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• Adiabatic Surface Temperature for Calculating Heat Transfer to Fire Exposed Structures.
  Volume 2;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 943-953 pp, 2007.
  Wickstrom, U.; Duthinh, D.; McGrattan, K. B.
• Analysis of Vapor Density Effects on Hold Times for Total Flooding Clean Extinguishing Agents.
  HOTWC 2006;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-12 pp, 2006.
  Mowrer, F. W.
• Aspects of the Fire Behavior of Thermoplastic Materials.
  NIST TN 1493; NIST Technical Note 1493; 158 p. January 2008.
  Ohlemiller, T. J.; Shields, J. R.
• Assessment of a Medium-Scale Polyurethane Foam Flammability Test.
  NIST TN 1495; NIST Technical Note 1495; 45 p. February 2008.
  Ohlemiller, T. J.; Shields, J. R.
• CFD Modeling Options for Total Flooding Behavior of Ultra Fine Water Mist.
  HOTWC 2006;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-13 pp, 2006.
  Adiga, K. C.; Hatcher, R. F., Jr.; Sheinson, R. S.; Williams, F. W.; Ayers, S.
• Characterization and Identification of Super-Effective Thermal Fire Extinguishing Agents. Final Report. NGP Project 4C/1/890.
  NIST Technical Note 1440; NIST TN 1440; 138 p. July 2006.
  Pitts, W. M.; Yang, J. C.; Bryant, R. A.; Blevins, L. G.; Huber, M. L.
• Cup Burner Flame Extinguishment by Brominated Compounds.
  HOTWC 2006;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-18 pp, 2006.
  Linteris, G. T.; Takahashi, F.; Katta, V. R.
• Cup-Burner Flame Extinguishment by CF3Br and Br2.
  Combustion and Flame, Vol. 149, No. 1/2, 91-103, April 2007.
  Linteris, G. T.; Takahashi, F.; Katta, V. R.
• Detailed Modeling and Analysis of Aromatic Additive Effects in Ethylene-Air Flames.
  Paper F06;Combustion Institute/Western States. Fifth (5th) Joint Meeting of the U.S. Sections. Meeting Theme: Fundamentals of Combustion, Air Pollution and Global Warming, Alternative Fuels. Hosted by The University of California. March 25-28, 2007, San Diego, CA, 1-9 pp, 2007.
  Stroud, C. B.; Tsang, W.; Manzello, S. L.
• Determination of Pyrolysis Temperature for Charring Materials.
  NIST GCR 07-913; 28 p. December 2007.
  Park, W. C.; Atreya, A.; Baum, H. R.
• Developing Extinction Criteria for Fires.
  Volume 2;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 849-860 pp, 2007.
  Williamson, J. W.; Marshall, A. W.; Trouve, A.
• Effectiveness of Condensed Aerosols for Fire Suppression in Electrical Equipment.
  HOTWC 2006;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-12 pp, 2006.
  Agafonov, V. V.; Kopylov, N. P.; Kopylov, S. N.
• Effect of Buoyancy on the Radiative Extinction Limit of Low-Strain-Rate Nonpremixed Methane-Air Flames.
  Combustion and Flame, Vol. 151, No. 1/2, 225-234, October 2007.
  Hamins, A.; Bundy, M.; Oh, C. B.; Kin, S. C.
• Effects of Aromatic Species on Soot Particle Size Distribution and Species Concentration in a Well Stirred Reactor/Plug Flow Reactor.
  Paper F09;Combustion Institute/Western States. Fifth (5th) Joint Meeting of the U.S. Sections. Meeting Theme: Fundamentals of Combustion, Air Pollution and Global Warming, Alternative Fuels. Hosted by The University of California. March 25-28, 2007, San Diego, CA, 1-9 pp, 2007.
  Manzello, S. L.; Lenhert, D. B.; Stroud, C. B.; Tsang, W.
• Effects of Aspect Ratio of MWNT on the Flammability Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites.
  Polymer, Vol. 48, No. 1620, 6086-6096, September 2007.
  Cipiriano, B. H.; Kashiwagi, T.; Raghavan, S. R.; Yang, Y.; Grulke, E. A.; Yamamoto, K.; Shields, J. R.; Douglas, J. F.
