Engineering 1936 Jan-Jun: Index: General

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GENERAL INDEX. (Illustrated Subjects are Marked with an Asterisk after the Number of the Page.)

ABAWERK, G.M.B.H., Surface Grinder, 280*
Abell, Prof. T. B., on Model Experiments on Rudders, 458
Aberdeenshire Dee, Flow Records, 291
Abutments, Gravity, for Arch Dams, 442*. See Erratum, 653

Accidents :

Accidents with Coal Gas and Precautions Against, 655
Explosions, Boiler. See Boiler Explosions and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— in Gas Cylinders, 647
Failure of Dams, Lake Ortiglieto, Italy, 457
— of Vertical-Wall Breakwaters, 140*, 211*
Flying Accidents in Royal Air Force, 98
Mine Accidents, Prevention of, 76
Road Accidents in 1935, 43 to Children, 485
Police Reports of, 402 and Road Surfaces, 124
Accles and Pollock, Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 197
Accumulators, Hot-Water, Use for Heat Supply, 267. See Erratum, 286
— Vehicles. See Truck
Acetone as Solvent for Acetylene, 674
Acetylene, Dissolved, in Cylinders, Explosions from, 647
— — Work of G. Claude on, 674
— Welding. See Welding
Acids, Weak, Attack on Mild Steels by, 592
Ackaret, Prof., Aerodynamical Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 685*
Acoustics of Halls, 465
Acoustical Terms and Definitions, Standard Glossary of, 486
Adamson, D., and Co., Ltd., “ Super-Lancashire ” Boiler Tests, 34
Address, Presidential. See Presidential Address
Adelaide, Rainfall at, Secular Variation of, 583
Adler-Ott Square-Rpot Planimeter, 1*, 56*
Admiralty Fuel Experimental Station, Haslar, Tests of Naval Water-Tube Boilers, 409*, 430
— Research Department, Exhibits at Royal
Society Conversazione, 645
— See also Warships
A.E.G. Electric Co., Ltd., “ Novotext ” Bakelised Fabric for Bearings, 662. See 593*. See LETTER, 664
Aeraspray Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Automatic Priming Plant for Tongued and Grooved Boards, 169* ; Automatic Spray Gun, 169* Aerial Navigation. See Aeronautics
— Propellers. See Propellers under Aeronautics
— Ropeway. See Wire Ropeway
— Transport. See Aeronautics
Aerodrome Owners’ Association, Conference and Exhibition, 175
Aerodynamics. See Aeronautics
Aeronautical Society, Royal, Airscrew Development, by Dr. H. C. Watts, 263; The Boundary Layer and Recent Developments, by Prof. L. Bairstow, 347 ; Strength of Metals in Light of Modern Physics, by Dr. H. J. Gough and W. A. Wood, 590

Aeronautics :

Aerodrome Owners’ Association, Conference and Exhibition, 175
Aerodynamic Theory (Review), 513 — Efficiency in Aeroplanes, 513, 589 Aerodynamics, Fluid Flow in Boundary Layer, 347
Aerodynamical Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 685*
Aeronautical Courses, University College, Southampton, 700
— Research Committee, Annual Report, 96 Aeroplanes, British, Classification Statistics, 100
Progress in 1935, 74
— Constructional Materials for, 572, 589
— Development in Design of, 513, 572, 589 — High-Speed, Researches on, 96
— Hornet-Moth (De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 498*
— See also Seaplane (below)
Air Ministry Research Department, Exhibits at Royal Society Conversazione, 619
Air, Road and Rail Transport, Application of Oil Engine to, 563
— Transport, World, Position of, 265
Aircraft, British Corporation Register of, Annual Report, 380
— Effect on Warship Design, 393, 404
— Manufacturing Industry, Position and Prospects, 100
— Steels and Aluminium Alloys, Specification, 697
Airports, Design and Equipment of, 175
Airship “ Hindenburg, Description of, 657*
Aviation, British, Progress in 1935, 74 Busk Studentship in Aeronautics, 566 Engines, Aeroplane, Developments in, 96 130-h.p., Four-Cylinder, Gipsy Major (De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 499* Investigations on Cooling of, 572, 589 900-h.p. Nine-Cylinder Radial Bristol Pegasus Xc Type, 450*
Progress in 1935, 74
Oil, Use of, 563
Flutter in Aeroplanes, Investigations on, 96, 572, 589
Flying Boats, Empire, Wireless Equipment for, 380* .
for French Navy, 397
— Clubs for Business Men, Scheme for, 512 Navigation, Aerial. See Telegraphy, Wireless
Propellers, Aerial, Balancing Machine for (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 226*
Variable-Pitch, Advantages of, 263
Royal Air Force, Accident Rate in, 98 ; Recruitment for Auxiliary Air Force, 319 ; Developments in, 348 ; Reorganisation in, 700
— Aircraft Establishment, Investigations at, 572
Schwarz Wood Propellers, Construction of, 263
Seaplanes, Anchors for, 460, 619, 625* Wind-Tunnel Experiments on Aeroplanes, 514, 572, 589
— Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 685*
Wings, Aeroplane, Investigations on Fluid Flow over, 514, 589
Wireless Apparatus for Aircraft. See Telegraphy, Wireless
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics Afforestation of Water Catchment Areas, 584 Age-Hardening and Plastic Deformation of Duralumin, 320
Agricultural Engineering Section^ Society of Engineers, Formation of, 209
— and Industrial Exhibition, Lucknow, 511
— Machinery Industry, Position and Prospects,
235
— Motors. See Tractors
— Society, Royal, Bristol Show, 689*. See also
vol. cxlii
— Tractors. See Tractors
Agriculture. See also Irrigation and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Ailsa Craig, Ltd., 14-h.p. Two-Cylinder Oil Engine, 108*; 120-h.p. Twelve-Cylinder Oil Engine, 448*
Ajr, Compressed. See Compressed Air ; Pneumatic
— Compressor, Hydraulic, Rotary (I. M. Voith), 389*
Plant, Experimental (Broom and Wade Ltd.), 595*
Portable, Oil-Driven (Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd.), 196*
Turbo, Developments in, 67
— Two-Stage, with Air-Cooled Intercooler (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 284*
Two-Stage, Motor-Driven (B.E.N. Patents, Ltd.), 170*
See also Gas Compressor
— Conditioning Plant, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 609*
— Coolers, Direct-Expansion, for Cold Stores, 331*
— Drift oyer British Isles, Mean Annual, 20
— Ejectors, Battersea Power Station, 111* S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 581*, 605*
— Filter, Dry-Type, Self-Cleaning (Coppus Engineering Corporation), 37*
— Force, Royal, Accident Rate in, 98;
Recruitment for Auxiliary Air Force, 319 ; Developments in, 348 ; Reorganisation in, 700
—> Heaters for Naval Water-Tube Boilers, 411, 431
Air Heaters for Yarrow’ Boilers, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 550*
— Pollution. See Atmospheric and Smoke
— Pump. See Pump.
— Screws. See Propellers under Aeronautics
—? Separator, High-Efficiency (British Rema Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 166*. See LETTER, 239
— Transport. See Aeronautics
— See also AZmospAere J
Aircraft Carriers. See Warships
— See Aeronautics
Airships. See Aeronautics
Aiton and Co., Ltd., Corrugated Steam Pipes,
S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 608*
Alabama, Wheeler Dam, Cement and Concrete Plant, 7*
Albright and Wilson, Ltd., Sodium Metaphosphate for Feed Water, 668
“ Alcantara,” S.S., Boiler Installation of, 435 Aldis Epidiascope (Griffin and Tatlock, Ltd.), 60 Algakirk, Road-Preparation Machinery at, 400 Algiers, Failure of Vertical-Wall Breakwater at, 140*, 211*
Allan, R., on Pre-Loaded Ball Bearings, 504. See 370*, 487, 556
Allday, W., and Co., Ltd., Tool-Room Forge, 253* Allen, E., and Co., Ltd., Plate-Frame Crusher, 254*; Double-Deck Vibrating Screen, 254* ; Vibrating Scrubber and Washer, 312*
Allen, H., on Bituminous Materials for Flexible- Type Roads, 301
Allen, West and Co., Ltd., Small Motor Starters, 91
Allen-Liversidge (India), Ltd., Metal-Spraying on Wood, 381
Alley and Maclellan, Ltd., Valves for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 608
Allgemeine Elektricitats Gesellschaft, Electrical Equipment 1,000-ton Barge Lift, Niederfinow; 444*
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co., All-Crop Harvester, 691*
Alloa Works, Harland Engineering Co., Ltd., 693
Allowances in Machine Work. See Gauge Alloying Elements in Welding Rods, 676 Alloys. See Metallurgy; Microphotographs; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Alternating Current. See Electric
—? Stress. See Tests {Materials)
Alternators. See Generators, Electric; Turbo- Generators
Aluminium Alloys. See Alloys under MelaZ- lurgy
— Deep-Drawing Test for, 333
— Industry, Development Movement in, 292
— Transmutation of, 350*
— See also Metallurgy ; Metal-Price Diagrams Alvin, L. P., on Mechanical Traction on French
Waterways, 329
American Engineering, Early, W. Weston’s Contributions to, 505
— Institute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers. See Mining
— Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers. See Naval Architects
— Society for Testing Materials. See Testing
— See also United States
Ampdre, Centenary of, 639
Ampdre’s Theory of Magnetism, 175, 322, 368
Amsler, A. J., and Co., Planimeters for Records from Flow Meters and Weirs, 1*, 56*
Anchors, Dreadnought-Type, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 611*
— Holding Power of, Model Tests, 49
— for Seaplanes, Development of, 460,' 619,
625*
Anderson, D., on Construction of Mersey Tunnel, 360
Andrade, Prof. E. N. da C., Smoke Coagulation by Sound Waves, 645
Andrews, L., “ Sy-Vor ” Hydraulic Classifier for Sand, 369*
Anemometer, Dines, Wind Records with, 134 Annealing. See Heat Treatment under AfetaZ- lurgy
Annual Publications, See LITERATURE INDEX
— and Reference Books, 21, 40, 108, 129, 313,
346, 461, 482, 515, 532 (Erratwn), 667. See LITERATURE INDEX
Anthony, F. M., on Photography of Cut Glass, 488
Anti-Friction Metals. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Antimony Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams Appalachicola Bay Bridge, Ferro-Concrete
Piers, 396*
Apparatus, Low-Temperature, Exhibition, Science Museum, South Kensington, 294* ; Handbook to, 373 ; Lectures at, 344, 403, 510, 591, 673
— Scientific, Exhibition, Institution of Civil
Engineers’’ Conversazione, 660*. See also vol. cxlii.
Exhibition, Physical Society’s, 32*, 58*, 159*
Royal Society Conversazione, 619, 645 Appointments. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Apprenticeship and Skilled Employment
Association, Annual Report, 430
— See also Education
Arbitration in Labour Disputes. See Labour ; Labour Notes ; PARAGRAPH INDEX
—? Law and Engineers, 3, 43, 55
Arbitrators, Functions of, 562
Arc. See Electric ; Welding
Arch Bridge, Ferro-Concrete, Time Yield and Deformation Stresses in, 566
— -— Rigid-Frame, Development of, 233
— Dam, Constant-Angle, Scope of, 387*, 441*.
See Erratum, 653
— Steel, Rigid, Deformeter Analysis of, 709* Architects, Naval. See Naval Architects
— Registration Council, Maintenance Scholar
ships, 296
Arclight Universal Draughting Table, 517* Argentina, Engineering Standards in, 644 Armament Contracts and Prices, 536
— and Machinery Position, 208, 242
— and Munitions, Policies Relating to, 68
— Supplies and Engineering Industry, 289,
375, 591
Armoured Ships. See WarsAips
Armstrong Methods of Producing Welds, 383*, .481
Armstrong, Sir W. G., Whitworth ?& Co. (Engineers), Ltd., 2,600-b.h.p. Oil Engine, M.S. “Matua,” 338*
•Arrester, Dust and Spark (Meldrums, Ltd.), 229
Arrol, Sir W., and Co., Ltd., Bascule Bridge, Lambhill, Glasgow, 62*
Arterial Roads. See Roads
Arthuis, R., Universal Testing Machine, 271*
Arts, Royal Society of, Development of Indian Ports, by Sir C. Stuart-Williams, 411; Acoustics of Halls, by Dr. G. W. C. Kaye, 465 ; The Oil Engine and its Influence on Road, Rail and Air Transport, by
G. M. Junner, 563
Asbestos for Pipe-Flange Joints, Tests of, 244*
Ash-Handling Plant, Cincinnati Union Railroad Terminus, 365*. See Erratum, 452
Ashopton Reservoir, Stainless-Steel Venturi- Flume Meters, 259*
Asphalt Surfaces for Roads, 24
Asphaltic Bitumen Road Emulsions, Specification, 274
Asquith, W., Ltd., Duplex Drilling Machine for Flanged Rails, 712*
Association, British. See British Association
— Engineering. See Institutions
Atco Bentscythe (C. H. Pugh, Ltd.), 692* Ateliers de Fabrications Industrielles et de Materiel d’Essai, Arthuis Universal Testing Machine, 271*
“ Athlone Castle,” Union-Castle M.S. (Harland and Wolff, Ltd.), 568*
Atlantic Liners. See Steamers
Atmospheric Corrosion Research in United States, 8
— Pollution, Diminution of, 510
— — Effect on Building Stone, 30
Investigation of, Annual Report, 295
— — See also Smoke
Atomic Physics (Review), 512
Atoms, Structure of, 350*
Augmenter, Circulation, for Water-Tube Boilers, Experiments with, 410*, 431
Auld, D;, and Sons^ Ltd., Reducing Valves, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 608
Austin, G. W., on Effect of Solder on Stressed Materials, 334 ; on Hardness Testing, 639. See LETTER, 664
Australia, Rainfall at Adelaide, 583
— Tantalum Ore Production in, 680
Austria, Use of Wire Netting in Revetment Work in, ,428
Autoclaves, Steels for, 701
Autogenous Welding. See WeZtZs and Welding Automatic Electric Co., Ltd., Traffic Signals,
Old Dee Bridge, 149
— Machine Tools. See AfocMne Tools
— Signalling. See SignaZZZn.9
— Stokers. See Stokers
Automobile Engineers, Institution of. General Question of Supercharging, by 0. Thorny- croft, 41; New Research Laboratories of, 43, 357* ; Rail Cars—Their Effect on Public Transport and Railway Operation, by J. S. Tritton, 290; Compression- Ignition Engines for Rail Traction, by H. D Bush, 290; Mechanical Transmission for Compression-Ignition Engined Rail Cars, ? by Major W. C. Wilson, 290 ; Rail Cars— Chassis and Bodywork, by C. J. Hyde- Trutch, 290; Motor-Car Suspension and Independent Springing, by Dr. F. W. Lanchester, 394*, 464* ; Award of Institution Medal to W. A. Tookey, 403 ; Annual Report, 403
— See Motor Cars
Automotive Engineers, Society of, Viscosity Grading of Lubricating Oils, 427 Auxiliary Machinery, Marine. See Marine. Aveling-Barford, Ltd., 7-ton Oil-Driven Road Roller, 174*; 12-h.p. Petrol-Driven
Sports-Ground Roller, 282*
Avery, W. <t T., Ltd., Tin-Plate Weighing Machine, 167* ; Aeroplane-Propeller Bal- ancingMachine, 226*
Aviation. See Aeronautics
A. W.G. (Allgemelne Werkzeugmaschinen A.-G.) Parallel-Cutting Milling Machine, 332*
Axles, Motor Car. See Motor-Car Details

BABCOCK and WILCOX, LTD., Dumbarton Works, 113*; Constant-Tension Pipe Hanger, 253* ; Fusion-Welded Boiler Drums, 693
? Boilers in Passenger Ships, 435
Bacon, Prof. F., Exhibits at Institution of Civil Engineers’ Conversazione, 660*
Bacteriological Examination of Water Supplies, Report, 209
Bagnall, W. G., Ltd., 2-8-2 Type Metre-Gauge Locomotive, 25*
Bailey Meter Company, Floating Pilot Valve for Boiler Control, 107*
Bailey, R. W., on Utilisation of Creep Test Data in Design, 328. See LETTER, 88.
Bainbridge, C. G., on Production and Uses of Oxygen, 510 ; on Oxy-Acetylene Welding of Railway Crossings and Rail Bonding, 675
Baird, G., on Development of Tug-Boat. Machinery, 42. See LETTER, 89
Baird and Tatlock (London), Ltd., Air-Driven Ultra Centrifuge, 159
Bairstow, Prof. L., on Boundary Layer and Recent Developments, 347
Bakelised Bearings for Rolling Mills, 593*, 662. See LETTER, 664
Baker, A. C., on Municipal Passenger Transport, 594
Baker, W. J., on Shanghai Gas Works, 655
Balancing Apparatus for Locomotive Testing, 341*
— Machine for Aeroplane Propellers (W. <t T.
Avery, Ltd.), 226*
Baldwin Locomotive Works, 4,620-h.p. Electric Locomotives, 474*
Bale-Stacking Trucks, B.E.V. Electric (Wingrove and Rogers, Ltd.), 146*
Ball Bearings. See Bearings
— Hardness Tests. See Hardness under Tests
(Materials)
Ballast Water, Oily, Separators for, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 607*
Ballay, M., on Alloy Cast Irons, 597
Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, Investigation on Corrugated and Creased-Bend Piping, 103*, 215*, 297*
Bamfords, Ltd., Grassland Harrow, 690*; Two-Cylinder Oil Engine, 691*
Band Conveyors. See Conveyors
— Saws. See Saws under Machine Tools
Bannister, Prof. C. O., on Influence of Light on Electrode Potential of Non-Ferrous Metals, 321 ; on Influence of Light on Electrode Potential of Mild Steel, 592
Barclay, Curie and Co., Ltd., Motorship “ Dil- wara,” 92
Barclay, W. R., on Development in Non- Ferrous Metallurgical Industry, 292
Bardgett, W. E., on New Type of Room Thermostat, 418*
Barge Lift, 1,000-ton, Niederfinow, Germany, Electrical Equipment of,. 444*
— Steel, Electrically-Welded (G. A. Harvey &
Co. (London), Ltd.), 507
Barlow <t Young, Ltd., Oil-Driven Electric- Generating Plant, 144
Barrier, Automatic, for Railway Level Crossings (Evans Products Co.); 75*
— Timber, Coast-Protection Works, > Rye
Bay, 29*, 81*
Bartlett, C. O., and Snow Co., Coal and Ash- Handling Plant, Cincinnati Union Railroad Terminus, 365*. See Erratum, 452
Bascule Bridge. See Bridge
Bath Rubber Mills (1934), Ltd;, Explosion of Steam-Heated Hot Plate, 163
Battersea Power Station, 105,000-kW TurboAlternator, 53*, 109*, 279*, 307* ; Thermal Efficiency of, 484
Battery Vehicles. See Truck
Battleships. See Warships
Bauer, S. G., on Bakelised Bearings for Rolling Mills, 664. See 593*, 662, 664
Bauer-Wach Marine Exhaust-Steam Turbine System, 117, 128, 239. See LETTER, 144.
Beam’s Ultra Centrifuge, 646
— Ferro-Concrete, Investigations on, 31 Bearings, Bakelised, for Rolling Mills (Metro-
politan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 593*. See LETTER, 664. See 662
— Ball and Roller, Preloaded, 370*. See
LETTERS, 487, 504, 556
—- Metals. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Needle-Roller, Construction and Application
of, 392*
— Roller, Universal Grinding Machine for
Races (Churchill Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 661*
Bearings, Thrust, Michell-Type, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 577*
Beaufoy, L. A., on Deformeter Analysis of Welded Rigid-Arch Building, 709*
Becker, Dr. M. L., on Creep and Growth of Cast Irons, 564 ; on Fatigue Resistance of Spring Steels, 565
Bel, Definitions of, 486
Belaiew, Col. N. T., on Widmanstatten Structure in Welds, 674
Belfast Association of Engineers, Annual Dinner, 291
Bell, A. M., the Late, 206
Bellingham <fe Stanley, Ltd., Spectrographic Apparatus, 160 ; Donaldson Colorimeter, 160
Belt Conveyors. See Conveyors
— Cutter (J. B. Stone and Co., Ltd.), 184*
— Fasteners for Colliery Conveyors, Specifi
cation, 531
B. E.N. Patents, Ltd., Two-Stage Air-Compressor Set, 170*
Bending Machine. See A/ac/iiwe Tools
— Moment Diagrams for Welded Roof
Truss, 709*
— Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Benjamin Electric, Ltd., Brantwood Works, 217*
Bennis Mechanical Stokers in Ships, 356 Benson Boiler, Use in Ships, 435
Bentscythe, Atco (C. H. Pugh, Ltd.), 692*
Benzole Plant, Coke-Oven and By-Product Plant, Govan Iron Works, 479*
Bergius Hydrogenation Process, History and Development of, 368, 649
Berk, A. A., on Action of Sodium Silicate and Sodium Hydroxide on Steel under Stress, 573
Berthold, Dr. R., on X-Ray Testing of Welds, 673
Bessemer Medal, Award to F. Clements, 537
B. E.V. Electric Bale-Stacking Trucks, 146* Bicentenary Celebrations, Watt, 68,. 98; at Handsworth, 291
— of C. A. de Coulomb, 639
?— of the Duke of Bridgewater, 554
— of J. L. Lagrange, 112
— See ‘also Centenary
Bicycles. See Cycles and Motor Cycles
Billingham Hydrogenation Plant, Imperial
Chemical Industries, Ltd., 648*, 680*
Binary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Bin-Aural Instruments for Locating Machinery Noises, 295
Binder, Tractor (International Harvester Co. of Great Britain, Ltd.), 689*
Biplanes. See Aeronautics
Birmingham, British Industries Fair, 165*, 193*, 224*, 253*, 440*
— Corporation, Use of Oil-Engined Motor
Omnibuses by, 594
Birmingham Electric Furnaces, Ltd., Bright- Annealing Furnaces for Steel Strip and Sheets, 369
— University, Researches on Production of
Lubricants from Coal, 97
— Watt Bi-Centenary Celebrations at, 291
Bituminous Coatings for Water Pipes, Investigations on, 246
— Emulsions for Water Tanks, Investigations
on, 30
— Materials, Road Construction. See Roads
and Tar
Black Decker, Ltd., |-in. Portable Electric Drill, 172* ; 6-in. Bench Grinder, 172*
Blackburn Network Calculator, 645
Blackpool Meeting of British Association, 485 Blackwall Tunnel, Traffic through, 429
Blading, 105,000-kW Steam Turbine, Battersea Power Station, 54*
— Turbine, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 576
Blast Pipe, Lemaitre, Use on .French Locomotives, 83*
Blaw-Knox Co., Concrete-Placing Bucket for Confined Spaces, 396*
Blazey, C., on Electrical Resistance of Copper and Copper-Alloy Wires, 320
Bleichert-Transportanlagen, Cableway Drag- Line Excavators, 85*, 142*
Blending and Grinding Mill (Pascall Engineering Co., Ltd.), 702*
Blocks, Concrete, for Building Construction. See Concrete
Blowers and Compressors, Turbo, Developments in, 67
Blow-Pipe. See IPeZdwg; Cwttiny
Board of Trade Reports, Boiler Explosion Inquiries, 163 ; British Industrial-Production Statistics, 235 ; Census of Production, 1935, Plans for, 258; Report on Import Duties Inquiry (1933), 316. See also Overseas Trade Department
Boat, Flying. See Seaplane under Aeronautics
— Submarine. See WarsAtps
Bogies, 4,620-h.p. Electric Locomotive, 475*
Boilers, Battersea Power Station, Operating Results, 307*
— Cantieny High-Pressure (International Com
bustion, Ltd.), 146*. See LETTERS, 239, 282
— Control, Floating Pilot Valve for (Bailey
Meter Co.), 107*
— for Cross-Channel Steamers, 179
— Domestic, Electric Heating for, 648
— Drums, Fusion Welded (Babcock and Wilcox,
Ltd.), 693
— Economic Type (E. Danks and Co. (Oldbury),
Ltd.), 254*
— Exhaust-Gas, with Sinuflo Tubes, 35*
— Explosion Inquiries, Board of Trade Reports, 163
— Feed Pump. See Ptmp
Water Softening. See Water So/tewiwg
Water. See Feed Water; Water
— Furnaces. See Stoker
— Gas-Fired, Sinuflo (Cochran and Co., Annan,
Ltd.), 35,* 194*
— Heating and Power Plant, Zurich Institute
of Technology, 220*, 275*
— Installation, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 547*
.— Locomotive, Welding of, 487
— — See also Locomotive
— Loeffler, for Prague Power Station, 583
—Marine, Coal-Fired, 355*
Boilers, Marine, High-Pressure, S.S. “ Hopestar,” 129, 269*
Present Position of, 430, 435*
— Mono-Tube Type (Sulzer Brothers), 220*,
275*
— Niclausse, Explosion of, 163
— Plates, Investigations on Embrittlement of,
573
— with Sinuflo Tubes (Cochran and Co., Annan,
Ltd.), 35*, 194*
— Stirling, Cincinnati Union Railroad Ter
minus, 365. See Krratwn, 452
— “ Super-Lancashire,” Tests with, 34
— Valve Manufacture, Dumbarton Works,
Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., 113*
Stop, Explosion of S.S. “ El Uruguayo,” 163
See also Valve
— Vertical Cross-Tube, Specification, 706
—• Water-Tube, in Canadian Pacific Steamers, 72*, 105*
Tube, Naval, Tests, 409*, 430
Tube, Lewis, 431
Tube, Suitability for Ships, 355
— See also Engines and Boilers in PARAGRAPH
INDEX
Bolt, Expansion (Rawlplug Co., Ltd.), 477
— Heads, Hook Adapter for (H. Lindsay),
302*. See LETTER, 461
—• for Steam-Pipe Flanges, Researches on, 238, 243*, 271*
Bombay, Port of, Development, 411
Books, New, Notes on, 20, 162, 433, 447, 627, 654, 708. See LITERATURE INDEX
— Received, 12, 38, 64, 92, 120, 148, 176, 204,
260, 286, 314, 344, 372, 398, 424, 452, 480, 506, 532, 558, 586, 623, 640, 668, 696
Bores, Small, Internal Gauge for (Hahn und Kolb), 651*
Boring Machine. See Machine Tools
Boron, Transmutation of, 379*, 414*, 443* Bottle Moulds, Cast Iron for, 407
Bottled Butane Gas, Use in Rural Areas, 496 Boundary Layer, Fluid Flow in, 347
— — in Fluid Flow, 514
Bow, Bulbous, Application to Ships, 15
Bowden, Dr. F. P., Researches on Surface Temperature of Sliding Metals, 646
Boydell, E., and Co., Ltd., Muir-Hill Loading Shovel, 174* ; 2-cub. yd. Muir-Hill Dumping Wagon, 174*
Bradbury, R. D., on Wheel-Load Distribution and Stresses in Roads, 24
Bradshaw, W. N., on De-Tinning of Tin-Plate, 543*. See 593
Bragg, Sir W., on Electric Properties of Crystals, 293, 536
Braking Equipment on Rand Winding Engines, 517*, 569*
Brantwood Works, Tottenham, Benjamin Electric, Ltd., 217*
Brass, Corrosion of. See Corrosion Breakdowns. See Accidents
Breaker and Granulator, Impact, with Readily- Renewable Wearing Parts (H. R. Marsden, Ltd.), 463*
Breakwaters, Vertical-Wall, Stability of, 140*, 211*
“ Bremen,” S.S., Boiler Installation of, 435 Bremner, D. A., on Machinery and the Nation, 242. See 208 ; on Armament Contracts and Prices, 536
Bricks, Building, Investigations on, 30
— Fire. See Firebricks ; Refractory Materials
— Surfaces for Roads, Design of, 24 Brickwork in Steel Furnaces, Repairs to, 216 Bridge, Appalachicola Bay, Ferro-Concrete
Piers, 396*
— Arch, Ferro-Concrete, Time Yield and
Deformation Stresses in, 566
— — Rigid-Frame, Development of, 233
— Bascule, Arrol-Werkspoor, Lambhill, Glas
gow, 62*
— Ferro-Concrete, over Penryn Harbour, 231
— Old Dee, Chester, Traffic Signals, 149
— Road, across River Forth, Kincardine, 124 . •— Spoil-Handling, The Chambers (Bucyrus-
Erie Co.), 571*
— and Structural Engineering, Report of
Congress for (Review), 140
— Waterloo, Foundations, State of, 377
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Bridges, F. W., <t Sons, Ltd., Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 457
Bridgewater, Duke of, Bicentenary, 554
Briggs, F. C., on Dudley Gas Amalgamation, 620
Brightside Foundry and Engineering Co., Ltd., 200-ton Ingot Mould, 9
Brillid, Prof. J., on Weldability in Steels, 688 ; on Corrosion of Welds in Structural Steels, 688
Brin Process of Oxygen Production, 510, 646 Brinell Tests. See Hardness under Tests (Materials)
Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., 900-h.p. Nine- Cylinder Radial Aeroplane Engines, 450*
— Royal Agricultural Show, 689*. See also
vol. exlii
Bristol Waterworks Co., Cheddar Reservoir, 584 British Acetylene Association, Annual Lunch, 537
— Association, Blackpool Meeting, 485
— Broadcasting Corporation, Northern Ireland
Broadcasting Station, 341*
— Chemical Plant Manufacturers’ Association,
Annual Dinner, 181; Five-Day Week in Industry, by B. A. Bull, 181; Chemical Plant Exhibition, 702*. See also vol. exlii
— Corporation Register of Shipping and
Aircraft, Annual Report, 380
— Electrical and Allied Industries Research
Association, Annual Report, 146 ; Annual Luncheon, 209
and Allied Manufacturers’ Association, Annual Report, 379
Development Association, Annual Luncheon, 349
British Electric Transformer Co., Ltd., Temperature Indicator for Transformers, 178
— Engineers’ Association, Empire Trade, by
Sir H. P. Croft, 69; Machinery and the Nation, by D. A. Bremner, 242. See 208 British Engineers Association. Armament Contracts, by D. A. Bremner, 536 ; Overseas Trade, by Captain D. E. Wallace, 563
— Export Society, Development of, 69 British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.,
Motorship “ Dilwara,” 92
— Industries Fair, Birmingham, 165*, 193*,
224*, 253*, 440*
— Iron and Steel Federation, Report of
Corrosion Committee, 461; Exhibition of Work of Steel Castings Research Committee, 619
— Isles, Air Drift Over, 20
— Navy. See H.M. under Warships
— Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association,
Annual Report and Lunch, 698
British Oxygen Co., Ltd., New Offices, 618
— Railways. See Railways
— Refractories Research Association, Future
of, 265
British Rema Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Ring- Roll Grinding Mill, 165* ; Pulverised-Coal Mill with Drying and Classifying Plant, 166*; High-Efficiency Air Separator, 166*. See LETTER, 239
British Road Federation, Ltd., Leaflet on Transport and Traders, 125 ; Statement of Policy by, 486
British Sangamo Co., Ltd., Prepayment Meter, 255*
— Shipbuilding. See SAipftaiZdiny
— Shipping. See Shipping
— Standards Institution. See Standards British Steel Piling Co., Ltd., Sheet-Steel
Piling, Rye Harbour, 82*
British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Marine Exhaust-Steam Turbine System, 189; Mercury-Pool Rectifier, 257* ; Thyratron Welding Equipment, 257 ; Quiet-Running Fractional Horse-Power Electric Motors, 468*; 1,300-kW Turbo-Generators, and 75-kW Generators for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 601* ; Electric-Lighting System,
S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 604*; Portable Transformer Substation, 624; Exhibits at Royal Society Conversazione, 645; Pre-Set Speed Controller for Three-Phase Motors, 678*
British Timken, Ltd., Universal Grinding
Machine for Roller-Bearing Races, 661*
— Trade. See Trade
British Trane Co., Ltd., “ Vectair ” Heaters, 169 ; ' Gas-Fired Floor-Type Heater, 440* Britton, S. C., on Electrolytic Test for Zinc Coatings on Wire, 335
Broom and Wade, Ltd., Experimental AirCompressor Plant, 595*
Brown, Boveri and Co., Ltd., Marine Exhaust Steam Turbine System, 117 ; Feed-Water Evaporators with Removable Tubes, 312* ; Turbo-Compressor for Wind Tunnel, 687*
Brown Bros., and Co., Ltd., Steering Gear, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 611*
— Coal, German, Cableway Excavators for,
86*, 142*
Brown, D., on Cut-Throat Competition, 201
Brown, D., and Sons (Hudd.), Ltd., Worm-
Reduction Gear for Strip-Mill Drive, 461*
Brown, J., <fc Co., Ltd., S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 521*, 535, 547*, 575*, 601*, 623, 629*. See Erratum, 678 ; Maiden Voyage, 639. See also Queen Mary
Brownsdon, Dr. H. W., on Metallic Wear, 310* Bruce, W. R., on Electrification of Glasgow
District Subway, 19
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., Tests of 250-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Oil Engine, 101; Two-Stage Homogenising Machine, 419*
Buckets for Cableway Drag-Line Excavators, 86*
— Concrete-Placing, for Confined Spaces
.(Blaw-Knox Co.), 396*
BuCyrus-Erie Co., The Chambers Spoil-Handling Bridge, 571*
Buenos Aires, Nuevo Puerto Power Station, Evaporating Plant, 312*
Bugatti Rail Cars, Performances of, 83
Building Construction, Concrete Blocks for.
See Concrete
— — See also Ferro-Concrete and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Contracts and Arbitration Law, 3, 43, 55
— Heating by Electrical Thermal Storage, 152
— Industry, Training Craftsmen for, 403
— Materials, Specifications, 587
— Mopin System of Prefabricated Concrete
Units for, 296
— New, Timber in, Investigations on, 106
— Research Board, Annual Report, 30;
Report on Carbonation of Unhydrated Portland Cement, 711
— Rigid-Arch, Welded, Deformeter Analysis
of, 709*
— Structural Steel for, Specification, 264 Bull, B. A., on Five-Day Week in Industry, 181 Bunker, Ferro-Concrete, Coke-Oven and By-
Product Plant, Govan Iron Works, 477*
— Storage, Coal-Handling Plant, Cincinnati
Union Railroad Terminus, 368*
Bureau of Mines. See United States
— of Standards. See United States Burnet, C. D., the Late, 354 Burstall, H. R. J., the Late, 705
Burton, H. H., on Forgings for .Fluids at
High Temperatures and Pressures, 701
Bush, H. D., on Oil Engines for Rail Traction, 290
Busk Studentships in Aeronautics, 566 Butane Gas, Bottled, Use in Rural Areas, 496 Buxton Colliery Research Station, Work of, 76 By-Product and Coke-Oven Plant, Govan Iron Works, -477*.

