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Near Term Hybrid Passenger Vehicle Development Program. Phase I, Final report. Appendix A: mission analysis and performance specification studies. Volume I

Description: Studies are described which were performed for the Near Term Hybrid Vehicle program to determine passenger car usage patterns and to correlate these trip mission characteristics with vehicle design and performance specifications. (LCL)
Date: April 20, 1979
Creator: Traversi, M. & Barbarek, L.A.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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International data collection and analysis. Task 1

Description: Commercial nuclear power has grown to the point where 13 nations now operate commercial nuclear power plants. Another four countries should join this list before the end of 1980. In the Nonproliferation Alternative Systems Assessment Program (NASAP), the US DOE is evaluating a series of alternate possible power systems. The objective is to determine practical nuclear systems which could reduce proliferation risk while still maintaining the benefits of nuclear power. Part of that effort is the d… more
Date: April 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stress analysis of ultrasonic density detector for LOFT core inlet steady-state and LOCE conditions. Supplement 1

Description: The UDD sensor bar with modified cross-section (0.0938-in. thick by 0.25-in. high overall) was analyzed to determine its resonant frequencies. Thermal and fluid-induced stresses due to steady-state and LOCE loads were also calculated. The sensor bar was shown not to be subject to vortex-shedding lock-in and was shown to meet applicable criteria of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Seismic loads are insignificant compared to fluid loads.
Date: April 25, 1979
Creator: Mosby, W.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Powerplant Productivity. Improvement Study: current practices in Illinois utilities towards powerplant productivity. Final report, Project 1, Task 1

Description: Efforts of this task indicate that powerplant productivity is a complex issue that has to take into account economic factors, equipment limitations, and system-loading characteristics as well as external constraints such as regulatory requirements. Among the specific findings are: (1) utilities in Illinois use the industry-wide measures of performance such as capacity factor, availability factor, forced outage rates etc.; equivalent availability as a measure is not in common practice; (2) sever… more
Date: April 5, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermoelectric materials evaluation program. Technical summary report

Description: Research progress on the thermoelectric materials evaluation program is reported covering the period January 1, 1976 to September 30, 1978. Topical reports are presented on (1) hot and cold end ..delta..T's, (2) hardware mobility, (3) p-leg sublimation suppression, (4) thermodynamic stability of p-legs, (5) n-leg material process improvements to reduce extraneous resistance, (6) n-leg cracking, (7) dynamic evaluation of converter, and (8) data base and degradation modes. Twenty attachments are … more
Date: April 1979
Creator: Hinderman, J.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electrolysis-based hydrogen storage systems. Annual report, January 1, 1978-December 31, 1978

Description: Contract management, technical monitoring and in-house research conducted by Brookhaven National Laboratory for the US Department of Energy, Division of Energy Storage as described. The status of each project within four major areas of investigation is summarize. Activities deal with: (1) Electrolytic Production of Hydrogen; (2) Hydrogen Storage Systems; (3) Hydrogen Storage Materials; and (4) Systems Studies/End-Use Applications. The BNL programmatic responsibilities encompass the direction of… more
Date: April 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal Loop Experimental Facility. Quarterly report, January-March, 1979

Description: The general operations and accomplishments of the Geothermal Loop Experimental Facility during the period from January 1, 1979 through March 31, 1979 are summarized. The construction and installation of a reactor clarifier/media filter system to treat the effluent brine continued. Startup is expected during the next reporting period. Operations of the facility evaluated the two stage flash cycle characteristics of brines from the second production well (Woolsey No. 1). The results were similar … more
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: Anastas, G.; Bischoff, W. S. & Bishop, H. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Manufacturing cost of flame heated thermionic converters. Topical report

Description: The cost of thermionic converters has been estimated in support of the cost calculations for thermionic topping of central station powerplants. These calculations supersede the previous calculations made in 1975 and use a design concept similar to the current configuration of flame-heated converters. The cost of converters was estimated by obtaining quotations from manufactureres whenever possible. The selling cost was found to be $110 per kilowatt.
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: LaRue, G. & Miskolczy, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HYCSOS : A Chemical Heat Pump and Energy Conversion System Based on Metal Hydrides

