Abstract:INCREASINGLY-STRINGENT PERFORMANCE DEMANDS BEING PLACED ON POLYMERS HAS CREATED THE NEED FOR AND IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THEIR FRACTIONATION, AND SUPERCRITICAL FUID FRACTIONATION PRESENTS THE POTENTIAL FOR CARRYING OUT SEPARATIONS OF POLYMERS EXHIBITING VERY LOW VAPOR PRESSURE. SUPRECRITICAL FLUIDS CAN… more
Abstract:RDX CRYSTALS OF 100-150 MICROMETER SIZE EXHIBIT INTRAGRANULAR CAVITIES THAT DERIVE FROM THE CYCLOHEXANONE PRECIPITATION PROCESS AND THAT MAY AFFECT THE SENSITIVITY OF EXPLOSIVE FORMULATIONS CONTAINING RDX. DEVELOPMENT ON A NEW PROCESS USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS IS DESCRIBED. THE PROCESS IS BASED… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A COHERENT CO2 LASER RADAR SYSTEM (I.E. HETERODYNE DETECTION IS EMPLOYED) THAT WILL PERMIT THE DETECTION OF INDIVIDUAL COMBATANTS (GUERRILLA PERSONNEL), VEHICLES, AND LOW FLYIG AIRCRAFT, IN A CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENT, DAY OR NIGHT AND IN FOUL WEATHER. THE SYSTEM CAN BE COMPACT,… more
Abstract:A SHOCK TUBE STUDY OF SOOT FORMATION IN AROMATIC FUELS IS PROPOSED. THE DATA BASE ON SOOT FORMATION RATES AND MECHANISMS AVAILABLE FROM PREVIOUS SHOCK TUBE, FLAME AND FLOW REACTOR EXPERIMENTS IS LIMITED TO PRESSURE BELOW TEN ATMOSPHERES. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT OF THE… more
Abstract:WE PROPOSE TO REVIEW AND ANALYZE PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPACE SHUTTLE CONTAMINANT CLOUD WHICH LEADS TO ION FORMATION. THE AVAILABLE DATA BASE ON NEUTRAL AND IONIC SPECIES IN THE SHUTTLE CLOUD WILL BE CRITICALLY REVIEWED AND GENERIC CONTAMINANT SPECIES SOURCE TERMS DEFINED. POTENTIAL KINETIC… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL INVESTIGATE DAMAGE TO RV ANTENNA WINDOWS BY PULSED AND CW LASERS AT 0.35, 0.53, 1.6, AND 3.8 MICROMETERS. THE STUDY WILL CONSIST OF MEASURING THE TRANSMITTANCE, REFLECTANCE, ABSORPTION AND SCATTERING IN THE WINDOWS AT THE WAVELENGTHS OF INTEREST AND MEASURING THE SURFACE AND… more
Abstract:THE FUNDAMENTAL OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SEVERAL PURE AND CONTAMINATED PARTICULATE SPECIES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE CITICAL INGREDIENTS IN THE NUMBERICAL PREDICTION OF THE RADIATIVE SIGNATURES OF ROCKET EXHAUST PLUMES. PSI PROPSES TO INVESTIGATE EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR MEASURING THE DESIRED OPTICAL… more
Abstract:THE GOAL IS TO DESIGN AN OPTIMAL SPECTROMETER/WAVEMETER INSTRUMENT THAT WILL FACILITATE LASER REMOTE SENSING MEASUREMENTS (LIDAR) THAT REQUIRE CAREFUL LASER TUNING. THE OUTPUT OF A LASER SPECTROMETER/WAVEMETER (LS/W) WILL NOT ONLY SERVE AS A LASER DIAGNOSTIC BUT ALSO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO SERVO… more
Abstract:A PULSED DEVICE WILL BE STUDIED WHICH CAN PRODUCE LARGE FLUXES OF OXYGEN ATOMS IN THE 1 TO 5 EV ENERGY RANGE. THE HIGH END OF THIS ENERGY RANGE CORRESPONDS TO VELOCITIES APPROPRIATE TO LOW EARTH SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITS. AS PRESENTLY CONFIGURED THE DEVICE WOULD PROVIDE 10(18) OXYGEN ATOMS PER PULSE AND… more
Abstract:THIS COMBINED THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM WILL INVESTIGATE GENERATION OF ACOUSTIC SIGNALS WITH A CO2 LASER. ACOUSTIC SIGNAL GENERATION HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED AND THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LASER PARAMETERS AND ACOUSTIC PARAMETERS FOR THE EXPERIMENTALLY USED SEA ICE… more
Abstract:WE PROPOSE TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL OF INTRODUCING FINE PARTICLES INTO THE WAKES OF REENTRY VEHICLES TO HASTEN ELECTRON DECAY. THE PARTICLES WOULD BE FORMED IN SITU IN THE NEAR WEAK THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHOICE OF FILLER ADDITIVES TO HEAT SHIELD MATERIALS. THE FULL WAKE PLASMA/PARTICLE… more
Abstract:PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE VARIOUS MIXEDMETAL OXIDES AS DUAL FUNCTION ALKALINE OXYGEN ELECTROCATALYSTS. IN PARALLEL, WE PROPOSE NOVEL APPROACH FOR PREPARING THESE MATERIALS IN HIGH SURFACE AREA FORM STARTING FROM THE CONVENTIONALLY PRODUCED LOW SURFACE AREA MATERIALS. THE… more
Abstract:A RESEARCH PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP THE METHODOLOGY FOR A WAKE TURBULENCE MODEL THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE INTERACTION BETWEEN LARGE-SCALE, LOW FREQUENCY, AND SMALL-SCALE, HIGH FREQUENCY COMPONENTS OF TURBULENT FLOW. THE MODEL WILL BE CONSTRUCTED BY FORMULATING THE GOVERNING EQUATIONS FOR THE… more
Abstract:WE PROPOSE TO USE LARGE SCALE COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP A THEORETICAL CAPABILITY FOR THE REALISTIC MODELING OF CONCENTRATED SLURRY RHEOLOGY AND STABILITY. THE IMMEDIATE APPLICATION IS THAT OF BORON/HYDROCARBON SLURRIES. WE WILL EXTEND BROWNIAN DYNAMICS TECHNIQUES TO INCLUDE THE… more
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