International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes
Message from the Editor
Editorial Board
	Volume 1, Number 1, 1999 CONTENTS A Preliminary Discussion on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region W.K. Chow p.1-10 Role of Fire Field Models as a Design Tool for Performance-Based Fire-Code Implementation K.T. Yang p.11-17 A Description of the Probabilistic and Deterministic Modelling Used in FiRECAMTM D. Yung, G.V. Hadjisophocleous and G. Proulx p.18-26 Hand Calculation Method for Air Supply Rates in Vestibule Pressurization Smoke Control System M. Kujime, T. Matsushita and T. Tanaka p.27-42
	Volume 1, Number 2, 1999 CONTENTS Natural Fires in Large Scale Compartments B.R. Kirby, D.E. Wainman, L.N. Tomlinson, T.R. Kay and B.N. Peacock p.43-58 Review on Safety Codes Relating to Karaoke Establishments and Fire Safety Management Gigi C.H. Lui and W.K. Chow p.59-70 Evaluation of Smoke Exhaustion Performance of a Vestibule within Tall Buildings in Taiwan K.C. Chung p.71-80 Some Discussions on Egress Calculations - Time to Move R. Marchant p.81-95 Letter to the Editor J.C. Jones p.96 Author's Response D. Yung p.97
	Volume 1, Number 3, 1999 CONTENTS Moves Towards Performance-Based Standards in the U.K. and in the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) H.P. Morgan p.98-103 Performance Based Fire Safety Design Standards and FSE Tools for Compliance Verification T. Tanaka p.104-117 Five Years of Performance-Based Fire Safety in New Zealand A.H. Buchanan p.118-122 Cost-Effective Fire-Safety Retrofits for Canadian Government Office Buildings D. Yung and G.V. Hadjisophocleous p.123-128 Views of Building Professionals on the Implementation Aspects of Fire Safety Engineering Approach in Building Design -- A Preliminary Study S.M. Lo and Richard K.K. Yuen p.129-133 Smoke Control in Special Structure D.B. Ball p.134-147 Effects of Pressurisation and Smoke Management Systems on Fire Growth and Smoke Movement in a Multi-Storey Building Y. He p.148-155 Application of Fire Models to Fire Safety Engineering Design M.C. Luo p.156-161 Modeling Smoke Conditions in Large Compartments Equipped with Mechanical Smoke Exhaust using a Two-Zone Model G.V. Hadjisophocleous and Z. Fu p.162-167 Design and Operation for Tunnel Ventilation System under Fire Scenario S.C. Kot, Raymond M.H. Yau and Dennis C.W. Tang p.168-177 A Novel Smoke Control System for Tall Atrium Daniel P.C. Chan, S.K. Lau and W.K. Chow p.178-182 Experimental and Numerical Study of Smoke Conditions in an Atrium with Mechanical Exhaust G.V. Hadjisophocleous and G. Lougheed p.183-187 An Alternative Concept of Smoke Management M.C. Hui p.188-195 Reduced Scale Experiments for Convective Heat Transfer in the Early Stage of Fires T. Tanaka and S. Yamada p.196-203 HRR, Smoke and Toxicity of Ceiling and Wall Linings and Finishes M.Y.L. Chew p.204-212 Some Fireproof Problems of High-Rise Building Z. Hu, G. Tu and Y. Xing p.213-217
	Volume 2, Number 1, 2000 CONTENTS Survey on the Fire Safety Requirements in Karaoke Establishments W.K. Chow and Gigi C.H. Lui p.1-13 Investigation into Rise Time of Buoyant Fire Plume Fronts T. Tanaka, T. Fujita and J. Yamaguchi p.14-25 Towards a Simplified Means of Predicting Times to Failure of Hydrocarbon-Bearing Vessels Affected by Heat J.C. Jones and D. Preston p.26-30 Smoke Control using the "Cabin Principle": Pros and Cons of SHEVS and of Depressurisation H.P. Morgan p.31-47
