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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Alternate Smoldering Ignition Sources: A Literature Review with Analysis

October 1, 2011

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Amanda P. Robbins

Current existing and proposed U.S. flammability standards for soft furnishings such as mattresses and upholstered furniture specify a standard cigarette as

Mathematical Modeling of Wildland-Urban Interface Fires.

September 14, 2011

Author(s)

Randall J. McDermott, Ronald Rehm

This paper presents a simple model to demonstrate the effect on grass-fire propagation of the winds induced by structural fires in a Wildland-Urban Interface

Structural and Electromagnetic Scenarios for Firefighter Locator Tracking Systems

September 1, 2011

Author(s)

Anthony D. Putorti Jr., Francine K. Amon, Kathryn M. Butler, Catherine A. Remley, William F. Young, Christina Spoons

One of the most important aspects of effective firefighter response to an emergency event is awareness of the location of the firefighters involved, especially

Prototype Buildings for Energy and Sustainability in Residential Buildings

September 1, 2011

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Performance of New and Aged Residential Fire Sprinklers

August 31, 2011

Author(s)

Anthony D. Putorti Jr., William F. Guthrie, Jason D. Averill, Richard G. Gann

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) initiated a program to determine the effects of emissions from problem drywall on residential electrical, gas

Measurement Science Roadmap for Workability of Cementitious Materials: Workshop Summary Report

August 15, 2011

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Nicos Martys

This report summarizes the results of the workshop Measurement Science Roadmap for Workability of Cementitious Materials held on March 18, 2011 in

Examination of the Thermal Conditions of a Wood Floor Assembly above a Compartment Fire

July 29, 2011

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Jonathan L. Kent

Four real-scale experiments were conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to measure the temperatures above and below a wood floor

Initial Reconnaissance of the 2011 Wildland-Urban Interfaces Fires in Amarillo, Texas

July 27, 2011

Author(s)

Alexander Maranghides, William Mell, Karen Ridenour, Derek McNamara

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to reduce the risk of fire spread in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) communities. An

Smoke Plume Trajectory from In Situ Burning of Crude Oil in Alaska - Updated Simulation Results

July 21, 2011

Author(s)

William D. Walton, Kevin B. McGrattan

The purpose of this report is to update calculations, originally performed in 1993, that predict the downwind extent of smoke particulate from hypothetical in

Building Triage in Response to Wide-Area Bio-Releases: Concepts and Building Classification System

July 7, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily

In order to support effective responses to a wide-area release of a biological agent in an urban area, a building triage approach is envisioned that will

An Electromagnetic Evaluation of the NASA Space Power Facility at Plum Brook Station

July 1, 2011

Author(s)

Galen H. Koepke, John M. Ladbury, Dennis G. Camell, Jason B. Coder, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Randy Direen, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri

We describe in this report (Technical Note) an extensive electromagnetic evaluation of a unique test facility designed and built by the National Aeronautics and

Performance of RFID Tags in Rough Duty Environments (Structural Fires and Moisture)

May 23, 2011

Author(s)

James R. Lawson, Jonathan L. Kent, Anthony D. Putorti Jr.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have become widely used by industry, retail sales businesses, and government agencies for tracking materials

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE DATA SUMMIT

May 9, 2011

Author(s)

Jason D. Averill, Lori Moore-Merrell, Kathy Notarianni, Robert Santos, Doug Wissoker

Effectively managing a fire department requires an understanding of and an ability to demonstrate how changes to resources will affect community outcomes. It is

Characterization of the Range Performance of a 3D Imaging System (NIST TN 1695)

May 9, 2011

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi, Marek Franaszek, James J. Filliben, Nicholas Scott

A 3D imaging instrument is a non-contact measurement instrument used to rapidly obtain 3D information about a scene or object. The use of and the applications

Performance of New and Aged Residential Fire Smoke Detectors

April 1, 2011

Author(s)

Jason D. Averill, Richard G. Gann, William F. Guthrie, Daniel Murphy

As part of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) technical staff program to determine the effects of emissions from imported drywall on residential

Energy Consumption of Automatic Ice Makers Installed in Domestic Refrigerators (NIST TN 1697)

