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• Abstracts: Annual Conference on Fire Research.
  NISTIR 4924; September 1992.Abstracts: Annual Conference on Fire Research. October 13-15, 1992, Rockville, MD, Smith, S. B., Editor(s), 179 pp, 1992.
  Smith, S. B., Editor
• Calculating Combined Buoyancy- and Pressure-Driven Flow Through a Shallow, Horizontal, Circular Vent: Application to a Problem of Steady Burning in a Ceiling-Vented Enclosure.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 27, 23-35, 1996.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Calculating Combined Buoyancy- and Pressure-Driven Flow Through a Shallow, Horizontal, Circular Vent; Application to Problem of Steady Burning in a Ceiling-Vented Enclosure.
  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., Editors, 321-326 pp, 1995 AND European Symposium on Fire Safety Science, First (1st). ABSTRACTS. Proceedings. Session II. Fire Dynamics 2. ETH Institute for Structural Engineering. August 21-23, 1995, Zurich, Switzerland, II-17/99-99 pp, 1995.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Calculation of the Flow Through a Horizontal Ceiling/Floor Vent.
  NISTIR 89-4052; 30 p. February 1989.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• CFAST: Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6). Technical Reference Guide.
  NIST SP 1026; NIST Special Publication 1026; Version 6; 117 p. April 2009 (Revision).
  Jones, W. W.; Peacock, R. D.; Forney, G. P.; Reneke, P. A.
• Combined Buoyancy- and Pressure-Driven Flow Through a Horizontal Vent.
  NISTIR 5384; 48 p. April 1994.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Combined Buoyancy- and Pressure-Driven Flow Through a Horizontal Vent: Theoretical Considerations.
  NISTIR 5252; 17 p. September 1993.Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. Technical Meeting, 1993. October 25-27, 1993, Princeton, NJ, 315-318 pp, 1993 AND Fire-and-Explosion Hazard of Substances and Venting of Deflagrations. 1st International Seminar Proceedings. July 17-21, 1995, Moscow, Russia, Molkov, V., Editor, 1-11 pp, 1995, 1993.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Combined Buoyancy- and Pressure-Driven Flow Through a Shallow, Horizontal Circular Vent.
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Heat Transfer With Combined Modes. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. HTD-Vol. 229. November 6-11, 1994, Chicago, IL, Beasley, D. E.; Cole, K. D., Editor(s)(s), 1-12 pp, 1994.Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 117, 659-667, August 1995.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Combined Buoyancy- and Pressure-Driven Flow Through a Shallow, Horizontal Circular Vent.
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Heat Transfer With Combined Modes. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. HTD-Vol. 229. November 6-11, 1994, Chicago, IL, Beasley, D. E.; Cole, K. D., Editor(s)(s), 1-12 pp, 1994.Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 117, 659-667, August 1995.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Comparison Between Observed and Simulated Flame Structures in Poorly Ventilated Compartment Fires.
  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), 1193-1204 p., 2005.
  Hu, Z.; Utiskul, Y.; Quintiere, J. G.; Trouve, A.
• Compartment Fire Near-Field Entrainment Measurements.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 24, No. 4, 383-419, 1995.
  Dembsey, N. A.; Pagni, P. J.; Williamson, R. B.
• Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) Computer Code Application CCFM.VENTS. Part 1. Physical Basis.
  NISTIR 4342; 96 p. July 1990.
  Cooper, L. Y.; Forney, G. P.
• Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) Computer Code Application CCFM.VENTS. Part 2. Software Reference Guide.
  NISTIR 4343; 92 p. July 1990.
  Forney, G. P.; Cooper, L. Y.
• Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) Computer Code Application CCFM.VENTS. Part 3. Catalog of Algorithms and Subroutines.
  NISTIR 4344; 126 p. July 1990.
  Cooper, L. Y.; Forney, G. P.
• Consolidated Compartment Fire Model (CCFM) Computer Code Application CCFM.VENTS. Part 4. User Reference Guide.
  NISTIR 4345; 51 p. July 1990.
