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Methane oxidation over dual redox catalysts

Description: Review and analysis of the literature data on electron transfer itself and electron transfer oxidation of alkyl radicals was done in order to understand the mechanism by which methyl radical can be oxidized to CH{sub 3}{sup +} and further substituted by OH{sup {minus}} to form methanol. This allowed to compare and classify the various possible reaction patterns, understand the mechanism and circumstances of operation of each of them and select those which can be involved in oxidation of methyl … more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Klier, Kamil; Herman, Richard G. & Sojka, Zvigniew
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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LIMB Demonstration Project Extension

Description: The basic goal of the Limestone Injection Multistage Burner (LIMB) demonstration is to extend LIMB technology development to a full- scale application on a representative wall-fired utility boiler. The successful retrofit of LIMB to an existing boiler is expected to demonstrate that (a) reductions of 50 percent or greater in SO{sub x} and NO{sub x} emissions can be achieved at a fraction of the cost of add-on FGD systems, (b) boiler reliability, operability, and steam production can be maintain… more
Date: March 15, 1989
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Pulse atmospheric fluidized bed combustion

Description: 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. During this reporting period, a total of eight shakedown and debugging coal combustion tests were performed in the AFBC. A start-up procedure was established, system improvements implemented, and prelimina… more
Date: March 1, 1989
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L-star pulsed coal combustor for residential space heating

Description: This quarter, substantial improvement in the coal carbon conversion was achieved. Specifically, for a scaled-down version of the residential combustor, coal carbon conversions exceeding 97 percent were realized, when utilizing methane as carrier gas for the coal. Design changes include insulation of the combustor, introduction of a flame holder, combustion air preheat and presence of an obstructing plate at the combustor exhaust port. Only the first two changes contributed towards substantial i… more
Date: March 1, 1989
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Japanese Refrigerators Field Testing.

Description: Residential refrigerators consume the equivalent of 1700 megawatts (MW) of baseload power in the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) service area. Japanese manufacturers have designed refrigerator units that appear more energy efficient than some currently available American models. This report summarizes preliminary findings from field testing of 12 refrigerators of Japanese manufacture to evaluate annual kilowatt hour (kWh) use during actual operation. The units have also undergone laborato… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Lou, Albert T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final focus test beam alignment: A draft proposal

Description: The Final Focus Test Beam is a transport line designed to transmit 50 GeV electron beams of SLC emittance (3 {times} 10{sup {minus}10} radian-meters) straight through the central arm of the Beam Switchyard (BSY C line) with a final focus point out in the Research Yard but relatively near the end of the switchyard tunnel. The hardware, methods and procedures outlined in this proposal are dedicated to measuring the placement of mechanical objects with respect to certain defined geometric axes. We… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Fischer, G. E. & Ruland, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Finding the magnetic center of a quadrupole to high resolution: A draft proposal

Description: In a companion proposal it is proposed to align quadrupoles of a transport line to within transverse tolerances of 5 to 10 micrometers. Such a proposal is meaningful only if the effective magnetic center of such lenses can in fact be repeatably located with respect to some external mechanical tooling to comparable accuracy. It is the purpose of this note to describe some new methods and procedures that will accomplish this aim. It will be shown that these methods are capable of yielding greater… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Fischer, G.E.; Cobb, J.K. & Jensen, D.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Enhanced durability and reactivity for zinc ferrite desulfurization sorbent

Description: AMAX Research Development Center (AMAX R D) has been investigating methods for enhancing the reactivity and durability of the zinc ferrite desulfurization sorbent. Zinc ferrite sorbents are intended for use in desulfurization of hot coal gas in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) or molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) applications. For the present program, the reactivity of the sorbent may be defined as its sulfur sorption capacity at the breakthrough point and at saturation in a bench-… more
Date: March 6, 1989
Creator: Jha, M. C. & Berggren, M. H.
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Secondary atomization of single coal-water fuel droplets

