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Front Matter i-xxiii
Detection and Smoke Properties 1-22
Research in Japan on Toxicities of Combustion Gases Produced During Fire 23-38
Fire Research at the Fire Research Station Borehamwood England 39-71
The Science and Engineering of Hostile Fires 72-96
Protection From Fire Nonflammable Clothing 97-97
Post-flashover Compartment Fires 98-98
How Nine Inorganic Salts Affected Smoke Yield From Douglas Fir Plywood 99-99
A Training Course in Deployment of Emergency Services Students Manual 100-100
The Effect of Foam Liquid Concentrates on Fire Performance on Laboratory Fires 101-101
In Quest of an Economical Automatic Fire Suppression System for Multi-family Residential Complexes 102-102
An Assessment of Three Measures of Long Term Moisture Deficiency Before Critical Fire Periods 103-103
Design of Buildings for Fire Safety Part 2 104-104
Research on Air Shutters for Fire Protection 3 105-105
Work Done by the Fire Research Station on the Control of Smoke in Covered Shopping Centers 106-106
Experiment on Smoke in Pressurized Staircase 107-107
Two Die in High Rise Senior Citizens Home Albany New York 108-108
A Computerized Planning System for Bureau Inspectors 109-109
Portable and Installed Fire-fighting Equipment in Buildings 110-110
Industrial Dust Explosions and Fires 111-111
Vent Efficiency Study of Dust Explosion in Containers of 1 10 and 100 M3 Effects of Dust Type and the Presence of a Tube Forming an Extension of the Vent 112-112
An Evaluation of Hand Portable Foam Type Fire Extinguishers 113-113
Fires in Schools an Investigation of Actual Fire Development and Building Performance 114-114
Flame Retardant Synergism Between Molybdenum and Halogen Containing Compounds in Unsaturated Polyesters 115-115
Explosion and Fire Prevention With Air Compressors 116-116
Effectiveness of Halon 2402 as Incipient Fire Suppressant for Floating Roof Petroleum Tank 117-117
Report of Fire Tests on Eight Tgs Semiconductor Gas Sensor Residential Fire Smoke Detectors 118-118
Two Modes of Ignition and Combustion of Hydrocarbon Fuel Droplets 119-119
A New Concept for Automatic Detection and Extinction of Fire 120-120
The Thermal and Flammability Behavior of Multicomponent Fibrous Polymer Systems 121-121
Flammability of Plastics i Burning Intensity 122-122
Characteristics of Spark Ignition and Transition To Steady State Combustion Conditions 123-123
Flight Test of a Self-generating Overheat Detection System 124-124
Performance Characteristies of Semiconductor Sensors Under Pyrolytic Flaming and Smoldering Conditions 125-125
Fire Growth Rate in Wood Cribs 126-126
Effect of Thickness on Downward Flame Spread Over Paper 127-127
The Use of Automatic Sprinklers as Fire Sensors in Chemical Plants 128-128
Burning of Large Scale Vertical Surfaces 129-129
Excess Pyrolyzate 130-130
Fire in Schools an Investigation of Actual Fire Development and Building Performance 131-131
The Use of Afff in Sprinkler Systems 132-132
The Effect of Foam Liquid Concentrates on Fire Performance on Laboratory Fires 133-133
A New Foam Rheometer for Studying Fire Fighting Foams 134-134
Research on Air Shutter for Fire Protection 135-135
Evaluation of Fire Extinguishing and Fire Retarding Efficiency of Chemical Agents 136-136
Portable and Installed Fire Fighting Equipment in Buildings 137-137
The Performance of the Sprinkler in Detecting Fire 138-138
Effectiveness of Halon 2402 as Incipient Fire Suppressant for Floating Roof Petroleum Tank 139-139
Estimation of Maximum Explosion Pressure From Damage To Surounding Buildings 140-140
Fire Analysis From Mechanical Properties 141-141
Effect of an Electric Field on the Burning Rate of Heterogeneous Condensed Systems 142-142
An Investigation of the Effects of High Temperature Upon Various Industrial Polymers 143-143
Variables in the Nbs Smoke Chamber 144-144
Molecular Beam Mass Spectrometry Applied To Determining the Kinetics of Reactions in Flames Ii a Critique of Rate Coefficient Determinations 145-145
An Examination of the Partial Equilibruim Hypothesis and Radical Recombination in 1 20 Atm Methane Flames 146-146
Wood-base Building Materials Rate of Hest Release 147-147
Evaluation of the Fire Hazard in a Mobile Home Resulting From an Ignition on the Kitchen Range 148-148
Production of Gas Layers for Large Scale Gas Explosion Studies Part I Preliminary Investigations 149-149
Flammability Aspects of Upholstered Furniture 150-151
Flammability Aspects of Flexible Polyurethane Foams Commonly Used in Upholstered Furniture 152-152
