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- [Port Alexander Quadrangle: Average Record Data Listings]
- Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Port Alexander quadrangle in Alaska.
- [Port Alexander Quadrangle: Single Record Data Listings]
- Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Port Alexander quadrangle in Alaska.
- Prereduced Iron Ore Pellets: Preparation, Properties, Utilization
- Report discussing the a new agglomerated raw material: partially reduced, hardened iron ore pellets. The pellets are a versatile product suitable for adaptation to both ironmaking and steelmaking. Includes discussion of the technology involved in making prereduced pellets, laboratory techniques, problems of production, data from blast furnace smelting, the economics of production, and the future of the industry.
- [Prince Rupert Quadrangle: Average Record Data Listings]
- Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Prince Rupert quadrangle in Alaska.
- [Prince Rupert Quadrangle: Single Record Data Listings]
- Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Prince Rupert quadrangle in Alaska.
- Reduction of Air Pollutants from Gas Burner Flames: Including Related Reaction Kinetics
- From Abstract: "The concentrations of air pollutants and the flame temperatures were measured, and the effects of ingress of secondary air into the primary and secondary combustion zones, flame stability, burner port surface, and simulated recycling of combustion gases were noted."
- Saline Ground-Water Resources of the Rio Grande Drainage Basin: A Pilot Study
- Report presenting a study to evaluate the saline ground-water resources of the Rio Grande drainage basin of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas for the potential application as feed water for desalting plants.
- [Sitka Quadrangle: Average Record Data Listings]
- Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Sitka quadrangle in Alaska.
- [Sitka Quadrangle: Single Record Data Listings]
- Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Sitka quadrangle in Alaska.
- [Skagway Quadrangle: Average Record Data Listings]
- Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Skagway quadrangle in Alaska.
- [Skagway Quadrangle: Single Record Data Listings]
- Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Skagway quadrangle in Alaska.
- [Sumdum Quadrangle: Average Record Data Listings]
- Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Sumdum quadrangle in Alaska.
- [Sumdum Quadrangle: Single Record Data Listings]
- Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Sumdum quadrangle in Alaska.
- Supply and Demand for Energy in the United States by States and Regions, 1960 and 1965: Integrated Energy Balances and Energy Flows (Prepared from Four Parts)
- Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing state and regional supply and demand data. Integrated energy balances and energy flows are presented and used "to produce, transform, and transport energy to the point of consumption" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
- Surface Mine Reclamation, Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania
- Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mine reclamation at Moraine State Park in Pennsylvania. As stated in the introduction, "this Bureau of Mines report has been prepared to provide the general public, private industry, and Federal and State Governments with current surface mine reclamation data on the methods and costs of a reclamation project where project specifications required that the disturbed lands be returned to their original contour" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
- Survey of Gulf Coast Structural Damage Resulting from Hurricane Camille, August, 1969
- This report describes damage to structures by Hurricane Camille in qualitative terms, and with photographs. The investigation was carried out by a team sponsored by the Office of Civil Defense, and it includes conclusions and recommendations.
- Survey of Micromanometers
- This survey is concerned with instrumentation for measuring pressures from about 0.001 to 50mm of mercury (0.13 to 6650 Nm-2), described in publications during the years 1900-1968. U-tube micromanometers and diaphragm-capacitance gages are treated in considerable detail. Other instrumentation described includes gas column manometers; elastic element micromanometers with optical, inductance, resistance wire, strain gage, and vacuum tube transducers; piston gages; vane gages; and centrifugal micromanometers. The measurement of dynamic pressure, atmospheric pressure oscillations, low vapor pressure, and calibration techniques are discussed. Schematic diagrams of approximately 70 instruments are included. References to the sources of information and available performance data are given.
- [Taku River Quadrangle: Average Record Data Listings]
- Average record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Taku River quadrangle in Alaska.
- [Taku River Quadrangle: Single Record Data Listings]
- Single record data listings taken during aerial gamma-ray and magnetic surveys of the Taku River quadrangle in Alaska.
