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Process development for automated solar cell and module production. Task 4: automated array assembly. Quarterly report No. 2 (open access)

Process development for automated solar cell and module production. Task 4: automated array assembly. Quarterly report No. 2

Installation of the cell preparation station into its new enclosure is now complete and operation verification tests have been performed. The detailed layout drawings of the Automated Lamination Station have been produced and construction has begun. All major and most minor components have been delivered by vendors. The station framework has been built and assembly of components is underway. The final drawings for the Automated Vacuum Chamber are being completed and the first in-house components are being fabricated.
Date: January 15, 1981
Creator: Hagerty, J. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National uranium resource evaluation program: hydrogeochemical and stream sediment reconnaissance basic data for Fresno quadrangle, California (open access)

National uranium resource evaluation program: hydrogeochemical and stream sediment reconnaissance basic data for Fresno quadrangle, California

Field and laboratory data are presented for 1038 sediment samples from the Fresno Quadrangle, California. The samples were collected by Savannah River Laboratory; laboratory analysis and data reporting were perfomed by the Uranium Resource Evaluation Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Date: October 15, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vehicle test report: South Coast Technology electric cconversion of a Volkswagen Rabbit (open access)

Vehicle test report: South Coast Technology electric cconversion of a Volkswagen Rabbit

The South Coast Technology Volkswagen Rabbit, an electric vehicle manufactured by South Coast Technology of Santa Barbara, California was tested at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) dynamometer facility in Pasadena and at JPL's Edwards Test Station (ETS) located near Lancaster, California. The tests were conducted between April and July, 1979. These tests were performed to characterize certain parameters of the South Coast Rabbit and to provide baseline data that will be used for the comparison of near-term batteries that are to be incorporated into the vehicle. The vehicle tests were concentrated on the electrical drive system; i.e., the batteries, controller, and motor. The tests included coastdowns to characterize the road load, maximum effort acceleration, and range evaluation for both cyclic constant speed conditions. A qualitative evaluation of the vehicle was made by comparing its constant speed range performance with those vehicles described in the document State of the Art assessment of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles. The Rabbit performance was near to the best of the 1977 vehicles.
Date: February 15, 1981
Creator: Price, T. W.; Shain, T. W. & Bryant, J. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
BNL neutral beam development group. Progress report FY 1980 (open access)

BNL neutral beam development group. Progress report FY 1980

The objective of the BNL Neutral Beam Program is to develop a 250 keV neutral beam system suitable for heating and other experiments in toroidal or mirror plasma devices. The system is based on acceleration and neutralization of negative hydrogen ions produced in and directly extracted from a source. The objective of source studies is to develop a module delivering 10 A of negative ion currents, with pulse lengths ranging from several seconds duration up to a steady-state operation. The extracted current density should be several hundred mA/cm/sup 2/, and the source should operate with power and gas efficiencies acceptable from the beam line point of view. The objective of beam extraction and transport studies is to design a system matching the 10 A source module to the acceleration stage. The 250 keV acceleration studies cover several options, including a d.c. close-coupled system, a large aperture d.c. system matched to the source by a bending magnet, a multiaperture d.c. system following a multiaperture strong focusing transport line, and a MEQALAC structure.
Date: January 15, 1981
Creator: Prelec, K. & Sluyters, T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Portable computer to reduce gamma-ray spectra for plutonium isotopic ratios (open access)

Portable computer to reduce gamma-ray spectra for plutonium isotopic ratios

In response to Task A.63 of the International Safeguards Project Office (ISPO), to upgrade measurement technology used by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a portable data-reduction microprocessor was designed and programmed which allows in-field reduction of gamma-ray spectra and interfaces with the IAEA's multichannel analyzers - the 1000 or 2000-channel memory Silena BS27/N. This report describes the components used in assembling the microprocessor unit: hardware, software used to control the unit, and the mathematical formulation used to obtain isotopic ratios from the gamma-ray data. A simple overview is presented of the unit's operation and the results of tests on gamma-ray spectra that sought to verify the unit's operating characteristics and to determine the precision and effectiveness of the software developed for data reduction.
Date: May 15, 1981
Creator: Ruhter, Wayne D. & Camp, David C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy conservation in citrus processing. Technical progress report No. 2, April 1, 1980-February 28, 1981 (open access)

