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Limitations and past applications of the cloud chamber

Description: The cloud chamber is a means of observing the path of ionizing radiation. It does not reveal the radiation directly, but gives a visible trail of the path along which the radiation has traveled. The trail is formed by vapor condensing upon pairs of ions remaining after an ionizing particle has passed through the medium. The mutual interaction among rays, atoms, nuclei, and particles, can be studied and measured with the aid of vapor trails. Measurements of changes in direction and range as reco… more
Date: March 23, 1949
Creator: Chaplin, R.L. Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Effects of Stator Cone Angle and Blade-Tip Leakage on 40 Percent Reaction Turbine Having Rotor-Blade Caps

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the effects of stator cone angle and tip leakage on turbine performance. A single-stage turbine with 40-percent reaction was operated with two stators and two stationary shrouds. The turbine was operated at an entrance temperature of 660 degrees R with total-pressure ratios from 1.25 to 3.70 and equivalent mean blade speeds from 166 to 655 feet per second.
Date: March 23, 1949
Creator: English, Robert E.; McCready, Robert J. & McCarthy, John S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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