A focus group study of factors that promote and constrain the use of satellite-derived fire products by resource managers in southern Africa

Semi-structured focus group interviews were employed to examine factors that affect the likelihood that resource managers in southern Africa will use information on vegetation fires provided by two satellite-derived products: an active fire product and a burned area product. The two products are updated regularly and aim to deliver the state-of-the-art in the global monitoring of fires from satellite remote-sensing. Both products are derived from data transmitted by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors carried onboard NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites. The active fire product can be accessed for free via the internet and on media by users working anywhere in the world; the burned area product will be accessible in a similar manner in 2006. The MODIS fire products provide systematic, near-global coverage and are freely available; as such, they give resource managers new opportunities to obtain or supplement information they need to manage vegetation fires effectively. However, the availability of these products does not mean that resource managers will use them, and many other factors are involved. To understand factors that affect whether southern African resource managers will use the two products, two focus groups were held with members of the Southern African Fire Network (SAFNet) in Malawi, Africa, August 2004. Analysis of the group discussions reveals a number of factors that influence whether they will use the products. The qualitative, in depth nature of the group discussions revealed 12 main factors that influence product use; not least the low international internet bandwidths for African countries outside of South Africa. Analysis of the group discussions also suggests how the uptake of MODIS fire products by resource managers in southern Africa might be enhanced by affecting specific changes to how MODIS products are packaged and delivered.     

某酒吧特大火灾场景的数值重构

基于FDS对某酒吧特大火灾事故进行数值重构研究,再现了火灾发生、发展的全过程,并与火灾现场勘查报告、现场照片比对;与此同时,详细地分析和研究了火场中典型部位的温度、CO浓度及FED指数等细节性参数的发展变化趋势,结果表明,模拟中的火灾蔓延过程、烟气填充过程、热释放速率、温度等参数与火灾现场勘查笔录和电子物证基本吻合,可与火灾调查其它证据相佐证,完善火灾调查结论,为进一步研究和改善此类场所的防火措施和灭火救援方案提供了依据。     

泡沫混凝土和混凝土耐火极限的比较研究

泡沫混凝土用在建筑节能保温工程中,其耐火性能对提高建筑物的抗火灾能力非常重要。在模拟火灾条件下,通过测定不同密度、不同煅烧时间、不同含水量的泡沫混凝土和混凝土的抗压强度值,比较泡沫混凝土和混凝土的耐火极限的变化规律。结果表明,在火灾条件下,泡沫混凝土和混凝土的抗压强度损失率均随密度的增大而降低;密度为300kg/m3和800kg/m3的泡沫混凝土,在800℃下煅烧20min后,其抗压强度损失率分别为66.3%和25.5%;在同样的煅烧条件下,密度为2200kg/m3和2400kg/m3混凝土的抗压强度损失率分别为18.6%和15.8%;泡沫混凝土和混凝土的含水量越高,耐火极限就越长。泡沫混凝土为具有不燃特性A级保温材料,被用于建筑外墙保温隔热材料时,其抗压强度会因火场可燃材料的高温煅烧而有所降低,但其耐火极限能完全满足《建筑防火设计规范》。     

带电细水雾的灭火实验研究

利用静电感应原理,设计了使细水雾强制带电的感应荷电装置,进行了带电细水雾的灭火实验研究。为研究带电细水雾的灭火效率,在受限空间内,采用小尺度实验方法,通过改变电压的极性和大小、针-环状电极的半径及其距伞罩电极之间的距离,分析对灭火时间和热电偶温度变化的影响。结果表明:带电细水雾比普通细水雾能更迅速地降低火焰温度、熄灭火焰,荷负电的细水雾比荷正电的细水雾具有更好的抑制效果,随着电压的增大、针-环状电极半径及两电极间距的减小,灭火效能提高,熄灭时间减少。     

石油化工产品储运系统安全排放技术措施

针对石油化工产品储运系统在正常情况和事故情况下,因排放可燃液体、可燃气体或蒸气可能带来的火灾爆炸危险,阐述了在工艺上和设计上安全排放应采取的防火防爆安全技术措施.     

