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Destruction Value of Burning/Oxidizing?

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I am looking for a way to calc the destruction value of fire, when in the after math, the structure still stands but it's substance is burnt.

What would the joule per cubic centimeter be?
 
The energy generated by fire attacks is calculated with the following formula

Q = m*c*at

Where M is the mass of the fire, C is the change in temperature (normally 1184 for the average flame) and aT is the heat capacity of the substance that is being burnt, usually in either joules per kilogram/celsius (j/kgC) or joules per kilogram/kelvin(j/kgK).

For example, wood has an average heat capacity of 1760j/kgC. If we were to burn down a small forest, assuming the fire is 5,000,000kg and the temperature change is 1184, we'd have these values:

  • 5000000*1184*1760 = 1.04192e+13 joules, which is 2.49 kilotons.
 
Kepekley23 said:
The energy generated by fire attacks is calculated with the following formula
Q = m*c*at

Where M is the mass of the fire, C is the change in temperature (normally 1184 for the average flame) and aT is the heat capacity of the substance that is being burnt, usually in either joules per kilogram/celsius (j/kgC) or joules per kilogram/kelvin(j/kgK).

For example, wood has an average heat capacity of 1760j/kgC. If we were to burn down a small forest, assuming the fire is 5,000,000kg and the temperature change is 1184, we'd have these values:

  • 5000000*1184*1760 = 1.04192e+13 joules, which is 2.49 kilotons.
Thanks for that.
 
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