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Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 2
Abstract: PRESENT NAVAL POLLUTION ABATEMENT SYSTEMS BEING USED FOR THE SEPARATION OF OILY CONTAMINANTS FROM THE BILGE WATER PRIOR TO DISCHARGE HAVE BEEN SIZED FOR 10 GPM AND 50 GPM FLOW RATES. THESE SYSTEMS, AT THEIR DESIGN FLOW RATES, ARE SUITABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 70 PERCENT OF THE NAVY'S FLEET. THE… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1985 / 2
Abstract: PRESENT METHODS FOR PREPARING THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRIES LOW LEVEL SPENT RESIN RADWASTE FOR BURIAL DISPOSAL HAVE CREATED A PROBLEM IN TERMS OF LARGE WASTE VOLUME AND INABILITY TO MEET FEDERAL REGULATIONS CONTROLLING WASTE CHARACTERISTICS. FOSTER-MILLER, INC. HAS CONCEIVED A NOVEL CENTRIFUGAL… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1985 / 2
Abstract: GEOTHERMAL WELL DRILLING SUFFERS FROM LOW DRILLING RATES AND SHORT BIT LIFE. JET ENHANCEMENT OF ROCK FRACTURE (NOT JUST BOTTOM HOLE CLEANING OR EROSION) REMAINS TO BE DEMONSTRATED WITH A ROLLER BIT. EXPERIMENTS WITH SINGLE INDENTORS SHOW THAT THE PRIMARY ABSORPTION OF ENERGY OCCURS IN THE PULVERIZED… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: POST ATTACK AIR BASE RECOVERY OPERATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN A VERY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. WITH PREMIUMS PLACED ON MINIMIZING BOTH THE TIME AND NUMBER OF PERSONNEL REQUIRED WHILE MAXIMIZING PERSONNEL SAFETY, ADAPTATION OF ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY TO SOME OR ALL OF THE TASK MAKES SENSE. INSTRUMENTATION… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 2
Abstract: TO PRODUCE POTABLE WATER FROM NATURAL WATER SOURCES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE FIELD, THE U.S. ARMY IS DEVELOPING A NEW CLASS OF WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS UTILIZING REVERSE OSMOSIS TECHNOLOGY. THE FIRST OF THESE REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER PURIFICATION UNITS (ROWPU) HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR THE… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: A HIGH STRENGTH TO WEIGHT, LOW COST BRIDGE DECK IS REQUIRED FOR THE ARMY'S TRI-ARCH BRIDGE. FOSTER-MILLER, INC. IS PROPOSING FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC DECK MADE BY A COMBINATION OF ROLL-FORMING AND WELDING. USE OF AN ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX MATERIAL SUCH AS POLYETHERETHERKEYTONE (PEEK)… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: CAN-TYPE SODA VENDING MACHINES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY USED ON BOARD SHIP REQUIRE VALUABLE STORAGE SPACE FOR THE CANS. SYRUP/CUP-TYPE MACHINES DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY DO RESULT IN SPILLAGE WHEN THE SHIP PITCHES OR ROLLS. SPACE IS A VALUABLE COMMODITY ON BOARD SHIPS AND ANY INNOVATION WHICH… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE AN IMPROVED LABORATORY MOUSE FEEDER WHICH PERMITS RAPID DETERMINATION OF FEED CONSUMPTION WITH HIGH ACCURACY. SUCH FEEDERS WILL REDUCE THE COST AND IMPROVE THE RESULTS OF LONG-TERM FEEDING STUDIES USING LABORATORY ANIMALS.… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP A "ROBOT FRIENDLY" NONMAGNETIC VELCRO-TYPE FASTENER FOR USE IN FUSION REACTORS. SUCH A FASTENER COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE COMPLEXITY AND THUS IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF REMOTELY ATTACHING SUCH ITEMS AS HEAT PROTECTIVE TILES, INSULATION, INSTRUMENTATON… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: THE "WEEPING WING" CONCEPT, IN WHICH A DEICING FLUID IS SLOWLY PUMPED THROUGH PORES IN A LEADING EDGE SURFACE TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED ICE AND PREVENT ADDITIONAL ICE FORMATION,HAS PROVEN VERY EFFECTIVE. COMMERCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL VERSIONS EMPLOY SINTERED STAINLESS STEEL OR LASER DRILLED TITANIUM AS… more
