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Accepted Limit Values of Air Pollutants

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing, as stated in the introduction, the "accepted maximum permissible concentrations of air pollutants from the standpoints of health, damage to vegetation, damage to property, and requirements of industrial processes" (p. 1). This report includes tables.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Barkley, J. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamics of slender bodies at Mach number of 3.12 and Reynolds numbers from 2 x 10(exp 6) to 15 x 10(exp 6) 5: aerodynamic load distributions for a series of four boattailed bodies

Description: Pressure distributions for a series of four boattailed bodies of revolution were obtained and compared with theory for a Mach number of 3.12, a Reynolds number range of 2 x 10 to 6th power to 14 x 10 to the 6th power, and angles of attack from zero to 9 degrees. Second-order theory adequately predicted the pressure distribution for regions free of the effects of cross-flow separation.
Date: May 6, 1954
Creator: Moskowitz, Barry & Jack, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Factors Affecting Selection and Design of Air-Cooled Single-Stage Turbine for Turbojet Engines 1: Turbine Performance and Engine Weight-Flow Capacity

Description: Memorandum presenting an analysis to determine the compressor pressure ratios and specific weight flows obtainable with single-stage air-cooled turbines for both nonafterburning and afterburning turbojet engines operating at a flight Mach number of 2 in the stratosphere. Wide ranges in turbine-inlet temperature, tip speed, hub-tip radius ratio, and coolant-flow ratio were considered.
Date: May 25, 1954
Creator: Rossbach, Richard J.; Schramm, Wilson B. & Hubbartt, James E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical investigation of off-design performance of a transonic turbine

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of this report is to present the results of the analysis and to compare them with the experimental results of the transonic turbine."
Date: May 28, 1954
Creator: Whitney, Warren J. & Stewart, Warner L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Angle-of-attack-supersonic performance of a configuration consisting of a ramp-type scoop inlet located either on top or bottom of a body of revolution

Description: From Introduction: "In reference 1, in which the performance of conical supersonic scoop inlets on circular fuselages is reported, the drag of the bottom-inlet configuration was considerably higher than for the top inlet."
Date: May 13, 1954
Creator: Kremzier, Emil J. & Campbell, Robert C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application of Pulse Techniques to Strain Gages

Description: Memorandum presenting pulse techniques applied to strain gages for increasing the output level and extending the usable range. Bonded and unbonded strain gages which normally operate with exciting potentials between 3.5 and 14 volts operated satisfactorily with 200-volt pulses of 1-microsecond duration and a repetition rate of 350 per second. Results regarding maximum allowable voltages, effective pulse duration, sensitivity, minimum readable signal, effects of cable capacitance and inductance,… more
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: Sanders, Newell D. & Brodie, George H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Buckling of Long Square Tubes in Combined Compression and Torsion and Comparison with Flat-Plate Buckling Theories

Description: Note presenting the results of buckling tests of long square tubes loaded in compression, torsion, and combined compression and torsion and a comparison with theoretical compression and shear buckling curves and with theoretical interaction curves for the buckling of simply supported flat plates. Results regarding the pure compression and pure torsion buckling and combined compression and torsion buckling are provided.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Peters, Roger W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemical Engineering Division Summary Report January, February, and March, 1954

Description: Progress is reported on (1) direct cycle boiling reactor studies, (2) solvent extraction, (3) fluoride volatilization separation process, (4) elevated temperature separations, (5) fluidization studies, (6) development of analytical techniques, (7) processing and utilization of radioactive wastes.
Date: May 1, 1954
Creator: Lawroski, Stephen; Rodger, W. A. & Vogel, R. C., 1928-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Counting Room Equipment and Procedures and Sample Preparation

Description: The following are some of the equipment currently used in the Health Physics counting rooms at the Laboratory: scintillation counters, end window beta-gamma counters, precipitcon beta-gamma counter, autoscaler beta-gamma counter, and continuous flow proportional counter. This technical report describes the equipment, supporting equipment, procedures, and sample preparation in use at the Laboratory.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Weiss, M. M. & Marshall, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Critical Masses of Graphite-Tamped Heterogeneous Oy-Graphite Systems

Description: Critical mass measurements on graphite-tamped, heterogeneous oralloy-graphite systems have been made as a safety guide for certain oralloy casting procedures. Various concentrations were obtained by alternately stacking 10.5 in. diameter oralloy and graphite plates. In the relation Oralloy critical mass = constant x (fraction of oralloy in the core volume) -n values for the exponent, n, in the neighborhood of 0.70 were obtained.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Hoogterp, J. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Determination of Fluoride in Plutonium Metal by Thorium Titration

Description: Abstract: "A titrimetric method for the determination of fluoride in plutonium is reported. Prior to a steam distillation of the fluoride, the bulk of the plutonium is separated by precipitation of the sulfate. The fluoride in the distillate is titrated at a pH of 3.2 with 0.001 M thorium nitrate, using chrome azurol-S indicator. Applied to samples containing 1 to 15 parts per million fluoride, the recovery is 87% and the precision on the 95% confidence level is +/- 0.65 ppm."
Date: May 4, 1954
Creator: Ferguson, W. S. & Newell, D. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of Hydrogen in Lithium Hydride

