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Improvements to SOIL: An Eulerian hydrodynamics code

Description: Possible improvements to SOIL, an Eulerian hydrodynamics code that can do coupled radiation diffusion and strength of materials, are presented in this report. Our research is based on the inspection of other Eulerian codes and theoretical reports on hydrodynamics. Several conclusions from the present study suggest that some improvements are in order, such as second-order advection, adaptive meshes, and speedup of the code by vectorization and/or multitasking. 29 refs., 2 figs.
Date: April 1, 1988
Creator: Davis, C.G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Modeling of Integrated Environmental Control Systems for Coal-Fired Power Plants Quarterly Report: April-June 1988

Description: This is the third quarterly report of DOE Contract No. DE-AC22- 87PC79864, entitled Modeling of Integrated Environmental Control Systems for Coal-Fired Power Plants.'' This report summarizes accomplishments during the period April 1, 1988 to June 30, 1988. Our efforts during the last quarter focused on, (1) completion of a sulfuric acid plant model (used in conjunction with by-product recovery processes for SO{sub 2}/NO{sub x} removal) and, (2) an update the NOXSO process model. Other accomplis… more
Date: June 1, 1988
Creator: Rubin, E. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Synthesis gas solubility in Fischer-Tropsch slurry: Final report

Description: The objective is to investigate the phase equilibrium behavior of synthesis gases and products in a Fischer-Tropsch slurry reactor. A semi-flow apparatus has been designed and constructed for this purpose. Measurements have been made for hydrogen, cabon monoxide, methane, ethane, ethylene, and carbon dioxide in a heavy n-paraffin at temperatures from 100 to 300)degree)C and pressures 10 to 50 atm. Three n-paraffin waxes: n-eicosane (n-C/sub 20/), n-octacosane )n-C/sub 28/), and n-hexatriacontan… more
Date: January 1, 1988
Creator: Chao, K.C. & Lin, H.M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Space-charge effects in the Main Ring at 8 GeV

Description: This is a note on the effects of space-charge on particle behavior in the Main Ring. At first, to elucidate various basic points, an idealized model of the Main Ring was studied. Then the TEVLAT program was used, with a sample Main Ring lattice. The TEVLAT program was modified to include space-charge kicks. The idealized model mentioned above consisted of linear dynamics with localized nonlinear elements (thin sextupoles). The incoherent space-charge force was included as a series of kicks appl… more
Date: January 1, 1988
Creator: Mane, S.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stanford Geothermal Program, reservoir and injection technology

Description: This annual report of the Stanford Geothermal Program presents major projects in reservoir and injection technology. The four include: (1) an application of the boundary element method to front tracking and pressure transient testing; (2) determination of fracture aperture, a multi-tracer approach; (3) an analysis of tracer and thermal transients during reinjection; and, (4) pressure transient modeling of a non-uniformly fractured reservoir. (BN)
Date: December 1, 1988
Creator: Horne, R.; Ramey, H.J. Jr.; Miller, F.G.; Brigham, W.E. & Kruger, P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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IM-GEO: Impact of R and D on cost of geothermal power: Documentation of Model Version 2. 09

Description: IM-GEO is an analysis used to estimate the impact of technology improvements on the relative cost of hydrothermal power. The analysis is available in a tutorial program for use on personal computers. It is designed for use by R and D program managers to evaluate R and D options. Only the potential impact of technologies is considered with all economic factors being held constant. This analysis has one unique feature. The economic impact of reducing risk by improving reservoir characterization i… more
Date: February 1, 1988
Creator: Petty, S.; Entingh, D. & Livesay, B.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Photochemistry of psoralen-DNA adducts, biological effects of psoralen-DNA adducts, applications of psoralen-DNA photochemistry

Description: This thesis consists of three main parts and totally eight chapters. In Part I, The author will present studies on the photochemistry of psoralen-DNA adducts, specifically, the wavelength dependencies for the photoreversals of thymidine-HMT (4'-hydroxymethyl-4, 5', 8-trimenthylpsoralen) monoadducts and diadduct and the same adducts incorporated in DNA helices and the wavelength dependecies for the photocrossslinking of thymidine-HMT monoadducts in double-stranded helices. In Part II, The author… more
Date: March 1, 1988
Creator: Shi, Yun-bo
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mapping our genes: The genome projects: How big, how fast

