The purpose of this report is to present the information obtained relative to the characteristic adsorption of radioisotopes in a long (forty feet) laboratory soil column treated with a high salt, process waste of high activity density. The movement of adsorbed cations in a soil column subjected to prolonged leeching by water also was determined.

Report presenting two-dimensional tests of eight 6-percent-thick symmetrical airfoils of the supersonic and subsonic types. Static pressures along the surfaces of each airfoil measured over a range of Mach numbers and angles of attack. Results regarding lift coefficient, drag coefficient, quarter-chord pitching-moment coefficient, and schileren photographs of the pressure distributions are provided.

From Introduction: "The purpose of this paper is to show that the number and location of ears can be computed on the basis of single-crystal behavior and a knowledge of the orientation of the polycrystalline aggregate. Although the proposed method is a general one, only face-centered cubic metals are considered in this paper."

From Introduction: "Most of the existing analyses for turbulent flow and heat transfer in passages have been confined to circular tubes or parallel plates (refs. 1 to 5). In reference 6, temperature distributions for rectangular and triangular ducts were calculated by using experimental velocity distributions and average heat-transfer coefficients. Some work on the calculation of the velocity and shear-stress distributions in corners is reported in reference 7."

Report presenting an investigation of the blades of an experimental two-blade jet-driven helicopter when subject to a condition of near resonance between the frequencies of the first elastic bending mode of the blades and third harmonic component of the aerodynamic loading that results in high bending strains in normal flight conditions. Various changes in design configuration on the blade bending strains were explored. Results regarding the preliminary studies, effects of variation in flight conditions and blade configuration, and harmonic analysis are provided.

This report summarizes all the information available to the authors on the aluminum phosphate zone on the properties owned by International Minerals and Chemical Corporation.

Note presenting an analysis of the problem of shock-induced turbulent boundary-layer separation by an approximate method. The method is based on a moment-of-momentum equation and calculates the change of boundary-layer-thickness parameter sand form factor caused by a discontinuity where the effects of friction can be neglected. The form of the result suggests that the Mach number ratio across the shock is a characteristic parameter for defining shock-induced separation.

Note presenting a series of vitreous coatings of the same basic composition, but with cobalt-oxide contents varying from 0 to 6.4 percent by weight, which was fired on ingot iron in atmospheres consisting of various oxygen-nitrogen mixtures. Results of the investigation showed that a decrease in the amount of oxygen in the firing atmosphere necessitated an increase in the amount of cobalt oxide in the enamel if optimum adherence was to be secured.

Technical note presenting tests conducted to determine the factors influencing the thermal conductance across the interface formed between stationary plane surfaces of 75S-T6 aluminum-alloy and AISI Type 416 stainless-steel blocks. The types of joints investigated included bare metal-to-metal contact, contact surfaces separated by a good conductor (brass), and contact surfaces separated by a thin sheet of insulation (asbestos). Results regarding the effect of surface roughness, pressure, mean interface temperature, temperature drop, sandwich material, time as a factor in conductance, and effect of test reassembly and interface matching are provided.

Equipment has been designed and constructed for the purpose of leaching pure uranium minerals in both acidic and basic circuits. This equipment provides a means for removal of a series of samples during any one run, control over speed of agitation, indication of gas over pressure, and automatic temperature control. These units may be operated up to 1500 p.s.i. Solid UO2 samples were prepared by sintering under hydrogen to 1800 degree C. Preliminary results of the leaching of sintered UO2 in a basic Na2CO3-NaHCO3 circuit resulted in the formation of an insoluble yellow precipitate (probably Na2UO4) for low concentrations of Na2-NaHCO3. At higher carbonate concentrations no insoluble precipitate was formed and the rate of leaching was found to increase vary rapidly above 300 p.s.i. oxygen over pressure.

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Overton County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.

Note presenting an experimental investigation of the heat-loss characteristics of heated fine wires suitable for use as anemometers in turbulence research. The effects of each of the several variables on the heat-loss characteristics of both normally oriented and swept wires were measured. The temperature-loading effects were found to cause large sensitivity differences between constant-temperature and constant-current operation.

Report presenting an investigation of the take-off, landing, and hovering-flight characteristics of a four-engine-transport, vertical take-off airplane with a remotely controlled free-flight model. The model had four propellers distributed along the wing with thrust axes parallel to the fuselage axis. Results regarding hovering flight at altitude, hovering flight near the ground, take-offs and landings, and preliminary tests with lower vanes installed are provided.

Note presenting an investigation of screens placed transversely across the jet as a noise-reduction device on a full-scale turbojet engine to determine the effect on the sound field of screen mesh, wire diameter, and screen location. The investigation showed that the screens, when properly placed, lower the noise level in the area downstream of the jet exit and increase it upstream.

Note presenting an investigation of three NACA 1-series nose inlets, two of which were fitted with protruded central bodies, was conducted in the 8-foot high-speed tunnel. An elliptical-nose body which had a critical Mach number approximately equal to that of one of the nose inlets, was also tested. Results regarding the nose inlet characteristics and nose-inlet-central-body combinations are provided.

Report presenting measurements of the longitudinal turbulent spectra for four stations in a turbulent boundary layer with increasing adverse pressure gradients in tabular form. Frequency diagrams show a decrease in the percentage of energy density contained in the high-frequency range as the flow continued downstream against an adverse pressure gradient.

Note presenting wind-tunnel tests to ascertain the total-pressure recovery of a circular nose inlet utilizing various shapes of inlet lips. The tests were conducted at a free-stream Mach number of 0.237 with inlet flows ranging from low values to choking and at angles of attack from 0 to 25 degrees.

Map of the Colorado Plateau Showing Deposits and Groups of Deposits

Report presenting a series of measurements at three stations of the oscillating pressures near the propeller at flight Mach numbers up to 0.72. The measurements were made at a single radial station and three axial positions. Results regarding effect of engine speed at constant flight Mach number and power and effect of flight Mach number at constant engine speed and power are provided.

"For calculation of the characteristic parameters of the boundary layer (momentum-loss thickness and form parameter for the velocity profile), two quadrature formulas are given which are valid for the laminar as well as for the turbulent state of flow. These formulas cover both the two-dimensional and the rotationally symmetrical case. The calculation of the momentum-loss thickness is carried out by a simple integration of the energy theorem" (p. 1).

Report discussing the mineral composition and other properties of gummite or "fine-grained yellow to orange-red alteration products of uraninite whose true identity is unknown." Sections include the history and nomenclature of gummite, chemical analyses of gummite, sequential alteration of gummite, and description of minerals in gummite.

From Summary: "A vane-type angle-of-attack indicator suitable for measurements at both subsonic and supersonic speeds has been developed by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. A brief history is given of the development, and a wind-tunnel calibration of the indicator is presented together with a discussion of the corrections to be applied to the indicated readings."

Report presenting a simplified procedure to calculate the 1-P oscillating aerodynamic thrust loads on single-rotation propellers in pitch at zero yaw on tractor airplanes. The application of the procedure requires only a knowledge of upflow angles at the horizontal center line of the propeller disk.

From Summary: "This report treats the Kernel function of the integral equation that relates a known or prescribed downwash distribution to an unknown lift distribution for harmonically oscillating wings in supersonic flow. The treatment is essentially an extension to supersonic flow of the treatment given in NACA report 1234 for subsonic flow. For the supersonic case the Kernel function is derived by use of a suitable form of acoustic doublet potential which employs a cutoff or Heaviside unit function. The Kernel functions are reduced to forms that can be accurately evaluated by considering the functions in two parts: a part in which the singularities are isolated and analytically expressed, and a nonsingular part which can be tabulated."