Gexcon UK to present at Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM) workshop on Fire and Evacuation Modelling

By Gexcon

Published 12.11.2021

Updated 05.10.2023

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Gexcon UK will attend the Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM) upcoming workshop on Fire and Evacuation Modelling, which takes place on Wednesday 17th November at the University of Lancaster.

The workshop will discuss the latest in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling of fires, human behaviour and evacuation, simulation of the dispersion of hazardous materials (fire, and explosions) review of fire zone models and explore the role of fire modelling in a Building Fire Safety Case, as well as a tour of the Fire, Oil and Gas Laboratory at UCLAN.

Dr. Chris Coffey will deliver a presentation entitled "Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of the dispersion of hazardous materials, fire, and explosions using FLACS-CFD".


About IFSM

The Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM) is a professional body of highly respected individuals and companies who all share the same objective:

“To raise the awareness of fire safety at a local, national and international level, promoting fire prevention, fire protection and reducing the risk from fire as far as reasonably practicable.”

Our members are at the forefront of the fire profession industry, receiving the latest news, standards, technical advances and dissemination from other fire-related organisations worldwide.