Risk assessment and fire modelling

Refereed journal publications

C. Devaud, J. Weisinger, D. Johnson and E. Weckman (2008), “Experimental and Numerical Characterization of the Flowfield in the Large-scale UW Live Fire Research Facility”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids.

C.J. McCartney, G.D. Lougheed and E.J. Weckman (2006), “CFD Investigation of Balcony Spill Plumes in Atria (Part 11)”, CFD Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 116-122.

A.B. Strong and E.J. Weckman (1996), "Turbulence in the Continuous Flame Zones of Pool Fires: Implications for CFD Codes Based on the k-e Turbulence Closure", Transport Phenomena in Combustion, Vol. 8, San Francisco, Taylor and Francis, pp. 757-768. (Also presented at 8th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena in Combustion - Fire Research Colloquium, July, 1995.)

A. Veeramany, E. Weckman, M. Pandey (2012), “A Semi-Markov Model of Fire Growth”, Fire Technology, Published Online First™, 16 October 2012. DOI 10.1007/s10694-012-0304-7.

Papers in refereed conference proceedings

C.B. Devaud and E.J. Weckman (2005), “Large Eddy Simulations of Pool Fires at Different Crosswind Velocities with a Large Adjacent Object, 20th International Colloquim on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (ICDERS), Montreal, August, 4 pp.

C. J. McCartney, G.D. Lougheed and E.J. Weckman (2005), “CFD Investigation of Balcony Spill Plumes in Atria (Part 2)”, Proceedings 13th Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, St. John’s, July, 7 pp.

A. B. Strong and E. J. Weckman (1996) "Turbulence in the continuous flame zone of pool fires implications for CFD codes based on the k-e turbulence closure”, 8th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena in Combustion, Taylor and Francis.

B.D. Kelly and E.J. Weckman (1993), "Practical Risk Assessment for the Process Industries", First Biennial Canadian Conference on Process Safety and Loss Management, Edmonton, April, 22 pp.

Short papers in refereed conference proceedings

C. Devaud and E.J. Weckman (2004), "Numerical Simulation of a Pool Fire and a Large Object in a Cross-Wind", HT-FED2004-56892, ASME Heat Transfer and Fluids Engineering Conference, Charlotte, NC, July, 4 pp.

E.J. Weckman, A. Brown, G. Evans, W. Gill and V. Figueroa (2004), "Integral Level Validation and Accreditation of Multiple Physics Codes for Computational Fire Simulations", INTERFLAM 2004, Edinburgh, July, pp 691-696.

M. Ashrafizaadeh, E.J. Weckman, A. Strong and N. Changizi (2002), "A Comparison Between EDC and PDF Combustion Models for Fire Simulations", 9th Asian Congress on Fluid Mechanics, Ifsahan, Iran, May, 6 pp.

M. Hurd and E. Weckman (2012), “ Quantitative Design Decision Method: Performance-Based Design Utilizing A Risk Analysis Framework” 9th International Conference on Performance Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, Hong Kong, June, full paper (Leber-Rubes, Inc).

Papers in conference proceedings

M. Gibbons, C. Devaud and E.J. Weckman (2005), “Behaviour of Pool Fires in a Crosswind: Comparison of Experimental and Computational Results”, CS/The Combustion Institute, Halifax, May, 6 pp.

C. Devaud and E.J. Weckman (2004), "Preliminary Simulations of Pool Fire Behaviour in a Crosswind with a Large Adjacent Object", Kingston, 6 pp.

M. Ashrafizaadeh, A.B. Strong and E.Weckman (1998), “A Numerical Study of Pool Fire Pulsation”, presented at CS/The Combustion Institute, Toronto, May, 5 pp.

M. Ashrafizaadeh, E.J. Weckman and A.B. Strong (1997), “On the Numerical Simulation of the Puffing Phenomenon in Flames”, presented at CS/The Combustion Institute, Halifax, May, 5 pp.

M. Ashrafizaadeh, A.B. Strong and E.J. Weckman (1996), “Velocity and Temperature Predictions in the Developing Region of a Buoyancy-Dominated Turbulent Diffusion Flame”, presented at CS/The Combustion Institute, Waterloo, May, 5 pp.

A.B. Strong and E.J. Weckman (1994), "Comments on the Use of the k-e Model of Turbulence for the Prediction of Pool Fires", presented at CS/The Combustion Institute, Kingston, 5 pp.

Reports/trade publications

K. Mikkelsen, B. Reimer, E. Weckman (2012) “Hot Work Safety Zone Assessment Project for CNSC”, technical report under Contract No. and Title: 87055-11-0609: R514.1, March, 51 pages.

I.I. Inculet, G.S.P. Castle, E.J. Weckman, K.A. Shelstad and M.L. Wick, (1990), "Development of Standards for Safe Gas Compositions in Cement Plants", Final Report for MOE Project #402G, April, 37 pp.