Aspects of Flame Inhibition by Halogen Compounds 153-153
Reactions of Fuel Nitrogen in Rich Flame Gases 154-154
Influence of Temperature and Pressure on the Flammability Limits of Ethylene 155-155
The Colllsional Growth of Soot Particles at High Temperatures 156-156
Advances in the Fire Performance of Rigid Polyurethane Foams 157-157
A Large Hemispherical Chamber for Fire Toxicity Tests 158-158
Reverse Stratified Flow in Duct Fires a Two Dimensional Approach 159-159
Horizontal Propagation of Laminar Flames Through Vertically Diffusing Mixtures Above a Ground Plate 160-160
Stabilization of Combustion of Condensed Materials 161-161
Stability of Combustion Systems 162-162
Diffusion Thermal Stability of a Laminar Flame Front 163-163
A Method for Assessing the Fire Resistance of Laminated Timber Bearns and Columns 164-164
The Use of the Setchkin Apparatus Mass Spectromentry in the Investigation of Ignition and Burning of Flame Retarded Polystyrenes 165-165
Mechanism of Smoldering of Cellulosic Materials 166-166
An Experimental Study of the Afterburning Region of Lean Tetrafluoroethylene Oxygen Flames 167-167
Excess Pyrolyzate 168-168
Smoke and Fire Assessment With the Fire Propagation Test 169-169
Combustion of Poly Vinyl Chloride Studied by the Moving Wire Technique 170-170
Relation of Performance Tests To Actual Fires 171-171
Toxic Gases and Smoke From Poly Vinyl Chloride in Fires in Frs Full-scale Test Rig 172-172
Burning Characteristics of a Spherical Particle Reacting With Ambient Oxidizing Gas at Its Surface 173-173
Mechanisms of Fire Spread 174-174
Fire Behavior of Beds and Bedding Materials 175-175
A Simple Calculation Scheme for the Luminous Flame Emmussivity 176-176
Study of the Soot Nucleation Zone of Rich Methane-oxygen Flames 177-177
Reactions of Fuel Nitrogen in Rich Flame Gases 178-178
An Experimental Study of the Oxidation of N-pentane in the High Temperature Pre-ignition Region 179-179
Gas Chromatography-mass Spectrometry of Simulated Arson Residue Using Gasoline as an Accelerant 180-180
Evolution of Acrolem and Formaldehyde in Smoldering Combustion 181-181
Soot and Hydrocarbon Formation in a Turbulent Diffusion Flame 182-182
New Wet Method Synthesis of Potassium Superoxide 183-183
Determination of Hydrogen Cyanide in Fire Gases 184-184
Formation of Highly Toxic Organophosphorus Product Tmppp During the Decomposition of Certain Polyurethane Foams Under Laboratory Conditions 185-185
Kinetics of the Recombination Reaction Oh H M ho M at Low Temperature 186-186
Fire Analyses From Mechanical Properties 187-187
Scaling of Radiative Characteristics of Turbulent Diffusion Flames 188-188
Smoke Hazards in Covered Multi Level Shopping Malls Part i an Experimentally Based Theory for Smoke Production 189-189
The Effect of the Convective Motion in the Liquid on the Liquid Burning Rate 190-190
Predicting Rate of Fire Spread in Arzona Oak Chaparral Field Workbook 191-191
Studies on the Motion and the Thermal Behaviors of Fire Products Through the Scale Corridor Experimental Study on the Thermal Flow Through the Full Scale Corridor 192-193
Intensive Fiber Utilization and Prescribed Fire Effects on Microbial Ecology of Forests 194-194
Decrease of Smoke Density Part i Decrease of Smoldering Smoke With Time 195-195
Investigation of Fire Whirls and Firebrands 196-197
Smoke Movement in a Building Part i the Calculation With Approximate Calculation Method and the Experiments on the Smoke Air Startified Flow in the Unsteady State 198-198
Flammability and Combustibility of Principal Species of Garrigues in the Mediterranean 199-199
Arson Some Problems and Solutions 200-201
Fire Fighter Mortality Report 202-202
Fire and Children Learning Survival Skills 203-203
A Training Course in Deployment of Emergency Services Instructors Manual and Students Manual 204-204
The Actute Inhalation Toxicity of Carbon Monoxide From Burning Wood 205-205
Estimating Short Term Lcsd Values 206-206
The Sensitivity of Relative Toxicity Rankings by the Usf Nasa Test Method To Some Test Variables 207-207
Relative Toxicity of Pyrolysis Products of Some Cellular Plasties 208-208
Visibility Through Fire Smoke Part 3 Visibility of Flashing Sign 209-209
Psychological Characterists of Firesetters 210-210
An Analysis of Evacuation Times and the Movement of Crowds in Buildings 211-211
Measurements and Observations of the Toxicological Hazard of Fire in a Metrorail Interior Mock Up 212-212
Some Physical Chemical Toxicological and Physiological Aspects of Fire Smokes 213-213
