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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Design Challenges of the NIST Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility

March 26, 2015

Author(s)

Betsy Pettit, Cathy Gates, Arthur H. Fanney, William M. Healy

Homeowners and builders have increasingly strived to build low energy use and environmentally friendly homes. As materials and equipment have improved, energy...

Exothermic Reaction of Halogenated Hydrocarbons: WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

March 13, 2015

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Jeffrey A. Manion

A workshop was held at NIST Gaithersburg on October 27 and 28, 2014 to discuss the exothermic reaction of halogenated hydrocarbons. The industries that gathered...

Investigation of Surrogate Smoldering Ignition Sources for Testing Soft Furnishings

March 1, 2015

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Morgan Bruns, Amanda Robbins, Edward Hnetkovsky, Michael Ladas

The introduction of cigarette ignition propensity standards has led to a reduction in the availability of high ignition propensity commercial cigarettes. Since...

Time-Aware Applications, Computers, and Communication Systems (TAACCS)

February 21, 2015

Author(s)

Marc A. Weiss, John Eidson, Charles Barry, David Broman, Bob Iannucci, Edward A. Lee, Kevin Stanton, Sr, Leon Goldin

A new economy built on the massive growth of endpoints on the internet will require precise and verifiable timing in ways that current systems do not support...

Assessment of First Generation Performance-Based Seismic Design Methods for New Steel Buildings, Volume 1: Special Moment Frames

February 15, 2015

Author(s)

John L. Harris, Matthew S. Speicher

Assessment of First Generation Performance-Based Seismic Design Methods for New Steel Buildings, Volume 2: Special Concentrically Braced Frames

February 15, 2015

Author(s)

John Harris, Matthew Speicher

Assessment of First Generation Performance-Based Seismic Design Methods for New Steel Buildings, Volume 3: Eccentrically Braced Frames

February 15, 2015

Author(s)

John Harris, Matthew Speicher

Scaling of Testing Speed for Different Source-to-Detector Distances

February 13, 2015

Author(s)

Bruce R. Norman, Anne L. Sallaska, Leticia Pibida

Several American National Standard Institute/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ANSI/IEEE) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)...

Impact Characterization of Line Pipe Steels by Means of Standard, Sub-Size and Miniaturized Charpy Specimens

February 10, 2015

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon, Christopher N. McCowan, Raymond Santoyo

Modern line pipe steels are characterized by a continuously increasing ratio between ductility and mechanical strength, which makes it difficult to interpret...

Impact Characterization of 4340 and T200 Steels by Means of Standard, Sub Size and Miniaturized Charpy Specimens

February 10, 2015

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon, Christopher N. McCowan, Raymond Santoyo

In this investigation, we performed instrumented Charpy tests in order to characterize the impact properties of three steels, used by NIST for the production of...

A Review of Test Methods for Determining Protective Capabilities of Fire Fighter Protective Clothing from Steam

February 5, 2015

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Primary focus of this paper is to review existing test methods that quantify steam burn injuries and to compare bench-scale test methods that use pre-wetted...

Evaluating Smoldering Behavior of Fire-Blocking Barrier Fabrics

January 29, 2015

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, William M. Pitts, Szabolcs Matko, Rick Davis

This study reports on the smoldering propensity of commercially available barrier fabrics (BFs) in a small-scale upholstered seating mock-up configuration. Most...

Evaluating smoldering behavior of fire-blocking barrier fabrics

January 29, 2015

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, William M. Pitts, Szabolcs Matko, Rick D. Davis

This study reports on the smoldering propensity of commercially available barrier fabrics (BFs) in a small-scale mock-up configuration. Most BFs are smolder...

Defensive code's impact on software performance

January 26, 2015

Author(s)

David W. Flater

Defensive code is instructions added to software for the purpose of hardening it against uncontrolled failures and security problems. It is often assumed that...

Monitoring Techniques for the Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility

December 31, 2014

Author(s)

Mark W. Davis, William M. Healy, Matthew Boyd, Lisa Ng, William V. Payne, Harrison Skye, Tania Ullah

NIST has constructed a Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility that will be used as a testbed for investigating the measurement science related to systems...

