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LoopDA-Natural Ventilation Design and Analysis Software

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Steven J. Emmerich

The Loop Equation Design Method has been proposed for sizing ventilation airflow components of natural and hybrid ventilation systems. While the approach has

Results from Field Testing of Air Handling Unit and Variable Air Volume Box Fault Detection Tools

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

J Schein, Steven T. Bushby, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, J House

Building heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) equipment routinely fails to satisfy performance expectations envisioned at design. Such failures often

Thermal Conductivity Measurement of an Electron-Beam Physical Vapor-Deposition-Coating

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Andrew J. Slifka, Bernard J. Filla

An industrial thermal-barrier coating designated PWA 266, processed by electron-beam physical-vapor deposition, was measured using a steady-state thermal

The Eleventh Text Retrieval Conference (TREC 2002)

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

TREC 2002 is the latest in a series of workshops designed to foster research in information retrieval and related tasks. This year's conference consisted of

Overview of the TREC 2002 Novelty Track

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Donna K. Harman

The novelty track was a new track in TREC-11. The basic task was as follows: given a TREC topic and an ordered list of relevant documents (ordered by relevance

Overview of the TREC 2002 Question Answering Track

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Ellen M. Voorhees

The TREC question answering track is an effort to bring the benefits of large-scale evaluation to bear on the question answering problem. The track contained

Application of CFD Modeling to Room Fire Growth on Walls.

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

K M. Liang, T Ma, J G. Quintiere, D Rouson

An evaluation of the NIST FDS model was conducted with particular attention for its use in predicting flame spread on surfaces. Over the course of this

Smoke Component Yields From Room-Scale Fire Tests (NIST TN 1453)

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Jason D. Averill, Erik L. Johnsson, Marc R. Nyden, Richard D. Peacock

This report presents the methodology for and results from a series of room-scale fire tests to produce data on the yields of toxic products in both pre

Experimental Testing of Roof to Wall Connections in Wood Frame Houses

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Michael A. Riley, Fahim H. Sadek

The majority of residential construction in the United States is wood-frame construction. These buildings perform well under gravity loads, but considerable

Ultrasonic Evaluation Methods Applicable to Polymer Concrete Composites

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

A Garbacz, Edward Garboczi

Polymer composites (PC) appear as useful materials for repair and protection of building structures, as well as for manufacturing pre-cast elements. In the case

Interlaboratory Comparison of Magnetic Thin Film Measurements

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

F C. Da silva, Chih-Ming Wang, D P. Pappas

A potential low magnetic moment standard reference material (SRM) was studied in an interlaboratory comparison. The mean and the standard deviation of the

Characterization of an Ellipsoidal Radiometer

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

A V. Murthy, I Wetterlund, D P. DeWitt

An ellipsoidal radiometer, under development by Nils-Erik Gunners in close cooperation with the SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, has been

A Primary Dead-Weight Tester for Pressures (0.05-1.0) MPa

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

K. Jain, Walter J. Bowers Jr., James W. Schmidt

Recent advances in technology on two fronts, 1) the fabrication of large diameter pistons and cylinders with good geometry, and 2) the ability to measure the

The TREC-2002 Video Track Report

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Alan Smeaton, Paul D. Over

TREC-2002 saw the second running of the Video Track, the goal of which was to promote progress in content-based retrieval from digital video via open, metrics

The TREC-2002 Filtering Track Report

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

S E. Robertson, Ian Soboroff

The TREC¿11 filtering track measures the ability of systems to build persistent user profiles which successfully separate relevant and non-relevant documents in

Characterization of Luminance Probe for Accurate Contrast Measurements in Medical Displays

March 31, 2003

Author(s)

Edward F. Kelley, Aldo Badano

Quantifying the luminance range in a medical x-ray and the electronic displays for use in radiology is difficult because of the extremely high contrasts

Security for Wireless Networks and Devices

March 27, 2003

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This ITL Bulletin summarizes NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-48, Wireless Network Security, 802.11, Bluetooth, and Handheld Devices. Written by Tom

