Introduction.
Introduction.
(121 K)
Gann, R. G.
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), ix-ix pp, 1998.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB99-102519
Keywords:
fire research; fire science; fire suppression
Abstract:
The NIST Annual Conference on Fire Research has long
been the prime forum for presentation and discussion of
the latest advances in the science of fire and the
engineering of fire safety. Hundreds of billions of
dollars of products and services are involved in fire
safety decisions each year. New technology is changing
the way those products are developed, manufactured,
evaluated, and used. This conference enables all
interested parties to hear of and discuss advances in
fire science, with the intent of stimulating (a) new
products that are more fire-safe and (b) new ways to
capture that value in the ways products are tested and
approved for use. The conference scope includes all
fire research performed within Federal laboratories or
sponsored by Federal agencies, as well as work from
laboratories around the world. This booklet contains
the abstracts of the 75 papers focussing on the
phenomenology of fire: fire sensing, fire measurement,
fire-safe materials, fire suppression, flame structure,
pool fires, fire-induced flows, fire plumes, combustion
product generation and measurement, compartment fires,
and outdoor fires. Discussion sessions will consider
the status of our knowledge and the most important
understanding yet to be developed. With this, we hope to
continue cross-pollinating the elements of the fire
research community while stimulating our members to new
understanding that will lead to more fire-safe products
and practices.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899