Report presenting a review of turbulent-boundary-layer analyses and experimental data for average skin-friction coefficients on a flat plate in high-speed flow. New solutions are presented which show the effect of using a continuous velocity gradient and the effect of the extent of the laminar sublayer on the average skin-friction coefficient.

"The shell shall be considered as a three-dimensional continuous medium; for the coordinate surface, the middle surface of the shell shall be assumed parallel to the bounding surfaces. Let alpha and beta be the curvilinear orthogonal coordinates of this surface, coinciding with the lines of principal curvatures, and gamma the distance along the normal from the point (alpha,beta) of the coordinate surface to any point (alpha, beta, gamma) of the shell" (p. 1).

Memorandum presenting an analysis made to estimate the performance of a direct-air nuclear turbojet-powered airplane using a split-flow reactor and a separated-type shield. The analysis was for flight Mach numbers of 0.9 and 1.5 and covered a range of altitudes, reactor-wall temperatures, turbine-inlet temperatures, compressor pressure ratios, and airplane lift-drag ratios.

Memorandum presenting an analysis made to estimate the performance of a direct-air nuclear turbojet-powered airplane with a split-flow reactor and a separated-type shield. The analysis was for flight Mach numbers of 0.9 and 1.5 and covered a range of altitudes, reactor-wall temperatures, turbine-inlet temperatures, compressor pressure ratios, and airplane lift-drag ratios.

From abstract: "Five sets of 'close' samples were analyzed radiometrically for uranium, and chemically for P₂O₅, CaO, organic matter, and loss on ignition. A Rosiwal analysis was made of thin sections of one set of samples."

Report presenting an investigation in Langley tank no. 1 to determine the effects of increasing the angle of dead rise on various hydrodynamic qualities of a flying-boat hull with a length-beam ratio of 15. Results regarding the longitudinal stability, spray characteristics, take-off performance, rough-water landing characteristics, and a summary chart are provided.

The longitudinal stability and control characteristics of a B-29 airplane have been measured with a control surface booster incorporated in the elevator-control system. The measurements were obtained with the booster operating to provide various control-force gradients and various maximum rates of control motion. Results are presented which show the effect of these booster parameters on the handling qualities of the test airplane.

"The sandwich plate consisting of corrugated sheet fastened between two face sheets is considered. Application of existing theories to the analysis of such a sandwich plate requires the knowledge of certain elastic constants. Formulas and charts are presented for the evaluation of these constants" (p. 1).

Note presenting comparisons of the low-speed experimental lift and hinge-moment parameters of flapped lifting surfaces with and without sweepback with values computed by several theoretical procedures. Based on these limited results, one theoretical method appears to be more satisfactory than the other methods investigated and is therefore recommended fore preliminary design estimates. Sample calculations are included.

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the oil-shale reserves near the Green River formation. Samples are analyzed for economic value, and presented in tables and illustrations. The report also includes maps of the sample areas.

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the West Belt copper-zinc mines. The properties and characteristics of the mineral composition are presented. The report includes tables and maps.

Monthly report of the U.S. Geological Survey's trace element investigations including an outline of field work, laboratory work, and staff activities that have been completed or are in process.

Note presenting the lift-due-to-pitching derivative and the damping-in-pitch derivative, which were derived for a series of thin sweptback tapered wings with streamwise tips and subsonic leading edges. The effects of camber and thickness were not considered.

Report presenting a wing-body combination with a plane triangular wing of aspect ratio 2 and NACA 0005-63 sections in streamwise planes has been investigated at subsonic and supersonic Mach numbers. Lift, drag, and pitching moment are presented for a range of Mach and Reynolds numbers.

Report presenting an investigation of a wing-body combination with a plane triangular wing of aspect ratio 2 and NACA 0008-63 sections in streamwise planes at subsonic and supersonic Mach numbers. Lift, drag, and pitching moment are presented for a range of Mach and Reynolds numbers.

Minor changes in materials and methods resulted in increased yields in the production of fuel elements for the Bulk Shielding Facility. Attempts to bond uranium to a mercury-- silver alloy resulted in bonds of insufficient strength. Thorium alloys containing 2 to 4% Nb. Cr. Mn, Ti, Zr, Be. Al, and Si were prepared. The alloys containing Be, Al. or Si were hard, brittle, and not cold-workable. The alloys containing the other elements were coldworkable in the as-cast condition. Impact testing of pure thorium, using standard V-notch specimens, revealed a transition from brittle to tough behavior at 120 to 200 deg C. The determination of UAL/sub 4/: UAL/sub 3/ ratios, lattice parameters, and microstructures for the Al--Si--U system is reported. It was found that for a 20% uranium alloy, only 0.8% Si is necessary to completely suppress the formation of UAL/sub 4/. In general, ferritic iron--chromium alloys appeared more resistant to static corrosion by 1000 deg C lithium and lead than did austenitic alloys. Compatability tests with combinations of Mo, UO/sub 2/ BeO, Nb, and stainless steels 309 and 316 are discussed. True stress-natural strain-time diagrams for copper at room temperature are presented. (See also ORNL-2839.) (C.J.G.)

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mining procedures and minerals of Cascade County, Montana. History, geology, and mineral production of the Cascade County mines are presented. This report includes tables, and maps.

From introduction: This preliminary report summarizes the results of the 1950 drilling in the Legin group area of San Miguel County, Colorado and gives a more complete, but preliminary, estimate of the uranium and vanadium ore reserves. When the radiometric and chemical assay data are completed, a detailed report will be transmitted.

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From abstract and summary: The Blue and Moon Mesa areas are about 13 miles southeast of Gateway, Mesa County, Colo. Total production of carnotite ore from the Blue and Moon Mesa areas has been about 1,000 short tons that averaged about 0.25 percent U30Oand 1.75 percent V205. Most of this production was obtained from 1940 to 1943 and in 1949. The U. S. Geological Survey explored the northern parts of these areas by diamond drilling between August 9 and December 14, 1950. The Survey drilled 113 holes, totalling 16,039 feet. This drilling was mostly wide-spaced and was done to obtain geologic information.

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Abstract: A suite of 50 rock specimens, collected by the 1947 Washburn Mount McKinley Expedition, was scanned radiometrically. The maximum radioactivity observed in any one of the specimens was about twice background. Radiometric analyses of the most radioactive samples show that a sample of vein quartz coated with manganese oxide contains 0.009 percent equivalent uranium and that the maximum equivalent uranium content of granitic rock types is .004 percent. The radioactivity of the manganese-stained quartz is probably due to traces of uranium in the manganese mineral, whereas that of the granitic rocks is due to radioactive accessory minerals.

Report discussing a study in which a suite of 50 rock specimens collected by the 1947 Washburn Mount McKinley Expedition was scanned radiometrically.

Describes the characteristics of red-headed pine sawflies, the damage they cause to varieties of pine trees, and methods of control.