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(Pulsed atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion). [Installation of the pulsed atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion components]

Description: This second Quarterly Technical Progress Report presents the results of work accomplished during the period July 25 through October 30, 1988. The overall objective of the program is the development of a pulsed atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion (PAFBC) technology to burn coal and to provide heat and steam to commercial, institutional, and small industrial applications at a reasonable price in environmentally acceptable manner. Progress during this period accelerated rapidly. The site for the … more
Date: October 1, 1988
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Summary of the planning, management, and evaluation process for the Geothermal Program Review VI conference

Description: The purpose of this document is to present an overview of the planning, facilitation, and evaluation process used to conduct the Geothermal Program Review VI (PR VI) conference. This document was also prepared to highlight lessons learned from PR VI and, by utilizing the evaluation summaries and recommendations, be used as a planning tool for PR VII. The conference, entitled Beyond Goals and Objectives,'' was sponsored by the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Geothermal Technology Division (GTD),… more
Date: October 1, 1988
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(Pulsed atmospheric fluidized bed combustion (PAFBC))

Description: This first Quarterly Technical Progress Report presents the results of work accomplished during the period April 19 through July 24,1988. The overall objective of the program is the development of a pulsed atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion (PAFBC) technology to burn coal and to provide heat and steam to commercial, institutional, and small industrial applications at a reasonable price in an environmentally acceptable manner. the program scope consisted of two tasks; the first was to establis… more
Date: October 1, 1988
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Novel concept development of an internal recirculation catalyst for mild gasification

Description: The objective of this program is to provide an overall evaluation of a novel process concept for mild gasification by completing work in three major tasks: (1) Laboratory-Scale Experiments, (2) Bench-Scale Tests, and (3) Proof-of-Concept Tests and Evaluation (optional). During this quarter, experimental work involving potential recirculating catalysts for coal, initiated in the previous quarter, was continued. The construction and shakedown of an all quartz laboratory-scale isothermal free-fall… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Knight, R. A.; Babu, S. P.; Martin, K. A. & Chao, S. C.
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Mathematical modeling and economic analysis of membrane separation of hydrogen from gasifier synthesis gas

Description: Investigators are studying hydrogen purification by membrane technology as a means to make the coal-to-hydrogen route economically attractive. To allow prediction of membrane performance and to facilitate comparisons between membrane and other technologies (cryogenic distillation, pressure swing adsorption), they developed a mathematical model to describe the permeation process inside a membrane module. The results of this model were compared with available experimental data (separation of CO{s… more
Date: October 13, 1988
Creator: Roberts, D.L. & Gottschlich, D.E.
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Modeling of Integrated Environmental Control Systems for Coal-Fired Power Plants Quarterly Report: July-September 1988

Description: This is the fourth quarterly report of DOE Contract No. DE-AC22-87PC79864, entitled Modeling of Integrated Environmental Control Systems for Coal-Fired Power Plants.'' This report summarizes accomplishments during the period July 1, 1988 to September 30, 1988. Our efforts during the last quarter focused primarily on the completion, testing and documentation of the NO{sub x}SO process model. The sections below present the details of these developments.
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Rubin, E. S.
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Design of a microwave calorimeter for the microwave tokamak experiment

Description: The initial design of a microwave calorimeter for the Microwave Tokamak Experiment is presented. The design is optimized to measure the refraction and absorption of millimeter rf microwaves as they traverse the toroidal plasma of the Alcator C tokamak. Techniques utilized can be adapted for use in measuring high intensity pulsed output from a microwave device in an environment of ultra high vacuum, intense fields of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and intense magnetic fields. 16 refs.
Date: October 7, 1988
Creator: Marinak, M. (California Univ., Berkeley, CA (USA))
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Pesticide Residues in Food: Technologies for Detection

