Completed R&D
Nanomanufacturing
Energy Intensive Industries
Crosscutting Technologies
Metals Processing Laboratory Users (MPLUS)
Others
Aluminum
- Continuous Severe Plastic Deformation Processing of Aluminum Alloys
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact Sheet (PDF 210 KB)
- Final Report: (June 2006)
- Degassing of Aluminum Alloys Using Ultrasonic Vibrations
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact Sheet (PDF 76 KB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 2.1 MB)
- Effects of Impurities on the Processing of Aluminum Alloys
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact Sheet (PDF 71 KB)
- For a highlight about the Project (PDF 52 KB)
- Improving Energy Efficiency in Aluminum Melting
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact Sheet (PDF 213 KB)
- Modeling Optimization of Direct Chill Casting to Reduce Ingot Cracking
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact Sheet (PDF 96 KB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 5.3 MB)
Chemicals
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Advanced Hydraulic and Mass Transfer Models for Distillation Column Optimization and Design
- Valmor de Almeida, dealmeidav@ornl.gov, (865) 241-2906
- Fact Sheet (PDF 817 KB)
- Final Report: (October 2005)
- Alloys for Ethylene Production
- Jim Keiser, keiserjr@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4453
- Fact Sheet (PDF 131 KB)
- Low-Cost Chemical Feedstocks using an Improved and Energy-Efficient Natural Gas Liquids Removal Process
- Miting Du, mdu1@ornl.gov, (865) 576-8095
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane Present in Natural Gas to Ethylene
- Chaitanya Narula, narulack@ornl.gov, (865) 574-8445
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.2 MB)
Forest Products
- Corrosion in Kraft Digesters
- Steve Pawel, pawelsj@ornl.gov, (865) 574-5138
- Fact Sheet (PDF 512 KB)
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Environmental Influences on Wood Chemistry and Density of Populus and Loblolly Pine
- Gerald Tuskan, tuskanga@ornl.gov, (865) 576-8141
- Fact sheet (PDF 125 KB)
- Final Report (PDF 249 KB)
- Increasing Yield and Quality of Low-Temperature, Low-Alkali Kraft Cooks with Microwave Pretreatment
- A.L. Compere, compereal@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4970
- FY06 Peer Review Presentation (PDF 364 KB)
- Fact sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Microwave Pretreatment: In Mill Evaluation, Kiln Schedule, and Process Model
- A.L. Compere, compereal@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4970
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Wireless Microwave Wood Moisture Measurement System for Wood Drying Kilns
- Gregory Hanson, hansongr@ornl.gov, (865) 574-9681
- Factsheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Final Report (PDF 898 KB)
- Rapid, Low Temperature Electron-beam, X-ray, and Gamma Ray Curable Resins for Wood Composites
- William Griffith, griffithwl@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4970
- FY06 Peer Review Presentation (PDF 2.6 MB)
- Fact sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
Metal Casting
- Advanced Scalable Clean Aluminum Melting System
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact sheet (PDF 118 KB)
- Development of Computational Tools for the Assurance of High Strength and Fatigue Resistant Aluminum Castings
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact sheet (PDF 138 KB)
- In-situ Real Time Monitoring and Control of Mold Making and Filling Processes
- Ralph Dinwiddie, dinwiddierb@ornl.gov, (865) 574-7599
- Fact sheet (PDF 213 KB)
- Predicting Pattern Tooling And Casting Dimension For Investment Casting
- Adrian Sabau, sabaua@ornl.gov, (865) 241-5145
- Fact sheet (PDF 105 KB)
- For a highlight about the project (PDF 64 KB)
- Final Report (PDF 2.0 MB)
- Sensors For Die Casting
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact sheet (PDF 390 KB)
Mining
- Advanced Surface Enhancement Technology for Decreasing Wear and Corrosion for Mineral Processing
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact sheet (PDF 145 KB)
- Mining Byproduct Recovery
- Jan Berry, berryjb@ornl.gov, (865) 241-1939
- Fact sheet (PDF 515 KB)
Nanomanufacturing
- Large Scale Nanofermentation of Quantum Dots
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Lonnie Love, lovelj@ornl.gov , (865) 576-4630
- Fact Sheet on this R&D 100 Award winning technology (PDF 169 KB)
- Fact Sheet on this ITP project (PDF 467 KB)
- Poster (PDF 383 KB)
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Microwave and Beam Activation of Nanostructured Catalysts for Environmentally Friendly, Energy Efficient Heavy Crude Oil Processing
