- Author
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Quintiere, J. G.
- Title
- Transfer of Fire Research Into Practice.
- Coporate
- Maryland Univ., College Park
- Book or Conf
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Firesafety Design in the 21st Century, Conference. May 8-10, 1991,
Worcester, MA,
356-371 p.,
1991
- Keywords
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fire research
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fire protection engineering
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fire protection
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combustion
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fluid flow
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heat transfer
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toxicity
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tenability limits
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people movement
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human behavior
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systems analysis
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fire suppression
- Abstract
- A discussion is presented of the role of research in the evolution of fire protection engineering. Views are presented on the status of fire protection in terms of its scientific components and the availability of analytical tools. It is concluded that the SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering is a significant transfer function for bringing research into practice, but that textbooks are also needed for effective education. Barriers to the effective transfer of research into practice are the lack of a sufficient research effort to continue to advance the knowledge base for fire protection engineering, and the adherence to the traditional prescriptive practices of the field.