The Bi-Rb (bismuth-rubidium) system

This work was supported by ASM International. Literature searched through 1988. Dr. Pelton is the Alloy Phase Diagram Program Co-Category Editor for binary alkali alloys.     

Numerical investigation of the convection of heat-emitting liquid reactor materials taking stratification into account

Conclusions The calculations for the different levels of volume heat release showed that the integral heat fluxes at the lateral and top surfaces are virtually independent of the scenario of convective flow. However, the maximum of the heat flux on the lateral surface in the homogeneous case is 1.5–1.6 times higher than the maximum heat flux in the stratified case. This could result in larger mechanical loads on the reactor vessel and therefore more stringent requirements on the cooling of the outer surface of the reactor vessel. Institute of Fast Reactors, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Atomnaya énergiya, Vol. 76, No. 5, pp. 406–411, May, 1994.     

Determination of the intensity of emission of a radioactive contaminant from the ventilation pipes of a nuclear power plant

All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Nuclear Power Plants NIIP. Translated from Atomnaya énergiya, Vol. 77, No. 5, pp. 392–402, November, 1994.     

Clonal analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes from three patients with advanced neuroblastoma receiving recombinant interleukin-2 and interferon alpha

Cultures of both isolated and conjugated explants from early gastrulae of Bufo arenarum were prepared for a study of the development of ventral mesoderm. Only combinations including components of the deep ventral marginal zone and the animal pole successfully differentiated into blood cells (erythrocytes). Histological studies indicated that, while prospective mesodermal cells constituted the only source of such cells, prospective ectodermal cells provided the necessary stimulus for this kind of differentiation. Differentiated cultures, in which the tracer of cell-lineage fluorescein dextran amine was used to label these components, confirmed the above conclusions. These findings are discussed in the context of current concepts about the formation of mesoderm.     

Composition of lithium aluminoborosilicate glass and abrasive

The properties of glasses of the lithium-aluminoborosilicate system were investigated, namely, the density, spreadability, thermal expansion, and nature of crystallized phases at various temperatures. A crystal-optical analysis was conducted. The glasses were used to prepare abrasive compositions. Their strength properties were studied as a function of the composition of the glass binder and the regime of heat treatment.Translated from Steklo i Keramika, No. 3, pp. 27–30, March, 1996.     

Calculi with the greatest number

Translated from Kibernetika i Sistemnyi Analiz, No. 3, pp. 71–86, May–June, 1995.     

Cost-benefit analysis of power system reliability: two utility casestudies

There is an emerging recognition that utility investments and other decisions that affect electric service reliability should be explicitly evaluated on the basis of their cost and benefit implications. A cost-benefit approach that quantifies the reliability benefits of alternatives in terms of the reduction in costs resulting from unserved energy enables the evaluation of generation and transmission capacity additions on a consistent, economic basis. This approach has been applied to two utility case studies. In a case study for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, it was used to evaluate three options for maintaining reliability in a major load center-two involving local generation, and the third, a new 230 kV transmission connection. In a case study for Duke Power Company, the approach was used to evaluate alternative designs for proposed additions to a transmission station. This paper describes the methodology and presents the two utility studies     

Preparation of monodisperse polystyrene particles using thiol-ended polyethylene oxide stabilizer in dispersion polymerization

Summary Radical dispersion polymerization of styrene in aqueous ethanol solutions was performed in the presence of a new reactive polyethylene oxide stabilizer with thiol end groups. This reactive stabilizer was compared to the more conventional poly (N-vinylpyrrolidone). Particles size distribution, molecular weights and kinetics were investigated. We demonstrate that the thiol ended dispersant displays a high stabilizing efficiency. Particles size, molecular weights and conversions are strongly influenced by the amount of stabilizer used.