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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Initial Model for Fires in the World Trade Center Towers

May 1, 2002

Author(s)

Ronald G. Rehm, William M. Pitts, D D. Evans, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney

Mathematical models have been used to provide an initial estimate the behavior of the fires in the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11

Final Report: Effective Non-Toxic Metallic Fire Suppressants

May 1, 2002

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, M D. Rumminger, Valeri I. Babushok, Harsha K. Chelliah, A K. Lazzarini, P N. Wanigarathne

The purpose of the project was to: a.) identify which metal species would be effective flame inhibitors, and then b.) attempt to find non-toxic forms of the

Factors Affecting Ultrasonic Extraction of Lead from Laboratory-PreparedHousehold Paint Films

May 1, 2002

Author(s)

Walter J. Rossiter Jr, Blaza Toman, M E. McKnight, M B. Anaraki

A laboratory study was conducted to evaluate the reliability of commercial, field-portable ultrasonic extraction-anodic stripping voltammetry (UE/ASV) for

Analysis of the ASTM Round-Robin Test on Particle Size Distribution of Portland Cement: Phase I

May 1, 2002

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Vincent A. Hackley, A Aviles, C E. Buchanan

Particle size distribution (PSD) is an essential property of cement. The only standard method to measure the PSD of cement, namely ASTM C115, is limited in

Control Strategies for APACTS Micro-Macro-Manipulator-Integration

May 1, 2002

Author(s)

Richard J. Norcross

The Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center is developing the Automated Paint Application, Containment, and Treatment System (APACTS). APACTS

Effective Non-Toxic Metallic Fire Suppressants. Final Report (NISTIR 6875)

May 1, 2002

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, M D. Rumminger, Valeri I. Babushok, H K. Chelliah, T Lazzarini, P N. Wanigarathne

The purpose of the project was to: a.) identify which metal species would be effective flame inhibitors, and then b.) attempt to find non-toxic forms of the

Manual for Seismic and Windstorm Evaluation of Existing Concrete Buildings for Dominican Republic (NIST IR 6867)

April 1, 2002

Author(s)

Hai S. Lew, Emil Simiu, John L. Gross

This manual is prepared for seismic and winds hazards evaluation of reinforced concrete buildings in the Dominican Republic. The evaluation procedures presented

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis - April 2002

April 1, 2002

Author(s)

S Fuller, A Boyles

This is the April 2001 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and

Programs of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory 2002

April 1, 2002

Author(s)

Lisa J. Fronczek, Bessmarie A. Young

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) strengthens the U.S. economy and improves the quality of life by

BEES 2.0: Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability Peer Review Report

April 1, 2002

Author(s)

M A. Curran, J G. Overly, P Hofstetter, R Muller, Barbara C. Lippiatt

This report documents the results of a technical review of the BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) 2.0b software and user manual. BEES

Combinatorial Methods for Investigations in Polymer Materials Science

April 1, 2002

Author(s)

J C. Meredith, A P. Smith, A J. Crosby, Eric J. Amis, Alamgir Karim

Combinatorial methods of drug discovery in pharmaceuticals research are well known and more recent applications have led to the discovery and synthesis of new

The NIST Design Repository Project: Project Overview and Implementation Design

April 1, 2002

Author(s)

Ram D. Sriram, Simon Szykman

The NIST Design Repository Project involves research toward providing a technical foundation for the creation of design repositories? repositories of

Intelligent Systems Annotated Bibliography and SurveyPart I. Systems with Intelligent Controllers

March 29, 2002

Author(s)

Alex Meystel

In Part I of this report, a place of Intelligent Control in the variety of systems is discussed. In many cases it amounts to transforming the system into an

A Comparison of the CMM-driver Specification Release #1.9 with the I++ DME-Interface Release 0.9

March 29, 2002

Author(s)

Thomas Kramer, John A. Horst

This comparison focuses on the interface between high-level inspection instruction execution and low-level inspection instruction execution.This interface is

