Report presenting an investigation at low speed in the 300 mph tunnel to determine the static aerodynamic forces and moments on a missile model during simulated launching from 25-percent-semispan and wing-tip locations of a wing-fuselage combination. Results regarding the differences in location and effects induced by the fuselage are provided.

Technical note presenting tests conducted to determine the factors influencing the thermal conductance across the interface formed between stationary plane surfaces of 75S-T6 aluminum-alloy and AISI Type 416 stainless-steel blocks. The types of joints investigated included bare metal-to-metal contact, contact surfaces separated by a good conductor (brass), and contact surfaces separated by a thin sheet of insulation (asbestos). Results regarding the effect of surface roughness, pressure, mean interface temperature, temperature drop, sandwich material, time as a factor in conductance, and effect of test reassembly and interface matching are provided.

Abstract: "Aluminum-clad nickel-plated uranium is corrosion resistant in boiling water. Samples with intentional defects in the aluminum-nickel clodding layers, after testing for more than 300 hr. showed no sign of rapid failure. The study of electroplated metals on uranium for aluminum cladding has defined the effects of several processing variables on the corrosion resistance. The quality of the uranium and the quality of the aluminum-nickel bond were important. Heat treatment and vacuum outgassing of the nickel-plated uranium prior to aluminum cladding were beneficial, and minimizing the amount of air present in the hot-press assembly was desirable. Variation in the steps for electroplating on uranium did not affect the corrosion resistance of aluminum-clad uranium."

The results of an experimental pilot study on the location time, for a sequence of N specified positions on a panel, are given for 1 <_ N <_ 30. The positions to be located were randomly arranged on one set of panels and arranged according to an ordering scheme on a second set of panels. Th location time for N positions randomly arranged on a panel varies approximately as N(2). In the case of an order arrangement the location time is essentially proportional to N. Even for as few as 30 positions, the location time for an random arrangement was twelve times greater than for an order panel. For 60 positions the ratio would be 19, and for 90 positions the ratio would be 26.

Report presenting calculations of the lateral response to representative time histories of atmospheric turbulence for two airplanes with widely different dynamic properties and explanations for their differences in behavior. The results indicate that atmospheric turbulence can cause and maintain a lateral hunting oscillation of a plane, which can be fairly regular and more pronounced for lightly damped airplanes. This may explain some of the cases of airplane snaking that have not been explained by other causes.

Note presenting wind-tunnel tests to ascertain the total-pressure recovery of a circular nose inlet utilizing various shapes of inlet lips. The tests were conducted at a free-stream Mach number of 0.237 with inlet flows ranging from low values to choking and at angles of attack from 0 to 25 degrees.

Bench scale studies have been made of the recovery of uranium from acid leach liquors (and slurries) by solvent extracting with di (2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid in an organic diluent. Uranium may be stripped from the organic solvent by either alkaline or acidic reagents, the former having been studied in greater detail. On the basis of these tests, a recovery process may be considered which shows promise both from the standpoint of operation and chemical costs. Under proper conditions, vanadium can also be extracted by the di (2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid and stripping again may be accomplished with either acidic or alkaline reagents. Preliminary studies have been made of these possibilities. In addition to di (2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid, some other organophosphorus acids, have been cursorily examined in respect to their extraction and/or stripping performance.

Report presenting a free-flight test technique that can be used to obtain damping in roll of sting-mounted wings and wing-fuselage combinations over high subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds with rocket-propelled test vehicles. Results regarding delta wings and unswept tapered wings are provided.

Note presenting an investigation of screens placed transversely across the jet as a noise-reduction device on a full-scale turbojet engine to determine the effect on the sound field of screen mesh, wire diameter, and screen location. The investigation showed that the screens, when properly placed, lower the noise level in the area downstream of the jet exit and increase it upstream.

Report presenting a compressor-rotor-blade vibration survey on a production turbojet engine incorporating a 13-stage axial-flow compressor with a pressure ratio of approximately 7 and an air flow of 120 pounds per second. The investigation was conducted due to the major problem that fatigue failures of compressor rotor blades have caused in the development of the axial-flow compressor. Results regarding rotating stall characteristics, rotor-blade vibration, and fourth-stage rotor-blade failure are provided.

This report summarizes all the information available to the authors on the aluminum phosphate zone on the properties owned by International Minerals and Chemical Corporation.

