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113
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An Index of Shale-Oil Patents
Technical report which is an index of oil-shale patents in the United States.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Klosky, Simon
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Fuel Efficiency Program During the War Years, 1943-45
From Forward: "This bulletin describes how the work was accomplished, including the functioning of the central office, the division of the nation into working areas, the acquiring of volunteer workers, the functioning of the area offices, and achievement of publicity. Representative resulting fuel saving at a number of individual plants are listed, as well as the estimated over-all accomplishments. This report should be of future value as an example of national organizing of volunteer workers, in addition to serving as a historical record."
Date:
1949
Creator:
Barkley, J. F.; Cheasley, Thomas C.; Waddell, K. M. & Waddell, K. M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Safety and Performance Characteristics of Liquid-Oxygen Explosives
From Scope of Report: "This bulletin is confined chiefly to a discussion of tunnels and adits for mining purposes, such as drainage, transportation, or development, but it also discusses those used to carry water for power, irrigation, or domestic use, in which the essential features are practically identical with mine tunnels."
Date:
1949
Creator:
Tournay, W. E.; Bower, F. M. & Brown, F. W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Contributions to the Data on Theoretical Metallurgy: [Part] 10. High-temperature Heat-Content, Heat-Capacity, and Entropy Data for Inorganic Compounds
From Introduction: "This work is both a revision and an elaboration of Bureau of Mines Bulletin 371, which was published in 1934 and included data available to October 1933. This bulletin purposes to collect and correlate all available high-temperature heat-content and specific-heat data for inorganic substances and to formulate tables and algebraic expressions for their representation. It is expected also that this bulletin will have value to those teaching courses in metallurgical and chemical thermodynamics."
Date:
1949
Creator:
Kelley, K. K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burning Washington Coals on Different Types of Domestic Stokers in the Same Hot-Water Boiler: Comparison with Hand and Oil Firing
From Purpose and Scope: "This bulletin presents the results of an investigation of domestic stokers at the Northwest Experiment Station of the Bureau of Mines. Previous publications have dealt with the burning characteristics of Washington coals on a domestic overfeed stoker, a clinker-type domestic underfeed stoker, and an ash-removal-type domestic underfeed stoker designed for burning anthracite. This report includes all the principal results obtained on the three domestic stokers tested and compares these results with those obtained on the same hot-water boiler by hand-firing and oil-firing."
Date:
1949
Creator:
Yancey, H. F.; Johnson, K. A.; Cordiner, J. B., Jr.; Lewis, A. A. & Lunde, K. E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United States Earthquakes, 1949
Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1949. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tables of the Confluent Hypergeometric Function F(n/2, 1/2; X) and Related Functions
Report presenting tables of the confluent hypergeometric function and some related functions. Information regarding the scope of tables, analytical properties, and approximations are provided.
Date:
1949
Creator:
United States. National Bureau of Standards. Computation Laboratory.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Investigations Relating to the Extension of Laminar Flow by Means of Boundary-Layer Suction Through Slots
Note presenting experimental investigations of boundary-layer suction through slots as a means of increasing the extent of laminar flow on airfoil sections. The results show that, with the use of suitable slots, substantial increases in the extent of laminar flow can be achieved by boundary-layer control with only a small expenditure of power. Results regarding slot geometry and arrangement, suction slots in an unfavorable pressure gradient, suction slots in a favorable pressure gradient, and determinations of the relations controlling the distribution of suction slots are provided.
Date:
October 1949
Creator:
Loftin, Laurence K., Jr. & Burrows, Dale L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Determination of Rate, Area, and Distribution of Impingement of Waterdrops on Various Airfoils From Trajectories Obtained on the Differential Analyzer
"The trajectories of waterdrops in air flowing over airfoils are determined for three airfoil - angle-of-attack combinations using the differential analyzer to solve the differential equations of motion of the waterdrops. From these trajectories the rate of water impingement, the area of impingement, and the distribution of impingement are determined as functions of two dimensionless moduli. Comparisons are made of the rate of water impingement on these airfoils and the rate of water impingement on cylinders" (p. 1).
Date:
February 16, 1949
Creator:
Guibert, A. G.; Janssen, E. & Robbins, W. M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Icing Characteristics of Typical Light Airplane Engine Induction Systems
"The icing characteristics of two typical light-airplane engine induction systems were investigated using the carburetors and manifolds of engines in the horsepower ranges from 65 to 85 and 165 to 185. The smaller system consisted of a float-type carburetor with an unheated manifold and the larger system consisted of a single-barrel pressure-type carburetor with an oil-jacketed manifold. Carburetor-air temperature and humidity limits of visible and serious Icing were determined for various engine power conditions" (p. 1).
Date:
February 1949
Creator:
Coles, Willard D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Aerodynamic and Icing Characteristics of Recessed Fuel-Vent Configurations
From Summary: "An investigation has been conducted in the NACA Cleveland icing research tunnel to determine the aerodynamic and icing characteristics of several recessed fuel-vent configurations. The vents were investigated aerodynamically to obtain vent-tube pressures and pressure distributions on the ramp surface as functions of tunnel-air velocity and angle of attack. Icing investigations were made to determine the vent-tube pressure losses for several icing conditions at tunnel-air velocities ranging from 220 to 440 feet per second. In general, under nonicing conditions, the configurations with diverging ramp walls maintained, vent-tube pressures greater than the required marginal value of 2 inches of water positive pressure differential between the fuel cell and the compartment containing the fuel cell for a range of angles of attack from 0 to 14deg at a tunnel-air velocity of approximately 240 feet per second."
Date:
March 1949
Creator:
Ruggeri, Robert S.; von Glahn, Uwe H. & Rollin, Vern G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Determination of rate, area, and distribution of impingement of of waterdrops on various airfoils from trajectories obtained on the differential analyzer
From Summary: "The trajectories of waterdrops in air flowing over airfoils are determined for three airfoil-angle-of-attack combinations using the differential analyzer to solve the differential equations of motion of the waterdrops. From these trajectories the rate of water impingement, the area of impingement, and the distribution of impingement are determined as functions of two dimensionless moduli. Comparisons are made of the rate of water impingement on these airfoils and the rate of water impingement on cylinders."
Date:
February 16, 1949
Creator:
Guibert, A. G.; Janssen, E. & Robbins, W. M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A review of instruments developed for the measurement of the meteorological factors conductive to aircraft icing
Report presenting a review of the status of instruments suitable for the measurement of the meteorological factors conducive to aircraft icing. Nine instruments which appear to be the most promising for obtaining meteorological data are discussed and recommendations for their continued use and development are provided.
Date:
April 26, 1949
Creator:
Jones, Alun R. & Lewis, William
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Electric Thrust Meter Suitable for Flight Investigation of Propellers
A lightweight instrument that utilizes resistance-wire electric strain gases to measure propeller-shaft thrust has been developed. A wind-tunnel investigation on a propeller installed, on a single-engine pursuit airplane showed that the instrument gave a reliable indication of propeller-shaft thrust to an accuracy of +/-2 percent within its calibrated range. No attempt was made to determine the relation of indicated shaft thrust to net propeller thrust.
Date:
May 9, 1949
Creator:
Perkins, Porter J., Jr. & Millenson, Morton B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Flow Coefficient of Circular, Square, and Elliptical Orifices at High Pressure Ratios
Note presenting an experimental investigation conducted to determine the orifice coefficient of a jet directed perpendicularly to an air stream as a function of pressure ratio and jet Reynolds number for circular, square, and elliptical orifices. The effect of air-stream velocity on the jet flow was also determined for three tunnel-air velocities. Results regarding jets discharging into still air and effect of tunnel-air velocity on jet flow.
Date:
September 1949
Creator:
Callaghan, Edmund E. & Bowden, Dean T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Simple Method of Estimating the Subsonic Lift and Damping in Roll of Sweptback Wings
"A method of modifying existing correction factors of lifting-surface theory to account approximately for the effects of sweep was derived, and these factors were applied to existing lifting-line theories for the lift and damping in roll of swept wings. Despite the simplicity of the resulting formulas the agreement with experimental data for low speeds is very good. The equation for lift is expressed entirely in terms of the geometric characteristics of the wing and the section-lift-curve; the necessity for any charts is thereby eliminated" (p. 1).
