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Burning to learn, S11E3

Burning to learn, S11E3

Update: 2021-10-12

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How do engineers fight wildfires? With fire. David Blunck, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is trying to better understand and predict the behavior of embers that spread blazes. To do this, he has to burn a few of his own.

BONUS CONTENT:

Firebrands: How to protect your home from wildfires’ windblown flaming debris, by David Blunck (The Conversation)
National Fire Protection Association’s Firewise USA website

https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/season-11-engineering-natural-hazard-impacts/burning-learn-s11e3

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Burning to learn, S11E3

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