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 fam...
21 Mars 202358min
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 ...
14 Mars 20231h 2min
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 ...
7 Mars 20231h 6min
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...
28 Feb 202359min
QA3 - Some Polish experiences with a year of war in Ukraine (interviewed by Arnold Dix)
1 year. This is insane the war is still going on and people are still hurt. This war in Ukraine significantly affected everyone in here, and in this episode, I get a chance to share some of my thoug...
24 Feb 202344min
090 - Objective driven suppression system for Swedish tunnels with Ulf Lundström
If you want to design a suppression system for a certain application, you have a lot of technical solutions to choose from and most likely a handful of codes to follow. It seems pretty straightforward...
22 Feb 202346min
089 - Designing law by disasters (or not?) with Birgitte Messerschmidt
There is no universal answer to the question of how law and testing regimes should be set up. Sometimes, we build up our law after a huge tragedy, making sure that the same cause will not be of harm i...
15 Feb 202356min
088 - Modeling fires of natural fuels with Eric Mueller
Modelling ignition and fire of a tree branch with some leaves can't be that much different from modelling burning timber, right? Well, that is the kind of ignorance that can backfire on you... It cert...
8 Feb 202353min
