Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The problem of computer modelling of the spread of surface forest fires in a twodimensional formulation is considered.The results of numerical experiments investigating possible scenarios of how fire spreads in different directions and its behaviour near fuelbreaks are presented.Several qualitative differences in geometry and dynamics of temperature density maps and oxygen concentration stream plots are determined and illustrated with interactive multidimensional graphics for various shapes and sizes of fuelbreaks, including the demonstration of the influence of the equilibrium wind speed in the forest canopy on the fire spread over the territory.Possible variations of the fire front movement in the direction of wind velocity and against it are identified and explained using representative examples.
Authors: Dmitry Barovik, Valery Taranchuk
Institution: Belarusian State University
Language: English
Topic: Fire effects on ecosystems
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,078
OpenAlex ID: W4382582016