National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists and engineers recently enhanced the capabilities of NIST's computer fire modeling software, a powerful suite of tools used worldwide in ...

NIST researchers used the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) to model the temperatures of smoke throughout the overhead compartment of an airliner. A 3D rendering of FDS's output shows a slice of smoke ...

To learn how to fight a fire, say those who work in this dangerous profession, you have to train in an actual blaze. But how do you safely prepare for that first blaze or fire situations that you've ...

Some of the most dangerous fires are the ones you don't see coming. That goes not only for fires in buildings but for those kilometers off the ground, aboard commercial airliners. Many aircraft have ...