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NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER BIENNIAL REPORT (FY 85/86)
BY RAMSEY D. JOHNSON
CENTER PLANNING STAFF
1 OCTOBER 1986 DTICjELECTE
FEB 05 1988 U
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
6a NAME OF PERFORMING ORGANIZATION 6-n OFF!CE SYMBOL 7a NAME OF MONITORING ORGANIZATION(if' applicable)
Naval Surface Weapons Center Code D21
6c ADDRESS (City, State, and ZIP Code) Pb ADDRESS (City, State, and ZIP Code)
10901 New Hampshire AvenueSilver Spring, M4D 20903-5000
Ba NAME OF TU)NDING, SPONSORING 8b OFFICE SYMBOL 9 PROCUREMENT INSTRUMENT IDENTiFICATION NUVBERORGANIZA TION I(if applicable)
8c. ADDRESS (City. State, and ZIP Code) 10 SOURCE OF FUNDING NUMBERS
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11 TITLE (Include Security Classification)
Naval Surface Weapons Center Technology Transfer Biennial Report (FY85/86)
12 PERSONAL AUTHOR(S)
Johnson, Ramsey D.13a TYPE OF REPORT 13b T ME COVERED 14 DATE OF REPORT (Year, Month, Day) 15 PAGE COjNT
Biennial FROPA FY85 TO FY86 1986, October 1 4316 SUPPLEVENTARY NOTATION
17 COSATI CODFS 18 SUBJECT TERMS (Continue on reverse if necessary and identify by block number)FIELD GROUP SUBG OP Technology Transfer
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This report describes the Naval Surface Weapons Center Technology Transfer Program and
presents narrative summaries of related projects performed during FY85/86. TechnologyApplication Assessments and a listing of patents/Navy cases for this tine period are alsopresented.
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FOREWORD
The Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC) Technology Transfer Biennial Report(FY85/86) has been prepared in accordance with the format and content currentlyspecified by the Office of Chief of Naval Research for Navy inputs in meetingthe reporting requirements of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of1980 (Public Law 96-480).
The objectives of Navy domestic technology transfer are (1) to disseminatenon-critical technology, originally developed in support of militaryapplications, for potentially alternative uses in the public and privatesectors; and (2) to promote joint cooperative development programs that addressproblems of mutual concern to the Navy and other agencies or organizations. Inpursuit of these objectives, the Navy transfers technical expertise to otherFederal Government agencies; state and local governments; small and largebusinesses; nonprofit organizations; and such public service organizations asschools, hospitals, and foundations. In addition, technologies that have directimpact on the Navy mission and programs are transferred within, or into, theNavy. Transfers of hardware, software, management practices, and expertise aremade in diverse fields, such as analysis and testing, communications, energy,environment, transportation, and marine technology. The Navy DomesticTechnology Transfer Program provides unique services not available from theprivate sector and not in competition with that sector. The underlyingphilosophy and approach is to promote domestic technology transfer activities ofnon-militarily critical technical material that is approved for public release.The technology transfer program functions as a "two-way street" and thus alsoserves as a mechanism for infusing the Navy R&D community with new ideas,techniques, and information from other sources in the public and private sectors.
A substantial portion of the information in the Appendices of this reportwas contributed by NSWC technical staff members engaged in Center technologytransfer tasks. Questions or requests for additional information should bereferred to NSWC, Code D21, Mr. Ramsey D. Johnson, (301)394-1505 or Autovon290-1505.
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1.. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER................12. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CURRENT EFFORTS SUMMARY......................33. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS .. ............. 4
Appendix Page
A NARRATIVE SUMMARIES FOR NSWC FY85/86 TECHNOLOGYTRANSFER RELATED PROJECTS:.......................A-1
1. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY....................A-i2. SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER (SRB) HAZARD STUDY ........... A-23. NASA SPACE SHUTTLE FRAGMENT HAZARDS...............A-2
4. U.S. COAST GUARD DIVING EQUIPMENT PROGRAM ........ A-25. HYDROBALLISTIC FACILITY.......................A-36. GPS GEODETIC RECEIVER SYSTEM....................A-37. HIGH ALTITUDE PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT.............A-3
8. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (COAST GUARD) SUPPORT . A-49. TOURMALINE GAGES..........................A-5
10. COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH CONSORTIUM. .............. A-511. SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER AT VPI/SU................A-612. IMPACT SENSITIVITY TESTS...................A-613. EXPLOSIVE TRANSFER LINES EVALUATION.............A-b14. POSITRON LIFETIME STUDY.....................A-7
15. UNDERSEA WEAPONS TANK........................A-816. HYDROGEN GAS GENERATOR.......................A-817. NITINOL RESEARCH ASSIST.......................A-818. RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION OF FUEL CELL INSULATORS'. A-8
B NSWC FY85/86 TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION ASSESSMENTS............B-1
1. SOFTWARE RELIABILITY ANALYSIS (NSWC-TAA-85-00l) B -22. MAGNETIC DETECTION (NsWC-TAA-85-o02).............-4
3. REAL TIME LAN COMMUNICATIONS CNSWC-TAA-85-003) . . . B-6
4. ELECTROSTATIC FABRIC FILTER (NSWC-TAA-86-OO1) . . . B-85. ULTRASONIC TESTING OF MATERIALS USING TIME DELAY
SPECTROMETRY (NSWC-TAA-86-o02)..............B-106. DIGITAL DOSIMETER TECHNOLOGY'(NSWC-TAA-86-003) . . . B-12
C NSWC INVENTIONS AND PATENTS IN FY85/86................C-1
1. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
a. Background. From a historical perspective, NSWC has been involved intechnology transfer activities even prior to participating as a charter memberof the Department of Defense Technology Transfer Consortium in 1971. Thisorganization subsequently evolved into the Federal Laboratory Consortium, ofwhich NSWC continues to be a contributing member. NSWC's role is necessarily %limited since its R&D efforts are principally directed towards Navy requirementsin the national security arena. Consequently, considerations of securityclassification and export control of unclassified critical technologies canseverely constrain the release of technical information on an unrestrictedbasis. Furthermore, the work is often intrinsically oriented to naval Sapplications, and considerable adaptive engineering (necessitating non-DoDfunding sources and redirection of in-house resource allocations from missionareas) would be required to redirect the R&D to non-Navy uses. Within thesegeneral constraints, NSWC endorses and pursues technology transfer activitiesinvolving Center-wide R&D efforts.
b. Program Implementation.
