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Monthly report of the Design Analysis Group for September 1954

Description: The following topics were discussed in this report: pressurization of the rear face for existing reactors; loss of steam in existing reactors; in-pile boiling in the 105-KER recirculation facilities; feasibility report for special study reactor plant; shielding requirements of the special study reactor plant; sulfuric acid addition to 100-K; radiation from activated iron in a recirculating system; ion exchanger activity from Fe corrosion; thermal shock-KER loop; shielding of tube bundles; adjus… more
Date: October 26, 1954
Creator: Andersen, R. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics at High Supersonic Mach Numbers of a Family of Delta Wings Having Double-Wedge Sections With the Maximum Thickness at 0.18 Chord

Description: Report presenting a program to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of a family of delta wings with a blunt double-wedge section in the hypersonic tunnel at Mach number 6.9. The wings varied at semiapex angle and were tested over a range of angles of attack and Reynolds numbers. Results regarding lift and drag characteristics, center of pressure and moment coefficient, Schlieren photographs, and surface film flow studies are presented.
Date: October 20, 1954
Creator: Bertram, Mitchel H. & McCauley, William D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Transonic Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Performance and of the Static Stability and Control Characteristics of a 1/15-Scale Model of the Grumman F9F-9 Airplane, Ted No. NACA DE 390

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of a model of the Grumman F9F-9 airplane in the transonic tunnel. Results regarding the transonic drag-rise increment, drag analysis, and effective downwash angle are provided.
Date: October 1, 1954
Creator: Bielat, Ralph P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Oak Ridge National Laboratory Research Reactor Safeguard Report

Description: The proposed ORNL Research Reactor is designed to serve as a general purpose research tool delivering a maximum thermal flux of 8x10^13 n/cm2-sec at the initial power level of five megawatts. Operation at power levels up to ten megawatts is proposed for such items as sufficient cooling capacity is available to handle the increased heat load. The reactor will use MTR-type fuel elements and beryllium reflector pieces in a 7 x 9 grid with moderation and cooling provided by forced circulation of de… more
Date: October 7, 1954
Creator: Binford, F. T.; Cole, T. E. & Gill, J. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Oak Ridge National Laboratory Research Reactor Safeguard Report

Description: This memorandum sets forth a recommended uniform basis for designing the ORN shield.This includes design values for power level and emergent radiation, standards values for various material properties, and basic radiation intensities.
Date: October 7, 1954
Creator: Binford, F. T.; Cole, T. E. & Gill, J.P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ground Tests of the Elevator Power Control System and Feel Device in a Boeing B-47A Airplane

Description: Memorandum presenting ground tests made on the longitudinal control system in a Boeing B-47A airplane. The simulator tests showed the pilot-airplane-control-system combination to be satisfactory in spite of the relatively large phase lags noticed in the frequency-response tests. Results regarding the relation between elevator angle and stick force, relation between stick angle and stick force, relation between elevator angle and stick angle, and the simulator tests are provided.
Date: October 18, 1954
Creator: Brown, B. Porter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Similar Solutions for the Compressible Laminar Boundary Layer with Heat Transfer and Pressure Gradient

Description: "Stewartson's transformation is applied to the laminar compressible boundary-layer equations and the requirement of similarity is introduced, resulting in a set of ordinary nonlinear differential equations previously quoted by Stewartson, but unsolved. The requirements of the system are Prandtl number of 1.0, linear viscosity-temperature relation across the boundary layer, an isothermal surface, and the particular distributions of free-stream velocity consistent with similar solutions. This sys… more
Date: October 15, 1954
Creator: Cohen, Clarence B. & Reshotko, Eli
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary investigation of an asymmetric swept nose inlet of circular projection at Mach number 3.85

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation of the performance capabilities of an asymmetric swept nose inlet of circular projection in the supersonic wind tunnel at a Mach number of 3.85. The aysmmetric inlet was evaluated in terms of its pressure recovery and mass-flow characteristics for angles of attack up to 9 degrees. Results regarding diffuser performance, supercritical flow patterns, oblique shocks, subcritical stability ranges, and Mach number profiles are provided.
Date: October 11, 1954
Creator: Connors, James F. & Woollett, Richard R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary investigation of an asymmetric swept nose inlet of circular projection at Mach number 3.85

Description: Report presenting a preliminary experimental investigation of the performance capabilities of an asymmetric swept nose inlet of circular projection in the supersonic wind tunnel at a Mach number of 3.85. The performance of the inlet was compared with previously reported performance for more conventional, axially symmetric, annular nose inlets.
Date: October 11, 1954
Creator: Connors, James F. & Woollett, Richard R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Comparison of the Neutron Yields from Low-Voltage Sources

