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Amesh program generates discrete grids for numerical modeling of flow and transport problems in which the formulation is based on integral finite difference method (IFDM). For example, the output of Amesh can be used directly as (part of) the input to TOUGH2 or TOUGH numerical Simulator (Pruess, 1987, 1990, Pruess, et al., 1996). The code Amesh can generate 1D, 2D or 3D numerical grids for a given set of locations, i.e. the centers of each discrete sub-domain. In the 2D aerial plane the Voronoi tessellation method is used (Voronoi, 1908; Ahuja, 1982; Aurehammer, 1991; Fortune, 1987, 1988, 1993). In this method we can create a mesh of elements, within model domain, where the interfaces between neighbor elements are the perpendicular bisectors of the line connecting the element centers. The interface distances are simply the medians of the line connecting the centers. To create the 3D grid, the vertical direction interface areas are always treated as horizontal projections of the 2D areal plane. In the lateral direction the interface areas are always vertical projections. In both cases the direction of gravity vector is given by the cosine of angle formed by the line joining the element centers and the vertical. From …

An invitation for the dedication of Spencer Gardens to Princess Diana of Wales.

Invitation for the Dedication of Spencer Gardens held August 31, 1998 on Comal Street in Dallas.

We determine details of the adsorption of O{sub 2} or N{sub 2} in Na{sup +} and Li{sup +} exchanged zeolites by way of their effect on coadsorbed H{sub 2} molecules using inelastic neutron scattering (INS) techniques. Adsorption site occupancies are deduced with the aid of MC simulations. The expected stronger binding of N{sub 2} (compared with O{sub 2}) in LiX is evident in coadsorption spectra of N{sub 2} or O{sub 2} with H{sub 2}.

This reports on a project to develop an indirect sensing technique for diesel fuel quantity control. Development has continued on a vehicle-installed prototype for EPA certification and demonstration. Focus of development is on the use of this technology for retrofitting existing diesel vehicles to reduce emissions rather than exclusively upon deployment in the OEM market. Technical obstacles that have been encountered and their solutions and remaining project tasks are described.

The authors describe a new technique for driving thick flying plates to high velocities without spall and with excellent flatness over a uniformly large area.

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

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Photograph of Sunflowers.

Photograph of Sunflowers.

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local and regional news along with advertising.

This paper examines three reasonably distinct starting points from which a U.S. response to the 1992 U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change is being framed.

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

This project will evaluate the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of filling abandoned underground mine voids with alkaline, advanced coal combustion wastes (Fluidized Bed Combustion (FBC) ash). Success will be measured in terms of technical feasibility of the approach (i.e. YO void filling), cost, environmental benefits (acid mine drainage and subsidence control) and environmental impacts (noxious ion release). During Phase Ill the majority of the activity involves completing two full scale demonstration projects. The eleven acre Longridge mine in Preston County will be filled with 53,000 cubic yards of grout during the spring of 1998 and monitored for following year. The second demonstration involves stowing 2000 tons of ash into an abandoned mine to demonstrate the newly redesigned Burnett Ejector. This demonstration is anticipated to take place during the winter of 1997. This document will report on progress made during Phase Ill. The report will be divided into four major sections. The first will be the Hydraulic Injection component. This section of the report will report on progress and milestones associated with the grouting activities of the project. The Phase Ill tasks of Economic Analysis and Regulatory Analysis will be covered under this section. The second component is Pneumatic Injection. …

This project led to the development of an instructional module designed for use in high school biology classes. The module contains two major components. The first is an overview for teachers, which introduces the module, describes the Human Genome Project, and addresses issues in the philosophy of science and some of the ethical, legal, and social implications of research in genetics. It provides a survey of fundamental genetics concepts and of new, nontraditional concepts of inheritance. The second component provides six instructional activities appropriate for high school or introductory college students.

Presented at Fourteenth International Congress on Electron Microscopy Cancun, Mexico, August 31-September 4, 1998, and published in Proceedings Over ten years after the discovery of high-TC superconductors, their widespread application into viable device structures is still limited by the deleterious effect of grain boundaries. One of the main difficulties associated with understanding this effect is that transport measurements are usually performed on the micron scale. However, the critical parameter for superconductivity, the coherence length, is only ~lnm. To understand grain boundaries on a fundamental level it is therefore necessary to investigate the properties on this atomic scale; a scale attainable only by electron microscopy [12]. As an example of the observed properties of grain boundaries in YB~C~07d (YBCO), the V(I) curves recorded across a 24o boundary for several magnetic fields are shown m figure 1, To explain these properties, a model where the grain boundary is composed of equally sized and spaced dislocation cores separated by a very small fraction of much stronger links has been developed (figure 1). These strong links may carry either the depairing current, the JC of the grains or another Josephson current (a depairing current seems unlikely in view of the field dependence of the …

Optoelectronic semiconductor materials have wide and important technological applications. For example, wide gap nitride semiconductors have attracted significant attention recently due to their promising performance as short-wavelength light emitting diodes (LEDs) and blue lasers, while HgCdTe II-VI semiconductors are the most promising candidates for applications as infrared detectors, or large array x-ray or r-ray detectors. In this paper, two examples are given to show that high-resolution Z-contrast imaging is an effective technique to determine the atomic structures of defects in these complex semiconductor materials.

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The incidence of commercial buildings with poor indoor air quality (IAQ), and the frequency of litigation over the effects of poor IAQ is increasing. If so, these increases have ramifications for insurance carriers, which pay for many of the costs of health care and general commercial liability. However, little is known about the actual costs to insurance companies from poor IAQ in buildings. This paper reports on the results of a literature search of buildings-related, business and legal databases, and interviews with insurance and risk management representatives aimed at finding information on the direct costs to the insurance industry of poor building IAQ, as well as the costs of litigation. The literature search and discussions with insurance and risk management professionals reported in this paper turned up little specific information about the costs of IAQ-related problems to insurance companies. However, those discussions and certain articles in the insurance industry press indicate that there is a strong awareness and growing concern over the "silent crisis" of IAQ and its potential to cause large industry losses, and that a few companies are taking steps to address this issue. The source of these losses include both direct costs to insurers from paying health …

Catalytic Industrial Group became interested in the ability to use its catalytic infrared technology for the removal of moisture in substances after having had very positive experience in removing moisture from water-based coatings which are becoming increasingly popular as industry strives to comply with clean air mandates. The first attempts were crude but showed that the moisture could be removed, and intriguing enough that they started to think about a conveying-based system that would remove moisture from products. The initial tests were designed around sawdust. The authors felt that the market in particleboard and in the MDF board by itself justified the research into this concept. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has been kept apprised of the on-going development of the infrared drying system by Catalytic Industrial Group. There were some early delays in the delivery of equipment needed to build the prototype machine. The design changes identified during the experimental phase of the development of the infrared dryer have been resolved and a process-testing device has been developed. This technical report outlines the progress made to date.