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  • Open Access
149 Citations
3,896 Views
12 Pages

Modeling and Complex Analysis of the Topology Parameters of Ventilation Networks When Ensuring Fire Safety While Developing Coal and Gas Deposits

  • Igor Ivanovich Bosikov,
  • Nikita V. Martyushev,
  • Roman V. Klyuev,
  • Irina A. Savchenko,
  • Vladislav V. Kukartsev,
  • Viktor A. Kukartsev and
  • Yadviga A. Tynchenko

1 March 2023

Underground mining, including underground coal mining, is accompanied by accidents and fire hazards that pose a threat to the life safety of miners. The fire hazard increases with an increase in the mining depth. Currently, most accidents in coal min...

  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
88 Citations
25,365 Views
60 Pages

Towards an Integrated Approach to Wildfire Risk Assessment: When, Where, What and How May the Landscapes Burn

  • Emilio Chuvieco,
  • Marta Yebra,
  • Simone Martino,
  • Kirsten Thonicke,
  • Marta Gómez-Giménez,
  • Jesus San-Miguel,
  • Duarte Oom,
  • Ramona Velea,
  • Florent Mouillot and
  • Juan R. Molina
  • + 17 authors

22 May 2023

This paper presents a review of concepts related to wildfire risk assessment, including the determination of fire ignition and propagation (fire danger), the extent to which fire may spatially overlap with valued assets (exposure), and the potential...

  • Review
  • Open Access
78 Citations
21,914 Views
35 Pages

7 May 2023

Wildland fires are one of the most dangerous natural risks, causing significant economic damage and loss of lives worldwide. Every year, millions of hectares are lost, and experts warn that the frequency and severity of wildfires will increase in the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
11,559 Views
20 Pages

Socio-Psychological, Economic and Environmental Effects of Forest Fires

  • Stavros Kalogiannidis,
  • Fotios Chatzitheodoridis,
  • Dimitrios Kalfas,
  • Christina Patitsa and
  • Aristidis Papagrigoriou

21 July 2023

One of the most common forest disturbances, fire, has a significant influence on the people, societies, economies, and environment of countries all over the world. This study explores the different environmental and socioeconomic effects of forest fi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
4,674 Views
19 Pages

Louvered Fin-and-Flat Tube Compact Heat Exchanger under Ultrasonic Excitation

  • Amin Amiri Delouei,
  • Hasan Sajjadi,
  • Meysam Atashafrooz,
  • Mohammad Hesari,
  • Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida and
  • Ahmad Arabkoohsar

31 December 2022

Utilizing ultrasonic excitation as an active method for studying the rate of heat transfer has gained considerable attention recently. The present study investigated the effects of ultrasonic excitation on the heat transfer rate in a fin-and-flat tub...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
19,173 Views
27 Pages

Video Fire Detection Methods Based on Deep Learning: Datasets, Methods, and Future Directions

  • Chengtuo Jin,
  • Tao Wang,
  • Naji Alhusaini,
  • Shenghui Zhao,
  • Huilin Liu,
  • Kun Xu and
  • Jin Zhang

14 August 2023

Among various calamities, conflagrations stand out as one of the most-prevalent and -menacing adversities, posing significant perils to public safety and societal progress. Traditional fire-detection systems primarily rely on sensor-based detection t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
8,308 Views
33 Pages

Wildfire Risk Zone Mapping in Contrasting Climatic Conditions: An Approach Employing AHP and F-AHP Models

  • Aishwarya Sinha,
  • Suresh Nikhil,
  • Rajendran Shobha Ajin,
  • Jean Homian Danumah,
  • Sunil Saha,
  • Romulus Costache,
  • Ambujendran Rajaneesh,
  • Kochappi Sathyan Sajinkumar,
  • Kolangad Amrutha and
  • Alfred Johny
  • + 5 authors

24 January 2023

Wildfires are one of the gravest and most momentous hazards affecting rich forest biomes worldwide; India is one of the hotspots due to its diverse forest types and human-induced reasons. This research aims to identify wildfire risk zones in two cont...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
3,444 Views
18 Pages

Influence of Nano Composites on the Impact Resistance of Concrete at Elevated Temperatures

  • Balamurali Kanagaraj,
  • Anand Nammalvar,
  • A. Diana Andrushia,
  • Beulah Gnana Ananthi Gurupatham and
  • Krishanu Roy

27 March 2023

The addition of nanomaterials to concrete efficiently fills the pores of the concrete, thereby improving its hardening characteristics. However, no research is available in the literature that investigated the influence of nano-cement (NC), nano-sili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
4,866 Views
18 Pages

31 March 2023

Rescue and evacuation of underground interchange tunnels after a fire are challenging. Therefore, a method of integrating building information modeling (BIM) and a fire dynamic simulator (FDS) was proposed to analyze fire characteristics and personne...

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