Page Eight ROCKETEER November 9, 1984 WACOM Holiday Bazaar planned at Enlisted Mess on Nov. 16-17 Early holiday season shoppers will find a bonanza of gifts, decorative items, and baked goods awaiting them next Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17, at the Holi- day Bazaar sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the Commissioned Officers' Mess (WAOOM). Arts, crafts and widely varied items assembled by a dozen local organizations also will be offered for sale at the Enlisted Mess from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 16, and from 10a.m. to3p.m. on Nov. 17. 10 addition, homemade baked goods and candy will be among the taste-tempting goodies that patrons will find while brows- ing among the various booths, and WAOOM will have a tearoom where pie, cake, and beverages may be purchased for those in need of a bit of nourislunent while making the rounds at the Holiday Bazaar. A ribborH:utting ceremony at which Capt. Paul D. stephenson, NWC anef Staff Officer, will officiate, will take place at 10 a.m. next Friday as a prelude to the open- ing of this two-day event. Among the wide variety of holiday gifts, decorations and baked goods that will be on sale are needlepoint Ouistmas tree orna- ments, indoor and outdoor plants, potholders, bean soup mixes, books, sta- tionery, calendars, gifts from Mexico, homemade candies, "like new" dolls from the Discovery Thrift Shop, and a selection Hobby shop taking orders for Christmas greenware The Hobby Shop/Craft Center is still ac- cepting orders for Chrisbnas greenware until the deadline of Nov. 30. Any special orders for models, train sets, pitcher and bowl sets, or any other type of finished piece an individual may wish to order in time for Christmas also should be placed by the November deadline. Persons desiring more information can contact the Hobby Shop by calling NWC ext. 32S2. of crafts and " white elephants." Organizations whose members have donated sale items and have volunteered their time to work at the WAOOM Holiday Bazaar are: Desert Planters Garden Club, Desert Primrose Rebekah Lodge, Johan- nesburg Foursquare Church, Maturango Museum, Sweet Adelines, Protestant Women of the Chapel, Altrusa, rwv Association for Retarded Citizens, Military Officers' Wives, and the Cerro Coso Wives! Women Faculty. The Enlisted Mess will be decorated with holiday trimmings around the booths, and Santa Claus will be present both days to talk to young children about their Christmas gift wishes. The bazaar chainnan again this year is Sue Byrd. Subject of aviation safety is topiC at next ASQC meeting A talk on the subject of aviation safety will highlight the next meeting of the Sierra Sands Section of the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC). The meeting will be held on Tuesday evening at the Golden Frog restaurant, 1501 N. Norma St., Ridgecrest. A social hour starting at 6 will be follow- ed by dinner, and the program will begin at 7:30. Guest speaker of the evening will be Bill Moses, air traffic manager of the Lan- caster Flight Service, whose topic will be "General Aviation: Are Our Skies Really Safe?" Those interested in attending this ASQC meeting are asked to make reservations for planning purposes only, since attendees will be making their dinner selections from the menu. Those to call for reservations are Mort Kurotori, at NWC ext. 3326; Bud Stiehl, NWC ext. 2274; or Tony Miller at 446-7671, ext. 200. Curtain rises tonight on CLorA production of 'Bedroom Force' The Community Light Opera and Theatre Association's (CLOTA) production of Alan Ayckborn's comedy. "Bedroom Farce," will open at 7:30 tonight at the Burroughs High School lecture Center. It also will be presented at the same time tomorrow, and next Friday and Saturday, Nov.16and 17. Prices are $4.50 for adult admission; $3.50 for children, students, enlisted military and senior citiznes; and free for children age 3or under. The strong cast includes Clyde Irvine and Deanne Ripley-Lotee, as Ernest and Delia ; Greg Hogan and Sharon Short, as Trevor and Susannah; David Short and Laurie Dial, as Nick and Jan; and Norm Ponder and