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Background
The Fire Research and Safety Panel was established to explore the chemistry and physics of different kinds of fires. Research is
geared toward understanding and predicting fire behavior and its effects on life and property.
Types of Exchanges
Collaborative research has enabled staff to maximize the strengths of each country's laboratory facilities. The panel has
advanced fire science and technology in such areas as fire-smoke toxicity; fire detection; micro-gravity combustion; thermal
degradation of polymers; intumescent polymer burning; wall-fire modeling; smoke yields from pool fires; smoke flow in
buildings; building-fire modeling; and rate of heat-release measurement.
Accomplishments
Staff have published more than 300 papers in "Joint Panel Proceedings."
Panel researchers have cooperated in conducting and interpreting fire tests to ensure the acceptability of wooden structural members in low-rise construction in Japan.
The panel has developed methods for including corridor flows in zone models.
Benefits
Collaborative research has led to a new option for housing; a new method for testing fire-smoke toxicity; the formation of an
international fire-safety science association; and access to unique fire-research facilities in both countries.
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