Reactions and resistance of materials to fire

FIRE-RESIST
Chemistry and materials Platform Science for a changing planet

Our platform is specialized in the field of fireproofing and fire resistance of materials. We evaluate the fire behavior of materials and propose proven protocols or research studies to optimize fire protection solutions. We also develop fire test benches to mimic reduced-scale scenarios or to evaluate the performance of materials under standardized fire conditions or in original scenarios. We are open to all academic and industrial collaborations and propose services in line with our expertise.

Informations

Scientific director: Serge Bourbigot
Technical director: Séverine Bellayer

Bâtiment C12, Avenue Paul Langevin
Campus Cité scientifique, Université de Lille
59650 VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ

Mots-clés

Fire, Flammability, Fire resistance, Fireproofing, Fire protection, Fire, Heat, Combustion, Materials, Protective coatings

Localisation

  • Reaction and fire resistance of materials
  • Fire protection
  • Fire behaviour of materials
  • Performance of materials under fire conditions
  • Techniques for fireproofing materials
  • Catalytic fireproofing of polymeric materials
  • Heat transfers and modeling - Pyrolysis
  • Fireproofing of fibers and textile materials
  • Method and tools applied to reaction and resistance to fire
  • Protective coatings
  • Fireproofing of composites and complex structures
  • Study of the fire behavior of materials
  • Design and realization of 'fire' test bench to mimic reduced scale scenarios
  • Development of new experimental protocols to evaluate the performance of materials in standard fire conditions or in original scenarios
  • Optimization of fire protection solutions

Our platform possess a wide range of equipment to perform standardized tests as well as rapid tests that allow to understand the phenomena of heat transfer on a larger scale:

  • Small-scale fire test benches (Mini Jetfire test, Mini Single Burning Item test)
  • Soot sampling bench in a flame
  • Smoke density chamber
  • Thermal cameras
  • Resistance furnaces
  • Mass loss calorimeter
  • Measuring device for the oxygen limit index

See the detailed list of equipment.

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