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Advanced Emissions Control Development Program

Description: The primary objective of the Advanced Emissions Control Development Program (AECDP) is to develop practical, cost-effective strategies for reducing the emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs, or air toxics) from coal-fired boilers. This objective is being met by identifying ways to effectively control air toxic emissions through the use of conventional flue gas cleanup equipment such as electrostatic precipitators (ESPs), fabric filters (fabric filters), and wet flue gas desulfurization (w… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Farthing, G. A.; Amrhein, G. T.; Kudlac, G. A.; Yurchison, D. A.; McDonald, D. K. & Milobowski, M. G.
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Advanced Technology Vehicle Program of the Maryland Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Description: A multi-year Clean Alternative program is designed to integrate low-emission advanced technology vehicles into high mileage/high-fuel-use public and private fleets, which are major contributors to high pollution levels. The primary goal of the program is reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO{sub x}) from on-road vehicles in the Maryland counties surrounding Washington, DC. The program is targeted at fleets operating in Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Eli… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Freudberg, Stuart A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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AISI/DOE Advanced Process Control Program Vol. 4 of 6: ON-LINE, NON-DESTRUCTIVE MECHANICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENT USING LASER-ULTRASOUND

Description: The goal of this project was to demonstrate the feasibility to measure the mechanical properties, such as yield strength, tensile strength, elongation, strain hardening exponent and plastic strain ratio parameters, of low carbon steel sheets on the production line using laser ultrasound. The ultrasound generated by the developed apparatus travels mostly back and forth in the thickness of the steel sheet. By measuring the time delay between two echoes, and the relative amplitude of these two ech… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Moreau, Andre'; Lord, Martin; Levesqure, Daniel; Dubois, Marc; Bussiere, Jean; Monchalin, Jean-Pierre et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Alternative Fuels and Chemicals From Synthesis Gas Technical Progress Report: Number 26

Description: The overall objectives of this program are to investigate potential technologies for the conversion of synthesis gas to oxygenated and hydrocarbon fuels and industrial chemicals, and to demonstrate the most promising technologies at DOE's LaPorte, Texas, Slurry Phase Alternative Fuels Development Unit (AFDU). The program will involve a continuation of the work performed under the Alternative Fuels from Coal-Derived Synthesis Gas Program and will draw upon information and technologies generated … more
Date: March 31, 2001
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Catalytic Gasification of Coal Using Eutectic Salt Mixtures

Description: Most of the tasks on the project have successfully been completed and reported. A 12 month no-cost extension has been requested to complete the remaining tasks. This report summarizes the accomplishments of the first six months of the no-cost extensions period. The acetic acid extraction showed that acetic acid has more effect on the extraction of the ternary catalyst (LNK) ions than water. Based on the extraction results, the order of the recovery capability of Na{sub 2}CO{sub 3} using acetic … more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Sheth, Atul & Sastry, Chandramouli
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design, Fabrication, Assembly and Bench Testing of a Texaco Infrared Ratio Pyrometer System for the Measurement of Reaction Chamber Temperature

Description: Reliable measurement of gasifier reaction chamber temperature is important for the proper operation of slagging, entrained-flow gasification processes. Historically, thermocouples have been used as the main measurement technique, with the temperature inferred from syngas methane concentration being used as a backup measurement. While these have been sufficient for plant operation in many cases, both techniques suffer from limitations. The response time of methane measurements is too slow to det… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Leininger, Tom
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering Development of Slurry Bubble Column Reactor (SBCR) Technology Quarterly Technical Progress Report: Number 24

Description: The major technical objectives of this program are threefold: (1) to develop the design tools and a fundamental understanding of the fluid dynamics of a slurry bubble column reactor to maximize reactor productivity, (2) to develop the mathematical reactor design models and gain an understanding of the hydrodynamic fundamentals under industrially relevant process conditions, and (3) to develop an understanding of the hydrodynamics and their interaction with the chemistries occurring in the bubbl… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Toseland, Bernard A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Enhanced Oil Recovery with Downhole Vibration Stimulation in Osage County Oklahoma

Description: The objective of this project is to demonstrate the impact of downhole vibration stimulation on oil production rates in a mature waterflood field. Oil & Gas Consultants International, Inc. (OGCI) will manage the project in close cooperation with the Osage Tribe as the tests will be conducted in Osage County, Oklahoma, the mineral estate of the Osage Tribe. The field is owned and operated by Calumet Oil Company. Phillips Petroleum Company will contribute their proprietary vibration core analysis… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Brett, J. Ford & Westermark, Robert V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluate Habitat Use and Population Dynamics of Lampreys in Cedar Creek, 2000 Annual Report.

