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Connecting Buildings to Public Safety Networks.

July 10, 2009
Author(s)
A Vinh
… which monitor a vast amount of sensors. These sensors in turn produce data that is available for building control … responders can be notified of designated building alerts in real-time so that actions can be performed promptly. The … hands of emergency responders. This research will assist in the development and deployment of commercial products with …

Controlled Encapsulation of a Hydrophilic Drug Simulant in Nano-Liposomes Using Continuous Flow Microfluidics

June 4, 2008
Author(s)
Andreas Jahn, Joseph E. Reiner, Wyatt N. Vreeland, Don DeVoe, Laurie E. Locascio, Michael Gaitan
… and control loading of liposomes with a model drug in a continuous-flow microfluidic design is presented. Size … 11th Annual Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) Nanotech 2008 … Controlled Encapsulation of a Hydrophilic Drug Simulant in Nano-Liposomes Using Continuous Flow Microfluidics …

Electromagnetic Signatures of WLAN Cards and Network Security

December 21, 2005
Author(s)
Catherine A. Remley, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Robert T. Johnk, David R. Novotny, Paul D. Hale, Michael McKinley, Emmanouil Antonakakis, A Karygiannis
… medium can be monitored, captured, and analyzed in an effort to trace and identify users of wireless devices. In this paper we present preliminary results on the feasibility of identifying wireless nodes in a network by measuring distinctive electromagnetic …

The DUC Summarization Evaluations

March 1, 2002
Author(s)
Donna K. Harman, Paul D. Over
… There has been a long history of research in text summarization by both the text retrieval and the … evaluation of this research has always presented problems. In 2001 NIST launched a new text summarization evaluation … This paper is a report of the first formal evaluation in a new conference called the Document Understanding …

Clean Agent Performance on Fires Exposed to an External Energy Source.

November 2, 1998
Author(s)
Kenneth D. Steckler, William L. Grosshandler, Daniel C. Smith-Tone, P Rivers
… years has shown that there can be a significant increase in the amount of agent required to extinguish and to prevent … Extinguishing Systems, which currently recommends that in the event of a Class C fire (i.e., fire involving … should be discontinued before or during agent discharge. In certain critical applications (e.g., remote …

Comparison of the Behavior of Foams and Gels Exposed to Fire.

November 2, 1998
Author(s)
Marino DiMarzo, A M. Tafreshi
… the peak of the radiant heat absorption is at about 30 mm in the depth of the foam layer while radiant heat penetrates … leading to lower absorption of the incoming radiation. In the depth of the foam layer, as the thickness and the … the radiant heat is absorbed causing the water to vaporize in-situ since the contribution of thermal diffusion is small. …

Condensed Phase Phenomena in Commodity Polymers Undergoing Degradation/Gasification.

November 2, 1998
Author(s)
Valeri I. Babushok, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Takashi Kashiwagi
… is the first step. Although none of the polymers in this test series had flame retardants, future work will … Indeed, understanding the action of these retardants in this molten polymer context is a goal of this study. … National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of …

Analytical Model of Pyrolysis for a Finite Thickness Sample on a Semi-Infinite Base.

October 28, 1996
Author(s)
Kathryn M. Butler
… of time. Several analytical models have been developed in an attempt to fully understand the relationship between … and the material properties of the base is introduced in this abstract. … National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of …

Brand Lofting in Large Fire Plumes.

October 28, 1996
Author(s)
J P. Woycheese, P J. Pagni
… brands these fuels produce. This research is a first step in the development of a modular model for fire growth in the urban/wildland intermix. The goal is to predict the … National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of …

Char Enhancing Approaches to Polymer Flammability: The Effect of Radicals on Magic Angle Spinning 13C NMR of Chars.

October 28, 1996
Author(s)
Jeffrey W. Gilman, Takashi Kashiwagi, David L. VanderHart, S M. Lomakin, V Nagy
… pyrolysis fragments, or fuel, available for burning in the gas phase; this in turn reduces the amount of heat released and feedback to … reaction. The physical structure of the char is important in this role. Foamy char structure appears to be more fire … National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of …

Comparison of Fire Model Predictions With Experiments Conducted in a Hangar With a Ceiling Height of 14.9 m.

October 28, 1996
Author(s)
William D. Davis, Kathy A. Notarianni, Kevin B. McGrattan
… models using the results of two fire experiments conducted in an aircraft hangar with a ceiling height of 14.9 m (49 … were conducted at Barbers Point, Hawaii by NIST in conjunction with the United States Navy. This study is … and smoke detector activation. The fire models included in the study are the plume correlations of Heskestad and …

Applications of Molecular Dynamics to the Study of Thermal Degradation in Polymers.

October 1, 1996
Author(s)
Marc R. Nyden
… concern which impacts public safety and limits their use in buildings, ships, aircraft and clothing. Unfortunately, … has provided an impetus for the research conducted in this laboratory which has focused on using molecular … phase thermal degradation chemistries of polymers in ways which effect a reduction in their flammability. …

Behavior of Charring Solids Under Fire-Level Heat Fluxes.

October 17, 1994
Author(s)
I Milosavljevic, E M. Suuberg
… It has recently been argued in the fire research community that the ability to … phase processes is limiting. Often the processes occurring in the solid are modeled by simple thermal diffusion in a solid (with ill-defined thermal properties) together … National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of …
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