FPE Faculty
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Andre Marshall Department of Fire Protection Engineering |
Dr. Marshall’s research is focused on characterizing turbulent flow transport in fires and flames using advanced diagnostics and models. Current flows of interest include unconfined and bounded fire plumes and fire suppression sprays. Dr. Marshall is applying scale-modeling principles to the plume dispersion problem in his DOJ sponsored research to develop small-scale test methods for fire investigation and forensic analysis. As part of his NSF CAREER Award and research sponsored by FM Global, Dr. Marshall is developing state-of-the art experimental methods and modeling techniques to analyze sprinkler discharge characteristics. Dr. Marshall is also very active in propulsion research. Currently he is performing an experimental investigation to characterize near-wall mixing and heat transfer along film cooled propulsion surfaces in support of the NASA Moon-Mars Crew Exploration Vehicle development. He is also characterizing atomization in fuel injection sprays as part of his NSF CAREER research. Additional information about Prof. Marshall, his research team, and their activities is provided below.
Atomization and Spray Research
Film Cooling Research
In addition to his research activities, Dr. Marshall directs the Fire Testing and Evaluation Center (FireTEC) at University of Maryland. This center performs a wide variety of small and medium scale testing to support clients with interests ranging from fire investigation to product development and evaluation. Additional information about the FireTEC mission, labs, capabilities and activities is provided below.
Fire Testing and Evaluation Center (FireTEC)
Honors and Awards
SFPE Hat’s Off Award
IAFSS Best Research Image Award
NSF CAREER Award
NASA AST Award for Low Emissions Advancement
GE Aircraft Engines Engineering Achievement Award
Education
University of Maryland, 1993-1996, College Park, Maryland
Doctorate of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering – Thermal Fluids
Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987-1992, Atlanta, Georgia
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering – Thermal Sciences
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with High Honor
Professional Experience
University of Maryland, 2001-Present, College Park, Maryland
Associate Professor
Fire Protection Engineering and Aerospace Engineering (Adjunct)
Rolls-Royce Corporation, 1996-2001, Indianapolis, Indiana
Senior Project Engineer – Combustion Technology Acquisition
Affiliations
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS)
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
Selected Publications
Ren, N., Blum, A. F., Zheng, Y. H., Do, C. and Marshall, A. W., “Quantifying the Initial Spray from Fire Sprinklers,” Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Ninth International Association of Fire Safety Science, IAFSS, Karlsruhe, Deutschland, Accepted, 2008.
Wu, D., Guillemin, D., and Marshall, A. W., “A Modeling Basis for Predicting the Initial Sprinkler Spray,” Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 42, pp. 283-294, 2007.
Yao, X., and Marshall, A. W., “Quantitative Salt-Water Modeling of Fire Induced Flows for Convective Heat Transfer Model Development,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 129, pp. 1373-1383, 2007.
Cruz, C. A. and Marshall, A. W., “Surface and Gas Phase Temperature Measurements Along a Film Cooled Wall”, AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 21, pp. 181-189, 2007.
Selected Lectures
Marshall, A. W., “Advances in Water-Based Fire Suppression Modeling: Evaluating Sprinkler Discharge Characteristics,” International Fire Sprinkler Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2008.
Marshall, A. W., “Quantitative Analysis of Fire Induced Convective Transport via the Salt-Water Analogy,” The Combustion Institute (UK Section), London, United Kingdom, 2005.
