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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
1979-1980
ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION
CIRCULAR NO. 55
OCTOBER 1980
Oregon State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Color and Page
Sponsored Research 1977-1980
Buff
Research Activities 1979-1980
Agricultural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Industrial & General Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
White
2
4
5
7
9
10
11
National Council of the Paper Industry
for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.
Green
13
Grants & Contracts Received 1979-1980
Gold
14
Proposals Submitted 1979-1980
Blue
18
Ph.D. Theses, June 1980
Yellow
26
M.S. Theses, June 1980
Salmon
27
SPONSORED RESEARCH*
I 977- I 980
Agricultural
Engr
$
133,364
$
93,976
Aug 1978
Feb 1978
Aug 1977
Feb 1977
$
160,156
$
172,156 $
Aug 1979
Feb 1979
93,135
$
65,993 $
Feb 1980
202,188
Chemical
Engr
443,350
560,634
559,784
200,180
200,180
213,529
627,736
Civil
Engr
545,340
413,593
636,731
856,052
516,019
555,075
94,800
Electrical
Engr
233,268
263,334
450,257
525,165
449,744
364,461
422,788
Engr Experiment
Station
119,540
141,540
73,940
53,000
53,000
53,000
53,000
Industrial
Engr
8,063
8,063
Mechanical
Engr
321,821
218,083
698,881
Nuclear
Engr
143,617
143,617
Water Resources
Research Inst
178,690
Misc. **
500,806
TOTAL
-
-
-
616,437
455,990
544,438
344,469
136,145
192,492
304,838
172,054
191,372
190,136
147,485
147,485
151,109
211,609
199,640
379,736
423,916
485,535
441,640
221,879
194,862
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$2,627,859 $2,412,612 $3,287,295 $3,248,502 $2,665,855 $2,407,038 $2,330,855
* Based on data from the Office of the Dean of Research.
** Fellowships, chairs, training grants, equipment, facilities, institutes.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
I 979- I 980
EFFICIENCY PERFORZ4ANCE CRITERIA FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
AGRICULTURAL
Water Resources Research Institute
Sponsor:
H. J. Hansen, M. N. Shearer, Principal
Personnel:
Investigators
A sufficiently broad set of data on
Objective:
actual field pumping efficiencies is to be obtained
to permit making reliable energy predictions and
economic decisions regarding irrigation operations
and irrigation equipment maintenance. Test equip-
ENGINEERING
J.
R. Miner, Department Head
ment will be devised to check pump performance while
in normal operation.
STRAWBERRY MECHANICAL HARVESTING, HANDLING,
PROCESSING
Pacific Northwest Regional Conmission
(Oregon State Department of Agriculture)
Personnel:
D. E. Booster, 0. E. Kirk, Principal
Investigators
Fabricate, install and monitor use of
Objective:
mechanical strawberry harvesting, processing and
Equipment will be put to use
handling equipment.
in local fields and processing plants.
Sponsor:
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT OF SOIL NITROGEN AS AFFECTED BY DRAINAGE
Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station
Sponsor:
A. T. Corey, T. L. Jackson, Principal
Personnel:
Investigators
The effect of time and rate of applicaObjective:
tion of nitrogen fertilizer on the nitrogen lost in
drainage water in heavy soils is to be studied. The
effect of the nitrogen source on the drainage water
quality will be studied along with the effect of
artificial drains on nitrogen movement.
MINIMIZING TOTAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF IRRIGATION
WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Sponsor:
USDA SEA/AR
Personnel:
R. H. Cuenca, M. J. English, Principal
Investigators
The objective of this study is to deObjective:
velop mathematical optimization models for use in
designing irrigation systems that economize on
total energy requirements and, at the same time,
allow for the maintenance of established crop production standards.
The models will include analysis of energy costs in manufacture, installation,
and operation and will be tested on existing irrigation systems in Oregon.
USDI-OWRT
Sponsor:
Personnel: H. J. Hansen, Principal Investigator
A coordinating group has been formed
Objective:
of personnel involved in pump test programs in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho. This group will
standardize data recording and analysis procedures
for field test data requisition, evaluation and
reporting.
A data bank of pump tests being conducted in the three-state area is being collected
at Oregon State University.
AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES DESIGN UTILIZING ALTERNATE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
AERF
M. L. Hellickson, Principal Investigator
This research effort was initiated with
the following specific objectives: 1) Purchase,
install and suninarize a complete cost of materials
for a solar collector system to heat water to a
temperature suitable for use in a dairy milking
parlor.
2) Purchase, install and sumarize a complete cost of materials for a water-cooled condenser system to capture waste heat from the milk refrigeration system. 3) Determine energy savings
attributable to each system.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
FARMSTEAD UTILIZATION OF SOLAR ENERGY
Sponsor:
PP&L
Personnel: M. L. Hellickson, Principal Investigator
Objective: This research project has the following
specific objectives:
1) Determine the quantity and
temperature of water that can be accumulated from a
solar collector system under mid-Willamette Valley
climatic conditions.
2) Determine the quantity and
temperature of water that can be accumulated from a
water cooled condenser unit installed in a typical
milk refrigeration system.
3) Determine the quantity and temperature of water that can be accumulated from an in-series operation of a water cooled
condenser system and a solar collector system. 4)
Evaluate system cost and length of time required to
recover expenditures for materials.
A solar collector system, consisting of 3
double glazed and 3 single glazed flat plate solar
collector-panels, has been installed at the OSU
Dairy Milking Parlor.
Water is heated in the col-
OPTIMIZATION OF IRRIGATION
USDI-OWRT
M. J. English, Principal Investigator
The overall objective is to formulate
a procedure for economically optimum irrigation
This project will
system design and utilization.
examine the feasibility of such a procedure and
will develop a set of computer programs and other
analytical tools to implement the procedure. The
procedure is intended to incorporate recent advances in understanding of soil-water-crop interactions and crop production functions.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
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lector array and stored for use in the clean-up
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and sanitization operations of a dairy center.
waste heat recovery system, consisting of a water
cooled condenser unit and storage tank, has been
installed in place of the original air cooled conWater heatdenser of the milk refrigeration unit.
ed during milk cooling is available for clean-up
operations associated with milking operations.
Solar availability, electrical energy consumption
for heating the preheated water to required temperatures and water consumption are being monitored.
WATER AND ENERGY COEFFICIENTS
Battelle
Sponsor:
Personnel: M. L. Hellickson, Principal Investigator;
L. 0. King
N. J.
1) Identify and quantify water use
Objective:
trends in the Pacific Northwest, by state and ecoIdennomic subregions for the years 1950 to 1977.
tify water consumption for agricultural and nonEnglish1
agricultural purposes Including irrigation by crop
categories; domestic livestock and food processing;
and water uses including hydroelectric generation;
minimum stream flows for water quality, navigation,
and fisheries; recreation and other purposes.
2)
Identify and quantify agricultural energy use
trends, during the years 1950 to 1977, by type
(electricity, oil, gas, etc.), crop and livestock
sector, irrigated and nonirrigated agriculture, and
food system functions (production, processing, and
3) Evaluate water and
transportation) in Oregon.
energy conservation potentials in agriculture during the next 20 years from technical , economic and
social viewpoints.
FISHERIES ENGINEERING
Sea Grant, NOAA
E. R. Kolbe, Principal Investigator
The effectiveness of traditional and
new approaches to refrigeration systems for on-board
holding of fish is to be studied, and modified systems are to be devised to fit individual fish harvest systems.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
zero tillage conditions in tropical and subtropical
areas where the natural mulch is left on the soil
surface.
ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station
Sponsor:
Personnel: J. A. Moore, J. R. Miner, Principal
Investigators
Objective:
One objective was to characterize the
atmospheric contaminants and develop methods to eliminate the contaminants potentially harmful effects
on human and animal health. Another objective was
to characterize the non-point pollution water runoff sources from agricultural lands to which animal
and poultry manures had been applied and to develop
guidelines for pollution abatement from these sources.
Development of optimal animal manure management
systems will include an investigation of the use of
animal waste by-products for energy sources, and
feed ingredients for plant production with consideration for human, animal and plant health factors.
ASSESSING THE BACTERIOLOGICAL IMPACT OF VARIOUS
MANURE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Sponsor:
Tillamook County Soil and Water
Conservation District
Personnel: J. A. Moore, Principal Investigator;
J. R. Miner, J. Lee, J. Vomocil, R. Seidler
The objective of this study is to deObjective:
velop the most economically viable dairy waste
management strategy which will protect the surface
waters of the Tillamook Bay watershed from elevated
bacterial counts which are in conflict with shellfish production in the bay. Bacterial concentrations in Tillamook Bay are a complex function of
rainfall patterns, soil type, soil cover, temperature, topography, grazing patterns, manure application schedules and sites.
The goal is to develop
a scheme to evaluate and organize the various parameters in such a way as to lead to a management
strategy which applies the most stringent control
measures where they will produce measurable water
quality benefits and to specify less restrictive
practices where their use will not degrade water
quality.
SOLAR HEATING OF LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS
Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station
Sponsor:
Personnel: W. E. Matson, H. J. Hansen, Principal
Investigators
Objective: A veal barn Is to be fitted with a lowcost solar collector using 5 mil clear plastic held
away from a south wall of the building. Heat pickup will be measured and an economic analysis made
of the advantages, if any, of using this system for
obtaining part of the heating for confined veal producti on.
HAND HELD PLANTER
Sponsor:
Personnel:
International Plant Protection Center
R. Miner, 0. R. Long, Principal
J.
Investi gators
A hand held combination seed planter and
fertilizer applicator is to be developed for use in
Objective:
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IMPROVED METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SEED HARVESTING
AND PROCESSING
Sponsor:
Science and Education Administration,
AR/USDA
Personnel: J. K. Park, N. R. Brandenburg, Principal
Investigators
Objective: Separation equipment and systems are
developed utilizing all the available differences
in seed properties. Also, methods and equipment are
developed to reduce harvesting costs and increase
harvest efficiency by reducing seed losses, seed
damage and seed contamination.
successful operation of this prototype system, a
TRICKLE IRRIGATION
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
larger system will be built for ferrite tracer in-
jection and removal in the six foot by six foot
facility at Morgantown.
