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Flow Characteristics, Composition, and Some Liquid-Phase Properties of Hydrocarbon Fluids From a "Combination" Well

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the properties of fluids produced from combination wells. The characteristics of test results of these fluids are described and presented. This report includes tables, graphs, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Eilerts, C. K. & Schellhardt, M. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of spark-timing regularity on the knock of engine performance

Description: Tests on a high-speed single-cylinder engine are described. The regularity of the spark timing was varied by driving the timer from different engine shafts. A simple and reasonably accurate method of determining the spark timing is described. The results show that irregular spark timing may cause large errors in tests of the knocking properties of fuels. For the engine tested, it was found that a change of one crankshaft degree in spark restart was equivalent to an 0.85 inch Hg change in allowa… more
Date: May 1938
Creator: Biermann, Arnold E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The increase in frictional resistance caused by various types of rivet heads as determined by tests of planing surfaces

Description: "The increase in the frictional resistance of a surface caused by the presence of rivet heads was determined by towing four planing surfaces of the same dimensions. One surface was smooth and represented a surface without rivet heads or one with perfectly flush countersunk rivets. The other three surfaces were each fitted with the same number of full-size rivet heads but of a different type arranged in the same pattern on each surface" (p. 1).
Date: May 1938
Creator: Truscott, Starr & Parkinson, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The effect of air-passage length on the optimum fin spacing for maximum cooling

Description: The effect on cooling of baffle length with optimum cylinder finning is discussed. Results from tests of several streamlined cylinders are given. It is shown that by employing several baffles the cooling can be increased several times.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Brevoort, Maurice J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-Tunnel Tests of a Clark Y Wing Having Split Flaps With Gaps

Description: "Tests were made of the Clark Y wing having split flaps with a gap between the flap and the lower surface of the wing. Lift, drag, and pitching moments were measured for the wing with three different sizes of flap. It was found that any gap between the flap and the wing reduced the lift, the drag, and the pitching moments, but that the center-of-pressure movement and the ratio of lift to drag were little affected" (p. 1).
Date: May 1938
Creator: Wenzinger, Carl J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effects of Simulated Ice Formation on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of an Airfoil

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the size and distribution of ice particles on the wings of aircraft and how they affect the aerodynamic characteristics. A simulated ice formation was generated from survey information received from aircraft pilots and was tested to determine the impact on the lift characteristics.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Gulick, Beverly G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Load Tests on a Stiffened Circular Cylindrical Shell

Description: The present report describes tests in which the stress distribution may be determined in a stiffened circular cylindrical shell loaded longitudinally at four symmetrically situated points. As being of particular importance are the cases investigated of groups of bending and arching or convexing forces, respectively. From the stress measurements on the longitudinal stiffeners, the shear stresses and the bulkhead ring stresses in the skin could be evaluated.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Schapitz, E. & Krümling, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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On the Determination of the Take-Off Characteristics of a Seaplane

Description: The present paper presents an attempt to coordinate the available theoretical and experimental data on planing surfaces so as to develop an approximate analytical method for the determination of the water resistance of a seaplane without any preliminary towing tests in the tank.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Perelmuter, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Influence of Notches Under Static Stress

Description: From the described experiments it is seen that notches are a potential source of strength decrease even under static stress, which the designer must take into consideration. Section I is a general treatment of notch influence under the various types of stresses. Section II treats the influence of notches in thin sheet as is used in airplane construction.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Matthaes, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of boundary-layer transition on three symmetrical airfoils in the NACA full-scale wind tunnel

Description: For the purpose of studying the transition from laminar to turbulent flow, boundary-layer measurements were made in the NACA full-scale wind tunnel on three symmetrical airfoils of NACA 0009, 0012, and 0018 sections. The effects of variations in lift coefficient, Reynolds number, and airfoil thickness on transition were investigated. Air speed in the boundary layer was measured by total-head tubes and by hot wires; a comparison of transition as indicated by the two techniques was obtained. The … more
Date: May 26, 1938
Creator: Silverstein, Abe & Becker, John V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of Compressibility on Eight Full-Scale Propellers Operating in the Take-Off and Climbing Range

Description: "Tests were made of eight full-scale propellers of different shape at various tip speeds up to about 1,000 feet per second. The range of blade-angle settings investigated was from 10 degrees to 30 degrees at the 0.75 radius. The results indicate that a loss in propulsive efficiency occurred at tip speeds from 0.5 to 0.7 the velocity of sound for the take-off and climbing conditions" (p. 517).
Date: May 18, 1938
Creator: Biermann, David & Hartman, Edwin P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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