CABLES. See Wire Ropes and Electric- Cableway. See Wire Ropeway
Cadman, Sir J., on Oil Exploration in Great Britain, 348
Cages, Light-Alloy, for Mines, 571. See 558..
Cages, Operator’s, Overhead Electric Crane (H. Morris, Ltd.), 204*
— Pit, Duralumin (Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd.).
558
Cagli, Prof. E. C., Model' Experiments on Vertical-Wall Breakwaters, 141, 211*
Caird and Rayner, Ltd., Evaporators for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 583*, 605
Caissons, Regulations for Working under Compressed Air in, 421
Calcium Chloride, Effect on Cement, 24 Calculator, Mechanical, for Murray Colour- Control System for Machine Tools, 343*
— Network, Blackburn, 645
Calcutta, Port of, Development, 412 California Institute of Technology, 200-in. Glass Disc for Telescope Mirror, 679*
— Stockton, Constant-Angle Arch Dam, 442* Callender’s Cable and Construction Co., Ltd.,
Cables for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 604
Calor Gas (Distributing) Co., Ltd., Distribution of Bottled Butane Gas, 497
“ Calorier ” Unit Heater, 169
Calorific Value of Butane Gas, 497 Calorimeter, Gas, Thomas Recording, 445*, 557*, 597*
Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd., Pressure Indicator for Internal-Combustion Engines, 33*; Extensometer, 33*; Currier Size Tester, 33; Mechanical Mallet, 33 ; Potentiometric Controller, 198*; Cathode-Ray Oscillograph, 306* ; Thomas Total-Heat Meter for Gas, 445*, 557*, 597* ; Instantaneous Optical Pyrometer, 645 ; Electrolytic Resistance Meter with Automatic Temperature Correction, 645
— University Engineering Department, Busk
Studentship in Aeronautics, 566
Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., Launch of H.M. Flotilla Leader “ Hardy,” 421; Launch of H.M. Submarine " Spearfish,” 475
Canada, Electricity Supply in, Statistics, 430
— Hydro-Electric Power Supply in, 125, 458
— Pacific Exhibition, Vancouver Jubilee, 288 Canadian Bureau of Statistics, Report on
Electricity Supply, 430
Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd., Machinery of Ships, 72*. 105*. See LETTER, 339
— Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau,
Annual Report, 125, 458
Canal-Barge Lift, 1,000-ton, at Niederfinow, 444*
— Forth and Clyde, Arrol-Werkspoor Bascule
Bridge Over, 62*
— French, Mechanical Traction on, 329
— Manchester Ship, Annual Report on, 586
— Panama, Annual Report, 153
— in United States, Early Projects for, 505
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Cannel, Scottish, Products of Carbonisation from, 655
Canning, W., and Co., Ltd., Model Nickel- Plating Plant, 193 ; Centreless Polishing Machine, 193*
Cantieny High-Pressure Boiler (International Combustion, Ltd.), 146* See LETTERS, 239, 282
Capac Co., Ltd., Bin-Aural Noise-Locating Instruments, 295
Capital and Labour. See Labour and Labour Notes
Capstans, Electrically-Operated, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 612
— Lathe. See Lathe under Machine Tools Cars, Motor. See Motor Cars
— Park, Underground, Hastings, 673
— Rail. See Carriages, Railway
Carbon Dioxide, Effect on Portland Cement, 711
— — Fire-Extinguishing Systems, on S.S.
“ Queen Mary," 614*
and Temperature-Measuring Apparatus (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.), 34*
Carbonation of Unhydrated Portland Cement, Report, 711
Carbonisation of Scottish Cannel, Products from, 655
Cargo Steamers. See Steamers Carmichael, A., the Late, 372
Carnegie Medal, Award to Dr. D. F. Marshall, 407, 537
— Scholarship Awards, 592
Carr, Col. W. M., on Progress in Gas Industry, 620
Carriages, Railway, Bugatti Rail Cars, Performance of, 83
Exports of, 210
Glasgow District Subway, 19
— — Oil Engines for, 563 Oil-Driven, Future of, 290
Carrier Engineering Co., Ltd., Air-Conditioning Plant, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 609*
Carriere, Dr. J. E., on Protection of Water Pipes Against Corrosion, 246
Carron Co., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 200
“ Carthage,” S.S., Boiler Installation of, 435 Casella, C. F., and Co., Ltd., Sensitive Vibration Recorder, 159*
Cast Irons Containing Alloys, Properties of, 597
— — in Chemical Plant, Use of, 701 for Crankshafts, 88, 144, 201*
at Elevated Temperatures, Creep and Growth of, 564
— —• for Glass-Bottle Moulds, 407
— — Shaft Couplings, Specification, 543 Casting Machine, Centrifugal, for Ferro-Concrete Hollow Girders, 472*
— Plant, for Pipes, Centrifugal (Cochrane’s
(Middlesbrough) Foundry, Ltd.), 663*
Catalogues, 52, 79,108, 135, 164, 184, 218, 247, 302, 330, 412,'440, 494, 520, 546, 600, 628, 656, 683. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Catania, Failure of Vertical-Wall Breakwater at, 140*, 211*
Catchment Areas for Public Water Supply, Treatment of, 584
Caterpillar Tractor. See Tractor
Cathode-Ray Oscillograph (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 306*
— — Oscillograph (Standard Telephones &
Cables, Ltd.), 60
Tube for Television Receiver, 645
Celluloid Model of Rigid-Arch Building, Deformeter Analysis of, 709*
Stress Determination by. See also Optica?; Photo-Elastic
Cement and Concrete, Chemistry of (Review), 417
— Effect of Calcium Chloride on, 24
— Handling Plant, Wheeler Dam, Alabama, 7*
— Investigations on, 30
— Portland, Unhydrated, Carbonation of,
Report, 711
— See also Concrete and PARAGRAPH INDEX Census of Production, 1935, Plans for, 258 Centenary of Ampfere, 639
— Engineering, in 1936,16
— of London and Greenwich Railway, 236
— of J. L. McAdam, 291
— of Nuremburg-Fiirth Railway, 107
— See also Bicentenary
Central Electricity Board, South-East England (Alteration and Extension) Scheme, 264 ; Annual Report, 376
— Station. See Power Station Centrifugal Pumps. See Pumps Centrifuge, Ultra Air-Driven (Baird and Tatlock
(London), Ltd.), 159 —? Ultra, Beam’s, 646 Ceramic Society (Refractory Materials Section),
Plasticity Diagram for Clays, by J. F. Hyslop, 133; Behaviour of Refractory Materials under Torsion at Different Temperatures—Kaolin and Kaolin-Silica Mixtures, by Dr. A. L. Roberts and Prof. J. W. Cobb, 133 ; Action of Water Vapour on Silica Bricks at High Temperature and its Possible Industrial Significance, by A. G. Dodd, 133 ; Evolution of Various Types of Crushers for Stone and Ore, and Characteristics of Rocks as Affecting Abrasion in Crushing Machinery, by W. T. Miller and R. J. Sarjant, 134 j Slag Resistance of Steelworks Refractories, by Dr. J. H. Chesters and L. Lee, 134; Manufacture and Use of Insulating Firebrick in United States, by Prof. F. H. Norton, 162: Influence of Degree of Vacuum and Time of Soaking on Determination of Apparent Porosity and True Specific Gravity, by H. Oliver and K. M. Roberts, 162
Chain Cables, S.S. “ Queen Mary," 611*
Chalk Bank Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, 27*
Chambers, Circulating-Water, Clyde’s Mill Power Station, 553*
— Spoil-Handling Bridge (Bucyrus-Erie Co.),
571*
Channel Steamers, Design of, 179
Charring and Scouring of Wood Poles by Oxy- Acetylene Flame, 689
Chartered Surveyors’ Institution and the Law, by Sir L. Macassey, 562
Chattock, R. A., the Late, 323
Cheddar Reservoir, Bristol Waterworks Co., 584 Chelmsford Works, Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., 706*
Chemicals, Dead Sea, Recovery of, 456 Chemical Engineers, Institution of, Colloidal Fuel, by Dr. A. B. Manning and R. A. A. Taylor, 239. See Erratum, 269 ; Investigations on Dead-Sea Chemicals, by M. A. Novomeysky, 456 ; Flotation as Applied to Chemical Industry, by W. Cullen and M. Lavers, 483
Chemical Engineering Congress, World Power Conference, London:
Programme, 125
Inaugural .Proceedings, 700
Presidential Address, by Viscount Lever- hulme, on Chemical Engineering, 701 Section A : Ferrous Metals in Chemical Plant Construction:
Behaviour of Carbon and Molybdenum Steels at High Temperatures, by Dr.
C. H. M. Jenkins, H. J. Tapsell, G. A. Mellor and A. E. Johnson, 701
Forgings for Handling of Fluids at High Temperatures and Pressures, by H. H. Burton, T. M. Service and Dr. W. H. Hatfield, 701
Steels for Autoclaves, by R. J. Sarjant and T. H. Middleham, 701
Heat-, Rust- and Acid-Resisting Steels, by Dr. W. H. Hatfield, 701
Modern Cast Irons in Chemical-Plant Equipment, by J. G. Pearce, 701
Use of Cast Iron in Chemical Industry, by
H. L. Maxwell, 701
Corrosion and Protection of Cast-Iron and Steel Pipe Lines in the Soil, by
C. A. H. von Wolzogen Kiihr and J. P. Pfeiffer, 702
See also vol. cxlii
Chemical Industry, Flotation as Applied to, 483
— Plant Construction-, Ferrous Metals in, 701
— — Exhibition, Central Hall, Westminster,
702*. See also vol. cxlii
Chemistry, Applied, Origins and Development of (Review), 277
— of Cement and Concrete (Review), 417
— of Corrosion. “’See Corrosion
— in Engineering Education, 317
— Inorganic; Industrial and Manufacturing
(Review), 365
— Magneto-Physical Principles and Applica
tions of, 471
— of Steel Making (Review), 45
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Chester, Old Dee Bridge Traffic Signals, 149 Chesters, Dr. J. H., on Slag Resistance of Steelworks Refractories, 134
Chittagong, Port of, Development, 412 Chorlton, A., on Cast Crankshafts, 88, 201*.
See LETTER, 144 Chromium Steels (Review), 5 Chuck. See Machine Tools Churchill Machine Tool Co., Ltd., Universal
Grinding Machine for Roller-Bearing Races, 661*
Cincinnati Union Railroad Terminus, Fuel and Ash-Handling Plant, 365*. See Erratum 452
Cinematograph. See Kinematograph
Circulating Pumps. See Pumps
— Water Chambers, Clyde’s Mill Power
Station, 553*
Circulation in Naval Water-Tube Boilers, Investigations on, 409*, 430
City and Guilds (Engineering) College, Discussion on Engineering Education, 317; Investigation on Ignition Delay in Oil Engines, 469*
Civil Aerial Transport. See Aeronautics
— Engineers, French Society of, Mechanical
Traction on French Waterways, by L. P. Alvin, 329
Civil Engineers, Institution of :
Report of Committee on Deterioration of Structures in Sea Water, 352. See 429, 439
Construction of the Mersey Tunnel, by D. Anderson, 360
Report of Committee on Regulations for Guidance of Engineers and Contractors for Work Carried Out Under Compressed Air, 421
Corrosion of Iron and Steel, by Sir R. Hadfield and S. A. Main, 439. See 352, 429
Annual Dinner, 511 James Forrest Lecture, by E. F. Relf, on Modem Developments in Design of Aeroplanes, 513, 572, 589
Recent Developments in Metallurgy and their Influence on Engineering, by Dr. C. E. Schneider, 618
Conversazione end Exhibition, 660*. See also vol. cxlii
Clamp, Side, Distortion-Preventing, for Universal Plate Manufacture (Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd.), 10*
Clark, H. O., on Preparation of Woad in England, 400
Clarke, Chapman and Co., Ltd., Warping Capstans, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 612
Classifier, Hydraulic, “ Sy-Vor ” for Sand (L. Andrews), 369*
Claude, G., on Dissolved Acetylene, 674
— Process of Oxygen Production, 646
Clays, Fire. See Firebricks; Refractory Materials
— Plasticity Diagram for, 133
— Products, Research on, 265
Clements, F., Award of Bessemer Medal to, 537 Cleveland Iron Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
— and the Northern Counties, Notes from,
13, 39, 65, 93, 121, 149, 176, 204, 231, 261, 287, 315, 345, 373, 399, 425, 453, 481, 507, 533, 559, 587, 624, 641, 669, 697. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Clifford and Snell (Eng.), Ltd.,- Loud-Speaking Telephones, S.S. " Queen Mary,” 605, 614
Climate of Northern Pennines, 20
— See also Meteorological
Clough, F. H., Exhibits at Institution of Civil Engineers’ Conversazione, 661
Clyde’s Mill Power Station, Clyde Valley Electrical Power Co., -River Works at, 552*
COo. See Carbon Dioxide
Coaches, Railway. See Carriages
Coal, Action of Hydrogen on, Report, 368
— Bituminous, Hydrogenation, for Produc
tion of Petrol, 229, 368, 648*, 680*
— Brown, German, Cableway Excavators for,
86*, 142*
— Burning Appliances Makers’ Association,
Formation of Research Department, 429
— Cannel, Products from Carbonisation of, 655
— Dust, Effect of Fineness on Inflammability
of, 541
— — Explosions, Work of Safety in Mines
Research Board, 76
— Freeman Process of Manufacture of Motor
and Oil Fuels from, 229
— Gas and Electricity-Supply Industries, Co
ordination of, 455
— — See Gas
— Handling Plant, Cincinnati Union Railroad
Terminus, 365*. See Erratum, 452
Plant, Zurich Institute of Technology Power Station, 275*
— Industry in United States and Great
Britain, 671
—.Mine. See Colliery
— Oil Development (Great Britain), Ltd.,
Plant for Manufacture of Motor Spirit and Oil from Coal, 229
— Production of Lubricating Oils from, 97
— Pulverised. See Pulverised Coal; Colloidal
Fuel
— Removal of Moisture from, 74
•— Trade and*Appliance Makers, Co-Operation Between, 98
— Treatment by Flotation Process, 484
— Washed, Drying of, Report, 74
— See also Fuel, Pulverised Coal and PARA
GRAPH INDEX
Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, Sussex, 27*, 81*
Coatings, Bituminous, for Water Pipes, Investigations on, 246
— for Ship Models, Effect on Skin Resistance
and Wake, 458, 466*
— Zinc, on Wire, Electrolytic Test for, 335
Cobb, Prof. J. W., on Behaviour of Refractory Materials under Torsion, 133
Cochran, and Co., Annan, Ltd., Boilers with Sinuflo Tubes, 35; Gas-Fired Sinuflo Boiler, 194*
Cochrane’s (Middlesbro.) Foundry, Ltd., Centrifugal Pipe-Casting Plant, 663*
Cockbums, Ltd., Safety Valves and Steam Valves, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 608*
Cockcroft, Dr. J. D.^on Approach to Absolute- Zero, 591
Cohen, G., Sons and Co., Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 168
Coke-Oven and By-Product Plant, Govan Iron Works, 477*
Gas, Action on Silica Steel-Furnace Bricks, 133
— — Gas, Problem of Distribution, 456
Gas, Thomas Total-Heat Meter for, 445*, 557*, 597*
— Production from Scottish Cannel, 655
Coke for Water-Gas Process, Investigations on,
207
Cold-Rolling and Annealing Mild-Steel Sheets, Experiments in, 538
— Storage. See Refrigeration
Cole, E. K., Ltd., Radio Receiver for Motor
Cars, 363
College. See Edwcaiion Colliery-Belt- Fasteners, Specification for, 531
— Explosions, Prevention of, 76 Investigations on Firedamp, 76
— Lighting. See Safety Lamps
— Preservation of Timber for, 78
— Safety in Mines Research Board, Annual
Report, 76; Report on Deterioration of
Colliery Winding Ropes, 551
— Winding. See Winding
— Wire Ropes, Deterioration of, Report, 551
— See also Mines and Coal
Colloidal Emulsions, Homogeniser for Production of, 419*
— Fuel, Properties and Uses of, 239. See
.Emiftttn, 269
Colonial Empire, Great Britain’s Export Market, 485
Colorimeter, Donaldson (Bellingham and Stanley, Ltd.), 160
Colour-Control Apparatus for Machine Tools, 342*
Combined Stress. See under Tests (Materials) Combustion in Otto-Cycle Internal-Combus
tion Engines, Researches on, 131*, 325*
— Recorder, Duplex Mono (J. Gordon and Co.,
Ltd.), 195*
— See also Fuel; Gases
Commerce. See Trade. See also Industries and Commerce in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Commercial Aviation. See Aeronautics Commonwealth Industrial Gases, Ltd., Preservation of Wood Poles by Oxy-Acetylene Charring, 689
— See also Aw'-fraZia
Compagnie G6n6rale Transatlantique, S.S. “ Normandie ” Operating Results, 187* ;
Boiler Installation of, 435 ; Prevention of Vibration, 618
Companies. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Competition, “ Cut-Throat,” and Costing
Systems, 201
— in Industry, Co-Ordination of, 123 Compound Stress. See Tests (Materials) Compressed Air, Regulations for Work Carried
out Under, 421
Tools. See Machine Tools
— Gas Cylinders. See Gas Compressor, Air. See Air Compressor
— Gas. See Gas Compressor
Conciliation in Labour Disputes. See Labour ;
Labour Notes ; PARAGRAPH INDEX Concrete and Cement, Chemistry of (Review),
417
— Constant-Angle Arch Dams, 387*, 441*.
See jJrratwm, 653
— Handling Plant, Wheeler Dam, Alabama, 7*
— Hollow Girders for Floors, 471*
— Investigations on, 30
— Liniogs for Mines, Tests of, 76
— Mixer, Road-Building (Maschinenfabrik
O. Kaiser), 392*
— Placing Bucket for Confined Spaces (Blaw-
Knox Co.), 396*
— Reinforced. See Ferro-Concrete
— Road Surfaces and Tyres, Friction Between,
24
— Units, Prefabricated, for Buildings, 296
— Vibrators (Losenhausenwerk), 391*
— Walls, Clyde’s Mill Power Station, 553*
— See also Ferro-Concrete and PARAGRAPH
INDEX
Condensers, Coke-Oven and By-Product Plant, Govan Iron Works, 479*
— Surface, Marine, Corrosion in, 73 S.S. " Queen Mary,” 578*
— for 105,000-kW. Turbo-Alternator, Batter
sea Power Station, 109*
Confectionery, Wrapping Machines for; 351, 358*, 386*
Conference, Aerodrome Owners’ Association,
175
— International Steam Tables, 17
— on Physics, International, Report (Review),
222
— Welding, Swansea University College, 239
— World Power, Annual Report, 537 Power, Washington, Programme, 235 Power, Chemical Engineering Congress,
London. See Chemical Engineering Congress
Congress, Chemical Engineering, London. See
Chemical Engineering Congress
— International, of Acetylene, Oxy-Acetylene
and Allied Industries. See WeW-iny, Acetylene, Oxy-Acetylene, and Allied Industries, International Congress.
on Large Dams, Washington, Programme, 235
on Mining, Metallurgy and Applied Geology. See Paris
Conrad, Lieut. R. D., on Engineering Education in England and Germany, 49
Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd., Portable Oil-Driven Air Compressor, 196*
Construction Contracts and Arbitration Law, 3, 43, 55
Constructional Engineering Industry, Position and Prospects, 306
Container, Liquid Oxygen, 295*
“ Conte Rosso,” S.S., Use of Loeffler Boiler in, 437*
“ Conte di Savoia,” S.S., Boiler Installation of,
435
Contracts and Arbitration Law, 3, 43, 55 —12, 38, 64, 92, 120, 148, 176, 204, 230, 260,
286, 314, 344, 372, 398, 424, 452, 480, 506, 532, 558, 586, 623, 640, 668, 696
Control Board, 2,000-kW., 3-3-kV, Mercury Rectifiers, 202*
— Gear, Automatic, 300-kW Back-Pressure
Turbo-Generator, 137*
4,620-h.p. Electric Locomotive, 475* Electrical, 1,000-ton Barge Lift, Niederfinow, 444*
High-Power Testing Laboratory, General
Electric Co., Ltd., 304*
Controllers, Electric - Motor. See Motors, Electric
— Potentiometric (Cambridge Instrument Co.,
Ltd.), 198*
Conveying Plant, Pneumatic, for Coal, Zurich Institute of Technology Power Station; 275*
Conveyors, Belt, Colliery, Fasteners for, 531
— Coke-Oven and By-Product Plant, Govan
Iron Works, 477*
— Loading, Portable (Eisenwerk Weserhiitte
A.-G.), 392*
Conway, C. G., on Creep and Growth of Cast Irons, 564
Coode, Wilson, Mitchell and Vaughan-Lee,' Purfleet-Dartford Road Tunnel, 69
Cook, Dr. M., on Properties of Nickel-Silver Alloys, 320
Cook, Prof. G., on Lamp’s Theory of Thick Cylinders and Thick Spherical Shells, 487. See 414*, 556, 584
Cooker, Maize, Vertical (H. Simon, Ltd.), 194* Cooking, Use of Bottled Butane Gas for, 496 Coolers, Air, Direct-Expansion, for Cold Stores, 331*
— for Closed-Jet Wind Tunnel, 687*
Cooling System, 105,000-kW. Turbo-Alternator, Battersea Power Station, 279
— of Turbo-Compressors, 67
Copper Alloys. Alloys under Metallurgy
— Hot-Tinning of, Investigations on, 334
— Imports of, 126
—- Industry, Development Movement in, 292
— Prices. See MeZaZ-Price Diagrams
— Tubes, Specification, 542
— Wire, Electrical Resistance of, 320
— See also Metallurgy
Coppus Engineering Corporation, Dry-Type Self-Cleaning Air Filter, 37*
Cork, Compressed, Gas-Heated Furnace for Carbonisation of, 621
Corning Glass Works, Transport of 200-in. Glass Disc for Telescope Mirror, 679*
Cornish, E. A., on Rainfall at Adelaide, 583
— Engines Preservation Fund, Work of, 349
Cornwall County Council, Bridge over Penryn Harbour, 231
Cornwall Electric Power Co., 300-kW. Back- Pressure Turbo-Generator, 137*
Corrosion Committee, Iron and Steel Institute, Report, 461
— Fatigue in Colliery Winding Ropes, 551
— — of Steel Wire, Influence of Temperature
on 495*
—? of Iron and Steel, 352, 429, 439
— of Mild Steel, Effect of Light on, 592
— Phenomena of Non-Ferrous Metals, Influence
of Light on, 321
— of Pipe Lines in the Soil, 702
— Research in United States, Report, 8
— Sea-Water, of Metals and Alloys, Report,
Q50 4.9a 4QQ
— Tests’ of Welded Steel, 492
— — of Wrought Iron and Steel, 461
— of Tin-Plate by Weak Acids, 592
— of Water Pipes, Protection Against, 246
— of Welds in Structural Steels, 688
Corrugated Piping, Strength arid Flexibility of, 103*, 215*, 297*
Costing Systems and “ Cut-Throat ” Competition, 201
Costs, Operating, of Cableway Drag-Line Excavators, 143
Coulomb, Bicentenary of, 639
Coulson-Smith, C., on X-Ray Testing of Oxy- Acetylene Welds, 674
Couplings, Cast-Iron, for Shafts, Specification, 543
— Flexible, Rubber-Seated (Silentbloc, Ltd.),
492*
— Systems for Marine Exhaust-Steam Tur
bines, 117, 128, 189
Coventry Climax Engines, Ltd., 55-h.p. Four- Cylinder Gas Engine for Lorry, 502*
Crab for 5-ton Overhead Electric Travelling Crane (H. Morris, Ltd.), 203*
Cracks in Alloy-Steel Forgings, Prevention of, 489*. See Erratum, 516
—- in Metals, Detection by Magnetic Methods (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 504*
Cranes, Overhead, Electric Travelling, with Standard Components (H. Morris, Ltd..), 203*
Crankpins, Lubricator for (J. and W. Kirkham, Ltd.), 330*
Crankshafts, Cast, Use of, 88, 144, 201*
Crate for Transport of 200-in. Glass Disc for Telescope Mirror, 679*
Craven Brothers (Manchester), Ltd., Locomotive Crankpin-Grinding and Quartering Machine, 23* ; 48-in. Combined Slotting and Cross-Planing Machine, 119* ; SingleHead Plano-Type Milling Machine, 656*
Craven, Sir C., on Machine-Tool Industry, 375, 378
Creased-Bend Piping, Strength and Flexibility of, 103*, 215*, 297*
Creep and Growth of Cast Irons at Elevated Temperatures, 564
— Limit of Oxy-Acetylene Welds, 676
?— of Steel at High Temperatures, 701
— Test Data, Utilisation in Design, 328. See
LETTER, 88
—? — See also Tests (Materials)
Crockatt, W., and Sons, Ltd., Salinometer Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 606*
Croft, Sir H. P., on Empire Trade, 69
Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., Single-Phase Repulsion Induction Motors, 51* ; Electrical Measuring Instruments, 60 ; Electric Motors for Sewage-Pumping Plant, Gillingham and Rairiham, 249*; Chelmsford Works, 706*
Cross-Channel Ships, Resistance in Smooth and Rough Water, 432
Crossings, Railway, Maintenance by Oxy- Acetylene Welding, 674
Crossley-Premier Engines, Ltd., 750-kW Diesel-Driven Electric Generators, 488*
Crude-Oil Engines. See Engines, Oil
Cruisers. See Warships
Crusher, Plate-Frame (E. Allen and Co., Ltd.), 254*
Crusher, Stone and Ore, Evolution of, 134 Crushing Mills for Woad, 400
Crystals, Electric and Magnetic Properties of, 293, 536
— Palace School of Engineering, Certificate
Distribution, 425
— Structure of Thin Mild-Steel Sheets, Effect
of Cold-Rolling and Annealing on, 538
Crystalline Structure of Metals, Effect of Stress on, 590
—- — of Metals. See also Micro-Photographs Cullen, W., on Flotation as Applied to Chemical
Industry, 483
Cunard-White Star Liner “ Queen Mary,” Description of, 521*, 535, 547*, 575*, 601*, 623, 629*. See Erratum, 678;
Maiden Voyage, 639 ; Sister Ship to S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 700. See also Queen Mary
Cunningham, Dr. B., on Stability of Vertical-
Wall Breakwaters, 140*, 211* Current, Electric. See Electric Currier Size Tester (Cambridge Instrument Co.,
Ltd.), 33
Cutland, R. S., on Ship Model Experiments in
Smooth and Rough Water, 432 Cutter, Belt (J. B. Stone and Co., Ltd.), 184*
— Milling. See Milling under Machine Tools Cutting, Oxygen, on Japanese Railways, 675 Cycle Industry, Position and Prospects, 70
— Motor. See Motor Cycle Cylinder, Gas. See Gas
— Metal, Skin Frictional Resistance; Experi
ments with, 458, 468
— Steel, for Liquid Butane Gas, 497
— Thick, Lamp’s Theory of, 414*. See
LETTERS, 487, 556, 584
Cylindrical Grinding Machine. See Grinding Machine under Machine Tools
Czechoslovakia, Art and Technical Schools in, 407
— Glass Trade Schools in, 664

DAGGAFONTE1N MINES, LTD., Duralumin Pit Cages, 558
D'Arcy Exploration Co., Boring for Oil at Portsdown Hill, 377
Daimler-Benz, 1,200-h.p. Oil Engines for Airship “? Hindenburg,” 658
Dam, Arch, Constant-Angle, Scope of, 387*, 441*. See Erratum, 653
International Congress on, Washington, Programme, 235
— Ortiglieto Lake, Failure of, 457
— Sennar, Sluices, Use of Rustless Steel in, 439
— Wheeler, Alabama, Cement- and Concrete-
Handling Plant, 7*
Daniels, E. J., on Hot-Tinning of Copper, 334
Daniels, T. H. and J., Ltd., Pre-Forming Machine, 199*
Danks, E., and Co. (Oldbury), Ltd., Economic Type Boiler, 254*
Darlington Forge, Ltd., Re-starting of Works, 403; Steel Castings for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 528*
Dartford-Purfleet Road Tunnel, 69
Daverio and Co., Pneumatic Conveying Plant for Coal, 275*
Davidson, Col. A. E., Appointment as Director of Mechanisation, 181
Davits, Boat, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 613*, 630* Daylight Illumination, Seasonal Variations of, Report, 88
de Glehn, A. G., the Late, 678
De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Hornet-Moth Light Aeroplane, 498*
Dead Sea Chemicals, Recovery of, 466
Decca Gramophone Co., Ltd., Radio Receivers for Motor Cars, 363*
Decibel, Definition of, 486
Dee, River, Aberdeenshire, Flow Records, 291 Defects in Hot-Dipped Tin Coatings, 593, 598* Defence Programme and Engineering Industry, 68, 289, 375, 536, 591
Machinery in Peace and War, 208, 242
Deformeter Analysis, Welded Rigid-Arch Building, 709*
Degrees, Engineering, in the United States, Unification of, 644
Delco-Remy and Hyatt, Ltd., Electric Motors for Refrigerators, 258
Delmag, 1-ton Frog Rammer, 390*
Denham Cinema Studios, Diesel-Driven Generators at, 488*
Dennison, Lieut. R. L., on Strength and Flexibility of Corrugated and! Creased- Bend Piping, 103*, 215*, 297*
Denny, M. E., on Cross-Channel Steamers, 179 Denny, Sir A., the Late, 621
Derwent Valley Water Board, Stainless-Steel Venturi-Flume Meters, 259*
Destroyers. See Warships
Desuperheatersfor Marine Auxiliary Machinery, 50
De-Tinning of Tin-Plate for Examination of Alloy Layer, 543*, 593
Deuterium, Transmutation of, 378
Deutsche-Niles Werke A.-G., Reciprocating- Table Grinding Machine with Sizing Device 331*
Deutsche Werke A.-G., 185 b.h.p. Three- Cylinder Oil Engine, 390
Dewar, Sir J., Reminiscences of, 180
Diagrams, Metal-Price. See Metal-Price Diagrams
Dickie, Dr. H. A., on Embrittlement of Steel on Prolonged Heating, 301*
Die-Blocks, Forged-Steel, Manufacture by T. Firth and J. Brown, Ltd., 229
Diesel Engines. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine Propulsion
Dietz und Ritter G.m.b.H., Radio Receiver for Motor Cars, 363*
Diffuser for “Sy-Vor” Hydraulic Classifier, 370*
Digging Machine. See Excavator
Dight, Engr.-Capt. S. R., on Naval Water-Tube Boilers, 409*. See 430
Dilatometer, Recording, 619
“ Dilwara,” Motor Troopship, 92
Dines Anemometer, Notable Wind Records with, 134
Direction Finding, Radiotelegraphic. See Telegraphy, Wireless
Directories. See LITERATURE INDEX Discharge, Electric. See Electric
Diskus Werke Frankfurt-am-Main A.-G., Annular-Table Grinding Machine, 332*
Disperse Systems in Gases, Discussion on, 510 Disputes, Trade. See Labour
Distillation of Sea Water by Solar Radiation, 704
Distiller, Water, Gas-Fired (Manesty , Machines, Ltd.), 703*
Distortion in Universal Rolled Plates, Prevention of, 10*
Dixon, F. R., the Late, 481
Dixon, W., Ltd., Govan Iron Works, Coke- Oven and By-Product Plant, 477* .
Dobrowolski, Z., on Oxy-Acetylene Welding in Railway Maintenance, 674
Dock, Train-Ferry, Dover, Model of Entrance Gates, 660
Dodd, A. G., on Action of Water Vapour on Silica Bricks, 133
Dolan, J. J. P., on Development of Rand Winding Practice, 517*, 569*
Dollery and Palmer, Rotary Compressed-Air Motor, 520*
Domestic Cooking by Electricity, 648
— Electricity Supply, Progress of, 349
— Heating by Bottled Butane Gas, 496
— and Heating Engineering, National Joint
Council of, Apprenticeship Scheme, 235. See Erratum, 261
— Water Heating by Electricity, 648
Dominion Machinery Co., Ltd., All-Electric Tenoning Machine, 169 ; Vertical-Spindle Moulding Machine, 228*; Chain and Chisel Mortising Machine, 228*
Donaldson Colorimeter (Bellingham and Stanley, Ltd.), 160
Doors, Water-Tight. See Water-Tight Subdivision
Dore, R. E., on Oxy-Acetylene Welding of Railway Crossings and Rail Bonding, 675
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Universal Plates for Fabricated Steelwork, 10*
Double Reduction Gears1, Maiiae. See Marine Propulsion
Douglas, 0. K. M., on Rainfall from above 6,000 ft., 330
Dover Train-Ferry Dock, Model of Entrance Gates, 660
Downs, C., the Late, 407
Draughting Table, Arclight Universal (E. N. Mason and Sons, Ltd.), 517*
Dredger, Shingle-Pumping, Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, 82*
Drills and Drilling Machines. See Machine Tools Drop Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Drums, Boiler, Forged, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 549*
Fusion-Welded (Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 693
Dryer, Rotary, Double-Drum (Manlove, Alliott and Co., Ltd.), 702*
Drying Machine for Latex-Treated Fabric (Spooner Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 134*
— Plant g Serckulator ” (Serck Radiators,
Ltd.), 172*
— of Timber, Investigations on, 106
— of Washed Coal, Report, 74
Drysdale and Co., Ltd., 3|-in. “Snorer” SelfPriming Pump, 108* ; Combined Marine Auxiliary Pumping Unit, 129, 269*; Circulating Pumps, S.S. ‘/Queen Mary," 605*; Forced-Lubrication Pumps, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 608
Drysdale, Dr. C. V., Award of Duddell Medal to, 181
Dubois, Dr. F., Planimeters for Flow Meters, 1*, 56*
DUddell Medal, Award to Dr. C. V. Drysdale, 181
Dudley Gas Amalgamation, Results of, 620
“ Duke of Lancaster,” S.S., Erith-Roe Stokers in, 355
“Duke of York,” S.S., Erith-Roe Stokers in, 356
Dumbarton Works, Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., 113*
Dunlop Rubber Cd;, Ltd., Drying Machine for Latex-Treated Fabric, 134*
Dunton, W. F., on Fundamental Dimensions in Electrical Science, 322. See LETTERS, 129, 175, §68
Duplex Mono Combustion Recorder, 195*
Dupont Rubber Laboratories, Duprene Synthetic Rubber Substitute, 258
Duprene Synthetic Rubber Substitute, Properties of, 258
Duralumin Pit Cages ( Vickers-Armstiongs Ltd.), 558
— Plastic Deformation and Age-Hardening of,
320
Dust Clouds for Stopping Firedamp Explosions, Investigations on, 76
— Coal, Explosions of. See CoaZ Dust
See also Pulverised Coal
— Smoke and Fogs, Dispersion of, 510
— and! Spark Arrester (Meldrums, Ltd.), 229*
Dutch Water-Supply Bureau, Investigations on Protection of Water Pipes Against Corrosion, 246
Dynamics of Flying. See Aeronautics Dynamometers, Institution of Automobile Engineers’ Research Laboratory, 358*
— See also Torsion Meter
Dynamos. See Generators, Electric; Turbo- Generators
Dyson, R. A., and Co., Ltd., Tramcar-Carrying Trailer, 695*

EARTH’S MAGNETISM. See MagneZtm
— Tester, Geophysical Megger (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 58*
East, Near, British Trade with, 47
Echo Sounder, with Rotating-Arm Recorder (H. Hughes and Son, Ltd.), 160*
Economics, Industrial. See Labour
Eden, J., on Heating Buildings by Electrical Thermal Storage, 152
Edinburgh Gas Works, Carbonisation of Scottish Cannel at, 655

Education :

Architects’ Registration Council, Maintenance Scholarships, 296
Art and Technical Schools in Czechoslovakia, 407
Cambridge University Engineering Department, Busk Studentship in Aeronautics, 566
Carnegie Scholarship Awards, 592
City and Guilds Engineering College, Discussion on Engineering Education, 317 Crystal Palace School of Engineering,
Certificate Distribution, 425 Electrical Engineers, Institution of, Particulars of Scholarships, 296 Engineering Degrees in the United States,
Unification of, 644
— Education in England and Germany, 49 — Training in United States, 456 Glasgow Royal Technical College, Exhibition at, 462; Retirement of Prof. A. L. Mellanby, 618
Glass Trade Schools in Czechoslovakia and Germany, 664
Manchester College of Technology, Scholarships and Exhibitions, 566
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Engineering Courses for Educationalists, 457
Naval Architects, Education and Training of, 460
Northampton Polytechnic Institute, Instrument-Making and Horological School, 344
Queen Mary College, London, High- Voltage Laboratory, 540*
Royal Technical College, Glasgow, Exhibition at, 462; Retirement of Prof. A. L. Mellanby, 618
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Engineering Laboratories, 219*, 275* ; Aerodynamical Laboratory, 685*
University College, Southampton, Aeronautical Courses at, 700
Zurich Institute of Technology, Engineering Laboratories, 219*, 275* ; Aerodynamical Laboratory, 685*
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Edward, F. J., Ltd., Bench-Type Punching Press, 199*
Edwards, J. B., and Co., Ltd., Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, 29*, 81*
Edwards, Prof. C. A., on Cold-Rolling and Annealing Mild-Steel Sheets, 538
Edwards, W., and Co., Vacuum Oven, 33* ; Vacuum Pumps, 34
Efficiency of Boiler Plants. See Boiler Plants — of Engines. See Engines ; Trials Eisenwerk Weserhiitte A.-G., Portable Loading Conveyor, 392*
Ejectors, Air, Battersea Power Station, 111* S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 581*, 605* “ El Uruguayo,” S.S., Explosion of Stop Valve, 163

Electric:

Accumulator Vehicles. See TrwcA:
Alternating-Current Practice (Review), 470
Alternator. See Generator and Turbo Arcs, Electric, and their Application, 429 — Welding. See Welding Battery Vehicles. See Truck British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, Annual Report, 146 ; Annual Luncheon, 209
— — and Allied Manufacturers’ Association, Annual Report, 379
Development Association, Annual Luncheon, 349
Cables for Long-Distance Telephony, 89
— for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 604
— Trailing, Pamphlet on (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 295
Capacitance, Inductance and Frequency, Measurement of (Review), 140 Cathode Rays. See Cathode
Central Electricity Board, South-East England (Alteration and Extension) Scheme, 264 ; Annual Report, 376
— Stations. See Power Stations Cooking, Electric, Large-Scale, 648 Cranes. See Cranes Dielectrics, Behaviour of, 536 Discharge Tubes, Cold- and Hot-Cathode (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 58 Dynamo. See Generator ; Turbo-Generator Earth Tester, Geophysical Megger (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 58*
Electric Properties of Crystals, 293, 536 Electrical Apparatus, Physical Society’s Exhibition, 32*, 58*, 159*
— Equipment and Materials, Specifications, 315
— Industry, Position ancf Prospects, 125 — Machinery, Imports and Exports, 125 — Measuring Instruments (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 60
— Science, Fundamental Dimensions in, 129, 175, 322, 368
Electricity Commissioners, Annual Report, 264 ; Statistics of Fuel Consumption and Units Generated, 484 ; Returns of Engineering and Financial Statistics, 566
— Escape from Metals, 562
— and Fire Risk (Review), 278
— Law and Practice (Review), 276 Electrode Potential of Metals, Influence of Light on, 321, 592
— for Welding, Experiments with, 486,
492
Electroplating. See Electro Exciter, 4,000-Ampere 1,000-Volt, High Power Testing Laboratory, General Electric Co., Ltd., 304*
Electric—continued.
Exciter, 105,000-kW Turbo Alternator, Battersea Power Station, 279*
Frequency, Capacitance and Inductance, Measurement of (Review), 140
— Standardisation, Progress of, 376 Furnaces. See Furnaces Generating Stations. See Power Stations Generator. See Generator and Turbo Heater Unit for Thomas Total-Heat Meter for Gas, 446*
Heating, Electric, for Domestic Boilers, 648 Thermal Storage, for Buildings, 152 High-Voltage Laboratory, Queen Mary College, 540*
Hydro-Electric Power Plants. See Power Plants
Ignition for Internal-Combustion Engines. See Ignition
Inductance, Capacitance and Frequency, Measurement of (Review), 140
Induction Motors. See Motors, Electric Lamps, Discharge, Periodic Flashing, 645 — Filament, Specifications, 668
— Gaseous Discharge, for Street Lighting, 648
— Mercury-Discharge, Efficiency of, 661 Lighting, Electric, for Streets, 648 Locomotives. See Locomotives, Electric Machines. See Generators ; Motors ; Turbo Mains. See Cables (above)
Meter, Power-Level, Portable (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 58*
— Prepayment (British Sangamo Co., Ltd.), 255*
— Resistance, Electrolytic, 645 Motors. See Motors, Electric Ohm, Absolute Determination of, 376 Oscillograph, Cathode-Ray (Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd.), 60
— High - Power Testing Laboratory, General Electric Co., Ltd., 306*
Plugs and Sockets, Standardisation of, 62 Potential of Metals, Effect of Light on, 321, 592
Power Stations. See Power Stations
— See Power Pyrometer. ' See Pyrometer Railways. See Railways Rays. See Cathode ; Rontgen Rectifier, Mercury-Arc, Air-Cooled (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 256*
arc, 2,000-kW, 3 • 3-kV, Polish State Railways, 201*
Pool (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 257*
— Metal, for Electroplating (Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd.), 257*
Relay, Alarm, Maximum-Demand (Ferranti, Ltd.), 34*
Resistance of Copper and Copper-Alloy Wires, 320
— Meter, Electrolytic, 645
— Welding. See Weldina Rolling Mills, Electric Driving of. See Rolling Mills
Rontgen Rays. See Rontgen Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion Starters, Motor. See Motors, Electric Steel Manufacture. See Metallurgy; and Furnace
Street Railways. See Tramways Substation. See Substation
Switchgear. See Switchgear; Motors, Electric
Telegraphy. See Telegraphy Telephony. See Telephony
Testing Laboratory, High-Power, General Electric Co., Ltd., 303*
Thermometer. See TAemometer Traction. See Locomotives, Electric; Trolley ’Bus ; Railways; Tramways
Tramways. See Tramways Transformers. See Transformers Turbo-Generators. See Turbo-Generators Vacuum Tubes. See Rontgen
Voltage Regulator, Moving-Coil (Ferranti, Ltd.), 257*
— Standardisation in Electricity Supply, 648
Voltmeter, Thermionic (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 58
Warning Apparatus, Maximum-Demand (Nalder, Brothers and Thompson, Ltd.), 160*
Waves, Electromagnetic. See Telegraphy, Wireless
Welding. See Welding Winding Gear. See Winding Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy — Telephony. See Telephony X-Rays. See Rsniyen Rays
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, British, Annual Report, 146; Annual Luncheon, 209
Manufacturers’ Association, British, Annual Report, 379
Electrical Construction Co., Ltd., Generators, Northern Ireland Broadcasting Station, 341*
— Development Association, British, Annual
Luncheon, 349
Electrical Engineers, Institution of :
Recent Developments in Long-Distance Telephony, by A. 0. Timmis, 89
Annual Dinner, 208
Micro-Ray Communication, by W. L. McPherson and E. H. Ullrich, 241*
Particulars of Scholarships, 296 Summer Meeting, Scotland, 692
Electricity Commissioners. See under Electric
— Gas and Coal-Supply Industries, Co-ordina
tion of, 455
Electrolytic Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Method of De-Tinning Tin-Plates, 543*, 593 Electromagnetic Waves. See Telegraphy,
Wireless
Electroplating in Armstrong Method of Welding Dissimilar Ferrous Metals, 383*
— Plant, Model of (W. Canning and Co., Ltd.),
Elements, Alloying, in Welding Rods, 676
Elliott Bros. (London), Ltd., Combined CO? arid Temperature-Measuring Apparatus^ 34*
Elsdon-Dew, W., on Development of Rand Winding Practice, 517*, 569*
Embankment, Chalk, Coast Protection Works, Rye Bay, Sussex, 27*
— Cheddar Reservoir, 584
Embrittlement of High-Tensile Alloy Steels at Elevated Temperatures, 564, 651*
— of Steel, Problem of, 702
on Prolonged Heating, 301*
under Stress, Investigations on, 573
— of Welded Steel, 487, 544*
Emperger, Dr. F. von, on Hollow-Girder Floors, 471*
Empire Trade and British Engineering, 69 Proposals for Furthering, 151 Employees. See Labour
Employment. See Labour
“ Empress of Britain,” S.S., Boiler Installation of, 435
Emulsions, Colloidal, HomogeDiser for Production of, 419*
Encyclopaedia, Scientific and Technical, Hutchinson’s (Review), 279
Endurance Tests. See Alternating Stress under Tests (Materials)
Energy and Mass, Relation Between, 413, 443*
— Transformation of, 99
.Engines, Aero. See Aeronautics
— Cornish, Preservation of, 349
— Diesel. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine
Propulsion; Motorships
— Gas, 55-h.p. Four-Cylinder for Motor
Lorry (Coventry Climax Engines, Ltd.), 502*
or Oil, Convertible 389
— — See also Producer; and PARAGRAPH
INDEX
— Indicators. See Indicators
— Internal-Combustion (Review), 5
Combustion, Infra-Red Radiation from Explosions in, 131*, 325*
Combustion, at Leipzig Fair, 389*
—• — Combustion, Pressure Indicator for
(Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 33*
— — Combustion, Specification, 43
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Motor Car. See Engines, Petrol
— Oil, Application to Road, Rail and Air
Transport, 563
Diesel, 1,200-h.p. Eight-Cylinder Vis-a- Vis (Crossley Premier Engines, Ltd.), 488*
—- — Diesel, 800-h.p. Eight-Cylinder (Humboldt-Deutz), 390
— — Diesel, Marine (Review), 417
Diesel, Marine, for Large Ships, 106
Diesel,Marine, 12,000-s.h.p. Ten-Cylinder Harland-B. and W.. M.S. “ Athlone Castle,” 568
Diesel, 1,200-h.p. Sixteen-Cylinder, Airship “ Hindenburg.” 658
Diesel. See also Motorships; Marine Propulsion
250-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder, Tests of (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 101
— — or Gas, Convertible, 389
Ignition Delay in, Measurement of, 469* Marine, British Exports, 267
— — Marine, 2,600-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Arm
strong-Sulzer, M.S. “ Matua,” 338*
Marine, Six-Cylinder (Motorenwerke Mannheim A.-G.), 389*
Marine, 320 h.p. Sixteen-Cylinder (Glen- iffer Engines, Ltd.), 654*
Marine, 12,000-s.h.p. Ten-Cvlinder Harland-B. and W., M.S. “ Stirling Castle,” 184*
Marine, 120-h.p., Twelve-Cylinder (Ailsa Craig, Ltd.), 448*
Marine, 18-h.p. Two-Cylinder, for Lifeboats, 613*
Marine, Water-Injection Exhaust Silencer for (Parsons Oil Engine Co., Ltd.), 296*
Motor-Car, Supercharging in, 41
for Rail Cars, 290
— 7|-h.p. Single-Cylinder (Ruston and Horns
by, Ltd.), 462*
Six-Cylinder for Shingle-Pumping Plant, 82
12-20-h.p., Single-Cylnder for Tractor, 707*
— — Specification, 43
185-b.h.p. Three-Cylinder (Deutsche Werke A.-G.), 390
14-h.p. Two-Cylinder (Ailsa Craig, Ltd.), 108*
— — Two-Cylinder Vertical (Bamfords, Ltd.),
691*
Use in Motor Omnibuses, 594
See also Tractors and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Petrol (Review), 5
— — Aeroplane. See Aeronautics
Marine, Water-Injection Exhaust Silencer for (Parsons Oil Engine Co. , Ltd.), 296*
— — Motor-Car, Lubricating Oils for, 427
— — Motor-Car, Supercharging in, 41
Motor-Car, Testing Plant for, Institution of Automobile Engineers’ Research Laboratory, 358*
Motor-Cycle, 125-c.c. (Villiers Engineering Co., Ltd.), 49*
for Motor Generator for Wireless Equipment of Flying Boats, 380*
-Single-Cylinder, 1 h.p., for Portable Generating Set (Tarpen Syndicate, Ltd.), 241*
3-h.p. Single-Cylinder, for Scaling Set, 197*
See also Aeronautics ; Motor Cars
— Steam, Marine, British Exports, 267
— — Marine, Triple-Expansion, with Exhaust-
Steam Turbines, 115*, 128, 189*. See LETTERS, 144, 322
Marine, for Tugs, 42. See LETTER, 89
— — Marine. See also Marine Propulsion;
Turbines
Work of Sir S. Morland on, 99
— Winding. See Winding
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Engineers and Arbitration Law, 3, 43, 55
— in-Charge, Institution of, Annual Dinner, 485
Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia, Symposium on Industrial Fuels, 671
— Education. See Education ; Apprenticeship
— Elected Fellows of Royal Society, 562
— German Circle, Steam-Locomotive Tests-,
by Prof. F. Meineke, 340* ; Vienna Technical Museum, by E. Kurzel-Runtscheiner, 511
— (India), Institution of, Inauguration of
Mysore Branch, 624
— Institutions. See ZnsJiiwZMms
— Production, Institution of. See Prodwciion
— and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of,
Electrification of Glasgow District Subway, by W. R. Bruce, 19: Modern Marine Auxiliary Plant, by H. Hillier, 318
— Society of, Formation of Agricultural
Engineering Setion, 209
Engineering and Allied Industries, Position and Prospects, 17, 46, 70, 100, 125, 153, 181, 209, 235, 266, 306
—• Application of Statistical Methods in, 617
— Apprentices. See Apprentices
— Centenaries in 1936,16
— Contracts. See Contracts ; Legal
— Degrees in the United States, Unification of,
644
— Department, National Physical Laboratory,
Researches on Pipe Flanges, 237*, 243*, 271*. See also National Physical Laboratory
— Education, Discussion on, 317
—- — See also Education ; Apprenticeship
— Geology (Review), 5
— Industry and Government Defence Pro
gramme, 68, 289, 375, 536, 591
— — Machinery in Peace and War, 208, 242 Seasonal Variations in Employment in
643
— -— Wages in, 509. See also Labour Notes
under Labour
— Laboratories. See Laboratories; National
Physical
— and Marine Exhibition, 457
— Shop Practice (Review), 513
— Societies. See Institutions
— Standards. See Standards Institution
— Works'. See Works
England, Coldest Part of, 20
— Engineering Education in, 49
— South-East, Electricity (Alteration and
Extension) Scheme, 264
English Electric Co., Ltd., 300-kW Back- Pressure Turbo-Generator, 137* ; Explosion of Niclausse Boiler, 163 ; 2,000-kW, 3-3-kV Mercury Rectifiers, 201* ; Portable Electric Welder, 255*; 300-h.p.
Diesel-Electric Locomotive, 284*
English Steel Corporation, Ltd., Restarting of Darlington Forge Works, 403 ; Investigations on Embrittlement of High-Tensile Alloy Steels, 564, 651*
Epidiascope, Aldis (Griffin and Tatlock, Ltd.), 60 Equilibrium Diagrams, Alloys. See Metallurgy Erichsen Values of Thin Mild-Steel Sheets, Effect of Cold-Rolling and Annealing on, 538
Erith-Roe Mechanical Stoker, Use in Ships, 355*
Ernst, G. C., on High-Elastic Limit Concrete- Reinforcement Steel, 24
Ernst, Dr. H., on Cableway Drag-Line Excavators, 85*, 142*
Erosion in Marine Turbine Casings, 73 Eskilson, S. A., on Shrinkages and Shrink
Stresses in Fusion Welding, 675
Est Railway, Locomotive Performances on, 83, 112
Europe, Air Transport in, 266
Evans, N. L., on Cast Iron for Glass-Bottle Moulds, 407
Evans Products Co., Automatic Barrier for Railway Level Crossings, 75*
Evaporative Condenser. See Condenser Evaporators, Battersea Power Station, 109*
— Feed-Water, with Removable Tubes (Brown,
Boveri and Co., Ltd.), 312*
— S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 583*, 605
Evenflow Pump Co., Rotary Pump with
Restrained Vanes, 708*
“ Everdur,” Properties of, 624
Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd., Evershed-Mid worth Telemeter System, 58*; Geophysical Megger Earth Tester, 58*
Excavators, Cableway Drag-Line (Bleichert- Transportanlagen), 85*, 142*
Exhaust Steam Turbine. See Twr&ine, Steam Exhibition, Aerodrome Equipment, 175
— British Industries Fair, Birmingham 165*,
193*, 224*, 253*, 440*
—; Canada Pacific, Vancouver Jubilee, 288 —- Chemical Plant, Central Hall, Westminster, 702. See also vol. exlii
— of Corroded Iron and Steel (Sir R. Hadfield
and S. A. Main), 429
— “ Ideal Home,” Olympia, 349
— Industrial and Agricultural, Lucknow, 511
— International, Paris, 1937, 591
— Leipzig Fair, Engineering Exhibits, 279*,
331*, 388*, 402
— Low-Temperature Apparatus, Science Museum, South Kensington, 294*. Handbook to, 373; Lectures at, 344, 403, 510, 591, 673
— Royal Agricultural Show, Bristol, 689*.
See also vol. exlii
— Scientific Apparatus, Institution of Civil
Engineers’ Conversazione, 660*. See also vol. exlii
— —- Apparatus, Royal Society Conversazione,
619, 645
—- Shipping, Engineering and Machinery, Change of Name to Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 457
— Watt Bicentenary, 99
— Welding, Swansea University College, 239
— Worshipful Company of Turners, 563
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Experimental Tank. See Tawfc ; Ship Models ; Ship Resistance
Expert Witnesses, Functions of, 562 Explosions, Boiler. See Boiler Explosions
— Coal-Dust, Work of Safety in Mines
Research Board, 76
Explosions, Colliery. See also Accidents and
Colliery Explosions
— in Gas Cylinders, 647
Export, Institute of, Inaugural Reception, 69 ; Government Assistance to Export Trade, by J. W. Golsby, 397; The Colonial Empire—Britain’s Greatest Export Market, by Major W. E. Simnett, 485
— Trade. See Trade; and Industries in
PARAGRAPH INDEX
Extensometer (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 33*

FACING Machine. See Machine Tools
Factor of Safety for Mine-Winding Ropes, 569 Factory Accidents. See Accidents
— Accounts. See Costs ; Works Management
— Management. See Works Management Fair. See Exhibition
Fans, Forced-Draught, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 550*, 608
— Motor-Driven, for Wind Tunnel, Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology, 685*
•— (Review), 512
— Streamlined (Midland Fan Co., Ltd.), 195*
— Ventilating, Mersey Tunnel, 360
Fansteel Products, Incorporated, Tantalum Production by, 680
Faraday Society, Discussion on Disperse Systems in Gases, 510
Farming. See Agriculture ; Tractors
Farrant, H., Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, Sussex, 27*, 81*
Farrel-Birmingham Co., Manufacture of Marine Gearing, 50
Farrin, Lieut. J. M., Jr., on Holding Power of Anchors, 49
Fatigue of Metals, National Physical Laboratory Investigations, 590
— Resistance of Spring Steels, Effect of Surface
Conditions on, 565
— Tests of Metals. See also Alternating Stress
under Tests (Materials)
Fault Detection in Metals by Magnetic Methods, (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 504*
Federation of British Industries, Views on Industry and Government Requirements, 68
Feed-Heating Sytem for Marine Engines with Exhaust-Steam Turbines, 117*, 128
— — System, 105,000-kW Turbo-Alternator,
Battersea Power Station, 109*
— Pumps. See Pumps
— Water Evaporators with Removable Tubes
(Brown, Boveri and Co., Ltd.), 312*
— — Heaters, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 581*, 605 Softener. See Water Softener
Supply to Water-Tube Boilers, Experiments on, 409*, 431
System, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 580*, 605* Treatment by Sodium Metaphosphate, 668
—Water. See also Water
Feeder, Constant-Weight, Hardinge (International Combustion, Ltd.), 412*
Ferranti, Ltd., Maximum-Demand Alarm Relay, 34* ; Moving-Coil Voltage Regulator, 257*; High-Voltage Laboratory, Queen Mary College, 540*
Ferro-Concrete Arch Bridge, Time Yield and Deformation Stresses in, 566
— — Beams, Investigations on, 31
— —- Bridge over Penryn Harbour, 231
Deterioration in Sea Water, Report, 353
— — High-Elastic Limit Steel for, 24
Hollow Girders for Floors, 472*
— — Piers, Appalachicola Bay Bridge, 396*
— Structures, Coke-Oven and By-Product Plant, Govan Iron Works, 477*
— — Wall Breakwaters, Failure of, 140*
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Ferry Boats, Woolwich, Reconstruction of, 204 -— Train, Dover, Model of Dock Entrance Gates, 660
Fieldner, A. C., on Coal and Coke Industry in United States, 671
Filter, Air, Dry-Type Self-Cleaning (Coppus Engineering Corporation), 37*
— Feed-Water, High-Pressure, S.S. “ Queen
Mary,” 606
— Oil and Air, for Crude-Oil Tractor, 707*
— Sterilising (S. H. Johnson and Co., Ltd.), 703* Finance, Local Government, Statistics, 377 Finney, G., and Co., Pre-Filling Press, 199* Fire Mains, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 608
— Prevention and Extinction System, S.S.
“ Queen Mary,” 614*
— Risk and Electricity (Review), 278
Fireball of October 11, 1934, Observations on, 20
Firebrick, Insulating, Manufacture and Use of, 162
—- See also Silica Bricks ; Refractory Materials Firedamp Explosions. See Colliery Explosions Firth, T., and J. Brown, Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 200; Forged Boiler Drums for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 549* ; Propeller Shafting, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 578*; Forged-Steel Die-Block Department, 229
Firth-Vickers Stainless Steels, Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 200
Fitting of Shafts in Holes. See Gauges
| Fitz-Gibbon, G., the Late, 354
Flanges, Pipe, Report of Research Committee, 243*, 271*. See 237*
Flanging Machine. See Machine Tools Flaw-Detecting Apparatus, 504*, 619 Fleet. See Warships
Fleming, E. M., on Friction Between Rubber Tyres and Concrete Road Surfaces, 24
Flextol Engineering Co., Ltd., Inflnitely- Variable Flexible-Drive Grinding and Filing Machine, 197*
Flight., See Aeronautics
Flindle, A., on Turbine Throttle-Valve Design, 239*
Flooding of Ships, Calculations for, 473
Floors, Hollow-Girder, 471*
— Type Heater, Gas-Fired (British Trane Co.,
Ltd.), 440*
Flooring Compositions, Investigations on, 30 Flotation Processes and their Application, 483 Flow, Fluid, in Boundary Layer, 347 near Flat Plate, Investigations on, 514
— Meters, Planimeters for Records from, 1*,
56*
— Recorder (G. Kent, Ltd.), 159*
— Records, River Dee, Aberdeenshire, 291 Fluid Flow in Boundary Layer, 347
near Flat Plate, investigations on, 514
— at High Temperatures and Pressures,
Forgings for, 701
— Friction. See also Ship Resistance Flying Boats. See Aeronautics
Fogs, Smoke and Dust, Dispersion of, 510 Forced-Draught Arrangements, S.S. “ Queen
Mary,” 550*, 607
System in Passenger Steamers, 431, 436 Forest Products Research Board Report on
Preservation of Mine Timber, 78 ; Annual Report, 106
— Research Institute, India, Experiments on
Metal Spraying on Wood, 381
Forge, Tool-Room (W. Allday and Co., Ltd.), 253*
Forgings for Fluids at High Temperatures and Pressures 701
— Large Alloy-Steel, 489*. See Erratum, 576
— Steel, for High-Pressure Vessels, 683 Forming Machine, Strip. See Machine Tools Forrest Lecture, by E. F. Relf, on Develop
ments in Design of Aeroplanes, 513, 572, 589
Forth and Clyde Canal, Arrol-Werkspoor Bascule Bridge over, 62*
— River, Kincardine, Road Bridge across, 124 Foster Instrument Co., Ltd., Disappearing-
Filament Pyrometer, 34* ; Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 168 Foundations, Shanghai Gas Works, 655
— of Waterloo Bridge, State of, 377
Foundry. See Castings Framed Structures, Analysis of (Review), 364 Frames, Cast-Steel, 4,620-h.p. Electric Loco
motive, 474*
France, Use of Bottled Butane Gas in, 496
— See also French
?Freeman Research Laboratories, Plant for
Manufacture of Motor Spirit and Oil from Coal, 229
“ Freflo ” Pumps, 249*
French Institution of Civil Engineers. See
Civil Engineers
— Navy, Flying Boats for, 397
— Railways, Locomotive Performances, 83*,
112
— State Railway, Performances of Bugatti Rail
Cars, 83
— Waterways, Mechanical Traction on, 329
— See also France
Friction Between Metals, Wear Due to, 310*
— Tests of Motor Tyres, 24
— of Wire Ropes on Pulleys, Investigations on,
26
Frictional Resistance of Ships. See Ship Resistance
Frielendorf Brown-Coal Mine, Cableway Drag- Line Excavator, 142*
Frizinghall Railway Depot, B.E.V. Electric Bale-Stacking Trucks, 146*
Froude Experimental Tank, Researches on Bulbous Bows, 15 ; Experiments on Twin- Screw Propulsion, 459
— Skin-Friction Constants, Derivation of, 431 Fruit Storage, Direct-Expansion Air Coolers
for, 331*
Fuel, Colloidal. See Colloidal Fuel
— Consumption, Canadian Pacific Steamers,
72, 105
— — 250-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Brush Oil
Engine, 101
— — and Units Generated, British Power Stations, 484
— Industrial, Production and Use in United
States and Great Britain, 671
— Institute of, Synthetic Production of Lubricants from Coal or Coal Products, by Prof.
A. W. Nash, F. C. Hall and W. R. Wiggins, 97 ; Co-Ordination of National Fuel and Power Supplies, by O. W. Roskill, 455
— Liquid, Manufacture, Properties, Utilisation
and Analysis (Review), 5
See' also Oil Fuel
— Motor, Freeman Process for Manufacture
from Coal, 229,
— — Infra-Red Radiation from Explosions of,
131*, 325*
— —See also Benzole ; Gas ; Motor ; Petrol;
Producer
— Oil. See Oil Fuel
— and Power Supplies, National, Co-Ordination
of, 455
— Pump. See Pump
— Research Board, Experiments on Water-Gas
Process, 207 ; Report on Action of Hydrogen upon Coal, 368
Station, Greenwich. Research on Bergius
Process, 368; General Investigations at, 673
— Technology, Research at Sheffield Univer
sity, 232
— See also Coal; Oil; Gas ; Pulverised Coal Fuller-Kinyon Screw Pumps for Cement, 8* Funeral, Royal, and London Passenger Traffic,
153
Furnace, Annealing, Gas-Fired, for Steel Wire,
621
— Boiler. See Stoker
Bright-Annealing, for Steel Strip and Sheets (Birmingham Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 369
— Electric, Production of Cast Iron in, 597
— Heat Treatment, Continuous (Gibbons
Brothers, Ltd.), 199*
— Industrial, Use of Town Gas in, 620
— and Kilns, Technique of (Review), 223
?— Normalising, for Centrifugal Pipe-Casting
Plant, 663
— Open-Hearth, Failure of Roof of, 133
— -— Hearth, Repairs to Linings of, 216
— See also Coke Ovens Furth-Nuremburg Railway Centenary, 107 Fusion Welding See Welding

GALLOWAY Hydro-Electric Scheme, 692 Garage, Underground, Hastings, 673.
Garston Building Research Station, Investigations at, 30
Gas, Acetylene. See Acetylene
— Appliances, Safety Precautions for, 655 —- —- Tubing for, Specification, 506
— Butane, Bottled., Use in Rural Areas, 496
— Carbon Dioxide. See Carbon Dioxide
— Coal, Accidents and Safety Precautions with,
655
and Electricity-Supply Industries, Co- Ordination of, 455
— Coke-Oven. See Coke Oven
?— Compressing Plant, Portable (Rheinmetall- Borsig), 389*
— Compressors, Billingham Hydrogenation
Plant, 681*
— Cylinders, Explosions in, 647
— — for Liquid Butane Gas, 497 for Oxygen Storage, 510
— Department, Rotherham Corporation, Intro
duction of Two-Part Tariff by, 620
— Disperse Systems in, Discussion on, 510
— Electric Discharge in. See Electric
— Engine. See Engine, Gas
— Engineers, Institution of, Investigations of
Water-Gas Plant, 207 ; Award of Medals, 619; Presidential Address, by Col. W. M. Carr, on Progress in Gas Industry, 620; Dudley Gas Amalgamation, by F. C. Briggs, 620; Two-Part Tariff as Aid to Gas Sales, by J. T. Haynes, 620 ; Heating Problems Arising in Industrial Gas Sales, by T. H. Pardoe, 620 ; Gas Safety Precautions, by C. A. Masterman, 655 ; Products Obtained by Carbonisation of Scottish Cannel in Continuous Vertical Retorts, by J. Jamieson and Dr. J. G. King, 655 ; Shanghai Gas Works, by W. J. Baker, 655
— Fired Furnaces. See Furnaces
— and Gas Works. See also PARAGRAPH
INDEX
— Industry, Progress in, 620
— — in United States and Great Britain, 672 Gas Light and Coke Co., Safety Organisation of,
655
— Liquefaction of, 403, 591
— Liquid Butane, Use in Rural Areas, 496
— Producer. See Producer
— Production from Scottish Cannel, 655
— Sales, Two-Part Tariff as Aid to, 620
— Supply in Dudley and Brierley Hill Dis
trict, 620
— Town, Use for-Industrial Furnaces, 620
— Water, Process, Fuel Research Board’s Ex
periments, 207
— Welding. See WeWiny
— Works, Shanghai, Description of, 655 Use of Water-Gas Process in, 207 Gaseous Explosions. See Colliery Explosions Gases. See also Acetylene; Carbon Dioxide;
Hydrogen; Oxygen, &c.
Gasoline. See Petrol; Engine, Petrol
Gates, Entrance, Dover Train-Ferry Dock, Model of, 660
— Sluice, Clyde’s Mill Power Station, 553*
Gauge, Internal, for Small Bores (Hann und Kolb), 651*
— Water, Distance-Reading (J. Gordon and Co.,
Ltd.), 196*
Gear Book, Standard (Review), 513
— Cutting Machines. See AfacAine Tools
— Steering. See Steering
— Worm-Reduction, for Strip-Mill Drive, 461* Geared Turbines, Marine. See Marine Propulsion
Gearing, Marine, Methods Used in Production of, 50
— Reduction, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 576*
General Electric Co., Ltd., Exhibits at Physical Society’s Exhibition, 58*; Air- Cooled Mercury-Arc Rectifier, 256* ; Portable Electric Welders, 256* ; Pamphlet on Modern Trailing Cables, 295; High- Power Testing Laboratory, Witton, 303* ; Radio Receivers for Motor Cars, 363* ; Electric-Lighting and Telephone Systems,
S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 604* ; Exhibits at Royal Society Conversazione, 645
General Electric Co., America, 4,620-h.p. Electric Locomotive, 474*
Generating Station. See Power Station Generator, Electric, 105,000-kW, Battersea Power Station, 53*, 109*, 279*, 307*
750-kW Diesel-Driven, Denham Cinema Studios, 488*
300-kW, Hayle Power Station, 137* Oil-Driven, Heal and Son, Ltd., 144 50,000-kVA, High-Power Testing Laboratory, General Electric Co., Ltd., 303*
— — S.S. “ Normandie,” Operation of, 187
— — 395-kW Oil-Driven, Northern Ireland
Broadcasting Station, 342*
— — 75-kW, Oil-Driven, S.S. “ Queen Mary,”
602*
— — Petrol-Driven, Portable (Tarpen Syndi
cate, Ltd.), 241*
1,300-kW, S.S. “ Queen Mary,”, 601*
— — Text Book on (Review), 45
• Three-Phase, Surging of, 335*
See also Turbo-Generators
— Water-Gas, Experiments on, 207
Genoa Breakwater, Wave-Pressure Measurements, 141, 211*
Geology, Applied, Mining and Metallurgy International Congress. See Paris
— Engineering (Review), 5
Geophysical Megger Earth Tester (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 58*
German Airship " Hindenburg,” Description of, 657*
— Brown Coal, Cableway Excavators for, 86*,
142*
— Patent Practice, Decisions Affecting, 18
— State Railways, History of, 107 ; Steam-
Locomotive Tests, 340*
Germany, District Heating in, 268. See Erratum, 286
— Engineering Education in, 49
— First Railway in, 107
Germany, Glass Trade Schools in, 664
— Industrial (Review), 123
— Leipzig Fair, Engineering Exhibits, 279*,
331*, 388*, 402
— Niederfinow, Electrical Equipment of 1,000-
ton Barge Lift, 444*
— Use of Wire Netting in Revetment Work in,
428
Gibb, Sir A., on Work of Institute of Welding, 618
Gibbon, Sir G., on Local Government Finance, 377
Gibbons Brothers, Ltd., Continuous Heat- Treatment Furnace, 199*
Gibbons, H. J., on Cast Crankshafts, 144. See LETTERS, 88, 201*
Gibson, W. E., on Bituminous Materials for Flexible-Type Roads, 301
Gilkey, H. J., on High Elastic-Limit Concrete- Reinforcement Steel, 24
Gillingham and Rainham, Storm-Water and Sewage Pumping Installation, 249*
Gilman, F. (B.S.T.), Ltd., Petrol-Driven Scaling Set, 196*
Ginsberg, G. B., on Photography of Cut Glass, 488
Gipsy Major 130-h.p. Four-Cylinder Aero Engine, 499*
Girders, Built up from Universal Plates, 10*
— See also Beams ; Bridges ; Floors
Glaister, E., on Ignition Delay in Oil Engines, 469*
Glands, Stern-Tube, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” Lubrication of. 609
Glasgow, Lambhill, Arrol-Werkspoor Bascule Bridge, 62*
— District Subway, Electrification of, 19
— Royal Technical College, Exhibition at,
462 ; Retirement of Prof. A. L. Mellanby, 618
Glass-Bottle Moulds, Cast Iron for, 407
— Disc, 200-in., for Telescope Mirror, Trans
port of, 679*
— Industry, Research Institute for, Czecho
slovakia, 407
— Organic, Investigations on, 158
— Plate, Skin Frictional Resistance, Experi
ments on, 458, 466*
— Railway Signal, Specifications, 177
— Safety, Laminated, Plastics for, 158
— Sheet, Effect of Width on Breaking Strength
of, 407
— Technology, Society of, Joint Meeting with
Plastics Group, Society of Chemical Industry, Organic Glasses, by Prof. G. T. Morgan. N. J. L. Megson and L. E. Holmes, 158 ; Plastics for Laminated Safety Glass, by J. Wilson, 158. Ordinary Meetings, Cast Iron for Glass-Bottle Moulds, by N. L. Evans, W. Goacher and J. E. Hurst, 407 ; Effect of Width on Breaking Strength of Sheet Glass, by A. J. Holland and Prof. W. E. S. Turner, 407 ; Art and Technical Schools in Czechoslovakia, by Prof. W. E. S. Turner, 407; Photographing Glass for Commercial and Other Purposes, by C. Wormaid, 488 ; Photographic Application of the Pola Screen, by J. L. Houghton, 488; Photography of Specific Pieces of Glassware, by A. E. J. Vickers and D. P. Lewis, 488 ; Photography of a Cut-Glass Article— Effect of Lighting, by F. M. Anthony and
G. B. Ginsberg, 488 ; Glassware Finishing Machinery, with Special Reference to Tableware, by E. Venis, 466; Schools and Glass Decorative Art in Czechoslovakia and Germany, by Prof. W. E. S. Turner, 664
— Trade Schools in Czechoslovakia and Ger
many, 664
— Window, Transmission of Light Through,
Report, 379
Glassware, Photography of, 488
— Table, Finishing Machinery for, 664 Glehn, A. G. de, the Late, 678
Glenfield and Kennedy, Ltd., Sluice Gates, Clyde’s Mill Power Station, 553*
Gleniffer Engines, Ltd., 320-h.p. Sixteen- Cylinder Marine Oil Engine, 654*
“ Gneisenau,” S.S., Boiler Installation of, 435 Goacher, W., on Cast Iron for Glass-Bottle
Moulds, 407
Gold, Dr. O., on Operating Costs of Cableway Excavators, 143
Gold, Lieut.-Col. B., on Wind Records in Great Britain, 134
?— Mining Industry, Progress in, 512
Goldie, A. H. R., on Mean Annual Circulation over British Isles, 20
Golfing, F., on Polish Type of Gas-Welded Rail Joint, 675
Golsby, J. W., on Government Assistance to Export Trade, 396, 397
Good, P., on Standard Plugs for Electrical Work, 62
Goodenough, Sir F., on Inauguration of Institute of Export, 69
Goodrich, W. E., on Embrittlement of High- Tensile Alloy Steels, 651*. See 564
Gordon, J., and Co., Ltd., Duplex Mono Combustion Recorder, 195* ; Distance-Reading Water Gauge, 196*
Goris, J. R H., on Explosions in Gas Cylinders, 647
Gotaverken Marine Exhaust-Steam’ Turbine System, 116*, 128, 189*. See LETTERS, 144, 322
Gotz, Gebr., Toggle Drawing Press, 280*
Gough,. Dr. H. J., on Pipe Flanges Research, 243*, 271*. See 237* ; on Strength of Metals in Light of Modern Physics, 590
Gould, Dr. A. J., on Influence of Temperature on Corrosion Fatigue, 495*
Govan Iron Works, Coke-Oven and By-Product Plant, 477*
Government Defence Programme and Engineering Industry, 68, 289, 536, 591
—- — Programme and Machine-Tool Industry, 375. See 208, 242
— Railways. See Railways
Governor Gear, 300-kW Back-Pressure Turbo- Generator, 137*
105,000-kW Steam Turbine, Battersea Power Station, 54*
— — Steam Turbines, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 577* Governor Gear, for Turbines, Design of Valves for, 117*. See LETTERS, 238*, 504, 556
Granulator and Breaker, Impact, with Readily- Renewable Wearing Parts (H. R. Marsden, Ltd.), 463*
Grate, Furnace, “ Turbine,” Use in Ships, 356*
— See also Stoker
Gravel, Cableway Drag-Line Excavators for, 86*
Gravity Abutments for Arch Dams, 442*. See Nrraiwn, 653
— Conveyors. See Conveyors
Gray Lecture on Future of Steam Propulsion, 72*, 105*. See LETTER, 339
Gray, R. E., on Non-Skid Asphalt Road Surfaces, 24
Grease Marks on Tin-Plates, Investigation of, 593, 598*
Great Britain, Oil Exploration in, 348
Road Construction in, 124
and United States, Fuel Practice in, 671 Wide-Strip Rolling Mills in, 538, 539 Wind Records in, 134
— Western Railway, Mechanical Stokers in
Ships of, 356
Greenland Ice-Cap, Meteorology of, 370
Greenock Philosophical Society, Watt Lecture on the Transformation of Energy, by Lord Rutherford, 99
— Watt Bicentenary Celebrations at, 68, 99
Greenwich Fuel Research Station, Investigations on Bergius Process at, 368 ; General Summary of Investigations at, 673
— Royal Naval College, Education and Train
ing of Naval Architects at, 460
Greenwood and Batley, Ltd., Cold-Heading Machine for Bolt Blanks, 167*; Hot- Forging Machine, 168* ; 125-ton Screw Press, 168*
Gregory, Sir R., on Scientific Recollections and Reflections, 561
Gresley, Sir H. N., 2-6-2 Type Locomotive, 704*
Griffin and Tatlock, Ltd., Aldis Epidiascope, 60 ; “ Microid ’’ Polarised-Light Apparatus, 584,* 696 ; Steiner Viscometer, 659*
Griffiths, E. A., on Direct-Expansion Air Coolers for Cold Stores, 331*
Grimshaw, L. C., on Welding Dissimilar Ferrous Metals, Armstrong Method of, 383*, 481
Grinding and Blending Mill (Pascall Engineering Co., Ltd.), 702*
— Machines. See MocAine Tools
— Mill, Ring-Roll (British Rema Manufac
turing Co., Ltd.), 165*
Grover, F., on Wrapping Machinery, 358*, 386*. See 351
Growth and Creep of Cast Irons at Elevated Temperatures, 564
Groynes, Timber, Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, 29*, 81*
Guest, J. J., on Preloaded Ball Bearings, 487, 556. See 370*, 504
Guillotine. See Machine Tools
Gullick, W. H. E., on Cold-Rolling and Annealing Mild-Steel Sheets, 538
Gun, Spray, Automatic, for Paint (Aeraspray Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 169*
Guttehoffnungshiitte, Rotary Compressed-Air Motor, 520*
Gwyer, Dr. A.- G. C., on Deep-Drawing Test for Aluminium, 333
GWynnes Pumps, Ltd., Oil-Driven Shingle- Pumping Plant, 82*