Construction and testing of electronic instru-
Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station
M. N. Shearer, Principal Investigator
Chlorine treatment was used to precipi-
ments and probes will be done at OSU and the finished system will be shipped to Morgantown for installation. The component parts necessary for fab-
tate soluble iron and kill iron bacteria in bi-wall
emitter tubing. Other emitters were tested to determine their suitability for use with Oregon water
ricating the ferrite removal system will be pur-
sources.
chased by OSU to be assembled by personnel at
Morgantown according to engineering drawings and
specifications provided by OSU.
CHEMICAL
MEASURING SOLIDS AND GAS FLOW IN THE VICINITY OF A
ENGiNEERING
C.
COAL FEED PORT
E. Wicks, Department Read
Babcock & Wilcox
T.
J. Fitzgerald, Principal Investigator
Objective: This project involves experimental
studies of solids and gas movement in a cold scaledmodel of a fluidized bed coal combustor. The problems being investigated are: 1) bypassing of coal
volatiles (to burn after the bed), 2) bypassing of
unburnt char fines, 3) spread of coal away from feedpoints, 4) dynamics of defluidizing and re-fluidizing a portion of the fluid bed (a technique which
would be useful for load following).
FLUIDIZED BED TEST FACILITY
Personnel:
Objective:
To determine how gas and solids move in
T. J. Fitzgerald, Principal Investigator
KINETICS OF SPECIES FORMATION IN THE PYROLYSIS OF
WOOD AND CELLULOSIC MATERIAL
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
NCASI
F. Kayihan, Principal Investigator
This research project involves the in-
vestigation of the kinetic rates of reactions
occurring during the pyrolysis of wood chips. Direct energy conversion from wood in terms of combustion and indirect conversion through pyrolysis
gases both involve the thermal degradation step
which is called devolatilization. Accurate characterization of wood and forest residue utilization
MEASURING AND MODELING SOLIDS MOVEMENT IN A LARGE
Sponsor:
Objective:
analysis by the Aerospace Corporation.
EXCHANGE TUBES
Personnel:
Aerospace Corporation
the vicinity of a simulated coal feed port. Our
responsibility is the collection of raw data for
INVESTIGATION OF FLUIDIZED BEDS WITH IMMERSED HEAT
Sponsor:
Sponsor:
Personnel:
USDE
T. J. Fitzgerald, Principal Investigator
We proposed to develop a complete in-
processes require sound understanding of this devolatilization step. The rates of chemical and
physical changes taking place are relatively high
where most of the changes are complete in a few
seconds. For this reason, the present approach is
utilizing techniques which will allow investigation
strumentation system for the six foot by six foot
cold fluidized bed at Morgantown, West Virginia
for collection of data on solids movement in a
fluidized bed cornbustor. The system will consist
of the pyrolysis kinetics under high heat and mass
transfer rates.
tracer and one hundred independent inductor probes
FOULING CHARACTERISTICS OF COOLING TOWER WATER
the bed.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
of a system for capture and release of ferrite
for monitoring the presence of ferrite throughout
Objective:
ments to be conducted at Morgantown, the size of
the duniny heat transfer tubes as well as the sizes
consisting of calcium carbonate, magnesium carbo-
and density of the bed material will be scaled so
nate, or various silicates is deposited. The apparatus simulates an industrial cooling tower.
that the hydrodynamic performance of the bed is
similar to that of a fluidized bed cornbustor operating at high temperature. The effect of tube
spacing, of bed depth and of superficial air velocity will be tested. We will attempt to fit the
data to a diffusion type model which can be used
for calculating the allowable distance between
solid feed points in a fluidized bed combustor.
The parameters being investigated are flow rate,
heater surface temperature, and water quality.
The various water quality parameters include total
and calcium hardness, alkalinity, total dissolved
solids, and pH. The goal is a systematic study of
the various parameters which influence the scaling
characteristics of cooling tower water in order to
develop a model for the prediction of such scaling
characteristics.
Two years will be necessary to complete the
project. During the first year, inductor probes,
similar to those in use at OSU, will be built for
use at Morgantown Energy Research Center.
NSF
J. G. Knudsen, Principal Investigator
This is an investigation of the scaling characteristics of cooling tower water. Cooling tower water contains dissolved minerals which
have inverse solubility characteristics. When the
water comes into contact with a hot surface, scale
A prototype system will be built and tested
using the three foot by three foot cold fluidized
bed at Oregon State University.
In the experiments at OSU and in the experi-
Also,
a prototype ferrite injection and removal system
will be built and tested at OSU. Following the
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CONTROL OF CORROSION AND DETERIORATION OF TRAWLING
CABLES
Sea Grant
Sponsor:
R. E. Meredith, Co-principal Investigator
Personnel:
The purpose of this two-year project is
Objective:
to determine and demonstrate ways of increasing the
life of wire rope used by fishing vessels as trawl
Efforts are being made to determine how
cables.
direct attachment of cables to bare steel doors,
cathodic protection measures and material selection
affect cable life. The corrosion of such cables is
being studied both in laboratory and dock-side enSome at-sea investigations are also
vironments.
being conducted.
cluding new asphalt sources, new technical developments and non-compliance with existing specifications have been blamed for this problem.
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the impact of
variations in mix characteristics (non-compliance)
on pavement life. The variables to be evaluated
are the amount of materials passing No. 200 and
No. 10 sieves, the asphalt content and the mix density.
All tests will be performed on standard laboratory samples using the repeated load diametral
testing device to determine the elastic and fatigue
characteristics of the mix tests after accelerated
aging.
The results will then be processed statistically, and used to develop suitable pay adjustment
factors for mixes not meeting specifications.
TEST METHODS AND USE CRITERIA FOR FILTER FABRICS
CIVIL
Sponsor:
FHWA/USDOT
Personnel:
R. G. Hicks, J. R. Bell, Principal
Investi gators
Objective:
This project is concerned with:
1)
ENGINEERING
F.
the identification of criteria for the engineering
use of filter fabrics for subdrainage, erosion control and soil reinforcement applications, and 2)
the evaluation of test methods or development of
new tests to determine the properties of filter
0. Schaumburg, Department Head
BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS
fabrics.
Science Applic.
Sponsor:
D. A. Bella, D. Hancock, Principal
Personnel:
Investigators
WATER RESOURCES COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GRANT
Sponsor:
USD1
Personnel:
P. C. Klingeman, Principal Investigator
Objective: Annual grant from USD1 to conduct research in areas of water quality, water supply,
water resource planning and development, and other
water-related subjects.
A COMPUTER MODEL FOR INTERACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
Sponsor:
Personnel:
NIE
W. S. Bregar, Principal Investigator
COOS BAY OFFSHORE DISPOSAL SITE INVESTIGATION
WILLPJ'IETTE RIVER SEDIMENT TRANSPORT INVESTIGATION
Army Corps of Engineers
D. R. Hancock, C. K. Sollitt,
P. 0. Nelson, K. J. Williamson, Principal
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Army
P. C. Klingeman, Principal Investigator
1) Determine average annual quantities
and input-output-storage budget for coarse sediment
moving past key locations on Willamette River main
stem.
2) Determine source areas, replenishment and
renewability for Willamette River gravel of the rate
of nonrenewability and net removal of that gravel.
3) Determine role of bank erosion and revetments on
the sediment transport regime of the Willamette River
main stem.
4) Identify the historical natural
Willamette River channel processes and human activities affecting these processes and the sediment
regime.
5) Combine information obtained in meeting
the first four objectives to describe the sediment
transport regime for the Willamette River main stem.
(It is proposed to investigate supply, movement and
replenishment of coarse sediment in the Willamette
River and principal tributaries in order to obtain
quantitative knowledge of the sediment transport
regime.
Information can be used to improve management decisions involving river bed and banks and
related elements of stream corridor management.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
Investi gators
Oregon State University will investigate the feasibility of at-sea disposal of dredge
The material will come
material from Coos Bay.
from miles 12 to 15 of the Coos Bay channel. This
material has historically been considered polluted
and requires special care for safe disposal. The
biological, chemical and physical characteristics
of the dredge material and the general offshore
area around the Coos Bay entrance will be examined
for the purpose of selecting the optimum ocean disposal site.
Field examinations will include offshore measurements of currents due to waves and
tides, sediment engineering investigations, biological surveys, solids and dissolved chemical analyses.
Objective:
It'IPACT OF VARIATIONS IN MATERIAL PROPERTIES ON
ASPHALT PAVEMENT LIFE
Sponsor:
OSDT
Personnel:
R. G. Hicks, Principal Investigator;
J. Walter
During the past three years (1974-77),
Objective:
several problems have been noted during and after
construction of asphalt pavements in Oregon and
other parts of the states.
Several factors, in-
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STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OF CABLE SYSTEMS AND CABLEREINFORCED MEMBRANES
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
NSF
J. W. Leonard, Principal Investigator
The objective of this research is to
study the response of nonlinear cable systems and
of cable-reinforced membranes subjected to extreme
Finite element models of the deterdynamic loads.
ministic static and dynamic behavior of cable systems will be modified so as to incorporated oceanic
A similar modification will be
hydrodynamic loads.
made to an existing finite element model of a reinforced membrane subjected to static loads and dynamic load analysis capability will be added.
DRIFTING BUOY AND NUMERICAL MODEL IMPROVEMENT
USDC-NOAA
J. H. Nath, Principal Investigator
Analyze existing numerical model for
predicting drifting buoy, drogue dynamics and
lagrangian effectiveness; identify areas where modifications can be made; and introduce improve integration technique.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
HYDRODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS FOR CYLINDERS WITH
PRONOUNCED MARINE GROWTHS
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
API
H. Nath, Principal Investigator
The purpose is to determine the hydradynamic coefficients for smooth, sand-roughened and
macro-roughened cylinders in steady and wavy flows.
