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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Workshop Report for Ambulance Patient Compartment Design

November 26, 2012

Author(s)

Allison Barnard Feeney, Deogratias Kibira, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Jennifer L. Marshall

Recently, the U.S Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorates Human Factors/Behavioral Sciences Division and First Responder Resources

Design and Usage Guide for Version 0.92 of the Quality Information Framework Data Model and XML (Extensible Markup Language) Schemas

November 23, 2012

Author(s)

Fiona Zhao, Thomas Kramer, Robert Brown, Scott Hoffman, Matt Hoffman, William G. Rippey, Robert Stone

This document describes the design approach used for implementing version 0.92 of the Quality Information Framework (QIF) data model, including implementation

FDD CX: A Fault Detection and Diagnostic Commissioning Tool for Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps

November 21, 2012

Author(s)

William V. Payne, Jae H. Heo, Piotr A. Domanski

FDD CX is a commissioning tool for unitary, air-source, single-speed, vapor compression air conditioner (AC) or heat pump (HP) systems. This software tool can

High-Temperature Guarded-Hot-Plate and Pipe Measurements: 2nd Operators Workshop (March 19-20, 2012) Co-sponsored by ASTM Committee C16 on Thermal Insulation

November 21, 2012

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr, Thomas Whitaker, Frank Tyler

A Study of Thermal Behavior of a Composite Floor System in Standard Fire Resistance Tests

October 26, 2012

Author(s)

Dilip K. Banerjee, John L. Gross

This report summarizes the characterization of the furnace thermal environment and thermal behavior of members during the fire tests. Additionally, numerical

Annual Whole Building Energy Simulation of the NIST Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility Design

October 16, 2012

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Prototype Residential Building Designs for Energy and Sustainability Assessment

October 16, 2012

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Estimation of Hurricane Wind Speed Probablities: Application to New York City and Other Coastal Locations

October 11, 2012

Author(s)

Dong Hun Yeo, Emil Simiu, Ning Lin

This paper presents a procedure for estimating parametric probabilistic models of hurricane wind speeds from existing information on estimated wind speeds with

Helium Dispersion in an Attached Single-Car Residential Garage with and Without Vehicle

October 2, 2012

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang, Marco G. Fernandez, Kuldeep R. Prasad

The dispersion and loss of helium inside a single-car residential garage attached to a single-family house was experimentally characterized by recording time

Measurement of Temperature, Displacement, and Strain in Structural Components Subject to Fire Effects: Concepts and Candidate Approaches

September 28, 2012

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister, William E. Luecke, Mark A. Iadicola, Matthew F. Bundy

For the last forty years, NIST has led the world in fire metrology through research conducted at the Large Fire Laboratory, which is being expanded to enable

Evaluating Potential Bias in Non-Randomly Reported Fire Incident Data

September 26, 2012

Author(s)

David T. Butry, Douglas S. Thomas

This analysis is a part of an effort to develop statistics and uncertainty measures for characterizing, tracking, and better understanding the root causes of

Factors Influencing the Smoldering Performance of Polyurethane Foam

September 26, 2012

Author(s)

Mauro Zammarano, Szabolcs Matko, Roland H. Kraemer, Rick D. Davis, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Shivani N. Mehta

The objective of this study was to evaluate whether polyurethane foam (PUF) could be produced as a standard reference material for ultimate use in a standard

Development of a Method to Measure the Energy Consumption of Automatic Icemakers in Domestic Refrigerators with Single Speed Compressors

September 18, 2012

Author(s)

David A. Yashar

This study examines the energy consumption of automatic ice makers installed in domestic refrigerators. This study builds upon the findings of a previous study

Factory Equipment Network Testing Framework: Concept, Requirements, and Architecture

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

James D. Gilsinn, Kang B. Lee, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, Yuyin Song

This document describes the purpose, concept, requirements, and architecture for the Factory Equipment Network Testing (FENT) Framework and the software to test

Summary and Conclusions of a Workshop on Quantifying the Contribution of Flaming Residential Upholstered Furniture to Fire (NIST TN 1757) Losses in the United States

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

This report summarizes a workshop entitled "Quantifying the Contribution of Flaming Residential Upholstered Furniture to Fire Losses in the United States" that

Factory Equipment Network Testing Framework: Universal Client Application, Application Programming Interface

