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On the Use of Machine Learning Models to Forecast Flashover Occurrence in a Compartment

September 15, 2020

Author(s)

Jun Wang, Wai Cheong Tam, Paul A. Reneke, Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, Eugene Yujun Fu, Grace Ngai, Hong va Leong

This paper presents a study to examine the potential use of machine learning algorithms to build a model to forecast the likelihood of flashover occurrence for

Generating Synthetic Sensor Data to Facilitate Machine Learning Paradigm for Prediction of Building Fire Hazard

July 10, 2020

Author(s)

Wai Cheong Tam, Eugene Yujun Fu, Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Jun Wang, Jiajia Li, Thomas G. Cleary

This paper presents a learning-by-synthesis approach to facilitate the utilization of a machine learning paradigm to enhance situational awareness for fire

Assessing Fire Smoke to Predict Backdraft and Smoke Explosion Potential

June 3, 2020

Author(s)

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Thomas G. Cleary

The Fire Research Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is investigating the ability to forecast backdraft or smoke explosions during a

Measurements and Predictions of Thermophoretic Soot Deposition

November 1, 2019

Author(s)

Amy E. Mensch, Thomas G. Cleary

A thin laminar flow channel with a transverse temperature gradient was used to examine thermophoretic deposition of soot aerosol particles in experiments and

Generating Synthetic Sensor Data to Facilitate Machine Learning Paradigm for Prediction of Building Fire Hazard

September 20, 2019

Author(s)

Wai Cheong Tam, Thomas G. Cleary, Yujun Fu

This paper presents a learning-by-synthesis approach to facilitate the utilization of machine learning paradigm to enhance situational awareness for fire

Towards a Process to Quantify the Hazard of Fire Protection Design Alternatives

May 1, 2019

Author(s)

Paul A. Reneke, Morgan Bruns, Stanley W. Gilbert, Chandler P. MacLaren, Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, David T. Butry

There are a variety of fire protection technologies that have the potential to improve life safety in residences including barrier fabrics for upholstered

Development of Tools to Evaluate the Impact of New Residential Fire Protection Technology

September 14, 2018

Author(s)

Paul A. Reneke, Morgan Bruns, Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, Stanley W. Gilbert

Evaluation of Spacecraft Smoke Detector Performance in the Low-Gravity Environment

April 25, 2018

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Thomas G. Cleary, Marit Meyer, D L. Urban, George W. Mulholland, Victoria Bryg, Zeng-guang Yuan, Gary A. Ruff

In the interest of fire prevention, most materials used in the interior construction of manned spacecraft are non- flammable, however, they do produce smoke

A Soot Deposition Gauge for Fire Measurements

March 12, 2018

Author(s)

Amy E. Mensch, Thomas G. Cleary

The goal of this exploratory project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a conductometric measurement to determine the time-resolved soot deposition on

A Comparison of Carbon Monoxide Gas Sensing to Particle Smoke Detection in Residential Fire Scenarios

October 2, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, Amy E. Mensch

Recent research has suggested that carbon monoxide (CO) sensing might be better than photoelectric detectors for detecting smoldering fires in dwellings

Polarized Light Scattering of Smoke Sources and Cooking Aerosols

October 2, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, Amy E. Mensch

Light scattering data was gathered during experiments conducted in an ANSI/UL 217 test room constructed at NIST to assess the performance of currently available

Quantifying Thermophoretic Deposition of Soot on Surfaces

October 2, 2017

Author(s)

Amy E. Mensch, Thomas G. Cleary

Quantitative data on deposition of soot agglomerate particles in the literature is needed to advance fire forensic analysis as well as fire model predictions of

Conceptual System for Evaluating the Impact on Residential Life Safety of New Fire Protection Technology

September 18, 2017

Author(s)

Paul A. Reneke, Morgan Bruns, Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, Chandler P. MacLaren

A Study on the Performance of Current Smoke Alarms to the New Fire and Nuisance Tests Prescribed in ANSI/UL 217 8th Ed.

December 20, 2016

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary

Research was conducted on the performance of currently available smoke alarms to the new fire and cooking nuisance source tests specified in ANSI/UL 217

Feasibility Studies for Technologies to Effectively Scrub Soot from Small-Scale Fire Experiments

May 5, 2016

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Thomas G. Cleary, Matthew F. Bundy

Elimination of particulate from fire exhaust streams is a common issue for fire labs. Two series of fire experiments were conducted in the National Fire

Smoke Characterization and Feasibility of the Moment Method for Spacecraft Fire Detection

February 17, 2015

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Thomas G. Cleary, George W. Mulholland, Marit Meyer, Victoria Bryg, D L. Urban, Zeng-guang Yuan, Gary A. Ruff

The Smoke Aerosol Measurement Experiment (SAME) has been conducted twice by NASA and provided the first real-time aerosol data in a spacecraft micro-gravity

Pyrolysis Smoke Generated Under Low-Gravity Conditions

January 17, 2015

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Thomas G. Cleary, George W. Mulholland, D L. Urban, Gary A. Ruff, Zeng-guang Yuan, Marit Meyer, Victoria Bryg

A series of smoke experiments were carried out in the Microgravity Science Glovebox on the International Space Station (ISS) Facility to assess the impact of

High Pressure Release and Dispersion of Hydrogen in a Partially Enclosed Compartment : Effect of Natural and Forced Ventilation

September 2, 2013

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, Thomas G. Cleary, Jiann C. Yang

The study of compressed hydrogen release from high-pressure storage systems has practical application for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Such releases may

Smoke Alarm Performance in Kitchen Fires and Nuisance Alarm Scenarios

February 6, 2013

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, Artur A. Chernovsky

Tests were conducted to assess the performance of various residential smoke alarms to kitchen fires and nuisance alarm cooking scenarios. A test structure

A Literature Review of the Effects of Fire Smoke on Electrical Equipment

July 31, 2012

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, Paul A. Reneke, Daniel Murphy

A review is presented of the state of the art of smoke production measurement, prediction of smoke impact as part of computer-based fire modeling, and

An Analysis of the Performance of Smoke Alarms

June 21, 2011

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary

Test results from the NIST 2008 Smoke Alarm Sensitivity Study were used in a smoke alarm performance analysis to examine the effects of pre-movement time

High Pressure Release and Dispersion of Hydrogen in a Partially Enclosed Compartment

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, Thomas G. Cleary, William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang

The study of compressed hydrogen release from high-pressure storage systems has practical application for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Such releases may

Development of Rapidly Deployable Instrumentation Packages for Real Time Data Acquisition in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires

August 1, 2010

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Seul-Hyun Park, Thomas G. Cleary

In an effort to quantify structure ignition mechanisms during WUI fires, rapidly deployable instrumentation packages are being developed. For a structure under

Results from a Full-Scale Smoke Alarm Sensitivity Study

April 9, 2010

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary

A series of 24 full-scale experiments was conducted to examine the effects of alarm type (photoelectric, ionization, and dual sensor), alarm location, fabric

Performance of Dual Photoelectric/ Ionization Smoke Alarms in Full-Scale Fire Tests

March 25, 2010

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary

Data from two full-scale residential smoke alarm fire test series were analyzed to estimate the performance of dual sensor photoelectric/ionization alarms as

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