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Front Matter i-xxiv
Programs of the Center for Fire Research National Bureau of Standards 1-11
Fire Problems 12-65
Application of Fire/gas Sensor Detection Technology To Metal and Non-metal Mine Fire Problems 66-102
Fireliter Review of 1975 Fire Related Journal Literature 103-203
The Application of Water Sprays To Control Fires in Coal Milling Plant at Power Stations 204-204
Assessment of Jp-8 as a Replacement Fuel for the Air Force Standard Jet Fuel Jp-4 Part 1 Assessment of Jp-8/jp-4 Fuel in Non-combat Environment 205-205
Eliminating Biases in the Planar Intersect Method for Estimating Volumes of Small Fuels 206-206
Explosion Pressure Venting and Explosion Proof Design of Containers and Apparatuses 207-207
Recent Developments in Coal Mine Fire and Explosion Prevention Research 208-208
Impact of Contents on Building Fires 209-209
Electrostatic Hazards Produced by Carbon Dioxide in Interting and Fire Extinguishing Systems 210-210
Wood and Bark Percentages and Moisture Contents of Minnesota Pulpwood Species 211-211
Pressure as a Function of Time and Distance in a Vented Vessel 212-212
Fire Resistivity of Irraliated Nuclear Fuel Shipping Cask 213-213
Dust Properties 214-214
Fire Protection in the Food Industry 215-215
Preventive Measures Against Frictional Sparking During Rock Cutting 216-216
Research Finds Methane Can Ignite by Frictional Sparks Between Aluminum and Rusty Steel 217-217
Influence of High-temperature Oxidation on the Particular Features of Ignition of a Finely Dispersed Aluminum Powder 218-218
Influence of the Reaction Kinetics Properties of an Igniting Flow on the Burning of Aluminum Powders 219-219
Induction Period in the Ignition of a Disperse System 220-220
Ignition Properties of Dust Air Mixtures 221-221
Spontaneous and Piloted Ignition of Pine Needles 222-222
Self-ignition and Collapse of Combustion in the Stagnation Zone During the Flow of a Supersonic Stream of a Combustible Mixture Past a Plane Step and a Depression 223-223
The Performance of the Sprinkler in Detecting Fire 224-224
Fabrication and Evaluation of Polymeric Early Warning Fire Alarm Devices 225-225
Ignition and Combustion of a Magnesium Particle 226-226
Inhibition of High and Low Temperature Hydrocarbon Fuel Combustion Reactions 227-227
Mechanism of the Effect of Synergism in the Combustion of Hydrogen With Additions of Diethylamine and Tetrafluorodibromoethane 228-228
Asymptotic Theory for Ignition and Extinction in Droplet Burning 229-229
Study of the Influence of Electric Fields of Flame Stabilization and Oscillation 230-230
Thermal Regime of Heterogeneous Burning of Solid Fuel 231-231
Experimental Determination of the Combustion of Gas-air Mixtures in a Duet and of Diffusion Combustion in a Parallel Flow at High Velocities 232-232
A New Large Damkohler Number Theory of Fuel Droplet Burning 233-233
Combustion of Mixed Homogenized Systems 234-234
Stability of a Plane Flame in a Stream With a Velocity Gradient 235-235
Evaluation of Extinguisbing Abilities of Fire Fighting Foam Agents for Oil Tank Fires 236-236
Stabilization of the Flame of Inhomogeneous Mixtures 237-237
Contemporary Status and Some Problems in the Theory of Combustion of Condensed Systems 238-238
Fire Endurance of Gypsum Board Walls and Chases Containing Plastic and Metallic Drain Waste and Vent Plumbing Systems 239-239
Phenomenon of Three Flame Propagation Limits on the System H2-o2-n2 240-240
Flame Propagation in a Transverse Electrical Field 241-241
Supersonic Combustion Problems 242-242
Investigation of the Structure of Hydrogen Diffusion Flames 243-243
A Corner Fire Test To Simulate Residential Fires 244-244
Laboratory Experiment on Three Dimensional Temperature Profile in the Leeward of Wooden Crib Fire 245-245
Chemiluminescent Method for no and No2 ( no + No2 ) Analysis 246-246
Influence of the Reaction Kinetics Properties of an Igniting Flow on the Burning of Aluminum Powders 247-247
Study of the Kinetics of Combustion of Mixtures of H2 and Co 248-248
