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Some Comments on the Selection of Operating Temperatures for DPR

Description: The results of this investigation indicate that maximum electric power generation can be obtained by selecting the turbine steam temperature within a range of plus/minus 30 degrees C. from an "idealized" steam temperature. This "idealized" steam temperature is shown to depend primarily on the maximum permissible uranium temperature. The minimum available condenser temperature and the temperature rise of the coolant in the pile effect the selection of the turbine steam temperature to lesser ex… more
Date: November 16, 1953
Creator: Altmann, Manfred.
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Results of Preliminary Drilling, Red Rock, Arizona

Description: Abstract: Structure drilling under Contract No. AT(05-l)-120 was begun May 13, 1951, and was suspended June 30, 1951, at Red Rock, Arizona with the completion of 12 holes and 2,390.5 feet of drilling. No mineralization was disclosed in the widely spaced holes. The structure and rock composition was found favorable for a potential drilling area.
Date: October 16, 1952
Creator: Anderson, Andrew H.; Foster, John R. & Hurley, Daniel B.
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Preparation of U233

Description: Technical report. The object of the research is to determine the procedure and equipment for the preparation of U233 on a semi-works scale. The general proposed procedure is that thorium carbonate in aluminum cans will be irradiated with pile neutrons. The Pa233 resulting from neutron absorption the Th232 and the decay of Th233 will be extraction from 99% of the thorium and the natural U in thorium by MnO2 precipitations. The Pa233 will then be allowed to decay to U233 which in turn will be… more
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Apple, R. S.
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Fuel Failure Examinations and Analyses in the High Power Density Program

Description: Summary: The High Power Density Project includes a comprehensive fuel development program which has the objective of developing and demonstrating the performance of a nuclear reactor core having a high power density, long fuel life, and low fabrication cost. The fuel program is made up of two principal tasks. Task 1A consists of irradiation tests in the VBWR of Type 304 stainless steel clad, UO2 pellet type fuel rods fabricated by current commercial processes. Task 1B consists of the investigat… more
Date: September 16, 1963
Creator: Arlt, W. H. & Vandenberg, S. R.
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Evaporation and Spreading of Isooctane Sprays in High Velocity Air Streams

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the evaporation and spreading of isooctane sprays over a range of inlet-air conditions common in ram-jet engines. The total and liquid fuel distribution across the duct were determined. Over the specified ranges in the investigation, expressions were obtained which related the evaporation rate and degree of spreading of the sprays to the experimental variables.
Date: November 16, 1953
Creator: Bahr, Donald W.
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Spinning characteristics of the XN2Y-1 airplane obtained from the spinning balance and compared with results from the spinning tunnel and from flight tests

Description: Report presents the results of tests of a 1/10-scale model of the XN2Y-1 airplane tested in the NACA 5-foot vertical wind tunnel in which the six components of forces and moments were measured. The model was tested in 17 attitudes in which the full-scale airplane had been observed to spin, in order to determine the effects of scale, tunnel, and interference. In addition, a series of tests was made to cover the range of angles of attack, angles of sideslip, rates of rotation, and control setting… more
Date: April 16, 1937
Creator: Bamber, M. J. & House, R. O.
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A Rapid Method for Determination of Water in TO₃

Description: Summary: A set of conditions is described for a ten minute determination of water in TO₃ by ignition and absorption of the evolved water in magnesium perchlorate. Complete conversion to T₃O₃ is obtained under these conditions, so that total loss on ignition and total T (plus non-volatile impurity) content may also be obtained. It has been found unnecessary to employ Cu foil to prevent interference by nitrates, which may be present with a nitrate/water ratio as high as 5, and in an amount that d… more
Date: February 16, 1945
Creator: Barash, Bernard B.; Lee, Franklin B. & Curtiss, Edgar O.
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Experimental Investigation of Air-Cooled Turbine Blades in Turbojet Engine 13: Endurance Evaluation of Several Protective Coatings Applied to Turbine Blades of Nonstrategic Steels

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the durabilities of several protective coatings applied to air-cooled gas turbine rotor blades of nonstrategic steels in modified turbojet engines. Four types of coatings (ceramic, nickel, Nicrobraz, and aluminized) were applied to a total of 20 blades.
Date: July 16, 1953
Creator: Bartoo, Edward R. & Clure, John L.
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Stability characteristics at low speed of a 1/4-scale Bell X-5 airplane model with various modifications to the basic model configurations

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the low-speed longitudinal, lateral, and directional stability characteristics if a 1/4-scale model of a preliminary Bell X-5 airplane design with modifications to the basic model configuration. Results regarding the dive brakes, trailing-edge fillets, extended wing tips, fences, wing incidence, and fins are provided.
Date: August 16, 1950
Creator: Becht, Robert E. & Few, Albert G., Jr.
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Investigation of Control Signals for Variable Ramps of Twin-Duct Side Inlets

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the effectiveness of experimental control signals applied to a theoretical inlet throat Mach number control system and normal-shock-position control system for varying the inlet geometry of a twin-duct prototype aircraft. Results regarding inlet instability, control requirements, individual throat Mach number control signals, average throat Mach number control signals, theoretical thraot Mach number control analysis, effect of angle of attack, and… more
Date: January 16, 1958
Creator: Beheim, Milton A. & Yeager, Richard A.
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Investigation of Control Signals for Variable Ramps of Twin-Duct Side Inlets

