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Not Available Naturally occuring micrometeroids and man-made orbital debris pose severe impact hazards for spacecraft. A metallic shield has previously been used to protect spacecraft structures from catastrophic damage. It is possible to improve upon the shield conce

Not Available The proposed program will demonstrate the ability to rapidly design and manufacture extremely high stiffness-to-weight precision structures for aerospace applications. Nu-Cast, Inc. currently has a patent pending on a process that uses rapid prototyping m

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Not Available We propose to develop intelligent software that assists a crew in planning activities while living in habitats like BIOPlex, Mars Transhab, and International Space Station. Progress has been made in developing autonomous planning and scheduling technology

FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION PROPOSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL DUCT INJECTION PROCESS FOR SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF SO2 AND NOX FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT FLUE GASES. IN THIS PROCESS, A MIXTURE OF LIME AND A PROPRIETARY SORBENT ISINJECTED EITHER DRY OR IN THE FORM OF A SLURRY INTO THE FLUEGAS DUCT BETWEEN THE AIR PREHEATER AND PARTICULATE COLLECTION DEVICE. LIME REMOVES SO2 AND THE PROPRIET ...

CARBON ADSORPTION IS A WIDELY USED TECHNIQUE TO REMOVE AND CONCENTRATE VOCS FROM DILUTED AIR AND WATER STREAMS. PERIODICALLY CARBON BEDS ARE REGENERATED WITH STEAM. THE RESULTS OF THIS REGENERATION AFTER COOLING, IS A CONCENTRATED MIXTURE OF HAZARDOUS COMPOUNDS AND WATER. COMMON AND PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME STREAM CONDENSATES ARE THOSE CONTAINING MIXTURES OF CHLORINATED SOLVENTS AND WATER-MISCIBLE ...

CFCS EMITTED AS PURGE STREAMS FORM LARGE INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATORS ARE A CONSIDERABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM AND AN ECONOMIC LOSS. MEMBRANE ORGANIC VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEMS APPEAR TO BE ABLE TO TREAT THESE STREAMS. A MEMBRANE UNIT COULD RECOVER CFC FOR REUSE IN THE REFRIGERATOR, AND PRODUCEA CFC-DEPLETED AIRSTREAM FOR VENTING. IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM, EXISTING MEMBRANES WOULD BE FABRICATED INTO HIGH-PR ...

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COAL COMBUSTION FLUE GAS THAT IS DESULFURIZED WITH LIME OR LIMESTONE RESULTS IN 30-35 MILLION TONS PER YEAR OF GYPSUM- LIKE WASTE. THIS PRESENTS A DISPOSAL PROBLEM WHICH COULD BEELIMINATED BY THE CONVERSION INTO MARKETABLE COMMODITIES. SCIENCE VENTURES HAS BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH A NEW HIGHSPEEDCHEMICAL PROCESS TO SOLVE A RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. THEIR FLASK PROCESS RECOVERS SULFUR VALUES FR ...