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Corrosion resistant thermal barrier coating
A thermal barrier coating system for protecting metal surfaces at high temperature in normally corrosive environments is described. The thermal barrier coating system includes a metal alloy bond coating, the alloy containing nickel, cobalt, iron, or a combination of these metals. The system further includes a corrosion resistant thermal barrier oxide coating containing at least one alkaline earth silicate. The preferred oxides are calcium silicate, barium silicate, magnesium silicate, or combinations of these silicates
Test system accurately determines tensile properties of irradiated metals at cryogenic temperatures
Modified testing system determines tensile properties of irradiated brittle-type metals at cryogenic temperatures. The system includes a lightweight cryostat, split-screw grips, a universal joint, and a special temperature control system
Coarsening of a Class of Driven Striped Structures
The coarsening process in a class of driven systems exhibiting striped
structures is studied. The dynamics is governed by the motion of the driven
interfaces between the stripes. When two interfaces meet they coalesce thus
giving rise to a coarsening process in which l(t), the average width of a
stripe, grows with time. This is a generalization of the reaction-diffusion
process A + A -> A to the case of extended coalescing objects, namely, the
interfaces. Scaling arguments which relate the coarsening process to the
evolution of a single driven interface are given, yielding growth laws for
l(t), for both short and long time. We introduce a simple microscopic model for
this process. Numerical simulations of the model confirm the scaling picture
and growth laws. The results are compared to the case where the stripes are not
driven and different growth laws arise
Condensation and coexistence in a two-species driven model
Condensation transition in two-species driven systems in a ring geometry is
studied in the case where current-density relation of a domain of particles
exhibits two degenerate maxima. It is found that the two maximal current phases
coexist both in the fluctuating domains of the fluid and in the condensate,
when it exists. This has a profound effect on the steady state properties of
the model. In particular, phase separation becomes more favorable, as compared
with the case of a single maximum in the current-density relation. Moreover, a
selection mechanism imposes equal currents flowing out of the condensate,
resulting in a neutral fluid even when the total number of particles of the two
species are not equal. In this case the particle imbalance shows up only in the
condensate
Modelling one-dimensional driven diffusive systems by the Zero-Range Process
The recently introduced correspondence between one-dimensional two-species
driven models and the Zero-Range Process is extended to study the case where
the densities of the two species need not be equal. The correspondence is
formulated through the length dependence of the current emitted from a particle
domain. A direct numerical method for evaluating this current is introduced,
and used to test the assumptions underlying this approach. In addition, a model
for isolated domain dynamics is introduced, which provides a simple way to
calculate the current also for the non-equal density case. This approach is
demonstrated and applied to a particular two-species model, where a phase
separation transition line is calculated
Tunable cavity resonator with ramp shaped supports
A cavity for a hydrogen maser is described consisting of three parts which provide highly stable mechanical and thermal expansion characteristics for the cavity and ease of tuning. The three parts which are made of a glass ceramic material having a very small thermal expansion coefficient (1) a top plate, (2) a cylinder with three interrupted helical ramps at its bottom, and (3) a base which includes a bottom plate and three ramp lugs on which the helical ramps of the cylinder rest when the cylinder is placed on the base with the bottom plate in the cylinder. Cavity tuning is achieved by rotating the cylinder and thereby raising or lowering it on the base, which results in changing the cylinder volume by changing the distance between the bottom and top plates
Assessment of a satellite power system and six alternative technologies
The satellite power system is assessed in comparison to six alternative technologies. The alternatives are: central-station terrestrial photovoltaic systems, conventional coal-fired power plants, coal-gasification/combined-cycle power plants, light water reactor power plants, liquid-metal fast-breeder reactors, and fusion. The comparison is made regarding issues of cost and performance, health and safety, environmental effects, resources, socio-economic factors, and institutional issues. The criteria for selecting the issues and the alternative technologies are given, and the methodology of the comparison is discussed. Brief descriptions of each of the technologies considered are included
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