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Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Summaries
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Argonne National Laboratory Reports
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15
Summary of All Reported Accidents in Rural Areas of Texas
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Summary of All Reported Accidents in the State of Texas
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A 200 kV fast rise time, low jitter, trigger system with magnetic pulse sharpener
The DARHT Facility is being designed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to produce high resolution flash radiographs of hydrodynamic experiments. Two linear induction accelerators (LIA), each in the range of 16 to 20 MeV, will be used to produce intense bremsstrahlung X-ray pulses of short duration (60 ns flat top). Each LIA will produce a 3 kA, high brightness, electron beam using a 4 MeV injector and a series of 250 kV induction cells. Technology demonstration of key accelerator subsystems is under progress at the DARHT Integrated Test Stand (ITS). The eight inductions cells present in the ITS are driven by a Maxwell prototype Induction Cell Pulsed Power Supply (ICPPS) which provides 250 kV, 70ns pulses via four Blumleins. Each Blumlein drives two cells and is triggered using independently controlled trigger units. This turnkey DARHT Trigger System, consisting of four separate trigger units, provides 200 kV trigger pulses with low jitter and fast rise time to each of the four Blumlein coaxial spark gaps. Details of the trigger system design and results obtained during extensive testing at Maxwell are described.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Jaitly, N. C.; Ramrus, A.; Coleman, M. D.; Earley, L. M.; Downing, J. N.; Reisch, H. H. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
500 MW demonstration of advanced wall-fired combustion techniques for the reduction of nitrogen oxide (NO{sub x}) emissions from coal fired boilers. Second quarterly technical progress report, [April--June 1993]
The primary goal of this project is the characterization of the low NO{sub x} combustion equipment through the collection and analysis of long-term emissions data. A target of achieving fifty percent NO{sub x} reduction using combustion modifications has been established for the project. The project provides a stepwise retrofit of an advanced overfire air (AOFA) system followed by low NO{sub x} burners (LNB). During each test phase of the project, diagnostic, performance, long-term and verification testing will be performed. These tests are used to quantify the NO{sub x} reductions of each technology and evaluate the effects of those reductions on other combustion parameters such as particulate characteristics and boiler efficiency. Baseline, AOFA, and LNB without AOFA test segments have been completed. Analysis of the 94 days of LNB long-term data collected show the full-load NO{sub x} emission levels to be approximately 0.65 lb/MBtu with flyash LOI values of approximately 8 percent. Corresponding values for the AOFA configuration are 0.94 lb/MBtu and approximately 10 percent. For comparison, the long-term full-load, baseline NO{sub x} emission level was approximately 1.24 lb/MBtu at 5.2 percent LOI. Comprehensive testing of the LNB plus AOFA configuration began in May 1993 and is scheduled to end during …
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
1993 Annual performance report for Environmental Oversight and Monitoring at Department of Energy facilities in New Mexico
In October of 1990, the New Mexico Environment Department entered into an agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to create the Department of Energy Oversight and Monitoring Program. This program is designed to create an avenue for the State to ensure DOE facilities are in compliance with applicable environmental regulations, to allow the State oversight and monitoring independent of the DOE, to allow the State valuable input into remediation decision making, and to protect the environment and the public health and safety of New Mexicans concerning DOE facility activities. This agreement, called the Agreement in Principle (AIP), includes all four of New Mexico`s DOE facilities: Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos; Sandia National Laboratories and the Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque; and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
1993 Annual Progress Report for Subsidiary Agreement No. 2 (1991--1996) Between AECL and US/DOE for a Radioactive Waste Management Technical Co-Operative Program
A coordinated research program on radioactive waste disposal is being carried out by the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and the US Department of Energy. This annual report describes progress in the following eight studies: Fundamental materials investigations; In-situ stress determination; Development of a spent fuel dissolution model; Large block tracer test--Experimental testing of retardation models; Laboratory and field tests of in-situ hydrochemical tools; Cigar Lake--Analogue study, actinide and fission product geochemistry; Performance assessment technology exchange; and Development of multiple-well hydraulic test and field tracer test methods.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
1993 Annual report on scientific programs: A broad research program on the sciences of complexity
This report provides a summary of many of the research projects completed by the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) during 1993. These research efforts continue to focus on two general areas: the study of, and search for, underlying scientific principles governing complex adaptive systems, and the exploration of new theories of computation that incorporate natural mechanisms of adaptation (mutation, genetics, evolution).
