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The Critical Mass of a Spherical Reactor with Variable Intrinsic Buckling

Description: Abstract: "The critical mass both of an untamped and water-tamped sphere with parabolic radial variation of the intrinsic buckling is calculated by a perturbation method. The result is applied to finding the minimum critical mass of plutonium in water suspension with infinite water temper; the calculations show that the minimum critical mass at constant concentration may be reduced by an amount of the order of 7.6% when the concentration of plutonium is permitted to vary throughout the suspensi… more
Date: April 28, 1949
Creator: Muller, G. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of Organic Acids in Process Solutions

Description: Abstract: "A method has been established for the estimation of volatile organic acids in aqueous process solutions containing UNH, nitric acid, ANN, sodium dichromate and small amounts of hexone. The practice is to distill a 400 ul or 500 ul sample in the presence of an excess of phosphoric acid and ferrous sulfate under a high vacuum; a special apparatus utilizing a receiver cooled with a dry ice-isopropanol mixture is employed. The distillate is taken up in isopropanol and then titrated poten… more
Date: June 29, 1949
Creator: Brouns, R. J. & Pollock, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Coulometric Titration of 8-Hydroxyquinoline

Description: Abstract: "A new method of determining 8-hydroxyquinoline by titration with electrolytucally-generated bromine has been developed. Results show good precision in the range 0.4 mg. to 1.6 mg. total 8-hydroxyquinoline, with 99% confidence limits of less than +/- 2%. An electronically-regulated constant current source, required by the method, is described. A new indicator system with high sensitivity to free bromine is discussed."
Date: June 16, 1949
Creator: Carson, W. N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Coulometric Determination of Acetic Acid

Description: Abstract: "Small amounts of acetic acid, equivalent to 400 ul. of 0.3 to 0.13 g/L. can be titrated coulonatrically in the presence of a 10 to 25-fold excess of HN03 in 70%, isopropanol. An accuracy of +/- 0.1% and a precision of +/- 8.5% (99% limite) are obtained.
Date: August 16, 1949
Creator: Carson, W. N. & Ko, Roy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Junebug Clark at Three Minutes Old]

Description: Photograph of newborn Junebug Clark at three minutes old. Clark is squirming as he's placed on a blanket, with hospital equipment visible around him. His full name is handwritten beneath the image, as well as his age. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Born April 6, 1949. Providence Hospital. Detroit, Michigan Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS
Date: April 5, 1949
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Investigations Relating to the Extension of Laminar Flow by Means of Boundary-Layer Suction Through Slots

Description: Note presenting experimental investigations of boundary-layer suction through slots as a means of increasing the extent of laminar flow on airfoil sections. The results show that, with the use of suitable slots, substantial increases in the extent of laminar flow can be achieved by boundary-layer control with only a small expenditure of power. Results regarding slot geometry and arrangement, suction slots in an unfavorable pressure gradient, suction slots in a favorable pressure gradient, and d… more
Date: October 1949
Creator: Loftin, Laurence K., Jr. & Burrows, Dale L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quantitative Study of Variations in Concentration of Glycerol and Aerosol OT on Foaming Volume of Oil at Room Temperature

Description: "The amount of foam that can be formed in the presence of certain pure chemical agents was investigated by a new method. The effect of variations in concentration and proportion of Aerosol OT and glycerol was studied and the effects of various other mixtures have been given for comparison. Both Gulf Agent and Aerosol-OT - glycerol mixtures, when present in comparable amounts, prohibited the formation of the normal volumes of foam to the same extent and in the optimum cases reduced it to only on… more
Date: April 1949
Creator: McBain, J. W. & Ross, Sydney
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Various Compounds in Use With Airplane Engines Upon Foaming of Aircraft Lubricating Oil

Description: Report presenting an investigation of aircraft lubricating oil that is contaminated with various materials used in connection with airplane engines or contained in the fuel. Over 60 of the materials have been tested to determine their influence on the foaming of an aircraft lubricating oil. All but 13 of the compounds were found to have a small or negligible effect, but the other 13 were found to be strong foaming agents.
Date: April 1949
Creator: McBain, J. W. & Woods, W. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Buckling of Parallel Simply Supported Tension and Compression Members Connected by Elastic Deflectional Springs

Description: Note presenting an investigation of the problem of the buckling of parallel simply supported tension and compression members connected by equally stiff and equally spaced elastic deflection springs as an approximation to the problem of the effect of finite stiffness of ribs and tension surface on the buckling load of the compression surface of a wing. Charts relating compressive buckling load, deflectional spring stiffness, and the ratio of the flexural stiffness of the members are given for te… more
Date: February 1949
Creator: Seide, Paul & Eppler, John F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Compressive Buckling of Simply Supported Plates With Longitudinal Stiffeners

Description: "Charts are presented for the analysis of the stability under compression of simply supported rectangular plates with one, two, three, and an infinite number of identical equally spaced longitudinal stiffeners that have zero torsional stiffness" (p. 1).
Date: March 1949
Creator: Seide, Paul & Stein, Manuel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Linear theory of boundary effects in open wind tunnels with finite jet lengths

