Barry J. Spargo
Research Interests
Barry J. Spargo has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Bradley R. Ringeisen
Bioenergy and Biofabrication Section, Code 6115; U.S. Naval Research Laboratory; Washington; DC; USA
1 shared publication - Brian H. Houston
Naval Res. Lab., Code 7130, 4555 Overlook Ave., Washington, DC 20375-5320
1 shared publication Joseph Bucaro
1 shared publication- Justin C. Biffinger
Chemistry Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
1 shared publication - Lisa A. Fitzgerald
University of Dayton, Washington, DC
1 shared publication - Peter K. Wu
Southern Oregon University
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 1 September 2010
- Published by Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Microbial Gas Production Used to Achieve Autonomous Buoyancy Control
We have constructed and successfully laboratory tested a device that can periodically change from a submerged to a buoyant state using gas generated by microbes alone. The duration of the buoyant state and the switching frequency from the submerged to buoyant state can be controlled. If the type of microbes used is native to the deployment location, gas generation will not create an identifiable acoustic signature disclose the presence and operation of the device. In this report, we discuss the operation and testing of the device, the microbes that we use to test the operation of the device, and the test results.
- 1 September 2010
- Published by Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Open AccessMicrobial Gas Production Used to Achieve Autonomous Buoyancy Control
We have constructed and successfully laboratory tested a device that can periodically change from a submerged to a buoyant state using gas generated by microbes alone. The duration of the buoyant state and the switching frequency from the submerged to buoyant state can be controlled. If the type of microbes used is native to the deployment location, gas generation will not create an identifiable acoustic signature disclose the presence and operation of the device. In this report, we discuss the operation and testing of the device, the microbes that we use to test the operation of the device, and the test results.