Description: Federal monitoring and enforcement action is dependent on technical capability to detect pesticides. A major concern is that Federal regulatory agencies cannot practically monitor food for all pesticides of health concern. OTA was asked to assess whether existing and emerging technologies could improve Federal monitoring of pesticide residues in food. In addition, OTA examined the Federal research programs dedicated to improving Federal analytical capabilities for the detection of pesticides in… more
Date: October 1988
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Screening for Open-Angle Glaucoma in the Elderly

Description: A report on open-angle glaucoma (OAG), whcich is the second largest single cause of blindness in the elderly, afflicting an estimated 2 to 3 percent of this age group at any time. the report discusses epidemiology of OAG, treatment, screening technology available, and medicare coverage for OAG.
Date: October 1988
Creator: Power, Elaine J.; Wagner, Judith L. & Duffy, Brigitte M.
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Informing the Nation: Federal Information Dissemination in an Electronic Age

Description: This report addresses the opportunities to improve the dissemination of Federal information. It also highlights two major problems: maintaining equity in public access to Federal information in electronic formats, and defining the respective roles of Federal agencies and the private sector in the electronic dissemination process. The report focuses on current and future roles of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and Superintendent of Documents, the Depository Library Program (administer… more
Date: October 1988
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Initial Results in the Use of Prony Methods to Determine the Damping and Modal Composition of Power System Dynamic Response Signals.

Description: Prony analysis is an emerging method that extends Fourier analysis by directly estimating the frequency, damping, strength, and relative phase of modal components present in a given signal. This is precisely the kind of information that power system engineers would like to extract from transient stability program (TSP) simulations and from large-scale system tests or disturbances. A tool of this sort would be particularly valuable for TSP output analysis, where it promises to provide: parametri… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Hauer, John F.
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A method for sizing sub-micron particles using small angle diffraction of soft x-rays

Description: The purpose of this work is to develop a method of sizing sub-micron particles using small-angle soft x-ray diffraction. Solid poly-styrene spheres of known sizes were used as scattering samples, with C-K..cap alpha.. (44.8/angstrom/) and V-L..cap alpha.. (24.3/angstrom/) radiation from a conventional x-ray source. Two devices were used to diffract the x-rays. One collimates the radiation using a series of pinholes immediately preceding the sample, and directs the unfocussed radiation onto film… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Berkeland, D.J.; Underwood, J.H. & Perera, R.C.C.
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Enzymatic desulfurization of coal

Description: Our current efforts to develop clean coal technology, emphasize the advantages of enzymatic desulfurization techniques and have specifically addressed the potential of using partially-purified extracellular microbial enzymes or commercially available enzymes. Our work is focused on the treatment of model'' organic sulfur compounds such as dibenzothiophene (DBT) and ethylphenylsulfide (EPS). Furthermore, we are designing experiments to facilitate the enzymatic process by means of a hydrated orga… more
Date: October 7, 1988
Creator: Marquis, J.K. (Boston Univ., MA (United States). School of Medicine) & Kitchell, J.P. (Holometrix, Inc., Cambridge, MA (United States))
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Augmented Fish Health Monitoring for Washington Department of Wildlife, 1988 Annual Report.

Description: The augmented fish health monitoring project is funded by the Bonneville Power Administration with the mandate to collect fish health data on anadromous fish stocks of the Columbia River Basin in a standardized manner. The project began in 1986 and the data reported here was collected in the third year. This segment of the project was carried out by the Washington Department of Wildlife and summarizes fish health findings at anadromous game hatcheries in Washington State operated by the BPA. In… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Gearheard, Jim
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Multiple gas analyzer sample test points

Description: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) is now beginning to depend upon dedicated gas analyzers in their collider and large fixed target experiment areas. In the past one or two gas samples were taken and sent off to Argonne National Laboratory for gas analysis, for even a basic check of ratios for Ar (Argon) C{sub 2}H{sub 6} (Ethane) 50/50% mixtures. This paper discusses the measuring techniques.
Date: October 21, 1988
Creator: Sellberg, G.
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Technology transfer for the US Department of Energy's Energy Storage Program: Volume 1, Recommendations

