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FIRST WALL PROTECTION MATERIALS FOR A FUSION REACTOR MUST BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE VERY HOSTILE THERMAL AND NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT OF THE PLASMA CHAMBER. MATERIALS MUST HAVE HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, HIGH RADIATION RESISTANCE, AND EXCELLENT THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE, AMONG OTHER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. WE ARE PROPOSING TO DEVELOP A NOVEL MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR FIRST WALL PROTECTION, LIMITER, OR DI ...

THIS PROJECT IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE NEAR-NET SHAPE FABRICATION OF TUNGSTEN TUBING AND PIPING AS OPPOSED TO THE CURRENT MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GUN DRILLING. THE PROCESS IS LOW PRESSURE PLASMA SPRAYING (LPPS), A SPRAY-CAST PROCESSTHAT OFFERS ADVANTAGES TO THIS APPLICATION. NOT ONLY CAN PROCESS PIPING, TUBES, AND TRANSFER LINES BE FABRICATED, BUTPAST EXPERIENCE INDICATE THAT ELBOWS AND FITTINGS MAY ...

VENTILATION SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES MUST HAVE VERY HIGH RELIABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS. FLUIDIC VORTEX AMPLIFIERS, EJECTOR PUMPS AND OTHER TYPE OF COMPONENTS OFFERTHE HIGHEST DEGREE OF RELIABILITY IN THESE VENTILATION SYSTEM APPLICATIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO-MOVING-PARTS TO WEAR OUT, RELATIVELY FAST RESPONSE, REQUIRE LITTLE OR NO MAINTENANCE AND SOME CASES ARE CHEAPER THAN EQUIVALENT CONVENT ...

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POWER MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL ARE MAJOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY CONSERVATION GROWTH INDUSTRIES. NEWLY PATENTED CURRENT TO VOLTAGE TRANSDUCER (CVT) TECHNOLOGY IS SMALLER, SAFER AND LESS EXPENSIVE THAN CTS. IN ADDITION, THIS NON-CONTACT CVT MONITORS CURRENT IN MULTICONDUCTOR CABLES NON-INVASIVELY--CTS CANNOT. RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO EXPAND THE UNDERSTANDING, EASE OF APPLICATION AND ACCURACY OF TH ...

THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF A MOBILE, SELF-CONTAINED, GAS-FIREDNATURAL GAS LIQUEFIER SYSTEM FOR THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF NATURAL GAS FROM "CAPPED" WELLS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. THE SYSTEM IS AN INNOVATIVE ARRANGEMENT OF MULTIPLE, TRUCK-MOUNTED STIRLING LIQUEFIER MODULES THAT LIQUEFY METHANE FOR RECOVERY FROM THE WELLHEAD GAS WHILE UTILIZING THE HEAVIER FRACTIONS OF THE NATURAL GAS FOR COMBUSTION TO POWE ...

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE MEASUREMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF THE EARTH'S CRUST IS OF GREAT VALUE IN THE EXPLORATION FOR AND THE DELINEATION OF RESOURCES. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE CRUST, ITS CURRENT COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE, AND THE FORCES WITHIN IT. THE PREFERRED METHOD OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SOUNDING (EMS) IS TO INDUCE AN EL ...

THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES A SIMPLE YET ACCURATE APPROACH TO MEASURING THE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A ROBOT. THE MECHANISM CAN BE USED TO MAKE BOTH STATIC AND DYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS. TWO VERSIONS OF THE DESIGN ARE PROPOSED; THE FIRST VERSION HAVING HIGH ACCURACY OVER A SMALL WORK VOLUME,AND THE SECOND VERSION HAVING LOWER ACCURACY OVER A WORK VOLUME WHICH WOULD ALLOW POSE MEASUREMENT OVER THE ENTIRE ...

MTCI'S ALTERNATIVE SECOND-GENERATION ADVANCED PFBC CONCEPT EMPLOYS A PULSE COMBUSTION-BASED COMBUSTOR ISLAND IN THE TOPPING CYCLE. THE PULSE COMBUSTOR ACTS AS A VITIATED AIR BURNER AND SERVES TO INCREASE THE FLUE GAS TEMPERATURE FROM ABOUT 1600 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT THE EXIT OF THE PFBC TO ABOUT 2000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT THE INLET TO THE GAS TURBINE. THE COMBUSTOR ISLAND INCLUDES A COMBINED SULFU ...