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Mobile Home Fire Studies: Summary and Recommendations.

March 1, 1979
Author(s)
E K. Budnick, D P. Klein
Since 1974, a major research project has been ongoing at the National Bureau of Standards to investigate various aspects of fire growth and spread in typical single-wide mobile homes. The objective of this project is to provide recommendations for possible

Experimental Evaluation of Engine-Driven Heat Pump Systems

December 11, 1978
Author(s)
B. R. Maxwell, David Didion
A laboratory investigation was conducted of an engine-driven air-to-air, variable speed, 3-ton Rankine heat pump. A water-cooled Stirling engine was used tin one series of tests and a water-cooled Diesel engine of comparable size was used in another series

Smoke Measurements in Large and Small Scale Fire Testing. Final Report.

October 1, 1978
Author(s)
Richard W. Bukowski
The extinction beam photometer is the most widely used instrument for taking smoke measurements in fire testing. Most existing designs were found to be inaccurate and unreliable for measurements where smoke detection performance is evaluated due to the low

Fire Hazard Evaluation of BART Vehicles. Final Report.

March 1, 1978
Author(s)
E Braun
A fire hazard evaluation of the subway cars used on the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District was performed. After analyzing the cars' interior and exterior design, five recommendations were made that, if implemented, would improve passenger safety
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