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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

I. Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings 1

II. National Bureau of Standards Publications 8

A. National Bureau of Standards Interagency Reports. ... 8

B. National Bureau of Standards Technical Notes 10

C. National Bureau of Standards Special Publications ... 10

D. National Bureau of Standards Dimensions 11

III. Contract and Grant Reports 11

IV. Author Index 13

IV
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, February 1978. Preprint. Paper No. ASME 77-HT-68. Joint

American Society of Mechanical Engineers/American Institute of

Chemical Engineers, National Heat Transfer Conference, 16th,

Salt Lake City, Utah, August 15-17, 1977.

Ahmad, T. and Faeth, G. M. Turbulent Wall Fires. In: 17th Symposium

(International) on Combustion, University of Leeds, England,

August 20-25, 1978, pp. 1149-1160. Pittsburgh, PA, Combustion

Institute, 1979.

Alarie, Y. C. and Anderson, R. C. Toxicologic and Acute Lethal Hazard

Evaluation of Thermal Decomposition Products of Synthetic and

Natural Polymers. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Vol. 51,

341-362, 1979.

Anderson, R. C. , Stock, M. F. , Sawin, R. and Alarie, Y. Toxicity of

Thermal Decomposition Products of Urea Formaldehyde and Phenol

Formaldehyde Foams. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Vol. 51,

9-17, 1979.

Barrow, C. S., Lucia, H. and Alarie, Y. C. Comparison of the Acute

Inhalation Toxicity of Hydrogen Chloride Versus the Thermal

Decomposition Products of Polyvinylchloride. Journal of Combustion

Toxicology, Vol. 6, 3-12, February 1979.

Barrow, C. S. , Lucia, H. , Stock, M.F. and Alarie, Y. Development of

Methodologies to Assess the Relative Hazards from Thermal

Decomposition Products of Polymeric Materials. American Industrial

Hygiene Journal, Vol. 40, 408-423, May 1979.

Baum, H. R. and Mulholland, G. W. Coagulation of Smoke Aerosol in a Buoyant Plume. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 72,

No. 1, 1-12, October 15, 1979.

Bell, J. R. Fifteen Residents Die in Mental Hospital Fire. Fire Journal,

Vol. 73, No. 4, 68-76, July 1979.

Benjamin, I. A. A Flresafety Evaluation System for Health Care

Facilities. Fire Journal, Vol. 73, No. 2, 52-55; 95-96, March 1979;

American Health Care Association Journal, Vol. 5, No. 6, 3-9,

November 1979.

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

Technology, Vol. 15, No. 3, 189-194, August 1979.

Best, R. L. San Diego Air Crash. Fire Command, Vol. 46, No. 2, 26-30,

February 1979.

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Best, R. L. Twenty-eight Die in Two New Jersey Apartment House Fires

Two Days Apart. Fire Journal, Vol. 73, No. 4, 84-87; 91, July 1979.

Birky, M. M. , Halpin, B. M. , Caplan, Y. H. , Fisher, R. S. and McAllister,

J. M. Fire Fatality Study. Fire and Materials, Vol. 3, No. 4,

211-217, December 1979.

Birky, M. M. , Paabo, M. and Brown, J. E. Correlation of Autopsy Data and

Materials Involved in the Tennessee Jail Fire. Fire Safety Journal,

Vol. 2, 17-22, 1979/80.

Bradbury, A. G. W. , Sakai, Y. and Shafizadeh, F. Kinetic Model for

Pyrolysis of Cellulose. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 23

3271-3280, 1979.

Bright, R. G. Detection of Fire Involving Electric Cable Materials.

In: National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council,

Flammability, Smoke, Toxicity, and Corrosive Gases of Electric

Cable Materials. Report of the Task Force, publication NMAB-342.

pp. 51-69, Washington, DC, 1978.

Bright, R. G. Status Report on Residential Smoke Detectors. Preprint.

Fire Marshals of North America Meeting, Washington, DC, May 16, 1977

Bryan, J. L. and DlNenno, P. J. Human Behavior in a Hospital Fire. Fire

Journal, Vol. 73, No. 3, 82-87; 126-127, May 1979.

Bukowski, R. Detection of Fires in Electrical Cables. In: National

Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, Flammability, Smoke,

Toxicity, and Corrosive Gases of Electric Cable Materials. Report

of the Task Force, publication NMAB-346. pp. 139-142, Washington,

DC, 1978.

Bukowski, R. W. Smoke Measurements in Large- and Small-Scale Fire

Testing - Part I. Fire Technology, Vol. 15, No. 3, 173-179,

August 1979.

