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Managing Bushfire in Tall Forests – Fuel Hazard and Moisture Relationships

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Hazards and Risk Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2023) | Viewed by 1546

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Alena Zhdanova

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Research School of Physics, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
Interests: forest fire; water on thermally decomposed forest fuel material surface layer; flame suppression and thermal decomposition characteristics of forest combustible material
Dr. Roman Volkov

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Research School of High-Energy Physics, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenin Avenue, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
Interests: wildfire; building fires; fire safety; water mist; combustion products; optical laser research methods

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Forest fires are an urgent problem for the global community. Fires in the boreal zone cause significant economic and social losses for the population of the planet. Emissions into the atmosphere from forest fires have a negative impact on human health. Weather conditions are an important factor in extinguishing forest fires. Additionally, in the process of fire extinguishing, relatively large volumes of extinguishing agents fall on the surface of the burning forest material. The assessment of the effect of moisture content on the process of suppressing the combustion of a forest fire is of particular interest. We welcome scientific research aimed at studying macroscopic features of combustion and extinguishing of forest fuel. Additionally, papers with fundamental results on the study of combustion and thermal decomposition of samples of forest combustible material are welcome.

Dr. Alena Zhdanova
Dr. Roman Volkov
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • forest fire
  • forest combustible material
  • thermal decomposition
  • moisture content
  • flammability
  • evaporation of fire extinguishing agent

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Composition of the Gas-Air Mixture in the Containment and Suppression of Forest Fires with Promising Extinguishing Agents
by Svetlana Kropotova, Vadim Dorokhov, Aleksandr Sviridenko and Pavel Strizhak
Forests 2023, 14(4), 786; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040786 - 11 Apr 2023
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This paper presents experimental research findings on the gas composition of pyrolysis and combustion products of typical forest fuels (leaves, needles, twigs, a mixture of these, and timber). These experiments were performed for the combustion and application of a fire extinguishing agent to [...] Read more.
This paper presents experimental research findings on the gas composition of pyrolysis and combustion products of typical forest fuels (leaves, needles, twigs, a mixture of these, and timber). These experiments were performed for the combustion and application of a fire extinguishing agent to a pyrolyzing material. Water, a bischofite solution, a bentonite slurry, and a foaming agent solution were utilized. Two gas analysis systems were used, as follows: an industrial one based on CO2, CO, H2, CH4, and O2 sensors and a scientific one (a gas analyzer with H2, CH4, H2S, SO2, CO, and CO2 sensors). Fires were extinguished by using two common techniques, as follows: continuous liquid supply and cycling spraying. The comparative efficiency of applying a group of fire extinguishing agents to forest fires was estimated, taking account of liquid consumption, suppression time, and environmental pollution. A method was proposed for calculating the relative efficiency factors of fire extinguishing agents when containing and suppressing forest fires, allowing for the consumed time, resources, and anthropogenic emissions. Full article
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