NBSIR 79-1745

Fire Research Publications, 1978

Nora H. Jason

Center for Fire Research

National Engineering Laboratory

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D.C. 20234

April 1979

Final Report

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National Engineering Laboratory

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D.C. 20234

April 1979

Final Report

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Juanita M. Kreps, Secretary

Jordan J. Baruch, Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Ernest Ambler, Director
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

I. Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings 1

II. National Bureau of Standards Publications 4 A. Dimensions/NBS 4

B. National Bureau of Standards Interagency Reports .... 5

C. National Bureau of Standards Technical Notes 6

III. Contract and Grant Reports 7

IV. Author Index 10
I. Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings

Ahmad, T. and Faeth, G.M. An Investigation of the Laminar Overfire

Region Along Upright Surfaces. Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol.

100, No. 1, 112-119, February 1978.

Anderson, R.C. and Alarie, Y.C. Approaches to the Evaluation of the

Toxicity of Decomposition Products of Polymeric Materials Under

Thermal Stress. Journal of Combustion Toxicology, Vol. 5,

111-129, 1978.

Anderson, R.C. and Alarie, Y.C. Screening Procedure to Recognize

"Supertoxic" Decomposition Products from Polymeric Materials

Under Thermal Stress. Journal of Combustion Toxicology, Vol. 5,

54-63, February 1978.

Anderson, R.C., Dierdorf, J., Stock, M.F. , Matijak, M. , Sawin, R. and

Alarie, Y. Use of Experimental Materials to Assess the Ability

of Toxicological Testing Schemes in Rating the Hazards of

Polymeric Materials Under Thermal Stress. Fire and Materials,

Vol. 2, 136-140, 1978.

Bankston, C.P., Zinn, B.T., Browner, R.F. and Powell, E.A. Fundamental

Aspects of the Mechanisms of Smoke Generation by Burning

Materials. In: Combustion Institute. Eastern States Section.

Miami Beach, Florida, November 29, 30, December 1, 1978.

Barrow, C.S., Alarie, Y. and Stock, M.F. Sensory Irritation and

Incapacitation Evoked by Thermal Decomposition Products of

Polymers and Comparisons with Known Sensory Irritants „ Archives

of Environmental Health, Vol. 33, 79-88, 1978.

Benjamin, I. A. Fire Safety of Polymeric Materials in Buildings - State-of-the-Art . In: American Chemical Society. National

Symposium on Fire Safety Aspects of Polymeric Materials.

Washington, D.C. June 6-8, 1977. Proceedings.

Bright, R.G. Do Gas Sensors Meet Smoke Detector Requirements?

Fireline, Vol. 3, No. 3, 5-7, 15, May-June 1978.

Bright, R.G. Technical Developments of Domestic Fire Detectors. In:

International Fire, Security and Safety Exhibition and Conference,

London, April 24-28, 1978. Proceedings.

Brown, N.J., Eberius, K.H., Fristrom, R.M. , Hoyermann, K.H. and H.Gg.

Wagner. Low-Pressure Hydrogen/Oxygen Flame Studies. Combustion

and Flame, Vol. 33, 151-160, 1978.

Brown, N.J. and Fristrom, R.M. A Two Zone Model of Flame Propagation

Applied to H2 + Air Flames and HC1 Inhibited Flames. Fire and

Materials, Vol. 2, No. 3, 117-121, 1978.

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Browner, R.F. and Liao, J.C. Determination of Polynuclear Aromatic

Hydrocarbons in Poly(vinyl chloride) Smoke Particulates by High

Pressure Liquid Chromatography and Gas Chromatography-Mass

Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, Vol . 50, 1683-1686,

October 1978.

Bushev, V.P., Pchelintsev, V.A. , Fedorenko, V.S. and Yakovlev, A. I. Fire Resistance of Buildings. 2d Edition, Revised and Supplemented.

(Construction Literature Publishers, Moscow, 1970) Translated

from the Russian. Published by Amerind Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.,

New Delhi, 1978. NTIS Order No. TT 73-52030; $9.50.

Chien, J.C.W. and Kiang, J.K.Y. Pyrolysis and Oxidative Pyrolysis of

Polypropylene. In: Advances in Chemistry Series, No. 169,

Stabilization and Degradation of Polymers. David L. Allars and

Walter L. Hawkins, Editors. American Chemical Society, pp 175-197.

1978.