Description: For the past 2 years, scientific and technical journals in biology and medicine have extensively covered a debate about whether and how to determine the function and order of human genes on human chromosomes and when to determine the sequence of molecular building blocks that comprise DNA in those chromosomes. In 1987, these issues rose to become part of the public agenda. The debate involves science, technology, and politics. Congress is responsible for /open quotes/writing the rules/close quo… more
Date: April 1, 1988
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Catalytic destruction of hazardous organics in aqueous solutions

Description: Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) is developing a process for destroying hazardous organics and chlorinated organics in aqueous solutions. The process is targeted at liquid waste streams that are difficult and costly to treat with conventional or developing technologies. Examples of these waste streams include contaminated groundwater and surface water and industrial wastewater. Aqueous solutions are treated with a transition metal catalyst at 300/degree/C to 460/degree/C and 2000 to 5000 psig… more
Date: April 1, 1988
Creator: Baker, E. G. & Sealock, L. J. Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The MAP3S network data and quality control summary for 1985

Description: This report, the ninth in a series documenting results from the MAP3S Precipitation Chemistry Network, contains a statistical summary of daily precipitation chemistry data from the nine-site network in the eastern United States, both for the year 1985 alone and for the period 1977 through 1985. In addition, a report on quality control and external quality assurance activities is included, which updates the 1980 quality control report.
Date: February 1, 1988
Creator: Dana, M.T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Physics Division progress report for period ending September 30, 1987

Description: The activities of this Division are concentrated in the areas of experimental nuclear physics, experimental atomic physics, and theoretical nuclear and atomic physics. A major activity within the Division is operation of the Holifield Heavy Ion Research Facility as a national user facility. Highlights for this year, which include a record number of beam hours provided for research, are summarized. The experimental nuclear physics program continues to be dominated by research utilizing heavy ion… more
Date: March 1, 1988
Creator: Livingston, A.B. (ed.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Descriptions of plant communities at the proposed reference repository location and implications for reclamation of disturbed ground

Description: This report presents an ecological description of the natural vegetation in the Cold Creek Valley located in the west central portion of the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site in southeastern Washington state. The description includes plant species composition, canopy cover, and shrub density obtained from 10 study plots distributed in three habitat-types: sagebrush/Sandberg's bluegrass, spiny hopsage/Sandberg's bluegrass, and sagebrush/needle-and-thread grass. Of the relatively few s… more
Date: March 1, 1988
Creator: Rickard, W. H. & Schuler, C. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The effects of composition on glass dissolution rates: The application of four models to a data base

Description: Four models have been applied to a data base to relate glass dissolution in distilled water to composition. The data base is used to compare the precisions obtained from the models in fitting actual data. The usefulness of the data base in formulating a model is also demonstrated. Two related models in which the composite or pH-adjusted free energy of hydration of the glass is the correlating parameter are compared with experimental data. In a structural model, the nonbridging oxygen content of… more
Date: January 1, 1988
Creator: Geldart, R.W. & Kindle, C.H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reactor-specific spent fuel discharge projections, 1987-2020

Description: The creation of five reactor-specific spent fuel data bases that contain information on the projected amounts of spent fuel to be discharged from U.S. commercial nuclear reactors through the year 2020 is described. The data bases contain detailed spent fuel information from existing, planned, and projected pressurized water reactors (PWR) and boiling water eactors (BWR), and one existing high temperature gas reactor (HTGR). The projections are based on individual reactor information supplied by… more
Date: March 1, 1988
Creator: Walling, R. C.; Heeb, C. M. & Purcell, W. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A review of existing models and methods to estimate employment effects of pollution control policies

Description: The purpose of this paper is to provide information about existing models and methods used to estimate coal mining employment impacts of pollution control policies. The EPA is currently assessing the consequences of various alternative policies to reduce air pollution. One important potential consequence of these policies is that coal mining employment may decline or shift from low-sulfur to high-sulfur coal producing regions. The EPA requires models that can estimate the magnitude and cost of … more
Date: February 1, 1988
Creator: Darwin, R.F. & Nesse, R.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Parameter scaling to produce different charged-particle beam-transport systems having identical equations of motion

