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Comparison Testing Protocol for Firebrand Penetration through Building Vents: Summary of BRI/NIST Full Scale and NIST Reduced Scale Results

January 25, 2010
Author(s)
Samuel L. Manzello, Seul-Hyun Park, John R. Shields, Yoshihiko Hayashi, Sayaka Suzuki
An ASTM task group on vents, organized within Subcommittee E05.14.06, External Fire Exposures, has developed a reduced scale test method (not presently a standard) aimed at evaluating the ability of vents to resist firebrand intrusion into attic and crawl

The Human Side of Mass Notification

January 8, 2010
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski
On February 19, 2009, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a Federal Workshop on Mass Notification Messages. Participants from 12 federal agencies attended to discuss issues surrounding warning the public, building occupants, and

High Throughput Techniques for Fire Retardant Materials Development

January 5, 2010
Author(s)
Rick D. Davis, Richard E. Lyon
None was required. Here is the last paragraph of the introduction. In this chapter are examples of how we used HT to accelerate knowledge about polymer materials. The first case study describes the development and application of HT tools and methods to

Hydrogen Release and Combustion Measurements in a Full Scale Garage

January 1, 2010
Author(s)
Matthew Blais, Alexandra Joyce
Under the auspices of contract SB134109SE0612, The NIST contracted with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to perform a testing program designed to support NIST efforts on characterizing the behavior of hydrogen when released into enclosed spaces (e.g

Effect of Diamond Nanolubricant on R134A Pool Boiling Heat Transfer

December 15, 2009
Author(s)
Mark A. Kedzierski
This paper quantifies the influence of diamond nanoparticles on the pool boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a roughened, horizontal, flat surface. Nanofluids are liquids that contain dispersed nano-size particles. A lubricant based

Fire Safety Risks Associated with Leaks in Hydrogen Systems.

December 3, 2009
Author(s)
Jintao Zhang
Hydrogen presents several unusual fire hazards, including high leak propensity, ease of ignition, and invisible flames. This research concerns experiments, analysis, and computations to identify the hazards of leaks in hydrogen systems that could result in

Rethinking Egress: A Vision for the Future

November 30, 2009
Author(s)
Jason D. Averill, Richard D. Peacock
New technologies and research are redefining the state-of-the-art in building evacuation. The time is right to rethink the entire infrastructure of egress from buildings in light new opportunities to address the economic and life-safety issues

Effect of Air Infiltration and Ventilation

November 17, 2009
Author(s)
Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Emmerich
This chapter discusses the role of air infiltration and ventilation in building moisture transport. While water vapor diffusion can be a very important moisture transport mechanism, as discussed in other chapters, bulk air movement via infiltration and

A Benchmark Study on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids

November 13, 2009
Author(s)
Jacopo Buongiorno, David Venerus, Naveen Prabhat, Thomas McKrell, Jessica Townsend, Rebecca Christianson, Yuriy Tolmachev, Pawel Keblinski, Lin-wen Hu, Jorge Alvarado, In Cheol Bang, Sandra Bishnoi, Marco Bonetti, Frank Botz, Anselmo Cecre, Yun Chang, Gang Chen, Haisheng Chen, Sung Jae Chung, Minking Chyu, Sarit Das, Roberto Di Paola, Yulong Ding, F. Dubois, Grzegorz Dzido, Jacob Eapen, Werner Escher, Denis Funfschilling, Quentin Galand, Jinwei Gao, Patricia Gharagozloo, Kenneth Goodson, Jorge Gustova Jin, Haiping Hong, Mark Horton, Carlo Iorio, Andrzej Jarzebski, Yiran Jiang, L.W. Jin, Stephan Kabelac, Aravind Kamath, Mark A. Kedzierski, Chongyoup Kim, Ji Hyun Kim, Sukwon Kim, Lim Geok Kieng, K Leong, Indranil Manna, Bruno Michel, Rui Ni, Hrishikesh Patel, John Philip, Dimos Poulikakos, Cecile Reynaud, Raffaele Savino, Pawan Singh, Pengxiang Song, T. Sundararajan, Elena Timofeeva, Todd Tritcak, A.N. Turanov, Stefan Van Vaerenbergh, Dongsheng Wen, Sanjeeva Witharana, Charles Chun Yang, W.-H. Yeh, Xiao-Zheng Zhao, Sheng-Qi Zhou
This article reports on the International Nanofluid Property Benchmark Exercise (INPBE) in which the thermal conductivity of identical samples of colloidal dispersions of nanoparticles, or nanofluids , was measured by over 30 organizations worldwide, using

Go with the Flow. Nist Study Proves PPV can Save Lives & Improve Safety

November 1, 2009
Author(s)
Stephen Kerber, Daniel M. Madrzykowski
The Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) started a Fire Fighting Technology Group in order to focus on the research needs of the fire service. One key objective of the group is to provide

Fire Spread and Growth on Flexible Polyurethane Foam

October 18, 2009
Author(s)
William M. Pitts, Gregory Hasapis, Patrick Macatangga
A series of experiments designed to characterize fire spread and growth on flat samples of commercial non-fire-retarded flexible polyurethane foam have been performed. 1.2 m × 1.2 m square sections of foam were ignited along one edge, and the fire spread

Building Plumbing System Decontamination - First Report on Recommendations

September 6, 2009
Author(s)
Stephen J. Treado, Mark A. Kedzierski, Stephanie S. Watson, Nicos Martys, Kenneth D. Cole
This report summarizes the measurement results and recommended procedures for responding to building plumbing system contamination incidents and restoring the water system to safe operation. The recommendations are based on analysis of the results of a

Assessing the Measurement Uncertainty of Thermophysical Properties

September 2, 2009
Author(s)
Robert R. Zarr
A generalized approach for the expression of measurement uncertainty consistent with current international practice is presented. The approach is applicable to all kinds of quantitative measurements including measurements of thermophysical properties. A
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