N74-23072# United Nations Development Program. CARBONIZATION AND HYDROGENATION OF COAL 1973 146 prefs (ID/86) Avail: NTIS MF $1.45; United Nations, Sales Section, New York or Geneva HC $3.00. Sales No.: E.72.11.B.26 Coal treatment processes are described in relation to their economic and utilitarian viability in developing countries. Carbonization, hydrogenation, and the Fischer-Tropsch gasification processes for making oils, chemicals, and gas from coal are described along with plant layouts. The processes are compared on the basis of product properties and uses, and the internal and external economic factors associated with production. Capital investment manpower, coal reserves, and market considerations are discussed, and the developing countries for which coal treatment industries might be suited are listed. N74-23480*# Louisiana State Univ., New Orleans. Div. of Business and Economic Research. APPLICATIONS OF SATURN/APOLLO AUTOMATED DATA SYSTEM CAPABILITIES TO PROBLEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION Final Report, 6 Oct. 30 Nov. 1973 Gordon A. Saussy 4 Feb. 1974 7 p (Contract NAS8-28955) (NASA-CR-120216) Avail: NTIS HC $4.00 CSCL 13F The work plan to achieve the objectives of this project is presented. Tasks discussed include ground truth, remotely sensed data, and the correlation of ground truth and the remotely sensed data. N74-23487# Senate). F.O.S. Committee on Government Operations (U. S. STAFF STUDY OF THE OVERSIGHT AND EFFICIENCY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO RECENT FUEL SHORTAGES Washington GPO 8 Nov. 1973 115 p refs Prepared for the Permanent Subcomm. on Investigations, 93d Congr., 1st Sess., 8 Nov. 1973 (GPO-23-764) Avail: SOD $1.00 Policies of the Federal government are discussed as they relate to managing the oil import program, providing adequate supplies of crude oil for processing by refineries, overseeing operations and domestic refineries needed to meet demand, and maintaining a climate for the necessary expansion of domestic refinery capacity required to meet demand for gasoline and distillate fuel oil. A compilation of relevant facts accumulated from various sources is presented to serve as background for public hearings on oversight of the executive branch with respect to the petroleum industry, especially as it relates to recent fuel shortages. Author The report has been prepared in the context of the total AGARD 1971 Technical Program which is carried out by the AGARD Panels, the Consultant and Exchange Program, and the Military Committee Studies Program. The achievements are reported in terms of: (1) the meeting which were held to bring together the leading personalities of the NATO nations in a particular field of science and technology for the common benefit of the NATO community; (2) the AGARD Series publication which were distributed and/or initiated as a result of these meetings for the purpose of assisting member nations in the effective use of their research and development capabilities; (3) the personnel that planned for and participated in the total program, and (4) the budget that supported this stimulus to the advances in the aerospace sciences relevant to strengthening the common defense posture. The Appendix contains the detailed program of the individual activities. Author N74-23497# Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and A handbook which presents an overview of the AGARD organizational structure is presented. Topics include historical background, military studies program, panels and publications. The bylaws of AGARD are presented for reference purposes. S.KW. N74-23507# Committee on Science and Astronautics (U. S. House). NASA AUTHORIZATION, 1975, PART 1 Washington GPO 1974 308 p Hearings on H.R. 12689 (superseded by H.R. 13998) before Comm. on Sci. and Astronaut.. 93d Congr., 2d Sess., No. 25, 21 Mar. 1974 4 Vol. (GPO-31-372) Avail: Comm. on Sci. and Astronaut. Hearings on NASA appropriations for fiscal year 1975 are presented with an economic analysis of budget procedures. Research programs and management policies are outlined. Topics discussed include technology utilization, EEO programs, facility design, and satellite solar power systems. Procurement analysis for 1973 is also included. S.K.W. The document contains the formal presentations given during the Urban Technology Seminar held on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, April 30 to May 3, 1972. The conference was planned and conducted by the Office of Conferences and Training of the Lyndon B. Johnson's School of Public Affairs as one of a series of conferences, seminars and training programs to serve the continuing education needs of government and to promote an exchange of views and ideas among participating government officials, academicians, and other participants from both the public and private sectors of American life. GRA The report is designed to illustrate cost savings which would result from specific efforts