The Sunkist Citrus Plant in Ontario, California, processes about 6 million pounds of citrus fruit per day to make products which include frozen concentrated juice; chilled, pasteurized, natural strength juice; molasses from peel; dried meal from peel; pectin; citrus oil; and bioflavonoids. The energy intensive operations at the plant include concentration, drying, and refrigeration. The objective of the two-year two-phase project is to identify an economically viable alternative to the existing method of meeting energy requirements. Progress on the technical work of Phase I is reported. The following are summarized: requirements (energy price projection, atmospheric emission requirements, citrus juice quality constraints, economic evaluations); characterization (basic citrus processing operations, energy consumption and fruit processed vs time, identification and measurement of energy uses, energy balance for a typical citrus juice evaporator); and thermodynamic analysis (heat pump model, thermal evaporator, and co-generation model).

Two-phase turbines open the possibility of new types of power cycles operating with extremely wet mixtures of steam and water, organic fluids, or immiscible liquids and gases. Possible applications are geothermal power, waste-heat recovery, refrigerant expansion, solar conversion, transportation turbine engines, and engine bottoming cycles. A theoretical model for two-phase impulse turbines was developed. Apparatus was constructed for testing one- and two-stage turbines (using speed decrease from stage to stage). Turbines were tested with water-and-nitrogen mixtures and Refrigerant 22. Nozzle efficiencies were 0.78 (measured) and 0.72 (theoretical) for water-and-nitrogen mixtures at a water/nitrogen mixture ratio of 68, by mass; and 0.89 (measured) and 0.84 (theoretical) for Refrigerant 22 expanding from 0.02 quality to 0.28 quality. Blade efficiencies (shaft power before windage and bearing loss divided by nozzle jet power) were 0.63 (measured) and 0.71 (theoretical) for water-and-nitrogen mixtures and 0.62 (measured) and 0.63 (theoretical) for Refrigerant 22 with a single-stage turbine, and 0.70 (measured) and 0.85 (theoretical) for water-and-nitrogen mixtures with a two-stage turbine.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse Response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding NI Industries at Army Ammunition Plant.

Final Cobra Run - Army RC Transformation Moffett Field CA

Final Cobra Run - Army RC Transformation Middletown CT

Final Cobra Run - Army RC Transformation Bell CA

Executive Correspondence - Fax from Ray A. Watson, Chairman, Kern County (CA) Board of Supervisors to Chairman Principi dtd 11 Aug 2005 regarding the Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA.

Community Correspondence - Faxed Letters from Supporters regarding the "Secretary's goals to position the country's base infrastructure to meet our armed forces transformation needs for the 21st century"

Base Visit Book - Navy Broadway Complex San Diego - CA - August 5, 2005

State Input - California - Downtown San Diego Folder - from Regional Hearing Monterey, CA - Includes: Letter to the Chairman; Testimony of Julie Meier Wright; Executive Summary Navy Broadway Complex Development Agreement City of San Diego & United States of America; Letter from Centre City Development Corporation; North Embarcadero Visionary Plan; Navy Broadway Complex Project

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/11/2005 to Chairman Principi from Assemblymember John Laird (27th CA) expressing his support for the three military installations in Monterey, CA

State Input - CA - Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Folder - Regional Hearing Monterey, CA

State Input - California - U.S. Army Garrison-Presidio of Monterey Presentation

Letters from Frank F. Hewitt and Mike Woiwode of the San Diego Military Advisory Council to Anthony Principi of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. The letters urge against inclusion of downtown San Diego's Navy "Broadway Complex" in the list of sites to be reorganized. Hewitt attached Woiwode's letter to his own.

State Input - California - Book: Images of America Presidio of Monterey - Regional Hearing - Monterey, CA

Congressional Input - Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego - CA - E-mail and Presentation: Critical Asset for Our 9-11 Force

Base Visit Trip Report - Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow - July 11, 2005

Clearinghouse Response - Two responses to Frank Cirillo from Alan Shaffer regarding Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach - CA -

Community Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/11/2005 to Chairman Principi from Jeanne Young expressing her support for DOD’s recommendation to create a Naval Integrated Weapons and Armaments RDAT&E Center at China Lake.

DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Presidio of Monterey Installation Familiarization Briefing

DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Riverbank AAP Installation Familiarization Briefing (20 May 04)

The concept design for a small (less than 10 MWe) solar thermal electric generating plant was completed using projected 1985 technology. The systems requirements were defined and specified. The components, including an engineering prototype for one 15 kWe module of the generating plant, were conceptually designed. Significant features of the small solar thermal power plant were identified as the following: (1) 15-kWe Stirling-cycle engine/alternator with constant power output; (2) 10-meter point-focusing paraboloidal concentrator with cantilevered cellular glass reflecting panels; (3) primary heat pipe with 800/sup 0/C output solar cavity receiver; (4) secondary heat pipe with molten salt thermal energy storage unit; (5) electric energy transport system; and (6) advanced battery energy storage capability. The present emphasis for achieving cost reduction goals centers on improving conversion efficiency and reducing the cost of key components.

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)

A phase II study has been initiated to investigate surfactant-assisted coal liquefaction, with the objective of quantifying the enhancement in liquid yields and product quality. This report covers the second quarter of work. The major accomplishments were (1) completion of coal liquefaction autoclave reactor runs with Illinois No. 6 coal at processing temperatures of 300, 325, and 350{degrees}C, and pressures of 1800 psig, (2) analysis of the filter cake and the filtrate obtained from the treated slurry in each run, and (3) correlation of the coal conversions and the liquid yield quality to the surfactant concentration. An increase in coal conversions and upgrading of the liquid product quality due to surfactant addition was observed for all runs.