  Forney, G. P.; Cooper, L. Y.; Moss, W. F.
• Cook County Administration Building Fire, 69 West Washington, Chicago, Illinois, October 17, 2003: Heat Release Rate Experiments and FDS Simulations.
  NIST SP 1021; NIST Special Publication 1021; 489 p. July 2004.
  Madrzykowski, D.; Walton, W. 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.
• Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation In Large Structures: High-Rise Pressure Experiments.
  NISTIR 7412; 73 p. March 2007.
  Kerber, S.; Madrzykowski, D.; Stroup, D. W.
• 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.
• Evaluation of the HDR Fire Test Data and Accompanying Computational Activities With Conclusion From Present Code Capabilities. Volume 1. Test Series Description for T51 Gas Fire Test Series.
  NIST GCR 97-727; 111 p. October 1997.
  Floyd, J. E.; Wolf, L.; Krawiec, J.
• Evaluation of the HDR Fire Test Data and Accompanying Computational Activities With Conclusion From Present Code Capabilities. Volume 2. CFAST Validation for T51 Gas Fire Test Series.
  NIST GCR 97-731; 79 p. November 1997.
  Floyd, J. E.; Wolf, L.; Krawiec, J.
• Evaluation of the HDR Fire Test Data and Accompanying Computational Activities With Conclusion From Present Code Capabilities. Volume 2. CFAST Validation for T51 Gas Fire Test Series.
  NIST GCR 97-731; 79 p. November 1997.
  Floyd, J. E.; Wolf, L.; Krawiec, J.
• Evaluation of the HDR Fire Test Data and Accompanying Computational Activities With Conclusion From Present Code Capabilities. Volume 3. Test Series Description and CFAST Validation for HDR T51 Wood Crib Fire Test Series.
  NIST GCR 99-778; 120 p. September 1999.
  Floyd, J. E.; Wolf, L.
• Experimental Study of Enclosure Fires With Horizontal Vents.
  Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. Technical Meeting, 1993. October 25-27, 1993, Princeton, NJ, 327-330 pp, 1993.
  Lee, S. H. K.; Chiu, W. K. S.; Jaluria, Y.
• Experimental Study of the Effects of Fuel Type, Fuel Distribution and Vent Size on Full-Scale Underventilated Compartment Fires in an ISO 9705 Room.
  NIST Technical Note 1603; NIST TN 1603; 167 p. October 2008.
  Lock, A.; Bundy, M.; Johnsson, E. L.; Hamins, A.; Ko, G. H.; Hwang, C.; Fuss, P.; Harris, R. H., Jr.
• Experimental Study of the Exchange Flow Through a Horizontal Ceiling Vent in Atrium Fires: Criteria of Supply Air and Pressure Necessary for Uni-Directional Flow.
  NISTIR 6030; June 1997.U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 2. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 21-29 pp, 1997.
  Yamada, T.
• Experimental Study of the Exchange Flow Through a Horizontal Ceiling Vent in Atrium Fires.
  U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 12th Joint Panel Meeting. October 27-November 2, 1992, Tsukuba, Japan, Building Research Inst., Ibaraki, Japan Fire Research Inst., Tokyo, Japan, 63-66 pp, 1992.
  Yamada, T.; Cooper, L. Y.
• Experimental Study of Top Vented Compartment Fires.
  NISTIR 4499; 33 p. February 1991.
  Tu, K. M.
• Fire in a Large Hall. Benchmark Analysis #2. Proposal for Part 2.
  NISTIR 6986; 569 p. September 2003.International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting. APPENDIX D. View Graphs Used for Presentations: Preliminary Results of Behchmark Exercise #2, Part 1, Evaluation of fire Models for Nuclear Facility. May 2-3, 2002, Gaithersburg, MD, D/287-289 pp, 2003.
  Miles, S.
• Fire Induced Thermal Fields in Window Glass II - Experiments.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1, 45-65, 1994.
  Joshi, A. A.; Pagni, P. J.
• Fire Induced Thermal Fields in Window Glass I - Theory.
