Company:Flow Research IncAgency/Program/Year/Phase:DOT / SBIR / 1986 / 1
Abstract:THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A WATER FOG OR SPRAY GENERATOR TO CONTROL ON BOARD AIRCRAFT FIRES BY ATTENUATING RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER . INFRARED (IR) RADIATION FROM THE FLAME MAINTAINS COMBUSITION OF THE BURNING SURFACE AND AIDS IN THEINGITION OF COLD… more
Abstract:RESEARCH IS PROPOSED ON NEW POLYMER SYSTEMS, WITH HYDROCARBON BACK BONES, CONTAINING ADAMANTANE GROUPS TO PROVIDE HIGH GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURES.
Abstract:THE SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF CELLS, VIRUSES, VIRAL PARTICLES, PROTEINS, AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS HAS LONG BEEN A COSTLY AND TIME-CONSUMING ENDEAVOR, BOTH IN CLINICAL AND RESEARCH LABORATORIES AND IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. FOCUS RESEARCH HAS DEVELOPED A MODIFICATION OF A SELECTIVE,… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED STUDY HAS FOUR OBJECTIVES: 1) FORMULATION OF CANDIDATE APPLICATIONS OF TACTICAL WARFARE TECHNOLOGY TO STRATEGIC WARFARE, 2) DOWNSELECTION OF CANDIDATE CONCEPTS TO SEVERAL MOST PROMISING FOR INVESTIGATION IN PHASE II EFFORT, 3) IDENTIFICATION OF RATIONALES FOR USE OF NON-NUCLEAR ICBMS,… more
Abstract:CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIVE IN-GROUND BARRIERS CAN BE USED FOR: ISOLATING CHEMICAL WASTE SITES, CONTROLLING SEEPAGE IN DEEP EXCAVATIONS, ISOLATING STRUCTURES FROM VIBRATION; AND CREATING CLOSED UNDERGROUND HYDROLOGIC RESERVOIRS. PRESENT TECHNIQUES ARE ONLY ABLE TO PRODUCE VERTICAL BARRIERS. THEREIS A… more
Abstract:ORDERED POLYMER MATERIALS PROCESSED FROM LIQUID CRYSTALLINE SOLUTIONS CAN BE USED WITH GLASS PROCESSED BY THE SOL-GEL METHOD TO PRODUCE A COMPOSITE WITH HOMOGENEITY ON A VERY SMALL SCALE. SUCH A "MICROCOMPOSITE" MATERIAL ROD-LIKE POLYMER PBT (POLY PHENYLENE BENZOBISTHIAZOLE) AND GLASS, SUCH AS… more
Abstract:AN INTEGRATED DRILL-LOAD-SHOT (IDLS) SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED TO OVERCOME THE CURRENT DISADVANTAGES AND REALIZE THE POTENTIAL OF EXPLOSIVE EXCAVATION SYSTEMS. THE IDLS SYSTEM IS TEAMED WITH A UNIQUE SPIRAL DRILL AND BLAST CONCEPT, THE COMBINATION OF WHICH PERMITS NEARLY CONTINUOUS, RATHER THAN… more
Abstract:COMPOSITE LAMINATES MADE FROM CONVENTIONAL EPOXY PREPREGS ARE PRONE TO DELAMINATION DUE TO IMPACT OR EDGE EFFECTS. SOME MEANS OF IMPROVING COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AFTER IMPACT IS DESIRED. STITCHING IS ONE OPTION, BUT CAUSES DAMAGE TO IN-PLANE PROPERTIES (STRENGTH, MODULUS). THE PROPOSED TECHNIQUE… more
Abstract:HIGH PERFORMANCE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS ARE EXCEEDING THE LIMITS OF EXISTING PACKAGING MATERIALS. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SURFACE MOUNTING LEADLESS CHIPS, MULTI-LAYER CONSTRUCTION, AND HIGH SPEED DENSITY PACKED CIRCUITS DEMAND INNOVATIVE NEW MATERIALS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM TO DETERMINE THE… more
Abstract:ENHANCED EGRESS REQUIREMENTS NECESSITATES A RATE OF ADVANCE OF 80 FT/HR FOR BOTH A BORING MACHINE AND GROUND SUPPORT LINING SYSTEM. THIS ADVANCE RATE IS BEYOND THE CURRENT TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF ALL STATE-OF-THE-ART LINING SYSTEMS. AN INNOVATIVE PRESSURIZED LINING SYSTEM USING A POLYMERIC MATERIAL… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED WORK WILL INVOLVE EVALUATION OF ORDERED POLYMER SHEET AND TAPE-REINFORCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR APPLICATIONS SUCH AS ROCKET MOTOR CASES, PRESSURE VESSELS AND OTHER CYLINDRICAL COMPONENTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO MAKE HIGH QUALITY FILM LAMINATES USING A FABRICATION PROCESS… more
Abstract:MOBILE ROBOTS REQUIRE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF POWER TO PERFORM WORK, PROVIDE LOCOMOTION, AND RUN THE CONTROL ELECTRONICS. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND VISION PROMISE TO MAKE FUTURE MOBILE ROBOTS HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS AND THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO OPERATE OVER SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME… more
Abstract:THE ARMOR PLATES USED IN TESTING MUNITIONS CONTAINING DEPLETED URANIUM (DU) ARE SUBJECT TO DISPOSAL AS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP SELECTIVE SOLVENTS THAT WILL PREFERENTIALLY ATTACK THE CONTAMINATED AREAS OF THE TARGET, REMOVING THE DU, AND LEAVING THE… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF REMOTE MONITORING OF HUMAN CORE TEMPERATURE WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL LINK WITH THE TEST SUBJECT. TEMPERATURE SENSING WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY AN INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED, INGESTED RADIOCAPSULE. IN PHASE I, AN EXISTING RADIOCAPSULE SYSTEM WILL… more
Abstract:THE ECONOMIC USEFULNESS AND THE RANGE OF INFOMATION THAT CANBE OBTAINED FORM ON-LINE INFRARED GAS ANALYSIS IS LIMITED SINCE A COMPLEX AND UNRELIABLE EXTRACTIVE SAMPLING SYSTEM ORA DEDICATED SPECTROMETER IS NEEDED AT EACH SENSING POINT IN THE PROCESS. THIS PROGRAM INTENDS TO DEMOSTRATE THE… more
Abstract:MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS FOR GAS CLEANUP AND GAS SEPARATION HAVE BEEN LIMITED BECAUSE OF THEIR LOW FLUX, THE CHEMICAL RESISTANCE OF CURRENT MATERIALS, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH TEMPERATURE LIMITS. MEMBRANE PERMEATION RATE IS A FUNCTION OF THE CHEMICAL POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE ACROSS THE MEMBRANE ANDTHE… more
Abstract:THE CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER BY VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM OCCURRING IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE AIR FORCE HAS BEEN A LEADER IN INVESTIGATING PACKED-TOWER AERATION TO REMOVE VOCS FROM GROUNDWATER. IT HAS BEEN SPECULATED THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE STRIPPING… more
Abstract:MOST BIOCHEMICAL SEPARATIONS IN USE TODAY STEM FROM THE ANALYTICAL, BENCH-SCALE TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED BY BIOCHEMISTS;THESE INCLUDE CHROMATOGRAPHY, PRECIPITATION, AND ELECTRO- PHORESIS. WHILE THESE METHODS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THE SCALES FOR WHICH THEY WERE DEVELOPED AND UNDER PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS… more
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