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The Thermoelectric coolers (TECs) are solid-state devices with no moving parts that provide reliable cooling power compared to traditional cooling systems such as vacuum compressors. However, their relatively high cost and low coefficient of performance (~ 0.5) have relegated them to niche applications such as small-scale portable coolers and, have yet, to be competitive from an efficiency standpo ...

Phase I will determine the feasibility that one-sided measurements of low power, noninvasive, nondestructive microwave energy can be used to determine the strength and condition of concrete along with relevant spatial and statistical information. We will make different types of concrete with variations in constituent ratios as test samples; use ASTM tests to destructively determine true strength; ...

RDRTec proposes to design, develop, and demonstrate feasibility of a comprehensive suite of software tools and simulations that supports future Navy procurement and certification of non-cooperative sensor technologies for Detect And Avoid (DAA). These tools are an expansion, enhancement, and focusing of those already under developed as a part of RDRTec efforts on the ongoing Triton DAA radar devel ...

Texas Research Austin (TRI-Austin) will partner with the University of Texas, Austin, and will use diverse printing technologies to fabricate the components of selected battery chemistries (Li-ion, Zn-air, Zn-Ag). In the Phase I base period, each battery component will be printed with a technology that has been previously used to deposit the required material (i.e. ADM for metals, SLS for polymers ...

Sand, dust and ash particles have significant detrimental effects on turbine engine performance and durability. Currently there are no sensors capable of recording data such as dust composition, particle size distribution, total mass, etc. and have sufficient durability for flight conditions. Lynntech and Texas A&M University propose to develop a sensor system based on a spectroscopic method integ ...

The objective of this project is to develop a hybrid, multifunctional composite material that improves the thermal and chemical stability, and surface durability of traditional carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites. By using a standard prepreg lay-up process, in which a flexible conductive ceramic thin layer is bonded directly onto the outmost layer of polymer composites to ensure the ...

Explosions and high-velocity impacts can create strain rates on the order of 105 to 107 s-1. To simulate these events, first-principles codes require material models that are valid at these loading rates. Currently, the amount of test data, material models and material constants for this strain rate range is extremely limited, and an innovative and cost-effective laboratory test procedure is neede ...

There exists a need to obtain near-real-time information in a wireless tool configuration to be used in dynamic geothermal well conditions, such as when drilling is in progress. A tool which can provide this near real-time information from sensors located near the bit of the drill string will help reduce the hazards and costs associated with geothermal well development by allowing surface monitori ...

For nuclear physics research, thin film isotopic specialty targets are often requested for the use and in charged-particle-induced experiments. There are also tens of radioisotopes that are of interest for medical imaging, industrial and R&D uses. The targets of interest include B, O, Si, and Cr; isotopes of refractory metals, such as Re, Os, Ir are good examples. However, many of the isotopes can ...

Most of future oil and gas exploration and production will be moving into more challenging environments and directional drilling is an essential technique for tapping the “difficult” oil and gas deposits. As the key technology that enables directional drilling, geosteering is the act of adjusting the well trajectory on the fly. The goal of geosteering is to increase production, reduce cost and ...