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Conferences

Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging: Standoff Detection of Concealed Weapons

July 13, 2010

Author(s)

Randy Direen, David R. Novotny, Katherine MacReynolds

A near-field planar scanner is used to construct images of a nearby scene illuminated with millimeter-wave frequencies. We present our initial work in active

ANALYSIS OF SEGMENT-BY-SEGMENT ¿ - NTU MODELLING OF A MINICHANNEL CO2 GAS COOLER

July 12, 2010

Author(s)

Santiago M. Ballester, Jose M. Corberan, Jose Gonzalvez-Macia, Piotr A. Domanski

Most of the current air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger models use the classic ε-NTU approach. These models do not account for longitudinal conduction neither in

Predicting Inward Leakage for Negative Pressure Conditions in a Firefighter Respirator

July 12, 2010

Author(s)

Rodney A. Bryant

An analytical model of the flow across a resistive flow path such as an orifice or pipe was applied to predict the inward leakage in an SCBA facepiece during a

Air Flow Distribution through an A-Shaped Evaporator under Dry and Wet Coil Conditions

July 11, 2010

Author(s)

David A. Yashar, Piotr A. Domanski

This paper presents a study of the air flow distribution through a residential air-conditioning heat exchanger. The test subject was a finned-tube, A-shaped

Measurements of the Wireless Ad Hoc Array Concept in a Large Building Setting for Public-Safety Communications

July 11, 2010

Author(s)

Christopher L. Holloway

Here we report on measurements of the ad hoc array concept in an enclosed atrium/lobby area of a high-rise building in Denver, Colorado. A typical ad hoc

Residential Heat Pump Heating Performance with Single Faults Imposed

July 11, 2010

Author(s)

Seok H. Yoon, William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski

A heat pump equipped with a thermostatic expansion valve (TXV) was tested in environmental chambers during steady-state no-fault and imposed-fault operation

Recent Developments in Thermoelectric Metrology at NIST

July 10, 2010

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Joshua B. Martin, Nathan Lowhorn, Makoto Otani, Evan L. Thomas, Martin L. Green, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Yonggao Y. Yan, Thanh Tran, Jihui Yang

We have successfully developed several important thermoelectric metrologies in recent years at NIST. First, a low temperature (10 K to 390 K) Seebeck

Community Risk Assessment Modeling: Results of Residential Fireground Field Experiments

July 7, 2010

Author(s)

Adam M. Barowy, Kathy Notarianni, Jason D. Averill, Lori Moore-Merrell, Robert Santos

This paper presents an overview of a large multi-year, multi-partner research study on Firefighter Safety and Deployment of Resources as well as specific

QUANTIFYING WIND DRIVEN FIREBRAND PENETRATION INTO BUILDING VENTS USING FULL SCALE AND REDUDCED SCALE EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

July 5, 2010

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Seul-Hyun Park, Sayaka S. Suzuki, John R. Shields, Yoshihiko Hayashi

The present investigation is aimed at extensively quantifying firebrand penetration through building vents using full scale tests that made use of the NIST

Chemical Species and Temperature Mapping in Full Scale Underventilated Compartment Fires

July 5, 2010

Author(s)

Andrew J. Lock, Matthew F. Bundy, Erik L. Johnsson, Kelly M. Opert, Anthony P. Hamins, Cheolhong Hwang, Ki Y. Lee

Many injuries and deaths throughout the world are caused by fires each year. Many of the deaths are the result of toxic gas inhalation, such as carbon monoxide

Observations on the Generation of Toxic Products in the NFPA/ISO Smoke Density Chamber

July 5, 2010

Author(s)

Nathan D. Marsh

Efforts are underway in several research groups to adapt existing flammability test methods for the determination of yields of toxic compounds such as CO, HCN

The Faults with Default

July 5, 2010

Author(s)

Steve M. Gwynne, Erica D. Kuligowski

No abstract provided.

Numerical Simulation of Polymeric Materials in UL 94 Test: Competition Between Gasification and Melt Flow / Dripping

July 5, 2010

Author(s)

Kathryn M. Butler, Florian Kempel, Bernhard Schartel, Anja Hofmann, Eugenio O?, Sergio R. Idelsohn, Riccardo Rossi, Julio M. Marti

The capability of the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM, developed by CIMNE) to model the complex fire behaviour of polymers in the UL 94 scenario was

A Flame Model for Melting and Dripping Polymers

July 5, 2010

Author(s)

Kathryn M. Butler, Sergio R. Idelsohn, Julio M. Marti, Eugenio Onate, Riccardo Rossi

The versatility of polymeric materials, as demonstrated in such features as high strength, low weight, ease of processing, and capability to form into complex

Modeling Thermoplastic Melt Spread Over Different Flooring Materials

July 5, 2010

Author(s)

Kathryn M. Butler, Eugenio Onate, Riccardo Rossi, Julio M. Marti, Sergio R. Idelsohn

The effects of the thermal properties of three flooring materials on the spread rate of polymer melt over the surface were studied using a model based on the

