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Technical Note (NIST TN)

The Influence of Walls, Corners and Enclosures on Fire Plumes

Author(s)
Kevin B. McGrattan, Michael J. Selepak, Edward J. Hnetkovsky
This report documents two series of compartment fire experiments in which a natural gas burner is positioned in a corner, or against a wall, or inside a steel...

A Soot Deposition Gauge for Fire Measurements

Author(s)
Amy E. Mensch, Thomas G. Cleary
The goal of this exploratory project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a conductometric measurement to determine the time-resolved soot deposition on...

Measured Emission Spectra of Selected AWS-3 LTE Transmitters

Author(s)
Michael R. Frey, Geoffrey Sanders, Jolene Splett, John M. Ladbury, Frank Sanders, Azizollah Kord, Ryan T. Jacobs
Version three of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) radio systems will soon use spectrum that is adjacent to bands currently used by airborne telemetry links at...

Users Guide to HVAC-Cx v2.2

Author(s)
Michael A. Galler, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti
HVAC-Cx is a software tool designed to facilitate performance analysis for mechanical equipment buildings. It is used for ongoing monitoring and provides the...

NIST Channel Sounder Overview and Channel Measurements in Manufacturing Facilities

Author(s)
Jeanne T. Quimby, Richard Candell, Catherine A. Remley, David R. Novotny, Joseph Diener, Peter B. Papazian, Alexandra Curtin, Galen H. Koepke
Manufacturers are increasingly choosing wireless platforms to replace wired ones due to their ease of installation, upgrade, and reconfigurability. Reliable and...

A Methodology for Estimating Seismic Retrofit Costs

Author(s)
Juan Fung, David Butry, Siamak Sattar, Steven McCabe
Presidential Executive Order 13717 (EO 13717), Establishing a Federal Earthquake Risk Management Standard, encourages federal agencies to "enhance resilience...

3.5 GHz Radar Waveform Capture at Fort Story

Author(s)
Paul D. Hale, Jeffrey A. Jargon, Peter J. Jeavons, Michael R. Souryal, Adam J. Wunderlich, Mark Lofquist
We describe measurements to create a library of high-fidelity waveforms of federal incumbent radar signals currently operating in the 3550 MHz – 3650 MHz (“3.5...

Mobile Manipulator Performance Measurement Data

Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, YaShian Li-Baboud, Steven Legowik, Tsai H. Hong, Sebti Foufou
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Intelligent Systems Division has collected data detailing the performance measurement of a mobile...

Influence of Aggregate Characteristics on Concrete Performance

Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Scott Z. Jones, Paul E. Stutzman, Joshua Arnold, Michael Boisclair, Paul Rothfeld, Jussara Tanesi, Haejin Kim, Jose Munoz, Mengesha Beyene
While the influence of paste properties on concrete performance has been extensively studied and in many cases reduced to quantitative relationships, that...

3.5 GHz Radar Waveform Capture at Point Loma

Author(s)
Paul D. Hale, Jeffrey A. Jargon, Peter J. Jeavons, Michael R. Souryal, Adam J. Wunderlich, Mark Lofquist
We describe measurements to create a library of high-fidelity waveforms of federal incumbent radar signals currently operating in the 3550 MHz – 3650 MHz (“3.5...

Mobile Manipulator Stability Measurements

Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai H. Hong
Mobile manipulators are being marketed for material handling and other tasks. Manufacturers suggest the stability of the vehicle best when the onboard loading...
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