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As part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the Weeks Island oil storage site is a converted salt mine that contains approximately 73 million barrels of oil overlying 0.5 million barrels of brine. The oil is contained on two levels of the converted mine which are connected by a number of shafts and openings. Oil recycle exercises are periodically conducted to test the oil fill and withdrawal systems in which oil is simultaneously injected and withdrawn from two different locations in the lower level, and brine may be transported around the lower level of the mine by the movement of the oil. 11 refs., 16 figs.

An expert system developed to provide assistance to those involved with the creation, modification, interpretation and maintenance of Sandia's Engineering Procedures is described. 6 refs., 2 figs.

The Engineering Graphics System (EGS) is a computer program for use on Digital Equipment Corporation VAXstation color workstations. Its purpose is to manage and plot sets of engineering analysis data for use in reports and presentations. It is capable of producing nearly any type of x-y plot from a set of tabulated data. After the plot curves have been retrieved from the tabulated data, EGS can be used to interactively modify the appearance of the plot for use in a report or presentation. Modifications appear on the workstation display exactly as they appear on final hardcopy, which avoids costly iterations. Hardcopy plots can be made on two different black and white laser printers and on two different color printers, and plots can be converted for use by the Interleaf technical publishing software. 222 figs.

Power deposition measurements have been carried out on the ALT-II toroidal belt pump limiter and the inner bumper limiter in TEXTOR for Ohmic, neutral beam and RF heated discharges. Two infrared cameras and the ALT-II thermocouple array indicate that {lambda}{sub E} remains unchanged (7 mm) in the presence of beams but increases to 10 mm with ICRH. The heating distribution is less uniform on the bumper limiter than on ALT-II, which potentially could explain the differences seen in graphite surface pumping. 9 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.

The operation of TORE SUPRA at full power (25MW, 30s) has led to the design of a full set of actively pumped carbon limiters to remove at least 8MW and to partially control the particle balance. An interim version is now installed, composed of 5 vertical and one horizontal outboard (OPL) pump limiters, semi-inertially water cooled. The latter is a result of a collaboration between the US DOE and the Association EUR-CEA, it is fully instrumented and therefore can serve as a reference for the final design. Ohmic discharges (1.85T, 740kA, 8.5s) in helium have been used to test the thermal load on and the particle exhaust efficiency of the OPL. In these experiments the plasma is formed on the inner wall (R = 232 cm, a = 76 cm) and subsequently displaced (6 cm) outward, early on the current plateau, to lean on the OPL (R = 238 cm, a = 75 cm). In addition to the limiters above, a non-pumped outboard (ONLP) limiter of identical shape to the OPL served to produce similar discharges for better comparison and determination of particle control. A comparison is made hereafter of the thermal load and particle pumping effects on the OPL when the plasma is in contact either with the OPL/ONPL alone or with the OPL and the vertical limiters together. 3 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.

Particle collection, removal, and exhaust by the toroidal belt pump limiter ALT-III have been measured in deuterium discharges with co-, counter-, and balanced injection of 48 keV neutral hydrogen particles. Particle collection increases from 50-80 A to 150-320 A during 1.2 MW of co- or counter-injection or 2.4 MW of balanced injection. The removal rate for pumping at two of the eight blades (3 of 15 scoops) reaches 2.7 Torr-l/s with a removal efficiency of nearly 45%. Extrapolating these results to a full belt with 15 scoops and eight pumps yields 140 amps of removal. This compares favorably with the maximum injectable current of 50 A and suggests that ALT-II with full pumping can provide sufficient exhaust during NI heating. 4 figs.

The microstructure and mechanical properties of high purity aluminum implanted with 20 at. % oxygen to a depth of roughly 500 nm and subjected to various thermal histories have been examined. Transmission electron microscopy and Rutherford-backscattering spectrometry were used to characterize the depth and nature of the implanted zone. As implanted, the material appears to contain a homogeneous distribution of disordered precipitates with sizes of 1.5-3.5 nm. Annealing at 450 or 550{degree}C/1 hr induces ordering of the precipitates but only causes slight coarsening. Ultra-low load identation hardness testing was used to probe the mechanical response of the surface-modified material. The data from the hardness tests were interpreted through the use of a finite-element model; the results indicate the flow stresses of an implanted and annealed layer are as high as 1600 MPa. The as-implanted material is much harder, approaching 3300 MPa. The degree of strengthening expected for the as-implanted and post-annealed material on the basis of the observed microstructure was estimated using several micromechanical models, and the results conform to the findings from indentation testing. 9 refs., 5 figs.

It has been observed on TEXTOR that in low density discharges the electrons gain enough energy to emit relativistic synchrotron radiation in the 3--6 {mu}m IR-range, and this radiation is due to electrons with energies up to 30 MeV. The momentum in perpendicular direction amounts to about 1/10 of the longitudinal one. The total number of runaways is of the order of 10{sup 16} electrons, and they carry a current of about 20% of the total plasma current. 3 refs., 1 fig.

The surface properties of symmetric microphase separated diblock copolymers of polystyrene (PS) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the specular reflectivity of neutrons and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). PS, the lower surface energy component, exhibited a preferential affinity for the free surface. For copolymers that are far from the bulk microphase separation transition (MST), the surface consists of a layer of pure PS. When the system is close to the MST the surface is a mixture of PS and PMMA. The PS surface excess can be described by a N-{sup 1/2} dependence, where N is the number if segments that comprise the copolymer chain. It is shown that the surface undergoes an ordering transition at a temperature T{sub s} that is above that of the bulk MST. The ordering of the bulk lamellar morphology is induced by an ordering at the surface. This is analogous to the ferromagnetic order observed in systems such as Gd at temperatures above the bulk Curie temperature. The results here are discussed in light of previous work on copolymer surfaces and in light of mean field theory. 31 refs., 8 figs.

Oxygen ion beam bombardment has been studied as a means for incorporating oxygen into thin films of Y-Ba-Cu-oxide either by enhancing the transport of oxygen to substrates during ion-beam sputtering, or by direct incorporation of oxygen by ion-assisted deposition. Optical emission spectroscopy was used to study the ion-beam bombardment of bulk superconducting targets as the oxygen content of the ion beam was varied between 0% (pure argon) and 100% oxygen. This showed that oxygen did not directly combine with metallic elements in the target to increase the oxygen content of the stream of particles moving toward the substrate. The oxygen content of the sputter beam did, however, change the relative emission intensity from the various target components. Addition of a second ion beam directing an oxygen beam toward the substrate as the film is grown, caused large variations in the stoichiometry of the deposited films. At low ion currents, no increase in the oxygen content of the films was detected, while at relatively high currents, the oxygen incorporation increased. However, the sputtering of the metallic components of the film increased, leading to very low growth rates. 8 refs., 5 figs.

Intense beams of light ions are being developed at Sandia National Laboratories as a promising driver option for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) implosions. The Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II (PBFA II) will provide the physics basis for light-ion-beam driven ICF targets. Recent progress made in ion beam generation focusing on PBFA II has led to a record 5.4 TW/cm{sup 2} peak focal intensity with {gt}80 kJ proton energy delivered to a 6-mm diameter sphere. The driver-development program on PBFA II is reviewed. A design concept for a light ion beam driver for the Laboratory Microfusion Facility is also presented. 34 refs., 9 figs., 1 tab.

In an earlier paper, we reported that it is possible to train a first-order multi-layer feedforward network with backpropagation to classify raw 8-bit images of vehicles. We concluded that a linear feedforward network is capable of within-class generalization when trained with perspective views taken every 10{degree}, but it is incapable of one-class generalization. This paper describes the results of a set of experiments to train a feedforward network with second-order inputs to perform one-class classification on image data. We compare the results of the first-order network and the second-order network and show that the second order network is better able to generalize as a one-class classifier. 7 refs., 6 figs.

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Ion beam studies on radiation enhanced sublimation (RES) have shown that above 800{degree} C energetic ions incident on graphite produce erosion in the form of carbon atoms with thermal energies and that the erosion rate rises roughly exponentially with temperature. Until recently, the question remained whether RES would scale linearly with flux over three to four orders of magnitude to the plasma edge fluxes in CIT and ITER, where the predicted erosion rates would severely limit the designs for plasma-facing components. Also, RES and carbon self-sputtering may also be involved in the carbon blooms'' observed in TFTR and JET. The data reported here from PISCES, a plasma source at UCLA, are the first RES data at fluxes approaching the plasma edge conditions in a large tokamak and they show little reduction from a direct linear dependence upon flux. Erosion rates measured by weight loss are reported for POCO graphite exposed to helium plasmas for a temperature range from 900--2000{degree} C, ion energies of 30--300 eV, ion fluxes of 1--6 {times} 10{sup 18} cm{sup {minus}2} s{sup {minus}1}, densities of 2--10 {times} 10{sup 12} cm{sup {minus}3} and electron temperatures of 4-10 eV. For these conditions, the amount of redeposition and carbon self-sputtering was minimal. Over 1700{degree} C, there is evidence of electron emission from the sample. 26 refs., 4 figs., 1 tabs.

Silicon power diodes, transistors, thyristors and other devices can be damaged by elevated temperatures, temperature cycling, and radiation. In this paper we discuss the vulnerability of devices that integrate bipolar and MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor-field-effect transistor) devices onto a single chip. Such devices offer the advantages of good current carrying capability that is characteristic of bipolar structures and high impedance control nodes that are characteristic of MOSFET devices. Devices located near a space-based fission power source will be subjected to high temperatures, temperature cycling, naturally occurring radiation, radiation from the reactor; and these devices may be subjected to radiation from or caused by weapons used to attack the power source. Damaging radiation includes electrons and protons trapped in naturally occurring radiation belts, electrons pumped into these belts as a result of nuclear explosions, cosmic rays, neutrons from the reactor, and high energy photons (gamma rays and x-rays). 3 refs., 2 figs.

We consider problems related to the computation of Hermite and Smith normal forms of integer matrices, and more generally matrices over a principal ideal ring. First, we show that if the matrix A is m {times} n, with rank m and integer entries bounded in absolute value by T, then the Hermite normal form can be computed in O(m{sup 2}nB(m log(mT))) bit operations, where B(t) denotes a function that bounds the time required to perform the extended Euclidean algorithm on two t bit integers. Furthermore we show that the Smith normal form can be computed in O(m{sup 3}nB(m log(mT))log(mT)) bit operations. In the second part of the paper we apply fast matrix multiplication techniques to the problem of triangularizing a matrix over a ring using elementary column operations. We also prove that matrix inversion and multiplication are equivalent in complexity over an arbitrary Principal Ideal Domain, generalizing a result of Bunch and Hopcroft. We then apply our general results to obtain an algorithm for triangularizing integer matrices that has a faster running timer than the known Hermite normal form algorithms. The triangular matrix that is computed has small entries like the Hermite normal form, and will suffice for many applications. In the last part of the paper, we discuss a probabilistic method for calculating Smith normal forms. 17 refs.

We have examined several crystals belonging to the Tl-2122 structure type (Tl{sub 2}CaBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 2}O{sub 8} with c = 29{angstrom}), and have shown that cation solid solution occurs. Such cation disorder appears to be responsible for the observed small differences in lattice parameters reported by various investigators and to contribute towards the substantial variation in the superconducting transition temperatures. 10 refs., 2 tabs.

Nuclear power plants present the fire protection community with unique challenges. In addition to the traditional concerns of life safety and property loss prevention, nuclear safety analysts must also be concerned with the impact of fires on the safe operability of the nuclear reactor. Safe shutdown equipment must be protected from fire damage. When nuclear power plants were first designed and built, fire safety considerations were based primarily on the same criteria applied to general industrial facilities, primarily those concerning life safety and property loss prevention. This practice continued until 1975 when the Brown's Ferry nuclear reactor site experienced a severe cable tray fire. The fire burned for over seven hours, due in part to the reluctance of on-site personnel to use water on the fire for fear of shorting out critical electrical circuits. 4 figs.

The radiation spectrum constituents of interest to microelectronics are prompt gamma or x-ray, total dose, neutrons (or protons), and cosmic radiation. Each of these constituents has a unique effect upon microelectronic components and requires unique techniques to improve the microelectronic radiation tolerance to such an exposure. This paper reviews the radiation effects associated with the natural space and nuclear reactor radiation environment, that is to say, total dose, neutrons, and cosmic rays. 2 refs., 6 figs.

Shock-induced reaction synthesis (SRS) is used for solid state processing of Ni-Al, Ni-Si, and Nb-Si type compounds, starting with elemental powder mixtures. The constituent elemental powders are blended in different stoichiometries and packed at 65% density in stainless steel capsules. A steel flyer plate, accelerated by the detonation of an explosive, impacts the powder containing capsules embedded in a steel recovery fixture backed by a momentum trap. The shock wave generated upon impact triggers a self-sustaining, exothermic reaction between the elemental powder constituents, thereby synthesizing the compound and at the same time consolidating the porous mass into 12mm diameter by 5mm thick compacts. The characteristics of the SRS technique and the structural features of the shock synthesized products will be discussed. 18 refs., 11 figs.

Preliminary BUCKSHOT simulations of a recirculating linear accelerator have been made. Two accelerator configurations have been examined for a variety of beam currents (10-40 kA). The first configuration is an attempt to simulate conditions accessible to near-term experiments. The second configuration tries to mock up a next generation application type machine. 3 figs.

Hypervelocity launchers are used to study the high-pressure equation of state of materials in regimes inaccessible by other methods. Two-stage light gas guns have been extremely useful for these applications, but have a practical velocity limit of about 8--9 km/s for impact studies. In this paper, we describe a three-stage launcher consisting of a two-stage light gas gun combined with a third-stage railgun, which overcomes previous velocity limitations pertaining to two-stage guns. This launcher is being developed for operation to 15 km/s and has achieved projectile velocities of 7.2 km/s to date. 10 refs., 9 figs., 1 tab.

The in-plane linear elastic constants of woven fabric are determined in terms of the specific fabric microstructure. The fabric is assumed to be a spatially periodic interlaced network of orthogonal yarns and the individual yarns are modeled as extensible elastica. These results indicate that a significant coupling of bending and stretching effects occurs during deformation. Results of this theoretical analysis compare favorable with measured in-plane elastic constants for Vincel yarn fabrics. 17 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.

The utility of the magnetically insulated transmission line oscillator (MILO) as a high power microwave source depends on how efficiently power can be extracted from it. We have designed a slow-wave stepped transformer for the purpose of axially extracting microwave power from a 3.6 GHz coaxial MILO. The slow-wave transformer design was optimized using particle-in-cell simulation, and tested in experiments performed on the HPM Simulation Division's GEMINI and GYPSY water Blumlein pulse power sources. In this paper we summarize the slow-wave stepped transformer design, and describe MILO axial power extraction experiments which yielded up to 300 MW of radiated power. 10 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs.

This presentation is a case study of the system that was developed to move data between our mainframe HRIS and the REGISTRAR. It not only contains a description of the system itself but of the factors that come into play in deciding whether to implement a system at all and in deciding what kind of system to implement.

Heavy particle radiation can produce upsets in digital circuits as well as trigger burn out or breakdown in power MOSFETs and MNOS nonvolatile memories. Latch-up may also be stimulated by heavy ions. This report covers work done on the effects of heavy particle radiation on PN junctions, CMOS inverters, CMOS latch, MOSFET and non-volatile memories. 15 refs., 3 figs.

In this study, we explored several ways of extending SP-100 reactor technology to higher power levels. One approach was to use the reference SP-100 pin design and increase the fuel pin length and the number of fuel pins as needed to provide higher capability. The impact on scaling of a modified and advanced SP-100 reactor technology was also explored. Finally, the effect of using alternative power conversion subsystems, with SP-100 reactor technology was investigated. One of the principal concerns for any space-based system is mass; consequently, this study focused on estimating reactor, shield, and total system mass. The RSMASS code (Marshall 1986) was used to estimate reactor and shield mass. Simple algorithms developed at NASA Lewis Research Center were used to estimate the balance of system mass. Power ranges from 100 kWe to 10 MWe were explored assuming both one year and seven years of operation. Thermoelectric, Stirling, Rankine, and Brayton power conversion systems were investigated. The impact on safety, reliability, and other system attributes, caused by extending the technology to higher power levels, was also investigated. 6 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.

