Design and Construction of Versatile Experiment Spherical Torus (VEST) at Seoul National University
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
An, Younghwa; Chung, Kyoung-Jae; Jung, Bongki; Lee, Hyunyeong; Sung, Choongki; Kim, Hyun-Seok; Na, Yong-Su; Hwang, Yong-Seok
2011-10-01
A new spherical torus, named as VEST (Versatile Experiment Spherical Torus), has been built at Seoul National University to investigate versatile research topics such as double null merging start-up, divertor engineering and non-inductive current drive. VEST is characterized by two partial solenoid coils installed at both vertical ends of a center stack, which will be used for double null merging start-up schemes. A poloidal field (PF) coil system including the partial solenoids for break-down and a long solenoid for the sustainment of merged plasma has been designed by solving circuit equations for the PF coils and vacuum vessel elements in consideration of required volt-second, null configuration and eddy current. To supply required currents to the PF coils and solenoids, power supplies based on double-swing circuit have been designed and fabricated with capacitor banks and thyristor switch assemblies. Also a power supply utilizing cost-effective commercial batteries has been developed for toroidal field(TF) coils. Detailed descriptions on the design of VEST and some initial test results will be presented.
Spectroscopic Measurement of Ion Flow During Merging Start-up of Field-Reversed Configuration
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Oka, Hirotaka; Inomoto, Michiaki; Tanabe, Hiroshi; Annoura, Masanobu; Ono, Yasushi; Nemoto, Koshichi
2012-10-01
The counter-helicity merging method [1] of field-reversed configuration (FRC) formation involves generation of bidirectional toroidal flow, known as a ``sling-shot.'' In two fluids regime, reconnection process is strongly affected by the Hall effect [2]. In this study, we have investigated the behavior of toroidal bidirectional flow generated by the counter-helicity merging in two-fluids regime. We use 2D Ion Doppler Spectroscopy to mesure toroidal ion flow during merging start-up of FRC from Ar gas. We defined two cases: one case with a radially pushed-in X line (case I) and the other case with a radially pushed-out X line(case O). The flow during the plasma merging shows radial asymmetry, as expected from the magnetic measurement, but finally relaxes to a unidirectional flow in plasma current direction in both cases. We observed larger toroidal flow in the plasma current direction in case I after FRC is formed, though the FRC in case O has larger magnetic flux. These results suggest that more ions are lost during merging start-up in case I. This selective ion loss might account for stability and confinement of FRCs probably maintained by high energy ions.[4pt] [1] Y. Ono, et al., Nucl. Fusion 39, pp. 2001-2008 (1999).[0pt] [2] M. Inomoto, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 97, 135002, (2006)
Physics of Tokamak Plasma Start-up
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Mueller, Dennis
2012-10-01
This tutorial describes and reviews the state-of-art in tokamak plasma start-up and its importance to next step devices such as ITER, a Fusion Nuclear Science Facility and a Tokamak/ST demo. Tokamak plasma start-up includes breakdown of the initial gas, ramp-up of the plasma current to its final value and the control of plasma parameters during those phases. Tokamaks rely on an inductive component, typically a central solenoid, which has enabled attainment of high performance levels that has enabled the construction of the ITER device. Optimizing the inductive start-up phase continues to be an area of active research, especially in regards to achieving ITER scenarios. A new generation of superconducting tokamaks, EAST and KSTAR, experiments on DIII-D and operation with JET's ITER-like wall are contributing towards this effort. Inductive start-up relies on transformer action to generate a toroidal loop voltage and successful start-up is determined by gas breakdown, avalanche physics and plasma-wall interaction. The goal of achieving steady-sate tokamak operation has motivated interest in other methods for start-up that do not rely on the central solenoid. These include Coaxial Helicity Injection, outer poloidal field coil start-up, and point source helicity injection, which have achieved 200, 150 and 100 kA respectively of toroidal current on closed flux surfaces. Other methods including merging reconnection startup and Electron Bernstein Wave (EBW) plasma start-up are being studied on various devices. EBW start-up generates a directed electron channel due to wave particle interaction physics while the other methods mentioned rely on magnetic helicity injection and magnetic reconnection which are being modeled and understood using NIMROD code simulations.
Plasma current start-up experiments without the central solenoid in the TST-2 spherical tokamak
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Takase, Y.; Ejiri, A.; Shiraiwa, S.; Adachi, Y.; Ishii, N.; Kasahara, H.; Nuga, H.; Ono, Y.; Oosako, T.; Sasaki, M.; Shimada, Y.; Sumitomo, N.; Taguchi, I.; Tojo, H.; Tsujimura, J.; Ushigome, M.; Yamada, T.; Hanada, K.; Hasegawa, M.; Idei, H.; Nakamura, K.; Sakamoto, M.; Sasaki, K.; Sato, K. N.; Zushi, H.; Nishino, N.; Mitarai, O.
2006-08-01
Several techniques for initiating the plasma current without the use of the central solenoid are being developed in TST-2. While TST-2 was temporarily located at Kyushu University, two types of start-up scenarios were demonstrated. (1) A plasma current of 4 kA was generated and sustained for 0.28 s by either electron cyclotron wave or electron Bernstein wave, without induction. (2) A plasma current of 10 kA was obtained transiently by induction using only outboard poloidal field coils. In the second scenario, it is important to supply sufficient power for ionization (100 kW of EC power was sufficient in this case), since the vertical field during start-up is not adequate to maintain plasma equilibrium. In addition, electron heating experiments using the X-B mode conversion scenario were performed, and a heating efficiency of 60% was observed at a 100 kW RF power level. TST-2 is now located at the Kashiwa Campus of the University of Tokyo. Significant upgrades were made in both magnetic coil power supplies and RF systems, and plasma experiments have restarted. RF power of up to 400 kW is available in the high-harmonic fast wave frequency range around 20 MHz. Four 200 MHz transmitters are now being prepared for plasma current start-up experiments using RF power in the lower-hybrid frequency range. Preparations are in progress for a new plasma merging experiment (UTST) aimed at the formation and sustainment of ultra-high β ST plasmas.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Browning, P. K.; Cardnell, S.; Evans, M.; Arese Lucini, F.; Lukin, V. S.; McClements, K. G.; Stanier, A.
2016-01-01
Twisted magnetic flux ropes are ubiquitous in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas, and the merging of such flux ropes through magnetic reconnection is an important mechanism for restructuring magnetic fields and releasing free magnetic energy. The merging-compression scenario is one possible start-up scheme for spherical tokamaks, which has been used on the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST). Two current-carrying plasma rings or flux ropes approach each due to mutual attraction, forming a current sheet and subsequently merge through magnetic reconnection into a single plasma torus, with substantial plasma heating. Two-dimensional resistive and Hall-magnetohydrodynamic simulations of this process are reported, including a strong guide field. A model of the merging based on helicity-conserving relaxation to a minimum energy state is also presented, extending previous work to tight-aspect-ratio toroidal geometry. This model leads to a prediction of the final state of the merging, in good agreement with simulations and experiment, as well as the average temperature rise. A relaxation model of reconnection between two or more flux ropes in the solar corona is also described, allowing for different senses of twist, and the implications for heating of the solar corona are discussed.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
J. Chung, K.; H. An, Y.; K. Jung, B.; Y. Lee, H.; C., Sung; S. Na, Y.; S. Hahm, T.; S. Hwang, Y.
2013-03-01
A new spherical torus called VEST (Versatile Experiment Spherical Torus) is designed, constructed and successfully commissioned at Seoul National University. A unique design feature of the VEST is two partial solenoid coils installed at both vertical ends of a center stack, which can provide sufficient magnetic fluxes to initiate tokamak plasmas while keeping a low aspect ratio configuration in the central region. According to initial double null merging start-up scenario using the partial solenoid coils, appropriate power supplies for driving a toroidal field coil, outer poloidal field coils, and the partial solenoid coils are fabricated and successfully commissioned. For reliable start-up, a pre-ionization system with two cost-effective homemade magnetron power supplies is also prepared. In addition, magnetic and spectroscopic diagnostics with appropriate data acquisition and control systems are well prepared for initial operation of the device. The VEST is ready for tokamak plasma operation by completing and commissioning most of the designed components.
High-beta spherical tokamak startup in TS-4 merging experiment by use of toroidal field ramp-up
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Kaminou, Yasuhiro; , Toru, II; Kato, Joji; Inomoto, Michiaki; Ono, Yasushi; TS Group Team; National InstituteFusion Science Collaboration
2014-10-01
We demonstrated the formation method of an ultrahigh-beta spherical tokamak by use of a field-reversed configuration and a spheromak in TS-4 device (R ~ 0.5 m, A ~ 1.5, Ip ~ 30-100 kA, B ~ 100 mT). This method is composed of the following steps: 1. Two spheromaks are merged together and a high-beta spheromak or FRC is formed by reconnection heating. 2. External toroidal magnetic field is added (current rising time ~50 μs), and spherical tokamak-like configuration is formed. In this way, the ultrahigh-beta ST is formed. The ultrahigh-beta ST formed by FRC has a diamagnetic toroidal field, and it presumed to be in a second-stable state for ballooning stability, and the one formed by spheromak has a weak paramagnetic toroidal magnetic field, while a spheormak has a strong paramagnetic toroidal magnetic field. This diamagnetic current derives from inductive electric field by ramping up the external toroidal magnetic field, and the diamagnetic current sustains high thermal pressure of the ultrahigh-beta spherical tokamak. And the beta of the ultrahigh-beta ST formed by FRC reaches about 50%. To sustain the high-beta state, 0.6 MW neutral beam injection and center solenoid coils are installed to the TS-4 device. In the poster, we report the experimental results of ultrahigh-beta spherical tokamak startup and sustainment by NBI and CS current driving experiment.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Borjas, Zulema; Esteve-Núñez, Abraham; Ortiz, Juan Manuel
2017-07-01
Microbial Desalination Cells constitute an innovative technology where microbial fuel cell and electrodialysis merge in the same device for obtaining fresh water from saline water with no energy-associated cost for the user. In this work, an anodic biofilm of the electroactive bacteria Geobacter sulfurreducens was able to efficiently convert the acetate present in synthetic waste water into electric current (j = 0.32 mA cm-2) able to desalinate water. .Moreover, we implemented an efficient start-up protocol where desalination up to 90% occurred in a desalination cycle (water production:0.308 L m-2 h-1, initial salinity: 9 mS cm-1, final salinity: <1 mS cm-1) using a filter press-based MDC prototype without any energy supply (excluding peristaltic pump energy). This start-up protocol is not only optimized for time but also simplifies operational procedures making it a more feasible strategy for future scaling-up of MDCs either as a single process or as a pre-treatment method combined with other well established desalination technologies such as reverse osmosis (RO) or reverse electrodialysis.
Development of neutral beam injection system by use of washer gun plasma source
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Imanaka, Heizo; Kajiya, Hirotaka; Nemoto, Yuichi; Azuma, Akiyoshi; Asai, Tomoaki; Yamada, Takuma; Inomoto, Michiaki; Ono, Yasushi
2008-11-01
For the past ten years, we have been investigating high-beta Spherical Tokamaks (ST) formation using reconnection heating of their axial merging in the TS-4 experiment, University of Tokyo. The produced ST was observed to have the maximum beta of 50-60% right after the merging of two STs. A key issue after the formation is to maintain the produced high-beta ST over 100 Alfven times for its stability check. A new low-cost pulsed neutral beam injection (NBI) system has been arranged for its sustainment experiment. Its advantages are 1) low voltage (15kV for low-field side of ST) and high current (20A), 2) maintenance-free, 3) low-cost. The conventional filament plasma source was replaced by the washer gun to realize air-cooled and maintenance free NBI system. In its startup experiment, we already extracted the maximum beam current of 3.7A for then acceleration voltage of 10kV successfully. This result suggests that the increase in the acceleration voltage and several conditioning work will realize its designed beam parameters of 15kV, 20A.
Particle acceleration during merging-compression plasma start-up in the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
McClements, K. G.; Allen, J. O.; Chapman, S. C.; Dendy, R. O.; Irvine, S. W. A.; Marshall, O.; Robb, D.; Turnyanskiy, M.; Vann, R. G. L.
2018-02-01
Magnetic reconnection occurred during merging-compression plasma start-up in the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST), resulting in the prompt acceleration of substantial numbers of ions and electrons to highly suprathermal energies. Accelerated field-aligned ions (deuterons and protons) were detected using a neutral particle analyser at energies up to about 20 keV during merging in early MAST pulses, while nonthermal electrons have been detected indirectly in more recent pulses through microwave bursts. However no increase in soft x-ray emission was observed until later in the merging phase, by which time strong electron heating had been detected through Thomson scattering measurements. A test-particle code CUEBIT is used to model ion acceleration in the presence of an inductive toroidal electric field with a prescribed spatial profile and temporal evolution based on Hall-MHD simulations of the merging process. The simulations yield particle distributions with properties similar to those observed experimentally, including strong field alignment of the fast ions and the acceleration of protons to higher energies than deuterons. Particle-in-cell modelling of a plasma containing a dilute field-aligned suprathermal electron component suggests that at least some of the microwave bursts can be attributed to the anomalous Doppler instability driven by anisotropic fast electrons, which do not produce measurable enhancements in soft x-ray emission either because they are insufficiently energetic or because the nonthermal bremsstrahlung emissivity during this phase of the pulse is below the detection threshold. There is no evidence of runaway electron acceleration during merging, possibly due to the presence of three-dimensional field perturbations.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Tanabe, H.; Yamada, T.; Watanabe, T.; Gi, K.; Inomoto, M.; Imazawa, R.; Gryaznevich, M.; Scannell, R.; Conway, N. J.; Michael, C.; Crowley, B.; Fitzgerald, I.; Meakins, A.; Hawkes, N.; McClements, K. G.; Harrison, J.; O'Gorman, T.; Cheng, C. Z.; Ono, Y.; The MAST Team
2017-05-01
We present results of recent studies of merging/reconnection heating during central solenoid (CS)-free plasma startup in the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST). During this process, ions are heated globally in the downstream region of an outflow jet, and electrons locally around the X-point produced by the magnetic field of two internal P3 coils and of two plasma rings formed around these coils, the final temperature being proportional to the reconnecting field energy. There is an effective confinement of the downstream thermal energy, due to a thick layer of reconnected flux. The characteristic structure is sustained for longer than an ion-electron energy relaxation time, and the energy exchange between ions and electrons contributes to the bulk electron heating in the downstream region. The peak electron temperature around the X-point increases with toroidal field, but the downstream electron and ion temperatures do not change.
High power heating of magnetic reconnection in merging tokamak experiments
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Ono, Y.; Tanabe, H.; Gi, K.
2015-05-15
Significant ion/electron heating of magnetic reconnection up to 1.2 keV was documented in two spherical tokamak plasma merging experiment on MAST with the significantly large Reynolds number R∼10{sup 5}. Measured 1D/2D contours of ion and electron temperatures reveal clearly energy-conversion mechanisms of magnetic reconnection: huge outflow heating of ions in the downstream and localized heating of electrons at the X-point. Ions are accelerated up to the order of poloidal Alfven speed in the reconnection outflow region and are thermalized by fast shock-like density pileups formed in the downstreams, in agreement with recent solar satellite observations and PIC simulation results. The magneticmore » reconnection efficiently converts the reconnecting (poloidal) magnetic energy mostly into ion thermal energy through the outflow, causing the reconnection heating energy proportional to square of the reconnecting (poloidal) magnetic field B{sub rec}{sup 2} ∼ B{sub p}{sup 2}. The guide toroidal field B{sub t} does not affect the bulk heating of ions and electrons, probably because the reconnection/outflow speeds are determined mostly by the external driven inflow by the help of another fast reconnection mechanism: intermittent sheet ejection. The localized electron heating at the X-point increases sharply with the guide toroidal field B{sub t}, probably because the toroidal field increases electron confinement and acceleration length along the X-line. 2D measurements of magnetic field and temperatures in the TS-3 tokamak merging experiment also reveal the detailed reconnection heating mechanisms mentioned above. The high-power heating of tokamak merging is useful not only for laboratory study of reconnection but also for economical startup and heating of tokamak plasmas. The MAST/TS-3 tokamak merging with B{sub p} > 0.4 T will enables us to heat the plasma to the alpha heating regime: T{sub i} > 5 keV without using any additional heating facility.« less
University Start-ups: A Better Business Model
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Dehn, J.; Webley, P. W.
2015-12-01
Many universities look to start-up companies as a way to attract faculty, supporting research and students as traditional federal sources become harder to come by. University affiliated start-up companies can apply for a broader suite of grants, as well as market their services to a broad customer base. Often university administrators see this as a potential panacea, but national statistics show this is not the case. Rarely do universities profit significantly from their start-ups. With a success rates of around 20%, most start-ups end up costing the university money as well as faculty-time. For the faculty, assuming they want to continue in academia, a start-up is often unattractive because it commonly leads out of academia. Running a successful business as well as maintaining a strong teaching and research load is almost impossible to do at the same time. Most business models and business professionals work outside of academia, and the models taught in business schools do not merge well in a university environment. To mitigate this a new business model is proposed where university start-ups are aligned with the academic and research missions of the university. A university start-up must work within the university, directly support research and students, and the work done maintaining the business be recognized as part of the faculty member's university obligations. This requires a complex conflict of interest management plan and for the companies to be non-profit in order to not jeopardize the university's status. This approach may not work well for all universities, but would be ideal for many to conserve resources and ensure a harmonious relationship with their start-ups and faculty.
Preliminary Experiment of Non-Inductive Plasma Current Startup in SUNIST Spherical Tokamak
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
He, Yexi; Zhang, Liang; Xie, Lifeng; Tang, Yi; Yang, Xuanzong; Feng, Chunhua; Fu, Hongjun
2006-01-01
The non-inductive plasma current startup is an important motivation in SUNIST spherical tokamak. In the recent experiment, the magnetron microwave system of 100 kW and 2.45 GHz has been used to the ECR plasma current startup. Besides the toroidal field, a vertical field was applied to generate preliminary toroidal plasma current without the action of the central solenoid. As the evidence of plasma current startup with the effect of vertical field drift, the direction of plasma current is changed when the direction of vertical field changes during the ECR plasma current startup discharge. We also observed a maximum plasma current by scanning vertical field in both directions. Additionally, we used electrode discharge to assist the ECR plasma current startup.
Leadership toward Creativity in Virtual Work in a Start-Up Context
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Humala, Iris Annukka
2015-01-01
Purpose: This paper aims to better understand how to lead toward creativity in virtual work in a start-up context. Design/methodology/approach: The study investigates the participants' experiences about the learning challenges in leadership toward creativity in virtual work in a start-up company and the meanings attributed to their experiences,…
Resourcing Lab Experiments for New Ventures: The Potential of a Start-Up Database
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Pietrobon, Alberto
2009-01-01
This article responds to "Laboratory experiments as a tool in the empirical economic analysis of high-expectation start-ups" by Martin Curley and Piero Formica, published in the December 2008 issue of "Industry and Higher Education". Curley and Formica introduce a new concept for high-expectation start-ups, involving the use of "laboratory…
Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices
Begg, Nikolai D.; Walsh, Conor; Custer, David; Gupta, Rajiv; Osborn, Lynn R.; Slocum, Alexander H.
2013-01-01
Innovation in patient care requires both clinical and technical skills, and this paper presents the methods and outcomes of a nine-year, clinical-academic collaboration to develop and evaluate new medical device technologies, while teaching mechanical engineering. Together, over the course of a single semester, seniors, graduate students, and clinicians conceive, design, build, and test proof-of-concept prototypes. Projects initiated in the course have generated intellectual property and peer-reviewed publications, stimulated further research, furthered student and clinician careers, and resulted in technology licenses and start-up ventures. PMID:27170859
Classroom to Clinic: Merging Education and Research to Efficiently Prototype Medical Devices.
Hanumara, Nevan C; Begg, Nikolai D; Walsh, Conor; Custer, David; Gupta, Rajiv; Osborn, Lynn R; Slocum, Alexander H
2013-01-01
Innovation in patient care requires both clinical and technical skills, and this paper presents the methods and outcomes of a nine-year, clinical-academic collaboration to develop and evaluate new medical device technologies, while teaching mechanical engineering. Together, over the course of a single semester, seniors, graduate students, and clinicians conceive, design, build, and test proof-of-concept prototypes. Projects initiated in the course have generated intellectual property and peer-reviewed publications, stimulated further research, furthered student and clinician careers, and resulted in technology licenses and start-up ventures.
MEMS startups: disruptive technology and business do's and don'ts
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Bryzek, Janusz
2005-02-01
This paper characterizes factors that affect the probability of success for new startups. These guidelines are derived primarily from Venture Capital industry experience in funding disruptive technology companies. It follows with an overview of Silicon Valley MEMS and MOEMS startups and provides with a summary of Do"s and Don"ts for entrepreneurs.
Business Angels - A Subspecies of the homo oeconomicus ludens.
Hüsler, Laurenz; Platzer, Erich M
2014-12-01
Business Angels invest in start-up companies in their early stage. This type of investor usually has a good knowledge of the start-up's industry sector, and in addition to the funds he invests, his management experience and his network can be useful for start-ups. Business Angel involvement has shown to improve the success rate and the profitability of start-ups. The article depicts the relationship between entrepreneurs and Business Angels in four case examples.
Genetic Counselors in Startup Companies: Redefining the Genetic Counselor Role.
Rabideau, Marina M; Wong, Kenny; Gordon, Erynn S; Ryan, Lauren
2016-08-01
Genetic counselors (GCs) have recently begun moving into non-clinic based roles in increasing numbers. A relatively new role for GCs is working for startup companies. Startups are newly established companies in the phase of developing and researching new scalable businesses. This article explores the experiences of four GCs working at different startup companies and aims to provide resources for GCs interested in learning more about these types of roles. The article describes startup culture, including a relatively flat organizational structure, quick product iterations, and flexibility, among other unique cultural characteristics. Financial considerations are described, including how to understand and evaluate a company's financial status, along with a brief explanation of alternate forms of compensation including stock options and equity. Specifically, the article details the uncertainties and rewards of working in a fast-paced startup environment that affords opportunities to try new roles and use the genetic counseling skill set in new ways. This article aims to aid GCs in determining whether a startup environment would be a good fit, learning how to evaluate a specific startup, and understanding how to market themselves for positions at startups.
Casper, T. A.; Meyer, W. H.; Jackson, G. L.; ...
2010-12-08
We are exploring characteristics of ITER startup scenarios in similarity experiments conducted on the DIII-D Tokamak. In these experiments, we have validated scenarios for the ITER current ramp up to full current and developed methods to control the plasma parameters to achieve stability. Predictive simulations of ITER startup using 2D free-boundary equilibrium and 1D transport codes rely on accurate estimates of the electron and ion temperature profiles that determine the electrical conductivity and pressure profiles during the current rise. Here we present results of validation studies that apply the transport model used by the ITER team to DIII-D discharge evolutionmore » and comparisons with data from our similarity experiments.« less
[From idea to standard care-a field report].
Herberz, Chantal; Steidl, Ralph; Werner, Pascal; Hagen, Julia
2018-03-01
Digital health products and services have started to fundamentally change healthcare and prevention. Products intended for a medical use require CE-marking and potentially certification (ISO 13485) of the company. Startups play an important role in the development of new digital products and services. Two startups share their experience with these processes. Becoming a part of standard care and hence being reimbursed is a challenge for startups. For this reason, startups pursue alternative sources of income, too. The statutory health insurance's procedures for assessing new products and services are perceived as long. Startups are required to provide evidence of the benefit of their product at an early stage in the procedure. This requires time-consuming and costly studies. Startups would therefore appreciate support in generating this evidence, e. g. through adequate procedures for testing.
Localized Electron Heating by Strong Guide-Field Magnetic Reconnection
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Guo, Xuehan; Sugawara, Takumichi; Inomoto, Michiaki; Yamasaki, Kotaro; Ono, Yasushi; UTST Team
2015-11-01
Localized electron heating of magnetic reconnection was studied under strong guide-field (typically Bt 15Bp) using two merging spherical tokamak plasmas in Univ. Tokyo Spherical Tokamak (UTST) experiment. Our new slide-type two-dimensional Thomson scattering system documented for the first time the electron heating localized around the X-point. The region of high electron temperature, which is perpendicular to the magnetic field, was found to have a round shape with radius of 2 [cm]. Also, it was localized around the X-point and does not agree with that of energy dissipation term Et .jt . When we include a guide-field effect term Bt / (Bp + αBt) for Et .jt where α =√{ (vin2 +vout2) /v∥2 } , the energy dissipation area becomes localized around the X-point, suggesting that the electrons are accelerated by the reconnection electric field parallel to the magnetic field and thermalized around the X-point. This work was supported by JSPS A3 Foresight Program ``Innovative Tokamak Plasma Startup and Current Drive in Spherical Torus,'' a Grant-in-Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellows 15J03758.
The physics of tokamak start-up
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Mueller, D.
Tokamak start-up on present-day devices usually relies on inductively induced voltage from a central solenoid. In some cases, inductive startup is assisted with auxiliary power from electron cyclotron radio frequency heating. International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, the National Spherical Torus Experiment Upgrade and JT60, now under construction, will make use of the understanding gained from present-day devices to ensure successful start-up. Design of a spherical tokamak (ST) with DT capability for nuclear component testing would require an alternative to a central solenoid because the small central column in an ST has insufficient space to provide shielding for the insulators in themore » solenoid. Alternative start-up techniques such as induction using outer poloidal field coils, electron Bernstein wave start-up, coaxial helicity injection, and point source helicity injection have been used with success, but require demonstration of scaling to higher plasma current.« less
Function of university reactors in operator licensing training for nuclear utilities
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Wicks, F.
1985-11-01
The director of the Division of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in generic letter 84-10, dated April 26, 1984, spoke the requirement that applicants for senior reactor operator licenses for power reactors shall have performed then reactor startups. Simulator startups were not acknowledged. Startups performed on a university reactor are acceptable. The content and results of a five-day program combining instruction and experiments with the Rensselaer reactor are summarized.
Startup and mode competition in a 420 GHz gyrotron
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Qixiang Zhao, A.; Sheng Yu, B.; Tianzhong Zhang, C.
2017-09-01
In the experiments of a 420 GHz second-harmonic gyrotron, it is found that the electron beam voltage and current ranges for single mode operation of TE17.4 are slightly narrower than those in the simulation. To explain this phenomenon, the startup scenario has been investigated with special emphasis on mode competition. The calculations indicate that the decreases of the operating ranges are caused by the voltage overshoot in the startup scenario.
Applicability of Zipper Merge Versus Early Merge in Kentucky Work Zones
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2017-12-24
In an effort to improve work zone safety and streamline traffic flows, a number of state transportation agencies (STAs) have experimented with the zipper merge. The zipper merge differs from a conventional, or early, merge in that vehicles do not mer...
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Feng, Songlin; Yang, Xuanzong; Feng, Chunhua; Wang, Long; Rao, Jun; Feng, Kecheng
2005-06-01
Experiments on the start-up and formation of spherical tokamak plasmas by electron cyclotron heating alone without ohmic heating and electrode discharge assisted electron cyclotron wave current start-up will be carried out on the SUNIST (Sino United Spherical Tokamak) device. The 2.45 GHz/100kW/30 ms microwave power system and 1000 V/50 A power supply for electrode discharge are ready for experiments with non-inductive current drive.
SuperJet International case study: a business network start-up in the aeronautics industry
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Corallo, Angelo; de Maggio, Marco; Storelli, Davide
This chapter presents the SuperJet International case study, a start-up in the aeronautics industry characterized by a process-oriented approach and a complex and as yet evolving network of partnerships and collaborations. The chapter aims to describe the key points of the start-up process, highlighting common factors and differences compared to the TEKNE Methodology of Change, with particular reference to the second and third phase, namely, the design and deployment of new techno-organizational systems. The SuperJet International startup is presented as a case study where strategic and organizational aspects have been jointly conceived from a network-driven perspective. The chapter compares some of the guidelines of the TEKNE Methodology of Change with experiences and actual practices deriving from interviews with key players in SJI's start-up process.
[In search of a travel guide-results from a survey of E‑health startup companies].
Hagen, Julia; Lauer, Wolfgang
2018-03-01
As is the case in other sectors, innovative digital products have started to enter the health market, too. If digital products like apps are considered medical devices, startups are often confronted with regulatory procedures that they deem to be slow and with which they are not familiar. This applies to both the certification procedures and the requirements and procedures for reimbursement, where problems could occur. The aim of this article is to better understand the startups' experience in navigating through these procedures, the hurdles they encounter, and their need for support. Therefore, the digital association Bitkom e. V. and the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) conducted a web-based survey on five themes with a total of 23 questions. These questions focused inter alia on the composition of the team, product planning, familiarity with regulatory requirements, experience with institutions and different sources of information, the assessment of challenges in the process, and the resulting need for support.The analysis on the basis of 18 complete replies has shown that startups work on products with documentation and communications functions, but also integrate diagnostic and therapeutic features. The latter are characteristics of medical devices. Startups consider themselves to be relatively familiar with regulatory requirements regarding medical devices. The largest hurdles are associated with reimbursement: long and costly processes until the startups' products could be reimbursed.Both with regard to reimbursement and certification, startups see a need for low-threshold, cost-efficient advisory services and a simplification and acceleration of existing procedures with regard to medical devices.
The Physics of Tokamak Start-up
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
D. Mueller
Tokamak start-up on present-day devices usually relies on inductively induced voltage from a central solenoid. In some cases inductive startup is assisted with auxiliary power from electron cyclotron radio frequency heating. ITER, the National Spherical Torus eXperiment Upgrade and JT60, now under construction, will make use of the understanding gained from present-day devices to ensure successful start-up. Design of a spherical tokamak (ST) with DT capability for nuclear component testing would require an alternative to a central solenoid because the small central column in an ST has insufficient space to provide shielding for the insulators in the solenoid. Alternative start-upmore » techniques such as induction using outer poloidal field coils, electron Bernstein wave start-up, coaxial helicity injection and point source helicity injection have been used with success, but require demonstration of scaling to higher plasma current.« less
A Data Scientist's Guide to Start-Ups.
Provost, Foster; Webb, Geoffrey I; Bekkerman, Ron; Etzioni, Oren; Fayyad, Usama; Perlich, Claudia
2014-09-01
In August 2013, we held a panel discussion at the KDD 2013 conference in Chicago on the subject of data science, data scientists, and start-ups. KDD is the premier conference on data science research and practice. The panel discussed the pros and cons for top-notch data scientists of the hot data science start-up scene. In this article, we first present background on our panelists. Our four panelists have unquestionable pedigrees in data science and substantial experience with start-ups from multiple perspectives (founders, employees, chief scientists, venture capitalists). For the casual reader, we next present a brief summary of the experts' opinions on eight of the issues the panel discussed. The rest of the article presents a lightly edited transcription of the entire panel discussion.
NIMROD simulations of the IPA FRC experiment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Milroy, Richard
2015-11-01
The IPA experiment created a high temperature plasma by merging and compressing supersonic θ-pinch formed FRCs. The NIMROD code has been used to simulate this process. These calculations include the θ-pinch formation and acceleration of two FRC's using the dynamic formation methodology, and their translation to a central compression chamber where they merge and are magnetically compressed. Transport coefficients have been tuned so simulation results agree well with experimental observation. The inclusion of the Hall term is essential for the FRCs merge quickly, as observed experimentally through the excluded flux profiles. The inclusion of a significant anisotropic viscosity is required for the excluded flux profiles to agree well with the experiment. We plan to extend this validation work using the new ARPA-E funded Venti experiment at Helion Energy in Redmond WA. This will be a very well diagnosed experiment where two FRCs merge (like the IPA experiment) and are then compressed to near-fusion conditions. Preliminary calculations with parameters relevant to this experiment have been made, and some numerical issues identified.
Running Lean Startup in the Classroom: From Idea to Experiment in 1 Week
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Armstrong, Craig E.
2017-01-01
Entrepreneurship education is increasingly shifting from learning about entrepreneurship to developing entrepreneurial skills. One skill all entrepreneurship students need to develop is the ability to assess whether or not there is a market for their new product or service. Recent popular trade books like Eric Ries's "Lean Startup" and…
Beta: An Experiment in Funded Undergraduate Start-Up
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Jones, Paul; Forbes-Simpson, Kellie; Maas, Gideon; Newbery, Robert
2015-01-01
This paper reports on an evaluation of a funded undergraduate project designed to enable student business start-up. The programme, entitled "Beta", provides undergraduate students with £1,500 of seed-corn funding. The key objective of the project is for the participants to exit it with a viable and legal business entity through which…
Long pulse EBW start-up experiments in MAST
Shevchenko, V. F.; Baranov, Y. F.; Bigelow, T.; ...
2015-03-12
Start-up technique reported here relies on a double mode conversion (MC) for electron Bernstein wave (EBW) excitation. It consists of MC of the ordinary (O) mode, entering the plasma from the low field side of the tokamak, into the extraordinary (X) mode at a mirror-polarizer located at the high field side. The X mode propagates back to the plasma, passes through electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) and experiences a subsequent X to EBW MC near the upper hybrid resonance (UHR). Finally the excited EBW mode is totally absorbed at the Doppler shifted ECR. The absorption of EBW remains high even inmore » cold rarefied plasmas. Furthermore, EBW can generate significant plasma current giving the prospect of a fully solenoid-free plasma start-up. First experiments using this scheme were carried out on MAST [1]. Plasma currents up to 33 kA have been achieved using 28 GHz 100kW 90ms RF pulses. Recently experimental results were extended to longer RF pulses showing further increase of plasma currents generated by RF power alone. A record current of 73kA has been achieved with 450ms RF pulse of similar power. The current drive enhancement was mainly achieved due to RF pulse extension and further optimisation of the start-up scenario.« less
Long pulse EBW start-up experiments in MAST
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Shevchenko, V. F.; Baranov, Y. F.; Bigelow, T.
Start-up technique reported here relies on a double mode conversion (MC) for electron Bernstein wave (EBW) excitation. It consists of MC of the ordinary (O) mode, entering the plasma from the low field side of the tokamak, into the extraordinary (X) mode at a mirror-polarizer located at the high field side. The X mode propagates back to the plasma, passes through electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) and experiences a subsequent X to EBW MC near the upper hybrid resonance (UHR). Finally the excited EBW mode is totally absorbed at the Doppler shifted ECR. The absorption of EBW remains high even inmore » cold rarefied plasmas. Furthermore, EBW can generate significant plasma current giving the prospect of a fully solenoid-free plasma start-up. First experiments using this scheme were carried out on MAST [1]. Plasma currents up to 33 kA have been achieved using 28 GHz 100kW 90ms RF pulses. Recently experimental results were extended to longer RF pulses showing further increase of plasma currents generated by RF power alone. A record current of 73kA has been achieved with 450ms RF pulse of similar power. The current drive enhancement was mainly achieved due to RF pulse extension and further optimisation of the start-up scenario.« less
Long Pulse EBW Start-up Experiments in MAST
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Shevchenko, V. F.; Bigelow, Tim S; Caughman, J. B. O.
Start-up technique reported here relies on a double mode conversion (MC) for electron Bernstein wave (EBW) excitation. It consists of MC of the ordinary (0) mode, entering the plasma from the low field side of the tokamak, into the extraordinary (X) mode at a mirror-polarizer located at the high field side. The X mode propagates back to the plasma, passes through electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) and experiences a subsequent X to EBW MC near the upper hybrid resonance (UHR). Finally the excited EBW mode is totally absorbed at the Doppler shifted ECR. The absorption of EBW remains high even inmore » cold rarefied plasmas. Furthermore, EBW can generate significant plasma current giving the prospect of a fully solenoid-free plasma start-up. First experiments using this scheme were carried out on MAST [1]. Plasma currents up to 33 kA have been achieved using 28 GHz 100kW 90ms RF pulses. Recently experimental results were extended to longer RF pulses showing further increase of plasma currents generated by RF power alone. A record current of 73kA has been achieved with 450ms RF pulse of similar power. The current drive enhancement was mainly achieved due to RF pulse extension and further optimisation of the start-up scenario.« less
A Rational Business Startup Model
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Chang, Milton
2000-03-01
The speaker will share his experience in starting high-tech companies using a low-risk startup model. Most technical people can use this approach to start a company that begins with a modest initial goal and grows the business over time. As the company builds infrastructure and the individuals gain experience, the ability to pursue big opportunities comes naturally. The result is more likely to be a company with a long-term vision, and with the management team retaining more of the ownership.
Electrical start-up for diesel fuel processing in a fuel-cell-based auxiliary power unit
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Samsun, Remzi Can; Krupp, Carsten; Tschauder, Andreas; Peters, Ralf; Stolten, Detlef
2016-01-01
As auxiliary power units in trucks and aircraft, fuel cell systems with a diesel and kerosene reforming capacity offer the dual benefit of reduced emissions and fuel consumption. In order to be commercially viable, these systems require a quick start-up time with low energy input. In pursuit of this end, this paper reports an electrical start-up strategy for diesel fuel processing. A transient computational fluid dynamics model is developed to optimize the start-up procedure of the fuel processor in the 28 kWth power class. The temperature trend observed in the experiments is reproducible to a high degree of accuracy using a dual-cell approach in ANSYS Fluent. Starting from a basic strategy, different options are considered for accelerating system start-up. The start-up time is reduced from 22 min in the basic case to 9.5 min, at an energy consumption of 0.4 kW h. Furthermore, an electrical wire is installed in the reformer to test the steam generation during start-up. The experimental results reveal that the generation of steam at 450 °C is possible within seconds after water addition to the reformer. As a result, the fuel processor can be started in autothermal reformer mode using the electrical concept developed in this work.
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Ishii, Mamoru
The NEUP funded project, NEUP-3496, aims to experimentally investigate two-phase natural circulation flow instability that could occur in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), especially for natural circulation SMRs. The objective has been achieved by systematically performing tests to study the general natural circulation instability characteristics and the natural circulation behavior under start-up or design basis accident conditions. Experimental data sets highlighting the effect of void reactivity feedback as well as the effect of power ramp-up rate and system pressure have been used to develop a comprehensive stability map. The safety analysis code, RELAP5, has been used to evaluate experimental results andmore » models. Improvements to the constitutive relations for flashing have been made in order to develop a reliable analysis tool. This research has been focusing on two generic SMR designs, i.e. a small modular Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (SBWR) like design and a small integral Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) like design. A BWR-type natural circulation test facility was firstly built based on the three-level scaling analysis of the Purdue Novel Modular Reactor (NMR) with an electric output of 50 MWe, namely NMR-50, which represents a BWR-type SMR with a significantly reduced reactor pressure vessel (RPV) height. The experimental facility was installed with various equipment to measure thermalhydraulic parameters such as pressure, temperature, mass flow rate and void fraction. Characterization tests were performed before the startup transient tests and quasi-steady tests to determine the loop flow resistance. The control system and data acquisition system were programmed with LabVIEW to realize the realtime control and data storage. The thermal-hydraulic and nuclear coupled startup transients were performed to investigate the flow instabilities at low pressure and low power conditions for NMR-50. Two different power ramps were chosen to study the effect of startup power density on the flow instability. The experimental startup transient results showed the existence of three different flow instability mechanisms, i.e., flashing instability, condensation induced flow instability, and density wave oscillations. In addition, the void-reactivity feedback did not have significant effects on the flow instability during the startup transients for NMR-50. ii Several initial startup procedures with different power ramp rates were experimentally investigated to eliminate the flow instabilities observed from the startup transients. Particularly, the very slow startup transient and pressurized startup transient tests were performed and compared. It was found that the very slow startup transients by applying very small power density can eliminate the flashing oscillations in the single-phase natural circulation and stabilize the flow oscillations in the phase of net vapor generation. The initially pressurized startup procedure was tested to eliminate the flashing instability during the startup transients as well. The pressurized startup procedure included the initial pressurization, heat-up, and venting process. The startup transient tests showed that the pressurized startup procedure could eliminate the flow instability during the transition from single-phase flow to two-phase flow at low pressure conditions. The experimental results indicated that both startup procedures were applicable to the initial startup of NMR. However, the pressurized startup procedures might be preferred due to short operating hours required. In order to have a deeper understanding of natural circulation flow instability, the quasi-steady tests were performed using the test facility installed with preheater and subcooler. The effect of system pressure, core inlet subcooling, core power density, inlet flow resistance coefficient, and void reactivity feedback were investigated in the quasi-steady state tests. The experimental stability boundaries were determined between unstable and stable flow conditions in the dimensionless stability plane of inlet subcooling number and Zuber number. To predict the stability boundary theoretically, linear stability analysis in the frequency domain was performed at four sections of the natural circulation test loop. The flashing phenomena in the chimney section was considered as an axially uniform heat source. And the dimensionless characteristic equation of the pressure drop perturbation was obtained by considering the void fraction effect and outlet flow resistance in the core section. The theoretical flashing boundary showed some discrepancies with previous experimental data from the quasi-steady state tests. In the future, thermal non-equilibrium was recommended to improve the accuracy of flashing instability boundary. As another part of the funded research, flow instabilities of a PWR-type SMR under low pressure and low power conditions were investigated experimentally as well. The NuScale reactor design was selected as the prototype for the PWR-type SMR. In order to experimentally study the natural circulation behavior of NuScale iii reactor during accidental scenarios, detailed scaling analyses are necessary to ensure that the scaled phenomena could be obtained in a laboratory test facility. The three-level scaling method is used as well to obtain the scaling ratios derived from various non-dimensional numbers. The design of the ideally scaled facility (ISF) was initially accomplished based on these scaling ratios. Then the engineering scaled facility (ESF) was designed and constructed based on the ISF by considering engineering limitations including laboratory space, pipe size, and pipe connections etc. PWR-type SMR experiments were performed in this well-scaled test facility to investigate the potential thermal hydraulic flow instability during the blowdown events, which might occur during the loss of coolant accident (LOCA) and loss of heat sink accident (LOHS) of the prototype PWR-type SMR. Two kinds of experiments, normal blowdown event and cold blowdown event, were experimentally investigated and compared with code predictions. The normal blowdown event was experimentally simulated since an initial condition where the pressure was lower than the designed pressure of the experiment facility, while the code prediction of blowdown started from the normal operation condition. Important thermal hydraulic parameters including reactor pressure vessel (RPV) pressure, containment pressure, local void fraction and temperature, pressure drop and natural circulation flow rate were measured and analyzed during the blowdown event. The pressure and water level transients are similar to the experimental results published by NuScale [51], which proves the capability of current loop in simulating the thermal hydraulic transient of real PWR-type SMR. During the 20000s blowdown experiment, water level in the core was always above the active fuel assemble during the experiment and proved the safety of natural circulation cooling and water recycling design of PWR-type SMR. Besides, pressure, temperature, and water level transient can be accurately predicted by RELAP5 code. However, the oscillations of natural circulation flow rate, water level and pressure drops were observed during the blowdown transients. This kind of flow oscillations are related to the water level and the location upper plenum, which is a path for coolant flow from chimney to steam generator and down comer. In order to investigate the transients start from the opening of ADS valve in both experimental and numerical way, the cold blow-down experiment is conducted. For the cold blowdown event, different from setting both reactor iv pressure vessel (RPV) and containment at high temperature and pressure, only RPV was heated close to the highest designed pressure and then open the ADS valve, same process was predicted using RELAP5 code. By doing cold blowdown experiment, the entire transients from the opening of ADS can be investigated by code and benchmarked with experimental data. Similar flow instability observed in the cold blowdown experiment. The comparison between code prediction and experiment data showed that the RELAP5 code can successfully predict the pressure void fraction and temperature transient during the cold blowdown event with limited error, but numerical instability exists in predicting natural circulation flow rate. Besides, the code is lack of capability in predicting the water level related flow instability observed in experiments.« less
Wind-turbine-performance assessment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Vachon, W. A.
1982-06-01
An updated summary of recent test data and experiences is reported from both federally and privately funded large wind turbine (WT) development and test programs, and from key WT programs in Europe. Progress and experiences on both the cluster of three MOD-2 2.5-MW WT's, the MOD-1 2-MW WT, and other WT installations are described. An examination of recent test experiences and plans from approximately five privately funded large WT programs in the United States indicates that, during machine checkout and startup, technical problems are identified, which require and startup, a number of technical problems are identified, which will require design changes and create program delays.
The Perfect Pairing: The Adult Learner and the Boutique Winery in the Start-Up Phase
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Heath-Simpson, Delta F.
2011-01-01
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand and describe the lived experiences of adult learners who are owners and managers of small winery businesses operating in the start-up phase of the organizational life cycle. The study explored and identified the meaning of adult learning in the entrepreneurial context and its affect on…
Tokamak startup using point-source dc helicity injection.
Battaglia, D J; Bongard, M W; Fonck, R J; Redd, A J; Sontag, A C
2009-06-05
Startup of a 0.1 MA tokamak plasma is demonstrated on the ultralow aspect ratio Pegasus Toroidal Experiment using three localized, high-current density sources mounted near the outboard midplane. The injected open field current relaxes via helicity-conserving magnetic turbulence into a tokamaklike magnetic topology where the maximum sustained plasma current is determined by helicity balance and the requirements for magnetic relaxation.
van der Star, Wouter R L; Abma, Wiebe R; Blommers, Dennis; Mulder, Jan-Willem; Tokutomi, Takaaki; Strous, Marc; Picioreanu, Cristian; van Loosdrecht, Mark C M
2007-10-01
The first full-scale anammox reactor in the world was started in Rotterdam (NL). The reactor was scaled-up directly from laboratory-scale to full-scale and treats up to 750 kg-N/d. In the initial phase of the startup, anammox conversions could not be identified by traditional methods, but quantitative PCR proved to be a reliable indicator for growth of the anammox population, indicating an anammox doubling time of 10-12 days. The experience gained during this first startup in combination with the availability of seed sludge from this reactor, will lead to a faster startup of anammox reactors in the future. The anammox reactor type employed in Rotterdam was compared to other reactor types for the anammox process. Reactors with a high specific surface area like the granular sludge reactor employed in Rotterdam provide the highest volumetric loading rates. Mass transfer of nitrite into the biofilm is limiting the conversion of those reactor types that have a lower specific surface area. Now the first full-scale commercial anammox reactor is in operation, a consistent and descriptive nomenclature is suggested for reactors in which the anammox process is employed.
The Use of a 28 GHz Gyrotron for EBW Startup Experiments on MAST
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Caughman, J. B.; Bigelow, T. S.; Diem, S. J.; Peng, Y. K. M.; Rasmussen, D. A.; Shevchenko, V.; Hawes, J.; Lloyd, B.
2009-11-01
The use of electron Bernstein waves for non-inductive plasma current startup in MAST has recently been demonstrated [1]. The injection of 100 kW at 28 GHz generated plasma currents of up to 33 kA without the use of solenoid flux, and limited solenoid assist resulted in up to 55 kA of plasma current. A higher power 28 GHz gyrotron, with power levels of up to 300 kW for 0.5 seconds, is currently being commissioned. It is being used to investigate the scaling of startup current with microwave power and power profile as a function of time. Power modulation experiments are also being explored. Gyrotron performance and experimental results will be presented. [4pt] [1] V. Shevchenko, et al., Proceedings of the 15^th Joint Workshop on ECE and ECRH, Yosimite, USA, p. 68 (2009)
Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Human Factors Study : Experiment 2 : Merging Behavior
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2016-12-01
This study is the second in a series of four experiments exploring human factors issues associated with the introduction of cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC). Specifically, this study explored drivers abilities to merge into a stream of c...
Solenoid-free plasma startup in NSTX using transient CHI
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Raman, R.; Jarboe, T. R.; Mueller, D.; Nelson, B. A.; Bell, M. G.; Bell, R.; Gates, D.; Gerhardt, S.; Hosea, J.; Kaita, R.; Kugel, H.; LeBlanc, B.; Maingi, R.; Maqueda, R.; Menard, J.; Nagata, M.; Ono, M.; Paul, S.; Roquemore, L.; Sabbagh, S.; Soukhanovskii, V.; Taylor, G.
2009-06-01
Experiments in NSTX have now demonstrated the coupling of toroidal plasmas produced by the technique of coaxial helicity injection (CHI) to inductive sustainment and ramp-up of the toroidal plasma current. In these discharges, the central Ohmic transformer was used to apply an inductive loop voltage to discharges with a toroidal current of about 100 kA created by CHI. The coupled discharges have ramped up to >700 kA and transitioned into an H-mode demonstrating compatibility of this startup method with conventional operation. The electron temperature in the coupled discharges reached over 800 eV and the resulting plasma had low inductance, which is preferred for long-pulse high-performance discharges. These results from NSTX in combination with the previously obtained record 160 kA non-inductively generated startup currents in an ST or tokamak in NSTX demonstrate that CHI is a viable solenoid-free plasma startup method for future STs and tokamaks.
Characterization of On-Orbit U.S. Lab Condensate Vacuum Venting
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Schmidl, W. D.; Alred, J. A.; Mikatarian, R.; Soares, C.; Miles, E.
2002-01-01
The venting of liquid streams into a vacuum has been studied extensively for many years. An experiment was performed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to video tape the U.S. Lab's condensate venting event with cameras located on the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). Images of the vent plume were acquired close to both the port and starboard vent nozzles. The imaging started with a wider view and then zoomed in closer before the shutdown phase of the vent event occurred. The objective of this experiment was to extend our understanding of the properties of venting liquids into space. Data from the video images were analyzed to obtain the approximate cone angle encompassing the core of the vent plume. The condensate vent plume was characterized as having three phases, a startup phase, a nominal phase, and a shutdown phase. The startup phase consisted of the initial period when the vent first started and the liquid first entered the heated line. The nominal phase was the period when the majority of the liquid was vented. The shutdown phase occurs close to the end of the vent event. The shutdown phase was further divided into two parts, the shutdown initial phase, and a later shutdown sputtering phase. The shutdown initial phase occurs when gas becomes entrained in the condensate liquid being vented. The sputtering phase occurred after the vent valve was closed, and the liquid/ice in the line was removed by continuing to heat the line to bake it out. It was determined that the ice particles were ejected at higher angles, but lower velocities, during the startup and shutdown phases. The number and velocities of ice particles ejected outside of the core region, during the startup, initial shutdown and shutdown sputtering phases were determined. The core of liquid ejected during the startup and shutdown phases was contained within a half cone angle of less than 60 degrees. The startup phase took approximately 36 seconds, the shutdown initial phase took approximately 22 seconds, and the shutdown sputtering phase took approximately 32 seconds. Results from the experiment were correlated with the Boeing ISS vent plume model.
The ATLAS Data Acquisition System in LHC Run 2
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Panduro Vazquez, William; ATLAS Collaboration
2017-10-01
The LHC has been providing pp collisions with record luminosity and energy since the start of Run 2 in 2015. The Trigger and Data Acquisition system of the ATLAS experiment has been upgraded to deal with the increased performance required by this new operational mode. The dataflow system and associated network infrastructure have been reshaped in order to benefit from technological progress and to maximize the flexibility and efficiency of the data selection process. The new design is radically different from the previous implementation both in terms of architecture and performance, with the previous two-level structure merged into a single processing farm, performing incremental data collection and analysis. In addition, logical farm slicing, with each slice managed by a dedicated supervisor, has been dropped in favour of global management by a single farm master operating at 100 kHz. This farm master has also been integrated with a new software-based Region of Interest builder, replacing the previous VMEbus-based system. Finally, the Readout system has been completely refitted with new higher performance, lower footprint server machines housing a new custom front-end interface card. Here we will cover the overall design of the system, along with performance results from the start-up phase of LHC Run 2.
Flight Testing of the Capillary Pumped Loop 3 Experiment
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Ottenstein, Laura; Butler, Dan; Ku, Jentung; Cheung, Kwok; Baldauff, Robert; Hoang, Triem
2002-01-01
The Capillary Pumped Loop 3 (CAPL 3) experiment was a multiple evaporator capillary pumped loop experiment that flew in the Space Shuttle payload bay in December 2001 (STS-108). The main objective of CAPL 3 was to demonstrate in micro-gravity a multiple evaporator capillary pumped loop system, capable of reliable start-up, reliable continuous operation, and heat load sharing, with hardware for a deployable radiator. Tests performed on orbit included start-ups, power cycles, low power tests (100 W total), high power tests (up to 1447 W total), heat load sharing, variable/fixed conductance transition tests, and saturation temperature change tests. The majority of the tests were completed successfully, although the experiment did exhibit an unexpected sensitivity to shuttle maneuvers. This paper describes the experiment, the tests performed during the mission, and the test results.
Application of Townsend avalanche theory to tokamak startup by coaxial helicity injection
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Hammond, K. C.; Raman, R.; Volpe, F. A.
2018-01-01
The Townsend avalanche theory is employed to model and interpret plasma initiation in NSTX by Ohmic heating and coaxial helicity injection (CHI). The model is informed by spatially resolved vacuum calculations of electric field and magnetic field line connection length in the poloidal cross-section. The model is shown to explain observations of Ohmic startup including the duration and location of breakdown. Adapting the model to discharges initiated by CHI offers insight into the causes of upper divertor (absorber) arcs in cases where the discharge fails to start in the lower divertor gap. Finally, upper and lower limits are established for vessel gas fill based on requirements for breakdown and radiation. It is predicted that CHI experiments on NSTX-U should be able to use as much as four times the amount of prefill gas employed in CHI experiments in NSTX. This should provide greater flexibility for plasma start-up, as the injector flux is projected to be increased in NSTX-U.
Strategies for the startup of methanogenic inverse fluidized-bed reactors using colonized particles.
Alvarado-Lassman, A; Sandoval-Ramos, A; Flores-Altamirano, M G; Vallejo-Cantú, N A; Méndez-Contreras, J M
2010-05-01
One of the inconveniences in the startup of methanogenic inverse fluidized-bed reactors (IFBRs) is the long period required for biofilm formation and stabilization of the system. Previous researchers have preferred to start up in batch mode to shorten stabilization times. Much less work has been done with continuous-mode startup for the IFBR configuration of reactors. In this study, we prepared two IFBRs with similar characteristics to compare startup times for batch- and continuous-operation modes. The reactors were inoculated with a small quantity of colonized particles and run for a period of 3 months, to establish the optimal startup strategy using synthetic media as a substrate (glucose as a source of carbon). After the startup stage, the continuous- and batch-mode reactors removed more than 80% of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) in 51 and 60 days of operation, respectively; however, at the end of the experiments, the continuous-mode reactor had more biomass attached to the support media than the batch-mode reactor. Both reactors developed fully covered support media, but only the continuous-mode reactor had methane yields close to the theoretical value that is typical of stable reactors. Then, a combined startup strategy was proposed, with industrial wastewater as the substrate, using a sequence of batch cycles followed by continuous operation, which allows stable operation at an organic loading rate of 20 g COD/L x d in 15 days. Using a fraction of colonized support as an inoculum presents advantages, with respect to previously reported strategies.
A Kinetic Study of Microwave Start-up of Tokamak Plasmas
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
du Toit, E. J.; O'Brien, M. R.; Vann, R. G. L.
2017-07-01
A kinetic model for studying the time evolution of the distribution function for microwave startup is presented. The model for the distribution function is two dimensional in momentum space, but, for simplicity and rapid calculations, has no spatial dependence. Experiments on the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak have shown that the plasma current is carried mainly by electrons with energies greater than 70 keV, and effects thought to be important in these experiments are included, i.e. particle sources, orbital losses, the loop voltage and microwave heating, with suitable volume averaging where necessary to give terms independent of spatial dimensions. The model predicts current carried by electrons with the same energies as inferred from the experiments, though the current drive efficiency is smaller.
Astronaut Mike Fincke Conducts Fluid Merging Viscosity Measurement (FMVM) Experiment
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
2004-01-01
Astronaut Mike Fincke places droplets of honey onto the strings for the Fluid Merging Viscosity Measurement (FMVM) investigation onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The FMVM experiment measures the time it takes for two individual highly viscous fluid droplets to coalesce or merge into one droplet. Different fluids and droplet size combinations were tested in the series of experiments. By using the microgravity environment, researchers can measure the viscosity or 'thickness' of fluids without the influence of containers and gravity using this new technique. Understanding viscosity could help scientists understand industrially important materials such as paints, emulsions, polymer melts and even foams used to produce pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products.
Development of High-Field ST Merging Experiment: TS-U for High Power Reconnection Heating
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Ono, Y.; Koike, H.; Tanabe, H.; Himeno, S.; Ishida, S.; Kimura, K.; Kawanami, M.; Narita, M.; Takahata, Y.; Yokoyama, T.; Inomoto, M.; Cheng, C. Z.
2016-10-01
We are developing high-magnetic field ST merging/ reconnection experiment TS-U with Brec = 0.3-0.5T, based on our scaling law of reconnection heating energy proportional to square of the reconnecting (poloidal) magnetic field Brec. This scaling law indicates that the high-Brec ST merging will heat ions to the burning plasma regime without using any additional heating facility. Its mechanism is that the reconnection outflow accelerates mainly ions up to the poloidal Alfven speed like the Sweet-Parker model. The shock-like density pileups thermalize the accelerated ions in the down-streams in agreement with recent solar satellite observations and PIC simulation results. We already documented significant ion heating of spheromak and ST mergings up to 0.25keV in TS-3 and 1.2keV in MAST, leading us to the high-Brec merging experiment TS-U. It is noted that high-resolution (>500 channel) 2D measurements of ion and electron temperatures is being developed for the purpose of solving all acceleration and heating effects of magnetic reconnection, such as the huge outflow heating of ions in the downstream and electron heating localized at the X-point.
The startup of the Dodewaard natural circulation boiling water reactor -- Experiences
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Nissen, W.H.M.; Van Der Voet, J.; Karuza, J.
1994-07-01
Because of its similarity to the simplified boiling water reactor (SBWR), the Dodewaard natural circulation boiling water reactor (BWR) is of special interest to further development of the SBWR design. It has become especially important to gain more insight into the Dodewaard BWR behavior during startup, paying special attention to its stability. Therefore, special instrumentation was used by means of which a series of measurements were taken during the two startups in February and June 1992. The results obtained from these measurements are used to deepen insight into the recirculation flow and the stability of the reactor during startup undermore » conditions with a normal pressure/power trajectory. They have already shown a very early recirculation flow onset during low-power operation and no indication of reactor instability. Furthermore, they will be used as a basis for the research program investigating the reactor behavior under different pressure/power conditions, which is scheduled for next year.« less
Qualification of CASMO5 / SIMULATE-3K against the SPERT-III E-core cold start-up experiments
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Grandi, G.; Moberg, L.
SIMULATE-3K is a three-dimensional kinetic code applicable to LWR Reactivity Initiated Accidents. S3K has been used to calculate several international recognized benchmarks. However, the feedback models in the benchmark exercises are different from the feedback models that SIMULATE-3K uses for LWR reactors. For this reason, it is worth comparing the SIMULATE-3K capabilities for Reactivity Initiated Accidents against kinetic experiments. The Special Power Excursion Reactor Test III was a pressurized-water, nuclear-research facility constructed to analyze the reactor kinetic behavior under initial conditions similar to those of commercial LWRs. The SPERT III E-core resembles a PWR in terms of fuel type, moderator,more » coolant flow rate, and system pressure. The initial test conditions (power, core flow, system pressure, core inlet temperature) are representative of cold start-up, hot start-up, hot standby, and hot full power. The qualification of S3K against the SPERT III E-core measurements is an ongoing work at Studsvik. In this paper, the results for the 30 cold start-up tests are presented. The results show good agreement with the experiments for the reactivity initiated accident main parameters: peak power, energy release and compensated reactivity. Predicted and measured peak powers differ at most by 13%. Measured and predicted reactivity compensations at the time of the peak power differ less than 0.01 $. Predicted and measured energy release differ at most by 13%. All differences are within the experimental uncertainty. (authors)« less
Studies on Plasmoid Merging using Compact Toroid Injectors
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Allfrey, Ian; Matsumoto, Tadafumi; Roche, Thomas; Gota, Hiroshi; Edo, Takahiro; Asai, Tomohiko; Sheftman, Daniel; Osin Team; Dima Team
2017-10-01
C-2 and C-2U experiments have used magnetized coaxial plasma guns (MCPG) to inject compact toroids (CTs) for refueling the long-lived advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma. This refueling method will also be used for the C-2W experiment. To minimize momentum transfer from the CT to the FRC two CTs are injected radially, diametrically opposed and coincident in time. To improve understanding of the CT characteristics TAE has a dedicated test bed for the development of CT injectors (CTI), where plasmoid merging experiments are performed. The test bed has two CTIs on axis with both axial and transverse magnetic fields. The 1 kG magnetic fields, intended to approximate the magnetic field strength and injection angle on C-2W, allow studies of cross-field transport and merging. Both CTIs are capable of injecting multiple CTs at up to 1 kHz. The resulting merged CT lives >100 μs with a radius of 25 cm. More detailed results of CT parameters will be presented.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Slobodyanyuk, L. K.; Dayneko, V. I.
1983-01-01
The use of compressed air was suggested to increase the reliability and motor lifetime of a gas turbine engine. Experiments were carried out and the results are shown in the form of the variation in circumferential force as a function of the entry angle of the working jet onto the turbine blade. The described start-up method is recommended for use with massive rotors.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
An, YoungHwa; Lee, Jeongwon; Jo, JongGab; Jung, Bong-Ki; Lee, HyunYeong; Chung, Kyoung-Jae; Na, Yong-Su; Hahm, T. S.; Hwang, Y. S.
