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EXPERIMENTAL ATTEMPTS TO STABILIZE A CUBIC FORM OF BeO (open access)

EXPERIMENTAL ATTEMPTS TO STABILIZE A CUBIC FORM OF BeO

Binary mixtures of BeO with the oxides Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/, CaO, Li/sub 2/ O, MgO, Sc/sub 2/O/sub 3/, TiO/sub 2/, Y/sub 2/O/sub 3/, and ZrO/sub 2/ were fired to temperatures in excess of 2050 deg C in an attempt to produce a stabilized cubic crystalline modification of BeO. No evidence was observed in microscopic and x-ray diffraction analyses of the cooled specimens that a cubic form of BeO had formed in the experiment. (auth)
Date: December 22, 1961
Creator: Thoma, R.E.; Friedman, H.A. & McVay, T.N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Studies of encapsulant materials for terrestrial solar-cell arrays. First quarterly progress report, October 9--December 9, 1975 (open access)

Studies of encapsulant materials for terrestrial solar-cell arrays. First quarterly progress report, October 9--December 9, 1975

Study 1 of this contract is entitled ''Evaluation of World Experience and Properties of Materials for Encapsulation of Terrestrial Solar-Cell Arrays.'' The approach of this study is to review and analyze world experience and to compile data on properties of encapsulants for photovoltaic cells and for related applications. The objective of the effort is to recommend candidate materials and processes for encapsulating terrestrial photovoltaic arrays at low cost for a service life greater than 20 years. The objectives of Study 2, ''Definition of Encapsulant Service Environments and Test Conditions,'' are to develop the climatic/environmental data required to define the frequency and duration of detrimental environmental conditions in a 20-year array lifetime and to develop a corresponding test schedule for encapsulant systems. (WDM)
Date: December 22, 1975
Creator: Carmichael, D.C. (comp.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurement of Coefficients of Reactivity. 0 EFPH. Core I, Seed 2. (T- 550132). Section 1 (open access)

Measurement of Coefficients of Reactivity. 0 EFPH. Core I, Seed 2. (T- 550132). Section 1

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Date: September 22, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
MARITIME GAS-COOLED REACTOR PROGRAM. A REVIEW OF THE MARITIME GAS-COOLED REACTOR PROGRAM (open access)

MARITIME GAS-COOLED REACTOR PROGRAM. A REVIEW OF THE MARITIME GAS-COOLED REACTOR PROGRAM

Presented at the Eleventh Professional Divisions Conference of the San Francisco Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Noveraber l6, l96l. The MGCR program and its objectives are discussed. The basic MGCR plant is described. The design of the Experimental Beryllium Oxide Reactor is also described. (M.C.G.)
Date: December 22, 1961
Creator: Trickett, K.A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flow of particle suspensions through porous media (open access)

Flow of particle suspensions through porous media

A new attempt is made to study the mechanisms of particle invasions into porous media. The following subjects are described: A critical survey of the literature indicating that the mechanism of particle invasions is not known in sufficient detail. The pros and cons of existing particle measuring devices are briefly described. Results from a new laboratory study on particle characterizations are given. The results of the laboratory studies on the flow of particle suspensions through porous media (up to 200 md) are discussed. The effects of flow rate and particle concentrations on the amount of damage (i.e., permeability impairment) and depth of penetration (from core inlet towards outlet) are particularly emphasized. Filter methods (e.g., using millipore filter) cannot be used to determine particle invasions into porous medium. Any predictions of the injection problems based on millipore (or any other filter) measurements are useless and should be discarded.
Date: June 22, 1982
Creator: Vetter, O.J.; Kandarpa, V. & Harouaka, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Polarizer reflectivity variations (open access)

Polarizer reflectivity variations

On Shiva the beam energy along the chain is monitored using available reflections and/or transmission through beam steering, splitting, and polarizing optics without the intrusion of any additional glass for diagnostics. On the preamp table the diagnostic signal is obtained from the signal transmitted through turning mirrors. At the input of each chain the signal is obtained from the transmission through one of the mirrors used for the chain input alignment sensor (CHIP). At the chain output the transmission through the final turning mirror is used. These diagnostics have proved stable and reliable. However, one of the prime diagnostic locations is at the output of the beta rod. The energy at this location is measured by collecting small reflections from the last polarizer surface of the beta Pockels cell polarizer package. Unfortunately, calibration of this diagnostic has varied randomly, seldom remaining stable for a week or more. The cause of this fluctuation has been investigated for the past year and'it has been discovered that polarizer reflectivity varies with humidity. This report will deal with the possible causes that were investigated, the evidence that humidity is causing the variation, and the associated mechanism.
Date: February 22, 1980
Creator: Ozarski, R.G. & Prior, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hazard-identification matrix for 10-MW/sub e/ solar-thermal central-receiver pilot plant: preliminary hazard-analysis input (open access)

