Contribution of Combustion Research to Forensic Sciences

Abstract

The expert knowledge concerning combustion phenomena is indispensable to forensic science, especially to investigate an incendiary fire. Forensic science is defined as the application of natural sciences and technological practices to the purposes of justice in the study and resolution of criminal, civil and regulation issues. However, the common sense about natural sciences in the judicial circles is sometimes far away from the scientific sense, of course without the exception of combustion science. In this paper, it is consider through the several matters of judgment related to combustion phenomena, how the scientific expert opinion should be, and how the combustion research should contribute to forensic science.