Comparison of CFAST and FDS for Fire Simulation With the HDR T51 and T52 Tests

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

J E. Floyd

This work uses three methods: hand calculations, a zone model (CFAST), and a computational fluid dynamics code (FDS), to examine two fire tests from the HDR

Persistent Organochlorine Pollutants and Elements Determined in Tissues of Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis) Banked from a Mass Stranding Event

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

John R. Kucklick, Paul R. Becker, W D. Struntz, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Barbara J. Porter, Michele M. Schantz, Rabia Oflaz, Michael Epstein, Stephen A. Wise, T K. Rowles, W E. McFee, M K. Stolen

Surge Protection in Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits - An Anthology Part 2: Development of Standards - Reality Checks

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

Francois D. Martzloff

Part 2 of a multi-part anthology. The previously published papers collected in this Part 2 were written primarily as contributions to the development of IEEE

Evaluation of the Liquid-filled Camera for Measuring Shadow Detail Part I: Sensor Evaluation

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

Paul A. Boynton

The simulated-eye-design (SED) camera is an attempt to use the technology inherent in the human eye to enable light measurements of complicated objects and

A Comparison of the CMM-Driver Specification Release #1.9 with the I++ DME-Interface Release 0.9

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst

This comparison focuses on the interface between high-level inspection instruction execution and low-level inspection instruction execution.This interface is

Halogenated Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures: A Decade of Progress in Calorimetry

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

Joe W. Magee

An accurate knowledge of thermodynamic properties is a prerequisite to design efficient and cost-effective refrigeration systems that use halogenated

Agent Technology: Feasibility for Business and Manufacturing Application

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

Elizabeth N. Fong, Nenad Ivezic, R Korchak, Y Peng, Thomas R. Rhodes

Electronic commerce (e-commerce) may be defined as the entire set of processes that support transaction activities on a network and involve information analysis

NIST Stray Light Elimination Tube Prototype

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

Paul A. Boynton, Edward F. Kelley

Electronic projection displays involve the projection of an image, usually through a lens system, onto a viewing screen. Metrics such as light output, contrast

IT Security for Industrial Control Systems

February 28, 2002

Author(s)

Joseph Falco, Frederick M. Proctor, Keith A. Stouffer, Albert J. Wavering

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to improve the IT security of networked digital control systems used in industrial

Automated Image Processing Tools for High Throughput Measurements of Polymer Coatings: Initial Report on Software to Quantify Features

February 25, 2002

Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl, J. Bernstein, A Karim

We have developed a series of Matlab programs to analyze photographs of polymer dewetting. This report provides details of how the programs work, what they do

Survey of FY 2001 Nanotechnology-Related Research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Chad R. Snyder, J P. Looney, F A. Moris

This report catalogs the efforts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in nanotechnology during FY 2001. The purpose of this report is to

Intelligent Systems Annotated Bibliography and Survey, Part I. Systems with Intelligent Controllers

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

A Meystel

In Part I of this report, a place of Intelligent Control in the variety of systems is discussed. In many cases it amounts to transforming the system into an

Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory FY 2001

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Hratch G. Semerjian, W Koch, Ellyn S. Beary

This report summarizes the research and services provided by the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and

Model Checkers in Software Testing

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, P E. Ammann, W Ding

The primary focus of formal methods is static analysis of specifications and code, but there is also a long tradition of exploiting formal methods for testing

The Validation of Fourier-Transform Microwave Spectroscopy for Trace-Gas Analysis

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Pamela M. Chu, R D. Suenram, Angela R. Hight Walker, R S. DaBell, George C. Rhoderick, Gerald T. Fraser

There is strong interest by regulatory agencies and automobile manufacturers, motivated in large part by increasingly stringent emission standards, for

Distributed Testing of a Device-Level Interface Specification for a Metrology System

January 31, 2002

Author(s)

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

A test suite for an key interface within a dimensional measuring system (coordinate measuring machine or CMM) is presented. The test suite consists of test

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