Engineering 1947 Jul-Dec: Index: General

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GENERAL

A.1. ELECTRIC WELDING MACHINES, LTD., High-Pressure Spot-Welding Machine, 269*
Abbott, W., on Meaning of Mass, 352. See LETTERS, 279, 327, 376, 424
Aberdeen Railway Station Signalling System,81
— University, Experiments on Welded Portal-Frames, 232, 261*
Abinger Observatory, Work of, 304. See Errata, 332
Absolute Electrical Units, Introduction of, 628. Sec 55, 276
Accelerometer, Transmitting for Aircraft, 91

Accidents:

Coal-Dust Explosions, Prevention by Dust, 14
Explosion in M.S. “Keina del Pacifico,” 279
Industrial Accidents from Static Charges, 49*, 73*
Railway Accidents, Causes of, 448
— — Great Britain, 1946, 182
Road Accidents in North America, 251
— — Prevention of, 110

“Accra,” Elder Dempster Motorship, 559*
Accumulator Vehicles. See Motor Truck
Acetylene Welding. See Welding
Acicular Cast Irons, Production and Properties, 696, 607
Acrow (Engineers), Ltd., Bar-Bending Machine, 522
Adam, J. L., on Work of Ship Classification Societies, 428, 453 ; on Brittleness in Ship Steel, 532, 556*
Adams, L. E., on Shear Stresses in Springs, 280
Address, Presidential. See Presidential Address
Admiralty. See Warships
“Adriatic,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
Aerial Navigation. See Aeronautics
— Transport. See Aeronautics
Aerodynamics. See Aeronautics
Aeronautical Society, Royal, Wright Lecture on Development of All-Wing Aircraft, by J. K. Northrop, 45* ; Establishment of New Branch at Preston, Lancashire, 400

Aeronautics :

Aerial Navigation, “Minimal Flight Path” Method, 150
Aerodynamics (Review), 483
— Elementary Applied (Review), 148
Aeronautical Research, German, in War, 541
— Use of Electronic Equipment in, 91
Aeronautics, College of, Cranfield, Work of, 567
— Introduction to (Review), 7
Aeroplane, 48-Seater Air Liner “Ambassador” (Airspeed, Ltd.), 282*, 546*
— All-Wing, “ A.W.52,” Jet-Engined, Demonstration of, 615
— All-Wing, Northrop “ XB-35 ” Heavy Bomber, 45*
— All-Wing, Stability in, 46*
— Avro-Lancastrian, with “Merlin” and “ Ghost ” Engines, 282*
— Dive Bomber with Torpedo Carrier (Blackburn Aircraft, Ltd.), 307*
— “Meteor” with “Trent” Propeller-Turbine Engine, 201* i
— Military Transport, “Hastings Mark I” (Handley Page, Ltd.), 282*
— Passenger, “Brabazon ” (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 351, 369*
— “Skymaster,” Automatically-Controlled Flight by, 327, 346
— Training, “Chipmunk” (de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Ltd.), 307*
Air Liner, Research, “Hermes II” (Handley Page, Ltd.), 282*
— Raid Damage at Continental Ports, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
— Speed Records, 212, 234
Aircraft, All-Wing, Development of, 45*
— Engineers, Inspectors and Engineering Students, Metallurgy for (Review), 75
— Exhibition and Flying Display, Radlett Aerodrome, 255, 282*, 306*
— Feeder-Line, “Concordia ” (Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft, Ltd.), 282*
— — Line, “ Merganser ” (Percival Aircraft, Ltd.), 306*
— Freighter, with Detachable Hold, “M68” (Miles Aircraft, Ltd.), 306”;
— — “Merchantman ” (Miles Aircraft, Ltd.), 306*
— Hydraulics, Practical (Review), 508
— — Liquid Springing in, 289*
— Strength of Materials (Review), 76
— Testing Chamber, Weybridge (Vickers-Armstrong Ltd.), 257*
— Woodwork (Review), 28
Airport Runways, Soil Compacting for, 1* “Ambassador,” 48-Seater Air Liner, 292*, 546*
Avro “Lancastrian” Aircraft, 282*
“A.W.52 ” All-Wing Jet-Engined Aircraft, Demonstration of, 615
Beryl” Metropolitan-Vickers F2/4 Jet Aeroplane Engine, 140, 307*
Bomb, Flying, Northrop All-Wing, 46*
Bristol “Brabazon ” Air Liner, 351, 369*
“Chipmunk ” Training Aeroplane, 307*
Civil Aviation in South America and United States, 150
“Concordia” Feeder-Line Aircraft, 282* Engine*, Aeroplane, Gas-Turbine, “Naiad ’* (D. Napier and Son, Ltd), 307*
— — Jet, “ Beryl ” F2/4 (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 140, 307*
— — Jet, Whittle Turbine Blading for, 447
— — Jet. Sec also Turbine Gas
— — Propeller-Turbine “Trent ” (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 201*
— — Test Plant for (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 412*. See LETTER, 449
Flying Boat, Fighter, Jet-Propelled (Saunders-Roe, Ltd.), 140
— Display and Static Exhibition, Radlett Aerodrome, 255, 282*, 306*
“ Ghost “ Aeroplane Engine, 282
“Hastings Mk. I” Military Aircraft, 282*
Helicopter, Bristol, Test Flight of, 210
— Twin-Engined Transport, for United States Army, 150
“ Hermes II ” Research Air Liner, 282*
Hydraulics, Aircraft, Practical (Review), 508
International Aeradio Ltd., Formation, of 351
Lympne Air Races, Records Established at, 235
“M 68” Detachable-Hold Freighter craft, 306*
“Merchantman” Freighter Aircraft, “Merganser” Feeder-Line Aircraft, “Merlin ” Aeroplane Engine, 282
“Meteor” Aeroplane with Trent Propeller-Turbine Engine, 201*
“Naiad” Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engine, 307*
Navigation, Aerial, “Minimal Flight Path” Method, 150
Northern Heights Model Flying Club Annual Gala, 87
Northrop “XB-35” All-Wing Heavy Bomber, 45*
Radlett, Flying Display and Static Exhibition at, 255, 282*, 306*
Rocket, Supersonic, Trials with (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 351
Royal Aircraft Establishment, Demonstration of Electronic Equipment and Its Use in Aeronautical Research, 91; Investigation of Corrosion of Magnesium-Alloy Sheets, 379
Saunders-Roe Jet-Propelled Flying-Boat Fighter, 140
“Skymaster” Aeroplane, Automatically-Controlled Flight by, 327, 346
Stability, Aeroplane. See Aeroplane (above)
Tests Chamber, High-Altitude, for Aircraft (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 512*
Transatlantic Flight by Pilotless Plane, 327, 346
“Trent” Propeller-Turbine Aero Engine, 201*
Turbines, Gas, Aeroplane, Fuel Systems for, 567
See also Turbine, Gas and Engine, Aeroplane (above)
Wind Tunnel, Supersonic, California Institute of Technology, 150
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX

Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics
Africa, Water-Power Resources of, 109
Age-Hardening and Internal Stresses, 450
Aggregates for Precast Concrete, 51. LETTER, 112
“Agincourt,” H.M. Flotilla Leader, Sea Trials, 7
Agricultural Engineering, Durham University Master of Science Degree in, 159
— Machinery at Royal Norfolk Agricultural Show, 19
— Motors. See Engines; Motors; Tractors
— Society, Royal, Lincoln Show, 41*, 53*, 77*, 102*
— Tractors. See Tractors
Agriculture. See also Irrigation and PARAGRAPH INDEX
“Agro” Sprayer (Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.), 42*
Aigle Dam, River Dordogne, Constructional Features, 613
Ailsa Craig, Ltd., Diesel Oil,Engine, 223
Air, Compressed. See Pneumatic
— Compressor, for “Beryl” Jet Engine (Metropolitan-Vickers Co., Ltd.), 307*
— — and Electric Welding Set Diesel-Driven (Murex Welding Ltd.), 486
— — for Gas-Turbine Plant, H.M. Gunboat No. 2,009, 271*
— — for Norwich Heat Pump, 117*. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
— — Plant, Speke Rubber Factory, 623*
— — Portable Petrol-Driven (Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd.), 198
— — Two-Stage (P. Brotherhood, Ltd.), 248*. See Erratum, 271
— — See also Ammonia Compresser
— Conditioning and Elements of Refrigeration (Review), 387
— Entraining Agents in Concrete, Use of, 590
— Heaters in Power Stations, 79, 115
— Liquid, Condensation of Radon by, 602*
— Raid. See Aeronautics
Aircraft. See Aeronautics
— Establishment, Royal. See Aeronautics
Airlocks, Pneumatic Decking and Control Plant for Tubs, Bold Colliery, 608*
Airspeed, Ltd., “Ambassador” 48-Seatcr Air Liner, 282*, 546*
Alchemy and Origins of Chemistry, 313*
Allan, J. R., on Resistance of Barges in Deep and Shallow Water, 425
Allan, R., on Electrical Engineering Problems in Tropics, 594
Allcock, H. J., the Late, 440
Allen, Prof. J., on Tidal Model of Firth of Tay, 238*. See 231
Allen, Dr. N. P., Report on Macroscopic Effects Associated with Internal Stresses in Metals, 473
Allen, W. H., Sons and Co., Ltd., 365-b.h.p. Diesel-Driven Generating Set, 199* ; Electrically-Driven Centrifugal Pump, 199*
Allerston, P., on Testing and Servicing Electronic Equipment, 562
Allman, E., and Co., Ltd., “ Speedesi ” Crop Duster, 42*
Allowances in Machine Work. See Ganges
Alloys. See Metallurgy ; MicrophotograpJis ; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Alpha Rays, Sir W. Bragg’s Work on, Nature of, 603*
Alternating Current. See Electric
— Stress. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials} Alternators. See Generators^ Electric ; Turbo-Generators
Aluminium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Drawing of. Lubricants for, 477*
— Extraction from Clay, Plant for, 265*, 292*
— Factory, Electrical Equipment for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 440
— Moulds for Precast Concrete, 52. See LETTER, 112
— Span, 100-ft., for Railway Bridge, Massena, New York, 529*
— See also Metallurgy
Aluminum Co. of America, 100-ft. Aluminium Span for Railway Bridge, 529*
Amalgamated Research and Development Co., Ltd., Formation of, 514
“Ambassador ” 48-Seater Air Liner, 282*, 546*
America, History of Patents in, 486, 535
— Industrial Progress in, 210
— Water-Power Resources of, 109
— See also North America ; South America; United States
American Chemists a Century Ago, 175
— Loan Exhaustion, Effect on National Crisis, 159, 181. See LETTER, 183
— Navy. See United States under Warships
— See also United States
Ammonia Compressor, Two-Stage (P, Brotherhood, Ltd.), 248*. See Erratum, 271
Amsler, A. J., and Co., Dynamometer Equipment, Locomotive-Testing Plant, Rugby, 255
Analyser, Network, Alternating-Current (Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd.), 536*
Anchors for Permanent Moorings, 425 Anderson, F. S., on Mechanisation of Collieries, 256, 381*
Anderson, T., Work in Chemistry, 174
Andrew, Prof. J. H., on Hydrogen and Transformation Characteristics in Steel, 89, 497 ; on Internal Stresses and Formation of Hair-Line Cracks in Steel, 450
Andrews, F. M., Model of Automatic Sluice Gate, 65
Angledozer and Crane Combined (Montgomerie Reid Engineering Co., Ltd.), 114*
Anglo-Netherlands Society, Reclamation of Walcheren, by A. den Doolaard, 615
Angus, G., and Co., Ltd., Investigation of Hanawalt’s Theory of Magnesium-Base Alloys, 379
Annealing. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy Annual Publications. See LITERATURE INDEX
— and Reference Books, 8, 92, 186, 237, 311, 367, 617. See LITERATURE INDEX
Anti-Freeze Liquid Distributor for Electric- Railway Conductor Rails, 479
Anti-Friction Metals. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Apparatus, Scientific, Exhibition, Institution of Civil Engineers, 65
Appleby-Frodingham Works of United Steel Companies, Modernisation Schemes at, 62
Appleton, Sir E., on New Metals for Old, 69, 90 ; Award of Nobel Prize to, 495
“Applicator,” Insectidal Fog (Lister-Todd, Engineering Corporation, Ltd.), 41*
Appointments Bureau, Professional Engineers, Incorporation of, 35
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Apprenticeship. See Education
“Aquitania,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
Arabian Alchemists, Discoveries of, 314
Arapuni Hydro-Electric Plant, New Zealand, 518
Arborfield, Berkshire, Army Apprentices School, 183
Arc. See Furnace ; Welding
— Shearer Coal-Cutting Machines, 383*
Architects, Naval. See Naval Architects
Architecture of Power Stations, 19, 151
Argentina, Engineering Notes from, 7, 175, 293, I 342, 439, 594
Argon, Discovery and Properties of, 553
Armaments, Repair of, in Field, 615
— Research, German, in War, 541
— See also Guns
Armand, L., on Continental Railway Locomotives, 473
Armour. See Warships. Naval in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Armoured Ships. See Warships
Armstrong, Whitworth Aircraft, Ltd., Sir W. G., “ A.W. 52 ” All-Wing Jet-Engined Aircraft, 615
Army Apprentices School, Arborfield, 183
Arrhenius Theory of Electrolytic Dissociation, 317, 460
Arterial Roads. See Roads Artillery. See Guns and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Asea Electric, Ltd., Electrical Slip Recorder, 365*
Ash Handling in Gas Producers, 520
Asia, Water-Power Resources of, 109
Asphalt Flooring, Mastic, Specification, 586
Associated British Oil Engines, Ltd., Automatic 3-h.p. Lighting Set, 103 ; 55-kW Diesel-Driven Generating Set, 242*
Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd., Alternating-Current Network Analyser, 536*
Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., 100-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, 221
Association, British. See British Association
— Engineering. See Institutions
Atcosythe (C. H. Pugh, Ltd.), 42
Atkins, J. H. C., on Effect of Centrifugal Force on Axial-Flow Turbines, 64. See LETTERS, 17 160 210 28O 327
Atlantic Flight by Pilotless Plane, 327, 346
— Liners. See Ships ; Steamers
“Atom” Petrol-Driven Horticultural Tractor, 42*
Atomic Energy Act and Research, Effect on Scientific and Technical Publications, 302, 305, 318. See LETTER, 424
— — Research Establishment, Harwell, First Atomic Pile, 207, 229
— — Story of, 313*, 361*, 409*, 457*, 505*, 553*, 601*. See Erratum 411
— — Utilisation of, 378
— Physics, Film on (G.-B. Instructional, Ltd.), 568
“Atomill” Pulveriser, 219*
“Auricula,” M.S., Consumption of Boiler Fuels in Oil Engines, 567
Austin, Prof. G. W., on Metallurgical Resources of Scotland, 303
Australia, Bridge Repairs in, 416
— Institution of Engineers, Flow of Boiling Water Through Nozzles, Orifices and Pipes, by J. G. Burnell, 572*. See LETTER, 616
Austria, History of Patents in, 535
Autoclaves for Rubber-Tyre Manufacture, 621*
Autofrettage and Internal Stresses, 426, 450
Autogenous Welding. See Welds and Welding
Automatic Signalling. See Signalling
— Stokers. See Stokers
Automatic Telephone and Electric Co., Traffic-Control Signals, Bank Crossing, London, 86 ; “Rythmatic” Control for Street Lighting, 318
Automobiles. See Motor Cars
Auxiliary Machinery, Marine. See Marine
Avery, W. and T., Ltd., Testing Machines at Engineering and Marine Exhibition, Olympia, 199
Aviation. See Aeronautics
Avogadro, A., Proposition of Molecular Theory, 409, 458
Avro “Lancastrian” Aircraft, 282*
“A.W. 52” All-Wing Jet-Engined Aircraft, Demonstration of, 615
Axelson Manufacturing Co,, 25-in. Hollow-Spindle Lathe,187*
Axleboxes, Railway, Design of, 101
— — Wagon, Fabricated-Steel, London and North Eastern Railway, 80*
Ayre, Sir A, L., on Conditions in Shipbuilding Industry, 297
Ayrshire Electricity Board, Automatic Control of Street Lighting, 318

BABBITT Alloys for Plain Bearings, 184, 208*, 234*
Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd,, Boiler Plant, Bradford Power Station, 451;
Boilers for Speke Rubber-Processing Factory, 620*
Bacon, Lord, Views on Heat, 457
Baden-Zurich Railway Centenary, 138, 160
Bainbridge, J. K., on Teaching of Statistics to Engineering Students, 448
Baker, Prof. J. F., on Brittle Fracture in Ship Structures, 532 ; Causes of Low Ductility in Mild Steel, 548*
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Steam-Turbine Electric-Drive Locomotives, 455
Baler, Pick-up (International Harvester Co. of Great Britain, Ltd.), 78*
Ball Bearings. See Bearings
Band Conveyors. See Conveyors
Bank Crossing, London, Traffic-Control Signals, 86
Bar-Bending Machine (Acrow (Engineers), Ltd.) 522
Barber-Greene Olding and Co., Ltd., Road-Finishing Machine, 114*
Barford (Agricultural), Ltd., “Atom” Horticultural Tractor, 42* ; Trench Digger, 77*
Barges, Resistance in Deep and Shallow Water, Investigations on, 425
Barlow Committee on Scientific Man-Power, 445. See LETTERS, 472, 519
Barr, W., on Brittle Fracture in Mild-Steel Plates, 498; on Effect of Manganese ; Carbon Ratio on Brittle Fracture of Mild Steel, 498 ; on Factors Affecting Notched-Bar Impact Properties of Mild Steel, 498 ; on Brittle Failure of American Ship Plates, 532
Barrage, Severn, Model of, 232 .
“Barrel Vault” Roofing (Twisteel Reinforcement, Ltd.), 514
Batteries. See Cell under Electric
— Vehicles. See Motor Truck
Battleships See Warships
Bauxite Supplies in United States, 20
Beacham, T. E., High-Pressure Oil Pumps, 193*
Beams, Benfix (Johnsons Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co., Ltd.), 126
— Columns, Approximate Formulae for, 25* . See Erratum, 59
— Concrete, Pre-cast Pre-stressed, 263*
— Reinforced-Concrete, Creep and Shrinkage in, 256, 309*. See LETTERS, 375, 496, 544
— Residual Stresses after Bending 426
Bearing Metals. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Plain, Babbitt Alloys for, 184, 208*, 234*.
— Rolling (Review), 531
— for Speed-Increasing Gearbox (British Thomson-Houston Co, Ltd.), 412*. See LETTER 449
“Beavercove,” Turbo-Electric Cargo Liner, Maiden Voyage of, 259
Becquerel, H., Investigations on Radioactivity, 505*, 553
Belfast Harbour Commissioners, Centenary Handbook (Review), 125
Belgium, History of Patents in, 486, 511, 535
— — Port of Ostend, Emergency Repairs at, 338, 385*
Bell E., Small Holes for Work on Gas Services, 584* ; on American Practice in Gas Distribution, 619 ,
Bell, L. C., on Effect of Blade Area on Propeller Cavitation, 331
Belsey, J. G., on Diesel-Electric Propulsion for Cargo Vessels, 517
Belt Conveyors, See Conveyors
— Drive, Electrical Slip Recorder for, 365*
— Driving, Static Hazards from, 49*, 74
— Safety, and Harness, Specification. 562
Bending Machines. See Machine Tools
— Moments in Beam-Columns, Approximate Formulae for, 25*. See Erratum, 59
— — in Continuous Beams Due to Moving Loads, 484*, 509*
— Tests. See Tests {Materials}
Benfix Composite Wood and Steel Beam, 126
Bent. A. H., on Development of Stud Welding, 367. See Erratum, 394
“Beryl” Metropolitan-Vickers F2/4 Jet Aeroplane Engine, 140, 307*
Berzelius, J. I., and Atomic Theory, 409, 457
Bessel Functions Applied (Review), 411 Tables of (Review), 338
Bessemer Steel Process, Introduction of, 475 Process, Use of Oxygen in, 67, 89
Bethlehem Steel Co., Construction of 100-ft. Aluminium Span for Railway Bridge, 529*
Better Finishes and Coatings, Inc., “Liquid Envelope ” Plastic Coating, 180
Betteridge, Dr. W., on Removal of Internal Stresses 426
Binary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Bingham, A. E., on Liquid Springing, 289*
Birmingham Electricity Department, Annual Report, 59
— Hams Hall “B” Power Station, Thermal Efficiency of, 160. See 133; Tests of 132-kV Pressure Cables, 259*
Birt, R., on Law Relating to Electrical Supply, 30
“Bismarck,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
Blackburn Aircraft, Ltd, Dive Bomber and Torpedo-Carrier Aircraft, 307*
Blade Area of Propeller, Effect on Cavitation, 331
Blading for 1,400-1b. Pressure Steam Turbine, 417
— — Turbine, S.S. “Media”, 464
— — Turbine, for Whittle Engine, Manufacture of, 447
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces
Blind, National Institute for, Braille Transcribing and Map-Making Machines, 65
Blocks, Brake, Railway, Measurement of Temperature of, 471, 493
— Concrete, for Building Construction. See Concrete
Blower, Roots, Marshall (Sir G. Godfrey and Partners, Ltd.), 225
Blowing Engines for Blast Furnaces, 475
Boat, Flying. See Aeronautics
Bofors Historia, 1646-1946 (Review), 172
Bogie with Axle Generator for Locomotive-Testing Vehicle, 321*
— — Control Device, Tests of (Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works), 249*
— — Railway Carriage, Design of, 101, 137
— See also Trucks
Boiler Availability Committee, National, Papers on Boiler Availability (Review), 13
— Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., at Bradford Power Station, 451; at Speke Rubber-Processing Factory, 620* .
— Drum, Butt-Welded, X-Ray Examination of, 405*
— Feed Water. See Feed and Water
— Foster-Wheeler, S.S. “Falaise,” 393*; “Orcades,” 402
— Furnaces. See Furnace and Stoker
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Bonding of Babbitt Alloy-Lined Bearings, 209, 234*
Books, New, Notes on, 44, 93, 120, 143, 165, 191, 216, 264, 336, 407, 455, 503, 528, 550, 623. See LITERATURE INDEX
— Received, 10, 34, 58, 82, 106, 130, 154, 178, 262, 226, 250, 274, 298, 322, 346, 370, 394, 418, 442, 466, 490, 514, 538, 562, 586, 610
Boring Machine. See Machine Tools
Borkowski, G., on Proving Rings for Calibrating Testing Machines, 169*
Borough Polytechnic, Courses on Refrigeration, 259
Boulogne, Port of, Emergency Repairs to, 337, 433*
Bowden, Dr. F. P., on Internal Stresses Produced by Sliding of Metals, 426; on Thermal Effects and Internal Stresses in Pure Metals and Alloys, 450
Boydell and Co., Ltd., Muir-Hill Dumpers, 524
Boyle, Robert, Work in Chemistry, 314*, 457
“Brabazon” Transoceanic Air Liner, naming ceremony, 351, 369*
Bradford-on-Avon Chronometer Department, 304
— Iron Works, R. Johnson and Nephew’s, Modernisation Scheme, 62
— Valley Road Power-Station Extensions, 451
“Bragg Curves,” 603*
Bragg, Sir L., on Effects Associated with Stresses on Microscopic Scale, 450
Bragg, Sir W., Work on Nature of Alpha Rays, 603*
Braille Transcribing and Map-Making Machines, 65
Brake, Air, for Mining Locomotive (Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd.), 534*
— Gear for Rolling Stock, Design of, 101
— Hydro, for Hydraulic Turbine (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 390*
— Shoe, Railway, Measurement of Temperature of, 471, 493
— See also Dynamometer
Brass Corrosion of, See Corrosion
— Drawing of, Lubricants for, 477*
— 70-30, Surface Effects during Annealing, 329
— Tubes for Gas, Specification, 538
Brassert, H. A., and Co., Ltd., Mass-Production of Cast-Steel Bomb-Bodies, 501*, 525*. 550*
Brazil, Engineering Notes from, 7, 175, 293, 342, 439, 594
Breakdowns. See Accidents
“Bremen,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
Bridge, D., and Co., Ltd., Rubber Machinery at Speke Factory, 620*
— at Continental Ports, Emergency Repairs to, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
— Railway, over Grasse River, New York, 100-ft. Aluminium Span for, 529*
— Gustavsburg-Mainz, 145*
— Pre-cast Pre-stressed Concrete, 263*
— — Repairs in Australia, 416
— — Semi-Permanent, over Rhine at Mainz, 145*
— — Suspension, River Severn, 135 ; Borings for, 64
— — See also Viaduct: and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Bridges, F. W., and Sons, Ltd., Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 193*, 217*, 241*, 267*. See Erratum, 271
Brighton Corporation Southwick B Power Station, 544
Brinkman, Dr. H., on Atomic Energy, 378
Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Test Flight of Bristol Helicopter, 210 ; “Brabazon” Aeroplane, 351, 369*
Britain and World Trade (Review), 28
British Aircraft Constructors, Society of, Flying Display and Static Exhibition, Radlett Aerodrome, 255, 282*, 306*

British Association (Dundee Meeting):

— Inaugural Proceedings, 231
— Presidential Address, by Sir H. Dale, on Science in War and Peace, 231
— Section C. — Geology;
Presidential Address, by Dr. M. Macgregor, on Geology in Coalfields, 374
Section G. — Engineering :
Programme, 159
Reports of Discussions, 231, 256
Presidential Address, by Sir W. T. Halcrow, on Progress in Modern Engineering, 210, 236. See 231
Analysis of Position in Soil Mechanics, by N. J. Cochrane, 213*. See 231
Development of Dry Docks, by H. Ridehalgh, 239*. Sec 231
Tidal Model of Firth of Tay, by Prof. J. Allen, 238*. See 231
Discussion, Future Organisation of Section G, 257
Testing of Structural Connections, by Dr. A. W. Hendry, 261*. See 232
Apparent Yield Strength of Plain Carbon Steel, by J. A. Pope, 284*. Sec 257
Roof-Top Roadways: General Plan, by Wing-Comdr. T. R. Cave-Browne-Cave, 294. See 232
Roof-Top Roads: Design, by D. H. McPherson, 294. See 232.
Effects of Creep and Shrinkage in Reinforced Concrete Structures, by H. B. Seed, 309*. See 256. See LETTERS, 375, 496,544
Hydro-Electric Developments in Scotland, by J. Henderson, 333*, 357*. See 256. See LETTER, 449
Mechanisation of Coal Mines, with Special Reference to Coal-Cutting Machinery, by F. S. Anderson, 381*. See 256
X-Ray Examination of Butt Welds, W. D. Garrick, 405*. See 257
Resistance-Capacitance Oscillator, P. G. M. Dawe, 429*. See 256
British Cast Iron Research Association, on Graphite Formation in Grey Cast Iron 141*, 166*; on Acicular Cast Irons 596, 607; Annual report 618.
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British Foundrymen, Institute of, Annual Conference, Nottingham, Presidential Address, by P. H. Wilson, on Present Problems in Foundry Industry, 30 ; Williams Lecture on New Metals for Old, by Sir E. Appleton, 69, 90 ; Graphite Formation in Grey Cast Iron, by H. Morrogh and W. J. Williams 141*, 166* ; Mass-Production Methods Applied to Manufacture of Cast-Steel Bomb-Bodies, by P. H. Wilson, 501*, 525*, 550*. Symposium on Internal Stresses, Report of Sub-Committee on Removal of Stresses in Iron Castings, 426
— Fuel and Power Industries, Report on, 565
— Gas Council, Exhibition of Infra-Red Gas Heating Plant, 33
— Hydromechanics Research Association, Draft Programme for, 469
— Industries, Federation of, See Federation
British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd., Tests of 132-kV Pressure Cables, 259*
— Iron and Steel Industry, Modernisation Schemes, 62
— — and Steel Research Association, South Wales Laboratory, 39 ; Experiments on Gas Producers, 520
British Jeffrey-Diamond, Ltd., “Atomill” Pulveriser, 219*
— and Metric Standards of Measurement, 111
British Motor Boat Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 6-h.p. “Plow-Mate” Tractor, 53*
— Navy. See H.M. under Warships
— Non-Ferrous Metals Federation, Annual Meeting, 39
— — Ferrous Metals Research Association, Investigations on Delay-Action Fuses, 97*
British Oxygen Co., Ltd., Provision of Prize to Institute of Welding, 568
— Paint, Colour and Varnish Manufacturers’ Research Association, Opening of Extensions to Research Station, 356
— Patent Law and Importance of Inventions, 591
— Railways. See Railways
— Research in Radio Field, Report on, 135, 467
— Shipbuilding Research Association, Exhibits at Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 271
— — See also Shipbuilding
— Shipping. See Shipping
— Standards Institution. See Standards
— Trade. See Trade
— Transport Commission and Railway Executive, 567
British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Electrical Equipment for Locomotive-Testing Vehicle, 321*; Fluorescent-Lamp Street-Lighting Installation, 405; Speed-Increasing Gearbox for Test Plant, 412*. See LETTER, 449
British Twin Disc and Clarifiers, Ltd., Heat Exchanger for Oil and Water, 441*
— Welding Research Association, Investigation of Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Welded-Steel Gas Mains, 186

Brittle Fracture in Mild Steel Plates, Cambridge Conference:

Reports of Discussions, 532, 556*, 581*
Problem of Brittle Fracture in Ships’ Structures, by Prof. J. F. Baker, 532, 548*, 581
Brittle Fracture in Mild-Steel Plates, by Dr. C. F. Tipper, 532. See 498
Brittleness in Ship Steel, by J. L. Adam, 532, 556*
Brittle Failure of American Ship Plates, by W. Barr, 532. See 498
Fracture of Metals: Theoretical Considerations, by Prof. N. F. Mott, 532
Fundamental Physical and Metallurgical Aspects of Brittle Steel, by D. E. J. Offord, 532
An American Point of View, by Lieut. Cmdr. E. M. MacCutcheon, 532
Fracture and Notch Brittleness in Ductile Metals, by Dr. E. Orowan, 581*, 605*. See 532

Broadcast Receivers at International Radio Exhibition, 355
Broeze, Prof. J. J., on Energy in Transport (Fuel-Economy Conference), 377
Brook Film-Projection Cabinet (Sound Services, Ltd.), 524
Brotherhood, P., Ltd., Two-Stage Air Compressor, 248*. See Erratum, 271; Two- Stage Ammonia Compressor, 248*. See Erratum, 271
Brown, D., Tool Co., Worm-Gear Testing Machine, 488*
Brown, D., Tractors, Ltd., “Cropmaster” Tractor, 55*
Brown, J., and Co., Ltd., Launch of S.S. “Caronia,” 451* ; S.S. “Media,” 464*
Brown, Dr. T. W. F., on Geared Turbines for Cargo Vessels, 517
Brownian Movement and Avogadro’s Number, 458*
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., 55-kW Alternator, 242*
Bucket Conveyor. See Conveyor
Bucknall, E. H., on Delayed Cracking in Hardened Alloy-Steel Plates, 473
Budd Co., Stainless-Steel Railway Carriage, 584*
Buffing Gear for Rolling Stock, Design of, 101
Builders of a Better World (Review), 589
Buildings, Codes of Practice for, 375
— Construction, Concrete Blocks and Machines for. See Concrete
— — See also Concrete, Reinforced and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Electrical Equipment of. Codes of Practice for, 423
— Exhibition, Olympia, 496, 522*
— Heating by Heat Pump, 116*. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
Bulleid, O. V. S., on British Railway Locomotives, 473
Bunclark, F. T., on Meaford Power Station, 543
Bunsen, R. W., Chemical Work of, 163 Bureau of Standards. See United States
Burnell, J. G., on Flow of Boiling Water Through Nozzles, 572*. See LETTER, 616
Burners, Oil-Fuel. See Oil Fuel
— Universal, for Gas or Oil (Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd.), 218*
Burton, H. H,, on Hydrogen in Steel Manufacture, 89, 497
Bushrod, C. J., on Hanawalt’s Theory of Corrosion of Magnesium-Base Alloys, 379
Butters Brothers and Co., Ltd., 15-ton “Monotower ” Shipyard Crane, 194*
Buoy, Flashing, Electrically-Driven (Chance-Londex, Ltd.), 200*
Byron Farm Machinery, Ltd., “Row-Crop” Tractor, 53*