in the areas of product improvement in quality and design. For the purpose of this study the cost savings produced in the area of product improvement are based on total elimination of a certain failure mode or modes. Appropriate modes are chosen because of their proportion of the total removals or their proportion in combination with other similar modes. These eliminated removals are then assumed to follow the distribution of the remaining removal modes. The actual cost savings are determined from the increase in the mean time to removal based on the new removal distributions. GRA items and certain condition change items selected because of high cost or need for intensive management. Basically, the MISS reports are concerned with analyzing reported removal data presented in the Major Item Removal Frequency (MIRF) report. The failure modes reported for each removal are examined and grouped into categories which are intended to clarify the intent of the data reporting. From this data, removal distributions can be plotted and an MTR (mean time to removal) can be calculated. The MISS reports then investigate possible cost savings based on total elimination of selected failure modes. These modes are chosen because of the percentage of failures they represent and/or because they appear to be feasible Product Improvement Program (PIP) areas. Author (GRA) N74-25620# Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (U S. Senate) SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING Washington GPO 1974 277 p refs Hearing on S 2658 and H R. 11864 before Comm on Aeron and Space Sci. 93d Congr., 2d Sess., 25 Feb 1974 (GPO-29-939) Avail: Comm on Aeron and Space Sci. A Congressional hearing was conducted to investigate the use of solar energy to help alleviate the energy shortage The bill under consideration would direct NASA in cooperation with other Federal agencies, to develop a commercial demonstration of the technology of solar heating and for the technology of combined solar heating and cooling Testimony is provided by several scientists and technologists concerning the methods of using solar energy. Examples of solar energy conversion systems are provided. A cost analysis of the project was made. PNF. (AD-776257; LMI-7411) Avail: NTIS CSCL 17/2 The report reviews recommendations made in an earlier study (LMI Task 69-18) to determine if any changes to those recommendations were advisable or necessary in light of changes in the SANGUINE System and DoD policies since that earlier report was issued. The report concludes that the earlier recommendations should be changed by virtue of funding constraints which have recently been placed on SANGUINE as well as the development of SANGUINE as a project within the Special Communications (SPECOM) Project Office of the Naval Electronic (NAVELEX) Systems Command since the earlier report was issued. The major recommendations which are made relate to the retention by the Navy of the option to break out the facilities portion of SANGUINE for competitive solicitation and award during the production phase and the location of the SANGUINE Project Office within the SPECOM organization of NAVE LEX. Author (GRA) N74-25840*# Environmental Research Inst. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN INFORMATION EXTRACTION METHODOLOGY AND HARDWARE FOR EARTH RESOURCES SURVEY SYSTEMS F. J. Thomson, Principal Investigator and J. D. Erickson [1974] 8 p refs ERTS (Contracts NAS5-21783: NAS1-11979: NAS9-9784; Grant NGR-23-005-552: Contract DAAK02-73-C-0438) (E74-10515; NASA-CR-138265; ERIM-193300-46-S) Avail: NTIS HC $4.00 CSCL 05B There are no author-identified significant results in this report. Avail: NTIS CSCL 01/3 Major Item Special Study (MISS) reports are performed on DA Form 2410 reportable components. These are time change York. N74-25844*# Tri-State Regional Planning Commission, New There are no author-identified significant results in this report. N74-26152# Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB. Ohio School of Systems and Logistics. G-200 BEARING: AN ANALYSIS CONCERNING THE RELIABILITY OF AN INEXPENSIVE PART AND ITS EFFECT ON DEPOT LEVEL REPAIR COATS M.S. Thesis John W. Burt and Robert T. Benbow Jan. 1974 109 p refs (AD-775691: SLSR-13-74A) Avail NTIS CSCL 17/7 Little management attention has been paid to inexpensive parts critical to the operation of defense weapons systems that incur large maintenance costs. This Costly Replacement of Inexpensive Parts (CRIP) concept was analyzed in one instance: the G-200 gyroscope bearin of the LN-12 platform. The CRIP concept was supported in the case of the G-200 bearings. These precision instrument bearings did in fact represent an inexpensive part ($38 each) that was critical to the effectiveness of an aircraft's inertial guidance system and generated high replacement costs when failures occurred. GRA N74-26239# Bonner and Moore Associates, Inc., Houston, Tex. (Contract DAAD05-73-C-0558; DA Proj 