	Volume 2, Number 2, 2000 CONTENTS A Horizontal Fire-Whirl Design Scenario for Engineering Performance-Based Fire-Code Applications K. Satoh and K.T. Yang p.48-57 Proposal of Using a Time Constant for Specifying Atrium Smoke Filling in Fire Codes W.K. Chow and J. Li p.58-60 Reliability Study on Sprinkler System to be Installed in Old High-Rise Buildings N.K. Fong p.61-67 Smoke Movement in Atrium Buildings M.Y.L. Chew and P.H. Liew p.68-76
	Volume 2, Number 3, 2000 CONTENTS On the Minimum Smoke Extraction Rate for Basement Required in the Local Fire Codes W.K. Chow p.77-80 Using Risk-Based Time Method to Determine the Maximum Travel Distance for Building Designs L.D. Zhao p.81-89 J.C. Jones and K. Harper J.C. Jones and K. Harper p.90-93 Evaluating the Smoke Hazard from Fires in Large Spaces J.A. Milke p.94-103 A Demonstration on Working out Fire Safety Management Schemes for Existing Karaoke Establishments in Hong Kong G.C.H. Lui and W.K. Chow p.104-123
	Volume 2, Number 4, 2000 CONTENTS On the Sprinkler Tank Size and Fast Response Sprinkler Heads W.K. Chow p.124-126 Development of Performace-Based Codes, Performance Criteria and Fire Safety Engineering Methods G.V. Hadjisophocleous and N. Benichou p.127-142 A Pre-Evacuation Behavioural Study for the People in High-Rise Residential Buildings under Fire Situations S.M. Lo, K.C. Lam, K.K. Yuen and Z. Fang p.143-152 A Brief Review on Fire Regulations for Old High-Rise Commercial Buildings in Hong Kong L.T. Wong, W.K. Chow and Eric C.Y. Kwan p.153-160
	Volume 3, Number 1, 2001 CONTENTS An Investigation of the Ability of a Thin Plate Heat Flux Device to Determine the Incident Heat Fluxes During Enclosure Fires P.F. Lennon and G.W.H. Silcock p.1-15 On Evaluating Building Fire Safety for Business Occupancies W.K. Chow and Gigi C.H. Lui p.16-24 Review on Fire Regulations for New High-Rise Commercial Buildings in Hong Kong and a Brief Comparison with those in Overseas W.Y. Hung and W.K. Chow p.25-51 Review on Fire Safety management and Application to Hong Kong W.K. Chow p.52-58
	Volume 3, Number 2, 2001 CONTENTS Fire Safety Requirements in Karaokes: comments on the New Karaoke Establishments Bill W.K. Chow p.59-66 Reveiw on Four Standard Tests on Flame Spreading C.W. Leung and W.K. Chow p.67-86 On the Properties of a Water Curtain Discharged from a Drencher System N.K. fong and W.T. Chan p.87-91 Discussion on Applying the American Fire Safety Evaluation System for Business Occupancies in Hong Kong W.K. Chow p.92-97
	Volume 3, Number 3, 2001 CONTENTS Preliminary Studies on Smoke Spreading Prevention and Thermal Radiation Blockage by a Water Curtain N.K. Fong, W.K. Chow and W.T. Chan p.98-103 Support on Carrying Out Full-Scale Burning Tests for Karaokes W.K. Chow p.104-112 Experimental Studies on Smoke Filling in Atrium Fires F. Liu and X.Z. Fu p.113-117 Scale Modelling Studies of Smoke Filling L.T. Wong p.118-127 Instant Responses - On the Attack at World Trade Centre W.K. Chow p.128-129 Commentary on Performance Criteria for Fire Safety in Enclosures J.C. Jones p.130-131 Responses to Comments on Performance Criteria for Fire Safety in Enclosures G.V. Hadjisophocleous and N. Benichou p.132 Book Review W.K. Chow p.133
