Engineering 1953 Jan-Jun: Index: General

Note: This is a sub-section of Engineering 1953 Jan-Jun: Index

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

AALBORG, Denmark, Hall with Mechanically- Adjustable Floor, 569
Abbey Works of Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Extension of, 312
Abbott, Dr. W., on Athlone Fellowship Scheme for Canadian Engineering Graduates, 497
Abelson and Co (Engineers), Ltd., Locomotive for Talyllyn Railway, 522
Aberconway, Lord, the Late, 724*
Absorptibmeter (Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd.), 491

Accidents :

Accident Compensation. See Compensation under Labour
— to H.M. Frigate “ Berkeley Castle ” in Sheerness Docks, 177
— to H.M. Submarine “ Sirdar ” in Sheerness Dock, 177
Chief Inspector of Factories, Annual Report, 433
Compensation. See Compensation under Laftowr
Dust Explosion in Factory, Injury to Fireman, 421
Fires in Passenger Liners, Causes, 148 Industrial Accidents, Legal Decisions, 146 Injuries Caused by Breakage of Machinery, Legal Decision on, 231
Locomotive Accidents and Maintenance, 85
Loss of “ Comet ” Air Liner, 595
— of M.S. “Princess Victoria,” 177. See
Erratum, 203 ; Report on, 786
Overturning of S.S. “ Hebble ” in Dock, 486
Railway Accident at Crewkerne, Report, 9 -— Derailment at Blea Moor, 9
Road Accidents, Broadcast by Ministry of Transport, 114
Safety in Mines Research, Annual Report, 210
Wreck of “ Princess Victoria,” 177. See Erratum, 203. Report on, 786
Accumulators, Electric. See Electric
— Vehicles. See Motor Truck Acetylene Welding. See Welding
Acoustic Splitter Panels, “ Swissair ” AeroEngine Test House, Zurich, 770*
Acoustics, Aeronautical, Symposium on, 733 Acrotork Engineering Co., Ltd., Hydraulic Torque-Generating Spanner, 169*
Acru Electric Tool Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Engineer’s Precision Square, 580*
Acton “ B ” Power Station, Use of Precast Concrete in, 275
Adams, Capt. E. O., on Principles of Governing Interchangeability and Specification of Manufacturing Limits of Size, 51
Address, Presidential. See Presidential Address Aden Oil Refinery, Construction of, 490*.
See Erratum, 608
— Port Trust Motor Tug “ Maamal,” 106*
Adie, Button and Partners, Crawley Foundry of A.P.V., Ltd., 673*
Admiralty. See Warships
A.E.C. Ltd., 125-b.h.p. Diesel-Engined Vehicle for Hose Laying, 121*
Aerial Navigation. See Aeronautics
— Transport. See Aeronautics
Aero Research, Ltd., Synthetic Resins for Coating Light Alloys, 557; Repairs to Wheels of Queen’s State Coach, 761 Aerodynamics. See Aeronautics Aeronautical Society, Royal, Titanium: A Survey, by P. L. Teed, 251*, 341*, 413* ; Application of Integral Construction to Aircraft. Design and Its Effect on Production Methods, by E. D. Keen, 393 ; Some Aspects of High-Performance Jet Aircraft, by Squad.-Leader W. A. Waterton, 396; New Materials and Methods for Aircraft Construction, by H. J. Pollard, 539; Fatigue in Structures, by H. L. Cox, 570 ; Fatigue from Metallurgists’ Point of View, by E. R. Gadd, 570 ; Fatigue in Engine Design, by F. M. Owner, 570 ; Fatigue in Aircraft Design, by B. Stephenson, 571; Symposium on Aeronautical Acoustics, in Particular Jet Noise: Programme, 580; Jet Engine Noise, by Prof. E. J. Richards, 733 ; Jet Engine Noise, by F. B. Greatrex, 733; Aerodynamic Noise, by G. M. Lilley, 733; Noise Associated with Supersonic Flight, by C. H. E. Warren, 733 ; Air-to-Ground Noise, by N. Fleming, 734 and Ground- to-Ground Noise, by J. D. Hayhurst, 734. Annual Garden Party and Flying Display, 786

Aeronautics :

Aerodrome. See Airfield ; Airport (below) Aerodynamics, Principles of (Review), 581 Aeronautical Acoustics, Symposium on, 733
Aeronautics—continued.
Aeronautical ^Conference Anglo-American, Programme of, 678
— Group, Aslib, Conference, 91, 182, 459
— Research in Australia, 587
at National Physical Laboratory, 681
Aeroplane, Bombing, H.P.80, with “ Crescent ” Wing (Handley Page, Ltd.), 21*
— — SA/4, Structural Tests of, 55*
— See also Air Liner; Aircraft; Flying Boat (below)
Air Liner “ Britannia,” Flight and Resonance Tests of (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 170*
— — “ Comet,” Aluminium Hangar for
(de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 97*, Loss of, 595 ; Serviceability of, 745 ; Report on Loss of, 786
— — Delta-Wing, Projected (A. V. Roe
<fc Co., Ltd.), 819
Propeller-Turbine “ Viscount,” Passenger Service by, 499
— Traffic Control by Radar, Training Apparatus for, 572*
Aircraft, Adjustable-Wing, S.B./5 (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 285
— Alloy Steels for, Properties of, 164*
— Aluminium-Copper-Magnesium-Silicon- Manganese Alloys for, Specification, 24
— Bombing, SA/4, Structural Tests of, 55*
— Carrier, H.M.S. “ Hermes,” Launch of, 246*
Motion of, and Operation of Naval Aircraft, 581
—.Construction, New Materials and Methods for, 539
— Design, Application of Integral Construction to, 393
Developments in, 466
— Exhibition, Royal Aeronautical Society’s Garden Party, 786
— Fatigue in, Discussion on, 570
— Hydraulic Controls for Testing and Design of (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 117*
— Industry, Position and Prospects 359*
— Jet, Conference on Runways for,. 57 High-Performance, Test Pilot’s View of, 396
— Maintenance Dock of Unit Construction, Renfrew Airport, 89*
— Mobile Ground Electrical Supply Units for, 780*
— Naval, Operation from Aircraft Carrier, 581
— New, “ Super Priority ’ ’ Given to 21,
— “ Olympus-Canberra ” Altitude Record
by, 627
— Operating Costs f Standard, Methods of Estimating, 563
— Research, S.B./5 (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.) 32*
— Structures, Australian, Investigations on, 587
Stressed-Skin, Machining of, 393 Testing Equipment of Short
Brothers and Harland, Ltd., 55*
Weight-Strength Analysis of (Review), 548
— Supersonic, Noise Propagation from, by G. M. Lilley, R. Westley, A. H. Yates and J. R. Busing, 439
— Systems, Slide-Valve Hydraulic Motor for (British Messier, Ltd.), 396*
— See also Aeroplane ; Air Liner (above) ; Flying Boat (below)
Airfield Pavement Construction, Soil Stabilisation in, 342
Airport, London, Aluminium Hangar for, 794*
— Pavement Construction, Soil Stabilisation in, 342
— Renfrew, Aircraft Maintenance Dock at, 89*
Altitude Record by “ Olympus-Canberra ” Aircraft, 627
“ Avon ” Jet Aero-Engine, Flying Time Between Overhauls, 555
“ Avon ” Jet Engines, Test Plant for, 588* “ Avon RA.7R ” Aero-Engine, 448*
“ Britannia;'5? Air Liner, Flight and Resonance Tests of, 170*
" Canberra ” Aircraft, Record Flight to Australia, 179
Civil Air Transport, Influence of Military Aviation on, 529
— Aviation, Ministry of, Training Apparatus for Air-Traffic Control by Radar, 572* ; Operating and Traffic Statistics of Airways Corporations, 595
“ Comet ” Air Liner, Aluminium Hangar for (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 97* ; Loss of, 595 ; Serviceability of, 745 ; Report on Loss of, 786.
Controls, Hydraulic, for Aircraft, Testing and Design of (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 117*
“ Crescent ” Wing Bomber Aircraft, 21*
Dock, Maintenance, for Elizabethan Class Aircraft, 822
Aeronautics—continued.
Engine, Aeroplane, Australian, Investigations on, 588
—?/— Fatigue in, 570
—• — Gas-Turbine, Patents of Power Jets (Research and Development), Ltd., 481*, 516*, 549*, 583*, 609*, 644*, 679*, 706*, 743*, 773*, 803*
Jet, “ Avon R.A. 7R ” (Rolls- Royce Ltd.), 448*
Jet “ Avon,” Flying Time Between Overhauls, 555
—? — Jet, “ Avon ” Test Plants for, 588* —• — Jet, Inspection Problems of, 345*, 409*
— — Jet, Noise from, 733
“ Leonides Major ” (Alvis, Ltd.), 187 —- — " Nomad,” Twelve-Cylinder Compound Diesel (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 388*
Test House for, Kloten Airport, Zurich, ,769*
See als'o Turbines, Gas
Testing Materials for, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., 353*
Flight, Record, to Australia, by “ Canberra ” Aircraft, 179
— Supersonic, Noise Associated with, 733 Flying Boat, “ Princess ” Cocooning for Storage of, 203
— Display at Royal Aeronautical Society’s Garden Party. 786
Glider, Durestos Plastic Wing for (F. G. Miles, Ltd.), 730*
Hangar, Aluminium-Alloy, Model of, 822
— — for “ Comet ” Aircraft (de Havilland
Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 97*
— — for London Airport, 794* Helicopter Association of Great Britain,
Simulation of Helicopter Flight Loads by Ground Tests (with Special Reference to Fatigue and Wear), by R. Hafner, 43; Ground Tests of Saunders-Roe “ Skeeter ” Helicopter, by M. J, Brennan, 43
— S 55 (Westland Aircraft, Ltd.), 125* International Civil Aviation Organisation, Montreal Conference on Runways for Jet Aircraft, 57
“ Leonides Major ” Aircraft Engine (Alvis, Ltd.), 187
Military Aviation, Influence on Civil Air Transport, 529
Motor, Slide-Valve Hydraulic, for Aircraft Systems, 396*
Noise from Aircraft, Symposium on, 733 “ Nomad ” Compound Diesel Aero-Engine, 388*
“ Olympus-Canberra ” Aircraft, Altitude Record by, 627
“ Princess ” Flying Boat, Cocooning for Storage of, 203
Royal Air Force, Aircraft for, 359*; Flying Trials of Canberra Aircraft, 555 Runways for Jet Aircraft, 57
“ Short SB/5 ” Research Aircraft, 32* “ Skeeter ” Helicopter, Ground Tests, 43 Structures, Aircraft, Fatigue in, 570 Test House, Aero-Engine, for “ Swissair,” Kloten Airport, Zurich, 769*
— Flight and Resonance, of “ Britannia” Air Liner (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 170*
Testing, Ground, of Helicopters, 43
“ Viscount ” Propeller-Turbine Air Liner, 499
Wind Tunnel, Landscape Model for Use in, 822.
Research in Australia, 588
— — Strain-Measuring Bridge (Elliott
Brothers (London), Ltd., 522* Technique (Review), 5
Wing, Glider, Durestos Plastic (F. G. Miles, Ltd.), 730*
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics Aertssen, Prof. G., on Sea Trials of Victory
Ship, 806
Africa, Portuguese East, 750-kW Fan-Cooled Alternator for Sugar Factory, 281*
Aga Standard, Ltd., High-Intensity Rapid- Flash Stroboscope, 31*
Age-Hardening of Steel, Effect of Copper on, 478
Ageing, Quench; of Iron, 692
Aggregates, Granulated Semi-Conducting Dielectric Properties of, 376
Agricultural and Electricity Supply, 766, 829
— Engineering, National Institute of, Tractor
Testing by, 6* ; Work of, 414*, 441’*
— Motors. See Engines; Motors ; Tractors
— Tractors. See Tractions
Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of, Grass Growing on Hams Hall Power Station Ash Dump, 339
— Research on Rural Electrification, 619*
— See also Irrigation and PARAGRAPH INDEX Ainsworth, A. R„ on Extended Surfaces for
Heat Exchangers, 84. See LETTERS, 116, 276
Air, Compressed. See Compressed Air; Pucumcitic
— Compressor for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 321*
Air 'Compressor for Gas Turbines, Patents for, 609*
for Gas-Turbine, Researches on, 30, 61 for 4,500-s.h.p. Naval Gas Turbine, 129*. See LETTER, 212
“ Palouste ” (Blackburn and General Aircraft, -Ltd.), 801*
— Conditioning Plant, “ Swissair ” Aero
Engine Test House, Zurich, 772*
— Force, Royal. See Aeronautics
— System for 4,500-s.h.p. Naval Gas Turbine,
131*. See LETTER, 212
— See also Atmosphere
“ Aircomatic ” Aluminium Welding Process, 397*
Aircraft. See Aeronautics
— Carriers. See Aeronautics
Alberta, Calgary, Provincial Institute of Technology and Art, Tempering and Physical Properties of Steel, 613*. See
? LETTER, 821
— Canada, Bituminous Sands of, 229*, 260* Albro Fillers and Engineering Co., Ltd.,
Whisky-Bottling Machine, 154*
Alcock, J. F., on Vapour Cycles for Heat Engines, 325*
Alflng.Piston Lathe and Bedplate-Boring and Piston -Boring Machines, 172*
Alkali in Boiler Water, Effect of, 602*
“ Alkathene ” Pipe for Cold-Water Plumbing (Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 788*
All Purpose Building Co., Ltd., “ Apee ” Portal Framed Building, 548*
Allen, W. A., on American Factory Construction, 116
Allen, W. H., Sons and Co., Ltd., Epicyclic Reduction Gear for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 323*
Allied Electronics, Ltd., Peak-to-Peak “ Millivolter ” 524*
Allowances in Machine Work. See Gauges; Gauging
Alloys. See Metallurgy; Microphotographs, PARAGRAPH INDEX
Alternating Stress. See Fatiszue under Tests (Materials}
Alternators. See Generators, Electric; Turto- Generators
Aluminium, “ Aircomatic ” Welding Process for (British Aluminium Co., Ltd.), 397*
— Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Control of Quality in Casting of, 438, 471,
501
— Creep and Deformation in, 534
— Silo for Grain (Northern Aluminium Co.,
Ltd.), 86*
— Sprayed, Steel Protection by, 158*
— as Structural Material, 762*, 793*
— Tube, Extruded, for Cable Sheathing
(Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd.), 596*
— See also Metallurgy
Alvis, Ltd., “Leonides Major” Aircraft Engine, 187; Armoured Infantry Carrier for Army, 725*
America. See North America; United States American Factory Construction, Modem Practice, 116
— Gas Industry, Productivity Team’s Report
on, 627
— Industry and Materials Handling, 530
— Productivity Team’s Report on British
Electricity System, 562
— Society for Engineering Education,Review of
Present State of Engineering Literature, 81
— See also United States
Ammeter. See Meter under Electric Amplifier, Selective, High-Gain (Plessey Co., Ltd.), 554*
— for Very Low Frequencies (W. B. Savage,
Ltd.), 127*
Amsler, A. J., and Co.;- Low-Temperature Test Chamber, 333*
Analyser, Gas, for Quantitative Analysis (Griffin and Tatlock, Ltd.), 140*
Analysis, Chemical, of Peat, 310
Anderson, Sir D., the Late, 436*
“ Andrea Doria,” S.S., Twin-Screw Passenger Liner, 809*
Anglo-American Aeronautical Conference, Programme, 678
Council on Productivity, Report on Metal-Working Machine-Tool Industry, 145; Report on British Pressed Metai Industry, 754
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd., Construction of Aden Oil Refinery, 490*. See Errotwjn, 608 ; Flare Stacks for Oil Refineries, 598*
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., Oil Tanker with Gas Turbine, 307 ; Cast-Iron Heating Pipes for Oil Tankers, 601*. See Addendum, 743
Angwin, Col. Sir A. S., Award of Faraday Medal to, 211, 563
Ankara Radio Transmitting Station, 358
Annealing. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Annis, A. C., on Customers’ Experience with Steel Castings, 607
Anniversaries of 1953, .17
Annuals and Reference Books, 64, 160, 255, 352, 831. See LITERATURE INDEX
Ansaldo Co., S.S. “ Andrea Doria,” 809*
Antimony Effect on Temper-Brittleness in Steels, 693
" Apee ” Portal-Framed Building, 548* “ Apollo ” Printer and Developer, 832* Apparatus for Measuring Periodic Strains, 351*
— Scientific, at British Instrument Industries
Exhibition, 807*
Exhibition, Institution of Civil Engineers, 821
Exhibition, Physical Society’s, 250,491*, 522*, 554*
Appleby-Frodingham Steelworks, Railway Traffic in, 617. See Erratum, 759
Appointment Bureau, Professional Engineers’, Work of, 595
— See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Appold, J. G., Work on Centrifugal Pump, 92 Apprenticeship. See Education -/Labour A.P.V.-Paramount, Ltd., Crawley Foundry, 673*
Aqueduct over Hagari River, Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme, 162
“ Araldite ” Synthetic Resins for Coating Metals (Aero Research, Ltd.), 557* Arborfield Training Centre of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 139
Arc. See Furnace ; Welding
“ Arcadia,” S.S., Launch of, 659
Arch Bridge, Aluminium, Arvida, Canada, 795*
— Coronation, Model, Wind-Tunnel Tests
822
— Structures, Model Analysis of, 710, 741* Architects, British, Royal Institute of, Modern
American Factory Construction, by W. A. Allen, 116
— Naval. See Naval Architects
“ Arcon ” System of Prefabricated Buildings
(Taylor Woodrow (Building Exports), Ltd.), 543*
"Argonaut ” Aluminium Welding Process, 397* Armoured Ships. See Warships
Armstrong, D. J., on Creep Tests on Nimonic Alloys, 605*
Armstrong, Sir W. G., Whitworth (Aircraft), Ltd., Machining of Aircraft Stressed-Skin Structures, 393
Army, Armoured Infantry Carrier for, 725*
— New Infantry Weapons for, 275
Aroclor 1248 Non-Inflammable Hydraulic
Fluid (Monsanto Chemicals, Ltd.), 438 Aronson Machine Co., Positioner, Adjustable,
for Welding, 702*
Arrol, Sir W., and Co., Ltd., Steelwork for Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 107*
Arrow Machine Tools (Halifax), Ltd., Bar and Angle Shearing Machine, 189*. See Erratum, 288
Arsenic, Effect on Temper-Brittleness in Steels, 693
Arterial Roads. See Roads
Arthur, D. F., on Speed-Dependent Problems
in Cold-Strip Rolling, 650 “ Artouste I ” Gas Turbine, 801* Arts, Royal Society of, Exhibition of Photographs of Kuwait, 83 ; ©adman Lecture on Raising Coal Production, by E. H. Browne, 307 ; Cantor Lectures on Safety Factors in Construction, by G. A. Gardner and Prof. F. C. Thompson, 343, 445, 477.
See 275, 307, 338 ; Contemporary Role of Industrial Standards, by H. A. R. Binney, 530 ; Trueman Wood Lecture on Training for Science and Technology, by Sir R. Southwell, 625
Arvida Aluminium Arch Bridge, Canada, 795* Asbestos Plastic Materials for Aircraft Construction, 539
— Woven Tape, for Electrical-Insulating Pur
poses, Specification, 544
Asbridge, G. H.,on Design of Precision Grinding Machines, 149*, 186*
Asea Electric, Ltd., Induction Stirrer for Electric-Arc Furnace, 428*
Ash Dumps, Grass Growing on, Experiments in, 339
Ash, G., Ltd., Foundation for Hangar for “ Comet ” Aircraft, 97*
Ashford Locomotive Works, Gas-Fired Boiler- Tube Annealing Plant, 144*
Aslib, Aeronautical Group, Cranfleld Conference, 91,182, 459 ; Annual Report, 660 Association, British. See British Association
— Engineering. See Institutions
Asquith, W., Ltd., Boring Machine, Double-Head Angle for Diesel-Engine Manufacture, 172*
Aston Chain and Hook Co., Ltd., Informal- Group Operation by, 167
Athlone Fellowship Scheme for Canadian Engineering Graduates, 497
Atkins, W. S.,and Partners, Foundry of A.P.V., Ltd., 673*
Atlantic Liners. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships
Atmospherics, Whistling, Records of, 692 “ Atomat ” Radiation Thickness or Weight Gauge, 491*
Atomic Energy Developments, Materials for, 576 Establishments, Work of, 627 Industrial Use of, Statement on, 146 Industry and Water Supply, 618 Research Establishment, Harwell, Nucleonic Instruments at, 449*; Electromagnetic Separator for Isotopes, 475*
“ Atomill ” Fine Grinder, 548*
Austenite, Bainite and Martensite, New Ligfct on Formation of in Steel, 734
Austin, Prof. G. W„ on Effect of Arsenic and , Antimony on Temper-Brittleness, 693 Austin, J., and Sons (Dewsbury), Ltd., Centenary of, 791
Austin and Young, Ltd., Oil-Fuel Plant, Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 108*. See Erratum, 140
Australia, British Commonwealth Scientific Conference, 1952, Report of Proceedings (Review), 241
— Rozelle and Homebush, 132-kV Submarine
Impregnated Pressure Cable between, 596
— Victoria, Brown-Coal Deposits, 274
State Electricity Supply Commission, 40-MVA Synchronous Condenser, 294* Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Stroboscopic Images and De ermination of Angular Speed, 132*
Australian Department of Supply, Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Annua 1 Report, 587
— National Standards Laboratory, Tacho
meter Calibrator, 134*
Auto Diesels, Ltd., Mobile Ground Electrical Supply Units, for Aircraft, 780*
" Autoclino ” Shell-Moulder, 745*
Autogenous Welding. See Welding "Autolec ” Thermal-Storage Installation, 546*
Automatic Machine Tools. See Machine Tools Automobiles. See Motor Cars
Auxiliary Machinery, Marine. See Marine
Avellng-Barford, Ltd., |-Cub. Yd. Petrol- Driven Dumper, 514*
Avery, W. and T., Ltd., Electronic Weighing Scale, 513*
Aviation. See Aeronautics
" Avon RA.7R ” Aero-Engine, 448*
“ Avon ” Jet Aero-Engine, Flying Time between Overhauls, 555
" Avon ” Jet Engines, Test Plant for, 588*
Awning, Glazed, for Roof of Victoria Station, Sheffield, 508*
Axial Slip, Effect of, on Facing with Lathe, 229*
Axle, Railway, Reconditioning by London Transport Executive, 269*
— for 4,800-h.p. 1,500-Volt Electric Locomotive, 641*
Ayrshire Dockyard Co., Ltd., Investigation on Strength of Thin-Walled Channel Sections, 291*

BABCOCK AND WILCOX, LTD., Boilers for Brighton " B ” Power Station, 665*
Babtie, Shaw and Morton, Gaur Hydro-Electric Scheme, 819
Bailey, G. L., on Marine Condenser Tubes, 340. See 308, 500
Bailey, Sir W. H., and Co., Ltd., Pressure- Reducing Valve, 320*
Bainite, Austenite and Martensite, New Light on Formation of in Steel, 734
Bakelite, Ltd., Synthetic Resin Foundry Mould, 577*; Plastics at British Industries Fair, 577
Baker, Prof. A. L. L., Suspended Ship’s Fender, 822
Baker, C., of Holborn, Ltd., Interference Microscope, 807*
Balance, Thermo, Recording (Stanton Instruments, Ltd.), 491*
Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd., Radiation Thickness Gauge, 491* ; Absorptiometer, 491
Baling Press for Scrap Metal (Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 729*
Ball Bearings. See Bearings
— Hardness Tests. See Hardness under Tests
(Materials)
Ball, Sir W. V., on Compensation for Personal Injuries, 787. See 660. See LETTER, 820 Band Conveyors. See Conveyors
Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 107*. See Erratum, 140
Barge, 150-Ton Aluminlum-Alloy (Fairmile Construction Co., Ltd.), 208*
Barrier, Traffic, Electrically-Operated (Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd.), 63* “ Barslide ” Head for Pit Prop, 578* Bartel, A., Beersheba to Sodom Road, 705* Bartlett, J. L., on Motion of Aircraft Carrier and Operation of Naval Aircraft, 581
“ Bartrev ” Process for Timber Board Construction, 748*
Barwick, Sir J. S., the Late, 526
" Bastower ” Stowing Machine for Collieries, 373*
Bateman, C. M.,on X-Ray Diffraction Studies in Relation to Creep, 534
Bathurst, Gambia Colony, Deep-Water Wharf at, 1*
Batteries. See Electric
— Vehicles. See Motor Truck
Bayouml, Dr. S. E. A., on Photo-Elastic Technique, 403
Beam, Floor, “ Shlshkoff ” and “ Plycrete ” Use in Yeast Factory at Dovercourt, 221*
— Prestressed-Concrete, Fire Resistance of, 311 Concrete, for Railway Station Roof, 508*
— Steel, Broad-Flange, Rolling of, 650
— Stresses and Factors of Safety in, 343
— Structures, Model Analysis of, 710*, 741* Bearings, Ball and Roller, Extractor for
(Civitas Trading Corporation, Ltd.), 288*
— Roll-Neck, Rolling-Mill, Hydrodynamically-
Lubricated, Performance of, 650
— Roller, in Rolling Mills, 627 Bedford Medium-Weight Lorry, 439* Beersheba to Sodom Road, 705*
Belgian Centre for the Investigation of Boiler Waters, Boiler-Water Treatment to Prevent Corrosion, by Dr. U. R. Evans, 602*
— Naval Research Association, Sea Trials of
“ Tervaete,” 806
— Railways, Electric Traction on, 635
Bell, " Underdome ” (Gent and Co., Ltd.), 580* Belt Conveyors. See Conveyors Belting and Pulleys (J. H. Fenner and Co., Ltd.), 577
Bending Machine. See Machine Tools
— Rolls, Plate. Sec Machine Tools Beresford, J., and Son, Ltd., Cellar Drainage
Pump, 548*
Befgen Steamship Co., Ltd., S.S. “ Leda,” 662* “ Berkeley Castle,” H.M. Frigate, Accident to, 177
Berriman, A. E., on Historical Metrology (Review), 308. See 228
“ Besco ” Mark II Production Press Brake, 639*
“ Besco ” Sheet-Metal Folding Machine, 159* Bessemer Converter, Thermal Efficiency of, 597 Bessemer, Sir H., Work on Centrifugal Pump, 92
— Medal, Award to R. Mather, 597
Best, F. P., the Late, 507
Best and Lloyd, Ltd., Informal-Group Operation by, 167
Bexford Dimenslonally-Stable Base for Photographic Films, 653
Bhattacharya, Dr. S., on Creep: Time Relationship Under Constant Tensile Stress, 535
Bianchi, F., Light-Weight 275-kV Transmission Tower, 225*
Bicentenary of Count von Rumford, 374*, 405 Bicycles. See Cycles
Bierum and Partners, Ltd., Brighton " B ” Power Station, 665*
Bigwood, J., and Son, Ltd., Guillotine Shear for Precision Work, 697* ; Heavy-Duty Plate- Bending Machine, 828*
Billington versus Manwarring Legal Decision, on, 146
Blllner, K. P., Vacuum Concrete Process, 266* Binary Alloys. See Allays under Metallurgy Binney, H. A. R., on Contemporary Role of Industrial Standards, 530
Biology, Mechanical, Discovery of Laws of (Review), 35
B. I.P., Engineering, Ltd., Auto-Control Low- Pressure Press for Plastics, 747*
Birefringent Material for Photo-Elastic Tests, 403
Birlec, Ltd., Induction Heater for Black-Bolt Heading Plant, 193*; 20-ton Electric Arc Steel-Melting Furnace, 204*
Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co., Ltd., Jubilee of, 786
— British Industries Fair, 513*, 545*, 577*,
630*
— City Transport Department, 67-ft. Span
Aluminium Girder, 569*
— Museum of Science and Industry, Exhibi
tion of Old Machine Tools, 289*. See Erratum, 389
— University, Investigation on Effect of Fric
tion on Compression and Rarefaction Waves, 674*, 708*; Summer School in Civil Engineering, 754
Birthday and Coronation Honours List, 759 Bish, G. R., on Deformation of Austenite in
Relation to Characteristics of Steel, 734
Bitumen Recovery from Sands of Alberta, 229*, 260*
Bituminous Sands of Alberta, 229*, 260*
Black, Prof. A. N., on Universities and Industry, 340. See 178, 337. See LETTERS, 244, 372
Black and Decker, Ltd., Electrically-Driven 6-in. Bench Grinder, 546* ; Electrically-Driven 8-in. Circular Saw, 546
Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd., Portable Turbo-Compressors and Industrial Gas Turbines, 801*
Blackstone and Co., Ltd., 270-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Diesel Engine for Motor Tug “ Maamal,” 106*
Blackwall Point Power Station, Design of, 349, 447, 474
Blackwood, J. Hodge, and Co., Ltd., “ Euclid ” 13 Cub. Yd. Bottom Dump Wagon, 579*
Blades, Hacksaw, Specification, 384
Blading for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 321*
— Gas-Turbine, Cooling of, Patents for, 706* Turbine, Researches on, 30, 61
— Jet-Engine, Inspection Problems of, 345*,
409*
— Turbine, Inspection Apparatus for Ministry
of Supply, 523*
Pattern Controlled Shaping Machine for (A. V. Roe, Canada, Ltd.), 540*
Projector for (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 631* Research by Pametrada, 728
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces
Blaw Knox, Ltd., 275-kV Transmission Tower, 96* ; Motor Grader Scarifier for Roads, 761* ; 132-kV Aluminium Transmission Tower, 795*
Blea Moor, Railway Derailment at, Report, 9
Blending and Bottling Plant, Whisky, Distillers Agency, Ltd., 153*
Blocks, Concrete, for Building Construction. See Concrete
Bloor, E. C., on Electrical Ceramics, 542 Blow-Pipe. See Welding; Cutting Board, Timber, Production, Continuous Press for (Vere Engineering Co., Ltd.), 748* *
— of Trade, Report on Weights and Measures8
Legislation, 19. See LETTER, 116 ; Committee on Duty-Free Machinery Imports, 435, 512
Boat, Flying. See Aeronautics
— Motor. See Motor Boat
— Submarine. See Warships
Bogie for 4,800-h.p. 1,500-Volt Electric Locomotive, 641*
— See also Trucks
Boiler Availability Committee, Report on External Deposits and Corrosion in Boiler Plant, 5.6®
— Cylindrical, Corrugated Furnace for, Speci
fication, 751
— Descaler, Ultrasonic “ Crustex ” (H.N.
Electric Supplies, Ltd.), 619*
— Electrode, “ Autolec ” (G.W.B. Electric
Furnaces, Ltd.), 546*
Specification, 216
— Feed Water. See Feed and Water
Water Softening. See Water Treatment
— Foster Wheeler, Bankside “ B ” Power Sta
tion, 108* ; S.S. “ Andrea Doria,” 811
— Furnaces. See Furnace
— Locomotive. See also Locomotive
— Marine, Application of Welding in, 73*,
122*
— Plant, Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 665* at British Power Stations, 447, 474
External Deposits and Corrosion in, Report on,561
High-Pressure, Steels for, 371
Industry, Position and Prospects of, 235. See LETTER, 372
—Installed in British Power Stations in 1952, 41
for Whisky-Blending and Bottling Warehouse, 156
— Scotch, Marine, Caustic Cracking in, Report
on, 219
— Tube, Locomotive, Gas-Fired Annealing
Plant for, 144*
— Water Treatment to Prevent Corrosion,
Boiler. See also Engines and Boilers in PARAGRAPH INDEX
“ Bold Pioneer,” H.M. Patrol Boat, with 4,500- s.h.p. Gas Turbine, 129*. See LETTER, 212
Bolinders Co., Ltd., 36-b.h.p. and 48-b.h.p. Marine Diesel Engines, 268*
Bolt, Electronic Counter for, 716*
— Heading Plant, with Induction Heating
(Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds (Midlands), Ltd.), 193*
— and Nuts, Vibration Testing Machine for
(Lester Lock Nut and Washer Co., Ltd.), 54*, 77*
Bolting for Support of Delaware Tunnel Roof, 539
Bombing Aeroplane. See Aeroplane; Aircraft under Aeronautics
Bonderite Coatings for Cold-Working of Steel, 57*
Books, Historic, on Machines, Science-Museum Exhibition, 623 -
— New, Notes on, 32, 127, 191, 223, 256, 320,
383, 416, 640, 672, 800. See LITERATURE INDEX
— Received, 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224,
256, 288, 320, 354, 384, 416, 448, 480, 512, 544, 576, 608, 640, 672, 704, 736, 768, 800, 832
Borden Training Centre of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 139
Borehole Logging Equipment for Locating Radioactive Deposits, 453*
Boring Machine. See Machine Tools
Boron in Steel, Conference on, London, 595 Bottle-Washing Machine (British Miller Hydro Co., Ltd.), 153*
Bottling and Blending Plant, Whisky, Distillers Agency, Ltd., 153*
— Machine, Whisky (Albro Fillers and Engineer
ing Co., Ltd.), 154*
Boulton Paul Aircraft. Ltd., Portable Load- Measuring Set, 93* ; Hydraulic Controls for Aircraft, 117* ; High-Speed Counter, 160* ; Stabilised Electronic Power Unit, 523*
Bovis, Ltd., Yeast Factory at Dovercourt, 220* Bowen, H. L., the Late, 395
Bowman, G„ on Casting of Ingots for Seamless Tube Making, 286*, 381*
" Boxmag ” Magnetic Separator, 548*
Boyd, G. M., on Propagation of Fractures in Mild-Steel Plates, 65*, 100*. See Errata, 151; on Physical Properties of Steel as Functions of Tempering Temperatures, 821. See 613*
Braces, Ratchet, Engineers’ and Drilling Pillars, Specification, 544
Brake, Hydraulic Motor-Car and Clutch Control (Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Co., Ltd.), 383
— Motor-Car, Girling, Production of, 599*
— Rheostatic, for Trolley-Buses (General
Electric Co., Ltd.), 61*
— See also Dynamometer
Braking, Electric Traction, 244*, 324*, 419*, 615*, 712*
— Equipment for 4,800-h.p. 1,500-Volt Elec
tric Locomotive, 642*
Brancker Lecture on Influence of Military Aviation on Civil Air Transport, by Sir F. H. Page, 529
Brand, R. A., and Co., Ltd., Cocooning of “ Princess ” Flying Boat, 203
Brass Ingots, Control of Quality in Production of, 471, 501
— Rods and Sections, Free-Machining, Specifi
cation, 480
— Segregation of Iron and Phosphorus in, 437
— Toughness, Effect of Temperature on, 445
— Tubes for General Purposes, Specification,
815
Brazing, Aluminium Filler Alloys for, Specification, 512
— Furnace, Continuous (Incandescent Heat
Co., Ltd.), 630*
Breadalbane Area, Scotland, Hydro-Electric Schemes for, 182
Breakdowns. See Accidents
Breakwater for Aden Oil Refinery Harbour, 490*. See Erratum, 608
Brennan, M. J., on Ground Tests of" Skeeter ” Helicopter, 43
Brenner, Dr. P., on Corrosion-Resistance of Alumlnium-Magnesium Alloys, 534
Bricks, Fire. See Refractory Materials
Bridge, Arch, Aluminium, Arvida, Canada, 795*
— Road, Tests on, Report on, 243
— Strain-Measuring, for Wind Tunnels (Elliott
Brothers (London), Ltd.), 522*
— Suspension, Simple, Theory of, 435
— York River, with Swing Spans, Virginia,
United States, 737*
— See also Aqueduct; and PARAGRAPH
INDEX
Bridgewater, M„ on Aluminium as Structural Materia], 762*, 793*
Briggs, P. R. A., on Control Problems in Cold- Strip Rolling, 650
Briggs, W., and Sons, Ltd., Roof Decking for Aluminium Hangar, 98*
Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 665*
Brinell Tests. See Hardness under Tests (Materials)
Brisby, M. D. J., on Railway Traffic in Steelworks, 617. See Erratum, 759
Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Flight and Resonance Tests of “ Britannia ” Air Liner, 170* ; Fatigue-Testing Laboratory, 353* ; Experiments on Materials for Aircraft Construction, 539; Altitude Record by “ Olympus-Canberra ” Aircraft, 627
Britain Steamship Co., Ltd., Trials of M.S. “ Wokingham,” 569
“ Britannia ” Air Liner, Flight and Resonance Tests of, 170*
British Acheson Electrodes, Ltd., Graphite Electrodes for 20-ton Electric-Arc Furnace, 205*
— Agricultural Engineers, Institution of,
National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, by W. H. Cashmore, 414*, 441* ; Annual Luncheon, 595
British Aircraft Constructors, Society of, Inspection Problems of Jet Engines, 345*, 409* ; Standard Method for Estimation of Direct Operating Costs of Aircraft, 563
British Aluminium Co., Ltd., Aluminium-Alloy
Sheeting for Hangar, 98* ; “ Aircomatic ” Aluminium Welding Process, 397*
British Arc Welding Co., Ltd., Repairs to Harwich-Zeebrttgge Train-Ferry Ramp, 395*
— Association, Liverpool Meeting, Programme,
466
— Borneo, Seria Oilfield, Road Construction
with Oil-Bound Sand at, 158
— Broadcasting Corporation, Wenvoe Tele
vision Transmitting Station, 126.; Coronation Sound and Television Broadcasts, 724; Television at Coronation Naval Review, 786
— Oast Concrete Federation, 25th Anniversary
Bulletin, 660
— Chemical Manufacturers, Association of,
Press Guide to British Chemicals, 532
— Coal Utilisation Research Association,
Automatic.Control of Gas Producers, 751
— Commonwealth Scientific Conference, Australia, 1952, Report of. Proceedings (Review), 241
—- Council for Promotion of International Trade, Pamphlet on Eastern Markets, 339
— Electrical and Allied Industries Research
Association, Report on 275-kV Transmission Tower, 225* ; Investigations on Steels for High Temperature, 371; Annual Report, 499; Annual Luncheon, 499; Shinfield Research Station for Rural Electrification, 619*
and Allied Manufacturers’ Association, Annual Report, 498

British Electrical Power Convention :

