Evaluation of LLNL-ALICE code contribution (open access)

Evaluation of LLNL-ALICE code contribution

We summarize some of the areas of comparison with experimental data for which the ALICE code did poorly. We suggest some aspects which might be improved in the future. A crude accuracy factor is estimated as a predictive reliability based on the intercomparison exercise.
Date: March 24, 1994
Creator: Blann, M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kinetic effects near the magnetopause (open access)

Kinetic effects near the magnetopause

Boundary conditions for magnetopause processes such as reconnection can be understood by studying the properties of magnetosheath plasma as it flows toward this transition. This manuscript reviews the role of electromagnetic ion cyclotron instabilities in constraining ion temperature anisotropies in the magnetosheath. Linear Vlasov theory and hybrid computer simulations have demonstrated that the inverse correlation between the proton anisotropy and the parallel proton {beta} observed from AMPTE/CCE in the subsolar sheath is due to wave-particle scattering by ion cyclotron anisotropy instabilities. Recent research on this topic is reviewed and the application of this inverse correlation to a successful bounded anisotropy model of proton temperatures in the sheath is described.
Date: March 24, 1994
Creator: Gary, S. P.; Winske, D.; McKean, M. E.; Fuselier, S. A.; Denton, R. E. & Anderson, B. J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Model-based ocean acoustic passive localization (open access)

Model-based ocean acoustic passive localization

The detection, localization and classification of acoustic sources (targets) in a hostile ocean environment is a difficult problem -- especially in light of the improved design of modern submarines and the continual improvement in quieting technology. Further the advent of more and more diesel-powered vessels makes the detection problem even more formidable than ever before. It has recently been recognized that the incorporation of a mathematical model that accurately represents the phenomenology under investigation can vastly improve the performance of any processor, assuming, of course, that the model is accurate. Therefore, it is necessary to incorporate more knowledge about the ocean environment into detection and localization algorithms in order to enhance the overall signal-to-noise ratios and improve performance. An alternative methodology to matched-field/matched-mode processing is the so-called model-based processor which is based on a state-space representation of the normal-mode propagation model. If state-space solutions can be accomplished, then many of the current ocean acoustic processing problems can be analyzed and solved using this framework to analyze performance results based on firm statistical and system theoretic grounds. The model-based approach, is (simply) ``incorporating mathematical models of both physical phenomenology and the measurement processes including noise into the processor to extract the …
Date: January 24, 1994
Creator: Candy, J. V. & Sullivan, E. J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
GPHS-RTGs in support of the Cassini Mission. Semiannual technical progress report, 27 September 1993--27 March 1994 (open access)

GPHS-RTGs in support of the Cassini Mission. Semiannual technical progress report, 27 September 1993--27 March 1994

This report is organized by the program task structure as follows: (1) spacecraft integration and liaison; (2) engineering support; (3) safety; (4) qualified unicouple fabrication; (5) ETG fabrication, assembly, and test; (6) ground support equipment (GSE); (7) RTG shipping and launch support; (8) designs, reviews, and mission applications; (9) project management, quality assurance and reliability, contract changes, non-capital CAGO acquisition, and CAGO maintenance; and (H) contractor acquired government owned property (CAGO) acquisition.
Date: April 24, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aquifer testing data package for 1993 200-UP-1 Groundwater Operable Unit (open access)

Aquifer testing data package for 1993 200-UP-1 Groundwater Operable Unit

The following aquifer testing data supported 1993 Interim Remedial Measure field work for the U-1 and U-2 crib area near the uranium technetium and nitrate plumes beneath the U Plant Aggregate Area. The purpose of aquifer testing was to fill in hydraulic conductivity data gaps in the western portion of 200 West Area and help refine the hydrogeologic conceptual model. This data package reports data collected in accordance with the description of work released in 1993 by L.C. Swanson, entitled Description of Work for the 200-UP-1 Aquifer Testing Activity. These data are analyzed in the document Aquifer Test Analysis Results for 1993 200-UP-1 Groundwater Operable Unit. Slug tests were conducted at 7 existing wells, and pumping tests were conducted at 2 of those same existing wells.
Date: June 24, 1994
Creator: Swanson, L. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Direct support of the STOW effort and SAFAGANZA experiments]. Final report, February--14 March 1994 (open access)

