Firebrand generators are a relatively new tool used to research firebrands in a lab environment. The goal of the project was to create a user-friendly, inexpensive firebrand generator to produce firebrands comparable to wildland urban interface (WUI) fires, to facilitate further research in WUI spread. Individual firebrand velocity and size were measured with image processing methods to prove the effectiveness of the generator. The generator detailed in this report is a highly accessible device, able to recreate firebrand showers in both lab and field applications.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Rotman, Matthew
• Casagrande, Emilia
• Nicastro, Matthew

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032822-102456
• 55071

关键词

• WUI
• Wildland Urban Interface
• Firebrand
• Fire
• Wildfire
• Firebrand Generator

Advisor

• Urban, James

Year

• 2022

Date created

• 2022-03-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright