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• Algorithm for Estimating Carbon Monoxide Formation in Enclosure Fires.
  International Association for Fire Safety Science. Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Fifth (5th) International Symposium. March 3-7, 1997, Melbourne, Australia, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Hasemi, Y., Editor(s), 535-546 pp, 1997.
  Pitts, W. M.
• Analysis of Large-Scale Fire Test Data.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 17, No. 5, 387-414, 1991.
  Peacock, R. D.; Babrauskas, V.
• Application of CFD Modeling to Room Fire Growth on Walls.
  NIST GCR 03-849; 86 p. April 2003.
  Liang, K. M.; Ma, T.; Quintiere, J. G.; Rouson, D.
• Assessment of Correlations Between Laboratory and Full Scale Experiments for the FAA Aircraft Fire Safety Program. Part 3: ASTM E 84.
  NBSIR 82-2564; DOT/FAA/CT-81/133; 57 p. January 1983.
  Parker, W. J.
• Assessment of Correlations Between Laboratory and Full-Scale Experiments for the FAA Aircraft Fire Safety Program. Part 4. Flammability Test.
  NBSIR 82-2525; DOT/FAA/CT-82/101; 21 p. July 1982.
  Quintiere, J. G.
• Backdraft Phenomena. Final Report. 1990-1992.
  NIST GCR 94-646; 238 p. June 1994.
  Fleischmann, C. M.
• Behavior of Bare and Aspirated Thermocouples in Compartment Fires.
  HTD99-280;National Heat Transfer Conference, 33rd. Proceedings. HTD99-280. August 15-17, 1999, Albuquerque, NM, 1999.
  Blevins, L. G.
• BFRL Fire Publications, 1993.
  NISTIR 5397; 36 p. April 1994.
  Jason, N. H.
• Burning of Wood and Plastic Cribs in an Enclosure. Final Report. Volume 1 and Volume 2.
  NBSIR 80-2054; 202 p. November 1980.
  Quintiere, J. G.; McCaffrey, B. J.
• Burning of Wood and Plastic Cribs in an Enclosure. Final Report. Volume 1 and Volume 2.
  NBSIR 80-2054; 202 p. November 1980.
  Quintiere, J. G.; McCaffrey, B. J.
• Calculating Available Safe Egress Time (ASET)--A Computer Program and User's Guide.
  NBSIR 82-2578; 137 p. September 1982.
  Cooper, L. Y.; Stroup, D. W.
• Calculations of the Heat Release Rate by Oxygen Consumption for Various Applications.
  NBSIR 81-2427-1; 41 p. March 1982.Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 5, 380-395, September/October 1984.
  Parker, W. J.
• Carbon Monoxide Production in Compartment Fires: Reduced-Scale Enclosure Test Facility.
  NISTIR 5568; 214 p. December 1994.
  Bryner, N. P.; Johnsson, E. L.; Pitts, W. M.
• CFAST: The Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport.
  NIST TN 1299; 246 p. February 1993.
  Peacock, R. D.; Forney, G. P.; Reneke, P. A.; Portier, R. W.; Jones, W. W.
• Comparison of Full Scale Fire Tests and a Computer Fire Model of Several Smoke Ejection Experiments.
  NISTIR 4961; 43 p. November 1992.
  Braun, E.; Lowe, D. L.; Jones, W. W.; Tatem, P.; Bailey, J.; Carey, R.
• CORRIDOR: A Routine for Estimating the Initial Wave Front Resulting From High Temperature Fire Exposure to a Corridor.
  NISTIR 4869; 39 p. July 1992.
  Nelson, H. E.; Deal, S.
• Discussions of a Model and Correlation for the ISO 9705 Room-Corner Test.
  NISTIR 6242; October 1998.National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. November 2-5, 1998, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 141-142 pp, 1998.
  Dillon, S. E.; Quintiere, J. G.; Kim, W. H.
• Documentation for CFC V: The Fifth Harvard Computer Fire Code.
  NBS GCR 81-344; Home Fire Proj. Tech. Rpt. 45; 187 p. October 1981.
  Mitler, H. E.; Emmons, H. W.
• Dorm Sprink/Unsprink. Sprinklered and Non-Sprinklered College Dormitory Room Fires.
  
  Walton, W. D.; Madrzykowski, D.
• Early Detection of Room Fires Through Acoustic Emission.
  NISTIR 5269; 17 p. October 1993.International Association for Fire Safety Science. Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. 4th International Symposium. July 13-17, 1994, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Kashiwagi, T., Editor(s), 773-784 pp, 1993.
  Grosshandler, W. L.; Braun, E.
• Early Detection of Room Fires Through Acoustic Emission.
  NISTIR 5269; 17 p. October 1993.International Association for Fire Safety Science. Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. 4th International Symposium. July 13-17, 1994, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Kashiwagi, T., Editor(s), 773-784 pp, 1993.
  Grosshandler, W. L.; Braun, E.
• Effect of Positive Pressure Ventilation on a Room Fire.
  NISTIR 7213; 54 p. March 2005.
  Kerber, S.; Walton, W. D.
• Effect of Room Openings on Fire Plume Entrainment.
  Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 26, No. 5-6, 193-201, 1981.
  Quintiere, J. G.; Rinkinen, W. J.; Jones, W. W.
• Effect of Wall and Room Surfaces on the Rates of Heat, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide Production in a Park Lodging Bedroom Fire.
  NBSIR 85-2998; 56 p. February 1985.
  Lee, B. T.
• Entrainment and Flame Geometry of Fire Plumes.
  NBS GCR 82-402; 203 p. August 1982.
  Cetegen, B. M.; Zukoski, E. E.; Kubota, T.
• Estimates of the Uncertainty of Radiative Heat Flux Calculated From Total Heat Flux Measurements.
  NIST SP 971; August 2001.NIST SP 971: "Collected Reports and Publications by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Heat Flux Gage Calibration and Usage." AND Interscience Communications Ltd.; Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute. Interflam '2001. International Interflam Conference, 9th Proceedings. Volume 1. September 17-19, 2001, Edinburgh, Scotland, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, 605-616 pp, 2001.
  Bryant, R. A.; Johnsson, E. L.; Ohlemiller, T. J.; Womeldorf, C. A.
• Evaluation of Complex Fire Models.
  NISTIR 6030; June 1997.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), 81-89 pp, 1997.
  Peacock, R. D.; Reneke, P. A.; Jones, W. W.
• Evaluation of the Ability of Fire Dynamic Simulator to Simulate Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Laboratory and Practical Scenarios.
  NISTIR 7315; 149 p. April 2006.
  Kerber, S.
• Experimental and Numerical Studies on Two-Dimensional Gravity Currents in a Horizontal Channel.
  NIST GCR 93-630; 261 p. July 1993.
  Chan, W. R.; Zukoski, E. E.; Kubota, T.
• Experimental Data Set for the Accuracy Assessment of Room Fire Models.
  NBSIR 88-3752; 120 p. April 1988.
  Peacock, R. D.; Davis, S.; Lee, B. T.
• Experimental Study of Environment and Heat Transfer in a Room Fire. Mixing in Doorway Flows and Entrainment in Fire Plumes.
  NBS GCR 85-493; 173 p. May 1985.
  Zukoski, E. E.; Kubota, T.; Lim, C. S.
• Fire Development in Residential Basement Rooms. Interim Report.
  NBSIR 80-2120; 97 p. October 1980.
  Fang, J. B.; Breese, J. N.
• Fire Performance of Selected Residential Floor Constructions Under Room Burnout Conditions. Interim Report.
  NBSIR 80-2134; 79 p. December 1980.
  Fang, J. B.
• Fire Spread Through a Room With Polyurethane Foam Covered Walls.
  Volume 2;Interflam 2004. (Interflam '04). International Interflam Conference, 10th Proceedings. Volume 2. July 5-7, 2004. Organised by Interscience Communications Ltd. in association with National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, 1127-1138 pp, 2004.
  Madrzykowski, D.; Bryner, N. P.; Grosshandler, W. L.; Stroup, D. W.
• Flame Spread of Carpet Systems Involved in Room Fires.
  NBSIR 76-1013; 42 p. June 1976.
  Tu, K. M.; Davis, S.
• Flow Through Horizontal Vents as Related to Compartment Fire Environments. September 29, 1990-September 30, 1991.
  NIST GCR 92-607; 105 p. June 1992.
  Tan, Q.; Jaluria, Y.
• Foreseen German Real Scale Cable Fire and Functional Failure Tests.
  NISTIR 6986; 569 p. September 2003.International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting. APPENDIX D. View Graphs Used for Presentations: Future Tasks and Benchmark Exercises. May 2-3, 2002, Gaithersburg, MD, D/303-306 pp, 2003.
  Roewekamp, M.; Riese, O.; Hosser, D.
• Framework for Utilizing Fire Property Tests.
  NISTIR 4619; 36 p. August 1991.International Association for Fire Safety Science. Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. 3rd International Symposium. July 8-12, 1991, Edinburgh, Scotland, Elsevier Applied Science, New York, Cox, G.; Langford, B., Editor(s)(s), 647-656 pp, 1991.
  Cleary, T. G.; Quintiere, J. G.
• Full-Scale Evaluation of Positive Pressure Ventilation In a Fire Fighter Training Building.
  NISTIR 7342; 91 p. July 2006.
  Kerber, S.; Walton, W. D.
• Full Scale Room Burn Pattern Study.
  NIJ Report 601-97; Project No. 96-002IA; 59 p. December 1997.
  Putorti, A. D., Jr.
• Full-Scale Room Fire Experiments Conducted at the University of Maryland. Test Report.
  NIST GCR 97-716; 26 p. March 1997.
  McGarry, A. J.; Milke, J. A.
• Generation of CO in Bench-Scale Fire Tests and the Prediction for Real-Scale Fires.
  Interscience Communications Limited. Fire and Materials. International Conference, 1st. September 24-25, 1992, Arlington, VA, 155-177 pp, 1992.
  Babrauskas, V.
• Issues in Evaluation of Complex Fire Models.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 30, 103-136, 1998.
  Peacock, R. D.; Reneke, P. A.; Forney, C. L.; Kostreva, M. M.
• Limitations of the Global Equivalence Ratio Concept for Predicting CO Formation in Room Fires.
  U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 12th Joint Panel Meeting. October 27-November 2, 1992, Tsukuba, Japan, Building Research Inst., Ibaraki, Japan Fire Research Inst., Tokyo, Japan, 152-159 pp, 1992.
  Pitts, W. M.
• Modeling of Thermocouple Behavior in Room Fires.
  NISTIR 6242; October 1998.National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. November 2-5, 1998, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 17-18 pp, 1998.
  Blevins, L. G.
• Modeling Smoke Movement Through Compartmented Structures.
  NISTIR 4872; 34 p. July 1992.Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. Proceedings. Fall Technical Meeting, 1991. October 14-16, 1991, Ithaca, NY, 88/1-4 pp, 1991.
  Jones, W. W.; Forney, G. P.
• Modeling Smoke Movement Through Compartmented Structures.
  NISTIR 4872; 34 p. July 1992.Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. Proceedings. Fall Technical Meeting, 1991. October 14-16, 1991, Ithaca, NY, 88/1-4 pp, 1991.
  Jones, W. W.; Forney, G. P.
• Modeling Smoke Movement Through Compartmented Structures.
  Sagamore Army Materials Research Conference, 39th. September 16-17, 1992, Plymouth, MA, 1992 AND U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 12th Joint Panel Meeting. October 27-November 2, 1992, Tsukuba, Japan, Building Research Inst., Ibaraki, Japan, Fire Research Inst., Tokyo, Japan, 34-41 pp, 1992.Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2, 172-183, March/April 1993.
  Jones, W. W.
• Modeling Smoke Movement Through Compartmented Structures.
  Sagamore Army Materials Research Conference, 39th. September 16-17, 1992, Plymouth, MA, 1992 AND U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 12th Joint Panel Meeting. October 27-November 2, 1992, Tsukuba, Japan, Building Research Inst., Ibaraki, Japan, Fire Research Inst., Tokyo, Japan, 34-41 pp, 1992.Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2, 172-183, March/April 1993.
