Selection justification of the wood pulp and crown combustion parameters for the calculation of the crown forest fires impact on Vietnamese energy facilities

Abstract

The selection of specific carbon monoxide generation rate and specific mass gasification rate values is necessary for mathematical modeling of crown forest fires and their thermal effects on Vietnamese energy facilities. The study presents results from experiments on burning trunk wood pulp and crown samples of the most common deciduous and coniferous trees in Vietnam. Specific carbon monoxide generation rate and specific mass gasification rate were measured for wood and crown samples under flame combustion mode. The experimental results were compared with literature values, and it was found that the time-average experimental values of specific mass gasification rate fell within the range specified in the fire load database by Koshmarov 2000 for both coniferous and deciduous trees.