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Design, development, and demonstration of a promising integrated appliance. Phase I: design. Final report

Description: The combination or integration of appliances for the economical recovery of energy which is normally wasted during the operation of heating systems, air conditioners, water heaters, stoves, clothes washers and driers, and refrigerators in homes and commercial buildings was studied. The potential energy savings achievable by using waste heat from one appliance as heat input to another, e.g., water heaters, was estimated, and the economic benefit to the consumer calculated. Six integrated applian… more
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Lee, W. D.; Lawrence, W. T. & Wilson, R. P.
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Evaluation of environmental dosimetry models for applicability to possible radioactive waste repository discharges

Description: This report presents the results of a review of the available codes, for application to the National Waste Terminal Storage (NWTS) Program. Consideration was given to the types of radionuclides which may be of concern, the possible modes of release of these radionuclides and the various pathways by which members of the general public in the vicinity of a terminal storage facility may be exposed to the releases. Results reveal that the types and quantities of radioactive material requiring dispo… more
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Mauro, J. J.; Michlewicz, D. & Letizia, A.
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Simulation of chlorinated water discharges from power plants on estuaries and rivers

Description: The fast-transient (tidal-transient) one-dimensional discrete-element chemical transport model and its associated computer code CHMONE were applied to study the effects of chlorinated water discharges from power plants on tidal estuaries and controlled rivers. The mathematical model has the capability to predict simultaneously the hydrodynamic, thermal, and chemical composition of water as one-dimensional time-dependent distributions. (LTW)
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Eraslan, A. H.; Lietzke, M. H.; Fischer, S. K. & Kalmaz, E. V.
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Environmental monitoring at major U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration contractor sites: calendar year 1976. Volume 2

Description: The purpose of this compilation is to present, in a central reference document, all of the individual annual reports summarizing the results of the environmental monitoring programs conducted at each of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) sites having a potential for environmental impact or which release a significant quantity of radioactivity or nonradioactive pollutants. Data on the levels of radioactivity and nonradioactive pollutants in effluents and the environs at ea… more
Date: August 1, 1977
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Design of a water jet drill for development of geothermal resources. Progress report, October 1--November 30, 1977

Description: Progress is reported in the evaluation of the performance of a water jet drill in a stressed rock, particularly in drilling at hole diameters in excess of one inch. Drilling tests are being carried out in a barrier pillar in a layer of coarse, lead-bearing sandstone. Problems encountered in the test drilling are discussed. (JGB)
Date: November 30, 1977
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Mark I 1/5-scale boiling water reactor pressure suppression experiment facility report

Description: An accurate Mark I /sup 1///sub 5/-scale, boiling water reactor (BWR), pressure suppression facility was designed and constructed at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL) in 11 months. Twenty-seven air tests using the facility are described. Cost was minimized by utilizing equipment borrowed from other LLL programs. The total value of borrowed equipment exceeded the program's budget of $2,020,000. Substantial flexibility in the facility was used to permit independent variation in the drywell pres… more
Date: October 11, 1977
Creator: Altes, R.G.; Pitts, J.H.; Ingraham, R.F.; Collins, E.K. & McCauley, E.W.
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Computing the effect of plastic deformation of piping on pressure transient propagation. [LMFBR]

Description: The computer program PTA-1 performs pressure-transient analysis of large piping networks using the one-dimensional method of characteristics applied to a fluid-hammer formulation. The effect of elastic-plastic deformation of piping on pulse propagation is included in the computation. Each pipe is modeled as a series of rings, neglecting axial effects, bending moments, and inertia. The fluid wave speed is a function of pipe deformation and, consequently, of position and time. Comparison with exi… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Youngdahl, C.K. & Kot, C.A.
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Anaerobic fermentation of simulated in-situ oil shale retort water

Description: The feasibility of removing soluble organics from oil shale retort water by anaerobic digestion with methane production was experimentally investigated. The following conclusions were made. The retort water studied had to be pretreated to remove toxic and add deficient constituents before it could be successfully treated with the anaerobic fermentation process. Pretreatment included pH adjustment to 7, ammonia reduction, and nutrient addition. A digested sludge from a conventional municipal sew… more
Date: November 1, 1977
Creator: Ossio, E. A.; Fox, J. P.; Thomas, J. F. & Poulson, R. E.
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Turbulent interchange in triangular array bare rod bundles

Description: Bulk mixing coefficients were measured for single plane water flow in a simulated rod bundle with a pitch to diameter ratio of 1.10. A tracer technique employing Rhodamine B as the tracer and measuring fluorescence was used. Isokinetic sampling was achieved by using a pressure balance method. The results were corrected for both entrance effects and diversion crossflows. The results showed a change in Reynolds number behavior as the laminar sublayer began to ''choke'' the turbulent mixing. This,… more
Date: July 1, 1977
Creator: Kelly, J.M. & Todreas, N.
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Thermal performance measurements on ultimate heat sinks--cooling ponds

Description: The primary objective of the studies described is to obtain the requisite data, with respect to modeling requirements, to characterize thermal performance of heat sinks for nuclear facilities existing at elevated water temperatures in result of experiencing a genuinely large heat load and responding to meteorological influence. The data should reflect thermal performance for combinations leading to worst-case meteorological influence. A geothermal water retention basin has been chosen as the si… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Hadlock, R.K. & Abbey, O.B.
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Walker Branch Watershed: site description and research scope

