Best Cfd Podcasts (2025)

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S3 EP7 - 5 key trends for CFD revisited 20:08

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16d ago20:08

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In this episode of the Neil Ashton podcast, the host revisits key trends in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) from the past year, focusing on the rise of GPUs, advancements in AI and machine learning, the shift to cloud computing, the increasing adoption of high fidelity methods, and ongoing mergers and acquisitions in the industry. Each trend is …

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224 - Navigating the complexities to change our field - a roundtable with Steve McGuirk and Brian Meacham 1:07:38

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This week, in the Fire Science Show, we host a roundtable discussion on complexities in fire safety science and engineering. Most safety failures don’t come from a single mistake—they emerge when people, technology, and institutions misalign. In an ever-changing field in which complexities just go up, we open up a debate on how to cope with that so…

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Aston Martin's Andy Cowell on the challenge of designing an F1 car to brand-new regulations 51:29

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Just how big a project is designing a 2026 Formula 1 car given the brand new chassis and power unit regulations? Aston Martin CEO and team principal Andy Cowell explains that to host Edd Straw in an interview in the latest F1 Tech Show. We also hear former F1 technical director Gary Anderson’s insight on such projects, how they have changed as F1 h…

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223 - Heat-induced delamination in CLT with Antonela Čolić 59:07

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In this episode of the Fire Science Show we invite dr. Antonela Čolić from the OFR Consultants, to break down the performance of adhesives used in CLT in fire, what differences between the glues are observable at the microscale and how they show up in real structure fires. We compare common polyurethane adhesives: one that softens near 200–220 C an…

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222 - Integrating WUI risk management and fire safety engineering with Pascale Vacca 1:11:33

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In this episode we try to demonstrate another step in integrating fire engineering into WUI risk management, and vice versa. These two areas together form some sort of fire engineering method, which I strongly believe will be an important part of our profession in the future. Today I got to sit down with Dr. Pascale Vacca from UPC to unpack a pract…

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What caused Ferrari's Singapore brake problems? 1:05:32

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Lewis Hamilton’s brake problems late in the Singapore Grand Prix turned a potential fifth place into eight place, but why exactly did Ferrari hit trouble? That’s one of the questions we answer in the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show. Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw to look at what happened to Ferrari in Singapore, as well as tackling the warm-…

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221 - Fire experiments at the ISS (SoFIE-MIST) with Michael Gollner 1:02:59

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Fire doesn’t play by Earth’s rules once you leave gravity behind. In this deep dive with Professor Michael Gollner, we unpack what the recent experiments at the ISS called SoFIE-MIST taught us about solid fuel flammability in microgravity—how tiny ventilation, oxygen levels, and pressure shifts determine whether a flame spreads, stalls, or vanishes…

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Finish the Race with Scottie Davis 2:02:01

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Send us a text Cody and Colby are joined in Studio 34 on the square in Canyon, Texas with the one and only, Scottie Davis. Scottie shares with us his life journey, weaving together stories of resilience, risk-taking, and relentless perseverance. From a young age, Scottie tested his limits, riding 100 miles on a BMX bike during the Wild West 150 and…

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220 - Test vs experiment with David Morrisset 1:00:36

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In this episode we dive into the ap between standardized tests and experiments, trying to figure out (a) is there a difference and (b) if there is, could not understanding the difference quietly erode safety. With guest David Morrisset (Queensland University), we unpack furnace ratings that read like time but aren’t, cladding classifications that w…

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S3 EP6 Prof. Brian Launder - CFD and Turbulence Modelling Pioneer 1:28:23

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In this episode, Professor Brian Launder (Professor at the University of Manchester and Fellow of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineers) shares his remarkable journey through academia, detailing his early fascination with heat transfer, his transition to MIT, and his significant contributions to turbulence modeling and computational flui…

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Why wind plays havoc with F1 cars + Explaining Red Bull’s recent renaissance 47:34

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Why was the gusty wind that hit Baku such a challenge for the drivers? And why are some cars more sensitive to wind than others? Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw to explain all on this week's edition of The Race F1 Tech Show, and also to shed light on where Red Bull's recent gains have come from, and whether they could also be evident at upcoming trac…

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219 - Giving back with the SFPE Foundation - with Leslie Marshall 58:20

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In this episode, we give focus to the SFPE Foundation – a catalyst transforming how fire engineering research is funded, conducted, and shared globally. In this conversation with Leslie Marshall, Interim Executive Director of the SFPE Foundation, we discover how a relatively small organization has distributed over $1.2 million in grants, scholarshi…

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S3 EP5 - Joris Poort - CEO and Founder of Rescale 1:39:48

