Yunyong P. Utiskul, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI Managing Engineer Thermal Sciences 17000 Science Drive, Suite 200 Bowie, MD 20715 (301) 291-2544 tel yutiskul@exponent.com Professional Profile Dr. Utiskul applies his knowledge of fire protection engineering, heat transfer, and fire dynamics principles to the analysis of building fire protection and life safety systems, the evaluation of materials, fire performance, the study of fire development and smoke movement within structures, and the origin and cause investigation of fires and explosions. He specializes in the design, installation, and testing of active and passive building fire protection systems, including automatic fire suppression systems, smoke management systems, automatic fire alarm and detection systems, and structural fire protection systems. With his experience in the application of various model codes, Dr. Utiskul provides consultation and analysis on complex issues related to building, fire, and life safety codes for high-risk occupancies. Dr. Utiskul also specializes in fire and smoke modeling, a skill set he has proficiently utilized in smoke control system designs and performance-based fire safety analysis as part of his code consulting services. Having conducted numerous fire tests, Dr. Utiskul also evaluates the fire safety performance of construction materials, consumer products, and household appliances based on standardized and uniquely tailored situational test methods. Dr. Utiskul has extensive experience in fire origin and cause investigations for various types of occupancies ranging from small residential homes to high-rise buildings as well as large warehouses. He is also well-versed in utilizing fire and smoke modeling to examine smoke and fire propagation in support of fire origin and cause determination. Dr. Utiskul's past research has focused on fully-developed compartment fires aiming at development of a model that can predict the compartment fire fuel mass loss rate, gas temperature, and specie mass fraction for any fuel, scale, and ventilation. The developed one-zone model has incorporated the fuel response to flame and its surroundings, which are essential to predict the true fuel mass loss rate in compartment fires. Dr. Utiskul performed small and mid-scale compartment fire tests to characterize the burning behavior in various ventilation conditions. Through his study, justification for a one-zone model and a near-vent mixing algorithm has been established. Dr. Utiskul also has expertise with scale modeling and generalizations of the experimental data to show the dependency of interested variables on governing factors. In addition to his specialty in thermal sciences, Dr. Utiskul also applies his background in civil and transportation engineering to the reconstruction of transportation related accidents and the safety analysis of transportation system designs and constructions. He has investigated several major accidents and failures and has conducted reconstruction of accidents involving motor vehicles, rail transport vehicles, trains, and railroad maintenance equipment. Dr. Utiskul's experience in civil and transportation engineering also extends to the safety analysis of railroad equipment and operations, traffic engineering designs, and operations of powered industrial equipment. He provides consultation on the use of traffic control devices as well as the analysis of accident database supportive of the accident investigations. Combining his expertise in fire investigation and accident reconstruction, Dr. Utiskul has investigated fire 05/17 Page 1
incidents involving vehicles and railroad equipment to determine the fire origin and cause in relation to the safety analysis of transportation system designs and constructions. Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Utiskul served as a Fire Engineer for a large international engineering consulting firm where he provided building code and fire engineering consulting services for domestic and international projects including: a high-rise casino resort with an area of greater than 10 million sq. ft. in Macau SAR, a multi-use development building in Abu Dhabi, and a number of multiple mixed-use highrise buildings in southern California. He was involved in the development of fire protection and life safety strategy of buildings with a wide range of occupancy types and project size. He was also in charge of conducting plan reviews and routine inspections for egress strategy, automatic fire sprinkler systems, and automatic fire alarm and detection systems at a large multi-use hotel/casino project. Academic Credentials & Professional Honors Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 2006 M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, 2003 B.Eng., Civil Engineering, King Mongkut s University of Technology, Thailand, 1999 Licenses and Certifications Licensed Professional Fire Engineer, District of Columbia, #PE908862 Licensed Professional Engineer, Maryland, #37473 Licensed Professional Engineer, Pennsylvania, #PE085516 Licensed Professional Engineer, Virginia, #040205711 Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI), National Association of Fire Investigators, #14289-7530 Professional Affiliations National Fire Protection Association NFPA (active member) Fire Doors and Windows - NFPA 80 and NFPA 105 Technical Committee (FDW-AAA), (principal member, 2011-present) Board and Care Facilities - NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 Technical Committee (SAF-BCF and BLD-BCF) (principal member, 2012-present) Society of Fire Protection Engineers SFPE (active member) International Association of Arson Investigators IAAI (active member) National Association of Fire Investigators NAFI (active member) International Association of Fire Safety Science IAFSS (active member) Languages Thai 05/17 Page 2