	Volume 3, Number 4, 2001 CONTENTS Termperature Distribution Schedule of a Body at a Complex Thermal Effect for a Fire Hazard Analysis Y.V. Nikitin p.134-140 A Few Issues on Developing Performance Based Fire Safety Codes L. Zhao p.141-150 A Network Model of Simulating Smoke Movement in Buildings F. Liu, X.Z. Fu and W.K. Chow p.151-157 On the Equations for Flashover Fire in Small Compartments R. Huo, X.H. Jin, C.L. Shi and W.K. Chow p.158-165
	Volume 4, Number 1, 2002 CONTENTS Preliminary Views on Implementing Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes in Hong Kong:  What Should be Done? W.K. Chow p.1-9 Stages in the Coalification Sequence Reflected in Oxidation Reactivities J.C. Jones and J. Godefroy p.10-12 Mathematical Analysis and Possible Application of the Two-Layer Zone Model FIRM L. Meng and W.K. Chow p.13-22 Preliminary Studies on Smoke Filtering for a Fire Engineering Laboratory N.K. Fong, Gigi C.H. Lui and C.W. Yue p.23-29
	Volume 4, Number 2, 2002 CONTENTS Should Smoke Management System be Provided in Karaoke Establishments? W.K. Chow p.30-34 Review on the Local Code of Practice for the Provision of Means of Escape S.C. Tsui and W.K. Chow p.35-50 Fire Safety in Karaokes: Survey on Available Fire Retardant FR Coatings J. Hao and W.K. Chow p.51-53 Review on Heat Release Rate of Burning Furniture W.K. Chow p.54-59
	Volume 4, Number 3, 2002 CONTENTS Necessity of Testing Furniture Materials with a Cone Calorimeter H.W. Au Yeung and W.K. Chow p.60-67 Review on the Requirements on Fire Resisting Construction W.Y. Hung and W.K. Chow p.68-83 Smoke Movement in Open Space in Shopping Malls D.G. Guo, G.B. Tu and J. Yang p.84-94 A Simple Engineering Model for Sprinkler Spray Interaction with Fire Products V. Novozhilov p.95-103 Letter to the Editor D.D. Drysdale p.104 Author’s Response J.C. Jones p.105
	Volume 4, Number 4, 2002 CONTENTS Cone Calorimeter Studies: Effect of Radiative Heat Flux and Sample Thickness on Burning of Plywood Samples H.W. Au Yeung and W.K. Chow p.106-109 Radiation Approximations for Estimating the Cover Temperature of Outdoor Storage Vessels J.C. Jones p.110-111 Computer Modelling of Heat Radiation from Several Emitters with Applications V.O. Shestopal p.112-118 Building Official’s Perception on the Use of Performance-Based Fire Engineering Approach in Building Design – A Second Stage Study D.C.W. Ho, S.M. Lo, C.Y. Yiu, W.Y. Cheng and M.Y. To p.119-126
	Volume 5, Number 1, 2003 CONTENTS Observation on the Two Recent Bus Fires and Preliminary Recommendations to Provide Fire Safety W.K. Chow p.1-5 On the Transition from Peat to Lignite in the Coalification Sequence J.C. Jones p.6 Brief Review on Forced-Ventilation Requirements in China Fire Codes Qiao Kui p.7-19 Necessity of Carrying Out Full-Scale Burning Tests for Post-Flashover Retail Shop Fires W.K. Chow, Gaowan Zou, Hui Dong and Ye Gao p.20-27 Letter to the Editor J.C. Jones p.28 Author’s Response W.K. Chow p.28 Letter to the Editor V. Babrauskas p.29
	Volume 5, Number 2, 2003 CONTENTS A Short Note on Experimental Verification of Zone Models with an Electric Heater Gigi C.H. Lui and W.K. Chow p.30-32 Validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics Model for Predicting Room Fires Jojo S.M. Li p.33-42 A Brief Note on the History of "Acceptable Clear Heights" for Smoke and Heat Exhaust Ventilation Systems in the UK H.P. Morgan p.43-44 Review on the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack Fires W.Y. Hung p.45-49
