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THE U.S. AIR FORCE HAS AN INTEREST IN HIGH RATE, LOW COST, PRODUCTION PROCESSES FOR AIRCRAFT PARTS. ABARIS PROPOSES A COMBINED ANALYSIS AND TESTING PROJECT TO EXPLORE MODIFYING PRESENT RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM) TECHNIQUES TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THEIR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE, AEROSPACE, COMPOSITE MATERIALS. EPOXY RESINS SHALL BE UTILIZED IN COMBINATION WITH GRAPHITE REI ...

THE U.S. ARMY HAS A NEED FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT, STRONG, MOBILE BRIDGE. ONE PROBLEM THAT LIMITS THE PERFORMANCE IS THE DESIGN OF ADHESIVE JOINTS. THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP SEVERAL OPTIMUM JOINT DESIGNS SO THAT THE LOADS ON JOINTS OF EITHER TUBULAR AND FLAT COMPONENTS ARE IN SHEAR, AND THE STRESS CONCENTRATIONS ARE REDUCED. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS TO USE THE RESEARCH WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN EXPERT SYST ...

LABOR SAVING TECHNIQUES ARE ESSENTIAL GIVEN THE CURRENT PRESSURE ON CLINICAL COST CONTAINMENT. SINCE BLOOD CLASSIFICATION AND SCREENING IS A NOTORIOUSLY LABOR INTENSIVE AREA OF THE CLINICAL LABORATORY, MANUFACTURERS HAVE CONCENTRATED ON DEVELOPING VARIOUS ABO/RH TYPING TECHNIQUES. FEW OF US RECOGNIZE THE SPECIALIZATION NEEDED IN PERFORMING SUCH TESTS, AND THE MINOR IMPACT THESE TESTS HAVE HAD IN T ...

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A COOLING STRATEGY UTILIZING THE ENDOTHERMICITY OF THE PARA- TO ORTHO-HYDROGEN CONVERSION HAS POTENTIAL FOR MEETINGTHE REQUIREMENTS OF AN ADVANCED SUBSYSTEM FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN HYDROGEN-FUELED INJECTION VEHICLES. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPINGSUCH A COOLING SYSTEM USING NEW ALUMINA-SUPPORTED FORMULATIONS AS CATALYSTS FOR THE INTERCONVERSION OF PARA- AND ORTH ...

A NOVEL NON-CONTACT NON-INVASIVE INFRARED (IR) SENSOR IS PROPOSED FOR IN-SITU DIAGNOSTICS IN CVD REACTORS. DURING CVD PROCESSES, THE SUBSTRATES WILL BE HEATED. THE IR SENSOR TAKES THE ADVANTAGE OF THE HEATED SUBSTRATE AS THE SOURCES OF IR RADIATION. BY SENSING AND ANALYZING THE IR RADIATION FROM A SUBSTRATE, THE SUBSTRATE SURFACE CAN BE PROBED. MOREOVER, LOW TEMPERATURE SILICON EPITAXY HAS BEEN CH ...

THE UNIVERSE OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE EVALUATED AGAINST REQUIREMENTS FOR A BRIGADE OR LOWER LEVEL DEVICE INTENDED TO PRINT MAP DATA. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WILL BE TO SELECT THE BEST TECHNOLOGY FOR A BRIGADE LEVEL HARD COPY DEVICE AND TO OUTLINE THE PHASE II PROGRAM STEPS NEEDED TO BRING THE PRODUCT TO FRUITION. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THREE STEPS. IN THE FIRST, WE WILL I ...

RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS (RTGS) ARE COMMONLY USED AS POWER SOURCES FOR REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS. THESE UNITS USE XENON AS A HEAT TRANSFER AGENT. IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO FILL THE RTGS WITH HELIUM TO A 5% CONCENTRATION LEVEL, SINCE THE HELIUM SERVES AS A LEAK DETECTION AGENT. HOWEVER, HELIUM ALSO CAUSES A 5% TO 10% DECREASE IN THE ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY OF THE RTG. IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE ...

ADA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PROPOSED TO DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS INSITU ANALYZER THAT IS CAPABLE OF MONITORING THE CONCENTRATION OF AMMONIA IN A COAL GASIFICATION GAS STREAM TO PROVIDE A PROCESS CONTROLLER FOR HOT GAS CLEANUP SYSTEMS. A PHOTODIODE ARRAY ULTRA VIOLET (UV) ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER WILL BE EVALUATED AT TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES REPRESENTATIVE OF GASIFIER PROCESSES. THIS TECHNIQUE IS PRACTICAL ...

THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE AIR POLLUTION CONTROLDEVICE FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2), NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX), AND PARTICULATE CONTROL CAN PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH 1990 AMENDMENTS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT FOR COAL-FIRED UTILITY BOILERS. THE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMBINED COLLECTION OF BOTH SO2 AND PARTICULATES IS READILY AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, TO COMBINE NOX CONTROL WITH SUCH SYST ...