HACK-SAW Blades, Pad Handle for (J. Neill and Co. (Sheffield), Ltd.), 541
Hadcock, Sir G., the Late, 678
Hadfield, Sir R., on Corrosion of Iron and Steel, 439. See 352, 429; Exhibits at Royal Society Conversazione, 619; Exhibits at Institution of Civil Engineers’ Conversazione, 661
Hahn und Kolb, Internal Gauge for Small Bores, 651*
Haldane, Prof. J. S., the Late, 323
Hall, F. C., on Production of Lubricating Oils from Coal, 97
Hall, J. and E., Ltd., Refrigerating Plant, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 610*
Hall, R. W., on Construction of Cheddar Reservoir, 584
Halls, Acoustics of, 465
Hammers. See Machine Tools
Handling Plant, Cement and Concrete, Wheeler
Dam, Alabama, 7*
— — Coal and Ash, Cincinnati Union Railroad
Terminus, 365*. See Erratum, 452
— — Coal, Zurich Institute of Technology
Power Station, 275*
Handsworth, Watt Bi-Centenary Celebration at, 291
Hanger, Pipe, Constant Tension (Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 253*
Hankins, F. W., 3,750-h.p. and 4,620-h.p. Electric Locomotives, 474*
Hankins, Dr. G. A., on Fatigue Resistance of
Spring Steels, 565
Harbours, Indian, Development of, 411
— Penryn, Ferro-Concrete Bridge over, 231
— Rye, Sussex, Protection Works at, 81*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Hardaway Contracting Co., Concrete-Placing Bucket for Confined Spaces, 396*
Hardening Metals. See Heat-Treatment under
Metallurgy
Hardinge Constant-Weight Feeder (International Combustion, Ltd.), 412*
Hardness Tests. See Tests {Materials)
“ Hardy,” H.M. Flotilla Leader, Launch of, 421
Harland Engineering Co., Ltd., Alloa Works,
693
Harland and Wolff, Ltd,, Union-Castle M.S. “ Stirling Castle,” 184* ; Union-Castle M.S. “ Athlone Castle,” 568*
Harmondsworth Research Station, Road-Testing Machine, 434*
“Harpasa,” S.S. with Gotaverken Exhaust- Steam Turbine System, 128, 191
Harrow, Grassland (Bamfords, Ltd.), 690* “ Hartlebury,” S.S., with Gotaverken Exhaust-
Steam Turbine System, 128, 191
Harvester, All-Crop (Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.), 691*
Harvey, C., on Lamp’s Theory of Thick Cylinders and Thick Spherical Shells, 414*. See LETTERS, 487, 556, 584
Harvey, G. A., and Co. (London), Ltd., Electrically-Welded Steel Barge, 507
Haslar, Admiralty Fuel Experimental Station, Tests of Naval Water-Tube Boilers, 409*, 430
Hastings Corporation, Underground Car Park, 673
Hatfield, Dr. H. S., Electrolytic Resistance Meter, 645
Hatfield, Dr. W. H., on Forgings for Fluids at High Temperatures and Pressures, 701; on Heat-, Rust-, and Acid-Resisting Steels, 701
Haulage in Mines, Investigations on, 76
— and Winding (Review), 276
Havenhand, D., on Attack of Mild Steels by Weak Acids, 592
Hayden, O. M., on Duprene Synthetic Rubber Substitute, 258
Hayle Power Station, 300-kW Back-Pressure Turbine, 137*
Haynes, J. T., on Two-Part Tariff as Aid to Gas Sales, 620
Heal and Son, Ltd., Oil-Driven Electric-Generating Plant, 144
Health, Ministry of, Report on Bacteriological Examination of Water Supplies, 209
Heat Engines. See Engines ; Turbines ; Aeronautics
— Entropy Diagram for Marine Triple-Expan
sion Engines, 116*, 191*. See LETTER, 322
— Specific. See Specific Heat
— Tables and Charts (Review), 416
— Transmission in Naval Water-Tube Boilers,
Investigations on, 409*, 431
— Treatment of Metals. See Metallurgy
— Waste. See Waste Heat
Heater, Feed Water. See Feed-Water Heater ; Water
— Floor-Type, Gas-Fired (British Trane Co.,
Ltd.), 440*
— Road, Oil-Fired (Laidlaw, Drew and Co.,
Ltd.), 174*
— Unit, “ Calorier ” (Standard and Pochin
Brothers, Ltd.), 169
“ Vectair ” (British Trane Co., Ltd.), 169 (Spiral Tube and Components Co., Ltd.), 227*
— Water, Electric, Thermostat for (Rheostatic
Co., Ltd.), 255*
Heating, District, Problems of, 267. See Erratum, 286
— and Domestic Engineering, National Joint
Council of, Apprenticeship Scheme, 235. See Erratum, 261
— Domestic, Investigations on, 31
— Electric, Domestic, Possibilities of, 648
:— Plant, District, Zurich Institute of Technology, 219*, 275*
— Problems and Industrial Gas Sales, 620
— and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of,
Warming of Buildings by Electrical Thermal Storage, by J. Eden, 152
Helium, Liquid, Use in Low-Temperature Investigations, 591, 673
Hematite Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
Henderson, Sir J. B., on Fundamental Dimensions in Electrical Science, 175, 368. See LETTERS, 129, 322
Herbert, A., Ltd., Dual-Control Motor-Driven Milling Machine, 183* ; “ Tangel ” Die- Heads, 227* ; Air-Operated Bar Chuck, 227* ; Pulverised-Fuel Firing Equipment, 227
Herbert, Sir A., on Machine-Tool Industry, 375, 378
“ Hereward,” H.M. Destroyer, Launch of, 339 " Hero,” H.M. Destroyer, Launch of, 339 Hiduminium, Specification for, 697
Higgs, Lieut.-Col. H. J., the Late, 293
High Speed Gas (Great Britain), Ltd., 4-5 ton Lorry Operating on Producer Gas, 501*
High Speed Hammer Co., Inc., High-Speed Flattening Hammer, 627*
— Temperature Tests. See Tests (Materials) Highways. See Roads
Hilger, A., Ltd., Automatic Quartz Spectrograph, 32*; Ultra-Violet Spectrophotometer, 645
Hillier, H., on Modern. Marine Auxiliary Plant, 318
Hiltmann und Lorenz A.-G., Multi-Operation Press, 331*
" Hindenburg,” German Airship, 657*
D. M. King George V, the late, 94
H.M. SS. See under Warships
Hoar, Dr. T. P., on Attack of Mild Steels by Weak Acids, 592
Hodges, F., on Rationalisation in Industry, 213 Hodgson, C. G., 2-6-2 Type Metre-Gauge Locomotive, 25*
Hoffmann Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Pre-loaded Ball Bearings, 371*. See LETTERS, 487, 504, 556 ; Needle-Roller Bearings, 392*
Hogan Constant-Angle Arch Dam, 442* Hogentogler, C. A., on Flexible-Type Road Surfaces, 301
Holden and Hunt, Butt-Welding Machine, 198* Holes, Fitting of Shafts in. See Gauge Holland, A. J., on Breaking Strength of Sheet Glass, 407
— See Dutch
Holman Brothers, Ltd., Two-Stage Air Compressor with Air-Cooled Intercooler, 284*
Holmes, L. E., on Organic Glasses, 158 Homogenising Machine, Two-Stage (Brush
Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 419*
Honours List, New Year’s, 17 ; King’s Birthday, 700
Hook Adapter for Bolt Heads (H Lindsay), 302*. See LETTER, 461
" Hopestar,” S.S., Launch of, 129, 269* Hornet-Moth Light Aeroplane, 498*
Horological School, Northampton Polytechnic Institute, 344
Horse Power, History of, 42
Hot Plate, Steam-Heated, Explosion of, 163 Hotchkiss, Dr. W. O., on Engineering Training in the United States, 456
—? Internal-Cone Propellers, Motor Lifeboat “ Royal Silver Jubilee,” 438*
Hothersall, A. W., on De-Tinning of Tin- Plate, 543*. See 593; on Porosity in Tin Coating of Tin-Plate, 598*. See 593 Houghton, J. L., on Photographic Application of the Pola Screen, 488
Hours of Labour. See La&owr.
Houseman, C. R, on Industrial Oxygen Production, 646
Houses, Noise Abatement in, 619
Housing and Planning Policy, Report of National Housing Committee, 291
— Schemes and Municipal Passenger Trans
port, 594
Howden, J., and Co., Ltd., Forced-Draught Fans,
S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 550*, 607 ; Relay- Operated Reducing Valve, 195* ; Automatic Exhaust Relief Valve, 195*
— Ljiingstrom Air Heater, Performances of,
431
Howe, G. W. O., on Fundamental Dimensions in Electrical Science, 129. » See LETTERS, 175, 322, 368
Hughes, Dr. G., on Model Experiments on Twin-Screw Propulsion, 459
Hughes, H., and Son, Ltd., Echo Sounder with Rotating-Arm Recorder, 160*
Human Comfort in Tropics, Use of Bright Metallic Surfaces, 619
Humboldt-Deutz, 800-h.p. Eight-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 390
Humfrey, J. C. W., Tests of Regulated Sorbitic Steel Rails, 667*
“ Hunter,” H.M. Destroyer, Launch of, 314
Hurry, S. C., on Large-Scale Electric Cooking, 648
Hurst, J. E., on Cast Iron for Glass-Bottle Moulds, 407
Hutcheson, T. A. B., on Turbine Throttle- Valve Design, 504. See 117*, 238*, 556
Hutchinson’s Technical and Scientific Encyclopedia (Review), 279
Hveem, F. N.-, on Bituminous Materials for Flexible-Type Roads, 300
Hyde-Trutch, C. J., on Rail Cars—Chassis and Bodywork, 290
Hyderabad, Public Works in, 587
Hydraulic Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
— Power Plant. See Power Plant
— Press. See Press under Machine Tools
— Turbines. See Power Plant
Hydraulics, Planimeters for Records from Weirs, 1*, 56*
— Stainless-Steel Venturi-Flume Meters, 259*
— Syphon Spillways (Review), 223
— See also Irrigation ; Water Hydro-Aeroplane. See Seaplane under Aeronautics
— Electric Power Plant. See Power Plant Hydrodynamics. See Ship Resistance Hydrogen, Action upon Coal, Report, 368
— Compressed, Plant for Production of at
Billingham, 680*
—• Steels Resistant to, 701
Hydrogenation of Bituminous Coal, Production of Petrol by, 229, 368, 648*, 680*
Hygrometers, Steam-Irrigated Wet-Bulb for (Negretti and Zambra), 160*
“ Hyperion,” H.M. Destroyer, Launch of, 425 Hyslop, J. F., on Plasticity Diagram for Clays, 133

I.C.I. Metals, Ltd., Copper Alloy “ Everdur,” 624
Ice. See Refrigeration
“ Ideal Home ” Exhibition, Olympia, 349 Igema Distance- Water-Level Indicator, 196* Ignition Delay in Oil Engines, Measurement of, 469*
Igranic Electric Co., Ltd., Exhibits at Physical Society’s Exhibition, 160
Illinois University, Tests of Model Ferro- Concrete Arch Bridge, 566
Illumination, Daylight, Seasonal Variations of, Report, 88
— Research Committee, Report on Transmis
sion of Light through Window Glasses, 379
— Symposium on (Review), 223
— See also Light; Lighting ; and Lamps under
Electric
Impact Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Impeller for Mixfio Centrifugal Pump (Worthington-Simpson, Ltd.), 251
Imperial Airways, Ltd., Wireless Equipment for Empire Flying Boats, 380* ; 900-h.p. Bristol Pegasus Engines for Flying Boats, 450*
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Wave- Ring High-Pressure Pipe Joint, 192*; Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 200; Manufacture and Distribution of Butane Gas, 497; Billingham Hydrogenation Plant, 648*, 680*
— Double-Deck Vibrating Screen, 254* Import Trade. See Trade
Impulse Turbines. See Turbines
Incandescent Lamps. See Lamps under Electric.
Inclusions, Non-Metallic, in Alloy-Steel Forgings, 490. See Erratum, 516
“ Inconel ” High-Tensile Alloy, 704
India, Forest Research Institute, Experiments on Metal Spraying on Wood, 381
— Hyderabad, Public Works in, 587
— Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition,
Lucknow, 511
— Rubber. See Rubber
Indian Ports, Development of, 411
— Railway Board, Report on Frame Arch
Spans for Railway Loadings, 234
Indicating System, Distance (Evershed and Vig- noles, Ltd.), 58*
Indicator, Pressure, for Internal-Combustion Engines (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 33*
— Temperature, for Transformers (British
Electric Transformer Co., Ltd.), 178
Induction Motor. See Motor, Electric Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Agreements. See Labour ; Labour Notes
— and Agricultural Exhibition, Lucknow, 511
— Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Economics. See Labour
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Health Research Board, Pamphlet on Incentives—Some Experimental Studies, 247
— Management. See Works Management
— Notes. See Labour Notes under Labour
— Production, British Statistics, 235
— Research. See Research
Industrial Units, Ltd., Stainless-Steel Venturi- Flume Meters, 259*
Industry, Competition in, Co-Ordination of, 123
— Effect of Technological and Scientific Progress on, 123
— Rationalisation in, 213
—- See also Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX Ingots, Alloy-Steel, Defects in, 489*. See Erratum, 516
— Mould, 200-ton (Brightslde Foundry &
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 9
Inland Navigation. See Canals ; Rivers, &c. Institute of Transport. See Transport
— See Institutions
Institution, British Standards. See Standards
— of Production Engineers. See Production
— Royal.’ See Royal Institution
— Technical and Scientific. See Aeronautical
Society, Royal; Agricultural Society, Royal; Arts, Royal Society of; Automobile Engineers,- Institution of; Automotive Engineers, Society of; Belfast Association of Engineers; British Acetylene Association; British Engineers’ Association; Ceramic Society ; Chemical Engineers, Institution of; Civil Engineers, French Society of; Civil Engineers, Institution of ; Electrical Engineers, Institution of ; Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia; Engineers (India), Institution of; Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of; Engineers, Society of ; Export, Institute of ; Faraday Society ; Fuel, Institute of; Gas Engineers, Institution of; Glass Technology, Society of; Greenock Philosophical Society; Heating and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of ; Iron and Steel Institute; Junior Institution of Engineers; Marine Engineers, Institute of ; Mechanical Engineers, Institution of; Metals, Institute of; Meteorological Society, Royal; Mining Engineers, Institution of; Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Institute of; Mining and Metallurgy, Institution of; Naval Architects, Institution of; Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Society of; Newcomen Society; North- East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders; Petroleum Technologists, Institution of; Physical Society; Power Transmission Association; Production Engineers, Institution of; Royal Institution; Royal Society; Rubber Industry, Institution of; Shipping, Chamber of; South African Institution of Engineers; Statistical Society, Royal; Structural Engineers, Institution of; Testing Materials, American Society for; Transport, Institute of; Welding, Institute of.
Institute Argentino de Racionalizacidn de Materiales, Formation of, 644
Instrument-Making School, Northampton Polytechnic Institute, 344
— Scientific, Exhibition, Institution of Civil
Engineers’ Conversazione, 660*. See also vol. cxlii
Exhibition, Physical Society’s, 32*, 58*, 159*
Royal Society Conversazione, 619, 645
— See also Aeronautics ; Electric Internal-Combustion Engines. See Aeronautics ; Engines ; Motor Cars ; Tractors
— Grinder. See Grinder under Machine Tools International Combustion, Ltd., Cantieny High-
Pressure Boiler, 146*. See LETTERS, 239, 282 ; Hardinge Constant-Weight Feeder, 412*
— Conference on Physics, Renort (Review),
222
Steam Tables, 17
— Congress of Acetylene, Oxy-Acetylene Weld
ing, and Allied Industries. See Welding, Acetylene, Oxy-Acetylene and Allied Industries, International Congress
on Large Dams, Washington, Programme, 235
— on Mining, Metallurgy and Allied Geology. See JPa/ris
— Exhibition, Paris, 1937, 591
International Harvester Co. of Great Britain, Ltd.; Side Rake and Tedder, 689*; Tractor Binder, 689*; Paraffin Tractor, 691*
International Marine Radio. Co., Ltd., Radio Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 605
— Meeting of Naval Architects, New York, 43
— Steam Tables, Development of, 17
— Trade. See Trade Inventions. See Patents Inventors, Assistance to, 457 Invernaim, Lord, the Late, 421
H. R.A.M., Formation of, 644
Iran, Economic Conditions in, Report, 415 Iraq, Economic Conditions in, Report, 415 Ireland, Northern, Broadcasting Station, 341*
Iron Alloys. See Metallurgy and Steel
— Carbon Diagram near Zero Carbon, 539
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Heat Treatment. See Metallurgy
— Manufacture. See Metallurgy
— Ore. See Ore
— Pig, Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
— Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
Iron and Steel Institute:
Exhibition of Work of Steel Castings Research Committee, 619
Proposed Co-Operation with Institute of Metals, 319
Spring Meeting, London:
Programme, 354
Report of Council, 537
• Honorary Treasurer’s Report, 537 Election of Officers, 537
Presentation of Bessemer Medal to F. Clements, 537
Presentation of Carnegie Medal to Dr.
D. F. Marshall, 407, 537
Annual Dinner, 566
Carnegie Scholarship Grants, 592 Reports of Discussions, 538, 564, 592 Considerations Influencing Facilities for Strip-Sheet Production under British Conditions, by G. A. V. Russell, 539. See 538
Influence of Varying Degrees of Cold- Rolling and Annealing Temperatures on Properties of Mild-Steel Sheets: Part I, Influence of Cold-Rolling and Subsequent Annealing Temperatures on Erichsen Values and Crystal Structure of Thin Mild-Steel Sheets, by Prof. C. A. Edwards, D. L. Phillips and W. H. E. Gullick, 538; Part II, Effects of Varying Degrees of Cold- Rolling and Annealing Temperatures on Properties of Motor-Car Body Sheets, by Prof. C. A. Edwards, D. L. Phillips and C. R. Pipe, 538
Survey of Iron-Carbon Diagram near Zero Carbon (below 1,000° C.), by
I. H. Whiteley, 539
Embrittlement of High-Tensile Alloy Steels at Elevated Temperatures, by W. E. Goodrich, 651*. See 564
Behaviour of Five Cast Irons in Relation to Creep and Growth at Elevated Temperatures, by H. J. Tapsell, Dr. M. L. Becker and C. G. Conway, 564
Further Experiments on Effect of Surface Conditions on Fatigue Resistance of Steels, by Dr. G. A. Hankins, Dr. M. L. Becker and H. R. Mills, 565
Internal Stresses and their Effect on Fatigue Resistance of Spring Steels, by Dr. M. L. Becker and C. E, Phillips, 565
Influence of Light on Electrode Potential and Corrosion Phenomena of Mild Steel, by Prof. C. O. Bannister and Dr. R. Rigby, 592
Factors Influencing the Rate of Attack of Mild Steels by Typical Weak Acid Media, by Dr. T. P. Hoar and D. Havenhand, 592
Origin of Porosity in Tin Coating of Tin- Plate, by A. W. Hothersall and J. C. Prytherch, 598*. See 593
Methods of De-Tinning Tin-Plate for Examination of Thickness and Continuity of Alloy Layer, by A. W. Hothersall and W. N. Bradshaw, 543*. See 593
Report on Work of Corrosion Committee, 461
Iron and Steel Manufacture, Progress in, 618 Works. See Works
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Tests. See Tests (Materials)
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Cast Iron; Steel; Pig Iron;
Metallurgy
Ironwork, Structural. See Bridges; Floors; Roofs ; Steelwork ; Structures
Irrigation in Iraq, 416
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Iscor Works, Pretoria, South African Iron and Steel Industrial Corporation, Ltd., 181
Italy, Ortiglieto Lake, Failure of Dams at, 457

JAEGER, Prof. F. M., on Specific Heats of Metals at High Temperatures, 563
Jamieson, J., on Carbonisation of Scottish Cannel, 655
Japanese Electrical Industry, 127
— Railways, Use of Oxy-Acetylene Welding
on, 675
Jay, Dr. A. H., on New Type of Room Thermostat, 418*
Jenkins, Dr. C. H. M., on Behaviour of Steels at High Temperatures, 701
Jenkins, R., on Note Book of Roger North, 99
Jessop and Co., Ltd.-(Calcutta), Hook Adapter for Bolt Heads, 461. See 302*
Jig for Calliper Micrometer (H. Moore), 574*
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Investigation on Corrugated and Creased-Bend Piping, 103*, 215*, 297*
Johnson, A. E., on Behaviour of. Steels at High Temperatures, 701
— Boilers in Passenger Ships, 435
Johnson, C. H., and Sons, Ltd., Electric Concrete Rammer, 172* ; Contractors’ Plant, 172
Johnson, J., on Future of Steam Propulsion, 72*, 105*. See LETTER, 339
Johnson and Phillips,Ltd., Diamond Jubilee of, 37
Johnson, S. H., and Co., Ltd., Sterilising Filter, 703*
Joint, High-Pressure, Vickers-Anderson Type, 683*
— Pipe, High-Pressure, Wave-Ring (Imperial
Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 192*
— Rail, Oxy-Acetylene Welded, 675
— Steam-Pipe Flange, Researches on, 237*,
243*, 271*
— Welded, under Alternating Stresses, Re
searches on (Review), 223
Jones, Dr. W. D., on Hot-Tinned Coatings of Copper, 334
Journals. See Bearings
Junior Institution of Engineers, Annua'
319 /'*'???
Junner, G. M., on Application Affeld Metal, to Transport, 563

KAOLIN and Kaolin-Silica Mixtures, Behaviour under Torsion, 133
Karachi, Development of Port of, 411
Kaye, Dr. G. W. C., on Acoustics of Halls, 465
Kearns, H. W., and Co., Ltd., Boring Machine for Locomotive Cylinders, 246*
Kearton, Dr. W. J., on Developments in TurboBlowers and Compressors, 67
Keel, Prof. C. F., on Creep Limit of Oxy- Acetylene Welds, 676
Kelvin, Lord, Reminiscences of, 180
Kennett, W. C., Hackbridge Protective Relay for Transformers, 661
Kent, G., Flow Recorder, 159*
Kent, J. L., on Ship-Model Experiments in Smooth and Rough Water, 432
Key Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Sy-Vor ” Sand- Washing Plant, 369*
Kidde, W., and Co., Ltd., Richaudio Smoke- Detection Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 614*
Kieserling, Th., und Albrecht, Hot-Brass Drawing Press, 392*
Kilns and Furnaces, Technique of (Review), 223
Kincardine, Road Bridge across River Forth,
124
Kinema Studios, Denham, Diesel-Driven Generators at, 488*
King, A., on Great Fireball of October 11, 1934, 20
King’s Birthday Honours List, 700 — College, London, Deformeter Analysis of
Welded Rigid-Arch Building, 709*
King, Dr. J. G., on Carbonisation of Scottish Cannel, 655
King Edward VIII and Empire Trade, 151 King George V, the Late, 94
Kinzel, Dr. A. B., on Alloying Elements in
Welding Rods, 676
Kirby, Prof R. S., on W. Weston and Early
American Engineering, 505
Kircheis, E., Strip-Forming Machine, 332* Kirke, P. St. G., Sinuflo Tubes for Boilers, 35* Kirkham, J. and W., Ltd., Mechanical Lubricator for Crankpins, 330*
“ Kirriemoor,” M.S., Cochran Boiler with Sinuflo Tubes, 35*
Kitchens.in S.S. “Queen Mary,” 636*. See
Erratum, 678
Knopp, P., Welding Machines, 280*
Kodak, Ltd., Pola Screens, 159
Krause, E., Vertical-Spindle Finish-Boring
Machine, 389*
Krupp Germaniawerft A.-G., Gas-Producer
Plant for Vehicles, 389
Kiihr, C. A. H. von W., on Corrosion and Protection of Pipe Lines, 702
Kurzel-Runtscheiner, E., on Vienna’Technical
Museum, 511

LABORATORIES, Research, Institution of Automobile Engineers, 43, 357*
— See also National Physical
Labour:
Apprenticeship in Heating and Domestic Engineering, 235. See Erratum,. 281
Employment, Seasonal Variations in (Review), 643
— Statistics, Engineering and Allied Industries, 17, 46, 70, 100, 125, 153, 181, 209, 235, 266, 306
Five-Day Week .in Industry, 181
Incentives to Increased Production, 247 Industrial Accidents. See Accidents Labour Notes, 22, 48, 61, 90, 130, 145, 186, 214, 240, 270, 283, 324, 339, 382, 408, 420, 449, 476, 503, 542, 555, 596, 621, 650, 665, 693. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— and Rationalisation in Industry, 213 Regulations for Work Carried Out Under Compressed Air, 421
Skilled Employment Association, Annual Report, 430
— Men and Munitions Manufacture, 289 Training Craftsmen for Building Industry, 403
Unemployment Statistics, Engineering and Allied Industries, 17, 46, 70, 100, 125,’ 153, 181, 209, 235, 266, 306
Wages in Engineering Industry, 509 Lagrange, J. L., Bicentary of, 112 Laidlaw, Drew and Co., Ltd., Oil-Fired Road Heater, 174*
Lake, G. H., on Electric Water Heating, 648
— Spaulding Arch Dam, 388*
Lambhill, Glasgow, Arrol-Werkspoor Bascule Bridge, 62*
Lamble, Dr. J. H., on Skin Frictional Resistance and Wake of Models, 458, 466*
Lamp’s Theory of Thick Cylinders and Thick Spherical Shells, 414*. See LETTERS, 487, 556, 584
Lamps, Electric. See Electric
— Miners’, Development of, 661 Lancashire Boiler. See Boiler
Lanchester, Dr. F. W., on Motor-Car Suspension and Independent Springing, 394*, 464*
Landale and Co., Electric Hand. Saw, 229; Portable Electric Sander, 229*
Lang, Dr. R. H., on Very Low-Temperature Apparatus, 294*
Larry, Coal and Ash-Handling Plant, Cincinnati Union Railroad Terminus, 368*
Latex-Treated Fabric Drying Machine (Spooner Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd:), 134*
Latham, E., Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, Sussex, 27*, 81*
Lathes. See Machine Tools
Latrobe Electric Steel Co., Armstrong Method ' of Producing Welds, 383*, 481
~ and Trial Trips, 14, 64, 92, 121, 260, Purtb-N^r 398 424, 480, 508, 559, 587, 623, Fusion Weku. ’ ’
Launching Arrangements, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 530*
Laurence, Scott and Electromotors, Ltd., Electric Motors for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 601, 614
Lausanne University, Experiments on Vertical- Wall Breakwaters, 211*
Lavers, M., on Flotation as Applied to Chemical Industry, 483
Law. See Legal; Labour ; Patents
Lead Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
Leahy, Lieut. W. H., on Holding Power of Anchors, 49
Leane, W. B., the Late, 541
Lee, L., on Slag Resistance of Steelworks Refractories, 134
Leeds Corporation, Mopin System of Prefabricated Concrete Units, 296
Legal:
Electricity Law and Practice (Review), 276 Engineers and Arbitration Law, 3, 43, 55 Labour Legislation. See Labour Patent Law. See Patents
Petroleum Act, 1934, Boring for Oil under, 377
Report of Business of the Courts Committee, 363
Restriction of Ribbon Development Act, 1935, Road Planning Under, 377
Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, Annual Reports of Licensing Authorities, 319 Surveyors and the Law, 562 Water-Supply Legislation, 584 See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Legislation. See Legal; Labour ; Patents Leicester and Swannington Railway, Early Wrought-Iron Rail from, 640
Leipzig Fair, Engineering Exhibits, 279*, 331*, 388*, 402
Leitz, E. (London), Optical Apparatus for Alignment of Typewriter Keys, 160
Lemaitre Blast Pipe, Use on French Locomotives, 83*
Leroy, A., on Corrosion of Welds in Structural Steels, 688
Leslie, Sir B., the Late, 184
Lester Institute, Shanghai, Experimental AirCompressor Plant, 595*
Letters to the Editor, 47, 62, 88, 129, 144, - 175, 201*, 238*, 267, 282, 322, 339, 368, 461, 487, 504, 556, 584, 639, 664, 704
Levant Mine, Cornwall, Preservation of Engine at, 349
Level Crossings, Railway, Automatic Barrier for (Evans Products Co.), 75*
Leverhulme, Viscount, on Chemical Engineering, 701
Lewis, B. P., on Photography of Glassware, 488
Lewis, E., on Low-Temperature Steel Welding, 688
Lewis, Prof. F. M., on Propeller Vibration, 77
— Water-Tube Boiler, 431
Licensing Authorities, Motor-Vehicle, Annual Report, 319
Lifeboat Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 613*, 630*
— Motor, “ Royal Silver Jubilee,” with Cone
Propellers, 438*
Lift, Barge, 1,000-ton, Niederfinow, Germany, Electrical Equipment of, 444*
— Passenger, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 615
Light Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Influence on Electrode Potential and Cor
rosion Phenomena of Mild Steel, 592
— — on Electrode Potential and Corrosion
Phenomena of Non-Ferrous Metals, 321
— Polarised, Stress Determination by. See
Optical and Photo-Elastic
— Transmission through Window Glasses,
Report, 379
— See also Npectrwm
Lighting Equipment, Electric, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 604*
— Gas. See Gas
— Public, by Electricity, 648
— See also Lamps under Electric
Limestone and its Products (Review), 140 Limit Gauges. See Gauges
Linde Low-Temperature Welding Process, 688
— Process of Oxygen Production, 510, 646 Lindholmen Marine Exhaust-Steam Turbine
System, 189*. See LETTER, 322
Lindsay, H., Hook Adapter for Bolt Heads, 302*. See LETTER, 461
Liners. See Steamers
Lines, Pipe, Cast Iron and Steel, Protection from Soil Corrosion, 702
Linings, Concrete, for Mines, Tests of, 76
— of Steel Furnaces, Repairs to, 216
Linn Manufacturing Corporation, Snow Ploughs with Adjustable Side Blades, 421*
Liquefaction of Gases, 403, 591
Liquefied Gases, Ltd., Liquefied Propane, 60
Liquid Fuel. See OiZ FueZ; see also RenzoZe; Motor; Petrol
— Oxygen. See Oxygen
— Viscosity of. See FtscosiZy
Literature, 4, 45, 139, 222, 276, 364, 416, 470, 512. See LITERATURE INDEX
Lithium, Transmutation of, 379*, 413 Litigation. See Legal; Labour; Patents Liverpool Corporation Water Undertaking, Rainfall over Vyrnwy Catchment Area, 330
— University, Rankin Lecture on Rationalisa
tion in Industry, by F. Hodges, 213; Experiments on Turbulence and Skin Friction, 458, 468*
Lloyd, D., on Rainfall over Vyrnwy Catchment Area, 330
Lloyd’s Register Statistics, Vessels under Construction, 69, 457
— -- Statistics, Vessels Launched, 156
Load Factor, Battersea Power Station, 307*
Loading Conveyor, Portable (Eisenwerk Weser- hiitte A.-G.), 392*
— and Shovelling Machines, Mobile (Trackson
Co.), 102*
Local Government Finance, Statistics, 377 See also Municipal
Lochaber Hydro-Electric Scheme, 693 Locomotive Development in Germany, 107
— 3,750-h.p. and 4,620-h.p. 'Electric, Penn
sylvania Railroad, 474*
Locomotive, Electric, Use on French Canals, 329
— French, Performances of, 83*, 1'12
— 90-h.p. Gas-Engined (Motorenfabrik Deutz),
390*
— Industry, Position and Prospects, 209
—? 2-6-2 Type, London and North Eastern Railway, 704*
— 2-8-2 Type, Metre-Gauge, for Brazil (W. G.
Bagnall, Ltd.), 25*
— Shunting, 300-h.p. Diesel-Electric, Operating
Results, 284*
— Tests, Aims and Methods of, 340*
— their Construction, Maintenance and Opera
tion (Review), 416
— Wheels, Development of, 673
— See also Railways in PARAGRAPH INDEX Loeffler Boiler in S.S. “ Conte Rosso,” 437*
— — for Prague Power Station, 583
Loewe, Dr. F., on Meteorology of Greenland Ice-Cap, 370
Loewe-Gesfiirel A.-G., Horizontal Milling Machine, 332*
London Area, Telephone Development in, 97
— County Council, Reconstruction of Wool
wich Ferry Boats, 204; Foundations of Waterloo Bridge, 377; Report on CrossRiver Traffic Facilities, 429
London Electric Railway Co. versus Metropolitan Tunnel and Public Works, Ltd., 56
London Film Production, Ltd., Diesel-Driven Generators at Denham Studios, 488*
— and Greenwich Railway, Centenary of, 236
— King’s College, Deformeter Analysis of
Welded Rigid-Arch Building, 709*
— Midland and Scottish Railway, Electrifi
cation in Wirral Peninsula, 98 ; B.E.V. Electric Bale-Stacking Trucks, 146* ; 300 h.p. Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive, Operating Results, 284* ; Mechanical Stokers in Ships of, 355; Boring and Facing Machine for Axle-Boxes, 369*; Acceleration of Train Services on, 590
— and North Eastern Railway, Boring Machine
for Locomotive Cylinders, 246*; 2-6-2 Type Locomotive, 704*
— Passenger Transport Board, Traffic During
Royal Funeral, 153
— Port of, Improvement Schemes, 591 London Power Co., Ltd., 105,000-kW TurboAlternator, Battersea Power Station, 53* 109*, 279*, 307*
— University of, Queen Mary College, High-
Voltage Laboratory, 540*; University College, Researches on Specific Heats of Metals at High Temperatures, by Prof.
F. M. Jaeger, 563; King’s College, Deformeter Analysis of Welded Rigid- Arch Building, 709*
Lorries. See Motor Lorries ; Tractors Losenhausenwerk, Concrete Vibrators, 291*;
Vibrating-Table Testing Machine, 391*
Low, Dr.F. R.,the Late, 144*
— Temperature Apparatus Exhibition, Science
Museum, South Kensington, 294* ; Handbook to, 373 ; Lectures at, 344, 403, 510, 591,673
Lubricants, Effect on Metallic Wear, 310*
— for Needle-Roller Bearings, 392
— Production from Coal, 97 Lubricating Oils. See also Oils
— System, 105,000-kW Turbo-Alternator, Bat
tersea Power Station, 55
Lubrication System, Forced, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 608
— of Wire Ropes, Effect of, 26
Lubricator, Mechanical, for Crankpins (J. and W. Kirkham, Ltd.), 330*
Lucking, Wing-Comdr. D. F., on Anchors for Seaplanes, 625*. See 460, 619
Lucknow Industrial and Agricultual Exhibition, 511
Luftschiffbau Zeppelin G.m.b.H., Airship “ Hindenburg,” 657*
Luminescent Materials, Researches on, 645 Lumitron Apparatus for Process-Engraving Work (H. W. Sullivan, Ltd.), 161
Lympe-St.Inglevert, Micro-Ray Communication Installation, 241*

MACASSEY, SIR L., on Surveyors and the Law, 562
Mac. See also Me.
Mace, C. A., on Incentives to Increased Production, 247
Machine Shops. See Worfcs
— and Structures, Calculations for, 251*
— Testing. See Testing Machine and Tests
{Materials)

Machine Tools :

