Hashempour, Javad and Sharifian, Ahmad and Billingsley, John (2015) Bushfire traps: the application of mesh screens to contain bushfires. In: 2015 Fire Protection Australia Conference (FPA2015), 25-26 March 2015, Gold coast, Australia.
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Bushfires have become an all too frequent natural disaster in Australia. The severe impact of the incidents, especially in recent years, indicates the relative ineffectiveness of available techniques to contain them. The options to eliminate or reduce their impact include the application of wire meshes, which appears to be an effective technique. As filters and flame arrestors the benefits of meshes are well-established, and Australian standard for construction in bushfire prone areas (AS3959) recommends their use. However, the effectiveness of wire meshes in controlling bushfire propagation requires further investigation. In recent research carried out by the authors, it has been revealed that the screens are able to reduce the radiant heat flux, as well as effectively to weaken ember attack. The effects of screen parameters such as cell size, porosity, cell shape, weaving type and the screen orientation with respect to wind direction have been investigated experimentally and the results are presented in this paper.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Abstract only published in the conference Proceedings. no evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2015 07:27 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Apr 2017 01:22 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bushfires, Metal screens, screens,wildfires |
| Fields of Research : | 09 Engineering > 0913 Mechanical Engineering > 091399 Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified 12 Built Environment and Design > 1202 Building > 120202 Building Science and Techniques 09 Engineering > 0907 Environmental Engineering > 090701 Environmental Engineering Design |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/27164 |
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