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ALTHOUGH MOLYBDENUM DISILICIDE (MOSI2) EXHIBITS HIGH-TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL STABILITY AND HAS A MELTING POINT OF 2010 DEGREES CENTIGRADE, THE LACK OF ROOM-TEMPERATURE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS AND POOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE CREEP RESISTANCE HAVE SEVERELY LIMITED ITS STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS. THEREFORE, IT IS DESIRED TO FABRICATE COMPOSITES USING MOSI2, AS THE MATRIX MATERIAL. UNLIKE THE CONVENTIONAL CVI PROCESS, ...

CURRENT RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT PERFORMANCE INCREASES ARE POSSIBLE BY USING LINERS OF HEAVIER METALS IN WARHEADS. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP NOVEL METHODS FOR FORMING LINERS FROM CERTAIN HEAVY METALS. THE PHASE I TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES WILL BE TO PROVE THAT COUSINO'S COLD-FLOWING PROCESS IS A COMPETITIVE AND VIABLE TECHNIQUE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MOLYBDENUM SHAPED CHARGES. THIS EFFORT PR ...

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WITH THE EMERGENCE OF THE COMPUTER AS A BASIC TOOL IN THE WORKPLACE, TYPING IS AN ESSENTIAL VOCATIONAL SKILL. PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO FULLY UTILIZE STANDARD KEYBOARDS HAVE SIGNIFICANLY LOWER TYPING RATES. ABBREVIATION EXPANSION IS A POWERFUL TECHNIQUE FOR SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THIS RATE. CURRENT EXPANDERS RESTRICT THEMSELVES TO FIXED ABBREVIATION SCHEMES TO ACHIEVE ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE. THIS ...

IAP RESEARCH, INC. PROPOSES TO DEMONSTRATE A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY CONCEPT THAT WILL PROVIDE THE CAPABILITY TO BUILD AN ACTIVE MICROWAVE SWITCHING DEVICE USING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING (HTSC) TECHNOLOGY. OUR CONCEPT PROMISES TO ENABLEHIGH EFFICIENCY, COMPACT, LIGHT WEIGHT, ADAPTABLE, VERY LOW NOISE RADAR AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES USING HTSC MATERIALS. OUR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDE ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL BE TO INVESTIGATE 1) RATIOS, SUMS AND DIFFERENCES; 2) FITTING DISCRIMINANTMODELS; AND 3) FITTING OTHER STATISTICAL AND ENGINEERING MODELS, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE, REAL TIME, TOOL WEAR MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM. THE USE OF THE "ENERGY CONTENT" AND THE "FREQUENCY SPECTRUM" OF MULTIPLE SENSORS IS PROPOSED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADEQUATE PROCES ...

IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE OF TIB2 CERMAIC ARMOR TILES BACKED UP BY A VARIETY OF LIGHTWEIGHT SUPPORT-PLATES BE INVESTIGATED BY 1MEV FLASH X-RAY EQUIPMENT DURING PENETRATION, AND BY MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS OF RECOVERED TARGETS. THE SUPPORT-PLATE TEST MATRIX INCLUDES TWO MATERIALS (A STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM ALLOY AND A CERAMIC REINFORCED ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITE), TW ...

TO UNDERSTAND BETTER HOW LAMINATED CERAMIC ARMOR PERFORMS, IT IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF THE IMPEDANCE MISMATCH AND INTERLAYER BOND STRENGTH (BETWEEN AI(2)0(3) REINFORCED ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES AND TIB(2)) ON STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION AND PENETRATION PHENOMENOLOGY DUE TO LONG ROD IMPACT. LANXIDE'S UNIQUE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE USED TO FORM A STRONG METALLURGICAL BOND AT TH ...

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FLOW SEPARATION CONTROL IS CRITICAL TO THE PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY OF MILITARY AIRBORNE OR SEABORNE VEHICLES. FLUIDS FLOWING OVER AIRFOILS OR THROUGH FLOW PASSAGES CAN SEPARATE FROM WALL SURFACES, CAUSING FLOW INSTABILITIES. UNCHECKED FLOW SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE POWER LOSS, DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION. ACTIVE FLOW SEPARATION CONTROL IS REQUIRED BECAUSE VEHICLE PEAK PERFORMANCES USUALLY OCCUR NE ...