| THE THEORY AND CAPABILITIES OF MAGNETICALLY DRIVEN FLYERS. |
JUN 1970 |
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| Authors:
Thomas F. V. Meagher; David C. Williams; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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 | The basic theory governing the behavior of magnetically driven flyer plates is derived and discussed. Analytical tools capable of predicting the non-linear response of flyer plate systems are described and one such tool is utilized to predict the behavior of a typical capacitor bank-magnetically driven flyer plate facility. Practical applications and achievements, including instrumentation and bank diagnostics, of operating systems are described. Consideration is given to uncertainties arising from a ... |
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| A PRACTICAL MODEL OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISCOELASTOPLASTICITY, |
12 NOV 1969 |
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| Authors:
Joseph A. Fromme; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| A practical three-dimensional viscoelastoplastic constitutive law is developed. It is applicable to interior points as well as to boundary points where certain of the stress components may be prescribed by boundary conditions. The calculational procedure is suitable for direct inclusion into finite difference codes and has been incorporated into the GENERAL code. Numerical results are presented. For missile structural lethality and vulnerability problems, material damping tends ... |
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| PRESSURE AND PARTICLE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS IN DASACON. |
OCT 1969 |
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| Authors:
William A. Fraser; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| In the fall of 1968 the conical shock tube, DASACON, at the Naval Weapons Laboratory in Dahlgren, Virginia was instrumented with a system designed to make air flow speed measurements. The measurements were made at the third or largest test station in DASACON. During the series of tests a variety of driver charge weights, varying from 60 to 700 lbs of TNT, was used. This essentially covers DASACON's range of ... |
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| AIRCRAFT VHF ANTENNA FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TESTS, |
JUL 1968 |
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| Authors:
B. J. Bittner; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The research and design of a semi-flush type of VHF, transmitting and receiving antenna array is reported. The circularly polarized array is electronically steerable to four quadrants, overhead plus two optional, orthogonal, plane polarized, broad beam modes. VSWR and Pattern characteristics are included plus data on hardware details and installation techniques. To assist in the evaluation of the ATS-B satellite, and future ATS systems an FAA C-135 (N-96) 'flight-check' jet ... |
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| EXPERIMENTAL FORM FACTOR COMPENDIUM, |
17 APR 1968 |
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| Authors:
William J. Veigele; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| Conclusions to be drawn from recently published papers pertaining to form factors have been restricted by the lack of a compendium of experimental data against which to compare the calculated values. A compendium of experimental form factor data for 27 elements has been prepared, and it and its accompanying bibliography of original sources are presented here. The data are presented as functions of the momentum transfer variable in the range ... |
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| EXPERIMENTAL INCOHERENT SCATTERING FUNCTION COMPENDIUM, |
17 APR 1968 |
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| Authors:
William J. Veigele; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| A compendium of experimental incoherent scattering function data for 11 elements was prepared, and it and its accompanying bibliography of original sources are presented here. The data are presented as functions of the scattering angle. (Author) |
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| X-RAY SCATTERING BIBLIOGRAPHY. |
30 JUN 1967 |
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| Authors:
William J. Veigele; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The document contains a bibliography of experimental and theoretical papers on incoherent and coherent scattering of x rays. Entries are cross indexed for theoretical and experimental papers, and all entries are verified in Science Abstracts, Mathematical Reviews, or Nuclear Science Abstracts to facilitate obtaining listed papers or interlibrary loan. (Author) |
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| MATHEMATICAL/STATISTICAL TECHNIQUE TO ESTIMATE MAXIMUM AEROSPACE VEHICLE RESPONSE TO WIND. |
31 MAY 1967 |
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| Authors:
C. Eugene Buell; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The statistical distribution of the maximum (per flight) resultant bending moment of an aerospace vehicle can be acquired in a 'brute-force' manner from calculations of level-by-level bending moments during computer-simulated launchings through a representative sample of individual wind soundings. This distribution resembles, closely, the 'Gumbel' distribution. Calculated risk design philosophy in which the probability of failure is specified can be applied to this distribution to arrive at a final design ... |
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| FEASIBILITY OF A MATHEMATICAL/STATISTICAL TECHNIQUE TO ESTIMATE MAXIMUM AEROSPACE VEHICLE RESPONSE TO WIND. |
31 MAR 1965 |
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| Authors:
C. Eugene Buell; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The feasibility of a mathematical/statistical technique for determining the distribution of maximum aerospace vehicle structural and control response from the more advanced presentations of upper-wind climatology (means, standard deviations, and inter-level correlation matrices of orthogonal wind components at equally spaced levels) is investigated. It is concluded that the development of such a technique is feasible but not without some problem areas. The steps of development of such a technique appear ... |
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| HEAD-ON INTERACTION OF SHOCK FRONTS AND BOW WAVES OF RE-ENTRY VEHICLES, |
03 MAR 1965 |
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| Authors:
Belmont S. Evans; Louis E. Bothell; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The report outlines in detail a method for calculating resultant shocks produced by head-on interaction of a shock front with the bow wave of a re-entry vehicle. The latest available equation of state for air data was used in calculating shock conditions for a number of altitudes, R/V velocities, and shock overpressures that are assumed to be of greatest interest in ABM problems. While the calculations described involve primarily a ... |
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| SHOCK FRONT RELATIONS FOR AIR IN THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM FOR ALTITUDES FROM SEA LEVEL TO 60 KILOMETERS AND FROM SEA LEVEL TO 230 KILOFEET, |
10 NOV 1964 |
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| Authors:
Louis E. Bothell; Belmont S. Evans; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The purpose of this document is to present, as a function of altitude, the properties of strong shocks in air which is in chemical equilibrium on each side of the shock discontinuity. |
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| INTERACTION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL SHOCKS FOR EQUILIBRIUM AIR, |
15 JAN 1964 |
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| Authors:
Louis E. Bothell; Belmont S. Evans; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| This report presents a collection of charts which may be used for evaluating properties related to the state of air after the interaction of two one-dimensional strong shocks. The equilibrium properties of air in the region of interaction are given. An equation-of-state diagram which relates the properties of ''real'' air is also included. (Author) |
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| STATISTICAL ESTIMATION OF ROUTE WINDS FOR THE AIR ROUTE FROM CHRISTCHRUCH, NEW ZEALAND, TO MCMURDO, ANTARTICA, FROM LIMITED DATA. |
NOV 1963 |
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| Authors:
C. Eugene Buell; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The method used to obtain estimates of the regression coefficients in linear relations to compute route wind components from limited data is described in some detail. The input data is confined to observations of height and wind at two points near the route concerned, from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Air Base, Antarctica. It is virtually impossible to obtain adequate information on the correlation of quantities concerned along the route ... |
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| Investigation of the feasibility of an aircraft-oil analysis system for operational use in the field, phase ii, |
NOV 1963 |
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| Authors:
Vernon Peckham; Phil Jessen; Richard Vogel; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| Atomic absorption spectrometry and neutron activation analysis were chosen from the many methods available as the best for possible development into field measurement equipment for the analysis of metal content in oil. The spectrometry method appears to be the more suitable of the two using present-day techniques. Statistical studies of the R1820-86 engine oil analysis data were continued and showed that further work on evaluation of the data is needed ... |
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| TABLES OF REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS TO ESTIMATE ROUTE WINDS FOR THE AIR ROUTE FROM CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, TO MCMURDO, ANTARTICA. Autumn. (March - May), Table Volume No. 3. |
SEP 1963 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| Tables of Regression Coefficients to Estimate Route Winds for the Air Route from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo, Antartica. Summer. (December-February). Table Volume No. 2. |
SEP 1963 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| Tables are given for making statistical route wind forecasts for the air route from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo, Antarctica. This volume contains only tables and a brief explanation of their use. (Author) |
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| Tables of Regression Coefficients to Estimate Route Winds for the Air Route from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo, Antartica. Winter. (June-August).Table Volume No. 4. |
SEP 1963 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| ION-ION AND ELECTRON-ION RECOMBINATION, |
01 AUG 1963 |
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| Authors:
Earl W. McDaniel; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The recombination coefficient is defined and expressions for the time dependence of the charge carrier number densities in terms of this coefficient are derived. The mechanisms and theories of recombination are discussed and equations for the recombination coefficient are derived. Finally, experimental methods and data are presented, and comparisons are made with theoretical predictions. (Author) |
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| TABLES OF REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS TO ESTIMATE ROUTE WINDS FOR THE AIR ROUTE FROM CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, TO MCMURDO, ANTARTICA. |
AUG 1963 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The tables are for the purpose of computing estimates of the route winds on the air route from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo, Antarctica. These estimates are based on wind and height data from two simultaneous radiosonde or rawinsonde observations in the neighborhood of the air route. (Author) |
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE. |
31 MAY 1963 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| Corrective action was taken to eliminate interaction between translation and rotation scan circuits. Stepping switch circuits were redesigned to prevent overheating of continuously energized stepping switches. Revisions were made to the ''stop'' sequence occuring at the ''endof-scan'' operation. (Author) |
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| MOLLY-G REACTOR. |
22 MAY 1963 |
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| Authors:
Kay B. Carver; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The Bare Critical Assembly, MoLLY-G, located at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico, is a prompt-critical reactor designed to simulate the radiation environments of nuclear detonations. The MoLLY-G is located at a remote test site 3 miles southeast of the central headquarters of WSMR. The potential hazard to the general public is essentially zero under all conceivable circumstances, including the maximum credible accident. When operated in accordance with ... |
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| INVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF AN AIRCRAFT OIL ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR OPERATIONAL USE IN THE FIELD. |
MAY 1963 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| Data was gathered from those organizations on the North American Continent which have performed sufficient oil analyses to provide statistically significant information. Met content of the lubricating oil for Curtiss Wright Type R1820-86 piston engines is compared to engine failures. A survey of methods for the determination of metal content is given. Several potentially practical methods for field measurements appear to exist. An ''in-flight'' measurement of metal content to provide ... |
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE. |
30 APR 1963 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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 | Problems encountered in the manual and automatic ''Stop'' sequence involving carriage control, calculator control and block control circuits were investigated and corrected. Interaction between calculator control and block control circuits during normal operation was corrected. Operating difficulties in the calculator occurred and were corrected during the month. A detailed check-out of the carriage control system accuracy was in progress at the end of the reporting period. (Author) |
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| LECTURES ON HEAVY PARTICLE INTERACTIONS, HELD AT KAMAN NUCLEAR, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, JULY 2-18, 1962 |
01 SEP 1962 |
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| Authors:
Earl W. McDaniel; C.Y. FAN; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| A conference on heavy particle interactions is summarized. The types of interactions examined were those between neutral or ionized atomic systems at energies from a few mev down to thermal. The purpose of the conference was to collect and summarize the presn of the atomic debris resulting from very high altitude nuclear explosions. (Author) |
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE |
31 AUG 1962 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE |
31 JUL 1962 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| THE SIZE OF HEIGHT SYSTEMS ON AN ISOBARIC SURFACE |
JUL 1961 |
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| Authors:
C.E. BUELL; KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE |
30 JUN 1961 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| A complete check-out of the density measurement portion of the system was initiated. The power control circuits were tested and found to operate satisfactorily with the exception of their behavior during power failures. The photomultiplier and its associated circuitry were checked and found to operate satisfactorily. The circuitry associated with the photomultiplier consists of a passive filter, a clipping amplifier and a tuned amplifier that processes the photomultiplier pulse signal ... |
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE |
31 MAY 1961 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| Research was continued on the development and fabrication of non-destructive specific gravity equipment employing radiation techniques. The wiring of the density portion of the system was completed. The design of the s pport structure for the micrometer probe system was completed except for detailing. The conversion of the Olivetti calculator was completed. The control chassis for the calculator and the servo-limit chassis were fabricated. (Author) |
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE |
APR 1961 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| The test table components, which consist of the large and small cobalt sources, the chopper assembly, the chopper drive motor, and the servo block housing were placed on the spacers and properly aligned by optical bore sighting. The spacer dimensions were suitable and periodic observations indicated that no mechanical stability problems are present. (Author) |
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE |
MAR 1961 |
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| Authors:
KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| Optical survey techniques were used to determine that the surface table on which the cobalt sources, the sample carriage, the Johanssen block housing, the chopper and the micrometer heads are mounted was sufficiently flat and level. T HE TRANSLATING MECHANISM WHICH DRIVES THE SAMPLE CARRIAGE (to cause different sectors of the sample to be placed in the beam) was completely designed. (Author) |
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE |
28 FEB 1961 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE |
JAN 1961 |
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KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASURING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING RADIATION TECHNIQUE |
31 DEC 1960 |
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| Authors:
KAMAN NUCLEAR COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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| Revision and checking were conducted on the length probe system. A calculator with greater storage capacity than the calculator being employed was sought to fulfill the requirement that the densitometer provide average sample density data. |
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