Description: Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) in the Columbia River Basin have declined to a remnant of their pre-1940s populations and the status of the western brook lamprey (L. richardsoni) is unknown. Identifying the biological and ecological factors limiting lamprey populations is critical to their recovery, but little research has been conducted on these species within the Columbia River Basin. This ongoing, multi-year study examines lamprey populations in Cedar Creek, Washington, a third-order t… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Stone, Jennifer
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fast 3-D seismic modeling and prestack depth migration using generalized screen methods. Final report for period January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2000

Description: Completed a theoretical analysis of phase screen propagators to answer several critical questions: the existence of a singularity in the Green's function for the case of a zero vertical wavenumber, the stability and accuracy of such propagators, and the effects of backscattering for large contrast heterogeneous media. The theory is based on separating the wavefield into forescattering and backscattering parts. The approach is robust and appropriate for earth structures with high velocity contra… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Toksoz, M. Nafi
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR INSTALLING A CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED BOILER FOR COFIRING MULTIPLE BIOFUELS AND OTHER WASTES WITH COAL AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

Description: The Pennsylvania State University, under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is performing a feasibility analysis on installing a state-of-the-art circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler and ceramic filter emission control device at Penn State's University Park campus for cofiring multiple biofuels and other wastes with coal, and developing a test program to evaluate cofiring multiple biofuels and coal-based feedstocks. Penn State current… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Miller, Bruce G.; Miller, Sharon Falcone; Cooper, Robert; Donovan, Douglas; Gaudlip, John; Lapinsky, Matthew et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High Resolution Prediction of Gas Injection Process Performance for Heterogeneous Reservoirs Quarterly Report

Description: This report outlines progress in the second 3 months of the first year of the DOE project ''High Resolution Prediction of Gas Injection Process Performance for Heterogeneous Reservoirs.'' The development of an automatic technique for analytical solution of one-dimensional gas flow problems with volume change on mixing is described. The aim of this work is to develop a set of ultra-fast compositional simulation tools that can be used to make field-scale predictions of the performance of gas inje… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Orr, Franklin M., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HORIZON SENSING

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Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Stolarczyk, Larry G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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In-Situ Sampling and Characterization of Naturally Occurring Marine Methane Hydrate Using the D/V JOIDES Resolution

Description: The primary accomplishments of the JOI Cooperative Agreement with DOE/NETL in this quarter were the deployment of tools and measurement systems for testing on ODP Leg 201, which is intended to study hydrate deposits on the Peru margin as part of other scientific investigations. Additional accomplishments were related to the continuing evolution of tools and measurements systems in preparation for deployment on ODP Leg 204, Hydrate Ridge, offshore Oregon in July 2002. The design for PCS Gas Mani… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Rack, Frank; Schroeder, Derryl; Storms, Michael & Party, ODP Leg 201 Shipboard Scientific
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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LOW TEMPERATURE CATHODE SUPPORTED ELECTROLYTES

Description: This project has three main goals: Thin Films Studies, Preparation of Graded Porous Substrates and Basic Electrical Characterization and testing of Planar Single Cells. Substantial progress has been made on both characterizing thin films as well as developing methods to produce films on nanoporous substrates. The results of electrical conductivity measurements on ZrO{sub 2}:16%Sc nanocrystalline thin films under controlled oxygen partial pressure and temperature are presented. The experimental … more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Anderson, Harlan U.; Huebner, Wayne & Kosacki, Igor
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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METHANE de-NOX for Utility PC Boilers

