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Aerosol Collection by Wetted Fiberglass Media

Description: A wet collection system for aerosols has been developed using fibrous media. Tests show the performance to be in accord with recently developed theory of collection by fibrous media. The effects of varying aerosol particle size, particle density, and gas velocity have indicated that inertial impaction is the primary collection mechanism. Three-year operating experience on several full scale plant installations shows reliable performance.
Date: April 28, 1954
Creator: Leary, Joseph A.; Clark, Robert A.; Hammond, R. Philip & Leopold, Charles S.
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Behavior of Transistors in a Magnetic Field

Description: Experiments are described which show that magnetic fields can exert a controlling influence on the operating characteristics of point contact transistors. The effect is especially evident when the transistor is operated in its negative resistance region. The frequency of an oscillator can be varied, or a switch made to trigger by applying a magnetic field to the transistor. Some applications of the principle are suggested; many more are evident.
Date: August 11, 1954
Creator: Sander, Howard H.
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A Comparison of the Neutron Yields from Low-Voltage Sources

Description: The description of the thick-target neutron yields from the D(t,n)He4 and the D(d,n)He3 reactions is calculated as a function of the energy of the bombarding particles. For 60-kev particles the ratio is 108. I increases to 168 at 100 Kev and to 194 for 120-kev particles. A qualitative discussion of the yields from various deuterium target leads to the conclusion that the greatest yield would come from the target which has the lowest stopping cross section per deuterium atom.
Date: October 6, 1954
Creator: Cooper, John N.
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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.
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The Electronic Energy Levels and the Mass Spectrum of Methane

Description: Recent instrumental developments and theoretical speculation have indicated a need for more information concerning the excited electronic states of polyatomic molecules and ions in the elucidation of mass spectra. A theoretical description of these states is necessary for the proper interpretation of existing data and in laying a firm basis for the planning of future experiments. For the above reasons the energies of a number of the excited electronic states of methane have been calculated in a… more
Date: July 1954
Creator: Krauss, Morris; Wahrhaftig, Austin L. & Eyring, Henry, 1901-1981
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The Equation of State of Gases by Shock Wave Measurements. II. The Dissociation Energy of Nitrogen

Description: The results of equation of state measurements made behind strong shock waves in nitrogen are consistent only with the higher of the two spectroscopically acceptable values of the dissociation energy of nitrogen, 9.764 ev.
Date: 1954
Creator: Christian, R. H.; Duff, R. E. & Yarger, F. L.
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An error Analysis of R-C Timers

Description: The results of this paper show that a variation is sensing voltage produces an error in timing which increases logarithmically with time interval. Also, variation in supply voltage produces the same type of errors, but the errors are decreased by the ratio of the sensing to supply voltage. An interesting conclusion from this analysis is that if the ratio of supply to sensing voltages is maintained constant, no change in timing will result.
Date: August 27, 1954
Creator: Stromberg, R. P. (Robert P.)
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Formulas Pertaining to Weak-Shocks

Description: Certain solutions of the cylindrical wave-equation, such as the Possio integral, which are needed in the investigation of 2-dimensional weak-shocks are are determined in this paper.
Date: December 20, 1954
Creator: Owens, O. O.
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The Heat of Combustion of Calcium

Description: Calorimetric combustions of calcium metal were conducted at an initial temperate of 25 degree under an oxygen pressure of 50 atm. The energy of combustion under these conditions was to be 15,649 joules/g. The corresponding standard heat of formation of the oxide from the elements is calculated to be -628.63 +- 0.99 kjourles/mole. this value if 1.1% more positive than the previous accepted value.
Date: 1954
Creator: Huber, Elmer J., Jr & Holley, Charles E., Jr.
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A Human Engineering Guide to the Arrangement of Elements on a Control Panel

Description: This memorandum is a compilation of general information concerned with the arrangement of elements on a control panel. Arrangement considerations that lead to to improved ease and accuracy of operation are presented to assist the engineer in designing new control panels.
Date: December 10, 1954
Creator: Williams, H. L.
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The Laplace Transform Method of Obtaining X-ray Spectral Energy Distributions

Description: This method essentially consists of analyzing x-ray filtration data in terms of Laplace transforms and obtaining the spectral energy distribution in terms of a sum of the corresponding inverse Laplace transforms. Some of the functions which are especially suited for this application are given and a graphical method of analyzing filtration data in terms of these functions is described. Examples of the practical application of this method to several low energy x-ray machines are included with a d… more
Date: November 20, 1954
Creator: Emigh, C. Robert
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Low Speed Wind Tunnel Tests of Several Airfoil Sections Through 360 ° Angle of Attack

Description: A series of two-dimensional airfoils were run through a complete 360 ° angle of attack range to determine their low-speed force characteristics. The airfoils were chosen in an attempt to vary as many parameters (such as thickness, camber, thickness distribution, etc.) as possible with the limited number of shapes that time permitted. All airfoils tested had lift curves with two distinct stalls and quite similar drag curves between 0 ° and 90 ° angle of attack. The highly cambered sections devel… more
Date: October 14, 1954
Creator: Reed, James F.
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The Mass Spectra of Large Molecules. III, Metastable Ions from Propane and the Mass Spectrum of 2,2 Di-Deuteropropane