Torquay Meeting:
Programme, 115, 218
Press Conference, 626
Reports of Proceedings, 758, 789, 829
Presidential Address, by Sir J. Hacking on Energy Problems and National Prosperity, 758. See 626
- Electricity and National Prosperity, by Col. B. H. Leeson, 766. See 626, 759, 789
Electricity and Industrial Production, by
E. R. Wilkinson. 790. See 626, 829
Electricity Supplies for Industry, by A. O. Johnson and C. P. Holder, 790. See 829
Combined Electricity and Heat Supplies by H. S. Prosser and A. W. Pedder, 790. See .829
Industrial Applications of Electricity, by T. B. Rolls, 791. See 829
Electricity and Food Production, by S. F. ?Steward, 829. See 626, 819
Electricity for Agriculture, by 0. A. C. Brown, 830
Electricity for Horticulture, by A. W. Gray, .830
Electrical Equipment for Food Production, by F. E. Rowland, 830
Annual Dinner, 831
“ Electrical Forum,” 831
British Electricity Authority, Generating Plant Installed in 1952, 41; 275-kV Transmission Tower for, 96* ; Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 107*. See Erratum, 140 ; 100-kW Wind-Driven Electric Generator, 213*; 275-kV Transmission Towers, 225* ; Current Programme of, 233; Construction of Acton “ B ” Power Station, 275; 275-kV Post Insulator, 326* ; Boiler Firing at St. Pancras Power Station, 427*; Thermal Efficiency of Power Stations
467 ; Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 665* ; Rural Electrification Policy, 786 ; 132-kV Aluminium Transmission Tower, 795*
— — System, American Productivity Team’s
Report on, 562
— Engineers’ Association, Annual Luncheon,
659
— European Airways, Aircraft Maintenance
Dock, Renfrew Airport, 89* ; Passenger .Service by “ Viscount” Propeller-Turbine
Air Liners; 499; Operating and Traffic Statistics, 595
— Express Locomotive Development, 1896-
1948 (Review), 209
— Foundrymen, Institute of, Blackpool Con
ference : Presidential Address by E. Longden on Science, Technology and Craftsmanship—As I See It, 778; Williams Lecture on Aspects of Nuclear Fission of Interest to Foundrymen and Metallurgists, by E. W. Colbeck, 797; Report of Council, 812; Annual Banquet, 813
— Gear Manufacturers’ Association, Annual
General Meetng, 691; Gear Grinding, by A. H. Orcutt, 714. See 691; Gear Shaving , by W. A. Sykes, 825*
British Geon, Ltd., Synthetic Resin and Plastic Moulding Materials, 789
— Gliding Association,- Durestos Plastic Wing,
730*
— Hydromechanics Research Association,
Annual Report, 179
— Industries Fair, Birmingham, 513*, 545*,
577*, 630*
Federation of. See Federation
— Instrument Industries Exhibition, Olympia,
807*
British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd., 132-kV Submarine Impregnated Pressure Cable, 596.
British Insulated Callender’s Construction Co., Ltd., Overhead Construction for 50-Cycle Single-Phase Railway Traction, 12*
— Internal-Combustion Engine Research As
sociation, Report on Corrosion of Fuel- Injection Nozzles,. by W, P. Mansfield, 564*
British Iron and Steel Federation,' Annual Report, 407
and Steel Research Association, Gaugemeter for Strip Mills, 33* ; Annual Report, 49?; “ Profiloscope ” for Examining
Wiredrawing Dies, 621*
Britsh Jeffrey-Diamond, Ltd., “ Atomill ” Fine Grinder, 548*
British Messier, Ltd., Slide-Valve Hydraulic Motor for Aircraft Systems, 396*
— Navy. See RM. under Warships
— Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association,
Annual Report and Luncheon, 568
— Oil Refineries, Flare Stacks for (British
Insulated Callender’s Construction Co., Ltd.), 598*
British Optical and Precision Engineers, Ltd., Lightweight Structural Framing, 672*
— Overseas Airways Corporation, Operating
and Traffic Statistics, 595; Loss of “ Comet ” Air Liner, 595 ; Serviceability of “ Comet ” Air Liner, 745; Mobile Ground Electrical Supply Units, 780*; Report on Loss of “ Comet ” Air Liner, 786
:British Oxygen Co., Ltd., “Argonaut” Aluminium Welding Process, 397*;. 55-in. Universal Flame-Cutting Machine, 545*
— Plastics Convention, Programme, 466, 747 Exhibition, Olympia, 747*, 788* Federation, Specifications for Polythene
Tubing, 659
British Polar Engines, Ltd., 650-h.p. Six- Cylinder Marine Diesel Engines, 695
i— Pressed Metal Industry, Productivity Report, 754
— Productivity Council, Report on American
Machine-Tool Industry, 145 ; Inauguration of, 401; Report on American Gas Industry, 627 ; Report on British Pressed Metal Industry, 754
?— Railways, Report on Accident at Crewkerne, 9 ; Report on Derailment of Train at Blea Moor, 9 ; Overhead Construction for 50-Cycle Single-Phase Traction, 12*; Standard Class-4 2-6-0 Locomotive, 12* ; Five Years Achievements of, 83'; Statement on Maintenance of Locomotives, 85 ; Ashford Locomotive Works, Boiler-Tube Annealing Plant, 144* ; Welded Tubular- Steel Gantry, 185* ; Standardisation, Production and Repairs of Rolling Stock, 188; Standard Class-2 2-6-0 Locomotives, 217* ; Features, and Dimensions of Wagons and Containers of, 221, 325; Operating Experiences with Gas-Turbine Locomotives, 247, 276 ; Trials with Reidinger Rotary Poppet-Valve Gear, 299*; Economies Realised on, 325; Willesden Carriage Cleaning and Maintenance Depot, 331*; 24-ton Covered Hopper Wagon, 380*; 27-ton Iron-Ore Wagon, 380*; Flood Damage to, 395* ; Embankment Slips at Twyford and Sonning, 456*, 487* ; Refloating of S.S. “ Hebble,” 486 ; Roof for Victoria Station, Sheffield, 508* ; Steel Castings for, 607 ; Improvements Schemes, 690 ; M.S. “ Maid of Ashton,” 695* ; Effect of Transport Act, 721, 753; 400-b.h.p. Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive, 756* ; Loss of M.S. “ Princess Victoria,”
177. See Erratum, 203 ; Report on, 786; British Railways, and- British Transport Commission, Annual Report, 817
British Resin Products, Ltd., Synthetic Resin and Plastic Moulding Materials, 789
— Rubber Development Board, Annual Re
port, 787
— Shipbuilding Research Association, Report
on Caustic Cracking in Marine Scotch Boilers, by W. McClimont, 219 ; Resistance Tests of Lucy Ashton, 469, 503, 519
.—- —- See Shipbuilding
1— Shipping. See Shipping
1— Standards Institution. See Standards
— Steel Castings Research Association, Forma
tion of, 403
Founders’ Association, Investigation on ® Dust Suppression on Grinding Machines, 218* ; dustojraer-Fownder Convention: Programme, 403 ; Inaugural Proceedings, 531; Steel Castings and Their Application, by F. Rowe, 607; Customers’ Experience with Steel Castings, by R. A. Riddles, 607 ; Customers’ Experience with Steel Castings, by A. C. Annis, 607; Quality Control and Inspection on Part of Manufacturing Process of Steel Casting, by Dr. J. R. Rait, 607; Research as It Affects the Customer, by J. F. B. Jackson, 607-
British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., 60-MW Turbo-Generators, 108* ; 150 kW Motor Alternator, 194; 16-mm. Sound Film
Projector, 199; Amplidyne Control System for 20-ton Electric-Arc Furnace, 205; Gas Turbines and Alternators for Oil Tanker, 307
British Timken, Ltd., Rolling-Mill Bearing Symposium, 627
?— Trade. See Trade
— Transport Commission, Annual Report,
817 ; “ London on Wheels ” Exhibition, Euston Station, 691
— Welding Research Association, Investiga
tion on Fatigue in Ship Structures, 648
Brittleness, Temper, in Steels, 693 Broaching Machine. See Machine Tools Bronx Engineering Co., Ltd., Three-Roll
Plate-Bending Machine, 548*
Brown Bayley Steels, Ltd., Steel Protection by Sprayed Aluminium, 158*
Brown BoveriA Co., Gas-Turbine Locomotive, No. 18000, for British Railways, 247, 276
Brown, C. A. C., on Electricity for Agriculture, 830
— Coal, World Deposits, 274. See Erratum,
342
Brown, D„ the Late, 174
Brown,. D,, Gears (London), Ltd., DoubleReduction Worm Gear, 282
Brown, D., Machine Tools, Ltd., Horizontal Gear-Shaving Machine;' 313*; 36-in,
Vertical Pinlon-Hobbing Machine, 767*
Brown, D., Tractors, Ltd., 42-b.h.p. Petrol- Driven Industrial Tractors, 253* ; Light and Medium Agricultural Tractors, 464*
Brown, J., and Co. (Clydebank), Ltd., Launch of
S.S. “ Arcadia,” 659
Brown, Dr. T. W. F., on Full-Scale Testing of Marine Turbine Machinery, 362. See 339, 370. 426, 509; Application of Research to Marine Turbine Development, 393. See 339, 370, 426, 458, 509
Browne, B. H., on Reconstruction in Coalfields, 243 ; on Raising Coal Production, 307
Brush Aboe Group, Technical Journal, First Issue of, 723
Brush ’Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., 1| to 35-kVA Self-Excited Self-Regulating Alternators, 733*
Brussels-Li6ge Railway Electrification, 635
Buckling Strength of Metal Structures (Review), 483
Budget for 1953, Engineering Firms’ Reaction to, 499
Building, Use of Aluminium Alloy in, 762* 793*
— with Arched Ribs and Corrugations, 822
— Construction, Concrete Blocks and Machines1
for. See Concrete
—? — Tower Crane for (T. C. Wild (Machinery), Ltd.), 653*
See also Concrete, Reinforced, and PAKA- GRAPH INDEX
— Materials, Economic Use of, Discussion on,
531
— -— and Relaxation of Wiring Regulations,
Report ou, 11
— Modular Co-ordination in, Discussion on,
342
— Portal Framed, • “ Apee ” (All Purpose
Building Co., Ltd.), 548*
— Research and Development, Report of
Advisory Council on, 819
— Station, Investigation on Fire Resistance of Prestressed Concrete, 311; Mobile Engineering Laboratory, 669*; Load Gauges, 821
— Steel, Protection by Sprayed Aluminium,
158*
— Structural Use of Steel Tubes in, Code of
Practice, 815
Buoy, Marker, for Submarines, 19
— Radio, for " Marking ” Whales (Venner,
Ltd.), 255*
Bureau of Mines. See United States
— of Standards. See United States Burners, Oil Fuel. See Oil Fuel
Burrill, Prof. L. C., on Effect of Radial-Pitch Variation on Propeller Performance, 628
Busch, S. H., the Late, 51
Bushes, Jig, Specification, 384
Busing, J. R.,.on Noise Propagation from Supersonic Aircraft, 439
Butler, S., and Sons, Ltd., Roof of Victoria Railway Station, Sheffield, 508* ; 67-ft. Span Aluminium Girder, 569*
Butters, B., the Late, 334
B.X. Plastics, Ltd., X-Ray Film Manufacture, by, 157; Dimensionally-Stable Base for Photographic Films, 653

CABLE COVERS, LTD., Stay Rod, 547*
— See also Wire Ropes and Electric
Cabul Tool Co., Ltd., Portable Hardness Tester, 480*
Cadman Lecture on Raising Coal Production, 307
Caffin and Co., Ltd., Deep-Water Wharf on Gambia River, 1*
Caisson Piles for Deep-Water Wharf on Gambia River, 1*
— for York River Bridge, Virginia, 738*
Calcium Carbonate and Sulphate Deposits in Sea-Water Evaporators, 179, 284*, 378*, 442*. See Erratum, 250
Calculating Machine, Universal, Miniature (Contina, Ltd.), 102*
— Machinery, Large-Scale Digital, Proceedings
of Symposium on (Review), 35
Calculus of Variations, with Applications to Physics and Engineering (Review), 803
Calderwood, J. H., on Electric Strength of Potassium Chloride Crystals, 437, 468'
Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., Trims of M.S. “ Wokingham,” 569
Calgary, Alberta, Provincial Institute of Technology and Art, Tempering and Physical Properties of Steel, 613*. See LETTER, 821
Calibrator, Frequency Source (Plessey Co., Ltd.), 555
— Tachometer, 134*
Caliper Thread Gauge (Tolimit Gauges, Ltd.), 407*
Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd., Control Box for Degaussing Fluxmeters, 492* ; Universal Measuring Machine, 492*
— University, Engineering Department,
Annual Report, 521; Educational Film Council, Report of, 723 ; Early Teaching of Engineering at, 756, 796, 826
Cameron, Dr. A., on Back-to-Back Testing of Marine Reduction Gears, 362. See 339; 426, 458
Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., Gas-Turbine- Driven Oil Tanker, 307; Electrical Equipment, S.S. “ San Florentino,” 685* Campbell, J. I., Roof for Victoria Station, Sheffield, 508*
Canada, Alberta, Bituminous Sands of, 229* 260*
— National Research Council of, Distillation
Plant for Bituminous Sands of Alberta 260*
— Nickel, Copper and Platinum Production
in, 371
— Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission,
Annual Report, 50
Canadian Engineering Graduates, Athlon e Fellowship Scheme for, 497
— Nickel Industry, Annual Review for 1952,19
Canadian Standards Association. See Standards
Canal, Ship, Manchester, Improved Facilities at, 307
— Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme,
162*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
“Canberra” Aircraft, Record Flight to Australia, 179
Cantieri Riuniti Dell’Adriatico, M.S. “ Giulio Cesare,” 261*
Cantor Lectures on Safety Factors in Construction, by G. A. Gardner and Professor
F. C. Thompson, 343, 445, 477. See 275, 307, 338
Capacity. See Electric
Capping Machine for Whisky Bottles (Kork-N- Seal, Ltd.), 154
Capstan, 5-h.p. Electric (Taylor Stoker Co.; Ltd.), 510*
— Lathe. See Lathe under Machine 'Tools Cars, Motor. See Motor Cars
— Parks, Proposed, in Inner London, 507
— Rail. See Carriages, Railway
Cargo Fleet Iron Co., Ltd., Piles for Jetties at Aden Oil Refinery, 490. See Errattwn, 608; Rolling of Broad-Flange Steel Beams, 650
— Steamers. See Steamers
Carriage, Railway, Cleaning and Maintenance Depot at WillesdeD, 331*
Electric, Energy-Consumption Tests of, 566*
Industry, Position and Prospects of, 263* Carrier, Armoured Infantry, for Army (Alvis, Ltd.), 725*
— and Layer, Cable-Drum (Whitlock Brothers,
Ltd.), 630*
Carter and Co., Ltd., Informal-Group Operation by, 167
Carter, H. D., on Government and Iron Foundries, 180. See 113
Carter-Horseley (Engineers), Ltd.,. Erection of Aluminium Hangar, 98*
Carter, Dr. R. D., on Temper-Brittleness in Iron-Base Alloy, 693
Case-Wiring Machines for Bottle Cases (Gerrard Industries, Ltd.), 155; (F. A. Power and Sons, Ltd.), 155*
Casetti and Rohrer, “ Swissair ” Aero Engine Test House, Zurich, 769*
Cashmore, W. H., on National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, 414*, 441*
Casing, Steam Turbine, Thermal Distortion of, 339, 392, 426, 458, 509
Cast-Iron Heating Pipes for Oil Tankers (Colvin-Smith, Ltd.), 601*. See Addendum, 743
Girder Road Bridges, Tests on, 243
— Stone and Cast Concrete Products Industry,
“Covermeter” for Reinforcement in Concrete, 640*
Casting, Chromium-Steel Abrasion Resisting, Specification, 719
— Examination by Gamma Radiography, 797*
— of Ingots for Seamless Tube Making, 286*,
381*
— Investment, Alloy-Steel, Mechanical Pro
perties of, 164*
-for Engineers (Review), 706
— Light-Metal, Maintenance of Quality in, 533
— Machine, Lead, Continuous (Fraser &
Chalmers Engineering Works), 524*
— of Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys, Control
of Quality in, 438, 471, 501
— Steel, British Research Association, Forma
tion of, 403
Customer-Founder Convention on, 531, 607
" Catalin 800 ” Models for Photo-Elastic Tests, 403
Catalogues. See Trade Publications
Caterpillar Tractor. See Tractor
Cathode-Ray High-Speed Oscillograph (Ferranti, Ltd.), 523*
Caustic Cracking of Boiler Steels, 603
in Marine Scotch Boilers, Report on, 219
C. A.V., Ltd., Prevention of Failure of Fuel
Pipes on Diesel Engine, by Damping, 585*
Cell, Load, Strain-Measuring (Elliott Brothers, (London) Ltd.), 808*
— See Electric
Cellar-Drainage Pump, “ Stork,” 548*
Celluloid Models, Stress Determination by. See Photo-Elastic
Cement and Concrete Association, “ Covermeter” for Reinforcement in Concrete, 640*
— Water “ Ratiometer ” for Concrete (Square
Grip Reinforcement Co. (London), Ltd.), 608*
— See also Concrete and PARAGRAPH INDEX Centenary of J. Austin and Sons (Dewsbury),
Ltd., 791
— Engineering, in 1953, 19
— of Hall Harding, Ltd., 723
— of W. F. Stanley and Co., Ltd., 487, 826
— See also Bicentenary
Centrifugal Pumps. See Pumps
Ceramic Dielectrics for Capacitators, 542
CeyloD, Collector of Customs Launch “ Sunga Marutham,” 395*
Chain-Track Tractor. See Tractor
Cl^lk Crushing and Screening Plant (Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works), 94*
— River, Atomic Energy Research Establish
ment, Nuclear Reactors at, 84
Chamber, Test, Low-Temperature (A.. J. Amsler and Co.), 333*
Champness, E. L., on Large Dry Docks, 636*. See 551
Change-Speed Gear. See Gear
Channel Sections, Thin-Walled, Structural- Strength of, 291*
Chaplin, G. B. B., Transistors in Electronic Circuits, 692
Chart Recorder and Transmitter, " Mufax ” (Muirhead Co., Ltd.), 492*
Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of, Exhibition of Maps and Map Making, 787
Chatwin, T., and Co., Polygonal. Machining on Drilling Machine, 698*
Chemical Analysis. See Analysis
— British, Press Guide to, 532
Chemical Engineers, Institution of, Annual Dinner, 563
Metallurgical Requirements of, 406, 575
— Engineering, Education in, 690
— Kinetics, Tables of: Homogeneous Re
actions (Review), 35
— Reactions in Sea-Water Evaporators, 179,
379, 442. See Erratum, 250
Chemistry of Corrosion. See Corrosion
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Childs, D. G., on Deterioration of Insulating Fluids, 436
Chilton Electric Products, Ltd., 5-MVA High- Rupturing-Capacity Miniature Circuit- Breakers, 89
China, Market for British Engineering Products, 339
Chinnor Cement and Lime Co., Ltd., Chalk Crushing and Screening Plant, 94*
Chiswick Polytechnic, Roof of Hollow Concrete Slabs, 605*
— Works, London Transport Executive,
Recovering Laminated Spring Leaves of Vehicles, 479
Church, H. F„ on Mechanisms of Insulation Failure, 468
Churchill, C., and Co., Ltd., Super-Finish Centreless LappiDg Machine, 377*
Churchill, S. C., on Mechanical Properties of Alloy Steels in Investment Castings, 164* Cinema Film, Sound, 16-mm., Projector for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 199 See also Film
Circular Saws. See Saws under Machine Tools Cita, Ltd., Synthetic Resins for Coating Light Alloys, 557
Civil Aviation. See Aeronautics
— Engineers, French Society of, British
Section, Introduction to Vacuum Concrete Processes, by I. Leviant, 266*

Civil Engineers, Institution of :

Proposed Conference on Correlation of Stresses and Displacements with Calculations and/or Laboratory Experiments, 51
Some Aids to Traffic Flow, by R. A. B. Smith, 182
Corrugated Concrete Shell Roofs, by J. H. de W. Waller and A. C. Aston, 211
Modern Developments in Surveying Methods and Instruments, by A. Stephenson, 243
Athlone Fellowship Scheme for Practical Training in Industry) of Canadian
Engineering Graduates in Great Britain, by Dr. W. Abbott, 497 Annual Dinner, 595 Conversazione and Exhibition, 821 Airport Engineering Division:
Methods of Soil Stabilisation and Their Application to Construction of Airfield Pavements, by
D. Maclean and P. J. M. Robinson, 342
Works Construction Division:
Application of Precast Concrete to Construction of Acton “ B ” Power Station, by J. A. Derrington and A. G. S. Lance, 275 South Wales and Monmouthshire Association :
Post-War Problems in Engineering Education, by Professor L. J. Kastner, 283, 317, 327. See 337. See LETTER, 372
Civil Engineering Contracts, British, 485 History of (Review), 196
— — Work in Laboratories, 703
Civitas Trading Corporation, Ltd., Extractor for Ball and Roller Bearings, 288*
Clark, J. H. H., the Late, 686
Clays, Fire. See Refractory Materials Clayton Lecture on American Industry and Materials Handling, 530
Cleaning Plant for Railway Carriages, 331* Clements, Professor R. G. H., the Late, 372 Cleveland Institution of Engineers, Annual Dinner, 206
— and Northern Counties, Notes from, 14,46, 78,
110, 142, 174, 206, 238, 270, 302, 334,
366, 398, 430, 462, 494, 526, 558, 590,
622, 654, 686, 718, 750, 782, 814. See
PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd.,
Extension to, 493
Cliff Quay Power Station, Design of, 349, 447, 474
Clino Foundry Supplies, Ltd., Automatic Shell-MouldlDg Machine, 745*
Clock, Bracket, Tompion, Movement of, 822
— and Watch Industry, Position and Pros
pects of, 485*
Clutch Control and Hydraulic Brake for Motor Vehicles (Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Co., Ltd.), 383
Clyde Iron Works of Colvilles Ltd., High Top-Pressure Blast-Furnace Operation, 267
Coach, Queen’s State, Repairs to Wheels of (Hooper and Co. (Coachbuilders), Ltd.), 761
— Railway. See Carriages
Coal, Brown, World Deposits of, 274. See Erratum, 342
— Consumption and Production, 1952, 434
See also Trials
— Dust Explosions in Mines, Investigations
on, 210
— Economy. See also JFwei
— Gas. See Gas
— Gasification of, O.E.E.C. Report on, 717,
— Industry, Nationalised,-Problems of, 667
— Mine. See Colliery
— Mining Machinery Industry, Position and
Prospects of, 232*
— and Oil Burning, Combined, at St. Pancras
Power Station, 427*
— Output and National Prosperity, 758, 766
— Production, National Coal Board Report,
657. See 148, 307
Raising of, 307, 657.x See 148
— and Steel Community, European, Work of,
723
— Stocks, Shortage of, 148. See 307, 657
Coal, Stocking and Mixing Plant, Shotton Steelworks, 525*
— Utilisation Research Association, British,'
Automatic Control of Gas Producers, 751
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Cochran and Co., Vertical Boilers for Whisky- Blending and Bottling Warehouse, 156
Cockcroft, Sir J., on Nuclear Reactors and Their Applications, 84
Cocooning of “ Princess ” Flying Boat (R. A. Brand and Co., Ltd.), 203
Codes of Practice, Standard. See Standards ' Cofferdam, Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme, 162
Cogging Mill, 421-in. Electrically-Driven (R. Thomas and Baldwins, Ltd.), 633*
Colbeck, E. W., on Aspects of Nuclear Fission of Interest to Foundrymen, 797*
Coleman Memorial Bridge, Virginia, United ! States, 737*
College. See Education
Colliery, British, Reconstruction in, 243
— Crookhill, Durham, Underground Stowing I
by Power at, 373*
— Managers, National Association of, York
shire Eranch: Reconstruction in Coalfields, by E. H. Browne, 243
— Miners’ “ Self-Rescuer ” Respirator (Siebe,
Gorman and Co., Ltd.), 576*
— Primary Cells and Batteries for Coal Mines,
Specification, 751
— Safety in Mines Research, Annual Report,
210
— See also Mines and Coal Collisions. See Accidents
Coltman, J. L., on Boiler Plant Exports, 372., See 235
Colvilles Ltd., Clyde Iron Works, High TopPressure Blast-Furnace Operation, 267*
Colvin-Smith, Ltd., Cast-Iron Heating Pipes i for Oil Tankers, 601* See Addendum, 743
Combined Stress. See under Tests (Materials) Combustion Chamber for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 321*
— for 4,500-s.h.p. Naval Gas Turbine, 130*.;
See LETTER, 212
for Peat-Burning Gas’ Turbine, 308*
— Systems for Gas-Turbines, Patents for, 644*
— See also Fuel; Gases
“ Comet ” Air-Liner, Aluminium Hangar for (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 97* ; , Loss of, 595, 786 ; Serviceability of, 745
Commerce. See Trade. See also Industries i and Commerce in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Commercial Motor Cars. See Motor Commission, Royal. See Royal Commission Commonwealth. See Australia Communication System, Infra-Red, 692 Community, European Coal and Steel, Works of, 723
Compactors Engineering, Ltd., Petrol-Driven ? Soil-Compacting Machine, 192*
Compagnie Maritime Beige, Sea Trials of
S.S. “ Tervaete,” 806
Companies. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Comparator, Pneumatic, for Measuring Surface Finish, 505*
Compensation, Workmen’s. See Labour Compound Locomotives. See Locomotives Compound Stress. See Tests (Materials) Compressed-Air Lines, Filter and Reducing Valve for (Hymatic Engineering Co'., ' Ltd.), 477*
— — Tools. See Machine Tools See also Pneumatic
Compressor, Air. See Air Compressor Computer, Digital, Electronic (Ferranti, Ltd.), 1 808*
— Electronic (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.),
522*
Computing Machine, Manchester University Programme for Critical Frequency Investigation, 531
Concrete, Ltd., Hollow Concrete Slabs for Roof of Chiswick Polytechnic, 605*
— Cast Applications of, 660
— Precast, Use in Construction of Acton “ B ”
Power Station, 275
— Prestressed, Beams, for Railway Station
Roof, 508*
Construction of Tanks of, 83
— Fire Resistance of, Experiments on, 311
— — Principles and Practices of (Review), 228 —Reinforced, Associaton, Construction of
Eight Prestressed Concrete Tanks, by Col. A. R. Mais and A. C. Little, 83
“Covermeter” for Determining Reinforcement (Kolectric, Ltd.), 640*
Deep-Water Wharf on Gambia River, 1* —<— Use in Yeast Factory at Do vercourt, 220*
— for Roads, Investigations on, 23
— Shell Roofs, Corrugated, Construction of,
211
— Slab, Hollow, for Roof of Chiswick Poly
technic, 605*
— Structures, Prestressed (Review), 164
— Treatment by Vacuum Process, 266*
—-Water-Cement “ Ratiometer” for (Square Grip Reinforcement Co. (London), Ltd.), 608*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Condensers, Marine, Tubes for, 308. See
LETTERS,340,500
— See also Electric
Condensing Plant, Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 666
at British Power Stations, 349, 474 Conductivity, Thermal, in Insulation Materials for Ships, 776. See Erratum, 813
Conference, Aslib Aeronautical Group, 91,182, 459
— on Boron in Steel, London, 595
—- on Cold Extrusion of Steel, Arrangements, , 403
— and Exhibitions, Forthcoming, 151, 179,
407, 535, 695, 823
— on Industry and Universities, Report on,
178. See LETTERS; 244, 340 ; 337. See ' LETTER, 372
— on Presentation of Technical Information, 45 '
— Scentiflc, British Commonwealth, Australia, ‘
1952, Report of Proceedings (Review), 241
— Southport, Incorporated Plant Engineers,
690
Counter, “ Stylus ” (Trumeter Co., Ltd.), 547* Countersinks, Counterbores and Reamers, Specification, 88
Couplings, Hose, Specification, 216
— See also Clutch
Coventry Gear Co., 3/5-h.p. Geared Electric Motor, 126*
Coventry Victor Motor Co., Ltd., 33-h.p. Four- Cylinder Marine Petrol Engine, 546*
Coverings, Non-Conducting. See Heat Insulation
“ Covermeter ” for Reinforcement in Concrete (Kolectric, Ltd.), 640*
Cowley, C. L. M„ on Control of Quality in Brass Ingots, 471. See 501
Cowlishaw, Walker and Co., Ltd., 200-ton Press, 546*
Cox, H. L., on Fatigue in Structures, 570
Crack-Detection Apparatus for Screwed Socket Caps, 716*
— — by Radiography, 798
Cracking, Caustic, of Boiler Steels, 603
in Marine Scotch Boilers, Report on, 219
— Nitrate, of Boiler Steels, 603
Craig and Donald Rotary Shearing Machine, 580
Crane, Ladle, Overhead Travelling, 250-ton and 125-ton (Wellman, Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd.), 417*
— Tower, for Building Construction (T. C.
Wild (Machinery), Ltd.), 653*
— See also Gantry
Crankshaft, Marine Diesel Engine, Repair by Welding, 124*
Crawley Foundry of A.P.V., Ltd., 673*
Creation and Invention, Collected Evidence on, 49. See LETTER, 116
Creative Process : A Symposium (Review), 49. See LETTER, 116
Creep and Plastic Deformation of Non-Ferrous Metals, 534
— Properties of Steels for Power Plants,
Investigations on, 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820*
— Tests. See under Tests (Materials)
“ Crescent ” Wing Bomtrer Aircraft, 21* Crewkerne Railway Accident, Report on, 9 Crisp, J. D. C„ on Gelatin Models in Structural Analysis, 403
Crockatt, W., and Sons, Ltd., Williams Metalacing Technique, 781*
Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., Bridge Network Unit for Frequency Indication, 512*; Mobile Ground Electrical Supply Units for Aircraft, 780*
Croning, J., Shell-Moulding Process Bibliography, 299
Crookhill. Colliery, Durham, Underground .Stowing by Power at, 373*
Crude-Oil Engines. See Engines, Oil
Crushing and Screening Plant for Chalk (Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works), 94*
“ Crustex ” Ultrasonic Boiler Descaler, 619* Crystalline Structure of Metals. See Metallography ; Microphotographs
Cullum, H. W., and Co., Ltd., Acoustic Splinter Panels for Aero-Engine Test House, 769*
Cummins Railroad Co., Inc., 170-b.h.p. Six- Cylinder Diesel Engine, 701*
“ Cupo-Zanogen ” Steel Cutting Blades for Shearing Machine, 189. See Erratum, 288
Curran, E., Engineering Co., Ltd., Washing and Degreasing Plant, 630
Current, Electric. See EZectnc
“ Curta ” Miniature Calculating Machine, 102* Curtis, C. G„ the Late, 372
Cutting Machine, Flame, 55-in. (British Oxygen Co., Ltd.), 545*
— of Metals, Glossary of Terms, 88
— Railway, at Twyford and Sonning, Embank
ment Slips at, 456*, 487*
Cwmbran and Tyseley Works of Girling1,'Ltd., 599*
Cyanamide, Lead, Paints, Properties, 314*
Cycle Industry, Position and Prospects of, 486
— Vapour, High-Temperature, for Heat En
gines, 325*
Cyclone Separator for Peat-Burning Gas Turbine, 311*
Cylinders, Hydraulic (Keelavite Rotary Pumps and Motors, Ltd.), 547*
— Liner for “ Deltic ” Marine Diesel Engine,
555*
— Piles, Reinforced-Concrete, for Deep-Water
Wharf on Gambia River, 2*

DALE ELECTRIC (YORKSHIRE), LTD., 3-kW and 6-kW Diesel-Driven Generating Sets, 630*
Dalgllesh and Pullen, Hollow Concrete Slab Roof at Chiswick Polytechnic, 605*
Dam, Dunalastair, Electrical Fish Screen at, 240*
— Masonry, Tungabhadra Irrigation and
Power Scheme, 161*
Damper, Motor-Car, Girling, Production of, 599*
— Synthetic-Rubber, for Diesel Engine Fuel
Pipes (C.A.V., Ltd.), 585*
Danish Hall with Mechanically-Adjustable Floor, 569
— See also Denmark
Davey, Dr. N., on Tests on Road Bridges, 243
Davidson, J., on Marine Condenser Tubes, 308. See LETTERS, 340, 500
Davies, Prof. S. J., on Engineering Education in London and Home Counties, 212. See 159
Davy and United Engineering Co., Ltd., 12,000-ton Hydraulic Forging Press for Aluminium 301*
Dawe Instruments, Ltd., Mains-Frequency Stroboscope, 554*; Sound-Level Indicator, 554 ; Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge, 809*
Deans, R. A., the Late, 829
Deck, Reinforced-Concrete, for Deep-Water Wharf on Gambia River, 1*
Decking, Roof, for Aluminium Hangar (W. Briggs and Sons, Ltd.), 98*
Dee, Prof. P. I., on Dilemma of Lord Kelvin, 567
Deformation, Plastic, and Creep of Non- Ferrous Metals, 534
Degreasing Tank, Insulated (Dowson and Mason Gas Plant Co., Ltd.), 630
— and Washing Plant (E. Curran Engineering
Co., Ltd.), 630*
de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Aluminium Hangar for “ Comet ” Aircraft, 97*
de Havilland Propellers, Ltd., Propeller for 100-kW Wind-Driven Electric Generator, 213*
Delaware Tunnel, Roof-Bolting of, 539
“ Dellneascope ” for Jet-Engine Blading, 411* Deloro Stellite, Ltd., Coating Alloy for Petrol- Engine Poppet Valves, 248
• Deltic ” Marine Diesel Engine, 555* Denationalisation of Iron and Steel, Effect on Iron Foundries, 113. See LETTERS, 180 Denmark, Diesel Locomotives for (Fowler, J., and Co. (Leeds), Ltd.), 87*
— See also Danish
Dennison, Dr. P. J., on High-Temperature Oxidation of Copper-Base Alloys, 534
Density, Field, of Sand, Laboratory Reproduction of, 52. See LETTER, 180
Deposits, External, in Boiler Plant, Report, 561
Derrington, J. A., on Precast Concrete in Construction of Acton “ B ” Power Station, 275
Descaler, Boiler, Ultrasonic, “ Crustex ” (H.N Electrical Supplies, Ltd.), 619*
Design, Technique of (Review), 370. See LETTER, 436
Desoutter Brothers, Ltd., Multiple Nut- Tightening and Tapping Machines, 254*
Desoutter, E. R., the Late, 706
Detector, Flaw, Supersonic (Kelvin and Hughes (Industrial), Ltd.), 363*
Ultrasonic (Solus-Schall, Ltd.), 523*
Developer and Printer, " Apollo ” (E. N. Mason and Sons, Ltd.), 832*
Devereux, D., Model of Aluminium-Alloy Hangar, 822
De-Watering System, by Deep-Wells, 822
Diamond-Lapping and Polishing Compound (Engis, Ltd.), 446*
Dickson versus Flack, Legal Decision on, 231
Dies, Circular, for Thread Rolling, Specification, 512
— Flat, for Thread Rolling, Specification, 480
— Wire-Drawing, “ Profiloscope ” for Examin
ing, 621*
Dielectric Properties of Materials, 375, 436, 468, 511, 541. See Erratum, 508
Diesel Engine Users Association, Luncheon, 531
— Engines. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine
Propulsion
Differential Gear. See Gear
Digging Machines. See Ercarator
Digital Calculating Machinery, Large-Scale, Proceedings of Symposium on (Review), 35
“ Dinkum ” Digger, 630*
Directories. See LITERATURE INDEX Discharge, Electric. See Electric
Dispersives, Organic, Use in Sea-Water Evaporators, 179, 442*
Distillation Plant for Bituminous Sands of Alberta, 260*
Distillers Agency, Ltd., Whisky Bottling and Blending Plant, 153*
Distilling Plants, Sea-Water, Scale Formation and Its Prevention, 284*, 378*, 442*. See
179. See Erratum, 250
District Heating, Possibilities of, 791
Docks, Dry, Facilities for Shipbuilding, 551, 636*
— Floating, Facilities for Shipbuilding, 551,
636*
Dollar, W., on Stroboscopic Images and Determination of Angular Speed, 132*
Dome of Discovery, Use of Aluminium Alloy in, 795*
Domed Ends for Tanks, Specification, 719
Dominion Bridge Co., Arvida Aluminium Bridge, 795*
Doors, Sliding and Folding, for Aluminium Hangar (Esavian, Ltd.), 98*
— Swing, Factory, with Rubber Panels (Dun
lop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 577
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Cleveland and Lackenby Works, 493
Double Reduction Gears, Marine. See Marine, Propulsion
Douglas, J., the Late, 494
Dovercourt-Parkeston Railway, Flood Damage to, 395*
— Yeast Factory at (Standard Yeast Co., Ltd.),
220*
Dowding and Doll, Ltd., Automatic Injection- Moulding Machine, 546* ; 15-gramme Injection-Moulding Machine for Plastics, 788*
Dowson and Mason Gas Plant Co., Ltd.; Insulated Degreasing Tank, 630
Dowty Equipment, Ltd., Sealing Lock-Washer, 547* ; Motor Coach for Demonstration of Aircraft Equipment, 704*
Dowty Seals, Ltd., Sealing Devices, 580
Draper, J. H. M., on Creep Properties of Steels for Power Plants, 755*. See 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTER, '820*
Draw-Bench, Jeweller’s, 289*
Dredger, Use of Welding in, 123*
Drills and Drilling Machines. See Machine Tools
Drop-Forging Hammers. See Hammers under Machine Tools
Droplet Counter at National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, 442*
Drum, Boiler, Welded, 74*
Dry Dock. See Dock
Drying of Peat for Gas Turbine, 308*
— Plant for Crops, Investigation at National
Institute of Agricultural Engineering, 441 Dudzinski, N„ on Young’s Modulus of Aluminium Alloys, 437
Dummer, G. W. A., on Printed and “ Potted ” Electronic Circuits, 86
Dummy Load, Wide-Band (Mullard, Ltd.), 522*
Dumper, |-cub. yd., Petrol-Driven (Aveling- Barford, Ltd.), 514*
Dunalastair Dam, Electrical Fish Screen at, 240* •
Dunford and Elliott (Sheffield), Ltd., Dryer for
Peat, 309*
Dunkley, J., oh Effect of Humid Air on Power Loss in Paraffin Oil, 437
Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Factory Swing
Doors with Rubber Panels; 577 ; Tubeless
Pneumatic Tyre, 736*; Rubber Lining for Water Reservoir, 811
Dunn, G„ the Late, 500
Duple Motor Bodies, Ltd., Aircraft Equipment, Demonstration Coach for, 704*
Du Pont: Autobiography of American Enterprise (Review), 52
Durestos Plastic Glider Wing, 730*
Durham, Crookhill Colliery, Underground
Stowing by Power at, 373*
Dust, Coal, Explosions of. See Coal Dust
— Explosion in Factory, Injury to Fireman,
421
— Suppression on Grinding Machines, Investi
gation by British Steel Founders’ Association, 218*
Dutch. See Holland
Dymond, A. W. J., on Operating Experiences with Gas-Turbine Locomotives, 247, 276
Dynamics, Fluid, Essentials of, and Applications (Review), 227
Dynamos. See Generators, Electric; Turbo- Generators
Dynamometer, 10,000-h.p., Heenan and Froude, for Admiralty Gas-Turbine Test House, 385*
— Hydraulic, for Tests of 275-kV Transmission Towers, 225*
— See also Brake

EAGLE OIL and SHIPPING CO., LTD., Electrical Equipment, S.S. “ San Florentino,” 685*
Earl’s Court. See Exhibition
Earley Power Station, Design of, 349, 447, 474 Earth Pressure in Twyford and Sonning Railway Cuttings, 456*, 487*
Echo Whale Finder (Kelvin and Hughes (Marine), Ltd.), 90*
Economic Commission for Europe, Report on European Steel Industry and Wide Strip Mill, 593
— Position of Britain, Statement by Federation of British Industries on, 115
— Survey for 1953, 434
Economics, Industrial. See Labour
— Railway. See Railway
Economies, Since Nationalisation on British Railways, 325
Economy, Fuel. See Fuel Economy
“ Edbro ” Tipping Gear for Motor Lorry, 473* Eddi'son, R. T., on Railway Traffic in Steelworks, 617. See Erratum, 759
Edgley Studios, Ltd., “ Sonomatic ” Electronic Control Unit, 671
Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd., Metal Rectifier for Engine Starting, 460*

Education :

