Exponent performs third-party reviews of fuel gas-fired special effects and combustion systems. Some of these special effects are used at popular national and international theme parks. Our fire protection and mechanical engineers combine their talents to perform comprehensive design, equipment, site, and installation reviews for general safety, reliability, and code and standards compliance.
Our services include: 
- Design review and system evaluation
- Code and standards compliance review
- Installation and operation evaluation
- Engineering design changes
- Review of maintenance and operations manuals
- Testing capabilities:
- Pressure testing
- Temperature testing
- Heat flux testing
- Ignition testing
- Safety control and site acceptance testing (SAT)
- Proximate audience skin temperature and thermal exposure evaluations
- Small-, intermediate-, and large-scale laboratory and onsite flammability and fire testing
- Infrared thermography
- Interpretation of these and other codes and standards:
- ANSI
- BOCA
- CSA and CGA
- ICC
- NFPA
- UL
- Uniform Codes
- OSHA
- API
Completed Third-Party Reviews
- Universal Studios, Japan
- Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida
Industry Affiliations
- NFPA – National Fire Protection Association
- SFPE – Society of Fire Protection Engineers
- BOCA/ICC – The Building Officials and Code Administrators (now the ICC – International Code Council)
- ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials