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Investigation of the Part-Load Performance of an Absorption Chiller

January 1, 1983
Author(s)
R Radermacher, S. A. Klien, David Didion
An experimental investigation designed to determine the part-load performance of an ammonia-water absorption water chiller is described. The stead-state and cyclic performance of the chiller were measured under controlled conditions in an environmental

Upholstered Furniture Heat Release Rates Measured With a Furniture Calorimeter.

December 1, 1982
Author(s)
Vyto Babrauskas, James R. Lawson, William D. Walton, W H. Twilley
Accurate burning rate information on upholstered furniture is important for two purposes--to predict the room fire development history for a fire involving the furniture, and to relatively, but adequately, rank commercial products for a given application

Cost-Conscious Guide to Fire Safety in Health Care Facilities.

November 1, 1982
Author(s)
Robert E. Chapman
This study focuses upon the use of the Fire Safety Evaluation System developed by the Center for Fire Research at the National Bureau of Standards for determining equivalence to the Life Safety Code for health care facilities. The Life Safety Code, a

Sixth Annual Conference on Fire Research. Final Report.

November 1, 1982
Author(s)
S M. Cherry
This report contains extended abstracts of grants and contracts for fire research sponsored by the Center for Fire Research, National Bureau of Standards, as well as descriptions of the internal programs of the Center for Fire Research.

Flow Induced by Fire in a Compartment.

July 1, 1982
Author(s)
Kenneth D. Steckler, Jim G. Quintiere, William J. Rinkinen
Fifty-five full-scale steady-state experiments were conducted to study the flow induced by a simulated pool fire in a compartment under conditions characteristic of the developing fire. The mass flow rate through the door or window opening and bounds on
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