	Volume 5, Number 3, 2003 CONTENTS Evacuation of Highrise Buildings and its Evaluation Method Yunjiang Li and Juan Ye p.50-53 Treatment of Fire Source in CFD Models in Performance Based Fire Design R. Yau, V. Cheng and R. Yin p.54-68 Review on Two Performance-Based Tests for Assessing Flame Spread in Hong Kong C.W. Leung p.69-81 Design and Implementation of Distributed Data Acquisition System based on Fieldbus for Large Space Fire Test C.L. Shi, R. Huo, Y.Z. Li, L. Yi, N.K. Fong, W.K. Chow, W.Y. Hung and K.S.Y. Cheng p.82-90
	Volume 5, Number 4, 2003 CONTENTS Fire Safety Engineering and Potential Application of Fire Models W.K. Chow p.92-102 Fire Risk Analysis of the Airport Terminals M.Y. Ng p.103-107 Numerical Simulation of Layer Effect in a Stairwell Tingxin Qin, Yincheng Guo and Wenyi Lin p.108-113 Review on Design Guide on Smoke Management System for Atrium J. Li p.114-118 Flame Spreading Test in Hong Kong and New Alternatives C.W. Leung p.119-124 Development and Applications of the DES k- e Turbulence Model for Fire Simulation Xianxiang Li and Yuxin Ren p.125-130 Architectural Aspects of Atrium W.Y. Hung p.131-137 Experimental Studies on the Effect of the Fire Position on Plume Entrainment in a Large Space Yuanzhou Li, Ran Huo, Liang Yi, Guodong Wang and W.K. Chow p.138-145 Importance of Smoke Toxicity in Fire Assessment C.L. Chow p.146-148 Scale Modelling of Smoke Movement in Linear Atrium Y.Y. Fong and N.K. Fong p.149-151 Large Eddy Simulation of Smoke Movement in a Shaft Lianyu Cao and Yincheng Guo p.152-157 Fire Safety Furniture S.S. Han p.158-162 Numerical Studies on Atrium Smoke Movement Induced by a Shop Fire L. Yi, R. Huo, Y.Z. Li. R. Feng and W.K. Chow p.163-169 Review on Water Mist Fire Suppression System N. Zhu p.170-175 Large Eddy Simulation of External Fire Spread Through Openings Lianyu Cao and Yincheng Guo p.176-180 An Introduction to Clean Agents Heptafluoropropane W.M. Choy and N.K. Fong p.181-184 Application of Performance Based Fire Engineering in Hong Kong S.M. Kong p.185-188 Fire Safety Engineering in a Hotel H.H. Wu p.189-193 Numerical Study of Reversal Flow in Tunnel Fires Jiangguo Chen, Haixin Chen and Song Fu p.194-198
	Volume 6, Number 1, 2004 CONTENTS Arson Fire in Train Compartment W.K. Chow p.1-4 A Simplified Method of Correction for Kinetic Energy Effects on Thermocouple Readings in a Gas Stream J.C. Jones p.5-6 Hot Smoke Tests: Testing the Design Performance of Smoke and Heat Ventilation Systems and of Impulse Ventilation Systems H.P. Morgan and J-C. De Smedt p.7-18 Fire Safety and Technology Research Centre for Large Space Ran Huo, Weicheng Fan, W.K. Chow and N.K. Fong p.19-27 Literature Review of Fire Risk Assessment Methodologies G.V. Hadjisophocleous and Z. Fu p.28-45 Book Review W.K. Chow p.46
	Volume 6, Number 2, 2004 CONTENTS Aspects of Fire Safety in Ultra Highrise Buildings W.K. Chow p.47-52 Extending the Principles of Impulse Ventilation in Tunnels to Apply to Smoke Control in Car Parks H.P. Morgan, B. Vanhove and J-C. De Smedt p.53-71 Introducing a Protocol for an Integrated Fire Safety Evaluation Procedure for Historic Buildings A.G. Copping p.72-77 A New Method of Assessing Uncertainties in Designing Building Fire Safety Provisions W.W. Yuen and W.K. Chow p.78-86 The Propagation of Misconceptions of Thermocouple Precision J.C. Jones p.87
