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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

MSEL FY 2001 Programs and Accomplishments: Polymers Division

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

B M. Fanconi, Eric J. Amis

The Polymers Division provides measurement methods, standards, and concepts to facilitate technology development, manufacture of products, commerce, and use of

MSEL FY 2001 Programs and Accomplishments: Ceramics Division

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

Stephen W. Freiman, S J. Dapkunas

Current programs of the Ceramics Division are reviewed

Laser-Assisted Vaporization Mass Spectrometry: Application to Thermochemistry at Very High Temperature

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

John W. Hastie, D W. Bonnell, Peter K. Schenck

Classical mass spectrometically-based approaches to the determination of high temperature thermochemical data and functions are limited in their applicable

MSEL 2001 Programs and Accomplishments: Materials Reliability Division

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

F R. Fickett, Thomas A. Siewert

The materials Reliability Division's mission is to develop and disseminate measurement methods and standards enhancing the quality and reliability of materials

Workshop on Standards for Biomedical Materials and Devices

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

John A. Tesk, D Hall

The Workshop on Biomedical Materials and Devices, held June 13-14, 2001, is the latest in a series of workshops and topical meetings organized by NIST in the

MSEL FY 2001 Programs and Accomplishments: Metallurgy Division

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

C A. Handwerker, Frank W. Gayle, Richard E. Ricker

This report describes major programs and accomplishments of the Metallurgy Division of the NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) in FY2001

Characterization of Projection Systems for the MPEG-4 Digital Cinema Compression Scheme Evaluation

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

Paul A. Boynton, Charles D. Fenimore

The Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) Digital Cinema Ad Hoc Group is involved in assessing various compression algorithms for digital cinema applications. An

Measuring the Performance and Intelligence of Systems: Proceedings of the 2000 PerMIS Workshop, August 14-16, 2000

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

A Meystel, Elena R. Messina

This volume contains the materials of the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop (PERMIS), held at the National Institute of Standards and

Simulation-Based Shop Floor Control: Formal Model, Model Generation,

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

Albert T. Jones, Y J. Son, R A. Wysk

The high cost of control software development and maintenance has been recognized as a significant problem inhibiting CIM solutions. In this paper, a structure

A Comparison of Rating Water-Source Heat Pumps Using ARI Standard 320 and ISO Standard 13256-1

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski

This investigation compares the ARI 320 (1998) and the ISO 13256-1 (1998) heating and cooling standards for water-source heat pumps to determine the difference

Comparison of Concrete Rheometers: International Tests at LCPC (Nantes, France) in October 2000

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

L Brower, Chiara C. Ferraris

The aim of the present project was to compare measurements from the five types of concrete rheometers to provide data to establish correlations among them. As a

MEMS Length and Strain Measurements Using an Optical Interferometer

August 21, 2001

Author(s)

Janet M. Cassard

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

P Unger

Improved Real-Scale Fire Measurements Having Meaningful Uncertainty Limits(NISTIR 6774)

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

Powder-matrix Systems for Safter Handling and Storage of Suppression Agents

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Harsha K. Chelliah

Infrared Absorptivity Temperature Dependence of Gas Phase Methanol and Sulfur Dioxide

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Pamela M. Chu, George C. Rhoderick, P. A. Johnson

Natural Ventilation Review and Plan for Design and Analysis Tools

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, William S. Dols, James W. Axley

Natural ventilation has the potential to reduce first costs and operating costs for some commercial buildings while maintaining ventilation rates consistent

MatML-Materials Markup Language Workshop Report

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

C P. Sturrock, E F. Begley, J G. Kaufman

The MatML - Materials Markup Language Workshop was held at NIST to consider the technical and strategic future of MatML, an extensible markup language for

The NIST Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Assisting U.S. Aerospace Manufacturing Through Measurements and Standards

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

David C. Stieren

This paper discusses how the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes a healthy U.S

Guide for the Selection of Communication Equipment for Emergency First Responders

July 11, 2001

Author(s)

Alim A. Fatah

The National Institute of Justice is the focal point for providing support to State and local law enforcement agencies in the development of counterterrorism

User's Guide for Smokeview Version 2.0: A Tool for Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simulation Data (NISTIR 6761)

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney, Kevin B. McGrattan

Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical predictions generated by the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator(FDS), a computational fluid dynamics (CFD

State-of-the-Art Review of CO₂ Demand Controlled Ventilation Technology and Application

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

The control of outdoor air intake rates in mechanically ventilated buildings based on indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels, often referred to as CO 2 demand

Porting a Complex Machine Tool Error Compensation System From Microsoft DOS to Microsoft Windows NT

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Herbert T. Bandy, M A. Donmez, Lawrence A. Welsch

This report describes the porting of a manufacturing quality control system from PC-type computers operating on Microsoft DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, and IBM QS

A Predictive Ionization Cross Section Model for Inorganic Molecules

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

John W. Hastie

To resolve a long-standing lack of experimental data for electron impact ionization cross sections for inorganic molecules, or the availability of a reliable

Workshop on Fire Testing Measurement Needs: Proceedings

June 19, 2001

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler

This report describes the proceedings of a workshop held on June 18 and 19, 2001, at NIST in Gaithersburg to identify where science and technology can better

Advanced Measurements and Predictive Methods (NISTIR 6774)

June 18, 2001

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Kevin B. McGrattan

First Workshop on Wireless Sensing

June 4, 2001

Author(s)

Kang B. Lee, James D. Gilsinn, Richard D. Schneeman, Hui-Min Huang

The First Wireless Sensing Workshop was held on June 4, 2001, at the Sensors Expo/Conference at the Rosemont Convention Center in Chicago, IL. The National

Measurement Techniques for Low Heat Flux Exposures to Fire Fighters Protective Clothing

June 1, 2001

Author(s)

R Vettori, W H. Twilley, D W. Stroup

A series of experiments were conducted to investigate measurement technologies that are necessary and appropriate for evaluating the thermal performance of fire

Evaluation of a Fast, Simplified Computational Fluid Dynamics Model for Solving Room Airflow Problems

June 1, 2001

Author(s)

Amy Musser, Kevin B. McGrattan, J M. Palmer

This report compares results of simulations performed using the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) with published experimental data, covering a wide range of

Persistent Chlorinated Compounds and Elements in Tissues of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales, Delphinapterus leucas, Banked by the Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project

June 1, 2001

Author(s)

Paul R. Becker, Rebecca S. Pugh, Michele M. Schantz, Elizabeth A. Mackey, R. Demiralp, Michael S. Epstein, M K. Donais, Barbara J. Porter, Stephen A. Wise, B. A. Mahoney

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