2017-01-01
An efficient and robust ECH (electron cyclotron heating)-assisted plasma start-up scheme with a low loop voltage and low volt-second consumption utilizing the trapped particle configuration (TPC) has been developed in the versatile experiment spherical torus (VEST). The TPC is a mirror-like magnetic field configuration providing a vertical magnetic field in the same direction as the equilibrium field. It significantly enhances ECH pre-ionization with enhanced particle confinement due to its mirror effect, and intrinsically provides an equilibrium field with a stable decay index enabling prompt plasma current initiation. Consequently, the formation of TPC before the onset of the loop voltage allows the plasma to start up with a lower loop voltage and lower volt-second consumption as well as a wider operation range in terms of ECH pre-ionization power and H2 filling pressure. The TPC can improve the widely-used field null configuration significantly for more efficient start-up when ECH pre-ionization is used. This can then be utilized in superconducting tokamaks requiring a low loop voltage start-up, such as ITER, or in spherical tori with limited volt-seconds. The TPC can be particularly useful in superconducting tokamaks with a limited current slew-rate of superconducting PF coils, as it can save volt-second consumption before plasma current initiation by providing prompt initiation with an intrinsic stable equilibrium field.
Understanding and predicting the dynamics of tokamak discharges during startup and rampdown
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Jackson, G. L.; Politzer, P. A.; Humphreys, D. A.
Understanding the dynamics of plasma startup and termination is important for present tokamaks and for predictive modeling of future burning plasma devices such as ITER. We report on experiments in the DIII-D tokamak that explore the plasma startup and rampdown phases and on the benchmarking of transport models. Key issues have been examined such as plasma initiation and burnthrough with limited inductive voltage and achieving flattop and maximum burn within the technical limits of coil systems and their actuators while maintaining the desired q profile. Successful rampdown requires scenarios consistent with technical limits, including controlled H-L transitions, while avoiding verticalmore » instabilities, additional Ohmic transformer flux consumption, and density limit disruptions. Discharges were typically initiated with an inductive electric field typical of ITER, 0.3 V/m, most with second harmonic electron cyclotron assist. A fast framing camera was used during breakdown and burnthrough of low Z impurity charge states to study the formation physics. An improved 'large aperture' ITER startup scenario was developed, and aperture reduction in rampdown was found to be essential to avoid instabilities. Current evolution using neoclassical conductivity in the CORSICA code agrees with rampup experiments, but the prediction of the temperature and internal inductance evolution using the Coppi-Tang model for electron energy transport is not yet accurate enough to allow extrapolation to future devices.« less
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Perry, J. M.; Barr, J. L.; Bodner, G. M.; Bongard, M. W.; Burke, M. G.; Fonck, R. J.; Hinson, E. T.; Lewicki, B. T.; Reusch, J. A.; Schlossberg, D. J.; Winz, G. R.
2015-11-01
Local helicity injection (LHI) is a non-solenoidal startup technique under development on the Pegasus ST. Plasma currents up to 0.18 MA have been initiated by LHI in conjunction with poloidal field induction. A 0-D power balance model has been developed to predict plasma current evolution by balancing helicity input against resistive dissipation. The model is being validated against a set of experimental measurements and magnetic reconstructions with radically varied plasma geometric evolutions. Outstanding physics issues with LHI startup are the scalings of confinement and MHD activity with helicity injection rate and toroidal field strength, as well as injector behavior at high field. Preliminary results from the newly-installed Thomson scattering system suggest core temperatures of a few hundred eV during LHI startup. Measurements are being expanded to multiple spatial points for ongoing confinement studies. A set of larger-area injectors is being installed in the lower divertor region, where increased toroidal field will provide a helicity injection rate over 3 times that of outboard injectors. In this regime helicity injection will be the dominant current drive. Experiments with divertor injectors will permit experimental differentiation of several possible confinement models, and demonstrate the feasibility of LHI startup at high field. Work supported by US DOE grant DE-FG02-96ER54375.
Surviving and Thriving Your First Year in Private Practice
Schwab, Elizabeth Falk
2016-01-01
Taking the leap toward a career as a private practice owner is daunting. When in the initial stages of starting a private practice, I searched for current advice from an audiologist who had recently confronted the same challenges I was about to face. Because of the limited information available, I documented my process in hopes of providing an overview of my startup experience to help others. Included is a timeline of startup tasks and a sample budget to use as a reference. In this chapter, I share my experiences, both the positives and the negatives, and tips with the goal of helping you survive and thrive in your first year in private practice. PMID:28028322
Fluid Merging Viscosity Measurement (FMVM) Experiment on the International Space Station
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Antar, Basil N.; Ethridge, Edwin; Lehman, Daniel; Kaukler, William
2007-01-01
The concept of using low gravity experimental data together with fluid dynamical numerical simulations for measuring the viscosity of highly viscous liquids was recently validated on the International Space Station (ISS). After testing the proof of concept for this method with parabolic flight experiments, an ISS experiment was proposed and later conducted onboard the ISS in July, 2004 and subsequently in May of 2005. In that experiment a series of two liquid drops were brought manually together until they touched and then were allowed to merge under the action of capillary forces alone. The merging process was recorded visually in order to measure the contact radius speed as the merging proceeded. Several liquids were tested and for each liquid several drop diameters were used. It has been shown that when the coefficient of surface tension for the liquid is known, the contact radius speed can then determine the coefficient of viscosity for that liquid. The viscosity is determined by fitting the experimental speed to theoretically calculated contact radius speed for the same experimental parameters. Experimental and numerical results will be presented in which the viscosity of different highly viscous liquids were determined, to a high degree of accuracy, using this technique.
Fluid Merging Viscosity Measurement (FMVM)
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
2004-01-01
Astronaut Mike Fincke places droplets of honey onto the strings for the Fluid Merging Viscosity Measurement (FMVM) investigation onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The FMVM experiment measures the time it takes for two individual highly viscous fluid droplets to coalesce or merge into one droplet. Different fluids and droplet size combinations were tested in the series of experiments. By using the microgravity environment, researchers can measure the viscosity or 'thickness' of fluids without the influence of containers and gravity using this new technique. Understanding viscosity could help scientists understand industrially important materials such as paints, emulsions, polymer melts and even foams used to produce pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products.
Startup and stability of a small spherical tokamak
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Garstka, Gregory Douglas
1997-09-01
The spherical tokamak (ST) is an evolutionary extension of the conventional tokamak concept where the aspect ratio is less than 2. These devices may possess significant advantages over standard tokamaks-they are capable of achieving higher values of /beta, seem to be more resilient to disruptions, and are significantly smaller than conventional tokamaks. Two important questions for the next generation of spherical tokamaks concern startup and internal reconnection events (IREs). Understanding startup is crucial due to the limited amount of ohmic flux in an ST. The IREs are disruption- like events observed on STs that do not result in termination of the current channel. Experiments have been conducted on the Madison EDUcational Small Aspect-ratio (MEDUSA) tokamak to answer some of the questions about startup and IREs in STs. MEDUSA is a small ohmic tokamak with an insulating vacuum vessel. Major parameters are R=12 cm, a=8 cm, Ip=10-40 kA, BT=0.2-0.45 T, /Delta tpulse=1-2 ms, /langle ne/rangle/approx5×1019/ m-3, and Te0/approx100 eV. The experiments in this work were aided by an internal magnetic probe array that constrained the reconstruction of MHD equilibria. It was found that startup efficiency, measured by the Ejima coefficient CE, improved with increasing loop voltage and toroidal field. Double tearing modes were found to be an important mechanism for current penetration in MEDUSA; their presence early in the discharge can improve the magnetic flux consumption. The lowest achieved value of the Ejima coefficient was 0.61 (0.13 for 'OH only') for a discharge with 0.375 T toroidal field and 9.4 V startup loop voltage. The study of internal reconnection events revealed the presence of a heretofore undiscovered precursor, which in MEDUSA was manifested as coherent oscillations in the internal poloidal field at 65-75 kHz for 100 μs prior to the IRE. These events were found to result in decreased /ell i and /beta, inward movement of the magnetic axis, dramatically increased q0 and slightly decreased q98. The magnetic helicity was found to change between -15% and +28% over an IRE.
Liu, Guangli; Yates, Matthew D; Cheng, Shaoan; Call, Douglas F; Sun, Dan; Logan, Bruce E
2011-08-01
Rapid startup of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and other bioreactors is desirable when treating wastewaters. The startup time with unamended wastewater (118 h) was similar to that obtained by adding acetate or fumarate (110-115 h), and less than that with glucose (181 h) or Fe(III) (353 h). Initial current production took longer when phosphate buffer was added, with startup times increasing with concentration from 149 h (25 mM) to 251 h (50 mM) and 526 h (100 mM). Microbial communities that developed in the reactors contained Betaproteobacteria, Acetoanaerobium noterae, and Chlorobium sp. Anode biomass densities ranged from 200 to 600 μg/cm(2) for all amendments except Fe(Ш) (1650 μg/cm(2)). Wastewater produced 91 mW/m(2), with the other MFCs producing 50 mW/m(2) (fumarate) to 103mW/m(2) (Fe(III)) when amendments were removed. These experiments show that wastewater alone is sufficient to acclimate the reactor without the need for additional chemical amendments. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Preynas, M.; Laqua, H. P.; Otte, M.
Although both 1st harmonic ordinary mode (O1) and 2nd harmonic extra-ordinary mode (X2) have been successfully used to initiate pre-ionization and breakdown in many devices, a complete theoretical model is still missing to explain the success of this method. Moreover, some experimental observations are not completely understood, such as what occurs during the delay time between the turn-on of ECRH power and first signals of density or light measurements. Since during this free period the ECRH power has to be absorbed by in-vessel components, it is of prime importance to know what governs this delay time. Recently, dedicated start-up experimentsmore » have been performed on WEGA, using a 28 GHz ECRH system in X2-mode. This machine has the interesting capability to be run also as a tokamak allowing comparative experiments between stellarator (ι/2π > 0) and tokamak (ι/2π = 0) configurations. Different scans in heating power, neutral gas pressure, and rotational transform (ι) show clearly that the start-up is a two step process. A first step following the turn-on of the ECRH power during which no measurable electron density (or just above the noise level in some cases), ECE and radiated power is detected. Its duration depends strongly on the level of injected power. The second step corresponds to the gas ionization and plasma expansion phase, with a velocity of density build-up and filling-up of the vessel volume depending mainly on pressure, gas and rotational transform. Moreover, an interesting scenario of ECRH pre-ionization without loop voltage in tokamak configuration by applying a small optimal vertical field is relevant for start-up assistance on future experiments like ITER. The results from this experimental parametric study are useful for the modeling of the start-up assisted by the second harmonic electron cyclotron resonance heating. The aim of this work is to establish predictive scenarios for both ITER and W7-X operation.« less
A CEO roundtable on making mergers succeed.
Mandl, A; Bohnett, D; Liddy, E; Komansky, D; Kozlowski, D; Leschly, J; Gupta, R; McDonald, M; Avery, B; Moore, N; Krekel, T
2000-01-01
The announcement in January of the merger between America Online and Time Warner marked the convergence of the two most important business trends of the last five years--the rise of the Internet and the resurgence of mergers and acquisitions. M&A activity is at a fever pitch, spurred in large part by the breathtaking influx of capital into the Internet space. And all signs indicate the trend will only accelerate. Against this background, an impressive group of experienced deal makers came together to share their experiences of what makes mergers work. They were assembled in Scottsdale, Arizona, under the auspices of the M&A Group, a professional society formed in 1999 for CEOs interested in M&A as a business strategy. Participants included top executives from Internet start-ups like Teligent; venture capital firms like Baroda Ventures; financial institutions like Merrill Lynch and PricewaterhouseCoopers; and major corporations like Allstate, Tyco International, SmithKline Beecham, Rohm and Haas, VF, Crown Cork & Seal, and Hughes Space and Communications. The spirited and surprisingly frank discussion cut a wide swath, considering issues such as whether most mergers fail to pan out as well as expected, how to increase the odds of success, the nuts and bolts of the integration process, the trade-offs between acquiring a company and growing from within, the importance of cultural issues, and why anyone would want to be on the board of a merged company.
Spheromak Merging Experiments on SSX
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Brown, M. R.; Kornack, T. W.; Sollins, P. K.; Luh, W. J.
1997-11-01
Spheromak merging experiments are underway at the Swarthmore Spheromak Experiment (SSX) at Swarthmore College. The spheromaks are formed by identical magnetized plasma guns and equilibrium is established in close fitting 0.5 m diameter copper flux conservers. Partial merging is achieved through openings in the back wall. We observe the formation of a reconnection boundary layer at the interface of the two spheromaks using a linear probe array. The characteristic scale of the flux reversal is about 1 cm (consistent with the diffusion scale δ_diff, the ion Larmor radius ρi and the ion inertial length c/ω_pi). Movies of the formation and evolution of the layer will be presented. Correlations between reconnection events and pulses of soft x-rays and energetic particles will be presented if available. Plans for 2D and 3D imaging of the layer will also be discussed.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Pengvanich, Phongphaeth
In this thesis, several contemporary issues on coherent radiation sources are examined. They include the fast startup and the injection locking of microwave magnetrons, and the effects of random manufacturing errors on phase and small signal gain of terahertz traveling wave amplifiers. In response to the rapid startup and low noise magnetron experiments performed at the University of Michigan that employed periodic azimuthal perturbations in the axial magnetic field, a systematic study of single particle orbits is performed for a crossed electric and periodic magnetic field. A parametric instability in the orbits, which brings a fraction of the electrons from the cathode toward the anode, is discovered. This offers an explanation of the rapid startup observed in the experiments. A phase-locking model has been constructed from circuit theory to qualitatively explain various regimes observed in kilowatt magnetron injection-locking experiments, which were performed at the University of Michigan. These experiments utilize two continuous-wave magnetrons; one functions as an oscillator and the other as a driver. Time and frequency domain solutions are developed from the model, allowing investigations into growth, saturation, and frequency response of the output. The model qualitatively recovers many of the phase-locking frequency characteristics observed in the experiments. Effects of frequency chirp and frequency perturbation on the phase and lockability have also been quantified. Development of traveling wave amplifier operating at terahertz is a subject of current interest. The small circuit size has prompted a statistical analysis of the effects of random fabrication errors on phase and small signal gain of these amplifiers. The small signal theory is treated with a continuum model in which the electron beam is monoenergetic. Circuit perturbations that vary randomly along the beam axis are introduced through the dimensionless Pierce parameters describing the beam-wave velocity mismatch (b), the gain parameter (C), and the cold tube circuit loss ( d). Our study shows that perturbation in b dominates the other two in terms of power gain and phase shift. Extensive data show that standard deviation of the output phase is linearly proportional to standard deviation of the individual perturbations in b, C and d.
DOE EiR at Oakridge National Lab 2008/09
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Bauer, Michael
2012-11-30
This project placed an experienced technology entrepreneur at Oak Ridge National Lab, one of DOE's premier laboratories undertaking cutting edge research in a variety of fields, including energy technologies. With the goal of accelerating the commercialization of advanced energy technologies, the task was to review available technologies at the lab and identify those that qualify for licensing and commercialization by a private startup company, backed by private venture capital. During the project, more than 1,500 inventions filed at the lab were reviewed over a 1 year period; a successively smaller number was selected for more detailed review, ultimately resulting inmore » five, and then 1 technology, being reviewed for immediate commercialization. The chosen technology, consisting in computational chemistry based approached to optimization of enzymes, was tested in lab experiments, paid for by funds raised by ORNL for the purpose of proving out the effectiveness of the technology and readiness for commercialization. The experiments proved out that the technology worked however it's performance proved not yet mature enough to qualify for private venture capital funded commercialization in a high tech startup. As a consequence, the project did not result in a new startup company being formed, as originally intended.« less
Non-solenoidal Startup via Local Helicity Injection on Pegasus: Progress and Plans
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Reusch, J. A.; Barr, J. L.; Bodner, G. M.; Bongard, M. W.; Burke, M. G.; Fonck, R. J.; Hinson, E. T.; Lewicki, B. T.; Perry, J. M.; Schlossberg, D. J.
2015-11-01
Non-solenoidal plasma startup via local helicity injection (LHI) at the Pegasus toroidal experiment now provides routine operation at Ip ~ 0.17MA with Iinj ~ 5kA and Vinj ~ 1kV from four active arc injectors. Experiments in the past year have advanced the understanding of the governing physics of LHI and its supporting technology. Injector impedance scales as Vinj3/ 2 and is governed by two effects: a quasineutrality constraint on electron beam propagation, related to the tokamak edge density, and double-layer sheath expansion, related to narc. Injector design improvements permit operation at Vinj >= 1 kV without deleterious PMI or impurity generation. Discharges with varied shape, Ip(t), and helicity input test a predictive 0D power-balance model for LHI startup. Anomalous, reconnection-driven Ti >800 eV and strong MHD activity localized near the injectors are observed during LHI. Preliminary core Thomson scattering measurements indicate surprisingly high Te >300 eV, which if verified may indicate the dominance of high-energy electron fueling from the injector current streams. A new divertor injector system has been designed to substantially increase the available helicity input rate and support critical studies of confinement during LHI and reconnection activity at high Ip. A proposed upgrade to the Pegasus experiment will extend these studies to NSTX-U relevant parameters. Support: US DOE grants DE-FG02-96ER54375; and DE-SC0006928.
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Shrestha, Roshan; Houser, Paul R.; Anantharaj, Valentine G.
2011-04-01
Precipitation products are currently available from various sources at higher spatial and temporal resolution than any time in the past. Each of the precipitation products has its strengths and weaknesses in availability, accuracy, resolution, retrieval techniques and quality control. By merging the precipitation data obtained from multiple sources, one can improve its information content by minimizing these issues. However, precipitation data merging poses challenges of scale-mismatch, and accurate error and bias assessment. In this paper we present Optimal Merging of Precipitation (OMP), a new method to merge precipitation data from multiple sources that are of different spatial and temporal resolutionsmore » and accuracies. This method is a combination of scale conversion and merging weight optimization, involving performance-tracing based on Bayesian statistics and trend-analysis, which yields merging weights for each precipitation data source. The weights are optimized at multiple scales to facilitate multiscale merging and better precipitation downscaling. Precipitation data used in the experiment include products from the 12-km resolution North American Land Data Assimilation (NLDAS) system, the 8-km resolution CMORPH and the 4-km resolution National Stage-IV QPE. The test cases demonstrate that the OMP method is capable of identifying a better data source and allocating a higher priority for them in the merging procedure, dynamically over the region and time period. This method is also effective in filtering out poor quality data introduced into the merging process.« less
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Hsu, S. C.; Moser, A. L.; Merritt, E. C.; Adams, C. S.
2015-11-01
Over the past 4 years on the Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX) at LANL, we have studied obliquely and head-on-merging supersonic plasma jets of an argon/impurity or hydrogen/impurity mixture. The jets are formed/launched by pulsed-power-driven railguns. In successive experimental campaigns, we characterized the (a) evolution of plasma parameters of a single plasma jet as it propagated up to ~ 1 m away from the railgun nozzle, (b) density profiles and 2D morphology of the stagnation layer and oblique shocks that formed between obliquely merging jets, and (c) collisionless interpenetration transitioning to collisional stagnation between head-on-merging jets. Key plasma diagnostics included a fast-framing CCD camera, an 8-chord visible interferometer, a survey spectrometer, and a photodiode array. This talk summarizes the primary results mentioned above, and highlights analyses of inferred post-shock temperatures based on observations of density gradients that we attribute to shock-layer thickness. We also briefly describe more recent PLX experiments on Rayleigh-Taylor-instability evolution with magnetic and viscous effects, and potential future collisionless shock experiments enabled by low-impurity, higher-velocity plasma jets formed by contoured-gap coaxial guns. Supported by DOE Fusion Energy Sciences and LANL LDRD.
Loop Heat Pipe Startup Behaviors
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Ku, Jentung
2016-01-01
A loop heat pipe must start successfully before it can commence its service. The startup transient represents one of the most complex phenomena in the loop heat pipe operation. This paper discusses various aspects of loop heat pipe startup behaviors. Topics include the four startup scenarios, the initial fluid distribution between the evaporator and reservoir that determines the startup scenario, factors that affect the fluid distribution between the evaporator and reservoir, difficulties encountered during the low power startup, and methods to enhance the startup success. Also addressed are the pressure spike and pressure surge during the startup transient, and repeated cycles of loop startup and shutdown under certain conditions.
Hall effect on a Merging Formation Process of a Field-Reversed Configuration
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Kaminou, Yasuhiro; Guo, Xuehan; Inomoto, Michiaki; Ono, Yasushi; Horiuchi, Ritoku
2015-11-01
Counter-helicity spheromak merging is one of the formation methods of a Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC). In counter-helicity spheromak merging, two spheromaks with opposing toroidal fields merge together, through magnetic reconnection events and relax into a FRC, which has no or little toroidal field. This process contains magnetic reconnection and a relaxation phenomena, and the Hall effect has some essential effects on these process because the X-point in the magnetic reconnection or the O-point of the FRC has no or little magnetic field. However, the Hall effect as both global and local effect on counter-helicity spheromak merging has not been elucidated. In this poster, we conducted 2D/3D Hall-MHD simulations and experiments of counter-helicity spheromak merging. We find that the Hall effect enhances the reconnection rate, and reduces the generation of toroidal sheared-flow. The suppression of the ``slingshot effect'' affects the relaxation process. We will discuss details in the poster.
Result Merging Strategies for a Current News Metasearcher.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Rasolofo, Yves; Hawking, David; Savoy, Jacques
2003-01-01
Metasearching of online current news services is a potentially useful Web application of distributed information retrieval techniques. Reports experiences in building a metasearcher designed to provide up-to-date searching over a significant number of rapidly changing current news sites, focusing on how to merge results from the search engines at…
Lottin, Olivier; Dillet, Jerome; Maranzana, Gael; ...
2015-09-14
Separate testing protocols for fuel cell startups and shutdowns were developed to distinguish between their effects on reverse currents and CO 2 evolution. The internal currents and the local potentials were measured with different membrane-electrode assemblies (MEAs): we examined the influence of the type of carbon for cathode catalyst support as well as the mitigating effect of low anode Pt loading. In conclusion, significant differences were observed and the experiments also confirmed previous results that the evolved CO 2 accounts for less than 25% of the total exchanged charge.
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Lottin, Olivier; Dillet, Jerome; Maranzana, Gael
Separate testing protocols for fuel cell startups and shutdowns were developed to distinguish between their effects on reverse currents and CO 2 evolution. The internal currents and the local potentials were measured with different membrane-electrode assemblies (MEAs): we examined the influence of the type of carbon for cathode catalyst support as well as the mitigating effect of low anode Pt loading. In conclusion, significant differences were observed and the experiments also confirmed previous results that the evolved CO 2 accounts for less than 25% of the total exchanged charge.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Ground, Cody R.; Gopal, Vijay; Maddalena, Luca
2018-04-01
By introducing large-scale streamwise vortices into a supersonic flow it is possible to enhance the rate of mixing between two fluid streams. However, increased vorticity content alone does not explicitly serve as a predictor of mixing enhancement. Additional factors, particularly the mutual interactions occurring between neighboring vortical structures, affect the underlying fundamental physics that influence the rate at which the fluids mix. As part of a larger systematic study on supersonic streamwise vortex interactions, this work experimentally quantifies the average rate of mixing of helium and air in the presence of two separate modes of vortex interaction, the merging and non-merging of a pair of co-rotating vortices. In these experiments vortex-generating expansion ramps are placed on a strut injector. The freestream Mach number is set at 2.5 and helium is injected as a passive scalar. Average injectant mole fractions at selected flow planes downstream of the injector are measured utilizing the filtered Rayleigh scattering technique. The filtered Rayleigh scattering measurements reveal that, in the domain surveyed, the merging vortex interaction strongly displaces the plume from its initial horizontal orientation while the non-merging vortex interaction more rapidly mixes the helium and air. The results of the current experiments are consistent with associated knowledge derived from previous analyses of the two studied configurations which have included the detailed experimental characterization of entrainment, turbulent kinetic energy, and vorticity of both modes of vortex interaction.
Loop Heat Pipe Startup Behaviors
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Ku, Jentung
2014-01-01
A loop heat pipe must start successfully before it can commence its service. The start-up transient represents one of the most complex phenomena in the loop heat pipe operation. This paper discusses various aspects of loop heat pipe start-up behaviors. Topics include the four start-up scenarios, the initial fluid distribution between the evaporator and reservoir that determines the start-up scenario, factors that affect the fluid distribution between the evaporator and reservoir, difficulties encountered during the low power start-up, and methods to enhance the start-up success. Also addressed are the thermodynamic constraint between the evaporator and reservoir in the loop heat pipe operation, the superheat requirement for nucleate boiling, pressure spike and pressure surge during the start-up transient, and repeated cycles of loop start-up andshutdown under certain conditions.
77 FR 34460 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 14411
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The Physics of Local Helicity Injection Non-Solenoidal Tokamak Startup
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Redd, A. J.; Barr, J. L.; Bongard, M. W.; Fonck, R. J.; Hinson, E. T.; Jardin, S.
2013-10-01
Non-solenoidal startup via Local Helicity Injection (LHI) uses compact current injectors to produce toroidal plasma current Ip up to 170 kA in the PEGASUS Toroidal Experiment, driven by 4-8 kA injector current on timescales of 5-20 milliseconds. Increasing the Ip buildup duration enables experimental demonstration of plasma position control on timescales relevant for high-current startup. LHI-driven discharges exhibit bursty MHD activity, apparently line-tied kinking of LHI-driven field lines, with the bursts correlating with rapid equilibrium changes, sharp Ip rises, and sharp drops in the injector impedance. Preliminary NIMROD results suggest that helical LHI-driven current channels remain coherent, with Ip increases due to reconnection between adjacent helical turns forming axisymmetric plasmoids, and corresponding sharp drops in the bias circuit impedance. The DC injector impedance is consistent with a space charge limit at low bias current and a magnetic limit at high bias current. Internal measurements show the current density profile starts strongly hollow and rapidly fills in during Ip buildup. Simulations of LHI discharges using the Tokamak Simulation Code (TSC) will provide insight into the detailed current drive mechanism and guide experiments on PEFASUS and NSTX-U. Work supported by US DOE Grants DE-FG02-96ER54375 and DE-SC0006928.
Exponentially decaying interaction potential of cavity solitons
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Anbardan, Shayesteh Rahmani; Rimoldi, Cristina; Kheradmand, Reza; Tissoni, Giovanna; Prati, Franco
2018-03-01
We analyze the interaction of two cavity solitons in an optically injected vertical cavity surface emitting laser above threshold. We show that they experience an attractive force even when their distance is much larger than their diameter, and eventually they merge. Since the merging time depends exponentially on the initial distance, we suggest that the attraction could be associated with an exponentially decaying interaction potential, similarly to what is found for hydrophobic materials. We also show that the merging time is simply related to the characteristic times of the laser, photon lifetime, and carrier lifetime.
Start-up control system and vessel for LMFBR
Durrant, Oliver W.; Kakarala, Chandrasekhara R.; Mandel, Sheldon W.
1987-01-01
A reflux condensing start-up system includes a steam generator, a start-up vessel connected parallel to the steam generator, a main steam line connecting steam outlets of the steam generator and start-up vessel to a steam turbine, a condenser connected to an outlet of the turbine and a feedwater return line connected between the condenser and inlets of the steam generator and start-up vessel. The start-up vessel has one or more heaters at the bottom thereof for heating feedwater which is supplied over a start-up line to the start-up vessel. Steam is thus generated to pressurize the steam generator before the steam generator is supplied with a heat transfer medium, for example liquid sodium, in the case of a liquid metal fast breeder reactor. The start-up vessel includes upper and lower bulbs with a smaller diameter mid-section to act as water and steam reservoirs. The start-up vessel can thus be used not only in a start-up operation but as a mixing tank, a water storage tank and a level control at low loads for controlling feedwater flow.
Start-up control system and vessel for LMFBR
Durrant, Oliver W.; Kakarala, Chandrasekhara R.; Mandel, Sheldon W.
1987-01-01
A reflux condensing start-up system comprises a steam generator, a start-up vessel connected parallel to the steam generator, a main steam line connecting steam outlets of the steam generator and start-up vessel to a steam turbine, a condenser connected to an outlet of the turbine and a feedwater return line connected between the condenser and inlets of the steam generator and start-up vessel. The start-up vessel has one or more heaters at the bottom thereof for heating feedwater which is supplied over a start-up line to the start-up vessel. Steam is thus generated to pressurize the steam generator before the steam generator is supplied with a heat transfer medium, for example liquid sodium, in the case of a liquid metal fast breeder reactor. The start-up vessel includes upper and lower bulbs with a smaller diameter mid-section to act as water and steam reservoirs. The start-up vessel can thus be used not only in a start-up operation but as a mixing tank, a water storage tank and a level control at low loads for controlling feedwater flow.
Human Teaching and Human Learning in the Language Class: A Confluent Approach.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Galyean, Beverly
Much attention has been given to the imbalance between thinking and feelings in the educative process. Human teaching calls for merging the cognitive and affective processes into one confluent learning experience. Language learning is viewed primarily as a means for affective reflective communication. Personal growth merges with language…
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Chen, CHAI; Yiik Diew, WONG
2017-02-01
This study provides an integrated strategy, encompassing microscopic simulation, safety assessment, and multi-attribute decision-making, to optimize traffic performance at downstream merging area of signalized intersections. A Fuzzy Cellular Automata (FCA) model is developed to replicate microscopic movement and merging behavior. Based on simulation experiment, the proposed FCA approach is able to provide capacity and safety evaluation of different traffic scenarios. The results are then evaluated through data envelopment analysis (DEA) and analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Optimized geometric layout and control strategies are then suggested for various traffic conditions. An optimal lane-drop distance that is dependent on traffic volume and speed limit can thus be established at the downstream merging area.
Thermal Vacuum Testing of a Helium Loop Heat Pipe for Large Area Cryocooling
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Ku, Jentung; Robinson, Franklin
2016-01-01
A loop heat pipe must start successfully before it can commence its service. The startup transient represents one of the most complex phenomena in the loop heat pipe operation. This paper discusses various aspects of loop heat pipe startup behaviors. Topics include the four startup scenarios, the initial fluid distribution between the evaporator and reservoir that determines the startup scenario, factors that affect the fluid distribution between the evaporator and reservoir, difficulties encountered during the low power startup, and methods to enhance the startup success. Also addressed are the pressure spike and pressure surge during the startup transient, and repeated cycles of loop startup and shutdown under certain conditions.
