Integrating model of the Project Independence Evaluation System. Volume VI. Data documentation. Part I (open access)

Integrating model of the Project Independence Evaluation System. Volume VI. Data documentation. Part I

This documentation describes the PIES Integrating Model as it existed on January 1, 1978. This volume contains two chapters. In Chapter I, Overview, the following subjects are briefly described: supply data, EIA projection series and scenarios, demand data and assumptions, and supply assumptions - oil and gas availabilities. Chapter II contains supply and demand data tables and sources used by the PIES Integrating Model for the mid-range scenario target years 1985 and 1990. Tabulated information is presented for demand, price, and elasticity data; coal data; imports data; oil and gas data; refineries data; synthetics, shale, and solar/geothermal data; transportation data; and utilities data.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Allen, B J
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Integrating model of the Project Independence Evaluation System. Volume VI. Data documentation. Part II (open access)

Integrating model of the Project Independence Evaluation System. Volume VI. Data documentation. Part II

This documentation describes the PIES Integrating Model as it existed on January 1, 1978. This Volume VI of six volumes is data documentation, containing the standard table data used for the Administrator's Report at the beginning of 1978, along with the primary data sources and the office responsible. It also contains a copy of a PIES Integrating Model Report with a description of its content. Following an overview chapter, Chapter II, Supply and Demand Data Tables and Sources for the Mid-range Scenario for Target Years 1985 and 1990, data on demand, price, and elasticity; coal; imports; oil and gas; refineries; synthetics, shale, and solar/geothermal; transportation; and utilities are presented. The following data on alternate scenarios are discussed: low and high demand; low and high oil and gas supply; refinery and oil and gas data assuming a 5% annual increase in real world oil prices. Chapter IV describes the solution output obtained from an execution of PIES.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Allen, B J
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Longitudinal feedback system for PEP (open access)

Longitudinal feedback system for PEP

Whether the wide bandwidth longitudinal feedback system described in this paper is made to act on the individual modes in frequency domain or on the individual bunches in time domain, it represents a clean and efficient way of damping the longitudinal oscillations without influencing other beam parameters such as bunch shape or synchrotron frequency distribution. The frequency domain feedback presents the advantage of providing information on which modes are unstable and on their risetimes, which may be helpful in locating dangerous resonators in the ring.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Allen, M. A.; Cornacchia, M. & Millich, A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temperature evaluation of EMR's 510 PMT and ITT MCP PMT (open access)

Temperature evaluation of EMR's 510 PMT and ITT MCP PMT

Neutron detectors for flight test applications use either a photomultiplier tube (PMT) or a silicon photodiode as a light detector to monitor the light output of scintillation materials. Silicon diodes lack sensitivity, so PMT's are used in most low flux neutron applications. The SA 1690 is presently the only Sandia qualified PMT. It has a complex temperature response requiring the selection of a temperature compensation circuit during assembly to meet accuracy requirements. Results are presented of a study which was performed to evaluate the temperature stability of two other light detectors and to compare the results with the performance of the SA 1690.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Amaral, R.J.; Dolan, K.W. & Sundahl, R.O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of SBTF quadelliptical furnaces. [LMFBR] (open access)

Analysis of SBTF quadelliptical furnaces. [LMFBR]

A computer model was developed which predicts the axial temperature profile and heat flux at the outer surface of the test section of the Sodium Boiling Test Facility constructed by the Engineering Technology Division at ORNL. The model was in agreement with observed temperature profiles at furnace power levels representative of single phase, dual phase, and dry-out operations. A parametric study demonstrated the effect of sodium flow rate and surface emissivities on the predicted temperature profile. It was concluded that axial conduction in the Hastelloy tube and sodium must be incorporated into the model to improve accuracy.
Date: February 23, 1979
Creator: Anderson, F. E. & Schulz, R. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementation of State Solar Incentives: Financial Programs. (open access)

Implementation of State Solar Incentives: Financial Programs.

