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Accidental Radiation Excursion at the Y-12 Plant, June 16, 1958: Final Report

Description: This report describes the circumstances leading to the accident, attempts to reconstruct the nuclear reactivity conditions, and reviews the dosimetric means and results which were used to help determine the exposure of affected employees.
Date: September 12, 1958
Creator: Patton, F. S.; Bailey, J. C.; Callihan, A. D.; Googin, J. M.; Jasny, G. R.; McAlduff, H. J. et al.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics at Mach Numbers From 2.5 to 3.5 of a Canard Bomber Configuration Designed for Supersonic Cruise Flight

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a canard-type configuration designed for supersonic cruise flight in the Unitary Plan wind tunnel. Tests were conducted over a range of angles of attack and angles of sideslip. Results regarding the effect of forebody configuration, effects of Reynolds number and transition, effect of canard and elevon deflection, and effect of vertical surfaces are provided.
Date: September 10, 1958
Creator: Carmel, Melvin M.; Kelly, Thomas C. & Gregory, Donald T.
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Aerodynamic Performance and Static Stability and Control of Flat-Top Hypersonic Gliders at Mach Numbers From 0.6 to 18

Description: Memorandum presenting a study of aerodynamic performance and static stability and control at hypersonic speeds. In the first part of the study, the effect of interference lift is investigated by tests of asymmetric models with conical fuselages and arrow plan-form wings. In the second part, the aerodynamic performance and static stability and control characteristics of a hypersonic glider are investigated in somewhat greater detail.
Date: September 17, 1958
Creator: Syvertson, Clarence A.; Gloria, Hermilo R. & Sarabia, Michael F.
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Alternative actions on the K stack problem

Description: On June 6, 1958, KW Operations had HCR Channel No. 16 borescoped to determine why this rod could not be inserted on May 3. Observations revealed 3X balls in the channel and horizontal separation between graphite blocks ranging from 1/2 inch to 2 1/4 inch. The separations were noted only in the first fifteen feet in from the outer skin and in the last five feet of the channel. As a result of these findings and past operational difficulties with certain HCR`s at both KE and KW Reactors, a program… more
Date: September 29, 1958
Creator: Spencer, H. G.
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ALUMINUM DETERMINATION IN REACTOR COOLING WATER

Description: ABS>A method for determination of submicrogram quantities of Al in reactor cooling water by neutron activation analysis is described. Data obtained in analyses of samples from the OKR and the Bulk Shielding Reactor are included. (J.R.0.)
Date: September 1, 1958
Creator: Emery, J.F. & Leddicotte, G.W.
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Analysis of pressure data obtained at transonic speeds on a thin low-aspect-ratio cambered delta wing-body combination

Description: From Introduction: "Wind-tunnel and flight tests have shown that conical leading-edge camber on a thin low-aspect-ratio delta wing results in increasing the lift-drag ratio at transonic and low supersonic speeds (refs. 1 and 2). References 3 and 4 present the results of two previous investigations of this general program. A more detailed analysis of the pressure distributions of reference 5 is presented herein in terms of total section loads and overall wing-body characteristics."
Date: September 26, 1958
Creator: Mugler, John P., Jr.
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An Analysis of Ramjet Engines Using Supersonic Combustion

Description: From Introduction: "The concept of supersonic combustion is by no means new, although little work appears to have been published on the subject. For example, an analysis of supersonic combustion to provide lift under a wing is given in reference 1. Reference 2 discusses applications to hypersonic ramjets being studied at the University of Michigan."
Date: September 1958
Creator: Weber, Richard J. & MacKay, John S.
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Analysis of the Creep Behavior of a Square Plate Loaded in Edge Compression

Description: From Introduction: "In reference 1 results of creep tests and empirical method for predicting collapse times are presented for plates loaded in compression on two opposite edges and with the remaining edges unloaded and supported in V-groove fixtures. Other approximate methods for handling plates having types of edge support are suggested in reference 2; however, experimental verification for these methods is quite limited. In reference 3 an analysis based on small-deflection theory is made of … more
Date: September 1958
Creator: McComb, Harvey G., Jr.
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Analysis of Turbulent Flow and Heat Transfer in Noncircular Passages

Description: From Introduction: "In reference 1, wall temperature distributions for turbulent flow in rectangular and triangular ducts were calculated by using experimental velocity distributions and average heat-transfer coefficients, together with assumed similarity of the wall heat-transfer and wall shear-stress variations; no attempt was made to calculate either the heat-transfer coefficients or the velocity and temperature distributions in the fluid field. Some calculations of velocity and shear-stress… more
Date: September 1958
Creator: Deissler, Robert G. & Taylor, Maynard F.
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An analytical study of turbulent and molecular mixing in rocket combustion

