REQUEST FOR INITIATION OF TEST AND EVALUATION WORK ON A TSS HYDROGEN GENERATOR AT (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03642A001300030023-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: August 21, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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21 August 1957
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Technical Services Staff
SUBJECT . Request for Initiation of Test and Evaluation Work
on a TSS Hydrogen Generator at ERDL, Ft. Belvoir,
Virginia
1.
Description of the Project
Test and evaluation of the TSS Hydrogen Generator developed by
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2.
Purpose of the Project
The purpose of the tests will be two fold.
A. Locate problem areas and eliminate the technical diffi-
culties associated with pilot plant type equipment and
evaluate the performance of the generator under sustained
operation.
B. Establish the scale of equipment necessary to compress
the gas into high pressure cylinders and insure that the
equipment will meet the field requirement of one of the
area divisions. TSS has been requested by memorandum
dated 8 August from C/SR/7 to conduct these evaluation
tests and to make the generator available to meet an
existing operational requirement.
3. Recommended Contractor
The recommended contractor for this work is the Industrial Gas
Branch of the Mechanical Division, ERDL, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. This
organization has extensive experience with the generation equipment used
by the Air Force in their balloon projects.
4. Total Cost
The total cost of this work is estimated at $20,000.00.
5. Support Requirements
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The project engineer for this work will be
West Outbuilding,
7. Security Information
Room 212, 25X1
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TSS/Engineering Division
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