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A Study Of Light Metals And Alloys At Low Temperatures, Donald E. Higgins

Historical Dissertations & Theses

Although the determination of the strength of metals and alloys at ordinary temperatures is an everyday matter, very little work has been done to determine their strength and elasticity at very low temperatures. Mallock and Schaefer have investigated certain metals at the temperature of liquid air, and have deduced formulae to express the relation between elasticity and temperature, while Andrade has given an expression for the flow of metals under large constant stress. This work was intended in part to find out if their formulae would apply to the very light alloys used here. Another object was to find, if …

The High School Algebra Situation From A College Standpoint, Dorris M. Stevens

Bachelors’ Theses

Mathematics as a high school and college course has been a much talked of subject in past years . For some time its opponents have exceeded its champions until it seems as though some explanation of the subject is necessary. For this reason this essay endeavors to make clear the object- methods and end in the study of mathematics , including especially high school Algebra and its effect on College Mathematics .

Diffraction And Interference Applied To The Reproduction Of Sound, Percy Martin Roope

Historical Dissertations & Theses

The diffraction and interference problems in sound are to a large extent those in light. However, in regard to a practical solution of problems, the analogy must not be carried too far. In light, in general, we deal with slits or circular openings, the dimensions of which are large in comparison with the wave lengths employed. On the other hand, in sound the openings thru which sound passes are sometimes large and sometimes small compared with the wave lengths. Many of the approximations made in the solution of problems in light cannot be made in sound.

The Physiographic History Of Five River Valleys In Northern Ohio, Milton M. Champion

Honors Papers

The purpose of this paper is to explain as far as possible with the data at hand the origin of the five river systems of the area and the physiographic features of their valleys. First, each of the five river valleys will be taken up in a general way; then particular sections of the valleys will be described in detail after which some of the physiographic features not fully explained in the detailed descriptions of the river valleys will be discussed. Finally summary conclusions will be made.

Alternating-Current Resistance And Inductance Of Single Layer Coils, Clarence N. Hickman

Historical Dissertations & Theses

An integral equation method is used to develop formulas for the alternating-current resistance and inductance of a system of parallel "go and return" circuits. It is shown how these formulas may be applied to single-layer coils. The formulas are applied to several coils in which the "skin effect" is quite pronounced. These coils are measured at several frequencies and the results compared with the computed values. The methods of measurements are explained and a discussion is given pertaining to the distribution of the effective resistance in a coil. The eddy current losses due to dead ends are measured and discussed. …

Methods In Determinative Minerology, Ruth Hespenheide

Chemistry Honors Papers

This 11 page thesis examines various schemes for determining minerals.

The Disintegration Of Refractory Brick By Carbon Monoxide, Wilbur J. Darby

Masters Theses

"In experimental work carried on at East St. Louis, Illinois in 1916 and 1917, with a furnace of commercial size for the electrothermic dry distillation of zinc ores, a difficulty that developed was the destruction of the firebrick lining in certain parts of the large condenser. The condenser was satisfactory in other ways, yielding a large proportion of the zinc as liquid metal, with no blue powder; but in order to obtain a proper length of service from the condenser it became necessary to find and overcome the cause of the disintegration of the lining ... it will be evident …

The Water Supply Of The City Of Milwaukee With Experimental Data, William K. Stumpf

Bachelors’ Theses

All mankind, whether the wandering savage, the isolated pioneer, or the dweller in the congested city, requires a constant supply of water for his needs. This fact is attested to in all the civilizations of the past, and if we go back to biblical times, or to the days of ancient Greece and Rome, we read of the famous wells and aqueducts, from which the inhabitants derived their supplies.

The Effect Of Sulphur Dioxide Gas On Sweet Potatoes, Cotton, And Sorghum Cane Plants, Milburn Leo Dorris

Bachelors Theses

"The chief allegation made by many of the complainants sic in the vicinity of the zinc smelters is that the emanations from the stacks are detrimental to the yield of the crops, especially Sweet Potatoes and Cotton. They claim that on account of the leaves being burned or bleached, the entire plant is poisoned and weakened and the yield is thereby reduced. It was even claimed by some that the presence of the smoke in the atmosphere around the plant has a weakening effect in that it is cumulative, and, while it does not always visibly show, yet the general …

The Middle Ordovician Section In East Central Missouri, Morris James Ingerson, Josiah Bridge

Masters Theses

"One of the most serious difficulties confronting anyone working on stratigraphic problems in the Ozark area is the lack of detailed faunal lists of the various formations. A great deal of general work has been done, but very few detailed faunal studies have ever been published, and correlation of the Missouri section with sections in adjoining states is often difficult.

