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3-Dimensional Flow Modeling of a Proposed Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Ion-Exchange Column Design (open access)

3-Dimensional Flow Modeling of a Proposed Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Ion-Exchange Column Design

Historically, it has been assumed that the inlet and outlet low activity waste plenums would be designed such that a nearly uniform velocity profile would be maintained at every axial cross-section (i.e., providing nearly 100 percent use of the resin bed). With this proposed design, we see a LAW outlet distributor that results in significant non-axial velocity gradients in the bottom regions of the bed with the potential to reduce the effectiveness'' of the overall resin bed. The magnitude of this efficiency reduction depends upon how far up-gradient of the LAW outlet these non-axial velocities persist and to what extent a ''dead-zone'' is established beneath the LAW outlet. This can impact loading and elution performance of the ion-exchange facility. Currently, no experimental studies are planned. The primary objective of this work was, through modeling, to assess the fluid dynamic impact on ''effective'' resin volume of the full-scale column based on its normal operation using a recently proposed LAW outlet distributor. The analysis effort was limited to 3-D flow only analyses (i.e., no follow on transport analyses) with 3-D particle tracking to approximate the impact that a nonaxial velocity profile would have on bed ''effectiveness''. Additional analyses were performed to estimate …
Date: November 2002
Creator: Aleman, Sebastian
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
15th Street News (Midwest City, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 2002 (open access)

15th Street News (Midwest City, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 2002

Newspaper from Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Baldwin, Alisha
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: November 16, 2002 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: November 16, 2002

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran from November 16th to December 7th during the 52nd season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies.
Date: November 2002
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acts -- A collection of high performing software tools for scientific computing (open access)

Acts -- A collection of high performing software tools for scientific computing

During the past decades there has been a continuous growth in the number of physical and societal problems that have been successfully studied and solved by means of computational modeling and simulation. Further, many new discoveries depend on high performance computer simulations to satisfy their demands for large computational resources and short response time. The Advanced CompuTational Software (ACTS) Collection brings together a number of general-purpose computational tool development projects funded and supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). These tools make it easier for scientific code developers to write high performance applications for parallel computers. They tackle a number of computational issues that are common to a large number of scientific applications, mainly implementation of numerical algorithms, and support for code development, execution and optimization. The ACTS collection promotes code portability, reusability, reduction of duplicate efforts, and tool maturity. This paper presents a brief introduction to the functionality available in ACTS. It also highlight the tools that are in demand by Climate and Weather modelers.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Drummond, L. A. & Marques, O. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR STRIPPER GAS WELL ENHANCEMENT (open access)

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR STRIPPER GAS WELL ENHANCEMENT

As part of Task 1 in Advanced Technologies for Stripper Gas Well Enhancement, Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services (DCS) joined with two Appalachian Basin producers, Great Lakes Energy Partners, LLC, and Belden & Blake Corporation to develop methodologies for identification and enhancement of stripper wells with economic upside potential. These industry partners previously provided us with data for more than 700 wells in northwestern Pennsylvania. Phase 1 goals of this project are to develop and validate methodologies that can quickly and cost-effectively identify wells with enhancement potential. We have enhanced and streamlined our software, and we are using the final version of our new Microsoft{trademark} Access/Excel based software. We have received additional data from Great Lakes pertaining to a Cooperstown field that is expected to have numerous remediation candidates. This field will provide a rigorous test of out software and analytical methods. We have processed all the information available to us before the Cooperstown data was provided. We have identified potential candidate wells that can be used in Phase 2 to validate the new methodologies. In addition, a draft version of a final report has been reviewed by DOE.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: MacDonald, Ronald J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aeronautics Star, Volume 3, Number 10, November/December 2002 (open access)

Aeronautics Star, Volume 3, Number 10, November/December 2002

Monthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: November 2002
Creator: Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
AES Greenidge Bioethanol Co-Location Assessment: Final Report, 13 November 2001 -- 31 August 2002 (open access)

AES Greenidge Bioethanol Co-Location Assessment: Final Report, 13 November 2001 -- 31 August 2002

This study evaluates the feasibility of co-locating a cellulose-to-ethanol (bioethanol) facility at the existing AES Greenidge coal-fired electric power plant near Dresden, NY.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Age, Volume 25, Number 11, November 2002 (open access)

The Age, Volume 25, Number 11, November 2002

Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.
Date: November 2002
Creator: Wallisville Heritage Park (Organization)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air pollutant monitoring for the East Bay Children's Respiratory Health Study (open access)

