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Technical Note (NIST TN)

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...

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...

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 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...

Enhancing Performance and Safety in Ambulances Through Improved Design Standards

May 18, 2012

Author(s)

Deogratias Kibira, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Mehdi Dadfarnia

This paper describes how modeling and simulation can play a major role in developing standards recommendations for patient compartment layout of automotive...

Assessment of Factors Affecting Fire Performance of Mattresses: A Review

March 20, 2012

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, Rick D. Davis

An in-depth analysis of U.S. residential fire statistics shows that although the total number of fires and deaths due to mattress fires has dropped as a result...

Thermal Behavior of Structural Fire Fighting Protective Ensemble Samples Modified with Phase Change Material and Exposed in Full-Scale Room Fires.

March 20, 2012

Author(s)

Adam M. Barowy, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Phase change materials (PCM) have been suggested as a means to increase the thermal protective performance of structural fire fighting protective ensembles...

Developing Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings

March 12, 2012

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Steve M. Gwynne, Kathryn M. Butler, Bryan L. Hoskins, Carolyn Sandler

The purpose of this document is to provide the foundation for the development of a guidance document on emergency communication message content and...

Analysis of Radio-Propagation Environments to Support Standards Development for RF-Based Electronic Safety Equipment

March 5, 2012

Author(s)

Catherine A. Remley, William F. Young, Jacob L. Healy

We analyze data from NIST field tests in which radio-propagation channel characteristics were measured at approximately the same physical locations where the...

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