The smooth and sand-roughened work is for compariThe main thrust of
son with the work of others.
the research is to determine the hydrodynamic coefficients for macro-roughened cylinders in a few
specific flows with relatively high KeuleganCarpenter numbers and Reynolds numbers.
J.
HYDRODYNAMIC ROUGHNESS OF MARINE GROWTHS ON
CYLINDERS
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
NSF
J. H. Nath, Principal Investigator
Marine growths create large rigid and!
or flexible roughnesses that can significantly modify the hydrodynamic force coefficients for offshore structures. This research attempts to quantify such modifications.
WAVE TANK SERVICES AND LARGE SCALE MODEL TESTING OF
COAST GUARD BUOYS
Coast Guard
3. H. Nath, Principal Investigator
This experimental program is being
undertaken to provide information on a selection
of Coast Guard buoys in realistic situations. This
information will be used in selecting a computer
simulation model for Coast Guard-wide application.
The intended test is to pull buoys, by the mooring,
into waves thus simulating the effect of waves and
current simultaneously. The test will be conducted
on three models which represent the shapes in general use by the Coast Guard.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM IN CONSTRUCTION
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
AGC (Oregon Columbia Chapter)
Sponsor:
Personnel: H. D. Pritchett, Principal Investigator;
G. B. LaBaun, R. E. Phelps, N. L. Peterson
Objective: These funds come to us in support of
our efforts in educating and training young men and
women for careers in the construction industry.
GRADUATE TRAINING IN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Sponsor:
EPA
Personnel: F. D. Schaumburg, Principal Investigator
Objective: This is a traineeship program in EnviIt provides stipend and
ronmental Engineering.
tuition and fees support for two masters level students.
ENGINEERING BEHAVIOR OF FOREST SOILS IN SOUTHEAST
ALASKA
Sponsor:
Personnel:
G. Filz
Objective:
USDA-USFS
W. L. Schroeder, Principal Investigator;
Sample forest soils from ten sites in
Southeast Alaska and conduct tests to determine
engineering properties (shear strength) of undisConduct index proturbed and remolded specimens.
perty tests to provide correlative data.
Results will be used for analysis of behavior
of roadways, roadway slopes and slopes in clearcut
logging areas.
DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF NATURALLY FROZEN SOILS
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
NSF
S. Vinson, Principal Investigator
The proposed research will evaluate
the dynamic properties of naturally frozen soils
over a very great range of material and test conditions associated with frozen ground wave propaSpecimens cored from undisturbed
gation problems.
samples taken in situ from Alaska will be tested
with both resonant column and cyclic triaxial equipParameters that might influence the dynamic
ment.
properties of naturally frozen soils such as soil
type, soil density, nature of the ice phase, anisotropy, temperature, confining pressure, and amplitude and frequency of dynamic loading will be investigated.
Design equations or curves to evaluate
the dynamic properties of frozen soil based on a
knowledge of index and classification parameters
will be developed.
T.
Objective: This research deals with the development of a universal machine model and its interface
with the well-known Electromagnetic Transients Pro-
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
S.
This program is a widely used state-of-theart digital program to analyze the transients in
gram.
electric power systems, ranging from load change
impacts on the associated swings of generating units
up to atmospheric discharges on exposed transmission
lines and abrupt structural network changes. The
universal machine model is aimed at capturing the
J. 1. Owen, Department Head
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A MICROPROCESSOR BASED
SYSTEM
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
description of the three major classes of rotating
electric machines; synchronous machines, induction
machines and direct current machines.
UO Health Sciences Center
R. Bucolo, Principal Investigator
To develop necessary hardware and com-
puter software for a reliable noninvasive and economical system of respiratory monitoring based upon microcomputer technology. To develop a control
system to provide accurate and responsive control
of oxygen delivered to neonates.
A MICROPROCESSOR DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
Personnel:
they provide unique facilities for constructing
additional computers using LSI chips. The equipment will be used in CS315 in the coming year.
USDE-BPA
J. Engle, Principal Investigator
The determination of the probability
of ignition of a fuel-air mixture due to the spark
discharge of a vehicle to ground during a refueling
Objective:
A TOP-DOWN DESIGN CYCLE FOR FIRMWARE ENGINEERING OF
BIT-SLICE ARCHITECTURES
process under or near a high-voltage transmission
line. Three types of vehicles are being investigated; school bus, camper and a station wagon. The
spark discharge path is from the vehicle through a
gasoline can and the person holding the gasoline
can to ground.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
T. G. Lewis, Principal Investigator
Objective: Microprograming development tools for
bit-slice microprocessors. We have successfully
implemented several systems on differing computer
architectures using the VMPL system: Virtual Machine
Programing Language. The results of this work have
been published in Europe (Austria, England, Germany)
and In several scholarly journals (ACM Trans. of Prog.
Lang. & Systems, 1980; IEEE Trans. of Softr. Engr.).
The work will be completed Fall 1980.
USDE
P. A. Frick, Principal Investigator
Objective: Consumer behavior is depicted as the
sample functions of one or more parametric stochas-
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS APPROACH TO CELL KINETICS,
IMMUNOLOGICAL MODELING AND DISEASE CONTROL
tic process in representing the instantaneous electrcal power load in distribution networks.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
AFFECT ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF CORONA GENERATED
R.
R. Mohier, Principal Investigator;
to the development of a model which simulates the
AUDIBLE NOISE
antibody production and the cell division in the
Imune response. The objective is to investigate
the regulating action exerted by a class of cells,
i.e., T-cells on the B-cells, another class of
USDE-BPA
L.
NSF
P. Peterson
Objective: Engineering system analysis is applied
INVESTIGATION OF LABORATORY CHARACTERISTICS THAT
Sponsor:
Personnel:
NSF
Personnel:
LOAD MODELING METHODOLOGY USING INSTANTANEOUS
PARAMETRIC STOCHASTIC REPRESENTATION
Sponsor:
T. G. Lewis, Principal Investigator
Objective: This funded one half of the purchase
price of a computer used to build other computers.
These are called development laboratories because
EXPERIMENTAL AND FIELD INVESTIGATIONS ON SPARK
IGNITION OF FUEL-AIR MIXTURES
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Zilog Corp.
SponsOr:
C. Jensen, Principal Investigator
Objective: It has been found that the corona generated audible noise as measured in high-voltage
cells which initiate cell differentiation and anti-
The understanding of this regulatory system is one of the bases of disease control
body production.
laboratories differs significantly from the noise
actually encountered in the vicinity of high-voltage transmission lines. This study is to investigate and identify laboratory characteristics that
and imunotherapy.
The logistic approach to the study is the fol-
affect the accurate measurement of corona generated
noise and to recomend methods for obtaining and
analyzing laboratory data such that the information
may be used in the design of high voltage transmission lines.
lowing:
1) Development of a mathematical model
based on cell division theory and imune reactions.
2) Parameter identification and system optimization
by control theory analysis of the model. 3) Digital simulation of the model with experimental data
from current research conducted at the Oregon Pri4) Cooperative
program active with the University of Rome and with
mate Research Center and elsewhere.
EXTENSIONOF THE MODELING CAPABILITIES OF THE
the USSR.
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TRANS I ENTS PROGRAM
Sponsor:
USDE-BPA
Personnel:
H.
K. Lauw, Principal Investigator
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MODELING, CONTROL, AND IDENTIFICATION OF BILINEAR
SYSTEMS
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
NSF
R. Mohier, Principal Investigator
Emphasis will be placed on the partiallyobservable filter and controller design for a bilinear-class of non-linear stochastic systems. It
is intended to extend the theory of Lipster and
Shirayev to solve the optimal filtering problem.
Then the separation principle will be proven, and
the optimal feedback controller will be derived.
While the step-by-step derivation relies on the
general concept of the principle of optimality, it
is not limited to the traditional quadratic performance index and continuity assumptions so convenient
for a direct solution by dynamic programing.
R.
CHAIRED PROFESSORSHIP IN ELECTROPHYSICS
Tektronix
S. J. T. Owen, Principal Investigator
This chaired professorship is jointly
funded by Tektronix, Inc. and the Tektronix FoundaThe objective of the chaired professorship
tion.
is to liaise with the electronics industry within
the State of Oregon and elsewhere, and to conduct
research in modern topics in solid state electronics.
During the past year several projects have been continued in the fields of semiconductor heterojunctions, Ill-V based semiconductor materials and devices, and a.c. thin-film electroluminescent devices.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
This proposal is concerned with the purObjective:
chase of equipment for improvement of the facilities
of the solid state electronics laboratory. The provision of facilities for measuring current/voltage
and capacitance/voltage characteristics of devices
and materials will substantially improve the underOther vital supporting equipment
graduate program.
for this project include metalization facilities,
film thickness measurement, laminar flow benches and
Each piece
additional tubular furnace facilities.
of equipment will be used extensively in undergraduate coursework and in research projects.
STUDY OF DEEP LEVELS IN ION-IMPLATED GALLIUM
ARSENIDE
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
NSF
K. Plant, Principal Investigator
This work is concerned with identifying
and electrically characterizing the deep level traps
in ion-implanted GaAs. Although much data is available on deep level in bulk-grown or expitaxial GaAs,
no work has been done on the implanted material.
Implants of 0, Cr, and Mn in high purity GaAs substrates will be electrically characterized using C-V,
I-V, Hall effect and deep level transient spectroscopy measurements for temperatures from 4.2°K-300°.
Effects of thermal and laser annealing of the implanted layers will also be studied.
Information
on the changes in deep level trap concentrations,
energy levels and capture cross sections with annealing should be useful in identifying sources of
degradation in ion implanted GaAs FETs and other
devices based on GaAs technology.
