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1953 at Hanford

Description: The report summarizes Hanford`s operation in 1953. The 38% increase in separated plutonium over the 1952 level was one measure of achievement. 1953`s output was more than seven times that of 1947, the first full year of General Electric`s operation of Hanford. Although much of this gain resulted from new reactors, some was due to improved safety devices, and much was due to increased knowledge of the controlling factors which permitted more efficient operation of old piles and better design of … more
Date: March 15, 1954
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1954 at Hanford

Description: This document details activities of the Hanford Atomic Products Operation (HAPO) during 1954.
Date: March 15, 1955
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Absorption by Soil of Strontium From 216-S Crib Waste

Description: A preliminary soil column experiment with a waste sample from the 207-S-11 well, which monitors the 216-S cribs, indicated that cesium was absorbed almost completely by the soil but that strontium breakthrough to ground water in the near future seemed likely. Accordingly, it was suggested that the 216-S wastes be discharged to a new disposal site, and that samples of the wastes which are currently being discharged to the 216-S cribs be obtained for soil absorption tests. The primary purpose of … more
Date: February 15, 1956
Creator: Rhodes, D. W.
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The Absorption of Neutrons in Doppler Broadened Resonances

Description: A method is developed for the calculation of the effect of Doppler broadening of the absorption of the neutrons by a resonance absorber. Numerical values are given for the correction factors required in the interpretation of transmission experiments and self-indication experiments and for the self-shielding factors for slabs, spheres, cylinders, and homogeneous mixtures. (auth)
Date: October 15, 1954
Creator: Roe, G. M.
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Achievements in HAPO radiation monitoring, 1944--1954

Description: At HAPO the protection of employees from nuclear radiations has paralleled or preceded the emphasis on atomic products production. The production of atomic products on the scale for which HAPO was designed presented voluminous problems in employee education, radiation detection, shielding, and indeed, fundamental research to determine working limits for the various types of radiation exposure which would necessarily be encountered, and to determine working limits for the deposition of radioacti… more
Date: September 15, 1954
Creator: Unruh, C. M.; Selby, J. M. & Sanders, F. H.
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Activity of pile gas. Rough draft

Description: This memorandum concerns the relative activities of Argon 41 and Nitrogen 16 in the pile gas composed of 95 percent carbon dioxide and 5 percent air. The memorandum is dated November 16, 1950. (JL)
Date: November 15, 1950
Creator: Roesch, W. C.
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Additional Measurements on the Army Package Power Reactor Zero Power Experiments: ZPE-1 and ZPE-2

Description: During the course of the ZPE-2 experimental program additional measurements were performed under the Alco Products Research and Development program. Included in this program were the evaluation of various absorber section compositions and reactivity studies designed to facilitate analytical techniques. The results of these measurements are presented. (auth)
Date: November 15, 1957
Creator: Giesler, H. W.
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An Advanced Engineering Test Reactor

Description: A concpept for an advanced enineering test reactor is described. Thpe results of various investigations with regard to alternative design possibilitipes are presented. Retailed information is given rearding the nuclear and enineering calculations. (W.D.M.)
Date: March 15, 1958
Creator: Leyse, C. F.; Bertelson, P. C.; Chmielewski, W. S.; Delicate, W. S.; Francis, T. L.; Kornfeld, M. J. et al.
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Aerodynamic characteristics at transonic speeds of a wing having a 45 degree sweep, aspect ratio 8, taper ratio 0.45, and airfoil sections varying from the NACA 63A010 section at the root to the NACA 63A006 section at the tip.

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 7- by 10-foot tunnel to determine the transonic aerodynamic characteristics of a wing with a spanwise variation in thickness ratio. The wings investigated had 45 degrees of sweepback, aspect ratio 8, taper ratio 0.45, and airfoil sections tapered from an NACA 63A010 section at the root chord to an NACA 63A006 section at the tip chord. Results regarding lift characteristics, drag characteristics, and pitching-moment characteristics are provided.
Date: January 15, 1952
Creator: Morrison, William D., Jr. & Fournier, Paul G.
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Aerodynamic Loads on an External Store Adjacent to a 45 Degree Sweptback Wing at Mach Numbers From 0.70 to 1.96, Including an Evaluation of Techniques Used

