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Liquid Fuel Fires: Fire Dynamics and Forensic Analysis
Track(s): Fire Protection Engineering, Research

Dan Gottuk, Hughes Associates, Inc.

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This study examined the spread and development of liquid fuel fires and the resulting fire patterns. Over 500 small, intermediate, and large liquid-spill and fuel-spill fire tests were conducted using a total of six different liquid fuels and eight different substrates. You will hear the results of these tests, which provide insight into the differences in fire dynamics between pool and spill fires, provide a methodology by which liquid fuel fire events can be assessed, and identify forensic indicators that can be used in the analysis of liquid fuel fire events.

Dr. Dan Gottuk is a senior engineer at Hughes Associates, Inc. with extensive experience in managing small and large-scale fire research programs and conducting fire scene investigations and analyses. He is well published in the fire science literature and is the outgoing Chair of the NFPA 72 Technical Committee on Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Warning Systems and is a member of the NFPA 921 Committee on Fire and Explosion Investigation.