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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Development of a Spatially Resolved Optical Technique for Measuring Heat Flux and Thermal Footprint of Firebrand Piles

July 25, 2019

Author(s)

Yasin M. Abul-Huda

Firebrand showers have been identified as the primary mechanism of fire spread and cause of destruction in wildland-urban interface fires. The heat transfer

Confirming a Performance Threshold with a Binary Experimental Response

July 15, 2019

Author(s)

Dennis D. Leber, Leticia S. Pibida, Alexander L. Enders

Often, experimenters wish to confirm that a test artifact meets some predefined, fixed performance criterion or claim. For example: does the newly formulated

Cybersecurity Framework Smart Grid Profile

July 9, 2019

Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Marron, Avi M. Gopstein, Nadya Bartol, Larry Feldman

The Smart Grid Profile is an initial attempt to apply risk management strategies from the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Aqueous-based Amphiphile Solutions Used as Gel Coatings to Reduce Flammability of Cotton Fabrics

July 3, 2019

Author(s)

Andre L. Thompson, Brian Love, Rick D. Davis

This study reports on the change in flammability of cotton fabrics caused by water-insoluble gel coatings applied from a single bath solution formulated with

Use and Validation of the Slope Determination by the Analysis of Residuals (SDAR) Algorithm

June 25, 2019

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

The Slope Determination by the Analysis of Residuals (SDAR) algorithm has recently been standardized in ASTM E3076-18 for the determination of the slope in the

Carbon Monoxide Concentrations and Carboxyhemoglobin Profiles from Portable Generators with a CO Safety Shutoff Operating in a Test House

June 20, 2019

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Stephen M. Zimmerman, Steven J. Nabinger, Matthew J. Brookman

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is focused on addressing the hazard of acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning of consumers from portable

Simulation and Analysis Plan to Evaluate the Impact of CO Mitigation Requirements for Portable Generators

June 20, 2019

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Brian J. Polidoro, Matthew J. Brookman, Janet Buyer, Matthew Hnatov

This report was written by staff of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, the

Estimating real-time infiltration for use in residential ventilation control

June 18, 2019

Author(s)

Lisa Ng, Stephen M. Zimmerman, Jeremy Good, Brian Tool, Steven Emmerich, Andrew Persily

Minimum outdoor air ventilation rates specified in standards such as ASHRAE Standard 62.2 are generally based on envelope airtightness, building floor area

Assessing the Performance of Residential Energy Management Control Algorithms: Multi-Criteria Decision Making Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (Revision 1)

June 6, 2019

Author(s)

Farhad Omar

For homes to become active participants in a smart grid, intelligent control algorithms are needed to facilitate autonomous interactions that take homeowner

Unreliable evidence in binary classification problems

May 7, 2019

Author(s)

David W. Flater

Binary classification problems include such things as classifying email messages as spam or non-spam and screening for the presence of disease (which can be

Towards a Process to Quantify the Hazard of Fire Protection Design Alternatives

May 1, 2019

Author(s)

Paul A. Reneke, Morgan Bruns, Stanley W. Gilbert, Chandler P. MacLaren, Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, David T. Butry

There are a variety of fire protection technologies that have the potential to improve life safety in residences including barrier fabrics for upholstered

Review of Smart Grid Standards for Testing and Certification Landscape Analysis

April 29, 2019

Author(s)

Yuyin Song, Cuong T. Nguyen, Avi M. Gopstein

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Program seeks to accelerate the development of conformity assessment or testing and

Assessing Fire-blocking Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics in the Cone Calorimeter

April 29, 2019

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, William M. Pitts, Mauro Zammarano, John R. Shields, Elizabeth Knowlton, Benito De Leon

Cone calorimetric experiments have been conducted on bare flexible polyurethane foam (FPUF) samples as well as FPUF covered with a variety of fire-blocking

Measurement of SVOC emission parameters for building materials using solid-phase microextraction (SPME)-based method

April 1, 2019

Author(s)

Mengyan Gong, Dustin G. Poppendieck

Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are ubiquitous indoors and associated with adverse health effects. y0 (the SVOC concentration in air close to the

Measurement of the Flow Resistance of Vegetation

April 1, 2019

Author(s)

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Kevin B. McGrattan, Blaza Toman, Marco G. Fernandez

This report documents the measurement of the wind resistance of different types of vegetation. The measurements are made in a wind tunnel with a 2.0 m test