Map of the Colorado Plateau Showing Deposits and Groups of Deposits

New systems involving the exchange of boron between boron trifluoride and boron trifluoride addition compounds have been explored. These systems have large separation factors and potentially simple reflux mechanisms. A precise determination of this separation factor for the anisole-boron trifluoride system gave the value (see report). Boron exchange was found to occur between BF and BCl3. Several homogenous catalysts have been found which activate the hydrogen-water exchange, but none are adoptable to the production of deuterium because of the slow exchange rate. Platinum or platinum oxide may be usable as a heterogeneous catalyst with proper support or dispersion techniques. The high-pressure solubility of hydrogen in several amalgams was investigated in connection with a unique countercurrent exchange system. A proposed system involving isotopic exchange between lithium dipivaloylmethane in diethyl ether and lithium hydroxide in aqueous solution was shown to give little or no isotopic separation. Column studies of the carbonate system exchange reaction were concluded with a 40°C run. Slightly higher enrichment of N15 was obtained than at 30°C . The temperature dependence of all in this system was measured between 15 and 45°C. The factor increases with temperature, showing a tendency toward a maximum near 45°C. Isotopic exchange appears to …

Report presenting longitudinal and lateral-directional frequency responses determined from transient flight data excited by control pulses for a large flexible swept-wing airplane over a wide range of flight conditions. The effects of structural modes on the frequency response at various locations on the airplane are shown. Results regarding the low-frequency response, longitudinal transfer-function coefficients, lateral response, lateral-directional transfer-function coefficients, experimental technique, and high-frequency responses are provided.

Report presenting an investigation at Mach number 1.62 of a series of triangular wing and body combinations to determine the interference lift, drag, and pitching moment. Testing was conducted on seven flat-plate triangular wings of varying scale, four with a half-apex angle of 30 degrees and three with a half-apex angle of 45 degrees. Results regarding wing alone, wing in the presence of the body, basic quantities for interference evaluation, interference quantities, and contributions of both types of quantities are provided.

"The effects of interaction between a landing gear and a flexible airplane structure on the behavior of the landing gear and the loads in the structure have been studied by treating the equations of motion of the airplane and the landing gear as a coupled system. The landing gear is considered to have nonlinear characteristics typical of conventional gears, namely, velocity-squared damping, polytropic air-compression springing, and exponential tire force-deflection characteristics. For the case where only two modes of the structure are considered, an equivalent three-mass system is derived for representing the airplane and landing-gear combination, which may be used to simulate the effects of structural flexibility in jig drop tests of landing gears" (p. 619).

Note presenting expressions based on linearized supersonic potential theory for the total lift and moment coefficients of thin arrowhead wings oscillating in pitch and vertical translation. The arrowhead plan form as treated herein includes all pointed-tip wings; the delta plan form with an unswept trailing edge is a special case. Results regarding the effects of Mach number, plan form, and pitch-axis location and comparisons with other work are provided.

Report presenting an investigation to determine the possibility of using simplified procedures for the estimation of control loads at supersonic speeds. The results indicated that relatively simple procedures are possible for the estimation of loadings on flap-type controls at supersonic speeds for cases when no flow separation occurs ahead of the hinge line.

Report presenting two-dimensional tests of eight 6-percent-thick symmetrical airfoils of the supersonic and subsonic types. Static pressures along the surfaces of each airfoil measured over a range of Mach numbers and angles of attack. Results regarding lift coefficient, drag coefficient, quarter-chord pitching-moment coefficient, and schileren photographs of the pressure distributions are provided.

The erection of a concrete biological shield at Hanford, Washington presented several unique construction problems. This shield encloses the radioactive core of a reactor and is designed to protect operating personnel from the harmful effects of pile neutrons and associated gamma radiation. Permanent steel forms were erected to close tolerance around the reactor and filled with high density concrete by means of prepacked method. Prefabricated sections of the steel forms, or crates, were five to eight feet deep and weighed up to 18 tons each. During erection, the process holes through successive crates were kept within 0.012 in. of their nominal distance. The left side, top shield, and right side of this biological shield were constructed integrally to form a rigid frame. The front and rear crates, which contain numerous process holes, were keyed into the side and top shields so as to permit relative expansions of shield components and to provide for their lateral support. These massive steel and concrete walls provide considerable resistance to blast and earthquake forces, support numerous process facilities, contain pile gas, as well as protect personnel from nuclear radiation.

Report presenting a cycle analysis of a turboprop engine for various modes of operation over a range of flight conditions in order to determine whether one mode of operation has any marked advantages. The methods of operation explored included constant compressor equivalent design speed, constant design engine rotative speed, adjustable turbine stators, and variable exhaust-nozzle area.

Report of an investigation of the effect of mode of engine operation, engine configuration, and airplane flight condition on the performance and design requirements of a turboprop engine with a high-pressure-ratio single-spool compressor. Both single-spool engines and gas-generating engines are considered. The free-turbine engine was found to be less versatile than the single-spool engine because the range of turbine-inlet temperature over which it can operate is restricted.

From Introduction: "Most of the existing analyses for turbulent flow and heat transfer in passages have been confined to circular tubes or parallel plates (refs. 1 to 5). In reference 6, temperature distributions for rectangular and triangular ducts were calculated by using experimental velocity distributions and average heat-transfer coefficients. Some work on the calculation of the velocity and shear-stress distributions in corners is reported in reference 7."

Photogeologic map of the Kaiparowits Peak-1 quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah