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An Apparatus for Measuring the Relative Wear of Sole Leathers, and the Results Obtained with Leather from Different Parts of a Hide

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on the quality of sole leather. As stated in the introduction, "the development of a simple method for quickly determining the durability of sole leather seemed desirable, and this paper discusses a laboratory apparatus designed for this purpose and also presents the results of tests made to date to determine the relative wear of leather from different parts of the hide" (p. 3). This paper includes illustrations, and photo… more
Date: November 22, 1919
Creator: Hart, R. W. & Bowker, R. C.
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Tensile Elastic Properties of 18:8 Chromium-Nickel Steel as Affected by Plastic Deformation

Description: "The relationship between stress and strain, and between stress and permanent set, for 18:8 alloy as affected by prior plastic deformation is discussed. Hysteresis and creep and their effects on the stress-strain and stress-set curves are also considered, as well as the influence of duration of the rest interval after cold work and the influence of plastic deformation on proof stresses, on the modulus of elasticity at zero stress, and on the curvature of the stress-strain line. A constant (c su… more
Date: November 22, 1938
Creator: McAdam, D. J., Jr. & Mebs, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Altitude-Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Westinghouse 19B-2 19B-8, and 19XB-1 Jet-Propulsion Engines, Part 1, Operational Characteristics

Description: From Summary: "An investigation was conducted in the NACA Cleveland altitude wind tunnel to determine the operational characteristics of the Westinghouse 19B-2, 19B-8, and 19XB-l jet-propulsion engines. The 19B engine is one of the earliest experimental Westinghouse axial flow engines. The 19XB-1 engine is an experimental prototype of the Westinghouse 15 series, having a rated thrust of 1400 pounds. Improvements in performance and operational characteristics have resulted in the 19XB-2B engine … more
Date: November 22, 1948
Creator: Fleming, William A.
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An Evaluation of Air-Borne Radar as a Means of Avoiding Atmospheric Turbulence

Description: "Gust-velocity measurements and air-borne-radar observations obtained during a transcontinental flight in July 1947 have been analyzed as part of a general investigation of the uses of air-borne radar. The analysis indicates that some reduction in turbulence and a consequent reduction in the risk of encountering the larger gust velocities may be obtained by avoiding portions of clouds giving a radar echo" (p. 1).
Date: November 22, 1948
Creator: Steiner, Roy
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A Method for Calculating Flow Fields of Cowlings with Known Surface-Pressure Distributions

Description: Memorandum describing a way in which the data of three previous reports can be used to compute the incompressible flow fields for cowling-spinner combinations and open-nose inlets for use in the design of propeller shanks and cuffs. The method consists of regarding the cowling surface as replaced by a ring vortex sheet whose strength at any point is equal to the local tangential velocity.
Date: November 22, 1948
Creator: Boswinkle, Robert W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Method of Characteristics for the Determination of Supersonic Flow Over Bodies of Revolution at Small Angles of Attack

Description: "The method of characteristics has been applied for the determination of the supersonic-flow properties around bodies of revolution at a small angle of attack. The system developed considers the effect of the variation of entropy due to the curved shock and determines a flow that exactly satisfies the boundary conditions in the limits of the simplifications assumed. Two practical methods for numerical calculations are given" (p. 1039).
Date: November 22, 1948
Creator: Ferri, Antonio
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Altitude-wind-tunnel investigation of compressor performance on J47 turbojet engine

Description: From Introduction: "The effects of variations in altitude, flight Mach number, and exhaust-nozzle-outlet area on the compressor performance characteristics are graphically presented. A complete tabulation of the compressor performance data is also presented."
Date: November 22, 1949
Creator: Prince, William R. & Jansen, Emmert T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Samples of Soil from Arco, Idaho

Description: Samples from a single drilling made at Arco, Idaho were submitted to determine the adsorptive capacity of soil at Arco, Idaho for radioactive elements.
Date: November 22, 1949
Creator: Stewart, G. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-speed aerodynamic characteristics of a lateral-control model 3: section characteristics, fence studies, and tabulated pressure coefficients with modified NACA 0012-64 section, 26.6-percent-chord, plain aileron, 0 and 45 degree sweepback

Description: Report presenting wind-tunnel measurements of the pressure distribution on a semispan wing with a modified NACA 0012-64 airfoil section and a plain trailing-edge aileron with the wing unswept and also swept back 45 degrees. Adverse changes in loading and loss of aileron effectiveness developed with the wing unswept as the Mach number was increased, but did not occur at Mach numbers up to 0.925 with the swept wing. Results regarding section characteristics and effect of fences are provided.
Date: November 22, 1950
Creator: Krumm, Walter J. & Cleary, Joseph W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spontaneous Fission

Description: The first attempt to discover spontaneous fission in uranium was made by Libby, who, however, failed to detect it on account of the smallness of effect. In 1940, Petrzhak and Flerov, using more sensitive methods, discovered spontaneous fission in uranium and gave some rough estimates of the spontaneous fission decay constant of this substance. Subsequently, extensive experimental work on the subject has been performed by several investigators and will be quoted in the various sections. Bohr and… more
Date: November 22, 1950
Creator: Segre, Emilio
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The Use of Area Suction for the Purpose of Delaying Separation of Air Flow at the Leading Edge of a 63 Degree Swept-Back Wing

