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Note on Improving Corridor Floor Predictions in a Zone Fire Model (NISTIR 6046)

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney

Presently, the Consolidated Fire and Smoke Transport Model zone fire model (CFAST) assumes that smoke travels instantly from one side of a compartment to...

Workshop on Advanced Methods and Models for Appearance of Coatings and Coated Objects

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

M E. McKnight, Jonathan W. Martin, Michael A. Galler, Robert R. Lipman, Theodore V. Vorburger, Ambler Thompson, Fern Y. Hunt

This is a conference report on the Workshop on Advanced Methods and Models for Appearance of Coatings and Coated Objects held at Gaithersburg, MD, May 20, 1996.

Symposium Transcription - Usability Engineering: Industry-Government Collaboration for System Effectiveness and {?} {?} {?}Efficiency

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

L L. Downey, Sharon J. Laskowski

Algorithm for Scanned Probe Microscope Image Simulation, Surface Reconstruction, and Tip Estimation

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

John S. Villarrubia

Calibration of High Heat Flux Sensors at NIST

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

A V. Murthy, Benjamin K. Tsai, Charles E. Gibson

Measurement Related Issues, Problems and Requirements Associated with Electromagnetic Compatibility: Results of a Limited Survey

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

R C. Baird, Motohisa Kanda

Impact of Air and Refrigerant Maldistributions On the Performance of Finned-Tube Evaporators With R-22 and R-407C

July 1, 1997

Author(s)

J Lee, Piotr A. Domanski

The report presents basic features of the evaporator model, EVAP5M, and simulation results for an evaporator operating with R-22 and R-407C at non-uniform air...

4-D/RCS Version 1.0: A Reference Model Architecture for Demo III

June 27, 1997

Author(s)

James S. Albus

4-D/RCS is a reference model architecture that provides a theoretical foundation for designing, engineering, integrating, and testing intelligent controllers...

Advanced Fire Safe Materials for Aircraft Interiors

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

R E. Lyon

Phenomenological equations for solid material burning in combination with pyrolysis kinetics and uncoupled transient heat conduction provide relationships...

Evaluation of Complex Fire Models (NISTIR 6030)

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Walter W. Jones

Several methods for studying predictive capability and sensitivity have been applied to fire models, but with limited utility. These range from explicit...

Test Fire Signatures and the Fire-Emulator/Detector-Evaluation (NISTIR 6030)

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Thomas G. Cleary

Existing methods for evaluating the performance of smoke and thermal detectors are reviewed. The levels of combustion gases, smoke, temperature and velocity...

Carbon Monoxide Formation Algorithm (NISTIR 6030)

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

This paper discusses an engineering approach for estimating the generation rate of carbon monoxide (CO) within a room containing a fire. The algorithm...

Durable Agents for Exposure Protection in Wildland/Urban Interface Conflagrations (NISTIR 6030)

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, G Roadarmel, Laurean A. DeLauter

The objective of this study was to investigate the capability of "durable agents" to protect building exterior materials from ignition. The "durable agents"...

Flame Suppression by Halon Alternatives (NISTIR 6030)

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins

A series of experimental measurements were conducted in a baffle stabilized turbulent jet spray flame and a baffle stabilized pool fire in an effort to provide...

NIST/NRC-Canada Interlaboratory Comparison of Guarded Hot Plate Measurements: 1993-1997

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr, M K. Kumaran, E S. Lagergren

Thermal conductivity measurements from an international interlaboratory study between the United States and Canada are presented for two materials, glass-fiber...

Parallelizing a Fourth-Order Runge-Kutta Method

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

Hai C. Tang

S-Check, by Example

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

Robert D. Snelick

State Models for Jobs and Job Supervisors

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

David Flater, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Evan K. Wallace

Intelligent control of discrete parts manufacturing jobs and machinery requires state models for the jobs and the controllers. Different approaches to control...

Accurate Measurements of the Zero-Dispersion Wavelength in Optical Fibers

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

S. E. Mechels, John B. Schlager, Douglas L. Franzen

Prototype FDMS Database for Model Verification (NISTIR 6030)

June 1, 1997

Author(s)

Rebecca W. Portier, Richard Peacock, Walter W. Jones

Fire Data Management System, FDMS, is a system designed to store and retrieve fire test results obtained from bench-scale and real-scale tests as well as fire...

Measurement Support for the U.S. Electric-Power Industry in the Era of Deregulation

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

Gerald FitzPatrick, James K. Olthoff, R. M. Powell

Electromagnetic Immunity of Single-Phase Personnel Protection Devices for Electric Vehicle Battery Chargers

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

Francois D. Martzloff

Workshop on Micromechanics Measurement Technologies for Fiber-Polymer Interfaces

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

Walter G. McDonough, Richard~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined Parnas, Gale A. Holmes, Donald L. Hunston

The Polymers Division hosted the Workshop on Micromechanics Measurement Technologies for Fiber-Polymer Interfaces, jointly sponsored by NIST and the Textile...

Metrology for Information Technology [IT]

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

Michael D. Hogan, G. P. Carver, Lisa J. Carnahan, M M. Gray, H Theodore, Jeffrey Horlick, Gordon E. Lyon, Elena R. Messina

First Annual Leveraging Cyberspace Conference

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

J A. Moline

19th National Information Systems Security Conference

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

E Flahavin

Improved Photometric Standards and Calibration Procedures at NIST

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

Yoshihiro Ohno

Computation of Fresnel Integrals

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

Klaus Mielenz

This paper summarizes the theory of Fresnel diffraction by rectangular and circular apertures with a view toward numerical computations. Approximations found in...

STEP Implementations: Solid Model Exchange Results in the AutoSTEP Project

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

Simon P. Frechette

The need for standardized representations of product information which are suitable for electronic communication between engineering and manufacturing functions...

Diffuse-Interface Methods in Fluid Mechanics

May 1, 1997

Author(s)

D M. Anderson, Geoffrey B. McFadden, A A. Wheeler

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