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Grant No DE-FG02-03ER83720 Report for US Department of Engery

Description: Effective and reliable nuclear monitoring requires discrimination between small magnitude explosions and earthquakes based on the use of limited regional data. Lg is generally the largest seismic phase from both explosion and earthquake sources recorded at regional distances. For small events, Lg may sometimes be the only well-recorded seismic phase so that discriminants based only on the use of Lg are especially desirable. Recent research has provided significantly better understanding of Lg b… more
Date: April 22, 2004
Creator: Chan, Winston & Wagner, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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IMPACT OF DME-DIESEL FUEL BLEND PROPERTIES ON DIESEL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS

Description: The objectives of this research program are to develop information on lubricity and viscosity improvers and their impact on the wear mechanisms in fuel injectors operating on blends of dimethyl ether (DME) and diesel fuel. Since DME is a fuel with no lubricity (i.e., it does not possess the lubricating quality of diesel fuel), conventional fuel delivery and fuel injection systems are not compatible with dimethyl ether. Therefore, to operate a diesel engine on DME one must develop a fuel-toleran… more
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Chapman, Elana M.; Boehman, Andre; Wain, Kimberly; Lloyd, Wallis; Perez, Joseph M.; Stiver, Donald et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cost-Effective Reciprocating Engine Emissions Control and Monitoring for E&P Field and Gathering Engines: Report 5

Description: During the fifth reporting period, the main goal for the team was to focus on collecting data to develop Oxygen Sensor Recording System (OSRS) parametric relationships for several rich-burn engines. An air/fuel ratio controller was intergraded with an O{sub 2} sensor. With the use of an Alternative Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (ACEMS) provided by Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), the performance will be observed during normal operation.
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Chapman, Kirby S. & Adriani, Allen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heat Treatment Procedure Qualification for Steel Castings

Description: Heat treatment practices used by steel foundries have been carefully studied as part of comprehensive heat treatment procedure qualification development trials. These studies highlight the relationships between critical heat treatment process control parameters and heat treatment success. Foundry heat treatment trials to develop heat treatment procedure qualifications have shed light on the relationship between heat treatment theory and current practices. Furnace load time-temperature profiles … more
Date: April 29, 2004
Creator: Charles, Mariol; Deskevich, Nicholas; Varkey, Vipin; Voigt, Robert & Wollenburg, Angela
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Optimization of Outer Poloidal Field (PF) Coil Configurations for Inductive PF Coil-only Plasma Start-up on Spherical Tori

Description: The elimination of in-board ohmic heating solenoid is required for the spherical torus (ST) to function as an attractive fusion power plant. An in-board ohmic solenoid, along with the shielding needed for its insulation, increases the size and, hence, the cost of the plant. Here, we investigate using static as well as dynamic codes in ST geometries a solenoid-free start-up concept utilizing a set of out-board poloidal field coils. By using the static code, an optimization of coil positions as w… more
Date: April 9, 2004
Creator: Choe, Wonho; Kim, Jayhyun & Ono, Masayuki
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The role of technology in reducing health care costs. Phase II and phase III.

Description: In Phase I of this project, reported in SAND97-1922, Sandia National Laboratories applied a systems approach to identifying innovative biomedical technologies with the potential to reduce U.S. health care delivery costs while maintaining care quality. The effort provided roadmaps for the development and integration of technology to meet perceived care delivery requirements and an economic analysis model for development of care pathway costs for two conditions: coronary artery disease (CAD) and … more
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Cilke, John F.; Parks, Raymond C.; Funkhouser, Donald Ray; Tebo, Michael A.; Murphy, Martin D.; Hightower, Marion Michael et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Review of Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, New Mexico DOE/DP critical skills development programs FY03.

