Preface |
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Nomenclature |
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1 | (10) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (3) |
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5 | (6) |
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11 | (18) |
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12 | (6) |
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2.1.1 Stratified structure of the atmosphere |
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12 | (1) |
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2.1.2 Geostrophic and surface winds |
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13 | (3) |
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2.1.3 Vertical wind velocity profile in the atmospheric boundary layer |
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16 | (2) |
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2.2 Statistical features of wind |
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18 | (4) |
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2.2.1 Characteristic values at a specific location |
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19 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Time variation at a specific site |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (7) |
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23 | (1) |
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(1) Combined effect of terrain and solar radiation |
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23 | (1) |
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(2) Mechanical effect of terrain |
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24 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Effect of obstacles |
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25 | (4) |
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29 | (60) |
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30 | (19) |
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3.1.1 Heat conduction equation |
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30 | (2) |
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3.1.2 Thermo-physical properties |
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32 | (1) |
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(1) Thermal conductivity of wood materials |
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33 | (2) |
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(2) Specific heat of wood materials |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (2) |
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3.1.4 Transient conduction |
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42 | (1) |
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(1) Specified temperature boundary condition |
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42 | (1) |
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(2) Convection boundary condition |
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43 | (2) |
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(3) Specified heat flux boundary condition |
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45 | (1) |
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(4) Interface boundary condition |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (1) |
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3.2 Convective heat transfer |
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49 | (13) |
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3.2.1 Heat transfer coefficient |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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(1) Boundary layer approximation |
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51 | (2) |
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(2) Similarity law and dimensionless parameters |
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53 | (3) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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(1) Similarity law and dimensionless parameters |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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3.3 Radiative heat transfer |
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62 | (27) |
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62 | (2) |
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3.3.2 Radiation intensity and emissive power |
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64 | (2) |
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3.3.3 Blackbody radiation |
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66 | (2) |
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3.3.4 Radiation properties of real surfaces |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (1) |
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3.3.6 Radiative heat exchange between surfaces |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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3.3.8 Analytical solutions for view factors |
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78 | (1) |
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(1) dAi parallel to a rectangle Ai |
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78 | (1) |
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(2) dAi perpendicular to a rectangle Ai |
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79 | (1) |
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(3) dAi right opposite a circle Ai |
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79 | (1) |
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(4) dAi perpendicular to a circular cylinder Ai |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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3.3.9 Point source models for radiative heat transfer |
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83 | (1) |
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(1) Single-point source model |
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84 | (1) |
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(2) Multi-point source model |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (4) |
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89 | (42) |
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89 | (7) |
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4.1.1 Combustion of gaseous fuels |
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90 | (1) |
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4.1.2 Combustion of liquid and solid fuels |
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91 | (2) |
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(1) Mass loss rate (mass burning rate) |
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93 | (1) |
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(2) Combustion of charring materials |
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93 | (3) |
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4.2 Heat release in combustion |
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96 | (9) |
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96 | (4) |
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4.2.2 Estimation of the heat of combustion using chemical formulae |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Estimation of the heat of combustion during incomplete combustion using equivalent ratio |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (1) |
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4.3 Fire source in wildland fires |
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105 | (11) |
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4.3.1 Type and structure of fuels in wildland fires |
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106 | (4) |
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4.3.2 Transient burning process of individual fuel components |
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110 | (3) |
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113 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Combustion of homogeneous porous fuel |
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114 | (2) |
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4.4 Fire source in urban fires |
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116 | (15) |
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4.4.1 Fuels in compartment fires |
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116 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Development process of a compartment fire |
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117 | (3) |
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4.4.3 Fully developed compartment fire |
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120 | (1) |
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(1) Mass loss rate (mass burning rate) |
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121 | (2) |
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(2) Mass flow rate due to ventilation |
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123 | (1) |
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(3) Heat release rate (HRR) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Compartment gas temperature |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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5 Fire plumes -- quiescent environment |
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131 | (54) |
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5.1 Basic characteristics of fire plumes |
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132 | (4) |
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132 | (3) |
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5.1.2 Intermittency and domain segmentation |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (19) |
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5.2.1 Governing equations |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Dimensional analysis |
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141 | (6) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (5) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (11) |
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5.3.1 Governing equations |
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156 | (2) |
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5.3.2 Dimensional analysis |
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158 | (5) |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (1) |
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5.4 Flame ejection from an opening (window flame) |
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166 | (10) |
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5.4.1 Thermal behavior along the trajectory |
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167 | (4) |
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5.4.2 Trajectory of the centerline |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (2) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (7) |
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5.5.1 Rectangular fire sources |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (3) |
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6 Fire plumes -- windy environment |
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185 | (34) |
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6.1 Basic characteristics of fire plumes |
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186 | (4) |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (2) |
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6.1.3 Advection of gas mixture |
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190 | (1) |
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6.2 Non-reacting fire plumes downwind of a point fire source |
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190 | (10) |
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6.2.1 Governing equations |
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190 | (3) |
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6.2.2 Dimensional analysis |
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193 | (4) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (1) |