Bukowski, R. W. Smoke Measurements in Large- and Small-Scale Fire

Testing - Part II. Fire Technology, Vol. 15, No. 4, 271-281,

November 1979.

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

Wagner, H. G. 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 H^ + Air Flames and HCl Inhibited Flames. Fire and

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

Chabay, I., Rosasco, G. J. and Kashiwagi, T. Species-Specific Raman

Spectroscopic Measurements of Goncentration Fluctuations in Unsteady

Flow. Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 70, No. 9, 4149-4154,

May 1, 1979.

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Chow, L. C. , Cheung, Y. K. and Tien, C. L. A Higher-Order Difference

Scheme for Convective-Diffusive Equations. AIAA Paper No. 79-1466.

Proceedings, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,

4th Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, 1979.

Corlett, R. C. and Williams, F. A. Modeling Direct Suppression of Open

Fires. Fire Research, Vol. 1, 323-337, 1978/1979.

Demers, D. P. Ten Die in Greece, NY Hotel Fire. Fire Journal, Vol. 73,

No. 4, 25-30, July 1979.

deRis, J. Fire Radiation—A Review. In: 17th Symposium (International) on Combustion, University of Leeds, England, August 20-25, 1978,

pp. 1003-1016. Pittsburgh, PA, Combustion Institute, 1979.

Fernandez-Pello , A. C. Flame Spread in a Forward Forced Flow. Combustion

and Flame, Vol. 36, 63-78, 1979.

Fernandez-Pello, A. C. and Classman, I. Effect of Oxygen Concentration

on Flame Spread in an Opposed Forced Flow. Preprint. WSS Paper

No. 79-26. Western States Section, Combustion Institute, Spring

1979 Meeting, Provo, Utah, April 23-24, 1979.

Fernandez-Pello, A. C. , Ray, S. R. and Classman, I. Downward Flame

Spread in an Opposed Forced Flow. Combustion Science and Technology,

Vol. 19, 19-30, 1978.

Fernandez-Pello, A. C. and Santoro, R. J. On the Dominant Mode of Heat

Transfer in Downward Flame Spread. In: 17th Symposium (International) on Combustion, University of Leeds, England, August 20-25,

1978, pp. 1201-1209, Pittsburgh, PA, Combustion Institute, 1979.

Francis, R. L. A Simple Graphical Procedure to Estimate the Minimum

Time to Evacuate a Building. SFPE Technology Report 79-5. Boston,

Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 1979.

Fristrom, R. M. and vanTiggelen, P. An Interpretation of the Inhibition

of C-H-0 Flames by C-H-X Compounds. In: 17th Symposium (International) on Combustion, University of Leeds, England, August 20-25,

1978, pp. 773-785. Pittsburgh, PA, Combustion Institute, 1979.

Gross, D. Evaluating the Equivalency of Fire Safety Alternatives:

Application to Health Care Facilities. In: CIB Symposium Systems

Approach to Fire Safety in Buildings held at Tsukuba, Japan, August

29-30, 1979. Tokyo, Secretariat for Counseil International du

Batiment Symposium, 1979.

Gross, D. Progress Report on International Standardization of Fire

Tests of Building Materials and Structures. Fire Journal, Vol. 73,

No. 2, 79-82; 90, March 1979.

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Hibbard, B. B. and Krasny, J. F. Exploratory Flammability Experiments

with Fabrics Contaminated with Gasoline. In: Information Council on Fabric Flammability Proceedings, 12th Annual Meeting, New York,

December 6-7, 1978.

Hunter, L. W. and Grunfelder, C. Heat-Transfer Measurements in the

Moving-Wire Technique for Studying Polymer Flammability.

Gombustion and Flame, Vol. 34, 265-274, 1979.

Kashiwagi, T. Effects of Attenuation of Radiation on Surface Temperature

for Radiative Ignition. Gombustion Science and Technology, Vol. 20,

225-234, 1979.

Kashiwagi, T. Experimental Observation of Radiative Ignition Mechanisms.

Combustion and Flame, Vol. 34, 231-244, 1979.

Kulkarni, A. K. and Slbulkin, M. Effect of Chemical Reaction Rate on Burning and Extinction of Wall Fires. Preprint. Eastern Section,

Combustion Institute, Fall 1979 Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia,

November 7-9, 1979.

Liburdy, J. A., Groff, E. G. and Faeth, G. M. Structure of a Turbulent

Thermal Plume Rising Along an Isothermal Wall. Journal of Heat

Transfer, Vol. 101, No. 2, 249-255, May 1979.

