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Conferences

Upward Flame Spread on Composite Materials

August 28, 1994

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Thomas Cleary

The composite materials of interest in this work contain several piles of long, high strength fibers, typically woven in some fixed pattern; the layered multi...

Variable Groove Spaced Grating Monochromators for Synchrotron Light Sources,

August 24, 1994

Author(s)

M Haass, J J. Jia, T A. Callcott, D L. Ederer, K E. Miyano, R N. Watts, D R. Mueller, Charles Tarrio, E Morikawa

Effect of Inhibitor Concentration on the Inhibition Mechanism of Fluoromethanes in Premixed Methane- Air Flames

August 21, 1994

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

The mechanisms of inhibition premixed methane-air flames in the presence of difluoromethane, trifluoromethane, and tetrafluoromethane are studied. The chemistry...

Acid Gas Production in Inhibited Propane-Air Diffusion Flames

August 21, 1994

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

The proposed replacements to halon 1301, mainly fluorinated and chlorinated hydrocarbons, are expected to be required in significantly higher concentrations...

Flammability Properties of Honeycomb Composites and Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins

August 21, 1994

Author(s)

Marc R. Nyden, James E. Brown, S M. Lomakin

The flammability properties of honeycomb composites, which are used in the interior cabin compartments of commercial aircraft, were examined. Analyses of the...

Compatibility of Halon Alternatives During Storage

August 21, 1994

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Carlos R. Beauchamp, Thomas G. Cleary, J L. Fink, Richard H. Harris Jr., F Horkay, G B. McKenna, Thomas P. Moffat, Marc R. Nyden, Richard D. Peacock, Richard E. Ricker, Mark R. Stoudt, W. K. Waldron

A key facet of the evaluation of new fire suppressants is their behavior under pressure and at elevated temperature in a metal storage container with an...

The NIST Mobility Testbed

August 18, 1994

Author(s)

William G. Rippey

The Enhanced Machine Controller Architecture

August 18, 1994

Author(s)

Ronald Lumia

Applications of the NIST RoboCrane

August 18, 1994

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, James S. Albus, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Adam S. Jacoff, J Gross

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

Analysis of Robotic Vehicle Steering and Controller Delay

August 17, 1994

Author(s)

Karl Murphy

Robotic vehicles are driving at highway speeds using computer vision and other methods to detect the vehicle¿s position on the roadway. Several factors affect...

Prompt-Gamma Activation Analysis of Particles Excited by a Focused-Neutron Probe

August 5, 1994

Author(s)

Cynthia J. Zeissler

Developing a NIST Coaxial Microwave Power Standard at 1 mW

August 1, 1994

Author(s)

Fred R. Clague, Jolene D. Splett

Special Report for Group 15, Insulating Materials

August 1, 1994

Author(s)

Alan H. Cookson

Concepts of the NIST EXPRESS Server

August 1, 1994

Author(s)

Don E. Libes

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has built numerous software toolkits and application for manipulating STEP and EXPRESS data. The NIST...

Proceedings: A Workshop on the Application of Virtual Reality to Manufacturing

August 1, 1994

Author(s)

Ernest Kent

Air Entrainment Flow Field Induced by a Pool Fire.

July 31, 1994

Author(s)

X C. Zhou, J P. Gore

Carbon Monoxide Formation in Fires by High-Temperature Anaerobic Wood Pyrolysis

July 31, 1994

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Erik L. Johnsson, Nelson P. Bryner

Building fire fatalities often occur at locations remote from the room where the fire is actually burning. The majority of these fire deaths are the result of...

Extinction of Nonpremixed Flames With Halogenated Fire Suppressants

July 31, 1994

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, D Trees, K Seshadri, H K. Chelliah

An experimental, analytical, and numerical study was performed to elucidate the influence of eleven gaseous agents, considered to be substitutes for CF3Br, on...

Simultaneous Optical Measurement of Soot Volume Fraction, Temperature and CO2 in Heptane Pool Fire

July 31, 1994

Author(s)

M Y. Choi, Anthony Hamins, H. Rushmeier, Takashi Kashiwagi

Detailed measurements of the temperature, soot volume fraction and CO2 have been performed for a 10 cm diameter heptane fire. In addition, the concentrations of...

Discharge Characteristics of Cryogenic Fluids From a Pressurized Vessel

July 18, 1994

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, William M. Pitts, B D. Breuel, G. Gmurczyk, William J. Rinkinen, W G. Cleveland

An experimental technique to study the rapid release of liquid cryogenic fluids from a pressurized vessel orientated downward is described. A rupture disc was...

Computer Simulation of the Liquid Agent Spray Motion and Evaporation

July 18, 1994

Author(s)

G. Gmurczyk, Leonard Y. Cooper, William L. Grosshandler, William M. Pitts

The discharge of a liquid fire extinguishing agent stored in a pressurized vessel through an orifice generates a freely moving spray outside the vessel. The...

Real-Time Model-Based Visual Tracking

July 15, 1994

Author(s)

H Schneiderman, Albert J. Wavering, M Nashman, Ronald Lumia

New Concepts for Fire Protection of Passenger Rail Transportation Vehicles

July 13, 1994

Author(s)

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

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

Analytical Modeling for Soil-Structure Interaction of a 6-Story Commercial Office Building.

July 10, 1994

Author(s)

Long T. Phan, E M. Hendrickson, R D. Marshall, M Celebi

Strong-motion and ambient vibration data obtained from a 6-story commercial office building in San Bruno, California, were analyzed. Comparison of dynamic...

Performance of Multilayer Thin-Film Multijunction Thermal Converters

July 1, 1994

Author(s)

Joseph R. Kinard Jr., D. X. Huang, Donald B. Novotny

Dimensional Inspection Planning Based on Product Data Standards

July 1, 1994

Author(s)

Shaw C. Feng

This paper describes an activity model for dimensional inspection planning that bridges the gap between product design and the dimensional measurement of...