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User's Guide for the Cone Calorimeter
Abstract: This document provides instructions for users of the Cone Calorimeter in installing, operating, maintaining, and repairing the instrument. It is intended for training new operators at NBS and at other laboratories. The troubleshooting and repair sections will be a useful reference section even for experienced operators, since remedies for a large number of potential instrument malfunctions are outlined there.
Date:
1988
Creator:
Twilley, William H. & Babrauskas, Vytenis
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Speciation and Monitoring Needs for Trace Metal-Containing Substances from Energy-Related Processes
Abstract: This book presents the Proceedings of the DoE/NBS Workshop on Environmental Speciation and Monitoring Needs for Trace Metal-Containing Substances from Energy-Related Processes held at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD, on May 18-20, 1981. The Workshop was sponsored by the Office of Health and Environmental Research, DoE, and the Office of Recycled Materials, NBS. The volume contains refereed papers submitted by 24 invited speakers, along with substantially complete text of the discussion following the papers, edited by the Co-chairpersons. The Proceedings address three major topic areas forming the overall objective of the Workshop: (1) what are the general and specific types of metal- or metalloid-containing substances occurring in energy-related process materials such as coals, oil shales, and waste products? (2) what are the current status and future prospects of element- and compound-specific measurement methods suitable for speciation of trace (ppm, ppb) metal- and metalloid-containing substances transmitted to the environment by energy-processing or waste cycling technologies? (3) for what toxic molecular forms of speciated process effluents should biological dose-response data be generated to assure reliable environmental impact and monitoring measurements? Main questions focused, on providing assurance that the speciation methods (or their development) fit basic bioassay criteria along with …
Date:
November 1981
Creator:
Brinckman, Frederick E. & Fish, Richard H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Science and Technology: the Challenges of the Future
Preface: On its 80th anniversary, the National Bureau of Standards hosted a series of lectures by six distinguished speakers of national and international note who discussed the challenges facing science and technology and, thus, the Bureau in the coming years. This publication contains the texts of these presentations, along with transcripts of the question-and answer sessions following the presentations. The lecture series was organized by Dr. Donald R. Johnson of NBS with the very able assistance of Mrs. Carol Shipley in making arrangements for speakers and handling the manuscripts. The staff of the NML Text Editing Facility are acknowledged for their substantial contributions of typing and editing support.
Date:
May 1982
Creator:
Johnson, Donald R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Measurement of Electrical Quantities in Pulse Power Systems
Abstract: The Workshop on Measurement of Electrical Quantities in Pulse Power Systems addressed measurements in pulse systems having the characteristics of pulse duration less than a millisecond, system voltages greater than 10 kilovolts, and system currents greater than 10 kiloamperes. The presented papers were divided into four categories: voltage measurements; current measurements; power and energy measurements, and data acquisition. Included are discussions of applications of conventional measurement techniques and state-of-the-art systems.
Date:
June 1982
Creator:
McKnight, R. H. & Hebner, R. E., Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Report of the Sixty-Sixth National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1981
Report of the annual conference on weights and measures, hosted by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C. It includes conference proceedings, a list of attendees, information about committees and officers, and other reports or commentaries discussed at the meetings.
Date:
January 1982
Creator:
United States. National Bureau of Standards.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Laboratory Directory, 1982
Abstract: This Directory provides limited information about some 388 Federal laboratories with ten or more full-time professionals engaged in research and development. Summary data arranged by Federal agency and by State provide a broad overview of the Federal laboratory system. Laboratory lists by staff size, by State and by agency provide a cross reference. For each laboratory, a contact for obtaining technical information is given by name, address, and phone number. Major mission and major scientific or testing equipment is listed for each laboratory.
Date:
February 1983
Creator:
Wyckoff, James M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Standards Committee Activities of the National Bureau of Standards: 1982 Highlights
Abstract: This report summarizes NBS standards committee activities and accomplishments during, calendar year 1982. It describes the management of standards activities at NBS, profiles NBS staf* participation on outside standards committees, and highlights significant technical and individual contributions made by NBS staff. In 1982, 457 staff members (or 29% of NBS' professional, scientific, and technical staff) participated in 1,046 outside standards committees of 97 national and international standards organizations.
