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ABBEY WORKS, Steel Co., of Wales, Ltd., Extensions to, 583
Abeles, Dr. P. W., on Composite Partially- Prestressed Concrete Slabs, 464*
Abelson and Co (Engineers), Ltd., Combined Loader and Excavator, 409*
Aberdeen-Bergen Submarine Telephone Cable (Submarine Cables, Ltd.), 637
Abinger Observatory, Astronomer Royal’s Report, 234
Abrasives (Trade Publication), 753
— Fluids, Centrifugal Pumps for (Trade Publication), 488
Accelerometer for Experimental Tank Models, Saunders-Roe, Ltd., 99, 112*
Access Equipment, Ltd., Safety Raiser for Aircraft, 531*

Accidents:

Accident Prevention in Cement Industry, Report on, 86
Chemical Works, Conference on Safety in. 643
Comet Aircraft Disasters, Elba and Naples, Technical Evidence at Inquiry, 548, 587, 618,648, 680, 716; Investigations and Tests at Farnborough, 573*
Electrical Accidents in Mines, Inspector’s Report, 1951, 6
Fatal Industrial Accidents in United Kingdom, Statistics of, 224, 480
Foundry Accidents, Safety Footwear as Protection Against, 480
Industrial Diseases, Compensation for Skin and Lung Complaints, 711
Railway Accidents in 1953, Report on, 551 Road Accidents and Motor-Vehicle
Characteristics, 328, 339*, 354, 360 and Vehicle Design, 370*
Accles and Pollock, Ltd., Tubular Framing for Motor Boat, 135*; Seamless Titanium Tubes,, 380; Aluminium-Alloy Billiard Cue, 679
Accountants in British Engineering Industry, 330. See LETTERS, 357, 584
Accra, Gold Coast, Submarine Oil Pipeline at, 303*
Accumulators, Electric. See Electric
— Vehicles. See Motor Truck
Accurate Recording Instrument Co., Gas Thermostat, 212*
“ Ace ” Coal Cutter (Trade Publication), 426 Acetylene Welding. See Welding
Acheson Colloids, Ltd., Colloidal Graphite (Trade Publication), 753
Aciera S.A., Universal .Milling Machine, 474* Ackton Hall Colliery, Protective Devices for Belt Conveyors, 628
Acoustic Running-Up Pen for Jet Aircraft (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 536*
Activated Sludge. See Sewage
A. C.V. Sales, Ltd., Commercial-Vehicle Spare- Parts Store, 731*
Adam, J. L., the Late, 134
Adamson, D., and Co., Ltd., Water-Tube Boiler at Fishbum Coke-Oven Plant, 664
Adamson, S.,- Manufacturing Co., “ Speedwalk ” Moving Pavement, 226
Adapta-Charts, Ltd., Wall Charts (Trade Publication), 686
Address, Presidential. See Presidential Address Aden Oil Refinery, Sulphur Dioxide Production at, 38; 1,500 gallons per minute Rotary Pump, 672*
Adhesive, “ Redux,” for Bonding Metals (Aero Research, Ltd.), 319
Administration, Human Element in, 482 Admiralty Experiment Works, Haslar, 424, 491, 496*
— Research Laboratory, Display Unit for Frequency Analysis of Noise and Vibration, 804*
— See also Warships
Adrian, Prof. E. D., on Science and Human Nature, 289. See 327
A.E.C., Ltd., 125-b.h.p. 64-seater Motor Omnibus, 410*; Commercial-Vehicle Spare-Parts Store, 731*
A.E.G. Electric Co., Ltd., Self-Exciting Self-Regulating Alternators, 735
Aerial Navigation. See Aeronautics
— Transport. See Aeronautics
Aero Research, Ltd., Equipment for Use with Synthetic Resin Glues (Trade Publication), 41; “ Redux ” Adhesive for Bonding
Metals, 319; Synthetic Resin Glues for Building Purposes (Trade Publication), 753 Aerodynamics. See Aeronautics
“ Aerolite 300 ” for Timber Roof Trusses (Trade Publication), 753
Aeronautical Society, Royal, Cayley Lecture on Sir G. Cayley, The Father of British Aeronautics, by Capt. J. L. Pritchard, 654*; Development of Re-Heat, by J. L. Edwards, 660; Boundary-Layer Control, by Dr.-Ing. G. V. Lachmann, 691; Development and Investigation of Fatigue Cracks, by Dr. N. Thompson, 720; British Commonwealth and Empire Lecture on Aviation and Development of Remote Areas, by the Duke of Edinburgh, 809, 812

Aeronautics:

Aerodrome, Hatfield, Control Tower for, 253*
Aeronautical Dynamics, Introduction to, by M. Rauscher (Review), 721
Aeroplane, “ Air Observation Post ” (Auster Aircraft, Ltd.), 294*
— Bombing, Problems in Design of, 420
— Fighting, “ Folland Midge ” (Folland Aircraft, Ltd.), 232
— — “ Gnat ” (Folland Aircraft. Ltd.), 232
“ Midge,” (Folland Aircraft, Ltd.), 347*
“ Supermarine 525 ” (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 347*
—• Night-Intruder, Canberra “ B ” Mark 8 (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 347*
— “ Viscount 700D ” (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 197
— See also Aircraft; Air Liner; Flying Boat; (below)
Air Chartering, Enterprise in, 99
— Ferry to Belfast of Silver City Airways, 736
— Liner “ Comet 3 ” (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 378*
“ Comet,” Evidence at Inquiry of Loss of, 548, 587, 618, 648, 680, 716; Investigations and tests at Farnborough, 573*
“ Viking,” of British European Airways, Last Flight of, 588
“ Viscount,” Purchase by Capital Airlines, 232
“ Viscount 800 ” Series (Vickers- Armstrongs Ltd.), 572*
— “ Observation Post,” Aircraft (Auster Aircraft, Ltd.), 294*
— Registration Board, Annual Report, 1953-54, 72; Tests of Pressurised Civil Aircraft, 746
Aircraft, American, Proposed Purchase of, 645, 646
— Anti-Submarine, “ Seamew ” (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 379*
— and Armament Experimental Estab
lishment, Work of, 258, 284*; Parachute Harness, 381
— Armed, Percival Provost (Hunting Percival Aircraft, Ltd.), 294*
— Automatic Approach Equipment for, 84
- Carrier, H.M.S. “ Albion1,.” Angle Deck with Mirror Aid, 470*
— Civil, Pressurised, Loading Tests for, 746
Transport “ Herald,” (Handley Page, Ltd.), 350*
— “ Comet 3 ” (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 378*
— “ Comet,” Evidence at Inquiry of
Loss of, 548, 587, 618, 648, 680, 716; Investigations and Tests at Farnborough, 573*
— Construction, Light-Alloy (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 380
Metal-Sandwich (A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd.), 380
— Electrical Systems, 457 Systems, Course on, 69
— Engineer, Medical Problems of, 463* — Exhaust Silencers for, 167
— Exhibition and Flying Display, Farnborough Aerodrome, 294*, 247*, 378*
— Fuel Tanks, Relief and Vent Valves for (Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd.), 732
— G.E.C. Heavy Alloys for (Trade Publication), 653
— Hawker P. 1072 with “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 374*
— Industry, British, Position of, 645, 646 in Canada, Growth of, 747
— Jet, Running-Up Pen for, with Sound Muffler (Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd.), 536*
— Maintenance Plant of British Overseas Airways Corporation, 531*
— Military, Pneumatic and Vacuum Components of, Test Rig for, 78*
Transport, “ Beverley ” (Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd.), 379*
— Navigation Instruments (Ferranti, Ltd.) 537
Radio Aids to, 816
— Oleo Legs, Test Rig for Checking, 531* — Production, Moulded Plastic Tools for, 762
Problems of, Institution of Production Engineers Conference, 751
— Research, “ Fairey Delta 2 ” (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 487*
Short SB 5 (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 294*
— Structures, All-Metal, Sandwich Materials for, 670*
— Training, “ Sea Balliol,” Tail Undercarriage for (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 504*
“ Gannet Mark 2 ” (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 379
Jet Provost (Hunting Percival Aircraft, Ltd.), 294*
“P.124” Jet-Propelled (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 572
— Turbo-Prop., Use in America, 646
Aeronautics—continued
Aircraft Turn-and-Slip Indicator (R. B. Pullin and Co., Ltd.), 172*
— “ Viscount,” for Canada, 864*
— “ Viscount 800 ” Series Vickers-Arm
strongs, Ltd.), 572*
— “ Viscount 700 D,” (Vickers-Arm
strongs, Ltd.), 197
— | Viscount ” Purchase by Capital
Airlines, 232
Airfield Surface Movement Indicator (Decca Radar, Ltd.), 542*
Airport, Ferryfield, of Ferry Airports, Ltd., 94*
— Gatwick, Report on Development of, 130
— London, Airfield Surface Movement Indicator, 542*; Industrial Dispute at, 872
— Runways, German, Soil Stabilisation for, 268*
— Visitor, by N. J. Feeman and G. D. H. Linton (Review), 73
Airship R.34, First Atlantic Crossings, Proposed Memorials to, 261
Automatic Pilots (Trade Publication), 488 Aviation and Development of Remote Areas, by the Duke of Edinburgh, 809, 812
— Fuels, Filter for (Automotive Products Co., Ltd.), 217
“Beverley” Military Transport Aircraft (Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd.), 379*
Boundary-Layer Control in Aircraft, 691 British European Airways Corporation, Annual Report, 517; Test Rigs for Aircraft Components, 811, 822*
British Overseas Airways Corporation, Aircraft for, 131; Annual Report, 418; Maintenance Plant and Methods of. 531*
Canberra “ B ” Mark 8 Night-Intruder Aeroplane (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 347*
“Centaurus” Aero-Engine, Life of, 671
Civil Aviation, Ministry of, and Gatwick Airport, 130
See also Airships (above)
“ Comet 3 ” Air Liner (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 378*
“ Comet ” Aircraft, Evidence at Inquiry of Loss of, 548, 587, 618, 648, 680, 716; Investigations and Tests at Farnborough, 573*
Components, Aircraft, Test Rigs for, 811, 822*
Control Tower for Hatfield Aerodrome, 253*
Convair Aircraft, Automatic Approach Equipment for, 84
“ Dart ” Aeroplane Engines for Canadian “ Viscount ” Aircraft, 864
“Dart” Propeller-Turbine Aeroplane Engines, Production of, 778, 782
“ Douglas ” DC7D Airliners, Aeroplane Engines for, 778. See 782
“ Dragonfly ” Helicopters, Production of, 8. 5
“ Eland ” Gas-Turbine Engines for “ Rotodyne ” Helicopter, 864
“ Eland ” 3,000-e.h.p. Turbo-Propeller
Engine (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 121*
Engines, Aeroplane, at Aircraft Exhibition and Flying Display, Farnborough, 347*
— ?— Bristol “ Centaurus,” Life of, 671
— “ Bristol Engines Around World ” (Trade Publication), 488
“ Dart,” for Canadian “ Viscount ” Aircr’lv, 864
“ Dart ” Propeller-Turbine, Production of 778, 782
3,000-e.h.p. “ Eland ” Turbo-Propeller (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 121*
Gas-Turbine, “ Eland ” for “ Rotodyne ” Helicopter, 864
— Jet, Increasing Thrust of, 660
— Jet, “ Soar ’’(Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 347*
Jet, Thrust Cradle for (Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 380*
Propeller-Turbine, Rolls-Royce, 778 4,000 - h.p. Propeller - Turbine, “ BE25 ” Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 349*
Turbo-Jet, “ Orpheus,” Bench Testing of, 868
Turbo-Jet, “ Sapphire,,” Production of, 821
See also Turbines, Gas
— Gas-Turbine, for Helicopters, “Oryx” (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 347*
— Helicopter, “ Leonides Major ” (Alvis, Ltd.), 348*
“ Fairey Delta 2 ” Research Aircraft (Fairey Aviation: Co., Ltd.)., 487*
Flight, High-Speed, “ Tridac ” Three- Dimensional Analogue Computer for, 583, 596*
“ Flying Bedstead,” 381
— Boat, Experiment^ Tank for Saunders- Roe, Ltd., 110*
— Display and Static Exhibition, Farnborough Aerodrome, 294*, 347*, 378*
— Experiments of Sir G. Cayley, 654*
Aeronautics—continued
“ Folland Midge ” Fighter Aeroplane (Folland Aircraft, Ltd.), 232, 347* Fuel, Aircraft, Electronic Flowmeter for (Integral, Ltd.), 601*
Fuelling Vehicles, Aircraft, Mobile Meter “ Prover ” Units for (Shell-Mex &
B. P. Ltd.), 84
“ Gannet Mark 2 ” Trainer Aircraft (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 379
“ Gnat ” Figher Aeroplane (Folland Aircraft, Ltd.), 232
Hangar at Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment (Redpath Brown and Co., Ltd.), 284*
Helicopter Development by Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd., 714
— Early, at Dumbarton, 424
— Engines “ Oryx ” and “ Leonides Major,” 347*
— Production of, Helicopter Association of Great Britain, by E. J. Boulger, 805 — Research and Development Work on, 546
— “ Rotodyne,” Fitted with “ Eland ”
Gas-Turbine Engines, 864
—- “ Skeeter Mark 6 ” (Saunders-Roe, Ltd.), 379
— Use by Army, 195
— “ Westland S-55,” Certification of
(Westland Aircraft, Ltd.), 637
“ Herald ” Civil-Transport Aircraft (Hand- ley Page, Ltd.), 350*
Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft, 1954-55 (Review), 849
Jet-Lift Research Vehicle (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 422*
— Provost Training Aircraft (Hunting Percival Aircraft, Ltd.), 294*
“ Leonides Major ” Helicopter Engine (Alvis, Ltd.), 348*
“ Midge ” Fighting Aeroplane (Folland Aircraft, Ltd.), 232, 347*
Missiles, Guided, Development of, 692,* 811
Naval Aircraft Yards, Strikes at, 99, 128 Navigational Aids (Trade Publication), 488 Noise from Aircraft Engines, Effect on Human Body, 463*
“ Orpheus ” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine, Bench Trials of, 868
“ Oryx ” Turbo-Gas Generator for Helicopters (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 347*
“ P.124 ” Jet-Propelled Training Aircraft, 572
Percival Provost Armed Aircraft (Hunting Percival Aircraft, Ltd.), 294* Pressure-Cabin Testing, Effect on Human Body, 463
R.34, H.M. Airship, Proposed Memorials to, 261
Renfrew Airport, Future of, 224
Rocket Motor, “Snarler” (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 374*
— —- Units for Aircraft, 348
“ Rotodyne ” Helicopter Fitted with “ Eland ” Gas-Turbine Engines, 864
Rotor Blades, All-Metal, for Helicopter (Saunders-Roe, Ltd.), 379
Royal Air Force, Test Rig for Pneumatic and Vacuum Components, 78*
— Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, “ Tridac ” Three-Dimensional Analogue Computer, 583, 596*
“ Sapphire ” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine, Production of, 821
School of Aeronautics at Queen’s University, Belfast, Formation of, 867
“ Sea Balliol ”, Trainer Aircraft, Tail Undercarriage for (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 504*
“ Seamew ” Anti-Submarine Aircraft (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 379*
Short SB5 Research Aircraft (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 294*
“ Skeeter Mark 6 ” Helicopter (Saunders- Roe, Ltd.), 379
Slip-and-Turn Indicators for Aircraft (R. B. Pullin and Co., Ltd.), 172*
“ Snarler ” Rocket Motor (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 374*
“ Soar ” Jet Aeroplane Engine (Rolls- Royce Ltd.), 347*
“ Supermarine 525 ” Fighter Aeroplane (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 347*
Test Rigs for Aircraft Components, 811, 822*
Testing Aircraft at Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment, 258, 284*
Toxic Substances in Aircraft, Effect on Human Body, 463
Trainer, Air-Crew, with Mechanical Computer (Air Trainers, Ltd.), 214*
“ Tridac ” Three-Dimensional Analogue Computer for High-Speed Flight, 583, 5f6*
Tunnel, Blower, at Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment, 285
Turn-and-Slip Indicators for Aircraft (R. B. Pullin and Co., Ltd.), 172*
Undercarriage, Tail, for “ Sea Balliol ” Trainer Aircraft (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 504*
V2 Rocket, by W. Dornberger (Review) 37
Aeronautics—continued
Vertical-Lift Research Unit (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 381
Vibration from Aircraft Engines, Effect on Human Body, 463*
“ Viking ” Aircraft of British European Airways, Last Flight of, 588
“Viscount” Air Liner, Purchase by Capital Airlines, 232
“ Viscount ” Aircraft for Canada, 864* “ Viscount 700D ” Aircraft (Vickers- Armstrongs Ltd.), 197
“ Viscount 800 ” Series Air Liner (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 572*
“ Westland S-55 ” Helicopter, Certification of (Westland Aircraft, Ltd.), 637 Whirling Arm Apparatus of Sir G. Cayley, 654*
“ Whirlwind ” Helicopters, Production of, 805
Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics
Africa, Equatorial, Civil Engineering Developments, 291
— West, East and Central, as Market for
British Engineering Goods, 725, 748
African Ore for United States Steel Industry, 323
Afterburner Shroud, of All-Metal Honeycomb Material, 671*
Ageing of Mild-Steel Strip after Temper Rolling, 787
— Strain, of Mild Steel, 787
Agreements, Labour. See Labour
Agricultural Drainage, Engineering for, by Prof. H. B. Roe and Prof. Q. C. Ayres (Review), 849
— Engineers’ Association, Smithfield Show
and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition, 802*, 834*
— Engineering, National Institute of, Open
Days at, 14
— Machinery Exhibition and Smithfield
Show, 802*, 834*
—- — Research, Measuring Instruments for, 15
— Motors. See Engines; Motors; Tractors
— Society, Royal Show, Windsor Great Park,
60*, 91*, 123*
— Tool Carrier, Motor-Driven (H. Leverton
and Co., Ltd.), 125*
— Tractors. See Tractors
— See also Irrigation
Agriculture, Use of Towns’ Waste in, 296
— See also Irrigation
Ahlmann-Carlshiitte, A.G., Swing-Shovel, 409* Aikman, Sir A., on Development and Production of Guided Missiles, 811
Air, Compressed. See Pneumatic
— Compressor for “ Eland ” Turbo-Propeller
Aero Engine, 122*
Free-Piston, Pescara-Muntz, 634*
— — for Internal-Combustion Engines, Inves
tigations on, 555
Portable (Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd.), 666* — Tractor-Mounted (A. Bullows and Sons, Ltd.), 61*
2,000-cub. ft. Two-Stage (Bellis and Morcom, Ltd.), 83*
— Conditioning Cabinet (Thermo Control
Installations Co., Ltd.);, 28
— Curtain for Rooms and Workshops, 51*
— Dryers for Stores (Birlec, Ltd.), 314
— Force, Royal. See Aeronautics.
— Heater, Bled-Steam, “ Weldex,” S.S.
Orsova, 57*
Carmarthen Bay Power Station (J. Howden and Co. (Land), Ltd.), 305
“ Air Observation Post ” Aircraft (Auster Aircraft, Ltd.), 294*
— Pollution, Beaver Committee Report on,
715, 718
Beaver Committee on Gas-Washing at Electricity-Generating Stations, 779
— — Congress, New York, 1955, 682
Effect on Plant Life, Investigations on, 452
Industrial Aspects of, Harrogate Conference on, 801
and Smoke Abatement, 452
See also Atmospheric Pollution; Smoke Abatement; Pollution
— Registration Board, Annual Report,
1953-54, 72
Air Trainers, Ltd., Air-Crew Trainer with Mechanical Computer, 214*
Air. See also Atmosphere
Aircraft. See Aeronautics
— Carriers. See Aeronautics
— Establishment, Royal. See Aeronautics Aireborough Urban District, Yorkshire,
Refuse-Disposal Plant, 85*
Airport. See Aeronautics
Airships. See Aeronautics
Airspeed, Ltd., Test Rigs for Aircraft Components, 811, 822*
Aiton and Co., Ltd., Evaporators, Rye House Power Station, 157
“ A.J.F.” Grinding and Lapping Machine, 867*
Akers, Sir W. A., the Late, 617
Alar, Ltd., Aluminium Casting Alloy “ Alar 21 ” (Trade Publication), 201
“Albion,” H.M. Aircraft Carrier, Angled Deck with Mirror Aid, 470*
Albright and Wilson, Ltd/, Silicone Production Plant of, 562*
Alcock, W. N., on First Aerial Crossings of Atlantic by H.M. Airship R.34, 261 Alcohol-Manufacturing Plant at Billingham Works of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Extensions to, 811
“ Alcon,” Centrifugal Pumps, 215*
Aldis Brothers, Ltd., Long-Range Signalling Lamp, 534*
Aldridge Tool and Engineering Co., Ltd., Production of Masters for Optical Projectors, 772*
Aldwych Station, Reconditioning of Passenger Lifts at, 51. See Erratum 292
Alfa-Laval Co., Ltd., “Paraminor” Washing Machine for Small Components, 735*
Alfa-Romeo Motor Cars, Light-Alloy Brake Drum for, 610*
Alfa-Romeo 1900 Super Sprint Motor Car, Petrol Engine for, 577*
Alkali, etc., Works, Chief Inspector’s Annual Report, 119
“ Alkathene,” Use for Press Tools for Vehicle Panels, 726
Alldog Agricultural-Tool Carrier, 125*
Allemand, S., Bench-Type Shaving Press, 510*
Allen, Edgar, and Co., Ltd., Rotary Kiln for
Widnes Sulphuric Acid Plant, 640).* See 615. See Addendum, 774
Allen, Dr. N. P., on Development of Creep- Resisting Alloys, 237; on Titanium- Rich Alloys of Titanium, Iron and Oxygen, 427
Allen, P. W. and Co., Portable Shadowless Lamp (Trade Publication), 265
Allen, W. H., Sons and Co., Ltd., 155-b.h.p. Motor-Driven Circulating Pumps, 57*; 1,200-kW Turbo-Generator, 58* ; Pumping Plant for Exeter Waterworks, 441
Allenwood Power Station, Peat-Firing at, 735 Allis-Chalmers “ Tracto-Shovel,” 634*
Alloa Marshalling Yard, 388
Allowances in Machine Work. See Gauges
Alloys. See Metallurgy; Microphotographs
Alpha Corporation, Properties and Applications of Molybdenum Disulphide, 171. See LETTERS, 229, 293, 486, 584
Alps, Switzerland, Television Network Across, 63*
Alternating Current. See Electric
— Stress. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials) Alternators. See Generators, Electric; Turbo-
Generators
Aluma Fire Cement (Trade Publication), 488 Aluminium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Brass and Copper Products from Sheet
and Strip (Trade Publication), 201
— Deep Drawing of, Investigation^ on, 435*
See LETTER, 551*
— Development Association joins Centre
International de Developpement de PAluminium, 278 ; Information on Aluminium (Trade Publication), 553
— Extraction, Investigations at Fulmer
Research Institute, 616. See LETTER, 719
— Information Concerning (Trade Publica
tion), 553
— Paint (Trade Publication), 201
— Reduction since Heroult and Hall, 395
— for Roof and Wall Cladding (Trade Pub
lication), 233
— Scheme, Volta River, Gold Coast, 163
— Sheet, Corrugated (Trade Publication), 9 and Strip, Rolling Mill of T.I. Aluminium,
Ltd., 87*
— Single Crystals, Plastic Deformation of, 239
— and Steel, Competition between, 10
— Steps and Ladders (Trade Publication), 722
— Aluminium Union Ltd., Use of Aluminium
in Electric-Cable Manufacture (Trade Publication), 589
— Use in Production of Electric Cables (Trade
Publication), 589
— World Production, Statistics of, 10
— See also Metallurgy
Aluminum Co., of America, Contour- matic Band Saw, 734* i Die Filing Machine, 734*
Aluminum Co. of Canada, Ltd., First Aluminium Ingot Poured at Kitimat, 199; 301-kV Oil-Filled Cable, 221*
Alvis, Ltd., “ Leonides Major ” Helicopter Engine, 348*
Ambrogio Triulzi s.r.l., Cold-Chamber Die- Casting Machine, 607*
Ambs, H. D., on Relations Between Iron Powders and Powder Compacts, 852
America. See United States; Latin America American Business, Management Education in, by L. F. Urwick (Review), 169
— Competition and Export Trade, 482
— Society of Mechanical Engineers. See
Mechanical Engineers
American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Transatlantic Telephone Cable 614, 638*, 740*
American Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Production of Rolls-Royce “ Dart ” Propeller-Turbine Aeroplane Engine, 778. See 782
— See also United States
Ammeter. See Meter under Electric
Ammonium Sulphate Production at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 663*
Amplifier, Image (Marconi Instruments, Ltd.), 720
“ Ampro ” Film Projector, 327
Amsterdam, Holland, Congress of International Federation of Prestressing, Programme, 782
Analyser, Differential, at National Physical Laboratory, 659*
— Pipe-Flow, 5
Analysis of Carbon in Metals, Conductimetric Method, 755*
— Frequency, Noise and Vibration, Display
Unit for (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 804*
— Shell, Application to Structural Sections,
688*
Anderson-Grice Co., Ltd., Exhibits at Scottish Industries Exhibition, 327
“ Anderton ” Shearer-Loader for Coal Cutting and Loading, 869*
Andre Rubber Co., Ltd., Andre-Neidhart System, 355, 382*
Andritz, Maschinenfabrik, A.G., Two-Stroke Stationary and Marine Oil Engines, 858* Anemometer, Hot-Wire, for Centrifugal Pump Research, 50
Angle Bars, Slotted, for Frameworks (Chevron Structural Units, Ltd.), 742*
Anglian Building Products, Ltd., Blocks and Slabs for Prestressed-Concrete Silo for Ammonium Sulphate, 665*
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd., Aden Oil Refinery, 38; 1,500 Gallons per minute Rotary Pump, 672*; Refraction Geophone, 773*; Sunbury Research Station (Trade Publication), 784
Anglo-Yugoslav Commercial Syndicate, Ltd., Review of Yugoslav Industries, 546
Anhydrite Mine, Billingham-on-Tees, Drilling Plant for, 282*
— Process of Sulphuric Acid Manufacture,
615, 640*. See Addendum, 11
Anodes for Chromium Plating (Trade Publication), '488
Antrich, D., on Shaft Distortion in Steam Turbines, 758
Antwerp, Oil Refinery, Houdriflow Catalytic Cracking Unit at, 517
Apparatus for Demonstrating Shaft Whirl, 266*
— Demonstration, for Structural Problems,
595*
— Scientific, Institution of Civil Engineers
Exhibition, 4*
— Turbovisory, Electrical, for Power Houses,
718
Appleby-Frodingham Steel Co., Scunthorpe Ironworks Extensions, 186*
Appleton, Sir E., on Thermionic Devices from Development of Triode up to 1939, 724. See 613; on Partnership of Science and Engineering, 782
Applied Research Laboratories, Direct-Reading Spectrographic Quantometer, 114* Apprenticeship. See Education; Labour Aqueduct for Conon Valley Hydro-Electric Scheme, 629*
Arbitration in Labour Disputes. See Labour Arc. See Electric; Furnace; Welding
Arch Dam, Rubber Models of, 4
— Roof, Prestressed-Concrete, for Bank of
England Printing Works, 315*
Architects, Naval. See Naval Architects
Arcolectric (Switches), Ltd., Switches and Indicator Lamps (Trade Publication), 653
Ardleigh Engineering, Ltd., Governors for Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 41
“ Arie ” Gas Thermostat, 212*
Armament, and Aircraft, Experimental Establishment, Work of, 258, 284*; Parachute Hamess, 381
— Research and Development Establishment,
Formation of, 584
Arman, J., on British “ Packaged ” Boilers, 5
Armouring Machine, Submarine Cable (Submarine Cables, Ltd.), 740*
Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd., “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 374*; Sapphire Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine, Production of, 821
Armstrong Whitworth (Metal Industries) Ltd., “ Kue-Ken ” Rock Crusher, 666*
Army, Use of Helicopters in, 195
Arts, Royal Society of, Industrial Arts Bursaries Competition, 211; Bicentenary Competition Results, 736
Arterial Roads. See Roads
“ Artillerie-Inrichtingen ” N.V., General-Purpose Lathe, 607*
Asbestos-Bitumen Roofing Material (Nuralite Sales, Ltd.), 76
Asea Electric, Ltd., 63-MVA Transformer, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 306 Ash-Handling Plant (Trade Publication), 849 Plant, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529
Plant, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, MS
Plant, Connah’s Quay Power Station;? 437*
— and Dust Handling Plant, Rye Hous?
Power Station, 157
Ash, Pulverised Fuel, as Building Material, Examples of, 768
Ashmore, Benson, Pease and Co., Blast Furnace at Scunthorpe Ironworks, 187*; S?uth Works Extensions of Power-Gas Corporation, 599
Ashworth, J. L., on Measurement of Steam- Turbine Rotor Movements, 758
Asia, South and South-East, Technical Cooperation in, Report, 621
Aslib, Conference, London, Discussion on Communication of Ideas, 420
Asphalt-Mixing Plant, Tar Macadam (F. Parker, Ltd.);, 666*
Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers, Ltd., Clinker Plant at Widnes Sulphuric Acid Works, 641*. See Addendum, 774 Association, British. See British Association
— Engineering. See Institutions
Astbury, H., on Electrical Equipment for Tropical Climates, 203. See 161
Astronomer Royal’s Annual Report, 233 Astronomy, Historic Books on, Exhibition at Science Museum, 263
Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi, Underground Electric Locomotives (Trade Publication), 73
Atkins, W. S., and Partners, Recording Instrument for Horizontal Cracks in Floor Slabs, 601*
Atkinson, J. T., the Late, 168
Atlantic Crossings, First by H.M. Airship R.34, 261
— Liners. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships Atlas of Canada, Climatological, by M. K.
Thomas (Review), 393
Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd., Portable Air Compressor, 666*;; Pneumatic ©rinding Machine using Thin Reinforced Grinding Wheels, 707*; Pneumatic Riveting Hammers, 707
“ Atlas ” Fluorescent Lighting Equipment (Trade Publication), 653
Atmosphere, Carburising Quality, Measuring Instrument for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 13
Atmospheric Pollution by Alkali, etc., Works, Report on, 119
Caused by Power Stations, 454, 623, 715, 718, 729. See 119
Measuring Station, Science Museum, 837 by Power Stations, Prevention of; 119, 454, 623, 715, 718, 779
SQQSLXSO Air Pollution; Smoke Abatement; Pollution
Atomic Bomb, Fires Caused by, by D. I.
Lawson (Review), 232
— Energy Authority, Pressurised Plastic Cloth
ing, 185*
Project, Design and Servicing of Electronic Instruments for, 806
Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Packing for Distillation Columns, 46*; Reactor School at, 449, 452. See Erratum, 652
— — Review of Present Knowledge of (Trade
Publication), 722
Society, European, Formation of, 196
Atwell, C. A., on Design of Diesel-Electric Locomotives, 225
Atwood, G., Work on Naval Architecture, 455
Auckland, New Zealand, 675-kW Mobile Rectifier Equipment for, 71
“ Auditec ” Electronic Fault-Finder, 668*
“ Aurelia ” Lancia Motor Car, de Dion Axle for, 542*
Auster Aircraft, Ltd., “ Air Observation Post ” Aircraft, 294*
Austin Crompton Parkinson Electric Vehicles, Ltd., Adjustable-Boom Mobile Conveyor, 216*
Austin Motor Co., Ltd., 125-h.p. “ Sheerline ” Car with Gas-Turbine, 293; 55-b.h.p.
Four-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 478; Design of Motor-Car Style (Trade Publication), 553
Austinlite, Ltd., 10-kW Generator with Duplicate Diesel Engines, 535*
Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Annual Report, 785, 816
— Import Difficulties of, 810
— Industrial Development in, 130, 132, 163,
164*, 258
— Murray River, Hume Reservoir Dam, 166*
— Oil Industry in, 166
— Sydney County Council, Annual Report on
Electricity Supply, 468
Australian Department of National Development, Survey of Manufacturing Activity, 258; Views on Australian Market, 258. See 130, 132, 163, 164*
— Government Import Restrictions, 450
Booklet on Development Projects, 485
— Market for British Engineering, 130, 132,
163, 164*, 258
— Works of C. A. Parsons of Australia, Ltd.,
427
Auto-Diesels Ltd., Dual-Voltage Ground Power Unit for Aircraft Maintenance, 531*; Trailer-Mounted, 36-b.h.p., Centrifugal Pump, 666*
“ Autoflex ” Traffic-Control System, 717 Autogenous Welding. See Welds and Welding “ Autoleveller,” Raper, for Textile Sliver (Prince-Smith and Stells, Ltd.), 600*
Automatic Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
— Signalling. See Signalling
— Stokers. See Stokers
Automatic Telephone and Electrical Co., Ltd., Remote Control by Imposed Ripple (Trade Publication), 653 ; Vehicle-Ac u ated Traffic Signals (Trade Publication) 653
Automobiles. See Motor Cars
Automotive Engineers, Society of, High-Temperature Sandwich Structures, by J. V. Long and G. D. Cremer, 670*
Automotive Products Co., Ltd., Filter for Aviation Fuels, 217; Lockheed-Avery Breakaway Coupling, 803*
Auxiliary Machinery, Marine. See Marine
Aveling-Barford Ltd., Diesel-Driven 7A-cub. yd. Dumper, 634*; Light-Weight Diesel- Driven Road Roller, 634*
Avery-Lockheed Breakaway Hydraulic Coupling for Hose Lines (Automotive Products Co., Ltd.), 803*
Avery, W. and T., Ltd., 200-ton Universal Testing Machine for Indian Government, 286*; Tame Bridge Foundry, 482, 505* Aviation, See Aeronautics
“ Axford,” H.M. Seaward Defence Boat, Launch of, 567
Axle, de Dion, for Lancia “ Aurelia ” Motor Car, 542*
— 30-ton Driving for Earth-Moving Motor
Vehicles (Kirkstall Forge Engineering, Ltd.), 476*
— Rear, of B.M.W. 501 Motor Car, 542*
for Mercedes Benz Motor Car, 541*
Rigid, Jaguar Sports Motor Car, 542*
— Swing, of Borgward Hansa 1500 Motor Car, 542*

