Abstract: Solar thermal electric power and industrial process heat systems may require a constant outlet temperature from the collector field. This constant temperature is most efficiently maintained by ...

Abstract: An analysis was conducted of power production by an organic Rankine cycle engine coupled to a solar pond with direct-contact heat exchange. Use of a direct-contact boiler reduced the projected ...

Abstract: The future roles for tracked levitated vehicle (TLV) systems are identified in the context of comparison with improved passenger rail systems and short haul air systems. These new TLV systems, ...

Abstract: The fracture patterns produced by localized impulsive loading on brittle beams and their dependence on the intensity and length of the load have been determined. Experiments were performed on ...

Abstract: The interaction of dislocations with magnetic domain walls and the low energy response of dislocations at cryogenic temperatures have been investigated as a means of improving the structure ...

Abstract: NEMO-type acrylic spherical hulls have been subjected to underwater explosions in order to determine their resistance to hydrodynamic impulse loading. Six 15-in. OD and one 66-in. OD spheres ...

Abstract: Analysis of fatigue crack growth data for low-alloy steel shows that the influence of cyclic frequency in simulated LWR environments can be interpreted as the superposition of a time-dependent, ...