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The analysis presented in this report was conducted for Benchmark Exercise # 2, Part II in the International Collaborative Fire Model Project (ICFMP). The analysis was conducted with CFAST Version 3.16, a zone model, and FDS Version 2, a computational
It has long been observed that porous materials undergoing a change in specific surface energy also undergo a volumetric strain in the direction to minimize the change in total surface energy. In the case of an increase in specific surface energy, this
The fire-induced collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings 1, 2, and 7 on 11 September 2001 demonstrated the need for engineering methods to predict the structural fire performance of buildings when subjected to arbitrary design fires and to
The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) version 3.0 software implements a rational, systematic technique for selecting environmentally-friendly, cost-effective building products. The technique is based on consensus standards and
The Fire Dynamics Simulation (FDS) research program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has produced software that simulates fire spread and the response of a given sprinkler system. At the request of warehouse property owners, the
Star R. Burgess, Kathleen C. Whisner, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke
Welcome to BFRL Publications, 2001. These two CD-ROMs contain publications produced by BFRL staff, publications resulting from contracts or grants with BFRL and publications contained in proceedings from BFRL sponsored conferences or workshops. The Volume
This paper develops and compares a new method for calculating the local mean radiant temperature to experimental data and the classical method described by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (1997). The new method
A method for estimating the free energy of mixing CNTs with polymers is presented. The formation of the nanocomposite is analyzed in terms of a simple path in which the nanotubes are exfoliated from a bundle and dispersed in a distorted polymer with
This report is an analysis of the potential of tunable laser diode absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) for recording carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in hydrogen fuel cell environments characteristic of those present during reforming of organic fuels