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1/2 Sintering of Mullite-Containing Materials: I. Effect of Composition

Description: Sintering behavior of mullite-containing powders was studied over a range of chemical compositions (Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}/SiO{sub 2} ratio). Densification measurements were made for both liquid phase-containing and solid state systems. Small amounts of liquid phase were observed to have a significant effect on densification rate. A linear relationship was obtained between the percent of theoretical density and the logarithm of time for compositions in the range 73-75 wt% Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}. Currentl… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Sacks, Michael D. & Pask, Joseph A.
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3. 6 simplified methods for design

Description: Simplified design analysis methods for elevated temperature construction are classified and reviewed. Because the major impetus for developing elevated temperature design methodology during the past ten years has been the LMFBR program, considerable emphasis is placed upon results from this source. The operating characteristics of the LMFBR are such that cycles of severe transient thermal stresses can be interspersed with normal elevated temperature operational periods of significant duration, … more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Nickell, R.E. & Yahr, G.T.
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3-D Nonlinear Calculations of Resistive Tearing Modes

Description: Recent numerical calculations of the evolution of resistive tearing modes have been central to the understanding of magnetohydrodynamic activity and disruptions in tokamaks. The nonlinear, 3-D, initial-value computer code RSF has provided many of these results. This code assumes cylindrical geometry with a Fourier series representation in the two periodic coordinates and a finite-difference representation in the radial direction. This choice makes RSF considerably more accurate and efficient th… more
Date: March 1, 1981
Creator: Hicks, H. R.; Holmes, J. A.; Lee, D. K.; Carreras, B. & Waddell, B. V.
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T-3 electron-beam-excited laser system

Description: A laser system specifically designed to study the kinetics of electron-beam driven systems is described. Details of the system are given along with measurements of the electron-beam uniformity and deposition in the laser medium. Some HF laser results obtained with this system are also given.
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Klein, R. A.
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3-megajoule heavy-ion fusion driver

Description: The initiation of inertial confinement fusion reactions with a heavy ion particle beam has been under intensive study since 1976, and the progress of this study is principally documented in the proceedings of annual workshops held by US National Laboratories. At this time a 3MJ, 150 TW, ion beam is a good choice to initiate microexplosions with energy gain of 100. The Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory has made systems studies based on a Linear Induction Accelerator to meet the beam requirements. The… more
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Faltens, A.; Hoyer, E. & Keefe, D.
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10-joule high-voltage trigger micro Marx

Description: A low energy Marx generator makes a convenient trigger for various spark gaps. With an output around 200 kV and a risetime less than 2 ns, the micro-Marx can multichannel field distortion gaps or fire a number of gaps without much gap-to-gap isolation. This design features small size, low cost, and good triggering characteristics. The complete unit is shown.
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Platts, D. A.
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10-kA pulsed power supply for superconducting coils

Description: A new 4-MW inductor-converter bridge (ICB) for supplying power to pulsed superconducting magnets is under construction at Argonne National Laoratory. This is a second-generation ICB built at Argonne Lab. The analytical, design, and control techniques developed for the first prototype have been used in the design of the new system. The paper presents the important considerations in the design of the new ICB. A brief description of the operation of the circuit is also given.
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Ehsani, M.; Fuja, R. E. & Kustom, R. L.
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10-MWe solar-thermal central-receiver pilot plant, solar facilities design integration: collector-field optimization report (RADL item 2-25)

Description: Appropriate cost and performance models and computer codes have been developed to carry out the collector field optimization, as well as additional computer codes to define the actual heliostat locations in the optimized field and to compute in detail the performance to be expected of the defined field. The range of capabilities of the available optimization and performance codes is described. The role of the optimization code in the definition of the pilot plant is specified, and a complete de… more
Date: January 1, 1981
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15 Mile Road/Edison Corridor Sewer Tunnel Failure Study, Detroit Area, Michigan

Description: Partial abstract: "The study consisted of field and laboratory investigations, construction evaluation, and geotechnical and structural analyses to determine the cause(s) of distress and failure of a 2600-ft section of 12-ft 9-in. diameter concrete-lined sanitary sewer tunnel in the Detroit, Mich., area. [...] The report includes summaries of all pertinent construction records, results of all pertinent past and current field and laboratory tests on construction and geotechnical materials, and… more
Date: January 1981
Creator: Albert, Dick; Hoff, George C.; Lorence, Brian; Mitchell, Gerald B.; Mlakar, Paul F.; Murphy, William L. et al.
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20-kW Solar Photovoltaic Flat-Panel Power System for an Uninterruptible Power-System Load in El Paso, Texas. Phase Ii. System Fabrication. Final Report October 1, 1979-May 31, 1981

