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094 - Experiments that changed fire science pt. 5 - Compartment fires at NBS with James Quintiere

In the fifth episode of mini-series 'Experiments that changed fire science' we cover the compartment fire experimental campaigns carried at NBS (now NIST) in 1970's and 1980's, with the maybe most famous of them all - the Ste...

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094 - Experiments that changed fire science pt. 5 - Compartment fires at NBS with James Quintiere

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March 22, 2023

094 - Experiments that changed fire science pt. 5 - Compartment fires at NBS with James Quintiere

In the fifth episode of mini-series 'Experiments that changed fire science' we cover the compartment fire experimental campaigns carried at NBS (now NIST) in 1970's and 1980's, with the maybe most famous of them all - the Ste...

March 14, 2023

093 - The story of the golden era for the US fire science with James Quintiere

It's finally here, the episode many of you were waiting for! Discussing the history of US fire movement with prof. James Quintiere from the University of Maryland. I often wondered what it felt like in the 1970's and 80's whe...

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092 - European Commission view on Performance Based FSE with Adamantia Athanasopoulou

It seems we will not have EU Fire Code for at least a few more decades... Why is that? Because the people in power found out that it is not the most efficient thing to do it right now. And they found it through the power of r...

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091 - Fire fundamentals pt 2 - Ignition with Rory Hadden

Welcome to Fire Fundamentals pt. 2 with Rory Hadden. This episode is focused on the concept of ignition and its role in fire safety - as an event leading to fires, as something often investigated post-fire, but also as a vehi...

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