Date:
March 1983
Creator:
Newell, Karl G., Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oil and Gas Supply Modeling
Abstract: The symposium on Oil and Gas Supply Modeling, held at the Department of Commerce, Washington, DC (June 18-20, 1980), was funded by the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy and co-sponsored by the National Bureau of Standards' Operations Research Division. The symposium was organized to be a forum in which the theoretical and applied state-of-the-art of oil and gas supply models could be presented and discussed. Speakers addressed the following areas: the realities of oil and gas supply, prediction of oil and gas production, problems in oil and gas modeling, resource appraisal procedures, forecasting field size and production, investment and production strategies, estimating cost and production schedules for undiscovered fields production regulations, resource data, sensitivity analysis of forecasts, econometric analysis of resource depletion, oil and gas finding rates, and various models of oil and gas supply. This volume documents the proceedings (papers and discussion) of the symposium.
Date:
May 1982
Creator:
Gass, Saul I.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report and Directory of Accredited Laboratories: 1981
Annual report describing the activities and goals of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) during 1981, and a directory list of laboratories including the test methods for which they are accredited.
Date:
September 1982
Creator:
NVLAP (Program : U.S.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Access to Japanese Technical Literature: Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Selected Presentations, Volume 1
Abstract: On June 24-25, 1985, NBS and IEEE cosponsored a seminar at NBS to examine the need fox improved access to Japanese technical information and to explore possible app. aches to satisfy those needs. To limit the discussion to practical dimensions, the technical subject matter was restricted to electrical and electronics engineering. The program was designed to provide an opportunity for individuals representing Congress, the practicing engineering community, industry, and the educational community to voice their concerns and their needs. This proceedings volume contains selected presentations made at the seminar plus the visual aids used by each speaker.
Date:
January 1986
Creator:
Brady, Edward L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Investigation of Fundamental Interactions with Cold Neutrons
Abstract: The National Bureau of Standards is establishing a National Cold Neutron Facility at its 20 MW reactor located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In order to provide guidance in the development of research plans for the Facility, the Department of Energy and NBS sponsored, on November 14-15, 1985, a workshop on the Investigation of Fundamental Interactions with Cold Neutrons. The 25 papers presented at the workshop are printed in the proceedings.
Date:
February 1986
Creator:
Greene, G. L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evaluating Thermal Fire Detection Systems: English Units
Abstract: This report presents a methodology for evaluating heat detection systems installed in buildings. Previous work for use primarily in designing new thermal fire detection systems was used as a starting point. The previous work was enhanced and supplemented to make it more useful for evaluating existing systems. The resulting equations were programmed into a user interactive computer program. This program is available in both BASIC and FORTRAN and will run on mainframes as well as personal computers. In addition, a modified version of the FORTRAN program was used to develop an extensive set of tables listing detector activation times for given building geometries, detector characteristics, and fire growth rates. These tables are useful for quick evaluation of alternative heat detector installations. Finally practical examples are included to illustrate the use of the tables and computer programs.
Date:
April 1986
Creator:
Stroup, David W.; Evans, David D. & Martin, Phyllis
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evaluating Thermal Fire Detection Systems: SI Units
Abstract: This report presents a methodology for evaluating heat detection systems installed in buildings. Previous work for use primarily in designing new thermal fire detection systems was used as a starting point. The previous work was enhanced and supplemented to make it more useful for evaluating existing systems. The resulting equations were programmed into a user interactive computer program.' This program is available in both BASIC and FORTRAN and will run on mainframe as well as personal computers. In addition, a modified version of the FORTRAN program was used to develop an extensive set of tables listing: detector activation times for given building geometries, detector characteristics, and fire growth rates. These tables are useful for quick evaluation of alternative heat detector installations. Finally, practical examples are included to illustrate the use of the tables and computer programs.
Date:
April 1986
Creator:
Stroup, David W.; Evans, David D. & Martin, Phyllis
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Standards Committee Activities of the National Bureau of Standards: 1980 Highlights
From abstract: This report summarizes NBS standards committee activities during calendar year 1980. It contains highlights of significant technical and individual contributions made by NBS staff, a description of NBS standards management and information activities, and a directory of standards committees on which NBS staff serve. (Supersedes NBS Special Publication 573 (March 1980)).
Date:
March 1980
Creator:
Debelius, JoAnne R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Criteria for the Installation of Energy Conservation Measures
From abstract: Standard installation practices were developed to assist in assuring the effectiveness and safety of energy conservation measures installed under the Residential Conservation Service (RCS). They serve as mandatory standards under RCS but are recommended guides for all installations of the covered materials and products. The criteria are being used by DoE to develop training manuals for installers, inspectors, and energy auditors.
Date:
July 1981
Creator:
Trechsel, Heinz R. & Launey, Shelia J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Equation of State for Fluid Ethylene: Erratum
Card listing corrections to several data points documented in a previous technical report, titled "An Equation of State for Fluid Ethylene."