Description: The evaporative behavior of single, well characterized droplets of a lignite coal-water slurry fuel (CWSF) and a carbon black in water slurry was studied as a function of heating rate and droplet composition. Induced droplet heating rates were varied from 0 to 10{sup 5} K/s. Droplets studied were between 97 and 170 {mu}m in diameter, with compositions ranging from 25 to 60% solids by weight. The effect of a commercially available surfactant additive package on droplet evaporation rate, explosiv… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Hassel, G. R. & Scaroni, A. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Vibration analysis of APS magnet/support systems based on the finite element method

Description: Prediction of the dynamic response of APS magnet/support systems requires knowledge of the free vibrational characteristics, including natural frequencies, modes, and modal damping ratios. A preliminary dynamic analysis of the magnet/support system of a typical section of the APS storage ring, as presented in the APS Conceptual Design Report, was performed to gain insight. The preliminary analysis is based on the assumption that the support girder could be considered rigid relative to the stiff… more
Date: March 6, 1989
Creator: Chen, S.S. & Wambsganss, M.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Minidoka Dam Wildlife Impact Assessment: Final Report.

Description: A wildlife impact assessment has been developed for the US Bureau of Reclamation's Minidoka Dam and Reservoir in south central Idaho. This assessment was conducted to fulfill requirements of the Fish and Wildlife Program. Specific objectives of this study included the following: select target wildlife species, and identify their current status and management goals; estimate the net effects on target wildlife species resulting from hydroelectric development and operation; recommend protection, m… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Martin, Robert C. & Meuleman, G. Allyn
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Joint application of AI techniques, PRA and disturbance analysis methodology to problems in the maintenance and design of nuclear power plants

Description: This final report summarizes the accomplishments of a two year research project entitled Joint Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques, Probabilistic Risk Analysis, and Disturbance Analysis Methodology to Problems in the Maintenance and Design of Nuclear Power Plants. The objective of this project is to develop and apply appropriate combinations of techniques from artificial intelligence, (AI), reliability and risk analysis and disturbance analysis to well-defined programmatic problem… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Okrent, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report on the Lake Arrowhead workshop on advanced acceleration concepts

Description: We review the present status of the field of New Acceleration Concepts, as presented at the Lake Arrowhead workshop, held at the beginning of 1989. Many new and promising results have been obtained recently, and the field is actively developing. We discuss briefly some of the main results presented at the workshop. 43 refs., 2 tabs.
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Pellegrini, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Minimal Technologies Application Project: Planning and installation

Description: Intensive and continuous tactical training during the last 35 years at the Hohenfels Training Area in West Germany has caused the loss of vegetative ground cover and has accelerated soil erosion rates, resulting in extensive environmental damage, safety hazards, and unrealistic training habitats. The objectives of this project are to develop and evaluate revegetation procedures for establishing adequate vegetative cover to control erosion at minimal costs and disruption to training activities. … more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Zellmer, S.D.; Hinchman, R.R.; Severinghaus, W.D.; Johnson, D.O. & Brent, J.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calculation of integrated luminosity for beams stored in the Tevatron collider

Description: A model for calculating the integrated luminosity of beams stored in the Tevatron collider will be presented. The model determines the instantaneous luminosity by calculating the overlap integral of bunched beams passing through the interaction region. The calculation accounts for the variation in beam size due to the beta functions and also for effects due to finite longitudinal emittance and non-zero dispersion in the interaction region. The integrated luminosity is calculated for the beams a… more
Date: March 20, 1989
Creator: Finley, D.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mass transport in salt repositories: Steady-state transport through interbeds

Description: Salt has long been a candidate for geologic disposal of nuclear waste. Because salt is extremely soluble in water, the existence of rock salt in the ground atest to the long-term stability of the salt. Both bedded salt and salt domes have been considered for nuclear waste disposal in the United States and Europe. While the salt is known to be quite pure in salt domes, bedded salt is interlaced with beds of sediments. Traditionally rock salt has not been considered water-conducting, but sediment… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Hwang, Y.; Lee, W. W. L.; Chambre, P. L. & Pigford, T. H. (California Univ., Berkeley, CA (USA). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tritium production potential of beam research and magnetic fusion program technologies

