NCJ Number
54867
Editor(s)
F B CLARKE,
D W RAISHER
Date Published
1976
Length
41 pages
Annotation
THIS DOCUMENT LISTS CURRENT ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS CENTER FOR FIRE RESEARCH DIRECTED AT ARSON PREVENTION AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF TECHNICAL ARSON-RELATED PUBLICATIONS.
Abstract
THE CENTER CONSISTS OF A FIRE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING A HAZARD ANALYSIS INFORMATION PROGRAM, CHEMISTRY PROGRAM, TOXICOLOGY OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS PROGRAM, AND PHYSICS AND DYNAMICS PROGRAM, AND A FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ENCOMPASSING A FIRE PREVENTION PRODUCTS PROGRAM, FIRE CONTROL-FURNISHING PROGRAM, FIRE CONTROL-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM, FIRE DETECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS PROGRAM, AND A DESIGN CONCEPTS PROGRAM. SAMPLE CENTER ACTIVITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: EXPERIMENTAL MEASURING OF THERMODYNAMIC QUANTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PYROLYSIS AND STEPWISE COMBUSTION OF POLYMERS; QUANTITAVELY DETERMINING THE MAJOR COMPONENTS IN COMBUSTION SAMPLES USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC, INFRARED SPECTROSOPIC, AND WET CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; STUDYING THE ABILITY OF CORRIDOR SPRINKLERS TO SUPPRESS FIRES IN ADJACENT ROOMS; DEVELOPING FLAMMABILITY TEST METHODS FOR USE IN CREATING STANDARDS FOR UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE; ASSESSING THE RATE OF HEAT RELEASE AND TOTAL ENERGY FROM SMALL IGNITION SOURCES; AND TESTING ALL ASPECTS OF DESIGN USAGE, CAPABILITIES, AND COST OPTIMIZATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER INSTALLATIONS IN LOW HAZARD OCCUPANCIES SUCH AS HOSPITAL ROOMS, SCHOOLS, OR OFFICES. (DAG)