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THE CLAIM OF FLEISCHMANN AND PONS TO HAVE ACHIEVED "COLD FUSION" IN A PALLADIUM CRYSTAL LATTICE SATURATED WITH LITHIUM HYDRIDE (DEUTERIDE) HAS STIMULATED MUCH DISCUSSION. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE AN UNEXPLAINED ENERGY SOURCE, THERE EXIST NO SATISFACTORY FUSION MODELS THAT CAN ACCOUNT FOR THEIR OBSERVATIONS. WE PROPOSE TO STUDY THE QUANTUM AND STATISTICAL MECHANICS OF VARIOUS MECHANISMS FOR NUCLEAR FUSIO ...

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 ELECTRONIC WARFARE VERIFICATION TEST SET (EWVTS) IS DESCRIBED WHICH CAN BE USED TO QUICKLY AND RELIABLY VERIFY THE OPERATION OF SHIPBOARD ECM AND ESM SYSTEMS. THE EWVTS IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ELEMENTS: (A) SIGNAL GENERATION SUBSYSTEM, (B) HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER, (C) ANTENNA WITH PEDESTAL AND FEED, (D) SIGNAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, (E) CONTROL, AND (F) CALIBRATION SYSTEM. THE EWVTS WILL ...

A MULTISPECTRUM GUIDANCE TARGET GENERATION (MSGTG) SYSTEM IS PROPOSED WHICH WILL PROVIDE DYNAMIC, HIGH FIDELITY STIMULUS TO DUAL MODE SEEKERS. THE MSGTG WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF SEEKER SYSTEMS COMPRISED OF AN ACTIVE RF SUBSYSTEM AND A TWO SPECTRUM INFRARED SUBSYSTEM. THE MSGTG WILL PROVIDE MULTISPECTRAL STIMULUS REPRESENTING MISSILE ENGAGEMENTS INVOLVING 1-ON-1, OR 1-ON-MANY, WITH COMPLETE FREE ...

THE MULTISPECTRAL TARGET GENERATION SYSTEM (MSTG) IS PROPOSED WHICH WILL PROVIDE DYNAMIC, HIGH-FIDELITY STIMULUS TO DUAL MODE SEEKERS. THE MSTG WILL SUPPORT TEST AND EVALUATION OF ANTI-AIR MISSILE SYSTEMS WHICH EMPLOY ACTIVE RF AND TWO SPECTRUM IR SEEKER SYSTEMS. THE MSTG WILL PROVIDE MULTISPECTRAL STIMULUS REPRESENTING MISSILE ENGAGEMENTS INVOLVING 1-ON-1, OR 1-ON-MANY, WITH COMPLETE FREEDOM OF ( ...

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 ...

THE INNOVATION DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL IS THE DESIGN OF GRAPHICAL DISPLAYS FOR MULTIMEDIA NETWORK MANAGEMENT TAILORED TO NAVY REQUIREMENTS. THESE DISPLAYS ARE DESIGNED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NETWORK'S STATUS THAT THE NAVY NETWORK OPERATOR FORMULATES IN THE PROCESS OF MANAGING THE NETWORK. INCORPORATING HUMAN FACTORS PRINCIPLES AND A GOOD USER INTERFACE ARE KEY TO THE DESIGN OF GOOD ...

THE PHASE I RESEARCH WILL ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF THE INNOVATIVE CONCEPT OF A HEAT PIPE RADIATOR AS A LIGHTWEIGHT COOLING COMPONENT FOR MILITARY COMBAT VEHICLES, THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL WORK. HEAT PIPES ARE HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHTWEIGHT HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT THAT HAVE NO MOVING PARTS. MOREOVER A HEAT PIPE NETWORK WILL CONTINUE TO WORK, EVEN IF, ONE OR MORE OF THE HEAT PIPES ARE DAMAGED. THIS ALM ...

BELTRAN, INC. WILL UTILIZE THE MECHANISTIC MODEL OF DUST DETONATIONS DEVELOPED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH BELTRAN'S CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM (NASA-CET) PROGRAM AND COMPLETE JANNAF THERMOCHEMICAL AND TRANSPORT PROPERTY DATA TAPE, THUS, YIELDING A PROGRAM CAPABLE OF MODELING SOLID FUEL (DUST) DETONATIONS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF FUELS. THE NEW PROGRAM WILL ENABLE THE EFFECT ATTRIBUT ...

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 ...