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Advanced Coal Fueled Combustor/Heat Exchanger Technology Study: Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 3

Description: Quarterly progress report discussing a study to advance coal fueled combuster/heat exchanger technology. This report discusses projects related to cycle analyses, working fluids analysis, combustor design, combuster/heat exchange analyses, materials selection, and program reviews. Work in each area is described with data presented in tables, charts, and graphs.
Date: December 15, 1977
Creator: Lucci, A. D.
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Development of High-Temperature Turbine Subsystem Technology to A "Technology Readiness Status," Phase I: Second Quarterly Report, October - December 1977

Description: Quarterly report summarizing progress of a program to design, develop, manufacture, and test a full-size turbine subsystem adapted to a General Electric MS-7001 gas turbine to be tested in a National Low-Btu Gasification Test Facility. The second quarterly report summarizes progress to date in nine categories, including Overall Plant Design Descriptions and the Establishment of Reference Designs for the Baseline Combined Cycle Systems.
Date: June 17, 1977
Creator: Caruvana, A.
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The Effects of Fertilization and Competition Control on Carbon and Nutrient Allocation and Physiology in Loblolly Pine Plantation. Quarterly Report for the Period July - September 1999

Description: Report providing updating on work performed on a study of the effects of fertilization and competition control on carbon and nutrient allocation and physiology in Loblolly Pine Plantation for the period July - September 1999.
Date: October 1999
Creator: Hendrick, Ronald; Will, Rodney; Teskey, Robert; Borders, Bruce; Bailey, Robert; Harringnton, Timothy et al.
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Eleventh-Twelfth Quarterly Progress Report Covering the Period April 1 to September 30, 1978 on Evaluation of Selected Chemical Processes for Production of Low-Cost Silicon (Phase III)

Description: Quarterly report covers progress from April 1 to September 30, 1978 on development of a process for producing high-purity silicon by zinc reduction of silicon tetra-chloride in a fluidized bed of seed particles to yield a free-flowing granular product. Phase III of the project is directed toward construction and operation of the experimental facility. The report discusses progress made in finalizing the design of a 50 MT/year experimental process facility (EPF) so that bids can be obtained on c… more
Date: October 31, 1978
Creator: Blocher, J. M., Jr. & Browning, M. F.
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Energy Demands 1972 to 2000: May 1978

Description: Report presenting a revised and updated compilation of the major post-embargo energy projections currently available as a ready reference to existing projections with provisions to include new projects as they become available. It is divided into four sections and includes the energy demand projects of twenty-one organizations. Section one includes data tables, graphs, and summaries of underlying assumptions associated with the primary fuel type/total energy demand projections of seventeen orga… more
Date: April 1979
Creator: Babcock, William Howard; Siegel, Steven B. & Swanson, Christina A.
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Existence and Flow Behavior of Gas at Low Saturation in Geopressured Formations: Final Report

Description: Report examining a hypothesis for determining the reason why a geopressured brine well tested for the Department of Energy in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, produced gas and bring at a ratio far above the solution ratio for the gas in that brine. The report describes how trapped gas saturations develop, how low gas saturations develop and dissipate, evidence for low gas saturations and how they are detected, and behavior of low gas saturations during flow in a reservoir.
Date: April 1979
Creator: Matthews, Charles Sedwick

Fort Peck-Havre Transmission Line Project, Montana: Maps, Diagrams & Tables

Description: Maps and diagrams accompanying an environmental impact study (EIS) of a proposed electric transmission line corridor from the the Fort Peck to Havre substations in Montana, with three intermediate interconnecting substations. Maps show the project region and study area and identify the proposed and alternate routes within the study area. Assessing the environmental impact of the project, other maps identify natural (earth), human, cultural, and biological resources in the study area that may be… more
Date: 1982
Creator: United States. Western Area Power Administration
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Grid Connected Integrated Community Energy System: Phase 2, Final Stage 2 Report, Executive Summary

Description: Report providing a summary of a proposed Grid-Connected Integration Community Energy System, which would rehabilitate the Southeast Generating Station utilizing Western sub-bituminous coal and providing electric power generation as the by-product of Community thermal load. Described in the report are conservation, environmental, and institutional factors; capital cost summary and financing plan, photographs of the proposal area, and diagrams of the grid-connected system. Included letters from c… more
Date: {1978-03-22,1978-05}
Creator: University of Minnesota. Physical Plant
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Industrial Application Fluidized-Bed Combustion-Category III Indirect Fired Heaters: Quarterly Technical Report No. 12

Description: Report discussing a program to evaluate the technical and economic potential for the application of fluidized bed combustion to refiner and petrochemical plan indirect fired process heaters. The report includes sections on the two-dimensional flow visualization studies, process stream coking studies, fluidized bed heat transfer students, and economic and application evaluations.
Date: October 1979
Creator: Exxon Research and Engineering Company. Engineering Technology Department.
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MHD-ETF Program Final Report: Volume 4C-Appendicies A09-A16

Description: Report describing the development of a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) engineering test facility (ETF). This volume mechanical design, nozzle design studies, diffuser performance, diffuser expansion joint structural/mechanical design, magnet and support systems, inverters and electrode control generator studies.
Date: March 1978
Creator: General Electric Company. Space Division
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Overall Plant Design Description (Opdd) Low-Btu Co Gas Electric Power Plant: Topical Report

