@article{ref1,
title="What intensity of fire can a fire fighter survive in a reflective shelter",
journal="Fire technology",
year="1988",
author="Knight, Ian",
volume="24",
number="4",
pages="312-332",
abstract="A model predicting the thermal conditions to be endured by a person using a reflective shelter in a forest fire is described. The thermal parameters used in the model were quantified by laboratory experiments, by use of existing relationships, and by comparison with field data obtained for an empty instrumented tent. A refinement to allow for the energy absorbed by the occupants was included and the model was run using the temperatures recorded in highintensity experimental fires. Human survival criteria of 100 degrees C for the maximum air temperature and 2 degrees C for the rise in body temperature were applied to the model's predictions. A maximum survivable intensity of 5.6 MW per lineal meter of fire edge was predicted.<p />",
language="",
issn="0015-2684",
doi="10.1007/BF01040047",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01040047"
}