Terrain Characterization from Ground-Based LADAR

March 17, 2003

Author(s)

Christoph J. Witzgall, Geraldine S. Cheok, David E. Gilsinn

Test runs of Army Research Laboratory s (ARL) autonomous vehicle (Experimental Unmanned Vehicle, XUV) were followed by the acquisition of high resolution scans

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Directory of Accredited Laboratories (2003 Edition)

March 12, 2003

Author(s)

Vanda R. White

The NVLAP Directory of Accredited Laboratories is published annually and provides a listing of laboratories accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory

NIST Special Publication 260 Standard Reference Materials Catalog Supplement, February 2003

March 10, 2003

Author(s)

J R. Rumble, M Cellarosi

The supplement provides a brief description for over 180 new and renewal NIST Standard Reference Materials that have been released since thepublication of the

In-Situ Burning in the Marshland Environment - Soil Temperatures Resulting From Crude Oil and Diesel Fuel Burns (NIST SP 995)

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, William D. Walton, W H. Twilley, G Roadarmel, I. A. Mendelssohn, J. V. Mullin

A series of burns was conducted to evaluate the impact of intentional burning of an oil spill in a marshland environment. Oil spilled in sensitive wetland

NVLAP Partnerships With NIST Technical Units

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Hazel M. Richmond, C D. Faison

This report provides NIST managers with an overview of the range and types of technical partnerships between Technology Services' National Laboratory

Large Fires: Kuwait (NIST SP 995)

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D. D. Evans, G A. Haynes

A series of measurements were made in the Al Mawqa/Al Ahmadi oil field region of Kuwait to explore the feasibility of assessing the heat release rate of

Selected Laboratory and Measurement Practices and Procedures to Support Basic Mass Calibrations

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris, Jose A. Torres

This collection of Selected Publications has been compiled as an interim update for a number of Good Laboratory Practices, Good Measurement Practices, Standard

In Situ Burning of Oil Spills: Mesoscale Experiments and Analysis (NIST SP 995)

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

William D. Walton, D. D. Evans, Kevin B. McGrattan, Howard R. Baum, W H. Twilley, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Anthony D. Putorti Jr., Ronald G. Rehm, H Koseki, E J. Tennyson

A series of six mesoscale and one large laboratory fire experiments were performed to measure the burning characteristics of Louisiana crude oil on water in a

Second Phase Evaluation of a Protocol for Testing Fire-Resistant Oil Spill Containment Boom. Volume 2 (NIST SP 995)

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

William D. Walton, W H. Twilley, Nelson P. Bryner, Laurean A. DeLauter, R. R. Hiltabrand, J. V. Mullin

A second series of fire tests utilizing the ASTM F-20 draft, Standard Guide for In Situ Burning of Oil Spills On Water: Fire-Resistant Containment Boom, as a

Response of Portable Particulate Monitoring Instruments to Combustion Particulates, Road Dust, and Salt Aerosols. Volume 2 (NIST SP 995)

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, William D. Walton, Laurean A. DeLauter, W H. Twilley, J. V. Mullin

This study examined the response of several particulate monitoring instruments to aerosols which might be encountered during monitoring of an in situ oil spill

In-Situ Burning in the Marshland Environment-Soil Temperatures. Volume 2 (NIST SP 995)

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, William D. Walton, Laurean A. DeLauter, W H. Twilley, I. A. Mendelssohn, Q. Lin

A series of burns was conducted to evaluate the impact of intentional burning of an oil spill in a marshland environment. Oil spilled in sensitive wetland

Face Recognition Vendor Test 2002: Evaluation Report

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Patrick J. Grother, Ross J. Micheals, D M. Blackburn, Elham Tabassi, M Bone

The Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2002 is an independently administered technology evaluation of mature face recognition systems. FRVT 2002 provides

Literature Review on Enclosure of Elevator Lobbies

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

D W. Stroup

A literature survey was conducted to explore the need and appropriate systems for protecting elevator lobbies from smoke migration. The focus is on smoke spread

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