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81.

Singh, Ajay V; Gollner, Michael J

Estimation of local mass burning rates for steady laminar boundary layer diffusion flames Journal Article

In: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 2527–2534, 2015, ISSN: 15407489.

Links | BibTeX

@article{Singh2015a,
title = {Estimation of local mass burning rates for steady laminar boundary layer diffusion flames},
author = {Ajay V Singh and Michael J Gollner},
url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1540748914000431},
doi = {10.1016/j.proci.2014.05.040},
issn = {15407489},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Proceedings of the Combustion Institute},
volume = {35},
number = {3},
pages = {2527--2534},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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82.

Finney, Mark A; Cohen, Jack D; Forthofer, Jason M; McAllister, Sara S; Gollner, Michael J; Gorham, Daniel J; Saito, Kozo; Akafuah, Nelson K; Adam, Brittany A; English, Justin D

Role of buoyant flame dynamics in wildfire spread Journal Article

In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 112, no. 32, pp. 9833–9838, 2015.

BibTeX

@article{finney2015role,
title = {Role of buoyant flame dynamics in wildfire spread},
author = {Mark A Finney and Jack D Cohen and Jason M Forthofer and Sara S McAllister and Michael J Gollner and Daniel J Gorham and Kozo Saito and Nelson K Akafuah and Brittany A Adam and Justin D English},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
volume = {112},
number = {32},
pages = {9833--9838},
publisher = {National Acad Sciences},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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83.

Miller, Colin H; Gollner, Michael J

Journal Article

In: Fire Safety Journal, vol. 77, pp. 36 - 45, 2015, ISSN: 0379-7112.

Links | BibTeX

@article{MILLER201536,
author = {Colin H Miller and Michael J Gollner},
url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379711215300035},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2015.07.003},
issn = {0379-7112},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Fire Safety Journal},
volume = {77},
pages = {36 - 45},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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  • doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2015.07.003

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84.

Zhang, Yi; Bustamante, Michael J; Gollner, Michael J; Sunderland, Peter B; Quintiere, James G

Burning on flat wicks at various orientations Journal Article

In: Journal of fire sciences, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 52–71, 2014.

BibTeX

@article{zhang2014burning,
title = {Burning on flat wicks at various orientations},
author = {Yi Zhang and Michael J Bustamante and Michael J Gollner and Peter B Sunderland and James G Quintiere},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Journal of fire sciences},
volume = {32},
number = {1},
pages = {52--71},
publisher = {Sage Publications Sage UK: London, England},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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85.

Huang, XINYAN; Gollner, MICHAEL J

Correlations for evaluation of flame spread over an inclined fuel surface Journal Article

In: Fire Safety Science, vol. 11, pp. 222–233, 2014.

BibTeX

@article{huang2014correlations,
title = {Correlations for evaluation of flame spread over an inclined fuel surface},
author = {XINYAN Huang and MICHAEL J Gollner},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Fire Safety Science},
volume = {11},
pages = {222--233},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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86.

Gollner, M J; Huang, X; Cobian, J; Rangwala, A S; Williams, F A

Experimental study of upward flame spread of an inclined fuel surface Journal Article

In: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 2531 - 2538, 2013, ISSN: 1540-7489.

Links | BibTeX

@article{GOLLNER20132531,
title = {Experimental study of upward flame spread of an inclined fuel surface},
author = {M J Gollner and X Huang and J Cobian and A S Rangwala and F A Williams},
url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S154074891200171X},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2012.06.063},
issn = {1540-7489},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
journal = {Proceedings of the Combustion Institute},
volume = {34},
number = {2},
pages = {2531 - 2538},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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  • doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2012.06.063

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87.

Gollner, Michael J; Sánchez, Antonio L; Williams, Forman A

On the heat transferred to the air surrounding a semi-infinite inclined hot plate Journal Article

In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 732, pp. 304–315, 2013.

Links | BibTeX

@article{gollner_s\'{a}nchez_williams_2013,
title = {On the heat transferred to the air surrounding a semi-infinite inclined hot plate},
author = {Michael J Gollner and Antonio L S\'{a}nchez and Forman A Williams},
doi = {10.1017/jfm.2013.408},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
volume = {732},
pages = {304\textendash315},
publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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  • doi:10.1017/jfm.2013.408

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88.