- W. L. Griffith, griffithwl@ornl.gov , (865) 574-4970
- Fact Sheet (PDF 462 KB)
- Poster (PDF 337 KB)
- Nano-Scale Interpenetrating Phase Composites (IPC's) for Industrial and Vehicle Applications
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James Hemrick, hemrickjg@ornl.gov, (865) 776-0758
- Fact Sheet (PDF 464 KB)
- Poster (PDF 305 KB)
- Transformational, Large-Area Fabrication of Nanostructured Materials Using Plasma Arc Lamps
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Adrian Sabau, sabaua@ornl.gov, (865) 241-5145
- Fact Sheet (PDF 461 KB)
- Poster (PDF 290 KB)
Nanocatalytic Conversion of Biomass Into Second-Generation Biofuels
Joanna McFarlane, mcfarlanej@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4941
Fact Sheet on this ITP project (PDF 449 KB)
Final Report 2010 (PDF 1.2 KB)
Oxide-Nanoparticle Containing Coatings For High Temperature Alloys
Govindarajan Muralidharan, muralidhargn@ornl.gov (865) 574-4281
Fact Sheet on this ITP project (PDF 449 KB)
Pulsed Thermal Processing of Self-Assembled Quantum DOT Structures"
Michael Hu, hum1@ornl.gov, (865) 574-8782
For a Fact Sheet on this ITP project (PDF 454 KB)
For a Poster (PDF 806 KB)
Petroleum Refining
- Biocatalytic Desulfurization of Petroleum
- Abhijeet Borole, borolea@ornl.gov, (865) 576-7421
- Fact Sheet (PDF 91 KB),
- Final Report (PDF 318 KB)
Steel
- Aluminum Bronze Alloys to Improve the System Life of Basic Oxygen and Electric Arc Furnace Hoods, Roofs, and Side Vents
- Mike Santella, santellaml@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4805
- Fact Sheet (PDF 2.0 MB)
- Final Report (PDF 4.0 MB))
- Automated Steel Cleanliness Analysis Tool (ASCAT)
- Ted Nolan, nolanta@ornl.gov, (865) 574-8422
- Fact Sheet (PDF 81 KB)
- Final Report (PDF 7.0 MB)
- Ethanol Pipeline Corrosion
- Jim Keiser, keiserjr@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4453
- For the results of the literature search from this project (PDF 0.5 MB)
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Large-Scale Evaluation of Nickel Aluminide Rolls in a Heat-Treat Furnace
- Govindarajan Muralidharan, muralidhargn@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4281
- Fact Sheet (PDF 2.6 MB)
- Final Report (PDF 2.0 MB)
- 2005 E Bulletin Article
- For a fact sheet on this R&D 100 award winning technology (PDF 370 KB)
Sensors and Automation
- Cross-Cut Wireless Telemetry Project: Reliable Ubiquitous Sensing to Improve Efficiency, Reduce Waste And Emissions, and Improve Raw Material Utilization
- Wayne Manges, mangesww@ornl.gov, (865) 574-8529
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- For Information about the Extreme Measurement Communications Center (EMC2) (PDF 519 KB)
- For a story tip on wireless sensors (PDF 14 KB)
Industrial Materials for the Future
- Advanced Wear and Corrosion Resistant Systems through Laser Surface Alloying
- Suresh Babu, babuss@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4806
- Fact Sheet (PDF 733 KB)
- Final Report (click here)
- Advanced Integration of Multi-Scale Mechanics and Welding Process Simulation in Weld Assessment
- John Vitek, itekjm@ornl.gov, (865) 574-5601
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.3 MB)
- 2006 Project Summary (PDF 63 KB)
- Characterization of Spinel Glass Tank Refractories
- Matt Ferber, ferbermk@ornl.gov, (865) 576-0818
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Final Report: October 2003 (PDF 3.7 MB)
- Ceramic and Refractory Components for Aluminum Melting and Casting:
- Ron Ott, ottr@ornl.gov, (865) 574-5172
- Fact Sheet (PDF 693 KB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 3.6 MB)
- Combinatorial Methods for Alloy Design and Optimization
- Easo George, georgeep@ornl.gov, (865) 574-5085
- Fact Sheet (PDF 121 KB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 7.1 MB)
- Development of Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel
- Govindarajan Muralidharan, muralidhargn@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4281
- Fact Sheet (PDF 147 KB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 13.2 MB)
- 2005 E Bulletin Article
- High Density Infrared Treatment of Refractories
- Terry Tiegs, tiegstn@ornl.gov, (865) 574-5173
- Fact Sheet (PDF 152 KB)
- Final Report: March 2005 (PDF 4.3 MB)
- High Energy Density Coatings
- Govindarajan Muralidharan, muralidhargn@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4281
- Fact Sheet (PDF 134 KB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 5.2 MB)
- High-Density Infrared Transient Liquid Coatings
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Inverse Process Analysis for the Acquisition of Thermophysical Data
- Adrian Sabau, sabaua@ornl.gov, (865) 241-5145
