NIST Pubs

Development of a Test Method to Determine Carbon Monoxide Emission Rates from Portable Generators

October 28, 2014

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff is considering developing a performance standard to address the hazard of acute residential carbon...

An Additive Manufacturing Test Artifact

October 23, 2014

Author(s)

Shawn P. Moylan, John A. Slotwinski, A L. Cooke, Kevin K. Jurrens, M A. Donmez

We propose a test artifact, intended for standardization, for the purpose of evaluating the performance of additive manufacturing (AM) systems. A thorough...

Erratum: Thermal Expansion of Platinum and Platinum-Rhodium Alloys.

October 22, 2014

Author(s)

Gregory F. Strouse, James F. Schooley, R. E. Edsinger, M. L. Reilly

Selected Laboratory and Measurement Practices and Procedures for Length Calibrations (2014 Ed)

October 22, 2014

Author(s)

Jose A. Torres-Ferrer, Georgia L. Harris

This publication contains good measurement practices and standard operating procedures for length calibrations as performed in state weights and measures...

US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap Volume I: High-Priority Requirements to Further USG Agency Cloud Computing Adoption; and Volume II: Useful Information for Cloud Adopters

October 21, 2014

Author(s)

Robert B. Bohn

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), consistent with its mission, has a technology leadership role in support of United States Government...

Proceedings of the Measurement Science for Sustainable Construction and Manufacturing Workshop Volume I. Position Papers and Findings

October 21, 2014

Author(s)

Bilal Ayyub, Gerald Galloway, Richard Wright

This report documents the effort launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop, organize, and convene a workshop on...

Proceedings of the Measurement Science for Sustainable Construction and Manufacturing Workshop Volume II. Presentations

October 20, 2014

Author(s)

Bilal Ayyub, Gerald Galloway, Richard Wright

This report documents the effort launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop, organize, and convene a workshop on...

Carbon Monoxide Exposure Analyses in Support of Emission Rate Limits for Portable Generators

October 20, 2014

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Emmerich, Brian J. Polidoro

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and others are concerned about the hazard of acute residential carbon monoxide (CO) exposures from portable...

Simulations of an Attic Fire in a Wood Frame Residential Structure-Chicago, IL

October 17, 2014

Author(s)

Craig G. Weinschenk, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Kristopher J. Overholt

The Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) fire model, which is developed and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was used to...

Evolutionary Development of Advanced Species Tracking and Combustion Modeling for Fire Dynamics Simulator

October 14, 2014

Author(s)

Jason E. Floyd

This report summarizes FDS development and support activities performed the during the 2012-2013 grant period of 70NANB11H172. A brief overview of the major and...

An ACT-R Model of Elliptical Endpoint Error Distributions in a Mobile Touchscreen 2-D Fitts Law Task

October 14, 2014

Author(s)

Kristen Greene, Melissa A. Gallagher, Franklin Tamborello

Given the high propensity of users motoric errors with smaller touchscreen usa-buttons, knowing the endpoint distributions for finger- based pointing and...

Announcing the Availability of a Draft Procedure for Determing the Amount of Purge from Chitterlings

October 14, 2014

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

The NIST Office of Weights and Measures requests comments on the draft procedure that was developed for inclusion in the NIST Handbook 133, "Checking the Net...

Mechanical Properties of Austenitic Stainless Steel Made by Additive Manufacturing

October 10, 2014

Author(s)

John A. Slotwinski, William E. Luecke

Using uniaxial tensile and hardness testing, we evaluated the variability and anisotropy of the mechanical properties of an austenitic stainless steel, UNS...

Performance of Portable Radios Exposed to Elevated Temperatures

October 9, 2014

Author(s)

Michelle K. Donnelly, William F. Young, Dennis G. Camell

This study investigates the performance issues associated with the use of handheld portable radios by fire fighters working in elevated temperature environments...

Sensitivity Analysis of Installation Faults on Heat Pump Performance

October 8, 2014

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, Hugh Henderson, William V. Payne

Numerous studies and surveys indicated that typically-installed HVAC equipment operates inefficiently and wastes considerable energy due to different...

Correction to A General Waveguide Circuit Theory

October 6, 2014

Author(s)

Dylan F. Williams, Roger B. Marks

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New National Air-Kerma Standard for Low-Energy Electronic Brachytherapy Sources

October 6, 2014

Author(s)

Stephen M. Seltzer, C M. O'Brien, Michael G. Mitch

The purpose of this report is to document the NIST air-kerma measurement standard for the electronic brachytherapy sources, i.e., the Axxent sources of Xoft...

Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key-Establishment Schemes Using Integer Factorization Cryptography:

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Elaine Barker, Lily Chen, Dustin Moody

US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap:

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Lee Badger, David Bernstein, Robert Bohn, Frederic de Vaulx, Mike Hogan, Michaela Iorga, Jian Mao, John Messina, Kevin Mills, Eric Simmon, Annie Sokol, Jin Tong, Fred Whiteside, Dawn Leaf

NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 3.0:

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Christopher Greer, David A. Wollman, Dean E. Prochaska, Paul A. Boynton, Jeffrey A. Mazer, Cuong T. Nguyen, Gerald J. FitzPatrick, Thomas L. Nelson, Galen H. Koepke, Allen R. Hefner Jr, Victoria Y. Pillitteri, Tanya L. Brewer, Nada T. Golmie, David H. Su, Allan C. Eustis, David G. Holmberg, Steven T. Bushby

Performance Evaluation Methods for Human Detection and Tracking Systems for Robotic Applications:

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Michael O. Shneier, Tsai Hong, Geraldine Cheok, Kamel Saidi, Will Shackleford

Stable Explicit Time Marching in Well-Posed or Ill-Posed Nonlinear Parabolic Equations:

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Alfred S. Carasso

A Proposed Interim Check for Field Testing a Laser Tracker's 3-D Length Measurement Capability Using a Calibrated Scale Bar as a Reference Artifact:

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Vincent D. Lee, Christopher Blackburn, Bala Muralikrishnan, Daniel Sawyer, Mark Meuret, Aaron Hudlemeyer

Challenges and Benefits of a Methodology for Scoring Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Conformance:

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Frederick Boland, Elizabeth Fong

Structural Design for Fire: A Survey of Building Codes and Standards

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh

This document is a critical assessment of building codes and standards pertaining to structural design for fire from the United States, Canada, European Union...

A Proposed Interim Check for Field Testing a Laser Trackers 3-D Length Measurement Capability Using a Calibrated Scale Bar as a Reference Artifact

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Vincent D. Lee, Christopher J. Blackburn, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Daniel S. Sawyer, Mark Meuret, Aaron Hudlemeyer

This paper describes a proposed interim check for field testing a laser trackers 3-D length measurement capability using a calibrated scale bar as a reference...

Challenges and Benefits of a Methodology for Scoring Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Conformance

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Frederick E. Boland Jr., Elizabeth N. Fong

The World Wide Web (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative has developed comprehensive guidance on evaluating web accessibility. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines...

NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 3.0

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Chris Greer, David A. Wollman, Dean Prochaska, Paul A. Boynton, Jeffrey A. Mazer, Cuong Nguyen, Gerald FitzPatrick, Thomas L. Nelson, Galen H. Koepke, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Victoria Yan Pillitteri, Tanya L. Brewer, Nada T. Golmie, David H. Su, Allan C. Eustis, David Holmberg, Steven T. Bushby

Section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140) directs NIST ‘‘to coordinate the development of a framework that...

Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key-Establishment Schemes Using Integer Factorization Cryptography

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Lidong Chen, Dustin Moody

This Recommendation specifies key-establishment schemes using integer factorization cryptography, based on ANS X9.44, Key-establishment using Integer...

A Review of Risk Perception in Building Fire Evacuation

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Max T. Kinateder, Erica D. Kuligowski, Paul A. Reneke, Richard Peacock

Risk perception (RP) is studied in many research disciplines (e.g., safety engineering, psychology, or sociology), and the contexts surrounding the ways in...