14. International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection (AUBE '09), September 8-10, 2009 in Duisburg, Germany

Session 1

Standards, certification, EU regulations, EU directives and related aspects

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée:
K.-H. STAHL           VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
W. STEINKELLNER   Prüfstelle für Brandschutztechnik, Wien, Austria
10:15 h P. FIELD; BRE Global, Watford, UK
Quality marks - now and in the future
10:35 h R. CONRADS; VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
The European Service Directive – and its possible influence on Fire Protection and Security
10:55 h H. HAHN; Bosch Sicherheitssysteme, Ottobrunn, Germany
European Directive on Services in the Internal Market (Service Directive, SD) - Impact on Technical Security Services -
11:15 h A. STAIMER; Siemens Building Technologies, Karlsruhe, Germany
A. SUTOR, F. MONTRONE; Siemens AG, München, Germany
Availability of fire detection systems - quality criteria, influencing factors and results
11:35 h M. KLOCKE; VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
The EU Construction Products Directive (CPD) - Mission, experience and modifications in progress with special focus on fire detection products
11:55 h P. STAHL; Wagner Schweiz, Wallisellen, Switzerland
Status of the European standardisation on multi-criteria fire detectors


Session 2


Smoke aerosol characterisation

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée:
H. FISSAN      IUTA, Duisburg, Germany
T. CLEARY     NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
10:15 h H. FISSAN, C. ASBACH, T. KUHLBUSCH; Institut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik, Duisburg, Germany
Particle Surface Area Concentration Measurement for Smoke Characterization
10:35 h T. CLEARY, J. YANG; NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
D. URBAN, G. RUFF, W. SHEREDY; NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
G. MULHOLLAND, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Z.G. YUAN, National Center for Space Exploration Research, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Prediction of light scattering and ionization chamber sensor response to smolder smoke aerosols
10:55 h T. SCHULTZE, I. WILLMS; NTS, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
False-alarm rejection by image-based light scattering measurements
11:15 h N. CHEN, S.L. YANG; The Chinese People’s Armed Police Force Academy, Langfang, Heibei, P.R. China
W.H. DONG; Shenyang Fire Research Inst., Shenyang, P.R. China
The experimental study on influencing factors of the false alarm in photoelectric smoke fire detectors
11:35 h K. LENKEIT; Minimax, Bad Oldesloe, Germany
A. SCHUMANN, C. BECKE; Schumann-Analytics, Einbeck, Germany
New fire detection method using the field dependence of ion mobility for early detection of thermal decomposition products
11:55 h S. BEER, A. HELWIG, W. LEGNER, G. MÜLLER; EADS Innovation Works, München, Germany
O. SCHULZ; EADS, Unterschleißheim, Germany
A. FREILING; Airbus Deutschland, Bremen, Germany
Infrared-based fire gas detection systems


Session 3


Test methods, special applications, multiple sensor and multiple criteria detection

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée :
G. SICA        EUSAS Honorary Member, Rome, Italy
F. DISCHI    Notifier Italia, S. Donato Milanese, Italy
14:00 h K.H. SCHREYER; Siemens Building Technologies, München, Germany
The new standard EN54-25 defines the requirements for radio interconnection for fire alarm systems
14:20 h P. MASSINGBERD-MUNDY; Xtralis, Hemel Hempstead, Herts., UK
Application of EN 54-20 Aspirating Smoke Detectors
14:40 h R. JEZEQUEL; CNPP, Vernon, France
Requirements and test methods for the thermal cameras used for the inspection of electrical installations
15:00 h J. BÄRENFÄNGER, EMC Test NRW, Dortmund, Germany
H. HIRSCH, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
G. BELLINGEN, VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
C. SCHMITZ, Novar, Neuss, Germany
EMC standardization for fire alarm systems
16:15 h C. DÜSING; Siemens, Krefeld, Germany
Fire detection in railway applications
16:35 h A. ROGNER, V. BUTTY, P. VOCKENHUBER; Metaphysics SA, Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
Redundancy and network construction of line type heat detector systems
16:55 h C.P. MINOR, D.A. STEINHURST; Nova Research, Alexandria, VA, USA
K.J. JOHNSON, S.L. ROSE-PEHRSSON, J.C. OWRUTSKY, S.C. WALES; Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC, USA
D.T. GOTTUK; Hughes Ass., Baltimore, MD, USA
Multi-sensory detection system for damage control and situational awareness
17:15 h A. DURIC, H. EBNER, M. FORSTER, I. VINAGE; Siemens Schweiz, Zug, Switzerland
Development of a multi-sensor detector for fire detection and life safety applications