B. AND A. ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Load Indicator for Wire Ropes, 120*
Babbington Colliery, Automatic Tippler for Colliery Tubs, 412*
Babcock and Wilcox Co., 4,500-h.p. Steam- Turbine Locomotive, 131, 153*
Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., Film on “ Craftsmen Welders,” 49; Boiler Plant, Rye House Power Station, 156; Model of Locomotive “ Rocket,” 196*; Boiler Plant and Pulverised-Fuel Plant, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*; Ash and Dust Handling Plant, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529; Steam-Raising Units (Trade Publication), 653; Boilers for Hunts Bay Power Station, Jamaica, 668*; Manufacture of Small Chain-Grate Stokers,"794*
Backlash in Gear Trains, Device for Eliminating (General Electric ©di; Ltd.), 837*
Bacon, F. T., Hydrogen-Oxygen Fuel Cell, 71 Baghdad Trade Fair, 483;, 507*, 538*, 646. See Erratum, 622
Baildon, E., on Michell Bearing Lubrication, 854
Bailey Bridging, Applications in Peacetime, 218*
Bailey, C. H., Ltd., Ship Repairing by, 290
Bailey, Dr. R. W., on Research on Mechanical Engineering, 516
Baillie, J. W., the Late, 134
Bailly, L., on Forge Furnaces, 523
Baird, J. L., First Colour Television Demonstration by, 99
Baker, G. T., on Replacing Human Operator by Programmed Machines, 196
Balance, Dynamic, for Towing Tank, Saunders- Roe, Ltd., 99, 111*
— Spring, Calibrated in Newtons (G. Salter &
Co., Ltd.), 81. See Erratum, 246
— Weights and Precise Laboratory Weighing,
National Physical Laboratory (Review), 265
Balancing Machine, Dynamic (E.M.I. Engineering Development, Ltd.), 345*
Dynamic (Losenhausenwerk Diissel- dorfer Maschinenbau A.G.), 604
Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd., Radiological Quantity Meter, 720
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation, 4,500- h.p. Steam-Turbine Locomotive, 131, 153*; 3|-cub. yd. Drag-Line Excavator, 565*
Balfour, Beatty and Co., Ltd., Woodhead New Tunnel, 20*; Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
Ball Bearings. See Bearings
— and Pebble Mills (Trade Publication), 201
Bamford, J. C., Tractor-Mounted Hydraulic Excavator, 803*
Band Conveyors. See Conveyors
— Saws. See Saws under Machine Tools
Bank, Chase National, Financial Analysis of Oil Industry, 194
— of England Printing Works, Prestressed-
Concrete Buildings for, 315*
— International, for Reconstruction and
Development, Engineering Adviser to, 162; Annual Report, 514
Bankside “ B ” Power Station, Gas-Cleaning Plant at, 119
Barford (Agricultural), Ltd., Tractor-Operated Ditch Cleaner, 125*
Barge with Light-Alloy Stiffened Panels (T.I. Aluminium, Ltd.), 570*
Barker, A., on Forge Furnaces, 523
Barker, H. W., the Late, 782
Barlow, S. L. M., on Electrical Installation Practice at Home and Overseas, 42
Barnard, M. F., on Transport in Iron and. Steel Works, 273
Barnes, M. F., on Inspection of Cranes and Hoists. 519
Barrels. Plating (Trade Publication), 553
? Portable (Electro-Chemical Engineering Co.. Ltd.). 151*
Barry, Silicone Production Plant of Albright and Wilson, Ltd., 562*
Bastien, P., on Ultrasonic Inspection of Steel Forgings, 523
Bastow, D., on Vehicle Design for Safety, 370*. See 354, 360
“ Batcherplants ” Concrete Equipment (Trade Publication), 265
Bates and Bates, Ltd., Electronically-Operated Switch for Weld-Heat Control, 158*
Batey, C., on Printing and Making of Books, 491
Battersea Power Station, Gas-Cleaning Plant at, 119
Batteries. See Electric
— Vehicles. See Motor Truck
Bayham, Ltd., Remote-Reading Tank-Contents Gauge, 472*; Magnetic Liquid-Level Switch, 504*
Bays Meadow Works of Deritend Precision Castings, Ltd., 79*
“ BE25 ” 4,000-h.p. Propeller-Turbine AeroEngine, 349*
Beacon, Flashing (Trade Publication), 201
Beam, Concrete, Partially-Prestressed, Tests of, 464*
— Continuous, Influence Lines for, 242*
— Short, Experimental and Theoretical
Analysis of Stresses in, 625*, 656*
— Torsion Centre of, 688*
Beama Journal, Quarterly Publication, 277
Beardmore Motors, Ltd., 47-b.h.p. Metropolitan Taxicab, 478
Bearings, Air, for High-Speed Ball-Bearing Testing Machine, 695*
— Andre-Neidhart System, 355, 382*
— Australian Researches on, 785
•— Ball, Fatigue Tests on Ball Races for, 854 High-Speed Testing Machine for, 695*
— Dry, Plastic-Impregnated Bronze Matrix
(Glacier Metal Co., Ltd.), 728
— Fluon-Impregnated, Self-Lubricating, 853*
— Miniature (Trade Publication), 170
— Metals. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Silentbloc, for Marine Auxiliary Machinery,
557*
— Thrust, for High-Tension Submersible
Pump, 494*
Beaver Committee on Air Pollution, Report, 715, 718; Gas Washing at Electricity- Generating Stations, 779
Beaver, Sir H., on Air Pollution, 452; on Industrial Aspects of Air Pollution, 801
Bechler, A., S.A., Automatic Sliding-Headstock Lathe, 475*
Beckingham, Capt. C. W., the Late, 617
Bedstead, Flying, Jet-Lift Vehicle, 422*
Begg, Cousland and Co., Ltd., Centenary of, 72
Beldam, W. R., the Late, 617
Belfast, Air Ferry to, 736
— Queen’s University, Formation of School of
Aeronautics at, 867
— Sirocco Works of Davidson and Co., Ltd.,
Extension to, 217
Belgian Association of Machine-Tool Makers, Machine-Tool Specifications (Trade Publication), 298
Belgium, Brussels International Exhibition, 1958, Arrangements for, 782
Bell, G. R., on Testing of Metal Powders, 852
Bell, W. A., on Corrosion of Aluminium- Copper-Magnesium Alloys, 394
Bellamy, A. V., the Late, 845
Bellamy, D., on Domestic Electricity Load at Home and Abroad, 42
“ Belleville ” Metal Washers (Trade Publication), 849
Beiliss and Morcom, Ltd., 2,000-cub. ft. Two- Stage Air Compressor, 83*; Gas Compressor at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 664
Belt Conveyors. See Conveyors
— Drives (Trade Publication), 753
Belting, Drop-Stamp, Nylon (British Nylon Spinners, Ltd.), 83
B.E.N. Patents Ltd., Spray Gun (Trade Publication), 488
Bending Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Bennett, H., Ltd., Universal UFK Mark 4 Milling Attachment, 413*
Bennett, M. G., on Operational Research on British Railways, 274
Bentalls Rhodesia, Ltd., David Brown- Bentalls Disc Ridger, 91*
Benzol Recovery at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 663*
Bergen-Aberdeen Submarine Telephone Cable (Submarine Cables, Ltd.), 637
Bernard, J. I., on Electricity and Production, 547
Bernard, J. R., on Industrial Uses of Gas and Electricity, 452
Berry, H., and Co., Ltd., Tilting Cylinder for Open-Hearth Furnace, 182*
Berry. R. W., on Paying Others to do Research, 719. See 615, 616
Berry Wiggins and Co., Ltd., Extensions to Oil Refinery, 697
Berthiez, C., Boring and Turning Mill, 607; Planing and Milling Machine, 607
Bessemer Steel, Basic, Pearlite-Free, Fabrication and Properties of, 40
Besson and Robinson, Ltd., “ Tiltray ” Mercury- Switch Relay, 86*; Quick-Action Miniature Relays (Trade Publication), 488
Betatron at Christie Hospital, Manchester (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.) 700*
Bethlehem Steel Co., South-West African Ore for, 323
Betteridge, Dr. W., on Tertiary Creep of Nickel-Chromium Base Alloys, 240
Bevel Gears. See Gears
“ Beverley ” Military Transport Aircraft, (Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd.) 379*
Beyerinck, M. G., Lubricant for Diamond Wheels, 701
Bezier, P., On. Automation—implications for Management, 620
Bhakra Canal System, India, 99. See LETTER, 167
Bicycles. See Cycles and Motor Cycles Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, Iron-Ore Transporters at (J. Booth and Brothers), 796*
Big Six Film Unit, Film of Domestic Generator Sets, 732
Bigwood, J., and Son, Ltd., Roll-Type Corrugating Machine for Sheet Metal, 598*
Billiard Cue, Aluminium-Alloy (Accles and Pollock, Ltd.), 679
Billingham Works of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Extension of Alcohol- Manufacturing Plant at, 811
Billingham-on-Tees, Anhydrite Mine at, Drilling Plant for, 282*
Binary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Binnie, G. M., Rubber Models of Arch Dam, 4 Birchall, Col. A. H., the Late, 421
Birkenhead, Bidston Dock, Iron-Ore Transporters at (J. Booth and Brothers), 796*
Birlec, Ltd., Heat-Treatment Electric Furnace, 117*; Air-Drying Plant for Stores, 314; Electric Furnaces (Trade Publication), 589; 60-ton Direct-Arc Tilting Furnace, 830*
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd., Rolling Stock for London Tube Railways, 642*
— University, Mechanical-Engineering Build
ing, 59*; Flow of Viscous Fluid, by Dr. H. Nuttall, 298*; Research on Wave Action in Diffusers in Pipe Systems, 524*. See Erratum, 683
Birtley Co., Ltd., 15- to 20-cub. yd. “ Caterpillar ” Scraper, 705*
Birtley Engineering Co., Ltd., Aluminium Slab-Handling Machine, 88*
Birwelco, Ltd., Production of “ Fintube ” Extended-Surface Heat Exchangers, 866* Bitumen-Asbestos Roofing Material (Nuralite Sales, Ltd.), 76
— for Soil Stabilisation in Germany, 268* Bituminous Materials, Road Construction!
See Roads and Tar
Bjurstrom, B., on 100-kV Direct-Current Cable, 13
Black and Decker, Ltd., Method for Tracing Operator’s Movements, 71*
Blackbum Factory for Production of Tungsten Wire of Mullard, Ltd., 175*
Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd., “ Beverley,” Military Transport Aircraft, 379* Blades, Hack-Saw. (Trade Publication), 686 Blading, Gas-Turbine, of Nimonic Alloy, 302*
— Turbine, Investigations by Pametrada, 7 Blaenau Ffestiniog, Hydro-Electric Power
Plant, Pumped Storage at, 357
Blainey, Dr. A., on Fluon-Impregnated Self- Lubricating Bearings, 853*
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces
Blaw-Knox, Ltd., Mobile Fettling Machine for Open-hearth Furnace, 190*; Portable Throwing Machine for Loose Materials, 216*; Concrete Batching Plant (Trade Publication), 265; Heavy-Duty Motor Grader (Trade Publication), 265; Truck- Mounted Excavator (Trade Publication), 265
Bleaching Pliant, Bowater’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 318*
Blind Persons, Employment of, 224
Blocks, Pulley (Trade Publication), 41 Blow-Pipe. See Welding; Cutting
Blowing Plant, Scunthorpe Ironworks (Parolle Electrical Plant Co., Ltd.), 187
Blyth and Blyth, Ullapool Hydro-Electric Scheme, 495*
B.M.C. Six-Cylinder Petrol Engine for Motor Vehicles, 577*
B.M.W. 501 Motor Car, Rear Axle for, 542* Board of Trade, Machinery Imports from United States, 2; Control of Exports to Russia, 162. See LETTER, 199; Exports to Soviet Bloc, 515; Survey of World Markets for Railway Locomotives, 547 Boat, Flying. See Aeronautics
— Motor. See Motor Boat
Boat, Submarine. See Warships
Bogies for 1,500-h.p. Diesel-Electric Locomotive, 602*
— for 3,O3O-h.p., 3,000-volt Direct-Current
Locomotive, 179*
— Haulage, “ Wagontroler ” for Marshalling
Yards, 26*
— Hypoid-Drive, Double (Kirkstall Forge
Engineering, Ltd.), 477
— for Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock,
Birkenhead, 798*
— for London Tube-Railway Rolling Stock,
642*
“ Bogmaster ” Tractor and Trailer for Use on Waterlogged Soils, 185*
Boiler Availability Committee: Boiler Design and Availability, by W. F. Simonson, 582
— Babcock and Wilcox, Hunts Bay," Jamaica,
Power Station, 668*
— Control in Power Stations, 454
— Coverings. See Heat Insulation
— Experiments by Coal Utilisation Research
Association, 14
— Feed Pump. See Pump
Water. See Feed and Water Water Softening. See Water
— Flues, Draught-Control Equipment for
(Metropolitan Combustion Engineering, Ltd.), 311*
— Foster Wheeler, S.S. “ Orsova,” 56*
— Furnaces. See Stoker
1 — High-Pressure, Developments in, 857
— at Huncoat Power Station, Automatic
Control of, 669*
— Industrial, Coal Utilisation in, 327, 335* Domestic and Commercial (Trade
Publication^ 170
— La Mont, Circulating Pump for (Hayward-
Tyler and Co., Ltd.), 741
— Lancashire, Coal Utilisation in, 327, 335* Manufacture of Chain-Grate Stokers
for, 794*
— — Research on Smoke Abatement in, 793*
— Light-Alloy, for N.R.D.C.-Ricardo Prime
Mover, 419, 442*. See LETTERS, 519, 783
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— “ Packaged,” British Builders of, 5
— Peat-Fired, at Portarlington and Allenwood
Power Stations, Thermal Efficiency of, 735
— Plant, Air Pollution by, Prevention of, 718.
See 715
Bowaters’ Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 291, 318
— — Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529 Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
— Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437 for European Power Stations, 566 _ _ Marchwood Power Station (J. Thompson Water Tube Boilers, Ltd.), 441 Rye House Power Station, 156
— Reheat-Unit, for Power Stations, 244*
— Sectional-Heating, Coal and Oil-Burning,
Research on Smoke Abatement in, 793*
— Shell, Smoke Eliminator Doors for, 200
— and Stoves, Somy, Diesel-Oil Fired (D. E.
Stuttard), 62*
— Vertical Return-Tube, Research on Smoke
Abatement in, 793*
— Waste-Heat, at Lackenby Works of
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd. (Spencer- Bonecourt, Ltd.), 184
Heat, Spencer-Bonecourt, Stockton-on- Tees Gasworks, 30
—- Water Deposits, Testing of, Specification, 753
Treatment, Specification, 753
- Tube, “ Etaflo,” Scunthorpe Ironworks (J. Thompson Water Tube Boilers, Ltd.), 187
Tube, at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant
(D. Adamson and Co., Ltd.), 664
— Yarrow, S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 258, 260 Bois, G., on Forging Shop at Firminy, 523 Bold Power- Station, Extensions to, 231 Bolt-Screwing Machine. See Screwing
Machine under Machine Tools
Bolton’s Superheater and Pipe Works, Ltd., Sectional Superheaters (Trade Publication), 233
Bomb, Atomic, Fires Caused by, by D. I. Lawson (Review), 232
Bombing Aeroplane. See Aeroplane under Aeronautics
Bonochord, Ltd., Industrial Stethoscope with Electronic Amplification, 668*
Book Display Stand, Electrically-Operated (Universal Screen Services), 117
— Prints and Drawings, Manuscripts, Scott
Collection, Catalogue of, by B. M. Cooper (Review);, 685
— Printing and Making of, 491
— Received, 9, 41, 73, 104, 137, 170, 202, 233, * 265, 298, 334, 361, 393, 426, 458, 489, 520, 547, 553, 589, 623, 653, 686, 7211, 753, 784, 816, 850
— Reviews, 9, 41, 73, 104, 136, 169, 201, 232, 265, 297, 361, 393, 426, 488, 520, 552, 589, 622. 653, 685. 721, 752, 784, 849
Booth, J., and Brothers, 20-ton High-Speed
Magnet Cranes, 183*; Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 796*
Booth-, James and Co., Ltd., Kitts Green Duralumin Works, 173*; Light Alloy for Sledges, 717*
Borgward Hansa 1500 Motor Car, Swing Axle of, 542*
Boring Machine. See Machine Tools
Borlase, Field and Co., Ltd., Lubricating Oil with Reduced Viscosity-Variation, 730 Bossings in Ships, Effect bn Resistance, 521, 592
Bouguer, P., Work on Naval Architecture, 455 Boulger, E. J., Helicopter Production, 805 Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd., Automatic
Strain-Gauge Bridge:, 380*; Light-Alloy
Aircraft Construction, 380; Tail Undercarriage for “ Sea Ball iol ” Aircraft, 504*; Electronic Instruments and Equipment (Trade Publication), 520; “P.124” Jet- Propelled Training Aircraft, 572 Bournemouth, Centralised Design and Planning
Offices, for Loewy Engineering Co., 801*
Boving and Co., Ltd., 42,000-h.p. Pelton-Wheel Turbine, 250*
Bovis, Ltd., Office Building for de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., 82*
Bowater Paper Corporation. Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, Tennessee, 226, 291, 317/*
Bowden (Engineers) Ltd., Metal-Reinforced Plastic Pipe, 314
Bowden, Dr. F. P., on Recent Studies of Metallic Friction, 814*
Boydell, E., and Co., Ltd., Muir-Hill Hydraulic Loader, 666*
Boys, E., the Late, 617
“ Brabo ” Generating Sets, Film of, 732
Brackets, Shaft, in Ships, Effect on Resistance, 521, 592
Bradford Colliery, Manchester, 3,720-h.p. Koepe Winding Engine for, 564*
Brady, T. W., on Automatic Photo-Electric Controls for Rolling Mill, 788*
Brake, Control, for Side-Launching of Ships 655
— Design, Motor-Car, and Safety, 373
— Disc, (Girling, Ltd.), 477*
— — for Railway Carriages (Budd Company
of Philadelphia), 736*
— Drum, Light Alloy, for Alfa-Romeo Motor
Cars, 610*
— Electromagnetic, Warner (Westool, Ltd.),
766*
— Gear for Mine Car (Distington Engineering
Co., Ltd.), 733*
— See also Dynamometer
Bramley, Dr. L. N., on Control of Works Locomotive by Radio, 276
Branksome Grange, Bournemouth, Centralised Design and Planning Offices for Loewy Engineering Co., 801*
Brass, Copper and Aluminium Products from Sheet and Strip (Trade Publication), 201
“ Bray ” Hydraulic Angledozer (Trade Publication), 653
Brazed Joints, Tests of 755
Brazil, New Plant for Seamless Steel-Tube Manufacture, 98
— World Power Conference. See World
Power Conference, Brazil
Brazilian Trade, 98
Breakdowns. See Accidents
Breathing Systems for Submarine Crews, 533 Brentford Electric, Ltd., Domestic Heat Pump, 539*
Bricks, Fire. See Refractory Materials
— Refractor (Trade Publication), 233 Brickwork, Repointing, Extrusion Gun for, 5 Bridges, Callender-Hamilton, 254*
— Concrete, Partially-Prestressed, Design of,
465*
— Prestressed-Concrete, Nottingham-Mans
field Railway, 741
— Railway, Multi-Channel Dynamic-Strain
Recording Equipment for, 493*
— Road, Forth, Proposals for Construction of,
810 .
— Strain Gauge, Automatic (Boulton Paul
Aircraft, Ltd.), 380*
— Under-Strength, Replacement by Callender-
Hamilton Bridges, 254*
— See also Aqueduct; Viaduct _
Bridging, Bailey, Applications in Peacetime, 218*
Brierley, J., Exeter Waterworks Reconstruction, 441
Brighton, British Electrical Power Convention. See British Electrical Power Convention
Brightside Foundry and Engineering Co., Ltd., Rolling Mill for Aluminium
Brimelow, E. I., on Creep and Fracture of Metals at High Temperatures, 237*
Briquettes, Coal, without Binding Material, Production of, 806
Brisby, M. D. J., on Avoiding Traffic Congestion in Steel Works, 274*
Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Electric Power Station of, 148*; 4,000-h.p. “ BE25 ”
Propeller-Turbine Aero-Engine, 349*; “ Bristol Engines Around World,” Brochure (Trade Publication), 488; Life of “ Centaurus 661,” Engines, 671; Bench Trials of “ Orpheus ” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine, 868
— Broadcasting Control Room at, 829*
— University, Development of Fatigue Cracks
in Copper, 720
Britavia, Ltd., Ferryfield Airport, 94*; Enterprise in Air Chartering, 99
British Aluminium Co., Ltd., Falkirk Works of, 55; Aluminium Alloy for Motor Lorry, 411*
— Aircraft Constructors, Society of, Aircraft
Exhibition and Flying Display, Farnborough Aerodrome, 294,* 347,* 378*