Gollner, Michael J; Xie, Yanxuan; Lee, Minkyu; Nakamura, Yuji; Rangwala, Ali S

Burning Behavior of Vertical Matchstick Arrays Journal Article

In: Combustion Science and Technology, vol. 184, no. 5, pp. 585–607, 2012, ISSN: 0010-2202.

Links | BibTeX

@article{Gollner2012a,
title = {Burning Behavior of Vertical Matchstick Arrays},
author = {Michael J Gollner and Yanxuan Xie and Minkyu Lee and Yuji Nakamura and Ali S Rangwala},
url = {http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00102202.2011.652787},
doi = {10.1080/00102202.2011.652787},
issn = {0010-2202},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-05-01},
journal = {Combustion Science and Technology},
volume = {184},
number = {5},
pages = {585--607},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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89.

Gollner, Michael J

Studies on Upward Flame Spread PhD Thesis

Ph.D. Dissertation: University of California, San Diego, 2012.

BibTeX

@phdthesis{Gollner2012b,
title = {Studies on Upward Flame Spread},
author = {Michael J Gollner},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-01-01},
school = {Ph.D. Dissertation: University of California, San Diego},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {phdthesis}
}

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90.

Gollner, M J; Overholt, K; Williams, F A; Rangwala, A S; Perricone, J

Warehouse commodity classification from fundamental principles. Part I: Commodity & burning rates Journal Article

In: Fire Safety Journal, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 305–316, 2011, ISSN: 03797112.

Links | BibTeX

@article{Gollner2011,
title = {Warehouse commodity classification from fundamental principles. Part I: Commodity \& burning rates},
author = {M J Gollner and K Overholt and F A Williams and A S Rangwala and J Perricone},
url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0379711211000555},
doi = {10.1016/j.firesaf.2011.03.002},
issn = {03797112},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-08-01},
journal = {Fire Safety Journal},
volume = {46},
number = {6},
pages = {305--316},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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91.

Gollner, Michael J; Williams, Forman A; Rangwala, Ali S

Upward flame spread over corrugated cardboard Journal Article

In: Combustion and Flame, vol. 158, no. 7, pp. 1404-1412, 2011.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX

@article{gollner2011upward,
title = {Upward flame spread over corrugated cardboard},
author = {Michael J Gollner and Forman A Williams and Ali S Rangwala},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010218010003597?via%3Dihub},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.12.005},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-07-01},
journal = {Combustion and Flame},
volume = {158},
number = {7},
pages = {1404-1412},
abstract = {As part of a study of the combustion of boxes of commodities, rates of upward flame spread during early-stage burning were observed during experiments on wide samples of corrugated cardboard. The rate of spread of the flame front, defined by the burning pyrolysis region, was determined by visually averaging the pyrolysis front position across the fuel surface. The resulting best fit produced a power-law progression of the pyrolysis front, xp = Atn, where xp is the average height of the pyrolysis front at time t, n = 3/2, and A is a constant. This result corresponds to a slower acceleration than was obtained in previous measurements and theories (e.g. n = 2), an observation which suggests that development of an alternative description of the upward flame spread rate over wide, inhomogeneous materials may be worth studying for applications such as warehouse fires. Based upon the experimental results and overall conservation principles it is hypothesized that the non-homogeneity of the cardboard helped to reduce the acceleration of the upward spread rates by physically disrupting flow in the boundary layer close to the vertical surface and thereby modifying heating rates of the solid fuel above the pyrolysis region. As a result of this phenomena, a distinct difference was observed between scalings of peak flame heights, or maximum “flame tip” measurements and the average location of the flame. The results yield alternative scalings that may be better applicable to some situations encountered in practice in warehouse fires.
},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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As part of a study of the combustion of boxes of commodities, rates of upward flame spread during early-stage burning were observed during experiments on wide samples of corrugated cardboard. The rate of spread of the flame front, defined by the burning pyrolysis region, was determined by visually averaging the pyrolysis front position across the fuel surface. The resulting best fit produced a power-law progression of the pyrolysis front, xp = Atn, where xp is the average height of the pyrolysis front at time t, n = 3/2, and A is a constant. This result corresponds to a slower acceleration than was obtained in previous measurements and theories (e.g. n = 2), an observation which suggests that development of an alternative description of the upward flame spread rate over wide, inhomogeneous materials may be worth studying for applications such as warehouse fires. Based upon the experimental results and overall conservation principles it is hypothesized that the non-homogeneity of the cardboard helped to reduce the acceleration of the upward spread rates by physically disrupting flow in the boundary layer close to the vertical surface and thereby modifying heating rates of the solid fuel above the pyrolysis region. As a result of this phenomena, a distinct difference was observed between scalings of peak flame heights, or maximum “flame tip” measurements and the average location of the flame. The results yield alternative scalings that may be better applicable to some situations encountered in practice in warehouse fires.

