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Davis, W. D.

• Algorithm for Calculating the Plume Center Line Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature in the Presence of a Hot Upper Layer.
  Fire Research and Engineering, Second (2nd) International Conference. (ICFRE2). Proceedings. ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers. August 10-15, 1997, Gaithersburg, MD, Slaughter, K. C., Editor(s), 113-113 pp, 1997.
  Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.
• Algorithm for Estimating the Plume Centerline Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature in the Presence of a Hot Upper Layer.
  NISTIR 6178; 27 p. June 1998.
  Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.; Tapper, P. Z.
• Algorithm for Estimating the Plume Centerline Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature in the Presence of a Hot Upper Layer.
  NISTIR 6178; 27 p. June 1998.
  Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.; Tapper, P. Z.
• Analysis of High Bay Hangar Facilities for Detector Sensitivity and Placement.
  Interscience Communications Ltd.; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Building Research Establishment; and Society of Fire Protection Engineers; Swedish National Testing and Research Institute. Interflam '96. International Interflam Conference, 7th Proceedings. March 26-28, 1996, Cambridge, England, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Franks, C. A.; Grayson, S., Editor(s)(s), 487-496 pp, 1996.
  Notarianni, K. A.; Gott, J. E.; Davis, W. D.; Lowe, D. L.; Laramee, S.
• Analysis of High Bay Hangar Facilities for Fire Detector Sensitivity and Placement.
  NIST TN 1423; 325 p. February 1997.
  Gott, J. E.; Lowe, D. L.; Notarianni, K. A.; Davis, W. D.
• Analyzing Strategies for Eliminating Flame Blow-down Occurring in the Navy's 19F4 Fire Fighting Trainer.
  NISTIR 4825; 56 p. May 1992.
  Forney, G. P.; Davis, W. D.
• Building Tactical Information System for Public Safety Officials. Intelligent Building Response (iBR).
  NISTIR 7314; 65 p. January 2006.
  Holmberg, D. G.; Davis, W. D.; Treado, S. J.; Reed, K. A.
• Comments on "Correction Factors for the Heat of Combustion in NFPA 72 Appendix B".
  Fire Protection Engineering, No. 4, 46-48, Fall 1999.
  Davis, W. D.
• Comparison of Algorithms to Calculate Plume Centerline Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature With Experiments.
  NISTIR 6448; 35 p. January 2000.Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 1, 9-29, 2002.
  Davis, W. D.
• Comparison of Algorithms to Calculate Plume Centerline Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature With Experiments.
  NISTIR 6448; 35 p. January 2000.Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 1, 9-29, 2002.
  Davis, W. D.
• Comparison of Fire Model Predictions With Experiments Conducted in a Hangar With a 15 Meter Ceiling.
  NISTIR 5927; 61 p. December 1996.
  Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.; McGrattan, K. B.
• Comparison of Fire Model Predictions With Experiments Conducted in a Hangar With a Ceiling Height of 14.9 m.
  NISTIR 5904; October 1996.National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. October 28-31, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, 75-76 pp, 1996.
  Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.; McGrattan, K. B.
• Demonstration of Real-Time Tactical Decision Aid Displays.
  NISTIR 7437; 28 p. August 2007.
  Davis, W. D.; Holmberg, D. G.; Reneke, P. A.; Brassell, L.; Vettori, R. L.
• Developing Detector Siting Rules From Computational Experiments in Spaces With Complex Geometries.
  University of Duisburg. International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection "AUBE '95", 10th. April 4-6, 1995, Duisburg, Germany, Luck, H., Editor(s), 419-428 pp, 1995.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 29, 129-139, 1997.
  Davis, W. D.; Forney, G. P.; Bukowski, R. W.
• Developing Detector Siting Rules From Computational Experiments in Spaces With Complex Geometries.
  University of Duisburg. International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection "AUBE '95", 10th. April 4-6, 1995, Duisburg, Germany, Luck, H., Editor(s), 419-428 pp, 1995.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 29, 129-139, 1997.
  Davis, W. D.; Forney, G. P.; Bukowski, R. W.
• Enhancement of the Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed to Include a Zone Fire Model With HVAC Components.
  NISTIR 7414; 91 p. April 2007.
  Park, C.; Reneke, P. A.; Galler, M. A.; Bushby, S. T.; Davis, W. D.