Company: FOSTER-MILLER, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: TO EFFICIENTLY (IN TERMS OF SIZE, WEIGHT AND COMPLEXITY) MANAGE THE THERMAL SYSTEMS ON-BOARD SPACECRAFT, NASA HAS EXPLOITED THE THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO-PHASE FLOW THERMAL CONTROL NETWORKS. SYSTEM CONCEPTS, DEVELOPED TO DATE, INCLUDE THE USE OF COMPLEX SENSOR CONTROLLED MODULATING VALVES TO… more
Company: PHASEX CORP. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: PLURONIC 68, A COPOLYMER OF ETHYLENE OXIDE-PROPYLENE OXIDE, IS THE SURFACTANT MOST THOROUGHLY STUDIED FOR STABILIZING PERFLUOROCHEMICAL EMULSIONS USED AS INTRAVENOUS OXYGEN TRANSPORT FLUIDS; IT EXHIBITS ADVANTAGEOUS CHEMICAL AND EMULSIFICATION PROPERTIES BUT TESTS HAVE SHOWN SOME LOTS OF THE POLYMER… more
Company: Photics Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 1985 / 2
Abstract: GREENHOUSES MUST MEET THE CONFLICTING REQUIREMENTS OF BOTH ADMITTING SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF SUNLIGHT TO THE ENTIRE GROWING AREA, OF PROVIDING VERY SUBSTANTIAL INSULATION TO REDUCE HEAT LOSS IN WINTER, AND MINIMIZE VENTILATION AND COOLING COSTS. BROAD BANDWIDTH HOLOGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO REDIRECT… more
Company: Physical Sciences Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 2
Abstract: A COMPUTER CODE WILL BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE TWO-DIMENSIONAL NONEQUILIBRIUM SOLUTIONS FOR REENTRY VEHICLE BOUNDARY LAYERS, WITH EMPHASIS ON PREDICTION OF THE ELECTRON DENSITY. A BLOCK IMPLICIT TECHNIQUE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR RELIABLE, STABLE SOLUTION OF THE CHEMICAL KINETIC RATE EQUATIONS AT ALL… more
Company: Physical Sciences Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: WE PROPOSE TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A HIGHSPEED, TWO-DIMENSIONAL PYROMETER SYSTEM CAPABLE OF MEASURING REENTRY VEHICLE NOSETIP TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 800 K AND 6000 K DURING BALLISTICRANGE GROUND TESTS. THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON EXPLORING THE PYROMETER'S CAPABILITIES AT… more
Company: Physical Sciences Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: THE PROPOSED RESEARCH EFFORT CONSIDERS A DEVICE WITH SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR ANTI-SIMULATION: A NEAR-WAKE TETHER. THIS DEVICE RELIES UPON THE ALTERATION OF INITIAL CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED WAKE BY INTRODUCING STREAMWISE AND CROSSSTREAM VORTICITY INTO THE WAKE. THE TECHNIQUE… more
Company: Physical Sciences Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO ANALYZE, IN DETAIL, THE INTERACTION OF PULSED CO2 LASERS WITH BIOLOGICAL TISSUE. EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON DETERMINING THE MOST IMPORTANT PARAMETERS WHICH CONTROL THE DEPTH AND RATE OF INCISION AND DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING TISSUE. TWO TISSUE DAMAGE… more
Company: Physical Sciences Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION (MPI) AND LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENE (LIF) HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO DETECT VIBRATIONALLY EXCITED STATES OF GROUND AND METASTABLE EXCITED ELECTRONIC STATES OFN2 AND O2. SUCH SPECIES AS O2(A1 ), N2(A3 ), AND N2(X,V>>0)MAY BE PRODUCED AND FURTHER EXCITED IN THE SHOCK LAYER OF… more
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