Abstract: One of the main engineering characteristics of the CANDU nuclear power reactor is the use of pressure tubes rather than one large pressure vessel to contain the fuel and coolant. The power ...

Abstract: Reliable induction electric field intensity meters were installed at the four corners of an 8.5 kilometer square. The values of the field intensity were transferred to a base laboratory via telephone lines and applied to ...

Abstract: The increase in the world-wide fine Particle pollution of the atmosphere between 1914 and 1962 is inferred from measurements of the electrical conductivity of the atmosphere over the surface of the North Atlantic. Systematic ...

Abstract: A season's.record of the electric-field intensity measured on the earth during active thunderstorms is evaluated. The records show that two basic types of storms exist. The most common, or positive, type of active storm ...

Abstract: The role of ionic diffusion in electrically charging drops in the atmosphere is investigated. Space charge and chemical adsorption being neglected, exact expressions are obtained for the charging rate and the average ...

Abstract: The magnitude and character of the electrification of natural cloud-droplets have been investigated. Measurements of the electric field at the surface of non-precipitating clouds show that, as a whole, they are electrically ...

Abstract: Light ions generated in the atmosphere by cosmic rays and radioactivity normally diffuse onto cloud droplets and establish a nearly symmetrical Gaussian distribution of positively and negatively charged droplets. When the ...

Abstract: The fundamental electromechanics of droplet electrification and coagulation within stable and unstable clouds is investigated. The analysis shows that atmospheric ions formed by cosmic rays or other means normally diffuse ...

Abstract: Prediction of short-term variations of vital boundary layer conditions at airports, such as visibility and cloud base, is important to the safe and economic operation of airlines. Results of an experiment involving groups ...