(1) Management. The Center's domestic technology transfer policy isadministered by the Center Planning Staff (Code D21). The staff providesadvanced planning information on matters impacting the role, mission, andlong-term commitments of the Center. Policy implementation vehicles fortechnology transfer include the Center's Office of Research and TechnologyApplications (ORTA), the Navy/Industry Cooperative Research and Development(NICRAD) Program, and the Federal Laboratory Consortium for TechnologyTransfer. The Industry Independent Research and Development (IR&D) Program isalso a contributor to technology transfer activities, since the transfer processcan involve a two-way exchange between Government and non-governmentorganizations. The IR&D Program serves to inform government technologists aboutindustry-initiated research and it also serves as a mechanism for governmentresearchers to appraise the progress and relevance of industry-initiatedefforts. Technology transfer management functions include:
(a) coordinating the program within the Center;
(b) maintaining external liaison (with the Office of Chief of NavalResearch, the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, theDepartment of Commerce, other Federal agencies, state and local governments,universities, and private industry);
(c) preparing Technology Application Assessments;
(d) assisting potential user organizations in formulating theirproblems; .
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(e) providing and disseminating information on federally owned ororiginated products, processes, and services having potential application to stateand local governments and private industry; and
(f) providing technical assistance in response to requests from state
and local governments.
(2) Technical Effort.
(a) Project Work. Directly attributable and quantifiable technologytransfer work performed by Center technical departments is generally represented bythose projects funded by other Government (non-DoD) sponsors and private parties(excluding that effort funded under DoD contracts). This type of effort,identified as project work, has manpower and funding allocations that are directedtowards a specific objective or requirement per sponsor request.
(b) Technological Disclosures. In its role as a major Government R&D Scenter, NSWC also serves as a significant contributor to Federal technologytransfer in a more generic nature via technological disclosures in the openliterature such as patents, reports, journals, and participation in symposia. Thebenefits from this type of activity accrete as spin-offs from DoD mission-relatedprojects that are supported by Federal R&D appropriations. Although it is lesstangibly measurable than technology transfer contributions of direct project workinvolving end-products, the long-term benefits are more highly promising since theyprovide the innovative community with a broad spectrum of new stimuli to promoteeconomic, technical, and quality-of-life growth in the private and public sectors.
(3) Navy-wide Services. The Center also manages, edits, and publishesthe "Navy Technology Transfer Fact Sheet." This monthly publication highlightsNavy-wide technology and developments that have the appropriate approval for publicrelease and are of potential benefit to public and private organizations,individuals, and other Federal laboratories. The program is sponsored by theOffice of Chief of Naval Research (Code 01223) to provide a highly visible sourceand focus for the dissemination of domestic technology transfer contributions from
the Navy laboratory community.
c. Program Funding Source. A summary of FY85 and FY86 funding support for .
management activities and project work performed by the Center is presented below: dF %
(2) Technical ProjectsProtection Systems Department 75 79Weapons Systems Department 85 140Strategic Systems Department 50 ---Research and Technology Department 683 344Underwater Systems Department 125 48
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d. The following technology transfer related policy directives are in
effect at NSWC:
(1) NAVSWCINST 5700.2A of 6 Jan 1986; Subj: Office of Research and
Technology Applications (ORTA). The purpose of this instruction is to establishthe Center ORTA.
(2) NAVSWCINST 3900.3 of 13 October 1981; Subj: Industry Independent
Research and Development (IR&D) Program.
(3) NAVSWCINST 3900.1A of 22 December 1981; Subj: Navy/IndustryCooperative Research and Development (NICRAD) Program. The purpose of thisinstruction is to establish procedures for processing NICRAD agreements inaccordance with NAVMATINST 3900.14. The NICRAD Program is technically not anelement of the Navy's Domestic Technology Transfer Program. Frequently, itinvolves the exchange of sensitive and classified information to authorizedcontractors. Nevertheless, transfer of technology is involved. Therefore, for Sadministrative purposes this program is included as a functional element of theNSWC Technology Transfer Program.
e. The Center point-of-contact for ORTA, the IR&D Program, and the NICRAD
program is Mr. Ramsey D. Johnson, Code D21, (301)394-1505 or Autovon 290-1505.
2. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CURRENT EFFORTS SUMMARY
a. Narrative summaries of NSWC technology transfer related projectsinvolving FY85 and FY86 effort are presented in Appendix A.
b. The following reports, which describe recent Center accomplishments,efforts, and technology transfer related resources, were published for publicrelease:
(I) NSWC MP 85-58, Naval Surface Weapons Center Technology Transfer .
Biennial Report (FY83/84).
(2) NSWC MP 85-458, Naval Surface Weapons Center Technology Transfer
c. For the FY85/86 period, six Technology Application Assessments weresubmitted to the Office of Chief of Naval Research as inputs for the Departmentof Commerce, National Technical Information Service. These items are presentedin Appendix B and listed below:
(I) Software Reliability Analysis
(2) Magnetic Detection
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(5) Ultrasonic Testing of Materials Using Time Delay Spectrometry
(6) Digital Dosimeter Technology
3. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
a. NSWC is a member of the Federal Laboratory Consortium for TechnologyTransfer and participates in meetings, symposia and exhibits related to
technology transfer activities involving the Navy, state and local governments,and private industry.
b. NSWC publishes and contributes to the "Navy Technology Transfer FactSheet." FY85 and FY86 inputs to this document are listed below:
(I) Self-Powered Vehicle Detector
(2) Surface Roughness Technique for Wind Tunnel Modeling
(3) Grounding System for Chassis Connectors
(4) Gauge Measures High Transient Pressures
(5) Tool Opens Large Containers
c. In October 1984, NSWC participated in the "Opportunities ThroughTechnology Transfer" conference at the University of Pittsburgh's Bradford,
Pennsylvania campus. This conference was supported by the NASA IndustrialApplications Center to provide an advanced technology awareness and adaptationprogram structured to enhance the competitive posture of business and industriesin the Bradford, Pennsylvania area.
