Foreward: The primary purpose of this report is to present as an accumulation of basic information on the hot cells constructed to date by the United States Atomic Energy Commission.

Report presenting a single, ordinary, nonlinear differential equation of second order that can be used for determining entry into an exponential planetary atmosphere. The reduced equation includes various terms, some of which represent the gravity force, the centrifugal acceleration, and the lift force. A number of solutions for lifting and nonlifting vehicles entering at various initial angles are obtained from the complete nonlinear equation.

"This bibliography is a compilation of titles to unclassified reports, journal articles and conference papers written by members of the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Livermore and Berkeley, relating to Project Sherwood (Controlled Thermonuclear Reactions) from 1953 through 1957."

Originally issued as S and P 1963A, Parts I and II. This report covers a design and feasibility study of a pebble bed reactor-steam power plant of 125 megawatt electrical output. The reactor design which evolved from this study is a two-region thermal breeder, operating on the uranium-thorium cycle, in which all core structural materials are graphite. Fuel is in the form of unclad spherical elements of graphite, containing fissile and fertile material. The primary loop consists of the reactor plus three steam generators and blowers in parallel. Plant design and system analysis including cost analysis and capital cost summary are given.

The following report covers investigations on sedimentary rocks of Middle Pennsylvanian age in northeastern Oklahoma, southeastern Kansas, and western Missouri. Distribution of uranium and other trace elements in these rocks was studied during 1955 and 1956.

"The amount of water in cloud droplet form ingested by a full-scale supersonic nose inlet with conical centerbody was measured in the NACA Lewis icing tunnel. Local and total water impingement rates on the cowl and centerbody surfaces were also obtained. All measurements were made with a dye-tracer technique" (p. 1).

From abstract: "The combined attack of HNO3 and HNO2 on tributyl phosphate - kerosene solvent used in the Purex process produces degradation products that cause abnormal quantities of zirconium to be extracted along with the plutonium and uranium and thus limits the decontamination."

Report presenting an experimental investigation to determine the effects of planing in a wake on the forces of a planing surface and to locate desirable positions in the wake with regard to the lift and lift-drag ratio of the planing surface. Two combinations of hydro-skis were tested: one with two in tandem and one with three arranged with one hydro-ski in the front and two in the back. Results indicated that the rear hydro-ski in tandem arrangement could have large increases in lift coefficient and small improvements in lift-drag ratio compared with the regular configuration.

Note presenting flight tests conducted with a medium-size single-rotor helicopter, one blade of which was equipped with strain gages, to determine the effects of retreating-blade stall on the rotor blade bending and torsional moments during high-speed flight and pull-up maneuvers. The results indicate that retreating-blade stall has a substantial effect on the periodic rotor blade moments. Results regarding the effect of stall in steady forward flight and effect of stall in pull-up maneuvers are provided.

Report presenting the use of the slender-wing-type analysis to obtain general expressions for the surface pressure, lift, and rolling moment for cambered wings with swept trailing edges. The results are specialized to give the additional loading due to the deflection of trailing-edge control surfaces and the loading due to a particular type of wing twist. A numerical example for aileron control is included.

A report about the U. S. Geological Survey's program about uranium investigations and geologic mapping in the Monument Valley area, Arizona. A resource appraisal of the area was an inherent part of the program, and is detailed in this report.

From Introduction: "The purpose of this report is to summarize the information gathered during the design and operation of these facilities so that it may be used in providing for the safe handling of beryllium materials."

From abstract: "An electrolytic refining process was developed to produce tritium of high isotopic purity with negligible loss. The operation is semicontinuous, with multiple stages in cascade. All tritium oxide is handled within the confines of a hermetically sealed enclosure. The mechanical operability of the process was demonstrated in a five-stage prototype line designed to process 15 gram-mols of feed per day. An average separation factor per stage of 5.3 was obtained with a feed of tracer-level tritium. The equipment is described in detail."

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Pratt coal bed in Alabama. The report details "washability studies of coal from beds in Alabama and other southern states in which commercially important deposits occur" (p. 1). This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.

Note presenting experiments conducted to determine the effect of a strong axial magnetic field on the flow of mercury through a circular channel. The magnetic induction was 15,000 gauss, and the channel was a pyrex tube 17-1/4 inches long and 0.027 inch inside diameter. The results indicated that the stabilizing effect occurred only at Reynolds number above 5,000, so that the region of practical applicability seems to be at fairly high Reynolds numbers and when there are only slight disturbances in the flow.

The following report describes a method of obtaining precise unit-cell data from oriented electron diffraction powder patterns.

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing water-control issues at the Chief Mine in Juab County, Utah. Unique methods for water control are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.

Report presenting a comparison of several methods for handling excess inlet flow for the Mach number range from 1.5 to 4.0. The following techniques were examined and evaluated: normal- and oblique-shock spillage, bypassing through an auxiliary exit, bypassing to an ejector exhaust nozzle, and bypassing the excess flow through an auxiliary ramjet engine. Charts are presented for the thrust penalties at a variety of Mach numbers.

Ram-jet cycles that use the chemical energy of dissociated oxygen for propulsion in the ionosphere are presented. After a review of the properties and compositions of the upper atmosphere, the external drag, recombination kinetics, and aerodynamic-heating problems of an orbiting ram jet are analyzed. The study indicates that the recombination ram jet might be useful for sustaining a satellite at an altitude of about 60 miles. Atmospheric composition and recombination-rate coefficients were too uncertain for more definite conclusions. The ram jet is a marginal device even in the optimistic view.

A report about the start of preliminary measurements of the thermal conductivity of clad uranium and Zircaloy 2 prior to irradiation.

A study on radium and mesothorium poisoning and dosimetry and instrumentation techniques in applied radioactivity.

Report presenting some measurements of the aerodynamic forces and moments on a rectangular wing of aspect ratio 2 which oscillated about the midchord. The measurements were made at four frequencies over a range of Mach and Reynolds numbers. Results regarding the calculated values of various theories and coefficients of lift and moment are provided.

Report presenting the results of tests conducted on a large bomber-type airplane to determine the ground-reaction forces imposed on the main landing gear under actual landing conditions. The vertical force on the landing gear truck at which the oleopneumatic shock strut began to compress varied over a wide range. Results regarding vertical forces, drag forces, and side forces are provided.

Report presenting heat-transfer measurements made in turbulent flow at a variety of Mach and Reynolds numbers through the use of an axially symmetric annular nozzle consisting of an inner shaped center body and an outer cylindrical sleeve. The results are presented as Stanton number and recovery factor as a function of Reynolds number. Stanton number was found to decrease with an increase in Reynolds number and usually decreases with an increase in Mach number.