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Adaptation of jet accumulation techniques for enhanced rock cutting

Description: The velocity of water jet flow can be increased when the jet impacts a target material or another water jet. A theory describing such augmentation in terms of velocity, mass, and energy change is considered. The phenomena is sensitive to jet structure and the jet velocity profile. Jet velocity profiles do not remain constant over great distances from the nozzle, and ultimately disrupt into droplets. Within the droplet the profile is more regular and the velocity constant. The theory is extended… more
Date: October 26, 1977
Creator: Mazurkiewicz, M.; Barker, C.R. & Summers, D.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-velocity impact tests involving thin spherical shells of tantalum and 304 stainless steel

Description: This experimental program generated data to improve computer-code modeling of impact phenomena. The improved computation technique will be used to design a fissile-material container able to withstand a 335 m/s impact. The program involved flyer-plate-impact tests using thin shells of annealed 304 stainless steel and annealed tantalum at impact velocities of 28 to 180 m/s. No active instrumentation was used in this study; instead, all data were derived from measurements of test specimens. Pre- … more
Date: August 26, 1977
Creator: Steffan, K. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Expansion potential for existing nuclear power station sites

Description: This report is a preliminary analysis of the expansion potential of the existing nuclear power sites, in particular their potential for development into nuclear energy centers (NECs) of 10 (GW(e) or greater. The analysis is based primarily on matching the most important physical characteristics of a site against the dominating site criteria. Sites reviewed consist mainly of those in the 1974 through 1976 ERDA Nuclear Power Stations listings without regard to the present status of reactor constr… more
Date: September 26, 1977
Creator: Cope, D. F. & Bauman, H. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Studies in Development Immunogenetics. Annual Progress Report

Description: This contract provides the research support for a group concerned with a relatively large range of problems. The integrating thread that runs through it is that of an interest in development and its genetic regulation, mainly in complex organisms and with an emphasis on the immune system as a model for developmental analysis and as a tool for following the development of other systems, especially the brain. It includes studies of biochemical genetics, primarily from a developmental viewpoint an… more
Date: March 26, 1975
Creator: Owen, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL RESONANCES TO THE RESONANCE INTEGRALS IN URANIUM AND THORIUM

Description: Information is presented in tabular form on the contributions of the individual resonances to the resonance integrals in U and Th. The cases considered are for isolated cylindrical rods and involve U/sup 238/, U/sup 238/O/ sub 2/, Th/ sup 232/, and Th/sup 232/O/sub 2/ (M.C.G.)
Date: October 26, 1961
Creator: Nordheim, L.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A microwiggler Free-Electron Laser at the Brookhaven Accelerator Test Facility

Description: We report the design and status of an FEL experiment at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Accelerator Test Facility. A 50 MeV high brightness electron beam will be utilized for an oscillator experiment in the visible wavelength region. The microwiggler to be used is a superferric planar undulator with a 0.88 cm period, 60 cm length and K = 0.35. The optical cavity is a 368 cm long stable resonator with broadband dielectric coated mirrors. 8 refs., 2 figs., 4 tabs.
Date: September 26, 1989
Creator: Batchelor, K.; Ben-Zvi, Ilan; Fernow, R.; Gallardo, J.; Kirk, H.; Pellegrini, C. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Bifurcations and Patterns in Nonlinear Dissifative Systems]

Description: This report discusses the following topics: Rayleigh-Benard convection with an imposed horizontal flow; Rayleigh-Benard convection in a gas under non-boussinesq conditions; electro- convection in a nematic liquid crystal; and Rayleigh-Benard convection in a nematic liquid crystal. (LSP)
Date: February 26, 1992
Creator: Ahlers, G. & Cannell, D. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Monthly energy review, September 1991. [Contains glossary]

Description: This publication presents current data on production, consumption, stocks, imports, exports, and prices of the principal energy commodities in the United States. Also included are data on international production of crude oil, consumption of petroleum products, petroleum stocks, and production of electricity from nuclear-powered facilities. 36 figs., 57 tabs.
Date: September 26, 1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Conclusions and recommendations based on interim report

Description: This memorandum discusses five key issues that initial interviews have brought into focus: The preoccupation of the public with nuclear waste disposal, the credibility of public opinion polls addressing nuclear power, the unlikelihood of dramatic change in opinion by nuclear critics, difficulties in communicating technical concepts, and the problem of focussing narrowly or broadly on policy issues.
Date: July 26, 1991
Creator: Benson, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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THE HEAT CAPACITY OF U$sub 3$O$sub 8$ POWDER AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE (400-1800 F)

Description: The mean heat capacity of a sample of powdered U/sub 3/O/sub 8/ was determined as a function of temperature from measurements of heat content. A thin-walled nickel capsule containing the material was heated in an electric furnace and dropped into a water calorimeter The Mean heat capacity values calculated from the experimental data were nearly constant over the temperature range, room temperture to 250-975 deg C (482-1790 deg F). The average value was 0.074 plus or minus 0.004 cal gm/sup -1EDE… more
Date: April 26, 1949
Creator: Powers, H.; Welch, F. & Trice, J.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stress Corrosion of Type 304 Stainless Steel in Simulated Superheat Reactor Environments. [Part] 1. Informal Aec Research and Develoment Report 568-Tio-2