Hazard-identification matrix for 10-MW/sub e/ solar-thermal central-receiver pilot plant: preliminary hazard-analysis input

The hazard matrix is our gross identifier of potential solar collector subsystem hazards. The matrix will be used as a hazard reference in the accomplishment of the preliminary design hazard analysis, and to assist system design engineers in the evaluation of the specific subsystem design.
Date: November 22, 1978
Creator: Wander, H.R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inclusive large mass muon pair production in ultra-relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions for colliding beams (open access)

Inclusive large mass muon pair production in ultra-relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions for colliding beams

For colliding beams of several species of ions we compare thermal to perturbative quantum chromodynamic contributions for inclusive large mass muon pair production by using a hydrodynamic model to estimate the temperatures of the quark-gluon plasma produced by each species. The production of high energy dimuons with M {approx equal}-4 GeV, will be favored energetically by the quark-gluon plasma. 10 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs.
Date: July 22, 1988
Creator: Roberts, L.E. (Lincoln Univ., PA (United States). Dept. of Physics Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). High Energy Physics Div. Institute for Scientific Studies, Wheaton, IL (United States))
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of geochemical measurement techniques for a nuclear waste repository in bedded salt (open access)

Review of geochemical measurement techniques for a nuclear waste repository in bedded salt

A broad, general review is presented of geochemical measurement techniques that can provide data necessary for site selection and repository effectiveness assessment for a radioactive waste repository in bedded salt. The available measurement techniques are organized according to the parameter measured. The list of geochemical parameters include all those measurable geochemical properties of a sample whole values determine the geochemical characteristics or behavior of the system. For each technique, remarks are made pertaining to the operating principles of the measurement instrument and the purpose for which the technique is used. Attention is drawn to areas where further research and development are needed.
Date: May 22, 1980
Creator: Knauss, K.G. & Steinborn, T.L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Microscopic approach to the generator coordinate method (open access)

Microscopic approach to the generator coordinate method

In this paper, we solve different theoretical problems associated with the calculation of the kernel occurring in the Hill-Wheeler integral equations within the framework of generator coordinate method. In particular, we extend the Wick's theorem to nonorthogonal Bogoliubov states. Expressions for the overlap between Bogoliubov states and for the generalized density matrix are also derived. These expressions are valid even when using an incomplete basis, as in the case of actual calculations. Finally, the Hill-Wheeler formalism is developed for a finite range interaction and the Skyrme force, and evaluated for the latter. 20 refs., 1 fig., 4 tabs.
Date: August 22, 1989
Creator: Haider, Q.; Gogny, D. & Weiss, M.S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimating energy impacts of residential and commercial building development. A manual for the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (open access)

Estimating energy impacts of residential and commercial building development. A manual for the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

This energy-impact manual presents information on energy implications of new building design and operation, providing a reasonably accurate means of assessing the total energy impact of new construction in the commercial and residential sectors. While developed specifically for the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, much of the data used are national averages; the procedures described are applicable to other regions of the nation, with appropriate adjustments for climatic differences. The manual is organized into three parts, each covering one aspect of the energy impacts of building development. Part I addresses the energy impact of erecting the building(s). This includes the energy cost of grading and excavating and other site preparation. It also takes into account the energy embodied in the fabrication of materials used in building construction, as well as the energy cost of transporting materials to the site and assembling them. Part II focuses on the end use of energy during normal building operation, i.e., the energy consumed for space heating, cooling, lighting, water heating, etc. A simplified calculation sequence is provided which allows the user to estimate the consumption of most combinations of building orientation, characteristics, and operating conditions. Part III examines the relationship of land …
Date: February 22, 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of pressure transient propagation in pressurized water reactor feedwater lines (open access)

Investigation of pressure transient propagation in pressurized water reactor feedwater lines

Results are reported of a study for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to provide a general understanding of pressure transient (water hammer) propagation in pressurized water reactor (PWR) steam generator feedwater piping systems. A typical feedwater network is defined, and pressure transient initiation is discussed, as well as the plausible pulse shapes reported. The analysis is performed by using the computer codes PTA and WHAM. Forces are calculated at elbows and valves by using momentum principles. The effects of pipe yielding, pipe wall friction, and elbow and value losses are included. Pipe yielding and elbow/valve effects are found to be important, and pressure magnitudes and forces are substantially reduced when these effects are included in the analysis. Typical pressure and force time histories are also given.
Date: July 22, 1977
Creator: Sutton, S. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of draft HTGR-SC/C design and technology development plans (open access)

