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Recent advances in the development of low cost components for Infrared Detection and Millimeter Wave integrated circuits have created an opportunity to develop a low cost multi-domain sensor suite for integrated air-to-ground and air-to-air data collection. The Phase I study will examine the application of dual band (3-5 um and 8-12 um) IR detection from a single sensor device or single chip; such ...

Anticipated computing advances will greatly enhance the Navy's ability to compute submarine target strength. This capability can be an important diagnostic and design tool for T.S. control. While the complexity and size of the scattering problem makes it necessary to solve large sets of structural-acoustic equations, especially at mid-frequencies, it is not sufficient to achieve high fidelity pred ...

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1A novel coating formulation is proposed which will be easily removable upon demand. The new formulation is based upon state of the art Navy aircraft topcoat technology, and thus will be capable of being easily adapted to feild use. No hazardous chemicals or spaying techniques are required for coating removal. The approach reduces the flammability of the coating. Phase I involves selection and dev ...

This research investigates the feasibility of producing a metal coating with the potential of withstanding the eqivalent of 2000 hours in 5% neutral salt spray with no significant corrosion failure and no penetrating scratches due to handling. The following aspects of the coating procedure are experimentally evaluated: (1) Pretreatment of the aluminum hardware. (2) Use of undercoats to reduce corr ...

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A WELL-ESTABLISHED PROCESS WITHIN THE CORN PROCESSING INDUSTRY IS THE PRODUCTION OF FUEL ETHANOL THROUGH FERMENTATION OF SUGARS. IN ADDITION TO THE PRODUCT ETHANOL, THESE FACILITIES PRODUCE A LARGE VOLUME OF AN AQUEOUS, BIOMASS-CONTAINING STREAM, KNOWN AS STILLAGE, WHICH MUST BE PROCESSED TO RECOVER SOLIDS USED FOR ANIMAL FEEDS. DURING PHASE I, A SERIES OF A NOVEL, LABORATORY SCALE, CERAMIC CROSSF ...

A sonar/hydrophone "coating" on submarines, ships and torpedos would be a great asset to their defense. An aggressive program is proposed to fabricate large area transducer composite panels for hydrophane and sonar use that could be used for such a purpose. This program will develop a high volume fabrication method for piezoelectric rods for composite applications. A functional 1-3 piezoelectric c ...