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In this episode, Joris Poort, CEO and founder of Rescale, shares his personal journey on founding Rescale as well as his thoughts on the future of CAE. He discusses the challenges of introducing HPC to the cloud market, the traits that make successful founders, and the importance of perseverance and execution in entrepreneurship. Joris reflects on …

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218 - Fire decay and cooling phases with Andrea Lucherini 58:45

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What happens when the flames die down? It's a question rarely addressed in fire engineering, yet the decay and cooling phases of fires can be more dangerous than peak fire conditions. In this deep-dive conversation with Dr. Andrea Lucherini from Frisbee at ZAG in Slovenia, we uncover why these overlooked phases matter profoundly for structural safe…

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Explaining Red Bull’s 12-month Monza turnaround 31:42

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With Gary Anderson on holiday, Edd Straw is joined on this episode of The Race F1 Tech Show by Mark Hughes to delve into the reasons behind Red Bull’s dramatic turnaround to win at Monza, 12 months after struggling badly at the same track. We also discuss whether the 2025 regulations have delivered on their objectives in terms of improving the race…

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CFD Visualization Best Practices - Stephan Groß | Podcast #158 49:12

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Explore Siemens Simcenter: https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/simcenterConnect with Stephan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-gross/In this episode, Stephan Groß, Technical Marketing Engineer at Siemens, shares his unique journey from working on race car aerodynamics to becoming one of the leading voices in CFD visualization. He explains why…

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Siemens’ Digital Thread: Connecting Design & Simulation - Bob Ransijn | Podcast #157 25:40

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Explore Simcenter Systems simulation: https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/simcenter/systems-simulation/Connect with Bob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobransijn/In this insightful conversation, we sit down with Bob, a seasoned System Simulation Specialist and Presales Manager at Siemens Digital Industry Software, to explore the fascinating …

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Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, EV Trends & AI in CFD - Martin Sonntag | Podcast #156 30:40

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Explore shonDynamics: https://shondynamics.de Connect with Martin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-sonntag-7081a6127/ From its early beginnings to a global presence, join CTO of shonDynamics, Martin Sonntag as he shares the story of how shonDynamics was built and scaled over the past years. In this conversation, we explore the compan…

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The Future of Engineering Design with ToffeeX – Thomas Rees | Podcast #155 37:31

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🔗 Toffeex Link: https://toffeex.com🔗 Thomas Rees on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/twrees/?originalSubdomain=uk 📌 Episode Overview:In this episode, we explore the cutting edge of modern engineering design—from mimicking natural evolution with generative algorithms to stripping away excess material through advanced topology optimization.You’l…

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Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in Lubrication Systems – Richard Bellizzi | Podcast #154 38:49

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🔗 FUCHS Lubricants: https://www.fuchs.com/group/🔗 NYE Lubricants: https://www.nyelubricants.com/contact-us-form🔗 Connect with Rich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbellizzi/🔗 Dive CAE: https://divecae.com📌 Episode Overview:In this episode of the Engineered-Mind Podcast, Jousef Murad speaks with experts from FUCHS Lubricants about how…

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AI Adoption in Engineering - Roland Jones | Podcast #153 33:46

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🔗 Altair® RapidMiner®: https://altair.com/altair-rapidminer🔗 Altair® IoT Studio™: https://altair.com/altair-iot-studio 🔗 Altair Blog – AI in Engineering: https://altair.com/blog🔗 Connect with Roland on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roland-m-jones/?originalSubdomain=uk📌 Episode Overview:In this episode of the Engineered-Mind Podcast, Jousef …

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The Big MATLAB Update: Dark Mode, Cloud & the Future of Engineering - Michelle Hirsch | Podcast #152 35:06

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Blog Post: Beyond Dark Mode - The Why Behind The Biggest Changes in MATLAB’s Latest Release: https://www.engineered-mind.com/coding/the-biggest-changes-in-matlabs-latest-release/ What’s new in R2025a: https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/whats-new-r2025a.html MATLAB Central community: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/MATLAB Online: http…

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217 - Things that go wrong with the smoke control and how we fix them 55:30

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In my personal view, an alarming truth about building fire safety lies in the gap between what's designed and what actually works in a building. After conducting 1000+ hot smoke tests in 200+ buildings, my experience is that most (maybe even 90%) of buildings had deficiencies in their smoke control systems, with 30% experiencing issues significant …

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S3 EP4 - 5 tips for CAE engineers in the era of AI 23:48

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In this episode of the Neil Ashton podcast, Neil discusses the impact of AI on CAE engineering, providing five essential tips for engineers to thrive in this evolving landscape. The conversation covers the importance of maintaining an open mind, continuous education, and preparing for AI physics applications. It also delves into the build vs. buy d…

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Inside Red Bull's trackside fuel and lubricants lab - and why it matters 1:02:01