In a recent paper, Dake has discussed the origin and correlation of the St. Peter sandstone. In this study he found considerable difficulty in correlating the various formations above the St. Peter, and at his suggestion, the present study was …

The Equilibrium Of The Reaction Zn + Co₂ = Zno + Co, Clarence Ware Burkhart

Masters Theses

"Many attempts have been made in the last twenty years to smelt zinc ores in the electric furnace. The disadvantages of the present retort process have been discussed so often that they need not be dwelt upon here. The principle ones are, the low thermal efficiency of the retort furnace, low metal recoveries, small smelting units necessary, short life of the retorts and the difficulty of treating impure and low grade ores. Electric smelting offers remedies for most of these difficulties"--Introduction, page 1.

The Action Of Tan Bark In The Manufacture Of White Lead By The Old Dutch Process, Elmer List

Masters Theses

"This investigation was undertaken because there is very little definite information in print, regarding the micro-organisms which play such an important part in the Old Dutch Process for manufacturing white lead. The statements concerning this process are very general in character. For instance, one book states, "The first action which goes on is to convert blue lead into basic acetate of lead. This is brought about by the heat of the fermenting tan, causing the evolution of acetic acid from the liquid of the pots." Albert H. Hooker in a little treatise on white lead says: "As it stands now, …

Investigations In Colloidal Phenol, Charles James Millar

Masters Theses

"In making some experiments with various colloids it was noticed that phenol and water seemingly formed a colloid, so it was deemed advisable to experiment farther and see if this fact could be established. The references on this subject vary widely and for this reason some of them are given here. Ostwald recognised [sic] the colloid state of a phenol-water mixture at the critical temperature but evidently failed to see the possibility of the phenol-water colloid at all temperatures. In the following article I will try to show that the phenol-water mixture forms a colloid, not only at the critical …

Glucose From Corn Cobs, Barney Nudelman

Masters Theses

"The efforts of American chemists in recent years have been devoted largely to the utilization of our waste products...Corn cobs offer a particularly inviting field for research along this line on account of the large supply of cobs available and the variety of substances obtainable from them. One of the leaders in this branch of investigation is Dr. F. B. LaForge of the Chemistry Division of the Bureau of Agriculture, who has contributed numerous papers on the subject. In one of these, in collaboration with C. S. Hudson, he describes, among other things, the preparation of glucose, but recognizes the …

The Hydrogen Ion Concentration In The Liquefaction Of Gelatine, Frederick William Shaw

Masters Theses

"Gelatine is the most typical of the reversible colloids, a solution containing it being very fluid when hot, but setting to a clear stiff gel on cooling, which again becomes fluid at various temperatures, depending on the concentration of the gelatine"--Introduction, page 1.

Characteristics Of Bacillus Influenzae, Georgena Josephine Clarke

Masters Theses

"This organism is classed under the type of haemoglobinophilic bacteria, due to the fact that its growth is restricted to a special medium containing haemoglibin [sic]. It is a very small bacillus which in the sputum tends to show itself in aggregations, especially centering about other organisms, M. tetragenus in particular"--page 3.

Quantitative Analysis (Gravimetric), L. Arthur Walton

Chemistry Honors Papers

This 24 page thesis examines the determination of various compounds using gravimetric analyses.

Volumetric Chemical Analysis, Beatrice Brooks

Chemistry Honors Papers

This 20 page thesis illustrates various methods of volumetric processes.

Methyl Amines From Carbinol And Ammonium Chloride, Arthur Mark Howald

Masters Theses

"During the spring of 1919 we undertook to prepare tri-methyl-amine for the Research Department of the Eastman Kodak Company in the Industrial Chemistry Laboratory of the Missouri School of Minds. According to V. Merz and K. Gasiorowski the three methyl amines were qualitatively proven to be present in the reaction products obtained by heating methyl alcohol, ammonia and zinc chloride to 220°C. in a bomb for fourteen hours. As these raw materials are inexpensive we attempted to prepare the tri-methyl-amine by this reaction employing for the purpose a small industrial autoclave. Methyl amines were obtained by the yield especially of …

The Chemistry Of Nitrogenous Food Stuffs, Emma M. Schweigert

Chemistry Honors Papers

This 18 page thesis contains analyses of various nitrogenous foods.

