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A Model of the Emission and Dispersion of Pollutants From a Prescribed Forest Fire in a Typical Eastern Oak Forest

Rajput, Prafulla
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1283532162

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2010, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Chemical Engineering (Engineering and Technology).
A simulation model is completed to study the emission and dispersion of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter and the temperature variation caused from prescribed forest burning in a typical eastern hardwood forest. The purpose of the present study is to estimate of the output quantities from the fire and exposure to them for life in the vicinity of the fire. A FORTRAN code is generated which is furnished as an input to the Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS) model to simulate the realistic scenario of a prescribed fire which occurred at the Arch Rock forest in south eastern Ohio. This FORTRAN model, which provided terrain elevation, heat release, wind flow, soot yield data for the Arch Rock burning scenario, was built using MATLAB. The heat data was collected by hovering planes over the fire carrying remote sensing equipment which recorded the Infra Red radiation from the fire. The results show spatially and temporally resolved emissions from the fire and how long surrounding life is exposed. The resultant concentration values give an idea of the extent of the harmful pollutants released from the fire.
Valerie L. Young, PhD (Advisor)
5410 p.
Chemical Engineering; Engineering; Environmental Science; Fluid Dynamics
Fire Dynamics simulator; prescribed fire modeling; FDS; forest fire modeling;

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  • Rajput, P. (2010). A Model of the Emission and Dispersion of Pollutants From a Prescribed Forest Fire in a Typical Eastern Oak Forest [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1283532162

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rajput, Prafulla. A Model of the Emission and Dispersion of Pollutants From a Prescribed Forest Fire in a Typical Eastern Oak Forest. 2010. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1283532162.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rajput, Prafulla. "A Model of the Emission and Dispersion of Pollutants From a Prescribed Forest Fire in a Typical Eastern Oak Forest." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1283532162

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