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NIST researchers have developed a reference implementation and companion demonstration for this currently defined set of specifications to provide a concrete...
The temperature glide of zeotropic mixtures during phase change provides the opportunity to limit throttling losses of the refrigerant leaving the condenser...
A number of countries around the world are using or developing performance-based regulations. To provide a forum for discussion on the transition to a...
Walter W. Jones, J. L. Bailey, P. A. Tatem, Glenn P. Forney
This paper describes a new algorithm of the Consolidated Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (CFAST) fire model and compares to data from real scale fire tests...
The flammability of polymeric materials is a major concern which impacts public safety and limits their use in buildings, ships, aircraft and clothing...
By measuring propagation constants of coplanar waveguide transmission lines, we show the significant systematic errors of common measurement techniques when the...
In response to marketplace demands, U.S. manufacturing enterprises are forming strategic partnerships with diverse companies, geographically dispersed...
This paper presents an integrated framework for assembly design. The framework allow the designer to represent knowledge about the design process and...
This paper describes the need for standardized representations of product information which are suitable for electronic communication between engineering and...
Stan Woods, David Rasmussen, Michael Mattes, Kang B. Lee, Norm Lecomte, John Houldsworth, Fernando Gen_kuong, Micahel Geipel, Edwin El-kareh, Steven Cranmer, S Chen, Januz Bryzek
This paper provides a technical overview of the smart transducer interface module (STIM), the key element of the proposed IEEE-P1451.2 Draft Standard for...
This paper evaluates the performance of R-22, R-290, R-290/600a (70/30), and R-32/152a (50/50) for application in a water-to-water residential heat pump for...
We review some of our recent studies on elastic constants, internal friction, and related properties of two-phase materials. The occluded-phase geometry...
Expect is a tool for automating interactive programs. Expect is controlled by writing Tcl scripts, traditionally a manual process. This paper describes...
The International Standard STEP (ISO 10303) is intended to facilitate the exchange of data between CAD systems. The first release of the standard, which...
A new method of describing designs by combining the paradigms of shape algebras and predicate logic representations is presented. Representing shapes and...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing a dimensional pitch standard covering the range 1 micrometers to 10 mm, intended for the...