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Flow-Gating I : Report No. 83

Description: The simple problem occurring in a computer of transferring a zero or a one from one place to another in a selective fashion is considered by discussing the transmission of information from one Eccles-Jordan flipflop to another. It is assumed that non-overlapping voltage bands represent the zero and one signals the bands being caused by parameter drift.
Date: July 10, 1958
Creator: Poppelbaum, W. J. (Wolfgang J.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermoelectric Properties of the Plasma Diode

Description: It is well known that thermionic emission into vacuum is accompanied by a Peltier cooling of the vacuum metal interface. The interface may be thought of as a junction between two conductors: the metal, and an electron gas whose distribution is determined primarily by space charge. The addition of a small amount of easily ionized gas to the vacuum region does not affect the Peltier cooling of the interface, but is does squeeze the space charge region to about one micron and replaces most of the … more
Date: July 25, 1958
Creator: Lewis, H. W. & Reitz, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of Sodium Vapor Formation on the Operation of the Enrico Fermi Reactor : an Estimate

Description: This technical report presents the results of some simplified calculations concerning the two-phase flow of sodium in the Enrico Fermi reactor. The rather large value for the specific volume of sodium vapor coupled with the resistance of the top axial blanket sections resulted in large pressure drops for even small values (by weight) of net vapor. It is concluded that the formation of any sodium vapor in the Enrico Fermi reactor produces "boiling disease", i.e. triggers an unstable condition wh… more
Date: July 1957
Creator: Kroeger, H. R. & Stephenson, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sodium Boiling Calculations

Description: The equations are derived for making rough calculations of the pressure drop required to produce a given mass flow through a subassembly for a given heat generation for cases where the vapor volume fraction is 0.9 or less. The ratio of vapor velocity to liquid velocity is left as a parameter that is varied form unreasonably low to unreasonably high values.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: Nicholson, R. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Notes on the A-2-Compiler System

Description: "An account is given of an extensive study of the A-2 Compiler System for the Remington Rand Univac digital computer. In particular, the following topics are discussed: application and performance of subroutines, segmenting, and introduction of subroutines to the library."
Date: July 15, 1957
Creator: Lanza, G. &
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Betatron Oscillation Frequency Shift Due To "N-Errors"

Description: "Expressions are found to relate DELTA gamma to the n-errors.'' It is demonstrated that the integral n-value concept'' is of no use in the present case. A modification of integrated n-value'' is suggested."
Date: July 1, 1957
Creator: Lanza, G. & Steffen, Klaus G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Regulated Power Supply for a High Current Magnet

Description: Current regulation of a Bitter type electromagnet powered by a 10 kw. motor-generator set has been achieved by control of the generator exciting field. An error signal, obtained by comparing the voltage drop across a series resistor in the magnet circuit with a reference voltage, is fed back with appropriate amplification to the grids of series tubes in the generator field supply. Magnetic fields from 400 gauss to 10 kilogauss in a fixed gap (1.5 in. width and 3.5 in. diameter) are obtainable w… more
Date: July 1959
Creator: Block, Richard B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Path of Triple Point for spherical Shocks Above a Rigid Plane

Description: Paths of trip points of Mach reflections produced by 0.5-oz pentolite detonations have been observed for various burst heights. The slopes, Y, at points on the curved path are found to vary from values of Y predicted from plane shock wave data. This discrepancy is attributed to the shock strength conditions at the early inception of the Mach reflection, which later influence the triple point equilibrium, and in lesser degree to radius of curvature effects.
Date: July 13, 1954
Creator: Todd, Jay. Jr. & Schellenbaum, Ralph L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thickness Vibrations in Long Rods of Barium Titanate

Description: A theoretical analysis of the thickness vibrations in long thin rods of barium titanate is presented. The theoretical results are checked experimentally and their meaning discussed.
Date: July 29, 1955
Creator: Stephenson, C. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Shape of a Shock Wave Derived from a Spherical Shock Wave Incident on a Concave Wedge

Description: When a one-half ounce spherical charge of high explosive is detonated over a flat plane bounded by a 5 degree incline, the type of phenomenon encountered depends on the distance from ground zero to a beginning of the incline. If this distance is 48" the wave assumes a smooth contour on the plane. Detailed investigation of the shock velocity above the plane reveals that there is a pressure gradient along the shock front for a considerable region which replaces the usual triple point.
Date: July 7, 1954
Creator: Todd, Jay, Jr. & Schellenbaum, Ralph L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Emission Rate of Fission Products from a Hole in the Cladding of a Reactor Fuel Element

Description: It is assumed that when a hole appears in the cladding of a reactor fuel tube the fission products in the space between the fuel and the cladding will diffuse towards the hole. There they are swept away by the flow of steam past the hole. The process of diffusion is assumed to be governed by the ordinary diffusion equation with the boundary condition that the density of the fission products is zero at the surface of the hole. The diffusion equation is solved for the case of steady-state emissio… more
Date: July 26, 1956
Creator: Helstrom, Carl W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Numerical Integration Scheme for Problems Involving Contour Representations

Description: The definition of the Lebesgue integral is used to develop a numerical integration method in which the integral is evaluated directly from a contour plot of the function. It is useful in working from weather maps, potential surfaces, etc., but was particularly designed to assist in reducing blast diffraction space-time diagrams to simple, meaningful quantities.
Date: July 6, 1955
Creator: Hudson, C. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Principles and Techniques of Ultrasonic Inspection

