TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - What intensity of fire can a fire fighter survive in a reflective shelter
JO  - Fire technology
A1  - Knight, Ian
SP  - 312
EP  - 332
VL  - 24
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 0015-2684
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01040047
ID  - ref1
ER  -