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THE RESEARCH IN PHASE I IS A TWO-FOLD EFFORT. FIRST, TO OPTIMIZE EXISTING FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION X-RAY IMAGE INTENSIFIERS, A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO EVALUATE ALL CRITICAL PARAMETERS. SECOND, TO CREATE A REAL-TIME ANALOG/DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGE DETECTOR, A STATE-OF-THE-ART SOLID STATE TV CAMERA WILL BE COUPLED TO FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION X-RAY IMAGE INTENSIFIERS. T ...

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COAL IS AN ATTRACTIVE FUEL FOR RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVES BECAUSE OF ITS DOMESTIC ABUNDANCE AND LOW COST PER UNIT OF HEAT. ONE RESTRAINT IN COAL AS A LOCOMOTIVE FUEL IS ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. CONSIDERING THESE CONFLICTING CONDITIONS OF ATTRACTIVENESS AND DIFFICULTY IN USING COAL AS A FUEL, IT BECOMES QUITE IMPORTANT HOW THE COAL IS HANDLED AND CONVERTED TO HEAT FOR LOCOMOTIVE POWER. A STUDY OF HEAT EN ...

THIS PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP AND CALIBRATE AN ELECTRONC SENSOR TO VERIFY THE PARTIAL PRESSURE OF OXYGEN ACTUALLY BEING DELIVERED TO AIRCREWS AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW ALTITUDES. IT WILL READ OUT CONTINUOUSLY AND IN REAL TIMEAND CAN BE SET TO TRIGGER AN ALARM IF THE OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE VARIES OUTSIDE PREDETERMINED LIMITS. THE SENSOR IS BASED O THE REVERSIBLE SORPTION OF OXYGEN INTO A SUBSTRATE SUCH AS ...

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LIKE ENERGY, MANY BUILDING MATERIALS ARE NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES. FURTHER, THEY ARE BEING CONTINUALLY DEPLETED TO SUPPORT A GROWING WORLD POPULATION. WHEN BUILDINGS ARE DEMOLISHED TO ALLOW NEW CONSTRUCTION, MOST WRECKAGE WASTE BECOMES A DISPOSAL PROBLEM FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT. THIS DEMOLITION WASTE IS A POTENTIAL BUILDING MATERIALS RESOURCE IF PROPER REPROCESSING METHODS CAN BE INVENTED. THIS PROJECT ...

SUBSEA OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ARE FINDING INCREASING APPLICATION AS THE DEPTHS AND ENVIRONMENTS FROM WHICH PRODUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE BECOME MORE DEMANDING. SOME OF THESE ENVIRONMENTS, SPECIFICALLY THE ARCTIC, WILL NOT PERMIT UTILIZATION OF CONVENTIONAL UNDERWATER INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES OWING TO THE ICE COVER. TO ASSURE SAFE AND POLLUTION-FREE OPERATION OF THESE STRUCTURES WILL REQUIRE DE ...

PARTICULATE CONTAMINANTS ENTER MANY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THROUGH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. VISUAL INSPECTION WITH THE NAKED EYE FOR AN INDICATION OF THE PRESENCE OF PARTICULATES HAS BEEN THE MAINSTAY PROCEDURE OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND OTHER PACKAGING INDUSTRIES. IN ALL CASES WHERE VISIBLE LIGHT IS USED TO IRRADIATE THE CONTAINER AND ITS CONTENTS, THE CONTAINER MUST NECESSARILY ...