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Zirconium Pilot Plant Research and Development Progress Report

Description: The following progress report was compiled by the research and development division of the zirconium pilot plant. This report discusses two iodination and deposition runs that were completed as of August 20, 1951, as well as the third iodination run that uses a vaporizer condenser that condenses approximately 40 pounds of zirconium iodide.
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Accountius, O. E.; Black, D. G.; Dryden, C. E.; Finney, B. C.; Gruber, B. A.; Jurevic, W. G. et al.
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Control of the Dissolved Gases in the Moderator of the HWCTR

Description: The Heavy Water Components Test Reactor (HWCTR) is used to test prototype fuel elements for power reactors that are moderated with heavy water and fueled with natural or slightly enriched uranium. During the initial critical experiments in the HWCTR, it was observed that there were unexpected variations in nuclear reactivity. Investigations revealed that this effect was due to bubble of helium gas appearing and disappearing in the moderator. An examination of the expected operating conditions… more
Date: September 20, 1963
Creator: Arnett, L. M.
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A wind-tunnel test technique for measuring the dynamic rotary stability derivatives at subsonic and supersonic speeds

Description: "A method is described for measuring the dynamic stability derivatives of a model airplane in a wind tunnel. The characteristic features of this system are that single-degree-of-freedom oscillations were used to obtain combinations of rolling, yawing and pitching motions; that the oscillations were excited and controlled by velocity feedback which permitted operation under conditions unfavorable for more conventional types of oscillatory testing; and that data processing was greatly simplified … more
Date: September 20, 1954
Creator: Beam, Benjamin H.
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Transonic Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Effects of Windshield Shape and Canopy Location on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Canopy-Body Combinations

Description: "Aerodynamic data have been obtained for a fuselage forebody alone and for canopy-body configurations consisting of four different canopies mounted on a fuselage forebody. Two of the canopies had the same shape and size rearward of the windshield but one had a "flat" and the other a "vee" windshield. The remaining two canopies were located at different body stations and were geometrically similar. The data indicated that the drag of the flat-windshield model was consistently lower than that of … more
Date: September 20, 1955
Creator: Cornette, Elden S. & Robinson, Harold L.
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Energy-Dependent Albedo

Description: From abstract: "Within the framework of age theory an expression is developed which represents the probability of a neutron being reflected with an energy loss corresponding to age, v, as a function of reflector thickness."
Date: September 20, 1954
Creator: Drummond, William E.
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Instruction Manual, Mercury Relay Pulse Generator Model 1-1212C

Description: The Model Q-1212C Pulser is a single frequency (60 pps) generator whose output waveform is characterized by a rise-time of less than 4 mµsec and, depending upon the method of termination, an exponential decay having a time constant of 300 or 600µsec. The waveform approximates that produced by a radiation detector. The waveform approximates that produced by a radiation detector. The maximum available output from the instrument is 10 volts, positive or negative polarity, and is continuously adjus… more
Date: September 20, 1960
Creator: Fairstein, E.
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A Sublimation Pump

Description: During a visit to Professor H.G. Harb at the University of Wisconsin, it was apparent that he had succeeded in obtaining fresh, clean chemisorptive layers of titanium by sublimation and chat that this could be adapted into an effective high vacuum pump. Two previous techniques of obtaining a chemisorptive layer of titanium, namely catholic sputtering and evaporation from the liquid droplet, have been extensively investigated and reported. Each of these seem to have inherent difficulties in stab… more
Date: September 20, 1962
Creator: Gould, C. L. & Mandel, P.
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Energy Transfer Between Modified Maxwell Distributions

Description: Abstract: "A particularly conventional modified form of Maxwell distribution is chosen. The modified expressions for (a) the energy transfer from the ions to the electrons in a plasma and (b) the brehmestrahlung from the electrons are calculated. Using the expressions some possible steady-state conditions for the ion and electron gases are derived and compared with those for the usual Maxwell distributions."
Date: September 20, 1956
Creator: Greyber, Howard D. & Bing, G.
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Feasibility Study of a New Mass Flow System : Quarterly Report No. 5 Covering the Period from June 1, 1961 to August 31, 1961

Description: This is the fifth quarterly report that documents a system of mass flow that can record measurements of homogeneous flow, slurries, highly corrosive fluids and multiphase fluids, additionally considering pressure drops, measuring external to the flow, ruggedness and reliability.
Date: September 20, 1961
Creator: Haffner, J. W. & Genthe, William K.
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Investigation of Extensible Wing-Tip Ailerons on an Untapered Semispan Wing at 0 Degree and 45 Degrees Sweepback

Description: Report presenting a low-speed wind-tunnel investigation to determine the lateral control characteristics of extensible wing-tip ailerons on an untapered semispan wing with two configurations; one was unswept and had an aspect ratio of 3.13 and the other was swept back 45 degrees and had an aspect ratio of 1.59. Results regarding the plain-wing aerodynamic characteristics and lateral control characteristics are provided.
Date: September 20, 1949
Creator: Hagerman, John R. & O'Hare, William M.
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Free-Flight Tests to Determine the Power-on and Power-Off Pressure Distribution and Drag of the NACA RM-10 Research Vehicle at Large Reynolds Numbers Between Mach Numbers 0.8 and 3.0

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the effect of a propulsive jet on the drag and pressure distribution of the NACA RM-10 missile configuration at large Reynolds numbers that utilized rocket models between Mach numbers 0.8 and 3.0. Pressures were measured along the body, near the fin root, and at the base. Results regarding basic data, body pressures, fin pressures, and drag are provided.
Date: September 20, 1955
Creator: Hoffman, Sherwood
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Fuel Failure Detection in the Heavy Water Components Test Reactor

Description: The Heavy Water Components Test Reactor (HWCTR) is a pressurized reactor, cooled and moderated with D2O, and has the capability of testing fuel assemblies under operating conditions of coolant flow, temperate, and pressure that are typical of those proposed for modern power reactors. The report contains (1) description of the four systems used for failed element detection, (2) discussion of the laboratory analyses of water samples used a as backup for the fuel failure instruments, (3) descript… more
Date: September 20, 1963
Creator: Kiger, E. O.
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Tabulated pressure coefficients and aerodynamic characteristics measured on the wing of the Bell X-1 airplane in an unaccelerated low-speed stall, in push-overs at Mach numbers of 0.83 and 0.99, and in a pull-up at a Mach number of 1.16

Description: "Tabulated pressure coefficients and aerodynamic characteristics are presented for six spanwise stations on the left wing of the Bell X-1 research airplane. These data were obtained in an unaccelerated low-speed stall, in push-overs at Mach numbers of approximately 0.83 and 0.99, and in a pull-up at a Mach number of approximately 1.16" (p. 1).
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Knapp, Ronald J.
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Experimental Investigation of Forced-Convection Heat-Transfer Characteristics of Lead-Bismuth Eutectic

Description: The forced-convection heat-transfer characteristics of lead-bismuth eutectic were experimentally investigated. Experimental values of Nusselt number for lead-bismuth fell considerably below predicted values. The addition of a wetting agent did not change the heat transfer characteristics.
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Lubarsky, Bernard
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