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Book Chapters

Computer Representations of Design Standards and Building Codes: U.S. Perspective.

June 1, 1995

Author(s)

Steven J. Fenves, K A. Reed, J H. Garrett, H Kiliccote, K H. Law

Standards representation and processing in the United States has had a long and interesting history of development. The work in the past has focussed primarily

Assessing Halon Alternatives for Aircraft Engine Nacelle Fire Suppression.

May 1, 1995

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Cary Presser, Daniel L. Lowe, William J. Rinkinen

A coaxial turbulent spray burner was built to evaluate the relative effectiveness of different chemicals for suppressing fires in a jet engine nacelle. The fire

Concepts for Fire Protection of Passenger Rail Transportation Vehicles: Past, Present, and Future.

March 31, 1995

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Walter W. Jones, Richard W. Bukowski, V Babrauskas

Recent advances in passenger rail transportation, fire test methods, and hazard analysis necessitate re-examination of requirements for fire safety. Several

Computational Evaluation of Approximate Rayleigh-Debye-Gas/Fractal-Aggregate Theory for the Absorption and Scattering Properties of Soot.

February 1, 1995

Author(s)

T L. Farias, M G. Carvalho, U O. Koylu, G M. Faeth

A computational evaluation of an approximate theory for the optical properties of soot is described, emphasizing the small-angle (Guinier) regime. The

Compartment Fire Near-Field Entrainment Measurements.

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

N A. Dembsey, P J. Pagni, R B. Williamson

A widely accepted consensus on entrainment models for large fires in compartments does not yet exist. To obtain further information on such entrainment rates

Compartment Fire-Generated Environment and Smoke Filling.

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper

The following generic problem must be solved if one is to be able to establish the fire safety of building designs: [*] Given: Initiation of a fire in a

Comment and Reply on "Quantitative Measurements of Enhanced Soot Production in a Flickering Methane/Air Diffusion Flame."

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

C R. Shaddix, J E. Harrington, K C. Smyth

[For original article see: Combustion and Flame, Vol. 99, 723-732, 1994]

Cation Diffusion at the Polymer Coating/Metal Interface.

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

Tinh Nguyen, Z Zhang, C Lin, J M. Pommersheim

Theoretical and experimental studies were carried out on the transport of cations in the channel between a polymer coating and a metal substrate from a defect

Algorithm for Computing the Effective Linear Elastic Properties of Heterogeneous Materials: Three-Dimensional Results for Composites With Equal Phase Poisson Ratios

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

Edward J. Garboczi, A R. Day

An algorithm based on finite elements applied to digital images is described for computing the linear elastic properties of heterogeneous materials. As an

Airflow and Radon Transport Modeling in Four Large Buildings

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

Jin B. Fang, Andrew K. Persily

Computer simulations of multizone airflow and contaminant transport were performed in four large buildings using the program CONTAM88. This paper describes the

Combustion Metrology: A Manifesto.

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

K C. Smyth

In the fall of 1985 Jene Golovchenko from Bell Laboratories presented a staff colloquium at the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST) on scanning tunnelling

Chaotic Behavior of Coastal Currents Due to Random Wind Forcing.

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Emil Simiu

Recent analyses revealed that chaotic behavior is possible in a model of currents induced by wind over topography that slopes offshore and varies approximately

BACnet: A Technical Update.

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Steven T. Bushby, H M. Newman

BACnet is a communication protocol for Building Automation and Control networks that has been developed by ASHRAE Standards Project Committee (SPC) 135P. The

Applications of the NIST ROBOCRANE.

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, James S. Albus, Adam S. Jacoff, John L. Gross, N Pagalakis

The Robot Systems Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently been experimenting with a variety of applications for the

Air Change Effectiveness Measurements in Two Modern Office Buildings

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, William S. Dols, Steven J. Nabinger

Local age of air and air change effectiveness were determined in two office buildings using tracer gas techniques to study the applicability of the associated

Aerosol Dynamic Processes of Soot Aggregates in a Laminar Ethene Diffusion Flame

February 1, 1993

Author(s)

R Puri, T F. Richardson, R J. Santoro, R A. Dobbins

Laser scattering/extinction tests on a coannular ethene diffusion flame were analyzed using cross sections for polydisperse aggregates. Using an improved

Ionization of H₂⁺ in Intense Fields, ed. by B. Piroit

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

F H. Mies, A Giusti-suzor, K C. Kulander, K J. Schafer

Computational Model for the Rise and Dispersion of Wind-Blown, Buoyancy-Driven Plumes. Part 1. Neutrally Stratified Atmosphere.

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

X Zhang, A F. Ghoniem

A multi-dimensional computational model for the rise and dispersion of a wind-blown, buoyancy-driven plume in a calm, neutrally stratified atmosphere is

Time-resolved Measurements of Energy Transfer at Surface

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Richard R. Cavanagh, Edwin J. Heilweil, John C. Stephenson

Acoustic Emission of Structural Materials Exposed to Open Flames

December 1, 1992

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, M A. Jackson

The use of acoustic emission (AE) as an early indicator of structural materials exposed to a flame has been investigated and found to be possible. Piezoelectric

Analysis of the Happyland Social Club Fire With HAZARD I

March 1, 1992

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski, R C. Spetzler

In the early morning hours of March 25, 1990 a tragic fire took the lives of 87 persons at a neighborhood club in the Bronx, New York. A few days later, the New

Cone Calorimeter for Controlled-Atmosphere Studies.

February 1, 1992

Author(s)

W H. Twilley, V Babrauskas, M L. Janssens, S Yusa

Many fires occur in ambient atmospheric conditions. To investigate certain types of firew, however, it is necessary to consider combustion where the oxidizer is

Accidents and Disasters: Vulnerability in the Built Environment

August 1, 1991

Author(s)

J D. Sime

A first order model and computer program implementing previously developed procedures for estimating the speed, depth, and temperature of a fire produced

Canadian Mass Fire Experiment, 1989.

November 1, 1990

Author(s)

J G. Quintiere

Working with Forestry Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Defense Nuclear Agency carried out an extensively instrumented experiment of a

Analysis of Carboxyhemoglobin and Cyanide in Blood From Victims of the Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire in Puerto Rico

January 1, 1990

Author(s)

Barbara C. Levin, P R. Rechani, F Landron, J R. Rodriguez, L Droz, F M. deCabrera, S Kaye, J L. Gurman, H M. Clark, M F. Yoklavich

A fire that occurred during the afternoon of December 31, 1986 in the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico claimed 97 lives and injured more than 140

Computer Model of Smoke Movement by Air Conditioning Systems (SMACS).

November 1, 1988

Author(s)

J H. Klote

A computer model for simulation of smoke movement through air conditioning systems is described. A brief overview of air conditioning systems is presented. The

Characterization of Potential Thermal Degradation Products From the Reactions of Aqueous Ethylene Glycol and Propylene Glycol Solutions With Copper Metal.

January 1, 1987

Author(s)

Walter J. Rossiter Jr, P W. Brown, K G. Gaulk

Aqueous solutions of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol are cornmon heat transfer fluids for solar collector systems. Thermal oxidative degradation produces

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

June 1, 1983

Author(s)

Stephen A. Wise

Calculations of the Heat Release Rate by Oxygen Consumption for Various Applications.

March 1, 1982

Author(s)

W J. Parker

The oxygen consumption technique is emerging as a powerful tool for determing the heat release rate in a number of diverse fire test applications, including

Spin Polarization in Electron Scattering from Surfaces

January 1, 1981

Author(s)

Daniel T. Pierce, Robert Celotta