MODELING THE BURNING OF COMPLICATED OBJECTS USING LAGRANGIAN PARTICLES

July 4, 2010

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Randall J. McDermott, William E. Mell, Glenn P. Forney, Jason E. Floyd, Simo A. Hostikka

A methodology is described for representing complicated objects within a computational fluid dynamics model. These objects are typically collections of similar

WIND DRIVEN FIRES IN STRUCTURES

July 1, 2010

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Stephen Kerber

Fires in high-rise buildings create unique safety challenges for building occupants and fire fighters. Smoke and heat spreading through the corridors and the

FLAME HEIGHTS AND HEAT TRANSFER FROM GASEOUS, LIQUID AND SOLID FUELS FOR BURN PATTERN REPEATABILITY RESEARCH

July 1, 2010

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Charles Fleischmann

In 2009, the National Research Council of the National Academies (U.S) published a report identifying the research needs of the forensic science community. In

Space-based photometric precision from ground-based telescopes

July 1, 2010

Author(s)

Peter C. Zimmer, John T. McGraw, Anthony B. Hull, Daniel C. Zirzow, Steven W. Brown, Claire E. Cramer, Gerald T. Fraser, Keith R. Lykke, Allan W. Smith, John T. Woodward IV, Christopher W. Stubbs, Mark R. Ackermann, Dean C. Hines

Ground-based telescopes supported by lidar and spectrophotometric auxiliary instrumentation can attain space-based precision for all-sky photometry, with

Topography measurements for correlations of standard cartridge cases

July 1, 2010

Author(s)

Theodore V. Vorburger, Jun-Feng Song, Wei Chu, Thomas Brian Renegar, Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, James H. Yen, Robert M. Thompson, Richard M. Silver, Benjamin Bachrach, Martin Ols

NIST Standard Reference Materials (SRM) 2460 Standard Bullets and 2461 Standard Cartridge Cases are intended for use as check standards for crime laboratories

Block shear failure of steel gusset plates

July 1, 2010

Author(s)

Chiara Crosti, Dat Duthinh

Following the catastrophic failure of the I-35W bridge in Minnesota in 2007, the Federal Highway Admin-istration issued guidelines for the load rating of bolted

Towards Improved Forklift Safety

June 30, 2010

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman

This paper is structured to first summarize information from special session papers presenting statistics and issues which define the forklift safety challenge

Performance Evaluation of the Primitive Mobility Execution of an Automated Guided Vehicle within the Mobility Open Architecture Simulation and Tools Environment

June 30, 2010

Author(s)

William P. Shackleford

In this paper, I briefly describe the role of the Primitive Mobility (PrimMob) module within the MOAST( Mobility Open Architecture Simulation and Tools)

Computer-Controlled Thermal Cycling Tool to Aid in SiC Module Package Characterization

June 30, 2010

Author(s)

Madelaine H. Hernandez, Jose M. Ortiz, Brian J. Grummel, Allen R. Hefner Jr., David W. Berning, Colleen E. Hood, Patrick McCluskey

A software-controlled thermal cycling test system developed for SiC module package characterization is presented. Its interface permits the flexible definition

Wind and Structural Engineering: Ensuring an Effective and Transparent Division of Responsibilities

June 30, 2010

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, Dong Hun Yeo

To help assure safe performance under loads that may occur during a structure s life, structural design practices are regulated by code provisions, and the

Optimal Target Tracking Strategy with Controlled Node Mobility in Mobile Sensor Networks

June 30, 2010

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Vladimir V. Marbukh, Hamid Mahboubi, Ahmadreza Momeni, Amir G. Aghdam

This paper is concerned with target tracking using a network of collaborative sensors. The objective is to compute (online) the desired sensing and

Performance Measurements for Evaluating Static and Dynamic Multiple Human Detection and Tracking Systems in Unstructured Environments

June 30, 2010

Author(s)

Bodt Bodt, Richard Camden, Harry A. Scott, Adam S. Jacoff, Tsai H. Hong, Tommy Chang, Richard J. Norcross, Anthony Downs, Ann Virts

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA) conducted an assessment and evaluation of multiple algorithms for real-time

Vulnerability of Selfish Routing to Attacks: Game-theoretic Models and Initial Results

June 30, 2010

Author(s)

Daniel I. Genin, Vladimir Marbukh, Anastase Nakassis

This paper reports on work in progress on assessing and mitigating selfish routing vulnerability to strategic attacks. We explain mechanisms leading to this

RoboCupRescue Interleague Challenge 2009: Bridging the gap between Simulation and Reality

June 30, 2010

Author(s)

Alexander Kleiner, Christopher Scrapper, Adam S. Jacoff

The RoboCupRescue initiative, represented by real-robot and simulation league, is designed to foster the research and development of innovative technologies and

Evolutionary Computation Approach to Heat Exchanger Design

June 26, 2010

Author(s)

David A. Yashar, Janusz Wojusiak, Kenneth Kaufman, Piotr A. Domanski

The efficiency of a vapor compression system is strongly influenced by the performance of the finned-tube heat exchangers it employs. Heat exchanger performance

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