Chow, L.C. and Tien, C.L. An Examination of Four Differencing Schemes

for Some Elliptic-type Convection Equation. Numerical Heat

Transfer, Vol. 1, 87-100, 1978.

Evans, D.D. and Breden, L.H. Time Delay Correction for Heat Release

Rate Data. Fire Technology, Vol. 14, No. 2, 85-96, May 1978.

Davis, S. Assessment of Fire Hazards of Furniture. In: International

Fire Security and Safety Exhibition and Conference.

London, April 24-28, 1978. Proceedings.

Fristrom, R.M. The Problems, Language and Scientific Basis of Flammability

Testing. IEEE Transactions of Electrical Insulation, Vol. EI-13,

No. 5, 367-375, October 1978.

Gross, D. Measurements of Fire Loads and Calculations of Fire Severity.

Wood and Fiber, Vol. 9, No. 1, Special Fire Symposium Issue,

Part 1, 72-85, Spring 1977.

Kashiwagi, T. Experimental Observation of Radiative Ignition Mechanisms.

In: Combustion Institute. Western States Section. In-Situ

Combustion Technology Ignition and General Combustion Topic.

Boulder, Colorado. April 17-18, 1978.

Kauffman, C.W., Ural, E., VanDyk, R. and Nichollsy J.A. The Explosive

Combustion of Coal Dust. In: Combustion Institute. Eastern

States Section. Miami Beach, Florida, November 29, 30,

December 1, 1978.

Levin, B. and Vreeland, R. Arsonists: Who and Why - The Minds and

Motives of People Who Set Fires. Firehouse, Vol. 4, No. 8, 16,

51, August 1978.

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Levine, R.S. Mathematical Fire Modeling. In: American Chemical Society.

National Symposium on Fire Safety Aspects of Polymeric Materials.

Washington, D.C., June 6-8, 1977. Proceedings.

Liburdy, J.A. and Faeth, G.M. Heat Transfer and Mean Structure of a Turbulent Thermal Plume Along a Vertical Isothermal Wall. Journal

of Heat Transfer, Vol. 100, 177-183, May 1978.

Lyons, J.W. Some Guiding Principles in Fire Testing and Standards.

In: American Chemical Society. National Symposium on Fire Safety

Aspects of Polymeric Materials. Washington, D.C., June 6-8, 1977.

Proceedings

Miles, L.B. An Investigation of the Flammability Hazard of Apparel

Fires. In: Symposium on Textile Flammability, 1978. R.B. LeBlanc,

Editor. Proceedings. New York, April 19-20, 1978.

Manka, M.J. Yeh, K. and Smith, B.F. A Calorimetric Study of FlameRetardant Treated Cotton/Polyester Blends. Journal of Fire

Retardant Chemistry, Vol. 5, 144-159, August 1978.

McCarter, R.J. Smoldering Combustion of Wood Fibers: Cause and Prevention.

Journal of Fire and Flammability, Vol. 9, 119-126, January 1978.

Quintiere, J. , McCaffrey, B.J. and Kashiwagi, T. A Scaling Study of a Corridor Subject to a Room Fire. Combustion Science and Technology,

Vol. 18, 1-19, 1978.

Quintiere, J.G., McCaffrey, B.J. and Rinkinen, W. Visualization of Room

Fire Induced Smoke Movement and Flow in a Corridor. Fire and

Materials, Vol. 2, No. 1, 18-24, 1978.

Rehm, R.G. and Baum, H.R. The Equations of Motion for Thermally Driven

Buoyant Flows. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of

Standards, Vol. 83, 297-308, May-June 1978.

Rowen, J.W. and Lyons, J.W. The Importance of Externally Improved Heat

Flux on the Burning Behavior of Materials. Journal of Cellular

Plastics, Vol. 14, 25-32, January/February 1978.

Schenck, P.K., King, D.S., Smyth, K.C., Travis, J.C. and Turk, G.C.

New Analytic and Spectroscopic Tool—The Opto-Galvanic Effect.

In: Royal Institution. Lasers in Chemistry.

Edited by M.A. West. London, May 31-June 2, 1977. Proceedings.

Schenck, P.K., Mallard, W.G., Travis, J.C. and Smyth, K.C. Absorption

Spectra of Metal Oxides Using Optogalvanic Spectroscopy. Journal

of Chemical Physics, Vol. 69, No. 11, 5147-5150, December 1978.

Schenck, P.K. and Smyth, K.C. Opto-Galvanic Spectroscopy of Atomic

Neutrals and Ions in Discharges. Journal of the Optical Society

of America, Vol. 68, 626-627, 1978.

