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NIST HANDBOOK 150-2E National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Calibration Laboratories Technical Guide for Optical Radiation Measurements

August 21, 2001

Author(s)

C D. Faison, Carroll S. Brickenkamp

Calibration of Heat Flux Gages for Forum Heat Flux Measurements Working Group Interlaboratory Comparison. Report of Test FR 4015

August 20, 2001

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, John R. Shields

This Report of Test summarizes the results of calibrations of two heat flux gages performed in the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National...

NIST/BFRL CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR HEAT-FLUX GAGES

August 6, 2001

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, James R. Lawson, John R. Shields

This report of test describes a heat-flux gage calibration system that was developed at the National Bureau of Standards during the 1970s. It is based on a...

Powder X-Ray Reference Patterns of Sr₂RGaCu₂O_y(R=Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Y)

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, James A. Kaduk, Igor Levin, W Greenwood, J Dillingham

X-ray Rietveld refinements were conducted on a series of 11 lanthanide phases, SR 2RGaCu 2O 7 (R=Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Y) that are...

MatML-Materials Markup Language Workshop Report

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

C P. Sturrock, E F. Begley, J G. Kaufman

The MatML - Materials Markup Language Workshop was held at NIST to consider the technical and strategic future of MatML, an extensible markup language for...

Comparison of Two Cryogenic Radiometers at NIST

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Jeanne M. Houston, David J. Livigni

Two cryogenic radiometers from NIST, one from the Optical Technology Division and the other from the Optoelectronics Division, were compared at three visible...

The NIST Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Assisting U.S. Aerospace Manufacturing Through Measurements and Standards

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

David C. Stieren

This paper discusses how the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes a healthy U.S...

Metric Ruler: Toward a Metric America; August 2001 Revision

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

J B. McCracken

This document is a 300 mm plastic ruler containing information on the Modern Metric System.

Treasure of the Past: Molecular Basis of Flame Inhibition

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

John W. Hastie

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

P Unger

International Study of the Sublethal Effects of Fire Smoke on Survivability and Health (SEFS): Phase 1. Final Report (NIST TN 1439)

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Jason D. Averill, Kathryn M. Butler, Walter W. Jones, George W. Mulholland, J L. Neviaser, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, J R. Hall

Fire smoke toxicity has been a recurring theme for fire safety professionals for over four decades. There especially continue to be difficulty and controversy...

Improved Real-Scale Fire Measurements Having Meaningful Uncertainty Limits(NISTIR 6774)

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

Heat Feedback to the Fuel Surface in Pool Fires (NIST SP 971)

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, S. J. Fischer, Takashi Kashiwagi

A series of measurements designed to investigate the heat feedback in pool fires burning liquid fuels are reported. Such measurements are essential for the...

Powder-matrix Systems for Safter Handling and Storage of Suppression Agents

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Harsha K. Chelliah

Infrared Absorptivity Temperature Dependence of Gas Phase Methanol and Sulfur Dioxide

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Pamela M. Chu, George C. Rhoderick, P. A. Johnson

Collected Reports and Publications by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Heat Flux Gage Calibration and Usage

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Star R. Burgess

This volume contains archival reports and publications produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and its predecessor, the National Bureau...

Natural Ventilation Review and Plan for Design and Analysis Tools

August 1, 2001

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...

NIST Recommended Practice Guide: The Use of Nomenclature in Dispersion Science and Technology

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Vincent A. Hackley, Chiara F. Ferraris

This Special Publication is essentially a reprint of two NIST Special Publications, SP 945 and SP 946. This particular Practice Guide provides guidelines for...

Comparison of Two Cryogenic Radiometers at NIST

August 1, 2001

Author(s)

Jeanne Houston, David J. Livigni

Guide for the Selection of Communication Equipment for Emergency First Responders

July 11, 2001

Author(s)

Alim A. Fatah

The National Institute of Justice is the focal point for providing support to State and local law enforcement agencies in the development of counterterrorism...

Measurement Comparison of a Low-Intermodulation Termination for the U.S. Wireless Industry

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Jargon

After the recent, successful completion of a passive intermodulation measurement comparison for nonlinear two-port devices, the National Institute of Standards...

User's Guide for Smokeview Version 2.0: A Tool for Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simulation Data (NISTIR 6761)

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney, Kevin B. McGrattan

Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical predictions generated by the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator(FDS), a computational fluid dynamics (CFD...

Effect of Bulk Lubricant Concentration on the Excess Surface Density During R123 Pool Boiling

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

This paper investigates the effect that bulk lubricant concentration has on the non-adiabatic lubricant excess surface density on a roughened, horizontal flat...

State-of-the-Art Review of CO₂ Demand Controlled Ventilation Technology and Application

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

The control of outdoor air intake rates in mechanically ventilated buildings based on indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels, often referred to as CO 2 demand...

Porting a Complex Machine Tool Error Compensation System From Microsoft DOS to Microsoft Windows NT

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Herbert T. Bandy, M A. Donmez, Lawrence A. Welsch

This report describes the porting of a manufacturing quality control system from PC-type computers operating on Microsoft DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, and IBM QS...

Papers and Proceedings of the Advanced Technology Program's International Conference on the Economic Evaluation of Technological Change

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

R N. Spivack

This publication contains the Papers and Proceedings of the International Conference on the Economic Evaluation of Technological Change. This collection of...

A Predictive Ionization Cross Section Model for Inorganic Molecules

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

John W. Hastie

To resolve a long-standing lack of experimental data for electron impact ionization cross sections for inorganic molecules, or the availability of a reliable...

The International System of Units (SI), 2001 Edition

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

Barry N. Taylor

NIST Special Publication (SP) 330 is the United States version of the English text of the definitive international reference on the International System of...

Report of the 86th National Conference on Weights and Measures

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

H V. Oppermann, T L. Grimes

The 86th annual meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures will be held in Washington, DC, July 22-26, 2001. The theme of the Conference is...

Dielectric and Conductor-Loss Characterization and Measurements on Electronic Packaging Materials

July 1, 2001

Author(s)

James R. Baker-Jarvis, Michael D. Janezic, Billy F. Riddle, Christopher L. Holloway, Nicholas Paulter, J Blendell

This is an overview of dielectric measurement methods and metrology on substrate materials used in electronic packaging. These substrates include low...

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