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The Journal of Fire Sciences is a leading, peer-reviewed international journal for the reporting of new and significant fundamental and applied research within the fire safety science community. Its overall content is generally aimed toward the prevention and mitigation of the adverse effects of fires involving combustible materials. View full journal description

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Effects of the microstructure and surface hardness of 316 L stainless steel printed by laser powder bed fusion interacting with a methane gas burner

  • Vieille B
  • Xavier P
  • Keller C
  • Barbe F
  • Grisch F
  • Blondel A
  • Henry R
  • Aubazac N
  • Pecune J
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Emergency smoke evacuation systems in buildings in case of fire: From natural and mechanical approaches to artificial intelligence-driven strategies

  • Pinar Mert Cuce
  • Erdem Cuce
  • Emre Alvur
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Experimental analysis of fire growth and thermal response in clothing retail layouts

  • Cemil Sağlam
  • Gokhan Coskun
  • Furkan Efe Şahin
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Fire performance of multi-layer fire-retardant systems for exterior wood products

  • Laura E Hasburgh
  • Katie M Ohno
  • Stephen L Quarles
  • Faraz Hedayati
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Flame retardancy of biopolymers enhanced by bio-based flame retardants: A review

  • Thobile L Mhlabeni
  • Endazenaw B Chemere
  • Tamba Jamiru
  • Washington Mhike
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Current commercial reactive and polymeric flame retardants in polyurethane foams

  • Sergei Levchik
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Development of a pyrolysis model for oriented strand board: Part II—Thermal transport parameterization and bench-scale validation

  • Junhui Gong
  • Hongen Zhou
  • Hong Zhu
  • Conor G McCoy
  • Stanislav I Stoliarov
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Flame retardancy of biopolymers enhanced by bio-based flame retardants: A review

  • Thobile L Mhlabeni
  • Endazenaw B Chemere
  • Tamba Jamiru
  • Washington Mhike
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A review on volatilization of flame retarding compounds from polymeric textile materials used in firefighter protective garment

  • Vincent N Mokoana
  • Joseph KO Asante
  • O Jonathan Okonkwo
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Automatic early detection of wildfire smoke with visible-light cameras and EfficientDet

  • Armando M Fernandes
  • Andrei B Utkin
  • Paulo Chaves
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Synergistic effect of nano silicon and piperazine pyrophosphate/melamine polyphosphate on flame retardancy of polypropylene

  • Chenran Fan
  • Lijuan Wei
  • Shicheng Zhao
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