• Effects of Fuel Absorption on Radiative Heat Transfer in Methanol Pool Fires.
  Volume 31; Part 2;Combustion Institute, Symposium (International) on Combustion, 31st. Proceedings. Volume 31. Part 2. August 5-11, 2006, Heidelberg, Germany, Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Barlow, R. S.; Sick, V.; Glarborg, P.; Yetter, R. A., Editor(s)(s), 2573-2580 pp, 2007.
  Wakatsuki, K.; Jackson, G. S.; Hamins, A.; Nyden, M. R.
• Effects of Sample Orientation on Nonpiloted Ignition of Thin Poly(methyl methacrylate) Sheets by a Laser. Part 2. Experimental Results.
  Combustion and Flame, Vol. 145, No. 4, 820-835, June 2006.
  Gotoda, H.; Manzello, S. L.; Saso, Y.; Kashiwagi, T.
• Effects of Winds From Burning Structures on Ground-Fire Propagation at the Wildland-Urban Interface. Final Report.
  NIST GCR 06-892; 33 p. April 2006.
  Rehm, R. G.
• Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: High-Rise Fire Experiments.
  NISTIR 7468; 141 p. November 2007.
  Kerber, S.; Madrzykowski, D.
• Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: High-Rise Pressure Experiments.
  NISTIR 7412; 73 p. March 2007.
  Kerber, S.; Madrzykowski, D.; Stroup, D. W.
• Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: School Pressure and Fire Experiments.
  NIST TN 1498; NIST Technical Note 1498; 363 p. July 2008.
  Kerber, S.; Madrzykowski, D.
• Evaluation of Fire Service Positive Pressure Ventilation Tactics on High-Rise Buildings.
  Volume 2;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 1289-1300 pp, 2007.
  Kerber, S.
• 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 Investigation of Firebrands: Generation and Ignition of Fuel Beds.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3, 226-233, March 2008.
  Manzello, S. L.; Cleary, T. G.; Shields, J. R.; Maranghides, A.; Mell, W. E.; Yang, J. C.
• Experiments and Modeling of Unprotected Structural Steel Elements Exposed to a Fire.
  Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Eighth (8th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 18-23, 2005, Beijing, China, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Gottuk, D. T.; Lattimer, B. Y., Editor(s)(s), 189-200 pp, 2005.
  Hamins, A.; McGrattan, K. B.; Prasad, K. R.; Maranghides, A.; McAllister, T.
• Extinguishment Mechanisms of Coflow Diffusion Flames in a Cup-Burner Apparatus.
  Volume 31; Part 2;Combustion Institute, Symposium (International) on Combustion, 31st. Proceedings. Volume 31. Part 2. August 5-11, 2006, Heidelberg, Germany, Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Barlow, R. S.; Sick, V.; Glarborg, P.; Yetter, R. A., Editor(s)(s), 2721-2729 pp, 2007.
  Takahashi, F.; Linteris, G. T.; Katta, V. R.
• Fatal Training Fires: Fire Analysis for the Fire Service.
  Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 1169-1180 pp, 2007.
  Madrzykowski, D.
• Firebrand Generation From Burning Vegetation.
  International Journal of Wildland Fire, Vol. 16, No. 4, 458-462, 2007.
  Manzello, S. L.; Maranghides, A.; Mell, W. E.
• Firebrand Production From Burning Vegetation.
  Fire Behavior - Poster Presentations;Forest Fire Research, V International Conference. Proceedings. Fire Behavior. Poster Presentations. November 27-30, 1006, Coimbra, Portugal, Viegas, D. X., Editor(s), 1-12 pp, 2006.
  Manzello, S. L.; Maranghides, A.; Mell, W. E.; Cleary, T. G.; Yang, J. C.
• Fire-Suppression Characteristics of CF3H in a Cup Burner.
  Combustion and Flame, Vol. 144, No. 4, 645-661, March 2006.
  Katta, V. R.; Takahashi, F.; Linteris, G. T.
• Fluid Dispensing and Dispersion.
  HOTWC 2006;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-12 pp, 2006.
  Yang, J. C.; Keyser, D. R.
• Forum Workshop on Establishing the Scientific Foundation for Performance-Based Fire Codes. Proceedings.