Lloyd, J. R. , Yang, K. T. and Liu, V. K. Numerical Study of One

Dimensional Surface, Gas, and Soot Radiation for Turbulent Buoyant

Flows in Enclosures. In: National Conference on Numerical Methods

in Heat Transfer, First. Edited by T-M Shih. University of

Maryland, College Park, September 24-26, 1979.

Loftus, E. F. Words That Could Save Your Life. Psychology Today,

Vol. 13, No. 9, 102-137, November 1979.

Macek, A. Flammability Limits: A Re-Examination. Combustion Science

and Technology, Vol. 21, 43-52, 1979.

Markstein, G. H. Radiative Properties of Plastics Fires. In: 17th

Symposium (International) on Combustion, University of Leeds,

England, August 20-25, 1979, pp. 1053-1062. Pittsburgh, PA,

Combustion Institute, 1979.

Modak, A. T. Exponential Wide Band Parameters for the Pure Rotational

Band of Water Vapor. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopic

Radiation Transfer, Vol. 21, 131-142, 1979.

Modak, A. T. Radiation from Products of Combustion. Fire Research,

Vol. 1, 339-361, 1978/1979.

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Niloka, T. and Williams, F. A. Relationship Between Theory and

Experiment for Radiant Ignition of Solids. In: 17th Symposium

(International) on Combustion, University of Leeds, England,

August 20-25, 1978, pp. 1163-1171. Pittsburgh, PA, Combustion

Institute, 1979.

Ohlemiller, T. J., Bellan, J. and Rogers, F. E. A Model of Smoldering

Combustion Applied to Flexible Polyurethane Foams. Combustion and

Flame, Vol. 36, 197-215, October 1979.

Orloff, L. , Modak, A. T. and Markstein, G. H. Radiation from Smoke

Layers. In: 17th Symposium (International) on Combustion,

University of Leeds, England, August 20-25, 1978, pp. 1029-1038.

Pittsburgh, PA, Combustion Institute, 1979.

Paabo, M. , Birky, M. M. and Womble, S. E. Analysis of Hydrogen Cyanide

in Fire Environments. Journal of Combustion Toxicology, Vol. 6,

99-108, May 1979.

Peacock, R. D. A Review of Fire Incidents Related to Wood-Burning

Appliances. Reprint. Wood-Heading Seminar IV, Portland, OR,

March 21-24, 1979.

Perkins, R. M. , Krasny, J. F. , Braun, E, and Peacock, R. D. Evaluation

of Fabrics for Thermal Protective Clothing. In: Information

Council on Fabric Flammability. Proceedings, 12th Annual Meeting,

New York, December 6-7, 1978.

Pitz, W. J., Brown, N. J. and Sawyer, R. F. Flame Structure Measurement

of Polymer Diffusion Flames. Preprint. WSS/CI 79-47. Western

States Section, Combustion Institute, Fall 1979 Meeting,

Berkeley, CA, October 15-16, 1979.

Powell, E. A., Bankston, C. P. and Cassanova, R. A. Effects of

Environmental Temperature Upon the Physical Characteristics of

the Smoke Produced by Burning Wood and PVC Samples. Fire and

Materials, Vol. 3, No. 1, 15-22, March 1979.

Quintiere, J. Spread of Fire from a Compartment—A Review. In: Design

of Buildings for Fire Safety. ASTM STP 685. pp. 139-168. Edited

by E. E. Smith and T. Z. Harmathy. Philadelphia, PA, American

Society for Testing and Materials, 1979.

Quintiere, J. G. , McGaffrey, B. J. and DenBraven, K. Experimental and

Theoretical Analysis of Quasi-Steady Small-Scale Enclosure Fires.

In: 17th Symposium (International) on Combustion, University of

Leeds, England, August 20-25, 1978, pp. 1125-1137. Pittsburgh, PA,

Combustion Institute, 1979.

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Ray, S. R. , Fernandez-Pello , A. C. and Classman, I. Analysis of the

Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Horizontal Flame Propagation. Preprint.

ASME 79-HT-25. Joint American Society of Mechanical Engineers/

American Institute of Chemical Engineers. National Heat

Transfer Conference, 18th, San Diego, CA, August 6-8, 1979.

Ray, S. R. , Fernandez-Pello, A. C. and Classman, I. Combined Effects

of Oxygen Concentration and Opposed Flow Velocities on Flame Spread

Over Thin Fuels. Preprint. Paper No. 79-25. Eastern States

Section, Combustion Institute, Fall 1979 Meeting, Atlanta, CA,

November 1979.

