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Scaling is a concept or theoretical construct to achieve or find similarity between two different-sized phenomena. Scale modeling is an experimental technique to achieve scaling by seeking appropriate and approximate solutions to complex phenomena; it requires an identification of the physical laws underlying or governing the phenomena. Scaling is a unique thinking method which differs from a single research approach which seeks understanding of the single phenomenon of itself. The concept of the scaling’s relative comparison is based on a holistic approach, while that of single research is based on a deterministic/deductive approach.
Scale and Numerical Modeling
Scale modeling uses physical models having sizes either smaller or larger than that of the full-scale system (which is also called the prototype in technical literature); experiments are conducted using the scale models for the purpose of assessing the scaling...
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Saito, K., Akafuah, N. (2018). Scaling. In: Manzello, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_62-1
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