Nancy Miller Nowak, as Malcolm and Kate. Director Bill Blanc and Assistant Direc- tor Karen Buehler are responsible for pull- ing together every aspect of the production, from actual staging of the show to ensuring that the administrative details are handled. Members of the production staff include technical director Alan Paulsen and his crew; Vivian Childers as costumer; Joe HOllis, lighting director; Bonnie Irvine, set dresser; Annie Blanc, properties coor- dinator; and Jim Rieger. sound director. Others lending their expertise include Deanna Ripley-Lotee, makeup coordinator; Laurie Dial, hairstylist; Walt Koerschner, logo designer; Tricia Siegel, CLOTA boord liaison; and Liz Babcoc'k and Tom Lehmann, publicity. CAUGHT IN THE ACT - In a scene from the (LOTA comedy, " Bedroom Farce," Trevor (Greg Hogan) is surprised by his wife. Susannah, (Sharon Short) while rekindl. ing a forgoHen flame with his neighbor, Jan (Laurie Dial). - Photo by Barbara DeWitt DOLLS APLENTY - Oolls of every sort Imaginable will be among the gift Items ferect for sale at a WACOM Holiday Bazaar booth operated by the IWV ASSOCIation for Retarded Citizens. Displaying a sample of the " like new" dolls all carefully dressed and in good condition are Nancy Keating, assistant manager of the Discovery Thrift Shop, and louise Yockey. - Photo by PHAN Greg Hogan China Lake Players' version of 'Spiral Staircase' to open The China Lake Players production of "The Spiral Staircase" will open a five- performance run tonight at the Playhouse (corner of Blandy Ave. and Lauritsen Rd.I, with the doors opening at 7:30 and the cur- tain going up at 8:15. Other performances are slated for tomorrow evening and for next Friday and Saturday at the same times. There also is a Sunday matinee on Nov. 11, when the doors open at 5:30 and the show starts at 6:15 p.m. Advance reservations are required and may be made by telephoning 375-4001. Tickets must be picked up by 15 minutes before the start of the performance for which the reservation is made; those that are not picked up will then be available for sale althe door. General admission is $3.50, with senior citizens, students under 18, and active duty military being charged $2.50. Marine officer will be speaker at nexf Navy League meeting Major John Boyd, USMC, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of thl' Indian Wells Valley Council of tho ~o\' ) League, which will be held on Thursd~~. Nov. 15. at the Hideaway restaurcmt III Ridgecrest. A social hour at 6:30 p.m. prel'edes thl' dinner that will begin at 7:30 and "" followed by Mojor Boyd's udk. Dinner, which costs $7.50 per person, is a chOice of pork chops or a primt' rib sandwich. Reservations must be made by Tuesdoy; they may be made by telephoOing H6-5488, 446-2538 I between 8 a.m. and I p.m.I. 445-5001 I nights I, 44&-3i27 wights( :t75-5515I mornings, or 375-4272. Mail order catalog is now available to patrons of NEX The American edition of the 193.> Ex- changemail order catalog is available now at the customer service desk of the Navy Exchange. The catalog is published exclusively for aU active duty military personnel, their dependents, and retired military. The NEX mail order catalog program is an extension of the Navy Exchange. This year's catalog has been expanded and con- tains information on special program mer- chandise, such as big and tall menswear, value buys, and personnally monogram- med articles. Earnings generated by the NEX are used to finance various recreational activities at NWC. FRIDAY II IIf \l Il'( Il O Un'" ,....Q~.. .. , . ......... ~ .~. P.,."I.., "CI ~" G...,CI,.., Regular starting time 7:00 p.m. ··THE INSTRUCTOR·· SI."·"g NOVEMBERS Bot! Chaney d'KI B.,b Sa.1 IAchonO.aln• •• led R 9j",." SATURDAY. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10. 11 ··STREETSOF FIRE·· M ,~nilel Pare "' ...., a'dne l.llot' I A ~ 1o. M u~al 1 .led PG 94 m,,, I MONDAY NOVEMBER 12 rCO"l,·Oy 'ah-d PG , HJ ""'l I WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER U ··SIXTEEN CANDLES·· M"I",. A "H,jWd lt.' hl'id ~t 11 <:t.IIl. Sun- day at the Velt'rans uf Fon'lgn W~rs Hall, 117 Alvord S1.. Hldgecrl'sl. fiance S~ slt'lIls Dep~rtllleTlt. 