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NIST Pubs

Accelerating Scientific Discovery through Computation and Visualization II

Author(s)
James S. Sims, William L. George, Steven G. Satterfield, Howard Hung, John G. Hagedorn, Peter M. Ketcham, Terence J. Griffin
This is the second in a series of articles describing a wide variety of projects at NIST that synergistically combine physical science and information science

Initial Model for Fires in the World Trade Center Towers (NISTIR 6879)

Author(s)
Ronald G. Rehm, William M. Pitts, Howard R. Baum, D D. Evans, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
Based on preliminary assumptions and analysis, mathematical models have been used to estimate the behavior of the fires in the twin towers of the World Trade

Initial Model for Fires in the World Trade Center Towers (NISTIR 6879)

Author(s)
Ronald G. Rehm, William M. Pitts, Howard R. Baum, D D. Evans, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
Based on preliminary assumptions and analysis, mathematical models have been used to estimate the behavior of the fires in the twin towers of the World Trade

Initial Model for Fires in the World Trade Center Towers

Author(s)
Ronald G. Rehm, William M. Pitts, D D. Evans, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
Mathematical models have been used to provide an initial estimate the behavior of the fires in the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11

Final Report: Effective Non-Toxic Metallic Fire Suppressants

Author(s)
Gregory T. Linteris, M D. Rumminger, Valeri I. Babushok, Harsha K. Chelliah, A K. Lazzarini, P N. Wanigarathne
The purpose of the project was to: a.) identify which metal species would be effective flame inhibitors, and then b.) attempt to find non-toxic forms of the

NIST Metric Pyramid

Author(s)
J B. McCracken
Paper cut-out pyramid, 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm, listing metric conversion information on each face covering units of length, mass or weight, area or surface

Techniques for System and Data Recovery

Author(s)
William E. Burr, Joan Hash
The key asset in Federal agencies today is the information and data used to implement, sustain and maintain critical government programs and operations. Current

Refrigerant Flow Through Flexible Short-Tube Orifices

Author(s)
William V. Payne, Y C. Kim, Dennis L. O'Neal, Mohsen Farzad
Flexible short-tube orifices were designed to decrease their diameter as the pressure differential across them increases under high outdoor temperatures. A
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