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A

absorption accidents acids acrolein additives
aerosols aggregates air air conditioning aircraft fires
air air flow air supply air temperature algorithms
animals anthropometry apartments argon aromatic intermidiates
aromatics aspect ratio asphyxiants assemblies ASTM E108
ASTM E 119-00 ASTM E 119 ASTM E 1355 ASTM E 1543-00 ASTM E 2187
attenuation automobile fires automobiles

B

BACnet barriers bedrooms bench scale tests benzene
bibliographies blowoff boundary layers breathing apparatus building automation and control
building codes building collapse building construction building design building fires
building formation building management building materials buoyancy burners
burning rate burns (injuries)

C

cables cable trays cabon monoxide calorimeters calorimetry
cameras carbon balance method carbon dioxide carbon carbon monoxide
carpets case histories catalytic converters catalytic inhibition ceiling height
ceiling jets ceilings cellulosic fuels ceramics certification
CFAST chairs char charring char
chemical analysis chemical inhibition cigarettes classifications clay
codes coides color combustible materials combustibles
combustion combustion chemistry combustion combustion efficiency combustion
combustion models combustion combustion products combustion commercial buildings
communication equipment communication networks compartment fires compartments compartmernt fires
composite materials computational fluid dynamics computation computer models computer programs
computers computer simulation computer simulations concrete columns concretes
condensation cone calorimeters conferences conservation construction materials
construction cooking fires cooling corner tests corridors
corrosivity cost analysis cost effectiveness costs cotton fabrics
couches counterflow flames cracking (fracturing) crashworthiness crib fires
cup burners cup furnace cushions cybernetic building systems

D

damage data acquisition data analysis databases data processing
data sets death decay decision making decomposition
deflection degradation density effects design applications detector response
detector sensitivity different furances differential pressure diffusion flames dilution
disasters dispatch dispersion dispersions dissipation
dissociation rates doors doorways dripping droplets
dry chemicals dust dynamics

E

education effectiveness egress electrical cables electrical resistivity
electric batteries electric cables electronic equipment elevation elevators (lifts)
emergencies emergency plans emergency responder emergency responders emissions
enclosures energy balance enthalpy environmental effects equations
equipment escape means ethylbenzene ethylene-air flames ethylene
evacuation evacuation time evacuation evaluation exit signs
expedriments experiments exposure extinction extinguishing
extinguishing limits extinguishment

F

fabrics face masks face protection failure failure modes
failure time fans fast response sprinklers FDS field models
finishes (fabrics) finite element method fire alarm systems fire behavior fire brands
fire codes fire damage fire data fire departments fire detection
fire detectors fire drills fire dynamics fire effluents fire endurance tests
fire extinguishers fire extinguishing agents fire fatalities fire fighters fire fighting
fire fighting equipment fire fighting fire fighting training fire fighting vehicles fire gases
fire growth fire hazard analysis fire hazard assessment fire hazard fire hazards
fire hazard fire hoses fire investigations fire investigators fire load
fire losses fire loss fire models fire plumes fire prevention
fire protection fire protection engineering fire protection fire research fire resistance
fire resistance rating fire resistance fire resistance testing fire resistant materials fire retardants
fire risk assessment fire risk fire safety fire science fire simulation
fire simulator fire spread fire statistics fire suppression fire temperature
fire tests fire walls first responders flame extinction flame extincuishment
flame extinguishment flame flicker flame height flame inhibition flame propagation
flame retardants flame size flame spread flame spread test flame stability
flame structure flame structures flame structure flame temperature flaming combustion
flammability flammability limits flammability flammability testing flammability tests
flammability flammable liquids flammable materials flashover flexible foams
floor coverings floors flow field flow fields flow rate
fluorescence foam (materials) forestry formaldehyde formulation
formulations formulation Fourier Transform FT-IR fuel additives
fuel/air ration fuel beds fuel distribution fuel load fuel mixtures
fuels fuel supply fuels furnaces furnishings
furniture calorimeters furniture

G

gas chromatography gas concentrations gasification gas layers gas samples
gas temperature geometry glass grasslands gravity
gypsum gypsum board

H

hallways halogens halon 1301 halon alternatives handicapped
hazard analsyis hazardous materials hazards health hazards heat alarms
heat capacity heat detection heat detectors heat flux heating/cooling cycle
heating heat loss heat of gasification heat products heat release
heat release rate heat release heat relese rate heat sources heat stress
heat transfer heptane heterogeneous burning high density foams high rise buildings
high temeprature high tempeature high temperature high temperature gases high temperature
histograms history home fires homeland security hospitals
hqalon alternatives human behavior human beings human performance human response
humidity hydrids hydrocarbon fuels hydrocarbons hydrodynamic model
hydrogen bromide hydrogen chloride hydrogen cyanide hydrogen fluoride hydrogen

I

ignition ignition source ignition ignition time impact
impact survivability incident command in-flight fires information dissemination information storage
infrared optics injection injuries instrumentation instruments
insulation insurance interior finishes interior furnishings interoperability
intumescence intumescent coatings investigations ionization alarms ionization detectors
iron irritants

K

kinetics kitchens

L

laminar flames laminar flow large scale fire tests lasers LC50
leakage legislation life safety liquid fuels living rooms
load bearing capacity loss rate low density foams

