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Aerodynamic Damping at Mach Numbers of 1.3 and 1.6 of a Control Surface on a Two-Dimensional Wing by a Free-Oscillation Method

Description: Memorandum presenting tests at two supersonic speeds to obtain experimentally the aerodynamic damping characteristics of a control surface on a two-dimensional wing. The control surface had a chord of 1.67 inches and a span of 7.25 inches and was supplied in three materials with different mass, inertia, and stiffness properties. Results regarding the presentation of data and comparison with theory and comparison with control-surface data for a triangular wing are provided.
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Tuovila, W. J. & Hess, Robert W.
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Aerodynamic Design of Axial-Flow Compressors: Volume 1

Description: Compendium presenting a comprehensive integration of available aerodynamic design information on axial-flow compressors. The subjects of the first volume of this investigation are objectives and scope, compressor design requirements, compressor design system, potential flow in two-dimensional cascades, and viscous flow in two-dimensional cascades.
Date: August 1, 1956
Creator: Members of the Compressor and Turbine Research Division
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Aerodynamic Design of Axial-Flow Compressors, Volume 2

Description: "Available experimental two-dimensional-cascade data for conventional compressor blade sections are correlated. The two-dimensional cascade and some of the principal aerodynamic factors involved in its operation are first briefly described. Then the data are analyzed by examining the variation of cascade performance at a reference incidence angle in the region of minimum loss" (p. 1).
Date: August 1, 1956
Creator: Members of the Compressor and Turbine Research Division
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Aerodynamic design of axial-flow compressors: Volume 3

Description: Chapters XI to XIII concern the unsteady compressor operation arising when compressor blade elements stall. The fields of compressor stall and surge are reviewed in Chapters XI and XII, respectively. The part-speed operating problem in high-pressure-ratio multistage axial-flow compressors is analyzed in Chapter XIII. Chapter XIV summarizes design methods and theories that extend beyond the simplified two-dimensional approach used previously in the report. Chapter XV extends this three-dimension… more
Date: August 1, 1956
Creator: Johnsen, Irving A.; Bullock, Robert O.; Graham, Robert W.; Costilow, Eleanor L.; Huppert, Merle C.; Benser, William A. et al.
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Afterburner Performance With Combustion-Chamber Lengths From 10 to 62 Inches at Several Afterburner-Inlet Temperatures

Description: Effect of variation of combustion chamber length and inlet temperature on low pressure-loss sea level afterburner. A 70-percentage-point reduction in combustion efficiency resulted when the combustion-chamber length was reduced from 62 to 10 inches.
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Ciepluch, Carl C.; Velie, Wallace W. & Burley, Richard R.
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The ANCO System for Boron Isotope Enrichment Progress Report for Period Ending September 20, 1955

Description: A new gas-liquid countercurrent system (the ANCO system from Anisole-Complex) for the enrichment of boron isotopes has been developed. It is believed that use of this systems will result in a considerably lower unit cost for enriched boron-10 than was previously possible. The system utilizes the exchange reaction between BF3 (gas) and BF3·anisole (liquid) to concentrate boron-10 in the liquid phase. The single stage isotopic separation factor for this system has been found to vary from 1.039 at… more
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Healy, R. M.; Joseph, K. F. & Palko, A. A.
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Effects of two trailing-edge controls on the aerodynamic characteristics of a rectangular wing and body combination at Mach numbers from 3.00 and 5.05

Description: Report presenting an investigation made to determine experimentally the effects of two types of trailing-edge controls on the aerodynamic characteristics of a wing-body combination consisting of a 4-percent-thick wing of rectangular plan form and a slender body of revolution. The variations of lift coefficient with angle of attack of the flap-wing-body combination and spoiler-wing-body combination were generally nonlinear. Results regarding the trailing-edge flap control and trailing-edge spoil… more
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Gloria, Hermilo R. & Wong, Thomas J.
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Enrico Fermi Fast Breeder Reactor Plant

Description: This report contains a description of the reactor plant portion of the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, with emphasis on the reactor system. Since this plant contains a developmental reactor, emphasis has been placed on reactor safety and on achieving reliable operation. The design is conservative and is flexible enough to permit incorporation of the results of developmental programs, which include nonnuclear, full-scale component test facility operations, and nuclear experiments, such as criti… more
Date: November 1, 1956
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
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Enthalpies and Heat Capacities of Solid and Molten Fluoride Mixtures

Description: The enthalpies and heat capacities of seventeen fluoride mixtures in the liquid state have been determined using Bunsen Ice Calorimeters and copper block calorimeters. The fluoride mixtures were composed of the fluorides of two or more of the following metals: lithium, sodium, potassium, beryllium, zirconium, and uranium. The enthalpies and heat capacities of most of these mixtures were studied in the solid state also. Estimates of the heat of fusion have been made. General empirical equations … more
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Powers, W. D. & Blalock, G. C.
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Evaluation of Biological Hazards from Ruthenium Particulates: I. Studies of Percutaneous Absorption, Gastrointestinal Absorption, and Gastrointestinal Holdup