Outlier samples can have very detrimental effects on the performances of multivariate calibration methods, as these methods are generally not very robust. Often, the software implementations of these methods do not check for outliers. If outliers are not detected, invalid predictions may result. This paper illustrates some simple exploratory procedures for detecting outliers with examples from near-infrared and mid-infrared spectroscopy using partial least-squares regression as the calibration method. 8 refs., 9 figs., 1 tab.

The experiments described here indicate when one of Nature's best fractals -- the Brownian trail -- becomes nonfractal. In most ambient fluids, the trail of a Brownian particle is self-similar over many decades of length. For example, the trail of a submicron particle suspended in an ordinary liquid, recorded at equal time intervals, exhibits apparently discontinuous changes in velocity from macroscopic lengths down to molecular lengths: the trail is a random walk with no velocity memory'' from one step to the next. In ideal Brownian motion, the kinks in the trail persist to infinitesimal time intervals, i.e., it is a curve without tangents. Even in real Brownian motion in a liquid, the time interval must be shortened to {approximately}10{sup {minus}8}s before the velocity appears continuous. In sufficiently rarefied environments, this time resolution at which a Brownian trail is rectified from a curve without tangents to a smoothly varying trajectory is greatly lengthened, making it possible to study the kinetic regime by dynamic light scattering. Our recent experiments with particles in a plasma have demonstrated this capability. In this regime, the particle velocity persists over a finite step length'' allowing an analogy to an ideal gas with Maxwell-Boltzmann velocities; the particle mass could be obtained from equipartition. The crossover from ballistic flight to hydrodynamic diffusion was also seen. 8 refs., 1 fig.

The MELCOR computer code, which has been developed at Sandia National Laboratories for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a tool for calculating realistic estimates of severe accident consequences and source terms, has been used to analyze a series of containment issues for station blackout sequences for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant. The results indicate that there is a limited time interval in which the drywell atmosphere would be flammable, and that this would only occur if the vacuum breaker were to stick open within a narrow time window. If burning does occur during this time, it appears quite likely that it would not pose a threat to the drywell wall. The main conclusion from this study is that the drywell atmosphere is not very likely to be flammable for a station blackout sequence. 1 ref. (S.J.)

The influence of postweld heat treatment (PWHT) on the structure, mechanical properties and fracture characteristics of pulsed, Nd: YAG laser welds in a Ti-14.8 wt % Al-21.3 wt % Nb titanium aluminide has been investigated. Significant microstructure variations within the fusion zone (FZ) of all heat-treated welds were attributed primarily to the influence of local compositional fluctuations on decomposition of the metastable-{beta} microstructure present in the as-welded FZ. An increase in PWHT temperature promoted a decrease in the maximum FZ hardness and an increase in the longitudinal-weld bend ductility. Correspondingly, the proportion of ductile tearing to cleavage fracture within the FZ increased with an increase in PWHT temperature. 8 refs., 6 figs.

A matched chirp transform (MCT) method for detecting a dispersive electromagnetic pulse is described. The unique feature of this transform is that it gives a distribution of signal amplitude over time rather than frequency, thereby simplifying signal detection and identification in the case described here. In the MCT method, the incoming signal is matched to a set of signal segments that chirp in accordance with an expected model of the dispersive medium. The performance of the MCT method is compared to that of a standard periodogram method of frequency measurement.

In previous RADLAC-II beam propagation experiments, stable propagation over a Nordsieck length, in full pressure Albuquerque air (p {approximately}640 Torr) was observed. In these experiments, high transverse momentum resulted in a large equilibrium radius and thus a long betatron wavelength. Following the completion of the RADLAC-II upgrade, a new set of experiments with a small diameter (d {approximately}2 cm), high current (I {approximately}40 kA), low transverse momentum ({beta}{perpendicular} {approximately}0.2) should be possible. The development of time-resolved diagnostics, data analysis codes, and the formulation of output from theoretical calculations in a format as seen by these diagnostics in the lab continues to be a major source of effort in the program. 2 figs.

The final link in the High-Power Microwave (HPM) coupling chain is the distribution of energy on printed-circuit (pc) boards. This distribution is a critical part of the total problem, because the bottom line for damage or upset is what occurs at the component level. Like ports-of-entry (POE's), board coupling paths have their own transfer functions. Since most pc boards are not designed to operate at microwave frequencies, these transfer functions can be very complicated. In addition, active elements on the board are likely to make this part of the problem non-linear. 3 refs., 5 figs.

This paper reports the changes caused by fast neutrons and 200 MeV protons in the electrical properties of high electron mobility transistors (HEMT). A larger gate voltage was required after irradiation with neutron fluences in the 1E14 to 2E15 n/cm{sup 2} range and 200 MeV proton fluences in the 1E14 to 1E15 p/cm{sup 2} range than was required prior to irradiation to obtain the same value of I{sub ds}. The increase in gate voltage required to compensate for a fluence of 1E15 protons/cm{sup 2} was up to four times as great as that required to compensate for the same fluence of neutrons. All devices showed microwave gain (s21) after exposure to 6E14 particles/cm{sup 2} if the gate bias was adjusted to maintain the pre-irradiation value of I{sub ds}. Gamma irradiation at 5E7 rads(GaAs) had no detectable effect on the devices. 8 refs., 6 figs., 1 tab.

Concerns about low-{gamma} relativistic electron beams (REB) being initially injected into the RLA and about energy spreads due to degradation of the accelerating cavity repeating pulse shapes have resulted in our designing a new 4-MV, 20-kA injector, improving the 24-switch trigger system for the ET-2 cavity, and identifying critical factors in the cavity design that affect the pulse shape. We summarize the Metglas inductively isolated, stacked cavity injector design and report on the improvements (completed and proposed) for the ET-2 cavity pulsed power. 7 refs., 6 figs.

Three prototype zinc/bromine batteries were evaluated a Sandia during the last year. The objectives of these tests were to determine performance, cycle life, durability of the auxiliary components, and failure mechanisms. All three were deliverables from a Sandia development contract with Energy Research Corporation (ERC). The test results were communicated to ERC along with suggestions for improving battery design and reliability. 3 figs., 2 tabs.

Zinc/bromine flow batteries are being developed for vehicular and utility load leveling applications by Johnson Controls Co. and Energy Research Corp. under DOE sponsorship. Problems that have been encountered with the zinc/bromine battery are loss of coulombic efficiency brought about by permeation of bromine through the separator and limited life caused by attack of the bromine-containing electrolyte on plastic parts, particularly the flow frame. In this paper, we show that large decreases in the bromine transport rates through microporous separators can be achieved with only a minimal loss of conductivity and identify a chemically stable replacement for PVC, a flowframe material. 4 figs., 1 tab.

The working group on electrical breakdown in vacuum was charged with considering all possible mechanisms by which electrical breakdown might occur either through the vacuum or along insulator bushings in large area electron beam emitter assemblies. It was understood that present systems need to be scaled up, by an order of magnitude or more in both beam area and total energy, to meet demands for higher power and larger size machines, and that increases in the e-beam current density and transport efficiency are also sought. A consideration of the consequences of such a scale-up was pertinent to many of the topics listed in the working-group agenda. Our group attempted to address each of these topics. 18 refs.

Whenever a new elastomer is formulated or an old formulation is modified, it is important to estimate the material's anticipated lifetime in various use environments. For extended lifetimes (years) this often requires the application of accelerated aging techniques which typically involve the modelling of results obtained at higher-than-ambient environmental stress levels. For many practical applications of elastomers, air is present during environmental exposures -- this usually implies that important oxidation effects underly the degradation of the material. Unfortunately, exposure of elastomers to air during aging often results in inhomogeneously oxidized samples, a complication which impacts attempts both to understand the oxidation process and to extrapolate accelerated exposures to long-term conditions. As has been clear for many years, in order to confidently extrapolate shorter-term accelerated simulations to long-term, air-aging conditions, one must be able to monitor and quantitatively understand diffusion-limited oxidation effects. In this review we will highlight some of the recent developments in both experimental techniques and theoretical modelling of relevance to this goal. 28 refs., 12 figs.

The discrete ordinates (S{sub N}) method, first developed for stellar atmospheres, has been used extensively on various other radiation transport problems. In reactor analysis the method is generally used to generate parameters for design models based on more approximate but less expensive methods (such as diffusion theory) so that the spatial-spectrum coupling is represented accurately on a microscopic reaction rate level. It has a decisive advantage over Monte Carlo methods in computing the pin and assembly power profiles. In shielding problems where the penetration of the radiation can be deep, the method is used widely in design calculations. In oil-well logging problems which also involve deep penetration and have a stringent accuracy requirement on the detector responses, the method complements the Monte Carlo techniques. Recently, the discrete ordinates method with appropriate cross sections has been used in coupled photon-electron transport problems. In this paper the basic method is briefly reviewed, its applications illustrated, its merits and pitfalls discussed, and the recent advances in the attendant numerical techniques which have enhanced the capabilities of the method are enumerated. 28 refs., 1 fig.

During severe light water reactor accidents like Three-Mile Island (TMI-2), the reactor core can suffer considerable damage. Of interest here are melt progression, oxidation and gas phase natural convection in the reactor core after the fuel rods suffer a significant loss of geometry. This study describes a two-dimensional porous medium model that considers the motion of three fields: vapor, melt, and solid. A base case solution is described and the effects of oxidation, melt relocation, and Fe-Zr interactions are discussed. 16 refs., 7 figs.

Materials Control techniques are utilized to provide assurance that nuclear materials are being handled properly. In the event that materials are improperly handled or potentially malevolent activities utilizing nuclear materials are initiated, the materials control approach should provide a real-time indication to allow a rapid mitigating response. The appropriate response can range from correcting an inadvertent error to preventing an intentional insider-perpetrated incident. This paper is directed at the use of materials control techniques to deter and detect insider malevolence. 1 fig.

A two-part polyurethane foam has been tested in the laboratory and in the field to assess its utility in controlling lost circulation encountered when drilling geothermal wells. A field test was conducted in The Geysers in January, 1988, to evaluate the chemical formulation and downhole tool used to deploy the chemicals. Although the tool apparently functioned properly in the field test, the chemicals failed to expand sufficiently downhole, instead forming a dense polymer that may be ineffective in sealing loss zones. Subsequent laboratory tests conducted under simulated downhole conditions indicate that the foam chemical undergo sever mixing with water in the wellbore, which disturbs the kinetics of the chemical reaction more than was previously contemplated. The results indicate that without significant changes in the foam chemical formulation or delivery technique, the foam system will be ineffective in lost circulation control except under very favorable conditions. 4 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.

Results of fixed-bed hydropyrolysis and low temperature hydrogenation tests with a selection of coals and dispersed catalysts are described. Tar yields greater than 60% have been achieved in hydropyrolysis using sulphided molybdenum (Mo) with Mo concentrations as low as 0.1% daf coal for a number of bituminous coals. The hydrogenation tests indicated that the threshold temperature with these catalysts for oil generation from bituminous coals is 350{degree}C. 16 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

We have developed a fast parallel version of an existing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) simulation program, SRIM. On a 1024-processor NCUBE hypercube it runs an order of magnitude faster than on a CRAY X-MP or CRAY Y-MP processor. This speed advantage is coupled with an order of magnitude advantage in machine acquisition cost. SRIM is a somewhat large (30,000 lines of Fortran 77) program designed for uniprocessors; its restructuring for hypercube provides new lessons in the task of altering older serial programs to run well on modern parallel architectures. We describe the techniques used for parallelization, and the performance obtained. Several novel parallel approaches to problems of task distribution, and direct output were required. These techniques increase performance and appear to have general applicability for massive parallelism. We describe the hierarchy necessary to dynamically manage (i.e., load balance) a large ensemble. The ensemble is used in a heterogeneous manner, with different programs on different parts of the hypercube. The heterogeneous approach takes advantage of the independent instruction streams possible on MIMD machines. 18 refs., 7 figs., 4 tabs.

The Buckshot code is a gridless particle simulation code which is used extensively at Sandia to study relativistic electron beam propagation in the ion-focused regime. The present version of the code evaluates the force on a particle by summing over all the other particles, thus the execution time is proportional to N{sup 2} where N is the number of simulation particles. A new gridless field solver has been developed with time scaling of N log N and the breakeven point between the old and new code is around N = 64 on the Cray X-MP computer. For N = 1000, the new solver is about nine times faster than the old version. The new solver is based on a solution of the two-dimensional Poisson equation which if Fourier decomposed in the azimuthal direction and the solution of the radial equation is represented by integrals over the charge density. These integrals are then replaced by sums over the simulation particles which are assumed to be point particles. The near-field singularity is removed by the Fourier decomposition so long as the number of Fourier modes is much less than the number of simulation particles. The algorithm is written in such a way that the field due to a given species is Fourier decomposed with respect to the center of mass of that species, thus it is possible to study linear and nonlinear ion hose physics with a very small number of azimuthal modes. Typically M = 2 is found to be sufficient for most IFR problems. The old and new solvers have been compared and the agreement is excellent. 2 refs., 3 figs.

It has been shown that a constant axial magnetic field does not affect the growth rate of the ion hose instability. However, if the field is allowed to vary in time, on the ion motion time scale, it is expected that particle orbits will be affected in a way that will result in a time varying beam wavelength. This can lead to detuning of the instability. Results of the rigid model with a time varying field of strength similar to the channel strength, show a significant decrease in the growth of the instability. Also, simulations using the BUCKSHOT code confirm the small effect of a steady magnetic field on hose growth and show a significant decrease in growth with a time varying field. 3 figs.

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has been involved in the evaluation of the sodium/sulfur technology for several years. Until recently, the effort concentrated on the performance of single cells. Recently, the evaluation of 4-cell string was initiated. The majority of the activity during the past two years has focused on cells from Chloride Silent Power, Limited (CSPL). To date, four groups of PB cells and 4-cell strings, which consisted of PB cells, have been evaluated. The first group of ten cells delivered to Sandia were on test for approximately one year. The majority of these cells failed due to corrosion problems in the sulfur seal. However, two cells completed over 800 cycles, and one of these cells completed nearly 1600 cycles. 4 figs., 1 tab.

A high detectivity infrared photodiode was constructed using an InAs{sub 0.15}Sb{sub 0.85}/InSb strained-layer superlattice (SLS). The surface passivated device exhibited detectivities {ge} 1 {times} 10{sup 10} cm{radical}Hz/W at wavelengths {le} 10 {mu}m. This device demonstrates the feasibility of a long wavelength, photovoltaic infrared detector technology based on InAsSb SLSs. 8 refs., 4 figs.

The Borehole Directional Radar System is a high-power, high- resolution tool that is being developed to locate lithologic layers of fractures away from a wellbore. The prototype is a 50-kW peak- power pulsed directional radar system that determines fracture location by transmitting powerful radar pulses, 8 nanoseconds in length, in a known direction from a borehole. The frequency spectrum of the pulses ranges up to the VHF band, which is between 30 and 300 MHz. The transmitter and receiver rotate in place, permitting the tool to scan for fractures in all directions from the borehole. Because discontinuities in the rock interrupt and reflect radar signals, signals that return to the tool's receiving antenna indicate fractures. The distance of the fracture from the borehole is determined by the time delay of the return signal. The radio frequency signal is sampled and transmitted to the surface by wireline at audio frequencies, and then reconstructed at the surface using a personal computer. The key to the tool's potential is its ability to accurately measure distance and direction of a lithologic discontinuity underground. This paper presents field test results that show the capabilities of the tool for locating lithological discontinuities up to 10.5 m (34.5 ft) away from a wellbore. Unique features of the system are discussed. Potential applications of the system are described, such as locating gas and oil reservoirs below a salt dome and possibly detecting a blow-out well with or without casing. 10 refs., 8 figs.

An empirical scaling relationship between the mean electric field and the breakdown time has been found. Many divergent sets of data were used from breakdown experiments on power lines, laser-triggered switches, trigatrons, e-beam triggered gaps, sharp-point electrode to plane gaps, and uniform field gaps. This relationship builds on the Felsenthal and Proud data and extends their breakdown time delay (formative time) data by three orders of magnitude and into the region of interest for triggered gas switching. The data indicates that electrically triggered gaps, laser-triggered gaps, and untriggered gaps are governed by the same time-delay processes. Predictions can be made of trigger gap geometry, trigger delays, and trigger polarity effects. Breakdown delays of sub-centimeter-long to at least 8-meter-long gaps in air with either high or low field-enhanced electrodes are described by this equation. In addition, this relationship appears to be valid for a variety of gases and even accurately predicts the breakdown delay of mixtures of air and SF/sub 6/. 13 refs., 12 figs., 1 tab.

Recovery of impact loaded samples is extremely difficult owing to the highly destructive post-shock environment. A variety of techniques have been introduced to accomplish this task for both organic and inorganic samples. The design principles underlying these techniques and the practical limitations encountered in applications are described. 3 figs.

Over the past several decades, many researchers have contributed to present understanding of the flashover of electrically stressed insulators in vacuum, and a wealth of theories have been proposed to explain the many surprising attributes of this complex breakdown mechanism. Surface flashover appears to comprise at least two distinct phenomena which can be distinguished as being cathode-initiated or anode-initiated, with the former having received by far the most attention. Several models describing cathode-initiated flashover have been built on the pioneering work of Boersch and coworkers, published in 1963, and credit the breakdown mechanism to the action of an intense secondary-electron-emission avalanche on the insulator surface. Other researchers consider the electron avalanche to be only partially, if at all, responsible, and invoke various hot-carrier effects in the insulator bulk, the surface interfacial region, or in a layer of gas adsorbed on the insulator surface. Anode-initiated flashover, which contends with the cathode-initiated variety for the breakdown of insulators of conventional design, is thought to involve bulk breakdown in a way related to treeing failure. In spite of the considerable effort applied to understanding vacuum surface flashover, no single theory appears capable of explaining all the data, and new and often unexpected observations continue to be made. 42 refs., 6 figs.

The need for ever-increasing miniaturization of airborne instrumentation through the use of surface mounted components closely placed on printed circuit boards highlights problems with traditional board cleaning methods. The reliability of assemblies which have been cleaned with vapor degreasing and spray cleaning can be seriously compromised by residual contaminants leading to solder joint failure, board corrosion, and even electrical failure of the mounted parts. In addition, recent government actions to eliminate fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and chlorinated hydrocarbons from the industrial environment require the development of new cleaning materials and techniques. This paper will discuss alternative cleaning materials and techniques and results that can be expected with them. Particular emphasis will be placed on problems related to surface-mounted parts. These new techniques may lead to improved circuit reliability and, at the same time, be less expensive and less environmentally hazardous than the traditional systems. 5 refs.

The Recirculating Linear Accelerator (RLA) uses ion-focusing to provide the radial confinement of the beam. At the ends of the ion- channel racetrack, a ramped vertical magnetic field will be required to keep the beam in the channel. A sector field, whose strength increases with distance from the channel axis, has been proposed to provide an energy bandwidth for the transport system. This manuscript reports on design studies for coil systems that produce the required fields. It also describes particle simulations in the combined IFR-B-field transport system to address the issues of energy bandwidth and emittance growth. 4 refs., 6 figs.

Are single event upsets an important vulnerability or lethality issue for strategic systems Neutron-induced single events have become a part of the vulnerability analysis for nuclear weapon environments, but there has been no serious consideration of proton-induced single events from neutron particle beam environments. Is this appropriate This paper examines this concept.

As a result of the popularity of using HyperCard to rapidly prototype equipment and computer interfaces on Macintosh personal computers, the need ensued to evaluate prototype usability by collecting subjects' interactive performance data in real-time. Sandia National Laboratories, in collaboration with Stone Design Software, has developed ProtoTymer, a HyperCard stack that can time and record users' interactive sessions with prototypes developed using HyperCard. While operating in the background, ProtoTymer records the times, locations, and targets (objects clicked) of a subject's inputs during an interactive session. At the conclusion of the session, the resultant data file can be reviewed, summarized, printed, or transferred to a spreadsheet for statistical or graphical analysis. This paper describes ProtoTymer's design approach, features, limitations, and considerations for future versions. 2 refs., 4 figs.

TORE SUPRA is a fairly large supra conducting Tokamak (R = 2.350 m and r = 0.800 m) and has an original goal to withstand a large power removal (25 MW) during a 30 second long pulse. The monitoring of the plasma density and of the particle balance will be partially controlled by the pump limiter system. Depending on the amount of convected plasma power on these limiter and of the upgrading of the total injected power, the limiters are designed to remove in excess of 8 MW at steady state. 3 refs., 4 figs.

We compare the hydrogen assisted cracking resistance of wrought PH 13-8 Mo stainless steel alloyed with 0.4 to 1.0 wt.% palladium to the conventional alloy when aged to yield strengths of 1170--1250 MPa. Pd is found both in solid solution in the martensitic phase and also in the form of randomly distributed, incoherent PdAl precipitates in the modified alloy. Interfacial segregation of Pd to grain boundaries and lath boundaries is not observed. Intergranular hydrogen cracking is suppressed with Pd in slow strain rate tests conducted during electrochemical hydrogen charging of precharged samples. Hydrogen permeation analyses indicate that hydrogen ingress is not inhibited by Pd but that bulk diffusion rates are lowered relative to the conventional alloy. These results are consistent with the creation of a strong hydrogen trap, most likely the uniformly distributed PdAl phase, which lowers the levels of interfacially segregated hydrogen. 15 refs.

From an interplay between theory based on the effective-medium scheme and experiments, an extremely simple picture has evolved which is capable of describing a vast number of experimental quantities related to interaction of hydrogen with metals, especially the trapping of hydrogen at defects. It is shown that the trap strengths are determined mainly by the interstitial electron density, and any open structures in the lattice leads to a trap, with the vacancies and voids being the strongest traps. It is also found theoretically and experimentally that up to six hydrogen atoms can be accommodated in a vacancy, and the change in trap strengths with occupancy has been determined. Recent results for the trapping of deuterium to defects in Pd are discussed. 29 refs., 5 figs.

Recent experimental works on the effect of dose rate on the total dose failure threshold of MOS devices have shown that the failure level is strategic environments may be less than the failure level measured in the laboratory by a factor of 3 to 10. This difference in dose rate response raises concerns about using laboratory sources to predict the radiation hardness in strategic environments. A solution to the problem of determining the total dose hardness of piece parts is to perform lot acceptance testing at relevant dose rates such that the time dependent effects can be directly observed. A low cost method of measuring the total dose hardness of piece parts in the laboratory at requisite dose rates is presented. 11 refs., 5 figs.

The propulsion working fluid for the containment closure used at the Nevada Test Site consists of a mixture of a driver gas and the hot detonation products from the shaped charge that cuts the wall of the storage vessel. Nitrogen had always been used as the driver gas. However, helium gas, because of its superior propulsion characteristics, has enabled us to design considerably heavier and stronger gates. Operational times can be equal to or less than operational times when nitrogen gas was used. Assume, maintaining the same functional time, that an appreciably stronger steel/aluminum composite gate is designed and developed. The gate consists of two 3/4-in.-thick, high-strength 4340 circular steel plates imbedded in the two sides of the 7075-T73 aluminum forging. Mechanical circular keys are used to ensure the effective transfer of horizontal shear loads from aluminum to steel. Three point bending experiments on small composite beams were conducted to determine the effectiveness of the mechanical keying system. Also explored was structural adhesive used as a bonding and shear transfer mechanism. 4 refs., 8 figs., 1 tab.

The Seismic Verification Program at Sandia focuses on designing and building seismic monitoring systems which could be deployed within the Soviet Union. To support this effort, Sandia also is involved in developing and testing seismic components, and in evaluating system performance and new monitoring techniques. Seismic studies conducted under the latter task concentrate on analyzing regional seismic signals, recorded within 2000 km of the source. In-country monitoring stations would be able to exploit these regional signals to improve on the capabilities of external stations at teleseismic ranges. The principal advantages which regional signals offer are greater amplitudes and broader frequency bands. However, such signals are more complex and less well understood than teleseismic records. Ongoing studies at Sandia will help define the performance which can be expected from an in-country network. Other studies are testing new monitoring concepts which may further improve in-country capabilities. This presentation gives a brief overview of some of these projects.

Two important areas of hydrogen combustion with uncertainties are identified: (1) high-temperature combustion and (2) flame acceleration and deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT). The uncertainties associated with high-temperature combustion may affect phenomena in a least four different accident scenarios: the in-cavity oxidation of combustible gases produced by core-concrete interactions, the combustion of hydrogen following high pressure melt ejection, the possibility of local detonations, and combustion in the BWR Mark I and Mark II secondary containments. The uncertainty in the area of DDT has increased importance due to recent experimental results that show that the detonability limit is nominally at or near the flammability limit for some mixture conditions. How these uncertainties may affect various accident scenarios is discussed and recommendations are made to reduce these uncertainties. 35 refs., 8 figs., 2 tabs.

In this work high frequency SPICE models were developed to simulate the hysteresis and saturation effects of toroidal shaped ferrite core inductors and transformers. The models include the nonlinear, multi-valued B-H characteristic of the core material, leakage flux, stray capacitances, and core losses. The saturation effects were modeled using two diode clamping arrangements in conjunction with nonlinear dependent sources. Two possible controlling schemes were developed for the saturation switch. One of the arrangements used the current flowing through a series RC branch to control the switch, while the other used a NAND gate. The NAND gate implementation of the switch proved to be simpler and the parameters associated with it were easier to determine from the measurements and the B-H characteristics of the material. Lumped parameters were used to simulate the parasitic effects. Techniques for measuring these parasitic are described. The models were verified using manganese-zinc ferrite-type toroidal cores and they have general applicability to all circuit analysis codes equivalent function blocks such as multipliers, adders, and logic components. 7 refs., 22 figs.

Knowledge of coal molecular structure is important in the understanding of coal reactivity. Computer-aided Molecular Design (CAMD) has been used to create and study three-dimensional models of several postulated coal structures (Given, Wiser, Solomon, and Shinn). Using molecular dynamics calculations, the minimum-energy conformations for each structural model have been compared. The physical densities of the minimum-energy conformations have been calculated, and are in agreement with experimental evidence. The frequencies of cross-linking hydrogen bonds have been evaluated for these structures. Finally, we have also begun to use CAMD to study model polymeric compounds, whose structure and reactivity may give new insights into coal conversion processes. 15 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.

Transient burning of TiH/sub X//KClO/sub 4/ in a closed system is formulated including the effect of condensed species. Thermodynamic properties are evaluated using both BLAKE and TIGER computer codes. Three different equations of state for gaseous species are used and their effect on the burning rate is evaluated. For more accurate transient burning analysis, a pressure dependent covolume for gaseous species is generated. The effect of pressure dependent covolume as well as the condensed species on transient burning is evaluated. Both parameters are found to be important when the burning rate at high loading densities in a closed system is considered. At high loading densities, condensed species become important not only because of the their effect on thermodynamic properties but also due to the volume occupied by these species. 11 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

The winding process is encountered frequently in manufacturing, such as winding of polymer films and paper, laminated pressure vessel construction, and the manufacture of wound capacitors. The winding of capacitors will typically involve hundreds of plies of conductor and dielectric wound over a core. Due to the large number of layers, the calculation of the mechanical studies within a wound capacitor is a significant computational task. The focus of Part II of this paper is the formulation and application of optimization techniques for the design of wound capacitors. The design criteria to be achieved is a specified uniform wound tension in a capacitor. The paper will formulate an optimization statement of the wound capacitor design problem, develop a technique for reducing the numerical calculation required to repeatedly analyze the capacitor as required by the optimization algorithm, and apply the technique to an example. 4 refs., 13 figs., 4 tabs.

Horizontal stress directions (azimuths) determined from anelastic strain recovery (ASR) and differential strain curve analyses (DSCA) were compared with those from wellbore breakouts detected by borehole televiewer and oriented caliper logs. The ASR/DSCA techniques appear to be more sensitive then the log techniques and provided stress azimuth predictions at depth intervals where the log data did not. Stress azimuth determinations were also made from other core analyses techniques, which, like ASR/DSCA, are associated with the formation of stress release microcracks. Preliminary insights were obtained in the applicability of these other techniques. This work provides information on the stresses at two well sites 3.6 miles apart in Western Colorado; and showing the comparative data in this context provides information on how to apply these techniques and provides an understanding of the apparent influence of geologic effects (topography, depositional environment) on the stresses. 28 refs., 10 figs., 3 tabs.

This paper discusses a new telerobotic control concept which couples human supervisory commands with computer reasoning. The control system is responsive and accomplishes an operator's commands while providing obstacle avoidance and stable controlled interactions with the environment in the presence of communication time delays. This provides a system which not only assists the operator in accomplishing tasks but modifies inappropriate operator commands which can result in safety hazards and/or equipment damage. Research and development of this concept is being carried out in the Telerobotics Research Laboratory at Sandia National Laboratories. 12 refs., 4 figs.

After a decade of photovoltaic system research, most system related issues have been successfully resolved. Current system research activities are now oriented toward maintaining and updating the comprehensive database on system performance established by previous research efforts, integrating new components into system designs, and transferring the accumulated information to industry and users of the technology. This paper presents a brief overview of the status of system research in the United States, emphasizing three key activities - field evaluation, balance-of-system hardware development, and technology transfer. 5 refs., 2 tabs.

Over the past decade, Sandia National Laboratories has managed the Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored programs for the development of the sodium/sulfur battery technology. Two DOE offices have provided support for these programs: the Office of Energy Storage and Distribution (OESD) and the Office of Transportation Systems (OTS). The ultimate goal of these ongoing efforts is to develop and demonstrate high performance, cost-effective systems suitable for both stationary and mobile applications. A part of Sandia's responsibility is to evaluate the status of the technologies and to address specific problems that are encountered during the development process. The number and level of effort devoted to these tasks are scaled such that the funding emphasis is given to the contracted engineering development programs. Two of the major safety-related concerns with sodium/sulfur EV batteries are the potential consequences associated with large temperature increases and vehicle accidents. The first three tasks represent Sandia's initial effort to help identify effective methods to limit the temperature rise in the battery during both expected and unexpected conditions and to assess one possible result of a vehicle accident. Descriptions of each task along with selected results are given in the following sections. 4 figs., 2 tabs.

With increasing demands on system requirements, designers must look for new alternatives to successfully complete their goals. One alternative that offers designers many benefits is ASICs. They maximize device functionality while minimizing system space. Also as operating frequencies approach gigahertz speeds, ASICs allow specialized placement of functional blocks on chip to minimize propagation delays of the signal. At Sandia, we found these requirements forcing us to look at ASICs fabricated in GaAs.

The supercomputer industry is at a crossroads. While its traditional markets have become relatively mature, the industry is becoming more competitive, especially with the challenge from Japan. The industry can either fight over this stable market or dramatically expand the market. The choice is obvious, but what are these new markets and how to approach them. This paper addresses these issues. First, it explains how the traditional definition of a supercomputer seriously constrains its market. An alternate definition opens up a much larger, emerging market. Second, it describes a market segmentation two barriers preventing customer in these new segments from using supercomputing and describes mechanisms to reduce and/or eliminate these barriers. Third, it discusses the portfolio analysis strategy to determine the markets in these new segments on which to concentrate. Obviously, parts of manufacturing are key targets. Finally, it draws some conclusions in terms of two scenarios -- one which describes a healthy, growing US supercomputer industry, the alternative showing the industry rapidly following the footsteps of the US consumer electronics industry. 6 refs.

Thin cathode coatings have been shown to be effective in suppressing pulsed breakdown in vacuum. Coatings are normally plastics, although some inorganics have been used. Thicknesses range from on the order of a micron to several mils (1 mil = 25.4 /mu/m). Pulse lengths from 10 ns to more than 1 /mu/s have been studied. 2 refs., 3 figs.

Data from an array of sixteen electric-field sensors have been used to evaluate the potential benefits to lightning warning systems of processing ''old'' data as well as data from off-site sensors. These specific topics are approached from a broad decision-theoretic viewpoint. 4 refs., 10 figs.

Low coulombic efficiencies of zinc/bromine redox batteries have been attributed to migration of bromine and negatively charged bromine moieties through the microporous separator used to separate the catholyte from the anolyte. While it has been demonstrated that improvements in coulombic efficiency can be achieved by replacing the microporous separator with a cationic ion exchange membrane, these membranes are expensive and/or not sufficiently conductive to be practicable. We have found that the rate of bromine permeation can be reduced by two orders of magnitude with minimal decreases in conductivity by impregnating commercial microporous polyethylene type separators with sulfonated polysulfone, a cationic polyelectrolyte that was developed in earlier work for other redox storage batteries. 5 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.

