Investigation of Internal Regenerative Fuel-Heating System for 20-Inch Ram Jet (open access)

Investigation of Internal Regenerative Fuel-Heating System for 20-Inch Ram Jet

Memorandum presenting an investigation conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a simple internal regenerative fuel preheater for a 20-inch-diameter ram jet. Data obtained at subsonic sea-level conditions indicated that fuel could be successfully preheated in this manner.
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Baker, Sol & Perchonok, Eugene
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experimental investigation of rim cracking in disks subjected to high temperature gradients (open access)

Experimental investigation of rim cracking in disks subjected to high temperature gradients

Report presenting the results of an experimental investigation of rim cracking in a welded-blade composite gas-turbine wheel, in two carbon-steel disks, and five tool-steel disks. Various characteristics were investigated, including the effectiveness of holes in preventing crack propagation and the influence of hardness and various types of notch on rim cracking.
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Wilterdink, P. I.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air-Consumption Parameters for Automatic Mixture Control of Aircraft Engines (open access)

Air-Consumption Parameters for Automatic Mixture Control of Aircraft Engines

From Introduction: "The purpose of this analysis was to investigate the use of a function of intake-manifold pressure, exhaust back pressure, intake manifold temperature, and engine speed in place of a venturi as a means of measuring engine air consumption and to determine if this function is suitable for automatic mixture control."
Date: September 1, 1944
Creator: Shames, Sidney J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Dimensional Modifications upon the Spin and Recovery Characteristics of a Tailless Airplane Model Having Its Wings Swept Forward 15 Degrees (Cornelius XFG-1) (open access)

The Influence of Dimensional Modifications upon the Spin and Recovery Characteristics of a Tailless Airplane Model Having Its Wings Swept Forward 15 Degrees (Cornelius XFG-1)

"An investigation has been conducted in the Langley 20-foot free- spinning tunnel scale model of the Cornelius XFG-1 glider, a tailless design having its wings swept forward 15 degrees. It was previously found to possess erratic spin and recovery characteristics, and tests were made to determine modifications which would lead to normal steady spins with consistently good recoveries. The results of the investigation indicated that modifications that aid not appreciably alter the basic design aid not appreciably improve the spin and recovery characteristics" (p. 1).
Date: September 1, 1948
Creator: Stone, Ralph W., Jr. & Daughtridge, Lee T., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wind-Tunnel Investigation at Low Speed of Sideslipping, Rolling, Yawing, and Pitching Characteristics for a Model of a 45 Degree Swept-Wing Fighter-Type Airplane (open access)

Wind-Tunnel Investigation at Low Speed of Sideslipping, Rolling, Yawing, and Pitching Characteristics for a Model of a 45 Degree Swept-Wing Fighter-Type Airplane

Report presenting an investigation in the stability tunnel at low speed to determine the rolling characteristics at combined angles of attack and sideslip for a model of a fighter-type airplane with a 45 degree sweptback wing. Testing was performed with the original vertical tail and a vertical tail with a 27 percent larger exposed area. Results regarding the static longitudinal stability, directional stability, and effect of the different tails are presented.
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Jaquet, Byron M. & Fletcher, H. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Longitudinal Aerodynamic Characteristics at Transonic Speeds of a Complete Model With an Unswept Wing and a Sweptback Horizontal Tail at Two Vertical Locations (open access)

Longitudinal Aerodynamic Characteristics at Transonic Speeds of a Complete Model With an Unswept Wing and a Sweptback Horizontal Tail at Two Vertical Locations

Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the static longitudinal stability contribution of a horizontal tail at two vertical locations behind a 4-percent-thick unswept-wing-fuselage combination at transonic speeds. The model used in tests is comprised of an unswept wing located in the midwing position on a body of revolution and a sweptback horizontal tail mounted on a vertical tail.
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Hieser, Gerald & Kudlacik, Louis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrodynamic Pressure Distribution Obtained With a Streamline Body Equipped With Chine Strips (open access)

Hydrodynamic Pressure Distribution Obtained With a Streamline Body Equipped With Chine Strips

Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the nature of the pressure distribution and the order of magnitude of the pressures on a streamline body moving on a water surface. The body of revolution was equipped with chine strips and had a fineness ratio of 9. The results from the investigation indicate that there is a characteristic pattern of hydrodynamic pressure distribution for streamline bodies equipped with chine strips and moving on a water surface.
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Weinflash, Bernard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Flow Conditions and the Nature of the Wall-Constriction Effect Near and at Choking by Means of the Hydraulic Analogy (open access)

Investigation of Flow Conditions and the Nature of the Wall-Constriction Effect Near and at Choking by Means of the Hydraulic Analogy

Report presenting an investigation of the closed wind-tunnel phenomenon of choking and the wall-constriction effects in the subsonic Mach number range where supersonic Mach numbers appear using the hydraulic analogy. Application of the results to wind tunnel testing, the subsonic choking phenomena, and effects of the walls are described.
Date: September 1, 1948
Creator: Matthews, Clarence W. & Wright, Ray H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Horizontal-Tail Load Measurements at Transonic Speeds of the Bell X-1 Research Airplane (open access)

Horizontal-Tail Load Measurements at Transonic Speeds of the Bell X-1 Research Airplane

Report presenting a flight investigation to determine horizontal-tail loads at transonic speeds of the Bell X-1. The tests were made through the transonic region and at high lift coefficients. Results regarding the time histories, tail load data, aerodynamic-center positions, and potential load discrepancy explanations are presented.
Date: September 1, 1953
Creator: Rogers, John T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Brief Hydrodynamic Investigation of a Navy Seaplane Design Equipped With a Hydro-Ski (open access)

A Brief Hydrodynamic Investigation of a Navy Seaplane Design Equipped With a Hydro-Ski

Report presenting testing of a model of a Navy Bureau of Aeronautics design in Langley tank no. 2 to determine the calm-water take-off and rough-water landing characteristics of the design with particular attention paid to the take-off resistance and landing accelerations. Results regarding resistance, take-off stability, landing stability, spray, and landing acceleration are provided.
Date: September 1, 1953
Creator: Fisher, Lloyd J. & Hoffman, Edward L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transonic Aerodynamic Characteristics of an NACA 64A006 Airfoil Section With a 15-Percent-Chord Leading-Edge Flap (open access)

Transonic Aerodynamic Characteristics of an NACA 64A006 Airfoil Section With a 15-Percent-Chord Leading-Edge Flap

Report presenting information about airfoil section normal-force, drag, pitching-moment, flap-normal-force, and hinge-moment characteristics at Mach numbers from 0.5 to 1.0 on an NACA 64A006 airfoil with 15-percent-chord leading-edge flap. Differing results were noted in the Mach ranges of 0.5 to 0.8 and over 0.8.
Date: September 1, 1953
Creator: Humphreys, Milton D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Static lateral stability characteristics of an airplane model having a 47.7 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 6 and the contribution of various model components at a Reynolds number of 4.45 x 10(exp 6) (open access)

Static lateral stability characteristics of an airplane model having a 47.7 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 6 and the contribution of various model components at a Reynolds number of 4.45 x 10(exp 6)

Report presenting an investigation to determine the low-speed yaw characteristics of an airplane model with a 47.7 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 6 and to determine lateral stability contributions of various model components and associated mutual interference. The complete airplane model was directionally stable through the yaw-angle range for angles of attack up to 23 degrees.
Date: September 1, 1953
Creator: Griner, Roland F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An air-borne target simulator for use in optical sight tracking studies (open access)

An air-borne target simulator for use in optical sight tracking studies

From Introduction: "The development of this air-borne optical target simulator and the results of evaluation flight tests (including a comparison of airplane tracking performance against the simulated and an actual target airplane) are presented herein."
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Doolin, Brian F.; Smith, G. Allan & Drinkwater, Fred J., III
System: The UNT Digital Library
Startup Operation of a Production Facility for Separating Barium-140 from MTR Fuel (open access)

Startup Operation of a Production Facility for Separating Barium-140 from MTR Fuel

Report describing "the startup operation of a batch production facility for separating and purifying barium-140 from short-cooled MTR fuel" (p. 3).
Date: September 1, 1957
Creator: Legler, Billy Mason; Fairbourne, S. F.; Kelly, P. N. & Robinson, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analog Simulation of the Hanford N-Reactor Plant, Part 1: Description of the Overall Simulation Model (open access)

Analog Simulation of the Hanford N-Reactor Plant, Part 1: Description of the Overall Simulation Model

Report that describes Hanford Laboratories' overall N-Reactor plant simulation model and its use to study the characteristics of the plant, plant operational procedures, and the effects of plant, operator, and control system malfunctions.
Date: September 1, 1964
Creator: Swanson, C. D.; Coughren, K. D.; Dionne, P. J. & Thieme, G. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of Developmental Fast Neutron Breeder Power Reactor Plant (open access)

Description of Developmental Fast Neutron Breeder Power Reactor Plant

Report that generally describes sodium cooled fast reactors, the features and facilities of such a reactor proposed by Atomic Power Development Associates, and then its safety and siting considerations.
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Atomic Power Development Associates
System: The UNT Digital Library
High-Frequency Voltage Measurement (open access)

High-Frequency Voltage Measurement

Fundamental principles and techniques used for voltage measurements primarily for frequencies in the upper audio- and radio-frequency ranges and including part of the ultrahigh frequency range.
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Selby, Myron C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Control of T7 Tanker Boiling Water Reactor Propulsion System: Preliminary Design and Economic Evaluation (open access)

Automatic Control of T7 Tanker Boiling Water Reactor Propulsion System: Preliminary Design and Economic Evaluation

From introduction: "This report sets forth the results of a technical and economic analysis of automatic propulsion system control as a possible design improvement in the direct cycle boiling water reactor propulsion system in a T7 tanker."
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design, Fabrication, and Irradiation of Superheat Fuel Element SH-4B in VBWR (open access)

Design, Fabrication, and Irradiation of Superheat Fuel Element SH-4B in VBWR

From abstract: "The design, fabrication, and irradiation results are described for a 0.028 inch thick 304 stainless clad fuel element (SH-4B) exposed in the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor loop under superheat conditions."
Date: September 1, 1961
Creator: Spalaris, C. N.; Boyle, R. F.; Evans, T. F. & Esch, E. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Model Study of Channel Improvement and Stabilization in the Pryors Island Reach of the Ohio River (open access)

Model Study of Channel Improvement and Stabilization in the Pryors Island Reach of the Ohio River

This technical memorandum constitutes a complete report on a model study of the Pryors Island reach of the Ohio River, made for the purpose of determining the most effective plan of regulating works for the further improvement and stabilization of the navigable channel.
Date: September 1, 1938
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on Hack's Canyon Uranium Mine, Mohave County, Arizona (open access)

Report on Hack's Canyon Uranium Mine, Mohave County, Arizona

This is a geological report on the uranium mine in Hack's Canyon, Mohave County, Arizona.
Date: September 1, 1948
Creator: Dunning, Charles H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Identification and Determination of Trace Amounts of Rare Earth Elements in Graphite by Neutron Activation (open access)

The Identification and Determination of Trace Amounts of Rare Earth Elements in Graphite by Neutron Activation

Abstract: "A method is described for the identification and quantitative determination of trace amounts of rare earths in graphite by measurement of the energies and decays of the activities induced by neutron irradiation. The specific rare earth elements identified are europium and samarium. During the development of this method, the half-lives of Eu-152 and Sm-153 were determined. These are reported as 9.32 +/- 0.04 hours and 46.34 +/- 0.23 respectively."
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Ross, A. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Progress Report for August, 1955 (open access)

Progress Report for August, 1955

This report of the Battelle Memorial Institute covers information on development regarding various materials.
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Dayton, Russell W. & Tipton, Clyde R., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Properties of Negtive K Mesons (open access)

Properties of Negtive K Mesons

Report discussing interactions of 420-Mev/c K- mesons incident on a nuclear emulsion stack. Information on the differential scattering, elastic scattering, absorption events, and inelastic scattering of the mesons is provided. Additionally, the ratio of Λ to Σ hyperons produced in the primary interaction is calculated.
Date: September 1, 1957
Creator: Webb, Francis M.; Hoff, Edwin L.; Featherston, Frank Hunter; Chupp, Warren W.; Goldhaber, Gerson & Goldhaber, Sulamith
System: The UNT Digital Library