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

James D. Gilsinn, Kang B. Lee, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, Yuyin Song

This document describes the application programming interface (API) used by the Factory Equipment Network Testing (FENT) Framework to communicate between the

Annex 47 Extended Project Summary

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Daniel Choiniere

In 2006, researchers from 22 organizations in ten countries began a joint effort to enable the cost-effective commissioning of existing and future buildings to

Commissioning Cost-Benefit and Persistence of Savings: A Report on Cost-Effective Commissioning of Existing and Low Energy Buildings

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

Hannah Friedman, Marti Frank, David Claridge, Kristin Heinemeier, Kim Crossman, Eliot Crowe, Cory Toole, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Daniel Choniere

Commissioning of new and existing buildings has been shown to reduce energy usage and can also produce non-energy related benefits such as improved occupant

Annex 47 Report 2: Commissioning Tools for Existing and Low Energy Buildings

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

Christian Neumann , Henk Pietsman, Harunori Yoshida , Hideki Yuzawa, Takeshi Watanabe, Katsuhiro Kamitani, Hiroshige Kikuchi , Dirk Jacob, Oliver Baumann, Daniel Choiniere, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti

This report summarizes part of the work of IEA-ECBCS Annex 47 Cost-Effective Commissioning of Existing and Low Energy Buildings. It is based on the research

Justification of Shielding Requirements for Plutonium Sources

September 12, 2012

Author(s)

Leticia S. Pibida, Michael P. Unterweger

This report provides a justification for shielding plutonium sources when testing radiation detection instruments against standard performance requirements and

Digital image correlation measurements during gusset plate connection testing to structural failure.

August 28, 2012

Author(s)

Mark A. Iadicola

This report describes 3-dimensional (3D) digital image correlation to measure the 3D shape, displacement, and in-plane strain field, during testing of gusset

Accelerated Weathering of Firefighter Protective Clothing Containing Melamine Fiber Blends

August 14, 2012

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, Rick D. Davis, Joannie W. Chin

In this study, environmentally stressed OS fabrics containing melamine fiber blends were evaluated for thermal and mechanical properties that are critical to

Model Based Enterprise / Technical Data Package Summit Report

August 13, 2012

Author(s)

Joshua Lubell, Kenway K. Chen, John A. Horst, Simon P. Frechette, Paul J. Huang

This report summarizes the presentations, discussions and recommendations of a workshop held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in December

A Literature Review of the Effects of Fire Smoke on Electrical Equipment

July 31, 2012

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, Paul A. Reneke, Daniel Murphy

A review is presented of the state of the art of smoke production measurement, prediction of smoke impact as part of computer-based fire modeling, and

Miniaturized Charpy Specimens for the Indirect Verification of Small-Scale Charpy Machines: Initial Qualification Phase

July 31, 2012

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

Small specimen test techniques are becoming more and more popular as the need increases to characterize mechanical properties using the smallest possible amount

Miniaturized Charpy Specimens for the Indirect Verification of Small-Scale Charpy Machines: Initial Qualification Phase

July 1, 2012

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

Small specimen test techniques become ever more popular as the need increases to characterize mechanical properties by use of the smallest possible amount of

Accelerated Weathering of Firefighter Protective Clothing: Delineating the Impact of Thermal, Moisture, and Ultraviolet Light Exposures

June 27, 2012

Author(s)

Rick D. Davis, Shonali Nazare, Joannie W. Chin

Previously we quantified the chemical and mechanical deterioration of polyaramid and polybenzimidazole-based protective clothing fabrics that resulted from

Technical Guidance for Archiving and Configuration Management of Homeland Security Simulation Applications

June 19, 2012

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Yung-Tsun Lee, Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings

This document provides general guidance that is designed to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Program Managers and other executives inside and

Proposed General Approach to Fire-Safety Scenarios

May 29, 2012

Author(s)

Amanda P. Robbins, Erica D. Kuligowski, Steve M. Gwynne

A systematic approach to the identification of fire-safety scenarios for analysis is desirable in order to identify important scenarios and to help ensure a

Technical Guidance for the Specification and Development of Homeland Security Simulation Applications

May 24, 2012

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Yung-Tsun Lee, Charles W. Hutchings

This document provides general guidance that is designed to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Program Managers who may have limited expertise