British Association :

Oxford Meeting :
Programme, 199
Inaugural Proceedings, 327
Presidential Address by Prof. E. D. Adrian, on Science and Human Nature., 289. See 327
Section A (Mathematics and Physics) : Presidential Address by Sir J. Cockcroft, on Developments in Nuclear Physics, 323
Section G (Engineering) :
Reports of Discussion, 327, 360, 390, 425, 459, 489
Presidential Address by Dr. W. Jackson, on Effect of New Materials on Engineering Progress, 325! See 390
Visits and Excursions, 491
Efficient Industrial Steam Generation, by D. C. Gunn, 335*. See 327
Use of Firedamp from Collieries, by Dr. J. H. Jones and J. G. Bromilow, 327, 355
Relationship between Vehicle Characteristics and Road Accidents, by G. Grime, 339*. See 328, 354, 360
Vehicle Design for Safety, by D. Bastow, 370*. See 354, 360
Some Combustion Problems of DualFuel Engine, by J. R. Simonson, 363* See 355, 390
British Association—continued
Transistors, by G. King, 390
Dynamic Behaviour of Self-Excited Series Transductor with Direct-Current Output, by D. W. Harvey, 399*. See 390
Mechanism of Simple Drawing Operation, by Prof. H. W. Swift, 431*. See 425. See LETTER, 551*
Yield Point in Steel, by G. Murray, 366*. See 355, 459. See LETTER, 486*
Eclipse of Engineer in Management, by B. Monck, 329. See 321, 353, 489. See LETTERS, 357, 584
Problems of Cross-Channel Power Cable Circuit, by F. J. Lane, 490
Printing and Making of Books, by C. Batey, 491
Photographic Composition of Reading Matter by Machinery, by G. Westover, 4'60.1 See 451, 491. See LETTER, 652
Engineering Section Dinner, 459
Joint Session with Section E (Geography) :
Protection of Coastal Lands against Flooding and Erosion, by J. Duvivier, 404*, 428*. See 425
Nature’s Method of Coastal Protection, by W. V. Lewis, 425
Joint Session with Section L (Education) :
Discussion on Recruitment to Engineering Profession, 390, 484
British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education, Conference on National Service and Industry, 217
—-Broadcasting Corporation, Wood-Lane Television Centre, 29; High-Frequency Transmitting Stations for, 130; Rowridge Television Transmitting Station, 702*; Broadcasting Control Room at Bristol, 829*
— Cast Iron Research Association, Testing
Equipment of, 114*; Annual Report, 523
— Coal Utilisation Research Association,
Annual Report, 14; Boiler Tests by, 336; Coal Science Lecture on Problem of Coal Constitution, by Prof. D. W. van Krevelen, 560; Annual Luncheon, 560
— Colonies as Market for Engineering Goods,
725, 748
— Columbia, Hydro-Electric and Metal
lurgical Scheme for, 231*
— Council for Promotion of International
Trade, Booklet on China’s Foreign Trade, 222
— Electrical and Allied Industries Research
Association, Leatherhead, Laboratories of, 593; Grain and Grass Dryer, 834
— — and Allied Manufacturers Association,
The Beama Journal, 2T1

British Electrical Power Convention :