Athlone Fellowship Scheme for Canadian Engineering Graduates, 497
Birmingham University, Investigation on Effect of Friction on Compression and Rarefaction Waves, 674*, 708*;
Summer School in Civil Engineering, 754
British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education, Conference on Presentation of Technical Information, 45
Cambridge University, Engineering Department, Annual Report, 521: Educational Film Council, Report of, 723 ; Early Teaching of Engineering at, 756, 796, 826
College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Award of Trophies, 371
— of Aeronautics, Cranfleld, Report on Noise Propagation from Supersonic Aircraft, 439
Chemical Engineering, Education in, 690
Engineering Education, Post-War Problems in, 283, 317, 327, 337. See LETTER, 372
— Training, Progress in, 214
Fellowship Grants by Nuffield Foundation, 596
Imperial College of Science and Technology, Expansion of, 171; Work in Civil Engineering Laboratories, 703
King’s College, London, Tests on Triangulated Steel Frames, 53*
London and Home Counties Regional Advisory Council for Higher Technological Education, Annual Report, 159. See LETTER, 212
Manchester University Computing Machine, Programme for Critical Frequency Investigation, 531
Maudslay Scholarship of Junior Institution of Engineers, 511
Northampton Polytechnic, London, Courses on Fuels and Thermodynamics, 29 ; Course on Corrosion Testing, 287
Nottingham University Engineering Laboratories, Opening of, 499, 500*
Post-Graduate Courses for Engineers, 725 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Arborfield and Borden Training Centres, 139
— Technical College, Glasgow, Report on Research, 77; Investigation on Strength of Thin-Walled Channel Sections, 291*
Sheffield University, Ppst-Graduate Cour- . ses for Engineers, 725
Training for Science and Technology, Trueman Wood Lecture, 625
Education—continued.
Universities and Engineering Training, 214
— Graduates in Engineering Industry, 283, 317, 327, 337. See LETTER, 372
— and Industry, Conference on, Report
of, 178. See LETTERS, 244, 337, 340. See LETTER, 372
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Edwards Brothers, Ltd., Tipping Gear for Motor Lorry, 473*
Edwards, F. J., Ltd., Folding Machine for Sheet Metal, 159*; Production Brake Press, 639*
Edwards, F. S., on Electric Strength of Insulating Materials, 542
Edwards, W., and Co. (London), Ltd., Gas Tester for Light-Alloy Melts, 524*
Elastic Modulus, Young’s, of Aluminium Alloys 437
—- — Young’s, of Solid Solutions, 437
Elastomers as Insulating Material, 542
Elcontrol, Ltd., Control Unit for Gas Furnace. 807*

Electric :

Accumulator, Specification, Battery for Coal Mines, 751
— Vehicles. See Motor Trucks Alternator. See Generator and Turfto Ammeter, Link Testing, Miniature (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 809*
Amplifier, Selective, High-Gain (Plessey Co., Ltd.), 554* k
— for Very Low Frequencies (W. B. Savage, Ltd.), 127*
Arc Furnaces. See Pwrnace, Electric
— Welding. See Welding Battery. See Accumulator (above) —- Vehicles. See Motor Truck
Bridge Network Unit for Frequency Indication (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 512*
— Strain-Measuring (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.), 522*
British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, Report on 275- kV Transmission Towers, 225* ; Investigations on Steels for High Temperature, 371; Annual Report, 499; Annual Luncheon, 499; Shinfield Research Station for Rural Electrification, 619*
— — and Allied Manufacturers’ Associa
tion, Annual Report, 498
— Electricity Authority, Generating Plant Installed in 1952, 41; 275-kV Transmission! Tower for, 96* ; Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 107*. See Erratum, 140; 100-kW Wind-Driven
Electric Generator; 213*; 275-kV Transmission Towers, 225* ; Current Programme of, 233; Construction of Acton “ B ” Power Station; 275; 275-kV Post Insulator, 326* ; Boiler Firing at St. Pancras Power Station, 427* ; Thermal Efficiency of Power Stations, 467 ; Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 665* ; Rural Electrification Policy, 786; 132-kV Aluminium
Transmission Tower, 795*
System, American Productivity Team’s Report on. 562
Cable-Drum,Carrier and Layer (Whitlock Brothers, Ltd.), 630*
— at Electrical Engineers’ Exhibition, 424
— High-Voltage, Impulse, Breakdown of, 437, 469
— 132-kV Impregnated Pressure, Sub
marine (British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd.), 596
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 70*, 422*
— Rubber and Polyvinylchloride Insulated, Specification, 563
— Sheathing, Extruded Aluminium Tube for (Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd.), 596*
Gas-Heated Head-Melting Pots for Tests of, 585
— Submarine Power, Rubber-Insulated, 542
Capacitators, Metallised Mica, Effect of Temperatures on, 376
Cathode Rays. See Cathode
Cell, Primary, for Coal Mines, Specification, 751
Circuits, Control, for Electrically-Driven 42|-in. Cogging Mill, 633*
— Electronic, Printed and “ Potted,” 86
— Heavy-Duty Relay for (Electro Methods, Ltd.), 119*
Commutators, Bench-Type Undercutter for (Martindale Electric Co., Ltd.), 544*
Computer, Electronic (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.), 522*
Condenser, 40-MVA Synchronous (Metro- politan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 294*
Control Of Fish, by Electrical Means, 240* Cranes. See Cranes
Current Chopping in High-Voltage Circuit- Breakers, 190
Dielectric Properties of Materials, 375,436, 468, 511, 541. See Erratum, 508
Discharges in Air Gaps, in High-Voltage Equipment, 437, 468
Dynamo. See Generator; Turfto-Gfencrator Electrical Engineering Industry, Position and Prospects of, 10*, 70*, 421*
— Equipment, Admiralty Gas-Turbine Test House, 387*
British and Canadian Standards, 82 Industry, Position and Prospects of, 10*, 70*, 421*
— Manufacturing Industry, Position of, 766, 790
— Measurements (Review), 228
— Measuring Instruments, Part I, Indicating Instruments (Review), 259
— Power Convention, British. See BritisA Electrical Power Convention
— Research at National Physical Laboratory, 681
Electric— continued.
Electrical System for 4,500-s.h.p. Naval Gas Turbine, 131*. See LETTER, 212
— Work of Lord Kelvin, 567
Electricity, Higher Industrial Productivity with (Review), 259
Electrode Boilers, Specification, 216
— Graphite, for 20-ton Electric-Arc Furnace (British Acheson Electrodes, Ltd.), 205*
Electrodynamics, Classical, Principles of (Review), 515
Electronic Circuits, Printed and “ Potted,” 86
— Computer (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.), 522*
— Control Gear for Weighing Machine (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 40*
— — of Glass-Grinding Machines (General
Electric Co., Ltd.), 574*
— Digital Computer, 808*
— Measuring Equipment (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 119*
— Potentiometer (Ether, Ltd.), 547* —Power Unit, Stabilised (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 523*
?— Prevention of Drill-Breakage, 278*
— and Radio Components Exhibition, 500
— Temperature Controller (Mullard, Ltd.), 128*
Electronics, Development and Industrial Growth, 242
— Industry, Position and Prospects, 422*
— Research at National Physical Laboratory, 681
Fluxmeters, Control Box for Degaussing (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 492*
Frequency Indication, Bridge Network Unit for (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 512*
— Source Calibrator (Plessey Co., Ltd.), 555
Furnaces. See Furnaces
Generating Stations. See Power Stations Generator. See Generator and Turbo Hydro-Electric Power Plants. See Power Plants
Induction Stirrer for Electric-Arc Furnaces, 428*
Insulating Materials, Symposium on, 243, 375, 436, 468, 511, 541. See Erratum, 508
— Purposes, Woven-Asbestos Tape for, Specification, 544
Insulator, Post, for 275-kV Power Transmission (Steatite and Porcelain Products, Ltd.), 326*
Kelvin, Lord, Electrical and Magnetic Work of, 567
Locomotives. See LocoTnotives,
Machines. See Generators | Motors; Turbo
Mains. See Cables (above)
“ Megger/’ Mains-Operated High-Voltage (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 492*
Meter, Miniature Link Testing Ammeter (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 809
“ Millivolter ” Peak-to-Peak (Allied Electronics, Ltd.), 524*
Motors- See Motors, Electric Oil Switch. See Switchgear
Oscillograph, Cathode-Ray High-Speed (Ferranti, Ltd.), 523*
Photo-Conductivity Effects with Germanium P.N. Junctions, 692
Plugs, Sparking, Specification, 216 Potentiometer, Electronic (Ether, Ltd.), 547*
— Portable and Sin/Cos(W. G. Pye and Co., Ltd.), 554*
Power. See Power
— Stations. See Power Stations
Pyrometer. See Pyrometer
Railways. See Railways
Bays1; See Cathode-Rays ; X-Rays
Rectifier, Metal, for Engine Starting (Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd.), 460*
Relay, Heavy-Duty, for Electrical Circuits (Electro Methods, Ltd.), 119*
Rontgen Rays. See X-Rays
Rural Electrification, Progress with; 626, 786*, 819, 829
— ?— Research Station, 619*
Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion Silicones Insulators, Exhibition of, 365 Storage Battery. See Accumulator (above) Street Railways. See Tramways Stroboscope, Mains-Frequency (Dawe Instruments, Ltd.), 554*
Switchgear. See Switchgear Telegraphy. See Telegraphy
Telephony. See Telephony
Test Set, Alternating-Current (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 524* Thermometer. See Thermometer Traction. See Eocowiotwes, Electric; Trolley ’Bus; Railways; Tramways
Tramways. See. Tramways Transformers. See Transformers Transistors in Electronic Circuits. 692 , Turbo-Generators. See Turbo-Generators Welding. See Welding
Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy; Radar ; Radio ; Television
— Telephony. See Telephony; Radar; Radio ; Television
Wiring Regulations, Relaxation of, 11
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Electric and Musical Industries, Ltd., Vision Transmitter for Wenvoe Television Station, 126
Electrical Engineers’ Exhibition, Earl’s Court, 424

Electrical Engineers, Institution of :

Wiring Regulations, Relaxation of, 11 Nuclear Reactors and Their Applications, by Sir J. Cockcroft, 84
Report on Benevolent Fund, 147 Faraday Medal, Award to Col. Sir A. S. Angwin, 211, 563
Election of Sir Harry Railing as Honorary Member, 211, 563
Annual Dinner, 307
Design of British Power Stations, by S. D. Whetman and A. E. Powell, 349, 447, 474
Athlone Fellowship Scheme for Practical Training, in Industry, of Canadian Engineering Graduates in Great Britain, by Dr. W. Abbott, 497
Kelvin Lecture on “ Dilemma of Lord Kelvin,” by Professor P. I. Dee, 567
Annual Report, 628
Measurement Section: Symposium on Electrical Insulating Materials: Programme, 243
Reports of Discussions, 375, 436, 468, 511, 541. See Erratum, 508
Dielectric Losses in Some Representative Insulating Materials, by L. Hartshorn,
J. V. Parry and E. Rushton, 375
Dielectric Properties of Rubber, by R. H. Norman, 375
Dielectric Behaviour of Granular Semi- Conducting Aggregates, with Special Reference to Some Magnesium Ferrites, by G. Fairweather and E. J. Frost, 376
Variation of Capacitance with Temperature in Metallised-Mica Capacitors, by A. C. Lynch, 376
Some Aspects of Deterioration of Insulating Fluids, by D. G. Childs and A. W. Stannett, 436
Effect of Humid Air in Power Losses in Pure and Impure Paraffin Oil, by J. Dunkley and R. W. Sillars, 437
Measurement of Power Factors of Insulating Oils at5 0 Cycles, by R. G. Martin and E. A. Patterson, 437
Dielectric Poperties of Oil-Soaked Press Board as Affected by Water, by R. T. Rushall, 437. See Erratum, 508
Dielectric Loss in Insulating Oil, by K. H. Stark, 437
Experimental Investigation of Factors Influencing the Electric Strength of Potassium Chloride Crystals, by J. H. Calderwood, R. Cooper and
A. A. Wallace, 437, 468
Some Mechanisms of Insulation Failure, by H. F. Church and C. G. Garton, 468
Electrical Discharges in Air Gaps Facing Solid Insulation in High-Voltage Equipment, by E. Friedlander and J. R. Reed, 437, 468
Electrical Breakdown of Air between Insulators, by W. L. Harries, 437, 468
Electrical Breakdown of Transformer Oil, by P. K. Watson and J. B. Higham, 437, 468
Electrical Breakdown in Vacuum, by Dr. D. Leader, 468
Electrical Breakdown in Organic Liquids, by Dr. T. J. Lewis, 437, 468
Breakdown of Insulation by Discharges, by J. H. Mason, 437, 468
A'. C. Breakdown of Polythene and Polystyrene, by H. G. Riddlestone, 437, 468
Impulse Breakdown of High-Voltage Cables of Solid and Gas-Cushion Type, by Dr. B. Salvage, 437, 468
Properties of Some Newer Laminated Plastic Moulding Materials, by A. N. Hawthorn and S. W. Messent, 511
Recent Developments in Testing of Impregnating Varnishes, by H. R. Heap, 511
Insulation of Rotating Electrical Machinery, by E. Jones, 511
Thermosetting and Oxidising Varnishes Used as Impregnants under Oil, by R. Newbound and T. R. Rushall, 541
Ceramic Dielectrics and Their Application to Capacitors for Use in Electronic Equipment, by P. Popper, 542
Silicone Resins, Fluids, and Elastomers in Insulation for Use at Power Frequencies, by W. J. Renwick and J. R. Reed, 542
Electrical Ceramics, by W. G. Robinson and E. C. Bloor, 542
High-Voltage Rubber-Insulated Submarine Power Cables, by H. B. Slade. 542
Improved Methods of Test for Insulation of Electrical Equipment, by Dr. A. G, Mole, 542
Variations in Electric Strength of Some Industrial Insulating Materials, by H. E. Rees and F. G. Edwards, 542
Testing Insulating Materials for Susceptibility to Tracking, by V. E. Yarsley and G. C. Ives, 542
Radio Section:
Printed and “ Potted ” electronic Circuits, by G. W. A. Dummer and D. L. Johnston, 86
Supply Section:
Current Chopping in High-Voltage Circuit- Breakers, by A. F. B. Young, 190
Electrical Engineers, Supervising, Association of. See Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of
— Engineering Industry, Training of Engi
neers, Technicians and Craftsmen for, 214
— Measurements (Review), 228 Electromagnets, Ltd., Magnetic Separator,
548*
Electronic Circuits, Printed and “ Potted,” 86
— Computer (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.),
522*
— Control Gear for Weighing Machine
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 40*
of Glass-Grinding Machines (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 574*
— Digital Computer, 808*
— Measuring Equipment (Boulton Paul Air
craft, Ltd.), 119*
— Potentiometer (Ether, Ltd.), 547*
Electronic Power Unit, Stabilised (Boulton
Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 523*
— Prevention of Drill Breakage, 278*
— and Radio Components Exhibition, 500
— Temperature Controller (Mullard, Ltd.),
128*
Electronics, Development and Industrial Growth, 242
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 422*
— Research at National Physical Laboratory,
681
Electropower Gears, Ltd., Geared Electric Motor with High-Reduction Ratio, 727*
Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd., Electronic Computer, 522*; Strain-Measuring
Bridge, 522*; Pneumatic Transmitter, 808 ; Load Cell, 808*
Embankment Slips at Twyford and Sonning Railway Cuttings, 456*, 487*
Employees. See Labour Employers’ Liability. See La&owr Employment. See Labour
Endurance Tests., See Fatigue under Tests
(Materials)
Energy Problems and National Prosperity, 758, 766
Enfield Cables, Ltd., 100-kW Wind-Driven Electric Generator, 213*
Engines, Aero. See Aeronautics
— Diesel. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine
Propulsion ; Motorships
— Fire. See Fire
— Heat, High-Temperature, Vapour Cycles
for, 325
— Internal-Combustion, British Research As
sociation, Report on Corrosion of Fuel-
Injection Nozzles, by W. P. Mansfield, 564
Combustion, Industry, Position and Prospects of, 485*
— — Combustion. See also Turbines, Gas
— Jet, Inspection Problems of, 345*, 409*
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Motor Car. See Engines, Petrol
— Oil Diesel, 9.8-Litre, Type Test of (Ley-
land Motors, Ltd.), 352
Diesel, 170-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder (Cummins Railroad Equipment Co., Inc.), 701* Diesel, 150-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder (Leyland
Motors, Ltd.), 141*
Diesel, Manufacture by Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., 171*
Diesel, Marine, 1,875-s.h.p. Eighteen- Cylinder (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), .555*
— — Diesel, Marine, 270-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder
Blackstone, 106*
— — Diesel, Marine, 8,000-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder
Doxford, Use of Welding in, 76*
Diesel, Six-Cylinder, 70 b.h.p., for Motor Grader and Scarifier (Leyland Motors, Ltd.), 761
Diesel, Marine, Sulzer, Development of, 571
Diesel, Marine, 36-b.h.p. Three-Cylinder 48-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder (Bolinders Co., Ltd.), 268*
—— Diesel, Marine, 13,000 h.p. Twelve- Cylinder, M.S. “ Giulio Cesare,” 262* Diesel, Marine, Welded Bedplates for,
75
— — Diesel, Perkins for Motor Lorry, Six-
Cylinder 83-b.h.p., 439
Diesel, Prevention of Failure of Fuel
Pipes on, by Damping (C.A.V., Ltd.), 585* Diesel, 108-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder, for Motor
Vehicles (F. Perkins, Ltd.), 461* Diesel, Recovery of Waste Heat from,
266
Diesel. See also Motorships; Marine Propulsion ; Diesel Engine Users Association
Motor Vehicle, Underfloor, Trolley Jack for Removal, 717*
— — See also Tractors and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Petrol, Aeroplane. See Aeronautics 4-h.p. and 70-c.c. Air-Cooled (Villiers
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 578*
Coating Alloy for Poppet Valves of (Deloro Stellite Ltd.), 248
— — 30-h.p. Four-Cylinder (Newage (Man
chester), Ltd.), 578*
Marine, 33-h.p. Four-Cylinder (Coventry Victor Motor Co., Ltd.),’546*
Motor-Car, Bedford Six-Cylinder, 84 b.h.p., for Medium-Weight Lorry, 439 See also Aeronautics : Motor Cars
— Steam, Marine, 1,150-i.h.p. Triple-Expan
sion, for Steam Tug “ Horus,” 493
Marine. See also Marine Propulsion; Turbines
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Engineers-in-Charge, Insitution of, Annual
Dinner, 690
— Education. See Education
— Institutions. See Institutions
— Professional, Appointment Bureau, Work of,
595
— and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of,
Inspection Problems of Modern Jet Engines, by C. Garside, 345*, 409*; Lord Weir’s Gift of 10,0001. to, 435
— Society of, Gas Turbines in Retrospect and
Prospect, by W. E. P. Johnson, 699
Engineering Apprentices. See Education; Labour
— Centenaries in 1953, 19
— Contracts. See Contracts ; Legal
— Draughtsmen and Designers, Institution of,
Awards by, 466 ; Recent Developments in Aircraft Design, by S. Scott-Hall, 466
— Education. See Education
—- Laboratories. See Laboratories ; National Physical
— Literature, American, Present State of, 81
— Outlook, 9*, 70*, 136*, 196*, 232*, 263*,
296*, 328*, 359*, 389*, 421*, 453*, 484*. See LETTER, 372
— Science, Foundations of (Review), 674
— Societies. See Institutions
—? Standards. See Standards Institution —- Training, Progress in, 214
— Works. See WorAs
Engis, Ltd., Diamond Lapping and Polishing
Compound, 446*
England, Effects of Storm, of January 31,1953,
177. See Erratum, 203
Entwisle, Dr. A. R., on Effect of Arsenic and Antimony on Temper-Brittleness, 693
Epicyclic Gearbox, Wilson, Machining of, Guy Motors, Ltd., 363*
Equations, Empirical, and Nomography (Review), 291
Equipment, Measuring, Electronic (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 119*
Equipu Machine Tool Co., Ltd., Tool-Post Lathe for Multiple Tools, 470*
Erosion of Propellers. See Propellers
Esavian, Ltd., Sliding and Folding Doors for Aluminium Hangar, 98*
Ether, Ltd., Electronic Potentiometer, 547* ; Pyrometer Kit, 547
“ Euclid ” 13-cub. yd. Bottom Dump Wagon, 579*
Europe, Eastern, Market for British Engineering Products, 339
European Coal and Steel Community, Work of, 723
— Iron and Steel Production, Statistics of, 83
— Production of Flat Steel Materials, 211
— Steel Industry and Wide Strip Mill, Report
on, 593
Euston Station, “ London on Wheels ” Exhibition, 691
Euter, L., Work on Centrifugal Pump, 42
Evans, Dr. U. R., on Boiler-Water Treatment to Prevent Corrosion, 602*
Evaporator, Sea-Water, Scale Formation in, and Its Prevention, 179, 284*, 378*, 442*. See Erratum, 250
Eve, C. W., the Late, 564
Eve, J. L., Construction Co., Ltd., 275-kV Transmission Tower, 96*
Everest, Mount, Expedition, Oxygen Equipment for, 779*
Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd., Mains-Operated High-Voltage “ Megger,” 492*
Ewing, Sir J. A., Educational Work of, 827
Excavator, “ Dinkum ” (Whitlock Brothers, Ltd.), 630*
Exchangers, Extended Surfaces of, 84. See LETTERS, 116, 276
— Heat, for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 321
for Gas Turbines, Patents for, 773* for Gas Turbines, Researches on, 30, 61 Exhaust Valves. See Valves
Exhibition, British Industries Fair, 513*, 545*, 577*, 630*
— British Instrument Industries, Olympia, 807* —- Commerce and Industry, India House,
London, 754
— and Conferences, Forthcoming, 151, 279,
.407, 535, 695, 823
— and Convention, Packaging, National,
Olympia, 115
— Electrical Engineers’, Earl’s Court, 424
— Engineering, Institution of Civil Engineers,
821
— Factory Equipment, London, 404
— Historic Books on Machines, Science
Museum, 623
— “ London on Wheels,” Euston Station, 691
— Map and Map Making, Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors, 787
— Photographs of State of Kuwait, 83
— Plastics, British, Olympia, 747*, 788*
— Powder-Metallurgy, London, 678, 754
— Radio and Electronic Components, 500
— Scientific Apparatus, Physical Society’s,
250, 491*, 522*, 554*
— —- Instruments, Royal Society’s Conversa
zione, 692
— of Silicones in Electrical Industry, 365
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Experimental Tank. See Tanfc; Ship Models Explosions, Colliery. See Accidents
— Dust, in Factory, Injury to Fireman, 421 Export Trade. See Trade ; and Industries in
PARAGRAPH INDEX
Extractor for Ball and Roller Bearings (Civitas Trading Corporation, Ltd.), 288*
Extrusion, Cold, of Steel, Conference on, Arrangements for, 403

FACTORY Accidents. See Accidents
— American, Modern Practice of Construction, 116
— Application of Electricity in, 791, 829
— Chief Inspector’s Annual Report, 433
— Dust Explosion in, Injury to Fireman, 421
— Equipment Exhibition, London, 404
—- Management. See Works Management
— Swing Doors, with Rubber Panels (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 577
— Yeast, at Dovercourt (Standard Yeast Co., Ltd.), 220*
Fair, Trade. See Exhibition
Fairbairn, A. R., the Late, 302
Fairfield Engineering Co., Ltd., Horizontal Gear-Shaving Machine, 313*
Fairmile Construction Co., Ltd., Motor Tug “ Maamal,” 106 ; 150-ton Aluminium-
Alloy Barge, 208*
Fairweather, A., on Dielectric Behaviour of Granulated Semi-Conducting Aggregates, 376
Fan Manufacturers’ Association, New Code on Fan Performance Tests, 246
— Performance Tests, New Code on, 246
— Unit, Centrifugal, Electrically-Driven (Keith
Blackman, Ltd.), 514*
Faraday Medal, Award to Col. Sir A. S. Angwin, 211, 563 ‘
Farmer, H. E., Engineering Co., Electronic Torque Control of Drills, 278*
Farmer, J. D., on Insulation of Refrigerated Cargo Ship, 776. See Erratum, 813
Farmers’ Tools, 1500-1900 (Review), 163
Farming. See Agriculture; Tractors
Farrant, D., on Takoradi Harbour Extension, 787. See 532*
“ Fast-Cycling ” Automatic Injection Moulding Machine, 546*
Fastening, Press, for Sheet Metal (W. Crockatt and Sons, Ltd.), 781*
Fatigue in Aircraft, Discussion on, 570
— in Ship Structures, 648
— Tests of Metals. See Fatigue under Tests
(Materials)
?Fawcett, Preston and Co., Ltd., Tower Crane fo Building Construction, 653*
Federation of British Industries, Statement on Government Finance, 115; Report on Conference on Industry and Universities,
178. See LETTER, 244, 340, 337. See LETTER, 372 ; Annual Report, 601
Feed Heating Plant, Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 109
— — Plant at British Power Stations, 447
— Pumps. See Pumps
— Water Alkalinity in Caustic Cracking in
Boilers, 219
Softener. See Water Treatment
Treatment for Prevention of Corrosion, 602*
See also Water
Fencing Machinery, Legal Decisions on, 146
Fender Bracket for Deep-Water Wharf on Gambia River, 2*
— Suspension, Three-Point, for Ships, 822
Fenner, J. H., and Co., Ltd., Belting and Pulleys, 577
Ferguson, D. M., the Late, 174
Ferguson, H., Ltd., Small Industrial Tractors, 60*
Fergusson, H. B., the Late, 276
Fermenting Tanks, Stainless-Steel,-Yeast Factory at Dovercourt, 220*
Ferranti, Ltd., Transformer for Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 109 ; High-Speed Cathode-Ray Oscillograph, 523* ; Electronic Digital Computer, 808*
Ferric Chloride, Use in Sea-Water Evaporators, 443*. See Erratum, 250
Ferro-Concrete. See Concrete, Reinforced, and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Festival Hall, Aalborg, Denmark, Mechanic- ally-Adjustable Floor at, 569
Fiat 26,000-h.p. Diesel Engines, M.S. “Giulio Cesare,” 262*
“ Fieldmaster” Weed-Spraying Equipment, 190 Film on Diesel Generator as Composite Heat and Power Unit, 266
— Photographic, Dimensionally-Stable Base
for (Jlford, Ltd.), 653
— Projector, Sound, 16-mm. (British Thomson-
Houston Co., Ltd.), 199
— Sound, 16-mm., Projector for (British
Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 199
— X-Ray, British Manufacture of, 157
Filter and Reducing Valve for Compressed- Air Lines (Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd.), 477*
Financial Aid to Increase Productivity, 307
Fire Appliance Hose-Laying (Merryweather and Sons, Ltd.), 121*
— in Collieries, Investigations on, 210
— Engine, with Self-Supporting Escape Lad
der (Merryweather and Sons, Ltd.), 537*
— Extinguishers, Foam-Type, Portable, Speci
fication, 288
— in Passenger Vessels, 148
— Research Station, Investigation on Fire
Resistance of Prestressed Concrete, 311
Firebricks. See Refractory Bricks
Fireguards for Heating Appliances, Specification, 544
Fireman, Injury to, in Factory Dust Explosion, 421
Fish Control by Electrical Means, 240*
— Movements at Hydro-Electric Plants,
Electrical Control of, 203
Fitting of Shafts in Holes. See Gauges
Flack versus Dickson, Legal Decision on, 231 Flame Radiation Research Joint Committee, Work of, 275
Flare Stacks for British Oil Refineries (British Insulated Callender’s Construction Co., Ltd.), 598*
Flat Steel Materials, European Production of, 211
Flaw Detector, Supersonic (Kelvin and Hughes (Industrial), Ltd.), 363*
Ultrasonic, Miniature (Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd.), 808*
— — Ultrasonic (Solus-Schall, Ltd.), 523* Fleet. See WarsAiys
Fleming, Sir A. P. M., on Progress in Engineering Training, 214
Fleming, N., on Air-to-Ground Noise, 734
Flight. See Aeronautics
Floating Dock. See Dock
Flood Damage on River Humber, 486
— and Storm of January 31, 1953, Effects of,
177. See Erratum, 203
Flooding, Departmental Committee on, 404
Floor Beams, “Shishkoff” and “ Plycrete,” Use in Yeast Factory at Dovercourt, 221*
— Mechanically-Adjustable, Festival Hall,
Aalborg, Denmark, 569
Flow Control by Electronic Weighing Machine (R. Simon and Sons, Ltd.), 40*
— Gas, in Nozzles, One-Dimensional Irre
versible, 355*
— in Pipes, Effect of Friction on Compression
and Rarefaction Waves, 674*, 708*
— Road-Traffic, Aids to, 182
Flue-Gas Washing -Plant, Bankside “ B ’’ Power Station, 109*
Fluid Dynamics, Essentials of, and Applications (Review), 227
— Friction. See Friction; Hydrodynamics
— Hydraulic, Non-Inflammable (Monsanto
Chemicals, Ltd.), 438
— Insulating, Deterioration of, 436
— Mechanics, Guide to (Review), 227
— Seal (Hall and Hall, Ltd.), 547*
Fluidisation of Pulverised Peat for Gas Turbine, 308*
Fluxmeters, Control Box for Degassing (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 492* Flying Boats. See Aeronautics
Folding Machine for Sheet Metal (F. J. Edwards, Ltd.), 159*
Food Investigation Board, Annual Report. 818
— Production and Electricity Supply, 626,
766, 829
Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Electronic Torque Control of Drills, 278*
Forging, Copper-Rich Alloy, Specification, 512
— Drop. See Hammers under Machine Tools
— Hammers. See Hammer under Machine
Tools
— Press. See Press under Machine Tools
Foster Wheeler, Ltd., Boiler Plant, Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 108* ; FosterWheeler Type Boiler, S.S. “ Andrea Doria,” 811
Foster, Yates and Thom, Ltd., “ Rotocube ” Mixing Machine, 545* ; “ Lancastrian ” 50-ton Moulding Press, 545 ; 50-ton Hydraulic Plastic-Moulding Press, 747
Foundation, Pier, York River Bridge, Virginia, 737*
— for Oil-Refinery Flare Stack, 598* Foundry, Crawley, of A.P.V., Ltd., 673*
— Industry, Science, Technology and Crafts
manship in, 778
— Iron, and Government Policy, 113. See
LETTERS, 180
— See also Castings ; Moulding
Foundrymen, Institute of British. See British Fowler, J., and Co. (Leeds), Ltd., 100-h.p. Diesel Locomotive for Denmark, 87*
Foxwell, Dr. G. E., on Problems of Nationalised Fuel Industries, 667
Fractures in Mild-Steel Plates, 65*, 100*. See Errata, 151
Frames, Steel, Triangulated, Tests on, 53*
— Structures, Model Analysis, of, 710*, 741* Framing, Structural, Lightweight (British
Optical and Precision Engineers, Ltd.),672* France. See French
Francis Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works,
Chalk-Crushing and Screening Plant, 94* ; Automatic Wagon Tippler, 409* ; Continuous Lead-Casting Machine, 524*
Freeman, S. B., the Late, 340
French, G., the Late, 206
French, Sir J. W., the Late, 83
— National Railways, 4,800-h.p. 1,500-volt
Electric Locomotive, 641*. See Erratum, 730
— Society of Civil Engineers. See Civil
Engineers
Frequency Source Calibrator, (Plessey Co., Ltd.), 555
Fretting Corrosion of Steel, Investigation on, 305
Friction Effect on Compression and Rarefaction Waves, 674*, 708*
Friedlander, E., on Electric Discharges in Air Gaps in High-Voltage Equipment, 437, 468
Frost, E. J., on Dielectric Behaviour of Granulated Semi-Conducting Aggregates, 376
Frost, N. E., on Creep Properties of Steels for Power Plants, 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820* ; on Creep of Aluminium Alloys, 535
Froude, W., Proposed Memorial to, 115. See LETTER, 180
Frtingel, Dr. F., High-Intensity Rapid-Flash Stroboscope, 31*
Fuel, Boiler, Use in Sulzer Marine Diesel Engine Tests, 572
— Consumption, 150-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder
Diesel Engine (Leyland Motors, Ltd.), 141*
— — of 6,000-b.h.p. Sulzer Marine Diesel
Engine, 572
— Costs of Various Types of British-Railway
Locomotives, 188
Fuel Firing, Ltd., Oil Initiators at St. Pancras Power Station, 427*
— for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 321
— Industries, Nationalised, Problems of, .667
— Injection Nozzles, Corrosion of, Report on,
564*
System for “ Deltic ” Marine Diesel Engine, 555*
— Institute of, Discussion on Work of Flame
Radiation Research Joint Committee, 275Annual Report, 531; Annual Luncheon, 563 ; Presidential Address by Dr. G. E. Foxwell on Problems of Nationalised Fuel Industries, 667
— Liquid. See also Oil Fuel
— and Lubricants, Admiralty Advisory
Committee, 591
— Motor. See also Gas ; Paraffin'; Producer
— Oil. See Oil Fuel
— Pipe, High-Pressure, on Diesel Engine,
Prevention of Failure by Damping (C.A.V., Ltd.), 585*
— and Power, Ministry of, Peat-Burning Gas
Turbine, 308*
— Pump. See Pump
— System for 4,500-s.h.p. Naval Gas Turbine,
131*. See LETTER, 212
for Admiralty Gas-Turbine Test House, 386
for Test Plants for “ Avon ” Jet Engines, 589*
— See also Coal; Oil; Gas ; Peat
Furnace, Bale-Out, for Aluminium Melting (Thermic Equipment and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 630*
— Blast, Developments in, 597*
High Top-Pressure Operation of, 267 Plant, at Hawarden Bridge Steelworks, 652*, 812*
— Boiler, Corrugated, Specification, 751
— Brazing, Continuous (Incandescent Heat
Co., Ltd.), 630*
— Electric-Arc, Induction Stirrer for (Asea
Electric, Ltd.), 428*
— — Arc, Steelmaking, 20-ton (Birlec, Ltd.)
204*
— Gas, Control Unit for (Elcontrol, Ltd.), 807*
— Oil and Electric, at Foundry of A.P.V., 1 Ltd., 673*
L Open-Hearth, Thermal Efficiency of, 597 Room, Nottingham University Laboratories, 501*
— Rotary Hearth, Water-Cooled Lifting
Magnet for Charging, 413
— Steelmaking, 20-ton Electric Arc (Birlcc,
Ltd.), 204*
— Tube, High-Temperature, for Laboratories (Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 416*

GADD, E. R., on Fatigue from Metallurgists’ Point of View, 570
Gambia River, Deep-Water Wharf on, 1*
Gamma Radiography and Foundry Techniques, 797*
Gantry, Tubular Steel, Welded (Tubewrights, Ltd.), 185*
— See also Crane
Gapper, Great Western Type, 414*
Gardner, F., the Late, 174
Gardner, G. A., on Safety Factor in Construction, 343, 445, 477. See 275, 307, 338
Garside, C., on Inspection Problems of Modern Jet Engines, 345*, 409*
Garton, C. G., on Mechanisms of Insulated Failure, 468
Gas Analyser for Quantitative Analysis (Griffin and Tatlock, Ltd.), 140*
— Appliances, Flexible Metallic Tubing and
Connector Ends for, Specification, 24
— Board, North Thames, Tests of Gas-
Heated Lead-Melting Pots for Cable Sheathing, 585
— Council, Gas Firing for Continuous-Tunnel
Pottery Kilns, 533 ; Tests of Gas-Heated Lead-Melting Pots for Cable Sheathing, 585 ; Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 630*
— Electric Discharge in. See Electric
— Fired Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Firing for Continuous-Tunnel Pottery
Kilns, 533
— Flow in Nozzles, One-Dimensional Irre
versible, 355*
— and Gas Works. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Heating Tests of Lead-Melting Pots for
Cable Sheathing, 585
— Industry, American, Productivity Team’s
Report on, 627
Nationalised, Problems of, 667
— Producer. See Producer
— Tester for Light-Alloy Melts (W. Edwards
and Co. (London), Ltd.), 524*
— Turbine. See Turbine
— Valves, Relay, Pressure-Operated, Speci
fication, 719
— Washing Plant, Bankside “ B ” Power
Station, 109*
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Nitrogen; Oxygen, etc. Gasification of Coal, O.E.E.C. Report on, 717 Gasoline. See Engine, Petrol; Aeronautics Gasworks, Aluminium-Alloy Roof over, 377 Gates, Lift, Spillway, for Tungabhadra
Irrigation and Power Scheme, 161
Gauges, Load, Types Used in Building Research, 821
— Screw, Effective, Diameter of, 318*
— Strain, Automatic Recorder for, 56* Foil, for Torque and Pressure Measurement (H. Tinsley and Co., Ltd.), 119
— Thickness, Radiation (Baldwin Instrument
Co., Ltd.), 491*
— — Ultrasonic (Dawe Instruments, Ltd.),
809*
— Thread, Caliper (Tolimit Gauges, Ltd.), 407*
— and Tool Makers’ Association, Luncheon,
627
Gaugemeter for Strip Mills, 33*
Gauging, Pneumatic, Measurement of Surface Finish by, 505*
Gaur Hydro-Electric Scheme, Inauguration of, 819
Gear-Cutting Machines. See Machine Tools
— Lubricants, Mechanical Testing of, 200*,
257*
— Reduction, Marine, Back-to-Back Testing
of, 339, 362, 426, 458
— Teeth, Shaving of, 825*
— Tooth Grinding, Developments in, 691, 714
— Worm, Double-Reduction (D. Brown
Gears (London), Ltd.), 282
Gearbox, Epicyclic, Wilson, Machining of, Guy Motors, Ltd., 363*
— for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 321*
— Test, for Testing Lubricants, 200*, 257* Geared Turbines, Marine. See Marine Propulsion
Gearing, Marine, Investigation by Pametrada, 728
Use of Welding in, 122*
Gelatin Models for Structural Analysis, 403 General Electric Co., Ltd., Electronic Control
Gear for Weighing Machine, 40* ; Rheostatic Brake for Trolley-’Buses, 61*; Electric Storage Space Heater, 183*; 750-kW Fan-Cooled Electric Generator for East Africa, 281*; Automatic Wagon Tippler, 409*; Water-Cooled Lifting Magnet for Furnace Charging, 413* ; Continuous Lead-Casting Machine, 524* ; Vector Slide Rule, 554* ; Electronically-Controlled Glass-Grinding Machine, 574* ; Electrical Equipment for 424-in. Cogging Mill, 633 ; Micropowder Magnets, 682* ; Electrical Equipment for Turbo-Electric “ San Florentino,” 685* ; 12-kW Infra-Red Heating Equipment for Plastics, 788* ; Miniature Link Testing Ammeter, 809*
General Motors, Ltd., 500-ton Hydraulic, Press, 823*
Generating Sets, 3-kW and 6-kW Diesel- Driven (Dale Electric (Yorkshire), Ltd.) 630*
— Station. See Power Station
Generator, Electric, 60-MW, Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 108*
52 • 5-MW, Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 666*
-- — at British Power Stations, 349, 448, 474 Diesel-Driven, Recovery of Waste Heat from, 266
— —- 750-kW Fan-Cooled, for East Africa
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 281*
-*?— — Gas-Turbine Driven, for Oil Tanker, 307 6-MW, Gaur Hydro-Electric Scheme, 819 Installed in British Power Stations in 1952, 41
— — Insulating Materials for, 511
— — for Mobile Ground Units for Aircra/t,
Generator Electric, 550-kW, S.S. “ San Florentino,” 685*
— — 14 to 35-kVA Self-Excited Self-Regu
lating Alternator (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 733*
Self-Exciting Alternator (A. Lyon and Co. (Engineers), Ltd.), 694*
— — 7,500-kW, Tungabhadra -Hydro-Electric
Scheme, 163
100-kW Wind-Driven (Enfield Cables, Ltd.), 213*
— — See also jTw&o-Generators
— Set, 93-kW, Diesel-Driven, Mobile
(Houchin, Ltd.), 579*
Genesis of Design (Review), 370. See LETTER, 436
Gent and Co., Ltd., “ Underdome ” Bell, 580* Geological Survey, Nucleonic Measuring Instruments for, 452*
Geometrical Considerations in Machining Irregular Surfaces (Review), 772
Germany, Brown-Coal Deposits, 274. See Erratum, 342
Gerrard Industries, Ltd., Bottle-Case Wiring Machines, 155
Gibson, A. F., Infra-Red Communication System, 692
Gibson, W. M., on Extended Surfaces for Heat Exchangers, 276. See LETTERS, 84, 116
Gildemeister Four Head Plano-Miller, 172*
Gildersieve Design and Tools, Multiple Nut- Tightening and Tapping Machines, 254*
Gilet, P. M., on Effect of Axial Slip on Facing with Lathe, 229*
Gillespie, J. J., on Informal Work Group in Management, 167
Girder, Aluminium Plate, 67-ft. Span (S. Butler and Sons, Ltd.), 569*
— Portal Frame, for Aluminium Hangar, 97*
— See also Beams ; Bridges ; Floors
Girling, Ltd., Production of Brakes and Dampers for Motor Vehicles, 599*
“ Giulio Cesare,” M.S., Italian Passenger Liner, 261*
Glasgow, Royal Technical College, Report on Research, 77 ; Investigation on Strength of Thin-Walled Channel Sections, 291* Glass, Electric Welding of (Quickflt and Quartz, Ltd.), 746*
— Fibre Plastics for Aircraft Construction, 539
— Grinding Machine, Electronically Control
led (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 574*
— Models for Stress Determination. See
PAoio-KZastic
—- Molten, Feeder, Temperature Control System for (G. Kent, Ltd.), 671
Glazed Awning for Roof of Victoria Station, Sheffield, 508*
Glazing for Aluminium Hangar (Helliwell and Co., Ltd.), 98*
Gold Coast, Takoradi-Harbour Extension, 532*. See LETTER, 787
Golder, Dr. H. Q., Deep-Well Dewatering System, 822
Good, A. P., the Late, 212*. See LETTER, 243 Goodenough Contractors’ Machinery, Ltd., 6-in. Self-Priming Centrifugal Trailer Pump, 287*
Gorman, A. E., on Water Supply and Atomic Energy Industry, 618
Gosling, on Creep Properties of Steels for Power Plants, 755*. See 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTER, 820*
Government Finance and British Industry Statement on, 115
— Policy and Iron Foundries, 113. See
LETTERS, 180
— Railways. See Bailways
— Statement, Economic Survey for 1953, 434 Governor Gear for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 323 Grader and Scarifier, Motor-Driven for Roads
(Blaw Knox, Ltd.), 761*
Grain, Aluminium Silo for (Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd.), 86*
Grain, Isle of, Oil-Refinery’Flare Stack, 598*
Graneek, M., on Measurement of Surface Finish by Pneumatic Gauging, 5’05*
Grangemouth Oil-Refinery Flare Stack, 598* Granite, Surface Plates (Lithinof Precision Surfaces), 619
Granulating Machine for Plastics (Hupfleld Brothers, Ltd.), 788*
Grass Growing oh Ash Dumps, Experiments in, 339
Grates. See Furnace ; Stoker
Graving Dock. See Dock
Gray, A., the Late, 404*
Gray, A. W., on Electricity for Horticulture, 830
Gray Lecture on Welding in Marine Engineering, by H. N. Pemberton, 73*, 122*
Great 'Western Type Gapper, 414*
Greatrex, F. B., on Jet Engine Noise, 733
Green, R. and H., and Silley Weir, Ltd., Repairs to Harwich-Zeebrugge Train- Ferry Ramp, 395*
Greenough, Dr. G. B., on X-Ray Diffraction Studies in Relation to Creep, 534
Griffin and Tatlock, Ltd., Gas Analyser for Quantitative Analysis, 140*
Grinding Machines. See Machine Tools Ground Electrical Supply Units for Aircraft, 780*
Grouting Point for Injecting Cement Grout, 822 Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds (Midlands), Ltd., Black-Bolt Heading Plant with Induction Heating, 193*
Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds Group, Research Laboratory of, 715*
Guy Motors, Ltd., Machining cf Wilson Epicyclic Gearbox, 363* ; Trolley Jack for Underfloor Vehicle Engines, 717*
G. W.B. Electric Furnaces, Ltd., “ Autolec ” Thermal Storage Installation, 546*
Gwynne, J. S., Work on Centrifugal Pump, 92