M

machinery maintenance management systems manganese mannequins
manufacturing masonry mass burns mass distribution mass flow
mass flux mass loss mass notification mass spectrometers mass transfer
matches material flammability material proeprties material properties materials tests
mathematical models mattresses measurement measuring instruments medical services
mehtodology melt flow melting metal compounds metal plate
metals meteorology methane methanol methodology
microgravity mini-furnace mitigation mixing mixture fraction
mixture fracture moisture moisture content moisture contnet moisture
molecular dynamics molecular weight montmorillonite morphology motor vehicle fires
mufflers mulch

N

nacelle engines nacelle fires nanocomposites nanoparticles nanotechnology
nanotubes natural gas newsprint NFIRS NFPA 101
NFPA 10 NFPA 1126 NFPA 13D NFPA 13 NFPA 13R
NFPA 13 NFPA 1403 NFPA 1801 NFPA 1901 NFPA 1971
NFPA 1982 NFPA 2001 NFPA 555 NFPA 805 NFPA 92A
NFRIS nightclubs nitrogen dioxide nitrogen nitrogen oxides
nitrogen noise (sound) nonpremixed flames nozzles nuclear power plants
nylon 11 nylon

O

occupant behavior occupants occupational hazards occupational safety office buildings
oxygen oxygen concentration oxygen consumption oxygen depletion oxygen

P

paints pallets particles particle size distribution particle size
particles particulates partitions people movement performance based codes
performance based design performance evaluation performance metrics permeability photoelectric alarms
photoelectric detectors physical properties physiological effects pipes planning
plastics plumes polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon polyesters
polyethylenes polymers polymethyl methacrylate polyols polypropylene
polypropylenes polystyrene polyurethane foam polyurethane foams polyvinyl chloride
pool fires premixed flames prescribed burnings pressure pressure differential
pressure pressurization probabilty probes propane
propylene protective clothing protective equipment prototypes public awareness
pyrolysis pyrotechnics

Q

quick response sprinklers

R

radiant heat flux radiant panel test method radiative heat loss radiative heat transfer radio equipment
reaction kernel reaction kinetics reconstruction reduced gravity reduced scale
refuge regualtors regulations reinforced concretes reliability
reproducibility rescue residence time residential buidlings residential buildings
resins respirators respiratory systems response time Reynolds number
rheology rigid foams risk analysis risk assessment risk reduction
risks roofing (finishes) roofs room burns room fires
room tests

S

safety engineering safety measures safety safety standards sampling
scalar dissipation scale fires scale models scaling scenarios
schools seals seatbelts seats self contained breathing apparatus
semiconductor devices sensitivity analysis sensitivity sensors shopping centers
silica fume simulation simulations simulation size distribution
slug calorimeter small scale fire tests smoke smoke barriers smoke
smoke chamber test smoke smoke control smoke density smoke detection
smoke detectors smoke emissions smoke smoke generation smoke layers
smoke movement smoke smoke plumes smoke point smoke production
smoke smoke spread smoke transport smoke smoke yield
smoking smoldering combustion smoldering smoldering ignition smoldering
snesitivity solid fuels solid materials solid propellants solids
soot soot formation soot inception soot spacecraft
spacing spalling specifications specific heat spectral absorptivity
spectroscopy sprinkler activation sprinkler response sprinkler sensitivity sprinklers
sprinkler spray sprinklers sprinkler systems stairways stairwell
stairwells standardization standards statistical analysis statistics
steady state steels steel structures storage stress (mechanics)
structural analysis structural collapse structural design structural elements structural failure
structural members structural properties structural response structural systems structures
substrates surface ignition surface temperature surfactants surveys
survivability survival systems engineering

T

tar paper technolgy utilization technology assessment technology transfer technology utilization
temeprature measurements temeprature tempeature measurements temperature temperature contours
temperature temperature effects temperature temperature effects temperature
temperature measurement temperature measurements temperature temperature measurements temperature measurment
temperature tenability limits test data test facilities test fires
test methods tests thermal analysis thermal conductiity thermal conduction
thermal conductivity thermal decomposition thermal detectors thermal exposure thermal imaging
thermal inertia thermal properties thermal radiation thermal sensitivity thermal stability
thermocouples thermodynamics thermogravity thermometers thermoouples
thermophysical properties thermoplastics thermosets time time lag
time time scale tin toxicants toxic gases
toxic hazards toxicity training transmission transportation
tunnels turbulence turbulent flow turnout coats

U

UL 1626 UL 2075 UL 217 UL 299 UL 300A
UL 711 UL 94 uncedrtainity uncertainity uncertainty
undertainty upholstered furniture urban/wildland interface

V

validation vapor phases vegetation velocity field velocity fields
velocity ventilation vents verification vibration
viscoelasticity viscosity visibility visualization vitation
vitiation volume vortex interaction

W

wall assemblies wall assembly walls warehouses warning systems
water distribution water water mist water spray weather effects
wildland fires wildland/urban interface wildland urban interface wildland/urban interface wildland urban interface
wildland/urban interface wind direction wind effects wind tunnels wind velocity
wood cribs wood wooden structures wood wood truss
wood World Trade Center

X

x-ray diffraction

Z

ZFM-HVAC zone models

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Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899