EPRI Journal articles from July 1993

EPRI Journal archives from July 1993

Diamond coatings for wear resistance.
July 1, 1993... The recent development of relatively inexpensive methods for coating metals and semiconductors with a thin layer of synthetic diamond promises a variety of intriguing applications in the utility industry. Initially, EPRI researchers focused on...

Using electricity to breed bugs.
July 1, 1993... By using electricity to stimulate the growth of certain bacteria, EPRI-sponsored researchers may h cheaper way to produce medicines, polymers, and other high-value products--while opening the door to electrotechnology. Researchers at...

Managing magnetic fields.
July 1, 1993... Although many questions remain about possible health effects from exposure to electric and magnetic fields (EMF), EPRI is intensifying its efforts to develop methods for field management. These efforts include two major thrusts--exposure...

Beyond the politics of blame. (views regarding the confrontationist method of tackling the environmental issues)
July 1, 1993... Debating the world's environmental problems from hardened adversarial stances is self-defeating for both industry and the environmental community, according to Dr. Jan Beyea, chief scientist and vice president of the National Audubon Society....

COHPing with particulates. (Compact Hybrid Particulate Collector)
July 1, 1993... Progressing from concept to successful utility deployment in less than four years, a new technology for particulate control promises enhanced capabilities for complying with stack gas clarity standards. Called the Compact Hybrid Particulate...

Robert Bozzone: alloy of metallurgy and management.
July 1, 1993... Fresh out of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in metallurgy, Robert Bozzone went to work for Allegheny Ludlum Corporation in June 1955 at the age of 22. He's been with the company ever since--38 years. But it's not the only...

Mobile concrete block plant demonstrates use for fly ash.
July 1, 1993... Eight utilities that operate coal-fired generating plants are hosting visits this year and next by a truckmounted, EPRI-sponsored demonstration unit that is using some of each plant's by-product fly ash to make lightweight concrete blocks....

Application of chaos theory to corrosion control.
July 1, 1993... Chaos theory describes an underlying order in seemingly random phenomena, providing new approaches for understanding certain types of complex, nonlinear behavior that can arise in even the simplest of dynamic systems. Until recently most...

Restoration of an MGP waste disposal site. (manufactured gas plant)
July 1, 1993... In 1987 EPRI initiated a research project called EBOS (environmental behavior of organic substances) to examine the fate of organic wastes at former manufactured gas plant (MGP) disposal sites. Such research is important because constituents of...

Maintenance of solenoid-operated valves. (includes related article)
July 1, 1993... Solenoid-operated valves (SOVs) are widely used in the nuclear power industry in the United States. Utilities estimate that there may be 1000-2500 SOVs in a typical LWR power plant. BWRs generally have more solenoid valves than PWRs. ...

Human factors guidelines for control rooms.
July 1, 1993... The field of human factors, which focuses on the interactions between people and equipment, is sometimes overlooked or ignored in designing new equipment or operator interfaces. It is thought of as an unnecessary substitute for common sense and...