UC Irvine Firebrand Experiment (VIDEO)

University of California - Irvine

Caption

During nighttime experiments at the UC Berkeley Blodgett Forest Research Station in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, used high-speed imaging instruments to track flame evolution and dynamics over roughly 20 minutes. They monitored the course of embers produced by the fire via a particle tracking velocimetry technique that provides valuable information by following particle trajectories, enabling the study of flow dynamics and turbulence at high resolution.

Credit

Alec Petersen / UC Irvine

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