Heat Transfer in Fire

Dear Colleagues,

Heat transfer and temperature analysis are core issues in fire safety engineering. It is temperature that governs the process of deterioration of materials, i.e., when combustible materials start to give off combustible fumes and ignite, as well as when structural materials loose strength and loadbearing capacities. Therefore, sound knowledge heat transfer and temperature analysis are crucial for the understanding of fire dynamics and fire phenomena such as ignition and fire spread, as well as analysis of the loadbearing capacity of structures exposed to fire.

This Special Issue aims at elucidating heat transfer in a wide range of fire scenarios involving various kinds of materials. Articles related to building fires as well as wildfires are welcome. Reports on testing experiences, as well as developments of calculation methods, are of interest. Measuring techniques suitable for harsh fire exposure and the use of data thereof for estimation of exposed body temperature are appreciated. Papers on obtaining and using material data as input to temperature calculations are welcome.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Ignition properties of materials;
• Measurements of thermal exposure from bushfires;
• Influence of water content on ignition of wood;
• Boundary conditions of fire exposed structures.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Ulf Wickstrøm
Prof. Dr. Tomaž Hozjan
Guest Editors

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