CABLES. See Electric
Caissons for Dry Docks, 231, 240
Calais, Port of, Emergency Repairs to, 337, 481*
Calderwood, J., on Gas Turbines for Cargo Vessels, 518
Caledonian Railway Centenary Exhibition, Glasgow, 296
California Institute of Technology, Supersonic Wind Tunnel, 150
Calumet Power Station, Cyclone Furnace in, 79 Cambridge Conference on Brittle Fracture in Mild-Steel Plates. See Brittle Fracture in Mild-Steel Plates
Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd., Seismic Pick up, 91
— University Engineering Department, Investigation on Fracture of Welded Ship Plates, 498, 532, 581*, 605*
Camera for Electron Microscope, 23*
“ Campania,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
Camper and Nicholson, Ltd., H.M. Motor Gunboat No. 2,009, 271*
Canada, Engineering Notes from, 150
— McGill University, Lord Rutherford’s Work at, 508*, 553*
— Ontario Hydro-Electric Commission, Annual Report, 422
— Roads and Road Research in, 253
Canadian Pacific Railway, Maiden Voyage of S.S. “ Beavercove,’’ 259; Rolling Stock Contracts, 359
Canal, Panama, Annual Report, 15
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Cannizzaro, Chemical Work, 164 ; Proposals on Atomic Theory, 409
Capacity. See Electric
Cape Town Dry Dock, 239*
Capital Investment, Government White Paner on,542
Caplan, M. C., on Internal Stresses in Turbine Rotors, 426
Cars, Motor. See Motor Cars
Carcon Dioxide in Flue Gases, Maximum Theoretical, 112. See LETTER, 160
— Removal in Open-Hearth Furnaces, 545 Cargo Steamers. See Steaniers
Carmichael and Sons (Worcester), Ltd., Detachable Body for Motor Vehicle, 102*
Carnot’s Laws of Thermodynamics, 457
“ Caronia,” S.S., Launch of, 451*
Carr, T. H., Bradford Power Station Extension 451
Carriage, Railway, Electric, Southern Railway, 599
Position on British Railways, 470
Reducing Weight of. Report on, 17, 66 ' 101,137 ’
Stainless-Steel, “ Silver Princess ” (Budd Co.), 584*
Cast Iron, Acicular, Production and Pronerties of, 596, 607
Grey, Graphite Formation in, 141*
? Improvements in, 69, 90
Research Association, British, on Graphite Formation in Grey Cast Iron, 141* 166* ; on Acicular Cast Irons, 596, 607 ’
Annual Report, 618 ’
— Steel Bomb-Bodies, Mass-Production Manufacture of, 501*, 525*, 550*
Castings, Aluminium-Alloy, Founding and Finishing (Review), 435
— Centrifugal, of Copper-Alloy Wheels, 353
— Iron, Removal of Stresses in, 426, 449
— Machine, Pig, Mobile (Sheppard and Sons Ltd.), 176*
— Sand, Copper-Alloy, Code for Inspection, 106
— Steel, Internal Stresses in, 426
— X-Ray Examination of, Standards for, 471 Caston and Co., Ltd., Centenary of, 495
“ Catalin ” Plastic, for Photo-Elastic Model Tests of Portal Frames, 232, 261*
Catalogues, 95,105, 168,192, 201, 288, 360, 419, 504, 427, 600. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Caterpillar Tractor. See Tractor
Cathode Rays, Investigations on, 461*, 505*
C.A.V., Ltd., Manufacture of Fuel-Injection Equipment, 9* ; Fuel Injection Equipment for Petrol-Injection Engine, 104* ; “ Pintaux ” Fuel-Injection Nozzle, 221* ’
Cave-Browne-Cave, Wing-Comdr. T. R., on Roof-Top Roadways, 294. See 232
Cavendish, H., Experiments in Gases by, 316 Cavitation, Propeller, Effect of Blade Area, 331 Cells. See Electric
Cellulose Plastics (Review), 317
Cement and Air-Entraining Agents for Concrete, 590
— Manufacture, Development of, 236
— Portland, Low-Heat, Specification, 58
— in Precast Concrete, 52. See LETTER, 112
— See also Concrete and PARAGRAPH INDEX Centenary of Greenwich Time on London and North Western Railway, 539
— of Amalgamated Engineering Union (Review), 147
— Belfast Harbour Commissioners Handbook (Review), 125
— of Caston Co., Ltd., 495
— of Chemical Society. See Chemical Society, Centenary Celebr^ion
— Exhibition, (Caledonian Railway, Glasgow, 296
— of Royal Netherlands Institution of ]£nglneers, 354
— of Swiss Railways, 138, 160*
— of York-Market Weighton and Filey-
Bridlington Railways, 351
Centenary. See also Tercentenarg
Central Advisory Water Committee, Function of, 139
— Electricity Board, on “ Story of Grid,
Organisation of Load Shedding, Power-Station Extensions, 279 : of Generating gramme, 615 ;
“ Staggering ” 618* Centralians, Old, Branch, 376, 455
Centrifugal Casting of Copper-Alloy Wheels, 353
— Force in Axial-Flow Turbines, Effect of, 17. See LETTERS, 64, 160, 210, 280, 327.
— Pumps. See Pumps
C^re, River, St. Etienne-Cantalds Hydro- Electric Plant, “ Ski-Jump ” at, 613
Cesspool and Gulley Emptier, 500-gallon (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.), 114*
Chadwick, R., the Late, 210
Chain Cables for Permanent Moorings, 425
— Track Tractor. Sec Tractor
Chamber, Testing, High-Altitude, for Aircraft (de Haviliand Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 512*
Chambers, W. O. J., on Norwich Heat Pump, 280. See LETTERS, 160, 234
Champness, E. L., on Fire Precautions in Ship-Repairing, 615
Chance-Londex, Ltd., Electrically-Driven Flashing Buoy, 200*
Change-Speed Gear. See Gear
Chart, Fraction Defective, for Quality Control, Specification, 442
Chemical Engineers, Institution of, Chemical- Engineering Endorsements to National Certificates, 447
— Engineering, Manual of Process Engineering Calculations (Review), 531
— Industry, Static Hazard in, 49*, 73*
— Manifestations of Internal Stress, 473
— Personalities a Century Ago, 163, 174
— Research Laboratory, Teddington, Work of, 63
Chemical Society, Centenary Celebration: Programme, 26
Royal Society’s Reception, 86
Chemical Personalities a (Century Ago, by Prof. J. Read, 163, 174
Work of Royal Institution in Physical Chemistry, by Prof. E. K. Rideal, 211 Centenary Exhibition at Science Museum, 259
Cihemistry, Physical, Work of Royal Institution in, 211
— and Story of Atomic Energy, 313*, 361*, 409*, 457*, 505*, 553*, 601*. See Erratum, 411
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Turbo-Eicctric Locomotives, 455
Chevreul, M. E., Chemical Work of, 163
Chile, Engineering Notes from, 7, 175, 293, 343
— Oil Drilling in, 439
Chimneys for Power Stations, 19, 115 China, Electricity Supply in, 378
“ Chipmunk ” Training Aeroplane, 307* Christianson, T. C., the Late, 322
Cliristopher, J., and Sons, Ltd., Friction Hoist, 126*
Chronometer Rating at Royal Observatory, 304. See Errata, 332
Cinema Film. See Film
Circular Saws. See Saws under Machine Tools Circulating Pumps. See Pumps
Circulators for Heating Plants, Specification, 346
City and Guilds Engineering College, Luncheon of Old Centralians, 495
“ City of New York,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
‘‘ City of Paris,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437 Civil Aviation. See Aeronautics
— Engineers, French Society of, British Section, Joint Meeting with Institution of Civil Engineers, Developments of Dams and Hydro-Electric Power Stations in France, by A. Coyne, 613

Civil Engineers, Institution of :

Election of Members, 34,130, 202, 250, 370, 418
Summer Meeting at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 39
Conversazione and Exhibition, 65 Introduction to Engineering Economics for Civil Engineering Students (Review), 278
Presidential Address, by Sir R, Hetherington, on Water Supply and Drainage Problems, 447
Joint Meeting with Socidte des Ing^nieurs Civils de France {British Section} :
Developments of Dams and Hydro- Electric Power Stations in France, by A. Coyne, 613
Civil Engineers, Specifications and Quantities, Manual of (Review), 435
— Engineering, Codes of Practice for, 375
— —? Problems and Soil Mechanics, 213*
—— Students, Introduction to Engineering Economics for (Review), 278
Clark, W. D., on Selective Corrosion of Phosphor Bronze, 214*
Clarke, G. W., the Late, 211 j
Clay, Compacting by Rolling and Vibration, 1
— Plant for Extraction of Aluminium from, 265*, 292*
— Structure and Soil Mechanics, 213*
Clayton Lecture on Work of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Field, by Sir B. Rowcroft, 615
Cleaning Equipment for Electrical Machinery of Tube Trains, 225*
Cleveland and Northern Counties, Notes from, 11, 35, 59, 83, 107, 131, 155, 179, 203, 227, 251, 275, 299, 323, 347, 371, 395, 419, 443, 467, 491, 515, 539, 563, 587, 611. See PARAGRAPH INDEX.
— Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Modernisation Scheme, 62 ; New Blast Furnaces, 471.
Climate. See Meteorological
Climatic Conditions and Electrical Engineering Problems, 594
Climax Molybdenum Co., Investigation on Low-Carbon Molybdenum Steels, 214
Clocks at Royal Observatory, 304. See Errata, 332
CO2. Sec Carbon Dioxide
Coaches, Railway. Sec Carriages
Coal Budget for Winter, 375
— Burning Gas-Turbine Locomotive, 319, 341
— Consumption on British Railways, 470 in Power Stations, 79, 85, 115
— Cutting Machinery, 256, 328, 381*
— Deposits in Northern Ireland, Search for, 271
— for Domestic Heating, 446. See LETTER, 519
— Dust Explosions, Prevention by Stone Dust, 14
— Economy. See Fuel; Pulverised Fuel
— Gas. See Gas
— Handling Plant, Bradford Power Station, 451
— Increased Cost of, 207
— Mine. See Colliei'y
— to-Oil Conversions on Railways, Ministry of Supply’s Work in, 207
— Output and Economic Recovery, 326 and Stocks, 279
— Portable Electric Drills for (Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd.), 33*
— and Power Supply, 565
— Production in Czechoslovakia, 149
Effect on National Crisis, 159, 181, 519. See LETTER, 183
Opencast, Statistics, 152
and Utilisation, World, 281, 328
— Pulverised. See Pulverised Fuel
— Resources of Great Britain, Geological Statistics, 374
of United States and Locomotive Practice, 319, 341
— Supply, Effect on National Export Programme, 277
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Coalfields, Employment of Geologists in, 374 Coating, Plastic, for Stainless Steel in Stamping Operations (Better Finishes and Coatings, Inc.), 180
Cochrane, N. J., on Analysis of PositiO2i in Soil Mechanics, 213*. See 231
Cock, C. M., on Electric Traction on Southern Railway, 597*
Cockerill, J. (1790-1840), Reburial at Seraing, 279
Cohen, G., Sons and Co., Ltd., Jones 15-cwt. Mobile Crane, 524
College. See Education
Colliery Explosions, Coal-Dust, Prevention by Stone Dust, 14
— 65-b.h.p. Elamcproof Diesel-Engined Locomotive for (Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd.), 296*
— Machinery, Ministry of Supply Responsibilities in, 207
— Mechanisation in, 256, 328, 381*
— Tubs, Pneumatic Decking and Control Plant for, 608*
— See also Mines and Coal
Collis, J., and Sons, Ltd., 7^4.on Lifting Truck, 199
Collisions. See Accidents
Colne Valley Sewage Board, Maple Lodge Sewage-Disposal Works, 403*
Colombia, Engineering Notes from, 7, 176 Colours for Light Signals, Road, Railway, Aerodrome and Lighthouse, Specification, 130
Columns, Beam, Approximate Formulae for, 25*. See Erratum, 59
— Reinforced-Concrete, Creep and Shrinkage in, 256, 309*. See LETTERS, 375, 496, 544
Combined Stress. See under Tests (Materials) Combustion. See Fuel; Gases
“ Commandant Quere,” S.S., Launch of, 538
Commer Cars, Ltd., 4-5 ton Motor Vehicle with Detachable Body, 102*
Commerce. See Trade. See also Industries and Commerce in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Commercial Aviation. See Aeronautics
— Motor Cars. See Motor
Commercial Structures, Ltd., Pipc-Bcmding Machine with Beacham Pump, 194* Commonwealth. See Australia Communication Equipment at International Radio Exhibition, 355
Companies. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Compound Locomotives. See Locomotives
— Stress. See Tests (Materials)
Compressed Air. See Pneumatic Compressibility of Fluids, 289* Compressor, Air. See Air Compressor Computer for Principal Stresses, 340* “ Concordia ” Feeder-Line Aircraft, 282* Concrete-Block Machine (Metal Agencies Co., Ltd.), 523
— Bridge, Precast Prestressed, 263*
— Durability When Exposed to Weathering, Report on, 590
— Improvements in, 236
— Mixer, 5/34-cub. yd. (Goodwin, Barsby and Co., Ltd.), 522
3-cub. yd. (Winget, Ltd.), 522*
— Pontoon, Side Launching of, 70*, 94*
— Precast, Future of, 51. See LETTER, 112 Prestressed, Advantages, 112. See 51. — Reinforced, Development of, 236 Structures, Creep and Shrinkage in, 256, 309*. See LETTERS, 375, 496, 544
— Structures, Mould for Welding Bars in (M. Semet and Co., Ltd.), 522
— Sleepers, Use, Maintenance and Cost of, 17, 29, 66
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Condensers for Norwich Heat Pump, 117*. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
— Surface, S.S. “Media,” 464* with RoJled-in Tubes, 592*
Condensing Plant in Power Stations, 19, 127 for 32-MW Turbo-Alternator, 417* Conduction of Heat in Solids (Review), 339 (Conductivity. See Electric
Conduits, Plastic, Flexible (Flexible Non-Metallic Conduits, Ltd.), 523
Conference on Brittle Fractures in Mild-Steel Plates. Sec Brittle Fractures in Mild-Steel Plates
— on Industry and Research, Report of, 157
— World Power. Sec Fuel Economy Conference Congress, International Railway, Lucerne. See
Railway Congress, International, Lucerne
— Roads, Transport and Public Works. See Public Works, Roads and Q'ransport Congress
Connon, E. W., on Hydro-Electric Development in Scotland, 449. See 256, 333*, 357*
Cons(‘rvation of Coal. See Coal; Fuel: Pulverised Fuel
Consctt Iron Works, Modernisation Scheme, 62 Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd., Portable Electric Drills for Coal, 33*
Consulting Engineers, Association of, Annual Report, 39
Continental Ports, Emergency Repairs to, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
— Railways, Locomotive Practices and Tendencies on, 473
Contracts, 82, 131, 155, 179, 251
Control and Decking Plant, Pneumatic, for Tubs, Bold Colliery, 608*
— Orders, Ministry of Supply. See Industries
and Commerce in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— of Overhead Electric Travelling Cranes, 617
— Room, Electric Traction, Southern Railway, 598
— System, Electronic, for Electric Motors (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 252
for High-Altitude Test Chamber for Aircraft, 513*
“ Rhythmatic,” for Street Lighting (Automatic Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd.) 318
— Traffic, Bank Crossing, London, 86 Controllers, Electric Motor. See Motors, Electric
Conversazione, Institution of Civil Engineers, 65
Converter, Tropenas, for Mass-Production of Cast-Steel Bomb-Bodies, 501*
“ Conveyancer ” P<‘trol-Driven Stacking Truck, 241*
Conveyors and Cranes (Review), 124
Cook, Dr. M., on Stress-Corrosion (‘racking in Copper Alloys, 426. Sec 450
Cooling and Heating, Panel, Analysis of (Review), 339
— Tower, Bradford Power Station, 452 for Power Stations, 18, 79, 8(5, 127 Copper Alloys. See Brass ; and Alloys under
Metallurgy
— Consumption in United Kingdom, 202
— Phosphorus-Deoxidised, Microstructure of, 190*
— Tubes for Gas, Specification, 538 Specifications, 250, 298, 538
for Use Underground, Specification, 250
— Sec also Metallurgy
Core-Making Plant for Mass-Production of Cast-Steel Bomb-Bodies, 526*
Cornish Engines Preservation Society, Acquisition of Pumping Engine at Taylor’s Shaft, Redruth, 543
“ Coronation Scot ” Train, Introduction on London Midland and Scottish Railway, 583 Corrosion of Magnesium-Base Alloys, 379
— Resisting Metals Recently Introduced, 69
— Selective, of Phosphor Bronze in Hot-Water Service, 214*
— Stress, Causing Cracking in Copper Alloys, 426, 450
— Tests of Magnesium-Base Alloys, 379 Cost-of-Living Index, New, 207
Couling, S. A., on Speed-Increasing Gearbox for Test Plant, 412*. See LETTER, 449
Coupling, Spring, for Bogie Control (Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works), 249*
Coventry Diesel Engines, Ltd., 30-b.h.p. Marine Diesel Engine, 32*
Coventry Victor Motor Co., Ltd., 3-kW Oil- Driven Generating and Pumping Set, 222*
Cowal Hydro-Electric Scheme, 155
Cowper Hot-Blast Stove, Introduction of 475 Coyne, A., on Dam and Hydro-Electric Power
Developments in France, 613
Crack, Hair-Line, in Steel, Formation due to Internal Stresses, 450
Cracking, Stress-Corrosion, in Copper Alloys, 426, 450
Corrosion, in Steel Exposed to Sulphur Compounds, 473, 489
Corrosion, of Welded-Steel Gas Mains, Investigation of, 186
Crane and Angledozer Combined (Montgomerie Reid Engineering Co., Ltd.), 114*
— and Conveyors (Review), 124
— Electric Overhead Travelling, Control of, 617
— Mobile, 10-cwt. Electric (C. H. Johnson (Machinery), Ltd.), 439*
15-cwt. Jones, Petrol-Driven (G. Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 524
— Overhead Travelling, Electric, Specification 490
— Portal, 15;ton Level-Luffing, Electric (Well
man Smith Owen Engineering (^Corporation Ltd.), 217*
— Shipyard, 15-ton “ Monotower ” Electric (Butters Brothers and Co., Ltd.), 194*
— Travelling, 10-cwt. Three-Wheel, Petrol-Driven (R. H. Neal and Co., Ltd.), 195*
— See also Hoists
Cranfleld College of Aeronautics, Work of, 567
Creep of Lead and Lead Alloys, 97* '
— in Metals, 69
— in Reinforced-Concrete Structures,
309*. See LETTERS, 375, 496, 544
Crisis, Industrial, and Production Standards, 472
“ Crocodile,” H.M. Indian Troopship, 400
Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., 150-MVA Switchgear Unit, 153* ; Electricity Supply Equipment for Kuwait, Persian Gulf, 366 ; Electricar Truck for Mobile Crane, 439*
Crookes, Sir W., and Periodic Classification of ' the Elements, 410 ; Radiometer, 461, 601
Crop Duster, “Speedesi” (E. Allman and Co.. Ltd.), 42*
“ Cropmaster ” Tractor, 55*
Crow, Sir A., on Rocket as Wt^apon of War in British Forces, 519
Crowther, Prof. J. A., on Early Dev(‘Jopment of Electron, 255, 326
Crude-Oil Engines. See Enguies, Oil Crystalline Stucture and Strength of Metals, 69 • of Metals, See also Microphotogritpfui
Cuckow, F. W., on Phosphorus-Deoxidised
Copper Containing Bismtith, 190*
Cultivator, Rotary (Fishleigh Rotary Cultivator Co., Ltd.), 78
Cunard White Star, Ltd., S.S. “ Queen Mary,” First Voyage after Re-conversion, 135 ;
Launch of S.S. “ Caronia,” 451*; S.S. “ Media,” 464*
Cunliffe-Oiven Aircraft, Ltd., “Concordia” Feeder-Line Aircraft, 282*
Cupolas fl^r Mass-Production of Cast-Steel Bombi’B()dies, 501
Curie, Mme. M., Discovery of Radium, 506. 602. 603
Curie, P., Investigations on Radioactivity, ,506, 555, tf02, 603
Curing of precast Concrete, 51. Sec LETTER, 112 '
Curling, B. C., on Engineering Professions and Institutions, 64. See LET^TEI^S, 41, 112
Current, lilectric. Sec Electric
Curves, Railway, Speed on, 205 r
“ Cushyfoot ” Machine Mounting, 455* Cutters, Milling. See Milling under Machine Tools
C.V.A. Jigs, Moulds and Tools, Ltd., IJ-in. Single- Spinqle Automatic Lathe, 81*
Cyc-Arc Stud-Welding Process, 224 Cyclone Furnace in Calumet Power Station, 79 Cylinders, Compound, for High-Pressure Service, Design of, 16*. See LETTERS, 64,160
— Liner, “ Honeychrome ” (Petters, Ltd.),242*
— for Liquid Springing, 289*
Cylindrical Grinding Machine. See Grinding Machine under Machine Tools
Czechoslovakia and Italy, Industrial Problems 149, 173
Research Work of, 409, 457
e, P. G. ?»I., on Resistance-Capacitance Oscillator, 429*. See 256
* J. xv»<iv, X xivlullin'IV, lor Tubs, Bold Colliery, 608*
Pictures, Ltd., Exhibition of Direct- Vision Stereoscopic Photographs, 15 Graaf, J. E., on Variations in Producer-Gas Quality, 520
de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., High-Altitude Test Chamber for Aircraft, 512*
de Havilland Aircraft, of Canada, Ltd.„ “ Chipmunk ” Training Aeroplane, 307*
Delay-Action Fuses, Investigations on, 97* Democritus, Atomic Theory of, 315
Denny, W., and Brothers, Ltd., CJhannel Steamer “Falaise,” 393*; Resistance Tests of Barges, 425
Denshani. W., the Late, 452
Deposits in Boilers, Effect on Availability, 14 Derby, Diesei-Locomotive Shop at, 345* Derksen, J. J., on Gaseous Fuels, 377 Derricks. See Cranes
Destroyers. See Warships
Devonport Dry Dock, 239*
Dewar, Sir J., W’ork at Royal Institution, 211; Work on Helium and Radium, 601*
Diamond, E. L., on Engineers* German Cdrcle, 544
— Dies for Wire-Drawing, Specification, 490 Dielectric-Heating Plant{A. C. Wickman, Ltd.), 269*
Dieppe, Port of. Emergency Repairs to, 337*
Diesel Engines. Sec Engines, Od, Diesel; Maruie Propulsion
Differential Gear. See Gear
Digester, Aluminium Extraction from Clay, 266*
Digger, Trench (Barford (Agricultural), Ltd.), 77*
Directories. See LITERATURE INDEX Discharge, Electric. See Electric Distilling Plant, S.S. “Media,” 465 Distributor, Anti-Freeze Liquid, for Conductor Rails, 479
District Heating and Power Station, 19
Schemes, 427
Dividing Engine, Linear (E. R. Watts and Son, Ltd.), 55*
Docks at Continental Ports, Emergency Repairs to, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
— Dry, Development of, 231, 239*
— Early, at Portsmouth, 331, 414*
— Extensions at Southampton, 377
— Floating, for Argentina, 594
Domestic Electricity Consumption, Economics of, 448
— Gas Appliances, Construction of, 329
— Heating Appliances, Testing, Scottish Sub-station for, 423
in Great Britain, 446. Sec LETTER, 519 Research on, 295
Domodossola-Milan Railway, Electrification on, 189*. See Erratum, 226
Doolaard, A. den, on Reclamation Walcheren, 615
Dordogne, River, ConstructionalFeatures of Aigle Dam, 613
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Modernisation Scheme at Cleveland Works, 62; New Blast-Furnace Plant, Middlesprough, 471
Dorp, B. A. M. van, on Energy in Form of Heat, 427
Dorr-Oliver Co., Ltd., Sludge-Di^osal Plant, 403*
Dowty Equipment, Ltd., Research on Liquid Springing, 289*
Drainage and Water-Supply Problems, 447
Drane, H. A., the Late, 151
Draw-Gear for Rolling Stock, Design of, 101
Drawing Operations, Investigations on Lubrication in, 454, 477*
“Dreadnought ’’ Universal Arc Shearer for Coal, 383*
Drill Chuck. See Machine Tools
— and Drilling Machines, See Machine Tools
Drums, Boiler, Butt-Welded, X-Ray Examination of, 405*
Dry Dock. See Dock
Drying and Mixing Plant, Tar Macadam. See Tar Macadam
Dublin Electricity Supply Board, Hydraulic
- Turbine at Liffey Hydro-Electric Station, 390*
Ductility, Mild Steel, Causes of Low Values, 498, 532, 548*
Dulong and Petit’s Law of Atomic Heats, 409, 458
Dumas, J.-B. A., Chemical Work of, 163
Dumbarton Experimental Tank, Resistance Tests of Barges, 425
Dumpers, Muir-Hill (E. Boydell and Co., Ltd.), 524
Dundee Harbour Trust, Tidal Model of Firth of Tay, 231, 238*
— Meeting, British Association. Sec British Association
Dunkley, W. H., on Steam Condensers with Rolled-in Tubes, 592*
Dunlop Rubber Co., Drying Rubber Sheet by Infra-Red Heating, 300; Speke Factory, 620*
Durham University, Master of Science Degree in Agricultural Engineering, 159
Durnsford Road Power Station, Southern Railway, 597
Durrer, Prof. R., on Electric Smelting, 67. See 89 ; on Iron and Steel Production with Oxygen-Enriched Blast, 67. See 89
Dust-Arresting Apparatus in Power Stations, 19, 85.115
— Coal, Explosions of. See Coal Dust See also Pulverised Fuel
— Cores, Magnetic, Manufactui e and Uses, 90
— Removal Equipment for Electrical Machinery of Tube Trains, 225*
— Static Hazards from, 49*, 73*
Duster. Crop, “Speedesi” (E. Allman and Co., Ltd.), 42*
Dutch Engineers, Work of, 354
— See also Holland
Dynamic Motion and Time; Study (Review), 364 Dynamical Theory of Heat, Introduction to, 457 Dynamos. See Generators, Electric; Turbo- Generators
Dynamometer Car, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 321*
— Eddy-Current, Permanent-Magnet, 26*
— See also Brake

EAKLEY, C. C., on Effect of Internal Stresses in Iron-Nickel Alloys, 450
Earth, Age of, Estimate of, 554
— Compacting by Rolling and Vibration, 1* Ecito, Report on Transport Situation in
Europe, 349
Econoinic Co-operation, European, Report on, 325
Economics, Engineering, for Civil Engineering Students (Review), 278
— Industrial. See Labour
— Railway. See Railway Economisers in Rower Stations, 115 Economy, Eucl, See Fuel Economy

Education :

Army Apprentices School, Arborfield, 183
Barlow Committee and Scientific^ Manpower, 445. See LETTERS, 472, 519
Borough Polytechnic, Courses on Refrigeration, 259
Chemical Engineering Endorsements of National Certificates, 447
City and Guilds Engineering College, Luncheon of Old Central ians, 495
College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, Work of, 567
Economics, Engineering, for Civil Engineering Students (Review), 278
Education, Ministry of, Chemical-Engineering Endorsements of National Certificates, 447 ; National Foundry College, Wolverhampton, 543
Electrical Engineers, Report on Practical Training of, 61
— Engineering, Test Papers and Solutions (Review), 483
Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, Conference and Exchange of Students, 495 ; Report on Vacation Work Scheme, 567
King’s College, London, Public Engineering Lectures, 377
Liverpool University, Future Plans for, 51 Master of Science Degree in Agricultural Engineering, Durham University, 159
National College of Horology and Instrument Technology, 106
- Foundry College, Wolverhampton, Establishment of, 543
Naval Architecture School at Portsmouth, 331
Northampton Polytechnic, London,' Lectures on Steam and on Refractories, 225
Southampton University College, School of Navigation, 420
Statistical Courses in Universities, Proposed, 38. See LETTER, 448
Technical Colleges and Technical Manpower, Report on, 301. See LETTER, 399
Transportation Training Centre of Royal Engineers, Longmuir, 256
Universities and Government Research Staffs, Recommended Interchange,229 Works Training Scheme, Vauxhall Motors Ltd., 366
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Efficiency of Boiler Plants. Sec Eoider Plants — Qi Engines. See Engines
“ Ejectopump,” Air-Operated (Gresham and Craven, Ltd.), 195*
Elastic Constants, Relations Between, 76* Eider Dempster Lines, Ltd., M.S. “ Accra,” 559*

Electric :

Accumulator Vehicles. Sec Motor Truck
Alternating-Current Network Analyser (Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd.), 536*
Alternator. See Generator and Turbo Arc Furnaces. See Furnace^ Electric — Welding. See Welding Battery Vehicles. See Motor Truck British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, Appeal for Funds, 87
Cable, 132-kV, Impregnated Pressure, Tests of, 259*
— Power, Standardisation of, 558
— Service, for Small Houses, Specification, 591
— on Southern Railway, 597*
— for Use in Tropics, Design of, 594 Cathode Rays. See Gatho^
Cells, Electrolytic, for Aluminium Production, 440
Central Electricity Board, on “ Story of the Grid,” 235 ; Organisation of Load Shedding, 254 ; Power-Station Extensions, 279 ; Revision of Generating Plant Extension Programme, 615; Estimated Effect of “ Staggering ” on Electrical Demand, 618*
Conductors for Power Cables, 558
— on Southern Railway, 597*
— and Static Hazard, 49*, 73*
Cranes. See Cranes
Current, Alternating, Network Analyser (Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd.), 536*
Direct-Current System. Southern Railway, 597*
Discharges in Gases, Investigations on, 461*
Dynamo. Sec Generator; Turbo-Generator Earthing Consumers’ Electrical Installations, 495
— and Static Hazards, 50*
Electrical Equipment for Aluminium Factory (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 440 of Buildings, Codes of Practice for, 423
of Ships, Regulations for, 447
— Installations, Consumers’, Earthing of, 495
— and Photometric Units, International,
National Physical Laboratory, 55, 276, 618
Electricity and Atomic Theory, 459
— Commissioners, Certification of Electricity Meters, 39; Statistics of Units Generated, 87, 414, 527, 596 ; Statistics of Fuel Consumption and Units Generated, 133. See LETTER, 160 ; Standardisation of Low-Pressure Distribution Voltages, 159 ; Returns of Units Sold, 1946-47, 472 ; Earthing Consumers’ Electrical Installations, 495 ; Annual Report, 500 ; Engineering and Financial Statistics for 1943-44, 566
— Technical, Princii)les of (Review), 555 Electrometers for Industrial Use, 73 Electroplating. See Electro
Electrostatic Charges, Hazards in Industry from, 49*, 73*
Electrotechnical Commission, International, Proposed Affiliation with International Standardisation Organisation, 35
Equipment for Tropics, Design of, 594 Furnaces. See Furnaces
Generating Stations. See Power Stations Generator. See Generator and Tttrbo Heating Equipment, 50-kW Radio Frequency (Philips Lamps, Ltd.), 153 Hydro-Electric Power Plants. See Power Plants
Induction Motors. See Motors, Electric Insulation for Power Cables, 558
— for Use in Tropics, Design of, 594 Lamp Caps, Screw, and Lampholders
(Specification), 154
— Fluorescent, for Street Lighting, 405
— Infra-Red, Demonstration (Metropoli- tan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 524
— Mercury-Discharge, for Street Lighting, 405
— Signalling, Daylight, for Merchant Ships, 63
Lampholders and Lamp Caps, Screw (Specification), 154
Lighting Fittings, Flameproof, Specification, 178
Locomotives. See Locomotives, Electric Machines. See Generators ; Motors ; Twrbo Mains. See Gables (above)
Measuring Instruments, Features of, 390 Meters, Electricity, Certification of, 39 Motors. See Motors, Electric Oil Switch. See Sioitchgear
Oscillator, Resistance-Capacitance, 256, 429*
Photo-Electric Exposure Meter, Specification» 202
Plugs, Fused, and Socket Outlets, Design of, 496
Specification, 106
Power. See Power
— Stations. See Power Stations Pyrometer. See Pyrometer
Railways. See Railways
Rays. See Alpha Rays; Cathode Rays ; X-Rays
Rectifiers, Mercury-Arc, on Southern Railway, 597*
Arc, Speke Rubber Factory (Electric Construction Co., Ltd.), 623*
Repeater, Electronic (Evershed and Vig- noles, Ltd.), 247
Resistance Welding. See Welding Rdntgen Rays. See X-Rays
Rural Electrification Extensions in New Zealand, 518
in Ontario, 422
Socket-Outlets and Fused-PIugs, Design of, 496
Shuttered, Specification, 106 Steel Manufacture^ See Furnace, Electric Substation.
Switchgear.
Electric Telegraphy. Telephony. Traction, i
Transformers. See Transformers Turbo-Generators. See Turbo-Generators Units, Electric, Absolute, Introduction of, 618. See 55, 276
— Electrical and Photometric, International, National Physical Laboratory, 55
Valves, Electronic, Bases, Caps and Holders for, Specification, 514
Voltages, Low-Pressure Distribution, Standardisation of, 159
Welding. See Welding
Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy; Radio; Television
— Telephony. See Telephony ; Radio ; Television See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Electric Construction Co., Ltd., Motors and Mercury-Arc Rectifiers, Speke Rubber Factory, 623*

