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Laminar steady burning on flat plates was studied at various orientations with respect to gravity. Flat wicks were saturated with methanol or ethanol. Steady flames were obtained, and ranged from boundary layer flames to ...

This investigation provides a detailed analysis of the hydraulic analogue technique used as a predictive tool for understanding smoke detector response within a complex enclosure. There currently exists no collectively ...

In the United States, more than 1 in every 12 fire fatalities occurs in a passenger road vehicle; vehicle fires claim roughly 1200 injuries, $1.3 billion in property loss, and 490 lives annually. Very little progress has ...

A burner and surrounding co-flow air system were developed for experimental study of flame suppression in a diluted oxygen environment. Development of the burner was guided by design criteria requiring the flame to be a ...

This study successfully validated the use of salt-water analog modeling as an effective diagnostic tool for predicting fire-induced flows. A technique was developed for taking measurements using combined Planar Laser-Induced ...

A set of multi-room compartment fire experiments were conducted to obtain measurements of hot gas layer temperature and depth. These measurements were used as an input to an inverse fire model that coupled a genetic algorithm ...

ASHRAE 34, based on ASTM E681, was improved by identifying and rectifying deficiencies in ASTM E681. An ASTM E681 apparatus and procedure was developed with gaseous refrigerant testing in mind. The plumbing was improved ...

Halogenated flame retardant plastic sheeting may help to reduce flame spread in museums; however, the plastics contain chemicals that may be harmful to museum objects in situ, particularly metals. This study assesses ...

Upward flame spread over discrete fuels has been analyzed through experimental research on vertical arrays of alternating lengths of PMMA and insulation. By manipulating the lengths of the PMMA fuel and the insulation, ...

Recent studies have investigated the role of convective heating advancing wildland fire spread through intermittent bursts or pulses of flames onto unburned fuels. This study seeks to expand on initial experiments investigating ...