Description: Abstract: "A method for determining hydrogen in lithium hydride by heating samples with lead at 600 C, was developed. The hydrogen evolved during thermal decomposition of the hydride is purified and oxidized to water with cupric oxide at 400 C. The analysis is completed by collecting and weighing this water. Success in development of the analytical procedure has depended upon a careful design and assembly of equipment for handling samples in a dry, inert atmosphere. For seven pure hydride sampl… more
Date: May 1954
Creator: Bergstresser, K. S. & Waterbury, Glenn R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of lateral-stability derivatives and transfer-function coefficients from frequency-response data for lateral motions

Description: Report presenting a method for determining the lateral-stability derivatives, transfer-function coefficients, and the modes for lateral motion from frequency-response data for a rigid aircraft. The method is based on the application of the vector technique to the equations of lateral motion, so that the three equations of lateral motion can be separated into six equations. Two numerical examples are given to demonstrate the use of the method.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Donegan, James J.; Robinson, Samuel W., Jr. & Gates, Ordway B., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of Metal-Bonding Adhesives With Improved Heat-Resistant Properties

Description: "Results are reported of current studies at the Forest Products Laboratory to develop a metal-bonding adhesive with greater resistance to temperatures up to 600 degrees Fahrenheit that is easier to use than present ones. Most promising is a formulation of phenol and epoxy resins modified with hexamethylenetetramine and supplied for use as a dry tape supported on a glass-mat base" (p. 1).
Date: May 14, 1954
Creator: Black, John M. & Blomquist, R. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Directional stability characteristics of two types of tandem helicopter fuselage models

Description: Report presenting a low-speed investigation in the stability tunnel to determine and improve, if possible, the directional stability characteristics of two tandem helicopter fuselages, one representing a helicopter with overlapping rotors and the other a helicopter with nonoverlapping rotors. Results regarding the presentation of data, directional stability of overlap-type fuselage, and directional stability of nonoverlap-type fuselage are provided.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Williams, James L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Distribution of Thermal Neutrons from Fast Sources in Exponential Piles

Description: Report regarding the mathematical analysis of the exponential pile experiment using highly absorbent slugs and assuming the emitting of fast neutrons. Related theory and equations are discussed.
Date: May 27, 1954
Creator: Anselone, Philip M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Downwash characteristics and vortex-sheet shape behind a 63 degree swept-back wing-fuselage combination at a Reynolds number of 6.1 x 10(exp 6)

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation to define the downwash field and vortex-sheet shape behind a large-scale wing-fuselage combination with a 63 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 3.5. At positive angles of attack, the vortex sheet assumed a shape which initially bowed upward but flatten out downstream before the rolling-up process had occurred to an appreciable degree. Results regarding downwash data, shape and location of the vortex sheet, path of the vortex core, and compariso… more
Date: May 1954
Creator: Tolhurst, William H., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of Blunt-Trailing-Edge Modifications on the High-Speed Stability and Control Characteristics of a Swept-Wing Fighter Airplane

Description: An investigation was conducted on a 35 deg swept-wing fighter airplane to determine the effects of several blunt-trailing-edge modifications to the wing and tail on the high-speed stability and control characteristics and tracking performance. The results indicated significant improvement in the pitch-up characteristics for the blunt-aileron configuration at Mach numbers around 0.90. As a result of increased effectiveness of the blunt-trailing-edge aileron, the roll-off, customarily experienced… more
Date: May 26, 1954
Creator: Sadoff, Melvin; Matteson, Frederick H. & Van Dyke, Rudolph D., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of channel geometry on the quenching of laminar flames

Description: Report presenting the effect of channel geometry on flame quenching, as calculated on the basis of average active particle chain lengths, is related among six different geometries: plane parallel plates of infinite extent, cylindrical tubes, rectangular slots, cylindrical annuli, and tubes of elliptical and equilaterally triangular shape. The results indicated that the observed variation of flame quenching as a function of quenching geometry may be successfully predicted for a range of pressure… more
Date: May 6, 1954
Creator: Berlad, A. L. & Potter, A. E., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of inlet-annulus area blockage on over-all performance and stall characteristics of an experimental 15-stage axial-flow compressor

Description: Report presenting an investigation of an experimental 15-stage axial-flow compressor to determine the effect of inlet-annulus area blockage on disrupting the rotating stall and altering the overall performance and stall characteristics of the compressor. It is part of a general investigation to determine how to alleviate the general problems of blade vibration and poor off-design performance associated with compressor rotating stall.
Date: May 11, 1954
Creator: Lucas, James G.; Finger, Harold B. & Filippi, Richard E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The effect of lip shape on a nose-inlet installation at Mach numbers from 0 to 1.5 and a method for optimizing engine-inlet combinations

Description: Report presenting an investigation at subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds of the effect of lip shape on drag, pressure recovery, and mass flow of a nose-inlet air-induction system. Four lips of varying degrees of bluntness were tested on a fuselage model at a range of Mach numbers and angles of attack. Results regarding pressure recovery, net drag, and analysis are provided.
Date: May 7, 1954
Creator: Mossman, Emmet A. & Anderson, Warren E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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