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Report describes results of study of two operational test sites (Huntsville, Alabama and Carlsbad, New Mexico) furnishing stimates of actual costs and potential cost savings of new and retrofit hot-air solar heating and hot-water system for single family dwellings.
Easy-to-use gantry safely lifts topheavy loads. Gantry is designed for quick assembly and adjustment around payload.
Price and Cost Estimating Program (PACE II) was developed to prepare man-hour and material cost estimates. Versatile and flexible tool significantly reduces computation time and errors and reduces typing and reproduction time involved in preparation of cost estimates.
A detailed cost analysis/cost improvement study was performed on two Department of Energy/National Aeronautics and Space Administration operational test sites to determine actual costs and potential cost improvements of new and retrofit hot air type, solar assisted heating and hot water systems for single family sized structures. This analysis concentrated on the first cost of a system which included procurement, installation, and integration of a solar assisted heating and hot water system on a new or retrofit basis; it also provided several cost projections which can be used as inputs to payback analyses, depending upon the degree of optimism or future improvements assumed. Cost definitions were developed for five categories of cost, and preliminary estimates were developed for each. The costing methodology, approach, and results together with several candidate low cost designs are described.
The Solid Rocket Booster Cost Accounting and Tracking System (SCATS) which is an automatic data processing system designed to keep a running account of the number, description, and estimated cost of Level 2, 3, and 4 changes is described. Although designed specifically for the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Program, the ADP system can be used for any other program that has a similar structure for recording, reporting, and summing numbers and costs of changes. The program stores the alpha-numeric designators for changes, government estimated costs, proposed costs, and negotiated value in a MIRADS (Marshall Information Retrieval and Display System) format which permits rapid access, manipulation, and reporting of current change status. Output reports listing all changes, totals of each level, and totals of all levels, can be derived for any calendar interval period.
An automatic data processing system to be used for the preparation of industrial engineering type manhour and material cost estimates has been established. This computer system has evolved into a highly versatile and highly flexible tool which significantly reduces computation time, eliminates computational errors, and reduces typing and reproduction time for estimators and pricers since all mathematical and clerical functions are automatic once basic inputs are derived.
The PACE (Pricing and Cost Estimating) system, its purpose, makeup, use, and capabilities are described.
Primary heat input systems and heat exchangers were evaluated for advanced energy conversion systems. Results are presented and discussed.
Various methods of cost estimating are described. The method and benefits are presented of industrial engineering type manhour and material based cost estimates.
Fifty-element linear arrays of InAs photodiodes
Solid state image sensor in infrared and visible regions
Solid state image converter for space vehicles