Eastbourne Meeting :
Report, Discussions, 11, 42
Electrical Engineering in World Trade, by Sir G. Nelson, 11
Modem Lighting for Industry, Commerce and Home, by W. J. lones, 12
Electricity in Modern Home, by Dame C. Haslett, 12
Development of Domestic Electricity Load at Home and Overseas, by D. Bellamy, 42
Comparison of Installation Practice at Home and Overseas, by S. L. M. Barlow, 42
Annual Dinner and Forum, 43 See also vol. 177
Brighton Meeting :
Convention, 1955, 188
British Electricity Authority, Booklet on Rural Electrification, 13; Supply Statistics, 18, 149, 307, 389, 620, 683, 844; Portishead “ B ” Power Station, 68; Rye House Power Station, 156*; Dual-Firing in Power Stations of, 195; Rogerstone Power Station, 213; Bold Power Station Extension, 231; Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*; Drakelow “ B ” Power Station, Approval of, 311; Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme and Rheidol Hydro-Electric Scheme, 357; Freemens Meadows Power Station, Mechanical Coal-Wagon Marshalling Yard, 377*; Connah’s Quay Power Station, 387, 436*; Annual Report, 418, 454; Marchwood Power Station, 441; Report on Finances and Installed Capacity, 450; Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 514, 528*, 568*; Automatic Circuit Re-Closer, 535*; Automatic Boiler Control at Huncoat Power Station, 669*; Pulverised-Fuel Ash as a Building Material, 768; Gas Washing at Electricity-Generating Stations, 779
— Engineering Industry, Directing Personnel
in, 321, 329, 353, 489. See LETTERS, 357, 584
British European Airways Corporation, Future of Renfrew Airport, 224; Annual Report, 517; Viscount 800 Air Liner, 572*; Last Flight of “Viking” Air Liner, 588; “ Centaurus ” Aero-Engine, Life of, 671; Test Rigs for Aircraft Components, 811, 822*
— Foundrymen, Institute of, Annual Banquet,
40; Restoration of Memorial to John Wilkinson, 844*
British General Electric Co. Pty., Ltd., 25- MW Alternators for Tungatinah Power Station, 115*
— Hydromechanics Research Association,
Investigation of Hydraulic Transport of Coal, 5; Work of, 50*
— Industries, Federation of. See Federation
— Institute of Management, Brochure on
Factory Performance and Productivity in United States, 842; Brochure on Capital Requirements of Electric-Motor Industry in United States, 842
of Radiology, Exhibition of X-Ray Apparatus, 720
— Instrument Industries Exhibition, 1955,
Arrangements for, 6
British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd., Earthing Equipment (Trade Publication), 170; Insulating Tapes (Trade Publication), 298; Current-Collector Gear for Iron-Ore Transporters at Birkenhead, 799*
British Insulated Callender,’s Construction Co., Ltd., Callender-Hamilton Bridging, 254*
— Internal-Combustion Engine Research
Association Annual Report, 555
— Iron and Steel Federation, Output Statistics,
38; Views on Oil in Steelmaking, 195; Films on Steelmaking, 215; Steel Export Statistics, 483

British Iron and Steel Research Association:

Corrosion Advice Bureau, 231
Mobile Exhibition of Profiloscope, 243 London, Programme of Open Days, 603 Conference on Works Transport:
Reports of Proceedings, 273*, 291, 300 Problem of Transport in Iron and Steel Works, by M. F. Barnard, 273
How to Avoid Traffic Congestion in Works, by M. D. J. Brisby, 274*
Use of Operational Research on British Railways, by M. G. Bennett, 274
Control of Locomotive Utilisation by Very-High Frequency Radio, by Dr. L. N. Bramley, 276
Economics of Works Transport, by J. H. Turnbull, 275*
Maintenance of Works Transport, by
C. E. Roebuck, 300
Organisation of Works Transport, by E. R. S. Watkin, 276
Wagons for Bulk Materials, by Dr. H. R. Mills, 301
Relative Merits of Diesel and Steam Traction, by A. J. Harby, 301
Road Versus Rail Transport, by W. F. Cartwright, 300
See also Iron and Steel Research Association
British Jeffrey-Diamond, Ltd., Gate-Belt Conveyors (Trade Publication), 265; “ Ace ” Coal Cutter (Trade Publication), 426; Scraper Chains for Colliery Use (Trade Publication), 722
British Motor Corporation, Ltd., “ Sheerline ” Gas-Turbine Motor Car, 293; Extension Scheme, 450; 55-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 478; Pension Scheme of, 643
— Navy. See H.M. under Warships
— Non-Ferrous Metals Federation Pamphlet
“ Just the Job,” 484
British Nylon Spinners, Ltd., Nylon Drop- Stamp Belting, 83
— Occupational Hygiene Society, Conference
on Radiation Hazards in Industry, 216
— Overseas Airways Corporation, Aircraft for,
131; Annual Report, 418; Maintenance Plant and Methods of, 531*; Proposed Purchase of American Aircraft, 645, 646 British Overseas Fairs, Ltd., Baghdad Trade Fair, 483, 507*, 538*, 646. See Erratum, 622
British Oxygen Co., Ltd., Liquid-Oxygen Converter, 380*
— Productivity Council, Production Exhi
bition, 35, 70*, 151*; Review of Productivity in Diesel-Locomotive Industry, 257; Report on Industrial Engineering, 321, 322; Brochure on Conditions in Building Industry, 416
— Railways, Diesel Railcar Services, 3;
Extrusion Gun for Repointing Brickwork, 5; Woodhead New Tunnel, 20*; Resiting of Conington North Signal Box, 49*; Proposed Reorganisation Scheme, 98; Trials of 2-10-0 and 2-8-0 Freight Locomotives, 138*; 56-ton Wajcn for Iron Ore, 211*; Wagon Building for, 227; Use of Wooden Sleepers by, 230*; Cleaning Machine for Locomotive Wheels, 247*; Transport Problems for Steel Works, 273* 291, 300; Rail Clamp for Concrete Sleepers, 285; Inauguration of Manchester- Sheffield Electric Passenger Service, 387. See LETTER, 453; Alloa Marshalling Yard, 388; 2,760-h.p. Co-Co Electric Locomotive, 413*; Parkeston Quay, Harwich, Reconstruction of, 459; Tests of Composite Partially-Prestressed Concrete Slabs, 464*; Structure-Gauging Wagon, 469*; Southern Region Lecture and Debating Society, Human Element in Administration, by Sir J. Elliot, 482; Wolverton Carriage and Wagon Works Apprenticeship Scheme, 484; Multi-Channel Dynamic Strain Recording, 493*; British Transport Commission’s Annual Report, 515, 518, 543; Suggestion Schemes,
Welfare and Training, on, 543; Accidents in 1953, Report on, 551; Automatic Train-Announcement System, 599*; Pre- stressed-Concrete Bridge, Nottingham- Mansfield Line, 7'41 and British Transport Commission, Organisation of, 745. See LETTER, 813; Electrification of Man- chester-Sheffield-Wath Lines, Operating Experiences on, 7'59; Fell Diesel-Mechanical Locomotive, 773; Locomotive- Weighing Machine at Crewe, JTi*
— Road Federation, Publications on Im
proving Roads, 580
— Rubber Manufacturers^ Research Associa
tion of, Shawbury Laboratories of, 763*
— (Sherborne-Cambridge) Spitzbergen Expe
dition, Light-Alloy Sledges for, 717*
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding
— Shipbuilding Research Association, Resist
ance Experiments on “ Lucy Ashton,” 521, 592
— Shipping. See Shipping
— Standards Institution. See Standards
— Steel Castings Research Association, Annual
General Meeting, 103
— — Industry, Position in, 162
British Straddle Carrier Co., Ltd., Straddle Carriers for Steel and Timber, 707*
British Tabulating Machine Co., Ltd., Automatic Weighing and Recording Machine, 94*
British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., 300-kW Germanium-Type Rectifier,. 120*; Switchgear, Rye House Power Station, 157; 35,294-kVA and 44,444-kVA Water- Driven Alternators, 250*; Balancing and Overspeed Test House for Alternator Rotors, 267*; Motors and Switchgear, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 307; Test Plant for Large Motors, Generators and Transformers, 308*; Automatic Circuit Re-Closer, 535*; Telephone System for Inter-Vehicle Communication, 536*; Switchgear for Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 568*; Electronic Tracer Mechanism for Machine Tools, 610*; “ Mazda ” Electric Lamps for Street Lighting (Trade Publication), 653; High- Frequency. Alternator with Permanent- Magnet Excitation, 703*; Lamp and Lighting Showroom of, 736; Aluminium Wiring Conduit, 768*; Photo-Electric Controls for Rolling Mill, 788*; Electrode- Control Equipment for 60-ton Direct-Arc Tilting Furnace, 830*; Theory of Variable- Speed Commutator Motors (Trade Publication), 849
— Trade. See Trade
Fair, Copenhagen, 1955, 34, 69
— Transport Commission, Lodging-Turns
Dispute, 32, 64, 128, 288; Employees’ Wage Claims, 64, 256, 288, 320, 384, 448, 511, 711, 775, 839, 872; Pension Scneme for Railway Employees, 96; Reorganisation Scheme for Railways, 98; New Wage Structure for Employees, 160; Annual Report, 515, 518, 543; Annual Staff Census, 543; Headquarters, Organisation of, 745. See LETTER, 813; Glasgow Underground Railway Extension, 751
British United Shoe Machinery Co., Training Scheme of, 484
— Welding Research Association, Welding
Demonstration by, 755
Brittle Fracture of Metals at High Temperatures, 240
— — Velocity of, 820*
Broaching Machine. See Machine Tools Broadcasting Control Room at Bristol, 829* Bromilow, J. G., on Use of Firedamp from Collieries, 327, 355
Bronze and Brass Founders, Association of, Code of Inspection for Copper-Base Alloy Castings, 109
— Matrix, Plastic-Impregnated, for Dry
Bearing (Glacier Metal Co., Ltd.), 728
Brook Motors, Ltd., Alternating-Current Electric Motors (Review), 265; Bench and Pedestal Electric Grinders (Trade Publication), 784
Brooke Marine, Ltd., South Shipyard, Lowestoft, 131, 154*
Brooks, S. H., on Design and Performance of Reheating Furnaces, 818
Brooks and Walker, Ltd., Hand Tools (Trade Publication), 753
Broom and Wade, Ltd., Concrete-Breaking Pneumatic Drill, 634*
Broughall, J. A., on Electrification of Man- chester-Sheffield-Wath Lines, 759
Brown-Boveri, Ltd., 32-MW Turbo-Alternators, 156*
Brown-Boveri and Co., Ltd., and Richardsons, Westgarth and Co., Ltd., Gas-Turbine Agreement between, 163
Brown Brothers, Ltd., Electro-Hydraulic Steering Gear, S.S. “ Orsova,” 57*
Brown, D., Corporation (Sales);, Ltd., Hop- Garden Agricultural Tractor, 91*; Spring- Tine Cultivator, 91*; David-Brown- Bentalls Disc Ridger, 91*; Tractor- Mounted One-Way Plough, 91*; Automatic Hitch for Agricultural Tractors, 93*
Brown! D., Tractors (Engineering)’, Ltd., Engine Test House, 673*
Brown, D., Tractors, Ltd1., Traction Control Unit for Agricultural Tractors, 802*; Disc Plough, 803*
Brown Fintube, Ltd., Production of “ Fin- tube ” Extended-Surface Heat Exchangers, 866*
Brown, J.,. and Co. (Clydebank), Ltd., Boilers for Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529
Brown, Dr. T. W. F., on Measurement of Power, 554
Browne, D. R. H., the Late, 168
Brownlee, L. D., on Sintering-Furnace Atmospheres for Industrial Practice, 852
Brownlee, L. W., on Tungsten-Carbide- Cobalt Sintered Alloys, 854
Bruce, J., and Partners, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 514, 528*, 568*
Bruce Peebles and Co., Ltd., 450-kW Alternator, 496; Transformer for Loch Luichart Hydro-Electric Scheme, 633
Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 514, 528*, 568*
Brushes, Carbon, for Electrical Machines, Specification, 458
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., Manufacture of Transformers (Trade Publication), 9; Apprenticeship Scheme, 484
Brush Group, Trade with Latin America, 842 Brussels International Exhibition, 1958, Arrangements for, 782
B.S.A. Co., Ltd., Air-Cooled 3-75-b.h.p. Petrol Engine, 803*
B.S.A. Tools, Ltd., Form Generator for Rolling Threads, Worms and Gears, 358*; Single-Spindle Automatic Screw-Machine, 408*; Alloy-Steel Castings (Trade Publication), 849
Bucher-Guyer Aktiengesellschaft, Hydraulic Presses, 509
Bucket Conveyor. See Conveyor
Budd Company of Philadelphia, Disc Brakes for Railway Carriages, 736*
Budd-McKay Roller Leveller for Sheet Steel, 367*, 459. See LETTER, 486*
Budget, Taxation Relief for Industry, 714
Building and Civil-Engineering Contracts) Report on Retention Moneys, 715
Engineering Industries, End of State Building Licensing, 614
— in Concrete, Photographic Exhibition of,
212
— Construction. See also Concrete, Re
inforced
— Industry, Manpower and Productivity in,
416
Modular Co-Ordination in, 583
Strike of Steel Erectors, 611
— Licensing, Abolition of, 614
— Materials, Experiments on, 817
— — of Pulverised-Fuel Ash, Examples of, 768
— Plant Exhibition, Glasgow, 1955, 773
— Pre-Cast Concrete, for Brooke Marine,
Ltd., Lowestoft, 131, 154*
— Prestressed-Concrete, for Bank of England
Printing Works, 315*
— Research Station, Displacement Indicators,
5; Annual Report, 193; Modular Co- Ordination in Building Industry, 583
— Steel-Framed, for de Havilland Aircraft
Co., Ltd., 82*
— Structure, Tubular (B. Finch and Co., Ltd.),
603*
— Synthetic Resin Glues for (Trade Pub
lication), 753
— Temperature in, Control Device for
(Thermocontrol Installations Co., Ltd.), 697
— Trade Employers, National Federation of,
Report by, 3
— Use of Bailey Bridging for, 218*
Bullows, A., and Sons, Ltd’., Tractor-Mounted Air Compressor, 61*
“ Bungartz ” Rotary Tiller for Soil Stabilisation, 270*
Bunkers for Ore Handling and Storage Flant, Tyne Dock, 207*
Burmeister and Wain, Turbo-Charged Marine Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 686
Burners, Oil Fuel. See Oil Fuel
Burnishing and De-scaling Chips (Lacrinoid Products, Ltd.), 435
Burroughs Adding Machine Co., Office Machines, 583
Burton, Sir G. D., the Late, 39
Burton Griffiths and Co., Ltd., “ Sparcatron ” Machine for Cutting Hard Metals, 684, 698*; Toolroom Machine Exhibition, 684, 698*; Tyre-Mould Profiling Miller (Trade Publication), 753; Grinding Machines by Gardner Machine Co., 772*
Burton, Dr. H. H., on Thermal Stability Testing of Rotor Forgings, 523
Business Changes, 6, 38, 69, 101, 135, 167, 197, 228, 262, 292, 325, 356, 389, 421, 453, 485, 517, 585, 617, 651, 68'4, 720, 749, 783’, 812, 845
— Efficiency Exhibition, Manchester, Opening
of, 163
Business Machines, Inc., All-Transistor Calculator, 583
Butane Gas; Domestic Cooking Appliances for Use with, Specification, 297
B.V.C. Industrial Constructions, Ltd., Ash and Dust Handling Plant, Rye House Power Station, 157; Ash-Handling Plant, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 305

