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Crop residues as a fuel for power generation

Description: Crop residues could serve as an alternative energy source for producing electric power and heat in agricultural regions of the United States. Nearly 2 quads of residues are estimated to be available as a sustainable annual yield. These can substitute for up to one quad of conventional fuels used to generate electricity and up to an additional quad of petroleum and natural gas currently used for producing heat. The most promising routes to residue conversion appear to be regional generators size… more
Date: July 1, 1979
Creator: Bhagat, N.; Davitian, H. & Pouder, R.
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Flash hydropyrolysis of coal. Quarterly report No. 2, April 1--June 30, 1977

Description: With the combination of low hydrogen to coal ratio, high coal feed rate and larger total quantity of coal fed, considerable liquid product is being condensed and collected. Experimental runs conducted at 750/sup 0/C and 800/sup 0/C at pressures up to 3000 psi of hydrogen show overall hydrocarbon yields and particularly gaseous hydrocarbon yields to increase with pressure to approximately 60 percent at 3000 psi. At 750/sup 0/C approximately one third (20 percent) of this yield is in the form of … more
Date: July 1, 1977
Creator: Fallon, P
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Experiment in multiple-criteria energy policy analysis. [Using HOPE (holistic preference evaluation)]

Description: An international panel of energy analysts participated in an experiment to use HOPE (holistic preference evaluation): an interactive parametric linear-programming method for multiple-criteria optimization. The criteria of cost, environmental effect, crude oil, and nuclear fuel were considered according to BESOM: an energy model for the US in the year 2000.
Date: July 1, 1980
Creator: Ho, J K
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Synchrotron x-ray study of physisorbed films of mixtures of Ar and Xe on graphite

Description: Mixtures of Ar and Xe have been studied in most of the submonolayer region of the phase diagram (T,chi,rho), T = temperature, chi = chemical composition, rho = fraction of a monolayer. The basic feature is a large tendency to form ..sqrt.. 3 x ..sqrt.. 3 commensurate alloys (Kr-like structures), but none of the commensurate nor of the incommensurate structures form a chemically ordered alloy at 11 K. Thus the 2D solid can be thought of as a solid consisting of particles of an average size. This… more
Date: July 1, 1982
Creator: Bohr, J.; Nielsen, M.; McTague, J. P.; Als-Nielsen, J. & Kjaer, K.
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Structural study of multilayered vanadium/nickel superlattices

Description: We have studied the microstructure of V/Ni metallic superlattice, using x-ray and neutron diffraction. We find a sharp and broad rocking curves around the first-order Bragg peak, and attribute them to a columnar structure which gives rise to two modulation structures; one the ordinary layered structure within the columns and the other the averaged modulation structure which produces the sharp rocking peak.
Date: July 1, 1985
Creator: Homma, H.; Lepetre, Y.; Murduck, J.M.; Schuller, I.K. & Majkrzak, C.F.
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Search for narrow states produced in the reaction. pi. /sup -/p. -->. n +. gamma. 's at 13 GeV/c

Description: A double arm lead-glass lead-scintillator calorimeter system was used to search for narrow states, such as the eta/sub c/, produced in the exclusive reactions ..pi../sup -/p ..-->.. ..gamma gamma..n, ..pi../sup -/p ..-->.. ..pi../sup 0/..gamma..n, and ..pi../sup -/p ..-->.. ..pi../sup 0/..pi../sup 0/n at 13 GeV/c. A 90% c.l. upper limit sigma.BR < 260 pb was found for ..gamma gamma.. states with masses from 2.6 to 3.1 GeV/c/sup 2/. Corresponding limits on narrow ..pi../sup 0/..gamma… more
Date: July 7, 1980
Creator: Chiang, I. H.; Johnson, R. A. & Kwan, B.
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Radionuclide distributions and migration mechanisms at shallow land burial sites. Annual report of research investigations on the distribution, migration and containment of radionuclides at Maxey Flats, Kentucky. [Maxey Flats]