- Thermodynamic, Electrical, Physical, and Compositional Properties of Seeded Coal Combustion Products
- From Abstract: "This report presents the results of the Bureau of Mines 10-year program to study the problem of air blast and ground vibrations generated by blasting."
- Transportation of Iron Ore, Limestone, and Bituminous Coal on the Great Lakes Waterway System: With Projections to 1995
- Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the transportation of minerals on the Great Lakes Waterway System. As stated in the abstract, "this study provides data on the physical and hydrological makeup of the Great Lakes waterway system and forecasts quantities, traffic patterns, and shipping cost of prospective bulk mineral commerce projected to be transported upon it" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
- An Analytical Model for Predicting Cross-Country Vehicle Performance, Appendix D: Performance of Amphibious Vehicles in the Water-Land Interface (Hydrologic Geometry)
- Summary: "Forty tests were conducted with two amphibious tracked vehicles and one amphibious wheeled vehicle at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and near Khon Kaen, Thailand, to determine the vehicles' capabilities for exiting closed bodies of water. Empirical relations, based on the data collected in this study and in previous studies, are presented to support the conclusions that performance of amphibious tracked and wheeled vehicles (in terms of "go-no go") in the water-land interface can be correlated with soil strength (expressed as average cone index of the 0- to 6-in. soil layer), and that the slope-climbing ability in the water-land interface of the tracked vehicles tested compares favorably with that of the same vehicles operating on land surfaces of similar soil composition and consistency" (p. ix).
- Automatic Indexing: A State-of-the-Art Report
- Report issued by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards discussing results of a survey conducted on automatic mechanized indexing and data processing. As stated in the introduction, "it has concentrated on the major developments in and related demonstrations of automatic indexing potentialities. Examples are also given of indexes compiled by machine and of potentially related research efforts in such areas as natural language text searching, statistical association techniques used for search and retrieval, and proposed systems for concept processing" (p. 1). This report includes an illustration.
- Short- and Long-Time Deflections of Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs
- Summary: "This report summarizes the results of a field investigation to determine the short- and long-time deflections and concrete strains in an Army barracks flat-plate structure at Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas. Due to the rather great slab thickness of 9 in., corresponding to an L/T ratio of approximately 28, all observed deflections were small and in no instance exceeded 0.022 ft, or about 1/800 of the shorter span, during the 45-month observation period, in spite of an early temporary construction load estimated to have been almost 30 percent in excess of the total design load. The measured short-time deflections under various loading conditions compared reasonably well with deflections predicted by use of the ersatz frame analysis method" (p. ix).
- Research and Development in the Computer and Information Sciences: [Part] 1. Information Acquistion, Sensing, and Input: A Selective Literature Review
- From Introduction: "This report is the first of a series intended to provide a selective overview of research and development efforts and requirements in the somewhat overlapping fields of the computer and information sciences and technologies. The projected series of reports will attempt to outline the probable range of R & D activities in the computer and information sciences and technologies through selective reviews of the literature and to develop a reasonable consensus with respect to the opinions of workers in these and potentially related fields as to areas of continuing R & D concern for research program planning or review in these areas."
- Uranium deposits of the Hulett Creek area and the T L Creek quadrangle, Crook County, Wyoming
- A study of the uranium deposits of the Hulett Creek area and T L Creek quadrangle was part of a regional project by the resource Division of the Atomic Energy
- Vacuum-Freezing Vapor-Compression Process: Evaluation on Brackish Water
- From Abstract: "The Vacuum-Freezing Vapor-Compression (VFVC) Process was evaluated on high salinity brackish water during the period from February 1968 through December 1969 by Colt Industries Inc., under O.S.W. Contract No. 14-01-0001-967 at Roswell, New Mexico. The 15,000 gpd VFVC test plant is mounted on a mobile trailer which was built by Colt Industries Inc. in their factory at Beloit, Wisconsin. Prior to operation at Roswell, the plant was operated at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina to check out the system and to operate the trailer on sea water." Process Description: "A simplified diagram, Figure 2, shows both the essential components of the process and flow paths of the various streams in the system. Typical heat and mass balances are shown on Figures 3 and 4."
- Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Volume 2. Final Report: Salina Quadrangle, Utah
- Second volume of a report documenting a high-sensitivity airborne radiometric and magnetic survey of the Salina quadrangle including a detailed geologic summary, interpretation report, standard deviation maps, pseudo-contour maps, interpretation maps, flight line and geologic base map, and individual corrected profiles.
- Considered Lake Erie-Lake Ontario Waterway: Hydraulic Model Investigation
- Report describing the results of studies meant to provide "determination of the most functional and economical location for a lock in the vicinity of Buffalo, N. Y., and evaluation of navigation conditions at the entrance to an overland canal joining the American channel of the Niagara River northwest of North Tonawanda, N. Y." (p. ix).
- Hard Rock Silo Prototype Test Site Selection Investigations
- Abstract: Geologic field reconnaissance and geophysical evaluation of eight areas in the western part of the United States were made to locate a site for conducting tests of a prototype hard rock silo (HRS).
- Optimum Operation of Desalting Plants as a Supplemental Source of Safe Yield
- From Summary: "The Operating Rule Program receives focus in this report. It is written in Fortran IV computer language and consists of about 1,700 statements. Principles results of the application of the program are summarized in Table 1 for the three systems analyzed."
- Power Plant Operating and Maintenance Costs
- Report issued by the Brookhaven National Laboratory discussing costs of power plant operations. As stated in the objective, "the objective of this study was to determine and evaluate operating and maintenance costs for nuclear power plants" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
- Preliminary Community and Regional Water Supply Data in Support of Desalting Plant Projects
- Purpose and Scope: "The purpose of this study is to provide basic water supply data needed for future evaluation and selection of promising saline water conversion opportunities. This report presents information regarding the present and future supply situation of individual communities. Also presented is information on regional water plans with respect to provisions for municipal water supply."
- Survey and Status Report on Application of Acoustic-Boiling-Detection Techniques to Liquid-Metal-Cooled Reactors
- Report issued by the Argonne National Laboratory discussing acoustic-boiling-detection techniques. As stated in the abstract, "this report summarizes literature through June 1967 concerning acoustic methods. In the acoustic method for boiling detection, either acoustic waveguides or high-temperature acoustic sensors are recommended" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
- Correlation of Backswamp Sediments: Atchafalaya Test Section 6, Atchafalaya Levee System, Louisiana
- This report describes the results of a series of tests on soil borings taken in Atchafalaya Test Section VI, a 2000-ft-long portion of the Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee System in south-central Louisiana. The samples were tested to interpret the depositional layers in the foundations soils and to determine various engineering properties.
- Development of Direct Contact Condensation Multistage Flash Distillation Process: Phase 2
- Report investigating the feasibility of the Atomics International Direct Contact Condensation Multistage Flash (DCC-MSF) Distillation process using "analytical and experimental studies on a direct contact condensation module and a plastic film heat exchanger. (p. iii) Contains further studies and evaluations of the direct-contact condensation unit and plastic film heat exchanger.
- Hydrogen Stark Broadening Calculations With the Unified Classical Path Theory
- Report discussing the case of upper and lower state interaction introduced by a unified theory using a more compact tetradic notation. The general result is then applied to the Stark broadening of hydrogen. The thermal average of the time development operator for upper and lower state interaction is presented. A simple technique for evaluating the Fourier transform of the thermal average has been developed. The final calculations based on the unified theory and on the one-electron theory are compared with measurements in the high and low electron density regime.
- A Multiple-Source Urban Atmospheric Dispersion Model
- Report documenting the development phase of a multiple-source, urban atmospheric dispersion model that describes environmental transients.
