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Two new papers published on the inclined plate problem in JFM and the Journal of Fire Sciences

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Two new publications were recently published, both focused on studying inclined flames. On the heat transferred to the air surrounding a semi-infinite inclined hot plate (Final PDF) Gollner, M. J., Sanchez, A. L., and Williams, F. A., Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 732, 2013, pp. 304-315. Burning on Flat Wicks at Various Orientations (PDF Pre-print) Zhang, Y., Bustamante, M.J., Gollner, M.J., […]

Western Wildfires and Climate Change

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Interesting info graphic from the Union of Concerned Scientists helps to highlight the importance of understanding and controlling these large conflagrations. Infographic: Western Wildfires and Climate Change Rising temperatures are increasing wildfire risk throughout the Western U.S. DOWNLOAD: Infographic: Western Wildfires and Climate Change | Infographic: Western Wildfires and Climate Change — Panel 1 | Infographic: Western Wildfires and Climate […]

Colin Miller Wins the 2013 John L. Bryan GRA Award

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Colin Miller, a Spring 2013 FPE/BS graduate and a new FPE/MS student, has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 John L. Bryan GRA Award. The John L. Bryan Chair endowment provides support for one Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) every year. Based on a newly revised, more formal selection process, the support is provided to […]

Formal Proceedings of NFPA Sustainable Buildings Symposium Released

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The formal proceedings of the symposium that was hosted by NFPA and the Fire Protection Research Foundation in November, “Fire Safety Design and Sustainable Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities,” has been released. It was co-authored by: Michael Gollner, Amanda Kimball and Tracy Vecchiarelli. Foundation_Sustainable_Building_Design_Symposium_Proceedings – Final  

Maryland Day Fire Tornado

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Maryland day was a great success, with many visitors touring the laboratory to see what Fire Protection Engineering is all about. The main feature was our fire tornado, created in a room with 4 specially-located openings which induced a “whirl” when the hood was turned on. See below for photos of our students fully “testing” […]

Upcoming Conferences

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We’re on the road over the next few months! We’re going to have presentations at several conferences: FM Global Open Source CFD Fire Modeling Workshop 2013 (May 2-3, Mass.) An Experimental Model of Upward Flame Spread through Porous Fuels Michael Gollner 8th US National Combustion Meeting (May 20-22, Utah) Flame spread through arrays of wooden […]

UMD Fire Protection Engineering Students and Faculty Visit MFRI

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Some students and faculty from the Department of Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) at the University of Maryland, College Park  (UMD) were able to visit the Maryland Fire Research Institute (MFRI) where they were able to experience hands-on firefighter training. Participants donned full firefighting gear and breathing apparatus and were able to go  inside an enclosure fire, […]

Another Major High Rise Fire, this time in Russia

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“Fire engulfs unoccupied high-rise in Russia” Luckily no one was hurt, but this is yet another major high-rise fire… this time on an unoccupied building in Chechnya, apparently the tallest building in the city. No cause has been reported yet. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/03/fire-high-rise-russia/2049965/

Michael gives invited talk at Missoula Fire Sciences Lab

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Michael recently gave an invited talk at the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab on Januray 10, 2013. They’ve posted the talk online, which you can view here: http://videos.firelab.org/ffs/2012-13Seminar/011013Seminar/011013Seminar.html It was an amazing trip – they’re doing some great research on wildfires and I encourage anyone interested to checkout firelab.org to check out all of the amazing things […]