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
1993 Effluent and environmental monitoring report for the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Pittsburgh Site
The results of the radiological and non-radiological environmental monitoring programs for 1993 at the Bettis-Pittsburgh Site are presented. The results obtained from the monitoring programs demonstrate that the existing procedures ensured that environmental releases during 1993 were in accordance with applicable Federal and State regulations. Evaluation of the environmental data indicates that the current operations at the Site continue to have no adverse effect on the quality of the environment. A conservative assessment of radiation exposure to the general public as a result of Site operations demonstrated that the dose received by any member of the public was well below the most restrictive dose limits established by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
1993 PVUSA progress report
Photovoltaics for Utility Scale Applications (PVUSA) is a national public-private partnership that is assessing and demonstrating the viability of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) electric generation systems and recent developments in module technology. This report updates the progress of the PVUSA project, review the status and performance of all PV installations during 1993, and summarizes key accomplishments and conclusions for the year. The PVUSA project has five objectives designed to narrow the gap between a large utility industry that is unfamiliar with PV, and a small PV industry that is aware of a potentially large utility market but unfamiliar with how to meet its requirements. The objectives are: to evaluate the performance, reliability, and cost of promising PV modules and balance-of-system (BOS) components side-by-side at a single location; to assess PV system operation and maintenance (O and M) in a utility setting; to compare PV technologies in diverse geographic areas; to provide US utilities with hands-on experience in designing, procuring, and operating PV systems; and to document and disseminate knowledge gained from the project.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
3M Austin concentrating photovoltaic plant two-year performance report, 1992--1993. Final report
The U.S. Department of Energy, the state of Texas, 3M and the City of Austin Electric Utility jointly funded the installation of a nominal 300 kilowatt concentrating solar photovoltaic system above the parking garage of the new 3M facility in Austin. The plants operating performance for the years 1992-1993 are presented.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Hoffner, J. & Jaster, P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Accelerator Technology Division progress report, FY 1993
This report discusses the following topics: A Next-Generation Spallation-Neutron Source; Accelerator Performance Demonstration Facility; APEX Free-Electron Laser Project; The Ground Test Accelerator (GTA) Program; Intense Neutron Source for Materials Testing; Linac Physics and Special Projects; Magnetic Optics and Beam Diagnostics; Radio-Frequency Technology; Accelerator Controls and Automation; Very High-Power Microwave Sources and Effects; and GTA Installation, Commissioning, and Operation.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Schriber, S. O.; Hardekopf, R. A. & Heighway, E. A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Activation of oncogenes by radon progeny x-ray]. Final technical report
Dose-response relationship for helium ions, gamma radiation, and x- rays were sought for rat embryonic cells transfected with Ha-ras oncogenes.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Ling, C. C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced direct coal liquefaction concepts. Quarterly report, July 1, 1993--September 30, 1993
The bench unit was operated in the two stage configuration during this quarter, and two runs (DOE-008 and DOE-009), which included eight mass balance periods were completed. Addition of potassium carbonate, although the best catalyst for promoting the shift reaction in the first stage, led to severe plugging problems particularly between the first and second stage reactors. Therefore, sodium aluminate, less effective as a shift catalyst, but better for unit operation, was used as an alternate. Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate was used throughout as a second stage catalyst, with and without sodium aluminate as shift catalyst. Overall coal conversions under the conditions studied were approximately 80% wt on MAF coal and C{sub 1}--C{sub 4} gas yields were about 10% wt. Conditions in both stages need to be optimized to improve coal conversion and maximize distillable oil yield. The results so far indicate that increased severity and better carbon monoxide shift conversion are required in the first stage, while maximum pressure ({approximately}2,500 psi) is needed in the second stage. The effects of other catalysts also need to be determined, including the establishment of optimum conditions for operation with those catalysts. Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate was shown to possess no measurable activity as a shift catalyst …