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the supersonic wind tunnel to determine the effectiveness of experimental control signals applied to a theoretical inlet throat Mach number control system and normal-shock-position control system for varying the inlet geometry of a twin-duct, side-inlet, fuselage forebody model of a prototype aircraft. These types of control systems have been found to be particularly helpful in supersonic flight. Results regarding inlet stability, control requirements, indi… more
Date: January 16, 1958
Creator: Beheim, Milton A. & Yeager, Richard A.
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Diameter Measurements of Slugs Before and After Prolonged Heat Treatment

Description: Abstract: "Diameter measurements of 25 slugs taken before and after a prolonged heat treatment showed no evidence of differences that would indicate blistering. The average effects of the treatment was different for the various slugs. Large differences in diameter measurements between slugs. Large differences in diameter between slugs and significant differences between indices and positions were found."
Date: February 16, 1948
Creator: Bennett, Carl A. & Lane, J. J.
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Effect of Boron Liner on Neutron Background in Cavity

Description: Introduction: "In connection with conducting neutron experiments in a pit with earth and concrete walls, it was proposed that the background flux of neutrons might be reduced by lining the walls of the pit with a neutron absorber such as boron. To determine how much liner material would be desirable and what diminution in the neutron background could be expected, the following measurements were undertaken."
Date: January 16, 1953
Creator: Benveniste, Jack
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Specifications for WAPD Loop

Description: Specifications for the proposed in-pile loop to be placed in the Hanford Reactor. The the purpose of the proposed installation of an irradiation facility accounting to a high pressure, high temperature recirculating loop for the Westinghouse Atomic Power Division (WAPD) is to test the integrity of fuel specimens. This report, in support of the feasibility study, cost estimates, and schedule, presents design specifications for the loop.
Date: February 16, 1955
Creator: Berberet, J. A.
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Remark on the Radiative Muon Decay in the Theory With an Intermediate Vector Meson

Description: "The problem of explaining the lack of radiative muon decay in an intermediate charged vector meson theory is discussed. A possible way of introducing the charged vector meson to the theory of weak interactions is outlined in which renormalization is retained. However, if this way is used, the anomalous magnetic moment is calculated to be large, which is in contradiction with expectation."
Date: May 16, 1961
Creator: Bialynicka-Birula, Z
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Solid State Division Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending August 31, 1955

Description: LITR Fluoride-Fuel Loop. — The inconel loop was dismantled for removal of the samples and for recovery of the uranium by using the remote cutting tools installed in a half cell of the Solid State Building. Disassembly proceeded without incident. An electric-arc cutting technique was developed for removal of the stainless steel enclosure around the pump bowl. Fission power and maximum flux were determined by irradiating a simulated loop, by heat-balance calculations, by radiochemical analyses fo… more
Date: November 16, 1955
Creator: Billington, D. S. & Crawford, J. H., Jr.
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A Flight Investigation to Determine the Effectiveness of Mach Number 1.0, 1.2, and 1.41 Fuselage Indentations for Reducing the Pressure Drag of a 45 Degree Sweptback Wing Configuration at Transonic and Low Supersonic Speeds

Description: Report presenting a flight investigation to determine the effectiveness of three fuselage indentations for reducing the pressure drag of a 45 degree sweptback-wing-body configuration at a range of Mach numbers. The results indicate that the supersonic area rule can be used to determine indentations with low pressure drag over a Mach number range in which the blunt leading edge is subsonic. Information about total drag and pressure drag is provided.
Date: May 16, 1957
Creator: Blanchard, Willard S., Jr. & Hoffman, Sherwood
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Rocket-Model Investigation of the Longitudinal Stability, Drag, and Duct Performance Characteristics of the North American MX-770 (X-10) Missile at Mach Numbers from 0.80 to 1.70

Description: "A free-flight 0.12-scale rocket-boosted model of the North American MX-770 (X-10) missile has been tested in flight by the Pilotless Aircraft Research Division of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory. Drag, longitudinal stability, and duct performance data were obtained at Mach numbers from 0.8 to 1.7 covering a Reynolds number range of about 9 x 10(exp 6) to 24 x 10(exp 6) based on wing mean aerodynamic chord. The lift-curve slope, static stability, and damping-in-pitch derivatives showed simi… more
Date: April 16, 1953
Creator: Bond, Aleck C. & Swanson, Andrew G.
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Analytical investigation of effect of water-cooled turbine blades on performance of turbine-propeller power plants

Description: "Finally the work of the report is applied exclusively to consideration of the turbine-propeller power plant because previous performance analyses of the various gas-turbine propulsion systems combine with recent improvements in propeller design indicate that it is this combination which, will give the best over-all performance in the speed ranges considered" (p. 5).
Date: August 16, 1948
Creator: Bowman, William D
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Minutes of Criticality Instrumentation Meeting Hanford Atomic Products Operation August 17 and 18, 1959

Description: At the request of the Hanford Operations Office of the Atomic Energy Commission, a criticality instrumentation meeting was held at Hanford on August 17 and 18, 1959. The purposes of the meeting were: (a) to review types of criticality control and/or alarm instrumentation at each site, their problems, shortcomings and potential obsolescence; (b) to discuss instrumentation in the area if approaching criticality; and (c) to consider for material balance purposes, the feasibility of devising instru… more
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Brown, C. L.
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