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The Effect of Supply Air Volume on Room Temperature Stability and Uniformity

August 3, 1998
Author(s)
Stephen J. Treado, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti
The effect of supply airflow rate on the thermal conditions in a high-accuracy temperature controlled laboratory space was investigated using the NIST/BFRL Temperature Control Module. Detailed measurements were conducted of air and surface temperatures

Flame Extinction by Sodium Bicarbonate Powder in a Cup Burner

August 2, 1998
Author(s)
Anthony P. Hamins
An apparatus was developed for testing the extinction efficiency of a solid powder in a coflowing non-premixed flame. Extinction measurements were performed by adding agent quasistatically to the oxidizer stream until flame extinction was observed. The

Aerodynamic Databases and Electronic Standards for Windloads

August 1, 1998
Author(s)
T Whalen, Emil Simiu, G Harris, J Y. Lin, D Surry
As part of ongoing National Institute of Standards and Technology research on the development of a new generation of standard provisions for wind loads, we present results of a pilot project on the knowledge-based estimation of wind-induced bending moments

Structure and Soot Properties of Nonbuoyant Ethylene/Air Laminar Jet Diffusion Flames

August 1, 1998
Author(s)
D L. Urban, Zeng-guang Yuan, Peter B. Sunderland, Gregory T. Linteris, J. E. Voss, Kenneth Lin, Z Dai, Kairan Sun
The structure and soot properties of round, soot-emitting, nonbuoyant, laminar jet diffusion flames are described, based on long-duration (175-230-s) experiments at microgravity carried out on orbit in the Space Shuttle Columbia. Experimental conditions

450 Golden Gate Project: BACnet's(TM) First Large-Scale Test

July 1, 1998
Author(s)
M A. Applebaum, Steven T. Bushby
The Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco was selected as the site for the world's first large-scale commercial demonstration of the BACnet standard. BACnet is a standard communication

Class A Fire Suppression Experiments (NISTIR 6191)

July 1, 1998
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup
This section reports on two studies conducted at NIST on the suppression of wood crib fires and tire fires. An overview of previous research on the use of water based fire suppression agents on wood cribs and tires is provided. A burning pile of rubble or

Fire Fighting Properties (NISTIR 6191)

July 1, 1998
Author(s)
D W. Stroup, Daniel M. Madrzykowski
Water uses several different mechanisms to suppress and extinguish fires: fuel cooling, flame cooling, oxygen displacement and reduction of radiation feedback to the fuel. Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine which of these mechanisms play

Introduction (NISTIR 6191)

July 1, 1998
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski
The Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the sponsorship of the United States Fire Administration (USFA), has conducted a series of experiments to demonstrate the suppression

Mean Recurrence Intervals of Ultimate Wind Loads

July 1, 1998
Author(s)
Emil Simiu, A N. Heckert, T Whalen
The attention of wind engineers and extreme value climatologists has been focused in the last few decades on estimates of basic windspeeds, that is, wind speeds with 50 year or 100 year mean recurrence intervals (MRIs). Recently, however, efforts have been

Project Summaries 1998. NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory

July 1, 1998
Author(s)
Noel J. Raufaste Jr
NIST's Building and fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), one of NIST's seven Laboratories, enhances the competitivness of U.S. industry and public safety rhgough performance prediction and measurement technologies and technical advances that improve the life

Seismic Performance of Masonry Walls With Bed Joint Reinforcement

July 1, 1998
Author(s)
A E. Schultz, R S. Hutchinson, Geraldine Cheok
In-plane cyclic load tests of partially grouted concrete masonry shear walls with bed joint reinforcement are presented. Specimen design and construction, and simulated seismic testing procedures, are summarized. Lateral force resistance mechanisms are

A Study of a Water-to-Water Heat Pump Using Flammable Refrigerants

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski, J Muller
This investigation compared the performance of R22 to the performance of R290 and that of flammable zeotropic mixtures, R32/290 and R32/152a. The tests were conducted in a test apparatus specially designed to simulate a residential water-to-water heat pump

Water Additives for Increased Efficiency of Fire Protection and Suppression

May 28, 1998
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski
The Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, under the sponsorship of the United States Fire Administration, has examined methods for demonstrating the fire protection and suppression effectiveness of
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