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HIGHER THRUST/WEIGHT ENGINES AND HYPERSONIC VEHICLES REQUIREHIGH TEMPERATURE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS THAT DO NOT EXIST TODAY. ADVANCES IN STATE OF THE ART MATERIALS, PARTICULARLYFIBER REINFORCEMENTS, ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE APPLICATIONS. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CVD SIC FIBERS SUFFER FROM POOR CREEP RESISTANCE, A RESULT OF FREE SILICON FOUND AT THE GRAIN BOUNDARIES. THIS PROBLEM, A DIRE ...

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THERE EXISTS A NEED FOR FIELD EVALUATION TECHNIQUES ON DAM- AGED RAIROAD TANK CARS, A LARGE PROPORTION OF WHICH ARE OF INSULATED DESIGN CONSISTING OF AN OUTER SHELL, AN INSULA- TION SPACE, AND AN INNER LINER. THESE CARS ARE USED TO HAULMANY POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND CHEMICALS, AND THEREFORE, MUST BE CAREFULLY ASSESSED IN THE EVENT THAT THEYARE DAMAGED. A MAJOR DIFFICULTY ARISES IN ATTEMP ...

STIRLING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (STC) WILL BUILD AND DEMONSTRATEA PROPRIETARY STIRLING ENGINE PRESSURE STABILIZED HEATER HEAD (PSHH) WITH AN INTEGRATED HEAT PIPE WHICH OFFERS LONG LIFE, HIGH RELIABILITY, IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND LOWER COSTSRELATIVE TO EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES. THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A PATENT ALLOWANCE FOR THIS UNIQUE HEATER HEAD CONCEPT, AND EVALUATIONS OF THE PSHH BY ...

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DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS THERE HAS EMERGED A CLEAR PERCEPTION OF THE PERVASIVE IMPORTANCE OF SPATIAL STATISTICSTHROUGHOUT MANY SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING PROBLEM AREAS HAVING CONSIDERABLE NATIONAL INTEREST. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE FINDS THAT SPATIAL STATISTICS PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SUCH DIVERSE PROBLEMS AS REMOTE SENSING, IMAGE PROCESSING, MINING, MULTIPLE TARGET DETECTION AND TRACKING, ETC. AT THESAM ...

RESPIRATORY GAS ANALYSIS IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS DURING EXTENDED SPACE FLIGHT, SINCE IT ALLOWS ONE TO ASSESS NON-INVASIVELY BOTH PULMONARY AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. WHAT IS PROPOSED HERE IS AN INNOVATIVE METHOD OF RAPID MULTI-GAS ANALYSIS WHICH WILL LEAD TO A RUGGED AND COMPACT RESPIRATORY MONITOR. OUR TECHNIQUE IS BASED ON THE MEASUREMENT OF TH ...

WILLIAM C. PFEFFERLE ASSOCIATES (WCP) HAS INVENTED A PROPRIETARY CATALYTIC IGNITION FUEL-INJECTED ENGINE WHICH POTENTIALLY OFFERS A NUMBER OF PROMISING FEATURES, INCLUDINGSUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED FUEL ECONOMY, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE POWER, NOTABLY QUIETER OPERATION, REDUCED PARTICULATE EMISSIONS AND THE ABILITY TO BURN BOTH HIGH AND LOW CETANE FUELS. USING CATALYSTS PLACED PERMANENTLY IN THE COMBUSTION ...