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Fusion utilization projections in the United States energy economy

Description: The following topics are discussed in some detail in this report: (1) applications of fusion energy, (2) fusion implementation in the US energy system, (3) reactor performance requirements, (4) technology for electric applications, and (5) technology for synthetic fuel/chemical applications. (MOW)
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Powell, J.R. & Fillo, J.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Secondary defects in quenched platinum

Description: The structure of secondary defects in two different platinum purities quenched under ultra high vacuum, has been studied by transmission electron microscopy. Faulted loops on (100) planes have been observed in both materials. In the less pure platinum, Pt B (but purer in terms of carbon content), the defects were observed after quenching, whereas in the purest one, Pt A (but less pure in terms of carbon content), the defects were formed after a long annealing. The Burgers vector of the loops fo… more
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Perez, M.I.
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Data report of a pretest analysis of soil-structure interaction and structural response in low-amplitude explosive testing (50 KG) of the heissdampfreaktor (HDR)

Description: This report describes a three-dimensional nonlinear TRANAL finite element analysis of a nuclear reactor subjected to ground shaking from a buried 50 kg explosive source. The analysis is a pretest simulation of a test event which was scheduled to be conducted in West Germany on 3 November 1979.
Date: November 29, 1979
Creator: Vaughan, D.K.; Sandler, I.; Rubin, D.; Isenberg, J. & Nikooyeh, H.
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Assessment of nuclear power plant siting methods

Description: Several different methods have been developed for selecting sites for nuclear power plants. This report summarizes the basic assumptions and formal requirements of each method and evaluates conditions under which each is correctly applied to power plant siting problems. It also describes conditions under which different siting methods can produce different results. Included are criteria for evaluating the skill with which site-selection methods have been applied.
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Rowe, M. D.; Hobbs, B. F.; Pierce, B. L. & Meier, P. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Impact of alternate fusion fuels on fusion reactor technology: an initial assessment study. [Catalyzed D, D-/sup 3/He, p-/sup 6/Li, p-/sup 7/Li, D-/sup 6/Li, p-/sup 11/B, /sup 3/He-/sup 3/He]

Description: The initial results of a study carried out to assess some of the technology implications of non-D-T fusion fuel cycles are presented. The primary emphasis in this report is on D-D, catalyzed-D and D-/sup 3/He fuel cycles. Tokamaks and field-reversed mirrors have been selected as sample confinement concepts. A new technique of employing neutronic computer codes to study the transport of cyclotron radiation for cases of non-uniform density and temperature profiles is described. The technology are… more
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Baker, C. C.; Bolon, A. & Clemmer, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal derived fuel gases for molten carbonate fuel cells

Description: Product streams from state-of-the-art and future coal gasification systems are characterized to guide fuel cell program planners and researchers in establishing performance goals and developing materials for molten carbonate fuel cells that will be compatible with gasifier product gases. Results are presented on: (1) the range of gasifier raw-gas compositions available from the major classes of coal gasifiers; (2) the degree of gas clean-up achievable with state-of-the-art and future gas clean-… more
Date: November 1, 1979
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Air-sea interaction experiments (1976) at an offshore platform near Atlantic City, New Jersey

Description: Air-sea interaction experiments conducted at an offshore platform near Atlantic City, New Jersey, during September 14-23, 1976, are described in this report. Momentum flux was measured by the eddy correlation method. Wave height, slope, and direction spectra were estimated from wave height variations measured by an array of wave staffs positioned in the corners of an equilateral triangle. Some preliminary results of the analysis are also presented.
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: SethuRaman, S.; Tuthill, W. A. & McNeil, J.
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Improving the performance of brine wells at Gulf Coast strategic petroleum reserve sites

Description: At the request of the Department of Energy, field techniques were developed to evaluate and improve the injection of brine into wells at Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) sites. These wells are necessary for the disposal of saturated brine removed from salt domes where oil is being stored. The wells, which were accepting brine at 50 percent or less of their initial design rates, were impaired by saturated brine containing particulates that deposited on the sand face and in the geologic formatio… more
Date: November 5, 1979
Creator: Owen, L.B. & Quong, R. (eds.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Direct efficiency measurement and analysis of residential oil-fired boiler systems: burner-boiler/furnace efficiency test project. Annual report FY 1978

Description: A laboratory study is made to measure the efficiencies of residential heating equipment. A direct measurement technique provides an accurate evaluation of the efficiency of residential heating units during full-load and part-load operation. The laboratory data is then used to determine annual fuel consumption and fuel-weighted seasonal efficiency for each heating unit based on typical operating parameters (size of residence, geographic location, and usage). The results of the study include both… more
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: McDonald, R. J.; Batey, J. E.; Allen, T. W. & Hoppe, R. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Combined cycle solar central receiver hybrid power system study. Volume III. Appendices. Final technical report

Description: A design study for a 100 MW gas turbine/steam turbine combined cycle solar/fossil-fuel hybrid power plant is presented. This volume contains the appendices: (a) preconceptual design data; (b) market potential analysis methodology; (c) parametric analysis methodology; (d) EPGS systems description; (e) commercial-scale solar hybrid power system assessment; and (f) conceptual design data lists. (WHK)
Date: November 1, 1979
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Cadmium sulfide/copper sulfide heterojunction cell research. Quarterly technical progress report, June 1-September 30, 1979

