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Extending the Mixture Fraction Concept to Address Under-Ventilated Fires

April 6, 2009
Author(s)
Kevin B. McGrattan, Jason E. Floyd
A common technique in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of fire is to assume single step, infinitely fast combustion, in which case the transport equations of all gas species can be combined into one for a single conserved scalar called the

Fire-Front Propagation Using the Level Set Method

April 1, 2009
Author(s)
Ronald G. Rehm, Randall J. McDermott
Propagation of an outdoor fire front in wildland or in a combination of wildland and structural fuels (the so-called wildland-urban interface or WUI fire), can be modeled as an initial-value problem using either a Lagrangian or an Eulerian description. The

A History of Fire Testing: Past, Present, and Future.

March 30, 2009
Author(s)
James R. Lawson
This paper discusses the breakthroughs in science and engineering that have brought fire testing technology to its current state of maturity and provides insight into the possibilities for future fire test development by highlighting some areas where

A History of Fire Testing: Past, Present, and Future.

March 30, 2009
Author(s)
James R. Lawson
This paper discusses the breakthroughs in science and engineering that have brought fire testing technology to its current state of maturity and provides insight into the possibilities for future fire test development by highlighting some areas where

Mass Notification Messages: Workshop Proceedings

March 30, 2009
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Richard W. Bukowski
This workshop provided a forum to discuss research and best practices regarding mass notification message creation and dissemination. The goal of the workshop was to provide a forum where representatives from federal agencies could exchange ideas and

A History of Fire Testing and New Opportunities Past, Present, and Future

March 20, 2009
Author(s)
James R. Lawson
This paper discusses the breakthroughs in science and engineering that have brought fire testing technology to its current state of maturity and provides insight into the possibilities for future fire test development by highlighting some areas where

A History of Fire Testing.

March 20, 2009
Author(s)
James R. Lawson
This paper discusses the breakthroughs in science and engineering that have brought fire testing technology to its current state of maturity and provides insight into the possibilities for future fire test development by highlighting some areas where

FIREBRAND ATTACK ON CERAMIC TILE ROOFING ASSEMBLIES

March 17, 2009
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Yoshihiko Hayashi, Takefumi Yoneki, Yu Yamamoto
The present study is concerned with investigating the ignition of ceramic roofing assembles (Spanish tile roofing) to a controlled firebrand attack using the Firebrand Generator. Current standards exist to test ignition of roofing decks to firebrands by

Evaluation of Image Quality of Thermal Imagers used by the Fire Service

February 27, 2009
Author(s)
Francine K. Amon, Andrew J. Lock
This document reports on the test results of an evaluation of the image quality of thermal imaging cameras used by the fire service. The test methods used were consistent with the image quality test methods included in Draft National Fire Protection

Errata for NIST NCSTAR 1A, NIST NCSTAR 1-9, and NIST NCSTAR 1-9A, Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster: Structural Fire Response and Probable Collapse Sequence of World Trade Center Building 7

January 30, 2009
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister
Errata to the NIST Reports of the Federal Building and Fire Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster,NCSTAR 1A, NIST NCSTAR 1-9, and NIST NCSTAR 1-9A. (January 2009, April 2012 and June 2012) These changes do not alter the findings, conclusions, or

Fire Fighting Tactics under Wind Driven Conditions: Laboratory Experiments

January 21, 2009
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Stephen Kerber
Eight full scale experiments were conducted to examine the impact of wind on fire spread through a multi-room structure and examine the capabilities of wind control devices (WCD) and externally applied water streams to mitigate the hazard. The principle
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