Sandusky, H. , Bellan, J. , Ohlemiller, T. C. and Vichnevetsky , R. Linear

Finite Element Numerical Techniques for Combustion Problems

Requiring Variable Step Size. Combustion and Flame, Vol. 36,

193-196, October 1979.

Santoro, R. J. , Fernandez-Pello, A. C., Dryer, F. L. and Classman, I.

Application of a Two-Component LDV to the Measurement of Flows

Induced by Flames Propagating Over Condensed Fueld. Applied Optics,

Vol. 17, No. 23, December 1, 1978.

Santoro, R. J. , Fernandez-Pello, A. C., Dryer, F. L. and Classman, I. Laser Doppler Velocimetry as Applied to the Study of Flame Spread

Over Condensed Phase Materials. In: Laser Velocimetry and

Particle Sizing. Edited by H. D. Thompson and W. H. Stevenson.

Washington, DC, Hemisphere Publishing Co., 1979. p. 166.

Shafizadeh, F. and Bradbury, A. C. W. Smoldering Combustion of Cellulosic

Materials. Journal of Thermal Insulation, Vol. 2, 141-152, January

1979.

Shafizadeh, F. and Bradbury, A. C. W. Thermal Degradation of Cellulose

in Air and Nitrogen at Low Temperatures. Journal of Applied Polymer

Science, Vol. 23, 1431-1442, 1979.

Shafizadeh, F. , Furneaux, R. H. , Cochran, T. C. , Scholl, J. P. and

Sakai, Y. Production of Levoglucosan and Clucose from Pyrolysis

of Cellulosic Materials. Journal of Applied Polymer Science,

Vol. 23, 3525-3539, 1979.

Sibulkin, M. , Little, M. W. and Kulkarni, A. K. Effects of N

2 and CF^Br on Extinction of Propagating and Fully Burning Fires. Journal

of Fire and Flammability, Vol. 10, 263-273, 1979.

Six Die in Dallas Fire. Fire Command, Vol. 46, No. 3, 23-25, March

1979.

Smyth, K. C., Bentz, B. L. , Bruhn, C. C. and Harrison, W. W. The Role

of Penning Ionization of the Minor Species in a Neon Hollow Cathode

Discharge. Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 101,

797-799, 1979.

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Smyth, K. C., Schenck, P. K. , Mallard, W. G. and Travis, J. C. OptoGalvanic Spectroscopy: A New Look at Atoms and Molecules. In:

10th Materials Research Symposium on Gharacterization of High

Temperature Vapors and Gases. Proceedings, NBS Special Publication

561. Gaithersburg, MD, September 18-22, 1978. Issued October 1979.

Tananinl, F. A Numerical Model for the Prediction of Radiation-Gontrolled

Turbulent Wall Fires. In: 17th Symposium (International) on Gombustion, University of Leeds, England, August 20-25, 1978,

pp. 1075-1085. Pittsburgh, PA, Gombustion Institute, 1979.

Travis, J. G., Schenck, P. K. , Turk, G. G. and Mallard, W. G. Effect

of Selective Laser Excitation on the Ionization of Atomic Species in

Flames. Analytical Ghemistry, Vol. 51, 1516-1520, 1979.

Turk, G. G. , Mallard, W. G. , Schenck, P. K. and Smyth, K. G. Improved

Sensitivity for Laser Enhanced Ionization Spectrometry in Flames

by Stepwise Excitation. Analytical Ghemistry, Vol. 51, 2408-2410,

1979.

Vanpee, M. and Quang, L. N. Study of Premixed Hydrocarbon-Fluorine

Flames. In: 17th Symposium (International) on Gombustion,

University of Leeds, England, August 20-25, 1979, pp. 881-890.

Pittsburgh, PA, Gombustion Institute, 1979.

Vanpee, M. and Shirodkar, P. 0. Study of Flame Inhibition by Metal

Gompounds. In: 17th Symposium (International) on Gombustion,

University of Leeds, England, August 20-25, 1978, pp . 787-795.

Pittsburgh, PA, Gombustion Institute, 1979.

You, H. Z. and Faeth, G. M. Gelling Heat Transfer during Fire Plume

and Fire Impingement. Fire and Materials, Vol. 3, No. 3, 140-147,

1979.