1T6-62611-A-106) (AD-775859 RGH-042) Avail: NTIS CSCL 21/4 The project involved the preparation of forecasts for raw materials availability and product demands for the US refining industry through 1985 and the construction of a mathematical model of the industry The major objective was to conduct an economic projection of the availability and compositional trends for automotive gasolines and distillate fuels during the next decade. Four major product demand forecasts (scenarios) were prepared and used to examine the industry. Additionally, the availabilities of jet and diesel fuels were examined in 1985 under two alternate premises Author (GRA) N74-26243# Naval Civil Engineering Lab., Port Hueneme, Calif. SUBSTITUTION OF JP-5 AVIATION FUEL FOR DF-2 DIESEL UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS John S. Williams Feb. 1974 10 p refs (AD-777047, NCEL-TN-1333) Avail NTIS CSCL 21/4 The report covers the work done to determine whether JP-5 aviation turbine fuel is a suitable substitute for DF-2 diesel fuel in the heavy equipment of the Naval Construction Force wodn such equipment is deployed on a large construction project. (Modified author abstract) GRA Committee on Government Operations (U. S ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY OF INTERNATIONAL AIR A Congressional hearing was conducted to hear testimony that the Government has been subjected to unjust discrimination in rates charged its nondefense passengers for international air transportation. Action to resolve the problem was reported which involves the cooperation of the US air transportation industry, the various civil agencies of Government, and the CAB The plan is described whereby chartered aircraft will be utilized in a system of reimbursement plus profit for the services provided. A.A.D. (NASA-CR-132382) Avail NTIS HC $7.50 CSCL 05C This report presents the derivation, description, and operating instructions for a computer program (TEKVAL) which measures the economic value of advanced technology features applied to long range commercial passenger aircraft. The program consists of three modules; and airplane sizing routine, a direct operating cost routine, and an airline return-on-investment routine. These modules are linked such that they may be operated sequentially or individually, with one routine generating the input for the next or with the option of externally specifying the input for either of the economic routines A very simple airplane sizing technique was previously developed, based on the Brequet range equation. For this program, that sizing technique has been greatly expanded and combined with the formerly separate DOC and ROI programs to produce TEKVAL Author N74-26416# National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C NATIONAL PATTERNS OF R AND D RESOURCES: 2 FUNDS AND MANPOWER IN THE UNITED STATES, 1953 1974 Feb 1974 35 prefs (NSF-74-304) Avail. SOD HC $1.00 The data contained in this report are based primarily on a series of periodic National Science Foundation surveys on research and development resources in the United States. This study shows the pattern of allocation of R and D funds and manpower among the four sectors of the economy Federal Government, industry. universities and colleges, and other nonprofit institutions The R and D funds series presented provide the data not only for total research and development but also for basic research, applied research, and development, and cover the period from 1953-74. Time series data on R and D scientific and engineering manpower employed by each sector begin with 1954. Author N74-26420# Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN EDUCATION FOR AIRCRAFT DESIGN Ulrich Haupt Nov. 1973 150 p refs (AD-775938. NPS-57HP73121A) Avail. NTIS CSCL 05/9 A brief review of recent developments in engineering education leads to basic reflections about the importance of design education. Aircraft design is singled out as a field where demands on design are particularly high and urgent. Basic needs are determined. refs Transl into ENGLISH of the book "Organizatsiya i Planirovanie Proizvodstva na Aviadvigatele-Stroitelnykh Zavodakh Moscow, Machine Building Publishing. House, 1972 p 1-448 (FTD Proj. T74-01-67) (AD-775780. FTD-MT-24-499:73) Avail: NTIS CSCL 21/5 The research was to identifiy and evaluate the importance of selected factors of the employees and their environment which might motivate them to work nonday shift schedules in Air Material Area (AMA) Aircraft Maintenance functions of the Air Force Logistics Command Four general factor areas were considered selected individual characteristics. hygiene, motivational and off-the-job aspects. A mailed questionnaire was developed to measure the perceived importance of selected factors with respect to shift preference Data was gathered from a sample of 204 employees randomly selected from the Aircraft Divisions of the five AMA s. The results of the research indicated three sub-factors that