	Volume 6, Number 3, 2004 CONTENTS Necessity of Carrying out Full-Scale Burning Tests to Measure the Heat Release Rate of Combustibles W.K. Chow p.88-93 Full-Scale Burning Tests for Retail Shop Fires: Preliminary Studies W.K. Chow, Candy M.Y. Ng, G.W. Zou, H. Dong and Y. Gao p.94-121 Assessment of Timber Partition Materials with Fire Retardants with a Room Calorimeter C.W. Leung, W.K. Chow, G.W. Zou, H. Dong and Y. Gao p.122-154 Preliminary Experimental Study of Double-Skinned Façade CW.K. Chow, W.Y. Hung, G.W. Zou, H. Dong and Y. Gao p.155-167 Full-Scale Burning Tests on Heat Release Rates of Furniture W.K. Chow, S.S. Han, H. Dong, Y. Gao and G.W. Zou p.168-180
	Volume 6, Number 4, 2004 CONTENTS Fire Safety Engineering: A New Subject Area W.K. Chow p.181-187 Research on Evacuation Design: Railway Station as an Example N.K. Fong and C.Y. Ma p.188-196 Occupant Load Factor in Local Residential Old High-Rise Buildings L.T. Wong p.197-201 Higher Education for Fire and Safety Engineering in Hong Kong Gigi C.H. Lui p.202-209 Fire Safety Strategy for Airport Terminals Candy M.Y. Ng p.210-212 Fire Codes Review on an Amenities Building of a University Campus Kenny S.M. Kong p.213-214 Application of CFD and Numerical Studies on Tunnel Fire Simulation Jojo S.M. Li p.215-222 Performance Based Fire Safety Design in Hong Kong S.C. Tsui p.223-229 Review on Water Mist Fire Suppression System N. Zhu p.230-233 Study on the Response Time Index of Sprinklers N.C. Tsang p.234-241 Feasibility on using Gas Protection System with FM-200 in Hong Kong Raymond W.M. Choy p.242-247 Radiation Blockage Effects by Water Curtain C.L. Choi p.248-254 Provision of Natural Ventilation in Hong Kong Residential Premises and Their Associated Fire Safety Problems W.Y. Hung p.255-257 Study on the Video Smoke Detection System Lawrence S.M. Chiu p.258-267 Further Studies on Water Mist and Ventilation W.K. Cheung p.264-271 Scale Modeling of Natural Vent Design and the Effect of Vent Operation Time L.M. Chan p.272-276 Review on Key Equations in the Two-Layer Zone Model CFAST S.S. Han p.277-283 Zone Model Verification by Electric Heater Y.T. Chan p.284-290 Study of Plume Equation using Salt Water Modeling T.W. Cheung p.291-294 A New Strategy on Assessing Flame Spread over Materials in Hong Kong C.W. Leung p.295-300 Study of Smoke Effect on Human Beings using Toxic Potency Data C.L. Chow p.301-306 Preventive Maintenance for Fire Engineering System in Residential Buildings (Case Study) S.K. Chu p.307-321 Conflict and Cross Effect in between Fire Services Installation and Building Construction in New Projects K.C. So p.322-332 Evaluation of the Performance of Fire Detection System in an Institutional Building C.M. Tse p.333-343 Study on Reliability of Manual Call Points in Residential Buildings K.F. Wong p.344-352
	Volume 7, Number 1, 2005 CONTENTS Comment on Estimating Heat Release Rate for a Design Fire in Sprinkler Protected Area W.K. Chow p.1-5 On Recent Press Reports of Heat-Release Rates During Bush Fires in the Australian Continent B.F. Gray and J.C. Jones p.6-7 Notes on Sizing of Horizontal Ceiling Vents with Traditional Flow Model W.K. Chow and J. Li p.8-14 Changes to the Properties of a Polymer by Solvent Uptake Measurable as Changes in Oxidation Reactivity J.C. Jones and S.K. Dhanasekaran p.15-17 Numerical Studies on Fire Environment by a Field Model G.W. Zou and W.K. Chow p.18-34
