testing of three different flight suits in fire environment. fuel fire

flight suits manufactured from cotton, cotton/polyester, and polyamide-imide were fire tested on a glass fiber reinforced plastic arm. the surface temperature of the arm was adjusted to 27/33 c by water circulation inside; the surface temperatures of the arm were measured by thermocouples. results show that the protection assured by the s..

practical airflow rates in shelf dryers for seed cotton: in cooperation with the mississippi agricultural and forestry experiment station. research rept

a study conducted to evaluate the effect of heated-air velocity and air-to-cotton ratio on the amount of moisture evaporated from seed cotton in cotton gin dryers established minimum practical dryers. the results can be used to reduce energy requirements in the transport and drying of cotton at gins and in setting guidelines for gin-dryer..

stream transport and agricultural runoff of pesticides for exposure assessment: a methodology. part b. appendices g through k. final rept. aug 83-sep 85

to predict the potential environmental or human health risk posed by agricultural pesticides, exposure assessments require the estimation of chemical concentrations in field runoff and in associated streams in the report, a methodology is described for estimating the mean, maximum, frequency, and duration of pesticide concentrations, and ..

stream transport and agricultural runoff of pesticides for exposure assessment: a methodology. part a. text and appendices a through f final rept. aug 83-sep 85

to predict the potential environmental or human health risk posed by agricultural pesticides, exposure assessments require the estimation of chemical concentrations in field runoff and in associated streams in the report, a methodology is described for estimating the mean, maximum, frequency, and duration of pesticide concentrations, and ..

long-term effects of tillage on the retention and transport of soil water. technical completion rept

quantitative measurements were made of the physical and chemical properties of two virgin prairie soils, crowley and jay, that remain in their native arkansas environments and of similar soils that had been tilled extensively. comparisons were made of soil properties at six depths. when compared with the tilled soils the virgin soils had ..

conversion of polyester/cotton industrial wastes to higher value products: final report

several polyster/cotton waste blends were successfully used as feedstock to make injection molded products. nucleating and plasticizing additives (commonly required in the production process) were found to be unnecessary; their functions were fulfilled by the cotton component of the waste feedstock. the properties of the injection molded ..

railroad accident report - derailment of st. louis southwestern railway company (cotton belt) freight train extra 4835 north and release of hazardous materials near pine bluff, arkansas, june 9, 1985

the national transportation safety board determines that the probable causes of the accident were (1) the failure of the st. louis southwestern railway company to destress and adequately anchor the track to retard longitudinal movement at bridge 272.14 as required by its rules, after disturbing the track in hot weather; and (2) the excess..

agricultural exports by cooperatives, 1985,

eighty-seven agricultural cooperatives reported exports valued at $3.30 billion in 1985. grains and feeds had the largest dollar value at $1.7 billion, followed by cotton, oilseeds, fruit products, and nuts. cooperative share of u.s. agricultural exports in 1985 was 11.7 percent. southeast and east asia provided the largest market for coo..

mechanical properties of visually graded lumber. volume 5 aspen-cottonwood, balsam fir, douglas fir (south),

the document presents tables that summarize the data obtained on the mechanical properties of aspen-cottonwood, balsam fir, and douglas fir (south) 2-inch dimension lumber sampled in the in-grade testing program conducted in the united states. the tables summarize the data for strength in bending, tension parallel to the grain, and compre..

study group of vivitron: research program 1985

the design of the machine internal structure has been completed test experiments have been performed on the post insulators and on the tube activity at the strasbourg cn and mp machines. mechanical study of a structure partition of vivitron is presented, gamma radiation flux has been measured along the accelerator tank of the mp tandem. d..