• IMPROVING INVERSE ANALYSIS OF PYROLYSIS MODEL PARAMETERIZATION USING HILL CLIMBING ALGORITHMS 

  Fiola, Gregory (2019)

  Pyrolysis models are valuable tools for understanding material flammability and modeling fire growth. However, the development of comprehensive pyrolysis models is difficult and time-consuming due to the sheer number of ...

• Evaluation of Thermal Imaging Camera Spot Temperature Measurements in Structure Fires 

  Bryant, Julie Ann (2019)

  Fire service thermal imaging cameras (TICs) are utilized to provide an image of the environment when visibility is limited or impaired by absorbing infrared radiation (IR) emitted from solid objects within its field of ...

• Development of a Semiglobal Reaction Mechanism for the Thermal Decomposition of a Polymer Containing Reactive Flame Retardants: Application to Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polybutylene Terephthalate Blended with Aluminum Diethyl Phosphinate and Melamine Polyphosphate 

  Ding, Yan; Stoliarov, Stanislav I.; Kraemer, Roland H. (MDPI, 2018-09-17)

  This work details a methodology for parameterization of the kinetics and thermodynamics of the thermal decomposition of polymers blended with reactive additives. This methodology employs Thermogravimetric Analysis, ...

• THE ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSITION FROM SMOLDERING TO FLAMING IN POLYURETHANE CONTAINING ASSEMBLIES REPRESENTATIVE OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE 

  Knapp, Graham Michael (2019)

  The smoldering and ignition of upholstered furniture is the leading cause of loss of life in accidental residential fires. Due to these fatal incidents, a new smoldering apparatus experimental setup was designed and built ...

• UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF WIND AND SLOPE ON FLAMES IN WILDLAND FIRES 

  Sluder, Evan (2019)

  Wildland fire spread is typically described as a function of fuel, weather, and topography. An understanding of how these parameters are interrelated can help to close the gap on our understanding of the flame spread ...

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