NIST Pubs

The NIST STEP Part 21 Exchange File Toolkit: An Update

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Don E. Libes

The NIST STEP Part 21 Exchange File toolkit is a software library for building tools that manipulate files in the format described by Part 21 of STEP. Part 21...

Position paper for Workshop on Application Integration Architectures

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Katherine C. Morris

This paper summarizes: The work that is currently being done within ISO 10303 (a.k.a. STEP-ISO/TC184/SC4) The needs for data access and sharing in manufacturing...

Proceedings of the 1993 Industrial Process Planning Workshop

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Steven R. Ray

On June 17-18, 1993, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sponsored an information-gathering workshop focused on identifying the principal...

Transfer Functions for Characterizing Multimode Optical Fiber Components

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Shao Yang

Comparison of an R22 and an R410A Air Conditioner Operating at High Ambient Temperatures.

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

William D. Walton, Kathy A. Notarianni

Prediction of the DETACT-QS and LAVENT computer fire models are compared to temperature measurements made during the calibration of the fire detection system in...

Horizontal Flow Boiling of Single Component and Binary Refrigerant Mixtures (ER-8006-2)

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, David Didion

This report contains three studies on refrigerant mixture heat transfer funded by NIST and EPRI (RP 80006-21). The first study, Visualization of Nucleate Flow...

Workshop on Elevator Use During Fires

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

J H. Klote, Scott Deal, Bernard M. Levin, N E. Groner, E. A. Donoghue

Throughout most of the world, warning signs next to elevators indicate they should not be used in fire situations. These elevators are not intended as means of...

Cross Validation Comparison of NIST OCR Databases

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Patrick J. Grother

Measuring Low Frequency Tilts

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

M L. Kohl, Judah Levine

Facilities for Fundamental Neutron Physics at the NIST Cold Neutron Research Facility

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

G L. Greene, Muhammad D. Arif, Maynard S. Dewey, W M. Snow

The Atomic Branching Ratio Project at NIST, ed. by J. Sugar and D. Leckrone

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

J Klose, Wolfgang L. Wiese

Transition Probabilities and Lifetimes of Ar I, ed. by J. Sugar and D. Leckrone

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

V Helbig, Daniel E. Kelleher, Wolfgang L. Wiese

Spectral Data and Grotrian Diagrams for Highly Ionized Chromium, Cr V through Cr XXIV

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

T Shirai, Y Nakai, T Nakagaki, J Sugar, Wolfgang L. Wiese

Wavelengths and Energy Level Classifications for the Spectra of Sulfur (S I through S

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

V Kaufman, William C. Martin

Absolute Spatially- and Temporally-Resolved Optical Emission Measurements of rf Glow Discharges in Argon

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

S Djurovi, J R. Roberts, M A. Sobolewski, James K. Olthoff

NIST Express Toolkit: Requirements for Improvements

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Donald E. Libes, James E. Fowler

The NIST EXPRESS toolkit is a software library for building EXPRESS-related tools. This paper is one in a series describing the latest version of the toolkit...

A National Testbed for Process Planning Research

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Steven R. Ray, Allison Barnard

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the process of establishing a testbed which will serve the research and information needs of the...

A Prototype Application Protocol for Ready-to-Wear Pattern Making

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun Lee, Howard T. Moncarz

A Ready-to-Wear Pattern Making Information Model is introduced for extending the emerging international Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP)...

Validating STEP Application Models at the National PDES Testbed

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

KC Morris, Mary Mitchell, Allison Barnard Feeney

The problem of sharing data has many facets. The need to share data across multiple enterprises, different hardware platforms, different data storage paradigms...

Feasibility Study: Reference Architecture for Machine Control Systems Integration

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Thomas Kramer, M. K. Senehi

The Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been conducting research on control of...

Metrologic Support for the DARPA/NRL-XRL Mask Program: Ellipsometric Analyses of SiC Thin Films on Si

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Deane Chandler-Horowitz, Nhan Van Nguyen, Jay F. Marchiando, Paul M. Amirtharaj

The Test Guide for CMOS-on-SIMOX Test Chips NIST3 and NIST4

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Janet M. Cassard, Michael W. Cresswell, Colleen E. Hood, Loren W. Linholm, Peter Roitman

The Design Guide for CMOS-on-SIMOX Test Chips NIST3 and NIST4

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

Janet M. Cassard, Michael W. Cresswell, Colleen E. Hood, Loren W. Linholm, Peter Roitman, Mona E. Zaghloul

OCR Error Rate versus Rejection Rate for Isolated Handprint Characters

December 10, 1992

Author(s)

Jon C. Geist, R. A. Wilkinson

Study of Traffic Control and Congestion Control in Broadband ISDN

December 1, 1992

Author(s)

David H. Su

A Guide to the Selection of Anti-Virus Tools and Techniques

December 1, 1992

Author(s)

William Polk, Lawrence E. Bassham

Computer viruses continue to pose a threat to the integrity and availability of computer systems. This is especially true for users of personal computers. A...

Automated Tools for Testing Computer System Vulnerability

December 1, 1992

Author(s)

William T. Polk

Computer security "incidents" occur with alarming frequency. The incidents range from direct attacks by both hackers and insiders to automated attacks such as...

Acoustic Emission of Structural Materials Exposed to Open Flames

December 1, 1992

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, M A. Jackson

The use of acoustic emission (AE) as an early indicator of structural materials exposed to a flame has been investigated and found to be possible. Piezoelectric...

Simulating the Effect of Beamed Ceilings on Smoke Flow. Part 1. Comparison of Numerical and Experimental Results (NISTIR 4994)

December 1, 1992

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney, William D. Davis, J H. Klote

The flow of smoke under beamed ceilings is simulated using a field model. This work was performed in order to confirm that fire detector response can be...

Reduction of Hydrogen Cyanide Concentrations and Acute Inhalation Toxicity From Flexible Polyurethane Foam Combustion Products by the Addition of Copper Compounds. Part 4. Effects of Combustion Conditions and Scaling on the Generation of Hydrogen cyanide

December 1, 1992

Author(s)

Barbara C. Levin, E Braun, M Paabo, Richard H. Harris Jr., Magdalena Navarro

Two full-scale protocols (A & B) were tested to determine the efficacy of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) in reducing the concentrations of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) from...