40 CFR 63.1111 - Startup, shutdown, and malfunction.
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Exploring lower-cost pathways to economical fusion power
Hsu, Scott C.
2017-08-04
This project, the Plasma Liner Experiment–ALPHA (PLX-α)5,is one of nine projects supported by the ALPHA Program6 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). We use innovative, low-cost coaxial plasma guns (Fig. 1), developed and built by partner HyperV Technologies Corp.7, to launch a spherically converging array of supersonic plasma jets toward the middle of a large, spherical vacuum chamber (Fig. 2). A key near-term goal of PLX-α is to merge up to 60 plasma jets to form a spherically imploding plasma liner, as a low-cost, high-shot-rate driver for compressing magnetised target plasmas tomore » fusion conditions. Our approach is known as plasma-jet-driven MIF (or PJMIF)8. A new startup company HyperJet Fusion Corporation (which recently received seed funding from Strong Atomics, LLC, a new fusion venture fund) aims to develop PJMIF under continued public and private sponsorship.« less
Exploring lower-cost pathways to economical fusion power
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Hsu, Scott C.
This project, the Plasma Liner Experiment–ALPHA (PLX-α)5,is one of nine projects supported by the ALPHA Program6 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). We use innovative, low-cost coaxial plasma guns (Fig. 1), developed and built by partner HyperV Technologies Corp.7, to launch a spherically converging array of supersonic plasma jets toward the middle of a large, spherical vacuum chamber (Fig. 2). A key near-term goal of PLX-α is to merge up to 60 plasma jets to form a spherically imploding plasma liner, as a low-cost, high-shot-rate driver for compressing magnetised target plasmas tomore » fusion conditions. Our approach is known as plasma-jet-driven MIF (or PJMIF)8. A new startup company HyperJet Fusion Corporation (which recently received seed funding from Strong Atomics, LLC, a new fusion venture fund) aims to develop PJMIF under continued public and private sponsorship.« less
Multiple Near Wake Patterns Behind Annular Rings
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Zhang, Jinzhong; Higuchi, Hiroshi; Muzas, Brian K.; Furuya, Shojiro
1996-11-01
Wake interactions behind concentric annular rings at different spacing ratios were experimentally investigated. The flow visualization, laser Doppler velocimetry data and results from the particle tracking velocimetry are presented and discussed. Jets through individual slots merged in multiply-stable, axisymmetric manners. Most flow patterns were persistent unless the flow was strongly disturbed. The vortex interactions from individual annular elements were also axisymmetric in the near wake. This is in contrast to the asymmetric flows observed earlier behind two-dimensional slotted plates (Higuchi et al. J. Aircraft 26 1989, Phys. Fluids 6(1), 1994). The intermediate wake, however, was dominated by large scale, three-dimensional wake motions even at moderate porosity. Onset of the specific flow patterns was associated with the interactions among start-up vortices. Given model geometry, different turbulent structures and mean velocity profiles were observed in the intermediate wake depending on the near wake pattern. *BKM was a NSF-REU Program undergrad. from Princeton U. and SF was from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. This work was suppoted in part by the Naval Air Warfare Center.
Status and commissioning of the CMS experiment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Wulz, C.-E.
2008-05-01
The construction status of the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider and strategies for commissioning the subdetectors, the magnet, the trigger and the data acquisition are described. The first operations of CMS as a unified system, using either cosmic rays or test data, and the planned activities until the startup of the LHC are presented.
Influence of Early Exposure to Family Business Experience on Developing Entrepreneurs
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Tarling, Cath; Jones, Paul; Murphy, Lyndon
2016-01-01
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider the influences of family business and exposure to family business ideas upon students and graduates during their transition from higher education (HE) towards career identification of entrepreneurship. It explores influences, values and experiences actively impacting on business start-up following…
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Scaling Study of Reconnection Heating in Torus Plasma Merging Experiments
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Ono, Yasushi; Akimitsu, Moe; Sawada, Asuka; Cao, Qinghong; Koike, Hideya; Hatano, Hironori; Kaneda, Taishi; Tanabe, Hiroshi
2017-10-01
We have been investigating toroidal plasma merging and reconnection for high-power heating of spherical tokamak (ST) and field-reversed configuration (FRC), using TS-3 (ST, FRC: R =0.2m, 1985-), TS-4 (ST, FRC: R =0.5m, 2000-), UTST (ST: R =0.45m, 2008-) and MAST (ST: R =0.9m, 2000-) devices. The series of merging experiments made clear the promising scaling and characteristics of reconnection heating: (i) its ion heating energy that scales with square of the reconnecting magnetic field Brec, (ii) its energy loss lower than 10%, (iii) its ion heating energy (in the downstream) 10 time larger than its electron heating energy (at around X-point) and (iv) low dependence of ion heating on the guide (toroidal) field Bg. The Brec2-scalingwas obtained when the current sheet was compressed to the order of ion gyrodadius. When the sheet was insufficiently compressed, the measured ion temperature was lower than the scaling prediction. Based on this scaling, we realized significant ion heating up to 1.2keV in MAST after 2D elucidation of ion heating up to 250eV in TS-3 [3,4]. This promising scaling leads us to new high Brec reconnection heating experiments for future direct access to burning plasma: TS-U (2017-) in Univ. Tokyo and ST-40 in Tokamak Energy Inc. (2017-). This presentation reviews major progresses in those toroidal plasma merging experiments for physics and fusion applications of magnetic reconnection.
Noninductive RF startup in CDX-U
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Jones, B.; Majeski, R.; Efthimion, P.; Kaita, R.; Menard, J.; Munsat, T.; Takase, Y.
1998-11-01
For the spherical torus (ST) to prove viable as a reactor, it will be necessary to devise techniques for noninductive plasma startup. Initial studies of noninductive plasma initiation have been performed on CDX-U, using the 100 kW high harmonic fast wave (HHFW) system in combination with the 1 kW 2.45 GHz electron cyclotron heating system used for breakdown. Modest density (ne ~ 10^12 cm-3), low temperature (5 eV) plasmas were formed, but the density profile was peaked far off-axis, very near the HHFW antenna. High neutral fill pressures were also required. In upcoming experiments, up to 500 kW of low frequency RF power will utilized for heating and noninductive current drive in the mode conversion regime in a target noninductive plasma formed by a combination of 5.6 and 14 GHz ECH (40 kW total). Modeling will be presented which indicates that startup to plasma currents of 60 kA is feasible with this system.
Magnetron magnetic priming for rapid startup and noise reduction
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Neculaes, Vasile Bogdan
The magnetron is a vacuum electronics crossed-field device: perpendicular electric and magnetic fields determine the electron dynamics. Compactness, efficiency and reliability make magnetrons suitable for a wide range of military and civilian applications: radar, industrial heating, plasma sources, and medical accelerators. The most ubiquitous use of magnetrons is as the microwave power source in microwave ovens, operating at 2.45 GHz and delivering about 800--1000 W. University of Michigan and several other research programs are actively pursuing the development of GW range relativistic magnetrons. This dissertation presents experimental and computational results concerning innovative techniques to improve magnetron noise, startup and mode stability. The DC-operated oven magnetron studies performed at University of Michigan opened new directions by utilizing azimuthally varying magnetic fields (magnetic priming). Magnetic priming for rapid startup in an N-cavity magnetron operating in the pi-mode is based on implementation of an axial magnetic field with N/2 azimuthal periods, to prebunch the electrons in the desired number of spokes (N/2). Experiments with magnetic priming on DC oven magnetrons using perturbing magnets added on the upper existing magnet of the magnetron showed rapid startup (pi-mode oscillation observed at low currents) and up to 35 dB noise reduction (close to the carrier and in sidebands). A complex 3-dimensional (3D) ICEPIC computational model recovered the oven magnetron magnetic priming experimental results: rapid electron prebunching due to presence of perturbing magnets, fast startup and tendency towards a lower noise state. Simulations in 6-cavity relativistic magnetrons show that ideal magnetic priming causes fast startup, rapid mode growth (with radial electron diffusion) and suppression of mode competition. A highly idealized model (planar, crossed-field, non-resonant, non-relativistic structure) using single particle dynamics showed that magnetic priming causes rapid electron prebunching, specific symmetries in the electron cloud and an orbital parametric instability (radial exponential growth).
Converting MEMS technology into profits
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Bryzek, Janusz
1998-08-01
This paper discusses issues related to transitioning a company from the advanced technology development phase (with a particular focus on MEMS) to a profitable business, with emphasis on start-up companies. It includes several case studies from (primarily) NovaSensor MEMS development history. These case studies illustrate strategic problems with which advanced MEMS technology developers have to be concerned. Conclusions from these case studies could be used as checkpoints for future MEMS developers to increase probability of profitable operations. The objective for this paper is to share the author's experience from multiple MEMS start-ups to accelerate development of the MEMS market by focusing state- of-the-art technologists on marketing issues.
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2014-07-01
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A Merged Dataset for Solar Probe Plus FIELDS Magnetometers
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Bowen, T. A.; Dudok de Wit, T.; Bale, S. D.; Revillet, C.; MacDowall, R. J.; Sheppard, D.
2016-12-01
The Solar Probe Plus FIELDS experiment will observe turbulent magnetic fluctuations deep in the inner heliosphere. The FIELDS magnetometer suite implements a set of three magnetometers: two vector DC fluxgate magnetometers (MAGs), sensitive from DC- 100Hz, as well as a vector search coil magnetometer (SCM), sensitive from 10Hz-50kHz. Single axis measurements are additionally made up to 1MHz. To study the full range of observations, we propose merging data from the individual magnetometers into a single dataset. A merged dataset will improve the quality of observations in the range of frequencies observed by both magnetometers ( 10-100 Hz). Here we present updates on the individual MAG and SCM calibrations as well as our results on generating a cross-calibrated and merged dataset.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Jiang, Feng; Gu, Qing; Hao, Huizhen; Li, Na; Wang, Bingqian; Hu, Xiumian
2018-06-01
Automatic grain segmentation of sandstone is to partition mineral grains into separate regions in the thin section, which is the first step for computer aided mineral identification and sandstone classification. The sandstone microscopic images contain a large number of mixed mineral grains where differences among adjacent grains, i.e., quartz, feldspar and lithic grains, are usually ambiguous, which make grain segmentation difficult. In this paper, we take advantage of multi-angle cross-polarized microscopic images and propose a method for grain segmentation with high accuracy. The method consists of two stages, in the first stage, we enhance the SLIC (Simple Linear Iterative Clustering) algorithm, named MSLIC, to make use of multi-angle images and segment the images as boundary adherent superpixels. In the second stage, we propose the region merging technique which combines the coarse merging and fine merging algorithms. The coarse merging merges the adjacent superpixels with less evident boundaries, and the fine merging merges the ambiguous superpixels using the spatial enhanced fuzzy clustering. Experiments are designed on 9 sets of multi-angle cross-polarized images taken from the three major types of sandstones. The results demonstrate both the effectiveness and potential of the proposed method, comparing to the available segmentation methods.
Data acquisition software for DIRAC experiment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Olshevsky, V.; Trusov, S.
2001-08-01
The structure and basic processes of data acquisition software of the DIRAC experiment for the measurement of π +π - atom lifetime are described. The experiment is running on the PS accelerator of CERN. The developed software allows one to accept, record and distribute up to 3 Mbytes of data to consumers in one accelerator supercycle of 14.4 s duration. The described system is successfully in use in the experiment since its startup in 1998.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Bell, Robin; Bell, Heather
2016-01-01
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of an experiential learning approach, available to students in all disciplines that combined a hands-on entrepreneurial and enterprise experience with professional consultant mentoring by using a competition to win business start-up funding. Design/methodology/approach:…
The Integrative Business Experience: Real Choices and Real Consequences Create Real Thinking
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
McCord, Mary; Houseworth, Matthew; Michaelsen, Larry K.
2015-01-01
This article describes an innovation called the Integrative Business Experience (IBE) that links a set of required core business courses to an entrepreneurial practicum course in which two things occur. One is that students are concurrently enrolled in the required core business courses and a practicum course while they create a start-up business…
Intermittent magnetic reconnection in TS-3 merging experiment
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Ono, Y.; Hayashi, Y.; Ii, T.
2011-11-15
Ejection of current sheet with plasma mass causes impulsive and intermittent magnetic reconnection in the TS-3 spherical tokamak (ST) merging experiment. Under high guide toroidal field, the sheet resistivity is almost classical due to the sheet thickness much longer than the ion gyroradius. Large inflow flux and low current-sheet resistivity result in flux and plasma pileup followed by rapid growth of the current sheet. When the pileup exceeds a critical limit, the sheet is ejected mechanically from the squeezed X-point area. The reconnection (outflow) speed is slow during the flux/plasma pileup and is fast during the ejection, suggesting that intermittentmore » reconnection similar to the solar flare increases the averaged reconnection speed. These transient effects enable the merging tokamaks to have the fast reconnection as well as the high-power reconnection heating, even when their current-sheet resistivity is low under high guide field.« less
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2012-07-01
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Experience from start-ups of the first ANITA Mox plants.
Christensson, M; Ekström, S; Andersson Chan, A; Le Vaillant, E; Lemaire, R
2013-01-01
ANITA™ Mox is a new one-stage deammonification Moving-Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) developed for partial nitrification to nitrite and autotrophic N-removal from N-rich effluents. This deammonification process offers many advantages such as dramatically reduced oxygen requirements, no chemical oxygen demand requirement, lower sludge production, no pre-treatment or requirement of chemicals and thereby being an energy and cost efficient nitrogen removal process. An innovative seeding strategy, the 'BioFarm concept', has been developed in order to decrease the start-up time of new ANITA Mox installations. New ANITA Mox installations are started with typically 3-15% of the added carriers being from the 'BioFarm', with already established anammox biofilm, the rest being new carriers. The first ANITA Mox plant, started up in 2010 at Sjölunda wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Malmö, Sweden, proved this seeding concept, reaching an ammonium removal rate of 1.2 kgN/m³ d and approximately 90% ammonia removal within 4 months from start-up. This first ANITA Mox plant is also the BioFarm used for forthcoming installations. Typical features of this first installation were low energy consumption, 1.5 kW/NH4-N-removed, low N₂O emissions, <1% of the reduced nitrogen and a very stable and robust process towards variations in loads and process conditions. The second ANITA Mox plant, started up at Sundets WWTP in Växjö, Sweden, reached full capacity with more than 90% ammonia removal within 2 months from start-up. By applying a nitrogen loading strategy to the reactor that matches the capacity of the seeding carriers, more than 80% nitrogen removal could be obtained throughout the start-up period.
Local Helicity Injection Systems for Non-solenoidal Startup in the PEGASUS Toroidal Experiment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Perry, J. M.; Barr, J. L.; Bongard, M. W.; Fonck, R. J.; Hinson, E. T.; Lewicki, B. T.; Redd, A. J.
2013-10-01
Local helicity injection is being developed in the PEGASUS Toroidal Experiment for non-solenoidal startup in spherical tokamaks. The effective loop voltage due to helicity injection scales with the area of the injectors, requiring the development of electron current injectors with areas much larger than the 2 cm2 plasma arc injectors used to date. Solid and gas-effused metallic electrodes were found to be unusable due to reduced injector area utilization from localized cathode spots and narrow operational regimes. An integrated array of 8 compact plasma arc sources is thus being developed for high current startup. It employs two monolithic power systems, for the plasma arc sources and the bias current extraction system. The array effectively eliminates impurity fueling from plasma-material interaction by incorporating a local scraper-limiter and conical-frustum bias electrodes to mitigate the effects of cathode spots. An energy balance model of helicity injection indicates that the resulting 20 cm2 of total injection area should provide sufficient current drive to reach 0.3 MA. At that level, helicity injection drive exceeds that from poloidal induction, which is the relevant operational regime for large-scale spherical tokamaks. Future placement of the injector array near an expanded boundary divertor region will test simultaneous optimization of helicity drive and the Taylor relaxation current limit. Work supported by US DOE Grant DE-FG02-96ER54375.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Wong, Michael Paul Anthony
Colleges and universities are under increased pressure from internal and external constituencies for increased innovation and responsiveness. Entrepreneurial private industry models such as start-up businesses, corporate ventures and spin-off organizations have been recognized for their ability to quickly adapt to changing business environments and rapidly innovate to take advantage of new opportunities. This case study investigates these claims with regard to a start-up university founded with the identity of an entrepreneurial, interdisciplinary institution that prepares graduate level students for leadership careers as entrepreneurs in the bio-tech industry. By interviewing twenty-four administrators, faculty, and members of the Board of Trustees, including all but one of the founding full-time faculty, I present an "insider's" depiction of the lived experience of those most closely associated with the founding and subsequent institution building of this unique higher education organization. Initial chapters present a theory of higher education organizations, derived from Birnbaum (1988) and Bolman and Deal (1991), as driven by two primary tasks: resolving identity and establishing power and resources in relation to that identity. I also present Russell and Russell's (1992) theory of "entrepreneurial posture" in relation to a higher education organization. Subsequent chapters analyze the start-up university's environment, strategy, culture, and structure within the framework of the two primary organizational tasks and Russell and Russell's (1992) definition of an entrepreneurial organization.
Feasibility study of ECRH in NSTX-U startup plasma
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Lopez, N. A.; Poli, F.; Taylor, G.; Harvey, R.; Petrov, Yu.
2016-10-01
A key mission goal of the National Spherical Torus eXperiment Upgrade (NSTX-U) is the demonstration of fully non-inductive startup and operation. In part to accomplish this, a 1MW, 28 GHz ECRH system is presently being developed for implementation on NSTX-U in 2018. Like most spherical tokamaks, NSTX-U operates in the overdense regime (fpe>fce) , which limits traditional ECRH to the early startup phase. An extensive modelling effort of the propagation and absorption of EC waves in the evolving plasma is thus required to define the most effective window of operation, and to optimize the launcher geometry for maximal heating and for current drive during this window. In fact, the ECRH system will play an important role in preparing a target plasma for subsequent injection of IC waves and NBI. Here we assess the feasibility of O1-mode ECRH in NSTX-U startup plasma at full field of 1T through time-dependent simulations performed with the transport solver TRANSP. Linear ray-tracing calculations conducted by GENRAY are coupled into the TRANSP framework, allowing the plasma equilibrium and the temperature profiles to evolve self-consistently in response to the injected microwave power. Furthermore, we investigate additional possibilities of heating and current drive made available through coupling the injected O-mode power to the electrostatic EBW via the slow X-mode as an intermediary.
Design and experimental investigation of a neon cryogenic loop heat pipe
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
He, Jiang; Guo, Yuandong; Zhang, Hongxing; Miao, Jianyin; Wang, Lu; Lin, Guiping
2017-11-01
Next generation space infrared sensor and detector have pressing requirement for cryogenic heat transport technology in the temperature range of 30-40 K. Cryogenic loop heat pipe (CLHP) has excellent thermal performance and particular characteristics such as high flexibility transport lines and no moving parts, thus it is regarded as an ideal thermal control solution. A neon CLHP referring to infrared point-to-point heat transfer element in future space application has been designed and experimented. And it could realize supercritical startup successfully. Experimental results show that the supercritical startup were realized successfully at cases of 1.5 W secondary evaporator power, but the startup was failed when 0.5 and 1 W heat load applied to secondary evaporator. The maximum heat transport capability of primary evaporator is between 4.5 and 5 W with proper auxiliary heat load. Before startup, even the heat sink temperature decreased to 35 K, the primary evaporator can still maintain at almost 290 K; and the primary evaporator temperature increased at once when the powers were cut off, which indicated the CLHP has a perfect function of thermal switch. The CLHP could adapt to sudden changes of the primary evaporator power, and reach a new steady-state quickly. Besides, some failure phenomena were observed during the test, which indicated that proper secondary evaporator power and heat sink temperature play important roles on the normal operation.
Miller, Andrew; Villegas, Arturo; Diez, F Javier
2015-03-01
The solution to the startup transient EOF in an arbitrary rectangular microchannel is derived analytically and validated experimentally. This full 2D transient solution describes the evolution of the flow through five distinct periods until reaching a final steady state. The derived analytical velocity solution is validated experimentally for different channel sizes and aspect ratios under time-varying pressure gradients. The experiments used a time resolved micro particle image velocimetry technique to calculate the startup transient velocity profiles. The measurements captured the effect of time-varying pressure gradient fields derived in the analytical solutions. This is tested by using small reservoirs at both ends of the channel which allowed a time-varying pressure gradient to develop with a time scale on the order of the transient EOF. Results showed that under these common conditions, the effect of the pressure build up in the reservoirs on the temporal development of the transient startup EOF in the channels cannot be neglected. The measurements also captured the analytical predictions for channel walls made of different materials (i.e., zeta potentials). This was tested in channels that had three PDMS and one quartz wall, resulting in a flow with an asymmetric velocity profile due to variations in the zeta potential between the walls. © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... following emission limitation, except during periods of startup . . . During periods of startup you must... the engine's startup time at startup to a period needed for appropriate and safe loading of the engine, not to exceed 30 minutes, after which time the non-startup emission limitations apply.1 b. Limit the...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... following emission limitation, except during periods of startup . . . During periods of startup you must... the engine's startup time at startup to a period needed for appropriate and safe loading of the engine, not to exceed 30 minutes, after which time the non-startup emission limitations apply.1 b. Limit the...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... following emission limitation, except during periods of startup . . . During periods of startup you must... the engine's startup time at startup to a period needed for appropriate and safe loading of the engine, not to exceed 30 minutes, after which time the non-startup emission limitations apply.1 b. Limit the...
Laboratory plasma physics experiments using merging supersonic plasma jets
Hsu, S. C.; Moser, A. L.; Merritt, E. C.; ...
2015-04-01
We describe a laboratory plasma physics experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory that uses two merging supersonic plasma jets formed and launched by pulsed-power-driven railguns. The jets can be formed using any atomic species or mixture available in a compressed-gas bottle and have the following nominal initial parameters at the railgun nozzle exit: n e ≈ n i ~ 10¹⁶ cm⁻³, T e ≈ T i ≈ 1.4 eV, V jet ≈ 30–100 km/s, mean chargemore » $$\\bar{Z}$$ ≈ 1, sonic Mach number M s ≡ V jet/C s > 10, jet diameter = 5 cm, and jet length ≈ 20 cm. Experiments to date have focused on the study of merging-jet dynamics and the shocks that form as a result of the interaction, in both collisional and collisionless regimes with respect to the inter-jet classical ion mean free path, and with and without an applied magnetic field. However, many other studies are also possible, as discussed in this paper.« less
Laboratory plasma physics experiments using merging supersonic plasma jets
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Hsu, S. C.; Moser, A. L.; Merritt, E. C.
We describe a laboratory plasma physics experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory that uses two merging supersonic plasma jets formed and launched by pulsed-power-driven railguns. The jets can be formed using any atomic species or mixture available in a compressed-gas bottle and have the following nominal initial parameters at the railgun nozzle exit: n e ≈ n i ~ 10¹⁶ cm⁻³, T e ≈ T i ≈ 1.4 eV, V jet ≈ 30–100 km/s, mean chargemore » $$\\bar{Z}$$ ≈ 1, sonic Mach number M s ≡ V jet/C s > 10, jet diameter = 5 cm, and jet length ≈ 20 cm. Experiments to date have focused on the study of merging-jet dynamics and the shocks that form as a result of the interaction, in both collisional and collisionless regimes with respect to the inter-jet classical ion mean free path, and with and without an applied magnetic field. However, many other studies are also possible, as discussed in this paper.« less
Photon merging and splitting in electromagnetic field inhomogeneities
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Gies, Holger; Karbstein, Felix; Seegert, Nico
2016-04-01
We investigate photon merging and splitting processes in inhomogeneous, slowly varying electromagnetic fields. Our study is based on the three-photon polarization tensor following from the Heisenberg-Euler effective action. We put special emphasis on deviations from the well-known constant field results, also revisiting the selection rules for these processes. In the context of high-intensity laser facilities, we analytically determine compact expressions for the number of merged/split photons as obtained in the focal spots of intense laser beams. For the parameter range of typical petawatt class laser systems as pump and probe, we provide estimates for the numbers of signal photons attainable in an actual experiment. The combination of frequency upshifting, polarization dependence and scattering off the inhomogeneities renders photon merging an ideal signature for the experimental exploration of nonlinear quantum vacuum properties.
Why do aged fluorescent tubes flicker?
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Plihon, Nicolas; Ferrand, Jérémy; Guyomar, Tristan; Museur, Flavien; Taberlet, Nicolas
2017-11-01
Our everyday experience of aged and defective fluorescent tubes or bulbs informs us that they may flicker and emit a clicking sound while struggling to light up. In this article, the physical mechanisms controlling the initial illumination of a functioning fluorescent tube are investigated using a simple and affordable experimental setup. Thermionic emission from the electrodes of the tube controls the startup of fluorescent tubes. The origin of the faulty startup of aged fluorescent tubes is discussed and flickering regimes using functional tubes are artificially produced using a dedicated setup that decreases electron emission by the thermionic effect in a controlled manner. The physical parameters controlling the occurrence of flickering light are discussed, and their temporal statistics are reported.
Evaluation of Neutron Radiography Reactor LEU-Core Start-Up Measurements
Bess, John D.; Maddock, Thomas L.; Smolinski, Andrew T.; ...
2014-11-04
Benchmark models were developed to evaluate the cold-critical start-up measurements performed during the fresh core reload of the Neutron Radiography (NRAD) reactor with Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) fuel. Experiments include criticality, control-rod worth measurements, shutdown margin, and excess reactivity for four core loadings with 56, 60, 62, and 64 fuel elements. The worth of four graphite reflector block assemblies and an empty dry tube used for experiment irradiations were also measured and evaluated for the 60-fuel-element core configuration. Dominant uncertainties in the experimental k eff come from uncertainties in the manganese content and impurities in the stainless steel fuel claddingmore » as well as the 236U and erbium poison content in the fuel matrix. Calculations with MCNP5 and ENDF/B-VII.0 neutron nuclear data are approximately 1.4% (9σ) greater than the benchmark model eigenvalues, which is commonly seen in Monte Carlo simulations of other TRIGA reactors. Simulations of the worth measurements are within the 2σ uncertainty for most of the benchmark experiment worth values. The complete benchmark evaluation details are available in the 2014 edition of the International Handbook of Evaluated Reactor Physics Benchmark Experiments.« less
Evaluation of Neutron Radiography Reactor LEU-Core Start-Up Measurements
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Bess, John D.; Maddock, Thomas L.; Smolinski, Andrew T.
Benchmark models were developed to evaluate the cold-critical start-up measurements performed during the fresh core reload of the Neutron Radiography (NRAD) reactor with Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) fuel. Experiments include criticality, control-rod worth measurements, shutdown margin, and excess reactivity for four core loadings with 56, 60, 62, and 64 fuel elements. The worth of four graphite reflector block assemblies and an empty dry tube used for experiment irradiations were also measured and evaluated for the 60-fuel-element core configuration. Dominant uncertainties in the experimental k eff come from uncertainties in the manganese content and impurities in the stainless steel fuel claddingmore » as well as the 236U and erbium poison content in the fuel matrix. Calculations with MCNP5 and ENDF/B-VII.0 neutron nuclear data are approximately 1.4% (9σ) greater than the benchmark model eigenvalues, which is commonly seen in Monte Carlo simulations of other TRIGA reactors. Simulations of the worth measurements are within the 2σ uncertainty for most of the benchmark experiment worth values. The complete benchmark evaluation details are available in the 2014 edition of the International Handbook of Evaluated Reactor Physics Benchmark Experiments.« less
RF Priming Experiments and Simulations of Magnetic Priming in Relativistic Magnetrons
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
White, W. M.; Gilgenbach, R. M.; Jones, M. C.; Neculaes, V. B.; Lau, Y. Y.; Jordan, N.; Pengvanich, P.; Edgar, R.; Hoff, B.; Spencer, T. A.; Price, D.
2004-11-01
We investigate 2 priming techniques in relativistic magnetrons for rapid startup and mode-locking: RF priming experiments with 0.1-1 MW from a 2nd magnetron; Magnetic-priming simulations by azimuthally-varying-axial magnetic field. Experiments utilize MELBA-C with a Titan 6-vane magnetron: V = -300kV, I = 1-10kA, e-beam T = 0.5 μs, microwave power = 100-500 MW, f= 1-1.3 GHz, base vacuum= 8.5 x 10-10 Torr. The AFRL RF priming magnetron is at 0.1-2 MW, 3 μsec, 1.27-1.32 GHz. About 0.2-0.3 MW is injected into 1 of 3 open coupling slots in the relativistic magnetron. Analysis of the relativistic magnetron's microwave output shows a clear effect of RF priming. Simulations of magnetic priming in the pi-mode are run in MAGIC code by imposing N/2 azimuthal-variations in the axial magnetic field of an N-vane magnetron. Faster startup and mode-locking are simulated by rapid-electron spoke formation and excitation of RF fields.
Sun, Xiaobo; Gao, Jingjing; Jin, Peng; Eng, Celeste; Burchard, Esteban G; Beaty, Terri H; Ruczinski, Ingo; Mathias, Rasika A; Barnes, Kathleen; Wang, Fusheng; Qin, Zhaohui S
2018-06-01
Sorted merging of genomic data is a common data operation necessary in many sequencing-based studies. It involves sorting and merging genomic data from different subjects by their genomic locations. In particular, merging a large number of variant call format (VCF) files is frequently required in large-scale whole-genome sequencing or whole-exome sequencing projects. Traditional single-machine based methods become increasingly inefficient when processing large numbers of files due to the excessive computation time and Input/Output bottleneck. Distributed systems and more recent cloud-based systems offer an attractive solution. However, carefully designed and optimized workflow patterns and execution plans (schemas) are required to take full advantage of the increased computing power while overcoming bottlenecks to achieve high performance. In this study, we custom-design optimized schemas for three Apache big data platforms, Hadoop (MapReduce), HBase, and Spark, to perform sorted merging of a large number of VCF files. These schemas all adopt the divide-and-conquer strategy to split the merging job into sequential phases/stages consisting of subtasks that are conquered in an ordered, parallel, and bottleneck-free way. In two illustrating examples, we test the performance of our schemas on merging multiple VCF files into either a single TPED or a single VCF file, which are benchmarked with the traditional single/parallel multiway-merge methods, message passing interface (MPI)-based high-performance computing (HPC) implementation, and the popular VCFTools. Our experiments suggest all three schemas either deliver a significant improvement in efficiency or render much better strong and weak scalabilities over traditional methods. Our findings provide generalized scalable schemas for performing sorted merging on genetics and genomics data using these Apache distributed systems.
