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Theoretical Investigation of the Performance of Proportional Navigation Guidance Systems: Effect of Missile Configuration on the Speed of Response

Description: Memorandum presenting a comparison of the maximum speed of response that can be attained by three missile configurations, a variable-incidence-wing, a canard, and a tail-control, in combination with a particular proportional navigation guidance system. The configuration that allows the most rapid overall guidance-system response depends on the control-system characteristics. Results regarding the rate-only feedback and rate and normal acceleration feedback are provided.
Date: January 19, 1953
Creator: Abramovitz, Marvin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Uranium Occurrences in the Golden Gate Canyon and Ralston Creek Areas, Jefferson County, Colorado

Description: From abstract: Pitchblende, associated with base-metal sulfides, has been found at eight localities in the northern part of Jefferson County, Colo., in shear zones that cut pre-Cambrian metamorphic and igneous rocks, chiefly hornblende gneiss, biotite schist, and granite pegmatite. The pitchblende deposits, with one exception, are in major shear zones that contain vein-like bodies of carbonate-rich breccia. The breccia bodies range from 1 to 5 feet in thickness and are related probably to the L… more
Date: January 1953
Creator: Adams, John W.; Gude, Arthur J., III & Beroni, E. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small-scale transonic investigation of a 45 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 4 with combinations of nose-flap deflections and wing twist

Description: Report presenting a small-scale transonic investigation of a semispan wing sweptback 45 degrees and of aspect ratio 4 with combinations of nose-flap deflections and wing twist in the high-speed 7- by 10-foot tunnel over a range of Mach numbers. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment data were obtained for several different configurations.
Date: January 9, 1953
Creator: Alford, William J., Jr. & Spreemann, Kenneth P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Force and pressure recovery characteristics at supersonic speeds of a conical spike inlet with bypasses discharging in an axial direction

Description: Report presenting an investigation of an axially symmetric nacelle-type conical spike inlet with two bypasses located in the horizontal plane and on opposite sides of the nacelle in the 8- by 6-foot supersonic tunnel at several Mach numbers and angles of attack. Results regarding the performance with open bypasses and with closed bypasses are provided.
Date: January 30, 1953
Creator: Allen, J. L. & Beke, Andrew
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental Simulation of Plateau Type Uranium Deposits

Description: From abstract: Experimental simulation of Colorado Plateau type uranium deposits is divided into seven parts. The first three summarize the essential features of geological occurrence for the ores. The last four parts outline the results of experimental investigation arranged according to each geological group of features influencing mode of occurrence.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Bain, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tests of the Anthratube

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the equipment testing of the Anthratube. The report follows the methods used and the results gained from testing the Anthratube. This report includes tables of data, as well as illustrations and photographs of equipment tested.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Barkley, J. F.; Burdick, L. R. & Morgan, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electroplates on Thorium

Description: Abstract: "The protection of thorium in hot water was studied. Copper electrocladding on thorium offers promising protection against hot water. The corrosion of thorium in 95 C water was reduced appreciably by a thorium phosphate film. The results of this abbreviated investigation offer a basis for the development of a method of protecting thorium at elevated temperatures in corrosive media."
Date: January 9, 1953
Creator: Beach, John G.; Schickner, W. C.; Vaaler, L. E. & Faust, Charles L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Boron Liner on Neutron Background in Cavity

Description: Introduction: "In connection with conducting neutron experiments in a pit with earth and concrete walls, it was proposed that the background flux of neutrons might be reduced by lining the walls of the pit with a neutron absorber such as boron. To determine how much liner material would be desirable and what diminution in the neutron background could be expected, the following measurements were undertaken."
Date: January 16, 1953
Creator: Benveniste, Jack
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hydrolysis of Uranium Tetra-Fluoride

Description: The following report provides tables that measure the pressure of hydrogen fluoride at given temperatures and the hydrolysis of uranium tetrafluoride.
Date: January 10, 1953
Creator: Bernhardt, Harvey A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Characteristics of Bismuth Fission Induced by 340 Mev Protons

Description: Bismuth metal was irradiated with 340 Mev protons in the circulating beam of the 184-inch Berkeley cyclotron. Nuclides formed as fission products during the course of the bombardment were separated and studied through the use of radiochemical techniques.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Biller, William Frederick
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Free-Flight Investigation at Zero Lift in the Mach Number Range Between 0.7 and 1.4 to Determine the Effectiveness of an Inset Tab as a Means of Aerodynamically Relieving Aileron Hinge Moments

