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Performance of Home Smoke Alarms, Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings.

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski, Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Thomas G. Cleary, Nelson P. Bryner, Paul A. Reneke

This report presents the results of the project and provides details of the response of a range of residential smoke alarm technologies in a controlled

Simulations of Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Impacts of Demand Controlled Ventilation in Commercial and Institutional Buildings

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, A L. Musser, Steven J. Emmerich, Michael A. Taylor

Carbon-dioxide (CO2) based demand controlled ventilation (DCV) offers the potential for more energy efficient building ventilation compared with constant

December 2003 Public Update on the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST SP 1000-4)

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder

Summarizes World Trade Center (WTC) investigation activities since the May 2003 progress report. Access has been obtained to nearly all of the important

Modeling Fire Growth and Spread in Houses. (Abstract/Presentation/Visuals)

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan

In cooperation with the fire protection engineering community, a numerical fire model, Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), is being developed at NIST to study fire

Introduction. (Presentation)

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

Numerical Model of Bubbling Thermoplastics. (Abstract/Presentation)

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Kathryn M. Butler

Thermoplastic materials such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polystyrene (PS) are widely used in household furnishings, and therefore constitute a

NIST 3 Megawatt Quantitative Heat Release Rate Facility.

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Rodney A. Bryant, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Erik L. Johnsson, Anthony P. Hamins, B S. Grove, W F. Guthrie, Alexander Maranghides, George W. Mulholland

Global Combustion Behavior of 1 MW to 3 MW Hydrocarbon Spray Fires Burning in an Open Environment.

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Alexander Maranghides, George W. Mulholland

Extended Abstracts and Presentations from the Workshop on Fire Growth and Spread on Objects, March 4-6, 2002.

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, William M. Pitts

Robustness of Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes With ASTM Method E2187-02b.

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, W F. Guthrie

Thermal Performance of Fire Fighters Protective Clothing. Part 2. Protective Clothing Performance Simulator: User's Manual.

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, H M. Dac, S R. Kukuck

Thermal Performance of Fire Fighters' Protective Clothing. Part 3. Simulating a TPP Test for Single-Layered Fabrics.

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

S R. Kukuck, Kuldeep R. Prasad

Effect of Beamed, Sloped, and Sloped Beamed Ceilings on the Activation TIme of a Residential Sprinkler

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

R Vettori

A series of 72 experiments was conducted to compare the effects of beamed, sloped, and sloped beamed ceilings on the activation times of a quick response

Air and Pollutant Transport From Attached Garages to Residential Living Spaces

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Cynthia H. Reed

NIST is conducting a study on the indoor air quality (IAQ) impacts and engineering solutions related to the transport of pollutants from attached garages to

Value Assignment and Uncertainty Estimation of Selected Light Stable Isotope Reference Materials: RMs 8543-8545, RMs 8562-8564, and RM 8566

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

R M. Verkouteren, D Klinedinst

We report the technical basis for value assignments of several carbon and oxygen stable isotope reference materials distributed by NIST and the International

Security Considerations in the Information System Development Life Cycle

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

The need to provide protection for federal information systems has been present since computers were first used. Including security early in the acquisition

Molecular Dynamics Study of the Solubility of Oxygen in Liquid Pyridine

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Raymond D. Mountain

The solubility of oxygen in liquid pyridine is estimated using molecular dynamics to evaluate the chemical potential of the gas molecule in the liquid. The

The 2003 Interagency Program Review of the Government Agencies Technology Exchange in Manufacturing (GATE-M)

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

David C. Stieren

This report describes the proceedings and results of the 2003 Interagency Program Review conducted by the Government Agencies Technology Exchange in

Fire Growth and Spread Models. (Model for Opposed Flow Flame Spread Over Charring Materials.) (Abstract/Presentation/Visuals)

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

A A. Atreya, Howard R. Baum

Opposed-flow flame spread over the surface of a semi-infinite solid has been a subject of much investigation in the past. Several elegant analytical flame

Ultrasonic Evaluation Methods Applicable to Polymer Concrete Composites.

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

A Garbacz, Edward Garboczi

A Fundamental Equation for Trifluoromethane (R-23)

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

S G. Penoncello, Eric Lemmon, R. T. Jacobsen, Z Shan

A formulation for the thermodynamic properties of trifluoromethane R-23) is presented. The equation is valid for single-phase and saturation states from the

Seamless Frusta Creation for Stray-Light Management in Optical Devices

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Edward F. Kelley, Paul A. Boynton

Optical devices such as luminance meters and digital cameras used for light measurement often suffer from stray light corrupting the accurate measurement of

Diffuse Reflectance and Ambient Contrast Measurement Methods for Flat Panel Displays

November 17, 2003

Author(s)

Edward F. Kelley

Several diffuse-reflectance measurement methods are provided to help characterize the reflection properties of electronic displays. The ambient contrast for any

Certification of Standard Reference Material 1474a, A Polyethylene Resin

November 14, 2003

Author(s)

J R. Maurey, Kathleen M. Flynn, Charles M. Guttman

The melt flow rate of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1474a, a linear polyethylene (narrow MWD ethylene-hexene copolymer) resin, was determined to be 5.10 g

1st Annual PKI Research Workshop Proceedings

November 12, 2003

Author(s)

Sean W. Smith, William Polk, Nelson Hastings

NIST hosted the first annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 24-25, 2002. The two-day event brought together PKI experts from

Statistical Interpretation of Key Comparison Reference Value and Degrees of Equivalence

November 1, 2003

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker, Raju V. Datla, Albert C. Parr

This paper responds to comments received by the authors on the paper, Combined Result and Associated Uncertainty from Interlaboratory Evaluations Based on the

Simulation of an Austenite-Twinned-Martensite Interface

November 1, 2003

Author(s)

Anthony J. Kearsley, L A. Melara

Developing numerical methods for predicting microstructure in materials is an extremely large and important research area. Two examples of material

High Accuracy Ultraviolet Index of Refraction Measurements Using a Fourier Transform Spectrometer

November 1, 2003

Author(s)

R Gupta, Simon G. Kaplan

We have constructed a new facility at the National Institute of Standrds and Technology to measure the index of refraction of transmissive materials in the

Network Security Testing

November 1, 2003

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This ITL Bulletin summarizes NIST Special Publication 800-42, Guideline on Network Security Testing, by John Wack, Miles Tracy, and Murugiah Souppaya, which

Trends in Firefighter Fatalities Due to Structural Collapse, 1979-2002

November 1, 2003

Author(s)

L D. Brassell, D D. Evans

Between the years 1979 and 2002 there were over 180 firefighter fatalities due to structural collapse, not including those firefighters lost in 2001 in the

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