	Volume 7, Number 2, 2005 CONTENTS Review of Modelling Fire Suppression by Water Sprays by Computational Fluid Dynamics B.H. Cong, G.X. Liao and W.K. Chow p.35-56 A Study on the Socio-Economic and Demographic Significance of Fire in the Developed and the Developing Countries G. Boustras and J.X. Wen p.57-64 Review on Design Guides for Smoke Management System in an Atrium W.K. Chow and J. Li p.65-87 Book Review M.C. Hui p.88-89
	Volume 7, Number 3, 2005 CONTENTS Performance Codes from Fire Safety Research J.G. Quintiere p.90-96 Assessing Burning Behaviour of Common Building Materials by a Cone Calorimeter C.L. Chow, N.K. Fong and S.S. Han p.97-106 Preliminary Experimental Results on Fire Behaviour of Timber Partition Materials with a Room Calorimeter C.W. Leung, W.K. Chow, Gaowan Zou, Hui Dong and Ye Gao p.107-127 Application of Model “WayOut” of “Firewind” Software Package V.O. Shestopal p.128-133 Fire Engineering Properties in the IFC Building Product Model and Mapping to BRANZFIRE M. Spearpoint p.134-147
	Volume 7, Number 4, 2005 CONTENTS Fire Safety Concern for Timber Partition in the Far East W.K. Chow, M.X. Fang, Z.Y. Luo and K.F. Cen p.148-154 Evaluation of Downward Desmoke System in a Cleanroom Chen-Wei Chiu, Chun-Chieh Wang and Chiun-Hsun Chen p.155-173 Global Fire Dynamics under Attempted Suppression V. Novozhilov p.174-181 Evacuation Analysis of a Commercial Plaza with CAFE Model Weiguo Song, Yanfei Yu, Xuan Xu and Heping Zhang p.182-190
	Volume 8, Number 1, 2006 CONTENTS Human Errors and Dust Explosion Prevention and Protection Gang Li and Baozhi Chen p.1-5 Quantifying Error and Uncertainty in CFAST 2.0 Smoke Layer Height Predictions J. Lundin p.6-20 Importance of Including Thermal Radiation in Designing Discharge Concentration of Gas Protection Systems W.K. Chow, Y.Z. Li, S.S. Han and L. Yi p.21-27 A Review on Ignition of Cellulose Materials under External Heat Flux D.K. Shen, M.X. Fang and W.K. Chow p.28-72
	Volume 8, Number 2, 2006 CONTENTS Theoretical Consideration in Developing Rigs for Studying Explosion Control in Residential Flats W.K. Chow, K.W. Lau, Y. Gao, H. Dong, S.L. Lau, M.W. Poon and Y.C. Wu p.43-49 Assessing Fire Behaviour of Materials by Standard Tests W.K. Chow p.50-53 Experimental Studies on Fire Response of Glass Façade Systems W.K. Chow, Y. Gao, H. Dong, G.W. Zou, S.S. Han and C.L. Chowi p.54-68 Ignition of Wood-Based Materials by Thermal Radiation D.K. Shen, M.X. Fang and W.K. Chow p.69-83
	Volume 8, Number 3, 2006 CONTENTS Report on a Recent Fire in a New Curtain-walled Building in Downtown Dalian W.K. Chow and S.S. Han p.84-87 A Preliminary Review on Building Fire Codes and Application Procedure for New Projects in China W.K. Chow, L.H. Hu and R.X. Yang p.88-98 Full-Scale Burning Tests on Flame Spread of Plastic Materials W.K. Chow, C.W. Leung, Gaowan Zou, Hui Dong and Ye Gao p.99-111 A Study of Thermal Radiation Spreading Distance about Motorcycle Fires in Arcade Buildings B.L. Chang, P.C. Wang and C.Y. Lin p.112-131
