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Preliminary Flammability Assessment Of Sea Buckthorn From The Netherlands Compared To Known Flammable Shrubs Of The Southern And Western Us, Michael Tiller, Brian P. Oswald, Mathijs Schuijn
Preliminary Flammability Assessment Of Sea Buckthorn From The Netherlands Compared To Known Flammable Shrubs Of The Southern And Western Us, Michael Tiller, Brian P. Oswald, Mathijs Schuijn
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Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a common coastal species in The Netherlands that potentially burns with extreme energy levels. In this region of Europe that is experiencing increases in wildfire events, the need to gain a greater understanding of energy released when this species burns will improve fire behavior predictions. The objective of this study was to conduct an initial investigation into the foliage flammability of sea buckthorn to a common southern United States native shrub known for its flammability, yaupon (Ilex vomitoria), and two common dominant shrub species in California chaparral, chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum …
Initial Investigation Of Seasonal Flammability Of Three Invasive East Texas Forest Understory Fuels Using Thermogravimetric Analysis, Michael Tiller, Brian P. Oswald, Alyx Frantzen, Warren Conway, I-Kuai Hung
Initial Investigation Of Seasonal Flammability Of Three Invasive East Texas Forest Understory Fuels Using Thermogravimetric Analysis, Michael Tiller, Brian P. Oswald, Alyx Frantzen, Warren Conway, I-Kuai Hung
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East Texas forest understory fuels have become increasingly infested with invasive species which have contributed to greater hazardous fuel loads when combined with decades of fire exclusion and passive management. This study focused on estimating seasonal changes in flammability parameters of invasive yaupon (Ilex vomitoria), Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), and Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) using thermogravimetric analysis. Foliage and stem samples were collected in the dormant (February) and growing (August) seasons. Differential thermogravimetric (DTG) and proximate analyses were used to estimate species specific flammability parameters related to relative spontaneous ignition temperature (RSIT), gas-phase maximum …