T.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICE AND TESTING
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
Various
J. T. Owen, Principal Investigator
The Electrical Engineering Service and
Testing project consists of some small short-term
research projects carried out for a variety of
local agencies and industries. The major item in
this program was an investigation of a.c. thin-film
electroluminescent (ACTFEL) devices carried out for
Tektronix, Inc.
Measurements have been made of the
time-resolved electroluminescent spectra and of the
effects of temperature on electroluminescent (decay,
saturation brightness and excitation efficiency).
S.
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING RESEARCH
EQUIPMENT
Sponsor:
NSF
Personnel:
V. N. Powers, Principal Investigator
Objective: Acquisition of a bit-slice microprocessor development system to support research such as:
1) top-down, bit-slice firmware engineering, 2) new
1oop protocol development, 3) bandlimited acoustic
data processing.
TARGET ANALYSIS SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE
REQUIREMENTS! IMPLEMENTATION
HETEROJUNCTIONS IN SEMICONDUCTORS
Sponsor:
ONR
Personnel:
S. J. 1. Owen, Principal Investigator;
K. H. Chol
Objective:
This investigation is concerned with
the evaluation of the theoretical and experimental
electronic transport characteristics of Ge-GaAs
semiconductor heterojunctions. There heterojunctions have been grown by liquid-phase epitaxy and
their tunneling characteristics have been measured.
Modeling of the device characteristics has been
initiated by calculations of the density of states
in a heavily doped semiconductor based on an application of Greens function in a first order effective mass approximation.
INSTRUCTIONAL SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT
Sponsor:
Personnel:
NSF
S. J. 1. Owen, Principal Investigator
Honeywell
R. C. Rathja, Principal Investigator
This research project is an outgrowth
of a longer term effort with the Naval Undersea
Warfare Engineering Station (NUWES), Keyport, WA.
As part of the more extensive effort, preliminary
evaluation and design of analog to digital (A to 0)
conversion equipment for an acoustic digital signal
processing system had been completed.
Honeywell,
Inc., then contracted to fabricate and install the
A to D subsystem.
Honeywell subsequently subcontracted to OSU for the software to test the proper
operation of the relatively complex A to D subsystem.
The objective of this project was to design and
implement the preliminary computer programs necessary to test the A to D subsystem and to determine
the component which had failed in the event of improper operation.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF MACRO-MODELS OF
OCEANOGRAPHIC ACOUSTIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS
U.S. Navy
Sponsor:
Personnel: J. L. Saugen, Principal Investigator;
R. C. Rathja
Computer processing of acoustic signals
Objective:
and others arising during undersea system testing
Currently being investigated is
is being studied.
the applicability of the array processor as a means
of prescreening data so as to reduce the storage
required for analysis. Because of the vast amount
of data, it is essential that effective and fast
data storage reduction algorithms be developed and
incorporated into the data collection system. Analysis procedures and display methods (including color
graphics) for the examination of test data are being
developed.
DEVELOPMENT OF MORE USABLE TECHNIQUES FOR ANALYZING
PERFORMANCE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS
NSF
Sponsor:
Personnel: J. D. Spragins, Principal Investigator;
R. Maneshi
Objective: This project is exploring approximate
techniques for analyzing and predicting the performance of complex systems such as computer networks.
The aim is that the techniques developed be readily
usable by persons responsible for the design, development, selection or tuning of such systems. The
approach being pursued is to explore the relationships between the various approaches already documented and others being developed with particular
emphasis on the advantages and limitations of the
various approaches. Experimental verification is
INDUSTRIAL & GENERAL
ENGINEERING
J. L. Riggs, Department Head
FEASIBILITY OF A NEW ROBOT OR MANIPULATOR APPENDAGE
OSU General Research Fund
Sponsor:
E. F. Fichter, Principal Investigator
Personnel:
To build and test a model of a new deObjective:
This goal has been
sign for a robot appendage.
The model was built from a comercially
attained.
available construction set (Fischertechnik) and
some homemade components. A paper describing the
design and the model was presented at the International Computer Technology Conference sponsored by
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
There are two students now working on different
parts of a computer based control system for the
We expect to obtain some further funding
model.
for this research next year.
DEVELOPMENT OF A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING OPTION
AS A COOPERATIVE VENTURE
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
planned.
REALISTIC RELIABILITY MODELS FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORKS
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
The ultimate goal is to be able
flows in streams.
to detect changes in the habitat (streambed) of
aquatic insects or fish caused by logging or other
radical changes in the watershed.
NSF
D. Spragins, Principal Investigator
This research program is concerned with
reliability of data comunication networks. The
work focuses on two important problems: 1) the
tendency of different coninunications lines to fail
in a dependent manner, and 2) the variability in
important reliability parameters, such as percentInitial,
age downtime, between different lines.
rather simple mathematical models are available for
each of these problems.
Better models are being
explored to apply to more general types of data communication networks including distributed networks.
Better techniques for designing reliable comunication networks are sought and the impact of comunications reliability on network -design is assessed.
J.
TEMPORAL VARIABILITY IN STREAM ECOSYSTEMS
Sponsor:
EPA
Personnel: J. Van Sickle, Principal Investigator;
R. Nanlen
This project studies the predictability
Objective:
and variability of stream flow and suspended sedi-
ment transport in small Pacific Northwest streams.
Stochastic systems identification techniques are
used to build predictive models of sediment yield
as a function of storm flows or monthly average
NSF
L. Riggs, Principal Investigator
To develop a manufacturing engineering
option within an accredited industrial engineering
curriculum.
The option Is in response to a national drive for practical education to prepare engineers for careers in manufacturing.
Oregon industries feel strongly enough about the need for such
a program to fund a teaching position, participate
in internships. and supply instructors and facilities for on-site instruction if an acceptable proImediate objectives are
gram can be developed.
to design a curriculum, new courses, demonstration
labs and self-teaching modules to conserve teaching
resources, procedures for a credit-earning co-op program, arrangements to use industrial facilities for
course instruction, and means to publicize availThe outcome should be a
ability of the new option.
new curriculum offered by the University, improved
service courses in manufacturing subjects currently
required by other departments, partially developed
laboratory demonstration equipment and self-teaching
modules on manufacturing engineering topics, and
improved University relationships as typified by an
active Manufacturing Engineering Advisory Board.
J.
MECHANICAL
HEAT PUMP PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
ENGINEERING
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
3.
R. Welty, Department Head
AN ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL REVIEW OF AN EMISSION
FACTORS STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE FIRING TECHNIQUES,
VOLUME 6, 1978
Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality
R. W. Boubel, Principal Investigator;
J. G. Mingle, D. Faulkenberry
Objective: During the sumer of 1978, the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) undertook a program, "...to sample the emissions from
open field burning in order to assess the use of
different lighting techniques and improve the emission factor data from previous studies.'
The study produced a report, "Open Field BurnAn Emission Factors Study of Alternative Firing:
ing Techniques, Volume 6, Sunrer 1978," Department
of Environmental Quality, February 9, 1979. This
The emission facreport is still in draft form.
tors presented in the report are not in agreement
with previous emission factors. This raised questions about the validity of the entire report along
with questions of the methodology and analysis reSponsor:
Personnel:
USDE
G. M. Reistad, Principal Investigator
This project consists of a study to
evaluate the operation and design of heat pumps for
seasonal thermal energy storage in underground aqui1)
The project consists of two main parts:
fers.
a survey of the operation and performance of cornercial-scale groundwater heat pump installations in
the Portland, OR area and 2) an evaluation of the
design needs for residential size units that are to
be coupled to aquifers.
HEAT PUMPS FOR GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS, AVAILABILITY
AND PERFORMANCE
USDE
G. M. Reistad, Principal Investigator
In this study, the performance and
availability of water source heat pumps for use in
geothermal applications is to be evaluated. Of
particular concern, is the performance of units as
a function of the water source temperature. Overall, the research intends to provide information
on the present status and projected performance of
water source heat pumps that may be used in geothermal applications.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
ported.
Oregon State University submitted a proposal
to conduct a critical review of the report along
with field validation studies to establish the
validity and reproducibility of techniques previously used by Oregon State University researchers.
INVESTIGATION OF THE RATE OF COMBUSTION OF WOOD
RESIDUE FUELS
USDE
C. Junge, Principal Investigator;
J. G. Mingle, F. Kayihan
Objective: This investigation of the combustion
characteristics of wood residue fuels was undertaken to provide a data base which could be used to
optimize the combustion of such fuels. Optimization of the combustion process In industrial boilers serves to improve combustion efficiency and to
reduce air pollutant emissions generated in the
combustion process. Technical reports present data
on the combustion characteristics of: Douglas Fir
bar, Douglas Fir planer shavings, Red Alder bark,
Red Alder sawdust, Ponderosa Pine bark, Hemlock
The data were
bark, and Eastern White Pine bark.
obtained in a pilot scale combustion test facility
An Executive Suniiary
at Oregon State University.
Report is also available which compares the combustion characteristics of the various fuel species
Sponsor:
Personnel:
D.
LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETER SYSTEM
Sponsor:
Personnel:
NSF
M. B. Larson, Principal Investigator;
G. Reistad, L. Davis, J. R. Welty, M. Fukuda
Funds for a Laser Doppler Anemometer
Objective:
have been provided by NSF to allow us to initiate
research in areas involving velocity measurement.
The initial study is one of evaluating the flow
patterns in a natural convection study in a vertical tube with imposed temperature distribution.
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DESIGN OF A WOOD COMBUSTION AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
SERI
E. Thornburgh, Principal Investigator
Design of an overfire combustion system
to be used in grant request to study overfire air
distribution in a wood refuse fired combustion
chamber during 1980.
G.
WIND RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS OF HORIZONTAL AXIS
TURBINES
USDE
R. W. Thresher, Principal Investigator
To provide estimates for the gust response of wind turbines and to directly address
issues associated with a statistical wind input,
the resulting aerodynamic loading, and the various
turbine structural responses.