Air pollutant monitoring for the East Bay Children's Respiratory Health Study

This report describes the methodology and presents the summary results of the air pollutant monitoring program conducted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in support of the East Bay Children's Respiratory Health Study. The full study is examining the effects of chronic exposure to traffic-related pollutants on respiratory health among 3rd and 4th grade children attending ten neighborhood elementary schools in the San Francisco East Bay Area (Hayward, San Leandro and Oakland, CA). The demographically similar schools are located at varying distances from the I-880 and CA-92 freeways. Several schools were selected because they are located within 300 m in the predominant downwind direction (east) from either of the freeways. Measurements of multiple pollutants were made outdoors at the schools over 1-2 week intervals for 14 weeks in spring and eight weeks in fall 2001 using a custom-designed and validated package of commercially available monitoring equipment. Particulate matter was sampled over all hours (24 h per day) or during schools hours only with battery-operated programmable pumps and inlet devices for PM{sub 10} and PM{sub 2.5}. These pumps were modified to allow for up to 10 days of continuous operation. Fine particle mass and black carbon (BC) were determined from the collected …
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Singer, Brett C.; Hotchi, Toshifumi & Hodgson, Alfred T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
All-Ceramic Thin Film Battery (open access)

All-Ceramic Thin Film Battery

We have undertaken the synthesis of a thin film ''All Ceramic Battery'' (ACB) using solution route processes. Based on the literature and experimental results, we selected SnO{sub 2}, LiCoO{sub 2}, and LiLaTiO{sub 3} (LLT) as the anode, cathode, and electrolyte, respectively. Strain induced by lattice mismatch between the cathode and bottom electrode, as estimated by computational calculations, indicate that thin film orientations for batteries when thicknesses are as low as 500 {angstrom} are strongly controlled by surface energies. Therefore, we chose platinized silicon as the basal platform based on our previous experience with this material. The anode thin films were generated by standard spin-cast methods and processing using a solution of [Sn(ONep)]{sub 8} and HOAc which was found to form Sn{sub 6}(O){sub 4}(ONep){sub 4}. Electrochemical evaluation showed that the SnO{sub 2} was converted to Sn{sup o} during the first cycle. The cathode was also prepared by spin coating using the novel [Li(ONep)]{sub 8} and Co(OAc){sub 2}. The films could be electrochemically cycled (i.e., charged/discharged), with all of the associated structural changes being observable by XRD. Computational models indicated that the LLT electrolyte would be the best available ceramic material for use as the electrolyte. The LLT was synthesized from [Li(ONep)]{sub …
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Boyle, Timothy J.; Ingersoll, David; Cygan, Randall T.; Rodriguez, Mark A.; Rahimian, Kamyar & Voight, James A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Fuel School Buses Earn High Marks: Reprint from Alternative Fuel News, Vol. 5, No. 3 (open access)

Alternative Fuel School Buses Earn High Marks: Reprint from Alternative Fuel News, Vol. 5, No. 3

A two-page article on school buses that run on alternative fuels including biodiesel and compressed natural gas. Reprinted from Alternative Fuel News, published by the Clean Cities Program of DOE.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Information Resources (Brochure) (open access)

Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Information Resources (Brochure)

A brochure listing and describing Web sites and telephone numbers of resources for people interested in alternative fuels and related vehicles. Most are sponsored by DOE.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 194, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 2002 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 104, No. 194, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 2002

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Analysis of Price Equilibriums in the Aspen Economic Model under Various Purchasing Methods (open access)

Analysis of Price Equilibriums in the Aspen Economic Model under Various Purchasing Methods

Aspen, a powerful economic modeling tool that uses agent modeling and genetic algorithms, can accurately simulate the economy. In it, individuals are hired by firms to produce a good that households then purchase. The firms decide what price to charge for this good, and based on that price, the households determine which firm to purchase from. We will attempt to discover the Nash Equilibrium price found in this model under two different methods of determining how many orders each firm receives. To keep it simple, we will assume there are only two firms in our model, and that these firms compete for the sale of one identical good.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Slepoy, Natasha A. & Pryor, Richard J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Animal tracks in dirt at Big Bend]

Photograph of animal tracks in the dirt at Big Bend National Park, during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. The prints start in the center bottom portion of the photograph, and lead up and to the right. Large cracks can be seen in the dirt.
Date: November 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Animal tracks in dirt at Big Bend, 2]