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II. National Bureau of Standards Publications

A. National Bureau of Standards Interagency Reports

NBSIR 78-1580

NBSIR 78-1586

NBSIR 79-1588

NBSIR 79-1596

NBSIR 79-1700

NBSIR 79-1713

NBSIR 79-1714

NBSIR 79-1720

NBSIR 79-1731

NBSIR 79-1738

NBSIR 79-1739

Peacock, R. D. and Vaishnav, M. P. Flammability Testing

of Solids Under the Federal Hazardous Substances

Act. April 1980. 91 p. NTIS Order No. PB80-179047.

Peacock, R. D. Fire Safety Guidelines for Vehicles in a Downtown People Mover System. January 1979. 55 p. NTIS

Order No. PB-292600.

Lawson, J. R. Interlaboratory Evaluation of the Attic

Floor Radiant Panel Test and Smoldering Combustion Test

for Cellulose Thermal Insulation. February 1979. Final

Report. 34 p. NTIS Order No. PB-293159.

Hopkins, D. E. and Krasny, J. F. Studies of Flammability

Test Procedures for Curtains and Drapes. March 1979.

Final Report. 28 p. NTIS Order No. PB-295039.

Lee, B. T. and Parker, W. J. Fire Performance Guidelines

for Shipboard Interior Finish. June 1979. Final Report.

21 p. NTIS Order No. PB-297765.

Stahl, F. I. BFIRES/Version 1 - Computer Simulation of

Emergency Egress Behavior During Fires: Calibration and

Analysis. October 15, 1978. Issued March 1979. 178 p.

NTIS Order No. PB-295063.

Lee, B. T. and Parker, W. J. Fire Buildup in Shipboard

Compartments - Characterization of Some Vulnerable Spaces

and the Status of Prediction Analysis. May 1979. Final

Report. 44 p. NTIS Order No. PB-297631.

Budnick, E. K, and Klein, D. P. Mobile Home Fire Studies:

Summary and Recommendations. March 1979. 94 p. NTIS Order

No. PB-293527.

Peacock, R. D. A Review of Fire Incidents, Model Building

Codes, and Standards Related to Wood-Burning Appliances.

May 1979. Final Report. 59 p. NTIS Order No. PB-298289.

Francis, R. L. and Saunders, P. B. EVACNET : Prototype

Network Optimization Models for Building Evacuation.

October 1979. 164 p. NTIS Order No. PB80-113780.

Bukowski, R. W. Tests on the Performance of Automatic Fire

Detectors in Health Care Occupancies - A Preliminary Report.

April 1979. 28 p. NTIS Order No. PB-297150.

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NBSIR 79-1745

NBSIR 79-1747

NBSIR 79-1749

NBSIR 79-1754

NBSIR 79-1755

NBSIR 79-1902

NBSIR 79-1906

NBSIR 79-1910

NBSIR 79-1915

NBSIR 79-1916

NBSIR 79-1922

NBSIR 79-1930

Jason, N, H. Fire Research Publications, 1978. April 1979.

Final Report. 16 p. NTIS Order No. PB-295395.

Benjamin, I. A. and Klote, J. H. Stairwell Pressurization

Systems. June 1979. Final Report. 32 p. NTIS Order No.

PB-297479.

O'Neill, J. G. and Hayes, Jr., W. D. Full-Scale Fire Tests

With Automatic Sprinklers in a Patient Room. June 1979.

Interim Report. 51 p. NTIS Order No. PB-297417.

Rehm, R. G. , Cordes, M. R. , Baum, H. R. and Lewis, J. A Linearized Finite Difference Computation of Fluid Heating

in an Enclosure. May 3, 1979. Interim Report. 76 p.

NTIS Order No. PB-298053.

Meierhoefer, A. W. , Braun, E., Krasny, J. F. and Peacock,

R. D. Fire Accident Simulations with Apparel Fabrics.

June 1979. Final Report. 29 p. NTIS Order No. PB-297815.

Chapman, R, E., Chen, P. T. and Hall, W. G. Economic

Aspects of Fire Safety in Health Care Facilities: Guidelines for Cost-Effective Retrofits. November 1979. 117 p.

NTIS Order No. PB80-120165.

Archea, J. and Margulis, S. T., Editor. Evacuation of

Non-Ambulatory Patients from Hospital and Nursing Home

Fires: A Framework for a Model. November 1979. 64 p.

NTIS Order No. PB80-119530.

McCaffrey, B. J. Purely Buoyant Diffusion Flames: Some

Experimental Results. October 1979. Final Report. 49 p.

NTIS Order No. PB80-112113.