Description: The system plans, construction, integration and test, and performance evaluation are discussed for the photovoltaic power supply at the Newman Power Station in El Paso, Texas. The system consists of 64 parallel-connected panels, each panel containing nine series-connected photovoltaic modules. The system is connected, through power monitoring equipment, to an existing DC bus that supplies uninterruptible power to a computer that controls the power generating equipment. The site is described and… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Risser, V.V.
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28-nm laser damage testing of LIF

Description: We have tested several samples of LIF, both single crystal and press forged, for damage resistance to 10-ns 248-nm pulses at 35 pps. The damage thresholds - the highest levels at which no damage could be produced - ranged from 4 to 6 J/cm/sup 2/ although some test sites survived irradiation at approx. 30 J/cm/sup 2/. We observed that bulk damage is the primary failure mechanism in single crystal and press forged samples and that both types exhibit the same resistance to laser damage.
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Foltyn, S. R. & Newman, B. E.
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30-kV Proton Injector for PIGMI

Description: A 30-kV proton injector designed for matching a 31-mA proton beam into the radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) section of the PIGMI accelerator has been constructed and tested. This injector uses a small efficient duoplasmatron ion source and a single-gap extraction system for creating a convergent ion beam, and a three-element unipotential einzel lens for focusing the ion beam into the RFQ. A description of this prototype injector is presented, along with the experimental data obtained during the… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Hamm, R. W.; Mueller, D. W. & Sturgess, R. G.
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30-MJ superconducting magnetic energy storage for BPA transmission-line stabilizer

Description: The Bonneville Power Administration operates the transmission system that joins the Pacific Northwest and southern California. A 30 MJ (8.4 kWh) superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) unit with a 10 MW converter can provide system damping for low frequency oscillations. The unit is scheduled to operate in late 1982. Progress to date is described. The coil is complete. All major components of the electrical and cryogenic systems have been received and testing has begun. Computer control … more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Schermer, R.I.
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30-MJ superconducting magnetic-energy storage for BPA transmission-line stabilizer

Description: The Bonneville Power Administration operates the transmission system that joins the Pacific Northwest and southern California. A 30 MJ (8.4 kWh) Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) unit with a 10 MW converter can provide system damping for low frequency oscillations. The unit is scheduled to operate in 1982. Progress during FY 81 is described. The coil is complete. All major components of the electrical and cryogenic systems have been received and testing has begun. Computer control … more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Schermer, R. I.
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30-MJ superconducting magnetic energy storage for electric-transmission stabilization

Description: The Bonneville Power Administration operates the electric power transmission system that connects the Pacific Northwest and southern California. The HVAC interties develop 0.35 Hz oscillations when the lines are heavily loaded. A 30 MJ (8.4 kWh) Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) unit with a 10 MW converter can provide system damping for the oscillation. The unit is scheduled for installation in 1982 and operation in 1982-83. Status of the project is described. The conductor has bee… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Turner, R. D. & Rogers, J. D.
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100-kV, 2-ns risetime, dc-coupled probe

Description: A high-voltage probe has been designed and constructed; it is unique because it may be used for both high-voltage dc and for transient measurements. The probe is rated at 100-kV dc with a short transient rating of 150-kV peak. System risetime is less than 2 ns. The input impedance is 1000 M..cap omega.. shunted by 13 pF. A distributed RC network providing the desired attenuation is housed in a 25.4-cm-dia cylindrical housing. A 15.2-m length of coaxial cable connects the probe to a termination … more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Power, J.; Nunnally, W. & Young, D.
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200 Steamflood Demonstration Project. Fourth annual report, June 1979-June 1980

Description: The 200 Sand Steamflood Demonstration Project is testing an enhanced steamflooding technique in the Midway-Sunset Field, Kern County, California. This project was initiated to demonstrate the operational, recovery, and economic aspects of steamflooding a typical heavy oil reservoir which had unfavorable response to cyclic steam stimulation. A pilot test was conducted in four (4) 2.35 acre inverted seven-spot steam drive patterns, which were not fully developed with producers. As a result of the… more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Alford, W O
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300-MHz optical discriminator-counter

