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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Will the Second Item Ignite?

May 1, 1981

Author(s)

Vyto Babrauskas

The burning of more than a single fuel item in a room fire has not been well characterized. The first step in describing multiple item burning is to determine...

Review of Literature, Applicable Test Methods, and Incident Data for the Evaluation of the Fire Performance of Central Telephone Office Equipment. Final Report.

May 1, 1981

Author(s)

E Braun

Fire Research Publications, 1980. Final Report.

April 1, 1981

Author(s)

Nora H. Jason

Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of ElectromagneticField Distortion Due to a Perfectly Conducting Rectangular

April 1, 1981

Author(s)

Motohisa Kanda

Efficient Computation of the Far-Field Radiated by an ArbitraryRectangular-Aperture Distribution

April 1, 1981

Author(s)

R L. Lewis

Amplitude Calibrator for Oscilloscopes

April 1, 1981

Author(s)

J R. Andrews, E E. Baldwin

Flammability Measurements on Fourteen Different Hydraulic Fluids Using a Temperature-Pressure Spray Ignition Test. Final Report.

March 1, 1981

Author(s)

J J. Loftus, N Juarez, A Maldonado, J Simenauer

Technical Support for the Consumer Product Safety Commission 1979 Interim Standards for Cellulose Insulation.

March 1, 1981

Author(s)

D D. Evans, S Davis

An Approximate Expression for the Principal Beamwidth ofDirective Antennas in Terms of Aperture Fields

March 1, 1981

Author(s)

A. D. Yaghjian

Combustion of Mattresses Exposed to Flaming Ignition Sources. Part 2. Bench-Scale Tests and Recommended Standard Test. Final Report.

February 1, 1981

Author(s)

Vyto Babrauskas

Ten mattress types were subjected to full-scale fire tests in the earlier part of this project. Burning behavior was determined and hazard was assessed by...

Estimating Safe Available Egress Time From Fires. Final Report.

February 1, 1981

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper

Review of Messurements, Calculations and Specifications of Air Leakage Through Interior Door Assemblies.

February 1, 1981

Author(s)

Daniel Gross

Evaluation of a Reverberation Chamber Facility for Performing EMRadiated Fields Susceptibility Measurements

February 1, 1981

Author(s)

M. L. Crawford

Computer Program for Analysis of Pressurized Stairwells and Pressurized Elevator Shafts.

January 1, 1981

Author(s)

J H. Klote

Pressurized stairwells and pressurized elevators can be used as a means of providing a smoke free exit route during fire situations. This paper describes a...

Evaluation of Alternate Mounting Methods for the Evaluation of Brattice Cloth on ASTM E-162. Final Report.

January 1, 1981

Author(s)

E Braun, R Reyes-virella

NBS Solar Collector Durability/Reliability Test Program Plan. Final Report.

January 1, 1981

Author(s)

D Waksman, E Streed, J Seiler

Joint US-USSR Seminar on Mathematical Methods for Estimating the Fire Endurance of Structural Assemblies.

January 1, 1981

Author(s)

Robert S. Levine

Calculated Operating Temperatures of Thermally Insulated Electric Cables. Final Report.

January 1, 1981

Author(s)

D D. Evans

A Temperature Probe for Radio-Frequency Heated Material

January 1, 1981

Author(s)

Robert C. Bowman

Fire Performance of Selected Residential Floor Constructions Under Room Burnout Conditions. Interim Report.

December 1, 1980

Author(s)

Jin B. Fang

A series of seven large-scale room burnout fire tests was conducted with a set of selected residential floor-ceiling assemblies to provide data on the...

Single-Family Residential Fire and Live Loads Survey.

December 1, 1980

Author(s)

L A. Issen

Solar Energy Systems--Standards for Cover Plates for Flat Plate Solar Collectors. Final Report.

December 1, 1980

Author(s)

E J. Clark, Willard E. Roberts, J W. Grimes, E Embree

Analysis of Fire Data, Large-Scale Test, and Small-Scale Test for Conveyor Belts Used in Underground Coal Mines. Final Report.

November 30, 1980

Author(s)

E Braun, R E. Meade, L R. Smith

Fire Safety of Wood-Burning Appliances. Part 1. State of the Art Review and Fire Tests. Volume 1. Final Report.

November 1, 1980

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, E Ruix, R Torres-pereira

A series of 18 full-scale tests was conducted in an instrumented test room using five different wood-burning appliances. These tests were designed (1) to...

Fire Protection Systems for Rail Transportation of Class A Explosives. Interim Report.

November 1, 1980

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski

As a result of several accidents involving fire induced detonation of military explosive during rail shipment, a research project, funded by the Federal...

Burning of Wood and Plastic Cribs in an Enclosure. Final Report. Volume 1 and Volume 2.

November 1, 1980

Author(s)

Jim G. Quintiere, B J. Mccaffrey

This study was designed to assess the fire hazard of a cellular plastic material which has comparable structural characteristics to wood. The study attempts to...

A Bibliography of Publications in the NIST Electromagnetic FieldsDivision

November 1, 1980

Author(s)

C K. Miller

Survey of Field Experience with Smoke Detectors in Health Care Facilities. Final Report.

October 1, 1980

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski, S M. Istvan

A survey of health care facilities in eight states was conducted to gather data on experience with smoke detection systems. Requested information included...

Fire Development in Residential Basement Rooms. Interim Report.

October 1, 1980

Author(s)

Jin B. Fang, J N. Breese

A multi-phase study program has been established to develop a rational test procedure for evaluating the fire resistance of residential floor assemblies. The...

Fourteenth Bi-Annual Meeting of CIB Commission W-14 (Fire) May 19-23, 1980. Final Report.

October 1, 1980

Author(s)

Daniel Gross

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