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Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power system development. Preliminary design report, Appendices, Part 1 (Final)

Description: The objective of this project is the development of a preliminary design for a full-sized, closed cycle, ammonia power system module for the 100 MWe OTEC demonstration plant. In turn, this demonstration plant is to demonstrate, by 1984, the operation and performance of an Ocean Thermal Power Plant having sufficiently advanced heat exchanger design to project economic viability for commercial utilization in the late 1980's and beyond. Included in this power system development are the preliminary… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quality assurance program plan applicable to the KIPS technology verification phase

Description: This Quality Program Plan describes the manner in which the Energy Systems Unit of the Advanced Technology Group Division of Sunstrand Corporation applies its Quality Assurance Program and Systems to control and assure commpliance to the Quality requirements in accordance with NRA-1, dated July 1, 1977, in support of the Kilowatt Isotope Power Systems (KIPS) Program Technology Verification Phase.
Date: October 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Equation of state of vanadium. [To 3. 39 Mbar and 5 x 10/sup 4/ eV temperature]

Description: A new, wide-range equation of state (EOS) for vanadium is presented. The generation of this EOS was of a fast-response nature. That is, the data base was constructed very rapidly, the analysis was very cursory, and it was inserted into the Bi-linear Logorithm (BLL) EOS library in 3 to 5 days. The composite theoretical model incorporates condensed matter, ionization equilibrium, and multiphase physics. The theoretical EOS was compared with all available high-temperature and high-pressure data fo… more
Date: January 4, 1978
Creator: Wong, L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measured air overpressures, soil-particle pressures, and slumps during the pre-ASIAGO U2Ar stemming experiment

Description: On November 15, 1976, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory completed its first comprehensive stemming experiment for measuring downhole parameters while varying fill material and rate. Stemming can be defined as backfilling a hole in which a device has been placed to prevent leakage of radioactive materials or gases to the surface. A computer code is being developed for stemming operations, and this experiment was designed to measure parameters under different stemming conditions so the code could be … more
Date: January 4, 1978
Creator: Freynik, H.S. Jr.; Roach, D.R. & Dittbenner, G.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion power system development. Phase I: preliminary design. Final report

Description: This report summarizes the preliminary design for the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Demonstration Plant project. The scope of Phase I was the conceptual design of: (1) full sized power system module; (2) scaled (5 MWe nominal) proof of concept power system; and (3) 1 MWe heat exchanger test article. Included were all components and subsystems specifically involved with the generation of power (warm and cold seawater pumps, heat exchangers, turbine/generator, etc.) The scope of Phase I … more
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Power system development: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). Preliminary design report: appendices, Part 2 (Final)

Description: The objective of this project is the development of a preliminary design for a full-sized, closed cycle, ammonia power system module for the 100 MWe OTEC demonstration plant. In turn, this demonstration plant is to demonstrate, by 1984, the operation and performance of an Ocean Thermal Power Plant having sufficiently advanced heat exchanger design to project economic viability for commercial utilization in the late 1980's and beyond. Included in this power system development are the prelim… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion power system development. Phase I: preliminary design. Final report

Description: Westinghouse has completed the Preliminary Desigh Phase for the Power System Development of the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Demonstration Plant project. This study included the development of a preliminary design for a Modular Application scaled power system (10MWe) and Heat Exchanger Test Articles, both based on the concept developed in the Conceptual Design Phase. The results of this study were used to improve the baseline design of the 50MWe module for the Commercial Size Power Sy… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elastic-plastic analyses for seismic reserve capacity in power plant braced frames

Description: The Lawrence Livermore Laboratory was asked by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to investigate the inelastic behavior of a representative noncategory I structure and determine the amount of reserve seismic capacity that is available beyond elastic design levels. Elastic and elastic-plastic seismic analyses were conducted on a braced steel frame using eight time-history records. In addition, two spectra were ultimate capacity, the reserve strength of the frame was determined. In order to e… more
Date: October 4, 1978
Creator: Nelson, T. A. & Murray, R. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of subsurface salt water disposal experience on the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast for applications to disposal of salt water from geopressured geothermal wells

