The Fire Within: Understanding Wildfires Through the Lens of Thermochemistry.

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• Rein Guillermo, Imperial
• Wednesday 04 March 2026, 14:00-15:00
• LT6.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Anna Walczyk.

Wildfire is a natural hazard of increasing impact whose behaviour is governed by fluid mechanics, heat transfer and chemical kinetics. Ignition and spread arise from the transfer of energy by conduction, convection, radiation, within complex, porous biomass fuels undergoing charring and across multiple scales. This seminar frames wildfires as thermochemical systems. It examines the combustion processes underlying ignition, the distinction between fine and coarse fuels, the effect of wind, firebrands, and the role of smouldering combustion. By interpreting wildfire dynamics through thermochemistry, it provides a framework for understanding wildfire behaviour and for improving predictions, and protection.

This talk is part of the Engineering Fluids Group Seminar series.

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• Acoustics Lab Seminars
• Engineering Department Acoustics/Combustion Student seminars
• Engineering Fluids Group Seminar
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