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Tests of a 1/14-Scale Powered Model of the XB-36 Airplane in the Langley 19-Foot Pressure Tunnel 1: Stalling Characteristics and Aileron Effectiveness of Several Wing and Flap Arrangements

Description: Report discussing an investigation into the stalling characteristics, aileron effectiveness, and longitudinal stability of a scale model of the XB-36 airplane. The model was tested with the original configuration as well as with several modifications to the outboard panels and flap arrangement.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Alexander, S. R. & Sivells, James C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of Compression Ratio on Knock Limits of High-Performance Fuels in a CFR Engine 3: Blends of 2,3-Dimethylpentane With 28-R

Description: Report discussing the knock-limited performance of blends of 2,3-dimethylpentane and 23-R fuel in an F-4 engine at three sets of conditions and three compression ratios. The knock-limited performance of 2,3-dimethylpentane has about the same sensitivity to compression ratio and inlet-air temperature as 28-R fuel.
Date: February 10, 1945
Creator: Alquist, Henry E. & Tower, Leonard K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fatigue Tests on 1/8-inch Aluminum Alloy Rivets

Description: Note presenting an investigation of the fatigue characteristics of riveted joints in aluminum alloy sheet. The purpose of this report is to summarize all the results of fatigue tests that have been made to date in the Aluminum Research Laboratories of lap joints with 1/8-inch aluminum alloy rivets.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Andrews, H. J. & Holt, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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REPORT ON THE PROCESSING OF PITCHBLENDE

Description: A detailed description of the processing of pitchblende ores used at the Port Hope, Canada, refinery is given including both the recovery and purification of U and Fu. The health hazards present in the processing are discussed, and recommendations are made which will insure adequate health protection. (L.T.W.)
Date: February 26, 1945
Creator: Anonsen, S.H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Rapid Method for Determination of Water in TO₃

Description: Summary: A set of conditions is described for a ten minute determination of water in TO₃ by ignition and absorption of the evolved water in magnesium perchlorate. Complete conversion to T₃O₃ is obtained under these conditions, so that total loss on ignition and total T (plus non-volatile impurity) content may also be obtained. It has been found unnecessary to employ Cu foil to prevent interference by nitrates, which may be present with a nitrate/water ratio as high as 5, and in an amount that d… more
Date: February 16, 1945
Creator: Barash, Bernard B.; Lee, Franklin B. & Curtiss, Edgar O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Variation of Hydrodynamic Impact Loads With Flight-Path Angle for a Prismatic Float at 3 Degree Trim and With a 22 1/2 Degree Angle of Dead Rise

Description: Report discusses the results of testing "to determine the relationship between impact normal acceleration and flight-path angle for seaplanes landing on smooth water" (from Summary). The testing was done with a model at high and low forward speeds at 3 degrees trim, a dead-angle rise of 22.5 degrees, and consistent weight.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Batterson, Sidney A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The influence of vertical-tail design and direction of propeller rotation on trim characteristics of a twin-engine-airplane model with one engine inoperative

Description: Report presenting testing to determine the influence of propeller rotation and vertical-tail design on the trim characteristics of a model of a twin-engine airplane with one engine inoperative. The tests showed that the effect of mode of propeller rotation on the directional trim characteristics of the model operating with asymmetric power was considerable. Results regarding the effect of mode of propeller rotation and effect of vertical-tail design are provided.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Bennett, Charles V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Improving engine cooling with special baffles

Description: Report presenting testing to determine the effect of special baffles on the temperatures and cooling-air requirements of the Wright 1820 G200 and R-2600-8 cylinders. Nine baffles were tested with the 18020 cylinder and two were tested with the R-2600-8 cylinder. Results indicated that the internal cylinder surfaces with good thermal connection with the external-cooling means respond to changes in external cooling.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Biermann, Arnold E.; Cook, Harvey A. & Held, Louis F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-tunnel tests of a blunt-nose aileron with beveled trailing edge on an NACA 66(215)-216 airfoil with several modifications of aileron nose and adjacent airfoil contour

Description: Report presenting an investigation of ailerons with a beveled trialing edge and a blunt-nose overhang of 35 percent aileron chord on an NACA 66(215)-26 airfoil in two-dimensional flow. Five configurations were tested with various modifications of the aileron nose and adjacent airfoil contour to determine the effect of modifications on lift and aileron hinge-moment characteristics.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Bird, J. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary Report Trace Elements Investigations Hickman and Adjacent Counties, Tenn.