Description: A fuel jacket failure that occurred in May 1961 in the Type 304 stainless steel clad fuel element exposed in the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor superheated steam loop (SADE) was attributed to chloride stress corrosion cracking. In order to better understand the failure, a test program was carried out to try to reproduce the rapid stress corrosion attack in the simulated superheat reactor environment of the CL-1 superheat facility. The methods of corrosion testing under heat transfer condition… more
Date: February 26, 1962
Creator: Gaul, G. G.; Pearl, W. L. & Siegler, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Progress report for the US Department of Energy, December 1, 1978-October 31, 1979

Description: This progress report presents papers dealing with the distribution of dissolved and particulate carbon in the oceans as it relates to the global carbon cycle. Also presented are papers concerning global climate and its relationship with carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Items within the scope of EDB are entered individually. (ACR)
Date: October 26, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The DIII-D summary contribution to the final INTOR workshop

Description: In SIII-D, good H-mode confinement has been obtained with up to 6 MW of neutral-beam injection (NBI). In this report we summarize the essential features of divertor operation for DIII-D H-mode plasma. Briefly, our measurements show that: Large edge density and temperarture gradients are obtained with scale lengths of a few cm at the midplane; In the steady state, approximately 10-20% of the input power is deposited on the divertor plates in a region that is peaked on the separatrix and extends … more
Date: February 26, 1988
Creator: Hill, D. N.; Allen, S. L.; Brooks, N. H.; Content, D.; DeBoo, J. C.; Gohil, P. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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North Stanley Polymer Demonstration Project. First annual report

Description: The objective of the project is to demonstrate the efficiency and economics of recovering tertiary oil from a highly heterogenous reservoir (which has been successfully waterflooded, but is nearing the economic limit) by injecting a polymer slug of tapered concentrations to improve the sweep efficiency of the reservoir. In preparation for the injection of polymer, a major review of the mechanical condition of all producing and injection wells prompted a number of remedial workovers. As a preven… more
Date: July 26, 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Alternative theories of oil-inventory management and government policy options

Description: Four alternative theories of oil inventory management and their implication for the level of private petroleum stockpiling are explored. The assumptions made were: that the product market for oil is competitive and that the capital market through which investments in oil stockpiles are financed is efficient. It is assumed that these conditions are expected to prevail even in the event of a supply interruption. These assumptions constitute the benchmark theory of oil inventory management. Variat… more
Date: April 26, 1982
Creator: Read, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quarterly technical progress report No. 2, December 20-March 19, 1982. Second quarterly report on the effect of rapid heating rate on coal nitrogen and sulfur release

Description: A laser pyrolysis technique is applied to the investigation of the effects of heating rate on release of coal-bound sulfur and nitrogen. An experimental system characterization and calibration has been completed. A detailed documentation was prepared describing the 3-color pyrometer and the data analysis technique. The coal particle feed system has been calibrated to provide accurate mass flow rate at pre-selected particle velocities. The first batch of samples submitted for chemical analysis w… more
Date: April 26, 1982
Creator: Gat, N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HOPI: on-line injection optimization program

Description: A method of matching the beam from the 200 MeV linac to the AGS without the necessity of making emittance measurements is presented. An on-line computer program written on the PDP10 computer performs the matching by modifying independently the horizontal and vertical emittance. Experimental results show success with this method, which can be applied to any matching section.
Date: October 26, 1977
Creator: LeMaire, J L
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy

Description: This report looks at how free trade areas (FTAs) affect U.S. trade policy, specifically tariffs. It looks closely at the Bush Administration's Trade Promotion Policy, and pending FTAs leftover from this administration. Additionally, it looks at the Obama Administration's work in the prospective Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP).
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: Cooper, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy

Description: This report offers background information on Ukraine's current political and economic situation, foreign policy towards NATO, the European Union, and Russia. It also discusses U.S. policy, U.S. aid to Ukraine, the congressional response, and other legislation.
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: Woehrel, Steven
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Drought in the United States: Causes and Current Understanding

Description: This report discusses how drought is defined (e.g., why drought in one region of the country is different from drought in another region) and why drought occurs in the United States. It briefly describes periods of drought in the country's past that equaled or exceeded drought conditions experienced during the 20th century. This is followed by a discussion of the nature and extent of recent droughts that affected Texas and the U.S. midcontinent, and the current drought in California. Lastly, th… more
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: Folger, Peter & Cody, Betsy A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Biomass: Comparison of Definitions in Legislation

Description: This report discusses the use of biomass, its legislative history, and the proposed redefinition of biomass in legislation.
Date: November 26, 2013
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy

Description: This report is intended as a primer on the policy issues, science, and governance of geoengineering technologies. The report will first set the policy parameters under which geoengineering technologies may be considered. It will then describe selected technologies in detail and discuss their status. The third section provides a discussion of possible approaches to governmental involvement in, and oversight of, geoengineering, including a summary of domestic and international instruments and ins… more
Date: November 26, 2013
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi & Lattanzio, Richard K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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