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Paramagnetic Suseptibilities and Electronic Structure of AqueousCations of Elements 92 to 95

Description: Magnetic susceptibilities per gram atomic weight of elements 92 to 95 in most of their oxidation states were measured on 0.1 ml of solution which was 0.007 to 0.09 M in heavy element. The values obtained (all paramagnetic) in c.g.s. units x 10{sup 6} were: U(IV), 3690; Np(VI), 2060; Np(V), 4120; Np(IV), 4000; Pu(IV), 1610; Pu(III), 370; Am(III), 720. The results could be interpreted only on the basis of electronic configurations 5f{sup n}, even though susceptibilities were generally lower than … more
Date: November 12, 1948
Creator: Howland, Jerome J. & Calvin, Melvin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Neutron Energy Distribution in the Center of the Los Alamos Plutonium Reactor

Description: The following report examines the fission counter, fission plates and activation results of the neutron energy distribution in the center of the Los Alamos plutonium reactor.
Date: May 12, 1948
Creator: Hall, Jane H.; Hall, David B.; Spano, Alfred; Williams, Clarke & Griffin, David L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Safety for the Household

Description: Introduction: The purpose of this circular is (a) to emphasize the seriousness of certain risks to life and property frequently occurring in or about the home, (b) to give simple methods of care and caution against such hazards, and (c) to stimulate interest in public measures directed toward safety for household and community.
Date: January 12, 1948
Creator: Owen, S. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Remote Control Apparatus

Description: Report discussing equipment that can be used to perform chemical and mechanical operations involving radioactive materials safely. Illustrations of the equipment are provided.
Date: April 12, 1948
Creator: Goertz, R. C.
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Natural Icing of an Axial-Flow Turbojet Engine in Flight for a Single Icing Condition

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation in natural icing conditions to determine the effect of ice formations on the performance of an axial-flow turbojet engine. A description of the change over time in tail-pipe temperature, engine jet thrust, fuel flow, ice collection, and acceleration qualities are provided.
Date: August 12, 1948
Creator: Acker, Loren W.
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Preliminary Investigation of a Ceramic Lining for a Combustion Chamber for Gas-Turbine Use

Description: Combustion chamber liners for gas turbines and experimental set-ups were tested for failure. A ceramic-lined test chamber was operated at fuel/air ratios up to 0.050. Thermal-shock evaluation indicated that a ceramic lining, which expands after firing, would crack but would not fall apart during operation. Refractoriness of the lining and the resistance to mechanical shock were adequate. In general, shell temperature reductions of approximately 400 deg F were effected by the use of this lining … more
Date: April 12, 1948
Creator: Woodward, William H. & Bobrowsky, A. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-Speed Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Model Tail Plane with Modified NACA 65-010 Sections and 0 Degree and 45 Degrees Sweepback

Description: Memorandum presenting wind-tunnel tests that have been made to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a model tail plane with modified NACA 65-010 sections and a tapered plan form. Results were obtained with the model tail plane unswept and swept back. The data show the lift, drag, pitching-moment, and hinge-moment coefficient variation with angle of attack and flap deflection at various Mach numbers.
Date: January 12, 1948
Creator: Anderson, Joseph L. & Martin, Andrew
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Cyclic Engine Test of Cast Vitallium Turbine Buckets 2

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation conducted to provide data that may be used to correlate the engine service performance of cast Vitallium turbine buckets with metallurgical properties. Data were obtained from four turbine wheels of Timken alloy with cast Vitallium buckets. Examination of 12 broken buckets indicated that 8 of the failures were probably caused by fatigue and 4 by impact with pieces of other broken buckets.
Date: January 12, 1948
Creator: Farmer, J. Elmo; Deutsch, George C. & Sikora, Paul F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Helicopter Stability

Description: Report presenting information about some of the fundamental concepts and lines of development that may be undertaken regarding helicopter stability. Some of the principles discussed include method of control, control lag, stability characteristics, control forces, and center of gravity. Some of the means for improvement discussed include use of a horizontal stabilizer, use of trim devices, use of power-operated controls, automatic controls, and choice and grouping of indicating instruments.
Date: April 12, 1948
Creator: Gustafson, F. B. & Reeder, J. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-Speed Wind-Tunnel Tests of a 1/16-Scale Model of the D-558 Research Airplane Basic Longitudinal Stability of the D-558-1

Description: Report presenting the results of testing on a model of the D-558-1 in order to determine its pitching-moment, lift, and drag characteristics with no nose-inlet flow, and with the tail removed and at a constant setting. Only a limited analysis is provided.
Date: May 12, 1948
Creator: Wright, John B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical investigation of distribution of centrifugal stresses and their relation to limiting operating temperatures in gas-turbine blades

Description: From Introduction: "Analyses that provide a basis for comparing the centrifugal-stress distributions inherent in jet-engine turbine blades of several designs currently in use were therefore made and are presented."
Date: April 12, 1948
Creator: Kemp, Richard H. & Morgan, William C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-tunnel investigation of transonic aileron flutter of a semispan wing model with an NACA 23013 section

