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The Fabrication of Stainless Steel-Uranium Dioxide Fuel Elements

Description: Abstract: "Stainless steel-clad fuel sheet 0.020 in. thick with a 0.008-in. core of stainless steel plus UO2 was produced by roll cladding a powder metal compact. The effects of processing variables, core-matrix composition, quantity of oxide, and oxide particle size on the properties of the sheet were investigated. The strength and ductility of the core decreased sharply as the quantity of oxide in the core increased from 20 to 40 w/o. Over the range of matrix compositions investigated the par… more
Date: March 2, 1954
Creator: Keeler, J. R.; Keller, D. L. & Cuddy, L. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Exact Analysis of Limited Plane Plasma in a Magnetic Field

Description: Introduction: "Prior analyses of a plasma in a magnetic field have been limited, as far as the writer is aware, to cases in which the relative change in field over the orbital distance and the relative change in ion concentration are both small, or in which the relations have been viewed in a purely hydrodynamical way. The first approach excludes cases which can be of considerable interests, for it fails near a plasma edge. The second loses all sight of the structure imposed by the orbital moti… more
Date: December 2, 1954
Creator: Tonks, Lewi, 1897-1971
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A brief review of major problems at Redox

Description: During the last few months the Redox plant has been plagued with an excessive number of problems which have resulted in its inability to meet forecasted production schedules in November 1953, January and February 1954. The following paragraphs are intended to indicate some of the problems faced at Redox and the steps that are being taken to remedy them. It should be emphasized that the plant has been operating far above original design capacity and this fact tends to aggravate some of the probl… more
Date: March 2, 1954
Creator: Maider, J. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Survey Report on Lithium Hydride

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Date: May 2, 1954
Creator: Gibb, Thomas R. P., Jr. & Messer, C. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engine performance of alloy 73J turbine blades cast to predetermined grain sizes

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the suitability of alloy 73J as a turbojet turbine-blade alloy and the effect of grain size on engine operating life. Blades made of alloy 73J were run in a full-scale J33-9 turbojet engine under cyclic conditions. Results regarding the macroexamination of blades, engine life, engine life against stress-rupture life, blade failures, blade elongation, metallographic results, and blade dimensions and the possible effects of overdimensions are provid… more
Date: July 2, 1954
Creator: Johnston, James R.; Gyorgak, Charles A. & Weeton, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An investigation at high subsonic speeds of the pressure distributions on a 45 degree sweptback vertical tail in sideslip with and without a 45 degree sweptback horizontal tail located on the fuselage center line

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the high-speed tunnel at high subsonic speeds and several angles of attack of the chordwise pressure distribution at six spanwise stations on a 45 degree sweptback, untapered vertical tail in sideslip. The presence of the horizontal tail slightly increased the value of section normal-force coefficients on the vertical tail but did not materially alter the nature of the load distribution.
Date: November 2, 1954
Creator: Wiley, Harleth G. & Moseley, William C., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Organophosphorus Compounds in Rocket-Engine Applications

Description: Report discussing the ignition-delay determinations of three organophosphorous fuels with nitric acid oxidants at simulated altitude conditions with a small-scale rocket engine.
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: Ladanyi, Dezso J. & Hennings, Glen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effects of Additives on Corrosion and Mass Transfer in Sodium Hydroxide - Nickel Systems Under Free-Convection Conditions

Description: Memorandum presenting a study of the effect of additives on the extent of corrosion and mass transfer in sodium hydroxide - "L" nickel systems. The extent of corrosion and mass transfer was determined by a measurement of the weight change of a specimen in the hot zone, and by metallographic examination of the specimen cross section. Results regarding the reproducibility, appearance of specimens, and additives having a detrimental effect, no effect, or a beneficial effect are provided.
Date: August 2, 1954
Creator: Forestieri, Americo F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of a trailing-edge paddle-control surface on a triangular wing of aspect ratio 2 at subsonic and supersonic speeds

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation of external airfoils, known as paddle-control surfaces, as the longitudinal control device on a triangular wing of aspect ratio 2. The lift, drag, pitching moment, and hinge moment were obtained for a variety of Mach numbers.
Date: February 2, 1954
Creator: Ball, Louis H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of Experimental Hydrodynamic Impact Loads and Motions for a V-Step and a Transverse-Step Hydro-Ski

Description: Report presenting a comparison of the hydrodynamic impact loads and motions encountered in testing a V-step and a transverse-step flat-bottom hydro-ski with beam loadings of about 4.5. Testing occurred in smooth water over a range of velocities, flight-path angles, and fixed trims. Results regarding time histories of draft, vertical velocity, and vertical acceleration, impact lift coefficient, draft coefficient, and time coefficient for rebound are provided.
Date: February 2, 1954
Creator: Miller, Robert W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Wedge-Type Boundary-Layer Diverters on Performance of Half-Conical Side Inlets at Mach Number 2.96

