Collection
Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
247
Congressional Research Service Reports
117
Texas Patents
64
Texas Attorney General Opinions
62
Technical Report Archive and Image Library
50
Government Accountability Office Reports
37
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Collection
22
TRAIL Microcard Collection
21
Texas Register
11
Texas State Publications
9
7 More
Serial/Series Title
Country
611 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Hydrocarbon-Stove
Patent for a hydrocarbon stove that allows irons to be heated on it.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Baker, Edward B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Energy Policy: The Continuing Debate
On April 11, 2003, the House passed comprehensive energy legislation, H.R. 6 (247-175).Action on comprehensive energy legislation is in progress in the Senate. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee began markup of a comprehensive energy bill on April 7, 2003, agreeing by week’s end to provisions regarding hydrogen, hydroelectric relicensing, nuclear and renewable energy. On April 11, 2003, Chairman Domenici pulled a controversial section on climate change from the bill and indicated it would be addressed later.
Date:
April 23, 2003
Creator:
Bamberger, Robert L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
None
Date:
April 23, 2003
Creator:
Bamberger, Robert L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Vehicle-Tire
Patent for a vehicle tire with improved springs.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Banks, Theodore H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cone penetrometer moisture probe acceptance test report
This Acceptance Test Report (ATR) documents the results of WHC-SD-WM-ATP-146 (Prototype Cone Penetrometer Moisture Probe Acceptance Test Procedure) and WHC-SD-WM-ATP-145 (Cone Penetrometer Moisture Probe Acceptance Test Procedure). The master copy of WHC-SD-WM-ATP-145 can be found in Appendix A and the master copy of WHC-SD-WM-ATP-146 can be found in Appendix B. Also included with this report is a matrix showing design criteria of the cone penetrometer moisture probe and the verification method used (Appendix C).
Date:
April 23, 1996
Creator:
Barnes, G. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Astronomy Applications of Adaptive Optics at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Astronomical applications of adaptive optics at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has a history that extends from 1984. The program started with the Lick Observatory Adaptive Optics system and has progressed through the years to lever-larger telescopes: Keck, and now the proposed CELT (California Extremely Large Telescope) 30m telescope. LLNL AO continues to be at the forefront of AO development and science.
Date:
April 23, 2003
Creator:
Bauman, B J & Gavel, D T
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Political Status of Puerto Rico: Options for Congress
This report discusses the current U.S.-Puerto Rico relationship, the history of said relationship, and the current political state of Puerto Rico, as well as relevant pieces of U.S. Congressional legislation concerning Puerto Rico.
Date:
April 23, 2010
Creator:
Bea, Keith & Garrett, R. Sam
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
UXO Engineering Design. Technical Specification and ConceptualDesign
The design and fabrication of the UXO detector has numerous challenges and is an important component to the success of this study. This section describes the overall engineering approach, as well as some of the technical details that brought us to the present design. In general, an array of sensor coils is measuring the signal generated by the UXO object in response to a stimulation provided by the driver coil. The information related to the location, shape and properties of the object is derived from the analysis of the measured data. Each sensor coil is instrumented with a waveform digitizer operating at a nominal digitization rate of 100 kSamples per second. The sensor coils record both the large transient pulse of the driver coil and the UXO object response pulse. The latter is smaller in amplitude and must be extracted from the large transient signal. The resolution required is 16 bits over a dynamic range of at least 140 dB. The useful signal bandwidth of the application extends from DC to 40 kHz. The low distortion of each component is crucial in order to maintain an excellent linearity over the full dynamic range and to minimize the calibration procedure. The …
Date:
April 23, 2005
Creator:
Beche, J-F.; Doolittle, L.; Greer, J.; Lafever, R.; Radding, Z.; Ratti, A. et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Horse Slaughter Prevention Bills and Issues
Report on the practice of horse slaughter for meat consumption, and whether the practice should be banned in future bills.
Date:
April 23, 2007
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Colombia: Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of recent political developments in Colombia, including the administration of President Uribe (2002-2010), continuing into the election of President Juan Manuel Santos. It discusses the political issues including Colombia's longstanding conflict with internal armed groups and ongoing challenges such as human rights, demobilization and displacement, drug trends, and Colombia's regional relations. The report also lays out issues for Congress including various plans for addressing those issues.