Gao, Jingjing; Jin, Peng; Eng, Celeste; Burchard, Esteban G; Beaty, Terri H; Ruczinski, Ingo; Mathias, Rasika A; Barnes, Kathleen; Wang, Fusheng
2018-01-01
Abstract Background Sorted merging of genomic data is a common data operation necessary in many sequencing-based studies. It involves sorting and merging genomic data from different subjects by their genomic locations. In particular, merging a large number of variant call format (VCF) files is frequently required in large-scale whole-genome sequencing or whole-exome sequencing projects. Traditional single-machine based methods become increasingly inefficient when processing large numbers of files due to the excessive computation time and Input/Output bottleneck. Distributed systems and more recent cloud-based systems offer an attractive solution. However, carefully designed and optimized workflow patterns and execution plans (schemas) are required to take full advantage of the increased computing power while overcoming bottlenecks to achieve high performance. Findings In this study, we custom-design optimized schemas for three Apache big data platforms, Hadoop (MapReduce), HBase, and Spark, to perform sorted merging of a large number of VCF files. These schemas all adopt the divide-and-conquer strategy to split the merging job into sequential phases/stages consisting of subtasks that are conquered in an ordered, parallel, and bottleneck-free way. In two illustrating examples, we test the performance of our schemas on merging multiple VCF files into either a single TPED or a single VCF file, which are benchmarked with the traditional single/parallel multiway-merge methods, message passing interface (MPI)–based high-performance computing (HPC) implementation, and the popular VCFTools. Conclusions Our experiments suggest all three schemas either deliver a significant improvement in efficiency or render much better strong and weak scalabilities over traditional methods. Our findings provide generalized scalable schemas for performing sorted merging on genetics and genomics data using these Apache distributed systems. PMID:29762754
40 CFR 63.2250 - What are the general requirements?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
..., except during periods of process unit or control device startup, shutdown, and malfunction; prior to process unit initial startup; and during the routine control device maintenance exemption specified in... practice requirements are not operating, or during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. Startup...
40 CFR 63.2250 - What are the general requirements?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
..., except during periods of process unit or control device startup, shutdown, and malfunction; prior to process unit initial startup; and during the routine control device maintenance exemption specified in... practice requirements are not operating, or during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. Startup...
40 CFR 63.2250 - What are the general requirements?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
..., except during periods of process unit or control device startup, shutdown, and malfunction; prior to process unit initial startup; and during the routine control device maintenance exemption specified in... practice requirements are not operating, or during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. Startup...
40 CFR 63.1111 - Startup, shutdown, and malfunction.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 10 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Startup, shutdown, and malfunction. 63.1111 Section 63.1111 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS... Control Technology Standards § 63.1111 Startup, shutdown, and malfunction. (a) Startup, shutdown, and...
SOURCELESS STARTUP. A MACHINE CODE FOR COMPUTING LOW-SOURCE REACTOR STARTUPS
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
MacMillan, D.B.
1960-06-01
>A revision to the sourceless start-up code is presented. The code solves a system of differential equations encountered in computing the probability distribution of activity at an observed power level during reactor start-up from a very low source level. (J.R.D.)
40 CFR 63.2250 - What are the general requirements?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... periods of process unit or control device startup, shutdown, and malfunction; prior to process unit initial startup; and during the routine control device maintenance exemption specified in § 63.2251. The... are not operating, or during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. Startup and shutdown...
40 CFR 63.2250 - What are the general requirements?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... periods of process unit or control device startup, shutdown, and malfunction; prior to process unit initial startup; and during the routine control device maintenance exemption specified in § 63.2251. The... are not operating, or during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. Startup and shutdown...
Impact of chemical plant start-up emissions on ambient ozone concentration
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Ge, Sijie; Wang, Sujing; Xu, Qiang; Ho, Thomas
2017-09-01
Flare emissions, especially start-up flare emissions, during chemical plant operations generate large amounts of ozone precursors that may cause highly localized and transient ground-level ozone increment. Such an adverse ozone impact could be aggravated by the synergies of multiple plant start-ups in an industrial zone. In this paper, a systematic study on ozone increment superposition due to chemical plant start-up emissions has been performed. It employs dynamic flaring profiles of two olefin plants' start-ups to investigate the superposition of the regional 1-hr ozone increment. It also summaries the superposition trend by manipulating the starting time (00:00-10:00) of plant start-up operations and the plant distance (4-32 km). The study indicates that the ozone increment induced by simultaneous start-up emissions from multiple chemical plants generally does not follow the linear superposition of the ozone increment induced by individual plant start-ups. Meanwhile, the trend of such nonlinear superposition related to the temporal (starting time and operating hours of plant start-ups) and spatial (plant distance) factors is also disclosed. This paper couples dynamic simulations of chemical plant start-up operations with air-quality modeling and statistical methods to examine the regional ozone impact. It could be helpful for technical decision support for cost-effective air-quality and industrial flare emission controls.
Closed-form analytical solutions of high-temperature heat pipe startup and frozen startup limitation
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Cao, Y.; Faghri, A.
1992-01-01
Previous numerical and experimental studies indicate that the high-temperature heat pipe startup process is characterized by a moving hot zone with relatively sharp fronts. Based on the above observation, a flat-front model for an approximate analytical solution is proposed. A closed-form solution related to the temperature distribution in the hot zone and the hot zone length as a function of time are obtained. The analytical results agree well with the corresponding experimental data, and provide a quick prediction method for the heat pipe startup performance. Finally, a heat pipe limitation related to the frozen startup process is identified, and an explicit criterion for the high-temperature heat pipe startup is derived. The frozen startup limit identified in this paper provides a fundamental guidance for high-temperature heat pipe design.
Training Programmes as Incubators.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Erikson, Truls; Gjellan, Are
2003-01-01
A European technological university conducts quarterly incubator programs in which teams develop ideas into viable business plans. Analysis indicates that 57 of 102 ideas resulted in successful technology-based businesses and more than 400 students received hands-on experience in business start-up. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)
Characteristics of adapted hydrogenotrophic community during biomethanation.
Rachbauer, Lydia; Beyer, Reinhard; Bochmann, Günther; Fuchs, Werner
2017-10-01
The results presented in this study were carried out as concomitant experiments during the start-up and operation of a biomethanation unit to evaluate the effect of process parameters on carbon conversion, product formation (methane and acetate) and community composition. For that, two different samples were withdrawn from a trickle-bed reactor with immobilized enrichment culture of hydrogenotrophic methanogens adapted from sewage sludge. One sample was taken from the recirculation liquid during start-up phase while the other was withdrawn directly from the carrier material in the reactor. Elevated acid levels especially during start-up were shown to affect the overall carbon conversion. This effect was also seen during the acid tolerance testing reported here. Final acid concentrations of 1.6±0.3g/L resulted in a reduced conversion ratio of only 46%. Without acid addition complete conversion of CO 2 in the headspace was achieved. However, maximum methane production of 0.55±0.02mmol after 4days of incubation was monitored at moderate initial acetate concentration of 0.4g/L. In both analyzed inoculation materials Methanobacterium species were by far the most dominant Archaea with 21.8% in the recirculation liquid during start-up and 84.8% in the enrichment culture immobilized on the carrier material. The microbial composition of the two analyzed samples is in accordance with the results obtained for the carbon conversion and product formation. With approximately 50% of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes present during reactor start-up the acetic acid production significantly contributed to the overall carbon conversion. In contrast, methane was produced almost exclusively in trials representing continuous operation where acetogenic bacteria accounted only up to 17.5%. In summary, the acid accumulation monitored during reactor start-up of a biomethanation unit is most likely to result from the microbial composition present. Nevertheless, complete adaptation to hydrogenotrophic conditions was proven to alter the consortium and yield methane as main product alongside high carbon conversion of up to 70.5±1.8%. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Redundant via insertion in self-aligned double patterning
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Song, Youngsoo; Jung, Jinwook; Shin, Youngsoo
2017-03-01
Redundant via (RV) insertion is employed to enhance via manufacturability, and has been extensively studied. Self-aligned double patterning (SADP) process, brings a new challenge to RV insertion since newly created cut for each RV insertion has to be taken care of. Specifically, when a cut for RV, which we simply call RV-cut, is formed, cut conflict may occur with nearby line-end cuts, which results in a decrease in RV candidates. We introduce cut merging to reduce the number of cut conflicts; merged cuts are processed with stitch using litho-etch-litho-etch (LELE) multi-patterning method. In this paper, we propose a new RV insertion method with cut merging in SADP for the first time. In our experiments, a simple RV insertion yields 55.3% vias to receives RVs; our proposed method that considers cut merging increases that number to 69.6% on average of test circuits.
A graph-based watershed merging using fuzzy C-means and simulated annealing for image segmentation
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Vadiveloo, Mogana; Abdullah, Rosni; Rajeswari, Mandava
2015-12-01
In this paper, we have addressed the issue of over-segmented regions produced in watershed by merging the regions using global feature. The global feature information is obtained from clustering the image in its feature space using Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) clustering. The over-segmented regions produced by performing watershed on the gradient of the image are then mapped to this global information in the feature space. Further to this, the global feature information is optimized using Simulated Annealing (SA). The optimal global feature information is used to derive the similarity criterion to merge the over-segmented watershed regions which are represented by the region adjacency graph (RAG). The proposed method has been tested on digital brain phantom simulated dataset to segment white matter (WM), gray matter (GM) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) soft tissues regions. The experiments showed that the proposed method performs statistically better, with average of 95.242% regions are merged, than the immersion watershed and average accuracy improvement of 8.850% in comparison with RAG-based immersion watershed merging using global and local features.
40 CFR 63.762 - Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 11 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions... Facilities § 63.762 Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions. (a) The provisions set forth in this subpart shall apply at all times except during startups or shutdowns, during malfunctions, and during periods of non...
40 CFR 65.6 - Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan and procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 15 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Startup, shutdown, and malfunction... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE General Provisions § 65.6 Startup... Group 2A or Group 2B process vents. (b) Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan—(1) Description and...
40 CFR 65.6 - Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan and procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 15 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Startup, shutdown, and malfunction... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE General Provisions § 65.6 Startup... Group 2A or Group 2B process vents. (b) Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan—(1) Description and...
40 CFR 65.6 - Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan and procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Startup, shutdown, and malfunction... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE General Provisions § 65.6 Startup... Group 2A or Group 2B process vents. (b) Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan—(1) Description and...
40 CFR 61.09 - Notification of startup.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 8 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Notification of startup. 61.09 Section...) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS General Provisions § 61.09 Notification of startup. (a) The owner or operator of each stationary source which has an initial startup after the effective...
40 CFR 60.3025 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. Model Rule—Performance...
40 CFR 60.3025 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 7 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. Model Rule—Performance...
40 CFR 63.762 - Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 10 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions... Facilities § 63.762 Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions. (a) The provisions set forth in this subpart shall apply at all times except during startups or shutdowns, during malfunctions, and during periods of non...
40 CFR 68.77 - Pre-startup review.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 15 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Pre-startup review. 68.77 Section 68...) CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS Program 3 Prevention Program § 68.77 Pre-startup review. (a) The owner or operator shall perform a pre-startup safety review for new stationary sources and for modified...
40 CFR 61.09 - Notification of startup.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Notification of startup. 61.09 Section...) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS General Provisions § 61.09 Notification of startup. (a) The owner or operator of each stationary source which has an initial startup after the effective...
40 CFR 68.77 - Pre-startup review.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Pre-startup review. 68.77 Section 68...) CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS Program 3 Prevention Program § 68.77 Pre-startup review. (a) The owner or operator shall perform a pre-startup safety review for new stationary sources and for modified...
40 CFR 65.6 - Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan and procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Startup, shutdown, and malfunction... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE General Provisions § 65.6 Startup... Group 2A or Group 2B process vents. (b) Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan—(1) Description and...
40 CFR 68.77 - Pre-startup review.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Pre-startup review. 68.77 Section 68...) CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS Program 3 Prevention Program § 68.77 Pre-startup review. (a) The owner or operator shall perform a pre-startup safety review for new stationary sources and for modified...
40 CFR 65.6 - Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan and procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Startup, shutdown, and malfunction... (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE General Provisions § 65.6 Startup... Group 2A or Group 2B process vents. (b) Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan—(1) Description and...
40 CFR 63.1272 - Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 11 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions... Facilities § 63.1272 Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions. (a) The provisions set forth in this subpart shall apply at all times except during startups or shutdowns, during malfunctions, and during periods of...
40 CFR 60.2918 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. Performance Testing ...
40 CFR 60.2918 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. Performance Testing ...
40 CFR 61.09 - Notification of startup.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 8 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Notification of startup. 61.09 Section...) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS General Provisions § 61.09 Notification of startup. (a) The owner or operator of each stationary source which has an initial startup after the effective...
40 CFR 68.77 - Pre-startup review.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Pre-startup review. 68.77 Section 68...) CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS Program 3 Prevention Program § 68.77 Pre-startup review. (a) The owner or operator shall perform a pre-startup safety review for new stationary sources and for modified...
40 CFR 60.2918 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 7 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. Performance Testing ...
40 CFR 61.09 - Notification of startup.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Notification of startup. 61.09 Section...) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS General Provisions § 61.09 Notification of startup. (a) The owner or operator of each stationary source which has an initial startup after the effective...
40 CFR 60.3025 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 7 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. Model Rule—Performance...
40 CFR 60.3025 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 7 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. Model Rule—Performance...
40 CFR 60.3025 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. Model Rule—Performance...
40 CFR 63.1272 - Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 12 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions... Facilities § 63.1272 Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions. (a) The provisions set forth in this subpart shall apply at all times except during startups or shutdowns, during malfunctions, and during periods of...
40 CFR 63.762 - Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 10 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions... Facilities § 63.762 Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions. (a) The provisions set forth in this subpart shall apply at all times except during startups or shutdowns, during malfunctions, and during periods of non...
40 CFR 61.09 - Notification of startup.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Notification of startup. 61.09 Section...) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS General Provisions § 61.09 Notification of startup. (a) The owner or operator of each stationary source which has an initial startup after the effective...
40 CFR 63.1272 - Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 11 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions... Facilities § 63.1272 Startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions. (a) The provisions set forth in this subpart shall apply at all times except during startups or shutdowns, during malfunctions, and during periods of...
An analysis of the sliding pressure start-up of SCWR
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Wang, F.; Yang, J.; Li, H.
In this paper, the preliminary sliding pressure start-up system and scheme of supercritical water-cooled reactor in CGNPC (CGN-SCWR) were proposed. Thermal-hydraulic behavior in start-up procedures was analyzed in detail by employing advanced reactor subchannel analysis software ATHAS. The maximum cladding temperature (MCT for short) and core power of fuel assembly during the whole start-up process were investigated comparatively. The results show that the recommended start-up scheme meets the design requirements from the perspective of thermal-hydraulic. (authors)
78 FR 73753 - Partnerships; Start-Up Expenditures; Organization and Syndication Fees
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-09
... deduct start-up expenditures in the taxable year in which the active trade or business begins. The amount... begins. All start-up expenditures that relate to the active trade or business are considered in...(b) to amortize start-up expenditures for the taxable year in which the active trade or business to...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1710 Section 60.1710 Protection of Environment... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or malfunction...
40 CFR 60.2953 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2953 Section 60.2953 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... and Reporting § 60.2953 What information must I submit prior to initial startup? You must submit the information specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section prior to initial startup. (a) The type(s...
40 CFR Table 1 to Subpart Aaaa of... - Applicability of NESHAP General Provisions to Subpart AAAA
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... constructed, and reconstructed sources 63.6(e) Operation and maintenance requirements, startup, shutdown and... taken during a startup, shutdown and malfunction plan are consistent with the procedures in the startup, shutdown and malfunction plan, this information shall be included in a semi-annual startup, shutdown and...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 62.15165 Section 62.15165 Protection of Environment... emission limits during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
40 CFR 60.2685 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during CISWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. (b) Each...
40 CFR Table 1 to Subpart Aaaa of... - Applicability of NESHAP General Provisions to Subpart AAAA
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... constructed, and reconstructed sources 63.6(e) Operation and maintenance requirements, startup, shutdown and... taken during a startup, shutdown and malfunction plan are consistent with the procedures in the startup, shutdown and malfunction plan, this information shall be included in a semi-annual startup, shutdown and...
40 CFR 60.2685 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during CISWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. (b) Each...
40 CFR 60.2953 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2953 Section 60.2953 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... initial startup? You must submit the information specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section prior to initial startup. (a) The type(s) of waste to be burned. (b) The maximum design waste burning...
40 CFR 60.2195 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2195 Section 60.2195 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY..., 2001 Recordkeeping and Reporting § 60.2195 What information must I submit prior to initial startup? You... startup. (a) The type(s) of waste to be burned. (b) The maximum design waste burning capacity. (c) The...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1205 Section 60.1205 Protection of... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The operating requirements of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 62.15165 Section 62.15165 Protection of Environment... emission limits during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1205 Section 60.1205 Protection of... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The operating requirements of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 62.15165 Section 62.15165 Protection of Environment... emission limits during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
40 CFR 60.2120 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... 1, 2001 Emission Limitations and Operating Limits § 60.2120 What happens during periods of startup... during CISWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. (b) Each malfunction must last no longer than 3...
40 CFR 60.2953 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2953 Section 60.2953 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... initial startup? You must submit the information specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section prior to initial startup. (a) The type(s) of waste to be burned. (b) The maximum design waste burning...
40 CFR 60.2953 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2953 Section 60.2953 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... initial startup? You must submit the information specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section prior to initial startup. (a) The type(s) of waste to be burned. (b) The maximum design waste burning...
40 CFR 60.2918 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 7 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... Emission Limitations and Operating Limits § 60.2918 What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups...
40 CFR 60.2685 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 7 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup...-Emission Limitations and Operating Limits § 60.2685 What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and... startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. (b) Each malfunction must last no longer than 3 hours. Effective Date...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1205 Section 60.1205 Protection of... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The operating requirements of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
40 CFR 60.2195 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2195 Section 60.2195 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... What information must I submit prior to initial startup? You must submit the information specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section prior to initial startup. (a) The type(s) of waste to be burned...
40 CFR 60.2120 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... 1, 2001 Emission Limitations and Operating Limits § 60.2120 What happens during periods of startup... during CISWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. (b) Each malfunction must last no longer than 3...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1710 Section 60.1710 Protection of Environment... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or malfunction...
40 CFR 60.2120 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 7 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... 1, 2001 Emission Limitations and Operating Limits § 60.2120 What happens during periods of startup... during CISWI unit startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions. (b) Each malfunction must last no longer than 3...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 62.15165 Section 62.15165 Protection of Environment... emission limits during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1205 Section 60.1205 Protection of... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The operating requirements of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
40 CFR Table 1 to Subpart Aaaa of... - Applicability of NESHAP General Provisions to Subpart AAAA
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... constructed, and reconstructed sources 63.6(e) Operation and maintenance requirements, startup, shutdown and... taken during a startup, shutdown and malfunction plan are consistent with the procedures in the startup, shutdown and malfunction plan, this information shall be included in a semi-annual startup, shutdown and...
40 CFR 60.2953 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2953 Section 60.2953 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... and Reporting § 60.2953 What information must I submit prior to initial startup? You must submit the information specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section prior to initial startup. (a) The type(s...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 62.15165 Section 62.15165 Protection of Environment... emission limits during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1205 Section 60.1205 Protection of... requirements during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The operating requirements of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or...
40 CFR 60.2195 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2195 Section 60.2195 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY..., 2001 Recordkeeping and Reporting § 60.2195 What information must I submit prior to initial startup? You... startup. (a) The type(s) of waste to be burned. (b) The maximum design waste burning capacity. (c) The...
40 CFR 60.2918 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 7 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... Emission Limitations and Operating Limits § 60.2918 What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during OSWI unit startups...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1710 Section 60.1710 Protection of Environment... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or malfunction...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1710 Section 60.1710 Protection of Environment... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or malfunction...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.1710 Section 60.1710 Protection of Environment... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limits of this subpart apply at all times except during periods of municipal waste combustion unit startup, shutdown, or malfunction...
40 CFR 60.2195 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2195 Section 60.2195 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY..., 2001 Recordkeeping and Reporting § 60.2195 What information must I submit prior to initial startup? You... startup. (a) The type(s) of waste to be burned. (b) The maximum design waste burning capacity. (c) The...
40 CFR 60.2195 - What information must I submit prior to initial startup?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... initial startup? 60.2195 Section 60.2195 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... What information must I submit prior to initial startup? You must submit the information specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section prior to initial startup. (a) The type(s) of waste to be burned...
40 CFR 63.1515 - Notifications.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... startup after the effective date of this subpart and for which an application for approval of construction... major affected source that has an initial startup after the effective date of this subpart and for which...); (iii) Anticipated date of startup; and (iv) Actual date of startup. (4) As required by § 63.9(b)(5...
40 CFR 63.1515 - Notifications.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... has been reconstructed such that it is an affected source, that has an initial startup after the... source that has an initial startup after the effective date of this subpart and for which an application... startup; and (iv) Actual date of startup. (4) As required by § 63.9(b)(5), after the effective date of...
40 CFR 63.1515 - Notifications.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... startup after the effective date of this subpart and for which an application for approval of construction... major affected source that has an initial startup after the effective date of this subpart and for which...); (iii) Anticipated date of startup; and (iv) Actual date of startup. (4) As required by § 63.9(b)(5...
40 CFR 63.1515 - Notifications.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... startup after the effective date of this subpart and for which an application for approval of construction... major affected source that has an initial startup after the effective date of this subpart and for which...); (iii) Anticipated date of startup; and (iv) Actual date of startup. (4) As required by § 63.9(b)(5...
Efforts to control radiation build-up in Ringhals
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Egner, K.; Aronsson, P.O.; Erixon, O.
1995-03-01
It is well known that good control of the primary chemistry in a PWR is essential in order to minimize material problems and fuel damages. It has also been well established that the water chemistry has a great influence on accumulation of corrosion products on the fuel and the radiation build-up on primary system surfaces. Ringhals was one of the pioneers to increase operating pH in order to reduce radiation build-up and has now been operating for ten years with pH at 7.4 or (in later years) 7.2. Our experience is favourable and includes low radiation levels in the newmore » (1989) steam generators of Ringhals 2. Ringhals 4 has operated almost its whole life at pH 7.2 or higher and it remains one of the cleanest PWRs of its vintage. In addition to strict adherence to a stable operating chemistry, Ringhals is now working on a program with the aim to find optimum shut-down and start-up chemistry to reduce activity levels in the primary systems. A particular goal is to use the shut-down and start-up chemistry at the 1994 outage in Ringhals 3 in order to reduce doserates in preparation for the planned steam generator replacement in 1995. The paper summarizes the experience to date of the established operating chemistry, on-going tests with modified shut-down and start-up chemistry and other measures to limit or reduce the activity build-up.« less
Proceedings: 1990 EPRI gas turbine procurement seminar
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
McDonald, B.L.; Miller, M.N.
1991-06-01
This seminar presents information that enables utilities to implement more cost-effective procurements for gas turbine and combined-cycle power generation equipment. A systematic approach to specification and permitting procedures can lower unit life-cycle cost. APPROACH. Thirty-two staff members from 25 utilities met in Danvers, Massachusetts, October 9--11, 1990. Speakers representing utilities, vendors, and EPRI contractors presented material on recent procurement and startup experiences, permitting considerations, specification strategy, bid evaluation techniques, and a vendor's perspective of utility procurements. KEY POINTS. The seminar focused on specification features, procurement procedures, and bid evaluation techniques designed to implement life-cycle cost-effective procurement consistent with the plantmore » mission. Speakers highlighted the following issues: Experiential case histories of recent procurements and startups, emphasizing how to design procurement procedures that improve plant operating economics; Current trends in permitting for NO{sub x} compliance and recent permitting experience; Quantifiable evaluations of vendors' bids for RAM-related characteristics; The means to obtain specifically desired but nonstandard equipment features.« less
Shortcut nitrification/partial nitritation start-up for reject water treatment in a SBR
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Muszyński-Huhajło, Mateusz; Miodoński, Stanisław
2017-11-01
For many wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), side-stream treatment of reject water from digested sludge dewatering is a feasible opportunity to improve N-removal efficiency without costly plant expansion. Biological nitrogen removal over nitrite or combined partial nitritation (PN)-Anammox process has recently become a popular treatment method for such ammonium-rich streams. Shortcut nitrification and PN start-ups were successfully performed in a pilot-scale SBR treating real reject water. In all performed experiments, effective nitrate production inhibition occurred in less than 20 days due to operational conditions selection and without advanced control system. pH adjustment in the PN reactor allowed to achieve NO2-N /NH4-N ratio suitable for Anammox process (1.24±0.07).
2004-07-03
Astronaut Mike Fincke places droplets of honey onto the strings for the Fluid Merging Viscosity Measurement (FMVM) investigation onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The FMVM experiment measures the time it takes for two individual highly viscous fluid droplets to coalesce or merge into one droplet. Different fluids and droplet size combinations were tested in the series of experiments. By using the microgravity environment, researchers can measure the viscosity or "thickness" of fluids without the influence of containers and gravity using this new technique. Understanding viscosity could help scientists understand industrially important materials such as paints, emulsions, polymer melts and even foams used to produce pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products.
2004-07-12
Astronaut Mike Fincke places droplets of honey onto the strings for the Fluid Merging Viscosity Measurement (FMVM) investigation onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The FMVM experiment measures the time it takes for two individual highly viscous fluid droplets to coalesce or merge into one droplet. Different fluids and droplet size combinations were tested in the series of experiments. By using the microgravity environment, researchers can measure the viscosity or "thickness" of fluids without the influence of containers and gravity using this new technique. Understanding viscosity could help scientists understand industrially important materials such as paints, emulsions, polymer melts and even foams used to produce pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products.
26 CFR 1.195-1T - Election to amortize start-up expenditures (temporary).
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
... business, or $5,000 (reduced (but not below zero) by the amount by which the start-up expenditures exceed... beginning with the month in which the active trade or business begins. All start-up expenditures that relate to the active trade or business are considered in determining whether the start-up expenditures...
30 CFR 250.1917 - What criteria for pre-startup review must be in my SEMS program?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What criteria for pre-startup review must be in... SHELF Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) § 250.1917 What criteria for pre-startup review...-startup safety and environmental review for new and significantly modified facilities that are subject to...
30 CFR 250.1917 - What criteria for pre-startup review must be in my SEMS program?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What criteria for pre-startup review must be in... SHELF Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) § 250.1917 What criteria for pre-startup review...-startup safety and environmental review for new and significantly modified facilities that are subject to...
40 CFR 62.14645 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... Limits § 62.14645 What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during periods of CISWI unit startup, shutdown, or...
40 CFR 62.14645 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 8 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... Limits § 62.14645 What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during periods of CISWI unit startup, shutdown, or...
30 CFR 250.1917 - What criteria for pre-startup review must be in my SEMS program?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What criteria for pre-startup review must be in... pre-startup review must be in my SEMS program? Your SEMS program must require that the commissioning process include a pre-startup safety and environmental review for new and significantly modified...
40 CFR 62.14645 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... Limits § 62.14645 What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during periods of CISWI unit startup, shutdown, or...
40 CFR 62.14645 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... Limits § 62.14645 What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during periods of CISWI unit startup, shutdown, or...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... standards, and operating limits apply during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.5180 Section... startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limits and standards apply at all times and during... concentration limit using CO CEMS, the correction to 7 percent oxygen does not apply during periods of startup...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... standards, and operating limits apply during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.5180 Section... startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limits and standards apply at all times and during... concentration limit using CO CEMS, the correction to 7 percent oxygen does not apply during periods of startup...
40 CFR 62.14645 - What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 8 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false What happens during periods of startup... Limits § 62.14645 What happens during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? (a) The emission limitations and operating limits apply at all times except during periods of CISWI unit startup, shutdown, or...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... standards, and operating limits apply during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.5180 Section... startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limits and standards apply at all times and during... concentration limit using CO CEMS, the correction to 7 percent oxygen does not apply during periods of startup...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... standards, and operating limits apply during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction? 60.5180 Section... startup, shutdown, and malfunction? The emission limits and standards apply at all times and during... concentration limit using CO CEMS, the correction to 7 percent oxygen does not apply during periods of startup...
30 CFR 250.1917 - What criteria for pre-startup review must be in my SEMS program?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 30 Mineral Resources 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false What criteria for pre-startup review must be in... SHELF Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) § 250.1917 What criteria for pre-startup review...-startup safety and environmental review for new and significantly modified facilities that are subject to...
40 CFR Table 4 to Subpart Eeee of... - Summary of Reporting Requirements
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
.... Waste management plan; and § 60.2952. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60.2952. 2. Startup notification a. Prior to initial startup i. Types of waste to be burned;ii. Maximum design waste burning... petition for site-specific operating limits; and § 60.2953. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... requirements • Waste management plan • Anticipated date of initial startup § 60.2190 Startup notification Prior to initial startup • Type of waste to be burned• Maximum design waste burning capacity • Anticipated... occurred during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction § 60.2215 and 60.2220 Qualified operator...
40 CFR Table 4 to Subpart Eeee of... - Summary of Reporting Requirements
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
.... Waste management plan; and § 60.2952. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60.2952. 2. Startup notification a. Prior to initial startup i. Types of waste to be burned;ii. Maximum design waste burning... petition for site-specific operating limits; and § 60.2953. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
.... Documentation for siting requirements. 4. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60.4915(a). Notification of initial startup Prior to initial startup 1. Maximum design dry sewage sludge burning capacity2.... 4. Anticipated date of initial startup. 5. Site-specific monitoring plan. 6. The site-specific...
40 CFR Table 4 to Subpart Eeee of... - Summary of Reporting Requirements
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
.... Waste management plan; and § 60.2952. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60.2952. 2. Startup notification a. Prior to initial startup i. Types of waste to be burned;ii. Maximum design waste burning... petition for site-specific operating limits; and § 60.2953. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60...
40 CFR Table 4 to Subpart Eeee of... - Summary of Reporting Requirements
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
.... Waste management plan; and § 60.2952. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60.2952. 2. Startup notification a. Prior to initial startup i. Types of waste to be burned;ii. Maximum design waste burning... petition for site-specific operating limits; and § 60.2953. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
.... Documentation for siting requirements. 4. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60.4915(a). Notification of initial startup Prior to initial startup 1. Maximum design dry sewage sludge burning capacity2.... 4. Anticipated date of initial startup. 5. Site-specific monitoring plan. 6. The site-specific...
40 CFR Table 4 to Subpart Cccc of... - Summary of Reporting Requirements a
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... requirements • Waste management plan • Anticipated date of initial startup § 60.2190 Startup notification Prior to initial startup • Type of waste to be burned• Maximum design waste burning capacity • Anticipated... occurred during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction § 60.2215 and 60.2220 Qualified operator...