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Date: February 28, 1979
Creator: Ashworth, J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
PBX 9502 corner turning test fire and data analysis (open access)

PBX 9502 corner turning test fire and data analysis

The test fire and data analysis of one technique to be utilized in lot characterization of PBX 9502 are described. The corner turning distance is expected to vary +- 2.1 mm on lot-to-lot variation, primarily due to density variations in the PBX 9502. The uncertainty of these measurements is estimated to be +- 0.2 mm as determined from errors of the systems and techniques employed in the tests.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Avara, R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Exposure Dependent Heterogeneous Fbr Spectra Using Continuous Slowing Down-Integral Transport Concepts (open access)

Analysis of Exposure Dependent Heterogeneous Fbr Spectra Using Continuous Slowing Down-Integral Transport Concepts

This paper extends the procedure to analyse the heterogeneous FBR spectra with depletion.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Badruzzaman, Ahmed; Badruzzaman, Tahmina & Becker, Martin
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Material Removed from UCLA Tokamaks Microtor and Macrotor (open access)

Analysis of Material Removed from UCLA Tokamaks Microtor and Macrotor

This paper reports a first effort to examine the surface of the UCLA tokamaks, Microtor and Macrotor, by analyzing samples that have been exposed to plasma discharge and cleaning for long periods. The samples were sent to the Surface Science Section at the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL). There, Auger electron spectrometry and sputter profile techniques were used to examine the samples, which had been handled in atmospheric conditions after being removed from the tokamak.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Baer, D. R.; Thomas, M. T. & Taylor, R. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pacific Northwest Laboratory annual report for 1978 to the DOE Assistant Secretary for Environment. Part 5. Environmental assessment, control, health and safety (open access)

Pacific Northwest Laboratory annual report for 1978 to the DOE Assistant Secretary for Environment. Part 5. Environmental assessment, control, health and safety

The report is in four sections, corresponding to the program elements: technology impacts, environmental control engineering, operational and environmental compliance and human health studies. Each section was abstracted and indexed separately. (JGB)
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Bair, W.J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liquid metals fire control engineering handbook (open access)

Liquid metals fire control engineering handbook

This handbook reviews the basic requirements of the use of liquid metals with emphasis on sodium which has the greatest current usage. It delineates the concepts necessary to design facilities both radioactive and nonradioactive for use with liquid metals. It further reviews the state-of-the-art in fire extinguishers and leak detection equipment and comments on their application and sensitivity. It also provides details on some engineering features of value to the designer of liquid metal facilities.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Ballif, J.L. (comp.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Secondary emission monitors at the Bevatron-Bevalac (open access)

Secondary emission monitors at the Bevatron-Bevalac

Secondary Emission Monitors (SEM) are used for high intensity, high energy beam fluence monitoring of heavy ions. The improved electronics and autozeroing of background noise has extended the useful factor is capacitive changes between the chamber foils, from acoustic and mechanical vibration. Usable levels are in the 10/sup 4/ particles per pulse range for C/sup 6/ ions. The secondary electron yield is proportional to 1/..beta../sup 2/. This gives an increase in yield of about a factor of 25 for injection energies over peak energies at the Bevatron. This enhanced yield has been exploited in designing relative intensity and position monitors that give usable signal levels while intercepting only a small percentage of the injected beam. The detector in this case is a wire grid. The output can be: (1) sum proportional to the beam intensity or as a time profile; (2) Split grids for a right-left monitor; (3) single wire scan for a spatial profile. These monitors give usable signals down to a level of 0.01 to 0.1 ..mu..A of injected beam.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Barale, J. J.; Crebbin, K. C.; Lax, J. W.; Richter, R. M. & Zajec, E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bendix Kansas City Division technological spinoff through 1978 (open access)

Bendix Kansas City Division technological spinoff through 1978

The results of work of Bendix Kansas City Division are made available in the form of technical reports that are processed through the DOE Technical Information Center in Oak Ridge. The present report lists the documents released by the Division, along with author and subject indexes. Drawing sets released are also listed. Locations of report collections in the U.S., other countries, and international agencies are provided. (RWR)
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Barnes, H. T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparative evaluation of recent reports on the energy conservation potential from cogeneration (open access)

Comparative evaluation of recent reports on the energy conservation potential from cogeneration

Most of the electricity generated in the U.S. and the heat used by industry, buildings, and homes are produced independently from the combustion of separate fuels. Cogeneration, the combined production of electricity and useful heat, could reduce significantly the total amount of fuel required. This report discusses areas of application and alternative technologies for cogeneration. Projections by various investigators indicate potential U.S. energy savings from 1 to 2% up to almost 10%. Several of the published estimates of potential energy conservation benefits from cogeneration are analyzed and reduced to common bases for comparison. Significant differences in the various projections arise from differences in estimating the size of the industrial steam demand and from divergent assumptions concerning the tractability of various implementation problems. 16 references.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Barnes, R. W. & Klepper, O. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationship between swelling and the shear modulus of irradiated metal (open access)