Date:
April 23, 2010
Creator:
Beittel, June S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FISCHER-TROPSCH FUELS PRODUCTION AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
This project has two primary purposes: (1) Build a small-footprint (SFP) fuel production plant to prove the feasibility of this relatively transportable technology on an intermediate scale (i.e. between laboratory-bench and commercial capacity) and produce as much as 150,000 gallons of hydrogen-saturated Fischer-Tropsch (FT) diesel fuel; and (2) Use the virtually sulfur-free fuel produced to demonstrate (over a period of at least six months) that it can not only be used in existing diesel engines, but that it also can enable significantly increased effectiveness and life of the next-generation exhaust-after-treatment emission control systems that are currently under development and that will be required for future diesel engines. Furthermore, a well-to-wheels economic analysis will be performed to characterize the overall costs and benefits that would be associated with the actual commercial production, distribution and use of such FT diesel fuel made by the process under consideration, from the currently underutilized (or entirely un-used) energy resources targeted, primarily natural gas that is stranded, sub-quality, off-shore, etc. During the first year of the project, which is the subject of this report, there have been two significant areas of progress: (1) Most of the preparatory work required to build the SFP fuel-production plant has …
Date:
April 23, 2003
Creator:
Bergin, Stephen P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sampling Device for Artesian Wells
Patent for a sampling device for artesian wells to detect when oil has been reached.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Bettis, William I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Display Figures
Patent for an attachment for display figures that fills out the sleeves of a garment.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Beyette, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
There Goes the Neighborhood: Performance Degradation due to Nearby Jobs
None
Date:
April 23, 2013
Creator:
Bhatele, A; Mohror, K; Langer, S H & Isaacs, K E
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Numerical Models of Waste Glass Models Part I Lumped Parameter Modeling of DWPF
Defense Waste Processing Facility melter production data from three waste batches were analyzed using a lumped parameter approach which separates effects of melter feed, heater temperature, and power on melt rate under various modes of operation. A detailed distribution of power inputs and heat consumption pathways, as provided by the lumped parameter model, evaluated possible causes of melt rate reduction and other operational data. Theoretical aspects of the steady state analysis, as well as transient analysis, are presented.The lumped model complements the more detailed multi-dimensional computational models by providing boundary conditions for such models, and is the only practical way of predicting transients.
Date:
April 23, 2003
Creator:
Bickford, D.F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Numerical Models of Waste Glass Models Part II Computational Modeling of DWPF
Computational fluid-dynamics numerical models are developed for joule-heated slurry fed waste glass melters, such as the Defense Waste Processing Facility Melter. An important feature of the analyses is the simulation of the cold cap region with its thermally resistant foamy layer. Using a simplified model which describes the foam void fraction as a function of temperature, based on laboratory sample testing, characteristic features of the cold cap are simulated. Two- and three-dimensional models are presented.
Date:
April 23, 2003
Creator:
Bickford, D.F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Development of Inorganic Membranes for Hydrogen Separation
This paper presents information and data relative to recent advances in the development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory of porous inorganic membranes for high-temperature hydrogen separation. The Inorganic Membrane Technology Laboratory, which was formerly an organizational element of Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC, was formally transferred to Oak Ridge National Laboratory on August 1, 2002, as a result of agreements reached between Bechtel Jacobs Company, the management and integration contractor at the East Tennessee Technology Park (formerly the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant or Oak Ridge K-25 Site); UT-Battelle, the management and operating contractor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Operations Office. Research emphasis during the last year has been directed toward the development of high-permeance (high-flux) and high-separation-factor metal-supported membranes. Performance data for these membranes are presented and are compared with performance data for membranes previously produced under this program and for membranes produced by other researchers. New insights into diffusion mechanisms are included in the discussion. Fifteen products, many of which are the results of research sponsored by the DOE Fossil Energy Advanced Research Materials Program, have been declared unclassified and have been approved for commercial production.
Date:
April 23, 2003
Creator:
Bischoff, Brian L. & Judkins, Roddie R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pie-Carrier Cabinet
Patent for an improved pie carrier cabinet. This cabinet is designed to be strong, light, and produced cheaply. It provides increased accessibility and convivence when it comes to viewing or removing pies from it.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Blalock, Clovis Coffey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gamma-ray multiplicity measurement of the spontaneous fission decay of 252Cf in a segmented HPGe/BGO detector array
Coincident {gamma} rays from a {sup 252}Cf source were measured using an array of six segmented high-purity germanium (HPGe) Clover detectors each enclosed by 16 bismuth-germanate (BGO) detectors. The detectors were arranged in a cubic pattern around a 1 {micro}Ci {sup 252}Cf source to cover a large solid angle for {gamma}-ray measurement with a reasonable reconstruction of the multiplicity. Neutron multiplicity was determined in certain cases by identifying the prompt {gamma} rays from individual fission fragment pairs. Multiplicity distributions from previous experiments and theoretical models were convolved with the response function of the array and compared to the present results. These results suggest a {gamma}-ray multiplicity spectrum broader than previous measurements and models, and provide no evidence of correlation with neutron multiplicity.
