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6 - Fires

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2020

Charles E. Baukal, Jr.
Affiliation:
John Zink Co. LLC
Ajay K. Agarwal
Affiliation:
University of Alabama
Sandra Olson
Affiliation:
NASA Glenn Research Center
Michael J. Gollner
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Timothy J. Jacobs
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
Mark Vaccari
Affiliation:
John Zink Hamworthy Combustion
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Summary

Scientists have long studied fire in an effort to both understand the world around them and to prevent the destruction and devastation that uncontrolled fires can cause. Despite many advances in the understanding of fire phenomena, society offers continued challenges that require new approaches for the prevention and mitigation of unwanted fires. In this chapter, fire research is presented through a series of photographs that scale from small, buoyant flames in the laboratory up to large, uncontrolled wildfires and even fire whirls.

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Print publication year: 2020

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