Publication Date: Sept 2001
The ninth international conference was
held in Edinburgh, Scotland 17th –19th September. The proceedings contain 94 technical presentations and keynote papers and 58 poster papers. Volume 1 contains the following papers: Keynotes , Fire Chemistry | Risk Assessment | Codes | Fire Resistance | Fire Behaviour of Materials | Detection & Suppression | Standards | Testing | Fire Dynamics | Modelling Large Fires | CFD Modelling | Volume 2 contains:| People in Fires | Transportation Fires | Fire Investigation | Modelling | 58 Poster Papers (listed by session)| Author Index

Details: Hardback, 1570pp with 269 tables and 772 illustrations, ISBN 0 9532312 7 5 (set)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

POSTER PAPERS

HAZARD
An estimation of fire and explosion hazard of large tanks for liquefied natural gas, Igor Bolodian, Y Shebeko, V Molchanov, Y Dehevih, I Smolin, V Nekrasov, V Makeev, A Ponamarev, D Gordienko, VNIIPO 12, All Russian Scientific Research Inst for Fire Protection, Russia

The fire and explosion hazards of dried sewage sludge, S J Manchester, FRS/BRE, UK

FIRE RESISTANCE
Fire loads and fire development in flats, Per Jostein Hovde, Norwegian University of Science & Tech, Norway

Behaviour of load-bearing wood-stud shear walls exposed to fire, Noureddine Benichou, V Kodur, M Sultan, NRC, Fire Risk Mangement Prog, Canada

Fire protection of connections used in the construction industry, Peter Longdon, Corus Research, Development & Technology, John Dowling, Corus Construction and Industrial, UK, B Zhao, CTICM, France

Numerical evaluation of thermal properties and heat transfer conditions based on fire tests on protected and unprotected steel columns, Robert Schriever, S Paasch, R Muller, R Rudolphi, BAM, Germany

Modelling gypsum plasterboard assemblies exposed to building fires and standard furnace tests, Hans Gerlich, Winstone Wallboards, B Jones, Caldwell Consulting, A Buchanan, Univ of Canterbury, New Zealand

Investigation of two different reactive fire protection materials combining cone calorimeter test results with a numerical analysis, Matthias Bartholmai, R Muller, R Rudolphi, R Schriever, BAM, Germany

Application of time-equivalent analysis in the United Kingdom, Tony O'Meagher, Arup Fire, Australia, B Lane, Arup Fire, USA

Time equivalent - theory versus experiment, Gordon Cooke, International Fire Safety Consultant, UK

MODELLING
Applying the local equivalence ratio concept to fire field models, Z Wang, E Galea, F Jia, Univ of Greenwich, UK

Evaluation of design fire scenarios - Numerical simulation vs physical modelling, Rainer Könnecke, V Schneider, IST, Germany

A semi-automated approach to CAD input into field based fire modelling tools
Edwin Galea, I Frost, P Rymacrzyk, M Patel, R Mawhinney Univ of Greenwich, UK

Numerial prediction of radiactive heat feedback and mass burning rates of liquid pool fires, Jennifer Wen, S Dembele, Kingston University, UK

Pressure variations induced by large scale pool fires in forced-ventilated enclosures, Hughes Prétrel, J Such, IPSN, France

Simple and unified estimation model on ceiling temperature and velocity of fire induced flow under a ceiling
Osami Sugawa, Science University of Tokyo, Japan

CFD modelling of fire suppression by water spray: A feasibility study examining a pool fire in a simple enclosure, Yehuda Sinai, P Stopford, M Edwards, S Watkins, AEA Technology plc, UK

CFD modelling of restricted buoyant fire plumes, Torgrim Log, Stord/Haugesund University College, Norway

Field modelling of surface flame spread over charring materials, M Aksit, J Moss, P Rubini, Cranfield Univ, UK

CFD study of smoke control inside enclosed car parking using jet fans, Joao Carlos Viegas, J Saraiva, Nat Lab of Civil Engineering (LNEC), Portugal

Computational modelling of smoke dispersion in a double-skin façade, Tzu-Hsin Huang, F Wang, P Kew, Heriot-Watt University, UK

FIRE INVESTIGATION
Overview of the Arson and Explosives National Repository Branch, a valuable resource for today's fire and explosion incident investigator, Joseph Bertoni, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, USA

Analysis of fire debris - methods and quality assurance, Ernst Rücker, Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg, S Löeffler, Bundeskriminalamt, Germany

Determination of fire patterns due to liquid accelerants on floor covering, Jan Stensaas, Norwegian Fire Research Lab, Norway

A new approach to the detection of accelerants at the scene of an arson, Shigeki Takeuchi, T Fuwa, K Fukuyama, Gifu Prefectural Police Headquarters, S Nitta, Gifu University, Japan

Canine accelerant detectors as part of the fire investigation team, Silke Löeffler, Bundeskriminalamt, Germany

Businesses set up to burn, Barry Dillon, A Ling, Forensic Services, Malaysia

Electrical fire risks, Veli-pekka Nurmi, Safety Technology Authority, Finland

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