Numerical Simulations of Grassland Fire Behavior from the LANL-FIRETEC and NIST-WFDS Models

Grassland fires on level terrain offer a good basic scenario for test wildland fire behavior models, due to the simplicity and homogeneity of the fuels and terrain. Two physics based models, FIRETEC and WFDS, are briefly described, applied fire spread in grassland fuel, followed by a discussion of the results. It is important to note that both models have undergone appreciable development since the writing of this conference paper in 2005.

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