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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
54
Citations
12169
World Ranking
939
National Ranking
393

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

James G. Quintiere was affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focused on engineering, with a notable emphasis on fire dynamics, combustion, and safety. Their work spanned several subfields, including safety, risk, reliability and quality, electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, and fluid flow and transfer processes.

Their research addressed various topics, especially:

  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Combustion and detonation processes
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Advanced combustion engine technologies
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • Advanced battery materials and technologies

Quintiere authored several papers, notable recent publications include:

  • "More on methods to measure the energetics of lithium ion batteries in thermal runaway," 2021, Fire Safety Journal
  • "On a method to mitigate thermal runaway and propagation in packages of lithium ion batteries," 2022, Fire Safety Journal
  • "Burning in microgravity: Experimental results and analysis," 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • "Theoretical analysis and predictions of burning in microgravity using a burning emulator," 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • "Emulation of condensed fuel flames with gaseous fuels supplied through a porous copper calorimeter," 2020, Fire and Materials

Their frequent co-authors included researchers such as Parham Dehghani, Peter B. Sunderland, J. Deris, Eric Auth, and John L. de Ris.

The venues where Quintiere often published encompassed:

  • Combustion and Flame
  • Fire Safety Journal
  • Fire and Materials
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Fire Technology

During their career, they were recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena

    James G. Quintiere

  • Scaling applications in fire research

    James G. Quintiere

  • Estimating room temperatures and the likelihood of flashover using fire test data correlations

    B. J. McCaffrey;J. G. Quintiere;M. F. Harkleroad

  • An Experimental Study of Upper Hot Layer Stratification in Full-Scale Multiroom Fire Scenarios

    L. Y. Cooper;M. Harkleroad;J. Quintiere;W. Rinkinen

  • Predicting the burning of wood using an integral model

    M.J Spearpoint;J.G Quintiere

  • Predicting the piloted ignition of wood in the cone calorimeter using an integral model — effect of species, grain orientation and heat flux

    Michael J. Spearpoint;J. G. Quintiere

  • Numerical simulation of axi-symmetric fire plumes: accuracy and limitations

    T.G. Ma;J.G. Quintiere

  • Flow induced by fire in a compartment

    K.D. Steckler;J.G. Quintiere;W.J. Rinkinen

  • A unified analysis for fire plumes

    J.G. Quintiere;B.S. Grove

  • Upward Turbulent Flame Spread

    K. Saito;J.G. Quintiere;F.A. Williams

  • Wall Flames and Implications for Upward Flame Spread

    James Quintiere;Margaret Harkleroad;Yuji Hasemi

  • A simplified theory for generalizing results from a radiant panel rate of flame spread apparatus

    James G. Quintiere

  • Compartment fire phenomena under limited ventilation

    Yunyong Utiskul;James G. Quintiere;Ali S. Rangwala;Brian A. Ringwelski

  • Material fire properties and predictions for thermoplastics

    D. Hopkins;J.G. Quintiere

  • Flashover and instabilities in fire behavior

    P.H. Thomas;M.L. Bullen;J.G. Quintiere;B.J. McCaffrey

  • Criteria for piloted ignition of combustible solids

    Richard E. Lyon;James G. Quintiere

  • The Effect of Room Openings on Fire Plume Entrainment

    J. G. Quintiere;W. J. Rinkinen;W. W. Jones

  • New Concepts for Measuring Flame Spread Properties

    Jim G. Quintiere;M F. Harkleroad

  • A theory for flame extinction based on flame temperature

    J. G. Quintiere;A. S. Rangwala

  • Fire induced flows through room openings-flow coefficients

    K.D. Steckler;H.R. Baum;J.G. Quintiere

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kashiwagi
Takashi Kashiwagi National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jose L. Torero
Jose L. Torero University College London
Forman A. Williams
Forman A. Williams University of California, San Diego
Robert W. Bilger
Robert W. Bilger University of Sydney

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