The early work will involve the use of two
fundamentally different wind turbine aerodynamic
wake models which, it is felt, model two extreme
possibilities of wind turbine wake response. The
wind input to both of these will be a general gust
disturbance, which is characterized in terms of
the component gust power spectral densities and
coherencies for a given mean wind speed. With the
structural representation for the turbine, the resulting aeromechanical equations of motion will be
linearized and transfer functions determined. From
this the vibrational response and dynamic loading
can be determined in terms of the output power
spectral densities. A second phase of this line
of research will compare these theoretical models
with experimental data from Rocky Flats. From
this it is expected that the range of parameters
over which the models are valid can be determined.
It is hoped that the simple models and approximate
results can satisfy some irnediate needs and provide the necessary confidence in this approach as
a reliable design tool.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
WIND TURBINE STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
NASA
R. W. Thresher, Principal Investigator
The objective of this proposed work is
to provide the NASA Lewis Research Center, Wind
Power Program with technical work resulting in a
design handbook for wind turbines. The work will
involve a careful planning effort to determine what
topics should be covered, the format to be used and
the priority of the various topics.
Following this
planning effort, work will begin on a volume of the
handbook covering the structural design of wind turbines.
The handbook will establish design criteria,
set allowable design limits, develop and explain design procedures in detail.
A major portion of the
work will be directed toward developing simplified
procedures which are applicable for solution using
hand held calculators.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
HEAT TRANSFER IN HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUIDIZED BEDS
WITH IVIERSED TUBES FOR COAL COMBUSTION SERVICE
Sponsor:
USDE
Personnel:
J. R. Welty, Principal Investigator
Objective:
This research has two objectives, both
dealing with heat transfer between a high-tempera-
ture (approximately 1100 K) gas fluidized bed and
The first objective is to develop
ininersed tubes.
an analytical model which will predict the local
heat transfer rates and tube-surface temperatures
as functions of bed operating parameters. The second objective is to perform experiments with an
operational high-temperature bed to support the
analytical model and to provide data on high-temperature operation.
DARRIEUS ROTOR AERODYNAMICS
Sandia Labs
R. E. Wilson, Principal Investigator
The objective of this project to decrease Darrieus Rotor Cost-of-Electricity using
The Darrieus Rotor has no
passive aerodynamics.
active aerodynamic control elements and therefore
peak Output IS governed by the configuration.
Blade pitch and airfoil section characteristics
are to be used to tailor the performance envelope
of Darrieus Rotors.
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
NUCLEAR
ENGINEERING
C.
H. Wang, Department Head
ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATION OF TRANSIENT FUEL
BEHAVIOR COMPUTER CODES
Sponsor:
EPRI
Personnel:
K. L. Peddicord, Principal Investigator;
R. K. Henke
Objective:
The FREY computer code has been devel-
oped for the Electric Power Research Institute to
model the behavior of LWR fuel pins under transient
conditions.
In this project results from the code
will be compared to other calculations and to data
to assess and verify FREY.
CHARACTERIZATION OF UO2 SPHERE-PAC FUEL
Sponsor:
Exxon
Personnel:
K. L. Peddicord, Principal Investigator
Objective:
UO2 sphere-pac fuel is being investigated as a means of extending the potential burn up
of light water reactor fuel pins. In this project
several aspects of packed particle fuel are being
studied. These include fuel-clad mechanical interaction, axial shear of the packed bed on the clad,
the free thermal expansion of a packed bed, gas
release modeling and sintering rates and mechanisms.
FREY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT:
DESCRIBING FUNCTION
IMPLEMENTATION OF A
Sponsor:
EPRI
K. L. Peddicord, Principal Investigator;
Personnel:
L. H. Nielsen, P. E. Schofield
Objective: An algoritlin based on describing functions to calculate transient temperatures will be
Incorporated into the FREY transient fuel performance code.
In test cases the describing function
approach has shown a substantial decrease in required computer time as compared to more traditional finite element or finite difference approaches.
HEAT CONDUCTION IN ECCENTRIC ANNULI
HAND-HELD CALCULATOR PERFORMANCE PREDICTION PROGRAM
FOR HAWT
Sponsor:
Personnel:
Objective:
Rockwell
E. Wilson, Principal Investigator
Horizontal-axis wind turbine performance is to be predicted using the Hewlett Packard
performance program and compared to test data from
full-scale controlled velocity tests.
R.
Sponsor:
NSF
Personnel:
K. L. Peddicord, Principal Investigator;
Y. P. Ting, B. D. Reid
Rod bundles are a basic component of
Objective:
energy removed systems ranging from heat exchangers
to fission reactor cores.
For the syninetric case,
the heat conduction through annular regions in the
rod bundles is well defined.
However, as an annular
region shifts, the heat conduction through the systern becomes more involved.
It might be possible
to vary the degree of eccentricity to optimize the
performance of a particular system.
The purpose of this study is to characterize
heat conduction through eccentric annuli by a theoretical, numerical, and experimental investigation.
PREDICTION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SPHERE-PAC MIXED
CARBIDE FUEL PINS
EIR
Sponsor:
K. L. Peddicord, Principal Investigator
Personnel:
C. A. Robinson, S. 0. Montgomery
This project deals with the modeling of
Objective:
the behavior of sphere-pac mixed carbide fuel under
power reactor irradiation conditions. A code
entitled SPECKLE-I is under development which will
account for the thermal and mechanical behavior of
a sphere-pac fuel pin during its lifetime. The
important thermal components are the heat source
and temperature distribution, thermal conductivity,
initial stage restructuring, porosity redistribution, fuel swelling, and gas release. This phase
of the code is currently completed and is undergoing evaluation and testing. The mechanical modeling will seek to calculate pin stresses, fuel clad
mechanical interaction and overall pin strains.
Sources of loading within the pin will be fuel
swelling, thermal expansion, and creep. The code
is being evaluated against data provided by the
Swiss Federal Institute for Reactor Research from
irradiations of advanced fuel pins carried on by
the Institute.
THERMAL HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS OF THE TROJAN CORE WITH
THE COBRA CODE
POE
Sponsor:
Personnel: K. L. Peddicord, Principal investigator;
E. P. Coomes
Objective: The core of a pressurized water reactor
(PWR) consists of fuel rods In a square array surIn this project, a derounded by cooling water.
tailed study of principal thermal hydraulic parameters for the Trojan PWR is performed using the
The fuel rods in the core are modelCOBRA codes.
led and the hot channel analyzed with the COBRAIIIC/MIT Code. The value of the departure from
nucleate boiling ratio (DNBR) reported in the Final
Safety Analysis Report is assessed for the Trojan
core.
NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY STUDIES OF LIQUID PROPELLANTS
Army
Sponsor:
Personnel: A. H. Robinson, Principal Investigator
Objective: The purpose of this project is to develop methods of applying high speed motion neutron
radiography to the study of liquid propellants.
These propellants may be either injected into the
burning chamber or they may burn in place. In either case neutron radiography may be used to determine the distribution of the burning propellant and
Events as short as 1
its movement in the chamber.
millisecond can be radiographed with the system
developed nere at OSU.
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN ANALYSIS OF LIGHT-WATER REACTORS
Battelle
B. I. Spinrad, Principal Investigator;
0. Tollefson
Objective: This project has as its aim the evaluation of new design approaches to improve the performance and uranium utilization of light water
reactors.
Only those approaches which are nonSponsor:
Personnel:
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backfillable to existing plants are considered.
The analysis is done by industrial contractors and
we assist Battelle in correlating, normalizing and
costing the results. We also provide background
analysis that can be applied to all process variations.
SPHERE-PAC CERAIIIC FUEL IN A SAFEGUARDED FUEL CYCLE
EPRI, EIR
Sponsors:
Personnel: B. I. Spinrad, K. L. Peddicord,
Principal Investigators; M. Azarfar, A. M. Vincent,
S. Polkinghorne, R. Henke
Reactor fuel today is made out of ceraObjective:
An alternative approach is to make it
mic pellets.
by packing a cladding tube with tiny spheres of mixIt is believed that this sphere-pac
ed diameters.
process improves the capability of safeguarding the
fuel, i.e., providing greater assurance against its
This project analyzes the important
loss or theft.
factors in fuel cycle safeguards, justifies quantitative measures of safeguardability, and applies
them to a comparison of pelletized and sphere-pac
fuel fabrication.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE
PAPER INDUSTRY FOR AIR AND
STREAM IMPROVEMENT, INC.
A.
L..
Caron
NCASI ACTIVE PROJECTS
Regional Manager
The National Council of the Paper Industry for Air
and Stream Improvement (NCASI) is a non-profit
industry-supported environmental research associaOne of its regional research centers is lotion.
cated in the Engineering Experiment Station of
Its offices and laboraOregon State University.
tories are located in the Chemical Engineering Department. The NCASI is charged with providing the
industry a technical base that can be used to reach
technically feasible decisions and embark on sound
enviromiental management programs. Personnel hold
a Courtesy Academic Rank. NCASI research expenditures administered through the Engineering project
expenditures administered through the Engineering
Experiment Station total approximately $45,000.
Graduate Assistantships for students are available.
