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The Determination of Total Plutonium in the Presence of Aluminum

Description: Introduction: "The adoption of aluminum nitrate as salting agent in the Redox process made it imperative that a method be available for determining plutonium in the presence of aluminum. However, large amounts of aluminum have been found to interfere with the determination of plutonium by the lanthanum fluoride procedure. Previous attempts to increase the accuracy of the lanthanum fluoride method, by precipitating LaF3 from 4 M HF (rather than 2 M), have been successful only when the initial pl… more
Date: February 10, 1950
Creator: Burns, R. E. & Barton, G. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemical Research Section Progress Report for January 1950

Description: The following documents are progress reports that follow chemical research studies in subjects such as ruthenium tetroxile distillations, extraction-scrub studies of zirconium and niobium, and oxidation of plutonium and stabilization of plutonium(VI) during extraction of IAF solutions.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Albaugh, F. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Radiation on Television Equipment : Final Report

Description: The following report follows a test with the purpose of determining the effect upon image fidelity by exposing a television camera to high intensity radiation over an extended period. Provided later in the report are notes on the design of the utiliscope camera used for these tests due to notable design features.
Date: February 7, 1950
Creator: White, H. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tables for Determining Reduction of Energy and Intensity of X-Rays and Gamma-Rays at Various Scattering Angles in Small Thickness of Matter

Description: Report presenting tables for determining the total-absorption coefficients as well was the intensities and spectral distribution of gamma rays at any scattering angle. Both experimental and computed data on gamma rays of quantum energies up to 20 million electron volts for all elements which have significant data available are provided. The accuracy of results is obtained by the use of tables.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Allen, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Friction and wear of hot-pressed bearing materials containing molybdenum disulfide

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the feasibility of bearing lubrication by a process involving the transfer of molybdenum disulfide from within the structure of a composite bearing material to the interface between the contacting surfaces. The experiments were performed with a kinetic-friction apparatus employing a rotating steel disk and a bearing-specimen assembly suspended and restrained by metal springs.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Johnson, Robert L.; Swikert, Max A. & Bisson, Edmond E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Interpretation of Biaxial-Tension Experiments Involving Constant Stress Ratios

Description: "The slip theory of plasticity is applied to the problem of calculating the strains associated with biaxial tension for the case of constant stress ratios and is found to be in better agreement with experiment than the octahedral-shear and maximum-shear theories usually employed to analyze such data" (p. 1).
Date: February 1950
Creator: Batdorf, S. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Variation With Temperature of Surface Tension of Lubricating Oils

Description: Note presenting surface-tension measurements from room temperature to 180 degrees Celsius of a series of aeronautical lubricating oils and a few liquids of associated interest. The critical temperatures of the liquids are calculated and a general classification of existing oils into three groups is provided.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Ross, Sydney
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparative Foaming Characteristics of Aeronautical Lubricating Oils

Description: Note presenting comparative data on the volume of foam and stability of foams of aeronautical lubricating oils produced at 100 degrees Celsius by the air-bubbling method. All of the data were obtained with the same foam meter, by a standard technique, and at various rates of air flow. Results regarding the reproducibility of foam tests and treatment of data are provided.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Woods, W. W. & Robinson, J. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Foaming of Mixtures of Pure Hydrocarbons

Description: Note presenting an investigation of nine hydrocarbons mixed in pairs, sealed in glass tubes, and foamed by shaking in order to examine the foaming properties of the hydrocarbons. Results for benzene, toluene, xylene, cumene, butyl benzene, isopentane, octene, octane, and decane are provided.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Robinson, J. V. & Woods, W. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rise of Air Bubbles in Aircraft Lubricating Oils

Description: Note presenting measurements of the rates of rise of small air bubbles, up to 2 millimeters in diameter, at room temperature in an undoped oil, in the same oil containing foam inhibitors, and in an oil containing lubricating additives. The apparent diameter of the air bubbles was measured visually through an ocular micrometer on a traveling telescope. A method is derived to calculate the thickness of the liquid shell which would have to move with the bubbles in the doped oils to account for the… more
Date: February 1950
Creator: Robinson, J. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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First-Order Theory for Unsteady Motion of Thin Wings at Supersonic Speeds

Description: Report presenting an approximate method for determining the pressure distribution due to unsteady motion for thin wings of fairly general plan form. The method is valid for arbitrary motions when the second derivative of the perturbation velocities with respect to time is not large.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Moskowitz, Barry & Moeckel, W. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A method of determining the effect of airplane stability on the gust load factor

Description: Report presenting the equations of motion of a conventional airplane penetrating a gust in order to determine the effects due to stability on the gust load factor. A numerical method is derived in matrix notation which affords a systematic procedure of solving the equations for a unit jump or arbitrary forcing function. Sample calculations were performed to illustrate the application of the equations.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Mazelsky, Bernard & Diederich, Franklin W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Fretting Corrosion by Microscopic Observation

Description: Note presenting an investigation using microscopic observation of the action to determine the cause of fretting corrosion. Glass and other noncorrosive materials, as well as metals, were used as specimens. Results regarding metal against metal, metal against nonmetal, and nonmetals against nonmetals are provided.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Godfrey, Douglas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of tunnel configuration and testing technique on cascade performance

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the influence of aspect ratio, boundary-layer control by means of slots and porous surfaces, Reynolds number, and tunnel end-wall condition on the performance of airfoils in cascade. A representative compressor-blade section of three aspect ratios has been tested at low speeds in cascades with solid and porous side walls.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Erwin, John R. & Emery, James C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A small-deflection theory for curved sandwich plates

Description: From Summary: "A small-deflection theory that takes into account deformations due to transverse shear is presented for the elastic-behavior analysis of orthotropic plates of constant cylindrical curvature, with considerations of buckling included. The theory is applicable primarily to sandwich construction."
Date: February 1950
Creator: Stein, Manuel & Mayers, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Results of Shear Fatigue Tests of Joints With 3/16-Inch-Diameter 24S-T31 Rivets in 0.064-Inch-Thick Alclad Sheet

Description: Note presenting shear fatigue tests of joints with rivets in Alclad sheet of several high-strength aluminum alloys. The results showed that the design of the joint gives a wider range of fatigue strengths than does the choice of material from the group studied. No one sheet alloy showed superiority over the others.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Holt, Marshall
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Static longitudinal stability and control of a convertible-type airplane as affected by articulated-and rigid-propeller operation

Description: Report presenting the results of an investigation in the full-scale tunnel of the static longitudinal stability and control of a convertible-type airplane as affected by articulated- and rigid-propeller operation. The investigation included force measurements for a large angle-of-attack range of the model with the all-movable horizontal tail installed and removed. Results regarding the static longitudinal stability and control at normal-flight altitudes and transition range are provided.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Lange, Roy H. & McLemore, Huel C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Water Landing Investigation of a Model Having a Heavy Beam Loading and a 30 Degree Angle of Dead Rise

Description: Results presenting testing of a model with heavy beam loading and an angle of dead rise of 30 degrees subjected to smooth-water impacts in the Langley impact basin. Testing was made at fixed trims of 6 degrees, 15 degrees, 30 degrees, and 45 degrees for a range of flight-path angles and consistent beam-loading coefficient. Time histories of horizontal and vertical displacements, vertical velocity, vertical acceleration, and pitching moment are provided.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Batterson, Sidney A. & McArver, A. Ethelda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Low-Speed Investigation of a Thin, Faired, Double-Wedge Airfoil Section with Nose Flaps of Various Chords

Description: Note presenting an investigation of a thin, faired, double-wedge airfoil section with plain nose flaps with chords equal to 12, 16, 20, and 25 percent of the airfoil chord. Section lift, drag, and pitching-moment data were obtained at a Reynolds number of 5.8 million and a Mach number of 0.17. A greater positive shift in the angle of attack for zero lift and more negative pitching moments resulted from increasing chord of the nose flap.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Rose, Leonard M. & Altman, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of the Rate of Roll of Pilotless Aircraft Research Models by Means of Polarized Radio Waves

Description: Note presenting a method for determining the rate of roll of free-flight aerodynamic models by means of polarized radio waves. The discussion shows that through the use of the technique, the direction of roll, as well as zero roll, is uniquely determined. Analysis of the data obtained and data accuracy are discussed and examples are given to show how the record-reduction method affects the accuracy of the data.
Date: February 1950
Creator: Harris, Orville R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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