Description: The current status of the HYCSOS chemical heat pump and energy conversion system based on metal hydrides is described. Heat transfer fluid loops were insulated and modified for isothermal operation. Software development for HYCSOS manual mode operation was completed. Routines to handle data acquisition, logging, compression, correction and plotting, using a Tektronix Graphics system with flexible disk data storage, provide a rapid and versatile means of presenting HYCSOS data for analysis. Adva… more
Date: April 1979
Creator: Sheft, Irving; Gruen, Dieter M. & Lamich, George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Waste Production and Management at EBR-II

Description: This report surveys waste production rates and disposal practices at EBR-II, a small-scale liquid-metal fast breeder reactor, for the past decade. Normal airborne wastes have been reduced by switching to low-sulfur fuel oil in auxiliary boilers and converting to use of reactor steam for part of the plant space heating. Atmospheric releases of gaseous radioactive wastes initially increased during the implementation of program for testing reactor fuels to and beyond cladding breach; but the efflu… more
Date: April 1979
Creator: Witbeck, L. C. & Fryer, R. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Multi-purpose utilization of hydrothermal resources within the City of El Centro. Final report

Description: The engineering and economic feasibility of utilizing geothermal heat from the Heber KGRA for space heating/cooling and water heating for domestic and industrial process applications within the City of El Centro was investigated. The analysis proceeds through an engineering survey of present conventional energy utilization within the City to identify and evaluate those end uses which could potentially utilize geothermal heat as a substitute for fossil fuel or electrically produced heating and c… more
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: Sherwood, P. B.; Province, S. G.; Yamasaki, R. N. & Newman, K. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Solar heating system for the First Baptist Church, 1500 E. Melgaard Road, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401. Final report

Description: This report includes the following: (1) acceptance test plan, (2) systems performance data, (3) pictures of completed system, (4) problems in building the system, (5) description of the system, (6) major maintenance problems, (7) revised blueprints, (8) installation, operation, and maintenance manuals, and (9) recommendations.(MOW)
Date: April 16, 1979
Creator: Salem, H.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Silicon ingot casting - heat exchanger method multi-wire slicing - fixed abrasive slicing technique, Phase III. Silicon sheet growth development for the large area sheet task of the Low-Cost Solar Array Project. Quarterly progress report No. 2, January 1-March 31, 1979

Description: Several 20 cm diameter silicon ingots, up to 6.3 kg, have been cast with good crystallinity. It has been found that the graphite heat zone can be purified by heating it to high temperatures in vacuum. This is important in reducing costs and purification of large parts. Electroplated wires with 45 ..mu..m synthetic diamonds and 30 ..mu..m natural diamonds have shown good cutting efficiency and lifetime. During slicing of a 10 cm x 10 cm workpiece, jerky motion occurred in the feed and rocking me… more
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: Schmid, F. & Khattak, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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General basin modeling for site suitability. Draft report 1. Baseline data

Description: This report summarizes work completed by Golder Associates under Task 2 - Site Suitability specifically for modeling of fluid flow and mass transport in sedimentary basins containing thick shale or salt. It also describes ongoing and future work on the above topic. The purpose of the study is to develop a general model for a nuclear waste repository situated in a deep sedimentary basin environment. The model will be used in conjunction with Golder's fluid flow and mass transport codes to study … more
Date: April 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mechanical refrigerator for deep well sonde electronics, Phase II. Final report

Description: The system is based on a vapor cycle refrigeration system with the usual compressor, evaporator and condenser. It is designed to operate between a condensing temperature of 275/sup 0/C and an evaporating temperature of 125/sup 0/C. Water vapor is the refrigerant. The compressor is an electric motor driven three-stage positive displacement machine. The design output of the refrigerator is 50 watts cooling. The work described covers the development of the compressor with associated component deve… more
Date: April 9, 1979
Creator: Fukuzawa, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal Loan Guarantee Program: Westmorland Development Project, Imperial County, California: Environmental assessment