CABLES, Aluminium Ratings for (Trade Publication), 488
— Control and Scraper Unit (Onions and Sons (Levellers), Ltd.), 123*
— Flexible, for Window Control (H. Hope &
Sons, Ltd.), 148
— Makers’ Association, Paper-Insulated Cables
(Trade Publication), 488; Plastic and Flexible Cables (Trade Publication)), 488; Ratings for Aluminium Cables (Trade Publication), 488
— Plastic and Flexible (Trade Publication), 488
— Prestressing, for Roofs of Bank of England
Printing Works, 315*
Cable and Wireless, Ltd., Cable-Ship “ Recorder,” 566*
— See also IFire Ropes and Electric
Cabril, Portugal, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 189* Calcium-Sulphate Mine, Billingham-on-Tees,
Drilling Plant for, 282*
Calculating Machine, Electrically-Operated (Trade Publication), 233
Calculator, All-Transistor (Business Machines, Inc.), 583
— Coupling Alignment (Imperial Chemical
Industries, Ltd.), 703
Caledonian Tractor and Equipment Co., Ltd., “ Jay-Dee ” Drilling and Tapping Attachment for Machine Tools, 326
Calhoun, Tennessee, Pulp and Paper Mills, Bowater Paper Corporation, Ltd., 226, 291, 317*
Callender-Hamilton Bridges, 254*
Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., Corrosion Voltmeter (Trade Publication), 393; Electronic Recorder (Trade Publication), 653
— Motor Car, Design of (Trade Publication),
553
— University Engineering Department, Appar
atus for Demonstrating Shaft Whirl, 266*; Motor Industry Summer School, 772
Camera, Reflex, for Photographing Television Stills (Ferranti, Ltd.), 471*
— Television, Industrial (Marconi’s Wireless
Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 440*
Campbell, D., Racing Motor Boat with Tubular Framing, 135*
Campbell, J. I., on Woodhead New Tunnel, 20* Canada, Aluminium Production in, 10
— Climatological Atlas of, by M. K. Thomas
(Review), 393
— North-West, Hydro-Electric and Metal
lurgical Scheme for, 231*
— Ontario, Hydro-Electric Power Commission
of, Annual Report, 848
— Post-War Economic Progress in, 386
— Toronto Subway, All-Aluminium Cars for,
Canada and United States, Report on Economic Conditions in, 615
Canadian Aircraft Industry, Growth of, 747
— Overseas Telecommunication Corporation,
Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 614, 638*, 740*
— Pacific Railway, Use of Disc Brakes on, 736* Canal, Bhakra, System, India. 99. See LETTER,
167
— Suez, Improvement of, 709
Canberra “ B ” Mark 8 Night-Intruder Aeroplane (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 347*
Canet Lecture on Problems of Bomber Design, 419, 420
Canning, W., and Co., Ltd., Anodes for Electroplating of Chromium (Trade Publication), 488; Plating Barrels (Trade Publication), 553
Cantilever Cranes. See Cranes
Capacitors for Electric Power Supply, 241 Capacity. See Electric
Capital Airlines, Purchase of “ Viscount ” Air Liners, 232
— Plant Demand in United States, 582
— for Small Companies, 678
Capsules, Resin, for Protection of Electronic Circuits, 768*
Car, Coke-Quenching (Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd.), 662*
— Mine, Brake Gear for (Distington Engineer
ing Co., Ltd.), 733*
— Motor. See Motor Cars
Car Parking Systems, Ltd., Mechanical Car Parking System, 188
—? Rail. See Carriages, Railway
— Scale, for Ore-Handling and Storage Plant
(Head, Wrightson and Co., Ltd.), 211*
Carbide, Silicon, Elements for Electric Furnaces (Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 280*
— Tungsten, Tipped Milling Cutters, 255*, 291 “ Carbodrip ” for Case-Hardening (Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 472*
Carbon Brushes for Electrical Machines, Specification, 458
— in Metals, Determination of, Apparatus for
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 755*
— Products, Research on, Morgan Crucible
Co., Ltd., 729*
Carborundum Co., Ltd., Films on Grinding Wheels and Abrasives (Trade Publication), 753
Carburisation. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Carburising Plant at Dumbarton Gasworks, 503
Career, Engineering, Entry into, 841
— in Radio and Electronics, Booklet on, 109
— Value of Change in, 385*, See LETTER, 421 Cargill, L. M., on Hiram Maxim and his Work,
293
Cargo Steamers. See Steamers
Carfile, T., on Developments in High-Pressure Boilers, 857
Carlow, C. A., the Late, 229, 262
Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
Carriage, Railway, All-Aluminium, for Toronto Subway, 658
Diesel Railcar Services on British Railways, 3
Disc-Brakes for (Budd Company of Philadelphia), 736*
Light-Alloy, Design Stresses in, 43*
Carrier, Straddle, Diesel-Driven (T. W. Ward, Ltd.), 707*
Carruthers, W. K., on Power Stations in Tropical Regions, 204. See 161
Cartridge Fuses (Trade Publication), 393
Cartwright, W. F., on Road Versus Rail Transport for Steel Works, 300
Case Hardening. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Casey, C. I., Ltd., Soldering Tool (Trade Publication) 849
Cashmore, W. P., on Measurement and Influence of Preheat in Open-Hearth Furnaces, 819
Casing for Relay Mechanisms (Trade Publication), 9
Cass and Phillip, Ltd., Electrically-Controlled Time-Interval Recorder, 674*
Cass Technical Institute. See Sir John Cass
Cast Iron Research Association, British Testing Equipment of, 114*; Annual Report, 523
Castings, Alloy-Steel (Trade Publication), 849
— Aluminium-Alloy, Caustic Etching for
Examination of, 865*
— Iron, Output of, 355
— Non-Ferrous Metals, Trade in, 779
— Precision, with Frozen Mercury, 354 Production by Investment Process
(Deritend Precision Castings, Ltd.), 79* Refrigeration Applied to, 194
Castle Pit Colliery, High-Tension Submersible Pump at, 494*
Caswell, J. S., on Stresses in Short Beams, 625*, 656*
Catalogues. See Trade Publications
Catalytic Cracking Unit, Houdriflow, at Antwerp Oil Refinery, 517
Catapult for Experimental Tank of Saunders- Roe, Ltd., 99, 111*
“Caterpillar” Scraper, 15- to 20-cu. yd. (Birtley Co., Ltd.), 705*
— Tractor. See Tractor
Cathodic Protection of Buried Structures, Joint Committee for Co-ordination of, 746
Caustic Cracking in Power-Station Boilers, 454 Cawkell, A. E., Electrical Pulse Equipment and
Oscilloscopes (Trade Publication), 9
Cayley, Sir G. (1773-1857), Life and Work of, 654*
Cells. See Electric
Celluloid Models, Stress Determination by. See Photo-Elastic
Cement, Acid-Resisting (Trade Publication), 589
— in Concrete, Reduction in, 750
— Fire (Trade Publication), 488
— Industry, Accident Prevention in, Report on,
86
— Kiln Rollers, Guards for (Trade Publica
tion), 753
— Makers’ Federation, Report on Accident
Prevention, 86; Guards for Cement-Kiln Rollers (Trade Publication), 753
Cement Marketing Co., Ltd., Fulham Cement
Depot, 546, 560*
— Production at Sulphuric Acid Plant,
Widnes, 615, 640*. See Addendum, 774
— for Soil Stabilisation in Germany, 268*
— Soil Stabilised Runways at Ferryfield Air
port, 94*
— Works, Atmospheric Pollution by, 119 Mason’s, Claydon, Extension to, 220*
— See also Concrete
Cementation Co., Ltd., Work of, 747 Censuses, Production and Distribution Committee, Report of, 582
“ Centaurus ” Aero-Engine, Life of, 671 Centenary of Begg, Cousland and Co., Ltd., 72
— of the Crimean War, by Engr. Capt. E. C.
Smith, 846*
— of Laxey “ Great Wheel,” 388*
Central Africa as Market for British Engineering Goods, 725, 748
— African Federation Development Plan, 34;
Railway Development 34
Central Pipe Fabricating and Supply Co., Portable Machine for Butt Welding Pipes; 838*
— Statistical Office Blue Book, 354 Centrifugal Pumps. See Pumps
Centrifuge, Pilot Plant, for Sampling Slurries
(Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd.), 118* Chadwick, R., on Design Stresses in Light-
Alloy Rolling Stock, 43*
Chains for Conveyors and Elevators (Trade Publication), 137
— Drives (Trade Publication), 589
— Scraper, for Coal Mines (Trade Publication),
722
— Track Tractor! See Tractor
Challis, H. J. G., on Staining of Clad Aluminium Sheets in Salt-Baths, 394
Chalmers, Dr. T. W., the Late, 845 Chamberlain Industries, Ltd., 5,000-lb. Mobile
Crane for Workshops, 86*
Chance. Sand-Flotation Process, Mansfield Colliery, Coal-Preparation Plant, 769* Change-Speed Gear. See Gear
Chapman, F., Work on Shipbuilding, 455 Charging Machines, Lackenby Works of
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 181* Charleroi Electronic Tape Recorder, 253 Chart, Smoke, Ringelmann, for Measurement of Smoke Density, 794*
— Wall, Specimen (Trade Publication), 686 Chase National Bank, Financial Analysis of
Oil Industry, 194
Chaseside Engineering Co., Ltd., 44-b.h.p. Diesel-Engined Power Pack, 29*; 33-cub. yd. Dumper, 508*
Chasseral, Switzerland, Television Terminal at, 63*
Chatterton, A. E., Model of Devonport Dockyard Oiling Jetty, 4*
Chemical Analysis, See Analysis
— Engineers, Institution of, Examination
Regulations, 213; Chemical Engineering Conference, 1955, 512
— Engineering Conference, 1955, 512
— Industry, Society of, Symposium on Protec
tion of Structural Steel, 1955, 682
— Manufacturers, British, Association of, Con
ference on Safety in Chemical Works, 643
— and Petroleum Engineering Exhibition,
Olympia, 1958, 454
— Process Plants (Trade Publication), 233
— Research Laboratory, Open Days at, 240;
Work of, 488
by Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., 729*
— Stoneware (Hathemware, Ltd.), 501*
— Works, Conference on Safety in, 643
— Prevention of Pollution by, 119 Chemistry of Corrosion. See Corrosion Cheshire, Stanlow, Plant for Production of
Synthetic Resins, 848. See 843
Chevron Structural Units, Ltd., Slotted Angle Bars for Frameworks, 742*
Chilean Copper Industry, Position in, 387 Chimney, Brick, for Refuse-Disposal Plant at
Yeadon (Topping and Leggat, Ltd.), 85*
— Reinforced-Concrete, Brunswick Wharf
Power Station, 529*
China’s Foreign Trade, Booklet on, 222
— Trade, Promotion of, 67
Chinese Trade Delegation, Visit of, 67 Chips, De-scaling and Burnishing (Lacrinoid
Products, Ltd.), 435
Chisels and Files, “ Despatch ” (Trade Publication), 722
Chlorination Plant, Connah’s Quay Power
Station (Wallace and Tieman, Ltd.), 438 Christie Hospital, Manchester, Orthotron and
Betatron at, 700* Chuck. See Machine Tools Churchill, C., and Co., Ltd., Vertical-Spindle
Chucking Lathe (Trade Publication), 784 Cibula, A., on Grain-Refining Additions for
Cast Copper Alloys, 362
Cina, Dr. B., on Effect of Cold Work on Transformation in Fe-Ni-Cr Alloys, 786
Circular Saws. See Saws under Machine Tools Circulating Pumps. See Pumps
— Water System, Brunswick Wharf Power
Station, 529
City and Guilds of London Institute, Course in Concrete Practice, 22; Course in Press-- Tool Making, 213; Courses and Examinations in Plant Engineering, 778
Civil Aviation. See Aeronautics
— and Consulting Engineers Abroad, 678

Civil Engineers, Institution of:

Conversazione and Exhibition, 4*
Woodhead New Tunnel: Construction of Three-Mile Main Double-Line Railway Tunnel, by P. Scott and J. I. Campbell, 20*
Part I Examination, 263
Awards to Graduates and Students, 293 Award of Bayliss Prize, 388
Presidential Address by D. Watson, on Public-Health Engineering, 628 Civil-Engineering and Building Contracts,
Report on Retention Moneys, 715
and Building Industries, End of State Building Licensing, 614
Plant at Baghdad Trade Fair, 507*
Civil Service, Royal Commission on Evidence of Institution of Professional Civil Servants, 200
Clare, K. E., on Soil Stabilisation in Germany, 268*
Clark, C., on Social Services, 288
Clarke, Chapman, and Co., Ltd., Boilers for Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529; Lubricator for Chain Conveyor, 674*
Clarke, H. V., on Test Rigs for Aircraft Components, 811, 822*
Clarke, R., Connaught Racing Motor Car, 228* Classification, Universal Decimal, Application to Metallurgical Literature, 8
Clays, Fire. See Refractory Materials
Claydon, Mason’s Cement Works, Extension to, 220*
Clayton Fellowships, Awards of, 168
— Lecture on Guided Missiles, 692,* 811
Cleaners, Vacuum, for Industrial Boilers, 338* Cleaning Machine for Locomotive Wheels,
British Railways, 247*
Steam, Mobile (Wickman Industrial Equipment; Ltd.), 733*
— — Ultrasonic Vibration (Ultrasonics, Ltd.),
172*
“ Clear Road Ahead,” Film on (Permali, Ltd.), 24
“ Clearcall ” Inter-Vehicle Telephonic System, 536*
Cleat, Spring, for Cables (Trade Publication), 650
Clerical Employees, Salaries and Length of Service of, 224
Clift, S. N., on Nuclear Power and Coal, 449. See Erratum, 652
Climate. See Meteorological
Climatological Atlas of Canada, by M. K. Thomas (Review), 393
Climax Rock Drill and Engineering Works, Ltd., Hammer Drill (Trade Publication), 849; Trench Pump (Trade Publication), 849
Clinker Grinding Mills, Mason’s Cement Works, 221
— Plant at Sulphuric Acid Plant, Widnes,
(Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers, Ltd.), 641*. See Addendum, 774
— Skip for Refuse-Disposal Plant at Yeadon,
85*
Clock, Astronomical, in War Memorial at York, 234
— at Royal Observatories, 233
Clothing, Plastic, Pressurised, for Protection against Radio-Active Dust (Plysu Products, Ltd.), 185*
Clutch, Electromagnetic, Warner, (Westool, Ltd.), 766*
— Magnetic, “ Ferlec,” for Motor Cars, 610* Clyde Alloy Steel Co., Ltd., 2,000-kVA Electric-Arc Furnace, 774*
Coaches, Railway. See Carriages
Coal and Black Oils in West European Fuel Market, 418
— Board, National. See National Coal Board
— Briquettes, without Binding Material, Pro
duction of, 806
— and Coke Handling Plant, Stockton-on-
Tees Gasworks, 30*
— Constitution, Investigation on, 560
— Consumption of 2-10-0 and 2-8-0 Freight
Locomotives, 138*
and Smoke Abatement, 452
— Conveyor, Film of (R. Sutcliffe, Ltd.), 767
— Cutter, “ Ace ” (Trade Publication), 426
— Picks and Pick Boxes, Specification, 334
— Cutting and Loading, “ Anderton ” Shearer-
Loader for, 869?
— Economy. See also Fuel; Pulverised Coal
— Face Conveyors, Signalling and Control
Unit for, 734*
— Formation and Composition, by W. Francis
(Review), 653
— Gas. See Gas
— Handling Plant (Trade Publication), 849 Plant, Brunswick Wharf Power Station,
529
Plant, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304 — Plant, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437*
Plant, Mobile (Crone and Taylor (Engineering), Ltd.), 247*
— — Plant, Rye House Power Station, 156
— Hydraulic Trapsport of, Equipment for,
Model of; 5
Transport of, Investigations on, 50*
— Industry, Agreement with European Coal
and Steel Community, 778
— Its Formation and Composition, by W.
Francis (Review), 653
— Mine. See Colliery
— Mining Industry in Australia, 165*
Industry in Korea, Advisory Teams for, 228
Machine, 500-ton, Open-Cast, 165*
— and Nuclear Power, 449. See Erratum, 652
— Preparation Plant, Mansfield Colliery, 769*
— Production and Consumption, 418
and Industrial Output, 35
— Pulverised, See Pulverised Coal
— in Relation to Electricity Supply, 623
— and Steel Community, Steel Output by,
162; European, Iron-Ore Supplies for, 483; Information Bulletin, 714; Agreement with British Coal Industry, 778
— Supplies and Gas Industry, 516
— Tub Vibrator (Butterley Co., Ltd.), 636*
— Utilisation in Industrial Boilers, 327, 335* Coal Utilisation Research Association, British,
Annual Report, 14; Boiler Tests by, 336; Coal Science Lecture on Problem of Coal Constitution, by Prof. D. W. van Krevelen, 560; Annual Luncheon,'560
— Wagon Mechanical Marshalling Yard
(Mitchell Engineering, Ltd.), 377*
Coalville Factory of Pegson, Ltd., 52* Models of Groynes for, 4
Coast Protection Act, 1949, 404, 428
Coastal Lands, Protection against Flooding and Erosion, 404*, 425, 428*
— Protection, Nature’s Method of, 425
Coating, Protective, for Engineering Drawings (Sheps and Webb), 172
— Surface;, Use of Synthetic Resins for,, 848.
See 843
Coats, W. L., on N.R.D.C.-Ricardo Steam
Engine, 519. See 419, 442*. See LETTER,
Cocks, Plug, Spherical (Trade Publication), 849 Cockburns, Ltd., Exhibits at Scottish Industries Exhibition, 326
Cockcroft, Sir 'J., on Developments in Nuclear Physics, 323
Code of Inspection for Castings of Copper-Base Alloy, 109
Cofferdam for Pumping House, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 306
Cohen, E., on Pelletising Process for Fine Iron Ores, 8
Cohen, G., and Sons, Ltd., General Machinery and Plant (Trade Publication), 722
Coils, Pipe, Aluminium-Alloy, for Steam Heating in Oil Tankers (Steels Engineering Installations, Ltd.), 28*
Coke and Coal Handling Plant, Stockton-on- Tees Gasworks, 30*
— Oven Employees, Strike by, 96, 128
Gas Supply for Lackenby Works of
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 184
— — Plant, Fishburn, Sedgefield, Durham,
661*
Colchester, North-East Essex Technical College and School of Art, Opening of, 469*
Cold Rooms, Manufacture and Testing of, Specification, 753
— Work, Effect on Transformation in Iron-
Nickel-Chromium Alloys, 786
Colebrook, Dr. F. M., the Late, 39 College. See Education
Colliery, Ackton Hall, Protective Devices for Belt Conveyors, 628
— “ Anderton ” Shearer-Loader for Coal
Cutting and Loading, 869*
— Babbington, Automatic Tippler for Colliery
Tubs, 412*
— Bradford, at Manchester, 3,720-h.p. Koepe
Winding Engine at, 564*
— Castle Pit, High-Tension Submersible Pump,
at, 494*
— Dumback, Trade Dispute at, 64
— Electrical Inspector’s Report, 1951, 6
— Lighting. See Safety Lamps
— Mansfield, Coal-Preparation Plant at, 769*
— Scraper Chains for, (Trade Publication), 722
— Spoil-Bank Fires, Report on, 119
— Tramway, Swanwick, 31-cub. yd. Drag-
Line Excavator at, 565*
—? Use of Firedamp in, 327, 355
— Winding. See Winding
— Yorkshire, Experimental Wage-Increase
Scheme at, 160
—See also Mines and Coal.
Collisions. See Accidents
Colombo Plan, Agricultural and Engineering Schemes, 621
Colonial Broach Co., Vertical and Horizontal Broaching Machines, 575*
Colton, A., Co., Punches and Dies for Tableting Machines (Trade Publication), 265 Columns, Distillation, “ Spraypak ” Packing for, 46*
— Fractionating, 120-ft., Heat Treating of,
319
— Strut, Eccentrically-Loaded, Expression for,
594*. See LETTER, 749
Colvilles, Ltd., Development Programme of, 66 Combined Stress. See under Tests (Materials') Combustion Arrangements in Industrial Boilers, 327, 335*
— Chamber for Coal-Fired Gas Turbine,
Experiments on, 200
of Lanova Oil Engine, 105*
— Conference on, Mechanical Engineering
1955, Objects of, 398
— Engineering Association, Conference on
Industrial Aspects of Air Pollution, 801
— in Internal-Combustion Engines, Investi
gations on, 555
— Problems of Dual-Fuel Engine, 355, 363*,
390
— System for “ Eland ” Turbo-Propeller
Aero Engine, 122*
— See also Fuel; Gases
Combustor, Slagging-Cyclone, for Gas Turbine, 14
“ Comet 3 ” Air Liner (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 3781
“ Comet ” Aircraft, Inquiry into Loss of, 548, 587, 618, 648, 680, 716; Investigations and Tests at Farnborough, 573*
Commerce. See Trade Commercial Motor Cars. See Motor Transport Exhibition, International,
Earl’s Court, 387, 410*, 445*, 476* Commission, Royal. See Royal Commission Commonwealth, British, Importance of Avia
tion to Development of, 809, 812
— Scientific and Industrial Research Organisa
tion, Australian, Annual Report, 785, 816
— See also Australia
Communications and Electronics, Monthly Magazine, First Issue of, 451, 453 Communications Systems Ltd., Automatic
Telephone Exchange, Equipment (Trade Publication), 9; Private Telephones (Trade Publication), 653
Compaction Moulding Process for Rocker Arms (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.), 152*
Compactors Engineering, Ltd., Pneumatically- Operated Concrete Vibrator, 508*
Comparators, Engineers’, for External Measurement, Specification, 752
Compoflex Co. Ltd., Flexible Tubing (Trade Publication), 393
Components, Aircraft, Tests Rigs for, 811, 822*
— Engineering, Manufacture by Sintering,
852*
— Small, Washing Machine for (Alfa-Laval
Co., Ltd.).; 735*
Compound Locomotives. See Locomotives
— Stress. See Tests (Materials)
Compressed Air. See Pneumatic Tools. See Machine Tools
— Gas Cylinders. See Gas
Compressor, Air. See /4ir Compressor
— Gas, at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant (Beiliss
and Morcom Ltd.), 664
— for Making Joints in Electrical Transmission
Lines (Ferrum (England), Ltd.), 48*
Compton, Dr. K. T., the Late, 5
Computer, Analogue, for Solving Differential
Equations, 659*
— Digital, Automatic Typewriter for (Saun
ders-Roe, Ltd.), 381*
— Mechanical, for Air-Crew Trainer, 214* Concentrates, Iron-Ore, Pelletising of, 8 Conciliation in Labour Disputes. See Labour Concrete Batching Plant (Trade Publication),
265
— Breaking Pneumatic Drill (Broom and Wade
Ltd.), 634*
— in Buildings, Photographic Exhibition of,
212
— Experiments by Ministry of Works, 750
— Floors, Additives for Improving, 832 Slabs, Horizontal Cracks in, Recording
Instrument for, (W. S. Atkins and Partners), 601*
— Mixing Plant for Loch Luichart Dam, 630
— Pre-Cast, for Shipyard Buildings at Lowes
toft, 131, 154*
— Prestressed, Bridge on Nottingham-Mans
field Railway, 741
Full and Partial, for Structures, 465* International Federation of Prestressing,
Amsterdam Congress, Programme, 782 and Pre-Cast, Use in Bank of England
Printing Works, 315*
— Reinforced, Association, Inauguration of
Midland Counties and Scottish Branches, 454
— Slabs, Partially-Prestressed, Tests of, 464*
— Sleepers in British Railways, 230
— Surfaces, Tubular Growths on, Investiga
tions on, 558*
— Technology, Bursaries, Leeds University, 55 Concreting of Woodhead New Tunnel, 21* Condenser Plant, Rye House Power Station,
157
— Tubes (Trade Publication), 104
— for 30-MW Turbo-Alternator at Pinkston
Electric-Generating Station (G. and J. Weir, Ltd.), 838
Condensing Plant, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 306
Conductimetric Method for Determination of Carbon in Metals, 755*
Conduction in Non-Metallic Crystals, 590 Conductivity. See also Electric
Conduit, Wiring, Aluminium (British Thomson-
Houston Co., Ltd.), 768*
Coneygre Story, by W. K. V. Gale (Review), 752
Conference, Air Pollution, Harrogate, Proceedings, 801
— Aslib, on Communication of Ideas, 420
— on Automatic Factories, 1955, 683
— Chemical Engineering, 1955, 512
— on Combustion, Mechanical Engineering,
1955, Objects of, 398
— Eastbourne, Association of Public Lighting
Engineers, Programme, 348
— and Exhibitions, Forthcoming, 159, 281,
414, 579, 710, 870
— Glasgow, on Open-Hearth Furnace Flames
and Output, Programme, 284
— Highway, Georgia, Economics of Earth-
Moving, by L.E. Schumacher, 198
— on Human Problems in Industry, 1956, 865
— Impact of National Service on Industry, 217
— International, Die Casting, Pressure and
Productivity, 586
— on Management, European, Torquay,
Automation—Implications for Management, by G. H. Raison and P. Bezier, 620
— on Materials Handling, Institution of
Production Engineers, 334
— Mechanical Engineering as a Profession,
780. See 777, 783
— on Plastic Tooling, 726
— Radiation Hazards in Industry, 216
— Recovery of Sulphur from Fuels, 278
— Rubber, Oslo, Reduction of Vibration of
Ship Machinery, by J. Nicolaisen, 556*
— for Schoolmasters on Recruitment to
Mechanical-Engineering Profession, 684
— on Work Study and Planning for Plant
Maintenance, 228
— on Works Transport, British Iron and Steel
Research Association. See British Iron and Steel Research Association, Conference on Works Transport
— World Power, Brazil. See World Power
Conference, Brazil
Power, Statistical Year-Book, Annual Statistics for 1950-52 (Review), 784
Congress on Air Pollution, New York, 1955, 682
— and Exhibition, Public Works and Munici
pal Services, Olympia, Programme, 403, 614, 634*, 666, 679, 705*
— International Federation of Prestressing,
Amsterdam, Programme, 782
— — Internal-Combustion Engine, Formation
of British National Committee, 387, 389
— Non-Destructive Testing, Glasgow, 787 “ Coniflex ” Gear-Grinding Machines, 574 Conington North Signal Box, Resiting of,
(Wellerman Brothers), 49*
Connah’s Quay Power Station, 387, 436* Connaught Engineering, Racing Motor Car, 228*
Connectors, Multi-Way (Plessey Co., Ltd.), 707*
Connolly, Prof. J. V., on Plastics for Press-
Tool Manufacture, 726
Conon Valley Hydro-Electric Scheme, 615, 629*
Conservation of Coal. See Coal; Fuel;
Pulverised Coal
Consett Iron Co., Ltd., Iron-Ore Discharging
Plant, Tyne Dock, 207*
Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd.,
Pneumatic Rock Drill, 508*
Constable, A. D., the Late, 683 Constant, A., on Basic Principles of Creep-
Resisting Alloys, 238
Construction Sets, Kandu (Trade Publication),
334
Constructional Engineering Union, Strike of Steel Erectors, 611
Consulting and Civil Engineers Abroad, 678
Consulting Engineers and Contractors, Relations Between, 628
Container, Road-Rail, of Light-Alloy Stiffened Panels (T.I. Aluminium, Ltd.), 570*
— Tin-plate, Production of, 748
Contracts, 134, 230, 263, 292, 348, 360, 388, 422, 452, 487, 552, 585, 617, 652, 684, 719, 752, 783, 836, 848
— Building and Civil-Engineering, Retention
Moneys in, Report on, 715
— Export, for Electrical and Mechanical
Plant., Model Form of, 24
— Fixed-Price, London County Council, 582
Contractors and Consulting Engineers, Relations Between, 628
Control, Automatic, for Industrial Boilers, 327, 338
— Board, Boiler, Carmarthen Bay Power
Station, 305*
— Desk, Rowridge Television Transmitting
Station, 702*
— Equipment, Electronic, for Resistance
Welding (Philips Electrical Ltd.), 472
— — Miniature, for Substation' (Standard
Telephones and Cables, Ltd.), 462
— Flood, in Iraq, Schemes for, 39
— Gear, Electric (Trade Publication), 722
for “ Wagontroler ” for Marshalling Yards, 27*
— Instrument for Electroplating Vats (Measur
ing Instruments (Pullin), Ltd.), 742*
Steel-Melting Shop, Lackenby Works, (G. Kent, Ltd.), 183; (Foster Instrument Co., Ltd.), 183
— Panel for Silicone Production Plant, Barry,
562*
— Room, Broadcasting, at Bristol, 829*
T Power Station, at Bristol Aeroplane Co.,
Ltd., 149*
Test Plant, British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., 308*
— and Signalling Unit, Wire-Operated (General
Electric Co., Ltd.), 734*
— for Small Generating Sets (Trade Publica
tion), 233
— System for 3,030-h.p., 3,000-volt Direct-
Current Locomotive, 179
Automatic, for Boiler Plant, Huncoat Power Station, 669*
Radar, for Guided Missiles, 692*, 811
Convair Aircraft, Automatic Approach Equipment for, 84
Convention, Electrical Power, British, Brighton and Eastbourne Meetings. See British Electrical Power Convention
Converter, Liquid-Oxygen (British Oxygen Co., Ltd.), 380*
Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd., Diesel-Driven, 4,000-lb., Flameproof Fork Truck, 508
Conveying Plant at l ulham Cement Depot, 546, 560*
Conveyor, Band, “ Masterveyor ” (Trade Publication), 849
— Belt, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304 Passenger, for Railway Stations, 226
—- — Underground, Protective Devices for, 628
— Chain, Lubricator for (Clarke, Chapman &
Co., Ltd.), 674
— Coal, Film of, (R. Sutcliffe, Ltd.), 767 Face, Signalling and Control Unit for,
734*
Preparation Plant, Mansfield Colliery, 769*
— Gate-Belt (Trade Publication), 265
— Mobile, Adjustable-Boom (Fourways (Engi
neers), Ltd.), 216*
— for Ore-Handling and Storage Plant, Tyne
Dock, 207*
— at Refuse-Disposal Plant at Yeadon, 85*
— for Sinter Plant, Scunthorpe Ironworks,
186*
Cooke, S. N., and Partners, Tame; Bridge Foundry, 482, 505*
Cook, K. J., on Electrification of Manchester- Sheffield-Wath Lines, 759
Cook, W. G., on Non-Destructive Testing Applied to Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engines, 865*
Cook, Welton and Gemmell, Ltd., Side- Launching of Trawlers, 655
Cooking, Domestic, Appliances for Use with Butane Gas, Specification, 297
Coolers and Heaters, Spiral-Tube (Trade Publication), 520
— Sinter, Scunthorpe Ironworks (Lurgi Chemie
A.G.), 187
Cooling Arrangements, Andritz Oil Engines, 858*
— Towers, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 436* at Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long &
Co., Ltd. (Davenport Engineering Co.), 184*
Reinforced-Concrete, Rye-House Power Station, 157
Reinforced-Concrete, Scunthorpe Ironworks (Davenport Engineering Co., Ltd.), 187
— Water for Power Stations.) 454
Co-operative Wholesale Society, Infra-Red Plant for Quick Drying of Varnish for Use in Printing, 867*
Cooper, A. B., the Late, 421
Coote, A. P., the Late, 485
Copenhagen, British Trade Fair, 1955, 34, 69
— Tramways, Motor Omnibus with Royal
Tiger Wordmaster Chassis, 476*
Copper Alloys. See Brass: Bronze; and Alloys under Metallurgy
— Brass and Aluminium Products from Sheet
and Strip ("Brade Publication), 201
— Consumption Statistics, 387
— Fatigue Cracks in, Development of, 720
— Foil for Etched Electric Circuits, 736*
— Jointing Strips (Trade Publication), 753
— Mining in Northern Rhodesia, Develop
ments in, 714
— Tubes, Drawing Machine for, (Marshall
Richards Machine Co., Ltd.), 81*
— See also Metallurgy
Cores and Magnets, Low-Loss (Trade Publication), 265
— Making Plant, Tame Bridge Foundry, 507
Corey, Dr. C. L., on Metallographic Structure and Creep, 239
Cornish, Prof. R. J., on Application of Maxwell’s Reciprocal Theorem, 827*
Corrieyairack Pass, Scotland, 132-kV Transmission Line, 742
Corrosion Advice Bureau, Formation of, 231
— of Extruded Aluminium-Copper-Magnes-
ium Alloys, 394
— Investigation by Chemical Research Labora
tory, 488
— in Metals Due to Friction, 815*
— Preventives (Trade Publication), 722
— Rust Removal by Electrolytic Process, 235 Removers for Shipping (Trade Publication), 233
— Voltmeter for Buried Structures (Trade
Publication), 393
Corrugating Machine for Aluminium Sheet, 87*
Roll-Type for Sheet Metal (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 598*
Cory, W., and Son, Ltd., Motor Tug with Voith-Schneider Propulsion, 118*
Cosmic Radiation, Studies in, 817
Cost and Works Accountants, Institute of, Summer School, 4119
Costain, R., Ltd., Ferryfield Airport, 94* Cotton Federation, International, Report on World Cotton-Spinning Capacity, 130
Cottrell, Prof. A. H., on Creep and Ageing Effects in Solid Solutions, 238
Counterflow Continuous Principle of Steelmaking, 722
County Commercial Cars Ltd., County “ Four- drive ” 40-h.p. Agricultural Tractor, 835* Coupler, Hose, Air, Self-Sealing (Victor Products (Wallsend), Lid.), 409*
Coupling Alignment Calculator (Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 703
— Andre-Neidhart System, 355, 382*
— Hose, Air-Line, Heavy-Duty (Pneumatic
Components, Ltd.), 674
— Hydraulic, Breakaway, Lockheed-Avery
(Automotive Products Co., Ltd.), 803*
— See also Clutch
Court of Inquiry into Dock Dispute, Report of, 643
Coventry Climax Engines Ltd., Pocket Manual on Operation of Fork-Lift Trucks (Trade, Publication), 265
Coventry Victor Motor Co., Ltd., Horizontally- Opposed Twin-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 572*
Coverings, Non-Conducting. See Heat Insulation
Coverley, R. H., the Late, 517
Cowan, Lieut.-Col. P. J., the Late, 651
Crabtree, J. A., and Co., Ltd., Electrical Accessories (Trade Publication), 265
Cracks, Fatigue, in Copper, Development of, 720
— Horizontal, in Concrete Floor Slabs,
Recording Instrument for (W. S. Atkins and Partners), 601*
— Kinetic-Energy Distribution in, 820* Cracking, Caustic, in Power-Station Boilers,
454
— Intercrystalline, in Metals at High Tempera
tures, 237*
— in Welded Steel Joints, Investigation on, 755 Crane, 10-ton Electric, Ore-Discharging Plant,
Tyne Dock, (Stothert and Pitt, Ltd.), 209*
— Equipment at Lackenby Works of Dorman,
Long and Co., Ltd., 180*
— Exports of, 779
— and Hoists, Difficulties in Inspection of
Enclosed Parts, 519
— Mobile (Trade Publication), 589
7-ton Diesel-Electric (Steels Engineering Products, Ltd.), 703*
with 12-ft. Flying Jib (R. H. Neal and Co., Ltd.), 705*
— 5,000-lb. for Workshops (Chamberlain
Industries, Ltd.), 86*
— Travelling, Overhead, Electric (Trade
Publication), 426
— See also Gantry; Hoists; Transporters
Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Activity Laboratory at, 140*
Crankshaft, Internal-Combustion Engine, Investigations on, 555
Creep of Antimonial-Lead Wire, Apparatus to Illustrate, 74*
— Characteristics of Nimonic Alloy, 302*
— and Fracture of Metals at High Tempera
tures, National Physical Laboratory Symposium on, 237*
— Tests. See under Tests (Materials) Cremer, G. D., on High-Temperature Sandwich
Structures, 670*
Crewe Works1, Locomotive Weighing Machine at, 773*
Crimean War, Centenary of, by Engr. Capt. E. C. Smith, 846*
Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., Pentagonal-Tank Transformer for Rural Electrification, 213*; Exhibits at Baghdad Trade Fair, 538; Method of Fixing Fibreglass Insulation, 603*; Trade in Electric Motors, 842 Crone and Taylor (Engineering), Ltd., Mobile Coal-Handling Plant, 247*
Cronin, W., on Peat-Fired Power Stations, 735 Cross-Channel Power Cable Circuit, 490 Crowe, T. A., on Recruitment of Mechanical Engineers, 780. See 777, 781
Crowthorn Engineering Co., Ltd., Boring and Facing Lathes (Trade Publication), 849
Croydon Precision Instrument Co., Laboratory Potentiometer (Trade Publication), 104; Vernier and Thermocouple Potentiometers (Trade Publications), 458
Crude-Oil Engines. See Engines, Oil Crusher, Jaw, “ Kue-Ken,” for Rock, 666* Crushing of Grass for Hay, Experiments in, 15*
— Ore-, Plant, Scunthorpe Ironworks (Ross
Engineers, Ltd.), 186
“ Crusilite ” Silicon-Carbide Elements for Electric Furnaces, 280* (Trade Publication), 458
Crussard, Dr. C., on Tertiary Creep and Fracture, 238
Crypton Equipment, Ltd., Engine Fault Diagnosis (Trade Publication), 589
Crystals, Aluminium, Single, Plastic Deformation of, 239
— Non-Metallic, Conduction in, 590
Crystalline Structure of Metals. See Metallography; Microphotographs
Cude, A. L., on Length of Oil and Gas Flames, 818
Cullum, J., Sound Muffler for Jet-Aircraft Running-Up Pen, 536*
Culpin, C., on Ventilated Silos for Grain- Drying and Storage on Farms, 834
Cultivator, Spring-Tine, (D. Brown Corporation (Sales), Ltd.), 91*
Cunard Steamship Co., Maiden Voyage of “ Saxonia,” 345
Cundall, G. P., on Choice of Optimum Power Factor, 241*
Cupola, Whiting-Type, Tame Bridge Foundry (Incandescent Heat Co., Ltd.), 505*
Current, Electric. See Electric
Currie, A. L., and Brown, Office Building for de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., 82*
Curves, Stress/Strain, of Rolled Materials, 787
Cutter, Engraving, Tungsten-Carbide (Trade Publication), 849
— Milling. See Milling under Machine Tools Cutting Machine, Flame, Automatic (M. Muller Autogenwerk), 510*
— — “ Sparcatron ” Electric-Spark, for Hard
Metals, 684, 698*
Cycle Industry, Position in, 515
— and Motor-Cycle Exhibition, London, 647
— Motor. See Motor Cycle
— Steam, and Two-Stage Reheat, 244*
— Trade, British, Progress of, 843
“ Cyclegraph ” for Work-Study Research, 141* Cylinder, Gas. See Gas
— Testing, Individual (Losenhausenwerk Diis-
seldorfer Maschinenbau A.G.), 604*
— Tilting, for Open-Hearth Furnace (H. Berry
and Co., Ltd.), 182*
Cylindrical Grinding Machine. See Grinding Machine under Machine Tools