Description: Off-stoiciometry CdS coatings with resistivities of about 10..cap omega..-cm have been deposited by a cyclic reactive sputtering process where the H/sub 2/S injection is periodically switched on and off. Cells with CdS layer fabricated in this way have yielded efficiencies of about 0.6% with short circuit currents of about 3.5 mA/cm/sup 2/, open circuit voltages of about 0.43V, and fill factors of about 0.40. CdS resistivity control by In doping has been achieved both by diffusion from a pre-de… more
Date: November 30, 1979
Creator: Thornton, J.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigating the impact of drilling mud and its major components on bivalve species of Georges bank. Progress report No. 2, February 28, 1979-November 1, 1979

Description: Results described in progress report No. 1 indicate that 0.3-1.0 grams of drilling mud/liter of seawater can stress bivalve molluscs and that metallic components of drilling muds are assimilated by these organisms. The results posed questions about the short- and long-term effects of stress on energy stores, reproduction, and metal assimilation; accordingly, this year's research program has focused on these three areas and on a continued chemical characterization of the drilling muds used.
Date: November 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thin films of InP for photovoltaic energy conversion. First quarterly technical progress report, July 5, 1979-September 28, 1979

Description: A research study is in progress to develop a low-cost high-efficiency thin-film InP heterojunction solar cell, using the metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MO-CVD) technique for InP film growth on suitable low-cost substrates. Heterostructure devices of CdS/InP and indium tin oxides (ITO)/InP are to be prepared by Stanford University under subcontract, using the InP films grown by MO-CVD. The first quarter's work is summarized. An existing reactor system was modified and upgraded, with pro… more
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Manasevit, H. M.; Ruth, R. P.; Moudy, L. A.; Yang, J. J. J. & Johnson, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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1979 breeding bird censuses and summary of 1977-1979 results

Description: As part of a program to characterize the plant and animal life of the Laboratory site and the surrounding region, the two breeding bird censuses originated in 1977 were continued in 1979. Twelve census trips were made to the BNL plot and 10 to the Westhampton plot by seven volunteer observers. Comparisons of data from the three years showed that the number of territorial males on the BNL plot did not change significantly, but the number of breeding species showed a continuous decline, from 18 t… more
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Raynor, G. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Building retrofit for cities

Description: The impact of high fuel prices on retrofit in the urban sector is discussed. Then, the benefits of a strong urban retrofit program are enumerated. Institutional, financial, informational, and attitudinal barriers that stand in the way of widespread implementation of energy conservation retrofit are discussed. Policy tools which can be used to implement a retrofit program consist of tax breaks, financing arrangements, mandatory building efficiency standards, and education programs.
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Heinrich, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Indium phosphide/cadmium sulfide thin-film solar cells. Quarterly technical progress report No. 1, June 1979-August 1979

Description: Cadmium sulfide and InP thin films were prepared by thermal evaporation and planar reactive deposition, respectively. Polycrystalline CdS films up to 10 ..mu..m thick showed absorption losses of less than 10% over the 0.6- to 1.0-..mu..m wavelength range. A threefold increase in lateral grain size was achieved when CdS/ITO/GLASS structures were partially recrystallized in flowing H/sub 2/S/Ar at 550/sup 0/C. InP deposited onto (100) InP semiinsulating substrate at substrate temperatures as low … more
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Zanio, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dynamic Isotope Power System (DIPS) Applications Study. Volume II. Nuclear Integrated Multimission Spacecraft (NIMS) design definition. Final report

Description: The design requirements for the Nuclear Integrated Multimission Spacecraft. (NIMS) are discussed in detail. The requirements are a function of mission specifications, payload, control system requirements, electric system specifications, and cost limitations. (LCL)
Date: November 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Credit tools to promote energy conservation: a possible federal role

Description: An analysis is presented of the potential of banking institutions to assist in the promotion and implementation of energy conserving measures. Emphasis is given to urban problems and to a possible federal involvement with any measures taken. The relationship between commercial banks and their borrowers was examined. In order to assess a potential federal role, existing regulatory mechanisms were examined. Senior officers of commercial banks were interviewed. A review of relevant literature and … more
Date: November 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Controlled cadmium telluride thin films for solar cell applications. Emerging materials systems for solar cell applications. Quarterly progress report No. 2, July 9-October 8, 1979

Description: Numerous cadmium telluride films with excess Cd or Te have been prepared by controlled rf sputtering technique and characterized. It is found that slight excess of Cd or Te affects the structure, as well as the electrical resistivity of the film, markedly. Ohmic contacts with fairly low contact resistance have been achieved on Cd-rich specimens.
Date: November 1, 1979
Creator: Vedam, K
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal Reservoir Well Stimulation Project: reservoir selection task

Description: The Geothermal Reservoir Well Stimulation Project has prepared a two-year program to develop and field test methods of stimulating geothermal wells. The program provides for six field experiments which progress in difficulty from low temperature reservoirs using current technology to high temperature reservoirs using advanced types of stimulation treatments. The process used to select the six field experiment locations and stimulation treatments is described. Tentatively, the following reservoi… more
Date: November 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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