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Comparative assessment of energy-economy interactions

Description: This analysis is concerned with the impact of energy-policy measures on the level, growth, and structure of the US economy. In particular, the nature and magnitude of the causal relationship between variations in the prices of various energy forms and economic performance, as measured by real gross national product (GNP), is studied. The combined Brookhaven National Laboratory/Dale W. Jorgenson Associates (BNL/DHA) energy-economy model system is used to determine the economic effects of three e… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Creator: Goettle, R.J. IV; Hudson, E.A. & Lukachinski, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Industrial Fuel Gas Demonstration-Plant Program. Pretreatment unit options (Deliverable No. 41)

Description: Three approaches to pretreatment for the Industrial Fuel Gas Demonstration Plant project in the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) Pilot Plant have been examined. Analyses of these approaches, selection of the best alternative among the three, and detailed design and evaluation of cost and schedule impacts were made. The best approach available to pretreatment demonstration is an integrated pretreater - an ash agglomerating gasifier (AAG) that uses the existing AAG system, a new pretreater press… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power system development. Preliminary design report, Appendices, Part 1 (Final)

Description: The objective of this project is the development of a preliminary design for a full-sized, closed cycle, ammonia power system module for the 100 MWe OTEC demonstration plant. In turn, this demonstration plant is to demonstrate, by 1984, the operation and performance of an Ocean Thermal Power Plant having sufficiently advanced heat exchanger design to project economic viability for commercial utilization in the late 1980's and beyond. Included in this power system development are the preliminary… more
Date: December 4, 1978
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As-built description of the EBR-II, Run 97 dosimetry experiment

Description: A dosimetry experiment has been designed and fabricated for inclusion in the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) during Run 97 in a Row 2 position. Various types of dosimeter material have been included in the single B-7c pin from 60 cm below midplane to 60 cm above. This report contains the as-built description of irradiation hardware and a detailed description of the dosimetry.
Date: December 1, 1978
Creator: Long, C.L.; Ulseth, J.A. & Lippincott, E.P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance evaluation of in-service, elevated temperature industrial insulation

Description: A purchaser of industrial insulation is concerned with many factors which bear on the type of insulation selected. One of the most important factors, undoubtedly, is the thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity is a measure of the ability of an insulation to conduct heat. The lower this value the better the insulation appears to the buyer. In the past it was generally assumed that the conductivity during the life of the insulation could be taken as a fixed property so long as external inf… more
Date: December 18, 1978
Creator: Martin, D. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fuel Gas Demonstration Plant Program: Small-Scale Industrial Project. Commercial plant design and economic evaluation, Phase I. Interim report

Description: This report contains the description of a proposed Commercial Coal Gasification Plant to be built for Erie Mining Company at Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. It also contains a Capital Cost Estimate for the plant and examines the economics of the plant operations. A Commercial Plant to utilize Eastern coal can be built at a capital cost of $95.8 million based on 1978 costs. This plant, utilizing Eastern coal costing $40 per ton, must sell low Btu gas at $6.64 per million Btu to produce a 12% internal rat… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Solar production of industrial process steam for the Lone Star Brewery. Conceptual design report

Description: The project conceptual design activities are divided into six parts: Industrial Plant, Conceptual System Design, Collector Selection, Heat Transfer Fluid Selection, Site Fabrication, and Engineered Equipment. Included is an overview of the solar steam system and a brief discussion on the environmental impact of the project as well as the safety considerations of the system design. The effect of the solar system on the environment is negligible, and the safety analysis of the system indicates th… more
Date: December 29, 1978
Creator: Deffenbaugh, D.M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy savings by means of fuel cell electrodes in electro-chemical industries. Progress report, August 1-October 31, 1978

Description: Caustic half cells are described and data reported for tests run to evaluate the technology involved in the operation of air cathodes for the Caustic-Chlorine Industry. The majority of tests were run at 300 ASF in a 23% NaOH electrolyte at 75/sup 0/C with a CO/sub 2/ free air efficiency of 33%. Data are presented for a 7200-h life test which is in operation and represents the state of the art. Runs have been made to identify the limiting current density and air efficiency for the standard RA19 … more
Date: December 1, 1978
Creator: Allen, R.J.; Juda, W. & Lindstrom, R.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Proceedings of the Workshop on Hydrocarbon Processing Mixing and Scale-Up Problems

Description: A workshop was convened by the Division of Fossil Fuel Utilization of the US Department of Energy in cooperation with the Particulate and Multiphase Process Program of the National Science Foundation to identify needs for fundamental engineering support for the design of chemical reactors for processing heavy hydrocarbon liquids. The problems associated with dispersing liquid hydrocarbons in a reacting gas and mixing within the gas phase are of primary concern. The transactions of the workshop … more
Date: December 1978
Creator: Gabor, J. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fuel Gas Demonstration Plant Program: Small-Scale Industrial Project. Demonstration plant design and economic evaluation, Phase I. Interim report

Description: The Fuel Gas Demonstration Plant Program envisions a coal gasification facility to provide low Btu gas to the Erie Mining Company taconite pelletizing operations at Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. Initially, it will consist of a Demonstration Plant which will be sized to supply 7.4 billion Btu (HHV) of fuel energy per day, which is approximately 37% of the Erie Mining Company's daily energy requirement for the induration of pellets. The Demonstration Plant will be designed to permit ultimate expansion t… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermal-hydraulic and neutronic considerations for designing a lithium-cooled tokamak blanket

