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145 - Fire Safety Engineering in South Africa and Beyond with Richard Walls

In this episode, we discuss the stark realities of fire safety engineering in South Africa (and beyond) as we sit down with Professor Richard Walls from Stellenbosch University. Our journey through the recent history of devas...

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March 27, 2024

145 - Fire Safety Engineering in South Africa and Beyond with Richard Walls

In this episode, we discuss the stark realities of fire safety engineering in South Africa (and beyond) as we sit down with Professor Richard Walls from Stellenbosch University. Our journey through the recent history of deva…
March 19, 2024

144 - Design fire generator with Greg Baker

Imagine if we had a tool that we could use to design a design fire. Instead of simply assuming fire growth characteristics by slapping the alpha-t2 function, use a tool that could tell us which items in a compartment burn an…
March 13, 2024

143 - Fire Fundamentals pt 7 - CFD simulations of fires

In today's fire fundamentals episode, I have chosen a difficult job: explaining how CFD modelling works without the ability to put a single equation out there! It's much tougher than I thought! I hope I've done a decent job,…
March 6, 2024

142 - Uncertainty in fire measurements with David Morrisset

If the word 'uncertainty' sounds extremely boring to you, this episode will prove you wrong. I have invited David Morrisset from the University of Edinburgh to discuss his research on the subject. Whereas in fact David is es…