were significantly different across shift preference groups. These subfactors were age, grade classification and salary. The other 13 subfactors were not supported as being different across shift preference groups. The implications of these results reinforce the intuitive conclusion that shift preference is largely tempered by differential pay considerations. Author (GRA) N74-26487# Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB. Ohio. School of Systems and Logistics. AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO OPTIMIZING AIRFRAME PRODUCTION COSTS AS A FUNCTION OF PRODUCTION RATE M.S. Thesis Peter F. Fazio and Stephen H. Russell Jan 1974 177 prefs (AD-775698; SLSR-30-74A) Avail NTIS CSCL 01/3 The objective of the research is to analyze all elements of airframe production cost in terms of their sensitivity to production rate and to identify a methodology which will optimize the rate of production with respect to total airframe costs for a fixed procurement quantity. GRA N74-26489# LTV Aerospace Corp, Dallas, Tex Vought Systems Div LIMIT CRITERIA FOR LOW COST AIRFRAME CONCEPTS Final Report, May Nov. 1973 S. H. Yarbrough Oct. 1973 109 p refs (Contract F33615-73-C-3126. AF Proj 1368) (AD-777572. Rept-2-57110/3R-3126, AFFDL-TR-73-140) Avail: NTIS CSCL 01/3 The report presents the results of a study program which evaluated the primary cost factors of selected airframe baseline components and alternate designs compatible with low cost concepts. The data from this study is compiled and presented in a ready reference format defined as the Limit Criteria. Six A-7D aircraft components representing the characteristic stress types were selected as the baseline designs, then a minimum of two or more alternate designs were selected for each component. The baseline and alternates were analyzed and estimated on the basis of strength, stiffness, fracture toughness, weight and cost. Weight and cost of the design variations was plotted on a Cost/Weight/Value Diagram of each component for direct comparison of current design results. (Modified author abstract) GRA N74-26526*# Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, Tex. David F. Culclasure, John L Sigmon, and Jean M Carter 5 Nov. 1973 297 p refs (Contract NASW-1867; SwRI Proj 13-2538) The activities are reported of the NASA Biomedical Applications Team at Southwest Research Institute between 25 August, 1972 and 15 November. 1973 The program background and methodology are discussed along with the technology applications. F.O.S and biomedical community impacts. N74-26687# Air Force Inst. of Tech, Wright-Patterson AFB. Ohio. School of Systems and Logistics. A COMPUTER SIMULATION OF A BASE TELECOMMUNICATION CENTER M.S. Thesis William E. Glaesemann and Robert J. Robinson Jan. 1974 249 p refs (AD-776783; SLSR-8-74A) Avail: NTIS CSCL 17/2 The purpose of the study was to examine the use of computer simulation as an analytical aid in the management of a Base Telecommunications Center. The report discusses the communications system in general and the Base Telecommunications Center in specifics. The management areas in which a computer simulation might be helpful are discussed. The nature of the populations of the variables and the problems used to define the boundaries of the system being modeled are presented and examined. The message processing times are used as a significant measure of performance in a Telecommunication Center. The simulation output is compared to the output of the WPAFB Base Telecommunications Center and the differences are discussed. The simulation output is examined to determine its usefulness in determining the effect of different types of equipment. shift schedules, and system changes. The possibility of using a simulation to determine minimum requirements in terms of personnel and equipment was examined (Modified author abstract) GRA The Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) was originated in 1959 by the Army, Navy, and Air Force Ballistic Missile Agencies Known at that time as IDEP--Interservice Data Exchange Program--its intent was to eliminate duplicate testing of parts and components by disseminating pertinent test data among Department of Defense contractors and various government agencies. In 1966 both the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Canadian Military Electronics Standards Agency (CAMESA) recognized the value of the data provided by the program and became participants Today. GIDEP provides the interchange of specialized technical data to all the military services, participating government contractors and numerous government agencies such as the Atomic Energy Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, Defense Supply Agency, and the Small Business Administration. Author N74-26881 Joint Publications Research Service, Arlington, Va. THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAIN GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY IM. A. I. VOYEYKOV