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Sebata, K., Magill, J. and Alarie, Y. Thermal Stability and Toxicity

of Polymers: Polyphos-phazenes . Journal of Fire and Flammability,

Vol . 9, 50-70, 1978.

Shafizadeh, F. Combustion, Combustibility, and Heat Release of Forest

Fuels. AiChE Symposium Series, No. 177, Vol. 74, 76-82, 1978.

Shafizadeh, F. , Lai, Y.Z. and McIntyre, C.R. Thermal Degradation of

6-Chlorocellulose and Cellulose-Zinc Chloride Mixture. Journal

of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 22, 1183-1193, 1978.

Smyth, K.C., Keller, R.A. and Crim, F.F. Photon-Induced Ionization

Changes in a Neon Discharge. Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 55,

No. 3, 473-477, May 1, 1978.

Smyth, K.C. and Schenck, P.K. Opto-Galvanic Spectroscopy of a Neon

Discharge: Mechanism Studies. Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 55,

No. 3, 466-472, May 1, 1978.

II. National Bureau of Standards Publications

A. Dimens ions /NBS

Chabay, I., Rosasco, G.J. and Kashiwagi, T. Non-Intrusive Technique

Measures Concentration Fluctuations in Turbulent Gas Flow.

Dimens ions /NBS, Vol. 62, No. 4, 22-23, April 1978. GPO; $1.05.

Chaffee, D. NBS Research Associate Maurice Ducloux: The French

Connection. Dimensions /NBS , Vol. 62, No. 5, 16, May 1978.

GPO; $1.05.

Chaffee, D. New Instrument for Field Testing Smoke Detectors.

Dimensions /NBS, Vol. 62, No. 4, 20, April 1978. GPO; $1.05.

Chaffee, D. Science for Life. Dimensions /NBS , Vol. 62, No. 7/8, 10-15,

July/August 1978. GPO; $1.05.

Heyman, M. Insulation Insomnia: A Cure! Dimens ions /NBS , Vol. 62, No.

9, 7-13, September 1978. GPO; $1.05.

Schenck, P.K., Travis, J.C., Smyth, K.C., and King, D.S. A New

Analytical and Spectroscopic Tool: The Opto-Galvanic Effect.

Dimensions /NBS , Vol. 62, No. 4, 25-27, April 1978. GPO; $1.05.

A Scientist on Capitol Hill. Dimensions /NBS , Vol. 62, No. 5, 2-6,

May 1978. GPO; $1.05.

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B. National Bureau of Standards Interagency Reports

NBSIR 78-1415

NBSIR 78-1421

NBSIR 78-1422

NBSIR 78-1430

NBSIR 78-1436

NBSIR 78-1438

NBSIR 78-1440

NBSIR 78-1448

NBSIR 78-1484

NBSIR 78-1497

NBSIR 78-1502

NBSIR 78-1504

Issen, L.A. Fire Endurance Tests of Residential Wall

Containing Branch Circuit Wiring - Preliminary Findings.

February 1978. Final Report. NTIS Order No. PB-277536;

$5.25.

Braun, E. Fire Hazard Evaluation of BART Vehicles.

March 1978. Final Report. NTIS Order No. PB-281383;

$4.00.

Slater, J.A. Development of a Data Base for Assessing

Plastics Fire Hazards. April 1978. NTIS Order No.

PB-280027 ; $4.50.

Lee, T.G.K. An Instrument to Evaluate Installed Smoke

Detectors. February 1978. Final Report. NTIS Order

No. PB-278633; $4.50.

Benjamin, I. A. and Davis, S. Flammability Testing for

Carpet. April 1978. Final Report. NTIS Order No.

PB-279372; $4.00.

Loftus, J.J. Back-Up Report for the Proposed Standard

for the Flammability (Cigarette Ignition Resistance) of

Upholstered Furniture, PFF 6-76. June 1978. Final

Report. NTIS Order No. PB-285173; $9.50.

Issen, L.A. A Literature Review of Fire and Live Load

Surveys in Residences. May 1978. Final Report.

NTIS Order No. PB-281464; $4.50.

Moore, L.D. Full-Scale Burning Behavior of Curtains and

Drapes. March 1978. Final Report. NTIS Order No.

PB-281537 ; $4.50.

Pezoldt, V.J. and Van Cott, H.P. Arousal from Sleep by

Emergency Alarms: Implications from the Scientific

Literature. June 1978. NTIS Order No. PB-284044; $4.50.

