The Transition and Spread of a Chaparral Crown Fire: Insights from Laboratory Scale Wind Tunnel Experiments

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Experimental setup for wind tunnel experiments, from top to bottom: (a) complete experimental setup showing the location of the wind tunnel fan, data acquisition system (DAQ) and controls, crown base height (CBH) distance, flame height, and metal bar with markers used as a scale during image processing, (b) a close-up view of the test section showing the location of the crown fuel bed platform, chamise chaparral fuels, surface fuel bed platform, and excelsior surface fuels, and (c) schematic with part labels and dimensions.

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