[Direct support of the STOW effort and SAFAGANZA experiments]. Final report, February--14 March 1994

The Synthetic Theater of War program, under the leadership of the Advanced Distributed Simulation Office, was redesignated a probationary Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. This new designation makes the STOW program, and the enabling technology developments, one of only six major technology thrusts being supported by the Defense Research and Development organization. Support to this technology area, has been, and will continue to be a major thrust for this contract and the follow-on contract. Over the extended period of this contract we have supported a major experimental series, the Counter Target Acquistion System (CTAS), and initiated support and development effort for STOW-97 and participated in ongoing series of experiments known as the SAFAGANZA. These efforts have seen the development of significant experiment support and analysis tools, i.e. the integration of headeye tracking to manned tactical simulation and the Simulyzer analysis system. Recently, we have initiated the development of a customized data base analysis tool to enable analysis supporting selection of communications bandwidth reduction designs and concepts. This is in direct support of the STOW effort and intrinsic to the SAFAGANZA experiments.
Date: March 24, 1994
Creator: Kollmorgen, L. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tritium extraction throughput at Hanford, 1949--1954 (open access)

Tritium extraction throughput at Hanford, 1949--1954

Two tritium extraction campaigns were conducted at the 108 B facility. Both glass and metal extraction lines were utilized during the first campaign which began in February 1949 and was completed in March 1952. Five glass lines were constructed and made available for use as needed. Operation of the metal extraction line was begun on May 3, 1951. It continued in production until completion of the first campaign in March 1952. The second campaign used only the metal line. It was initiated in December 1953 and fulfilled in August 1954. Tritium production and extraction throughput information from Hanford operations was recently declassified. This document presents tritium extraction throughput information excerpted from monthly production reports which remain classified SECRET-RESTRICTED DATA because they contain information on weapon part fabrication, shipments, tritium technology and unit costs. Individuals with the appropriate level of clearance and need-to-know may request access to these reports through the DOE or appropriate Hanford contractor, following established written procedures. This data was collected for use by the Source Term Task Leader of the hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project, to develop a source term for tritium to meet a 1994 milestone. The extraction quantities for the two campaigns are presented.
Date: February 24, 1994
Creator: Gydesen, S. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seismic Hazard Characterization at the DOE Savannah River Site (SRS): Status report (open access)

Seismic Hazard Characterization at the DOE Savannah River Site (SRS): Status report

The purpose of the Seismic Hazard Characterization project for the Savannah River Site (SRS-SHC) is to develop estimates of the seismic hazard for several locations within the SRS. Given the differences in the geology and geotechnical characteristics at each location, the estimates of the seismic hazard are to allow for the specific local conditions at each site. Characterization of seismic hazard is a critical factor for the design of new facilities as well as for the review and potential retrofit of existing facilities at SRS. The scope of the SRS seismic hazard characterization reported in this document is limited to the Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA). The goal of the project is to provide seismic hazard estimates based on a state-of-the-art method which is consistent with developments and findings of several ongoing studies which are deemed to bring improvements in the state of the seismic hazard analyses.
Date: June 24, 1994
Creator: Savy, J. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Support minimized inversion of acoustic and elastic wave scattering (open access)

Support minimized inversion of acoustic and elastic wave scattering

This report discusses the following topics on support minimized inversion of acoustic and elastic wave scattering: Minimum support inversion; forward modelling of elastodynamic wave scattering; minimum support linearized acoustic inversion; support minimized nonlinear acoustic inversion without absolute phase; and support minimized nonlinear elastic inversion.
Date: April 24, 1994
Creator: Safaeinili, A.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
CHEETAH 1.0 user`s manual (open access)

CHEETAH 1.0 user`s manual

CHEETAH is an effort to bring the TIGER thermochemical code into the 1990s. A wide variety of improvements have been made in Version 1.0, and a host of others will be implemented in the future. In CHEETAH 1.0 I have improved the robustness and ease of use of TIGER. All of TIGER`s solvers have been replaced by new algorithms. I find that CHEETAH solves a wider variety of problems with no user intervention (e.g. no guesses for the C-J state) than TIGER did. CHEETAH has been made simpler to use than TIGER; typical use of the code occurs with the new standard run command. I hope that CHEETAH makes the use of thermochemical codes more attractive to practical explosive formulators. In the future I plan to improve the underlying science in CHEETAH. More accurate equations of state will be used in the gas and the condensed phase. A kinetics capability will be added to the code that will predict reaction zone thickness. CHEETAH is currently a numerical implementation of C-J theory. It will,become an implementation of ZND theory. Further ease of use features will eventually be added; an automatic formulator that adjusts concentrations to match desired properties is planned.
Date: June 24, 1994
Creator: Fried, L. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
RESRAD soil concentration guidelines for the Old F-Area Retention Basin (open access)