The phenomenon of molten fuel-coolant interaction (FCI) is of considerable interest in many industrial processes where hot molten material may come in contact with water, including the pulp and paper, aluminum, steel, and nuclear power industries. The nature of the FCIs can range from mild film boiling, through energetic boiling, up to a violent vapor explosion. In the nuclear power industry, FCIs are of interest because of their possible consequences during hypothetical light water reactor core meltdown accidents. These interactions may occur under a variety of conditions either within the reactor vessel or in the reactor cavity. The IFCI computer code is being developed to investigate the FCI problem at large scale using a two-dimensional, four-field hydrodynamic framework and physically based models. IFCI will be capable of treating all major FCI processes in an integrated manner. The hydrodynamic method and physical models used in IFCI are discussed. Results from a test problem simulating a generic pouring mode experiment are presented. 39 refs., 10 figs., 1 tab.

Design and analysis of spacecraft power systems have been difficult to perform because of the lack of circuit level models for nonlinear inductive elements. This paper reviews some of the models which have been proposed, their limitations, and applications. An improved saturation dependent model will be described. The model has been implemented in SPICE and with a commercial circuit program and demonstrated to be satisfactory in both implementations. 3 refs., 9 figs.

Vibration testing in a centrifuge acceleration field (up to 50 gs) can be accomplished in either of two axes relative to the centrifuge acceleration with a modified, commercially available, electrodynamic shaker and the use of a specially designed orthogonal motion converter. Fixing the shaker armature axis in-line with the centrifuge arm (head towards the pivot) keeps the inertial forces on the head in the one direction which can be offset with servo controlled pneumatic bags located beneath the shaker head. Testing in an axis perpendicular to the principal axis is accomplished with the orthogonal motion converter which is driven by the shaker head. Copyright © 1989 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.

For estimating the global elasto-plastic structural response of critical concrete structures subjected to an aircraft crash, the time dependent impact force of a flat rigid barrier against a normally impacting aircraft was first evaluated and then the response, to the impact force, was calculated. In this approach, a significant problem was to determine the impact force for the aircraft against a rigid target. A review of the method proposed to determine the impact forces showed that all were based on analytical methods. However, in these analytical methods, there were many assumptions and many questions remained to be answered. Because of the uncertainty involved in the analytical prediction of the impact force, a full- scale aircraft impact test was performed and an extensive suite of response measurements was obtained. In this paper, these measurements are analyzed to evaluate the impact force accurately. Also, the results were used to evaluate existing analytical methods for prediction of the impact force. 7 refs., 10 figs.

The hydrostatic pressure dependence of the /beta/ molecular relaxation process of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) has been investigated to 20 kbar. This relaxation is known to have a strong influence on the electrical and mechanical properties of PVDF. The observed large slowing down of the relaxation process is discussed in terms of the Vogel/endash/Fulcher equation. There is an increase in both the energy barrier to dipolar motion and the reference temperature (T/sub 0/) for the kinetic relaxation process which represents the ''static'' dipolar freezing temperature for the process.

Whether upgrading or developing a security system, investing in a solid state video recorder may prove to be quite prudent. Even though the initial cost of a solid state recorder may be more expensive, when comparing it to a disc recorder it is practically maintenance free. Thus, the cost effectiveness of a solid state video recorder over an extended period of time more than justifies the initial expense. This document illustrates the use of a solid state video recorder as a direct replacement. It replaces a mechanically driven disc recorder that existed in a synchronized video recording system. The original system was called the Universal Video Disc Recorder System. The modified system will now be referred to as the Solid State Video Recording System. 5 figs.

Past experience in addressing the insider threat has led to the development of general principles for mitigating the insider threat while minimizing adverse impacts on site operations. Among the general principles developed was the requirement for real time tracking of personnel and material. A real time system for personnel and material tracking will aid in mitigating the insider threat by providing critical information regarding the movement and location of personnel and material. In addition, this system can provide an early detection mechanism for potential insider actions. This paper describes the development, operation, and performance of a technology-based system which utilizes radio frequency transmitters to achieve the real time tracking of personnel and material. The major elements of this system are personnel tracking credential which cannot be removed from an authorized individual without an alarm being sounded, and material control device which is utilized to control and monitor access to material. These elements form an insider protection system through the use of software which establishes the ''rules'' under which the system will operate. The performance of this system has been evaluated under both laboratory and operational settings in order to: (1) demonstrate the system's ability to successfully control access to material and areas by personnel, and (2) provide information regarding the status of materials in transit and storage. 3 refs., 1 fig.

The problem of determining the mechanical states inside wound capacitor rolls is addressed through the application of two dimensional, linear elasticity. Allowances are made for heterogeneous wound construction of the capacitor, orthotropic material behavior of the capacitor constituents, and arbitrary winding tension. A key element in the formulation is the derivation of material properties for a wound, orthotropic layer which is equivalent in behavior to a stack of dissimilar plies such as are actually wound on the capacitor simultaneously during one turn of the mandrel. The dissimilar plies are necessary by virtue of the conductor and dielectric materials which must be present in a capacitor. The derivation of predictive equations is based on winding the equivalent layer on an appropriate mandrel, followed by a recovery of the individual ply responses. The capability to explicitly calculate the winding tensions which would be necessary to produce a required wound tension dependence upon capacitor radius is also developed. Numerical results for typical capacitor design and construction are presented, and justification for the application of optimization theory in capacitor development is demonstrated. 4 refs., 5 figs.

The Nuclear Engineering Department of National Tsing Hua University organized a workshop on Severe Accident Management. The workshop was sponsored by Taiwan Power Company and was held at Taipei, Taiwan from July 31 to August 11, 1989. The topics covered in the workshop included the general in-vessel LWR severe accident phenomena, containment responses and performances under severe accident conditions, results of Level 1 PRAs of three Nuclear Power Plants at Taiwan, and also two lectures related to the NUREG-1150 report just published by US NRC. This presentation covers these two lectures.

Recent experiences in operating nuclear plants in the United States have demonstrated the need for an in situ cable condition monitoring technique that can assess whether installed, low-voltage, unshielded cables have local damage that could compromise their ability to function under normal and accident service conditions. This paper summarizes current US programs that have been initiated to develop a technological basis for monitoring cables with local degradation. 7 refs.

An axial flow turbine mass model has been developed and used to study axial flow turbines for space power systems. Hydrogen, helium-xenon, hydrogen-water vapor, air, and potassium vapor working fluids have been investigated to date. The impact of construction material, inlet temperature, rotational speed, pressure ratio, and power level on turbine mass and volume has been analyzed. This paper presents the turbine model description and results of parametric studies showing general design trends characteristic of any axial flow machine. Also, a comparison of axial flow turbine designs using helium-xenon mixtures and potassium vapor working fluids, which are used in Brayton and Rankine space power systems, respectively, is presented. 9 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs.

Energetic fuel-coolant interactions may occur in a nuclear reactor in the event that molten fuel comes in contact with the reactor coolant water. Reliable mechanistic models of these interactions have yet to be developed and so relatively simple thermodynamic models have been proposed for estimating the conversion of thermal energy to mechanical work. The present paper outlines a generalized thermodynamic model for fuel-coolant interactions which accounts for variable thermodynamic properties as well as the effect of latent heat in the fuel. The variable property model is shown to provide an upper bound (most conservative) estimate of the conversion efficiency compared to other formulations appearing in the literature. 7 refs., 5 figs.

Unconfined heterogeneous two-phase detonations in liquid droplet-air mixtures are investigated. The liquid fuel is placed in a V-shaped channel and is dispersed into the atmosphere to form a cloud by an explosive detonating cord laid along the bottom vertex of the channel. An aerosol cloud 7 m high by about 1.5 m averaged width can be generated in this way with a typical mass ratio of fuel to explosive charge of 150. In the present study the length of channel used is typically 10 m giving a detonable fuel-air cloud of about 100 m/sup 3/. The propylene-oxide driver and the test fuel are disseminated simultaneously. Detonation in the propylene-oxide section is initiated by the sheet explosive and the detonation then transmits from this driver section into the rest of the cloud formed from the test fuel. For insensitive fuels requiring a larger cloud dimension, two parallel fuel troughs spaced 1.2 m apart are used. It is found that propylene-oxide and nitrated hydrocarbon fuels detonate quite readily. For the case of propylene-oxide, significant vaporization of the aerosol is observed prior to initiation so that detonation is essentially in the gas phase. 15 refs., 4 figs.

We find a strong correlation between the preirradiation 1/f noise of pMOS transistors and their radiation hardness. This suggests that current fluctuations may provide a useful, nondestructive probe of defects in MOS devices. 18 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.

It is shown how standard ..delta..Vth and mobility measurements made on otherwise identical n- and p-channel transistors can be combined to accurately estimate radiation-induced ..delta..V/sub ot/ and ..delta..V/sub it/. Applications of the method are described. 12 refs., 2 figs.

Nuclear microprobe analysis (NMA) is a unique form of microbeam analysis in that it combines high lateral resolution with the high depth resolution techniques of conventional ion beam analysis (IBA) to nondestructively determine sample composition in three dimensions. By using depth sensitive IBA techniques (e.g., Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS), Enhanced Backscattering Spectrometry (EBS) or Elastic Recoil Detection (ERD)), NMA finds its greatest utility in analyses requiring the following information: (1) 1--100 ppM sensitivity, (2) nondestructive three-dimensional depth profiling, and (3) quantitative light element analysis (e.g., the first two rows of the periodic table). This paper demonstrates the continuing evolution of NMA capabilities through two examples. First, the unique capabilities afforded NMA are shown in a simple yet accurate method to measure both oxygen and metal atom concentrations in Y-Ba-Cu-O alloys with micro-area ion beam analysis. Second, a NMA of buried tungsten lines in a silicon wafer demonstrates the complementary nature of information determined by NMA and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). 9 refs., 2 figs.

The ASSESS Neutralization Analysis module (Neutralization) is part of Analytic System and Software for Evaluation of Safeguards and Security, ASSESS, a vulnerability assessment tool. Neutralization models a fire fight engagement security inspectors (SIs) and adversaries. Results are based on probability of neutralization, P(N), which estimates the likelihood that SIs will win, given that SIs interrupt the attackers and begin an armed engagement. The calculating engine of the module is the Brief Adversary Threat Loss Estimator, BATLE. Engagements can have as many as thirty combatants on a side. Reinforcements may be introduced or combatant characteristics may be changed as many as ten times in one engagement. Inputs may be made with or without programmed guidance to the user. Combatant characteristics come from a modifiable library. Seven different characteristics can be independently specified for each combatant. Graphs of time distributions and studies of the sensitivity of P(N) to any combatant characteristic of either SIs or adversaries can be requested. Output files from Neutralization are used by Outsider Analysis to produce probability of security system win. 4 refs., 12 figs., 2 tabs.

The Facility Descriptor (Facility) module is part of the Analytic System and Software for Evaluating Safeguards and Security (ASSESS). Facility is the foundational software application in the ASSESS system for modelling a nuclear facility's safeguards and security system to determine the effectiveness against theft of special nuclear material. The Facility module provides the tools for an analyst to define a complete description of a facility's physical protection system which can then be used by other ASSESS software modules to determine vulnerability to a spectrum of insider and outsider threats. The analyst can enter a comprehensive description of the protection system layout including all secured areas, target locations, and detailed safeguards specifications. An extensive safeguard component catalog provides the reference data for calculating delay and detection performance. Multiple target locations within the same physical area may be specified, and the facility may be defined for two different operational states such as dayshift and nightshift. 6 refs., 5 figs.

Past experience in addressing the insider threat has led to the development of general principles for mitigating the insider threat while minimizing adverse impacts on site operations. Among the general principles developed was the requirement for real time tracking of personnel and material. A real time system for personnel and material tracking will aid in mitigating the insider threat by providing critical information regarding the movement and location of personnel and material. In addition, this system can provide an early detection mechanism for potential insider actions. This paper describes the development, operation, and performance of a technology-based system which utilizes radio frequency transmitters to achieve the real time tracking of personnel and material. The major elements of this system are a personnel tracking credential which cannot be removed from an authorized individual without an alarm being sounded, and a material control device which is utilized to control and monitor access to material. These elements form an insider protection system through the use of software which establishes the ''rules'' under which the system will operate. The performance of this system has been evaluated under both laboratory and operational settings in order to: (1) demonstrate the system's ability to successfully control access to material and areas by personnel, and (2) provide information regarding the status of materials in transit and storage. 3 refs., 1 fig.

Monte Carlo methods are used in a variety of applications such as risk assessment, probabilistic safety assessment, and reliability analysis. While Monte Carlo methods are simple to use, their application can be laborious. A new microcomputer software package has been developed that substantially reduces the effort requires to conduct Monte Carlo analyses. The Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Shell (SUNS) is a software shell in the sense that a wide variety of application model can be incorporated into it. SUNS offers several useful features including a menu-driven environment, a flexible input editor, both Monte Carlo and Latin Hypercube sampling, the ability to perform both repeated trials and parametric studies in a single run, and both statistical and graphical output. SUNS also performs all required file management functions. 9 refs., 6 figs., 1 tab.

Inorganic thin films with molecular sieving properties have been formed by embedding microcrystals of zeolite Y and chabazite in a glassy silica matrix. The silica matrix was derived from sols prepared from tetraethylorthosilicate hydrolyzed under either acidic or basic conditions in alcoholic solution. Dip-coating, deposition of suspensions, or coating of zeolite dispersions with the glassy silica matrix were used to create the zeolite-silica films. The access of different probe molecules into the zeolitic part of the thin film was examined with in situ FTIR techniques and temperature-programmed-desorption studies. With all combinations of deposition techniques and silica matrices, the resulting films showed the molecular sieving properties of the parent zeolite. © 1989, Elsevier Science & Technology. All rights reserved.

Stand-off hypervelocity particle shields offer potential weight savings of an order of magnitude or more over conventional homogeneous armors. Based on an earlier complete model for the design and optimization of a stand-of shield system, a more restricted model appropriate for retrofit shields is described. Procedures to minimize the shield mass are provided, and scaling laws for many of the important parameter relationships are illustrated. 6 refs., 5 figs.

The Precision Linear Shaped Charge (PLSC) design concept involves the independent fabrication and assembly of the liner (wedge of PLSC), the tamper/confinement, and explosive. The liner is the most important part of an LSC and should be fabricated by a more quality controlled, precise process than the tamper material. Also this allows the liner material to be different from the tamper material. The explosive can be loaded into the liner and tamper as the last step in the assembly process rather than the first step as in conventional LSC designs. PLSC designs are shown to produce increased jet penetrations in given targets, more reproducible jet penetration, and more efficient explosive cross-sections using a minimum amount of explosive. The Linear Shaped Charge Analysis Program (LSCAP) being developed at Sandia National Laboratories has been used to assist in the design of PLSCs. LSCAP predictions for PLSC jet penetration in aluminum targets, jet tip velocities and jet-target impact angles are compared to measured data. 8 refs., 19 figs., 1 tab.

Current work in the area of integrated materials monitoring/tracking and accounting at Argonne National Laboratory-West (ANL-W) has resulted from the development of materials accounting system by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and a demonstrated personnel and materials tracking system by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). The integration of these two systems has culminated in the current system effort which is called the ARGonne Unified Safeguard (ARGUS) system. The ARGUS system is made up of three major components. These components perform the functions of observing all container movements, authorized materials access approval, initiation and receipt of materials transfers, and perform materials accounting for the facility. ARGUS system benefits can be summarized through system capabilities as follows: near real-time accountability, full traceability of materials access and transfer, enforcement of approved personnel access to materials, electronic confirmation of materials surveillance procedures during materials access and transfers, continuous surveillance of all material not directly involved in the manufacturing process, transfer and receipt, and automatic notification to security for identified anomalies. This paper will concentrate on the overall ARGUS system, its operational impacts and advantages. 2 refs., 2 figs.

An Optimal Projection reduced order controller is designed and implemented on an experimental controlled structure testbed. Twenty modes of the test structure lie within the controller bandwidth. Four strain sensor signals are fed back through an eighteenth order dynamic controller into four stress actuators (not collocated with the sensors) to reduce the vibration of the structure. Five independent performance measures are simultaneously minimized with an Optimal Projection controller derived from a 58th order state space model. The controller reduces the RMS vibration response by up to 65% without saturating the actuators and without destabilizing high frequency modes. The Optimal Projection controller always performs better than a sub-optimal controller based on ordinary Linear Quadratic Gaussian theory. The homotopy algorithm used to solve the Optimal Projection synthesis equations is described, and both analytical and experimental results are presented. 26 refs., 6 figs., 5 tabs.

