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| "A kW-Class NaBH4/H202 Fuel Cell For Air Independent Propulsion"
, 19 Jun 06
, Proceedings of the 4th ASME International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology: CD ROM (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
, Irvine, CA
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"An Ice-Ball Storage Cooling System for a Laboratory Complex"
, 30 Jan 06
, ASHRAE Transactions
, Atlanta, GA
, Vol 112
(1)
, pp. 676
-682
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An ice-ball storage cooling system with a 30,000 gallon storage tank and 125,000 dimpled plastic balls inside has been in successful operation to cool the main complex of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) since October 1996. The design storage capacity of the system is 1700 ton-hr to cool the ERDC-CERL main complex from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (adjustable) during the summer, excluding weekends and holidays. Turning off the chillers reduces about 200 KW of on-peak electrical demand which resulted in about 15 to 20% electric cost savings for the 4 summer months as found in this study. One or two (depending on the ice inventory) 170-ton R-22 screw chillers make ice every night. The two chillers were installed in the spring of 1993. The ice storage cooling system was installed in October 1996. In March 2003, the ice storage tank was opened to study the ice balls for the long-term impact during the last six-year operation. This paper documents the cost benefit and discusses lessons learned from the operation and maintenance of the system and recommendation for future applications.
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"Army Deconstruction Gains Momentum"
, 01 Dec 04
, Public Works Digest (U.S. Army Installation Management Agency
, Arlington VA)
, Vol 16
(6)
, pp. 14
-15
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The public and private sectors are applauding the Army's efforts to encourage deconstruction at military sites as an alternative to demolition and landfilling. Research at the Engineer Research and Development Center-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) seeks optimal methods for recycling and reusing military building materials and components through deconstruction. This work supports goals set by the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (ACSIM) to reduce solid waste generated by installations. The CERL Team is conducting multiple projects to demonstrate the feasibility of deconstructing buildings as a sustainable alternative to demolition and landfilling.
This Public Works Digest article describes several such projects where deconstruction achieved significant waste reduction. The article also describes awards CERL Team members received from the Used Building Materials Association for advancing the knowledge and practice of building deconstruction and reuse throughout the nation.
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"Component Failure Analysis from the U.S. Army ERDC-CERL Residential Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Demonstration"
, 19 Jun 06
, Proceedings of the 4th ASME International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
, Irvine, CA
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) has managed the Department of Defense (DoD) Residential Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell Demonstration Project, which was funded by the U.S. Congress for fiscal years 2001 through 2004. The project demonstrated 91 residential-scale Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells, ranging in size from 1 to 5 kW, at various DoD facilities around the world. Fuel cell performance was monitored over a 12-month field demonstration period, including cataloging and analysis of component failures, the mean time of the failures, and the mean time between failures.
This paper describes the ERDC-CERL PEM demonstration fuel cell applications and presents corresponding data from the field demonstrations, with an emphasis on the components, fuel cell stack life, and input fuel characteristics of the systems demonstrated. Several input fuels were used throughout the demonstration, including natural gas, propane, and hydrogen. A distinction is made on variances in performance based on the input fuel stock. This paper also discusses the lifespan and failure modes of selected fuel cell components, based on component type, age, and usage, and fuel cell stack life for both primary and back-up power systems.
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| "Demonstration and Evaluation of Magnetic Descalers," submitted for publication in Journal of Materials Performance
, 30 Oct 06
, NACE
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"Digital Photographic Technique To Quantify Plume Opacity during Daytime and Nighttime," ch. 4 in Atmospheric and Biological Environmental Monitoring
, 28 Sep 09
, Springer
, The Netherlands
, pp. 39
-50
, ISBN No 978-1-4020-9673-0 Print 978-1-4020-9674-7, Online
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) developed opacity standards for sources of visible emissions to protect the visual quality of ambient air. Method 9 is USEPA's standard method to quantify plume opacity by visual observations from qualified human observers during daytime. These observers are required to be certified twice a year at a "smoke school". "Smoke school" is more formally referred to as "Visible Emissions Training," which generally consists of a lecture session and a certification event where observers are field tested for their ability to determine the opacity of plumes. However, the use of observations by humans to quantify plume opacity introduces subjectivity, and is expensive due to semi-annual certification requirements of the observers. In addition, sources may emit plumes during nighttime that also need to be monitored to determine compliance for those sources. Digital Optical Method (DOM) was developed to quantify plume opacity from digital photographs for both daytime and nighttime conditions. Daytime field campaigns were completed during smoke schools with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and with industrial stacks during daytime. Field campaigns were also completed during nighttime with a smoke generator operated by IEPA. The field tests demonstrated that DOM has advantages when compared to Method 9 by its lower cost, improved objectivity, and availability of photographs of the visible emissions and their environments. Errors in results from DOM when compared to a reference instack transmissometer or a Method 9 observer are within USEPA's error limits for Method 9. These encouraging results indicate that DOM has the potential to serve as an alternative method to Method 9 to determine the opacity of plumes for regulatory compliance of stationary sources.
