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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Assessment of Moisture Measurement Techniques for Ceramic Processing

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

P S. Wang

This report presents an assessment of moisture measurement tests by techniques currently available for ceramic processing applications. The techniques tested...

Information Models for Design Tolerancing: From Conceptual to the Detailed Design

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Sudarsan Rachuri, Utpal Roy

Tolerance design is the process of deriving a description of geometric tolerance specifications for a product from a given set of desired properties of the...

The IMS Mission Architecture for Distributed Manufacturing Simulation

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Frank H. Riddick, Charles R. McLean

This paper presents an overview of a neutral reference architecture for integrating distributed manufacturing simulation systems with each other, with other...

The Evolution of Prototype Architectures Developed for the Scheduling Software Integration Project

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Frank H. Riddick, C M. Lecapitaine

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is collaborating with vendors, users, and university researchers to develop a virtual manufacturing...

Flammability of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites Consortium: Year One Annual Report (NISTIR 6531)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Gilman, Takashi Kashiwagi, A B. Morgan, Richard H. Harris Jr., L D. Brassell, Mark R. VanLandingham, C L. Jackson

We recently found that polymer layered-silicate (clay) nanocomposites have the unique combination of reduced flammability and improved physical properties...

Fire Research Needs Workshop Proceedings, Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 20, 1999 (NISTIR 6539)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

William D. Walton, Nelson P. Bryner, Nora H. Jason

As part of an ongoing effort to update and sharpen the National Fire Research Agenda, the U.S. Fire Administration in cooperation with the Building and Fire...

Fire Research Needs Workshop Proceedings, San Antonio, Texas, October 13-15, 1999 (NISTIR 6538)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

William D. Walton, Nelson P. Bryner, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, James R. Lawson, Nora H. Jason

As part of an ongoing effort to update and sharpen the National Fire Research Agenda, the U.S. Fire Administration in cooperation with the Building and Fire...

Large Fire Research Facility (Building 205) Exhaust Hood Heat Release Rate Measurement System (NISTIR 6509)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

D W. Stroup, Laurean A. DeLauter, J Lee, G Roadarmel

Rate of heat release is a critical parameter for evaluation of the fire properties of a material. The Large Fire Research Facility at the National Institute of...

Evaporation and Condensation Heat Transfer Performance of Flammable Refrigerants in Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, J C. Chato, T J. Rabas

Measured overall Nusselt numbers were determined for R22, R290, R290/600a, and R32/152a undergoing evaporation and condensation in a brazed plate heat exchanger...

Specification of Interactions in Integrated Manufacturing Systems

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

David W. Flater

Systems of manufacturing software are often constructed by integrating pre-existing software components. Accurate specification of the component interactions in...

Report on NIST-NACLA MOU Workshop

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

W G. Leight

In accordance with a notice published in the Federal Register, a workshop was conducted on June 23, 2000, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Technology Services FY1999 Technical Activities Report

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

C P. Sturrock

This report summarizes the FY1999 technical activities of TechnologyServices, National Institute of Standards and Technology. These activitiesare in the areas...

Activity Model: Ship Repair and Conversion

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun Lee, Swee K. Leong, Charles R. McLean

This document presents an activity model that identifies the functions involved in the ship repair and conversion industry, and the information flows required...

Management Data Specification for Supply Chain Integration

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun Lee, Shigeki Umeda

This document specifies a framework of communication data in a supply chain system, which is viewed as a virtual enterprise. First presented is a requirement...

Internet Commerce for Manufacturing Data Staging

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

C Parks, Jim G. Nell

This paper describes the process-flow model as proposed for use in the Internet Commerce for manufacturing (ICM), a project of the National Advanced...

Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses (NISTIR 6497)

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller, John R. Shields, Roy A. McLane, Richard G. Gann

This study addresses the fire behavior of bed assemblies, including a mattress, foundation and bedclothes. The focus is on development and application of a...

CONTAMW 1.0 User Manual: Multizone Airflow and Contaminant Transport Analysis Software

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

William S. Dols, George Walton, K R. Denton

This manual describes the use of the computer program CONTAMW developed by NIST. CONTAMW is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis program...

Benefits and Costs of Research: A Case Study of Construction Systems Integration and Automation Technologies in Industrial Facilities

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is improving its resource allocation process by doing microstudies of its research impacts on society...

BEES 2.0 Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability: Technical Manual and User Guide

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt

The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) version 2.0 software implements a rational, systematic technique for selecting environmentally...

Detection of Quasi-Static Electric Fields Radiated by Electrically Small Emitters

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

David A. Hill, Kenneth H. Cavcey

This report presents the theory for near-field detection of quasi-static electric fields produced by electrically small emitters that radiate as small electric...

Critical Issues in the Characterization of Polymers for Medical Applications

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Walter G. McDonough, Eric J. Amis, J Kohn

On June 14, 2000, the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials and the Polymers Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) co-sponsored a...

A Measurement System for Characterizing the Detection Performance of Metal Detectors: Design and Operation

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Nicholas Paulter, Donald R. Larson, Jon R. Pratt

A measurement system for evaluating the performance of hand-held (HH) and walk-through (WT) metal detectors is described. These detectors produce time-varying...

On Weakly Analytic and Faithfully Convex Functions in Convex Programming

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

G P. McCormick, Christoph J. Witzgall

Weakly-analytic convex, faithfully convex, and self-concordant functions are considered, and their relationships described. The purpose of the report is to...

Silicon Microelectronics Programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Joaquin (. Martinez, Stephen Knight, A D. Settle-Raskin

The microelectronics industry is a driving force fueling the U.S. economy, leading to rapid improvements in productivity, and enabling other new high technology...

User's Guide for Smokeview Version 1.0: A Tool for Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simulation Data (NISTIR 6513)

May 1, 2000

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). FDS is a computational fluid...

Shear Strength of High-Strength Concrete Walls and Deep Beams

May 1, 2000

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh

In the last 30 years, the compressive strength of concrete that can be produced reliably in the field has more than doubled, from 35 MPa (5000 psi) to 85 MPa...

Spot Test Kits for Detecting Lead in Household Paint: A Laboratory Evaluation

May 1, 2000

Author(s)

Walter J. Rossiter Jr, M Vangel, M E. McKnight, G Dewalt

A laboratory study was conducted to determine the reliability of spot test kits for detecting the presence of lead in household paint when tests were conducted...

Effect of Drying Shrinkage Cracks and Flexural Cracks on Concrete Bulk Permeability

May 1, 2000

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder

A review of the computer program 4sight has revealed that an accurate prediction of water transport through the concrete depends upon an accurate prediction of...

Heat Transfer of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Flowing in a Cooled Horizontal Tube

May 1, 2000

Author(s)

Douglas A. Olson

We report measurements of heat transfer coefficients of flowing supercritical carbon dioxide (7.38 MPa critical pressure, 31.1 C critical temperature) in a...

A Guide for Estimating and Reporting the Macroeconomic Impacts of MEP Centers

May 1, 2000

Author(s)

M A. Ehlen, M H. Brown

MEP centers must often report on the impacts they have on their client firms. The main data source for these impacts is the Census Follow-up Survey, which...

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