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An Investigation at Low Speed of a Large-Scale Triangular Wing of Aspect Ratio Two 1: Characteristics of a Wing Having a Double-Wedge Airfoil Section With Maximum Thickness at 20-Percent Chord

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the low-speed characteristics of a 25-foot span triangular wing with an aspect ratio of 2. the airfoil section of the wing was a symmetrical double wedge with 5-percent maximum thickness at 20-percent chord. Results regarding the longitudinal characteristics, lateral characteristics, and directional characteristics are provided.
Date: November 13, 1947
Creator: Anderson, Adrien E.
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Effect of radiant energy on vaporization and combustion of liquid fuels

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the radiative processes involved in combustion to determine the present role of radiant energy transfer in combustors. The equivalent gray-body emissivity of a hydrocarbon fuel may be increased by use of liquid or solid, soluble or nonsoluble, additives. Results regarding the experimental apparatus and methods, emission characteristics of luminous and nonluminous flames, absorptivity of fuels and of solutions of possible additives, and absorption by slurrie… more
Date: November 13, 1952
Creator: Berlad, A. L. & Hibbard, R. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Zircex Kinetics And Uranium Loss Study

Description: "A study was made of the effects of temperature, impurities in the hydrogen chloride, flow rates, and niobium content on both the reaction rates and insoluble uranium losses in the Zircex Process is presented."
Date: November 13, 1957
Creator: Carter, Jr, T. J. & Stone, R. A.
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Performance characteristics of several types of axially symmetric nose inlets at Mach number 3.85

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation conducted a Mach number of 3.85 to determine the diffuser characteristics of a series of conventional axially symmetric nose inlets on a ramjet in a supersonic wind tunnel. Performance evaluations of single-cone, double-cone, and isentropic diffusers were made in terms of total pressure recovery and mass flow for a range of angles of attack. Results regarding performance of 1-cone inlets, performance of 2-cone inlets, and performance of isentropic… more
Date: November 13, 1952
Creator: Connors, James F. & Woollett, Richard R.
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Some observations of flow at the throat of a two-dimensional diffuser at a Mach number of 3.85

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation at a Mach number of 3.85 in the supersonic wind tunnel to study the flow patterns at the throat of a two-dimensional single-shock diffuser and to evaluate qualitatively several schemes for improving the turning conditions. Schileren observations were made for supercritical inlet operation and conditions of maximum total-pressure recovery.
Date: November 13, 1952
Creator: Connors, James F. & Woollett, Richard R.
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Wire cloth as porous material for transpiration-cooled walls

Description: The permeability characteristics and tensile strength of a porous material developed from stainless-steel corduroy wire cloth for use in transpiration-cooled walls where the primary stresses are in one direction were investigated. The results of this investigation are presented and compared with similar results obtained with porous sintered metal compacts. A much wider range of permeabilities is obtainable with the wire cloth than with the porous metal compacts considered and the ultimate tensi… more
Date: November 13, 1951
Creator: Eckert, E. R. G.; Kinsler, Martin R. & Cochran, Reeves P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Corrosion Tests : SAE 1010 Mild Steel in Synthetic Neutralized Redox Waste Solution

Description: From introduction: "This report gives the results of a 1000-hour corrosion test of SAE 1010, low carbon steel, in synthetic Redox waste solutions...The present test was designed to obtain corrosion rates for waste solution temperatures of 180 F, 200 F, and 220 F in solutions neutralized to pH values of 11, 12, and 13.
Date: November 13, 1952
Creator: Endow, Noborn
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Effect of chord size on weight and cooling characteristics of air-cooled turbine blades

Description: An analysis has been made to determine the effect of chord size on the weight and cooling characteristics of shell-supported, air-cooled gas-turbine blades. In uncooled turbines with solid blades, the general practice has been to design turbines with high aspect ratio (small blade chord) to achieve substantial turbine weight reduction. With air-cooled blades, this study shows that turbine blade weight is affected to a much smaller degree by the size of the blade chord.
Date: November 13, 1956
Creator: Esgar, Jack B.; Schum, Eugene F. & Curren, Arthur N.
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Reutilization of DNA-Thymine, and Conversion of RNA-Pyrimidines for DNA-Thymine, in Normal Rat Bone Marrow Studies with Tritiated Nucleosides

