Fire and Materials 2007

 
Painted Ladies Golden Gate Bridge

29th - 31st January 2007

Hyatt Hotel at Fishermans Wharf

San Francisco, California, USA

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Monday 29th January

8.00
Registration and early coffee
 
MATERIAL FLAMMABILITY SESSION
Welcome and Session Chair: Steve Grayson, Interscience Communications, UK
  Regression Models of The ISO 9705 Room/Corner Test
Marc Janssens, K Carpenter, J Huczek, A Sauceda, SwRI, USA
  Inherent Flammability Parameters – Room Corner Test Application
Jim Quintiere, Univ of Maryland, USA and Danjun Lian, Chinese People’s Armed Police Force Academy, PRC
  Heat Release Rate And Computer Fire Modelling Vs. Real Scale Fire Tests In Passenger Trains
J A. Capote, Daniel Alvear, M Lázaro & P Espina, Group GIDAI – University of Cantabria, Spain
  Steady Heat Release rate by The Moment-Area Method
Richard Lyon, FAA, USA
10.20
Discussion
10.40
Refreshment Break
 
Session Chair: Richard Lyon, FAA, USA
   Cone Calorimeter Testing of UL-94V Rated Plastics: Effects of Heat Flux and Sample Thickness
Alex Morgan, University of Dayton Research Institute and M Bundy, NIST, USA
   Burning Behavior at High Applied Heat Flux Levels and Flame Heat Flux in Enhanced Ambient Oxygen
Patricia Beaulieu, FM Global and N Dembsey, WPI, USA
   Flammability of Combustible Materials in Reduced Oxygen Environment
Yibing Xin, M Khan, FM Global, USA
12.10
Discussion
12.25
Lunch
 
Session Chair: James Quintiere, University of Maryland, USA
  Device and Method for Measuring Absorbed Heat Flux
Mohammed Khan, J de Ris, FM Global, USA
  Flammability Characteristics of Finished Oak Veneer Plywood
Frederick Mowrer, University of Maryland, USA
  Experimental Study of Flame Spread on Conveyor Belts in a Small-Scale Tunnel
Charles Litton, Liming Yuan, National Inst for Occupation Safety & Health, USA
  Flame Retardant Performance of Halogen Free, Alumina Trihydrate Based Bulk Molding Compound
Gary C. Rex, J. M. Huber Corporation
15.05
Discussion
15.25
Refreshment Break
 
CABLES SESSION
Session Chair: Margaret Simonson, SP, Sweden
  Observations From Testing Multi-Component or Non-Standard Shaped Samples by The Cone Calorimeter-FTIR Spectrometry Method
Malgosia Kanabus-Kaminska, G Lougheed, NRC, Canada
  Conditions that Can Cause Upper Thermal Limits on Residential Wiring to be Exceeded
John Shea, Eaton Corporation, USA
  Heat Release Measurements on FRLS Cables using Cone Calorimeter - CPRIs Experience
Nageshwar Rao, R Arun Jothi, A Srinivasan, A Sudhindra, Central Power Research Institute, India
 17.15
  Discussion
17.30
Close
17.45
Drinks Reception and Welcome Buffet

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