Gross, D. A Preliminary Study of the Fire Safety of

Thermal Insulation for Use in Attics or Enclosed Spaces

in Residential Housing. July 1978. NTIS Order No.

PB-285186 ; $4.50.

Bukowski, R.W. Smoke Measurements in Large and Small

Scale Fire Testing. October 1978. Final Report.

NTIS Order No. PB-287870; $4.50.

Jason, N.H. Fire Research Publications, 1977. July 1978.

Final Report. NTIS Order No. PB-284462; $4.00.

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NBSIR 78-1511 Quintiere, J.G., McCaffrey, B.J. and DenBraven, K.

Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Quasi-Steady

Small-Scale Enclosure Fires. October 1978. Final Report

NBSTR 78-1512 Quintiere, J.G. and DenBraven, K. Some Theoretical

Aspects of Fire Induced Flows Through Doorways in a Room-Corridor Scale Model. October 1978. Final Report.

NT IS Order No. PB-287510; $4.50.

NBSIR 78-1514 Stahl, F.I. A Computer Simulation of Human Behavior in

Building Fires: Interim Report. September 1978.

NTIS Order No. PB-289272; $7.25.

NBSIR 78-1522 Klein, D.P. Characteristics of Incidental Fires in the

Living Room of a Mobile Home. September 1978. Interim

Report. NTIS Order No. PB-291426; $5.25.

NBSIR 78-1526 Huggett, C. Annual Conference on Fire Research.

December 1978. Final Report. NTIS Order No. PB-291930;

$9.25.

NBSIR 78-1530 Budnick, E.K. Mobile Home Living Room Fire Studies: The

Role of Interior Finish. September 1978. Interim Report.

NTIS Order No. PB-291844; $8.00.

NBSIR 78-1531 Budnick, E.K., Klein, D.P. and 0*Laughlin, R.J. Mobile

Home Bedroom Fire Studies: The Role of Interior Finish.

September 1978. Interim Report. NTIS Order No. PB-291444

$6.50.

NBSIR 78-1555 Nelson, H.E. and Shibe, A.J. A System for Fire Safety

Evaluation of Health Care Facilities. November 1978.

Final Report. NTIS Order No. PB-292273; $7.50.

C. National Bureau of Standards Technical Notes

NBS TN 959 Mountain, R.D. and Mulholland, G.W. Calibration of Time

Response of Thermometers: Concepts and Model Calculations.

January 1978. Final Report. GPO; SD Catalog No. C13. 46:959;

$1.40.

NBS TN 964 Bukowski, R.W., Custer, R.L.P. and Bright, R.G. Fire Alarm

Communication Systems. April 1978. GPO; Stock No. 003-003-

01914-3; $2.20.

NBS TN 973 Bukowski, R.W. and Mulholland, G.W. Smoke Detector Design

and Smoke Properties. November 1978. GPO; Stock No.

003-003-01991-7; $2.30.

Tu, K.M. and Babrauskas, V. The Calibration of a Burn Room

for Fire Tests on Furnishings. December 1978. GPO; Stock

No. 003-003-01999-2; $2.30.

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NBS TN 981
AFOSR-IR- 7 8-1008

FAA-RD- 77-99

NBS-GCR- 78-114

NBS-GCR- 78-115

NBS-GCR- 78-116

NBS-GCR- 78-11

NBS-GCR- 78-118

NBS-GCR- 78-119

III. Contract and Grant Reports

Kashiwagi, T. and Baum, H.R. Progress Report of

Ignition of a Liquid Fuel Under High Intensity Radiation,

From May 1, 1977 to April 30, 1978. U.S. Department of

the Air Force, Office of Scientific Research. Contract

No. AFOSR-ISSA-77-0016 . NTIS Order No. AD/A-054974;

$4.50.

Huggett, C. Time-Dependent Fire Behavior of Aircraft

Cabin Materials. Final Report. U.S. Department of

Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.

Contract No. DOT FA76WAI-610. December 1977.

Nizamuddin, Z. and Bresler, B. Fire Response of

Reinforced Concrete Slabs. University of California,

Berkeley. March 1977. NBS Grant No. G7-9006 and

NSF Grant No. ERT 70-01080. NTIS Order No. PB-284502;

$4.50.

