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An investigation of nickel coating processes to provide corrosion protection for 6061-T6 aluminum alloy in a marine environment is proposed. The effects of aluminum preparation and pretreatment steps will be investigated. Additionally, strategies which utilize multiple layers of nickel of different compositions will also be explored.

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Sapphire, and other hard brittle materials, are highly regarded as missile domes because of their high mechanical strength and thermal characteristics. Conventional finishing processes used to provide for the final configuration of the domes can be as much as 50 percent or more of the total cost. A new fabrication process for sapphire domes is proposed to reduce the cost of grinding from a scooped ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A HIGH LEVEL COMPUTERIZED EVALUATION MODEL THAT WILL PREDICT THE WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF A GIVEN DEFINED ARCHITECTURE AGAINST A GIVEN THREAT WITH RESPECT TO ANTI-AIR WARFARE (AAW). THE AAW FORCE LEVEL ATTRIBUTES/DRIVERS AS DEFINED BY SPAWAR 314, AAW DIVISION OF WARFARE SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE, WILL BE ADDRESSED IN TERMS OF TH ...

MAJOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION (ATON) ARE ESSENTIAL SIGNPOSTS FOR SAFE PASSAGE ALONG COASTAL AND OFFSHORE SEAWAYS. PRESENTLY, THEIR SIGNALS ARE POWERED BY ON-SITE ENGINE GENERATORS REQUIRING CONSIDERABLE AND COSTLY MAINTENANCE. ATON AUTONOMY WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED WITH DEEP DISCHARGE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY PROVIDING THAT ON-SITE CHARGING SOURCES ARE USED. AMONG NATURALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES, THE UNCEASING ...

ALTHOUGH TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL AIRCRAFT TO EQUIP WITH TCAS, GENERAL AVIATION (GA) IS NOT EAGER TO EQUIP FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL REASONS. CURRENT SYSTEMS ARE SIMPLY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR GA, AND GA OPPOSES ANYTHING REMINISCENT OF "BIG BROTHER" TRACKING MOVEMENTS THROUGH TERMINAL AREAS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE A SYSTEM AVAILABLE TO GA THAT IS LOW-COST, THAT WILL APEAL TO GA USERS, AND IMPR ...

An electrolyte reformation technique for use in the aluminum-silver oxide battery system is proposed. Successful implementation of this technique will reduce the weight of the energy section of a high power aluminum-silver oxide battery by more than 100 pounds. The technique is based on the fact that while sodium aluminate is soluble in hot aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide, lithium aluminate ...