
%0 Journal Article
%A Viegas, DX 
%A Neto, LPC 
%T Wall Shear-Stress as a Parameter to Correlate the Rate of Spread of a Wind Induced Forest Fire.
%J International Journal of Wildland Fire
%D 1991/09/01
%V 1
%N 3
%P 177-188
%K Behavior; Rate of Spread; Physics; Wind; Modelling
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WF9910177
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WF9910177 
%X Modelling of the wind effect on the rate of spread of a flame in a forest fire usually employs a wind velocity measured at mid-flame height. An alternative formulation is proposed in this paper, based on the wall shear-stress produced by the wind on the fuelbed in the absence of combustion. Some tests performed on a labo ratory scale are described and the results obtained to gether with those from other sources confirm the possi bility of using wall shear-stress to correlate the rate of spread of a flame front. 