Date:
April 23, 2008
Creator:
Bleuel, D L; Bernstein, L A; Burke, J T; Gibelin, J; Heffner, M D; Mintz, J et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economics of geothermal electricity generation from hydrothermal resources
The most important factors affecting the economics of geothermal electricity production are the wellhead temperature or enthalpy, the well flow rate, and the cost of the wells. The capital cost of the powerplant is significant, but not highly sensitive to these resource characteristics. The optimum geothermal plant size will remain small, usually in the 50-100 MWe range. Therefore, the opportunities for achieving significant cost reductions through ''economies of scale'' are small. The steam and binary power cycles are closely competitive; the binary cycle appears better when the brine temperature is below 200-230/sup 0/C, and the flashed steam cycle appears better above this range. Geothermal electricity production is capital intensive; over 75 percent of the generation costs are fixed costs related to capital investment. Technological advances are needed to reduce costs from marginal geothermal resources and thus to stimulate geothermal energy development. Significant reduction in power costs would be achieved by reducing well drilling costs, stimulating well flow rates, reducing powerplant capital costs, increasing powerplant efficiency and utilization, and developing more effective exploration techniques for locating and assessing high-quality resources. (auth)
Date:
April 23, 1976
Creator:
Bloomster, C. H. & Knutsen, C. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analyses and correlations of HAPO rupture experience with natural uranium material
One of the major factors restricting reactor power levels is the incidence of ruptured slugs. The primary purpose in studying ruptures is to determine how reactor operating variables affect rupture rates. With this knowledge reactor operating conditions may be adjusted or controlled in the manner that will optimize reactor production. In addition, knowledge of rupture rate relationships are useful in fuel element development and in overall economic studies of existing and proposed reactors and reactor processes. This report is a compendium of various types of rupture information largely developed during the past eighteen months. Plant rupture experience for CY-1957 is reviewed; rupture rate correlations with reactor variables for solid natural uranium material are presented; a comparison between solid and cored natural uranium material rupture rates is made; the basis for current discharging practice of rupture-prone metal lots is discussed. 11 figs., 2 tabs.
Date:
April 23, 1958
Creator:
Bloomstrand, R.R. & Neef, W.I.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A STUDY OF THE SHIELD OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS TRIGA MARK II RESEARCH REACTOR
Detailed measurements were made of the fast-neutron and gamma dose rates and the thermal-neutron fluxes existing at the surfaces of the biological shield of the University of Illinois TRIGA Mark II Research Reactor. Dose rates and fluxes were found to be extremely low. A comparison was made by means of threshold foil techniques between the fast-neutron flux in a beam hole of the reactor during steady-state operation at 1 kw and during a nominal 250 Mw, 30 msec pulse produced by rapid insertion of approximates two dollars of excess reactivity. The flux over the duration of the pulse was approximately four times that for steady-state operation for 1 hr at 1 kw. Fast-neutron dose rates and thermal-neutron fluxes were measured at each of the four beam ports of the reactor at operating powers of 0, 1, and 5 watts. Some gamma dose rate data was also obtained at 0 and 1 watt. The threshold foil technique used is described. (auth)
Date:
April 23, 1962
Creator:
Blosser, T.V.; Freestone, R.M. Jr. & Miller, J.M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
High SO2 Removal Efficiency Testing
This document provides a discussion of the technical progress on DOE/PETC project number DE-AC22-92PC91338, "High Efficiency SO2 Removal Testing", for the time period 1 January through 31 March 1997. The project involves testing at six full-scale utility flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems, to evaluate low capital cost upgrades that may allow these systems to achieve up to 98% SO2 removal efficiency. The upgrades being evaluated mostly involve using performance additives in the FGD systems. The "base" project involved testing at the Tampa Electric Company�s Big Bend Station. All five potential options to the base program have been exercised by DOE, involving testing at Hoosier Energy�s Merom Station (Option I), Southwestern Electric Power Company�s Pirkey Station (Option II), PSI Energy�s Gibson Station (Option III), Duquesne Light�s Elrama Station (Option IV), and New York State Electric and Gas Corporation�s (NYSEG) Kintigh Station (Option V). The originally planned testing has been completed for all six sites. However, additional testing is planned at the Big Bend Station. The remainder of this document is divided into four sections. Section 2, Project Summary, provides a brief overview of the status of technical efforts on this project. Section 3, Results, summarizes the outcome from technical efforts during …
Date:
April 23, 1997
Creator:
Blythe, Gary
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Aerodynamic Effects of Rockets and Fuel Tanks Mounted Under the Swept-Back Wing of an Airplane Model
From Summary: "The effects of externally mounted rockets and fuel tanks on the aerodynamic characteristics of an airplane model with a swept-back wing are presented in this report."
Date:
April 23, 1948
Creator:
Boddy, Lee E. & Morrill, Charles P., Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library