Electrical Engineers, Institution of :

Report on Practical Training of Professional Electrical Engineers, 61
Awards of Premiums, 135
Report on Research in Radio Field, 135 Celebration of Jubilee of Discovery of Electron, 255, 326
Misuse of Membership Initials, 327 Presidential Address, by P. Good, on Standardisation in Industry, 373 Regulations for the Electrical Equipment of Ships, 447
Electric Traction on Southern Railway, by C. M. Cock, 597*
Installations Section :
Electrical Engineering Problems in Tropics, by R. Allan, 594
Electrical Aspects of Overhead Travelling Cranes, by G. V. Sadler, 617 Measurements Section:
Design and Construction of Electron Microscope, by M. E. Haine, 20*
Some Aspects of Instrumentation, by D. C. Gall, 390
Radio Section:
Classification of Radio Position-Finding Systems, by C. E. Strong, 398
What Equipment is Necessary for Servicing and Testing Electronic Devices ? by Grouj) Capt. P. Allerston, 562
Transmission Section:
Standardisation of Power Cables, by W. H. Lythgoe, 558
Electrical Engineers, Supervising, Association of. See Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of
— Engineering Mathematics, Modern (Review), 434
Problems in Tropics, 594
Test Papers and Solutions (Review), 483
— Industries Benevolent Association, Work of, 614
Electricity Commissioners. See under Electric
— Technical, Principles of (Review), 555 Electrodeposits, Stresses in, Origin and Measurement of, 426
Electro-Hydraulics, Ltd., 2-ton “ Conveyancer ” Stacking Truck, 241*
Electrolytic Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Dissociation, Arrhenius Theory of, 317, 460 Electro-Osmosis, Demonstration of, 65 Electrons and Atomic Energy, 505*
— Jubilee of, 255, 326
Microscope, Design and Construction, 20* Electronic Equipment, Testing and Servicing of, 562
Electroscope, Radon, Construction and Appli- I cations, 603*
Electrotechnical Commission, International, i Proposed Affiliation with International ' Standardisation Organisation, 35
Elektron Moulds for Precast Concrete, 52. See LETTER 112
Elements, Chemical, and Atomic Theory, 313*, 361*, 409*, 457*, 505*, 553*, 601*. See Erratum, 411
Elevator, Mechanical (Wolseley Sheep-Shearing Machine Co., Ltd.), 79*
Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd., Acceleration Pick-up, 91
Elliss, Dr. H., on Internal Stresses in Steel Castings 426
Eltham, B. E., on Sub-Atmospheric Gas- Turbine Cyel(‘, 616. See LETTER, 400*, 448, 472
Embankments, Compacting by Rolling and Vibration, 1*
— Design of, 237
Emery Wheels. See Grinding under Machine Tools
Employees. Sec Labour Employment. See Labour
“ Empress of Britain,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
Emptier, Gulley and Cesspool, 500-gall. (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.), 114*
Enamel, Vitreous, Testing of Finishes, Specification, 58
Encyclopedia, Scientific, Van Nostrand’s (Review), 555
Endurance Tests. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials)
Energy, Conservation of, Theory of, 316, 457
— and Electricity, 457
Engines, Aero. See Aeronautics
— Diesel. See Engines, Oil, Diesel ;? Marine
Propulsion ; Motorships
~~ Internal-Combustion, Development of, 210 Combustion, Heat Exchangers for Cooling (British Twin Disc and Clarifiers, Ltd.), 441*
Combustion. See also Turbines, Gas
— Jet-Propulsion, Welding in, 366
Propulsion. See also Turbines, Gas
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Motor Car. See Engines, Petrol
— Oil, Diesel (Ailsa Craig, Ltd.), 223 Diesel, for Cargo Ships, 517
Diesel, Fifty Years’.Development by Sulzer Brothers, 568
Diesel, “ Honeychrome” Cylinder Liner for (Petters, Ltd.), 242*
Diesel, 100-b.h.p. Eight-Cylinder (W. H. Dorman and Co., Ltd.), 196*
Diesel, 88-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder (J. and K. McLaren, Ltd.), 242*
Diesel, Four-Cylinder, “ Uniporn ’’(Porn and Dunwoody, Ltd.), 220*
Diesel, 365-b.h.p. Five-Cylinder (W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 199*
Diesel, 7-h.p. Single-Cylinder (Coventry Victor Motor Co., Ltd.), 222*
Diesel, 820-s.h.p. Twelve-Cylinder (Mir- lees. Bickerton and Day, Ltd.), 241*
Diesel, Marine, Burning of Boiler Fuels in 567
Diesel, Marine, 160-h.p. Eight-Cylinder (Gleniffer Engines, Ltd.), 222*
Diesel, Marine, 30-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder (Coventry Diesel Engines, Ltd.), 32*
Diesel, Marine, 630-b.h.p. Seven-Cylinder S.S. “Media,” 465
Diesel, Marine, 100 b.h.p. Six-Cylinder (Associated Equipment Co., Ltd.), 221
Diesel, Marine, 1,610-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 221*
Diesel, Marine, 600-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder with Self-Changing Reverse Gear (J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 223*
Diesel, Marine, 180-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder (H. Widdop and Co., Ltd.), 221
Diesel, Marine, 20-b.h.p. Two-Cylinder (Pelapone Engines, Ltd.), 221
Diesel. See also Motorships; Marine Propulsion
Marine, 140-b.h.p. Five-Cylinder (Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd.), 199*
Marine, 50-h.p. Five-Cylinder (National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd.), 199*
Marine, 10-b.h.p., and 18-b.h.p. Four- Cylinder (Morris Motors, Ltd.), 197*
Marine, 4,700-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder, Vickers-Doxford, 559*
Marine, 85-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder (Leyland Motors, Ltd.), 245
Marine, 220-b.h.p. with Reverse-Reduction Gearbox (National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd.), 199
Marine, 1,250-b.h.p. Packard, H.M. Gunboat No. 2009, 271*
See also Tractors and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Petrol, Aeroplane. See Aeronautics
Injection, Six-Cylinder, for Commercial Vehicles (J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 104*
Marine, 5-b.h.p. Opposed-Piston (C. H. Johnson (Machinery), Ltd.), 246*
Motor-Car, Influence of Motor Taxation, 87, 112
See also Aeronautics ; Motor Cars
— Pumping, Cornish, at Taylor’s Shaft,
Redruth, Preservation of, 543
— Rotary-Valve (Review), 604
— Steam, Development of, 210
First Use in Portsmouth Dockyard, 331, 415
Marine, 2,076-i.h.p. Triple-Expansion, S.S. “ Sussex Trader,” 320
Marine. See also Marine Propulsion ; Turbines
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Engineers: Builders of a Better World (Review), 589
— Education. See Education
— German Circle, Disposal of Funds of, 544
— Institutions. See Institutions
— Production, Institution of. See Production,
— and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of,
Presidential Address, by Dr. J. M. McNeill, on Modern Atlantic Liners, 437
— In Society (Review), 421 Story of (Review), 147
Engineering Apprentices. See Education
— Centre, Glasgow, Opening of, 571
— Contracts. See Contracts
— Education. See Education
— Exhibits, “ Industrial Wales ” Exhibition, 258
— Industry and Export Trade, 277
— Laboratories. See Laboratories;' National Physical
— and Marine Exhibition, Olympia, 193*, 217*, 241*, 267*. See Erratum, 271
— Problems Manual (Review), 364
— Professions and Institutions, 41. See LETTERS, 64, 112
— Progress in Modern Spheres, 210, 231, 236
— and Retrenchment Programme, 542
— Societies. Sec Institutiotis
Engineering Standards. See Standards Institution ,
— Union, Amalgamated, Centenary (Eeview), 147
— Vibration Problems, Escalator Method in (Review), 28
— Works. See Works
England, History of Patents in, 486, 511, 535 English Electric Co., Ltd., Stud-Welding Gear,
267 ; Hydraulic Turbine with Feathering Blades and Hydro Brake, 390* ; 32-MW Turbo-Alternator, 417* : Opening of Nelson Research Laboratories at Stafford, 471; 1,600-h.p. Diesel-Electric Equipment for Locomotive, 562
Escalator Method in Engineering Vibration Problems (Review), 28
Estimating, Machine Shop (Review), 125 listuary. River Tay, Tidal Model of, 231, 238* “Europa,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437 Europe, Transport Position in. Report on, 349
— Water-Power Resources of, 109
European Central Inland Transport Organisation, Report on Transport Situation in Europe, 349
— Economic Co-operation, Report on, 325 Evans, E. A., on Lubrication in Drawing Operations, 454, 477*
Evans, Dr. U. R., on Stress-Corrosion Cracking in Metals, 473
Evaporator for Norwich Heat Pump, 117* See LETTERS, 180, 234, 280
Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd., Exhibits at Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 247
Exchanger, Heat, for Oil, and Water (British
Twin Disc and Clarifiers, Ltd.), 441*
Exhibition, Aircraft, and Flying Display, Radlett Aerodrome, 255, 282*, 306*
— Building, Olympia, 496, 522*
— Caledonian Railway Centenary, Glasgow, 296
— Direct-Vision Stereoscopic Photographs, 15
— Engineering Centre, Glasgow, 571 Institution of Civil Engineers, 65 and Marine, Olympia, Incorporating
Foundry Trades and Welding Exhibitions, 193*, 217*, 241*, 267*. See Erratum, 271
— Hundred Years of British Chemistry, 259
— ” Industrial Wales,” London, 258
— Infra-Red Gas Heating in Industry, 33
— Jubilee of Electron, 255, 326
— “ Model Engineer,” 209 Railway, Switzerland, 138
— Public Works, Roads and Transport, Olympia, 86, 114*, 125*
— Radio, International, Olympia, 355
— Royal Agricultural Show”, Lincoln, 41*, 53*, 77*, 102*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Expander, Roller, for Rolied-in Condenser Tubes, 592*
Experimental Tank. See Tank Explosions Colliery. See Accidents
— and Fire Hazards, Industrial, Technology of (Review)
— in M.S. ‘‘ Reina del Pacifico,” 279
Explosives Industry, Static Hazard in, 49*, 73*
— See also Guns and Explosives in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Export Trade. See Trade ; and Industries in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Exposure Meter, Photo-Electric, for Photographic Negative Material, 202
Extinguishers, lire. Portable, Specification, 586 Extrusion Machines for Rubber-Tyre Treads 620*

FABRICS, Static Hazards from, 49*, 73*
Factory Accidents. See Accidents
— Accounts. See Works Management
— Management. See Works Management
— Newport, Standard Telephone and Cables, Ltd., 447
— Static Hazard in, 49*, 73*
Faille, H. Th. Baart de la, on Domestic Gas Appliances, 329
Failure of Metals, Effect of Temperature on 16*. See LETTERS, 64, 160
Fair, Trade. See Exhibition
Fairclough, L., Ltd., Pre-cast Pre-stressed Concrete Bridge, 363*
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., S.S. “ Beavercove,” 259
“ Falaise,” Channel Steamer, Southern Railway, 393*
Faraday, Michael, Work at Royal Institution, 211; Electrical Investigations of, 459*
— Cage for Tests of 132-kV Pressure Cables 259*
Farming. See Agriculture ; Tractors
Farrell, K. P., on Permanent Moorings, 425
Fatigue Tests of Metals. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials')
Fawcett, S., and Partners, Maple Lodge Sewage- Disposal Works, 403*
Feathering Mechanism for Hydraulic-Turbine Blades (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 390*
Federation of British Industries, Report of Conference on Industry and Research, 157
Feed Heating in Power Stations, 79, 115
— Water System, S.S. ” Media,” 464* Treatment in Power Stations, 19, 115 See also Water
Ferguson, H., Ltd., Agricultural Tractor wit)'». Mounted Implements, 54
Ferodo, Ltd., Investigation of Slip in Belt Drives, 365* ; Temperature of Railway Brake Shoes, 471, 493
Ferro-Concrete. See Concrete, Reinforced, and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Fibre-Making Machine, Windrum (Product Recoveries, Ltd.), 198
Filey-Bridlington Railway, Centenary of, 351 Film on Atomic Physics (G.-B. Instructional, Ltd.), 568-
— Micro, Readers and Reels, Specification, 250
— Projection Cabinet, Brook (Sound Services, Ltd.), 524
Filter, Light, for Welding Operations, Specification, 442
— Press, Aluminium Extraction from Clay,
Finishes, Vitreous-Enamel, Specification for Testing Methods, 58
Fire and Explosion Hazards, Industrial, Technology of (Review), 387
— Extinguishers, Portable, Specification, 586
— j^ecautions at Ship-Repair Yards, 615
— Risk in Power Stations, 19, 86, 151
Fireclay Sanitary Equipment for Schools, Specification, 130
Firth of Tay, Tidal Model of, 231, 238*
Fisher, W. A. P., on Stress-Freezing for Study of Photo-Elasticity, 591
Fishleigh Rotary Cultivator Co., Ltd., Rotary Cultivator, 78
Fleet. See Warships
Flexible Non-Metallic Conduits, Ltd., Flexible Plastic Conduits, 523
Flight. See Aeronautics
Floating Dock. See Dock
Floor Renovations, Ltd., Floor-Surfacing Machine, 125*
Flooring, Mastic Asphalt, Specification, 586
Flow of Boiling Water Through Nozzles, j Orifices and Pipes, 572*. See LETTER, 616
— of Gas in Producer-Fuel Beds, 520
Flue Gases, Maximum Theoretical Carbon Dioxide in, 112. See LETTER, 160
Fluids, Compressibility of, 289*
— Friction. See Friction
Fluidity of Molten Steel, 544^
Flying Boats. See Aeronautics
Fog, Reciproscope” for Increasing Visibility in, 270
Footwear, Rubber, Manufacture at Speke, 622*
Ford, Dr. H., on Mechanical Methods for Measurement of Internal Stresses, 401
Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Agricultural Tractor, 54*, 77* ; 500-galI. Gulley and Cesspool Emptier, 114*
Forging Press. See Press under Machine Tools
Format of Technical Periodicals, 350
Forrest, G., on Residual Stresses in Beams After Bending, 426
Forrester, P. G., on Frictional Properties of Oil-Seal Materials, 121*: on Babbitt Alloys for Plain Bearings, 184, 208*, 234* ; on Frictional Properties of Lubricated Bearing Metals, 353
Foster-Wheeler Boilers, S.S. Falaise,” 393* ; S.S. “ Orcades,” 402
Foundations and Soil Mechanics, 213*
— for Southwick “ B ” Power Station, 544
Foundry College, National, Establishment at Wolverhampton, 543
— Conditions in. Report on, 158
— Industry, Present Problems in, 30 Research in, 69, 90
— for Mass-Production of Cast-Steel Bomb-Bodies, 501*, 525*, 550*
— and Pattern-Shop Practice, Manual of (Review), 339
— Trades Exhibition, Olympia, 193*, 217*, 241*, 267*. See Erratum, 271
— See also Castings ; Moulding
Foundrymen, British, Institute of. See British
Fox, Dr. F. A., on Corrosion of Magnesium- Base Alloys, 379
Fox, S., and Co., Ltd., Modernisation Schemes by, 62
Fracture, Brittle, of Mild-Steel Plates, 498, 532, 548*, 556*, 581*, 605*
Frame, Portal, Welded, Testing of, 232, 261*
France, Dam and Water-Power Developments in, 613
— Fuel Utilisation in, 378. See LETTER, 399
— Genissiat Hydro-Electric Scheme, 414
— History of Patents in, 486, 585
— See also French
Freeman, Fox and Partners, Severn Suspension Bridge, 135
French Chemists a Century Ago, 163, 174
— Institution of Civil Engineers. See C’mZ Engineers
— Merchant Navy, S.S. Commandant Querd/* 538
— Motor-Car Industry, Statistics, 227
— National Railways, Light-Weight Carriages, 137 ; Types of Sleepers Employed, 17, 29
— ports. Emergency Repairs to, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
— See also France
Friction of Journal Bearings, 184
Frictional Properties of Lubricated Bearing Metals, 353
of Oil-Seal Materials, Apparatus for Determining, 121*
Frumkin, M., on Early History of Patents for Invention, 486, 511, 535
Fuel Beds of Gas Producers, Gas Flow in, 520
— Boiler, Use in Marine Diesel Engines, 567
— British, and Power Industries, Report on, 565
— Consumption in Electric Power Stations, 566 in High-Powered Cargo Ships, 517 on Railways, 377
S.S. “ Sussex Trader,” 320
and Units Generated, British Power Stations, 138. See LETTER, 160. See 87, 414, 527, 596
— Distribution in Gas Producers, 520
— Economy Since 1939, Report on, 281
I Fuel Economy Conference (World Power ! Conference) The Hague :
I Inaugural Proceedings, 255
Visits and Excursions, 378, 427
Sectional Deports ;
Fuel Economy Since 1939, by Dr. W.
Lulofs, 281
General Questions, by T. P. W. Karreman, 328
Production of Solid Fuels, by G. I. de Vooys, 328
Industrial and General Applications of Fuel, by Prof. L. H. de Langen, 328 Production of Liquid Fuels, by Dr. W. H.
Zaayer and P. van’t Spijker, 329 Domestic and Quasi-Domestic Appliances, by H. Th. Baart de la Faille, 329 Gaseous Fuels, by J. J. Derksen, 377 Energy in Transport, by Prof. J. J.
Breeze, 377
Electric Energy, by C. Vos, 378
Fuel Economy Conference—continued.
General Report on Fuel Utilisation, by Prof. F. K. Th. van Iterson, 378. See LETTER, 399
Atomic Energy, by Dr. H. Brinkman, 378 Distribution of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels, by M. L. Kalff, 427
Energy in Form of Heat, by V. A. M. van Dorp, 427
Space Heating, by Prof. A. J. ter Linden, 427
Closing Session, 427
Fuel, Gaseous, Production and Utilisation of, 377
— Injection Equipment, Manufacture by
C.A.V., Ltd., 9*. See 221*
Equipment for Petrol Engine (J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 104*
Nozzle, “ Pintaux ” (C.A.V., Ltd.), 221*. See 9*
— Institute of, Melchett Medal, Award to Maj.
K. Gordon, 248; Domestic Heating in Great Britain, by Dr. A. Parker, 446. See LETTER 519
— Liquid, Production and Utilisation, 281, 328 See also Oil Fuel
— Motor. See also Qas; Motor
— Oil. See Oil Fuel
— and power, Ministry of, Coal Outputs and Stocks, 279 ; Coal Budget, 375
— Pump. See Pump
— Research Substation in Scotland, 423
— Resources of United States and Locomotive Practice, 319, 341
— Spray Investigations by C.A.V., Ltd., 9*
— Systems for Aero Gas Turbines, 567
— Utilisation in France, 378. See LETTER, 399
— See also Coal; Oil; Gas; Pulverised Fuel Fuelling Depots for Oil-Fired Locomotives, Great Western Railway, 489*
Fulmer Research Institute, Stoke Poges, Opening of, 43
Functions of Real Variables, Theory of (Review), 434
Furnace, Annealing, for Cast-Steel Bomb- Bodies, 551*
— Blast, Development of, 475
- New Plant at Middlesbrough, 471
- Use of Oxygen in, 67, 89
— Boiler. See Stoker
—? Cyclone, in Calumet Power Station, 79
— Open-Hearth, Carbon Removal in, 545 Hearth, Photo-Electric Pyrometer for
Roof of, 521
— Regenerative, Siemens, Introduction of, 475
— for Roasting Clay, for Aluminium Extraction, 265*
— Rotary, Steel Melting, for Mass-Production of Cast-Steel Bomb-Bodies, 501*
— Smelting, Electric, Development of, 67, 89
— Tilting, Oil-Fired (Sklenar Furnaces, Ltd.), 176*
— See also Cupolas
Fuses, Delay-Action, Investigations on, 97* Fusion Welding. See Welding

GALL, D. C., on Aspects of Instrumentation, 390
Galloway Water Power Co., Work of, 333*, 357*. See LETTER, 449
Gantry. See Crane
Garrick, W. D., on X-Ray Examination of Butt Welds, 405*. See 257
Gas Appliances, Domestic, Construction of, 329
— Carbon Dioxide. See Carbon Dioxide
— Copper and Brass Tubes for, Specification, 538
— Distribution, American Practice in, 619 by Pipelfne, 427
— for Domestic Heating 446. See LETTER, 519
— Early Investigations in, 315*
— Electric Discharge in. See Electric
Engineers, Institution of. Codes of Practice for Civil Engineering, Public Works and Buildings, by C. W. Key, 375 ; Discussion on Gas Research Board’s Work, 543
— Fired Furnaces. See Furnaces
Flue, Maximum Theoretical Carbon Dioxide in, 112. See LETTER, 160
and Gas Works. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Mains, American Practice, 619
Welded Steel, Stress Corrosion Cracking of, 186
— Producer. See Producer
— Research Board, Work of, 543
— Services, Small Holes in Roads for Work On, 584*
— Specific Gravity of. Tests of Instruments for (Review), 6
— Static Hazard from, 49*, 73*
— Turbine. See Turbine
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Carbon Dioxide; Hydrogen ; Oxygen^ elc.
Gasoline. See Engine, Petrol; Aeronautics Gates for Dry Docks, 231, 240
Gauge, Slip, New Types of, 436*, 462*. See Erratum^ 594
— and Tool Makers’ Association, Luncheon, 63 Gay Lussac, J. L., and Molecular Theory, 409, 457
Gayler, Dr. M. L. V., on Age-Hardening, 450
G.-B. Instructional, Ltd., Film on Atomic Physics, 568
Gear, Reduction, for H.M. Motor Gunboat No. 2009, 272*
— Reversing. See Reversing Gear
— Steering. See Steering
— Transmission, Electric, for Cargo Ships, 517
— Worm, Testing Machine for (D. Brown Tool Co.), 488*
Gearbox for 85-b.h.p. Marine Oil Engine (Thomson and Taylor (Brooklands), Ltd.), 246
— Reverse-Reduction, Oil-Operated (Modern Wheel Drive, Ltd.), 199, 244* I
— Speed-Increasing, for Test Plant (British |
Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 412*. See LETTER 449
Gearcases, Steam-Turbine, S.S. “ Media,” 464*
Geared Turbines, Marine. SCJC Marine Pro- pzilsion
Gcgg, C. C., on Hydrogen in Steel Manufacture, 89, 497
Gem ” Rotary Hoe, 78*
General Electric Co., Ltd., Extensions to Wittoii Testing Laboratory, 255 ; Investigations on Annealing of Brass, 329 \ Meaford Power Station, 399; Fluorescent-Lamp Street-Lighting Installation, 405 ; Electrical Equipment for Resolven Aluminium Factory, 440 ; Motors at Speke Rubber Factory, 620*
General Marshall Bridge over Rhine, 145*
General Patch Highway Bridge over Rhine, 145*
Generating and Pumping Set, 3-kW, Oil- Driven (Coventry Victor Motor Co., Ltd.), 222*
— Set, 365-b.h.p. Diesel-Driven (W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 199*
55-kW Diesel-Driven (Associated British Oil Engines, Ltd,), 242*
with 50-b.h.p. Diesel Engine (National Gas Oil Engine Co., Ltd.), 199*
l|-kW Petrol-Driven (Associated British Oil Engines, Ltd.), 103
— Station. See Power Station
Generator, Electric, 55-kW (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 242*
32-MW (English Electric Co,, Ltd.), 41f* 175-kW, for Kuwait (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd,), 366
375-kW, S.S. ** Media,” 465*
700-kW (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 418
Alternating Current, Temperature Indicator for Rotors of (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 391*
Auxiliary, for Locomotive-Testing Vehicle, 321*
22,500-kW, Bradford Power Station, 451 875-kW, Diesel-Driven, Speke Rubber Factory, 623*
for Network Analyser, 536* in Power Station, 18, 79, 127 for Power Stations, Standardisation, 495
: for Tropics, Design of, 594
See also Turbo-Generators
Genissiat Hydro-Electric Scheme, 414 Geological Survey, Mining Maps of, 374 United States. See United States Geologists, Value in Coalfields, 374 Geology and London Water Supply, 397 Gerhardt, C. F., Chemical Work of, 163 ^rinan Character, Influence of Militarism on, 589
— Chemists a Century Ago, 163, 174
— Circle, Engineers*, Disposal of Funds of, 544
— Dry Docks, Recent, 239
~ War Research, Report on, 541
Germany, History of Patents in, 511, 535 “ Ghost ” Aero Engine in Avro “ Lancastrian Aircraft, 282
Gibson, H. S., Award of Redwood Medal to, 90 Gillespie, A. W., the Late, 139
Girders, Steel, Buckling of Webs in (Review), 387
— Plate, Aluminium, for Railway Bridge over Grasse River, New York, 529*
— Portal Frame, Welded, Testing of, 232, 261*
— Roth-Wagner Truss, for Bridges over Rhine, 145*
— Welded-Plate, Residual Stresses in, 532
— See also Beams; Bridges
Gladstone, J. H., Work at Royal Institution, 212
Gland, High-Pressure, for Liquid Springing, 289*
Glasgow, Caledonian Railway Centenary Exhibition, 296
— Engineering Centre, Opening of, 571
— Water Supply and National Parks, 494 Glass Making, Early Patents for, 486, 511, 535 Glassware, Internal Stresses in, 426
Glen Lussa Hydro Electric Scheme, 495 Glenfield and Kennedy, Ltd., Medium and High- Pressure Triple-Ram Hydraulic Pumps, 623*
Gleniffer Engines, Ltd., 160-h.p. Eight-Cylinder Diesel Marine Oil Engine, 222*
Glossaries, Technical, Value of, 374
Glover, Webb and Liversidge, Ltd., Refuse- Collecting Vehicle, 114
Godfrey, Sir G., and Partners, Ltd., Marshall Roots Blower, 225
Godiva, 30-b.h.p., Marine Diesel Engine, 32* Good, P., on Standardisation in Industry, 373 Goodwin, Barsby and Co., Ltd., 5/3i-cub. yd. Concrete Mixer, 522*
Gordon, Lord D., on Development of Iron and Steel Industry and Refrigerating Machinery, 495, 475. See 423
Gordon, Maj. K., Award of Melchett Medal to, 248
Goslin, E. T., the Late, 347
Gough, I. K., on Engineering Professions and I Institutions, 64. See LETTERS, 41, 112 ; Government Expenditure on Research, 229
— Railways. See Railways
— White Paper on Capital Investment, 542 Governor Gear for Steam Turbines, 127 for 32-MW Turbo-Alternator, 417*
: Graham, T., Chemical Work of, 164, 174
Grandpa’s Knob, Vermont 1,000-kW Wind- Driven Electric Generator, 206
Graphite Formation in Grey Cast Iron, 141*, 166*
Grasse River Railway Bridge, New York, 100-ft. Aluminium Span for, 529*
Grates. See Fzimace; Stoker Graving Dock. See Dock
Gravity Conveyors. See Conveyors
Gray, C, H., on Fuel Economy Conference, 399. See 378
Gray, K. H., on Thermodynamics of Heat Pump, 64. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
Gray, S., Electrical Experiments of, 457
Great Britain, Coal Resources of, Statistics, 374 and European Economic Co-operation, 325 Overhead Power Transmission Lines in, 378
— Northern Railway, United States, 5,000-h.p Electric Locomotive, 280
Great Western Railway, Petrol-Driven Wagon Shunter, 93* ; Automatic Irain Control on, 380 : Fuelling Depots for Oil-Fired Locomotives, 489* I
Greece, Ancient, and the Atomic theory, 315 Greenham, C. G., on New Types of Slip Gauges, 436*, 462*. See Erratum, 5^4
Greenwich, Royal Observatory, Astronomer Royal’s Report, 304. See Errata, 332
— Time on London and North Western Railway, Centenary of Adoption , 539
Greer, H. H. A., Election to l^dlowship of Institute of Metals, 329
Gregory, W., Chemical Work of, 164, 174
Gresham and Craven, Ltd., Air-Operated ” Ejec- topump,” 195*
Grid, Electrical, Functions of, 235
Grinding Machines. See Machine Tools Gulley and Cesspool Emptier, SOO-gall. (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.), 114*
Gun Production by Bofors Company, 172 Gimboats. See Warships
Gunpowder. See Explosives Gustavsburg-Mainz Railway Bridge, 145*

