D.D. Drysdale

University of Edinburgh — United Kingdom

Engineering · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Fire dynamics and safety research(57), Combustion and Detonation Processes(21), Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics(15), Fire effects on ecosystems(14), Flame retardant materials and properties(13)

Publications77 total

Ignition of Liquids
2015· 14 cited
Thermochemistry
2015· 10 cited
Letter to the Editor
Fire Safety Journal·2012· 1 cited
Large vapour cloud explosions, with particular reference to that at Buncefield
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences·2012· 30 citedOpen Access
Fire Size and Fire Spread in Tunnels with Longitudinal Ventilation Systems
Journal of Fire Sciences·2005· 16 cited
The Influence of Tunnel Geometry and Ventilation on the Heat Release Rate of a Fire
Fire Technology·2003· 101 cited
The Fire Behaviour of Sandwich Panels
2003
Upward Flame Spread: Heat Transfer To The Unburned Surface
Fire Safety Science·2003· 45 cited
Fire Behaviour of Composite Walls
2003
Comments on "Commentary on Performance Criteria for Fire Safety in Enclosures" by J.C. Jones
2002
Special Issue on Response of Composite Steel Framed Structures to Fire
Fire Safety Journal·2001· 3 cited
Heat transfer analysis of the composite slab in the Cardington frame fire tests
Fire Safety Journal·2001· 73 cited
Variation of heat release rate with forced longitudinal ventilation for vehicle fires in tunnels
Fire Safety Journal·2001· 101 cited
The effect of the melt-flow process on the fire behavious of thermoplastics
2001· 6 cited
Fire suppression by water sprays
Progress in Energy and Combustion Science·2000· 460 cited
The explosion and fire on the Piper Alpha platform, 6 July 1988. A case study
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences·1998· 34 cited
Fires in compartments: the phenomenon of flashover
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences·1998· 11 cited
Preface to Fire dynamics. A theme compiled and edited by S. R. Bishop and D. D. Drysdale
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences·1998
Fires in inclined trenches: the dependence of the critical angle on the trench and burner geometry
Fire Safety Journal·1998· 21 cited
Fires in inclined trenches: time-varying features of the attached plume
Fire Safety Journal·1998· 10 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Alan N. Beard(9), Steven R. Bishop(8), D.J. Rasbash(5), P.G. Holborn(5), D. L. Baulch(3), Richard Carvel(3), Paul Jowitt(3), H.E. Thomson(3), Graham Atkinson(3), D. G. Horne(2), A.J.R. Macmillan(2), Desh Deepak(2), Peter Woodburn(2), Harriet Thomson(2), A. C. Lloyd(1), G. Grant(1), Joslyn Brenton(1), Susan J. Lamont(1), Asif Usmani(1), Gerald T. Grant(1)