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Eleni Asimakopoulou

Lecturer in Fire Engineering

School of Engineering

fire spreading in buildings, facade fires, fire numerical simulations, material flammability, fire testing

Dr. Eleni Asimakopoulou joined the University of Central Lancashire as a Lecturer in Fire Engineering February 2020. In the past few years, she has worked as Research Associate in Fire and Materials in FireSERT at Ulster University and in HMCS Lab at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). She has received her diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 2009, MEng in Computational Mechanics in 2011, and PhD from NTUA, in 2016. She is an Associate Fellow with the Institution of Fire Engineers, an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, works with standardization committees and is passionate about fire research.

09/2019-06/2020, HEA Fellowship, PgCHEP, PHE707: Shaping the curriculum in Higher Education and PHE708: Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Ulster University 09/2018-01/2019, HEA Associate Fellowship, PgCHEP, PHE705: Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Ulster University 05/2011-07/2016, PhD, Laboratory of Heterogeneous Mixtures and Combustion Systems, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens 08/2009-03/2011, Joint Postgraduate M.Sc. in Computational Mechanics, Departments of Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Naval and Applied Mathematics and Physical Science, National Technical University of Athens 09/2003-05/2009, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens – specialized in energy engineering

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  1. Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372, Zhang, Jianping, Mckee, Maurice, Wieczorek, Kinga, Krawczyk, Anna, Andolfo, Michele, Scatto, Marco, Sisani, Michele, Bastianini, Maria et al (2020) Fire Retardant Action of Layered Double Hydroxides and Zirconium Phosphate Nanocomposites Fillers in Polyisocyanurate Foams. Fire Technology . ISSN 0015-2684
  2. Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372, Chotzoglou, Konstantinos, Kolaitis, Dionysios, Zhang, Jianping and Delichatsios, Michael (2019) Numerical investigation of externally venting flame characteristics in a corridor-façade configuration. Fire Safety Journal, 110 (102912). ISSN 0379-7112
  3. Chotzoglou, Konstantinos E., Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372, Zhang, Jianping and Delichatsios, Michael A. (2019) An experimental investigation of burning behaviour of liquid pool fire in corridor-like enclosures. Fire Safety Journal, 108 . p. 102826. ISSN 0379-7112
  4. Chotzoglou, Konstantinos, Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372, Zhang, Jianping and Delichatsios, Michael (2018) Experimental investigation of externally venting flames geometric characteristics and impact on the façade of corridor-like enclosures. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1107 (4). 042023. ISSN 1742-6588
  5. Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372, Kolaitis, Dionysios and Founti, Maria (2016) Assessment of Fire Engineering Design Correlations Used to Describe the Geometry and Thermal Characteristics of Externally Venting Flames. Fire Technology, 53 . pp. 709-739. ISSN 0015-2684
  6. Kolaitis, Dionysios, Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372 and Founti, Maria (2017) Fire behaviour of gypsum plasterboard wall assemblies: CFD simulation of a full-scale residential building. Case Studies in Fire Safety, 72 . pp. 23-35. ISSN 2214-398X
  7. Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372, Kolaitis, Dionysios and Founti, Maria (2017) Thermal characteristics of externally venting flames and their effect on the exposed façade surface. Fire Safety Journal, 91 . pp. 451-460. ISSN 0379-7112
  8. Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372, Chotzoglou, Konstantinos, Kolaitis, Dionysios and Founti, Maria (2016) Characteristics of Externally Venting Flames and Their Effect on the Façade: A Detailed Experimental Study. Fire Technology, 52 . pp. 2043-2069. ISSN 0015-2684
  9. Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372, Kolaitis, Dionysios and Founti, Maria (2016) Geometrical characteristics of externally venting flames: Assessment of fire engineering design correlations using medium-scale compartment-façade fire tests. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 44 . pp. 780-790. ISSN 0950-4230
  10. Asimakopoulou, Eleni orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-5644-1372, Kolaitis, Dionysios and Founti, Maria (2015) Fire safety aspects of PCM-enhanced gypsum plasterboards: An experimental and numerical investigation. Fire Safety Journal, 72 . pp. 50-58. ISSN 0379-7112
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