1Jl\·ltes dll \·ctl'rans· groups, fr~ternctl ~Il~ service lIrg~llIl~tlOns III lht' local area to par- til'lpale ill the Veterans' Day observCillcc by sending color g u~rds with their organiza- IlOnal b~nller and an Ameril'an flag. Vo(."al musk sclcl'lions during the pro- grctlll Will mdude the singmg of "Battle Hymn of the Hepublil''' and "America the (Continued on Page 3) - :-';ovelllber 9. 1984 VOl XXXIX No .a5 NAVALWEAPONSCENTER CHINA LAKE CALIFORNIA Latest of production wells drilled in Coso geothermal area has great potential "It's a rea) hummer!" is how Dr. Carl Austin, head of the Geothermal Utilization Division of the Public Works Department characterizes the latest of the production wells drilled at the Naval Weapons Center's Coso Known Geothermal Resource area on the new Hi drill pad. This seventh production well, completed within the past month, is expected to pro- duce about 15 megawatts of power. I A megawatt of power is defined as that amount of energy that could be produced by burning 10,000 gallons of oil. NWC has peak usage ofabout 17megawatl,.) The geothermal field is being developed by the California Energy Corp. of Santa Rosa, Calif., which is drilling the wells and will build the plant to convert the steom recovered from the geothermal wells into electricity. The company is developing the wells and building the multimillion dollar plant with private capital. Once the power plant is in operation, the California Energy Corp. will be paid for the conversion of the geothermal steam into electricity at a rate that is less than the rate that NWC would have to pay for elec- tricity purchased from the Southern California EdJson Co., Its current supplier. Dr. Austin has been studying the Coso area for more than two decades because he was convinced of its geothermal potential. A series of test wells was drilled beginning in the mid-l96Os and continuing in the mid-1970s to determine this potential. Since the primary mission of the Center is RDT&E rather than the development of energy resources, determining if develop- ing such an energy resource as geothermal power would adversely affect the Center's mission was the next consideration. Studies were conducted at the Devil's Kitchen and the Coso Hot Springs areas to determine how corrosive the geothermal fluids and vapors might be. In addition to these long-range tests, 0 UH-IB helicopter and an M-33 search radar were moved to the Big Gt!ysers area of California with the cooperation of the Air National Guard, the Pacific Gas and Ele{'- tric Co., and the Union Oil Co. /Owners and operators at Big Geysers I, and the Center's own Aircraft and Range Departments. At the end of a year, the helicopter wos still in flyaway condition, and the radar was usable, so these delicate ple{'es of equipment were not adversely affected by anything in the air at the Big Geysers geothermal field, showing that emiSSIOn control technology could meet the needs of the Naval Weapons Center. The Coso Known Geothermal Resouf{'e is sufficiently at the edge of the Center's flight ranges to ensure that given careful planning and scheduling control, compati- ble use is fully possible ond the Center's primary mission is not adversely affected. With this clearly established, the Navy was then free to proceed with the develop- ment of a power source that could take care of not only NWC's needs - estimated at 2!i megawatts peok - but would also be fed into the grid so that other Navy establish- (Conllnued on Page 3) A color guard from rhe NWC Ol\"lsion of till' Sl'a Cadets will opt.'n thl' prugram by r~lslllg lhe Allll'rican flag from its position ~ t half-staff' whl'fl' II IS f10wll Ull this holi- day In honur uf H'tl'raIlS whu h<:t\'t' dit'dl lu Ihe.