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This publication (23rd edition) contains bibliographic information on approximately 5,000 titles held in the NIST Research Library, representing current and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has been investigating the potential of fire-extinguishing agents that act solely by the extraction of heat
William L. Grosshandler, Anthony P. Hamins, Jiann C. Yang, Kevin B. McGrattan, Cary Presser
A three-year research effort has been conducted as part of the Next Generation Program (NGP) to develop a laboratory screening device suitable for predicting
All three services and their respective platforms have special problems in regard to fires. Each carries munitions, which can be initiated by a fire. In
P E. DesJardin, J M. Nelson, L A. Gritzo, David R. Keyser, T A. Ghee, J R. Tucker, P J. Disimile
The release and transport of a suppressant agent into an enclosed compartment is sensitive to local geometrical features or clutter that is difficult to
In two projects sponsored by the Department of Defense Next-Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program (NGP), research efforts at The University of New
We investigate the rationale for the use of CF,Br as a reference standard for alternative fire suppresants. Stating efficiencies of alternative agents on a
A major concern while conducting in vitro testing of volatile chemicals, such as halons or their alternatives, is loss of the test chemical during the course of
This document, a revision of the 1996 edition of NIST SP 903: Directory of U.S. Private Sector Product Certification Programs, presents information on 122
This report presents a generic methodology for conducting an analysis of a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) in order to identify security vulnerabilities. The
This publication contains the proceedings of the 32nd Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Joint Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects. The meeting was held May 16-19
The logging of user behavior in support of Web usability testing is constrained by the difficulty of capturing and analyzing large amounts of logged data
Periodic Table: Atomic Properties of the Elements. This is version 2, which incorporates previously published revisions of mass numbers for some stable isotopes
The book examines the many challenges scientists from the National Bureau of Standards and later, the National Institute of Standards and Technology faced in
The NVLAP Directory is published annually and provides a listing of laboratories accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
D. Richard Kuhn, Vincent C. Hu, William Polk, Shu-jen H. Chang
This publication was developed to assist agency decision-makers in determining if a PKI is appropriate for their agency, and how PKI services can be deployed
For aircraft applications other or additional qualification requirements need to be fulfilled by the automatic fire detection instrument compared to those
Modern building fire sensors are capable of supplying substantially more information to the fire service than just the simple detection of a possible fire. With
Thomas G. Cleary, Michelle K. Donnelly, William L. Grosshandler
This paper describes the fire emulator/detector evaluator which was developed by NIST. The FE/DE has proven to be a very flexible design. The main function of
Thomas G. Cleary, Michelle K. Donnelly, George W. Mulholland, B Farouk
Modeling fire detector performance requires detailed information on the environment surrounding the detector, the species transport (heat, smoke, gas) from the
This paper details an experimental program that gathered photoelectric and ionization analog output smoke sensor, thermal sensor, and an electrochemical CO
This paper details a case study that utilized model simulations to assess the relative performance benefits of distributed sensing over single-station, single
Commercial transport aircraft cargo compartments require both fire detection and suppression capabilities in order to meet regulatory requirements. System
On 15-16 May 2000 at NIST, 45 scientists and engineers met to identify research and standards that will benefit users and manufacturers of mass flow controllers
Measurements of particles size distributions and optical properties of smoke detector test smokes may yield a better understanding of existing detector designs
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2517a is an optical-fiber-coupled wavelength reference based on the fundamental absorption lines of acetylene in the 1510 nm