40 CFR Table 4 to Subpart Cccc of... - Summary of Reporting Requirements a
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... requirements • Waste management plan • Anticipated date of initial startup § 60.2190 Startup notification Prior to initial startup • Type of waste to be burned• Maximum design waste burning capacity • Anticipated... occurred during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction § 60.2215 and 60.2220 Qualified operator...
40 CFR Table 4 to Subpart Eeee of... - Summary of Reporting Requirements
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
.... Waste management plan; and § 60.2952. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60.2952. 2. Startup notification a. Prior to initial startup i. Types of waste to be burned;ii. Maximum design waste burning... petition for site-specific operating limits; and § 60.2953. v. Anticipated date of initial startup. § 60...
Effect of Start-Up Strategies and Electrode Materials on Carbon Dioxide Reduction on Biocathodes
Singh, Abhijeet; Hermansson, Malte; Persson, Frank; Schnürer, Anna; Wilén, Britt-Marie; Modin, Oskar
2017-01-01
ABSTRACT The enrichment of CO2-reducing microbial biocathodes is challenging. Previous research has shown that a promising approach could be to first enrich bioanodes and then lower the potential so the electrodes are converted into biocathodes. However, the effect of such a transition on the microbial community on the electrode has not been studied. The goal of this study was thus to compare the start-up of biocathodes from preenriched anodes with direct start-up from bare electrodes and to investigate changes in microbial community composition. The effect of three electrode materials on the long-term performance of the biocathodes was also investigated. In this study, preenrichment of acetate-oxidizing bioanodes did not facilitate the start-up of biocathodes. It took about 170 days for the preenriched electrodes to generate substantial cathodic current, compared to 83 days for the bare electrodes. Graphite foil and carbon felt cathodes produced higher current at the beginning of the experiment than did graphite rods. However, all electrodes produced similar current densities at the end of the over 1-year-long study (2.5 A/m2). Methane was the only product detected during operation of the biocathodes. Acetate was the only product detected after inhibition of the methanogens. Microbial community analysis showed that Geobacter sp. dominated the bioanodes. On the biocathodes, the Geobacter sp. was succeeded by Methanobacterium spp., which made up more than 80% of the population. After inhibition of the methanogens, Acetobacterium sp. became dominant on the electrodes (40% relative abundance). The results suggested that bioelectrochemically generated H2 acted as an electron donor for CO2 reduction. IMPORTANCE In microbial electrochemical systems, living microorganisms function as catalysts for reactions on the anode and/or the cathode. There is a variety of potential applications, ranging from wastewater treatment and biogas generation to production of chemicals. Systems with biocathodes could be used to reduce CO2 to methane, acetate, or other high-value chemicals. The technique can be used to convert solar energy to chemicals. However, enriching biocathodes that are capable of CO2 reduction is more difficult and less studied than enriching bioanodes. The effect of different start-up strategies and electrode materials on the microbial communities that are enriched on biocathodes has not been studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate two different start-up strategies and three different electrode materials for start-up and long-term operation of biocathodes capable of reducing CO2 to valuable biochemicals. PMID:29222104
Accelerators as Authentic Training Experiences for Nascent Entrepreneurs
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Miles, Morgan P.; de Vries, Huibert; Harrison, Geoff; Bliemel, Martin; de Klerk, Saskia; Kasouf, Chick J.
2017-01-01
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the role of accelerators as authentic learning-based entrepreneurial training programs. Accelerators facilitate the development and assessment of entrepreneurial competencies in nascent entrepreneurs through the process of creating a start-up venture. Design/methodology/approach: Survey data from…
Cryogenic Heat Pipe Experiment (CRYOHP)
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Mcintosh, Roy
1992-01-01
The objective of the CRYOHP experiment is to conduct a shuttle experiment that demonstrates the reliable operation of two oxygen heat pipes in microgravity. The experiment will perform the following tasks: (1) demonstrate startup of the pipes from the supercritical state; (2) measure the heat transport capacity of the pipes; (3) measure evaporator and condenser film coefficients; and (4) work shuttle safety issues. The approach for the experiment is as follows: (1) fly two axially grooved oxygen heat pipes attached to mechanical stirling cycle tactical coolers; (2) integrate experiment in hitch-hiker canister; and (3) fly on shuttle and control from ground.
SOP 98-5 brings uniformity to reporting start-up costs.
Luecke, R W; Meeting, D T
1999-08-01
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued Statement of Position (SOP) No. 98-5, Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up Activities, in April 1998 to provide organizations with guidance on how to report start-up and organization costs. Because some companies were expensing start-up costs while other companies were capitalizing start-up costs with a variety of periods over which to amortize costs, it was difficult to compare companies' financial statements. SOP No. 98-5 will bring uniformity to the treatment of start-up and organization costs by dictating that these costs be expensed as incurred. AICPA's Accounting Standards Executive Committee adopted an intentionally broad definition of start-up costs to capture the vast majority of costs associated with starting up an organization. SOP No. 98-5 takes effect for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998, but can be applied earlier for fiscal years for which financial statements have not been issued.
Operating experience feedback report: New plants, Commercial power reactors
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Dennig, R.L.; O'Reilly, P.D.
1987-07-01
This report documents a detailed review of the cause of unplanned events during the early months of licensed operation for plants licensed between March 1983 and April 1986. The major lessons and corrective actions that appear to have the greatest potential for improving the effectiveness of plant startups are provided for consideration through the operating experience feedback programs and activities of the industry and the NRC staff.
Modeling of the merging of two colliding field reversed configuration plasmoids
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Wang, Guanqiong; Wang, Xiaoguang; Li, Lulu
2016-06-15
The field reversed configuration (FRC) is one of the candidate plasma targets for the magneto-inertial fusion, and a high temperature FRC can be formed by using the collision-merging technology. Although the merging process and mechanism of FRC are quite complicated, it is thinkable to build a simple model to investigate the macroscopic equilibrium parameters including the density, the temperature and the separatrix volume, which may play an important role in the collision-merging process of FRC. It is quite interesting that the estimates of the related results based on our simple model are in agreement with the simulation results of amore » two-dimensional magneto-hydrodynamic code (MFP-2D), which has being developed by our group since the last couple of years, while these results can qualitatively fit the results of C-2 experiments by Tri-alpha energy company. On the other hand, the simple model can be used to investigate how to increase the density of the merged FRC. It is found that the amplification of the density depends on the poloidal flux-increase factor and the temperature increases with the translation speed of two plasmoids.« less
Electron cyclotron plasma startup in the GDT experiment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Yakovlev, D. V.; Shalashov, A. G.; Gospodchikov, E. D.; Solomakhin, A. L.; Savkin, V. Ya.; Bagryansky, P. A.
2017-01-01
We report on a new plasma startup scenario in the gas dynamic trap (GDT) magnetic mirror device. The primary 5 MW neutral beam injection (NBI) plasma heating system fires into a sufficiently dense plasma target (‘seed plasma’), which is commonly supplied by an arc plasma generator. In the reported experiments, a different approach to seed plasma generation is explored. One of the channels of the electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) heating system is used to ionize the neutral gas and build up the density of plasma to a level suitable for NBI capture. After a short transition of approximately 1 ms the discharge becomes essentially similar to a standard one initiated by the plasma gun. This paper presents the discharge scenario and experimental data on the seed plasma evolution during ECRH, along with the dependencies on incident microwave power, magnetic configuration and pressure of a neutral gas. The characteristics of the consequent high-power NBI discharge are studied and differences from the conventional scenario are discussed. A theoretical model describing the ECR breakdown and the seed plasma accumulation in a large-scale mirror trap is developed on the basis of the GDT experiment.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... meet the following emission limitation, except during periods of startup . . . During periods of startup you must . . . 1. 2SLB stationary RICE a. Reduce CO emissions by 58 percent or more; orb. Limit... time spent at idle and minimize the engine's startup time at startup to a period needed for appropriate...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... meet the following emission limitation, except during periods of startup . . . During periods of startup you must . . . 1. 2SLB stationary RICE a. Reduce CO emissions by 58 percent or more; orb. Limit... time spent at idle and minimize the engine's startup time at startup to a period needed for appropriate...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... meet the following emission limitation, except during periods of startup . . . During periods of startup you must . . . 1. 2SLB stationary RICE a. Reduce CO emissions by 58 percent or more; orb. Limit... time spent at idle and minimize the engine's startup time at startup to a period needed for appropriate...
Non-Solenoidal Startup Research Directions on the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Fonck, R. J.; Bongard, M. W.; Lewicki, B. T.; Reusch, J. A.; Winz, G. R.
2017-10-01
The Pegasus research program has been focused on developing a physical understanding and predictive models for non-solenoidal tokamak plasma startup using Local Helicity Injection (LHI). LHI employs strong localized electron currents injected along magnetic field lines in the plasma edge that relax through magnetic turbulence to form a tokamak-like plasma. Pending approval, the Pegasus program will address a broader, more comprehensive examination of non-solenoidal tokamak startup techniques. New capabilities may include: increasing the toroidal field to 0.6 T to support critical scaling tests to near-NSTX-U field levels; deploying internal plasma diagnostics; installing a coaxial helicity injection (CHI) capability in the upper divertor region; and deploying a modest (200-400 kW) electron cyclotron RF capability. These efforts will address scaling of relevant physics to higher BT, separate and comparative studies of helicity injection techniques, efficiency of handoff to consequent current sustainment techniques, and the use of ECH to synergistically improve the target plasma for consequent bootstrap and neutral beam current drive sustainment. This has an ultimate goal of validating techniques to produce a 1 MA target plasma in NSTX-U and beyond. Work supported by US DOE Grant DE-FG02-96ER54375.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Tsujii, N.; Takase, Y.; Ejiri, A.; Shinya, T.; Togashi, H.; Yajima, S.; Yamazaki, H.; Moeller, C. P.; Roidl, B.; Sonehara, M.; Takahashi, W.; Toida, K.; Yoshida, Y.
2017-12-01
Non-inductive plasma start-up is a critical issue for spherical tokamaks since there is not enough room to provide neutron shielding for the center solenoid. Start-up using lower hybrid (LH) waves has been studied on the TST-2 spherical tokamak. Because of the low magnetic field of a spherical tokamak, the plasma density needs to be kept at a very low value during the plasma current ramp-up so that the plasma core remains accessible to the LH waves. However, we have found that higher density was required to sustain larger plasma current. The achievable plasma current was limited by the maximum operational toroidal field of TST-2. The existence of an optimum density for LH current drive and its toroidal field dependence is explained through a numerical simulation based on a ray tracing code and a Fokker-Planck solver. In order to access higher density at the same magnetic field, a top-launch antenna was recently installed in addition to the existing outboard-launch antenna. Increase in the density limit was observed when the power was launched from the top antenna, consistently with the numerical predictions.
Control methods for merging ALSM and ground-based laser point clouds acquired under forest canopies
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Slatton, Kenneth C.; Coleman, Matt; Carter, William E.; Shrestha, Ramesh L.; Sartori, Michael
2004-12-01
Merging of point data acquired from ground-based and airborne scanning laser rangers has been demonstrated for cases in which a common set of targets can be readily located in both data sets. However, direct merging of point data was not generally possible if the two data sets did not share common targets. This is often the case for ranging measurements acquired in forest canopies, where airborne systems image the canopy crowns well, but receive a relatively sparse set of points from the ground and understory. Conversely, ground-based scans of the understory do not generally sample the upper canopy. An experiment was conducted to establish a viable procedure for acquiring and georeferencing laser ranging data underneath a forest canopy. Once georeferenced, the ground-based data points can be merged with airborne points even in cases where no natural targets are common to both data sets. Two ground-based laser scans are merged and georeferenced with a final absolute error in the target locations of less than 10cm. This is comparable to the accuracy of the georeferenced airborne data. Thus, merging of the georeferenced ground-based and airborne data should be feasible. The motivation for this investigation is to facilitate a thorough characterization of airborne laser ranging phenomenology over forested terrain as a function of vertical location in the canopy.
Simulation Results for Airborne Precision Spacing along Continuous Descent Arrivals
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Barmore, Bryan E.; Abbott, Terence S.; Capron, William R.; Baxley, Brian T.
2008-01-01
This paper describes the results of a fast-time simulation experiment and a high-fidelity simulator validation with merging streams of aircraft flying Continuous Descent Arrivals through generic airspace to a runway at Dallas-Ft Worth. Aircraft made small speed adjustments based on an airborne-based spacing algorithm, so as to arrive at the threshold exactly at the assigned time interval behind their Traffic-To-Follow. The 40 aircraft were initialized at different altitudes and speeds on one of four different routes, and then merged at different points and altitudes while flying Continuous Descent Arrivals. This merging and spacing using flight deck equipment and procedures to augment or implement Air Traffic Management directives is called Flight Deck-based Merging and Spacing, an important subset of a larger Airborne Precision Spacing functionality. This research indicates that Flight Deck-based Merging and Spacing initiated while at cruise altitude and well prior to the Terminal Radar Approach Control entry can significantly contribute to the delivery of aircraft at a specified interval to the runway threshold with a high degree of accuracy and at a reduced pilot workload. Furthermore, previously documented work has shown that using a Continuous Descent Arrival instead of a traditional step-down descent can save fuel, reduce noise, and reduce emissions. Research into Flight Deck-based Merging and Spacing is a cooperative effort between government and industry partners.
Resonant charge transfer in He/+/-He collisions studied with the merging-beams technique
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Rundel, R. D.; Nitz, D. E.; Smith, K. A.; Geis, M. W.; Stebbings, R. F.
1979-01-01
Absolute cross sections are reported for the resonant charge-transfer reaction He(+) + He yields He + He(+) at collision energies between 0.1 and 187 eV. The results, obtained using a new merging-beam apparatus are in agreement both with theory and with measurements made using other experimental techniques. The experimentally determined cross sections between 0.5 and 187 eV fall about a line given by sigma exp 1/2(sq-A) = 5.09-2.99 lnW, where W is the collision energy in eV. Considerable attention is paid to the configuration and operation of the apparatus. Tests and calculations which confirm the interpretation of the experimental data in a merging-beam experiment are discussed.
Simulation of a Start-Up Manufacturing Facility for Nanopore Arrays
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Field, Dennis W.
2009-01-01
Simulation is a powerful tool in developing and troubleshooting manufacturing processes, particularly when considering process flows for manufacturing systems that do not yet exist. Simulation can bridge the gap in terms of setting up full-scale manufacturing for nanotechnology products if limited production experience is an issue. An effective…
Pairing the Adult Learner and Boutique Wineries
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Holyoke, Laura; Heath-Simpson, Delta
2013-01-01
This study explored connections between adult learners and their experiences in the context of small boutique wineries operating in the start-up phase of the organizational life cycle. The research objective was to gain insight regarding the pairing of adult learners with the entering of a specialty industry. Fourteen individuals from four…
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Gibb, Allan A.
1987-01-01
Outlines programs in the United Kingdom (UK) designed to encourage the starting of small businesses. Successful programs help entrepreneurs obtain financial support, get business training, and develop a business plan. Recommends emphasis on personal competency and motivation training as well as shorter courses. (CH)
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-01-01
... impacts. (2) Applicable engineering, design/build, construction management, inspection and plant start-up... imposed by construction, equipment, material or service contracts, penalty payments, damage claims, awards... consultants with suitable experience, training and professional competence in the design and construction of...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-01-01
... impacts. (2) Applicable engineering, design/build, construction management, inspection and plant start-up... imposed by construction, equipment, material or service contracts, penalty payments, damage claims, awards... consultants with suitable experience, training and professional competence in the design and construction of...
Merging of the Dirac points in electronic artificial graphene
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Feilhauer, J.; Apel, W.; Schweitzer, L.
2015-12-01
Theory predicts that graphene under uniaxial compressive strain in an armchair direction should undergo a topological phase transition from a semimetal into an insulator. Due to the change of the hopping integrals under compression, both Dirac points shift away from the corners of the Brillouin zone towards each other. For sufficiently large strain, the Dirac points merge and an energy gap appears. However, such a topological phase transition has not yet been observed in normal graphene (due to its large stiffness) neither in any other electronic system. We show numerically and analytically that such a merging of the Dirac points can be observed in electronic artificial graphene created from a two-dimensional electron gas by application of a triangular lattice of repulsive antidots. Here, the effect of strain is modeled by tuning the distance between the repulsive potentials along the armchair direction. Our results show that the merging of the Dirac points should be observable in a recent experiment with molecular graphene.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Sawada, Asuka; Hatano, Hironori; Akimitsu, Moe; Cao, Qinghong; Yamasaki, Kotaro; Tanabe, Hiroshi; Ono, Yasushi; TS-Group Team
2017-10-01
We have been investigating 2D potential profile of global merging tokamaks to solve high-power heating of magnetic reconnection in TS-3 and TS-3U (ST, FRC:R =0.2m, 1985-, 2017-) and TS-4 (ST, FRC:R =0.5m, 2000-), UTST (ST:R =0.45m, 2008-) and MAST (ST:R = 0.9m, 2000-) devices. These experiments made clear that the electrostatic potential well is formed not only in the downstream area of magnetic reconnection but also in the whole common (reconnected) flux area of two merging flux tubes: tokamak plasmas. This fact suggests that the ion acceleration/heating occurs in much wider region than the reconnection downstream. We studied how the potential structure depends on key reconnection parameters:guide toroidal field and plasma collisionality. We found the polarity of the guide toroidal field determines those of potential hills and wells, indicating their formation is affected by the Hall effect. The peak value of the electrostatic potential well decreased with gas pressure increasing, suggesting plasma collisionality suppresses the Hall effect. The relationship between the electrostatic potential structure and anomalous ion heating is being studied as a possible cause for the high-power heating of fast magnetic reconnection. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers 15H05750, 15K14279 and 17H04863.
From unmet clinical need to entrepreneurship: taking your informatics solution to market.
Bowles, Kathryn H; Heil, Eric
2014-01-01
This paper will describe the process for taking a decision support solution to market as a start-up business. The nurse inventor and Co-Founder of RightCare Solutions, Inc. will share the steps from answering a clinical question, to registering an invention, creating a business plan and company, obtaining venture funding, and launching a commercial product. We will share positives about the experience such as how to get start-up funds, gaining national exposure and access to an excellent team, disseminating your work broadly, further enhancing the product, and obtaining equity, and financial rewards. We will discuss cons such as losing control, dilution of ownership, and conflict of interest. This paper will encourage nurse informaticians to think differently and learn about the steps in the process from an experienced team.
Bench to beside: motivation for university industry partnership.
Thakor, Nitish V
2009-01-01
This paper discusses the motivation for entrepreneurship in academia and for forging a relationship between an academic laboratory and a startup. University based personnel, faculty and students, priorities basic bench research. On the other side, industry, particularly startups, prioritize technology development for clinical and commercial translation. The paper presents personal experience as a case study. University based researchers, faculty and students, might participate in and benefit from such an entrepreneurial activity. A University spin off would facilitate translational of bench research ideas and results to technologies for bedside use. Attention to issues such as conflict of interest and concern and ethics of working with human subjects need to be managed by the investigators and the institution. While entrepreneurial activity is not for everyone, it does provide the benefit and satisfaction to see research reach practice.
Unsteady heat transfer performance of heat pipe with axially swallow-tailed microgrooves
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Zhang, R. P.
2017-04-01
A mathematical model is developed for predicting the transient heat transfer and fluid flow of heat pipe with axially swallow-tailed microgrooves. The effects of liquid convective heat transfer in the microgrooves, liquid-vapor interfacial phase-change heat transfer and liquid-vapor interfacial shear stress are accounted for in the present model. The coupled non-linear control equations are solved numerically. Mass flow rate at the interface is obtained from the application of kinetic theory. Time variation of wall temperature is studied from the initial startup to steady state. The numerical results are verified by experiments. Time constants for startup and shutdown operation are defined to determine how fast a heat pipe responds to an applied input heat flux, which slightly decreases with increasing heat load.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Saukkonen, Juha; Nukari, Jussi; Ballard, Sharon; Levie, Jonathan
2016-01-01
Start-up companies have been recognized as key drivers of wealth and job creation. Many students now in universities will therefore find their future employment in start-up companies, or will found them. Success in the start-up environment requires a specific set of skills. There is a growing supply of university education for new venture creation…
Merged ozone profiles from four MIPAS processors
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Laeng, Alexandra; von Clarmann, Thomas; Stiller, Gabriele; Dinelli, Bianca Maria; Dudhia, Anu; Raspollini, Piera; Glatthor, Norbert; Grabowski, Udo; Sofieva, Viktoria; Froidevaux, Lucien; Walker, Kaley A.; Zehner, Claus
2017-04-01
The Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) was an infrared (IR) limb emission spectrometer on the Envisat platform. Currently, there are four MIPAS ozone data products, including the operational Level-2 ozone product processed at ESA, with the scientific prototype processor being operated at IFAC Florence, and three independent research products developed by the Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara (ISAC-CNR)/University of Bologna, Oxford University, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology-Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research/Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (KIT-IMK/IAA). Here we present a dataset of ozone vertical profiles obtained by merging ozone retrievals from four independent Level-2 MIPAS processors. We also discuss the advantages and the shortcomings of this merged product. As the four processors retrieve ozone in different parts of the spectra (microwindows), the source measurements can be considered as nearly independent with respect to measurement noise. Hence, the information content of the merged product is greater and the precision is better than those of any parent (source) dataset. The merging is performed on a profile per profile basis. Parent ozone profiles are weighted based on the corresponding error covariance matrices; the error correlations between different profile levels are taken into account. The intercorrelations between the processors' errors are evaluated statistically and are used in the merging. The height range of the merged product is 20-55 km, and error covariance matrices are provided as diagnostics. Validation of the merged dataset is performed by comparison with ozone profiles from ACE-FTS (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment-Fourier Transform Spectrometer) and MLS (Microwave Limb Sounder). Even though the merging is not supposed to remove the biases of the parent datasets, around the ozone volume mixing ratio peak the merged product is found to have a smaller (up to 0.1 ppmv) bias with respect to ACE-FTS than any of the parent datasets. The bias with respect to MLS is of the order of 0.15 ppmv at 20-30 km height and up to 0.45 ppmv at larger altitudes. The agreement between the merged data MIPAS dataset with ACE-FTS is better than that with MLS. This is, however, the case for all parent processors as well.
40 CFR 63.403 - Compliance dates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... compliance date shall be 18 months after September 8, 1994. (b) For new IPCT's that have an initial startup... initial startup on or after September 8, 1994, the compliance date shall be the date of the initial startup. ...
40 CFR 63.403 - Compliance dates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... compliance date shall be 18 months after September 8, 1994. (b) For new IPCT's that have an initial startup... initial startup on or after September 8, 1994, the compliance date shall be the date of the initial startup. ...
Policy implications of startup utilization by enrollees in prepaid group plans.
Baloff, N; Griffith, M J
1984-04-01
This article discusses several policy implications of the so-called startup effect, in which high initial health services utilization by new enrollees in prepaid group plans ( PGPs ) becomes reduced with the increasing duration of membership. Results of research in a developing PGP are analyzed as they relate to a mathematical model of startups for two measures of enrollee use. After estimating the total costs of startups in this setting, the motivating effects of such costs on PGPs are examined in relation to several policy issues--including the rate of PGP development in the United States, the use of financial incentives to enroll the elderly and medically disadvantaged, potential inequities of premium determination, the large impact of startups on disenrollment , and the federally mandated process of annual announcement of benefits and open enrollment. Ideas and mechanisms for future study on the startup effect and its policy implications are discussed.
Policy implications of startup utilization by enrollees in prepaid group plans.
Baloff, N; Griffith, M J
1984-01-01
This article discusses several policy implications of the so-called startup effect, in which high initial health services utilization by new enrollees in prepaid group plans ( PGPs ) becomes reduced with the increasing duration of membership. Results of research in a developing PGP are analyzed as they relate to a mathematical model of startups for two measures of enrollee use. After estimating the total costs of startups in this setting, the motivating effects of such costs on PGPs are examined in relation to several policy issues--including the rate of PGP development in the United States, the use of financial incentives to enroll the elderly and medically disadvantaged, potential inequities of premium determination, the large impact of startups on disenrollment , and the federally mandated process of annual announcement of benefits and open enrollment. Ideas and mechanisms for future study on the startup effect and its policy implications are discussed. PMID:6724954
Startup analysis for a high temperature gas loaded heat pipe
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Sockol, P. M.
1973-01-01
A model for the rapid startup of a high-temperature gas-loaded heat pipe is presented. A two-dimensional diffusion analysis is used to determine the rate of energy transport by the vapor between the hot and cold zones of the pipe. The vapor transport rate is then incorporated in a simple thermal model of the startup of a radiation-cooled heat pipe. Numerical results for an argon-lithium system show that radial diffusion to the cold wall can produce large vapor flow rates during a rapid startup. The results also show that startup is not initiated until the vapor pressure p sub v in the hot zone reaches a precise value proportional to the initial gas pressure p sub i. Through proper choice of p sub i, startup can be delayed until p sub v is large enough to support a heat-transfer rate sufficient to overcome a thermal load on the heat pipe.
40 CFR 63.403 - Compliance dates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... initial startup before September 8, 1994, the compliance date shall be September 8, 1994. (c) For new IPCT's that have an initial startup on or after September 8, 1994, the compliance date shall be the date of the initial startup. ...
40 CFR 63.403 - Compliance dates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... initial startup before September 8, 1994, the compliance date shall be September 8, 1994. (c) For new IPCT's that have an initial startup on or after September 8, 1994, the compliance date shall be the date of the initial startup. ...
40 CFR 63.403 - Compliance dates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... initial startup before September 8, 1994, the compliance date shall be September 8, 1994. (c) For new IPCT's that have an initial startup on or after September 8, 1994, the compliance date shall be the date of the initial startup. ...
Improving startup graphs of nonunitized turbines
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Trukhnii, A.D.; Shreder, K.; Kochetov, A.A.
1981-12-01
The existing startup instructions for nonunitized steam turbines in a number of cases are not optimum from the standpoint of low-cycle fatigue. Lengthening the period of acceleration, holding at idle and loading not only lead to significant startup losses of fuel, but also reduce the low-cycle strength of the rotor. Eliminating these drawbacks within the scope of ordinary technology for startup and in the absence of other factors not associated with low-cycle fatigue will enable us to reduce by more than a factor of two the length of startups from the cold and noncold states and in so doing increasemore » low-cycle lifetime by a factor of 1.5-2. The use of steam with low parameters from a collector is effective at low initial rotor temperatures, in particular, during startups from the cold state. For this case it is possible to increase low-cycle lifetime by almost a factor of 3 by limiting the total startup time by one hour. The use of steam with varying temperatures essentially solved the problem of low-cycle lifetime of a rotor during startups from all heat states, especially from the noncold and hot states. Increasing the radius of curvature of the heat channel during modernization or major overhaul of a turbine will enable us to increase its low-cycle lifetime by a factor of 2-4.« less
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Lovelace, Geoffrey; Simulating eXtreme Collaboration; LIGO Scientific Collaboration
2016-03-01
The Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (Advanced LIGO) began searching for gravitational waves in September 2015, with three times the sensitivity of the initial LIGO experiment. Merging black holes are among the most promising sources of gravitational waves for Advanced LIGO, but near the time of merger, the emitted waves can only be computed using numerical relativity. In this talk, I will present new numerical-relativity simulations of merging black holes, made using the Spectral Einstein Code [black-holes.org/SpEC.html], including cases with black-hole spins that are nearly as fast as possible. I will discuss how such simulations will be able to rapidly follow up gravitational-wave observations, improving our understanding of the waves' sources.
A Fast-Time Simulation Environment for Airborne Merging and Spacing Research
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Bussink, Frank J. L.; Doble, Nathan A.; Barmore, Bryan E.; Singer, Sharon
2005-01-01
As part of NASA's Distributed Air/Ground Traffic Management (DAG-TM) effort, NASA Langley Research Center is developing concepts and algorithms for merging multiple aircraft arrival streams and precisely spacing aircraft over the runway threshold. An airborne tool has been created for this purpose, called Airborne Merging and Spacing for Terminal Arrivals (AMSTAR). To evaluate the performance of AMSTAR and complement human-in-the-loop experiments, a simulation environment has been developed that enables fast-time studies of AMSTAR operations. The environment is based on TMX, a multiple aircraft desktop simulation program created by the Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR). This paper reviews the AMSTAR concept, discusses the integration of the AMSTAR algorithm into TMX and the enhancements added to TMX to support fast-time AMSTAR studies, and presents initial simulation results.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Bonner, Dede; Tarner, Liz
1999-01-01
Shares experiences of a human resource development (HRD) book group. Offers practical startup tips, descriptions of different types of book groups, and lessons learned about such groups. Suggests that membership on an HRD book group is an opportunity for self-directed learning in a social context, and it fosters a mindset for lifelong learning.…
Some Numerical Simulations and an Experimental Investigation of Finger Seals
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Braun, Minel J.; Smith, Ian; Marie, Hazel
2007-01-01
All seal types have been shown to lift effectively, and experience only minor wear during startup. .. The double pad design outperforms previous seals, providing lower operating temperatures, and less leakage at higher pressures. .. Future experimentation at higher pressures, temperatures, and operating speeds will show the full potential of finger sealing technology.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Varghese, Mary E.; Parker, Loran Carleton; Adedokun, Omolola; Shively, Monica; Burgess, Wilella; Childress, Amy; Bessenbacher, Ann
2012-01-01
This qualitative study examines the process of student learning in a small-business experiential internship programme that pairs highly qualified undergraduates with local small or start-up companies. The Cognitive Apprenticeship model developed by Collins et al (1991) was used to conceptualize students' reported experiences. The results revealed…
The Farm in Montessori Adolescent History: The First Year.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Ewert-Krocker, Laurie
2001-01-01
Details, first-hand, start-up year experiences of the Hershey Montessori Farm School in Huntsburg, Ohio. Describes the emerging organization of the project, including: full-time staff roles; the typical daily schedule; occupation projects for the 2000-2001 school year; and projects for 2000-2001 related to humanities, creative expression, physical…
Virtual School Startups: Founder Processes in American K-12 Public Virtual Schools
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Taylor, Brett D.; McNair, Delores E.
