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MONDAY 24th JUNE
 
Registration
09.00
Opening
 
Keynote Paper
The Challenges of Realizing Low Flammability Furnishings
Richard G Gann, NIST, USA
10.15
Break
A
Smoke and Toxicity
Chr:
Björn Sundström, SP, Sweden
B
Modelling
Chr:Dougal Drysdale,
Univ of Edinburgh, UK
C
Advances in Detection, Suppression
and Extinguishment
Chr:
Debbie Smith, BRE, UK
10.45 Physical Scale and Computational Modeling of Smoke Movement in High Speed Passenger Trains
M. Lázaro, D. Alvear, J. Capote, GIDAI Group University of Cantabria and I S de Ocáriz, I López, A. Arbildi, Aeronautical Technologies Centre – CTA, Spain
10.45 A Generic Combustion Modeling and Species Transport Framework for Fire Dynamics Simulator
Jason Floyd, Hughes Assocs and C Weinshenk, R McDermott, K McGrattan, NIST, USA
10.45 Image Processing based Deflagration Detection within Crew Compartments of Armored Vehicles
Thomas Schröder, K Krueger, Helmut Schmidt University and F Kuemmerlen, Bundeswehr Research Inst for Protective Technologies and NBC Protection, Germany
11.05 Advanced CFD Modeling Approach of Smoke Toxicity and Light Extinction for well-ventilated and less well-ventilated Fires in a Compartment (Part II)
Andrea Loehnert, N Monreal, C Knaust, A Hofmann, BAM Federal Institute for Materials and Research, Germany
11.05 Testing the single zone design fire hypothesis: Assessment of a composite floor subject to CFD travelling and single zone fire models
Danny Hopkin, Trenton Fire Ltd.,UK
11.05

A novel methodology of electronically controlled sprinkler activation
Leonid T Tanklevskiy, V Zima, Gefest Ltd and A Snegirev, A Tsoi, Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Russia

11.25 Fractional Effective Dose as a Tool for Evaluating Fire Safety Strategies
Craig Weinschenk, J Averill, G Forney, R Ranellone, NIST, USA
11.25 Parameter Uncertainty Assessment for Fire Modeling in Nuclear Power Plants (2
Marc Janssens, S Mohanty and A Kurzawski, SwRI, USA
11.25 Smoke detection in high ceiling spaces
Raman Chagger, BRE, UK
11.45 Observations on the Generation of Toxic Products in the ISO/TS 19700 Controlled Equivalence Ratio Tube Furnace and the Controlled Atmosphere Cone Calorimeter
Nathan Marsh, R Gann, J Shields & M Nyden, NIST, USA
11.45 Numerical Simulation of Fire Growth on Corrugated Cardboard Commodities in Three-tier-high Rack Storage Arrays
Prateep Chatterjee, Y Wang, M Chaos, K Meredith, X Zhou, and S Dorofeev, FM Global, USA
11.45 Effectiveness of bus engine compartment fire suppression systems
Francine Amon, J Brandt, SP Technical Research Institute Sweden

12.05 Ignition and toxicity of selected aircraft interior materials using the cone calorimeter and FTIR analysis
Abdulaziz Alarifi, G Andrews and H Phylaktou, University of Leeds, UK
12.05 Numerical simulation of fire spread in elevator shaft connected to adjacent lobby in tall building
K Venkatasubbaiah, R Harish, IIT Hyderabad, India
12.05 Theoretical Modelling of Sprinkler Sprays
Siaka Dembele, H Aghajani and J Wen, Kingston University, UK
12.25 Accuracy of FTIR toxicity measurements of smoke gases produced by train products
Tuula Hakkarainen, VTT, Finland
12.25 Experimental and numerical study of smoke movement through soot concentration in a staircase of the Parisian underground
Axel Bellivier, G Meyer, H Bazin, Laboratoire Central de la Préfecture de Police and J Hassanaly, Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, France
12.25 Validation of Spray Water Distribution Patterns for K11.2 Sprinkler in the Presence of a Rack Storage Fire Plume Generator
Karl Meredith, P Chatterjee, X Zhou, Y Wang and H-Z Yu, FM Global, USA
12.45
Discussion
13.00
Lunch
Fire Dynamics
Chr: Sergey Dorofeev, FM Global, USA
 B

