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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 ...

IN THE FUTURE, AUTOMATED MACHINERY WILL REQUIRE DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT ACTUATORS, SENSORS AND CONTROLS. THIS PHASE I EFFORT WILL PRODUCE A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR AN INTEGRATED SET OF LIGHTWEIGHT, LOW-COST, MODULAR, INTELLIGENT CONTROLLERS AND SPEED REDUCERS FOR USE IN A VARIETY OF AUTOMATION AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS. THESE WILL BE EXTENDABLE HARDWARE/SOFTWARE MODULES UTILIZING ALTERNATIVE AND ADAPTIVE ...

ADIABATICS, INC. IS PLEASED TO PROPOSE A RESEARCH PROGRAM TO DEVELOP A NOVEL "COMPACT, MINIMUM NOISE, AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) FOR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES." THE APU USES A COMMERCIAL DIESEL ENGINE AND AN ADVANCED GENERATOR AND NOVEL COOLING TECHNIQUES TO MEET THE STATED REQUIREMENTS. THE KEY PERSONNEL AT ADIABATICS AND SYNCHROTEK ARE WELL AWARE OF THE NEED TO REDUCE THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF APU SYSTE ...

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 ...

A NUMBER OF ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS ARE HIGHLY TOXIC AS A RESULT OF THEIR ABILITY TO INHIBIT CHOLINESTERASES. THIS TOXICITY HAS LED TO THE WIDESPREAD USE OF THESE COMPOUNDS AS PESTICIDES AND SUGGESTS THEIR POTENTIAL USE AS AGENTS OF CHEMICAL WARFARE. A NUMBER OF BACTERIAL SPECIES ELABORATE ENZYMES, TERMED ORGANOPHOSPHORUS ACID (OPA) ANHYDRASES, CAPABLE OF DETOXIFYING THESE COMPOUNDS. THE GOALS ...

Advanced aircraft designs require technology improvements that incorporate the use of advanced materials and material systems for high specific stiffness and temperature capabilities. Improved crack detection and material property measurement techniques are required to support the development and verification of material systems. A development program is proposed that will improve for high-tempera ...