Characterization of Airborne Nanoparticle Released from Consumer Products

December 1, 2014

Author(s)

Andrew Persily, Liang Chung J. Lo, Steven J. Nabinger, Dustin Poppendieck, Li Piin Sung

Polymer and other coatings are commonly used to protect, enhance, or decorate wood, plastic and metal products used in homes and other buildings. Nanoparticles...

Simulation of a Fire in a Hillside Residential Structure - San Francisco, CA

November 13, 2014

Author(s)

Kristopher J. Overholt, Craig G. Weinschenk, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), which is a fire model that is developed and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was used to...

Screening for factors affecting application performance in profiling measurements

October 30, 2014

Author(s)

David W. Flater

This report provides an example application of screening techniques in experimental computer science, including validation and selection of metrics and measures...

Development of a Test Method to Determine Carbon Monoxide Emission Rates from Portable Generators

October 28, 2014

Author(s)

Steven Emmerich, Andrew Persily

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff is considering developing a performance standard to address the hazard of acute residential carbon...

Carbon Monoxide Exposure Analyses in Support of Emission Rate Limits for Portable Generators

October 20, 2014

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Emmerich, Brian J. Polidoro

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and others are concerned about the hazard of acute residential carbon monoxide (CO) exposures from portable...

Simulations of an Attic Fire in a Wood Frame Residential Structure-Chicago, IL

October 17, 2014

Author(s)

Craig G. Weinschenk, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Kristopher J. Overholt

The Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) fire model, which is developed and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was used to...

Performance of Portable Radios Exposed to Elevated Temperatures

October 9, 2014

Author(s)

Michelle Donnelly, William F. Young, Dennis G. Camell

This study investigates the performance issues associated with the use of handheld portable radios by fire fighters working in elevated temperature environments...

Sensitivity Analysis of Installation Faults on Heat Pump Performance

October 8, 2014

Author(s)

Piotr Domanski, Hugh Henderson, William Payne

Numerous studies and surveys indicated that typically-installed HVAC equipment operates inefficiently and wastes considerable energy due to different...

Structural Design for Fire: A Survey of Building Codes and Standards

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh

This document is a critical assessment of building codes and standards pertaining to structural design for fire from the United States, Canada, European Union...

A Review of Risk Perception in Building Fire Evacuation

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Max T. Kinateder, Erica D. Kuligowski, Paul Reneke, Richard D. Peacock

Risk perception (RP) is studied in many research disciplines (e.g., safety engineering, psychology, or sociology), and the contexts surrounding the ways in...

Roadmap for Building Commissioning Research Workshop Summary Report

September 30, 2014

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, David Shipley, Walter Zalis, Steven T. Bushby

This report summarizes the results of the Building Commissioning Research and Measurement Science Needs Webinar Workshop held on April 29, 2014, sponsored by...

A Review of Risk Perception in Building Fire Evacuation

September 25, 2014

Author(s)

Max Kinateder, Erica D. Kuligowski, Paul Reneke, Richard D. Peacock

Risk perception (RP) is studied in many research disciplines (e.g., safety engineering, psychology, and sociology), and the context in which RP is studied...

Potential Research Areas in Residential Energy Storage for NIST's Engineering Laboratory

September 25, 2014

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, William Payne, Harrison Skye

This paper recommends research that is required to develop and, thus, enable cost effective, residential electricity storage systems for renewable energy. As...

Movement on Stairs During Building Evacuations

September 25, 2014

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard D. Peacock, Paul Reneke, Emily A. Wiess, Jason Averill, Robert Hagwood, Enrico Ronchi, Bryan Hoskins, Michael Spearpoint

The time that it takes an occupant population to reach safety when descending a stairwell during building evacuations is typically described by measureable...

Facility Smart Grid Interface and a Demand Response Conceptual Model

August 28, 2014

Author(s)

David Holmberg, Steven Bushby, David B. Hardin

Residential, commercial, and industrial facilities have potential to support electric grid reliability with demand response (DR) via use of facility energy...

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