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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Thermal Response of Unconfined Ceilings Above Growing Fires and the Importance of Convective Heat Transfer.

April 1, 1984

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper

Containment of Dioxin Emissions From Refuse Fired Thermal Processing Units: Prospects and Technical Issues.

April 1, 1984

Author(s)

W M. Shaub

Fire Induced Flows Through Room Openings: Flow Coefficients.

March 1, 1984

Author(s)

Kenneth D. Steckler, Howard R. Baum, Jim G. Quintiere

Decision Analysis Model for Passenger-Aircraft Fire Safety with Application to Fire-Blocking of Seats. Interim Report. November 1982-December 1983.

March 1, 1984

Author(s)

J R. Hall, S W. Stiefel

Thermal Actuation of Extinguishing Systems.

March 1, 1984

Author(s)

D D. Evans

Measurement of Multimode Optical Fiber Attenuation: An NBS Special Test Service

February 1, 1984

Author(s)

R. L. Gallawa, G. E. Chamberlain, Gordon W. Day, Douglas L. Franzen, M. Young

Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part 1.

January 1, 1984

Author(s)

James R. Lawson, William D. Walton, W H. Twilley

A heat release rate calorimeter developed at the National Bureau of Standards was used to measure the fire performance of a wide range of furnishings. The heat...

Estimating Effectiveness of State-Of-The-Art Detectors and Automatic Sprinklers on Life Safety in Residential Occupancies.

January 1, 1984

Author(s)

E K. Budnick

An Assessment of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Measurement Practices to Meet U.S. Army Aviation Research and Development Command EMI/EMC Requirements

January 1, 1984

Author(s)

Yakov Pachepsky, C K. Miller, Gerome R. Reeve

NIST 2.0 GHz to 4.0 GHz Automated Radiometer Operation and Service Manual

January 1, 1984

Author(s)

G. J. Counas

Intensity and Duration of Chimneys Fires in Several Chimneys.

December 1, 1983

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock

A series of tests was conducted in five instrumented chimneys to study the intensity and duration of chimney fires due to the ignition and burning of...

Summaries of Center for Fire Research Grants and In-House Programs--1983. Final Report.

December 1, 1983

Author(s)

S M. Cherry

This report was prepared for distribution at the 7th Annual Conference on Fire Research, August 23-25, 1983. It contains extended abstracts of grants and...

Buoyant Source in the Lower of Two, Homogeneous, Stably Stratified Layers--A Problem of Fire in an Enclosure.

December 1, 1983

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper

User's Manual for the Fire Safety Evaluation System Cost Minimizer Computer Program.

December 1, 1983

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, W G. Hall

Analysis of Electrical Fire Investigations in Ten Cities. Final Report.

December 1, 1983

Author(s)

J R. Hall, Richard W. Bukowski, A Gomberg

This report describes the results of an analysis of electrical fire cases by the Center for Fire Research, National Bureau of Standards for the Consumer Product...

Calculations of Wall Fire Spread in an Enclosure.

November 1, 1983

Author(s)

Kenneth D. Steckler

Acute Inhalation Toxicolgical Evaluation of Combustion Products from Fire Retarded and Non-Fire Retarded Flexible Polyurethane Foam and Polyester. Final Report.

November 1, 1983

Author(s)

B C. Levin, M Paabo, M L. Fultz, C Bailey, W Yin, S E. Harris

Calculating Fire Plume Characteristics in a Two Layer Environment.

September 1, 1983

Author(s)

D D. Evans

Computer Analysis of a Pressurized Stairwell.

August 1, 1983

Author(s)

J H. Klote, X E. Bodart

Fire Hazard Evaluation of Shipboard Hull Insulation and Documentation of a Quarter-Scale Room Fire Test Protocol.

August 1, 1983

Author(s)

B T. Lee

Civilian Residential Fire Fatality Rates: Six High-Rate States Versus Six Low-Rate States.

August 1, 1983

Author(s)

J R. Hall, S G. Helzer

Jet Diffusion Flame Suppression Using Water Sprays. Final Report.

August 1, 1983

Author(s)

B J. Mccaffrey

Model of Multiroom Fire Spread.

July 1, 1983

Author(s)

T Tanaka

Some refinements have been made on a multi-room fire sread model. The primary improvements are: (a) that a model on excess fuel burning in arbitrary room has...

Programmer's Manual for the Fire Safety Evaluation System Cost Minimizer Computer Program.

July 1, 1983

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, W G. Hall

The Fire Safety Evaluation System Cost Minimizer (FSESCM) computer program integrates engineering and economic considerations with a linear programming...

Heat Release Rate Properties of Wood-Based Materials.

July 1, 1983

Author(s)

D L. Chamberlain

Design of Smoke Control Systems for Buildings.

July 1, 1983

Author(s)

J H. Klote, J W. Fothergill

Smoke Movement in Rooms of Fire Involvement and Adjacent Spaces.

July 1, 1983

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper

Handbook for Broadband Isotropic Antenna System Volume 1 -Operations Manual

July 1, 1983

Author(s)

W D. Bensema

Smoke Control for Elevators.

June 1, 1983

Author(s)

J H. Klote

This paper is a second report on an ongoing project at NBS to investigate the use of elevators as a means of fire escape for the handicapped. The use of...

Simple Correlation for Predicting Temperature in a Room Fire.

June 1, 1983

Author(s)

Jim G. Quintiere

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