The high average power laser (HAPL) program aims at developing laser inertial fusion energy (Laser IFE) based on lasers, direct drive targets and a solid wall chamber. The preferred first wall configuration is based on tungsten and ferritic steel as armor and structural materials, respectively. A key concern is the survival of the first wall under the X-ray and ion energy deposition from the fu...

Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) is one of the most widely employed techniques for providing causal evidence of the relationship between neuronal activity and specific motor, perceptual, or even cognitive functions. In recent years, several new types of linear multielectrode silicon probes have been developed, allowing researchers to sample neuronal activity at different depths along the s...

Experimental measurement of nuclear heating rates has been carried out in a simulated D-T fusion neutron environment from 1989 through 1990 under the USDOE/JAERI collaborative program at the Fusion Neutronics Source Facility. The microcalorimetric technique has been employed for online measurements. Small probes of materials have been irradiated in close vicinity of a rotating target. A typical...

After gas atomization, a quasicrystalline powder based on aluminium was used to prepare a thick coating by high-velocity oxygen-fuel flame torch spraying. This layer was deposited on top of a bond-coat layer on a steel plate. A post-spraying annealing treatment turned the two layers to their stable state, a γ-brass crystal and an icosahedral quasicrystal, respectively. The projection parameters...

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A customer who places a tentative order at a steel mill customarily receives a due-date quotation, namely the date by which the mill says that it will ship the order. The steel mill wants the due date to be early enough so that the customer won’t balk (withdraw the order), but late enough so that the probability of tardiness is low. This note obtains expressions for the tardiness probability at...

Abstract An ionic liquid-polyaniline/tungsten disulfide (IL-PANI/WS 2 ) composite was synthesized in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazole tetrafluoroborate (LB104) aqueous solution by in-situ polymerization and characterized Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. A current-carrying friction wear tester used to study the tribological properties of steel—steel copper—copper pairs lubricated an IL-PANI/WS ...

This paper deals with the design of the welding fixture for the head end sub-assembly of a rocket motor case. The head end sub-assembly consists of four parts namely Y-Ring, Dome, Igniter Boss and the Fore skirt ring that have to be welded to each other with a specified tolerance and weld quality. The material used in the manufacture of different parts of head end sub-assembly is Maraging steel...

Inert-gas Arc Welding of Aluminium Aluminium is used widely in metal fabrication processes, chiefly on account of its lightness, the ease with which it may be cast, and its extreme ductility. It is also highly resistant to corrosion, owing to the formation of a protective film of oxide on the surface of the metal. This latter property, however, becomes a disadvantage when it is desired to weld ...