- Author
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Steckler, K. D.
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Grosshandler, W. L.
- Title
- Heat Flux Calibration Flow and Conduction Facilities: Status Report.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NIST SP 971; NISTIR 5904,
August 2001; October 1996,
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov For More Information on NIST SP 971 visit: WEBSITE: http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/866/heatflux/index.htm
- Book or Conf
- NIST SP 971: "Collected Reports and Publications by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Heat Flux Gage Calibration and Usage." AND National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. October 28-31, 1996,
Gaithersburg, MD,
31-32 p.,
['2001', '1996']
- Keywords
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fire research
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fire science
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heat flux
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convective heat transfer
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conductive heat transfer
- Abstract
- Standard methods exist at NIST for calibrating thermal radiation detectors up to 10kW/m² using blackbody cavities, and up to 40 kW/m² using a monochromatic laser source. Heat flux transducers, however, are often used under conditions where convection dominates, where radiation emanates from a source with a different spectral character, or where flux levels exceed 40 kW/m². The objective of this project is to extend NIST heat flux calibration capabilities to, at least, a limited range of the latter conditions. Convective and conductive heat transfer facilities are being designed and constructed for this purpose.