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Book Chapters

Estimating Temperatures in Compartment Fires

December 31, 2002

Author(s)

William D. Walton, Phillip H. Thomas

The ability to predict temperattures developed in compartment fires is of great significance to the fire protection professional. There are many uses for the

Computation of Linear Elastic Properties from Microtomographic Images: Methodology and Match to Theory and Experiment.

September 30, 2002

Author(s)

Edward J. Garboczi, C H. Arns, M A. Knackstedt, W V. Pinczewski

Elastic property-porosity relationships are derived directly from microtomographic images. This is illustrated for a suite of 4 samples of Fontainebleau

Quantum Computing and Communication

June 28, 2002

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, David R. Kuhn, Carl J. Williams

A quantum computer, if built, will be to an ordinary computer as a hydrogen bomb is to gunpowder, at least for some types of computations. Today no quantum

Blind Simulations Using CFAST 4.0.1. Benchmark Exercise #1. Cable Tray Fires of Redundant Safety Trains. Appendix H: Benchmark Analysis With CFAST.

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

J Will

Benchmark Experimental Database for Multiphase Combustion Model Input and Validation.

April 1, 2002

Author(s)

J F. Widmann, Cary Presser

Experimental data were obtained for the purpose of validating multiphase combustion models and submodels. A reference spray combustor was fabricated to permit

Cone Calorimeter Combustion and Gasification Studies of Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites.

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Takashi Kashiwagi, M Zanetti, L Falqui, G Camino

Polymer composites based on organically modified phyllosilicates (organoclay) and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) were prepared by melt processing to

Chapter 19 Shock and Vibration Standards

January 4, 2002

Author(s)

David J. Evans, Henry C. Pusey

Chapter 19 is concerned with shock and vibration standards covering: terminology; use and calibration of transducers and instrumentation; shock and vibration

J. MOBY, Advances in Radiometry for Ocean Color, ed by J.L. Mueller and G.S. Fargion

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Steven W. Brown, Bettye C. Johnson, Howard W. Yoon, Keith R. Lykke, S J. Flora, M E. Feinholz, MA Yarbrough, R A. Barnes, Y S. Kim, Thomas C. Stone, A J. Mueller

Computation of the Linear Elastic Properties of Random Porous Materials With a Wide Variety of Microstructure.

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Edward J. Garboczi, A P. Roberts

A finite-element method is used to study the elastic properties of random three-dimensional porous materials with highly interconnected pores. We show that the

Comparitive Analysis of an Automative Air Conditioning Systems Operating With CO2 and R134a.

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, J S. Brown, S F. Yana-Motta

This paper evaluates performance merits of CO2 and R134a automotive air conditioning systems using semi-theoretical cycle models. The R134a system had a current

MOBY, a Radiometric Buoy for Performance Monitoring and Vicarious Calibration of Satellite Ocean Color Sensors: Measurement and Data Analysis Protocols

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

D K. Clark, M A. Yarbrough, M E. Feinholz, S Flora, W Broenkow, Y S. Kim, B. Carol Johnson, Steven W. Brown, M Yuen, J L. Mueller

Classical Kinetic Theory Approach to Lattice Boltzmann Simulation.

October 1, 2001

Author(s)

N S. Martys

An approach to lattice Boltzmann simulation is described, which makes a direct connection between classical kinetic theory and contemporary lattice Boltzmann

Single Pulse Shock Tube

October 1, 2001

Author(s)

Wing Tsang, A. Lifshitz

This chapter is concerned with the use of the single pulse shock tube for studying the mechanisms and rate constants for the decomposition of polyatomic

Analysis of the Impedance Spectra of Short Conductive Fiber-Reinforced Composites

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Edward J. Garboczi, J M. Torrents, T O. Mason, A Peled, S P. Shah

The presence of small amounts of short conductive fibers in a composite of finite matrix conductivity results in the subdivision of the one matrix impedance arc

Analysis of Thin Layer Structures by X-Ray Reflectometry

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

R Deslattes, R J. Mayti

The well-established structural methods of X-ray specular and diffuse scattering are less widely used in semiconductor metrology than their capababilities would

Combustion of Water-in-Oil Emulsion Layers Supported on Water.

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

A Y. Walavalkar, A K. Kulkarni

The Magnetic Order of Cr in Fe/Cr/Fe(001) Trilayers

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris, Robert Celotta, Mark D. Stiles

The temperature dependence of the short period oscillatory coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe(001) whisker trilayers, when analyzed in light of recent theory, provides strong

Fundamental Constants and the Hydrogen Atom, ed. by S.G. Kashenboim, F.S. Pavone, G.F. Bassini, M. Ingusci and T.W. Haensch

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Peter J. Mohr, Barry N. Taylor

Crystal Growth, Characterization, and Domain Studies in Lithium Niobate and Lithium Tantalate Ferroelectrics

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Norman A. Sanford, J A. Aust

rroelectricity in lithium niobate (LiNbO 3) and lithium tantalate (LiTaO 3) crystals was discovered by Matthias and Remeika in 1949 [1]. They emerged as key

Measuring Ventilation Performance

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily

Book chapter on measuring ventilation performance.

Computer Modeling of the Replacement of "Coarse" Cement Particles by Inert Fillers in Low W/C Ratio Concretes: Hydration and Strength.

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, J T. Conway

In concretes with water-to-cement (w/c) ratios below about 0.38, a portion of the cement particles will always remain unhydrated due to space limitations within

Characterization of Chemical Heterogeneity in Polymer Systems Using Hydrolysis and Tapping-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy.

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Xiaohong Gu, Tinh Nguyen, D Raghavan, M R. VanLandingham

Characterization of polymer coatings microstructure is critical to the fundamental understanding of corrosion of coated metals. An approach for mapping chemical

Applications of Computers and Information Technology.

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

G J. Frohnsdorff, J R. Clifton

Apparatus for Screening Fire Suppression Efficiency of Dispersed Liquid Agents.

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Michelle K. Donnelly, William L. Grosshandler, N C. Prive

This paper is an abridged version of NISTIR 6319. The design, construction, demonstration, and operation of a bench-scale device capable of screening the fire

Balancing the Environmental and Economic Performance of Products.

November 30, 2000

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt, A S. Boyles

How do you select environmentally preferable products? Is a product environmentally preferable if it has recycled content? Is it not preferable if it offgasses

Techniques to Measure Magnetic Domain Structures

September 11, 2000

Author(s)

Robert Celotta, John Unguris, Michael H. Kelley, Daniel T. Pierce

A summary of the current techniques for magnetic domain imaging of materials, including the practical aspects of each technique, the requirements on the sample

Oxidative DNA Damage; Mechanisms of Product Formation and Repair By Base-Excision Pathway

May 1, 2000

Author(s)

M Miral Dizdar

Free radicals such as OH, e aq- and H atoms react with DNA by addition to bases or abstraction of H atoms from the sugar moiety. Oxygen adds to base or sugar

Laboratory Primary Standards

April 1, 2000

Author(s)

John D. Wright

Commonly used primary calibration techniques for the measurement of liquid and gas flows are described. The techniques described include: static gravimetric and

Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA) and its Applications

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

John Unguris

This chapter reviews Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA), a technique for directly imaging the magnetic microstructure of surfaces

Nanofabrication via Atom Optics

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Jabez J. McClelland

A review is given of the field of nanofabrication via atom optics. Discussion is presented of the fundamentals of atom manipulation and atom optics, with

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