Flaming Ignition of Pinus Pinaster Needles. (IMAGE)

University of Exeter

Flaming Ignition of Pinus Pinaster Needles.

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This is the fire propagation apparatus recreating the impact induced thermal pulse at the Cretaceous-Palaeogene (K-Pg) boundary. Halogen lamps are delivering the thermal radiation.

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University of Exeter

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