Date:
April 1949
Creator:
Polhamus, Edward C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Observations of Icing Conditions Encountered in Flight During 1948
Note presenting meteorological data from flight observations in icing conditions during the first 5 months of 1948. A total of 335 measurements of liquid-water content and mean-effective drop diameter were obtained by the multicylinder method in the course of 40 flights in icing conditions covering most of the northern United States. Information regarding the discontinuous character of icing clouds, variation of average liquid-water content with extent of icing conditions, and variation of drop diameter from year to year and with geographic location are provided.
Date:
June 1949
Creator:
Lewis, William & Hoecker, Walter H., Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Moments of Cambered Round Bodies
Results are presented for the moments and position of force centers of a series of cambered round bodies derived from a torpedo-like body of revolution. The effects of placing fins on the rear of the body of revolution are also included.
Date:
August 1949
Creator:
Kempf, Günther
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Area Suction for the Control of the Laminar Boundary Layer on a Porous Bronze NACA 64A010 Airfoil
Note presenting a low-turbulence wind tunnel investigation of an NACA 64A010 airfoil with a porous surface of sintered bronze to determine the reduction in section drag coefficient that might be obtained at large Reynolds numbers by use of suction to produce continuous inflow through the surface of the model. Results regarding the uncompartmented model, compartmented model, observations on stability of laminar boundary layer, and theoretical calculations are provided.
Date:
July 1949
Creator:
Burrows, Dale L.; Braslow, Albert L. & Terervin, Neal
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of the Kingfisher XAUM-2 Flying Torpedo in the Langley Full Scale Tunnel, TED No. NACA DE 327
Report presenting an investigation of a model of the Kingfisher XAUM-2 flying torpedo to determine the pressure recoveries within the jet engine nacelle and to determine the effects of several changes in model configuration on the aerodynamic characteristics of the model. The effectiveness of elevons and tabs as control devices was also investigated.
Date:
October 6, 1949
Creator:
Cocke, Bennie W. & Barnett, U. Reed
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Quantitative Study of Variations in Concentration of Glycerol and Aerosol OT on Foaming Volume of Oil at Room Temperature
"The amount of foam that can be formed in the presence of certain pure chemical agents was investigated by a new method. The effect of variations in concentration and proportion of Aerosol OT and glycerol was studied and the effects of various other mixtures have been given for comparison. Both Gulf Agent and Aerosol-OT - glycerol mixtures, when present in comparable amounts, prohibited the formation of the normal volumes of foam to the same extent and in the optimum cases reduced it to only one-tenth of its normal value" (p. 1).
Date:
April 1949
Creator:
McBain, J. W. & Ross, Sydney
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Various Compounds in Use With Airplane Engines Upon Foaming of Aircraft Lubricating Oil
Report presenting an investigation of aircraft lubricating oil that is contaminated with various materials used in connection with airplane engines or contained in the fuel. Over 60 of the materials have been tested to determine their influence on the foaming of an aircraft lubricating oil. All but 13 of the compounds were found to have a small or negligible effect, but the other 13 were found to be strong foaming agents.
Date:
April 1949
Creator:
McBain, J. W. & Woods, W. W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Buckling of Parallel Simply Supported Tension and Compression Members Connected by Elastic Deflectional Springs
Note presenting an investigation of the problem of the buckling of parallel simply supported tension and compression members connected by equally stiff and equally spaced elastic deflection springs as an approximation to the problem of the effect of finite stiffness of ribs and tension surface on the buckling load of the compression surface of a wing. Charts relating compressive buckling load, deflectional spring stiffness, and the ratio of the flexural stiffness of the members are given for tension and compression members with various numbers of spans.
Date:
February 1949
Creator:
Seide, Paul & Eppler, John F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Compressive Buckling of Simply Supported Plates With Longitudinal Stiffeners
"Charts are presented for the analysis of the stability under compression of simply supported rectangular plates with one, two, three, and an infinite number of identical equally spaced longitudinal stiffeners that have zero torsional stiffness" (p. 1).
Date:
March 1949
Creator:
Seide, Paul & Stein, Manuel
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library