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The Influence of Lubrication on the Compactability of Magnesium-Green Salt Blends for Bomb Reduction

Description: Lubrication of die surfaces with mineral oil or Dag 217 during final compacting of UF/sub 4/--Mg blends prevented seizing. Mineral oil application after every third press allowed 18 compacts before seizing became severe. Similar application of Dag 217 allowed 78 compacts. Mixing 0.33 wt.% Ceremul "C" with the powder allowed 40 compacts. Punch clearance had little effect on seizing. (T.R.H.)
Date: June 18, 1957
Creator: Paprocki, S. J.; Carlson, R. J. & Smith, E. G., Jr.
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RMF MEASUREMENTS ON MTR-IRRADIATED EUROPIUM OXIDE

Description: Aluminum capsules with Al inserts and He atmospheres and containing 4 strips of Eu/sub 2/O/sub 3/-stainless steel were measured in the Reactivity Measurement Facility at MTR, both before and after irradiation. (T.R.H.)
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Henscheid, J.W. & Fast, E.
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An Evaluation of the Calder Hall Type of Nuclear Power Plant

Description: Abstract: Presented herein is the preliminary design of a natural uranium, graphite moderated, CO2-cooled reactor and power plant similar to, but larger than, the British Calder Hall plant, with a net electrical output of 130 MWE.
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Banks, William F.; Schneider, G. A.; Morgan, William T. & Ash, E. B.
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Reference Design for an OMR-Powered 38,000-DWT Tanker

Description: Abstract: This report presents a reference design of an organic moderated and cooled reactor for the propulsion of a 38,000-dwt tanker.
Date: March 18, 1957
Creator: Gimera, R. J. & Stanbridge, R. E.
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Localization of Cerium-144 in the Skeletal Tissues of Fetal Rats

Description: The developing fetal skeleton of the rat was used to study the microscopic localization of the rare earth Ce/sup 144/ in bone. Nineteen-day-old rat fetuses were injected with Ce/sup 144/ in isotonic sodium citrate via the umbilical vein. They were sacrificed one-haif hour after the injection by immersion in 80% alcohol fixative. The fetuses were embedded in paraffin and sectioned at 10 to 12 mu . Semiserial sections were treated with periodic acid- Schiff stain for mucopolysaccharides, and by t… more
Date: October 18, 1957
Creator: Asling, C. W.; Johnston, M. E.; Durbin, P. W. & Hamilton, J. G.
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Reaction of Fluorine With Carbon as a Means of Fluorine Disposal

Description: Report discussing an investigation into the binding of amorphous carbon with flourine to render it inert and easy to vent into the atmosphere.The ease and safety of the procedure are described.
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Schmidt, Harold W.
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Investigation of Drag and Static Longitudinal and Lateral Stability Characteristics of a Model of a 40.4 Degree Swept-Wing Airplane at Mach Numbers of 1.56 and 2.06

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the drag, longitudinal stability, and lateral stability characteristics of a model of a fighter-type airplane. Several modifications were made to the model in an attempt to eliminate pitch-up.
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Carmel, Melvin M. & Turner, Kenneth L.
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Boundary-Layer-Transition and Heat-Transfer Measurements from Flight Tests of Blunt and Sharp 50 Degree Cones at Mach Numbers from 1.7 to 4.7

Description: Boundary-layer-transition and heat-transfer measurements were obtained from flight tests of blunt and sharp cones having apex angles of 50 deg. The test Mach number range was from 1.7 to 4.7, corresponding to free-stream Reynolds numbers, based on cone base diameter, of 18. 3 x 10(exp 6) and 32.1 x 10(exp 6), respectively. Transition on both models occurred at a local Reynolds number of 1 x 10(exp 6) to 2 X 10(exp 6) based on distance from the stagnation point. Transition Reynolds numbers base… more
Date: April 18, 1957
Creator: Chauvin, Leo T. & Speegle, Katherine C.
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Investigation of a 0.6 Hub-Tip Radius-Ratio Transonic Turbine Designed for Secondary-Flow Study 2 - Design and Experimental Performance of Turbine With Low-Velocity-Turning Stator and Standard Rotor