山地林火蔓延模型的研究

建立了有风速有坡度条件下的林火蔓延模型,并进行了模拟山丘条件下的数值计算和实验模拟。通过对计算结果和实验结果的分析比较,获得了模拟山地条件下的一些流场变化规律,为进一步预测林火行为为奠定了基础,同时也证明了采用该模型的必要性。     

硫化亚铁引发储油罐火灾危险性的研究

笔者通过模拟储油罐中硫化亚铁的生成方式 ,分析和研究了硫化氢气体与氢氧化铁、三氧化二铁和四氧化三铁反应 ,生成的硫化亚铁的氧化倾向性 ,并采用自然氧化绝热装置 ,测定了硫化亚铁的温度变化曲线。实验研究结果表明 ,不同方式生成的硫化亚铁 ,其氧化性不同 ,自燃性也不同 ,均有较显著差异。硫化亚铁的温度变化曲线表明 ,氧化反应随着时间增加 ,其他应进行得越来越快 ,将会造成热量的聚集 ,使油品温度快速上升 ,导致油品自燃和储罐发生着火爆炸。实验研究证明 ,硫化亚铁氧化反应放出热量是构成油罐着火危险性的最大因素。     

东荣三矿粉煤灰复合胶体防灭火技术应用与实践

双鸭山东荣三矿2 0 0 3年发生火灾,开始应用注水、注惰、注灭火剂等方法,均未控制住火势。后来,通过该矿现有的灌浆系统,形成复合胶体管网式防灭火系统,利用该系统向火区周围密闭墙内大量压注粉煤灰复合胶体,堵塞了向火区漏风的通道,扑灭了大范围火源。接着启开火区下部的运输上山,从运输上山向火区打钻,由钻孔直接向火区注复合胶体,彻底扑灭了火灾,保障了矿井安全生产。实践表明,复合胶体管网式防灭火技术是一种快速高效的防灭火技术,适应大面积煤层火灾的防治要求。     

基于GIS的地震次生火灾蔓延范围模拟

地震次生火灾对人类的危害极大。笔者首先在对阻止火蔓延的因素进行分析以及对以往调查资料分析的基础上,确定了阻止火蔓延的距离与建筑物结构及防火类型的关系。然后,在阻止火蔓延距离的基础上,确定了地震次生火灾蔓延范围模拟的方法以及流程。最后,以汕头市为例,对地震次生火灾蔓延范围进行了模拟。通过对地震次生火灾蔓延范围的研究,为地震应急救灾提供了决策的科学依据。     

Using Satellite Fire Detection to Calibrate Components of the Fire Weather Index System in Malaysia and Indonesia

Vegetation fires have become an increasing problem in tropical environments as a consequence of socioeconomic pressures and subsequent land-use change. In response, fire management systems are being developed. This study set out to determine the relationships between two aspects of the fire problems in western Indonesia and Malaysia, and two components of the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System. The study resulted in a new method for calibrating components of fire danger rating systems based on satellite fire detection (hotspot) data. Once the climate was accounted for, a problematic number of fires were related to high levels of the Fine Fuel Moisture Code. The relationship between climate, Fine Fuel Moisture Code, and hotspot occurrence was used to calibrate Fire Occurrence Potential classes where low accounted for 3% of the fires from 1994 to 2000, moderate accounted for 25%, high 26%, and extreme 38%. Further problems arise when there are large clusters of fires burning that may consume valuable land or produce local smoke pollution. Once the climate was taken into account, the hotspot load (number and size of clusters of hotspots) was related to the Fire Weather Index. The relationship between climate, Fire Weather Index, and hotspot load was used to calibrate Fire Load Potential classes. Low Fire Load Potential conditions (75% of an average year) corresponded with 24% of the hotspot clusters, which had an average size of 30% of the largest cluster. In contrast, extreme Fire Load Potential conditions (1% of an average year) corresponded with 30% of the hotspot clusters, which had an average size of 58% of the maximum. Both Fire Occurrence Potential and Fire Load Potential calibrations were successfully validated with data from 2001. This study showed that when ground measurements are not available, fire statistics derived from satellite fire detection archives can be reliably used for calibration. More importantly, as a result of this work, Malaysia and Indonesia have two new sources of information to initiate fire prevention and suppression activities.