Description: "An investigation was conducted to determine the effectiveness of area suction used to delay the separation of air flow at the leading edge of a 63 degree swept-back wing. Changes in lift, drag, and pitching-moment data were correlated with the occurrence of the separation of the air flow by means of pressure-distribution data. It was found that the spanwise and the chordwise extent of area suction required to control leading-edge separation were in general agreement with that predicted by theo… more
Date: November 22, 1950
Creator: Cook, Woodrow L.; Griffin, Roy N., Jr. & McCormack, Gerald M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Photosynthesis (The Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis and thePrimary Quantum Conversion Act of Photosynthesis)

Description: This constitutes a review of the path of carbon in photosynthesis as it has been elaborated through the summer of 1952, with particular attention focused on those aspects of carbon metabolism and i t s variation which have led to some direct information regarding the primary quantum conversion act. An introduction to the arguments which have been adduced in support of the idea that chlorophyll i s a physical sensitizer handing i t s excitation on to thioctic acid, a compound containing a strain… more
Date: November 22, 1952
Creator: Calvin, Melvin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Axially Symmetric Shapes With Minimum Wave Drag

Description: "The external wave drag of bodies of revolution moving at supersonic speeds can be expressed either in terms of the geometry of the body, or in terms of the body-simulating axial source distribution. For purposes of deriving optimum bodies under various given conditions, it is found that the second of the methods mentioned is the more tractable. By use of a quasi-cylindrical theory, that is, the boundary conditions are applied on the surface of a cylinder rather than on the body itself, the var… more
Date: November 22, 1954
Creator: Heaslet, Max A. & Fuller, Franklyn B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of Trivalent Uranium with Methylene Blue

Description: A direct titrimetric method for the determination of trivalent uranium in uranium trifluoride and mixtures of fused fluoride salts was developed. The method is based on the stoichiometric oxidation of trivalent uranium to the tetravalent oxidation state with an acidic solution of methylene blue. The sample containing trivalent uranium is dissolved at room temperature in an excess of standard methylene blue solution in a carbon dioxide atmosphere; the excess oxidant is variation of the method is… more
Date: November 22, 1955
Creator: Ross, W. J.; Meyer, A. S.; White, J. C.; Kelley, N. T. & Susano, C. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Purification of Mercury Metal

Description: Mercury to be used in polarography as a dropping mercury electrode must be of the highest purity. The author has found that much of the commercial "triple-distilled" mercury as well as that which is repurified on site is not sufficiently pure and because of this, a study of mercury purification techniques was made and a very satisfactory procedure was tested thoroughly. This procedure is described in detail in this report.
Date: November 22, 1955
Creator: Koyama, Karl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemical Processing Department monthly report, October 1957

Description: Record highs were set for Pu output in separations plants and for amount of U processed in Purex. UO{sub 3} production and shipments exceeded schedules. Fabrication of 200 and 250 Model assemblies is reported. Unfabricated Pu production was 8.5% short. Nitric acid recovery in Purex and Redox is reported. Prototype anion exchange system for Pu was tested in Purex. Hinged agitator arms with shear pin feature was installed in UO{sub 3} plant H calciner. Operation of continuous type Task I, II faci… more
Date: November 22, 1957
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SYNTHESIS AND STORAGE OF SMALL QUANTITIES OF TRITIATED WATER

Description: A method that can be used to produce milliliter amounts of tritiated water from tritium gas is described. Safety precautions are emphasized as part of the method, which involves oxidation of tritium gas over hot copper(II) oxide in a sealed glass system. (auth)
Date: November 22, 1957
Creator: Whittemore, I. M. & Lehman, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Observations on the Response of Two P-NJunction Diodes to Protons

Description: The response of a two silicon p-n junction diodes has been measured for protons up to 13.3 Mev. In one case the dependence of depletion layer thickness with bias voltage was found to be T or V(0.46). The observed resolution, made up of contributions from crystal noise, beam width, and scatterer thickness, was about 1% for 9-Mev protons.
Date: November 22, 1960
Creator: Benveniste, J.; Booth, R. & Mitchell, A. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of the Mechanism of Radiation Induced Gelation in Monomer-Polymer Mixtures

Description: "Additional mixtures of polymers and multi-unsaturated monomers have been prepared, irradiated and the gel content determined. The gel content determination of crosslinked polyolefins has been investigated in detail. The multi-unsaturated monomers used and radiation conditions applied up to this time have not given significant gel contents for polypropylene. the polypropylene resin used has been characterized by differential extraction."
Date: November 22, 1960
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of Wire Scanner for SM-1

Description: Preliminary design concepts are presented for a wire scanner for experimentally evaluating spatial variations of neutron flux in the SM-l reactor core. Results of a literature search and determination of optimum criteria for flux mapping the core in minimum time dictated requirements for design concepts and specifications. The utility of both manually instrumented and automatically instrumented wire scanners was analyzed with respect to rapidity of measurement, selectivity of detector location,… more
Date: November 22, 1961
Creator: Kemp, S. N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis and evaluation of the N Reactor Zone Temperature Monitoring System

Description: This document reports the result of an engineering analysis and evaluation of the Zone Temperature Monitoring System. The main function of the system is to protect the reactor from localized increases in reactor power which would be reflected by increases in the tube outlet temperatures in the affected zones of the reactor. This function has been implemented by the installation of immersion temperature detectors on 109 representative process tubes. The signals from the detectors will be monitor… more
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Philipp, L. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heavy Water Power Reactor Program Monthly Report: October 1963

Description: Report documenting progress on the Heavy Water Power Reactor Program including a cost estimate and proposal for further data gathering by Combustion Engineering on the CANDU prototype boiler, continued testing of two annealed and two cold-worked specimens for creep tests, and progress on reactor physics experiments in the Process Development Pile for the French EL-4 reactor.
Date: November 22, 1963
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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