Session H.  Power and Energy

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

3:00-3:10 PM                     Introduction

3:10-3:35 PM                     HO-01 
On the Ignition and Combustion Variances of Jet Propellant-8 and Diesel Fuel in Military Diesel Engines
Peter Schihl and Laura Hoogterp, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

3:35-4:00 PM                     HO-02 
Miniature Internal Combustion Engine-generator for High Energy Density Portable Power
Kurt D. Annen, David B. Stickler and Jim Woodroffe, Aerodyne Research, Inc.

4:00-4:25 PM                     HO-03 
Soldier System Power Integration and Field Evaluations
Kailash Shukla, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center 

4:25-4:50 PM                     HO-04 
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Systems for Future Force Warriors: From Experimental and Simulations for Water and Methanol Crossover and Recycling to High Performance Fuel Cell Systems
Deryn Chu and Rongzhong Jiang, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; Scott Feldman, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center; Joseph Kowal, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center; Dave Schimmel, U.S. Army Program Executive Office, Project Manager Soldier Warrior

4:50-5:15 PM                     HO-05 
Ultra-tunable Micro-power Converters
Brian C. Morgan, U.S. Army Research Laboratory

5:15-5:40 PM                     H-JSHS
Propellantless Propulsion: Designing a Voltage Dependent Directional Control System for Asymmetrical Capacitors
Stephen J. Trettel, New Prague High School, New Prague, MN

POSTERS

HP-01
On-site Field-feeding Waste to Energy Converter
L. Knowlton and D. Pickard, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center; J. Diebold, K. Lasnik, A. Lilley and K. Browne, Community Power Corporation

HP-03
Air-activated Ration Heaters
Paul DellaRocca, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center; Ramesh Kainthla, Charles Sesock and Lawrence Tinker, RBC Technologies

HP-04
Convective Evaporation through Water-permeable Membranes for Rapid Beverage Chilling
M. Izenson and W. Chen, Creare, Inc.; C. W. Haering, J. Sung and D. Pickard, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center

HP-05
Piezoelectric Energy for Soldier Systems
Christopher A. Howells, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center

HP-06
Evaporation-driven Charge Redistribution and Current Generation for Energy Harvesting Applications
Ruba T. Borno and Joseph Steinmeyer, The University of Michigan; Michel M. Maharbiz, University of California, Berkeley

HP-07
An Experimental and Modeling Study of Ingrediants for Propellant Burn-rate Enhancement
M. P. Grams, W. R. Anderson and R. C. Sausa, U.S. Army Research Laboratory

HP-08
Nanofoil Heating Elements for Thermal Batteries
Jay C. Poret, Science Applications International Corporation; Michael Ding, Frank Krieger and Jeffrey Swank, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; Gary Chen and Charles McMullen, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

HP-09
Desulfurization of Logistic Fuels for Fuel Cell APUs
Gökhan Alptekin, Ambalavanan Jayaraman, Margarita Dubovik, Matthew Schaefer, John Monroe and Kristin Bradley, TDA Research, Inc.

HP-10
New Nanocrystalline Core Performance Versus Finemet® for High-power Inductors
D. P. Urciuoli, U.S. Army Research Laboratory; T. E. Salem, U.S. Naval Academy