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

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CIA-RDP78-03642A001300030023-9
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 22, 2016
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May 2, 2012
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23
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Publication Date: 
August 21, 1957
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MEMO
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/02 : CIA-RDP78-03642AO01300030023-9 D 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 25X1 25X1 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 r l! '-_ -- TY E - cz GRf CLASS BEY Al 25X1 XEY ATE ? gT3r~ ttR{^e CAMP . ~o'~ ~/ pP1 p O ~~ ~~ S - 'LIST NEXt BEY 14t.L.0_ AGTH: HR 7J.; . - . 6 it IL_ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/02 : CIA-RDP78-03642AO01300030023-9 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/02 : CIA-RDP78-03642A001300030023-9 6. Project Engineer 11 L The project engineer for this work will be West Outbuilding, 7. Security Information Room 212, 25X1 25X1 Chief TSS/Engineering Division DD/P/TSS /E0 Distribution: Orig - ED-139D when ret'd from C/TSS 1 - ED Chrono 1 ~~File AL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/02 : CIA-RDP78-03642A001300030023-9