Preparing a plenary lecture was actually a lot of work. I had never done such a thing in this scale, and probably will not in very near future. After more than half-a-year of article writing and lecture preparing, I must … Continue reading →

Since about two years, part of our team has been participating in planning and kick-off of the IAFSS Measurement and Computation of Fire Phenomena -working group on radiative heat transfer. This sub-broup was officially established in the third MaCFP meeting … Continue reading →

Fire-stops are an essential component of buildings’ fire resistance. They are used for closing gaps between compartment boundary elements and as seals for cable and pipe penetrations. Many modern fire stop materials are based on polymeric materials, and for a … Continue reading →

Farid Alinejad defended his thesis in May 12th, 2023. The title of his thesis is “Modeling in-depth transfer of thermalradiation in non-gray condensed materials”. Opponent was Prof Frédéric André from INSA, Lyon (now Univ Lille). Defense was successful and Farid … Continue reading →

Rahul has reach a point at his research path at Aalto University, when it is time to say Goodbye! He started in Aalso’s FSE group as a MSc thesis worker in PAHAHUPA -project. From that project, he received two journal … Continue reading →

We are part of the Nordic Fire and Safety Network! The Nordic Fire and Safety Network is a consortium consisting of the Nordic universities and research institutes dealing with risk and fire safety. The network is organized by the Technical … Continue reading →

Our publicly funded project on the multiphysics simulation of stone-wool fire resistance is now ending. In this project, we studied the thermal behaviour of stone wool and developed simulation models to extend the standard test results. The project was made … Continue reading →

Simo posted at LinkedIn about the calculation of infection risk and aerosol concentrations in closed spaces with ventilation. This was a result of consultation with public transport -related actors in Finland. In the end of the post, there will be … Continue reading →

  The new cone calorimeter of our research group, manufactured by Concept Equipment Ltd. in UK, has been freshly commissioned and is now entering its research use. Cone calorimeter is a widely used tool in fire performance testing of materials. … Continue reading →

To celebrate the tenured position of Associate professor, Simo gave his Installation talk in the Aalto-level event, January 30, 2019. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWJZI9bp868[/embedyt] Posted by Simo Hostikka