Abstract:UNITED STATES SEMI-TRAILER VANS EXPEND OVER 10,000,000,000 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL PER YEAR MOVING AIR AROUND THE VEHICLES. THIS NEEDLESS WASTE OF FUEL INCREASES OUR IMPORT OIL DEPENDENCY, AS WELL AS ADDS NEEDLESS DIESEL EXHAUST CARCINOGENS INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE. RECENTLY, CONGRESS HAS ENACTED… more
Abstract:THE COLLAPSE OF A STEAM BUBBLE IN A POOL OF SUBCOOLED WATER IS KNOWN TO RESULT IN THE RADIATION OF PRESSURE WAVES OF ENORMOUS MAGNITUDE. THESE PRESSURE WAVES CAN BE USED TO FRACTURE MATERIALS AND/OR REMOVE MATERIAL IF THEY CAN BE DIRECTED. DEVELOPMENT OF A NOZZLE IS PROPOSED WHICH WILL DIRECT… more
Abstract:TECHNIQUES ARE DEVELOPED FOR THE EFFECTIVE HIERARCHICAL CONTROL OF LARGE-SCALE PROCESSES. INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES ARE USUALLY CHARACTERIZED BY SUCH ATTRIBUTES AS LARGE DIMENSION ALITY, THE INTERACTION OF MANY SUBSYSTEMS, MULTIPLE TIME- SCALES DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR, MODEL UNCERTAINTIES, AND CONFLICT ING… more
Abstract:THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR MAGNETIC FIELD AND CURRENT MEASUREMENT DEVICES FOR FUSION PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS, ESPECIALLY IN THE COMPACT IGNITION TOKAMAK (CIT). FIBER OPTIC MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HIGH SENSITIVITY, HIGH TEMPERATURE, RADIATION… more
Abstract:THE PRINCIPAL AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE OPTICALLY CONTROLLED MICROWAVE AND MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES, PARTICULARLY PIN DIODES. THE WORK WILL INCLUDE BOTH EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION, DESIGN FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF THESE DEVICES. THE THEORETICAL WORK WILL INCLUDE THE MODELING AND… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL WILL IDENTIFY PRESENT COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES BY SURVEYING HEALTH/EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF THE FIFTY STATES' INTERAGENCY COMMITTEES. POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, TRAINING PROGRAMMING, INFANT AND FAMILY SERVICES, INTRACOMMITTEE MECHANICS, LEAD AGENCY SELECTION, AND OTHER INTERAGENCY FUNCTIONS… more
Abstract:THE PERFORMANCE OF DEVICES AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING SELECTIVELY DOPED HETEROSTRUCTURE TRANSISTORS (SDHT) HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY IN THE PAST YEARS. A LARGE PART OF THAT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IS DUE TO THE REDUCED FEATURE SIZE OF THE GATE ELECTRODE. RECORD SWITCHING TIMES (6 PS) HAVE BEEN… more
Abstract:MOST GUNN DIODE OSCILLATOR APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY EMPLOY A DISCRETE GUNN DIODE EMBEDDED INTO EITHER A HYBRID OR A WAVEGUIDE MATCHING CIRCUIT. NEXT GENERATION MILITARY SYSTEMS WOULD BENEFIT FROM A MONOLITHIC DESIGN WHICH INCORPORATES THE GUNN DIODE AND ITS ASSOCIATED MATCHING CIRCUITRY ONTO ONE GAAS… more
Abstract:THE FEASIBILITY OF BUILDING A PERSONAL COMPUTER MODEL OF THEEVACUATION PROCESS WILL BE STUDIED, USING AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL DEVELOPED BY GOURARY ASSOCIATES INC. THE RESULTING MODEL WILL PERMIT THE STUDY AND VISUALIZATION OF PASSENGER MOVEMENTS DURING EVACUATION. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW THE STUDY OF THE… more
Abstract:THE USE OF CONTINUOUS AND PULSED WAVE LASERS IN TARGET DESIGNATION AND COMBAT SITUATIONS IS INCREASING. THERE IS THEREFORE A NEED TO PROTECT COMBAT PERSONNEL AND SENSITIVE SENSING EQUIPMENT FROM ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO LASER RADIATION. THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO DEVELOP,… more
Abstract:THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF PREPARING LOW VISCOSITY, ROOM TEMPERATURE CURABLE, TOUGH, HIGH MODULUS EPOXY CASTING MATERIALS USING POLY(ARYL ETHER KETONES) AND POLY(ARYL ETHER SULFONE KETONE) COPOLYMERS AS IMPACT MODIFIERS. TOUGH, HIGH MODULUS CASTING… more
Abstract:THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO REPAIR FATIGUE DAMAGE IN J-52 COMPRESSOR DISCS USING A NICKEL-TITANIUM "SHAPE MEMORY" ALLOY EXPANSION BUSHING. BUSHING INSERTS OF CONVENTIONAL ALLOY MATERIALS CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN FATIGUE STRENGTH AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WHEN THE MATERIAL SURROUNDING THE… more
Abstract:THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN IMMUNOSORBENT DEVICE FOR REMOVAL OF EXCESS PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) FROM THE BLOOD OF CHRONIC RENAL-FAILURE PATIENTS. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE SYNTHESIS OF A SPECIFIC IMMUNOSORBENT DESIGN OF A HEMOPERFUSION CARTRIDGE AND ANIMALTESTING TO ASSESS… more
Abstract:THIS EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON LOWERING COST AND IMPROVING PER- FORMANCE BY ELIMINATING CERAMIC AND PLASTIC PACKAGES PRES- USED IN SURFACE MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS. THE CHIP WILL BE MOUNTED DIRECTLY TO A PREPARED FOOTPRINT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) UTILIZING ADVANCED TAPE AUTO- MATED BONDING… more
Abstract:JET ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS ROUTINELY REQUIRE REPAIR BY REMOVING CRACKED SECTIONS AND WELDING IN NEW ONES. LASER CUTTING AND WELDING MKE IT POSSIBLE TO PERFORM THESE REPAIRS MUCH FASTER. INTEGRATION OF THE LASER WITH A ROBOT WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY. THIS… more
Abstract:ADVANCED SOLAR COLLECTOR TECHNOLOGY CAN PROVIDE LIGHT INTENSITIES SEVERAL THOUSAND TIMES THAT OF INCOMING SUNLIGHT. ACHIEVEMENT OF SUCH INTENSITIES SUGGESTS A NOVEL OPPORTUNITY: PROMOTION OF MULTIPHOTON CHEMICAL PROCESSES BY SOLAR SOURCES. AT VERY HIGH LIGHT INTENSITIES, MORE THANONE QUANTUM OF… more
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