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Integration of Airflow and Energy Simulation Using CONTAM and TRNSYS

July 1, 2003
Author(s)
Timothy P. McDowell, Steven Emmerich, J B. Thornton, George Walton
The impact of infiltration and ventilation flows on the energy use in commercial buildings has received little attention. One of the reasons for this lack of study is that the commonly-used programs for estimating the energy use of buildings do not

Measurement of the Optical Extinction Coefficients of Post-Flame Soot in the Infrared

July 1, 2003
Author(s)
J F. Widmann, Jiann C. Yang, Samuel L. Manzello, George W. Mulholland
The optical extinction coefficients of post-flame soot have been measured in the wavelength range 2.8 micrometers to 4.1 micrometers. A laminar diffusion burner was combined with an infrared spectrograph and gravimetric measurements to determine the mass

Report of Experimental Results for Tests 2,3, and 4 of the International Fire Model Benchmarking and Validation Exercise #3

July 1, 2003
Author(s)
Anthony P. Hamins, Michelle K. Donnelly, Erik L. Johnsson, Alexander Maranghides, George W. Mulholland
As part of its Fire Risk Research Program, the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) are participating in an International Collaborative Fire Model Project (ICFMP) to assess and validate fire computer

Durability Gap Analysis for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites in Civil Infrastructure

June 18, 2003
Author(s)
V M. Karbhari, Donald L. Hunston, B Benmokrane, T Juska, Roy S. Morgan, J Lesko, U Sorathia, D R. Reynaud
The lack of a comprehensive, validated, and easily accessible data base for the durability of fiber-reinforced polymer _FRP_composites as related to civil infrastructure applications has been identified as a critical barrier to widespread acceptance of

Light Scattering Characteristics and Size Distribution of Smoke and Nuisance Aerosols

June 16, 2003
Author(s)
D W. Weinert, Thomas Cleary, George W. Mulholland, P F. Beever
This paper presents the differential mass scattering cross section [m 2multiply by}g -1multiply by}sr -1] of various non-flaming and flaming fire generated smoke aerosols as well as nuisance aerosols created in the Fire Emulator/Detector Evaluator. These

Measurement of Soot Extinction Coefficients

June 16, 2003
Author(s)
J F. Widmann, Jiann C. Yang, George W. Mulholland, Anthony P. Hamins
An experimental apparatus used to obtain soot extinction coefficients in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum will be presented. Numerous experimental measurements of soot extinction coefficients have been previously obtained at visible

A Model to Predict Hurricanes Induced Losses for Residential Structures

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
J P. Pinelli, C Subramanian, L. Zhang, K Gurley, A Cope, Emil Simiu, S M. Diniz, S Hamid
This paper presents a practical probabilistic model for the projection of annualized damage costs to residential structures due to hurricanes. The estimation of the damage is accomplished by first defining the basic damage modes for components of specific

BFRL Publications, 2002

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
Star R. Burgess, Kathleen C. Whisner, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke
Welcome to BFRL Publications, 2002. These two CD-ROMs contain publications produced by BFRL staff, publications resulting from contracts or grants with BFRL and publications contained in poceedings from BFRL sponsored conferences orworkshops. The Volume 1

Cold Discharge of CF 3 I in a Simulated Aircraft Engine Nacelle

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
Jiann C. Yang, Samuel L. Manzello, Marc R. Nyden, M D. Connaghan
An aircraft engine nacelle simulator was built to study the dispersion behavior of CF3I, a potential halon 1301 (CF3Br) replacement, at an extremely cold temperature (nominally 40 C). The experimental fixture consists of a simulated engine nacelle with

Micro Channel Heat Transfer, Pressure Drop and Macro Prediction Methods

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
Mark A. Kedzierski
Advances in the basic understanding of fluid physics have opened an era of unprecedented application of heat transfer processes, and fluid dynamics systems using micro channels. One of the greatest obstacles to the application of leading edge fluid physics

Report of Test on Experimental Conditions and Preliminary Results for the International Fire Model Benchmarking And Validation Exercise #3

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
Anthony P. Hamins, Alexander Maranghides, Erik L. Johnsson, Michelle K. Donnelly, Jiann C. Yang, George W. Mulholland
As part of its Fire Risk Research Program, the NRC (Nuclear regulatory Commission) and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) are participating in an International Collaborative Fire Model Project (ICFMP) to assess and validate fire computer

Simulation of Cup-Burner Flames in Microgravity

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
V Katta, F Takahashi, Gregory T. Linteris
The extinction process of cup-burner flames under normal-gravity conditions were previously studied. As the low-speed diffusion flames behave differently in microgravity compared to those on earth, it is important to understand the structureof cup-burner

Thermal and Flammability Properties of a Silica-PMMA Nanocomposite

June 1, 2003
Author(s)
Takashi Kashiwagi, A B. Morgan, Joseph M. Antonucci, Mark R. VanLandingham, Richard H. Harris Jr., W H. Awad, John R. Shields
PMMA, poly(metheylmethacrylate), nanocomposites were made by in situ radical polymerization of MMA, methylmethacrylate, with colloidal silica (ca. 12 nm) to study the effects of nanoscale silica particles on the physical properties and flammability
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