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Voles of the Genus Phenacomys

Description: Nests, young, food, habits, and enemies of the voles of the genus Phenacomys.
Date: October 12, 1926
Creator: Howell, A. Brazier
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Full-scale wind-tunnel tests of a PCA-2 autogiro rotor

Description: This report presents the results of force tests on and air-flow surveys near PCA-2 autogiro rotor in the NACA full-scale wind tunnel. The force tests were made at three pitch settings and several rotor speeds; the effect of fairing protuberances on the rotor blade was determined. Induced downwash and yaw angles were determined at low tip-speed ratios in a plane 1 1/2 feet above the path of the blade tips. The results show that the maximum l/d of the rotor cannot be appreciably increased by incr… more
Date: October 12, 1934
Creator: Wheatley, John B. & Hood, Manley J.
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Effect of hinge-moment parameters on elevator stick forces in rapid maneuvers

Description: "The importance of the stick force per unit normal acceleration as a criterion of longitudinal stability and the critical dependence of this gradient on elevator hinge-moment parameters have been shown in previous reports. The present report continues the investigation with special reference to transient effects for maneuvers of short duration" (p. 449).
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: Jones, Robert T. & Greenberg, Harry
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The Theory of Propellers 4: Thrust, Energy, and Efficiency Formulas for Single and Dual Rotating Propellers With Ideal Circulation Distribution

Description: "Simple and exact expressions are given for the efficiency of single and dual rotating propellers with ideal circulation distribution as given by the Goldstein functions for single-rotating propellers and by the new functions for dual-rotating propellers from part I of the present series. The efficiency is shown to depend primarily on a defined load factor and, to a very small extent, on an axial loss factor. Tables and charts are included for practical use of the results. The present paper is … more
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: Theodorsen, Theodore
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 1/8-Scale Powered Model of a High-Speed Bomber With a Dual Pusher Propeller Aft of the Empennage

Description: Report presenting wind-tunnel tests made to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a scale model of a high-speed bomber with a dual pusher propeller aft of the empennage. Some of the results discussed include longitudinal, lateral, and directional stability and control, the empennage design, and ground effects on the aerodynamic characteristics. The results indicate that this particular airplane has several advantages with regard to stability and control over the conventional-type single-… more
Date: October 12, 1945
Creator: Weiberg, James A. & Schnurbusch, Alfred W.
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Correlation of the Characteristics of Single-Cylinder and Flight Engines in Tests of High-Performance Fuels in an Air-Cooled Engine 2 - Knock-Limited Charge-Air Flow and Cylinder Temperatures

Description: An investigation was conducted to correlate the knock limited performance of flight and single-cylinder engines under a variety of operating conditions.
Date: October 12, 1945
Creator: Brown, Kenneth D.; Richard, Paul H. & Wilson, Robert W.
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Electrodeposition of Aluminum and Zirconium on Uranium

Description: Technical report outlining a method for the electrodeposition of adherent deposits of both aluminum and zirconium on uranium. Report finds that current efficiencies are good for aluminum deposition but low for the zirconium baths. [From Abstract]
Date: October 12, 1950
Creator: Lietzke, M. H.
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The Preparation and Properties of Mammalian Ribonucleic Acids

Description: "A method for the preparation of mammalian ribonucleic acids employing high concentrations of guanidine hydrochloride in the fractionation procedure is reported in this paper. Aside from the facility of preparation the method has the advantage of avoiding conditions of acidity and alkalinity which might degrade tissue ribonucleic acids and, by virtue of the protein denaturant action of guanidine salts, of minimizing the possibility for enzymatic degradation" (p. 3).
Date: October 12, 1950
Creator: Volkin, E. & Carter, C. E.
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Two-and Three-Dimensional Unsteady Lift Problems in High-Speed Flight

Description: "The problem of transient lift on two- and three-dimensional wings flying at high speeds is discussed as a boundary-value problem for the classical wave equation. Kirchoff's formula is applied so that the analysis is reduced, just as in the steady state, to an investigation of sources and doublets. The applications include the evaluation of indicial lift and pitching-moment curves for two-dimensional sinking and pitching wings flying at Mach numbers equal to 0, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 and 2.0" (p. 393).
Date: October 12, 1950
Creator: Lomax, Harvard; Heaslet, Max A.; Fuller, Franklyn B. & Sluder, Loma
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Dissolution of Metals in Fused Fluorides

Description: In scouting tests, a number of metals used in nuclear reactor fuel elements were dissolved by 44.5-48.5-7.0 mole % ZrF4-KF-NaF fused salt at 675°C through which HF was being passed. These included type 304 stainless steel at 4 mils/hr; type 347Nb stainless steel at 7 mils/hr; thorium at 14 mils/hr; nonirradiated uranium at 17 mils/hr; zirconium at 22-35 mils/hr; titanium at 31 mils/hr; and Zircaloy-2 at 22-46 mils/hr. Only small amounts of volatile fission products formed when irradiated uraniu… more
Date: October 12, 1953
Creator: Leuze, R. E.; Cathers, G. I. & Schilling, C. E.
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Investigation at Mach numbers 1.5 and 1.7 of twin-duct side air-intake system with 9 degree compression ramp including modifications to boundary-layer-removal wedges and effects of a bypass system

