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Calculated Performance of a Direct-Air Nuclear Turbojet-Powered Airplane Using a Split-Flow Reactor and a Separated-Type Shield

Description: Memorandum presenting an analysis made to estimate the performance of a direct-air nuclear turbojet-powered airplane with a split-flow reactor and a separated-type shield. The analysis was for flight Mach numbers of 0.9 and 1.5 and covered a range of altitudes, reactor-wall temperatures, turbine-inlet temperatures, compressor pressure ratios, and airplane lift-drag ratios.
Date: February 1, 1951
Creator: Doyle, R. B.
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Chemistry Division Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending September 30, 1950

Description: Technical report covering chemistry of source, fissionable, and structural elements, nuclear chemistry, radio-organic chemistry, chemistry of separations processes, chemical physics, radiation chemistry, and instrumentation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the period ending September 30, 1950. [From Abstract]
Date: March 1, 1951
Creator: Taylor, E. H.; Boyd, G. E. & Bredig, M. A.
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Complex Ions of Lanthanum in Aqueous Solutions

Description: The complexing of lanthanum by various anions and weak acids was investigated by observing the light absorption of the complex formed with thenoyltrifluoracetone (TTA). This species showed the properties needed for a satisfactory specgtrophotometric method of analysis.
Date: August 1, 1951
Creator: Mattern, Kenneth Lawrence
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Compressor Performance Characteristics of a Python Turbine-Propeller Engine Investigated in Altitude Wind Tunnel

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the altitude wind tunnel to determine the performance of the Python turbine-propeller engine. Compressor-performance data were obtained for a range of simulated altitudes at a single cowl-inlet ram pressure ratio while the engine was run over its full operable range of engine speeds. Results regarding the deterioration of compressor performance, compressor performance, including efficiency and performance maps, and velocity and static-pressure profiles are … more
Date: May 1, 1951
Creator: Jansen, Emmert T. & McAulay, John E.
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A Continuous Fission Product Separation Process; I. Removal of the Rare Earths (Lanthanum Cerium, Praseodymium, and Neodymium) From a Typical Liquid Bismuth-Uranium Reactor Fuel by Contact with Fused LiCl-KCl Mixtures

Description: Technical report investigating the distribution of rare earth elements between a liquid bismuth-uranium solution and fused KCI-LiCi mixtures. Report warrants further research on the liquid bismuth-uranium-fused salt system due to the benefit of continuous fission removal processes.
Date: July 1, 1951
Creator: Bareis, D. W.
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Determination of half life of polonium-210 by counting: final report

Description: Introduction: "A number of determination have been made of the half life of polonium-210 by calorimetry. Counting affords an entirely different method of determining half lives and requires only a small amount of activity. Therefore for comparison a half-life determination by counting was undertaken with a sample of approximately 0.5 millicurie of polonium."
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Curtis, Mary Lou
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Direct Measurements of Skin Friction

Description: "A device has been developed to measure local skin friction on a flat plate by measuring the force exerted upon a very small movable part of the surface of the flat plate. These forces, which range from about 1 milligram to about 100 milligrams, are measured by means of a reactance device. The apparatus was first applied to measurements in the low-speed range, both for laminar and turbulent boundary layers. The device was then applied to high-speed subsonic flow and the turbulent-skin-friction … more
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Dhawan, Satish
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Error in Airspeed Measurement Due to Static-Pressure Field Ahead of the Wing Tip of a Swept-Wing Airplane Model at Transonic Speeds

Description: From Summary: "As part of a study of means of airspeed measurement at transonic speeds the use of static orifices located ahead of the wing tip has been investigated for possible application to service or research airspeed installations. The local static pressure and local Mach number have been measured at a distance of 1 tip chord ahead of the wing tip of a model of a swept-wing fighter airplane at true Mach numbers between 0.7 and 1.08 by the NACA wing-flow method. All measurements were made … more
Date: March 1, 1951
Creator: Danforth, Edward C. B. & O'Bryan, Thomas C.
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Exploratory Studies of Hydrazine Formation by Radioactive Ionization