The unsteady thin-layer Navier-Stokes equations for a perfect gas are solved with a linearized block Alternating Direction Implicit finite-difference solution procedure. Solution errors due to numerical dissipation added to the governing equations are evaluated. Errors in the numerical predictions on three different grids are determined where Richardson extrapolation is used to estimate the exact solution. Accurate computational results are tabulated for the hypersonic laminar flow over a spherical body which can be used as a benchmark test case. Predictions obtained from the code are in good agreement with inviscid numerical results arid experimental data.

The Solar One Pilot Plant successfully demonstrated the feasibility of solar central receiver power plants. During its operating years much data were collected regarding the efficiency and availability of the various plant systems. This paper summarizes these statistics and compares them to goals developed by the Department of Energy. Based on this comparison, design and operation improvements are recommended so that future central receiver plants can more closely attain these goals. 9 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.

This paper explores the relative contributions of radiative and convective heat transfer to objects in large pool fires. The partitioning process depends on many factors. Results include measurements of the temperature of the objects in the fire, the flames surrounding the object, the total heat flux to the objects and the radiative component of the heat transfer at a few locations using transpiration radiometers. These measurements will be compared with calculations. Agreement between the measured radiative heat flux and the calculated radiative heat flux is good. The convective contribution was calculated from the total and radiative parts and was found to be from 10--20% of the total. 18 refs., 18 figs.

28C256 EEPROM total dose and dose-rate results are presented. Mode dependent total dose failure occurred at 9.5 krad(Si) when writing and 33 krad(Si) when reading. Average upset and latch-up thresholds were 3.8 /times/ 10/sup 8/ rad(Si)/s and 7.7 /times/ 10/sup 8/ rad(Si)/s, respectively. 3 refs., 5 tabs.

Development of the Advanced Small Site Program (ASSP) will satisfy the requirement for a small to medium sized security system uses commercially available, low cost, state-of-the-art technology to enhance its performance. The system addresses all aspects of technical security. These aspects include control and display; perimeter and interior sensors; data and video transmissions; video assessment; reduced installation, operation, and maintenance costs. Major system features include use of multi-level graphics with touchscreen inputs to control all sensor and video functions. An optional feature allows the use of fiber optics for data or video transmissions. Integration of functional components into modular sub-systems eases the task of expanding, maintaining, and operating the system. The system's automatic restart function permits a fully loaded system to configure itself in less than ten minutes. Site personnel will be able to create and modify a configuration data file of the site. The ASSP software uses this file data to run its programs. The configuration file contains the number of sensors, sectors, buildings, cameras, sensor thresholds, sensor priorities,and other site specific information. An off-line program obtains this information through a series of queries to the site personnel. This information is written to a data configuration file. This paper describes the functions and integration of this system. 11 figs.

Our division is charged with instrumentation development in support of underground testing. We find it necessary to be able to evaluate the performance of waveform digitizing systems with sampling rates from a few kilohertz to more than a gigahertz. We have been developing an integrated system which can provide quantitative results on the performance of systems and subsystems. Here we describe a system which is controlled by a Microvax II with instrumentation control through the IEEE-488 buss. The evaluation procedures are aimed at being consistent with a new Trial Waveform Digitizer Standard generated by the Waveform Measurements and Analysis committee appointed by the Instrumentation and Measurement Society of IEEE. This standard has been recently accepted by the IEEE and will be published in the next few months. Attention is given to the accurate measurement of effective-bit performance and differential nonlinearity of waveform digitizers. 3 refs., 14 figs.

Static and dynamic analyses of an impact limiter for a spent fuel cask have been performed using the finite element analysis code PRONTO2D (Taylor and Flanagan, 1987). The impact limiter contained wood as the energy absorbing material, with the wood confined by a cylindrical metal outer skin and sixteen metal stiffeners (gussets). The object of these analyses was to determine how the wood interacts with the metal stiffeners and to determine if the impact limiter would behave differently under static versus dynamic loading conditions. Originally, the metal gusset strength was assumed to be limited by the elastic buckling load. Further analysis showed that the gusset strength was not limited to the elastic buckling load and that each gusset contributed significantly to the impact limiter's strength. The current analyses investigated the strength of a flat plate or gusset used in impact limiter systems. 3 refs., 6 figs.

A two-dimensional synthetic aperture radar (SAR) phase correction algorithm is described as a natural extension of a one-dimensional technique developed previously. It embodies many similarities to phase gradient speckle imaging and incorporates improvements in phase estimation. Diffraction limited performance has been obtained on actual SAR imagery regardless of scene content or phase error structure. The algorithm is computationally efficient, robust, and easily implemented on a general purpose computer or special purpose hardware. 13 refs., 1 fig.

We describe a Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) structure for high voltage BICMOS uniquely suited to the use of porous silicon (PS). In this SOI structure, bulk, high speed bipolar devices are readily integrated with CMOS high voltage and logic devices (smart power). To investigate the processing compatibility of PS with this structure, we measured breakdown strength and etch rate of thermally treated PS in 7:1 buffered oxide etch (BOE) and determined that they can approach values typical of thermal silicon oxides/nitrides. 7 refs., 2 figs.

The solidification behavior of Alloy 718 and other Nb-bearing austenitic superalloys has been examined using an integrated analytical approach. All alloys of this type begin solidification with the formation of Nb-lean austenitic dendrites. Interdendritic eutectic-type solidification constituents involving MC-type carbides and a Nb-rich Laves phase occur in these alloys. The ..gamma../Laves eutectic constituent terminates solidification in these alloys. Nb is the dominant element in the evolution of solidification microstructure with C and Si affecting the amounts of ..gamma../MC and ..gamma../Laves constituent observed. Simple solidification models predict reasonably well the amount of eutectic constituent observed. 11 refs., 9 figs., 2 tabs.

An entry control system (ECS) allows the movement of authorized personnel and material through normal routes while detecting and delaying movement of unauthorized personnel and contraband. This paper presents an overview of several unique design and operating principles used in the implementation of a positive identity entry control system utilizing proximity cards. The system design incorporates distributed processing to support geographically separated entry points and redundancy such that no single point failure will shut down operations. The functionality and integration of the photo identification system, the visitor authorization system, and the access control and contraband detection systems will be discussed. Systems unique features such as temporary badge issue for lost or forgotten badges at entry points using video lookup, visitor processing, and ergonomic and environmental considerations for the design of the proximity card based entry lane will be covered. 6 figs.

Effective implementation of an insider protection program in light of the new directives can be accomplished through sound planning and a strong management commitment to meaningful improvements. Good planning, with a firm set of goals and objectives that have reasonable milestones, are essential elements in the effective implementation of new requirements. This paper describes a structured approach to achieving effective and acceptable program implementation.

Analysis of the electrohydrodynamic (EHD) equations of motion of a planar liquid-lithium surface in the presence of a normal electric field suggest that liquid lithium may provide a large-area ion source for intense ion-beam diodes. Such sources are being developed for the Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II at Sandia National Laboratories. In this paper, theoretical and experimental studies of the planar EHD ion source will be reviewed. When a planar liquid surface is subjected to an electric field of sufficient magnitude, EHD instabilities produce an array of cusps on the surface. The electric field enhancement at the apex of each cusp is sufficient to permit field evaporation of ions. The time delay between application of the electric field and ion emission depends on the magnitude and rate of increase of the applied electric field, and on the initial amplitude of the surface perturbation. Above 10 MV/cm, theory indicates that field emission will occur on a nanosecond time scale and that the characteristic spacing of emitters will be less than one micrometer. At these fields, the source should have an intrinsic divergence of less than 6 mrad and the effects of space charge from neighboring emitters should not inhibit emission significantly. Experimental measurements of wavelength and cusp-formation-times for water and ethanol at electric fields near the critical field for instability have agreed well with theory. 11 refs., 4 figs.

Unlike small (localized) bipolarons, large (mobile) bipolarons can yield bipolaronic superconductivity. The stringent conditions for the formation of large bipolarons as well as distinctive features of the normal-state transport and superconducting-state properties of large bipolarons appear consistent with observations of the high-temperature superconductors. © 1989.

The realization that structures in Nature often can be described by Mandelbrot's ''fractals'' has led to a revolution in many areas of physics. The interaction of waves with fractal systems has, understandably, become intensely studied since scattering is the method of choice to probe delicate fractal structures such as chainlike particle aggregates. Not all of these waves are electromagnetic: neutron scattering, for example, is an important complementary tool to structural studies by x-ray and light scattering. Since the phenomenology of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), as it is applied to fractal systems, is identical to that of small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), it falls within the scope of this Working Paper. 9 refs.

Sandia National Laboratories, in conjunction with its participation in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) writing groups, has undertaken to provide an experimental and analytical basis for the design of components of radioactive materials packages to resist normal transport shock and vibration loads. Previous efforts have resulted in an overly conservative shock spectra description of the loads in the tie-downs and cask attachment points anticipated during normal shipment. The present effort is aimed at predicting the actual loads so that the design basis can be accurately determined. This goal is being accomplished with road simulator and over-the-road tests and the development of an analytical model. This model is used to parametrically evaluate and envelop the transportation systems' responses. The parameters to be varied include damping, stiffness, geometry, and cargo mass. The over-the-road tests provide operational data that are used to validate the selection of environments for the road simulator tests. The road simulator tests provide verification for the model. This verification is accomplished since the road simulator tests provide not only the system response which can be measured in over-the-road tests but also the system input. Finally, when the model has been verified, it can be used to vary parameters to envelop a wide range of normal transport conditions.

Sandia National Laboratories has developed a variety of command, control, and display systems for a broad spectrum of users. This paper briefly describes the latest systems developed for the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of State (DOS) applications. Applications covered vary from relatively small facilities to large complex sites. 3 refs., 6 figs.

Novel methods/techniques for the detection of explosives are briefly described. The methods include vapor detection, preconcentrators, chemiluminescence detectors and microwave detectors. (CBS)

An inherent aspect of active array radars is the use of large numbers -- typically hundreds -- of transmit/receive (T/R) modules. The implementation of this technology at Sandia has created new challenges for the tester designer. Foremost among these challenges is the need to design T/R module testers which can accommodate such large numbers of devices-under-test (DUTs). This task is complicated by the fact that state-of-the-art T/R modules are extremely sophisticated and require a broad spectrum of tests for adequate evaluation. The Sandia T/R module operates in Ku band and consists of a transmitter, receiver, programmable phase shifter, programmable attenuator, modulator, switched limiter, and gate-array controller. The programmable phase shifter is common to both the transmitter and receiver, but the attenuator is unique to the receiver. The instruments required for the tests include a network analyzer, a spectrum analyzer, a noise figure meter, a peak-power meter, and an automated tuner system. The key to a successful tester is in integrating all of the above instruments such that the desired measurements can all be performed from a single, two-port, tester-to-DUT connection. The natural consequence of such a design is that some measurements will have to be de-embedded from the integrated test setup. This paper addresses both the tester's instrument integration and the resulting de-embedding concerns. 2 figs.

In the past several years a wealth of decay data has been obtained and reported, much of it in ''Decay Data of the Transactinium Nuclides'', IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 261 (1986). The decay data for the daughters of /sup 238/U have been notable by their absence in such compilations; and since there is a need for such data, a set of experiments has been performed to measure the gamma-ray emission probabilities. Uranium samples of known mass and isotopic concentration in aqueous solution are analyzed with a high-purity germanium gamma-ray spectrometer. Various samples have also in solution multi-line calibration sources with well-known relative intensities. The well-known emission probabilities of the /sup 235/U gamma rays are used to provide an absolute intensity reference. Since self-absorption of the sample is included in the effective detector efficiency, there is not need for a separate calculation of this absorption. Gamma-ray emission probabilities for the energy range 63 to 1938 keV are reported. Sources of error, including those in the efficiency curve, are discussed. 11 refs., 5 figs., 4 tabs.

Thirty-nine (39) bipolar device lots (195 devices) were tested for peak photocurrent. Difference in average photocurrent between lots of same device types was less than a factor of three in all cases. 4 figs.

Lot acceptance tests are evaluated for nonhardened CMOS devices for low total-dose space applications. Examples are presented for cases in which gate- or field-oxide leakage dominates device response. 12 refs., 3 figs.

Spent fuel transportation casks have arrived at final destinations with removable surface contamination levels in excess of regulatory limits, although pre-transport surveys indicated removable contamination levels were well below these limits. The control of this in-transit ''weeping'' of surface contamination on pool-loaded spent fuel transport casks is of particular concern to both the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Weeping, also known as sweating, is the transformation of fixed radioactive particulates on an exterior surface of transport cask to a removable state. Weeping has been observed sometime after a cask is removed from a fuel pool and decontaminated. The weeping phenomenon is countered by time-consuming operational constraints and procedures which have a significant impact on cask turnaround times and occupational exposures at transport facilities. Further, the arrival of a contaminated cask results in negative public perceptions that are inconsistent with DOE and NRC goals. The objectives in resolving the technical issue of weeping are to identify specific causes of the weeping phenomenon, then to implement new cask design requirements and supporting operational procedures which will limit or inhibit the accumulation, retention, and in-transit conversion of fixed surface contamination. 6 figs., 1 tab.

To protect a security instrument such as a television camera from subversion by signal substitution, the data from the instrument are digitized and submitted to an authenticator. The digital data may then be transmitted in the clear over a non-secure medium. Appended to the data is a 10-bit authentication value based on the values of the data and a random authentication number. At the receiving end, the data are submitted to an identical authenticator. If it produces the same authentication value, the data are authentic. Such a scheme can only work if the instrument, the authenticator, and the link between them can be protected from tampering. This paper describes a tamper resistant container designed to protect a data authenticator and television camera against an adversary having sophisticated resources and complete design information. The container's design includes active elements to detect and report intrusion attempts in real time. It also includes passive elements to indicate upon later inspection that the container had been violated. 1 ref., 2 figs.

Considerable interest has been generated within the past several years concerning the use of new generation video motion detection (VMD) systems as exterior intrusion sensors. The new generation VMD systems advertise advanced video signal processing techniques and algorithms which are aimed at rejecting nuisance alarm sources inherent to the uncontrolled exterior environment. Older generation VMD systems used in an exterior environment tend to have high nuisance alarm rates. The high nuisance alarm rates of the older systems made them generally unacceptable for use as an exterior sensor. This paper discusses the results of continued field testing of new generation VMD systems. Field tests were conduced in an exterior perimeter zone application and an application looking at the exterior entrance of a building. Test results include each VMD system's detection capabilities and nuisance alarm characteristics for each particular application. Also site considerations such as lighting, cameras and zone layouts for exterior video motion detection are discussed. 1 ref., 14 figs., 1 tab.

The piezoelectric polymer, polyvinylidene di-fluoride (PVDF or PVF2), properly processed by the proprietary Bauer technique, is a material for a transducing element that can be used for a wide variety of stress, pressure, or temperature related measurements. Its versatility as a sensor requires especially careful attention to the special requirements for associated gauge packaging, installation, signal conditioning, recording, and analysis that are imposed by the particular diverse test conditions. Most applications reported to date have been for tests performed under laboratory conditions. But, the PVDF sensor has also been successfully used for stress wave measurement under adverse and often hostile field test conditions that require the use of lengthy transmission lines and allow only limited recording capability. This paper discusses one crucial aspect of field application -- measuring system characterization, and correction of signals distorted by systems of marginal frequency capability. 11 refs., 7 figs.

Radiation effects on polymers in the presence of air are characterized by complicated phenomena such as dose-rate effects and post-irradiation degradation. Most applications of polymeric materials in radiation environments involve air atmospheres. Taking account of oxidation effects and time-dependent phenomena is a necessity for understanding materials changes which occur during aging, and for dealing with issues of materials lifetime prediction, aging monitoring, materials selection, and material stabilization. Time-dependent radiation-degradation effects can be understood mechanistically in terms of: (1) features of the free radical chain-reaction chemistry underlying the oxidation, and (2) oxygen diffusion effects. A profiling technique has been developed to study heterogeneous degradation resulting from oxygen diffusion, and kinetic schemes have been developed to allow long-term aging predictions from short-term high-dose-rate experiments. These methodologies have been successfully applied for predicting degradation rates of a number of different materials under ambient nuclear environments. Low molecular weight additives which act either as free-radical scavengers or else as energy-scavengers are effective as stabilizers in radiation-oxidation environments. Non-radical oxidation mechanisms, involving species such as ozone, can also be important in the radiation-oxidation of polymers. 14 refs., 13 figs.