Publications Utiskul Y, Wu N, Keller E. Fire department connection inlet flow requirements. The Fire Protection Research Foundation, January 2016. Mizukami T, Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG. A compartment burning rate algorithm for a zone model, Fire Safety Journal, 79:57-68, January 2016. Utiskul Y, Wu N, Biteau H. Combustion air requirements for power burner appliances. The Fire Protection Research Foundation, January 2012. Utiskul Y, Wu N. Residential fire sprinklers - Water usage and water meter performance study. The Fire Protection Research Foundation, February 2011. Wu N, Utiskul Y, Sipe J. Consideration on the use of heat release data from the cone calorimeter. Proceedings, 4th International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, National Association of Fire Investigators, pp. 629-640, September 2010. Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG. An application of mass loss rate model with fuel response effects in fullydeveloped compartment fires. 9th IAFSS Symposium, Germany, 2008. Hu Z, Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG, Trouve A. Towards large eddy simulations of flame extinction and carbon monoxide emission in compartment fires. 31st International Symposium on Combustion, 2006. Mizukami T, Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG. Application of zone models for under-ventilated compartment fires. International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (ASME) Conference, 2006. Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG. Generalizations on compartment fires from small-scale experiments for low ventilation conditions. 8th IAFSS Symposium, Beijing, China, 2005. Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG, Rangwala AS, Ringwelski BA, Wakatsuki K, Naruse T. Compartment fire phenomena under limited ventilation. Fire Safety Journal; 40(4):367-390; June 2005 Hu Z, Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG, Trouve AA. Comparison between observed and simulated flame structures in poorly ventilated compartment fires. 8th IAFSS Symposium, Beijing, China, 2005. Lecoustre V, Mizukami T, Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG, Trouve A. Application of zone models for underventilated compartment. Fall Technical Meeting, Eastern State Section Combustion Institute, FL, 2005. Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG, Naruse T. Wall-vent compartment fire behavior under limited ventilation. InterFlam 2004, Edinburgh, UK, 2004. Naruse T, Rangwala AS, Ringwelski BA, Utiskul Y, Wakatsuki K, Quintiere JG. Compartment fire behavior under limited ventilation. 4th International Seminar Fire and Explosion Hazards, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK, 2003. Presentations Wu N, Utiskul Y, Sipe J. Consideration on the use of heat release data from the cone calorimeter. 4th International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, National Association of Fire Investigators, pp. 629-640, September 2010. Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG. Theoretical and experimental study on fully-developed compartment fires. 7th AOFST Symposium, Hong Kong SAR, China, 2007. 05/17 Page 3
Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG. Generalizations on compartment fires from small-scale experiments for low ventilation conditions. 8th IAFSS Symposium, Beijing, China, 2005. Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG, Naruse T. Wall-vent compartment fire behavior under limited ventilation. InterFlam 2004, Edinburgh, UK, 2004. Utiskul Y, Quintiere JG. Wall-vent compartment fire behavior under limited ventilation. Fall Technical Meeting, Eastern State Section Combustion Institute, PA, 2003. Additional Education & Training International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) Expert Witness Courtroom Testimony (24 hours tested), 2015 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Training, in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120, 1926.65 "NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (2016) Online Training Series", 0.7 CEU's, January 2017 "NFPA 25: Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection System (2014) Online Training Series", 0.2 CEU's, December 2016 "Understanding Wall and Corner Effects Using the Fire Dynamics Simulator", SFPE Online Webinar, 1 PDH, December 2016 "A Fire Protection Engineering Nightmare: Fire Barriers", SFPE Online Webinar, 1 PDH, October 2016 "An Introduction to Fire Protection Engineering for Building", PDHengineer Webinar, 3 PDH, June 2015 "Smoke Control - Elevator Lobbies", PDHegineer Webinar, 2 PDH, January 2015 "Overview of Portable Fire Extinguishers", PDHengineer Webinar, 3 PDH, January 2015 "Overview of Fire Alarm and Detection Systems", PDHengineer Webinar, 4 PDH, June 2014 "Fire Protection Fundamental" PDHengineer Webinar, 5 PDH, June 2014 "Hydraulic Design of Fire Water Sprinkler Systems Containing Typical Branch Lines, PDHengineer Webinar, 2 PDH, June 2014 CFITrainer.net: Post Flashover Fires (4 hour tested), December 2008 A Ventilation-Focused Approach to the Impact of Building Structures and Systems on Fire Development (4 hour tested), December 2008 Digital Photography and the Fire Investigator (4 hour tested), December 2008 Introduction to Evidence (4 hour tested), December 2008 Arc Mapping Basics (4 hour tested), January 2010 Fundamentals of Residential Building Construction (3 hour tested), September 2014 05/17 Page 4
Writing the Initial Origin and Cause Report (3 hour tested), September 2014 Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling (4 hour tested), September 2014 The Scientific Method of Fire and Explosion Investigation (3 hour tested), September 2014 Process of Elimination (3 hour tested), September 2014 Effective Investigation and Testimony (3 hour tested), September 2014 Basic Electricity (4 hour tested), October 2014 Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires (4 hour tested), July 2015 Peer Reviewer Technical Reviewer, Fire Technology, 2015 05/17 Page 5