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Cured aircraft composite materials present a particularly difficult challenge for recycling technology. Those materials have mostly thermosetting epoxy matrices and occur in intimate association with metals, paints, and coatings. Current techniques for recycling thermoset composites, mostly for automotive sheet molding compounds (SMC), involve pulverizing the material for use as fillers. Th ...

Advanced Protection Products, Inc. (APPI) will use advanced materials and processes to develop and certify Very Light Body Armor (VLBA) plates that are capable of defeating a variety of ballistic threats. The VLBA plates will be designed using a titanium allow based metallic-composite armor system to provide cost-effective, lightweight protection. Composite facing and backing materials will be u ...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPACT, HIGH ENERGY DENSITY, HIGH POWER (AND POTENTIALLY C.W.) LASER SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF PROPAGATING THROUGH BOTH AIR AND WATER COULD PAVE THE WAY FOR NEXT GENERATION TACTICAL NAVAL SYSTEMS. APPLICATIONS IN OTHER DEFENSE AREAS AS WELL AS A HOST OF COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS. WE PROPOSE TO PROVIDE A DETAILED PLAN AND DESIGN OF SPECIFIC E ...

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THE INCREASED DEMANDS FOR LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION AND VERY HIGH SPEED PROCESSING OF INFORMATION HAVE LED TO INCREASING DENSITY OF CHIPS IN ELECTRONIC MODULES. THIS, IN TURN, HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY THE HEAT GENERATED PER UNIT AREA. IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEW DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, AN INNOVATIVE HEAT SINK CONCEPT IS PROPOSED. THE HEAT SINK WILL HAVE A THERMAL EXPANSION IN THE RANGE OF 2.8 PPM/DEG ...

We propose to develop a layered real-time and fault-tolerant CORBA-based software architecture as a means to realizing an open standards-based middleware for Naval combat systems. The key features of our approach are (1) a low-level interface to a distributed network infrastructure consisting of an integrated real-time and fault-tolerant extension to CORBA patterned after existing and emerging COR ...

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) proposes to develop a high-speed optical pyrometer which can be used on impact tests of reactive materials with metal plates where flash radiography equipment is in use. The unit will measure five narrow spectral bands of light and use their ratios to determine the temperature of the area of interest. It will also utilize an internal video camera to allow ...

GAS-TO-LIQUID HEAT EXCHANGERS FIND APPLICATION IN NEARLY EVERY ENERGY CONVERSION AND PROCESS SYSTEM. HOWEVER, DUE TO LOW HEAT FLUXES, THEY ARE EXCESSIVELY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE. LOW HEAT FLUXES ARE CAUSED PRIMARILY BY LOW GAS-SIDE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A NOVEL FLUIDIZED BED HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER HEAT FLUXES THAN CONVENTIONAL HE ...

An automated dynamic firing zone generation imaging system is needed to increase the effectiveness and utility of shipboard weapon systems. The current manual firing zone definition process is manpower intensive, complex, and cannot account for motion or changing topside configuration. These limitations greatly restrict the lethality and utility of shipboard weapons. This project proposes a dyna ...

A significant problem for modern combat control system implementations is the incompatible development and deployment environments. These applications have specific performance requirements that until recently were only accurately obtained on the target installation system. However, for various logistic and economic reasons, the platforms utilized for advanced applications have typically been inc ...