The Measurement, Characterization, and Control of
Volatile Organics, NOx, and Carbon Monoxide from
Pulp and Paper Industry Combustion Sources and
Wood Residue Fired Boilers
Organization of Existing Information on the Performance of High Efficiency Particulate Control Devices
and the Performance of Monitoring Systems
The Analysis and Control of Halogenated Hydrocarbons
in Pulp Mill Effluents
Establishment of the Applicability of Existing Procedures Used for the Identification and SemiQuantification of Priority Pollutants in Effluent
from the Pulp and Paper Industry
NCASI PUBLICATIONS
NCASI PERSONNEL
SI 325 Chemical Characterization and Determination
of Relative Effluent Odor Contribution of Selected
Process Streams
Andre L. Caron, Regional Manager
(Assistant Professor)
SI 328 Current Research, Research Needs and Problems
in Assessing Impact of Forest Management Practices
on Water Quality and Utility
Or. Robert R. Claeys, Research Chemist
(Associate Professor)
Kenneth T. Hood, Research Chemical Engineer
1979 Review of the Literature on Forest ManSI 330
agement Practices and Water Quality Management
(Instructor)
Dr. George G. Ice, Research Forester
(Assistant Professor)
AQ
Lawrence LaFleur, Research Chemist
(Assistant Professor)
AQ 101
95
A Laboratory and Field Study of Factors
Affecting the Soluble Sulfide Content of Lime Mud
Atmospheric Quality Improvement Literature
Review - 1979
Victor Dallons, Research Engineer
AQ 102 A Study of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from
Wood Residue Boilers
(Instructor)
Brain Geers, Research Chemist
AQ 105 A Study of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from
Kraft Recovery Furnaces
(Instructor)
Kenneth Ramage, Research Associate
AQ 107 A Study of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from
Lime Kilns
(Instructor)
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GRANTS & CONTRACTS RECEIVED
I 979- I 980
Department
Investigator
Agency
Battelle
Agricultural Engr.
Hellickson, M. L.
Water and Energy Coefficients (Supplement)
Duration
1078-1079
Amount
$ 2,000
36,271
1079-181
Tillamook
Agricultural Engr.
Miner, 3. R.
Assessing the Bacteriological Impact of Various Manure Management Strategies
180-1280
Babcock & Wilcox
Chemical Engr.
Fitzgerald, T. 3.
Investigation of Fluidized Beds with Immersed Heat Exchange Tubes
57,242
389,566
979-981
USDE
Chemical Engr.
Fitzgerald, T. 3.
Measuring and Modeling Solids Movement in a Large Fluidized Bed Test Facility
680-880
Aerospace Corp.
Chemical Engr.
Fitzgerald, 1. 3.
Measuring Solids and Gas Flow in the Vicinity of a Coal Feed Port
19,628
6,500
180-980
NCASI
Chemical Engr.
Kayihan, F.
Kinetics of Species Formation in the Pyrolysis of Wood and Cellulosic Material
NSF
Chemical Engr.
Knudsen, 3. G.
Fouling Characteristics of Cooling Tower Water
Civil Engr.
Bella, D. A.
Oceanography
Hancock, D.
Biological/Physical Interactions
Civil Engr.
Callaway, R. 3.
Assignment to EPA (IPA)
Science Applic.
EPA
979-881
174,428
380-1080
26,231
1179-1080
4,700
39,276
1179-781
OSDI
Civil Engr.
G.
Impact of Variations in Material Properties on Asphalt Pavement Life
Hicks, R.
Leonard, 3.
W.
Civil Engr.
NSF
180-681
Stochastic Analysis of Cable Systems and Cable-reinforced Membranes
54,048
Investigator
Department
Agency
Nath, 3.
H.
Civil Engr.
USDC-NOAA
Drifting Buoy and Numerical Model Improvement
Duration
Amount
380-381
29,998
Nath, 3.
H.
Civil Engr.
API
480-381
30,000
Hydrodynamic Coefficients for Cylinders with Pronounced Marine Growths
H.
Civil Engr.
NSF
1279-1180
Hydrodynamic Roughness of Marine Growths on Cylinders
Nath, 3.
92,129
Nath, 3. H.
Civil Engr.
Coast Guard
580-Indef.
23,711
Wave Tank Services and Large Scale Model Testing of Coast Guard Buoys
Schaumburg, F. D.
Civil Engr.
Civil Engineering Service and Testing
Various
Schaumburg, F. D.
Civil Engr.
EPA
Graduate Training in Water Pollution Control
180-1280
50,000
1079-980
7,931
Civil Engr.
Schroeder, W. L.
USDA-USFS
580-681
Engineering Behavior of Forest Soils in Southeast Alaska
10,779
Civil Engr.
Sollitt, C. K.
Army
179-1279
Hancock, D. R.
Oceanography
Coos Bay Offshore Disposal Site Investigation (Supplement)
19,278
Vinson, 1. S.
Civil Engr.
NSF
Dynamic Properties of Naturally Frozen Soils
380-281
41,513
Electrical Engr.
U0
979-980
Development and Testing of a Microprocessor Based System
13,567
Bucolo, R.
Electrical Engr.
USDE-BPA
679-680
36,898
Experimental and Field Investigations on Spark Ignition of Fuel-Air Mixtures
Engle, 3.
Electrical Engr.
USDE
1079-980
55,741
Load Modeling Methodology Using Instantaneous Parametric Stochastic Representatic
Frick, P. A.
Jensen, L.
C.
Electrical Engr.
USDE-BPA
1279-1280
22,918
Investigate and Identify Characteristics that Affect Measurement of Audible Nois
-15-
Duration
Amount
280-182
NSF
Electrical Engr.
Mohler, R. R.
Control,
and
Identification
of
Bilinear
Systems
Modeling,
99,683
Investigator
Agency
Department
Various
Electrical Engr.
Owen, S. 3. 1.
Electrical Engineering Service and Testing
180-1280
7,500
3,458
979-1279
Honeywell
Electrical Engr.
Target Analysis System Diagnostic Software Requirements/Implementation
Rathja, R.
C.
1078-380
EPA
Electrical Engr.
Van Sickle, 3.
Temporal Variability in Stream Ecosystems (Supplement)
7,525
Engineering
Knudsen, 3. G.
Engineering Experiment Station Studies
Various
180-1280
20,000
Mechanical Engr.
Boubel R. W.
Regarding
Field Burning
An Analysis
Seed Council
879-979
10,620
Mechanical Engr.
Larson, M. B.
Laser Doppler Anemometer System
NSF
779-680
30,300
Mechanical Engr.
Reistad, G. M.
Performance
Analysis
Heat Pump
USDE
1079-980
30,000
979-180
15,000
779-281
USDE
Mechanical Engr.
Thresher, R. W.
Wind Response Characteristics of Horizontal Axis Turbines
130,263
SERI
Mechanical Engr.
Thornburgh, G. E.
Design of a Wood Combustion Air Distribution System
180-1280
5,000
879-880
29,999
Rockwell
180-880
Mechanical Engr.
Wilson, R. E.
Hand-Held Calculator Performance Prediction Program for HPSWT
5,079
Various
Mechanical Engr.
Welty, 3. R.
Engineering
Service
and
Testing
Mechanical
Mechanical Engr.
Wilson, R. E.
Darrieus Rotor Aerodynamics
-16-
Sandia Labs
Investigator
Agency
Department
Duration
Amount
Mechanical Engr.
Wilson, R. E.
Rockwell
180-880
1,194
Hand-Held Calculator Performance Production Program for HAWT (Supplement)
Peddicord, K. L.
Nuclear Engr.
EPRI
680-1280
10,059
Assessment and Application of Transient Fuel Behavior Computer Codes
Peddicord, K. L.
Nuclear Engr.
Exxon
Characterization of UO2 Sphere-Pac Fuel
380-981
Nuclear Engr.
180-1280
Peddicord, K. L.
EPRI
FREY Development Support:
Implementation of a Describing Function
Peddicord, K. L.
Nuclear Engr.
Heat Conduction in Eccentric Annuli
NSF
1279-1181
26,614
19,598
72,811
EIR
180-980
Nuclear Engr.
31,866
Peddicord, K. L.
Prediction of the Performance of Sphere Pac Mixed Carbide Fuel Pins
Nuclear Engr.
PGE
979-980
Peddicord, K. L.
Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of the Trojan Core with the COBRA Code
22,823
Nuclear Engr.
Battelle
Spinrad, B. I.
Conceptual Design Analysis of Light-Water Reactors
1179-980
15,562
979-880
22,137
Nuclear Engr.
EIR
Spinrad, B. I.
Peddicord, K. L.
Sphere-Pac Fuel in a Safeguarded Fuel Cycle
979-880
22,137
Army
Water Resources
Klingeman, P. C.
Willamette River Sediment Transport Investigation
679-1280
40,000
Spinrad, B. I.
Peddicord, K. L.
Nuclear Engr.
EPRI
Sphere Pac Ceramic Fuel in a Safeguarded Fuel Cycle
-17-
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED
I 979- I 980
Investigator
Department
Grant Agency
Amount
Term
$
2 yr
NSF
85,970
Agricultural Engr.
H.
Hydraulic Properties of Earth Materials as Affected by Clay-Water Interaction
Brooks, R.
USDC-NMFS
Agricultural Engr.
English, M. J.
A Statistical Model of Salmon Hatchery Operations
80,410
30 mo
SERI
Agricultural Engr.
Hellickson, M. L.
Reducing Winter Ventilation Rates in Broiler Houses
106,512
2 yr
USDA-SEA
Agricultural Engr.
Hellickson, M. L.
Reducing Winter Ventilation Rates in Broiler Houses
104,312
2 yr
Tillamook
36,271
13 mo
Agricultural Engr.
R.
Assessing the Bacteriological Impact of Various Manure Management Strategies
Miner, 3.
124,944
Agricultural Engr.
USDA-SEA
R.
2 yr
Combustion System for Energy Recovery from Agricultural Biomass in Standard
Miner, 3.
Bales
Miner, 3. R.
Hansen, H. 3.
Agricultural Engr.
USDA-SEA
99,993
2 yr
Farm Scale Production of Fuel-Grade Ethyl Alcohol from Agricultural Biomass
Agricultural Engr.
OSDA
111,515
R.
A Portable System for the Production of Fuel Grade Ethanol
2 yr
R.
Agricultural Engr.
USDE
120,241
A Portable System for the Production of Fuel Grade Ethanol
2 yr
Miner, 3.
Miner, 3.
Air Resources Ctr.
