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Large Eddy Simulation of Buoyant Turbulent Pool Fires

July 25, 2002

Author(s)

J Gore, Kevin B. McGrattan, Ronald G. Rehm, Howard R. Baum

Three dimensional large eddy simulations (LES) of two buoyant flows were performed n conjunction with a Smagorinsky turbulence model. The flows included a non...

A Model of Opposed Flow Flame Spread Over Charring Materials

July 25, 2002

Author(s)

A A. Atreya, Howard R. Baum

This paper presents a theoretical decsription of a diffusion flame spreading against the wind on a semi-infinite charring solid. It extends the previous flame...

Microwave Frequency Tuning and Harmonic Generation in Ferroelectric Thin Film Transmission Lines

July 22, 2002

Author(s)

James Booth, Ronald H. Ono, Ichiro Takeuchi, Kao-Shuo Chang

We present the results of third harmonic generation measurements in coplanar waveguide transmission lines incorporating thin films of the nonlinear dielectric...

Raman Gain: Pump-wavelength Dependence in the Single-Mode Fiber

July 15, 2002

Author(s)

Nathan R. Newbury

The magnitude of the stimulated Raman gain spectrum will depend on the absolute pump wavelength. Measurements of the pump-wavelength scaling of the stimulated...

Two Primary Standards for Low Flows of Gases.

July 10, 2002

Author(s)

Robert G. Driver, schmidt J.W

SRM 2460/2461 Standard Bullets and Casings Project

July 10, 2002

Author(s)

Jun-Feng Song, Eric P. Whitenton, David R. Kelley, Robert A. Clary, L Ma, Susan M. Ballou, M Ols

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2460/2461 standard bullets and casings project will provide support...

A PDA Security Policy Enforcement Tool

July 9, 2002

Author(s)

Athanasios T. Karygiannis, Wayne Jansen, Serban I. Gavrila, Vlad Korolev

This paper describes a proof-of-concept implementation of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Security Policy Enforcement Tool developed by NIST. This tool can...

Column Selectivity in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography: III. The Physico-chemical Basis of Selectivity

July 5, 2002

Author(s)

N S. Wilson, J W. Dolan, L R. Snyder, P W. Carr, Lane C. Sander

A Method to Assess the Suitability of a Climate for Natural Ventilation of Commercial Buildings

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, William S. Dols, James W. Axley

Natural ventilation has the potential to reduce first costs and operating costs for some commercial buildings while maintaining ventilation rates consistent...

Thermodynamic Analysis of Fuel Vapor Characteristics in an Aircraft Fuel Tank Ullage

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Marcia L. Huber, Jiann C. Yang

As a prerequisite to a comprehensive analysis of aircraft fuel tank fire and explosion hazards, a vapor-liquid equilibrium thermodynamic analysis was developed...

Effect of an Alcohol Resistant Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AR-AFFF) On the Evaporation, Boiling, And Collision Dynamics of A Water Droplet on A Heated Solid Surface

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Jiann C. Yang

An experimental study is presented for droplets containing an alcohol-resistant aqueous film forming foam (AR-AFFF) impacting and boiling on a heated stainless...

Fire Research: Providing New Tools for Fire Investigation

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Building and Fire Laboratory (BFRL) are working with the U.S. Fire Administration...

Frequency-Domain Measurement of the Photodegradation Process of Fluorescein

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Adolfas K. Gaigalas, Lili Wang, R F. Vogt

The frequency domain technique is applied to measure the photodegrdation rate offluorescein in aqueous solutions. The illuminating light is modulated and the...

Statistical Evaluation of a Round-Robin Experiment: Uncertainies in Ferrite Measurement in Weldments

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Thomas A. Siewert, J C. Farrar, Z Zhang

A Round Robin was organized to measure ferrite (FN) levels in the weld metal of five stainless steel weldments, including: types AISI 308H (with controlled...

Observations of Soot in the Combustion of Methanol/Toluene Spray Flames

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Charles T. Avedisian, Cary Presser, Ashwani K. Gupta

Dynamic Range Limitations in Phase Doppler Interferometry Measurements

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

J F. Widmann, Cary Presser, Stefan D. Leigh

It has been well established that the dynamic range of phase Doppler interferometry (PDI) size measurements is limited by the photomultiplier tubes (PMT). A...

Thermophysical Properties of Nitrogen Trifuoride, Ethylene Oxide, and Trimethyl Gallium, from Speed-of-Sound.

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

John J. Hurly

The Existence of Young Soot in the Exhaust of Inverse Diffusion Flames

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

L G. Blevins, Robert A. Fletcher, Bruce A. Benner Jr, Eric B. Steel, George W. Mulholland

Standard Reference Materials for the Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 20 Years of Progress

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Stephen A. Wise

Lattice Statice Green's Function Method for Multiscale Modeling of Point Defects and Extended Defects in Solids

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Vinod K. Tewary

A method for multiscale modeling of point defects such as vacnacies and interstitials at the atomistic level and extended defects such as free surfaces and...

Anatomy of Spin-Transfer Torque

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Mark D. Stiles, A Zangwill

Spin-transfer torques occur in magnetic heterostructures because the transverse component of a spin current that flows from a non-magnet into a ferromagnet is...

Nonreflecting Boundary Conditions for the Time-Dependent Wave Equation

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Bradley K. Alpert, L Greengard, T Hagstrom

We describe a new, efficient approach to the imposition of exact nonreflecting boundary conditions for the scalar wave equation. We compare the performance of...

TreeDec: An Annotation Tool to Support Website Navigation

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

John V. Cugini

Websites are often organized into logical hierarchies, or tree structures, in order to help users navigate. Ideally, users could view the entire tree, or jump...

Setup and Test Procedures dd (GNU fileutils) 4.0.36 Forensic Tests

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

James R. Lyle

This document describes the testing of dd (GNU fileutils) 4.0.36 as a disk imaging tool on a Linux platform. The Linux version used was Linux version 2.4.2-2...

Simulation and Prediction of Hardness Performance of Rockwell Diamond Indenters Using Using Finite-Element Analysis

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Li Ma, Samuel R. Low III, J Zhou, Jun-Feng Song, Roland deWit

The difficulty in manufacturing Rockwell diamond indenters to the required geometric specifications has resulted in most commercially manufactured indenters to...

Phase Equilibria and Dielectric Properties in Perovskite-Like (1-x)LaCa_0.5Zr_0.5O₃-xATiO₃ (A=Ca,Sr) Ceramics

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Igor Levin, Terrell A. Vanderah, T J. Coutts, S M. Bell

Phase equilibria and dielectric properties were analyzed for selected compositions in both LaCao 5ZrO.503-CaTiO3 (LCZ-CT) [email protected],O,-SrTiO3 (LCZ-ST)...

Direct Measurement of the Reaction Front in Chemically Amplified Photoresists

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Eric K. Lin, Sushil K. Satija, Wen-Li Wu, Christopher L. Soles, D L. Goldfarb, B C. Trinque, S D. Burns, Ronald L. Jones, Joseph~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined Lenhart, M Angelopoulos, C G. Willson

The continuing drive by the semiconductor industry to fabricate smaller structures with photolithography will soon require dimensional control at length scales...

Ionization of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen by Electron Impact

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Yong Sik Kim, J P. Desclaux

Total ionization cross sections of neutral carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms by electron impact are presented. In our theory we have included possibilities...

Observation of Time-Dependent Inhibited Spontaneous Emission

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

D A. Branning, Alan L. Migdall

We present the results of an experiment to observe inhibited spontaneous emission of a parametric downconverter by an optical cavity whose switching time is...

Thirty Years of Progress in Absolute Gravimetry: A Scientific Capability Implemented by Technological Advances

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

J E. Faller

The application of technological advances has dramatically improved our ability to measure the value of g, the free-fall acceleration due gravity. Over the past...

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