	Volume 8, Number 4, 2006 CONTENTS A Suggested Procedure for Benchmarking Fire Field Models A.J. Grandison, E.R. Galea, M.K. Patel and J. Ewer p.132-144 Scale Modeling Results on Smoke Spreading and Control in a Double-Deck Bus W.K. Chow, K.C. Lam, N.K. Fong, H. Dong, G.W. Zou and Y. Gao p.145-151 Numerical Study of a Flame Spread in Rack Storage with a Buoyancy-Induced Flow P. Russo, H.Y. Wang, P. Joulain and L. Fournier p.152-165 Will Two Fire Shutters of Fire Resistance Period 2 Hours Equal to One with 4 Hours? W.K. Chow p.166-169 Analysis of Plume Rise Time in the Near and Far Field Y.E. Ling and J.G. Quintiere p.170-173
	Volume 9, Number 1, 2007 CONTENTS Preliminary Studies on Thermal Sensitivity of Fusable Links with a Wind Tunnel W.K. Chow and Angus C.K. Cheng p.1-6 Further Validation of Fire Dynamics Simulator using Smoke Management Studies P. Coyle and V. Novozhilov p.7-30 On the Fire Safety Requirements for Existing Old Buildings W.K. Chow p.31-37 Assessment of Fire Behaviour of Timber Partition Materials with a Room Calorimeter C.W. Leung, W.K. Chow, Gaowan Zou, Hui Dong and Ye Gao p.38-58
	Volume 9, Number 2, 2007 CONTENTS Estimation of Heat Release Rate for Gasoline Pool Fires W.K. Chow and S.S. Han p.59-64 Numerical Simulation of Wind-Aided Flame Spread over Horizontal Surface of Condensed Fuel in a Confined Channel H.Y. Wang and B. Chateil p.65-77 Experimental Measurement on Air Temperature in a Glass Façade Fire W.K. Chow, S.S. Han, C.L. Chow and Andrew K.W. So p.78-86 Physical Scaling for Water Mist Fire Suppression – A Design Application J.G. Quintiere, Gia-Yan Su and N. Schultz p.87-108 On Fire Development in Double Decker Buses J.C. Jones p.109 Response from Authors - On Fire Development in Double Decker Buses W.K. Chow and G.W. Zou p.110
	Volume 9, Number 3, 2007 CONTENTS An Examination of Vehicle Fires According to Scaling Rules J.C. Jones, T. Noonan and M.C. Riordan p.111-117 Combustion Properties of Native Korean Wood Species Y.J. Chung and M. Spearpoint p.118-125 The Mixture Fraction to Predict Product Species in Fire Lei Wang and J.G. Quintiere p.126-132 The Development of Performance-Based Fire Safety Engineering Design in Hong Kong and Japan S.M. Lo, L.J. Gao and K.K. Yuen p.133-139 Convective Heat Transfer to Fusible Links J.C. Jones p.140 Response from Author - Convective Heat Transfer to Fusible Links W.K. Chow p.141
	Volume 9, Number 4, 2007 CONTENTS A Review of Simple Entrainment Calculation Methods for the Thermal Spill Plume R. Harrison and M. Spearpoint p.142-153 Numerical Simulation of the New South Wales Fire Brigade Compartment Fire Behaviour Training Test Cell D. Mackay and T. Barber p.154-162 Fire Safety Management of Public Rental Housing in Hong Kong C.H. Yeung p.163-176 Review of Fire Safety Legislation in Hong Kong C.H. Yeung p.177-182 An Examination of Vehicle Fires According to Scaling Rules Part II. Further Appraisal of the Results J.C. Jones p.183 Rates of Radiative and Convective Heat Transfer in an Aircraft Cabin J.C. Jones p.184-187
	Number 1, 2008 CONTENTS Code Review on Smoke Toxicity and Selected Tests C.L. Chow p.1-4 The Reliability of Pump-Sets in High-Rise Buildings K.W. Fung and Gigi C.H. Lui p.5-13 Total Flooding Gas Protection System with FM-200 P.Y. Li p.14-20 Fire Risk Factors in Shopping Malls Carmen C.S. Fong p.21-28
	Number 1, 2009 CONTENTS Response Time Index of Sprinklers C.K. Sze p.1-6 Radiation Blockage of Water Curtains W.Y. Cheung p.7-13 Airport Evacuation on Comparing SIMULEX Against building EXODUS Candy M.Y. Ng p.14-22 A Brief Review on Eight Flame Spread Models C.W. Leung p.23-41