  Jones, W. W.
• Modeling Smoke Movement Through Compartmented Structures.
  Sagamore Army Materials Research Conference, 39th. September 16-17, 1992, Plymouth, MA, 1992 AND U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 12th Joint Panel Meeting. October 27-November 2, 1992, Tsukuba, Japan, Building Research Inst., Ibaraki, Japan, Fire Research Inst., Tokyo, Japan, 34-41 pp, 1992.Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2, 172-183, March/April 1993.
  Jones, W. W.
• Natural Convection Flows and Associated Heat Transfer Processes in Room Fires.
  NBS GCR 83-447; 525 p. October 1983.
  Sargent, W. S.
• Program for the Study of Fire Patterns.
  NISTIR 5904; October 1996.National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. October 28-31, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, 149-150 pp, 1996.
  Shanley, J. H., Jr.; Kennedy, P. M.
• Protecting Fire Fighters Exposed in Room Fires. Part 1. Comparison of Results of Bench Scale Test for Thermal Protection and Conditions During Room Flashover.
  Clemson University. Protective Clothing--An Update and Overview of Personal Protection Against Chemical, Thermal and Nuclear Hazards. 1st Annual Conference. May 27-28, 1987, Clemson, NC, 1-28 pp, 1988.Fire Technology, Vol. 24, No. 1, 5-19, February 1988.
  Krasny, J. F.; Rockett, J. A.; Huang, D.
• Protecting Fire Fighters Exposed in Room Fires. Part 2. Performance of Turnout Coat Materials Under Actual Fire Conditons.
  Fire Technology, Vol. 26, No. 3, 202-222, August 1990.
  Peacock, R. D.; Krasny, J. F.; Rockett, J. A.; Huang, D.
• Quick Response Sprinklers in Chemical Laboratories: Fire Test Results.
  NISTIR 89-4200; 55 p. December 1989.
  Walton, W. D.
• Reduction in Fire Hazard in Corridors and Areas Adjoining Corridors Provided by Sprinklers.
  NISTIR 4631; 90 p. July 1991.
  Madrzykowski, D.
• Reduction in Fire Hazard in Corridors and Areas Adjoining Corridors Provided by Sprinklers.
  NISTIR 4631; 90 p. July 1991.
  Madrzykowski, D.
• Review of Compartment Fire Models.
  NBSIR 83-2684; 41 p. April 1983.
  Jones, W. W.
• Room/Corner Tests of Wall Linings With 100/300 kW Burner.
  Interscience Communications Limited. Fire and Materials. 4th International Conference and Exhibition. Proceedings. November 15-16, 1995, Crystal City, VA, 53-62 pp, 1995.
  Dietenberger, M. A.; Grexa, O.; White, R. H.; Sweet, M.; Janssens, M. L.
• Room Fire Model in View of Predicting Fire Spread by External Flames.
  NISTIR 6030; June 1997.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), 69-80 pp, 1997.
  Ohmiya, Y.; Tanaka, T.; Wakamatsu, T.
• Scaling Compartment Fires - Reduced- and Full-Scale Enclosure Burns.
  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), 9-14 pp, 1995.
  Bryner, N. P.; Johnsson, E. L.; Pitts, W. M.
• Simulation of a Compartment Flashover Fire Using Hand Calculations, Zone Models and a Field Model.
  International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering (ICFRE3), Third (3rd). Proceedings. Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and International Association of Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). October 4-8, 1999, Chicago, IL, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Boston, MA, 3-14 pp, 1999.
  Spearpoint, M. J.; Mowrer, F. W.; McGrattan, K. B.
• Slide-Rule Estimates of Fire Growth.
  NBSIR 85-3196; CIB W14/85/17 (USA); 56 p. June 1985.Fire Technology, Vol. 21, No. 4, 267-292, November 1985.
  Lawson, J. R.; Quintiere, J. G.
• Smoke Component Yields From Room-Scale Fire Tests.
  NIST TN 1453; 159 p. April 2003.
  Gann, R. G.; Averill, J. D.; Johnsson, E. L.; Nyden, M. R.; Peacock, R. D.