• Estimating the Environment and the Response of Sprinkler Links in Compartment Fires With Draft Curtains and Fusible Link-Actuated Ceiling Vents. Part 2. User Guide for the Computer Code LAVENT.
  NISTIR 89-4122; 422 p. August 1989.
  Davis, W. D.; Cooper, L. Y.
• Field Modeling: Effects of Flat Beamed Ceilings on Detector and Sprinkler Response. International Fire Detection Research Project. Technical Report. Year 1.
  Technical Report; Year 1; 59 p. October 1993.
  Forney, G. P.; Bukowski, R. W.; Davis, W. D.
• Field Modeling: Simulating the Effect of Sloped Beamed Ceilings on Detector and Sprinkler Response. International Fire Detection Research Project. Technical Report. Year 2.
  Technical Report; Year 2; 41 p. October 1994.
  Davis, W. D.; Forney, G. P.; Bukowski, R. W.
• High Bay Fire Detection Tests.
  Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 24-26, 1999, Orlando, FL, 265-291 pp, 1999.
  Davis, W. D.
• High-Rise and Large/Complex Incident Communications Workshop.
  NIST Technical Note 1479; NIST TN 1479; 104 p. February 2007.High-Rise and Large/Complex Incident Communications Workshop. Proceedings. June 20-21, 2006, Gaithersburg, MD, 104 pp, 2007.
  Vettori, R. L.; Lawson, J. R.; Davis, W. D.; Holmberg, D. G.; Bushby, S. T.
• Intelligent Building Response.
  Fire Protection Engineering, No. 33, 26,30,32,34,36, Winter 2007.
  Davis, W. D.
• Interoperable Dynamic Tactical Information for Public Safety Officials.
  Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application, 8th Annual Symposium. Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Proceedings. January 21-23, 2004, Orlando, FL, 1-9 pp, 2004.
  Davis, W. D.; Evans, D. D.
• LAVENT: Link-Activated VENTs.
  SFPE Bulletin, 10-12, March/April 1992.
  Davis, W. D.
• Modelling of Smoke Movement and Detector Performance in High Bay Spaces.
  National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering (ICFRE). Proceedings. September 10-15, 1995, Orlando, FL, SFPE, Boston, MA, Lund, D. P.; Angell, E. A., Editor(s)(s), 307-311 pp, 1995.
  Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.; Tapper, P. Z.
• NASA Fire Detector Study.
  NISTIR 5798; NISTIR 6030; 38 p. March 1996.U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 2. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 419-422 pp, 1997.
  Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.
• NASA Fire Detector Study.
  NISTIR 5798; NISTIR 6030; 38 p. March 1996.U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 2. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 419-422 pp, 1997.
  Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.
• Performance of Thermal Imaging Cameras in High Temperature Environments.
  NIST TN 1491; NIST Technical Note 1491; 17 p. November 2007.
  Donnelly, M. K.; Davis, W. D.; Selepak, M. J.
• Predicting Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Response in the Ceiling Jet in the Presence of a Smoke Layer.
  NISTIR 6976; 35 p. July 2003.
  Davis, W. D.; Cleary, T. G.; Donnelly, M. K.; Hellerman, S. D.
• Predicting Smoke Concentration in the Ceiling Jet.
  NISTIR 6480; 13 p. May 2000.
  Davis, W. D.; Reneke, P. A.
• Prediction Based Design of Fire Detection for Buildings With Ceiling Heights Between 9 m and 18 m.
  NISTIR 6199; 47 p. July 1998.
  Davis, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.
• Quantifying Fire Model Evaluation Using Functional Analysis.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 33, 167-184, 1999.
  Peacock, R. D.; Reneke, P. A.; Davis, W. D.; Jones, W. W.
• Safer Firefighter Training Aboard Aircraft Carriers. Case Study.
  Occupational Health and Safety, 46, 48-50, August 1997.
  Davis, W. D.; Levine, R. S.
• Sensor-Driven Fire Model.
  NIST SP 965; February 2001.International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection "AUBE '01", 12th. Proceedings. National Institute of Standards and Technology. March 25-28, 2001, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K.; Grosshandler, W. L.; Luck, H., Editor(s)(s), 494-505 pp, 2001.
  Davis, W. D.; Forney, G. P.
• Sensor-Driven Fire Model Version 1.1.