Description: If one injects into an animal H3-thymidine, 50% of it is incorporated into deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), within approximately 30 to 45 minutes, while the rest is catabolized. A storage of H3-thymidine for later incorporation into DNA does not occur, on the basis of available evidence. Once incorporated, the label remains bound to DNA until cell death and no unequivocal evidence has as yet been presented to indicate metabolic renewal or intracellular turnover of the DNA molecule. The loss of labe… more
Date: November 13, 1963
Creator: Feinendegen, L. E.; Bond, V. P.; Cronkite, E. P. & Hughes, W. L.
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Effect of Magnitude of Vibratory Load Superimposed on Mean Tensile Load on Mechanism of and Time to Fracture of Specimens and Correlation to Engine Blade

Description: Memorandum presenting tensile fatigue tests run on seven turbine-blade alloys at a temperature of 1500 degrees Fahrenheit and a mean stress of 22,000 pounds per square inch with superimposed alternating stresses of 0, 5000, 10,000, and 15,000 pounds per square inch. The same three types of fracture occurring in turbine blades - stress-rupture, stress-rupture followed by fatigue, and fatigue - were obtained in the specimens. Results regarding the effect of alternating stress on mechanism of fail… more
Date: November 13, 1952
Creator: Ferguson, Robert R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary Results of an Altitude-Wind-Tunnel Investigation of a TG-100A Gas Turbine-Propeller Engine 3 - Pressure and Temperature Distributions

Description: An altitude-wind-tunnel investigation of a TG-100A gas turbine-propeller engine was performed. Pressure and temperature data were obtained at altitudes from 5000 to 35000 feet, compressor inlet ram-pressure ratios from 1.00 to 1.17, and engine speeds from 800 to 13000 rpm. The effect of engine speed, shaft horsepower, and compressor-inlet ram-pressure ratio on pressure and temperature distribution at each measuring station are presented graphically.
Date: November 13, 1947
Creator: Geisenheyner, Robert M. & Berdysz, Joseph J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Factors in selecting fuels for gas-turbine powered aircraft

Description: "This report briefly summarizes some of the available information on fuels for gas-turbine powered aircraft. The effects of fuel volatility and composition on the range, reliability, and safety of aircraft are discussed. Availability is briefly considered for fuels at various volatility levels" (p. 1).
Date: November 13, 1950
Creator: Gibbons, Louis C.
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Aerodynamics of slender bodies at Mach number of 3.12 and Reynolds numbers from 2 x 10(exp 6) to 15 x 10(exp 6) 1: body of revolution with near-parabolic forebody and cylindrical afterbody

Description: An experimental investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of a slender, square-based body of revolution was conducted at a Mach number of 3.12 for angles of attack from 0 degree to 10 degrees and for Reynolds numbers from 2 x 10(exp 6) to 15 x 10(exp 6). Boundary-layer measurements at zero angle of attack are compared with several compressible flow formulating for predicting boundary-layer characteristics. Comparison of experimental pressure and force values with theoretical values showe… more
Date: November 13, 1951
Creator: Jack, John R. & Burgess, Warren C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Stability of the Antisubmarine Rocket Mk 1 Mod 0

Description: Report discussing an investigation to determine the cause and provide a fix for the instability in flight of the antisubmarine rocket Mk 1 Mod 0. The Magnus effects and their nonlinear variation with angle of attack were found to affect the stability, so reducing the Magnus effects should reduce instability in the missiles. The greatest reduction of Magnus effects was found through a combination of nose-ring spoiler and the original direction of the propeller rotation, but the nose ring increas… more
Date: November 13, 1952
Creator: Lichtenstein, Jacob H. & Williams, James L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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General Reactor-Engineering Research Quarterly Progress Report [for] Period Ending August 31, 1950

