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Journals

Quantitative Measurements of Enhanced Soot Production in a Flickering Methane/Air Diffusion Flame

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

C. R. Shaddix, J E. Harrington, K C. Smyth

Integrated models of soot production and oxidation are based upon experimental results obtained in steady, laminar flames. For successful application of these...

Analyzing and Exploiting Numerical Characteristics of Zone Fire Models

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney, W F. Moss

In order to design robust and stable zone fire modeling algorithms, the numerical properties of computer arithmetic and modeling differential equations must be...

Influence of Ignition Source on the Flaming Fire Hazard of Upholstered Furniture

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, K M. Villa

A set of upholstered chairs constructed from five different fabric/foam combinations was subjected to a variety of ignition sources suggested by fire statistics...

Application of Thermodynamic and Detailed Chemical Kinetic Modeling to Understanding Combustion Product Generation in Enclosure Fires

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

Experiments in idealized two-layer fire environments have demonstrated that concentrations of carbon monoxide and other gaseous combustion products can be...

Radiometric Model of the Transmission Cell-Reciprocal Nephelometer

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

George W. Mulholland, Nelson P. Bryner

A radiometric model has been developed to assess the effects of angular truncation, finite size of the detector, and angle response characteristics of the...

Evaluation of Suction Line-Liquid Line Heat Exchange in the Refrigeration Cycle

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, David Didion, J. P. Doyle

The paper presents a theoretical evaluation of the performance effects resulting from the installation of a liquid-line/suction-line heat exchanger (LLSL-HX)...

Glide Matching With Binary and Ternary Zeotropic Refrigerant Mixtures. Part 2. A Computer Simulation

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, W. J. Mulroy, David Didion

The glide-matching study presented in Part 1 was a laboratory investigation which demonstrated the evaporator performance in detail. However, since it was not...

Role of Refrigerant Mixtures

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

David Didion

The primary approach industry has taken to fill the void resulting from the elimination of the most important CFCs (i.e., R11 and R12) has been to develop other...

Estimate of the Effect of Scale on Radiative Heat Loss Fraction and Combustion Efficiency. Short Communication

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Anthony P. Hamins, Takashi Kashiwagi

The effect of the fire size on radiative heat loss fraction and combustion efficiency was examined by an analysis of scale for pool flames with varying diameter...

Cryogenic Blackbody Calibrations at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Low Background Infrared (LBIR) Facility

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Raju V. Datla, M C. Croarkin, Albert C. Parr

Constructing Galerkins Approximations of Invariant Tori Using MACSYMA

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

David E. Gilsinn

Invariant tori of solutions for nonlinearly coupled oscillators are generalizations of limit cycles in the phase plane. They are surfaces of aperiodic solutions...

Uncertainties in Dimensional Measurements Made at Nonstandard Temperatures

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Dennis A. Swyt

This report examines the effects of uncertainties in temperature and coefficient of thermal expansion on the expanded uncertainty of length dimensional...

Molecular Imaging Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry for the Characterization of Patterned Self-assembled Monolayers on Silver and Gold

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

John G. Gillen, J. Bennett, Michael J. Tarlov, Donald R. Burgess Jr.

Self-assembly of alkanethiol monolayers on gold and silver substrates is a fast, easy, and convenient method for preparing stable organic films with well...

In Situ Observation of Surface Morphology of InP Grown on Singular and Vicinal (001) Substrates

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Kristine A. Bertness, C Kramer, J M. Olson, John M. Moreland

Rapid Post-Polishing of Diamond-Turned Optics

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

R E. Parks, Christopher J. Evans

A simple technique for post-polishing single-point, diamond-turned optics is described. Synthetic fabric-faced laps are used. Surface finish converges to a...

IR Detector Spectral Responsivity Calibration Facility at NIST

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Alan L. Migdall, George P. Eppeldauer, C L. Cromer

The Growth of Iron on Iron Whiskers

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce

Real space views of the homoepitaxial growth of Fe on Fe(001) whiskers is reported, observed by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), during the initial stages...

Influence of Cr Growth on Exchange Coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe(100)

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Daniel T. Pierce, Joseph A. Stroscio, John Unguris, Robert Celotta

Scanning electron microscopy with polarization-analysis (SEMPA) measurements of the dependence of the oscillations of the exchange coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe(100)...

Scaling of Diffusion-Mediated Island Growth in Iron on Iron Homoepitaxy

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce

An analysis of the island size and separation distributions of Fe islands, observed in the initial stages of growth in the homoepitaxy of Fe on Fe(001) whiskers...

Scanning-Tunneling-Microscopy Study of the Growth of Cr/Fe(001): Correlation with Exchange Coupling of Magnetic Layers

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce, John Unguris, Robert Celotta

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) were used to study the epitaxial growth of Cr on Fe(001) whiskers as...