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SFPE 2011 Engineering Technology Conference

General

President's Report
» Deborah F. Boice, P.E., FSFPE
Treasurer's Report
» Michael J. Madden, P.E., FSFPE
Educational & Scientific Foundation Report
» Carl F. Baldassarra, P.E., FPSE
President Elect Report
» James A. Milke, Ph.D., P.E., FSFPE
Keynote Presentation: Fire Engineering an International Comparison
» James R. Quiter, P.E., FSFPE
Keynote Presentation: Fire Investigation in FPE
» Frederick W. Mowrer, Ph.D., P.E., FSFPE
Keynote Presentation: Performance-Based Design on Fire Safety Provisions in the Far East
» Prof. W. K. Chow, FSFPE
Keynote Presentation: What's Going on in New Zealand
» Martin J. Feeney
The Transformation of Performance Based Fire Engineering Design-Where Will We Be in 20 Years
» Dr. Charles M. Fleischmann, FSFPE
Linking Safety Factor and Failure Probabliity for For Safety Engineering
» Prof. Yaping He
Development of a Simplified Flame Spread Model to Assess Fire Growth Potential in Rail Cars
» Kurt J. Schebel
Keynote Presentation: Risk in Fire Protection Design Related to Recent Global Fire
» David A. Charters

Session A

Fire Safety Codes and Standards, Engineering, and Research - the Other Fire Triangle
» Kathleen H. Almand, P.E., FSFPE
Using New Technology to Enhance "Old" Technology
» Wayne D. Moore, P.E., CFPS, SET
Sprinkler Systems Using Anit-Freeze: What Is the Problem? What Are the Solutions
» William Koffel, P.E., FSFPE
Analysis of Steel Frameworks Subject to Fire
» K.M. Chen, E.J. Weckman, Y. X. Liu, and D.E. Grierson
The Performance and Protection of Bolts in Structural Connections at High Temperature
» Dr. Allan Jowsey, MEng, AlFireE, MSFPE and Dr. David Woolstencroft
Influence of Thermal Boundary Conditions on Structural Fire Performance
» Kevin LaMalva, P.E.
Sprinkler Protection of Non-Storage Occupancies with High Ceiling Clearance
» H.C. Kung, B. Song, Y. Li, X. Liu, L. Tian and B. Yang
Sprinkler Spray Effects on Combustion Products Leaving a Compartment
» Z. Magnone, V. Adams, Z. Han, S. Southard, C. Su, N. Dembsey, J. Morgan, and P. Beaulieu
A Critical Review on Suppression Mechanisms of Total-Flooding Agents
» Tingguang Ma, Ph.D., Qingsheng Wang, Ph.D, Michael D. Larranaga, Ph.D.

Session B

Systems Selection for Fire Protection - Factors that should Influence a FPE's Decision Making Process
» Milosh Puchovsky, PE, FSFPE
Evacuation Modeling Dependence on Input Parameters
» Brian Salyers and Bevan Jones
The Effectiveness of Pre-Applied Wetting Agents as a Function of Wildland urban Interface Fire Exposures
» Palek Desai and Joe Urbas, Ph.D.
Fire Protection Master Planning for Design, Construction, and Operations of Industrial Facilities
» John Mammoser, P.E. and Simon Goodhead, P.E., CEng, MIFireE
Revisiting the Performance Objectives of Fire Protection for Electrical Transformers
» Kenneth W. Dungan, P.E.
A Thermal Theory for Estimating the Flammability of a Mixture
» Tingguang Ma, Ph.D., Qingsheng Wang, Ph.D., and Michael D. Larranaga, Ph.D.
Ignition Scenario and Enclosure Effects on the Burning Rate of Upholstered Furniture
» Marcelo M. Hirschler and Marc L. Janssens
A Probabilistic Methodology for Quantifying Risk Transfer: How Fire Dynamics and Data Inform the Insurance Transaction
» Craig Van Anne

Session C

Guidelines for Obtaining Material Parameters for Input into Fire Models
» M. Janssens, N. Dembsey, and M. Hurley
Case Study Example Using SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application
» Stephen M. Hill, P.E. and Craig E. Hofmeister, P.E., LEED AP
Drawbacks of Relative Sensitivity Technology
» J. Vythoulkas
Fire Detection in Metro Station: Experiments and CFD Modeling
» Y. Jiang, J. Vythoulkas, Y. Neuhaus, D. Zhou, and Y. Wang
Characterization of Fuel Loads In Small Retail Tenancies of a Large Shopping Center
» Richard Ian Stoddart and Yaping He
Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems
» Charles Kilfoil
An Inverse Fire Modeling Technique to Characterize Heat Release Rates
» Kristoper Overholt and Ofodike Ezekoye
Analyzing Wind Pressure Distribution to Assess Natural Smoke Ventilation in Atria with Supply Openings in a Single Facade
» A.D. Lemaire, L.M. Noordijk, and J.C. Phaff
Challenges in Designing Active Smoke Control Systems in Naturally Ventilated Tall Buildings: A Case Study
» Robert Gerard and Armin Wolski
Emerging Fire Protection Challenges with Hot Aisle/Cold Aisle Containment in Data Centers
» Steve Carter, Jeffery Kidd, John Spalding, adn Paul Rivers
Clean Agent Enclosure Design Optimization for Peak Pressures and Agent Retention
» Colin George

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