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A 37,500 KW Power Reactor with Competitive Possibilities

Description: The following report follows the study on economics of nuclear power generation using a light water reactor.
Date: February 26, 1954
Creator: Thompson, W. I. & Cohen, Karl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Off-Design Operation of High Mach Number Supersonic Turbojet Engines

Description: From Introduction: "Because of the lack of data on compressor characteristics at 130 or 145 percent of design equivalent rotational speed, several simplifying assumptions were made regarding the compressor characteristics during operation at equivalent rotational speeds above the design value (hereinafter called "compressor overspeeding"). In addition to results based on these assumptions, the effect of deviation from these assumptions is discussed."
Date: February 4, 1954
Creator: English, Robert E. & Cavicchi, Richard H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Piezometer and Relief-Well Data: Report Number 1, Data from Sardis Dam, Mississippi

Description: Summary: Data obtained from tests and observations of the extensive piezometer and relief-well systems at Sardis Dam, Mississippi, are analyzed in this report in furtherance of a Corps of Engineers program to study the performance of earth dams and foundations.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Turbulent Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, and Friction in Smooth Tubes at High Prandtl and Schmidt Numbers

Description: From Introduction: "In the analysis given herein, which was made at the NACA Lewis laboratory, the expression for eddy diffusivity given in reference 1 is modified in order to account for the effect of kinematic viscosity in reducing the turbulence in the region close to the wall. The effects of variable viscosity and of length-to-diameter ratio are also investigated."
Date: February 17, 1954
Creator: Deissler, Robert G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical study of losses at off-design conditions for a fixed geometry turbine

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of this report is to present the results of the analytical investigation of the turbine of reference 1 to indicate the extent to which the various turbine losses affect the turbine efficiency over the range of performance."
Date: February 4, 1954
Creator: Stewart, Warner L. & Evans, David G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Appraisal of the Accuracy of U.S. Geological Survey Ore Reserve Estimates for Uranium-Vanadium Deposits on the Colorado Plateau

Description: From Abstract: "The U.S. Geological Survey has made estimates of the reserves of uranium and vanadium in the carnotite deposits explored by Geological Survey drilling on the Colorado Plateau. This report presents an appraisal of the accuracy of the reserve estimates for deposits in the Uravan mineral belt, the causes of inaccuracy, and the significance of the estimates in terms of the total known reserves of the region."
Date: February 1954
Creator: Bush, Alfred L. & Stager, Harold Keith
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Appraisal of the accuracy of U.S. Geological Survey ore reserve estimates for uranium-vanadium deposits on the Colorado Plateau

Description: A report regarding the appraisal of the accuracy of the U.S. Geological Survey of ore reserve estimates for uranium-vanadium deposits on the Colorado Plateau. This report concerns work done on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Bush, Alfred Lerner & Stager, Harold Keith
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Buffeting forces on two-dimensional airfoils as affected by thickness and thickness distribution

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation to determine the effect of thickness and of thickness distribution on the fluctuations of normal-force and pitching-moment coefficients of airfoils. Seven symmetrical airfoils were tested. Two types of pressure pulsations were noted in the study: pulsations from an intermittent build-up and dropping of the pressure peak near the leading edge and pulsations attributable to shock-wave motion and unsteady air flow following the shock wave.
Date: February 4, 1954
Creator: Coe, Charles F. & Mellenthin, Jack A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calcium Oxalate Carrier Precipitation of Pu

Description: This technical report describes a plant-scale procedure for concentrating plutonium and americium in slag and crucible (metal reduction residues) and other recovery solutions by a calcium oxalate carrier precipitation Conclusions from exploratory laboratory tests on the variables affecting the efficiency are included.
Date: February 25, 1954
Creator: Maraman, W. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Carnotite-Bearing Sandstone in Cedar Canyon, Slim Buttes, Harding County, South Dakota

Description: A report about carnotite-bearing sandstone and clay which has been found in the Chadron formation of the White River group of Oligocene age in the southern part of the Slim Buttes area, Harding County, S. Dakota. The mineralized sandstone contains as much as 0.23 percent uranium.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Gill, J. R. & Moore, G. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of Experimental Hydrodynamic Impact Loads and Motions for a V-Step and a Transverse-Step Hydro-Ski

Description: Report presenting a comparison of the hydrodynamic impact loads and motions encountered in testing a V-step and a transverse-step flat-bottom hydro-ski with beam loadings of about 4.5. Testing occurred in smooth water over a range of velocities, flight-path angles, and fixed trims. Results regarding time histories of draft, vertical velocity, and vertical acceleration, impact lift coefficient, draft coefficient, and time coefficient for rebound are provided.
Date: February 2, 1954
Creator: Miller, Robert W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of model and full-scale spin recoveries obtained by use of rockets

