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20,000 KW Nuclear Power Plant Study for United States Atomic Energy Commission

Description: Introduction: In September of 156, Gilbert Associates, Inc., entered into a contract with the United States of America, acting through the United States Atomic Energy Commission, for the study and preliminary design of a nuclear power plant being considered for integration into a central station power system at an overseas site.
Date: July 7, 1957
Creator: Gilbert Associates, Inc.
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Acceleration Characteristics of a Turbojet Engine With Variable-Position Inlet Guide Vanes

Description: Report presenting a study of the acceleration characteristics of a turbojet engine equipped with variable-position inlet guide vanes in the altitude test chamber. Maximum acceleration values for 3 engines of the same model were also obtained during testing and were found to differ as much as 50 percent. Results regarding the effect of fuel step size and inlet guide vane on acceleration, effect of flight condition, reproducibility of engine acceleration, compressor pressure ratio in relation to … more
Date: July 7, 1955
Creator: Dobson, W. F. & Wallner, Lewis E.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 0.04956-Scale Model of the Convair F-102B Airplane at Mach Numbers of 1.41, 1.61, and 2.01: Coord No. AF-231

Description: Report discussing testing of a scale model of the Convair F-102B to determine its aerodynamic characteristics at several Mach numbers. Four basic body modifications and two afterbody configurations were evaluated.The body modifications were all found to slightly reduce values of minimum drag, but did not cause a change in the static stability and lift-curve-slope values compared to the F-102A.
Date: February 7, 1956
Creator: Driver, Cornelius & Robinson, Ross B.
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Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Project Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 10, 1952

Description: This quarterly progress discusses the ongoing work at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the quarter ending in March 10, 1952. Topics discussed include reactor theory and design, shielding research, materials research, and includes appendixes with supplemental information.
Date: May 7, 1952
Creator: Briant, R. C.; Miller, A. J. & Cottrell, William B.
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Analysis of coolant flow and pressure requirements for a return-flow turbine rotor blade design using hydrogen, helium, or air as coolant

Description: From Introduction: "This report presents the results of an analysis to determine the coolant flow and pressure requirements for a particular return-flow turbine rooter blade design utilizing hydrogen, helium, or air as the coolant."
Date: May 7, 1957
Creator: Slone, Henry O. & Donoughe, Patrick L.
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Analysis of Errors to be Expected in Measuring the Neutron Absorption Cross Section of C-12

Description: An experiment now in progress should give some accurate information about the thermal neutron absorption cross section of carbon 12. This report outlines and summarizes this experiment and analyzes it to determine the main sources of error and the probably error in the final result.
Date: October 7, 1953
Creator: Seppi, E. J.
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Analysis of Extended Zero Power Experiments on the Army Package Power Reactor : ZPE-2

Description: Introduction: This report is principally concerned with analysis of measurements taken on the APPR-1 core during the course of the extended Zero Power Experiments (ZPE-2). The bulk of these measurements are reported in APAE No. 21. There are some additional measurements reported in APAE Memo 115. In addition to the analysis of the ZPE-2 data some re-evaluation has been made of a few of the results obtained from the first set of Zero Power Experiments (ZPE-1). The ZPE-1 measurements are repor… more
Date: May 7, 1958
Creator: Byrne, B. J. & Oby, P. V.
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Analysis of High Purity Water by Spectrochemistry

Description: When water is used as a coolant in any heat-producing process, the purity of the cooling water is of considerable importance, both from the standpoint of build-up of deposited solids inside the cooling tubes, and as an indication of corrosion of the tubes or any other materials with which the water comes in contact. The first problem has long been recognized, and is generally solved by pretreatment of the water. Efficient treatment can reduce the total solids content to less than 0.1 ppm, and t… more
Date: May 7, 1956
Creator: Daniel, J. L. & Ko, R.
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An Analysis of the In-Line Uranium Photometer Data from Purex Hot Semi-Works Runs PX-2 Through PX-9

Description: Results of eight runs using in-line U photometers in organic and aqueous streams of the Purex Hot Semi-Works are presented. Their operation, both mechanically and electrically, was satisfactory, indicating changes in stream U concentrations over wide ranges.
Date: December 7, 1955
Creator: Scott, F. A.
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Analysis of V-g data obtained from several naval airplanes

Description: From Introduction: "V-g records supplied the NACA by the Bureau of Aeronautics in 1948 and 1949 have provided additional material. These records are analyzed statistically in this report to the frequency of large values of acceleration and airspeed, and results are compared with the design requirements."
Date: July 7, 1950
Creator: Thornton, James O.
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An Analysis of Vertical-Tail Loads Measured in Flight on a Swept-Wing Bomber Airplane

Description: From Introduction: "This paper presents results of an analysis of shear, bending-moment, and torque loads measured on the vertical tail during rudder-step, rudder-pulse, aileron-roll, and steady-sideslip maneuvers. In order to assess effects of Mach number and altitude, the maneuvers were performed at altitudes of 15,000, 25,000, and 35,000 feet and Mach numbers from 0.49 to 0.82."
Date: May 7, 1957
Creator: McGowan, William A. & Cooney, T. V.
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Analytic Approach for the Pion-Proton Scattering Phase Shifts