NSF
17,052
3 mo
Increase in Total Suspended Particulate due to the Mt. St. Helens Eruption
Boubel, R. W.
Boubel, R. W.
Air Resources Ctr.
Air Force
207,000
2 yr
Laboratory Evaluation of Novel Particulate Control Concepts for Jet Engine
Test Cells
Investigator
Grant Agency
Department
Amount
Term
mo
19,628
Aerospace Corp.
Chemical Engr.
Fitzgerald, T. 3.
Measuring Solids and Gas Flow in the Vicinity of a Coal Feed Port
2
166,339
USDE
Chemical Engr.
Fitzgerald, T. 3.
Testing of Cold Scaled Bed Modeling for Fluidized Bed Combustors
1 yr
1 yr
99,842
USDE
Chemical Engr.
Fitzgerald, T. 3.
Testing of Cold Scaled Bed Modeling for Fluidized Bed Combustors (revision)
99,404
USDA-SEA
Chemical Engr.
Changes in the Internal Pore Structure of Wood During Pyrolysis and
Combustion
2 yr
118,255
USDE
Chemical Engr.
Interactive Computer Graphics for Flowsheet Drawing and Simulation
2 yr
Kayihan, F.
Kayihan, F.
NSF
Chemical Engr.
Kayihan, F.
Solids Movement in Cyclone Type Reactors
142,233
2 yr
OSDT
39,276
Civil Engr.
G.
Impact of Variations in Material Properties on Asphalt Pavement Life
21 mo
302,055
ONR
Oceanography
Oceanography
Civil Engr.
T.
Edge Waves and Nearshore Currents on a High-Energy Coast
3 yr
242,697
1 yr
Hicks, R.
Holman, R. A.
Komar, P. D.
Hudspeth, R.
NSF
Civil Engr.
Hudspeth, R. T.
Garrison, C. 0.
Hydrodynamic Damping of Offshore Structures (revision)
133,710
USDT
Civil Engr.
D.
Guidelines for Use of Vehicles of Increased Size and Weight
Layton, R.
15 mo
NSF
18 mo
54,048
Civil Engr.
Leonard, 3. W.
Stochastic Analysis of Cable Systems and Cable Reinforced Membranes (revision)
USDC-NOAA
Civil Engr.
H.
Drifting Buoy Numerical Model Improvement
Nath, 3.
-19-
29,998
1
yr
Investigator
Grant Agency
Department
Amount
30,000
API
Civil Engr.
H.
Hydrodynamic Coefficients for Cylinders with Pronounced Marine Growths
Nath, J.
Term
1
yr
(revi si on)
NSF
Civil Engr.
H.
Hydrodynamic Roughness of Marine Growths on Cylinders
Nath, 3.
240,248
3 yr
Coast Guard
Civil Engr.
H.
Scale Model Tests of Coast Guard Models
Nath, 3.
yr
Exxon
Civil Engr.
Test Program on Guyed Tower Wind Effects
95,670
1
PNRBC
30,255
1 yr
Nath, 3.
H.
Civil Engr.
Nelson, P. 0.
Williamson, K. 3.
Characterization of Water Quality
98,645
1 yr
Costa Rica
Civil Engr.
Schaumburg, F. D.
Educational Assistance Program on Natural Resource Management (Preliminary)
Adams, R.
251,759
PHS
Electrical Engr.
F.
Transducer Development and Evaluation for Sensory Feedback
3 yr
273,968
NSF
Bhattacharya, P. K. Electrical Engr.
Characterization and Growth of GaInAsP/InP Epitaxial Layers
3 yr
175,389
3 yr
NSF
Bhattacharya, P. K. Electrical Engr.
Electrical and Optical Properties of Annealed Epitaxial and Ion-Implanted
256,081
3 yr
Army
Bhattacharya, P. K. Electrical Engr.
Growth and Characterization of GaInAsP/InP Liquid Phase Epitaxial Layers
Army
108,521
2 yr
Bhattacharya, P. K. Electrical Engr.
Investigation of Traps and the Electrical Properties of Annealed Epitaxial
Varian Assoc.
112,116
2 yr
Bhattacharya, P. K. Electrical Engr.
Investigation of the Electrical and Optical Properties of Organometallic
Vapor
-20-
Investigator
Grant Agency
Department
Amount
Term
2 yr
125,761
AFOSR
Bhattacharya, P. K. Electrical Engr.
Laser Annealing of Deep Level Traps in Vapor Phase Epitaxial and Implanted
GaAs
40,680
NSF
Bhattacharya, P. K. Electrical Engr.
Photoluminescence Studies of Epitaxial and Annealed Semiconductors
18 mc
3 yr
245,604
NSF
Bhattacharya, P. K. Electrical Engr.
Research on Defect Centers in Ill-V Ternary and Quaternary Semiconductors
10,691
2 mo
NSF
Electrical Engr.
Engelbrecht, R. S.
Remote Measurement of Mount St. Helens Emissions by
Feasibility Study:
Microwave
USDE-BPA
Electrical Engr.
F.
The Spark Ignition of Fuel-Air Mixtures (Supplement)
Engle, 3.
Frick, P. A.
Lauw, H. K.
USDE
Electrical Engr.
6,291
238,555
13 mo
3 yr
A Decentralized Approach to Dynamic Security Assessment in Power Systems
55,741
15 mc
USDE
Electrical Engr.
Frick, P. A.
Load Modeling Methodology Using an Instantaneous Parametric Stochastic
Representation
279,028
NSF
Electrical Engr.
H.
FISHNET - A Small Scale Distributed Computer/Shared Resource System
Herzog, 3.
2 yr
USDE-BPA
Electrical Engr.
Jensen, L. C.
Investigation of Audible Noise Due to Corona
22,918
1 yr
USDE-BPA
Electrical Engr.
K.
Modeling and Analysis of Wind Energy-Conversion
32,269
1 yr
175,992
3 yr
Lauw, H.
Mohler, R.
R.
PHS
Electrical Engr.
Compartmental imune Analysis and Cancer
99,683
NSF
Electrical Engr.
R.
Modeling, Control and Identification of Bilinear Systems (revision)
Mohler, R.
-21-
2 yr
Grant Agency
Department
Investigator
ONR
Electrical Engr.
Mohier, R. R.
Nonlinear Filtering
Amount
Tern
591,277
3 yr
43,665
2 yr
NSF
Electrical Engr.
Mohler, R. R.
Nonlinear System Identification and its Application to Immunology and
Soci oeconomi cs
Electrical Engr.
Powers, V. M.
Computer Lab Instrumentation
Hewlett-Packard
Electrical Engr.
Powers, V. M.
Constructive Decomposition
NSF
9,999
7 mo
181,432
3 yr
3 mc
3,458
Honeywell
Electrical Engr.
C.
Target Analysis System Diagnostic Software Requirements/Implementation
Rathja, R.
NSF
Electrical Engr.
Fisheries
Stochastic Modeling of Organic Budgets for Small Streams
78,763
2 yr
NSF
Electrical Engr.
Van Sickle, J.
Fisheries
Cummins, K. W.
Stochastic Modeling of Organic Budgets for Small Streams
94,250
2 yr
Electrical Engr.
EPA
Van Sickle, 3.
Temporal Variability in Stream Ecosystems
26,569
1 yr
7,921
4 no
Van Sickle, J.
Cuninins, K. W.
EPA
Electrical Engr.
Van Sickle, 3.
Temporal Variability in Stream Ecosystems (Supplement)
Riggs, 3.
ISEP:
L.
Industrial Engr.
NSF
19,439
2 yr
Instructional Equipment for a New Manufacturing Engineering Program
Mechanical Engr.
NSF
Adams, R. L.
Study of the Radiative Contribution to Heat Transfer
129,522
2 yr
Mechanical Engr.
OR Seed Council
10,620
4 mo
Open Field Burning: An Emission Factors Study of Alternative Firing Techniques
Boubel, R. W.
-22-
Grant Agency
Department
Investigator
Amount
Term
2 ma
23,403
OSDE
Mechanical Engr.
Boubel, R. W.
Junge, D. C.
Workshops on Energy-Efficient Operating Techniques for Commercial and Industrial Boilers
13,004
DOE
Mechanical Engr.
Bushnell, D. J.
Energy Utilization in the Lumber and Wood Products Industry
5 mo
Babcock & Wilcox 57,801
Mechanical Engr.
Bushnell, D. J.
Investigation of Fluidized Beds with Immersed Heat Exchange Tubes
1 yr
10 mo
53,972
Navy
Mechanical Engr.
Development of Optical Interferometry for Detection of Ultrasonic Stress
Waves
Calder, C. A.
15 mo
237,098
USDE
Mechanical Engr.
E.
Scale-up and Demonstration of a Desiccant Solar Electric Power Generator
Halley, W.
12,487
EPA
Mechanical Engr.
C.
Evaluation of the Ability of Wet Scrubbers to Meet EPA Requirements
Junge, D.
2 mo
1 yr
138,689
State Dept.
Oceanography
Mechanical Engr.
Potential for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion as a Renewable Energy Source
Chen, C.
Junge, D.
1.
A.
C.
15 mo
53,171
USDE
Mechanical Engr.
C.
A Study of Forces on Immersed Heat Exchange Tubes in a Fluidized Bed Combustor
Kennedy, T.
Kennedy, T. C.
Comfort, W. 3.
Tektronix
Mechanical Engr.
11,012
1 yr
11,558
1 yr
Computer Aided Design Curriculum Development
Kennedy, T. C.
Comfort, W. 3.
Tektronix
Mechanical Engr.
Computer Aided Design Curriculum Development (revision)
Mechanical Engr.
Reistad, G. M.
Geothermal District Heating Models:
23 mo
69,540
USDE
A Review of Compatibility and Validity
30,000
Battelle
Mechanical Engr.
Reistad, G. M.