  NIST GCR 93-634; 34 p. December 1993.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1, 25-43, 1994.
  Joshi, A. A.; Pagni, P. J.
• Fire Induced Thermal Fields in Window Glass I - Theory.
  NIST GCR 93-634; 34 p. December 1993.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1, 25-43, 1994.
  Joshi, A. A.; Pagni, P. J.
• Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions Applied to the Design and Construction of WTC 1, 2 and 7 and Post-Construction Provisions Applied After Occupancy. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1D; 156 p. September 2005.
  Grill, R. A.; Johnson, D. A.
• Flow Through Horizontal Vents as Related to Compartment Fire Environments. September 29, 1990-September 30, 1991.
  NIST GCR 92-607; 105 p. June 1992.
  Tan, Q.; Jaluria, Y.
• 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.
• Large Eddy Simulations of Sprinkler, Vent and Draft Curtain Performance.
  Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. National Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 12-14, 1997, Orlando, FL, 59-68 pp, 1997.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Stroup, D. W.
• Large Scale Tests of Sprinkler, Vent, Draft Curtain Interaction.
  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, 685-695 pp, 1999.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Sheppard, D. T,
• Modeling of Sprinkler, Vent and Draft Curtain Interaction.
  Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Sixth (6th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). July 5-9, 1999, Poitiers, France, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Curtat, M., Editor(s), 505-516 pp, 2000.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Hamins, A.; Forney, G. P.
• Network Fire Model for the Simulation of Fire Growth and Smoke Spread in Multiple Compartments With Complex Ventilation.
  Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 3, 199-229, August 2005.
  Floyd, J. E.; Hunt, S. P.; Williams, F. W.; Tatem, P. 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.
• NIST Station Nightclub Fire Investigation: Physical Simulation of the Fire.
  Careers in Fire Protection Engineering, 22-25, 2006.
  Madrzykowski, D.; Bryner, N. P.; Kerber, S. I.
• 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.
• Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements of Buoyancy Induced Flow Through a Doorway.
  NISTIR 7252; 71 p. September 2005.
  Bryant, R. A.
• Preventing Excessive Enclosures Pressures During Clean Agent Discharges.
  Paper 18; HOTWC 2005; NIST SP 984-3;Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 15th Proceedings. HOTWC 2005. Sponsored by: 3M Specialty Materials, Boeing, Chemical Development Studies, Inc., DuPont Fire Extinguishants, Halon Alternative Research Corp., Hughes Associates, Inc., Kidde-Fenwal, Inc., Sandia National Laboratories, SEVO Systems, Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program. May 24-26, 2005, Albuquerque, NM, 1-16 pp, 2005.
  Genge, C.
• Report of Experimental Results for the International Fire Model Benchmarking and Validation Exercise #3.
  NIST SP 1013-1; NIST Special Publication 1013-1; NUREG/CR-6905; 189 p. June 2005.
  Hamins, A.; Maranghides, A.; Johnsson, E. L.; Donnelly, M. K.; Yang, J. C.; Mulholland, G. W.; Anleitner, R. L.
• Simulating Smoke Movement Through Long Vertical Shafts in Zone-Type Compartment Fire Models.
  NISTIR 5526; 30 p. November 1994.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 31, No. 2, 85-99, September 1998.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Simulating Smoke Movement Through Long Vertical Shafts in Zone-Type Compartment Fire Models.
  NISTIR 5526; 30 p. November 1994.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 31, No. 2, 85-99, September 1998.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Simulating the Opening of Fusible-Link-Actuated Fire Vents.
  NISTIR 6227; 58 p. September 1998.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 34, No. 3, 219-255, April 2000.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Simulating the Opening of Fusible-Link-Actuated Fire Vents.
  NISTIR 6227; 58 p. September 1998.Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 34, No. 3, 219-255, April 2000.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Simulation of the Dynamics of a Fire in the Basement of a Hardware Store - New York, June 17, 2001.
  NISTIR 7137; 57 p. May 2004.
  Bryner, N. P.; Kerber, S.