Energy conservation in citrus processing. Technical progress report No. 2, April 1, 1980-February 28, 1981

Systems that reduce energy usage and are economically viable in the citrus fruit processing industry are identified. The preliminary results of Phase I are presented. Alternative systems to be considered are classified and denoted as central, modular, integrated, and combined. Progress is reported on the central and modular systems. (MCW)
Date: March 15, 1981
Creator: Leo, M. A.; Lari, R. I.; Moore, N. R.; Broussard, M. R. & Gyamfi, M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a 100-kV, 78-kJ electric-gun system (open access)

Performance of a 100-kV, 78-kJ electric-gun system

A new electric gun system was constructed for use in high-pressure EOS studies. The system is powered by a 100 kV, 15.6 ..mu..F capacitor bank. At 100 kV charging voltage the system inductance is 23 nH. This system has driven 0.3 mm-thick Kapton projectiles to > 20 km/s and 0.3 mm Kapton/30 ..mu..m Ta projectiles to approx. 10 km/s. Projectile velocity is modeled phenomenlogically by an electrical Gurney model.
Date: June 15, 1981
Creator: Chau, H.; Dittbenner, G.; Mikkelsen, K.; Weingart, R.; Froeschner, K. & Lee, R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear waste incineration technology status (open access)

Nuclear waste incineration technology status

The incinerators developed and/or used for radioactive waste combustion are discussed and suggestions are made for uses of incineration in radioactive waste management programs and for incinerators best suited for specific applications. Information on the amounts and types of radioactive wastes are included to indicate the scope of combustible wastes being generated and in existence. An analysis of recently developed radwaste incinerators is given to help those interested in choosing incinerators for specific applications. Operating information on US and foreign incinerators is also included to provide additional background information. Development needs are identified for extending incinerator applications and for establishing commercial acceptance.
Date: July 15, 1981
Creator: Ziegler, D.L.; Lehmkuhl, G.D. & Meile, L.J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cosmic-ray-produced stable nuclides: various production rates and their implications (open access)

Cosmic-ray-produced stable nuclides: various production rates and their implications

The rates for a number of reactions producing certain stable nuclides, such as /sup 3/He and /sup 4/He, and fission in the moon are calculated for galactic-cosmic-ray particles and for solar protons. Solar-proton-induced reactions with bromine usually are not an important source of cosmogenic Kr isotopes. The /sup 130/Ba(n,p) reaction cannot account for the undercalculation of /sup 130/Xe production rates. Calculated production rates of /sup 15/N, /sup 13/C, and /sup 2/H agree fairly well with rates inferred from measured excesses of these isotopes in samples with long exposure ages. Cosmic-ray-induced fission of U and Th can produce significant amounts of fission tracks and of /sup 86/Kr, /sup 134/Xe, and /sup 136/Xe, especially in samples with long exposures to cosmic-ray particles.
Date: June 15, 1981
Creator: Reedy, R. C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of the hydrogenation of SiCl/sub 4/. Final report, March 31, 1979-April 1, 1981 (open access)

Investigation of the hydrogenation of SiCl/sub 4/. Final report, March 31, 1979-April 1, 1981

A two-year research and development program was initiated in April of 1979 to study the hydrochlorination of silicon tetrachloride and metallurgical grade (m.g.) silicon metal to trichlorosilane, 3 SiCl/sub 4/ + 2H/sub 2/ + Si in equilibrium 4 SiHCl/sub 3/. A laboratory scale pressure reactor was constructed to study this reaction at pressures up to 500 psig. Reaction kinetic measurements were carried out as a function of reactor pressure, reaction temperature and H/sub 2//SiCl/sub 4/ feed ratio. Based on the reaction kinetic data, the hydrochlorination of SiCl/sub 4/ and m.g. silicon metal is found to be an efficient process to produce SiHCl/sub 3/ in good conversions and in high yields. Copper is an effective catalyst. Results of a corrosion study show that conventional nickel-chromium alloys are suitable material of construction for the hydrochlorination reactor. The hydrochlorination reaction is relatively insensitive to external process parameters such as silicon particle size distribution and the impurities in the m.g. silicon metal.
Date: April 15, 1981
Creator: Mui, J. Y.P. & Seyferth, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of a pilot-scale kinetic extruder feeder system and test program. Second quarterly technical progress report, January-March 1981 (open access)

