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Extended Abstracts and Presentations from the Workshop on Fire Growth and Spread on Object, March 4-6, 2002, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Published
Author(s)
Richard D. Peacock, William M. Pitts
Abstract
This document contains the proceedings of a workshop held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Fire Growth and Spread on objects typically found in residential settings. The focus of interest is the period from the ignition of the initial object up to the point where the fire results in the ignition of a second item. The purpose of the workshop was to obtain an understanding of the current status of experimental characterization and modeling capability, and to provide guidance for future research efforts.The workshop was organized into several sessions with specific topics areas. Several presentations were included in each session, with an extended period for discussion at the end of each session. For each presentation, an extended abstract by the author is included along with any visuals used for the presentation. For each workshop session, the session chair prepared a summary of key points of research interest from the presentations and discussion.
building research, fire growth, fire research, flame spread, ignition, material properties, models, tests
Citation
Peacock, R.
and Pitts, W.
(2003),
Extended Abstracts and Presentations from the Workshop on Fire Growth and Spread on Object, March 4-6, 2002, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=861219
(Accessed October 14, 2025)