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Analysis of thrust augmentation of turbojet engines by water injection at compressor inlet including charts for calculating compression processes with water injection

Description: From Summary: "Curves are presented that show the theoretical performance of the augmentation method for various amounts of water injected and the effects of varying flight Mach number, altitude, ambient-air temperature, ambient relative humidity, compressor pressure ratio, and inlet-diffuser efficiency. Numerical examples, illustrating the use of the psychrometric chart and the Mollier diagram in calculating both compressor-inlet and compressor-outlet conditions when water is injected at the c… more
Date: June 1, 1950
Creator: Wilcox, E. Clinton & Trout, Arthur M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical evaluation of effect of inlet-air temperature and combustion pressure on combustion performance of boron slurries and blends of pentaborane in octene-1

Description: From Summary: "The effects of variation in inlet-air temperature, combustion pressure, and boron or pentaborane concentration on combustion performance were discussed. It was shown how the theoretical data herein could be employed in obtaining the combustion efficiency of experimental combustors. Data were presented by which combustion efficiencies obtained with a water-quench heat balance could be adjusted for the heat of dissociation of the combustion products."
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: Tower, Leonard K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Automatic Scanning And Measuring Of Bubble Chamber Photographs

Description: The development of high-energy charged particle accelerators such as the Bevatron and of improved nuclear-event detection devices such as the Berkeley 72-in. hydrogen bubble chamber has greatly increased the need for high-speed data reduction of nuclear events. Full exploitation of the potential of the 72-in. bubble chamber demands a very high-speed analysis system. This paper describes an approach to such a system.
Date: June 1, 1960
Creator: Grasselli, Antonio
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Chelate Process III : Preliminary Continuous-Operation Studies

Description: Abstract: The rate of extraction of PuIV in either direction between benzene-TTA and aqueous HNO3 solutions is shown in the present study to be fast enough so that application of the chelate process to continuous operation should be feasible. This conclusion is based on two primary considerations: 1. The mechanism limiting the rate of extraction appears to be diffusion and not chemical-reaction-limiting. 2. The extraction may be controlled by adjustment of the system conditions to give almost a… more
Date: June 1, 1948
Creator: Rubin, B. (Barney), 1924- & Hicks, T. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Contamination of Cooling Water by a P-9 Plant

Description: The following sources of contamination in cooling water of the P-9 plant are considered: (1) Fission recoils, (2) Corrosion of metal, (3) Recoil from aluminum, (4) Induced activity in the water. It is found that for a P-9 plant of 3.5 x 10(4) KW contamination of the river at "X" should not exceed the .1 r criterion unless coating failure occurs. Tables of the amount of coating failure permissible are given as a function of holdup time.
Date: June 1, 1943
Creator: Friedman, Francis L. (Francis Lee), 1918-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coupled Transmission Lines

Description: In a discussion about design of cyclotron resonators, the suggestion has been made that a wide range variable-frequency system might be constructed with two coupled resonant circuits. It also would present the possibility of tuning without the switching of high-current contacts, a troublesome item now commonly used for cyclotrons. One of the circuits would be the dee and its stem which might, or might not, be tuned. The second circuit could be located out of the magnet gap in a region where mo… more
Date: June 1, 1959
Creator: Worsham, R. E. & Mosko, S. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of half life of polonium-210 by counting: final report

Description: Introduction: "A number of determination have been made of the half life of polonium-210 by calorimetry. Counting affords an entirely different method of determining half lives and requires only a small amount of activity. Therefore for comparison a half-life determination by counting was undertaken with a sample of approximately 0.5 millicurie of polonium."
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Curtis, Mary Lou
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Direct Measurements of Skin Friction

Description: "A device has been developed to measure local skin friction on a flat plate by measuring the force exerted upon a very small movable part of the surface of the flat plate. These forces, which range from about 1 milligram to about 100 milligrams, are measured by means of a reactance device. The apparatus was first applied to measurements in the low-speed range, both for laminar and turbulent boundary layers. The device was then applied to high-speed subsonic flow and the turbulent-skin-friction … more
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Dhawan, Satish
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of Crystallite Size on the Bulk Density and Strength Properties of Uranium Dioxide Specimens

Description: Fused uranium dioxide was separated into fractions of varying particle size by air separation. Specimens of the nominal size of 1/8 by 1/4 by 1½ in. were formed by hydrostatic pressing, firing, and lapping. Specimens prepared from the 0 to 5 μ fraction were the strongest and most dense. The room-temperature density was about 92% of theoretical and the room-temperature flexural strength was about 12,000 1b. per sq. in. When tested at 1000°C., the strength was about 18,000 1b. per sq. in. The fle… more
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: Burdick, Milton D. & Parker, H. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Equations for the Design of Two-Dimensional Supersonic Nozzles

