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Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis - April 1999

April 1, 1999

Author(s)

S Fuller

This is the April 1999 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and...

NIST International and Academic Activities for FY 1997/1998

April 1, 1999

Author(s)

M F. McCurley

The Office of International and Academic Affairs (OIAA) is responsible for the coordination of all international and academic activities at the National...

Thermodynamics of Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions: Part 6. 1999 Update

April 1, 1999

Author(s)

Robert N. Goldberg

This review serves to update previously published evaluations of equilibrium constants and enthalpy changes for enzyme-catalyzed reactions. For each reaction...

Second Process Specification Language (PSL) Roundtable

April 1, 1999

Author(s)

Craig I. Schlenoff

This report describes the Second Process Specification Language (PSL) Roundtable that was held at the University of Maryland, University College on January 13...

Systems Integration for Manufacturing Applications (SIMA) 1998 Annual Report

April 1, 1999

Author(s)

James E. Fowler

The Systems Integration for Manufacturing Applications (SIMA) Program is an intramural effort being undertaken at the National Institute of Standards and...

Manufacturing Technology Learning Modules - Sharing of Resources for School Outreach

April 1, 1999

Author(s)

C. D. Lovett

This Technology Learning Module project has demonstrated that it is practical to develop a learning module that uses learned fundamentals and apply those...

Electron Interactions With Cl₂

April 1, 1999

Author(s)

Loucas G. Christophorou, James K. Olthoff

Low energy electron interactions with the Cl 2 molecule are reviewed. Information is synthesized and assessed on the cross sections for total electron...

NIST List of Publications 94 Electrical and Electronic Metrology: A Bibliography of NIST Electricity Division's Publications -- March 1999

March 29, 1999

Author(s)

Ruth Ann Schmeit

This bibliography covers publications of the Electricity Division (and predecessor organizational units), Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory...

A Progress Report on the NIST Convective Heat Flux Calibration Facility

March 15, 1999

Author(s)

David G. Holmberg, C A. Womeldorf

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a convective heat flux calibration facility to allow evaluation of heat flux sensors. This...

Enhancements to Data Encryption and Digital Signature Federal Standards

March 4, 1999

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon

This ITL Bulletin, February 1999, summarizes proposed changes to two Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS): FIPS 46-2, Data Encryption Standard, and...

Fire Safety of Passenger Trains. Phase 1: Material Evaluation (Cone Calorimeter) (NISTIR 6132)

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, E Braun

This report presents the results of Cone Calorimeter testing of selected materials from current passenger train systems. The test data from this test method...

The Effect of a Boiling Additive on R123 Condensation on a Vertical Integral-Fin Surface

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

This paper examines the effect of the addition of 0.5% mass isopentane to R123 on thevapor-space condensation heat transfer of R123.In a previous study, the...

Supporting Document for Rehabilitation Cost Estimates of FEMA Existing Buildings

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Hai S. Lew

This report presents the results of seismic evaluation and cost estimates carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for...

Draft Guidelines for Evaluating Liquefaction Resistance Using Shear Wave Velocity Measurements and Simplified Procedures

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

R D. Andrus, K H. Stokoe, R M. Chung, C H. Juang

Predicting the liquefaction resistance of soil is an important step in the engineering design of new and the retrofit of existing structures in earthquake-prone...

Benefits and Costs of Research: A Case Study of Cybernetic Building Systems

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is improving its resource allocation process by doing

The AUTONAV/DOT Project: Baseline Measurement System for Evaluation of Roadway Departure Warning System

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Sandor S. Szabo, Karl Murphy, Maris Juberts

Global Positioning System Receivers and Relativity

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Neil Ashby, Marc A. Weiss

Survey of Cargo Handling Research Relative to the Mobile Offshore Base (MOB) Needs

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, Kenneth R. Goodwin

The Mission Need Statement for the Mobile Offshore Base (MOB) calls for a capability to perform full logistics support through Sea State 3, including waves of...

AUTONAV/DOT Project: Baseline Measurement System for Evaluation of Roadway Departure Warning System

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Sandor S. Szabo, Karl Murphy, Maris Juberts

This report describes a set of performance metrics and a performance measurement system developed for the evaluation of roadway departure warning systems. The...

Advanced Technology Program Performance of Completed Projects; Status Report Number 1

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

W F. Long

Innovations that reduce the costs and improve the outcomes of medical care, improve the clarity of wireless communications, and enhance the quality of...

Visualization of Bose-Einstein Condensates

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Peter M. Ketcham, D L. Feder, W P. Reinhardt, Charles W. Clark, William L. George

A Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) is a state of matter that exists at extremely low temperatures.BECs are currently under investigation through both numerical...

Analytic Solution for a Non-Axisymmetric Isothermal Dendrite

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Geoffrey B. McFadden, Sam R. Coriell, R F. Sekerka

The Ivantsov solution for an isothermal paraboloidal dendrite growing into a pure, undercooled melt provides a relation between the bulk undercooling and a...

Measurement and Standards for Computational Science and Engineering

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert, J L. Blue, Daniel W. Lozier, William F. Mitchell, Roldan Pozo, Michael J. Donahue, Donald G. Porter

This report describes current work within ITL on the development of measurement and standards technology to improve the practice of computational science and...

Interactions of Polymers with Fillers and Nanocomposites, NIST, June 18-19, 1998: A Workshop Report

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Alamgir Karim

Control of molecular-level interactions and measurement of polymer dynamics at the filler interface were identified by participants at a recent NIST sponsored...

Corrosion Fatigue Crack Initiation in Duplex Stainless Steel Paper Making Components

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Mark R. Stoudt

The pulp and paper industry is frequently impacted by the enormous cost of replacing prematurely failed suction roll shells and other metallic components. The...

Initial Manufacturing Exchange Specification (IMES):Information Model for the Process Plan-Workstation Level

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun T. Lee

This document is a Phase III document of Initial Manufacturing Exchange Specification (IMES) for the process plan - workstation level. It follows the Phase II...

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) 1999 Directory

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

Vanda R. White

The Directory is published annually and provides a listing of laboratories accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Voluntary...

Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of Printed Wiring Boards and Other Substrate Materials

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

James R. Baker-Jarvis, Billy F. Riddle, Michael D. Janezic

This is an overview of dielectric and magnetic material measurements on printed wiring board and substrate materials. The most commonly used methods are...

Crystal Structures and Reference Powder Patterns of BaR₂ZnO₅ (R=La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Y, Er, and Tm)

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

James A. Kaduk, Winnie Wong-Ng, W Greenwood, J Dillingham, B H. Toby

Reference x-ray patterns and the crystal structure of the lanthanide compounds, BaR 2ZnO 5, in which R=La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Y, and Er, were studied by x...

Evaluated Kinetic and Photochemical Data for Atmospheric Chemistry, Organic Species: Supplement VII

March 1, 1999

Author(s)

R Atkinson, D L. Baulch, R A. Cox, Robert F. Hampson, J A. Kerr, M J. Rossi, J Troe

This paper updates and extends part of the previous data base of critical evaluations of the kinetics and photochemistry of gas-phase chemical reaction of...

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