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Visual Studies of Cylinder Lubrication [Part] 1: The Lubrication of the Piston Skirt

Description: Report describes the lubrication characteristics of an aircraft-type piston as visually studied in a V-type engine with a glass cylinder. Information about the movement of the piston, the piston rings, and the oil-control rings and their effect on lubrication is included.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Shaw, Milton C. & Nussdorfer, Theodore
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Analysis of Heat and Compressibility Effects in Internal Flow Systems and High-Speed Tests of a Ram-Jet System

Description: Report presenting an analysis of the effects of heat and compressibility in the flow through the internal systems of aircraft. Equations and charts are developed whereby the flow characteristics at key stations in a typical internal system may be readily obtained.
Date: September 1942
Creator: Becker, John V. & Baals, Donald D.
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The Propeller and Cooling-Air-Flow Characteristics of a Twin-Engine Airplane Model Equipped With NACA D(Sub S)-Type Cowlings and With Propellers of NACA 16-Series Airfoil Sections

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 19-foot pressure tunnel to determine the nacelle drag, the cowling-air flow, and the propeller characteristics of a model of a high-performance military airplane. The model is fitted with NACA D(sub S)-type engine cowlings and with propellers embodying NACA 16-series airfoil sections. Results regarding the propeller characteristics, drag and cowling-air flow with the propeller removed, the effect of propeller on flow through cowling, and the influence o… more
Date: September 1944
Creator: McHugh, James G. & Pepper, Edward
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Notes on the Effect of Surface Distortions on the Drag and Critical Mach Number of Airfoils

Description: "The effect of two-dimensional bumps and surface waviness on the pressure distribution over airfoils is considered. It is shown that the results of the analysis may be useful in evaluating the effects of accidental or intended surface distortions on the drag and critical Mach number of airfoils" (p. 1).
Date: September 1943
Creator: Allen, H. Julian
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Air-consumption parameters for automatic mixture control of aircraft engines

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of this analysis was to investigate the use of function of intake-manifold temperature and pressure, exhaust back pressure, and engine speed in place of a ventri as a means of measuring engine air consumption and to determine if this function is suitable for automatic mixture control."
Date: September 1944
Creator: Shames, Sidney J.
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Experimental Physics Division of the Los Alamos Project. Progress report No. 4

Description: Included in this semi-monthly report written in 1943 are progress with neutron beams, neutron absorption in enriched materials, equipment operation and maintenance reports of the cyclotron neutron source facility, and instrumentation maintenance activities of individuals in the cyclotron group. (GHT)
Date: September 1, 1943
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Magnolia Oil Field, Columbia County, Arkansas: Part 1. Petroleum-Engineering Study; Part 2. Derivation and Application of Material-Balance Equations

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on studies conducted at the Magnolia oil fields in Columbia County, Arkansas. History, geology, and methods are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Carpenter, Charles B.; Schroeder, H. J. & Cook, Alton B.
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Petroleum-Engineering Study of the New Hope Oil Field, Franklin County, Texas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines regarding studies on the modern petroleum engineering techniques used in Franklin County, Texas. Drilling methods, and analysis of the core samples are presented. This report includes tables, and graphs.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Carpenter, Charles B.; Anderson, Kenneth F. & Cook, Alton B.
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Laramie Sponge-Iron Pilot Plant

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the pilot plant in Laramie County, Wyoming. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this report is to record information derived from recent experimental work that had as its objective the development and demonstration of one method of producing sponge iron" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: September 1948
Creator: Johnston, T. L. & Mahan, W. M.
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Investigation of the Blewett Zinc-Lead Deposit, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Blewett zinc-lead mine of Illinois. Samples obtained through churn-drill and diamond drill holes are analyzed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: September 1948
Creator: Holt, Stephen P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Process for the Production of Iron-Free Alum: Part 2. Pilot-Plant Development

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the production processes of iron-free alum. This is the second part of the report, and focuses on the development and operation of a continuous pilot plant. This report includes tables, graphs, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: September 1948
Creator: Cunningham, William K.; Gee, Edwin A. & Heindl, R. August
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Lead-Zinc-Silver in the Poughkeepsie District and Part of the Upper Uncompahgre and Mineral Point Districts, Ouray and San Juan Counties, Colorado

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over mining districts in Colorado. As noted in the introduction, "in this report the physical features, climate, and ore deposits of the districts are described, and a brief history of mining and production of lead, zinc, and silver is given" (p. 4). This report includes tables, illustrations, and maps.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Hazen, Scott W., Jr.
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Titanium Minerals in Central and Northeastern Florida

