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Development of a Heat Release Rate Calorimeter at NBS

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The article was published on 1972-01-01. It has received 24 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Calorimeter & Radiant heating.

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Development of the cone calorimeter, a bench scale heat release rate apparatus based on oxygen consumption

TL;DR: In this paper, a new bench-scale rate of heat release calorimeter utilizing the oxygen consumption principle has been developed for use in fire testing and research, which is capable of higher accuracy than existing instruments and yet to be simple to operate and moderate in construction cost.
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Development of the cone calorimeter—A bench-scale heat release rate apparatus based on oxygen consumption†

TL;DR: In this article, a new bench-scale rate of heat release calorimeter utilizing the oxygen consumption principle has been developed for use in fire testing and research, which is capable of higher accuracy than existing instruments and yet to be simple to operate and moderate in construction cost.
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Building research at the National Bureau of Standards, 1968-1974

TL;DR: In this paper, the progress of building research at the Center for Building Technology from the year 1968 to 1974 is discussed, starting with the backlog of needed research in building techniques, components, and materials that faced researchers in the 50's, covering the evolution of the performance concept for building specifications, cooperation with states and codes-generating organizations, and specific accomplishments.