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Gregory T. Linteris, Vadim D. Knyazev, Valeri I. Babushok
The first experimental measurements of influence of manganese- and tin-containing compounds (MMT, TMT) on burning velocity of methane/air flames are presented. Comparisons with Fe(CO) 5 and CF 3Br demonstrate that manganese and tin-containing compounds are
Ronald G. Rehm, William M. Pitts, D D. Evans, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
Mathematical models have been used to provide an initial estimate the behavior of the fires in the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001. Available photographs and videos have provided an initial estimate of the exterior damage
Ronald G. Rehm, William M. Pitts, Howard R. Baum, D D. Evans, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
Based on preliminary assumptions and analysis, mathematical models have been used to estimate the behavior of the fires in the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001. The hijacked-plane collision with each tower produced
Ronald G. Rehm, William M. Pitts, Howard R. Baum, D D. Evans, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
Based on preliminary assumptions and analysis, mathematical models have been used to estimate the behavior of the fires in the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001. The hijacked-plane collision with each tower produced
Current procedures for estimating the peaks of the stochastic response of tall buildings to wind are based on the assumption that the response is Gaussian. Those procedures are therefore inapplicable to low-rise buildings, in which time histories of wind
Arthur H. Fanney, Brian P. Dougherty, Mark W. Davis
Buildings consume more than two-thirds of the electricity in the United States. The incorporation of photovoltaics into the buildings, referred to as building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), offers an aesthetically pleasing means of displacing centrally
The accuracy of particle image velocimetry measurements in polydisperse sprays is investigated using simulations. The objective of the study is to determine if using droplets with a wide size distribution for the seed particles in PIV measurements biases
Jiann C. Yang, Samuel L. Manzello, Marc R. Nyden, M D. Connaghan
An aircraft engine nacelle refers to the region between the engine body and its casing. Fuel and hydraulic lines, pumps, and lubrication systems are located within the nacelle. Air is vented through the nacelle to prevent any build-up of combustible vapors
Nelson P. Bryner, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup, J H. Lee
In 1998, over 500 firefighters in the United States were trapped in structure fires that resulted in injury or death of firefighters. Firefighters can be quickly overcome by the heat or smoke of a fire and may be unable to alert other fire ground personnel
Jung Hyeun Kim, Thomas A. Germer, George Mulholland, S H. Ehrman
Pure copper nanoparticles were produced using a co-solvent approach avoiding use of hydrogen or other reducing gas. Compared with the particles formed without the co-solvent, the addition of alcohol has a significant effect in preventing oxidation, which
Fahim Sadek, M Ben Ftima, S El-Borgi, G P. McCormick, Michael A. Riley
This paper presents a robust static output feedback H(infinity) algorithm for control of hysteretic civil engineering structures subjected to earthquake ground motions. Hysteretic structures present a problem for control design and algorithm development
M A. Curran, J G. Overly, P Hofstetter, R Muller, Barbara C. Lippiatt
This report documents the results of a technical review of the BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) 2.0b software and user manual. BEES measures the life-cycle environmental and economic performance of building products using
This work falls within the scope of a general problem of the assessment of concretes manufactured from waste materials. The main objective is to study the long-term evolution of these materials during leaching using the cellular automata- based hydration
This is the April 2001 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and renewable energy projects in federal facilities. It will be effective from April 1, 2001, to March 31
This manual is prepared for seismic and winds hazards evaluation of reinforced concrete buildings in the Dominican Republic. The evaluation procedures presented in this manual can be applied to any ordinary cast-in-place concrete buildings, but are
William V. Payne, Y C. Kim, Dennis L. O'Neal, Mohsen Farzad
Flexible short-tube orifices were designed to decrease their diameter as the pressure differential across them increases under high outdoor temperatures. A series of tests for an R-22/lubricant mixture (mass fraction of oil 1.2%) were performed with two
Y Kim, D L. O'Neal, William V. Payne, MD L. Farzad
A series of tests for a R-22/lubricant mixture (1.2 % oil concentration) were performed with two flexible short tube orifices to develop flow data over a range of typical air conditioner operating conditions. One orifice had a modulus of elasticity of 7063
J M. Richardson, Joseph J. Biernacki, Paul E. Stutzman, Dale P. Bentz
The stoichiometry of the reaction between ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) having an empirical formula of C 7.d88^ S 7.39 and calcium hydroxide (CH) was investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to determine the slag consumption
It has been pointed out that a chaos control technique wherein a weak excitation is added to the system could be useful for the control of friction at the nanoscale. We examine the claim that this technique can achieve chaos control even though the added
Joannie W. Chin, E Byrd, N Embree, Jonathan W. Martin
Laboratory ultraviolet (UV) chambers are widely used to obtain weathering data for a wide range of commercial polymer products including coatings, textiles, elastomers, plastics and polymeric composites. Although numerous improvements have been made in the
The proper use of engineering design methods requires an understanding of their applicability and limitations, since all design methods are, at least to a certain extent, empirically based. Equations or constants used within design methods are frequently
A narrow band statistical model has been used to estimate the uncertainty introduced into radiative heat flux measurements from fires which is attributable to attenuation by atmospheric H2O and CO2. The flames were assumed to be soot dominated with
An experimental study is presented for methoxy-nonafluorobutane (C 4F 9OCH 3, HFE-7100) droplet impingement on a heated stainless steel surface. The impaction process was recorded using a high-speed digital camera at 1000 frames per second. The initial
This work uses three methods: hand calculations, a zone model (CFAST), and a computational fluid dynamics code (FDS), to examine two fire tests from the HDR facility, a decommissioned reactor containment building in Germany. The two tests, T51.23 and T52