RESRAD soil concentration guidelines for the Old F-Area Retention Basin

Concentration guidelines for residual radionuclides in soil at the site of the Old F-Area Retention Basin have been calculated using a dose-based approach. Estimation of these soil guidelines was completed using RESRAD 5.0 in accordance with the DOE RESRAD methodology specified in DOE/CH/8901. Guidelines are provided for the two predominant nuclides, Sr-90 and Cs-137, known to be present in the soil beneath the old basin. A guideline is also given for Pu-238 since it is known to exist at the H-Area Retention Basin. Site-specific soil characteristics are defined for the areas above, within, and beneath the contaminated zone.
Date: February 24, 1994
Creator: Hamby, D. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The mechanism of the oligomerization of thiophene-based para-quinodimethanes (open access)

The mechanism of the oligomerization of thiophene-based para-quinodimethanes

For the last decade, the Trahanovsky research group has focused on the study of various reactive molecules such as o-quinodimethanes (o-QDM`s) and p-quinodimethanes (p-QDM`s) derived from benzene, furan, and thiophene. These types of molecules are reactive and dimerize or polymerize at room temperature. One of the group`s interests is to understand the dimerization mechanism of these molecules. Paper 1 describes the preparation and dimerization product analyses of 2-ethylidene-5-methylene-2,5-dihydrothiophene. Insights provided by these results into the mechanism of the dimerization of 2,5-dimethylene-2,5-dihydrothiophene are discussed. In paper 2, a convenient synthesis of cyclooctadecane is presented.
Date: April 24, 1994
Creator: Wang, Yili
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The analysis and minimization of oxygen contamination in the powder processing of molybdenum disilicide (open access)

The analysis and minimization of oxygen contamination in the powder processing of molybdenum disilicide

Problems with MoSi{sub 2} include low-temperature fracture toughness, high-temperature creep resistance, and ``pest`` phenomena. Oxygen introduced by powder processing may be the cause of some of these problems. This study led to the following conclusions: Supplied powders have significant oxygen present prior to processing (up to 2.5 %), in the form of silica on the surface. This oxygen contamination did not increase by exposure to air at room temperature. An improved powder processing method was developed that uses glass encapsulation. Analysis of microstructures created from powders that contained 4900 to 24,100 ppM oxygen showed that the silica was transferred to the fully dense MoSi{sub 2} as SiO{sub 2} inclusions. A method of producing MoSi{sub 2} with less oxygen was attempted.
Date: April 24, 1994
Creator: Shannon, K.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rocky Flats plant qualification testing for PRES Program (open access)

Rocky Flats plant qualification testing for PRES Program

The authors recently completed several tests for EG&G - Rocky Flats, Inc. (RFP) to qualify welding procedures for the PRESS program. The welds that were tested were the Monel 400 to vanadium friction weld used in the Sail-A and the vanadium electron beam welds from the Mast Inner Subassembly. Tests were performed to determine the structural properties of the parts under conditions similar to those encountered in a weapons handling and storage environment. These tests included impact, tensile and pressure loading. Metallographic analysis was done where appropriate to document weld quality. All results were satisfactory for PRESS program purposes.
Date: June 24, 1994
Creator: Kautz, D. D. & Tanaka, G. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fire loading calculations for 300 Area N Reactor Fuel Fabrication and Storage Facility (open access)

Fire loading calculations for 300 Area N Reactor Fuel Fabrication and Storage Facility

