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Spin forming development
Bendix product applications require the capability of fabricating heavy gage, high strength materials. Five commercial sources have been identified that have the capability of spin forming metal thicknesses greater than 9.5 mm and four equiment manufacturers produce machines with this capability. Twelve assemblies selected as candidates for spin forming applications require spin forming of titanium, 250 maraging steel, 17-4 pH stainless steel, Nitronic 40 steel, 304 L stainless steel, and 6061 aluminum. Twelve parts have been cold spin formed from a 250 maraging steel 8.1 mm wall thickness machine preform, and six have been hot spin formed directly from 31.8-mm-thick flat plate. Thirty-three Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy parts and 26 17-4 pH stainless steel parts have been hot spin formed directly from 31.8-mm-thick plate. Hot spin forming directly from plate has demonstrated the feasibility and favorable economics of this fabrication technique for Bendix applications.
Date:
May 1, 1982
Creator:
Gates, W.G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Design and analysis of PCRV core cavity closure
Design requirements and considerations for a core cavity closure which led to the choice of a concrete closure with a toggle hold-down as the design for the Gas-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor (GCFR) plant are discussed. A procedure for preliminary stress analysis of the closure by means of a three-dimensional finite element method is described. A limited parametric study using this procedure indicates the adequacy of the present closure design and the significance of radial compression developed as a result of inclined support reaction.
Date:
May 1, 1980
Creator:
Lee, T.T.; Schwartz, A.A. & Koopman, D.C.A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Magnetic data analysis for the ALS lattice magents
The Advanced Light Source (ALS), now under construction at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, is a third-generation synchrotron radiation source designed to produce extremely bright photon beams in the UV and soft X-ray regions. The lattice magnets to be installed in the two rings, a 1--1.9 GeV storage ring, and a 1.5 GeV booster synchrotron, have been magnetically measured to ascertain their excitation curves and field uniformity. In this paper the analysis of these data is discussed, and results for measured magnets are given. 5 refs., 2 figs., 7 tabs.
Date:
May 1, 1991
Creator:
Keller, R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Well-logging technology and geothermal applications: a survey and assessment with recommendations
None
Date:
May 1, 1975
Creator:
Baker, L. E.; Campbell, A. B. & Hughen, R. L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Critical flow: General theory and spurious solutions
It is hardly necessary to emphasize the importance that an accurate prediction of the parameters of critical flow plays in a number of industries, notably in nuclear reactor safety calculations and in metering. In spite of its importance, the literature of the subject still contains erroneous statements. Many of them result from an unjustified belief in the generality of certain conclusions drawn in the elementary study of one-dimensional isentropic flow of a perfect gas with constant specific heats through a convergent-divergent (de Laval) nozzle. This lecture will present a complete and consistent theory of such flows, applicable to any fluid (single- or multiphase) and any channel shape. The study is restricted to the one-dimensional approximation, and, although only adiabatic conditions are discussed, the formalism can be extended to arbitrary conditions at the boundary of the channel. A scrutiny of some of the latest critical reviews of the state of the art of modelling thermal-hydraulic phenomena, especially in the context of LWR safety analysis, reveals the persistence of some misconceptions concerning the nature of the flow and of the relation between the preferred mathematical model and its discretized equivalent. It has recently become clear that the ensemble of trajectories in phase …
Date:
May 1, 1991
Creator:
Kestin, J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Characterization of carbonaceous materials using extraction with supercritical pentane
The use of carbonaceous adsorbents is limited by irreversible adsorption of some compounds so the use of supercritical pentane as an extracting solvent was examined. Carbon black appeared to be broken down slowly, but continuously, by the penane. To see if other types of carbon behaved similarly, high purity graphite, technical grade graphites, active carbons, and charcoals were examined. The extracts were characterized by uv spectroscopy, packed column chromatography using flame ionization and flame photometric detectors, and capillary GC/MS. The extracts were characteristic for each class of carbonaceous material. The high purity graphite yielded large, polycyclic aromatic compounds; the technical grade graphites yielded alkanes and alkyl-substituted benzenes and naphthalenes; the active carbons yielded alkanes, dienes, and small amounts of alkyl-substituted benzenes; and the charcoals yielded almost entirely alkanes in small amounts.
Date:
May 30, 1980
Creator:
Fetzer, J.C.; Graham, J.A.; Arrendale, R.R.; Klee, M.S. & Rogers, L.B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Behavior of a plasma in a high-density gas-embedded Z-pinch configuration
The theoretical analysis of a high density Z-pinch (HDZP) begins with an examination of the steady state energy balance between ohmic heating and bremsstrahlung radiation losses for a plasma column in pressure equilibrium. The model is then expanded to include the time-varying internal energy and results in a quasi-equilibrium prescription for the load current through a constant radius plasma channel. This set of current waveforms is useful in the design of experimental systems. The behavior of a plasma for physically realizable conditions is first examined by allowing adiabatic changes in the column radius. A more complete model is then developed by incorporating inertial effects into the momentum equation, and the resultant global MHD computational model is compared with more sophisticated, and costly, one- and two-dimensional computer simulations. These comparisons demonstrate the advantages of the global MHD description over previously developed zero-dimensional models.
Date:
May 1, 1982
Creator:
Shlachter, J.S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
AN ENERGY MEASUREMENT OF PuF$sub 4$ NEUTRONS AND THE NEUTRON DOSE RATE FROM PuF$sub 4$ PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
By use of the multisphere neutron spectrometer, the neutrons emitted from a sample of PuF4 were analyzed for average neutron energy. The results indicated an average neutron energy of 1.25 plus or minus 0.25 Mev. The room background had a fast neutron energy of 1.00 plus or minus 0.25 Mev, with a reasonably large contribution from scattered neutrons. A 110 gram sample of PuF/ sub 4/ gave a dose rate reading of about 9 mrem/hr at a distance of 30 cm, which corresponds to a neutron yield of 8.0 x 10/sup 5/ n/sec. The room background was about 0.5 mrem/hr. Neutrons originating in the PuF/sub 4/ processing equipment were measured with the 10 inch sphere neutron survey instrument. Comparable readings were obtained with the converted PeeWee neutron survey instrument by using a correction factor of 30, or a fast neutron energy of 0.5 or 0.4 Mev. Either of these factors enabled a monitor to obtain a more accurate dose rate with the PeeWee than was previously possible. (auth)
Date:
May 1, 1962
Creator:
Hankins, D.E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enhanced durability and reactivity for zinc ferrite desulfurization sorbent
AMAX Research Development Center (AMAX R D) has been investigating methods for enhancing the reactivity and durability of the zinc ferrite desulfurization sorbent. Zinc ferrite sorbents are intended for use in desulfurization of hot coal gas in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) or molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) applications. For the present program, the reactivity of the sorbent may be defined as its sulfur sorption capacity at the breakthrough point and at saturation in a bench-scale, fixed-bed reactor. Durability may be defined as the ability of the sorbent to maintain important physical characteristics such As size, strength, and specific surface area during 10 cycles of sulfidation and oxidation.