Description: Subsurface waters at Maxey Flats are anoxic systems with high alkalinity and high concentrations of dissolved ferrous ion. Americium and cobalt in these trench waters are made more soluble by the presence of EDTA, while strontium and cesium are unaffected under the same conditions. EDTA is the major organic complexing component in waste trench 27 leachate, but other polar, water-soluble organics are also present. Evidence points to the migration of plutonium between waste trench 27 and inert at… more
Date: July 1, 1982
Creator: Kirby, L. J.
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Report of the Intermediate-)ital p)/sub Perpendicular/ Detector Group: A Beauty Spectrometer for the SSC (Superconducting Super Collider)

Description: A ''Beauty Spectrometer'' has been designed for studies of B physics at the SSC. The ultimate goal is a definitive measurement of CP violation in the B system. The spectrometer consists of two stages and occupies one side of an intermediate-luminosity interaction region. An upstream, or intermediate, stage extends from the interaction point to 14 m and covers the angular region from 57 mrad (3.3 degree) to 350 mrad (20 degree). The forward stage extends to 77 m and to angles down to 5.7 mrad. T… more
Date: July 1, 1987
Creator: Foley, K. J.; Buchanan, C. D.; Morrison, R. J.; McHugh, S. W.; Witherell, M. S.; Atac, M. et al.
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Survey of absorption cooling technology in solar applications

Description: A comprehensive survey of the current state of the absorption cooling technology has been conducted. This survey discusses the basic and applied absorption cooling/heating technology, analyses the current state of the art including the discussion of limitations and possible solutions, identifies areas where promising developments are indicated, lists the current products and activities of the absorption industry, and presents the current RD and D efforts of the U.S. government. The main subject… more
Date: July 1, 1977
Creator: Auh, P C
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Effect of reduced boiler water temperature on cycle efficiency

Description: Tests were performed on a ''typical'' residential hot water boiler to evaluate the energy saving potential of reduced boiler water temperature. A significant reduction of annual fuel consumption was determined based on detailed efficiency measurements combined with the BNL Seasonal Performance Evaluation Computational Program. The energy saving has been attributed to reduced off-cycle heat losses resulting from the lower boiler operating temperature.
Date: July 1, 1977
Creator: Batey, J E & Allen, T W
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ENDF/B summary documentation

Description: This publication provides a localized source of descriptions for the evaluations contained in the ENDF/B Library. The summary documentation presented is intended to be a more detailed description than the (File 1) comments contained in the computer readable data files, but not so detailed as the formal reports describing each ENDF/B evaluation. The summary documentations were written by the CSEWB (Cross Section Evaluation Working Group) evaluators and compiled by NNDC (National Nuclear Data Cen… more
Date: July 1, 1979
Creator: Kinsey, R. (comp.)
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Formation and characterization of fission-product aerosols under postulated HTGR accident conditions

Description: The paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the formation mechanism and physical characterization of simulated nuclear aerosols that could likely be released during an HTGR core heat-up accident. Experiments were carried out in a high-temperature flow system consisting essentially of an inductively heated release source, a vapor deposition tube, and a filter assembly for collecting particulate matter. Simulated fission products Sr and Ba as oxides are separately impregnat… more
Date: July 1, 1982
Creator: Tang, I.N. & Munkelwitz, H.R.
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Non-equilibrium aspects of water reactor safety

Description: A critical review of the thermal non-equilibrium phase change models applicable to the water reactor safety calculations is presented. Four specific areas are discussed: (1) rapid depressurization (flashing), (2) post-dryout heat transfer, (3) direct contact condensation, and (4) sub-cooled boiling. The models have been judged from a mechanistic viewpoint, and the areas where further work is needed have been pointed out. It is suggested that when a phase change occurs due to a difference in the… more
Date: July 1, 1977
Creator: Jones, O.C. Jr. & Saha, P.
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Properties of jets in high-E/sub T/ events produced in pp collisions at. sqrt. s = 63 GeV

