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Experimental and computational work was performed to help understand why sub-inerting concentrations of HFC-125 (C2HF5) produced overpressures in the FAA aerosol can explosion test. The fire suppression performance of ...

The thermoacoustic flashover detector integrates the phenomenon of thermoacoustics into a fire fighting application. This report presents the prototype design for the thermoacoustic flashover detector to ultimately be ...

Nonbuoyant laminar jet diffusion flames in coflowing air were observed aboard the International Space Station with an emphasis on laminar smoke points. The tests extended the 2009 Smoke Points In Coflow Experiment (SPICE) ...

Current building and life safety standards do not specify the optimal placement of carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in residential structures. Currently, the standards advise to follow manufacturer's instructions, place one ...

Corrugated cardboard is used extensively in a storage capacity in warehouses and frequently acts as the primary fuel for accidental fires that begin in storage facilities. A one-dimensional numerical pyrolysis model for ...

The heat feedback profile across 5cm wide, 15cm tall samples of PMMA is measured as a flame spreads vertically across its surface. Incident heat flux to a water cooled gauge is determined with peak values averaging to ...

Firefighters, by the intrinsic nature of their occupation, are subjected to a barrage of intense radiant and convective heat fluxes, protected merely by a thin composite layer of fabric for thermal insulation. The exertion ...

Understanding fire sprinkler sprays fills a critical gap in the modeling of fire suppression systems. Previous research has shown that a modeling framework consisting of an instability model coupled with a stochastic ...

NFPA 92 currently restricts the velocity of makeup not exceed 1.0 m/s in atria smoke control systems. This requirement imposes a restriction on atria design due to the need for large area makeup vents. The objective of the ...

This study aims to evaluate the effects duct leakage had on a stairwell pressurization system in a high-rise residential building by using a network model, CONTAM. The network model was used to determine if the pressurized ...