The 10th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science was held at the University of Maryland, College Park this past week and brought together an impressive group of scientists and engineers working on today’s fire science problems. Before I go on about the conference, a moment of sharing the exciting news that we have won both […]
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Commodity Classification Paper Recently Published in the Fire Safety Journal
The paper, “Warehouse commodity classification from fundamental principles. Part I: Commodity & burning rates” was recently published in the Fire Safety Journal. Check it out here This paper sets a personal record for length of time from submittal to acceptance and posting. It was submitted in September, 2009 and became available online in April, 2011. […]
"Fan of Fire" Image Wins 3rd Place at the 2011 Joint Meeting of the Combustion Institute
Our entry into the Combustion Art contest, “Fan of Fire”, won 3rd place! Take a look at the image and abstract below, or go to the announcement: http://www.cssci.org/ Third Place — “Fan of Fire – Surface Inclination Effects on Upward Flame Spread”“This “fan of fire” visually displays the effect gravity has on upward flame spread […]
Research on Combustion of Cardboard Featured by UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
Work by Gollner, Williams and Rangwala was recently featured by the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. The work, assessing the upward flame spread characteristics of corrugated cardboard was recently published in the journal Combustion and Flame. http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=1041 San Diego, CA, February 2, 2011–Imagine this: Firefighters enter a several football […]
Paper on Upward Flame Spread Over Corrugated Cardboard Published in Combustion and Flame
Our recent work on flame spread over corrugated cardboard, with applications related to warehouses has been published in the journal Combustion and Flame. Check out the article and abstract below: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.12.005 Upward flame spread over corrugated cardboardM.J. Gollner, F.A. Williams and A.S. Rangwala As part of a study of the combustion of boxes of commodities, […]
Presentation on "Upward Flame Spread Over Corrugated Cardboard" at the 2010 Society of Fire Protection Engineers Meetin
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Research to be Presented at Interflam 2010 in Nottingham, UK
Our warehouse fire research will be presented at Interflam this summer:Nondimensional Commodity Classification and an Analysis of Upward SpreadMichael Gollner, F Williams, Univ of California, K Overholt, A Rangwala, Worcester Polytechnic Univ and J Perricone, Creative FPE Solutions, Inc. If you are planning on attending please stop by for an interesting presentation. Another presentation on […]
UC San Diego Students, Area Attorneys and Financial Analysts Win Sustainability Award
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/awards/05-26SustainabilityAward.asp UC San Diego, a national leader in sustainability education, research and campus operations, has recognized a collaborative team of students, legal and bond underwriting experts in its 2010 Sustainability Awards. The seemingly unlikely team played a key role in enabling the San Diego region to win $154 million in low-interest Clean Renewable Energy Bonds […]
SFPE Educational and Scientific Foundation Research Grant Awarded!
Professor Forman A. Williams (PI) and Michael Gollner (Co-PI) just received offical notification that our research grant request has been approved by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers Educational & Scientific Foundation Board of Governors. The amount requested was approximately $25,000, and the funds will be used to continue research on a fundamental approach towards […]