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Fuel and lubricants are often taken for granted by F1 fans, but it’s a crucial battleground that has a big impact not only on performance, but also reliability. We hear from Exxonmobil’s Fiona McKewan, whose role as Red Bull technical advisor means she attends races and closely monitors and analyses the various fluids that are essential to the oper…

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216 - What do we measure and how? with David Morrisset 1:04:14

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What happens when we stick a thermocouple into a fire? The answer is surprisingly complex and has profound implications for fire safety engineering. In this deep-dive episode, Dr. David Morrisset from Queensland University joins Wojciech to unravel the science of fire measurements that underpins every experiment, test report, and dataset in our fie…

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215 - Lessons from the 2018 Camp Fire with Eric D. Link 57:13

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The devastating 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California serves as a haunting reminder of how rapidly wildfires can overwhelm communities. We have not known anything like it - the flames raced through Paradise at four miles per hour, 30,000 residents had mere minutes to evacuate, and many couldn't escape in time. What happens when the fire goes worse…

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S3 EP3 - Professor Johannes Brandstetter on AI for Computational Fluid Dynamics 1:18:02

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In this conversation, Neil Ashton interviews Prof. Johannes Brandstetter, a physicist turned machine learning expert, about his journey from academia to industry, focusing on the application of machine learning in engineering and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). They discuss the Aurora project, the challenges of integrating machine learning with…

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CFD pioneer Nick Wirth on solving real world problems with F1 knowledge 1:02:33

3M ago1:02:33

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Edd Straw interviews Nick Wirth, founder of Wirth Research, about how his company is using CFD technology sharpened over his decades in motorsport to tackle wider-world problems. Wirth, boss of the Simtek team that raced in F1 in 1994-95, who also had stints with Benetton and Virgin, has long been an evangelist for the power of CFD. He offers some …

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214 - Thermal Imagers with Martin Veit 56:51

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The world looks entirely different through a thermal camera lens, especially in a fire scenario. These devices reveal harsh temperature gradients between hot and cold surfaces, adding another dimension to how fire safety professionals understand and navigate dangerous environments. Thermal cameras have transformed firefighting operations with aston…

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213 - Setting up your own chatbot with Ruggiero Lovreglio and Amir Rafe 1:02:19

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The AI revolution has arrived, but fire safety engineers face a critical dilemma: how to leverage powerful AI tools while protecting confidential project data. Professor Ruggiero Rino Lovreglio from Massey University and Dr. Amir Rafe from Utah State University join us to explore the world of local Large Language Models (LLMs) - AI systems you can …

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S3 EP2 - Prof. Russell Cummings - World leader in Aerospace Engineering and Hypersonics 1:43:14

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In this episode of the Neil Ashton podcast, Professor Russell Cummings shares his extensive journey through the fields of aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics and hypersonics. He discusses his early inspirations, his early days at University and the Hughes Aircraft Company - a key time during this life. He also talks about the cyclical nature…

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AI Agents in Engineering - Sam Bydlon and Ram Seetharaman | Podcast #151 38:40

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AI agents are the next big thing in automation, but how do they actually work, and where do they fit into the broader landscape of AI?In this episode, we sit down with Sam Bydlon, a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS, and Ram Seetharaman, an AI Lead at Synera, to explore how agentic AI is transforming engineering, automation, and decision…

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CFD & Wind Tunnel Testing in High-Performance Engineering - Adrian Villar Collazo | Podcast #150 32:45

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CFD and wind tunnel testing are the backbone of high-performance engineering — but how do they complement each other, and what are the biggest challenges engineers face?In this episode, we sit down with Adrian Villar Collazo, Managing Director at VFluid Advanced Technologies and CTO at Deflect Inc, to explore the aerodynamic simulations, motorsport…

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Automatic Differentiation and Adjoint Methods - Felix Köhler | Podcast #149 1:05:29

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In this episode, we sit down with Felix, a YouTube educator and PhD researcher in computational science, to explore the intersection of engineering, AI, and simulation. We dive into his journey of growing a YouTube channel from scratch and discuss whether AI can truly replace physics-based simulations. The conversation also touches on the importanc…

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The Hidden Struggles of Being an Influencer on YouTube - Phil Parisi | Podcast #148 P1 24:49

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In this episode, we dive deep into the world of content making, with Phil Parisi, an online educator, engineer, and YouTuber. We discuss the highs and lows of running a YouTube channel, the challenges of monetization, and the truth about passive income. From the struggles of growing a channel and why ad revenue alone isn’t enough to the challenges …

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212 - A glossary for evacuation with Enrico Ronchi and Ezel Üsten 1:05:13