· lop of the f1<:tgpUIL' III tilt, cuurlyanl uut- SHIt- lhl'l'ntralll"l' til tht·lu(."al VFW Hall. Tht, O I.K.'lllllg l·e.'n'lIIun~ also Will IIldudl' pusllllg uf tht, l·ol()r~ <:tntl rt'('!lillJ..! tilt' pledge uf allegtenl'l', as well ctS till' smgUlg of tht, ll~ lion~1 anthelll b~ t\pnl Cclcstillt,. The Im'ot'alion will be ddlvcred by Jo'reu Shaughnl'ssy. ~ IIll'mbcr of Ameril'~n I,egion Post 684 of Hiligl·t'l"est. Code 32's Renne Award goes to Robert Gould (;reetmgs to those III attendcillce Will be l'xhmdt'd by Harold Platzek, master of ceremonies, who Will gin~ ~ wckoming ~d­ dress anti IIltrodul'l' the fl'~ tured spe~kcr - M~j . Jim Fortune. (;ruuntl Systl'ms Offin'r assigned to the !SWC Mctl"lm' Corps Liaison orn,·". Platzek, ~Il :,\WC l'lIlpluyel' in the Ord- Collections for CFC hit $69,647; fund drive is continuing As of last Monday morning, a total of $69,647 has been turned in by key personnel collecting donations for this year's Com- bined Federal Campaign fund drive, ac- cording to Loretta King and Natalie Har- rison, the CFC coordinators, Since the drive is scheduled to end next week, they urge all key personnel to per- sonally contact all the military and civilian personnel within their departments to give everyone the opportunity to make dona- tions to this "once for all" aMual drive. Donations may be made through either payroll deductions (starting with the first paycheck in 1985), in cash or by check. All donations are fully tax deductible. Donors are encouraged to designate the agency or group of agencies to which they would like their funds given. All designa- tions are honored. Robert A. Gould, an aerospace engineer in the Applied Science Branch of the Ord- nance Systems Department's Advanced Technology Division, last week became the latest recipient of Code 32's Clarence Renne Award. The presentation of this award, which honors the memory of Clarence J. Renne, who served from 1962 to 1980 as head of the Process Systems Division, was made to Gould by Carl Schaniel, department head, during an all-hands meeting of the Ord- nance Systems Department. The award, which consists of a certificate and a model of an explosive melt cast kettle on a wooden pedestal, pays tribute to Renne's leadership, vision and persistent efforts over the years in assuring that the department's capital facilities and equip- ment were properly maintained, and that long range facilities/equipment needs were systematically planned. In line with the criteria for tht, Henne Award, which was established in l!-l8O ~nd IS presented to an employee of Cod. 32 who has done something that sigmiil'antiy im- SPECIAL RECOGNITION - Presentation of the Clarence Renne Award IS made by Carl Schamel (at nght). head of the Ordnance Systems Department, to Robert A. Gould. The award IS presented annually to recognue an employee of Code 32 who has helped slgmflCantly to Improve the capablilly ot the PropulSion Lclbol a lOr les plant. proves the capability of the PropulslOlI Laboratories plant, Gould was commended for his part in designing and implementing a modernization of the BUilding 52 Ballistics Test Laboratory. The outeome of this effort, which began in 1980, was the transformation of an out- moded liquid propellant gun test facility in- tu a comprehensive ballistic laboratory for remote testing of a wide variety of small- seale hazardous systems. Aecording to Dr. James C. Baldwin, head of Code 32's Applied Science Branch, who nominated Gould for the Renne Award, the Building 52 instrumentation was antiquated and inconvenient, making it awkward and time consuming to switch from one test device to another. In addition. data redue- tion was tedious and had to be done man· ually. Gould redesigned the entire firing and data acquisition system, and included a microcomputer for data redul'lion. A modern control station that can be operated by one person replaced the old, scattered control console. Other improvements included the replacement of all old instrumentation wir- ing and the placing of termination boxes at the hase of each tunnel for the efficient ot- tachment of instrumentation to test devices. The resulting improved efficiency and versatility of the Ballistics Test Laboratory gave impetus to a decision to make a major facility improvement ~l that Site, namely, the addition of the Autogun Test Boy. OVer the past year, Gould w~s involved in the on-Site management of the constructIOn (Continued on Page 4) , OCR Text: Page Eight ROCKETEER November 9, 1984 WACOM Holiday Bazaar planned at Enlisted Mess on Nov. 16-17 Early holiday season shoppers will find a bonanza of gifts, decorative items, and baked goods awaiting them next Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17, at the Holi- day Bazaar sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the Commissioned Officers' Mess (WAOOM). Arts, crafts and widely varied items assembled by a dozen local organizations also will be offered for sale at the Enlisted Mess from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 16, and from 10a.m. to3p.m. on Nov. 17. 