THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF UINTAH COUNTY'S WESTERN PARK

Uintah County is home to a multiactivity conference complex located in Vernal, Utah. The complex is almost in constant use and includes locally sponsored activities, as well as regional and national activities. An estimate of local and nonlocal users were identified from Mr. Derk Hatch, manager of Western Park. I assumed that nonlocal use originated outside the county. Taking into account the local and nonlocal mix, it is estimated that the center annually generates over $4.8 million dollars in economic activity, with approximately 60% a result of direct expenditures. The complex also results in additional employment opportunities for approximately 136 individuals, summarizing direct, indirect, and induced effects. The countys population change as a result of the center is just over 300 persons. These estimates assume that the county would be at or near full-employment in the absence of the Western Park complex.Community/Rural/Urban Development,

Effects of chemical equilibrium on turbine engine performance for various fuels and combustor temperatures

A study was performed to quantify the differences in turbine engine performance with and without the chemical dissociation effects for various fuel types over a range of combustor temperatures. Both turbojet and turbofan engines were studied with hydrocarbon fuels and cryogenic, nonhydrocarbon fuels. Results of the study indicate that accuracy of engine performance decreases when nonhydrocarbon fuels are used, especially at high temperatures where chemical dissociation becomes more significant. For instance, the deviation in net thrust for liquid hydrogen fuel can become as high as 20 percent at 4160 R. This study reveals that computer central processing unit (CPU) time increases significantly when dissociation effects are included in the cycle analysis

THE DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF U.S. FOOD AID

Food Security and Poverty, International Development,

DOES FOOD AID REALLY DISCOURAGE FOOD PRODUCTION?

Food Security and Poverty, Production Economics,

The Feasibility of Constructing and Operating a Cull Cow Slaughter Facility in Utah

Potential animal numbers range from nearly 170,000 head to almost 370,000 head. The construction costs for a 400-head per day slaughter plant would be nearly $10,000,000 in 1995 dollars. The largest two cost items are the building (and associated mechanical facilities) and equipment. Assuming one shift per day operating at 90$1.32 per pound. The revenue associated with such a plant is estimated to be $1.35 per pound, leaving a net return of$0.03 per pound of processed meat, which would return approximately $1,000,000 per year at this operating capacity. Profitability is sensitive to the cost of the animals live, the ability to keep the plant operating at 90% capacity or better, and the price of processed meat