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Berger, D. J.; Parker, R. J. & Simpson, P. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced direct coal liquefaction concepts. Quarterly report, October 1, 1993--December 31, 1993
Six runs on the bench unit were successfully completed this quarter. The runs covered twenty five different operating conditions and yield periods, and involved 336 hours of operation. In the bench unit, increased temperature of first stage operation (410{degree}C) and direct addition of the powdered solid sodium aluminate to the feed as first stage catalyst improved both coal and carbon monoxide conversion. To achieve 90%+ overall coal conversion, temperatures of 430{degree}C+ were required in the second stage. Oil yields (pentane soluble liquid product) in excess of 65 wt % based on MAF Black Thunder coal, were achieved both with iron oxide/dimethyl disulfide and ammonium molybdate/carbon disulfide second stage catalysts. C{sub l}-C{sub 3} hydrogen gas yields were modest, generally 7-8 wt % on MAF coal, and overall hydrogen consumption (including first stage shift hydrogen) was in the order of 7-8 wt % on MAF coal. The ammonium molybdate catalyst system appeared to give slightly higher oil yields and hydrogen consumption, as was expected, but the differences may not be significant.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Berger, D. J.; Parker, R. J. & Simpson, P. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Gas Turbine Systems Research. Technical progress report, April 1, 1993--June 30, 1993
The responses to the first Request for Proposals issued by AGTSR in March were received and evaluated by the industrial Review Board. Ten were selected for subcontract awards, which are presently being negotiated. The number of Performing Member universities has increased by six, to 56, since the last report. Two additional members are pending.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Light Water Reactor Plants System 80+{trademark} Design Certification Program. Annual progress report, October 1, 1992--September 30, 1993
The purpose of this report is to provide a status of the progress that was made towards Design Certification of System 80+{trademark} during the US government`s 1993 fiscal year. The System 80+ Advanced Light Water Reactor (ALWR) is a 3931 MW{sub t} (1350 MWe) Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). The design consists of an essentially complete plant. It is based on evolutionary improvements to the Standardized System 80 nuclear steam supply system in operation at Palo Verde Units 1, 2, and 3, and the Duke Power Company P-81 balance-of-plant (BOP) that was designed and partially constructed at the Cherokee plant site. The System 80/P-81 original design has been substantially enhanced to increase conformance with the EPRI ALWR Utility Requirements Document (URD). Some design enhancements incorporated in the System 80+ design are included in the four units currently under construction in the Republic of Korea. These units form the basis of the Korean standardization program. The full System 80+ standard design has been offered to the Republic of China, in response to their recent bid specification. The ABB-CE Standard Safety Analysis Report (CESSAR-DC) was submitted to the NRC and a Draft Safety Evaluation Report was issued by the NRC in October 1992. …
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced lighting guidelines: 1993. Final report
The 1993 Advanced Lighting Guidelines document consists of twelve guidelines that provide an overview of specific lighting technologies and design application techniques utilizing energy-efficient lighting practice. Lighting Design Practice assesses energy-efficient lighting strategies, discusses lighting issues, and explains how to obtain quality lighting design and consulting services. Luminaires and Lighting Systems surveys luminaire equipment designed to take advantage of advanced technology lamp products and includes performance tables that allow for accurate estimation of luminaire light output and power input. The additional ten guidelines -- Computer-Aided Lighting Design, Energy-Efficient Fluorescent Ballasts, Full-Size Fluorescent Lamps, Compact Fluorescent Lamps, Tungsten-Halogen Lamps, Metal Halide and HPS Lamps, Daylighting and Lumen Maintenance, Occupant Sensors, Time Scheduling Systems, and Retrofit Control Technologies -- each provide a product technology overview, discuss current products on the lighting equipment market, and provide application techniques. This document is intended for use by electric utility personnel involved in lighting programs, lighting designers, electrical engineers, architects, lighting manufacturers` representatives, and other lighting professionals.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Eley, C.; Tolen, T. M.; Benya, J. R.; Rubinstein, F. & Verderber, R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced liquefaction using coal swelling and catalyst dispersion techniques. Quarterly progress report, July--September 1993