d. On 18 October 1985, NSWC hosted a Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the
Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer. The meetingaddressed domestic technology transfer programs of the Federal R&D Labs andCenters, regional activities, and FLC national issues. The sixteen labs,Centers and organizations represented by the participants included the NationalBureau of Standards, U.S. Conference of Mayors, the Environmental ProtectionAgency, University City Science Center, NASA, Army, and Navy.
e. In May 1985, NSWC participated in a Technology and Business
Opportunities Conference held in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the S
conference was to stimulate regional economic development by apprising thebusiness and industrial community of the availability of a wide range oftechnical resources and opportunities from the government sector. Exhibitorsfrom 50 Federal, state, and local agencies displayed and discussed technologytransfer activities, technical assistance resources, and procurementopportunities for 215 attendees, primarily from the small business community.The conference was sponsored by the Naval Air Development Center, thePennsylvania Technical Assistance Program, and the Bucks County CommunityCollege.
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f. NSWC entered into the following 31 NICRAD Program Policy Agreements inFY85 and FY86:
(1) Optoelectronics, Inc. Epitaxial Thin Film Infrared Detectors
(2) Aerojet Ordnance Company Navy Warheads Requirements Study
(3) D. R. Kennedy & Assoc., Inc. Navy R&D Requirements Study
(4) Honeywell, Inc. - Marine New Generation Mine Technology StudySystems Division
(5) General Electric, Ordnance Technology Application to Naval SurfaceSystems Division Warfare Requirements
(26) FMC Corp., Northern Development of Advanced Gun WeaponOrdnance Division System Technologies
(27) Litton Systems, Inc. - Development and Fabrication of PV LeadElectron Devices Division Chalcogenides via Thermal Evaporation
(28) SASC Technologies Shipboard Surface Warfare Systems
(29) FMC Corp., Northern Fire Control & Battle Management SystemsOrdnance Division for Surface Fleet Combat Systems
(30) FMC Corp., Northern Naval Combat Systems Warfare AnalysisOrdnance Division
(31) General Dynamics Corp., Outer Air Battle Weapon SystemPomona Division
g. Inventions and patent disclosures by NSWC in FY85 and FY86 withpoLential technology transfer applications totaled 44. These are listed inAppendix C. NSWC also contributed approximately 875 unrestricted informationdisclosures via various media such as symposia, workshops, journals, and otherpublications.
h. In 1985 and 1986, 126 NSWC technical publications were entered into theNational Technical Information Service (NTIS) data base.
i. In support of government and academic institutions, the NSWC ORTAresponded to requests for technical information from the following organizations:
(1) Bradford, Pennsylvania (technology transfer conference participant)
(2) California State University (eddy current technology; fiber opticsconnector)
(3) Colorado School of Mines (Surface Evaluation Facility)
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(4) Iowa State University/Ames Laboratory (magnetostrictive materials)
(5) Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory (high temperature electronicssystems )
(6) Denver Research Institute (technology transfer functions)
(7) Towson State University, Maryland (explosive technology research)
(8) State of Oklahoma, member House of Representatives (Navy plastics
technology information)
(9) Maryland Department of Economics & Community Development (resources 1"
k. Numerous inquiries are made directly to Center staff members within the
various technical departments. The resultant responses significantly contribute
to the Center's technology transfer process, although they are not identified
and reported individually within the formal ORTA function.
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APPENDIX A
NARRATIVE SUMMARIES FOR NSWC FY85/86TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RELATED PROJECTS
I. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
a. The Navy Manufacturing Technology Program requires that technology
transfer to the private sector and Government agencies be a major activity of 0each funded project. Accordingly, upon completion each project is required to
have an end-of-project demonstration for potential users or vendors, and toissue a final report. In both instances, efforts are made to disseminate the
information to the widest possible audience. However, some of the informationis classified and some is unclassified but associated with critical, sensitive
technologies. This information is not releasable for public information and
such requests are individually assessed regarding the extent to whichinformation may be disseminated. Within this constraint each project manager isencouraged to actively communicate with interested parties during the project totransfer the developing technology.
b. In addition to technical project work, NSWC also provides technical and
administrative program support to the Office of Naval Acquisition Support andthe Naval Sea Systems Command for manufacturing technology programs in cost .1I
benefit tracking, combat systems, and robotics.
c. The following Manufacturing Technology programs are ongoing atNSWC: 0. e
NSWC has supported NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, for several yearsduring the development of the Command Destruct System (CDS). The effort beganin FY83 and concluded in FY86. The work investigated the interaction betweenthe CDS and the propellant grain for both carbon-carbon filament wound cases andsteel cases. Project elements included: (1) Linear Shaped Charge PerformanceTests, (2) Material Response Testing, including uniaxial high strain rate tests,(3) Structural response, evaluating the fragmentation effects of the filamentwound case, and (4) Detonability/Shock Sensitivity Studies. The results werethat the activation of the Command Destruct System would cause, at worst, a .
burning in the propellant. This burning would not transit to a detonation. Aseries of five Center Technical Reports have been prepared documenting thisprogram: NSWC TRs 85-344, 85-346, 85-348, 85-350, and 85-352. With thepublication of these five documents, the program was completed.
3. NASA SPACE SHUTTLE FRAGMENT HAZARDS
a. The Galileo and Ulysses spacecraft, each with a Centaur rocket motor,are to be carried into earth-orbit by the space shuttle. The Galileo has twoRadioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) units, and the Ulysses has one RTGunit. A radioactive spill could occur if an accident broke open an RTG unit.Certain in-flight accidents could cause a detonable mixture of the LOX and LH2fuels from the Centaur rocket motor. Such a detonation could accelerate objectsand fragments to impact the RTG units at high velocities.
b. NSWC provided technical assistance in FY85 to the Johnson Space Flight
Center, NASA to define the blast loading and fragment hazard for the RTG units 'due to spillage and detonation of liquid propellant fuel from the Centaur rocketmotor while within the space shuttle cargo bay. The TUULI computer code wasused to determine the blast loading when the RTG is at some distance from theexplosion source, and also for cases of complex geometry. The methodologies inthe Naval Explosives Safety Improvement Program (NESIP) technology base wereused to determine blast loading close to the source where mass effects areimportant. The blast loading and fragment hazard predictions were successfullycompleted and delivered to NASA.