10 addition, homemade baked goods and candy will be among the taste-tempting goodies that patrons will find while brows- ing among the various booths, and WAOOM will have a tearoom where pie, cake, and beverages may be purchased for those in need of a bit of nourislunent while making the rounds at the Holiday Bazaar. A ribborH:utting ceremony at which Capt. Paul D. stephenson, NWC anef Staff Officer, will officiate, will take place at 10 a.m. next Friday as a prelude to the open- ing of this two-day event. Among the wide variety of holiday gifts, decorations and baked goods that will be on sale are needlepoint Ouistmas tree orna- ments, indoor and outdoor plants, potholders, bean soup mixes, books, sta- tionery, calendars, gifts from Mexico, homemade candies, "like new" dolls from the Discovery Thrift Shop, and a selection Hobby shop taking orders for Christmas greenware The Hobby Shop/Craft Center is still ac- cepting orders for Chrisbnas greenware until the deadline of Nov. 30. Any special orders for models, train sets, pitcher and bowl sets, or any other type of finished piece an individual may wish to order in time for Christmas also should be placed by the November deadline. Persons desiring more information can contact the Hobby Shop by calling NWC ext. 32S2. of crafts and " white elephants." Organizations whose members have donated sale items and have volunteered their time to work at the WAOOM Holiday Bazaar are: Desert Planters Garden Club, Desert Primrose Rebekah Lodge, Johan- nesburg Foursquare Church, Maturango Museum, Sweet Adelines, Protestant Women of the Chapel, Altrusa, rwv Association for Retarded Citizens, Military Officers' Wives, and the Cerro Coso Wives! Women Faculty. The Enlisted Mess will be decorated with holiday trimmings around the booths, and Santa Claus will be present both days to talk to young children about their Christmas gift wishes. The bazaar chainnan again this year is Sue Byrd. Subject of aviation safety is topiC at next ASQC meeting A talk on the subject of aviation safety will highlight the next meeting of the Sierra Sands Section of the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC). The meeting will be held on Tuesday evening at the Golden Frog restaurant, 1501 N. Norma St., Ridgecrest. A social hour starting at 6 will be follow- ed by dinner, and the program will begin at 7:30. Guest speaker of the evening will be Bill Moses, air traffic manager of the Lan- caster Flight Service, whose topic will be "General Aviation: Are Our Skies Really Safe?" Those interested in attending this ASQC meeting are asked to make reservations for planning purposes only, since attendees will be making their dinner selections from the menu. Those to call for reservations are Mort Kurotori, at NWC ext. 3326; Bud Stiehl, NWC ext. 2274; or Tony Miller at 446-7671, ext. 200. Curtain rises tonight on CLorA production of 'Bedroom Force' The Community Light Opera and Theatre Association's (CLOTA) production of Alan Ayckborn's comedy. "Bedroom Farce," will open at 7:30 tonight at the Burroughs High School lecture Center. It also will be presented at the same time tomorrow, and next Friday and Saturday, Nov.16and 17. Prices are $4.50 for adult admission; $3.50 for children, students, enlisted military and senior citiznes; and free for children age 3or under. The strong cast includes Clyde Irvine and Deanne Ripley-Lotee, as Ernest and Delia ; Greg Hogan and Sharon Short, as Trevor and Susannah; David Short and Laurie Dial, as Nick and Jan; and Norm Ponder and Nancy Miller Nowak, as Malcolm and Kate. Director Bill Blanc and