Review of draft HTGR-SC/C design and technology development plans

GCRA has approached the initial review of the subject plans from the vantage of Utility/User interests in an HTGR-SC/C Lead Project as characterized in the HTGR-SC/C Lead Project Plan. At their current stage of development, the plans are considered to represent the early views of General Atomic Company, acting as a potential NSSS vendor, on the effort necessary to design and license an HTGR-SC/C plant. As such, these plans embody GA's perception of the level of technical development and demonstration needed to support the cost and risk sharing assumptions in the Lead Project Plan. These plans and the plant design which they address will be subjected to a more formal review by other vendor and Utility interests in the course of establishing the Project Decision Package scheduled for June 1982. The culmination of these review activities will be the adoption of this information by all participants as the HTGR-SC/C Program Baseline.
Date: September 22, 1981
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The public response to Monitored Retrievable Storage: An interim report (open access)

The public response to Monitored Retrievable Storage: An interim report

This report describes public opinion concerning the proposed monitored retrievable storage facility to be located in the vicinity of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The majority of individuals who did express an opinion opposed the facility due to transport/safety concerns and environmental/health concerns. (CBS)
Date: October 22, 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collection of CASIM calculations (open access)

Collection of CASIM calculations

Monte Carlo calculations of hadronic cascades at Fermilab have usually been done using the code CASIM written by A. Van Ginneken. These calculations are often performed to determine the quantity of shielding required for radiation protection purposes. A number of examples of such calculations have been presented previously. Several years of practical experience have led the author to develop the collection of additional cases included in the present report. These results along with those given earlier will serve as a useful reference. No attempt was made here to consider all possibilities; rather, the purpose was to develop a useful set of examples. Exceptionally intricate cases should, of course, receive individualized attention as appropriate.
Date: October 22, 1982
Creator: Cossairt, J.D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fundamental studies of catalytic processing of synthetic liquids (open access)

Fundamental studies of catalytic processing of synthetic liquids

This project revolves around understanding the fundamental processes involved in the catalytic removal of harmful oxygenated organics present in coal liquids. We are modelling the complex type of sulfided Mo catalyst proposed for these reactions with simple single crystal surfaces. These display a controlled range and number of reaction sites and can be extensively characterized by surface science techniques. We then investigate the reaction pathways for representative simple oxygenates upon these surfaces.
Date: January 22, 1992
Creator: Watson, P. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
TEBASCO user's guide (open access)

TEBASCO user's guide

TEBASCO is a Tandem mirror Equilibrium and BAllooning Stability COde. TEBASCO allows you to compute tandem-mirror MHD equilibria and to analyze both the flute-averaged and ballooning-mode stability of these equilibria. This stability analysis is directed toward the computation of marginal stability boundaries. Users of TEBASCO require a binary output file from the EFFI code which describes the vacuum magnetic field. In making this EFFI file the user will have defined a system of units for lengths (e.g., meters) and magnetic field (e.g., Tesla). In TEBASCO, all magnetic field strengths are normalized to the vacuum center-cell midplane value, and times are defined in units of the time for an Alfven wave in this field to transit one EFFI unit of length.
Date: September 22, 1983
Creator: Pearlstein, L. D.; Kaiser, T. B.; LoDestro, L.; Maron, N.; Nevins, W. M. & Willmann, P. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stochastic Acceleration by a Single Wave in a Magnetized Plasma (open access)

Stochastic Acceleration by a Single Wave in a Magnetized Plasma

A particularly simple problem exhibiting stochasticity is the motion of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field and a single wave. Detailed studies of this wave-particle interaction show the following features. An electrostatic wave propagating obliquely to the magnetic field causes stochastic motion if the wave amplitude exceeds a certain threshold. The overlap of cyclotron resonances then destroys a constant of the motion, allowing strong particle acceleration. A wave of large enough amplitude would thus suffer severe damping and lead to rapid heating of a particle distribution. The stochastic motion resembles a diffusion process even though the wave spectrum contains only a single wave. The motion of ions in a nonuniform magnetic field and a single electrostatic wave is treated in our study of a possible saturation mechanism of the dissipative trapped-ion instability in a tokamak. A theory involving the overlap of bounce resonances predicts the main features found in the numerical integration of the equations of motion. Ions in a layer near the trapped-circulating boundary move stochastically. This motion leads to nonlinear stabilization mechanisms which are described qualitatively.
Date: September 22, 1977
Creator: Smith, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solar energy for agricultural and industrial process heat (open access)

