Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Nomenclature -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Large Outdoor Fires -- 1.1.1 Definition -- 1.1.2 Examples -- Chapter 2: Wind -- Chapter 3: Heat Transfer -- Chapter 4: Fire Sources -- Chapter 5: Fire Plumes -- Quiescent Environment -- Chapter 6: Fire Plumes -- Windy Environment -- Chapter 7: Ignition and Fire Spread Processes -- Chapter 8: Firebrands -- Chapter 9: Spatial Data Modeling -- Chapter 10: Fire Spread Simulation -- 1.2 Scope of this Book -- Chapter 2 Wind -- 2.1 Surface Wind
2.1.1 Stratified Structure of the Atmosphere -- 2.1.2 Geostrophic and Surface Winds -- 2.1.3 Vertical Wind Velocity Profile in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer -- 2.2 Statistical Features of Wind -- 2.2.1 Characteristic Values at a Specific Location -- 2.2.2 Time Variation at a Specific Site -- 2.3 Topographic Effects -- 2.3.1 Effect of Terrain -- (1) Combined Effect of Terrain and Solar Radiation -- (2) Mechanical Effect of Terrain -- 2.3.2 Effect of Obstacles -- Chapter 3 Heat Transfer -- 3.1 Heat Conduction -- 3.1.1 Heat Conduction Equation -- 3.1.2 Thermo-Physical Properties
(1) Thermal Conductivity of Wood Materials -- (2) Specific Heat of Wood Materials -- 3.1.3 Steady Conduction -- (1) Plane Wall -- (2) Composite Plane Wall -- Worked .example 3.1 -- Suggested Solution -- Worked .example 3.2 -- Suggested Solution -- 3.1.4 Transient Conduction -- (1) Specified Temperature Boundary Condition -- (2) Convection Boundary Condition -- (3) Specified Heat Flux Boundary Condition -- (4) Interface Boundary Condition -- Worked .example 3.3 -- Suggested Solution -- 3.2 Convective Heat Transfer -- 3.2.1 Heat Transfer Coefficient -- 3.2.2 Forced Convection
(1) Boundary Layer Approximation -- (2) Similarity Law and Dimensionless Parameters -- (3) Mean Nusselt Number -- Worked .example 3.4 -- Suggested Solution -- 3.2.3 Natural Convection -- (1) Similarity Law and Dimensionless Parameters -- (2) Mean Nusselt Number -- Worked .example 3.5 -- Suggested Solution -- 3.3 Radiative Heat Transfer -- 3.3.1 Thermal Radiation -- 3.3.2 Radiation Intensity and Emissive Power -- 3.3.3 Blackbody Radiation -- 3.3.4 Radiation Properties of Real Surfaces -- 3.3.5 Radiation By Gases -- Worked .example 3.6 -- Suggested Solution
3.3.6 Radiative Heat Exchange Between Surfaces -- 3.3.7 View Factor -- Worked .example 3.7 -- Suggested Solution -- 3.3.8 Analytical Solutions for View Factors -- (1) Parallel to a Rectangle -- (2) Perpendicular to a Rectangle -- (3) Right Opposite a Circle -- (4) Perpendicular to a Circular Cylinder -- Worked .example 3.8 -- Suggested Solution -- Worked .example 3.9 -- Suggested Solution -- 3.3.9 Point Source Models for Radiative Heat Transfer -- (1) Single-Point Source Model -- (2) Multi-Point Source Model -- Worked .example 3.10 -- Suggested Solution -- Chapter 4 Fire Sources
