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Calculations of Economy of 18-Cylinder Radial Aircraft Engine With Exhaust-Gas Turbine Geared to the Crankshaft at Cruising Speed

Description: Report presenting calculations based on dynamometer test-stand data on an 18-cylinder radial engine made to determine the improvement in fuel consumption that can be obtained by gearing an exhaust-gas turbine to the engine crankshaft in order to increase the engine shaft work.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Hannum, Richard W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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History of operations, 1 January 1944--20 March 1945

Description: The objectives of Hanford operations are the production of sufficient quantities of plutonium and secondary products in time to meet adequately military requirements at the lowest cost of manpower, money, and materials commensurate with the maximum degree of certainty in attaining the objectives. The facilities operations at Hanford are described.
Date: December 31, 1945
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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300 Area: December 11 Through December 17

Description: This report discusses the operation of the Hanford Reservation`s 300 Area for December 11 through December 17, 1945. They discuss: extrusion, canning, slug testing, a magnesium chloride flux, and the composition changes of a aluminium-silicon dip bath.
Date: December 21, 1945
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Polonium production neutron flux in bismuth columns

Description: On the basis of polonium assays by the customer, an improved equation for the prediction of the polonium content of a bismuth tube has been developed.
Date: December 3, 1945
Creator: Wende, C. W. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TO₃ Reduction and Chlorination in the Experimental Glass Fluidizer

Description: Abstract: "Temperatures above 400 C are required before reduction will take place with AH3. Above 500 C, a pyrophoric product was obtained. The chlorination temperature should be about 350 C initially and above 450 C at the end of the reaction to achieve 99% chlorination."
Date: December 20, 1945
Creator: Lowrie, Robert Sydney & Hubbard, J. V.
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The effect of two inlet-duct designs on turbine efficiency

Description: Report presenting testing for two different entrance sections to supercharger systems over a range of turbine-pressure ratios. The results of flow surveys of the nozzle box for each entrance section are also provided.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Trautwein, Elmer E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The effect of concentrated loads on flexible rings in circular shells

Description: Report presenting a method of making strain measurements on a series of circular cylinders with reinforcing rings, subjected to concentrated loads, in which the bending stiffness of the rings was varied systematically over a wide range. Results regarding the general remarks, bending-moment coefficient, and skin shear coefficients are provided.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Kuhn, Paul; Duberg, John E. & Griffith, George E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A flight investigation of NACA aileron modifications for the improvement of the lateral control characteristics of a high-speed fighter airplane

Description: Report presenting a flight investigation to improve the lateral control of a high-speed fighter airplane. Testing occurred with the original ailerons and a set of modified ailerons, which consisted of an increased balance chord and increased nose radius. The modified ailerons appear to offer a solution to the problem of aileron overbalance and oscillation in high-speed dives.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Williams, Walter C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Two-dimensional wind-tunnel investigation of 0.20-airfoil-chord plain ailerons of different contour on an NACA 65(sub 1)-210 airfoil section

Description: Report presenting an investigation of three interchangeable sealed-gap 0.20-airfoil-chord plain ailerons of different contour on the NACA 65(sub 1)-210 airfoil section. The three aileron contours tested were the true airfoil contour, straight sides, and a beveled trailing edge. Results regarding the aileron effectiveness, aileron hinge moments, lift, pitching moment, and drag are provided.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Underwood, William J.; Braslow, Albert L. & Cahill, Jones F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calculations of the Performance of a Compression-Ignition Engine-Compressor Turbine Combination 1: Performance of a Highly Supercharged Compression-Ignition Engine

Description: From Summary: "Small high-speed single-cylinder compression-ignition engines were tested to determine their performance characteristics under high supercharging. Calculations were made on the energy available in the exhaust gas of the compression-ignition engines. The maximum power at any given maximum cylinder pressure was obtained when the compression pressure was equal to the maximum cylinder pressure. Constant-pressure combustion was found possible at an engine speed of 2200 rpm."
Date: December 1945
Creator: Sanders, J. C. & Mendelson, Alexander
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Questions on the toxicity and behavior of product in the body

Description: This May 1945 report deals with how best to estimate the toxicity of ``Product`` to workers at Clinton Laboratories. Discussed are the issues of how toxic product is relative to radium, methods of analysis of product in the body, means of elimination from and distribution of product within the body, and what therapeutic measures are available. The principal concern of the author is that of protection of personnel who regularly handle in the laboratory large amounts of this material.
Date: December 31, 1945
Creator: English, S.G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Process of Lead-Deposit Accumulations on Aircraft-Engine Spark Plugs

Description: Report discussing an investigation of the progressive accumulation of load deposits on spark plugs under nonvarying operating conditions. Deposit-weight determinations and photographic observations are presented, and the specific characteristics of deposit accumulation are described.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Sloop, J. L.; Kinney, George R. & Rowe, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Piston Heat-Transfer Coefficients Across an Oil Film in a Smooth-Walled Piston Reciprocating-Sleeve Apparatus