Date:
1981
Creator:
McCarty, Robert D. & Jacobsen, Richard T.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Possible Estimation Methodologies for Electromagnetic Field Distributions in Complex Environments
Abstract: The problem of measuring and characterizing complicated multiple-source, multiple-frequency electromagnetic environments is becoming more important and more difficult as electrical devices proliferate. This paper outlines three general approaches to the problem which are currently under investigation at the National Bureau of Standards. The three approaches are: 1) a statistical treatment of the spatial distribution of electromagnetic field intensities, 2) a numerical computation using a finite-difference (or lattice) form of the electromagnetic action functional, and 3) use of a directional probe to scan a volume. All three methods are still in the development stage, but each appears promising.
Date:
March 1985
Creator:
Kanda, Motohisa; Randa, J. & Nahman, N. S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Near-Field Array of Yagi-Uda Antennas for Electromagnetic Susceptibility Testing
Abstract: In electromagnetic susceptibility testing of electronic equipment, the ideal incident field is a plane wave. To approximate this condition, a seven-element array of Yagi-Uda antennas has been constructed and tested at a frequency of 500 MHz. The element weightings are determined by a near-field synthesis technique which optimizes the uniformity of the field throughout a rectangular test volume in the near field of the array. The amplitude and phase of the electric field have been measured throughout the test volume with a short dipole probe, and the agreement with the theory is excellent.
Date:
June 1985
Creator:
Hill, David A. & Koepke, Galen H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Radio-Frequency Power Delivery System: Procedures for Error Analysis and Self-Calibration
Abstract: An expression is developed for net power delivered to a load in terms of the indicated forward and reflected power and the system S-parameters and reflection coefficients. The dual directional coupler is treated as nonideal with power reflections assumed between all ports. The system itself is used to evaluate the major S-parameter terms in net power computation, and uncertainty in the computed power is derived from origins in the power meter readings and incompletely known S-parameters.
Date:
August 1985
Creator:
Kanda, Motohisa & Orr, R. David
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Direct Measurement of the Electric Field of a Laser Pulse--Theory
From abstract: This paper presents the conflicts in the design and gives a solution. The complete evaluation requires assembly of the proposed apparatus to assess final accuracy.
Date:
August 1985
Creator:
Johnson, Eric Gunnar, Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Design of the National Bureau of Standards Isotropic Magnetic Field Meter (MFM-10) 300 kHz to 100 MHz
From introduction: In this report the following will he discussed: (1) design consideration of the broadband magnetic field sensor, (2) overall design of the magnetic field meter, (3) performance of the meter, (4) calibration and operating procedures, (5) alignment and adjustment procedures, and (6) summary and conclusions.
Date:
October 1985
Creator:
Cruz, J. E.; Driver, L. D. & Kanda, Motohisa
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trapped Ions and Laser Cooling: Selected Publications of the Ion Storage Group of the Time and Frequency Division, NBS, Boulder, Colorado
Abstract: Selected publications of the Ion Storage Group of the Time and Frequency Division, NBS, Boulder, Colorado.
Date:
July 1985
Creator:
Wineland, David J.; Itano, Wayne M.; Bergquist, James Charles & Bollinger, John J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Theory of Mutual Impedances and Multiple Reflections in an N-Element Array Environment
Abstract: A general theoretical approach is formulated to describe the complex electromagnetic environment of an N-element array. The theory reveals the element-to-element interactions and multiple reflections within the array. From the formulation, it is found that the interaction between an excited element and an open-circuited element can be viewed as the sum of terms describing all possible signal paths within the array environment which start from the radiating element and terminate on the element under observation. Within all paths except the most direct one, multiple reflections between subgroups of elements take place. The resulting solution is highly structured and recursive and is discussed in detail in the text. Illustrative examples are provided to facilitate understanding of these ideas.
Date:
February 1985
Creator:
Muth, Lorant A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tables of Industrial Gas Container Contents and Density for Oxygen, Argon, Nitrogen, Helium, and Hydrogen
Abstract: Custody transfer tables are presented for oxygen, argon, nitrogen, helium, and hydrogen. The tables are based on standard reference data previously compiled by the National Bureau of Standards. Two sets of tables are provided for each fluid. Tables in engineering units cover the range -40 to 130*F with pressures from 100 to 10,000 prig. Tables in SI units (density versus pressure and temperature) cover the range 200 to 370 K with pressures from 0.5 to 70 MPa. The tables in engineering units are designed to provide a means of determining the volume of gas at standard conditions contained in a tank given the volume of the tank and the pressure and temperature of the gas within the tank. The publication also includes four examples of use of the tables in calculating tank quantities.
Date:
June 1985
Creator:
Younglove, Ben A. & Olien, Neil A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library