Description: Designs are freuently required for charged-particle optics channels to transport space-charge (Coulomb) force-dominated beams for use with accelerators under design or construction. It is often desirable to experimentally test a design using an existing accelerator having different parameters from the one under consideration. This paper shows how to scale a charged-particle transport design to make a model experiment for testing the design with an existing accelerator. Sometimes, with the prope… more
Date: April 1, 1988
Creator: Wadlinger, E.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Consultation draft: Site characterization plan overview, Deaf Smith County Site, Texas: Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 113)

Description: The Department of Energy (DOE) is preparing a site characterization plan for the candidate site in Deaf Smith County, Texas. The DOE has provided, for information and review, a consultation draft of the plan to the State of Texas and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The site characterization plan is a lengthy document that describes in considerable detail the program that will be conducted to characterize the geologic, hydrologic, and other conditions relevant to the suitability of the sit… more
Date: January 1, 1988
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quark core stars, quark stars and strange stars

Description: A recent one flavor quark matter equation of state is generalized to several flavors. It is shown that quarks undergo a first order phase transition. In addition, this equation of state depends on just one parameter in the two flavor case, two parameters in the three flavor case, and these parameters are constrained by phenomenology. This equation of state is then applied to the hadron-quark transition in neutron stars and the determination of quark star stability, the investigation of strange … more
Date: January 1, 1988
Creator: Grassi, F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ecological baseline study of the Yakima Firing Center proposed land acquisition: A Preliminary Report

Description: A baseline census was conducted from October 1987 to Janurary 1988 on the property identified for possible expansion of the Yakima Firing Center. These studies provide general descriptions of the major plant communities presentand animal inhabitants during the late fall and winter study period. A vegetation map derived from a combination of onsite surveillance and remotely sensed imagery is also provided as part of this report. Through January 1988, 13 wildlife species of special interest to st… more
Date: February 1, 1988
Creator: Rogers, L. E.; Beedlow, P. A.; Eberhardt, L. E.; Dauble, D. D. & Fitzner, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Novel concept development of an internal recirculation catalyst for mild gasification

Description: The objective of this program is to provide an overall evaluation of a novel process concept for mild gasification by completing work in three major tasks: (1) Laboratory-Scale Experiments, (2) Bench-Scale Tests, and (3) Proof-of-Concept Tests and Evaluation (optional). During this quarter, experimental work involving zinc chloride as a potential recirculating catalyst for coal, initiated in the previous quarter, was continued. The design of an all-quartz laboratory-scale isothermal free-fall r… more
Date: September 1, 1988
Creator: Knight, R. A. & Babu, S. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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(Pulsed atmospheric fluidized bed combustion (PAFBC))

Description: This first Quarterly Technical Progress Report presents the results of work accomplished during the period April 19 through July 24,1988. The overall objective of the program is the development of a pulsed atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion (PAFBC) technology to burn coal and to provide heat and steam to commercial, institutional, and small industrial applications at a reasonable price in an environmentally acceptable manner. the program scope consisted of two tasks; the first was to establis… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of process evaluation of improved Fischer-Tropsch slurry catalysts

Description: The objective of this contract is to develop a consistent technical data base on the use of iron-based catalysts in Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis reactions. This data base will be developed to allow the unambiguous comparison of the performance of these catalysts with each other and with state-of-the-art iron catalyst compositions. Particular attention will be devoted to generating reproducible kinetic and selectivity data and to developing reproducible improved catalyst compositions.
Date: January 1, 1988
Creator: Withers, H.P. (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (United States)); Bukur, D.B. & Rosynek, M.P. (Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States))
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sulfur tolerant anode materials

Description: The goal of this program is the development of a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) anode which is more tolerant of sulfur contaminants in the fuel than the current state-of-the-art nickel-based anode structures. This program addresses two different but related aspects of the sulfur contamination problem. The primary aspect is concerned with the development of a sulfur tolerant electrocatalyst for the fuel oxidation reaction. A secondary issue is the development of a sulfur tolerant water-gas-sh… more
Date: May 1, 1988
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characteristics of the 7-GeV advanced photon source: A guide for users

Description: In this document we present the characteristics of the electromagnetic radiation from various types of sources on the 7-GeV Advanced Photon Source (APS) storage ring. The sources include bending magnets, undulators, and wigglers. The characteristics are compared with those of other synchrotron sources when operated at their design specifications. The influence of positron beam size on the on-axis brilliance is discussed, along with the power distribution from these sources. The goal of this doc… more
Date: February 1, 1988
Creator: Shenoy, G. K.; Viccaro, P. J. & Mills, D. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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