Abstract: A method of extending the life of components of in service nuclear reactors or components of existing reactors is taught. The method involves forming a deposit on the surface coatings of metallic elements of the nuclear containment, as well as on the surfaces of encrusted internal components which are exposed to high-temperature, high-pressure water and steam. The deposit formed is a deposit of at least one member of the platinum group of metals. The deposit is formed by electroless deposition. In operation, this deposit facilitates the combination of hydrogen and oxygen to form water and thereby aids in reducing the electrochemical corrosion potential of the system to values below a critical potential that prevents stress corrosion cracking.

Abstract: The present invention provides an alloy having improved crack growth inhibition and having high strength at high temperatures. The composition of the alloy is essentially as follows:______________________________________ Ingredient Concentration in Weight % ______________________________________ Ni balance Co 15 Cr 10 Mo 3 Al 3.35 Ti 5.90 Ta 2.70 Nb 1.35 Zr 0.06 V 1 C 0.05 B 0.03.

Abstract: The present invention provides an alloy having improved crack growth inhibition and having high strength at high temperatures. The composition of the alloy is essentially as follows:______________________________________ Concentration in Weight % Claimed Composition Ingredient From To ______________________________________ Ni balance Co 4 12 Cr 7 13 Mo 2 6 Al 3.0 6.0 Ti 3.5 5.0 Ta 2.0 4.0 Nb 1.0 3.0 Re 0.0 3.0 Hf 0.0 0.75 Zr 0.0 0.10 V 0.0 3.0 C 0.0 0.20 B 0.0 0.10 W 0.0 1.0 Y 0.0 0.10.

Abstract: The present invention provides an alloy having improved crack growth inhibition and having high strength at high temperatures. The composition of the alloy is essentially as follows:______________________________________ Ingredient Concentration in Weight % ______________________________________ Ni balance Co 15 Cr 10 Mo 3 Al 4.9 Ti 2.0 Ta 4.7 Nb 2.3 Zr 0.06 V 1 C 0.05 B 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides an alloy having improved crack growth inhibition and having high strength at high temperatures. The composition of the alloy is essentially as follows:______________________________________ Ingredient Concentration in weight 5 ______________________________________ Ni balance Co 15 Cr 10 Mo 3 Al 5.5 Ti 2.25 Ta 2.70 Nb 1.35 Zr 0.06 V 1 C 0.05 B 0.03.

Abstract: The present invention provides an alloy having improved crack growth inhibition and having high strength at high temperatures. The composition of the alloy is essentially as follows:______________________________________ Ingredient Concentration in Weight % ______________________________________ Ni balance Co 13 Cr 16 Mo 4 Al 2.55 Ti 4.5 Ta 3.0 Nb 1.5 Zr 0.03 C 0.03 B 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides an alloy having improved crack growth inhibition and having high strength at high temperatures. The composition of the alloy is essentially as follows:______________________________________ Ingredient Concentration in weight % ______________________________________ Ni balance Co 15 Cr 10 Mo 3 Al 4.5 Ti 4.0 Ta 2.70 Nb 1.35 Zr 0.06 V 1 C 0.05 B 0.03.

Abstract: A V-shaped afterburner flameholder for a gas turbine engine has a plurality of rectangular tabs coextensive with and lying in the planes of the flameholder sidewalls. The tabs on opposing sidewalls alternate so as to introduce streamwise and spanwise (transverse) vortices in the flowing gas. The resultant streamwise vortices tend to reduce resonating vortex oscillations (screech) and the need for an acoustic liner to suppress such screech.

Abstract: The present invention provides an alloy having improved crack growth inhibition and having high strength at high temperatures. The composition of the alloy is essentially as follows:______________________________________ Concentration in weight % Ingredient From To ______________________________________ Ni balance Co 3 13 Cr 10 16 Mo 2.5 5.5 Al 2.5 4.5 Ti 1.5 3.5 Ta 2 5 Nb 2 5 Zr 0 0.1 C 0 0.1 B 0.01 0.05 W 0 1 Re 0 3 Y 0 0.2.

Abstract: A method of extending the life of components of newly constructed nuclear reactors or newly replaced components of existing reactors is taught. The method involves forming a deposit on the surfaces of metallic elements of the nuclear containment, as well as on the surfaces of internal components which are exposed to high-temperature, high-pressure water and steam. The deposit formed is a deposit of at least one member of the platinum group of metals. The deposit is formed by any of a number of conventional methods such as electroless deposition, electrochemical deposition, chemical vapor deposition, sputtering or other conventional method. In operation, this deposit facilitates the combination of hydrogen and oxygen to form water and thereby aids in reducing the electrochemical corrosion potential of the system to values below a critical potential range that prevents stress corrosion cracking.

