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Effects of the DOE proposals for new source performance standards for utility boilers firing anthracite coal

Description: Currently, the most important expansion market for anthracite is the electrical utilities/power generation area, where the major competitors are other forms of coal. However, anthracite is more expensive to mine than bituminous coal and requires more expensive boilers and other plant equipment. Advantages of anthracite include its geographic location and, most importantly, its low sulfur content and slightly higher heating value relative to bituminous coal. Because of these factors, anthracite … more
Date: October 1, 1978
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Feasibility Studies of in-Situ Coal Gasification in the Warrior Coal Field. Quarterly Report

Description: Support studies for in-situ gasification involved design and construction of a laboratory combustor, measurement of the physical and chemical properties of coke, experiments with the shrinking core combustion model, and calculations of in-situ combustion in thin seams and a review of the in-situ gasification experiments at Gorgas, Alabama. (LTN)
Date: October 1, 1978
Creator: Douglas, George W. & McKinley, Marvin D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quality assurance program plan applicable to the KIPS technology verification phase

Description: This Quality Program Plan describes the manner in which the Energy Systems Unit of the Advanced Technology Group Division of Sunstrand Corporation applies its Quality Assurance Program and Systems to control and assure commpliance to the Quality requirements in accordance with NRA-1, dated July 1, 1977, in support of the Kilowatt Isotope Power Systems (KIPS) Program Technology Verification Phase.
Date: October 4, 1978
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Industrial Fuel Gas Demonstration Plant Program. Monthly and quarterly progress report, September 1, 1978-September 30, 1978

Description: Work during the July-September period was concentrated on the preparation of the Task I report. The Commercial Plant estimate was completed and reviewed by MLGW. A MRC review of the estimate was also conducted. A Plant Configuration study was completed and reviewed by MLGW for enclosure in the Demonstration Plant recommendations. The economic analysis was completed. A preliminary draft of the four volumes of the Task I report was provided to all Industrial Team members and MRC for comments, whi… more
Date: October 1, 1978
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Morgantown low-Btu gasifier simulation program

Description: This project's overall purpose is to develop a Morgantown low-Btu gasifier system simulation program. The gasifier system consists of a moving bed gasifier and a gas clean-up system, and the present report concerns steady-state simulation of the gasifier. Since the gasifier output controls the performance of the gas clean-up system, it is necessary to investigate the effects of steam/coal and oxygen/coal ratios and of feed temperature on the gasifier output. Simulation of the gasifier perf… more
Date: October 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CEREN concept: a case study of the French industrial energy data system

Description: A case study of the French CEREN system is provided. The foundation of the system is outlined, that is, the concepts that ensure the systems comprehensiveness, detail, and manageability. The implementation of the system is emphasized, in particular, the data collection and data processing methodology. Applications of the CEREN energy information system are reviewed for analyzing energy use, cross-industry impacts, and social, and economic impacts of changing energy-use patterns. (MHR)
Date: October 12, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of energy and utility service demands

Description: The collection, analysis, and review of existing data on a community's service requirements are documented. The research focused on the analysis of energy-using activities including both micro activities such as space heating, cooking, lighting, and transportation; and macro activities such as providing shelter, health care, education, etc. The technical report describes the analytical framework developed for community description; describes an indexing system by which a catalog of services can… more
Date: October 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Solar central receiver prototype heliostat: phase 1. Appendices to final technical report, September 30, 1977-June 24, 1978

Description: The appendices include (A) design compliance with DOE 001 specification, (B) General Electric heliostat parts list and drawings, (C) specular solar transmittance and reflectance measurements, (D) preliminary draft-design specification for conceptual design of automatic foundation machine, (E) Ingersoll-Rand critique of GE automatic foundation machine concept, and (F) appendix to section 4.0 - controls and drives. (WHK)
Date: October 1, 1978
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Innovative wind turbines. Circulation controlled vertical axis wind turbine. Progress report, March 1-December 31, 1976

Description: Theoretical and experimental research efforts in evaluating an innovative concept for vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) are described. The concept is that of using straight blades composed of circulation controlled airfoil sections. The theoretical analysis has been developed to determine the unsteady lift and moment characteristics of multiple-blade cross-flow wind turbines. To determine the drag data needed as input to the theoretical analysis, an outdoor test model VAWT has been constructed… more
Date: October 1, 1978
Creator: Walters, R. E.; Fanucci, J. B.; Hill, P. W.; Migliore, P. G.; Squire, W. & Waltz, T. L.
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Drilling history core hole DC-8

Description: Core hole DC-8 was completed in August, 1978 by Boyles Brothers Drilling Company, Spokane, Washington, under subcontract to Fenix and Scission, Inc. The hole was cored for the US Department of Energy and the Rockwell Hanford Operations' Basalt Waste Isolation Program. Fenix and Scisson, Inc. furnished the engineering, daily supervision of the core drilling activities, and geologic core logging for hole DC-8. Core hole DC-8 is located on the Hanford Site near the Wye Barricade and 50 feet northw… more
Date: October 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geopressured-geothermal test of the EDNA Delcambre No. 1 well, Tigre Lagoon Field, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana: geology of the Tigre Lagoon Field, Planulina Basin. Final report

