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A -- COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (CRADA) WITH PRIVATE INDUSTRY ON ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES DUE 082198 POC Mr. Lewis Meixler, Head of the Office of Technology Transfer, Fax (609) 243-2418 The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), operated by Princeton University under contract with the Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking industrial partners for research & development on electric arc furnaces. Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) are structured to offer the partner company an opportunity to leverage its resources with that of the laboratory in the development of industrial products, and to share in the intellectual property such as patents, or copyrightable material developed jointly during the CRADA project. Intellectual property developed solely by the laboratory outside of the CRADA project may be licensed from the laboratory by the industrial partner. The objective of the CRADA program is to increase U.S. competitiveness. All projects are conducted under policies related to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information. The industrial partner's contribution may be contributions of funding, labor, equipment, industrial components or software. This is not a procurement and no funding will flow from PPPL to the industrial partner. Costs of development will be shared equally between PPPL and the industrial partner. PPPL is seeking a US industrial partner for a nominal one year cooperative research and development effort in the area of plasma arc stability and control. PPPL is the leading National Laboratory in the area of plasma physics and fusion energy research. PPPL has interest and experience in analyzing the behavior of arcs under the influence of magnetic fields, such as those which cause arc deflection in high-powered DC electric arc furnaces, and would like to apply this knowledge to improve the performance of industrial devices. We also have some interest and experience on arc instabilities, such as those which cause low frequency "flicker" in arc furnaces. These same areas of interest and expertise could also be applied to plasma torches, issues of plasma waste treatment, or high-powered welding devices. The proposed approach will be based on our experiments and theoretical analyses of arc deflection and instability in a small-scale experiment operated at PPPL over the past several years. Potential industry partners are requested to submit a written response expressing interest in this program. The response should include 1) a description of experience in this technical field, 2) nature of the participant's business, 3) potential benefits of this CRADA to the participant's business, 4) the partner's capability and interest in the commercialization of products developed under this CRADA. No proprietary information should accompany the response to this offer. Obligations of confidentiality may attend PPPL's disclosure of its technology with this offer. Depending on the partner's ability and commitment to commercialization and other factors, license to PPPL's technology may be available to the industrial partner under the CRADA. Only written responses can be accepted. Due date for responses August 21, 1998 Posted 08/03/98 (W-SN231810). (0215)

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