Heat Pumps for Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage: Operation and Design
-23-
1
yr
Investigator
Grant Agency
Department
Amount
Term
2 yr
39,940
NSF
Mechanical Engr.
Deformation Band - Persistent Slip Band Interaction During Fatigue of FCC
Metals
Saletore, M.
10,000
AMF Found.
Mechanical Engr.
E.
Developing Methods of Improving the Teaching of Gymnastics and Refinement
of Equipment
Smith, C.
NASA
Mechanical Engr.
Thresher, R. W.
Wind Turbine Structural Design and Analysis (revision)
42,732
1 yr
NASA
Mechanical Engr.
Thresher, R. W.
Wind Turbine Structural Design and Analysis
38,800
1 yr
USDE
34,993
1
Mechanical Engr.
E.
Darrieus Rotor Aerodynamics
Wilson, R.
5,079
USDE-Rockwell
Mechanical Engr.
HAWT
Hand-Held Calculator Performance Prediction Program for
Wilson, R.
E.
Mechanical Engr.
Wilson, R. E.
PROP Rotor Performance Comparison
USDE-Rockwell
Mechanical Engr.
Zaworski, R. J.
Absorption Heating Transformer
USDE
yr
8 mo
9,997
7½ mc
85,036
15 mo
33 mo
175,518
EPRI
Nuclear Engr.
E.
Radioanalytical Monitoring of Radwaste Containers from Nuclear Power Plants
Binney, S.
36,308
USDE
Nuclear Engr.
Johnson, A. G.
Dodd, B.
Pocket Ionization Chambers for Personnel Neutron Dosimetry
Exxon
Nuclear Engr.
Peddicord, K. L.
Characterization of UO2 Sphere Pac Fuel
26,614
2 yr
18 mc
1 yr
55,949
EIR
Nuclear Engr.
Peddicord, K. L.
Evaluation Models for the Prediction of the Performance of Sphere Pac Fuel
Pins
-24-
Investigator
Grant Agency
Department
Amount
Term
EIR
31,866
9 mo
Nuclear Engr.
Peddicord, K. L.
Evaluation Models for the Prediction of the Performance of Fuel Pins (revision)
EPRI
Nuclear Engr.
Peddicord, K. L.
FREY Development Support: Exercises of the FREY Code
10,059
6 mo
EPRI
19,958
Nuclear Engr.
Peddicord, K. L.
Implementation of a Describing Function
FREY Development Support:
8 mo
PGE
26,203
Peddicord, K. L.
Nuclear Engr.
Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of a Pressurized Water Reactor Core
1 yr
1 yr
PGE
22,823
Nuclear Engr.
Peddicord, K. L.
Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of a Pressurized Water Reactor Core (revision)
Battelle
Nuclear Engr.
Spinrad, B. I.
Conceptual Design Analysis of Light-Water Reactors
USDI-OWRT
Water Resources
Klingeman, P. C.
Allotment Request
-25-
15,562
6 mc
116,000
1 yr
PH.D. THESES
JUNE 1980
Min-Chu Chen
Civil Engineering
"Nonlinear Diffraction Theory by an
Eigenfunction Expansion of the
Green's Function"
Rudolf S. Engelbrecht
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"The Effect of Rain on Satellite
Comunications above 10 GHz in the
Pacific Northwest"
Robert Bruce Macduff
Mechanical Engineering
"Multiple Cooling Tower Plumes, A
Field Study and Analytical Model"
-26-
Kamran Malik
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"Designing a High Level Microprogramming Language"
Reza Maneshi
Electrial & Computer Engineering
"Identification and Analysis of
Simple Models for Response Time
of Complex Computer Systems"
Roy C. Rathja
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"Tone Burst Deconvolution"
Clifford John Warner
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"Analysis of New Protocols for
Computer Communication Networks"
M.S. THESES
JUNE 1980
Carlos Guadalupe Anaya-Sanchez
Industrial Engineering
'Prevailing Opinions About Productivity
Performance and Improvement"
Sung-Soc Cho
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Gregory H. Clemens
Ibrahim Ayyildiz
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Civil Engineering
"An Evaluation of Coastal Oregon's
Marginal Aggregates"
Zafar All Baig
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Opiton
Kenneth Edwin Coates
Chemical Engineering
"Calcium Carbonate Scaling Characteristics of Cooling Tower Water'
Homayoon Bayanfar
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Manuk Colakyan
Chemi cal Engineering
"Elutriation from Fluidized Beds with
Imersed Heat Transfer Tubes"
John Alexander Bonell
Civil Engineering
"Influence of Expansive Soils on
Structures in the Eugene Area"
Mary F. Conlin
Civil Engineering
"Factors Affecting the Adsorption of
Heavy Metals by Activated Sludge
Materials"
Chen Chang
Civil Engineering
"Evaluation of Selected Marginal
Aggregates Stabilized with Cement"
Edmond Chin Ping Chang
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Jane Ann Copeland
Civil Engineering
"Fabrics in Subdrains: Mechanisms of
Filtration and the Measurement of
Permeability"
Weera Chantarapanont
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Michel Patrick Cotillon
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Edward Oran Chastain
Civil Engineering
"A Method for Programming Maintenance
on Paved Forest Roads"
Steven Allen Curtis
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Craig Douglas Cherry
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Richard G. Lopez Montes De Oca
Nuclear Engineering
"Simulation of Transients Following
a Turbine Trip in Boiling Water
Reactors by Analog Techniques"
Choong Hoon Cho
Chemical Engineering
"Oxygen Absorption Into Water Using
Multiple Plunging Jets"
William Weldon Deaton
Chemical Engineering
"Solids Movement in a Tube-Filled
Fluidized Bed"
-27-
Jerry Eugene Donovan
Mechanical Engineering
"A Study of Forces on Simulated Heat
Exchange Tubes Immersed in a Cold
Fluidized Bed'
Hamid Doshiri
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Jerome Dumer
Civil Engineering
"Wave Interaction with Pile Supported Harbor Facilities"
Serdar H. Ergene
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Gary Lynn Evans
Civil Engineering
"Properties of Marginal Aggregates
Treated with Asphalt Emulsion"
Susan Babette Harnond
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Asif Jinnah Haq
Civil Engineering
"The Evaluation and Selection of
Highway Safety Improvement for
Local Jurisdictions"
David William Harris
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Michael Carl Hartley
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
David Delvin Hostetler
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Paul Kiyoichi Fujimoto
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Ira James Huddleston
Civil Engineering
"Cement Stabilization of Poor Quality
National Forest Bedrock Materials
for Road Construction"
William Edward Galvin
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Chun-Sit Hwang
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Michael David Gates
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Diane G. Johnson
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Alan H. George
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Motasimur Rashid Khan
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Clayton David Gosmeyer
Chemical Engineering
"An Experimental Study of Heat
Transfer in a Large Particle
Heated Fluidized Bed"
Wasif Mumtaz Khan
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Alan Richard Grill
Mechanical Engineering
"An Optimal Design Method for an
Air-Heating Solar Energy Collector"
Timothy Edward Guidotti
Mechanical Engineering
"Transient Fuel Pin Temperature
Calculations Using Describing
Functions"
David Lyell Knierim
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Mark Knudson
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Chung-Yiu Lam
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Brain B. Langdon
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Jane Owre
Agricultural Engineering
"Nitrate Leaching as Affected by
Artificial Drains"
William Layton
Mechanical Engineering
"Simulation of a Solar Heating and
Cooling System with Experimental
Evaluation"
Joan Marie Oylear
Nuclear Engineering
"Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of a
Pressurized Water Reactor Core'
Pei-Chin Lin
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"Multiple-Output Combinational Network Minimization"
Shuh lan Pan
El ectri cal & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Tongkyu Park
Industrial Engineering
"A Matrix Game Approach to Linear
Chungwen Liu
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Programmi ng"
Pierre Mallard
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Barthelemy Patipa
Chemi cal Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Daniel Melchior
Mechanical Engineering
"The Effect of Geometric Orientation
and Random Wind Conditions on Flat
Plat Convection Rates"
Edward Patton
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Victor Pineiros
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Alain Meunier
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
S. Jayasimha Prasad
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Young Houn Moon
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Vernon Pritchard
Agricultural Engineering
"Direct Conversion of Solar Radiation to Mechanical Power Using
Thermostatic Bimetals and Linear
Fresnel Lenses"
Hossein Navvade-Sohrabi
Electri cal & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Charles Noone
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Barry Mark Ratihn
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Richard Oksness
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Opti on
Atul Salgaonkar
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
William Elmer Olson
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Dennis Schloeman
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
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Mansoor Ashraf Shaikh
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
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Valerie Tauscher
Industrial Engineering
"The Productivity Performance of a
Paper Mill Operating During a Labor
Strike"
Reza Sharif-Razi
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Athanasios Trigas
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Frank Fumirido Shoji
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"Simplification of Large Linear
Systems Using Two-Step Iterative
Method"
Richard Turton
Chemical Engineering
"Combustion of Wood Char in a
Tranport Reactor"
Ramesh Shrestha
Civil Engineering
"Least Squares Adjustment Computer
Programs for Horizontal and Vertical
Positions"
P. Venkitakrishnan
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Chau-Her Wong
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Sharad Chandra Shrestha
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Louis R. Wood
Chemical Engi neering
Non-Thesis Option
David Shunk
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Jairne Solis-Sarmina
Industrial Engineering
"Improved Justifications and Sensitivity
Analysis for Capital Expenditures'
Alan Wright
Mechanical Engineering
"Exact Frequencies and Mode Shapes
of a Rotating Beam"
Tyz-Chiam Wu
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Bradford Lee Stein
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Jiann-Liang Yau
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Richard L. Steinbrugge
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
Grant Masaru Yoshihara
Nuclear Engineering
"Calculation of Consistent SteadyState Conditions for Boiling Water
Reactors Based on RETRAN Models"
Nasser Talebbeydokhti
Civil Engineering
Non-Thesis Option
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