Description: Technical report describing results on work which cannot be ascribed to one reactor program. Outlines the results of miscellaneous corrosion testing, the development of new shielding materials, the testing of irradiated plastics, and general heat transfer investigation. [From Preface]
Date: November 13, 1950
Creator: Lyon, R. N.
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The Determination of Hydrogen in Magnesium, Lithium, and Magnesium Alloys

Description: The following report describes the process of the determination of hydrogen in magnesium, lithium, and magnesium alloys, including methods of analyzing magnesium-lithium alloys for hydrogen, and the tin-fusion method used for determining the hydrogen content of pure magnesium that can also be used to analyze pure lithium for hydrogen.
Date: November 13, 1951
Creator: Mallett, Manley William, 1909-; Gerds, A. F. & Griffith, C. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Choice of Electrical Conductor on Power Requirements of Low Temperature Magnets

Description: Introduction. As has been shown by Post, the total power required to produce a strong, steady-state magnetic field is strongly dependent upon the temperature at which the electrical conductor of the magnet operates. The power required for operation at very low temperature can, in some cases, be much less than that required for ambient temperature operation. The power required for low temperature operation depends on many system characteristics which include the metal chosen for the electrical… more
Date: November 13, 1959
Creator: Mallon, Richard G.
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Thermal Stability of a Commercial Propyl Pentaborane (HEF-2) in the Range 147 Degree to 190 Degree C

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the thermal stability of a commercial grade of propyl pentaborane at temperatures of 147 and 190 degrees Celsius. The products of decomposition are hydrogen, hydrocarbons, and a solid nonvolatile yellow boron hydride.
Date: November 13, 1957
Creator: McDonald, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermal Stability of a Commercial Propyl Pentaborane (HEF-2) in the Range 147 to 190 Degrees C

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the thermal stability of a commercial grade of propyl pentaborane (HEF-2) at temperatures of 147 and 190 degrees Celsius. The products of decomposition are hydrogen, hydrocarbons, and a solid nonvolatile yellow boron hydride. An equation is provided that can be used to calculate the approximate time required to decompose 20 percent of propyl pentaborane at other temperatures.
Date: November 13, 1957
Creator: McDonald, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Use of Neutron Irradiations in the Brookhaven Mutations Program

Description: In brief, these facilities consist of a 250 KvP X-ray generator; two areas of a research reactor, one a well thermalized unit of moderate capacity and a larger area with a mixed thermal and fast neutron distribution, all of which are used for brief, acute exposure. A 10 acre field, currently with almost 4000 curies of cobalt 60, serves to irradiate entire plants for either short or long periods of time. Recently, the flux density of the thermal column was increased by a factor of 5 over the ori… more
Date: November 13, 1963
Creator: Miksche, J. P. & Shapiro, S.
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Effects of Free-Stream Reynolds Number, Engine Installation, and Model Scale on Stability Characteristics of a Translating-Spike Inlet at Mach 2.0

Description: Memorandum presenting the effect of free-stream Reynolds number, engine installation, and model scale on inlet stability limits and on the amplitude and frequency of buzz. The data were taken at a free-stream Mach number of 2.0 and angles of attack from 0 to 6 degrees. Results regarding free-stream Reynolds number effect, model scale, and effect of engine on stability are provided.
Date: November 13, 1957
Creator: Musial, Norman T. & Bowditch, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effects of free-stream Reynolds number, engine installation, and model scale on stability characteristics of a translating-spike inlet at Mach 2.0

Description: Report presenting the effect of free-stream Reynolds number, engine installation, and model scale on inlet stability limits and on the amplitude and frequency of buzz. The data was obtained at mach number 2.0 and a range of angles of attack. Results regarding the free-stream Reynolds number effect, model scale, and effect of engine on stability are provided.
Date: November 13, 1957
Creator: Musial, Norman T. & Bowditch, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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