Description: Ultrasonic inspection for subsurface flaws is widely used in American industry. This report reviews the general principles and specific techniques of ultrasonic testing. The information is based on a review of the technical literature plus the experience of the Quality Assurance Department at Sandia Corporation in applying this nondestructive testing technique to quality evaluation programs.
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Psillas, H. C. & Ballard, D. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Datatron digital Computer Program for least-Squares Analysis of Variance

Description: A digital computer program for calculating least-squares solutions and making analyses of variance of sets of overdetermined linear equations is described. The entire code is reproduced with sufficient description of the program to enable anyone familiar with the Electrodata Datatron Computer to use it for similar problems.
Date: July 1955
Creator: Rollett, J. S. (John Sidney)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Mass Spectrum of Methane and the Energy Levels of the Fragment Ions and Radicals

Description: A MO calculation of the electronic states of CH4, CH3, CH2, CH, and their respective ions provided the basis for the application of correlation rules to an analysis of the existing appearance potential data for methane. An interpretation of the methane mass spectrum has been proposed which is based on the high value of the heat of sublimation of carbon. It is shown that the excited electronic states of the molecule- and radical-ions are prominent in the decomposition reactions.
Date: July 1955
Creator: Krauss, Morris; Wahrhaftig, Austin L. & Eyring, Henry, 1901-1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of the Nil-Ductility-Transition Temperature for A212B Steel Used in the N. S. Savannah Pressure Vessel

Description: The nil-ductility-transition (NDT) temperature, as defined by the Naval Research Laboratory drop-weight test, was determined on the A212B carbon-silicon steel used in the pressure vessel of the N. S. Savannah nuclear reactor. Correlations were made with the Charpy-V-notch impact energy at NDT. Specimens taken at two different thickness location from materials used in the upper closure head of the reactor vessel yielded NDT temperatures of 0 - 20°F which correspond to Charpy-V-notch impact energ… more
Date: July 23, 1959
Creator: Thurber, W. C. & Lamartine, J. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Rate of Uranium Sorption by a Strong-Base Anion-Exchange Resin

Description: The rate of uranium sorption by a strong-base anion-exchange resin (Dovex 21K) from a uranyl sulfate solution (U 0.005 M, H2SO4 0.02M, SO4 0.2 M) was studied using a stirred vessel technique and measuring the U235 gamma radiation on each bead. Resin initially in the chloride form and the sulfate for was studied.
Date: July 8, 1959
Creator: Bresee, J. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of Oxygen in Oxide Films by Neutron Activation Analysis

Description: Preliminary experiments have been conducted to evaluate the use of the nuclear reactions Li6 (n,α)H3 and O16(H13,n)F18 to determine the thickness of oxide films on metals. Sheets of thin paper and of aluminum, imbedded in powdered LiF, were irradiated with pile neutrons at a flux of 6 x 10^11 n/cm^2/sec and counted with an end-window proportional counter. A saturation activity of 1.87 hr F18 of 150 dis/min per microgram of oxygen was observed in the paper, but radioactivity due to impurities ma… more
Date: July 15, 1959
Creator: Winchester, J. W.; Meyer, R. E.; Bate, L. C. & Leddicotte, G. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of Li6 in Aqueous Solution by Neutron Activation Analysis

Description: A method for determining the concentration of Li6 in aqueous solution has been tested using the nuclear reactions Li6 (n,α)H3 and O16 (H3,n)F18. Annihilation 7 radiation of induced 1.87 hour F18 radioactivity was counted with a well-type scintillation counter, and the radioactivity per millimole of lithium was found to be independent of lithium concentration below about 0.2moles/liter. The sensitivity limit for detecting lithium is less than 0.1 micromole (0.0075 micromole Li6).
Date: July 10, 1959
Creator: Winchester, J. W. & Bate, L. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Time Dependence of the Beam in the 86-Inch Cyclotron

Description: In the preliminary stages of getting up a time-of-flight system for measuring neutron spectra from proton reactions, a study of the time dependence of the beam in the 86Inch Cyclotron was made. This study revealed the expected bunching of the protons to produce a short burst of beam on each cycle of the 13.4 Mc/s accelerating voltage. In addition to the 13.4 Mc/s structure, however, there was a 360 c/sec modulation of the beam pulses and a complicated pattern built upon that.
Date: July 29, 1959
Creator: Goodman, C. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Mechanical Methods of Scale Removal from HRT Heat Exchangers

Description: Tests were conducted to determine methods of removing scale deposits from the HRT heat exchangers. A mockup of the heat exchanger header was cleared of a deposit of iron rust by reverse flushing at a flow rate below 75 gpm. A tube bundle consisting of 109 1/4in. O.D. x 0.049 in. wall tubes was plugged with rust. Approximately 80% of these tubes were unplugged by using a 70 psi water pressure differential in combination with vibration from a pneumatic rivet gun. No mechanical method was employe… more
Date: July 21, 1959
Creator: Gabbard, C. H.; Eissenberg, D. M.; Moyers, J. C. & Namba, I. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Parametric Study of a Gas Cooled Reactor

Description: The results of a parametric study on a gas cooled reactor are reported on herein. The system considered was a helium cooled, UO2 fueled arrangement with the fuel assemblies consisting of clusters of long cylindrical elements, each element covered b a stainless steel jacket. The axial power distribution was assumed to be a "chopped cosine" having an axial peak-to-average power 1.32.
Date: July 24, 1959
Creator: Epel, L. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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