Description: There is at present a large collection of data giving the relative abundances of ions formed when molecules, especially hydrocarbons, are bombard with electrons and collected as positives ions in a mass spectrometer. This data per se gives us little insight into the kinetic processes occurring until it is combined with thermodynamic data and subject to a theoretical treatment based upon an assumed model for the kinetic processes taking place in the mass spectrometer. In accordance with our desi… more
Date: July 1954
Creator: Kropf, Allen; Wahrhaftig, Austin L. & Eyring, Henry, 1901-1981
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Mathematical Studies on Galvanic Corrosion. Part IV. Influence of Electrolyte Thickness on the Potential and Current Distributions over Coplanar Electrodes Using Polarization Parameters

Description: Extensive numerical evaluation was performed on a Fourier series derived for the potential distribution in an electrolyte lying above a plane containing infinitely long, narrow electrodes juxtaposed and arranged in an infinitely alternating array with even symmetry. In contrast to the previous studies in this series, the limitation that the electrolyte has finite depth was imposed. Four perspective drawings of the reduced potential function were made to scale to illustrate the potential variati… more
Date: 1954
Creator: Waber, James T. & Fagan, Bertha
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Numerical Calculation of Blast Waves in Non-Uniform Atmosphere

Description: The problem of a blast wave propagating through an inhomogeneous atmosphere is set up for computation by the CRC LORA. Previous treatments of this problem have used various simplifying assumptions such as that of purely radial flow. Since, however, pressure gradients in this situation will not in general be in the direction of rays from the blast center, non-radial flow will exist, and there is reason to believe that for large distances this effect will play a prominent role. Therefore, a progr… more
Date: November 15, 1954
Creator: Fife, Paul C.
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One Million Frame per Second Camera

Description: The design and construction of a 1,000,000 fps rotating mirror frame camera is described. Twenty five consecutive pictures 20 mm in diameter can be obtained on a strip of 35 mm film. A resolution of at least 20 lines/mm is obtained on a moderately fast film like Linagraph Shellburst. Accurate synchronization of the event to be photographed is required. The camera has been most useful in the investigation of explosive and related phenomena.
Date: 1954
Creator: Brixner, Berlyn
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Path of Triple Point for spherical Shocks Above a Rigid Plane

Description: Paths of trip points of Mach reflections produced by 0.5-oz pentolite detonations have been observed for various burst heights. The slopes, Y, at points on the curved path are found to vary from values of Y predicted from plane shock wave data. This discrepancy is attributed to the shock strength conditions at the early inception of the Mach reflection, which later influence the triple point equilibrium, and in lesser degree to radius of curvature effects.
Date: July 13, 1954
Creator: Todd, Jay. Jr. & Schellenbaum, Ralph L.
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Photocathode and Reflector Effects n Relative Pulse Height Measurements

Description: The first highly productive phase in the development of organic scintillation detectors found physicists exploring the excitation and light emission properties of easily available organic chemicals. The second phase of this work which is now in progress can be characterized by the active participation of organic chemists in synthesizing new compounds for sturdy and setting standards of purity leading to the recognition by some chemical manufactures of a "scintillation grade".
Date: August 1954
Creator: Hayes, F. Newton (Francis Newton), 1924- & Rogers, Betty S
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Precise Closed-Form Solutions of Some Mixed Boundary Value Problems of Plane Elasticity

Description: Precise solutions are given for the problem of the semi-infinite strip extending from x=0 to x=infinity, stress-free along the edges y= +-1, when the edge x=0 is subject (a) to a quadratic sheer displacement and zero normal stress, (b) to a cubic normal displacement and zero sheer stress. These are the two simplest (non-trivial) end problems of the semi-infinite strip, antisymmetric in y, that may be formulated. The corresponding symmetric problems (a) linear seer displacement and zero normal s… more
Date: 1954
Creator: Horvay, Gabriel, 1908- & Born, J. B.
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Pressurized Loop membrane Demineralizer Tests : Final Report [for] January-June 1953

Description: A membrane demineralizer has been tested in a pressurized loop. The loop water resistivity was maintained in the 1-2 megohm range by ionized solid transfer in the demineralizer. The size and power requirement of the unit tested per gpm flow through the unit, were 2.3 cu ft and 100 watts. In view of the fact that present designed could reduce the size and required maintenance, further studies may be warranted.
Date: September 15, 1954
Creator: Rosenberg, N. W.
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Rates of Convergence in Numerical Solution of the Diffusion Equation

Description: A basic technique in the design of a nuclear power reactor is to prescribe the dimensions and composition of a simplified model and to calculate the corresponding neutron flux and power distributions. Comparison of calculations for different models and of particular calculations to experimental results guides the physicist to a reasonable prescription. Until recently, the usual model had spherical or cylindrical symmetry. We have found it feasible to extend the methods to include a class of rea… more
Date: 1954
Creator: Stark, R. H.
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Second Report on Liquid Metal Level Instrument

Description: The liquid metal level instrument will operate at tank temperatures up to 1000 F. Overall system accuracy depends on operating conditions, as described in the report. Test accuracies from 2 to 8% have been obtained from full to empty tank. The primary detector unit successfully passed navy HI shock test.
Date: December 21, 1954
Creator: Droma, Clarence R.
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