Relationship between swelling and the shear modulus of irradiated metal

In three alloy systems, AISI 316, the Ni-Al binary system, and the Fe-Cr-Ni ternary system, a relationship exists between the shear modulus of the unirradiated alloys and the resultant swelling observed. An alloying addition which reduces the shear modulus will subsequently reduce the irradiation-induced swelling in a solid solution hardened alloy system. The reduction in swelling is thought to be associated with the void nucleation phase of the swelling phenomenon. Thus, relative high temperature swelling behavior of the solid solution hardened alloys can be described with reasonable certainty from room temperature shear modulus measurement.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Bates, J. F.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
ASBLT: a system of DATATRAN MODULES which process core fuel loading for use in as-built calculations (open access)

ASBLT: a system of DATATRAN MODULES which process core fuel loading for use in as-built calculations

ASBLT is a computer program consisting of DATATRAN MODULES which was used during the manufacturing phase of LWBR to collect and evaluate as-built data. The program was part of the LWBR fuel rod inspection process and produced sections of module assembly certification reports. ASBLT used fuel pellet, fuel rod and module assembly data to compute core inventories and to supply input to nuclear design programs for as-built core calculations.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Beaudoin, B.R.; Beggs, W.J.; Case, C.R. & Wilczynski, R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tokamak instrumentation and controls (open access)

Tokamak instrumentation and controls

The three areas of study emphasis to date are: (1) Physics implications for controls, (2) Computer simulation, and (3) Shutdown/aborts. This document reports on the FY 78 efforts (the first year of these studies) to address these problems. Transient scenario options for the startup of a tokamak are developed, and the implications for the control system are discussed. This document also presents a hybrid computer simulation (analog and digital) of the Impurity Study Experiment (ISX-B) which is now being used for corroborative controls investigations. The simulation will be expanded to represent a TNS/ETF machine.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Becraft, W. R.; Bettis, E. S.; Houlberg, W. A.; Onega, R. J. & Stone, R. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation, design, development and delivery of a 1200 kV prototype termination. First technical progress report, September 28, 1978-January 31, 1979 (open access)

Evaluation, design, development and delivery of a 1200 kV prototype termination. First technical progress report, September 28, 1978-January 31, 1979

The conceptual design and material study, Task 1 of this project is nearing completion. The primary objective of problem definition, in the form of a preliminary design specification, is complete. Several innovative concepts are being explored and compared. By the end of Task 1, the many alternative concepts will be narrowed considerably so that model studies of the most promising candidates may commence.
Date: February 22, 1979
Creator: Billings, J. S.; Neri, Z.; Meyer, J. R.; Berkebile, L. E. & English, W. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected bibliography for the extraction of uranium from seawater: chemical process and plant design feasibility study (open access)

Selected bibliography for the extraction of uranium from seawater: chemical process and plant design feasibility study

A selected annotated bibliography of 521 references was prepared as a part of a feasibility study of the extraction of uranium from seawater. For the most part, these references are related to the chemical processes whereby the uranium is removed from the seawater. A companion docment contains a similar bibliography of 471 references related to oceanographic and uranium extraction plant siting considerations, although some of the references are in common. The bibliography was prepared by computer retrieval from Chemical Abstracts, Nuclear Science Abstracts, Energy Data Base, NTIS, and Oceanic Abstracts. References are listed by author, country of author, and selected keywords.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Binney, S. E.; Polkinghorne, S. T.; Jante, R. R.; Rodman, M. R.; Chen, A. C. T. & Gordon, L. I.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of selected chemical processes for production of low-cost silicon (Phase III). Silicon Material Task, Low-Cost Solar Array Project. Thirteenth quarterly progress report, October 1-December 31, 1978 (open access)

Evaluation of selected chemical processes for production of low-cost silicon (Phase III). Silicon Material Task, Low-Cost Solar Array Project. Thirteenth quarterly progress report, October 1-December 31, 1978

