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Search Publications by: Kuldeep Prasad (Fed)

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Quantification of Methane Source Locations and Emissions

December 13, 2013
Author(s)
Kuldeep R. Prasad
Kuldeep Prasad(1), Brian Lamb(2), Maria Obiminda Cambaliza(3), Tegan Lavoie(3), Olivia E Salmon(3), Paul Shepson(3), Thomas Lauvaux(4), Ken Davis(4), and James R. Whetstone(1) (1) National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. (2)

Measurements of effective diffusion coefficients of helium and hydrogen through gypsum

July 3, 2013
Author(s)
Jiann C. Yang, William M. Pitts, Marco G. Fernandez, Kuldeep R. Prasad
An experimental apparatus, which was based on the ¿-scale garage previously used for studying helium release and dispersion in our laboratory, was used to obtain effective diffusion coefficients of helium and hydrogen (released as forming gas for safety

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Dispersion #2. Comparison of FDS Predictions with Gas Velocity Measurements in the Exhaust Duct of a Stationary Source

April 25, 2013
Author(s)
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Kevin Li, Elizabeth F. Moore, Rodney A. Bryant, Aaron N. Johnson, James R. Whetstone
The burning of fossil fuels remains a major source of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming and climate change. In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is imperative to develop a capability to accurately measure these emissions from point

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Dispersion 1. Optimum placement of gas inlets on a building rooftop for the measurement of greenhouse gas concentrations

April 22, 2013
Author(s)
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Anthony Bova, James R. Whetstone, Elena Novakovskaia
Inverse atmospheric dispersion models are used to provide measurement-based, or “topdown”, estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for comparison with input-based, or “bottom-up”, estimates. To minimize uncertainty, inverse estimates require accurate

In situ monitoring of atmospheric methane using a dense network in the Northeastern U.S.

February 28, 2013
Author(s)
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Elena Novakovskaia, Marc Fischer, Chris Sloop
Methane (CH4) is one of the major greenhouse gases with a CO2–relative global warming potential above 20 over a 100-year period (IPCC TAR). Global average concentration of this tracer in Earth's atmosphere is increasing due to widely spread surface sources

Reconstruction of the Thermal Environment in the Tall World Trade Center Buildings

January 11, 2013
Author(s)
Richard G. Gann, Anthony P. Hamins, Kevin B. McGrattan, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Kuldeep R. Prasad, William M. Pitts, Harold E. Nelson
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted an extensive investigation of the collapse of the three tall World Trade Center (WTC) buildings. This paper describes the reconstruction of the fires, the thermal environment they created

Helium Dispersion in an Attached Single-Car Residential Garage with and Without Vehicle

October 2, 2012
Author(s)
William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang, Marco G. Fernandez, Kuldeep R. Prasad
The dispersion and loss of helium inside a single-car residential garage attached to a single-family house was experimentally characterized by recording time-resolved helium concentrations at multiple locations in the garage and at a single location in the

High Pressure Release and Dispersion of Hydrogen in a Partially Enclosed Compartment

March 1, 2011
Author(s)
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Thomas G. Cleary, William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang
The study of compressed hydrogen release from high-pressure storage systems has practical application for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Such releases may occur either due to accidental damage to a storage tank or connecting piping, or direct PRD

A Materials Science-Based Approach to Characterizing Fire Resistive Materials

April 9, 2009
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, Christopher C. White, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Daniel R. Flynn, Donald L. Hunston, Kar T. Tan
While ASTM E119-07a is commonly employed to establish a fire rating for a fire resistive material (FRM)/steel assembly, the test method provides little quantitative information on either the thermophysical or adhesion properties of the FRM, beyond

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FIRE SPREAD ON POLYURETHANE FOAM SLABS

March 17, 2009
Author(s)
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Roland Kramer, Nathan D. Marsh, Marc R. Nyden, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, William M. Pitts, Mauro Zammarano
The NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is used extensively by the fire protection engineer for performance based design and forensic analysis. The equations of motion describing the gas phase are relatively well known and the approximations in the various

Fire Induced Thermal and Structural Response of the World Trade Center Towers

September 26, 2008
Author(s)
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Anthony P. Hamins, Therese P. McAllister, John L. Gross
Over the past several years, there has been a resurgence of interest in studying the response of building structures to fires. Typically, the thermal loading for structural analysis of a building subject to fire is obtained from a standard time-temperature

Structural Fire Response and Probable Collapse Sequence of World Trade Center Building 7 (Volume 1). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-9) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

August 1, 2008
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister, Richard G. Gann, Jason D. Averill, John L. Gross, William L. Grosshandler, James R. Lawson, Kevin B. McGrattan, William M. Pitts, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Fahim Sadek, Harold E. Nelson
This is the primary technical report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7), conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act. The investigation

Structural Fire Response and Probable Collapse Sequence of World Trade Center Building 7 (Volume 2). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-9) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

August 1, 2008
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister, Richard G. Gann, Jason D. Averill, John L. Gross, William L. Grosshandler, James R. Lawson, Kevin B. McGrattan, William M. Pitts, Kuldeep R. Prasad, Fahim Sadek, Harold E. Nelson
This is the primary technical report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7), conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act. The investigation