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  • doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.12.005

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92.

Overholt, K J; Gollner, M J; Perricone, J; Rangwala, A S; Williams, F A

Warehouse commodity classification from fundamental principles. Part II: Flame heights and flame spread Journal Article

In: Fire Safety Journal, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 317 - 329, 2011, ISSN: 0379-7112.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX

@article{OVERHOLT2011317,
title = {Warehouse commodity classification from fundamental principles. Part II: Flame heights and flame spread},
author = {K J Overholt and M J Gollner and J Perricone and A S Rangwala and F A Williams},
url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379711211000786},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2011.05.002},
issn = {0379-7112},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-01-01},
journal = {Fire Safety Journal},
volume = {46},
number = {6},
pages = {317 - 329},
abstract = {In warehouse storage applications, it is important to classify the burning behavior of commodities and rank them according to their material flammability for early fire detection and suppression operations. In this study, a preliminary approach towards commodity classification is presented that models the early stage of large-scale warehouse fires by decoupling the problem into separate processes of heat and mass transfer. Two existing nondimensional parameters are used to represent the physical phenomena at the large-scale: a mass transfer number that directly incorporates the material properties of a fuel, and the soot yield of the fuel that controls the radiation observed in the large-scale. To facilitate modeling, a mass transfer number (or B-number) was experimentally obtained using mass-loss (burning rate) measurements from bench-scale tests, following from a procedure that was developed in Part I of this paper. Two fuels are considered: corrugated cardboard and polystyrene. Corrugated cardboard provides a source of flaming combustion in a warehouse and is usually the first item to ignite and sustain flame spread. Polystyrene is typically used as the most hazardous product in large-scale fire testing. The nondimensional mass transfer number was then used to model in-rack flame heights on 6.1\textendash9.1m (20\textendash30ft) stacks of ‘C’ flute corrugated cardboard boxes on rack-storage during the initial period of flame spread (involving flame spread over the corrugated cardboard face only). Good agreement was observed between the model and large-scale experiments during the initial stages of fire growth, and a comparison to previous correlations for in-rack flame heights is included.},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

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In warehouse storage applications, it is important to classify the burning behavior of commodities and rank them according to their material flammability for early fire detection and suppression operations. In this study, a preliminary approach towards commodity classification is presented that models the early stage of large-scale warehouse fires by decoupling the problem into separate processes of heat and mass transfer. Two existing nondimensional parameters are used to represent the physical phenomena at the large-scale: a mass transfer number that directly incorporates the material properties of a fuel, and the soot yield of the fuel that controls the radiation observed in the large-scale. To facilitate modeling, a mass transfer number (or B-number) was experimentally obtained using mass-loss (burning rate) measurements from bench-scale tests, following from a procedure that was developed in Part I of this paper. Two fuels are considered: corrugated cardboard and polystyrene. Corrugated cardboard provides a source of flaming combustion in a warehouse and is usually the first item to ignite and sustain flame spread. Polystyrene is typically used as the most hazardous product in large-scale fire testing. The nondimensional mass transfer number was then used to model in-rack flame heights on 6.1–9.1m (20–30ft) stacks of ‘C’ flute corrugated cardboard boxes on rack-storage during the initial period of flame spread (involving flame spread over the corrugated cardboard face only). Good agreement was observed between the model and large-scale experiments during the initial stages of fire growth, and a comparison to previous correlations for in-rack flame heights is included.