Ye. P. Borisenkov In its Meteorol. and Hydrol., No. 3, 1974 (JPRS-62052) 22 May 1974 p 1-7 Transt. into ENGLISH N74-26982# National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. REPORT OF THE 58th NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, 1973 Sandra J. Wilson, ed. and Richard N. Smith, ed. May 1974 210 p Conf. held at Minneapolis, 22-27 Jul. 1973 (NBS-SP-391, LC-26-27766) Avail: SOD HC $2.50 as C13.10:391 The test of addresses presented to the conference attended by state, county, and city weights and measures officials, the Federal Government, and business, industry, and consumer organizations are reported. Topics included: (1) universal product code in the grocery industry; (2) digital designs in weighing systems; (3) gasoline measurement and marketing: (4) postal weighing; (5) management assistance for weights and measures progress; and (6) new approaches in weights and measures operations especially in consumer affairs. The reports of standing committees are also included. A.A.D. N74-26983# Committee on Science and Astronautics (U. S. House). METRIC CONVERSION ACT OF 1973 Teague Washington GPO 23 Oct. 1973 22 p ref Report to accompany H.R. 11035 presented by the Comm. on Sci. and Astronaut. to the Comm. of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 93d Congr., 1st Sess., 23 Oct. 1973 (H-Rept-93-604; GPO-99-081) Avail: US Capitol, House Document Room Congressional action was taken to declare a national policy of converting to the metric system in the United States and to establish a National Conversion Board to coordinate the voluntary conversion to the metric system over a period of ten years. The composition and functions of the National Metric Conversion Board are explained. The legislative history of the bill is discussed. The rationale for enacting the bill is analyzed. A cost analysis of the conversion plan over a period of five years is developed. Author The report is designed to illustrate cost savings which would result from specific efforts in the areas of product improvement in quality and design. For the purpose of this study the cost savings produced in the area of product improvement are based on total elimination of a certain failure mode or modes. Appropriate modes are chosen because of their proportion of the total removals or their proportion in combination with other similar modes. These eliminated removals are then assumed to follow the distribution of the remaining removal modes. The actual cost savings are determined from the increase in the mean time to removal based on the new removal distributions. GRA N74-27335*# National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center, Langley Station, Va AN ALGORITHM FOR A GENERAL CLASS OF ROUTING PROBLEMS DERIVED FROM HUYGENS' PRINCIPLE Lee M Avis and George R Young Washington Jun 1974 19 prefs (NASA-TN-D-7580; L-9342) Avail: NTIS HC $3.00 CSCL 098 . If a set of N points or nodes with a nonnegative cost associated with each ordered pair is known, it is desired to find a path from one given node to another given node which minimizes the cost sum. An algorithm is presented which yields a global minimum solution after at most N 1 iterations or on a typical large third-generation computer, after 1 hour of computation time for a 10.000-node problem The rapid-access data storage capacity demanded by the algorithm is approximately 3N words for costs read in from slow-access storage or 2N words for calculable costs. The time-storage requirements of the algorithm known to the authors. When the problem is viewed as a discretized optimal control problem, after N-1 iterations, an optimal control or node transition is established for each of the N nodes or states; thus, the algorithm can be applied to situations were there may be errors in the control that necessitate a closed loop control that necessitate a closed loop control philosophy. Author N74-27353# Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft, Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Erforschung und Erschliessung des Weltraums e. V., Hannover (West Germany). INDUSTRIAL EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION IN THE CISLUNAR SPACE, 1980- 2010 [INDUSTRIELLE EVOLUTION UND REVOLUTION IM GEOLUNAREN RAUM 1980-2010] Krafft A. Ehricke (North American Rockwell, Downey, Calif.) 1973 52 p refs In GERMAN Presented at the 21st Aeronautics Meeting of the Hermann-Oberth Ges., Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Ger., Sep. 1972 (Astronaut-FB-32; SD-72-SA-0173) Avail: NTIS HC $5.75 The industrial evolution and revolution in geolunar space after 1900 is discussed. Topics include industrial ecology of the open world, growth by extraterrestrial industrialization, and space industry. Energy supply from space, notably electricity generation in space, energy supply by solar rays (the Soletta concept). electricity generation on earth, and worldwide distribution through relay stations in space, is dealt with. ESRO |