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"Effective, Efficient Barracks Retrofits
, 28 Jun 07
, "Effective, Efficient Barracks Retrofits", Presentation made at the "2007 USACE Infrastructure Conference"
, Detroit MI
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This presentation discussed initial conclusions from a study which surveyed completed and ongoing Army barracks renovations to determine effectiveness at resolving chronic issues including mold growth, poor climate control, and excessive energy consumption. Additional/alternative solutions that can be systematically included in all future barracks renovations were proposed.
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"Electrokinetic Removal of Energetic Compounds" in Electrochemical Remediation Technologies
, 01 Sep 09
, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken New Jersey
, Hoboken New Jersey
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A chapter authored by David A. Kessler, Charles P. Marsh, and Sean Morefield entitled "Electrokinetic Removal of Energetic Compounds" was recently published in the book Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater (J.Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009), Krishna R. Reddy and Claudio Cameselle(eds.). The chapter describes the use of electrokinetics to enhance remediation of nitroaromatic compounds with special attention to the chemistry of clay-energetic compound complexes. Soils with a significant clay content have low water permeability and so are well suited to electrokinetic methods. In addition, when using conventional pump and treat remediation techniques for older contaminated sites, clay lenses can still serve as contamination point sources. As a result the use of follow-on electrokinetic methods also has potential for use at these sites. (POC: Charles Marsh, 217-373-6764, Charles.P.Marsh@erdc.usace.army.mil).
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| "Evaluation of an In-Situ Coating Process for Mitigation of Lead and Copper in Drinking Water," 23rd Environmental Symposium and Exhibition
, 06 Oct 05
, 23rd Environmental Symposium and Exhibition
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"Market-Smart" Deconstruction and Material Recovery at Brownfield Sites - How To Identify and Reuse Existing Materials Found at Brownfield Sites
, ERDC-CERL
, Champaign IL
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As a member of the Federal Brownfields Partnership, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its brownfields grantees in their efforts to assess, remediate, and sustainably reuse brownfields. This project is based on the premise that communities have finite resources and that the sustainable practices of deconstruction and recycling/reuse can provide them with much needed economic and environmental benefits. The objective of this work is to develop tools and guidance for brownfields partners to assess the potential of extracting construction material assets from buildings, structures, and infrastructure on brownfield sites, and to reuse or recycle this material. This assessment will address the physical characteristics of the struc-tures and materials present; the potential for extracting materials for recy-cling and reuse; economic considerations of extracting, processing, and reusing materials compared to landfill disposal; limitations due to con-tamination; industry resources; regulatory requirements and other practi-cal considerations associated with construction material recovery.
This report does not specifically address the (already well-documented) brownfield characterization and remediation process. Instead, it focuses on helping the project team assess a brownfield site to determine what buildings, materials, and resources on the site may be saved, reused, recycled, or deconstructed and sold.
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| "New Device Gets Basements Bone Dry," Journal of Light Construction
, 06 Oct 02
, Journal of Light Construction
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"Open DDC Systems Obstacles and How To Avoid Them"
, 01 Jan 06
, ASHRAE Journal
, Atlanta, GA
, Vol 48
(1)
, pp. 18
-42
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For years, the end users in the controls industry have struggled with the complexities of multi-vendor building automation and control systems. Proprietary, vendor-exclusive hardware, software and communications protocols have created Closed Systems that present integration and operation/maintenance challenges. Several Open standards and associated technologies, most notably BACnet® and LONWORKS®, offer the potential for Open multi-vendor systems. Realizing this potential, however, requires correct design and implementation (as does any system whether it be Open or Closed) which is not a trivial task. It is possible to design and implement these new technologies and still retain a Closed System. On the other hand, it is also possible to design, procure, and implement these technologies in a way in which many of the Closed aspects (and associated disadvantages) of past systems are minimized or eliminated. In other words, Open control systems are possible. This article will discuss what an Open DDC System is and some of the ways in which seemingly Open Systems are actually much less Open than they appear.
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"Strategic Sustainability Assessment: Preliminary Study within the Fall Line Region"
, 07 Mar 06
, Darden Business School, University of Virginia
, Charlottesville, VA
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The Strategic Sustainability Assessment (SSA) is a program to assess the sustainability of Army installations 30 years into the future and to offer recommendations for adjustments and new initiatives as the Army works to achieve the goals of the Army Strategy for the Environment. The goal of the SSA demonstration project is to identify solutions and outcomes on a regional scale, and when possible, to examine cumulative effects on that region, addressing large-scale sustainability issues and solutions that span beyond current Army boundaries. The steps in the SSA methodology include defining regional sustainability objectives, describing the present system, developing alternate future scenarios, determining drivers, modeling alternate futures, conducting impact analysis, determining future sustainability, performing gap analysis, and determining policy changes.