HACKING, SIR J., on Energy Problems and National Prosperity, 758. See 626
Hacksaw Blades, Specification, 384
Hadfield, Sir R. A., Proposed Memorial to, 590
Hadfields Ltd., 20-ton Electric-Arc Steel Melting Furnace, 204*
Hafner, R., on Ground Tests of Helicopters, 43
Hagari River, Aqueduct Over, Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme, 162
Halcrow, Sir W., and Partners, Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 665*
Hale and Hale (Tipton), Ltd., “Barslide ” Head for Pit Props, 578*
Hales, K. C., on Insulation of Refrigerated Cargo Ship, 776. See Xrraitwn, 813
Hall, A. W., the Late, 743
Hall and Hall, Ltd., Fluid Seal, 547*
Hall Harding, Ltd., Centenary of, 723
Hammers. See Machine Tools
Hampson, H., Extended Surfaces for Heat Exchangers, 116. See LETTERS, 84, 276 Hams Hall Power Station Ash Dump, Experiments in Growing Grass on, 339
Handley Page, Ltd., H.P.80 “ Crescent ” Wing Bomber Aircraft, 21*
Handling, Materials, and American Industry, 530
— Mechanical, Industry, Position and Pros
pects of, 484*
Hanson, Prof. D., the Late, 788
Harbour for Aden Oil Refinery, 490*. See .Erraiwtti, 608
— Takoradi, Extensions to, 532*. See LETTER,
787
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Harcourt, D., Ltd., Pressure Gauges for Oxygen Equipment for Everest Expedition, 779*
Hardening of Metals. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Hardness Tests. See Tests {Materials)
Harries, W. L., on Electrical Breakdown of Air Between Insulators, 437, 468
Harris, L. E., on Early Development of Centrifugal Pump, 41, 91
Harrison, P. W., on Effective Diameter of Screw Gauges, 318*
Hartshorn, L., on Dielectric Losses in Insulating Materials, 375
Harvey, J. M., on Structural Strength of Thin- Walled Channel Sections, 291*
Harwell Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Nuclear Reactors at, 84
Harwich-Zeebrugge Train-Ferry Ramp, Flood Damage to, 395
Hatfield Aerodrome, Royal Aeronautical Society’s Garden Party, 786
Hawarden Bridge Steelworks, 250-ton and 125-ton Ladle Cranes, 417* ; Blast-Furnace Plant at, 652*, 812*
Hawkes, Prof. C. J., the Late, 181* Hawthorn, A. N., on Properties of Plastic Insulation Materials, 511
Hayhurst, J. D., on Ground-to-Ground Noise, 734
Haymaking Investigations at National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, 415 Hazel Grove Works, Stockport, of Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., Reorganisation of Diesel Engine Department at, 171* Head, Wrightson and Co., Ltd., Blast-Furnace Plant at Hawarden Bridge Steelworks, 652*, 812*
Heading Plant, Bolt, with Induction Heating (Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds (Midlands), Ltd.), 193*
Headlamps, Motor-Vehicle, Dazzle from, 211 Heap, H. R., on Testing of Impregnating Varnishes, 511
Heat and Electricity Supply Combined, 790,829
— Engines. See Engines ; Turbines ; Aero
nautics
— Exchangers, Extended Surfaces of, 84.
See LETTERS, 116, 276
for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 321
for Gas Turbines, Patents for, 773* for Gas Turbines, Researches on, 30, 61
— Insulation, Bricks for, Manufacture, 757*
— — of Refrigerated Cargo Ship, 776. See
Erratum, 813
— Leakage in Refrigerated Cargo Ships, 776
See Erratum, 813
— Storage Installation “ Autolec ” (G.W.B.
Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 546*
— Transfer, General Discussion on, 1951
(Review), 163
Phenomena (Review), 612
in Sea-Water Evaporators, 179, 378*, 442*
— Treatment of Metals. See Metallurgy
— Waste. See Waste Heat
Heater, Feed-Water. See Feed-Heater
— Induction, for Black-Bolt Heading Plant
(Birlec, Ltd.), 193*
— Space, Electric Storage (General Electric
Co., Ltd.), 183*
Heating Appliances, Fireguards for, Specification, 544
— Equipment, 12-kW Infra-Red, for Plastics
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 788*
— Pipe?, Cast-Iron, for Oil Tankers (Colvin-
Smith, Ltd.), 601*. See Addendum, 743
— and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of,
Annual Dinner, 211
“ Hebble,” S.S., Refloating of, 486
Heenan and Froude, Ltd., Test Plants for “ Avon ” Jet Engines, 588* ; Baling Press for Scrap Metal, 729* ; Aero’ Engine Test Plant for “ Swissair ” Zurich, 769* Helicopters. See Aeronautics
Helliwell and Co., Ltd., Glazing for Aluminium Hangar, 98*
Helmer, C. H., on Vector Methods of Solving Vibration Problems, 84
Hentzen, W., A.G., Super-Finish Centreless Lapping Machine, 377*
Herbert, A., Ltd., Optical Control of Machine Tool Slides, 22* ; “ Pullomax ” Plate
and Sheet-Working Machine, 236*; Hilger Turbine-Blade Projector, 631*; “ Osborn ” Weighing Machine, 747*
Herbert, D. C., on Creep Tests on Nimonic Alloys, 605*
“ Hermes,” H.M. Aircraft Carrier, Launch of, 246*
Herzstark, C., “ Curta ” Calculating Machine 102*
Heysham-Lancaster-Morecambe Railway, 50- Cycle Single-Phase TractioD on, 12* Hickman, Brigadier J. B., the Late, 797 High-Duty Alloys, Ltd., 12,000-ton Hydraulic Press for Aluminium, 301*
— Temperature Tests. See Tests (Materials)
— Vacuum Testing, Pumping Plant for
(Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 700*
Higham, J. B., on Electric Breakdown of Transformer Oil, 437, 468
Highway Research Board, United States, Investigations on Economics of Road Transport, 171
— See Roads
Hilger Turbine-Blade Projector (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 631*
Hilger and Watts, Ltd., Projector for Jet-Engine Blading, 410*
Hillier, H., on Scale Formation in Sea-Water Distilling Plants, 284*, 378*, 442*. See
179. See Erratum, 250
Hinton, Sir C., on Metallurgical Requirements of Chemical Engineer, 575. See 406
Hirst, S. B., on Control of Quality in Casting Magnesium Alloys, 471. See 501.
Historical Metrology (Review), 228. See LETTER, 308
History of Second World War: Works and Buildings (Review), 419
— Transport, Journal, First Issue, 723
H. M.SS. See under Warships
H.N. Electrical Supplies, Ltd., " Crustex ” Ultrasonic Boiler Descaler, 619*
Hobson, J. E., on Electronics, Development and Industrial Growth, 242
Hodge, J. B., and Co., Ltd., “ Euclid ” 13-cub. yd. Bottom-Dump Wagon, 579*
Hoists. See Cranes; Gantries
Holder, C. P., on Electricity Supplies for Industry, 790. See 829
Holes, Fitting of Shafts in. See Gauging Holecek, Dr. K., on “ Curta ” Calculating Machine 102*
Holland, Effects of Storm of January 31,1953, 177. See Erratum, 203
— Ijmuiden, Flame Radiation Researches at,
275
Holloway Brothers (London), Ltd., Brighton " B ” Power Station, 665*
Holman Brothers, Ltd., Pneumatic Forging Hammer, 513*
Home Office, Departmental Committee on Floods, 404
Homebush and Rozelle, Australia, 132-kV Submarine Impregnated Pressure Cable Between, 596
Honours List, Coronation and Birthday, 759 New Year, 1953, 18, 54
Hooper and Co. (Coachbuilders), Ltd., Repairs to Wheels of Queen’s State Coach, 761 Horticultural Work at National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, 441
Horticulture, Application of Electricity to, 830 “ Horus ” Steam Tug, for Suez Canal, 493* Hose Couplings, Specification, 216
— Laying Fire Appliance (Merryweather &
Sons, Ltd.), 121*
Houchin, Ltd., 93-kW Diesel-Driven Generator Set, 579*
House of Commons Select Committee on Estimates, Report on Road Maintenance, 690
“ H.P.M.” 500-ton Hydraulic Press, 823* Hughes, J. R., on Mechanical Testing of Gear Lubricants, 200*, 257*
Huie, R. S., the Late, 654
Humber Graving Dock and Engineering Co., Ltd., Refloating of S.S. “ Hebble,” 486
— River, Flood Damage on, 486
Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd., 170-b.h.p. Diesel Locomotive for Mines, 701*
Hupfleld Brothers, Ltd., Plastics-Granulating Machine, 788*
Hurst, H. J., on Control of Quality of Aluminium Alloys, 438. See 471, 501
Hydraulic Cylinders (Keelavite Rotary Pumps and Motors, Ltd.), 547*
— Fluid, Non-Inflammable (Monsanto Chemi
cals, Ltd.), 438
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
— Power Plant. See Power Plant
Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Co., 500-ton Hydraulic Press, 823*
— Press. See Press under Machine Tools
— Slide-Valve Motor for Aircraft Systems,
396*
— Torque-Generating Spanner (Acratork Engi
neering Co., Ltd.), 169*
— Turbines. See Turbines ; Power Plant Hydraulics and Its Applications (Review), 35
— Applied, Handbook of (Review), 515
— Research Station, Progress at, 664 ; Water-
Current Meters and Wave-Height Analyser, 821
— See also Hydrodynamics ; Irrigation ; Water
Hydrochloric Acid, Use in Sea-Water Evaporators, 179, 442
Hydrodynamics, Forces on Bodies in Motion in Fluids, 677
Hydro-Electric Power Plant. See Power Plant Hydromechanics Research Association, British, Annual Report, 179
Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd., Filter and Reducing Valve for Compressed-Air Lines, 477*

IDEAL BOILERS AND RADIATORS, LTD., Producer-Gas Plant, 732*
I.G. Farben A.G., Lead-Cyanamide Paints, 314*
Ijmuiden, Holland, Flame Radiation Researches at, 275
Ilford, Ltd., X-Ray Film Manufacture by, 157 ; Dimensionally-Stable Base for Photographic Films, 653
Illumination, Glossary of Terms Used in, 719 — See also Light; Lighting
Images, Stroboscopic, and Determination of Angular Speed, 132*
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Flow Control by Electronic-Weighing Machine, 40* ; Strain Phenomena in Perspex, 692 ; “ Alkathene ” Pipe for Cold-Water Plumbing, 788*
— College of Science and Technology, Expansion of, 171; Work in Civil Engineering Laboratories, 703
Import Trade. See Trade Impulse Turbines. See Turbines
Incandescent Heat Co., Ltd., Rotary Pump for Pulverised Peat, 309; Continuous Brazing Furnace, 630*
India, Economic and Commercial Conditions in, Overseas Economic Survey, 658
— House, London, Commerce and Industry
Exhibition, 754
— Rubber. See Rubber
— Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme, 161*
Indian Government Report on Loss of Air Liner " Comet,” 786
Induction. See Electric Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Agreements and Disputes. See Trade
Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Centres, Notes from, 14, 46, 78, 110, 142,
174, 206, 238, 270, 302, 334, 366, 398, 430, 462, 494, 526, 558, 590, 622, 654, 686, 718, 750, 782, 814. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Management. See Works Management
— Production and Electricity Supply, 626,
758, 766, 789, 829
: Higher, with Electricity (Review), 259
— Research. See Research
Industries, British, Federation of. See Federation
— and Commerce Exhibition, India House,
London, 754
— and Universities, Conference on, Report
178. See LETTERS, 244, 340; 337. See LETTER, 372
— See also Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX Infantry Weapons, New, 275
Information, Technical, Conference on Presentation, 45
Inglis, J. D., the Late, 462
Ingots, Casting of, for Seamless Tube Making, 286*, 381*
Initiators, Oil, at St. Pancras Power Station (Fuel Firing, Ltd.), 427*
Inland Navigation. See Canals; Rivers, etc. Institute of Transport. See Transport
— See Institutions
Institution, British Standards. See Standards
— Royal. See Royal Institution
— Technical and Scientific. See Aeronautical
Society, Royal; American Society for Engineering Education ; Arts, Royal Society of ; Aslib; ? British Agricultural Engineers, Institution of; British Aircraft Constructors, Society of; British Chemical Manufacturers, Association of ; British Foundrymen, Institute of; British Gear Manufacturers’ Association; British Steel Founders’ Association; Cement and Concrete Association; Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of ; Chemical Engineers, Institution of ; Civil Engineers, Institution of; ? Cleveland Institution of Engineers; Colliery Managers, National Association of; Concrete, Reinforced, Association; Diesel Engine Users Association; Electrical Engineers, Institution of; Engineering Draughtsmen and Designers, Institution of ; Engineers-in- Charge, Institution of ; Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of; Engineers, Society of; Fuel, Institute of ; Heating and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of; Helicopter Association of Great Britain (under Aeronautics) ; Iron and Steel Institute; Iron and Steel Institute, West of Scotland; Junior Institution of Engineers; Light Metals Founders Association; Locomotive Engineers, Institution of; London Association of Engineers; Manchester Association of Engineers; Marine Engineers, Institute of; Maudslay Society ; Mechanical Engineers, Institution of; Metallurgists, Institution of; Metals, Institute of; Naval Architects, Institution of; Newcomen Society ; North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders; North-East Metallurgical Society ; Physical Society ; Plant Engineers, Incorporated ; Refrigeration, Institute of; Royal Institution; Royal Society; Royal Society of Edinburgh; Sheet and Strip Metal Users’ Technical Association; Structural Engineers, Institution of; Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of; Transport, Institute of; Water Engineers, Institution of ; Welding Institute of; and Whitworth Society
Instrument Industries Exhibition, British, Olympia, 807*
Position and Prospects of, 10*, 70*, 422*
— Inspection, for Jet-Engine Blading, 345*,
409*
— Making by W. F. Stanley and Co., Ltd., Cen
tenary of, 487, 826
— Measuring, Electrical, Part I. Indicating
Instruments (Review), 259
for Screw Gauges, 318*
— Nucleonic, at Atomic Energy Research
Establishment, 449*
— Panel for Blast-Furnace Plant (G. Kent,
Ltd.), 812*
— Scientific, at British Instrument Industries
Exhibition, 807*
— Stress Indicating, for Cargo Ships’ Hulls
(Kelvin and Hughes (Marine), Ltd.), 425*
— Surveying, Developments in, 243
— See also Aeronautics ; Electric
Insulation. See Heat; Electric Interchangeability, Principles Governing, 51 Internal-Combustion Engines. See Aeronau
tics / Engines; Motor Cars; Motor Boats ; Tractors ; Turbine, Gas
International Civil Aviation Organisation, Montreal Conference on Runways for Jet Aircraft, 57
International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd., Annual Report, 371
— Trade. See Trade
Invention and Creation, Collected Evidence on, 49. See LETTER, 116
— Work on, of National Research Develop
ment Corporation, 183
— See also Patents
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— and Steel Board, Appointments to, 690
Corporation of Great Britain, Annual Report, 818
Denationalisation, and Iron Foundries, 113. See LETTERS, 180
Industry, Position and Prospects of, 10*, 70*
Industry in 1952, 407

Iron and Steel Institute :

Annual General Meeting, London: Programme, 470
Report of Council, 597
Honorary Treasurer’s Report, 597 Bessemer Medal, Award to R. Mather, 597 Awards and Prizes, 597
Changes in Council, 597 Presidential Address by J. Mitchell on From Iron Ore to Steel Ingot, 597
Annual Dinner, 597
Reports of Discussions, 617, 650, 692, 734. See Erratum, 759
Train Arrivals, Handling Costs and Holding and Storage of Raw Materials, by M. D. Brisby and R. T. Eddison, 617. See Erratum, 759
Railway Traffic of Appleby-Frodingham Steelworks, by E. R. S. Watkin, 617. See Erratum, 759
Developments in Rolling of Broad Flange Beams at Cargo Fleet Iron Co., Ltd., by G. B. Thomas, 650
Speed-Dependent Variables in Cold Strip Rolling, by R. B. Sims and D. F. Arthur, 650
Performance of Hydrodynamically-Lubricated Roll-Neck Bearings, by R. B. Sims, 650
Control of Strip Thickness in Cold Rolling by Varying the Applied Tensions, by
R. B. Sims, J. A. Place and P. R. A. Briggs, 650
Works Trial of “ T ” Method of Automatic Gauge Control by R. B. Sims, J. A. Place and P. R. A. Briggs, 650
Quench Ageing of Iron, by Drs. A. L. Tsou, J. Nutting and J. W. Menter, 692
Effect of Quench Ageing on Strain Ageing in Iron by Prof. A. H. Cottrell and Dr. G. M. Leak, 692
Temper-Brittleness: Critical Review of Literature, by B. C. Woodfine, 693
Some Aspects of Temper-Brittleness, by
B. C. Woodfine, 693
Temper-Brittleness in High-Purity Iron- Base Alloys, by Prof. A. Preece and Dr. R. D. Carter, 693
Effect of Arsenic and Antimony on Temper-Brittleness, by Prof. G. W. Austin, Dr. A. R. Entwisle and G. C. Smith, 690
Formation of Bainite, by Drs. T. Ko and
S. A. Cottrell, 734
Effects of High Temperature Heating on Isothermal Formation of Bainite, by Drs. S. A. Cottrell and T. Ko, 734
Thermal Stabilisation of Austenite in Carburising Steels, by Drs. H. M. Otte and T. Ko, 734
Line-Broadening of Martensite in Nickel Steels, by Dr. R. A. Smith, 734
Deformation of Austenite in Relation to Hardness Characteristics of Steel, by
G. R. Bish and Prof. H. O’Neill, 734 Conference on Boron in Steel:
Manufacture of Boron Steels, by L. J. Rohl, 595
Use of Boron Steels, by H. B. Knowlton, 595
Effect of Boron on Mechanical Properties of Low-Alloy Steels, by R. Wilcock, 595
Iron and Steel Institute, West of Scotland, Further Information on High Top Pressure Blast Furnace, by I. Lockerbie, 267 ; Some Practical Notes on Casting of Ingots for Seamless Tube Making, by G. Bowman, 286*, 381* ; Annual Report, 372
Production, European, Statistics of, 83 Research Association, British, Gaugemeter for Strip Mills, 33* ; Annual Report, 499 ; “ Profiloscope ’’ for Examining Wiredrawing Dies, 621*
Works. See Works
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Tests. See Tests (Materials)
— Welding. See Welding
— Wrought,Protective Schemes on, Perform
ance Tests for, Specification, 24
— See also Cast Iron; Steel; Metallurgy
Ironbridge Metal Works, Ltd., and Others versus Mornington, Legal Decision in, 421 Ironwork, Structural. See Bridges ; Floors ;
Roofs; Steelwork ; Structures'
Irrigation and Power Scheme, Tungabhadra, India 161*
Irrigation Treatise on (Review), 131
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Isle of Grain Oil-Refinery Flare Stack, 598* Isotopes, Electromagnetic Separator for, 475*
— Use in Foundry Techniques, 797*
Israel, Beersheba to Sodom Road, 705* Italian Motorship “ Giulio Cesare,” 261*
— Steamer “ Andrea Doria,” 809*
Italy, Lecco,“Tests of Light-Weight 275-kV Transmission Tower, 225*
I. T.D., Ltd., Heavy-Duty Fork-Lift Truck, 580* ; Fork-Lift Truck with Weighing .Equipment, 630*
Ives, G. C., on Testing Insulated Materials, 542

JAC UNIVERSAL PULLEY, LTD., Universal V-Belt Pulley, 191*
Jack, Trolley, for Underfloor Vehicle Engines (Guy Motors, Ltd.), 717*
Jackson, J. F. B., on Steel Casting Research as It Affects Customer, 607
James, E. G., Photo-Conductivity Effects with Germanium P.N. Junctions, 692
Jaffieson, Prof. A. H., the Late, 51
Jamieson, J. L., Ltd., Reidinger Rotary Poppet-Valve Gear, 299*
Jenkins, R., the Late, 147, 181*
Jennings Winch and Foundry Co., Ltd., Cast- Iron Pipes for Oil Tankers, 743. See 601*
Jerrett, R. S., on Mobile Engineering Laboratory, 669*
Jig Bushes, Specification, 384
Johnson, Dr. A. E., on Creep Properties of Steel for Power Plants, 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820* ; on Creep of Aluminium Alloys, 535
Johnson, A. O., on Electricity Supplies for Industry, 790. See 829
Johnson, W. E. P., on Gas Turbines in Retrospect and Prospect, 699
Johnston, D. L., on Printed and " Potted ” Electronic Circuits, 86
Joints, Soldered Socket-Spigot, for Lead Pipes, Tools for, Specification, 719
Jones, A. W., “ Autoclino ” Shell-Moulder, 745*
Jones, E., on Insulation of Rotating Electrical Machinery, 511
Journals.. See Bearings
Joy, B. C., the Late, 600
Jubilee of Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co., Ltd., 786
Jugoslavia. See Yugoslavia
Junior Institution of Engineers, Maudslay Scholarship, 511; Annual Dinner, 563
" Junior V brosoil ” Soil-Compacting Machine 192*

KALIS, K. L., SONS and CO., LTD., Dredging for Aden Oil Refinery Harbour, 490*. See 608
Kansas City Bridge Co., Piers for York River Bridge, Virginia, 738*
Kantorowicz, Dr. O. P. T., on Determination of Natural Resources in Mechanical Systems, 393. See 339, 426, 509
Kastner, Prof. L. J., on Post-War Problems of Engineering Education, 283, 317, 327. See 337. See LETTER, 372
Keelavite Rotary Pumps and Motors, Ltd., Hydraulic Cylinders, 547*
Keen, E. D., on Application of Integral Construction to Aircraft Design, 393
Keith Blackman, Ltd., Electrically-Driven Centrifugal Fan Unit, 514*
Kelso, R., the Late, 782
Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd., Miniature Ultrasonic Flaw Detector, 808*
Kelvin and Hughes (Industrial), Ltd., Supersonic Flaw Detector, 363*
Kelvin and Hughes (Marine), Ltd., Ultrasonic Equipment for Locating Whales, 90*; Stress Finder for Ships’ Hulls, 425*
— Lecture on Dilemma of Lord Kelvin, by .Prof. P. I. Dee, 567
Kelvin, Lord, Electrical and Magnetic Work of, 567
Kendall and Gent, Ltd., Plano-Miller, 172*
Kent, G., Ltd., Temperature-Control System for Molten Glass Feeder, 671; Automatic Control of Gas Producer, 751
Kerry's (Engineering) Co., Ltd., 6|-in. Centre Lathe, 269*
Kerry's (Great Britain), Ltd., Otto-Muller High-Speed Radial Drilling Machine, 252* Keys and Keyways, Specification, 687 Keylock System of Construction (Robert Building Inventions, Ltd.), 89*
Kilchenmann, W., on Large Two-Stroke Diesel Engines, 571
Kilns, Pottery, Continuous-Tunnel,’Gas Firing in, 533
Kinematograph. See Cinema
Kinetics, Chemical, Tables of: Homogeneous Reactions (Review), 35
King, R., on Boundary Slip in Blcrystals of Tin, 534
King’s College, London, Tests on Triangulated Steel Frames, 53*
Kitchen and Wade, Ltd., Duplex Boring Machine, 668* ; Duplex Boring Machine for Diesel-Engine Connecting Rods, 726* Kloten Airport, Zurich, “ Swissair ” AeroEngine Test House, 769*
Knill, W. C., on Activities of Institution of Water Engineers, 632
Knowlton, H. B., on Use of Boron Steels, 595 Ko, Dr. T., on Formation of Bainite in Steel, 734 ; on Thermal Stabilisation of Austenite in Carburising Steels, 734
Kolbuszewski, Dr. J., on Laboratory Reproduction of Field Density of Sand, 180. See LETTER, 52
Kolectric, Ltd., “ Covermeter ” for Reinforcement in Concrete, 640*
Kork-N-Seal, Ltd., Capping Machine for Whisky Bottles, 154
Kort Propulsion Co., Kort Nozzle for Motor
Tug “ Maamal,” 107*
Kroll Process for Titanium Production, 251*
Kuske, Dr. A., on Photo-Electric Research on
Plates in Transverse Bending, 20*, 36*
Kuwait Oil Co., Work of, 83
Kyte, D. J., Photo-Conductivity Effects with
Germanium P.N. Junctions, 692

LABELLING Machine for Whisky Bottles (Purdy Machinery Co., Ltd.), 154*
Laboratory, Australian National Standards,
• Tachometer Calibrator, 134*
— Civil Engineering Work in, 703.
— Engineering, Mobile, for Building Research
Station, 669*
Nottingham University, Opening of, 499, 500*
— Fatigue-Testing, Bristol Aeroplane Co.,
Ltd., 353*
— High-Temperature Tube Furnace for
(Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 416*
— Mechanical-Engineering Research, Creep
Properties of Steels for Power Plants, by Dr. A. E. Johnson and N. E. Frost, 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See
LETTERS, 755*, 820*
— Paint, London County Council, 791
— Reproduction of Field Density of Sand, 52.
See LETTER, 180
— Research, of Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds
Group, 715*
Mechanical Engineering, Measurement of Surface Finish by Pneumatic Gauging, by M. Graneek and H. L. Wunsch, 505*
— Road Research, Dazzle from Motor-
Vehicle Headlamps, 211; Wind Tunnel for Testing Snow Fences, 822
— See also National Physical

Labour :

Apprentice Training for Engineering Industry, 214
Compensation for Personal Injuries, Legal Decisions on, 660. See LETTERS, 787, 820
Employment in Engineering Industries, 9*, 70*, 136*, 196*, 232*, 263*, 296*, 328*, 359*, 389*, 421*, 453*, 484*. See LETTER, 372
Fifty Years’ Improvements in Factory Conditions, 433
Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
Labour in British Coal Mines, 657
— in Nationalised Fuel Industries, 667
— Notes, 24, 56, 88, 120, 152, 184, 216, 248, 280, 312, 344, 376, 408, 440, 472, 504, 536, 568, 600, 632, 664, 696, 728, 760, 792, 824. See PARAGRAPH
INDEX
Man-Power for Electronic and Electric- Supply Industries, 242
in Engineering and Allied Industries, 136*
Wages in Engineering and Allied Industries, 137*
Lackenby, H., on Resistance Tests of M.S. Lucy Ashton, 469. See 503, 519
— Steelworks of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 493 Ladder, Escape, Self-Supporting, for Fire
Engine (Merryweather and Sons, Ltd.), 537* Ladle Crane, 250-ton and 125-ton, for J.
Summers and Sons, Ltd., 417*
Lagging Materials. See Heat Insulation Laing Lecture on Application of Research to
Gas Turbines, by H. Constant, 30, 61 Laird, A., on Corrosion of Ships’ Propellers in
Polluted Estuaries, 532
Lamble, Dr. J. H., on Photo-Elastic Technique, 403
Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto, Ltd., Electrical Equipment for Tower Crane, 653*
— and South Yorkshire, Notes from, 14, 46, 78,
110, 142, 174, 206, 238, 270, 302, 334, 366, 398, 430, 462, 494, 526, 558, 590, 622, 654, 686, 718, 750, 782, 814. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Lancaster-Morecambe-Heysham Railway, 50- Cycle Single-Phase Traction on, 12*
“ Lancastrian ” 50-ton Moulding Press, 545 Lance, A. G. S., on Precast Concrete in Construction of Acton “ B ” Power Station, 275
Lapping and Polishing Compound, Diamond (Engis, Ltd.), 446*
Lathes. See Machine Tools Launch, Motor. See Jfotw Boat
— and Trial Trips, 8, 95, 126, 157, 184, 223,
254, 384, 415, 446, 477, 510, 543, 559, 605, 631, 655, 736, 765, 783
Law. See Legal; Labour ; Patents Lawrence, R., Infra-Red Communication
System, 692
Laycock, C., the Late, 78
Lead-Casting Machine, Continuous (Fraser &
Chalmers Engineering Works), 524*
— Cyanamide Paints, Composition and Pro
perties, 314*
— Melting Pots for Cable Sheathing, Gas-
Heating, Tests of, 585
— Pipes, Soldered Socket-Spigot Joints for,
Tools for, Specification, 719
Leader, Dr. D., on Electric Breakdown in Vacuum, 468
Leak, Dr. G. M., on Effect of Quench Ageing on Strain Ageing of Iron, 692
Lecco, Italy, Tests of Light-Weight 275-kV Transmission Tower, 225*
"Leda ” Twin-Screw S.S., for Newcastle- Bergen Service, 662*
Le Demour, K., Water-Raising Device of, 42 Lee, H. P., the Late, 148
Leeson, Col. B. H., on Electricity and National Prosperity, 766. See 626, 759, 789

Legal :

Compensation for Personal Injuries, 660. See LETTERS, 787, 820
Dickson versus Flack, Decision on, 231 Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, 433 Injury Caused by Breakage of Machinery, Decision on, 231
Labour Legislation. See Labour London Water Supply Legislation, 476. See 435. See Erratum, 500
Mornington versus Ironbridge Metal Works, Ltd., and Others, Decision cn 421
Patent Law. See Patents
Statutory Duty of Employer, Decisions on, 146
Transport Act, Effect on Railways, 721, 753
Weights and Measures, Proposed Legislation on, 19. See LETTER; 116
Workmen’s Compensation. See Labour See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Legislation. See Legal; Labour ; Patents “ Leonides Major ” Aircraft Engine, 187 Lester Lock Nut and Washer Co., Ltd., Vibration Testing Machine for Nuts and Bolts, 54* ; Antivibration Nut, 77*
Lethlean, N. G., on Electrical Control of Fish Movements, 203
Letters to the Editor, 52, 84, 116, 148, 180, 212, 243, 276, 308, 340, 372, 436, 500, 532, 755*, 787, 820*
— of Sir W. Siemens, Collection of, 659 Leviant, I., on Vacuum Concrete Processes,
266*
Lewin, Dr. S., Vessel for Determining pH Values, 821
Lewis, Dr. T. J., on Electric Breakdown in Organic Liquids, 437, 468
Leyland Motors, Ltd., 150-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 141* ; Type Test of 9-8- Litre Diesel Engine, 352; Six-Cylinder, 20 b.h.p. Diesel Engine for Motor Grader and Scarifier, 761
Libraries, Special and Information Bureau, Association of. See Aslib
Lidge-Brussels Railway Electrification, 635 Lifeboats, Automatic Radio Transmitter for (Venner Electronics, Ltd.), 479
Light (Review), 354
— Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Metals Founders Association, on Mainten
ance of Quality in Light-Metal Castings. 533
— Polarised, Stress Determination by. See
Photo-Elastic
— Research at National Physical Laboratory,
681
Lighting, Rear, of Motor Vehicles, 23
— Street, Fittings, Manufacture in United
States, 531
Lignite, World Deposits, 274. See Erraium, 342
Lilley, G. M., on Noise Propagation from Supersonic Aircraft, 439 ; on Aerodynamic Noise, 733
Limit Gauges. See Gauges ; Gauging
— of Size, Manufacturing, Specification of, 51 Liners. See Ships ; Steamers ; Motorships Linford, F. and E. V., Research Laboratory of
Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds Group, 715* Lingard, H. A., the Late, 532
Lining, Rubber for Water Reservoir (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 811
Liquids, Dielectric Losses in, 436
— Fuel. See Oil Fuel
— Organic, Electric Breakdown in, 437, 468 Lister, R. A., and Co., Ltd., Power-Driven
Mobile Loader, 157*
Literature, 5, 35, 99, 131, 163, 195, 227, 259, 290, 354, 388, 419, 483, 515,-548, 581, 612, 674, 706, 772, 803. See LITERATURE INDEX
— American Engineering, Review of Present
State, 81
Lithinof Precision Surfaces, Surface Plates of Granite, 619
Litigation. See Legal.; Labour; Patents Little, A. C., on Construction of Prestressed- Concrete Tanks, 83
Littlebrook “ B ” Power Station, Design of, 349, 447, 474
Littlewood, J. H., on Null Method of Measuring Strains, 351*
Liverpool, British Association Meeting, Programme, 466
Llandarcy Oil-Refinery Flare Stack, 598* Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Statistics of Vessels under Construction, 147, 564
of Shipping, Statistical Tables Appendix, 116
of Shipping, Statistics of Vessels Launched, 348
Load Cell, Strain-Measuring (Elliott Brothers, (London), Ltd.), 808*
— Dummy, Wide-Band (Milliard, Ltd.), 522*
— Gauges, Types Used in Building Research,
821
— Measuring Set, Portable (Boulton Paul Air
craft, Ltd.), 93*
Loader, Mobile, Power-Driven (R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd.), 157*
Lockerbie, I., on High Top-Pressure Blast- Furnace Operation, 267
Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Co., Ltd., Hydraulic Brake and Clutch Control for Motor Vehicles, 383
Lock-Washer, Sealing (Dowty Equipment, Ltd.), 547*
Locomotive Boiler Tubes, Gas-Fired Annealing Plant for, 144*
— British, Maintenance of, Statement on, 85
— — Railways, Comparison of Types of, 188 Transport Commission’s Annual Report
on, 817
— Construction in India, Report on, 658
— Diesel, 100-h.p., for Denmark (J. Fowler &
Co. (Leeds), Ltd.), 87*
170-b.h.p., for Mines (Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd.), 701*
Electric, 400-b.h.p. Shunting, British Railways, 756*
— Electric,’ 4,800-h.p. 1,500-Volt, French
National Railways, 641*. See Erroiwwi, 730
Locomotive Engineers, Institution of, Operating Experiences with Two Gas-Turbine Locomotives, by A. W. J. Dymond, <247,
276 ; Visit to Vulcan Foundry, 626
— Express, British, Development of, 1896-1948
(Review), 209
— Gas-Turbine, Brown-Boveri, Operating
Experiences with, 247, 276
Turbine, No. 18100, Metropolitan- Vickers, Operating Experiences with, 247,
277
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 263*
— 2-6-0 Type, with Reidinger Rotary Poppet-
Valve Gear, 299*
— Shunting, 400-b.h.p. Diesel-Electric, British
Railways, 756*
— Standard Class-2 2-6-0, 217*
Class-4 2-6-0, British Railways, 12*
— for Talyllyn Railway, 522
— Tender, Accident Due to Split Pin in Brake
Hanger, 9
— and Train Working in Latter Part of Nine
teenth Century (Review), 209
Locomotive Valve Gears, Ltd., Reidinger Rotary Poppet-Valve Gear, 299*
— See also Railways in PARAGRAPH INDEX Locomotors, Ltd., Motor Lorry with Light-
Alloy Body for Bulk Transport, 473*
Loewy Engineering Co., 12,000-ton Hydraulic Press for Aluminium, 301*
Lofting and Scribing Table, Precision (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 703*
“ Lo-hed ” Electric Capstan, 510*
London Airport, Aluminium Hangar for, 794*
— Association of Engineers, Anniversary Fes
tival, 628.
— County Council Paint Laboratory, 791
— Factory Equipment Exhibition, 404
— and Home Counties Regional Advisory*
Council for Higher Technological Education, Annual Report, 159-. See LETTER, 212
— King’s College, Tests on Triangulated Steel
Frames, 53*
— Motor-Car Parking in, Report on, 508
— Northampton Polytechnic, Courses on Fuels
and Thermodynamics, 29 ; Course on Corrosion Testing, 287
London Office Machines, Ltd., “ Curta ’’ Miniature Calculating Machine, 102*
London Press Exchange, Ltd., Factory Equipment Exhibition, 404
— Transport Executive, Reconditioning of
Railway Wheel and Axle Assemblies, 269*; Chiswick Works, Recovering Laminated Spring Leaves of Vehicles,479 ; Energy Consumption Tests of Electric Trains, 566*
— Underground Railways. See London Trans
port Executive
— Water Supply, Jubilee of, Metropolitan
Water Board, 435. See Erratiwn, 500, 476
" London on Wheels ” Exhibition, Euston Station, 691
Longden, E., on Science, Technology and Craftsmanship in Foundry Industry, 778
Longley, J., and Co., Ltd., Crawley Foundry of A.P.V., Ltd., 673*
Longworth Scientific Instrument Co., Ltd., “ Profiloscope ” for Examining Wiredrawing Dies, 621*
Lorries. See Motor Vehicles ; Tractors
Low-Temperature Test Chamber (A.1 J. Amsler and Co.), 333*
Luabo Sugar Factory, Portuguese East Africa, 750-kW Fan-Cooled Alternator for, 281*
Lubricants and Fuels, Admiralty Advisory Committee, 591
— Gear, Mechanical Testing of, 200*, 257* Lubricating Oil System for Admiralty Gas-
Turbine Test House, 386
See also Oils
— System for 4,500-s.g.p. Naval Gas Turbine,
131*. See LETTER, 212
Lucas, Dr. G., on High-Temperature Oxidation of Cobalt and Nickel Alloys, 534
“ Lucy Ashton,” M.S., Resistance Tests of, 469. 503, 519
Lumley, Col. C. H., the Late, 620
Lunn, A. L., the Late, 628
Lynch, A. C., on Variation of Capacitance of Metallised Mica Capacitors, 376
Lyon, A., and Co. (Engineers), Ltd., Self-Exciting Alternators, 694*

“ MAAMAL ” Motor Tug, 106*
Machines, Historic Books on, Science Museum
Exhibition of, 623
— Shops. See Works and Machine Tools
— Testing. See Testing Machine and Tests (Materials)

Machine Tools :

Bending Machine, Plate, Heavy-Duty (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 828* Plate, Three-Roll (Bronx Engineering Co., Ltd.), 548*
Blades, Hacksaw, Specification, 384
Boring Machine,
— — Bedplate, Alfing, for Diesel-Engine Manufacture, 172*
— — Double-Head Angle, for Diesel-Engine Manufacture (W. Asquith, Ltd.), 172*
— — Duplex, for Diesel Engine Connecting Rods (Kitchen and Wade, Ltd.), 726*
— — Duplex (Kitchen and Wade, Ltd.), 668*
— — Piston, Alfing, for Diesel-Engine Manufacture, 172*
— Mill, 48-in. Webster and Bennett, with Optical Control (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 22*
Broaching Machine, Rausch Vertical (L. G. Steinle, Ltd.), 800*
Cutting and Forming Machines, for Sheet and Plate (Pullomax (Great Britain), Ltd.), 236*
— Machine, 55-in. Universal (British Oxygen Co., Ltd.), 545*
Drill, Electronic Torque Control of (H. E. Farmer Engineering Co.), 278*
Drilling Heads, Multiple-Spindle, Adjustable Adaptors for, Specification, 480
— Machines, Polygonal Machining on (T. Chatwin and Co.), 698*
— — Radial, High-Speed, Otto-Muller
(Kerry’s (Great Britain), Ltd.), 252*
— Pillars, and Engineers’ Ratchet Braces,
Specification, 544
Folding Machine for Sheet Metal (F. J. Edwards, Ltd.), 159*
Forming and Cutting Machines for Sheet and Plate (Pullomax (Great Britain), Ltd.), 236*
Gear-Shaving Machine, Horizontal (D. Brown Machine Tools, Ltd.), 313* Process, 825*
— Tooth Grinding, Developments in,
691, 714
Grinding of Gear-Teeth, Development of, 691, 714
— Machine, 6-in. Bench, Electrically-
Driven (Black and Decker, Ltd.), '546* Dust Suppression on, Investigation by British Steel Founders’ Association, 218*
Fine, “ Atomill ” (British Jeffrey- Diamond, Ltd.), 548*
for Glass, Electronic Control of (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 574*
Precision, Design of, 149*, 186* Surface (A. Scrivener, Ltd.), 224* Guillotine Shear for Precision Work (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 697*
Hacksaw Blades, Specification, 384 Hammer, Forging, Pneumatic (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 513*
Heading Machine, Impulse Counter for, 716*
Hobbing Machine, Pinion, 36-in. Vertical (D, Brown Machine Tools, Ltd.), 767* Hydraulic Press. See Press (below) Lapping Machine, Centreless, SuperFinish (C. Churchill and Co., Ltd.), 377* Lathe, Automatic, for Taper Pins, 290*.
— 1-in. Capstan (Murad Developments,
Ltd.), 43*
— 3|-in. Centre, High-Speed (Myford
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 538*
—- 5|-in. Centre (Kerry’s (Engineering), Co., Ltd.), 269*
— Centre, Treadle, 289*. See Erratum,
389
— Facing with, Effect of Axial Slip on,
229*
— Piston, Alfing, for Diesel-Engine
Manufacture, 172*
— Pole', Goldsmith’s, 289*
— Tool-Post, for Multiple Tools (Equipu
Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 470*
Limit Gauging. See Gauging Machine-Shop Management. See Works Management
— Tools for Diesel-Engine Production by
Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., 171* Electrical Equipment for, 791 Electric Motors for, and Control of (Review), 803
Industry, American, Report of Productivity Team on, 145
— — Industry, Position and Prospects,
11*, 70*, 196*
— — Old, Exhibition at Birmingham,
289*. See EmUwm, 389
— — Trades Association, Annual Dinner,
403
— Work, Tolerances in. See Gauging Machining Aircraft Stressed-Skin Structures (Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth (Aircraft), Ltd.), 393
— of Irregular Surfaces, Geometrical
Considerations in (Review), 772
— Wilson Epicyclic Gearbox, Guy Motors,
Ltd., 363*
Moulding Machine, 15-gramme Injection for Plastics (Dowding and Doll, Ltd.), 788*
Injection, Pre-Plasticising (R. H. Windsor, Ltd.), 788*
Nut-Tightening Machine, Multiple, Pneumatic (Gildersieve Design and Tools), 254*
Oil-Grooving Machine, High-Speed (Trojan, Ltd.), 813*
Optical Control of Machine-Tool Slides, 22* Pinion-Hobbing Machine, 36-in. Vertical (D. Brown Machine Tools, Ltd.),767* Planing Machine for Wood Floors (Nufloor, Ltd.), 64*
Plano-Miller, Gildemeister, Four-Head, for Diesel-Engine Manufacture, 172* Kendall and Gent, Ltd., for Diesel- Engine Manufacture, 172*
Plate-Bending Machine, Heavy-Duty (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 828*
Machine, .Three-Roll (Bronx Engineering Co., Ltd.), 548*
Pneumatic Hammers. See Hammers (above)
Polygonal Machining on Drilling Machines (T. Chatwin and Co.), 698*
Press, 200-ton (Cowlishaw, Walker and Co., Ltd.), 546*
— Brake, Production (F. J. Edwards,
Ltd.), 639*
— Continuous, for Timber Board Pro
duction (Vere Engineering Co., Ltd.), 748*
— Fly-, Tinsmith’s,' 289*
— Forging, for Black-Bolt Heading
Plant, 194*
12,000-ton Hydraulic, for Aluminium (Davy and United Engineering Co., Ltd.), 301*
— Hydraulic, Baling, for Scrap Metal
(Heenan <fc Froude, Ltd.), 729*
Control Valves for, 115
500-ton, for Deep-Drawing (J. Shaw and Sons (Salford), Ltd.), 823*
50-ton, Plastic-Moulding (Foster, Yates and Thom, Ltd.), 747
Machine Tools—continued.
Press, Low-Pressure, Auto-Control, for Plastics (B.I.P. Engineering, Ltd.), 747*
— Moulding, 50-ton “ Lancastrian ” (Foster, Yates and Thom, Ltd.), 545
— Punch, for Joining Sheet Metal (W. Crockatt and Sons, Ltd.), 781*
— Stripping, for Black-Bolt Heading Plant, 194*
— 200-ton Tie-Rod (Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 546*
Rose Engine, 18th Century, 290*
Saw, 8-in. Circular Electrically-Driven (Black and Decker, Ltd.), 546*
— Hand, Electric, for Wood (Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd.), 768*
— See also Hacksaw (above)
Shaping Machine for Turbine Blades (A. V. Roe Canada, Ltd.), 540*
Shaving Machine, Horizontal, for Gears (D. Brown Machine Tools, Ltd.), 313*
— Process for Gears, 825*
Shearing Machine, Bar and Angle (Arrow Machine Tools (Halifax), Ltd.), 189*. See Erratum, 288
Precision, Guillotine (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 697*
Rotary, Craig and Donald (Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 580 Slides, Optical Control of, 22*
Tapping Machine, Multiple, Pneumatic (Gildersieve Design and Tools), 254* Turning and Boring Mills. See Boring (above)
Undercutter, Bench-Type, for Commutators (Martindale Electric Co., Ltd.), 544*
Woodworking Machinery, Planing Machine for Floors (Nufloor, Ltd.), 64* Saw, Hand, Electric (Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd.), 768*
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Machine and Vehicle Recorder (Rotherham Recorders, Ltd.), 547*
— Work. See Machine Tools
Machinery, Breakage of, Injury Caused by, Legal Decision on, 231
— Fencing of, Legal Decisions on, 146
— Imports, Duty-free, Committee on, 435,512 Macinante, J. A., on Stroboscopic Images and
Determination of Angular Speed, 132*
Maclean, D., on Soil Stabilisation and Airfield Pavement Construction, 342
MacNair, E. J., on Vapour Cycles for Heat Engines, 325*
Mac. See also Me
Magnel-Blaton Prestressing System for Concrete Tank Construction, 83
Magnesium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Creep and Deformation in, 534
— Ferrites, Dielectric Properties of, 376
— Hydroxide Deposits in Sea-Water Evapora
tors, 179, 284*, 378*, 442*. See Erratum, 250
Magnet Lifting, Water-Cooled, for Furnace Charging (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 413
— Micropowder (General Electric Co., Ltd.),
682*
Magnetic Materials, Commercial Properties of, 684
— Work of Lord Kelvin, 567
Maid of Ashton,” M.S., for Clyde Service, 695*
Mains, Electric. See Cables under Electric Mais, Col. A. R., on Construction of Pre- stressed-Concrete Tanks, 83
Malvern Power Station, Melbourne, 40-MVA Synchronous Condenser, 294*
Management of Works. See Works Management
Manchester Association of Engineers, Progress in Engineering Training, by Sir A. P. M. Fleming, 214
— Ship Canal, Improved Facilities at, 307
— University Computing Machine, Programme
for Critical Frequency Investigation, 531 Manesty Machines, Ltd., Automatic Electric Water Still, 788*
Mansfield, W. P., on Corrosion of Fuel- Injection Nozzles, 564*
Manufacture, Scientific Methods in. See Works Management
Manufacturing Limits of Size, Specification of, 51
Manwarring versus Billington, Legal Decision on, 146
Maps and Map-Making Exhibition, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 787
Marbaix, G. E., Ltd., Farmer-Kirkham Electronic Torque Control for Drills, 278* Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., Training Apparatus for Air-Traffic Control by Radar, 572*
Margam Works pf Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Extension of, 312
Marine Auxiliary Machinery, S.S. “ Andrea Doria,” 811
— — Machinery, M.S. “ Giulio Cesare,” 262 Machinery, S.S. “ Leda,” 663
Machinery, S.S. “ San Florentino,” 685*
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Condenser. See Condenser
— Engines. See Engines ; Turbines ; Marine
Propulsion
— Engineers, Institute of, Extension of Local-
Section Scheme, 339, 476,. 649; Lord Weir’s Gift of 10,0001. to, 435 ; New Design of Large Two-Stroke Marine Diesel Engines, by W. Kilchenmann, 571; Formation of Southern Joint Branch with Institution of Naval Architects, 649; Joint Meeting with Institution of Naval Architects: Insulation of Refrigerated Cargo Ship, by J. D. Farmer and K. C. Hales, ? 776. See Erratum, 813; Sea Trials of Victory Ship AP3 in Normal Merchant Serv’ce, by Prof. G. Aertssen, 806
— Engineering, Industry, Position and Pros
pects of, 389
—- — Lloyd’s Statistics, 348
Marine Engineering, Welding in, 73*, 122*
— Propulsion, 270-b.h.p. Blackstone Diesel
Engine, Motor Tug “ Maamal,” 106*
1,300-h.p. Six-Cylinder Diesel Engines, M.S. “ Maid of Ashton,” 695
215-b.h.p. Diesel Engines for Motor Launch “ Sunga Marutham,” 395*
26,000-h.p. Fiat Diesel Engines, M.S. “ Giulio Cesare,” 262*
Gas-Turbine Test House for Admiralty, 385*
4,500-s.h.p. Gas Turbine, H.M. Patrol Boat “ Bold Pioneer,” 129*. See LETTER, 212
Gas Turbo-Alternators for Oil Tanker, 307
—- — 60,200-s.h.p. Geared Turbines, S.S. “ Andrea Doria,” 810*
13,000-s.h.p. Geared Turbines, S.S. “ Leda,” 663*
— — Marine Turbine Research by Pametrada,
727, 781
— — Oil Fuel for. See Oil Fuel
1,875-s.h.p. Opposed-Piston Marine Diesel Engine (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 555*
Steam-Turbine Research and Development, Conference on, 339, 362, 369, 392, 426, 458, 509
Sulzer Diesel Engine, Development of, 571
1,150-i.h.p. Triple-Expansion Engine, for Steam Tug “ Horus,” 493
1,100-kW Turbo-Electric Plant, S.S. “ San Florentino,” 685*
Vickers-Doxford Diesel Engine, M.S. “ Wokingham,” 569
Use of Welding in Machinery for, 73*, 122*
See also Engines ; Turbines ; Propellers ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Turbines, See Turbines, Steam; Marine
Propulsion
Marker Buoys for Submarines in case of Distress, 19
Markets. See Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX Markham and Co., Ltd., “ Bastower ” Stowing Machine for Crockhill Colliery, 373*
Martensite and Bainite, New Light on Formation of, in Steel, 734
Martin, R. G., on Measurement of Power Factors of Insulating Oils, 437
Martindale Electric Co., Ltd., Bench-Type Undercutter for Commutators, 544*
Masing, Prof. G., Award of Institute of Metals Platinum Medal to, 407
Maskery, C., on Null Method of Measuring Periodic Strains, 351*
Mason, E. N., and Sons, Ltd., " Apollo ” Printer and Developer, 832*
Mason, J. H., on Breakdown of Insulation by Discharges, 437, 468
Masonry Dam, Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme, 161*
— Road Bridges, Tests on, 243
Massachusetts Pump, Introduction of Improved Version in 1830, 91
Massman Construction Co., Piers for York River Bridge, Virginia, 738*
Mast, Lattice-Type, for Oil-Refinery Flare Stack, 598*
Materials for Use in Chemical Industry, 406,’575
— Handling and American Industry, 530
— Ministry of, End of Steel Rationing, 626
— Strength and Testing of (Review), 388 of. See Stress and Tests (Materials) Mathematics, Calculus of Variations, with Applications to Physics and Engineering (Review), 803
— Coulomb Wave Functions, Tables of (Re
view), 99
— Equations, Empirical, and Nomography
(Review), 291
Mather, R., Award of Bessemer Medal to, 597
Matheson, Prof. J. A. L., on Universities and Industry, 244. See 178, 337. See LETTERS, 340, 372
Matter, Structure of (Review), 773
Maudslay Scholarship of Junior Institution of Engineers, 511
— Society, Annual Luncheon, 627
Maunsell, Posford and Pavry, Deep-Water Wharf on Gambia River, 1*
May Lecture on Present and Future Metallurgical Requirements of Chemical Engineer, 406, 575
Mayhew, Y. R., on One-Dimensional Irreversible Gas Flow in Nozzles, 355*
Mayson, C. F., on Compensation for Personal Injuries, 660. See LETTERS, 787, 820
M.C.A. Radar Trainer, 572*
McAlpine, Sir R., and Sons, Ltd., Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 107*
McClimont, W., on Caustic Cracking in Marine Scotch Boilers, 219
McConway, J., the Late, 238
McIntyre, J., the Late, 398
McKee, A. G., and Co., Ltd., Blast-Furnace Plant at Hawarden Bridge Steelworks, 652*, 812*
McKenzie, S. O., on Creation and Invention, 116. See 49 ; on Genesis of Design (Review), 436. See 370
McLean, D., on Creep Processes in Coarse- Grained Aluminium, 534; on Crystal Fragmentation in Aluminium during Creep, 535 ; on Crystal Slip in Aluminium during Creep, 535 ; on Grain-Boundary Slip during Creep of Aluminium, 535
McLeod, R. C., on G2 45,000-s.h.p. Naval Gas Turbine, 212. See 129*
Me. See also Mac
Measures, Electrical (Review), 228
— and Weights, Proposed Legislation on, 19.
See LETTER, 116
Measuring Instruments for Screw Gauges, 318*
— Machine, Universal (Cambridge Instrument
Co., Ltd.), 492*
— Set for Loads, Four-Channel (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 93*

Mechanical Engineers, Institution of :

Presentation of Watt Medal to Sir H. Ricardo, 147
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of— continued.
General Discussion on Heat Transfer, 1951 (Review), 163
Award of Prizes, 275
Nominations for Officers, 275
Lord Weir’s Gift of 10,0001, 435
Grants to Graduates for Summer Meeting, 46.6
London Meetings : Winter Session:
Principles and Practice Governing Interchangeability and Specification of Manufacturing Limits of Size Influenced by Statistical Considerations, by Captain G. C. Adams, 51
Gray Lecture on Welding in Marine Engineering, by H. N. Pemberton, 73*, 122*
Control Valves for Direct-Hydraulic Presses by F. H. Towler and J. M. Towler, 115
Design of Precision Grinding Machines, by G. H. Asbridge, 149*, 186*
Scale Formation in Sea-Water Distilling Plants and Its Prevention, by H. Hillier, 284*, 378*, 442*. See 179. See Erratum, 250
Investigation of Fietting Corrosion, by Dr.
K. H. R. Wright, 305
Design of British Power Stations, by S. D. Whetman and A. E. Powell, 349, 447, 474
Steels for Steam Power Plant, by A. M. Sage, 371
Room Temperature Photo-Elastic Technique for Three-Dimensional Problems, by Drs. J. H. Lamble, and S. E. A. Bayoumi, 403
Use of Gelatin Models in Structural Analysis, by J. D. C. Crisp, 403
Athlone Fellowship Scheme for Practical Training in Industry of Canadian Engineering Graduates in Great Britain, by Dr. W. Abbott, 497
Clayton Lecture on How American Industry is Attacking the Problem of Materials Handling, by J. R. Bright, 530
Steam-Turbine Research and Development, Conference on. See Turbine, Steam, Research and Development, Conference on
London Graduate Section:
Annual Lecture on Development of Engineer in Practice, by R. A. Riddles, 188 Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory,
Creep Properties of Steels for Power Plant, by Dr. A. E. Johnson and N. E. Frost, 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820* ; Measurement of Surface Finish by Pneumatic Gauging, by M. Graneek and H. L. Wunsch, 505*
— Handling Industry, Position and Prospects
of, 484*
Mechanics, Fluid, Guide to (Review), 227 Meek, W., the Late, 822
“ Megger,” Mains-Operated High-Voltage
(Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 492* Melbourne, Malvern Power Station, 40-MVA
Synchronous Condenser, 294*
Melting of Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys, Control of Quality in, 438, 471, 501
Melville, Dundas and Whitson, Ltd., Whisky-
Bottling and Blending Plant, 153* Memorial, Proposed, to W. Froude, 115. . See
LETTER, 180
— — to Sir R. A. Hadfield, 590
Menter, Dr. J. W., on Quench Ageing of Iron,
692
Merchant Ships. See Ships ; Steamers; Motorships
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding Merryweather. and Sons, Ltd., Hose-Laying Ap
pliance, 121* ; Fire Engine with Self- Supporting Escape Ladder, 537*
Mersey Railway, 50 Years’ Electric Traction on, 600
Messent, S. W., on Properties of Plastic Insulation Materials, 511
Metals for Use in Chemical Industry, 406, 575 —- Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Economy Advisory Committee, Report, 83
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials)

Metals, Institute of :

Annual General Meeting:
Programme, 127
Presidential Address by Prof. F. C. Thompson on Fifty Years’ Progress in Metallography, 394. See 406
May Lecture on Present and Future Metallurgical Requirements of Chemical Engineer, by Sir C. Hinton, 575. See 406
Report of Council, 406
Honorary Treasurer’s Report, 406 Election of Officers. 406
Award of Medals, 407
Reports of Discussions, 437, 471, 501, 534
Annual Dinner, 438
Visits and Excursions, 535
Effect of Certain Solute Elements on Recrystallisation of Copper, by Dr. V. A. Phillips and Prof. A. Phillips, 437
Segregation of Iron and Phosphorus at Grain Boundaries in 70 : 30 Brass During Grain Growth, by Prof. H. M. Miekk-oja, 437
Some Factors Influencing Young’s Modulus of Solid Solutions, by A. D. N. Smith, 437
Young’s Modulus, Poisson’s Ration and Rigidity Modulus of Some Aluminium Alloys, by N. Dudzinski, 437
Session A : Symposium on Control of Quality in Production of Wrought Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys. Part I. Control of Quality in Melting and Casting :
Principles of Technical Control in Metallurgical Manufacture, by Dr. A. R. E. Singer, 438. See 471, 501
Control of Quality in Melting and Casting of Aluminium Alloys for Working, by R. T. Staples and H. J. Hurst, 438. See 471, 501
Control of Quality in Melting and Casting Copper and High-Conductivity Copper-Base Alloys, by J. Sykes, 438. See 471, 501
Control of Quality in Production of Brass Ingots andBillets, by Dr. M. Cook and
C. L. M. Cowley, 471. See 501
Control of Quality in'Melting and Casting Magnesium Alloys for Hot Working, by R. G. Wilkinson and S. B. Hirst, 471. See 501
Control of Quality in Casting of Zinc and Zinc-Alloy Rolling Slabs and Extrusion Billets, by C. W. Roberts and B. Walters, 471. See 501
Session B:
Effect of Cold Work on Microstructure and Corrosion-Resistance of Aluminium- 5 per cent. Magnesium Alloys Containing 0 to 1 per cent. Zinc, by Dr. T. Brenner and G. J. Metcalf, 534
Atmospheric Corrosion and Stress-Corrosion of Aluminium-Copper-Magnesium and Aluminlum-Silicon Alloys in Fully Heat-Treated Condition, by G. J. Metcalfe, 534
Intercrystalline Corrosion in Cast Zinc- Aluminium Alloys, by C. W. Roberts, 534
High-Temperature Oxidation of Some Cobalt-Base and Nickel-Base Alloys, by Prof. A. Preece and Dr. G. Lucas, £34
Higli-Temperature Oxidation Characteristics of Oxidation-Resistant Copper- Base Alloys, by Dr. J. P. Dennison and Prof. A. Preece, 534
Creep and Plastic Deformation:
Effect of Grain Size on Structural Changes Produced in Aluminium by Slow Deformation, by W. A. Rachlnger, 534
Stress-Recovery in Aluminium, by Dr. W. A. Wood and J. W. Suiter, 534
Creep Processes in Coarse Grained Aluminium, by D. McLean, 534
Electron-Microscopic Studies of Slip in Aluminium During Creep, by J. Trotter, 534
Boundary Slip in Bicrystals of Tin, by K. E. Puttick and R. King, 534
X-Ray Diffraction Studies in Relation to Creep, by Dr. G. B. Greenough, C. M. Bateman and E. M. Smith, 534
Relative Grain Translations in Plastic Flow of Aluminium, by W. A. Rach- inger, 534
Recovery of Polycrystalline Aluminium, by J. A. Ramsey, 534
The Creep: Time Relationship Under Constant Tensile Stress, by Dr. S. Bhat- tacharya, Dr. W. K. A. Congreve and Prof. F. C. Thompson, 535
Temperature Dependence pf Transient and Secondary Creep of Aluminium Alloy to British Standard Specification No. 2L42 at Temperatures Between 20 deg. and 250 deg. C. and at Constant Stress, by Dr. A. E. Johnson and N. E. Frost, 535
Crystal Slip in Aluminium During Creep, by D. McLean, 535
Plastic Deformation of Coarse-Grained ?Aluminium, by V. M. Urie and H. L. Wain, 535
Deformation of Magnesium at Various Rates and Temperatures, by J. W. Suiter and Dr. W. A. Wood, 535
Sub-Grain Structure in Aluminium Deformed at Elevated Temperatures, by
J. A. Ramsey, 535
Crystal Fragmentation in Aluminium During Creep, by D. McLean, 535
Grain Boundary Slip During Creep of Aluminium, by D. McLean, 535
Discussion on Liquid Metals, 535
Metal, Light, Maintenance of Quality in Castings of, 533
— Liquid, Informal Discussion on, 535
— Non-Ferrous, Control of Quality in Melting
and Casting, 438, 471, 501
— Pressed, Industry, British, Productivity Re
port on, 754
— Research Association, British Non-Ferrous,
Annual Report and Luncheon, 568
— Sheet, Press Fastening for (W. Crockatt &
Sons, Ltd.), 781*
— Structures, Buckling Strength of (Review),
483
of. See Metallography; Microphotographs
— Welding. See
— See also Metallography; Metallurgy;
Microphotographs
Metalacing Technique, Williams (W. Crockatt and Sons, Ltd.), 781*
Metallography, Fifty Years’ Progress in, 394, 406
— See also Metals ; Metallurgy ; Microphotographs
Metallurgists, Institution of, Presidential Address by Dr. L. B. Pfeil on Metallurgical Developments in Last 30 Years, 651. See 659; Annual General Meeting, 659

Metallurgy :

Alloy, Aluminium-Copper-Magnesium, Corrosion of, 534
Copper - Magnesium - Silicon - Manganese, for Aircraft, Specification, 24
— —- Dependence of Creep on Temperature, 535
Filler, for Brazing, Specification, 512 -i- — for Gasworks Roofs, 377
Magnesium, Corrosion-Resistance of 534
Alloy Aluminium - Magnesium - Silicon, Corrosion of, 534
Magnesium-Silicon, for Plate Girder, 569*
Magnesium-Silicon, as Structural Material, 762*, 793*
for Motor-Lorry Bodies, 473*
Young’s Modulus, Poisson’s Ratio, and Rigidity Modulus of, 437
— for Use in Chemical Industry, 406, 575
— Cobalt-Base High-Temperature Oxidation of, 534
— Copper Base, “ Novoston,” for Ships’ Propellers (J. Stone and Co. (Charlton), Ltd.), 326
— — Rich, Rods, Sections and Forgings,
Specification, 512
Solid-Drawn Tubes, Specification, 815
See also Brass, etc.
— Light, for Aircraft Construction, 539
— Light, Maintenance of Quality in Castings of, 533
— Magnesium, Control of Quality in Casting of, 471, 501
— Nickel-Base, for Coating Petrol Engine Poppet Valves, 248
— — Base, High-Temperature Oxidation
of, 534
— Nimonic, Creep Tests of, 605*
— Non-Ferrous, Control of Quality in Melting and Casting of, 438, 471, 501 Ferrous, Corrosion of, 534
— Titanium, Properties and Applications of, 251*, 341*, 413*
— Zinc-Aluminium, Corrosion of, 534
— — Control of Quality in Casting of, 471,
501
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 Treatm ent of Alloy-Steel Investment Castings, 164*
— — Annealing, Gas-Fired, of Locomo
tive Boiler Tubes, 144*
Quench Ageing of Iron, 692
— — of Steel, Effect of Tempering on
Physical Properties, 613*. See LETTER, 821
of Steel, Beneficial Effect of, 478
— — Temper-Brittleness in Steels, 693 Iron Manufacture. See Furnaces, Blast — Ore. See Ore
Metals, Tests of. See Tests (Materials) Metallurgical Manufacture, Technical Control in, 438, 471, 501
— Requirements of Chemical Engineer, 406, 575
— Research at National Physical Laboratory, 682
Metallurgy, Thirty Years’ Developments in, 651, 659
Powder-Metallurgy Exhibition, London, 678, 754
Pyrometers. See Pyrowiejers Refractories. See Refractory
Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills Steel Furnaces. See Furnaces — Metallurgy, Developments in, 597
— Production, 1952, 434
— ?— by United States Steel Corporation,
372
Welding. See Welding
See also Iron and Steel Institute ; Metals, Institute of; Metallography; Microphotographs ; Foundry; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Metcalfe, G. J., on Corrosion-Resistance of Aluminium-Magnesium Alloys, 534; on Corrosion of Aluminium Ternary Alloys, 534
Meters. See Electric and Water Meters Metrological Investigations at National Physical Laboratory, 682
Metrology, Historical (Review), 228. See LETTER, 308
Metropolitan Cables, Ltd., Tests of Gas- Heated Lead-Melting Pots for Cable Sheathing, 585
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Go., Ltd., 2,500-kVA Switchgear, 109* ; 4,500-s.h.p. Naval Gas Turbine, 129*. See LETTER, 212 ; Gas-Turbine Locomotive No. 18100 for British Railways, 247, 277; 40-MVA Synchronous Condenser, 294* ; Pumping Plant for High-Vacuum Testing, 700*
— Water Board, Jubilee Luncheon of, 435.
See Erratum, 500; Activities, 1903-53,476
— See also London
Michell, W. A., the Late, 212
Microphotographs of Alloy-Steel Investment
Castings, 164*
— Fractures in Mild-Steel Plates, 66*
— Lead-Cyanamide Paints, 314*
—- Phosphate Coatings on Steel, 57* Microscope, Interference (C. Baker of Holborn,
Ltd.), 807*
Microscopy Exhibits at Royal Society’s Conversazione, 692
Microstructure of Metals. See Metallography ; Microphotographs
Middle East Bechtel Corporation, Aden Oil Refinery, 490*. See Erratum, 608
Midlands, Notes from, 14, 46, 78, HO, 142,174, 206, 238, 270, 302, 334, 366, 398, 430, 462, 494, 526, 558, 590, 622, 654, 686, 718, 750, 782, 814. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Miekk-oja, Prof. H. M„ on Segregation of Iron and. Phosphorus in Brass, 437
Miles, F. G„ Ltd., Moulded Plastic Radar Scanners and Stressed Components, 28* ; Durestos Plastic Glider Wing, 730*
Miller, J. F„ the Late, 831
“ Millivolter ” Peak-to-Peak (Allied Electronics, Ltd.), 524*
Mills, Rolling. See Rolling Mills
Mines, Coal. See Collieries
Rescue Apparatus. See Colliery
Mines Safety in, Research Establishment, Annual Report, 210
— 170-b.h.p., six-cylinder Hunslet Diesel
Locomotive for, 701*
— United States Bureau of. See United
States
— See also Coal; Collieries; Mining; Ores;
and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Minerals. See also Coal; Mining; Ores; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Oils. See Oils
Miners’ “ Self-Rescuer ” Respirator (Siebe, Gorman and Co., Ltd.), 576*
Mining of Bituminous Sands of Alberta, 230* —- See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Ministry of Labour and National Service. See under Labour
— of Supply. See Supply
—- of Transport. See Transport
Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., Reorganisation of Diesel Engine Works, 171*
Mitchell, J., on Iron Ore to Ingot Steel, 597
Mixer, Powder, for Magnetic Materials, 684* Mixing Machine, “ Rotocube,” Laboratory
Form (Foster, Yates and Thom, Ltd.), 545*
Mobile Engineering Laboratory, 669*
— Loader, Power-Driven (R. A. Lister and Co.,
Ltd.), 157*
Model Experiments. See Aeronautics; Tank Experiments'
— Gelatin, for Structural Analysis, 403
— for Stress Determination. See Photo
Elastic
— Use in Structural Analysis, 710*, 741*
Modular Co-ordination in Building, Discussion on, 342
?— Society, Foundation of, 342
Mohn, T., the Late, 372
Mole, Dr. A. G., on Tests for Insulation of Electrical Equipment, 542
Mond Nickel Co., Ltd., Annual Review of Nickel Industry in 1952, 19
Mono Pumps, Ltd., Pump for Handling Dry Materials, 580*
Monoplane. See Aeronautics ,
Monsanto Chemicals, Ltd., Non-Inflammable Hydraulic Fluid, 438
Montreal Conference on Runways for Jet Aircraft, 57
Morecambe-Heysham-Lancaster Railway, 50- Cycle Single-Phase Traction on, 12*
Momington versus Ironbridge Metal Works, Ltd., and Others, Legal Decision on, 421
Motor Boat, Diesel Tug “ Maamal ” (Fairmile Construction Co., Ltd.), 106*
Launch “ Sunga Marutham ” for Ceylon (J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 395*
— Car Engines. See Engines, Petrol
Parking in London, Report on, 508
Wheel Rims, Testing Machine for, 715* See also Motor Vehicles and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Carriages, Railway. See Carriages
— Coach. See Motor Vehicle
— Electric, 5,000-h.p., for Cogging Mill
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 633*
for 4,800 h.p„ 1,500-Volt Electric Locomotive, 642*
Engine-Starting Rectifier for (Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd.), 460
— — Geared, 3/5-h.p. (Coventry Gear Co.),
126*
— — Geared, with High-Reduction Ratio
(Electropower Gears, Ltd.), 727*
=— Insulating Materials for, 511
for Railway Traction, 245*
— Generator, 150-kW Alternator, for Black-
Bolt Heading Plant, 194
— — 3,000-h.p., Ward-Leonard-Ilgner, for
Cogging Mill, 633*
— Hydraulic, Slide-Valve, for Aircraft Systems
(British Messier, Ltd.), 396
— Internal-Combustion. See Aeronautics;
Engines; MotorCars; Motor Boats ; Tractors
— Launches. See Motor Boats
— Lorries. See Motor Vehicles
— Marine. See Engines ; Marine Propulsion ;
Motorships
— Paraffin. See Engines, Oil
— Petrol. See Aeronautics ; Engines, Petrol;
Motor Boats ; Tractors
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Truck, Battery-Driven, Fork-Lift Heavy
Duty (I.T.D., Ltd.), 580*
Battery-Driven, Fork-Lift, with Weighing Equipment (I.T.D., Ltd.), 630*
Fork-Lift. See also Truck, Pedal-Driven Petrol-Driven; | Cub. Yd. Dumper (Aveling-Barford, Ltd.), 514*
— — Petrol-Driven, 1,000 lb. Fork-Lift (R. H.
Corbett and Co., Ltd.), 547*
— Tug. See Motor Boat
— Vehicle, Bedford Medium-Weight Lorry
(Vauxhall Motors, Ltd.), 439*
— — Brakes and Dampers, Production of
(Girling, Ltd.), 599*
— — Coach for Demonstration of Aircraft
Equipment (Dowty Equipment, Ltd.), 704*
: 125-b.h.p. Diesel Engine for Hose Laying (Merryweather and Sons, Ltd.), 121*
— — Grader and Scarifier for Roads (Blaw
Knox, Ltd.), 761*
Headlamps, Dazzle from, 211.
Hydraulic Brake and Clutch Control for (Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Co., Ltd.), 383
— —in India, Report on, 658
Industry, Position and Prospects of, 10*, 70*, 328*
— — Investigations by Road Research Board,
23
Lorry with Light-Alloy Body for Bulk Transport, 473*
Tyre, Pneumatic, Tubeless, 736*
— Wagons. See Motor Vehicles ; Tractors
Motorships Under Construction, Lloyd’s Register Statistics, 147, 564
— “ Giulio Cesare,” 261*
— Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 348
— Launches and Trial Trips, 8, 95, 126, 157,
184, 223, 254, 384, 415, 446, 477, 510, 543, 559, 605, 631, 655, 736, 765, 783
— Lloyd’s Register Statistical Table, 116
Motorship “ Lucy Ashton,” Resistance Tests
Of, 469, 503, 519
— “ Maamal,” Diesel Tug (Fairmile Construc
tion Co., Ltd.), 106*
— “ Maid of Ashton ” for Clyde Serv ce, 695*
— “ Princess Victoria,” Loss of, 177. See
Erratum, 203 ; Report on, 786
— “ Wokingham,” Trials of, 569
Mouchel, L. G., and Partners, Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 665*
Mould, Foundry, Synthetic-Resin (Bakelite, Ltd.), 577*
Moulding Machines at Foundry of A.P.V., Ltd., 673*
— — 1-oz. Injection (R. H. Windsor, Ltd.),
579*
Injection, Automatic (Dowding and Doll, Ltd.), 546*
Shell-, Automatic (Clino Foundry Supplies, Ltd.), 745*
— — Shell, Automatic (Polygram Casting
Co., Ltd.), 44*
Wood. See Machine Tools
— Process, Shell, Bibliography on, 299
— — Shell, Machine for (Clino Foundry Sup
plies, Ltd.), 745*
Shell, Mechanised (Polygram Casting Co., Ltd.), 44*
— See also Foundry
Mount Everest Expedition, Oxygen Equipment for, 779*
Mowat, Brig.-Gen. M„ the Late, 116, 148*
Muirhead and Co., Ltd., “Mufqx” Chart
Recorder, 492* ; “ Mufax ” Chart Transmitter,- 492*
“ Mule,” Winch-Operated, for Railway Carriage-Cleaning Depot, 332*
Mullard, Ltd., Electronic Temperature Controller, 128* ; Wide-Band Dummy Load, 522*
Multitubular Boilers. See Boilers
Municipal Tramways. See Tramways
Munro, J. M., and Son, Aluminium Hangar for “ Comet ” Aircraft, 97*
Murad Developments, Ltd., 1-in. Capstan
Lathe, 43*
Museum of Science and Industry, Birmingham, Exhibition of Old Machine Tools, 289*. See Erratum, 389
South Kensington, Exhibition of Historic Books on Machines, 623
Mutual Security Agency, Financial Aid to increase Productivity, 307; Report on Manufacture of Street-Lighting Fittings in United States, 531; Report on Gasification of Coal, 717
Myford Engineering Co., Ltd., 3}-in. High-
Speed Centre Lathe, 538

NAPIER, D., and SON, LTD., “Nomad” Compound Diesel Aero-Engine, 388* ; 1,875-s.h.p. Marine Diesel Engine, 555* ; Test Plant for “ Avon ” Jet Engines, 588* Nassif, Dr. M., on Effect of Friction on Compression and Rarefaction Waves, 674*, 708*
National Coal Board, Specifications, 115; Policy of, 232 ; Reconstruction Work by, 243 ; Power Stowing at Crookhill Colliery, 373* ; Miners’ “ Self-Rescuer ” Respirator, 576* ; Annual Report, 657
— Gas Turbine Establishment, Farnborough, Work at, 30, 61; Admiralty Test House at, 385*
— Institute of Agricultural Engineering,
Tractor Testing by, 6*
— Packaging Exhibition and Convention,
Olympia, 115
— Physical Laboratory, Creep Properties of
Steels for Power Plants, by Dr. A. E. Johnson and N. E. Frost, 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820* ; Effective Diameter of Screw Gauges by P. W. Harrison and Mrs. J. G. Wood, 318* ; Creep Tests on Nimonic Alloys under Varying Stress and Temperature, by D. C. Herbert and D. J. Armstrong, 605* ; Tests of Granite Surface Plates, 619 ; Annual Report and “ Open Day,” 681; Exhibits at Institution of Civil Engineers’ Conversazione, 822
— Prosperity and Electricity Supply, 626, 758,
766, 789, 829
— Research Development Corporation, Annual
Report, 183
— — Council of Canada, Distillation Plant for
Bituminous Sands of Alberta, 260*
— Union of Manufacturers, Statement on
Economic Position of Britain, 115
Nationalised Fuel Industries, Problems of, 667 Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics

Naval Architects, Institution of :

Proposed Memorial to William Froude, 115. See LETTER, 180
Lord Weir’s Gift of 10,0001., 435 Formation of Southern Joint Branch with Institute of Marine Engineers, 649
Spring Meetings: Programme, 139 Report of Council, 405 Election of Officers, 405 Presidential Address by Lord Runciman on Work of Institution, 405
Annual Dinner, 520
Reports of Discussions, 469, 503, 519, 551 581, 628, 648, 677, 731, 776, 806
B.S.R.A. Resistance Tests on “ Lucy Ashton,” by Dr. J. F. C. Conn,
H. Lackenby and W. P. Walker, 469 See 503, 519
Large Dry Docks, by E. L. Champness, 636*. See 551
Motions of Aircraft Carrier at Sea in Relation to Operation of Naval Aircraft, by J. L. Bartlett, 581
Effect of Radial-Pitch Variation on Performance of Marine Propeller, by Prof. L. C. Burrill and C. S. Young, 628
Naval Architects, Institution of: —continued.
Spring Meetings—continued.
Fatigue in Ships’ Structures, by Dr. R. Week, 648
Water Forces on Submerged Bodies in Motion, by W. C. S. Wigley, 677
Skin-Friction Determination Using Wall- Sided Models of Great Draught, by Rev. R. T. Shiells, 731
Joint Meeting with Institute of Marine Engineers:
Insulation of Refrigerated Cargo Ship, by J. D. Farmer and K. O. Hales, 776. See Erratum, 813
Sea Trials of Victory Ship AP3 in Normal Merchant Service, by Prof. G. Aert- ssen, 806
Naval Architecture. See also Warships
— Construction. See also Warships
— Research Association, Belgian, Sea Trials of
“ Tervaete,” 806
— Review, Spithead, 785, 786
— Warfare. See Warships Navigation, Aerial. See Aeronautics Navvy. See Excavator
Navy, British. See H.M. under WarsAips
— See also Naval; Warships ; and PARA
GRAPH INDEX
Nebraska University, Tractor Testing by, .6 NestonWorks of Morgan Refractories, Ltd.,757* New Year Honours List, 18, 54
— Meaning of, 17
— York Board of Water Supply, Roof-Bolting
of Delaware Tunnel, 539
Newage (Manchester), Ltd., 30-h.p. Four- Cylinder Petrol Engine, 578*
Newberry, C. W., on. Mobile Engineering Laboratory, 669*
Newbound, R., on Thermosetting and Oxidising Varnishes, 541
Newcomen Society, Early Development of Centrifugal Pump, by- L. E. Harris, 41, 91; Summer Meeting, Cambridge, 755 ; Annual Dinner, 755; Visits and Excursions, 755 ; Early Teaching of Engineering at Cambridge University, by E. G. Ster- land, 796, 826. See 756
Newman, A. D., on Back-to-Back Testing of Marine Reduction Gears, 362. See 339, 426, 458
Newman, N. P., on Government and Iron Foundries, 180. See 113
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Caissons for York River Bridge, Virginia, 738*
Nickel Industry in 1952, Report on, 19
— Production in Canada, 371
Nimonic Alloys, Creep Tests under Varying Stress and Temperature, 605*
Nitrate Cracking of Boiler Steels, 603
Nitrogen, Effect on Properties of Steel, 478 Noise from Supersonic Aircraft, Aspects of, 439 “ Nomad ” Compound Diesel Aero-Engine, 388* Nomography and Empirical Equations (Review), 291
Non-Conducting Coverings. See Heat Insulation
— Ferrous Metals. See Metals ; Metallurgy Normalair, Ltd., Oxygen Equipment for
Everest Expedition, 779
Norman, R. H., on Dielectric Properties of Rubber, 375
North America, Brown-Coal Deposits, 274
— East Coast Institution of Engineers and
Shipbuilders, Andrew Laing Lecture on Application of Research to Gas Turbines, by H. Constant, 30, 61; Lord Weir’s Gift of 10,0001. to, 435
Metallurgical Society, First Annual Dinner, 537
— Notes from. See Scotland
— of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Develop
ments in Breadalbane Area, 182 ; Electrical Control of Fish Movements, 203 ; 100-kW Wind-Driven. Electric Generator, 213* ; Annual Report, 402 ; Inauguration of Gaur Scheme, 819
Northampton Polytechnic, London, Course on Corrosion Testing, 287', Courses on Fuels and Thermodynamics, 29
Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd., Aluminium Silo for Grain, 86* ; Aluminium-Alloy for Gasworks Roofs, 377; Aluminium- Alloy for Motor»Lorry Bodies, 473*; Aluminium Plate Girders for Birmingham City Transport Depot, 569* ; Extruded Aluminium Tube for Cable Sheathing, 596* Notes on New Books. See Books and LITERATURE INDEX
— See Lancashire and South Yorkshire;
Midlands ; Scotland ; South-West; Labour. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Nottingham University, Conference on Industry and Universities, 178. See LETTERS, 244, 340; Opening of Engineering
Laboratories, 499, 500*
“ Novoston ” Alloy for Ships’ Propellers, 326 Nozzles, Fuel-Injection, Corrosion of, Report on, 564*
— Gas Flow in, One-Dimensional Irreversible,
355*
Nuclear Energy for Power Plants, 799
— Power Station for Electricity Supply, 758
— Reactors and Their Applications, 84 Nucleonic Instruments at Atomic Energy
Research Establishment, 449
Nuffield Foundation, First Ten Years of, Report, 596
Nufloor, Ltd., Planing Machine for Wood Floors, 64*
Null Method of Measuring Periodic Strains, 351*
Numbers, Rounding of, Expression of, Specification, 815
Numerical Values, Presentation of, Specification, 815
Nut, Antivibration (Lester Lock Nut and Washer Co., Ltd.), 54*, 77*
— and Bolts, Vibration Testing Machine for
(Lester Lock Nut and Washer Co., Ltd.), 54*, 77*
Nutting, Dr. J„ on Quench Ageing of Iron, 692

Obituary: See Engineering 1953 Jan-Jun: Index: Obituaries

Office Equipment Exports, 1952,191
— Machinery Industry, Position and Prospects, 485*
Oil-Bound Sand for Road Construction at Seria, British Borneo. 158
— and Coal Burning, Combined, at St. Pancras Power Station, 427*
— Engines. See Engines, Oil; Motor Vehicles; Motor Boats; Tractors
— Fuel Burner, Automatic (Prior Stokers, Ltd.), 579*
— — Burning Equipment, Specification, 687 Plant Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 108*. See Erratum, 140
— Initiators at St. Pancras Power Station (Fuel Firing, Ltd.), 427*
— Lubricating, Heavy-Duty Engine, Specification, 288
— Motors. See Engines, Oil; Motor Vehicles ; Motor Boats ; Tractors
— Production from Bituminous Sands of Alberta. 229*, 260*
— — in Kuwait, 83
— Refinery. Aden, Construction of, 490*. See Erratum, 60S
British, Flare Stacks for (British Insulated Callender's Construction Co., Ltd.), 598*
— Retaining Phosphate Coatings on Steel (Pyrene Co., Ltd.), 57*
— Switches. See Switchgear
— Tankers, Cast-Iron Heating Pipes for (Colvin-Smith, Ltd.), 601*. See Addendum, 743
— — under Construction, Lloyd’s Register Statistics, 147, 564
— — Lloyd’s Register Statistical Tables, 116 with Gas Turbine, Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., 307
— — Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 348
Launches and Trial Trips, 8, 95,126,157, 184, 223, 254, 384, 415, 446, 510, 543, 559, 605, 631, 655, 736, 765, 783
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Transformer, Deterioration of, 436
— See also Lubrication
Oilfields, World’s, Eastern Hemisphere (Review), 259
Olding, J., and Co., Ltd., 150-h.p. Vickers Tractor with Cable Dozer, 579*
Olympia. See Exhibition “Olympus-Canberra” Aircraft, Altitude Record by, 627
Omnibus, Trolley. See TraZZey-’Bas
O’Neill, Prof. H., on Deformation of Austenite in Relation to Characteristics of Steel, 734
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, Annual Report, 50
Open-Hearth Furnace. See JFwnace
Optical Control of Machine-Tool Slides, 22*
Optical Measuring Tools, Ltd., Projection Pantometer for Jet-Engine Blading, 409*
Orcutt, A. H., on Gear Grinding ,714. See 691
Ore, Iron, to Steel Ingots Production, 597
Ore, Iron, Wagon Tippler, for British Railways, 380*
Organic Dispersives, Use in Sea-Water Evaporators, 179, 442*
Orient Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Launch of
S.S. “ Orsova,” 659
“ Osborn ” Automatic Weighing Machine, 747* Oscillograph. See Electric
Otte, Dr. H. M., on Thermal Stabilisation of
Austenite in Carburising Steels, 734 Otto-Muller High-Speed Radial Drilling Machine, 252*
Ottway, W. T., the Late, 340
Outlook, Engineering, 9*. 70*, 136*, 196*, 232*, 283*, 296*, 328*, 359*, 389*, 421*, 453*, 484*. See LETTER, 372
Ove Arup and Partners, Yeast Factory at Dovercourt, 220*
Ovens, Drying, Infra-Red, for Micropowder Magnets, 684*
Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
— Lines, Power Transmission, 275-kV, Light-Weight Tower for, 225*. See 96*
Power Transmission, 275-kV Post Insulator for, 326*
Power Transmission, 50-Cycle Single
Phase Railway Traction, 12*
Power Transmission, 275-kV Tower for, 96*. See 225*
Power Transmission, Welded Tubular Steel Gantry for, 185*
Owner, F. M., on Fatigue in Engine Design, 570 Oxidation, High-Temperature of Cobalt and Nickel Alloys, 534
Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See W’eZdwig Oxygen in Boiler Water, Effect of, 602*
— Equipment for Mount Everest Expedition, 779*

Packaging Code, Standard, Metal Containers, 687
Methods for Temporary Prevention of . Corrosion, Specification, 384
—- Exhibition and Convention, National, 115 Packing for Storage of “ Princess ” Flying Boat, 203
Page, Sir F. H., on Influence of Military Aviation on Civil Air Transport, 529
Paint Laboratory, London County Council, 791
— Lead-Cyanamide, Composition and Properties, 314*
Painter Brothers, Ltd., 275-kV Transmission Tower, 96* ; Tests of Welded Tubular Steel Gantry, 185*
“ Palouste ” Turbo-Compressor, 801*
Pametrada, Marine Turbine Research by, 727, 781
Pantometer, Projection, for Jet-Engine Blading (Optical Measuring Tools, Ltd.), 409*
“ Pantoscriber ” for Jet-Engine Blading, 411*
Papin, D., Work on Centrifugal Pump, 41 Paraffin Engines. See Engines, Oil
— Oil, Power Loss in, 437
— Tractors. See Tractors
Parco-Lubrite Oil-Retaining Coatings on Steel, 57*
Parkeston-Dovercourt Railway, Flood Damage to, 395*
Parry, J. V., on Dielectric Losses in Insulating Materials, 375
Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Hall and Macdonald, York River Bridge, Virginia, 737*
Parsons, C. A., and Co., Ltd., 11,200/220-Volt Transformer for 20-ton Electric Arc Furnace, 205*
— Marine Engineering Turbine Research and
Development Association, Work of, 339, 362, 369, 392, 426, 458, 509
— Turbines. See Turbines, Steam; Marine
Propulsion
Passenger Aeroplane. See Aeroplane under Aeronautics
— Steamers. See Steamers
Patents of Gas-Turbine, of Power Jets (Research and Development), Ltd., 481*, 516*, 549*, 583*, 609*, 644*, 679*, 706*, 743*, 773*, 803*
— Work on, of National Research Develop
ment Corporation, 183
Paterson Hughes Engineering Co., Ltd., Conveyors for Whisky-Bottling Plant, 154*
Pattern-Making Machines. See Machine Tools Patterson, E. A., on Measurement of Power
Factors of Insulating Oils, 437
Peat Preparation and Burning for Gas Turbine, 308*
Pedder, A. W., on Combined Electricity and Heat Supplies, 790. See 829
Peebles, A. A., on Bituminous Sands of Alberta, 229*, 260*; on Properties of Steel and Tempering Temperature, 613*. See LETTER, 821
Pemberton, H. N., on Welding in Marine Engineering, 73*, 122*
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Launch of S.S. “ Arcadia,” 659
Perkins, F., Ltd., 83-b.h.p., Six-Cylinder Diesel Engine for Motor Lorry, 439 ; 108-b.h.p. Diesel Engine for Motor Vehicle, 461*
Permutit Co., Ltd., Water-Demineralising Plant, 153*
Personal, 15, 47, 79, 111, 143, 175, 207, 239, 271, 303, 335, 367, 399, 431, 463, 495, 527, 559, 591, 626, 655, 687, 719, 751, 783, 815
Perspex, Frozen-in Strain Phenomena in, 692
— Models for Photo-Elastic Tests, 403
Pest Control, Ltd., Mechanical Weed-Spraying
Equipment, 190*
Petrol Motors. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol; Motor Cars ; Motor Boats; Tractors
— Tractors. See Tractors
Petroleum. See OZZ; Paraffin ; Engines, Oil Petty, M. H„ on Measurement of Specific
Steam Consumption, 362. See 339, 426, 458
Pfeil, Dr. L. B., on Metallurgical Developments of Last 30 Years, 651. See 659
Phillips, Prof. A., on. Recrystallisation of Copper, 437
Phillips, Dr. V. A., on Recrystallisation of Copper, 437
pH Values, Vessel for Determining, 821
Phosphate Coatings, Oil-Retaining, on Steel (Pyrene Co., Ltd.), 57*
— Compounds, Use in Sea-Water Evaporators,
442*
Phosphated Steel Surfaces, Standard Corrosion Tests, 24
Phosphorus, Segregation in Brass during Grain Growth, 437
— Effect on Tensile Properties of Steel, 477 Photo-Elastic Research on Plates in Transverse
Bending, 20*, 36*
Technique for Three-Dimensional Problems, 403
Tests “ Perspex Catalin 800 ” Models for, 403
— Elasticity, Designing by (Review), 290 Photographic Films, Dimensionally-Stable,
Base for (Ilford, Ltd.), 653
See also Film
Photography, High-Speed (Review), 195 Photometry, Glossary of Terms Used in, 719 Photomicrographs. See Microphotographs Physical Laboratory. See NaZtonaZ Physical
— Research at National Physical Laboratory
682
— Society, Scientific Apparatus Exhibition,
250, 491*, 522*, 554* ; Acoustics Group, Symposium on Aeronautical Acoustics. See Aeronautical Society, Royal
Physics, General, Vol. IV, Structure of Matter (Review), 773
— Nuclear Reactors and Their Applications, 84
— See also Physical Society and PARAGRAPH
INDEX
Pier for York River Bridge, Virginia, 737 Pierce, R. C., the Late, 126
Piercy, Prof. N. A. V., the Late, 182
Piles, Caisson, for Deep-Water Wharf on Gambia River, 2*
Pinions. See Gears; Gearing; Machine Tools ; Marine Propulsion
Pipe, “ Alkathene,” for Cold-Water Plumbing (Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 788*
— Fittings, Seamless, Steel, Butt-Welded,
Specification, 719
— Flow in, Effect of Friction on Compression
and Rarefaction Waves, 674*, 708
— Fuel, High Pressure, on Diesel Engine,
Failure Prevention by Damping, 585*
— Heating, Cast-Iron, for Oil Tankers (Colvin-
Smith, Ltd.), 601*. See Addendum, 743
— Lead, Soldered Socket-Spigot Joints for, Tools, for, Specification, 719
— Steam. See Steam Pipes
— See also Tubes
Pippard, Prof. A. J. S., on Civil Engineering Work in Laboratories, 703
Piston for “ Deltic” Marine Diesel Engine, 556* Pit Prop, Barslide ” Head for (Hale and Hale (Tipton), Ltd.), 578*
Pitlochry Hydro-Electric Scheme, Electrical Fish Screen, 240
Pitting. See Corrosion
Place, J. A., on Control Problems in Cold-Strip Rolling, 650
Planing Machine. See Machine Tools
Plant Engineers, Incorporated, Annual Dinner, 179 ; Southport Conference, 690
Plastic Deformation and Creep of Non-Ferrous Metals, 534
— Materials, Asbestos, for Aircraft Construc
tion, 539
— Moulded, Radar Scanners and Stressed Com
ponents (F. G. Miles, Ltd.), 28*
Plastics at British Industries Fair, 577
— Convention, British, Programme, 466, 747
— Exhibition, British, Olympia, 747*, 788*
— Glass-Fibre, for Aircraft Construction, 539
— Insulating Properties of, 375, 511 Plate-Bending Rolls. See Machine Tools
— Mild-Steel, Fractures in, Propagation of,
65*, 100*. See BrraZa, 151
— Shearing Machine. See AfacZtine Tools
— Steel, Distribution Scheme for, 531
— in Transverse Bending, Photo-Elastic Re
search in, 20*, 36*
Platinum Medal, Institute of Metals, Award to Prof. G. Masing, 407
— Metals, Production in Canada, 371
Plessey Co., Ltd., High-Gain Selective Amplifier, 554* ; Frequency Source Calibrator, 555
Plough Design at National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, 441
Plugs, Sparking, Specification, 216
Plummer A. R. F., Photo-Conductivity Effects with Germanium P.N. Junction, 692
“ Plycrete ” Floor Beams, Use in Yeast Factory at Dovercourt, 221*
Pneumatic Comparator for Measuring Surface Finish (Signa Instrument Co., Ltd.), 505* —- Tools. See Machine Tools
— Transmitter (Elliott Brothers, (London),
Ltd.), 808
— See also Compressed Air ; Air Compressor Pneumoconiosis Hazard in Mines, Investigations on, 210
Poisson’s Ratio of Aluminium Alloys, 437 Polarised Light, Stress Determination by. See Photo-Elastic
Polishing and Lapping Compound, Diamond (Engis, Ltd.), 446*
Pollard, H. J., on Materials and Methods for Aircraft Construction, 539
Pollution, Water, Research Board, Annual Report, 722
Polygram Casting Co., Ltd., Automatic Shell- Moulding Machine, 44*
Polystyrene, Electric Strength of, 437, 469 Polytechnic. See Education
Polythene, Electric Strength of, 437, 469
— Tubing, Specifications for, 659
Poole Power Station, Design of, 349, 447, 474
Popper, P., on Ceramic Dielectrics for Capaci- tators, 542
Poppy, T. G., on Proposed Weights and Measures Legislation, 116. See 19
Portable Engine. See Engine
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools Portal Frames for Aluminium Hangar, 97*
— Structures, Model Analysis of, 710*, 741*
Portland Cement. See Cement
Portuguese East Africa, Sena Sugar Estates, Ltd., 750-kW Fan-Cooled Alternator for, 281*
“ Porvic ” Thermophastic Material, 373
Positioner, Adjustable, for Welding (Aronson Machine Co.), 702*
Post Office Engineering Department, Replacement of Switches by Electronic Devices, 692
Potassium Chloride Crystals, Electric Strength of, 437, 468
Potentiometer/ See Electric
“ Potted ” and Printed Electronic Circuits, 86 Pottery Kilns, Tunnel, Continuous, Gas Firing in, 533
Powder, Metallic, for Magnets, Production and Properties of, 682*
— Metallurgy Exhibition, London, 678, 754 Powell, A. E., on Design of British Power
Stations, 349, 447, 474
Power Conference, World, Annual Statistics, 1948-50, 18
— Convention, Electrical, British. See Bri'ZtsA
Electrical Power Convention
Power, F. A., and Sons, Ltd., Bottle-Case Wiring Machines, 155*
Power-Gas Corporation, Ltd., Producer-Gas Plant, 732*
— Hammer. See Hammer under Machine
Tools
Power Jets (Research and Development), Ltd., Gas-Turbine Patents of, 481*, 516*, 549*, 583*, 609*, 644*, 679*, 706*, 743*, 773*, 803*
— Plant, Hydro-Electric, Breadalbane Area,
Scotland, 182
Hydro-Electric, Gaur, Scotland, 819
— - Hydro-Electric, North Scotland, Annual
Report, 402
Hydro-Electric, in Ontario, Statistics, 50 Hydro-Electric, Scottish, Electrical Control of Fish Movements at, 203
— — Hydro-Electric, Tungabhadra Scheme
161*
Hydro-Electric, in Yugoslavia, 339
— — Steam, Steel for, 371
— — See also Power Stations
— Press. See Machine Tools
— Production, Nuclear Reactors for, 84
— Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 18
— Station, Electric, Acton “ B,” Use of Pre
cast Concrete in, 275
— — Electric, Bankside “ B,” 107*. See
Erratum, 140
— — Electric, Brighton “ B,” 665*
— Electric, British, Design of, 349, 447, 474 —' — Electric, British, Generating Plant Installed in, 1952, 41
Electric, British, Thermal Efficiency of, 467
— — Electric, Malvern, Melbourne, 40-MVA
Synchronous Condenser, 294*
— Electric, North Scotland, Annual Report, 402
— Electric, in Ontario, Statistics, 50
— — Electric, St. Pancras, Combined Oil and
Coal Burning at, 427*
— — Electric, Steels for, 371
— — Electric, Steels for, Creep Properties of,
25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820*
— —See also Power Plants
— Supply, Electric, British, American Produc- ?' tivity Team’s Report on, 562
— — Electric, Consumption by Steel and
Light-Alloy Trains, 566*
— — Electric, for 50-Cycle Single-Phase Trac
tion, Lancaster - Heysham - Morecambe Railway, 12*
— — Electric, Export by Yugoslavia, 339
— — Electric, Industry, Problems of, 667 Electric, Mobile Ground Units for Aircraft, 780*
Electric, and National Prosperity, 626, 758, 766, 789, 829
— — Electric, in North Scotland, Annual
Report, 402
—- — Electric, in Ontario, Statistics, 50
Electric, in United States, Man-Power Supply for, 242
— Transmission, Overhead Lines, 50-Cy
Single-Phase Railway Traction, 12*
— — Overhead Lines, 275-kV Post Insulator
for, 326*
Overhead Lines, 275-kV, Towers for, 96*, 225*
Overhead Lines, Welded Tubular Steel Gantry for, 185*
See also Gearing ; Marine Propulsion
— Unit, Electronic, Stabilised (Boulton-Paul
Aircraft, Ltd.), 523*
— Water. See also Hydraulic ; Power Plants,
Hydro-Electric ; Turbines, Hydraulic
Practice, Codes of, Ministry of Works. See Standards
PreCce, Prof. A., on Higli-Temperature Oxidation of Cobalt and Nickel Alloys, 534 ; on High-Temperature Oxidation of Copper- Base Alloys, 534 ; on Temper-Brittleness in Iron-Base Alloys, 693
Presidential Address to British Electrical Power Convention, by Sir J. Hacking on Energy Problems and National Prosperity, 758. See 626
to Institute of British Foundrymen, by E. Longden, on Science, Technology and Craftsmanship, 778
— — to Institute of Fuel, by Dr. G. E. Foxwell,
on Problems of Nationalised Fuel Industries, 667
to Institute of Metals, by Prof. F. C. Thompson, on Fifty Years’ Progress in Metallography, 394. See 406
— — to Institution of Metallurgists, by Dr.
L. B. Pfeil, on Metallurgical Developments in Last 30 Years, 651. See 659
—— to Institution of Naval Architects, by Lord Runciman, on Work of the Institution, 405
to Iron and Steel Institute, by J. Mitchell, on From Iron Ore to Steel Ingot, 597
Press Board, Oil-Soaked, Dielectric Properties of, 437. See Erratum, 508
Press Continuous, for Timber Board Production (Vere Engineering Co., Ltd.), 748*
— See Machine Tools
Pressed Metal Industry, British, Productivity Report on, 754
Pressure, Earth, in Twyford and Sonning Railway Cuttings, 456*, 487*
— Reducing Valve (Sir W. H. Bailey and Co.,
Ltd.), 320*
Prestressed Concrete. See Concrete, Prestressed Primary Battery. See Cell under Electric “ Princess ” Flying Boat, Cocooning for Storage of, 203
" Princess Victoria,” M.S., Loss of, 177. See Erratum, 203 ; Report on, 786
Printed and “ Potted ” Electronic Circuits, 86 Printer and Developer, “ Apollo ” (E. N. Mason and Sons, Ltd.), 832*
Prior Stokers, Ltd., Automatic Oil Burners, 579*
Pritchett and Gold and E.P.S. Co., Ltd., Porous Thermoplastic Material, 373
Producer, Gas, Automatic Control of (G. Kent, Ltd.), 751
Plant (Power-Gas Corporation, Ltd.), 732*
Production-Operation Time Recorder (F. 0. Robinson and Partners, Ltd.), 256*
Productivity Council, British, Inauguration of, 401
— Financial Aid to Secure Increase in, 307
— Team’s Report, American, on British Elec
tricity System, 562
— — Reports, Effect of, 138, 484
Professional Engineers’ Appointment Bureau, Work of, 595
“ Profiloscope ” for Examining Wiredrawing Dies, 621*
Projectors for Inspection of Jet-Engine Blading, 347*, 409*
— Sound Film, 16-mm. (British Thomson-
Houston Co., Ltd.), 199
— Surface-Finish (Techne (Cambridge), Ltd.),
72*
— Turbine-Blade, Hilger (A. Herbert, Ltd.),
631*
Prop, Pit, Barslide Head for (Hale and Hale (Tipton), Ltd.), 578*
Propeller, Marine, Corrosion in Polluted Estuaries, 532
— — Effect of Radial-Pitch Variation on Per
formance of, 628
with Kort Nozzle, Motor Tug “ Maamal,” 106*
“ Novoston ” Alloy for (J. Stone and Co. (Charlton), Ltd.), 326
-- — Use of Welding in, 123*
— for 100-kW Wind-Driven Electric Generator
(de Havilland Propellers, Ltd.), 213*
Propulsion of Ships. See Marine Propulsion ; Engines ; Turbines ; Propellers
Prosser, H. S., on Combined Electricity and Heat Supplies, 790. See 829
Public Boards, Salaries of Members of, 51 Puddled Iron. See Iron, Wrought
Pugsley, Prof. A. G., on Theory of Suspension Bridges, 435
Pulleys and Belting (J. H. Fenner and Co., Ltd.), 577
— V-Belt, Universal (Jac Universal Pulley,
Ltd.), 191*
Pullomax (Great Britain), Ltd., Cutting and Forming Machines for Sheet and Plate, 236*
Pumps, Air. See Air Compressors
— Cellar, Drainage (J. Beresford and Son, Ltd.),
548*
— Centrifugal, Early Development of, 41, 91
— — 6-in. Self-Priming Trailer (Goodenough
Contractors’ Machinery, Ltd.), 287*
— for Handling Dry Materials (Mono Pumps,
Ltd.), 580*
— Rotary, for Pulverised Peat (Incandescent
Heat Co., Ltd.), 309
Stirrup, Specification, 24
Pumping Plant for High-Vacuum Testing (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 700*
Purdy Machinery Co., Ltd., Labelling Machine for Whisky Bottles, 154*
Purfleet Railway Sidings, Flood Damage at, 395*
Puttick, K. E., on Boundary Slip in Bicrystals of Tin, 534
Pye, W. G., and Co., Ltd., Portable Potentiometer, 554* ; Sin/Cos Potentiometer, 554* Pyrene Co., Ltd., Oil-Retaining Phosphate Coatings of Steel, 57*
Pyrometer Kit (Ether, Ltd.), 547
Q.
QUEEN’S Coronation Naval Review, 785; Television at,x786
Queen Elizabeth II', Thoughts on Her Coronation, 689
— State Coach, Repairs to Wheels of (Hooper and Co. (Coachbuilders), Ltd.), 761
Quenching of Steel. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Quickfit and Quartz, Ltd., Electric Welding of Glass, 746*

RACHINGER, W. A., on Grain Size and Deformation in Aluminium, 534; on Plastic Flow of Aluminium, 534
Radar Inventions, Awards for, 282
— Scanners, Moulded Plastic' (F. G. Miles, Ltd.), 28*
— Trainer for Air-Traffic Control, 572* Radial Drill. See Drill under Machine Tools
" Radicon ” Double-Reduction Worm Gear, 282*
Radio Buoy for “ Marking ” Whales (Venner, Ltd.), 255*
— and Electronic Component Manufacturers’
Federation, Radio and Electronic Components Exhibition .500
Radio Frequencies, Synthetic Resin Bonded-
Paper Tubes for, Specification, 687
— Industry, Position and Prospects, 422*
— Telephone Developments in Turkey, 358
— Transmitter, Automatic, for Lifeboats (Ven
ner Electronics, Ltd.), 479
— See also Television ; Radar
Radioactive Materials, Contamination of Water by, Treatment of, 618
— — Solid, Instruments for Assaying, 450* Radiography, Gamma, and Foundry Techniques, 797*
Railcars. See Carriages, Railway
Railing, Sir H., Election to Honorary Membership of Institution of Electrical Engineers, 211, 563
Railroad. See Railways Railway Accidents. See Accidents
— Belgian, Electric Traction on, 635
•— British, Report on Derailment of Train at
Blea Moor, 9; Report on Accident at Crewkerne, 9; Standard Class-4 2-6-0 Locomotive, 12* ; Overhead Construction for 50-Cycle Single-Phase Traction, 12*; Five Years’ Achievements of, 83 ; Statement on Maintenance of Locomotives, 85 ; Welded Tubular Steel Gantry, 185*; Standardisation, Production and Repairs of Rolling Stock, 188 ; Standard Class-2 2-6-0 Locomotives, 217*; Features and Dimensions of Wagons and Containers of, 221, 325 ; Operating Experiences with Gas-Turbine Locomotives, 247, 276;
Trials with Reidinger Rotary Poppet- Valve Gear, 299* ; Economies Realised on, 325; Willesden Carriage Cleaning and Maintenance Depot, 331* ; 24-ton Covered Hopper Wagon, 380* ; 27-ton Iron-Ore Wagon, 380* ; Flood Damage to, 395* ; Embankment Slips at Twyford and Sonning,’ 456*, 487*; Refloating of S.S, “ Hebble,” 486 ; Roof for Victoria Station Sheffield, 508* ; Steel Castings for, 607 ; Improvements Schemes, 690 ; M.S. “ Maid of Ashton,” 695* ; Effect of Transport Act, 721, 753 ; 400-b.h.p. Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive, 756* ; Loss of M.S. “ Princess Victoria,” 177. See Erratum, 203 ; Report on, 786 ; Railways, British, and British Transport Commission, Annual Report, 817
— Carriage. See Carriage
— Cuttings at Twyford and Sonning, Embank
ment Slips at, 456*, 487*
— Electrified, Electric Traction Braking on,
24.4.* 324* 419* Rl’i* 712*
— French National, 4,800-h.p. 1,500-Volt
Electric Locomotive, 641*. See Erratum, 730
— Indian, Report on, 658
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
—? London Transport Executive, Reconditioning of Wheel and Axle Assemblie., 269*
— Mersey, 50 Years’ Electric Traction on, 600
— Motor Carriage. See Carriage
— Relics, “ London on Wheels ” Exhibition,
691
— Rolling Stock. See Carriages; Locomo
tives ; Wagons
— Street. See Tramways
— Talyllyn, Locomotive for, 522
— Traffic in Steelworks, 617. See Erratum,
759
— Tube. See London Transport Executive
— Underground. See London Transport Exe
cutive
— Wagons. See Wagons
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Rait, Dr. J. R„ on Quality Control in Manufacture of Steel Castings, 607
Rajan, R. D., on Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme, 161*
Ramsey, J. A., on Recovery of Poly crystalline Aluminium, 534; on Aluminium Deformed at Elevated Temperatures, 535
Ratchet Braces, Engineers’, and Drilling Pillars, Specification, 544
“ Ratiometer,” Water-Cement, for Concrete (Square Grip Reinforcement Co. (London), Ltd.), 608
Rausch Vertical Broaching Machine, 800* Rays. See Cathode Rays ; X-Rays Reactions, Chemical. See CAemicaZ
Reactors, Nuclear, and Their Applications, 84 Reamers, Countersinks and Counter-Bores, Specification, 88
Recorder, Automatic, for Strain Gauge, 56*
— Tachometric, Multiple (Smith’s Industrial
Instruments, Ltd.), 513*
— Time, Production-Operation (F. C. Robin
son and Partners, Ltd.), 256*
— Vehicle and Machine (Rotherham Record
ers, Ltd.), 547*
Recording Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Instruments, Electrical and Pneumatic, for
Jet-Engine Blading, 411*
Rectifiers. See Electric
Redbourn Works, Electrically-Driven 42|-in. Cogging Rolling Mill, 633*
Redheugh Iron and Steel Co. (1936), Ltd., Tower for 100-kW Wind-Driven Electric Generator, 213*
Redpath Brown, Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 665*
Reduction Gears. See Gears: Marine Propulsion
Reed, J. R.,on Electric Discharges in Air Gaps in High-Voltage Equipment, 437, 468; on Silicone Resins, Fluids and Elastomers 542
Rees, H. E.,on Electric Strength of Insulating Materials, 542
Reeves, F. H„ the Late, 398 Reference Books. See Annuals Refractory Bricks, Manufacture by Morgan Refractories, Ltd., 757*
Refrigerated Cargo Ship, Insulation of, 776. See Erratum, 813
Refrigerating Plant, Use of Welding in, 123 Refrigeration, Institute of, Annual Dinner, 147 Regenerative Furnace. See Furnace Reidinger, A., Rotary Poppet-Valve Gear, 299* Reinforced Concrete. See Concrete
Rendel, Palmer and Tritton, Takoradi Harbour Extension, 532*. See LETTER, 787
Renfrew Airport, Aircraft Maintenance Dock of Unit Construction, 89*
Renwick, W. J., on Silicone Resins, Fluids and Elastomers, 542
Report, Advisory Council on Building Research and Development, 819/
— American metalworking Machine-Tool In
dustry, 145
Productivity Team’s, on British Electricity System, 562
— Annual, Aeronautical Research Labora
tories, Australian Department of Supply, 587
— — Aslib, 660
— — British Electrical and Allied Industries
Research Association, 499
British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association, 498
British Hydromechanics Research Association, 179
— — British Iron and Steel' Federation, 407 British Iron and Steel Research Association, 499
— — British Rubber Development Board, 787
— — British Transport Commission, 817
Cambridge University Engineering Department, 521
Chief Inspector of Factories, 433
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 465
— — Federation of British Industries, 601
Food Investigation Board, 818
Institute of Fuel, 531
Institution of Metallurgists, 659
International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd., 371
Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain, 818
— — London and Home Counties Regional
Advisory Council for Higher Technological Education, 159. See LETTER, 212
— — National Coal Board, 657
— — National Physical Laboratory, 681
National Research Development Corporation, 183
North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, 402
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, 50
Road Research Board, 23
— — Safety in Mines Research Establishment,
210
Timber Development Association, Ltd., 660
United States National Bureau of Standards, 594
— — United States Steel Corporation, 372 Water Pollution Research Board, 722 West of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute, 372
— British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Asso
ciation, 568
Pressed Metal Industry, 754
— on Building Materials and Relaxation of
Wiring Regulations, 11
— Caustic Cracking in Marine Scotch Boilers,
219
— Conference on Industry and Universities,
178. See LETTERS, 244, 340 ; 337. See LETTER,372
— Corrosion of Fuel-Injection Nozzles, 564*
— European Steel Industry and Wide Strip
Mill, 593
— First Ten Years of Nuffield Foundation,
596
— Loss of “ Comet ” Air Liner, 786
M.S. “ Princess Victoria,” 786. See 177. See Erratum, 203
— Metals Economy] Advisory Committee, 83
— Motor-Car Parking in London, 508
— Nickel Industry in 1952,19
— O.E.E.C., Gasification of Coal, 717
— Productivity Team, on American Gas Indus- , try, 627
— on Railway Accident at Crewkerne, 9
— on Railway Derailment at Blea Moor, 9
— Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors,
281
— Tests on Road Bridges, 243
— United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping, 273
— Weights and Measures Legislation, 19. See
LETTER, 116
— World Power Resources, 18
— See also Board of Trade
Research, Aeronautical, in Australia, 587
— Association, Coal Utilisation, British, Auto
matic Control of Gas Producers, 751
Electrical and Allied Industries, British, Report on 275-kV Transmission Towers, 225* ; Investigations on Steels for High Temperature, 371; Annual Report, 499 ; Annual Luncheon, 499; Shinfield Research Station for Rural Electrification, 619*
Hydromechanics, British, Annual Report, 179
Internal-Combustion Engine, British, Report on Corrosion of Fuel-Injection Nozzles, by W. P. Mansfield, 564*
Iron and Steel, British, Gaugemeter for Strip Mills, 33* ; Annual Report, 499 ; “ Profiloscope ” for Examining Wiredrawing Dies, 621*
Naval, Belgian, Sea Trials of S.S. “ Tervaete,” 806
— — Non-Ferrous Metals, British, Annual
Report and Luncheon, 568
Shipbuilding, British, Report on Caustic Cracking in Marine Scotch Boilers, 219; Resistance Tests of M.S. “ Lucy Ashton,” 469, 503, 519
Steel Castings, British, Formation of, 403 Welding, British, Investigation on Fatigue in Ship Structures, 648
— Board, Highway, United States, Investi
gations on Economics of Road Transport, 171
Road, Annual Report, 23
—; — Water Pollution, Annual Report, 722
— Centre, Thornton, Mechanical Testing of
Gear Lubricants, by J. R. Hughes and R. Tourbet, 200*.. 257*
Research Council of Canada, National, Distillation Plant for Bituminous Sands of Alberta, 260*
— Department, Scientific and Industrial,
Annual Report, 465 ; Food Investigation, 1952, 818
— and Development Association, Parsons and
Marine Turbine, Work-of, 339, 362, 369, 392, 426, 458, 509
Building, Report of Advisory Council on, 819
— — Corporation, National, Annual Report,
183
Steam-Turbine, Conference on. See Tur&ine, Steam, Research and Development, Conference on
— Establishment, Atomic Energy, Harwell,
Nuclear Reactors at, 84; Nucleonic Instruments at, 449*; Electromagnetic Separator for Isotopes, 475*
Safety in Mines, Annual Report, 210
— Flame Radiation, Work of Joint Committee
on, 275
— in Foundry Industry, 778
— Laboratory of Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds
Group, 715*
Mechanical Engineering, Creep Properties of Steels for Power Plants, by Dr. A. E. Johnson and N. B. Frost, 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820* ; Measurement of Surface Finish by Pneumatic Gauging, by M. Graneek and H. L. Wunsch, 505*
Road, Dazzle from Motor-Vehicle Head- Lamps, 211; Wind Tunnel for Testing Snow Fences, 822
— at National Gas Turbine Establishment,
30, 61
— in Nationalised Fuel Industries, 667
— Organisation, Scientific and Industrial,
Australian Commonwealth, Stroboscopic Images and Determination of Angular Speed, 132*
— Photo-Elastic, on Plates in Transverse
Bending, 20*, 36*
— Projects of Nuffield Foundation, 596
— at Royal Technical College, Glasgow, Report
on, 77
— Scientific, Introduction to (Review), 581
— Station, Building, Investigation on Fire
Resistance of Prestressed Concrete, 311; Mobile Engineering Laboratory, 669*;
- Load Gauges, 821
—- — Fire, Investigation on Fire Resistance of Prestressed Concrete, 311
Hydraulics, Progress at, 664 ; Water- Current Meters and Wave-Height Analyser, 821
Shinfield, for Rural Electrification, British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, 619*
— Steel Casting, Importance to Customer, 607
— Work at Cambridge University, 521
— See also National Physical Laboratory Reservoir, Water, Rubber Lining for (Dunlop
Rubber Co.. Ltd.), 811
Resin, Synthetic, Bonded-Paper Tubes for Radio Frequencies, Specification, 687 Insulating Properties of, 375, 511, 542
— — and Plastic Moulding Materials (British
Resin Products, Ltd.), 789
— for Surface Protection of Metals, 557
Resonances, Natural, in Mechanical Systems,
Determination of, 339, 393, 426, 509
Respirator, Miners’, “ Self-Rescuer ” (Siebe, Gorman and Co., Ltd.), 576*
Review, Coronation, Naval, Spithead, 785, 786
— See LITERATURE INDEX
Reynolds Tube Co., Ltd., Tubing for Oxygen Equipment for Everest Expedition, 779*
Reyrolle, A., and Co., Ltd., 150-MVA Switchgear for 20-ton Electric-Arc Furnace, 204*
Rib, Arched, and Corrugations, Building with, 822
Ricardo, Sir H., Presentation of Watt Medal to, 147
Richards, Prof. E. J., on Jet Engine Noise, 733
Richardsons, Westgarth and Co., Ltd., Condensers and Feed Heaters, Bankside “B” Power Station, 109; 52-5-MW
Turbo-Generator, 666*
Riddles, R. A., Standard Class-4, 2-6-0 Locomotive, 12*; on Development of Engineer in Practice, 188; on Standard Class-2 2-6-0 Locomotives, 217* ; Reidinger Rotary Poppet-Valve Gear for -Locomotives, 299* ; on 24-ton Covered Hopper Wagon and 27-ton Iron-Ore Wagon for British Railways, 380* ; on Customers’ Experiences with Steel Castings, 607; 400-b.h.p. Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive, 756*
Riddlestone, H. G., on A.C. Breakdown of Polythene and Polystyrene, 437, 468
Rider, J. H., the Late, 564
Rigidity Modulus of Aluminium Alloys, 437
“ Rip-Snorter ” Circular Saw, 546* River Gambia, Deep-Water Wharf on, 1*
— Hagar'i, Aqueduct over, Tungabhadra
Irrigation and Power Scheme, 162
— Humber, Flood Damage on, 486
— Pollution by Sewage Effluents, 722
— Thames Estuary, Investigation on Pol
lution of, 722
— Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme,
161*
— York, Bridge, Virginia, United States, 737* Rivet, Aluminium-Alloy, Large, Specification,
751
Riveting of Aluminium-Alloy- Structures, 794* Road Accidents. See Accidents
— Beersheba to Sodom, Construction of, 705*
— Bridges, Tests on, Report on, 243
— Construction Investigations by Road
Research Board, 23
: with Oil-Bound Sand at Seria, British Borneo, 158
— Developments in India, Report on, 658
— Engineering (Review), 99
— Maintenance, Select Committee’s Report on,
690
— Reconstruction and Road Accidents, 114
— Research Board, Annual Report, 23
Road Research Laboratory, Dazzle from Motor-Vehicle Head-Lamps, 211; Wind Tunnel for Testing Snow Fences, 822-
— Safety, Recommendations on, 371
— Traction, Railless Electric. See YroZZey 'Bus Flow, Aids to, 182
— Transport, in United States, Investigations
of Economics of, 171
Robb, J. G., the Late, 28
Robert Building Inventions, Ltd., Keylock System of Construction, 89*
Roberts, C. W„ on Control of Quality in Casting Zinc and Zinc Alloys, 471. See 501; on Corrosion, Intercrystalline, in Zinc-Aluminium Alloys, 534
Robinson, F. C., and Partners, Ltd., Production- Operation Time Recorder, 256*
Robinson, I. V., on Marine Condenser Tubes, 500. See 308, 340
Robinson, P. J. M., on Soil Stabilisation and Airfield Pavement Construction, 342
Robinson, W. G., ®n Electrical Ceramics, 542 Rod, Copper-Rich Alloy, Specification, 512
— Stay, (Cable Covers, Ltd.), 547*
Roe, A. V., Canada, Ltd., Shaping Machine for Turbine Blades, 540*
Roe, A. V., and Co., Ltd., Delta-Wing Air-Liner Project, 819
Rogers, G. F. C., on One-Dimensional Irreversible Gas Flow in Nozzles, 355*
Rohl, L. J., on Manufacture of Boron Steels, 595
Rolls, Plate-Bending. See Machine Tools Roller Bearings. See Bearings
Rolling of Broad-Flange Steel Beams, 650
— Cold, of Strip, Control Problems in, 650
— Mill Bearing Symposium by British Timken,
Ltd., 627
Hydrodynamically-Lubricated Bearings in, 650
Strip', Gaugemeter for, 33*
Wide Strip, Influence on European Steel Industry, Report on, 593
— Stock on British Railways, Maintenance,
188
Industry, Position and Prospects of, 263* See also Carriages ; Locomotives ; Wagons Rolls-Royce Ltd., University Graduates in Employment of, 178. See LETTERS, 244, 340; Coating Alloy for Petrol-Engine Poppet Valves, 248; “Avon RA.7R” Jet Engine, 448* ; “ Avon ” Jet Engines, Flying Time Between Overhauls, 555; Test Plant for “ Avon ” Jet Engines, 588* Rolls, T. B., on Electricity and Food Production, 791. See 626, 819, 829
Rontgen Rays. See X-Rays
Roof, Aluminium-Alloy, over Gasworks, 377
— Decking for Aluminium Hangar (W. Briggs
and Sons, Ltd.), 98*
— Hollow Concrete Slab, Chiswick Poly
technic, 605*
— Shell, Corrugated Concrete, Construction
of, 211
— Trusses of Aluminium Alloy, 795* for Aluminium Hangar, 97*
— Tunnel, Supported by Long Bolts, 539
— of Victoria Railway Station, Sheffield,
Prestressed-Concrete Beams for, 508* Ropes, Wire. See Wire Ropes
Ross, D., and Partners, Ltd., Adjustable Positioner for Welding, 702*
Rotary Engine. See Engines ; Aeronautics
— Pump. See Pump
Rotherham Recorders, Ltd., Vehicle and Machine Recorder, 547*
“ Roto-Finish” Machine (Roto Finish, Ltd.), 547*
“ Rotocube ” Mixing Machine, 545*
Rotor, for 750-kW Gas Turbine, 321*
— for 4,500-s.h.p. Gas Turbine, 129*. See
LETTER, 212
— for 5,000-h.p. Motor, 633*
— for 40-MVA Synchronous Condenser, 294* Rowe, F., on. Steel Castings and Their Application, 607
Rowland, F. E., on Electrical Equipment for Food Production, 830
Royal Aeronautical Society. See Aeronautical
— Agricultural Hall.' See Exhibition
— Aircraft Establishment. See Aeronautics
— Commission on Awards to Inventors,
Report, 281
Royal Dutch and Shell Oil Companies, Grants for Educational Purposes, 690
— Electrical and Mechanical Engineers,
Arborfield and Borden Training Centres, 139,
— Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Lec
ture on Nucleonic Instruments at British Atomic Energy Research Establishment, by Dr. D. Taylor, 449*