Abstract: In order to improve image resolution and magnetic field uniformity in a magnetic resonance imaging device, the vibrations and loads produced by the cryocooler are isolated from the superconducting magnet and cryostat. The vibrations and loads are isolated through the use of flexible, laminated copper connectors and rubber mounts.

Abstract: A method for photolithographically forming a mask includes the steps of: forming an island structure of opaque material on a principal surface of a transparent substrate; depositing at least one layer of transparent material on the principal substrate surface and over the island structure; depositing a layer of photoresist material over the at least one transparent layer; exposing a back-side substrate surface, opposite to the principal substrate surface, to UV light to cause exposure of at least a portion of the photoresist, corresponding substantially to an area outside of a shadow of the island structure; reflecting at least a portion of UV light back into the photoresist layer, by depositing a non-specular layer over the photoresist layer before UV exposure, to expose another portion of the photoresist layer a selected overlap distance within the island structure shadow; and removing the exposed photoresist portion to form a mask which is aligned with the island structure and narrower than the island stru

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a tape superconductor of a compound superconductor type wherein the apparatus includes a first wire constructed of the superconducting compound material which is melted to form a bead. The bead is then wiped on a tape substrate to form a layer as the substrate is fed by the bead. Finally, the layer is cooled and a tape superconductor is formed.

Abstract: A calibrator and the derivation of an associated calibration data base for computationally compensating for gain and phase mismatch in sound intensity probes comprised of two unmatched pressure transducing microphones is described herein. The calibrator utilizes a unique `phase plug` to maintain temporal uniformity (in addition to standard spatial uniformity) in the sound field of the calibration chamber. Gain and phase calibration factors are independently obtained for each probe of interest using the calibrator and these data are compiled into an independent data base for storage and subsequent application. Such linear correction factors as applied to associated signal processing of probe measurements serves to computationally compensate for phase mismatch between the unmatched microphone pair.

Abstract: A decimation filter in which two filtering processes are carried out on a time-division-multiplexed basis using kernels that are sampled-data representations of triangular waves, one of which waves decrements while the other increments, or vice versa. A digital multiplier is connected for receiving the time interleaved kernels and a stream of bits supplied at a rate that is one-quarter of which the filter clock pulses regularly recur. The multiplier's output is connected to the addend input of a parallel-bit adder. The adder's output is connected to a cascade connection of first, second, third and fourth clocked latches. The output signal of the fourth latch is supplied to the adder's augend input except during the first four clock pulse durations after the kernel values reach maxima.

Abstract: A method of operating an autocorrelation pitch detector for use in a vocoder overcomes the pitch doubling and tripling problem using a heuristic rather than an analytic approach. The process tracks the times of occurrence of a highest and a second-highest autocorrelation peak. The amplitudes of the highest and the second-highest autocorrelation peaks are compared and, when these peaks are within a predetermined percentage difference in amplitude, the ratio of the time position (IPITCH2) of the second-highest peak to the time position (IPITCH) of the highest peak is checked to determine if that ratio is 1/3, 1/2 or 2/3, within a predetermined error limit .epsilon.. If so and if the ratio is either 1/2 or 1/3, then IPITCH is set equal to IPITCH2 as reepresentative of the pitch period while, if the ratio is 2/3, then IPITCH is divided by three in order to represent the pitch period.

Abstract: A folded conductive film winding transformer provides a plurality of poles and enables increased turns ratios or power handling capacity in structures which must meet severe height limitations.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for performing a joining operation to couple a first component to a second component. One embodiment of the present method includes the steps of aligning the first component and the second component so that a first portion of the first component is aligned with a first portion of the second component, heating the first component so that a melt is formed at the first portion of the first component, and forcing the first portion of the second component into the melt so that when the melt solidifies, the first component and the second component are bonded.

Abstract: A cryogenic solid-state semiconductor power device, has the actual device chip mounted on a substrate of a material of very high thermal conductivity, which is positioned in a a bath of cryogenic fluid. The substrate may be formed of beryllia, beryllium, alumina, aluminum nitride, diamond and the like materials.

Abstract: An improved method for the preparation of crosslinked polycarbonates comprises the reaction at elevated temperature of a composition containing cyclic polycarbonate oligomers with at least one polyglycidyl acrylate copolymer formed by the reaction of at least one olefinic compound with a glycidyl acrylate monomer. Further disclosed are network polycarbonates wherein the carbonate chains are linked to each other via polyglycidyl acrylate copolymer groups, and prepreg compositions which comprise a filler and a mixture of cyclic polycarbonate oligomers with a polyglycidyl acrylate copolymer.