2018-01-01
Traditional school districts do not have a lot of experience with virtual schools and have lost students to state and charter virtual schools. To retain students and offer alternative learning opportunities, more public districts are starting their own virtual schools. This study was an examination of foundational processes at three California…
Ouyang, Er-Ming; Wang, Wei; Long, Neng; Li, Huai
2009-04-15
Startup experiment was conducted for thermophilic anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) treating thermal-hydrolyzed sewage sludge using the strategy of the step-wise temperature increment: 35 degrees C-->40 degrees C-->47 degrees C-->53 degrees C. The results showed that the first step-increase (from 35 degrees C to 40 degrees C) and final step-increase (from 47 degrees C to 53 degrees C) had only a slight effect on the digestion process. The second step-increase (from 40 degrees C to 47 degrees C) resulted in a severe disturbance: the biogas production, methane content, CODeffluent and microorganism all have strong disturbance. At the steady stage of thermophilic ASBR treating thermal-hydrolyzed sewage sludge, the average daily gas production, methane content, specific methane production (CH4/CODinfluent), TCOD removal rate and SCOD removal rate were 2.038 L/d, 72.0%, 188.8 mL/g, 63.8%, 83.3% respectively. The results of SEM and DGGE indicated that the dominant species are obviously different at early stage and steady stage.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Shi, Shanbin
The Purdue Novel Modular Reactor (NMR) is a new type small modular reactor (SMR) that belongs to the design of boiling water reactor (BWR). Specifically, the NMR is one third the height and area of a conventional BWR reactor pressure vessel (RPV) with an electric output of 50 MWe. The fuel cycle length of the NMR-50 is extended up to 10 years due to optimized neutronics design. The NMR-50 is designed with double passive engineering safety system. However, natural circulation BWRs (NCBWR) could experience certain operational difficulties due to flow instabilities that occur at low pressure and low power conditions. Static instabilities (i.e. flow excursion (Ledinegg) instability and flow pattern transition instability) and dynamic instabilities (i.e. density wave instability and flashing/condensation instability) pose a significant challenge in two-phase natural circulation systems. In order to experimentally study the natural circulation flow instability, a proper scaling methodology is needed to build a reduced-size test facility. The scaling analysis of the NMR uses a three-level scaling method, which was developed and applied for the design of the Purdue Multi-dimensional Integral Test Assembly (PUMA). Scaling criteria is derived from dimensionless field equations and constitutive equations. The scaling process is validated by the RELAP5 analysis for both steady state and startup transients. A new well-scaled natural circulation test facility is designed and constructed based on the scaling analysis of the NMR-50. The experimental facility is installed with different equipment to measure various thermal-hydraulic parameters such as pressure, temperature, mass flow rate and void fraction. Characterization tests are performed before the startup transient tests and quasi-steady tests to determine the loop flow resistance. The controlling system and data acquisition system are programmed with LabVIEW to realize the real-time control and data storage. The thermal-hydraulic and nuclear coupled startup transients are performed to investigate the flow instabilities at low pressure and low power conditions. Two different power ramps are chosen to study the effect of power density on the flow instability. The experimental startup transient tests show the existence of three different flow instability mechanisms during the low pressure startup transients, i.e., flashing instability, condensation induced instability, and density wave oscillations. Flashing instability in the chimney section of the test loop and density wave oscillation are the main flow instabilities observed when the system pressure is below 0.5 MPa. They show completely different type of oscillations, i.e., intermittent oscillation and sinusoidal oscillation, in void fraction profile during the startup transients. In order to perform nuclear-coupled startup transients with void reactivity feedback, the Point Kinetics model is utilized to calculate the transient power during the startup transients. In addition, the differences between the electric resistance heaters and typical fuel element are taken into account. The reactor power calculated shows some oscillations due to flashing instability during the transients. However, the void reactivity feedback does not have significant influence on the flow instability during the startup procedure for the NMR-50. Further investigation of very small power ramp on the startup transients is carried out for the thermal-hydraulic startup transients. It is found that very small power density can eliminate the flashing oscillation in the single phase natural circulation and stabilize the flow oscillations in the phase of net vapor generation. Furthermore, initially pressurized startup procedure is investigated to eliminate the main flow instabilities. The results show that the pressurized startup procedure can suppress the flashing instability at low pressure and low power conditions. In order to have a deep understanding of natural circulation flow instability, the quasi-steady tests are performed using the test facility installed with preheater and subcooler. The effects of system pressure, core inlet subcooling, core power density, inlet flow resistance coefficient, and void reactivity feedback are investigated in the quasi-steady state tests. The stability boundaries are determined between unstable and stable flow conditions in the dimensionless stability plane of inlet subcooling number and Zuber number. In order to predict the stability boundary theoretically, linear stability analysis in the frequency domain is performed at four sections of the loop. The flashing in the chimney is considered as an axially uniform heat source. The dimensionless characteristic equation of the pressure drop perturbation is obtained by considering the void fraction effect and outlet flow resistance in the chimney section. The flashing boundary shows some discrepancies with previous experimental data from the quasi-steady state tests. In the future, thermal non-equilibrium is recommended to improve the accuracy of flashing instability boundary.
40 CFR 63.9610 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... section at all times, except during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. The terms startup... develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan according to the provisions in § 63.6(e)(3). [68...
Sonic limitations and startup problems of heat pipes
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Deverall, J. E.; Kemme, J. E.; Florschuetz, L. W.
1972-01-01
Introduction of small amounts of inert, noncombustible gas aids startup in certain types of heat pipes. When the heat pipe is closely coupled to the heat sink, the startup system must be designed to bring the heat sink on-line slowly.
Bouncing-to-Merging Transition in Drop Impact on Liquid Film: Role of Liquid Viscosity.
Tang, Xiaoyu; Saha, Abhishek; Law, Chung K; Sun, Chao
2018-02-27
When a drop impacts on a liquid surface, it can either bounce back or merge with the surface. The outcome affects many industrial processes, in which merging is preferred in spray coating to generate a uniform layer and bouncing is desired in internal combustion engines to prevent accumulation of the fuel drop on the wall. Thus, a good understanding of how to control the impact outcome is highly demanded to optimize the performance. For a given liquid, a regime diagram of bouncing and merging outcomes can be mapped in the space of Weber number (ratio of impact inertia and surface tension) versus film thickness. In addition, recognizing that the liquid viscosity is a fundamental fluid property that critically affects the impact outcome through viscous dissipation of the impact momentum, here we investigate liquids with a wide range of viscosity from 0.7 to 100 cSt, to assess its effect on the regime diagram. Results show that while the regime diagram maintains its general structure, the merging regime becomes smaller for more viscous liquids and the retraction merging regime disappears when the viscosity is very high. The viscous effects are modeled and subsequently the mathematical relations for the transition boundaries are proposed which agree well with the experiments. The new expressions account for all the liquid properties and impact conditions, thus providing a powerful tool to predict and manipulate the outcome when a drop impacts on a liquid film.
76 FR 30925 - Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-27
.../startup): None. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None. Instrument: Application and Budget.../startup): None. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None. AmeriCorps\\*\\VISTA Project Progress...,800 hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None...
40 CFR 63.9565 - What definitions apply to this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... limitation (including any operating limit) in this subpart during startup, shutdown, or malfunction.... Examples include hexane, toluene, and trichloroethylene. Initial startup means the first time that equipment is put into operation. Initial startup does not include operation solely for testing equipment...
40 CFR 63.9565 - What definitions apply to this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... limitation (including any operating limit) in this subpart during startup, shutdown, or malfunction.... Examples include hexane, toluene, and trichloroethylene. Initial startup means the first time that equipment is put into operation. Initial startup does not include operation solely for testing equipment...
40 CFR 63.9565 - What definitions apply to this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... limitation (including any operating limit) in this subpart during startup, shutdown, or malfunction.... Examples include hexane, toluene, and trichloroethylene. Initial startup means the first time that equipment is put into operation. Initial startup does not include operation solely for testing equipment...
40 CFR 63.9565 - What definitions apply to this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... limitation (including any operating limit) in this subpart during startup, shutdown, or malfunction.... Examples include hexane, toluene, and trichloroethylene. Initial startup means the first time that equipment is put into operation. Initial startup does not include operation solely for testing equipment...
40 CFR 63.1354 - Reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... operator during a startup, shutdown, or malfunction of an affected source (including actions taken to correct a malfunction) are consistent with the procedures specified in the source's startup, shutdown, and... report. Reports shall only be required if a startup, shutdown, or malfunction occurred during the...
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Lejsek, David; Kulzer, André; Hammer, Jürgen
2010-11-01
The introduction of CO2-reduction technologies like Start-Stop or the Hybrid-Powertrain and the worldwide stringent emission legislation require a detailed optimization of the engine start-up. The combustion concept development as well as the calibration of the engine control unit makes an explicit thermodynamic analysis of the combustion process during the start-up necessary. Initially, the well-known thermodynamic analysis of in-cylinder pressure at stationary condition was transmitted to the highly non-stationary engine start-up. For this running mode of the engine the current models for calculation of the transient wall heat fluxes were found to be misleading. With a fraction of nearly 45% of the burned fuel energy, the wall heat is very important for the calculation of energy balance and for the combustion process analysis. Based on the measurements of transient wall heat transfer densities during the start-up presented in a former work (Lejsek and Kulzer in Investigations on the transient wall heat transfer at start-up for SI engines with gasoline direct injection. SAE Paper), the paper describes the development of adaptations to the known correlations by Woschni (MTZ 31:491, 1970), Hohenberg (Experimentelle Erfassung der Wandwärme von Kolbenmotoren. TU Graz, Habil., 1980) and Bargende (Ein Gleichungsansatz zur Berechnung der instationären Wandwärmeverluste im Hochdruckteil von Ottomotoren. TH Darmstadt, PhD-Thesis, 1991) for the application during engine start-up. To demonstrate the high accuracy of the model, the results of the cyclic resolved thermodynamic analysis using the presented novel approaches were compared with the results of the measurements. It is shown, that the novel heat flux models for the engine start-up process gives a cyclic resolved thermodynamic analysis to optimize the engine start-up pretty efficient.
Demonstration of plasma start-up by Coaxial Helicity Injection
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Raman, Roger
2003-10-01
Experimental results on the first successful transfer of a Coaxial-Helicity-Injection- (CHI)-produced discharge to inductive operation are reported. CHI assisted plasma start-up is more robust than inductive-only operation and reduces volt-seconds consumption. After hand-off for inductive operation, the initial 100 kA of CHI-produced current drops to 44 kA, then ramps up to 180 kA, using only 30 mVs, more than 30induction alone. Coupling a CHI-produced discharge to induction from a pre-charged central solenoid has produced record plasma currents of 265kA in HIT-II. CHI discharges can also be generated while the central transformer is in the process of being pre-charged, during which period it induces a negative loop voltage on the CHI discharge. Such capability is believed to be important for a short pulse burning plasma experiment that could contain a solenoid. In the latest results, which improve upon the earlier work (Raman et. al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 90, (2003) 075005-1), no transient coil currents are necessary for the CHI produced closed flux generation. This is particularly important for a reactor in which the poloidal field coils would be located outside blanket structures. Three important results are reported. First, CHI is shown to produce closed flux plasma. Second, it is shown that electrode-based CHI plasmas can be sufficiently clean for fusion research purposes. Finally, it is shown that CHI discharges, in addition to generating useful startup current, improve the performance of inductive discharges. This work was motivated by earlier experiments on HIT-II and NSTX that showed coupling of the inductive drive to the external CHI power supply circuit, instead of to the main plasma discharge. These important results were obtained on the HIT-II spherical torus experiment (R/a of 0.3/0.2m, elongation of 1.5).
From Unmet Clinical Need to Entrepreneurship: Taking Your Informatics Solution to Market
Bowles, Kathryn H.; Heil, Eric
2015-01-01
This paper will describe the process for taking a decision support solution to market as a start-up business. The nurse inventor and Co-Founder of RightCare Solutions, Inc. will share the steps from answering a clinical question, to registering an invention, creating a business plan and company, obtaining venture funding, and launching a commercial product. We will share positives about the experience such as how to get start-up funds, gaining national exposure and access to an excellent team, disseminating your work broadly, further enhancing the product, and obtaining equity, and financial rewards. We will discuss cons such as losing control, dilution of ownership, and conflict of interest. This paper will encourage nurse informaticians to think differently and learn about the steps in the process from an experienced team. PMID:24943561
A single center analysis of factors influencing study start-up timeline in clinical trials.
Krafcik, Brianna M; Doros, Gheorghe; Malikova, Marina A
2017-11-01
Efficient start-up phase in clinical trials is crucial to execution. The goal was to determine factors contributing to delays. The start-up milestones were assessed for 38 studies and analyzed. Total start-up time was shorter for following studies: device trials, no outsourcing, fewer ancillary services used and in interventional versus observational designs. The use of a centralized Institutional Review Board (IRB) versus a local IRB reduced time to approval. Studies that never enrolled took longer on average to finalize their budget/contract, and obtain IRB than ones that did enroll. Different features of clinical trials can affect timeline of start-up process. An understanding of the impact of each feature allows for optimization.
Results of the Fluid Merging Viscosity Measurement International Space Station Experiment
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Ethridge, Edwin C.; Kaukler, William; Antar, Basil
2009-01-01
The purpose of FMVM is to measure the rate of coalescence of two highly viscous liquid drops and correlate the results with the liquid viscosity and surface tension. The experiment takes advantage of the low gravitational free floating conditions in space to permit the unconstrained coalescence of two nearly spherical drops. The merging of the drops is accomplished by deploying them from a syringe and suspending them on Nomex threads followed by the astronaut s manipulation of one of the drops toward a stationary droplet till contact is achieved. Coalescence and merging occurs due to shape relaxation and reduction of surface energy, being resisted by the viscous drag within the liquid. Experiments were conducted onboard the International Space Station in July of 2004 and subsequently in May of 2005. The coalescence was recorded on video and down-linked near real-time. When the coefficient of surface tension for the liquid is known, the increase in contact radius can be used to determine the coefficient of viscosity for that liquid. The viscosity is determined by fitting the experimental speed to theoretically calculated contact radius speed for the same experimental parameters. Recent fluid dynamical numerical simulations of the coalescence process will be presented. The results are important for a better understanding of the coalescence process. The experiment is also relevant to liquid phase sintering, free form in-situ fabrication, and as a potential new method for measuring the viscosity of viscous glass formers at low shear rates.
20 CFR 632.254 - Program startup.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-04-01
... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Program startup. 632.254 Section 632.254 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs § 632.254 Program startup...
40 CFR 68.52 - Operating procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
...) Initial startup; (2) Normal operations; (3) Temporary operations; (4) Emergency shutdown and operations; (5) Normal shutdown; (6) Startup following a normal or emergency shutdown or a major change that... are updated, if necessary, whenever a major change occurs and prior to startup of the changed process. ...
20 CFR 632.254 - Program startup.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-04-01
... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Program startup. 632.254 Section 632.254 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs § 632.254 Program startup...
40 CFR 68.52 - Operating procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
...) Initial startup; (2) Normal operations; (3) Temporary operations; (4) Emergency shutdown and operations; (5) Normal shutdown; (6) Startup following a normal or emergency shutdown or a major change that... are updated, if necessary, whenever a major change occurs and prior to startup of the changed process. ...
40 CFR 68.52 - Operating procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
...) Initial startup; (2) Normal operations; (3) Temporary operations; (4) Emergency shutdown and operations; (5) Normal shutdown; (6) Startup following a normal or emergency shutdown or a major change that... are updated, if necessary, whenever a major change occurs and prior to startup of the changed process. ...
40 CFR 68.52 - Operating procedures.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
...) Initial startup; (2) Normal operations; (3) Temporary operations; (4) Emergency shutdown and operations; (5) Normal shutdown; (6) Startup following a normal or emergency shutdown or a major change that... are updated, if necessary, whenever a major change occurs and prior to startup of the changed process. ...
20 CFR 632.254 - Program startup.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-04-01
... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Program startup. 632.254 Section 632.254 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs § 632.254 Program startup...
40 CFR 63.1354 - Reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... owner or operator during a startup, shutdown, or malfunction of an affected source (including actions taken to correct a malfunction) are consistent with the procedures specified in the source's startup... information in a semiannual report. Reports shall only be required if a startup, shutdown, or malfunction...
40 CFR 52.1183 - Visibility protection.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... excess emissions that occurs during startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions of the unit, the nature and... that occurs during startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions of the unit, the nature and cause of any... startup, shutdown, and malfunction. (viii) All CEMS required by this section must meet the minimum data...
Yu, Hongguang; Wang, Qiaoying; Wang, Zhiwei; Sahinkaya, Erkan; Li, Yongli; Ma, Jinxing; Wu, Zhichao
2014-01-01
An anaerobic dynamic membrane digester (ADMD) was developed to digest waste sludge, and pyrosequencing was used to analyze the variations of the bacterial and archaeal communities during the start-up. Results showed that bacterial community richness decreased and then increased over time, while bacterial diversity remained almost the same during the start-up. Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were the major phyla. At the class level, Betaproteobacteria was the most abundant at the end of start-up, followed by Sphingobacteria. In the archaeal community, richness and diversity peaked at the end of the start-up stage. Principle component and cluster analyses demonstrated that archaeal consortia experienced a distinct shift and became stable after day 38. Methanomicrobiales and Methanosarcinales were the two predominant orders. Further investigations indicated that Methanolinea and Methanosaeta were responsible for methane production in the ADMD system. Hydrogenotrophic pathways might prevail over acetoclastic means for methanogenesis during the start-up, supported by specific methanogenic activity tests. PMID:24695488
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Yang, G.; Stark, B. H.; Burrow, S. G.; Hollis, S. J.
2014-11-01
This paper demonstrates the use of passive voltage multipliers for rapid start-up of sub-milliwatt electromagnetic energy harvesting systems. The work describes circuit optimization to make as short as possible the transition from completely depleted energy storage to the first powering-up of an actively controlled switched-mode converter. The dependency of the start-up time on component parameters and topologies is derived by simulation and experimentation. The resulting optimized multiplier design reduces the start-up time from several minutes to 1 second. An additional improvement uses the inherent cascade structure of the voltage multiplier to power sub-systems at different voltages. This multi-rail start-up is shown to reduce the circuit losses of the active converter by 72% with respect to the optimized single-rail system. The experimental results provide insight into the multiplier's transient behaviour, including circuit interactions, in a complete harvesting system, and offer important information to optimize voltage multipliers for rapid start-up.
Regional cooperation in transportation planning.
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2012-02-01
As Floridas urbanized areas grow and merge, : neighboring jurisdictions experience interrelated : problems and opportunities, and regional : cooperation becomes an imperative. In the : transportation sector, Floridas metropolitan : planning org...
Wang, Chao; Cen, Kefa; Ni, Mingjiang; Li, Xiaodong
2018-01-01
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDD/F) emission characteristics and vapour/particulate phase partitions under three continued operation conditions, i.e. shut-down, start-up and after start-up, were investigated by sampling stack gas. The results indicated that the PCDD/F emission levels were 0.40–18.03 ng I-TEQ Nm−3, much higher than the annual monitoring level (0.016 ng I-TEQ Nm−3). Additionally, the PCDD/F emission levels in start-up were higher than the other two conditions. Furthermore, the PCDD/F congener profiles differed markedly between shut-down and start-up, and the chlorination degree of PCDD/F increased in shut-down and decreased evidently in start-up. Moreover, PCDD/F vapour/particulate phase distributions varied significantly under three transient conditions. The PCDD/F vapour phase proportion decreased as the shut-down process continued, then increased as the start-up process proceeded, finally more than 98% of the PCDD/F congeners were distributed in the vapour phase after start-up. The correlations between log(Cv/Cs) versus log pL0 of each PCDD/F congener in stack gas were disorganized in shut-down, and trend to a linear distribution after start-up. Besides, polychlorinated biphenyl emissions show behaviour similar to that of PCDD/F, and the lower chlorinated congeners have a stronger relationship with 2,3,7,8-PCDD/Fs, such as M1CB and D2CB. PMID:29410821
Characteristics of dioxin emissions at startup and shutdown of MSW incinerators.
Tejima, Hajime; Nishigaki, Masahide; Fujita, Yasuyuki; Matsumoto, Akihiro; Takeda, Nobuo; Takaoka, Masaki
2007-01-01
Dioxin concentrations from municipal waste incinerators in Japan and elsewhere often show low concentrations that comply with legal limits (in this paper, the term "dioxin" designates WHO-TEQ: PCDD/Fs+dioxin-like PCB). However, such data is usually generated under normal steady state operational conditions, and there has been little investigation of releases occurring during startup and shutdown. It is important, therefore, to ascertain quantitatively emissions in an unsteady state (startup and shutdown) in order to correctly evaluate the relationship between emissions from a facility and the surrounding environment. The present study aimed to examine dioxin emissions of a continuously operated incinerator at startup and shutdown, and estimating the time period of greatest emission, and the processes causing dioxin generation. The startup process was divided into five stages and the shutdown into two; at each stage, dioxins in the flue gas were measured at the boiler outlet and the stack. From the concentration of dioxins and the flue gas volume at each stage, the amount of dioxins at startup and shutdown were calculated, and these were compared with that under steady state conditions. Dioxin concentration at the stack under steady state conditions was a very low level, while those at startup and shutdown were higher. In the case where dioxin concentration under a steady state is a low level like in this study, it is indicated that the total annual dioxin emission from a facility could be attributed to the startup periods.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Bae, Y. S.; Jeong, J. H.; Park, S. I.; Joung, M.; Kim, J. H.; Hahn, S. H.; Yoon, S. W.; Yang, H. L.; Kim, W. C.; Oh, Y. K.; England, A. C.; Namkung, W.; Cho, M. H.; Jackson, G. L.; Bak, J. S.; KSTAR Team
2009-02-01
This letter reports on the successful demonstration of the second harmonic electron cyclotron heating (ECH)-assisted startup in the first plasma experiments recently completed in the fully superconducting Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device whose major and minor radii are 1.8 m and 0.5 m, respectively. For the second harmonic ECH-assisted startup, an 84 GHz EC wave at 0.35 MW was launched before the onset of the toroidal electric field of the Ohmic system. And it was observed that this was sufficient to achieve breakdown in the ECH pre-ionization phase, allow burn-through and sustain the plasma during the current ramp with a low loop voltage of 2.0 V and a corresponding toroidal electric field of 0.24 V m-1at the innermost vacuum vessel wall (R = 1.3 m). This is a lower value than 0.3 Vm-1 which is the maximum electric field in ITER. Due to the limited volt-seconds and the loop voltage of the Ohmic power system, the extended pulse duration of the ECH power up to 180 ms allowed the plasma current to rise up to more than 100 kA with a ramp-up rate of 0.8 MA s-1.
Zhao, Shanguo; Xu, Guoying; Wang, Ning; Zhang, Xiaosong
2018-01-28
The solar gravity heat pipe has been widely used for solar thermal water heating because of its high efficient heat transfer and thermal diode characteristics. Operated on fluctuant and low intensity solar radiation conditions, a solar gravity heat pipe may frequently start up. This severely affects its solar collection performance. To enhance the thermal performance of the solar gravity heat pipe, this study proposes using graphene/water nanofluid as the working fluid instead of deionized water. The stability of the prepared graphene/water nanofluid added with PVP was firstly investigated to obtain the optimum mass ratios of the added dispersant. Thermophysical properties-including the thermal conductivity and viscosity-of nanofluid with various graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) concentrations were measured at different temperatures for further analysis. Furthermore, based on the operational evaluation on a single heat pipe's start-up process, the performance of nanofluid-enhanced solar gravity heat pipes using different concentrations of GNPs were compared by using water heating experiments. Results indicated that the use of 0.05 wt % graphene/water nanofluid instead of water could achieve a 15.1% and 10.7% reduction in start-up time under 30 and 60 W input heating conditions, respectively. Consequently, a higher thermal efficiency for solar collection could be expected.
Zhao, Shanguo; Xu, Guoying; Wang, Ning; Zhang, Xiaosong
2018-01-01
The solar gravity heat pipe has been widely used for solar thermal water heating because of its high efficient heat transfer and thermal diode characteristics. Operated on fluctuant and low intensity solar radiation conditions, a solar gravity heat pipe may frequently start up. This severely affects its solar collection performance. To enhance the thermal performance of the solar gravity heat pipe, this study proposes using graphene/water nanofluid as the working fluid instead of deionized water. The stability of the prepared graphene/water nanofluid added with PVP was firstly investigated to obtain the optimum mass ratios of the added dispersant. Thermophysical properties—including the thermal conductivity and viscosity—of nanofluid with various graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) concentrations were measured at different temperatures for further analysis. Furthermore, based on the operational evaluation on a single heat pipe’s start-up process, the performance of nanofluid-enhanced solar gravity heat pipes using different concentrations of GNPs were compared by using water heating experiments. Results indicated that the use of 0.05 wt % graphene/water nanofluid instead of water could achieve a 15.1% and 10.7% reduction in start-up time under 30 and 60 W input heating conditions, respectively. Consequently, a higher thermal efficiency for solar collection could be expected. PMID:29382094
Li, Xuanxuan; Spence, John C. H.; Hogue, Brenda G.; ...
2017-09-22
X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) provide new opportunities for structure determination of biomolecules, viruses and nanomaterials. With unprecedented peak brilliance and ultra-short pulse duration, XFELs can tolerate higher X-ray doses by exploiting the femtosecond-scale exposure time, and can thus go beyond the resolution limits achieved with conventional X-ray diffraction imaging techniques. Using XFELs, it is possible to collect scattering information from single particles at high resolution, however particle heterogeneity and unknown orientations complicate data merging in three-dimensional space. Using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), synthetic inorganic nanocrystals with a core–shell architecture were used as a model system for proof-of-principle coherentmore » diffractive single-particle imaging experiments. To deal with the heterogeneity of the core–shell particles, new computational methods have been developed to extract the particle size and orientation from the scattering data to assist data merging. The size distribution agrees with that obtained by electron microscopy and the merged data support a model with a core–shell architecture.« less
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Li, Xuanxuan; Spence, John C. H.; Hogue, Brenda G.
X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) provide new opportunities for structure determination of biomolecules, viruses and nanomaterials. With unprecedented peak brilliance and ultra-short pulse duration, XFELs can tolerate higher X-ray doses by exploiting the femtosecond-scale exposure time, and can thus go beyond the resolution limits achieved with conventional X-ray diffraction imaging techniques. Using XFELs, it is possible to collect scattering information from single particles at high resolution, however particle heterogeneity and unknown orientations complicate data merging in three-dimensional space. Using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), synthetic inorganic nanocrystals with a core–shell architecture were used as a model system for proof-of-principle coherentmore » diffractive single-particle imaging experiments. To deal with the heterogeneity of the core–shell particles, new computational methods have been developed to extract the particle size and orientation from the scattering data to assist data merging. The size distribution agrees with that obtained by electron microscopy and the merged data support a model with a core–shell architecture.« less
40 CFR 63.2862 - What records must I keep?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
...) initial startup period or the § 63.2850(e)(2) malfunction period. Complete both plans before the... such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup period, malfunction period, or exempt operation... inventory. (ii) The operating status of your source such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup...
40 CFR 63.2862 - What records must I keep?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
...) initial startup period or the § 63.2850(e)(2) malfunction period. Complete both plans before the... such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup period, malfunction period, or exempt operation... inventory. (ii) The operating status of your source such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup...
40 CFR 63.2862 - What records must I keep?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
...) initial startup period or the § 63.2850(e)(2) malfunction period. Complete both plans before the... such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup period, malfunction period, or exempt operation... inventory. (ii) The operating status of your source such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup...
40 CFR 63.1164 - Reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... written extension of compliance. (c) Periodic startup, shutdown, and malfunction reports. Section 63.6(e... by the standard at all times, including during any period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction...)(3) of subpart A of this part, the owner or operator shall develop a written startup, shutdown, and...
40 CFR 63.1164 - Reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... written extension of compliance. (c) Periodic startup, shutdown, and malfunction reports. Section 63.6(e... by the standard at all times, including during any period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction...)(3) of subpart A of this part, the owner or operator shall develop a written startup, shutdown, and...
40 CFR 63.1164 - Reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... written extension of compliance. (c) Periodic startup, shutdown, and malfunction reports. Section 63.6(e... by the standard at all times, including during any period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction...)(3) of subpart A of this part, the owner or operator shall develop a written startup, shutdown, and...
40 CFR 63.2862 - What records must I keep?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
...) initial startup period or the § 63.2850(e)(2) malfunction period. Complete both plans before the... such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup period, malfunction period, or exempt operation... inventory. (ii) The operating status of your source such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup...
40 CFR 63.2862 - What records must I keep?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
...) initial startup period or the § 63.2850(e)(2) malfunction period. Complete both plans before the... such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup period, malfunction period, or exempt operation... inventory. (ii) The operating status of your source such as normal operation, nonoperating, initial startup...
Regional cooperation in transportation planning : [summary].
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2012-01-01
As Floridas urbanized areas grow and merge, : neighboring jurisdictions experience interrelated : problems and opportunities, and regional : cooperation becomes an imperative. In the : transportation sector, Floridas metropolitan : planning org...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... to minimize emissions from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. 270.235 Section 270.235... from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. (a) Facilities with existing permits—(1) Revisions to... from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events under any of the following options when requesting...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... to minimize emissions from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. 270.235 Section 270.235... from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. (a) Facilities with existing permits—(1) Revisions to... from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events under any of the following options when requesting...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... to minimize emissions from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. 270.235 Section 270.235... from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. (a) Facilities with existing permits—(1) Revisions to... from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events under any of the following options when requesting...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... to minimize emissions from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. 270.235 Section 270.235... from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events. (a) Facilities with existing permits—(1) Revisions to... from startup, shutdown, and malfunction events under any of the following options when requesting...
40 CFR 52.271 - Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. 52.271 Section 52.271 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS California § 52.271 Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. (a)...
40 CFR 52.271 - Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. 52.271 Section 52.271 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS California § 52.271 Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. (a)...
40 CFR 52.271 - Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. 52.271 Section 52.271 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS California § 52.271 Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. (a)...
40 CFR 52.271 - Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. 52.271 Section 52.271 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS California § 52.271 Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. (a)...
40 CFR 52.271 - Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. 52.271 Section 52.271 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS California § 52.271 Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations. (a)...
40 CFR 63.11506 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... startup date is on or before July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart... startup date is after July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11422 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... later than July 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16, 2007, you must... startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.2860 - What notifications must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
.... (2) The notification of actual startup date must also include whether you have elected to operate under an initial startup period subject to § 63.2850(c)(2) and provide an estimate and justification for the anticipated duration of the initial startup period. (c) Significant modification notifications...
40 CFR 63.11506 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... startup date is on or before July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart... startup date is after July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR Table 15 to Subpart Xxxx of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions consistent with your startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan, the compliance report must include the information... requirements for annual reporting in § 63.6010(f). 2. Immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction report if...
40 CFR 63.1351 - Compliance dates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... that commenced construction before or on March 24, 1998, or (2) June 14, 1999 or startup for sources..., or (2) Startup for sources that commenced construction after December 20, 2006. (c) The compliance... September 9, 2013. (d) The compliance date for new sources is November 9, 2010 or startup, whichever is...
