This report presents a refined method for the calculation of fuel centerline temperatures and the linear-heat-rating-to-incipient melting, ' Q'[subscript m], of mixed-oxide fuel typical of that to be used in the Fast Flux Test Facility and in Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors. Of primary concern are the effects of the...
This thesis evaluates new, large power generating plants of
the various types expected to be practicable in the time span of
the next 50 years. By using thermodynamic principles, the plants
are evaluated on the basis of conservation of energy; the basic
assumption is that the best policy is the...
Of the 14 strains of Chondrococcus columnaris examined, 4
produced antagonistic substances that inhibited the growth of other
strains of this species. The antagonistic substance produced by
strain 3-P63-12 was examined in greater detail. Since the inhibitory
substance had an extremely narrow spectrum of activity, and
was not transmissible in...
The purpose of this study was to examine various host and microclimatic influences affecting the survival and development of the flatheaded fir borer, Melanophila drummondi (Kirby) in Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco residues. It also expands current knowledge of the biology, bionomics, life history, ecology, and biotic potential for...
An effort was made to determine what factors are responsible for differences in color quality between preserves commercially manufactured from Hood and Tioga strawberry varieties. Color analyses made on Hood and Tioga preserves, during a 26 week storage period, included spectral measurements of aqueous extracts from the preserve samples. In...
Anthocyanin degradation in freeze-dried strawberry puree was studied under various relative humidity conditions at 37°C. Moisture was found to be the determining factor in the rate of pigment degradation. Storage at relative humidities below 11% provided good pigment retention in this low-moisture product. Enzymatic degradation of the anthocyanin pigment did...
The effects of mold level (Botrytis cinerea), processing method (fresh, individually quick frozen (IQF), frozen sugared sliced (FSS), freeze dried (FD), canned, and preserves), and maturity (underripe, normal, and overripe) and strawberry volatiles were analyzed by gas liquid chromatography (GLC) using on-column entrainment of headspace volatiles in aqueous extracts. Computerized...
Detailed phytosociological and physical data were gathered from six grass-fern balds in the Oregon Coast Range, Monmouth Peak, Grass Mountain, Prairie Peak, Roman Nose Mountain, Tyee Mountain, and Saddle Mountain. Panchromatic and color infrared air photography guided sampling within individual balds. The resultant floristic data was manipulated by a Braun-Blanquet...
Cereal crops cultivated in Mali, Mauritania and Senegal consist
primarily of sorghum, millet, rice and maize. They form the gramineous
crops that, are programmed for the agricultural improvement of
the Senegal River Basin. Twelve economically important insect pests
on these crops were selected for study and treated with regard to...