• Specimen Heat Fluxes for Bench-Scale Heat Release Rate Testing.
  Interscience Communications Ltd.; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Building Research Establishment; and Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Interflam 1993. (Interflam '93). Fire Safety. International Fire Conference, 6th. March 30-April 1, 1993, Oxford, England, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Franks, C. A., Editor(s), 57-74 pp, 1993.Fire and Materials, Vol. 19, No. 6, 243-252, 1995.
  Babrauskas, V.
• Study of Fire Induced Flow Along the Vertical Corner Wall. Part 2. Final Report.
  NIST GCR 93-628; 61 p. April 1993.
  Saito, K.
• Technical Reference Guide for FAST Version 18. Final Report.
  NIST TN 1262; 126 p. May 1989.
  Jones, W. W.; Peacock, R. D.
• Toxic Yield.
  Technical Basis for Performance Based Fire Regulations. A Discussion of Capabilities, Needs and Benefits of Fire Safety Engineering. United Engineering Foundation Conference. Proceedings. United Engineering Foundation, Inc. January 7-11, 2001, San Diego, CA, United Engineering Foundation, Inc., New York, NY, Cox, G., Editor(s), 76-87 pp, 2001.
  Pitts, W. M.
• Transport of High Concentrations of Carbon Monoxide to Locations Remote the Burning Compartment. Annual Report. September 1, 1995-August 31, 1996.
  NIST GCR 97-713; 349 p. April 1997.
  Lattimer, B. Y.; Vandsburger, U.; Roby, R. J.
• Turbulent Penetrative and Recirculating Flow in a Compartment Fire.
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Heat and Mass Transfer in Fire and Combustion Systems. HTD-Vol. 223. Winter Annual Meeting. November 8-13, 1992, Anaheim, CA, Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, Cho, P.; Quintiere, J., Editor(s)(s), 11-19 pp, 1992.
  Abib, A. H.; Jaluria, Y.
• Two-Layer Modeling of Smoke Movement in Building Fires.
  Fire and Materials, Vol. 4, No. 1, 17-27, March 1980.
  Zukoski, E. E.; Kubota, T.
• Upholstered Furniture Room Fires--Measurements, Comparison with Furniture Calorimeter Data, and Flashover Predictions.
  Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 1, 5-19, January/February 1984.
  Babrauskas, V.
• User's Guide for CFAST Version 1.6.
  NISTIR 4985; 106 p. December 1992.
  Portier, R. W.; Reneke, P. A.; Jones, W. W.; Peacock, R. D.
• Wall and Ceiling Heat Flux Measurements in a Room-Corner Test.
  NISTIR 6242; October 1998.National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. November 2-5, 1998, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 139-140 pp, 1998.
  Dillon, S. E.; Quintiere, J. G.; Messa, S.; Rosa, D.
• Water Spray Suppression of Fully-Developed Wood Crib Fires in a Compartment. Part 1 of 2. Report of Test.
  FR 3956; Work Unit 6121A; Task Order 4A; 54 p. January 1985.
  Milke, J. A.; Evans, D. D.; Hayes, W. D., Jr.
• Will the Second Item Ignite?
  NBSIR 81-2271; 34 p. May 1981.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4, 281-292, 1981/1982.
  Babrauskas, V.
• Will the Second Item Ignite?
  NBSIR 81-2271; 34 p. May 1981.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4, 281-292, 1981/1982.
  Babrauskas, V.
• Zone Model Plume Algorithm Performance.
  NISTIR 6030; June 1997.U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 1. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 357-374 pp, 1997.Fire Science and Technology, Vol. 17, No. Special Issue, 28-39, 1997.
  Rockett, J. A.
• Zone Model Validation of Room Fire Scenarios.
  NISTIR 6986; 569 p. September 2003.International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting. APPENDIX C. SUMMARY PAPERS: Validation of Fire Models. C/59-72 pp and APPENDIX D. VIEW GRAPHS USED FOR PRESENTATIONS. D/79-86 pp. May 2-3, 2002, Gaithersburg, MD, 2003.
  Keski-Rahkonen, O.; Hostikka, S.