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Data report of a pretest analysis of soil-structure interaction and structural response in low-amplitude explosive testing (50 KG) of the heissdampfreaktor (HDR)

Description: This report describes a three-dimensional nonlinear TRANAL finite element analysis of a nuclear reactor subjected to ground shaking from a buried 50 kg explosive source. The analysis is a pretest simulation of a test event which was scheduled to be conducted in West Germany on 3 November 1979.
Date: November 29, 1979
Creator: Vaughan, D.K.; Sandler, I.; Rubin, D.; Isenberg, J. & Nikooyeh, H.
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Solar production of industrial process steam for the Lone Star Brewery. Final report

Description: This report outlines the detailed design and system analysis of a solar industrial process steam system for the Lone Star Brewery. The industrial plant has an average natural gas usage of 12.7 MMcf per month. The majority of this energy goes to producing process steam of 125 psi and 353/sup 0/F at about 50,000 lb/h, with this load dropping to about 6000 lb/h on the weekends. The maximum steam production of the solar energy system is about 1700 lb/h. The climatic conditions at the industrial sit… more
Date: June 29, 1979
Creator: Deffenbaugh, D. M.; Watkins, P. V.; Hugg, S. B.; Kulesz, J. J.; Decker, H. E. & Powell, R. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Low cost solar collector of a packed bed design

Description: Two solar collectors using a pebble bed design were constructed and tested using air as the heat exchange media. One collector had pebbles of metallurgical grade coke, and the other had a frothy volcanic material called scoria. The highly irregular surface of such vesicular material should increase the path distance for the air and the surface exposed cavities should give some honeycomb effect. Both should yield greater efficiency. Actual testing shows the efficiencies to be comparable with oth… more
Date: July 29, 1977
Creator: Simpson, D.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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LOFT shield tank steady state temperatures with addition of gamma and neutron shielding

Description: The effect of introducing a neutron and gamma shield into the annulus between the reactor vessel and the shield tank is analyzed. This addition has been proposed in order to intercept neutron streaming up the annulus during nuclear operations. Its installation will require removal of approximately 20-/sup 1///sub 2/ inches of stainless steel foil insulation at the top of the annulus. The resulting conduction path is believed to result in increased water temperatures within the shield tank, poss… more
Date: September 29, 1977
Creator: Kyllingstad, G.
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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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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Determination of neutron cross sections and resonance parameters for the stable tellurium isotopes for thallium 205, for the osmium isotopes, and for uranium 238. Progress report, March 1, 1979-November 1, 1979. [Denison Univ. , Granville, Ohio]

Description: Measurements of neutron capture and total cross sections for /sup 186/Os, /sup 187/Os, and /sup 188/Os, neutron inelastic scattering cross sections for /sup 187/Os and /sup 238/U, and total cross sections for /sup 32/S + n are reported. This report is administrative in nature, with few data. 7 figures. (RWR)
Date: October 29, 1979
Creator: Winters, R. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Environmental Working Level Monitor

Description: Abstract: "The Environmental Working Level Monitor (EWLM) is an instrument used to automatically monitor airborne Rn-daughter concentrations and the Working Level (WL). It is an ac powered, microprocessor-based instrument with an external inverter provided for dc operation if desired. The microprocessor's control processor unit (CPU) controls the actuation of the detector assembly and processes its output signals to yield the measurements in the proper units. The detectors are fully automated a… more
Date: September 29, 1978
Creator: Keefe, Donald J.; McDowell, William P. & Groer, Peter G.
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Economic model of pipeline transportation systems

Description: The objective of the work reported here was to develop a model which could be used to assess the economic effects of energy-conservative technological innovations upon the pipeline industry. The model is a dynamic simulator which accepts inputs of two classes: the physical description (design parameters, fluid properties, and financial structures) of the system to be studied, and the postulated market (throughput and price) projection. The model consists of time-independent submodels: the fluid… more
Date: July 29, 1977
Creator: Banks, W. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Snubber sensitivity study. Final report, FY 78

Description: The sensitivity of mechanical and hydraulic snubber parameters to system displacements, stresses, and forces are analyzed. Acceleration threshold, clearance, and friction are evaluated for mechanical snubbers while hydraulic snubber investigations include lock velocity, bleed rate, unlock loading, clearance, and friction. The back-up structure is influential for both types of snubbers and although not a snubber parameter, per se, is treated like a parameter. Forcing functions are utilized, and … more
Date: September 29, 1978
Creator: Onesto, A.T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rupture of plutonium oxide storage container, March 13, 1979

Description: On March 13, 1979, a plutonium oxide storage can ruptured in the 303-C storage facility, which is in the 300 Area of the Hanford Site, Washington. The facility is operated by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL); three PNL staff members were performing the storage operation. No injuries to these staff members resulted from the occurrence. A Class C Investigation Committee was appointed on March 14, 1979, by the Director, PNL. Subsequently, when the loss estimates became available, the Manager… more
Date: May 29, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Containment calculation for Burzet