Iding, R.H., Bresler, B. and Nizamuddin, Z. FIRES-RCII. A Computer Program for the Fire Response of

Structures-Reinforced Concrete Frames (Revised Version)

University of California, Berkeley. July 1977. NBS

Grant No. G7-9006 and NSF Grant No. ERT 70-01080 A05

NTIS Order No. PB-278661; $9.50.

Zinn, B.T., Cassanova, R.A.

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Bankston, C.P., Browner,

R.F., Powell, R.A., Rhee, J.U. and Kailasanath, K.

Investigation of the Properties of the Combustion

Products Generated by Building Fires. October 1, 1976

to September 30, 1977. Georgia Institute of Technology.

NBS Grant No. G7-9001. NTIS Order No. PB-276549; $6.50.

Fernandez-Pello , A.C. An Experimental Investigation of

Flame Spread Over Condensed Combustibles: Gas Phase

Interactions. Princeton University. December 1977.

NBS Grant No. G7-9004. NTIS Order No. PB-275999; $4.50.

Haviland, D.S. Toward a Performance Approach to Life

Safety from Fire in Building Codes and Regulations

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. January 1978. NTIS

Order No. PB-276926; $9.00.

Fitzgerald, R.W. Development of Engineering Models and

Design Aids to Predict Flame Movement and Fire Severity

Within a Room. Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

December 1977. NBS Grant No. 5-9019. NTIS Order No.

PB-276865 ; $6.00.

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NBS-GCR-78-120 Bickman, L., Edelman, P. and McDaniel, M. A Model

of Human Behavior in a Fire Emergency. Loyola

University of Chicago. December 1977. NBS Grant

6-9015. NTIS Order No. PB-277773; $4.50.

NBS-GCR- 78-121 Beyler, C.L. The Interaction of Fire and Sprinklers.

University of Maryland. NBS Grant No. 6-9008.

September 1977. NTIS Order No. PB-278605; $6.00.

NBS-GCR-78-126 Durbetaki, P., Tincher, W.C., Chang, H., Ndubizu, C.C.,

Teague, M.L, and Wolfe, Jr., V.L. Effects of Ignition

Sources and Fire Retardants on Material Ignition.

Georgia Institute of Technology. March 1978. NBS

Grant No. G7-9003. NTIS Order No. PB-281451; $9.50.

NBS-GCR- 78-128 Heskestad, G. and Delichatsios , M.A. Environments of

Fire Detectors. Phase 2: Effect of Ceiling Configuration,

Volume 1. Measurements. Factory Mutual Research

Corporation. FMRC Serial No. 22584. June 1978. Final

Report. NBS Grant No. 6-9001. NTIS Order No. PB-290951;

$9.00.

NBS-GCR- 78-1 29 Heskestad, G. and Delichatsios, M.A. Environments of

Fire Detectors. Phase 2: Effect of Ceiling

Configuration. Volume 2. Analysis. Factory Mutual

Research Corporation. FMRC Serial No. 22548. June 1978.

Final Report. NBS Grant No. 6-9001. NTIS Order No.

PB-284042; $6.50.

NBS-GCR- 78-1 35 McDaniel, M.A., Bickman, L., Edelman, P. and Herz, E.

An Exploration of Non-Sampling Error in Fire Incident

Survey. Loyola University of Chicago. December 1977.

NBS Grant No. 6-9015. NTIS Order No. PB-284849; $4.00.

NBS-GCR-78-136 McDaniel, M.A., Bickman, L., Edelman, P. and Herz, E.

A Survey of Fire Preparedness in a Midwestern City.

Loyola University of Chicago. December 1977. NBS

Grant No. 6-9015. NTIS Order No. PB-285458; $5.25.

NBS-GCR-78-137 Herz, E., Edelman, P. and Bickman, L. The Impact of

Fire Emergency Training on Knowledge of Appropriate

Behavior in Fires. Loyola University of Chicago.

January 1978. NBS Grant No. 6-9015. NTIS Order No.

PB-285472 ; $4.50.

NBS-GCR- 78-1 38 Bryan, J.L. Human Behavior in Fire - A Bibliography.

University of Maryland. August 1978. NBS Grant No.

7-9014. NTIS Order No. PB-287412; $4.50.

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NBS-GCR-78-140 Bryan, J.L. and DiNenno, P.J. An Examination and

Analysis of the Dynamics of the Human Behavior in the

Fire Incident at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Philadelphia,

Pa. on August 10, 1978. University of Maryland.

May 31, 1978. NBS Grant No. 7-9014. NTIS Order No.

PB-287935 ; $5.25.

