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  1. DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH SENSITIVITY XENON LEAK DETECTOR

    SBC: ADA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.            Topic: N/A

    RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS (RTGS) ARE COMMONLY USED AS POWER SOURCES FOR REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS. THESE UNITS USE XENON AS A HEAT TRANSFER AGENT. IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO FILL THE RTGS WITH HELIUM TO A 5% CONCENTRATION LEVEL, SINCE THE HELIUM SERVES AS A LEAK DETECTION AGENT. HOWEVER, HELIUM ALSO CAUSES A 5% TO 10% DECREASE IN THE ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY OF THE RTG. IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of Energy
  2. DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-GAS PROCESS FOR HOT-GAS-STREAM CLEANUP

    SBC: ADA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.            Topic: N/A

    ADA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PROPOSED TO DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS INSITU ANALYZER THAT IS CAPABLE OF MONITORING THE CONCENTRATION OF AMMONIA IN A COAL GASIFICATION GAS STREAM TO PROVIDE A PROCESS CONTROLLER FOR HOT GAS CLEANUP SYSTEMS. A PHOTODIODE ARRAY ULTRA VIOLET (UV) ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER WILL BE EVALUATED AT TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES REPRESENTATIVE OF GASIFIER PROCESSES. THIS TECHNIQUE IS PRACTICAL ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of Energy
  3. EVALUATION OF A COST-EFFECTIVE CATALYST FOR USE IN COMBINED SO2, NOX, AND PARTICULATE CONTROL SYSTEMS

    SBC: ADA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.            Topic: N/A

    THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE AIR POLLUTION CONTROLDEVICE FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2), NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX), AND PARTICULATE CONTROL CAN PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH 1990 AMENDMENTS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT FOR COAL-FIRED UTILITY BOILERS. THE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMBINED COLLECTION OF BOTH SO2 AND PARTICULATES IS READILY AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, TO COMBINE NOX CONTROL WITH SUCH SYST ...

    SBIR Phase I 1991 Department of Energy
  4. DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE LIQUID HELIUM PUMP

    SBC: Barber-Nichols, LLC            Topic: N/A

    THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A RELIABLE, HIGH EFFICIENCY, VERSATILE LIQUID HELIUM (LHE) PUMP FOR THE SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER (SSC). SEVERAL INNOVATIVE DESIGN FEATURES WILL BE INCORPORATED TO GIVE THE PUMP THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: 1) A HERMETIC DESIGN WILL ELIMINTE ALL DYNAMIC SEALS, 2) A NON-CONTAMINATING, RELIABLE BEARING SYSTEM WILL NOT DISSIPATE ANY POWER TO THE LHE, 3) THERMAL ISOLAT ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of Energy
  5. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED PROCESS FOR SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF SULFUR OXIDES AND NITROGEN OXIDES FROM FLUE GAS BY ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD

    SBC: CHA CORP.            Topic: N/A

    A MAJOR CAUSE OF AIR POLLUTION AND ACID RAIN IS EMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) AND NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX) IN FLUE GASES. ADVANCED FLUE GAS CLEANUP TECHNOLOGIES CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT PRODUCE CONCENTRATED STREAMS OF SO2 AND NOX. THIS CONCENTRATED STREAM SHOULD BE CONVERTED INTO VALUABLE BY-PRODUCTS TO REDUCE THE COST OF EMISSIONS CONTROL. CURRENT CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES ARE EXPENSIVE AND REQ ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of Energy
  6. SEPARATION OF CONTAMINANTS FORM A METHANE GAS MIXTURE USING CLINOPTILOLITE IN A PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION PROCESS

    SBC: Gas Separation Technology            Topic: N/A

    METHANE EMISSIONS FROM COAL MINING CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT BUT AT THE SAME TIME REPRESENT A POTENTIALLY ECONOMIC SOURCE OF ENERGY. ONE FACTOR THAT PROHIBITS ECONOMIC UTILIZATION IS THE LACK OF A COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEM FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANT GASES SUCH ASCARBON DIOXIDE, NITROGEN, AND OXYGEN FROM DILUTED SOURCES OFMETHANE, PARTICULARLY WHEN THESE RESOURCES ARE TOO SMALL OR ...

    SBIR Phase I 1991 Department of Energy
  7. HETEROGENEOUS RESEERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION USING NEURAL NETWORKS TO ANALYZE WELLBORE LOGS

    SBC: Jason Associates Corp.            Topic: N/A

    SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS FROM EITHER NEWLY DISCOVERED OR EXISTING FIELDS DEPENDS UPON THE COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF THE RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION. WELLBORE LOGGING, THE FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUE CURRENTLY IN USE, CAN IN THEORY PROVIDE SUFFICIENT DATA TO DETERMINE THE PRINCIPAL PARAMETERS NEEDED TO EVALUATE A RESERVOIR. IN APPLICATION, WELL LOGGING IS MOST SUCCESSFUL IN ...

    SBIR Phase I 1991 Department of Energy
  8. DIAGNOSTICS OF ION CYCLOTRON HEATED TOKAMAK PLASMAS

    SBC: LODESTAR RESEARCH CORP            Topic: N/A

    DURING FAST WAVE MINORITY AND SECOND HARMONIC HEATING OF TOKAMAKS, THE MAGNETIC AXIS SHIFTS OUTWARD WITH RESPECT TO THE RESONANCE LAYER CAUSED BY THE INCREASING PRESSURE. BY ADJUSTING THE VERTICAL OR TOROIDAL MAGNETIC FIELD, THE MAGNETIC AXIS CAN BE MAINTAINED NEAR THE OPTIMUM LOCATION WITH RESPECT TO THE RESONANCE LINE. IN PHASE I, THE PRELIMINARY WORK IS BEING PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THIS OPTIMUM ...

    SBIR Phase I 1991 Department of Energy
  9. A DIAGNOSTIC FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURING THE ENERGETIC AND THERMAL ELECTRON TRANSPORT COEFFICIENTS

    SBC: LODESTAR RESEARCH CORP            Topic: N/A

    THE HARD AND SOFT X-RAY SIGNAL RESPONSES TO A SAWTOOTH CRASHARE BEING USED TO MEASURE THE ENERGETIC ELECTRON DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT, D, AND THE THERMAL ELECTRON HEAT CONDUCTIVITY, E, SIMULTANEOUSLY UNDER IDENTICAL PLASMA CONDITIONS. PHASE I EMPLOYS A REPRESENTATIVE SET OF SOFT AND HARD X-RAY SAWTOOTH OSCILLATIONS FROM THE TEXAS EXPERIMENTAL TOKAMAK (TEXT) TO DEVELOP THE MATHEMATICAL MODELING NECESS ...

    SBIR Phase I 1991 Department of Energy
  10. HIGH SENSITIVITY CRYSTALLINE SILICON EPITAXY BY PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPRO DEPOSITION

    SBC: MATERIALS RESEARCH GROUP, INC.            Topic: N/A

    HIGH RESISTIVITY CRYSTALLINE SILICON DIODE DETECTORS HAVE MANY ADVANTAGES FOR USE IN CALORIMETERS AT THE SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER (SSC). HOWEVER, THE COST OF HIGH RESISTIVITY SILICON (SI) IS A MAJOR DRAWBACK TO USING SI DETECTORS. NOVEL, LOW COST METHODS OF PRODUCING HIGH RESISTIVITY SI DETECTORS WOULD BE OF GREAT VALUE FOR THE SSC. RECENTLY, LOW TEMPERATURE (250 DEGREES CENTIGRADE) EPITAXIA ...

    SBIR Phase I 1991 Department of Energy
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