Description: From Introduction: "The many physical processes which occur simultaneously in rocket combustion make the entire process extremely complex (ref. 1). The combustion chamber length required for evaporation of liquid-propellant sprays has already been studied (refs. 2, 3, and 4)."
Date: September 1958
Creator: Bittker, David A.
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THE APPLICATION OF THE CHIP AND SHOT METHODS TO THE PREPARATION OF HOMOGENEOUS ALLOYS

Description: Chip method experiments were performed for the preparation of Th - 9 wt.% U, U - 10 wt.% Nb, and Al--16 wt.% U - 0.2 wt.% B alloys. The work on Th-9 wt.% U indicated that the technique was applicable with oniy slight impairment of mechanical properties and slight increase of oxygen content. Experiments on U-10 wt.% Nb to produce a more corrosion-resistant alloy were not successful. The potential use of the chip method in fabricating alloys with a burnable poison such as boron appeared feasible.… more
Date: September 18, 1958
Creator: Kneppel, D.S.
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Application of the Method of Coordinate Perturbation to Unsteady Duct Flow

Description: The method of coordinate perturbation is applied to the unsteady flow of a compressible fluid in ducts of variable cross section. Solutions, in the form of perturbation series, are obtained for unsteady flows in ducts for which the logarithmic derivative of area variation with respect to the space coordinate is a function of the 'smallness' parameter of the perturbation series. This technique is applied to the problem of the interaction of a disturbance and a shock wave in a diffuser flow. It i… more
Date: September 1958
Creator: Himmel, Seymour C.
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An Approach to the Problem of Estimating Severe and Repeated Gust Loads for Missile Operations

Description: Note presenting an analysis of available airplane measurements of vertical gust velocity in order to arrive at a simple description of the frequency and intensity of gust velocities experienced by airplanes in operations. For the purpose of application to missile operations, the results obtained are modified to eliminate the effects of storm-avoidance procedures normally followed in airplane operations.
Date: September 1958
Creator: Press, Harry & Steiner, Roy
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Approximate method for calculating motions in angles of attack and sideslip due to step pitching- and yawing-moment inputs during steady roll

Description: Report presenting an extension of a method for calculating motions in angles of attack and sideslip resulting from a trim angle of attack and steady rolling velocity to the condition of pitching- and yawing-moment inputs. The resulting formulas are intended primarily for rolling-velocity conditions in which rolling divergence is not encountered.
Date: September 1958
Creator: Moul, Martin T. & Brennan, Teresa R.
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Approximate Method for Calculation of Laminar Boundary Layer With Heat Transfer on a Cone at Large Angle of Attack in Supersonic Flow

Description: Note presenting the use of an integral technique to reduce the laminar boundary-layer equations on the windward generator of the plane of symmetry to a set of simultaneous algebraic equations. The method enables the skin friction coefficients and Stanton number to be calculated in a much shorter time than was needed to obtain exact numerical solutions from the boundary-layer equations.
Date: September 1958
Creator: Brunk, William E.
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BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCH DIVISION SEMIANNUAL REPORT FOR JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 1958

Description: The hemolysin system in gamma-irradiated rabbits was used in a study of the qualitative as well as the quantitative characteristics of the radiosensitivity of antibody production. Applications of IBM equipment in the analysis of biological data are discussed. Cytological features are described which were obscrved in buckwheat grown in carton dioxide containing carbon14. Electron microscopic observations are described which were made on the ovotestis of a pulmonate snail and on ciliate nuclear p… more
Date: September 1, 1958
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Casualty study of KER-1 loop dump valve

Description: A study has been made to determine the adequacy of the KER-1 loop emergency dump valve in protecting the fuel elements against damage during a loop casualty. In a functional test of the radiation trip procedure of the KER-1 loop during a reactor outage, it was found that the indicated process water flow was much lower than expected. Subsequent inspection of the emergency dump valve showed that the dump port was considerably blocked with rust and scale, creating a flow restriction. As it was tho… more
Date: September 15, 1958
Creator: Spampinato, J. P.
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CHEMICAL INDICATIONS OF HRT MISBEHAVIOR IN RUN 17-A

Description: The cause and significance of the changes in chemical composition of the HRT fuel and changes in reactivity during operation, particularly in run 17A, were investigated. It was concluded that a rise in reactor power level causes deposition of U, Cu, and Ni in some hydrolytic process within the core circulation system in a region which is at a position between zero and average nuclear importance. The deposition requires several minutes to several hours and is relatively easily reversiable when t… more
Date: September 18, 1958
Creator: McDuffie, H.F.
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Chemical Processing Department Monthly Report: August 1958

Description: This report, for August 1958 from the Chemical Processing Department at HAPO, discusses the following: Production operation; Purex and Redox operation; Finished products operation; maintenance; Financial operation; facilities engineering; research; and employee relations.
Date: September 22, 1958
Creator: Hanford Atomic Products Operation. Chemical Processing Department.
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