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Re: Fire Origin Pattern Persistence
Posted by: dcarpenter (IP Logged)
Date: October 28, 2016 04:49PM
Agree, but to not want to put fourth the idea that this testing does not have valve or anything done in the "lab" cannot be applied to the "real world."
Reliable science does requires controlled tests and experiments. There is nothing inherently wrong with testing done in the "laboratory." Reproducing the "real world" sometimes requires extensive testing in the "lab." The context of the limitations in this case can be characterized as "necessary, but insufficient" to answer the question in a broader range of variables.
Douglas J. Carpenter, MScFPE, CFEI, PE, FSFPE
Vice President & Principal Engineer
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.
8940 Old Annapolis Road, Suite L
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 884-3266
(410) 884-3267 (fax)
www.csefire.com
Reliable science does requires controlled tests and experiments. There is nothing inherently wrong with testing done in the "laboratory." Reproducing the "real world" sometimes requires extensive testing in the "lab." The context of the limitations in this case can be characterized as "necessary, but insufficient" to answer the question in a broader range of variables.
Douglas J. Carpenter, MScFPE, CFEI, PE, FSFPE
Vice President & Principal Engineer
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.
8940 Old Annapolis Road, Suite L
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 884-3266
(410) 884-3267 (fax)
www.csefire.com
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