Description: Sandia National Laboratories has developed a portfolio of programs to address the critical skills needs of the DP labs, as identified by the 1999 Chiles Commission Report. The goals are to attract and retain the best and the brightest students and transition them into Sandia - and DP Complex - employees. The US Department of Energy/Defense Programs University Partnerships funded nine laboratory critical skills development programs in FY03. This report provides a qualitative and quantitative eva… more
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Clark, Katherine Sue; Wilson, Dominique Foley & Chalamidas, Anna K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gas Pipeline Pigability

Description: In-line inspection equipment is commonly used to examine a large portion of the long distance transmission pipeline system that transports natural gas from well gathering points to local distribution companies. A piece of equipment that is inserted into a pipeline and driven by product flow is called a ''pig''. Using this term as a base, a set of terms has evolved. Pigs that are equipped with sensors and data recording devices are called ''intelligent pigs''. Pipelines that cannot be inspected … more
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Clark, Ted & Nestleroth, Bruce
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Insurance Regulation After the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Description: This report describes the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the GLB Act), which Congress passed in 1999 to enhance competition among financial services providers and to modernize their regulation. Since then, markets have not really integrated, and regulatory silos - with few exceptions - remain intact. Congress is now exploring federal standards for some aspects of state regulation of insurance.
Date: April 26, 2004
Creator: Cobb, Carolyn
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Insurance Regulation: International Developments

Description: This report provides an overview of the international developments of the insurance regulation.
Date: April 28, 2004
Creator: Cobb, Carolyn
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Urban Wood/Coal Co-Firing in the Bellefield Boilerplant

Description: An Environmental Questionnaire for the demonstration at the Bellefield Boiler Plant (BBP) was submitted to the national Energy Technology Laboratory. An R&D variance for the air permit at the BBP was sought from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD). R&D variances for the solid waste permits at the J. A. Rutter Company (JARC), and Emery Tree Service (ETS) were sought from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). Construction wood was acquired from Thompso… more
Date: April 8, 2004
Creator: Cobb, James T., Jr.; Geiger, Gene E.; III, William W. Elder; Barry, William P.; Wang, Jun & Li, Hongming
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DOWNHOLE VIBRATION MONITORING & CONTROL SYSTEM

Description: The objective of this program is to develop a system to both monitor the vibration of a bottomhole assembly, and to adjust the properties of an active damper in response to these measured vibrations. Phase I of this program entails modeling and design of the necessary subsystems and design, manufacture and test of a full laboratory prototype. The project continues to advance, but is behind the revised (14-month) schedule. Tasks 1-3 (Modeling, Specification and Design) are all essentially comple… more
Date: April 17, 2004
Creator: Cobern, Martin E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (S. 2290, 108th Congress)

Description: This report provides an overview of S. 2290, 108th Congress, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (or FAIR Act of 2004). The bill is a revised version of S. 1125, 108th Congress, and would create the Office of Asbestos Disease Compensation to award damages to asbestos claimants on a no-fault basis. Asbestos claims could no longer be filed or pursued under state law, except for the enforcement of judgments no longer subject to any appeal or judicial review before the date of en… more
Date: April 14, 2004
Creator: Cohen, Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Letter Report: Rio Blanco Sampling of Proximate Producing Natural Gas Wells

Description: Two wells proximate to the Rio Blanco gas stimulation test were sampled and the gas analyzed. The samples from two wells showed no tritium above the detection limit concentrations of 10 and 12.4 (TU), respectively. The analytical results from the gas production wells show no impact from the Rio Blanco nuclear test
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Cooper, Clay & Shirley, Craig
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ON-LINE SELF-CALIBRATING SINGLE CRYSTAL SAPPHIRE OPTICAL SENSOR INSTRUMENTATION FOR ACCURATE AND RELIABLE COAL GASIFIER TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT

Description: This report summarizes technical progress over the third six month period of the Phase II program ''On-Line Self-Calibrating Single Crystal Sapphire Optical Sensor Instrumentation for Accurate and Reliable Coal Gasifier Temperature Measurement'', funded by the Federal Energy Technology Center of the U.S. Department of Energy, and performed by the Center for Photonics Technology of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. The outcome of the first phase of t… more
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Cooper, Kristie; Pickrell, Gary; Wang, Anbo & Huang, Zhengyu
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Regulatory Reform: An Overview