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6.3 Non-reacting fire plumes downwind of a line fire source |
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200 | (9) |
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6.3.1 Governing equations |
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201 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Dimensional analysis |
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202 | (3) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (10) |
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209 | (4) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (2) |
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7 Ignition and fire spread processes |
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219 | (40) |
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7.1 Ignition process of a solid |
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220 | (5) |
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225 | (18) |
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7.2.1 Thermal thickness of a solid |
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225 | (3) |
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7.2.2 Ignition of a thermally thin solid under constant exposures |
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228 | (1) |
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(1) Convection boundary condition |
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229 | (1) |
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(2) External radiation boundary condition |
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230 | (2) |
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7.2.3 Ignition of a thermally thick solid under constant exposures |
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232 | (1) |
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(1) Convection boundary condition |
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232 | (2) |
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(2) Specified heat flux boundary condition |
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234 | (1) |
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(3) External radiation with heat loss from the surface |
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235 | (2) |
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(4) Engineering correlations |
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237 | (1) |
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(5) Critical conditions for ignition |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (3) |
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7.2.4 Ignition of a thermally thick solid under time-varying exposures |
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241 | (2) |
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243 | (1) |
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7.3 Fire spread in a continuous fuel bed |
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243 | (4) |
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7.3.1 Rate of fire spread based on surface temperature |
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243 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Rate of fire spread based on incident heat flux |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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7.4 Fire spread between discrete fuel objects |
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247 | (12) |
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7.4.1 Rate of fire spread |
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247 | (2) |
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7.4.2 Critical separation distance for fire spread |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Probability of fire spread |
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251 | (2) |
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(1) When both H and R follow a normal distribution |
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253 | (1) |
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(2) When both H and R follow a log-normal distribution |
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254 | (1) |
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7.4.4 Vulnerability curves for fire spread |
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255 | (4) |
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259 | (46) |
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8.1 Process of fire spread |
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260 | (7) |
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8.1.1 Process of fire spread (single fire source) |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (1) |
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8.1.2 Process of fire spread (multiple fire sources) |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (12) |
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271 | (3) |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (15) |
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8.3.1 Motion of a lofted firebrand (translation and rotation) |
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280 | (3) |
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283 | (3) |
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(2) Coordinate conversion by Euler angle |
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286 | (2) |
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(3) Coordinate conversion by quaternions |
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288 | (2) |
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8.3.2 Combustion of airborne firebrands |
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290 | (1) |
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8.3.3 Range of firebrand dispersal |
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291 | (3) |
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294 | (1) |
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8.4.1 Factors affecting ignition |
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295 | (1) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (1) |
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(3) Deposition of firebrands on fuel bed |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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8.4.2 Probability of ignition |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (4) |
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305 | (28) |
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9.1 Spatial coordinate system |
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307 | (6) |
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9.1.1 3D rectangular coordinate system |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (1) |
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9.2 Description of a 3D object |
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313 | (5) |
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313 | (2) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (2) |
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9.3 Geometric computations in 3D space |
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318 | (15) |
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318 | (1) |
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(1) Distance between a point and a line |
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319 | (1) |
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(2) Distance between lines |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (2) |
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324 | (1) |
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(1) Distance between a point and a plane surface |
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325 | (1) |
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(2) Intersection of a line and a polygon |
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326 | (2) |
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328 | (3) |
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331 | (2) |
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10 Fire spread simulation |
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333 | (36) |
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10.1 An overview of the model development history |
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333 | (5) |
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10.1.1 Development of predictive methods |
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334 | (1) |
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(1) Flame propagation in ideal combustible spaces |
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334 | (1) |
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(2) Fire spread in actual combustible spaces |
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335 | (2) |
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10.1.2 Presented simulation model |
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337 | (1) |
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10.2 Setup and execution of the simulation model |
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338 | (2) |
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338 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Setup of an execution environment |
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339 | (1) |
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10.2.3 Execution of the code |
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339 | (1) |
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10.3 Theoretical framework of the simulation model |
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340 | (17) |
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340 | (1) |
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10.3.2 INIT: data input and setup |
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341 | (1) |
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(1) INIT1: read from files |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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(4) INIT4: from UTM coordinates to longitude and latitude |
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343 | (1) |
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10.3.3 NDAT: data update and output |
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343 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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10.3.4 FIRE: burning behavior of objects |
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345 | (1) |
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(1) HRR: heat release rate |
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345 | (2) |
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(2) HTRF: ignition due to external heating |
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347 | (1) |
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10.3.5 SPRD: fire spread behavior between objects |
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348 | (1) |
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348 | (3) |
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351 | (2) |
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353 | (4) |
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357 | (12) |
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10.4.1 Simulation conditions |
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357 | (2) |
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(1) Outline of the simulation: o.csv |
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359 | (1) |
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(2) Vertices of the fuel objects: v.csv |
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360 | (1) |
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(3) Face polygons composing combustible objects: p.csv |
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360 | (3) |
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10.4.2 Simulation results |
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363 | (6) |
References |
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Index |
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