r4. U.S. COAST GUARD DIVING EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
The Coast Guard Diving Program was initiated in 1977 for the purpose ofbringing Coast Guard diving equipment and procedures into conformance with Navy
standards. The effort is sponsored by both the Coast Guard's EnvironmentalResponse Office and Engineering Office. By 1980, Coast Guard diving equipmentand procedures met Navy requirements. The primary effort since that time has '.been to provide technical support in the areas of design, development, ..selection, and installation of diving equipment. In FY85 support was providedin the design and installation of two shipboard diver's air systems, the safetysurvey of diving units, and the purchase of a variety of diving equipment. FY8bsupport included design of a high pressure air system for the Coast Guard DiveTeam and the selection and purchase of a variety of diving tools and equipment.NSWC's effort in the Coast Guard Diving Program will be completed at the end ofFY86.
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5. HYDROBALLISTIC FACILITY
NSWC provides a hydrodynamic testing facility for use by Federal agenciesand private industry. The parallelopiped test tank has inside dimensions of 100feet in length, 35 feet in width, and 75 feet in height. Water depths up to 65feet are possible while the normal depth is 60 feet. A major feature of thetank is the ability to create a vacuum above the water surface which providesthe proper conditions for correct scaling of model tests. Photographicinstrumentation of tests is available through the 152 viewing ports located onthree sides, and top and bottom of the tank, or by existing underwater systems.During FY85, test services were supplied to NASA to support the Space ShuttleProgram and to a number of contractors who tested several systems.
6. GPS GEODETIC RECEIVER SYSTEM
a. Using the signals from the Global Positioning System (NAVSTAR)Satellites, the CPS Geodetic Receiver System will provide remote real time pointpositioning approaching one meter accuracy in four to six hours versus24-36 hours using the Navy Navigation Satellite System (TRANSIT). Relativepositioning determination between two sites, 100-250 kilometers apart, willapproach two centimeters in accuracy after approximately four hours on site, andfour meter positioning accuracy will be typical when the Receiver System is usedon a low dynamic survey vessel or aircraft. These are requirements that thesponsors, Department of Interior (U.S. Geological Survey), Department ofCommerce (NOAA-National Geodetic Survey), and Defense Mapping Agency, haveplaced on the Receiver System. An attractive feature of the Receiver System isits software controllability, offering relatively easy adaptation for eitherspecial geodetic or nongeodetic applications. -
b. NSWC was selected to direct the Receiver System development due to itsprevious geodetic work with TRANSIT and continuing work with GPS. In addition,NSWC has developed the first set of fixed position solution software and isintegrating it in the hardware. The work was concluded in FY85.
7. HIGH ALTITUDE PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT %
a. NSWC provided technical expertise and engineering design coordination .'%
to NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, for a high altitude parachute deployment(90km region) and recovery program. NASA uses parachute systems to make variousscientific measurements around the world (e.g., Alaska, Norway, Peru). Thevarious systems are tailored to particular test requirements, includingin-flight recovery via aircraft snatch of the descending parachute. Center FY85participation included support in the following areas:
(1) modifications to parachute systems (redesign of panel attach .points, installation of radial load lines, redesign of parachute riser toincorporate attach point for load lines, and design and installation of crownarea load lines)
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(2) systems drawings and packing procedures and techniques
(3) flight test participation (with post-test analysis of unsuccessfulrecovery attempt, and recommended fixes)
(4) parachute packing supervision. No failures have occurred sinceNSWC involvement began.
b. In FY86, NASA conducted two missions to obtain images of the CometHalley in the far-ultraviolet spectral regions. The equipment for the flightswas provided by the Naval Research Laboratory and the University of Texas andthe equipment from both flights was recovered successfully by parachute systemsgenerated by NSWC.
c. NSWC also contributed consulting services and, in some cases, technicalassistance to the following industrial firms in the areas of aerodynamics,structures, packing, and deployment:
(2) Notes on a Generic Parachute Opening Force Analysis, NSWC TR 86-142
8. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (COAST GUARD) SUPPORT w .
a. In response to a request for technical assistance in FY85, NSWC %provided a representative to investigate the condition of a 3"/50 gun barrelaboard the USCGC DURABLE. Inspection revealed no damage in the gun barrel,chamber, or bore other than normal conditions expected given the number ofrounds fired with the weapon. Continued firings with the barrel can be safelyconducted.
b. NSWC conducted structural test firings (STF) on board USCG cutters BEAR %
(WMEC 901) and TAMPA (WMEC 902) during FY84 and FY85. This program ensures thatthe ships meet safety and structural requirements in the 75mm gun blast areas.Additional 76mm gun firings were conducted to gather engineering data related tosafety, ship structure, and carbon monoxide entry into ship compartments.
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c. In FY86, NSWC conducted 76mm gun STF on board USCG cutters NORTHLAND
(WMEC 904) and SPENCER (WMEC 905) to gather similar safety, ship structure, and
carbon monoxide ingress data.
9. TOURMALINE GAGES
a. The original tourmaline gage was designed and developed under Navy
contract at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute during World War II. These gages
are used in the measurement of shock wave phenomena from underwater explosions.
After the war, scientists formed Crystal Research Company to market the gage;
the company closed in 1972. NSWC purchased the company assets and began
producing gages to fill the void left by the defunct company. Improvements have
been made to the gages in relation to evolving technology.
b. NSWC constructs and calibrates the gages which are sold at fixed price
to various Government and industry research activities. Gages and related
information are exchanged with foreign governments with whom the U.S. has .
information exchange agreements. Gage purchasers in FY85 and FY86 have included
the Department of Interior (Bureau of Mines), Elda Trading Corp., Battelle,
IREECO Chemicals, Gulf Oil Chemicals, Nitrochem Energy Corp., and Safety
Consulting Engineers.
10. COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
a. The Computer Science Department at the Virginia Polytechnical Institute
and State University (VPI/SU) has formed a Computer Science Research Consortium
(CSRC) program to strengthen existing professional relationships and create new
ones between VPI/SU professors and the Government and industry technical user
community. NSWC is a member of this consortium and provides a representative
for the CSRC's steering committee. Mutual benefits of the program include:
(1) providing a resource of quality graduates to academia, industry, ,4
(3) providing feedback for orienting teaching requirements toward
real-life applications
(4) providing an increased awareness of outside requirements to help
focus academic research efforts.
b. During 1985/86 the Consortium sponsored the following events that .%
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(1) a semiannual newsletter containing articles on current research
activities
(2) a computer science open house in September 1985 with a technical
exposition of research activities
(3) a catalog of technical reports from Virginia Tech's Computer
Science Department.
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11. SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER AT VPI/SU
a. In 1983, NSWC, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and VPI/SUestablished a Systems Research Center at the university under NAVSEAsponsorship. The Systems Research Center conducts research jointly with and insupport of the scientific staff at NSWC. During the first year of operation, acomputing facility with classified operating mode was set up, and elevenprojects were established with a total funding of about $1.5 million. Eight ofthese projects involved NSWC. In FY85/86 NSWC sponsored nine projects, with atotal funding of $832K.
b. The research activities add to the scope and breadth of theuniversity's research program and produce additional equipment and educational ,.,opportunities for both faculty and students. The Government is benefiting fromthis Center by strengthening and expanding the association of the Navy andVPI/SU. This joint effort supports computer science and computing technology,which are becoming increasingly important in modern naval applications. S
12. IMPACT SENSITIVITY TESTS
a. NSWC provides explosive facilities testing support to other Governmentagencies and industry. In FY85, the Department of Energy funded NSWC to conductSUSAN impact tests to determine the sensitivity of various explosives. TheSUSAN test technique is a method of assessing the sensitivity of explosives toshock and crushing impact. This method uses larger quantities of a testexplosive than most other methods of sensitivity assessment, and is consideredto duplicate more exactly the reactions of larger masses of explosives to shockand crushing impacts.
b. The SUSAN test involves gun-firing explosively loaded projectiles atvarious velocities against a steel target, and assessing the reaction of theexplosive. Using high-speed photography and overpressure measurements, the -.__SUSAN test allows analysis of the following two specific properties of anexplosive which are the basis for the ranking of explosives according to impactsensitivity:
(1) ignition properties--how easily is an explosive ignited bymechanical work
(2) propagation properties--after the explosive has been ignited, whattendency does an ignition have to grow to larger reactions.
13. EXPLOSIVE TRANSFER LINES EVALUATION
a. During FY85/86, NSWC continued to participate in a service lifeextension program conducted on rigid explosive transfer lines. Rigid explosive
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transfer lines, commonly called shielded mild detonating cord (SMDC), are the a
most extensively applied components in aircraft crew escape systems. Theselines are normally used to interconnect the components of emergency escapefunctions. More than one million cords have been manufactured for variousaircraft, spacecraft, and missiles, which include the Army AH-I, the NASA/ArmyRotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA), the NASA Space Shuttle, the Air ForceF-ill, F-15, F-16, and B-l, and the Navy TA-7, S-3A, F-14, and F-18. The
purpose of this on-going joint Army, Air Force, NASA program is toquantitatively determine the effects of service, age, and degradation on SMDClines to allow responsible and conservative service life determinations.Significant savings in the cost of (I) HNS and DIPAM rigid explosive transferlines, (2) manhours needed for pyro change-out time, and (3) aircraft down timecan be realized for military and NASA aircraft by extending the service life of
these lines.
b. NSWC has developed techniques for the chemical and photographic
characterization of HNS and DIPAM explosives contained in shielded milddetonating cords, flexible linear shaped charges, and one-way transfer units %using high performance liquid chromatography, scanning electron microscopy, and %
macrophotography. A method to determine both total and surface moisture usingnuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy has also been developed. Samples havebeen evaluated for the Air Force, NASA, and the Navy.
14. POSITRON LIFETIME STUDY
a. This research study, funded by NASA (Langley Research Center), wasdirected toward nondestructive evaluation of composite materials; it involvesthe extension of the technique from the study of fatique in metals to the studyof moisture in polymer resins. Positrons emitted from a suitable radioactivesource enter a specimen of resin matrix composite or other polymeric material,and interact with negative electrons in the host material to produceannihilation gamma rays. The time between positron injection and emission of %
gamma rays (on the order of a few nanoseconds) has been shown to be dependent onthe amount of absorbed moisture in the specimen. This technique is beingstudied for potential use in monitoring environmentally absorbed moisture (inresin-matrix composites) that can affect mechanical properties. The effects ofchemical additives (such as transition metal ion complexes) on the waterabsorption processes in polymers is also being studied at NSWC using thepositron lifetime technique. The magnetic susceptibilities of the variousmetal-ion modified epoxy specimens have been measured at NSWC with avibrating-sample magnetometer. NSWC provided data acquisition and data analysissupport from FY81 to FY86.
b. Results of recent work are published in Nuclear Instruments andMethods, Vol. 221, No. 2, 1 April 1984, and in NASA Technical Memorandum 86431,May 1985. A paper entitled "Effects of Transition Metal Ions on PositronAnnihilation Characteristics in Epoxies" has been submitted for the 1987 GeneralMeeting of the American Physical Society, to be held at San Francisco, CA, 28-31 NNJanuary 1987.
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NSWC provides an underwater testing facility for the use of Federalagencies and industry. The Undersea Weapons Tank is 50 feet in diameter and 100feet deep. A major feature is the retrieving platform or false bottom,operating to the 100 foot depth and providing quick recovery of the test units.There are six viewing platforms around the outside of the tank. During FY85 andFY86, test services were supplied to NOAA to support polluted water divingtests, and to a number of contractors who used the facility to test varioussystems.
16. HYDROGEN GAS GENERATOR
Based on previous NSWC experience in the development of hydrogen gasgenerators as power supplies for actuators and fluidic sequencers, theDepartment of Interior, Geological Survey funded NSWC to develop such a powersupply for an underwater cavitation erosion gun which could be used for cleaning Joff-shore structures used for oil exploration. A prototype generator wasdeveloped in FY82. FY83 effort was limited to test preparations and materialprocurement due to funding limitations. Feasibility testing was initiated inFY84 and continued into early FY85. Funding limitations curtailed furthertesting.