  NISTIR 6705; 37 p. January 2001.
  Davis, W. D.; Forney, G. P.
• Sensor-Driven Inverse Zone Fire Model.
  Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 23-25, 2000, Orlando, FL, 204-211 pp, 2000.
  Davis, W. D.; Forney, G. P.
• Sensor-Driven Inverse Zone Fire Model.
  Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 23-25, 2000, Orlando, FL, 204-211 pp, 2000.
  Davis, W. D.; Forney, G. P.
• Simulating the Effect of Beamed Ceilings on Smoke Flow. Part 1. Comparison of Numerical and Experimental Results.
  NISTIR 4994; 24 p. December 1992.
  Forney, G. P.; Davis, W. D.; Klote, J. H.
• Simulating the Effect of Flat Beamed Ceiling on Detector and Sprinkler Response.
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Fire, Combustion, and Hazardous Waste Processing. HTD-Vol. 296. November 6-11, 1994, Chicago, IL, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, NY, Acharya, S.; Annamalai, K.; Presser, C.; Skocypec, R. D., Editor(s)(s), 143-150 pp, 1994.
  Forney, G. P.; Bukowski, R. W.; Davis, W. D.
• Simulating the Effect of Sloped Beamed Ceilings on Detector and Sprinkler Response.
  NISTIR 5499; September 1994.National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. October 17-20, 1994, Gaithersburg, MD, 147-148 pp, 1994.
  Davis, W. D.; Forney, G. P.; Bukowski, R. W.
• Simulating the Effects of HVAC Induced Air Flow From Slot Diffusers on Detector Response.
  NISTIR 5908; 79 p. December 1996.
  Klote, J. H.; Forney, G. P.; Davis, W. D.; Bukowski, R. W.
• Smoke Movement and Detector Activation in High Bay Spaces.
  CH-99-8-1;ASHRAE Transactions: Symposia, Vol. 105, No. 1, 663-675, 1999.
  Davis, W. D.
• Studying the Response of Building Systems to Fire Using a Virtual Cybernetic Building Test-Bed.
  Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. January 22-24, 2003, Orlando, FL, 412-421 pp, 2003.
  Davis, W. D.
• Testing of Portable Radios in a Fire Fighting Environment.
  NIST TN 1477; NIST Technical Note 1477; 21 p. August 2006.
  Davis, W. D.; Donnelly, M. K.; Selepak, M.
• Thermal Environment for Electronic Equipment Used by First Responders.
  NIST TN 1474; NIST Technical Note 1474; 41 p. January 2006.
  Donnelly, M. K.; Davis, W. D.; Lawson, J. R.; Selepak, M.
• Use of Computer Models to Predict Temperature and Smoke Movement in High Bay Spaces.
  NISTIR 5304; 64 p. December 1993.
  Notarianni, K. A.; Davis, W. D.
• Use of Computer Models to Predict the Response of Sprinklers and Detectors in Large Spaces.
  Society of Fire Protection Engineers and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Computer Applications in Fire Protection. Proceedings. June 28-29, 1993, Worcester, MA, 27-33 pp, 1993.
  Notarianni, K. A.; Davis, W. D.
• Using Sensor Signals to Analyze Fires.
  Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. January 23-25, 2002, Tampa, FL, 205-224 pp, 2002.
  Davis, W. D.; Cleary, T. G.; Donnelly, M. K.; Hellerman, S.
• Workshop on the Evaluation of a Tactical Decision Aid Display.
  NISTIR 7268; 32 p. October 2005.
  Davis, W. D.; Vettori, R. L.; Reneke, P. A.; Brassell, L. D.; Holmberg, D. G.; Kostecki, J.; Kratchman, J.
• Workshop to Define Information Needed by Emergency Responders During Building Emergencies.
  NISTIR 7193; 34 p. January 2005.Workshop to Define Information Needed by Emergency Responders During Building Emergencies. Proceedings. May 3, 2004, Gaithersburg, MD, 2005.
  Jones, W. W.; Holmberg, D. G.; Davis, W. D.; Bushby, S. T.; Reed, K. A.
• Zone Fire Model JET: A Model for the Prediction of Detector Activation and Gas Temperature in the Presence of a Smoke Layer.
  NISTIR 6324; 55 p. May 1999.
  Davis, W. D.