Essays about: "smouldering"

Found 5 essays containing the word smouldering.

  1. 1. Insights into the burning behaviour of wood in the cone calorimeter

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Ellinor Sanned; [2022]
    Keywords : Wood combustion; fire test; cone calorimetry; heat release rate; char formation;

    Abstract : Climate change and its accompanying environmental issues have caused the building industry to use more environmentally friendly building materials. Wood have always been a buildingmaterial but due to the renewed interest in imparting sustainability and renewability, its usage has increased over the recent years. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Susceptibility of the Circumpolar North to Zombie Wildfire : An Exploratory Case Study of Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Miljövetenskap

    Author : Stephanie Louise Hurst; [2021]
    Keywords : Wildfire; zombie fire; overwintering; holdover; carbon cycle; climate change; Circumpolar North; Sweden; Skogsbrand; zombiebrand; övervintrande; kolcykel; klimatförändring; Cirkumpolär Norr; Sverige;

    Abstract : Climate change is warming the North and exposing its immense carbon stores not only to wildfire disturbances, but overwintering, or zombie, fire. These remnants of summer fires can spend months smouldering under the surface, hidden under the protection of layers of snow, burning through immense amounts of carbon, which is then released into the atmosphere, further exacerbating climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Glödbrandens effekter på trädrötter : ett modellförsök

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Linda Bertholdsson; Sanna-Maja Breiman Wistbacka; [2018]
    Keywords : glödbrand; torv; rotpåverkan; fuktkvot; torrvikt;

    Abstract : Skogsbrand var tidigare ett allmänt inslag i de svenska skogarna och idag används elden i naturvårdsarbetet. För att förstå dess effekter på trädmortalitet har ett flertal studier genomförts där man har tittat på trädens försvar mot brand. READ MORE

  5. 4. Performance of cavity barriers exposed to fire : A model scale test

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Sara Gustafsson; Stina Jonsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Cavity barriers; Model scale test; timber; constructions; fire spread; glowing combustion; smouldering; cavities;

    Abstract : To build multi story buildings out of timber is of a common interest in the building sector. Timber as a building material has many profits, such as the low cost, the availability and the ability to recycle it, the low carbon footprint and the workability. READ MORE

  6. 5. Skogsbrandens påverkan på död ved

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Maria Karlsson; [2000]
    Keywords : grödbrand; CWD; kol; kolning; tjärved;

    Abstract : Fire is an important ecological factor, but its consumption of coarse woody debris, CWD, has hardly received any attention. In this study, I investigate the consumption in relation to the time of initial flame exposure and propensity for continued combustion of standing CWD of pine (Pinus sylvestris). Two types of CWD were studied. READ MORE