Assistant Direc- tor Karen Buehler are responsible for pull- ing together every aspect of the production, from actual staging of the show to ensuring that the administrative details are handled. Members of the production staff include technical director Alan Paulsen and his crew; Vivian Childers as costumer; Joe HOllis, lighting director; Bonnie Irvine, set dresser; Annie Blanc, properties coor- dinator; and Jim Rieger. sound director. Others lending their expertise include Deanna Ripley-Lotee, makeup coordinator; Laurie Dial, hairstylist; Walt Koerschner, logo designer; Tricia Siegel, CLOTA boord liaison; and Liz Babcoc'k and Tom Lehmann, publicity. CAUGHT IN THE ACT - In a scene from the (LOTA comedy, " Bedroom Farce," Trevor (Greg Hogan) is surprised by his wife. Susannah, (Sharon Short) while rekindl. ing a forgoHen flame with his neighbor, Jan (Laurie Dial). - Photo by Barbara DeWitt DOLLS APLENTY - Oolls of every sort Imaginable will be among the gift Items ferect for sale at a WACOM Holiday Bazaar booth operated by the IWV ASSOCIation for Retarded Citizens. Displaying a sample of the " like new" dolls all carefully dressed and in good condition are Nancy Keating, assistant manager of the Discovery Thrift Shop, and louise Yockey. - Photo by PHAN Greg Hogan China Lake Players' version of 'Spiral Staircase' to open The China Lake Players production of "The Spiral Staircase" will open a five- performance run tonight at the Playhouse (corner of Blandy Ave. and Lauritsen Rd.I, with the doors opening at 7:30 and the cur- tain going up at 8:15. Other performances are slated for tomorrow evening and for next Friday and Saturday at the same times. There also is a Sunday matinee on Nov. 11, when the doors open at 5:30 and the show starts at 6:15 p.m. Advance reservations are required and may be made by telephoning 375-4001. Tickets must be picked up by 15 minutes before the start of the performance for which the reservation is made; those that are not picked up will then be available for sale althe door. General admission is $3.50, with senior citizens, students under 18, and active duty military being charged $2.50. Marine officer will be speaker at nexf Navy League meeting Major John Boyd, USMC, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of thl' Indian Wells Valley Council of tho ~o\' ) League, which will be held on Thursd~~. Nov. 15. at the Hideaway restaurcmt III Ridgecrest. A social hour at 6:30 p.m. prel'edes thl' dinner that will begin at 7:30 and "" followed by Mojor Boyd's udk. Dinner, which costs $7.50 per person, is a chOice of pork chops or a primt' rib sandwich. Reservations must be made by Tuesdoy; they may be made by telephoOing H6-5488, 446-2538 I between 8 a.m. and I p.m.I. 445-5001 I nights I, 44&-3i27 wights( :t75-5515I mornings, or 375-4272. Mail order catalog is now available to patrons of NEX The American edition of the 193.> Ex- changemail order catalog is available now at the customer service desk of the Navy Exchange. The catalog is published exclusively for aU active duty military personnel, their dependents, and retired military. The NEX mail order catalog program is an extension of the Navy Exchange. This year's catalog has been expanded and con- tains information on special program mer- chandise, such as big and tall menswear, value buys, and personnally monogram- med articles. Earnings generated by the NEX are used to finance various recreational activities at NWC. FRIDAY II IIf \l Il'( Il O Un'" ,....Q~.. .. , . ......... ~ .~. P.,."I.., "CI ~" G...,CI,.., Regular starting time 7:00 p.m. ··THE INSTRUCTOR·· SI."·"g NOVEMBERS Bot! Chaney d'KI B.,b Sa.1 IAchonO.aln• •• led R 9j",." SATURDAY. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10. 11 ··STREETSOF FIRE·· M ,~nilel Pare "' ...., a'dne l.llot' I A ~ 1o. M u~al 1 .led PG 94 m,,, I MONDAY NOVEMBER 12 rCO"l,·Oy 'ah-d PG , HJ ""'l I WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER U ··SIXTEEN CANDLES·· M"I",. A "H,jWd lt.' hl'id ~t 11 <:t.IIl. Sun- day at the Velt'rans uf Fon'lgn W~rs Hall, 117 Alvord S1.. Hldgecrl'sl. fiance S~ slt'lIls Dep~rtllleTlt. 1Jl\·ltes dll \·ctl'rans· groups, fr~ternctl ~Il~ service lIrg~llIl~tlOns III lht' local area to par- til'lpale ill the Veterans' Day observCillcc by sending color g u~rds with their organiza- IlOnal b~nller and an Ameril'an flag. Vo(."al musk sclcl'lions during the pro- grctlll Will mdude the singmg of "Battle Hymn of the Hepublil''' and "America the (Continued on Page 3) - :-';ovelllber 9. 1984 VOl XXXIX No .a5 NAVALWEAPONSCENTER CHINA LAKE CALIFORNIA Latest of production wells drilled in Coso geothermal area has great potential "It's a rea) hummer!" is how Dr. Carl Austin, head of the Geothermal Utilization Division of the Public Works Department characterizes the latest of the production wells drilled at the Naval Weapons Center's Coso Known Geothermal Resource area on the new Hi drill pad. This seventh production well, completed within the past month, is expected to pro- duce about 15 megawatts of power. I A megawatt of power is defined as that amount of energy that could be produced by burning 10,000 gallons of oil. NWC has peak usage ofabout 17megawatl,.) The geothermal field is being developed by the California Energy Corp. of Santa Rosa, Calif., which is drilling the wells and will build the plant to convert the steom recovered from the geothermal wells into electricity. The company is developing the wells and building the multimillion dollar plant with private capital. Once the power plant is in operation, the California Energy Corp. will be paid for the conversion of the geothermal steam into electricity at a rate that is less than the rate that NWC would have to pay for elec- tricity purchased from the Southern California EdJson Co., Its current supplier. Dr. Austin has been studying the Coso area for more than two decades because he was convinced of its geothermal potential. A series of test wells was drilled beginning in the mid-l96Os and continuing in the mid-1970s to determine this potential. Since the primary mission of the Center is RDT&E rather than the development of energy resources, determining if develop- ing such an energy resource as geothermal power would adversely affect the Center's mission was the next consideration. Studies were conducted at the Devil's Kitchen and the Coso Hot Springs areas to determine how corrosive the geothermal fluids and vapors might be. In addition to these long-range tests, 0 UH-IB helicopter and an M-33 search radar were moved to the Big Gt!ysers area of California with the cooperation of the Air National Guard, the Pacific Gas and Ele{'- tric Co., and the Union Oil Co. /Owners and operators at Big Geysers I, and the Center's own Aircraft and Range Departments. At the end of a year, the helicopter wos still in flyaway condition, and the radar was usable, so these delicate ple{'es of equipment were not adversely affected by anything in the air at the Big Geysers geothermal field, showing that emiSSIOn control technology could meet the needs of the Naval Weapons Center. The Coso Known Geothermal Resouf{'e is sufficiently at the edge of the Center's flight ranges to ensure that given careful planning and scheduling control, compati- ble use is fully possible ond the Center's primary mission is not adversely affected. With this clearly established, the Navy was then free to proceed with the develop- ment of a power source that could take care of not only NWC's needs - estimated at 2!i megawatts peok - but would also be fed into the grid so that other Navy establish- (Conllnued on Page 3) A color guard from rhe NWC Ol\"lsion of till' Sl'a Cadets will opt.'n thl' prugram by r~lslllg lhe Allll'rican flag from its position ~ t half-staff' whl'fl' II IS f10wll Ull this holi- day In honur uf H'tl'raIlS whu h<:t\'t' dit'dl lu Ihe.