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conference programme is reviewed by members of the Fire and Materials
Journal Editorial Board:
Stephen Grayson
Interscience Communications, UK
Vytenis Babrauskas
Fire Science & Technology Inc, USA
Marcelo Hirschler
GBH International, USA
Marc Janssens
SWRI, USA
Mohammed Khan
FM GLobal, USA
Patrick Van Hees
Lund University, Sweden
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Fire
and Materials 2015
Programme
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Overview |
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Breakfast
08.00 - 09.00hrs
Conference 09.15 - 17.30hrs |
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Breakfast
07.50 - 08.50hrs
Conference 08.50 - 17.05hrs |
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Breakfast
07.50 - 08.50hrs
Conference 08.50 - 16.15hrs |
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Welcome
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08.00
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Delegate Conference
Breakfast served in Presidio Foyer |
| 09.15 |
Welcome
and Introduction
Chair: Stephen Grayson, Interscience Communications Ltd, UK |
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ELECTRO-TECHNICAL
Chair: Patrick van Hees, Lund Univ, Sweden |
BUILDING
FIRES
Chair: Sergey Dorofeev, FM Global, USA |
| 09.30 |
Emissions
from flame retarded and non-flame retarded circuit board laminates
Alex Morgan, M Kahandawala, Univ of Dayton and B Gullet,
D Tabor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA
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Regulation
of foam plastic insulation by US construction codes
Marcelo Hirschler, Timothy Earl, GBH International, USA |
| 09.50 |
Small
scale evaluation and characterization of simulated low voltage
cables with and without electrical current
Serge Bourbigot, J Sarazin, P Bachelet, Ecole Nationale
Supérieure de Chimie de Lille (ENSCL), France |
Challenges
for fire safety in ETIC systems with polystyrene insulation
Anja Hofmann, S Kaudelka , BAM and A Ruhs, Frankfurt Fire
and Rescue Service, Germany |
| 10.10 |
Characterization
of the thermal exposure in the EN 50399 cable test apparatus
Michael Försth, J Sjöström, P Andersson,
SP Technical Research Inst of Sweden, U Wickström, Luleå
University of Technology, Sweden and B Girardin, Ecole Nationale
Supérieure de Chimie de Lille, France
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Fire
safety of textile membranes in temporary structures
Per Blomquist, A Bergstrand, N Neumann, I Larsson, P Thureson,
SP Technical Research Inst of Sweden and S Bengtsson, Brandskyddslaget,
Sweden |
| 10.30 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 10.45 |
Refreshments |
Refreshments |
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ELECTRO-TECHNICAL
Chair: Patrick van Hees, Lund Univ, Sweden |
BUILDING
FIRES
Chair: Sergey Dorofeev, FM Global, USA |
| 11.15 |
Small
scale tests and numerical modelling of fire performance for
electrical cable
B. Girardin, G. Fontaine S. Duquesne S. Bourbigot, ENSCL,
France, L. Delineau, Leoni Studer AG, M. Försth, SP Technical
Research Inst of Sweden and F. Hewitt, A. Witkowski, A.Stec,
T R. Hull,
University of Central Lancashire UK
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Polystyrene
foam insulation with a sustainable flame retardant: transition
update”
Christine Lukas , Dow Chemical Company UK Ltd, UK, L Ross,
Intech. Consulting Inc., USA, I Beulich, H Hollnagel, Dow Europe
GmbH, Switzerland, Mark Beach, J Davis, J Hull, B King, S Kram,
T Morgan, M Porter, W Stobby, The Dow Chemical Company, USA |
| 11.35 |
Studying
fire behaviour of photovoltaic panels with a Cone Calorimeter
CL Chow, SS Han, City University of Hong Kong
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A
case study on the effect of building construction type, height
and area on the building fire risk using the fire risk assessment
model CUrisk
Xiao Li, P Rao, X Zhang, G Hadjisophocleous, Carleton University,
Canada |
| 11.55 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 12.10 |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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ELECTRO-TECHNICAL
Chair: Richard Lyon, Federal Aviation Administration, USA |
COMPARTMENT
FIRES
Chair: Anne Steen-Hansen, SP Fire Research AS, Norway |
| 13.20 |
An
investigation of thermally-induced failure of a lithium ion
battery
Xuan Liu, S Stoliarov, Z Wang, University of Maryland and