A preliminary analysis is ongoing for the Sandhills Fall Line region, which stretches from Alabama across Georgia and into the Carolinas, and is home to Forts Benning, Gordon, Jackson, and Bragg. These lands share ecosystem management issues, including management of Federally endangered species and the perceived need for restoration of forest and wetland ecosystems. Scenarios for the region incorporate a series of population growth options including the addition of new troops to the region as a result of BRAC 2005, the Modular Army, and the return of troops from overseas. Climate change scenarios have also been developed. The Land use Evolution and impact Assessment Model (LEAM) is being used to forecast land use change. A variety of modeling tools are assessing impacts of population growth and attendant change in land use on threatened and endangered species (TES), water, air, and energy. The results are presented in a series of maps depicting possible future impacts. The project has several byproducts, for example, building beneficial partnerships with organizations also working on sustainability, as well as creating opportunities for further dialogue with internal and external stakeholders.
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| "Two Dimensional Dynamic Simulation of Hydrogen Storage in Metal Hydride Tanks"
, 19 Jun 06
, Proceedings of the 4th ASME International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
, Irvine, CA
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"Using 'Off' Potential Measuring Devices for Underground Steel Tanks," Material Performance
, 06 Oct 05
, NACE
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This seminal publication established an unbiased independent evaluation of how and what devices meet NACE RP01 92 standards.
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(p,Vm,T, x) and Virial Coefficients of {x CO + (1 x) CO2}
, 30 Aug 89
, J. of Chemical Thermodynamics
, Vol 21
(9)
, pp. 989
-996
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(p, Vm, T) of carbon monoxide and two mixtures {xCO2 +(1 - x)CO} were measured using a Burnet isochoric-isothermal apparatus. Measurements were made in the temperature range 323 to 423 K and at pressures up to 6.5 Pa. Experimental results were appropriately treated to extract compression factors and virial coefficients.
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[DRAFT -- Not Yet Published] Improvement and Demonstration of a Thermal Barrier Coating fpr Corrosion Prevention and Temperature Reduction in Heat Distribution System Manholes (Poster Presentation)
, USACE R&D Conf
, Memphis, TN
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Heat distribution system (HDS) piping and appurtenances are subject to significantly reduced service life when located inside manholes with severely corrosive environments owing to the combination of heat coupled with humidity present on the surface of exposed steel piping. To mitigate this corrosive situation, a coating system that both protects the piping from corrosion and served to help modify the environment to reduce the potential for corrosion was formualte and demonstrated at Fort Jackson, SC and Redstone Arsenal, AL.
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[DRAFT -- will be presented on 11/16/2009] Implications of Adsorption on Common Procedures for Chemical Analysis of Prophos (Poster Presentation)
, Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology (CBD S&T) Conference
, Dallas, TX
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This poster illustrates and describes the implications of adsorption on common procedures for chemical znalysis of prophos.
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Corrosion Control '07, "Corrosion Prevention of Stored Underground Assets Using Electro-Osmotic Pulse Technology"
, 25 Nov 07
, Australian Corrosion Association, Inc.
, Sydney, Australia
, Report No Paper 95
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This paper addresses corrosion prevention of stored underground assets using electro-osmotic pulse technology.
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Corrosion Control 2007: "Acoustic Leak Survey of the Underground Potablt Water System at a CONUS Army Installation"
, 25 Nov 07
, Australian Corrosion Association, Inc.
, Sydney, Australia
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This paper summarizes an acoustic leak survey of the underground potable water system at a CONUS Army Installation.
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Corrosion Control 2007: "Green Chemical Treatments for Cooling Tower Systems"
, 25 Nov 07
, Australian Corrosion Association
, Sydney, Australia
, Report No Paper 097
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This paper presents a number of green chemical treatments for cooling tower systems
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Corrosion Control 2007: "Measuring Rated and Impact of Corrosion on DoD Equipment"
, 25 Nov 07
, Australian Corrosion Association
, Sydney, Australia
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This paper addresses the measuring rated and impact of corrosion on DOD equipment.
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Gopherus Polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise) Nesting
, 25 Mar 09
, Herpetological Review
, Clovis, CA
, Vol 40
(1)
, pp. 77
-78
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This article discusses the nesting habits of the Gopherus Polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise).
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Gopherus Polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise) Emergence Behavior
, 19 Mar 09
, Herpetological Review
, Vol 40
(1)
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This article discusses the emergence behavior of the Gopherus Polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise).
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Terrapene carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) and Gopherus polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise) Interspecific Interaction
, 22 Jul 09
, Herpetological Review
, Vol 40
(2)
, pp. 217
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This article addresses the interspecific interaction between the Terrapene carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) and Gopherus polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise).
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