The following report provides the results of an accelerated corrosion test that was performed to compare the effect of two coagulants on the corrosion rates of aluminum slug jacket alloy and 72S. Additionally, some analytical data on the water from the two treatments were obtained and are presented in this report.

From introduction: "The following recommendations represent the best estimate, based on present knowledge, of the requirements for generally applicable or "universal" instrument for the continuous monitoring of radioactive process streams in terms of their gamma activity."

The following report describes the investigations of the microwave solution and the Astron solution, to produce high current electron beams.

Abstract. Some rather idealized considerations are given regarding the depth a warped rod presses into the ribs at the places of contact. It appears that this distance may, under some conditions, be of the order of 70 times greater than for a straight rod resting uniformly on the ribs.

Report presenting testing of a semispan model of a wing of triangular plan form and aspect ratio 2 in the 12-foot pressure tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing as influenced by the independent effects of Reynolds number and Mach number up to Mach numbers approaching unity. Results regarding the effect of body and effect of wing-profile modification are also provided.

Report presenting an investigation in the free-flight tunnel to determine the dynamic longitudinal stability and control characteristics of tandem-coupled bomber-fighter airplane models. Results regarding bomber alone tests, freely coupled combination, and rigidly coupled combination are provided.

Report presenting longitudinal-damping data in the form of the pitching-moment derivatives and summarized from flight tests of rocket-propelled models and full-scale airplanes. 22 models and 4 airplanes are examined in the study and the damping derivative results are generalized.

Report presenting an investigation of a supersonic aircraft configuration and various combinations of its components at a range of Mach numbers. Longitudinal- and lateral-force characteristics of the configurations, as well as longitudinal- and lateral-stability derivatives, are provided.

Memorandum presenting a method for calculating the stick-fixed longitudinal stability of a wing-fuselage configuration at subcritical Mach numbers. The method applies to unswept- and swept-wing configurations. The stability parameters estimated by the method show reasonable agreement with the experimental values for the 23 configurations used in the comparison.

Report presenting an investigation at Mach number 1.61 to determine the hinge-moment characteristics of seven tip controls on a 60 degree sweptback delta wing. Testing occurred over a range of angles of attack and control deflection. The results indicated that the most important parameter in designing delta-wing tip control is the ratio of control-surface area ahead of the hinge line to total control-surface area.

Report presenting testing of a shielded total-pressure tube with a curved venturi entry in order to obtain the variation of total-pressure error with angle of attack from a range of 0 to 60 degrees and for a range of Mach numbers. The critical angle was found to vary from about 57 degrees at Mach number 0.90 to 56 degrees at Mach number 1.10.

A summary of some effective aerodynamic twisting-moment coefficients of various wing-control configurations for use at a range of Mach numbers. The values obtained were determined by the combined use of experimentally determined free-flight data and subsonic aerodynamic theory.

Report presenting the results of an investigation to determine the pressure ratios required to operate a slotted tunnel through a range of Mach numbers where the speed variation is affected by removal of air from the main stream by auxiliary pumping, use of a main-stream-operated ejector located downstream of the test section, and a combination of these methods. Testing was conducted in order to improve the accuracy of transonic wind-tunnel testing.

Report presenting two-group theory calculations to determine the effect of nonuniform uranium loading as compared to uniform loading on the reflector control effectiveness attainable in a large thermal reactor usable for aircraft power application. Results regarding reactivities and investments, uranium distributions, and power distributions are provided.

Report presenting a flight and preflight evaluation of an automatic thrust-coefficient control system in a twin-engine ram-jet missile. A flicker-type single-loop servocontrol system is shown to be a usable way of controlling ram-jet thrust coefficients.

"Flow-angle and pressure surveys behind five, thin, pointed-tip wings of varying plan form have been made at Mach numbers 1.62 and 2.41. Schlieren studies at a Mach number 1.93 for the same five plan-form wings were made to illustrate the behavior of the vortex sheet. The surveys were conducted at 1.5, 3, and 4 root chords behind three triangular wings of 50 degree, 63 degree, and 72 degree leading-edge sweep angle, and behind the 50 degree triangular wing reversed" (p. 1067).

"A number of noise-suppression nozzles were tested on full-scale engines. In general, these nozzles achieved noise reduction by the mixing interference of adjacent jets, that is, by using multiple-slot-nozzles. Several of the nozzles achieved reductions in sound power of approximately 5 decibels (nearly 70 percent) with small thrust losses (approx. 1 percent). The maximum sound-pressure level was reduced by as much as 18 decibels in particular frequency bands" (p. 1249).

From Summary: "As part of a general investigation of propellers at high forward speeds, tests of two 2-blade propellers having the NACA 4-(3)(8)-03 and NACA 4-(3)(8)-45 blade designs have been made in the Langley 8-foot high-speed tunnel through a range of blade angle from 20 degrees to 60 degrees for forward Mach numbers from 0.165 to 0.725 to establish in detail the changes in propeller characteristics due to compressibility effects. These propellers differed primarily only in blade solidity, one propeller having 50 percent and more solidity than the other. Serious losses in propeller efficiency were found as the propeller tip Mach number exceeded 0.91, irrespective of forward speed or blade angle."

The following report provides measurements of the crystalline structure of neptunium metal.

This report follows calculations performed to determine the effect of epithermal capture on the value of eta to be used in lattice calculations.

Technical report summarizing one phase of work done to develop methods of bonding uranium to a metal which is a good conductor of heat. Silver was chosen for contact with uranium because it is easy to plate on uranium and there is no danger of brittle Ag-U compounds being formed at elevated temperatures. [From Abstract]

The problem of separation of beams of particles of different masses but of the same momentum at Bev energies is the subject of a great deal of study at several high energy laboratories. In this note we shall describe the problem and tabulate a few of the cogent parameters. Frequently the student of high energy interactions is faced with a beam of miscellaneous particles coming from an accelerator. By standard techniques this beam can be rendered approximately parallel and an inch or so in diameter. By passage through a magnetic field the beam can be analyzed in momentum. Now it frequently happens that the particles in which the experimenter is particularly interested make up only a small fraction of the beam and the exigencies of the proposed experiment may well demand that the background of undesired particles be drastically reduced. The problem is difficult because the velocities of the various particles are almost equal to each other and to the velocity of lights; this makes time-of-flight techniques relatively ineffective. The energies of the particles are almost equal so electrostatic separation also is difficult. Since the beam is already analyzed in momentum, further separation by magnetic means is impossible.

Report discussing information relative to the pyrophoricity of uranium for the purpose of reactor core fire safety. The report includes physical and chemical properties of uranium.

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over surveys conducted on the electrical conditions of railway tracks in Elyria, Ohio. The results of the surveys are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, maps, and illustrations.