%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Slope and Packing Ratio on the Behavior of Matchsticks Burnings
%A Priya Karna
%A Roma Karna
%A Sunil Karna
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 4
%N 7
%P 1-6
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2017
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1103737
%X <div style="text-align:justify;">
	<span style="line-height:1.5;">The experiment was
conducted to demonstrate the behavior of fire propagation in wildlands using a
matchsticks forest model. A model forest was designed on a flame resistant
clay, on top of which matchst</span><span style="line-height:1.5;">icks were inserted and kept vertical to the ground
by keeping space between them constant with the help of aluminum grid. The data
for distance travelled by fire with time were taken at wide range of slopes
from downhill of ��25�� to uphill of 45�� on a model forest of packing
ratios 0.08 and 0.04. The minimum rate of fire spread was observed around 15�� downhill. The data collected from this experiment
follow tan</span><sup>2</sup><i style="line-height:1.5;">��</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> and agree
with the Rothermel��s mathematical model of fire propagation except at elevation
above 35�� for low packing ratio.</span> 
</div>
%K Wildfire
%K Packing Ratio
%K Slope
%K Fire Propagation
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5287353