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The Effects of Roughness at High Reynolds Numbers on the Lift and Drag Characteristics of Three Thick Airfoils

Description: "In connection with studies of airfoils applicable to large high-speed aircraft, the effects of roughness on three 22-percent-thick airfoils were investigated. The tests were made over a range of Reynolds number from about 6 to 26 x 10(exp 6) for the airfoils smooth and with roughness strips applied to the surfaces. The results indicated that for the roughened models the scale effect was generally favorable" (p. 1).
Date: August 1944
Creator: Abbott, Frank T., Jr. & Turner, Harold R., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Theoretical Investigation of the Performance of Proportional Navigation Guidance Systems-Effect of Method of Positioning the Radar Antenna on the Speed of Response

Description: Memorandum presenting a linear theoretical analysis of the performance of three proportional navigation guidance systems installed in a given supersonic, variable-incidence, boost-glide, antiaircraft missile at Mach numbers of 2.7 and 1.3. It is shown that, with the antenna stabilized in space, the effect of component lags on the response is small, so that the speed of response is small, so that the speed of response can be made to approach closely that of the airframe alone.
Date: August 13, 1952
Creator: Abramovitz, Marvin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Theoretical Investigation of the Performance of Proportional Navigation Guidance Systems: Effect of Method of Positioning the Radar Antenna on the Speed of Response

Description: Memorandum presenting a linear theoretical analysis made of the performance of three proportional navigation guidance systems installed in a given supersonic, variable-incidence, boost-glide, antiaircraft missile at Mach numbers of 2.7 and 1.3. Three guidance systems are compared on the basis of the maximum obtainable speed of response of the missile and guidance-system combination consistent with adequate stability. Results regarding the effect of method of positioning the radar antenna on the… more
Date: August 13, 1952
Creator: Abramovitz, Marvin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Use of a Stick Force Proportional to Pitching Acceleration for Normal-Acceleration Warning

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the feasibility of modifying the transient portion of the stick force in abrupt maneuvers in order to eliminate inadvertent normal-acceleration overshoots. The modification consists of additional stick force proportional to a quantity which leads the normal acceleration. The characteristics introduced by the inclusion of the force were considered to be very desirable by pilots.
Date: August 14, 1953
Creator: Abramovitz, Marvin; Schmidt, Stanley F. & Van Dyke, Rudolph D., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Natural Icing of an Axial-Flow Turbojet Engine in Flight for a Single Icing Condition

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation in natural icing conditions to determine the effect of ice formations on the performance of an axial-flow turbojet engine. A description of the change over time in tail-pipe temperature, engine jet thrust, fuel flow, ice collection, and acceleration qualities are provided.
Date: August 12, 1948
Creator: Acker, Loren W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary Results of Natural Icing of an Axial-Flow Turbojet Engine

Description: Memorandum presenting a flight investigation in natural icing conditions to determine the effect of ice formations on the performance of an axial-flow turbojet engine. Tail-pipe temperature increased from 761 to 1065 degrees Fahrenheit and the jet thrust decreased from 1234 to 910 pounds during a period of 45 minutes in icing. No general conclusions can be reached from the data because the icing condition was relatively light.
Date: August 6, 1948
Creator: Acker, Loren W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary results of natural icing of an axial-flow turbojet engine

Description: Report presenting a flight investigation in natural icing conditions to determine the effect of ice formations on the performance of an axial-flow turbojet engine. Results regarding the tail-pipe temperature, engine jet thrust, and characteristics of ice formation are provided. No general conclusions can be reached from the data because the icing condition was relatively light.
Date: August 6, 1948
Creator: Acker, Loren W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experiments With an Airfoil From Which the Boundary Layer Is Removed by Suction

Description: "Our attempts to improve the properties of airfoils by removing the boundary layer by suction, go back to 1922. The object of the suction is chiefly to prevent the detachment of the boundary layer from the surface of the airfoil. At large angles of attack, such detachment prevents the attainment of the great lift promised by the theory, besides greatly increasing the drag, especially of thick airfoils. This report gives results of those experiments" (p. 1).
Date: August 1926
Creator: Ackeret, J.; Betz, A. & Schrenk, O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced Fuel Cell Development Progress Report: April-June 1977