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When experts from different disciplines attempt to collaborate on complex problems, such as evacuation modelling, we often discover that we're not speaking the same language. Even seemingly simple terms like "density," "velocity," and "distance" carry dramatically different meanings across physics, psychology, engineering, and computer science. In …

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Can F1’s problems with wet weather running be solved? 53:53

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On this week's episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson reflect on the rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix, and whether anything can be done to solve F1's current problems with cars running in severe wet weather. After that, Edd and Gary discuss whether Ferrari has really turned a corner with its suspen…

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211 - Fire Fundamentals pt. 17 - Detecting fires 52:39

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In episode 17 of the Fire Fundamentals, we delve into the fire detection technology. Fire detection forms the critical foundation of all active fire protection measures, serving as the prerequisite for any fire safety engineering solution to work effectively. Following key points are discussed: Detection systems must balance sensitivity with reliab…

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S3 EP1 - Prof. Mike Giles - A CFD and Computational Finance Pioneer 2:07:11

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In this episode of the Neil Ashton podcast, Professor Mike Giles shares his extensive journey through the fields of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), computational finance and HPC. He discusses his early academic influences, his early days at Cambridge, internships at Rolls-Royce, his transition to MIT and Oxford where he made significant contrib…

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Gary unpicks Ben Sulayem's F1 vision + The tech impact of Horner's Red Bull exit 50:16

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, former F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains what impact Christian Horner’s sudden removal as team principal could have on Red Bull technically, both in the short and the long-run given the team’s longstanding balance issues. Host Edd Straw then quizzes Gary on what he thinks of FIA president M…

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210 - Fire Fundamentals pt. 16 - Turbulence with Randy McDermott 58:20

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In the 16th part of the Fire Fundamentals series, we invite Randy McDermott from NIST to join us for a deep dive into turbulence and its critical role in fire dynamics modelling. We explore the physics behind turbulent combustion and how it fundamentally shapes fire behaviour, plume dynamics, and simulation accuracy. In this episode we cover: Defin…

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209 - Updates from the SFPE with Chris Jelenewicz 1:00:35

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In this podcast episode, I invited Chris Jelenewicz, the CEO of SFPE, to bring me up to date on the society. The SFPE Handbook on Fire Protection Engineering is undergoing a major revision with the sixth edition expected by summer's end, expanding to five volumes with significant new content on emerging topics like wildland fires and lithium-ion ba…

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Mercedes' ongoing struggles with heat + a floor breakthrough for Ferrari? 44:11

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson take a closer look at two of the big tech stories coming out of the Austrian Grand Prix. The first is Mercedes' ongoing struggle to extract performance in high ambient temperatures, with George Russell finishing over a minute down on the ra…

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208 - The basics of fire water supply with Szymon Kokot 56:55

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Water might seem like the simplest part of firefighting – just point and spray, right? Well, as you can imagine, the reality is a bit more complex. In this conversation with veteran firefighter and CFBT instructor Szymon Kokot, we pull back the curtain on firefighting's most critical resource to reveal the intricate science and logistics behind eff…

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207 - Fire Safety of Balconies with Mike Spearpoint and Konstantinos Chotzoglou 1:00:05

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As a consequence of the Grenfell Tower disaster, some strong legislation was proposed, such as a combustible ban on building walls. This, however, affected more than just the building facades, as it excluded materials such as laminated glass used as balcony balustrades. Today, the path forward demands evidence that could inform decisions on the fut…

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What does losing '20 points of downforce' really mean? Plus, McLaren's new suspension analysed 45:26

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss what losing '20 points of downforce' really means, after Lewis Hamilton suffered that fate in Canada, when his Ferrari collided with an unfortunate marmot. There's also chat about the revised suspension geometry on Lando Norris's McLaren…

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206 - Fire Engineering Infrastructural Projects with Mukesh Tomar 1:02:42

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Today I'm taking you for a sightseeing trip to see what fire safety looks like beyond our usual office, residential buildings and car parks. Fire engineering takes on an entirely different dimension when applied to massive infrastructure projects where conventional building codes provide minimal guidance and engineers must forge their own path. Dr.…

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205 - FDS maintenance and development with Randy McDermott 1:00:03

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Dr Randy McDermott takes us behind the scenes of fire science's most critical software tool in this conversation about the Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS) developed at NIST. As one of the developers, Randy offers valuable insights into how this essential modelling tool is maintained, improved, and adapted to meet the evolving challenges of the fire sa…

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204 - 4th Birthday of the Podcast. Some stories about the past and the future 43:28

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Four years ago, what began as a mission to preserve valuable fire safety engineering conversations has grown into a fairly large platform connecting professionals across 170+ countries. The journey to 200 episodes and nearly 200,000 downloads has been both challenging and deeply rewarding – in this episode, I share a bit about my journey, the state…