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detector response

• Analysis of FDS Thermal Detector Response Prediction Capability.
  NIST GCR 09-921; 105 p. January 2009.
  Hurley, M. J.; Munguia, A.
• 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.
• Detector Response Modeling.
  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: Future Tasks and Benchmark Exercises. C/165-169 pp and APPENDIX D. VIEW GRAPHS USED FOR PRESENTATIONS. D/291-295 pp. May 2-3, 2002, Gaithersburg, MD, 2003.
  Beller, D.
• Engineering View of the Fire of May 4, 1988 in the First Interstate Bank Building, Los Angeles, California.
  NISTIR 89-4061; 39 p. March 1989.
  Nelson, H. E.
• Evaluating Multi-Sensor Fire Detectors in the Fire Emulator/Detector Evaluator.
  Volume 1;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 1999. (Interflam '99). International Interflam Conference, 8th Proceedings. Volume 1. June 29-July 1, 1999, Edinburgh, Scotland, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, 453-464 pp, 1999.
  Cleary, T. G.; Anderson, M.; Averill, J. D.; Grosshandler, W. L.
• 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 of an Initial Stage of Fire in a Compartment: Comparison With a Fire Experiment Measured in an Enclosure.
  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), 444-454 pp, 2001.
  Miyamoto, N.; Someya, T.; Omori, T.
• 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.
• Fire Detection Modeling: The Research-Application Gap.
  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), 529-560 pp, 2001.
  Schifiliti, R.
• Fire Detector Performance Predictions in a Simulated Multi-Room Configurtion.
  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), 455-469 pp, 2001.
  Cleary, T. G.; Donnelly, M. K.; Mulholland, G. W.; Farouk, B.
• Methodology for Predicting Smoke Detector Response.
  Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 4th International Conference. Proceedings. March 20-22, 2002, Melbourne, Australia, Almand, K.; Coate, C.; England, P.; Gordon, J., Editor(s)(s), 235-240 pp, 2002.
  Ierardi, J. A.; Barnett, J. R.
• Performance of Home Smoke Alarms Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings.
  NIST TN 1455-1; NIST Technical Note 1455-1; 396 p. December 2007.
  Bukowski, R. W.; Peacock, R. D.; Averill, J. D.; Cleary, T. G.; Bryner, N. P.; Walton, W. D.; Reneke, P. A.; Kuligowski, E. D.
• 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.
• 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.
• Smoke Detector Algorithm for Large Eddy Simulation Modeling.
  NIST GCR 07-911; 50 p. July 2007.
  Roby, R. J.; Olenick, S. M.; Zhang, W.; Carpenter, D. J.; Klassen, M. S.; Torero, J. L.
• 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.
• 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.