Description: An investigation of the performance of a twin-duct air-intake system with a 9 degree compression-ramp inlet mounted on a supersonic airplane in the 8- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel at a range of Mach numbers, angles of attack, yaw, and mass-flow ratios. The effect on performance of a series of boundary-layer-removal wedges and a main-duct airflow bypass system were also investigated.
Date: October 12, 1953
Creator: Obery, Leonard J. & Stitt, Leonard E.
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Investigation at Mach numbers 1.5 and 1.7 of twin-duct side intake system with two-dimensional 6 degree compression ramps mounted on a supersonic airplane

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation in the 8- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel to determine the performance characteristics of a twin-duct side intake system joining into a common duct and utilizing two-dimensional 6 degree compression ramps mounted on a supersonic airplane at Mach numbers 1.5 and 1.7.
Date: October 12, 1953
Creator: Davids, Joseph & Wise, George A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The less familiar elements in the Atomic Energy program

Description: Many factors are responsible for the rapid growth of analytical chemistry during the past ten to fifteen years (This report was written in 1953). One of the most important of these factors is the greatly increased significance to present day chemistry of many elements that in the recent past were principally chemical curiosities. Since the Atomic Energy program is concerned with many such elements, it is of interest to discuss the cause for this concern and the resulting effect on the field of … more
Date: October 12, 1953
Creator: Bushey, A. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Less Familiar Elements in the Atomic Energy Program

Description: Many factors are responsible for the rapid growth of analytical chemistry during the past ten to fifteen years. One of the most important of these factors is the greatly increased significance to present day chemistry of many elements that in the recent past were principally chemical curiosities. Since the Atomic Energy program is concerned with many such elements, it is of interest to discuss the cause for this concern and the resulting effect on the field of analytical chemistry. A number … more
Date: October 12, 1953
Creator: Bushey, A. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Progress Report on the Flotation of Uranium Bearing Minerals From Lake Athabaska Ore, Sample 43-1

Description: At the request of the Atomic Energy Commission, a 456 pound sample of Lake Athabaska ore was shipped to this laboratory by the Radioactivity Division of the Canadian Bureau of Mines. The sample was received on March 10, 1952 and given our number 43-1. Several series of flotation tests were performed on the sample.
Date: October 12, 1953
Creator: Breymann, John B.; Charles, W. D. & Thomas, P. N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Free-flight Tests of 45 Deg Swept Wings of Aspect Ratio 3.15 and Taper Ratio 0.54 to Measure Wing Damping of the First Bending Mode and to Investigate the Possibility of Flutter at Transonic Speeds

Description: Free flight tests of 45-deg swept wings of 3.15 aspect ratio and 0.54 taper ratio to measure wing damping and possible transonic flutter.
Date: October 12, 1954
Creator: O'Kelly, Burke R.; Lundstrom, Reginald R. & Lauten, William T., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Free-flight tests of 45 degree swept wings of aspect ratio 3.15 and taper ratio 0.54 to measure wing damping of the first bending mode and to investigate the possibility of flutter at transonic speeds

Description: Report presenting free-flight tests made on two pairs of wings of aspect ratio 3.15, taper ratio 0.54, and 45 degrees sweepback in the transonic speed range to measure wing damping and to investigate the possibility of flutter. Results regarding the flight test and analysis and discussion are provided.
Date: October 12, 1954
Creator: O'Kelly, Burke R.; Lundstrom, Reginald R. & Lauten, William T., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Log and Period Amplifier for Reactor Control

Description: Abstract: "This report is a brief description of the most recent developments in logarithmic amplifiers and period amplifiers at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. The theory of operation and circuit design are discussed. The operational characteristics of the amplifiers are greatly improved over those of earlier models by the use of feedback circuits and compensating circuits."
Date: October 12, 1954
Creator: Stone, R. S. & Wade, E. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effects of the Addition of Small Fuselage-Mounted Fins on the Static Directional Stability Characteristics of a Model of a 45 Degree Swept-Wing Airplane at Angles of Attack up to 15.3 degrees at a Mach Number of 2.01

Description: Tests have been made in the Langley 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel at a Mach number of 2.01 to determine the effects of the addition of four small fuselage-mounted cruciform fins on the directional characteristics of a 45 deg swept-wing airplane model at angles of attack up to 15.3 deg and angles of sideslip up to about 16 deg. The results showed that the addition of the four cruciform fins to the model increased the directional stability substantially at the highest angle of attack an… more
Date: October 12, 1956
Creator: Spearman, M. Leroy; Robinson, Ross B. & Driver, Cornelius
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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