Description: Report presenting an investigation at Mach number 2.96 to study the effects of wedge-type boundary-layer removal on the performance of side inlets with half of a double-conical external-compression surface. Some of the parameters investigated were the wedge height, wedge inclined angle, wedge-tip position, and splitter-plate geometry. Two lengths of constant-area diffuser throat section were also considered.
Date: August 2, 1954
Creator: Johnson, Harry W. & Piercy, Thomas G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design and Experimental Investigation of Light-Weight Bases for Air-Cooled Turbine Rotor Blades

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the problem of air-cooled turbine rotor-blade weight reduction for aircraft gas turbines as part of the NACA turbine-cooling research program. A bulb-root-type blade-base design was achieved which utilized forming and brazing techniques in its manufacture and was combined with an axial-flow turbojet engine aerodynamic profile. Results regarding the sheet-metal bulb-root-type air-cooled base designs, air-cooled pinned-type base design, and some weight re… more
Date: July 2, 1954
Creator: Freche, John C. & McKinnon, Roy A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effects of Changes in Aspect Ratio and Tail Height on the Longitudinal Stability Characteristics at High Subsonic Speeds of a Model With a Wing Having 32.6 Degree Sweepback

Description: Report discussing an investigation to determine the effects of changes in aspect ratio and tail height on the longitudinal stability characteristics of a model with a 32.6-degree sweptback wing. The effects of a leading-edge discontinuity were also examined.
Date: February 2, 1954
Creator: Alford, William J., Jr. & Pasteur, Thomas B., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of a Change in Body Shape on the Loading of a 45 Degree Sweptback Wing-Body Combination at Transonic Speeds

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation made in the 8-foot transonic tunnel of the pressure distribution on a wing-body combination with a 45 degree sweptback wing with aspect ratio 4, taper ratio 0.6, and NACA 65A006 airfoil sections parallel to the plane of symmetry. The chordwise pressure distributions, which were determined at various spanwise stations, indicate that the flow about the two configurations is the same. Results regarding basic pressure measurements and loading and aerodynamic c… more
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: Loving, Donald L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics of two flat-bottomed bodies at Mach number of 3.12

Description: From Introduction: "This report presents the results of an investigation in the NACA Lewis 1- by 1-foot supersonic wind tunnel of two flat-bottomed bodies to determine their aerodynamic characteristics at a Mach number of 3.12."
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: Jack, John R. & Moskowitz, Barry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Organophosphorus compounds in rocket-engine applications

Description: Report presenting experimental ignition-delay determinations of mixed alkyl thiophosphites, triethyl trithiophsphite, and propylene N,N-dimethylamidophosphite with red and white fuming nitric acid conducted at a range of temperatures and pressure altitudes. The literature pertaining to the use of organo-phosphorous compounds in rocket-propellant combinations was surveyed and summarized with emphasis on ignition-delay investigations.
Date: April 2, 1954
Creator: Ladanyi, Dezso J. & Hennings, Glen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Acceleration of high-pressure-ratio single-spool turbojet engine as determined from component performance characteristics 3: effect of turbine stator adjustment

Description: From Summary: "An analytical investigation was made to determine from component performance the effect of turbine stator adjustment on the acceleration characteristics of a typical high-pressure-ratio single-spool turbojet engine. Turbine stator adjustment was adequate to permit engine operation in the intermediate-speed range, but was less satisfactory than the relatively simple schemes of compressor-interstage and -outlet bleed."
Date: August 2, 1954
Creator: Rohlik, Harold E. & Rebeske, John J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Multiple over-all performance and rotating-stall characteristics of a 15-stage experimental axial-flow compressor at an intermediate speed

Description: From Summary: "The 15-stage experimental axial-flow compressor was investigated at 78.5 percent of design speed, which falls in the region of the surge-limit line discontinuity. In this region indications of multiple characteristic curves of compressor operation had been found. On the basis of previous stage-matching analyses, these multiple performance characteristics appear to be the result of multiple-valued stage performance characteristics."
Date: July 2, 1954
Creator: Lucas, James G. & Filippi, Richard E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An evaluation of turbojet engine thrust control by exhaust-nozzle-area modulation and compressor-inlet throttling

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation at sea-level static conditions to determine the thrust control possible with a modern axial-flow turbojet engine at rated engine speeds using compressor-inlet throttling in conjunction with exhaust-nozzle-area modulation. Results regarding the thrust reduction using exhaust-nozzle-area modulation alone and in conjunction with the compressor-inlet throttling are provided.
Date: August 2, 1954
Creator: Harp, James L., Jr.; Velie, Wallace W. & Mallett, William E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A bibliography of reactor hazards

Description: This annotated bibliography contains 109 references to the classified report literature on the liability of reactors to disaster, the possible consequences of disaster, and reactor accidents which have occurred. The references are arranged alpha-numerically, which is essentially by issuing site. An author index, a subject index, and a report number index are included. The subject index references the reports both by the reactor affected and the potential hazard. The report number index contains… more
Date: August 2, 1954
Creator: Steach, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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