The new approach recreates the combustion process in a realistic way.
"We rely on a state-of-the-art modeling approach for large-scale ecosystems that enables us to represent each plant as a detailed 3D geometric model," states the abstract. "We introduce a novel mathematical formulation for the combustion process of plants – also considering effects such as heat transfer, char insulation, and mass loss – as well as for the propagation of fire through the entire ecosystem."
The team thinks the model's main strength is the ability to simulate the interplay of geometric variations of branching structures and the dynamics of fire and wood combustion. They also noted that the model runs at interactive rates allowing users to experiment with different scenarios.
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