Heat Flux Gage Calibration and Usage Publications

Aperture Proximity Effects in High Heat Flux Sensors Calibration. Murthy, A. V.; Tsai, B. K.; Saunders, R. D. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 103, No. 6, 621-624, November/December 1998.

Calibration of High Heat Flux Sensors at NIST. Murthy, A. V.; Tsai, B. K.; Gibson, C. E. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 102, No. 4, 479-488, July/August 1997.

Calibration Technique for Heat Flux Sensors Used in Fire Experiments and Standard Fire Tests. Steckler, K. D.; Tu, K.; Twilley, W. H. DOT/FAA/CT-89/26; 32 p. April 1990.

Comparative Calibration of Heat Flux Sensors in Two Blackbody Facilities. Murthy, A. V.; Tsai, B. K.; Saunders, R. D. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 104, No. 5, 487-494, September/October 1999.

Design and Uncertainty Analysis of a Second-Generation Convective Heat Flux Calibration Facility. Holmberg, D. G.; Womeldorf, C. A.; Grosshandler, W. L. Calibration, Error Analysis, and Modeling of Heat Flux Sensors Symposium. Proceedings. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Heat Transfer Division. Volume 4. HTD-Vol. 364-4. November 14-19, 1999, Nashville, TN, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, 65-70 pp, 1999.

Development of a High Flux Conduction Calibration Apparatus. Grosshandler, W. L.; Blackburn, D. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Heat Transfer Division. Proceedings. Volume 3. HTD-Vol. 353. June 16-21, 1997, Dallas, TX, 153-158 pp, 1997.

Estimates of the Uncertainty of Radiative Heat Flux Calculated From Total Heat Flux Measurements. Bryant, R.; Johnsson, E.; Ohlemiller, T.; Womeldorf, C. Interflam 2001. International Fire Science and Engineering Conference, 9th Proceedings. September 17-19, 2001, Edinburgh, Scotland. 2001

Facility for Calibrating Heat Flux Sensors in a Convective Environment. Holmberg, D. G.; Steckler, K. D.; Womeldorf, C. A.; Grosshandler, W. L. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Heat Transfer Division. Proceedings. Volume 3. HTD-Vol. 353. June 16-21, 1997, Dallas, TX, 165-171 pp, 1997.

Heat Feedback to the Fuel Surface in Pool Fires. Hamins, A.; Fischer, S. J.; Kashiwagi, T.; Klassen, M. E.; Gore, J. P. Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 97, No. 1-3, 37-62, 1994.

Heat Flux Calibration Flow and Conduction Facilities: Status Report. Steckler, K. D.; Grosshandler, W. L. NISTIR 5904; October 1996. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. October 28-31, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, 31-32 pp, 1996.

Heat Flux Transducer Calibration: Summary of the 2nd Workshop. Grosshandler, W. L. NISTIR 6424; 27 p. November 1999.

High Heat Flux Sensors Calibration in a Cooled Enclosure. Murthy, A. V.; Tsai, B. K.; Saunders, R. D. Instrumentation Symposium, 45th International. Proceedings. Sponsored by Aerospace Industries Division and Test Measurement division of ISA. May 2-6, 1999, Albuquerque, NM, 91-100 pp, 1999.

High Heat Flux Sensors Calibration Using Black-Body Radiation. Murthy, A. V.; Tsai, B. K.; Saunders, R. D. Metrologia, Vol. 35, No. 4, 501-504, 1998.

Low Heat-Flux Measurements: Some Precautions. Robertson, A. F.; Ohlemiller, T. J. Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 25, No. 2, 109-124, September 1995.

Measurement Techniques for Low Heat Flux Exposures to Fire Fighters Protective Clothing. Vettori, R. L.; Twilley, W. H.; Stroup, D. W. NISTIR 6750; 89 p. June 2001.

NIST/BFRL Calibration System for Heat-Flux Gages. Pitts, W. M.; Lawson, J. R.; Shields, J. R. Building and Fire Research Laboratory Report of Test FR 4014. August 2001.

Performance and Modeling of Heat Flux Sensors in Different Environments. Holmberg, D. G.; Womeldorf, C. A. Calibration, Error Analysis, and Modeling of Heat Flux Sensors Symposium. Proceedings. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Heat Transfer Division. Volume 4. HTD-Vol. 364-4. November 14-19, 1999, Nashville, TN, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, 71-77 pp, 1999.

Progress Report on the NIST Convective Heat Flux Calibration Facility. Holmberg, D. G.; Womeldorf, C. A. AJTE99-6153; ASME/JSME Joint Thermal Engineering Conference, 5th Proceedings. March 15-19, 1999, San Diego, CA, 1-9 pp, 1999.

Radiative Calibration of Heat Flux Sensors at NIST: An Overview. Murthy, A. V.; Tsai, B. K.; Suanders, R. D. ASME Heat Transfer Proceedings. Volume 3. HTD-Vol. 353. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. 1997, 159-164 pp, 1997.

Radiative Calibration of Heat Flux Sensors at NIST: Facilities and Techniques. Murthy, A. V.; Tsai, B. K.; Saunders, R. D. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Vol. 105, No. 2, 293-305, March/April 2000.

Report on the First-Generation NIST Convective Heat Flux Calibration Facility. Holmberg, D. G.; Womeldorf, C. A. NISTIR 6197; 17 p. December 1998.

Transfer Calibration of Heat Flux Sensors at NIST. Murthy, A. V.; Tsai, B. K. National Heat Transfer Conference, 32nd ASME Proceedings. Volume 7. HTD-Vol. 345. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 1997, Kaminski, D.; Smith, A. M.; Smith, T. F., Editors, 81-88 pp, 1997.

Wall Flames and Implications for Upward Flame Spread. Final Report. Quintiere, J. G.; Harkleroad, M. F.; Hasemi, Y. Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 48, No. 3/4, 191-222, 1986. DOT/FAA/CT-85/2; AIAA-85-0456; 46 p. June 1985. AIAA 23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. January 14-17, 1985, Reno, Nevada, 16 pp, 1985.