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Fire Tornados - How Jason Sharples used Maths to predict fire behaviour (157)
Fire Tornados - How Jason Sharples used Maths to predict fire behaviour (157)
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Firestorms attacked Australia's Capital City in 2003. Four people died. Dr Karl meets Prof Jason Sharples. His analysis has altered the world's understanding of fire. In certain conditions fires jump, dance and then go their own way . https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/our-people/associate-professor-jason-sharples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navier%E2%80%93Stokes_equations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H1eVy6O3Fo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Canberra_bushfire
Released:
Oct 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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