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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Development of Laboratory Test Methods for RF-Based Electronic Safety Equipment: Guide to the NFPA 1982 Standard

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Audrey K. Puls, William F. Young, Kate Remley, Jacob L. Healy, Luis A. Gonzalez

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with support from the Department of Homeland Security has been working with the National Fire

Detailed Study of Uncertainties in On-Wafer Transistor Noise-Parameter Measurements

October 24, 2016

Author(s)

James P. Randa

This paper uses a Monte Carlo simulation program to explore various aspects of uncertainties associated with the measurement of the noise parameters of

Impact of Hose Streams on Air Flows inside a Structure

October 3, 2016

Author(s)

Joseph M. Willi, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Craig G. Weinschenk

Fire suppression tactics using hose streams can affect ventilation in a structure and may impact the movement of smoke and heat through a structure. Seven

Annual Manufacturing Report

October 3, 2016

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas

The purpose of this report is to track domestic manufacturing activity and its supply chain in order to develop a quantitative depiction of U.S. manufacturing

Cement Paste Reference Material (SRM2492) Shelf-Life Extension

September 30, 2016

Author(s)

Alex Olivas, Chiara C. Ferraris, Brian Lang, Jennifer Richter, Raissa Ferron

Cement-based materials (e.g. cement paste, mortar and concrete) are complex rheological fluids that display time-dependent and shear-dependent rheological

Intelligent Building Agents Laboratory: Hydronic System Design

September 29, 2016

Author(s)

Amanda J. Pertzborn

Achieving national goals of net zero energy buildings requires substantial reduction in the energy consumption of commercial building systems. In 2015

Novel Method and Apparatus Design for Testing Small Magnetocaloric Samples

September 29, 2016

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, William V. Payne, Harrison M. Skye

Instrumented impact tests on miniaturized Charpy specimens of additively manufactured (AM) Ti6Al4V

September 29, 2016

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon, Nikolas W. Hrabe

An investigation on the impact toughness properties of wrought and additively-manufactured (AM) Ti-6Al-4V was conducted at NIST Boulder, by means of

Economic Analysis of Restricting Aggregate-Surfaced Roofing Systems in Tornado Prone Areas of the U.S.

September 27, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Marc L. Levitan, Long T. Phan, Thomas Smith, David T. Butry, Douglas S. Thomas

Simulation of Residential Carbon Monoxide Exposure Due to Generator Operation in Enclosed Spaces

September 23, 2016

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Brian J. Polidoro, William S. Dols

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and others are concerned about the hazard of acute carbon monoxide (CO) exposures from portable gasoline

Identifying Residential FIre Involving Upholstered Furniture within the National Fire Incident Reporting System

September 23, 2016

Author(s)

Douglas S. Thomas, David T. Butry

This Technical Note develops a method for identifying residential fire incidents, reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), with missing

Numerical Simulations of Thermoplastic Burning Rate: Effect of Property Variations and the Inferred Effective Heat of Gasification

September 21, 2016

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

The mass loss rate of Poly(methyl methacrylate) exposed to known radiant fluxes is simulated with two recently-developed numerical codes, the NIST Fire Dynamics

Evaluating the Initial Field Performance of HVAC-Cx for Air Handling Units

August 17, 2016

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Michael A. Galler, Steven T. Bushby

Automated commissioning tools facilitate the ongoing commissioning process to improve occupant comfort, ensure the persistence of correct system operation, and

Perspectives of Occupants with Mobility Impairments on Fire Evacuation and Elevators

August 15, 2016

Author(s)

Kathryn M. Butler, Susanne M. Furman, Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard D. Peacock

The purpose of this report is to provide guidance for designers, building managers, and fire emergency personnel on how to improve communication, procedures

Interlaboratory Study of an Alternate Substrate for Use in ASTM E 2187

August 11, 2016

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Morgan Bruns, Edward J. Hnetkovsky, William F. Guthrie

ASTM E 2187 has become the internationally referenced standard for designing and specifying less fire-prone cigarettes. In this test method, a lit cigarette is

