Uranium in Granites From the Southwestern United States: Actinide Parent-Daughter Systems, Sites and Mobilization: First Year Report, [Color Figures]

Color copies of photomicrograph figures that accompany a report studying uranium in granites in the southwestern United States.
Date: October 1980
Creator: Silver, L. T.; Williams, I. S. & Woodhead, J. A.
Object Type: Image
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Wind-Tunnel Stability and Control Tests in Terms of Flying Qualities in Full-Scale Airplanes (open access)

Analysis of Wind-Tunnel Stability and Control Tests in Terms of Flying Qualities in Full-Scale Airplanes

From Summary: "The analysis of results of wind-tunnel stability and control tests of powered airplane models in terms of the flying qualities of full-scale airplanes is advocated. In order to indicate the topics upon which comments are considered desirable in the report of a wind-tunnel stability and control investigation and to demonstrate the nature of the suggested analysis, the present NACA flying-qualities requirements are discussed in relation to wind-tunnel tests. General procedures for the estimation of flying qualities from wind-tunnel tests are outlined."
Date: October 1943
Creator: Kayten, Gerald G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Comper "Mouse" Commercial Airplane (British): A Three-Seat Cabin Low-Wing Monoplane (open access)

The Comper "Mouse" Commercial Airplane (British): A Three-Seat Cabin Low-Wing Monoplane

Circular describing the Comper "Mouse" commercial airplane, which is a three-seat cabin low-wing monoplane. Details regarding the landing gear, wings, cabin, seating, fuselage, tail, power plant, controls, characteristics, performance, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: October 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Correlation of exhaust-valve temperatures with engine operating conditions and valve design (open access)

Correlation of exhaust-valve temperatures with engine operating conditions and valve design

Report presenting a theory regarding engine-cooling variables from a previous report, which was used as a basis for the development of a semi-empirical equation to correlate exhaust-valve temperature with engine conditions. Results regarding the determination of constants, influences of operating variables on mean effective gas temperatures, thermal-resistance factor, and accuracy of correlating equation are provided.
Date: October 1945
Creator: Zipkin, M. A. & Sanders, J. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fission-Product Releases to the Primary System of EBR-II, January 1974-March 1975 (open access)

Fission-Product Releases to the Primary System of EBR-II, January 1974-March 1975

Seven releases of fission products occurred in EBR-II from January 1974 to March 1975 - - five from mixed-oxide elements and two from sodium-bonded driver-fuel elements. Four releases were from elements that contained a xenon tag, which aided considerably in locating three of the elements; data from the fourth element allowed estimation of changes of tag composition with reactor exposure. Rapid release of fission from two breached mixed-oxide elements caused the reactor to trip because of increased delayed-neutron activity, the first time such behavior has been observed. Identification of a subassembly of Mark-1A driver-fuel elements was complicated by multiple failure of its untagged elements during the diagnosis period. Several of these elements had some exposed fuel in the core, which was the likely cause of increasing delayed-neutron signals from the subassembly.
Date: October 1976
Creator: So, B. Y. C.; Lambert, J. D. B.; Johnson, D. L.; Ebersole, E. R. & Brunson, G. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Pollutants and the Urban Economy : Phase 1. Final Report, June 1972-October 1975 (open access)

Environmental Pollutants and the Urban Economy : Phase 1. Final Report, June 1972-October 1975

Costs and benefits of various urban air pollution control policies have been examined in Phase 1 of the Environmental Pollutants and the Urban Economy study being conducted jointly by Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago. The need for sound economic evaluation of air quality regulations is evidenced by the resistance of many industries to pollution control policies based solely on the technical feasibility of achieving public health-related standards. For many firms that emit air pollutants, the cost of not complying with some regulations is significantly less than the cost of compliance. This final report on the Phase 1 research presents highlights of what has been learned, the mechanisms developed for transferring results to users, a bibliography of documents produced during the project, and a collection of correspondence, articles, and evaluation illuminating the use of project work by others.
Date: October 1976
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Avoiding Leakage Flow-Induced Vibration by a Tube-in-Tube Slip Joint (open access)

Avoiding Leakage Flow-Induced Vibration by a Tube-in-Tube Slip Joint

Parameters and operating conditions (a stability map) were determined for which a specific slip-joint design did not cause self-excited lateral vibration of the two cantilevered, telescoping tubes forming the joint. The joint design featured a localized annular constriction. Flowrate, modal damping, tube engagement length, and eccentric positioning were among the parameters tested. Interestingly, all self-excited vibrations could be avoided by following a simple design rule: place constrictions only at the downstream end of the annular region between the tubes. Also, overall modal damping decreased with increased flowrate, at least initially, for upstream constrictions while the damping increased for downstream constrictions.
Date: October 1984
Creator: Mulcahy, T. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Second Thoughts on the Mathematical Software Effort : a Perspective (open access)

Second Thoughts on the Mathematical Software Effort : a Perspective

The mathematical software effort bridges the gap between the discovery of numerical algorithms and the consumption of numerical software. The spectrum of activities is surprisingly wide, including tasks often associated with numerical analysis, program design and testing, programming practices, language standards, documentation standards, software organization, distribution methods, and even the specification of arithmetic engines. This paper highlights the most important accomplishments in the field over the last twenty years. It also examines current problems and future challenges posed by the rapid advance of technology.
Date: October 1984
Creator: Cody, William James
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of the CRAY X-MP-4, Fujitsu VP-200, and Hitachi S-810/20 : an Argonne Perspective (open access)

Comparison of the CRAY X-MP-4, Fujitsu VP-200, and Hitachi S-810/20 : an Argonne Perspective

A set of programs, gathered from major Argonne computer users, was run on the current generation of supercomputers: the CRAY X-MP-4, Fujitsu VP-200, and Hitachi S-810/20. The results show that a single processor of a CRAY X-MP-4 is a consistently strong performer over a wide range of problems. The Fujitsu and Hitachi excel on highly vectorized programs and offer an attractive opportunity to sites with IBM-compatible computers.
Date: October 1985
Creator: Dongarra, J. J. & Hinds, Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quasi-Automatic Parallelization : a Simplified Approach to Multiprocessing (open access)

Quasi-Automatic Parallelization : a Simplified Approach to Multiprocessing

As multiprocessors become commercially available, a great deal of concern is being focused on the problems involved in writing and debugging software for such machines. Earlier work described the use of monitors implemented by macro processors to attain portable code. This work formulates a general-purpose monitor which simplifies the programming of a wide class of numeric algorithms. We believe that the approach of describing a set of schedulable units of computation advocated by Brown offers a real simplification for the applications programmer. In this paper, we propose a straight-forward programming paradigm for describing schedulable units of computation that allows the description of many algorithms with very little effort.
Date: October 1985
Creator: Glickfeld, B. W. & Overbeek, Ross A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Three-Dimensional Thermal Modeling of Electric Vehicle Batteries (open access)

Three-Dimensional Thermal Modeling of Electric Vehicle Batteries

A generic three-dimensional thermal model was developed for analyzing the thermal behavior of electric-vehicle batteries. The model calculates temperature distribution and excursion of a battery during discharge, change, and open circuit. The model takes into account the effects of heat generation, internal conduction and convection, and external heat dissipation on the temperature distribution in a battery. The three-dimensional feature of the model permits incorporation of various asymmetric boundary conditions; thus the effects of cell orientation and packaging on thermal behavior can be analyzed for a multiple-cell battery pack. Various modes of boundary heat transfer such as radiation, insulation, and natural and forced convections were also included in the model.
Date: October 1985
Creator: Lee, Johnsee; Choi, K. W.; Yao, N. P. & Christianson, C. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of the Characteristics of the 6-GeV Synchrotron Radiation : a Preliminary Guide for Users (open access)

An Overview of the Characteristics of the 6-GeV Synchrotron Radiation : a Preliminary Guide for Users

In this document we present the characteristics of the electromagnetic radiation from various types of sources on a 6-GeV storage ring. The sources include bending magnets, undulators and wigglers. The characteristics are compared with those of other synchrotron sources when operated at their design specifications. The influence of positron beam size on the brilliance is discussed, along with the power distribution from these sources. The goal of this document is to provide users with enough information on the behavior of radiation from a 6-GeV storage ring so that a dialogue can be established with the accelerator physicists and engineers to achieve an optimal design.
Date: October 1985
Creator: Shenoy, G. K. & Viccaro, P. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fluid de-icing tests on a Chandler-Evans 1900 CPB-3 carburetor mounted on a Pratt & Whitney R-1830-C4 intermediate rear engine section (open access)

Fluid de-icing tests on a Chandler-Evans 1900 CPB-3 carburetor mounted on a Pratt & Whitney R-1830-C4 intermediate rear engine section

Report presenting an investigation of the icing and de-icing characteristics of a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine induction system. The current report covers a program to determine the most effective rate and method of injection of de-icing fluid to remove a heavy ice formation from the induction system. Results regarding the flow rates, recovery times, de-icing portions of the runs, and ice formation characteristics are provided.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Galvin, Herman B. & Essex, Henry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flight tests of thermal ice-prevention equipment in the XB-24F airplane (open access)

Flight tests of thermal ice-prevention equipment in the XB-24F airplane

Report presenting performance tests of thermal ice-prevention equipment designed and installed in the XB-24F airplane in icing and non-icing conditions. The recorded temperature and air-flow data, and the calculated quantities of heat flow throughout the system are presented in tabular form.
Date: October 7, 1943
Creator: Neel, Carr B. & Jones, Alun R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of the performance of a helicopter-type ram-jet engine under various centrifugal loadings (open access)

Comparison of the performance of a helicopter-type ram-jet engine under various centrifugal loadings

Report presenting an investigation of an 18-foot-radius helicopter rotor powered by tip-mounted ramjet engines in the helicopter test tower. The engine performance is compared with the performance determined in a previous investigation of a 9-foot-radius rotor with the same engines at similar speeds but with twice the centrifugal forces. Results regarding the propulsive characteristics, minimum specific fuel consumption and corresponding propulsive thrust, and operational characteristics are provided.
Date: October 7, 1953
Creator: Radin, Edward J. & Carpenter, Paul J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Westland "Wessex" Commercial Airplane (British): A High-Wing Semicantilever Monoplane (open access)

Westland "Wessex" Commercial Airplane (British): A High-Wing Semicantilever Monoplane

Circular presenting a description of the Westland Wessex, which differs from other airplanes of its class because of the mounting of the outboard engines on outriggers from the fuselage and the placing of the engines in such a way that the slipstream does not interfere with the movement of the wing. A description of the design, flight characteristics, blueprints, and photographs are provided.
Date: October 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rocket-Model Investigation to Determine the Hinge-Moment and Normal-Force Properties of a Full-Span, Constant-Chord, Partially Balanced Trailing-Edge Control on a 60 Degree Clipped Delta Wing Between Mach Numbers of 0.50 and 1.26 (open access)

Rocket-Model Investigation to Determine the Hinge-Moment and Normal-Force Properties of a Full-Span, Constant-Chord, Partially Balanced Trailing-Edge Control on a 60 Degree Clipped Delta Wing Between Mach Numbers of 0.50 and 1.26

Report presenting a free-flight investigation of a rocket-powered research model to determine the hinge-moment and normal-force characteristics of a trailing-edge control on a delta wing between Mach numbers of 0.50 and 1.26. The hinge-line location of 40 percent control chord satisfactorily reduced the high hinge moments associated with plain flap-type controls. Results regarding hinge moments and normal force are provided.
Date: October 30, 1953
Creator: Martz, C. William & Goslee, John W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A pressure-distribution investigation of a fineness-ratio-12.2 parabolic body of revolution (NACA RM-10) at M = 1.59 and angles of attack up to 36 degrees (open access)

A pressure-distribution investigation of a fineness-ratio-12.2 parabolic body of revolution (NACA RM-10) at M = 1.59 and angles of attack up to 36 degrees

Report presenting a pressure-distribution investigation of a parabolic body of revolution with a fineness ratio of 12.2, which was performed in the 4- by 4-foot supersonic tunnel at Mach number 1.59 and Reynolds number 3.6 x 10(sub 6), based on body length, for a range of angles of attack. Results regarding basic pressures, aerodynamic coefficients, asymmetrical pressures, comparison of experimental and theoretical pressures, artificial roughness, section coefficients, and body coefficients are provided.
Date: October 30, 1952
Creator: Cooper, Morton; Gapcynski, John P. & Hasel, Lowell E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Flow of a Compressible Fluid Past a Circular Arc Profile (open access)

The Flow of a Compressible Fluid Past a Circular Arc Profile

Report presenting the use of the Ackeret iteration process to obtain higher approximations than that of Prandtl and Glauert for the flow of a compressible fluid past a circular arc profile. The procedure is to expand the velocity potential in a power series of the camber coefficient.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Kaplan, Carl
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Caproni Monoplanes "Ca 97" (Italian) (open access)

The Caproni Monoplanes "Ca 97" (Italian)

The Ca 97 is constructed with wings half overhung, a large fuselage, all metal construction, and can be configured with 1 to 3 engines.
Date: October 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fairchild "All-Purpose" Cabin Monoplane (open access)

The Fairchild "All-Purpose" Cabin Monoplane

The Fairchild "all-purpose" is a 4 seater with a large luggage compartment, good visibility, and can be configured for surveying work. It is rated at 200 HP. at 1800 R.P.M., but can deliver over 220 HP.
Date: October 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Application of Spring Tabs to Elevator Controls (open access)

Application of Spring Tabs to Elevator Controls

Report presenting equations for calculating the stick-force characteristics obtained with a spring-tab type of elevator control. The main problems encountered in the design of the satisfactory elevator spring tab are to provide stick forces in the desired range, to maintain the force per g sufficiently constant throughout the speed range, to avoid undesirable "feel" of the control in ground handling, and to prevent flutter.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Phillips, William H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The De Havilland "Tiger Moth": A Low Wing Monoplane (open access)

The De Havilland "Tiger Moth": A Low Wing Monoplane

With a speed of 186.5 M.P.H. and an operational altitude of 20,000 feet the De Havilland Tiger Moth has caused comment as it was introduced just before the King's Cup race of 1927. It is a single seater with unusual control configuration due to the cramped cockpit area.
Date: October 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods of Analyzing Wind-Tunnel Data for Dynamic Flight Conditions (open access)

Methods of Analyzing Wind-Tunnel Data for Dynamic Flight Conditions

"The effects of power on the stability and the control characteristics of an airplane are discussed and methods of analysis are given for evaluating certain dynamic characteristics of the airplane that are not directly discernible from wind-tunnel tests alone. Data are presented to show how the characteristics of a model tested in a wind tunnel are affected by power. The response of an airplane to a rolling and a yawing disturbance is discussed, particularly in regard to changes in wing dihedral and fin area" (p. 1).
Date: October 1941
Creator: Donlan, C. J. & Recant, I. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library