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Carbon Monoxide Concentration Measurements in Fuel Cell Environments Using Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS): An Assessment

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

This report is an analysis of the potential of tunable laser diode absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) for recording carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in hydrogen...

In Situ Burning of Oil Spills: Resource Collection

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

William Walton

The Minerals Management Service (MMS), U.S. Department of Interior, is designated as the lead agency for in situ burn research in the Oil Pollution Research and...

ZFM Zone Fire Model (Version 1) Reference Guide

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Paul A. Reneke, Richard D. Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, William D. Davis

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Analysis of Pool Fires in Large Multi-Level Halls with the CFAST and FDS Fire Codes

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

M K. Dey

The analysis presented in this report was conducted for Benchmark Exercise # 2, Part II in the International Collaborative Fire Model Project (ICFMP). The...

The Zone Fire Model JET 2.0A Model that Predicts the Activation of Heat, Smoke and Gas Alarms in the Ceiling Jet in the Presence of a Smoke Layer

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

William D. Davis

The zone model JET 2.0 is a two-zone, single compartment computer model designed to predict the maximum plume centerline and ceiling jet temperature, velocity...

Research Needs for Predicting Structural Collapse Under Fire Loading: A Brain Storming Session During the Fourth International Workshop on Structures in Fire (SiF 06)

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Kuldeep Prasad, Dat Duthinh

This report describes the results of a brain storming session conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology s Building and Fire Research...

A Technical Guide for Smokeview Version 5

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney

Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical calculations generated by the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), a computational fluid dynamics...

Concentration Measurements in Support of Tests of the Automatic Fire Extinguishing System for the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Marc R. Nyden, Michael E. Kelley

The concentrations of certain gases generated during fire suppression were determined as part of the evaluation of the automatic fire extinguishing system for...

Fire Modeling Analysis: Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

D W. Stroup

This report describes results obtained from a fire protection engineering analysis of an historic government office building located in Washington, DC. The...

Moment Method for Obtaining Particle Size Measures of Test Smokes

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas Cleary, D W. Weinert, George Mulholland

The number concentration, ionization chamber output, and mass concentration were recorded continuously for five different test smokes generated in the fire...

Fire Structure Interface for the World Trade Center Towers

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Kuldeep Prasad, Howard R. Baum

The collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, resulting from a combination of aircraft impact damage and subsequent fires, was studied as...

Survey of the State-of-the-Art for Ocean Wave Energy Conversion Systems

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Kathryn Butler, Marc R. Nyden, William G. Rippey

It is possible to generate electrical energy from the motion of water due to ocean tides and waves. Oceans are a much more ubiquitous source of flowing water...

Verification and Validation of CFAST, A Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Spread

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Walter W. Jones, Richard D. Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke

CFAST is a zone model capable of predicting the environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected to a fire. It calculates the time evolving distribution...

Mini-Matt Flammability and Its Relation to Full-Scale Mattress Flammability

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Roy A. McLane

Mini-mattresses of a size used for commercial display, were subjected to a pair of NIST-developed gas burners and the resulting heat release behavior was...

Preface to the Cumulative Proceedings of the First 14 Halon Options Technical Working Conferences

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Richard Gann, Star R. Burgess, Kathleen C. Whisner, Paul A. Reneke

As a result of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the 1990 U.S. Clean Air Act, there began a movement toward phaseout of...

A Review and Implementation of Algorithms for Fast and Reliable Fire Detection

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Walter W. Jones

The purpose of detecting fires early is to provide an alarm consistent with an environment which is deemed to be a threat to people or a building. High...

Recommended Information Set and Interface Design for use by First Responders During Building Incidents

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

William D. Davis, Walter W. Jones, David Holmberg, K A. Reed

This paper identifies building and building related information that would be useful to first responders (fire, police, EMS) and discusses examples of how the...

MatML Editor: Technical Documentation

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

J Bakoczy, E F. Begley

This manuscript contains the technical documentation for the MatML Editor, an enabling technology intended to support widespread adoption of the language. The...

BACnet Enhancement for Biometric Access Control

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

MatML Editor: User Documentation

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

J Bakoczy, E F. Begley

This manuscript contains the end-user documentation for the MatML Editor, an enabling technology intended to support widespread adoption of the language. The...

Investigation of Unresolved Issues From ATL Temperature Control Module

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

A series of measurements and performance evaluations has been conducted in the Temperature Control Module (TCM) for three control system vendors in order to...

Technical Issues Related to the Measurement and Modeling of Contaminant Transport and Accumulation in Building Plumbing Systems

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

This report identifies and examines the important issues associated with a measurement and modeling program intended to evaluate how contaminants accidentally...

The Integration of Biometric Access Control in Buildings

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

BACnet Lighting Control Applications

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado

AEX XML Schema Reference Guide

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Mark E. Palmer, M Burns, T L. Teague, Mary Turton, Rurik Turton

The AEX XML Schema Reference Guide summarizes the design principles and the structures of the AEX (Automating Equipment Information eXchange) XML schemas...

Modeling Building Access Control with BACnet

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado, S Cook, Banty Jain, Michael Galler

This report describes a typical implementation of a building access control system integrated with other portions of a building automation system, using some of...

Alert Categorization, Revision 1.0

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Alan B. Vinh

There are many types of sensor devices available in today s market with many still in development. These devices send signals representing the detection of...

Distributed Biometric Access Control Testbed

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado, S Cook, Michael Galler

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis - April 2005 NISTIR 85-3273-20 (Rev. 4/05)

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

S Fuller, Amy S. Rushing

This is the April 2005 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and...

Benefits and Costs of Research: A Case Study of Fire Dynamics Simulation

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt

The Fire Dynamics Simulation (FDS) research program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has produced software that simulates fire...

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