Description: "Equations are presented for obtaining the wall coordinates of two-dimensional supersonic nozzles. The equations are based on the application of the method of characteristics to irrotational flow of perfect gases in channels. Curves and tables are included for obtaining the parameters required by the equations for the wall coordinates. A brief discussion of characteristics as applied to nozzle design is given to assist in understanding and using the nozzle-design method of this report. A sample… more
Date: June 1, 1948
Creator: Pinkel, I. Irving
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental Evaluation of Boron-Hydrocarbon Slurry in a 16-Inch Ram-Jet Combustor

Description: "The combustion efficiency of a 50-percent-boron-hydrocarbon slurry was evaluated in a 16-inch ram-jet burner. A peak slurry combustion efficiency of 75 percent was usually obtained, and a value of 84 percent was once measured. The connected-pipe burner was run at a simulated flight condition of Mach number 2.85 at an altitude of 68,000 feet, with a 70-percent diffuser recovery giving a burner-inlet pressure of 1 atmosphere and temperature of 570 degree Fahrenheit" (p. 1).
Date: June 1, 1955
Creator: Kerslake, William R.; Dangle, E. E. & Cervenka, A. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Exploratory Studies of Hydrazine Formation by Radioactive Ionization

Description: The production yields of hydrazine by various ionization methods are compared. The maximum value of M/N (number of molecules reacting per ion pairs) for electric discharge was 0.25 and for beta particles on liquid ammonia, M/N = 0.31. A 1-Mev reactor could produce 1.6 kg of hydrazine per hour if M/N = 0.04 as determined by alpha particles on liquid ammonia. About 300 ev of energy were needed to form a hydrazine molecule. (C.J.G.)
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Busey, Harold M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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First Quarterly Report - The Study of the Potential Applications of Radioisotope Technology to Water Resource Investigations and Utilization

Description: The objective of the study which is being carried out under contract AT(30-1)-2477 is the exploration of all aspects of research in water resources and supply to determine the potential for using radioisotope technology in this research. Problem areas in the application of tracers in this research are being investigated through the evaluation of past experimentation with radioisotopic techniques and through discussions with those who are active in this work. A series of suggestions relating to… more
Date: June 1, 1960
Creator: Isotopes Incorporated
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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General Airplane Performance

Description: "Equations have been developed for the analysis of the performance of the ideal airplane, leading to an approximate physical interpretation of the performance problem. The basic sea-level airplane parameters have been generalized to altitude parameters and a new parameter has been introduced and physically interpreted. The performance analysis for actual airplanes has been obtained in terms of the equivalent ideal airplane in order that the charts developed for use in practical calculations wil… more
Date: June 1, 1937
Creator: Rockfeller, W. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Grain Refinement of Uranium by Alloying

Description: Binary alloys of uranium with 38 elements in the range 0.01 to 1.0 at.% were made. Three alloys having nominal compositions of 0.01, 0.1, and 1.0 at.% were made with most of the elements, and in addition, 12 ternary and quaternary alloys were made. The alloys were cast, rolled to 7/8-inch-diameter bars, heat treated, and examined for grain size.
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Keeler, J. R. & Eddy, N. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-Resolution Autoradiography

Description: This investigation was made to adapt wet-process autoradiography to metallurgical samples to obtain high resolution of segregated radioactive elements in microstructures. Results are confined to development of the technique, which was perfected to a resolution of less than 10 microns. The radioactive samples included carbon-14 carburized iron and steel, nickel-63 electroplated samples, a powder product containing nickel-63, and tungsten-185 in N-155 alloy.
Date: June 1, 1953
Creator: Towe, George C.; Gomberg, Henry J. & Freemen, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Separation of the Turbulent Boundary Layer

Description: "An investigation was conducted on a turbulent boundary layer near a smooth surface with pressure gradients sufficient to cause flow separation. The Reynolds number was high, but the speeds were entirely within the incompressible flow range. The investigation consisted of measurements of mean flow, three components of turbulence intensity, turbulent shearing stress, and correlations between two fluctuation components at a point and between the same component of different points" (p. 1).
Date: June 1, 1949
Creator: Schubauer, G. B. & Klebanoff, P. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Jacketing of Uranium for High-Temperture Service

Description: From introduction: "The work covered in this report is a portion of the experimental research undertaken for the design of a uranium-containing metallic fuel rod for operation in air at 1090 C...This report deals with that phase which involved the testing and evaluation of various metals as barrier costs between uranium alloys, and low-carbon steel. The work is of a preliminary nature and is concerned more with a comparison of the various barrier metals than with the acquisition of numerical da… more
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Saller, Henry A. & Stacy, J. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Large-scale flight measurements of zero-lift drag at Mach numbers form 0.86 to 1.5 of a wing-body combination having a 60 degree triangular wing with NACA 65A003 sections

Description: Report presenting flight testing at high-subsonic and supersonic speeds at high Reynolds numbers to determine the zero-lift drag of a fin-stabilized body and a wing-body combination. The body was parabolic in profile, had a fineness ratio of 10, and a ratio of body frontal area to wing area to 0.306.
Date: June 1, 1950
Creator: Nelson, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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