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Impact of Natural Ventilation Strategies and Design Issues for California Applications, Including Input to ASHRAE Standard 62 and California Title 24-Report on Task 4.4.3a and 4.4.3b of CEC-EEB RMT Project

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily, William S. Dols, James W. Axley

Natural ventilation has the potential to reduce the energy required for cooling and ventilating commercial buildings while still providing acceptable thermal...

Advanced Engineering Environments for Small Manufacturing Enterprises: Volume I

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven J. Fenves, Ram D. Sriram, Young Choi, J E. Robert

Advanced engineering environments (AEEs) are computational and communications systems that can create virtual and/or distributed environments linking...

Achieving Intelligent Performance in Autonomous Driving

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

James S. Albus, John Evans, Craig I. Schlenoff, Anthony J. Barbera, Elena R. Messina, Stephen B. Balakirsky

Semiconductor Electronics Division

September 30, 2003

Author(s)

David G. Seiler, Erik M. Secula

This is a high-level, full-color brochure detailing the activities and challenges of the Semiconductor Electronics Division. Topics include Division history...

Summary of Mechanical Metrology Measurement Services Customer Feedback FY 2000 to FY 2002

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

Donald G. Eitzen

This internal report summarizes the responses obtained from customers who received feedback cards which were enclosed with each calibration report produced by...

MSEL FY 2003 Programs and Accomplishments: Polymers Division

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

Eric J. Amis, Chad R. Snyder

The programs and accomplishments of the NIST Polymers Division for the Fiscal year 2003 are described.

The NIST Charpy V-Notch Verification Program: Overview and Operating Procedures

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

Christopher N. McCowan, Thomas A. Siewert, D P. Vigliotti

Charpy impact testing is often specified as ,in acceptance test for structural materials, and companies performing acceptance tests are typically required to...

Analysis of Benchmark Exercise Two: An Examination of Large Turbine Hall Fires With the CFAST Fire Modeling Code

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

A R. Martin, D A. Coutts

International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

M K. Dey, Anthony Hamins, S Miles

The 5th Meeting of the International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications was hosted by the National Institute of...

User's Manual for Version 1.0 of the NIST DME Interface Test Suite for Facilitating Implementations of Version 1.1 of the I++ DME Interface Specification

August 21, 2003

Author(s)

John A. Horst, Thomas R. Kramer, Joseph A. Falco, Keith A. Stouffer, Hui-Min Huang, Frederick M. Proctor, Albert J. Wavering, Chengying Liu

This user's manual describes version 1.0 of the NIST Dimensional Measuring Equipment (DME) interface test suite intended to support implementations of version 1...

The Nature of Heterogeneity in the Context of Distributed Health-Care Information Systems

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Jim G. Nell

This paper offers a discussion of the types of heterogeneity that can occur among processes that share information. The author attempts to establish areas of...

Comparison of Measured and Predicted Tracer Gas Concentrations in a Townhouse

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Steven J. Nabinger, A Gupte, Cynthia H. Reed, L A. Wallace

To further validate the use of the multizone airflow and contaminant model, CONTAMW, experiments were performed in an occupied 3-story townhouse in Reston, VA...

Results from Laboratory Testing of Embedded Air Handling Unit and Variable Air Volume Box Fault Detection Tools

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

J Schein, Steven T. Bushby, J House

Building HVAC equipment routinely fails to satisfy performance expectations envisioned at design. Such failures often go unnoticed for extended periods of time...

Particle Size Measurements for Spheres With Diameters of 50 nm to 400 nm

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Michelle K. Donnelly, George W. Mulholland

This paper describes a calibration service NIST is offering that measures the effective diameter of particles suspended in liquids using electrical differential...

A Framework for Multi-mode Authentication: Overview and Implementation Guide

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Vladimir Korolev, Serban I. Gavrila, T Heute, Clement Seveillac

The use of mobile handheld devices within the workplace is expanding rapidly. These devices are no longer viewed as coveted gadgets for early technology...