Session 4


Smoke aerosol characterisation, gas detection

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée :
M. SCHNELL    VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany, EUSAS Vice-Chairman
T. GOULET     Siemens Schweiz, Zug, Switzerland
14:00 h M. COLE; Cole Innovation & Design, Australia
Aerosol characterisation for reliable ASD operation
14:20 h T. NAGASHIMA, M. DOHI; Hochiki Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
A flat shape scattering smoke detector with a function to discriminate the type of a fire
14:40 h Q.X. ZHANG, J.J. WANG, Y.M. ZHANG, Y.M. ZHANG; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
L.F. QIAO; Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Characteristics of light scattering by smoke particles produced in test fires based on fractal aggregate shape model
15:00 h S. KRÜGER; BAM, Berlin, Germany
Smoke gas analysis by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
16:15 h J. KELLETER; GTE Industrieelektronik, Viersen, Germany
Fire-gas monitoring inside large industrial buildings - “FireLaser“
16:35 h T.Z. FABIAN, P.D. GANDHI, P.E. PATTY, J.T. CHAPIN; Underwriters Lab., Northbrook, IL, USA
Characterization of combustion products under flaming and non-flaming conditions: Smoke alarm fire test room


Session 5


Type testing, field testing, calibration methods

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée:
R. LÜTTENBERG      VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
R. PHILLIPS           Electronic Testing Centre, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK
08:30 h M. MEER; Securiton Sicherheitstechnik, Achern, Germany
M. HESELS; VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
S. BRÜGGER; Securiton AG, Zollikofen, Switzerland
Development and background of new EN 54-22 for resettable line type heat detectors
08:50 h E. CHRISTENSEN; DELTA, Horsholm, Denmark
Type testing of wireless fire detection and alarm system components according to the new European Standard EN54-25:2008
09:10 h C. REXFORT; VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
Testing of fire detection systems installed under special conditions
10:00 h S.H. ELLWOOD, D. APPLEBY; AW Technology, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, UK
Calibration of multiple sensor optical smoke detectors
10:20 h N.D. MARSH, T.G. CLEARY; NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Testing the performance of hydrogen sensors
10:40 h J. HEMKE; DMT Gebäude Sicherheit, Dortmund, Germany
Test for effectiveness of fire detecting systems using non-VdS certified gas detectors
11:00 h D. MEISSNER, T. RADLOFF; ISV, Rostock, Germany
R. ROTHE; GSSO, Rostock, Germany
Gas monitoring of crankcases of big ships engines to prevent crankcase explosions
11:20 h N. CHEN, X.M. MA; The Chinese People’s Armed Police Force Academy, Langfang, Heibei, P.R. China
Z.B. MEI, W.H. DONG; Shenyang Fire Research Inst., Shenyang, P.R. China
The experimental study on the improvement of aerosol generator


Session 6


Toxic gases, gas detection

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée:
D. KOHL         Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany
O. LINDEN      Wagner Group, Langenhagen, Germany
08:30 h Z. ANKARA; Novar, Neuss, Germany
Multi gas sensor systems for security applications and warning systems
08:50 h M. ZHU, S. WANG, D.H. XIA; Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China
Developed acoustic multi-relaxation algorithm for carbon monoxide concentration detection in gas mixtures
09:10 h U. HOEFER, D. GUTMACHER; Siemens Schweiz, Zug, Switzerland
Event classification using single metal-oxide sensor elements
10:00 h T. NAKAJIMA, T. ONO; Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
An examination of propane gas leakage detection methods using semiconductor gas sensors
10:20 h M. DEBLIQUY, D. LAHEM; Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, Mons, Belgium
A. DE HAAN; Sochinor, Le Roeulx, Belgium
J. CUTLER; Apollo Fire Detectors, Havant, Hampshire, UK
Fire detection based on new metal oxide gas sensors
10:40 h O. SUGAWA, K. KAMIYA; Tokyo University of Science, Toyohira, Chino, Nagano pref., Japan
Sensing of spontaneous combustion in plastic waste by electronic noses
11:00 h M. BAUER, J. GOTTSCHALD, T. SAUERWALD, D. KOHL; Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Suppression of false alarms caused by cigarette smoking


