Comparison of pyrolysis of live wildland fuels heated by radiation vs. convection

• Published in: Fuel (Guildford) Vol. 268; p. 117342
• Main Authors: Safdari, Mohammad-Saeed, Amini, Elham, Weise, David R., Fletcher, Thomas H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.05.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Aliphatic compounds; Aromatic compounds; Carbon dioxide; Controlled burning; Convection; Convection heating; Convective heat transfer; Gases; Heat flux; Heat transfer; Heat transfer mechanism; Heating; Heating rate; Indigenous species; Light gas; Plant species; Prescribed fire; Pyrolysis; Pyrolysis products; Radiation; Radiative heat transfer; Tar; Tars; Wildfires; Pyrolysis; Heat transfer mechanism; Tar; Convection; Radiation; Light gas

[Display omitted] During wildland fires, which include both planned (prescribed fire) and unplanned (wildfire) fires, live and dead plants may be subject to both radiative and convective heat transfer mechanisms. In this study, the pyrolysis of 14 live plant species native to the forests of the sout...