Description: Memorandum presenting a low-velocity-turning stator designed to reduce secondary-flow loss cores by turning the flow at low velocities and accelerating it in passages of constant flow angle with reduced cross-channel pressure gradients. Performance of the stator was determined with static-pressure measurements and detailed surveys of total pressure and flow angle made with the turbine operating at design speed near design work.
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Rohlik, Harold E.; Wintucky, William T. & Scibbe, Herbert W.
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Origin and Prevention of Crash Fires in Turbojet Aircraft

Description: "The tendency for the jet engine rotor to continue to rotate after crash presents the probability that crash-spilled combustibles suspended in the air or puddled on the ground at the engine inlet may be sucked into the engine. Studies with jet engines operating on a test stand and full-scale crashes of turbojet-powered airplanes showed that combustibles drawn into the engine in this way ignite explosively within the engine. Experiment showed that the gas flow through the engine is too rapid to … more
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Pinkel, I. Irving; Weiss, Solomon; Preston, G. Merritt & Pesman, Gerard J.
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A TRACER STUDY OF THE TRANSPORT OF CHROMIUM IN FLUORIDE FUEL SYSTEMS

Description: An experimental study was made of the mass transport of chromium in poly- thermal Inconel-fluoride fuel systems. The transport of chromium was followed by toe technique of adding radioactive Cr/sup 51/ to the system as either CrF/sub 2/ , in the salt or as elemental chromium in the solid phase. The rates of diffusion of chromium in Inconel at 600, 700, 800, and 900 deg C were determined by an electropolishing technique. Polythermal studies were carried out by three methods, tilting capsules, th… more
Date: June 18, 1957
Creator: Price, Robert B.; Sunderman, Duane N.; Pobereskin, Meyer & Calkins, George D.
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The Present State of Development of Iron-Aluminum-Base Alloys

Description: The purpose of this memorandum is to summarize the present state of development of iron-- aluminum-base alloys. The binary iron--aluminum alloys offer favorable tensile strength but possess very poor ductility. The iron-- aluminum -- molybdenum alloy, thermenol (Fe -16A1--3 Mo), is corrosion resistant, offers excellent tensile strength, and is ductile. (A.C.)
Date: November 18, 1957
Creator: Lepkowski, W. J. & Holladay, J. W.
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New Beta Heat-Treating Salt Baths for Reducing Hydrogen Pickup by Uranium Rods

Description: The following report summarizes the results of the laboratory-scale work and pilot-plant scale work of a salt-batch composition that reduces the hydrogen pickup by uranium rods during the beta heat treatment, and the study of the influence of humidity over the salt bath on hydrogen pickup.
Date: June 18, 1957
Creator: Lortscher, Lawrence L.; Sense, Karl A. & Filbert, Robert B., Jr.
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Delta-Phase Zirconium Hydride as a Solid Moderator

Description: Abstract: "In a study of the preparation and properties of delta-phase zirconium hydride it was found that large, sound bodies of the hydride can be prepared by direct combination of the elements if the rate of the reaction is retarded by limiting the supply of available hydrogen. Specimens up to 1-in. diameter were prepared using this technique. Because delta phase zirconium hydride does not readily form eutectics with iron-and nickel-base alloys below 1800 F these materials may be utilized fo… more
Date: December 18, 1957
Creator: Vetrano, James B.
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A Tracer Study of the Transport of Chromium in Fluoride Fuel Systems

Description: The following report follows an experimental study that was made on the mass transport of chromium in polythermal inconel-fluoride fuel systems, followed by the technique of adding radioactive chromium-51 to the system as either CrF3 in the salt or as elemental chromium in the solid phase.
Date: June 18, 1957
Creator: Price, Robert B.; Sunderman, Duane Neuman; Pobereskin, Meyer & Calkins, George D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pressure, flow, and temperature responses to a rapid plugging of a process tube

Description: This report presents the results of initial experiments concerning the protection afforded by the Panellit system against hazards associated with the inadvertent plugging of a process tube.
Date: February 18, 1957
Creator: Hesson, G. M. & Thorne, W. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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