Description: A representative cross section of the literature on the disposal of geothermal brine was perused and some of the general information and concepts is summarized. The following sections are included: disposal statistics--Texas Railroad Commission; disposal statistics--Louisiana Office of Conservation; policies for administering salt water disposal operations; salt water disposal experience of Gulf Coast operators; and Federal Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program's brine disposal operations. The li… more
Date: August 4, 1978
Creator: Knutson, C.K. & Boardman, C.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study program for constant current capacitor charging method

Description: The objective of the study program was to determine the best method of charging 20,000 to 132,000 microfarads of capacitance to 22 kVdc in 14 to 15 sec. Component costs, sizes, weights, line current graphs, copies of calculations and manufacturer's data are included.
Date: October 4, 1978
Creator: Pugh, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Drift microwave plasma heating

Description: A self-consistent plasma simulation code has been used to simulate a hot (5 keV), overdense (approx. 10/sup 4/), microwave-corona interaction for a hydrogen plasma.
Date: October 4, 1978
Creator: Ensley, D. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion power system development. Phase I: preliminary design. Final report. [ODSP-3 code; OTEC Steady-State Analysis Program]

Description: The following appendices are included; Dynamic Simulation Program (ODSP-3); sample results of dynamic simulation; trip report - NH/sub 3/ safety precautions/accident records; trip report - US Coast Guard Headquarters; OTEC power system development, preliminary design test program report; medium turbine generator inspection point program; net energy analysis; bus bar cost of electricity; OTEC technical specifications; and engineer drawings. (WHK)
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion power system development. Phase I. Final report

Description: This report covers the conceptual and preliminary design of closed-cycle, ammonia, ocean thermal energy conversion power plants by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Preliminary designs for evaporator and condenser test articles (0.13 MWe size) and a 10 MWe modular experiment power system are described. Conceptual designs for 50 MWe power systems, and 100 MWe power plants are also descirbed. Design and cost algorithms were developed, and an optimized power system design at the 50 MWe size was c… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion power system development. Phase I: preliminary design. Final report

Description: Westinghouse has completed the Preliminary Design Phase for the Power System Development of the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Demonstration Plant project. This study included the development of a preliminary design for a Modular Application scaled power system (10MWe) and Heat Exchanger Test Articles, both based on the concept developed in the Conceptual Design Phase. The results of this study were used to improve the baseline design of the 50MWe module for the Commercial Size Power Sy… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC). Power system development. Preliminary design report, final

Description: The preliminary design of the 10 MWe OTEC power module and the 200 kWe test articles is given in detail. System operation and performance; power system cost estimates; 10 MWe heat exchangers; 200 kWe heat exchanger articles; biofouling control;ammonia leak detection, and leak repair; rotating machinery; support subsystem; instrumentation and control; electrical subsystem; installation approach; net energy and resource analysis; and operability, maintainability, and safety are discussed. The con… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final report on preliminary dielectric studies. Spir-o-line cable for application at power frequencies

Description: Preliminary studies were made on a unique dielectric system for both flexible and rigid power cable applications. Known as Spir-O-Line, it was developed and is manufactured by Prodelin, Inc. as a high power radio frequency transmisson system, with a service record of several decades. The cable consists of a central conductor continuously supported by six high density polyethylene tubes inside a metal sheath, which operates as a GITL with either nitrogen or SF/sub 6/ as the filling medium. A rou… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Creator: Engelhardt, J.S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of the General Atomic codes TAP and RECA for HTGR accident analyses

