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Staging Areas for Persons With Mobility Limitations

February 1, 1992
Author(s)
J H. Klote, Harold E. Nelson, Scott Deal, Bernard M. Levin
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is engaged in a project funded by the General Services Administration (GSA) to evaluate the concept of staging area as a means of fire protection for persons with disabilites as it applies to

Ultrafine Combustion Aerosol Generator

January 1, 1992
Author(s)
Thomas G. Cleary, George W. Mulholland, Lewis K. Ives, Robert A. Fletcher, J. W. Gentry
We are able to produce a narrowly distributed combustion aerosol with a mean particle size of about 10 nm by operating a laminar diffusion burner with acetylene fuel in the nominal "presooting" condition. Number concentrations of approximately 106

Computing Radiative Heat Transfer Occurring in a Zone Fire Model

November 1, 1991
Author(s)
Glenn P. Forney
Radiation, convection and conduction are the three mechanisms which a zone fire model must consider when calculating the heat transfer between fires, wall surfaces and room gases. Radiation dominates the other two modes of heat transfer in rooms where

Flammability Characterization of Foam Plastics (NISTIR 4664)

October 1, 1991
Author(s)
Thomas G. Cleary, James Quintiere
The results of a study to identify an alternative test protocol to the Steiner Tunnel Test as a measure of flammability for foamed plastic are presented. New fire test apparatuses namely the Cone Calorimeter and Lateral Ignition and Flame Spread apparatus

Data for Room Fire Model Comparisons

August 1, 1991
Author(s)
Richard D. Peacock, S Davis, Vyto Babrauskas
With the development of models to predict fire growth and spread in buildings, there has been a concomitant evolution in the measurement and analysis of experimental data in real-scale fires. This report presents the types of analyses that can be used to

Framework for Utilizing Fire Property Tests (NISTIR 4619)

August 1, 1991
Author(s)
Thomas G. Cleary, J. G. Quintiere
A complete approximate set of equations is developed to describe fire spread over a surface and its resultant energy release. Wall, floor, and ceiling orientations are considered. The needed model data are couched in terms of available test method results

Analysis of Smoke Samples From Oil Well Fires in Kuwait. Report of Test (FR 3985)

June 20, 1991
Author(s)
George W. Mulholland, Bruce A. Benner Jr, Robert A. Fletcher, Eric B. Steel, Stephen A. Wise, Willie E. May, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, David J. Evans
This report describes results from a preliminary series of measurements concerning the smoke production from the Kuwait oil well fires. Detailed chemical analysis of the smoke is being carried out for determination of the fraction of ambient aerosol

Smoke Control Systems for Elevator Fire Evacuation

February 19, 1991
Author(s)
J H. Klote, G. T. Tamura
Some people cannot use stairwells because of physical disabilities, and for these people fire evacuation is a serious problem. A potential solution to this problem is the use of elevators for fire evacuation. A joint project of the U. S. National Institute

Analysis of Large-Scale Fire Test Data

January 1, 1991
Author(s)
Richard D. Peacock, Vyto Babrauskas
Large-scale room fire testing has evolved from simple fire performance measurements such as intensity and duration of 'room fires' to sophisticated measurements to understand the properties which cause the fire. This paper provides a overview of typical

Role of Bench-Scale Test Data in Assessing Real-Scale Fire Toxicity (NIST TN 1284)

January 1, 1991
Author(s)
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 is the result of a pilot project in this area. Appropriate validation hypotheses have been put

Smoke Emission and Burning Rates for Urban Structures

January 1, 1991
Author(s)
Nelson P. Bryner, George W. Mulholland
Cribs, ordered arrays of sticks, were burned to mimic post-nuclear building fires. As the packing density of the cribs was increased to simulate blast damage, the smoke yield increased and the smoke changed from strongly light absorbing to whitish in color
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