Development of a pilot-scale kinetic extruder feeder system and test program. Second quarterly technical progress report, January-March 1981

This report covers the work carried out during the January-March 1981 quarter of the program. Preparations are being made to ready the equipment for the moisture tolerance test program. The main effort described pertains to the redesign and procurement of the main shaft bearing and seal system. To enhance the chances of achieving the program objectives, the recommendation was made by Lockheed to use a conventional roller bearing for the present program instead of the advanced water-lubricated bearing. Nevertheless, the need exists for better long-term solutions to the bearing and seal problem, especially in view of the eventual requirement to scale the equipment to larger sizes. It is recommended that the program proceed as planned.
Date: April 15, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gamma-ray spectrometric determination of UF/sub 6/ assay with 1 percent precision for international safeguards. Part 1: product and feed in 1S and 2S sample cylinders (open access)

Gamma-ray spectrometric determination of UF/sub 6/ assay with 1 percent precision for international safeguards. Part 1: product and feed in 1S and 2S sample cylinders

The method is based on counting the 186-keV gamma rays emitted by /sup 235/U using a Pb-collimated Ge(Li) detector. Measurements of fifty UF/sub 6/ product and feed cylinders reveal the following precisions and counting times: Product - 2S, 0.98% (600 s); Feed - 2S, 0.48% (2500 s); Product - 1S, 0.62% (1000 s); Feed - 1S, 0.73% (3000 s). A 1% precision is desired for variables - attributes verification measurements of /sup 235/U assay in UF/sub 6/ sample cylinders for safeguards inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Statistically, these measurements stand between fine, high-precision (or variables) measurements and gross, low-precision (or attributes) ones. Because of their intermediate precisions, the variables-attributes measurements may not require analysis of all samples, and this could result in significant savings of IAEA inspector time. Although the precision of the above results is satisfactory, the average relative differences between gamma-ray and mass-spectrometric determinations for the last two sets of measurements (1S cylinders) have positive biases.
Date: June 15, 1981
Creator: Ricci, E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liquid-phase detection instrument to record and annunciate procedural deviations in sintering runs (open access)

Liquid-phase detection instrument to record and annunciate procedural deviations in sintering runs

A liquid-phase detection instrument (LPDI) has been developed to aid in making consistently accurate alloy sintering runs. The LPDI displays the furnace temperature, detects the alloy's liquid-phase arrest temperature, calculates the necessary hold temperature from the arrest temperature (i.e., calibrates the system), and provides a digital record for quality assurance purposes. In field tests, the instrument's detected arrest temperature was within +1/sup 0/ to -0/sup 0/C of an operator's assessment of the actual arrest temperature.
Date: April 15, 1981
Creator: Mee, D. K.; Darby, D. M. & Sims, Jr., T. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Brutality folo] captions transcript

[News Clip: Brutality folo]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 15, 1981, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Democratic farmers] captions transcript

[News Clip: Democratic farmers]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 15, 1981, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Manager candidates] captions transcript

[News Clip: Manager candidates]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 15, 1981, 5:30 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Methane cars] captions transcript

[News Clip: Methane cars]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 15, 1981, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Bartlett] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bartlett]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 15, 1981, 5:30 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Cultural Center] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cultural Center]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 15, 1981, 5:30 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Cultural center] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cultural center]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 15, 1981, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Historic home] captions transcript

[News Clip: Historic home]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 15, 1981, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Managers party] captions transcript

[News Clip: Managers party]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 15, 1981, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Boat test] captions transcript

[News Clip: Boat test]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 15, 1981, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Democratic farmers] captions transcript

[News Clip: Democratic farmers]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 15, 1981, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library