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THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROBLEM IS TO DEVELOP A SENSOR, TOGETHER WITH A MATHEMATICAL ALGORITH, THAT WILL ALLOW THE THREE- DIMENSIONAL QUANTITATIVE EDDY-CURRENT NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUTION OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES. THE APPROACH THAT WE PROPOSE IS BASED ON, AND EXTENDS WORK ON TWO-DIMENSIONAL EDDY-CURRENT NDE THAT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED BY ANALYTIC, INC. THAT WORK IS BRIEFLY REVIEWED. THE TEC ...

A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STOICHIOMETRIC DIESEL ENGINE IS PROPOSED USING THE THERMAL IGNITION COMBUSTION CHAMBER. THE ADIABATIC DIESEL ENGINE WITHOUT WATER OR AIR COOLING ALLOWS THE THERMAL IGNITION CHAMBER TO STORE HEAT DURING COMBUSTION AND RELEASE THE ENERGY FOR IGNITION IN THE FOLLOWING CYCLE. INJECTION OF FUEL ON TO 1800-2000 DEG. F WALL TEMPERATURE WILL PREPARE THE FUEL FOR ...

THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE FEASIBILITY OF INSERTION OF SIALIC ACID MOLECULES INTO MEMBRANES OF LIPOSOMES CARRYING HEMOGLOBIN. THE LIPOSOMES MAY BE PROVIDED BY NAVY CONTRACTORS OR PREPARED BY OFFEROR ACCORDING TO CONTRACTORS' SPECIFICATIONS FOR FOMULATION. THE ADDED SIALIC ACID WILL PROTECT THE LIPOSOMES FROM CLEARANCE BY THE RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM AND THEREBY INCREASE THE RESIDENCY TIME O ...

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROBLEM IS TO DEVELOP A MODEL AND AN INVERSION ALGORITHM THAT IS SUITABLE FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL QUANTITATIVE NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) OF ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS BY USING EDDY-CURRENTS. THE APPROACH THAT WE PROPOSE IS BASED ON, AND EXTENDS, WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED BY ANALYTICS, INC. FOR EDDYCURRENT NDE OF CONVENTIAL METALS. THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE ...

THE IMPROVEMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND TOOLS VIA THE INVESTIGATION OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES TO EXISTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE ROUNDNESS OF TOOL NOSE RADIUS AND DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM DIAMOND CRYSTAL ORIENTATION, EDGE PREPARATION AND TITANIUM NITRIDE COATINGS TO IMPROVE TOOL EDGE DURABILITY WHEN MACHINING HIGH PHOSPHOROUS ELECTROLESS NICKEL MATERIALS.

WE WILL INSTALL LOGIC PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATES PROLOG ON A MACINTOSH II. WITHIN THIS SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT, WE WILL CREATE A PROLOG PORT OF LINGER (A LANGUAGE INDEPENDENT GRAMMAR ERROR REPORTER), A EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM SHELL FOR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION. THE SPECIFIC GOAL WILL BE TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM USABLE FOR INSTRUCTION IN SPANISH GRAMMAR. THIS IMPLIES WE WILL NEED TO CREATE A SPANISH INSTRU ...

RIGID, LOW DENSITY POLYURETHANE FOAM IS WIDELY USED IN CUSHIONING AND FLOTATION APPLICATIONS. IT DOES POSSESS CERTAIN DISADVANTAGES, INCLUDING COMBUSTABILITY, TOXIC GAS EVOLUTION IN A FIRE AND POOR DIMENSIONAL STABILITY. PHENOLIC FOAMS ARE MORE STABLE, DO NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION AND LACK THE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GASES, BUT THEY LACK STRENGTH AND RESISTANCE TO ABRASION. WE PROPOSE T ...

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