Description: The following report describes the findings from an investigation of a uranium-bearing strata undertaken in Hickman and adjacent counties in west-central Tennessee during the summer and fall of 1944. The strata contained radioactive elements within the Chattanooga shale and the Maury glauconitic member of the Ridgetop shale.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Brill, Kenneth G., Jr.; Nelson, John M. & Prouty, Chilton E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Metallurgical Laboratory, Chemical Research - Radiation Chemistry, Report for the Period Ending January 15, 1945

Description: Technical report with short reports covering (1) Effect of radiation on water and aqueous systems; (2) Effect of neutrons on graphite; (3) Effect of radiation on solid compounds; and (4) Scattering, stopping-power, ion-pair production, etc.
Date: February 1, 1945
Creator: Burton, Milton, 1902- & Allen, A. O. (Augustine O.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dilution of Exhaust-Gas Samples From a Multicylinder Engine Equipped With an Exhaust-Gas Collector

Description: Report discusses the results of an investigation to determine the effect of a collector ring on exhaust-gas sampling. The results of tests to determine the percentage by volume of exhaust gas from the collector ring are presented for several engine powers and speeds. The danger of air dilution from the breathing action of the engine is almost entirely eliminated by the use of a collector ring.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Butze, Helmut F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of the Stability and Control Characteristics of a Tailless All-Wing Airplane Model with Sweepback in the Langley Free-Flight Tunnel

Description: Force and flight tests were performance on an all-wing model with windmilling propellers. Tests were conducted with deflected and retracted flaps, with and without auxiliary vertical tail surfaces, and with different centers of gravity and trim coefficients. Results indicate serious reduction of stick-fixed longitudinal stability because of wing-tip stalling at high lift coefficient. Directional stability without vertical tail is undesirably low. Low effective dihedral should be maintained. Ele… more
Date: February 1945
Creator: Campbell, John P. & Seacord, Charles L., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Strain Measurements and Strength Tests on the Tension Side of a Box Beam With Flat Cover

Description: Report discusses the shear and normal stresses caused by a load applied until failure on the tension side of an open box beam with a flat stiffened cover. The maximum strain was found to be much less than in solid tensile specimens of the same material. Special attention is paid to the variation in strains at various parts on the beam and the potential effects of rivet holes and riveting, which requires further testing.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Chiarito, Patrick T. & Diskin, Simon H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Preignition Indicator for Aircraft Engines

Description: Report describes an electrical-relay circuit that uses cylinder thermocouples for indicating preignition or misfiring in an aircraft engine. The potential dangers of preignition and the importance of an easy-to-use, practical preignition indicator are provided. The operating principles of the indicator and a description of its functioning, calibration, and installation procedures are also included.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Dallas, Thomas & Harries, Myron L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heat-Transfer Coefficients for Air Flowing in Round Tubes, in Rectangular Ducts, and Around Finned Cylinders

Description: Report reviews published data and presents some new data on heat transfer to air flowing in round tubes, in rectangular ducts, and around finned cylinders. The available data for heat transfer to air in straight ducts of rectangular and circular cross section have been correlated in plots of Stanton number versus Reynolds number to provide a background for the study of the data for finned cylinders. Equations are recommended for both the streamlined and turbulent regions, and data are presented… more
Date: February 1945
Creator: Drexel, Roger E. & McAdams, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Occurrence of Germanium

Description: The following report discusses the possible sources of the uncommon element, germanium. It is the first in a series of reports to be prepared by the Geological Survey discussing rare and uncommon elements.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Fleischer, Michael & Harder, J. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of observed and calculated flattening at 105-D

Description: The total power output of a unit may be represented by the power output of the most productive tube or tubes multiplied by a quantity designated as the ``number of effective tubes.`` The number of effective tubes observed at 105-D under two different arrangements of poisoned columns has been compared with values of this quantity calculated from theory. It was found that in each case the observed number of effective tubes was about 5% less than the ideal number obtainable by an optimum arrangeme… more
Date: February 14, 1945
Creator: Gast, P. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quantitative Recovery of Tuballoy From Tuballoy Tetrafluoride

Description: Report discussing various procedures for recovering tuballoy from tuballoy tetrafluoride, also called "green salt." Results from trial runs of each procedure are presented.
Date: February 22, 1945
Creator: Gates, J. W., Jr.; Andrews, L. J. & Schaap, Ward B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Oxidation of Exhaust Gases at Room Temperature

Description: Report presenting an investigation made to determine the effectiveness of various oxides and oxide mixtures in oxidizing at room temperature the exhaust gases from an internal-combustion engine for the determination of fuel-air ratio. The oxides of silver, copper, manganese, cobalt, nickel, iron, cerium, lead, bismuth, and mercury were tested individually and in various combinations.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Gerrish, Harold C.; Meem, J. Lawrence, Jr. & Tuck, Vivian C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PROGRESS REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1944

Description: No Description Available.
Date: February 6, 1945
Creator: Gray, A G & Thompson, J G
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary Report - Radioactivity of Some Alaskan Placer Samples

Description: The following report provides results taken from more than 600 samples found in Alaska, mostly concentrates from placer operations, that were tested for radioactivity during January 1945 in the laboratory of the Geological Survey.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Harder, James O. & Reed, John C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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