Description: The production yields of hydrazine by various ionization methods are compared. The maximum value of M/N (number of molecules reacting per ion pairs) for electric discharge was 0.25 and for beta particles on liquid ammonia, M/N = 0.31. A 1-Mev reactor could produce 1.6 kg of hydrazine per hour if M/N = 0.04 as determined by alpha particles on liquid ammonia. About 300 ev of energy were needed to form a hydrazine molecule. (C.J.G.)
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Busey, Harold M.
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Forming of Uranium in the Gamma Phase Temperature Range

Description: It has been found relatively easy to form uranium in the gamma phase temperature range by hot pressing, forging, or extrusion. The metal is quite plastic and flows readily to form a shape. Several temperatures from 800 degree C to 1000 degree C were investigated. No forming difficulties were experienced with the metal at the several temperatures concerned. The major difficulty in gamma phase hot pressing or extruding was associated with the tools. Metals or ceramics were not successful as tools… more
Date: May 1, 1951
Creator: Levinson, L. S.; Cribble, W. C.; Taub, J. M. & Doll, D. T.
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Grain Refinement of Uranium by Alloying

Description: Binary alloys of uranium with 38 elements in the range 0.01 to 1.0 at.% were made. Three alloys having nominal compositions of 0.01, 0.1, and 1.0 at.% were made with most of the elements, and in addition, 12 ternary and quaternary alloys were made. The alloys were cast, rolled to 7/8-inch-diameter bars, heat treated, and examined for grain size.
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Keeler, J. R. & Eddy, N. S.
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Jacketing of Uranium for High-Temperture Service

Description: From introduction: "The work covered in this report is a portion of the experimental research undertaken for the design of a uranium-containing metallic fuel rod for operation in air at 1090 C...This report deals with that phase which involved the testing and evaluation of various metals as barrier costs between uranium alloys, and low-carbon steel. The work is of a preliminary nature and is concerned more with a comparison of the various barrier metals than with the acquisition of numerical da… more
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Saller, Henry A. & Stacy, J. T.
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Lift, drag, and pitching moment of low-aspect-ratio wings at subsonic and supersonic speeds : plane triangular wing of aspect ratio 2 with NACA 0005-63 section

Description: Report presenting a wing-body combination with a plane triangular wing of aspect ratio 2 and NACA 0005-63 sections in streamwise planes has been investigated at subsonic and supersonic Mach numbers. Lift, drag, and pitching moment are presented for a range of Mach and Reynolds numbers.
Date: February 1, 1951
Creator: Smith, Donald W. & Heitmeyer, John C.
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Lift, drag, and pitching moment of low-aspect-ratio wings at subsonic and supersonic speeds : plane triangular wing of aspect ratio 2 with NACA 0008-63 section

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a wing-body combination with a plane triangular wing of aspect ratio 2 and NACA 0008-63 sections in streamwise planes at subsonic and supersonic Mach numbers. Lift, drag, and pitching moment are presented for a range of Mach and Reynolds numbers.
Date: February 1, 1951
Creator: Smith, Donald W. & Heitmeyer, John C.
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Liquid-fuel-distribution and fuel-state effects on combustion performance of a single tubular combustor

Description: Report presenting an investigation to study the effects of liquid-fuel distribution on combustion performance of a single turbojet-engine combustor operating with liquid MIL-F 5624 fuel. Results regarding altitude limits and combustion efficiencies, liquid-fuel distribution, fuel state, and miscellaneous observations are provided.
Date: May 1, 1951
Creator: McCafferty, Richard J.
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The Nickel-Plutonium System

Description: A tentative nickel-plutonium constitutional diagram was based on data obtained by thermal analysis, metallography, and x-ray-diffraction techniques. The systema is a complex one with the following important features. Nickel is soluble in epsilon plutonium, extending the epsilon field to 4.3 at.% nickel at 465 deg C. Nickel and plutonium form six intermetallic compounds, PuNi, EnNi/sub 2/, PuNi/sub 3/, PuNi/sub 4/, PuNi/sub 5/, and PuNi/sub 9/. The compound PuNi/ sub 5/ forms congruently from th… more
Date: March 1, 1951
Creator: Wensch, Glen William, 1917-; Whyte, D D.; Cramer, E M.; Ellinger, F H.; Schonfeld, F W. & Struebing, V O.
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Oak Ridge Static Autoclave Water Decomposition Test

