Preliminary investigation of plate-type molybdenum disilicide fuel elements for an air-cycle nuclear reactor (open access)

Preliminary investigation of plate-type molybdenum disilicide fuel elements for an air-cycle nuclear reactor

From Summary: "Flat, plate-type elements, 3.5 by 0.5 by 0.070 inches in size and containing 10 percent elemental natural uranium, were produced by hot pressing. The elements were acid-treated to remove surface uranium and then coated with an alumina glaze. Such an element remained stable and did not lose detectable quantities of fission fragments in a 400-hour treatment at 1800 degrees F in a flux of 5 X 10 to the 11th power neutrons per square centimeter per second. Such elements are conveniently produced and, dependent on design and on the successful resolution of problems such as thermal shock, offer a possible method of increasing air-cycle element temperatures and related performance."
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: Maxwell, W. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Measurements of Static Longitudinal Stability and Trim for the XF-92A Delta-Wing Research Airplane in Subsonic and Transonic Flight (open access)

Preliminary Measurements of Static Longitudinal Stability and Trim for the XF-92A Delta-Wing Research Airplane in Subsonic and Transonic Flight

Report presenting static-longitudinal stability and trim results using the XF-92A delta-wing research airplane during power-plant demonstration and US Air Force performance tests for Mach numbers up to 0.97 and altitudes from 11,000 to 40,000 feet.
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: Sisk, Thomas R. & Mooney, John M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Calculations pertaining to the expansion of oxide conversion facility, Building 224-U. Project CA-513-B (open access)

Calculations pertaining to the expansion of oxide conversion facility, Building 224-U. Project CA-513-B

This report discusses the proposal to expand the existing 224-U Building from an instantaneous rate of 13.5 tons of uranium per day to 18.5 tons per day. This is to be accomplished by the installation of two additional 8{prime} calcining kettles (or pots) available through the Atomic Energy Commission from Luckey, Ohio. It is the purpose of this report to present calculations and recommendations upon which design work is proceeding. This expansion is to utilize existing facilities of 224-U whenever possible and this report forms a record of the methods used in evaluating equipment and systems. Included are analysis of pot ventilation and pot unloading, stress analysis of the new pots, radiation hazard calculations and a composite schematic.
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: Ambrose, W. D.; Sudak, R. G. & Weeks, J. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some approximate methods for estimating the effects of aeroelastic bending of rocket-propelled model-booster combinations (open access)

Some approximate methods for estimating the effects of aeroelastic bending of rocket-propelled model-booster combinations

Report presenting methods for estimating the aeroelastic effects and structural requirements of rocket-propelled model-booster combinations that are nearly symmetrical. The methods differ principally in the manner in which booster stiffness, reference axis, and inertia loading are considered. Special conditions and accuracy for each of the three models are provided.
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: Arbic, Richard G.; White, George & Gillespie, Warren, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library