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Smoke Control at Veterans Administration Hospitals.

January 1, 1986

Author(s)

J H. Klote

The Veterans Administration (VA) has sponsored a project at the Center for Fire Research of the National Bureau of Standards to study smoke control in VA hospitals and evaluate design system approaches and methods of acceptance testing. This report

Detection of the Methyl Radical in a Methane/Air Diffusion Flame by Multiphoton Ionization Spectroscopy

December 20, 1985

Author(s)

K C. Smyth, P. H. Taylor

Methyl radicals have been detected in an atmospheric pressure, methane/air diffusion flame by three-photon ionization. The origin band of the transition between the X^2A2ground electronic state and the 3p2A2 Rydberg state is observed at 333.5 nm via two

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Copolymers (ABS): Pyrolysis and Combustion Products and Their Toxicity--A Review of the Literature.

December 1, 1985

Author(s)

J V. Rutkowski, B C. Levin

A review of the literature was undertaken to ascertain the current knowledge of the nature of the thermal decomposition products generated from ABS and the toxicity of these evolved products intoto. The literature review encompasses English language

ASET-B: A Room Fire Program for Personal Computers.

December 1, 1985

Author(s)

William D. Walton

National Fire Research Strategy Conference Proceedings, July 22-25, 1985. Final Report.

December 1, 1985

Author(s)

Bernard M. Levin

Naval Fire Fighting Trainers: Effect of Ventilation of Fire Environment (Model Calculations for 19F3 FFT).

December 1, 1985

Author(s)

B J. Mccaffrey, J A. Rockett, Robert S. Levine

Review of the Literature on the Gaseous Products and Toxicity Generated From the Pyrolysis and Combustion of Rigid Polyurethane Foams.

December 1, 1985

Author(s)

M Paabo, B C. Levin

The literature on rigid polyurethane foam has been reviewed with an emphasis on the gaseous products generated under various thermal decomposition conditions and the toxicity of those products. This review is limited to publications in English through 1984

User's Guide for FAST.

December 1, 1985

Author(s)

William D. Walton, S R. Baer, Walter W. Jones

Establishment of a Catalog of Compartment Fire Model Algorithms and Associated Computer Subroutines.

November 1, 1985

Author(s)

D W. Stroup

Exploration of Combustion Limitations and Alternatives to the NBS Toxicity Test Method.

November 1, 1985

Author(s)

B C. Levin, Vyto Babrauskas, E Braun, J Gurman, M Paabo

Fire Behavior of Upholstered Furniture (NBS Monograph 173)

November 1, 1985

Author(s)

Vyto Babrauskas, John F. Krasny

A systematic review is made of engineering data on the major aspects of upholstered furniture flammability: cigarette ignition, small open flame ignition, radiant ignition, transition from smoldering to flaming, flame spread rates, and heat release and

Summaries of Center for Fire Research Grants and In-House Programs, 1985.

November 1, 1985

Author(s)

S M. Cherry

This report was prepared for distribution at the First International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, October 7-11, 1985. It contains extended abstracts of grants for fire research sponsored by the Center for Fire Research, National Bureau of Standards

Comparison of Several Compartment Fire Models: An Interim Report.

October 1, 1985

Author(s)

Henri E. Mitler

Forced Smolder Propagation and the Transition to Flaming in Cellulosic Insulation. Final Report.

October 1, 1985

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller

Program for the Development of a Benchmark Compartment Fire Model Computer Code.

October 1, 1985

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper, J A. Rockett, Henri E. Mitler, D W. Stroup

Data Sources for Parameters Used in Predictive Modeling of Fire Growth and Smoke Spread.

September 1, 1985

Author(s)

Daniel Gross

Sources of data needed for predictive modeling of fire growth by FAST and ASET, two computer codes developed at the Center for Fire Research, are identified for a few selectd materials. Data includes thermophysical properties of compartment lining

FIREDOC Vocabulary List.

September 1, 1985

Author(s)

Nora H. Jason

Application of Models to the Assessment of Fire Hazard From Consumer Products.

August 1, 1985

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski

The differences among models of fire, fire hazard, and fire risk are described. The use of field, zone, and network models for fire hazard assessment is discussed. A number of available single and multiple compartment models are described. Key

Pyrolysis of Cellulose, An Introduction to the Literature.

August 1, 1985

Author(s)

T Hirata

Applied Model Validation.

July 1, 1985

Author(s)

A D. Davies

Heat Release Rate Characteristics of Some Combustible Fuel Sources in Nuclear Power Plants.

July 1, 1985

Author(s)

B T. Lee

A major risk to a nuclear power plant is the possibility of serious fire. There is a need to know the heat release rate behavior of combustible fuels in the plant in order to help reduce the fire threat to these facilities. Heat release rate

Literature Survey on Drop Size Data, Measuring Equipment, and a Discussion of the Significance of Drop Size in Fire Extinguishment. Revised Edition. Final Report.

July 1, 1985

Author(s)

W D. Hayes

Methods to Calculate the Response Time of Heat and Smoke Detectors Installed Below Large Unobstructed Ceilings.

July 1, 1985

Author(s)

D D. Evans, D W. Stroup

Recently developed methods to calculate the time required for ceiling mounted heat and smoke detectors to respond to growing fires are reviewed. A computer program, that calculated activation times for both fixed temperatures and rate of rise heat

Response Behavior of Hot-Wires and Films to Flows of Different Gases.

July 1, 1985

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, B J. Mccaffrey

Scaling Parameters of Flashover. Final Report.

July 1, 1985

Author(s)

A M. Kanury

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