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Conferences

Accurate Force Measurements for Miniature Mechanical Systems: A Review of Progress

September 1, 1997

Author(s)

Lowell P. Howard, Joseph Fu

A survey of nanonewton force calibration techniques suitable for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) is presented. The reviewed techniques include: mass...

Ternary Zeotropic Mixture With CO2 Component for R-22 Heat Pump Application

August 30, 1997

Author(s)

K Maczeck, J Muller, K Wojtas, Piotr A. Domanski

The objective of this research project was to demonstrate a successful operation of a high efficiency heat pump employing a zeotropic mixture with a zero ozone...

Civil Infrastructure Systems Research: Government Perspective.

August 28, 1997

Author(s)

Richard N. Wright

The U.S. federal agencies' strategy for research, development and deployment in support of the industries of construction has been developed with these...

Comparison of FPETool:FIRE SIMULATOR With Data From Full Scale Experiments.

August 10, 1997

Author(s)

R L. Vettori

ABSTRACT ONLY A comparison of the compartment zone fire model FPETool:FIRE SIMULATOR is made against the results obtained from three different full scale...

Algorithm for Calculating the Plume Center Line Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature in the Presence of a Hot Upper Layer

August 10, 1997

Author(s)

William D. Davis, Kathy A. Notarianni

The analysis of recent experiments (NIST TN 1423) using JP-5 and JP-8 pool fires performed in 15 m and 22 m high hangars suggest that plume center line...

Advanced Fire Detection

August 10, 1997

Author(s)

E Braun

Current test protocols and certification processes have been developed to accommodate specific detection sensor technologies. Test methods exist to evaluate...

SFPE Engineering Task Group on Computer Model Evaluations: Status Report - DETACT

August 10, 1997

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski

[ABSTRACT ONLY] In 1995, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers formed a task group to evaluate the scope, applications and limitations of computer models...

FireCAD Development for Hazard Analysis

August 10, 1997

Author(s)

J. A. Cappuccio, Walter W. Jones, Glenn P. Forney

ABSTRACT ONLY This paper addresses the development of FireCAD, a tool for performing Fire Hazard Analysis using the capabilities of the computer aided design...

Investigation of Conduction Effects on Sprinkler Activation

August 10, 1997

Author(s)

E. C. Mack, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

[ABSTRACT ONLY] As part of a collaborative research project between the National Fire Protection Research Foundation and the Building and Fire Research...

Comparison of Measured Data From the HDR-T51 Gas Fire Tests to Predictions Made by CFAST.

August 3, 1997

Author(s)

J E. Floyd, L Wolf

The HDR test facility in Karlstein, Germany, was a decommissioned, research reactor whose containment building was converted into a test bed for containment...

Brand Lofting Above Large-Scale Fires.

August 3, 1997

Author(s)

J P. Woycheese, P J. Pagni, D Liepmann

Although lofting of burning brands in forest fires has received considerable attention, little research has quantified the transport of brands from burning...

Assessment of the Technological Requirements for the Realization of Performance-Based Fire Safety Design in the United States. Phase 1. Fundamental Requirements.

August 3, 1997

Author(s)

Brian J. Meacham

Performance-based fire safety design methods are being used or developed in many parts of the world. The bases of several of these methods are the many fire...

Neutron Focusing Lens Using Capillary Optics

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

David F. Mildner, Huaiyu H. Chen-Mayer, V. A. Sharov

Blind Estimation of Tip Geometry in Scanned Probe Microscopy

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

John S. Villarrubia

Broadening of surface protrusions is a well-known imaging artifact in scanned probe microscope topographs. Blind reconstruction is a method for estimating the...

High-Energy-Resolution Microcalorimeter Spectrometer for EDS X-Ray Microanalysis

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

David A. Wollman, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, L L. Dulcie, Dale E. Newbury, John M. Martinis

Characterization and modeling of InGaAs quantum dot lasers

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

Richard P. Mirin, A C. Gossard, J. E. Bowers

Evaporation of a Small Water Droplet Containing an Additive

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

M D. King, Jiann C. Yang, W. S. Chien, William L. Grosshandler

An experimental study on the evaporation of a small water droplet containing an additive on a heated, polished stainless-steel surface was performed. Solutions...

Low Frequency Characteristics of Thermal Voltage Converters

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

S. Avramov, Nile M. Oldham, Mark E. Parker, Bryan C. Waltrip

The Extraction of Electrical Material Properties Using a Free-Space Time-Domain RF Absorber Reflectivity Measurement System

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

Robert T. Johnk, Arthur Ondrejka

Use of Polycapillary Optics to Increase the Effective Area of Microcalorimeter Spectrometers

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

David A. Wollman, C. Jezewski, Gene C. Hilton, Xiao Qi-Fan, Kent D. Irwin, John M. Martinis

Improvements in the CW Evaluation of Mode-Stirred Chambers

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

John M. Ladbury, Galen H. Koepke, Dennis G. Camell

Packaging Hygroscopic and Stress-Sensitive Optics for a Standard Retarder

August 1, 1997

Author(s)

Allen Rose, Kent B. Rochford

Measurement and Analysis of Quasi-Static Hexapod Errors

July 17, 1997

Author(s)

Johannes A. Soons

This paper describes the measurement and analysis of the quasi-static errors of a prototype hexapod milling machine at NIST

Force Measurement Services at NIST: Equipment, Procedures, and Uncertainty

July 17, 1997

Author(s)

Thomas W. Bartel, Ricky L. Seifarth, Simone L. Yaniv

The facilities, instrumentation, and procedures currently used at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for force measurement services are...

The NIST Automated Arch Welding Testbed

July 11, 1997

Author(s)

William G. Rippey, Joseph A. Falco

Welding, Robotics & Intelligent Systems

Advanced Methods and Models for Describing Coating Appearance

July 7, 1997

Author(s)

M E. McKnight, Jonathan W. Martin

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has recently initiated a study to advance appearance metrology. A systems approach which applies...

Negative Ion Kinetic-Energy Distributions and Ion-Neutral Reactions in O2 and CO2 Townsend Discharges at High E/N

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

MVVS. Rao, James K. Olthoff, Loucas G. Christophorou, Richard J. Van Brunt

Kinetic-Energy Distributions of Positive Ions Produced in Townsend Discharges of Oxygen at High Electric Field-to-Gas Density Ratios

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

MVVS. Rao, Richard J. Van Brunt, James K. Olthoff

Atomic Collisions in Ultracold Atomic Gases

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

Paul S. Julienne, Kevin Jones, Paul D. Lett, William D. Phillips, Eite Tiesinga, U Volz, Carl J. Williams

Cold collisions between trapped atoms are very important in the context of Bose-Einstein condensation. The meaning of the scattering length, and its...

Characterization of the Coherent Microwave Emission From the Surf II Synchrotron Storage Ring

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

Gerald T. Fraser, Angela R. Hight Walker, Thomas B. Lucatorto, Uwe Arp, K. K. Lehmann

The temporal profile and frequency spectrum of the microwave emission from the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility [SURF II] electron storage ring at the...

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