Session 7


Testing procedures, domestic fire detection

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée :
H. SCHÜNGEL    VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
J. KAISER         EUSAS Honorary Member, Austria
13:00 h Y. JIANG; Xtralis, Bentleigh East, Australia
P. MASSINGBERD-MUNDY; Xtralis, Hemel Hempstead, Herts., UK
S. WILSON; Xtralis, Norwell, MA, USA
PIAB, an Innovative Way to Apply Conventional Spot Type Smoke Detectors into Wider Application Areas
13:20 h L. MÖLTER, S. SCHÜTZ; Palas, Karlsruhe, Germany
Fast and reliable production control of smoke detectors
13:40 h T.Z. FABIAN, G. HUNTER, P.E. PATTY, P.D. GANDHI; Underwriters Lab., Northbrook, IL, USA
Smoke build-up rates for flaming and non-flaming foams
14:00 h W.J. FRIEDL; Ingenieurbüro für Sicherheitstechnik, München, Germany
Smoke detectors in Living Areas
16:00 h H. HERBSTER; Hekatron, Germany
Smoke alarms for residential buildings and flats
16:20 h D.T. GOTTUK, C.L. MEALY, A.J. WOLFE; Hughes Associates, Baltimore, MD, USA
Smoke alarm response and tenability
16:40 h T. CLEARY; NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Full-scale residential smoke alarm performance
17:00 h G. RÖPKE; JOB detectomat, Ahrensburg, Germany
SRD 3000 - Rauchmelder für die Wohnwirtschaft


Session 8


Gas detection, modelling and simulation aspects, detection in special applications

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée :
J. FANG          University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
C. REXFORT    VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
13:00 h S. BOOTSMA; Comon Invent, Delft, Netherlands
Online e-nose technology for health, safety and environmental applications
13:20 h P. REIMANN, T. CONRAD, A. SCHÜTZE; Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany
Under-ground fire detection based on a semiconductor gas sensor
13:40 h M. MÜNCH; Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Verification and validation of CFD-models applied to fire detection
14:00 h C.L. MEALY, D.T. GOTTUK; Hughes Associates Inc., Baltimore, MD, USA
Validation of Smoke Detection Response Methodologies
16:00 h R. CHAGGER, BRE Global Ltd, Watford, UK
Smoke detection in high ceiling spaces
16:20 h N. CHEN, T.W. ZHANG; The Chinese People’s Armed Police Force Academy, Langfang, Heibei, P.R. China
Z.B. MEI, A.Z. WANG; Shenyang Fire Research Inst., Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China
Experimental study about the response property of photoelectric smoke fire detectors base on the hollowing rate of grid suspended ceilings
16:40 h Y. OKA; Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
O. SUGAWA, Tokyo University of Science, SUWA, Toyohira, Japan
Characterization of flow behavior along an inclined unconfined ceiling
17:00 h R. BERGMANN, W. WERKMEISTER, T. HANSES, J. TÜRMER, G. GRÜNER, C. HAUG, A. HENSEL; Bosch Sicherheitssysteme, Ottobrunn, Germany
Simulation of light scattering for different aerosols in a fire detector and comparison with experimental data