Toxic Gases and Smoke From Poly Vinyl Chloride in Fires in the Frs Full Scale Test Rig 214-214
Evaluating Toxicity of Decomposition Products From Analytical Data 215-216
Development of an Oxygen Generating Breathing Apparatus i the Reactive Characteristics of Potassium Superoxide Mainly With Exhaled Breath 217-217
Formation of Highly Toxic Organophosphorus Product Tmpp During the Decomposition of Certain Polyurethane Foams Under Laboratory Conditions 218-218
Fire Fighter Mortality Report 219-219
Deployment Methodology for Fire Departments How Station Locations and Dispatching Practices Can Be Analyzed and Improved 220-220
Some Trends in Furniture Fires in Domestic Premises 221-221
Fire Casualties and Their Relation To Fire Company Response Distance and Demographic Factors 222-222
The Insurers Role in Arson Prevention 223-223
Square Root Laws for Fire Company Travel Distances 224-225
A Parametric Model for the Allocation of Fire Companies Users Manual 226-226
An Analysis of the Deployment of Fire Fighting Resources in Jersey City New Jersey 227-228
Investigation of a Technique for Estimating the Probability Distribution of Fire Loss Based on Extreme Value Theory 229-229
The Deployment of Emergency Services a Guide To Selected Methods and Models 230-231
An Analysis of the Deployment of Fire-fighting Resources in Wilmington Delaware 232-233
Pressure Modeling of Fires Controlled by Radiation 234-234
Fire Ecology Research Needs Identified by Research Scientists and Land Managers 235-235
Scaling of Radiative Characteristics of Turbulent Diffusion Flames 236-236
Fire Behavior of Foamed Plastics Ceilings Used in Dwellings 237-237
Protection From Fire Nonflammable Clothing 238-238
A 200 Liter per Minute Standard Foam Branchpipe 239-239
A Robust Bidirectional Low Velocity Probe for Flame and Fire Application 240-240
The Use of Automatic Sprinkler as Fire Sensors in Chemical Plant 241-241
The Ionization Chamber as Smoke Dependent Resistance 242-242
A Photographic Technique for the Study of Water Jets 243-243
Performance Characteristics of Semiconductor Sensors Under Pyrolytic Flaming and Smoldering Conditions 244-244
Attacking the Fire Problem a Plan for Action 1976 Edition 245-245
Building Research Establishment Information Directory 1976 Current Publications Films and Services Department of the Environment Borehamwood Hertfordshire England 246-246
Fire Management Volume 37 1976 Forest Service U S D A 247-247
Fire Problems Program Quarterly Report October December 1976 Applied Physics Laboratory the Johns Hopkins University 248-248
Forests Fuels and Fire in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness Idaho 249-249
References To Scientific Literature on Fire 250-250
Introduction To Combustion Phenomena 251-251
Similarity Analysis in Fire Research With Special Reference To Fire Convection Inside Enclosures 252-252
Natural Convection From Combustion Sources 253-254
International Symposium on Physiological and Toxicological Aspects of Combustion Products March 18-20 1974 University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah 255-257
Second International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Dynamics on the Topic Flames as Chemical Reactions in Flow December 15-17 1975 University of Padua Padua Italy 258-260
Symposium on Toxicity and Physiology of Combustion Products March 22-26 1976 University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah 261-263
Life Safety in the Fire Scene 264-268
Fire Injuries and Human Problems in Fire Casulaities 269-271
Toxicology and Fire Regulatory Considerations 272-274
National Fire Prevention and Control Administration Conference on Fire Research July 14-16 1976 Applied Physics Laboratory the Johns Hopkins University Laurel Maryland 275-277
Conference on Protection for Firefighters March 9-11 1976 Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute Chicago Illinois Chairman 278-279
Fifth International Symposium on Combustion Processes September 1977 Technological University of Krakow Krakow Poland 280-288
Fireline Infotech Publications San Francisco California 289-290
Fire Technology Abstracts National Fire Prevention and Control Administration Department of Commerce Washington Dc 291-306

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Fire research abstracts and reviews: Volume 18, 1976 (1976)

Chapter: Aspects of Flame Inhibition by Halogen Compounds

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Fire research abstracts and reviews: Volume 18, 1976 (1976)

Chapter: Aspects of Flame Inhibition by Halogen Compounds