Description: The prediction of future CO/sub 2/ content in the atmosphere is not completely credible because the oceanographers and terrestrial ecologists do not agree on the global CO/sub 2/ balance. Very precise measurements of O/sub 2//N/sub 2/ ratio using Raman scattering over a few years' period could provide important information and lead to the explanation of the disparity in the atmospheric CO/sub 2/ balance. An optical discriminator-counter has been developed to count closely spaced optical events … more
Date: July 1, 1981
Creator: Turko, B. & Lo, C.C.
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360/sup 0/ digital phase detector with 100-kHz bandwidth

Description: The general availability of digital circuit components with propagation delay times of a few nanoseconds makes a digital phase detector with good bandwidth feasible. Such a circuit has a distinct advantage over its analog counterpart because of its linearity over wide range of phase shift. A phase detector that is being built at Los Alamos National Laboratory for the Fusion Materials Irradiation Test (FMIT) project is described. The specifications are 100-kHz bandwidth, linearity of +- 1/sup 0/… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Reid, D.W.; Riggin, D.; Fazio, M.V.; Biddle, R.S.; Patton, R.D. & Jackson, H.A.
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500-kW DCHX pilot-plant evaluation testing

Description: Field tests with the 500 kW Direct Contact Pilot Plant were conducted utilizing brine from well Mesa 6-2. The tests were intended to develop comprehensive performance data, design criteria, and economic factors for the direct contact power plant. The tests were conducted in two phases. The first test phase was to determine specific component performance of the DCHX, turbine, condensers and pumps, and to evaluate chemical mass balances of non-condensible gases in the IC/sub 4/ loop and IC/sub 4/… more
Date: October 1, 1981
Creator: Hlinak, A.; Lee, T.; Loback, J.; Nichols, K.; Olander, R.; Oshmyansky, S. et al.
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870. 8-keV gamma ray from PuOâ‚‚

Description: A /sup 252/Cf neutron source and an /sup 241/Am alpha source were used with isotopically enriched water containing 43.9% /sup 17/O and 43.1% /sup 18/O, to study the (n,n'UPSILON) and (..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..'UPSILON) reactions in /sup 17/O and /sup 18/O. The production yields for the 870.8-keV gamma ray from /sup 17/O and the 1982.2-keV gamma ray from /sup 18/O were measured. In addition, the average cross sections over the /sup 252/Cf fission neutron spectrum for /sup 17/O(n,n'UPSILON)/sup… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Hsu, H.H.
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1170-MW(t) HTGR-PS/C plant application-study report: alumina-plant application

Description: This report considers the HTGR-PS/C application to producing alumina from bauxite. For the size alumina plant considered, the 1170-MW(t) HTGR-PS/C supplies 100% of the process steam and electrical power requirements and produces surplus electrical power and/or process steam, which can be used for other process users or electrical power production. Presently, the bauxite ore is reduced to alumina in plants geographically separated from the electrolysis plant. The electrolysis plants are located … more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Rao, R.; McMain, A. T., Jr. & Stanley, J. D.
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1170-MW(t) HTGR-PS/C plant application study report: Geismar, Louisiana refinery/chemical complex application

Description: This report summarizes a study to apply an 1170-MW(t) high-temperature gas-cooled reactor - process steam/cogeneration (HTGR-PS/C) to an industrial complex at Geismar, Louisiana. This study compares the HTGR with coal and oil as process plant fuels. This study uses a previous broad energy alternative study by the Stone and Webster Corporation on refinery and chemical plant needs in the Gulf States Utilities service area. The HTGR-PS/C was developed by General Atomic (GA) specifically for indust… more
Date: May 1, 1981
Creator: McMain, Jr., A. T. & Stanley, J. D.
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1170-MW(t) HTGR-PS/C plant application study report: shale oil recovery application

Description: The US has large shale oil energy resources, and many companies have undertaken considerable effort to develop economical means to extract this oil within environmental constraints. The recoverable shale oil reserves in the US amount to 160 x 10/sup 9/ m/sup 3/ (1000 x 10/sup 9/ bbl) and are second in quantity only to coal. This report summarizes a study to apply an 1170-MW(t) high-temperature gas-cooled reactor - process steam/cogeneration (HTGR-PS/C) to a shale oil recovery process. Since the… more
Date: May 1, 1981
Creator: Rao, R. & McMain, A.T. Jr.
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