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An improved method for temporarily converting long gage blocks into line scales is described. The new process employs fused silica rather than previously used
This user's manual is a guide to the FORTRAN code MONSEL-I which is a Monte Carlo simulation of the transmitted and backscattered electron signals in a scanning
William D. Davis, Glenn P. Forney, Richard W. Bukowski
The rapid activation of fire detection and suppression systems in response to a growing fire is one of the important factors required to provide for life safety
Richard D. Peacock, Richard W. Bukowski, Walter W. Jones, Paul A. Reneke, Vyto Babrauskas, James E. Brown
Recent advances in passenger guided transportation, fire test methods, and hazard analysis necessitate re-examination of requirements for fire safety. Several
Glenn P. Forney, Richard W. Bukowski, William D. Davis
This report documents the work performed during the first year of the International Fire Detection Research Project sponsored by the National Fire Protection
Richard D. Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke, Walter W. Jones, R W. Portier
CFAST is a zone model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving distribution
Richard D. Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke, Walter W. Jones
CFAST is a zone model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving distribution
An annotated bibliography is presented of published papers and reports on the topic of Cone Calorimeter apparatus, test data, and engineering applications of
Vyto Babrauskas, Richard Peacock, E Braun, Richard W. Bukowski, Walter W. Jones
U. S. and Canadian reaction-to-fire tests for wire and cable are examined. The technical basis for their development is analyzed. The data requirements for
Vyto Babrauskas, Richard H. Harris Jr., E Braun, Barbara C. Levin, M Paabo, Richard Gann
The need was seen for establishing a methodology by which bench-scale fire toxicity methods could be validated against real-scale room fires. The present study
Richard G. Gann, J D. Barnes, S Davis, J S. Harris, Richard H. Harris Jr., J T. Herron, Barbara C. Levin, F I. Mopsik, Kathy A. Notarianni, Marc R. Nyden, M Paabo, Richard E. Ricker
The current halogenated fire suppressants, halons 1301 and 1211, are among the compounds whose production is restricted by the Montreal Protocol of 1987. The