  NIST SP 1061; NIST Special Publication 1061; 66 p. December 2006.Forum Workshop on Establishing the Scientific Foundation for Performance-Based Fire Codes. Proceedings. April 5-7, 2006, 2006.
  Grosshandler, W. L.
• Free Space Optics Communication System Testing in Smoke and Fire Environments.
  NISTIR 7317; 48 p. April 2006.
  Maranghides, A.; Mell, W. E.; Walton, W. D.; Johnsson, E. L.; Bryner, N. P.
• Full-Scale Evaluation of Positive Pressure Ventilation In a Fire Fighter Training Building.
  NISTIR 7342; 91 p. July 2006.
  Kerber, S.; Walton, W. D.
• Guide to Characterizing Heat Release Rate Measurement Uncertainty for Full-Scale Fire Tests.
  Fire and Materials, Vol. 32, No. 3, 121-139, April/May 2008.
  Bryant, R. A.; Mulholland, G. W.
• Impact of a Residential Sprinkler on the Heat Release Rate of a Christmas Tree Fire.
  NISTIR 7506; 25 p. May 2008.
  Madrzykowski, D.
• Influence of Gypsum Board Type (X or C) on Real Fire Performance of Partition Assemblies.
  Fire and Materials, Vol. 31, No. 7, 425-442, November 2007.
  Manzello, S. L.; Gann, R. G.; Kukuck, S. R.; Lenhert, D. B.
• Modeling Polymer Melt Flow Using the Particle Finite Element Method.
  Volume 2;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 929-940 pp, 2007.
  Butler, K. M.; Onate, E.; Idelsohn, S. R.; Rossi, R.
• Modeling Solid Sample Burning.
  Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Eighth (8th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 18-23, 2005, Beijing, China, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Gottuk, D. T.; Lattimer, B. Y., Editor(s)(s), 625-636 pp, 2005.
  Linteris, G. T.; Gewuerz, L.; McGrattan, K. B.; Forney, G. P.
• Multiple Parameter Mixture Fraction With Two-Step Combustion Chemistry for Large Eddy Simulation.
  Volume 2;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 907-918 pp, 2007.
  Floyd, J. E.; McGrattan, K. B.
• National Workshop on Structures in Fire: State-of-the-Art, Research and Training Needs.
  NIST GCR 07-915; CEE-RR-2007/03; 55 p. December 2007.National Workshop on Structures in Fire: State-of-the-Art, Research and Training Needs. Proceedings. June 11-12, 2007, East Lansing, MI, 2007.
  Kodur, V.; Garlock, M.; Iwankiw, N.
• New Approach to Ventilation Measurements in Enclosure Fires.
  Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 453-463 pp, 2007.
  Bryant, R. A.
• NIST Station Nightclub Fire Investigation: Physical Simulation of the Fire.
  Fire Protection Engineering, No. 31, 34-36,38,40,42,44,46, Summer 2006.
  Madrzykowski, D.; Bryner, N. P.; Kerber, S.
• Numerical Modeling of Radiative Heat Transfer in Water Sprays.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1, 76-86, February 2006.
  Hostikka, S.; McGrattan, K. B.
• Online Access to and Data Analysis Tools for Experiments in Building and Fire Science. Final Report.
  NIST GCR 06-894; 90 p. May 2006.
  Woycheese, J. P.; Raghavan, V.; Kim, M.; Geller, F.
• On the Development and Characterization of a Firebrand Generator.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 43, No. 4, 258-268, May 2008.
  Manzello, S. L.; Shields, J. R.; Cleary, T. G.; Maranghides, A.; Mell, W. E.; Yang, J. C.; Hayashi, Y.; Nii, D.; Kurita, T.
• On the Ignition of Fuel Beds by Firebrands.
  EastFIRE Session 3B-2;EastFIRE Conference. Proceedings. EastFIRE Session 3B-2. May 11-13, 2005, Fairfax, VA, 2005.
  Manzello, S. L.; Cleary, T. G.; Shields, J. R.; Yang, J. C.
• On the Use of a Firebrand Generator to Investigate the Ignition of Structures in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires.
  Volume 2;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 861-872 pp, 2007.