Description: The geology and hydrology of the Tigre Lagoon Gas Field and the structural and depositional basin in which it occurs, as described, define a hydrodynamic system which has been in operation for millions of years. Fluid entrapment and geopressuring of the deposits has resulted in steepened geothermal gradients, accelerated maturation and thermal degradation (cracking) of fluid hydrocarbons, thermal diagenesis of certain clay minerals with release of much bound and intracrystalline water as free p… more
Date: October 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-temperature fuel cell research and development. Final technical status report, June 1977-September 1978

Description: An initial survey of the literature produced a list of ceramic materials with properties which made them potential candidates for use in molten-carbonate fuel cell tiles or electrodes. Seven of the materials in the original list were dropped from consideration because of unfavorable thermodynamic properties; four materials were set aside because of high cost, lack of availability, or fabrication difficulties. Thirteen compositions were tested statically at 1000 K in a Li/sub 2/CO/sub 3/-K/sub 2… more
Date: October 15, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Legal and institutional problems facing geothermal development in Oregon and Washington

Description: The energy supply and demand picture of these two states is sketched. The perceived legal and institutional problems facing geothermal are shown against the backdrop of this broader, energy policy portrait. The following are discussed: the Bonneville Power Administration - regional power broker; other key institutional players; industrial users, public utilities, two state governments, and one regional commission; and a legal/institutional agenda for the Pacific Region team. (MHR)
Date: October 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Legal and institutional problems facing geothermal development in Hawaii

Description: The problems discussed confronting future geothermal development in Hawaii include: a seemingly insoluble mismatch of resource and market; the burgeoning land claims of the Native Hawaiian community; a potential legal challenge to the State's claim to hegemony over all of Hawaii's geothermal resources, regardless of surface ownership; resistance to any sudden, large scale influx of Mainland industry, and questionable economics for the largest potential industrial users. (MHR)
Date: October 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Procedures for aggregating citizen preferences in the context of the nuclear waste management problem. Final report

Description: The purpose of the present paper is to provide an introduction to the theory of social choice and related disciplines, and to relate this theory to the concrete problem of nuclear waste management. In Section I of this report, an overview of the problem is provided. In Section II, two candidate preference aggregation procedures that can be used to identify a socially optimal waste management policy are identified. In Section III, a somewhat lengthy defense of the use of these two aggregation pr… more
Date: October 1, 1978
Creator: Brock, H.W. & Sauer, G.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Phase I: energy conservation potential of portland cement particle size distribution control. Progress report, May-July 1978

Description: Test results are presented which more precisely define the amounts of fine particles required to obtain both adequate paste flow and strength development in Portland cement. Controlled particle size ranges with maximum sizes of 45, 20, and 14 microns were used with various amounts (0 to 45%) of 8 to 1 micron added fines. Better strength development was obtained with a maximum particle size of 20 microns than with 45 or 14 microns at equal finenesses, (2,900 to 3,000 cm/sup 2//g), or with normal… more
Date: October 1, 1978
Creator: Helmuth, R.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Legal and institutional problems facing geothermal development in Alaska

Description: The major players and the major difficulties each presents to geothermal development in Alaska are sketched. The following are included: the Alaskan natives, the posture of the state of Alaska, and the federal lands. (MHR)
Date: October 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design of a Tunable High-Q Superconducting Notch Filter

Description: The design of a tunable high-Q superconducting notch filter is presented. The filter is designed to be manufactured from high Tc superconductors (Nb3S, Nb3Ge) made by high-rate magnetron sputtering on sapphire substrates. The geometry of the various elements, holder materials for the cryostat, studies relating to the preparation of suitable high Tc materials, and the photo-etching procedures for the filter elements are discussed.
Date: October 1978
Creator: Falco, Charles M.; Kampwirth, R. T.; Pang, C. S. & Schuller, Ivan K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FX2-TH : A Two-Dimensional Nuclear Reactor Kinetics Code with Thermal-Hydraulic Feedback

Description: FX2-TH is a two-dimensional, time-dependent nuclear reactor kinetics program with thermal and hydraulic feedback. The neutronics model used is multi-group neutron diffusion theory. The following geometry options are available: x, r, x-y, r-z, theta-r, and triangular. FX2-TH contains two basic thermal and hydraulic models: a simple adiabatic fuel temperature calculation, and a more detailed model consisting of an explicit representation of a fuel pin, gap, clad, and coolant. FX2-TH allows feedba… more
Date: October 1978
Creator: Shober, R. A.; Daly, T. A. & Ferguson, D. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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MECHANICAL AND THERMAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTEREPOSITORIES IN HARD ROCK

Description: This report is one of a series documenting the results of the Swedish-American cooperative research program in which the cooperating scientists explore the geological, geophysical, hydrological, geochemical, and structural effects anticipated from the use of a large crystalline rock mass as a geologic repository for nuclear waste. This paper is broken down into the following 2 parts: (1) An appraisal of hard rock for potential underground repositories of radioactive waste; and (2) In situ heati… more
Date: October 1, 1978
Creator: Cook, N.G.W. & Witherspoon, P.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Special Conditions for HGP-A Wellhead Generator Proof-of-Feasibility Project, Specification S-00-001

Description: This specification applies to the general requirements of all purchased materials and equipment and provides general instructions for Suppliers. Purchaser as referred to here under is the Research Corp. of University of Hawaii. Rogers Engineering Co., Inc. is the authorized representative of the Research Corp. of University of Hawaii with respect to purchases made under this specification.
Date: October 25, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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