Description: Report providing an Overall Plant Design Description (OPDD) as part of Phase I of a program to design, develop, manufacture, and test a full-size turbine subsystem adapted to a General Electric MS-7001 gas turbine. It is intended to establish the functional specifications and control requirements for the gas turbine and for the other major components and subsystems associated with the baseline combined cycle design. Overall cycle definition, heat balance and operating and design parameters; pla… more
Date: July 1977
Creator: General Electric Company. Gas Turbine Division.
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Photovoltaic Stand-Alone Applications Reading List

Description: Bibliography, divided by topic, listing general publications on photovoltaic stand-alone applications prepared by the Technical Information Branch at the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Solar Technical Information Program as an introduction to literature on the topic.
Date: August 1985
Creator: Solar Energy Research Institute. Technical Information Branch
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Prestressed Concrete Pressure Vessels Conceptual Design/Economic Analysis: R and D Report No. 114, Interim Report No. 8, Executive Summary

Description: Report describing a study involving the conceptual design for commercial-sized prestressed concrete pressure vessels (PCPV's) for coal conversion plant applications and addressing the design, constructibility and economics of these vessels compared with their steel counterparts. Benefits from these type of vessels as well as caveats in the further development of this technology are discussed. Four representative types of PCPV's are described, along with recommendations for future development.
Date: September 1978
Creator: O'Hara, J. B.; Howell, R. D. & Lee, J. C.
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Seismic Monitoring at the Geysers Geothermal Field, California

Description: Report describing preliminary results of an ongoing investigation of earthquake activity at The Geysers in order to determine the attenuation characteristics of the under-saturated region and source characteristics of earthquakes occurring at The Geysers to compare them with earthquakes outside the region. Other objectives include identifying the degree of differentiation that is possible between microearthquakes natural to examine the relation of seismicity and defining in three dimensions the… more
Date: February 1979
Creator: Marks, S. M.; Ludwin, R. S.; Louie, K. B. & Bufe, C. G.
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Solar-Climatic Statistical Study: Technical Report

Description: Technical report prepared for the United States Department of Energy Solar-Climatic Statistical Study in which historic data from 26 National Weather Service stations reporting hourly solar insolation and collateral meteorological information is compiled and analyzed. This volume presents statistical analyses of the data including probability estimates of solar insolation and windpower at 26 stations included in the SOLMET data set. Select data for each station are presented graphically, and co… more
Date: February 1979
Creator: Northrop Services, Inc.
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A Study of Alternatives to the Davis (West Virginia) Pumped Storage Project: Volume 1 - Draft

Description: Report presenting the results of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) study of alternatives to the proposed David Pumped Storage Project in Tucker County, West Virginia. Objects of the study are to provide a common basis for interested parties to gain insights into the costs, benefits, risks, and environmental impacts of options for meeting projected electric power needs within the area to be serviced by the proposed Davis Project. The project setting; evaluation of Allegheny Power System (APS) lo… more
Date: December 22, 1980
Creator: ICF Incorporated
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A Study of Alternatives to the Davis (West Virginia) Pumped Storage Project: Volume 2 - Appendices

Description: Report presenting the results of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) study of alternatives to the proposed David Pumped Storage Project in Tucker County, West Virginia. Objects of the study are to provide a common basis for interested parties to gain insights into the costs, benefits, risks, and environmental impacts of options for meeting projected electric power needs within the area to be serviced by the proposed Davis Project. Appendices in this report include a description of the Gordian cap… more
Date: January 1981
Creator: ICF Incorporated
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Study of Heat Engine/Flywheel Hybrid Propulsion Configuration With Electrical Transmission System: Phase 1, Final Report

Description: Report describing a nine-month study performed by Garrett-AirResearch for the Department of Energy (DOE) to conceive and evaluate a flywheel/electrical transmission system. The primary use of this transmission system is to augment the heat engine with energy from the flywheel to improve overall vehicle efficiency and fuel economy. Study objectives, technical approach, system selection criteria, study methodology and selection rationale, and selection of optimal transmission system are described. more
Date: April 1978
Creator: AiResearch Manufacturing Company of Los Angeles (Calif.)
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Study of Heat Engine/Flywheel Hybrid Propulsion Configuration With Electrical Transmission System: Phase 2, Final Report - Design Definition

Description: Report describing a nine-month study performed by Garrett-AirResearch for the Department of Energy (DOE) to conceive and evaluate a flywheel/electrical transmission system. In this volume, Phase 2 investigations of a heat engine/flywheel hybrid propulsion configuration that employs an electrical transmission to transfer power between the engine storage devise and the driveline are described. The illustrations and narrative of the report detail machinery callout, subsystem characteristics, perfo… more
Date: April 1978
Creator: AiResearch Manufacturing Company of Los Angeles (Calif.)
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Thermopolis-Alcova-Casper Transmission Line Project Wyoming: Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Description: Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that assesses the environmental effects of constructing 152.1 miles of 230-kV or 230/345-kV transmission line between Thermopolis and Alcova, and between Alcova and Casper, Wyoming. The EIS describes the purpose and need for the project, description of the proposed action and alternatives, affected environment, environmental consequences, and lists individuals participating in the preparation of the report. Appendices present a regional analysis of the… more
Date: {1983,1984}
Creator: Vaughan, William Addison
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Thermopolis-Alcova-Casper Transmission Line Project Wyoming: Final Environmental Impact Statement

Description: Report presenting a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that assesses the environmental effects of constructing 152.1 miles of 230-kV or 230/345-kV transmission line between Thermopolis and Alcova, and between Alcova and Casper, Wyoming. The EIS contains a summary of the FEIS and Draft EIS (DEIS), changes and additions to each chapter and appendix in the DEIS, and comments and responses received in response to the DEIS.
Date: 1984
Creator: United States. Department of Energy.
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