Royal Institution:

Founding of, 405
Civil Engineer in the Laboratory, by Prof. A. J. S. Pippard, 703

Royal Society :

Election of Officers, 8 Election of Fellows, 403
Annual Conversazione, 692
Royal Society of Arts. See Arts
of Edinburgh, Electrical Control of Fish Movements, by N. G. Lethlean, 203
— Technical College, Glasgow, Report on
Research, 77 ; Investigation on Strength of Thin-Walled Channel Sections, 291*
Rozelle and Homebush, Australia, 132-kV Submarine Impregnated Pressure Cable Between, 596
" R.R.” Poppet-Valve Gear for Locomotives, 299*
Rubber Development Board, British, Annual Report, 787
— Dielectric Properties of, 375
— Lining for Water Reservoir (Dunlop Rubber
Co., Ltd.), 811
Rumford, Count von, Bicentenary of, 374*, 405 Runciman, Lord, on Work of Institution of Naval Architects, 405
Rural Electrification Progress, 626, 786*, 819,
Rural Electrification Research Station, 619*
Rushall, R. T., on Dielectric Properties of Oil- Soaked Press Board, 437. See Erratum, 508; on Thermosetting and Oxidising Varnishes, 541
Rushton, E., on Dielectric Losses in Insulating Materials, 375
Russia, Market for British Engineering Products, 339
Rusting. See Corrosion
Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., Peat-Burning Gas Turbine, 308* ; 750-kW Gas Turbine for Industrial Use, 321*
Ryder, J. D., on Man-Power Shortage in Power Education, 242
Ryle, P. J., on Light-Weight 275-kV Transmission Tower, '225*

SAFETY Factor in Construction, 275, 307, 338, 343, 445, 477
— in Mines Research Establishment, Annual ' Report, 210
— Road, Recommendations on, 371
Sage, A. M., on Steels for Steam-Power Plant, 371
Saint; See St.
Salaries of Members of Public Boards, 51
Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd., Alternating-Current Test Set, 524*; Micropowder Magnets, 682*
Salvage, Dr. B., on Impulse Breakdown of High-Voltage Cables, 437, 468
“ San Florentino,” 1,100-kW Turbo-Electric Plant for, 685*
Sands, Bituminous, of Alberta, 229*, 260*
— Field Density of, Laboratory Reproduction
of, 52. See LETTER, 180
— Oil-Bound for Road Construction, at Seria,
British Borneo; 158
— Treatment Plant at Foundry of A.P.V.,
Ltd., 673*
“ Saracen ” Armoured Infantry Carrier; 725* Saunders-Roe, Ltd., Ground Tests of “ Skeeter ” Helicopter, 43; Foil-Resistance Strain Gauge, 119 ; Cocooning of “ Princess ” Flying Boat for Storage, 203
Savage, W. B., Ltd., Amplifier for Very Low Frequencies, 127*
Savile, Sir L. H., the Late, 180*
Saws. See Machine Tools
Scale Formation in Sea-Water Distilling Plants and Its Prevention, 179, 284*, 378*, 442*. See Erratum, 250
Scanners, Radar, Moulded Plastic (F. G. Miles, Ltd.), 28*
Scarifier and Grader, Motor-Driven for Roads (Blaw Knox, Ltd.), 761*
Scholarships. See Education
Schubert and Schwarzenbach, “ Swissair ” Aero Engine Test House, Zurich, 769*
Science, Engineering, Foundations of (Review), 674
— Museum, South Kensington, Exhibition of
Historic Books on Machines, 623
— and Technology, Training for, Trueman
Wood Lecture, 625
Scientific Apparatus Exhibition, Institution of Civil Engineers, 821
Exhibition, Physical Society’s, 250, 491*, 522*, 554*
—- Conference, British Commonwealth, Australia, 1952, Report of Proceedings (Review), 241
— Instruments at British Instrument Indus
tries Exhibition, 807*
— — Exhibition, Royal Society’s Conversa
zione, 692
— Management. See Works Management
— Research. See Research
— Societies. See Institution
Scotland, Breadalbane Area, Hydro-Electric Schemes for, 182
— Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in.
See Engineers
— North, Hydroelectric Board, Development
in Breadalbane Area, 182; Electrical Control of Fish Movement, 203 ; 100-kW Wind-Driven Electric Generator, 213*; Annual Report, 402; Inauguration of Gaur Scheme, 819
— Notes from, 14, 46, 78, 110, 142, 174, 206,
238, 270, 302, 334, 366, 398, 430, 462, 494, 526, 558, 590, 622, 654, 686, 718, 750, 782, 814. See PARAGRAPH INDEX.
Scott, Sir G. G., Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 107*
Scott-Hall, S., on Developments in Aircraft Design, 466
Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd., 200-ton Tie-Rod Press, 546* ; Craig and Donald Rotary Shearing Machine, 580
Scrap Metal, Baling Press for (Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 729*
Screens and Spectacles, Protective, for Steelworks Operatives, Specification, 88 .Screening and Crushing Plant for Chalk (Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works), 94*
Screw Propellers. See Propellers
Scribing and Lofting Table, Precision (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 703*
Scribners, on Du Pont: Autobiography of American Enterprise (Review), 52
Scrivener, A., Ltd., Surface Grinding Machine, 224*
Scuffing of Gears, Investigation of, 200*, 257* Sea Walls, Failure During Storm of January 31, 1953, 177
— Water Distilling Plants, Scale Formation
and Its Prevention, 284*, 378*, 442*. See 179. See Erratum, 250
Seal, Fluid (Hall and Hall, Ltd.), 547*
Sealing Devices (Dowty Seals, Ltd.), 580
" Secomak ” Electric Whistle for Ships, 735* Secondary Battery. See Accw?nwZator under Electric ; also Motor Trucks
— Schools and Education. See Education
Sections, Aluminium-Magnesium-Silicon Alloys, for Structural Purposes, 763*, 793*
— Copper-Rich Alloy, Specification, 512
“ Self-Rescuer ” Miners’ Respirator, 576*
“ Seloc ” Sealing Lock-Washer,'547*
Selson Machine Tool Co., Ltd., High-Speed Oil-Grooving Machine, 813*
Sena Sugar Estates, Ltd., Portuguese ,East Africa, 750-kW Fan-Cooled Alternator for, 281*
Separation Plant for Bituminous Sands of Alberta, 231*
Separator, Cyclone, for Peat-Burning Gas Turbine, 311
— Electromagnetic, for Isotopes, 475*
— Magnetic (Electromagnets, Ltd.), 548*
Seria, British Borneo, Road Construction with Oil-Bound Sand at, 158
Service Aviation. See Aeronautics
Service Electric Co., Ltd., Electric Whistle for Ocean-Going Ships, 735*
Setterington, D. W„ Model of Aircraft Maintenance Dock, 822
Sevenoaks Gasworks, Aluminium-Alloy Roof Over, 377
Sewage Effluents, River Pollution by, 722
— Sludge, Use in Growing 'Grass on Ash
Dumps, 339
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shaft, Crank. See Crankshaft
— Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— and Holes, Fitting of. See Gauges ; Gaug
ing
Shafting, Marine, Repair by Welding, 124*
. Shaping Machine. See Machine Tools
Shaw, J., and Sons (Salford), Ltd., 500-ton Hydraulic Deep-Drawing Press, 823*
Shearing Machine. See Afacftwie TooZs
Sheds, Timber, Steelwork for, Takoradi Harbour Extensions, 532*. See LETTER, 787
Sheerness Dockyard, Flooding of, 177
Sheet Metal, Press Fastening for (W. Crockatt and Sons, Ltd.), 781*
— Steel Production as Index to Prosperity, 593 Protective Schemes on, Performance
Tests for, Specification, 24
— and Strip, Copper, for Electrical Purposes,
Specification, 687
— — Metal Users’ Technical Association,
Conference on Cold Extrusion of Steel, 403
Sheffield, Proposed Memorial to Sir R. A. Hadfield, 590
— University, Post-Graduate Courses for
Engineers, 725
— Victoria Railway Station, Prestressed-
Concrete Beams for, 508*
Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., Film on Diesel Generator as Composite Heat and Power Unit, 266
Shell-Moulding Machine, Automatic (Clino Foundry Supplies, Ltd.), 745*
— — Machine, Automatic (Polygram Casting
Co., Ltd.), 44*
Process, Bibliography on, 299
— — Process, Mechanised (Polygram Casting
Co., Ltd.), 44*
Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd., Road-Making with Oil-Bound Sand in British Borneo, 158 ; Mechanical Testing of Gear Lubricants, 200*, 257* ; Education Schemes of, 690
— Roofs, Corrugated Concrete, Construction
of, 211
Shiells, Rev. R. T., on Determination of Skin- Friction of Wall-Sided Models, 731
Shinfield Research Station, for Rural Electrification, 619*
Ship Canal. See CanaZ
—Cargo, Refrigerated, Insulation of, 776. See Erratum, 813
— Under Construction, Lloyd’s Register
Statistics, 147, 564
— Diesel-Engined. See Motor ships ; Marine
Propulsion
— Electric Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion Whistle for, 736*
— Hulls, Stress Finder for (Kelvin and Hughes
(Marine), Ltd.), 425*
— Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 348
— Launching. See Launching
— Model Experiments. See Tank Experi
ments
— Motor. See Motorships ; Marine Propulsion
— Passenger, Fires in, 148
— Plate, Fractures in, Propagation of, 65*,
100*. See Errata, 151
— Propellers. See PropeZZers
— Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion; En
gines ; Turbines; Propellers
— Size of, and Docking Facilities, 551, 636*
— Structures, Fatigue in, 648
— 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, H.M. Aircraft Carrier “ Hermes,” Launch of, 246*
— 150-ton Aluminium-Alloy Barge, 208*
— S.S. “ Andrea Doria,” 809*
— and Dry-Dock Facilities, 551, 636*
— Fatigue in Ship Structures, 648
— M.S. “ Giulio Cesare,” 261*
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 389*
— Launches and Trial Trips, 8, 95, 126, 157,
184, 223, 254, 384, .415, 446, 477, 510, 543, 559, 605, 631, 655, 736, 765, 783
— S.S. “ Leda,” 662*
— Motor Tug “ Maamal,” 106*
— Naval. See Warships
— Research Association, British, Resistance
Test of “ Lucy Ashton,” 469, 503, 519
— Steam Tug “ Horus ” for Suez Canal, 493*
— Vessels Under Construction, Lloyd’s Regis
ter Statistics, 147, 564
— — Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 348
— M.S. “ Wokingham” Trials of, 569
— See also Steamers ; Naval; Warships and
PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipping, British, Position of, in Relation to World Tonnage, 273
— Lloyd’s Register Statistical Tables, 116
— United Kingdom, Chamber of, Annual
Report, 273
“ Shishkoff” Floor Beams, Use in Yeast Factory at Dovercourt, 221*
Shock Isolation and Vibration (Review), 5 Shop Management. See Works Management Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd., SB/5 Research Aircraft, 32* ; Aircraft-Structure Testing Equipment, 55* ; SB/5 Adjustable-Wing Aircraft, 285; Precision Scribing and Lofting Table, 703*
Shotton Steelworks of J. Summers and Sons, Ltd., Extension to, 525*. See also under Summers
Show. See Exhibition
Siebe, Gorman and Co., Ltd., Miners’ “ Self- Rescuer ” Respirator, 576*; Regulator for Oxygen Equipment for Everest Expedition, 779*
Siemens-Martin Furnaces. See Furnaces Siemens, Sir W., Collection of Letters of, 659 Sigma Instrument Co., Ltd., Pneumatic Comparator for Measuring Surface Finish, 505*
“ Sigma ” Signal-Light Inspection Machine for Gas-Turbine Blades, 412*
Silica Bricks. See Refractory Bricks
Silicones for Electrical Industry, Exhibition of, 365
— Insulating Properties of, 375, 542
Sillars, R. H., on Effect of Humid Air on Power Loss in Paraffin Oil, 437
Silo, Aluminium, for Grain (Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd.), 86*
Simon, R., and Sons, Ltd., Flow Control by Electronic Weighing Machine, 40*
Simpson, T. S., the Late, 462
Sims, R. B., on Gaugemeter for Strip Mills, 33* ; on Control Problems in Cold-Strip Rolling, 650
Singer, Dr. A. R. E., on Technical Control in Metallurgical Manufacture, 438. See 471, 501
“ Sirdar,” H.M. Submarine, Accident to, 177 Size, Limits of, Manufacturing, Specification of, 51
“ Skeeter ” Helicopter, Ground Tests of, 43 Skin Friction. See Friction ; Hydrodynamics Slab, Concrete, Hollow, for Roof of Chiswick Polytechnic, 605*
Slade, H. B., on Rubber-Insulated Submarine Power Cables, 542
Slide Rule,-Vector (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 554*
Sludge. See Sewage
Smelting Furnaces. See Furnaces
Smith, A. D. N., on Young’s Modulus of Solid Solutions, 437
Smith, Prof. D., the Late, 404
Smith, Eng. Capt. E. C., on Coal Stocks, 148 ; on Count von Rumford, 374*, 405
Smith, E. M., on X-Ray Diffraction Studies in Relation to Creep, 534
Smith, G. C., on Effect of Arsenic and Antimony on Temper-Brittleness, 693
Smith, M. G. R., Grouting Point for Injecting Cement Grout, 822
Smith, Dr. R. A., on Line-Broadening of Martensite in Nickel Steels, 734
Smith, R. A. B., on Some Aids to Traffic Flow, 182
Smith’s Industrial Instruments, Ltd., Multiple Tachometric Recorder, 513*; Speed- Control Switch, 513*
Snow Fences, Wind Tunnel for Testing, 822 Societa Anonima Elettriflcazione, 275-kV Transmission Towers, 225*
— di • Navigazione Italia, S.S. “ Andrea
Doria,” 809*
SociGte Generale de Constructions Electriques et Mecaniques Alsthom, 4,800-s.h.p.
' Electric Locomotive, 641*. See Erratum, 730
— Turbomeca, Portable Turbo-Compressors
and Industrial Gas Turbines, 801*
Societies, Technical and Scientific. See Institutions
— Trade. See Labour; Labour Notes;
PARAGRAPH INDEX
Sodom to Beersheba Road, 705*
Soil-Compacting Machine, Petrol-Driven (Compactors Engineering, Ltd.), 192*
— Heating by Electricity, Experiments on,
619*
— Investigation at National Institute of
Agricultural Engineering, 441
— Mechanics Investigation on Twyford and
Sonning Railway Cuttings, 456*, 487*
— Stabilisation and Airfield Pavement Con
struction, 342
— — and Road Construction, 23
Solus-Schall, Ltd., Ultrasonic Flaw Detector, 523*
Solution, Solid, Young’s Modulus of, 437 Somerset, J. H„ Brighton “ B ” Power Station, 665*
Sonning Railway Cutting, Embankment Slip at, 456*, 487*
“ Sonomatic ” Electronic Control Unit, 671 Sound Film Projector, 16-mm. (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 199
— Level Indicator (Dawe Instruments, Ltd.),
554
South Kensington, Science Museum, Exhibition of Historic Books on Machines, 623
— West England and South Wales, Notes from,
14, 46, 78, 110, 142, 174, 206, 238, 270, 302, 334, 366, 398, 430, 462, 494, 526, 558, 590, 622, 654, 686, 718, 750, 782, 814. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Yorkshire, Notes from. See Lancashire and
South Yorkshire
Southport Conference of Incorporated Plant Engineers, 690
Southwell, P. H., on Elements of Agricultural Tractor Performance, 6*
Southwell, Sir R., on Training for Science and Technology, 625
Spanner, Hydraulic Torque-Generating (Acra- tork Engineering Co., Ltd.), 169*
Sparshatt, J. H., and Sons (Portsmouth), Ltd., Motor Lorry with Light-Alloy Body for Bulk Transport, 473*
Specification of Manufacturing Limits of Size, Principles and Practice, 51
— Standard. See Standards; Standardisation Spectacles and Screens, Protective, for Steelworks Operatives, Specification, 88
Speed, Angular, Stroboscopic Methods of Determining, 132*
— Changing Gears. See Gears; Gearing;
Marine Propulsion
— Control Switch (Smith’s Industrial Instru
ments, Ltd.), 513*
— Indicator, Tachometer Calibrator, 134*
— Reduction Gears. See Gears; Gearing;
Marine Propulsion
— Regulation. See also Governor
— Rotational, Indicator (Smith’s Instru
ments, Ltd.), 513*
— Trials. See Trials
Spheroid, Submerged, in Motion, Forces on, 677 Spillway, Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme, 161*
Spithead Naval Review, 785, 786
Spraying Equipment for Weed Control (Pest Control, Ltd.), 190*
Spring, Laminated, of Commercial Vehicles, Recovery by Chiswick Works of London Transport Executive, 479
Square Grip Reinforcement Co. (London), Ltd., Water-Cement Ratiometer for Concrete, 608*
— Precision, Engineer’s (Acru. Electric Tool
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 580*
St. Pancras Power Station, Combined Oil and Coal Burning at, 427*
Stabilimento Grandi Motori Fiat, 26,000-h.p. Diesel Engines, M.S. “ Giulio Cesare,” 262*
“ Stacatruc ” Heavy-Duty Fork-Lift Truck, 580*; Fork-Lift Truck, with Weighing Equipment, 630*
Stacks, Flare, for British Oil Refineries (British Insulated Callender’s Construction Co., Ltd.), 598*
Stahlkontor Weser G .m.b.H., Rausch Vertical Broaching Machine, 800*
“ Stamford ” Self-Exciting Alternator, 694 Standard Motor Co., Ltd., Test Plants for “ Avon ” Jet Engines, 588*
— Specifications, Mining Equipment, Issued
by National Coal Board, 115
Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., Sound Transmitter for Wenvoe Television Station, 126; Radio-Telephone Developments in Turkey-, 358
Standard Yeast Co., Ltd., Yeast Factory at Dovercourt, 220*
Standards Association, Canadian, Approvals System (Review), 82
— Industrial, Contemporary Role of, 530
— Institution, British, Canadian Standards
Association Approvals System (Review), 82 . .
British, Codes of Practice on Water Supply, 88 ; on Telephone and Telegraph Services, 288 ; on Structural Use of Steel Tubes in Buildings, 815
British, Conference on Specification for .Tin-Plate, 339
— — British, Glossaries of Terms Relating to
Welding and Cutting of Metals, 88; of Terms Used in Illumination and Photometry, 719
British, Specifications, Stirrup Pumps, 24; Flexible Metallic Tubing and Connector Ends for Gas Appliances, 24; Performance Tests for Protective Schemes on Steel Sheet and Wrought Iron, 24; Wrought Aluminium-Copper-Magnesium- Silicon-Manganese Alloys for Aircraft, 24 ; Reamers, Countersinks and Counter-Bores, 88 ; Protective Spectacles and Screens for Steelworks Operatives, 88; Sparking Plugs, 216 ; Hose Couplings, 216 ; Electrode Boilers, 216 ; Commercial Platinum- Resistance Thermometer Elements, 288; Filler Rods for Gas Welding, 288 ; Heavy- Duty Engine Lubricating Oils, 288 ; Oil Circuit-Breakers for Alternating-Current Systems, 288 ; Portable Foam-Type Fire Extinguishers, 288; Hacksaw Blades,. 384 ; Jig Bushes, 384 ; Temporary Prevention of Corrosion, 384; Adjustable Adaptors for Multiple-Spindle Drilling Heads, 480 ; Free-Machining Brass Rods and Sections, 480 ; Flat Dies for Thread Rolling, 480; Circular Dies for Thread Rolling, 512 ; Aluminium Filler Alloys for Brazing, 512; Copper-Rich Alloy Rods, Sections and Forgings, 512; Woven Asbestos Tape for Electrical Insulation Purposes, 544; Fireguards for Heating Appliances, 544 ; Engineers’ Ratchet Braces and Drilling Pillars, 544; Rubber and Polyvinylchloride Insulated Cables, 563; Polythene Tubing, 659 ; Copper Sheet and Strip for Electrical Purposes, 687 ; Metal Containers, 687 ; Oil-Burning Equipment, 687 ; Keys and Keyways, 687 ; Thermosetting Synthetic Resin Bonded-Paper Round. Tubes for Radio Frequencies, 687 ; Chromium-Steel Abrasion-Resisting Castings, 719; Pressure-Operated Relay Valves for Town Gas, 719 ; Seamless Steel Butt-Welded Pipe Fittings, 719 ; Domed Ends for Tanks and Pressure Vessels, 719 ; Tools for Soldered Socket-Spigot Joints for Lead and Lead-Alloy Pipes, 719; Primary Cells and Batteries for Coal Mines, 751; Corrugated Furnaces for Cylindrical Boilers, 751; Large Aluminium-Alloy Rivets, 751; Presentation of Numerical Values, 815; Brass Tubes for General Purposes, 815 ; and Solid-Drawn Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes, 815
British, Work of, 530
— United States Bureau of. See United, States Stanley, W. F., and Co., Ltd., Centenary of, 487,
826
Stannett, A. W., on Deterioration of Insulating Fluids, 436
Stanton Instruments, Ltd., Recording ThermoBalance, 491*
Staples, R. T., on Control of Quality of Aluminium Alloys, 438. See 471, 501
Stark, R. H., on Dielectric Loss in Insulating Oil, 437
Starters, Motor. See Motors, Electric
State Railways. See Railways Stations, Power. See Power Stations
Stations, Railway, Euston, “London onWheels’’ Exhibition at, 691
— — Victoria, Sheffield, Prestressed-Concrete
Beams for, 508*
Statistics, Trade. See Trade Stator for 5,000-h.p. Motor, 633*
— for 40-MVA Synchronous Condenser, 294* Stay, Boiler, Welding of, 73*
— Rod (Cable Covers, Ltd.), 547*
Steam Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Consumption, Specific, of Marine Turbines,
Determination of, 339, 362, 426
See also Trials ; Coal Consumption
— Engines. See Engines
— Pipe, Application of Welding to, 75* Steel for, Creep Properties of, 25*, 58*,
249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820*
— Piping at British Power Stations, 447
— Tug “ Horus ” for Suez Canal (J. I. Thorny-
croft and Co., Ltd.), 493*
— Turbine Research and Development, Con
ference on. See Twrfiine, Steam, Research and Development, Conference on
See Turbines
Steamer “ Andrea Doria,” Twin-Screw Passenger, 809*
— “ Arcadia,” Launch of, 659
— under Construction, Lloyd’s Register Statis
tics, 147, 564
— Electric Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Geared Turbines for. See Marine Propul
sion
— “ Hebble,” Refloating of, 486
— Launched, Lloyd’s Statistics, 348
— Launching of. See Launching
— “ Leda,” for Newcastle-Bergen Service, 662*
— Lloyd’s Register Statistical Tables, 116
— “ Orsova,” Launch of, 659
— Propulsion of. See Marine Propulsion;
Engines; Turbines ; Propellers
— “ San Florentino,” Electrical Equipment
for, 685*
— “ Tervaete,” Sea Trials of, 806
— See also Engines ; Marine Propulsion;
Shipbuilding; Shipping; Ships; Turbines ; Warships ; PARAGRAPH INDEX Steamships. See Ships ; Steamers ; Warships Steatite and Porcelain Products, Ltd., Post
Insulator for 275-kV Power-Transmission Lines, 326* ?
Steed, R. W., on Tests on Small Triangulated Steel Frames, 53*
Steel, Alloy, Investment Castings of, Mechanical Properties of, 164*
— — for Structures, and Factor of Safety, 307,
445
— Beams, Broad-Flange, Rolling of, 650
— for Boilers, Caustic Cracking in, 219
— Boron in, Conference on, London, 595 Manufacture, Use and Properties of, 595
— Castings, Customer-Founder Convention on,
531, 607
— — Examination by Gamma Radiography,
797*
— — Research Association, British, Formation
of, 403
— for Use in Chemical Industry, 406, 575
— Chromium-Molybdenum, Investment Cast
ings of, Properties of, 164*
— and Coal Community, European, Work of,
723
— Cold Extrusion of, Conference on, Arrange
ments for, 403
Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Development
Projects, 312
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests (Ma
terials)
— Flat, Materials, European Production of, 211
— Founders’ Association, British, Work on . Dust Suppression in Grinding Machines,
218*
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Frames, Triangulated, Tests on, 53*
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Gantry, Tubular, Welded (Tubewrights,
Ltd.), 185*
— Heat 'Treatment of. See Heat Treatment
under Metallurgy
— Industry, European, and Wide Strip Mill,
Report on, 593
— Manufacture. See Metallurgy
— Microstructure of. See Microphotographs ;
Metallography
— Oil-Retaining Phosphate Coatings on (Py
rene Co., Ltd.), 57*
—- Physical Properties and Tempering Temperature, 613*. See LETTER, 821
— Plate, Distribution Scheme for, 531
— —- Fractures in, Propagation of, (55*, 100*.
See Errata, 151
— for Power Plants, Creep Properties of, In
vestigations on, 25*, 58*, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820*
— Production, 1952, 434
•— —- by United States Steel Corporation, 372
— Protection by Sprayed Aluminium, 158*
— Rationing, End of, 626
— Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
— Ropes. See Wire Ropes
— Sheet, Production, Use as Index to Pros
perity, 593
Protective Schemes on, Performance
Tests for, Specification, 24
— for Steam Power Plant, 371
— Stress Distribution in. See Stress; Tests
(Materials)
— Temper-Brittleness in, 693
— Tests of. See Tests (Materials)
— Tubes in Building, Structural Use of, Code
of Practice, 815
Seamless, Casting of Ingots for, 286*, 381*
—- Works. See Works
Operatives, Protective Screens and Spectacles for, Specification, 88
Steelwork for Timber Sheds, Takoradi Harbour Extensions, 532*. See LETTER, 787
Steinle, L. G., Ltd., Rausch Vertical Broaching Machine, 800*
Stephenson, A., on Surveying Methods and Instruments, 243
Stephenson, B., on Fatigue in Aircraft Design, 571
Sterland, E. G., on Early Teaching of Engineering at Cambridge University, 796, 826. See 756
Stevens, W., the Late, 718
Steward, S. F., on Electricity and Food Production, 829. See 626, 819
Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., Casting of Ingots for Seamless Tube Making, 286*, 381*
Still, Water, Electric, Automatic (Manesty Machines, Ltd.), 788*
Stillman, C. G., Hollow Concrete Slab Roof at Chiswick Polytechnic, 605*
Stirrer, Induction, for Electric-Arc Furnace (Asea Electric, Ltd.), 428*
Stirrup Pumps, Specification, 24
Stockholm, Royal Institute of Technology, Lecture on Nucleonic Instruments at British Atomic Energy Research Establishment, by Dr. D. Taylor, 449*
Stockport, Hazel Grove Works of Mirrlees, Bicker ton and Day, Ltd., Reorganisation of Diesel-Engine Department at, 171*
Stoke-on-Trent, Gas Firing for Continuous Tunnel Pottery Kilns, 533
Stokoe, C. L., on Fires in Passenger Vessels, 148 Stone, J., and Co. (Charlton), Ltd., “ Novoston ” Alloy for Ships’ Propellers, 326
Stop Valves. See Valves
Storage Battery. See .Accumulator under Electric ; Motor Trucks
— Department for Whisky-Blending and Bot
tling Warehouse, 155
Storey, L. R. O., Records of Whistling Atmospherics, 692
“ Stork ” Cellar-Drainage Pump, 548*
Storm and Floods of January 31, 1953, Effects of, 177. See Erratum, 203
Stowing, Underground, by Power, at Crookhill Colliery, Durham, 373*
Strain Gauges, Automatic Recorder for, 56*
— Measuring Bridge (Elliott Brothers (Lon
don), Ltd.), 522*
— Periodic, Null Method of Measuring, 351*
— See also Stress
Strain and Robertson, Gaur Hydro-Electric Scheme, 819
Street-Lighting Fittings, Manufacture in United States, 531
— Railway. See Tramways
— See also Roads
Strength of Materials. See Stress and Tests (Materials)
Stress, Alternating and Combined. See Tests (Materials)
— in Diesel-Engine Fuel-Pipes, 585*
— and Factors of Safety in Structures, 275,
307, 338, 343, 445, 477
— Finder for Ships’ Hulls (Kelvin and Hughes
(Marine), Ltd.), 425*
— Meters. See Strain
— Optical Determination of. See Photo-Elastic
— in Plates Bent Transversely, Photo-Elastic
Study of, 20*, 36*
— Relieving of Welded Joints, 123
— Repetitions. See Fatigue under Tests
(Materials)
— Strain Curves for Aluminium-Magnesium-
Silicon Alloy, 762*
— in Structures. See also Strain
— Thermal, in Steam-Turbine Casings, 392,
426, 458, 509
Stressed Components, Moulded Plastic (F. G. Miles, Ltd.), 28*
Strip Rolling Mills, Gaugemeter for, 33*
— and Sheet, Copper, for Electrical Purposes,
Specification, 687
Stroboscope, Mains-Frequency (Dawe Instruments, Ltd.), 554*
— Rapid-Flash, High-Intensity (Aga Stan
dard, Ltd.), 31*
Stroboscopic Images and Determination of Angular Speed, 132*
Structural Analysis, Use of Models in, 710*, 741*
— Engineers, Institution of, Construction of
Eight Prestressed Concrete Tanks, by Col. A. R. Mais and A. C. Little, 83 ; Introduction to Vacuum Concrete Processes, by
I. Leviant, 226* ; Simple Theory of Suspension Bridges, by Prof. A. G. Pugsley, 435; Discussion on Economic Use of Building Materials, 531
— Framing, Lightweight (British Optical and
Precision Engineers, Ltd.), 672*
—- Material, Aluminium as, 762*, 793*
Structural and Mechanical Development Engineers, Ltd., Aluminium Hangar for “ Comet ” Aircraft, 97* ; Examples of Aluminium-Alloy Structures, 794*
— Members, Strain Meters for. See Strain
— Use of Steel Tubes in Building, Code of
Practice, 815
— Steelwork. See Steelwork
Structures, Concrete, Prestressed (Review), 164
— Factors of Safety in, 275, 307, 338, 343, 445,
477
— Periodic Strains in, Null Method of Measur
ing, 351*
— Reinforced-Concrete. See Concrete, Rein
forced
— Review of Factors Affecting Fatigue in, 570
— Ship, Fatigue in, 648
— Underpinning and Strengthening of (Re
view), 195
Stuart, A."A., and Son (Glasgow), Ltd., Gaur Hydro-Electric Scheme, 819
Stuart, J., Educational Work of, 826 Stud Welding. See Welding
“ Stylus ” Counter, 547* Submarines. See' Warships
— Cables, High-Voltage, Rubber-Insulated, by
H. B. Slade, 542
— — 132-kV Impregnated Pressure, Australia,
596
Submerged Bodies in Motion, Water Forces on, 677
Suez Canal Co., Steam Tug “ Horus,” 493* Sugar Factory, Luabo, Portuguese East Africa, 750-kW Fan-Cooled Alternator for, 281*
Suiter, J. W., on Stress Recovery in 'Aluminium, 534 ; on Deformation of Magnesium at Various Temperatures, 535
Sulphate Ratio in Boiler Water, 604 Sulphur, Effect on Properties of Steel, 477
— Recovery from Bituminous Sands of
Alberta, 260
Sulzer Brothers, Ltd., Development of Marine Diesel Engines, 571
Summers, J., and Sons, Ltd., 250-ton and 125- ton Overhead Travelling Ladle Cranes, 417* ; Extension to Shotton Steelworks, 525* ; Blast-Furnace Plant at Hawarden Bridge Steelworks, 652*, 812*
Sunderland and South Shields Water Co., Ltd., Rubber Lining for Reservoir, 811
“ Sunga Marutham ” Motor Launch for Ceylon (J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 395*
Supersonic Aircraft, Noise Propagation from, ' 439
— Flaw Detector (Kelvin and Hughes (Indus
trial), Ltd.), 363*
Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of, Electrical Engineers’ Exhibition, 424 ; Annual Dinner, 499
“ Supfina ” Centreless Lapping Machine, 37-7*
Supply, Ministry of “ Super Priority” given to New Aircraft, 21; Metals Economy Advisory Committee Report, 83 ; Position of Foundries, 113. See LETTERS, 180; Statement on Industrial Use of Atomic Energy, 146; Type Test of 9-8-Litre Leyland Diesel Engine, 352 ; Inspection Apparatus for Turbine Blades, 523* ; Distribution Scheme for Steel Plate, 531; End of Steel Rationing, 626; Work of Atomic Energy Establishments, 627 ; Appointments to Iron and Steel Board, 690 ; Armoured Infantry Carrier for Army, 725* ; Durestos Plastic Glider Wing for, 730*
Surface Finish, Measurement by Pneumatic Gauging, 505*
Projectors (Techne (Cambridge), Ltd.), 72*
— Grinding Machine. See Grinding under
Machine Tools
— Irregular, Production of (Review), 772
— Measuring Machine, “ Talysurf ” (Taylor,
Taylor and Hobson, Ltd.), 524
— Plates of Granite (Lithinof Precision Sur
faces), 619
— Protection of Metals, Synthetic Resins for,
557
Surveying Methods and Instruments, Developments in,.243
Suspension Bridge, Simple, Theory of, 435 Sutherland, Sir A. M., 462
Swan, Hunter, <fc Wigham Richardson, Ltd.,
S.S. “ Leda,” 662*
Swing Bridge. See Bridge
— Spans, York River Bridge, Virginia, 739*
“ Swissair ” Aero Engine, Test House, Zurich, 769*
Switches, Motor Starting. See Motors, Electric Switchgear at Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 109*
— at British Power Stations, 448, 474
— Circuit-Breakers, High-Voltage Current
Chopping, 190
— — Breakers, Miniature, 5-MVA High-Rup
turing Capacity (Chilton Electric Products, Ltd.), 89
— — Breaker, Oil, for Alternating-Current
Systems, Specification, 288
— 150-MVA, for 20-ton Electric-Arc Furnace (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 204*
— at Electrical Engineers’ Exhibition, 424
— for Electrically-Driven 42|-in. Cogging Mill, 633*
— Switch, Speed Control (Smith's Industrial Instruments, Ltd.), 513*
— 1,100-kW Turbo-Electric, “ San Florentino,” 685*
Sykes, J., on Control of Quality in Casting Copper, 438. See 471, 501
Sykes, W. A., on Gear Shaving, 825*
Symes, W., the Late, 691

TABLE, Scribing and Lofting, Precision (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 703*
Tachometer. See Speed Indicator
Takoradi Harbour Extension, 532*. See LETTER, 787
Talyllyn Railway, Locomotive for, 522
“ Talysurf” Surface-Measuring Machine, 524
Tank, Experimental, Model Experiments on
S.S. “ Tervaete,” 806
National Physical Laboratory, Work of, 682
— -— Ship-Model, Apparatus for Aligning Rails Of, 821
Skin-Friction Experiments with Wall- Sided Models of Great Draught, 731
— — Tests of M.S. “ Lucy Ashton,” 469, 503, 519
— Fermenting, Stainless-Steel, Yeast Factory at Dovercourt, 220*.
— and Pressure Vessels, Domed Ends for,
Specification, 719
— Prestressed-Concrete, Construction of, 83
— Ships, Motor. See Motorships ; Oil Tankers
— Steamers. See Sieawers ; OiJ Taftfcers
— Treated with Lead-Cyanamide Paint, 315* Tannin, Use in Sea-Water Evaporators, 443* Tap, Screw, Rake Angle Measuring Apparatus
for, 716*
Tape-Recording Machine, “ Sonomatic ” Control Unit for, 671
— Woven-Asbestos, for Electrical-Insulating
Purposes, Specification, 544
Tapping Machine. See Machine Tools
Taylor, Dr. D., on Nucleonic Instruments at British Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 449*
Taylor, R. W„ on Scope of Stud Welding, 315*
Taylor Stoker Co., Ltd., 5-h.p. Electric Capstan, 510*
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd., “Talysurf” Surface Measuring Machine, 524
Taylor Woodrow (Building Exports), Ltd., “ Arcon ” System of Building Construction, 543*

Tests (Materials) :

Creep Tests of Aluminium, Plastic Deformation During, 534
— — on Nimonic Alloys under Varying Stress and Temperature, 605*
Steels, for Power Plants, 25*, 58, 249*. See Erratum, 190. See LETTERS, 755*, 820*
— Testing of Aircraft-Engine Materials, 353*
Fatigue in Aircraft Materials, Conference on, 570
— Laboratory, Nottingham University, 500*
—,Tests, “Novoston” Alloy for Ships’ Propellers, 326
of Welded Steel for Ship’s' Structures, 648
— Testing of Aircraft-Engine Materials, 353*
Hardness Tests, Vickers-Pyramid, Alloy- Steel Investment Castings, 165*
— Tester, Portable (Cabul Tool Co., Ltd.), 480*
Materials, Strength and Testing of (Review), 388
Mechanical Tests of Aluminium-Mag- nesium-Silicon Alloy, 763*, 793*
Strength and Testing of Materials (Review), 388
Stress Determination, Optical. See PhotoElastic
— in Materials and Structures. See Stress Tensile Tests, Aircraft Structural Materials, 539
of Alloy-Steel Investment Castings, 164*
— — “ Novoston ” Alloy for Ships’ Pro
pellers, 326
of Steel Tempered at Various Temperatures, 613*
Tests at Low Temperature, Chamber for (A. J. Amsler and Co.), 333*
Testing, Non-Destructive, by Radioactive Substances, 797*
Tests of 4,500-s.h.p. Naval Gas Turbine, 131*.
See LETTER, 212
— of Peat-Burning Gas Turbine, 311*
— Plants for “ Avon ” Jet Engines (Heenan &
Froude, Ltd.), 588*
— on Road Bridges, Report on, 243
— of Sea-Water Distilling Plants, 179, 284*,
378*, 442*. See Erratum, 250
— Set, Alternating-Current (Salford Electrical
Instruments, Ltd.), 524*
— 150-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Diesel Engine (Ley-
land Motors, Ltd.), 141*
— of Slide-Valve Hydraulic Motor for Air
craft (British Messier, Ltd.), 396*
— on Small Triangular Steel Frames, 53*
— of 6,000-b.h.p. Ten-Cylinder Sulzer Marine
Diesel Engine, 572
— Type, of Leyland 9-8-litre Diesel Engine,
352
— of Welded Tubular Steel Gantry (Painter
Brothers, Ltd.), 185*
Tester, Gas, for Light-Alloy Melts (W. Edwards and Co. (London), Ltd.), 524*
— Hardness, Portable (Cabul Tool Co., Ltd.),
480*
Testing of Agricultural Tractors, 6*
Testing, Back-to-Back, of Marine Reduction Gears, 339, 362, 426, 458
— of Electrical Insulating Materials, 542
— Equipment for Aircraft Structures, 55* —- Full-Scale, of Marine Turbine Machinery, 339, 362, 369, 426
— High-Vacuum, Pumping Plant for (Metro- politan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 700*
— of Hydraulic Controls for Aircraft (Boulton
Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 117*
Testing Laboratory for Aircraft Engine Materials, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., 353* See also National Physical
— Machine for Automobile-Wheel Rims, 715* Vibration, for Nuts and Bolts (Lester Lock Nut and Washer Co., Ltd.), 54*, 77*
— Mechanical, of Gear Lubricants, 200*, 257*
— Plant, London County Council Laboratory, 791
— — at National Institute of Agricultural
Engineering, 414*, 441*
— and Strength of Materials (Review), 388
— See also Tests (Materials) ; Trials Text-Books. See LITERATURE INDEX Textile Machinery Industry, Position and Prospects of, 70*, 296*
Thames, River, Estuary, Investigation on Pollution of, 722
Thermal Conductivity of Insulation Materials for Ships, 776.- See Erratum, 813
— Efficiency of British Power Stations, 467,
474
— Storage Installation, “ Autolec ” (G.W.B.
Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 546*
— Treatment, Metals. See Heat Treatment
under AfeZaZZurgy
Thermic Equipment and Engineering Co., Ltd., Bale-Out Furnace for Aluminium Melting, 630*
Thermo-Balance, Recording (Stanton Instruments, Ltd.), 491*
Thermocouple. See Pyrometer
Thermometer Elements, Platinum-Resistance, Commercial, Specification, 288
— See also. Pyrometers
Thermoplastic Material, Porous (Pritchett and Gold and E.P.S. Co., Ltd.), 373
Thomas, G. B., on Rolling of Broad Flange Beams, 650
Thomas R., and Baldwins, Ltd., Electrically- Driven Cogging Mill, 633*
Thompson, Prof. F. 0., on Safety Factor in Construction, 343, 445, 477. See 275, 307, 338 ; on Fifty Years Progress in Metallography, 394. See 406 ; on Creep : Time Relationship under Constant Tensile Stress, 535
Thompson, S„ <£ Sons, Ltd., Motor Lorry with Light-Alloy Body for Bulk Transport, 473* Thornton Research Centre, Mechanical Testing of Gear Lubricants, by J. R. Hughes and R. Tourbet, 200*, 257*
Thornycroft, J. I., and Co., Ltd., “ Sunga Maru- tham ” Motor Launch for Ceylon, 395* ; Steam Tug “ Horus ” for Suez Canal, 493* Thread Gauge, Caliper (Tolimit Gauges, Ltd.), 407*
— Rolling, Circular Dies for, Specification, 512 Flat Dies for, Specification, 480
Thrust Augmentation for Gas-Turbine AeroEngines, 516
Tiltman Langley Laboratories, Ltd., Aircraft Maintenance Dock of Unit Construction,'-89 Timber Board Production, Continuous Press for (Vere Engineering Co., Ltd.), 748*
Timber Development Association, Ltd., Annual Report, 660
— Sheds, Steelwork for, Takoradi Harbour
Extensions, 532*. See LETTER, 787
Time Recorder, Production-Operation (F. C. Robinson and Partners, Ltd.), 256*
Timken Roller Bearing Co., 90-ton Electric-Arc Furnace with Induction Stirrer, 428
Tin, Bicrystals of, Boundary Slip in, 534
— plate, Preparation of Specification for, 336 Tinsley, H„ and Co., Ltd., Foil-Resistance Strain
Gauge, 119
Tippler, Wagon, Automatic (Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works), 409
Titanium: Its Production, Properties and Applications, 251*, 341*, 413*
Tolerances in Machine Work. See Gauges; Gauging
Tolimit, Gauge, Ltd., Caliper Thread Gauges, 407*
Tompion Clock, Movement of, 822
Tools, Farmers’, 1500-1900 (Review), 163
— Machine. See Machine Tools
— Pneumatic. See Machine Tools
— for Soldered Socket-Spigot Joints for Lead
Pipes, Specification, 719
Toothed Gear. See Gear; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
“ Tornado ” Centrifugal Fan Unit, 514* Torquay Meeting, British Electrical Power Convention. See British Electrical Power Convention
Torque Meters. See Dynamometers Torsionmeters. See Dynamometers
Tourbet, R„ on Mechanical Testing of Gear Lubricants, 200*, 257*
Tower Crane for Building Construction (T. C. Wild (Machinery), Ltd.), 653*
— 275-kV Transmission (Painter Brothers,
Ltd.), 96*
— 132-kV Transmission, of Aluminium Alloy,
795*
— for 100-kW Wind-Driven Electric Generator
(Redheugh Iron and Steel Co. (1936), Ltd.), 213*
Towler, F. H„ and J. M„ on Control Valves for Direct-Hydraulic Presses, 115
Town Gas. See Gas
Trackless Trolley System, Road Traction. See Trolley ’Bus
Tractive Effort fo 4,800-h.p. 1,500-Volt
Electric Locomotive, 643*. See Erratum, 730
Traction, Electric. See Railways; Trolley ’Bus; Tramways
Tractor, Agricultural (Review), 291 Electrically-Operated, 620*
— ?— Light and Medium (D. Brown Tractors,
Ltd.), 464*
Tractor, Agricultural Performance Testing of, 6*
— —; Production of, 453*
— with 13-Cub. Yd. Bottom Dump Wagon,
“ Euclid ” (J. B. Hodge and Co., Ltd.), 579*
— Industrial 41-b.h.p. Petrol-Engined
Brown Tractors, Ltd.), 253*
Small (H. Ferguson, Ltd.), 60*
— Investigation at National Institute
Agricultural Engineering, 441*
— 150-h.p. Vickers, with Cable Dozer
Olding and Co., Ltd.), 579*
Trade, Commerce and Industry Exhibition, India House, London, 754
— Disputes. See Labour and Trade Societies
in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Eastern Markets for Engineering Products,
339
—- Economic Survey for 1953, 434
— Electrical Engineering, 498
— Exhibition. See Exhibition
— Export, Agricultural-Machinery, 70*, 453*
— — Aircraft, 359*
— Bicycle, 486
— — Boiler and Boiler House Plant, 235.
See LETTER, 372
— — Electrical Engineering, 10*, 70*, 233*,
421*
— — Electrical Equipment, 10*, 70*, 421* and Import, Statistics of Engineering
and Allied Industries, 9*, 70*, 136*, 196*, 232*, 263*, 296*, 328*, 359*, 389*, 421*, 453*, 484*. See LETTER, 372
— — Instrument, 10*, 70*
— — Internal-Combustion Engine, 485
Iron and Steel, 10*, 70*
— — Locomotive and Rolling Stock, 263*
— — Machine-Tool, 11*, 70*, 196*
Mechanical Handling Industry, 484
— — Mining-Machinery, 232*
— — Motor-Vehicle, 10*, 70*, 328*
Office Equipment, 191
Shipbuilding, 389*
Telegraph and Telephone Equipment, 70*, 422*
' Textile Machinery, 70*, 296*
—- — Wire and Cable, 70*, 422*
— Import,. Machinery, Duty-Free, Committee
on, 435, 512
— Indian, Report on, 658
— Publications, 32, 61, 96, 128, 160, 191, 255,
288, 320, 384, 480, 512, 544, 576, 608, 640, 668, 704, 735, 768, 800, 815. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Unions. See Labour and Trade Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Traffic Barrier, Electrically-Operated (Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd.), 63*
— Investigations by Road Research Board, 23
— Road, Aids to Flow of, 182
Train, Electric, Steel and Light-Alloy, Energy- Consumption Tests of, 566*
— Energy Involved in Braking of, 324*, 419*
— and Locomotive Working in Latter Part of
Nineteenth Century (Review), 209
— See also Railway Training. See Education
Tramway Cars, Electric, Braking- of, 615*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Transfer, Heat, General Discussion on, 1951 (Review), 163
Phenomena (Review), 612
in Sea-Water Evaporators, 179, 378*, 442*
Transformer at Bankside “ B ” Power Station, 109
— at British Power Stations, 448, 474
— 11,200/220-Volt, for 20-ton Electric-Arc m Furnace (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 205*
Transmission Dynamometer, wieter
— Electric, Ship Propulsion.
PropwZsion
— Gear. See Gear ; Gearing ;
pulsion
— of Power. See Marine Propulsion ; Power Transmission
Transmitter, Pneumatic (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.), 808
Transport Act, Effect on Railways, 721, 753
— Aerial. See AeronawZtcs
— History, Journal of, First Issue, 723
— in India, Report on, 658
— Institute of, Brancker Lecture on Influence
of Military Aviation on Civil Air Trans¬port, by Sir F. H. Page, 529
— Ministry of, Report on Derailment of Train
at Blea Moor, 9; Report on Railway Accident at Crewkerne, 9 ; Broadcast on Road Safety, 114; Report on Tests on Road Bridges, 243; Automatic Tippler for Railway Wagons, 409*; Report on Car Parking in London, 508 ; Railways and Transport Act, 721, 753 ; Report of Loss of M.S. “ Princess Victoria,” 786
— Motor. See Road; Motor
— Railway. See Railway
— Road. See Road ; Motor Transportation and Materials Handling, 530
Travelling Crane. See Crane
Trials, Agricultural Tractors. See TrocZors
— Trips and Launches, 8, 95, 126, 157, 184,
223, 254, 384, 415, 446, 477, 510, 543, 559, 605, 631, 655, 736, 765, 783
— See also Tests
Trinidad and Tobago, Fire Brigade Hose- Laying Fire Appliance, 121*
Triple-Expansion Engines. See Engines, Steam Triplex (Northern), Ltd., Electronically-
Controlled Glass-Grinding Machine, 574*
Trojan, Ltd., High-Speed Oil-Grooving Ma¬chine, 813*
Trolley-Buses, Rheostatic Brake for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 61*
— Jack for Underfloor Vehicle Engines (Guy Motors, Ltd.), 717*
Trotter, J., on Slip in Aluminium During Creep, 534
Troy, F., & Co., Ltd., Hollow Concrete Slab Roof at Chiswick Polytechnic, 605
Truck, Battery-Operated, Oil or Petrol Driven. See Motor Truck
— Railway. See Wagons
— See also Bogie
Trumeter Co., Ltd., “ Stylus ” Counter, 547*
Trusses, Roof, of Aluminium Alloy, 795* for Aluminium Hangar, 97* Tschebotarioff, Prof. G. P„ on Laboratory Reproduction of Field Density of Sand, 52. See LETTER, 180
Tsou, Dr. A. L., on Quench Ageing of Iron, 692
Tube, Aluminium, Extruded, for Cable Sheathing (Northern Aluminium Co. Ltd.), 596*
— Bonded-Paper Synthetic-Resin, for Radio
Frequencies, Specification, 687
— Brass, for General Purposes, Specification,
815
— Copper, Solid-Drawn, Specification, 815 Tubes, Ltd., Water-Cooled Lifting Magnet for
Furnace Charging, 413*
— for Marine Condensers, 308. See LETTERS,
340, 500
?— Railways. See London Transport Executive
— Steel, in Building, Structural Use of, Code
of Practice, 815
— — Seamless, Casting of Ingots for, 286*,
381*
— See also Pipes
Tubewrights, Ltd., Welded Tubular Stee Gantry, 185*
Tubing, Flexible, Metallic, for Gas Appliances, Specification, 24
— Polythene, Specifications for, 659
Tubular Steel Gantry, Welded (Tubewrights, Ltd.), 185*
Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme, India, 161*
Tunnel, Delaware, Roof-Bolting of, 539
— Mersey Railway, 50 Years’ Electric Traction
on, 600
Tuplin, Prof. W/A., on Post-Graduate Courses for Engineers, 725
Turbine, Gas, Admiralty Test House for, Farnborough, 385*
—; •—Application of Research to, 30, 61
-— — “ Artouste I ” (Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd.), 801*
— — 750-kW, for Industrial Use (Ruston and
Hornsby, Ltd.), 321*
— Marine, 4,500-s.h.p. (Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 129*. See LETTER, 212
Patents of Power Jets (Research and Development), Ltd., 481*, 516*, 549*, 583*, 609*, 644*, 679*, 706*, 743*, 773*, 803*
Peat-Burning (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 308*
— — Research by Pametrada, 781
r in Retrospect and Prospect, 699
— — Use of Welding in, 122
See also Engines under Aeronautics
— Hydraulic, 6-MW Francis, Gaur Hydro-Electric Scheme, 819
12,000-h.p. Kaplan and Francis, Tungabhadra Irrigation and Power Scheme, 163 See also Power Plant
— Pumps. See Pumps, Centrifugal
— Steam, Blading for. See Blading
at British Power- Stations,- 349, 448, 474
— Marine, Geared. See Marine Propulsion

Turbine, Steam, Research and Development, Conference on:

Reports of Proceedings, 339, 362, 392, 426, 458, 509. See 369
Facilities for Full-Scale Testing of Marine Turbine Machinery, by Dr. T. W. F. Brown, 362. See 339, 369,426,458, 509
Development of Marine Steam Turbine Design, by H. G. Yates, 362. See 339, 426, 458
Measurement of Specific Steam Consumption, by M. H. Petty, 362. See 339, 426, 458
Back-to-Back Testing of Marine Reduction Gears, by Dr. A. Cameron and A. D. Newman, 362. See 339, 426, 458
Some Reflections on Thermal Distortion of Turbine Casings, by B. J. Terrell, 392. See 339, 426, 458, 509
Determination of Natural Resonances in Mechanical Systems, by Dr. O. P. T. Kantorowicz, 393. See 339, 426, 509
Application of Research to Marine Turbine Development, by Dr. T. W. F. Brown, 393. See 339,' 369, 426, 509
Turbine, Steam, Use of Welding in, 122* See also Turbo-Generators
— Steamers. See Steamers ; Warships Turbo-Compressor, “ Palouste ” (Blackbum
and General Aircraft, Ltd.), 801*
— Electric System, Ship Propulsion. See
Marine Propulsion
— Generators, 60-MW, Bankside “ B ” Power
Station, 108*
— — 52 • 5-MW, Brighton “ B ” Power Station,
666*
— —at British Power Stations, 349, 448, 474
— — Plant, Installed in British Power Stations
in 1952, 41
550-kW, S.S. “ San Florentino,” 685* Turkish Posts and Telegraphs Administration,
Radio-Telephone Developments, 358 Turning. See AZocAwie Tools
— and Boring Mills. See Machine Tools Twentyman, A. R., Research Laboratory of
. Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds Group, 715* Twigg, E„ the Late, 14
Twyford Railway Cutting, Embankment Slip at, 456*, 487*
Tyre, Pneumatic, Tubeless (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 736*
Tyseley and Cwmbran Works of Girling, Ltd., 599*

ULTRASONIC Equipmentfor Locating Whales (Kelvin & Hughes (Marine), Ltd.), 90*
— Flaw Detector, Miniature (Kelvin & Hughes, Ltd.), 808*
Detector (Solus-Schall, Ltd.), 523*
— ^?gQC^,ness Gauge (Dawe Instruments, Ltd.),
“ Underdome ” Bell, 580*
Underground Railways. See London Transport Executive
— Stowing by Power at Crookhill Colliery,
Durham, 373*
Underpinning and Strengthening of Structures (Review), 195
Unions, Trade. See Labour and Trade Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping, Annual Report, 273
— Nations Economic Commission for Europe,
Steel Statistics for Europe, 83; Statement on Flat Steel Products, 211; Committees on Export of Yugoslavian Electricity, 339 ; Recommendations on Road Safety, 371
— States Bureau of Mines, Report on Zinc
Industry, 467; Report on Roof Bolting the Delaware Aqueduct, 539
— — Bureau of Standards, Annual Report, 594 Electricity-Supply Industry, Shortage of
Recruits for, 242
Engineering Education in, 317
— — Highway Research Board, Investiga
tions on Economics of Road Transport, 171
Machine-Tool Industry, Productivity Team’s Report on, 145
Manufacture of Street-LightiDg Fittings in, 531
United States Steel Corporation, Annual Report, 372; Superstructure of York River Bridge,, Virginia, 739*
Virginia, York River Bridge, 737* — See also America
Universal Engraving Colourplate Co., “ Panto- _ scriber ” Jet-Engine Blade Checker, 411*
University, Birmingham, Investigation on Effect of Friction on Compression and Rarefaction Waves, 674*, 708*; Summer School in Civil Engineering, 754
— Cambridge, Engineering Department, Annual Report, 521; Education Film Council, Report of, 723; Early Teaching of Engineering at, 756, 796, 826
— and Engineering Training, 214
— Graduates in Engineering Education, 283,
317, 327, 337. See LETTER, 372
— and Industry, Conference on, Report of, 178.
See LETTERS, 244, 340 ; 337. See LETTER, 372
— Manchester, Computing Machine, Programme for Critical Frequency Investigation, 531
— Nebraska, Tractor Testing by, 6
— Nottingham, Conference on Industry and
Universities, 178. See. Letters, 244, 340. See 337. See LETTER, 372 ; Engineering Laboratories, Opening of, 499, 500*
— Sheffield, Post-Graduate Courses for Engineers, 725
— See also Education
Urie, V. M., on Plastic Deformation of Coarse Grained Aluminium, 535

VACUUM Concrete Processes, 266*
— Electric Breakdown in, 468
— Pump. See Pump
Valve, Control, for Direct-Hydraulic Presses, 115
— Gear, poppet, Reidinger Rotary, for Locomotives, 299*
— Poppet, Petrol-Engine, Coating Alloy for (Deloro Stellite, Ltd.), 248
— Pressure-Reducing (Sir W. H. Bailey and Co., Ltd.), 320*
— Reducing, and Filter, for Compressed-Air Lines (Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd.), 477*
— Relay, Pressure-Operated, for Town Gas, Specification, 719
— Stop, Welded, 75*
— and Valve Gear. See also Engines
Vapour Cycles, High-Temperature, for Heat Engines, 325*
Variable-Speed Gear. See Gear Varnishes, Insulating, Properties of, 511, 541
Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Bedford Medium-Weight Motor Lorry, 439*
Vector Methods of Solving Vibration Problems, 84
— Slide Rule (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 554*
Vehicles, Commercial, Recovering Laminated
Spring Leaves of, 479
— and Machine Recorder (Rotherham Recorders, Ltd.), 547*
Velindre Works of Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Development of, 312
Venner Electronics, Ltd., Automatic Radio Transmitter for Lifeboats, 479
Venner, Ltd., Radio Buoy for “ Marking ” Whales, 255*
Ventilating and Heating Engineers, Institution of. See Heating
Vere Engineering Co., Ltd., Continuous Press for Timber Board Production, 748*
Vessel for Determining pH Values, 821
— Pressure, Domed-Ends for, Specification, 719 Vibration of Diesel-Engine Fuel Pipes, 585*
— Problems, Vector Methods of Solving, 84
— and Shock Isolation (Review), 5
— Testing Machine for Nuts and Bolts (Lester
Lock Nut and Washer Co., Ltd.), 54*, 77*
— in Turbines and Gears, Investigations on, 393 426, 458, 509
“ Vibrosoil ” Soil-Compacting Machine, 192*
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Launch of H.M. “ Hermes,” 246* ; Vickers-Doxford Diesel Engine, M.S. “ Wokingham,” 569 ; Launch of S.S.'“ Orsova,” 659
“ Vickers ” Tractor with Cable Dozer, 579* Victoria, Australia, Brown-Coal Deposits, 274
— — State Electricity Supply Commission, 40-MVA Synchronous Condenser, 294*
— Railway Station, Sheffield, Prestressed-Concrete Beams for, 508*
Villiers Engineering Co., Ltd., 4-h.p. and 70-c.c. Air-Cooled Petrol Engines, 578*
Virginia, United States, York River Bridge, 737*
“Viscount ” Propeller-Turbine Air Liner, 499,
Vitovis, Ltd., Motor Lorry with Light-Alloy Body for Bulk Transport, 473*
von Rumford, Count, Bicentenary of, 374*, 405
Vulcan Foundry, Ltd., Locomotive Construction by, 626

WAGES. See Labour; PARAGRAPH INDEX Wagons on British Railways,. Types and Manufacture of, 188
— and Containers on British Railways,
Features and Dimensions of, 221, 325
— 24-ton, Covered-Hopper, for British Railways, 380*
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 263*
— 27-ton Iron-Ore Tippler, for British Railways, 380*
— Motor. See Motor Vehicles ; Tractors
— Tippler, Automatic (Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works), 409*
— Iron-Ore, for British Railways, 380*
Wain, H. L., on Plastic Flow in Coarse- Grained Aluminium, 535
Walker, V., the Late, 174
Walker, W. P„ on Resistance Tests of “ Lucy Ashton,” 469. See 503, 519
Wall, Dr. T. F„ on Electric Traction Braking, 244*, 324*, 419*, 615*, 712*
Wallace, A. A., on Electric Strength of Potassium Chloride Crystals, 437, 468
Wallace, Dr. F. J., on Effect of Friction on Compression and Rarefaction Waves, 674*, 708*
Waller, J. H. de W., on Corrugated Concrete Shell Roofs, 211; Buildings with Arched Ribs, 822
Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co., Ltd., 13,000-s.h.p. Geared Turbines, S.S. “ Leda,” 663*
Walters, B„ on Control of Quality in Casting Zinc and Zinc Alloys, 471. See 501
War, Second World, History of: Works and Buildings (Review), 419
Warfare, Use of Aircraft in. See Aeronautics
— Naval. See Warships

Warships :

Admiralty Fuels and Lubricants Advisory Committee, 591
— Test House for Gas Turbines, Farnborough, 385*
Aircraft Carriers, Motion of, and Operation of Naval Aircraft, 581
Aviation, Naval. See Aeronautics H.M. 'Aircraft Carrier “ Hermes,” Launch of, 246*
— Frigate “ Berkeley Castle,” Accident to, 177
— Patrol Boat, “ Bold Pioneer ” with 4,500-s.h.p. Gas-Turbine, 129*. See LETTER,212
— Boat 5212, with 1,875-s.h.p. Marine Diesel Engine, 555*
— Submarines, Marker Buoys for, 19 “ Sirdar,” Accident to, 177 Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics Navy Estimates, 306
Queen’s Coronation Naval Review, 785; Television at, 786
See also Naval in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Warren, C. H. E., on Noise Associated with Supersonic Flight, 733
Washer, Lock, Sealing (Dowty Equipment, Ltd.), 547*
Washing and Degreasing Plant (E. Curran Engineering Co., Ltd.), 630*
— Machine, Bottle (British Miller Hydro Co, Ltd.), 153*
— Plant for Railway Carriages, 331*
Waste-Heat Recovery from Diesel Engine, 266
Watch and Clock Industry, Position and Prospects of, 485*
Water Board, Metropolitan, Jubilee Luncheon of, 435. See Erratum, 500; Activities, 1903-53, 476
— for Boilers, Treatment to Prevent Corrosion, 602*
— Cement “ Ratiometer ”' for Concrete (Square Grip Reinforcement Co (London), Ltd.), 608*
— Current Meters, Miniature (Hydraulics Research Station), 821
— Demineralising Plant (Permutit Co., Ltd.), 153*
— Friction. See Friction ; Hydrodynamics
— Engineers, Institution of, Water Supply and
Atomic Energy Industry, by A. Wolman and A. E.‘ Gorman, 618 ; Summer General Meeting, Address by President, W. O. Knill, 632
— Forces on Submerged Bodies in Motion, 677
— Heaters. See Feed Heating
— Meters, Miniature, Current (Hydraulics Research Station), 821
— Pollution, Corrosion of Marine Propellers Through, 532
Research Board, Annual Report, 722
— Power. See Hydraulics ; Power Plant; Turbine, Hydraulic
— Raising Devices, History of, 42
— Reservoir, Rubber Lining for (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 811
— Still, Electric, Automatic (Manesty Machines, Ltd.), '788*
— Supply and Atomic Energy Industry, 618 —? — Code of Practice, 88
— — See also frnyaiion
— Tanks. See Tanfcs
— Treatment to Prevent Corrosion in Boilers, 602*
— Tube Boiler. See Boiler
— Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic; Power Plant
— Wheel. See Turbine, Hydraulic; Power Plant Waterton, Squad.-Leader W. A., on High-Performance Jet Aircraft, 396
Waterways. See Rivers ; Canals
Waterworks. See Water Supply and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Watkin, E. R. S., on Railway Traffic at Appleby-Frodingham Steelworks, 617. See Erratum, 759
Watson, P. K., on Electric Breakdown of Transformer Oil, 437, 468
Watt Medal, Presentation of to Sir H. Ricardo 147
Waves, Compression and Rarefaction, Effect of Friction on, 674*, 708*
— Functions, Coulomb, Tables of (Review), 99
— Height Analyser (Hydraulics Research Station), 821
Weapons for Infantry, New, 275
Wear of Railway Wheels and Axles, 269*
— Resisting Phosphate Coatings on Steel (Pyrene Co., Ltd.), 57*
Webster and Bennett 48-in. Boring Mill, with Optical Control, 22*
Week, Dr. R., on Fatigue in Ship Structures, 648
Weed Killer, Electrical, 620*
— Spraying Equipment, Mechanical (Pest Control, Ltd.), 190*
“Weedmaster” Mechanical Spraying Equipment, 190*
Weighing Machine, Electronic, Flow Control by (R. Simon and Sons, Ltd.), 40*
“ Osborn ” Automatic (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 747*
— Scale, Electronic (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 513*
Weights and Measures Legislation on, Proposed, 19. See LETTER, 116
Weir, Lord, Gifts to Engineering Institutions, 435
Welded Tubular Steel Gantry (Tubewrights, Ltd.), 185*
Welding, Adjustable Positioner for (Aronson Machine Co.), 702*
— of Aluminium-Alloy Structures, 794
— and Cutting of Metals, Glossary of Terms, 88
— Electric, of Glass (Quickfit and Quartz, Ltd.), 746*
— Gas, Filler Rods for, Specification, 288
— Institute of, Annual Dinner, 147 ; Scope of Stud Welding, by R. W. Taylor, 315*
— in Marine Engineering, 73*, 122*
— Oxy-Acetylene, in Ships, Fires Due to, 148
— Process for Aluminium, “ Aircomatic ” (British Aluminium Co., Ltd.), 397*
— Research Association, British, Investigation on Fatigue in Ship Structures, 648
— Stud, Scope of, 315*
Well-Point (G. Wimpey and Co., Ltd.), 822
Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd., 250-ton and 125-ton Overhead 'Travelling Ladle Cranes, 417*
Wenvoe Television Transmitting Station, 126
West Africa, Gambia River, Deep-Water Wharf for, 1*
— of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute. See Iron and Steel
Westermann, G., “ Swissair ” Aero-Engine Test House, Zurich, 769*
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd., Electrically-Operated Traffic Barrier, 63*
Westland Aircraft, Ltd., S 55 Helicopter, 125*
Westley, R., on Noise Propagation from Supersonic Aircraft, 439
Whales, Radio Buoy for “ Marking ” (Venner, Ltd.), 255*
— Ultrasonic Equipment for Locating (Kelvin and Hughes (Marine), Ltd.), 90*
Wharf, Deep-Water, on Gambia River, 1*
— Extensions at Takoradi Harbour, 532*. See LETTER, 787
Wheatland, A. B., on Corrosion of Ships’ Propellers in Polluted Estuaries, 532
Wheels, Gear. See Gears ; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Grinding. See Grinding under Machine Tools
— Railway, Reconditioning by London Transport Executive, 269*
“ Wheelerweigh ” Automatic Weighing Equipment for Fork-Lift Trucks, 630*
Whetman, S. D., on Design of British Power Stations, 349, 447, 474
Whisky-Blending and Bottling Plant, Distillers Agency, Ltd., 153*
Whistle, Electric, for Ocean-Going Ships (Service Electric Co., Ltd.), 735*
Whistling Atmospherics, Records of, 692
Whitaker, A., the Late, 398
Whitcher, J., the Late, 116
White, J. S. and Co., Ltd., H.M. Patrol Boat “Bold Pioneer,” 129*. See,LETTER, 212
Whitlock Brothers, Ltd., Cable-Drum Carrier and Layer, 630*; “ Dinkum ” Digger, 630*
Whitworth Society, Annual Dinner of, 435
Wickman, A. C., Ltd., 500-ton Hydraulic Press, 823*
Wigley, W. C. S„ on Water Forces on Submerged Bodies in Motion, 677
Wilcox, R., on Effect of Boron on Properties of Low-Alloy Steels, 595
Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces, Ltd., High- Temperature Tube Furnace for Laboratories, 416*
Wild, T. C. (Machinery), Ltd., Tower Crane for Building Construction, 653*
Wilkinson, E. R., on Electricity and Industrial Production, 790. See 626, 829
Wilkinson, R. G., on Control of Quality in Casting Magnesium Alloys, 471. See 501
Willesden Railway Carriage Cleaning and Maintenance Depot, 331*
Williams, F. C., Transistors in Electronic Circuits, 692
— Lecture on Nuclear Fission and Foundry
Techniques, 797*
— Metalacing Technique (W. Crockatt and Sons, Ltd.), 781*
Willis, R. (1800-75), Educational Work of, 796
Wilson, A. K., the Late, 238
— Epicyclic Gearbox, Machining of, Guy Motors, Ltd., 363*
Wilson, Dr. G., the Late, 467*
Wilson, K., Deep-Water Wharf on Gambia River, 1*
Wimpey, G., and Co., Ltd., Aden Oil Refinery Harbour, 490*. See Errottwn, 608; Exhibits at Institution of Civil Engineers’ Conversazione, 822
Wind Tunnels. See Aeronautics
Windsor, R. H., Ltd., 1-oz. Injection Moulding Machine, 579* ; Pre-Plasticising Injection Moulding Machine, 788*
Wire Ropes, Colliery, Investigations on, 210 Wiredrawing Dies, “ Proflloscope ” for Examining, 621*
Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy ; Radio
— Telephony. See Telephony ; Radio
Wiring, Electrical, Regulations, Relaxation of, 11
— Machine, for Bottle Case (Gerrard Indus
tries, Ltd.), 155; (F. A. Power and Sons, Ltd.), 155*
Witton-Kramer Works,, Water-Cooled Lifting Magnet for Furnace Charging, 413
Wfihler’s Tests. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials)
Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd., Electric Hand Saw for Wood, 768*
Wolman, A., on Water Supply and Atomic Energy Industry, 618
Wood, J. G., Mrs., on Effective Diameter of Screw Gauges, 318*
Wood, J. S., the Late, 686
Wood, Dr. W. A., on Stress Recovery in Aluminium, 534; on Deformation of Magnesium at Various Temperatures, 535
— Lecture on Training for Science and Technology, by Sir R. Southwell, 625
Woodfine, B. C., on Temper-Brittleness in Steels, 693
Woodworking Machinery. See Machine Tools Workmen. See Labour
Workmen’s Compensation. See Labour

Works :

Crawley Foundry of A.P.V., Ltd., 673*
Cwmbran and Tyseley Works of Girling, Ltd., 599*
Darlaston Works of Guest Keen and Nettlefolds (Midlands), Ltd., Black- Bolt Heading Shop, 193*
Gasworks. See Gasworks
Hazel Grove Works, Stockport, of Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., Reorganisation of Diesel Engine Department at, 171*
Neston Works of Morgan Refractories, Ltd., 757*
Redbourn Steelworks, 42$-in. Electrical Cogging Rolling Mill, 633*
Shotton Steelworks of J. Summers and Sons, Ltd., Extensions to, 525*
Steelworks, Hawarden Bridge, 250-ton and 125-ton Ladle Cranes, 417*; Blast-Furnace Plant at, 652*, 812*
— Lackenby, of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 493
— Operatives, Protective Screens and Spectacles for, Specification, 88
— Railway Traffic in, 617. See Erratum, 759
— Redbourn, 421-in. Electrical Cogging Rolling Mill, 633*
— Shotton, Extensions to, 525*
Works Management, Informal Work Group in, 167
— Ministry of, Report on Building Materials and Relaxation of Wiring Regulations 11; Admiralty Gas-Turbine Test House, 385*; Report on Economic Use of Building Materials, 531; Exhibits at Institution of Civil Engineers’ Conversazione, 821; Codes of Practice. See Standards
Workshop Training. See Location
— See Works ; Machine Tools
World’s Oilfields, Eastern Hemisphere (Review), 259
— Power Conference, Annual Statistics, 1948-50, 18
Worm Gear. See Gear ; Gearing
Wrecks. See Accidents
Wright, J., on Use of Models in Structural Analysis, 710*, 741*
Wright, Dr. K. H. R., on Investigation of Fretting Corrosion, 305
Wrought Iron. See Iron
Wunsch, H. L., on Measurement of Surface Finish by Pneumatic Gauging, 505*

X-RAY Diffraction Studies in Relation to Creep, 534
— — Film, British Manufacture of, 157
Xylonite Models, Stress Determination. See Photo-Elastic

YARROW and CO., LTD., M.S. “Maid of Ashton,” 695*
Yarsley, V. E„ on Testing Insulated Materials, 542
Yates, A. H., on Noise Propagation from Supersonic Aircraft, 439
Yates, H. G., on Development of Marine Steam Turbine Design, 362. See 339, 426, 458
Year Books. See LITERATURE INDEX
— New, Meaning of, 17
Yeast Factory at Dovercourt (Standard Yeast Co., Ltd.), 220*
York River Bridge, Virginia, United States, 737*
Young, A. F. B., on Current Chopping in High-Voltage Circuit-Breakers, 190
Young, C. S„ on Effect of Radial-Pitch Variation on Propeller Performance, 628
Young’s Modulus. See Elastic Modulus Yugoslavia, Export of Electrical Power from, 339

ZINC ALLOYS. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Control of Quality in Casting of, 471, 501
— Industry in United States, Report on, 467
Zurich, Kloten Airport, “ Swissair ” Aero Engine Test House, 769*

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