Description: Regular replenishment of tritium in the nuclear weapons stockpile is essential to maintain our nuclear deterrent. Nuclear reactor facilities presently used for the production of tritium are aging, and their operation is being curtailed awaiting the repairs and upgrades needed to meet modern standards of safety and environment. To provide improved capability in the future, DOE plans to construct a new production reactor. Alternatives to nuclear reactor methods for the production of tritium, main… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Lee, J.D. (comp.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The neutronic and fuel cycle performance of interchangeable 3500 MWth metal and oxide fueled LMRs

Description: This study summarizes the neutronic and fuel cycle analysis performed at Argonne National Laboratory for an oxide and a metal fueled 3500 MWth LMR. The oxide and metal core designs were developed to meet reactor performance specifications that are constrained by requirements for core loading interchangeability and for small burnup reactivity swing. Differences in the computed performance parameters of the oxide and metal cores, arising from basic differences in their neutronic characteristics, … more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Fujita, E. K. & Wade, D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal liquefaction: A research and development needs assessment: Final report, Volume 2

Description: Volume II of this report on an assessment of research needs for coal liquefaction contains reviews of the five liquefaction technologies---direct, indirect, pyrolysis, coprocessing, and bioconversion. These reviews are not meant to be encyclopedic; several outstanding reviews of liquefaction have appeared in recent years and the reader is referred to these whenever applicable. Instead, these chapters contain reviews of selected topics that serve to support the panel's recommendations or to illu… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Schindler, H. D.; Burke, F. P.; Chao, K. C.; Davis, B. H.; Gorbaty, M. L.; Klier, K. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wire grid beam-splitter for microwave diagnostics on MTX (Microwave Tokamak Experiment)

Description: A wire grid beam splitter for use in high-power microwave diagnostics is discussed. The principle application considered here is the Microwave Tokamak Experiment (140 GHz ECH using 35 ns FEL pulses of about 3 GW peak power, single pulse, with future upgrade to 250 GHz, 8 GW, 50 ns, and 5 kHz repetition rate). The theory of wire grids of infinite extent and excited by a uniform plane wave is extended to consider grids of finite extent and excited by field having a Gaussian distribution. Design c… more
Date: March 8, 1989
Creator: Lorbeck, J.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Understanding and improving the Fermilab booster high field orbit

Description: This note is an account of the authors' effort in both understanding the Booster high field orbit and controlling it through displacements of the main combined function magnets. We were able to achieve the second goal with considerable accuracy while having limited success with the first, due to insufficient knowledge of the Booster dynamics. This work was initiated in Spring 1987 with the orbit control via magnet moves the chief purpose. A series of magnet moves in 1987 and 1988 resulting from… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Chao, Y.; Ketcham, L. & Moore, C.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hanford and the tri-cities economy: Review and outlook, March 1989

Description: The economy of the Tri-Cities, Washington area (primarily, Benton and Franklin Counties) is in transition due to major changes in two Department of Energy programs at Hanford---the abrupt ending of the Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP) in December 1987 and the placing of the N Reactor in ''cold standby'' status in February 1988. This report reviews the economic situation in the Tri-Cities during 1988 and presents forecasts for key economic indicators for 1989. This repor… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Scott, M. J.; Belzer, D. B.; March, S. J.; Beck, D. M.; Schultz, R. W. & Harkreader, S. A.
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40 CFR 265 interim-status ground-water monitoring plan for the 2101-M pond

Description: This report outlines a ground-water monitoring plan for the 2101-M pond, located in the southwestern part of the 200-East Area on the Hanford Site in south-central Washington State. It has been determined that hazardous materials may have been discharged to the pond. Installation of an interim-status ground-water monitoring system is required under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to determine if hazardous chemicals are moving out of the pond. This plan describes the location of new w… more
Date: March 1, 1989
Creator: Chamness, M.A.; Luttrell, S.P. & Dudziak, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal Resource Assessment in the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula: Quarterly Progress Report, January 1--March 30, 1989

Description: In this report the authors have now completed dating work on 20 rock samples. Analytical results for the dated samples are given in the enclosed table. The results are generally in good agreement with observed stratigraphic relationships and provide a well-constrained time framework for the eruptive history of this volcanic area. The argon extraction and potassium analyses are completed and the argon sample is awaiting mass spectrometry. In addition to documenting the eruptive history of Umnak … more
Date: March 30, 1989
Creator: Turner, D. L. & Nye, C. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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