Influence of Structural Factors on the Catalytic Activity of B-diketonats of the 3d Shell Elements in the Thermal Decompostition of Ammonium Perchlorate 249-249
Influence on Heat Losses on Propagartion of the Front of an Exothermic Reacton in the Condensed Phase 250-250
Continuous Analyzer for Carbon Monoxide in Ambient Air by Electro Chemical Technique 251-251
Inhibition of High and Low Temperature Hydrocarbon Fuel Combustion Reactions 252-252
Shock Waves in Media With Phase Transitions 253-253
Study of Spall in Water Ethyl Alcohol and Plexiglass 254-254
Combustion of Nitrates and Nitrites 255-255
Recirculating Flow in Vertical Columns of Gas Solid Suspension 256-256
Experimental Study on Transportation of High Expansion Foam Through Flexlble Ducts 257-257
Influence of Explosive Decomposition of Acetylene on the Properties of the Resulting Carbon Black 258-258
Electrical Conductivity of Alloyed and Y-irradiated Naci Behind a Shock Front 259-259
Soil Wettability and Fire in Arizona Chaparral 260-260
Laboratory Experiment on Three Dimensional Temperature Profile in the Leeward of Wooden Crib Fire 261-261
The Acute Inhalation Toxicity of Carbon Monoxide From Burning Wood 262-262
Interbuild Conference on Fire Risk of Plastics 263-263
Toxic Gases and Smoke From Polyvinyl Chloride in Fires in the Fire Research Station Full Scale Test Rig 264-264
Firehouse Site Evaluation Model Description and User27s Manual 265-265
Wildfire Atlas of the Northeastern and North Central States 266-266
Measurement of Smoke Density Flammability and Toxic Gases Prt Polymer Age 267-267
Pipeline Accident Report - Exxon Pipe Line Company Crude Oil Explosion at Hearne Texas May 14 1972 268-268
A Parametric Model the Allocation of Fire Companies 269-270
An On-line Program for Relocating Fire Fighting Resources 271-271
Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Sensors Based on the Metallised Membrane Electrode 272-272
Perfecting a Gravimetrical Instrument for Routing Sampling 273-273
A Method for Improved Measurement of Gas Concentration Histories in Rapidly Developing Fires 274-274
Smoke Control by Systematic Pressurization 275-275
The Development of a System To Suppress and Extinguish Fully Developed Coal Dust Explosions Progress Report 276-276
Experimental Study on Transportation of High Expansion Foam Through Flexible Ducts 277-277
A Correctional Calculation Method for Thermocouple Measurements of Temperatures in Flames 278-278
Wildland Fires and Dwarf Mistletoes a Literature Review of Ecology and Prescribed Burning 279-279
Attacking the Fire Problem a Plan for Action 280-280
Regrister of Hydrogen Technology Experts 281-281
Forest Residues Management Guidelines for the Pacific Northwest 282-282
Halogenated Fire Suppressants 283-283
Principles of Fire Safety Standards for Building Construction 284-288
Proceedings of Symposium on Air Quality and Smoke From Urban and Forest Fires Committee on Fire Research National Research Council National Academy of Sciences 289-290
Proceedings of Third all Union Symposium on Combustion and Explosion 291-349
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Combustion Kinetics Contractors Meeting 4-5 September 1975 Eglin Afb Florida 350-350
Conference on Arson and Incendiarism July 29-30 1975 Committee on Fire Research National Research Council National Academy of Sciences Washington 351-355
22fire Casualties22 Conference and Workshop May 28-29 1975 Applied Physics Laboratory the Johns Hopkins University Rann National Science Foundation 356-356
National Conference on Master Planning for Community Fire Protection October 28-30 1975 Orlando Florida National Fire Prevention and Control Administrartion Department of Commerce 357-371

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Fire research abstracts and reviews: Volume 17, 1975 (1975)

Chapter: Shock Waves in Media With Phase Transitions

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Fire research abstracts and reviews: Volume 17, 1975 (1975)

Chapter: Shock Waves in Media With Phase Transitions