17. NITINOL RESEARCH ASSIST
a. NITINOL, invented at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory (now NSWC), is analloy of nickel and titanium that can recover a prior shape. Thischaracteristic can be illustrated by bending a sample of the material into a newconfiguration when it is at ambient temperature; it can then be returned to itsoriginal shape by slightly heating it. rhis is known as the "shape memory .effect." When NITINOL undergoes shape recovery it exerts considerable force; ithas generated stresses greater than 80,000 pounds per square inch when heated.
b. Changing its alloy composition during manufacture changes thetemperature band at which the transformation occurs. The material is also jcorrosion resistant and nonmagnetic. In FY85 and FY86, NSWC produced and tested %a small quantity of high transition temperature NITINOL in support of anongovernment funded research effort. A transition temperature of greater than150 degrees Farenheit was confirmed. .-.
18. RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION OF FUEL CELL INSULATORS
From FY81 to FY86, the Brunswick Corporation funded NSWC to performradiographic inspection in the nozzle/fuel cell bonding area of the spaceshuttle propulsion system. Specifically, this involves the rubber liners for --the shuttle oxidizer tanks. A double-film, two-level exposure technique wasused to assess the bond at specific intervals around the periphery of theassemblies.
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Title Lab No.%I
1. Software Reliability Analysis NSWC-TAA-85-001
2. Magnetic Detection NSWC-TAA-85-002
3. Real Time LAN Communications NSWC-TAA-85-003
4. Electrostatic Fabric Filter NSWC-TAA-86-001I
5. Ultrasonic Testing Of Materials NSWC-TAA-86-002
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6. Digital Dosimeter Technology NSWC-TAA-86-003
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Phone (301') 394-1505 Autovon 290-1505 D. Descriptors:Rftwrv c1aiitrmss1n
8. What Problem Does It Solve and How? I t hL Ipq to P qt i marP tht niimhp r nof -,n f wrc prrrnrc q I-ipresent in a picpp of csoftwtarp hnacpd lipn-n i-hp n,,rnhir of tprrnrs that- have been deptctedp rpy i nji~ s T t ig n tool thAi- ran h.- ,,'pd toQ dpi-prminp w.rpn ;; piprp of ;noftw.arp
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9. Other Uses: It can be a useful tool in determining resource allocation of limitedtesting resources in doing verification and validation on a piece of software.
10. Main Advantages: Currently, there is no tool available that allows the software analystto enter software error data, model it using any of eight models appearing inthe literature, and then determine the adequacy of the model fit.
11. Production Information: The only requirement for this interactive computer program forsoftware reliability analysis is a computer with a FORTRAN IV or V compiler.
12. Descriptive Literature: "Statisi-iral UMdniaig. and F-.-nrion nf Reliabilitv. Functions forSoftware (SMERF's) User's Guide." NSWC TR 84-373: "A Survey of Software ReliabilityModelin2 and Estimation," NSWC TR 82-171: "Statistical M.1odeliny- and Estimation ofReliability Functions for Software (StIERF's) Library %ccess Guide," NSWC TR 84-371.
13a. Literature Available From: Dr. William H. Farr
An interactive computer program for software reliability analysis has beendeveloped. The program called SMERFS (Statistical Modeling and Estimation ofReliability Functions for Software) will run on any computer system (with someminor modifications) that has a FORTRAN IV or V compiler. Two versions of theprogram are available for a VAX or Cyber computer system with no modifications.The computer program allows the user to perform a complete software reliabilityanalysis using any of eight well-known models appearing in the literature. Fourof the models use as input data the time between software error occurrences,while the other four use the number of errors detected per testing period. Themodels that are currently incorporated into the program include: Littlewood andVerrall's, Moranda's Geometric, Musa's Execution Time Model, Goel'sNon-homogeneous Poisson Process Model for time between error occurrence, Goel'sPoisson Model for number of errors detected per testing period, a GeneralizedPoisson Model, Brook's and Motley's Model, and Schneidewind's Model.
The computer program is interactive in nature and allows the user to entera set of data, modify it if necessary, fit an appropriate model, and determinethe adequacy of the fitted model. The chosen model can then be used to estimatesuch parameters as: number of remaining software errors in the code, expectednumber of errors in the next testing period, length of time to remove theremaining number of errors, estimated reliability of the software, etc.
The program is described in the article "An Interactive Program forSoftware Reliability Modeling" appearing in the Proceedings of the Ninth AnnualSoftware Engineering Workshop, November 1984, Software Engineering LaboratorySEL-84-004, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The computer program can be usedIn the testing and/or operational life cycle phase of a program's life cycledevelopment.
Documentation including a user's guide is available upon request. ContactDr. William H. Farr, K52, NSWC, Dahlgren, VA 22448, (703)663-8674.
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8. What Problem Does It Solve and How? Detection of ferromagnetic motor vehicles (cars andtrucks) and railroad cars; can be used for remote monitoring and counting; vehiculartraffic control.
9. Other Uses: Minp~ 4Thnei n,- Sea): ordnance locators and proximity sensors
10. Main Advantages: Low power miniature Brown-type ring-core magnetometer
11. ProductionlInformation: SPVD (Self-Powered Vehicle Detector) - Request for proposal in1985 by Dept. of Transportation (FHWA) for prototype production.
12. Descriptive Literature: NSWC TR 78-177 (Oct 1978); Title: Development of a Self-Powered .
Vphirlp flDPctrnr- ar flpt-. of Transportation Fpdpral Hilghwaiy Aaminist-rntinn RllpnrrFHWA-RD 79-89 (same title).
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The Naval Surface Weapons Center, under the sponsorship of the FederalHighway Administration, has developed a battery-operated motor vehicle detectionsystem. This Self-Powered Vehicle Detector (SPVD) may be buried in any type ofroad surface and uses a transmitter rather than hardwiring with its controlunit. The detector reads a vehicle's magnetic signature, processes it, andtransmits the vehicle's presence to the control unit. This control unit islocated normally within the traffic signal cabinet, up to 1000 feet (the maximumrange of the sensor's transmitter) from the sensor.