Description: Technologies developed by the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Storage (STOR) Program must be converted into products, processes, or services that benefit the private sector. The process of technology transfer is the primary means of accomplishing this. The purpose of this report is to examine the technology transfer activities of the STOR Program and suggest mechanisms that might make the transfer of technologies from national laboratories and universities to the private sector more effe… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Bruneau, C.L. & Fassbender, L.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of reservior heterogeneities on waterflood and EOR chemical flood performance

Description: Simulations were performed to study the capability of a modified version of the black oil simulator BOAST to handle reservoir heterogeneities of the type encountered in the barrier bar depositional system studied in the geoscience research program being performed for the Department of Energy as project BE1. The cases studied consisted of two-dimensional and three-dimensional simulations of layered reservoirs with different permeability contracts between the layers, different vertical permeabili… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Tomutsa, L. & Knight, J.
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Cle Elum Lake Sockeye Salmon Restoration Feasibility Study, 1986-1988 Progress Report.

Description: In 1986, a multi-year project to evaluate the biological feasibility of reestablishing anadromous sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) runs to Cle Elum Lake in the Yakima River Basin was established between the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This program involves the capture, spawning, and rearing of disease-free donor stock in 1987 and 1988 and assessment of juvenile outmigration and survival from Cle Elum Lake in 1989 and 1990. Work in 1… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Flagg, Thomas A.
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Characterization of spent fuel approved testing material: ATM-106

Description: The characterization data obtained to date are described for Approved Testing Material (ATM)-106 spent fuel from Assembly BT03 of pressurized-water reactor Calvert Cliffs No. 1. This report is one in a series being prepared by the Materials Characterization Center at Pacific Northwest Laboratory on spent fuel ATMs. The ATMs are receiving extensive examinations to provide a source of well- characterized spent fuel for testing in the US Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Ma… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Guenther, R. J.; Blahnik, D. E.; Campbell, T. K.; Jenquin, U. P.; Mendel, J. E. & Thornhill, C. K.
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Four-channel ZnS scintillator measurements of escaping tritons in TFTR

Description: A four-channel scintillation detector capable of measuring tritons, protons, and alphas escaping from a tokamak plasma was operated during the 1986 run period of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR). Signals consistent with the expected 1 MeV triton behavior have been observed during deuterium operation. Backgrounds associated with neutrons, gammas, and soft x-rays have been evaluated in situ. Such a detector should be capable of measuring escaping alphas during the D/T phase of TFTR. 16 refs… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Zweben, S. J.
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(Gas discharges and their applications)

Description: The traveler attended the IX International Conference on Gas Discharges and Their Applications held in Venice, Italy, September 19--23, 1988. He was a member of the International Organizing Committee of the conference, chaired a scientific session, presented a paper, and participated in scientific discussions and the planning of the next conference. Also, he exchanged research information and ideas on electron, ion, and laser interactions in fluid media with many participants.
Date: October 6, 1988
Creator: Christophorou, L. G.
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Guide for reviewing safety analysis reports for packaging: Review of quality assurance requirements

Description: This review section describes quality assurance requirements applying to design, purchase, fabrication, handling, shipping, storing, cleaning, assembly, inspection, testing, operation, maintenance, repair, and modification of components of packaging which are important to safety. The design effort, operation's plans, and quality assurance requirements should be integrated to achieve a system in which the independent QA program is not overly stringent and the application of QA requirements is co… more
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Moon, D.W.
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Design of a superconducting wiggler system

Description: We present a wiggler system based on currently available superconducting technology. The system is designed to provide maximum central field of 4.4 tesla with a specified period length of 160 mm and a gap of 40 mm, while meeting the field quality requirements along all axes. Also included are preliminary cost estimates and a survey of world-wide RandD efforts on superconducting wiggler systems. 12 refs., 6 figs., 3 tabs.
Date: October 5, 1988
Creator: Shen, S. S.; Miller, J. R.; Heim, J. R. & Slack, D. S.
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