Description: The properties of jets in high-E/sub tau/ events produced in pp collisions at ..sqrt..s = 63 GeV have been studied at the CERN Intersecting Storage Rings. The fragmentation of the jets is found to be similar to that of jets produced in e/sup +/e/sup -/ annihilation. The jets are wider than calculated from a constituent scattering model with no hard bremsstrahlung component. The charge correlations of positive and negative particles show differences consistent with expectation from valence-quark… more
Date: July 1, 1983
Creator: Akesson, T.; Albrow, M.G.; Almehed, S.; Batley, R.; Benary, O.; Boggild, H. et al.
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Clearance of Tc-99m DTPA Aerosol from Coal Miners' Lungs

Description: Alterations in regional epithelial permeability were assessed in 22 retired West Virginia coal miners' lungs by measuring the clearance of inhaled 0.5-..mu..m Tc-99m DTPA aerosol. Activity was measured in both lungs and in regions of interest placed over the lung periphery in the apical, middle, and basal portions of each lung. Clearance rates (T/sub 1/2/) for 5 nonsmokers, 8 ex-smokers, and 9 smokers were significantly faster than for comparable subjects measured elsewhere, who were not coal m… more
Date: July 1, 1985
Creator: Susskind, H.; Brill, A. B. & Harold, W. H.
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Sulfuric acid spills in marine accidents

Description: Concentrated sulfuric acid and oleum are among the most potentially hazardous chemicals routinely transported in bulk quantities on US and international waterways. Conceivably, during a marine mishap, tons of sulfuric acid could be abruptly released into the water, and the consequences of such a spill could be detrimental to man and the environment. Several acid spill scenarios are briefly described, and the results from laboratory experiments designed to simulate two different types of acid sp… more
Date: July 1, 1980
Creator: Tang, I N; Wong, W T; Munkelwitz, H R & Flessner, M F
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Economical clean carbon fuel and co-product gaseous and liquid from coal

Description: Unlike its predecessors, the HYDROCARB Process converts coal or other carbonaceous feedstock to a clean carbon fuel and co-product gaseous hydrogen- and/or methane (CH{sub 4})-rich gas and/or liquid methanol. Feedstock carbon content is essentially extracted as pure particulate carbon, free of sulfur, nitrogen, and ash. By eliminating the need to manufacture large quantities of hydrogen, lower capital cost and higher thermal efficiency result compared to previous coal-to-synthetic-fuel processe… more
Date: July 1, 1991
Creator: Steinberg, M. (Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)) & Grohse, E.W. (HYDROCARB Corporation, New York, NY (USA))
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Numerical method for solving elliptic boundary value problems in unbounded domains

Description: A numerical method for solving elliptic boundary value problems in unbounded domains is described. An artificial boundary near infinity, say a sphere GAMMA/sub R/ of large radius R, and an approximate local boundary condition on GAMMA/sub R/ are introduced. A finite element method is then employed to discretize this approximate problem. Since R must be large in order to estimate the error due to the artificial boundary, the resulting system of linear equations is usually quite large. A descript… more
Date: July 1, 1980
Creator: Goldstein, C I
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Mathematical and numerical models to achieve high speed with special-purpose parallel processors

Description: One simulation facility that has been developed is the BNL Plant Analyzer, currently set up for BWR plant simulations at up to seven times faster than real-time process speeds. The principal hardware components of the BNL Plant Analyzer are two units of special-purpose parallel processors, the AD10 of Applied Dynamics International and a PDP-11/34 host computer. The AD10 is specifically designed for time-critical system simulations, utilizing the modern parallel processing technology with pipel… more
Date: July 1, 1986
Creator: Cheng, H.S.; Wulff, W. & Mallen, A.N.
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Methodology for evaluation of alternative technologies applied to nuclear fuel reprocessing

Description: An analytic methodology has been developed to compare the performance of various nuclear fuel reprocessing techniques for advanced fuel cycle applications including low proliferation risk systems. The need to identify and to compare those processes, which have the versatility to handle the variety of fuel types expected to be in use in the next century, is becoming increasingly imperative. This methodology allows processes in any stage of development to be compared and to assess the effect of c… more
Date: July 1, 1977
Creator: Selvaduray, G S; Goldstein, M K & Anderson, R N
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