BFRL Publications - Twilley, W. H.

Twilley, W. H.

• Calibration Technique for Heat Flux Sensors Used in Fire Experiments and Standard Fire Tests.
  NIST SP 971; DOT/FAA/CT-89/26; 32 p. August 2001.NIST SP 971: "Collected Reports and Publications by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Heat Flux Gage Calibration and Usage.", 2001.
  Steckler, K. D.; Tu, K. M.; Twilley, W. H.
• Cone Calorimeter Evaluation of the Flammability of Composite Materials.
  NBSIR 88-3733; 68 p. March 1988.
  Brown, J. E.; Braun, E.; Twilley, W. H.
• Cone Calorimeter for Controlled-Atmosphere Studies.
  Fire and Materials, Vol. 16, No. 1, 37-43, January/March 1992.
  Babrauskas, V.; Twilley, W. H.; Janssens, M. L.; Yusa, S.
• Determination of Water Spray Drop Size and Speed From a Standard Orifice, Pendent Spray Sprinkler. Report of Test.
  FR 4003; Report of Test; 14 p. May 27, 1999.
  Putorti, A. D., Jr.; Belsinger, T. D.; Twilley, W. H.
• Determination of Water Spray Drop Size and Velocity From a Low Pressure, High Momentum, Water Mist Nozzle. Report of Test.
  FR 4000; 15 p. May 31, 1995.
  Putorti, A. D., Jr.; Belsinger, T. D.; Twilley, W. H.
• Development of a Dynamic Compression Test Apparatus for Measuring Thermal Performance of Fire Fighter's Protective Clothing.
  NISTIR 6502; 70 p. April 2000.
  Lawson, J. R.; Twilley, W. H.; Malley, K. S.
• Development of an Apparatus for Measuring the Thermal Performance of Fire Fighters' Protective Clothing.
  NISTIR 6400; 55 p. October 1999.
  Lawson, J. R.; Twilley, W. H.
• Effect of Oxygen Concentration on CO and Smoke Produced by Flames.
  International Association for Fire Safety Science. Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. 3rd International Symposium. July 8-12, 1991, Edinburgh, Scotland, Elsevier Applied Science, New York, Cox, G.; Langford, B., Editor(s)(s), 585-594 pp, 1991.
  Mulholland, G. W.; Janssens, M. L.; Yusa, S.; Twilley, W. H.; Babrauskas, V.
• Effects of Specimen Edge Conditions on Heat Release Rate.
  Fire and Materials, Vol. 17, No. 2, 51-63, March/April 1993.
  Babrauskas, V.; Twilley, W. H.; Parker, W. J.
• Evaluating a Protocol for Testing Fire-Resistant Oil-Spill Containment Boom.
  NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 21st. Environment Canada. Volume 2. Proceedings. June 10-12, 1998, Alberta, Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 651-671 pp, 1998.
  Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.; Hiltabrand, R. R.; Mullin, J. V.
• Evaluation of Propane as a Fuel for Testing Fire-Resistant Oil Spill Containment Booms.
  NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Environment Canada. Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 20th. Volume 2. Proceedings. June 11-13, 1997, Alberta, Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 755-767 pp, 1997.
  Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.; Mullin, J. V.
• Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part 1.
  NBSIR 83-2787; 133 p. January 1984.
  Lawson, J. R.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.
• Full Ensemble and Bench Scale Testing of Fire Fighter Protective Clothing.
  NISTIR 7467; 75 p. November 2007.
  Stroup, D. W.; McLane, R. A.; Twilley, W. H.
• In-Situ Burning in the Marshland Environment-Soil Temperatures.
  Volume 2; NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 23rd. Environment Canada. Volume 2. Proceedings. June 14-16, 2000, Alberta, Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 823-846 pp, 2000.
  Bryner, N. P.; Walton, W. D.; DeLauter, L. A.; Twilley, W. H.; Mendelssohn, I. A.; Lin, Q.; Mullin, J. V.
• In-Situ Burning in the Marshland Environment - Soil Temperatures Resulting From Crude Oil and Diesel Fuel Burns.
  NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 24th. Including Technical Seminar on Chemical Spills (TSOCS), 18th and Phytoremediation/Biotechnology Solutions for Spills (PHYTO), 3rd. Environment Canada. Proceedings. June 12-14, 2001, Alberta, Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 729-753 pp, 2001.
  Bryner, N. P.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.; Roadarmel, G. L.; Mendelssohn, I. A.; Lin, Q.; Mullin, J. V.
• In Situ Burning of Oil Spills: Mesoscale Experiments and Analysis.
  NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Environment Canada. Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar, 16th. Volume 2. June 7-9, 1993, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 679-734 pp, 1993.
  Walton, W. D.; Evans, D. D.; McGrattan, K. B.; Baum, H. R.; Twilley, W. H.; Madrzykowski, D.; Putorti, A. D., Jr.; Rehm, R. G.; Koseki, H.; Tennyson, E. J.
• In-Situ Oil Burning in the Marshland Environment: Recovery and Regrowth of Spartina Alterniflora, Spartina Patens, and Sagittaria Iancifolia Plants.
  VOLUME 2; NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 25th. Including Technical Seminar on Chemical Spills (TSOCS), 19th and Biotechnology Solutions for Spills (BIOSS), 4th. Environment Canada. Proceedings. VOLUME 2. June 11-13, 2002, Alberta, Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 785-807 pp, 2002.