Bending Machine, Pipe, Portable (Power House Components, Ltd.), 438*
for Strip Wood (Maschinenfabrik Agra), 392*
Boring and Facing Machine for Axle- Boxes (G. Richards and Co., Ltd.), 369*
— Machine, Finish-, Vertical-Spindle (E. Krause), 389*
for Locomotive Cylinders (H. W. Kearns and Co., Ltd.), 246*
— and Surfacing Machines, Modified
Standard (G. Richards and Co., Ltd.), 79*
Casting Machine, Centrifugal for Pipes (Cochrane’s (Middlesbro’) Foundry, Ltd.), 663*
Chuck, Bar, Air-Control System for (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 227*
— Magnetic, Non-Electric (J. Neill and Co. (Sheffield), Ltd.), 225*
Cross-Planing and Slotting Machine, 48-in Combined (Craven Brothers (Manchester), Ltd.), 119*
Die-Heads, “ Tangel ” (A. Herbert, Ltd.) 227*
— for Hot-Brass Press Work (Taylor &
Challen, Ltd.), 224*
Machine Tools—continued.
Dovetailing Machine for Wood (Teichert und Sohn), 388*
Drills, Pneumatic, Tests of Silencersfor,152 Drilling and Grinding Machine, DuoSynchro (S. Wolf and Co., Ltd.), 172*
— Machine, Duplex, for Flanged Rails
(W. Asquith, Ltd.), 712*
— — Gang, with P.I.V. Gear (Gebr.
Reinhold), 281*
J-in. Portable Electric (Black and Decker, Ltd.), 12*
Facing and Boring Machine for Axle- Boxes (G. Richards and Co., Ltd.), 369* Filing and Grinding Machine, with Flexible Drive (Flextol Engineering Co., Ltd.), 197*
Flanging Machine for Sheet Metal (Selson Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 226*
Forging Machine (Greenwood and Batley, Ltd.), 168*
Forming Machine, Strip (E. Kircheis), 332* Gear-Cutting Machines for Marine Gearing, 50
Grinding Machine, Annular-Table (Diskus Werke Frankfurt am-Main A.-G.),332*
— — 6-in. Bench (Black and Decker,
Ltd.), 172*
Bench, Motor-Driven (Rotax, Ltd.), 10
— —for Glassware, 664
Reciprocating Table (Deutsche-
Niles Werke A.G.), 331*
7-in. (Rotax, Ltd.), 172*
— — Surface (Abawerk G.m.b.H.), 280*
— — Universal, for Roller-Bearing Races
(Churchill Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 661*
— — Valve-Seat, Electric (S. Wolf and Co.,
Ltd.), 172*
?— and Filing Machine with Flexible Drive (Flextol Engineering Co., Ltd.), 197*
— and Quartering Machine, Locomotive
Crankpin (Craven Brothers (Man- . Chester), Ltd.), 23*
Guillotine with Drawing Action (H. Pels and Co., A.-G.), 280*
Hammer, Flattening, High-Speed (High- Speed Hammer Co., Inc.), 627* Heading Machine, Cold-, for Bolt Blanks (Greenwood and Batley, Ltd.), 167*
Hydraulic Press. See Press (below) Lathe, Bar-Turning, Automatic (Pittier Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik A.G.), 281*
— Capstan, “ Tangel ” Die-Heads for (A.
Herbert, Ltd.), 227*
— Direct Length-Reading Dial for (Monarch
Machine Tool Co.), 543*
— Fine-Turning (J. E. Reinecker A.G.),
280*
— Single - Speed Production (F. C. Wei-
pert), 282*
Leipzig Fair Exhibits, 279*, 331*, 388*, 402
Limit Gauging. See Gauge
Machine-Shop Management. See Works Management
— Tools, Colour-Control Apparatus for
(Murray Colour Controls, Ltd.), 342* Dumbarton Works, Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., 113*
Industry, Position and Prospects, 181
— — Industry and Government Defence
Programme, 208, 242, 375
Preloaded Ball and Roller Bearings for, 370*. See LETTERS, 487, 504, 556 Tests and Alignment, 69
— — Trades Association, Annual Dinner,
375 378
“ Wimet ” Tipped Tools for (A. C. Wickman, Ltd.), 198*
— Work, Tolerances in. See Gauge
Mallet, Electrically-Driven (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 33
Milling Machine, Dual-Control, Motor- Driven (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 183*
Electrically-Controlled (Sundstrand Machine Tool Co.), 21*
— — Horizontal (Loewe-Gesfiirel A.-G.),
332*
— — Horizontal (Wanderer-Werke A.-G.),
281*
Parallel-Cutting (A.W.G. Allgemeine Werkzeugmaschinen A.-G.), 332*
— Plano-Type Single-Head (Craven Brothers (Manchester), Ltd.), 656* —- — Thread, 8f-in. Centre (A. C. Wickman, Ltd.), 567*
— — Vertical (Muller und Montag,
G. m.b.H.), 281*
Mortising Machine, Chain and Chisel, for Wood (Dominion Machinery Co., Ltd.), 228*
Moulding Machine, Vertical-Spindle, for Wood (Dominion Machinery Co., Ltd.), 228*
Pipe-Bending Machine, Portable (Power House Components, Ltd.), 438* Planing Machine, Electrically-Operated (Maschinenfabrik H.A. Waidrich G.m.b.H.), 279*
for Floorboards (Teichert und Sohn), 388
Cross, and Slotting Machine, 48-in. Combined (Craven Bros. (Manchester), Ltd.), 119*
Pneumatic Drills. See Drills (above) Polishing Machine, Centreless (W. Canning and Co., Ltd.), 193*
Electric (S. Wolf and Co., Ltd.), 172* Pre-Forming Machine for Bakelite (T. H. <fc J. Daniels, Ltd.), 199*
Press, Drawing, Hot-Brass (Th. Kieserling und Albrecht), 392*
Toggle. (Gebr. Gotz), 280*
— Geared-Crank (Taylor and Challen, Ltd.),
224*
— High-Speed Strip-Feed (L. Schuler
A.-G.), 332*
— Multi-Operation (Hiltmann und Lorenz
A.-G.) 331*
— Pre-Fiiling (G. Finney and Co.), 199*
— Pre-Forming for Bakelite (T. H. and J.
Daniels, Ltd.), 199*
Machine Tools—continued.
Press, Punching, Bench-Type (F. J* Edwards, Ltd.), 199*
— 125-ton Screw (Greenwood and Batley,
Ltd.), 168*
— 300-ton Toggle (Mass Products, Ltd.),
170*
Punching Machine, Bench-Type (F. J. Edwards, Ltd.), 199*
Quartering and Grinding Machine, Locomotive-Crankpin (Craven Brothers (Manchester Ltd. 23*
Rammer, Electric, for Concrete (C. ET. Johnson and Sons, Ltd.), 172*
Sanding Machine, Electric, Portable (Landale and Co.), 229*
Saw, Band, for Steel (Midland Saw and Tool Co., Ltd.), 171*
— Chain-Type, Portable, for Log Cutting (Maschinenfabrik Dolmar), 388*
— Hand, Electric (Landale and Co.), 229
Shearing Machine, with Drawing Action (H. Pels and Co. A.-G.), 280*
Sizing Control Device for Grinding Machine (Deutsche - Niles Werke A.-G.), 331*
Slitting Machine, Gang, for Sheets (Mass Products, Ltd.), 170
Slotting, and Cross-Planing Machine, 48-in. Combined (Craven Brothers (Manchester), Ltd.), 119*
Straightening Machine, Bar and Tube (Sir J. Farmer Norton and Co., Ltd.), 168*
Strip-Forming Machine (E. Kircheis), 332* Surfacing and Boring Machines, Modified Standard (G. Richards and Co., Ltd.), 79
Swaging Machine, Rotary (Sir J. Farmer Norton and Co., Ltd.), 168*
Tabletting Machine (J. Shaw and Sons (Salford), Ltd.), 225*
Tenoning Machine, AU-Electric (Dominion Machinery Co., Ltd.), 169
Thread-Mining Machine, 8f-in. Centre (A. C. Wickman, Ltd.), 567*
Wire-Drawing Machines (Sir J. Farmer Norton and Co., Ltd.), 168*
Woodworking Machinery, Bending Machine for Strip Wood (Maschinenfabrik Agra), 392*
Dovetailing Machine (Teichert und Sohn), 388*
Mortising Machine, Chain and Chisel (Dominion Machinery Co., Ltd.), 228*
Planing Machine for Floorboards (Teichert und Sohn), 388*
• Saw, Hand, Electric (Landale and Co.),
229
Saw, Portable for Log Cutting (Maschinenfabrik Dolmar), 388*
Tenoning Machine, All-Electric (Dominion Machinery Co., Ltd.), 169
Vertical-Spindle Moulding Machine (Dominion Machinery Co., Ltd.), 228*
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Machinery, Engineering and Shipping Exhibition, Change of Name to Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 457
— Imports and Exports, Statistics, 17, 46,
70, 100, 125, 153, 181, 209, 235, 266, 306
— and the Nation, 208, 242
—- Noises, Bin-Aural Instruments for Locating
(Capac Co., Ltd.), 295 Madras, Port of Development, 412 Magnesite Flooring Compositions, Investigations on, 30
Magnetic Instruments, Use of Mumetal in, 645
— Methods for Fault Detection in Metals
(Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 504*
— Properties of Crystals, 293, 536
of Salts, Use in Low-Temperature Investigations, 673
— Separators (Rapid Magnetting Machine Co.,
Ltd.), 171*
(H. G. Richardson and Co.), 193* Magnetism, Fundamental Dimensions in
Electrical Science, 129, 175, 322, 368 Magneto-Chemistry, Physical Principles and
Applications of (Review), 471
Main, S. A., on Corrosion of Iron and Steel,
439. See 352, 429
— Electric. See Cables under Electric Mairy Ferro-Silicon Casting Process, 663 Maize Cooker, Vertical (H. Simon, Ltd.), 194*
— Mill Heavy-Duty (H. Simon, Ltd.), 194* “ Mallard,” H.M. Sloop, Launch of, 372 MaUet, Electrically-Driven (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 33
Management of Works. See Works Management
Manchester CoUege of Technology, Tests of SmaU-Scale Steam Generating Plant, 34; Scholarships and Exhibitions, 566
Manchester Liners, Ltd., Bennis Mechanical Stokers in Ships of, 356
Manchester Ship CanalCo., Annual Report, 586 Manesty Machines, Ltd., Gas-Fired Water
Still, 703*
“ Manhattan,” S.S., Boiler InstaUation of, 435 Manley, G., on Climate of Northern Pennines,
20
Manlove, Alliott and Co,, Ltd., Double-Drum Rotary-Dryer, 702*
Manning, Dr. A. B., on Colkidal Fuel, 239. See Erratum, 269
Manufacture, Scientific Methods in. See
Works Management
— See also Trade
“ Marina,” S.S., with Gotaverken Exhaust- Steam Turbine System, 191*
Marine AuxUiary Machinery, Combined Pumping Unit, S.S. “ Hopestar,” 129, 269*
Machinery, Development of Pumping Plant, 318
—r — Machinery M.S. “ Stirling Castle,” 184 Machinery, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 548*, 581*, 601*
Machinery, Types of Desuperheaters for, 50
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Engineering Industry, Position and Pros
pects, 266
Lloyd’s Statistics, 69, 157, 457
Marine Engineering, Works. See Works
— Engineers, Institute of, Presidential Address,
by M. E. Denny, on Cross-Channel Steamers, 179 ; Turbo-Electric Propulsion Equipment of Liner “ Normandie,” by
M. E. Roth, 187* ; Annual Dinner, 265; The Coal-Fired Marine Boiler, by Engr. Rear Admiral W. M. Whayman, 355* International Meeting in New York, 43 and Naval Architects, American Society of. See Naval Architects
— Engines. See Engines ; Turbines; Marine
Propulsion
— Machinery Output in 1935,11, 38, 74, 93,129
— Propulsion, 5,200-b.h.p. Armstrong-Sulzer
Engines, M.S. “ Matua,” 338*
Bauer-Wach Exhaust-Steam Turbines, Use of, 239
Coal-Firing Systems for Boilers, 355* Cone-Propeller Lifeboat “ Royal Silver Jubilee,” 438*
— Diesel Engines (Review), 417
Diesel and Steam Engines, Comparisons of Cost, Space and Weight, 105
Development of Tug-Boat Machinery, 42. See LETTER, 89
Exhaust-Steam Turbine Systems, 115*, 128,189*. See LETTERS, 144, 322 See also 239
Future of Steam Propulsion, 72*, 105*. See LETTER, 339
Geared Turbines, Operating Results with, 72. See LETTER, 339
2,000-s.h.p. Geared Turbines, S.S. “Hopestar,” 129, 269*
Geared Turbines and Water-Tube Boilers,
S.S. “ Queen Mary," 547*, 575*
Gearing, Marine, Production of, 50 24,000-s.h.p. Harland-B. and W. Diesel Engines, M.S. “ Athlone Castle," 568
24,000-s.h.p. Harland-B. and W. Oil Engines, M.S. “ Stirling Castle,” 184* High-Pressure and High-Temperature Steam for, 78
High-Pressure Steam in Passenger Ships, 430, 435
Machinery of Cross-Channel Steamers,179 Oil Fuel for. See Oil Fuel
Progress in Machinery, Canadian Pacific Steamers, 72*, 105*. See LETTER, 339 Triple-Expansion Engines with Exhaust- Steam Turbines, 115*, 128, 189*. See LETTERS, 144, 322 See also 239
Turbo-Electric Equipment., S.S. “Normandie ” Operating Results, 187*
— — 120-h.p., Twelve-Cylinder Oil Engine for
Dhow, 448*
Use of Superheated Steam for, 50
Water-Tube Boilers in Passenger Ships, 430, 435
See also Engines ; Turbines ; Propellers ; Ship Resistance; Torsion Meters; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Structures, Deterioration of,- Work of
Committee, 352, 429, 439
— Turbines. See Turbine, Steam; Marine
Propulsion
Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., Exhibits at Physical Society’s Exhibition, 60; Northern Ireland Broadcasting Station, 341*; Wireless Equipment for Empire Flying Boats, 380*
Marconiphone Co., Ltd., Radio Receiver for Motor Cars, 363*
Margolis, A., on Combined Heat and Electricity Supply, 267. See Erratum, 286
Markets. See Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX Marsden, H. R., Ltd., Impact Breaker and Granulator with Readily-Renewable Wearing Parts, 463*
Marshall, Dr. D. F., Award of Carnegie Medal to, 407, 537
Marshall, J.,the Late, 406
Marshall, Sons and Co. (Successors), Ltd.; 12-20 h.p. Crude-Oil Agricultural Tractor, 707*
Martin, G. E., on Skid Resistance of Tar Road Surfaces, 24
Maschinenfabrik Agra, Strip-Wood Bending Machine, 392*
— Augsburg-Niirnberg A.-G., Internal-Com
bustion Engines at Leipzig Fair, 390
— Dolmar, Portable Chain-Type Saw, 388*
— O. Kaiser, Road-Building Concrete Mixer,
392*
— H. A. Waldrich G.m.b.H., Electrically-
Operated Planing Machine, 279*
Mason, E. N., and Sons, Ltd., Arclight Universal Draughting Table, 517*
Mass and Energy, Relation Between, 99, 413, 443*
Mass Products, Ltd., 300-ton Toggle Press, 170* ; Gang-Slitting Machine, 170* Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Model Tests on Holding Power of Anchors, 49; Tests of Strength of Ships’ Plating under Compression, 50
Massey, W. H., on Obsolescent Terms and Their Substitutes, 488
Mast, Lattice Steel, Northern Ireland Broadcasting Station, 341*
Masterman, C. A., on Gas Safety Precautions, 655
Materials, Mechanics of (Review), 417
— Strength of (Review), 5
— Strength of. See also Stress and Tests
(Materials)
Materiel T616phonique, St. Inglevert MicroRay Installation, 241*
Mathematics in Engineering Education, 317 Mather and Platt, Ltd., Grinnell Sprinklers, S.S.
“ Queen Mary,” 614
Matthew, T. W., on Cantieny High-Pressure Boiler, 239. See LETTER, 282
“Matua,” M.S., 2,600-b.h.p. Armstrong-
Sulzer Oil Engine, 338*
Maxwell, H. L., on Cast Iron in Chemical Industry, 701
Maxwell’s Theory of Magnetism, 322. See LETTER, 368
May Lecture, Institute of Metals, Escape of Electricity from Metals, 562
McAdam, J. L., Centenary of, 291
McKinnon Industries, Ltd., Electric Motors for Refrigerators, 258
McLean, H., and Sons, Ltd., Lifeboats for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 613*,
McPherson, W. L., on Micro-Ray Communication, 241*
Me. See also Mac
Mead, Dr. E., the Late, 229
Measuring Apparatus for Tank Wagons (H. Viney and Co., Ltd.), 451*
— Instrument, Dial (T. and F. Mercer), 60.
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of :
Fifth Report, Wire Ropes Research Committee, 25
Watt Bicentenary Celebrations, 69, 99
Gray Lecture on Future of Steam Propulsion, by J. Johnson, 72*, 105*. See LETTER, 339
London Meetings, Winter Session :
The Late King, H.M. George V, 127
Award of Prizes, 127, 237
Annual Report, 237
Election of Officers, 127, 237
Exhaust-Steam Turbines for Marine Propulsion with Special Reference to Rowan-Gotaverken System, by Dr.
J.-B. O. Sneeden, 115*, 189*. See 128. See LETTERS, 144, 322
First Report of Pipe Flanges Research Committee, 243*, 271*. See 237*
Benevolent Fund, 351
Wrapping Machinery, by F. Grover, 358*, 386*. See 351
Second Report, of Welding Research Committee, 492*, 544*. See 486 '
Summer Meeting, York:
Programme, 568
Inaugural Proceedings, 676
Plant for Production of Petrol by Hydrogenation of Bituminous Coal, by F. E. Smith, 648*, 680*. See 677
Institution Dinner, 677
Visits and Excursions, 677
North Western Branch:
Recent Developments in Turbo-Blowers and Compressors, by Dr. W. J. Kearton, 67
Discussion on Utilisation of Creep Test Data in Engineering Design, by R. W. Bailey, 328. See LETTER, 88 Mechanical Flight. See Aeronautics.
— Lubricator. See Lubricator
— Stoker. See Stoker
— Traction on Roads. See Roads ; Motor Cars ;
Tractors
Mechanics of Materials (Review), 417 Mechanisation, Director of, War Office, Appointment of Col. A. E. Davidson, 181
Megson, N. J. L., on Organic Glasses, 158 Meineke, Prof. F., on Steam-Locomotive Tests, 340*
Meldrums, Ltd., Dust and Spark Arrester, 229*
Mellanby, Prof. A. L., Complimentary Dinner to, 618
Mellor, G. A., on Behaviour of Steels at High Temperatures, 701
Melones Arch Dam, 388*
Melting Practice, Electric (Review), 417
Mende and Co., G.m.b.H., Radio Receiver for Motor Cars, 363*
Mercer, T. and F., Dial-Measuring Instrument, 60 Merchant Ships. See Ships ; Steamers
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding
Mercier, Y., on Influence of Welding Methods on Mechanical Properties of Welds, 687 Mercury-Arc Rectifier, Air-Cooled (General
Electric Co., Ltd.); 256*
— Pool Rectifier (British Thomson-Houston
Co., Ltd.), 257*
— Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
— Rectifiers, 2,000-kW, 3 • 3-kV, Polish State
Railways, 201*
Mercury Switch Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Mercury Switches, 60
Mersey Tunnel, Construction of, 360 Merseyside Society of Inventors, Object of, 457 Merz and McLellan, Blackburn Network Calculator, 645
Meslier, R., on Comparison of Oxy-Acetylene and Arc Welding, 647
Metals, Anti-Friction. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Escape of Electricity from, 562
— Fatigue of. See Alternating Stress under
Tests (Materials)
— Ferrous, in Chemical-Plant Construction, 701
— — Dissimilar, Armstrong Method of Weld
ing, 383*, 481
— Filament Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
Metals, Institute of :
Proposed Co-Operation with Iron and Steel Institute, 319
May Lecture on Escape of Electricity from Metals : Its Practical Consequences, by C. C. Paterson, 562
Spring Meeting, London:
Programme, 148
, Alteration of Articles of Association, 292 Report of Council, 292
Honorary Treasurer’s Report; 292
Election of Officers, 292
Annual Dinner, 321
Reports of Discussions, 310, 320, 333’ Visits and Excursions, 335
Presidential Address, by W. R. Barclay, on Development Movement in Non- Ferrous Metallurgical Industry, 292
Discussion on Metallic Wear in Presence of Lubricants, 310*
Metallic Wear, by Dr. H. W. Brownsdon, 310*
Physical Properties and Annealing Characteristics of Standard Nickel-Silver Alloys, by Dr. M. Cook, 320
Experiments on Electrical Resistance of Copper and Some Copper-Alloy Wires, • by C. Blazey, 320
Plastic Deformation and Age-Hardening of Duralumin, by Major P. L. Teed, 320
Influence of Light on Electrode Potential and Corrosion Phenomena of Certain Non-Ferrous Metals, by Prof-. C. O. Bannister and Dr. R. Rigby, 321
Metals, Institute of—continued.
Deep-Drawing Test for Aluminium, by Dr. A. G. C. Gwyer and P. C. Varley, 333
Effect of Molten Solder on Some Stressed Materials, by G. W. Austin, 334
Hot-Tinning of Copper: The Attack on Basis Metal and its Effects, by E. J. Daniels, 334
Influence of Surface Cuprous Oxide inclusions on Porosity of Hot-Tinned Coatings of Copper, by Dr. W. D. Jones, 334
Electrolytic Test for Zinc Coatings on Wire, by S. C. Britton, 335
Metals and Metallic Compounds, Vaporisation Processes for (Review), 471
— Non-Ferrous, Influence of Light on Electrode
Potential and Corrosion Phenomena of, 321 Ferrous, British Research Association, Annual Report and Lunch, 698
-? Ferrous, Research and Information on, 292
— Price Diagrams, 9*, 52*, 164*, 274*, 411*,
516*, 622*
— Rectifier for Electroplating (Westinghouse
Brake and Signal Co., Ltd.), 257*
— Sliding, Surface Temperature of, 646
— Spraying on Wood, Experiments on, 381
— Stressed, Effect of Molten Solder on, 334
— Structure of, Effect of Stress on, 590 of. See also Microphotographs
— Wear Testing of, 310*
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Metallurgy ; Microphotographs Metallic Surfaces, Bright, Use for Increasing
Human Comfort in Tropics, 619 Metallography. See Metals; Metallurgy;
Microphotographs
Metallurgical Industry, Non-Ferrous, Development in, 292
— Institutes Co-Operation Between, 319

Metallurgy :

Alloy, Aluminium, “ Hiduminium ” for Aircraft, Specification, 697
— 'Bearing Metal, Wear Tests of, 310*
— Cast-Irons, Properties of, 597
— Copper, Electrical Resistance of Wires Of, 320
Silicon-Manganese “ Everdur,” Properties of, 624
— at High Temperatures, Specific Heats
of, 563
— Iron-Chromium-Nickel, “ Inconel,” 704
- Layer on Tin-Plate, Structure of, 544
— Nickel-Silver, Physical Properties and Annealing Characteristics of, 320
— Researches on Corrosion of, 8
— Stressed, Effect of Molten Solder on, 334
— Tungsten, Production', Application and Properties of, 158
— Tungum, Properties of, 60
Cast Iron. See Cast Iron
Coke Ovens. See Coke Ovens
Corrosion of Metals. See Corrosion
Duralumin, Plastic Deformation and Age- Hardening of, 320
Fault Detection in Metals by Magnetic Methods (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 504*
Foundry. See Castings ; Moulds Furnaces, Electric. See Furnaces — Metallurgical. See Furnaces Heat Treatment for Alloy-Steel Forgings,. 490. See Erratum, 516
Annealing Mild-Steel Sheets, Experiments in, 538
Bright-Annealing Furnaces for Strip- (Birmingham Electric Furnaces, Ltd.)/ 369
High-Tensile Alloy Steels, Effect of, 564, 651*
— — Sandberg Regulated Sorbitic Steel
Rails, 666*
— — Shorter Double-Duro Process for
Surface Hardening, 273*
“ Temper-Stressing ” of Spring Steel Plates, 565
Welded Steel, 486, 493, 544* Hot-Tinning of Copper, Investigations on, 334
Iron-Carbon Diagram near Zero Carbon, 539
— and Steel Manufacture, Progress in,
618
— Ore. See Ore
Melting Practice, Electric (Review), 417 Metals, Ferrous, Dissimilar, Armstrong Method of Welding, 383,* 481
— Tests of. See Tests (Materials) Metallurgical Exhibits, Royal Society Conversazione, 619
— Industry, Non-Ferrous, Development Movement in, 292
Metallurgy and Engineering, Progress of, 618
— Physical, Principles of (Review), 470 Non-Ferrous Metals, Influence of Light on Electrode Potential and. Corrosion Phenomena of, 321
Metals Research Association, British, Annual Report and Lunch, 698
Metals, Research and Information on, 292
Pyrometers. See Pyrometers
Refractories. See Refractory Materials ; F ’LTclyT'tclcs
Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
Slag Resistance of Steelworks Refractories, 134
Steels for Aircraft, Specification, 697
—? Alloy, for Large Forgings, 489*. See Erratum, 516
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Influence of Light on Electrode Potential and Corrosion Phenomena of, 592
— Making, Physical Chemistry of (Review), 45
Tin Coatings on Tin-Plate, Defects in, 593, 598*
Welding. See WeZdiwg
Widmanstatten Structure in Weld -Metal. 674
Metallurgy—continued.
Zinc Coatings on Wire, Electrolytic Test, 335
See also Iron and Steel Institute ; Metals, Institute of; Microphotography ; Foundry ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX Metallurgy and Mining, American Institute of.
See Mining
and Applied Geology, International
Congress. See Paris
— — Institution of. See Mining Meteorological Society, Royal, Great Fireball of 1934, October 11th, by A. King, 20 ; Climate of Northern Pennines, by G. Manley, 20; Characteristics of Mean Annual Circulation over British Isles, by A. H. R. Goldie, 20; Symons Medal, Award to Dr. W. Schmidt, 134; Wind in Britain: The Dines Anemometer and Some Notable Records During the Last Forty Years, by Lieut.-Col. E. Gold, 134 ; Rainfall from Above 6,000 ft. in Relation to Upper Wind and Fronts, by C. K. M. Douglas, 330; Rainfall and Loss over Vrynwy Catchment Area, by D. Lloyd, 330; Symons Lecture on Greenland Ice- Cap as seen by a Meteorologist, by Dr. F. Loewe, 370 ; Secular Variation of Rainfall at Adelaide, South Australia, by E. A. Cornish, 583; Interpolation of Monthly Rainfall Data, by Dr. T. E. W. Schumann, 583
Meteorology of Greenland Ice-Cap, 370 Meters, Flow, Planimeters for Records from, 1*, 56*
— Power-Level, Portable (Salford Electrical
Instruments, Ltd.), 58*
— Total-Heat, Thomas, for Gas (Cambridge
Instrument Co., Ltd.), 445*, 557*, 597*
— Venturi-Flume, Stainless-Steel, at Yorkshire
Bridge,' 259*
— See also Electric
Methane Explosions. See Colliery Explosions Metropolitan Tunnel and Public Works, Ltd., versus London Electric Railway Co., 56
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 105,000-kW Turbo-Alternator, 53*, 109*, 279*, 307* ; Exhibits at Physical Society’s Exhibition, 59; Noise-Measuring Apparatus, 59* ; Marine Exhaust-Steam Turbine System, 128, 189; Engineering Courses for Educationalists, 457; Fault Detection in Metals by Magnetic Methods, 504*; High-Voltage Laboratory, Queen Mary College, 540*; Bakelised Bearings for Rolling Mills, 593. See LETTERS, 664. 662; Electric Winches for S.S. “Queen Mary,” 612*
— See also London
Michigan University, Tank Experiments on Skin Frictional Resistance and Wake of Models, 458, 466*
“Microid” Polarised-Light Apparatus, 584*, 696
Micrometer, Calliper, Jig for (H. Moore), 574* Microphotograph, Crack in Steel Corrugated Pipe, 297*
— Regulated Sorbitic Steel Rails, 666*
— Steel Embrittled by Prolonged Heating, 302*
— Tin Coating of Tin-plate, 598*
— Welded Dissimilar Ferrous Metals, 383* Middleham, T. H., on Steels for Autoclaves, 701 Midland Fan Co., Ltd., Streamlined Fan, 195* Midland Saw and Tool Co., Ltd., Band Saw for
Steel, 171*
Midworth Telemeter System, 58*
Military Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Equipment and Productive Capacity, 289 Mills, Crushing, for Wood, 400
— Grinding and Blending (Pascall Engineering
Co., Ltd.), 702*
Ring-Roll (British Rema Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 165*
Mills, H. R., on Fatigue Resistance of Spring Steels, 565
— Maize, Heavy-Duty (H. Simon, Ltd.), 194*
— Rolling. See Rolling Mills
Milling Machines and Cutters. See Machine Tools
Miller, W. T. W., on Evolution of Stone and Ore Crushers, 134
Mine Cages, Duralumin (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 558
Light Alloy, 558, 571
— Coal. See Collieries
— Rand, Winding Practice in, 517*, 569*
— Safety in, Research Board, Annual Report,
76; Report on Deterioration of Colliery Winding Ropes, 551
— Timber, Experiments on Preservation of, 78
— United States Bureau of. See United States
— Winding. See Winding
— See also Coal; Collieries ; Mining ; Ores ;
Winding; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Mineral Oils. See Oils
— See also Coal; Mining; Ores; and
PARAGRAPH INDEX
Miners’ Lamps, Development of, 661
Mining, Alluvial, Cableway Drag-Line Excavators for, 142*
— Engineers, Institution of, Report on Drying
of Washed Coal, 74
— Metallurgy and Applied Geology, Inter
national Congress. See Paris
— and Metallurgical Engineers, American
Institute of, Welding Together Ferrous Metals by Heat and Pressure, by L. C. Grimshaw, 383*, 481; Action of Solutions of Sodium Silicate and Sodium Hydroxide at 250 deg. C. on Steel under Stress, by W. C. Schroeder and A. A. Berk, 573
— and Metallurgy, Institution of, Annual Dinner, 512
— Research at Sheffield University, 232
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Ministry of Transport. See Transport Mlrrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., Exhibits at
British Industries Fair, 167
Mirror, Telescope, Transport of 200-in. Glass Di3C for, 679*
Mitchell, E. H., on Strength of Ships’ Structures under Compressive Stresses, 405
Mitman, C., on Development of Highway Travel, 672
“ Mixflo ” Pumps, 249*
Mixing Machines, Concrete. See Concrete
Model, Celluloid, of Rigid-Arch Building, Deformeter Analysis of, 709*
— of Entrance Gates, Dover Train-Ferry Dock,
660
— Experiments on Acoustics in Halls, 466 Anchors for Seaplanes, 360, 619, 625* on Rudders Behind Plane Deadwood, 458 Skin Frictional Resistance and Wake,
Effect of Wetting and Turbulence, 458, 466*
Twin-Screw Ships, 459
See also Aeronautics; Models; Ship Resistance
— Ferro-Concrete Arch Bridge, Tests of, 566
— Hogan Constant-Angle Arch Dam, 442*
— for Stress Determination. See Optical and
Photo-Elastic
— Tests, Holding Power of Anchors, 49
— Vertical-Wall Breakwaters, Experiments
on, 141, 211*
Moisture in Coal, Removal of, 74
— in Timber, Investigations on, 106
Molare, Failure of Ortiglieto Lake Dam, 457
Molteno Brothers, Direct-Expansion Air Coolers I for Cold Stores, 331*
Molybdenum Steels, Behaviour at High Temperatures, 701
Monarch Machine Tool Co., Direct Length- Reading Dial for Lathes, 543*
Mond Nickel Co., Ltd., “Inconel” High- Tensile Iron-Nickel-Chromium Alloy, 704
Monkswell, Lord, on French Railway Runs in 1935, 83*, 112
Monoplane. See Aeronautics
Mono-Tube, Marine Boiler, Sulzer, 438* Moodie, T., on Air Separators, 239
Moore, H., Jig for Calliper Micrometer, 574* Mopin, E., Prefabricated Concrete Units for Buildings, 296
Morgan, Prof. G. T., on Organic Glasses, 158
Morgan, H. C., on Preservation of Wood Poles by Oxy-Acetylene Charring, 689
Morgan, R. H., on British Trade in Near East,47 Morland, Sir S., Work on Steam Engine, 99 Morley, Dr. T. B., on High-Efficiency Small- Scale Steam-Generating Plant, 34
Morris, H., Ltd., Overhead Electric Cranes with Standard Components, 203*
Mortising Machines. See Machine Tools
Moss Gear Co., Ltd., High-Pressure Geared Pump, 225*
Moss, Prof. K. N., Exhibition of Miners’ Lamps, 661
Motor-Car Body Construction, Thin Steel Sheets for, 538
Motor-Car Details :
Engines. See Engines, Petrol, Motor Car Front-Axle Mounting, 12-20 h.p., Crude- Oil Agricultural Tractor, 707*
Suspension Systems and Independent Springing, 394*, 464*
Motor-Car Engines. See Engines, Petrol Engineers. See Automolbile Engineers Fuels. See Motor Fuels
Radio Receivers for, 261*
— — Supercharging for, 41
Suspension and Independent Springing, 394*, 464*
Testing Equipment, Institution of Automobile Engineers’ Research Laboratory, 358*
Thermal Efficiencies of, 24
— — See also Motor Cycles ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Carriages, Railway. See Carriages
— Compressed-Air, Rotary (Dollery and Palmer),
520*
— Cycle Engines. See Engines, Petrol, Motor-
Cycle
Industry, Position and Prospects, 70
— Electric, 75-h.p., 1,000-ton Barge Lift,
Niederfinow, 444*
4,620-h.p. Electric Locomotive, 475* Fractional Horse-Power, Quiet-Running
(British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 468*
Propulsion, S.S. “Normandie,” Operation of, 187
S.S. “Queen Mary,” 601, 614
for Refrigerators (McKinnon Industries, Ltd.), 258
— — Single - Phase Repulsion Induction
(Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 51*
— — Starters for (Allen, West and Co., Ltd.), 91 Storm-Water and Sewage Pumping Plant,
Gillingham and Rainham, 249*
Test Bed for, Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., 706*
Text Book on (Review), 45
Three-Phase, Pre-Set Speed Controller for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 678*
— Fuel, Freeman Process for Manufacture from
Coal, 229
Infra-Red Radiation from Explosions of, 131*, 325*
—- — Production by Hydrogenation of Bituminous Coal, 368, 648*, 680*
— Generator, 750-h.p., High-Power Testing
Laboratory, General Electric Co., Ltd., 303*
— — Northern Ireland Broadcasting Station,
342*
for Wireless Equipment for Flying Boats, 380*
—Industry, Seasonal Variations in Employment in, 643
Position and Prospects, 46
— Internal-Combustion. See Aeronautics ;
Enqines ; Motor Cars ; Tractors
— Lifeboat ‘ ‘ Royal Silver Jubilee,” with Cone
Propellers, 438*
— Lorry, 4-5 ton, Operating on Producer Gas
(High Speed Gas (Great Britain), Ltd.), 501*
— Marine. See Engines; Marine Propulsion ;
Motorships
— Omnibuses and Municipal Transport, 594
— Petrol. See Aeronautics ; Engines, Petrol;
Motor Cars ; Tractors
— Plough. See Tractors
— Road Rollers. See Road Rollers
Motor Spirit. See Motor Fuel
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Vehicle Census, Ministry of Transport, 177 Imports and Exports, 46
— — Licensing Authorities, Annual Report,
319
Oil Engines for, , 563
Power Requirements on Highway Grades, 24
Skidding Tests of, 23 Supercharging for, 41
— Wagons. See Motor Lorries; Motor
Vehicles
Motorenfabrik Deutz, 90-h.p. Gas-Engined Locomotive, 390*
Motorenwerke Mannheim A.-G., Six-Cylinder Marine Oil Engine, 389*
Motorship “Athlone Castle” (Harland and Wolff, Ltd.), 568*
— under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 69,
457
— “ Dilwarra,” 92
— “ Kirriemoor,” Cochran Boiler with Sinuflo
Tubes, 35*
— Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 156
— “ Matua,” 2,600-b.h.p, Armstrong-Sulzer
Oil Engine, 338*
— “ Pacific Trader,” Oil-Fired Auxiliary
Boilers, 36
— “ Silverlarch,” Reconstruction of, 699
— “ Silverpine,” Reconstruction of, 699
— and Steamers, Comparisons Between, 106
— “ Stirling Castle,” 184*
— See also Marine Propulsion
Mott, Hay and Anderson, Purfleet-Dartford Road Tunnel, 69
Moulds, Glass-Bottle, Cast Iron for, 407
— Ingot, 200-ton (Brightside Foundry &
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 9
Moulding Machines, Wood. See Machine Tools
Mount Palomar Observatory, 200-in. Glass Disc for Telescope Mirror, 679*
Mountain, R. W., A.T.M. Strowger PhotoTelemetering System, 661
Mowlem, J., and Co., Ltd., Rye-Harbour Protection Works, 83*
Moyer, Prof. R. A., on Skidding Tests of Motor Vehicles, 23; on Motor Vehicle Power Requirements, 24
Muir-Hill Loading Shovel and Dumping Wagon, 174*
Muller, Dr. W. J., on Vibrations in Ships’ Propeller Shafting, 51
Muller und Montag, G.m.b.H., Vertical Drilling Machine, 281*
Multitubular Boilers. See Boilers
Mumetal, Use in Magnetic Instruments, 645 Municipal Electrical Association, Incorporated, Edinburgh Meeting: Presidential Address, by E. Seddon, on Electricity Generation and Distribution, 647; Electric Water Heating, by G. H. Lake, 648 ; Large-Scale Electric Cooking, by W. E. Swale and S. C. Hurry, 648 ; Electric Street Lighting, with Special Reference to Electric Gaseous- Discharge Lamps, by P. J. Robinson and J. N. Waite, 648
— Passenger-Transport Problems, 594
— Tramways. See Tramways
Munitions and Armaments, Policies Relating to, 68
— Supply and Engineering Industry, 536, 591
— — and Machine-Tool Industry, 208, 242,
375
— — Problems of, 289
Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., Welded Rigid-Arch Building, 709*
Murray Colour Controls, Ltd., Colour-Control Apparatus for Machine Tools, 342*
Museum, Science, South Kensington, Watt Bicentenary Exhibition, 99 ; London and Greenwich Railway, Centenary Exhibition, 236; Low-Temperature Apparatus Exhibition, 294* ; Lectures at, 344, 403, 510, 591, 673; Handbook on, 373’; Exhibition of S.S. “Queen Mary” and Cunard-White Star Ships, 623; Annual Report, 664
Stockholm, Opening of, 583
— United States National, Annual Report, 354
— Vienna Technical, 511

NALDER, BROS. and THOMPSON, LTD., Maximum-Demand Warning Apparatus, 160*
Napier Bros., Ltd., Capstans for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” .612
Nash, Prof. A. W., on Production of Lubricating Oils from Coal, 97
Nash, Sir P., The Late, 516
National Association of Fishery Boards, Memorandum on Water Resources, 349
— Defence Programme and Productive Capa
city, 68, 208, 242, 289, 375, 536, 591
— Fuel and Power Supplies, Co-Ordination
of, 455
— Housing Committee, Report on Housing
and Planning Policy, 291
—? Physical Laboratory, Researches on Bulbous Bows for Ships, 15; Investigations on Seasonal Variations of Daylight Illumination, 88; Tests of Noise from Pneumatic Drills, 152; Researches on Pipe Flanges, 237*, 243*, 271* ; Creep Tests on Molybdenum Steel, 328; Froude Tank Experiment on Twin-Screw Propulsion, 459; Investigations on Acoustics of Halls, 466; Aeronautical Researches at, 514, 573, 589; Experiments on Fatigue Resistance of Spring Steels, 565; Investigations on Fatigue of Metals, 590; Exhibits at Royal Society Conversazione, 619
— Requirements and Machinery (Manufacture,
208, 242
“ Nature,” Announcement of Scientific Discoveries in, 561
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Architects, Education and Training of, 460
Naval Architects, Institution of :
International Meeting in New York, 43,403
Spring Meeting, London:
Programme, 316
Report of Council, 403 Election of Officers, 404 Presidential Address, by Lord Stonehaven on Shipbuilding Industry, 404
Reports of Discussions, 404, 430, 458, 473 Annual Dinner, 430
Modern Trends in Warship Design, by Rear-Admiral H. G. Thursfield, 393. See 404
Strength of Ships’ Structures Under Compressive Stresses, by E. H. Mitchell, 405
Review of Present Position of Marine Steam Boilers, by Engr.-Rear Admiral W. M. Whayman, 435*. See 430
Naval Water-tube Boilers, by Engr.- Capt. S. R. Dight, 409*. See 430
Historical Note on Derivation of Froude’s Skin-Friction Constants, by M. P. Payne, 431
Self-Propelled Experiments in Smooth and Rough Water Made with Models of High-Speed Ships, by J. L. Kent and R. S. Cutland, 432
Effects of Changes in “ Degree of Wetting ” and “ Degree of Turbulence ” on Skin Frictional Resistance and Wake of Models, by Dr. J. H. Lamble, 466*. See 458
Model Experiments on Rudders Behind a Plane Deadwood, by Prof. T. B. Abell, 458
Model Experiments on Twin-Screw. Propulsion, by Dr. G. Hughes, 459
Education of Naval Architects, by L. Woolland, 460
Experimental. Development of Anchors for Seaplanes, by Wing-Comdr. D. F. Lucking, 625*. See 460, 619
Flooding Characteristics and Calculation cf Flooding Curves, by Rear-Adml. J. G. Tawresey, 473
Electric Welding in Cruiser Construction; by C. E. Sherwin, 473
Naval Architects, International Meeting in New York, 43
— — and Marine Engineers, Society of,
Engineering Education in England and Germany, by Lieut. R. D. Conrad, 49; Determining Anchor Holding Power from Model Tests, by Lieut. W. H. Leahy and Lieut. J. M. Farrin, Jr., 49; Strength of Plating in Compression, by Commdr. H. E. Russell, 50 ; Methods Used in Producing Marine Gearing, by W. E. Sykes, 50 ; Control of Superheat, by T. B. Stillman, 50 ; Measuring Vibrations in Ships’ Propeller Shafting, by Dr. W. J. Muller, 51; Propeller Vibration, by Prof. F. M. Lewis, 77; High-Pressure Steam and Superheat Aboard Ship, by C. P. Wetherbee, 78
— Architecture, Water-Tight Subdivision of
Ships. See Water-TiyAt
— — See also Warships
— Equipment and Productive Capacity, 289
— See also Warships
Navigating Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 610
Navigation, Echo Sounder with Rotating-Arm Recorder (H. Hughes and Son, Ltd.), 160*
— Wireless Telegraphy in. See Telegraphy,
Wireless
Navvy. See Excavator
Navy, British. See H.M. under Warships
— French, Flying Boats for, 397
— See also Naval; Warships; and PARAGRAPH
INDEX
Near East, British Trade with, 47
Negretti and Zambra, Exhibits at Physical Society’s Exhibition, 160*; Thermometers and Pyrometers for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 615
Neill, J., and Co. (Sheffield), Ltd., Non-Electrlc Magnetic Chuck, 225* ; Pad Handle for Hacksaw Blades, 541
Netherlands State Water-Supply Bureau, Investigations on Protection of Water Pipes Against Corrosion, 246
Neutrons, Researches on, 351*, 378, 443
New Consolidated Gold Fields, Ltd., Portable Transformer Substation, 624
— South Wales, Sydney, Tramcar-Carrying . Trailer for, 695*
— Year’s Honours List, 17
— York, International Meeting of Naval
Architects, 43
— Zealand Government Railways, Annual
Report, 98
“ Newcastle,” H.M. Cruiser, Launch, 127
Newcomen Society, Water-Bucket Engine at Glyndon, Staff's, by G. White, 99; Note Book of Roger North and Work of Sir S. Morland on the Steam Engine, by R. Jenkins, 99; Earliest News of Watt’s Steam Engine to Reach Russia, by Prof. P. Zabarinsky, 99 ; Preparation of Woad in England, by H. O. Clark and R. Wailes, 400 ; William Weston and Early American Engineering, by Prof. R. S. Kirby, 505
Niagara Screens (Great Britain), Ltd., Quadruple-Deck Vibratory Screen, 167*
Nichols, H. J., on Frame Arch Spans for Railway Loadings, 234
Nickel Industry, Development Movement in, 292
— Steels for Large Forgings, 489*. See
Erratum, 516
Niciausse Boiler, Explosion of, 163
Nicrosilal, Creep and Growth at Elevated Temperatures, 564
Niederfinow, Germany, Electrical Equipment of 1,000-ton Barge Lift, 444*
Nitrides, Metallic, Formation in Welding, 688 Noel-Storr, C. E., Bin-Aural Instruments for Locating Machinery Noises, 295
Noise Abatement in Buildings, investigations on, 31
in Houses, 619
— Machinery, Bin-Aural Instruments for Loca
ting (Capac Co., Ltd.), 295
Noise-Measuring Apparatus (Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.). 59*
— from Pneumatic Drills, Reduction of, 152 Non-Ferrous Metals. See Metals ; Metallurgy Norbury, Dr. A. L., on Hardness Testing, 664.
See LETTER, 639
Nord Railway, Locomotive Performances on, 83*, 112 ; Use of Lemaitre Blast Pipe, 83* “ Normandie,” Turbo-Electric Liner, Operating Results, 187* ; Boiler Installation of, 435 ; Reduction of Vibration, 618
North, Notes from, 13, 39, 65, 121, 149, 177, 205, 231, 261, 287, 314, 345, 373, 398, 425, 453, 481, 506, 533, 558, 587, 624, 641, 669, 697. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
North, R., Note Book of, 99
North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Theory of the Bulbous Bow and its Practical Application, by W. C. S. Wigley, 15; Development of Tug-Boat Machinery During Past Forty- Six Years, by G. Baird, 42. See LETTER, 89 ; Modernising the “ Silverpine ” and “ Silverlarch ” and Increasing their Service Speed, by R. C. Thompson, 699
Northampton Polytechnic Institute, Instrument-Making and Horological School, 344 Northern Ireland Broadcasting Station, 341* Norton, Prof. F. H., on Manufacture and Use of Insulating Firebrick, 162
Norton, Sir J. Farmer, and Co., Ltd., Wire- Drawing Machines, 168* ; Bar and Tube Straightening Machine, 168*; Rotary Cold-Swaging Machine, 168*
Notched-Bar Tests. See Tests (Materials) Notes on New Books. See Books and LITERATURE INDEX
— See Cleveland; North; South-West; South
Yorkshire ; Labour. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Nottingham, Electric Water Heating in, 648 Novomeysky, M. A., on Recovery of Dead- Sea Chemicals, 456
“ Novotext ” Bakelised Fabric for Bearings, 662. See 593*. See LETTER, 664
Nuevo Puerto Power Station, Buenos Aires, Evaporating Plant, 312*
Nuremberg-Fiirth Railway Centenary, 107

