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REPORT ON THE PROCESSING OF PITCHBLENDE

Description: A detailed description of the processing of pitchblende ores used at the Port Hope, Canada, refinery is given including both the recovery and purification of U and Fu. The health hazards present in the processing are discussed, and recommendations are made which will insure adequate health protection. (L.T.W.)
Date: February 26, 1945
Creator: Anonsen, S.H.
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Altitude-Chamber Performance of British Rolls-Royce Nene II Engine 2: 18.41-Inch-Diameter Jet Nozzle

Description: Report presenting an altitude-chamber investigation to determine the altitude performance characteristics of the British Rolls-Royce Nene II turbojet engine with an 18.41-inch-diameter jet nozzles. Testing occurred at a range of simulated altitudes and ram-pressure ratios. Results regarding the simulated flight performance, generalized performance, and effect of jet-nozzle area on performance are provided.
Date: October 26, 1949
Creator: Armstrong, J. C.; Wilsted, H. D. & Vincent, K. R.
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Photographic study of combustion in a rocket engine I : variation in combustion of liquid oxygen and gasoline with seven methods of propellant injection

Description: From Summary: "Motion pictures at camera speeds up to 3000 frames per second were taken of the combustion of liquid oxygen and gasoline in a 100-pound-thrust rocket engine. The engine consisted of thin contour and injection plates clamped between two clear plastic sheets forming a two-dimensional engine with a view of the entire combustion chamber and nozzle. A photographic investigation was made of the effect of seven methods of propellant injection on the uniformity of combustion. From the ph… more
Date: August 26, 1948
Creator: Bellman, Donald R. & Humphrey, Jack C.
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Spin and Recovery Characteristics of the Curtiss-Wright XP-87 Airplane

Description: "The spin and recovery characteristics of the Curtiss-Wright XP-87 airplane, as well as the spin-recovery parachute requirements, the control forces that would be encountered in the spin, and the best method for the crew to attempt an emergency escape, are presented in this report. The characteristics were estimated rather than determined by model tests because the XP-87 dimensional and mass characteristics were considered to be noncritical and because data were available from model tests of se… more
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Berman, Theodore
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Preliminary Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Effect of Area Suction on the Laminar Boundary Layer Over an NACA 64A010 Airfoil

Description: Memorandum presenting a preliminary investigation made in the two-dimensional low-turbulence tunnel on an NACA 64A010 airfoil with permeable surfaces to obtain an indication of the stabilizing effect of area suction on the laminar boundary layer. Although the airfoil surface had many waves and irregularities of contour, the data corroborated qualitatively the theoretically predicted stabilizing effect of area suction on a smooth flat plate.
Date: April 26, 1948
Creator: Braslow, Albert L.; Visconti, Fioravante & Burrows, Dale L.
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Preliminary wind-tunnel investigation of the effect of area suction on the laminar boundary layer over an NACA 64A010 airfoil

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the two-dimensional low-turbulence tunnel on an NACA 64A010 airfoil with permeable surfaces to obtain an indication of the stabilizing effect of area suction on the laminar boundary layer. The surface of the airfoil that was tested had a lot of waves and irregularities, but the theoretically predicted stabilizing effect of area suction on a smooth flat plate was still observed.
Date: April 26, 1948
Creator: Braslow, Albert L.; Visconti, Fioravante & Burrows, Dale L.
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The reversibility theorem for thin airfoils in subsonic and supersonic flow

Description: A method introduced by Munk is extended to prove that the light-curve slope of thin wings in either subsonic flow or supersonic flow is the same when the direction of flight of the wing is reversed. It is also shown that the wing reversal does not change the thickness drag, damping-in-roll parameter or the damping-in-pitch parameter.
Date: June 26, 1949
Creator: Brown, Clinton E.
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Factors Affecting the Precipitation of Tubanyl Peroxide from Gunk Solutions at Reduced Temperatures

Description: This paper reports work carried out to determine the factors necessary to give a filterable precipitation and determine the effects of these factors on the quantitativeness of the precipitation, and how any tendency to increase the tuballoy solubility may be overcome.
Date: March 26, 1945
Creator: Brown, K. B.; Davis, W. C.; Wagner, E. L. & Miller, A. J.
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Minimum Specific Fuel Consumption of a Liquid-Cooled Multicylinder Aircraft Engine as Affected by Compression Ratio and Engine Operating Conditions

Description: From Summary: "An investigation was conducted on a 12-cylinder V-type liquid-cooled aircraft engine of 1710-cubic-inch displacement to determine the minimum specific fuel consumption at constant cruising engine speed and compression ratios of 6.65, 7.93, and 9.68. At each compression ratio, the effect.of the following variables was investigated at manifold pressures of 28, 34, 40, and 50 inches of mercury absolute: temperature of the inlet-air to the auxiliary-stage supercharger, fuel-air ratio… more
Date: February 26, 1947
Creator: Brun, Rinaldo J.; Feder, Melvin S. & Harries, Myron L.
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Experimental investigation of hot-gas bleedback for ice protection of turbojet engines 2: nacelle with long straight air inlet

Description: Report presenting aerodynamic and icing investigations conducted in the icing research tunnel on a model of a turbojet-engine nacelle with a long straight air inlet in order to provide basic design criteria for hot-gas blowback systems. The most uniform temperature distribution was obtained with a bleedback of 4.4 percent at a gas temperature of 1000 degrees Fahrenheit and resulted in an average dry-air-temperature rise of 46 degrees Fahrenheit.
Date: May 26, 1949
Creator: Callaghan, Edmund E. & Ruggeri, Robert S.
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Further investigation of NACA 4-(5)(08)-03 two-blade propeller at high forward speeds

Description: Report presenting tests of an NACA 4-(5)(08)-03 two-blade propeller in the 8-foot high-speed tunnel for blade angles of 45 and 60 degrees extending the Mach number range from that of previous tests of the propeller up to Mach number 0.913. When the forward speed was increased from a low value to a forward Mach number of 0.90, the loss in peak efficiency was found to be not more than 47 percent.
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Carmel, Melvin M. & Robinson, Harold L.
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Effects of a Fuselage and Various High-Lift and Stall-Control Flaps on Aerodynamic Characteristics in Pitch of an NACA 64-Series 40 Degree Swept-Back Wing

Description: Report presenting wind-tunnel testing to determine the low-speed lift, drag, and pitching-moment characteristics of a 40 degree sweptback wing with high-lift and stall-control flaps and a fuselage with a fineness ratio of 10.2 to 1. Low, medium, and high-wing-fuselage combinations were tested at high Reynolds numbers. Results regarding the high-lift and stall-control flaps and wing-fuselage combinations are provided.
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Conner, D. William & Neely, Robert H.
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Application of Theodorsen's Theory to Propeller Design

Description: "A theoretical analysis is presented for obtaining by use of Theodorsen's propeller theory the load distribution along a propeller radius to give the optimum propeller efficiency for any design condition. Examples are included to illustrate the method of obtaining the optimum load distributions for both single-rotating and dual-rotating propellers" (p. 1).
Date: July 26, 1948
Creator: Crigler, John L.
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Preliminary Tank Tests of NACA Hydro-Skis for High-Speed Airplanes

Description: Report presenting the results from tank landing and take-off tests with a dynamic model of a hypothetical jet-propelled airplane equipped with NACA hydro-skis. Results regarding landing tests, take-off tests, and practical considerations for the creation of hydro-ski configurations are provided. The hydro-skis suitable for flush retraction into streamline fuselages do appear to offer a practical means of water take-offs and landings.
Date: November 26, 1947
Creator: Dawson, John R. & Wadlin, Kenneth L.
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Measurement of Weak Neutron Intensities by Szilard-Chalmers Reaction in Calcium Permanganate Solution

Description: From abstract: "A sensitive method for measuring the intensity of weak neutron sources by measuring induced Mn56 beta activity after concentration by a Szilard-Chalmers process has been developed. The practical detection efficiency for Ra-Be neutron is 7.8%; the procedure is capable of detecting a neutron intensity of about one neutron per second."
Date: September 26, 1946
Creator: Dodson, R. W.; Goldwell, Maxwell & Sullivan, John H.
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Inlet Icing and Effectiveness of Hot-Gas Bleedback for Ice Protection of Turbojet Engine

Description: Report presenting an investigation of icing and ice protection at the inlet of a turbojet engine in the altitude wind tunnel. A method of ice protection was studied that uses hot gas bled from a turbine inlet and injected into the air stream ahead of the compressor inlet. Ice was either prevented or accumulated slowly at various engine speed levels.
Date: November 26, 1948
Creator: Fleming, William A. & Saari, Martin J.
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Wind-Tunnel Tests of a 0.16-Scale Model of the Douglas MX-656 Airplane at High Subsonic Speeds, 1, Stability and Control Characteristics

Description: Wind tunnel tests of the 0.16-scale Douglas MX-656 model were made at low and high subsonic Mach numbers to investigate the static longitudinal- and lateral stability characteristics. The tests shows that undesirable changes in longitudinal stability at the stall were apparently caused by an altered downwash pattern at the tail. The jettisonable nose fins were highly destabilizing. Compressibility effects for the test Mach numbers were not detrimental to the longitudinal- or lateral-stability c… more
Date: April 26, 1949
Creator: Hamilton, William T. & Cleary, Joseph W.
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