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sprinkler response

• Comparison of Ceiling Jet Temperatures Measured in an Aircraft Hangar Test Fire With Temperatures Predicted by the DETACT-QS and LAVENT Computer Models.
  NISTIR 4947; 35 p. January 1993.
  Walton, W. D.; Notarianni, K. A.
• Comparison of FPETool:FIRE SIMULATOR With Data From Full Scale Experiments.
  NISTIR 6470; 73 p. February 2000.
  Vettori, R. L.; Madrzykowski, D.
• Computing the Effect of Sprinkler Sprays on Fire Induced Gas Flow.
  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), 59-64 pp, 1995.
  Forney, G. P.; McGrattan, K. B.
• Effect of an Obstructed Ceiling on the Activation Time of a Residential Sprinkler.
  NISTIR 6253; 150 p. November 1998.
  Vettori, R. L.
• Effect of Beamed, Sloped, and Sloped Beamed Ceilings on the Activation TIme of a Residential Sprinkler.
  NISTIR 7079; 45 p. December 2003.
  Vettori, R. L.
• Effect of Minute Water Droplets on a Simulated Sprinkler Link Thermal Response.
  NIST GCR 99-776; 117 p. July 1999.
  Gavelli, F.; Ruffino, P.; Anderson, G.; diMarzo, M.
• Effect of Recessed Sprinkler Installation on Sprinkler Activation Time and Prediction.
  Thesis; 158 p. 1993.
  Madrzykowski, D.
• Estimating the Environment and the Response of Sprinkler Links in Compartment Fires With Draft Curtains and Fusible Link-Actuated Ceiling Vents. Part 1. Theory.
  NBSIR 88-3734; 37 p. April 1988.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• 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.
• Interaction of an Isolated Sprinkler Spray and a Two-Layer Compartment Fire Environment.
  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 38, No. 4, 679-690, March 1995.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Measurement of Room Conditions and Response of Sprinklers and Smoke Detectors During a Simulated Two-Bed Hospital Patient Room Fire.
  NISTIR 5240; 138 p. July 1993.
  Notarianni, K. A.
• Residential Sprinkler Systems.
  Volume 2; Chapter 6 - Section 16; NFPA FPH2008;Fire Protection Handbook, 20th Edition. Volume 2. Chapter 6. Section 16, National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA, Cote, A. E.; Grant, C. C.; Hall, J. R., Jr.; Solomon, R. E., Editor(s), 16/91-107 p., 2008.
  Madrzykowski, D.; Fleming, R. P.
• 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.
• Technical Reference Guide for FPEtool Version 3.2.
  NISTIR 5486-1; 137 p. April 1995.
  Deal, S.
• 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.