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Pulsations in Sieve-tray and Bubble-cap Distillation Towers (open access)

Pulsations in Sieve-tray and Bubble-cap Distillation Towers

Report on the periodic pulsation of the frothing mass of liquid and vapor on a sieve tray and a bubble-cap tray, with an equation to help explain this process.
Date: September 1958
Creator: McAllister, R. A. & Plank, C. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Viscosities and Densities of Methanol-Toluene Solutions up to their Normal Boiling Points (open access)

Viscosities and Densities of Methanol-Toluene Solutions up to their Normal Boiling Points

Report on an experiment to determine the boiling point values of methanol-toluene solutions, with a focus on the viscosity and density of the solution. Includes tables and findings.
Date: January 2, 1958
Creator: Hammond, L. W.; Howard, Katherine S. & McAllister, R. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marine Ecology as an Aid in Teaching Invertebrate Paleontology (open access)

Marine Ecology as an Aid in Teaching Invertebrate Paleontology

Report detailing the potential of marine ecology as a teaching aid, including suggestions for class trips, habitat studies, and more.
Date: 1958~
Creator: Matthews, William H., III
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surface Tension of Acetone-water Solutions Up to their Normal Boiling Points (open access)

Surface Tension of Acetone-water Solutions Up to their Normal Boiling Points

"[The purpose] of this investigation was to provide accurate surface-tension data up to the boiling point for use in distillation-efficiency correlations" (p. 325).
Date: 1958~
Creator: Howard, Katherine S. & McAllister, R. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life History of the Pigmy Seahorse, Hippocampus aosterae Jordan and Gilbert, at Cedar Key, Florida (open access)

Life History of the Pigmy Seahorse, Hippocampus aosterae Jordan and Gilbert, at Cedar Key, Florida

Report detailing the history and biological aspects of the pygmy seahorse, including its sex ratio, breeding season, growth patterns, and more.
Date: February 1, 1958
Creator: Strawn, Kirk
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Ants, Heptachlor, and Fish Kill (open access)

Fire Ants, Heptachlor, and Fish Kill

Report on the plan to kill fire ants in Texas using a specific poison and that poison's effect on fish in the area.
Date: 1958
Creator: Boudreaux, Jack; Strawn, Kirk & Callas, Gerald
System: The Portal to Texas History