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U.S. Congressional Serial Set: Assigned Serial Numbers Not Used
This document provide compiled list of U.S. Congressional Serial Set that were assigned serial numbers but not used. The list compiled to account for missing numbers from the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. Much of the information was extracted from old hand-written records and notations in copies of the Indexes to Reports and Documents and the Numerical Lists and Schedules of Volumes of the various Congresses maintained by the U.S. Government Printing office.
Date:
November 30, 1998
Creator:
Saunders, Virginia & Imholtz, August
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Atlanta Campaign Staff Ride Briefing Book
United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) Staff Ride Briefing Books are produced by the Office of the Command Historian (OCH) to provide a systematic approach to the analysis of significant campaigns and battle in the history of the military art and the profession of arms. The contents of this specific series (OCH Pub 1-2) include: Campaign overview -- Dalton (8-9 May) -- Resaca (13-15 May) -- Resaca to Cassville (16-18 May) -- Cassville (18-19 May) -- Cassville to Dallas (20-25 May) -- New Hope Church (25 May) -- Pickett's Mill (27 May) -- Dallas (28 May) -- Acworth, Big Shanty (1-10 June) -- Pine Mountain (10-14 June) -- Gilgal Church, Lost Mountain (11-16 June) -- Mud Creek Line (17-18 June) -- Kennesaw Mountain (19 June [to] 2 July) -- Kolb Farm (22 June) -- Pigeon Hill (27 June) -- Cheatham Hill (27 June) -- Approach to the Chattahoochee (2-20 July) -- Peachtree Creek (20 July) -- Atlanta (22 July) -- Ezra Church (28 July) -- Jonesboro (31 Aug [to] 1 Sept) -- The armies -- The Civil War staff -- Logistics -- Engineers -- Weapons -- Tactics -- Communications -- Medical -- The leaders -- Medal of Honor recipients.
Date:
June 1995
Creator:
Shanahan, Edward P.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Border Business Indicators, Volume 20, Number 8, August 1996
Monthly publication documenting statistics related to economic information in the Mexico-Texas border areas including types of border crossings, employment, customs revenues, and other related data.
Date:
August 1996
Creator:
Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Border Business Indicators, Volume 20, Number 7, July 1996
Monthly publication documenting statistics related to economic information in the Mexico-Texas border areas including types of border crossings, employment, customs revenues, and other related data.
Date:
July 1996
Creator:
Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Border Business Indicators, Volume 20, Number 6, June 1996
Monthly publication documenting statistics related to economic information in the Mexico-Texas border areas including types of border crossings, employment, customs revenues, and other related data.
Date:
June 1996
Creator:
Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Destruction of explosives and rocket fuels by supercritical water oxidation
Traditional methods for disposing of PEPs have been open burning or open detonation (OB/OD); however, regulatory agencies are likely to prohibit OB/OD because of the uncontrolled air emissions and soil contaminations. Likewise, controlled incineration carries a liability for air pollution because large quantities of NO{sub x} are produced in the conventional combustion chemistry of PEPS. Soil and ground water have already been contaminated with PEPs through normal operations at manufacturing plants and military bases. Incineration can be used for decontamination of these soils, with the associated liability for air pollution, but few satisfactory and economic methods exist for ground water decontamination. A clear need exists for improved disposal and destruction methods. The destruction of energetic materials, including propellants, explosives and pyrotechnics (PEPS) by oxidation in supercritical water is described. The focus is on the chemistry of the process. The destruction efficiencies and products of reaction contained in the aqueous and gaseous effluents of several representative PEPs are reported.
Date:
September 1, 1992
Creator:
Dyer, R. B.; Buelow, S. J.; Harradine, D. M.; Robinson, J. M.; Foy, B. R.; Atencio, J. H. et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Art'' of in situ fluid sampling and the remarkable compositional variations in the wellbore fluid of VC-2B, Valles Caldera, New Mexico
In situ fluid operations were conducted at VC-2B in January 1990 using two flow-through tools of different designs. Of eight attempts, no runs obtained samples from their intended depth of collection or, if they did, the tools gained additional fluid by inward leakage during their trips back to the surface. Interpretation of the salinity and mass of the fluid samples indicates that they were collected from apparent depths of about 204 to 1045 m, at collection temperatures of about 125{degree} to 240{degree}C. The data show a remarkable two-fold increase in fluid salinity (>9000 versus about 4000 mg/kg Cl) near the top of the well and a relatively thin, dilute cap'' of condensed steam at the top of the water column. Various criteria suggest that these salinity gradients are caused by boiling and condensation of steam in the wellbore during a seven month period of logging, stimulation, flow testing, and other in-hole experiments. 8 refs., 3 figs., 5 tabs.
Date:
January 1, 1990
Creator:
Golf, F.; Gardner, J.N.; Adams, A.; Trujillo, P. E., Jr.; Counce, D. (Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)); Solbau, R.D. et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogeochemical investigations in support of well logging operations at the Zunil geothermal field, Guatemala
A suite of 41 thermal and nonthermal waters in the Zunil-Quetzaltenango region, Guatemala, were collected as part of a well logging operation conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Electrificacion (INDE) and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Both in situ and weirbox samples were collected in the Zunil geothermal field. The various data suggest that the reservoir at Zunil is geochemically inhomogeneous. Stable isotope data suggest recharge to the field comes primarily from the north and east whereas tritium data indicate that the reservoir waters may be 500 to 7500 years old. 14 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.
Date:
January 1, 1990
Creator:
Adams, A.; Golf, F.; Trujillo, P. E., Jr.; Counce, D.; Archuleta, J.; Dennis, B. (Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)) et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Synthesis of cresols and xylenols from benzene and methanol
The objective of the work is to compare two processes for manufacturing cresols and xylenols: (1) a conventional catalytic process, and (2) a photo-thermal catalytic process, in order to determine the relative process economics. The products are used primarily as chemical intermediates for manufacture of antioxidants, pesticides, polymerization inhibitors, resins, and other products. The market is approximately 500 million pounds per year. This report is the second of two reports, presenting results of a process evaluation for manufacturing the products by a photo-thermal catalytic process.
Date:
April 1, 1992
Creator:
Prengle, H. W., Jr.; Bricout, F. A. & Alam, S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Solar photo-thermal catalytic reactions to produce high value chemicals
This report presents a summary of the research work accomplished to date on the utilization of solar photo-thermal energy to convert low cost chemical feedstocks into high $-value chemical products. The rationale is that the solar IR-VIS-UV spectrum is unique, supplying endothermic reaction energy as well as VIS-UV for photochemical activation. Chemical market analysis and product price distribution focused attention on speciality chemicals with prices >$1.00/lb, and a synthesis sequence of n-paraffins to aromatics to partial oxidized products. The experimental work has demonstrated that enhanced reaction effects result from VIS-UV irradiation of catalytically active V2O5/SiO2. Experiments of the past year have been on dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization of n-paraffins to olefins and aromatics with preference for the latter. Recent results using n-hexane produced 95% conversion with 56% benzene; it is speculated that aromatic yield should reach {approximately}70% by further optimization. Pilot- and commercial-scale reactor configurations have been examined; the odds-on-favorite being a shallow fluid-bed of catalyst with incident radiation from the top. Sequencing for maximum cost effectiveness would be day-time endothermic followed by night-time exothermic reactions to produce the products.
Date:
April 1, 1992
Creator:
Prengle, H. W., Jr. & Wentworth, W. E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Synthesis of cresols and xylenols from phenol and methanol
This report is the first of two reports that concern the manufacture of the same chemicals using two processes -- a conventional catalytic process and a solar photothermal catalytic process -- to determine the relative process economics. The results of a process study and evaluation for the synthesis of cresols and xylenols using a conventional catalytic process are presented in this report. (The solar photothermal catalytic process is evaluated in the second report, Synthesis of Cresols and Xylenols from Benzene and Methanol.) The process was a vapor-phase methylation of phenol using a high mole ratio of methanol over a solid acidic catalyst. An arbitrary base case plant size (fresh feed) of about 7 million kg/y (15.3 million lbm/y) was chosen and then escalated to a breakeven size. It was concluded that if a chemical company could obtain a fair share of the market, an estimated profitable operation would result for a plant size greater than 12.80 E6 kg/y of fresh feed.
Date:
April 1, 1992
Creator:
Prengle, H. W., Jr.; van Tran, X.; Moinzadeh, K.; Bricout, F. A. & Alam, S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Surface modification of sapphire for IR window application
Two surface modification techniques, a``super polish`` (SP), and ion implantation, were evaluated for improving the mechanical performance of sapphire IR window material. Both techniques increased the average strength as measured by 4-point bend tests and were effective in preventing the propagation of surface flaws. Ion implantation improved the reliability at lower stresses more than the SP. Neither process significantly affected the IR transmission. The SP produced a smoother surface as shown by optical scatter measurements.
Date:
August 1, 1993
Creator:
McHargue, C. J. & Snyder, W. B., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The use of total detriment in radiation protection and its potential extension to other hazards
Before publication of the 1977 recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), radiation protection standards were based on dose limits to single organs. These dose limits were only loosely linked to the expected effects in the first two generations from gonadal doses and to the risk of fatal cancer from doses to specific organs. In 1977, the ICRP recommended the use of the effective dose equivalent (EDE),'' which is a method of summing the doses (weighted with relative risk coefficients) to all organs and tissues, and recommended an annual limit for EDE. Since the 1977 recommendations were published, a total risk'' or total detriment approach has been extended to include nonfatal cancers and genetic effects for all subsequent generations, i.e., the total health detriment from low doses of ionizing radiation. This paper discusses the development of this total health detriment from ionizing radiation exposures, and explores potential methods for using it with other hazards (such as exposures to other physical agents, hazardous chemicals, and fatal and nonfatal accidents) in calculating the total detriment to a worker.
Date:
October 1, 1991
Creator:
Johnson, J. R.; Stansbury, P. S. & Selby, J. M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Attrition Resistant Iron-Based Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts
The Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) reaction provides a way of converting coal-derived synthesis gas (CO+H{sub 2}) to liquid fuels. Since the reaction is highly exothermic, one of the major problems in control of the reaction is heat removal. Recent work has shown that the use of slurry bubble column reactors (SBCRs) can largely solve this problem. Iron-based (Fe) catalysts are preferred catalysts for F-T when using low CO/H{sub 2} ratio synthesis gases derived from modern coal gasifiers. This is because in addition to reasonable F-T activity, the F-T catalysts also possess high water gas shift (WGS) activity. However, a serious problem with the use of Fe catalysts in a SBCR is their tendency to undergo attrition. This can cause fouling/plugging of downstream filters and equipment, making the separation of catalyst from the oil/wax product very difficult if not impossible, and results in a steady loss of catalyst from the reactor. The objectives of this research are to develop a better understanding of the parameters affecting attrition resistance of Fe F-T catalysts suitable for use in SBCRs and to incorporate this understanding into the design of novel Fe catalysts having superior attrition resistance. Catalyst preparations will be based on the use of spray …
Date:
September 17, 1998
Creator:
Goodwin, James G., Jr.; Spivey, James J.; Jothimurugesan, K. & Gangwal, Santosh K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CTBT Integrated Verification System Evaluation Model
Sandia National Laboratories has developed a computer based model called IVSEM (Integrated Verification System Evaluation Model) to estimate the performance of a nuclear detonation monitoring system. The IVSEM project was initiated in June 1994, by Sandia`s Monitoring Systems and Technology Center and has been funded by the US Department of Energy`s Office of Nonproliferation and National Security (DOE/NN). IVSEM is a simple, top-level, modeling tool which estimates the performance of a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) monitoring system and can help explore the impact of various sensor system concepts and technology advancements on CTBT monitoring. One of IVSEM`s unique features is that it integrates results from the various CTBT sensor technologies (seismic, infrasound, radionuclide, and hydroacoustic) and allows the user to investigate synergy among the technologies. Specifically, IVSEM estimates the detection effectiveness (probability of detection) and location accuracy of the integrated system and of each technology subsystem individually. The model attempts to accurately estimate the monitoring system`s performance at medium interfaces (air-land, air-water) and for some evasive testing methods such as seismic decoupling. This report describes version 1.2 of IVSEM.
Date:
October 1, 1997
Creator:
Edenburn, M. W.; Bunting, M. L. & Payne, A. C., Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
BOAST II for the IBM 3090 and RISC 6000
BOAST II simulates isothermal, darcy flow in three dimensions. It assumes that reservoir liquids can be described in three fluid phases (oil, gas, and water) of constant composition, with physical properties that depend on pressure, only. These reservoir fluid approximations are acceptable for a large percentage of the world's oil and gas reservoirs. Consequently, BOAST II has a wide range of applicability. BOAST II can simulate oil and/or gas recovery by fluid expansion, displacement, gravity drainage, and capillary imbibition mechanisms. Typical field production problems that BOAST II can handle include primary depletion studies, pressure maintenance by water and/or gas injection, and evaluation of secondary recovery waterflooding and displacement operations. Technically, BOAST II is a finite, implicit pressure, explicit saturation (IMPES) numerical simulator. It applies both direct and iterative solution techniques for solving systems of algebraic equations. The well model allows specification of rate or pressure constraints on well performance, and the user is free to add or to recomplete wells during the simulation. In addition, the user can define multiple rock and PVT regions and can choose from three aquifer models. BOAST II also provides flexible initialization, a bubble-point tracking scheme, automatic time-step control, and a material balance check on …
Date:
May 1, 1993
Creator:
Hebert, P.; Bourgoyne, A. T., Jr. & Tyler, J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
BOAST II for the IBM 3090 and RISC 6000. Final report
BOAST II simulates isothermal, darcy flow in three dimensions. It assumes that reservoir liquids can be described in three fluid phases (oil, gas, and water) of constant composition, with physical properties that depend on pressure, only. These reservoir fluid approximations are acceptable for a large percentage of the world`s oil and gas reservoirs. Consequently, BOAST II has a wide range of applicability. BOAST II can simulate oil and/or gas recovery by fluid expansion, displacement, gravity drainage, and capillary imbibition mechanisms. Typical field production problems that BOAST II can handle include primary depletion studies, pressure maintenance by water and/or gas injection, and evaluation of secondary recovery waterflooding and displacement operations. Technically, BOAST II is a finite, implicit pressure, explicit saturation (IMPES) numerical simulator. It applies both direct and iterative solution techniques for solving systems of algebraic equations. The well model allows specification of rate or pressure constraints on well performance, and the user is free to add or to recomplete wells during the simulation. In addition, the user can define multiple rock and PVT regions and can choose from three aquifer models. BOAST II also provides flexible initialization, a bubble-point tracking scheme, automatic time-step control, and a material balance check on …
Date:
May 1, 1993
Creator:
Hebert, P.; Bourgoyne, A. T., Jr. & Tyler, J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Development of improved methods for locating large areas of bypassed oil in Louisiana. Final report
The primary objective of the project was to develop a predictive method for locating Pockets of bypassed mobile oil and estimating the volume of this resource. A secondary objective of the project was to transfer the learned technology to small independent operators who drill a majority of the domestic wells but lack access to a research staff. Another objective was to develop a format for compiling data on Louisiana reservoirs in a form that can be used by government and industry to evaluate the resource and plan future activities. The format developed will be demonstrated using data compiled in the bypassed oil study for selected reservoirs. The project was being funded over a three-year period and was jointly funded by the DOE and the state of Louisiana. The objectives of the project were accomplished using an interdisciplinary approach which included the disciplines of engineering, geology, and computer science. The work was organized into the following major tasks: Selection of reservoirs for study of bypassed oil potential; development of improved reservoir simulator for bypassed oil prospecting; an interdisciplinary reservoir characterization study of Louisiana reservoirs; active modelling of bypassed oil for three Louisiana reservoirs; and technology transfer activities.
Date:
July 1, 1994
Creator:
Bourgoyne, A. T., Jr. & Kimbrell, C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pilot oil atlas for Louisiana. Final report
An interdisciplinary research team of engineers, geologists, and computer scientists was assembled at LSU to develop unproved methods for prospecting for bypassed oil and to support oil and gas producers in Louisiana. The overall objective of the project was to develop methods for extending the producing life of several types of reservoirs by reducing the amount of oil being bypassed and abandoned. As part of this work, the team collected information available from public sources for several example reservoirs. One task of the project was to develop a format for the compilation of the extensive but cumbersome Louisiana reservoir data so that it could be used by government and industry to evaluate the resource and plan future activities. The existing information system maintained by Louisiana is a Production Audit Reporting System (PARS). It was designed to allow auditing of oil and gas production and severance taxes associated with this production. It was not intended to be used as a database for determining reservoir recovery efficiency or prospecting for oil and gas. Its use for these purposes, however, has been increasing. The database format suggested in this report would allow production information to be easily displayed by reservoir as well as …
Date:
January 1, 1993
Creator:
Bourgoyne, A. T., Jr.; Kimbrell, C. & Gao, Weigang
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant hydrogen generation
The most promising method for the disposal of highly radioactive nuclear wastes is a vitrification process in which the wastes are incorporated into borosilicate glass logs, the logs are sealed into welded stainless steel canisters, and the canisters are buried in suitably protected burial sites for disposal. The purpose of the research supported by the Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant (HWVP) project of the Department of Energy through Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) and summarized in this report was to gain a basic understanding of the hydrogen generation process and to predict the rate and amount of hydrogen generation during the treatment of HWVP feed simulants with formic acid. The objectives of the study were to determine the key feed components and process variables which enhance or inhibit the.production of hydrogen. Information on the kinetics and stoichiometry of relevant formic acid reactions were sought to provide a basis for viable mechanistic proposals. The chemical reactions were characterized through the production and consumption of the key gaseous products such as H{sub 2}. CO{sub 2}, N{sub 2}0, NO, and NH{sub 3}. For this mason this research program relied heavily on analyses of the gases produced and consumed during reactions of the HWVP feed …
Date:
February 1, 1996
Creator:
King, R. B.; King, A. D., Jr. & Bhattacharyya, N. K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Endothermic photo-catalytic reactions. Final report
The overall objective of this report is to present the results of an investigation to provide guidelines for future experimental work, on solar energy driven endothermic photo-catalytic reactions, and primarily to select candidate synthesis reactions which lead to high $-value products. An intensive literature search was conducted to find properties, market demand, and prices of pertinent chemicals; meeting four criteria: (1) the reaction must be endothermic and favorable; (2) the reaction must be catalytic; (3) the product must be produced from low cost feedstocks; and (4) the product must have a sales price >$1.00/lb. Initial examination of low cost feedstocks to high value products lead to consideration of n-paraffins to aromatics and substituted aromatics. Fifteen candidate endothermic synthesis reactions, meeting the above criteria, are suggested. The ratio of product price by reactant cost indicates {approximately}5--8 for the best possibilities; all can be visualized as starting with low cost paraffin and methanol feedstocks.
Date:
April 1, 1992
Creator:
Prengle, H. W., Jr.; Wentworth, W. E.; Polonczyk, K. C.; Saghafi, M.; Wilking, J. A. & Kramer, K. S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Solar photo-thermal catalytic reactions to produce high value chemicals
This report presents a summary of the research work accomplished to date on the utilization of solar photo-thermal energy to convert low cost chemical feedstocks into high $-value chemical products. The rationale is that the solar IR-VIS-UV spectrum is unique, supplying endothermic reaction energy as well as VIS-UV for photochemical activation. Chemical market analysis and product price distribution focused attention on speciality chemicals with prices >$1.00/lb, and a synthesis sequence of n-paraffins to aromatics to partial oxidized products. The experimental work has demonstrated that enhanced reaction effects result from VIS-UV irradiation of catalytically active V2O5/SiO2. Experiments of the past year have been on dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization of n-paraffins to olefins and aromatics with preference for the latter. Recent results using n-hexane produced 95% conversion with 56% benzene; it is speculated that aromatic yield should reach {approximately}70% by further optimization. Pilot- and commercial-scale reactor configurations have been examined; the odds-on-favorite being a shallow fluid-bed of catalyst with incident radiation from the top. Sequencing for maximum cost effectiveness would be day-time endothermic followed by night-time exothermic reactions to produce the products.
Date:
April 1, 1992
Creator:
Prengle, H. W., Jr. & Wentworth, W. E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Synthesis of cresols and xylenols from benzene and methanol
The objective of the work is to compare two processes for manufacturing cresols and xylenols: (1) a conventional catalytic process, and (2) a photo-thermal catalytic process, in order to determine the relative process economics. The products are used primarily as chemical intermediates for manufacture of antioxidants, pesticides, polymerization inhibitors, resins, and other products. The market is approximately 500 million pounds per year. This report is the second of two reports, presenting results of a process evaluation for manufacturing the products by a photo-thermal catalytic process.
Date:
April 1, 1992
Creator:
Prengle, H. W., Jr.; Bricout, F. A. & Alam, S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Synthesis of cresols and xylenols from phenol and methanol
This report is the first of two reports that concern the manufacture of the same chemicals using two processes -- a conventional catalytic process and a solar photothermal catalytic process -- to determine the relative process economics. The results of a process study and evaluation for the synthesis of cresols and xylenols using a conventional catalytic process are presented in this report. (The solar photothermal catalytic process is evaluated in the second report, Synthesis of Cresols and Xylenols from Benzene and Methanol.) The process was a vapor-phase methylation of phenol using a high mole ratio of methanol over a solid acidic catalyst. An arbitrary base case plant size (fresh feed) of about 7 million kg/y (15.3 million lbm/y) was chosen and then escalated to a breakeven size. It was concluded that if a chemical company could obtain a fair share of the market, an estimated profitable operation would result for a plant size greater than 12.80 E6 kg/y of fresh feed.
Date:
April 1, 1992
Creator:
Prengle, H. W., Jr.; van Tran, X.; Moinzadeh, K.; Bricout, F. A. & Alam, S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library