· lop of the f1<:tgpUIL' III tilt, cuurlyanl uut- SHIt- lhl'l'ntralll"l' til tht·lu(."al VFW Hall. Tht, O I.K.'lllllg l·e.'n'lIIun~ also Will IIldudl' pusllllg uf tht, l·ol()r~ <:tntl rt'('!lillJ..! tilt' pledge uf allegtenl'l', as well ctS till' smgUlg of tht, ll~ lion~1 anthelll b~ t\pnl Cclcstillt,. The Im'ot'alion will be ddlvcred by Jo'reu Shaughnl'ssy. ~ IIll'mbcr of Ameril'~n I,egion Post 684 of Hiligl·t'l"est. Code 32's Renne Award goes to Robert Gould (;reetmgs to those III attendcillce Will be l'xhmdt'd by Harold Platzek, master of ceremonies, who Will gin~ ~ wckoming ~d­ dress anti IIltrodul'l' the fl'~ tured spe~kcr - M~j . Jim Fortune. (;ruuntl Systl'ms Offin'r assigned to the !SWC Mctl"lm' Corps Liaison orn,·". Platzek, ~Il :,\WC l'lIlpluyel' in the Ord- Collections for CFC hit $69,647; fund drive is continuing As of last Monday morning, a total of $69,647 has been turned in by key personnel collecting donations for this year's Com- bined Federal Campaign fund drive, ac- cording to Loretta King and Natalie Har- rison, the CFC coordinators, Since the drive is scheduled to end next week, they urge all key personnel to per- sonally contact all the military and civilian personnel within their departments to give everyone the opportunity to make dona- tions to this "once for all" aMual drive. Donations may be made through either payroll deductions (starting with the first paycheck in 1985), in cash or by check. All donations are fully tax deductible. Donors are encouraged to designate the agency or group of agencies to which they would like their funds given. All designa- tions are honored. Robert A. Gould, an aerospace engineer in the Applied Science Branch of the Ord- nance Systems Department's Advanced Technology Division, last week became the latest recipient of Code 32's Clarence Renne Award. The presentation of this award, which honors the memory of Clarence J. Renne, who served from 1962 to 1980 as head of the Process Systems Division, was made to Gould by Carl Schaniel, department head, during an all-hands meeting of the Ord- nance Systems Department. The award, which consists of a certificate and a model of an explosive melt cast kettle on a wooden pedestal, pays tribute to Renne's leadership, vision and persistent efforts over the years in assuring that the department's capital facilities and equip- ment were properly maintained, and that long range facilities/equipment needs were systematically planned. In line with the criteria for tht, Henne Award, which was established in l!-l8O ~nd IS presented to an employee of Cod. 32 who has done something that sigmiil'antiy im- SPECIAL RECOGNITION - Presentation of the Clarence Renne Award IS made by Carl Schamel (at nght). head of the Ordnance Systems Department, to Robert A. Gould. The award IS presented annually to recognue an employee of Code 32 who has helped slgmflCantly to Improve the capablilly ot the PropulSion Lclbol a lOr les plant. proves the capability of the PropulslOlI Laboratories plant, Gould was commended for his part in designing and implementing a modernization of the BUilding 52 Ballistics Test Laboratory. The outeome of this effort, which began in 1980, was the transformation of an out- moded liquid propellant gun test facility in- tu a comprehensive ballistic laboratory for remote testing of a wide variety of small- seale hazardous systems. Aecording to Dr. James C. Baldwin, head of Code 32's Applied Science Branch, who nominated Gould for the Renne Award, the Building 52 instrumentation was antiquated and inconvenient, making it awkward and time consuming to switch from one test device to another. In addition. data redue- tion was tedious and had to be done man· ually. Gould redesigned the entire firing and data acquisition system, and included a microcomputer for data redul'lion. A modern control station that can be operated by one person replaced the old, scattered control console. Other improvements included the replacement of all old instrumentation wir- ing and the placing of termination boxes at the hase of each tunnel for the efficient ot- tachment of instrumentation to test devices. The resulting improved efficiency and versatility of the Ballistics Test Laboratory gave impetus to a decision to make a major facility improvement ~l that Site, namely, the addition of the Autogun Test Boy. OVer the past year, Gould w~s involved in the on-Site management of the constructIOn (Continued on Page 4) , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1980s,Rocketeer 1984,Rktr11.9.1984.pdf,Rktr11.9.1984.pdf Page 1, Rktr11.9.1984.pdf Page 1