Bukowski, R. W. Investigation of the Effects of Heating

and Air Conditioning on the Performance of Smoke Detectors

in Mobile Homes. October 1979. 179 p. NTIS Order No.

PB80-100001.

Martinez, I. M. Third Annual Conference on Fire Research.

October 1979. Final Report. 186 p. NTIS Order No. PB80-

110240.

Lawson, J. R. An Interlaboratory Evaluation of the

ASTM E 84-77a Tunnel Test Modified by the Consumer Product

Safety Commission for Cellulosic Loose Fill Insulation.

November 1979. Final Report. NTIS Order No. PB80-128317.

Lawson, J. R. Interlaboratory Evaluation of the Cyclone

Settled Density Test for Cellulosic Loose Fill Insulation.

December 1979. 18 p. NTIS Order No. PB80-138175.

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NBSIR 79-1931 Lee, B. T. and Walton, W. D. Fire Experiments and Flash

Point Criteria for Solar Heat Transfer Liquids. November

1979. Final Report. 40 p. NTIS Order No. PB80-140536.

NBSIR 79-1954 Adams, C. H. and Davis, S. Development of the Flooring

Radiant Panel Test as a Standard Test Model. March 1980.

Final Report. 55 p. NTIS Order No. PB80-180938.

B. National Bureau of Standards Technical Notes

NBS TN 985 Elllngwood, B. and Shaver, J. Fire Effects on Reinforced

Concrete Members. August 1979. 42 p. GPO Stock No.

003-003-02104-1; $2.00.

NBS TN 991 Babrauskas, V. C0MPF2—A Program for Calculating PostFlashover Fire Temperatures. June 1979. 76 p.

GPO Stock No. 003-003-02080-0; $3.50.

NBS TN 1101 Helzer, S. G. , Buchbinder, B. , and Offensend, F. L.

Decision Analysis of Strategies for Reducing Upholstered

Furniture Fire Losses. June 1979. 155 p. GPO Stock No.

003-003-02078-7; $4.75.

NBS TN 1103 Babrauskas, V. Full-Scale Burning Behavior of Upholstered

Chairs. August 1979. 86 p. GPO Stock No. 003-003-02110-5;

$3.50.

NBS TN 1108 Peacock, R. D. and Smith, J. M. SPEED2, A Computer Program

for the Reduction of Data from Automatic Data Acquisition

Systems. September 1979. 153 p. GPO Stock No.

003-003-02112-1; $4.75.

NBS TN 1109 Rogers, G. J. and Evans, D. D. Gharacterization of

Electrical Ignition Sources Within Television Receivers.

October 1979. 60 p. GPO Stock No. 003-003-02119-9; $2.50.

c. National Bureau of Standards Special Publications

NBS SP 540 Sherald, M. A. Fire Research and Safety. Proceedings of

the Third Joint Panel Conference of the U.S. -Japan

Cooperative Program in Natural Resources held March 13-17,

1978, at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg,

MD. Issued November 1979. GPO Stock No. 003-003-02141-5;

$8.00.

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D. National Bureau of Standards Dimensions

Heyman, M. Fighting Fire with Fire Research - Finding Tools for Trimming

Fire Losses. Dimensions/NBS , Vol. 63, No. 10, 2-7, October 1979.

GPO; $1.10, domestic; $1.40 foreign.

Heyman, M. Fire Safety for Health Care Factilities: Cutting Costs

without Cutting Corners. Dimensions/NBS, Vol. 63, No. 7, 4-17,

July 1979. CPO; $1.10 domestic; $1.40 foreign.

Lieberman, S. Fire Safety Tips for Wood Burning Appliances - Proper

Installation, Operation and Maintenance. NBS Dimensions/NBS,

Vol. 63, No. 11, 18-22, November 1979. GPO; $1.10 domestic;

$1.40 foreign.

III. Contract and Grant Reports

NBS-GCR- 79-157 Vreeland, R. G. and Waller, M. B. The Psychology of

Firesetting: A Review and Appraisal. December 1978.

38 p. NTIS Order No. PB-290821.

NBS-GCR-79-159 Bryan, J. L. An Examination and Analysis of the Dynamics

of the Human Behavior in the Fire Incident at the

Kensington Gardens Nursing Home on January 1, 1978.

June 30, 1978. Issued January 1979. 67 p. PB-290892.

NBS-GCR- 79-160 Rickers, H. C. Reliability Modeling of Smoke Detectors.

Final Report. November 1978. Issued March 1979. 108 p.