Description: The description of the thick-target neutron yields from the D(t,n)He4 and the D(d,n)He3 reactions is calculated as a function of the energy of the bombarding particles. For 60-kev particles the ratio is 108. I increases to 168 at 100 Kev and to 194 for 120-kev particles. A qualitative discussion of the yields from various deuterium target leads to the conclusion that the greatest yield would come from the target which has the lowest stopping cross section per deuterium atom.
Date: October 6, 1954
Creator: Cooper, John N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experiments on a Tail-Wheel Shimmy

Description: "Model tests on the "running belt" and tests with a full-scale tail wheel were made on a rotating drum as well as on a runway in order to investigate the causes of the undesirable shimmy phenomena frequently occurring on airplane tail wheels, and the means of avoiding them. The small model (scale 1:10) permitted simulation of the mass, moments of inertia, and fuselage stiffness of the airplane and determination of their influence on the shimmy, whereas by means of the larger model with pneumati… more
Date: October 1954
Creator: Dietz, O. & Harling, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance of Air-Launched T-40 Rocket Motors with Two Types of Igniter

Description: Air-launched firings of eight T-40 rockets have been made. An average total impulse of 22,870 pound-seconds was observed for four of the rounds mounted in cone-cylinder vehicles. Maximum velocities of over 5000 feet per second were observed for two of the rounds with approximately 70-pound pay loads.
Date: October 25, 1954
Creator: Disher, J. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Wind-Tunnel Tests at Low Speeds of a Four-Engine Propeller-Driven Airplane Configuration Having a Wing With 40 Degrees of Sweepback

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the effects of operating propellers on the longitudinal characteristics of a four-engine tractor airplane with a 40 degree swept wing with an aspect ratio of 10. Results regarding components of the lift changes due to operating propellers, components of the pitching-moment changes due to operating propellers, effect of configuration changes on the pitching-moment characteristics of the model, stick-fixed longitudinal stability of the model, reduct… more
Date: October 8, 1954
Creator: Edwards, George G. & Buell, Donald A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Recirculating Supercritical Water Loop

Description: From Abstract: "A recirculating high-pressure stainless steel loop was developed for the study of heat transfer from small-bore tubes to supercritical water. It was found that under certain conditions, hot spots developed on the test section. The conditions leading to the formation of hot spots were investigated; the results of several runs are tabulated here."
Date: October 25, 1954
Creator: Epstein, H. M.; Goldthwaite, W. H.; Chastain, Joel W. & Fawcett, Sherwood L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Recirculating Supercritical Water Loop

Description: From abstract: "A recirculating high-pressure stainless steel loop was developed for the study of heat transfer from small-bore tubes to supercritical water. It was found that under certain conditions, hot spots developed on the test section. The conditions leading to the formation of hot spots were investigated; the results of several runs are tabulated here."
Date: October 25, 1954
Creator: Epstein, H. M.; Goldthwaite, W. H.; Chastain, Joel W. & Fawcett, Sherwood L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Instability Considerations for Various Difference Equations Derived from the Diffusion Equation

Description: From abstract: "This paper is concerned with instability analysis of various difference equations whose solutions represent the solution of a given diffusion equation where "a" is positive under stated initial and boundry conditions."
Date: October 1954
Creator: Evans, George W.; Brousseau, R. J. & Kierstead, Ralph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Progress Report on Nonaqueous Extractive Methods for Western Uranium Ores

Description: This report describes progress regarding construction of a small pilot plant and a five-step process involving hydrochloric-sulfuric acid treatment and acetone extraction.
Date: October 20, 1954
Creator: Ewing, R. A.; Foley, D. D.; Filbert, Robert B., Jr. & Bearse, A. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Longitudinal Stability Characteristics in Accelerated Maneuvers at Subsonic and Transonic Speeds of the Douglas D-558-II Research Airplane Equipped with a Leading-Edge Wing Chord-Extension

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the Douglas D-558-II swept-wing research airplane with various modifications designed to alleviate swept-wing instability and pitch-up. In this study, the airplane was modified to include wing-chord extensions and was flight-tested.
Date: October 27, 1954
Creator: Fischel, Jack & Brunn, Cyril D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Spectrophotometric Study of the Thorium-Morin Mixed-Color System

Description: A report discussing a spectrophotometric study of thorium's reaction with morin in solutions of pH 2.0, which yields a single yellow complex with a ratio of 1 thorium:2 morin.
Date: October 1954
Creator: Fletcher, Mary H. & Milkey, Robert G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Influence of Wheel Spin-Up on Landing-Gear Impact

Description: Note presenting an investigation of the influence of the wheel drag on the performance of the landing gear. The differential equations are developed and solved by numerical integration and by an analytical method. The possibilities of an eccentric wheel and an inclined shock strut are considered.
Date: October 1954
Creator: Flügge, W. & Coale, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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