HACKWORTH, T., Memorial at New Shildon, 165*
Hadfields Ltd., Experiments on Fluidity of Steel, 544
HagJov, N., on Electrical Slip Recorder for V- Belt Drives, 365*
Hague, Centenary Commemoration of Royal Netherlands Institution of Engineers, 354
— Fuel Economy Conference. See Fuel Fconofny Conference
Haine, M. E., on Design and Construction of Electron Microscope, 20*
Hajnal-Konyi, K., on Creep and Shrinkage in Reinforced Concrete, 375. See 309.* See LETTERS, 496, 544
Halcrow, Sir W. T., on Progress in Modern Engineering, 210, 236. See 231
Halcrow, Sir W., and Partners, Southwick “ B ” Power Station, 544
Hall, J. and E., Ltd., Refrigerating Plant for Aircraft Test Chamber, 512*
Hallin, J. E., on First 10,000-kW 3,000-r.p.m. Turbo-Generator, 449. See LETTER, 41 Hammers. See Machine Tools
Hams Hall Power Station, Birmingham, Tests of 132-kV. Pressure Cables, 259*
“ B ” Power Station, Thermal Efficiency of, 160. See 133
Hanawalt’s Theory of Corrosion of Magnesium- Base Alloys, 379
Handley Page, Ltd., Flying Display and Static Exhibition, Radlett Aerodrome, 255, 282*, 306* ; “ Hermes H ” Research Air Liner, 282* ; “ Hastings ” Mk. I Military Aircraft, 282*
Harbour Commissioners, Belfast, Centenary Handbook (Review), 125
— Construction, Developments In, 237
— Dundee, Tidal Model of Firth of Tay, 231, 238*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Hardesty and Hanover, 100-ft. Aluminium
Span for Railway Bridge, 529* Hare, R., Chemical Work of, 175 Harker, G. F. H., on Planck’s Contribution to Physics, 388
Harness and Safety Belts, Specification for Testing, 562
Harris, A. J,, on Precast Prestressed Concrete, 112. See 51
Harvey, G. A., and Co. (London), Ltd., Helically-Gilled Tube, 224
Harwell Atomic Pile, 207, 229
Haslar Experimental Works, Model Experiments on Propeller Cavitation, 331; Tests of Mooring Anchor, 425
“ Hastings” Mark I Military Aircraft, 282* Hatfield Lecture on Steel for Use at Elevated Temperatures, 136
Hawksley Lecture on Rocket as Weapon of War in British Forces, 519
Hawksworth, F. W., on British Railway Locomotives, 473
Haydick Handy Houser Co., Ltd., Portable Wood-Grooving Machine, 570*
Hazards, Industrial, Fire and Explosion, Technology of (Review), 387
Health Ministry, Water Act, 1945, 139, 162 Heat Conduction in Solids (Review), 339
— Dynamical Theory of, Introduction, 457
— Economy in Industrial Plants, 328
— Engines. See Engines; Turbines ; Aeronautics
— Exchanger for Oil and Water (British Twin
Disc and Clarifiers, Ltd.), 441*
— Pump at Norwich, 116*. Sec LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
Heater, Feed-Water. See Feed-Water Heater Heating Appliances, Domestic, Testing, Scottish Substation for, 423
— District, Schemes for, 427
— Domestic, Research on, 295
— Equipment, 50-kW. Radio-Frequency (Philips Lamps, Ltd.), 153
— Gas, Infra-Red, for Industry, Exhibition, 33
- Infra-Red, for Drying Sheet Rubber (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 300
— Panel and Cooling Analysis (Review), 339
— Plants, Circulators for. Specification, 346 Dielectric (A. C. Wickman, Ltd), 269*
— Radiant (Review), 266
— Surface in Boilers, Deposits on, 13 Heaton Foundry Co., Ltd., Sand-Conditioning Plant, 270*
Heenan and Fronde., Ltd., Apparatus for Locomotive-Testing Plant, Rugby, 255 Helicopters. See Aeronwdics
Helium, Production from Radon, 603*
— and Radioactivity, 554*, 601* Hclmont, van, Work on Gases, 316 Henderson, J., on Hydro-Electric Developments in Scotland, 333*, 357*. See 256. See LETTER, 449
Hendry, Dr. A. W., on Testing of Structural
Connections, 261*. See 232
Herbert, A., Ltd.. Negative-Rake Carbide- Tipped Milling Cutter, 297*
“ Hermes II *’ Researc^h Air Liner (Handley Page, Ltd.), 282*
Hetherington, Sir R., on Recent Water Legislation, 139, 162 ; on Water Supply and Drainage Problems, 447
Heywood, R. B., on Applications of PhotoElasticity, 591 *
Hicks, Hargreaves and Co., Vacuum Plant, 246*
Higgins, W., and Atomic Theory,
See Erratum, 411 Highways. See Roads Hill, C. M., the Late, 227 History of Patents for Invention, 486, 511, 535 Hither Green Marshalling Yard, London, Lighting at, 547 H.M.S.S. See under Warships Hoe, Rotary, Gem (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 78* Tractor-Driven (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 77* Hofmann, A. W., Chemical Work of, 174 Hoist, Friction (J. Christopher Sons, Ltd.), 126*
— See also Cranes
Holbein, A. M., on Western Branch of Old Centralians, 376, 455
Holes, Small, in Road Surfaces, for Work on Gas Services, 584*
Holland. History of Patents in, 486, 535
— Reclamation of Walcheren, 615
— See also Dutch
Holloway Brothers (London), Ltd., Side Launching of Concrete Pontoon, 71*, 94* ; Foundations for Smethwick “ B ” Power Station, 544
“ Honeychrome ” Cylinder Liner, 242* Honeyman, A. J. K., on Effect of Manganese :
Carbon Ratio on Brittle Fracture of Mild Steel, 498 ; on Factors Affecting Notched- Bar Impact Properties of Mild Steel, 498 Hornsby, L. H., on Survey of Scientific Manpower, 519. See 445. See LETTER, 472 Horology and Instrument Technology, National College of, 106
Horsford, E., Chemical Work of, 174 Hose Connection for Welding Appliances, Specification, 178
Hot-Blast Stove, Cowper, Introduction of, 475 — Water Pump Impeller, Phosphor-Bronze, Selective Corrosion of, 214*
Hothersall, A. W., on Stresses in Electrodeposits, 426
House Heating, Research on, 295
— Small, Electricity Service Cables for, Specification, 591
Hudson, K., and Son, Row-Crop Tractor, 53* Hughes, M. L., on Distribution of Fuel in Gas
Producers, 520; on Experiments on Gas Flow in Producer Fuel Beds, 520
Hulse, C., on Maximum Theoretical CO2 in Flue Gases, 112. See LETTER, 160
Humfrey, J. C. W., on Stresses Induced by Shot Peening of Leaf Springs, 426. See 449, 473
Humidity, Atmospheric, and Static Hazards, 50 Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd., 65-b.h.p. Flameproof
Mining Locomotive, 296* ; 2-8-0 Oil-Burning Steam Locomotive for Peru, 466, 561* ; Air-Brake Assembly for Mining Locomotive, 534*
Hurstmonceux, Removal of Royal Observatory to, 304 ; Proposed Newton Observatory at, 543
Huwood Power Loader for Coal, 384*
Hydraulic Engineering, Scale Models in (Review), 461
— Power Plant. See Power Plant
— Pumps. See Pump
— Turbines. See Turbines; Potver Plant Hydraulics. See also Irrigation; Water Hydro-Electric Power Plant. See Power Plant Hydrogen Cooling for Alternators, 19, 86, 128 — in Steel Manufacture, 89, 497
Sulphide, Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Steel Wire in, 489
and Transformation Characteristics in Steel, 89, 497
Hydromechanics Research Association, British, Draft Programme for, 469
Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd., Portable Petrol-Driven Air Compressor, 198
Hynd, W. C., on Internal Stresses in Glassware, 426

ICE Prevention on Conductor Rails, 479
— See also Refrigeration
Ignition by Electrostatic Charges, Investigation on, 49*, 73* Illumination and Vision (Review), 604
— See also Light; Lighting; and Lamps under Electric
Impact Tests. See Tests {Materials}
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Investigation on Static Hazards, 49*, 73* ; Report on Selective Corrosion of Phosphor Bronze, 214*
College of Science and Technology, London, Conference on Exchange of Students, 495 ;
Experiments on Gas Producers, 520 ; Report on Vacation Work Scheme, 567 Import Trade. See Trade Impulse Turbines. See Turbines Incandescent Lamps. See Lamps under Elec- trve
India, Electrical Engineering Problems in, 594
— Rubber. See Rubber
Indicator, Temperature, for Alternator Rotors (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 391*
Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Apprenticeship (Review), 614
—Crisis and Production Standards, 472
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Management. See Works Management
— Measurements, Examination of (Review), 28
— Notes. See Labour Notes under Labour
— Recovery, Effect of Coal Production, 519
— J^search. See Research
— Wales Exhibition, London, 258
Industries, British, Federation of. See Federation
Present Problems, 615 and European Economic Co-operation, 325
? and Research, Conference on, Report of, 157 — See also frade and PAEASEAPH INDEX ’ Induction Motor. See Motor, Electi-ic Injection Equipment, Fuel, Manufacture by C.A.V., Ltd., 9*. See 221*
for Retrol Engine (J. I. Thornv- croft and Co., Ltd.), 104*
— Nozzle, Fuel, " Pintaux ” (C A V Ltd i 221*. See 9* ’
Canals; Rivers, etc.
~ Water Transport in Europe, 349 Insecticidal Eog Applicator ** (Lister-Todd Engineering Corporation, Ltd ) 41*
Inspection Pits for Rolling Stock, London Passenger Transport Board, 347
Institute of Transport. See Transport
— bee Institutions
Institution, British Standards. See Standards
— Elections, 34, 130, 178, 202 226 ’50 346 370, 418, 442, 466 “ ’ ’
— and Engineering Professions, 41 Sec
LETTEES, 64, 112
— of Production Engineers. See Produciiim
" ^327®^"’”’^ ’ Membership Initials,
Royal. See Royal Institution
~ Technical and Scientific. See Aeronautical J gaiety. Royal; Agricultural Society,
\ gastralia. Institution of Engineers ?
[ Rnt^h Assocwtion; Rritisk Foundrymen
! Institute of; ChemicalEngineers,Institu-
^I^niical Society ; Ciml Engineers, French Society of; Civil Engineers, Insti- iatwn of; ConsiRhng Engineers, Associa- Engines Preservation , Electrical Engineers, Institution of; Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland I^titutwn of; Fuel, Institute of; Gas Engineers, Institution of; Iron and Steel Institute ; Junior InstitUion ^Engt^f- Libraries, Sjxcial, and Information Bureaux, Association of; Marine Engineers Institute of; Mechanical Engineers Insti- totals, Institute of ^M^urii^nal ! Electrical Assot^titm, Incorporated ; Nmal i ArchiUcts, Ir^titution of; Netherlands Institution of Engineers, Royal; Newcomen ; North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders ; Patent Agend ff; Petroleum, Institute % ’? Society; Physics, Institute
HngvtieeTS, lYicorvoTaied T'nnt'i tichonof ; Prod^tion Engineers, InUitzdion oj; Radio Engineers, British Institulirm of ? Refngeratiori, Institute of; Royal Institu- ^°y^^ Eociely ; Sanitary Association ‘tnd Strip Metal Users Technical Association; Statistical Sonety, Royal; Structural Engineers Institution of; _ Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of; Surveuorr Institidion of Chartered ; Prar^sport, ^nsR- ’ ^J'^f.^'^'^y'^tieers, InsRtution of ? WhUworth
Instruments for Specific Gravity of Gases Tests of (Review). 6 " e>ases,
— Technology and Horology, National College
— See also Aeronautics ; Electric Insulation. See Electric Interchangeability Eifected by Standardisa-
Internal-Combustion Engines. See
Engines; Motor Cars; TraZi7“ne’
— Grinder. See Grinder under Machine Tnr,i„ International Trade. See Trade International Aeradio Ltd., Formation of 33i
— Electrical and Photometric Units Used at
National Physical Laboratory, 55 276 61s
— Electrotechnical Commission, Pronosed’Afunation with International Standardisation Organisation, 35 isation
International Harvester Co. of Great Britain' Ltd., Pick-up Baler, 78* ’
. Standardisation, First Meeting of Council, 35 ’
— Radio Exhibition, Olympia, 355
— Railway Congress at Lucerne. See Railu a,,
Congress, International, Lucerw lonldes, M. G., on Jordan Valley Irrigation in Transjordan, 233. See LETTEE 40
Invention and National Progress, 591
— Patents for. History of, 486, 511 535
— See also Patents ’
Inventors, Awards to (Review), 76
Ireland, NorUiern, Search for Coal Deposit.s ’71
— History of Patents in, 511 “
Iron Alloys. See Metallurgy and Steel
— Castings, Removal of Stresses, 426, 449
— Foundry, See Foundip
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— High-Phosphorus, Refining of, 54.5
— Manufacture, See Furnaces, Blast
— Ore. See Ore
RIast-Furnacc Plant
at Middlesbrough, 471 Industry in Argentina, 7, 34’ ? Industry in Brazil, 7
TJritisli, Development and
Modernisation of, 62, 210, 423 475 Industry in Czechoslovakia, 149 Industry, Use of Oxygen in, 67, 89

Iron and Steel Institute :

Election to Life Membership of Members of 50 Years’ Standing, 203
Summer Meeting, Sioitzerland : Programme, 10
Inaugural Proceedings, 67
Reports of Discussions, 67, 89, 113, 136
Electric Smelting, by Professor l{. Durrer 67. See 89 ’
Production of Iron and Steel with Oxvgen- Enriched Blast, by Professor K Durrer. 67. See 89
Possibilities for Extended Use of Oxygen in British Steel Industry, by M. W. Thring, 67. See 89
Hydrogen and Transformation Characteristics in Steel, by Professor J. H. Andrew, Dr. H. Lee, H. K. Lloyd and N. Stephenson, 89, 497
Hydrogen in Steel Manufacture, by Dr. C. Sykes, H. H. Burton and C. C. Gegg, 89, 497
Observations on Conducting and Evaluat- 11^ Creep Tests, by W. Siegfried, 113 Hatflcld Lecture on Steel for Use at Elevated Temperatures, by Dr. C. Sykes, 136
Requirements of Steel for Production of Gas Turbines and Experience with Gas Turbines in Metallurgical and Associated Plants, by H. R. Zschokk<‘ and K. H. Niehus, 1<$6
Scaling Behaviour of High-Strength Heat- Resisting Steels in Air and Combustion Gases, by W. Stauffer and H. Kleiber, 136
Symposium on Powder Metallurgy, Report on, 137
Banquets, 90, 137 Visits and Excursions, 90, 137 Autumn Meeting, Lcmdon:
Programme, 346 Inaugural Proceedings, 471 Changes in Council, 471
Reports of Discussions, 497, 520, 544 Hydrogen and Transformation Characteristics in Steel, by Professor J. H. Andrew, Dr. H. Lee, H. K. Lloyd and N. Stephenson, 497. See 89 •
Hydrogen in Steel Manufacture, by Dr. C. Sykes, H. H. Burton and C. C. Gegg, 497. See 89
Brittle Fracture in Mild-Steel Plates, bj" W. Barr and Dr. C. F. Tipper, 498. See 532
Effect of Manganese; Carbon Ratio on Brittle Fractures of Mild Steel, by W. Barr and A. J. K. Honeyman, 498. See 532
Some Factors Affecting Notched-Bar Impact Properties of Mild Steel, by W.. Barr and A. J. K. Honey man, 498. See 532
Variations in Producer-Gas Quality, by J. E. de Graaf, 520
Distribution of Fuel in Gas Producers, by M. L. Hughes, 520
Experiments on Gas Flow in Producer Fuel Beds, by M. L. Hughes, 520
Photo-Electric Roof Pyrometer for Open- Hearth Furnaces, by T. Land, 521
Fluidity of Steel, by Dr. R. Jackson, D. Knowles, T. H. Middleham and Prof. R. J, Sarjant, 544
Mechanism of Carbon Removal in Open- Hearth Furnace, by Dr. A. H. Jay, 545
Some Aspects of Refining High-Phosphorus Iron, by W. L. Kerlie, 545
Iron and Steel Research Association, British, South Wales Laboratory, 39 ; Experiments on Gas Producers, 520
Works. See Works See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Tests. See Tests {Materials}
— Welding. See 'Weld,ing
— See also Cast Iron; Steel; Pig Iron; Metallurgy
Ironfoundries, Report on Conditions in, 158 Ironwork, Structural. See Bridges; Columns; Roofs; Structures
Irrigation, Jordan Valley, Transjordan, 40. See LETTER, 233
— Schemes in Argentina, 7
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Italian Chemists a Century Ago, 164
Italy and Czechoslovakia, Industrial Problems, 149, 173
— History of Patents in, 486, 511, 535
Iterson, Prof. F.K. Th. van, on Fuel Utilisation, 378. See LETTER, 399
Ivatt, H. G., Coal-Weighing Tender, 129*; Diesel-Locomotive Shops at Derby, 345* ; 16-ton Mineral Wagons, 367* ; on Developments in British Railway Locomotives, 473

JACKMAN, J. W., and Co., Ltd., Pneumatic Foundry Moulding Machine, 270
Jackson, Dr. R., on Fluidity of Steel, 544
Jambes-Namur, Ateliers de Construction de, Power-Driven Wagon-Shunting Trolley, 93*
Jasper, T. M., on Design of Compound Cylinders for High-Pressure Service, 16*. See, LETTERS, 64, 160
Jay, Dr. A. H., on Carbon Removal in Open- Hearth Furnace, 545
Jenkins, I., on Surface Effects During Annealing of 70-30 Brass, 329
Jessop, W., and Sons, Ltd., Photo-Electric Roof Pyrometer for Open-Hearth Furnaces, 521
Jet-Propulsion Engines, Welding in, 366 Jig Assemblies of Standard Parts (J. B. Purefoy Unit Tooling, Ltd.), 243*
— for Babbitt Alloy-Lined Bearings, 235*
— for Manufacture of Slip Gauges, 463*. See Erratum, 594
J. K., on Aspects of 367
H. (Machinery), Ltd., luoimv Petrol Engine, 246* ; Electric Mobile Crane, 439* Johnson, R., and Nephew, Ltd., Modernisation
Schemes at Bradford Iron Works, 62 Johnson’s Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co., Ltd., Benflx Beam, 126 Joints, Expansion, Use in Ships, 438 Joist, Wood and Steel (K, J. and A. Sommerfield Ltd.), 523
Jolley, L. B. W., on Internal Stresses in Turbine Rotors, 42(5
Tollie, A., the Late, 237
Jones, A. A., Shipman, Ltd., Double-End(‘d Centring Machine, 152* ; Electronically- Operated Grinder, 152*
Jones, E. H. (Machine Tools), Ltd., IJ-in. Single-Spindle Automatic Lathe, 81*; Inclinable Electrically-Driven Presses, 359*
Jones, E. R. W., on Corrosion of Magnesium- Alloy Sheets, 379
Jones 15-cwt. Mobile Crane (G. Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 524
Jordan Valley Irrigation in Transjordan, 40. See LETTER, 233
Joule’s Experiments on Heat and Work, 457
Journals, Technical, Format of, 350
— See Bearings
Jubilee of the Electron, 255, 326
Jude, A. A., the Late. See LETTERS, 41, 449
Junior Institution of Engineers, Awards and prizes for 1946-47 Session, 559 : Presidential Address by R. A. Riddles, on Introduction of “ Coronation Scot ” on L.M.S, Railway, 583

“KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
Kalff, M. L., on Distribution of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels, 427
Kango Electric Hammers, Ltd., Electric Hammer, 523
Kaolin, Extraction of Aluminium from, Plant for, 265*
Karremann, T. P. W., on Fuel production and Utilisation, 328
Kastel-Mainz Road Bridge, 145*
Kastner, L., on Sub-Atmospheric Gas-Turbine Cycle, 400*. See LETTERS, 448, 472, 616
Keating, F. H., on Chemical Manifestation of Internal Stress, 473
Keenok Co., Ltd., High-Speed Paint Mixer, 523*
Kelvin Medal, Award to Air-Coinniodore F. G. •Whittle, 399
Kenward, Sir H. L., the Late, 226
Kerlie, W. L., on Refining High-Phosphorus Iron, 545
Kestell, T. A., on Turbine Blades for Whittle Engine, 447
Key, C. W., on Codes of Practice for Civil Engineering, Public Works and Buildings, 375
Kiefer, P. W., on United States Locomotives, 473
Kinetic Theory of Gases, 458
King, Dr. J. Foster, the Late, 186
King, R., on Physical Methods for Measurement of Internal Stresses, 401
King’s College, London, Public Engin(‘ering Lectures, 377
King-Salter, J. J., the Late, 63 Kleiber, H., on Scaling Behaviour of Heat-Resisting Steels, 136
Knight, H. G., on Engineering Professions and Institutions, 41. See LETTERS, 64, 112 Knowler, H., Saunders-Roe Jet-Propelled Flying-Boat Fighter, 140
Knowles, D., on Fluidity of Steel, 544
Kottcamp, C. F., on Coal and the Gas-Turbine Locomotive, "
Kuwait, Persian 366

LABORATORY, r • - - ton. Work of, 63
— Nelson Research, English Electric Co., Ltd., 471
— South Wales, British Iron and Steel Research Association, 39
— Standards, National, Sydney, New South
Wales, Manufacture of Slip Gauges, 436*, 462*. See Erratum, 594
— Witton, for Testing High-Voltage Circuit
Breakers, Extensions to, 255
— See also National Physical

Labour :

Amalgamated Engineering Union, Centenary of (Review), 147
Apprenticeship, Industrial, American Methods, 614
Employment in South Africa, 376 Industrial Accidents. See Accidents Labour in Electricity Supply Industry, 566
— in Ironfounding Industry, 31
— in Italy and Czechoslovakia, 149, 173 —? and Nation’s Export Programme, 278
— and National Crisis, 181. See 159. See LETTER, 183
—? and National Service, Ministry of, Report on Conditions in Ironfoundries, 158; Cost-of-Living Index, 207; Questionnaire on Scientific Manpower, 445. See LETTERS, 472, 519 ; Effect of Staggering of Work on Electricity Demand, 618*
— Notes, 20, 44, 68, 92, 116, 140, 164, 188, 212, 236, 260, 283, 308, 336, 360, 404, 428, 452, 476, 500, 524, 547, 571, 595, 619. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— in Precast Concrete Industry, 51. See LETTER, 112
— and Retrenchment Programme, 542 Wages Policy, National, for Industry, 31 Workmen and Static Hazard, 49*, 73*
Lagonda, Ltd., Diesel-Driven Pile Driver, 125* Laing, Sir J., and Sons, Ltd., S.S. “Sussex Trader,” 320
Lamb, J., on Burning Boiler Fuels in Marine Diesel Engines, 567
Lamps, Electric. See Electric
Land, T., on Photo-Electric Roof Pyrometer for Open-Hearth Furnaces, 521
Langen, Prof. L. H. de, on Industrial and General Application of Fuel, 328
Language, Planned Auxiliary (Review), 125
Lardge, H. E., on AVelding in Jet-Bropnlsion Engines, 366
Latlies. See Machine, Tools
Speciiieation,
Launches and Trial Trijis, 11, 34, 59, 83, 107, 155, 203, 260, 298, 322, 370, 394, 463, 490, 546, 586, 606
Launching, Side, Model and Full-Scale Exneri- inonts on, 70*, 94*
Laurence, Lt.-Col. K. A., on Meaning of Mass, 424. Sec LETTERS, 279, 327, 352, 376
Laurent, A., Chemical Work of, 163
Lavoisier and Atomic Theory, 315, 361, 457 Law. See Leynl; Labour ; Patents
Laws, Dr. B. C., the Late, 328
Laws, E., on Experiments on Side Launching, 70*, 94*
Laivton, P, W., on Developments in Power Station Practice, 79, 115, 127, 151. See 18, 85; on Hams Hall “ B ” Power Station, 160. See 133
Lea, Dr, P. M., on Besearch on Domestic Heating, 295
Lead Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— for Delay-Action Puses, 97*
Leather as Oil-Seal Material, Frictional Properties of, 121*
Lee, Dr. H., on Hydrogen and Transformation Characteristics of Steel, 89, 497; on Internal Stresses and Formation of Hair- Line Cracks in Steel, 450
Lee, Dr. O. R. J., on Centrifugal Casting of Copper-Alloy Wheels, 353

Legal :

Atomic Energy Act and Research, 302 305, 318. See LETTER, 424
Awards to Inventors (Review), 76
Bill to Extend Purposes of Supplies and Services (Transitional Powers) Act, 1945, 159, 181. See LETTER, 183
Electricity Act, 1947, Effect on Electricity- Supply Industry, 18, 85 ; Effect on Power Supply in Scotland, 227 ; Preliminary Considerations, 375 • Position of Electricity Stockholders, 447 Law Relating to Electricity Supply, 30 Official Secrets Act and Atomic Energy Research, 302, 305, 318. See LETTER 424
Patent Law. See Patents Transport Act, 1947, Effect on Railways, 519 ; Decisions of Transport Commission, 567 Water Act, 1945, and London Supply, 397
— Legislation, Recent, 139, 162 See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Legislation. See Legal ,* Jjaboicr ,* Patents Lenard’s Investigations on Cathode Rav.s 505 Le Tourneau Steel Wheel Soil Scraper' 3* Letters to the Editor, 16*, 40 64 112 I60 I»Q 210, 233, 279, 327, 352 375, 399 400* 424, 448, 472, 496, 519, 544, 616 ’
“ Leviathan,” S.S., Characteristics of 437 LeylMd Motors Ltd., 85-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Manne Oil Engine, 245
Leytonstone-Woodford and Leytonstone-New- bury Park Electrified Railway Lines, Opening of, 591 '
^'’ment^77" of Southampton Develop- Libraries,’Special, and Information Bureaux Association of. Effect of Atomic Energy bv Publications,
by Prof. R. E. Peierls, 305, 318 See 302 See LETTER, 424; Format and’Efficiency of Technical Periodicals,, by Dr V V Parke and L. G. Patrick, 350 ’ '
Liebig, L. von. Chemical Work of, 163 174 Liege, Re-burial of J. Cookerill at Ser’aing 279 Liffey Hydro-Electric Plant, Feathering-Blade Hydraulic Turbine with Hydro Brake 39o* Light jUloys. See A^ys und^r M^fu^gT
— Electromagnetic Theory of, 460
~ Operations, Specifica-
— Polarised, Stress Determination bv See Photo-Elastic ‘ ‘
— Vision and Seeing (Review), 604
— See also
Lighting Hither Green Marshalling-Yard Southern Railway, 546 '
— Street, in Ayrshire, Automatic Control 31 s Demonstration at Southport, 405 '
— See also Lamps under Electric Limit Gauges. See Gauges
Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd., ” Shield-Arc Sae ” Welding Machine, 268
— Royal Agricultural Show, 41*. 53* 77* 102* Lindblom, E. D., on First 10,000-kM’ 3 000-
r.p.ni. Turbo-Generator, 449. See LET- TER,41
Liner, Cylinder, “ Honeychrome ” fPetters Ltd.), 242* ircTOis,
— See Ships ; Steamers ; Motorships Linings, Non-Metallic, for Railway Brake Shoes 493 ' ’
Lipson, Dr. H., on Internal Stresses in Imperfect Crystals, 402 '
Liquid Air. See Air
— Fuel. See Oil I'uel. See also Motor
— Springing, 289*
Lister Drive Power Station, 12,500-kW 3 000 r.pmi. Turbo-Generator, 41. Sec LETTER’
Lister-Todd Engineering Corporation, Ltd Insecticidal Fog “ Applicator/’ 41* ’
Literature, 6, 27, 75, 124, 147, 172, 266 301 317, 338, 364, 387, 411, 434, 461, 483 508 INDEXSC/LITERIT^E Litigation, See Legal; Labour; Patents
Saiffi’ 65 of Properties of
Liverpool’Gas Co Small Holes in Road Surfaces for Work on Gas Services, 584*
— Speke Rubber-Processing Factory 620*
— University, Future Plans for, 51 i
Lloyd, H K., on Hydrogen and Transformation Characteristics in Steel, 89, 497 (
Lloyd’s Kfgister, Reconstituted TeehnieaJ Committee, 15 ; Statistics, Vessels under Construction, 86, 399 ; Establishment of Canadian Committee, 130
Load Factor, Power Stations, 79, 85, 151 of Scottish Hydro-Electric Plants, 334*, 357*. See LETTER, 449
— Moving, on Continuous Beams, 484*, 509* Shedding by Electric Power Stations, 254
Loader, Mechanical, “ One-Man ” Mechanical Lorry Loadtu* Co., 78*
Loading Machines for Collieries, 384*
Locks at Contin(‘ntal Ports, Emergency Re- pairs to, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
Locomotive-Building Programme, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 186
— Coal-Weighing Tender for London Midland and Scottish Railway, 129*
— “ Coronation Scot,” London Midland and Scottish Railway, 583
— Diesel, Construction and Repair by London Midland and Scottish Railway, 345*
Electric, 1,600-h.p., London Midland and Scottish Railway, 562
Electric, 1,600-h.p., Southern Railway, 185
Engined, 65-b.h.p., for Mines (Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd.), 296*
Engined, Development by Sulzer Brothers, 570
Engined, in United States, Statistics, 319
— Electric, 5,000-h.p., Great Northern Railway, United States, 280
1,870-h.p., London and North Eastern Railway, 183
1,470-h.p., Southern Railway, 600*
Swiss Railways, 161*
in United States, Statistics, 319 — Gas-Turbine, Coal Burning, 319, 341
— Mining, Air-Brake Assembly for (Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd.), 534*
— 2-8-0 Oil-Burning, for Peru (Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd.), 466, 561*
Fired, Fuelling Depots for, Great Western Railway, 489*
— Operation in New Zealand, 591
— Position on British Railways, 134, 470 i, in Europe, 349
— Practice and Tendencies in Great Britain, on the Continent and in United States, 473 — Steam, Oil, Electric and Gas-Turbine Compared, 377
2-8-0 Oil-Burning, for Peru (Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd.), 466, 561* in United States, Statistics, 319
— Swiss, Early, 138
— Testing Plant, Rugby, 255
Vehicles, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 321*
— Turbo-Electric, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, 455
— See also Railways in PARAGRAPH INPEX
“ Locopulseur ” Petrol-Engined Wagon Shunter, 93
Log Sheets for Boiler Plants, Specification, 346 London, Bank Crossing, Traffic-Control Signals at, 86
— Imperial College of Science and Technology
Conference on Exchange of Students 4(^5 • Experiments on Gas Producc‘r8, 520 ’ Report on Vacation Work Scheme, 567
— King’s College, Public Engineering Lectures. 377 ’
— Midland and Scottish Railway, Aberdeen
Station Signalling System, 81 • Coal- Weighing Tender, 129*; Locomotive- Building Programme, 186; Flat-Bottom Rails on, 188*; Locomotive Testing Plant, Rugby, 255 ; Precast Prestressed Concrete Railway Bridge, 263*; Locomotive Testing Vehicles, 321*; Diesel-Locomotive Shop at Derby, 345* ; 16-ton Mineral Wagons, 367*; 1,600-h.p. Diesel-Electric Locomotive, 562 ; Introduction of ” Coronation Scot ” Train, 583
— and North Eastern Railway, Prefabricated
Track, 28; Concrete Sleepers on 29 ? Fabricated Steel Wagon Axleboxes,’80* ’ I Re-opening of York Museum, ill • Man- ' Chester-Sheffield Electrification Scheme, 183 ; Data on Speed on Railway Curves, 205 ; Locomotive Testing Plant at Rugby, 255; Electrification of Shenfleld Line 303 ; Centenary of York-Market Weighton and Filey-Bridlington Lines, 351; Greenwich Time, Centenary of Adoption, 539
— Passenger Transport Board, Dust-Removal
Equipment for Tube Trains, 225* • Inspection Pits for Rolling Stock,’347* i Omnibus Services, 399; Anti-Freeze Liquid Distributors for Conductor Rails, 479; Duties of New London Transport Executive, 567 ; Central Line Extension Opening of, 591 ’
— Roof-Top Roads for, Suggested, 232 294
— Transport Executive, Duties of, 567 Underground Railways. See Underground
and London Passenger Transport Board —Water Supply, Proposed Authority for 397 Longmoor Military Railway and Training * Centre, 256
Longwall Coal-Cutting Machines, 381* Lorries. See Motor Vehicles; Tractors Low Loading Trailer Co., Ltd., 15-cwt
“ Lolode ” Trailer, 102*
Lowe, G. and W., Ltd., Portable Hand Planing Machine, 114* ; P rtable Precision Grinding Machine, 126*
Lubricating System for 32-MW Turbo-Alternator, 417*
Lubrication in Drawing Operations, Investigations on, 454, 477* ®
— of Journal Bearings, 184
” Lucania,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
Lucerne, International Railway Congress at.
See Railway Congress, International, Lucerne
Ludwik’s Theory of Notch Brittleness, 533, 581*, 605*
Lulofs, Dr. W., on Fuel Economy Since 1939, 281
Lunde, Prof. J. K., on Wave Resistance for Forms of Full Mid-Section. 376
“ Lusitania/’ S.S., Characteristics of, 437
Lussa Glen Hydro-Electric Scheme, 495
Lyddon, A. J., on Highway Engineer and Road Safety, 110 . , x
Ijy^npnc Air Races, R(;cords Established at, 23a Lyt-hgoe, W. H., on Standardisation of Power Cables, 55S
Attachment (C.A.Y., for Wood, Portable (Haydick Handy Houser Co., Ltd.), 570*
Hammer, Electric (Kango Electric Hammers, Ltd.), 523
Lathe Attachment for Spherical Turning (Trumek, Ltd.), 128*
— Automatic, l|-in. Single-Spindle (C.A.V. Jigs, Moulds and Tools, Ltd.), 81*
— 3|-in. Centres Precision (Smallpeice, Ltd.), 219*
— 25-in. Hollow-Spindle (Axelson Manufacturing Co.), 187*
Limit Gauging. See Gauges
Machine Shop Estimating (Review), 125 Management. See Works Management
— Work, Tolerances in. See Gauges Milling Cutter, Negative-Rake, Carbide-Tipped (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 297*
Planing Machine, Hand, for Wood (G. and W. Lowe, Ltd.), 114*
Precision Workshop Methods (Review), 148
Press, 2,000-ton Eccentric-Operated (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 320*
— Inclinable, Electrically-Driven (E. H. Jones (Machine Tools), Ltd.), 359*
Saw, Circular, for Cast-Steel Bomb- Bodies, 551*
Spherical Turning, Lathe Attachment for (Trumek, Ltd.), 128*
Testing Machine, Worm-Gear (D. Brown, Tool Co.), 488*
Woodworking Machinery, Floor-Surfacing Machine (Floor Renovations, Ltd.), 125*
Planing Machine, Hand, Portable (G. and W. Lowe, Ltd.), 114*
Wood-Grooving Machine, Portable (Haydick Handy Houser Co.. Ltd.), 570*
Worm-Gear Testing Machine (1). Brown Tool Co.), 488*
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Machine Work. See Machine Tools Mackinnon, A. D., the Late, 258 Magnesium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Magnesium Elektron, Ltd., Investigation of Corrosion of Magnesium-Base Alloys, 379 Magnetic Materials, Properties and Application, 90
— Tests of Spot Welds in Stainless Steel
(Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.) 177*
Magnetical Observations at Royal Observatory 304
Mains, Electric. See Cables under Electric
— Gas, American Practice, 619
Welded Steel, Stress-Corrosion Cracking of, in Gasworks, 186
Mainz, Semi-Permanent Rhine Bridges at, 145* “ Majestic,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437 Man-Power, Scientific, Survey of, 445. See LETTERS, 472, 519
Management of Works. See Works Management
Manchester-Sheffield Railway Electrification, 183
— Statistical Society, Lectures on Statistical
Methods in Industry, 274
Manley, R. G., on Computer for Principal Stresses, 340*
Manring, W. R. D., on the Design of Compound Cylinders for High-Pressure Service, 64. See LETTERS, 16*, 160
Manufacture, Scientific Methods in. See Management
— Mining, of Geological Survey, j Maple Lodge Sewage-Disposal Rickansworth, 403^
Badio Equipment, 138
Marine Auxiliary Machinery, M 55Q* ’ »,
Machinery, S.S. “Commaniant Quere, 538 Machinery, 365-b.h.p.
Generating Set (W. H. Allen( Sons A Co., Ltd.) 199*
„ Machinery, Pump (Megatbr Pumps and
Compressors, Ltd.), 246*
Machinery, S.S. ” Media, 46«)
— Boilers. See Boilers ,, • ,
Engines. See Bngiiuis ; Turbines; Marine En^i^ers, Institute of. Election of Members,
178 202, 250 ; Presidential Address, by Sir A. L. Ayre, on Shipbuilding Industry, 297 ; Burning of Boiler Fuels in Manne Diesel Engines, by J. Lamb, 567 ; Symposium on Engining of Cargo Vessels oj , High Power: Geared Steam Turbines, by Dr. T. W. F. Brown, 517 ; Diesel-Electnc Propulsion, by J. G. Belsey and J. G. Kobinson, 517; Turbo-Electric Drive, by C. W. Saunders and T. H. Turner, 517 , Gas Turbines, by J. Calderwood, 518; Direct-Coupled and Geared Diesel Engines, by C. C. Pounder, 518
and Engineering Exhibition, Olympia, 193 , 217*, 241*, 267*. See Erratum, 271
Propulsion, Comparisons of Types of Machinery for, 378
160-h.p. Diesel Engine (Glemffer gines, Ltd.), 222*
20-b.h.p. Diesel Engine (Pelapone Engines, Ltd.), 221 .
1,610-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Diesel Engine (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 221*
_ — 600-h.p. Diesel Engine, with beit- Changing Reverse Gear (J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 223*
Gas-Turbine Plant for H.M. Motor Gunboat No. 2009, 271*
3,500 s.h.p. Geared Turbines (Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Ltd.), 243* Geared Turbines, S.S. “ Caronia,” 451 _ _ 5,400-s.h.p. Geared Turbines, S.S. ” Commandant Quere,” 538
_ _ 9,000-s.h.p. Geared Turbines, S.S. la- laise ” 393*
_ _ i5,boo-s.h.p. Geared Turbines, S.S. ” Media ” 464*
42,500-s.h.p. Geared Turbines, S.S. “ Or- cades,” 402
Machineryof Modern Atlantic Liners, 438 85-b.h.p. Oil Engine (Thomson and Taylor (Brooklands), Ltd.), 245
220-b.h.p. Oil Engine with Reverse- Reduction Gearbox (National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd.), 199, 244*
Oil Fuel for. See Oil Puel 5-b.h.p. Opposed-Piston Petrol Engine (C H. Johnson (Machinery), Ltd.), 246* 1 950-b h.p. Packard Oil Engines for H.M. Gunboat No. 2009, 271* , .
Develojiment of Sulzer Diesel Engines for, 569 . _ .
2,076-i.h.p. Triple-Expansion Engine, S.S. ” Sussex Trader,” 320
Types of Machinery for High-Powered Cargo Vessels
9,400-b.h.p. Vickers-Doxford Oil Engines, M.S. ” Accra,” 559*
See also Engines Turbines; Propellers, and PARAGRAPH INDEX . Turbines. See Turbines, Steam; Manne Propulsion
Markets. See Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Marshall, P., and Co., Ltd., ” Model Engineer ‘ Exhibition, 209
Marshall, Dr. P. R., on Measurement of Temperature of Railway Brake Shoes, 471, 493 Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd., 38-40-b.h.p. Diesel- Engined Tractor, 55*
Martin’s Cultivator Co., Ltd., Agricultmal Tractor with Mid-Mounted Tool Bar, 54*
Mass, Conservation of, Thi^ory of, 316, 362 y Meaning of, 279. See LETTERS, 327, 35-, 376, 424 z’ A •
Massena Plant, Aluminum Co., of Anienca, 100-ft. Aluminium Span for Plate Girder Bridge at, 529*
Materials, Aircraft, Strength of (Review), 76 Elastic Constants for, Relation between, 76 Strength of. Sec also Stress and Tests (Materials) . , T,.
Mathematics, Applied, for Engineers and Physicists (Review), 7.5
and Mechanics, New Quarterly Journal 279
liessel Functions Applied (Review), 411 Functions, Tables of (Review), 338 Electrical Engineiuing, Modern (Review), 434
— Fum^tions of Real Variables, Theory of (Review), 434 ,
— Mathieu Functions, Theory and Application of (Review), 388
— Six-Place Tables (Review), 317
Matheson, N. A., Tidal Model of Firth of lay, 231, 238* .
Mathieu Functions, Theory and Application ot (Rxivicw), 388
” Maur(‘tania,” S.S., Charactmistics of, 437 Maxwell, Col. K. G., on First 10,0()0-kW, 3,000- r.p.m. Turbo-Generator, 41. See LETTER, 449
Mayer, J. R., Views on Heat and Work, 457 Mayow, J., Experiments on Combustion by, 316 M. and C. Mobile Loader for Coal, 384*
McGill University, Canada, Lord Rutherford’s Work at, 508*, 553* .
McGregor, D. S., on lUdation betwec’U Elastic Constants, 76* ,
McKeown, Dr. J., on Investigations on Delay- Action Fuses, 97* ,
McLaren, J. and K., Ltd., SS-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Diesel Oil Engine, 242*
McNeill. Dr. .T. M., on Modern Atlantic Liners, 437
McPherson, D, H., on Koof-Top Roads, 294. See 232
Me. See also Mac
Meaford Power Station, Opening of, 399 ; Constructional Work at, 543
Measurements, Industrial, Examination of (Review), 28
— of Internal Stresses in Metals, 401
— International Electrical and Photometric
Tinits used at National Physical Laboratory, 55, 276, 618
— Standards of, British and Metric, 111
Measuring Temperatures, Methods of (Review), 435
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of: Election of Members, 130, 226, 250, 346, 370, 418, 442, 466
Chemical Engineering Endorsements to National Certificates, 447
London Meetings, WMer Session :
Norwich Heat Pump, by J. A. Sumner, 116. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
Measurement of Temperature of Sliding Siu’faces, with Particular Reference to Railway Brake Blocks, by Drs. R. C. Parker and P. R. Marshall, 471, 493
Presidential Address, by Lord D. Gordon, on Development of Iron and Steel Industry and Refrigerating Machinery, 475, 487. See 423
Hawksley Lecture on Rocket as Weapon of War in British Forces, by Sir A. Crow, 519
Fuel Systems for Aero Gas Turbines, by Dr. E. A. Watson, 567
Research Committee’s Report on High- Duty Cast Irons for General Engineering Purposes : Acicular Cast Irons, by J. G. Pearce, 596, 607
Clayton Lecture on Problems of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Field, by Sir B. Rowcroft, 615 Centenary Celebrations:
Railway Power Plant, Practice and Tendencies :
In Great Britain, by O. V. S. Bulleid, F. W. Hawksworth, H. G. Ivatt and A. H. Peppercorn, 473
On the Continent of Europe, by L. Armand, 473
In the United States, by P. W. Kiefer, 473
Applied Mechanics Croup :
Basic Physical Properties Relied upon in Frozen-Stress Technique, W. A. P. Fisher, 591
Modern Applications of Photo-Elasticity, by R. B. Heywood, 591
Industrial Administration and Engineering Production Croup:
Manufacture of Turbine Blades for Whittle Engines, by T. A. Kestell, 447
Mechanical Lorry Loader Co., “One-Man” Mechanical Loader, 78*
— Stoker. See SMer
— Traction on Roads. See Roads; Motor
Vehicles; Tractors
Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, New Quarterly Journal, 279
— Soil, Analysis of Position in, 213*, 231 Development of, 237
Meco-Moore Cutter Loader for Coal, 384* “Media,” S.S., 464*
Megator Pumps and Compressors, Ltd., Marine Pump, 246*
Melchett Medal, Award to Major K. Gordon, 248 Memorial to T. Hackworth, 165*
Mendelejeff Periodic Classification of the Elements, 411
Merchant Navy, United States, Ships of, 207
— Ships. See Ships ; Steamers : Motorships
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding
“ Merchantman” Freighter Aircraft, 306* Mercury-Arc Rectifiers on Southern Railway, 597*
Rectifiers, Speke Rubber Factory (Electric Construction Co., Ltd.), 623*
“ Merganser ” Feeder-Line Aircraft, 306* “ Merlin ” Aero Engine in Avro “ Lancastrian ” Aircraft, 282
Metal Agencies Co., Ltd., Concrete-Block Machine, 623
— and Alloys, Plastic Deformation in (Review), 580
Recently Introduced, Properties and Application, 69, 90
— Anti-Friction. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Bearing, Lubricated, Frictional Properties of, 353
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Ductile, Fracture and Notch Brittleness in, 498, 532, 581*, 605*
— Failure of, Effect of Temperature, 16*. See LETTERS, 64,160
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
Metals, Institute of :
Annual Meeting, Tendon, March, 1947 : Selective Corrosion of Phosphor Bronze in Hot-Water Service, by W. D. Clark, 214*
Special Meeting, London, May, 1947 : Microstructure of Wrought Non-Arsenical Phosphorus-De-oxidised Copper Containing Small Quantities of Bismuth, by T. H. Schofield and F.’ W. Cuckow, 190*
Autumn Meeting, Glasgow: Programme, 82
Inaugural Proceedings, 303 Reports of Discussions, 329, 353, 379 Autumn Lecture on Metallurgical Resources of Scotland, by Prof. G. W. Austin, 303
H. H. A. Greer, Election to Fellowship, 329 Surface Effects During the Annealing of 70 : 30 Brass, by I. Jenkins, 329
Centrifugal Casting of Copper-Alloy Wheels in Sand Moulds, by Drs. O. R. J. Lee and L. Northcott, 353
Frictional Properties of Some Lubricated Bearing Metals, by P. G. Forrester, 353
Variationin Corrosion Properties Over Two Magnesium-Alloy Sheets, by E. R. W. Jones and K. Petch, 379
Corrosion of Some Magnesium-Base Alloys (High and Normal Purity) in Contact with Other Metals, by Dr. F. A. Fox and J. K. Davies, 379
Quantitative Implications of Hanawalt’s
Theory of Corrosion of Magnesium- Base Alloys, by C. J. Bushrod, 379 Dinner, 379 Visits and Excursions, 353, 379
Symposium on Ivdemal Stresses in. Metals and Alloys: Programme, 322
Inaugural Proceedings, 375
Reports of Discussions, 401, 426, 449, 473
Section I. Measurement of Internal Stresses : Report by D. A. Oliver, 401
Mechanical Methods for Measurement of
Internal Stresses, by Dr. H. Ford, 401 Physical Methods for Measurement of " Internal Stresses Other than Mechanical or X-Ray, by R. King, 401 Measurement of Stresses by X-Rays, by
D. E. Thomas and Dr. W. A. Wood, 401
Interpretation of X-ray Photographs of imperfect Cr^’^stals, by Dr. H. Lipson 402
Section II. Origin^ Control and Itemoeal of Internal Stresses :
Report by Prof. H. O’NeiU, 426, 449, 450 Stresses Induced by Shot-Peening of Leaf
Springs, by J. C. W. Humfrey, 426. See 449
Origin of Stresses in Electrodeposits, by A. W. Hothersall, 426
Classification and Nomenclature of Internal Stresses, by Dr. E. Orowan, 426
Internal Stresses in Glassware, by W. C. Hynd, 426
Internal Stresses Produced by Sliding of
Metals, by Dr. F. P. Bowden and A. J. W. Moore, 426
Some Internal Stresses in Turbine Rotors, by M. C. Caplan, L. W. B. Jolley and J. Reeman, 426
Residual Stresses in Beams after Bending by G. Forrest, 426
Internal Stresses in Steel Castings, by Dr. H. Elliss, 426
Residual Stresses Due to Welding, by R. Week, 426. See 450
Production of Favourable Internal Stresses in Helical Compression Springs by Prestressing, by D. G. Sopwith, 426
Autofrettage, by A. G. Warren, 426. See 450
Removal of Internal Stresses, by Dr. W. Betteridge, 426
Removal of Stresses in Iron Castings, by Committee T.S. 17 of Institute of British Foundrymen, 426, 449
Relation of Composition to Stress-Corrosion Cracking in Copper Alloys, by Dr. M.Cook, 426. See 450
Section III. Effects Associated with Internal Stresses :
Sub-Section (a). Microscopic and Sub-

Microscopic Effects :

Report by Dr. A. G. Quarrell, 450
Effects Associated with Stresses on a Microscopic Scale, by Sir L. Bragg, 450
Thermal Effects and Internal Stresses, by Dr. F. P. Bowden, 450
Internal Stresses Arising from Transformations in Metals and Alloys, by Prof. F. C. Thompson, 499. See 450
Effect of Internal Stresses on Rates of Transformation in Iron-Nickel Alloys, by C. C. Earley, 450
Age-Hardening, by Dr. M. L. V. Gayler 450
Precipitation in Alloys, by F. R.N. Nabarro, 450
Precipitation in Light Alloys, by E. C. W.
Perryman, 450
Internal Stresses and Formation of Hair- Line Cracks in Steel, by Prof. J. H. Andrew and Dr. H. Lee, 450
Photo-Elastic Technique for Indicating Stress Distribution, by B. Sugarman. 450
Sub-Section (d). Macroscopic Effects Associated with Internal Stresses:
Report by Dr. N. P. Allen, 473
Internal Stresses in Railway Materials, by i Prof. H. O’NeUl, 473. See 426, 449
Stress System Causing Hard-Zone Cracking in Welded Alloy Steels, by Dr. J. A. Wheeler, 473
Delayed Cracking in Hardened Alloy-Steel
Plates, by E. H. Bucknall, W.
Nicholls and L. H. Toft, 473
Chemical Manifestations of Internal Stress by F. H. Keating, 473
Stress-Corrosion Cracking, by Dr. U. R. Evans, 473
Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Steels in Presence of Sulphur Compounds, by W. P. Rees, 489. See 473
Metals, Internal Stresses in, Symposium on. See Metals, Institute of
Non-Ferrous, British Federation, Annual Meeting, 39
British Research Association, Investigations on Delay-Action Fuses, 97*
— Structure of. See Microphotographs
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Metallurgy ; Microphotographs Metalastik Ltd., Anti-Vibration Mountings for
Machines, 455*
Metallisation of Plastics (Review), 317 Metallography. Sec Metallurgy ; Microphotographs

Metallurgy :

Alloy, Aluminium, Castings, Founding and Finishing, 435
Magnesium, Precipitation in, 450 14S-T, Mechanical Properties of, 529 — Babbitt and others, for Plain Bearings 184, 208*, 234*
— Bearing, Lubricated, Frictional Properties of, 353
— Copper-Kich, for Wheels, Centrifugal Casting of, 353
Sand-Cast, Code for Inspection, 106 Stress-Corrosion Cracking in, 426, 450
See also Brass, etc.
— Internal Stresses in. Symposium on. See Metals, Institute of
— Iron, Magnetic Properties of, 90
Nickel, Effect of Internal Stresses, 450
— Lead, for Delay-Action Fuses, 97*
— Light, Removal of Internal Stresses in, 426
Use in Railway Rolling Stock, 66, 101, 137
— Magnesium-Base, Corrosion of, 379
— and Metals, Plastic Deformation In (Review), 580
— Modern, Properties and Application of, 69, 90
— Molybdenum-Iron, Low-Carbon, Properties of, 214, 343
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces
Brass. See Brass
Cast Iron. See Cast Iron Corrosion of Metals. See Corrosion Foundry. See Foundry ; Moulding Furnaces, Electric. See Furnaces — Metallurgical. See Furnaces Heat Treatment, Surface Effects During Annealing of 70 : 30 Brass, 329
Iron, High-Phosphorus, Refining of, 545 — Manufacture. See Fumaces, Blast Metals, Tests of. See Tests {Materials} Metallurgical Materials, Alloys and Manufacturing Processes (Review), 27
— Resources of Scotland, 303
Metallurgy for Aircraft Engineers, Inspectors and Engineering Students (Review), 75
— Extraction, Nuffield Research Fellowships in, 230
Powder Metallurgy, Report on, 137 Pulverised Coal, Use in Metallurgy. See Pulverised Coal
Pyrometers. See Pyrometers Steel Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Making Plant for Cast-Steel Bomb Bodies, 501*, 525*
— Manufacture, Hydrogen in, 89, 497 Use of Oxygen in, 67, 89 Transformations in Metals and Alloys,
Internal Stresses Arising from, 450, 499
— Characteristics In Steels, Influence of Hydrogen on, 89, 497
Welding. See Welding
See also Iron and Steel Institute ; Metals, Institute of ; Microphotographs ; Foundry ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Metalmacs, Ltd., Axelson 25-in. Hollow-Spindle Lathe,187*
“ Meteor ” Aeroplane with “ Trent ” Propeller- Turbine Engine, 201*
Meteorological Observations at Royal Observatories, 304
Meters, Exposure Photo-Electric, Specification, 202
— See also Electric
Metric and British Standards of Measurement, 111
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Electron Microscope, 20* ; Early 3,000- r.p.m. Turbo-Generator, 41. See LETTER, 449 ; “ Beryl ” Jet Aeroplane Engine, 140, 307* ; Captive-Fluid Magnetic Detector Cell, 177* ; Gas-Turbine Propelling Plant for H.M. Gunboat No. 2009, 271* ; Infra- Red Heating for Drying Sheet Rubber, 300; Temperature Indicator for Alternators, 391*; Mercury-Lamp Street- IJghting Installation, 405 ; 700-kW Direct- Current Generator, 418 ; Infra-Red Lamp, Demonstration, 52^; 15-MW GasTiurbine, 546
— Water Board, Annual Report, 397
— See also London
Mexico, Engineering Notes from, 594
— Oil Refining in, 439
— Public Works, Tenders for, 359
Meyer, L., Periodic Classification of Elements by, 411
Micro-film Readers and Reels, Specification, 250 Microphotographs, Corroded Phosphor Bronze, 214*
— Electron, of Phosphorus-Deoxidised Copper, 190*
— Graphite in Grey Cast Iron, 141*, 166* Middlehara, T. H., on Fluidity of Steel, 544 Middlesbrough, Cleveland Works, Modernisation Scheme, 62 ; New Blast Furnaces, 471 at, 471
Milan-Domodossola Railway Electrification, 189*. See Erratum, 226
Miles Aircraft, Ltd., “ M 68 ” Detachable-Hold Air Freighter, 306* ; “ Merchantman ” Air Freighter, 306*
Militarism, Influence on German Character, 589 Military Railway and Training Centre, Long- moor, 256
Mill, Paint-Making, Three-Roll (G. J. Worssam xfe Son, Ltd.), 523*
Millars’ Machinery Co., Ltd., Exhibits at Building Exhibition, 522
Milling Industry, Static Hazard in, 49*, 73*
— Machines and Cutters. See Machine Tools
— and Mixing Plants, Raw-Rubber, Speke Factory, 620*
Mines, Coal. See Collieries
— Safety in, Research Board, Report on,
Prevention of Coal-Dust Explosions, 14
— United States Bureau of. See Vniied States
820-sJi.p. 241*
Mississaga Kiver, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 150 Mitscherlich Law and Atomic Energy, 409 Mixer, Paint, High-Speed (Keenok Co., Ltd.), 523*
Mixing Machines, Concrete. See
“ Whirlpool (Winget, Ltd.), 522* and Milling Plants, Paw-Hubbtu-, Speke Factory, 620*
“Model Engineer” Exhibition, 209
— Experiments on Propeller Cavitation, Haslar, 331
— — on Side Launching, 70*, 94*
— See also ; Tank Experiments
—. Railway Exhibition, Switzerland, 138
— Scale, in Hydraulic Engineering (Review), 461
— for Stress Determination. See Photo- Elastic
— Tests of Mooring Anchors, Haslar, 425
— — of Portal Frames, 232, 261*
— Tidal, of Firth of Tay, 231, 238*
Modern Wheel Drive, Ltd.. Oil-Operated Reverse-Reduction Gearbox, 199, 244*
Molecular Theory and Atomic Theory, 361, 409* Mono Pumps, Ltd., Marine Water-Circulating Pump, 199*
Monochrome, Ltd., “ Honeychroine ” Cylinder Liner, 242*
“Monotower ” Shipyard Crane, 194*
Montgomerie Reid Engineering Co., Ltd. Combined Angledozer and Crane, 114*
Moore, A. J. W., on Internal Stresses Produced by Sliding of Metals, 426
Moorings, Peimanent, Investigations on 425
Morgan, Vice-AdmJ. L. V., on Portsmouth Dockyard and Naval Policy, 414*. See 303, 331
Morris, G., on Static Hazard in Industry’ 49* 73* ’ ’
Morris Motors, Ltd., ’10-b.h.p. and 18-b h n Marine Paraffin Engines, 197* '
Morrogh H., on Graphite Formation in Grey Cast Iron, 141*, 166*
Motor-Car Engines. See Engines, l^etrol French Industry, Statistics, 227 Of Motor Taxation 87, 112 ’
? also Motor Vehicles and PARAGRAPH XNDEX
Eddy-Current Dynamometer for, xeSuS Oij
Electronic Control System for, 252
Operation in Synchronism, 577*
Rubber Company’s Speke Rubber Factory, 620*
Traction, Southern Railway 599*
for Tropics, Design of, 594 ’
(^»eral Electric co., Ltd.), 440
for Locomotive, Southern Railway QOO* Dust-Removal Equipment
— Induction, Operation in Synchronism, 577*
— Internal-Combustion. See Aeronaut :
Engines, J^iotov CUTS Tractovs
— Lorries. See Motor Vehicles
-- Paraffin. See Engines, Oil
See Aeronazdics; Engines, Petrol ? Motor Cars : Tractors ’
— Road Rollers. See Road Rollers ~ Spirit. See Motor Puels
Motor-Car Industry.
~ Tractors. See Tmcfor.9
^lectricar, ^Battery-Driven, for (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.),
Stacking, Petrol-Driven, 2-ton “ Cnn
‘ Three-Wheeled, “ Motocart ” fs p Opperman, Ltd.), 102* '
— Vehicle and Carmichael Detachable Body (Commer Cars, Ltd.), 102*
Chassis Fram'S, 2,000-ton Press for 390* Petrol-Injection Engine for fT “T Thornyeroft and Co., Ltd.), 104*
and Road Safety, no
See also Trailers
— Wagons. See Motor Vehicles
Motorship “Accra,” 559*
— ‘‘ Auricula,” Burning Boiler Oil Fuels in
Diesel Engines of, 567
' '*399" J^loyd’s Statistics, 80,
~ of Sulzer Diesel Engines for ooy
Pacifico,” Explosion in, 2Ty
— States, Disposal of, 20?
- Willem Ruys,” Maiden Voyage of, 519
- See also Jlfarine Propulsion
Suspension
“'i J’raoture of Metals, 532 Partners, ltd.. Concrete
Pierhead Pontoon, 9i* ; Southwick " B ” Power Station, 544
Mould for Mass-Production of Cast-Steel Bomb Bodies, 525*, 550*
Concrete, 52. See LETTER, 112 Bars in Reinforced Concrete (M Semet and Co., Ltd.), 522 '
Moulding Machine, Pneumatic, for Foundries (J. W. Jackman and Co., Ltd } 270
— Machines for Rubber Tyres 6‘>1*
Moulding. See also Foundry
Mountings, Anti-Vibration, for Machin 3S (Mctalastik Ltd.), 455*
Muir-Hill Dumpers (E. Boydell and Co., Ltd.), 524 Muller, A., Work at Royal Institution, 212 Multiple Proportions, Law of, Enunciation, 361 Multitubular Boilers. See Boilers
Municipal Electrical Association, Incorporated, Presidential Address, by J. S. Pickles, on Electricity Act, 18. See 85; Recent Developments in Power Station Practice, by F. W. Lawton, 79, 115, 127, 151. See 18, 85; Law Relating to Electricity Supply, by R. Birt, 30 ; Annual Dinner, 30 Munitions Production by Bofors Company, 172 Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., Diesel-Driven Mobile Welding Plant, 267 ; Light-Weight Arc-Welding Set, 453*; Diesel-Driven Electric Welding Set and Air Compressor Combined, 486
Museum, Railway, National, Proposal for, 295 at York, Re-opening of, 111
— Science, South Kensington, Jubilee of Electron Exhibition, 255, 326 ; Hundred Years of British Chemistry Exhibition, 259
Muspratt, J., Chemical Work of, 175

NABARRO, F. R. N., on Precipitation in Alloys, 450
Naiad ” Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engine, 307* Nation’s Export Programme, 277
National Council of Technology, Proposal for, 301. See LETTER, 399
— Crisis, Parliamentary Debate on, 159, 181. See LETTER, 183
— Foundry College, Wolverhampton, Establishment of, 543
National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd., 50-b.h.p. Marine Oil Engine, 199*; 220-b.h.p.
Marine Oil Engine with Reverse-Reduction Gearbox, 199, 244*
Turbine Establishment, Origin and Development of, 303
— Institute for the Blind, Braille Transcribing
and Map-Making Machines, 65
— Parks and Watersheds, 494
— physical Laboratory, Electrical and Photometric Units Used at, 55, 276, 618; Exhibits at Institution of Civil Engineers’ Conversazione, 65 ; Model Experiments on Side-Launching, 70*, 94* ; Investigation on Microstructure of Phosphorus-De- oxidised Copper Containing Bismuth, 190* ; Exhibits at Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 270 ; Creep Tests on Carbon-Molybdenum Steel Steam Pipe, 343
— Railway Museum, Proposal for, 295
— Standards Laboratory, Sydney, New South
Wales, Manufacture of Slip Gauges, 436*, 462*. See Erratum, 594
Nationalisation in Czechoslovakia, 149
— of Electricity Supply Industry, 18, 85, 375 Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics

Naval Architects, Institution of :

Autumn, Meeting, Portsmouth and Southampton :
Programme, 15 Inaugural Proceedings, 303 Reports of Discussions, 303, 331, 376, 425 Some Model Experiments on Effect of Blade Area on Propeller Cavitation, by L. G. Bell, 303, 331
Calculated and Observed Wave Resistance for Series of Forms of Fuller Mid-Sections, by W. C. S. Wigley and Prof. J. K. Lunde, 303, 376
Port of Southampton, by 0. H. Lewis, 303, 377
Permanent Moorings, by T. Thorpe and K. P. Farrell, 303, 425
Resistance of Barges in Deep and Shallow Water, by J. F. Allan and W. P Walker, 303, 425
Historical Review of Portsmouth Dockyard in Relation to Our Naval Policy, by Vice-Adml. L. V. Morgan, 414* See 303, 331
Visits and Excursions, 303, 376, 425 !
Naval Architecture Schools at Portsmouth, 331 : See also Warships
— Construction. See also Warships Navigation, Aerial. See Aeronautics Navigational Equipment at International Radio Exhibition, 355
Navy, British. See H.M. under Warships j
— See also Naval; Warships; and PARA- ! GRAPH INDEX
Neal, R. H., and Co., Ltd., 10-cwt. Threc-Wheel Travelling Crane, 195*
Neil and Spencer, Ltd., Infra-Red Gas-Heated Tunnel, 33
Nelson Research Laboratories, Stafford, English Electric Co., Ltd., Opening of, 471
Netherlands Institution of Engineers, Royal, Centenary of, 354
Networks, Alternating-Current, Analyser for (Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd.), 536*
New Process Welders, Ltd., Twin-Head Seam Welding Machine, 270
— Shildon, Memorial to T. Hackworth, 165*
— York, District Heating in, 427 Grasse River Railway Bridge,
Aluminium Span for, 529* Navy Yard Dry Dock, 239*
— Zealand Government Railways,
Report, 591
Hydro-Electric Department, Report, 518
Newbury Park-Leytonstone Railway Line, Opening of, 591
Newcomen Society, Programme, 207 ; Early History of Patents for Invention, by M. Frumkin, 486, 511, 535
Newhaven Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Nonex ” Vents for Oil Tanks, 440*
Newlands, J. A. R., Periodic Classification of the Elements by, 411
Newport Factory, Standard J'elephonea and Cables, Ltd.; 447
Newton, Sir Isaac, and Atomic Theory, 315, 361, 457
— Observatory at Hurstmonceux, Proposal for, 543
Nicholls, W., on Delayed Cracking in Hardened Alloy-Steel Plates, 473
NiehUiS, K. H., on Requirements of Steel for Gas Turbines, 136
Nimmo, H., on Electricity Act, 1947, 375
Nobel, Alfred, Connection wth Bofors Com- jjauy, 172
— Prize Awards to Sir E. Appleton and Sir R. Robinson, 495
Nomenclature, Scientific and Technical, Standardisation of, 374
” Noncx ” Vents for Oil Tanks, 440*
— Ferrous Metals. See Metals ; Metallurgy ” Normandie,” S.8., Characteristics of, 437 North America, Engineering Notes from, 150 —? East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Model and Full-Scale Experiments on Side Launching, by Dr. F. H. Todd and E. Laws, 70*, 94* ; Annual Report, 423 ; Fire Precautions on Ships Under Repair, by E. L. Champness, 615 North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. (1938), Ltd., Machinery of S.S. ” Sussex Trader,” 320
Notes from, 11, 35, 59, 83,107, 131,155, 179, 203, 227, 251, 275, 299, 323, 371, 395, 419, 443, 467, 491, 515, 539, 563, 587, 611. See PARAGRAPH INPEX
— of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Storr Lochs Scheme, Skye, 39, 495 ; Annual Report, 111; Cowal Hydro-Electric Scheme, 155 ; Effectof Electricity Act of 1947, 227 ; Work of, 256, 333*, 357*. Sec LETTER, 449 ; Glen Lussa Scheme, 495
— West Midland Joint Electricity Authority, Meaford Power Station, 399, 543
Northam Ship-Repair Yard, J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., 343*
Northampton Polytechnic, London, National ; College of Horology at, 106 ; Lectures on ' Steam and on Refractories, 225
Northcott, Dr. L., on Centrifugal Casting of Copper-Alloy Wheels, 353
Northern Counties Museum Federation, The Case for a National Railway Museum, by E. W. Swan, 295
— Ireland, Electricity Supply in, 16 ; Search for Coal Deposits in, 271
Northmet Power Co., 32-MW Turbo Alternator, 417*
Northrop, J. K., on Development of All-Wing Aircraft, 45*
Norwegian Experimental Tank, Tests of Wave Resistance for Forms of Full Mid-Section, 376
Norwich, Heat Pump at, 116*. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
Nostrand, Van, Scientific Encyclopedia (Review), 555
Notch Brittleness in Steel plates, 498, 532, 556*, 581*, 605*
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
Nozzles, Flow of Boiling Water Through, Investigations on, 572*. See LETTER, 616
Nuclear Physics, Atomic Pile for Investigations, 207, 229
Nuffield Foundation, Annual Report, 230
”Nufloor ” Floor Surfacer, 125*

Obituary : (Moved to separate index)
Observatory, Newton, at Hurstmonceux, Proposal for, 543
— Royal, Greenwich, Astronomer Royal’s Report, 304. See Errata^ 332
Oceania, Water-Power Resources of, 109 “ Oceanic,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
O’Donovan, J. J., on Moving Loads on Continuous Beams, 484*, 509*
Official Secrets Act and Atomic-Energy Research, 302, 305, 318. See LETTER, 424
Offord, D. E. J., on Fundamental Aspects of Brittle Steel, 532
Oil Burning on Railways, Conversion from Coal, Work of Ministry of Supply, 207
— Engines. See Engines, Oil; Motor Cars ; Tractandrs
— Fuel or Gas, Vniversal Burner for (Wellman
Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd.), 218*
Oil Fuel, Production and Utilisation of, 329 Transportation of, 427 .
— Motors, See Engines, Oil; Motor I eh'icies; Tractors
— Production in Brazil, 293
— Resources of United States and Locomotive Practice, 319, 341
— Seal Materials, Frictional Properties of, Investigation on, 121*
Units, Rotary-Shaft, Specification,
— Switches. See Switchgear
— Tanks, “ Nonex ” Vents for, 440*
— Tractors. See Tractors
— See also Lubrication ; Petroleum
Old Centralians, Formation of Western Branch, 376 455
— Oak common Oil-Fuelling Depot for Locomotives, 489*
Oliver, D, A., on Measurement of Internal Stressies, 401
Olympia. See Exhibition
” Olympic',” S.S., Characteristics of, 437 Omnibus, Motor. See Motor Omnibus “ One-Man ” Lorry Loader, 78*
O’Neill, Prof. H., on Control and Removal of Internal Stresses in Metals, 426, 449, 450 ; on Internal Stresses in Railway Materials, 473
Ontario, Hydro-Electric Plants under Construction in, 150
Electric Power Commission, Annual Report, 422
Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace Opencast-Coal Production, Statistics, 152 Opperman, S. E., Ltd., ” Motocart ” Three-Wheeled Truck, 102*
Optical Centring Device for Drill Chuck, 8* ‘‘ Orcades,” S.S., Launch of, 402*
Orders, Steel, Validity of Form “ M,” 616 Ore Exports from Chile, 343
Orient Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., S.S. ” Orcades,” 402
Orifices, Flow of Boiling Water Through, Investigations on, 572*. See LETTER, 616
Orowan, Dr. E., on Classification and Nomenclature of Internal Stresses, 426; on Fracture and Notch Brittleness in Ductile Metals, 532, 581*, 605*
Oscillator. See Electric
Ostend, Emergency Repairs to Port, 337, 385* Oswalds and Ridgway, Ltd., Beacham High- Pressure Oil Pump, 193*
Oven, Infra-Red, Gas-Heated (Ray-Heating Co., Ltd.), 33 Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
— Lines, Power Transmission, Alloys for, 69 Power Transmission, Electricity Commissioners’ Report, 500
Power Transmission, in Great Britain, 378 Power Transmission, Milan-Domodossola
Railway, 189*. See Erratum, 226 Power Transmission, New Zealand, 518 Power Transmission, in Ontario, 422 Power Transmission, in Scotland, 333*,
357*. See LETTER, 449 Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See Welding Oxygen-Enriched Blast, Use in Iron and Steel Industry, 67, 89
— Production for Blast-Furnaces and Steel Works, 67, 89

PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO., Explosion in M.S. “ Reina del Pacifico,” 279
Paint Mill, Three-Roll (G. J. Worssam and Son, Ltd.), 523*
— Mixer, High-Speed (Keenok Co., Ltd.), 523*
— Oil, Ready-Mixed, Specification, 226
— Research Station, Teddington, Opening of Extensions to, 356
Palestine, Water Resonrces of, 40. See LETTER, 233
Panama Canal, Annual Report, 15
Panel Heating and Cooling Analysis (Review), 339
Papin, Denis, Tercentenary of. 111
Paraffin Engines. See Engines, OU
— Tractors. See Tractors
Paris, District Heating in, 427
Parks, National, and Watersheds, 494
Parke, Dr. V. E., on Format and Efficiency of Technical Periodicals, 350
Parker, Dr. A., on Domestic Heating in Great Britain, 446. See LETTER, 519
Parker, Dr. R. C., on Electrical Slip Recorder, 365* ; on Measurement of Temperature of Railway Brake Shoes, 471, 493
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, Report on Technical Colleges and Technical Man-Power, 301. See LETTER, 399
Parsons, C. A., and Co., Ltd., Exhibits at Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 244 ; 22,500- kW Turbo-Generator, 451
Parsons, R. H., on Maximum Theoretical CO2 in Flue Gases, 160. See LETTER, 112
Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Ltd., 3,500-s.h.p. Marine Geared Turbine, 243*
— Turbines. See Turbinest Steam; Marine Propulsion
Pasadena, California, Supersonic Wind Tunnel, at, 150
Patent Agents, Chartered Institute of, Early History of Patents for Invention, by M. Frumkin, 486, 511, 535
— Law, British, and Importance of Inventions, 591
— Record, 24*, 48*, 96*, 120*, 144*, 168*, 192*, 216*, 240*, 264*, 312*, 336*, 360*, 408*, 576*, 624*. See PATENT RECORD INDEX
Patrick, L. G., on Format and Efficiency of Technical Periodicals, 350
Pattern Shop and Foundry Practice, Manual of (Review), 339
Pearce, J. G., on Properties of Acicular Cast Irons, 596, 607
Pearce, Sir L., the Late, 400, 424*
Peierls, Prof. R. E., on Effect of Atomic Energy on Technical Publications, 305, 318. See 302. See LETTER, 424
Pelapone Engines, Ltd., 20-b.h.p. Two-Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, 221 j
Pemberton, H. N., on Radiograpliic Examination of Castings and Welds, 471
P.E.P. Report on British Fuel and power Industries, 565
Peppercorn, A. H., on British Rdihvav Locomotives, 473
Percival Aircraft, Ltd., “ Mergani^er ” Feeder- Line Aircraft, 306* i
Periodic (Classification of the Ekments, 361, 410*
Periodicals, Technical, Format of,,350 Permanent Magnets. S(‘e Magnetic Materials — Way, Maintenance of Sleepers, 17, 29, 66 Reconditioning on Southern Railway, 546 Upkeep on British Railways, 134 Perrin, J., Experiments on Brownian Movements, 458*
Perryman, E. C. W., on Precipitation in Light Alloys, 450
Persian Gulf, Kuwait, Electricity Supply for, 366 '
Personal, 10, 34, 58, 82, 106, 130, 154, 178, 202, 226, 250, 274, 298, 322, 346, 370, 394, 418, 442, 466, 490, 514, 538, 562, 586, 610
Peru, Engineering Notes from, 7
Peruvian Corporation Railways, 2-8-0 Oil- Burning Steam Locomotive, 466, 561*
Petbow, Ltd., Mobile Arc-Welding Machine, 268 Petch, M. K., on Corrosion of Magnesium-Alloy Sheets, 379
Peterson Brothers Equipment Co.. 100-ton Pneumatic-Tyred Roller, 4* !
Petrol Motors. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol; Motor Cars ; Tractors
— See Tractors
Petroleum, Institute of. Award of Redwood Medal to H. S. Gibson, 90
— See also Oil; Engines, Oil
Petters Ltd., “ Honeychrome ” Cylinder Liner, 242*
Pfeffer, Discovery of Osmotic Pressure by, 458 Phair, W. A., on Plastic Coating for Stainless Steel in Stamping Operations, 180
Philips Electrical, Ltd., Electronic Control System for Electric Motors, 252
Philips Lamps, Ltd., 50-kW Radio-Frequency Heating Equipment, 153
^^^'^160*^ Swiss Railways,
Phlogiston Theory, Effect on Chemical Science, 316*
Phosphor Bronze in Hot-Water Service, Selective Corrosion of, 214*
Photo-Elastic Models of Portal Frames, Experiments on, 232, 261*
Technique and Stress Distribution, 450,591
— Electric Exposure Meter, Specification, 202 Photogrammetry, Manual of (Review), 364 Photographs, Stereoscopic, Direct-Vision, Exhibition of, 15
Photographic Negative Material, Photo-Electric Exposure Meter for, 202
— Transmission Density, Specification, 298 Photometric and Electrical Units, International, used at National Physical Laboratory, 55, 276, 618
Photomicrographs. See Microphotographs
Physics, Atomic Energy, Story of, 313*, 361*. 409*, 457*, 505*, 553*, 601*. See Erratum, 411
Film on (G.-B. Instructional, Ltd.), 568
— Electron, Jubilee of Discovery of, 255, 326
— Institute of, Electron Microscopy Group,
Leeds Conference on Electron Microscopy, Programme, 131; Celebration of Jubilee of Electron, 255, 326 ; Industrial Radiology Group, Discussion on Acceptance Standards in Relation to Radiographic Examination of Castings and Welds, 471
— Mass, Meaning of, 279. See LETTERS, 327, 352, 376, 424
— Nuclear, Atomic Pile for Investigations, 207, 229
— Planck’s Contribution to, 388. See 352
— Structure of Plastics (Review), 483
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Physical Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Laboratory. See National Physical
— Society, Celebration of Jubilee of Electron, 255, 326
Pick-ups for Aeronautical Research, 91
Pickles, J. S., on Electricity Act, 18, 85
Pier, Tubular Steel Piling, for Semi-Permanent Bridges over Rhine, 145*
Pig-Casting Machine, Mobile (Sheppard and Sons, Ltd.), 176*
— Iron^ Production in Electric Smelting Furnace, 67, 89
Pile Driver, Diesel-Driven (Lagonda, Ltd.), 125*
— Steel, Extension by Welding, 145*
Piling, Reinforced-Concrete, for Southwick “ B ” Power Station, Brighton, 544
— Tubular Steel, for Semi-Permanent Bridges over Rhine, 145*
Pinions. See Gear; Marine Propulsion
“ Pintaux ” Fuel-Injection Nozzle, 221* Pipe-Bending Machine, with Beacham Pump (Commercial Structures, Ltd.), 194*
— Flow of Boiling Water Through, Investigations on, 572*. See LETTER, 616
— Steam. See Steam Pipes
— See also Tubes
Pipelines for Gas Distribution, 427 Piping Work in Power Stations, 19, 127 Piria, Chemical Work of, 164 Pitting. See Corrosion
Planck, Prof. M., the Late, 352 ; Contributions to Physics, 388
Planing Machine. See Machine Tools
Plant, C. H., on Meaning of Mass, 327. See LETTERS, 279, 352, 376, 424
— Engineers, Institution of, Formation of Western Centre, 345
Plastering, Metal Lathing for. Specification, 202 I Plastic, “ Catalin,” for Photo-Elastic Model Tests of Portal Fames, 232, 261*
— Cellulose (Review), 317
— Coating for Stainless Steel in Stamping
Operations (Better Finishes and Coatings, Inc.), 180
— Conduits, Flexible (Flexible Non-Metallic Conduits, Ltd.), 523
Plastic Deformation in Metals and Alloys (Review) 580
— Fabric-Reinforced (Review), 317
— Metallisation of (Review), 317
— Physics and Structure of (Review), 483 Plates, Mild-Steel, Brittle Fractures of, 498, 532, 548*, 556*, 581*, 605*
— Steel, Hardened, Delayed Cracking in, 473 Plating, Electro. See Electro Platinum-Resistant Pyrometers. See meters
Playfair, Lyon, Chemical Work of, 174
Plugs, Fused, and Socket-Outlets, Design of, 496 Specification, 106
Pneumatic Decking and Control Plant for Tubs, Bold Colliery, 608*
— See also Air Compressor
Pochobradsky, Dr. B., on Centrifugal Force in Axial-Flow Turbines, 17. See LETTERS, 64, 160, 210, 280, 327
Poland, History of Patents in, 535
Polarised Light, See Photo-Elastic Polford Sand-Conditioning Plant, 270* Political and Economic Planning, Report on British Fuel and Power Industries, 565 Pollock, W., the Late, 210
Pollution, River, Parliamentary Debate on, 87 Polytechnic. See Education
Pontoon, Concrete, Side Launching of, 70*, 94* Pope, Dr. J. A., on Apparent Yield Strength of Plain-Carbon Steel, 284*. See 257
Porn and Dunwoody, Ltd., Four-Cylinder “ Uniporn” Diesel Engine, 220*
Port, Brazilian, Improvements in, 343
— Continental, Emergency Repairs to, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
— of Sao Paulo, Development of, 293
— of Southampton, Development of, 377 Portable Engine. See Engine
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools Portal Frames, Welded, Testing of, 232, 261* Portland Cement. See Cement
Portsmouth Dockyard and Naval Policy, Historical Review, 331, 414*
— Naval Architecture Schools at, 331 Position-Finding Systems, Radio, Classification of, 398
Pounder, C. C., on Diesel Engines for Cargo Vessels, 518
Powder for Guns. See Explosives
— Metallurgy, Report on, 137
— Static Hazard from, 49*, 73*
Powdered Coal. See Pulverised Fziel Power Hammer. See Hammer under Machine Tools
— Industries, British, Report on, 565
— Plant, Heavy Electric, Ministry of Supply Responsibilities in, 207
Hydro-Electric, Brazilian, 439, 594
— — Hydro-Electric, British, 133. See LETTER 160
Hydro-Electric, Cowal, Argyllshire, 155 Hydro-Electric, in France, Recent Developments, 414, 613
Hydro-Electric, G^nissiat, 414
Hydro-Electric, Glen Lussa and Storr Lochs Schemes, 495. See 39
Hydro-Electric, Liffey, Feathering-Blade
Hydraulic Turbine with Hydro Brake, 390* Hydro-Electric, New Zealand, Annual Report, 518
Hydro-Electric, North Scotland, Annual Report, 111
Hydro-Electric, Ontario, Annual Report, 422 . .
Hydro-Electric under Construction in Ontario, 150
Hydro-Electric, in Scotland, 39, 111, 155, 256, 333*, 357*, 495. See LETTER, 449;
Effect of Electricity Act of 1947 on, 227 Hydro-Electric, Storr Lochs, Skye, 39,495 —. — Hydro-Electric, for Swiss Railways, 161* See also Power Stations ; Power, Water ; Sitbstations
— Press. See Machine Tools
— for Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Station, Electric, Boiler Availability in, 13 Electric, Bradford, Extensions to, 451 Electric, British, Extensions to, 279, 451 Electric, British, Fuel Consumption and
Units Generated, 133. See LETTER, 160 Electric, British, Statistics of Units
Generated and Sold, 87, 414, 472, 527, 596 Electric, Calumet, Cyclone Furnace at, 79 Electric, Developments in, 18, 79,85,115, 127, 151 I
Electric, Electricity Commissioners’ Report, 500
Electric, Engineering and Financial Statistics for 1943-44, 566
Electric, Hams Hall, Tests of 132-kV.
Pressure Cables, 259*
Electric, Hams Hall “ B,” Thermal Efficiency of, 160. See 133
Electric, Kuwait, 366 Electric, Lister Drive, 12,500-kW 3,000- r.p.m. Turbo-Generator, 41. See LETTER, 449
Electric, Meaford, Opening of, 339 ; Constructional Work at, 543
Electric, in New Zealand, 518 Electric, in Northern Ireland, 16 Electric, Organisation of Load Shedding, 254
Electric, Revisions of Extensions to, 615 Electric, Southern Railway, 597* Electric, Southwick ” B,” Brighton, 544 Electric, Standardisation of Turbo-Gen- Qi’a+m'o
— — Electric, ’Trafford, 15-MW Gas Turbine, 546
Electric, Vasteras, Sweden, 449. See T/ETTER 41
Electric, Willesden, 32-MW Turbo-Alternator, 417*
See also Power Plants ; Substations
— Supply, Electric, Alternating-Current Network Analyser (Associated Electric Industries, Ltd.), 536*
Electric, Auxiliary, in Power Stations, 19, 128
Electric, in Birmingham, Report, 58
Power Supply, Electric, in Brazil, 293
and Coal Resources, 56.5
Electric, Domestic, Economies ot, 448
Electric, for Domestic Heating, 446. See ^EleScf^Electricity Act, 1947, 18, 85, 227 375
Electric, Electricity Act and Electricity Stockholders, 447
Electric, Electricity (’ommissioners Report, 500 . ,
Electric, Electricity Commissioners Statistics, 87, 414, 472, 627, 596
Electric, Engineering and Financial Statistics for 1943-44, 566
Electric, Fuel Economy Conference Reports on, 378
Electric, in Industry, 210
Electric, for Kuwait, 366
Electric, Law Relating to, 30
Electric, North Scotland, Annual Report,
Electric, in Northern Ireland, 16
Electric, in Ontario, 150, 422
Electric, Organisation of Load Shedding, 254
Electric, Restrictions and Tariff Adjust-
Electric, in Scotland, 39, 111, 155, 256, 333*, 357*, 495. See LETTER, 449 ; Effect of Electricity Act of 1947 on, 227
Electric, Southern Railway, 597*
Electric, Standardisation of Low-Pressure Distribution Voltages, 159
Electric, Statistics of Units Generated, 87, 133, 414, 527, 596. See LETTER, 160
Electric, Statistics of Units Sold, 1946-47, 472 . .
Electric, Substation Practice (Review),
Electric, for Swiss Railways, 161
Electric, from Wind, Report on, 206
Electric, Yorkshhe, Scheme for Spreading Load, 327
Transmission, Overhead Lines, Alloys for, 69
Overhead Lines, Electricity Commissioners’ Report, 500 . . O-TQ
Overhead Lines, in Great Britain, 378 Overhead Lines, Milan-Domodossola Railway, 189*. See Erraiumy 226
Overhead Lines, New Zealand, 518
Overhead Lines, in Ontario, 422
Overhead Lines, in Scotland, 333*, 357 . See LETTER, 449
Standard Cables for, 558
See also Gear ; Marine Propulsion
— Wind, for Electric Supply, Report on, 206
Water, Resources of United Kingdom, 537 in Scotland, Development of, 39, 111, 155, 256, 333*, 357, 495. See LETTER 449 ; Effect of Electricity Act of 1947 on, 22/ World Resources, 109
See also Hydraulic; Power Plants, Hydro- Electric; Turbines, Hydraulic
Precast Concrete Industry, Future of, 51. bee LETTER, 112 .
Precipitation in Aluminium-Magnesium Alloys, Prec^tator for Aluminium Extraction from Clay, 266*
Electrostatic, for Power Stations, 19, 115 Precision Workshop Methods (Review), 148 Prefabricated Railway Track, 28 Presidential Address to Association of Supervising Electrical Engineers, by H. Nimmo, on Electricity Act, 1947, 375 !
to British Association, by Sir H. Dale, on Science in War and Peace, 231
to British Association, Section C. (Geology), by Dr. M. Maegregor, on Geology in Coalfields, 374
to British Association, Section G. (Engineering), by Sir W. T. Halcrow, on Progress in Modern Engineering, 210, 236. See 231
to Incorporated Municipal Electrical Association, by J. S, Pickles, on Electricity Act, 18. See 85
to Institute of British Foundrymen, by P. H. Wilson, on Present Problems in Foundry Industry, 30 .
to Institute of Manne Engineers, by Sir A L Ayre, on Shipbuilding Industry, 297 to Institute of Welding, by J. L. Adam, on Work of Ship Classification Societies, 428,453 . ,
to Institution of Civil Engineers, by Sir R. Hetherington, on Water Supply and Drainage Problems, 447 .
to Institution of Electrical Engineers, by p. Good, on Standardisation in Industry, 373
to Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, by Dr. J. M. McNeill, on Modern Atlantic Liners, 437
to Institution of Mechanical Engineers, bv Lord D. Gordon, on Development of Iron and Steel Industry and Refrigerating Machinery, 475, 487. See 423
to Junior Institution of Engineers, by R. A. Riddles, on Introduction of “ Coronation Scot” Train, 583
Press. See Machine Tools
Pressed Steel Co., Ltd., Stainless-Steel Railway Carriage, 584*
Pressure Vessels, Butt-Welded, X-Ray 1‘jxami- nation of, 405*
prestressed Concrete Co., Ltd., Precast Prestressed Concrete Beams, 263*
Primary Battery. See Cell under
Printing, Early Patents for, 535
Process Calculations, Manual for (Review), J31 Producers, Gas Flow of Gas in Fuel Beds, 520 Product Recoveries, Ltd., Windrum Fibre- Making Machine, 198
Production Engineers, Institution of, Wolverhampton Section Dinner, 87
— Standards, Economic, and Industrial Crisis, 472
Professional Classes Aid Council, Annual Report, 15 _ -r
Engineers Appointments Bureau, Incorporation of, 34 _ ... ,
— Institutions, Misuse of Membership Initials, 327
Propellers, Marine, Effect of Blade Area on, 331
Propulsion of Ships. See Marine Propulsion
Engines ; Turbines ; Propellers
Protective Schemes for Steel, Specification, 514 Prout, W., and Atomic Theory, 409
Proving Rings for Calibrating Testing Machines, 169*
Pryce-Jones, H., Southwick ” B ” Power Station, 544
Public Works, Codes of Practice for, 375
Roads and Transport Congress, Inaugural Proceedings, 86 ; Highway Engineer and Road Safety, by A. J. Lyddon, 110 ; Recent Water Legislation, by Sir R. Hetherington and A. Titherley, 139, 162
Roads and Transport Exhibition, Olympia, 86, 114*, 125* in Mexico, Tenders for, 359
Pugh, C. H., Ltd., ” Atcoscythe,” 42
Pullin and Co., Ltd., Statistical Accelerometer, 91
Pulsometer Engineering Co., Ltd., Circulating and Multi-Stage Turbo Pumps, 623*
Pulverised-Fuel Firing, Influence on Boiler Availability, 14
Firing in Power Stations, 19, 79, 85, 115 for Gas-Turbine Locomotive, 341
Use in Metallurgical Furnaces, 475 Pulveriser, ‘‘ Atomill ” (British Jeffrey-Diamond, Ltd.), 219*
Pumps, Air. See Air Compressors
— Centrifugal, Electrically-Driven (W. H.
Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 199*
— Compressed-Air Operated, for Difficult Liquids, “ Ejectopump ” (Gresham and Craven, Ltd.), 195*
— Fuel-Injection, Manufacture by C.A.V., Ltd., 9*
— Heat, at Norwich, 116*. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
Thermodynamics and History of, 64. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
— Impeller, Phosphor-Bronze, Failure of, 214*
— Marine (Megator Pumps and Compressors, Ltd.), 246*
Water-Circulating (Mono Pumps, Ltd.), 199*
— Oil, High-Pressure, Beacham (Oswalds and Ridgway, Ltd.), 193*
— Vacuum, Electrically-Driven, for Aircraft Test Chamber (Reavell and Co., Ltd.), 512*
Pumping and Generating Set, 3-kW, Oil-Driven (Coventry Victor Motor Co., Ltd.), 222*
— Plants, Speke Rubber Factory, 623*
— Station, Maple Lodge Sewage-Disposal Works, 403*
Purefoy, J. B., Unit Tooling, Ltd., Jig Assemblies of Standard Parts, 243*
Purification of Sewage. See Sewage Purley Substation, Southern Railway, 597 Pyrometer, Measurement of Temperature of Railway Brake Shoes, 471, 493
— Photo-Electric, for Open-Hearth Furnace Roof, 521

QUALITY Control, Fraction-Defective Charts for, Specification, 442
Quantities and Specifications for Civil Engineers, Manual of (Review), 435
Quantum Theory, Planck’s, 388
Quarrell, Dr. A. G., on Effects Associated with Internal Stresses, 450
Quasi-Arc Co., Ltd., Petrol-Engined Welding Set, 269*
Quays at Continental Ports, Emergency Repairs to, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
“ Queen Elizabeth,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437
” Queen Mary,” S.S., Reconversion of, from War to Passenger Service, 135 ; Characteristics of, 437

RADIANT Heating (Review), 266
Radiation and Atomic Energy, 505
Radio Engineers, British Institution of, ” All Stage ” Radio Valve, by J. A. Sargrove, 610
— Equipment, Mobile, for 100 Megacycles (Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 138 Testing and Servicing of, 562
— Exhibition, International, Olympia, 355
— Position-Finding Systems, Classification, 398
— Research, British, Report, 135, 467
— See also Telegraphy, Wireless; Telephony, Wireless ; Television
Radioactive Equilibrium, Work on, 602
Radioactivity Investigations and Atomic Energy, 505*
Radiographs of Butt-Welded Joints, 405*
Radiographic Examination, Acceptance Standards for, 471
Radiometer, Sir W. Crookes’s, 461*, 601
Radium and Atomic Energy, 506*, 601*
— Bragg’s Ionisation-Range Curves for, (>03*
— Production from Uranium, 603*
Radlett Aerodrome Flying Displaj^ and Static Exhibition, 255, 282*, 306*
Radlett and Penson, Ltd., Petrol-Driven Wagon Shunter, 93*
Radon, Condensation by Liquid Air,
— Electroscope, Constrinttion andtions, 603*
— Production of Helium from, 603*
Rails, Conductor, Anti-Freeze Liquid tor for, 479
— — Southern Railway, 599*
— Flat-Bottom, on London Midland and Scottish Railway, 188*
— Super-Elevation on Curves, 205
Railroads, American Association of, Coal and Gas-Turbine Locomotives, and Their Fuc 1 Problems, by J. 1. Yellott and C. F. Kottcamp, 319, 341
— See also liailways
Railway Accidents. See Accidents
— Argentine, Position of, 7
— Bridge, See Bridge
— British, Locomotive Practice and Tendencies on, 473
Rolling-Stock, Statistical Returns, 134, 470
; Coal- Locomotive- Flat-Bottom , Locomotive Testing Plant, Rugby, 255 : Precast Prestressed Concrete Railway Bridge, 2G3* ; Locomotive-Testing Vehicles, 321* ; Diesel- Locomotive Shop at Derby, 345* ; 16-ton Mineral Wagons, 367* ; 1,600-h.p. Diesel- Klectric Locomotive, 562 ; Introduction of ” Coronation Scot ” Train, 583
and North Eastern, Prefabricated Track, 28 • Concrete Sleepers on, 29 ; Fabricated- Steel Wagon Axleboxes, 80* ; Re-Opening of York Museum, 111 ; Manchester- Sheffield Electrification Scheme, 183 ; Data on Speed on Railway Curves, 205 ; Locomotive Testing Plant at Rugby, 255 ; Electrification of Shenfield Line, 303 ; Centenary of York-Market Weighton and Filey-Bridlington Lines, 351
and North Western, Centenary of Adoption of Greenich Time, 539
— Materials, Determination of Internal Stresses
in, 426, 449, 473
Milan-Domodossola. Electrification on, 189*. See Hrratam, 226
— Military, and Training Centre, Longmoor, 256
— Museum, National, Proposal for, 295 York, Re-opening of, 111
New Zealand Government, Annual Report, 591
— Peruvian Corporation, 2-8-0 Oil-Burning Locomotive, 466, 561*
— Position and Progress, 210
Rolling Stock. See Carrioyes ; Locomotives ; Wagons
— Signalling. See Signalling
_ Southern, 1,600-h.p. Diesel-Electric Locomotives, 185 ; Development of Southampton Docks, 377: Channel Steamer “ Falaise,” 393* : Track Reconditioning and Goods Yard Lighting on, 546 ; Electric Traction on, 597*
— Swedish State, Light-Welded Carriages in Service on, 137
— Swiss, Centenary of, 138, 160
Federal, Light-Weight Carriages on, 137 : Types of Sleepers Employed on, 29
Track Maintenance Statistics, British Railways, 134
Prefabricated, 28 Reconditioning and Renewal, Southern ' Railway, 546 ,
— Train Brake. See Brake '
— Transport in Europe. 349
Tube. See Underground; London Passenger Transport Board
Types of Locomotives, Comparisons, 377 Underground. See tfnderground; London Passenger Transport Board
United States, Locomotive Practice and Tendencies on, 473
— Wagons. See Wagons
— Work of T. Hackworth, 165
— Ziirich-Baden, Centenary, 138
See also Railroads and PARAGRAPH INDEX Rainfall and Irrigation in Palestine and Transjordan, 40. See LETTER, 233 Ramsay, Sir William, Researches on Helium and Radium, 553 Ransomes, Sims tfc Jefferies, Spraver, 42*
Rays. See Alpha Rays; - X-Rays
“ Ray-Heet ”ing Co., Ltd., Heated Oven, 33 Rayleigh, Lord (3rd Baron),
[nstitution, 211 ; Discovery of Argon, 553, i 601
Rayleigh, Lord (4th Baron), the Late, 592 Read, Prof. J., on Chemical Personalities a Century Ago, 163, 174
Readers, Microfilm, Specification, 250 Reavell and Co., Ltd., Vacuum Pump for Aircraft Test Chamber, 512*
Receiver, Liquid, Norwich Heat Pump, 117*. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
“ Reciproscopc ” (Toplis, Simpson and Co., Ltd.), 270
Reclamation of Walcheren, 615
Recorder, Strain, Electronic, for Aircraft Components, 91
Recording Dynamometer. See Dynamometer Rectifiers. See Electric
Redruth, Preservation of Cornish Pumping Engine at Taylor’s Shaft, 543
Reduction Gears. See Gears; Marine Propulsion
Redwood Medal, Award to H. S. Gibson, 90 Reels and Readers, Microfilm, Specification, 250 Reeman, J., on Internal Stresses in Turbine Rotors, 426
Rees, W. P.. on Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Steels, 489. See 473
Refining of High-Phosphorus Iron, 545 Refrigerating Machinery, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Papers on, 423, 487
— Plant, M.S. “ Accra,” 561
for Aircraft Test Chamber (J. E. Hall, Ltd.), 512*
S.S. ” Media,” 465
Refrigeration, Elements of, and Air Con- ' ditioning (Review), 387 ;
— Institute of, Courses on Refrigeration, 259 Refuse-Collecting Vehicle (Glover, Webb d' Liversidge, Ltd.), 114
Vehicle, Dustless (Shertlex, Ltd.), 114 Regeiu’rative Furnace. See Furnace Relu'ating Furnace. See Furnace Reid, Montgomerie, Engineering Co., Ltd., Angledozer and Crane Combined, 114* Reid and Sigrist, Ltd., Inductance Pick-Up, 91 ” Reina del Pacifico,” Motorship, Explosion in, 279
Reinforced Concrete. See Concrete
Repeated Stresses. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
Repeater, Electronic (Evershed d; Vignoles, Ltd.), 247
Report, Accidents on Railways of Great Britain, 1946, 182
— Annual, Astronomer Royal’s, 304. Errata^ 332
Electricity Commissioners, 500
Hydro-Electric Power Commission Ontario, 422
Metropolitan Water Board, 397 New Zealand Government Railways,
New Zealand Hydro-Electric Deijartment. 518
North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, 423
North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. Ill
Nuffield Foundation, 230 Panama Canal, 15 Scottish Seaweed Research Association, 423
— on British Fuel and Power Industries, 565
— on British Research in Radio Field, 135, 467
— on Conditions in Ironfoundries, 158
— of Conference on Industry and Research, 157
— Durability of Concrete Exi)oscd to Weathering, 590
— Electric Power from Wind, 206
— Electricity Supply, Engineering and Financial Statistics, 1943-44, 566
— on European Economic Co-operation, 325
— on German War Research, 541
— Roads and Road Researchin North America, 253
— Select Committee on Estimates, on Expenditure on Research and Development, 229
— Technical Colleges and Technical Man Power, 301. See LETTER, 399
— on Transport Situation in Europe. 349 Research, Aeronautical, Use of Electronic Equipment in, 91
— Association, British Cast Iron, on Graphite
Formation in Grey Cast Iron, 141*, 166* : on Acicular Cast Irons, 596, 607 ; Annual Report, 618
British Electrical and Allied Industries, Appeal for Funds, 87
British Iron and Steel, South Wales Laboratory, 39 ; Gas-Producer Technique, 520
British Non-Ferrous Metals, Investigations on Delay-Action Fuses, 97*
British Welding, Investigation of Stress- Corrosion Cracking of Welded-Steel Gas Mains, 186
Collective Exhibits at Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 271
Hydromechanics, British, Draft Programme for, 469
Seaweed, Scottish, Annual Report, 423
— Board, Gas, Work of, 543
Safety in Mines, Report on Prevention of Coal-Dust Explosions, 14
— British, in Radio Field, Report on, 135, 467
— Committees, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, History and Growth of, 475 ; Reports on Refrigeration, 487 ; Report on Acicular Cast Irons, 596, 607
— Department, Scientific and industrial. Work of Chemical Research Laboratory, 63 : Fuel Research Substation in Scotland, 423 Woohrich Armament, Investigation on Centrifugal Casting of Copper-Alloy Wheels, 353
Research and Development Co., Ltd., Amalgamated, Formation of, 500
Government Expenditure on, Report, 229
— Establishment, Atomic .Energy, Harwell,
First Atomic Pile, 207, 229
— Fuel, Substation, in Scotland, 423
— Industrial, Co-operation in, 157
— and Industry, Conference on, Report, 157
— Institute, Fulmer, Stoke Poges, Opening, 43 Tin, Frictional Properties of Oil-Seal
Materials, 121* ; Babbitt Alloys for Plain Bearings, 184, 208*, 234* ; Frictional Properties of Lubricated Bearing Metals, 353
— Laboratory, Chemical, Teddington, Work of, 63
Nelson, Stafford, English Electric Co., Ltd., Opening of, 471
Road, Report on Roads and Road Research in North America, 253
— Road, in North America, Report, 253
— Scientific, and Atomic Energy Act, 302, 305, 318. Sec LETTER, 424
Grants by Nuffield Foundation, 230 and Improvements in Metals, 69, 90
— and Ship Classification Societies, 428, 453
— Station, Paint, Teddington, Opening of Extensions to, 356
— during War, German, Report on, 541
— Work of Institution of Mechanical Engineers,
History and Growth of, 475 ; Reports on Refrigeration, 487 ; Report on Acicular fast Irons, 596, 607
Research. Sec also National Physical Laboratory
Resin, Thermo-Setting, for Photo-Elastic Work, 591
Resolvcn Aluminium Factory, Eh'ctrical Equipment at, 440
Reverse Gear, Self-Clianging (Self-Chauging Gear Co., Ltd.), 223*
Reviews. Sec LITERATURE INDEX Revo Electric Co., Ltd., Pluorescent-Lamp
Street-Lighting Installation, 405
Rhine, River, Semi-Permanent Bridges Over, 145*
Rhone, River, G^nissiat Hydro-Electric Scheme, 414
Richter, J. B., Work on Stdchiometry, 361, 409 Rickinansworth, Maple Lodge Sewagc-Dispt»sal Works, 403*
Rideal, Prof. E. K., on Work of Royal Institution in Physical Chemistry, 211
Riddles, R. A., on Introduction of “ Coronation Scot” Train, 583
Ridehalgh, H.,on Development of Dry Docks, 239*. See 231
Rings, Proving, for Calibrating Testing Machines, 109*
Rio de Janeiro, Transport Improvements, 343 River C^re, St. Etienne-Cantales Hydro-Electric Plant, ‘‘ Ski-Jump ” at, 613
— Dordogne, Constructional Features of Aigle Dam, 613
— Grasse, New York, 100-ft. Aluminium Span for Railway Bridge over, 529*
— Mississaga Hydro-Electric Scheme, 150
— Pollution, Parliamentary Debate on, 87
— ~ and Water Legislation, 139
— Rhine, Semi-Permanent Ridges over, 145*
— Rhone, G^nissiat Hydro-Electric Scheme, 414
— Severn Suspension Bridge, 135 Barrage Scheme, Model of, 232
Riveting of Aluminium Plat(i Girder for Railway Bridge, 531
Road Accidents. See Accidents
— Compacting by Rolling and Vibration, 1*
— (Construction, Developments in, 237 and Soil Mechanics, 213*
— Engineering and Road Safety, 110
— Finishing Machine, Barber-Greene, (Olding and Co., Ltd.), 114*
— Public Works and Transport Exhibition, Olympia, 96, 114*, 125*
— Research Laboratory, Report on Roads and Road Research in North America, 253
— Rollers for Soil Compacting, 1*
— Roof-Top, Design of, 232, 294
— Safety and Road Engineering, 110
— Traffic Control Signals, Bank Crossing, London, 86
— Transport in Europe, Position of, 349
— and Public Works Congress. See Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress Roadless Traction, Ltd., Half-Track Equipment for Agricultural Tractor, 77* ” Roadsway ” Winch and Hoist, 79* Robinson, J. G., on Diesel-Electric Propulsion
for Cargo Vessels, 517 Robinson, Sir R., Award of Nobel Prize to, 495 Rocket, Supersonic, Trials with (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 351
— as Weapon in British Forces, 519 Roller Bearings. See Bearings
— Road. See Road Roller Rolleston, P., the Late, 271
Rolling Stock, Inspection Pits for, London
Passenger Transport Board, 347 Position on British Railways, 134, 470 Reducing Weight of. Reports on, 17. 66, 101, 137
on Swiss Railways, 162 See also Carriages; Locomotives ; Wagons Rolls-Royce Ltd., ” Trent ” Propeller-Turbine
Aero Engine, 201*; Speed-Increasing Gearbox for Test Plant, 412*. See LETTER 449
Rontgen’s Discovery of X-Rays, 505*
— Rays. See X-Rays
Roof Span, Light-Alloy (Structural and Mechanical Development Engineers, Ltd.), 524 Roofing, “ Barrel Vault ” (Twisteel Reinforcement, Ltd.), 524
Rotary Blowers. See Blowers
— Converter Substations, Southern Railway, 597*
— Engine. See Engine; Aeronautics Rotary Hoes, Ltd., Tractor-Driven Rotary
Hoe, 77* ; ” Gem Rotary Hoe, 78*
— Pump. See Pump
— Valve Engines (Review), 604 Roth-Wagner Trusses for Bridges over Rhine, 145*
Rotherham, L., on C'arbon-Molybdenum Steel for Steam Pipes, 343
Rotherhithe Dry Dock, 239* Rotors, Alternator, Temperature Indicator for (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 391*
— Turbine, Internal Stresses in, 426 Rotterdam, District-Heating Scheme for, 427 Rowcroft, Sir B., on Work of Royal Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers, 615 Rowell, Dr. H. S., on Motor Taxation, 87, 112 Royal Aeronautical Society. See Aeronautical
— Agricultural Society. See Agricultural
— Dutch Shell Group, Experiments on Burning
Boiler Fuels in Marine Diesel Engines, 567
— Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Problems in War Time, 615
— Engineers, Transportation Training Centre,
Longmoor 256 ; Emergency Repairs to Continental Ports, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*

Royal Institution :

Researches in Physical Chemistry, by Prof. E. K. Rideal, 211
Early Development of Electron, by Prof. J. A. Crowther, 255, 326
Programme of Lectures, 394
Royal Norfolk Centenary Agricultural Show, 19
— Observatory, Greenwich, AstronomerRoyal’s
Report, 304. See Errata^ 332; Proposed Isaac Newton Observatory, Hurstmonceux,543
Royal Society
Reception in Connection with Chemical Society’s Centenary, 86 |
Proposed Isaac Newton Observatory at Hurstmonceux, 543
Royds’s Awards of Medals, 543
Royds’s Work with Lord Rutherford on Radioactive Substances, 601*
Rubber Mixing and Milling Plants, Sjieke Factory, 620*
— Processing at Speke Factory, 620*
— Sheet, Drying by Infra-Red Heating, Dunlop Rubber Co., 300
— Shoes, Manufacture at Speke, 622* and Static Hazards, 50
— Synthetic, as Oil-Seal Material, Frictional Properties of, 121*
Rugby Locomotive-Testing Plant, 255 Rumford, Count, Experiments on Heat and Work, 457*
Runner, Water Turbine, with Feathering Blades and Hydro Brake (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 390*
Runways, Airport, Compacting by Rolling and Vibration. 1*
Rural Electrification Extensions in New Zealand, 518 in Ontario, 422
Russia, History of Patents in, 535
Rusting. See Corrosion
Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., 1,610-b.h.p. Six- Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, 221*
Rutherford, Lord, Work on Radioactivity, 507*, 553*, 602*

SADLER, G. V., on Control of Overhead Travelling Cranes, 617
Safety Belts and Harness, Specification, 562
— in Mines Research Board, Report on Prevention of Coal-Dust Explosions, 14 Saint. See St.
Salmon, Dr. E. H., the Late, 472
Salvage Work at Continental Ports, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
Sams, J. G. B., on National Crisis, 183. See 159,181; on Causes of Railway Accidents, 448
Sand Compacting by Rolling and Vibration, 1*
— Conditioning Plant (Heaton Foundry Co., Ltd.), 270*
— Engineering Properties of. Demonstration of, 65
— Preparation Plant for Mass-Production of Cast-Steel Bomb-Bodies, 525*
Sanitary Association of Scotland, Royal National Parks and Watersheds, by J. Stewart, 494
— Equipment, Fireclay, for Schools, Specification, 130
Sao Paulo, Development of Port, 293
Sargrove, J. A., on All-Stage Radio Valve, 610
Sarjant, Prof. R. J., on Fluidity of Steel, 544
Saunders, C. W., on Turbo-Electric Machinery for Cargo Vessels, 517
Saunders-Roe, Ltd., Jet-Propelled Flying-Boat Fighter, 140
Savage, H., the Late, 267
Savage and Parsons, Ltd., Static Strain Recorder, 91
Saws. See Machine Tools
Scaling of H(;at-Resisting Steels, 136 Scavenging System in Sulzer Diesel Engines, 569
Schiller, P., on Space Heating in Great Britain,
519. See 446
Schofield, T. H., on Phosphorus-Deoxidised Copper Containing Bismuth, 190*
Scholarships. See Educalion
Sciaky Electric Welding Machines, Ltd., Air-Operated Circumferential Seam Welding Machine, 267*
Science Museum, South Kensington, Jubilee of Electron Exhibition, 255, 326 ; One Hundred Years of British Chemistry Exhibition, 259
— in War and Peace, 231
Scientific Apparatus Exhibition, Institution of Civil Engineers, 65
— Discoveries and Industrial Development, 157
— Encyclopedia, Van Nostrand’s (Review), 555
— Management. See Works Management
— Research. See Research
— Societies. See Institutions
Scientists in Government Service, Position of, 229
Scotland, Fuel Research Substation in, 423
— History of Patents in, 511, 535
— Hydro-Electric Developments in, 39, 111, 155, 227, 256, 333*, 357*, 495. See LETTER, 449
— Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in. See Engineers
— Metallurgical Resources of, 303
— North, Hydro-Electric Board, Storr Lochs , Hydro-Electric Scheme, Skye, 39 ; Annual
Report, 111 ; Cowal Water-Power Scheme, 155 ; Effect of Electricity Act, 1947, 227 ; Work of, 256, 333*, 357*. See LETTER, 449 ; Glen Lussa and Storr Lochs Schemes, 495
Scottish Seaweed Research Association, Annual Report, 423
Scraper, Soil, Le Tourneau Steel Wheel, 3*
Screens, Vibrating (Sinex Engineering Co., Ltd.), 522
Screw Propellers. See Propellers
Seaweed Research Association, Scottish, Annual Report, 423
Secondary Schools and Education. See Educa- tion
Sedimentation Tanks, Maple Lodge Sewage- Disposal Works, 403*
Seed, H. B., on Creep and Shrinkage in Rein- forced-Concrete Structures, 309*. See 256. See LETTERS, 375, 496, 544
Self-Changing Gear Co., Ltd., Self-Changing 'Rp'VPTQP firPflr 9^^*
Semet, M., and Co., Ltd., Mould for Welding Bars in Reinforced Concrete, 522
Sennett, R., Centenary of Birth, 400*
Seraing, Re-burial of J. Cockerill at, 279
Service Aviation. See Aeronautics
Servomechanism Fundamentals (Review), 580
Severn Bridge, Borings for, 64. Seo 135
— River Barrage Scheme, Model of, 232 Suspension Bridge, 135. See 64 Sewage-Disposal Works, Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth, 403*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shaft Dynamometer. See Dynattipmeter
— Rotary, Oil-Seal Units for, Specification, 538 Shaw, F., and Co., Ltd., Autoclavesl for Rubber-Tyre Manufacture, 621* I
Shear Box for Soil Mechanics, A. W. Bishop, 65 Sheathing, Lead, for Power Cableg, 559 Shedding of Load by Electric Power Stations, 254 Sheep’s-Foot Rollers for Soil Compacting, on Highways and Airport Runways, 1*
Sheet, Magnesium-Alloy, Corrosion Tests of, 379
— Steel for Transformers, Shortage of, 351
— and Strip Metal Users’ Technical Association, Annual Meeting and Dinner, 327; Lubrication in Drawing Operations, by E. A. Evans, H. Silman and Prof. H. W. Swift, 454, 477*
Sheffield-Manchester Railway Electrification, 183
— Steel Works, Modernisation Schemes, 62
— University, Investigation on Yield Strength
of Plain-Steel, 257, 284* ; Investigations on Lubrication in Drawing Operations, 454, 477*
Shefflex, Ltd., Dustless Refuse Collector, 114 Shenfield-London Line, Electrification of, 303 Sheppard and Sons, Ltd., Mobile Pig-Casting Machine, 176*
“ Shield-Arc Sae ” Welding Machine, 268 Ships, Atlantic Liners, Modern Development, 437
— Canal. See Canal
— Cargo, High-Powered, Types of Machinery for, 517
— Classification Societies, Work of, 428, 453
— under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 86, 399
— Diesel-Engined. See Motorships; Marine Propulsion
— Electrical Equipment of. Regulation for, 447
— Launching. See Launching
— Lost in Second World War, 37
— Merchant, Daylight Signalling Lamps for, 63
— Model Experiments. See Tank Experiments
— Motor. See Motorships ; Marine Propulsion
— Ordered by Argentina, 293
— Propellers. See Propellers
— Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion; Engines ; Turbines; Propellers
— Repair Yards, Fire Precautions, 615
Yard, Northam, J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., 343*
— Side Launching of. Model and Full-Scale
Experiments on, 70*. 94*
— of Swiss Merchant Navy, 15
— United States, Disposal of, 207
— Welded, Defects in, 453
— 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, M.S. “ Accra,” 559*
— Brittle Fractures in Ship Plates, 498, 532, 556*, 548*, 581*, 605*
— Industry, Position of, 297
— Launch of S.S. ” Caronia,” 451*
— Launches and Trial Trips, 11, 34, 59, 83,107, 155, 203, 260, 298, 322, 370, 394, 463, 490, 546, 586, 606
— S.S. “Media,” 464*
— Modern Atlantic Liners, 437
— Naval. See Warships
— Northam Ship-Repair Yard, .1. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., 343*
— in Portsmouth Dockyard, 331
— Reconstitution of Lloyd’s Register Technical Committee, 15
— Research Association, British, Exhibits at
Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 271
— and Ship Classification Societies, 428, 453
— Side Launching, Model and Full-Scale Experiments on, 70*, 94*
— Vessels under Construction, Lloyd’s Statis
tics, 86, 399
— See also Steamers; Naval; Warships; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipping, Argentine, Additions to, 7
— Losses in Second World War, 37
Shock Tests. See Impact Tests under Tests aterials)
Shoes, Brake, Railway, Measurement of Temperature of, 471, 493
— Current-Collector, Southern Railway, 600*
— Rubber, Manufacture at Speke, 622* and Static Hazards, 50
Shop Management. See Works Management Shopwork, Fundamentals of (Review), 291 Shortwall Coal-Cutting Machines, 381* Shot-Blasting Machine for Cast-Steel Bomb Bodies, 552*
— Peening of Leaf Springs, Stresses Induced by, 426, 449, 473
Show. See Exhibition
Shrinkage in Reinforced-Concrete Structures, 256, 309*. See LETTERS, 375, 496, 544
Shunter, Wagon, Petrol-Driven (Ateliers de Construction de Jambes-Namur), 93*
Siegfried, W., on (Conducting and Evaluating Creep Tests, 113
Siemens-Martin Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Regenerative Furnace, Introduction of, 475 ; Siemens-Schuckert (Great Britain), Ltd., Air-Operated Universal Seam-Welding Machine, 268*
Signals, Light, Road, Railway, Aerodrome and Lighthouse, Colours for, Specification, 130
— Traffic Control, Automatic, Bank Crossing, London,86
Signalling Lamps, Daylight, for Merchant Ships,
— System, Aberdeen Railway Station, 81 Silliman, B., Chemical Work of, 175 Silman, H., on Lubrication in Drawing Operations. 454, 477*
“Silver Princess” Stainless-Steel Railway Carriage, 584*
Silver, R. S., on Flow of Boiling Water Through Nozzles, 616. See 572*
Sim, J., the Late, 463
Simon. Col. L. E., Report on German Research in World War II, 541
Sinex Engineering Co., Ltd., Vibrating Screens 522
Sitz, M., on Jordan Valley Irrigation in Transjordan, 40. See LETTER, 233
Sketty Hall Iron and Steel Research Laboratory, 39
“Ski-Jump” at French Water-Power Plants, 613
Sklenar Furnaces, Ltd., Oil-Fired Tilting Furnace, 176*
Skye, Island of, Storr Lochs Hydro-Electric Scheme, 39 •
“Skyinaster” Aeroplane, Automatically-Controlled Flight by, 327, 346
Sleepers, Railway, Wood, Steel and Concrete, Reports on, 17, 29, 66
Sliding of Metals, Internal Stresses Produced by, 426
— Surfaces, Measurement of Temperature of, 471, 493
Slip Recorder, Electrical (Asea Electric, Ltd.) 365*
Slipway, 1,000-ton, Northam Ship-Repair Yard, 343*
Sloan, R. P., the Late, 568
Sludge-Disposal Plant, Maple Lodge Sewage- Disposal Works, 403*
Sluice Gate, Automatic, Model of, F. M. Andrews, 65 .
Smallpeice, Ltd., 3i-in. Centre Precision Lathe, 219*
Smart, R. C., on Disaster or Recovery ? 519 Smelting Furnaces. See Furnaces
Smith, C. H., on Survey of Scientific Man-power,
520. See 445. See LETTER, 472
Smith, Eng.-Capt. E. C., on Centenary of R. Sennett, 400*
Smith’s Industrial Instruments, Ltd., Hand Tachometer, 224
Society, Engineer in (Review), 421
— Technical and Scientific. See Institutions
— Trade. See Labour; Labour Notes; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Socket Outlets and Fused Plugs, Design of, 496 Shuttered, Specification, 106
Soddy, Dr. F., on Story of Atomic Energy, 313 , 361*, 409*, 457*, 505*, 553*, 601*. See Erratum, 411
Soil Compacting by Rolling and Vibration, 1
— Mechanics, Analysis of Position in, 213*, 231 Development of, 237
— Shear Box for, A. W. Bishop, 65
Solar Observations at Royal Observatory, 304 Solids, Conduction of Heat In (Review), 339 Sommerfeld, K. J. and A., Ltd., Wood and Steel j Joist, 523
Soot Blowing in Power Stations, 19, 115
Sopwith, D. G., on Prestressing of Helical Compression Springs, 426
Sound Services, Ltd., Brook Film-Projection Cabinet, 524
South Africa, Employment in, 376
— America, Engineering Notes from, 7, 175, 293 342 439 594
— American Civil Aviation Officials’ Study of United States Methods, 150
— Kensington, Science Museum, Jubilee of Electron Exhibition, 255, 326; Hundred Years of British Chemistry Exhibition, 259
South Wales Aluminium Co., Ltd., Electrical Equipment at Resolven Factory, 440
Laboratory, British Iron and Steel Research Association, 39
— West, Notes from, 11, 35, 59, 83, 107, 131, 155, 179, 203, 227, 251, 275, 299, 323, 347, 371, 395, 419, 443, 467, 491, 515, 539, 563, 587, 611. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Yorkshire, Notes from, 11, 35, 59, 83, 107 131, 155, 179, 203, 227, 251, 275, 299, 323, 347, 371, 395, 419, 443, 467, 491, 515, 539, 563, 587, 611. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Southampton Dry Dock, 239*
— Northain Ship-Repair Yard, 343*
— Port of. Development, 377
— University College, School of Navigation, 420 . , , .
Southern Railway, l,600-h.p. Diesel-Electnc Locomotives, 185 ; Development of Southampton Docks, 377; Channel Steamer “Falaise,” 393*; Track Reconditioning and Goods Yard Lighting on, 546; Electric Traction on, 597*
Southwell, Dr. R. V., on Future Organi.sation of Engineering Section of British Association, 257
Southwick “B” Power Station, Brighton, Foundations of, 544
Southworth, A., the Late, 210
Specific Gravity of Gases, Tests of Instruments for Deterrnining (Review), 6
Specifications and Quantities for Civil Engineers, Manual of (Review’), 435
— Standard. See StandardsStandardisatwn Spectrum Analysis and Atomic Theory, 460
— of Radon, by Rutherford and Royd.’’, 601* Speed-Changing Gears. See Gears ; Marine Propulsion
— Indicator, Hand Tachometer (Smiths Industrial Instruments, Ltd.), 224
— on Railway Curves, 205
— Reduction Gears. See Gears; Manne Propulsion
— Regulation. See Governor
— Trials. See Trials
“Speedesi” Crop Duster (E. Allman and Co., Ltd.), 42*
Speke Factory, Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., 620
Spijjker, P. van’t, on Production of Liquid Fuels, 329
Spirit, Motor. See Motor Fuels.
Sprayer, “ Agro,” for Crops, (Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.), 42*
Spreadbury, F. G., on Permanent-Magnet Eddy-Current Dynamometer, 26*
Spring, Helical Compression, Internal Stresses due to Prestressing, 426
Shear Stresses in, 280
— Leaf, Stresses Induced by Shot Peening, 426, 449, 473
Springing, Liquid, 289*
— of Rolling Stock. 101, 137
Spur Gearing. See Gears; Marine Propulsion St. Etienne-CantaUs Hydro-Electric Power Plant, “ Ski-Jump *’ at, 613
St. Helens Colliery, Pneumatic Decking and Control Plant for Tubs at, 608*
Stability of Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics Stafford, Kelson Research Laboratories, English Electric Co., Ltd., 471
“ Staggering *’ of Work, Effect on Electrical I.oad, 618*
Stanchions. See Columns
Standard Specifications, British, 58, 106, 130, 154, 178, 202, 226, 250, 298, 346, 412, 466, 490, 496, 514, 538, 558, 562, 586
Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., Newport Factory,• 447
Standards Institution, British, Work of, 373 ; Code of Practice, Provision of Electricity- Service Cables for Small Houses, 591 British, Specifications: Low-Heat Portland Cement, 58 ; Testing Vitreous-Enamel Finishes, 58 ; Fused Plugs and Shuttered Socket-Outlets, 106, 496; Copper-Alloy Sand Castings, 106 ; Specification Colours for Light Signals, 130; Wrought Steels, 130; Fireclay Sanitary Equipment for Schools, 130 ; Screw Lamp Caps and Lampholders, 154 ; Zinc, 154 ; Flameproof Electric-Light Fittings, 178 ; Hose Connections for Welding Appliances, 178 ; Photo-Electric Exposure Meters, 202 ; Metal Lathing for Plastering, 202; Schedule of Carbon and Alloy Steels, 226 ; Ready-Mixed Oil Paints, 226 ; Microfilm Readers and Reels, 250 ; Copper Tube for Use Underground, 250 ; Photographic Transmission Density, 298 ; Copper Tubes, 298 ; Log Sheets for Boiler Plants, 346; Circxilators for Heating Panels, 346 ; Light Filters for Welding Operations, 442; Fraction-Defective Charts for Quality Control, 442 ; Steel Tubes and Tubular Goods, 466 ; Diamond Dies, 490 ; Electric Cranes, 490 ; Protective Schemes for Steel, 514 ; Electronic Valve Bases, Caps and Holders, 514 ; Copper and Brass Tubes for Gas, 538 ; Rotary-Shaft Oil-Seal Units, 538 ; Power Cables, 558 ; Safety Belts and Harness, 562; Portable Fire Extinguishers, 586 ; Mastic Asphalt Flooring, 586
— Laboratory, National, Sydney, New South
Wales, Manufacture of Slip Gauges, 436*, 462*. See Erratum, 594
— of Measurement, British and Metric, 111
— United States Bureau of. See United States Standardisation of Electric-Generating Plant, 495
— in Industry, 373
— International Organisation for, First Meeting of Council, 35
Stanton Ironworks Co., Ltd., Mass-Production of Cast-Steel Bomb-Bodies, 501*, 525*, 550* State Railways. See Railways
Static Hazard in Industry, 49*, 73* Stations, Power. See Power Stations Statistical Courses in Universities, Proposed, 38. See LETTER, 448
— Returns of British Railways, 134
— Society, Royal, Proposals for Teaching of
Statistics in Universities, 38. See LETTER, 448
Stauffer, W., on Scaling Behaviour of Heat- Resisting Steels, 136
Steam Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Consumption. See Coal Consumption
— Engines. See Engines
— Flow through Nozzles. See Nozzles
— High-Pressure, for Cargo Ships, 517
Pressure in Power Stations, 18, 79, 115, 127
— Pipes, Carbon-Molybdenum Steel for, 214, 343
— Roller. See Road Roller
— Superheater. See Superheater
— Turbines. See Turbines
Steamers, Atlantic Liners, Modern Development of, 437
— “ Beavercove,” Maiden Voyage of, 259
— Caronia,” Launch of, 451*
— “ Commandant Quer^,*’ Launch of, 538
— Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 86, 399
— “ Falaise,” Cross-Channel, Southern Railway, 393*
— Geared Turbines for. See Marine. Propulsion
— Launching of. See Launching
— ” Media,’* Cunard White Star Line, 464*
— " Orcades,” Launch of, 402*
— Propulsion of. See Marine Propulsion; Engines ; Turbines; Propellers
— " Queen Mary,” Reconversion to Peace-Time Service, 135
—” Sussex Trader,” Service Performance, 320
— United States, Disposal of, 207
— See also Engines ; Marine Propulsion ;
Shipbuilding; Shipping; Ships; Turbines ; Warships; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Steamships, Ships; Steamers; Warships Steels, Alloy, Modern Properties and Applications of, 69, 90
Welded, Cracking and Stresses in, 473
— Carbon and Allov, British Standard Schedule of, 226
Molybdenum, for Steam Pipes, 214, 343
— Castings, Internal Stresses in, 426
— Compressed, Whitworth, Introduction of, 475
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— for Elevated Temperatures, 136
— Hydrogen, on Transformation Characteristics, 89, 497
— Exposed to Sulphur Compounds, Stress-
Corrosion Cracking in, 473, 489
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests . {Materials}
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— for Gas Turbines, Requirements, 136
— Hair-Line Cracking in, Due to Internal Stresses, 450
— Heat-Resisting, Scaling of, 136
— for High Temperatures, Creep Tests of, 113
Steel Manufacture. See Metallurgy
— Microstructure of. See Microphotographs
— Mild, Brittle Fractures in Plates, 498, 532, 648*, 556*, 581*, 605*
Causes of Low Ductility in, Investigations of, 498, 532, 548*
Drawing of. Lubricants for, 477*
— Molten, Measurement of Fluidity, 544
— Molybdenum, Low-Carbon, Properties, 214 for Steam Pipes, 343
Steel, Peech and Tozer, Ltd., Modernisation Schemes by, 62
— Plain-Carbon, Yield Strength of,_ 257, 284*
— Plates. Hardened, Delayed Cracking in, 473
— for Power Station Boilers, 19, 115, 127
— Process, Bessemer, Introduction of, 475
— Production, Effect on National Crisis, 159. See 181. See LETTER, 183
— Protective Schemes for, Specification, 514
— Bails. Sec Rails
— Sheet, for Transformers, Shortage of, 361
— Sleepers, Use, Maintenance and Cost of, 17, 29, 66
— Special, for Railway Bolling Stock, 66, 101, 137
— Stainless, Magnetic Tests of Spot Welds
(Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 177*
Plastic Coating for Stamping Operations
(Better Finishes and Coatings, Inc.), 180
— Stress Distribution in. See Stress; Tests
{Materials'}
— Supplies and Form “ M ,” 616 Rationing of, 326
— Tests of. See Tests {Materials}
— Tubes and Tubular Goods, Specification, 466
— Wrought, Specification, 130
Steering Gear, Electro-Hydraulic, S.S.
“Media,” 465
Stephenson, N., on Hydrogen and Transformation Characteristics in Steel, 89, 497 Stereoscopic Photographs, Direct Vision, 15 Stewart, D. A., on Future of Precast Concrete. 51. See LETTER, 112 Stewart, J., on National Parks and Watersheds, 494
Stocliiometry and Atomic Theory, 361, 409 Stoke Poges, Fulmer Research Institute, Opening of, 43
Stokes, Mechanical, Influence on Boiler Availability, 14 in Power Station, 18, 79, 85, 115
Stone Dust Distribution, Prevention of (’oal- Dust Explosions in Collieries, 14
Stone, J., and Co., Ltd., Lighting and Ventilating Equipment for Silver Princess ” Railway Carriage, 585*
Storage Sites and Underground Munitions Plants in United States, 150
Storr Lochs Hvdro-Electric Scheme, Skye, 39, 495
Stove, Hot-Blast, Cowper, Introduction of, 475 Strain Recorder, Electronic, for Aircraft Components, 91
— See also Stress
Street Lighting in Ayrshire, Automatic Control of, 318
Demonstration at Southport, 405
— See also Roads
Strength of Materials. See Stress and Tests {Materials)
Stress, Alternating and Combined. See Tests {Materials}
— in Atlantic Liners, 438
— in Aluminium Plate Girder for Railway Bridge, 530
— and Creep in Reinforced Concrete, 256, 309*. See LETTERS, 375, 496, 544
— Distribution in Welded Ships, 498, 532, 548*, 556*, 605*
— Internal, in Metals and Alloys, Symposium on. See Metals, Institute of
— Optical Determination of. See Photo Elastic
— in Portal Frames, 232, 261*
— Principal, Computer for, 340*
— Repetitions. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
— in Rolled-in Condenser Tubes, 692*
— Shear, in Helical Springs, 280
— and Yield in Plain-Carbon Steel, 257, 284* Stretford and District Electricity Board, 16-MW Gas Turbine, 546
Strong, C. E.. on Classification of Radio Position-Finding Systems, 398
Structural Connections, Testing of, 232, 261*
— Engineers, Institution of, Election of Members, 226; Formation of Northern
Counties Branch, 449; Meaford Power Station, by F. T. Bunclark, 543
— Engineering (Review). 291
Structural and Mechanical Development Engineers, Ltd., Light-Alloy Roof Span, 524 Structures, Experimental Study of (Review), 6
— Reinforced-Concrete. See Concrete, Reinforced
Struts. See Columns
Studs, Arc-Welding of, Development and Applications, 367. See Erratum, 394
— Welding Process (Cyc-Arc Stud Welding), 224
Substation, Milan-Domodossola Railway, 189*. See Erratum, 226
— Practice (Review), 509
— Scottish, for Testing Domestic Heating Appliances, 423
— Southern Railway, 597*
Sugarman, B., on Photo-Elastic Technique and
Stress Distribution, 450
Sulphur Compounds, Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Steels Due to, 489
Sulzer Brothers, Fifty Years’ Development of Diesel Engine, 568
Sumner, J. A., on Norwich Heat Pump, 116*.
See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280 Sun. See Solar
Sunderland Dry Dock, 239*
Supercharging in Sulzer Diesel Engines, 569 Superheaters in Power Stations, 19, 79 •* Superpoise ” Motor-Vehicle Chassis, 102* Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of, Presidential Address, by H. Nimmo, on
Electricity Act, 1947, 375 ; British Patent Law and Importance of Inventions to National Progress, by Dr. A. P. Thurston, 591
Supply, Ministry of. Investigation on Frictional Properties of Oil-Seal Materials, 121*; Work of, 207 ; Attitude Regarding Atomic Energy Act, 302, 305, 318. See LETTER, 424 ; Rationing of Steel Supplies, 326 ; on Shortage of Sheet Steel for Transformers, 351; Standardisation of Turbo Alternators, 495
Surface Condensers. See Condensers
— Sliding, Measurement of Temperature, 471, 493
Surveyors, Royal Institution of, Chartered, (Change of Title, 135
Suspension Bridge, River Severn, 135. See 64 ‘‘Sussex Trader,” S.S., Service Performance, 320 Sutton Heath and Lea Green Collieries, Ltd., Pneumatic Decking and Control Plant for Tubs, 608*
Swan, E. W., on National Railway Museum, 296 Sweden, Historv of Bofors Company, 1646- 1946, 172
— Vasteras Electric Power Station, 449. See LETTER, 41
Swedish Academy of Science, Award of Nobel Prizes to Sir E. Appleton and Sir R. Robinson, 495
— State Railways, Light-Weight Carriages, 137 Swift, Prof. H. W., on Lubrication in Drawing
Operations, 454, 477*
Swiss Federal Railways, Types of Sleepers Employed on, 29; Light-Weight Carriages on, 137; Centenary of, 138, 160* ; Electrification Schemes, 161* ;
— Locomotive and Machine Works, Tests of Bogie-Control Device, 249*
— Merchant Navy, 15
— See also Switzerland
Switchgear, Circuit-Breaker Testing Laboratory, Witton, Extensions to, 255
— 150-SlVA, for Distribution Systems (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 153*
— in Power Stations, 19, 86, 151
— on Southern Railway, 597*
Switzerland, History of Patents in, 535
— Iron and Steel Institute, Summer Meeting in. See Iron and Steel Institute
— Lucerne International Railway Congress.
See Railway Congress, Internaticynal, Imcerne
— See also Swiss
Sydney, National Standards Laboratory, Manufacture of Slip Gauges, 436*, 462*. See Erratum, 694
Sykes, Dr. C., on Hydrogen in Steel Manufacture, 89, 497 ; on Steel for Use at Elevated Temperatures, 136
Symposium on Internal Stresses. See Metals, Institute of
Synchronous-Tie System of Induction-Motor Operation, 577*

