A method for measuring the spark-shower radiance of metals
when abraded on an abrasive grinding wheel was developed for
evaluating their sparking tendency. One hundred metals were tested
and rated relative to commercially pure iron. The radiance was
measured in units of energy per solid angle per area of the...
The Modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (MHTGR) is a graphite moderated reactor that utilizes helium as its coolant. One consideration of importance is how the MHTGR will perform during a Depressurized Conduction Cooldown (DCC) accident, which generally can be divided into three phases: depressurization, air ingress, and natural circulation. After...
Dispersal and colonization of young potted apple
trees by the spider-mite predators Metaseiulus
occidentalis Nesbitt and Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten
were studied in the Hood River Valley of Oregon.
Experimental mini-orchards of 10 four-year old potted
apple trees were established at distances of 0, 10, and
100 m downwind from commercial...
Genetics, gene flow, and distribution of pesticide
resistance traits were examined for organophosphate (OP)
resistance in three beneficial phytoseiid mites. Levels
and genetics of OP resistance in Amblyseius andersoni
were examined first. Laboratory strains from Italy and
Oregon, USA, were compared in susceptibility to
insecticides used in western Oregon fruit...