Description: Report presenting the results of a wind-tunnel investigation of aileron flutter up to 0.822 Mach number. The testing indicated the absence of flutter of significant amplitude when a considerable amount of wing-tip relief existed and the presence of flutter when the relief was minimized. Results regarding the testing without the end plate, with end plate, and comparison with theory are provided.
Date: July 12, 1948
Creator: Perone, Angelo & Erickson, Albert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design and Performance of Experimental Axial-Discharge Mixed-Flow Compressor 1: Impeller Design Theory

Description: Memorandum presenting a description of an axial-discharge mixed-flow compressor, which is especially adapted for jet engines because of the large mass flow per unit frontal area. The best impeller was selected on the basis of the maximum air-flow capacity, which was 19.6 pounds per second for a 14-inch-diameter impeller with a tip speed of 1480 feet per second and a pressure ratio of 3.5.
Date: August 12, 1948
Creator: Goldstein, Arthur W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design and performance of experimental axial-discharge mixed-flow compressor 2: performance of impeller

Description: Report presenting an analysis of an axial-discharge mixed-flow compressor designed to combine the compactness, reliability, and wide operating range of a mixed-flow compressor with the high flow capacity per unit of frontal area that characterizes the axial-flow compressor. The primary objective of this design was to maximize the flow capacity for a predetermined pressure ratio. Results regarding the flow distribution at the impeller inlet, flow distribution at the impeller outlet, and impeller… more
Date: August 12, 1948
Creator: Wilcox, Ward W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental determination of the lateral stability of a glider towed by a single towline and correlation with an approximate theory

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the effects of various design parameters on the lateral-stability characteristics of a glider towed by a single towline. The investigation showed that it is possible to obtain inherent lateral stability with a single towline system.
Date: November 12, 1948
Creator: Maggin, Bernard & Shanks, Robert E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sound-Level Measurements of a Light Airplane Modified to Reduce Noise Reaching the Ground

Description: "An Army liaison-type airplane, representative of personal airplanes in the 150 to 200 horsepower class, has been modified to reduce propeller and engine noise according to known principles of airplane-noise reduction. Noise-level measurements demonstrate that, with reference to an observer on the ground, a noisy airplane of this class can be made quiet -- perhaps more quiet than necessary. In order to avoid extreme and unnecessary modifications, acceptable noise levels must be determined" (p. … more
Date: February 12, 1948
Creator: Vogeley, A. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Appreciation and Prediction of Flying Qualities

Description: "The material given in this report summarizes some of the results of recent research that will aid the designers of an airplane in selecting or modifying a configuration to provide satisfactory stability and control characteristics. The requirements of the NACA for satisfactory flying qualities, which specify the important stability and control characteristics of an airplane from the pilot's standpoint, are used as the main topics of the report. A discussion is given of the reasons for the requ… more
Date: April 12, 1948
Creator: Phillips, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental Facilities for Schenectady Pile

Description: The following report describes the use of two experimental facilities used to evaluate the Schenectady Pile. The facilities are divided into nuclear physics and chemistry experiments, and testing of pile components and materials under pile conditions. This document discusses the experiments taken place in these facilities to evaluate the pile.
Date: March 12, 1948
Creator: Brooks, Harvey
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Paramagnetic Susceptibilities and Electronic Structures of Aqueous Cations of Elements 92 to 95

Description: Abstract: Magnetic susceptibilities per gram atomic weight of elements 92 to 95 in most of their oxidation states were measured at 20°C on 0.1 ml of solution which was 0.005 to 0.09M in heavy element. The values obtained (all paramagnetic) in units × 106 were: U(IV), 3690; Np(VI), 2060; Np(V), 4120; Np(IV), 4000; Pu(IV), 1610; Pu(III), 370; Am(III), 720. The results could be interpreted only on the basis of electronic configurations 5fn, even though susceptibilities were generally lower than th… more
Date: November 12, 1948
Creator: Howland, Jerome J. & Calvin, Melvin, 1911-1997
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An investigation at low speed of a 51.3 degree sweptback semispan wing equipped with 16.7-percent-chord plain flaps and ailerons having various spans and three trailing-edge angles

Description: Report presenting a wind-tunnel investigation performed at low speed to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a 51.3 degree sweptback semispan wing equipped with 16.7-percent-chord plain flaps and ailerons with various spans and spanwise locations and one with span of aileron with trailing-edge angles of 6, 14, and 25 degrees. Results regarding the wing aerodynamic characteristics, aileron-control characteristics, spoiler control characteristics, and effect of wing-tip shape are provided. more
Date: November 12, 1948
Creator: Fischel, Jack & Schneiter, Leslie E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-Speed Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Longitudinal Stability and Control Characteristics of a 0.10-Scale Model of the Grumman XF9F-2 Airplane, TED No. NACA DE301

Description: An investigation was made in the Langley high-speed 7-by 10-foot tunnel to determine the high-speed longitudinal stability end con&o1 characteristics of a 0.01-scale model of the Grumman XF9F-2 airplane in the Mach number range from 0.40 to 0.85. The results indicated that the lift and drag force breaks occurred at a Mach number of about 0.76. The aerodynamic-center position moved rearward after the force break and control position stability was present for all Mach numbers up to a Mach number … more
Date: November 12, 1948
Creator: Polhamus, Edward C. & King, Thomas J., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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