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over titanium minerals in Florida. Evaluation of titanium samples obtained is presented. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Thoenen, J. R. & Warne, J. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New Low Mass Isotopes of Emanation (Element 86)

Description: Among the spallation products obtained from the 350-Mev proton bombardment of Th{sup 232} they have identified two gaseous alpha-emitters which apparently do not decay into any presently known alpha-decay chains. The half-lives observed for the decay of the alpha-activities are 23 minutes and 2.1 hours. These half-lives may be principally determined by an unknown amount of orbital electron capture. At least one alpha-emitting daughter (about 4 hours half-life) has been observed to grow from a g… more
Date: September 5, 1949
Creator: Ghiorso, A.; Meinke, W. W. & Seaborg, G. T.
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Systematics of Alpha-Radioactivity

Description: Correlations of alpha-decay energies in terms of mass number and atomic number have been made for all of the alpha-emitting species now numbering over 100. For each element isotopes show increase in alpha-energy with decrease in mass number except in the region of 126 neutrons where there is an explainable reversal. This reversal has the effect of creating a region of relatively low alpha-energy and long half-life at low mass numbers for such elements as astatine, emanation, francium, and possi… more
Date: September 12, 1949
Creator: Perlman, I.; Ghiorso, A. & Seaborg, G. T.
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Alpha-Decay in Isotopes of Atomic Number Less Than 83

Description: Some time ago we started work in an attempt to observe alpha-particle decay in isotopes of atomic number less than 83. In the first experiments, thin targets of gold leaf were bombarded with 190-Mev deuterons in the 184-inch cyclotron. Two alpha-decay periods were observed in these targets; one of 0.7 minutes half-life and another of 4.3 minutes half-life. The alpha-particle energies were 5.7 and 5.2 Mev, respectively. Chemical separations proved that the 4.3-minute period is due to a gold isot… more
Date: September 5, 1949
Creator: Thompson, S. G.; Ghiorso, A.; Radmussen, J. O. & Seaborg, G. T.
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Production for Mesons by X-rays

Description: At the spring, 1949, meeting of the National Academy of Sciences(l) a preliminary account was given of some observations of mesons produced by the 335 Mev x-ray beam from the Berkeley synchrotron. The present paper is a progress report of this work; no claim is made for completeness, but sufficient new data are available to make publication at this time worth while, especially since some of the numerical results given in the earlier report require revision. The x-ray beam, produced by the impac… more
Date: September 15, 1949
Creator: McMillan, Edwin M.; Peterson, Jack & White, R. Stephen
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Progress Report No. 65 Aug. 15-Sept. 15, 1948

Description: This is a progress report on the following: (1) 184-inch Cyclotron Program; (2) 60-inch Cyclotron Operation; (3) Synchrotron Program; (4) Linear Accelerator Operation; (5) Experimental Physics; (6) Theoretical Physics; (7) Isotope Separation Program; (8) Chemistry; (9) Medical Physics; and (10) Health Chemistry and Physics.
Date: September 15, 1948
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Identification and Determination of Trace Amounts of Rare Earth Elements in Graphite by Neutron Activation

Description: Abstract: "A method is described for the identification and quantitative determination of trace amounts of rare earths in graphite by measurement of the energies and decays of the activities induced by neutron irradiation. The specific rare earth elements identified are europium and samarium. During the development of this method, the half-lives of Eu-152 and Sm-153 were determined. These are reported as 9.32 +/- 0.04 hours and 46.34 +/- 0.23 respectively."
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Ross, A. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Life of Van Stone Corrective Measures

Description: This report is a document summarizing all information available on life aspects of various measures proposed to reduce or eliminate corrosion of Van Stone flanger.
Date: September 12, 1949
Creator: Botsford, C. W. & Eschbach, E. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stepwise Calculation for the Determination of the Number of Transfer Units in Countercurrent Extraction Columns

Description: Report discussing a method for the stepwise calculation of the number of transfer units utilized in a given solvent extraction operation. "Use of the method results in a very appreciable saving in time of calculation with an error of 1.5% for the runs tested. The error tends to become smaller with increasing total numbers of transfer units involved."
Date: September 12, 1949
Creator: Burns, W. A. & Eschbach, E. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Boron stainless steel for drop rods

Description: From introduction: "The present investigation of the properties of boron stainless steel is an outgrowth of a project started in 1947. The problem is to replace the present steel used for drop rods in the Hanford piles with a material much less subject to corrosive attack from the humid atmosphere existing at the location of the rods."
Date: September 7, 1948
Creator: Callen, A. C. & Heckman, A. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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