Description: Report in two parts: one examines the boundary conditions for an open wind tunnel with special references to the effects of the closed entrance and exit sections, while the other derives solutions of four types of two-dimensional open tunnels, including one in which the pressures on the two free surfaces are not equal.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Katzoff, Samuel; Gardner, Clifford S.; Diesendruck, Leo & Eisenstadt, Bertram J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Matrix Methods for Calculating Cantilever-Beam Deflections

Description: Note presenting the method of numerical integration for calculation of beam deflection in matrix form to give it the advantages which are inherent in an influence-coefficient method. Examples are presented to show that the use of weighted matrices reduces the calculation time required to obtain a desired degree of accuracy.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Benscoter, Stanley U. & Gossard, Myron L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of forebody warp on the hydrodynamic qualities of a hypothetical flying boat having a hull length-beam ratio of 15

Description: Report of an investigation of the effect of forebody warp on the hydrodynamic qualities of a hypothetical flying boat with a hull length-beam ratio of 15 in smooth water and in waves. Warping the forebody planing bottom was found to appreciably increase the range of stable trim between the lower and upper trim limits of stability, although the center-of-gravity limits of stability were reduced.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Carter, Arthur W. & Weinstein, Irving
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data on the Compressive Strength of 75S-T6 Aluminum-Alloy Flat Panels with Longitudinal Extruded Z-Section Stiffeners

Description: "The experimental results are presented for a part of an investigation of the compressive strength of 75S-T6 aluminum-alloy flat panels with longitudinal extruded Z-section stiffeners. This part of the investigation is concerned with panels in which the ratio of the thickness of the stiffener material to the skin material varies from 0.4 to 1.0 and the ratio of stiffener spacing to skin thickness varies from 15 to 40" (p. 1).
Date: March 1949
Creator: Hickman, William A. & Dow, Norris F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Corrosion tests of a heated wing utilizing an exhaust-gas-air mixture for ice prevention

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the exhaust of corrosive attack in an aluminum alloy wing employing an exhaust-gas-air mixture as a heating medium for ice prevention. There were no cases of structurally serious corrosion on either painted or plain specimens removed from the wing for detailed microscopic and metallurgic examination.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Holdaway, George H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study by the Prandtl-Glauert method of compressibility effects and critical Mach number for ellipsoids of various aspect ratios and thickness ratios

Description: From Summary: "By the use of a form of the Prandtl-Glauert method that is valid for three-dimensional flow problems, the value of the maximum incremental velocity for compressible flow about thin ellipsoids at zero angle of attack is calculated as a function of the Mach number for various aspect ratios and thickness ratios. The critical Mach numbers (within the accuracy of the Prandtl-Glauert method) of the various ellipsoids are also determined. The results indicate an increase in critical Mac… more
Date: January 1949
Creator: Hess, Robert V. & Gardner, Clifford S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Meteorological Conditions Associated with Aircraft Icing in Layer-Type Clouds for 1947-48 Winter

Description: Rotating-cylinder measurements of the icing conditions encountered in flight during the winter of 1947-48 are presented. Liquid water content, drop size, and temperature data are shown to be consistent with previously measured conditions and with proposed maximum icing conditions in supercooled layer-type clouds. Cumulative frequency graphs of meteorological parameters indicate the frequency with which various icing conditions have been encountered in the Great Lakes area and surrounding states. more
Date: January 1949
Creator: Kline, Dwight B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gust-tunnel investigation of a wing model with semichord line swept back 30 degrees

Description: Report presenting tests in the gust tunnel of the 30 degree sweptback wing model to provide information on some of the problems encountered in the prediction of gust loads for airplanes incorporating swept wings. The results indicate that within the scope of the data and the values of gradient distance investigated, the maximum acceleration increment depends on the slope of the lift curve of an equivalent straight wing multiplied by the cosine of the angle of sweep and on the effect of gradual … more
Date: January 1949
Creator: Reisert, Thomas D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application of Radial-Equilibrium Condition to Axial-Flow Compressor and Turbine Design

Description: Note presenting some of the basic general equations governing the three-dimensional compressible flow of gas through a compressor or a turbine in terms of velocity components, total enthalpy, and entropy. The equations are applied to investigate the maximum compatible number of the radial variations of the gas properties between successive blade rows that a designer is free to specify.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Wu, Chung-Hua & Wolfenstein, Lincoln
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of hull length-beam ratio on the hydrodynamic characteristics of flying boats in waves

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the take-off and landing behavior in waves of models of a hypothetical flying boat with hull length-beam ratios of 6 and 15. The flying boat had a design gross weight of 75,000 pounds, a wing loading of 41.1 pounds per square foot, and a power loading of 11.5 pounds per brake horsepower for take-off. Results regarding the landing behavior, spray characteristics, and taxiing and take-off behavior are provided.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Carter, Arthur W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of the structural efficiency of panels having straight-web and curved-web Y-section stiffeners

Description: Report presenting comparisons of the structural efficiency of panels with straight-web and curved-web Y-section stiffeners. In the high-stress region in which failure is at least in part associated with local buckling, panels with curved-web Y-section stiffeners have higher structural efficiencies than panels with straight-web Y-section stiffeners, which is evidenced by higher average stresses at failure, smaller stiffener heights, or wider average spacing of rivet lines.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Dow, Norris F. & Hickman, William A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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