The sensor is designed to measure vehicle count and speed, and relay thisdata by radio frequency transmission to a remotely located control unit. Themagnetic sensor is capable of determining vehicle speed from 0 to 80 miles perhour and counting up to 20,000 vehicles per day. It is designed to detecttrucks, buses, automobiles, and motorcycles and to relay vehicle count and speeddata to the associated control unit.
The Federal Communications Commission has allocated and assigned radiofrequency channels for use with this traffic control system. The assigned radiofrequency channels are in the 47 MHz band and there is no requirement for J.
licensing, frequency coordination, or user record keeping by users of the SPVD.
The 5x6x9 inch unit requires a 115 volt 60Hz power source for operation. Aquarter wavelength whip antenna mounted external to the instrument cabinet andconnected to the control unit receiver by a coaxial cable is also necessary.The control unit decodes data transmitted to it by the vehicle detector and usesthis information for traffic signal control.
The SPVD is installed easily by using a standard core sample drill. It isplaced below the surface in the center of the traffic lane to be monitored.Since the detector requires no wiring to the control unit, installation costsare very low. The battery has a nominal 2-year life expectancy.
The SPVD has an economic advantage over conventional systems because of its %simplicity of installation and low operation and maintenance cost. The ease ofinstallation of the sensor and its associated low installation cost make thesystem ideal for temporary or remote area use, where the cost of conventionalsystem installation and operation would be prohibitive.
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Phone (301) 394-1505 Autovon 290-1505 D. Descriptors:Local Area Network Applications
3. Address Silver Spring, MD 20903-5000 (Code D21) Real Time CommunicationsOpen Systems Interconnection
4. Technology Name Real Time LAN Communication __ __ _
5. Technology Type: ( ) Process l-bl Apparatus (c) Material E. Applications:(d) Service (e) Study-(f) Other: -- _________Real Time Control
Manufacturing Process Control
6. Users: () Federal Government (b) State Government(c) Local Government (d) Small Industry () Medium IndustryIT) Large Industry (g) Consultant (h) Other: _ _
REAL TIME LAN COMMUNICATIONS 9/30/85NSWC-TAA-85-003
NSWC is investigating the implications of interconnecting computers used intactical systems via a Local Area Network (LAN). Such computers performcontrol, decision, and data processing functions in real-time shipboard combatsystems. The ISO Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model is being used as anoverall model of communication among programs residing in different computers.At the lower two levels of this model, the LAN technology being emphasized is
the broadcast data bus (e.g., IEEE 802.3 and 802.5) since this technology offersthe potential for maximum flexibility in connection. At these two layers, LANstandards are being commercially developed (e.g., IEEE 802.3 and the ANSI X3T9FDDI Token Ring) which provide for communication in the range of 10-100Mbits/second; however, computers must be able to efficiently support all the
actions required to transfer data among user processes to make such LAN's useful.
The focus of the NSWC work is to understand what is involved in computer
communications at the middle and upper levels of the OSI model and, with thisknowledge, develop techniques which will permit LAN connection for Navy tacticalcomputers that meet the requirements of the real-time environment. Similarproblems exist for any real-time computer interconnection.
The issues discussed herein are crucial to achieving embedment of standards
such as IEEE 820.3 into real-time computers, interoperability of devices builtby different manufacturers, as well as integrating elements (hardware andsoftware) developed by different organizations into a working system. A primarygoal is to understand and specify the range of functions needed to achieve suchinteroperability.
Another primary focus is to consider how LAN components (both harware and A..software) will impact the design for interconnecting computers to form a real- -SJ
time system. Attention is being paid to the full top down system engineeringimplications since this should drive the component development.
Technical information on this development is available from Mr. David T. e
Marlow, Naval Surface Weapons Center (Code N33), Dahlgren, VA, phone(703) 663-4675.
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Phone (301) 394-1505 Autovon 290-1505 D. Descriptors:Pollution ControlF]ly Ash =
8. What Problem Does It Solve and How?Mor e ffi riPnt rpmnral n f ly qh fram r na l-fired powerplants hy technique for increasing air-to-cloth ratio of bahouses by reducing pressure
drop. Electric field enhancement between an electrode and fabric surface alters dust
deposition pattern and structure of accumulated dust layer. causing reduction in %
pressure drop across bag. This results in reduced operating and maintenance costs to .0draw air through the fabric, and lowers capital costs due to smaller baghouse size
requirements.
9. Other Uses: None*:. .::
10. MainAdvantages: Redched nperating and mnint nan r cngct- apprnx_ 30 rerutinn in
rapital costs,
11. Production Information: Utilizes existing equipment and technology
12. Descriptive Literature: Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Top-Inlet and Advanced Flertrostatic-Filtration (draft report) - EPA Contract No. CR-80152-02
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ELECTROSTATIC FABRIC FILTER
As part of a research and development program to lower the cost of air
pollution control in the Navy, the Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC) entered
into an agreement with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tojointly fund and develop an EPA-patented process which lowers the pressure drop
of fabric filters. Pilot scale evaluation has demonstrated that advancedelectrostatic stimulation of fabric filtration (ESFF) is an efficient,economical pollution control technique. It can reduce operation and maintenancecosts associated with controlling fly ash emission from coal-fired powerplants. The technique also reduces the size and cost of the pollution controlequipment as compared to conventional fabric filtration methods.
Typical fabric filters (also known as baghouses) used by the utilityindustry operate similar to a household vacuum cleaner by retaining dust
particles on the inner surface of the bag when dust-laden air is forced throughthe baghouse. The advanced ESFF technique utilizes electric field enhancement
between an electrode and fabric surface that alters dust deposition pattern andstructure of the accumulated dust layer, causing reduction in pressure drop
across the bag. This results in reduced operational costs to draw air throughthe fabric, and in lower capital costs since baghouse size requirements are also
reduced.