NBS-GCR-78-147 Bankston, C.P., Cassanova, R.A., Powell, E.A. and

Zinn, B.T. Review of Smoke Particulate Properties

Data for Burning Natural and Synthetic Materials.

Georgia Institute of Technology. May 1978. NBS

Grant No. G8-9003. NTIS Order No. PB-292066; $5.25.

NBS-GCR- 78-149 Shelton, J.W. Analysis of Fire Reports on File in the

Massachusetts State Fire Marshal's Office Relating to

Wood and Coal Heating Equipment. November 1978.

NBS Contract No. NB79NAAA1576 . NTIS Order No.

PB-292521; $4.00.

NBS-GCR- 78-150 Liu, V.K. and Yang, K.T . UNDSAFE-II - A Computer

Code for Buoyant Turbulent Flow in an Enclosure With

Thermal Radiation. University of Notre Dame. July

15, 1978. NBS Grant No. G7-9002. NTIS Order No.

PB-291516 ; $8.00.

NBS-GCR- 78-151 Liu, V.K. and Lloyd, J.R. One Dimensional Radiation

Model for Surfaces and Non-Homogeneous Gases and Soot.

University of Notre Dame. March 1978. NBS Grant

No. G7-9002 , Mod. 1. NTIS Order No. PB-291099; $6.00.

NBS-GCR-78-152 Nee, V.W. and Liu, V.K. An Algebraic Turbulence Model

for Buoyant Recirculating Flow. University of Notre

Dame. May 1978. NBS Grant No. G7-9002, Mod. 1.

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IV. Author Index

A

Ahmad , T . , 1

Alarie, Y .C . , 1, 4

Anderson, R.C., 1

B

Babrauskas, V., 6

Bankston, C.P., 1, 7, 9

Barrow, C.S., 1

Baum, H ,3,7

Benjamin, I. A., 1, 5

Beyler , C .L , , 8

Bickman, L. , 8

Braun, E., 5 Breden, L.H. , 2 Bresler, B. , 7 Bright , R.G. , 1, 6

Brown , N . J . , 1

Brown, R.F., 1, 2, 7 Bryan, J.L. , 8, 9

Budnick, E.K., 6

Bukowski, R.W. , 5, 6

Bushev, V.P., 2

C

Cassanova, R.A., 7, 9

Chabay, P., 4

Chaffee , D. , 4

Chang, H. , 8

Chien, J.C.W. , 2 Chow, L. C. , 2 Crim, F. F. , 4

Custer, R.L.P., 6

D

Davis, S., 2, 5

Delichatsios , M.A., 8

DenBraven, K., 6

Dierdorf , J. , 1

DiNenno, P.J., 9

Durbetaki , P . , 8

E

Eberius, K.H. , 1

Edelman, P., 8

Evans , D . D . , 2

F

Faeth, G.M. , 1, 3

Fedorenko, V.S., 2

Femandez-Pello, A.C., 7 Fitzgerald, R.W., 7 Fristrom, R.M. , 1, 2

G

Gross, D. , 2, 5

H

Haviland, D.S., 7 Herz, E., 8

Heskestad, G. , 8

Heyman, M. , 4

Hoyermann , K . H . , 1

Huggett, C., 6, 7

I

Iding, R.H., 7 Issen, L .A. , 5

J

Jason, N.H., 5

K

Kailasanath, K., 7 Kashiwagi , T., 2, 3, 4, 7 Kauffman, C.W. , 2

Keller, R.A., 4

Kiang, J.K.Y., 2

King, D.S., 3, 4

Klein, D.P., 6

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L

Q

Lai , Y .Z . , 4

Lee, T.G.K, 5

Quintiere, J.G., 3, 6

Levin,

B . , 2

Levine , R. S. , 3 R

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1. PUBLICATION OR REPORT NO. NBSIR 79-1745

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Fire Research Publications, 1978

5. Publication Date April 1979

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Nora H. Jason

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literature survey, mention it here.) Fire Research Publications, 1978" is a supplement to the previous edition:

1969-72 NBSIR 73-246 NTIS Order No. COM-74-10989 $3.25

1973 NBSIR 74-511 COM-74-11448 $3.25

1974 NBSIR 75-736 COM-75-11018 $3,25

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Arson; bibliographies; building fires; compartment fires; fabric flammability;

fire detection systems; fire tests; flammability tests; human behavior; plastics;

polymers; smoke; smoke detectors; subway fires: toxicity; upholstered furniture.

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