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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Fuel Effects on the Extinguishment of Laminar Diffusion Flames by Thermal Agents

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Rodney A. Bryant

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has been investigating the potential of fire-extinguishing agents that act solely by the extraction of heat...

Transient Application Recirculating Pool Fire, Agent Effectiveness Screen: Final Report

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Anthony P. Hamins, Jiann C. Yang, Kevin B. McGrattan, Cary Presser

A three-year research effort has been conducted as part of the Next Generation Program (NGP) to develop a laboratory screening device suitable for predicting...

Cost Analysis of Fire Suppression Systems

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

J M. Bennett, M L. Kolleck

All three services and their respective platforms have special problems in regard to fires. Each carries munitions, which can be initiated by a fire. In...

Examining the Feasibility of Extinguishing Engine Nacelle Fires By the Strategic Placement of Intumescent Materials

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

Ginger Bennett

TOWARDS SUBGRID SCALE MODELING OF SUPPRESSANT FLOW IN ENGINE NACELLE CLUTTER

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

P E. DesJardin, J M. Nelson, L A. Gritzo, David R. Keyser, T A. Ghee, J R. Tucker, P J. Disimile

The release and transport of a suppressant agent into an enclosed compartment is sensitive to local geometrical features or clutter that is difficult to...

Tropodegradable Bromocarbon Extinguishants- II and Fluoroalkyl Phosphorus Compounds- Research Update

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

J D. Mather, R E. Tapscott

In two projects sponsored by the Department of Defense Next-Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program (NGP), research efforts at The University of New...

On the Suitability of CF3Br as a Benchmark replacement Fire Suppressants

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

B A. Williams, J W. Fleming

We investigate the rationale for the use of CF,Br as a reference standard for alternative fire suppresants. Stating efficiencies of alternative agents on a...

Suppression of Cup-Burner Diffusion Flames By Super-Effective Chemical Inhibitors and Inert Compounds

April 24, 2001

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

Toxcity Screening of Halogenated Aliphatics Using a Novel In itro Volatile Chemical Exposure System

April 20, 2001

Author(s)

K T. Geiss, J M. Frazier, D E. Dodd

A major concern while conducting in vitro testing of volatile chemicals, such as halons or their alternatives, is loss of the test chemical during the course of...

PBX Vulnerability Analysis: Finding Holes in Your PBX Before Someone Else Does

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

David R. Kuhn

This report presents a generic methodology for conducting an analysis of a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) in order to identify security vulnerabilities. The...

Wind and Seismic Effects: Proceedings of the 32nd Joint Meeting

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Stephen A. Cauffman

This publication contains the proceedings of the 32nd Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Joint Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects. The meeting was held May 16-19...

Design of a File Format for Logging Website Interaction

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

John V. Cugini, Sharon J. Laskowski

The logging of user behavior in support of Web usability testing is constrained by the difficulty of capturing and analyzing large amounts of logged data...

Directory of U.S. Private Sector Product Certification Programs

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

C W. Hyer

This document, a revision of the 1996 edition of NIST SP 903: Directory of U.S. Private Sector Product Certification Programs, presents information on 122...

Periodic Table: Atomic Properties of the Elements

March 1, 2001

Author(s)

Robert A. Dragoset

Periodic Table: Atomic Properties of the Elements. This is version 2, which incorporates previously published revisions of mass numbers for some stable isotopes...

Automating the Future - A History of the Automated Manufacturing Research Facility 1980-1995

March 1, 2001

Author(s)

J M. Zenzen

The book examines the many challenges scientists from the National Bureau of Standards and later, the National Institute of Standards and Technology faced in...

Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements, Collected papers, 1980-2000

March 1, 2001

Author(s)

Gordon W. Day

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) 2001 Directory

March 1, 2001

Author(s)

Vanda R. White

The NVLAP Directory is published annually and provides a listing of laboratories accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)...

Introduction to Public Key Technology and the Federal PKI Infrastructure

February 26, 2001

Author(s)

D. Richard Kuhn, Vincent C. Hu, William Polk, Shu-jen H. Chang

This publication was developed to assist agency decision-makers in determining if a PKI is appropriate for their agency, and how PKI services can be deployed...

Aircraft Fire Detection: Requirements, Qualification, and Certification Aspects

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

K Schmoetzer

For aircraft applications other or additional qualification requirements need to be fulfilled by the automatic fire detection instrument compared to those...

Sensor-Driven Fire Model (NIST SP 965)

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

William D. Davis, Glenn P. Forney

Modern building fire sensors are capable of supplying substantially more information to the fire service than just the simple detection of a possible fire. With...

Fire Emulator/Detector Evaluator: Design, Operation, and Performance (NIST SP 965)

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, Michelle K. Donnelly, William L. Grosshandler

This paper describes the fire emulator/detector evaluator which was developed by NIST. The FE/DE has proven to be a very flexible design. The main function of...

Fire Detector Performance Predictions in a Simulated Multi-Room Configurtion (NIST SP 965)

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, Michelle K. Donnelly, George W. Mulholland, B Farouk

Modeling fire detector performance requires detailed information on the environment surrounding the detector, the species transport (heat, smoke, gas) from the...

Enhanced Residential Fire Detection by Combining Smoke and CO Sensors (SP 965)

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, T Ono

This paper details an experimental program that gathered photoelectric and ionization analog output smoke sensor, thermal sensor, and an electrochemical CO...

Distributed Sensor Fire Detection (NIST SP 965)

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, Kathy A. Notarianni

This paper details a case study that utilized model simulations to assess the relative performance benefits of distributed sensing over single-station, single...

Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire and Nuisance Source Test in the FE/DE (NIST SP 965)

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, Michelle K. Donnelly

Commercial transport aircraft cargo compartments require both fire detection and suppression capabilities in order to meet regulatory requirements. System...

Semiconductor Measurement Technology: Workshop on Mass Flow Measurement and Control for the Semiconductor Industry

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Robert F. Berg, David S. Green, G E. Mattingly

On 15-16 May 2000 at NIST, 45 scientists and engineers met to identify research and standards that will benefit users and manufacturers of mass flow controllers...

Size Distribution and Light Scattering Properties of Test Smokes (NIST SP 965)

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

D W. Weinert, Thomas Cleary, George W. Mulholland

Measurements of particles size distributions and optical properties of smoke detector test smokes may yield a better understanding of existing detector designs...

Acetylene ¹²C₂H₂ Absorption Reference for 1510 nm to 1540 nm Wavelength Calibration SRM 2517a

February 1, 2001

Author(s)

Sarah L. Gilbert, William C. Swann

Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2517a is an optical-fiber-coupled wavelength reference based on the fundamental absorption lines of acetylene in the 1510 nm...

The FLUD format: Logging Usability Data from Web-based Applications

January 24, 2001

Author(s)

John V. Cugini

This paper presents a proposed format for representing the behavior of users as they interact with a Web-based application. The captured log data can be...

NIST Recommended Practice Guide: Particle Size Characterization

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Ajitkumar Jillavenkatesa, Lin-Sien H. Lum, Stanley Dapkunas

This guide is a compilation of essential facts and some fundamental information about commonly used techniques of particle size analysis in the ceramics...

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