Obituary : (Moved to separate index)
Observatory, Mount Palomar, 200-in. Glass Disc for Telescope Mirror, 679*
Odqvist, F. K. G., on Utilisation of Creep-Test Data, 88
Offensive Trades, Handbook on (Review), 364 Office Supervisor (Review), 6
Oil, Boring for, Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, 377
— Coal Fuel, Properties and Uses of, 239.
See Erratum, 269
— Engines. See Engines, Oil,- Motor Cars; Tractors
— Exploration in Great Britain, 348
Oil-Fuel Equipment, Airship “ Hindenburg,” 658*
Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 550*, 608*
— Freeman Process for Manufacture from Coal, 229
and Pulverised Coal. See Colloidal Fuel
Use in Cross-Channel Steamers, 179
— Industry in United States, 672
— Lubricating, for Internal-Combustion Engines, 427
Production from Coal, 97
Pump Drive for, 12-20 h.p., Crude- Oil Agricultural Tractor, 707*
Viscosimetrical Inspection of, 659*
— Motors. See Engines, Oil; Motor Cars; Tractors
— Tankers Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 157
— Tractors. See Tractors
— See also Lubrication ; Petroleum
Old Dee Bridge, Chester, Traffic Signals, 149
Oliver, H., on Determination of Porosity and Specific Gravity, 162
Olympia. See Exhibition
Omnibus, Motor. See Motor Omnibus
— Trolley. See TroUey-’bus
Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace Opening Bridges. See Bridges
Operating Gear, Electrical, 1,000-ton Barge Lift, Niederfinow, 444*
Overhead Electric Cranes with Standard Components (H. Morris, Ltd.), 203*
— Machinery for Cableway Drag-Line Excavators, 86*, 142*
Optical Apparatus, Physical Society’s Exhibition, 32*, 58,159*
— Glass. See Glass
— Projection Apparatus for Alignment of
Typewriter Keys (E. Leitz (London), Ltd.), 160
— Pyrometers. See Pyrometers
— Tests, 200-in. Glass Disc for Telescope
Mirror, 679
Polarised-Light Experimental Apparatus (Griffin and Tatlock, Ltd.), 584*, 696
Ore Crushers, Evolution of, 134
—• Flotation Processes for Treatment of, 483
Orgreave By-Product Plant, Rothervale Collieries, Thomas Total-Heat Meter for Gas, 445* 557* 597*
“ Orion,” S.S. Boiler Installation of, 435 Ortiglieto Lake, Italy, Failure of Dams at, 457 Osborn, W. F., the Late, 705
Oscillograph. See Electric
Otsuka, S., on Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Oxygen Cutting on Japanese Railways, 675 Otto-Cycle Engine Explosions, Infra-Red Radiation from, 131*, 325*
Ovens, Coke. See Coke Ovens
— Vacuum, Electrically-Heated (W. Edwards
and Co.), 33*
“ Overband ” Magnetic Separator, 171* Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
— Lines, Power Transmission, Central Elec
tricity Board’s Report, 376
—• —? Power Transmission, Live Tap for (Price and Belsham, Ltd.), 77*
Power Transmission, Preservation of Poles by Charring, 689
Overseas Trade Department, Organisation of, 397; Report on Economic Conditions in Iraq and Iran, 415
Policy, 563
Owen, J. I. T., the Late, 516
Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See Welding
Oxygen, Liquid, Container, 295*
— Production, Industrial, Historical Survey
of, 510, 646
— — and Uses of, 510

“ PACIFIC TRADER,” M.S., Oil-Fired Auxiliary Boilers, 36
Packing Materials for Pipe-Flange Joints, Tests of, 244*
Pacoima Arch Dam, 388*
Paine, T. W., and Sons, Rye-Harbour Protection Works, 83
Paints for Preservation of Steel, Experiments on, 353
—? White, Specifications, 230
Palestine, British Trade with, 47
— Dead-Sea Chemical Industry, 456
Panama Canal, Annual Report, 153
Pantographs, Collecting, 4,620-h.p. Electric Locomotive, 475*
Paraffin Tractors. See Tractors
Pardoe, T. H., on Heating Problems Arising in Industrial Gas Sales, 620
Paris, International Congress on Mining, Metallurgy and Applied Geology, Alloy Cast. Irons and the Electric Furnace, by A. le Thomas and M. Ballay, 597
Exhibition, 1937, 591
— Orleans-Midi Railway, Locomotive Perfor
mances on, 83,112
Parsons Marine Exhaust-Steam Turbine System; 117
Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Ltd., 2,000-s.h.p. Geared Turbines, 129, 269*
— Turbines. See also Turtines, Steam ; Ma
rine Propulsion
Parsons Oil Engine Co., Ltd., Water-Injection Exhaust Silencer, 296*; 75-kW Oil-
Driven Generating Set, 602*
Pascall Engineering Co., Ltd., Grinding and Blending Mill, 702*
Passenger Aeroplane. See Aeroplane under Aeronautics
— Steamers. See Steamers
Patent Cases, Report of Business of the Courts Committee, 363
— Practice, German, Decisions Affecting, 18
— Record, 80*, 136*, 248*, 684*
Paterson, C. C., on Escape of Electricity from Metals, 562
Pattern-Making Machines. See Machine Tools Payment of Labour. See Zafeour
Payne, M. P., on Froude’s Skin-Friction Constants, 431
Pearce, J. G., on Cast Irons in Chemical-Plant Equipment, 701
Pearce, Sir L., 105,000-kW Turbo-Alternator, Battersea Power Station, 53*, 109*, 279*, 307*
Pearson, Dr. E. S., on Application of Statistical Methods to Industrial Standardisation, 617
Pearson, Prof. K., the Late, 516
Pels, H., and Co., A.-G., Guillotine with Drawing Action, 280*
Pennines, Northern, Climate of, 20
Pennsylvania Railroad, 3,750-h.p. and 4,620 h.p. Electric Locomotives, 474*
Penryn Harbour, Ferro-Concrete Bridge over, 231
Percival, L. C., on X-Ray Testing of Oxy- Acetylene Welds, 674
Personal, 12, 38, 64, 92, 120, 148, 176, 204, 230, 260, 286, 314, 345, 372, 398, 424, 452, 480, 506, 532, 558, 586, 623, 640, 668, 696
Petavel, Sir J., the Late, 406
Peters, N. J., on Progress of Public Water Supply, 584
Peterson, A., on Future of Steam Propulsion, 339
Petrol Motors. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol; Motor Cars ; Tractors
?— Production by Hydrogenation of Bituminous Coal, 229, 368, 648*, 680*
— Tractors. See Tractors
Petroleum Technologists, Institution of, Presidential Address, by Sir J. Cadman, on Oil in Great Britain, 348 > Meeting in Holland and Germany, Programme, 407; Discussion on Solvent Extraction Processes for Lubricating Oils, 428
Petroleum. See also Oil; Engines, OU
Pfeiffer, J. P., on Corrosion and Protection of Pipe Lines, 702
Philip’s Lamps, Ltd., Radio Receiver for Motor Cars, 362*
Phillips, C. E., on Fatigue Resistance of Spring Steels, 565
Phillips, D. L., on- Cold-Rolling and Annealing Mild-Steel Sheets, 538
Philosophical Society, Greenock. See Greenocfc Phon, Definition of, 486
Photo-Elastic Stress Measurements, Polarised- Light Experimental Apparatus for, 584*, 696
—• Electric Cell Apparatus, 1,000-ton Barge Lift, Niederfinow, 445*
— Telemetering System (A.T.M. Strowger), 661 Photography of Glassware, 488
— Pola Screens for (Kodak, Ltd.), 159 Photomicrographs. See Microphotographs Physical Apparatus Exhibition, Institution of
Civil Engineers Conversazione, 660*. See also vol. cxlii
— — Exhibition, Royal Society Conversazione,
619, 645
Physical Society’s Exhibition, 32*, 58*, 159*
— Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Laboratory. See NaZionaZ Physical
— Principles and Applications of Magneto
Chemistry (Review), 471
— Society, Exhibition of Apparatus, 32*, 58*,
159*; Presidential Address, by Lord Rayleigh, on Reminiscences of Scientific Workers, 180; Award of Duddell Medal to Dr. C. V. Drysdale, 181
Physics, Acoustical Terms and Definitions, Standard Glossary of, 486
— Acoustics of Halls, 465
— Atomic Physics (Review), 512
— Conference on, International, Report (Re
view), 222
— Electric Arcs and Their Application, 429
— Energy, Transformation of, 99
— Fluid Flow in Boundary Layer, 347, 514
— Heat Tables and Charts (Review), 416
— Mass and Energy, Relation Between, 99,413,
443*
— Physical Principles and Applications of
Magneto-Chemistry (Review), 471
— Rontgen Rays in Theory and Experiment
(Review), 139
— Transmutation, Researches in, 350*, 378*,
413*, 443*
— Very Low-Temperature Apparatus Exhibition, 294*, 373; Lectures at, 344, 403, 510, 591, 673
— See also Physical Society and PARAGRAPH
INDEX
Piercy, K., Ltd., Sodium Metaphosphate for Feed Water, 668
Piers, Ferro-Concrete, Appalachicola Bay Bridge, 396*
Pig-Iron Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
Piling, Ferro-Concrete, Coke-Oven and By- Product Plant, Govan Iron Works, 477
— Steel, Sheet, Coast-Protection Works, Rye
Bay, 82*
— Timber, Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay,
29*, 81*
— — Waterloo Bridge Foundations, 377 Pinions. See Gearing ; Marine Propulsion Pipe, C. R., on Cold-Rolling and Annealing
Mild-Steel Sheets, 538
— Bending Machine, Portable (Power House
Components, Ltd.), 438*
— Casting Plant, Centrifugal (Cochrane’s
(Middlesbrough) Foundry, Ltd.), 663*
— Flanges Research Committee, Report, 243*,
271*. See 237*
— Hanger, Constant-Tension (Babcock and Wil
cox, Ltd.), 253*
— Joint, High-Pressure, Wave-Ring (Imperial
Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 192*
— Lines, Cast-Iron and Steel, Protection from
Soil Corrosion, 702
— Steam. See Steam Pipes
—? Water, Protection Against Corrosion, 246
— See also Tubes
Piping, Corrugated and Creased-Bend, Strength and Flexibility of, 103*, 215*, 297*
Pit Cages, Duralumin (Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd.), 558
—? — Light-Alloy, 558, 571
— Props, Experiments on Preservation of, 78 Pitting. See Corrosion
Pittier Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik A.-G., Automatic Bar-Turning Lathe, 281*
P.I.V. Gear for Gang Drilling Machine, 281* Planimeters for Records from Flow Meters and
Weirs, 1*, 56*
Planing Machine. See Machine Tools
Plastic Deformation and Age-Hardening of Duralumin, 320
Plastics for Laminated Safety Glass, 158 Plasticity Diagram for Clays, 133
Plate, Boiler, Investigations on Embrittlement of, 573
— Flanging Machine. See Machine Tools
?— Flat, Fluid Flow Near, Investigations, 514
— Shearing Machine. See Machine Tools
— Steel, Prices. See MeiaZ-Price Diagrams
— Universal, for Fabricated Steelwork (Dor
man, Long and Co., Ltd.), 10*
Plating, Electro. See Electro
— Ships’, Strength in Compression, 50 Plough, Motor. See Tractor
— Snow, with Adjustable Side Blades (Linn
Manufacturing Corporation), 421*
Plugs and Sockets, Standardisation of, 62 Pneumatic Tools. See Machine Tools
— See also Compressed Air ; Air Compressor Pola Screens (Kodak, Ltd.), 159
Use in Photography of Glassware, 488
Polarised Light. See Optical Tests and PhotoElastic
Poles, Wood, Preservation by Oxy-Acetylene Charring, 689
Polish State Railways, 2,000-kW, 3-3-kV Mercury Rectifiers, 201* ; Use of Oxy-Acetylene Welding on, 674; Gas-Welded Rail Joint, 675
Pollution, Atmospheric, Diminution of, 510
Effect on Building Stone, 30
— — Investigation of, Department of Scien
tific and Industrial Research, Annual Report, 295
Polytechnic. See Education
Pontoons, Concrete-Mixing, Wheeler Dam, Alabama, 7*
Pool, J. and F., Ltd., Conveying Plant, Washer and Screens, Smallford Gravel Pits, 369
Porosity Determinations, Ceramic Materials, Influence of Vacuum and Time on, 162
— of Tin Coating on Tin-Plate, Origin of, 593,
598*
Ports, Indian, Development of, 411
— of London Improvement Schemes, 591
Portable Engine. See Engine
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools Portevin, Prof. A., on Formation of Metallic'
Nitrides in Welding, 688
“ Portevinite,” Definition of, 688 Portland Cement. See Cement Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, Boring for Oil, 377
Portsmouth, Portsdown Hill, Boring for Oil, 377
Post Office, British, Long-Distance Telephone System, 89; Telephone Development in London Area, 97
Potash Industry, German, Organisation in, 123 Potassium Chloride, Recovery from Dead Sea, 456
Potentiometric Controller (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 198*
“ Potsdam,” S.S., Boiler Installation cf, 435 Powdered Coal. See Pulverised Coal
Power Conference, World, Annual Report, 537
World, Washington, Programme, 235
—? —• World, Chemical Engineering Congress. See Chemical Engineering Congress
— Gas. See Gas ; Engines, Gas ; Producers
— Hammer. See Hammer under Machine
Tools
Power House Components, Ltd., Portable Pipe- Bending Machine, 438*
— Plants, Hydro-Electric, British, Units Gene
rated, 484
Hydro-Electric, Canada, Statistics, 125, 430, 458
Hydro-Electric, Galloway, 692
Hydro-Electric, Lochaber, 693
See also Power Stations ; Substations
— Press. See Machine Tools
— for Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion ;
Ship Resistance
— Station, Electric, Battersea, 105,000-kW
Turbo-Alternator, 53*, 109*, 279*, 307*
Electric, British, Electricity Commissioners’ Report, 264
— — Electric, British, Engineering and Fin
ancial Statistics, 566
Electric, British, Extensions to, 485
Electric, British, Fuel Consumption and Units Generated, 484
1— — Electric, British, Thermal Efficiency, 484
— — Electric, Central Electricity Board’s Re
port, 376
— — Electric, Clyde’s Mill, River Works at,
552*
Electric, 750-kW. Diesel-Driven Generators, Denham Cinema Studios, 488*
? Electric, Hayle, 300-kW. Back-Pressure
Turbo- Generator, 137 *
Electric, Heat Supply from, 267. See Errata, 286
Electric, Nuevo Puerto, Evaporating Plant, 312*
Electric, Prague; Loeffler Boiler, 583
Electric, Surging of Three-Phase Generator, 335*
Electric, Zurich Institute of Technology, 219*, 275*
— — See also Power Plants ; Substations
— Supply, Electric, Battersea Power Station,
Operating Results, 307*
Electric, Canada, Statistics, 125, 430 458, Electric, Central Electricity Board’s Report, 376
Electric, for Domestic Cooking, 648
Electric, for Domestic Purposes, 349
Electric, Electricity Commissioners’ Report, 264
Electric, Electricity Commissioners’ Report on Engineering and Financial Statistics; 566
Electric, Glasgow District Subway, 19
Electric, Heal and Son, Ltd., 144
— — Electric, Northern Ireland Broadcasting
Station, 342*
Electric, Problems of Generation and Distribution, 647
?— — Electric, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 601*
Electric, for Street Lighting, Cost of, 648 Electric, for Thermal-Storage Heating, 152
Electric, for Water Heating, 152, 648 and Fuel, National, Co-Ordination of, 455
— Transmission by Alternating Currents (Re
view), 45
Association, Inaugural Meeting, 511
— — Overhead Lines, Central Electricity
Board’s Report, 376
Overhead Lines, Live Tap for (Price and Belsham, L'M.), 77*
Overhead Lines, Preservation of Poles by Charring, 689
See also Gearing ; Marine Propulsion
— Water. See Hydraulic; Power Plants,
Hydro-Electric
Prague Power Station, Loeffler Boiler for, 583 Preservatives for Mine Timbers, 78
— for Timber in Sea Water, Experiments on,
352
“ President Hoover,” S.S., Model Experiments on Propeller Vibration, 77
Presidential Address to Chamber of Shipping, by Sir F. V. Thomson, on British Tramp Shipping, 268
to Chemical Engineering Congress, by Viscount Leverhulme, 701
to Incorporated Municipal Electrical Association, by E. Seddon, on Electricity Generation and Distribution, 647
Presidential Address to Institution of Gas Engineers, by Col. W. M. Carr, on Progress in Gas Industry, 620
to Institute of Marine Engineers, by M. E. Denny, on Cross-Channel Steamers, 179
to Institute of Metals, by W. R. Barclay, on Development Movement in Non-Ferrous Metallurgical Industry, 292
to Institution of Naval Architects, by Lord Stonehaven, on Shipbuilding Industry, 404
to Institution of Petroleum Technologists, by Sir J. Cadman, on Oil Exploration in Great Britain, 348
to Institution of Water Engineers, by
N. J. Peters, on Progress of Public Water Supply, 584
to Institute of Welding, by Sir A. Gibb, on Work of the Institute, 618
to Physical Society, by Lord Rayleigh, on Reminiscences of Seien.iflc Workers, 180
to Royal Meteorological Society, by Lieut.-Col. E. Gold, on Wind Records in Great Britain, 134
Press. See Machine Tools
Pressure Indicator for Internal-Combustion Engines (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 33*
Pretoria, Iscor Works, South African Don and Steel Industrial Corporation, Ltd., 181
— Rainfall Records at, 583
Price and Belsham, Ltd., Live Tap for Overhead Transmission Lines, 77*.
— of Metals. See Metal-Price Diagrams Priest Furnaces, Ltd., Normalising Furnace for
Centrifugal Pipe-Casting Plant, 663
Priming Plant, Automatic, for Tongued and Grooved Boards (Aeraspray Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 169*
Princess Maud,” S.S., Erith-Roe Stokers in, 355
Principe Umberto Mole, Genoa, Model Experiments on, 211*
Problems of Science, Unsolved (Review), 401
Process-Engraving Work, Lumitron Apparatus for (H. W. Sullivan, Ltd.), 161
Procter, H. A., on British Trade in Near East, 47
Producer-Gas Engine. See Engines, Gas Equipment for Motor Lorry (High Speed
Gas (Great Britain), Ltd.), 501*
Plant for Motor Vehicle (Krupp Germaniawerft A.-G.), 389
Production^ Census of, 1935, Plans for, 258
— Engineers, Institution of, Machine Tool
Tests and Alignments, by Dr. G. Schlesinger, 69
— Industrial, British Statistics, 235
Prodictive Capacity and National Defence, 68, 218, 242, 289, 375, 536, 591
Projectiles, Flow of Air Past, 619
Projection Equipment, Profile (Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd.), 173*
Props, Pit, Experiments on Preservation of, 78
Propane, Liquefied (Liquefied Gases, Ltd.), 60
Propellers, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— Hotchkiss Internal-Cone, Motor Lifeboat
“ Royal Silver Jubilee,” 438*
— Marine, Investigations on Vibration of, 51,
77
Model, Testing Apparatus for, 524* S.S. “ Normandie,” 618
— ?— S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 578* .
— — for Twin-Screw Ships, Model Experi
ments, 459
Propulsion of Ships. See Marine Propulsion ; Engines; Turbines; Propellers; Ship Resistance
Prytherch, J. C., On Porosity in Tin Coating of Tin-Plate, 598*. See 593
Public Works in Hyderabad, 587
“ Puffin,” H.M. Sloop Launch of, 532 Pugh, C. H., Ltd., Atco Bentscythe, 692* Pulleys for Wire Ropes, Investigations on, 26
Pulverised-Coal Firing Equipment (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 227
Mill, with Drying and Classifying Plant (British Rema Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 166*
Use in Ships', 355
Pump, Air-Pressure (Tungstone Patent High- Pressure Die Casting Co.), 703*
See also Air Compressors
— Centrifugal, Gillingham and Rainham Storm-
Water and Sewage Pumping Installation, 249*
— 3|-in. “ Snorer ” (Drysdale and Co., Ltd.),
108*
— Geared, High-Pressure (Moss Gear Co., Ltd.),
225*
— Oil, 105,000-kW. Turbo-Alternator, Batter
sea Power Stations, 55
— Reciprocating, Gillingham and Rainham
Storm-Water Sewage Pumping Installation, 249*
— Rotary, with Restrained Vanes ('Evenflow
Pump Co.), 708*
— Screw, for Cement, Fuller-Kinyon, 8*
— Vacuum (W. Edwards and Co.), 34
Pumping Installation, Storm-Water and Sewage, Gillingham and Rainham, 249*
— Plant, Marine, Development of, 318 Combined Marine Auxiliary (Drysdale &
Co., Ltd.), 129, 269*
S.S. “Queen Mary,” 581*, 602*, 605* 608*, 615
Shingle, Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, 82*
— Set, 14-h.p. Oil-Driven (Drysdale and Co.,
Ltd.), 108*
Spraying Attachment for (Rock Carling, Ltd.), 228*
Purification of Water. See Water
Purifiers, Oil, Forced-Lubrication System, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 609
Purfleet-Dartford Road Tunnel, 69 Pyrometer, Disappearing-Filament (Foster Instrument Co., Ltd.), 34*
— Optical, Instantaneous, 645

QUARTZ Crystals, Behaviour of, 536
“ Queen of Bermuda,” S.S., Boiler Installation of, 435
— Mary College, London, High-Voltage Laboratory, 540*
“ Queen Mary,” Cunard - White . Star Liner:
Tank Experiments, 524*
Propellers and Shafting, 524*, 578*
Hull Design and Construction, 527*, 639
Launching Arrangements, 530*
Boiler Installation, 547*, 575*, 607 Geared Turbines, 547*, 575*
Auxiliary Machinery, 548*, 582*, 601*
Oil-Fuel Equipment, 550*, 608*
Main Condensers, 578*
Feed-Water System, 550*, 580*, 605* Pumping Plants, 581*, 602*, 605*, 608*, 615.
Electric Motors, 601, 614 Turbo-Generators, 1,300 kW., 601* Main Switchgear, 602*
Electric-Lighting Equipment, 604*
Telephone Equipment, 604, 614
Wireless Equipment, 605
Steam Valves and Piping, 608*
Forced-Lubrication System, 608
Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems, 609*
Refrigerating Plant, 610*
Sewage Plant, 610*
Navigating Equipment, 610
Steering Gear, 611*
Anchors, Cables and Warping Gear, 611*
Lifeboat Equipment, 613*, 630*
Fire-Prevention and Extinction Systems, 614*
Hydraulically-Operated Watertight Doors, 614*
Passenger Lifts, 615
Passenger Accommodation 526, 629,* 639
Exhibition at Science Museum, 623 Swimming Pools, 632*
Kitchens and Kitchen Equipment, 636*. See Erratum, 678
Maiden Voyage, 639
Proposed Sister Ship, 700
Quenching of Steel. See Heat Treatment under
Metallurgy
Quicksilver. See Mercury and Metal-Price Diagrams

RADFORD, W. H., and SON, Gillingham and Rainham Storm-Water and Sewage Pumping Installation, 249*
Radiation, Effect on Potential and Corrosion of Metals, 321, 592
— Infra-Red, from Otto-Cycle Engine Explosions, 131*, 325*
— Transmutation by, 379*, 413*
Radio Communication Co., Ltd., Lattice Steel Mast, 341*
— Elements, Artificial, Production of, 645
— Receivers for Motors Cars, 361*
Radioactive Bodies, Artificial Production of, 351
Radiotelegraphy. See also Telegraphy, Wireless Radiotelephony. See also Telephony, Wireless Radium Containers, Missing, Portable Detector
for, 619
Rail Cars. See Carriages, Railway
— Crossings, Maintenance by Oxy-Acetylene
Welding, 674
— Joints, Gas-Welded, Polish-Type, 675
— Road, and Air Transport, Application of Oil
Engines to, 563
— Steel, Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams Repair by Oxy-Acetylene Welding, 674
— — Sandberg Regulated Sorbitic, Tests of,
666*
— Wrought-Iron, Early, Leicester and Swan-
nington Railway, 640
Railroad, Pennsylvania, 3,750-h.p. and 4,620- h.p. Electric Locomotives, 474*
— Terminus, Cincinnati Union, Fuel and Ash-
Handling Plant, 365*. See Erratum, 452
— See also Railways
Railway Bridge. See Bridge
— British, Future of Rail Cars on, 290
— — Use of Oxy-Acetylene Welding on, 675
— Carriage. See Carriage
— Electric Traction on (Review), 276
— Est, Locomotive Performances on, 83, 112
— French, Locomotive Performances on, 83*,
112
State, Performances of Bugatti Rail Cars, 83
— German State, History of, 107; Steam-
Locomotive Tests, 340*
— Great Western, Mechanical Stokers in Ships
of, 356
?— in ’Iraq, 416
— Japanese; Use of Oxy-Acetylene Welding on,
675
— Leicester and Swannington, Early Wrought-
Iron Rail from, 640
— Level Crossings, Automatic Barrier for
(Evans Products Co.), 75*
?— Locomotive. See Zocomoiwe
— London and Greenwich, Centenary of, 236
Midland and Scottish, Electrification in Wirral Peninsula, 98; B.E.V. Electric Bale-Stacking Trucks, 146*; 300-h.p.
Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive, Operating Results, 284* ;' Mechanical Stokers in Ships of, 355; Boring and Facing Machine for Axle-Boxes, 369* ; Acceleration of Train Services on, 590
and North Eastern, Boring Machine for Locomotive Cylinders, 246* ; 2-6-2 Type Locomotive, 704*
— Motor Carriage. See Carriage
— New Zealand Government, Annual Report,
98
— Nord, Locomotive Performances on, 83*,
112 ; Use of Lemaitre Blast Pipe, 83*
Railway, Nuremburg-Furth, Centenary of, 107
— Paris-Orleans-Midi, Locomotive Perfor
mances on, 83, 112
— Polish State, 2,000-kW, 3-3-kW Mercury
Rectifiers, 201* ; Use of. Oxy-Acetylene Welding on, 674 ; Gas-Welded Rail Joint, 675
— Rolling-Stock Industry, Position of, 210
— — Stock. See also Carriages ; Locomotives
— Signalling. See Signalling
— Southern, Electrification to Portsmouth,
265 ; Mechanical Stokers in Ships of, 356 ; Model of Entrance Gates, Dover Train- Ferry Dock, 660
— Street. See Tramways
— Underground. See Underground
— See also Railroads and PARAGRAPH INDEX Rainfall at Adelaide, Secular Variation of, 583
— Data, Monthly, Interpolation of, 583
— from Above 6,000 ft., Investigations on, 330
— and Loss over Vyrnwy Catchment Area, 330 Rainham and Gillingham, Storm-Water and
Sewage Pumping Installation, 249*
Rake and Tedder, Side (International Harvester Co., of Great Britain, Ltd.), 689*
Rammer, Electric, for Concrete (C. H. Johnson and Sons, Ltd.), 172*
— 1-ton Frog (Delmag), 390*
Ramsay, A., on Position of Engineering Industry, 509
Rand Water Board, Annual Report, 125
— Winding Practice, Development and Trend
of, 517*, 569*
Rankin Lecture on Rationalisation in Industry, 213
Ransome and Maries Bearing Co., Ltd., Preloaded Ball and Roller Bearings, 371*. See LETTERS, 487, 504, 556 ; Needle-Roller Bearings, 392*
Ransomes and Rapier, Corrosion Tests of Rustless Steel, 439
Rapid Magnetting Machine Co., Ltd., Magnetic Separators, 171*
Rapp, P., on Effects of Calcium Chloride on Cement, 24
Rationalisation in Industry, 213
Rawlplug Co., Ltd., Rawl Expansion Bolt, 477 Rays, Electric. See Cathode ; Rbntgen Rayleigh, Lord, on Reminiscences of Scientific Workers, 180
Recorder, Combustion, Duplex Mono (J. Gordon and Co., Ltd.), 195*
— Flow (G. Kent, Ltd.), 159*-
— for Thomas Total-Heat Meter for Gas, 597* Rectifier, Mercury-Arc, Air-Cooled (General
Electric Co., Ltd.), 256*
— — Arc, 2,000-kW, 3 • 3-kV Polish State Rail
ways, 201*
Pool (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 257*
— Metal, for Electroplating (Westinghouse
Brake and Signal Co., Ltd.), 257*
Reddrop-Periflo Centrifugal Mill, 702*
Reduction Gears. See Gearing ; Marine Propulsion
Reference Books. See Annuals and LITERATURE INDEX
Refractory Materials, Behaviour under Torsion, 133
See also Firebricks
— Research Association, British, Future of,
365
— in Steel Furnaces, Repairs to, 216
—• Steelworks, Slag Resistance of, 134 Refrigerating Plant, Electric Motors for, 258
— — S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 610*
Refrigeration, Direct-Expansion Air Coolers for Cold Stores, 331*
Regulated Sorbitic Process for Steel Rafis, 666* Regulator, Automatic Feed, Tests of, 410
•—Temperature and Pressure, for Mono-Tube Boiler, 275*
— for Thomas Total-Heat Meter for Gas, 447*
— Voltage, Moving-Coil (Ferranti, Ltd.), 257* Reheating Furnace. See Furnace
Reinecker, J. E., A.-G., Fine-Turning Lathe, 280*
Reinforced Concrete. See Ferro-Concrete
Relay, Alarm, Maximum-Demand (Ferranti, Ltd.), 34*
Relf, E. F., on Developments in Design of Aeroplanes, 513, 572, 589
Remuneration of Labour. See Labour Renfrew Works, Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., 693 Renishaw Iron Co., Ltd., Exhibits at British
Industries Fair, 200
Rennie, A., the Late, 315
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Engineering Training in, Dr. W. O. Hotchkiss, 456
Repeated Stresses. See AZternaZin(7 Stress under Tests (Materials)
Report, Action of Hydrogen upon Coal, 368
— Annual, on Administration of Road Fund,
124
Aeronautical Research Committee, 96 Apprenticeship and Skilled Employment Association, 430
British Corporation Register of Shipping and Aircraft, 380
British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association, 379
British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, 146
British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association, 698
Building Research Board, 30
Canadian Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau, 125, 458
— — Central Electricity Board, 376
Chamber of Shipping, 268
Electricity Commissioners’, 264
—? — Forest Products Research Board, 106
Investigation of Atmospheric Pollution, 295
— — Manchester Ship Canal Co., 586
Motor-Vehicle Licensing Authorities, 319 New Zealand Government Railways, 98
— — Panama Canal, 153
Rand Water Board, 125
— — Safety in Mines Research Board, 76
? Science Museum, South Kensington, 664 Scientific and Industrial Research Department, 16
United States National Museum, 354
Report, Annual, World Power Conference, 537
— Application of Statistical Methods to Indus
trial Standardisation, 617
— Bacteriological Examination of Water Sup
plies, 209
— Board of Trade, Boiler Explosion Inquiries,
163
— Business of the Courts Committee, 363
— Carbonation of Unhydrated Portland
Cement, 711
— Congress for Bridge and Structural Engineer
ing (Review), 140
— Corrosion Committee of Iron and Steel In
stitute, 461
Research in United States, 8
— Deterioration of Colliery Winding Ropes, 551
— — of Structures in Sea Water, 352, 429, 439
— Drying of Washed Coal, 74
— Economic Conditions in Iran, 415
: Conditions in ’Iraq, 415
— Housing and Planning Policy, 291
— Import Duties Inquiry (1933), 316
— Inflammability of Coal Dusts, 541
— International Conference on Physics (Re
view), 222
— Mining and Fuel-Technology Research, Shef
field University, 232
— Preservation of Mine Timber, 78
— Regulations for Work Carried Out Under
Compressed Air, 421
— Research Board, United States Highway,
on Road-Construction Research, 23 ; Symposium on Flexible-Type Bituminous Roads, 300
— Road Safety Among School Children, 485
— Seasonal Variations of Daylight Illumina
tion, 88
•— Transmission of Light through Window Glasses, 379
— Water-Gas Process Experiments, 207*
— Welding Research Committee, 486, 492*,
544*
— Wire Ropes Research Committee, 25
— See also Board of Trade
Research Association, British Electrical and Allied Industries, Annual Report, 146; Annual Luncheon, 209
British Refractories, Future of, 265
— — British Non-Ferrous Metals, Annual
Report and Lunch, 698
— Board, Building, Annual Report, 30 ; Report
on Carbonation of Unhydrated Portland Cement, 711
Forest Products, Report on Preservation of Mine Timbers, 78 ; Annual Report, 106
Fuel, Experiments on Water-Gas Process, 207 ; Report on Action of Hydrogen upon Coal, 368
— —Highway, United States, Reports on Road-
Construction Research, 23 ; Symposium on Flexible-Type Bituminous Roads, 300 Industrial Health, Pamphlet on Incentives—Some Experimental Studies, 247
— — Safety in Mines, Annual Report, 76 ; Re
port on Deterioration of Colliery Winding Ropes, 551
United States Highway, Reports on Road-Construction Research, 23; Symposium on Flexible Type Bituminous Roads, 300
— Committee, Aeronautical, Annual Report, 96 Illumination, Report on Transmission of
Light Through Window Glasses, 379
— — Pipe Flanges, Report, 243*, 271*. See
237*
— — Steel Castings, Exhibit of Work of, 619
— — Welding, Report, 486, 492*, 544*
— — Wire Ropes, Fifth Report, 25
— Corrosion, in United States, Reports, 8
?— Department, Admiralty, Exhibits at Royal Society Conversazione, 645
Air Ministry, Exhibits at Royal Society Conversazione, 619
— — Coal-Burning Appliances Makers’Associa
tion, 429
Scientific and Industrial, Annual Report, 16 ; Annual Report on Atmospheric Pollution, 295-
— — United Steel Companies, Ltd., Thermo-
stat for Room-Temperature Control, 418*
— — Woolwich, Flaw-Detecting Apparatus,
619
— Institute, Forest, India, Experiments on
Metal Spraying on Wood, 381
-— — for Glass Industry, Czechoslovakia, 407
— Laboratories, Institution of Automobile
Engineers, 43, 357*
— — Road, Road Irregularity-Recording Ap
paratus, 660; Skidding-Investigation Apparatus, 660
— Mining and Fuel Technology, Sheffield Uni
versity, 232
— Station, Fuel, Greenwich, Investigations at
368, 673
— — Harmondsworth, Road-Testing Machine,
434*
— Work of Institution of Gas Engineers, 620
— See also National Physical Laboratory Reservoir, Ashopton, Stainless-Steel Venturi-
Flume Meters, 259*
— Cheddar, Bristol Waterworks Co., 584 Resins, Synthetic, as Glass Substitutes, 158 Resistance, Air. See Aeronautics
— Electric. See Electric
— of Ships. See Ship Resistance
— Welding. See Welding
Reverberation of Sound in Halls, 466 Revetment Work, Use of Wire Netting in, 428 Reviews. See LITERATURE INDEX
Rheinhold, Gebr., Gang Drill with P.I.V. Gear, 281*
Rheinmetall-Borsig, Portable Gas-Compressing Plant, 389*
Rheostatic Co., Ltd., Thermostat for Electric Water Heaters, 355*
Rich, T., on Use of Bottled Butane Gas, 496
Richards, G., <fc Co., Ltd., Modified Standard Surfacing and Boring Machines, 79*; Boring and Facing Machine for Axle-Boxes, 369*
Richardson, H. G., and Co., Magnetic Seperator 193*
Richaudio Smoke-Detection Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 614*
Rico-Vibro Magnetic Separator, 193
Rigby, Dr. R., on Influence of Light on Electrode Potential of Non-Ferrous Metals, 321; on Influence of Light on Electrode Potential of Mild Steel, 592
Rigid Airships. See Airships under Aeronautics Ripples on Tin-Plates, Investigations of, 593, 598*
River Dee, Aberdeenshire, Flow Records, 291
— Derwent, Yorkshire Bridge, Stainless-Steel
Venturi-Flume Meters, 259*
— Forth, Kincardine, Road Bridge Across, 124
— Thames, Purfleet-Dartford Road Tunnel, 69;
Traffic Facilities Across, 429
— Training Work, Use of Wire Netting in, 428
— Work, Constructional Details (Review), 471 Rivets, Small, Specification, 434
Road Accidents in 1935, 43
— Asphaltic Bitumen for, Specification, 205,
274
— Bituminous, Flexible Type, Research in
United States on, 300
— Building Concrete Mixer (Maschinenfabrik
O. Kaiser), 392*
— Construction in Great Britain, 124 Research in United States, Reports, 23
— Emulsions, Asphaltic Bitumen, Specification, 205, 274
— Fund, Administration of, Annual Report,
124 ; Grants from 536
— Heater, Oil-Fired (Laidlaw, Drew and Co.,
Ltd.), 174*
— Mixtures, Bituminous, Sampling and Exam
ination of, 507
— Non-Skid Surfaces for, 24
— Policy of British Road Federation, 486
— and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, Annual Reports
of Licensing Authorities, 319
— Rail and Air Transport, Application of Oil
Engine to, 563
— Research Laboratory, Road Irregularity-
Recording Apparatus, 660; Skidding- Investigation Apparatus, 660
— Roller, 7-ton Oil-Driven (Aveling-Barford,
Ltd.), 174*
— Safety Among School Children, Report, 485
— Slabs, Concrete, Investigations on, 31
— Stresses in and Wheel-Load Distribution,
24
— Testing Machine, Harmondsworth Research
Station, 434*
— Traction, Railless Electric. See Trolley 'Bus
— Transport by Wheeled Vehicles, Develop
ment of, 672
—- Tunnel, Purfleet-Dartford, 69
— Widths of, Ministry of Transport Circular
on, 377
Roberts, Dr. A. L., on Behaviour of Refractory Materials under Torsion, 133
Roberts, Prof. C. P., on Friction of Motor Tyres, 24
Roberts, K. M., on Determination of Porosity and Specific Gravity, 162
Robinson, P. J., on Electric Street Lighting, 648
Rochelle Salt, Behaviour of, 536
Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham Joint Sewerage Board, Storm-Water and Sewage Pumping Installation, 249*
Rock Carling, Ltd., Spraying Attachment for Pumping Set, 228*
— Abrasion in Crushing Machinery by, 134 Rodwell, J. A., on Water-Supply Pre-Storage
Problems, 584
Roeder, C. H., on Infra-Red Radiation from Otto-Cycle Engine Explosions, 131*, 325* Roller Bearings. See Bearings
— Road. See Road Roller
— Sports-Ground, 12-h.p. Petrol-Driven (Ave
ling-Barford, Ltd.), 282*
Rolling Mills, Bakelised Bearings for, 593*, 662. See LETTER, .664
Strip, Worm-Reduction Gear for (D. Brown and Sons (Hudd.), Ltd.), 461*
for Universal Plates (Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd.), 10*
— — for Wide Strip in Great Britain, 538., 539
— Stock. See Carriages ; Locomotives ; Railway Rontgen-Ray Examination of Welded Steel,
487, 493
— — Tests of Welds, 673
— — in Theory and Experiment (Review), 139 Roof Truss, Welded, Deformeter Analysis of,
709*
Room Temperature, Thermostat for Control of, 418*
Ropes, Wire. See Wire Ropes
Ropeway, Aerial. See Wire Ropeway
Roskill, O. W., on Co-Ordination of National Fuel and Power Supplies, 455
Rossell, Comdr. H E., on Strength of Plating in Compression, 50
Rotary Blowers. See Blowers ; Turbo-Blowers
— Engine. See Engine ; Aeronautics
— Pump. See Pump
Rotax, Ltd., Motor-Driven Bench Grinding Machines, 10 ; Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 172*
Roth, M. E., on Machinery of S.S. “ Normandie,” 187*
Rother and Jury’s Gut Catchment Board, Coast- Protection Works, Rye Bay, Sussex, 27*, 81*
Rotherham Corporation, Gas Department, Introduction of Two-Part Tariff by, 620
Rotherhithe Tunnel, Traffic Through, 429 Rothervale Collieries, Orgreave By-Product
Plant, Thomas Total-Heat Meter for Gas, 445* 557* 597*
Rotors, 105,000-kW. Steam Turbine, Battersea Power Station, 54*, 279*
— Steam-Turbine, S.S, “ Queen Mary ” 576*
— Transient Torsional Vibrations in, 154*, 221* Roux, A., on Corrosion of Welds in Structural
Steels, 688
Rowan-Go taverken Marine Exhaust-Steam Turbine System, 116*, 128, 189*. See LETTERS, 144, 322
Roxburgh, G. C., the Late, 559
Royal Aeronautical Society. See AeronawZicaZ
— Agricultural Society. See Agricultural
— Air Force, Accident Rate in, 98 ; Recruit
ment for Auxiliary Air Force, .319 ; Development in, 348 ; Reorganisation in, 700
— Funeral and London Passenger Traffic, 153
Royal Institution :
World Air Transport, by Lord Sempill, 265 Electric Properties of Crystals, by Sir W. Bragg, 293, 536
The Electric Arc and Its Applications, by Lord Rutherford, 429
Recent Researches in Transmutation, by Lord Rutherford, 350*, 378*, 413*, 443*
Science in a Changing World ; Recollections and Reflections, by Sir R. Gregory, 561
Royal Meteorological Society. See Meteorological
— National Lifeboat Institution, Cone-Pro
peller Lifeboat “ Royal Silver Jubilee,” 438*
— Naval College, Greenwich, Education of
Naval Architects at, 460
— Silver Jubilee, Motor Lifeboat, with Cone
Propellers, 438*
Royal Society:
Election of Sir A. Gibb, H. L. Guy and E. F. Relf, 562
Conversazione and Exhibition of Instruments and Apparatus, 619, 645
Royal Society of Arts. See. Arts
Rubber Industry, Institution of, Duprene Synthetic Rubber Substitute, by O. M. Hayden, 258
— Treated Fabric Drying Machine (Spooner
Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 134*
Rudders Behind Plane Deadwood, Model Experiments on, 458
Rural Areas, Use of Bottled Butane Gas in, 496 Russell, G. A. V., on Wide-Strip Rolling Mills in Great Britain, 539. See 538
Russia, Scientific Research in, 562
Rusting. See Corrosion
Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., Six-Cylinder Oil Engine for Shingle-Pumping Plant, 82; Oil-Driven Electric-Generating Sets, 144; 7|-h.p. Single-Cylinder Oil Engine, 462*
Rutherford, Lord, on Transformation of Energy, 99 ; on Researches in Transmutation, 350*, 378*, 413*, 443* ; on the Electric Arc, 429 Rye Bay Coast-Protection Works, 27*, 81*