Influence of Fire on the Lateral Resistance of Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls Phase 2: Oriented Strand Board, Strap Braced, and Gypsum-Sheet Steel Composite

March 5, 2019

Author(s)

Matthew S. Hoehler, Blanca Andres Valiente, Matthew F. Bundy

This report presents experimental investigations of the performance of cold-formed steel lateral force-resisting systems (CFS-LRFS) under combinations of

Measurement Uncertainty of the Air System in the IBAL

March 5, 2019

Author(s)

Amanda J. Pertzborn

The Intelligent Building Agents Laboratory (IBAL) has been designed and constructed to demonstrate the potential for distributed, intelligent software agents to

Commissioning ASHRAE High-Performance Sequences of Operation for Multiple-Zone Variable Air Volume Air Handling Units

February 26, 2019

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Michael A. Galler, Justin A. Sorra, Steven T. Bushby

ASHRAE Guideline 36 High Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems was developed to provide a reference set of high-performance control sequences for

Comparison of the Measurement Uncertainties and Errors for the Waveform State Levels Estimated Using the Histogram Mode and Shorth Methods

February 21, 2019

Author(s)

Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.

State levels are a fundamental waveform parameter that are essential for the computation of most other waveform parameters. The histogram-mode method has been

Retro-Commissioning a Performing Arts Center using HVAC-Cx

February 21, 2019

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Michael A. Galler, Steven T. Bushby, Robert Leader, J. M. Whitcomb, David W. Rush

This paper presents the use of a semi-automated commissioning tool for the energy retro-commissioning of the Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College in

A General Methodology for Deriving Network Propagation Models of Computer Worms

February 14, 2019

Author(s)

Shuvo Bardhan, Douglas C. Montgomery, James J. Filliben, Nathanael A. Heckert

Externally-launched computer worms which maliciously propagate within networks are one of the most serious and dangerous security threats facing the commercial

A Framework for Measuring the Impact of Wildland-Urban Interface Fires on a Regional Economy

February 13, 2019

Author(s)

David T. Butry, David H. Webb, Cheyney M. O'Fallon, Harvey Cutler

This report develops an approach to evaluate the direct and indirect impacts from wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires that result in the loss of functionality

Defining 'kind of quantity'

February 8, 2019

Author(s)

David W. Flater

The definition of 'kind of quantity' given in the International Vocabulary of Metrology (VIM), 3rd edition, does not cover the historical meaning of the term as

Effect of IF-WS2 Nanolubricant on R134a Boiling on a Reentrant Cavity Surface; Extensive Measurement and Analysis Details

February 4, 2019

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, Lingnan Lin

A Calibration of Timing Accuracy in the NIST Cyber-Physical Systems Testbed

December 18, 2018

Author(s)

Marc A. Weiss, YaShian Li-Baboud, Dhananjay Anand, Kevin G. Brady, Paul A. Boynton, Cuong T. Nguyen, Martin J. Burns, Avi M. Gopstein

We propose a general methodology for assessing the time accuracy and uncertainties and report results from a project to calibrate timing in the NIST CPS and

Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) Online 2.0 Technical Manual

December 17, 2018

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Anne L. Greig, Priya D. Lavappa, Brian J. Polidoro

Temperature Field Measurements using Thin Filament Pyrometry in a Medium-Scale Methanol Pool Fire

November 29, 2018

Author(s)

Zhigang Wang, Andy Tam, Ki Yong Lee, Anthony Hamins

For the first time, a set of measurements were made to characterize the time-varying temperature field in a medium-sized methyl alcohol (methanol; CH3OH) pool

Estimating Smoke Detector Effectiveness and Utilization in Homes

November 6, 2018

Author(s)

Stanley W. Gilbert

This report sets out to answer three questions. What effect does installing smoke detectors have on reported fires and casualties for the average household

Transactive Energy Challenge Phase II Scenario

October 23, 2018

Author(s)

David G. Holmberg, Martin J. Burns, Steven T. Bushby, Avi M. Gopstein

The TE Challenge Phase II Scenario was developed in a multi-step process in collaboration with industry experts. The Scenario includes a common electric grid

NIST Transactive Energy Modeling and Simulation Challenge for the Smart GridPhase I Report

October 23, 2018

Author(s)

David G. Holmberg, Steven T. Bushby

The NIST Transactive Energy Modeling and Simulation Challenge for the Smart Grid Phase I spanned September 2015 to September 2016. The Challenge was initiated