Technical Information: Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Top-Inlet and AdvancedElectrostatic Filtration (draft report) - EPA contract No. CR-80152-02
Research Triangle Institute
P.O. Box 12194 ..'Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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ULTRASONIC TESTING OF MATERIALS USING TIME DELAY SPECTROMETRY
The Naval Surface Weapons Center has applied an existing acoustic signalgeneration and processing technique to the ultrasonic evaluation of materials.The technique, which is referred to as time delay spectrometer, is particularlyuseful for the ultrasonic testing of materials because it helps to overcomedifficulties inherent in more conventional pulsed ultrasonic test systems. Aprototype ultrasonic system has been fabricated at NSWC which is presently usedto characterize the frequency dependence of ultrasonic propagation phenomena inmaterials. The system has also proven useful for sending and receivingultrasonic signals through materials which quickly attenuate short durationpulses. Advantages over pulsed ultrasonic systems are achieved by sweeping bothtransmitted and received frequencies with a fixed frequency offset. The sweptfrequency, continuous wave excitation provides tremendous signal processing gainwhile also providing wide bandwidth. Ultrasonic signal propagation is used tostudy material properties, defects, or degradation.
Technical Information Sources:
I. Dr. Paul M. Gammell, Code R34Naval Surface Weapons CenterSilver Spring, MD 20903-5000(301) 394-1959 "
2. Gammell, P. M., "Ultrasonic Characterization of Highly AttenuatingMaterials with Time Delay Spectrometry," Proceedings of the 15th Symposium onNondestructive Evaluation, 23-25 Apr 1985, San Antonio, Texas.
3. Gammell, P. M., "Time & Frequency Domain Measurements of Materials with
High Ultrasonic Attenuation Using Time Domain Spectrometry," Review of Progressin Quantitative NDE, Vol. 5, 1985, Plenum Press.
4. Gammell, P. M. and Leipold, M. H., "Materials Characterization by TimeDelay Spectrometry Ultrasound," Proceedings of the ARPA/AFML Review of Progressin Quantitative NDE (8-13 Jul 1979), La Jolla, CA, Report No. AFWAL-TR-4078 (Jul
1980), NTIS #ADA-094826.
5. Gammell, P. M., "Coherent Processing of the Full Analytic SignalInformation of Ultrasonic Signals," Invited Chapter in International Advances inNondestructive Testing, Vol. 10, 1984.
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8. What Problem Does It Solve and How? Rea 1-rti m mnni- ri ng nf nu cl ar rad inri on 1 eVP Idigital memory of hicgrory- compter data hase, record keeping. Small inexpensive
electronic device, worn by perqon or placed In area. w.ill Ren-q radiation, digitize_information. store information- read information into computer.
9. Other Uses: Used by personnel working around nuclear radiation, or used as an area
monitor, ~. radon detector.
10.Man Avatags:Real-time measurement of exposure rate and levels allows alarmcapability and avoids delays in obtaining exposure data common with integrating-badgedevices. Also provides exposure history data. Digitized output readily interfaces-with computers for record keeping.
11. Production Information: Low-cost silicon technology :"
12. Descriptive Literature: Winters, P.J., "The Radiation Soft Dynamic B&I as a Particle Detector.",-'%IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-30, 540, 1983: Davis J.L.. "Use of Comp~uter
Memory Chig' ag thp Ra~iA fnr A Diial Alhptto Npe,,trncn Dl~nqitk~rJIea1..th.Pb.1is, 49.,.
25(_ 9. 95- Liindi- -I-C- Sinrlair- F_ and FDrine- C__ "Ne-utron Dosimeter Using a Dynamic%
Random Access Memory as a Sensor," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-33 625, 1986.
13a. Literature Available From: _P.,. Winters. NSWC. Silver Spring, MD 20903-5000, (301) 394-2153 .eJ.L. Davis, NRL. Washington. D.C., (202) 767-3096
The Navy, as well as other military services and civilian agencies, isincreasingly required to monitor and accurately record nuclear radiationexposure of personnel. Traditionally, badge-like devices that can be clipped toone's clothing and read periodically have been used to monitor and determineexposure levels. However, certain aspects of the badges could prove to be aproblem, as the requirement to monitor more and more people continues. Futurerequirements call for a device of higher reliability in terms of holdingcalibration after several readings, lower cost of data reading/storing, and anassurance of sufficient industrial suppliers of essential parts.
Therefore a novel concept called the digital dosimeter was developed anddemonstrated by scientists at the Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC). Thedevice is based on a slightly modified dynamic random access memory (DRAM)semiconductor memory chip as a sensor. The project was transferred to industryin 1984 via the Navy's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. IRadiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. of Watertown, Massachusetts was awarded
this SBIR contract.
The new device, still under development at Radiation Monitoring Devices,may be fabricated in such a way as to be sensitive to either neutrons or alphaparticles or both. With regard to using the device as a neutron dosimeter, ithas already been demonstrated that the device could provide the Navy with apersonnel neutron dosimeter more sensitive than what is presently being used.
The dosimeter is a real-time device, is self-reading and could includereal-time alarm and continuous digital display options. The device would alsohave the capability of interfacing directly with a computer and therefore couldbe read out, identifie , and maintenance-checked at distributed readingstations, which would be connected to a central computer. This process wouldenable individual units, such as naval bases or ships, to automatically maintaindosimetry records or data bases with low cost and few errors. .'.5\a
The dosimeter should also be much more reliable in maintaining calibrationthan ones now used and would tap the large semiconductor industry formanufacture of its component parts.
With its alpha-particle sensitivity, the digital dosimeter could be used in %.nuclear cleanup operations. For such operations, a device could be configuredto have a small, pocket-held central electronics package with remote sensorheads. The heads (or DRAM chips) could be distributed to key areas of thecleanup worker's protective clothing, such as the hand, foot, and air intakefilter of the face mask.
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Technical Literature:
1. Winters, P. J., "The Radiation Soft Dynamic RAM as a ParticleDetector," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-30, p. 540, 1983.
2. Davis, J. L., "Use of Computer Memory Chips as the Basis for a DigitalAlbedo Neutron Dosimeter," Health Physics, Vol. 49, p. 259, 1985.
3. Lund, J. C., Sinclair, F., and Entine, G., "Neutron Dosimeter Using aDynamic Random Access Memory as a Sensor," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science,NS-33, p. 625, 1986.
Point of Contact: H. R. Riedl, Code R45, phone (301)394-2775Naval Surface Weapons CenterSilver Spring, MD 20903-5000
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