	Number 1, 2010 CONTENTS Necessity of Reviewing Tests for Assessing Fire Behaviour of Local Materials W.K. Chow p.1-4 Hotel Kitchen Fire H.H. Wu and W.K. Chow p.5-9 Effect of Sprinkler System on Controlling Fire Area Edgar C.L. Pang p.10-13 Application of Zone Model for Fire Hazard Assessment in Non-Industrial Workplace Office H.M. Ng p.14-20 Review of Fire Detection Problem N.K. Fong p.21-23
	Volume 10, Number 1, 2011 CONTENTS Six Points to Note in Applying Timeline Analysis in Performance-Based Design for Fire Safety Provisions in the Far East W.K. Chow p.1-5 A Note on Modeling Combustion of Common Fuels with Mixture Fraction W.R. Zeng and W.K. Chow p.6-11 Fire Load Density Survey in Four Shopping Malls in Hong Kong Carmen C.S. Fong and W.K. Chow p.12-16
	Volume 10, Number 2, 2011 CONTENTS Fire Safety Requirements on Lift System for Evacuation in Supertall Buildings N. Cai and W.K. Chow p.17-23 Fire Safety Concerns on Existing Supertall Buildings and Proposed Upgrading in Hong Kong Edgar C.L. Pang and W.K. Chow p.24-35 Observation of Smoke Movement Pattern in a Scale Tunnel Model with Longitudinal Ventilation C.Y. Tso and W.K. Chow p.36-39 On the Equal and Opposite Concept in Fire Extinguishment with Water J.C. Jones p.40
	Volume 10, Number 3, 2011 CONTENTS Incidents on Fire and Ventilation Provision in Subway Systems in Hong Kong W.K. Chow, L. Qu and Edgar C.L. Pang p.41-47 Fire Aspects on Lift Shafts Used for Evacuation in Supertall Buildings N. Cai and W.K. Chow p.48-57 Fire Safety Concern on Open Kitchen in Small Residential Units of Tall Buildings W.K. Chow p.58-62 Experimental Data on Scale Modeling Studies on Internal Fire Whirls W.K. Chow and S.S. Han p.63-74 Comment on Fire Load Densities J.C. Jones p.75
	Volume 10, Number 4, 2011 CONTENTS A Point to Note in the Draft Code of Practice for Fire Safety in Buildings 2011: Smoke Toxicity Assessment of Burning Materials C.L. Chow and W.K. Chow p.76-82 Evacuation Studies on an Office in a Community Building W.K. Chow and C.S. Jiang p.83-88 Recent Experimental Studies on Blocking Heat and Smoke by a Water Curtain W.K. Chow, Elaine Y.L. Ma and Mabel K.K. Ip p.89-95 A Brief Review on Chemical Composition and Physical Characteristics of Firebrands Xiaomin Ni and W.K. Chow p.96-98
	Volume 11, Number 1, 2012 CONTENTS Concerns on Installing Long-Throw Sprinklers in Tall Halls K.P. Cheung and W.K. Chow p.1-3 Necessity of In-depth Evaluation of Long-Throw Sprinkler Installation at Tall Atria Storing High Amounts of Combustibles W.K. Chow p.4-10 Concerns on Estimating Heat Release Rate of Design Fires in Fire Engineering Approach W.K. Chow p.11-19 Inside the Flame of a Pool Fire W.K. Chow, C.S. Leung and Angus C.K. Cheng p.20
	Volume 11, Number 2, 2012 CONTENTS Scale Model Studies on Smoke Movement in Inclined Tunnel with Longitudinal Ventilation and Smoke Barriers C.Y. Tso and W.K. Chow p.21-26 Soot Formation and Carbon Monoxide Production in Buoyancy-Driven Parallel Vertical Wall Fire - A Computer Study H.Y. Wang p.27-42 Numerical Studies on ‘Bare Cabin’ Fires with Operation of Smoke Extraction System Q. Kui and W.K. Chow p.43-48 Short Note - Effect of Fire Retardant on Pine Wood Combustion W.K. Chow and Xiujuan Guo p.49 Letter to the Editor - The Behavior of a ‘Dissected’ Pool Fire J.C. Jones p.50 Response from Author W.K. Chow p.50