A comprehensive stress analysis was performed for a bimaterial plate subjected to a uniform change of temperature. The steel and brass portions of the specimen were bonded along a common edge. Whole-field measurements were made by high-sensitivity moire interferometry. A companion finite element numerical analysis of a similar body was conducted to help interpret the experimental results. The experiments documented a strong free-edge effect along the entire perimeter of the joint, an effect akin to a line singularity along the perimeter. High stresses in the edge-effected zone were determined from measurements, and enormous stress gradients were deduced by analysis. The largest stresses were found at the corner, where two edge-effected zones intersected. 5 refs., 8 figs.

Advanced titanium-aluminum intermetallic alloys (often simply called titanium aluminides) have certain properties which make them potentially attractive as advanced aerospace alloys. In order to utilize these alloys in engineering applications, it is necessary to process the alloys in a variety of ways including casting, hot forming and welding. All of these processes modify the microstructure of the alloy, which in turn directly influences the properties. The key to optimizing the alloy's properties is to control the microstructure by careful control of the processing parameters. Control for the microstructure requires a thorough understanding of the evolution of the microstructure, including elemental partitioning between the various phases which form in the alloy. Analytical electron microscopy (AEM) is an ideal way to characterize the microstructures on a fine spatial scale. Such high spatial resolution microanalysis is required to understand the microstructural evolution in these alloys. In this case, the alloy is a Nb modified Ti/sub 3/Al, and the partitioning behavior of interest is between a variety of ternary phases which are produced as a function of alloy cooling rate from a single homogeneous high temperature ..beta.. phase. The Nb is added to the alloy to enhance its performance, primarily through an improvement in ductility. In this work, the details of the procedure for quantitative analysis of these alloys are presented.

An applied B-field ion diode on PBFA II has produced a 17 TW proton beam for investigation of beam generation and transport physics pertinent to inertial confinement fusion experiments. Power was fed to the diode via two conical self-magnetically-insulated transmission lines that incorporated plasma opening switches. The diode utilized a pair of B-field coils in disc shaped cathodes to produce a 3 T axial B-field that insulated the 16 mm anode-cathode gap from electron loss. The 15-cm-radius anode was configured with a 5.5-cm-tall curved ion emitting region. A 2.6 MA ion beam originated from this region, was accelerated to 6 MV in the anode-cathode gap, and then transported ballistically toward the axis in a current neutralizing gas cell. The best transport (75%) occurred with narrow 5.5-cm-tall anode sources in which a 180 kJ proton beam was observed within 1.2 cm of the diode centerline. The FWHM of the beam focused at the centerline of the diode was 5 to 7 mm. This beam gave a peak proton power density of approximately 5 TW/cm/sup 2/. 12 refs., 8 figs.

The finite control volume method (FCVM) was successfully used to calculate both laminar and turbulent buoyancy driven flow of air in a square enclosure for Ra = 10/sup 3/ to 10/sup 8/. For laminar flow, comparisons of the computed solution with both experimental data and other numerical solutions are in excellent agreement. Comparisons of selected velocities and average Nusselt numbers with a ''benchmark'' solution presented by deVahl Davis are consistently within 4%. For turbulent flow, the agreement with another numerical solution is generally good, considering the large difference in the number of nodes employed. The agreement with extrapolated experimental correlations for the average Nusselt number was acceptable. 20 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs.

Magmatic activity, and particularly silicic magmatic activity, is the fundamental process by which continental crust forms and evolves. Drilling in the Inyo Chain, a 600-year-old chain of volcanic vents in California, has shown the close relationship of silicic eruption to shallow dike emplacement, the control of eruptive style by shallow porous-flow degassing, the origin of obsidian by welding, the development of igneous zonation by viscosity segregation, and the character and size of conduits in relation to well- understood magmatic and phreatic eruptions. Planned drilling at the site of the largest eruption of the century, in the Mt. Katmai region of Alaska, will test models for explosive eruptions, elucidate the process of vapor-transport of metals, and provide the first measurements of rates of cooling and chemical alteration in a relatively simple, non-composite igneous system. -Author

To overcome the heat deficit and oxidizing atmosphere problems and to reduce fuel consumption, a small gas forge furnace has been developed which incorporates recuperative heating; as the combustion air is drawn into the furnace it is preheated by passing it through a simple heat exchanger which is heated by the exhaust gases from the furnace. This recuperative heating principle is the same used by blast and open hearth furnaces but they typically employ complex heat exchangers, and extensive blowers and valving to direct the flow of the intake and exhaust gases. In the furnace described in this article a chimney is provided at the rear of the furnace and the air intake ducts pass through the chimney before reaching the venturi where the fuel gas is injected. Thermocouples were place in the air intake ducts and the temperature of the recuperated air was 1000 F. Based on data in the Mechanical Engineers Handbook (Industrial Heating Furnaces) fuel savings are directly related to the temperature of the preheated air. The theoretical saving in fuel with 800 F. combustion air is about 19%. The furnace is very quiet, since no blowers are used and the venturi is located in the center of a long tube. To control the furnace atmosphere and to help reduce heat loss, a close fitting swing away door has been incorporated, and the entire furnace is insulated with lightweight high performance ceramic insulation. The resulting furnace easily achieves forge welding temperatures, has an oxygen depleted atmosphere and has proven to be very effective and capable for small machine and hand forging operations. 6 figs.

Need for standardization has been discussed for years by many government agencies. In the past, every perimeter site upgrade resulted in the design, specification, procurement, and fabrication of a unique power and signal junction box. To save design and specification cost, a standard terminal panel and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) design for an exterior intrusion sensor detection system was developed for a security system within the Sandia National Laboratories complex at Albuquerque, New Mexico. In facilitating this requirement a design was sought that could easily be modified for other government or commercial applications and one that could easily be fabricated in the shop. Also of primary importance was the need for lightning protection for both the communications and voltage sources. A 12V dc UPS with a current capacity of up to 4 amperes complements the standard terminal design and allows uninterrupted sensor operation for a number of hours should the primary ac source be interrupted. This report encompasses the features of the designs. The designs are also being used and continuously evaluated in Sandia's Area III exterior test field. 7 figs.

Radiation effects on polymers in the presence of air are characterized by complicated phenomena such as dose-rate effects and post-irradiation degradation. These time-dependent effects can be understood in these terms: (1) features of the free radical chain-reaction chemistry underlying the oxidation, and (2) oxygen diffusion effects. A profiling technique has been developed to study heterogeneous degradation resulting from oxygen diffusion, and kinetic schemes have been developed to allow long-term aging predictions from short-term high dose-rate experiments. Low molecular weight additives which act either as free-radical scavengers or else as energy-scavengers are effective as stabilizers in radiation-oxidation environments. Non-radical oxidation mechanisms, involving species such as ozone, can also be important in the radiation-oxidation of polymers. 18 refs., 15 figs.

Introduced in 1951 and 1966 respectively, the field ion microscope and atom-probe mass spectrometer can hardly be considered new or emerging microprobes. Over the years, the ability to use these instruments to examine the structure and composition of various materials at the atomic level has been well established. However,recent advances in more conventional microanalytical techniques, particularly progress toward a higher degree of spatial resolution, has created renewed interest in all techniques capable of analysis on a very fine scale. Also, there has been an increased emphasis over the past several years in the application of the field ion microscope and atom-probe to problems of greater general interest in surface and materials science. It is therefore not totally inappropriate to discuss the field ion microscope and atom-probe within the context of ''emerging'' microprobes. The intent of this paper is to familiarize the reader with the techniques of field ion microscopy and atom-probe mass spectroscopy and describe several recent applications which demonstrate some of their unique attributes. 45 refs., 8 figs.

This paper reviews several techniques available to the experimenter to characterize the mechanical properties of near surface layers of engineering materials. The test methods examined are: micro-tensile testing, bulge testing, ultra-low load indentation testing, and microfabricated test structures. The applicability of these techniques as well as their advantages and difficulties are examined. Special emphasis is given to recent developments in ultra-low load indentation testing and microfabricated test structures. 61 refs., 2 figs.

The Department of Energy (DOE) established the seals task force in 1986 to scope the extent of seals problems, develop guidelines and criteria, and recommend improvements. Recent task force activities have been to update the Safeguards Seals Reference manual produced in 1986, lay the groundwork for seal standardization, and make recommendations for general and specific seals problems in the field. This paper will discuss the manual updates and other general task force activities. 5 refs.

For years the lighting industry has manually entered and manually performed calculations on the photometric data that is necessary for lighting designs. In the past few years many lighting manufacturers and private lighting design software companies have published computer programs to enter and perform these calculations. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and other interested organizations, are involved in outdoor lighting designs for Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) that require lighting design software programs. During the period when no commercial lighting design software programs existed, SNL first used a government agency's program and then developed an in-house program. The in-house program is very powerful but has limitations, so it is not feasible to distribute it to interested organizations. This program has been used extensively for many high security outdoor lighting design projects. There is still a demand for lighting design programs, so SNL has ordered several that are commercially available. These programs are being evaluated for two reasons: (1) to determine if their features are adequate to aid the user in lighting designs, and (2) to provide that information to SNL and other organizations. The information obtained in this paper is to be used to help an end user decide if a program is needed, and if so, to choose one. This paper presents the results of evaluations performed. 5 refs., 6 figs., 3 tabs.

Rigid, closed-cell, polyurethane foam is used in impact limiters in nuclear waste transport containers. During a hypothetical nuclear waste transport accident, the foam is expected to absorb a significant amount of impact energy by undergoing large inelastic volume reductions. Consequently, the crushing of polyurethane foams must be well characterized and accurately modeled to properly analyze a transport container accident. At the request of Sandia National Laboratories, a series of uniaxial, hydrostatic and triaxial compression tests on polyurethane foams were performed by the New Mexico Engineering Research Institute (NMERI). The combination of hydrostatic and triaxial tests was chosen to provide sufficient data to characterize both the volumetric and deviatoric behaviors of the foams and the coupling between the two responses. Typical results from the NMERI tests are included in this paper. A complete description of these tests can be found in Neilsen et al., 1987. Constitutive models that have been used in the past to model foam did not capture some important foam behaviors observed in the NMERI tests. Therefore, a new constitutive model for rigid, closed-cell, polyurethane foams was developed and implemented in two finite element codes. Development of the new model is discussed in this paper. Also, results from analyses with the new model and other constitutive models are presented to demonstrate differences between the various models. 4 refs., 6 figs., 1 tab.

There are many Safeguards applications which have a need for a reliable system that uses state-of-the-art processing techniques to detect and track targets moving through a scene. A general purpose Target Cueing and Tracking System (TCATS), which is independent of the application and the user interface, is under development. The TCATS algorithms were developed and evaluated with commercially available image processing boards and a VME bus based microcomputer. The TCATS algorithms have successfully demonstrated a high detection capability and the ability to ignore exterior environmental conditions, such as cloud shadows moving through the scene, snow, blowing dust, rain, and moderate camera motion. These algorithms remove camera motion. These algorithms remove camera motion and perform target detection and tracking at near real time. The algorithms can handle many targets and retain the identity of each object from one frame to the next. Special ruggedized hardware is also under development to reduce the size, cost, and power consumption, and to increase the processing rate, reliability, and environmental operating capability of the TCATS. Field evaluations are underway specifically for Exterior Fixed Site Security applications. Testing includes nuisance alarm data gathering and detection capability evaluation of human targets crossing perimeter zones. This paper describes the detection and tracking techniques, custom hardware, and future development plans for the TCATS. 5 refs., 9 figs.

The Outsider Analysis (Outsider) module is part of the Analytic System and Software for Evaluation of Safeguards and Security (ASSESS). Outsider and the ASSESS Facility Descriptor (Facility) module together supercede the Systematic Analysis of Vulnerability to Intrusion (SAVI) PC software package. Outsider calculates P(I), the probability that outsiders are interrupted during an attack on a facility by security forces at the facility, and P(W), the probability of security system win. SAVI exhaustively examines every possible path to find the ten most vulnerable paths. Exhaustive search is adequate if the number of paths to examine is small, but moderately complex facilities can have millions of paths, making exhaustive search too slow for practical purposes. Outsider has two new algorithms that generate paths in order of vulnerability, finishing in a fraction of the time required by SAVI. The new Outsider algorithms make containment analysis easier for analysts than ever before. We describe the new algorithms and show how much better they perform than the SAVI exhaustive search algorithm. 6 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.

This paper demonstrates the use of the Analytic System and Software for Evaluating Safeguards and Security. ASSESS is an integrated approach for evaluating the effectiveness of safeguards against theft of special nuclear material by different types of adversaries: insiders, outsiders, and colluding insiders and outsiders. ASSESS consists of six modules: System Manager, Facility Descriptor, Insider Analysis, Outsider Analysis, Neutralization Analysis, and Collusion Analysis. This paper introduces the modules, describes their scope, and highlights the interactions among them. Separate papers will provide detailed discussion and demonstration of each of the modules. The ASSESS code runs on the IBM PC family of computers with 640K RAM, the DOS operating system, and Microsoft Windows. The Windows environment provides a very efficient and convenient graphics user interface as well as drivers for many types of output devices. ASSESS is being developed jointly by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories under the sponsorship of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Safeguards and Security. The first version of the ASSESS code was delivered to DOE/OSS in March 1989. 7 refs., 4 figs.

Historically, large scale safeguards alarm and communication systems have required the expensive computational power of a mainframe of midsize computer. Due to the widespread availability and reduced cost of PC-based technology, this class of machine is a much preferred solution. This paper will discuss a development program integrating this technology with inexpensive local area network (LAN) hardware to support (1) many touch panel based operator graphics consoles, (2) redundant LAN communications, (3) fault-tolerant LAN communication, (4) redundancy in subsystem failure, (5) modularity in design, (6) fault-tolerant video communication, (7) inexpensive PC-based video annotation and switcher design, (8) inexpensive video replay capability, (9) use of fiber optic communication media, (10) distributed parallel processing, and (11) minimized overall system cost. The Intel BitBus architecture was selected for network communications between PC CPUs. The network supports both fiber optic and copper media and insures message integrity/receival. Custom boards have been developed to transform PCs modular expandable routing switchers with video presence detection and annotation. 1 fig.

The Outsider Analysis (Outsider) module is part of the Analytic System and Software for Evaluating Safeguards and Security (ASSESS). Outsider and the ASSESS Facility Descriptor (Facility) module together supersede the Systematic Analysis of Vulnerability to Intrusion (SAVI) software package. Outsider calculates P(I), the probability that outsiders are interrupted during an attack by security forces at the facility, and P(W), the probability of security system win, and has other features not found in SAVI. Analysts can select intruders from a set of ten reference threats, ranging from well-equipped terrorists to intruders with no equipment at all. New analysis algorithms run 60 to more than 100 times faster. New reports detail how safeguards are defeated at each element in a path and give other data critical to effective upgrade decisions. Outsider takes as input a facility security system defined in Facility and produces intermediate results for the ASSESS Collision module. 8 refs., 6 figs.

The feasibility of competitive, modular bulk electric power from the sun may be greatly enhanced by the use of a reflux heat pipe receiver to combine a heat engine such as Stirling with a paraboloidal dish concentrator. This combination represents a potential improvement over previous successful demonstrations of dish-electric technology in terms of enhanced performance, lower cost, longer life, and greater flexibility in engine design. There are, however, important issues and unknowns which must be addressed to determine engineering feasibility of these devices. In the pool boiler reflux receiver, concentrated solar radiation causes liquid metal (sodium or potassium) to boil. The vapor flows to the engine heater heads, where it condenses and releases the latent heat. The condensate is returned to the receiver absorber pool by gravity (refluxing). This is essentially an adaptation of heat pipe technology to the peculiar requirements of concentrated solar flux, and provides many advantages over conventional heated tube receiver technology. Boiling theory indicates that long-term stable boiling of liquid metal may be difficult to achieve. Laboratory scale experiments have been performed. Initial tests confirmed that boiling is unstable in a baseline boiler. Boiling stability was established after the addition of ''artificial cavities'' to the heated surface, and successful boiling of sodium was demonstrated for 100 hours. Other stabilizing influences may have been present, and will be discussed. The flux and geometry closely simulated a real receiver. The results of these tests are presented, along with the design of a full scale receiver for on-sun testing and considerations for long term operation. 15 refs., 10 figs.