Description: The action assessed is the guaranty of a loan by DOE to finance geothermal exploration, development, and testing by Mapco Geothermal, Inc. and Republic Geothermal, Inc. in the Westmorland area of Imperial County, California. Initial drilling and flow testing of up to three production wells will occur in the exploratory phase. Exploration is proposed for either or both of two portions of the leasehold area. If exploration confirms the presence of a viable resource in the Sweetwater area, the pre… more
Date: April 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Modeling of silicon particle growth. Progress report

Description: Efforts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory toward the production of pure polycrystaline silicon are centered on the concept of silicon particle growth in a fluidized bed reactor (FBR) and a continuous flow pyrolyzer (CFP). The CFP possibly can provide the seed particles which will be grown to larger sizes in the FBR. In both the reactors polycrystalline silicon is obtaned from the pyrolysis of silane. A part of the JPL effort is to develop a model of silicon particle growth for the purpose of pre… more
Date: April 15, 1979
Creator: Praturi, A.K.; Hsu, G.C. & Lutwack, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Observation of quantized circulation in rotating superfluid /sup 4/He

Description: The quantized circulation of rotating superfluid helium 4 was measured by monitoring the time rate of precession of the plane of vibration of a vibrating wire lying along the cylindrical axis of the container. (GHT)
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: Karn, P.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Modifications to the TRIM Monte Carlo simulation program

Description: Extensive modifications were made to the TRIM (TRansport of Ions in Matter) Monte Carlo computer code which simulates the ion irradiation of amorphous solids. The original FORTRAN code was translated into BASIC for use on minicomputers with 32 K words of memory. Versions have been written to simulate very low-energy irradiations and the irradiation of binary alloys. Furthermore, a version was written which added the capability of following a lateral direction, in addition to the penetration dep… more
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: Macrander, A. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocean thermal energy conversion cold water pipe preliminary design project. Task 2. Analysis for concept selection

Description: The successful performance of the CWP is of crucial importance to the overall OTEC system; the pipe itself is considered the most critical part of the entire operation. Because of the importance the CWP, a project for the analysis and design of CWP's was begun in the fall of 1978. The goals of this project were to study a variety of concepts for delivering cold water to an OTEC plant, to analyze and rank these concepts based on their relative cost and risk, and to develop preliminary desig… more
Date: April 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Problems of hydroelectric development at existing dams: an analysis of institutional, economic, and environmental restraints in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland

Description: The methodology that has been developed to analyze the impact of possible government actions on the development of small-scale hydroelectric power in the United States is described. The application of the methodology to a specific region of the United States is also described. Within the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) region, the methodology has been used to evaluate the significance of some of the existing institutional and economic constraints on hydroelectric development at existing … more
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: Taylor, R. J. & Green, L. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fuel Gas Demonstration Plant Program: Small-Scale Industrial Project. Final report, Phase I

Description: During the Erie internal alternate fuel review in 1976, the ERDA RFP for small scale demonstration plants was released and Erie responded. The basis of the contract proposal included design, construction and operation of a Demonstration Plant, which could be expanded to a full-sized industrial plant. The government specifically required the ability to handle Eastern, high-caking, high-sulfur coal. Erie's proposal was to utilize low-caking, low-sulfur coals with the Eastern coals optional. Phase… more
Date: April 19, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Theoretical Division progress report. [October 1976-January 1979]

Description: This report presents highlights of activities in the Theoretical (T) Division from October 1976-January 1979. The report is divided into three parts. Part I presents an overview of the Division: its unique function at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) and within the scientific community as a whole; the organization of personnel; the main areas of research; and a survey of recent T-Division initiatives. This overview is followed by a survey of the 13 groups within the Division, their m… more
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: Cooper, N.G. (comp.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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