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Book Chapters

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

Many-body Effects in Photoemission

January 1, 1978

Author(s)

John William Gadzuk

Polarized LEED Using a GaAs Spin Polarized Electron Source

January 1, 1978

Author(s)

W Unertl, Robert Celotta, Daniel T. Pierce

Spin Polarized Electrons and Transition Metal Magnetism

September 1, 1977

Author(s)

David R. Penn

Electron Spectroscopy of Surfaces via Field and Photoemission

January 1, 1976

Author(s)

John William Gadzuk

Emission of Polarized Electrons from Solids

January 1, 1976

Author(s)

M Campagna, Daniel T. Pierce, F Meier, K Sattler, H Siegmann

Interaction of Atoms and Molecules with Surfaces

January 1, 1975

Author(s)

John William Gadzuk

High Resolution Raman Spectroscopy of Gases

August 8, 1967

Author(s)

Alfons Weber

A review is presented of high-resolution Raman spectroscopy of gases, including spontaneous, incoherent Raman spectroscopy, as well as of non-linear, coherent...

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