Description: A methodology for the design of lithium cooled blankets is developed. The thermal-hydraulics, neutronics and interactions between them are extensively investigated. In thermal hydraulics, two models illustrate the methodology used to obtain the acceptable ranges for a set of design parameters. The methodology can be used to identify the limiting constraints for a particular design. A complete neutronic scheme is set up for the calculations of the volumetric heating rate as a function of the dis… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Creator: Chao, J; Mikic, B & Todreas, N
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion power system development. Phase I: preliminary design. Final report

Description: This report summarizes the preliminary design for the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Demonstration Plant project. The scope of Phase I was the conceptual design of: (1) full sized power system module; (2) scaled (5 MWe nominal) proof of concept power system; and (3) 1 MWe heat exchanger test article. Included were all components and subsystems specifically involved with the generation of power (warm and cold seawater pumps, heat exchangers, turbine/generator, etc.) The scope of Phase I … more
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Kinetic study of the formation of the superconducting A15 phase in the Nb-Al-Si system

Description: So far, aluminum-containing superconductors showed excellent critical fields and temperatures. Powder Metallurgy shows the most promise in producing these particular kinds of superconductors in the near future. The scope of this research is to apply a kinetic study to observe the behavior of the Nb(Al,Si) system at elevated temperatures. From such observations, an optimized method of obtaining the A15 superconducting phase can be achieved. This study has resulted in a two step heat treatment to… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Creator: Binh-Phung
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear materials research progress reports for 1978

Description: Research is presented concerning iodine stress corrosion cracking of Zircaloy, reduction of UO/sub 2/ and measurement of the oxygen-metal ratio, surface chemistry of epitaxial Si deposited by thermal cracking of Silane, kinetics of laser pulse vaporization of UO/sub 2/, retention and release of water vapor by UO/sub 2/, thermal gradient migration of metallic inclusions in UO/sub 2/, and molecular beam studies of H reduction of oxides. (FS)
Date: December 1, 1978
Creator: Olander, D.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Selective paint and black chrome coatings development. Semiannual report, June 5-December 5, 1978

Description: Solar selective black chrome and paint coatings were investigated to improve their performance and to develop techniques for large-scale applications. Formulations and processing conditions for thickness sensitive paint coatings were defined which consistently provide solar absorptance (..cap alpha..) of 0.90 and emittance (epsilon) of 0.10 on low emittance substrates. A significant improvement in abrasion resistance was achieved by decreasing the pigment volume concentration. Addition of alumi… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Creator: Lin, R J.H. & Zimmer, P B
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Solar production of industrial process steam at Ore-Ida frozen-fried-potato plant

Description: TRW is designing a system for the demonstration of the Solar Production of Industrial Process Steam. Included, besides the Conceptual Design, is an Environmental Impact Assessment and a System Safety Analysis report. The system as proposed and conceptualized consists of an array of 9520 square feet of parabolic trough concentrating solar energy collectors which generate pressurized hot water. The pressurized water is allowed to flash to steam at 300 psi (417/sup 0/F) and fed directly into the h… more
Date: December 29, 1978
Creator: Cherne, J. M.; Gelb, G. H.; Pinkerton, J. D. & Paige, S. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Power system development: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). Preliminary design report: appendices, Part 2 (Final)

Description: The objective of this project is the development of a preliminary design for a full-sized, closed cycle, ammonia power system module for the 100 MWe OTEC demonstration plant. In turn, this demonstration plant is to demonstrate, by 1984, the operation and performance of an Ocean Thermal Power Plant having sufficiently advanced heat exchanger design to project economic viability for commercial utilization in the late 1980's and beyond. Included in this power system development are the prelim… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual abstracts of the National Center for Analysis of Energy Systems

Description: The National Center for Analysis of Energy Systems at Brookhaven has been in operation since January 1976. This 1978 Annual Abstracts report illustrates the scope of activities of the Center involving the integrated analyses of technological, economic, environmental, and social aspects of energy at the regional, national, and international levels. The major ongoing activities of the Center include: analysis of energy-economic relationships; regional energy and environmental policy; comparative … more
Date: December 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Strength and elastic properties of concretes from waste tank farms

Description: Tests were conducted on concretes from Hanford Waste Tank Farms, and on concrete cast by the Portland Cement Association using Hanford mix designs and materials. Elastic modulus (static method), Poisson's ratio, and compressive and splitting tensile strengths were determined at room temperature, and for specimens maintained at 250F for varying lengths of time. Variables examined were temperature, length of exposure to elevated temperature, and geometry of test specimens. Compressive strength ge… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Creator: Gillen, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of pulsed processes for the manufacture of solar cells. [Ion implantation and annealing process]

Description: This report describes the results of a 1-year program to develop the processes required for low-energy ion implantation for the automated production of silicon solar cells. The program included (1) demonstrating state-of-the-art ion implantation equipment and designing an automated ion implanter, (2) making efforts to improve the performance of ion-implanted solar cells to 16.5 percent AM1, (3) developing a model of the pulse annealing process used in solar cell production, and (4) preparing an… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Creator: Minnucci, J. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cogeneration institutional study in the Geismar, LA, and Orange, Texas areas

Description: The objective of this report is to provide a better understanding of the institutional problems involved in the use of coal-fueled cogeneration. The viewpoints of industry, utilities, and government were probed extensively through indepth confidential interviews. To provide a real-life basis for this investigation, two existing industrial sites in the Gulf Coast area were studied. The projected effects of the installation of coal-burning cogeneration plants supplying steam and electricity to se… more
Date: December 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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