NTIS Order No. PB-295176.

NBS-GCR-79-161 Rickers, H. C. Residential Smoke Detector Reliability

Handbook. Section 1: Parts Stress Analysis. Final

Report. November 1978. Issued February 1979. 224 p.

NTIS Order No. PB-295178.

NBS-GCR- 79-162 Rickers, H. C. Residential Smoke Detector Reliability

Handbook. Section 2: System Reliability Evaluation

Techniques. Section 3: Component Screening/Test

Techniques. Final Report. November 1978. Issued

March 1979. 95 p. NTIS Order No. PB-295177.

NBS-GCR- 79-163 Watts, J. Theoretical Rationalization of a GoalOriented Systems Approach to Building Fire Safety.

February 28, 1979. 263 p. NTIS Order No. PB-294684.

NBS-GCR-79-167 Overboe, C. J. and Wang, Y. Y. Behavioral and Physical

Characteristics of Developmentally Disabled Individuals.

October 1978. Issued March 1979. 64 p. NTIS Order No.

PB-294970.

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NBS-GCR-79-168 Berl, W. G. and Halpin, B. M. Human Fatalities from

Unwanted Fires. December 1978. Issued April 1979.

64 p. NTIS Order No. PB-295411.

NBS-GCR-79-173 Oppenheimer, K. R. , Alger, R. S., Martin, S. B. , McNamee,

P. C. and Offensend, F. L. Gost Effectiveness of Marine

Fire Protection Programs. Final Report. November 1978.

233 p. NTIS Order No. PB80-185671.

NBS-GGR-79-176 Building Standards and Regulations, SNIP II-A.5-70, "Fire

Protection Design Standards for Buildings and Structures."

National Committee of the Council of Ministers USSR on Building Construction (GOSSTROY USSR). September 1970.

Issued August 1979. 33 p. NTIS Order No. PB-298901.

NBS-GCR-79-179 Bickman, L. , Herz, E., Edelman, P. and Rivers, D. An

Evaluation of Planning and Training for Fire Safety in

Health Care Facilities—Phase Two. January 1979.

Issued August 1979. 179 p. NTIS Order No. PB-299023.

NBS-GCR- 79-183 Integrated Systems Inc. Smoke Movement Studies at the

NIH Clinical Center. June 1978. Issued November 1979.

97 p. NTIS Order No. PB80-123094.

NBS-GCR-79-187 Bryan, J. L. and DiNenno, P. J. Examination and Analysis

of the Dynamics of the Human Behavior in the Fire Incident

at the Georgia Towers on January 9, 1979. April 30, 1979.

Issued December 1979. 44 p. NTIS Order No. PB80-148596.