DALE ELECTRIC (YORKSHIRE), LTD., 32-kVA Diesel-Driven Single-Phase Alternator, 702
Dalkeith Coal-Preparation Plant, Mechanical Wagon Marshalling Yard,-377*
Dam, Arch, Rubber Models of, 4
— Cabril Hydro-Electric Scheme, 189*
— for Conon Valley Hydro-Electric Scheme,
629*
— Hume Reservoir, Murray River, Australia,
166*
— for Hydro-Electric Scheme in British
Columbia and Yukon, 231*
— Large, International Commission, British
Papers to Congress, 520
— for Loch Shin Hydro-Electric Scheme, 68
— Snowy River Hydro-Electric Scheme, 166,
258
— Tungatinah Hydro-Electric Scheme, 115*
— Ullapool Hydro-Electric Scheme, 495* Danish. See Denmark
Danks, E., and Co. (Oldbury), Ltd., Mariufac- ture of Small Chain-Grate Stokers, 794* D’Arcy Exploration Co., Search for Natural Gas in Sussex, 3
“ Dart ” Aeroplane Engines for Canadian “ Viscount ” Aircraft, 864
“ Dart ” Propeller-Turbine Aeroplane Engines, Production of, 778, 782
Davenport Engineering Co., Ltd., Cooling Towers, Rye House Power Station, 157; Cooling Tower at Lackenby Works of Dorman Long and Co., Ltd., 184*; Reinforced-Concrete Cooling Tower, Scunthorpe Ironworks, 187
Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd., Industrial, Domestic and Commercial Boilers (Trade Publication), 170; Diesel Engines for .Rail Traction (Trade Publication), 201; Internal-Combustion Engine Instruction Manuals, 296; Welding Practice by, 714
Davidson and Co., Ltd., Extension to Sirocco
Works of, 217; Fans for Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 305
Davidson, Lord, Views on Dangers of Full Employment, 807
Davies, Prof. S. J., on Lanova-Type Oil Engine, 105*; on Andritz Two-Stroke Oil Engines, 858*
Davis, C. F., the Late, 101
Davis, H. and C., and Co., Ltd., Pallets and Stillages (Trade Publication), 784
Davis, Stuart, Ltd., Grinding Machine for
Spur Gears, 732*
?— Submarine Escape Apparatus, 532
Davy and United Engineering Co., Ltd., Rolling Mill for Aluminium, 88
Dawe Instruments, Ltd., Industrial Instruments (Trade Publication), 488
Dawnays, Ltd., Steelwork for Rye House Power Station, 156
“ D. C. Endert, Jr.” Model Ship, Tank Experiments on, 591
de Dion Axle for Lancia “ Aurelia ” Motor Car, 542*
De Forest, Work on Thermionic Valve, 613, 724
de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Steel-Framed Office Block, Hatfield, 82*; “ Comet 3 ” Air Liner, 378*; Test Rigs for Aircraft Components, 811, 822*
de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd.,Development of Re-Heat in Jet Engines, 660
de Havilland Enterprise, Hatfield Aerodrome Control Tower, 253*
de la Rue, T., and Co., Ltd., Tynemouth Factory for Laminated Plastics, 18*. See Erratum 68
De Laval “ Paraminor ” Washing Machine for Small Components, 735*
de Roll, S. A., Societe des Usines, 100-ton Precision Forging Machine, 474*
Deacon, H. J., the Late, 517
Deakin, A., on Plan for Engineering, 256, 352; on Actions of Left-Wing Elements in Trade-Union Affairs. 743
Debden Printing Works for Bank of England, 315*
Deborine Fibreglass for Ships’ Hull Construction (Halmatic, Ltd.), 252*. See Erratum, 398
Decca Radar, Ltd., Airfield Surface Movement Indicator, 542*
Deckel, F., Toolroom Machines, 684, 698*;
Tyre-Mould Profiling Miller (Trade Publication), 753
Dedow, H. R., on Miniature Liquid-Flow Meter, 396*
Deep Drawing, by J. Willis (Review), 104 Defence, Expenditure on, 778
Definitions for Use in Mechanical Engineering, Specification, 752
Degreasing Agent (Trade Publication), 137
— Machine (Electro Chemical Engineering
Co., Ltd.), 151*
De-Icing Equipment, Semi-Automatic, for
Railway Conductor Rails, 831*
Delbart, G., on Basic Principles of Creep-
Resisting Alloys, 238
Demolition and Construction Co., Ltd., Pre- stressed-Concrete Silo for Ammonium Sulphate, 665*
Demonstration Unit, Mobile (Production
Engineering Research Association), 153
Dempster, R. and J., Ltd., Spiral-Guided Gasholder at Stafford, 738
Dench, W. A., on Free-Energy Diagram of
System Titanium-Oxygen, 427
Deneen, W., and Associates, “ Auditec ”
Electronic Fault-Finder, 668*
Denmark, Copenhagen, British Trade Fair, 1955, 34, 69
— Economic Conditions in, Report on, 747 Dennis Brothers, Ltd., Petrol-Driven Trailer
Pump, 538*
Dennison, Dr. J. P., on Grain Refinement in Cast Copper-Aluminium Alloys, 362 Denny, W., Erection of Experimental Tank by,
424. See 496*
Deposits in Industrial Boilers, Effect of, 335* Deritend Precision Castings, Ltd., Precision- Casting Production by Investment Process, 79*
Derricks. See Cranes
Derusting, Electrolytic Process of, 235
— for Shipping (Trade Publication), 233 Derwent River, Tasmania, Hydro-Electric
Scheme, 115*
De-Scaling and Burnishing Chips (Lacrinoid
Products, Ltd.), 435
Design, Engineering, Form in, 652 Lecture on, 551
— Importance in Productivity, 322. See 321
— Industrial, Bursaries for, 211
— and Planning Offices, Centralised, for
Loewy Engineering Co., 801*
Despatch ” Files and Chisels (Trade Publication), 722
Detarrers, Electro-, at Fishbum Coke-Oven Plant (Whessoe, Ltd.), 663*
Detector, Electronic, for Non-Ferrous Metals (Metal Detection, Ltd.), 636*
— Flaw, Fluorescent, Portable, (Trade Pub
lication), 458
— Mercury-Vapour (Trade Publication), 458 Detuners, Ltd., Sound Muffler for Jet-Aircraft
Running-Up Pen, 536*
Development and Reconstruction,International Bank for, Engineering Adviser to, 162; Annual Report, 514
Devonport Dockyard Oiling Jetty, Model of, 4 De-Watering System for Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
Diagrams, Indicator. See Indicator
— Williot-Mohr, Applications of Maxwell’s
Reciprocal Theorem to, 827*
Dial Cottage, Preservation of George Stephenson’s Home, 103
Diamond Indentors for Rockwell-Hardness Testing, 760*
— Wheels, Lubricant for (M.G. Beyerinck),
701
Die-Casting, Film on, 578 Machine, Cold-Chamber (Ambrogio
Triulzi, s.r.l.), 607*
Pressure, International Conference on, Productivity by F. G. Woollard, 586 Productivity and Pressure, 586
— Drawing, for Copper Tube (Marshall
Richards Machine Co., Ltd.), 81
— Filing Machine for (DoALL Co.), 734*
— Making for Investment Casting Process
(Deritend Precision Castings, Ltd.), 79
— —! Use of Plastics in, 843. See 848
— Plastic Materials for, 726
— and Punches for Tableting Machines (Trade
Publication), 265
— Shop Equipment (Trade Publication), 201
— Wire-Drawing, Inspection by Profiloscope,
243
Diesel Engines. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine Propulsion
Differential Gear. See Gear
Diffusers for Pipe Systems, Wave Action in, 524*. See Erratum, 683
Digby, P. K., on Plastics for Press-Tool Manufacture, 726
Digester Plant, Bowater’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 317
Digging Machine. See Excavator
Digital Computer; Automatic Typewriter for (Saunders-Roe, Ltd.), 381*
“ Dilston,” H.M. Minesweeper, Launch of, 806
Diodes, Germanium, in Glass Envelopes (Mullard Ltd.), 673
“ Diprofil,” Reciprocating Hand Tool (Trade Publication), 763
Disabled Persons, Rehabilitation of, 224 Discs, Meter, Hatfield, for Heat Flow (Joyce, Loebl and Co., Ltd.), 47*
— Ridger, David-Brown-Bentalls (D. Brown
Corporation (Sales), Ltd.), 91*
Diseases, Industrial, Compensation for, 711 Disputes, Trade. See Labour
Distillation Columns, “ Spraypak,” Packing for, 46*
— Plant at Silicone Production Plant, Barry,
Distington Engineering Co., Ltd., Brake Gear for Mine Car, 733*
Distortion of Turbine Shafts and Rotors, Measurement of, 758
Distribution and Production Censuses Committee, Report of, 582
Distributor, Fertiliser, Tractor-Mounted (Transplanters (Robot), Ltd.), 125* District Heating Scheme, Pimlico, Work of Supervisory Engineer at, 586
Ditch Cleaner, Experimental, Tractor-Driven, 14*
Tractor-Operated (Barford (Agricultural), Ltd.), 125*
Diving Bell for Submarine Escape Tank, 533*
Dixi, S. A., Usine II of, Circular Dividing Table with Optical Adjustment, 475* DoALL Co., Remote-Controlled Countour- matic Band Saw, 734*; Filing Machine for Dies, 734*
Dobson, A. M., on Glass Fibre for Reinforcing Plastic Tools, 728
Dock, Dry, Need for Building of, 481
— Extension Scheme for Milford Haven, 679
— Industry, Demand for Wage Increases in,
775
Overtime Ban in, 160
Strike Due to “ Scuttling ” Arrangements, 288, 320; Strike Due to Redundancy of Electricians, 416, 480, 511, 643; Strike Due to Overtime Dispute, 480, 543, 578, 611, 643
Transfer of Employees Between Unions in, 320, 384, 416, 448, 611; Reduction of Levy on Employees, 416
— Surrey Commercial, Improvements at, 741 -r- Tyne, Ore-Discharging and Handling
Plant at, 207*
Dockyard, Devonport, Oiling Jetty, Model of, 4
— Portsmouth, History of, 38
Dollin, F., on Factors Influencing Development of Steam Turbine, 585
Dollis Hill Post-Office Research Station, Work of, 503
“ Dolphin,” H.M.S., Submarine Escape Training in, 532*
Domestic Cooking Appliances for Use with Butane Gas. Specification, 297
— Electric-Apparatus, Developments in, 12 Appliances and World Trade, 11 Equipment, Sales of, 355
— Electricity Load at Home and Abroad, 42
— Fires, Air Pollution by, Report on, 718.
See 715
Dominion Engineering Co., Francis Turbine for 44,444-kVA Alternator, 250*
Donkin, B., on Work of Supervisory Engineer, 586
Doors, Fire, Eliminator, Use for Smoke Abatement in Boilers, 793*
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Lackenby Works of, 180*; Callender-Hamilton Bridge at Walton-on-Thames, 254*
Dorman and Smith, Ltd., Cartridge Fuses (Trade Publication), 393
Dorn, Prof. J. E., on Experiments on High- Temperature Creep, 240
Double Helical Gears. See Gears
— Reduction Gears, Marine. See Marine
Propulsion
Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc., Use of Rolls- Royce Propeller-Turbine Aeroplane Engine in American “ Douglas ” Airliners, 778. See 782
“ Douglas ” DC7D Airliners, Aeroplane Engines for, 778. See 782
Douglas, Dr. G. P., the Late, 550
Doust, D. J., on Side-Launching of Ships, 655
Dove, L. F., Ltd., 600-cub. ft. Motor Van with Plastic-Covered Body, 446
Dow Corning Corporation, Silicone Production Plant, Barry, 562*
Dow-Mac (Products), Ltd., Shipyard of Brooke Marine, Ltd., Lowestoft, 131, 154*;
Reinforced-Concrete Sheet Piles, 208*
Dowsett Engineering Construction, Ltd., Shipyard of Brooke Marine, Ltd., Lowestoft, 131, 154*
Dowty Hydraulic Units, Ltd., High-Pressure Hydraulic Gear-Type Pump, 249*; Hand- Worked Hydraulic Pump, 280*
Doxford, W., and Sons, Ltd., Expansion
Programme of, 614
“ Dragonfly ” Helicopters, Production of, 805 Drainage, Agricultural, Engineering for, by Profs. H. B. Roe and Q. C. Ayres (Review), 849
Drakelow “ B ” Power Station, Approval of, 311
Draught Control Equipment for Boiler Flues (Metropolitan Combustion Engineering, Ltd.), 311*
Draughtsmen, Shortage of, 417
Dravo Corporation, Bulk-Handling Equipment for Raw Materials (Trade Publication), 298
Drawability of Metals, Tests for! 425, 435*. See LETTER, 551*
Drawbench, 150-ton Mechanical, for Light- Alloy Tubes (J. Booth and Co., Ltd.), 173*
Drawing, Deep, by J. Willis (Review), 104
— Deep, Investigation of Mechanism of,
425, 431.* See LETTER, 551*
— Engineering, Protective Coating for (Sheps
and Webb), 172
— Machine for Copper Tubes (Marshall
Richards Machine Co., Ltd.), 81*
for Fine Tungsten Wire, 177*
— Office, Birmingham University, Mechani
cal-Engineering Building, 59*
Equipment and Instruments, Specification, 297
— and Prints, Books, Manuscripts, Scott
Collection, Catalogue of, B. M. Cooper (Review), 685
Drill Chuck. See Machine Tools
— and Drilling Machines. See Machine
Tools
Driving Chains. See Chains
Drop-Forging Hammers. See Hammers under Machine Tools
Dry Dock. See Dock
“ Dryductor ” Equipment for Machine Tools, 407
Dryer, Agricultural, Multi-Purpose (B. E. Parsons), 834*
— Air, for Stores (Birlec, Ltd.) 314
— Conveyor, Mechanised (Trade Publication),
233
Drying, Grain, Ventilated Silos for, 834
— and Impregnating Machine for Laminated-
Plastic Manufacture (Mitchell Engineering, Ltd.), 18*. See Erratum, 68
— and Mixing Plant, Tar Macadam, See
Tar Macadam
— Rapid, of Varnish; Infra-Red Plant for,
867*
Du Pont de Nemours Co., Titanium Production by, 259
Dubh, Loch, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 495* Dubied, E., et Cie., Copying Lathe, 509* Dubois, C., on Ultrasonic Inspection of Steel Forgings, 523
Duct, Triangular, Flow of Viscous Incompressible Fluid in, 298*
Dudley, B. R., on Michell Bearing Lubrication, 854
“ Dufton,” H.M. Minesweeper, Launch of, 767 Dumback Colliery, Trade Dispute at, 64 Dumbarton Experimental Tank, Work at, 424. See 496*
— Gasworks, Extensions to, 503 Dump-Skip, Tractor-Mounted (H. Ferguson,
Ltd.), 61
Tractor-Mounted (Fewsters (Stocksfield) Ltd.), 61
— Truck, 5/6 cub-yd., 84-b.h.p., Diesel-
Engined, (Fodens, Ltd.), 445*
Dumper, 3|-cub. yd. (Chaseside Engineering Co., Ltd.), 508*
— 74-cub. yd., Diesel-Driven (Aveling-Barford,
Ltd;)., 634*
Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd., Strings for Tennis Rackets, 308*, 310*
Dunsheath Committee on Shortage of Science Teachers, 199
Duralumin Tubes, 150-ton Drawbench for (J. Booth and Co., Ltd.), 173*
Durham County, Seaham Sea-Defence Works, 404*
— Sedgefield, Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant at,
661*
— University, Experiments on Low-Drag
Hydrofoil, 624
“ DuroLastek ” Synthetic String for Tennis Rackets, 310*
Dust and Ash Handling Plant, Rye House Power Station, 157
— Coal. See Pulverised Coal.
— Collector, Multi-Cyclone, “ Tubix ” (Trade
Publication), 784
— in Combustion Gases, Sampling of, 14
— Control in Foundries, 523
— Emission, Air Pollution Caused by, Report
on, 718. See 715
— Laying on Concrete Floors, Additives for,
832
— Radio-Active, Clothing for Protection
Against, 185*
— Suppression in Foundries, 36*
“ Dutch T.T.,” Film of, 751
Duvivier, J., Models of Groynes for Coast Protection, 4; on Protection of Coastal Lands against Flooding and Erosion, 404*, 428*. See 425
“ Dyna ” Panhard Motor Car. Rear Suspension for, 542*
Dynamics, Aeronautical, Introduction to, by
M. Rauscher (Review), 721
— Reaction Platform for Work Study Research
143*
Dynamos. See Generators, Electric; Turbo- Generators
Dynamometer, Absorption, for Measurement of Power, 554
— Towing-Tank, Saunders-Roe, Ltd, 99, 111*
— See also Torsionmeter

EARL’S COURT. See Exhibition Earth’s Magnetism. See Magnetism
— Moving, Economics of, 198
Machinery, Lubrication of (Trade Publication), 722
— Vehicles, 30-ton Driving Axle for (Kirkenstall Forge Engineering, Ltd.), 476*
Earthing Equipment (Trade Publication), 170 Earthquake. See Seismic
East, T. F., on Electrolytic Derusting, 235
— Africa as Market for British Engineering
Goods, 725, 748
— West Trade, and Leipzig Fair, 354
Eastbourne, Conference, Association of Public Lighting Engineers, Programme, 348
Eastern Malleable Iron Co., Automatic Foundry of, 647
Easton and Robertson, Bank of England Printing Works, 315*
Eberhard Manufacturing Co., Automatic Foundry of, 647
Eborall, R., on Problems of Intercrystalline Fracture, 239
Ebosa, S. A., Slot and Recess Milling Machine, 509*
Eckener, Dr. H., the Late, 229
“ Eclipse ” Saw Set for Circular Saws, 24
— Solar, Observation of, 233
Economic Boiler, Coal Utilisation in, 327, 335*
— Commission for Europe, Report on Steel
and Aluminium, 10; Relationship Between Coal and Black Oils in West European Fuel Market, Report on, 418
— Developments in Middle Ear 1952-53, 34
— Position in Britain, 160
Economics, Industrial. See Labour
— Railway. See Railway
— of Works Transport, 275*, 300
Economisers, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 305
Economy, Fuel. See Fuel Economy
Edinburgh, Duke of, on Aviation and Development of Remote Areas, 812. See 809; Presidency of Conference on Human Problems in Industry, 1956, 865
— Factory of Ferranti, Ltd., Electronic Research Laboratory, 514, §38*
Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd., Polytetrafluorethylene (P.T.F.E.) Bonded to Materials, 765

Education :

Apprentices’ Competition, Physical Society, 595
Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Reactor School at, 449, 452. See Erratum, 656
Birmingham University, Mechanical- Engineering Building, 59*; Flow Of Viscous Fluid, by Dr. H. Nuttall, 298*; Research on Wave Action in Diffusers in Pipe Systems, 524*. See Erratum, 683
Bristol University, Development of Fatigue Cracks in Copper, 720
British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education, Conference on National Service and Industry, 217
— Railways, Welfare and Training Arrangements on, 543
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., Apprenticeship Scheme of, 484
Bursaries in Concrete Technology at Leeds University, 55
— Industrial Arts, Competition, 211
Cambridge University Engineering Department, Apparatus for Demonstrating Shaft Whirl, 266*; Motor Industry Summer School, 772
Careers, Value of Change in, 385*. See LETTER, 421
Chemical Engineers, Institution of, Examination Regulations, 213
City and Guilds of London Institute Course in Concrete Practice, 22; Course in Press-Tool Making, 213; Courses and Examinations in Plant Engineering, 778
Competition, Apprentices’, Physical Society, 595
Concrete Technology, Bursaries at Leeds University, 55
Cost and Works Accounts, Institute of, Summer School, 419
Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Activity Laboratory at, 140*
Durham University, Experiments on Low- Drag Hydrofoil, 624
Education for Industrial Engineering, 321, 322
Electrical Engineers, Institution of, Part I Examination, 263
Engineering Apprenticeship Scheme, 484 — History in Engineering Education, 517 — Profession, Education for, 390, 484 Examination, Part I, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 263
— in Press-Tool Making, 213
— Regulations, Institution of Chemical Engineers, 213
— for Technical Institutions, 331
Federation of British Industries, Report on Shortage of Science Teachers, 199 Glenfield and Kennedy, Ltd., Apprenticeship Scheme of, 484
Graduate Teachers of Mathematics and Science, Report on, 1
Imperial College of Science and Technology, Course on Aircraft Electrical Systems, 69; Vacation School on Aircraft Electrical Systems, 457
Industrial Arts Bursaries Competition, 211 International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, Annual Report, 751
Keele University College, North Staffordshire, Technological-Education Curriculum of, 777, 781
King’s College, London, Engineering Department’s Open Day, 36; Course on Powdered Materials, 171; Lecture on Form in Engineering Design, by J. B. Evans, 551, 652
Leeds University, Bursaries in Concrete Technology, 55
London University Lectures on Atomic Energy, 639
Management Course by Tube Investments, Ltd., 547
— Education in American Business, by L. F. Urwick (Review), 169
Manchester University, Application of Maxwell’s Reciprocal Theorem to Williot-Mohr Diagrams, 827*; Variable-Speed Induction Electric Motor, 832*
Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., Training College, 616
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Annual Report, 715
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of, Part I Examination, 263
Medway College of Technology, Extensions to, 357
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Booklet on Training of Professional Engineer, 68
Motor Industry, Institute of, Summer School, Cambridge, 1955, 772
National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, Course on Fuel Efficiency as Aid to Production, 188
North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., Apprenticeship Scheme of, 484
— East Essex Technical College and School of Art, Opening of, 469*
Old Centralians Luncheon, 513
Physical Society, Apprentices’ Competition, 595
Production Engineers, Institution of, Proposal for Professorship of Production Engineering, 483
— Training for, Institution of Production Engineers Summer School, 190
Queen’s University, Belfast, Formation of School of Aeronautics at; 867
Education—continued
Radio Industry Council, Booklet on Careers in Radio and Electronics, 109 Rehabilitation Courses of Ministry of Labour and National Service, 480
Royal Chartered Colleges of Technology, Proposed, 131
— Naval Engineering College, Manadon, Plymouth, 195, 204*
School of Gas Turbine Technology, Farnborough, Courses at, 109
Schoolmasters’ Conference on Recruitment to Mechanical Engineering Profession, 684
Sheffield University, Investigations on Mechanism of Drawing Operation, 425, 431*. See LETTER, 551*;
Research on Michell Bearing Lubrication, 854
Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd., Brochure on Apprentice Training Scheme, 171
Sir John Cass College Research Assistantships, 22
Southampton University, Experiment to Illustrate Creep, 74*
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital College, Linear Electron Accelerator, 502*
Stockholm University, Hydraulic Research Laboratory, 676
Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of, Technicians’ Certificate, 748 Swansea University, Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Stresses in Short Beams, 625*, 656*
Teachers, Technical, Salary Increases for, 160
Technological Education, Necessity for Rapid Developments in, 777, 780, 781
University College, London, Memorial to Sir J. A. Fleming, 529, 724; Demonstration Apparatus for Structural Problems, 595*
— Degrees for Engineers, 97. See LETTER, 357
— Graduates in Industry, Booklets on, 713
— Grants Committee Policy for Higher Technological Education, 98
“ Eductor,” Pneumatic, for Dust Extraction (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 407*
Edwards, F. J., Ltd., Air-Operated Guillotine, 217*; Swaging and Wiring Machine for Sheet Metal, 538*; Portable Sheet-Metal Shearing Tools, 733*
Edwards, J. L., on Development of Re-Heat in Jet Engines, 660
Edwards, Dr. R., on Sintering-Furnace Atmospheres for Industrial Practice, 852; on Tungsten-Carbide-Cobalt Sintered Alloys, 854
Efficiency of Boiler Plants. See Boiler
— of Engines. See Engines, Trials Eildon Dam Hydro-Electric Scheme, 165
“ Eland ” Gas-Turbine Engines for “ Roto- dyne ” Helicopter, 864*
— Turbo-Propeller Aero Engine, 121*
Elba, Comet Aircraft Disaster, Inquiry, 548, 587, 618, 648, 680, 716. See 573
Elcontrol, Ltd., Electronic Flame-Failure Equipment for Gas-Fired Installations, 567*
“ Eldair ” 100-ton Press Brake, 773*
Elderly Engineers, Part-Time Work for, 387, 389

Electric:

Accessories, Electrical (Trade Publication), 265, 722
Accumulator, Long-Life Storage Battery (J. McGrath, Ltd.), 327
— Vehicles. See Motor Vehicle; Motor Truck
Aircraft Electrical Systems, 457 Alternator. See Generator and Turbo Arc Furnaces. See Furnace, Electric — Welding. See Welding
Battery. See Accumulator (above)
— Vehicles. See Motor Vehicle; Motor Truck
Beacon, Flashing (Trade Publication), 201 Betatron at Christie Hospital, Manchester (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 700*
British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, Grain and Grass Dryer, 834*
and Allied Manufacturers’ Association, “ The Beama Journal,” 277
— — Power Convention, Brighton and Eastbourne. See British Electrical Power Convention
— Electricity Authority, Booklet on Rural Electrification, 13; Supply Statistics, 18, 149, 307, 389, 620, 683, 844; Portishead “B” Power Station, 68; Rye House Power Station, 156*; Dual-Firing in Power Stations of, 195; Rogerstone Power Station, 213; Bold Power Station Extension, 231; Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*; Drakelow “B”. Power Station, Approval of, 311; Ffestiniog Pumped- Storage Scheme and Rheidol Hydro- Electric Scheme, 357; Freemens Meadows Power Station, Mechanical Coal-Wagon Marshalling Yard, 377*; Connah’s Quay Power Station, 387, 436*; Annual Report, 418, 454; March wood Power Station, 441; Report on Finances and Installed Capacity, 450; Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 514, 528*, 568*; Automatic Circuit Re-Closer, 535*; Automatic Boiler Control at Huncoat Power Station, 669*; Pulverised- Fuel Ash as Building Material, 768; Gas Washing at Electricity-Generating Stations, 779
Cables, Aluminium for (Trade Publication), 589
—• Construction, New Materials for, 325
— Contracts, Home, with Installation, Form for, 603
-Direct-Current, 100-kV, Insulating Material for, 13
Electric—continued
Cables Factory, Southampton, of Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., 148
— Impregnated Paper-Insulated, Specification, 297
— Industry, Plastics in (Trade Publication), 104
— Laying and Testing Equipment-; S.S. “ Recorder,” 566*
— 301-kV Oil-Filled (Pirelli-General Cable
Works, Ltd.), 221*
— Power, between England and France, 490
Paper-Insulated (Trade Publication), 488
— Spring Cleat for (Trade Publication), 653
— 22-kV Submarine, for Outer Hebrides
(W. T. Henley’s Telegraph Works Co., Ltd.), 345
— “ Telecon ” (Trade Publication), 653
— Telephone, Submarine, Aberdeen- Bergen (Submarine Cables, Ltd.), 637 Transatlantic, Scotland-Newfoundland, 614, 638*, 740*
— Trans-Ocean, Laying with Rigid Repeaters, 4*
Capacitors for Electric Power Supply, 241 Cell, Differential Pressure, 50*
— Fuel, Hydrogen-Oxygen (F. T. Bacon), 71
— Junction, Germanium (Trade Publication), 458
Circuits, Electronic, Protection’ by Resin Capsules (Lion Switchgear, Ltd.), 768*
— Printed, for Radio and Television Apparatus (Pye, Ltd., and Technograph (Printed Circuits), Ltd.), 819
— Wiring, Preproduction by Etching (Millett, Levens (Engravers), Ltd.), 736*
Conduction in Non-Metallic Crystals, 590 Conductors, Aluminium, Steel-Cored Compression Joints for (Ferrum (England), Ltd.), 48*
— Copper, Bare, for Generator-Transformer Units, 143*
— Rails for Electric Locomotives, De- Icing Equipment for, 831*
Conduit, Wiring, Aluminium (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 768*
Connectors, Multi-Way (Plessey Co., Ltd.), 707*
Contacts, Contactor Air-Break, Performance of, 826*
Contactor, Ignitron, for Large Currents (Bates and Bates, Ltd.), 158*
— with Sintered Tungsten-Silver Contacts
(G.W.B. Furnaces, Ltd.), 569*
— Solderless Joints for (Plessey Co., Ltd.), 658
Control Gear (Trade Publication), 722
— Instrument for Electroplating Vats (Measuring Instruments (Pullin), Ltd.), 742*
Cranes. See Cranes
Current-Carrying Capacity of Copper Conductors, 143*
— Collector Gear for Iron-Ore Transporters (British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd.), 799*
— Supply in Glasgow, 838
— and Voltages, Small, Measuring
Instrument for (Electronic Instruments), Ltd.), 139
Diodes, Germanium, in Glass Envelopes (Mullard, Ltd.), 673
Domestic Equipment, Sales of, 355 Dynamo. See Generator; Turbo-Generator
Earthing of Portable Tools, Testing Instrument for (Electro Methods, Ltd.), 53*
Electrical Equipment for Tropics, Design of, 161, 204
— Installation Work, by T. G. Francis (Review), 9
— Machinery in Mines, Accidents due to, 6
Electricity and Gas (Borrowing Powers) Bill, 67
Electro-Luminescence, Phenomenon of, 590
— Magnetic Apparatus, Laminations in, Heat Capacity of, 69, 103, 167, 293 Electrode, Continuous, for Arc Welding (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 568 Electron Accelerator, Linear (Mullard Research Laboratories), 502*
Electronic Attachment for Automatic Weighing Machine (British Tabulating Machine Co., Ltd.), 94*
— Detector for Non-Ferrous Metals, 636*
— Equipment, Industrial (Trade Publication), 170
— Fault-Finder, “ Auditec ” (W. Deneen and Associates), 668*
— Instruments, Design and Servicing of, 806
and Equipment (Trade Publication), 520
— Process-Controller (Trade Publication), 393
— Tracer Mechanism for Machine Tools (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 610*
Electroplating. See Electro
Fault-Finder, Electronic, “ Auditec ” (W. Deneen and Associates), 668*
Fluorescent Lighting (Trade Publication), 653
Frequency Standardisation in Ontario, Consequences of, 848
Furnaces. See Furnaces
Fuses and Switches. Composite Units of, Specification, 753
Garcke’s Manual (Review), 136
Generating Stations. See Power Stations Generator. See Generator and Turbo Graphical Symbols for Electrical Purposes, Specification, 752
Grids, Resistance, Cast-Iron (Trade Publication), 653
Electric—continued
Hydro-Electric Power Plants. See Power Plants
Induction Heater (Radio Heaters, Ltd.), 152*
— Motors. See Motors, Electric Infra-Red Plant for Quick-Drying Varnish for Printed Labels (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 867*
Installation Practice at Home and Overseas, 42
Insulation for Electrical Equipment in Tropics, 161, 203
— Fibreglass, Method of Fixing (Fibreglass, Ltd.), 603*
— Filins on Silicon-Steel Transformer Sheets, Effect of, 69, 103, 167, 293
Irish Electricity Supply Board, Carrier Communication on Power Network, 800*
Isolators, Bus-Bar, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 307
Lamp Bulbs, Miners’, Treorchy Testing Station for, 77
— Developments in ,12
— Electric, “ Mazda,” for Street Lighting (Trade Publication), 653
— Fluorescent, Portable (Thorn Electrical Industries, Ltd.), 838*
— Indicator (Trade Publication), 653
— and Lighting Showroom (British
Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 736
— Signalling, Long-Range (Aldis Brothers, Ltd.), 534*
Lighting Fittings Showroom, British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., 736
— for Industry, Commerce and Home,
Developments in, 12
Locomotives. See Locomotives, Electric Machines. See Generators; Motors; Turbo Mains. See Cables (above)
Meter, Ammeter or Voltmeter, Compact (Measuring Instruments (Pullin), Ltd.), 733*
— Ultra-Violet Radiation (Hanovia, Ltd,), 768*
Motors. See Motors, Electric Oil Switch. See Switchgear
Orthotron at Christie Hospital, Manchester (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 700*
Oscilloscopes (Trade Publication), 9
— Measuring, Wide-Range (E.M.I. Factories, Ltd.), 833*
Photo-Electric Controls for Rolling Mill, 788*
Potentiometer, Laboratory (Trade Publication); 104
— Thermocouple (Trade Publication), 458
— Vernier (Trade Publication). 458 Powe?1. See Power
— Stations. See Power Stations Pulse Equipment (Trade Publication), 9 Pyrometer. See Pyrometer Railways. See Railways
Rays. See X-Rays
Recorder, Electronic (Trade Publication), 653
— Miniature, for Voltage or Current (Trade Publication), 653
Rectifier, 300-kW Germanium-Type, (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 120*
— Equipment, 675-kW Mobile (Hackbridge and Hewittic Electric Co., Ltd.), 71
for Mining Service (Trade Publication), 9
— Selenium (Trade Publication), 104
— Units for Plating Vats (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 704*
Relay Mechanisms, Casing for (Trade Publication), 9
— Mercury-Switch “ Tiltray ” (Besson and Robinson; Ltd,); 86*
— Miniature, Quick-Action (Trade Publication), 488
— Protective, for Electric Motors (P. and B. Engineering Co., Ltd.), 29*
Remote Control by Imposed Ripple (Trade Publication), 653
Repeaters for Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 614, 638*
Resistance Grids, Cast-Iron (Trade Publication), 653
— Materials, Metallic, Specification, 334
— Welding. See Welding
Rolling Mills, Electric Driving of. See Rolling Mills
Rontgen Rays. See Y-Rays
Rural Electrification, Progress and Policy, Booklet on, 13
“ Rythmatic ” Ripple System with Remote Control (Trade Publication), 653
Semi-Conductors, Research oil Properties and Applications of, by General Electric Co., Ltd., 290, 313*
Uses of, 590
Ships, Decorative Lighting for (Trade Publication), 784
Steel Manufacture. See Metallurgy and Furnace, Electric
Steering Device, Automatic, Electronic, 767*
Storage Battery. See Accumulator (above) Substation. See Substation
Switchgear. See Switchgear; Motors, Electric
Telegraphy. See Telegraphy
Telephony. See Telephony
Test Bench, Micro-Wave (Ferranti, Ltd.), 326*
Testing Plant, 1,500-MVA High-Power (Trade Publication), 686
Thermometer. See Thermometer Traction. See Locomotives, Electric; Railways
Transducer System for Relaying Information (Trade Publication), 9
Transductor, Self-Excited Series, Dynamic Behaviour of, 390, 399*
Transformers. See Transformers Transistor, Discovery and Application of, 312*
Electric—continued
Transistor, Types and Properties of, 390 — Use of Germanium in, 325 Turbo-Generators. See Turbo-Generators Vacuum Tubes. See Rontgen
Variator, Electronic, for Building-Temperature Control (Thermocontrol Installations Co., Ltd.), 697
Victoria State Electricity Commission, Yallourn Power Station, 165*; Hydro-Electric Schemes, 165
Voltages and Currents, Small, Measuring Instrument for (Electronic Instruments, Ltd.), 139
— Regulator, Moving-Coil (Trade Publication), 686
— Stabiliser, Quick-Response (Servomex Controls, Ltd.), 161*
Welding. See Welding
Windings, End, Turbo-Generator, Effect of Short-Circuit Forces on, 856
— Gear. See Winding Wireless Telegraphy. See Radar; Radio;
Television
— Telephony. See Radar; Radio; Television
Wiring Practice at Home and Overseas, 42 — Regulations of Institution of Electrical Engineers, 211
Electric Construction Co., Ltd., Alternator for Remote Sites, 535*
Electric and Musical Industries, Ltd., Production of Guided Missiles, 811
Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, British, Grain and Grass Dryer; 834*

Electrical Engineers, Institution of :

Electric Locomotives on Valenciennes- Thionville Line; by F. Nouvion, 16*
Model Form of Contract, 24
Summer Meeting, Bristol and Cardiff, 68 Publication Arrangements Passed, 103 Elections to Council, 136
Wiring Regulations, 211 Part I Examination, 263 Form for Home Cable Contracts with
Installation, 603
A Transatlantic Telephone Cable, by M. J. Kelly, Sir G. Radley, G. W. Gilman and R. J. Halsey, 61’4, 638* Christmas Lecture on Nuclear Power: Electricity from Uranium, by Dr. T. E. Allibone, 683
Electrification of Manchester-Sheffield- Wath Lines; Eastern and London Midland Region, British Railways, by J. A. Broughall and K. J. Cook, 759 Jubilee oj Thermionic Valve:
Programme, 232, 529, 613 Report of Proceedings, 724
Genesis of Thermionic Valve, by Prof. G. W. O. Howe, 724
Thermionic Devices from Development of Triode up to 1939, by Sir E. Appleton, 724
Developments in Thermionic Devices since 1939, by Dr. J. Thomson, 724
Exhibition of Valves, 724 Measurements Section:
Design and Servicing of Electronic Instruments, by Dr. D. Taylor, 806 Radio Section:
Chairman’s Address on New Materials for Electrical Engineer, by C. W. Oatley, 590
Supply Section:
Past,, Present and Future Electrical Development, by J. D. Peattie, 623
Supervisory Equipment for Indication of Shaft Distortion in Steam Turbines,
D. Antrich, H. W. B. Gardiner and R. K. Hilton, 758
Electrical Measurement of Steam-Turbine Rotor Movements with Special Reference to Operation and Design of Modern Power Plant, by J. L. Ashworth, J. S. Hall and A. H. Gray, 758
Short-Circuit Forces on Turbo-Alternator End-Windings, by J. B. Young and
D. H. Tompsett, 856
Utilisation Section:
Chairman’s Address by J. I. Bernard, 547 Brushless Variable-Speed Induction Motor, by Prof. F. C. Williams and
E. R. Laithwaite, 832*
Electrical Engineers, Supervising,Association of. See Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of
— Engineering in World Trade, 11
— Power Convention, British, Brighton and
Eastbourne. See British Electrical Power Convention
— Trades Union, Redundancy Strike at
London Docks, 416, 480, 511, 643
Electro-Alloys, Ltd., Tungsten and Molybdenum Products (Trade Publication), 553
Electro Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd., Degreasing Machine, 151*; Portable Plating Barrel, 151*
Electro Dynamic Construction Co., Ltd., High- Frequency Motor-Alternators (Trade Publication), 9; Stand-by Diesel-Electric Generators (Trade Publication), 9
Electro Methods, Ltd., “ Terra-Tertia ” Test Unit, 53*
Electrode, Continuous, for Arc Welding (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 568
— Holder, Lincoln-Jackson, 593
— Low-Hydrogen, for Welding (Trade Pub
lication), 9
Electrodeposition of Tin-Nickel Alloy, 151
— See also Electroplating
Electroflo Meters Co., Ltd., Automatic Boiler Control at Huncoat Power Station, 669* Electrolytic Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Process for Aluminium Production, 395
for Derusting, 235. See 233 Electro-Magnetic Apparatus, Laminations in,
Heat Capacity of, 69, 103, 167, 293
Electromagnets, Ltd., Magnetic Separators (Trade Publication). 784
Electron Accelerator, Linear (Mullard Research Laboratories), 502*
Electronic Applications, Transformers for (Trade Publication), 9
Electronics and Communications, Monthly Magazine, First Issue of, 451, 453
— Control Equipment (Trade Publication), 9
— Convention, Industrial, Replacement of
Human Operator by Non-Specialized Programmed Machines, by G. T. Baker, 196
— Equipment, Industrial (Trade Publication),
170
— Instruments, Design and Servicing of, 806 Electronic Instruments, Ltd., Measuring
Instruments for Small Currents and Voltages, 139
and Equipment (Trade Publication), 520
— Process-Controller (Trade Publication), 393
— Recorder for Small Direct-Current Potentials
(Trade Publication), 653
— Research Laboratory of Ferranti, Ltd.,
514, 537*
— Tracer Mechanism for Machine Tools
(British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 610*
Electroplating Barrel, Portable (Electro Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 151*
— of Chromium, Anodes for (Trade Publication), 488
— Vats, Control Instrument for, (Measuring Instruments (Pullin), Ltd., 742*
— Rectifier Units for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 704*
— See also Electrodeposition
Electrostatic Precipitators, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 305
Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529 Stoneware Linings for (Hathernware, Ltd.), 501
Elements, Silicon-Carbide, for Electric Furnaces (Trade Publication), 458
“ Elettra II,” Research Ship, “ Martinet ” Electronic Helmsman, 767*
Elevator, All-Purpose, Agricultural (Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co., Ltd.), 835
— for Bulk-Handling of Grain (R. A. Lister
and Co., Ltd.), 835*
Elgar, Dr. F., Work on Naval Architecture, 455 Elliot, Sir J., on Human Element in Administration, 482
Elliott, B., and Co., Ltd., Hydraulic Machine Vice (Trade Publication), 753
Elliott Bros. (London), Ltd., Instruments Shown at Philadelphia Exposition (Trade Publication), 488; “Tridac” Three- Dimensional Analogue Computer, 583, 596*
Ellis, Sir C., on Research and Production of Smokeless Fuels, 806
“ Elmet,” Spot-Welding Electrodes (Trade Publication), 265
Elms Metals, Ltd., Light-Alloy Sledges, 717
Elstree-Tilbury 275-kV Supergrid, Film of, 421
Elutriator, Laboratory, for Classification of Fine Powers (Trade Publication), 9
Emery Wheels. See Grinding under Machine Tools
E. M.I. Engineering Development, Ltd., Dynamic Balancing Machine, 345*; Industrial Stroboscope, 345*
E.M.I. Factories, Ltd., Wide-Range Measuring Oscilloscope, 833*
Employees. See Labour Employment. See Labour
Endurance Tests. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials)
Energy in the Future, by P. C. Putnam (Review), 361
Engines, Aero. See Aeronautics
— Diesel. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine Propulsion; Motorships
— Fault Diagnosis (Trade Publication), 589
— Gunpowder, of Sir G. Cayley, 654*
— Heat, and Applied Heat, by L. Pilborough (Review), 136 Various, Performance Figures for, 693
— Indicators. See Indicators
— Internal-Combustion, Development of, 547, 555
Combustion, Dual-Fuel, Combustion Problems of, 355, 363*, 390
Combustion, Industry, Costs and Wages in, 66
Combustion, International Congress, Formation of British National Committee, 387, 389
Combustion, International Congress, The Hague, Arrangements for, 72
Combustion, Parts Lists and Instruction Manuals for (Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd.), 296
Combustion, Research Association, British, Annual Report, 555
Combustion, Test House for (D. Brown Tractors (Engineering), Ltd.), 673*
Combustion, Two-Stroke, Effect of Diffusers for, 524.* See Erratum, 613
Combustion. See also Turbines, Gas
— Laboratory, Birmingham University, Mech
anical Engineering Department, 59*
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Motor Car. See Engines, Petrol
— Oil, Andritz, Stationary and Marine Two-
Stroke, 858*
Diesel, 1J to 20-b.h.p. (Trade Publication), 849
Diesel, at Baghdad Trade Fair, 538
Diesel, 36-b.h.p., for Centrifugal Pump R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd.), 666*
Diesel, 55-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder (British Motor Corporation, Ltd.), 478
Diesel, 123-b.h.p. and 167-b.h.p. Four- Cylinder (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 478
Diesel, 85-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Horizontal (H. Meadows, Ltd.), 476*
Diesel, 25-h.p. Four-Cylinder, for Tractor (F. A. Fiat), 412*
Diesel, Fuel Pump for (Tangyes, Ltd.), 538. See Erratum, 622
Diesel, Governors for (Trade Publication), 41
Diesel, Hague International Congress, 72
Engines, Oil, Diesel, High-Speed, Fuel-Injection Pump for (Mono-Cam, Ltd.), 279* Diesel, Horizontally-Opposed, Twin- Cylinder (Coventry Victor Motor Co., