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Compression-ignition engine performance with undoped and doped fuel oils and alcohol mixtures

Description: From Summary: "Several fuel oils, doped fuel oils, and mixtures of alcohol and fuel oil were tested in a high-speed, single-cylinder, compression-ignition engine to determine power output, fuel consumption, and ignition and combustion characteristics. Fuel oils or doped fuel oils of high octane number had shorter ignition lags, lower rates of pressure rise, and gave smoother engine operation than fuel oils or doped fuel oils of low octane number."
Date: August 1939
Creator: Moore, Charles S. & Foster, Hampton H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-tunnel investigation of effect of yaw on lateral-stability characteristics 1: four N.A.C.A. 23012 wings of various plan forms with and without dihedral

Description: Four N.A.C.A. 23012 wings were tested at several angles of yaw in the N.A.C.A. 7- by 10-foot wind tunnel. All the wings have rounded tips and, in plan form, one is rectangular and the others are tapered 3:1 with various amounts of sweep. Each wing was tested with two amounts of dihedral and with partial-span split flaps. The coefficients of lift, drag, and pitching moment are given for all the models at zero yaw. The coefficients of rolling moment, yawing moment, and side force are given for th… more
Date: April 1939
Creator: Bamber, M. J. & House, R. O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Notes on the Numerical Solution of Shear-Lag and Mathematically Related Problemsq

Description: "The analysis of box beams with shear deformation of the flanges can be reduced to the solution of a differential equation. The same equation is met in other problems of stress analysis. No analytical solutions of this equation can be given for practical cases, and numerical methods of evaluation must be used. Available methods are briefly discussed. Two numerical examples show the application of the step-by-step method of integration to shear-lag problems" (p. 1).
Date: May 1939
Creator: Kuhn, Paul
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hydrodynamic and Aerodynamic Tests of a Family of Models of Seaplane Floats With Varying Angles of Dead Rise: N.A.C.A. Models 57-A, 57-B, and 57-C

Description: Report presenting testing of three models of V-bottom floats for twin-float seaplanes with varying angles of dead rise were tested in a tank and a wind tunnel. Results regarding the effect of angle of dead rise, height and amount of spray at hump speed, aerodynamic drag, effect of cross-sectional shape and load coefficients, and spray strips are provided.
Date: July 1939
Creator: Parkinson, John B.; Olson, Roland E. & House, Rufus O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The design of fins for air-cooled cylinders

Description: From Summary: "An analysis was made to determine the proportions of fins made of aluminum, copper, magnesium, and steel necessary to dissipate maximum quantities of heat for different fin widths, fin weights, and air-flow conditions. The analysis also concerns the determination of the optimum fin proportions when specified limits are placed on the fin dimensions. The calculation of the heat flow in the fins is based on experimentally verified, theoretical equations. The surface heat-transfer co… more
Date: June 28, 1939
Creator: Biermann, Arnold E. & Ellerbrock, Herman H., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An investigation of the drag of windshields in the 8-foot high-speed wind tunnel

Description: Report presents the results of tests made to determine the drag of closed-cockpit and transport-type windshields. The tests were made at speeds corresponding to a Mach number range of approximately 0.25 to 0.58 in the NACA 8-foot high-speed wind tunnel. This speed range corresponds to a test Reynolds number range of 2,510,000 to 4,830,000 based on the mean aerodynamic chord of the full-span model (17.29 in.). The shapes of the windshield proper, the hood, and the tail fairing were systematicall… more
Date: May 22, 1939
Creator: Robinson, Russell G. & Delano, James B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-Speed Tests of Conventional Radial-Engine Cowlings

Description: The drag characteristics of eight radial-engine cowlings have been determined over a wide speed range in the NACA 8-foot high-speed wind tunnel. The pressure distribution over all cowlings was measured, to and above the speed of the compressibility burble, as an aid in interpreting the force tests. One-fifth-scale models of radial-engine cowlings on a wing-nacelle combination were used in the tests.
Date: March 30, 1939
Creator: Robinson, Russell G. & Becker, John V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heat-Transfer Tests of a Steel Cylinder Barrel With Aluminum Fins

Description: Report presenting tests conducted on a steel cylinder barrel with aluminum fins in order to determine the heat-transfer coefficients of the cylinder and the excellence of the bond between the steel barrel and the aluminum fins. Results regarding the heat-transfer tests and physical tests are provided.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Ellerbrock, Herman H., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geology and Fuel Resources of the Southern Part of the Oklahoma Coal Field: Part 4. the Howe-Wilburton District, Latimer and Le Flore Counties

Description: From abstract: The Howe-Wilburton district is a narrow area of about 540 square miles that extends westward from the Arkansas State line for about 60 miles across Latimer and Le Flore Counties, Okla. It lies in the southern part of the Arkansas Valley physiographic province and is a part of the large Arkansas-Oklahoma coal field.
Date: 1939
Creator: Hendricks, Thomas Andrews
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spirit Leveling in South Carolina: Part 1. Northern South Carolina, 1896-1938

Description: From introduction: report.-This bulletin, which is published in two parts, contains the complete results of all spirit leveling done in South Carolina by the Geological Survey of the United States Department of the Interior, including those heretofore published.1 The 34th parallel of latitude, passing through Columbia, serves to divide the State into two sections, each of which is represented by one of the parts of the bulletin. Part 1 deals with the section lying north of the 34th parallel, de… more
Date: 1939
Creator: Staack, J. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mineral Industry of Alaska in 1938

Description: From introduction: The presentation of a yearly record of the Alaska mineral industry is a continuing service that has been rendered by the Geological Survey from almost the earliest years of extensive mining in Alaska, and the present report, for 1938, is the thirty-fifth of this series. 2 Such a record, especially when supplemented by the statistics for the preceding years, not only affords an authoritative summary of current 'and past conditions but also indicates trends that are of signific… more
Date: 1939
Creator: Smith, Philip Sidney
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Subsurface Geology and Oil and Gas Resources of Osage County, Oklahoma: Part 3. Townships 24 and 25 North Ranges 8 and 9 East

Description: This report is part of a series describing the structural features, the character of the oil- and gas-producing beds, and the localities where additional oil and gas may be found in parts of Osage County, Oklahoma. This part discusses the geology and resources in the center part of the county.
Date: 1939
Creator: Bass, N. Wood; Kennedy, L. E.; Conley, J. N. & Hengst, J. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Subsurface Geology and Oil and Gas Resources of Osage County, Oklahoma: Part 2. Townships 22 and 23 North Ranges 8 and 9 East

Description: This report is part of a series describing the structural features, the character of the oil- and gas-producing beds, and the localities where additional oil and gas may be found in parts of Osage County, Oklahoma. This part discusses the geology and resources in the southeastern part of the county, around Hominy, Oklahoma.
Date: 1939
Creator: Kirk, Charles Townsend; Jenkins, H. D.; Leatherock, Otto; Dillard, W. R.; Kennedy, L. E. & Bass, N. Wood
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Static Electricity in Nature and Industry

Description: From Introduction: "In this bulletin "static electricity" is used in its commonly accepted meaning to include the various manifestations that result from the coming together or neutralization of positive and negative charges with have been separated by friction between unlike substances or otherwise. Although the scope of the this report is rather broad, it deals primarily with static electricity as a hazard. Casual and experimental observations recorded herein are thus given for a background a… more
Date: 1939
Creator: Guest, Paul G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal Mining in Europe: A Study of Practices in Different Coal Formations and Under Various Economic and Regulatory Conditions Compared with Those in the United States

Description: From Introduction: "The major purpose of this bulletin, as indicated in the preface by Dr. John W. Finch, Director of the Bureau of Mines, is to give a critical review of the coal-mining methods used in the principal producing countries of Europe, to describe the reasons underlying the adoption of these methods, and to contrast them with coal-mining methods employed in the United States."
Date: 1939
Creator: Rice, George S. & Hartmann, Irving
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Practices and Methods of Preventing and Treating Crude-Oil Emulsions

Description: From Introduction: "This report describes practical methods of preventing the formation of emulsions in oil-producing operations, modern practices and methods of economically dehydrating crude-oil emulsions, and recent advances in emulsion-treating technique."
Date: 1939
Creator: Shea, G. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1936

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines covering accidents that happened in metal mines located in the United States including statistics for injuries, fatalities, kinds and causes of accidents, and operational data, such as number of mine workers and shifts worked.
Date: 1939
Creator: Adams, W. W. & Kolhos, M. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal-Mine Accidents in the United States, 1936

Description: Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatal and non-fatal accidents in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date: 1939
Creator: Adams, W. W.; Geyer, L. E. & Parry, M. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report of the Twenty-Eighth National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1938

Description: Report of the annual conference on weights and measures, hosted by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C. It includes conference proceedings, a list of attendees, information about committees and officers, and other reports or commentaries discussed at the meetings.
Date: 1939
Creator: United States. National Bureau of Standards.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FCC Reports, Volume 5, November 16, 1937 to June 30, 1938

Description: Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: 1939
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Metal-Mining Practice

Description: Report discussing mining practices of a large number of metal mines in the United States and foreign countries and the adaptation of mining methods best suited to the various natural conditions in mines and their comparative costs. This bulletin is concerned primarily with mining or ore production and discusses milling and marketing only in brief.
Date: 1939
Creator: Jackson, Charles F. & Hedges, J. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 4-Engine Monoplane Showing Comparison of Air-Cooled and Liquid-Cooled Engine Installations

Description: From Introduction: "An investigation has been conducted in the N.A.C.A. full-scale wind tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a 1/4-scale model of a 4-engine monoplane when equipped with comparable air-cooled engine and liquid-cooled engine installations. The air-cooled engine installation consisted of nacelles equipped with N..A.C.A. cowlings and oil coolers located in the leading edge of the wing."
Date: July 1939
Creator: Silverstein, Abe & Wilson, Herbert A., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aircraft rate-of-climb indicators

Description: From Summary: "The theory of the rate-of-climb indicator is developed in a form adapted for application to the instrument in its present-day form. Certain dynamic effects, including instrument lag, and the use of the rate-of-climb indicator as a statoscope are also considered. Modern instruments are described. A laboratory test procedure is outlined and test results are given."
Date: 1939
Creator: Johnson, Daniel P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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