Description: Studies are described of the percutaneous absorption and gastrointestinal absorption in the rat of ruthenium administered in the form of "insoluble particulates." Results are also reported on the gastrointestinal holdup of these particulates.
Date: March 1, 1956
Creator: Thompson, R. C.; Hollis, O. L. & Oakley, W. D.
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Inhibition of Nitric Acid Corrosion of Stainless Steel (Interim Report)

Description: For some time, it has been the opinion of the personnel of this laboratory and other investigators that an appreciable amount of the corrosion observed on stainless steel in nitric acid solutions might be due to the presence of some of the lower oxides of nitrogen; NO-, NO-2, etc. If this assumption is correct, the elimination of these compounds from process solutions should result in a significant increase in the service life of equipment handling nitric acid, such as acid fractionators. Since… more
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Walker, W. L.
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An investigation at Mach numbers of 1.41 and 2.01 of the aerodynamic characteristics of a swept-wing supersonic bomber configuration

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a swept-wing supersonic bomber configuration in the 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel. Testing occurred at Mach numbers of 1.41 and 2.01 and a designated Reynolds number based on the wing mean aerodynamic chord. The model had a tapered wing with an aspect ratio of 3.5, a taper ratio of 0.2, a thickness ratio of 5.5 percent and 47 degrees sweep of the quarter-chord line. The investigation included the longitudinal and lateral force characteristics and … more
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Smith, Norman F. & Hasel, Lowell E.
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Investigation at Transonic Speeds of the Effects of Inlet Lip Stagger on the Internal-Flow Characteristics of an Unswept Semielliptical Air Inlet

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the transonic blowdown tunnel to determine the effects of variations in inlet lip swagger from 0 to 60 degrees on the internal-flow characteristics of an unswept semielliptical scoop-type air-inlet model without boundary-layer control. Tests were made for a range of Mach numbers and mass-flow ratios. Results regarding the flow over the fuselage nose, total-pressure recovery at inlet, flow distortions at inlet, and inlet-design considerations are presented.
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Bingham, Gene J. & Trescot, Charles D., Jr.
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An investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics at transonic Mach numbers of a swept-wing supersonic bomber configuration

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of a swept-wing supersonic bomber configuration conducted in the 8-foot transonic tunnel. The wing had an aspect ratio of 3.5, taper ratio of 0.2, 47 degrees of sweepback of the 0.25-chord line, and airfoil sections which were 5.5 percent thick parallel to the plane of symmetry. Results regarding the longitudinal force characteristics, effects of wing incidence, a modified wing, various auxiliary wing devices, and horizontal-… more
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Bielat, Ralph P. & Cooper, J. Lawrence
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An Investigation of the Afterbody Pressure Distribution and Fin Loading Characteristics of a Specialized Store Configuration at Transonic Speeds

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the transonic pressure tunnel to determine the afterbody pressure distribution and fin loading characteristics of two configurations of the TX-21 special weapon. The only different in the two configurations was the nose contour, with one having a hemispherical-flat shape and one with a double-radius ogive-flat shape. Results regarding the pressure port, fin loads, and force measurements are provided.
Date: August 1, 1956
Creator: Henry, Beverly Z., Jr. & Braden, John A.
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Irradiation of U-Mg Matrix Fuel Materials to High Exposures

Description: An experiment designed to evaluate the in-pile performance of the U-Mg fuel material when irradiated to high burnups has been completed. Twelve specimens of the fuel material which contained uranium particles that packed 50 volume per cent, (91.5 weight per cent), uranium in a magnesium matrix were canned in Zircaloy cans and irradiated in the Materials Testing Reactor to 0.1 (1000 MWD/T), 0.3 (5000 MWD/T), 1.0 (10000 MWD/T) and 2.0 20000 MWD/T) per cent burnup of the total uranium atoms; more … more
Date: August 1, 1956
Creator: Freshley, M. D. & Last, G. A.
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Nuclear Safety of Right Elliptic and Right Annular Cylinders

Description: Past experience has shown that the demand for increase separations plant capacity comes up very regularly. One of the variables which greatly affects plant capacity is cross-sectional area of the individual vessels. Larger areas permit greater flow rates as well as more space for the installation of heat transfer piping (shell and tube concentrators). Design considerations of the separations plants vessels have been based on both circular cylinder and slab geometries. A study has been made to d… more
Date: June 1, 1956
Creator: Ketzlach, Norman
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Performance of Several Half-Conical Side Inlets at Supersonic and Subsonic Speeds

Description: Report discussing an evaluation of a series of half-conical side inlets mounted on the fuselage of a supersonic aircraft at various Mach numbers. Information about the maximum total-pressure recovery, asymmetrical operation of the twin-duct system, potential reduction in stable mass-flow range, boundary-layer diverter height, and engine mass flow is described.
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Stitt, Leonard E.; Cubbison, Robert W. & Flaherty, Richard J.
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Progress Relating to Civilian Applications During April, 1956

Description: A report about elevated-temperature properties of dilute uranium-aluminum and uranium-zirconium alloys. Hot-hardness measurements show that small amounts of wither aluminum or zirconium increase the hardness of uranium at elevated temperatures.
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Dayton, Russell W. & Tipton, Clyde R., Jr.
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