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Worked example: a stack of wood pallets 1.07 m square, burning at 2,600 kW, has an equivalent diameter D of 1.21 m and a mean flame height L of about 4.2 m. Based on Heskestad (2002), pp. 2-3–2-4.

Original vector illustration for Hand calculations, level 2 Intermediate.

Source basis: Heskestad (2002), p. 2-3 (Equation 8) and p. 2-4 (Example 3)
Alt text: Side view of a burning stack of wood pallets with a flame about three and a half times as high as the stack is wide; dimension lines mark D and L.

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Short title	Worked example: a stack of wood pallets 1.07 m square, burning at 2,600 kW, has an equivalent diameter D of 1.21 m and a mean flame height L of about 4.2 m. Based on Heskestad (2002), pp. 2-3–2-4.
Image title	Side view of a burning stack of wood pallets with a flame about three and a half times as high as the stack is wide; dimension lines mark D and L. Source basis: Heskestad (2002), p. 2-3 (Equation 8) and p. 2-4 (Example 3)
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