Investigation on Firebrand Generation from Reduced-scale Mock-ups

Published

November 12, 2017

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

Abstract

Firebrands generated from structures are known to be a source of rapid flame spread within communities in large outdoor fires, such as wildland-urban (WUI) fires, and urban fires. It is important to better understand firebrand generation mechanism. To this end, a series of experiments were performed using mock-ups of full-scale walls exposed to wind. The objective of this study was to examine if experiments with mock-ups may provide insight into firebrand generation from structures. Specifically, generated firebrands were collected and compared with those collected from full-scale components. Results of these experiments will be presented and discussed.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the 55th Japanese Combustion Symposium

Conference Dates

November 13-15, 2017

Conference Location

Toyama, JP

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

Firebrand, Generation, Large Outdoor Fires, WUI Fires, Urban Fires

Citation

Manzello, S. and Suzuki, S. (2017), Investigation on Firebrand Generation from Reduced-scale Mock-ups, Proceedings of the 55th Japanese Combustion Symposium, Toyama, JP (Accessed April 16, 2024)