including Combustion Equipment Explosions and Release of
Combustion Products with Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
Work in this area generally covers:
- determining the cause(s) of the explosion or release of carbon monoxide containing gases in an occupied area
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- determining whether equipment, equipment controls and/or combustion and HVAC* systems:
- in design
- in manufacture
- in installation
- were defective in regard to safety:
- lacked adequate safeguards and warnings
- conformed to appropriate accepted engineering safety practices, standards and regulations, including fired-equipment codes and general fire codes
- gas-fired residential furnaces and heat circulation systems involved in carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings
- wood-burning residential furnaces and heat circulation systems involved in CO poisonings
- space heaters involved in carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings
- trash-burning incinerators in multi-story buildings involved in explosions
- residential furnaces involved in explosions
- gas-fired industrial furnace/boilers used in manufacturing processes involved in explosion
- single family residences involved in carbon monoxide poisonings
- single family residences involved in furnace explosions
- duplex residence involved in carbon monoxide poisoning (from adjoining unit)
- mid-rise apartment buildings involved in incinerator explosions
- industrial facilities involved in furnace/boiler explosion
* heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems
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Consultation is available before starting a case. We invite you to
consult with us. There is no charge for an initial phone consultation.
Call us, or if you prefer we can schedule the consultation in advance.
Consultation with James D. Madden, PE, a Professional Engineer, and Forensic
Engineering Consulting and Testifying Expert Witness, is available to the client at all
times during the work - before, during, and after the investigation,
engineering analysis, reconstruction, report, and any other work on the case.
The qualifications of James D. Madden, P.E., Senior Forensic Engineer, Consulting and Testifying
Forensic Engineer and Accident Reconstruction Engineer,
are listed in the Expertise and Work & Specialties sections.
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Over the last 28 years we have regularly worked on accidents which occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and nearby, including inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities, with reports and testimony. During these 28 years we have also worked on accidents which occurred in other states, and equipment and facilities located in other states, with inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities, from Utah to Vermont, to North Carolina, with reports and testimony for these accidents, when applicable.
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Work in this area also generally includes determining whether revision of the combustion equipment, combustion system, or associated facilities was required for safety, either to prevent explosion or to prevent the release of combustion products that could lead to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Reconstruction of accidents involving combustion equipment and systems, including instrumentation and controls, determines whether such equipment and/or systems caused or contributed to the accident.
- determining whether safety equipment, facilities and procedures were in place and were properly used
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● verbal reports, by telephone or in face-to-face conferences
We present the results of our investigations, engineering analyses and reconstructions in
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Our work investigating, analyzing and reconstructing accidents, and presenting the results, may include any
or all of the following, depending on the needs of the case:
● inspection of the accident site, such as a roadway, outdoor facilities, building or industrial facilities
● inspection of the involved equipment, during operation (such as industrial equipment), or in damaged
condition (such as crashed vehicles)
● interviewing witnesses (often during the inspection of the accident site, product and/or equipment)
● coordinating or interfacing with others while they are preparing specialized exhibits such as video
animations and videos of demonstrations
● review and study of case documents, evidence and applicable codes, standards and recommended practices
● written reports and affidavits, and exhibits
● drawings, calculations, graphical analyses, computer analyses, etc.
as required to analyze and reconstruct the accident, and
to present the engineering analysis and reconstruction
● testing accident items and exemplar items (such as consumer products)
● photography and/or video of the accident site and involved equipment
● testimony in deposition, trial and arbitration
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● written reports and affidavits
● deposition testimony, including video deposition
● trial testimony and arbitration testimony
James D. Madden, P.E., while performing Forensic Engineering work full-time for over
the last 28 years, for both plaintiff and defendant, has to date:
orensic Engineering Work by Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E.
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● completed over 1000 cases
● written and issued over 600 reports
● testified in over 90 depositions
● written and issued over 60 affidavits
● testified in over 75 trials
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xamples of Analyzed Equipment and Analyzed Systems involved in Hazardous Combustion,
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Our Engineering Analyses of Hazardous Combustion in Equipment designed for Controlled Fire include, as appropriate, investigation, engineering analysis and reconstruction of the fire and explosion or the carbon monoxide incident.
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xperience and Qualifications of James D. Madden, P.E. in regard to Hazardous
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took 4 college courses in physics and 8 college courses in chemistry, including coverage of the physics and chemical reactions associated with fires and explosions
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● Completed the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) courses on fire and explosion
● during 17 years working in industrial operations and design engineering:
- designed combustion equipment including furnaces, boilers, and heaters, and their associated instrumentation and auxiliary equipment
- designed for the use of fire in unusual ways, including designing elevated flares and burn pits
- designed to prevent and suppress fire, including designing fire-fighting and fire and explosion suppression systems
● attended engineering seminars presented by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers
regularly attend additional technical courses and seminars each year to meet the requirements for continuing engineering education for the Professional Engineer's license
● over 40 years of engineering experience, with:
● 17 years experience in industrial operations, engineering design and construction assistance
● 28 years experience in forensic engineering, including:
● working on over 1000 cases
● issuing over 600 reports and over 60 affidavits
● testifying in over 90 depositions and over 75 trials
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See details of the forensic work throughout this website, and a summary on the .
See more about qualifications of James D. Madden, P.E. on the .
● see examples of analyzed equipment and analyzed systems in previous section above
over 45 incidents involving fires, explosion and/or hazardous combustion have been investigated and reconstructed as part of the forensic engineering work during the last 28 years, including heater, boiler and furnace fires and explosions
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earned 2 Engineering degrees, Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering, and took additional post-degree coursework, with coursework in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering mechanics, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and normal psychology
at the start of forensic work, completed refresher and additional post-degree college credit coursework and continuing education coursework in mechanical engineering, metallurgy and materials
earned the Professional Engineers license (P.E.) by taking the National Council of Engineering Examiners' (NCEE) examination in Fundamentals of Engineering and the Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering sections of the NCEE examination in Principles and Practices of Engineering
designated a Diplomate Forensic Engineer by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers in accordance with the standards of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB)
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This page and the page on Industrial and Equipment Fire and Explosion both cover the conditions associated with the explosion of fuel burning equipment.
Combustion equipment is equipment designed to burn fossil fuel. Combustion equipment includes furnaces, boilers, incinerators, space heaters, electrical generators, grills, etc. Our work in this area includes reconstructing the incident and performing engineering analyses to determine the causes of the explosion or the escape and delivery of combustion products, and to determine whether these causes relate to the equipment installation, including auxiliary equipment and controls. Our work also includes engineering analysis to determine whether the facilities and/or equipment met requirements for safe installation and operation, including use of safeguards and warnings as required, and to determine whether the installation adhered to safety design requirements and applicable codes, standards and recommended practices. Our analysis includes analysis of the actions of persons interacting with the combustion and auxiliary equipment, including the flue and HVAC system, as these may relate to the explosion or escape and delivery of carbon monoxide to an occupied area.
Our work with hazardous combustion covers combustion equipment and combustion equipment auxiliaries and control systems which create or allow explosion of the equipment, and combustion equipment, combustion equipment auxiliaries and control systems, and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) systems which allow the escape of combustion products into occupied areas and assist in the delivery of combustion products to occupied areas. Explosion of combustion equipment is often caused by inadequately controlled combustion often attributable to auxiliary components and/or instrumentation. The release of hazardous combustion products into an occupied area, which can cause CO (carbon monoxide) poisoning, is often caused by auxiliary combustion equipment components such as the flue or instrumentation and control system, often with delivery of the CO to an occupied area aided by the HVAC system.
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