Description: The General Atomic codes TAP (Transient Analysis Program) and RECA (Reactor Emergency Cooling Analysis) are evaluated with respect to their capability for predicting the dynamic behavior of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) for postulated accident conditions. Several apparent modeling problems are noted, and the susceptibility of the codes to misuse and input errors is discussed. A critique of code verification plans is also included. The several cases where direct comparisons could … more
Date: April 4, 1978
Creator: Ball, S.J.; Cleveland, J.C. & Sanders, J.P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermophysical properties of Conasauga shale

Description: Thermophysical-property characterizations of five Conasauga shale cores were determined at temperatures between 298 and 673 K. Methods of specimen fabrication for different tests were evaluated. Thermal-conductivity and thermal-expansion data were found to be dependent on the structure and orientation of the individual specimens. Thermal conductivities ranged between 2.8 and 1.0 W/m-K with a small negative temperature dependence. Thermal expansions were between 2 and 5 x 10/sup -3/ over the tem… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Creator: Smith, D. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radial diffusion of resonant particles in tandem mirrors

Description: The radial diffusion of resonant particles in the banana regime and the plateau regime is derived in detail from kinetic theory. The plateau diffusion, calculated in the tau-approximation, confirms the result given by Ryutov--Stupakov without derivation. The banana diffusion also agrees with the R--S result provided the latter is corrected for some dependence of the collision frequency on epsilon and phi.
Date: December 4, 1978
Creator: Lee, Y.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Posthydraulic fracture report

Description: A series of four, parallel, hydraulically induced hydrofractures were created. The hydrofractures will be used later in Phase I as the loading fractures for slurried explosives. An evaluation of the aerial extent, thickness, and resistance to air flow of each of these four fractures is reported. Downhole pressure, well-head pressure, surface resistivity, tiltmeter, hydrophone response, and crack opening measurements were used as dynamic tests to monitor and to later describe the hydrofracture. … more
Date: October 4, 1978
Creator: Hecht-Nielsen, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Potential influence of crossflow and radiation heat transfer on LOFT LOCA behavior

Description: The MOXY/SCORE computer program has been used to evaluate the influence of crossflow and radiation heat transfer on LOFT cladding temperatures during the blowdown phase of L2-4. The results of this study indicate that the radiation heat flux is responsible for 100 K reduction of peak cladding temperature during blowdown. They also indicate that, if the boundary conditions are specified uniformly over upper and lower plenums, the crossflow will be responsible for another 25 K reduction of peak c… more
Date: August 4, 1978
Creator: Chang, S. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Site selection report basalt waste isolation program near-surface test facility

Description: A site selection committee was established to review the information gathered on potential sites and to select a site for the Near-Surface Test Facility Phase I. A decision was made to use a site on the north face of Gable Mountain located on the Hanford Site. This site provided convenient access to the Pomona Basalt Flow. This flow was selected for use at this site because it exhibited the characteristics established in the primary criteria. These criteria were: the flows thickness; its drynes… more
Date: December 4, 1978
Creator: Sharpe, S.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Instrumentation Module (NIM) standard logic processor as a portal signal analyzer

Description: A general purpose electronic logic processor has been designed into a 2 wide NIM (Nuclear Instrumentation Module) bin module. The unit utilizes a microprocessor to achieve necessary versatility. The processor's first use is as a new generation signal analyzer for use in radiometric personnel and vehicle portal monitors. Significant improvements have been obtained in sensitivity and stability over existing analog discriminators. The new analyzer is presently being used to update personnel and ve… more
Date: November 4, 1978
Creator: Minges, G.P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Integrated system for production of neutronics and photonics calculational constants. Volume 17, Part A, Rev. 1. Program linear (Version 78-1): linearize data in the evaluated nuclear data file/Version B (ENDF/B) format. [For CDC-7600]

Description: The computer code LINEAR converts evaluated cross sections in the ENDF/B format into a form that can be defined by applying linear--linear interpolation to energy and cross section parameters. The code also thins those sections already in that form. The main advantage of the code is that it eliminates the need for any subsequent code to consider anything but linear--linear data. 2 figures.
Date: July 4, 1978
Creator: Cullen, D.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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