Description: "Aerodynamic forces and moments have been obtained in the Langley 9- by 12-inch blowdown tunnel on an external store and on a 45 degree swept-back wing-body combination measured separately at Mach numbers from 0.70 to 1.96. The wing was cantilevered and had an aspect ratio of 4.0; the store was independently sting-mounted and had a Douglas Aircraft Co. (DAC) store shape. The angle of attack range was from -3 degrees to 12 degrees and the Reynolds number (based on wing mean aerodynamic chord) va… more
Date: November 15, 1955
Creator: Guy, Lawrence D. & Hadaway, William M.
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The Alpha Half-Life of the Isotope Pu-241

Description: A plutonium solution of known Pu-241 content was purified by solvent extraction techniques to remove uranium and americium impurities. Portions of this purified solution were then analyzed for U-237 as a function of time. Since the growth of U-237 occurs directly by the alpha decay of Pu-241, these measurements provided sufficient data for calculation of the Pu-241 alpha half-life, which was found to be 2.91 ± 0.50 x 10⁵ years.
Date: February 15, 1955
Creator: Gift, M. W.
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ALTERNATE VALVE STUDIES

Description: No Description Available.
Date: April 15, 1952
Creator: McLean, H.J. & Wirta, R.W.
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Altitude Free-Jet Investigation of Dynamics of a 28-Inch-Diameter Ram-Jet Engine

Description: From Introduction: "The feasibility of closed-loop control of ram-jet-engine thrust is demonstrated in references 1 and 2. The dynamic behavior of a 28-inch-diameter ram-jet engine designed to operate in Mach number range of 2.35 to 2.70 is evaluated herein."
Date: January 15, 1957
Creator: Wentworth, Carl B.; Dunbar, William R. & Crowl, Robert J.
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Altitude-performance and Reynolds number investigation of centrifugal-flow-compressor turbojet engine

Description: From Introduction: "Altitude-chamber and wind-tunnel investigations of the performance of turbojet engines such as those reported in references 1 to 4 have shown that the conventional correction factors fail to generalize the engine performance variables at high altitudes. An investigation was therefore made at the NACA Lewis laboratory to determine the altitude performance of the J33-A-23 turbojet engine and to demonstrate the magnitude of departure of actual altitude performance from that pre… more
Date: May 15, 1951
Creator: Wilsted, H. D. & Grey, R. E.
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Altitude Performance of a 20-Inch-Diameter Ram-Jet Engine Investigated in a Free-Jet Facility at Mach Number 3.0

Description: Report discussing the performance of a 20-inch-diameter ram-jet engine at Mach number 3.0 over a range of simulated altitudes from 60,500 to 66,500 feet. Information about the maximum combustor efficiency, range of exhaust-nozzle total pressures, lean blow-out, diffuser total-pressure recovery, and internal thrust coefficient is provided.
Date: June 15, 1953
Creator: Smolak, George R. & Wentworth, Carl B.
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Altitude Performance of a 20-Inch-Diameter Ram-Jet Engine Investigated in a Free Jet Facility at Mach Number 3.0

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the performance of a 20-inch-diameter ram-jet engine at Mach number 3.0 in a free-jet facility over a range of simulated altitudes. Results regarding the diffuser characteristics, combustor performance, thrust output, and operational characteristics are provided.
Date: June 15, 1953
Creator: Smolak, George R. & Wentworth, Carl B.
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Altitude performance of compressor, turbine, and combustor components of 600-B9 turbojet engine

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of this report is (1) to describe the performance of each component over a range of altitudes, (2) to show the effect of flight conditions on operating point of each component, and (3) to summarize briefly the effects of changes in component performance with flight condition on the over-all engine performance."
Date: March 15, 1954
Creator: Prince, William R. & Wile, Dorwin B.
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Altitude-Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Combustion-Chamber Performance on J47 Turbojet Engine

Description: From Introduction: "Results are presented to indicate the effect of altitude, flight Mach number, and exhaust-nozzle-outlet area on the combustion efficiency, the losses in total pressure occurring in the combustion chamber, and the fractional loss in engine cycle efficiency resulting from combustion-chamber pressure losses. The engine cycle efficiency is also presented.These results are shown graphically as a fraction of corrected engine speed and in tabular form."
Date: December 15, 1950
Creator: Campbell, Carl E.
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