Description: The overall project objective is the development and validation of an innovative coal combustion system, based on a novel coal preheating concept prior to combustion, that can reduce NO{sub x} emissions to 0.15 lb/million Btu or less on utility pulverized coal (PC) boilers without the need for post-combustion cleaning. Work during the quarter included initiation of the equipment fabrication effort for all pilot system components. Fabrication of the gas-fired combustor was started and completed … more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Rabovitser, Joseph; Bryan, Bruce & Wohadlo, Stan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Micromachined VLSI 3D electronics. Final report for period September 1, 2000 - March 31, 2001

Description: The phase I program investigated the construction of electronic interconnections through the thickness of a silicon wafer. The novel aspects of the technology are that the length-to-width ratio of the channels is as high as 100:1, so that the minimum amount of real estate is used for contact area. Constructing a large array of these through-wafer interconnections will enable two circuit die to be coupled on opposite sides of a silicon circuit board providing high speed connection between the tw… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Beetz, C.P.; Steinbeck, J. & Hsueh, K.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New Heat Flow Models in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs - Final Report

Description: This study developed new analytical models for predicting the temperature distribution within a geothermal reservoir following reinjection of water having a temperature different from that of the reservoir. The study consisted of two parts: developing new analytical models for the heat conduction rate into multi-dimensional, parallelepiped matrix blocks and developing new analytical models for the advance of the thermal front through the geothermal reservoir. In the first part of the study, a n… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Reis, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Optically-Based Array Sensors For Selective In Situ Analysis Of Tank Waste

Description: The objective of this research program is to conduct the fundamental research necessary to develop an array of chemically-selective sensors, based on highly selective molecular recognition agents and highly sensitive fluorescence techniques, that can be coupled to fiber optics for remote analytical applications. The ability to detect and measure specific chemicals and radionuclides directly inside a high level waste tank using a remote sensing device could result in considerable benefits with r… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Brown, Gilbert M.; Dabestani, Reza; Connesen, Peter V. & Walt, David R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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OPTIMIZATION OF THE CATHODE LONG-TERM STABILITY IN MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS: EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND MATHEMATICAL MODELING

Description: SS 304 was encapsulated with thin layers of Co-Ni by an electroless deposition process. The corrosion behavior of SS304 and Co-Ni-SS304 was investigated in molten carbonate under cathode gas atmosphere with electrochemical and surface characterization tools. Surface modification of SS304 reduced the dissolution of chromium and nickel into the molten carbonate melt. Composition of the corrosion scale formed in case of Co-Ni-SS304 is different from SS304 and shows the presence of Co and Ni oxides… more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: White, Dr. Ralph E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recycling of Waste Oxides in Steelmaking - Final Report

Description: This research primarily examined the use of waste oxide briquettes (WOB), prepared from blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) dusts and mill scale, in BOFs and in particular, the reasons for the methods to reduce slopping in BOF when WOBs are used. Also, the recycling of EAF and stainless steelmaking dusts were examined. It is found that at a critical FeO content in the slag, metal drops emulsify increasing the reaction area and rate drastically, promoting slopping. Recommendations were … more
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Fruehan, R. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Studies in Quantum Field Theory. Final Report, July 21, 1992 - July 31, 1999

Description: Mechanisms have been investigated for chiral symmetry breaking in QED and non-abelian gauge theories using the Schwinger proper-time formalism. Multi-soliton and plane-wave solutions have been generated in affine Toda field theories. New predictions for neutrino mass generation via superfluid-type condensates in the Electroweak theory have been made. Solutions for the linear inhomogeneous bioheat equation were studied in cylindrical geometries.
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Caldi, Daniel G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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UTSI/CFFF MHD PROGRAM COMPLETION AND RELATED ACTIVITY

Description: Maintenance work on the DOE CFFF facility and other related government property is no longer authorized under this contract in accordance with the DOE-UT Settlement Agreement. Environmental remediation preservation of the facility continued. Government property has been transferred to UTSI as owner which frees up many items for proper disposal. Actions are underway to dispose of other wastes, and control pests and water at the DOE CFFF.
Date: March 31, 2001
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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