• Sprinkler, Smoke and Heat Vent, Draft Curtain Interaction: Large Scale Experiments and Model Development. International Fire Sprinkler-Smoke and Heat Vent-Draft Curtain Fire Test Project.
  NISTIR 6196-1; 158 p. September 1998.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Hamins, A.; Stroup, D. W.
• Sprinklers, Vent, and Draft Curtain Interaction: Modeling and Experiment.
  Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. National Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 25-27, 1998, Orlando, FL, 98-106 pp, 1998.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Hamins, A.; Evans, D. D.
• Sprinklers, Vent, and Draft Curtain Interaction: Modeling and Experiment.
  Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. National Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 25-27, 1998, Orlando, FL, 98-106 pp, 1998.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Hamins, A.; Evans, D. D.
• Sprinkler, Vent and Draft Curtain Interaction: Experiment and Computer Simulation.
  Fire Research and Engineering, Second (2nd) International Conference. (ICFRE2). Proceedings. ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers. August 10-15, 1997, Gaithersburg, MD, Slaughter, K. C., Editor(s), 14-14 pp, 1997.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Stroup, D. W.
• Sprinkler, Vent, Draft Curtain Interaction: Experiments.
  Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Sixth (6th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). July 5-9, 1999, Poitiers, France, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Curtat, M., Editor(s), 517-528 pp, 2000.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Sheppard, D. T.
• State of the Art in Zone Modeling of Fires.
  Vereinigung zur Forderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes e.V. (VFDB). International Fire Protection Seminar, 9th. Engineering Methods for Fire Safety. Proceedings. May 25-26, 2001, Munich, Germany, A.4/89-126 pp, 2001.
  Jones, W. W.
• Theoretical and Experimental Study on Fully-Developed Compartment Fires.
  NIST GCR 07-907; 206 p. February 2007.
  Utiskul, Y.
• Thermal Analysis of Effect of a Compartment Fire on Window Glass. September 1, 1988-August 31, 1989.
  NIST GCR 90-579; NISTIR 4449; 23 p. June 1990.U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 11th Joint Panel Meeting. October 19-24, 1989, Berkeley, CA, Jason, N. H.; Cramer, D. M., Editor(s)(s), 233-252 pp, 1990.
  Joshi, A.; Pagni, P. J.
• Universal Orifice Flow Formula.
  NISTIR 6030; June 1997.U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 1. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 229-236 pp, 1997.
  Emmons, H. W.
• Users' Guide to BREAK1, The Berkeley Algorithm for Breaking Window Glass in a Compartment Fire.
  NIST GCR 91-596; 27 p. October 1991.
  Joshi, A. A.; Pagni, P. J.
• Validation of Ceiling Jet Flows in a Large Corridor With Vents Using the CFD Code JASMINE: Errata and Additional Remarks. Technical Note.
  Fire Technology, Vol. 33, No. 2, 183-186, May/June 1997.
  Tuovinen, H.; Cooper, L. Y.
• VENTCF2: An Algorithm and Associated FORTRAN 77 Subroutine for Calculating Flow Through a Horizontal Ceiling/Floor Vent in a Zone-Type Compartment Fire Model.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, 253-287, April 1997.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• VENTCF2: An Algorithm and Associated FORTRAN 77 Subroutine for Calculating Flow Through a Horizontal Ceiling/Floor Vent in a Zone-Type Compartment Fire Model.
  NISTIR 5470; 71 p. August 1994.
  Cooper, L. Y.
• Verification and Validation of Selected Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications. Volume 5. Consolidated Fire Growth and Smoke Transport Model (CFAST).
  NUREG-1824; EPRI 1011999; Volume 5; 206 p. May 2007.
  Peacock, R. D.; Reneke, P. A.
• Visualization of Transport Across a Horizontal Vent Due to Density and Pressure Differences.
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). National Heat Transfer Conference. Visualization of Heat Transfer Processes. HTD-Vol. 252. August 1993, Atlanta, GA, Am. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, 1-17 pp, 1993.
  Jaluria, Y.; Lee, S. H. K.; Mercier, G. P.; Tan, Q.