Description: Burzet is a proposed intermediate-yield underground test of a nuclear explosive at the Nevada Test Site. The possible existence of a high Paleozoic scarp and fault within 100 m of the proposed working point created concern as to their effect on the containment of the radioactive gases. A calculation of the expected stress wave interaction at the scarp and fault demonstrates that the effects are negligible. Results of the calculation are those expected from an event in a homogeneous media and ar… more
Date: May 29, 1979
Creator: Terhune, R. W. & Moreno, L. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High pressure relief valve quenching. Supplement 1

Description: In response to additional needs developed during a review of the LOFT Technical Specifications, two more pressure reduction and decontamination sump volume vs. initial temperature data points were calculated in order to adequately quench steam generator relief blowdown. The two additional points chosen were for 10,000 gallons (based on ECC requirements) and for 120/sup 0/F (NPSH limit maximum temperature). The results are that for 10,000 gallons in the sump the maximum initial temperature is 11… more
Date: December 29, 1977
Creator: Swartzwelder, R.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rio Blanco massive hydraulic fracture well RB-MHF-3. Final report

Description: The Rio Blanco Massive Hydraulic Fracturing Project was fielded in 1974 as a joint Industry/ERDA demonstration to test the relative effectiveness of MHF in the same formations that were stimulated by the Rio Blanco nuclear fracturing experiment. The project is essentially a companion effort to and a continuation of the preceding nuclear stimulation project, which took place in May, 1973. The well was fractured a total of four times, twice in the Upper Mesaverde and twice in the Fort Union. A fi… more
Date: December 29, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Algorithms and FORTRAN programs to calculate classical collision integrals for realistic intermolecular potentials. [Classical transport integrals; SCAN; Coll]

Description: Numerical methods and computer programs are given to evaluate, for an arbitrary intermolecular potential, the classical transport collision integrals which appear in the kinetic theory of dilute gases. The method of Gaussian quadrature was employed to integrate the triple integral. A detailed discussion is given of the mathematics necessary to determine the boundaries of the individual integrations as well as a detailed analysis of errors introduced by the numerical procedures. Results for a re… more
Date: November 29, 1979
Creator: Taylor, W. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary investigation of user requirements for solar radiation data. Final report

Description: The intent of this study is to: (1) make a preliminary assessment of the accuracy and precision of insolation data with respect to user requirements, and (2) make a corresponding assessment of the minimum/maximum geographic network coverage. In order to make these preliminary assessments, several specific questions have been addressed. Specifically: (1) how should users of solar radiation be classified and what principal uses of the data are made by each class, (2) what temporal and spatial pro… more
Date: October 29, 1976
Creator: Hamilton, C.W. & Thomas, R.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Forging evaluaion of 304L stainless steel

Description: The objective of this project was to evaluate and characterize the effects of various forging parameters on the metallographic structure and mechanical properties of 304L stainless steel forgings. Upset and die forgings were produced by hammer and Dynapak forging with forging temperatures ranging from 760 to 1145/sup 0/C, upset reductions ranging from 20 to 60%, and annealing times ranging from 0 to 25 minutes at 843/sup 0/C. The carbide precipitation behavior observed was found to be a functio… more
Date: October 29, 1979
Creator: Packard, C. L. & Edstrom, C. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Survey of Piledriver results and preliminary interpretation of three postshot cores in and near the cavity

Description: A summary of measured data collected by numerous agencies cooperating in the Piledriver event, is presented together with calculations based on empirical relations deduced from past events in comparable media. Of 9 relations that have been proposed to predict cavity radius, 5 result in radii accurate to <3.5%. The remainder are off by about 10 to 18%. Three postshot recovered cores (U-15.01 PS-1, -2, -3) were examined on a gross scale prior to extensive detailed sampling for laboratory tests… more
Date: April 29, 1970
Creator: Borg, I Y
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Conceptual design study of the hylife lithium waterfall laser fusion chamber. FY 1978 annual report to Lawrence Livermore Laboratory

Description: Conceptual design studies of the target chamber defined the general configuration and dimensions of the chamber and the inlet plenum, orifice plate, and nozzle plate concepts required to generate the desired lithium jet fall. Preliminary studies were performed of the target chamber interfaces with the liquid lithium supply system, the laser system, the pellet injection system, and the target chamber mounting and support system. Target chamber environmental effects resulting from typical thermon… more
Date: September 29, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study of the temporal and spatial variation of climate and solar radiation in the metropolitan Phoenix area. Final technical progress report, July 1, 1977-June 30, 1978

Description: The research performed was designed to identify spatial or temporal variation of any atmospheric parameters that might affect the operation of devices utilizing solar energy in the metropolitan Phoenix area. The first part of the research involved the analysis of all available solar and climatic data to determine their validity and comparability. For the standard climatic parameters, few difficulties were encountered, but the task of determining comparability of solar radiation data involved ma… more
Date: September 29, 1978
Creator: Durrenberger, Robert W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. Chapter II, subchapter D. Energy conservation; Part 440. Weatherization assistance for low-income persons

Description: Proposals to amend Appendix A of Part 440 of Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons are described. The proposals establish new specifications for the materials purchased for utilization in the weatherization of dwellings which qualify for assistance under Part 440. These proposed regulations prescribe the minimum requirements which must be met or exceeded by each type of material and the Federal standards to which they must conform. In addition, these regulations include installation … more
Date: June 29, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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