Session 9


Wireless detection, detection algorithms in fire and security

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée:
M. BEMBA       Novar, Neuss, Germany
H. BERGER     VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
08:50 h W. VOLLENWEIDER; Siemens Schweiz, Zug, Switzerland
Fading in indoor radio links
09:10 h H. AEBERSOLD, P. BLUM, C. HONEGGER; Siemens Schweiz, Zug, Switzerland
Energy as Central Design Paradigm for Wireless Fire Detection
09:30 h A. RIEMER, T. FINKE, T. KÖNIG; Novar, Neuss / Albstadt, Germany
Security applications using wireless networking - realizing a radio controlled field bus
09:50 h P. MASSINGBERD-MUNDY; Xtralis, Hemel Hempstead, Herts., UK
FireGrid - An integrated emergency response system
10:25 h D. SASCHENBRECKER, R. SCHÄCKEL; GreCon Greten, Alfeld-Hannover, Germany
Innovative algorithms for the effective mitigation of the risk of fires and explosions in process plants
10:45 h W. VOLLENWEIDER; Siemens Schweiz, Zug, Switzerland
Interferences from Fluorescent Tubes to Open Smoke Detectors
11:05 h Y. WANG, C.Y. YU, R. TU, Y.M. ZHANG; University of Science and Technology, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
Fire detection system in Tibet based on gray-fuzzy neural network algorithm
11:25 h E. MOMMA, T. ONO, H. ISHII, S.I. OZAWA; Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
J.I. HOZUMI; Koito Industries, Japan
Tunnel car fire detection using Haar-like features
11:45 h U. SKUBSCH; USK-Consult, Scharbeutz, Germany
Video content analysis for unmanned platforms


Session 10


Wildfire fighting, gas detection, fire spread

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée:
E. GABREAU       Siemens, Buc Cedex, France
SHU WANG        Huazhong-University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China
08:30 h N. CORSI, A. GEMELLI; D’Appolonia S.p.A.-Ufficio di Roma, Italy
An innovative approach to forest fires detection and monitoring: The EU-Fire project
08:50 h W. KRÜLL, I. WILLMS; NTS, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
R. TOBERA; FGAN-FHR, Wachtberg, Germany
B. WIGGERICH; AirRobot, Arnsberg, Germany
Early forest fire detection and suppression - an integrated approach -
09:10 h M. HENRICHS; Airmatic, Hemer, Germany
Armored and tracked vehicle for rescue / extinguish / defend missions
09:30 h N. VON WAHL, S. HEINEN; FGAN-FHR, Wachtberg, Germany
Advantages of millimeterwaves in fire detection and monitoring
09:50 h R. TOBERA; FGAN-FHR, Wachtberg, Germany
W. KRÜLL, I. WILLMS; NTS, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Optical smoke and gas sensors as an additional method for early wildfire verification
10:25 h H. SCHMITZ; Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
H. BOUSACK; Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
M. LACHER, S. SCHMITZ; Forschungszentrum caesar, Bonn, Germany
The infrared sensilla in the beetle Melanophila acuminata as model for new fire sensors
10:45 h S. PACZKOWSKI, B. WEISSBECKER, S. SCHÜTZ; Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
A. EBERHEIM, D. KOHL; Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany
P. SCHIEBERLE; Universität München, Germany
Biomimetic wood smoke assessment on the basis of insect olfactory systems
11:05 h R. KASCHOW; CAE Elektronik, Stolberg, Germany
Simulation to support wildfire fighting management
11:25 h J. DREIBACH; Fire Watch International, Aarau, Switzerland
Automated Wildland Smoke Detection Systems: Technology and procedure for remote sensing, early warning and Data achievement for a computer aided, efficient Fire Fighting Management


Session 11


Fire detection in aircraft, special applications

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée :
A. FREILING    Airbus Deutschland, Bremen, Germany
D. KOZEKI      National Research Institute for Fire & Disaster, Tokyo, Japan
13:30 h K. BEHLE; Airbus Deutschland, Bremen, Germany
Standardization of false alarm rejection capability assessment
13:50 h A. FREILING, K. WILLENBROCK; Airbus Deutschland, Bremen, Germany
Studies on the performance of smoke detectors and their housing in an aircraft cargo compartment environment
14:10 h M. HEMINGWAY, P. WALSH; Health & Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK
M. WILLIAMS; Health & Safety Executive, Bootle, UK
S. HUNNEYBALL; TES Bretby, Burton upon Trent, UK
S. JOBLING; UK Coal, Doncaster, UK
An improved fire detector for use in underground coalmines
14:45 h E.C.L. PANG, W. K. CHOW; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Review on design considerations of fire detection systems for supertall buildings
15:05 h J. FANG, J.J. WANG, R. TU, Y.M. ZHANG; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
X.M. SHU; Tsinghua University,Beijing,China
An experimental evaluation about multiple fire detectors in a high large volume space
15:25 h P. GUNDERMANN; Ing.-Büro Gundermann, Apolda, Germany
Fire detection through pneumatic activator tubings
15:45 h C. KAINZ; Wagner Bayern, München, Germany
Fire prevention in rolling stock
16:05 h R. LAUFERSWEILER; Hekatron, Sulzburg, Germany
S. BRÜGGER; Securiton, Zollikofen, Switzerland
Details in developing a new high sensitivity smoke sensor for aspirating smoke detectors
16:25 h F. DANIAULT, A. SIEMENS, H. LEWONIG; Wagner Group, Langenhagen, Germany
A. BARKER; Wagner UK Ltd, Cambridge, UK
Aspirating smoke detection in prisons with identification of individual cells


