The high-work-output turbine had an experimental efficiency of 0.830 at the design point and a maximum efficiency of 0.857. The downstream stator was effective in providing axial flow out of the turbine for almost the whole range of turbine operation.

From preface: The principal portion of this report is the scientific and engineering description of a novel reactor and power-plant scheme which was proposed by General Atomic in response to an invitation of the Maritime Administration.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Liability of a volunteer fire department for payment of sales tax on motor vehicle to be used as a fire truck.

Report presenting a theoretical investigation of the attack phase of an automatically controlled interceptor. Three types of control systems were simulated on an analog computer: a modern high-speed interceptor, a dynamically perfect radar-controlled director-type guidance system for a lead-collision course, and a velocity-type automatic pilot. The primary flight maneuver tested was a 5g climbing turn with roll and acceleration commands applied simultaneously.

Report presenting theoretical rocket performance for frozen and equilibrium composition during expansion for the propellant combination of liquid hydrogen and liquid fluorine at a chamber pressure of 600 pounds per square inch absolute and several pressure ratios and oxidant-fuel ratios. The parameters included were specific impulse, combustion-chamber temperature, nozzle-exit temperature, molecular weight, characteristic velocity, coefficient of thrust, ratio of nozzle-exit area to throat area, specific heat at constant pressure, isentropic exponent, viscosity, and thermal conductivity.

Report presenting limited flight-test data obtained from an automatically controlled interceptor during runs in which oscillatory rolling motions occurred that were then compared to the pilot's comments about his ability to tolerate the imposed lateral oscillations. The alleviation of the undesirable effects of oscillatory lateral accelerations and their effects on piloting task were also considered. The marginally tolerable limit of acceleration forces on the pilot's head was found to be about 0.4 to 0.5g.

In this paper arbitrary limits of the general fission source gamma problem are set. Then, by assuming cooling of at least one day, it is shown that only twelve different fission product gamma sources need ever be considered.

Report issued by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory discussing semiannual progress made by the Instrumentation and Controls Division. Descriptions of progress and studies conducted are presented. This report includes illustrations, and photographs.

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.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Constitutionality of Senate Bill 103, of the 55th Legislature, prescriving the maximum working hours for Firemen, on a graduated basis in regard to the population of a County, and related questions.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Deadline for filing application to appear on the official ballot at the Special Senatorial Election to be held April 2, 1957.

This paper concerns work done by the U.S. Geological Survey on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Several compatibility test of various materials in contact in sodium under 500 psi pressure were conducted for 716 hr at 1500 F. Of the diffusion couples studies, the Inconel-beryllium system showed the largest amount al alloying. The reaction between molybdenum and beryllium resulted in the formation of two compounds, both of which were severely cracked in several areas. The molybdenum-INOR #8, and the INOR #8p type 316 stainless steel interfaces showed little if any alloying.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not the royalty interest and fee interest conveyed in trust to the First National Bank of Longview for the use and benefit of the Roy H. Laird Memorial Hospital owned by the City of Kilgore would be exempt from taxation.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Certification of candidates is a special election where his application was mailed on that last day for filing but was not received until the following day.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners' Court of a County to pay the salaries of a secretary and business manager for a Soil Conservation District.

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This report presents the results of preliminary experiments of a program directed toward determining the limit of protection afforded by the Panellit system against gradual plugging of a process tube.

Abstract: This is a selective bibliography of books and periodical articles relating to radioactive waste disposal. Material in the bibliography is concerned primarily with methods for the handling and disposal of wastes and the results of these methods. Auxiliary material indicating methods of determining radioactivity in wastes has been included. Sources consulted include: Chemical Abstracts, 1950-1955; Engineering Index, 1950-1955; Industrial Arts Index 1950-March 1957; Nuclear Science Abstracts, 1950-March 15, 1957; Physics Abstracts, 1950-1955; the Library card catalog; and the Technical Information Division AEC card catalog.

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Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Time allowed for the Governor to act on Bills presented to him after passage by the Legislature.

"An investigation has been made in the Langley 4-by-4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a series of missile configurations having low-aspect-ratio wings at a Mach number of 2.01. The effects of wing plan form and size, length-diameter ratio, forebody and afterbody length, boattailed and flared afterbodies, and component force and moment data are presented for combined angles of attack and sideslip to about 28 degrees. No analysis of the data was made in this report" (p. 1).

This report describes the steps of impeachment, including initiation, investigation, and voting.

Report presenting an investigation of the low-speed power-on stability and control characteristics of a free-flying model of the North American X-15 airplane. Results regarding the longitudinal stability and control, lateral stability, and lateral control are provided. Longitudinal stability was low, but it was considered to be satisfactory up to an angle of attack of about 30 degrees.