On Use of Bayesian Statistics to Make Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement Consistent

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker, Albert T. Jones

The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement recommends a standardized way of expressing uncertainty in measurement and provides a comprehensive...

Viewing Technologies for CAD Models

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Michelle P. Steves, Simon P. Frechette

This report describes Computer-Aided Design (CAD) model-viewing technologies1 used to support CAD-model review and analysis. CAD model viewers are tools that...

Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification, Version 2.1

July 16, 2003

Author(s)

Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, James F. Dray Jr., John P. Wack, Eric Dalci, Alan H. Goldfine, Michaela Iorga

This Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS) provides solutions to a number of the interoperability challenges associated with smart card...

An Overview of Issues in Testing Intrusion Detection Systems

July 11, 2003

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, R Lippmann, Chung Tong Hu, J Haines, M Zissman

While intrusion detection systems are becoming ubiquitous defenses in today's networks, currently we have no comprehensive and scientifically rigorous...

Missing Data Methods and Toolbox Users Guide

July 2, 2003

Author(s)

Curtis H. Parks, Gerard N. Stenbakken, Alexei Nikolaev

Measurement data are collected to characterize a production run of devices that can then be analyzed to identify a reduced set of measurement points. Such...

Seabird Tissue Archival and Monitoring Project: Egg Collections and Analytical Results for 1999-2002

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

Stacy S. Vander-Pol, Steven J. Christopher, David G. Roseneau, Paul R. Becker, Russell D. Day, John R. Kucklick, Rebecca S. Pugh, K. S. Simac, G.W. York

BACnet Wide Area Network Security Threat Assessment.

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

David G. Holmberg

This technical report addresses inter-networked building automation and control systems (BAS or BCS) using the BACnet protocol [ANSI/ASHRAE, 2001]. The report...

Predicting Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Response in the Ceiling Jet in the Presence of a Smoke Layer (NISTIR 6976)

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

William D. Davis, Thomas G. Cleary, Michelle K. Donnelly, S. D. Hellerman

An algorithm for predicting smoke or carbon monoxide concentration in the ceiling jet in the presence of a smoke layer is developed. The analysis will be...

Picture Password: A Visual Login Technique for Mobile Devices

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Serban I. Gavrila, Vladimir Korolev, Richard P. Ayers, Ryan Swanstrom

Adequate user authentication is a persistent problem, particularly with handheld devices, which tend to be highly personal and at the fringes of an organization...

Report of Experimental Results for Tests 2,3, and 4 of the International Fire Model Benchmarking and Validation Exercise #3

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Michelle K. Donnelly, Erik L. Johnsson, Alexander Maranghides, George W. Mulholland

As part of its Fire Risk Research Program, the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) are participating...

Studies of Fingerprint Matching Using the NIST Verification Test Bed (VTB)

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

Charles L. Wilson, Craig I. Watson, Michael D. Garris, R. A. Hicklin

A series of fingerprint matching studies have been conducted on an experimental laboratory system called the Verification Test Bed (VTB). The VTB is a...

BACnet Wide Area Network Security Threat Assessment

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

David G. Holmberg

This technical report addresses inter-networked building automation and control systems (BAS or BCS) using the BACnet protocol [ANSI/ASHRAE, 2001]. The report...

Bench-Scale Flammability Measures for Electronic Equipment

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

Matthew F. Bundy, Thomas J. Ohlemiller

An experimental study of the bench-scale fire performance of 18 commercial polymeric materials was conducted by the National Institute of Standards and...

Condition Assessment of Concrete Nuclear Structures Considered for Entombment

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder

This report summarizes work to date on a project for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop guidelines for the chemical and material assessment of an...

Flammability Tests of Full-Scale Mattresses: Gas Burners versus Burning Bedclothes

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller

Six mattress and foundation designs were subjected to two modes of ignition: the NIST dual gas burners and burning bedclothes. All of the designs represent...

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