Fire loading analyses were provided for the N Reactor Fuel Supply Buildings 3712, 3716, 303A, 303B, 303E, 303G, and 303K. Fire loading calculations, maximum temperatures, and fire durations were provided to support the safety analyses documentation. The ``combustibles`` for this document include: wood, cardboard, cloth, and plastic, and does not include the uranium and fuel assembly loading. The information in this document will also be used to support the fire hazard analysis for the same buildings, therefore, it is assumed that sprinkler systems do not work, or the maximum possible fire loss is assumed.
Date: January 24, 1994
Creator: Myott, C. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Numerical modeling of a small recirculating induction accelerator for heavy-ion fusion (open access)

Numerical modeling of a small recirculating induction accelerator for heavy-ion fusion

A series of small-scale experiments has been proposed to study critical physics issues of a circular induction accelerator for heavy-ion fusion. Because the beam dynamics will be dominated by space charge, the experiments require careful design of the lattice and acceleration schedule. A hierarchy of codes has been developed for modeling the experiments at different levels of detail. The codes are discussed briefly, and examples of the output are presented.
Date: June 24, 1994
Creator: Sharp, W. M.; Barnard, J. J.; Friedman, A.; Grote, D. P.; Lund, S. M.; Newton, M. A. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molecular Design Concept for Multi-Kilovolt X-Ray Amplification (open access)

Molecular Design Concept for Multi-Kilovolt X-Ray Amplification

The goal of this program is the construction of an X-ray laser in the multi-kilovolt regime which can serve as a vital enabling technology in the broad and fundamental field of materials science. Experimental findings indicate that an entirely new technique for amplification at X-ray wavelengths is feasible. This method involves the combination of (a) a recently discovered mode of multiphoton coupling to molecules which efficiently yields core excited ions, (b) a new channeled mode of propagation for spatial organization, and (c) an ultrahigh brightness subpicosecond laser technology. The concept of molecular X-ray laser design, which involves matching the conditions of excitation to the molecular structure, enables the inner-shell excitation to be selectively achieved. Basically, the molecular approach enables the copious generation of a highly excited species to occur rapidly in an environment characteristic of dense cold matter, a situation exceptionally conducive to X-ray amplification. High energy efficiency and wavelength tunability also appear as intrinsic features of this method. Experimental data concerning the study of five cases [Xe(N), Xe(M), Xe(L), Kr(M), and Kr(L)], spanning-spectrally from {approximately} 80 eV to {approximately} 5 keV, have (1) established the important role of cluster formation, (2) verified the scaling of this phenomenon into the …
Date: May 24, 1994
Creator: Rhodes, Charles K.; McPherson, Armon & Boyer, Keith
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quarterly coal report, January--March 1994 (open access)

Quarterly coal report, January--March 1994

The Quarterly Coal Report (QCR) provides comprehensive information about US coal production, distribution, exports, imports, receipts, prices, consumption, and stocks to a wide audience, including Congress, Federal and State agencies, the coal industry, and the general public. Coke production, consumption, distribution, imports, and exports data are also provided. The data presented in the QCR are collected and published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to fulfill data collection and dissemination responsibilities as specified in the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275), as amended. This report presents detailed quarterly data for January through March 1994 and aggregated quarterly historical data for 1986 through the fourth quarter of 1993. Appendix A displays, from 1986 on, detailed quarterly historical coal imports data, as specified in Section 202 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Amendments Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-58). Appendix B gives selected quarterly tables converted to metric tons.
Date: August 24, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
D0 Silicon Upgrade: Ladder Removal Stress Analysis (open access)

D0 Silicon Upgrade: Ladder Removal Stress Analysis

Two different methods will be used to affix ladders to the active bulkhead. Layer 1 and layer 3 ladders will be attached to the active bulkhead using pins. To provide a highly conductive thermal path between these ladders and the cooling channel in the active bulkhead, a small amount of thermally conductive grease will be applied to the bulkhead just prior to ladder installation. Layer 2 and layer 4 ladders will be attached using the same method with the exception that thermally conductive epoxy will be used in lieu of grease. The epoxy is necessary in the outer two layers to maintain barrel rigidity. One major point of concern is the removal of the epoxied ladders. If removal of one of these ladders becomes necessary, it is unclear if the epoxy bond can be broken without damaging the silicon. This report is an attempt to estimate the amount of force necessary to remove a ladder, and the resulting stress that force produces in the silicon. The force necessary to remove an epoxied ladder from a bulkhead is calculated. The resulting silicon stress is also calculated.
Date: October 24, 1994
Creator: Pawlak, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monthly energy review, February 1994 (open access)

