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  1. DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE REAL TIME SUBSURFACE METHANE/ETHANE DETECTOR SYSTEM FOR NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION AND LEAK/SEEPAGE LOCATION

    SBC: AERODYNE RESEARCH INC            Topic: N/A

    THIS PROJECT STUDIES AN EFFICIENT AND INNOVATIVE NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION SYSTEM COMPOSED OF A HIGHLY SENSITIVE, PORTABLE, REAL TIME, INFRARED LASER DETECTION SYSTEM FOR METHANE AND ETHANE COUPLED TO A PORTABLE SHALLOW DRILLING SYSTEM AND AN AUTOMATED DATA MAPPING SYSTEM. THIS SAME SYSTEM WILL BE DIRECTLY USEFUL IN EVALUATING AND LOCATING UNDERGROUND LEAKS IN NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTI ...

    SBIR Phase I 1992 Department of Energy
  2. AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE DETECTORS FOR THE SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER

    SBC: RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.            Topic: N/A

    A HIGH SPEED AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE (APD) IS BEING INVESTIGATED THAT WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CENTRAL TRACKER DETECTOR SYSTEM OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER (SSC). THE APPROACH WOULD MODIFY EXISTING APD DESIGNS TO YIELD A DEVICE WITH LOWER DARK CURRENT AND FASTER CYCLE TIME WHEN OPERATED IN THE SINGLE-PHOTON COUNTING GEIGER MODE. CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE THE ADAPTABILITY OF THE DIODE ...

    SBIR Phase I 1992 Department of Energy
  3. LEAD SULFATE SCINTILLATORS FOR USE IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

    SBC: RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.            Topic: N/A

    POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) IS EMERGING AS AN IMPORTANT FUNDAMENTAL TOOL FOR BOTH CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICAL RESEARCH. PET IS A NONINVASIVE MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUE THAT PROVIDES AN IMAGE OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF A POSITRON-EMITTING RADIOISOTOPE IN THE BODY. THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS INSTRUMENT IS LIMITED BY THE NUCLEAR DETECTORS USED. RESEARCHERS FROM LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY (LBL) HA ...

    SBIR Phase I 1992 Department of Energy
  4. INDIUM IODIDE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE DETECTORS FOR USE IN SCINTILLATION SPECTROSCOPY

    SBC: RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.            Topic: N/A

    CURRENTLY, SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETERS ARE WIDELY USED FOR DETECTION AND SPECTROMETRY OF ENERGETIC PHOTONS (X-RAYS AND GAMMA-RAYS) AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. THESE SPECTROMETERS FIND EXTENSIVE APPLICATION IN NUCLEAR AND HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, AND VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL GAUGING APPARATUSES. ALTHOUGH THE IMPROVEMENTS IN SCINTILLATOR CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY HAVE EXTENDED THE UTILI ...

    SBIR Phase I 1992 Department of Energy
  5. A NOVEL DETECTOR FOR NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY

    SBC: RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.            Topic: N/A

    NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS ARE WIDELY USED IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS RESEARCH. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PERFORMANCE OF EXISTING SPECTROMETERS IS LIMITED BY THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE NEUTRON DETECTORS USED IN THEM. THIS RESEARCH AIMS TO PRODUCE A NEW TYPE OF NEUTRON DETECTOR THAT IS IDEALLY SUITED FOR USE IN NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS OPERATING IN THE ENERGY RANGE OF 1 TO 100 KEV. THE DETECTOR SHOULD HAVE GAMMA-RAY AND THERM ...

    SBIR Phase I 1992 Department of Energy
  6. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RECOMBINANT VACCINE FOR ISOSPORA SUIS

    SBC: Ambico Inc            Topic: N/A

    ISOSPORA SUIS HAS COST THE SWINE PRODUCER AN ESTIMATED 269 MILLION DOLLARS (IN 1991 DOLLARS), FROM 1980 TO 1988. THE LOSS IN 1991 IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER $20 MILLION, CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED, FROM PORCINE COCCIDIOSIS. THERE IS NO CURRENT VACCINE ON THE MARKET, NO COCCIDIOSTATS ARE LICENSED FOR SWINE USE, THE USE OF NON-LICNESED COCCIDIOSTATS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE, AND THE TREATMENT OF PIGS WITH COCCID ...

    SBIR Phase I 1992 Department of Agriculture
  7. ECONOMIZATION OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS

    SBC: ANALYTIC POWER LLC            Topic: N/A

    SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS OFFER MANY ADVANTAGES OVER STANDARD POWER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING FULL CYCLE EFFICIENCIES OF 60%, A WIDE RANGE OF USABLE FUELS, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND COMBUSTION WITH VERY LOW NOX EMISSIONS. HOWEVER, PROBLEMS SUCH AS COST AND LOW PERFORMANCE MUST BE RESOLVED. THIS PHASE I PROJECT CONCERNS THE DEVELOPMENT A PLANAR, SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL WITH A UNITIZED BIOPOLAR DESIG ...

    SBIR Phase I 1992 Department of Energy
  8. A HIGH-CAPACITY METHOD OF WATER PURIFICATION FOR FARM PRODUCTION

    SBC: Apogee Corp.            Topic: N/A

    APOGEE CORPORATION IS ADDRESSING THE TOPIC OF THE PRESENT SOLICITATION DEALING WITH CONSERVING WATER RESOURCES AND RESTORING WATER QUALITY BY PROPOSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE, PROPRIETARY METHOD OF POTABLE WATER PRODUCTION ON A SCALE MUCH LARGER AND COST MUCH LOWER THAT HERETOFORE POSSIBLE. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEMONSTRATE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A METHOD OF WATER DEMINERALIZATON OF DES ...

    SBIR Phase I 1992 Department of Agriculture
  9. AN ELECTRICAL ISOLATOR FOR WATER COOLED HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS

    SBC: BUSEK CO., INC.            Topic: N/A

    A MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC (MHD) COMBINED-CYCLE POWERPLANT PROMISES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT AND LEAST ENVIRONMENTALLY INTRUSIVE COAL-FUELED POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS. TO ACHIEVE THIS POTENTIAL, THE MHD COAL COMBUSTOR MUST BE COOLED WITH HIGH PRESSURE (1,200 PSI), HIGH TEMPERATURE (450 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT) BOILER FEED WATER. BECAUSE THE COMBUSTOR IS AT A HIGH NEGATIVE POTENTIAL (TENS OF KILOVOLTS) ...

    SBIR Phase II 1992 Department of Energy
  10. CERAMIC/METAL ELEMENTS FOR MHD SIDEWALLS

    SBC: BUSEK CO., INC.            Topic: N/A

    THE COMBINED-CYCLE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC (MHD) POWERPLANT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT, LEAST ENVIRONMENTALLY INTRUSIVE COAL-FUELED POWER SOURCES. AT PRESENT, COMPONENTS ARE BEING MANUFACTURED FOR THE PROOF-OF-CONCEPT 1,000 HOUR MHD GENERATOR TEST. THE PROJECTED LIFETIME OF THE GENERATOR IS 2,000 TO 3,000 HOURS. THE LIFE-LIMITING WALLS APPEAR TO BE THE INSULATING WALLS COMMON ...

    SBIR Phase II 1992 Department of Energy
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