  Mendelssohn, I. A.; Lin, Q.; Bryner, N. P.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.; Mullin, J. V.
• Measurement Techniques for Low Heat Flux Exposures to Fire Fighters Protective Clothing.
  NIST SP 971; NISTIR 6750; 89 p. August 2001.NIST SP 971: "Collected Reports and Publications by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Heat Flux Gage Calibration and Usage.", 2001.
  Vettori, R. L.; Twilley, W. H.; Stroup, D. W.
• PHI-Meter: A Fuel-Independent Instrument for Monitoring Combustion Equivalence Ratio.
  NISTIR 5499; September 1994.National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. October 17-20, 1994, Gaithersburg, MD, 159-160 pp, 1994.
  Mulholland, G. W.; Babrauskas, V.; Parker, W. J.; Twilley, W. H.
• Phi Meter: A Simple, Fuel-Independent Instrument for Monitoring Combustion Equivalence Ratio.
  Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 65, No. 7, 2367-2375, July 1994.
  Babrauskas, V.; Parker, W. J.; Mulholland, G. W.; Twilley, W. H.
• Response of Portable Particulate Monitoring Instruments to Combustion Particulates, Road Dust, and Salt Aerosols.
  NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 22nd. Environment Canada. Volume 2. Proceedings. June 2-4, 1999, Alberta, Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 519-544 pp, 1999.
  Bryner, N. P.; Walton, W. D.; DeLauter, L. A.; Twilley, W. H.; Mullin, J. V.
• Santa Ana Fire Department Experiment at 1315 South Bristol, July 14, 1994. Report of Test.
  FR 3995; 21 p. August 31, 1994.Fire Technology, Vol. 31, No. 1, 62-76, First Quarter 1995.
  Putorti, A. D., Jr.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.; Deal, S.; Albers, J. C.
• Santa Ana Fire Department Experiment at 1315 South Bristol, July 14, 1994. Report of Test.
  FR 3995; 21 p. August 31, 1994.Fire Technology, Vol. 31, No. 1, 62-76, First Quarter 1995.
  Putorti, A. D., Jr.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.; Deal, S.; Albers, J. C.
• Santa Ana Fire Department Experiments at South Bristol Street.
  NISTIR 5776; 218 p. February 1996.
  Walton, W. D.; Putorti, A. D., Jr.; Twilley, W. H.; Albers, J. C.
• Second Phase Evaluation of a Protocol for Testing Fire-Resistant Oil Spill Containment Boom.
  NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 22nd. Environment Canada. Volume 2. Proceedings. June 2-4, 1999, Alberta, Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 447-466 pp, 1999.
  Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.; Bryner, N. P.; DeLauter, L. A.; Hiltabrand, R. R.; Mullin, J. V.
• Smoke Measurements Using a Helicopter Transported Sampling Package.
  NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Environment Canada. Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 17th Proceedings. Volume 1. June 8-10, 1994, Vancouver, British Columbia, 735-764 pp, 1994.
  Walton, W. D.; McElroy, J. A.; Twilley, W. H.; Hiltabrand, R. R.
• Smoke Measurements Using an Advanced Helicopter Transported Sampling Package With Radio Telemetry.
  NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar 18th. Volume 2. Proceedings. Environment Canada. June 14-16, 1995, Ontario, Canada, 1053-1074 pp, 2003.
  Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.; Putorti, A. D., Jr.; Hiltabrand, R. R.
• Smoke Measurements Using a Tethered Miniblimp at the Newfoundland Offshore Oil Burn Experiment.
  NIST SP 995; Volume 2; March 2003.Environment Canada. Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 17th Proceedings. Volume 2. June 8-10, 1994, Vancouver, British Columbia, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1083-1098 pp, 1994.
  Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.; McElroy, J. A.; Evans, D. D.; Tennyson, E. J.
• Smoke Plume Trajectory From In Situ Burning of Crude Oil in Alaska: Field Experiments.
  NISTIR 5764; NIST SP 995; Volume 2; 40 p. November 1995.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Walton, W. D.; Putorti, A. D., Jr.; Twilley, W. H.; McElroy, J. A.; Evans, D. D.
• Smoke Plume Trajectory From In Situ Burning of Crude Oil in Alaska.
  NISTIR 5273; NIST SP 995; Volume 2; 70 p. October 1993.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Putorti, A. D., Jr.; Twilley, W. H.; Evans, D. D.
• Structural Collapse Fire Tests: Single Story, Ordinary Construction Warehouse.
  NISTIR 6959; 15 p. May 2003.
  Stroup, D. W.; Madrzykowski, D.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.
• Structural Collapse Fire Tests: Single Story, Wood Frame Structures.
  NISTIR 7094; 84 p. March 2004.
  Stroup, D. W.; Bryner, N. P.; Lee, J. H.; McElroy, J. A.; Roadarmel, G. L.; Twilley, W. H.
• Thermal Performance of Fire Fighter's Protective Clothing Part 1. Numerical Study of Transient Heat and Water Vapor Transfer.
  NISTIR 6881; 36 p. August 2002.
  Prasad, K. R.; Twilley, W. H.; Lawson, J. R.
• Upholstered Furniture Heat Release Rates Measured With a Furniture Calorimeter.
  NBSIR 82-2604; 73 p. December 1982.
  Babrauskas, V.; Lawson, J. R.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.
• User's Guide for the Cone Calorimeter.
  NBS SP 745; 125 p. August 1988.
  Twilley, W. H.; Babrauskas, V.