Non-Nitrogenous Foods, Edna M. Boyd

Chemistry Honors Papers

This eight page thesis discusses the chemical compositions of various non-nitrogenous foods.

Measurement Of Inductance And Capacity In Oscillating Circuits, Clarence N. Hickman

Historical Dissertations & Theses

Part I: Experiments with a Duddell Oscillograph
Part II: Measurement of Inductance and Capacity with the Drop-chronograph
Part III: Bridge Methods of Measuring Inductance and Capacity

The Chemistry Of Selected Food Stuffs And Condiments, Leslie F. Rutledge

Chemistry Honors Papers

This 17 page thesis discusses the composition of various foods, including milk, butter, bread and wine.

Flotation Applied To Silicate Sludge, Yaro Klepel, Greene Erskine

Bachelors Theses

"Within the past few years great success has been made of the flotation of sulfids, and to a certain extent of carbonates.

Since sulfids are easily recovered by flotation it seems practicable that silicates could be made to float by first sulfidizing them, and then subjecting them to ordinary flotation treatment.

This problem involves the treatment of a silicate sludge obtained from the Joplin district, the sludge will easily pass through a 250 mesh screen. At the present time this sludge is being sent to the tailings pond.

The experimental work of this thesis was done along the line of …

Leaching Flue Dust, Edwin Alexander Kayser

Bachelors Theses

"The usual method of treatment has been to charge the "flue dust" into reverberatories and smelt it with the regular charge of calcined ore. There was a consequent cost of handling and a serious loss thru furnace draft and boiling, due to the fine state of division of the material and the presence of sulphates, acid, and moisture.

The object of the paper is to treat this material by some leaching process, which will eliminate the above enumerated losses, and at the same time present the finished product at a lower cost, and with a higher extraction per ton, than …

The Cost Of Producing Electricity At The Hamilton, Missouri Light And Power Company, Bernerd William Adams

Bachelors Theses

"For those seeking information on the cost of producing electricity in steam plants, an unlimited amount of data may be found in the technical journals and text books. This information, however, is obtained from a careful analysis of the daily and hourly records kept by the largest central stations, hence, production costs are available only where the yearly out-put is several million kilowatt-hours. the small isolated stations of from one hundred to two hundred kilowatt capacity have not as a rule, become progressive enough to keep a complete record of operating costs...The test hereinafter reported was conducted from August 3rd. …

A Study Of A Certain Filled-Sink Ore Deposit, Azmon Thurman Dunham

Bachelors Theses

"This mine, which is located about 3-1/2 miles southeast of Sullivan in the extreme northeast corner of Crawford County, Mo., was first known as the Sullivan and Bridoll Mine of the old Hamilton Iron Company. It has been operated discontinuously since about 1870. Until 1904 it was worked solely as an iron mine, but at that time development work for copper was started, and from 1905 to 1909 to mine treated only this metal. It is not known how many pounds of copper the mine has produced, but during one 20 day run in 1904 of which there is record, …

Some Chemical Problems In Geology, Reginald Scott Dean

Masters Theses

"This thesis is in the main a compilation of the views held at this institution in regard to the problems discussed as interpreted by the author. No claims for originality are made except in the manner of presentation as the material used has been obtained by conference and class room work with Professor V. H. Gottschalk and Professor G. H. Cox and also to some extent with H. A. Buehler, State Geologist. On the other hand the material is an expression of these ideas as assimilated by the author and hence may in certain cases differ radically from the views …

The Electro Deposition Of Lead In Sugar And Acetate Solutions, Abe Lew Kaplan

Bachelors Theses

"The experiments, while hardly sufficiently numerous, seemed to indicate that sugars do not have a good effect on cathodic lead deposits"--Conclusion, page 14.

The Electrolysis Of Potassium Lead Tartrate Solutions, Reginald Scott Dean

Bachelors Theses

"Kahlenberg and Hillyer have shown that lead oxide (PbO) dissolves in neutral potassium tartrate to form a strongly alkaline solution in which the ratio of potassium to lead is 1:1. Since this solution shows a very low concentration of lead ion it might be expected to give a smooth and adherent cathode deposit. The purpose of this thesis is to determine its possible applicability as a refining electrolyte"--page 1.