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IV. AUTHOR INDEX

A

Adams , C. H. , 10

Ahmad , T . , 1

Alarie, Y. C. , 1

Alger, R. S. , 12

Anderson, R. C. , 1

Archea, J. , 9

B

Babrauskas, V., 10

Bankston, C. P. , 5

Barrow, C . S . , 1

Baum, H. R. , 1 , 9

Bell, J. R. , 1

Bellan, J. , 1 , 5 , 6

Benjamin, I. A., 1, 9

Bentz , B, L. , 6

Berl, W. G. , 12

Best , R. L. , 1, 2 Bickman, L. , 12

Blrky, M. M. , 2, 5

Bradbury, A. G. W. , 2, 6

Braun, E . , 5 , 9

Bright , R. G. , 2 Brown, J. E. , 2 Brown, N. J. , 2 , 5

Bruhn, G. G. , 6

Bryan, J. L, 2, 11, 12

Buchbinder, B. , 10

Budnick, E. K. , 8

Bukowski, R. W. , 2, 8, 9

C

Caplan, Y. H. , 1

Cassanova, R. A. , 5 Chabay, I. , 2 Chapman, R. E. , 9

Chen, P. T. , 9

Cheung, Y. K. , 3

Chow, L. C. , 3

Cochran, T. G. , 6

Cordes , M. R. , 9 Corlett , R. C. , 3

D

Davis , S . , 1 , 10

Demers , D . P . , 3

DenBraven, K. , 5 deRis , J. , 3

DiNenno, P. J. , 2, 12

Dryer, F, L. , 6

E

Eberius , K. H. , 2 Edelman, P. , 12

Ellingwood, B. , 10

Evans , D . D . , 10

F

Faeth, G. M. , 1, 4, 7 Fernandez-Pello , A. C., 3, 6

Fisher, R. S . , 1

Francis , R. L. , 3 , 8

Fristrom, R. M. , 2, 3

Furneaux, R. H. , 6

G

Classman, I., 3, 6

Groff, E. G. , 4

Gross, D. , 3

Grunfelder, C., 4

H

Hall, W. G. , 9

Halpin, B. M. , 1, 12

Harrison, W. W. , 6

Hayes, Jr. , W. D. , 9

Helzer, S. G. , 10

Herz, E. , 12

Heyman, M, , 11

Hibbard, B. B., 4

Hopkins , D. E. , 8

Hoyerman, K. H. , 2 Hunter , L. W. , 4

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I

Integrated Systems, Inc., 12

J

Jason, N. H. , 9

K

Kashiwagi, T. , 2, 4

Klein, D. P. , 8

Klote, J. H. , 9

Krasny, J. F., 4, 5, 8, 9

Kulkarni, A. K. , 4, 6

L

Lawson, J. R. , 8 , 9

Lee, B. T. , 8, 10

Lewis, J. , 9

Liburdy, J. A. , 4

Liekerman, S., 11

Little, M. W. , 6

Liu, V. K. , 4

Lloyd , J . R. , 4

Loftus, E. F. , 4

Lucia, H. , 1

M

Macek, A. , 4

Mallard, W. G. , 7 Margulis, S. T. , 9

Markstein, G. H. , 4, 5 Martin, S. B. , 12

Martinez, I. M., 9

McAllister, J. M. , 1

McCaffrey, B. J. , 5, 9

McNamee, P. C. , 12

Meierhoefer, A. W. , 9

Mo dak, A. T. , 4, 5 Mulholland, G. W. , 1

N

Niioka, T. , 5

0

Of fesend, F. L. , 10, 12

Ohlemiller, T. J. , 1, 5, 6

O'Neill, J. G., 9

Oppenheimer, K. R. , 12

Orlof f , L. , 5 Overboe, C. J. , 11

P

Paabo , M. , 2 , 5 Parker , W. J. , 8

Peacock, R. D. , 5, 8, 9, 10

Perkins, R. M. , 5 Pitz, W. J. , 5 Powell, E. A., 5

Q

Quang, L. N. , 7 Quintiere, J. G. , 5

R

Ray , S . R . , 3 , 6

Rehm, R. G. , 9

Rickers, H. C. , 11

Rivers, D., 12

Rogers, F. E. , 1, 5 Rogers, G. J., 10

Rosasco , G. J. , 2

S

Sakai, Y. , 6

Sandusky, H. , 1, 6

Santoro, R. J., 3, 6 Saunders, P. B. , 8

Sawin, R. , 1

Sawyer, R. F. , 5

Schenck, P. K. , 7 Scholl , J. P . , 6

Shafizadeb, F. , 2, 6 Shaver, J. , 10

Sherald, M. A., 10

Shirodkar, P. Q., 7 Slbulkin, M. , 4, 6

Smith, J. M. , 10

Smyth, K. C . , 6 , 7 Stahl, F. , 8

Stock, M. F. , 1

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T

Tananini, F., 7 Tien, C . L . , 3

Travis , J . C . , 7 Turk, G , C . , 7

V

Vaishnav, M. P., 8

van Tiggelen, P., 3

Vanpee, M. , 7 Vichnevetsky , R. , 1, 6

Vreeland, R. G. , 11

W

Wagner, H. G., 2 Waller, M. B., 11

Walton, W. D. , 10

Wang , Y . Y 11

Watts , J .

,

11

Williams

,

F. A. , 3,

Womble, S. E., 5

Y

Yang, K. T., 4

You, H. Z. , 7

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16, ABSTRACT (A 200-word or less factual summary of most significant information. If document includes a significant bibliography or

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"Fire Research Publications, 1979" is a supplement to the previous editions:

1969-72 NBSIR 73-246

1973 NBSIR 74-511

1974 NBSIR 75-736

1975 NBSIR 76-1120

1976 NBSIR 77-1277

1977 NBSIR 78-1504

1978 NBSIR 79-1745

NTIS Order No. COM- 74-10989

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National Bureau of Standards (NBS) personnel or external laboratories under contract

or grant from the CFR are cited. Articles published in NBS house organs also are

cited.

17, KEY WORDS (six to twelve entries; alphabetical order; capitalize only the first letter of the first key word unless a proper name;

separated by semicolons)

Bibliographies; building fires; cable fires; compartment fires; decision analysis;

fabric flammability; fire suppression; fire tests; flame research; smoke detectors;

toxicity.

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