Refinements of the design of the 50 MT/year Experimental Process System Development Unit (EPSDU) have been made and competitive bids have been received from mechanical, electrical, and structural contractors. Emergency procedures have been defined to counter a variety of contingencies disclosed in operations and safety reviews. Work continues with the fluidized-bed model to define conditions under which useful segregation of large particles can be obtained. Experimental work with an electrolytic cell for zinc chloride disclosed no significant increase in power efficiency by steps taken to increase electrolyte circulation. On the basis of materials compatibility and permeability tests, 310 stainless steel was chosen for the shell of the fluidized-bed reactor and SiC-coated graphite for the liner. Experiments on the volatility of lead, iron, and cadmium at the ppM level in zinc at its boiling point are being continued with provisions being made to withdraw molten samples so as to avoid segregation on freezing, believed to be the cause of earlier discrepancies.
Date: February 15, 1979
Creator: Blocher, J.M. Jr. & Browning, M.F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of creep and relaxation data for hastelloy alloy x sheet (open access)

Evaluation of creep and relaxation data for hastelloy alloy x sheet

Hastelloy alloy X has been a successful high-temperature structural material for more than two decades. Recently, Hastelloy alloy X sheet has been selected as a prime structural material for the proposed Brayton Isotope Power System (BIPS). The material also sees extensive application in the High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR). Design of these systems requires a detailed consideration of the high-temperature creep properties of this material. Therefore, available creep, creep-rupture, and relaxation data for Hastelloy alloy X were collected and analyzed to yield mathematical representations of the behavior for design use.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Booker, M. K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practical, cost-effective method for real-time surveillance of widely-separated remote sites. [System based on FM CATV concept] (open access)

Practical, cost-effective method for real-time surveillance of widely-separated remote sites. [System based on FM CATV concept]

Effective intrusion protection for uninhabited sites scattered widely throughout a large geographic area can be a difficult and expensive proposition. When the sites are important enough to require continuous surveillance, the problem is even worse. Roving patrols are not effective, and conventional alarms don't provide enough information to allow a meaningful response. Television systems have possibilities but also disadvantages: the usual system is both costly and inflexible. This paper describes our solution to the problem: a cost effective instrusion protection system used to simultaneously protect many sites scattered over many square miles, with realtime surveillance from a central point. The system is based on a state-of-the-art FM CATV concept that is capable of providing surveillance for multiple sites, is modular in design for quick setup, flexible, and easily maintained. A electronic motion detector is incorporated for each site under surveillance, with a visual and audible alarm to alert the observer at the central control console. The observer can then bring the intruded site up on a large-screen monitor for detailed assessment. The system is relatively economical as all equipment is commercially available and all installation is straight-forward and follows usual CATV construction practices.
Date: February 20, 1979
Creator: Braley, R.E.; Olson, A.W. & Rufer, R.P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solar-climatic statistical study (open access)

Solar-climatic statistical study

The Solar-Climatic Statistical Study was performed to provide statistical information on the expected future availability of solar and wind power at various nationwide sites. Historic data (SOLMET), at 26 National Weather Service stations reporting hourly solar insolation and collateral meteorological information, were interrogated to provide an estimate of future trends. Solar data are global radiation incident on a horizontal surface, and wind data represent wind power normal to the air flow. Selected insolation and wind power conditions were investigated for their occurrence and persistence, for defined periods of time, on a monthly basis. Information of this nature are intended as an aid to preliminary planning activities for the design and operation of solar and wind energy utilization and conversion systems. Presented in this volume are probability estimates of solar insolation and wind power, alone and in combination, occurring and persisting at or above specified thresholds, for up to one week, for each of the 26 SOLMET stations. Diurnal variations of wind power were also considered. Selected probability data for each station are presented graphically, and comprehensive plots for all stations are provided on a set of microfiche included in a folder in the back of this volume.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Bray, Roger E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Predicting stress corrosion crackig in welded steel based on residual stress measurements (open access)

Predicting stress corrosion crackig in welded steel based on residual stress measurements

Residual stress measurements were made on a welded HP-9-4-20 steel test coupon to determine the potential of residual stress for producing stress corrosion cracking. X-ray diffraction and strain gauge rosettes were used to make the measurements. The results indicated that, under the conditions specified, the stress intensity produced by residual stress was one-fourth that required to produce stress corrosion cracking.
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Brewer, D.H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library