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The In Process Control for L-PBF (IPCL) program leverages and in process inspection method recently developed and successfully demonstrated for NASA. This Layer Topographic Map or LTM method measures the surface if every melt layer using a commercial laser profilometer. LTM software detects, locates and identifies flawed regions within a layer for every layer in the part. It does so for several co ...

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is interested in advanced technology demonstrations for affordability and advanced industrial practices to demonstrate the combination of improved part manufacturing and improved business cases. DLA is seeking to drastically lower unit cost of discrete parts through manufacturing innovations with commercial applicability. This innovation will greatly improve exis ...

ACP Technologies, LLC (ACP) proposes to support DLA efforts by leveraging ACP-patented processes to develop an improved production process for mesophase pitch and carbon-carbon composites that is more efficient, costs less, and produces a superior product. ACP is an innovator of advanced manufacturing technologies that create optimized, lower-cost, lighter-weight, domestically-produced carbon mate ...

In 2017 the CDC estimated 35,000 American got sick from Vibrio parahaemolyticus transmitted by shellfish--a 54% increase. However, according to the co-chair of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Commission, “Our current system of traceback is inadequate.... Records are lost. Handwriting is illegible. More than half of all traceback investigations fail because the information in the value chain ...

The gray whale migration generates many hours of video that must be examined carefully to identify passing whales and get an accurate count of their numbers. Unfortunately, humans lack the necessary attention span. To solve this problem, a detector will be developed that can process hours of video, detecting whale blows while minimizing false positives and negatives. With an accurate record of ...

This project will result in a new supplier for a specific azimuth telescope that is a critical component in existing Department of Defense systems. Currently, there is no existing supplier for the azimuth telescope and there is no technical or engineering information available for the azimuth telescope that could be used by a new supplier to begin manufacturing the azimuth telescope. To address th ...

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ONE OF THE IMPORTANT UNRESOLVED OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IS CAVITATION IN CONTROL VALVES. EACH YEAR COSTLY SHUTDOWNS ARE NECESSARY TO REPAIR VALVES DAMAGED BY CAVITATION. THE PROBLEM IS MORE THAN JUST AN ECONOMICAL BURDEN ON THE UTILITY, IT CAN CREATE SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEMS BECAUSE A VALVE DAMAGED BY CAVITATION MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM ITS INTENDED FUNCTION. THE PRIMARY REAS ...

The marine microalgae Crypthecodinium cohnii (C. cohnii) contains high levels of DHA and DHA synthase enzyme (DSe) both of which may provide nutritional benefits to finfish for human consumption. Field Phyto-Nutrients LLC has developed a process for algae-based feed preparation where the algae is dried under low temperature (

TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: The objective of this project is to research the technical feasibility of designing a software tool “Permit Wizard” that will automate the process for aquamarine permit application submittal, review, approval/disapproval and issue (including collection of fees). Aquaculture producers are currently faced with slow, complex, and often confusing permitting processes that must ...