Session 12


Detection by radiated emission, video detection

Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée :
H.-J. MAHLER           Siemens Schweiz, Zug, Switzerland
G. VAN LANGEVELD    EURALARM, Brussels, Belgium
13:30 h S. VERSTOCKT, B. MERCI, P. LAMBERT, R. VAN DE WALLE; Ghent University, Ledeberg-Ghent, Belgium
State of the art in vision-based fire and smoke detection
13:50 h F. ALIMENTI, G. TASSELLI, S. BONAFONI, L. ROSELLI, P. BASILI; University of Perugia, Italy
Remote sensing of masked fire spots by low-cost microwave radiometers
14:10 h R. SALMAN, T. SCHULTZE, M. MLADENOV, I. WILLMS; NTS, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Rough UWB object imaging for improved microwave fire detection
14:45 h A. BIRBAUMER, A. MACÉ, F. MOSCHENI, F.BETSCH; Fastcom Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland
Video-based fire and smoke detection in road tunnels
15:05 h G.F. DING, J. OUYANG, C.S. LIM; InnoSys Industries, Pei Tou, Taipei, Taiwan
Z.G. LIU; General Fire Technologies, Ottawa, Canada
Study of a video Image fire detection (VID) system for road tunnel protection
15:25 h C.Y. YU, Y.M. ZHANG; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
Video smoke detection based on optical flow features and back-propagation neural network
15:45 h S. DUNKELMANN; m.u.t., Wedel, Germany
Camera based fire detection: Synthetic video sequences for testing of detection algorithms
16:05 h W. HAGEDORN; m.u.t., Wedel, Germany
Very early fire detection and support of fire fighting by infrared video systems
16:25 h H. OBERWALDER
IR camera technology for fire fighting

 


Poster-Session   14:20 h - 15:30 h

  Diskussionsleitung / Chairmen / Présidents de l’Assemblée:
P. STAHL      Wagner Schweiz, Wallisellen, Switzerland
H. LUCK       Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
  H. BERGER; VdS Schadenverhütung, Köln, Germany
Functional Integrity of audible emergency evacuation signalling in the case of fire
  N. CHEN, T.W. ZHANG, S.L. YANG; The Chinese People’s Armed Police Force Academy, Langfang, Heibei, P.R. China
Study on the smoke-penetration performance of grid suspended ceilings with low hollowing rate based on FDS
  N. CHEN, X.M. MA; The Chinese People’s Armed Police Force Academy, Langfang, Heibei, P.R. China
Z.B. MEI, W.H. DONG; Shenyang Fire Research Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China
The experimental study on the test tunnel improvement of smoke fire detectors
  S. BERNERT-FENG, I. WILLMS; NTS, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Synthesizing and Mixture of dynamic Textures for the Test of Video Fire Detectors
  N.N. LI, DING H.J., MEI Z.B.; Shenyang Fire Research Inst., Shenyang, P.R. China
Study on detecting performance and installation position of point type smoke fire detector for grid ceiling
  T. SCHULTZE, R. SALMAN, I. WILLMS; NTS, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Microwave ellipsometry and its application in emergency scenarios
  R. TU, C.Y. YU, X. XIAO, J. FANG, Y.M. ZHANG; University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China
Response of ordinary point-type fire smoke detectors in ISO fire tests under different ambient pressures