The Fascinating World Of Fire Science Episodes
September 15, 2021
018 - Engineered timber with Danny Hopkin
Engineered timber is on a trajectory to become the construction material of the future. However, on that pathway there stands the fire issue. Wood burns, it is inevitable. This is something we must accept, and learn to work a...
The Fascinating World Of Fire Science Fire Science And Engineering
August 18, 2021
014 - A joyrney through the scales of fire phenomena with Sara McAllister
Have you ever wondered how is a fire of a match or candle different from a wildfire? Or maybe rather, why is it different? What is it, that makes the fires at different scales behave in such a different manner? What are the p...
The Fascinating World Of Fire Science Fire Science And Engineering
July 21, 2021
010 - Seeking the origins of standardized fire testing and ancient fire protection materials with John Gales
Did you know that the standard temperature-time curve, which is the underpinning of the fire resistance of assemblies, is over 100 years old? Once you know that, you cannot stop but think about how this affects modern constru...
The Fascinating World Of Fire Science Building A Fire Safe Future
June 29, 2021
007 - AI in smart firefighting and the future of FSE PBD with Xinyan Huang
Everyone is talking about AI, but how can we really use it in fire safety engineering and firefighting? Prof Xinyan Huang of HK PolyU will explain his research in this field, and we can consider it as a time travel to the fut...
The Fascinating World Of Fire Science Engineers Toolbox
June 02, 2021
001 - Introduction
Let's do this. For the first time... Welcome to the Fire Science Show! My name is Wojciech Wegrzynski, and I'm with the Building Research Institute (ITB) in Warsaw, Poland. In this episode you will learn who I am, where do I ...
The Fascinating World Of Fire Science
June 02, 2021
002 - Smouldering megafires with Guillermo Rein
Guillermo Rein is a recipient of ERC Consildator Grant on smouldering megafires. The most challenging source of founding, meant for the projects that can truly change the world. And his HAZE project is just like that - to stu...
The Fascinating World Of Fire Science