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ACTIVATED STEEL FOIL FABRICATED INTO ELEMENTS TO BE PACKAGED AS EXPENDABLE DECOYS HAS SHOWN GOOD PERFORMANCE IN LOW IR SIGNATURE APPLICATIONS. THE PRESENT BATCH PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THESE FOILS ENTAILS, IN PART, TWENTY HOURS OF FURNACE TREATMENT. A COMBINATION OF NINE SEPARATE OPERATIONS, LOW PRODUCTION RATES AND HIGH LABOR COSTS YIELDS A UNIT MANUFACTURING COST OF MORE THAN $250.00. WE PROPOSE ...

AN ECONOMICAL FRAGMENT LAUNCH SYSTEM IS NEEDED TO DUPLICATE WARHEAD FRAGMENT/AIR TARGET ENCOUNTER CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MODERN AIR TO AIR COMBAT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO PROVIDE A DETAILED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, INCLUDING BUILDING AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATES, FOR A LAUNCH SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PROJECTING METALLIC, PARALLELEPIPED FRAGMENTS WITH WEIGHTS IN THE RANGE OF 30-250 GRAINS (1.9-16 ...

MAMMALIAN CELLS GROWN IN CULTURE EXCRETE AMMONIUM ION THAT ACCUMULATES IN QUANTITIES THAT MAY LIMIT CELL GROWTH AND REDUCE PRODUCT SYNTHESIS. THE USUAL TACTIC FOR LIMITING THE ACCUMULATION OF AMMONIA IS TO REPLACE THE "SPENT" MEDIUMWITH FRESH MEDIUM. SINCE MEDIUM REPLACEMENT INCREASES THE USE OF EXPENSIVE MEDIUM COMPONENTS, AMMONIUM ACCUMULATION LOWERS CELL AND PRODUCT YIELD ON MEDIUM AND INCREASE ...

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THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE SUBSEQUENT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PC BASED ANALYTICAL SYSTEM FOR PPBS JUSTIFICATION; PEACE TIME AND WAR TIME OPERATIONAL PLANNING FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF LIMITED OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRCRAFT ASSETS. PHASE I WILL CONSIST OF 1. IDENTIFYING RELEVANT DATA ELEMENTS WHICH INCLUDE AIRCRAFT COST, PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY AND CRITICAL DEMAND MODEL CO ...

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A ROBOTIC POSITIONER WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR HANDLING AND CHANGING DEVICES TO BE TESTED (DUTS) IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS THAT FOUND INSIDE THE TEST CELL OF THE BROOKHAVEN NATION LABORATORY PROTON ACCELERATOR. PRESENTLY, PERSONNEL SAFETY INDICATES A LONG "COOLING" TIME BEFORE TEST FIXTURES CAN BE ACCESSED. THIS RESULTS IN LOWERED FACILITY USEFULNESS, INCREASED REAL FACILITY COSTS AN ...

THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A NEW AND CHEAPER METHOD FOR PRODUCING PENTAFLUOROTHIO (SF5) SUBSTITUTED FUNCTIONAL FLUOROCARBONS. THESE MATERIALS HAVE POTENTIAL AS BUILDING BLOCKS FOR ENERGETIC MATERIALS. THEY WILL BE PRODUCED BY THE CONTROLLED REACTION OF SULFUR SUBSTITUTED HYDROCARBONS WITH ELEMENTAL FLUORINE.

THE TRI-SERVICE MMIC PROGRAM HAS ACHIEVED GOOD SUCCESS IN DEVELOPING MOST OF THE KEY ELEMENTS WHICH ARE NEEDED FOR MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE CIRCUITS. FOR EXAMPLE, AMPLIFIERS, MIXERS, FREQUENCY MULTIPLIERS, FREQUENCY DIVIDERS, MODULATORS, AND DEMODULATORS HAVE ALL BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED. HOWEVER, TWO KEY FUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN MISSING, NAMELY FREQUENCY FILTERS AND FREQUENCY SETTING ELEMENTS (FOR O ...

WE PROPOSE TO DESIGN, EVALUATE, AND CONSTRUCT A NEW TYPE OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SEPARATING GRAM QUANTITIESOF PEPTIDE HORMONE AND OTHER SUBSTANCES WITH HIGH RESOLUTION. THE HEART OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE AN EXTRUDED MULTI-CHANNEL CERAMIC BLOCK. SUCH BLOCKS ARE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND PARALLEL CHANNELS OF IDENTICAL DIMENSION. THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO USING THOUSANDS OF I ...