April 1, 2011

Author(s)

David A. Yashar, Ki-Jung Park

This study examines the energy consumption of automatic ice makers installed in domestic refrigerators. The purpose of this research is to determine a method of

Experimental Characterization of Helium Dispersion in a -Scale Two-Car Residential Garage (NIST TN 1694)

March 29, 2011

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang, Marco G. Fernandez

A series of experiments are described in which helium was released at constant rates into a 1.5 m 1.5 m 0.75 m enclosure designed as a -scale model of a two car

Consumer Use of Dishwashers, Clothes Washers, and Dryers: Data Needs and Availability

March 21, 2011

Author(s)

Christopher Iglehart, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Michael Galler

NIST provides technical support to the DOE in developing test procedures for a variety of residential appliances. As part of this process, DOE seeks

Unwanted Combustion Enhancement by Potential Halon Replacements: Thermodynamic Considerations

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

It is desirable to replace Halon 1301, CF3Br, as the fire suppressant used in cargo bay fire suppression. Unfortunately, some candidate agents for replacing

An Experimental and Computational Study of Steel Moment Connections under a Column Removal Scenario

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Fahim H. Sadek, Joseph Main, Hai S. Lew, Stephen D. Robert, Vincent Chiarito, Sherif El-Tawil

This report presents an experimental and computational study of two steel beam-column assemblies, each comprising three columns and two beams. The two beam

Communicating the Emergency: Preliminary findings on the elements of an effective public warning message

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski

When an emergency occurs, it is not always sufficient to simply initiate alarm bells. Individuals may not know what the alarm bell means and, in turn, may

Spent Fuel Cask Seal Performance Testing: Interim Report (NIST TN 1687)

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Edward J. Hnetkovsky

High-temperature metallic seal performance tests were performed. All the tests were conducted at either 800 °C or 427 °C for 9 hours in a electrical furnace. In

Measurements and Models for the Wireless Channel in a Ground-Based Urban Setting in Two Public Safety Frequency Bands

January 20, 2011

Author(s)

William F. Young, Catherine A. Remley, David W. Matolak, Qian Zhang, Christopher L. Holloway, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Camillo A. Gentile, Galen H. Koepke, Qiong Wu

We report on measured peer-to-peer (ground-based) wireless channel characteristics for an urban environment in two public safety frequency bands. Results are

Discriminating Between Smoldering and Flaming Fires Using Alarm Signals

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

William D. Davis

Strategies are developed that make use of signals from smoke and heat alarms to deduce conditions in a room for both flaming and smoldering fires. The issue

3D Imaging Systems for Manufacturing, Construction, and Mobility (NIST TN 1682)

December 15, 2010

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Maris Juberts, Marek Franaszek

The National Defense Center of Excellence for Industrial Metrology and 3D Imaging (COE-IM3DI) is conducting research to enable the next generation of

Best Practice Guidelines for Structural Fire Resistance Design of Concrete and Steel Buildings

December 1, 2010

Author(s)

Long T. Phan, John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister

This document is intended to provide practicing engineers and building code officials with a technical resource that contains the current best practice for fire

Modeling Smoldering Fires using the Computer Model CONTAM

December 1, 2010

Author(s)

William D. Davis

The computer model CONTAM was used to simulate the spread of smoke in a house with a working furnace during smoldering fires. Three smoldering experiments from

Direct Determination of Phases in Portland Cements by Quantitative X-Ray Powder Diffraction

November 15, 2010

Author(s)

Paul E. Stutzman

The transformation of chemical analyses to phase estimates via the Bogue calculations has been successfully used by industry for the past 70 years. Since its

Numerical Simulation of Along-Wind Loading on Small Structures Using a Simplified Wind Flow Model

November 10, 2010

Author(s)

Dong Hun Yeo

Aerodynamic measurements of wind-induced pressures on structures are required for the codifi-cation of design wind loads. However, the reliable measurement of

Alarm Information for Decision Support

November 4, 2010

Author(s)

William D. Davis, Adam M. Barowy, Stephen Kerber

Experiments conducted in a Toledo Ohio school are used to examine the use of signals from simulated heat detectors by incident command. Two approaches are