FOFEM Total Consumption Module

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Description

The FOFEM total consumption module is based on the fuel consumption calculations from the FOFEM model.  FOFEM is a physical model of heat transfer and burning rate of woody fuels as they interact over the duration of a burn and includes the BURNUP model.

Model references:

Reinhardt, E. 2003. Using FOFEM 5.0 to estimate tree mortality, fuel consumption, smoke production and soil heating from wildland fire. Presentation at the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress, 16-20 November 2003, Orlando, FL. 6 p.

Albini, F.A., 1994. PROGRAM BURNUP: A simulation model of the burning of large woody natural fuels. Final Report, to Montana State University Mechanical Engineering Department, by USFS, Grant INT-92754-GR.

Albini, F.A.; Reinhardt, E.D., 1995. Modeling ignition and burning rate of large woody natural fuels. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 5, 81-91.

Albini, F.A.; Brown, J.K.; Reinhardt, E.D.; Ottmar, R.D., 1995. Calibration of a large fuel burnout model. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 5, 173-192.

Albini, F.A.; Reinhardt, E.D., 1997. Improved calibration of a large fuel burnout model. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 7, 21-28.

Model information contact: 

Elizabeth D. Reinhardt, USDA Forest Service, Missoula Fire Sciences Lab,

Model information links:

FOFEM website

Module Info

Invoked as:

WILDFIRE_CONSUMPTION = FOFEMConsumption
PRESCRIBED_CONSUMPTION = FOFEMConsumption
OTHER_CONSUMPTION = FOFEMConsumption

in configuration ini

Known issues:

Notes:

Data fields used: 

fuel_moisture_1khr, fccs_number (if FCCS fuel loading is ued), mduff (duff fuel moisture), fuel_1hr, fuel_10hr, fuel_100hr, fuel_1khr, fuel_10khr,fuel_gt10khr, canopy, shrub, grass, rot, litter, duff

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