The overall objective of this project is to develop a new approach for the direct liquefaction of coal to produce an all-distillate product slate at a sizable cost reduction over current technology. The approach integrates coal selection, pretreatment, coal swelling with catalyst impregnation, liquefaction, product recovery with characterization, alternate bottoms processing, and carrying out a technical assessment including an economic evaluation. The primary coal of this program, Black Thunder subbituminous coal, can be effectively beneficiated to about 3.5 wt % ash using aqueous sulfurous acid pretreatment. This treated coal can be further beneficiated to about 2 wt % ash using commercially available procedures. All three coals used in this study (Black Thunder, Burning Star bituminous, and Martin Lake lignite) are effectively swelled by a number of solvents. The most effective solvents are those having hetero-functionality. laboratory- and bench-scale liquefaction experimentation is underway using swelled and catalyst impregnated coal samples. Higher coal conversions were observed for the SO{sub 2}-treated subbituminous coal than the raw coal, regardless of catalyst type. Conversions of swelled coal were highest when Molyvan L, molybdenum naphthenate, and nickel octoate, respectively, were added to the liquefaction solvent. The study of bottoms processing consists of combining the ASCOT process …
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Curtis, C.W.; Gutterman, C. & Chander, S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced NMR-based techniques for pore structure analysis of coal. Quarter report {number_sign}8, 7/1/93--9/30/93
One of the main problems in coal utilization is the inability to properly characterize its complex pore structure. Coals typically have micro/ultramicro pores but they also exhibit meso and macroporosity. Conventional pore size techniques (adsorption/condensation, mercury porosimetry) are limited because of this broad pore size range, microporosity, reactive nature of coal, samples must be completely dried, and network/percolation effects. Small angle scattering is limited because it probes both open and closed pores. Although one would not expect any single technique to provide a satisfactory description of a coal`s structure, it is apparent that better techniques are necessary. Small angle scattering could be improved by combining scattering and adsorption measurements. Also, the measurement of NMR parameters of various gas phase and adsorbed phase NMR active probes can provide pore structure information. The dependence of the common NMR parameters such as chemical shifts and relaxation times of several different nuclei and compounds on the pore structure of model microporous solids, carbons, and coals is investigated. In particular, the interaction between several small molecules ({sup 129}Xe, {sup 3}He, {sup 14}N{sub 2},{sup 14}NH{sub 3},{sup 15}N{sub 2},{sup 13} CH{sub 4}, {sup 13}CO{sub 2}) and pore surface is studied.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Smith, D. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced NMR-based techniques for pore structure analysis of coal. Quarterly report No. 9, October 1, 1993--December 30, 1993
One of the main problems in coal utilization is the inability to properly characterize its complex pore structure. Coals typically have micro/ultra-micro pores but they also exhibit meso and macroporosity. Conventional pore size techniques (adsorption/condensation, mercury porosimetry) are limited because of this broad pore size range, microporosity, reactive nature of coal, samples must be completely dried, and network/percolation effects. Small angle scattering is limited because it probes both open and dosed pores. Although one would not expect any single technique to provide a satisfactory description of a coal`s structure, it is apparent that better techniques are necessary. Small angle scattering could be improved by combining scattering and adsorption measurements. Also, the measurement of NMR parameters of various gas phase and adsorbed phase NMR active probes can provide pore structure information. We will investigate the dependence of the common NMR parameters such as chemical shifts and relaxation times of several different nuclei and compounds on the pore structure of model microporous solids, carbons, and coals. In particular, we will study the interaction between several small molecules ({sup 129}Xe, {sup 3}He, {sup 14}N{sub 2}, {sup 14}NH{sub 3}, {sup 15}N{sub 2}, {sup 13}CH{sub 4}, {sup 13}CO{sub 2}) and pore surface. Our current work …
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Smith, D. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advances in MOVPE compound semiconductor epitaxy manufacturing technology: From high throughput large area reactors to cluster tools
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Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Tompa, G. S.; Zawadzki, P. A. & Moy, K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility. Quarterly progress report, January 1--March 31, 1993
The Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility (LACEF) is now operating after a lengthy period of shutdown that lasted from November 1989 until June 1991. Since June 1991, the efforts of the staff have concentrated on bringing the assemblies back to operational status. The facility is fully operational and performing experiments. This progress report nominally covers the second quarter of FY93 (first quarter of calendar year 1993). It has sections on nuclear criticality safety classes, SHEBA II Project, Godiva IV activities, Skua activities, basic neutron physics measurements, etc.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Anderson, R. E.; Paternoster, R. R.; Robba, A. A.; Sanchez, R. G.; Butterfield, K. B.; Partain, B. Q. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis and applications of quadrature hybrids as RF circulators