- Research and Development in the Computer and Information Sciences: [Part] 2. Processing, Storage, and Output Requirements in Information Processing Systems: A Selective Literature Review
- From Introduction: "This is the second in a series of reports concerned with research and development requirements and areas of continuing concern in the computer and information sciences and technologies."
- Second Report on Horizontal-Tubes Multiple-Effect Process Pilot Plant Tests and Design
- From Summary: "This report describes the continuing work on HTME distillation plants, the first part of which was reported in Reference 1. Additional factors that affect HTME heat transfer coefficients were investigated, and the magnitude of their influence was determined."
- Annual Report (FY 1968): Webster Test Facility and Electrodialysis Test-Bed Plant, Webster, South Dakota
- Report presenting progress in saline water conversion at the Test-Bed Plant in Webster, South Dakota, and the economics of its operation.
- Annual Report (FY 1969): Webster Test Facility and Electrodialysis Test-Bed Plant, Webster, South Dakota
- Report presenting progress in saline water conversion at the Test-Bed Plant in Webster, South Dakota, and the economics of its operation.
- The Calculation of Rotational Energy Levels and Rotational Line Intensities in Diatomic Molecules
- Report describing procedures for making quantum mechanical calculations of rotational energy levels and rotational line intensities in diatomic molecules. The procedures are illustrated by sample calculations. A familiarity with the material of this report should enable a practicing electronic spectroscropist to carry out, though in a rather mechanical way, his own theoretical calculations for molecules under experimental investigation.
- Ejecta from Single-Charge Cratering Explosions: Volume 1
- "Eight high-explosive charges weighing 8 to 1000 pounds were detonated in playa. Each event included 24 to 40 locations of tracer material in the expected crater region. The objective was to obtain data relating the origin of crater ejecta to its depositional location. Resulting data are presented for craters, ejecta areal densities, crater and ejecta mass quantities, tracer dispersion, and an empirical prediction model."
- Foundation Investigations, NASA Mississippi Test Facility, Report 4: Dynamic Behavior of Piling During Initial Test Firings on the S-IC and S-II Test Complexes
- Report on test firings conducted by a U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) test facility. "The Mississippi Test Facility, located approximately 40 miles northeast of New Orleans, La., is the site of the test stands built to test the first and second stages of the Saturn V space vehicle. At the request of the U. S. Army Engineer District, Mobile, plans were developed for instrumenting the test stands to obtain data on foundation base pressures, lateral wall pressures, and pile loads during and after the actual test firings of the Saturn V engines" (p. xi).
- Multiple Phase Ejector Pilot Plant
- From Introduction: "This is the final report on work performed by Joseph Kaye & Company, Inc. (JKCo) in accordance with the requirements of OSW Contract No. 14-01-0001-2105, as amended. The work concerned the final design, construction, and operation of a pilot plant for demonstrating Multiple Phase Ejector (MPE) topping units to augment the performance of distillation desalination systems."
- Preliminary Reconnaissance for Uranium in Mohave County, Arizona, 1952 to 1956
- This book presents reconnaissance reports for uranium deposits in Mohave County, Arizona from 1952 to 1956.
- Research and Development in the Computer and Information Sciences: [Part] 3. Overall System Design Considerations: A Selective Literature Review
- From Introduction: "This is the third in a planned series of reports involving selective literature reviews of research and development requirements and areas of continuing R & D concern in the computer and information sciences and technologies."
- Development of Economical Methods of Boron Removal From Irrigation Return Waters
- Report that examines a method for reducing the boron levels of irrigation return waters to nonphytotoxic levels.
- Geochemical Investigations for Gold, Antimony, and Silver at Stibnite, Idaho
- Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on the geochemical anomalies found in the gold-antimony deposits near Stibnite, Idaho. Many samples were collected and tested through an atomic absorption method. This report includes a map.