TAP visits the Fire Simulator
The TAP tour this spring took us to the northern end of the ETH Hönggerberg Campus, to the HEZ building, “Heizzentrale”. This is where the Fire Simulator of the Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK) started its operation in June 2023.
Chamith Karannagodage and Cvetanka Chifliganec gave the interested participants many fascinating details about the custom-made furnace, which enables the simulation of realistic fire scenarios. Of course, besides the impressive fire simulator, there were also charred test specimens to inspect.
The exciting tour was rounded off with an aperitif at Kleine Versuchshalle at HIF, where the discussions continued in a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.