M Denlinger, A Masias, K Snyder, Ford Motor Company, USA |
Cone
Calorimeter and Room Corner Fire Testing of Balsa Wood Core
/ Phenolic Composites Skin Sandwich Panels
Alex Morgan, E Toubia, Univ of Dayton, USA |
| 13.40 |
Energy
release from lithium ion batteries in the Bomb Calorimeter
Richard Walters, R Lyon, Federal Aviation Administration,
USA |
Gas
and particle effluents released from boundaries of fire compartments:
First results and analyses
Miroslav Smolka, Rockwool Intl, Denmark, V Mozer, Univ of
Zilina, Slovakia and P Tofilo, The Main School of Fire, Warsaw,
Poland |
| 14.00 |
Influence
of the state of charge on the heat release rate of Li-ion batteries
Hubert Biteau, V Somandepalli, Exponent, USA |
Time
until flashover as a function of polyurethane content in a
cell or structure
Kate Grimwood, Australian Inst of Forensic Fire Investigation
/ Univ of Technology, Sydney and M Tahtouh, C Roux, Univ of
Technology, Sydney,Australia
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| 14.20 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 14.35 |
Refreshments |
Refreshments |
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FIRE
TESTING
Chair: Marc Janssens, SwRI, USA |
FIRE
RESISTANCE
Chair: Colleen Wade, BRANZ, New Zealand |
| 15.00 |
Practical aspects
of microscale combustion calorimetry
Richard Lyon, R Walters, Federal Aviation Administration,
N Safronava, Technology and Management International and S Stoliarov,
University of Maryland, USA |
Optical characterization
of high temperature deformation in novel structural materials
John Gales, Carleton University and M Green, Queen's University,
Canada |
| 15.20 |
Flammability
characteristics of intact forest litter on clay substrate as
tested in enhanced Cone Calorimeter and modeled with the Fire
Dynamic Simulator
Mark Dietenberger, M Dickinson, C Boardman, USDA Forest
Service
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Performance
and design of intumescent coatings on concrete filled hollow
steel sections
David Rush, L Bisby, Uni of Edinburgh and A Jowsey, International
Paint Ltd, UK |
| 15.40 |
Comparison
of the Heat Release Rate from the Mass Loss Calorimeter to the
Cone Calorimeter for Wood-Based Materials
Laura Hasburgh, R White, M Dietenberger, C Boardman, USDA
Forest Products Laboratory, USA |
Heat transfer
in small-scale models of exterior wall designs
C Aire, D Torvi, University of Saskatchewan, M DiDomizio,
E Weckman, University of Waterloo and R Roos, Roxul Inc, Canada |
| 16.00 |
Development
of large-format Cone Calorimeter for measuring low levels
of heat release – Pertaining to duct flow rates
Koichi Yoshida, Yokohama National University, H Yoshioka,
National Inst for Land and Infrastructure and Management ,
T Hayakawa, Tokyo Systems Vac Inc and T Noguchi, University
of Tokyo, Japan |
Analysis of
cross-laminated timber charring rates upon exposure to non-standard
heating conditions
Alastair Bartlett, R Hadden, L Bisby, University of Edinburgh
and A Law, Arup, UK |
| 16.20 |
Obtaining
additional smoke characteristics using multi-wavelength light
transmission measurements
Konrad Wilkens, P van Hees, Lund University, Sweden |
Revisiting
normalised heat load and its application in a compartment fire
model
Colleen Wade, BRANZ and C Fleischmann, M Spearpoint, A Abu,
University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
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Discussion |
Discussion |
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Close |
Close |
| 17.15 |
Conference
Reception and Buffet - Presidio Foyer
Spoosored by:
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Delegate Conference
Breakfast served in Presidio Foyer |
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FIRE
TESTING (cont)
Chair: Beth Weckman, University
of Waterloo, Canada
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TRANSPORTATION
Chair: Joe Zicherman, Fire Cause Analysis, USA |
| 8.50 |
An
exercise in obtaining flame radiation fraction from the cone
calorimeter
James Quintiere, University of Maryland and R Lyon, S Crowley,
FAA Technical Center, USA |
Car
bumpers reaction to fire
Célia Rich, LCPP, France / University of Lausanne,
Switzerland, B Vanlerberghe, N Risler, S Pereira-Rodrigues,
LCPP, France and O Delémont, University of Lausanne,
Switzerland |
| 9.10 |
Application
of FTIR analyzers to fire gases - progress in apparatus and
method validation for quantitative analysis
Eric Guillaume, L Saragoza, LNE, France |
Motorcoach
tire fire prevention
Rhoads (Rody) Stephenson, Friedman Research Corp and J Huczek,
SwRI, USA |
| 9.30 |
Testing
metal wall panel systems
Cynthia Frank, M Slocumb, FM Approvals, USA
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Motorcoach
engine compartment test procedure development
Jason Huczek, SwRI and R Stephenson, Friedman Research Corporation,
USA
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| 9.50 |
A
new fire performance test for cavity wall insulation
Kristin Jamison, M Khan, FM Global and D Boardman, FM Approvals,
USA
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Aircraft
blanket ignition and toxic emission in simulated aircraft cabin
fires using the Cone Calorimeter
Gordon Andrews, M Bell, L Witty, A Alarifi, H Phylaktou,
University of Leeds, UK |
| 10.10 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 10.30 |
Refreshments |
Refreshments |
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IGNITION
Chair: Mohammed M. Khan, FM Global, USA |
TRANSPORTATION
Chair: Anja Hofmann, BAM, Germany |
| 11.00 |
Challenges
in Determining Critical Mass Flux for Ignition
Frida Vermina Lundström, P van Hees, Lund University,
Sweden |
Gas temperature
and concentration measurements in the vicinity of a burning/decomposing
carbon-epoxy aircraft composite material
Sean Kearney, A Dodd, A Bohlin, C Kliewer, Sandia National
Laboratories, USA |
| 11.20 |
An ignition
model for wood under transient radiant exposures
Matt DiDomizio, P Mulherin, E Weckman, University of Waterloo,
Canada
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Challenges
in establishing design fires for passenger rail vehicles
Joe Zicherman, Fire Cause Analysis and C Lautenberger,
A Wolski, Reax Engineering, USA |
| 11.40 |
A study of
ignition by rifle bullets
Sara McAllister, M Finney, T Maynard, I Grob, USDA Forest
Service, USA
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Thermo mechanical
behaviour of panels’ assembly exposed to an ISO 834 fire
test
Jean-Charles Craveur, B Mercier,, J Bournot, ISMANS and
S Lair, MAPAC Panel, France |
| 12.00 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 12.15 |
Lunch |
Lunchs |
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MODELING
Chair: Kathryn Butler , NIST, USA |
VENTILATION-CONTROLLED
FIRES
Chair: Eric Guillaume, LNE, France |
| 13.40 |
Pyrolysis
simulation of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites: challenges
of zero-dimensional testing of resin and additive mixtures
to measure kinetic parameters
Nicholas Dembsey, B Gillespie, M Long, N McMillan, C Walde,
WPI and William Kreysler, Kreysler & Associates, USA
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Determination
of the fire behaviour of an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
material using a Controlled Atmosphere Cone Calorimeter
Fabien Hermouet, LNE / Institut P', É Guillaume,
LNE, T Rogaume, F Richard, Institut P' and X Ponticq, Centre
d’Etude des TUnnels (CETU), France
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| 14.00 |
Challenges
in predicting the pyrolysis rate of solid materials
Marc Janssens, SwRI, USA
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Experimental
investigation of externally venting flames in under-ventilated
compartment fires
Eleni Asimakopoulou, D Kolaitis, M Founti, National Technical
University of Athens, Greece |
| 14.20 |
Modeling Flame
Spread Over Carpeting in the ASTM E648 Radiant Panel Test
K. Ranjan Samant,
E.I DuPont de Nemours and Company and K Butler, NIST, USA
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The breakage behaviour
of point-fixed glass systems in fires
Y Wang, Q Wang, J Sun, University of Science and Tech of
China, J Wen, WarwickFIRE, University of Warwick and K M Liew,
City University of Hong Kong |
| 14.40 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 14.55 |
Refreshments |
Refreshments |
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MODELING
Chair: Nicholas Dembsey , WPI, USA |
WILDLAND/URBAN
INTERFACE
Chair |
| 15.25 |
Experimental
and pyrolysis modeling study of delaminating materials
Dong Zeng, M Chaos, Y Wang, S Dorofeev, FM Global, USA
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Climate impact
on forest fire risk in Sweden
Francine Amon, J Sjöström, L Vylund, S Fasth,
SP Fire Research, Sweden |
| 15.45 |
Using the Cone
Calorimeter to develop a detailed model of carpet for flammability
studies
Kathryn Butler, J R Shields, NIST and K Ranjan Samant, E.I.
