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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Agent Stability Under Storage and Discharge Residue (NIST SP 861)

April 1, 1994

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, Richard H. Harris Jr.

Halon 1301 is known to be stable in metal containers for many years. Any by-products do not affect its fire suppression effectiveness or result in an...

Summary and Recommendations (NIST SP 861)

April 1, 1994

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Richard G. Gann, William M. Pitts

The main objective of this research program was to provide guidance to the sponsors on which materials to evaluate in the full-scale fire suppression test plan...

Introduction (NIST SP 861)

April 1, 1994

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Richard G. Gann, William M. Pitts

The Montreal Protocol of 1987 identified halon 1301 (CF3Br) as one of a number of halogenated chemicals that were sufficiently deleterious to stratospheric...

Executive Summary (NIST SP 861)

April 1, 1994

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Richard G. Gann, William M. Pitts

Bromotrifluoromethane (halon 1301 or CF3Br) has been the fire-fighting agent of choice for decades to protect inaccessible spaces aboard aircraft in flight...

Evaluation of Alternative In-Flight Fire Suppressants for Full-Scale Testing in Simulated Aircraft Engine Nacelles and Dry Bays (NIST SP 861)

April 1, 1994

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Richard G. Gann, William M. Pitts

Thermodynamic Properties of Alternative Agents (NIST SP 861)

April 1, 1994

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, B D. Breuel

Depending upon their applications, current halon 1301 (CF3Br) bottles are normally filled to about half of the bottle volume, and the bottle is then pressurized...

Fluid Dynamics of Agent Discharge (NIST SP 861)

April 1, 1994

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang, G. Gmurczyk, Leonard Y. Cooper, William L. Grosshandler, W G. Cleveland, Cary Presser

The extinguishment of a fire using gaseous agents is a very complicated process which is not completely understood. Current fire-fighting agents such as halon...

Flame Suppression Effectiveness (NIST SP 861)

April 1, 1994

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, G. Gmurczyk, William L. Grosshandler, R. G. Rehwoldt, I Vazquez, Thomas G. Cleary, Cary Presser, K Seshadri

A flame will be extinguished when the time required for the chain reaction which sustains combustion exceeds the time it takes to replenish the necessary heat...

Semiconductor Measurement Technology: Improved Characterization and Evaluation Measurements for HgCdTe Detector Materials, Processes and Devices Used on the GOES and TIROS Satellites

April 1, 1994

Author(s)

David G. Seiler, J R. Lowney, W. R. Thurber, Joseph Kopanski, George G. Harman

Advanced Components for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles

March 1, 1994

Author(s)

Ken L. Stricklett, Alan H. Cookson, Richard W. Bartholomew, T. Leedy

The Second Text Retrieval Conference (TREC-2)

March 1, 1994

Author(s)

Donna K. Harman

Proceedings of the Digital Systems Reliability and Nuclear Safety Workshop (NUREG/CP-0136)

March 1, 1994

Author(s)

D Wallace, B B. Cuthill, L M. Ippolito, L Beltracchi

Semiconductor Measurement Technology: Design and Testing Guides for the CMOS and Lateral Bipolar-on-SOI Test Library

March 1, 1994

Author(s)

Janet M. Cassard, Mona E. Zaghloul

Next Generation Computer Resources: Reference Model for Project Support Environments (Version 2.0)

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

M V. Zelkowitz

Good Security Practices for electronic Commerce, Including Electronic Data Interchange

December 1, 1993

Author(s)

Roy Saltman

Electronic commerce (EC) is the use of documents in electronic form, rather than paper, for carrying out functions of business or government that require...

Stable Implementation Agreements for Open Systems Interconnection Protocols Version 7, Edition 1

December 1, 1993

Author(s)

A T. Landbert, B Gray

Planning for the Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)

October 1, 1993

Author(s)

William E. Burr

Reference Model for Frameworks of Software Engineering Environments (Technical Report ECMA TR/55, 3rd Edition)

August 12, 1993

Author(s)

Roger J. Martin

This document describes a reference model (RM) for Software Engineering Environment (SEE) Frameworks. This clause provides some motivation for the work...

Security Issues in the Database Language SQL

August 2, 1993

Author(s)

William T. Polk, Lawrence E. Bassham

The Database Language SQL (SQL) is a standard interface for accessing and manipulating relational databases. An SQL-compliant database management system (DBMS)...

Test Methods for Quantifying the Propensity of Cigarettes to Ignite Soft Furnishings. Volume 2. [Also included is: Cigarette Extinction Test Method]

August 1, 1993

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller, K M. Villa, E Braun, K Eberhardt, Richard H. Harris Jr., James R. Lawson

Research funded under the Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-352) has led to the development of two test methods for measuring the ignition propensity of...

Semiconductor Measurement Technology: Evolution of Silicon Materials Characterization: Lessons Learned for Improved Manufacturing

July 1, 1993

Author(s)

W M. Bullis

Application Portability Profile (APP) The U. S. Government's Open System Environment Profile OSE/1 Version 2

June 9, 1993

Author(s)

Gary Fisher

The focus of this guide is on open system environments (OSE) which integrate POSIX, GOSIP, and other specifications to provide the functionality necessary to...