Description: Report presenting tests conducted with a heat-transfer apparatus that simulates the piston-cylinder-wall relation by means of a stationary, electrically heated, smooth-walled aluminum piston and a reciprocating steel sleeve separated by an oil film. Results regarding heat balance, temperature distribution, heat input, speed, average sleeve temperature, side thrust, piston-clearance oil-supply rate, and specific variable correlation are provided.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Manganiello, Eugene J. & Bogart, Donald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A method for the calculation of external lift, moment, and pressure drag of slender open-nose bodies of revolution at supersonic speeds

Description: An approximate method is presented for the calculation of the external lift, moment, and pressure drag of slender open-nose bodies of revolution of supersonic speeds. The lift, moment, and pressure drag of a typical ram-jet body shape are calculated at Mach numbers 1.45, 1.60, 1.75, and 3.00; and the lift and moment results are compared with available experimental data. The agreement of the calculated lift and moment data with the experimental data is excellent. The pressure-drag comparison was… more
Date: December 29, 1945
Creator: Brown, Clinton E. & Parker, Hermon M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Relation between spark-ignition engine knock, detonation waves, and autoignition as shown by high-speed photography

Description: "A critical review of literature bearing on the autoignition and detonation-wave theories of spark-ignition engine knock and on the nature of gas vibrations associated with combustion and knock results in the conclusion that neither the autoignition theory nor the detonation-wave theory is an adequate explanation of spark-ignition engine knock. A knock theory is proposed, combining the autoignition and detonation-wave theories, which introduces the idea that the detonation wave develops in auto… more
Date: December 5, 1945
Creator: Miller, Cearcy D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fatigue Strength of Flush-Riveted Joints for Aircraft Manufactured by Various Riveting Methods

Description: Report presenting the results of an investigation to determine the fatigue strength of flush-riveted joints manufactured by different riveting methods. Tests were made on a direct stress fatigue machine at room temperature. The results showed that the fatigue strength of the joints was directly affected by the method of riveting used.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Maney, G. A. & Wyly, L. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laboratory Investigation of Icing in the Carburetor and Supercharger Inlet Elbow of an Aircraft Engine 1: Description of Setup and Testing Technique

Description: Report discussing icing and de-icing of the carburetor and supercharger inlet of typical aircraft engine induction systems. A description of the systems used to control and simulate different conditions is provided.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Mulholland, Donald R.; Rollin, Vern G. & Galvin, Herman B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laboratory Investigation of Icing in the Carburetor and Supercharger Inlet Elbow of an Aircraft Engine 5: Effect of Injection of Water-Fuel Mixtures and Water-Ethanol-Fuel Mixtures on the Icing Characteristics

Description: Report discussing the effects of internal coolants injected with fuel on the icing characteristics of a twin-barrel injection carburetor mounted on an engine-stage supercharger assembly. The tests were made at conditions that simulated war emergency power and at a variety of water-fuel ratios, carburetor-air temperatures, and carburetor-air relative humidities.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Renner, Clark E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Alternative Propellers Operating Behind Deflected Wing Flaps for the XB-36 Airplane

Description: Report discussing testing on the aerodynamic characteristics of two pusher propellers with the same plan form but different airfoil sections behind a slotted flap on the XD-36 airplane. Testing was carried out over the range of blade angles and flap deflections necessary to cover all flight conditions. The effects of flaps and of tip Mach number are described in detail.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Boxer, Emanuel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laboratory Investigation of Icing in the Carburetor and Supercharger Inlet Elbow of an Aircraft Engine 2: Determination of the Limiting-Icing Conditions

Description: "The carburetor and engine-stage supercharger assembly of a fighter aircraft were laboratory-tested to determine the icing characteristics of the induction system under three simulated engine power conditions with varying carburetor-air temperature, relative humidity, simulated-rain injection, rain and fuel temperature, fuel-air ratio, and fuel of different distillation characteristics" (p. 1).
Date: December 1945
Creator: Essex, Henry A.; Keith, Wayne C. & Mulholland, Donald R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laboratory Investigation of Icing in the Carburetor and Supercharger Inlet Elbow of an Aircraft Engine 3: Heated Air as a Means of De-Icing the Carburetor and Supercharger Inlet Elbow

Description: Report discussing the use of a twin-barrel injection carburetor and a supercharger inlet elbow to establish the relation between wet- and dry-bulb temperatures of the de-icing air and time required to recover from air-flow loss due to icing. The tests were performed at several power conditions, icing conditions, temperatures, and dry and humidified air. De-icing time was found to be a function of the nature of the ice formation and of the wet-bulb temperature of the de-icing air.
Date: December 1945
Creator: Lyons, Richard E. & Coles, Willard D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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