Issue 5/2016
Content (21 Articles)
Detection and Suppression of Fires: A Cornerstone of Fire Protection Engineering
Michael J. Gollner
Smoke Alarm Nuisance Source Characterization: Review and Recommendations
Joshua Dinaburg, Daniel Gottuk
Analysis of the Response of Smoke Detectors to Smoldering Fires and Nuisance Sources
James Milke, Robin Zevotek
Photoacoustic Compound Fire Alarm System for Detecting Particles and Carbon Monoxide in Smoke
Yalong Jiang, Gai Li, Jinjun Wang
A Saliency-Based Method for Early Smoke Detection in Video Sequences
Yang Jia, Jie Yuan, Jinjun Wang, Jun Fang, Qixing Zhang, Yongming Zhang
QuickBlaze: Early Fire Detection Using a Combined Video Processing Approach
Waqar S. Qureshi, Mongkol Ekpanyapong, Matthew N. Dailey, Suchet Rinsurongkawong, Anton Malenichev, Olga Krasotkina
Multi Feature Analysis of Smoke in YUV Color Space for Early Forest Fire Detection
C. Emmy Prema, S. S. Vinsley, S. Suresh
Autonomous Fire Suppression System for Use in High and Low Visibility Environments by Visual Servoing
Joshua G. McNeil, Brian Y. Lattimer
Full-Scale Experiments of Fire Control and Suppression in Enclosed Car Parks: A Comparison Between Sprinkler and Water-Mist Systems
Paolo E. Santangelo, Luca Tarozzi, Paolo Tartarini
Investigation of the Thermal Characteristics of a Circular Fusible-Type Sprinkler Using the Energy Transport Equation
Woo Jun You, Gwon Hyun Ko, Hong-Sun Ryou
Indirect Detection of Visual Signals for Emergency Notification
John D. Bullough, Nicholas P. Skinner, Yiting Zhu
A New Methodology of Design Fires for Train Carriages Based on Exponential Curve Method
Ying Zhen Li, Haukur Ingason
Development of a Risk Assessment Method for Life Safety in Case of Fire in Rail Tunnels
Bart Van Weyenberge, Xavier Deckers, Robby Caspeele, Bart Merci
Evacuation of a Metro Train in an Underground Rail Transportation System: Flow Rate Capacity of Train Exits, Tunnel Walking Speeds and Exit Choice
Karl Fridolf, Daniel Nilsson, Håkan Frantzich
Large Scale Tunnel Fire Tests with Large Droplet Water-Based Fixed Fire Fighting System
Haukur Ingason, Ying Zhen Li, Glenn Appel, Ulf Lundström, Conny Becker
Full-Scale Fire Test of an Intercity Train Car
Duck Hee Lee, Won Hee Park, Jungho Hwang, George Hadjisophocleous
Ignition, Heat Release Rate and Suppression of Elastomeric Materials
Norman Alvares, Harry Hasegawa, Kirk Staggs
Investigating the Throttling Effect in Tunnel Fires
Arnas Vaitkevicius, Francesco Colella, Ricky Carvel