Techniques are being developed to gain understanding of energy transport efficiencies through changes in pulsed power transmission line geometries. These techniques are being applied to design study of the PBFA-II accelerator which has the goal of increasing the energy available for ICF experiments. Transverse electromagnetic (TEM) wave analysis yields a simple circuit model of the new coax-to- parallel-plate transition. This simple model gives insight into the dominant physics of the device and suggests design improvements that will lead to the desired energy efficiencies. Insights gained by this simple model are confirmed and refined by 3-dimensional, time dependent computer simulations with the SOS code and scale model experiments. Simulations have predicted experimental results to high degree of accuracy which adds confidence in both the simulations and the scale model experiments. 1 ref., 11 figs., 1 tab.

This report describes a capacity planning project for Engineering Information Management (EIM) systems at Sandia National Laboratories. The purpose was to develop a method for predicting the ability of current hardware computer systems to meet future demands and to address the magnitude of required upgrades. Specific activities included the generation and analysis of alternatives, the selection of analytic modeling as the appropriate vehicle, construction and validation of the model, and the development of recommendations.

Ion diode research on Sandia National Laboratories' Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator (PBFA) II has progressed significantly during the past two years as we have operated in the shot-a-day model with well-diagnosed proton and lithium ion diode loads. During this period, we have succeeded in demonstrating efficient proton beam generation and in focusing the beam to a full width at half maximum (FWHM) spot size of 5.2 mm. Power and energy densities equivalent to 5.4 (+0.9, /minus/0.8) TW/cm/sup 2/ and 73 kJ/cm/sup 2/, respectively, on a 6 mm diameter sphere from the full diode were obtained. Tests of ion diode operation with a simple Plasma Opening Switch (POS), opening at a current of 1-2 MA, indicate efficient energy coupling and a rapid turn on of iron when the POS opens. A model of diode operation has been developed which successfully describes the operating impedance of applied-B ion diodes on PBFA II, PBFA I, Proto II, and Proto I. In addition, we have developed the capability to perform particle simulations which have helped to determine optimized insulating magnetic field profiles and anode shapes for efficient ion beam generation and focusing. Lithium ion source experiments on PBFA II have succeeded in delivering 26 kJ of lithium ions to the axis using a field-enhanced LiF ion source. Several active lithium ion sources, which should allow improved lithium began generation and focusing, are now being prepared for testing on PBFA II. 11 refs., 10 figs., 2 tabs.

Personnel at Sandia National Laboratories, the Naval Research Laboratory, Cornell University, and Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing cost effective beams of lithium ions to bridge the energy gap between lasers and underground nuclear explosions in the national Inertial Fusion Program. We plan to probe the threshold for igniting thermonuclear fuel in the laboratory on the Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II (PBFA II). We have met our April 1, 1989, milestone of 5 trillion watts per square centimeter power density on PBFA II. We wish to adapt the existing Hermes III accelerator at Sandia into a pre-prototype module of the DOE Laboratory Microfusion Facility for military applications in support of the DOE decision in the mid 90s on the best particle beam or laser for the facility. A German-American study concludes that our lithium ion approach offers the lowest cost option for fusion energy. 7 figs.

Superconducting polycrystalline thin films in the Tl-Ca-Bu-Cu-O system have been prepared by electron beam evaporation followed by appropriate sintering and annealing. Transition temperatures to 110 K and critical current densities to 600,000 A/cm/sup 2/ have been attained in oxygen annealed films. However, with only 16 minutes of air sintering and no oxygen anneal, oriented films have been obtained with T/sub c/'s to 107 K and J/sub c/'s to 450,000 A/cm/sup 2/. Single film devices utilizing a parallel array of weak links and a coplanar control line have been fabricated from the films. Oscillators as well as AM and FM modulators operating between 3 and 6 GHz have been demonstrated using this device concept. 24 refs., 4 figs.

A Personnel and Material Tracking System (PMTS) demonstrated at Argonne National Laboratories-West (ANL-W) in 1987 has resulted in the further development of this system. The results of the demonstration indicated immediate potential for the Material Monitoring/Tracking (MM) portion of the system. The MM system provides the separate functions of (1) observing all container movements, (2) authorized access approval,and (3) initiation and receipt of material transfers. All three functions are coordinated through a single computer which is known as the Computer Augmented Material Access (CAMA) computer. The Wireless Alarm Transmission of Container handling (WATCH) system provides Function 1, and the Mobile Accountability Verification Inventory Station (MAVIS) system provides Functions 2 and 3. Faster communications and the expanded and refined software package developed to provide Functions 2 and 3 stands out as the major accomplishment of this project. Increased functionality with enhanced protection against the insider threat in a more friendly operator interface is provided by this software. 3 refs., 2 figs.

In our instrumentation development efforts we find it necessary to be able to evaluate the performance of waveform digitizing systems with sampling rates from a few kilohertz to more than a gigahertz. Our goal has been to develop an integrated system which can provide quantitative results on the performance of systems and subsystems. Here we describe a system which is controlled by a Microvax II with instrumentation control through the IEEE-488 buss. The evaluation procedure is delineated in reference to a Trial Waveform Digitizer Standard generated by the Waveform Measurements and Analysis committee appointed by the Instrumentation and Measurement Society of IEEE. The standard has been recently accepted by the IEEE and will become a published standard. In this work, special focus is given to the accurate measurement of effective-bit performance and differential nonlinearity of waveform digitizers. 3 refs., 8 figs.

This paper presents some simple concepts for fixtures that can be used in two and three-axis vibration testing. Two, two-axis fixtures were built and tested in the laboratory. Test results are shown, and serve to confirm the validity of the concept. Simple methods for extending the concepts for three-axis testing are discussed. 6 refs., 9 figs.

This paper presents a combined analytical and experimental method for establishing a set of equations to evaluate the equivalent forces acting on a structure. The method requires that a finite element model of the structure be established. It further requires that the accelerator responses to the external forces be measured at a number of points on the structure. The equivalent forces established in the analysis are a representation of the actual forces. The equivalent forces concentrate the effects of the external forces at the degrees of freedom where the acceleration responses are measured. 6 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.

Second harmonic generation was measured for a thin corona-poled film of a dicyanovinyl azo dye incorporated in the side-chain methacrylate polymer. Measurements were performed at a wavelength of 1.58 ..mu..m as a function of incident angle for both p- and s-polarized incident light. From these measurements the form and magnitude of the second harmonic coefficient tensor were determined. The molecular distribution implied by the data is consistent with a thermodynamic potential containing only the dipolar orienting energy acting during poling. We have also demonstrated anomalous-dispersion phase-matched second harmonic generation for the first time using electric field induced second harmonic generation (EFISH) in a liquid solution of Foron Brilliant Blue S-R (FBB). Results are described. 10 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs.

We report on the first ferroelectric measurements of chemically prepared KNbO/sub 3/ thin films. Polycrystalline KNbO/sub 3/ thin films were fabricated by dip coating substrates with methanolic solutions of potassium hydroxide and niobium ethoxide. Perovskite KNbO/sub 3/ was obtained for both bulk gels and films by using 800/degree/C firing treatments. For films, the intermediate temperature processing schedule was critical for the complete conversion of low temperature phases to perovskite KNbO/sub 3/. Raman spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction analysis confirmed that properly processed films possessed the orthorhombic distortion of the perovskite structure at room temperature. In response to a 1 kHz, sinusoidal field of 300 kV/cm amplitude, we measured the following ferroelectric properties: (1) a remanent polarization of 4.5 ..mu..C/cm/sup 2/, (2) a spontaneous polarization of 8.3 ..mu..C/cm/sup 2/, and (3) a coercive field of 55 kV/cm.

Sandia National Laboratories, in cooperation with industry and other national laboratories, has been benchmarking computer codes (''Structural Code Benchmarking for the Analysis of Impact Response of Nuclear Material Shipping Cask,'' R.E. Glass, Sandia National Laboratories, 1985; ''Sample Problem Manual for Benchmarking of Cask Analysis Codes,'' R.E. Glass, Sandia National Laboratories, 1988; ''Standard Thermal Problem Set for the Evaluation of Heat Transfer Codes Used in the Assessment of Transportation Packages, R.E. Glass, et al., Sandia National Laboratories, 1988) used to predict the structural, thermal, criticality, and shielding behavior of radioactive materials packages. The first step in the benchmarking of the codes was to develop standard problem sets and to compare the results from several codes and users. This step for structural analysis codes has been completed as described in ''Structural Code Benchmarking for the Analysis of Impact Response of Nuclear Material Shipping Casks,'' R.E. Glass, Sandia National Laboratories, 1985. The problem set is shown in Fig. 1. This problem set exercised the ability of the codes to predict the response to end (axisymmetric) and side (plane strain) impacts with both elastic and elastic/plastic materials. The results from these problems showed that there is good agreement in predicting elastic response. Significant differences occurred in predicting strains for the elastic/plastic models. An example of the variation in predicting plastic behavior is given, which shows the hoop strain as a function of time at the impacting end of Model B. These differences in predicting plastic strains demonstrated a need for benchmark data for a cask-like problem. 6 refs., 5 figs.

Obtaining robust phase estimates from phase differences is a problem common to several areas of importance to the optics and signal processing community. Specific areas of application include speckle imaging and interferometry, adaptive optics, compensated imaging, and coherent imaging such as synthetic-aperture radar. The purpose of this paper is to relate the equations describing the phase estimation problem to the general form of elliptic partial differential equations, and illustrate results of reconstructions on large M by N grids using existing, published, and readily available Fortran subroutines. 15 refs., 2 figs.

Vacuum arc remelting (VAR) is the principal secondary melting process used to produce ingots for almost all wrought Alloy 718 applications. We will attempt, with this paper, to summarize our previous work along with other unpublished work as it applies to VAR of Alloy 718. Successful application for a particular alloy/ingot diameter combination is believed to be dependent on achieving quasisteady thermal/solutal conditions at the solidification interfaces. Local thermal environment is strongly influenced by fluid flows which in turn are driven by global temperature gradients (convection) and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) forces created by the arc's current distribution. Quasisteady conditions are enhanced when the metal vapor arc is stabilized in the diffuse mode where it provides optimal melting efficiency, macrouniform heating, and axisymmetrical fluid flows in the molten pool atop the ingot. Furnace conditions of low ambient gas pressures (<0.01 torr) and short electrode gaps (<10 mm) stabilize the diffuse mode. A transition from convective to magnetically dominant fluid flow occurs in the pool atop the ingot between 6.6 and 7.6 kA for production size ingots. Constricted arcs are stabilized at elevated ambient gas pressures and electrode gaps. Under these arc conditions fluid flows become unsymmetrical with respect to the ingot axis, ''shelf'' forms on portions of the ingot periphery, and melting efficiency is decreased. 19 refs., 13 figs.

Metalloporphyrins have appropriate properties for photosensitizing and catalysts solar energy storage reactions. Fundamental spectroscopic studies of metalloporphyrins and related enzymes that carry out C/sub 1/ chemistry can identify the factors controlling reactivity of the metal complexes. Research has concentrated on mimicking biological methanogenesis through investigation of the enzyme methylreductase, which carries out the final step in the reduction of Co/sub 2/ to methane. Transient and difference Raman spectroscopies were used to investigate the structural features of methylreductase, its nickel-hydrocorphin Cofactor F/sub 430/, and hydrocorphin and porphrin analogs of the active nickel complex. in particular, axial ligation at the nickel site was evaluated under a variety of conditions with the goal of elucidating the mechanism of methane synthesis. Studies of the tin-and antimony-porphyrin photoredox cycles were also carried out as possible solar-driven sources of reductant for biomimetic methane generation. 1 ref., 1 fig.

Packagings for transporting radioactive materials are required to survive exposure to environments. Package designers investigate design and analysis problems through structural and thermal testing of various components or models, using instrumentation to measure physical responses. The acquisition of high quality data from instrumentation is an essential part of the testing activity. To provide this quality of data, we are developing a mobile instrumentation data acquisition system dedicated for use in cask testing. This system is designed to acquire and analyze structural and thermal test data, and to provide leakage measurement capabilities. The mobile instrumentation system is housed in a 13.4m (44-ft) trailer transporter, which is self-contained with air conditioning, heating, and halon fire protection systems. External power from a commercial or motor generator source is line conditioned prior to distribution to the data acquisition equipment inside the trailer, and lightning protection is provided at the point where the measurement devices interface to the data acquisition equipment. This system is capable of performing data analyses and display of the acquired information within thirty minutes after an experiment.

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Beginning in April 1985, a working group on heat transfer met under the auspices of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Committee on Reactor Safety to define a standard problem set which could be used to benchmark codes used to predict cask thermal response. The problem definitions and solutions which resulted from these meetings as described in ''Standard Thermal Problem Set for the Evaluation of Heat Transfer Codes Used in the Assessment of Transportation Packages,'' R.E. Glass, et al., Sandia National Laboratories, 1988 are summarized in this paper. The problems that were defined address each of the major heat transfer mechanisms (conduction, convection, and radiation) that occur in a cask both during normal transport and as a result of the all- engulfing fire scenario. The problems were kept geometrically simple to minimize the resources required to obtain a solution while still addressing actual phenomena. This has resulted in a set of one- and two-dimensional problems. The solutions to this problem set include closed form analytical solutions, experimental data, and consensus of numerical solutions. For each problem the range of numerical solutions are presented. 1 ref., 4 figs., 2 tabs.

Wood is often used as the energy absorbing material in impact limiters, because it begins to crush at low strains, then maintains a near constant crush stress up to nearly 60 percent volume reduction, and there ''locks up.'' Hill has performed tests that show how wood is one of the best absorbers of energy per pound. However, wood's orthotropic behavior for large crush is difficult to model. In the past, analysts have used isotropic foam-like material models for modeling wood. A new finite element technique is presented in this paper that gives a better model of wood crush than the model currently in use. The orthotropic technique is based on locally isotropic, but globally orthotropic (LIGO) assumptions in which alternating layers of hard and soft crushable material are used. Each layer is isotropic; however, by alternating hard and soft thin layer, the resulting global behavior is orthotropic. In the remainder of this paper, the new technique for modeling orthotropic wood crush will be presented. The model is used to predict the crush behavior for different grain orientations of a 5 /times/ 5 inch sample of balsa wood. As an example problem, an impact limiter containing balsa wood as the crushable material is analyzed using both an isotropic model and the alternating layer model. 9 refs., 7 figs.

There has been considerable work over the past few years to study shock-induced solid state chemistry. In the present report, issues raised in the area are reviewed and critical concepts are discussed. The distinctive nature of solid state chemistry compared to liquid and gas phase chemistry is emphasized and material probes suitable for the study of solids are described. In order for solids to react in times less than one microsecond, unusual processes must be initiated in shock compression. Chief among the unique shock processes is the mixing of reactants by the large kinetic energy of shock-compression pulses. Mixing and fluid-like flow can lead to sufficiently intimate contact between reactants to permit complete chemical reaction in the solid state on the time scale of the experiment. Shock-induced solid state chemistry may be described as an unusually intense mechanochemical process. 24 refs., 2 figs.

Solar One is the world's largest central receiver power plant. During the last 4 years the plant availability was 80%, 83%, and 96%, respectively, during hours of sunshine. This reliability is considered to be excellent considering the plant is a first-of-a-kind facility and because it has been subjected to daily cyclic service. In this paper we present the frequencies and causes of the plant outages that occurred. The ten most important causes comprised 72% of the total outage time. Qualitative insights related to the cause and mitigation of these ten are provided. The information presented in this paper will be useful to studies aimed at improving the reliability of future solar central receiver power plants. It is also useful to members of the utility industry who are considering investing in this technology or are considering cyclic operation of conventional power plants. 4 refs., 3 figs.

Several issues have been identified as pertinent to sealing of radioactive waste repositories in bedded salt formations. These issues include: overall seal system functions and strategy for waste isolation; performance requirements for the seal system; need for redundancy; locations of long-term seals in excavations and boreholes; requirements for sealing interbeds and the disturbed rock zone (DRZ) seal stability for the required lifetime; and need for short-term seals in addition to long-term seals. These issues are defined in general terms, and some principles that may be useful in addressing them are presented. Although this presentation derives from experience with bedded salt, it has applicability to domal salt as well.

