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Flammability of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites Consortium: Year One Annual Report (NISTIR 6531)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Gilman, Takashi Kashiwagi, A B. Morgan, Richard H. Harris Jr., L D. Brassell, Mark R. VanLandingham, C L. Jackson

We recently found that polymer layered-silicate (clay) nanocomposites have the unique combination of reduced flammability and improved physical properties...

Fire Research Needs Workshop Proceedings, Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 20, 1999 (NISTIR 6539)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

William D. Walton, Nelson P. Bryner, Nora H. Jason

As part of an ongoing effort to update and sharpen the National Fire Research Agenda, the U.S. Fire Administration in cooperation with the Building and Fire...

Fire Research Needs Workshop Proceedings, San Antonio, Texas, October 13-15, 1999 (NISTIR 6538)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

William D. Walton, Nelson P. Bryner, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, James R. Lawson, Nora H. Jason

As part of an ongoing effort to update and sharpen the National Fire Research Agenda, the U.S. Fire Administration in cooperation with the Building and Fire...

Large Fire Research Facility (Building 205) Exhaust Hood Heat Release Rate Measurement System (NISTIR 6509)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

D W. Stroup, Laurean A. DeLauter, J Lee, G Roadarmel

Rate of heat release is a critical parameter for evaluation of the fire properties of a material. The Large Fire Research Facility at the National Institute of...

Evaporation and Condensation Heat Transfer Performance of Flammable Refrigerants in Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, J C. Chato, T J. Rabas

Measured overall Nusselt numbers were determined for R22, R290, R290/600a, and R32/152a undergoing evaporation and condensation in a brazed plate heat exchanger...

Equations for the Magnetic Field Produced by One or More Rectangular Loops of Wire in the Same Plane

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Martin Misakian

Beginning with expressions for the vector potential, the equations for calculating the magnetic flux density from up to three rectangular loops of wire in the...

An Auto-Focusing Method in Microscopic Testbed for Optical Discs

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Xiao Tang, P L'Hostis, Y Xiao

An auto-focusing method is described and practically applied to an optical disc test-bed. In this application, an optical microscope was used to create clear...

Capability in Rockwell C Scale Hardness

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Walter S. Liggett Jr, Samuel R. Low III, David J. Pitchure, Jun-Feng Song

To determine the capability of a system for Rockwell C scale hardness, one must make test measurements, which can be planned and interpreted as explained in...

Numerical Evaluation of Diffraction Integrals

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Klaus Mielenz

This paper describes a simple numerical integration method for diffraction integrals which is based on elementary geometrical considerations of the manner in...

An International Standard Formulation for the Thermodynamic Properties of 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) for Temperatures from 161 to 450 K and Pressures to 50 Mpa

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Eric W. Lemmon, R. T. Jacobsen

A new formulation is presented for the thermodynamic properties of refrigerant 143a (1,1,1-trifluoroethane, CH 3-CF 3) based upon available experimental data...

Specification of Interactions in Integrated Manufacturing Systems

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

David W. Flater

Systems of manufacturing software are often constructed by integrating pre-existing software components. Accurate specification of the component interactions in...

Technology Roadmaps for Compound Semiconductors

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Herbert S. Bennett

Report on NIST-NACLA MOU Workshop

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

W G. Leight

In accordance with a notice published in the Federal Register, a workshop was conducted on June 23, 2000, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Technology Services FY1999 Technical Activities Report

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

C P. Sturrock

This report summarizes the FY1999 technical activities of TechnologyServices, National Institute of Standards and Technology. These activitiesare in the areas...

Activity Model: Ship Repair and Conversion

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun Lee, Swee K. Leong, Charles R. McLean

This document presents an activity model that identifies the functions involved in the ship repair and conversion industry, and the information flows required...

Management Data Specification for Supply Chain Integration

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun Lee, Shigeki Umeda

This document specifies a framework of communication data in a supply chain system, which is viewed as a virtual enterprise. First presented is a requirement...

Internet Commerce for Manufacturing Data Staging

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

C Parks, Jim G. Nell

This paper describes the process-flow model as proposed for use in the Internet Commerce for manufacturing (ICM), a project of the National Advanced...

Treasure of the Past: II. The Atomic Weight of Bromine

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Alan Weber

A considerable amount of work has been done in order to determine the atomic weight of bromine and the oft-repeated comparison of the atomic weights of silver...

Using Impedance Spectroscopy to Assess the Viability of the Rapid Chloride Test for Determining Concrete Conductivity

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder, Chiara C. Ferraris, Nicos Martys, Edward Garboczi

The suitability of using the initial current from the rapid chloride test (ASTM C 1202) to determine specimen conductivity is tested using impedance...

Mitigating Emerging Hacker Threats

June 28, 2000

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, John P. Wack

[For the latest information on vulnerabilities, see the National Vulnerability Database, nvd.nist.gov] It seems that every week, computer security organizations...

Technical Support for the Study of Droplet Interactions with Hot Surfaces

June 21, 2000

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang

The main objective is to provide technical support (literature review on water additives, fluid property and possibly droplet impact data) for the study of the...

NIST Electron Inelastic-Mean-Free-Path Database 71, Version 1.1

June 15, 2000

Author(s)

Cedric J. Powell, A. Jablonski

Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses (NISTIR 6497)

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller, John R. Shields, Roy A. McLane, Richard G. Gann

This study addresses the fire behavior of bed assemblies, including a mattress, foundation and bedclothes. The focus is on development and application of a...

CONTAMW 1.0 User Manual: Multizone Airflow and Contaminant Transport Analysis Software

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

William S. Dols, George Walton, K R. Denton

This manual describes the use of the computer program CONTAMW developed by NIST. CONTAMW is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis program...

Benefits and Costs of Research: A Case Study of Construction Systems Integration and Automation Technologies in Industrial Facilities

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is improving its resource allocation process by doing microstudies of its research impacts on society...

BEES 2.0 Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability: Technical Manual and User Guide

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt

The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) version 2.0 software implements a rational, systematic technique for selecting environmentally...

Detection of Quasi-Static Electric Fields Radiated by Electrically Small Emitters

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

David A. Hill, Kenneth H. Cavcey

This report presents the theory for near-field detection of quasi-static electric fields produced by electrically small emitters that radiate as small electric...

Critical Issues in the Characterization of Polymers for Medical Applications

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Walter G. McDonough, Eric J. Amis, J Kohn

On June 14, 2000, the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials and the Polymers Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) co-sponsored a...

High Speed Network Applications and Implications for Fiberoptic and Copper Connections

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

D R. Collins, John K. Antonishek, Sean K. Sell, Alan Mink

We present an analysis of the current tradeoffs between using copper wire versus fiberoptic cable for rewiring buildings at NIST for data communications to the...

NIST Special Database 27 Fingerprint Minutiae From Latent and Matching Tenprint Images

June 1, 2000

Author(s)

Michael D. Garris, R. McCabe

UPDATE: 1/20/2017 It has been determined that this dataset lacks the documentation required by NIST for distribution. This dataset has been withdrawn and is no...

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