40 CFR 63.1351 - Compliance dates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... that commenced construction before or on March 24, 1998, or (2) June 14, 1999 or startup for sources..., or (2) Startup for sources that commenced construction after December 20, 2006. (c) The compliance... September 9, 2013. (d) The compliance date for new sources is November 9, 2010 or startup, whichever is...
40 CFR 63.11506 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... startup date is on or before July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart... startup date is after July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-08
... SIP Calls To Amend Provisions Applying to Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown, and... SIP Calls to Amend Provisions Applying to Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown, and... Amend Provisions Applying to Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction...
40 CFR 63.11422 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... later than July 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16, 2007, you must... startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11506 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... startup date is on or before July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart... startup date is after July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.2860 - What notifications must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
.... (2) The notification of actual startup date must also include whether you have elected to operate under an initial startup period subject to § 63.2850(c)(2) and provide an estimate and justification for the anticipated duration of the initial startup period. (c) Significant modification notifications...
40 CFR 63.1351 - Compliance dates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... or startup for sources that commenced construction after March 24, 1998. (b) The compliance date for... before or on December 20, 2006, or (2) Startup for sources that commenced construction after December 20... compliance date for new sources is February 12, 2013, or startup, whichever is later. (e) The compliance date...
40 CFR 63.1351 - Compliance dates.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... or startup for sources that commenced construction after March 24, 1998. (b) The compliance date for... before or on December 20, 2006, or (2) Startup for sources that commenced construction after December 20... compliance date for new sources is February 12, 2013, or startup, whichever is later. (e) The compliance date...
40 CFR 63.11641 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... startup of your affected source is on or before February 17, 2011, you must comply with the provisions of... initial startup of your affected source is after February 17, 2011, you must comply with the provisions of this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11422 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... later than July 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16, 2007, you must... startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11641 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... startup of your affected source is on or before February 17, 2011, you must comply with the provisions of... initial startup of your affected source is after February 17, 2011, you must comply with the provisions of this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11641 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... startup of your affected source is on or before February 17, 2011, you must comply with the provisions of... initial startup of your affected source is after February 17, 2011, you must comply with the provisions of this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.2860 - What notifications must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
.... (2) The notification of actual startup date must also include whether you have elected to operate under an initial startup period subject to § 63.2850(c)(2) and provide an estimate and justification for the anticipated duration of the initial startup period. (c) Significant modification notifications...
40 CFR 63.11422 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... later than July 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16, 2007, you must... startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11422 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... later than July 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16, 2007, you must... startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11641 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... startup of your affected source is on or before February 17, 2011, you must comply with the provisions of... initial startup of your affected source is after February 17, 2011, you must comply with the provisions of this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11506 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... startup date is on or before July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart... startup date is after July 1, 2008, you must achieve compliance with the provisions of this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 65.48 - Reporting provisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
...) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE Storage Vessels § 65.48 Reporting provisions. (a) Notification of initial startup. If § 65.5(b) requires that a notification of initial startup be filed, then the content of the notification of initial startup shall at least include the information specified in § 65.5(b) and the...
40 CFR 63.366 - Reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... of (initial) startup of the source. (8) The type and quantity of hazardous air pollutants emitted by.... New or reconstructed sources subject to these emissions standards with an initial startup date before... application shall be submitted as soon as practicable before the initial startup date but no later than 60...
40 CFR 63.8635 - What reports must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... of report and beginning and ending dates of the reporting period. (4) If you had a startup, shutdown... section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, malfunction, and routine control device maintenance... (e)(1) through (13) of this section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, malfunction, and...
40 CFR 65.48 - Reporting provisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
...) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE Storage Vessels § 65.48 Reporting provisions. (a) Notification of initial startup. If § 65.5(b) requires that a notification of initial startup be filed, then the content of the notification of initial startup shall at least include the information specified in § 65.5(b) and the...
26 CFR 1.860A-0 - Outline of REMIC provisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-04-01
... REMIC return. (1) In general. (2) REMIC whose startup day is before November 10, 1988. (i) In general. (ii) Startup day. (iii) Exception. (d) Designation of tax matters person. (e) Notice to holders of.... (4) Fixed terms on the startup day. (5) Contingencies prohibited. (b) Special rules for regular...
40 CFR 63.10 - Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... relevant records for such source of— (i) The occurrence and duration of each startup or shutdown when the startup or shutdown causes the source to exceed any applicable emission limitation in the relevant... startup or shutdown when the source exceeded applicable emission limitations in a relevant standard and...
40 CFR 63.1367 - Recordkeeping requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
...) of subpart A of this part. (3) Startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan. The owner or operator of an affected source shall develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan as specified in § 63.6(e)(3... during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction and a program for corrective action for a...
40 CFR 61.33 - Stack sampling.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... which has an initial startup date preceding February 27, 2014; or (2) Within 90 days of startup in the case of a new source which did not have an initial startup date preceding February 27, 2014. (b) The... relative frequency of operation of different types of processes, operating hours, operating capacities, or...
40 CFR 63.10 - Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... relevant records for such source of— (i) The occurrence and duration of each startup or shutdown when the startup or shutdown causes the source to exceed any applicable emission limitation in the relevant... startup or shutdown when the source exceeded applicable emission limitations in a relevant standard and...
26 CFR 1.860A-0 - Outline of REMIC provisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-04-01
... REMIC return. (1) In general. (2) REMIC whose startup day is before November 10, 1988. (i) In general. (ii) Startup day. (iii) Exception. (d) Designation of tax matters person. (e) Notice to holders of.... (4) Fixed terms on the startup day. (5) Contingencies prohibited. (b) Special rules for regular...
40 CFR 63.8635 - What reports must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... of report and beginning and ending dates of the reporting period. (4) If you had a startup, shutdown... section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, malfunction, and routine control device maintenance... (e)(1) through (13) of this section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, malfunction, and...
40 CFR 63.1346 - Operating limits for kilns.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
..., is not exceeded, except during periods of startup and shutdown when the temperature limit may be... not exceeded, except during periods of startup/shutdown when the temperature limit may be exceeded by... periods of startup/shutdown when the temperature limit may be exceeded by no more than 10 percent. (b) The...
40 CFR 63.10 - Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... relevant records for such source of— (i) The occurrence and duration of each startup or shutdown when the startup or shutdown causes the source to exceed any applicable emission limitation in the relevant... startup or shutdown when the source exceeded applicable emission limitations in a relevant standard and...
40 CFR 63.10 - Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... relevant records for such source of— (i) The occurrence and duration of each startup or shutdown when the startup or shutdown causes the source to exceed any applicable emission limitation in the relevant... startup or shutdown when the source exceeded applicable emission limitations in a relevant standard and...
40 CFR 63.8635 - What reports must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... of report and beginning and ending dates of the reporting period. (4) If you had a startup, shutdown... section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, malfunction, and routine control device maintenance... (e)(1) through (13) of this section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, malfunction, and...
40 CFR 63.1346 - Operating limits for kilns.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... not exceeded, except during periods of startup/shutdown when the temperature limit may be exceeded by..., except during periods of startup/shutdown when the temperature limit may be exceeded by no more than 10... performance test, with or without the raw mill operating, is not exceeded, except during periods of startup...
40 CFR 65.48 - Reporting provisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
...) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE Storage Vessels § 65.48 Reporting provisions. (a) Notification of initial startup. If § 65.5(b) requires that a notification of initial startup be filed, then the content of the notification of initial startup shall at least include the information specified in § 65.5(b) and the...
40 CFR 63.1346 - Operating limits for kilns.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... not exceeded, except during periods of startup/shutdown when the temperature limit may be exceeded by..., except during periods of startup/shutdown when the temperature limit may be exceeded by no more than 10... performance test, with or without the raw mill operating, is not exceeded, except during periods of startup...
40 CFR 65.48 - Reporting provisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
...) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE Storage Vessels § 65.48 Reporting provisions. (a) Notification of initial startup. If § 65.5(b) requires that a notification of initial startup be filed, then the content of the notification of initial startup shall at least include the information specified in § 65.5(b) and the...
40 CFR 63.366 - Reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... of (initial) startup of the source. (8) The type and quantity of hazardous air pollutants emitted by.... New or reconstructed sources subject to these emissions standards with an initial startup date before... application shall be submitted as soon as practicable before the initial startup date but no later than 60...
40 CFR 63.366 - Reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... of (initial) startup of the source. (8) The type and quantity of hazardous air pollutants emitted by.... New or reconstructed sources subject to these emissions standards with an initial startup date before... application shall be submitted as soon as practicable before the initial startup date but no later than 60...
40 CFR 63.1346 - Operating limits for kilns.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
..., is not exceeded, except during periods of startup and shutdown when the temperature limit may be... not exceeded, except during periods of startup/shutdown when the temperature limit may be exceeded by... periods of startup/shutdown when the temperature limit may be exceeded by no more than 10 percent. (b) The...
40 CFR 63.366 - Reporting requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... of (initial) startup of the source. (8) The type and quantity of hazardous air pollutants emitted by.... New or reconstructed sources subject to these emissions standards with an initial startup date before... application shall be submitted as soon as practicable before the initial startup date but no later than 60...
40 CFR 63.8635 - What reports must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... of report and beginning and ending dates of the reporting period. (4) If you had a startup, shutdown... section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, malfunction, and routine control device maintenance... (e)(1) through (13) of this section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, malfunction, and...
40 CFR 65.48 - Reporting provisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
...) CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL AIR RULE Storage Vessels § 65.48 Reporting provisions. (a) Notification of initial startup. If § 65.5(b) requires that a notification of initial startup be filed, then the content of the notification of initial startup shall at least include the information specified in § 65.5(b) and the...
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Berlin, V. V., E-mail: vberlin@rinet.ru; Murav’ev, O. A., E-mail: muraviov1954@mail.ru; Golubev, A. V., E-mail: electronik@inbox.ru
Aspects of the startup of pumping units in the cooling and process water supply systems for thermal and nuclear power plants with cooling towers, the startup stages, and the limits imposed on the extreme parameters during transients are discussed.
"Size Matters": Women in High Tech Start-Ups
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Lackritz, Hilary
2001-03-01
For those who want constant excitement, change, and rapid opportunities to have an impact in the technical world, start-up companies offer wonderful challenges. This talk will focus realistically on rewards and risks in the start-up world. An outline of the differences between the high tech start-ups and the academic and consulting worlds from a personal viewpoint will be presented. Size usually does matter, and in this case, small size can equal independence, entrepreneurship, and other advantages that are hard to come by in Dilbert’s corporate world.
Mathematical modeling and analysis of heat pipe start-up from the frozen state
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Jang, Jong Hoon; Faghri, Amir; Chang, Won Soon; Mahefkey, Edward T.
1989-01-01
The start-up process of a frozen heat pipe is described and a complete mathematical model for the start-up of the frozen heat pipe is developed based on the existing experimental data, which is simplified and solved numerically. The two-dimensional transient model for the wall and wick is coupled with the one-dimensional transient model for the vapor flow when vaporization and condensation occur at the interface. A parametric study is performed to examine the effect of the boundary specification at the surface of the outer wall on the successful start-up from the frozen state. For successful start-up, the boundary specification at the outer wall surface must melt the working substance in the condenser before dry-out takes place in the evaporator.
Mathematical modeling and analysis of heat pipe start-up from the frozen state
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Jang, J. H.; Faghri, A.; Chang, W. S.; Mahefkey, E. T.
1990-01-01
The start-up process of a frozen heat pipe is described and a complete mathematical model for the start-up of the frozen heat pipe is developed based on the existing experimental data, which is simplified and solved numerically. The two-dimensional transient model for the wall and wick is coupled with the one-dimensional transient model for the vapor flow when vaporization and condensation occur at the interface. A parametric study is performed to examine the effect of the boundary specification at the surface of the outer wall on the successful start-up from the frozen state. For successful start-up, the boundary specification at the outer wall surface must melt the working substance in the condenser before dry-out takes place in the evaporator.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Coyle, H. Elizabeth; Ellinger, Andrea
2003-01-01
Cases of four female entrepreneurs produced seven themes related to the meaning of change resulting from business start-up: definition of the transition experience within a connected self, precursors and readiness, support of informal networks, traits, risk-taking behaviors, motivations, and decision making. The results imply that entrepreneurship…
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Curley, Martin; Formica, Piero
2008-01-01
High-expectation start-ups are firms launched by entrepreneurs with high ambitions for growth. The encounter between new technology and entrepreneurship that characterizes such new ventures has a significant impact on the nature and speed of economic development, driving the growth of high-technology industries and helping to make the economic…
Plans, providers experimenting with outbound call programs for Medicare risk seniors.
1997-10-01
Putting a new spin on health care call centers: They've been used for commercial and Medicaid populations, but now plans and providers are testing the call center concept among their Medicare seniors. And while it may hold great promise for controlling utilization, there are big start-up costs and serious liability concerns.
An Investigation into University Extra-Curricular Enterprise Support Provision
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Preedy, Sarah; Jones, Paul
2015-01-01
Purpose: The employment market means students need to be equipped with wide-ranging enterprising skills and experience. With small- and medium-sized enterprises crucial to the health of the UK economy providing graduates with the skills to start-up their own business is also of increasing pertinence. The purpose of this paper is to analyse…
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Dyer, W. Gibb, Jr.
This book presents the personal, professional, and family dilemmas that entrepreneurs face at each stage of their careers and discusses strategies to manage such problems successfully. The material was gathered in the following ways: (1) interviews with 14 entrepreneurs; (2) 70 case studies of entrepreneurial firms; (3) analysis of biographies of…
Starting Labor-Management Quality of Work Life Programs.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Brower, Michael
This report summarizes the experiences of the Massachusetts Quality of Working Life Center in assisting the attempted and actual start-up of a number of quality of work life (QWL) programs in 1976 and 1977 and in providing ongoing assistance. Lessons learned by the three sites the center launched, other sites, as well as those sites that chose not…
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Curley, Martin; Formica, Piero
2013-01-01
The role of universities is changing. In the last century the primary focus of universities was on education and research, with the key goals of creating and diffusing information and knowledge. A third and equally important role is now emerging, with its accompanying expectations and responsibilities -- that of value creation. "Value"…
Navigating the Interface between Design Education and Fashion Business Start-up
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Mills, Colleen E.
2012-01-01
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the interface between design education and business start-up in the designer fashion industry (DFI) and provide a new framework for reflecting on ways to improve design education and graduates' business start-up preparedness. Design/methodology/approach: This interpretive study employed…
Help Wanted: Exploring the Value of Entrepreneurial Mentoring at Start-Up
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Brodie, Jacqueline; Van Saane, Sebastiaan Huib; Osowska, Renata
2017-01-01
The purpose of the research presented in this article was to investigate the added value of mentoring for entrepreneurs during the start-up phase. This small-scale exploratory research focused on five start-up entrepreneurs in Scotland to determine the entrepreneurs' perceptions regarding the "added" value of their mentoring support. To…
The Phenomenon of Business Start-Ups.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Melis, Africa
1990-01-01
A study of four European countries (France, United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain) was conducted to gather data on the business start-up process and its impact on the generation of jobs, small business start-up support programs, training and counseling programs, and characteristics of successful business starters. (The original aim of the study was to…
40 CFR 63.2233 - When do I have to comply with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... section, whichever is applicable. (1) If the initial startup of your affected source is before September... initial startup of your affected source is after September 28, 2004, then you must comply with the... in this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. (b) If you have an existing affected...
40 CFR Table 14 to Subpart Wwww of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
....5910(b). c. The information in § 63.10(d)(5)(i) if you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period, and you took actions consistent with your startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan Semiannually according to the requirements in § 63.5910(b). 2. An immediate startup, shutdown, and...
40 CFR 63.11401 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... July 16, 2007. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart not later than July 16, 2007. (c) If you startup a... this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR Table 15 to Subpart Xxxx of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... reporting in § 63.6010(f). c. If you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions consistent with your startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan, the compliance report....6010(b), unless you meet the requirements for annual reporting in § 63.6010(f). 2. Immediate startup...
40 CFR Table 7 to Subpart Aaaaa of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
.... If you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions...) Semiannually according to the requirements in § 63.7131(b). 2. An immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction report if you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction during the reporting period that is not consistent...
40 CFR Table 7 to Subpart Aaaaa of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
.... If you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions...) Semiannually according to the requirements in § 63.7131(b). 2. An immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction report if you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction during the reporting period that is not consistent...
40 CFR 63.11408 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... subpart not later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and...
40 CFR 63.11401 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... July 16, 2007. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart not later than July 16, 2007. (c) If you startup a... this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11408 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... subpart not later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and...
40 CFR 63.7720 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... operation and maintenance requirements in this subpart at all times, except during periods of startup... process and emissions control equipment. (c) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan according to the provisions in § 63.6(e)(3). The startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan also must...
40 CFR 63.11394 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... subpart no later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance...
40 CFR Table 7 to Subpart Aaaaa of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
.... If you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions...) Semiannually according to the requirements in § 63.7131(b). 2. An immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction report if you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction during the reporting period that is not consistent...
40 CFR 63.11408 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... subpart not later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and...
40 CFR 63.11154 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... Applicability and Compliance Dates § 63.11154 What are my compliance dates? (a) If you startup a new affected... subpart not later than January 23, 2007. (b) If you startup a new affected source after January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your...
40 CFR 63.11408 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... subpart not later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and...
40 CFR 63.2233 - When do I have to comply with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... section, whichever is applicable. (1) If the initial startup of your affected source is before September... initial startup of your affected source is after September 28, 2004, then you must comply with the... in this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. (b) If you have an existing affected...
40 CFR 63.1191 - What notifications must I submit?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... becomes a major source. (2) A source that has an initial startup before the effective date of the standard. (3) A new or reconstructed source that has an initial startup after the effective date of the... major source or reconstruct a major source where the initial startup of the new or reconstructed source...
40 CFR 63.1570 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... control equipment. (d) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan (SSMP) according... includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. You also must report each instance in which you did...), deviations that occur during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are not violations if you...
40 CFR 63.11154 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... Applicability and Compliance Dates § 63.11154 What are my compliance dates? (a) If you startup a new affected... subpart not later than January 23, 2007. (b) If you startup a new affected source after January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your...
40 CFR 63.2233 - When do I have to comply with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... section, whichever is applicable. (1) If the initial startup of your affected source is before September... initial startup of your affected source is after September 28, 2004, then you must comply with the... in this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. (b) If you have an existing affected...
40 CFR 63.11394 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... subpart no later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... startup, shutdown, and malfunction. These instances are deviations from the emission limits, operating... during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are not violations if you demonstrate to the... determine whether deviations that occur during a period you identify as a startup, shutdown, or malfunction...
40 CFR 63.11394 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... subpart no later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance...
40 CFR Table 14 to Subpart Wwww of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
....5910(b). c. The information in § 63.10(d)(5)(i) if you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period, and you took actions consistent with your startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan Semiannually according to the requirements in § 63.5910(b). 2. An immediate startup, shutdown, and...
40 CFR 63.11394 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... subpart no later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance...
40 CFR 63.7720 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... operation and maintenance requirements in this subpart at all times, except during periods of startup... process and emissions control equipment. (c) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan according to the provisions in § 63.6(e)(3). The startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan also must...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... to you. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. These instances are deviations... during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are not violations if you demonstrate to the... determine whether deviations that occur during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are violations...
40 CFR Table 7 to Subpart Aaaaa of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
.... If you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions...) Semiannually according to the requirements in § 63.7131(b). 2. An immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction report if you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction during the reporting period that is not consistent...
40 CFR 63.7720 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... operation and maintenance requirements in this subpart at all times, except during periods of startup... process and emissions control equipment. (c) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan according to the provisions in § 63.6(e)(3). The startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan also must...
40 CFR 63.11161 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... subpart by January 23, 2007. If you startup a new sintering machine at an existing affected source after... than 180 days after startup. (b) If you have a new affected source, you must achieve compliance with...) If you startup a new affected source on or before January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with...
40 CFR 63.11401 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... July 16, 2007. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart not later than July 16, 2007. (c) If you startup a... this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.11161 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... subpart by January 23, 2007. If you startup a new sintering machine at an existing affected source after... than 180 days after startup. (b) If you have a new affected source, you must achieve compliance with...) If you startup a new affected source on or before January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with...
40 CFR Table 15 to Subpart Xxxx of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... reporting in § 63.6010(f). c. If you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions consistent with your startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan, the compliance report....6010(b), unless you meet the requirements for annual reporting in § 63.6010(f). 2. Immediate startup...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... startup, shutdown, and malfunction. These instances are deviations from the emission limits, operating... during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are not violations if you demonstrate to the... determine whether deviations that occur during a period you identify as a startup, shutdown, or malfunction...
40 CFR 63.11429 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart by July 16, 2007. (b) If you startup... provisions in this subpart not later than July 16, 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart upon initial startup...
40 CFR 63.1191 - What notifications must I submit?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... becomes a major source. (2) A source that has an initial startup before the effective date of the standard. (3) A new or reconstructed source that has an initial startup after the effective date of the... major source or reconstruct a major source where the initial startup of the new or reconstructed source...
40 CFR 63.1570 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... control equipment. (d) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan (SSMP) according... includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. You also must report each instance in which you did...), deviations that occur during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are not violations if you...
40 CFR 63.1570 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... control equipment. (d) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan (SSMP) according... includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. You also must report each instance in which you did...), deviations that occur during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are not violations if you...
40 CFR 63.11401 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... July 16, 2007. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart not later than July 16, 2007. (c) If you startup a... this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance Requirements ...
40 CFR 63.7720 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... operation and maintenance requirements in this subpart at all times, except during periods of startup... process and emissions control equipment. (c) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan according to the provisions in § 63.6(e)(3). The startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan also must...
40 CFR 63.11154 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Applicability and Compliance Dates § 63.11154 What are my compliance dates? (a) If you startup a new affected... subpart not later than January 23, 2007. (b) If you startup a new affected source after January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your...
40 CFR 63.11154 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Applicability and Compliance Dates § 63.11154 What are my compliance dates? (a) If you startup a new affected... subpart not later than January 23, 2007. (b) If you startup a new affected source after January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your...
40 CFR 63.11394 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... subpart no later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the provisions in this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and Compliance...
40 CFR 63.11429 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart by July 16, 2007. (b) If you startup... provisions in this subpart not later than July 16, 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart upon initial startup...
40 CFR 63.11161 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... subpart by January 23, 2007. If you startup a new sintering machine at an existing affected source after... than 180 days after startup. (b) If you have a new affected source, you must achieve compliance with...) If you startup a new affected source on or before January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with...
40 CFR Table 7 to Subpart Aaaaa of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
.... If you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions...) Semiannually according to the requirements in § 63.7131(b). 2. An immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction report if you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction during the reporting period that is not consistent...
40 CFR 63.2233 - When do I have to comply with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... section, whichever is applicable. (1) If the initial startup of your affected source is before September... initial startup of your affected source is after September 28, 2004, then you must comply with the... in this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. (b) If you have an existing affected...
40 CFR 63.1570 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... control equipment. (d) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan (SSMP) according... includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. You also must report each instance in which you did...), deviations that occur during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are not violations if you...
40 CFR 63.11429 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart by July 16, 2007. (b) If you startup... provisions in this subpart not later than July 16, 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart upon initial startup...
40 CFR 63.1191 - What notifications must I submit?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... becomes a major source. (2) A source that has an initial startup before the effective date of the standard. (3) A new or reconstructed source that has an initial startup after the effective date of the... major source or reconstruct a major source where the initial startup of the new or reconstructed source...
40 CFR Table 15 to Subpart Xxxx of... - Requirements for Reports
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
....6010(f). c. If you had a startup, shutdown or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions consistent with your startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan, the compliance report must include... you meet the requirements for annual reporting in § 63.6010(f). 2. Immediate startup, shutdown, and...
40 CFR 63.11429 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart by July 16, 2007. (b) If you startup... provisions in this subpart not later than July 16, 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart upon initial startup...
40 CFR 63.11429 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart by July 16, 2007. (b) If you startup... provisions in this subpart not later than July 16, 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with applicable provisions in this subpart upon initial startup...
40 CFR 63.1570 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... control equipment. (d) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan (SSMP) according... includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. You also must report each instance in which you did...), deviations that occur during a period of startup, shutdown, or malfunction are not violations if you...
40 CFR 63.11408 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... subpart not later than January 16, 2008. (b) If you startup a new affected source on or before July 16..., 2007. (c) If you startup a new affected source after July 16, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your affected source. Standards and...
40 CFR 63.7720 - What are my general requirements for complying with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... operation and maintenance requirements in this subpart at all times, except during periods of startup... process and emissions control equipment. (c) You must develop a written startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan according to the provisions in § 63.6(e)(3). The startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan also must...
40 CFR 63.11154 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... Applicability and Compliance Dates § 63.11154 What are my compliance dates? (a) If you startup a new affected... subpart not later than January 23, 2007. (b) If you startup a new affected source after January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of this subpart upon startup of your...
40 CFR 63.11161 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... subpart by January 23, 2007. If you startup a new sintering machine at an existing affected source after... than 180 days after startup. (b) If you have a new affected source, you must achieve compliance with...) If you startup a new affected source on or before January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with...
40 CFR 63.2233 - When do I have to comply with this subpart?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... section, whichever is applicable. (1) If the initial startup of your affected source is before September... initial startup of your affected source is after September 28, 2004, then you must comply with the... in this subpart upon initial startup of your affected source. (b) If you have an existing affected...
40 CFR 63.11161 - What are my compliance dates?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... subpart by January 23, 2007. If you startup a new sintering machine at an existing affected source after... than 180 days after startup. (b) If you have a new affected source, you must achieve compliance with...) If you startup a new affected source on or before January 23, 2007, you must achieve compliance with...
40 CFR 63.9641 - What reports must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... and ending dates of the reporting period. (4) If you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions consistent with your startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan... information in paragraphs (b)(7)(i) and (ii) of this section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, and...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
..., 61.145, 61.146, and 61.148), which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date of this... days of the effective date. In the case of a new source that does not have an initial startup date... the initial startup date. Any owner or operator of an existing source shall provide the following...
40 CFR 63.9814 - What reports must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... beginning and ending dates of the reporting period. (4) If you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction... (d)(1) and (2) of this section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. (1) The... section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. (1) The total operating time of each...
Start-Up Training in Mississippi: Program Development Guide.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Brooks, Kent; And Others
Due to recent industrial growth in Mississippi and the shortage of trained manpower in numerous occupations, start-up training programs have originated to provide a pretrained work force for new or expanding industry in the State. Each start-up training program is a joint effort between a new or expanding industry and a public educational…
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
..., 61.145, 61.146, and 61.148), which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date of this... days of the effective date. In the case of a new source that does not have an initial startup date... the initial startup date. Any owner or operator of an existing source shall provide the following...
40 CFR 63.1211 - What are the recordkeeping and reporting requirements?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... compliance date granted under § 63.6(i). 63.10(d)(5)(i) Periodic startup, shutdown, and malfunction reports. 63.10(d)(5)(ii) Immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction reports. 63.10(e)(3) Excessive emissions and continuous monitoring system performance report and summary report. 63.1206(c)(2)(ii)(B) Startup...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
..., 61.145, 61.146, and 61.148), which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date of this... days of the effective date. In the case of a new source that does not have an initial startup date... the initial startup date. Any owner or operator of an existing source shall provide the following...
40 CFR 63.6 - Compliance with standards and maintenance requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... that has an initial startup before the effective date of a relevant standard established under this..., the owner or operator of a new or reconstructed affected source that has an initial startup after the... the Act must comply with such standard upon startup of the source. (3) The owner or operator of an...
40 CFR 63.9814 - What reports must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... beginning and ending dates of the reporting period. (4) If you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction... (d)(1) and (2) of this section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. (1) The... section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. (1) The total operating time of each...
40 CFR 63.6 - Compliance with standards and maintenance requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... that has an initial startup before the effective date of a relevant standard established under this..., the owner or operator of a new or reconstructed affected source that has an initial startup after the... the Act must comply with such standard upon startup of the source. (3) The owner or operator of an...
40 CFR 61.33 - Stack sampling.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... of the effective date in the case of an existing source or a new source which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date; or (2) Within 90 days of startup in the case of a new source which did not have an initial startup date preceding the effective date. (b) The Administrator shall be...
40 CFR 61.33 - Stack sampling.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... of the effective date in the case of an existing source or a new source which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date; or (2) Within 90 days of startup in the case of a new source which did not have an initial startup date preceding the effective date. (b) The Administrator shall be...
Start-Up Costs in American Research Universities.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Ehrenberg, Ronald G.; Rizzo, Michael J.; Condie, Scott S.
This report briefly summarizes findings from the 2002 Cornell Higher Education Research Institute survey of start-up costs at the over 220 universities classified as research and doctoral universities by the Carnegie Foundation in 1994. It reports the mean start-up cost packages across institutions for new assistant professors and senior faculty,…
40 CFR 63.1211 - What are the recordkeeping and reporting requirements?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... compliance date granted under § 63.6(i). 63.10(d)(5)(i) Periodic startup, shutdown, and malfunction reports. 63.10(d)(5)(ii) Immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction reports. 63.10(e)(3) Excessive emissions and continuous monitoring system performance report and summary report. 63.1206(c)(2)(ii)(B) Startup...
40 CFR 63.9641 - What reports must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... and ending dates of the reporting period. (4) If you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction during the reporting period and you took actions consistent with your startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan... information in paragraphs (b)(7)(i) and (ii) of this section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, and...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
..., 61.145, 61.146, and 61.148), which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date of this... days of the effective date. In the case of a new source that does not have an initial startup date... the initial startup date. Any owner or operator of an existing source shall provide the following...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... source which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date, the first report is to be... Administrator. (2) In the case of a new source which did not have an initial startup date preceding the effective date, the first report is to be submitted within 180 days of the initial startup date. (c) Unless...
40 CFR 63.6 - Compliance with standards and maintenance requirements.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... that has an initial startup before the effective date of a relevant standard established under this..., the owner or operator of a new or reconstructed affected source that has an initial startup after the... the Act must comply with such standard upon startup of the source. (3) The owner or operator of an...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... source which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date, the first report is to be... Administrator. (2) In the case of a new source which did not have an initial startup date preceding the effective date, the first report is to be submitted within 180 days of the initial startup date. (c) Unless...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
..., 61.145, 61.146, and 61.148), which has an initial startup date preceding the effective date of this... days of the effective date. In the case of a new source that does not have an initial startup date... the initial startup date. Any owner or operator of an existing source shall provide the following...
40 CFR 63.9814 - What reports must I submit and when?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... beginning and ending dates of the reporting period. (4) If you had a startup, shutdown, or malfunction... (d)(1) and (2) of this section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. (1) The... section. This includes periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. (1) The total operating time of each...