Date:
May 18, 1987
Creator:
Jha, M. C.; Baltich, L. K. & Berggren, M. H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Thermodynamic modeling of geothermal power plants
None
Date:
May 1, 1975
Creator:
Walter, R. A.; Bloomster, C. M. & Wise, S. E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pulse code modulation data compression for automated test equipment
Development of automated test equipment for an advanced telemetry system requires continuous monitoring of PCM data while exercising telemetry inputs. This requirements leads to a large amount of data that needs to be stored and later analyzed. For example, a data stream of 4 Mbits/s and a test time of thirty minutes would yield 900 Mbytes of raw data. With this raw data, information needs to be stored to correlate the raw data to the test stimulus. This leads to a total of 1.8 Gb of data to be stored and analyzed. There is no method to analyze this amount of data in a reasonable time. A data compression method is needed to reduce the amount of data collected to a reasonable amount. The solution to the problem was data reduction. Data reduction was accomplished by real time limit checking, time stamping, and smart software. Limit checking was accomplished by an eight state finite state machine and four compression algorithms. Time stamping was needed to correlate stimulus to the appropriate output for data reconstruction. The software was written in the C programming language with a DOS extender used to allow it to run in extended mode. A 94--98% compression in …
Date:
May 1, 1991
Creator:
Navickas, T.A. & Jones, S.G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Geothermal Reservoir Well Stimulation Program: technology transfer
Each of the following types of well stimulation techniques are summarized and explained: hydraulic fracturing; thermal; mechanical, jetting, and drainhole drilling; explosive and implosive; and injection methods. Current stimulation techniques, stimulation techniques for geothermal wells, areas of needed investigation, and engineering calculations for various techniques. (MHR)
Date:
May 1, 1980
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gaseous pyrolysis products identified by combined thermal and mass spectrometric analyses
None
Date:
May 13, 1975
Creator:
Grossaint, K. J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Weld Penetration and Defect Control
Highly engineered designs increasingly require the use of improved materials and sophisticated manufacturing techniques. To obtain optimal performance from these engineered products, improved weld properties and joint reliability are a necessarily. This requirement for improved weld performance and reliability has led to the development of high-performance welding systems in which pre-programmed parameters are specified before any welding takes place. These automated systems however lack the ability to compensate for perturbations which arise during the welding process. Hence the need for systems which monitor and control the in-process status of the welding process. This report discusses work carried out on weld penetration indicators and the feasibility of using these indicators for on-line penetration control.
Date:
May 15, 1992
Creator:
Chin, Bryan A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Control of indoor radon and radon progeny concentrations
There are three general categories of techniques for the control of radon and radon progeny concentrations in indoor air - restriction of radon entry, reduction of indoor radon concentrations by ventilation or air cleaning, and removal of airborne radon progeny. The predominant radon entry process in most residences appears to be pressure driven flow of soil gas through cracks or other openings in the basement, slab, or subfloor. Sealing these openings or ventilation of the subslab or subfloor space are methods of reducing radon entry rates. Indoor radon concentrations may be reduced by increased ventilation. The use of charcoal filters for removal of radon gas in the indoor air by adsorption has also been proposed. Concentrations of radon progeny, which are responsible for most of the health risks associated with radon exposures, can be controlled by use of electrostatic or mechanical filtration. Air circulation can also reduce radon progeny concentrations in certain cases. This paper reviews the application and limitations of each of these control measures and discusses recent experimental results.
Date:
May 1, 1985
Creator:
Sextro, R.G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
HOT CELL DEMONSTRATION OF ZIRFLEX AND SULFEX PROCESSES. Report No. 3
ABS>Hot cell demonstration of the Zirflex decladding process coupled with a modified Purex solvent extraction process was completed using specimens of Zircaloy-clad UO/sub 2/ irradiated to levels of 6150-14,600 Mwd/TU. Soluble losses of uranium and plutonium to the decladding solutions were about 0.05%. Centrifugation of the decladding solution is probably necessary to remove up to 1% of the UO/sub 2/ present as fines resulting from the fracture of low (93 to 95%) density pellets; high (96%) density pellets produced few fines. Approximately 5 hours were required to dissolve the UO/sub 2/ core material (14,000 Mwd/TU) in 4M HNO/sub 3/ versus 6 to 7 hours for unirradiated pellets to produce a solvent extraction feed of 100 g U/l and 3M HNO/sub 3/. Gamma decontamination factors for uranium in the Purex CU stream and plutonium in the BP stream were increased by factors of 2 to 10 from the normal 1.3 x 10/sup 3/ and 2.1 x 10/sup 3/, respectively, by pretreatment of the solvent extraction feed with dincetyl monoxime or its degradation product, oxalic acid. Preliminary data indicate radiation damage degrades the solvent, 30% TBP diluted with Amsco 125- 82, upon one pass through the mixer-settler banks with feed solutions irradiated …
Date:
May 14, 1962
Creator:
Goode, J.H. & Baillie, M.G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enhanced durability and reactivity for zinc ferrite desulfurization sorbent
AMAX Research Development Center (AMAX R D) has been investigating methods for enhancing the reactivity and durability of the zinc ferrite desulfurization sorbent. Zinc ferrite sorbents are intended for use in desulfurization of hot coal gas in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) or molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) applications. For the present program, the reactivity of the sorbent may be defined as its sulfur sorption capacity at the breakthrough point and at saturation in a bench-scale, fixed-bed reactor. Durability may be defined as the ability of the sorbent to maintain important physical characteristics such As size, strength, and specific surface area during 10 cycles of sulfidation and oxidation.
Date:
May 2, 1989
Creator:
Jha, M. C. & Berggren, M. H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Inherent design features of the GCFR
This paper discusses several inherent design features of the GCFR that enhance its safety and presents analyses to demonstrate the degree of protection they provide. These features are a subset of a larger group of potential inherent features that form the third line of protection (LOP-3) for the GCFR. The function of LOP-3 is to demonstrate that the inherent response of the reactor system will limit core damage even if active cooling and shutdown systems in LOP-1 and LOP-2 fail. By providing this function with inherent features, which do not depend on active components and are self-controlling, an additional level of protection against common cause failure mechanisms is provided for both protected and unprotected events. The examples of LOP-3 discussed in this paper are natural circulation core cooling to the ultimate atmospheric heat sink and inherent reactor shutdown mechanisms.
Date:
May 1, 1980
Creator:
Medwid, W.; Breher, W.; Shenoy, A. & Elliott, R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ranking energy-conservation measures to establish research priorities: synopsis of a workshop
A workshop was convened to assist DOE's Technology Assessment Division in evaluating the need to prepare additional environmental- and social-impact assessments of different energy-conservation measures. Attendees participated in a decision-making exercise designed to rank 19 different energy-conservation measures according to their overall potential for achieving important national goals and their ease of implementation. The participants felt that the most-important ranking criteria dealt with questions concerning feasibility (economic, political/institutional, social, and technical) and economic efficiency. Other criteria, such as environmental quality and occupational health and safety received lower weights; possibly because of the widespread belief that most of the conservation measures presented would be environmentally beneficial. In the participants' view, the most-promising and feasible conservation measures include new-building-performance standards, retrofit of existing housing stock, new-appliance-performance standards and increased use of smaller cars. In contrast, conservation options which ranked rather low, such as diesel engines, coal-fired aluminum remelt furnaces, and cupola furnace modifications were expected to have some harmful environmental and health impacts. Most of these impacts are expected to be highly localized and of lesser national concern. Disagreement exists as to the efficacy of funding those projects deemed highly desirable and feasible versus those which are expected to have the greater …
Date:
May 2, 1979
Creator:
Moskowitz, P.D.; Le, T.Q. & Pierce, B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Vapor Deposition of Refractory Metal Reflectors for Spectrally Selective Solar Absorbers. Annual Report, May 1, 1978-April 30, 1979
Three methods are described to fabricate by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) molybdenum films which rival conventional mirror materials in their infrared reflectance. With an absolute reflectance of 97.4% at 10 ..mu..m, these Super Molybdenum films reflect better than any other molybdenum film previously reported. When deposited in the presence of oxygen, films of a reduced reflectance over the solar emission range result. If passivated and antireflected by a Si/sub 3/N/sub 4/ layer, such Black Molybdenum films are characterized by a solar absorptance value in excess of 90% and a thermal emittance value of 11% at 500/sup 0/C. No deterioration of these values has yet been observed in ongoing tests after 1000 hours exposure to 500/sup 0/C in a 1 Torr vacuum. Stacks containing Super Molybdenum as the reflector and amorphous silicon as the absorber have thus far survived 1000 hours in open air at 500/sup 0/C.