Solar energy for agricultural and industrial process heat

A state-of-the-art review of solar process heat is given; near term prospects are discussed; and the federal solar industrial process heat program is reviewed. Existing solar industrial process heat projects are tabulated. (WHK)
Date: June 22, 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced soluble hydroliquefaction and hydrotreating catalysts (open access)

Advanced soluble hydroliquefaction and hydrotreating catalysts

The purpose of the present program is to develop soluble analogs of surface confined catalysts that can be impregnated directly into the coal structure at low temperatures. This approach should avoid problems related to surface area dependence, a two phase (surface-liquid) reaction system and, mass transport limitations.
Date: November 22, 1991
Creator: Laine, R.M. (Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) & Stoebe, T. (Washington Univ., Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hybrid space heating/cooling system with Trombe wall, underground venting, and assisted heat pump (open access)

Hybrid space heating/cooling system with Trombe wall, underground venting, and assisted heat pump

Our goal was to design and monitor a hybrid solar system/ground loop which automatically assists the standard, thermostatically controlled home heating/cooling system. The input from the homeowner was limited to normal thermostat operations. During the course of the project it was determined that to effectively gather data and control the various component interactions, a micro-computer based control system would also allow the HVAC system to be optimized by simple changes to software. This flexibility in an untested concept helped us to achieve optimum system performance. Control ranged from direct solar heating and direct ground loop cooling modes, to assistance of the heat pump by both solar space and ground loop. Sensors were strategically placed to provide data on response of the Trombe wall (surface, 4 in. deep, 8 in. deep), and the ground loop (inlet, 3/4 length, outlet). Micro-computer hardware and computer programs were developed to make cost effective decisions between the various modes of operation. Although recent advances in micro-computer hardware make similar control systems more readily achievable utilizing standard components, attention to the decision making criteria will always be required.
Date: June 22, 1983
Creator: Shirley, J.W.; James, L.C.; Stevens, S.; Autry, A.N.; Nussbaum, M. & MacQueen, S.V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
S-20 photocathode research activity. Part I (open access)

S-20 photocathode research activity. Part I

The goal of this activity has been to develop and implement S-20 photocathode processing techniques at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in order to study the physical properties of the photocathode films. The present work is the initial phase of a planned activity in understanding cathode fabrication techniques and the optical/electrical characterization of these films.
Date: November 22, 1983
Creator: Gex, F.; Huen, T. & Kalibjian, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multilayer deposition and EUV reflectance characterization of 131 ? flight mirrors for AIA at LLNL (open access)

Multilayer deposition and EUV reflectance characterization of 131 ? flight mirrors for AIA at LLNL

Mo/Si multilayer coatings reflecting at 131 {angstrom} were deposited successfully on the AIA primary and secondary flight mirrors and on two coating witness Si wafers, on November 16, 2005, at LLNL. All coatings were characterized by means of EUV reflectance measurements at beamline 6.3.2 of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) synchrotron at LBNL, and were found to be well within specifications.
Date: February 22, 2006
Creator: Soufli, R; Robinson, J C; Spiller, E; Baker, S L; Dollar, F J & Gullikson, E M
System: The UNT Digital Library
GHG Mitigation Potential, Costs and Benefits in Global Forests: ADynamic Partial Equilibrium Approach (open access)

GHG Mitigation Potential, Costs and Benefits in Global Forests: ADynamic Partial Equilibrium Approach

This paper reports on the global potential for carbonsequestration in forest plantations, and the reduction of carbonemissions from deforestation, in response to six carbon price scenariosfrom 2000 to 2100. These carbon price scenarios cover a range typicallyseen in global integrated assessment models. The world forest sector wasdisaggregated into tenregions, four largely temperate, developedregions: the European Union, Oceania, Russia, and the United States; andsix developing, mostly tropical, regions: Africa, Central America, China,India, Rest of Asia, and South America. Three mitigation options -- long-and short-rotation forestry, and the reduction of deforestation -- wereanalyzed using a global dynamic partial equilibrium model (GCOMAP). Keyfindings of this work are that cumulative carbon gain ranges from 50.9 to113.2 Gt C by 2100, higher carbon prices early lead to earlier carbongain and vice versa, and avoided deforestation accounts for 51 to 78percent of modeled carbon gains by 2100. The estimated present value ofcumulative welfare change in the sector ranges from a decline of $158billion to a gain of $81 billion by 2100. The decline is associated witha decrease in deforestation.
Date: March 22, 2005
Creator: Sathaye, Jayant; Makundi, Willy; Dale, Larry; Chan, Peter & Andrasko, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library