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Static Stability and Control Characteristics of a 0.04956-Scale-Model of the Convair F-102A Airplane at Transonic Speeds

Description: Memorandum presenting the effects of elevator deflections from 0 to -10 degrees on the force and moment characteristics of a 0.04956-scale model of the Convair F-102A airplane at a range of Mach numbers and angles of attack. The model was tested with a plane wing to indicate the effects of wing leading-edge camber and deflected tips. The results indicated that the configuration was longitudinally stable for all conditions tested, but a possible mild pitch-up tendency was indicated for a lift co… more
Date: December 27, 1956
Creator: Olstad, Walter B. & Osborne, Robert S.
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Analysis of turbojet and ram-jet engine cycles using various fuels

Description: From Introduction: "These data have been collected for presentation in this report to illustrate the performance of turbojet and ram-jet cycles utilizing several of the more promising high-energy fuels. Results are presented in terms of engine over-all efficiency and thrust per pound of airflow as functions of flight Mach number."
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: Wilcox, E. Clinton; Weber, Richard J. & Tower, Leonard K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Corrosion of Stainless Steel, Titanium, and Tantalum in Plutonium - Nitric Acid Solutions

Description: The letter E. R. Irish/W. H. Swift to R.E. Burns and H. H. Hopkins, dated August 15, 1956, subject Plutonium Concentration Problems, requested information on corrosion of stainless steel, titanium, and tantalum in plutonium nitrate-nitric acid solution, with and without sulfate ion. Experimental conditions and results of tests designed to yield the requested information are given below.
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: Brunstad, A.
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Free-Spinning and Recovery Characteristics of a 1/19-Scale Model of the North American T-28C Airplane, TED No. NACA AD 3127

Description: "An investigation has been conducted in the Langley 20-foot free-spinning tunnel on a l/19-scale model of the North American T-28C airplane to determine the spin and recovery characteristics. The T-28C airplane is similar to the T-28B airplane except for slight modifications for the arresting hook. The lower rear section of the fuselage was cut out and, consequently, the lower part of the rudder was removed to make a smooth fairing with the fuselage" (p. 1).
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: Bowman, James S., Jr.
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An Ultrasonic Method for Bond Testing Reactor Fuel Elements

Description: Ultrasonic testing has been investigated as a possible non-destructive method for checking the bond integrity of certain type fuel elements. Equipment has been developed to inspect experimental fuel elements for various research programs. Circuits have been devised to discriminate the size of defects and to map the areas which are unbonded.
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: Worlton, D. C.
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A Brief Summary of Experience in Boosting Aerodynamic Research Models

Description: "Approximately 2,000 flights of rocket-propelled models have been made in which model configuration, model size, type and number of booster rockets, number of booster stages, and booster arrangements varied. A brief summary of the results obtained with some of the more unusual arrangements, descriptions of boosting hardware and techniques, and discussions of some factors responsible for the choice of these configurations are presented in this paper. The results show that unconventional boosting… more
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: Thibodaux, Joseph G., Jr.
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Crystallite Sizes of PuO_2 Powders

Description: In connection with studies of the chemical reactivity of PuO_2 to hydrofluorination, samples were examined by X-ray diffraction for crystallite size and perfection. The PuO_2 was formed by thermal decomposition of the oralate. The reactivity of this oxide, as well as that of other solid oxides is affected by the conditions of preparation. Besides the obvious influence of surface, including lattice strain and other structural irregularities in the particles. Each particle is composed of a number… more
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: Pallmer, P. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Exploratory investigation at a Mach number of 5.20 of the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of flat-bottom bodies

Description: Report presenting an investigation at Mach number 5.20 to determine the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of a number of flat-bottom bodies which were investigated for possible hypersonic applications. The bodies were tested at positive and negative angles of attack to simulate flat-bottom and flat-top arrangements.
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: Lange, Roy H.
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Exploratory Investigation of a Helicopter Pressure-Jet System on the Langley Helicopter Test Tower

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a helicopter pressure-jet system. The effects of tip speed, fuel-air ratio, and pressure ratio on the propulsive characteristics of the pressure-jet system have been determined for a range of tip seeds, blade-root stagnation-pressure ratios, and fuel-air ratios. Results regarding tip-burner specific propulsive horsepower, propulsive horsepower per unit mean duct area, tip-burner specific fuel consumption, ratio of propulsive horsepower to equivalent air hor… more
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: Makofski, Robert A. & Shivers, James P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Low-speed wind-tunnel results for a thin aspect-ratio-1.85 pointed-wing-fuselage model with double slotted flaps

