In September 2026, we will be organising a seminar on the topic of "Visibility fires".
Visibility Seminar 2026

Excursion day. From lecture hall to laboratory!
Exkursion to FZJ

Lukas Arnold presented two overview contributions from our working group at the Forschungszentrum Jülich and the BUW.
Contributions to the 8. Magdeburger Brand- und Explosionsschutztagen

Application for "Fire Dynamics Modeling" summer school opened!
Application for Summer School 2026 is open!

In a vacant building in Leipzig, we were able to evaluate various measurement techniques for measuring visibility in case of fire.
Visibility experiments in Leipzig

Further experiments of flame spread.
BESKID Fire Spread Experiments

We are currently conducting PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) measurements of fire-induced flows on a small scale.
PIV measurements of fire induced flows

Since December 2024, we have had our own cone calorimeter at Forschungszentrum Jülich. It was financed via the BESKID project.
New cone calorimeter up and running

New experiments to investigate the perception of evacuation signs in smoke.
Visibility Experiments – Fall 2024

The course Data Analysis with Python will be offered again in the upcoming winter semester. Guests, external participants and students from other…
Datenanalyse mit Python WiSe 24/25