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Measurments of the vertical component of velocity in buoyant diffusion flames from extended sources by both cross-correlation and pressure proble techniques incorporating time-average signal processing appear to overestimate the transverse size of these
A series of full-scale tests were conducted to evaluate smoke movement through a suspended ceiling and into an interstitial space of a hospital type facility. A test facility specifically constructed for this project is described. The test series consisted
B B. Hibbard, John F. Krasny, E Braun, Richard Peacock
The heat output of a burning fabric, subjected to a frontal airflow at various velocities, was measured behind the burning face of the fabric. Twelve different commerical fabrics were evaluated in this manner on the Apparel Fire Modeling Apparatus (AFMA)
This report contains extended abstracts of grant and contracts for fire research spoonsored by the Center for Fire Research, National Bureau of Standards, as well as descriptions of the internal programs of the Center for Fire Research.
The smoldering combustion hazards of cellulosic loose fill insulation materials fall into three categories: smolder initiation, smolder propagation and transition from smoldering into flaming. Our previous findings on the initiation problem are summerized