Analysis of a liquid-metal turbine-propeller cycle for propulsion of low-speed nuclear- powered aircraft (open access)

Analysis of a liquid-metal turbine-propeller cycle for propulsion of low-speed nuclear- powered aircraft

From Introduction: "The intermediate subsonic speed range is considered and the liquid-metal turbine-propeller cycle discussed in this report. In this report, compressor pressure ratio, heat-exchanger air-inlet Mach number, and turbine-inlet temperature were optimized for maximum engine net thrust per engine-plus-heat exchanger weight (minimum airplane gross weight) for a range of heat-exchanger effective wall temperature."
Date: May 27, 1952
Creator: Rom, F. E. & Wachtl, W. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of a liquid-metal turbine-propeller cycle for propulsion of low-speed nuclear-powered aircraft (open access)

Analysis of a liquid-metal turbine-propeller cycle for propulsion of low-speed nuclear-powered aircraft

From Introduction: "The intermediate subsonic speed range is considered and the liquid-metal turbine-propeller cycle discussed in this report. In this report, compressor pressure ratio, heat-exchanger air-inlet Mach number, and turbine-inlet temperature were optimized for maximum engine net thrust per engine-plus-heat-exchanger weight (minimum airplane gross weight) for a range of heat-exchanger effective wall temperature."
Date: May 27, 1952
Creator: Wachtl, William W. & Rom, Frank E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Figure 3 - Map Showing Mine Locations and Mineralized Exposures]

Map of the area surrounding the census-designated place of Beclabito, San Juan County, New Mexico showing mine locations and mineralized rock exposures by geologic period, along with the location of triangulation stations with their elevation.
Date: May 27, 1952
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Raw Materials. Denver Exploration Branch.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Beclabito Dome Area, Shiprock District, Arizona-New Mexico (open access)

Geology and Ore Deposits of the Beclabito Dome Area, Shiprock District, Arizona-New Mexico

Preliminary recommendations are presented for drilling the area on a 1,000-foot grid to provide final elevation of the East Carrizo mining district.
Date: May 27, 1952
Creator: King, John W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internal-liquid-film-cooling experiments with air-stream temperatures to 2000 degrees F. in 2- and 4-inch-diameter horizontal tubes (open access)

Internal-liquid-film-cooling experiments with air-stream temperatures to 2000 degrees F. in 2- and 4-inch-diameter horizontal tubes

Report presents the results of an investigation conducted to determine the effectiveness of liquid-cooling films on the inner surfaces of tubes containing flowing hot air. Experiments were made in 2- and 4-inch-diameter straight metal tubes with air flows at temperatures from 600 degrees to 2000 degrees F. and diameter Reynolds numbers from 2.2 to 14 x 10(5). The film coolant, water, was injected around the circumference at a single axial position on the tubes at flow rates from 0.02 to .24 pound per second per foot of tube circumference (0.8 to 12 percent of the air flow). Liquid-coolant films were established and maintained around and along the tube wall in concurrent flow with the hot air. The results indicated that, in order to film cool a given surface area with as little coolant flow as possible, it may be necessary to limit the flow of coolant introduced at a single axial position and to introduce it at several axial positions. The flow rate of inert coolant required to maintain liquid-film cooling over a given area of tube surface can be estimated when the gas-flow conditions are known by means of a generalized plot of the film-cooling data.
Date: May 27, 1952
Creator: Kinney, George R.; Abramson, Andrew E. & Sloop, John L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Limits -- cooling water contamination (open access)

Limits -- cooling water contamination

The question of maximum permissible levels of fission products or corrosion products in the pile effluent water which you raised is not a simple problem that can be completely answered by a list of maximum permissible levels. This water is a complex mixture of various isotopes each of which contributes to the total hazard according to the amount present, its particular metabolic features, and its mode of radioactive decay. Unfortunately, also, application of maximum permissible limits determined for consumption by humans may give only a part of the picture since it is necessary to consider also the effect on the ecology of the Columbia River and the ultimate effect on the aquatic life. With these considerations, we can make estimates of some limits which may be applied in design of new systems with, however, the reservation that practical application may depend on the mixture of isotopes actually encountered in operation. This document provides a discussion of maximum permissible levels of radioactive effluents and corrosion products in the reactor cooling water. 5 tabs.
Date: May 27, 1952
Creator: Healy, J. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Plate 1. Planimetric Map Showing Uncontrolled Structure Contours

Map showing uncontrolled structure contours of the Beclabito Dome Area, Shiprock District, Arizona-New Mexico. The Salt Wash-Bluff contact was spotted on aerial photographs as a basis for the construction of the uncontrolled structure contour map
Date: May 27, 1952
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Raw Materials. Denver Exploration Branch.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Time-History Data of Maneuvers Performed by McDonnell F2H-2 Airplane During Squadron Operational Training (open access)

Time-History Data of Maneuvers Performed by McDonnell F2H-2 Airplane During Squadron Operational Training

Report presenting preliminary results of one phase of a control-motion study program using data obtained from 276 maneuvers performed using a McDonnell F2H-2 jet fighter airplane during normal squadron operational training. Results regarding classification of maneuvers, airspeed, load factors, sideslip angle, and maximum pitching-, rolling-, and yawing-angular-acceleration variations with indicated airspeed are provided.
Date: May 27, 1952
Creator: Huss, Carl R.; Andrews, William H. & Hamer, Harold A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library