CALIBRATION OF A LARGE FUEL BURNOUT MODEL

A computer simulation of the burning of large woody natural fuels has been created. The model simulates flaming combustion of large woody su rface fuels but includes the influence of smoldering duff on this burn ing. This paper describes calibration of empirical constants in the mo del using data from laboratory crib burns and from prescribed burns in harvest debris and in natural fuel accumulations. The calibrated mode l reproduced laboratory crib burning rates and natural fuel loading re ductions with acceptable accuracy.