Date:
May 1, 1979
Creator:
Seraphin, B. O. & Carver, G. E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Identification of magnetic dipole lines above 2000 A in several Mo and Zr ions on the PLT tokamak
A number of spectrum lines arising from magnetic dipole transitions in the n = 3 shell ground configurations of molybdenum and zirconium ions have been identified. These lines are particularly suitable for spectroscopic diagnostics in tokamak-type plasmas in the 500 to 1500 eV temperature range.
Date:
May 1, 1982
Creator:
Suckewer, S.; Hinnov, E.; Cohen, S.; Finkenthal, M. & Sato, K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Axicell MFTF-B superconducting-magnet system
The Axicell MFTF-B magnet system will provide the field environment necessary for tandem mirror plasma physics investigation with thermal barriers. The performance of the device will stimulate DT to achieve energy break-even plasma conditions. Operation will be with deuterium only. There will be 24 superconducting coils consisting of 2 sets of yin-yang pairs, 14 central-cell solenoids, 2 sets of axicell mirror-coil pairs, and 2 transition coils between the axicell mirror coil-pairs and the yin-yang coils. This paper describes the progress in the design and construction of MFTF-B Superconducting-Magnet System.
Date:
May 5, 1982
Creator:
Wang, S. T.; Bulmer, R.; Hanson, C.; Hinkle, R.; Kozman, T.; Shimer, D. et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic measurement of environment damages
The densities, energy consumption, and economic development of the increasing population exacerbate environmental degradation. Air and water pollution is a major environmental problem affecting life and health, outdoor recreation, household soiling, vegetation, materials, and production. The literature review indicated that numerous studies have assessed the physical and monetary damage to populations at risk from excessive concentrations of major air and water pollutants-sulfur dioxide, total suspended particulate matter, oxidants, and carbon monoxide in air; and nutrients, oil, pesticides, and toxic metals and others in water. The measurement of the damages was one of the most controversial issues in pollution abatement. The methods that have been used to estimate the societal value of pollution abatement are: (1) chain of effects, (2) market approaches, and (3) surveys. National gross damages of air pollution of $20.2 billion and of water pollution of $11.1 billion for 1973 are substantial. These best estimates, updated for the economic and demographic conditions, could provide acceptable control totals for estimating and predicting benefits and costs of abating air and water pollution emissions. The major issues to be resolved are: (1) lack of available noneconomic data, (2) theoretical and empirical difficulties of placing a value on human life and health …
Date:
May 1, 1980
Creator:
Krawiec, F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Optical components for the Nova laser
In addition to its other characteristics, the Nova Laser Fusion facility may well be the largest precision optical project ever undertaken. Moreover, during the course of construction, concurrent research and development has been successfully conducted, and has resulted in significant advances in various technical areas, including manufacturing efficiency. Although assembly of the first two beams of Nova is just commencing, the optical production, including construction of the special facilities required for many of the components, has been underway for over three years, and many phases of the optical manufacturing program for the first 10 beams will be completed within the next two years. On the other hand, new requirements for second and third harmonic generation have created the need to initiate new research and development. This work has been accomplished through the enormous cooperation DOE/LLNL has received from commercial industry on this project. In many cases, industry, where much of the optical component research and development and virtually all of the manufacturing is being done, has made substantial investment of its own funds in facilities, equipment, and research and development, in addition to those supplied by DOE/LLNL.
Date:
May 17, 1982
Creator:
Wallerstein, E.P.; Baker, P.C. & Brown, N.J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library