Houzhi Wang

Dr Houzhi Wang

Completed PhD student
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Dr Houzhi Wang

Dr Houzhi Wang’s research developed a greater understanding of the initiation of smoldering combustion under different conditions. With little currently known about how smoldering contributes to fire development and ignitions, Houzhi looked at the effects of oxygen concentration and heat transfer on the initiation of smoldering, and how it impacts different vegetation types.

Houzhi was awarded the best paper prize after presenting his research at the Australian Combustion Symposium in Melbourne in 2015. He is now undertaking postdoctoral research at the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Adelaide.

Student project

This research developed a greater understanding of the initiation of smoldering combustion under different conditions. With little currently known about how smoldering contributes to fire development and ignitions, the study looked at the effects of oxygen concentration and heat transfer on the initiation of smoldering, and how it impacts different vegetation types.
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Air permeability of the litter layer in temperate forests of south-east Australia
29 Jun 2017
Fuel on the ground, such as leaves, twigs and decomposing matter, accumulate over time and account...
Houzhi Wang Conference Poster 2016
14 Aug 2016
Smouldering is a type of slow, low-temperature combustion of relevance to bushfires.
Initiation of Smouldering Combustion in Biomass
18 Aug 2015
Smoulder is a type of slow, low-temperature combustion of relevance to bushfires. It occurs both in...

Resources credited

Type Released Title Download Key Topics
Presentation-Slideshow 24 Oct 2016 Smouldering combustion in bushfires PDF icon Save (317.63 KB) fire, prescribed burning
07 Jan 2016 Houzi Wang 2015 Progress Report PDF icon Save (67.69 KB)

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