Fire

Stahl Engineering News and Articles

Aug 24, 2020

Arc Mapping - Not Valid for Vehicle / Equipment Fire Origin Determination – Part 2 of 3

It should not be expected that Arc Mapping would be a reliable fire investigation technique in vehicles and equipment.

Jul 2, 2020

Arc Mapping - Not Valid for Vehicle / Equipment Fire Origin Determination – Part 1 of 3

"Arc mapping may not be an effective technique for determining the origin of a fire in automobiles, trucks, and buses..."- NFPA 921 2017

Doug Stahl

Sep 17, 2019

2018 ISFI Conference- "Remote Fire Cause" Case Study by Douglas Stahl and Kerry Parrot Published

Case study with fire origin AND fire cause remotely located from the root cause in a commercial vehicle.

Doug Stahl

Oct 3, 2016

FIVE 2016 Conference- "Reverse FMEA" Case Study by Kerry Parrott and Douglas Stahl Published

Case study dealing with the analytical failure analysis process in fire and cause determination in commercial vehicles.

Doug Stahl

May 11, 2014

2014 ISFI Conference- "Electrical Arcs & Sparks" Paper by Kerry Parrott and Douglas Stahl Published

A Literature Review of Definitions and Their Implications in the Analysis of 12 Volt Direct Current Electrical System Fires

Doug Stahl

Apr 18, 2013

SAE 2013 World Congress & Expo- Case Study "Parking Brake Fires" by Kerry Parrott and Douglas Stahl

Focuses on 3 case study examples of commercial vehicle wheel end fires caused by operating vehicles with the parking brake applied.

Doug Stahl

Sep 13, 2012

FIVE 2012 Conference- "Parking Brake Fires" Paper by Kerry Parrott and Douglas Stahl Published

Fire Origin and Cause determination of parking brake fires in commercial vehicles

Doug Stahl

Sep 6, 2012

2012 ISFI Conference- "Limitations of Arc Mapping" by Douglas Stahl and Kerry Parrott Published

This paper and presentation deals with the lack of a scientific basis for applying the Arc Mapping fire investigation technique

Doug Stahl

Dec 8, 2011

2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Expo- "Advanced FMEA" Presentation

This paper introduced the “reverse FMEA” (rFMEA) failure/root cause analysis technique, developed by the authors, by applying advanced Failu

Doug Stahl

Aug 22, 2010

PAAI 2010 Annual Seminar- "Commercial Vehicles, How & Why They Burn", Presented by Kerry Parrott

He provided info on commercial vehicles & equipment and the special challenges of conducting proper origin and cause investigations