- Fact Sheet (PDF 93 KB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 973 KB)
- Low-Temperature Surface Carburizing of Stainless Steels
- Govindarajan Muralidharan, muralidhargn@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4281
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- September, 2006 article in Advanced Materials and Processes
- December 2006 ITP E-Buletin Article
- 2006 Project Summary (PDF 141 KB)
- Final Report: (click here)
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Materials for High-Temperature Black Liquor Gasification
- Jim Keiser, keiserjr@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4453
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 1.3 MB)
- December, 2005 ITP E-Bulletin Article
- 2006 Project Summary (PDF 50 KB)
- Magnetic Field Processing of Materials
- Gerad Ludtka, ludtkagm1@ornl.gov, (865) 574-5098
- Fact Sheet (PDF 95 KB)
- Final Report: March 2005 (PDF 3.2 MB)
Materials for Industrial Heat Recovery Systems
- Jim Keiser, keiserjr@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4453
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Final Report on Recovery Boiler Primary Air Ports, October 2006 (PDF 22.0 MB)
- Final Report on Recuperators for Aluminum Melting Furnaces, September, 2007 (PDF 3.0 MB)
- Final Report on Midfurnace Superheater Corrosion, December, 2007 (PDF 19.0 MB)
- 2006 Project Summary (PDF 54 KB)
- Multifunctional Metallic and Refractory Materials for Handling of Molten Metals
- James Hemrick, hemrickjg@ornl.gov, (865) 776-0758
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.3 MB)
- July 2007 ITP E-Bulletin Article
- June 2006 ITP E-Bulletin Article
- 2006 Project Summary (PDF 83 KB)
- New Class of Fe-3Cr-W(V) Ferritic Steel
- Mike Santella, santellaml@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4805
- Fact Sheet (PDF 104 KB)
- Final Report: March 2005 (PDF 6.7 MB)
- New Class of Bainitic Chromium Tungsten Steels
- Mike Santella, santellaml@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4805
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 4.6 MB)
- Physical and Numerical Analysis of Extrusion Process for Production of Bi-Metallic Tubes
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact Sheet (PDF 585 KB)
- Final Report: August 2006 (PDF 7.8 MB)
- Real-Time Characterization of Nanomaterials Manufacturing
- David DePaoli, depaolidw@ornl.gov, (865) 574-6817
- Fact Sheet (PDF 165 KB)
- Semi-Stochastic Algorithm for Optimizing Alloy Composition of High-Temperature Austenitic Stainless Steels (H-Series)
- Govindarajan Muralidharan, muralidhargn@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4281
- Fact Sheet (PDF 112 KB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 746 KB)
- Stress-Assisted Corrosion in Boiler Tubes
- Steve Pawel, pawelsj@ornl.gov, (865) 574-5138
- Fact Sheet (PDF 511 KB)
- Final Report: April 2006 (PDF 11.5 MB)
- Structurally Integrated Coatings for Wear and Corrosion
- Craig Blue, blueca@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4351
- Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
- 2006 Project Summary (PDF 47 KB)
- Thermochemical Models and Databases for High Temperature Materials
- Ted Besmann, besmann@ornl.gov, (865) 574-6852
- Fact Sheet (PDF 997 KB)
- 2006 Project Summary (PDF 57 KB)
- Ultrasonic Processing of Materials
- Gail Mackiewicz-Ludtka, Ludtkagm@ornl.gov, (865) 576-4652
- Fact Sheet (PDF 196 KB)
- Final Report: June 2006 (PDF 10.0 MB)
- Virtual Welded Joint Design Integrating Advanced Materials and Processing Technologies
- Suresh Babu, babuss@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4806
- Fact Sheet (PDF 177 KB)
- Final Report: June 2005 (PDF 4.3 MB)
Nanocoatings for High Efficiency Industrial Hydraulic and Tooling Systems
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Peter Blau, blaupj@ornl.gov, (865) 574-5377
Fact Sheet (PDF 1.1 MB)
Highlight (PDF 13 KB)
For an article on this project on physorg.com
Advanced Wear Resistant NanoComposites
Stephen Nunn, nunnsd@ornl.gov, (865) 576-1668
Fact Sheet (PDF 1.2 MB)
Supporting Industries
- Enhancement of Aluminum Alloy Forgings through Rapid Billet Heating
- Craig Blue, blueca@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4351
- Final Report (PDF 4.2 MB)
- To view a poster about the project (PDF 599 KB)
- For a news release on this R&D 100 Award winning technology
- Fact Sheet (PDF 397 KB)
- Novel Optimization Methodology for Welding Process/Consumable Integration:
- Suresh Babu, babuss@ornl.gov, (865) 574-4806
- Final Report (PDF 2.0 MB)
Others
Development and Demonstration of a Biomass Boiler for Food Processing Application
vineyardea@ornl.gov, (965) 574-0574
Fact Sheet (PDF 1.0MB)