Test Results Prepared for Honeywell: Igniter Material Effects in the Japanese High Pressure Gas Law Test

August 8, 2016

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, John L. Pagliaro, Peter Sunderland

The goal of the work was to determine the flammability of R1234ze(E) (C3H2F4) per the Japanese High Pressure Gas Law (see Appendix I). Tests were also performed

Thermal Exposure Sensor for Fire Fighters - full-Scale Performance Experiments

July 26, 2016

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, Atul Deshmukh, John Casali, Jeff Lancaster, Roy A. McLane

During structural fire fighting suppression operations, fire fighters wear protective gear to insulate them from the high temperature environment including hot

Thermal Exposure Sensor for Fire Fighters - Laboratory-Scale Performance Experiments

July 26, 2016

Author(s)

Nelson P. Bryner, Atul Deshmukh, John Casali, Jeff Lancaster, Roy A. McLane

During structural fire fighting operations, fire fighters wear protective gear to insulate them from high temperature environments, including hot combustion

Predicting the Effects of Barrier Fabrics on Residential Upholstered Furniture Fire Hazard

July 26, 2016

Author(s)

Morgan Bruns

A probabilistic methodology is presented for estimating the building fire losses. This methodology is applied to the specific case of residential upholstered

Effects of Wind Speed and Angle on Fire Spread along Privacy Fences

July 25, 2016

Author(s)

Erik L. Johnsson, Alexander Maranghides

A series of experiments was conducted to examine fire spread along fences subjected to wind at various speeds and angles. Specifically, sections of western

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Tutorial for New Low-Energy Residential Database

May 23, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear, Priya D. Lavappa

Horizontal Convective Boiling of R448A, R449A, and R452B within a Micro-Fin Tube with Extensive Measurement and Analysis Details

May 12, 2016

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, Donggyu Kang

This report presents local convective boiling measurements in a micro-fin tube for three low global warming potential (GWP ) refrigerants: R448A, R449A, and

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Low-Energy Residential Database Technical Manual

May 6, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel, Priya D. Lavappa, Eric G. O'Rear, Anne L. Greig, Sangwon Suh

Public Safety Analytics R&D Roadmap

April 19, 2016

Author(s)

Tracy A. McElvaney, Ryan Felts, Marc Leh

The public safety community is in a period of great transition. Over the next 20 years, technology advancements will increase accessibility of data/video

Temperature-Dependent Material Modeling for Structural Steels: Formulation and Application

April 15, 2016

Author(s)

Mina S. Seif, William E. Luecke, Lisa Y. Choe, Joseph A. Main, Joseph D. McColskey, Chao Zhang, Jonathan M. Weigand, John L. Gross, Fahim Sadek

This report presents the formulation and application of a newly developed temperature-dependent material model for structural steels. First it presents a model

Methods for characterizing a radiation detector for specifying radiation fields during testing against standards for homeland security applications

April 15, 2016

Author(s)

Anne L. Sallaska, Leticia Pibida, Ronaldo Minniti, C M. O'Brien

A wide variability exists among commercial radiation detection instruments used to measure exposure rate or ambient dose equivalent rate. These instruments are

NIST Weather Station for Photovoltaic and Building System Research

March 29, 2016

Author(s)

Matthew Boyd

A weather station has been constructed on the Gaithersburg, Maryland campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as part of a research

CONTAM RESULTS EXPORT TOOL

March 9, 2016

Author(s)

Brian Polidoro, Lisa Ng, William Stuart Dols

CONTAM is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis program developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Since CONTAM

Characterizing Indoor Air- Quality Performance Using a Graphical Approach

March 8, 2016

Author(s)

Kevin Y. Teichman, Cynthia H. Reed, Steven J. Emmerich

In this paper, we describe and demonstrate a graphical approach to illustrating the indoor air quality (IAQ) performance of high-performing buildings. We start

Guidelines for the Registration of Two Coordinate Frames

March 2, 2016

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Marek Franaszek

The purpose of registration is to obtain the transformation matrix between two coordinate frames. Typically, sensors record positional measurements in their own