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation to determine some of the characteristics of an inset tab as an aerodynamic balance in the Mach number range between 0.7 and 1.4 using a zero-lift rocket-propelled model in free flight. Results regarding the variation of the aileron floating angle, the wing-tip helix, the balancing effect, and the penalty occurred throughout the Mach number range are provided.
Date: January 15, 1953
Creator: Bland, William M., Jr. & Marley, Edward T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The low-speed lift and pitching moment characteristics of a 45 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 8 with and without high-lift and stall-control devices as determined from pressure distribution at a Reynolds number of 4.0 x 10(exp 6)

Description: A determination of the manner in which the lift and pitching-moment characteristics of a 45 degree sweptback wing are influenced by high-lift and stall-control devices by using detailed pressure-distribution measurements. The results indicate that the instability of the basic wing was due to flow separation which originated over the outer 4 percent of the wing semispan. The stability of the wing was improved through the use of upper-surface fences or leading-edge flaps.
Date: January 20, 1953
Creator: Bollech, Thomas V. & Hadaway, William M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Technical Review of ZPR-1 Accidental Transient - the Power Excursion, Exposures, and Clinical Data

Description: On June 2, 1952, 15:52 hours, a large reactivity change was made manually in a ZPR-1 assembly causing a power excursion of about one kwh, which resulted in damage to the reactor core components and radiation exposure of some of the operating personnel to perhaps several rep. None of the contributing causes is reviewed here nor are the measures which were taken to reduce the probability of a recurrence discussed since these are considered administrative matters beyond the scope of this technical… more
Date: January 26, 1953
Creator: Brittan, R. O.; Hasterlik, R. J.; Marinelli, L. D. & Thalgott, F. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis. XVIII The Identification ofNucleotide Coenzymes

Description: The radioactive compounds to be observed when algae or green leaves are allowed to photosynthesize in C{sup 14}O{sub 2} for short periods are almost all phosphorylated derivatives of sugars. Of these, phosphate esters of trioses, sedoheptulose and fructose are the first to incorporate C{sup 14} followed closely by ribulose diphosphate, glucose-6-phosphate and a phosphate of mannose. It has been noted, in earlier papers of this series, that on radiograms of the products of photosynthesis, a dark… more
Date: January 19, 1953
Creator: Buchanan, J. G.; Lynch, V. H.; Benson, A. A.; Calvin, M. & Bradley, D. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Corrosion of Aluminum and Beryllium by MTR Canal Water

Description: Introduction: "In the early operation of the WTR severe canal corrosion of dummy fuel assemblies and a beryllium A-piece caused a great deal of concern as to the possible effects of long-time canal storage on such elements. A short-term experimental program was started to determine the causes of this corrosion and to correct them before any irradiated fuel elements had to be stored in the canal. The results of this program are presented here."
Date: January 14, 1953
Creator: Burnham, J. B., Jr. & Bartz, M. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Initial flutter tests in the Langley transonic blowdown tunnel and comparison with free-flight flutter results

Description: Report presenting an experimental wing-flutter investigation in the transonic blowdown tunnel, which is equipped with a slotted test section, in order to determine the correlation between transonic-wind-tunnel and free-fall flight flutter results. Very good agreement was observed between wind tunnel and flight flutter test results, which showed the feasibility of conducting flutter tests in transonic wind tunnels with slotted test sections.
Date: January 7, 1953
Creator: Bursnall, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical investigation of icing limit for diamond-shaped airfoil in transonic and supersonic flow

Description: From Introduction: "The results presented herein were calculated for a symmetrical diamond airfoil at zero angle of attack for a range of airfoil-thickness ratios from 0.02 to 0.10, pressure altitude from sea level to 45,000 feet, and free-stream static temperatures to -.40^o F."
Date: January 1953
Creator: Callaghan, Edmund E. & Serafini, John S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical Investigation of Icing Limit for Diamond-Shaped Airfoil in Transonic and Supersonic Flow

Description: Calculations have been made for the icing limit of a diamond airfoil at zero angle of attack in terms of the stream Mach number, stream temperature, and pressure altitude. The icing limit is defined as a wetted-surface temperature of 320 F and is related to the stream conditions by the method of Hardy. The results show that the point most likely to ice on the airfoil lies immediately behind the shoulder and is subject to possible icing at Mach numbers as high as 1.4.
Date: January 1953
Creator: Callaghan, Edmund E. & Serafini, John S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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