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Front Matter i-x
Fire Protection Services in the U S S R 2-19
A Review of Fire Weather Investigations in Australia 20-27
Directory of Fire Research in the United States 28-42
Commentary on the Tenth International Symposium on Combustion Cambridge England-august 17-21 1964 43-44
Fundamental Problems of the Free Burning Fire 45-45
Diffusion-controlled Ignition of Cellulosic Materials by Intense Radiant Energy 46-46
Heat and Mass Transfer To From and Within Cellulosic Solids Burning in Air 47-47
Structure Kinetics and Mechanism of a Methane-oxygen Flame Inhibited With Methyl Bromide 48-48
The Modeling of Firespread Through a Fuel Bed 49-49
On the Flight Parths and Lifetimes of Burning Particles of Wood 50-50
The Combustion of Wooden Dowels in Heated Air 51-51
Experimental Fires in Enclosures 52-53
The Fire Plume Above a Large Free-burning Fire 54-55
Foreword 56-56
Flame Structure and Flame Processes 57-70
Inhibited Flames 71-74
Symposium on Forest Fire Research Tenth Pacific Science Congress University of Hawaii August 31 1961 75-77
69th Annual Meeting of the National Fire Protection Association 78-81
The Critical Conditions in Thermal Explosion Theory With Reactant Consumption 82-82
Spontaneous Combustion the Influence of Moisture in the Spontaneous Combustion of Coal 83-84
Ignition Delay of Ponderosa Pine Needles and Sphagnum Moss 85-85
Effect of Flame Retardants on Pyrolysis and Combustion of a Cellulose 86-86
Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Two-layer Slab Constant Flux on One Surface and Zero Flux on Other Surface 87-87
Effect of Wind on Buoyant Diffusion Flames 88-89
An Investigation of the Mechanism of Combustion of Solid Fuels in Thin Beds by the Sectioning Method 90-90
The Rate of Flame Propagation and the Composition of Mechanism of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons 91-93
Kinetics of Methane Oxidation in Shock Waves 94-94
Phosphorus in the Burnt Gas From Fuel-rich Hydrogen-oxygen Flames 95-95
Decomposition of Sulfur Hexafluoride in Flames by Reaction With Hydrogen Atoms 96-97
Inhibition of Combustion by Bromine-containing Additives 98-98
The Development of Models for Use in the Investigation of Fire Spread 99-100
Investigations Into the Flow of Hot Gases in Roof Venting 101-102
Turbulent Diffusion of Heavy Particles in the Atmosphere 103-103
Particle Size Effects and Flame Propagation Rate Control in Laminar Coal Dust Flames 104-104
The Meteorological Factor in the Hamburg Fire Storm 105-106
The Effect of Wind Shear on Horizontal Spread From an Instantaneous Ground Source 107-107
Whirlwinds Produced by the Eruption of Surtsey Volcano 108-109
Prediction of Space Separation of Farm Buildings Necessary for Fire Control 110-111
Development and Application of a Model for Suppression of Forest Fires 112-113
Survey of the Thermal Threat of Nuclear Weapons 114-116
Simultaneous Parametric Programs 117-118
Flame i Fire Spread Simulation Model-special Projects Branch Computation Center University of North Carolina 119-120
Prediction of Fire Damage To Installations and Built-up Areas From Nuclear Weapons 121-124
A Technique for Studying the Combustion of Small Single Drops of Liquid Fuel 125-125
The Use of Flash Heating To Study the Combustion of Liquid Metal Droplets 126-126
A Study of High Altitude Water-vapor Detectors 127-127
A Low Speed Wind Tunnel for Measuring the Effect of Wind on Buoyant Diffusion Flames 128-128
Recommended Good Practice for the Protection of High-piled Stock Factory Insurance Association 129-130
Small Community Fire Fighting Resources for Major Fire Disasters 131-131
A Disaster Planning Manual for Small Communities 132-132
The Extinguishing of Uranium and Plutonium Fires 133-133
The Compatibility Relationship Between Mechanical Foam and Dry Chemical Fire-extinguishing Agents 134-135
Soviet Progress in Forest Fire Control 136-140
Rigid Foam for Mines 141-141
Testing of Cmc-thickened Water as a Fire Retardant 142-142
Wood-chip Pile Burning Tests at the Restigouche Mill of Fraser Companies Limited 143-143
Fire Research 1963 Joint Fire Research Organization Boreham Wood England 144-145
Safety in Mines Research 1963 Safety in Mines Research Establishment Sheffield England 146-146
Experimental Coal Dust and Gas Explosions 147-147
Space Cabin Atmospheres Part Ii Fire and Blast Hazards 148-148
Self-heating of Esparto Grass 149-149
Shelter Fire Vulnerability Specific Fire Limiting Activities for Occupants 150-152
Nfpa Technical Reference Library 153-153
Soviet Journal on the Combustion and Explosion Problems 154-156
Foreword 157-157
Fire Aspects of Civil Defense 158-169
Effects of Fire on Structural Debris Produced by Nuclear Blast 170-176
Simulating Forest Fires for Research 177-178
On the Ignition of Pulverized Anthracite 179-179
Comparison of Hot Surface and Hot Gas Ignition Temperatures 180-180
The Size and Temperature of a Hot Square in a Cold Plane Surface Necessary for the Ignition of Methane 181-181
Incendivity of Coal Dust Clouds by Feeble Electrical Energy 182-182
Ultimate Analyses of Partially Decomposed Wood Samples 183-183
The Effect of Inorganic Salts on Pyrolysis Ignition and Combustion of Wood a Cellulose and Lignin 184-184
Heat Transfer With Chemical Reactions 185-185
Photographic Study of Nucleate Pool Boiling on a Horizontal Surface 186-186
Ignition and Extinction in Combustion of Initially Unmixed Reactants 187-187
The Relation Between the Combustion Rate and the Specific Surface of Carbon 188-188
Problems in Flame Convection 189-190
Flames and Flame Properties a Report Bibliography 191-191
Radiative Heat Transfer in Absorbing Emitting and Scattering Media 192-192
Thermal Radiation Bibliography 193-193
Inhibition and Extinction of Premixed Flames by Dust Particles 194-194
Investigation of the Feasibility of Synergistic Enhancement of Halogenated Fire Extinguishants 195-195
The Correlation and Calculation of Temperature Contours Round Small Fires 196-196
The Thermal Radiation Theory for Plane Flame Propagation in Coal Dust Clouds 197-198
Rate of Chemical Reaction and Its Effect on the Process of Droplet Combustion 199-199
Valley Wind Theory 200-202
The Development of an Instrument for the Detection of Hazardous Vapors 203-203
Gas Temperatures Beneath Ceilings Due To Steadily Burning Fires in Buildings 204-204

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Fire research abstracts and reviews: Volume 7, No. 3, 1965 (1965)

Chapter: Valley Wind Theory

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Fire research abstracts and reviews: Volume 7, No. 3, 1965 (1965)

Chapter: Valley Wind Theory