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Time doesn't stand still for research and development in the fire safety industry and Locke Carey are committed to the development of new techniques and methods for resolving fire safety problems.
Locke Carey undertakes research on behalf of clients leading to the development of solutions to specific fire safety problems that would otherwise not be available. In addition to this Locke Carey maintains links with Universities through our support of individuals undertaking Post Graduate research leading to qualifications at Doctorate level.
Locke Carey has undertaken or is currently undertaking, the research listed below. We are happy to provide copies of the reports when available in pdf format upon request. Please feel free to
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CFD Modelling of Chimney Type Smoke Shafts Within A Residential Environment, completed July 2003.
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The Modelling of Vents and Sprinklers using PHOENICS.
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Assessment of the Potential Sprinkler Spray Distortion due to the presence of a Jet Fan, completed March 2005.
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Effectiveness of High Pressure Water Mist Systems in Apartment Buildings.
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The Design of a Computational Smoke Detection Model to optimize the positioning of fire detection devices, due for publication 2008.
Ventilation of Access Corridors - Are the standard requirements adequate?, Fire Safety Engineering Journal, March 2004, Pages 11-13.
Fire Service Access and Ventilation of Residential Common Access Corridors in England and Wales, AIRAH Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 2003.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Fire Engineering in the UK Today? Building Engineer published by the Association of Building Engineers, October 2003 Page14.
Fire Access In Residential Apartment Buildings Fire Safety Engineering Journal, July 2003, Page 9.
Smoke Shafts and their fire safety role Architects Journal, February 2003, Page 32.
Parking Restrictions Fire Prevention Journal published by Fire Protection Association, May 2000, Page 40.
As an organisation Locke Carey supports the development of standards and codes by sitting on various BSI committees and steering groups organised by the DCLG. Committee work includes:
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