APPENDIX 



Symbol 

 A 



Definition 



area 



C 



w 



D 

 E 

 E 



^ 12 

 H 



H(M), 

 L 



\ 

 M 



MC 



Q 



R 

 T- 



RE 



ig 



T 



2 



specific heat of fuel 

 specific heat of water 

 flame depth 



emissive power of fire 

 combustion zone emissive power 

 flame emissive power 

 configuration factor 

 fuel heat content 

 heat of desorption 

 flame length 



latent heat of vaporization 

 moisture content 

 fuel moisture content, ovendry 

 Reynolds number 



heat per vertical cross section of bed 

 heat to raise 1 lb. fuel to ignition 

 rate of spread 

 ambient temperature 

 boiling temperature 

 temperature of flame zone 

 ignition temperature 

 temperature of combustion zone 

 void volume per unit of load area 

 fuel volume per unit of load area 

 fuel bed regression burning rate 

 liquid burning velocity 



Measure 

 ft. 2 

 0.327 

 1 .000 

 ft. 



B.t.u./ft. 2 

 B.t .u./ft . - 

 B.t .u./ft . 2 



B.t .u./lb . 

 B.t .u. /lb. 

 ft. 



B.f.u. 

 lb. /lb. 



percent 



B.t .u./ft . 2 



B.t .u./lb. 



ft./hr. 



°F. 



°F. 



°R 



608°F. (320°C.) 

 °R 



ft.3/ft.2 

 ft. 3/ft. 2 

 ft . /sec . 

 ft . /sec . 



hr . 

 hr . 



hr, 



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