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We of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) are pleased to present to our clients and collaborators, this report of our 1998 impacts, accomplishments...
The various methods that comprise the field of molecular modeling are reviewed in the context of their potential for application to the molecular level design...
William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang, Marcia L. Huber, L G. Blevins
The use of halons for fire fighting is being phased out due to their deleterious effects on stratospheric ozone. This report summarizes the first-year findings...
The light attenuation characteristics of the smoke produced by fire are commonly measured in both fire experiments and standard fire tests. The results of these...
Heat flux measurement is not simple; care is required in selecting a suitable sensor for a given application. Surface substrate properties and the convective...
David G. Holmberg, C A. Womeldorf, William L. Grosshandler
The National Institute of Standards nad Technology has developed a convective heat flux facility to allow calibration of heat flux sensors. The facility...
The distributed measurement and control (DMC) industry is migrating away from proprietary hardware and software platforms in favor of open and standardized...
In 1978, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a Final Rule containing test procedures for measuring the efficiency and energy consumption of conventional...
Dale P. Bentz, Edward J. Garboczi, Kenneth A. Snyder
This user's manual provides documentation and computer program listings for the three-dimensional hard core/soft shell microstructure model developed at the...