Physics-based Modeling of Fire Behavior and Smoke Plume Development, How Much Is Enough?
Abstract
Over the last decade there has been a significant increase in the availability of affordable and capable computing power (e.g., Amazon Web Services cloud computing). As a result, there is a potential to use more advanced (e.g., greater physical fidelity) fire behavior and smoke plume development models as tools for prescribed burn planning. Basing these models on a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) solver is one path forward. CFD models have been used in weather prediction and engineering applications (e.g., airplane design and structure fire safety) for many years. While CFD models are used in larger-scale smoke transport modeling, their use in applications relevant to wildland fire behavior and near-field smoke plume development is nearly nonexistent outside of research activities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 30, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1189837
Entities
People
- Anthony Bova
- Tom Milac
- William Mell
Organizations
- United States Forest Service