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Use of chromates as corrosion inhibi.tors in coatings, adhesives and sealants is a well established technology. However, toxicity and waste disposal problems have led to the urgent need for development of an environmentally benign substitute for chromium compounds in coatings and sealants, which is the subject of this SBIR. This pa'per discusses the state-of-the-art technical approaches to the sol ...

A key component in the Alkali Metal Thermal to Electric Converter (AMTEC) is the electrode that is generally sputter deposited on the beta"-alumina solid electrolyte (BASE). Electrode deposition, as it is now practiced however, is a random process that covers active sites on the BASE and places many electrode pore openings at inactive sites. This proposal describes a novel fabrication process for ...

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Safety-critical aerospace applications have become increasingly dependent on a software component. However, conventional approaches to increasing the software reliability of these systems have focused on purely programming aspects. While these methods can all lead to techniques which should minimize the number of flaws in the logic of programs, none claim to result in generation of code with zero ...

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THERMOSET POLYMER COMPOSITES HAVE BEEN USED AS BUILDING MATERIALS FOR MANY YEARS AND ARE SUCCESSFULLY USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MARINE VESSELS, AIRCRAFT, BUILDINGS, AND SPACE VEHICLES. PULTRUSION IS ONE WELL-KNOWN PROCESS THAT IS USED THROUGHOUT INDUSTRY TO MANUFACTURE COMPOSITES. COMPOSITES CAN BE REINFORCED WITH FIBERGLASS, CARBON, OR OTHER FIBERS TO CREATE HIGH STRENGTH, LIGHT WEIGHT, AND D ...

THE USEFUL LIFE OF ENGINE OIL IS KNOWN TO BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON FORMULATION AND THE ENGINE OPERATING MODE. CONSEQUENTLY, AN OIL-CHANGE INTERVAL BASED ON MILES TRAVELED OR ENGINE OPERATING HOURS DOES NOT NECESSARILY DEFINE THE IN-SERVICE QUALITY OF THE OIL. ONE PROBLEM IN PARTICULAR FOR DIESEL ENGINES IS THAT OIL DISPERSANCY CAN FAIL VERY RAPIDLY. THIS ENABLES THE SUSPENDED SOOT PARTICLES TO GEL ...

MUCH RECENT WORK HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON ELUCIDATING THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF USING FUZZY LOGIC AND ADAPTIVE NETWORK DECISION MAKING METHODS. ADAPTIVE METHODS, LIKE BACK-PROPAGATION TAUGHT NEURAL NETWORKS, CAN MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO BUILD COMPLEX DECISION MAKING SYSTEM WHICH AVOID THE "EXPERT SYSTEMS" PROBLEM OF MANUALLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE "CAPTURE." INSTEAD, THESE ADAPTIVE METHODS CAPTURE KNOWLEDGE BY ...

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