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The Use of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air in Metallurgical and Allied Processes: Report of the Committee for the Application of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the possibilities of applying oxygenated air during metallurgical and allied processes. The methods and results of applying oxygenated air to these processes are presented. This report includes tables and graphs.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Davis, F. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Variable Pitch Propeller

Description: The advantages of variable pitch propellers over constant pitch propellers is presented along with different methods of varying the pitch. The technique of varying the shape of the propeller is presented as the most efficient one.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Pistolesi, Enrico
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Control Operating Mechanisms for Airplanes

Description: The connections between the cockpit and the control surfaces are examined. An examination of the pros and cons of using stick control, the problems of control in giant aircraft, an effort to find a substitute for these controls, and a proposed concept for mechanically operated gear are provided.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The "Autogiro"

Description: Report presenting a description of the autogiro, which is a flying machine built and designed in Spain. A history of the device and the reasons why it is safer and more stable than a typical aircraft are provided.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Moreno-Caracciolo, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Control Problems on Large Airplanes

Description: The development of more efficient control surfaces requiring less force to operate are presented. Some of the control surfaces explored include the De Havilland gear, Flettner rudder, and some other possible control methods.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Notes on the N.A.C.A. Control Force Recorder

Description: Emphasized here is the desirability of using recording instruments in the investigation of the characteristics of airplanes with particular reference to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) control force recorder. Given here are photographs, records, and a description of the instrument developed by NACA for investigations on different types of aircraft. Described here is an instrument for recording control forces.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Reid, H. J. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Influences in the Selection of a Cycle for Small High Speed Engines Running on Solid or Airless Injection With Compression Ignition

Description: Note presenting an investigation undertaken to answer the question of what cycle of heat phases should be selected for small high speed engines running on solid or airless injection with compression ignition, and what the relative proportions of the heat phases should be.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Matthews, Robertson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Speed Measurements Made by Division "A" of the Airplane Directorate (Flugzeugmeisterei), Subdivision for Flight Experiments

Description: "The various speeds of an airplane can only be measured in horizontal flight, since there are no means for measuring the angle of ascent or descent. The measurements must be corrected for the density of the air. This is obtained by simultaneous pressure and temperature measurements during flight" (p. 1).
Date: July 1923
Creator: Heidelberg, V. & Hölzel, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The flexible mounting of an airplane engine

Description: Discussed here is the suggested installation of the 'unbalanced' 8-cylinder VE-engine. The suggestion was that a flexible mounting be used instead of bolting the engine rigidly to the airplane structure. It was concluded that a flexible connection between the engine and the airplane is probably possible. A flexible connection primarily diminishes the vibrations due to inertia and, to a lesser degree, those due to torque variation. However, engines vibrate more when freely suspended than when ri… more
Date: July 1923
Creator: Kutzbach, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Carbon Tetrachloride Extinguisher of Electric Fires

Description: Report discussing "the extent and nature of the hazards to firefighters from gases and smoke resulting from the application of carbon tetrachloride extinguisher to electric arcs, burning insulation or fires such as may occur in electrical apparatus and machinery. The experiments described were made for the purpose of determining the nature of gases and smoke and ascertaining their toxic properties" (p. 1).
Date: July 1923
Creator: Katz, S. H.; Gleim, E. J. & Bloomfield, J. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tests of a Powdered-Coal Plant: A Report of Investigations at the Power Plant of the St. Joseph Lead Co., Rivermines, Missouri

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over tests conducted at the powdered-coal plant in Rivermines, Missouri. The results of boiler tests, dryer tests, and mill tests are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Kreisinger, Henry; Blizard, John; Augustine, C. E. & Cross, B. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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