Description: Walker Branch Watershed is located on the Oak Ridge Reservation in the Ridge and Valley section of Tennessee. The watershed (97 ha consisting of 2 subwatersheds) is underlain by Knox Dolomite; soils formed over the dolomitic substrate are deep, well-drained Typic Paleudults. The watershed is forested. The overstory is predominantly oak-hickory with lesser amounts of pine and mesic hardwoods. The Walker Branch Watershed Project was initiated in 1967 to: relate the productivity and water quality … more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Harris, W. F.
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Automation of the National Water Quality Laboratories, U. S. Geological Survey. I. Description of laboratory functions and definition of the automation project

Description: In January 1976, the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey asked Lawrence Livermore Laboratory to conduct a feasibility study for automation of the National Water Quality (NWQ) Laboratory in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Central Laboratory). Results of the study were published in the Feasibility Study for Automation of the Central Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Rept. UCRL-52001 (1976). Because the present system for processing water samples was found inadequat… more
Date: July 1, 1977
Creator: Morris, W.F. & Ames, H.S.
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Energy and water consumption of Pacific Northwest irrigation systems

Description: Irrigation in the Pacific Northwest is an energy-intensive process which represents a major part of the total energy used in farm level food production. Since 1950, several major developments have precipitated pronounced increases in irrigation energy requirements. For example, the invention of efficient high-lift pumps, labor-saving equipment, new uses for irrigation sprinklers, and profitable cropping patterns have substantially escalated irrigation energy consumption in the Pacific Northwest… more
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: King, L. D.; Wensink, R. B.; Wolfe, J. W. & Shearer, M. N.
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Distribution of naphthalene between commercial resins and water--methanol solutions

Description: Several XAD resins, two of their chemically modified derivatives, and two carbon absorbents were evaluated by measurement of distribution coefficients using the batch method. Numerical comparison of distribution data and graphical interpretation of these resins were also presented. The distribution differences were explained in terms of resin structure and solvent compositions. Naphthalene was the solute for the study, and methanol the solvent. It was found that Spherocarb, a newly developed ca… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Chu, F.K.C.
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Sampling and characterization of sodium-water reaction products

Description: Sodium-water reaction products (SWRP) which had accumulated in the bottom of the reaction products tank (RPT) of the Large Leak Test Rig (LLTR) were sampled and characterized. Analysis showed that the SWRP consisted of NaOH, Na/sub 2/O, NaH, and Na, as expected, in varying proportions. The unreacted sodium in the samples examined ranged from 32 to 60% by weight. The SWRP reacts (dissolves) rapidly and completely with ethanol, and somewhat less rapidly and completely with Dowanol PM. A magnetic,… more
Date: October 13, 1977
Creator: Eichelberger, R.L.
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Geothermic model for the rise of deeper groundwater along faults in unconsolidated rocks

Description: A simple model was derived which may be used to explain measured temperature anomalies in areas of unconsolidated rock containing faults. It is assumed that deep groundwater rises along the path provided by the faulting. The calculations were performed using temperature data from the Niederrhein--Bucht. The model yields a quantitative relationship between the vertical flow of groundwater and the temperature anomalies observed. The primary results indicate that the quantity of water flow require… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Werner, D. & Balke, K.D.
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Pacific Northwest Laboratory annual report for 1976 to the ERDA Assistant Administrator for Environment and Safety. Part 5. Control technology, overview, safety, and policy analysis

Description: Separate abstracts were prepared on four sections of this report that describes research programs at BNWL related to pollution control technology for the development of energy sources.
Date: June 1, 1977
Creator: Bair, W.J.
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Argonne Code Center: benchmark problem book

Description: This report is a supplement to the original report, published in 1968, as revised. The Benchmark Problem Book is intended to serve as a source book of solutions to mathematically well-defined problems for which either analytical or very accurate approximate solutions are known. This supplement contains problems in eight new areas: two-dimensional (R-z) reactor model; multidimensional (Hex-z) HTGR model; PWR thermal hydraulics--flow between two channels with different heat fluxes; multidimension… more
Date: June 1, 1977
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Chemical heat pump: a simple means to conserve energy. Final report, September 1, 1976-February 28, 1977

Description: This is the final report of a six-month preliminary investigation into the applicability of the Chemical Heat Pump (CHP) for day-and-night, heating-and-cooling of residences with solar energy. The CHP consists of two containers and a joining conduit. Its working mechanism is the reversible absorption of water vapor onto a dessicant such as powdered magnesium chloride dihydrate in one container, the reversible evaporation of water in the other container, and the reversible passage of water vapor… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Greiner, L.
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Light water reactor fuel reprocessing: dissolution studies of voloxidized fuel

Description: Voloxidation is a proposed head-end process to remove tritium from irradiated LWR fuel by roasting the fuel in the presence of oxygen. The process oxidizes UO/sub 2/ to a fine U/sub 3/O/sub 8/ powder with high surface area for dissolution. Small-scale tests with irradiated Robinson, Oconee, and Saxton reactor fuels have been made to determine the dissolution behavior of both voloxidized and nonvoloxidized (UO/sub 2/) fuel. No significant technical problems were encountered in batch-dissolving o… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Johnson, D. R. & Stone, J. A.
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150 kWe solar-powered deep-well irrigation facility. Phase I. Preliminary design study. Final report

Description: Results of a preliminary design study for a solar-powered irrigation facility to be located on a farm between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, are presented. The ERDA-specified generic design criteria are detailed. A detailed systems analysis is presented, and preliminary designs of the thermal storage system, organic Rankine cycle power system, cooling water system, power distribution system, and collector foundation are given. Site layout and improvements are described, and a cost analysis of pro… more
Date: August 8, 1977
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