Description: This report provides Congress with a broad overview of significant congressional and presidential regulatory reform efforts within the past 20 to 30 years.
Date: April 20, 2004
Creator: Copeland, Curtis W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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AIDS in Africa

Description: Sub-Saharan Africa has been far more severely affected by AIDS than any other part of the world. The United Nations reports that 26.6 million adults and children are infected with the HIV virus in the region, which has about 10% of the world's population but more than two-thirds of the worldwide total of infected people. This report discusses this issue in detail, including the cause of the African AIDS epidemic, the social and economic consequences, response and treatment, and U.S. policy.
Date: April 26, 2004
Creator: Copson, Raymond W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Horizontal Ampoule Growth and Characterization of Mercuric Iodide at Controlled Gas Pressures for X-Ray and Gamma Ray Spectrometers

Description: The project developed a new method for producing high quality mercuric iodide crystals of x-ray and gamma spectrometers. Included are characterization of mercuric iodide crystal properties as a function of growth environment and fabrication and demonstration of room-temperature-operated high-resolution mercuric iodide spectrometers.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Corcoran, Douglas S. McGregor Elsa Ariesanti Bridget
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Potential Benefits and Costs of Updating the Commercial Building Energy Code in North Dakota

Description: The state of North Dakota is considering updating its commercial building energy code. This report evaluates the potential costs and benefits to North Dakota residents from updating and requiring compliance with ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001. Both qualitative and quantitative benefits and costs are assessed in the analysis. Energy and economic impacts are estimated using the Building Loads Analysis and System Thermodynamics (BLAST simulation combined with a Life-cycle Cost (LCC) approach to assess … more
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Cort, Katherine A.; Belzer, David B.; Winiarski, David W. & Richman, Eric E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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3D Computations and Experiments

Description: This project consists of two activities. Task A, Simulations and Measurements, combines all the material model development and associated numerical work with the materials-oriented experimental activities. The goal of this effort is to provide an improved understanding of dynamic material properties and to provide accurate numerical representations of those properties for use in analysis codes. Task B, ALE3D Development, involves general development activities in the ALE3D code with the focus o… more
Date: April 5, 2004
Creator: Couch, R; Faux, D; Goto, D & Nikkel, D
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Economic Development Options and Constraints in Remote Rural Counties: A Case Study of the Great Plains Region

Description: This report discusses socioeconomic characteristics and trends of 242 remote rural counties in seven states of the Great Plains region stretching from Texas to the Dakotas. Appendices provide individual county level data on socioeconomic trends in population, education, employment, and income for the 242 remote counties.
Date: April 29, 2004
Creator: Cowan, Tadlock
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Report for Crucible -Scale Radioactive Vitrification and Product Test of Waste Envelope B (AZ-102) Low-Activity Waste Glass

Description: A proof-of-technology demonstration for the Hanford River Protection Project (RPP) Waste treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) was performed by the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC). As part of this demonstration, treated AZ-102 Low-Activity Waste supernate was vitrified using a crucible-scale furnace. Initial glass samples were quench-cooled and characterized for metals and radionuclides. The glass was also durability tested using the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) … more
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Crawford, Charles L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of the Emission, Transport, and Deposition of Mercury, Fine Particulate Matter, and Arsenic From Coal-Based Power Plants in the Ohio River Valley Region Progress Report

Description: Ohio University, in collaboration with CONSOL Energy, Advanced Technology Systems, Inc. (ATS) and Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (AER) as subcontractors, is evaluating the impact of emissions from coal-fired power plants in the Ohio River Valley region as they relate to the transport and deposition of mercury, arsenic, and associated fine particulate matter. This evaluation will involve two interrelated areas of effort: ambient air monitoring and regional-scale modeling analysis. … more
Date: April 2, 2004
Creator: Crist, Kevin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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