Description: Report presenting a wind-tunnel investigation at low speeds of a thin aspect-ratio-1.85 pointed-wing-fuselage model with double slotted flaps, including the effects of a straight and delta horizontal tail on the static longitudinal stability and the effect of a delta vertical tail on the static lateral stability. Results regarding the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics and lateral stability characteristics are provided.
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: Brown, Albert E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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The Suppression of Chlorine Volatilization in Nitric Acid Distillation

Description: Description of Invention: Chloride-induced corrosion is a serious problem in the Purex acid recovery operation and in the evaporative concentration of process streams and waste solutions. In the case of Purex acid recovery, it has been shown that trace chloride will volatilize with the nitric acid and reflux in the acid fractionator, thus causing especially severe corrosion at that point. These traces of chloride may enter the process form several sources, i.e., as an impurity in the technical … more
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: Moore, R. L.
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Occluded-Gas Ion Source

Description: "Characteristics of a pulsed, occluded-gas ion source, operating in a magnetic field, have been investigated. Mass spectra of hydrogen- and deuterium-loaded sources are presented. Constructional details of the source and its operating characteristics are discussed."
Date: June 27, 1956
Creator: Ehlers, Kenneth W.
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Thermal Distortion of SAR Hafnium Control Rod

Description: Abstract: The thermal distortion of a Y-shaped hafnium control rod heated by arrays of individually controlled radiation heaters was studied. The large axial and radial temperature gradients specified for this control rod were easily obtained with the radiation-heating method. The distortion, as measured with dial indicators, amounted to a 2-mil movement of the free end of the rod in the direction of the coolest blade.
Date: June 27, 1956
Creator: Goldthwaite, William H.; Allen, C. Malcolm & Fawcett, Sherwood L.
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The Effects of Ternary Alloying Additions on the Corrosion Resistance of Epsilon-Phase Uranium-Zirconium Alloys

Description: Abstract: "The corrosion rate in 680 F water of the uranium-50 w/o zirconium binary alloy was found to be -0.20 mg/(cm2)(hr), and that of the uranium-40 w/o zirconium binary alloy was -0.34 mg/(cm2)(hr). Both alloys correlated uniformly, with no evidence of discontinuous failure. Normal variations in interstitial content in either alloy had no significant effect on corrosion behavior. Tantalum additions, in the range of 0.2 to 5 w/o, improved the corrosion rate of the uranium-50 w/o zirconium b… more
Date: April 27, 1956
Creator: Reynolds, James E.; Berry, Warren E., 1922-; Ogden, Horace R.; Peoples, Robert S. & Jaffee, Robert Isaac, 1917-
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Pile Periods and the Inhour Equation Accounting for Delayed Neutron Groups from Fission of U²³⁵ and Pu²³⁹

Description: Calculations are presented regarding the effect of delayed neutrons in reactors fueled with mixtures of Pu²³⁹ and U²³⁵. Results are plotted to illustrate the change in thermal flux as a function of time for various positive or negative step changes in reactivity.
Date: April 27, 1956
Creator: Astley, E. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Presentation on Facility Problems in High-Temperature Structures Research

Description: "This presentation is intended to reflect the current general approach of the NACA to the problems of high-temperature structures research facilities. The facilities and problems discussed apply to flight in the Mach number range from 2 to about 20. It is emphasized that this field is one in which the thinking is rapidly changing and the facilities investigations discussed, particularly for the higher temperature range, are in the exploratory stage" (p. 1).
Date: March 27, 1956
Creator: Purser, Paul E. & Heldenfels, Richard R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Presentation on facility problems in high-temperature structures research

Description: Presentation regarding the current general approach of NACA to the problems of high-temperature structures research facilities. The field is rapidly changing and many investigations discussed are still in the exploratory stage. The main areas of importance are heating, loading, and structural model accommodation as well as having the proper research equipment and heat exchangers.
Date: March 27, 1956
Creator: Purser, Paul E. & Heldenfels, Richard R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Refractories for Continuous Reduction of Uranium

Description: Report presenting a study that evaluates various types of refractories for use in a refractory-lined vessel that would be used for continuous reduction of uranium tetrafluoride to uranium metal.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Smalley, Allison K.; Hyde, Collin; Allison, Adrian G. & Duckworth, Winston Howard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Tabulated pressure data for several flap-type trailing edge controls on a trapezoidal wing at Mach numbers of 1.61 and 2.01

Description: Report presenting an investigation at two Mach numbers for a range of Reynolds numbers to determine the pressure distributions at several spanwise stations for a series of 25.4-percent-chord trailing-edge controls on a trapezoidal wing with a 23 degree sweptback leading edge, aspect ratio of 3.1, and taper ratio of 0.4. The report contains the tabulated pressure data for the complete range of test variables.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Lord, Douglas R. & Czarnecki, K. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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