Photograph of animal tracks in the dirt at Big Bend National Park, during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. Large cracks can be seen in the dirt. Someone's feet can be seen in the top right corner of the photograph, wearing sandals.
Date: November 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Animal tracks in dirt at Big Bend, 3]

Photograph of animal tracks in the dirt at Big Bend National Park, during a river rafting trip led by Steven Fromholz and Craig Hillis in November 2002. Hoof and paw prints can both be seen in the dirt. Patches of grass are surrounding the dirt on either side of the photograph.
Date: November 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2003: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (open access)

Appropriations for FY2003: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, consolidated, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittees.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Irwin, Paul M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atomic-Level Imaging of co2 Disposal as a Carbonate Mineral: Optimizing Reaction Process Design (open access)

Atomic-Level Imaging of co2 Disposal as a Carbonate Mineral: Optimizing Reaction Process Design

Fossil fuels, especially coal, can support the energy demands of the world for centuries to come, if the environmental problems associated with CO{sub 2} emissions can be overcome. Permanent and safe methods for CO{sub 2} capture and disposal/storage need to be developed. Mineralization of stationary-source CO{sub 2} emissions as carbonates can provide such safe capture and long-term sequestration. Mg-rich lamellar-hydroxide based minerals (e.g., brucite and serpentine) offer a class of widely available, low-cost materials, with intriguing mineral carbonation potential. Carbonation of such materials inherently involves dehydroxylation, which can disrupt the material down to the atomic level. As such, controlled dehydroxylation, before and/or during carbonation, may provide an important parameter for enhancing carbonation reaction processes. Mg(OH){sub 2} was chosen as the model material for investigating lamellar hydroxide mineral dehydroxylation/carbonation mechanisms due to (1) its structural and chemical simplicity, (2) interest in Mg(OH){sub 2} gas-solid carbonation as a potentially cost-effective CO{sub 2} mineral sequestration process component, and (3) its structural and chemical similarity to other lamellar-hydroxide-based minerals (e.g., serpentine-based minerals) whose carbonation reaction processes are being explored due to their low-cost CO{sub 2} sequestration potential. Fundamental understanding of the mechanisms that govern dehydroxylation/carbonation processes is essential for minimizing the cost of any …
Date: November 2002
Creator: McKelvy, M. J.; Sharma, R.; Chizmeshya, A. V. G.; Bearat, H. & Carpenter, R. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Audit Report on Fiscal Year 2001 Performance Measures at 14 Entities (open access)

An Audit Report on Fiscal Year 2001 Performance Measures at 14 Entities

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the accuracy of key performance measures reported to the Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST) database, and to determining whether selected state entities have adequate control systems in place over the collection and reporting of their performance measures.
Date: November 2002
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Security Over Electronic Protected Health Information at Selected Texas Academic Medical Institutions (open access)

An Audit Report on Security Over Electronic Protected Health Information at Selected Texas Academic Medical Institutions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected Texas academic medical institutions have adequate access and security controls for the major health information management systems to ensure that critical protected health information is sufficiently protected from loss or misuse, and have developed and tested disaster recovery plans to ensure that emergencies and natural disasters will not cause significant disruptions to health information management systems.
Date: November 2002
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Design of Practical Fixtures (open access)

Automatic Design of Practical Fixtures

Fixtures are tools used to hold parts in specific positions and orientations so that certain manufacturing steps can be carried out within required accuracies. Despite the importance of fixtures in the production of expensive devices at Sandia National Laboratories, there is little in-house expertise in mathematical design issues associated with fixtures. As a result, fixtures typically do not work as intended when they are first manufactured. Thus, an inefficient and expensive trial-and-error approach must be utilized. This design methodology adversely impacts important mission duties of Sandia National Laboratories, such as the production of neutron generators. The work performed under the support of this LDRD project took steps toward providing mechanical designers with software tools based on rigorous analytical techniques for dealing with fixture stability and tolerance stack-up.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: TRINKLE, JEFFREY C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Autumn's Vibrant Palette: Dry Red Leaves at Faulkner Park]

Delight in the captivating beauty of Faulkner Park during the autumn season. This image captures a stunning display of dry red leaves, forming a vibrant carpet on the park grounds. As the leaves gracefully dance in the breeze, they create a breathtaking tapestry of warm hues, immersing visitors in the essence of fall. Experience the natural splendor and serenity of Faulkner Park as you stroll through the park's nature trails, embracing the picturesque scenes that nature unfolds.
Date: 2002-11~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 340, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 2002 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 340, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 2002

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History