Description: Quarterly report discussing fuel cell research and development work at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). This report describes activities directed toward understanding and improvement of molten-carbonate-electrolyte fuel cells operating at temperatures near 923 Kelvin.
Date: August 1977
Creator: Ackerman, J. P.; Pierce, R. D.; Nelson, P. A. & Arons, R. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced Fuel Cell Development Progress Report: October-December 1983

Description: Quarterly report discussing fuel cell research and development work at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). This report describes activities directed toward seeking alternative cathode materials to NiO for molten carbonate fuel cells.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Ackerman, J. P.; Pierce, Robert Dean; Nelson, P. A. & Arons, R. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced Fuel Cell Development Progress Report: April-June 1978

Description: Quarterly report discussing fuel cell research and development work at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). This report describes efforts directed toward understanding and improving the components of molten-carbonate-electrolyte fuel cells operated at temperatures near 925 K.
Date: August 1978
Creator: Ackerman, J. P.; Pierce, Robert Dean; Nelson, P. A.; Arons, R. M.; Kinoshita, K.; Sim, J. W. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Sideband Technique In A Variable Frequency NMR Spectrometer

Description: The purpose of this Note is to point out the advantages of the sideband technique over the derivative method in wideline NMR spectroscopy. In the sideband technique the absorption spectrum is recorded directly and the modulation amplitude is no longer a determining factor in the resolution.
Date: August 1961
Creator: Acrivos, J. V., 1928-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix F, Volume 2

Description: From preface: "This report contains the results of investigations of the chemical and sedimentological characteristics of the James River Artificial Habitat Development Site and a reference marsh near Windmill Point, Virginia. Studies were conducted in the channel before dredging and during site construction as well as at specific time intervals after marsh development."
Date: August 1978
Creator: Adams, Donald D.; Darby, Dennis A. & Young, Randolph J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix A

Description: Appendix containing supplementary tabulated data to accompany a report on habitat development field investigations of the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
Date: August 1978
Creator: Adams, Donald D.; Darby, Dennis A. & Young, Randolph J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix B

Description: Appendix containing supplementary analytical data to accompany a report on habitat development field investigations of the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
Date: August 1978
Creator: Adams, Donald D.; Darby, Dennis A. & Young, Randolph J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of Shapes of Boattail Bodies of Revolution for Minimum Wave Drag

Description: "By use of an approximate equation for the wave drag of slender bodies of revolution in a supersonic flow field, the optimum shapes of certain boattail bodies are determined for minimum wave drag. The properties of three specific families of bodies are determined, the first family consisting of bodies having a given length and base area and a contour passing through a prescribed point between the nose and base, the second family having fixed length, base area, and maximum area, and the third fa… more
Date: August 21, 1951
Creator: Adams, Mac C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recovery of Uranium From Fiberglass Air Filters

Description: Abstract: Various procedures for extracting uranium from fiberglass air filters have been tested and compared. Satisfactory results which involve the least amount of handling are obtained by simply washing the material with hot 1:1 hydrochloric acid.
Date: August 5, 1946
Creator: Adams, R. H.; Rogers, J. A. & Brown, K. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Project Cowboy : Final Report : Seismic Decoupling for Explosions in Spherical Cavities

Description: A series paired explosions in a salt mine near Winnfield, Louisiana, has been conducted to test a theory by A.L. Latter concerning seismic decoupling by underground cavities. The theory predicted a decoupling of 132 Free-field and surface measurements from an explosion in either a 6-ft- or a 15-ft-radius spherical cavity were compared with similar measurements from a completely tamped explosion of equal size. Shot sizes were from 20 pounds up to a ton. Surface measurements were made out to 100 … more
Date: August 1960
Creator: Adams, William M. & Allen, DeWitt C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of Efficiencies and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air-Filtering Media

Description: Removal of particles from air is discussed in terms of three classes of filtering media--air-sampling, respirator, and air-cleaning. Plots of efficiency versus filtering velocity are presented. The pressure drop characteristics of the filters are discussed in terms of initial pressure drops of the clean filters, variations in pressure drop of the individual filters, and comparison of loading rates.
Date: August 10, 1953
Creator: Adley, F. E.; Scott, R. H. & Gill, W. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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