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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Thermal Exposure Sensor for Fire Fighters - Laboratory-Scale Performance Experiments

July 26, 2016

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, Atul Deshmukh, John Casali, Jeff Lancaster, Roy A. McLane

During structural fire fighting operations, fire fighters wear protective gear to insulate them from high temperature environments, including hot combustion

Predicting the Effects of Barrier Fabrics on Residential Upholstered Furniture Fire Hazard

July 26, 2016

Author(s)

Morgan Bruns

A probabilistic methodology is presented for estimating the building fire losses. This methodology is applied to the specific case of residential upholstered

Effects of Wind Speed and Angle on Fire Spread along Privacy Fences

July 25, 2016

Author(s)

Erik L. Johnsson, Alexander Maranghides

A series of experiments was conducted to examine fire spread along fences subjected to wind at various speeds and angles. Specifically, sections of western

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Tutorial for New Low-Energy Residential Database

May 23, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear, Priya D. Lavappa

Horizontal Convective Boiling of R448A, R449A, and R452B within a Micro-Fin Tube with Extensive Measurement and Analysis Details

May 12, 2016

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, Donggyu Kang

This report presents local convective boiling measurements in a micro-fin tube for three low global warming potential (GWP ) refrigerants: R448A, R449A, and

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Low-Energy Residential Database Technical Manual

May 6, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Priya D. Lavappa, Eric G. O'Rear, Anne L. Greig, Sangwon Suh

Public Safety Analytics R&D Roadmap

April 19, 2016

Author(s)

Tracy A. McElvaney, Ryan Felts, Marc Leh

The public safety community is in a period of great transition. Over the next 20 years, technology advancements will increase accessibility of data/video

Temperature-Dependent Material Modeling for Structural Steels: Formulation and Application

April 15, 2016

Author(s)

Mina S. Seif, William E. Luecke, Lisa Y. Choe, Joseph A. Main, Joseph D. McColskey, Chao Zhang, Jonathan M. Weigand, John L. Gross, Fahim Sadek

This report presents the formulation and application of a newly developed temperature-dependent material model for structural steels. First it presents a model

Methods for characterizing a radiation detector for specifying radiation fields during testing against standards for homeland security applications

April 15, 2016

Author(s)

Anne L. Sallaska, Leticia Pibida, Ronaldo Minniti, C M. O'Brien

A wide variability exists among commercial radiation detection instruments used to measure exposure rate or ambient dose equivalent rate. These instruments are

NIST Weather Station for Photovoltaic and Building System Research

March 29, 2016

Author(s)

Matthew Boyd

A weather station has been constructed on the Gaithersburg, Maryland campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as part of a research

CONTAM RESULTS EXPORT TOOL

March 9, 2016

Author(s)

Brian Polidoro, Lisa Ng, William Stuart Dols

CONTAM is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis program developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Since CONTAM

Characterizing Indoor Air- Quality Performance Using a Graphical Approach

March 8, 2016

Author(s)

Kevin Y. Teichman, Cynthia H. Reed, Steven J. Emmerich

In this paper, we describe and demonstrate a graphical approach to illustrating the indoor air quality (IAQ) performance of high-performing buildings. We start

Guidelines for the Registration of Two Coordinate Frames

March 2, 2016

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Marek Franaszek

The purpose of registration is to obtain the transformation matrix between two coordinate frames. Typically, sensors record positional measurements in their own

2011 Wildland Urban Interface Amarillo Fires Report #2 Assessment of Fire Behavior and WUI Measurement Science

February 10, 2016

Author(s)

Alexander Maranghides, Derek McNamara

On February 27, 2011, three fires began in the outskirts of Amarillo, Texas, two of which destroyed or damaged buildings in multiple housing developments. The

The Use of Demand-to-Capacity Indexes for the Iterative Design of Rigid Structures for Wind

February 2, 2016

Author(s)

Filmon Habte, Arindam Chowdhury, Sejun Park

Estimates of wind effects on rigid buildings by database-assisted design (DAD) methods can be more accurate than those based on information available in

Minimizing Paste Content in Concrete Using Limestone Powders Demonstration Mixtures

January 14, 2016

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Scott Z. Jones, Didier Lootens

In recent years, there has been great interest in reducing the cement content of concrete, due to the high energy and carbon dioxide footprints of cement

Burning Velocity Measurements and Simulations for Understanding the Performance of Fire Suppressants in Aircraft - Letter Report Prepared for Meggitt

January 14, 2016

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, John L. Pagliaro

As described by Reinhardt and co-workers [1], overpressure in the FAA Aerosol Can Test (FAA-ACT) has been observed for the halon replacements HFC-125, Novec

The Influence of Realism on Congestion in Network Simulations

January 8, 2016

Author(s)

Kevin L. Mills, Christopher E. Dabrowski

Many researchers have used simulation to investigate the spread of congestion in networks. These researchers often find that congestion can be modeled as a

Methodology to Analyze Wind Pressure Data on Components and Cladding of Low-Rise Buildings

December 29, 2015

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh, Joseph A. Main

This note establishes a method to analyze wind pressure data on cladding and components of low-rise buildings using the National Institute of Standards and

CFAST -- Consolidated Fire and Smoke Transport (Version 7) Volume 4: Configuration Management

December 15, 2015

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock

The purpose of this document is to describe the policies and procedures for developing and maintaining CFAST. Such a document is commonly referred to as a {\em

CFAST Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 7) Volume 3: Software Development and Model Evaluation Guide

December 15, 2015

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Glenn P. Forney

This supplement to the CFAST Technical Reference Guide provides details of the software development process for CFAST and accompanying experimental evaluation

CFAST Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 7) Volume 2: Users Guide

December 15, 2015

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Glenn P. Forney

CFAST is a two-zone fire model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving

CFAST Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 7) Volume 1: Technical Reference Guide

December 15, 2015

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke

CFAST is a two-zone fire model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving

Inventory and Flow Time in the US Manufacturing Industry

December 14, 2015

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas, Anand M. Kandaswamy

Advancements in the efficient use of inputs, such as land and labor, have been a key driver of per capita income growth throughout history. One method for

Annual Manufacturing Review

December 14, 2015

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas, Anand M. Kandaswamy

This report provides an overview of the US manufacturing industry. There are three aspects of U.S. manufacturing that are considered: (1) how the US industry

Heat Pump Test Apparatus for the Evaluation of Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants

November 12, 2015

Author(s)

Harrison M. Skye

International efforts to reduce man-made global warming include restrictions on the use of chemicals with a high global warming potential (GWP). The heating

A Case Study of a Community Affected by the Waldo Fire Event Timeline and Defensive Actions

November 9, 2015

Author(s)

Alexander Maranghides, Derek McNamara, Robert Vihnanek, Joseph Restaino, Carrie Leland

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a suite of research projects addressing risk reduction in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)

Simple Guide for Evaluating and Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Results

November 4, 2015

Author(s)

Antonio M. Possolo

The "Simple Guide" supplements, but does not replace NIST Technical Note 1297, whose techniques for uncertainty evaluation may continue to be used when there is

High-Speed Monitoring of Multiple Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Array Configurations

October 29, 2015

Author(s)

Matthew Boyd

Three grid-connected monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic arrays have been instrumented with research-grade sensors on the Maryland campus of the National

Assessment of Water Vapor Diffusion in Firefighters Protective Clothing

October 1, 2015

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, Christopher W. Meyer, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Structural firefighters often encounter hot and humid environments during interior firefighting. The water vapor transfer to and from the skin has great