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Measurements and Modeling of Moist Gases
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Thermophysical properties of gas mixtures containing water are important in several contexts, such as humidity standards and the design of … more
Complex Fluid Analysis with the Advanced Distillation Curve Approach
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Complex fluids may be defined as mixtures in which there are many components, and in which the components span a range of physical and chemical … more
Thermophysical Properties of Aviation Fuels
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Environmental concerns, the potential for disruptions in supply, and the need for reusable rocket engines have generated interest in new aviation … more
Thermophysical Properties of Biofuels
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The Thermophysical Properties Division has begun a program to develop thermophysical property data for the biofuels. Transportation fuels will … more
Fundamental Studies on the Vapors Produced by High Explosives
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 High explosives, of significant interest from the homeland security standpoint, are materials that undergo very fast reactions that produce a … more
Microcryocooler for Terahertz Detectors
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 NIST and the University of Colorado have been funded since April, 2006, by DARPA to develop a microcryocooler with a volume less than about 4 cm 3 … more
International Standards on the Properties of Water
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Researchers in the Thermophysical Properties Division of CSTL played a leading role in the development of several new international standards for … more
Low Temperature Regenerator and Pulse Tube Losses
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The Cryogenic Technologies Project has been funded by ONR since FY2005 to measure and model the losses in 4 K regenerators and pulse tubes. These … more
Electron Ionization Library Component of the NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library and NIST GC Retention Index Database
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed and maintains an Electron Ionization (EI) Library as part of the … more
Real Fuels
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 This programs is aimed at determining the fundamental chemical and physical properties of the large organic compounds in fuels related to their … more
Spectroscopic Measurements of Atmospheric Gases for Monitoring Greenhouse Gases
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 Climate scientists are developing a new generation of spectrometers for the NASA-sponsored inventory of atmospheric greenhouse gases, most notably … more
Instrument Standards for Detection of Hazardous Chemical Vapors
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The overarching goal of this project is to develop and disseminate measurement tools to improve the accuracy and reliability of chemical … more
Advanced IC Interconnects - Process Metrology and Models
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The objective for Advanced IC Interconnects is to provide measurement standards and advanced measurement methods supporting metrology … more
Gas and Particulate Concentration Measurements and Standards
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 The objective is to develop and demonstrate accurate and robust measurement approaches that will establish optical absorption line … more
Metrologies for Protein Structure, Function, and Modeling
Last Updated Date: 10/01/2012 NIST researchers in the Macromolecular Structure and Function Group are involved in a joint research program with scientists from the University … more |
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