TABLES of Bessel Functions (Review), 338, 411 Tachometer. See Speed Indicator
Talbot, B., the Late, 616
Tank, Experimental, Teddington, Experiments on Side Launching, 71*, 94*
Tests of Atlantic Liners, 437
Trondheim, Tests of Wave Resistance for Forms of Full Mid-Section, 376
— Oil, Nonex ” Vents for, 440* —? Ships, Motor. See Motorships
— Steamers. See Steamers
Tar in Producer Gas, Effect on Quality, 520 Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd., Winch and Hoist “ Roadsway,” 79* ; Four-Wheeled Tipping Trailer, 102*
Tate, D. R., on Proving Rings for Calibrating Testing Machines, 169*
Taxation, Motor, Influence on Motor-Car Industry, 87, 112
Tay, Firth of, Tidal Model, 231, 238*
Taylor’s Shaft, Redruth, Preservation of Cornish Pumping Engine at,
Teaching. See Education Technical College and Education.
— Periodicals, Format of, 350
— Societies. See Institutions and INDEX
Technologists, Need for, 301. See LETTER, 399 Telecommunications Equipment, Testing and Servicing of, 562
— Industry in Britain, History of (Review), 76 Telegraphy, Wireless. See Radio ; Television Telephone Statistics, World, 131
— Stor3^ of (Review), 75
Telephony. See also Electricity in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Wireless. See Radio ; Television Telescopes at Royal Observatory, 304 Television Apparatus at International Radio
Exhibition, 355
Temperature Indicator for Alternator Rotors (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 391*
— Measurement, Methods of (Review), 435 See also Pyrometry
— of Sliding Surfaces, Measurement of, 471, 493 Tenders, Locomotive. See Locomotive Tensile Tests. See Tests {Materials} Tercentenary’ of Denis Papin, 111
Ternary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Tests, Aeronautical. See Aeronautics
— Corrosion. See Corrosio^i
— Fluidity, for Liquid Steel, 544
— of 132-kV Impregnated Pressure Cables (British Insulated Callenders Cables, Ltd.), 259*
— of instruments for Measuring Specific Gravity of Gases (Review), 6
— of Lubricants for Drawing Operations, 454, 477*
— Magnetic. See Magnetic

Tests (Materials) :

Bending Tests, Precast Prestressed Concrete Beams, 263*
Creep Test, Carbon-Molybdenum Steel Steam Pipe, 343
Conducting and Evaluating, 113 Fatigue Testing, Early Work on, 475 Impact Tests of Steel Plates, 498, 533, 581*, 605*
Magnetic Tests. See Magnetic Notebed-Bar Impact Tests. See Impact
Teats (above)
Stress Determination, Optical, See PhotoElastic
— in Materials and Structures. See Stress Tensile Tests, Lead and Lead Alloys, 97* of Ships’ Plates, 534
Tests, Mechanical, Acicular Cast Irons, 596, 607
Papers to Institution of Mechanical Engineers on, 476 I
of Plain-Carbon Steel, Apparent Yield Strength, 257, 284* i
Testing Machine, Fatigue, Early, 475 Proving Rings for Calibrating, 169* Torsion Tests, Lead and Lead Alloys, 97* Tests, Model, of Ships with Full Mid-Section, 376
— of Mooring Anchors, 425
— Petrol-Injection Engine for Commercial Vehicles (J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 104*
— Propeller, in Cavitation Tunnel, 331
— of “Silver Princess” Stainless-Steel Railway Carriage, 586*
— of Steel Sectional Heating Boilers, 80
— Weathering on Concrete, 590
Testing Apparatus for Bogie-Control Device (Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works), 249*
for Oil-Seal Materials, 121*
— Chamber, Aircraft (Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd.), 257*
— Domestic Heating Appliances, Scottish Substation for, 423
— Laboratory for High-Voltage Circuit Breakers, Witton, Extensions to, 255
See also National Physical
— Machines (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 199
Fatigue, Early, 475
Proving Rings for Calibration of, 169* for Railway Brake Shoes (Ferodo, Ltd.), 493
Worm Gear (D. Brown Tool Co.), 488*
— Plant for Aero Engines, Speed-Increasing Gearbox for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 412*. See LETTER, 449
Locomotive, Rugby, 255
— of Power Cables, 559
— and Servicing, Electronic Equipment, 562
— of Structural Connections, 232, 261*
— Vehicles, Locomotive, London Midland and
Scottish Railway, 321*
— Vitreous-Enamel Finishes, Specification, 58
— See also Tests {Materials'); Trials
** Teutonic,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437 Text-books. See LITERATURE INDEX Thermal Efficiency, Boilers of S.S. ” Sussex Trader,” 320
British Power Stations, 133. See LETTER, 160
of Domestic Heating, 446, See LETTER, 519
Hams Hall "B” Power Station, 160. See 133
— — of Power Stations, 19, 79, 85
of Prime Movers and Fuel Costs in United States, 319, 841
— Expansion of Aluminium Alloy 14S-T, 529 in Condensers with Rolled-in Tubes, 592 and Internal Stresses in Metals, 450
— Treatment, Metals. See Meat Treatment under Metallurgy
Thermocouple. See Pyrometer Thermodynamics, Applied (Review), 508
— and History of Heat Pump, 64, 116*. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
— Laws, History of Discovery, 457
Thomas, D. E., on Measurement of Internal Stresses by X-Rays, 401
Thomas, Sir P., Severn Suspension Bridge, 135 Thomas, P. H., on Electric Power from Wind, 206
Thompson, Prof. F. C., on Internal Stresses Arising from Transformations in Metals, 499. See 450
Thomson, Sir J. J., Discovery of and Investigations on Electrons, 255, 326, 505*
Thomson and Taylor (Brooklands), Ltd., 85-b.h.p. Marine Oil Engine, 245
Thorium, Investigations on, 5()8*, 553* Thornycroft, J. I., and Co., Ltd., Petrol-Injection
Engine for Commercial Vehicles, 104*; 600-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, with Self-Changing Reverse Gear, 223* ; Northam Ship-Repair Yard, 343* ; Launch of S.S. “ Commandant Quer6,” 538 Thorpe, T., on Permanent Moorings, 425 Thring, M. W., on Use of Oxygen in British Steel Industry, 67. See 89
Thurston, Dr. A. P., on British Patent Law and Importance of Inventions, 591
Tidal Model of Firth of Tay, 231, 238*
— Phenomena at Southampton, 377 Tilbury Dry Dock, 239*
Time, Greenwich, on London and North Western Railway, Centenary of Adoption, 539
— Service, Astronomer Royal’s Report on, 304. See Errata^ 332
— Study and Dynamic Motion (Review), 364 Tin Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Research Institute, Frictional Properties of Oil-Seal Materials, 121* ; Babbitt Alloys for Plain Bearings, 184, 208*, 234*; ‘Frictional Properties of Lubricated Bearing i Metals, 353
Tinning of Babbitt AUov-Lined Bearings, 209, 234*
Tipper, Dr. C. F., on Brittle Fracture in Mild- Steel Plates, 498, 532
Tipping Wagons. See Trailers
“Titanic,” S.S., Characteristics of, 437 Titherley, A., on Recent Water Legislation, 139, 162
Todd, F. H., on Experiments on Side Launching, 70*, 94*
Todd Insectidal Fog “ Applicator,” for Agricultural Laud,41*
Toft, L. H., on Delayed Cracking in Hardened Alloy-Steel Plates, 473
Tolerances in Machine Work. See Gauge Tools, Machine. See Machine Tools Toothed Gear. See Gear ; Marine Propulsion TopUs^^Sinipson and Co,, Ltd., ” Reciproscope,” Torpedo Boats and Destroyers. See Warships Torque Meters. See Pynatnomelers Torsion Tests. See Tests {Materials} Torsionmeters. See Dynamometers Tower, Cooling, Bradford Power Station, 452 for Power Stations, 18, 79, 86,127 Town Gas. See Gas .
— Refuse-Collecting Vehicle (Glover, Webb and Liversidge, Ltd.), 114
Track Maintenance Statistics, British Railways . 134
— Railway, Prefabricated, 28
— Reconditioning and Goods Yard Lighting, Southern Railway, 546
Traction Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Electric. See Railways
Tractor, Agricultural (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.), 54*, 77*
Half-Track Equipment (Roadless Traction, Ltd.
with Mid-Mounted Tool Bar (Martin’s Cultivator Co., Ltd.), 54*
with Mounted Implements (H. Ferguson, Ltd.), 54
— ‘’Cropmaster” (D. Brown Tractors, Ltd.), 55*
— Diesel-Engined, 38-40 b.h.p. (Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 55*
— Petrol-Driven Horticultural, ” Atom ” (Bar
ford (Agricultural), Ltd.), 42*
Driven, 6-h.p. “Plow-Mate” (British Motor Boat Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 53* Driven, Row-Crop (Byron Farm Machinery, Ltd.), 53*
Driven, Row-Crop (K. Hudson and Son), 53*
Driven “ Trusty ” (Tractors (London), Ltd.), 53*
Tractors(London),Ltd., “Trusty” Tractor, 53* Trade, Czechoslovakian, 149, 173
— Disputes. See Trade Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Exhibition. See Exhibition
— Export, Nation’s Programme, 277
— Italian, 149, 173
— Motor Car, Influence of Taxation on, 87, 112
— Position, Influence on British Railways, 134
— South American, 7, 175, 293, 342, 439, 594
— Unions. See Trade Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— World, and Britain (Review), 28
Trader Navigation Co., Ltd., Performance of S.S. “Sussex Trader,” 320
Traffic-Control Signals, Bank Crossing, London, 86
— Returns, British Railways, 134
Trafford Power Station, 16-MW Gas Turbine, 546
Trailer, 15-cwt. “ Lolode,” (Low Loading Trailer Co., Ltd.), 102*
— Tipping, Four-Wheeled (Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd.), 102*
Tram Control, Automatic, Great Western RaU- way, 380
— “ Coronation Scot,” Introduction on London Midland and Scottish Railway, 583
— Ferry Terminal, Calais, War-Time, Construction of, 481*
Terminal, Dieppe, War-Time Construction of, 338*
Train, J. C. L., on Speed of Trains on Curves,
— Tube, Dust-Removal Equipment for Motor
Generators, 225*
— See also Railway Training. See Education
Transatlantic Flight by Pilotless Aeroplane, 327, 346
Transcribing Machine, Braille, 65 Transformation Points, Metals. See Metallurgy Transformers, Shortage of Sheet Steel for, 351
— on Southern Railway, 597* Transition Curves on Railways, 205 Transjordan, Irrigation in Jordan Valley. 40.
See LETTER, 233
Transmission Density, Photographic, Specification, 298 o r , F
— Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Gear. See Gear; Marine Propulsion
of Power. See Marine Propulsion; Power Transmission
Transport Act and British Railways, 519
— Aerial. See Aeronautics
— Commission, British, and Railway Executive, 567
— Energy UtUised in, 377
Transport Engineering and Equipment, Ltd., Coal-Weighing Tender, 129*
Institute of. Awards of Prizes and Medals, 147 ; Purchase of New Headquarters, 159
— in Italy, 173
— Ministry of, Specification of Daylight Signalling Lamps for Merchant Ships, 63 ; Severn Suspension Bridge, 135 ; Returns of Accidents on Railways of Great Britain 1946, 182; Statistics of British Railway Wagons, 470
— Motor. See Road
— Roads, and Public Works Congress and Exhibition. See under Public Works
— Railway. See Railway
— Requirements of Argentina, 594
— Road. See Road ; Motor
— Situation in Europe, Report on, 349 Travelling Crane. See Cra«€
Trench Digger (Barford (Agricultural), Ltd.), “ Trent y Propeller-Turbine Aero Engine. 201* Trial Trip of S.S. “ Sussex Trader,” 320
— See also Tests
Triple-Expansion Engines. See Engines, Steam Trondheim Experimental Tank, Tests of Wave Resistance for Forms of Full Mid-Section, 376
Tropenas Converter, for Mass Production of Cast Steel Bomb Bodies, 501*
Tropics, Electrical Engineering Problems in, 594
Trotter, A. P., the Late, 111
Truck, Lifting, 7i-ton Oil-Electric (d. Cbllis and Sons, Ltd.), 199
— Railway. See Wagons
— Stacking, 2-ton Petrol-Driven, “ Conveyancer ” (Electro-Hydraulics, Ltd.), 241*
— See also Bogie
Trumek, Ltd., Lathe Attachment for Spherica Turning, 128*
Trusses, Roth-Wagner, for Bridges over Rhine, 145*
“ Trusty *’ Petrol-Driven Tractor, 53*
Tubs, Colliery, Pneumatic Decking and Control Plant for, 608*
Tubes, Copper and Brass, for Gas, Specification, 538
Specification, 250, 298
for Use Underground, Specification, 250
— Gilled, Helical (G. A. Harvey and Co. (London) Ltd.),'224
— Railways. See Underground Railways; Londgn Passenger Transport Board
— Rolleddn, for Surface Condensers, 592*
— Steel, ind Tubular Goods, Specification, 466
— See also Pipes
Tuke and Bell, Ltd., 500-gall. Gulley and Cesspool Emptier, 114*
Tungsten,Lamps. See Lamps under Electric Tunnel, Drying, Infra-Red, Gas-Heated (Neil <t, Spencer, Ltd.), 33
— Woodhead, London and North Eastern Railway, 183
Tunnelling, Progress in, 237
Tuplin, Dr. W. A., on Speed-Increasing Gearbox, 449. See 412*
Turbines, Gas, Blading for, 447 for Cargo Ships, 517 Coal-Burning, for Locomotives, 319, 341 Development of, 210
for H.M. Motor Gunboat No. 2009, 271* for Locomotive, 377
15-MW (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 546
National Establishment, Origin and Development, 303
Requirements of Steel for, 136
Sub-Atmospheric Cycle for, 400*. See LETTERS, 448, 472, 616
Theory and Design of (Review), 555
— Hydraulic, Development of, 210
Feathering-Blade, with Hydro Brake (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 390*
See also Power Plant
— Pumps. See Pumps^ Centrifugal
— Rotors, Internal Stresses in, 426
— Steam, Axial-Flow, Effect of Centrifugal Force in, 17. See LETTERS, 64, 160, 210, 280, 327
Blading for. See Blading 22,500-kW., Bradford Power Station, 451 High-Pressure, 32-MW (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 417*
Marine, Geared. See Marine Propulsion in Power Stations, Recent Developments, 18, 79, 127
for Power Stations, Standardisation, 495 See also Turbo-Cenerators
— Steamers. See Steamers
Turbo-Generator, 32-MW (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 417*
in Power Stations, Recent Developments, 18, 79, 127
for Power Stations, Standardisation, 495 22,500-kW., Bradford Power Station, 451 First 10,000-kW 3,000-r.p.m., 41. See LETTER, 449
Turner, E., Chemical Work of, 174
Turner, T. H., on Turbo-Electric Machinery for Cargo Vessels, 517
Turning. See Machine Tools
Twisteel Reinforcement, Ltd., “ Barrel Vault,*' Roofing, 524
Tyndall’s Work at Royal Institution, 211
Tyre-Making and Moulding Machines, Speke Rubber Works, 620*
— Pneumatic, for Soil-Compacting Rollers, 1*
— Tread-Extruding Machines, Speke Rubber Works, 620*

UNDERFRAME for 16-ton Mineral Wagon, 367*
— Railway Carriage, Construction of, 66, 101,
137
Underground Munitions Plants and Storage Sites in United States, 150
— Railways, London, Dust-Removal Equip
ment for Electrical Machinery, 225* ; Opening of Extensions to, 591
See also London Passenger Transport Board
Uniporn ” Four-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 220* United Kingdom, Water Power Resources, 537
— States Army Air Force, Automatic Flight
by “ Skymaster ” Aeroplane, 327, 346 Army, Semi-Permanent Bridges over Rhine at Mainz, 145*
Bureau of Shipping, Report on Disposal of Standard Ships, 207
Bureau of Standards, Proving Rings for Calibrating Testing Machines, by B, L, Wilson, D. R. Tate and G. Borkowski, 169* ; Report on Extraction of Aluminium from Clay, 265*, 292*
Coal-Cutting Machinery in, 383*
and European Economic Co-oneration, 325
Engineering Notes from, 160
Experiences with “ Coronation Scot Train in, 583
Federal Power Commission, Report on Electric Power from Wind, 206
Fuels and Coal-Burning Gas-Turbine Locomotive, 319, 341
Geological Survey, Returns of World Water-Power Resources, 109
Great Northern Railway, 5,000-h.p. Electric Locomotive, 280
Industrial Progress in, 210
OCC dl3U tvu r
United Steel Companies’ Appleby-frodingham Works, Modernisation Schemes at, 62 University, Aberdeen, Experiments on Welded Portal Frames, 232, 261*
— College, Southampton, School of Navigation, 420
— Durham, Master of Science Degree in Agricultural Engineering, 159
— and Government Research Staffs, Recommended Interchange, 229
— Liverpool, Future Plans for, 51
— McGill, Canada, Lord Rutherford’s Work at, 508*, 553*
— and Scientific Man-Power, 445. See LETTERS, 472, 519
— Sheffield, Investigation on Yield Strength of
Plain-Carbon Steel, 257, 284* : Investigations on Lubrication in Drawing Operations, 454, 477*
— Teaching of Statistics in. Proposed, 38. See LETTER, 448
— See also Education
Unions, Trade. See Labour and Trade Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Uranium, Investigations on, 653, 601* Uruguay, Engineering Notes from, 7,175, 594

VACATION Work Scheme, Imperial College, London, Keport, 567
Vacuum Brake. See Brake
— Plant, Steam Jet (Hicks, Hargreaves A Co., i
Ltd.). 246* i
— Pump. See Pump |
Valley Road Power-Station, Bradford, Extensions, 451 (
Valve, Electronic, Bases, Caps and Holders for, Specification, 514
— Expansion, Norwich Heat Pump, 117*. See LETTERS, 160, 234, 280
— Radio, All-Stage, 610
— Rotary, for Engines (Keview), 604
— and Valve Gear. See also Engines Variable-Speed Gear. See Gear
— Keal, Theory of Functions of (Review), 435 Vasteras Power station, 14,000-kW 3,000- r.p.m. Turbo-Generator, 449. See LETTER, 41
“ Vaterland,’* S.S., Characteristics of, 437 Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Works Training Scheme, 366
Venezuela, Engineering Notes from, 594 Venice, History of Patents in, 486, 511, 535 Vents for Oil Tanks, “Nonex” (Newhaven Engineering Co., Ltd.), 440*
Vermont, 1,000-kW Electric Wind-Driven Generator, Grandpa’s Knob, 206
Vessels, Pressure, Butt-Welded, X-Ray Examination of, 405*
Viaducts, Roof-Top, Design of, 232, 294
— See also Bridges
Vibration Methods for Compacting Soil, 1*
— Problems, Engineering, Escalator Method in Uteview), 28
— from Proposed Roof-Top Roads, 232, 294
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Aircraft Testing Chamber, Weybridge, 257*; 2,000-ton Eccentric-Operated Press, 320* ; Computer for Principal Stresses, 340* ; Trials of Supersonic Rocket, 351; Launch of S.S. “ Orcades,” 402* ; Completion of' M.S. “ Accra,” 559*
Vitreous-Enamel Finishes, Testing, Specification, 58
Vooys, G. J. de, on Production of Solid Fuels, 328
Vos, C., on Electric Energy, 398
Vowles, H. P., on Meaning of Mass, 279. Sec LETTERS, 327, 352, 376, 424
Vulcanising Plant for Rubber Tyres, Speke Factory, 621*

WAGES. SeeZttfeowr; PARAGKAPH INDEX Wagon Axleboxes, Fabricated-Steel, Loudon and North Eastern Kailway, 80*
— 16-ton Mineral, London Midland and Scottish Kailway, 367*
— Motor. See Motor Vehicles ; also Trailers
— Position on British Kailways, 134, 470
— European Kailways, 349
— Hallways, Keducing Weight of, Kcport on, 137
Kepair Statistics, 615
— Shunter, Petrol-Driven (Ateliers de Con
struction de Jambes-Namur), 93*
Walcheren, Keclamation of, 615
Wales and Monmouthshire, Industrial Association of, “Industrial Wales’’ Exhibition, 258
— Sketty Hall Iron and Steel Research Laboratory, 39
Walker, W. P., on Resistance of Barges in Deep and Shallow Water, 425
Wall, Dr. T. F., on Operation of Induction Motors in Synchronism, 577*
Wallace, W. K., on Flat-Bottom Rails, 188* ; Precast Prestressed Concrete Bridge, 263*
Walley, T., the Late, 328, 352
War Damage to Continental Ports, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
— Equipment in Italy, Disposal of Surplus, 174
— Office Investigations on Delay-Action Fuses, 97* ; Arborfleld Army Apprentices School, 183; Longmuir Military Railway and Transportation Training Centre, 256
— and Peace, Science in, 231
— Plants in United States, Protection against Air Raids, 150
— Research, German, Report on, 541
— Shipping Losses in, 37
— Use of Rockets in, 519
Ward, T. W., Ltd., “ Polford’’ Sand-Conditioning Plant, 270*
Warfare, Naval. See Warships
— Use of Aircraft in. See Aeronautics Warren, A. G., on Autofrettage, 426. See 450

Warships :

Admiralty and Proposed Newton Observatory at Hurstmonceux, 543
Aviation, Naval. See Aeronautics
Haslar Experiment Works, Model Experiments on Propeller Cavitation, 331; Model Tests of Mooring Anchors, 425
H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth, Historical Review of, 331, 414*
— Flotilla Leader “Agincourt,” Sea Trials, 7
— Indian Troopship “ Crocodile,” 400
— Motor Gunboat No. 2009, Gas-Turbine Propulsion of, 271*
— Navy, Salvage Work at Continental Ports, 337*, 385*, 433*, 481*
— Ships Lost in Second W’orld War, 37 Permanent Moorings for, 425 Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Engineer Officers’ Dinner, 183
— Policy and Portsmouth Dockyard, 331, 414*
Water, Boiling, Flow Through Nozzles, Orifices and Pipes, 572*. See LETTER, 616
— Content in Precast Concrete, 51. See LETTER, 112
— Engineers, Institution of, Reclamation of Walcheren, by A. den Doolaard, 615
— Heaters. See Feed-Water
— Legislation, Recent, 139, 162
— Power. See Hydraulics; Power Plant; Power, Water; Turbine, Hydraulic
— Resources of Palestine and Transjordan, 40. See LETTER, 233
— Supply and Drainage Problems, 447 London, Proposed Authoritj^ for, 397 and National Parks, 494 and Legislation, 139, 162 See also Irrigation
— Tube Boiler. See Boiler
— Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic ; Power Plant
— Wheels. See Turbine, Hydraulic; Power Plant
Waterways. See Rivers ; Canals Waterworks and Water Legislation, 139, 162
— See also Water Supply and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Wates, Ltd., Side-Launching of Pontoon, 94*
Watson, Dr. E. A., on Fuel Systems Gas Turbines, 567 Wattmeter. See Electric
Watts, E. R., (fe Son, Ltd., Linear
Engine, 55* Weather. See Meteorology
Weathering of Concrete, Effect on Durability, 590
Weaver, W. C. W., the Late, 63
Webs, Buckling of, in Deep Steel Girders (Review), 387
Week, R., on Residual Stresses due to Welding, 426. See 450
Weighing Mechanism for Coal-Weighing Tender (Transport Engineering and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 129*
Welds, Butt, X-Ray Examination of, 257, 405*
— and Castings, X-Ray Examination of, Standards for, 471
— Spot, in Stainless Steel, Magnetic Tests of
(Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company Ltd.), 177*
Welded Alloy Steel, Cracking and Stresses in, 473
— Ships, Brittle Fractures of Plates in, 498, 532, 548*, 556*, 605*. See 453
— Steel Bridges Over Rhine at Mainz, 145* Welding Appliances, Hose Connections for, Specification, 178
— Exhibits at Engineering and Marine
Exhibition, 267*
— Exhibition, Olympia. See Exhibition
Welding Gear, for Studs (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 267. See 224
— Institute of. Welding in Development of
Jet-Propulsion Engines, by H. E. Lardge, 366; Developments in Design and Operation of, Arc-Welding Plant, by E. C. Davies, 366; Development and Application of Stud Welding, by A. H. Bent, 367; Some Aspects of Welding Repairs, by J. K. Johannesen, 367. See Erratum^ 394 ; Presidential Address, by J. L. Adam, on Work of Ship Classification Societies, 428, 453; Establishment of B.O.C. Welding Prize, 568
— in Jet-Propulsion Engines, 336
— Machine, Arc, Mobile (Petbow, Ltd.), 268 Automatic, for Fabricated-Steel Wagon Axleboxes, 80*
Circumferential Seam, Air-Operated (Sciaky Electric Welding Machines, Ltd.), 267*
Seam, Twin-Head (New Process Welders, Ltd.), 270
“ Shield-Arc Sae ” (Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd.), 268
Spot, High-Pressure (A.l. Electric Welding Machines, Ltd.), 269*
Universal Seam, Air-Operated (Siemens Schuckert (Great Britain), Ltd.), 268*
— Mould for Bars in Reinforced Concrete
(M. Semet and Co., Ltd.), 522
— Operations, Light Filter* for, Specification, 442
— Plant, Arc, Design and Operation of, 366 Diesel-Driven, Mobile (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 267
— Process, Electrical, for Studs, Etc. (Oyc-Arc Stud Welding), 224. See 267
— Repairs, Aspects of, 367
— Research Association, British, Investigation
of Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Welded Steel Gas Mains, 186
— Residual Stresses Due to, 426, 450
— Set, Arc, Light-Weight (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 453*
Electric, and Air Compressor Combined, Diesel-Driven (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 486
Petrol-Engined, Electric (Quasi-Arc Co., Ltd.), 269*
— Stud, Development and Application of, 367.
See Erratzim, 394. See also 224, 267
Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd., 15-ton Level-Luffing Portal Crane, 217* ; Universal Burner, 218*
Wells, W. T., on Technological Qualifications, 399. See 301
Westinghouse Brake and, Signal Co., Ltd., Pneumatic Decking Plant for Tubs, Bold Colliery, 608*
Weybridge, Aircraft Testing Chamber (Vickers- Armstrongs Ltd.), 257*
Wharf Cranes. See Cranes
Wheels, Copper-Alloy, Centrifugal Casting, 353
— Gear. See Gears ; Marine Propulsion
— Grinding. See Grinding under Machine Tools “ Wheelabrator ” Cabinet for Cast-Steel Bomb- Bodies, 552*
Wheeler, Dr. J. A., on Stresses Causing Hard- Zone Cracking in Welded Alloy Steels, 473 “Whirlpool” Mixing Machine, 522* White Metal. See Alloys under Metallurgy Whiting, Inst.-Comdr. R. O., Approximate Formula) for Beam Columns, 25*. See Erratum, 59
Whittle, Air-Commodore F. G., Award of Kelvin Medal to, 399
Whitworth Compressed Steel, Introduction of, 475
— Society, Luncheon, 135
Wickham Engineering Co., Ltd., Petrol-Driven Portable Winch, 523*
Wickman, A. C., Ltd., Dielectric-Heating Plant, 269*
Wicksteed Expander for Rolled-in Condenser Tubes, 592*
Widdop, H., and Co., Ltd., 180-b.h.p. Six- Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, 221
Wigley, W. C. S., on Wave Resistance of, Forms of Full Mid-Section, 376
“ Willem Ruys,” Rotterdam Lloyd Motorship, Maiden Voyage of, 519
Willemite, Effect of Radon on, 601*
Willesden Pow’er Station, 32-MW Turbo Alternator, 417*
Williams Lecture on New Metals for Old, 69, 90 Williams, W. J., on Graphite Formation in Grey Cast Iron, 141*, 166*
Williamson, A. W., Chemical Work of, 174 Wilson, E. L., on Proving Rings for Calibrating Testing Machines, 169*
Wilson, P. H., on Present Problems in Foundry Industry, 30 ; on Manufacture of Cast- Steel Bomb-Bodies, 501*, 525*, 550*
Winch, 5-ton, for Fordson Tractor (Darlington Engineering Co. (Gateshead), Ltd.), 55*
— and Hoist, “ Roadsway ” (Taskers of
Andover (1932), Ltd.), 79*
— Portable, Petrol-Driven (Wickham Engineering Co., Ltd.), 523*
Wind Power, Use for Electric Supply, Report, 206
— Tunnels. See Aeronautics
Windrum Eibre-Making Machines (Product
Recoveries, Ltd.), 198
Winget, Ltd., 3-cub. yd. Concrete Mixer, 522* ;
“ Whirlpool ” Mixing Machine, 522* Wire-Drawing, Diamond Dies for. Specification, 490
— for Power Cables, 658
— Steel, in Hydrogen Sulphide, Stress-Corrosion Cracking of, 489
Wireless Telegraphy. SeeRac^w; Television
— Telephony. See Radio ; Television
Witton Circuit-Breaker Testing Laboratory, Extensions to, 255
Wohler, E., Chemical Work of, 163
— Tests. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials} Wolseley Sheep-Shearing Machine Co., Ltd.,
Mechanical Elevator. 79*
Wolverhampton, National Eoundry College, Establishment of, 543
Wood, B., on Sub-Atmospheric Gas-Turbine
Cycle, 448. See LETTERS, 400*, 472, 616 Wood, Dr. W. A., on Measurement of Internal
Stresses by X-Rays, 401
— Sleepers, Use, Maintenance and Cost of, 17, 29, 66
Woodford-Leytonstone Railway Line, Opening of, 591
Woodhead Tunnel, London and North Eastern Railway, 183
Woodwork, Aircraft (Review), 28 Woodworking Machinery. See Machine Tools Woolwich Armament Research Department,
Centrifugal Casting of Copper-Alloy Wheels, 353
Workington Iron and Steel Co., Modernisation Scheme, 62
Workmen. See Labour

Works :

Diesel-Locomotive Shop at Derby, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 345*
Northam Ship-Repair Yard, J. I. Thorny- croft and Co., Ltd., 343*
Speke Eactory, Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., 620*
Works Management, Dynamic Motion and Time Study (Review), 364
Examination of Industrial Measurements (Review), 28
Eoundry and Pattern-Shop Practice,
Manual of (Review), 339
Fundamentals of Shopwork (Review), 291
— — in Ironfoundry Industry, 31
Precision Workshop Methods (Review), 148
— Ministry of, Constructional Work on
Atomic Pile, Harwell, 207, 229 ; Codes of Practice for Civil Engineering, Public Works and Building, 375
Workshop Training. See Education
— See also Works ; Machine Tools
World Power Conference, Fuel Economy Conference. See Fuel Economy Conference
— Telephone Statistics, 131
— Trade^nd Britain (Review), 28
— Water-Power Resources, 109
Worm Gear. See Gear
Worssam, G. J., and Son, Ltd., Three-Roll Paint Mill, 523*
Wreck Raising. See Salvage
Wright Lecture on Development of All-Wing Aircraft 45*
Wurtz, C. A., Chemical Work of, 163

X-RAY’S, Discovery of, 505*
Examination of Butt Welds, 257, 405*
Examination of Castings and Welds, 471 Investigations and Atomic Energy, 505* Measurement of Internal Stresses in Metals, 401

YARROW and CO., LTD., Boilers, S.S. “ Caronia,” 451 ; Boiler, S.S. “Media,” 464*
Year Books. See LITERATURE INDEX
Yellott, J. I., on Coal and Gas-Turbine Locomotives, 319, 341
Yield Strength, Apparent, of Plain-Carbon Steel, 257, 284*
York-Market Weighton Railway, Centenary,351 — Railway Museum, Re-opening of, 111
Yorkshire Electric Power Co., Scheme for Spreading Industrial Load, 327
Young, «!., Chemical Work of, 175
Young, T., Work at Royal Institution, 211

ZAAYER, DR. W. H., on Production of Liquid Fuels, 329
Zinc, Specification, 154
Zinin, A., Chemical Work of, 164
Zschokke, H. R., on Steel for Gas Turbines, 136
Zurich-Baden Railway Centenary, 138, 160

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