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Gas burner experiments conducted in modern residential style structures by McKinnon, Mark, Weinschenk, Craig, Madrzykowski, Daniel, Stakes, Keith

“…The fire modeling community currently lacks full-scale data from tests conducted in realistic residential-style structures. Controlled gas burner tests were…”
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Experimental data from gas burner fires in residential structure with HVAC system by Weinschenk, Craig, Ghanekar, Shruti, Stakes, Keith, Quiat, Adam, Kessler, Richard M., Lee, Tonghun

“…The fire modeling community currently lacks full-scale experi- mental data from fires in residential-style structures with heat- ing, ventilation, and air…”
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Simulation of an Attic Fire in a Wood Frame Residential Structure, Chicago, IL by Weinschenk, Craig G., Overholt, Kristopher J., Madrzykowski, Daniel

“…The fire dynamics simulator (FDS) fire model, which is developed and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was used to…”
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Toward improved thermal exposure classes for structural firefighters by Weinschenk, Craig, Knight, Holli, Regan, John W

“…In the early 1970s, there was an initial effort to quantify the conditions under which firefighters are expected to perform. Harvey Utech led this endeavor by…”
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Impact of Flashover Fire Conditions on Exposed Energized Electrical Cords/Cables by Weinschenk, Craig, Madrzykowski, Daniel, Courtney, Paul

“…There has been prior research exploring the exposure of common electrical cords and cables to fire, but that has traditionally been at the lab scale and under…”
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Validation of CFD fire model pressure predictions for modern residential style structures by McKinnon, Mark B., Weinschenk, Craig

“…Controlled gas burner experiments were conducted in single- and two-story residential style structures instrumented with pressure transducers, thermocouples,…”
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Effects of HVAC on combustion-gas transport in residential structures by Ghanekar, Shruti, Weinschenk, Craig, Horn, Gavin P., Stakes, Keith, Kesler, Richard M., Lee, Tonghun

“…Time-resolved concentrations of oxygen (O2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor (H2O) produced by controlled propane gas burners are measured at three…”
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Numerical Simulations of Gas Burner Experiments in a Residential Structure with HVAC System by Chaudhari, Dushyant M., Weinschenk, Craig, Floyd, Jason E.

“…Controlled fire experiments using a gas burner were previously conducted in a purpose-built, two-story, moderately air-tight residential structure to…”
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Simulation Methodology for Coupled Fire-Structure Analysis: Modeling Localized Fire Tests on a Steel Column by Zhang, Chao, Silva, Julio G., Weinschenk, Craig, Kamikawa, Daisuke, Hasemi, Yuji

“…Advanced simulation methods are needed to predict the complex behavior of structures exposed to realistic fires. Fire dynamics simulator (FDS) is a…”
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Chemical and Thermal Exposure Risks in a Multi Compartment Training Structure by Horn, Gavin P., Stakes, Keith, Neumann, Danielle L., Willi, Joseph M., Chaffer, Ryan, Weinschenk, Craig, Fent, Kenneth W.

“…Providing NFPA 1403 compliant live-fire training can present thermal and chemical exposure risk to instructors and students. To reduce risk, training…”
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Analysis of Fireground Standard Operating Guidelines/Procedures Compliance for Austin Fire Department by Weinschenk, Craig, Nicks, Robert, Ezekoye, Ofodike A

“…There is general belief that the rate of firefighter injury can be lowered by creating fire service cultures where firefighters more closely follow their…”
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Electric Scooter Battery Thermal Runaway Fire Growth Acceleration: Three experiments show that rapid fire growth from peak heat release rate from a failing e-scooter Li-ion battery is a major problem by Weinschenk, Craig

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Electric Scooter Battery Thermal Runaway & Fire Growth Acceleration by Weinschenk, Craig

“…The Fire Safety Research Institute team partnered with researchers from UL Solutions to conduct experiments to quantify hazards that are posed in residences…”
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NERIS: Firefighting Data in the Digital Age by Weinschenk, Craig, Jenkins, Tom, Andres, Dustin

“…[...]it's used more than the words "fire truck" and "fire station." With NERIS, firefighters will be able to select as many as three incident types to describe…”
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NERIS: Firefighting Data in the Digital Age: The National Emergency Response Information System represents a significant leap forward in the way that incident reporting is conducted, to better equip departments to respond to emergencies by Weinschenk, Craig, Jenkins, Tom, Andres, Dustin

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Taking Science to the Streets: Forty full-scale experiments in acquired structures improved the understanding of the coordination of suppression and ventilation tactics by Weinschenk, Craig, Regan, Jack, Stakes, Keith, Bryant, Julie, Zevotek, Robin, Dow, Nicholas

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Taking Science to the Streets by Weinschenk, Craig, Regan, Jack, Stakes, Keith, Bryant, Julie, Zevotek, Robin, Dow, Nicholas

“…RESEARCH CORNER With the support of the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (UL FSRI) conducted 40…”
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