A Feasibility Study of the Flare-Cylinder Configuration as a Reentry Body Shape for an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

A study has been made of a flare-cylinder configuration to investigate its feasibility as a reentry body of an intermediate range ballistic missile. Factors considered were heating, weight, stability, and impact velocity. A series of trajectories covering the possible range of weight-drag ratios were computed for simple truncated nose shapes of varying pointedness, and hence varying weight-drag ratios. Four trajectories were chosen for detailed temperature computation from among those trajectories estimated to be possible. Temperature calculations were made for both "conventional" (for example, copper, Inconel, and stainless steel) and "unconventional" (for example, beryllium and graphite) materials. Results of the computations showed that an impact Mach number of 0.5 was readily obtainable for a body constructed from conventional materials. A substantial increase in subsonic impact velocity above a Mach number of 0.5 was possible without exceeding material temperature limits. A weight saving of up to 134 pounds out of 822 was possible with unconventional materials. This saving represents 78 percent of the structural weight. Supersonic impact would require construction of the body from unconventional materials but appeared to be well within the range of attainability

Establishing a Cotton-Ginning Cooperative in the Southeast

The producer-members of the proposed Albemarle Cotton Growers Cooperative presently experience costly and dangerous conditions in transporting seed cotton to distant ginning sites. These growers seek to acquire locally a cooperatively owned and operated cotton gin. This study of the proposed venture reports on producer surveys and financial projections, and estimates member benefits and return on investment. This cotton-ginning cooperative may considerably improve the net farm incomes of local producers. The feasibility analysis concludes that it is possible for these North Carolina growers to earn a respectable return on their cooperative investment. However, firm volume and equity commitments on the part of growers will be required. This study may be applicable to similar situations in other parts of the Southeast.Cotton gins, cooperatives, cotton, feasibility analysis, rural development, return on investment, cooperative benefits, Agribusiness,

An On-Farm Demonstration of Calcium Hydroxide Treatment of Corn Silage with Subsequent Observations in the Cooperating Dairy Herd

Calcium hydroxide is best used when treating over mature fibrous forage to improve dry matter digestibility and energy availability to the recipient animal. There does not seem to be a strong impact on treating high quality feeds such as good quality corn silage. The treated feed tends to ferment slower, but cattle accept it well and production does not seem to be adversely affected and may, in fact tend to reduce some day to day production variation

A General Among Diplomats: General James Van Fleet, the Truman Doctrine, and the Greek Civil War

The object of this study is to examine and assess the major decisions and impact of General James Van Fleet in his role as executor of the Truman Doctrine during the Greek Civil War from the period of February 1948 to the early part of 1950. Though only in charge of the military side of the Truman Doctrine, Van Fleet often bettered his political and diplomatic counterparts in their own arenas. As the economic and military objectives of the Truman Doctrine aid program became increasingly political, Van Fleet successfully assumed the new role of soldier-diplomat and bridged the political and ideological difference of the competing interests during the Greek Civil War by being both prudent and aggressive, both accommodating and forceful. Additionally, this study seeks to provide an individualized account of Van Fleet\u27s role in Greece and assess its broader implications for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War. In particular it seeks to reexamine the historical mythology that has developed around Van Fleet and his supposed influence on Greek politics during this period

Effect of Sampling Time on Feed Intake Data and Residual Feed Intake when Compared to Extended Sample Times

A shorter term of feed intake monitoring, whether it is from a consecutive number of days or from a periodic sampling, correlates fairly well with a full duration accumulation of feed intake data in a normal bull performance test for the weaning contemporary group

An Analysis of the Educational Experiences and Views of Jesse Stuart

The purpose of this study was to analyze the educational experiences and views of Jesse Stuart through selected writings, speeches, and the educational positions that he held. Stuart, over a time span of fifty years, held over nine different educational positions. They were: teacher at Cane Creek Elementary School, Greenup County, Kentucky, 1924; teacher at Warnock High School, Greenup County, Kentucky, 1929-1930; principal of Greenup City High School, Greenup, Kentucky, 1930-1931; Superintendent of the Greenup County School System, 1932-1933; principal of McKell High School in Greenup County, Kentucky, 1933-1937; teacher of Remedial English at Soutli Shore High School in Portsmouth, Ohio, 1939-1939; Superintendent of the Greenup City School System from 1941-1943; principal, of McKell High School, 1957-1958; and Visiting Professor to American University in Cairo, Egypt, 1960-1961. (Abstract shortened.

ISU Feedlot Monitor – v3

Versions of the ISU Feedlot and Cost Monitoring Software have been in place since 1982 and the latest version is now available upon request from he Iowa Beef Center Although the mechanics of computer op ration tend to take most of the attention of what is presented, this software has given a face to a long time philosophy held by the Iowa Beef Center that cattle feeding operations need to objectively measure, monitor and react appropriately to livestock and financial performance on a continuous basis in order to better manage the events of tomorrow from known current and historical data. This software provides an affordable means to compile cattle feeding financial and performance information and to assist in the interpretation of what is occurrin

Diesel Fuel Price as a means of Forecasting Livestock Yardage Costs

Current retail values of diesel fuel can be used as an index to estimate current and near-future yardage charges in maintaining livestock

1983: The most dangerous year

A series of otherwise unrelated events culminated to make 1983 the most dangerous year the world has ever known, with the United States and the Soviet Union even closer to war than during the much more well-known events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The crisis of 1983 arose from a sequence of accidents, misunderstandings, and mistakes. From highly publicized events such as President Ronald Reagan‘s application of morality to foreign policy to the Soviet Union‘s attempt to discover NATO‘s secret attack plans, an extraordinary confluence of events brought the two superpowers closer to nuclear exchange than is commonly believed. More than ten separate events drove the United States and Soviet Union on a collision course in a battle of wills, the outcome of which provided a de facto end of the Cold War nearly a decade before it was considered officially over. Due to the lack of open communication between the two superpowers, the world was largely unaware of the significance of these events as they unfolded