Description: A simple method of solving for the phase shifts of the pion-proton scattering is presented. The rapid solution afforded can be utilized, as the Ashkin diagrams have been employed, to give starting values to an electronic computer or alternatively to analyze with more ease the variation of the phase shifts as a function of the input data in terms of the coefficients of the angular distributions. A new plot of a function of the total cross section versus the pion energy is introduced. The nearly … more
Date: December 7, 1955
Creator: Rarita, William, 1907-
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Analytical comparison of convection-cooled turbine blade cooling-air requirements for several radial gas-temperature profiles

Description: Report presenting an analysis made to permit a comparative evaluation of the turbine rotor cooling-air requirements with convection-cooled blades for four combustor-outlet radial gas-temperature profiles: a uniform profile, a profile representable by a complete cycle of the cosine wave using cooler gas layers near the turbine casing, a profile representable by one-half cycle of the cosine wave using cooler gas layers near the stator inner ring, and an optimum profile resulting in the absolute m… more
Date: September 7, 1955
Creator: Hubbartt, James E. & Slone, Henry O.
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Angular Distribution of Fragments from Neutron-Induced Fission

Description: The angular distribution of fission fragments from the neutron-induced fission of several isotopes has been studied. Distributions were observed for thermal neutrons on U233 and U235, Lady Godiva leakage neutrons on U235 and U238, and 14 Mev neutrons on U233, U235, U238, Th232, and Np237. No anisotropy was observed for thermal neutron fission, whereas for Lady Godiva neutrons and 14 Mev neutrons the probability of fission along the axis of the neutron beam was determined to be higher than for f… more
Date: May 7, 1953
Creator: Brolley, John Edward, 1919- & Dickinson, W. C.
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Aqueous Corrosion of Uranium Fuel-Element Cores Containing 0 to 20 w/o Zirconium

Description: Abstract: A description is given of the design and operation of a windowed autoclave system employed in the study of corrosion by pressurized hot water. The device has been used to obtain time-lapse motion pictures of the swelling and rupture of deliberately defected zirconium-clad uranium specimens. A method is described by which corrosion rates were calculated from pressure and temperature measurements. A typical set of pictures taken during a test is presented, and corrosion rates are report… more
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Grieser, Daniel R. & Simons, Eugene M.
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Average Skin-Friction Coefficients From Boundary-Layer Measurements in Flight on a Parabolic Body of Revolution (NACA RM-10) at Supersonic Speeds and at Large Reynolds Numbers

Description: Report presenting boundary-layer measurements on rocket-powered free-flight models to determine average skin-friction coefficients. The test body, NACA RM-10, was a fin-stabilized parabolic body of revolution of fineness ratio 12.2 with a blunt base to provide space for a rocket jet. Results regarding the skin-friction and boundary-layer profiles and experimental and theoretical curves are provided.
Date: March 7, 1951
Creator: Rumsey, Charles B. & Loposer, J. Dan
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Betatron Oscillations and Equilibrium Orbits in Terms of Amplitude and Phase Functions

Description: "Formulas are given to express the general particle trajectory and the equilibrium orbit for a slightly disturbed synchrotron in terms of the amplitude and phase functions for the ideal machine. If these functions are known, orbit computations can be carried out by simple integration procedures. The formalism is expected to be useful especially for considerations such as beam alignment or generation of an external electron beam. Some equations given earlier are repeated for completeness."
Date: January 7, 1958
Creator: Steffen, K. G.
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Bonded lead monoxide films as solid lubricants for temperatures up to 1250 degrees F

Description: Report presenting a friction, wear, and endurance-lift study made with bonded films of mixed oxides containing lead monoxide (PbO) as the main component. The coatings lubricated over the entire temperature range, but were far more effective from 500 to 1250 degrees Fahrenheit than at the lower temperatures. Results regarding the effect of silica additions on coating formation, determination of coating composition, effect of coating thickness on friction and wear, effect of temperature on fricti… more
Date: May 7, 1957
Creator: Sliney, Harold E. & Johnson, Robert L.
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Brief Studies of Turbojet Combustor and Fuel-System Operation With Hydrogen Fuel at -400 Degrees F

Description: Memorandum presenting a single J33 combustor and an experimental tubular combustor incorporating a fuel vaporizer as operated with gaseous hydrogen at temperatures slightly above the boiling point of the fuel. Data were obtained to explore possible effects of the fuel temperature on combustor performance and on the control and measurement of fuel flow.
Date: March 7, 1957
Creator: Straight, David M.; Smith, Arthur L. & Christenson, Harold H.
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The Calculation of the Path of a Jettisonable Nose Section

Description: Report presenting a method for calculating the path of a jettisonable nose section at any speed by means of successive approximations using static aerodynamic characteristics. Conditions for consideration, including the effect of stabilizing fins, are included in the calculations.
Date: September 7, 1950
Creator: Goodwin, Roscoe H.
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