Description: Abstract: "Steady states decomposition product partial pressures of water exposed to an epithermal neutron flux of about 2 x 10-11, at 235F, were 0.4 to 0.65 psi. Recombination studies were made by adding hydrogen and oxygen gases to water under irradiation at different temperature and flux levels. The data show a significant effect of temperature on the rate of pressure drop of the added hydrogen and oxygen. In operating at two flux levels, 1.2 x 10-11 and 2.0 x 10-11, no difference in the rat… more
Date: May 1, 1951
Creator: Humphreys, J. R., Jr.; Abers, E. L. & Brown, P. E.
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Performance of J35-A-23 Compressor 1: Over-All Performance Characteristics at Equivalent Speeds From 20 to 100 Percent of Design

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the overall performance of the J35-A-23 compressor, which is a 16-stage compressor designed to produce a total-pressure ratio of 8.75 at an equivalent flow of 155 pounds per second and an equivalent speed of 6100 rpm. Tests were run at a range of flows and speeds. Notes on installation and characteristics of the compressor are also provided.
Date: October 1, 1951
Creator: Medeiros, Arthur A.; Guentert, Donald C. & Hatch, James E.
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Preliminary Considerations Regarding Stability of MTA Mark I as a Closed-Loop System

Description: The basic scheme under consideration in this research on stability of closed-loop of the Mark I machine is one in which a voltage proportional to the magnitude of the rf fields in the cavity acts to control rectifier voltage output. It is recognized that such is not the only scheme for maximization of output which may be conceived, but only what seems to be a logical and direct way of attaining such an objective.
Date: November 1, 1951
Creator: Waddell, J. F.
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Preliminary investigation of the delay of turbulent flow separation by means of wedge-shaped bodies

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation of pyramidal, wedge-like bodies as devices for delaying separation of a turbulent boundary layer. Within certain limits, effective boundary-layer control was obtainable with wedges of different geometry, but the drag of the wedges was high, making it desirable to keep their size to a minimum. Greater maximum lift was obtainable by placing the wedges well forward along the chord and by allowing open spaces between adjacent wedges.
Date: March 1, 1951
Creator: McCullough, George B.; Nitzberg, Gerald E. & Kelly, John A.
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Properties of Tin Oxide: Base Ceramics

Description: From summary: "Various thermal and mechanical properties were measured for sintered tin oxide-matrix compacts which nominally were composed of 99 per cent by weight of tin oxide, SnO2, and one per cent by weight of zinc oxide ZnO...The tin oxide body might be expected to give good service under conditions of severe thermal shock and in an oxidizing atmosphere at temperatures up to 1500°F."
Date: August 1, 1951
Creator: Quirk, John F. & Herman, C. G.
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Radiological Sciences Department: Quarterly Progress Report Research and Development Activities for October - December, 1951

Description: A report which is the ninth report of the research and development activities of the radiological sciences department, Hanford Works, which includes some items charged to control but include for for general interest.
Date: November 1, 1951
Creator: Parker, H. M.
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Radium-Barium Separation Process: Part 2 - Chromate Fractionation Procedures

Description: Abstract: A comprehensive study was made of various fractionation systems for the fractional separation of barium-radium mixtures. The most efficient and simplest fractionation scheme was chosen on the basis of the thermodynamics of separating the constituents of mixed crystals and of the combining fractions in a system of repeating composition. This scheme was applied to the separation of barium and radium by utilizing the countercurrent batch fractionation of the chromates. The chromate proce… more
Date: April 1, 1951
Creator: Salutsky, Murrell Leon; Stites, J. G. & Joy, E. F.
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Remote Control Equipment for Plutonium Metal Production

Description: Design and construction of remote control equipment for plutonium metal production are described. Criteria for the design of the equipment included the following: rubber gloves were to be completely eliminated; all mechanisms were to be built as integral units to facilitate replacement through use of the plastic- bag technique; no accessory equipment such as switches, valves, piping, or cylinders were to be inside the contaminated enclosure unless required to handle the plutonium; and all units… more
Date: October 1, 1951
Creator: Hazen, Wayne C.
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