SABINE, M. H., on Turbine Throttle-Valve Design, 117*. See LETTERS, 238*, 504, 556
Safety Devices for Mine Winding Engines, 570
— Lamps, Miners’, Development of, 661
— in Mines Research Board, Annual Report,
76 ; Report on Deterioration of Colliery Winding Ropes, 551
Saint. See St.
Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd., Portable Power-Level Meter, 58*
Salinometer Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 606*
Salmon Creek Arch Dam 388*
Salter, G., and Co., Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 173
Salts, Paramagnetic, Use in Low-Temperature Investigations, 673
Sand-Washing Plant “ Sy-Vor ” (St. Albans Sand and Gravel Co., Ltd.), 369*
Sandberg Regulated Sorbitic Steel Rails, Tests of, 666*
Sao Paulo ParanA Plantations, Ltd., 2-8-2 Type Metre-Gauge Locomotive, 25*
Sarjant, R. J., on Evolution of Stone and Ore Crushers, 134 ; on Steels for- Autoclaves, 701
Sato, Prof. S., Recording Dilatometer, 619 Saws. See Machine Tools
Scaling Set, Petrol-Driven (F. Gilman (B.S.T.), Ltd.), 196*
“ Scharnhorst,” S.S., Boiler Installation of, 435 Schiefer, H. V., Coal and Ash-Handling Plant, Cincinnati Union Railroad Terminus, 365*. See Erratum, 452
Schlesinger, Dr. G., on Machine-Tool Tests and Alignments, 69
Schlesinger, G. F., on Brick’Road Surfaces, 24 Schmidt, Dr. W., Symons Medal Award to, 134 Schneider, Dr. C. E., on Developments in Metallurgy, 618
Scholarships. See .Education
Schroeder, W. C., on Action of Sodium Silicate and Sodium Hydroxide on Steel under Stress, 573
Schuler, L., A.-G., High-Speed Strip-Feed Press, 332*
Schumann, Dr. T. E. W., on Interpolation of Monthly Rainfall Data, 583
Science and Civilisation, 561
—- Museum, South Kensington, Watt Bicentenary Exhibition, 99 ; London and Greenwich Railway Centenary Exhibition, 236 ; Low-Temperature Apparatus Exhibition, 294* ; Handbook to, 373 ; Lectures at, 344, 403, 510, 591, 673 ; Exhibition of S.S. “ Queen Mary ” and Cunard White Star Ships, 623 ; Annual Report, 664
Stockholm, Opening of, 583
— Unsolved Problems in (Review), 401 Scientific Apparatus Exhibition, Institution of
Civil Engineers’ Conversazione, 660*. See also' vol. cxlii
— — Exhibition, Physical Society’s, 32*, 58*,
159*
Royal Society Conversazione, 619, 645
— Discovery and “ Nature,” 561
— Management. See Works Management
— Progress, Effect on Industry, 123
— Research. See Research
— Societies. See Institutions
— and Technical Encyclopedia, Hutchinson’s
(Review), 279
— Terms, Obsolescent, and Their Substitutes,
488
— Workers, Reminiscences of, 180
Scotland, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in. See Engineers
— Water Power Developments in, 692
Scott, J. F., the Late, 354
Scottish Cannel, Products of Carbonisation, 655
Scouring and Charring of Wood Poles by Oxy- Acetylene Flame, 689
Screens, Pola (Kodak, Ltd.), 159
— Vibrating, Double-Deck (E. Allen and Co.,
Ltd.), 254*
Quadruple-Deck (Niagara Screens (Great Britain), Ltd., 167*
Screw Propellers. See Propellers ; Aeronautics Scrubbers, Coke-Oven and By-Product Plant, Govan Iron Works, 479*
— and Washer, Vibrating (E. Allen and Co., Ltd.),
312*
Scruff Bands on Tin-Plates, Investigations of, 593, 598*
Scythe for “ Bents ” (C. H. Pugh, Ltd.), 692* Sea-Water Corrosion Research in the United
States, 8
Deterioration of Structures in, Report, 352, 429, 439
Distillation by Solar Radiation, 704 Seaplanes. See Aeronautics
Seasonal Variations in Employment (Review), 643
Seasoning of Timber, Investigations on, 107
Seddon, E., on Electricity Generation and Distribution, 647
S^forian, Dr. D., on Widmanstatten Structure in Welds, 674; on Weldability in Steels, 688 ; on Formation of Metallic Nitrides in Welding, 688
Selson Machine Tool Co., Ltd., Flanging Machine for Sheet Metal, 226*
Selvig, W. A., on Coal and Coke Industry in United States, 671
Sempill, Lord, on World Air Transport, 265 Sennar-Dam Sluices; Use of Rustless Steel in, "439
Separator, Air, High-Efficiency (British Rema Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 166*. See LETTER, 239
Separators, Ltd., Separators for Oily Ballast Water, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 607*
— Magnetic (Rapid Magnetting Machine Co..
Ltd..), 171*
(H. G. Richardson and Co.), 193*
— for Oily Ballast Water, S.S. “ Queen Mary,”
607*
Serck Radiators, Ltd., " Serckulator ” Drying Plant, 172*
Service, T. M., on Large Alloy-Steel Forgings, 489*. See Erratum, 516 ; on Forgings for Fluids at High Temperatures and Pressures, 701
— Aviation. See Aeronautics
Sewage Plant, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 610*
— and Storm-Water Pumping Plants, Gilling
ham and Rainham, 249*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shaft Coupling. See Coupling.
— Crank. See Crankshaft
— Dynamometer. See Dynamometer and Tor
sion Meter
— and Holes, Fitting of; See Gauges
— Transient Torsional Vibrations in, 154*, 221*
Shafting, High-Tensile Steel, S.S. “Queen Mary,” 578*
Shanghai Gas Works, Description of, 655
— Lester Institute Experimental Air-Com
pressor Plant, 595*
Shaw, J., and Sons (Salford), Ltd;, Tabletting Machine, 225*
Shearing Machine. See Machine Tools Sheaves and Sheave Axles for Winding Ropes, 571
Sheet Piling, Steel, Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, 82*
Sheffield Testing Works, Ltd., Hardness Tests, Shorter Double-Duro Surface - Hardened Steel, 273*
— University, Mining and Fuel Technology
Researches at, 232
Shells, Spherical, Lamp’s Theory of, 414*. See LETTERS, 487, 556, 584
Sherwin, C. E., on Electric Welding in Cruiser Construction, 473
Shibata, H., on Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Oxygen Cutting on Japanese Railways, 675
Shield, Roof, Mersey Tunnel Construction, 360 Shingle-Pumping Plant, Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, 82*
Ships, Bulbous Bows for, Researches on, 15
— Calculation of Floodable Lengths in, 473
— Canal. See CanaZ
— Compression Strength of Plating in, 50
— under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 69,
457
— Diesel-Engined. See Motorships ; Marine
Propulsion
— Hulls, Investigation of Corrosion of, 461
— Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 156
— Launching. See Launching
— Model Experiments. See Model and Ship
Resistance
— Motor. See Motorships; Marine Propulsion
— and Propeller Vibration, 51, 77
— Propellers. See Propellers
— Propulsion. See J/anwe Propulsion; En
gines ; Turbines; Propellers
— Resistance, Effect of Wetting and Turbulence in Model Experiments, 458, 466*
in Smooth and Rough Water, Model Tests, 432
— Structures, Strength under Compressive Stresses, 405
— Twin-Screw, Model Experiments on, 459
— Water-Tight Subdivision of. See Water
tight
— See also Marine ; Motorships ; Shipping ;
Steamers; Warships; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipbuilders and Engineers, North East Coast Institution of. See North East- Coast
in Scotland, Institution of. See Engineers Shipbuilding, Bulbous BoW Construction in, 15
— Calculation of Floodable Lengths, 473
— Electric Welding in, 473
— Hull Construction, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 527*
— in 1935, 11, 39, 64
— Industry, Position of, 266, 404
— Naval. See Warships
— Provision for Compressive Strength in, 405
— Reconstruction of M.SS, “ Silverpine ” and
“ Silverlarch,” 699
— Ships Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 156
Shipbuilding, Vessels under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 69, 457
— Watertight Subdivision. See Watertight
— See also Steamers ; Motorships ; Naval;
Warships and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipowners’ Parliamentary Committee, Pamphlet on Subsidies for British Shipping, 234, 268
Shipping, British Corporation Register of, Annual Report, 380
Decline of, 322
Policy for, 323
— — Subsidies for, 234, 268
— Chamber of, Presidential Address, by Sir F.
V. Thomson; on Position of British Tramp Shipping, 268; Annual Report, 268
— Engineering and Machinery Exhibition,
Change of Name to Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 457
— Industry, Position of, 266, 404
— Tramp, British, and World Trade, 234, 268 Shock Tests. See Impact Tests under Tests
(Materials).
Shop Management. See Works Management
Short Bros. (Rochester and Bedford), Ltd., Imperial Airways Flying Boats, Wireless Equipment, 380* ; Bristol Pegasus Aero Engine for, 450*
Shorter Process Co., Ltd., Shorter Double-Duro Process for Surface Hardening, 273*
Shovel, Loading, Muir-Hill (E. Boydell and Co., Ltd.), 174*
— Power. See also Excavator
Shovelling and Loading Machines, Mobile (Trackson Co.), 102*
Show. See Exhibition
Shrinkages in Fusion Welding, 675
“ Shuntien,” S.S., Use of Erith-Roe Stokers in, 356
Siebe, Gorman and Co., Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 200
Siemens Brothers and Co., Ltd., Ship’s Telegraphs, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 610
— Martin Furnaces. See Fwrnoees
Siemens-Schuckert-Werke A.-G., Electrical Equipment, 1,000-ton Barge Lift, Niederfinow, 444*
Signals, Railway, Specifications of Glass for, 177
— Traffic, Old Dee Bridge, Chester, 149 Signalling System, Glasgow District Railway,
19
Silal, Creep and Growth at Elevated Temperatures, 564
Silencer, Exhaust, Water-Injection (Parsons Oil Engine Co., Ltd.), 296*
'•— for Pneumatic Drills, Tests of, 152
Silentbloc, Ltd., Rubber-Seated Flexible Coupling, 492*
Silica Bricks, Action of Water Vapour on, 133
— Bricks. See also Firebricks
“ Silverlarch,” M.S., Reconstruction of, 699 “ Silverpine,” M.S., Reconstruction of, 699- Simnett, Major W. E., on Colonial Empire as Export Market, 485
Simon, H., Ltd., Heavy-Duty Maize Mill, 194* ; Vertical Maize Cooker, 194*
Simon, Prof. F., on Approach to Absolute Zero, 673
Simon-Carves, Ltd., Coke-Oven and By-Product Plant, Govan Iron Works, 477*
Sinuflo-Tube Boiler, 35*; Gas-Fired Boiler, 194*
Siren, Photo-Acoustic, 646
Size Tester, Currier (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 33
Skefko Ball Bearing Co., Ltd., Pre-Loaded Ball and Roller Bearings, 371*. See LETTERS, 487, 504, 556
Skidding on Roads, Apparatus for Investigation of, 660
— Tests of Motor Vehicles, 23
Skin-Friction Constants, Froude’s, Derivation, of, 431
— — See also Aeronautics ; Friction ; Ship
Resistance
Skip, Automatic, Coal and Ash-Handling Plant, Cincinnati, 366*. See Erratum, 452
— Light-Alloy, for Mines, 571
Slabs, Road., Concrete, Investigations on, 31 Slag. See Metallurgy
Sleepers, Timber, Investigations on, 106 Sliding Metals, Surface Temperature of, 646 Slotting Machines. See Machine Tools Sluices, Clyde’s Mill Power Station, River
Works, 553*
— Sennar Dam, Use of Rustless Steel in, 439 Smelting Furnaces. See Furnaces
Smith, F. E., on Production of Petrol by Hydrogenation of Bituminous Coal, 648*, 680*
Smoke Coagulation by Sound Waves, 645
— Fogs and Dust, Dispersion of, 510 Sneeden, Dr. J. B. O., on Exhaust-Steam Turbines for Marine Propulsion, 115*, 189*. See 128. See LETTERS, 144, 322
Snell, A. T., the Late, 294
“ Snorer ” Self-Priming Pump, 108*
Snow Ploughs with Adjustable Side Blades (Linn Manufacturing Corporation), 421*
Societies, Technical and Scientific. See Zwstita- tions
Sockets and Plugs, Standardisation of, 62
Sodium Metaphosphate, Treatment of Feed Water With, 668
— Plumbite Method of De-Tinning Tin-
Plates, 543*, 593
—- Silicate and Sodium Hydroxide Solutions, Action on Steel under Stress, 573
Softener, Water. See Water Softener
Solar Radiation, Distillation of Sea Water by, 704‘
Solder, Molten, Effect on Stressed Materials, 334
Solutions, Colloidal. See Colloidal
Solvent Extraction Processes for Lubricating Oils, 428
Somers, T., Arrol-Werkspoor Bascule Bridge, Lambhill, Glasgow, 62*
Sound in Halls, Reverberation Phenomena of, 465, 466
Sounder, Echo, with Rotating-Arm Recorder (H. Hughes and Sons, Ltd.), 160*
South Africa, Rand Water Board, Annual Report .125
South African Institution of Engineers, Development and Trend of Rand Winding Practice, by W. Elsdon-Dew and J. J. P. Dolan, 517*, 569*
South African Iron and.Steel Industrial Corporation, Ltd., Iscor Works, Pretoria, 181 •
— East England Electricity (Alteration and
Extension) Scheme, 264
— Kensington, Science Museum, Watt Bicen
tenary Exhibition, 99; London and Greenwich Railway Centenary Exhibition, 236; Low-Temperature Apparatus Exhibition, 294* ; Handbook on, 373; Lectures at, 344, 403, 510,-591, 673; Exhibition of
S.S. “Queen Mary ” and Cunard White Star Ships, 623 ; Annual Report, 664
— West, Notes from, 12, 38, 64, 92, 120, 148,
177, 204, 230, 260, 286, 315, 344, 372, 399, 424, 452, 481, 507, 532, 559, 587, 624, 641, 669, 696. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Yorkshire, Notes from, 13, 38, 65, 93, 120,
148, 177, 205, 230, 260, 286, 315, 344, 372, 399, 424, 453, 480, 507, 533, 559, 586, 623, 640, 668, 697. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Southampton, University College, Aeronautical Courses at, 700
Southern Railway, Electrification to Portsmouth, 265 ; Mechanical Stokers in Ships of, 356 ; Model of Entrance Gates, Dover Train-Ferry Dock, 660
Spark and Dust Arrester (Meldrums, Ltd.), 229* Spaulding Lake Arch Dam, 388* “ Spearfish,” H.M. Submarine, Launch of, 475 Specific Gravity Determinations, Influence of Vacuum and Time on, 162
— Heats of Metals at High Temperatures, 563 Specification, Dutch, Bituminous Coatings for
Water Pipes, 249
— Standard. See Standards ; Standardisation Spectrograph, Automatic Quartz (A. Hilger,
Ltd.), 32*
Spectrographic Apparatus (Bellingham and Stanley, Ltd.), 160
Spectrophotometer, Ultra-Violet (A. Hilger, Ltd.), 645
Spectroscopy, Automatic Pen Recorder for, 645 Speed-Changing Gears. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Reduction Gears. See Gears; Gearing;
Marine Propulsion
— Regulation. See Governing
— Trials. See Trials
Spelter Prices. See MeZoZ-Price Diagrams Sperry' Gyroscope Co., Ltd., Navigation Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 610
Spherical Shells, Lame’s Theory of, 414*. See LETTERS, 487, 556, 584
Spillways, Syphon (Review), 223
Spiral Tube and Components Co., Ltd., Unit- Type Heaters 227*
Spirit, Motor. See Motor Fuels Spoil-Handling Bridge, Chambers (Bucyrus- Erie Co.), 571*
Spooner Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd., Drying Machine for Latex-Treated Fabric, 134*
Sports-Ground Roller, 12-h.p. Petrol-Driven (Aveling-Barford, Ltd.), 282*
Spray Gun, Automatic, for Paint (Aeraspray Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 169*
Spraying Attachment for Pumping Set (Rock Carling, Ltd.), 228*
— Metal on Wood, Experiments on, 381 Spring Steels, Fatigue Resistance of, Effect of
Surface Conditions, 565
Springing, Independent, for Motor-Car Wheels, 394*, 464* .
St. Albans Sand and Gravel Co., Ltd., “ Sy-Vor ” Sand-Washing Plant, 369*
St. Inglevert-Lympne Micro-Ray Intercommunication System, 241*
Stability of Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics
— of Ships. See Ships
— of Vertical-Wall Breakwaters, 140*, 211* Stamping Presses. See AfacAine Tools Stanchions Built up from Universal Plates, 10* Standardisation, Industrial, Application of
Statistical Methods to, Report, 617
Standards, Engineering, in Argentina, 644
— Institution, British, Specification, Internal-
Combustion Engines, 43; Case for Standard Plugs and Sockets, 62 ; Specifications for Tar, 93; Specification^, Railway Signal Glass, 177; Specification, Road Asphaltic Bitumen, 205, 274; Specifications, White Paints, 230 ; Specification, Structural Steel for Buildings, 264; Specifications, Electrical Equipment and Materials, 315 ; Specification, Capping Metal for Steel Wire Ropes, 396 ; Specification, Small Rivets, 434; Specifications, Welding Equipment, 468; Standard Glossary of Acoustical Terms and Definitions, 486 ; Specification, Tubing for Gas Appliances, 506; Pamphlet on Sampling and Examination of Bituminous Road Mixtures, 507; Specifications, Colliery- Belt Fasteners, 531; Copper Tubes, 542 ; Shaft Couplings, 543; Specifications, Building Materials, 587; Report on Application of Statistical Methods to Industrial Standardisation and Quality Control, 617 ; Annual Meeting and Lunch, 644; Specifications, Electric Lamps, 668, and Radio Fittings, 668 ; Specifications, Aircraft Steels and Aluminium Alloys, 697; Specifications for Wire, 704; Specification, Vertical Cross-Tube Boilers, 706
Standard and Pochin Bros., Ltd., “ Calorier ” .Unit, Heaters,'169
Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., Exhibits at Physical Society’s Exhibition, 60; Lympne Micro-Ray Installation, 241*
— U.S. Bureau of. See United States
Stanton, T. E., Jr., on Bituminous Materials for Flexible-Type Roads, 300
Starters, Motor. See Motors, Electric
State Railways. See Railways
“ Statendam,” S.S., Boiler Installation of, 435 Stations, Power. See Power Stations Statistical Methods, Applications to Industrial Standardisation, Report, 517
— Society, Royal, Local Government Finance, by Sir G. Gibbon, 377
Statistics, Trade. See Trade
Stator for 50,000-kVA Alternator, High-Power Testing Laboratory, General Electric Co., Ltd., 303*
— Shell, Fabricated-Steel, 105,000-kW Turbo
Alternator, Battersea, 279*
Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 197
Steam Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Engines. See .Engines
— Generating Plant, High-Efficiency Small-
Scale, 34
— High-Pressure, and Temperature, Bolted
Connections for, Investigations on, 237*, 243*, 271*
Pressure and High-Temperature, Use in Ships, 78
— — Pressure, Use in Ships, 72*, 105*. See
LETTER, 339, 435
— Pipes, Corrugated and Creased-Bend,
Strength and Flexibility of, 103*, 215*, 297* i
— — Flanges, Researches on, 237*, 243*, 271*
— — Internal, for Naval Water-Tube Boilers,
410, 431
— — System S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 577*, 608*
— Superheater. See Superheater; Super
heated
— Tables, Development of, 17
— Trials. See Trials j
— Turbines. See 7'wrZnnes
Steamers, Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd., Developments in Machinery of, 72*, 105*. See LETTER, 339
— under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 69,
457
— Cross-Channel, Design of, 179
Channel, Mechanical Stokers in, 355
— “ Duke of Lancaster,” Erith-Roe Stokers
in, 355
— “ Duke of York,” Erith-Roe Stokers in, 356
— “ El Uruguayo,” Explosion of Stop Valve,
163
— Electric Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— with Exhaust-Steam Turbines, 115*, 128,
189*. See LETTERS, 144, 322
— Geared Turbines for. See Marine Propul
sion
— “ Hopestar ” (Wallsend Shipping Co., Ltd.),
129, 269*
— Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 156
—- Launching of. See LatmcAiny
— and Motorships, Comparisons Between, 106
— “ Normandie,” with Turbo-Electric Drive,
Operating Results, 187* ; Boiler Installation of, 435 ; Reduction of Vibration, 618
— “President Hoover,” Model Experiments
on Propeller Vibration, 77
— “ Princess Maud,” Erith-Roe Stokers in, 355
— Propulsion of. See Marine Propulsion;
Engines ; Turbines ; Propellers
— “ Queen Mary,” Description of, 521*, 535,
547*, 575*, 601*, 623, 629*. See Erratum, 678 ; Maiden Voyage, 639 ; Sister Ship to, 700. See also Queen Mary
— Resistance of. See Ship Resistance
— “ Shuntien,” Erith-Roe Stokers in, 356
— Stability of. See Ships
— Transatlantic, History of, 522
— Water-Tight Subdivision of. See Water
tight
— See also Boilers ; Engines ; Marine Propul
sion ; Shipbuilding; Shipping; Ships; (Tar&wies ; Warships ; PARAGRAPH INDEX Steamships. See Ships ; Steamers ; Warships Steels, Aircraft, Specification, 697
— Alloy, High-Tensile, Embrittlement at
Elevated Temperatures, 564, 651*
— — for Large Forgings, 489*. See Erra
tum, 516
— Arch, Rigid, Deformeter Analysis of, 709*
— for Autoclaves, 701
— Behaviour at High Temperatures, 701
— for Boiler and Superheater Tubes, 430
— Castings Research Committee, Exhibit of
Work of, 619
— for Chemical-Plant Construction, 701
— Chromium (Review), 5
— — See also Steel, Stainless
— Composite, Armstrong Method of Welding,
383*, 481
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Cracks in, Detection by Magnetic Methods
(Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 504*
— Deterioration in Sea Water, Report, 352,
429, 439
— Embrittlement, High-Tensile Alloy, at
Elevated Temperatures, 564, 657*
Problem of, 702
-— — on Prolonged Heating, 301*
under Stress, Investigations on, 573
— Fatigue of. See Alternating Stress under
Tests {Materials)
— Forgings for Fluids at High Temperatures
and Pressures, 701
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Heat, Rust and Acid-Resisting, 701
Treatment of. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
— High-Elastic-Limit, for Ferro-Concrete, 24
— for High Temperatures, Creep Tests of, 328
— Making, Physical Chemistry of (Review), 45
— Manufacture. See also Metallurgy
— Microstructure of. See Microphotographs
?— Mild, Attack of Weak Acids on, 592
Electrode Potential and Effect of Light on, 592
Fatigue and Fracture of, Investigations, 590
Steel, Peech and Tozer, Ltd., Thomas Total-Heat Meter for Gas, 445*, 557*, 597*
Piling, Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay, 82*
— Plates, Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
— Rails. See Rails ; Metal-Price Diagrams
— Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
— Ropes. See Wire Ropes
— Sheets, Cold-Rolling and Annealing of, Experiments in, 538
Rolling Mills for, 538, 539
?— Special (Review), 277
— Springs, Fatigue Resistance of, Effect of I Surface Conditions, 565
Steel, Stainless, Use for Venturi-Flume. Meters’ 259*
— under Stress, Action of Solutions of Sodium
Silicate and Sodium Hydroxide on, 573
— Stress Distribution in. See Stress; Tests
{Materials)
— Stressed, Effect of Molten Solder on, 334 —- Structural, for Buildings, Specification, 264
— — Corrosion of Welds in, 688
— Tests of. See Tests {Materials)
— Weldability, Researches on, 688
— Welded, Researches on, 486, 492*, 544*
— Welding, Low-Temperature, 688
— Works. See Works
Steele, S., on Infra-Red Radiation from Otto-
Cycle Engine Explosions, 131*, 325* Steelwork, Fabricated, Universal Plates for
(Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd.), 10*
Steering Gear, Electro-Hydraulic, S.S. " Queen Mary,” 611*
Steiner, L., on Viscosimetrical Inspection of Lubricating Oil, 659*
Stelfox, S. H., on Machines and Structures, 251*
Stephen, A., and Sons, Ltd., Launch of H.M.
Sloop, “ Mallard,” 372 ; Launch of H.M. Sloop, “ Puffin,” 532
Sterilising Filter (S. H. Johnson and Co., Ltd.), 703*
Stern-Tube Glands, S.S. " Queen Mary,” Lubrication of, 609
Stevenson Creek Arch Dam, 388*
Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., Exhibits at British
Industries Fair, 197
Still, Water, Gas-Fired (Manesty Machines, Ltd.), 703*
Stillman, T. B., on Control of Superheat, 50 Stinson, Prof. K. W., on Friction of Motor Tyres, 24
Stirling Boilers, Cincinnati Union Railroad Terminus, 365. See Erratum, 452
" Stirling Castle,” Union-Castle Motor Liner, 184*
Stockholm Science Museum, Opening of, 583 Stockton, California, Constant-Angle Arch Dam, 442*
Stoker, Mechanical, Fan-Draught (Triumph Stoker), Ltd., 9?
— — Use in Ships, 355*
Stone, Building, Investigations on, 30
— Crushers, Evolution of, 13.4
Stone, J., and Co., Ltd., Watertight-Door Control
System, S.S. “ Queen Mary," 614*
Stone, J. B., and Go., Ltd., Belt Cutter, 184* Stonehaven, Lord, on Shipbuilding Industry, 404
Stoney, G., on Steam Tables, 17
Storm-Water and Sewage-Pumping Plants, Gillingham and Rainham, 249*
Stothert and Pitt, Ltd., Oil-Fuel Transfer Pumps,
S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 608*
Stourbridge Rolling Mills, Ltd., Bright-Annealing Furnaces for Steel Strip and Sheets, 369
Straightening Machine. See Machine Tools Strain and Robertson, River Works at Clyde’s Mill Power Station, 552*
—- See Stress
Strainers, Auto-Klean, Forced-Lubrication System, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 608
“ Strathmore,” S.S., Boiler Installation of, 435 Streak-Drift, Instance of, 20
Street Lighting by Electricity, 648
— Railway. See Tramways
— See also Roads
Strength of Materials. See Stress and Tests {Materials)
Stress, Alternating and Combined. See Tests {Materials)
— in Colliery Winding Ropes, 551
— Compressive, Strength of Ships’ Structures
under, 405
— in Constant-Angle Arch Dams, 441*. See
Erratum, 653
— in Corrugated and Creased-Bend Piping, 103,
215*, 297
— Deformation in Ferro-Concrete Arch Bridge,
566
— Internal, Effect on Fatigue Resistance of
Spring Steels; 565
— Measurements, Photo-Elastic, Polarised-
Light, Experimental Apparatus for, 584*, 696
— in Mine Winding Ropes, 569*
— Optical Determination of. See Optical and
Photo-Elastic
— Repetitions. See AZZernaiin^ Stress under
Tests {Materials)
— in Roads and Wheel-Load Distribution, 24
— Shrink in Fusion Welding, 675
— During Transient Torsional Vibrations, 154*,
221*
— on Vertical-Wall Breakwaters, 141 Stretford Gas Board, Furnace-Heating Experiences,621
Strickland, W. F., on British Trade in Near East, 47
Strip, Steel, Rolling Mills for, 538, 539
Strowger, A. T. M., Photo-Telemetering System, 661
Structural and Bridge Engineering, Report of Congress on (Review), 140
— Design of Aeroplanes. See Aeroplanes under
Aeronautics
— Engineers, Institution of, Annual Dinner,349
— Steel for Buildings, Specification, 264
— Steels, Corrosion of Welds in, 688
— Steelwork. See Steelwork
Structures, Ferro-Concrete. See Ferro-Concrete
— Framed, Analysis of (Review), 364
— and Machines, Calculations for, 251*
— in Sea Water, Deterioration of, Report, 352,
429, 439
Stuart-Williams, Sir C., on Development of Indian Ports, 411
Stucky, Prof., Model Experiments on Vertical- Wall Breakwaters, 211*
Subdivision of Ships. See Watertight Submarine Boats. See WarsAips
Submarine Signal Co., Ltd., Receiving Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 610
Subsidies for British Shipping, Views on, 234, 268
Substation, Transformer, Portable (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 624
1 Suction Dredger. See Dredger
Sullivan, H. W., Ltd., Exhibits at Physical Society’s Exhibition, 161
Sulphur Print, Ghost Line in Alloy-Steel Ingot, 489*. See Erratum, 516
— Removal, Billingham Hydrogenation Plant,
680*
Sulzer Brothers, Mono-Tube Boiler, 220*, 275* ; Mono-Tube Marine Boiler, 438*
Summerfield, W., on Engineers and Arbitration Law, 3, 43, 55
Sun. See Solar
Sundstrand Machine Tool Co., Electrically- Controlled Milling Machine, 21*
“ Super-Lancashire ” Boiler, Tests, 34 Supercharging in Motor-Vehicle Engines, 41 Superheated Steam, Control Aboard Ships, 50 Superheater Co., Ltd., Superheaters and De
Superheaters, S.S. “ Hopestar,” 129, 269*
— and De-Superheaters, S.S. “ Hopestar,” 129,
269*
— for Marine Practice, Control of, 50 Supervisor, Office (Review), 6.
Supports, Mine, Investigations on, 76
Surface Condensers. See Condensers
— Grinding Machine. See Grinding under
Machine Tools
Surging of Three-Phase Generators, 335*
Surveying, Modern, for Civil Engineers (Review), 4
Surveyors and the Law, 562
— and Valuation Fees, 42
Sussex, Rve Bay Coast-Protection Works, 27*, 81*
Sutherland, R. A., on Scope of Constant-Angle Arch Dam, 387*, 441*. See Erratum, 653
Swale, W. E., on Large-Scale Electric Cooking, 648
Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Launch of S.S. “ Hopestar,” 129, 269* ; Bauer-Wach Exhaust-Steam Turbines, 239; Launch of H.M. Destroyer “ Hunter,” 314; Launch of H.M. Destroyer “ Hyperion,” 425
Swansea University College Welding Conference and Exhibition 239
Sweden, Stockholm Science Museum, Opening of, 583
Swimming Pools, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 632*
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, District Heating and Power Plant, 219*, 275* ;
Aerodynamical Laboratory, 685*
Switchgear-Erection Shop, CrOmpton Parkinson, Ltd., 706*
— Northern Ireland Broadcasting Station,
342*
— S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 602*
— Testing Plant High-Power Testing Laboratory, General Electric Co., Ltd., 303*
Switches, Mercury (Mercury Switch Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 60
— Motor Starting. See AfoZors, Electric
Sydney, New South Wales, Tramcar-Carrying Trailer for, 695*
Sykes, W. E., on Production of Marine Gearing, 50
Symons Lecture on Meteorology of Greenland Ice-Cap, 370
— Medal, Award to Dr. W. Schmidt, 134
Syphon Spillways (Review), 223
Systems, Shop. See Works Management
“ Sy-Vor ” Hydraulic Classifier for Sand, 369*

