Made from Densified Wood with Enhanced Fire Performance – State-of-the-Art
As an environmentally friendly wood-modification method, thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) densification is being developed to improve the intrinsic...
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Ionic Liquid Processing of Residual Wood Powder into Additive-Free Wood Composites
This work presents a novel process for production of additive-free wood composites by ionic liquid treatment of wood powder involving extraction of...
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Burning of Solids
An understanding of these phenomena is essential from a perspective of evaluating fire risk. A safe separation between buildings, for example, is an...
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A Theoretical Model to Understand Some Aspects of Firebrand Pile Burning
Firebrand piles are known to ignite combustible infrastructure resulting in significant damage; however, the parameters that impact the heat transfer...
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Solid-Wood Industrial Drying Systems
The manufacturing of global solid-wood products encompasses a wide range of engineering, manufacturing, financial, legal, safety, health, and...
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Experimental Study on Flame Extension and Pattern Analysis of Jet Fire Im**ing Wood Plates
Jet fires generally leave patterns on the surface of the plate, which can be helpful for fire investigators to find the source and cause of fire...
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Experimental and Numerical Simulation Analyses of Flame Spread Behaviour over Wood Treated with Flame Retardant in Ancient Buildings of Fuling Mausoleum, China
To protect ancient buildings from fire, prevent the occurrences of fire, and minimise the losses caused by fire to the maximum extent possible, this...
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Experimental analysis on waterjet-guided Nd: YAG laser thin wood machining
AbstractWaterjet-Guided Laser (WJGL) machining is an advanced technique providing efficiency and precision for wood machining. The present study...
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Numerical Study on the Effect of Atmospheric Wind on the Fire Severity in Informal Settlements with Different Dwellings’ Wall Thermal Characteristics
There is a persistent risk of large-scale fire conflagrations in informal settlements, which can threaten hundreds of people simultaneously. Although...
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Fire Spread
Fire spread is a very important issue during fires in tunnels. The elongated geometry of a tunnel with a relatively low ceiling height can cause the...
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Numerical Calculation of Ignition of Wooden Structures by Heated Particles
A mathematical model of the ignition of wooden structures by “hot” particles is proposed. The spatial problem is considered in a three-dimensional...
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Heat Release Rates in Tunnels
An overview of experimentally obtained heat release rates (HRRs) for different vehicles driving through tunnels is presented. The focus is on...
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The Theoretical Basis for Materials Testing
Burning is a very complex physicochemical process of a rapid-ongoing oxidation reaction accompanied by heat release and flame. Depending on their...
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Fire
If we go back in time, the oldest evidence of man using fire to meet his own needs is 1.4 million years old and comes from Kenya. The use of fire in...
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Investigation of the Effect of the Long Service Life of Timber Structures on their Fire Hazard and Fire Resistance
When considering the effect of long-term use of wooden structures on their fire hazard, the most important issue is to identify the relationship...
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Application of CNC Systems for the Manufacture of Electronic Boards
In the present project, a CNC system was designed for a horizontal and circular positioner in the manufacture of printed circuits, which will serve...
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Numerical study of the hybrid rocket engine
Hybrid rocket engines have gathered significant attention due to their ease of use, safety, and affordability associated with traditional chemical...
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The Propensity of Wooden Crevices to Smoldering Ignition by Firebrands
Fires occurring at the wildland-urban interface (WUI) have rapidly increased in frequency and severity over the past few decades. As a result of...