Monthly energy review, February 1994

The Monthly Energy Review gives information on production, distribution, consumption, prices, imports, and exports for the following US energy sources: petroleum; petroleum products; natural gas; coal; electricity; and nuclear energy. The section on international energy contains data for world crude oil production and consumption, petroleum stocks in OECD countries, and nuclear electricity gross generation.
Date: February 24, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maintenance of the coal sample bank and database. Quarterly technical progress report, September 29, 1993--December 28, 1993 (open access)

Maintenance of the coal sample bank and database. Quarterly technical progress report, September 29, 1993--December 28, 1993

This five year project is intended to ensure the availability of well-characterized, high-quality coal samples for public and private coal research. It continues support of the DOE Coal Sample Bank and Database at The Pennsylvania State University. Thirty coal samples will be collected, processed, packaged, and analyzed, and a resulting database will be maintained. These samples and data, as well as 26 samples collected under previous contracts, will be distributed to DOE contractors and others performing coal research. Samples will be chosen to maintain a sample bank of 56 coals representing the major U.S. coal fields and a variety of coal ranks and compositions. In addition to standard analyses, liquefaction tests and organic geochemical analyses will be performed. The samples will be stored to minimize deterioration, and will be monitored annually by proximate, sulfur forms, and gaseous oxygen analysis to evaluate their condition. These samples will be used for additional research on the influence of changes in surface chemistry on surface properties, the influence of sample deterioration on liquefaction properties, and the mechanisms of coal oxidation.
Date: February 24, 1994
Creator: Davis, A. & Glick, D. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis spectral shapes from California and central United States ground motion (open access)

Analysis spectral shapes from California and central United States ground motion

The objective of this study is to analyze the spectral shapes from earthquake records with magnitudes and distances comparable to those that dominate seismic hazard at Oak Ridge, in order to provide guidance for the selection of site-specific design-spectrum shapes for use in Oak Ridge. The authors rely heavily on California records because the number of relevant records from the central and eastern United States (CEUS) is not large enough for drawing statistically significant conclusions. They focus on the 0.5 to 10-Hz frequency range for two reasons: (1) this is the frequency range of most engineering interest, and (2) they avoid the effect of well-known differences in the high-frequency energy content between California and CEUS ground motions.
Date: January 24, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationships of radon diffusion coefficient with saturated hydraulic conductivity, fines content and moisture saturation of radon/infiltration barriers for the UMTRA Project (open access)

Relationships of radon diffusion coefficient with saturated hydraulic conductivity, fines content and moisture saturation of radon/infiltration barriers for the UMTRA Project

The release of {sup 222}Radon to the atmosphere is controlled by the rate of its gas transport through earthen materials. Of the many soil-related parameters, radon diffusion coefficient is the key parameter that characterizes this transport. We compared the radon diffusion coefficients measured at the laboratories for the UMTRA Project with simple empirical correlations developed by others. The empirical correlations predict the radon diffusion coefficient based on the fraction of moisture saturation and porosity. One of the more recent correlations agrees reasonably well with the measurements. In addition, by using a series of correlation curves, we studied the empirical relationships of the. radon diffusion coefficient with the saturated hydraulic conductivity, the fines content, and the moisture saturation in soil. The results reveal that a reliable determination of the long-term moisture and porosity is essential in the design of an adequate radon barrier with respect to the radon diffusion coefficient.
Date: January 24, 1994
Creator: Li, P. Y. & Chen, P. K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of known linear and nonlinear optical properties of LiInS{sub 2} (open access)

Summary of known linear and nonlinear optical properties of LiInS{sub 2}

LiInS{sub 2} is a potentially useful crystal for cascaded parametric frequency conversion in the mid-IR. It is nearly noncritically phasematched for 1.064 {mu}m pumped, degenerate 2.12 {mu}m generation and 2 micron pumped generation of 3--5 {mu}m light. The nonlinear optical coefficients are 2{times} larger than those of KTP or KTA, while the transparency extends from 0.5--8 {mu}m. LiInS{sub 2} crystals are currently available in volumes up to 5 mm{sup 3}. This memo provides a brief summary of the current literature concerning the growth and linear and nonlinear optical properties of LiInS{sub 2}.
Date: February 24, 1994
Creator: Ebbers, C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library