DuPont de Nemours and Co, USA
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A model
to evaluate infrastructures vulnerability in case of forest
fires in wildland-urban interfaces zones
Laura Bonora,
National Research Council, F Martelli, National Reseach Council,
Italy, N Brachetti Montorselli, DSISTAF, University of Florence
and E Tesi, Tuscany Region - Settore programmazione forestale,
Italy
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| 16.05 |
Pyrolysis of
solid materials exposed to high thermal radiative heat flux
Matieu Gillet, Direction Générale de l’Armement
- DGA / DT / TA / MT / MTO, G. Rambaud, CEA, DAM, GRAMAT, France
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Firebrand
accumulation zones in front of structures in wildland-urban
interface (WUI) fires
Samuel Manzello, NIST, USA and S Suzuki, NRIFD, Japan |
| 16.25 |
Numerical
modeling of vertical flame testing of nylon-cotton and flame
resistant fabric combat uniforms
Esther Kim, T Godfrey, NSRDEC and N Dembsey, WPI, US
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Effect of siding
treatment on firebrand production from building components
Sayaka Suzuki, NRIFD, Japan and S Manzello, NIST, USA
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| 16.45 |
FireFOAM
modeling of standard class 2 commodity rack storage fires
Ning Ren, J de Vries, K Meredith M Chaos, Y Wang, FM Global,
USA |
On the safety
of LPG tanks located in the Wildland Urban Interface during
a wildfire
Frederic Heymes, L
Aprin, P Lauret & S Forestier, Ecole des Mines d’Alès,
France |
| 17.05 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 17.30 |
Close |
Close |
| 19.00 |
Optional
Dinner at Swiss Louis, Pier 39
Meet in hotel foyer at 6.45pm to walk 7 minutes to venue |
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Delegate Conference
Breakfast served in Presidio Foyer |
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FURNITURE
AND MATTRESSES
Chair: Marcelo Hirschler, GBH International, USA |
FIRE
INVESTIGATION - WILDLAND
Chair: Samuel Manzello, NIST, USA |
| 8.50 |
Cigarette ignition of
cellulosic materials with non-fire standards compliant (non-FSC)
cigarettes
James Lord, J Geiman, ATF Fire Research Laboratory, USA
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Relative humidity and wildland
fire ignition by cigarettes
Tara Henriksen, C Warren, K Lewis, CASE Forensics Corp,
USA |
| 9.10 |
Furniture fire safety solutions:
A study on the Open Flame Ignition Resistance of California
Technical Bulletin 117-2013 compliant upholstered furniture
Carl Powell, R Campbell, M Moore, Great Lakes Solutions,
USA |
Influence of moisture and
organic content on cigarette ignition of potting soil samples
Amanda Robbins, M Bodnar, M Lejeune, P Senez, SERECA, Canada |
| 9.30 |
Fire behavior of bed mattress
on the viewpoint of flame-spread
Kye-Won Park, FILK, South Korea, J-J Jeong, M Mizuno, Y
Ohmiya, Tokyo University of Science, Japan |
Spot fire ignition of natural
fuel beds by hot aluminum particles
James Urban, C D Zak and C Fernadez-Pello, University of
California Berkeley, USA |
| 9.50 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 10.05 |
Refreshments |
Refreshments |
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FLAME
RETARDANTS AND COATINGS
Chair: Alex Morgan, Univ
of Dayton, USA |
FIRE
INVESTIGATION
Chair: Vytenis Babrauskas, Fire Science & Technology Inc.,
USA |
| 10.30 |
Milligram-scale Flame Calorimeter:
A novel instrument for flammability assessment using mg-sized
samples
Fernando Raffan-Montoya, X Ding, S Stoliarov, University
of Maryland, USA and R Kraemer, BASF-SE, Germany
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Effects of cooking on the
thermal ignition behavior of vegetable oil
Delmar Morrison, S Dee, B Cox, R Hart, R Farina, Exponent
Inc, USA
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| 10.50 |
Combustion characteristics
of flat panel televisions with and without fire retardants in
the casing
Matthew Blais, K Carpenter, SwRI, USA
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How can a wood pellet stove
cause a fire?