Fire Safety Engineering
Chr:
Craig Beyler, Hughes Assc, USA

 C
Advances in Detection, Suppression
and Extinguishment
Chr: Christopher Weiczorek, FM GLobal, USA
14.10 Simple Ceiling Jet Correlations Derived from Numerical Experiments
Nils Johansson, J Wahlqvist and P van Hees, Univ of Lund, Sweden
14.10 SFPE's Guidelines for or Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application
Morgan Hurley, SFPE, USA
14.10 An Experimental Study of Pre-wetting Effects on Fire Propagation in Parallel Panels
Sai Kumar Thumuluru and Y Xin, FM Global, USA
14.30 Temperature properties of ceiling jet in an inclined tunnel
Yasushi Oka, Yokohama National University, H Oka, National Maritime Research Institute and K Matusyama, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
  Fire Scenarios for Fire Engineering – Designers Choice or Generic by Regulation??
Peter Johnson, D Barber and C Gildersleeve, Arup, Australia
  Identification of fire suppression mechanisms by water mist: experimental and numerical analysis
Alexandre Jenft, A Collin, P Boulet, Lemta, Laboratoire d'Energétique et de Mécanique Théorique et Appliquée and G Pianet, A Breton, A Muller, CNPP, France
14.50 Experimental Study of Radiation Emission from Corrugated Cardboard Flames
Dong Zeng, M Chaos, M Khan and S Dorofeev, FM Global, USA
  An experimental study on stack effect of fire in vertical shaft
Yuji Hasemi, X Niu, T Ito, K Kagiya, Waseda University, Japan
  Experimental Study Of Smoke/Mist Interactions In A Corridor
Romain Morlon, Université de Lorraine and CSTB, E Blanchard, S Lechêne, P Fromy, CSTB, G Parent, P Boulet, Université de Lorraine and JP Vantelon, ENSMA, France
15.10 Fire Dynamics In Façade Fire Test: Measurements And Modeling
Johan Anderson, R Jansson, SP, Sweden
  Experimental determination of the discharge coefficient of a doorway using SPIV technique for fire induced flow applications
Amine Koched, H Pretrel, L Audouin, Institut De Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN) and O Vauquelin, Université Aix-Marseille, France
  Watermist protection of low hazard occupancies – standardisation approach to applying the technology
Louise Jackman, K Annable and S Colwell, BRE, UK
15.30
Discussion 
15.50
Break
 A
PV Panels
Chr: Christian Haefelfinger,
Swissi AG, Switzerland
Fire Safety Engineering
Chr:Craig Beyler, Hughes Assc, USA
 C

Fire Resistance: Test Methods
Chr: Marc Janssens, SwRI, USA

16.15 Systematical fire tests of PV modules – research on fire resistance, toxicology and burning behaviour
Bernd Teichmann, S Krüger, BAM, Germany
  Smoke flow at an horizontal vent separating two mechanically ventilated rooms from large scale fire tests
Hugues Pretrel, J Liberati, L Audouin, Institut De Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN) and O Vauquelin, Université Aix-Marseille, France
  Different types of plate thermometers for measuring incident radiant heat flux and adiabatic surface temperature
Johan Sjöström, SP Technical Research Institute Sweden and U Wickström, Luleå University of Technology and SP Technical Research Institute Sweden
16.35 Fire Risk Assessment and Mitigation of PV Electrical Plants According to the Italian National Fire Brigade guidelines
Piergiacomo Cancelliere, Italian National Fire Brigade, Italy
  Design of Mechanical and Natural Smoke Vents in Atrium by Simulating the Fire with a Helium Source
Caroline Peresson, M Delichatsios and M Suzanne, University of Ulster, UK
  Development of A Fire Test For Documentation of Fire Resistance When Fire Exposure From Above The Structure Represents a Fire Hazard
Espen Daaland Wormdahl, C Sesseng and AW Heskestad, SINTEF NBL, Norway
16.55
Discussion   
17.05
19.00
Social Programme - Informal Caribbean Buffet
 

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