TABLE, Draughting, Arclight Universal (E. N. Mason and Sons, Ltd.), 517*
Tangel Die Heads, 227*
Tank Experiments on Bulbous-Bows, 15
— — Cunard-White Star Liner “ Queen Mary,”
524*
— — Froude’s Skin-Friction Constants, 431
— — High-Speed Ships in Smooth and Rough
Water, 432
on Propeller Vibration, 77
— •— Skin Frictional Resistance and Wake,
Effect of Wetting and Turbulence, 458, 466*
Twin-Screw Propulsion, 459
— Experimental. See also Models ; Ship Resist
ance
— Oil-Fuel, Airship “ Hindenburg,” 658*
— Ships, Motor. See Motor
— Wagons, Measuring Apparatus for (H.
Viney Co., Ltd.), 451*
— Water, Bituminous Emulsions for, Investi
gations on, 30
Tantalum, Production, Properties and Uses of, 680
TapseH, H. J., on Creep and Growth of Cast Irons, 564; on Behaviour of Steels at High Temperatures, 701
Tar Production from Scottish Cannel, 655
— Road Surfaces, Skid Resistance of, 24
— Specifications, 93
Tariffs for Electricity Supply, Standardisation of, 648
— Two-Part, as Aid to Gas Sales, 620
Tarpen Syndicate, Ltd., Portable Petrol- driven Generating Set, 241*
Tawresey, Rear-Adml. J. G., on Calculation of Flooding Curves, 473
Taylor and Challen, Ltd., Geared-Crank Press, 224*; Die for Hot-Brass Press Work, 224*
— Mechanical Stokers, Use in Ships, 355
Taylor, R. A. A., on Colloidal Fuel, 239. See ErraZwm, 269
Taylor, S., and Sons (Brierley Hill), Ltd., Anchors, Cables and Davits, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 611*, 630*
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd., Profile- Projection Equipment, 173*; Golden- Jubilee Booklet, 481
Teaching. See Education
Technical College and Education. See Education
— and Scientific Encyclopedia, Hutchinson’s
(Review), 279
— Societies. See Institutions and PARAGRAPH INPEX
Technological Progress; Effect on Industry, 123 Teed, Major P. L., on Plastic Deformation and Age-Hardening of Duralumin, 320
Teichert und Sohn, Floorboard-Planing Machine, 388* ; Dovetailing Machine, 389*
Telefunken Gesellschaft fur Drahtlose Telegraphic m.b.H., Radio Receiver for Motor Cars, 363*
Telegraphs, Ship’s, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 610
Telegraphy, Wireless, Equipment for Empire Flying Boats, 380*
Micro-Ray Communication, 241*
Northern Ireland Broadcasting Station, 341*
Radio Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 605
Radio Receivers for Motor Cars, 361* Short-Wave Signal Generator (Marconi’s
Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 60
Specification, Radio Fittings, 668
See also Radio
— See also Electricity in PARAGRAPH INDEX Telemeter System, Evershed-Midworth, 58* Photo- (A.T.M. Strowger), 661 Telephone Development in London Area, 97
— Equipment, S.S. " Queen Mary,” 604, 614 Telephony, Long-Distance, Developments in,
89
— Wireless, Equipment for Empire Flying
Boats, 380*
s- Micro-Ray Communication, 241*
Northern Ireland Broadcasting Station, 341*
Radio Equipment, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 605
Radio Receivers for Motor Cars, 361* Specification, Radio Fittings, 668 See also Radio
— See also Electricity in PARAGRAPH INDEX Telescope, Transport of 200-in. Mirror Disc
for, 679*
Television Receiver, Cathode-Ray Tube for, 645 Temperature and Carbon-Dioxide Measuring Apparatus (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.), 34*
— Indicator for Transformers (British Electric
Transformer Co., Ltd.), 178
— Measurement. See Pyrometry; Thermo
metry
—? Very-Low, Exhibition of Apparatus, Science Museum, South Kensington, 294* ; Handbook on, 373 ; Lectures at, 344, 403, 510, 591, 673
Tempering. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Tendering for Professional Fees, 42
Tenders, 12, 38, 64, 92, 120, 148, 176, 204, 230, 260, 286, 314, 344, 372, 398, 452, 480, 506, 532, 586, 623, 640, 668, 696
Tennessee Valley Authority, Wheeler Dam, Alabama, 7*
Tensile Tests. See Tests (Materials')
Ternary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Terrestrial Magnetism. See Magnetism
Tests (Materials) :
Alternating-Stress Tests, Corroded Steel Wire, 495*
— Tests, Corrugated and Creased-Bend Piping, 215*, 297*
—- — Tests, Grooved and Parallel Steel Bars, 660*
— — Tests of Metals, Changes in Crystal
line Structure During, 590
Tests, Spring Steels, 565
— Tests, Welded Steel, 486, 545* Bending Tests, Iron Clad with Stainless Steel, 385*
of Steamed Timbers, 107
Welded Steel, 486, 545*
Creep Tests, Bolts for Pipe Flanges, 271*
— — Data, Utilisation in Design, 328.
See LETTER, 88
— — on Five Cast Irons, 564
— — of Molybdenum and Carbon Steels,
701
of Molybdenum Steel, 328 of Oxy-Acetylene Welds, 676 Welded Steel, 486, 494* Deep-Drawing Test for Aluminium, Dr. A.
G. C. Gwyer and P. C. Varley, 333 Drop Tests (Falling Weight), Sandberg
Sorbitic Rails, 666
Erichsen Values of Thin Mild-Steel Sheets, Effect of Cold-Rolling and Annealing on, 538
Hardness Tests, Shorter Double-Duro Surface-Hardened Steel, 273*
with Wimet Pyramid Indenter, 639. See LETTER, 664
Impact Tests, Izod, High-Tensile Alloy Steels, 564, 651*
Welded Steel, 544* Magnetic Tests. See Magnetic Notched-Bar Impact Tests. See Impact Tests (above)
Scragging Test, Effect on Fatigue Resistance of Spring Plates, 565
Strength of Materials (Review), 5
Stress Determination, Optical. See Optical and Photo-Elastic
— in Materials and Structures. See also
Tensile Tests, Butt-Welded Tubes, 683 High-Tensile Alloy Steels, 564, 651*
— — Sandberg Regulated Sorbitic Steel
Rails, 666*
Welded Steel, 486, 493*
— -— Wire for Ropes, 26
Testing Machines, -Institution of Automobile Engineers’ Research Laboratory, 358*
— — Metallic Wear, 310*
Specific-Stress and Specific-Strain, 215*
Universal, Arthuis (Ateliers de Fabrications Industrielles et de Materiel d’Essai), 271*
Vibrating-Table (Losenhausenwerk), 391*
• Tests, Crossed-Prism, Sandberg Regulated Sorbitic Steel Rails, 666*
— Fatigue, Spring Steels, 565
— Mechanical, Large Alloy-Steel Forgings, 490*. See Erraiwn, 516
— Oxy?Acetylene Welded Steel, 687 Tests, Aeronautical. See Aeronautics
— Anchors for Seaplanes, 460, 619, 625*
— Application of Statistical Methods to, 617
Tests, 2,600-b.h.p. Armstrong-Sulzer Oil Engine, 338
— Bituminous Coatings for Water Pipes, 246
— Boilers with Sinuflo Tubes, 35*
— Chain Cables for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 612*
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Deep-Drawing for Aluminium, 333
— Electrolytic, for Zinc Coatings on Wire, 335
— 250-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Brush Oil Engine,
101
— Locomotive, Aims and Methods of, 340*
— Magnetic. See Magnetic
— Model. See Model ; Ship Resistance
— 2,000-kW, 3-3-kV Mercury Rectifiers, 201*
— 900-h.p. Nine-Cylinder Radial Bristol
Pegasus Aero Engine, 450*
— Polarised Light, 200-in. Glass Disc for
Telescope Mirror, 679
— Silencers for Pneumatic Drills, 152
— Small-Scale Steam-Generating Plant, 34
— Steam Consumption, Battersea Power
Station, 309*
Pipe Flanges, 237*, 243*, 271*
— of Ventilating Fans, Mersey Tunnel, 360
— Water-Tube Naval Boilers, 409*, 430
— on Wire Ropes, Report, 25
— X-Ray, of Welds, 487, 493, 673. See also
Rontgen
Testing Laboratory, High-Power, General Electric Co., Ltd., 303*
— — See also National Physical
— Machines, Institution of Automobile Engi
neers’ Research Laboratory, 358*
Metallic Wear, 310*
Road, Harmondsworth Research Station, 434*
— — Specific-Stress and Specific-Strain, 215* Universal, Arthuis (Ateliers de Fabrications Industrielles et de Materiel d’Essai), 271*
Vibrating-Table (Losenhausenwerk), 391*
— — See also Tests (Materials)
— Materials, American Society for, Reports on
Corrosion Research, 8; Symposium on Industrial Fuels, 671
— See also Tests (Materials) ; Trials Text Books. See LITERATURE INDEX Textile-Machinery Industry, Position and
Prospects, 153
Thames, River, Purfleet-Dartford Road Tunnel, 69 ; Traffic Facilities Across, 429
Thermal Efficiency, Battersea Power Station, 307*
Boilers with Sinuflo Tubes, 35*
— British Power Stations, 484
— — of Marine Boilers, 411, 431, 435
of Motor Cars, 24
Small-Scale Steam Generating Plant, 34
— Storage, Electrical, Heating Buildings by,
152
— Treatment, Metals. See Heat Treatment
under AfetaZlwrgy
Thermo-Couple. See Pyrometer
Thermodynamics, Heat Tables and Charts (Review), 417
— International Steam Tables, 17
• — Steam, High-Pressure and High-Temperature, Advantages of, 78
Thermometer Unit for Thomas Total-Heat Meter for Gas, 447*
— See also Pyrometer
Thermostat for Electric Water Heaters (Rheostatic Co., Ltd.), 255*
— for Room-Temperature Control, 418*
Thermotank, Ltd., Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Plant, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 609*
Thomas, A. le, on Alloy Cast Irons, 597
— Total-Heat Meter for Gas (Cambridge
Instrument Co., Ltd.), 445*, 557*, 597*
Thompson, R. C., on Modernising the “ Silver- pine ” and “ Silverlarch, ” 699
Thompson, R. W. S., Stainless-Steel Venturi- Flume Meters, 259*
Thomson, Sir F. V., on Position of British Tramp Shipping, 268
Thornycroft, J. I., and Co., Ltd., 18-h.p. Oil Engine for Lifeboats, 613*
Thornycroft, O., on Supercharging for Road VATIICIM 4-1
Throttle Valve: -. See Valve
Thrust Bearing. See Bearing
— of Propellers. See Propellers ; Aeronautics Thursfleld, Rear-Admiral H. G., on Modern
Trends in Warship Design, 393. See 404 Thyratron Welding Equipment (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 257
Tidal Observations, Rye Bay, Sussex, 30
“Tiger” Plate-Frame Crusher, 254*
Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co., Shingle- Pumping Plant, 82*
Timber, Deterioration in Sea Water, Report, 352
— Forest Products Research Board’s Investi
gations on, 106
— Mine, Experiments on Preservation of, 78
— Piling, Waterloo Bridge Foundations, 377 Time Yield and Deformation Stresses in Ferro-
Concrete Arch Bridge, 566
Timmis, A. C., on Developments in Long- Distance Telephony, 89
Tin Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Coating of Tin-Plate, Origin of Porosity in,
593, 598*
— Industry, Development Movement in, 292
— Plate, Corrosion by Weak Acids, 592
Origin of Porositv in Tin Coating of, 593, 598*
Weighing Machine for (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 167*
— and Tin-Plate Prices. See Metal-Price
Diagrams
Tinning, Hot, of Copper, Investigations on, 334
Tipping and Transportation of Materials (Review), 365
— Wagon. See Wagon
Tolerances in Machine Work. See Gauges
Tookey, W. A., Tests of 250-b.h.p. Four- Cylinder Oil Engine, 101; Award of Medal of Institution of Automobile Engineers to, 403
Tools, Machine. See Machine Tools
— Pneumatic. See AfacAiwe Tools
Torpedo Boats and Destroyers. See Warships Torque Meters. See Dynamometers; Torsion Meters
Torsion Meters for Ships’ Propeller Shafting, 51
See also Dynamometers
Torsional Vibrations, Transient, 154*, 221* Tottenham, Brantwood Works, Benjamin Electric, Ltd., 217*
Towers for Cableway Drag-Line Excavators, 85*, 142*
Town Gas. See Gas
Trackless Trolley System, Road Traction. See Trolley ’Bus
Trackson Co., Mobile Shovelling and Loading Machines, 102*
Traction Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Electric. See Railways; Trolley ’Bus;
Tramways
Tractor, Agricultural, 12-20 h.p. Crude-Oil (Marshall, Sons and Co. (Successors), Ltd.), 707*
— Binder (International Harvester Co. of Great
Britain, Ltd.), 689*
— Electric, Use on French Canals, 329
— Paraffin, with Six-Cylinder Engine (Inter
national Harvester Co. of Great Britain, Ltd.), 691*
— 48-h.p., for Snow Plough (Linn Manufac
turing Corporation), 421*
Trade, Agricultural-Machinery, Imports and Exports, 235
— Aircraft Exports, 100
— British, in Near East, 47
— Colonial Empire as Export Market, 485
— Copper Imports, 126
— Disputes. See Labour ; Labour Notes
— Economic Conditions in Iran, Report, 415 Conditions in, Iraq, Report, 415
— Electrical Machinery, Imports and Ex
ports, 125
— — Position of, 379
?— Empire, and British Engineering, 69
— — Proposals for Furthering, 151
— Engineering and Allied, Position and Pros
pects, 17, 46, 70, 100, 125, 153, 181, 209, 235, 266, 306
— — Export, Position of, 509
— Exhibition. See Exhibition
— Exports Credits Guarantee Department,
Policy, 641
— — Government Assistance to, 397
— Import Duties, Statistics, 316
— Institute of Export, Inaugural Reception,
69; Government Assistance to Export Trade, by J. W. Golsby, 397 ; The Colonial Empire—Britain’s Greatest Export Market, by Major W. E. Simnett, 485
— Locomotive, British and Foreign Exports,
209
— Machine Tools, Imports and Exports, 181
— Machinery Imports and Exports, 17, 46, 70,
100, 125, 153, 181, 208, 209, 235, 242, 266, 306
— Marine-Engine, British Exports, 266
— Motor Cycles and Cycles, Imports and
Exports, 70
— — Vehicles, Imports and Exports, 46
— Offensive, Handbook on (Review), 364
— Overseas, Policy Regarding, 563
— Railway Rolling-Stock, Position of, 210
— Textile-Machinery, Imports and Exports,
153
— Unions. See Labour ; Labour Notes
— World, and British Shipping, 234, 26S Traders and Transport, Leaflet on, 125 Traffic Problems and Municipal Passenger
Transport, 595
— Signals, Old Dee Bridge, Chester, 149 Trailer, Tramcar-Carrying (R. A. Dyson and Co.,
Ltd.), 695*
Train-Ferry Dock, Dover, Model of Entrance Gates, 660
— See also Railway
Training. See FiZacation ; Apprenticeship Tramways and Municipal Passenger Transport, 594
— Car-Carrying Trailer (R. A. Dvson and Co.,
Ltd.), 695*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Transformers, 80,000-kVA, Battersea Power Station, 279
— Hackbridge Protective Relay for, 661
— 4,800-kVA, 4,620-h.p. Electric Locomotive,
475*
— High-Power Testing Laboratory, General
Electric Co., Ltd., 303*
— Substation; Portable (British Thomson-
Houston Co., Ltd.), 624
— Temperature Indicator for (British Electric
Transformer Co., Ltd.), 178
Transjordania, Dead-Sea Chemical Industry, 456
Transmission Dynamometer. See Dynamometer ; Torsion Meter
— Electric, Ship Propulsion. See Marine
Propulsion
?— Gear. See Gear; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— of Power. See Marine Propulsion ; Power
Transmission
Transmutation, Researches in, 350*, 378*, 413*,. 443*
Transport, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— Institute of, Decline of British Mercantile
Marine, by E. H. Watts, 322 ; Mechanical Traction on French Waterways, by L. P. Alvin, 329; Annual Congress, 594; Municipal Passenger Transport, by A. C. Baker, 594
— Ministry of, Road Accidents in 1935, 43;
Purfleet-Dartford Road Tunnel, 69; Motor-Vehicle Census, 177; Circular on Widths of Roads, 377 ; Police Reports of Road Accidents, 402; Report on Road Safety Among School Children, 485; Grants for Roads and Bridges, 536
— Motor. See Road ; Motor
— Progress of, 485
— Railway. See Railway
— Road. See Road ; Motor; Trolley 'Bus
— and Traders, Leaflet on, 125
— by Wheeled Vehicles, Development of, 672 Transportation and Tipping of Materials (Review), 365
Travelling Crane. See Crane
Travers, Prof. W. M., on Technique of Low- Temperature Investigation, 403
Trials, S.S. “ Harpasa ” and “ Hartlebury,” with Gotaverken Exhaust-Steam Turbines, 191
— See also Tests
Trinidad, Corrosion Tests of Steel in Sea Water, 440
“ Trione,” S.S., with Lindholmen Exhaust- Steam Turbine System, 189*
Triple-Expansion Engines. See Engines, Steam Tritton, J. S., on Rail Cars and Public Transport, 290
Triumph Stoker, Ltd., Fan-Draught Mechanical Stoker, 93
Trolley ’Buses and Municipal Passenger Transport, 594
Tropics, Human Comfort in, Use of Bright Metallic Surfaces, 619
Trucks, Bale-Stacking, B.E.V. Electric (Wingrove and Rogers, Ltd.), 146*
— Railway. See Wayons
— See also Bogie
Truss, Roof, Welded, Deformeter Analysis of, 709*
Tubes, Condenser, Cupro-Nickel, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 578
— Copper, Specification, 542
— Mild Steel, Butt-Welded, Properties of, 683
— Sinuflo, for Boilers, 35*, 194*
— Water-Tube Boiler, Overheating of, 409, 431
— See also Pipes
Tubing for Gas Appliances, Specification, 506 Tugs, Development of Machinery for, 42. See LETTER, 89
Tulacz, P., on Polish Type of Gas-Welded Rail Joint, 675
Tungsten, Production, Application and Properties of, 158
— Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
Tungstone Patent High-Pressure Die Casting Co., Air-Pressure Pump, 703*
Tungum Sales Co., Ltd., Tungum Alloy, 60
Tunnels, Blackwall and Rotherhithe, Traffic Through, 429
— Mersey, Construction of, 360
— Road, Purfleet-Dartford, 69
Tunnelling under Compressed Air, Regulations for Men Engaged on, 421
Tuplin, W. A., on Transient Torsional Vibrations, 154*, 221*
‘ ‘ Turbine ” Furnace Grate, Use in- Ships, 356*
— Hydraulic. See Power Plant
— Pumps. See Pwm^s, Centrifugal
— Steam, 300-kW Back-Pressure, Curtis-
Type, Hayle Power Station, 137*
105,000-kW, Battersea Power Station, 53*
— Blading for. See Blading
Design of Throttle Valves for, 117*. See LETTERS, 238*, 504, 556
—- — Marine, Geared. See Marine Propulsion Operation of (Review), 364
— — Small and Medium Sized (Review), 418 Zurich Institute of Technology Power
Station, 220*
See also Turbo-Generators
— Steamers. See Steamers ; Warships
Turbo-Blowers and Compressors, Development in, 67
— Compressor for Gotaverken Marine Exhaust
Steam Turbine System, 128, 190*. See LETTER, 322
for Wind Tunnel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 687*
. — Electric System, Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Generator, 300-kW Back-Pressure, Hayle
Power Station, 137*
-— — 105,000-kW Battersea Power Station, 53*, 109*, 279*, 307*
— 1,300-kW, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 601* Small and Medium Sized (Review), 418 Turbulence, Effect on Skin Resistance Friction and Wake of Models, 458, 466*
Turner, Prof. W. E. S., on Art and Technical Schools in Czechoslovakia, 407; on Breaking Strength of Sheet Glass, 407 ; on Glass Trade Schools in Czechoslovakia and Germany, 664
Turners, Worshipful Company of, Exhibition of Work, 563
Turning. See under Machine Tools
Tyres, Motor, Friction Tests of, 24
— Railway Carriage, Gas-Heated Furnace for, 621

ULLRICH, E. H., on Micro-Ray Communication, 241*
Ulman, M. H., on Bituminous Roads, 301
Umberto Mole, Genoa, Model Experiments on, 211*
Underground Car Park, Hastings, 673
— Railway, Glasgow, Electrification of, 19 Unemployment. See Labour
Union-Castle Mail Steamhip Co., Ltd., M.S. “ Stirling Castle,” 184* ; M.S. “ Athlone Castle,” 568*
Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd.., M.S. “ Matua,” 2,600-b.h.p. Armstrong-Sulzer Oil Engine, 338*
— Trade. See Labour ; Labour Notes
Units, Obsolescent, and Their Substitutes, 488 United British Oilfields of Trinidad, Ltd., Corrosion Tests, Steel in Seawater, 440
— States, Air Transport in, 266
Bureau of Mines, Report on Inflammability of Coal Dusts, 541
— -- Bureau of Standards, Report on Infra-
Red Radiation from Otto-Cycle Engine Explosions, 131*, 325* ; Absolute Determination of the Ohm 376
Constant-Angle Arch Dams in 387*, 441*. See Frrotam, 653
Corrosion Research in, Reports, 8
Development of Highway Travel in, 672
Engineering Degrees in, Unification of 644
Engineering Training in, 456
and Great Britain, Fuel Practice in, 671
Highway Research Board, Reports on Road-Construction Research, 23; Symposium on Flexible-Type Bituminous Roads, 300
United States, Manufacture of Insulating Firebrick in, 162
Model Basin, Experiments on Propeller Vibration, 77
National Museum, Annual Report, 354 Railways. See Railroads
Wide-Strip Rolling Mills in, 538, 539 See also America
United Steel Companies, Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 173; Research Department, Thermostat for Room- Temperature Control, 418*; Thomas Total- Heat Meter for Gas, 445*, 557*, 597*
“ Univectair ” Unit Heater, 169
Universal Grinding Machine. See Grinding Machine under Machine Tools
University College, London, Research on Specific Heats of Metals at High Temperatures, by Prof. F. M. Jaeger, 563
Southampton, Aeronautical Courses at, 700
— of Illinois, Tests of Model Ferro-Concrete
Arch Bridge, 566
— of Lausanne, Experiments on Vertical-Wall
Breakwaters, 211*
— of London, King’s College, Deformeter
Analysis of Welded Rigid-Arch Building, 709* ; Queen Mary College, High-Voltage Laboratory, 540*
— Liverpool, Rankin Lecture on Rationalisa
tion in Industry, by F. Hodges, 213; Experiments on Turbulence and Skin Friction, 458, 468*
— of Michigan, Tank Experiments on Skin
Frictional Resistance and Wake of Models, 458, 466*
— of Sheffield, Mining and Fuel Technology,
Research at, 232
— See also Education
Unwin, Dr. W. C., Memorial to, 175

VALVES, Boiler, Manufacture at Messrs. Babcock and Wilcox, Limited, Dumbarton Works, 113*
— Reducing, Relay-Operated, 195* ; Automatic Exhaust Relief (J. Howden and Co., Ltd.), 195*
— Steam and Safety, S.S. “Queen Mary”
(Cockburns, Ltd.), 608*
— Stop, Explosion of, S.S. “ El Uruguayo,”
163
— Throttle for Steam Turbines, Design of,
117*. See LETTERS, 238*, 504, 556
“ Vectair ” Unit Heater, 169
Vehicles, Wheels for, Development, 672
Velox Boiler, Use in Ships, 438
Venis, E., on Glass-Finishing Machinery, 664
Ventilating and Heating Engineers, Institution of. See Heating
Ventilation System Mersey Tunnel, 360
— — S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 609*
Venturi-Flume Meters, Stainless-Steel, at
Yorkshire Bridge, 259*
Verity, G. H., the Late, 294
Vessels, Pressure, for Compressed Hydrogen, Billingham Hydrogenation Plant, 682*
— — Welded, Researches on, 486, 492*, 544* Viaduct. See Bridge
Vibration in Cross-Channel Steamers, 179
— of Marine Propellers, Investigations on, 77
— Recorder, Sensitive (C. F. Casella and Co., Ltd.), 159*
— in Ships’ Propeller Shafting, Measurement
of, 51
—Torsional, Transient, 154*, 221*
Vibrators, Concrete (Losenhausenwerk), 391*
Vickers, A. E. J., on Photography of Glassware, 488
Vickers-Anderson High-Pressure Joint, 683*
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Launch of H.M. Cruiser “ Newcastle,” 127 ; Launch of H.M. Destroyers “ Hero ” and “ Here- ward,” 339 ; Duralumin Pit Cages, 558
Vienna Technical Museum 511
— Technological Industrial Institute, Tests of
Ferro-Concrete Hollow Girders, 472*
Villiers Engineering Co., Ltd., 125-c.c. Motor- Cycle Engine Unit, 49*
Viney, H., and Co., Ltd., Petrol-Measuring Apparatus for Tank Wagons, 451*
Viscometer, Steiner 659*
Viscosimetrical Inspection of Lubricating Oil in Service, 659*
Viscosity of Lubricating Oils, System of Grading, 427
Vizagapatam, Port of, Development, 412
Voith, I. M., Hydraulic Rotary Air Compressor, 389*
Vyrnwy Catchment Area, Rainfall and Loss over, 330

WADE, B. H., on Distillation of Sea Water by Solar Radiation, 704
Wages. See Labour .
Wagner Boiler, Use in Ships, 435
Wagon, Dumping, 2-cub. yd. Muir-Hill (E. Boydell and Co., Ltd.), 174*
— Motor. See Motor Lorries ; Tractors
— Tank, Measuring Apparatus for (H. Viney and Co., Ltd.), 451*
Wailes, R., on Preparation of Woad in England, 400
Waite, J. N., on Electric Street Lighting, 648...
Wakefield, C. C., and Co., Ltd., Marine Lubricator, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 609
Wales', Water Supply from, 584
Walker, E. Gf., on Memorial to Dr. W. C. Unwin, 175
Wall, Dr. T. F., on Surging of Three-Phase Generator, 335*
— Concrete, Clyde’s Mill Power Station, 553*
— River, Use of Wire Netting in, 428
Wallace, Captain D. E., on Overseas Trade, 563
Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co., Ltd., High-Pressure Boilers, S.S. “ Hopestar,” 129, 269*; H.M. Destroyer “Hunter,” 314; Oil-Fuel System, S.S. “Queen Mary,” 548*, 608*
Wanderer-Werke A.-G., Horizontal Milling
. Machine, 281*
War Office, Appointment of Col. A. E. Davidson as Director of Mechanisation, 181
Ward, H., the Late, 406
Warfare, Naval. See Warships Warning Apparatus, Maximum-Demand (Nalder Brothers and Thompson, Ltd.), 160*
Warren, P. F. S., on Hook Adapter for Bolt Heads. 461
Warships :
Aircraft Carriers, Design of, 394, 404 Aviation, Naval. See Aeronautics Battleships, Development and Design of, 393, 404
Cruiser Construction, Electric Welding in, 473
—- Development and Design of, 393, 404 H.M. Cruiser “ Newcastle,” Launch, 127 — Destroyers “ Hero ” and “ Hereward,” Launch of, 339
— — “ Hunter,” Launch of, 314 “ Hyperion,” Launch of, 425
— Flotilla Leader “ Hardy,” Launch, 421
— Sloop “ Mallard,” Launch of, 372 “ Puffin,” Launch of,” 532
— Submarine “ Spearfish,” Launch of, 475 High-Pressure Steam in Warships, 78 Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Water-Tube Boilers, Tests of, 409*, 430 Torpedo Craft, Development and Design of, 394
Warship Design, Modern Trends in, 393, 404
See also Naval in PARAGRAPH INDEX Washer and Scrubber, Vibrating (E. Allen and Co., Ltd.), 312*
Washing Plant for Sand, “ Sy-Vor ” (St. Albans Sand and Gravel Co., Ltd.), 369* Washington, World Power Conference and International Congress on Large Dams, Programmes, 235
Water Adsorbed by Wood, Investigations, 106
— Board, Rand, Annual Report, 125
— Engineers, Institution of, Cardiff Meeting :
Programme, 533; Presidential Address by N. J. Peters, on Progress of Public Water Supply, 584; Construction of Cheddar Reservoir, by R. W. Hall, 584; Pre-Storage Problems, by J. A. Rodwell, 584
— Filters. See Filters
— Friction. See Friction; Ship Resistance
— Gas. See Gas
— Gauge, Distance Reading (J. Gordon and Co.,
Ltd.), 196*
— Heaters, Electric, Thermostat for (Rheo
static Co., Ltd.), 255*
— — See also Feed-Water Heaters
— Pipes, Protection Against Corrosion, 246
— Power. See Hydraulic ; Power Plant
— Resources, National, Need of Central
Authority for, 349
— Softening Plant, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 550*
— Still, Gas-Fired (Manesty Machines, Ltd.),
703*
— Supply, Pre-Storage Problems, 584
— — Public, Progress in, 584 See also Irrigation
— Tanks. See Tanks
— Tube Boiler. See Boiler
— Undertaking, Liverpool Corporation, Rain
fall over Vyrnwy Catchment Area, 330
— Vapour, Action on Silica Bricks, 133 Waterloo Bridge Foundations, State of, 377 Watertight Doors, Hydraulically-Operated,
S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 614*
Waterways, French, Mechanical Traction on, 329
— See also Rivers ; Canals
Waterworks, Bristol, Cheddar Reservoir, 584
— See also Water Supply and PARAGRAPH
INDEX
Watt Bicentenary Celebrations, 68, 98; at Handsworth, 291
Watt, J., Craftsman and Engineer (Review), 222 Watts, E. H., on Decline of British Mercantile Marine, 322
Watts, Dr. H. C., on Airscrew Development, 263 Waves, Electromagnetic. See Telegraphy, Wireless ; Telephony, Wireless
— Making Resistance of Ships. See Ship
Resistance
— Pressure Measurements,Vertical-Wall Break
waters, 141, 211*
— Screen, Coast-Protection Works, Rye Bay,
29*, 81*
Waygood-Otis, Ltd., Passenger Lifts, S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 615
Wear, Metallic, in Presence of Lubricants, 310* Weather. See Meteorological
Weathering of Building Materials, Investigations on, 30
— of Wrought Iron and Mild Steel, Tests of, 461 Weaving (Review), 365
Weigh Larry, Coal and Ash-Handling Plant, Cincinnati Union Railroad Terminus, 368* Weighing Machine for Tin-Plate (W. and T.
Avery, Ltd.), 167*
Weipert, F. C., Single-Speed Lathe, 282*
Weir Closed-Feed System, S.S. “ Queen Marv,” 580*, 605*
— Planimeters for Records from, 1*, 56* Weldability in Steels, Researches on, 688 Welded Joints under Alternating Stresses,
Researches on (Review), 223
— Rigid-Arch Building, Deformeter Analvsis
of, 709*
Welding, Acetylene, Oxy-Acetylene and Allied Industries, International Congress, London :
Preliminary Programme, 537; Inaugural Proceedings, 646; Historical Survey of Industrial Oxygen Production, by
C. R. Houseman, 646; Explosions in Gas Cylinders, by J. R. H. Goris, 647; Comparison of Oxy-Acetylene and Arc Welding, by R. Meslier, 647 ; X-Ray Testing of Welds, by Dr. R. Berthold, 673 ; Report on X-Ray Testing of Oxy-Acetylene Welds, by L. C. Percival and C. Coulson Smith, 674 ; Widmanstatten Structure
Welding, Acetylene, Oxy-Acetylene and Allied Industries, International Congress, London {continued):
in Welds, by Col. N. T. Belaiew and Dr.
D. Sdfdrian, 674; Use of Blowpipe in Railway Maintenance, by Z. Dobrowolski, 674 ; Dissolved Acetylene, by G. Claude, ?
674 ; Application of Oxy-Acetylene Welding to Re-Surfacing of Worn Crossingsand Permanent Way Bondings on British Railways, by C. S. Bainbridge and R. E. Dore,
675 ; Polish Type of Gas-Welded Rail Joint: Laboratory Tests and Practical Applications, by F. Golfing and P. Tulacz, 675 ; Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Oxygen Cutting on Japanese Railways, by H. Shibata and S. Otsuka, 675 ; Shrinkages and Shrink Stresses in Fusion Welding, by S. A. Eskilson, 675; Creep Limit of Oxy-Acetylene Welds, by Prof. C. F. Keel, 676 ; Alloying Elements in Welding Rods, by Dr. A. B. Kinzel, 676 ; Influence of Welding Methods on Mechanical Properties of Welds in Oxy-Acetylene Welding, by Y. Mercier, 687 ; Weldability in Steels, by Prof. J. Brillid and Dr. D. Sdfdrian, 688 ; Formation of Metallic Nitrides in Welding of Steels, by Prof. A. Portevin and Dr. D. Sdfdrian, 688; Researches on Welding Rods and Electrodes for Corrosion-Resisting Joints in Constructional Steels, by Prof. J. Brillid, A. Leroy and A. Roux, 688 ; Research on Low-Temperature Steel Welding, by E. Lewis, 688 ; Examination and Preservation of Wood Poles, and Prolongation of Their Service Life, by Oxy- Acetylene Scouring and Charring, by H. C. Morgan, 689. See also vol. cxlii
Welding, Application of Electric Arc to, 429
— Conference and Exhibition, Swansea Univer
sity College, 239
— of Dissimilar Metals, Armstrong Method of,
383*, 481
— Electric, in Cruiser Construction, 473
? — and Oxy-Acetylene, Comparisons, 647 of Steel Barge (G. A. Harvey and Co.
(London), Ltd.), 507
— Equipment, Dumbarton Works, Babcock &
Wilcox, Ltd., 113*
— — Specifications, 468
— — Thyratron (British Thomson-Houston
Co., Ltd.), 257
— Fusion, for Boiler Drums (Babcock and Wil
cox, Ltd.), 693
— — Shrinkages and Shrink Stresses in, 675
— Institute of, Presidential Address, by Sir A.
Gibb, on Work of Institute, 618
— Linde Low-Temperature Process for Steels,
688
— Machines (P. Knopp), 280*
— Butt, Automatic (Holden and Hunt), 198*
— — Butt, Electric, Billingham Hydrogena
tion Plant, 683*
— — Portable Electric (English Electric Co.,
Ltd.), 255*
Portable, Electric (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 256*
— Methods, Influence on Mechanical Properties
of Welds, 687
— Oxy-Acetylene and Electric-Arc, Compari
son Between, 647
— on Railway Permanent Way, 674, 675
— Research Committee, Report, 486, 492*,
544*
— Rods, Alloying Elements in, 676
— — for Corrosion-Resisting Joints, 688
— of Steels, Metallic Nitrides in, 688
— Use of Oxygen in, 511
Welds, Oxy-Acetylene, Creep Limit of, 676
— Use of X-Rays for Testing, 673
— Widmanstatten Structure in, 674 Werkspoor Co., Arrol-Werkspoor Bascule
Bridge, Glasgow, 62* Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd., Metal
Rectifier for Electroplating, 257* Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co., 4,620-h.p. Electric Locomotives, 474* Westminster Abbey, Watt Commemoration Service, 99
— Corporation, Tests of Silencers for Pneu
matic Drills, 152
Weston, W., and Early American Engineering, 505
Wetherbee, C. P., on High Steam Pressure and Superheat Aboard Ship, 78
Wharton, A., on Infra-Red Radiation from Otto-Cycle Engine Explosions, 131*, 325* Whayman, Engr. Rear-Admiral W. M., on Coal-Fired Marine Boilers, 355*; on Marine Steam Boilers, 435*. See 430 Wheels, Evolution of, 672
— Gear. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Pro
pulsion
Wheeler Dam, Alabama, Cement- and Concrete-Handling Plant, 7*
Whipp and Bourne, Ltd., Switchgear for S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 602*
White Metal. See Alloys under Metallurgy Whiteley, J. H., on Iron-Carbon Diagram near Zero Carbon, 539
Wickman, A. C., Ltd., “ Wimet ” Tipped Tools, 198* ; 8|-in. Centre Thread-Milling Machine, 567* ; Wimet Pyramid for Hardness Testing, 639, 664
Widmanstatten Structure in Welds, 674
Wiggin, H., and Co., Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 200
Wiggins, W. R., on Production of Lubricating Oils from Coal, 97
Wigley, W. C. S., on Theory and Application of Bulbous Bow, 15
Williams, T., on British Trade in Near East, 47 Wilson and Burletson, S.S. “ Hopestar,” 129, 269*
Wilson, H., and Co., Ltd., Kitchen Equipment,
S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 636.* Erratum, 678 Wilson, H. R., the Late, 477
Wilson, J., on Plastics for Laminated Safety Glass, 158
Wilson, Major W. C., on Mechanical Transmission for Oil-Engined Rail Cars, 290
“ Wimet ” Tipped Tools (A. C. Wickman, Ltd.), 198*
— Pyramid for Hardness Testing, 639, 664
Winches, Electrically-Operated, S.S. “Queen Mary,” 612*
Wind Records in Great Britain, 134
— Tunnels. See Aeronautics
Winding and Haulage (Review), 276
— Practice, Rand, Development and Trend of,
517*, 569*
— Ropes, Report on Deterioration of, 551
Window Glasses, Transmission of Light Through Report, 379
Wingrove and Rogers, Ltd., B.E.V. Electric Bale- Stacking Trucks, 146*
Wires, Copper and Copper-Alloy, Electrical Resistance of, 320
and Galvanised Steel, Specifications for, 704
— Drawing Machines (Sir J. Farmer Norton
and Co., Ltd.), 168*
— Netting, Use in Revetment Work, 428
— Ropes for Cableway Drag-Line Excavators,
85*, 142*
in Collieries, Deterioration of, Report, 551
—? — in Rand Mines, 517*, 569*
— — Research Committee, Fifth Report, 25
— — Steel, Capping Metal for, Specification,
396
— Ropeway Drag-Line Excavators, 85*, 142*
— Steel, Corrosion-Fatigue Tests of, 495*
— Zinc Coatings on, Electrolytic Test for, 335 Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy
— Telephony. See Telephony
Wirral Peninsula, RailwayElectriflcation in, 98
Witnesses, Expert, Functions of, 562
Witton Works, High-Power Testing Laboratory, General Electric Co., Ltd., 303*
Woad Industry, History of, 400
Wohler’s Tests. See Alternating Stress under Tests {Materials)
Wolf, S., and Co., Ltd., Duo-Synchro Valve-Seat Grinder and Drill, 172* ; Electric Polisher, 172*
Wolff, Dr. W., on German Patent Practice, 18 Wood, Experiments on Metal Spraying, 381
— Poles, Preservation by Oxy-Acetylene Char
ring, 689
— Water Adsorbed by, Investigations on, 106
Wood, W. A., on Strength of Metals in Light of Modern Physics, 590
Woodworking Machinery. See Machine Tools
Woollard, L., on Education of Naval Architects, 460
Woolwich Ferry Boats, Reconstruction of, 204
— Research Department, Flaw-Detecting Ap
paratus, 619
Workington Iron and Steel Company, Tests of Sandberg Regulated Sorbitic Steel Rails, 666*
Workmen. See Labour
Works :
Alloa Works, Harland Engineering Co., Ltd., 693
Brantwood Works, Tottenham, Benjamin Electric, Ltd., 217*
Chelmsford Works, Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., 706*
Darlington Forge, Ltd., Re-Starting of Works, 403
Dumbarton Works, Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., 113*
Forged-Steel Die-Block Department, T. Firth and J. Brown, Ltd., 229
High-Power Testing Laboratory, Witton Works, General Electric Co., Ltd., 303*
Iscor Works, Pretoria, South African Iron and Steel Industrial Corporation, Ltd., 181
Renfrew Works, Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., 693
Works Management, Engineering Shop Practice (Review), 513
— — Office Supervisor (Review), 6
Precision Workshop Methods (Review), 45 Statistical Methods in Engineering, 617 Workshop Methods, Precision (Review), 45
— Training. See Apprenticeship ; Education
— See also Works ; Machine Tools World Air Transport, Position of, 265
— Power Conference, Annual Report, 537 Conference, Chemical Engineering Congress, London. See Chemical Engineering Congress
— —- Conference, Washington, Programme, 235 Worm Gear. See Gear
Wormaid, C., on Photographic Glass, 488 Worthington-Simpson, Ltd., Storm-Water and Sewage Pumping Plant, Gillingham and Rainham, 249*
Wrapping Machinery, 351, 358*, 386*
X.
X-RAYS. See ROntgen Rays
Y.
YARROW Boiler, Admiralty Experiments with, 409*, 430
in Passenger Ships, 430, 435
— — S.S. “ Queen Mary,” 547*
Year Books. See LITERATURE INDEX
York Meeting, Institution of Mechanical Engineers. See Mechanical Engineers, Institution of
Yorkshire Bridge, River Derwent, Stainless- Steel Venturi-Flume Meters, 259*
— Educational Association for the Building
Industry, Annual Meeting, 403
z.
ZEPPELIN Airships. See Airships under
A. %row«<cs
Zero, Absolute, Approach to, 591, 673
Zinc Coatings on Wire, Electrolytic Test for, 335
— Prices. See Metal-Price Diagrams
Zurich Institute of Technology, District Heating and Power Plant, 219*, 275* ; Aerodynamical Laboratory, 685*

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