The following document describes the process of rare beryllium extrusion using graphite introductory cones with the purpose of finding a lubricant which would decrease excessive friction between the billet and prose parts.

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Results of type II UF/sub 6/ centrifuge operation are presented. Data from this type operation in a single unit are useful in predicting the operation of a number of centrifuges in cascade. (J.R.D.)

This report for November, 1947 describes progress regarding chemical work on shales and organic precipitants for uranium.

"In an investigation of the J-33-A-21 and the J-33-A-23 compressors with and without water injection, it was discovered that the compressors reacted differently to water injection although they were physically similar. An analysis of the effect of water injection on compressor performance and the consequent effect on matching of the compressor and turbine components in the turbojet engine was made. The analysis of component matching is based on a turbine flow function defined as the product of the equivalent weight flow and the reciprocal of the compressor pressure ratio" (p. 1).

Abstract: The procedures recommended for analysis in Department 190 Laboratories, in the Limits Control Laboratory, and in the Analytical Development Laboratories, of all process materials from the HCP cycle are presented in a stepwise manner. A description of the characteristics of each sample type along with a brief description of factors involved in the Analytical Quality Control program is included.

"An investigation of the spin and recovery characteristics of a 1/24-scale model of the McDonnell XP-88 airplane has been conducted in the Langley 20-ft free-spinning tunnel. Results of tests with a conventional tail have been previously reported; the results presented herein are for the model with a vee tail installed. The effects of control settings and movements on the erect and inverted spin and recovery characteristics of the model. In the normal loading were determined" (p. 1).

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Report presenting wind-tunnel tests up to a Mach number of 0.85 to determine the effects of wing-tip gun turrets on the aerodynamic characteristics of a typical bomber-wing model. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment data are presented for the wing alone; for the wing with the turrets in the clean condition; and for the wing and the turrets with guns and sighting equipment. The turrets had negligible effect on the lift and pitching-moment characteristics of the wing.

Report presenting a theoretical analysis of thrust augment of turbojet engines by tail-pipe burning and charts from which the thrust augmentation produced may be evaluated from the normal engine data and performance of the tail-pipe burner. Results regarding general curves and illustrative curves are provided.

Annual report submitted by the Boy Scouts of America to Congress describing highlights from 1946, activities, organizational leadership, membership, finance, programming, public relations and other information about scouting programs.

Report presenting a wind-tunnel investigation of two NACA 7-series type airfoils, one with 17.7-percent chord thickness and one with 15.4-percent chord thickness, each quipped with a 30-percent-airfoil-chord double slotted flap, a slot-lip aileron, and a trailing-edge Frise aileron with two amounts of overhang balance. Measurements of airfoil lift and drag, Frise aileron hinge moment, and slot-lip aileron hinge moment were obtained through a large range of deflection of flap, Frise aileron, and slot-lip aileron and section angle of attack. Satisfactory lateral control can be obtained by using this combination of airfoils, flaps, and ailerons.

"A formula, based on a semirational analysis, is presented for estimating the torsional stiffness necessary to prevent flutter of a sweptback or unswept uniform wing that attains supersonic speeds. Results of missile flights at speeds up to Mach number 1.4 demonstrate the usefulness of the formula" (p. 1).

Report presenting an investigation in the two-dimensional low-turbulence tunnels to develop optimum double-slotted-flap configurations for seven thin NACA airfoil sections. Each was equipped with the same flaps and measured at the same Reynolds numbers. Results regarding the lift characteristics and pitching moment are provided.

Resolution of the products of the reactions of DPN and ATP with ultraviolet light by techniques of partition paper chromatography is reported in this paper.

This report for February, 1947 describes progress in chemical and spectrographic analysis, chemical work, phase identification, and ore dressing and pyrometallurgical studies.

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From Summary: "An investigation was made to determine the effects of changes in the amount and distribution of forebody and afterbody dead rise on the hydrodynamic resistance and spray characteristics of a 1/11-size model of the Bureau of Aeronautics design No. 22ADR class VPB airplane. The variations in dead rise within the range investigated had no significant effects on resistance or trim, free to trim, or on resistance or trimming moment, fixed in trim. The coordinates of the peaks of the bow-spray blisters, with reference to the model, were measured at low speeds, and it was found that the model with the low dead rise at the bow had the lowest blisters."

Report presenting testing of half-span models of two wings of different plan form as both all-movable and fixed surfaces in the presence of a half fuselage. All-movable surfaces are being considered for supersonic aircraft as possible angle-of-attack indicators, control surfaces, and all-movable wings. Results regarding the lift characteristics, center of pressure, and drag of the wings are provided.

This is a report on Analytical Services of the Pile Area Laboratories at Hanford. Pertinent facts are listed regarding the analytical services currently provided by the Analytical Section in the pile areas. The work of the Analytical Section in the pile areas may be classified into five categories as follows: Analysis of pile process water, analysis of power plant (boiler) waters, analysis of drinking water, analysis of columbia (non-process) and Yakima River water, and preparation of reagents and standard solutions.

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"An analysis of the estimated high-speed flying qualities of the Chance Vought XF7U-1 airplane in the Mach number range from 0.40 to 0.91 has been made, based on tests of an 0.08-scale model of this airplane in the Langley high-speed 7- by 10-foot wind tunnel. The analysis indicates longitudinal control-position instability at transonic speeds, but the accompanying trim changes are not large. Control-position maneuvering stability, however, is present for all speeds. Longitudinal lateral control appear adequate, but the damping of the short-period longitudinal and lateral oscillations at high altitudes is poor and may require artificial damping" (p. 1).

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Report presenting an investigation to study the influence of high relative inlet Mach number on the performance of a highly loaded blade row. Twenty-nine rotor blades were installed in a compressor rotor and static and total pressure, total temperature, and flow-angle surveys were taken upstream and downstream of the row.