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a 1/19-scale model of an unswept-wing trainer airplane in the 20-foot free-spinning tunnel to determine the rocket spin-recovery characteristics of the model for comparison with available full-scale-airplane results. A rocket was attached to each wing tip to fire in a direction to apply an antispin yawing moment about the Z body axis. Results regarding the full-scale spin recoveries by rockets, model spin recoveries by rudder reversal, model spin recoveries… more
Date: February 1954
Creator: Burk, Sanger M., Jr. & Healy, Frederick M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Conceptual Design of a Thorium-Uranium (233) Power Breeder Reactor

Description: From abstract: A conceptual design study has been performed for a sodium cooled, graphite moderated, thermal power-breeder reactor utilizing the Thorium-Uranium 233 breeding cycle. Several aspects of the design of the system are considered but no attempt has been made to supply all the details. It appears that the design presented is feasible and will allow the production of economic power as well as full utilization of thorium resources.
Date: February 1, 1954
Creator: Henrie, J. O. & Weisner, E. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Correlation of isothermal contours formed by penetration of jet of liquid ammonia directed normal to an airstream

Description: Report presenting an investigation to correlate the isothermal contour lines formed downstream of a single jet of liquid ammonia directed normal to an air stream. Criteria are presented to facilitate the design of jet-engine thrust-augmentation systems utilizing the injection of liquid ammonia to cool the air at the compressor inlet.
Date: February 3, 1954
Creator: Fenn, David B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Crystal Structure of Potassium Metavanadate Monohydrate, KVO3·H2O

Description: Report discussing the investigation of potassium metavanadate monohydrate and its crystal structure. Information regarding experimental work done on potassium metavanadate monohydrate, determination/refinement of its structure, and description/discussion of its structure are included.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Christ, C. L.; Clark, Joan R. & Evans, H. T., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Density profiles of subsonic boundary layers on a flat plate determined by x-ray and pressure measurements

Description: Report presenting an investigation of laminar, transitional, and turbulent boundary layers in a subsonic wind tunnel at two Mach numbers at various Reynolds numbers and stations along a flat plate. Comparisons are made of the density profiles obtained with a total-pressure probe of small frontal opening and by means of an X-ray absorption method and, in a few cases, by using interferometer data.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Weltmann, Ruth N. & Kuhns, Perry W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design and Test of Mixed-Flow Impellers 4: Experimental Results for Impeller Models MF-1 and MF-2 With Changes in Blade Height

Description: From Summary: "Modifications A and B of impeller model MFI-1 and A, B, and C of impeller model MFI-2 were investigated experimentally in an attempt to determine what allowance in blade height should be made for boundary layer and viscous losses in an impeller designed for isentropic compressible flow. A gradual increase in blade height was arbitrarily made from inlet to outlet in anticipation of a gradual build-up of boundary layer. Apparently there was a rapid build-up of boundary layer near t… more
Date: February 11, 1954
Creator: Hamrick, Joseph T.; Beede, William L. & Withee, Joseph R., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of Longitudinal Stability in Supersonic Accelerated Maneuvers for the Douglas D-558-II Research Airplane

Description: Report discussing testing of a Douglas D-558-II to investigate its longitudinal stability characteristics in accelerated flight at supersonic speeds. Information about the normal-force coefficients and their relation to stability and pitch-up of the aircraft is included.
Date: February 17, 1954
Creator: Ankenbruck, Herman O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Ecological Survey of the Limnology of White Oak Creek and Lake

Description: This report concerns the limnological aspects of the Ecological Survey of White Oak Creek and White Oak Lake, subdivided into physico-chemical data and biological data.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Krumholz, Louis A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Ecological Survey of the Vertebrate Fauna of White Oak Lake and Environs

Description: From introduction: This report is a survey of the composition and abundance of the various species of fish present. Other features to be noted are the rate of growth and the condition of the individual fish as indicated by the relationship between the length and weight. In addition, observations on the success of reproduction, the ability of any species to maintain itself as an integral part of the population and food supply.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Krumholz, Louis A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Ecological Survey of White Oak Creek, 1950-1953

Description: Report on the evaluation of the danger posed by the Oak Ridge Atomic Energy installation on the flora and fauna of White Oak Creek, White Oak Lake, and the local watershed.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Krumholz, Louis A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of a Leading-edge Flap upon the Lift, Drag, and Pitching Moment of an Airplane Employing a Thin, Unswept Wing

Description: From Summary: "The effects of deflecting full-span, constant-chord, leading-edge flaps, having either round or sharp leading edges, upon the lift, drag, and pitching moment characteristics of a model of an interceptor-type aircraft have been determined experimentally at subsonic and supersonic speeds. Results indicate that the variations of lift with angle of attack and of pitching moment with lift were unaffected by either the shape of the flap leading edge or flap deflection. Deflection of th… more
Date: February 16, 1954
Creator: Heitmeyer, John C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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