The following research is proposed: (1) Perform four to six new time-resolved lethality experiments on cadmium at projectile velocities 7 km/s, greater than that of our previous work at 5.2 km/s. The increased velocity will substantially increase the mass percentage of vaporization. Through simulation of these experiments, computer codes can be validated for hypervelocity impact when vaporization occurs. (2) Perform an additional four to six 1-D lethality experiments on zinc. This material undergoes substantial vaporization under the experimental conditions, and would expand our knowledge about the sensitivity of KEW lethality to shock-induced vaporization. (3) Perform two to four ballistic impact experiments with the ballistics gun at Sandia to provide a full validation of computational capabilities used in simulating the 1-D experiments. These experiments would probe phenomenology that is similar to the 1-D experiments, but with multi-dimensional debris propagation. This will extend the confidence in computer modeling to conditions analagous to KEW lethality applications.

A method which is capable of calculating the unsteady flow field around circular-arc bluff bodies of zero thickness is presented. This method utilizes linear vortex panels to model the body surface and a portion of the wake surfaces. Discrete vortices are used to model the remainder of the wake surfaces. Separation is assumed to occur at the sharp edges of the bodies. Numerical results for circular-arc bodies with included angles of less than 180/degree/ are compared with experimental data and found to be in good agreement. 31 refs., 15 figs.

A new recovery parachute system has been designed for the F111 crew escape module (CEM). The system includes a cluster of three 49-ft-dia ringslot-solid parachutes, a Kevlar deployment bag, and an explosively fired drogue gun to deploy the pilot parachute. Tests have been conducted that indicate the parachute system will meet the rate of descent requirement of 25 ft/sec at 5000 ft pressure altitude. To control the drag load developed by the parachutes, a new central reefing/disreefing system has been developed. Since the recovery parachute system is normally deployed crosswind from the CEM, line sail of the suspension lines during early tests was a problem but has been minimized by a dual pilot parachute system. 6 refs., 7 figs.

The possibility of capturing cosmic dust at hypervelocity has been demonstrated in the laboratory and in the unintended Solar Max spacecraft. This technology will enable a comet coma sample return mission and be important for the earth orbital cosmic dust collection mission, i.e., the Space Station Cosmic Dust Collection Facility. Since the only controllable factor in an intact capture of cosmic dust is the capturing medium, characterizing the effectiveness and properties of available capture media would be very important in the development of the technique for capturing hypervelocity cosmic dust intact. We have evaluated various capture underdense media for the relative effectiveness for intact capture. 2 refs., 2 figs.

A vibration test method has been proposed where control is accomplished using extremal control of the force and acceleration at the input to a test item. This proposal is examined with several examples. The method does limit the acceleration input at frequencies where the test item responses tend to be unrealistically large. However, the method's application is not straightforward and care must be taken in the application of the method. 9 refs., 16 figs.

The microstructure, mechanical properties and fracture characteristics of a pulsed Nd:YAG laser weld in a rapid solidification/powder metallurgy (RS/PM) Al-8 wt % Fe-2.3 wt % Mo alloy have been investigated. Results showed the high power density but low total energy input associated with pulsed Nd:YAG laser welding to promote extremely rapid fusion zone (FZ) cooling rates in the vicinity of 10/sup 5//degree/C/s. The weld FZ microstructure consisted primarily of submicron-sized spherical dispersoids in a matrix of fine dendritic-alpha aluminum. A dispersoid-coarsened heat-affected zone (HAZ) was also observed in the boundary between successive, overlapping melt zones. Transverse-weld tensile testing found fracture to occur in the unaffected base metal indicating 100% weld joint efficiency. Longitudinal-weld bend ductility testing revealed fracture initiation and propagation to be associated with the HAZ between successive melt zones at a bend ductility level only marginally below that of the base metal. 12 refs., 7 figs.

A good many words have been spoken and written (some by the present authors) about factoring very large numbers. Therefore, the thrust of this paper is a discussion of how the quadratic sieve algorithm has been adapted to work on a 1024-processor hypercube at Sandia National Laboratories. A brief description of the hypercube, an NCUBE/ten, its idiosyncrasies and its power, as well as some comparisons of timings between numbers factored on the CRAY and on the hypercube, are included. 6 refs., 1 tab.

PBFA II is the first pulsed power accelerator designed and built specifically to produce light ions for driving targets in Sandia National Laboratories inertial confinement fusion program. Recent progress in ion beam generation and focusing has been excellent. Record ion beam intensities have been obtained. Development of an extensive array of diagnostics and advances in the theory of ion diodes have had a major impact on this progress. A summary of recent progress and the present status of the PBFA-II light ion beam fusion program is given. 40 refs., 4 figs.

Amorphous metal foil-wound inductors have been tested as ferromagnetic saturable inductive elements for pulsed-power (multi-terawatt) switching modules in the inertial confinement fusion program at Sandia National Laboratories. In simulated capacitor testing premature dielectric breakdown of thin polyethylene terephthalate film insulation in the inductor windings occurs at considerably below 2500 V. This appears to be due to inadvertant dielectric damage from micro-spikes on the amorphous foil surface. Electron micrographs and dielectric breakdown data illustrate that electrophoretically-applied dielectric coatings, deposited from organic aqueous colloid dispersions, can be used to provide insulating coatings on the foil which provide a 240% improvement (6000 V) in the breakdown strength of wound amorphous foil inductors. The theory and operation of a dedicated electrophoretic continuous coating system is described. The machine was constructed and successfully applied for dielectric coating of amorphous metal foil. Additional possible applications exist for practical dielectric coating of metallic films or foils used in various commercial wound-type capacitor structures. 7 refs., 9 figs.

The influence of coal structure on primary conversions and oil yields in thermolytic extraction with different H-donor and non-H-donor solvents and in dry catalytic hydrogenation has been investigated. Pre-soaking of coal/H-donor solvent slurries at 250/degree/C increased conversions and the level of hydrogen transfer at short contact times (SCT, less than or equal to 10 min), demonstrating studies, prior removal of THF-extractable material (mobile phase) from one bituminous coal actually gave rise to higher conversions to pyridine-solubles for non-donor polynuclear aromatic compounds (PAC), such as naphthalene, phenanthrene and pyrene. These findings highlight the difficulties in relating primary conversions to coal characteristics. In contrast, oil yields have been found to increase broadly with decreasing rank in both H-donor solvent extraction with a process solvent and dry catalytic hydrogenation. However, in SCT tetralin extraction where poor physical contact between coal and solvent exists, neither total conversion nor oil yield correlates with rank. 23 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs.

We first discuss the progress in linear optics, in particular, the formulation and application of geometrical-optics approximation and its generalization. We then discuss the progress in non-linear optics, in particular, the enhancement of a first-order Freedericksz transition and intrinsic optical bistability in homeotropic and parallel oriented nematic liquid crystal cells. Finally, we discuss the liquid crystal alignment and surface effects on field-induced Freedericksz transition. 50 refs.

Thin silicon nitride (Si/sub 3/N/sub 4/) films are widely used as a dielectric in metal-nitride-oxide-silicon (MNOS) structures for radiation hard non-volatile memories. The retention of charge in these devices depends, among other things, on the chemistry of the films. It has been reported that charge transport in MNOS structures can be reduced by replacing the Si/sub 3/N/sub 4/ film by a silicon oxynitride (SiO/sub x/N/sub y/) film. In order to understand the relationship between chemistry and retention of charge, it is necessary to have a technique that can determine the chemistry of the films as a function of depth. This can be accomplished with Auger electron spectroscopy by using fingerprint spectra for each of the elements and compounds present in the sample. By using classical least-squares techniques, a unique combination of the standard spectra can be found that best fits the unknown spectrum. When this method is repeated for each spectrum in a depth profile, a chemical state depth profile is obtained. The use of this technique to profile oxynitride films where the SiO/sub 2/ content varies between 0 and 12 atomic percent is presented. 6 refs., 7 figs.

The dramatic improvement in silicon concentrator cell efficiency recently demonstrated in university laboratories has had a significant influence on concentrator technology development. This paper briefly describes concentrator field experience, economics, current technology paths, and concludes with a detailed summary of concentrator cell performance. 29 refs., 2 figs., 3 tabs.

When a technology such as solar energy enters the everyday world, the documentation about it must also become part of the technology transfer. The challenge in creating publications about technical subjects for semi-technical people or for popular use is to be both accurate and interesting. The process of creating this documentation should begin by carefully defining the audience and aiming the publication at it. To a large extent, the audience determines both the content and the language that will be used. 2 refs.

In this work, compaction-induced combustion in packed beds of nitrocellulose-based ball propellants is modeled using a multiphase mixture description. This model is applied to conditions simulating low-velocity impact experiments of Sandusky, et. al. (NSWC). A two- stage combustion model is used whereby compressive reaction begins at the compaction front. Subsequent energy release is delayed following an induction rate law based on time-to-reaction experimental data. Given conditions of sufficient energy release and heat transfer, grain burning is initiated when granular surface temperatures exceed decomposition conditions. Numerical solutions of the one-dimensional multiphase conservation equations are obtained using an adaptive finite element method and calculations are compared to experiments investigating various impact loading conditions on the ball propellants TS3659 and WC140. 11 refs., 12 figs., 1 tab.

A study was performed to evaluate the performance of equivalent drag area single parachute systems and cluster parachute systems during the early inflation and initial deceleration phase. Analytical work showed that the cluster system could exhibit better performance during this unsteady aerodynamic phase due to a significant decrease in the apparent mass of air influenced by the parachutes. Two test programs have been performed in support of these assumptions. The first compared systems with parachute drag areas of approximately 750 ft/sup 2/ and a payload of 2400 lbs. The cluster system exhibited increased performance and less susceptibility to parachute collapse due to wake recontact. The second series compared systems with parachute drag areas of approximately 260 ft/sup 2/ with a payload of 800 lbs. The advantages of the cluster system were less apparent but performance was moderately improved. 4 refs., 7 figs.

Time stepping algorithms are often used to solve parabolic and hyperbolic differential equations numerically. These algorithms are generally regarded as sequential in time; that is, the solution on a time level must be known before the computation of the solution at subsequent time levels can start. While this remains true in principle, we demonstrate that it is possible for processors to perform useful work on many time levels simultaneously. Specifically, it is possible for a processor assigned to a ''later'' time level to compute a very good initial guess for the solution based on approximations to the solutions on ''previous'' time levels, thus reducing the time required for solution. The reduction in the solution time can be measured as parallel speedup. We demonstrate two parallel time stepping algorithms that can be used for both linear and nonlinear problems. We compare the two algorithms and discuss their performance in terms of parameters associated with classical time stepping algorithms. 4 refs., 5 tabs.

A general representation approach is described which employs a hierarchy of holes and notches. A matching procedure is also described which allows non-ideal image hierarchies to be matched to class representations. The representation and matching methods are demonstrated on a set of handgun photographs. Examples of handguns which are different in detail are shown to exhibit the same class characteristics, while other similarly shaped objects are correctly distinguished from the handgun class. 6 refs., 8 figs.

The activities involved in establishing an integrated CIM database at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) are centered around the development of information engineering techniques. Several information engineering techniques were investigated including: top-down/bottom-up, data flow, entity-attribute and binary models. Most of the techniques were rejected because they did not capture all of the required information or they captured information that was not needed in the development of the CIM database. All current modeling activity is required for database development. This paper describes the modeling methodology utilized, the information engineering practices being developed, and a distributed database implementation at SNL. 10 refs., 12 figs.

This paper describes the migration path a company goes through as it moves up the data management learning curve. This migration path is based on four distinct roles for data management in CIM. The first two sections review the justification for CIM and data management. The first section describes the changing competitive environment manufacturers face and how CIM addresses the problems this situation creates. The second section identifies the two key characteristics of a database management system and the benefits provided. The third section identifies and discusses the four roles for data management in CIM. These four roles and their variations provide snapshots of where a company is on the data management learning curve. The fourth section describes the migration path a company goes through as it moves up the learning curve. Although there are similarities, there are some significant differences between this learning curve and the one experienced by MIS as it adopted data management technology. 3 refs.

The fire risk scoping study was sponsored by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and performed at Sandia National Laboratories. The study was initiated as a result of previous USNRC-sponsored fire research efforts that had identified certain fire risk issues that had not been addressed in previously completed commercial nuclear power plant fire risk analyses. The specific objectives of this study were: (1) to review and requantify fire risk scenarios from four fire probabilistic risk assessments in light of updated data bases made available as a result of USNRC-sponsored Fire Protection Research Program and updated computer fire modeling capabilities, (2) to identify potentially significant fire risk issues that have not been previously addressed in a fire risk context and to quantify the potential impact of those identified fire risk issues where possible, and (3) to review current fire regulations and plant implementation practices for relevance to the identified unaddressed fire risk issues. 9 refs., 3 tabs.

We are currently investigating a solar-driven photocatalytic process that promises to destroy low concentrations of hazardous organic molecules in large volumes of contaminated groundwater or industrial waste streams. Preliminary results of laboratory-scale screening tests using a model compound, salicylic acid, and titanium dioxide catalyst have shown that no measurable reaction occurs without both uv light and catalyst; no measurable volatilization of the salicylic acid occurs at room temperature; salicylic acid destruction rates depend on catalyst supplier and concentration and on uv light intensity; and some intermediates are being formed and subsequently destroyed. Observed reaction rates are consistent with those observed in an initial pilot-scale solar test of a falling-film reactor, although further testing will be required to quantify the comparison. 10 refs., 5 figs.

The Simplified Analytical Model of Penetration with Lateral Loading (SAMPLL) computer code developed at Sandia National Laboratories has been modified to allow additional penetration capabilities. The new capabilities include the ability to model penetration by other than cylindrical penetrators (flares, tapers, and boattails) and the ability to calculate penetration/perforation of multiple layers of different materials. Additionally, updated soil and rock empirical equations have been added to the model. A broader range of problems can now be modeled more accurately with the modified SAMPLL. 7 refs., 6 figs.

Article VII, paragraphs 8 and 14, of the inspection protocol of the INF Treaty between the US and the USSR provides for the use of radiation detection devices as a verification tool. That is, the Treaty allows the parties to measure the radiation from the radioactive components of nuclear weapons in order to verify that the inspected party is complying with the Treaty. This is the only verification provision in the Treaty that addresses the nuclear components of the relevant weapon systems. Acceptance of and confidence in such measurements is a significant development and similar measurements may be needed for verification of future treaties.

A novel technique is presented for segmenting seismic waveforms. The method produces waveform segments which closely correspond to explosion and earthquake signal onsets as well as additional structure of interest. Noise spikes or glitches are also successfully isolated. The approach uses threshold parameters obtained from human segmentation judgment tests and requires only simple, time domain calculations. 6 refs., 3 figs.

Semiconductor detectors for high energy physics applications offer the potential to obtain accurate particle spacial resolution and on-line data reduction. A significant disadvantage of semiconductor detectors and their associated circuitry however, is their sensitivity to radiation. Fortunately, a sufficient understanding of radiation effects on semiconductor devices exists that some classes of radiation tolerant semiconductor detectors are possible. 11 refs., 11 figs.

The Design Assistance Center (DAC) has developed a database of design, performance, and operating experience for remote photovoltaic (PV) systems. The DAC uses this database to assist potential users in evaluating PV for their specific applications and to accelerate the acceptance of PV as a viable power option for remote applications. 12 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.

Strong coupling models for the electronic structure of La{sub 2}CuO{sub 4} are derived in two successive stages of renormalization. First, a three-band Hubbard model is derived using a constrained density functional approach. Second, exact diagonalization studies of finite clusters within the three band Hubbard model are used to select and map the low energy spectra onto effective one-band Hamiltonians. At each stage, some observables are calculated and found to be in quantitative agreement with experiment. The final results suggest the following models to be adequate descriptions of the low energy scale dynamics: (1) a spin 1/2 Heisenberg model for the insulating case with nearest neighbor J{approx}130 meV; (2) a t -- t' -- J'' model with nearly identical parameters for the electron and hole doped cases. 14 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.

A high intensity acoustic test facility has been designed and is under construction at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. The chamber is designed to provide an acoustic environment of 154dB (re 20 {mu}Pa) overall sound pressure level over the bandwidth of 50 Hz to 10,000 Hz. The chamber has a volume of 16,000 cubic feet with interior dimensions of 21.6 ft {times} 24.6 ft {times} 30 ft. The construction of the chamber should be complete by the summer of 1990. This paper discusses the design goals and constraints of the facility. The construction characteristics are discussed in detail, as are the acoustic performance design characteristics. The authors hope that this work will help others in designing acoustic chambers. 12 refs., 6 figs.