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The Big Quantum Chill: NIST Scientists Modify Common Lab Refrigerator to Cool Faster With Less Energy

April 23, 2024

By modifying a refrigerator commonly used in both research and industry, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

Impeding the Impedance: Research Reveals How to Design a Better Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Battery

November 16, 2021

The newest generation of lithium-ion batteries now under development promises a revolution in powering cell phones, electric vehicles, laptops and myriad other

New NIST Framework Strives for Cleaner, More Secure Power Grid

February 18, 2021

Whether it’s a new set of solar panels glistening on a neighbor’s roof or a freshly installed smart thermostat at home, burgeoning renewable and smart

Projects and Programs

Fossil Fuel Standard Reference Materials

Ongoing

The regulatory requirements with respect to air quality and fossil fuel specifications are continually changing, and consequently the associated measurement needs of the fossil fuel energy industries also change. For example, in recent years there has been a dramatic reduction in the allowable

Establishing Measurement Traceability for Gaseous Mercury Emissions Monitoring

Ongoing

On May 18, 2005 the EPA promulgated the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR), an amendment to the Clean Air Act, which established performance standards for the mercury output of new and existing coal-fired power plants. The rule was designed to significantly reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power

Effect of Partial Charge Calculation Method on Adsorption Thermodynamics in Metal-organic Frameworks

Ongoing

Electrostatic interactions are an important contribution to the interatomic or intermolecular potential energy in any system, whether homogeneous (bulk phase) or heterogeneous (fluid and confining material or multiple fluid phases). This is particularly true for heterogeneous systems in which the

Reference Materials and Standards for Fossil Fuels, Electric Utility Emissions, and Coal Combustion By-Products

Ongoing

Until newer sustainable energy technologies can be deployed, fossil fuels will remain the principal source of energy for the developed world. Coal, oil, and natural gas account for over 85 % of the energy consumed by the U.S. Along with the need for more efficient utilization of these resources

Publications

EOS-CG-2021: A Mixture Model for the Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties of CCS Mixtures

November 16, 2023

Author(s)

Tobias Neumann, Stefan Herrig, Ian Bell, Robin Beckmüller, Eric W. Lemmon, Monika Thol, Roland Span

Thermodynamic properties for CCS-relevant mixtures can be calculated with the fundamental equation of state presented in this work over wide ranges of pressure

Non-nulling Protocols for Fast, Accurate, 3-D Velocity Measurements in Stacks

July 28, 2023

Author(s)

Iosif Isaakovich Shinder, Aaron Johnson, James Filla, Vladimir B. Khromchenko, Michael R. Moldover, Joey Boyd, John D. Wright, John R. Stoup

We present protocols for making fast, accurate, 3-D velocity measurements in the stacks of coal-fired power plants. The measurements are traceable to

Anomalous Adverse Effect of Mass Velocity on Convective Flow Boiling in Small-Diameter Microfin Tubes

February 21, 2023

Author(s)

Lingnan Lin, Mark A. Kedzierski

Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis – 2022: Annual Supplement to NIST Handbook 135

May 18, 2022

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Priya Lavappa