Herve Breulet, ISSeP, Belgium
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| 11.10 |
Fire propetries of borated
polyethylene
Dan Madsen, Grontmij AB, P van Hees, Lund University, F
Jörud, ESS AB, Sweden
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Investigation of the fire
hazard of mixed material piles in recycling facilities
Nicole Nagy, P Mulherin, M DiDomizio, E Weckman, University
of Waterloo, Canada |
| 11.30 |
New phosphate epoxy flame
retardants for polyurethanes
Vladimir Benin, A Morgan, Univ of Dayton, USA
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How PVC-insulated cables
exposed to radiant heat fluxes cause short circuits and arc
beads
Tomoyasu Iwashita, Yamanashi Prefectural Police HQ / Tokyo
Univ of Science, Y Hagimoto, Hagimoto Fire Research Lab, O Sugawa,
Tokyo Univ of Science, Japan and M Keller, ATF Fire Research
Lab, USA |
| 11.50 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 12.10 |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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FLAME
RETARDANTS AND COATINGS
Chair: Serge Bourbigot, ENSCL, France |
FIRE
INVESTIGATION
Chair: Vytenis Babrauskas, Fire Science & Technology Inc.,
USA |
| 13.20 |
Thermanl protection of
natural fibre-thermoplastic composites using sol-gel coating
Baljinder Kandola , W Pornwannachai and E Caminade, Univ
of Bolton, UK and J Alongi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy |
Fish tank heater fire analysis
Kevin Lewis, D Murphy, S Scheiff, T Henriksen, Case Forensics,
USA |
| 13.40 |
Low emissivity surfaces
for improved fire performance
Robert Svensson, M Försth, SP Fire Research, SP Technical
Research Inst of Sweden |
A detailed look at the
necked vessel flame thrower effect
P Kennedy, Richard Meier, G Gorbett, K Smith and P Powell,
John A Kennedy Assocs, USA |
| 14.00 |
Revealing the inner secrets
of intumescent chars by advanced small scale tests combined
with µ-CT
Michael Morys, B Illerhaus, H Sturm, B Schartel, BAM, Germany |
Gas-fired space heaters:
Defective products, defective standards, and burned victims
Vytenis Babrauskas, Fire Science & Technology Inc.,
USA |
| 4.20 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 14.35 |
Refreshments |
Refreshments |
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FLAME
RETARDANTS AND COATINGS
Chair: Chris Lucas, Dow Chemical Company, UK |
FIRE
INVESTIGATION
Chair: John DeHaan, Fire-ex Forensics, USA |
| 15.00 |
Effect of flame retardants
on polymer heat release rate
Marcelo Hirschler, GBH International, USA
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Assessment of damage by
fire investigators
Lee McCarthy, Crane Engineering, J Geiman,Fire & Risk
Alliance , USA |
| 15.20 |
Simulations of gas-phase
interactions of phosphorus flame retardants with diffusion flame
structure
Fumiaki Takahashi, Case Western Reserve University, V Katta,
Innovative Scientific Solutions and G Linteris, V Babushok,
NIST, USA
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Investigation on the Pontine
Tower fire
Cristina D'Angelo, Department of Firefighters, Department
of Environmental Protection and Green-Civil Protection, Rome
Municipality, S Di Maria, Fire Brigade of Latina, Ministry of
the Interior, Italy
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Experimental and numerical
simulations of the gas-phase effectiveness of phosphorus compounds
Gregory Linteris, N Bouvet, V Babushok, NIST, F Takahashi,
Case Western Reserve University, V Katta, Innovative Scientific
Solutions,USA and R Krämer, BASF SE, Germany
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Evaluation of fire spread
in the large Lærdal fire, January 2014
Anne Steen-Hansen, A Gagnat Bøe, K Hox, R Fjellgaard
Mikalsen, J Stensaas, K Storesund, SP Fire Research AS, Norway
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| 16.00 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
| 16.15 |
Close
and Refreshments |
Close
and Refreshments |
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programme is correct at time of going to press but the organisers
reserve the right to make changes as and when necessary.
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ORGANISERS
Further details from the Conference
Organisers:
Interscience Communications Ltd, West Yard House, Guildford Grove, London
SE10 8JT, UK
Tel +44 (0) 208 692 5050; +44 (0)208 692 5155, Email: office@intersciencecomms.co.uk
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