  Manzello, S. L.; Shields, J. R.; Yang, J. C.; Hayashi, Y.; Nii, D.
• Oscillation and Fire Area Shrinkage Phenomena of Wood Crib and Heptane Pool in Ventilation-Controlled Compartment Fires.
  Volume 1;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 1. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 465-476 pp, 2007.
  Utiskul, Y.; Quintiere, J. G.
• Performance of a Non-Load-Bearing Steel Stud Gypsum Board Wall Assembly: Experiments and Modeling.
  Fire and Materials, Vol. 31, No. 5, 297-310, August/September 2007.
  Manzello, S. L.; Gann, R. G.; Kukuck, S. R.; Prasad, K. R.; Jones, W. W.
• Recent Advances in Fire: Structure Analysis.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 43, No. 2, 161-167, February 2008.
  Duthinh, D.; McGrattan, K. B.; Khashkia, A.
• Reduced-Scale Ventilation-Limited Enclosure Fires: Heat and Combustion Product Measurements.
  Volume 1;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 1. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 415-426 pp, 2007.
  Johnsson, E. L.; Bundy, M. F.; Hamins, A.
• Soot Particle Size Distributions in a Well-Stirred Reactor/Plug Flow Reactor.
  Volume 31; Part 1;Combustion Institute, Symposium (International) on Combustion, 31st. Proceedings. Volume 31. Part 1. August 6-11, 2006, Heidelberg, Germany, 675-683 pp, 2007.
  Manzello, S. L.; Lenhert, D. B.; Yozgatligil, A.; Donovan, M. T.; Mulholland, G. W.; Zachariah, M. R.; Tsang, W.
• Station Nightclub Fire: Impetus for Workshop on the Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers.
  NISTIR 7419; Appendix B: Workshop Presentations; April 2007.Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers in Nightclubs: Workshop Summary. Appendix B: Workshop Presentations. Proceedings. January 17, 2007, Gaithersburg, MD, Grosshandler, W. L., Editor(s), 11-14 pp, 2007.
  Grosshandler, W. L.
• Structure and Extinction of Low Strain Rate Non-Premixed Flames by an Agent in Microgravity.
  NISTIR 7445; 181 p. September 2007.
  Hamins, A.; Bundy, M.; Oh, C. B.; Fuss, S. P.; Logue, J.
• Studies of the Reaction of CHF3 With Methane.
  HOTWC 2006;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-15 pp, 2006.
  Yu, H.; Kennedy, E. M.; Mackie, J. C.; Dlugogorski, B. Z.
• Study of an Ultra-Fine Water Mist Suppression System for Spacecraft Fires.
  HOTWC 2006;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-10 pp, 2006.
  Abbud-Madrid, A.; Watson, J. D.; Whittington, J. G.; McKinnon, J. T.; Delplanque, J. P.
• Theoretical and Experimental Study on Fully-Developed Compartment Fires.
  NIST GCR 07-907; 206 p. February 2007.
  Utiskul, Y.
• Thermal Performance of Fire Resistive Materials. Part 2. A Multi-Layer One-Dimensional Heat Transfer Model for Fire Resistive Materials Protecting a Substrate.
  NISTIR 7482; 25 p. February 2008.
  Prasad, K. R.; Bentz, D. P.
• Vehicle Fire Suppression Research Needs.
  NISTIR 7406; 54 p. March 2007.
  Hamins, A.
• Verification and Validation of Selected Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications. Volume 2. Experimental Uncertainty.
  NUREG-1824; EPRI 1011999; Volume 2; 105 p. May 2007.
  Hamins, A.; McGrattan, K. B.
• Verification of NGP Fire Suppression Principles.
  HOTWC 2006;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-25 pp, 2006.
  Bennett, J. M.
• Vortex-Coupled Oscillations of Edge Diffusion Flames in Coflowing Air With Dilution.
  Volume 31; Part 1;Combustion Institute, Symposium (International) on Combustion, 31st. Proceedings. Volume 31. Part 1. August 5-11, 2006, Heidelberg, Germany, Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Barlow, R. S.; Sick, V.; Glarborg, P.; Yetter, R. A., Editor(s)(s), 1575-1582 pp, 2007.
  Takahashi, F.; Linteris, G. T.; Katta, V. R.