The operation of a quadrature hybrid as a power combiner is analyzed. The analytical results are compared with data measured experimentally using a 211 MHz cavity. Graphical solution of the measured cases are in good agreement with analytical predictions. The use of the 90{degree}-hybrid as an RF circulator is also analyzed. The active operation of the harmonic cavity in the NSLS VUV-ring is used to demonstrate this application. This fourth-harmonic cavity is used to change the shape of the bucket potential to lengthen a stored bunch. Thus, a longer stored-beam lifetime can be achieved without compromising the high brightness of the VUV photon beam. If operated actively, the harmonic cavity would present a mismatched load to an RF generator. Thus, a need exists for a circulator. Similarities in operation between the 90{degree}-hybrid and a circulator are discussed.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Hanna, S. M. & Keane, J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis and evaluation of interwell seismic logging techniques for reservoir characterization. [Quarterly report], April 1--June 30, 1993
The objective of this three-year research program is to investigate interwell seismic logging techniques for indirectly interpreting oil and gas reservoir geology and rock physical properties. This work involves a balanced study of advanced theoretical and numerical modeling of seismic waves transmitted between pairs of reservoir wells combined with experimental dam acquisition and processing of measurements at controlled sites as well as in full-scale reservoirs. This reservoir probing concept is aimed at demonstrating high-resolution measurements and detailed interpretation of heterogeneous hydrocarbon-bearing formations. In this quarterly report technical progress is summarized for Task 3, data processing and analysis of: preliminary interpretation of interwell seismic data from wells 5-7 and 7-7 at the Gypsy Test Site; and the response of a thin layer in an anistropic shale.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Parra, J.O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis and evaluation of interwell seismic logging techniques for reservoir characterization. [Quarterly report], January 1--March 31, 1993
The objective of this three-year research program is to investigate interwell seismic logging techniques for indirectly interpreting oil and gas reservoir geology and pore fluid permeability. This work involves a balanced study of advanced theoretical and numerical modeling of seismic waves transmitted between pairs of reservoir wells combined with experimental data acquisition and processing of measurements at controlled sites as well as in full-scale reservoirs. This reservoir probing concept is aimed at demonstrating unprecedented high-resolution measurements and detailed interpretation of heterogeneous hydrocarbon-bearing formations. Technical progress for the past quarter is summarized for Task 3, data processing and analysis of geological and petrophysical analysis of the interval from 800 to 1100 feet in five wells at the Gypsy Test Site.
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Parra, J.O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of organic sulfur and nitrogen in coal via tandem degradation methods. Final technical report, September 1, 1992--August 31, 1993
The principal impediment to the molecular characterization of organic sulfur and nitrogen in coal is the polymeric nature of coal`s molecular structure, rendering coal insoluble and impossible to analyze by the necessary gas chromatographic (GC) methods. In this research, the authors apply chemical and thermal degradation techniques to render coal amenable to standard GC characterization. IBC101 floated coal was oxidized with sodium dichromate in five sequential steps. The SIC ratio in the residues decreases markedly with each successive step. It appears the method is effectively mobilizing the organic sulfur. The NIC ratio shows little change. In the GC/MS analysis of the dichromate oxidation products, alkylmethoxy-thiophene carboxylic acids (ATCA) were found to be major organosulfur compounds. Their relative concentrations also drop markedly with each oxidation step, while the concentration of benzene derivatives progressively increases. It is hypothesized the thiophenic moieties are located on the exterior surfaces of the coal structure, while the core is more aromatic. Using analytical micropyrolysis-gas chromatography with a sulfur-selective flame photometric detector (py-GC-FPD), it is possible to easily see a full distribution of organic sulfur forms in a one-step analysis. The predominance of alkylthiophenes in the pyrolyzates lends support to the recognition of thiophenic compounds in the …
Date:
December 31, 1993
Creator:
Kruge, M. A. & Palmer, S. R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library