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  • doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2011.05.002

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93.

Gollner, M J

A Fundamental Approach for Storage Commodity Classification PhD Thesis

Master's Thesis, University of California, San Diego, 2010.

BibTeX

@phdthesis{Gollner2010,
title = {A Fundamental Approach for Storage Commodity Classification},
author = {M J Gollner},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
school = {Master's Thesis, University of California, San Diego},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {phdthesis}
}

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Magazine Articles

Pathways for Building Fire Spread in the Wildland Urban Interface
Gollner, M.J., Society of Fire Protection Engineers’ Emerging Trends Newsletter, Issue 101. 2015

Pathways for Building Fire Spread in the Wildland Urban Interface
Gollner, M.J., SFPE Emerging Trends Newsletter, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, August, 2015.

The Flammability of a Storage Commodity
Gollner, M.J., Fire Protection Engineering Magazine, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, April 2014.

Theses

Effect of Microgravity on the Development and Structure of Fire Whirls

Jones, Michael, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland College Park, 2020

A STUDY OF INTERMITTENT CONVECTIVE HEATING OF FINE LIVE WILDLAND FUELS

Orcurto, Ashlynne R, M.S. Thesis, Univeristy of Maryland, College Park, 2020

Laboratory Studies on the Generation of Firebrands from Cylindrical Wooden Dowels
Caton, Sara, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2017

Thermal Characterization of Firebrand Piles
Hakes, Raquel Sara Pilar, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2017

The Structure of the Blue Whirl: A Soot-Free Reacting Vortex Phenomenon
Sriram Bharath Hariharan, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2017

Moisture Content Effects on Energy and Emissions Released During Combustion of Pyrophytic Vegetation
Nathaniel Andrew May, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2017
A Fundamental Study of Boundary Layer Diffusion Flames
Singh, Ajay. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2015.
In Situ Burning Alternatives
Cohen, Brian, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014.
Flame Spread Through Wooden Dowels
Zhao, Zhao, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014.
Upward Flame Spread over Discreet Fuels
Miller, Colin, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014
Studying Wildland Fire Spread Using Stationary Burners
Gorham, D.J., M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014.
Transient Fire Load on Aluminum Ferries (PDF)
Hall, B. M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014.
Studies on Upward Flame Spread (PDF, Official Copy, Presentation)
Gollner, MJ. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, San Diego, 2012.
A Fundamental Approach to Storage Commodity Classification (PDF, Proquest, Presentation)
Gollner, M.J. M.S. Thesis, University of California, San Diego, 2010.

Reports

Literature Review on Spaceport Fire Safety (NFPA Site)
Erin Griffith, Alicea Fitzpatrick, Seth Lattner, Joseph Dowling, Michael J. Gollner

Towards Data-Driven Operational Wildfire Spread Modeling: A REPORT OF THE NSF-FUNDED WIFIRE WORKSHOP
Gollner, M.J. and Trouve, A., 2015.

Pathways for Building Fire Spread at the Wildland Urban Interface (NFPA Site)
Gollner, M.J., Hakes, R., Caton, S. and Kohler, K., Fire Protection Research Foundation, National Fire Protection Association, March, 2015.

Literature Review on Hybrid Fire Suppression Systems
Raia, P. and Gollner, M.J., Fire Protection Research Foundation, National Fire Protection Association, May 2014.

Fire Safety Design and Sustainable Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities: Report of a National Symposium
Gollner, M.J., Kimball, A. and Vecchiarelli, T., Fire Protection Research Foundation, National Fire Protection Association, 2013.

Copyright Notes

In following copyright law, most journals allow their authors to share post-prints of their journal articles (essentially pre-prints with changes from the review process but lacking any publisher modifications or typesetting). Therefore, I have posted PDF Post-Prints of most journal articles in addition to document object identifier (DOI) links to the articles on the publishers site (sometimes requiring subscription). For more information about journal copyrights, please visit http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/. I have posted some conference proceedings on Research Gate. If you do not have access to a final article version, please contact me.

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