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A1-CHEM FUELS, INC. HAS A PATENT PENDING FOR AN ELECTROTHER-MAL DEVICE TO PRODUCE MEDIUM TO HIGH BTU FUEL GAS FROM WASTEHYDROCARBON SOURCES. THIS UNIT OPERATES BY PRODUCING A HIGH-VOLTAGE ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRIC DISCHARGE ACROSS THE INTERFACE BETWEEN A WASTE HYDROCARBON AND WATER. THE EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FAST PYROLYSIS OF ...

THIS PROJECT INVOLVES DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL HEAT EXCHANGER OPERATING IN THE 98 TO 99 PERCENT THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS RANGE. HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR CRYOCOOLER APPLICATIONS USED IN HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, REMOTE SENSING, ETC., FREQUENTLY REQUIRE THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS OF OVER 98%. THIS IS DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH,PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE EFFECT OF THE LONGITUDINAL THERMAL ...

THE WORK PROPOSED WILL RESULT IN A COMPLETE, PRELIMINARY SYSTEM DESIGN OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PROJECTILE LAUNCHER, BASED ON THE STAR EML CONCEPT DEVELOPED BY AMERICAN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. THE COMPLETED DESIGN WILL PERMIT THE AIR FORCE TO COMPARE THE PERFORMANCE, WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THE STAR EML WITH OTHER CONCEPTS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE STAR EML SYSTEM IS OF INTEREST TO THE AIR FORCE BECAUSE THE ...

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP COMPUTER SOFTWARE WHICH ANALYZES THE OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF ARMY VEHICLES, SUCH AS 5-TON DIESEL TRUCKS, AND BASED ON THIS ANALYSIS RECOMMENDS MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PREVENTIVE ACTION WHICH MINIMIZES EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN. THE SOFTWARE WOULD OPERATE ON A PRIME COMPUTER, AND IT SHOULD INCLUDE EXTENSIVE GRAPHICS CAPABILITIES WHICH WOULD ASSIST IN PROGNOSTIC ANALYSIS. THE SOFT ...

ANTROPIX CORPORATION PROPOSES TO OBTAIN TIME - RESOLVE OPTICAL PROPERTIES MEASUREMENTS (PLASMA OPACITY IN THE 8 - 12 MICRON SPECTRAL REGION, AS WELL AS STARK BROADENING AND RELATIVE INTENSITY PARAMETERS) ON BROADBAND PLASMA BARRIERS (BPBS) GENERATED BY LASER ACTIVATION OF ALKALI METAL (E.G., NA AND CS) VAPORS. SIMILAR MEASUREMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED ON KNOWN PHASE TRANSITION MATERIALS (PTMS) SUCH A ...

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A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MICROBIAL PATHOGENS WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN MICROGRAVITY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR THE ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIAL, VIRAL AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, ALLOW FOR DETERMINATION OF ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY. A UNIQUE DESSICATED FILM FORMAT FOR THE ISOLATION, GROWTH, AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA AND FUNGI WILL BE DEVELO ...

THREE CONCEPTS ARE PROPOSED FOR REACTIVE PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS FOR ABOVE-GROUND HARDENED STRUCTURES. THESE AND OTHER CONCEPTS WOULD BE EVALUATED FOR THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN DEFEATING OR SERIOUSLY DEGRADING THE TERMINAL BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE OF A VARIETY OF CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS WHICH COULD BE USED TO ATTACK AND DIRECTLY IMPACT HARDENED STRUCTURES. APPROXIMATE COST COMPARISONS WOULD BE MADE BETWEEN CO ...

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THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THSES STUDIES IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING THE CLONED LUX GENE SYSTEM ISOLATED ON A PLASMID EXPRESSION VECTOR FROM LUMINOUS MARINE BACTERIA AND EXPRESSED IN E. COLI (OR POSSIBLY OTHER BACTERIA) TO DETECT TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN WATER. NUMEROUS TOXIC SUBSTANCESATTENUATE THE LUMINESCENCE FROM MARINE BACTERIA. THIS IS PRESUMABLY DUE TO THE INSERTION OF THE TOXIC MATER ...