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A SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION OF THE IONIZED CLUSTER BEAM (ICB) DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE IS PROPOSED. THE ICB METHOD ALLOWS A BROAD RANGE OF CONTROL OVER THE SURFACE MOBILITY OF DEPOSITED ATOMS AND HAS BEEN APPLIED SUCCESSFULLY TO A VARIETY OF THIN FILM MATERIALS. HOWEVER, A NUMBER OF FACTORS HAVE HAMPERED U.S. RESEARCH IN THIS AREA, SO THAT THERE IS NOT NOW A SUFFICIENT BASE OF KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE T ...

MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE AT RISK TO VARIOUS FORMS OF GASTROENTERITIS AS THEY ARE TRANSFERRED TO PARTS OF THE WORLD WHERE CONDITIONS FAVOR CONTAMINATION OF FOOD OR WATER WITH THE CAUSATIVE AGENTS. MANY OF THESE FORMS OF GASTROENTERITIS ARE SELF LIMITING, BUT VIBRIO CHOLERAE IS THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF A SEVERE FORM OF GASTROENTERITIS WHICH CAN BE FATAL IF UNTREATED. IT IS THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT TO DE ...

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FATIGUE LIFE ENHANCEMENT OF BUSHED TITANIUM LUGS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. A UNIQUE TECHNBIQUE, FORCEMATE (FM), FOR INSTALLATION OF BUSHINGS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED. EFFECT OF PROCESS PARAMETERS WILL BE EVALUATED AND THOSE PARAMETERS OPTIMIZED FOR THE PARTICULAR CONFIGURATION UNDER INVESTIGATION. AT EACH PHASE OF THE INVESTIGATION, FATIGUE LIFE COMPARISONS WILL BE MADE BETWEEN LUGS AND BUSHINGS INSTALLED ...

RAMP CORPORATION PROPOSES TO ACCOMPLISH PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ON MICROCOMPUTER BASED EXPERT SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELECTING A SYSTEM APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN FEDERAL CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. THE PROJECT OUTPUTS WILL BE A DEMONSTRATION MODULE FOCUSED ON CONTRACT CHANGES AND A FINAL REPORT WHICH DOCUMENTS THE SELECTION PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA UTILIZED IN THE EFFORT. THE E ...

AN EFFICIENT COMPUTATIONAL METHOD IS PROPOSED FOR MODELING THE COMPLEX PHYSICAL PHENOMENA OCCURING IN HIGH ENERGY CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER FLOW FIELDS. THESE FLOWS TYPICALLY CONTAIN BOUNDARY LAYERS, MIXING LAYERS, WAKES, AND EMBEDDED SHOCK WAVES. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GENERATE A MESH APRIOR WHICH WILL RESOLVE ALL FEATURES OF THE FLOW. THEREFORE, AN ADAPTIVE GRID TECHNIQUE WILL BE USED AND COUPLED TO AN ...

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IN REMOVING PAINT FROM FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENTS, TRADITIONAL PROCEDURES SUCH AS PLASTIC BEAD BLASTING HAVE BEEN SHWON TO LEAD TO REMOVAL OF THE GEL COAT, EXTENSIVE FIBER BREAKAGE AND MATRIX DEBONDING WHICH RESULTS IN LOSSES OF UP TO 30% IN THE MATRIX-DOMINATED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MINOR LOSSES IN THE FIBER-DOMINATED PROPERTIES. VERY RECENT PRELIMINARY RESULTS ACHIEVED BY US INDICATE THAT TH ...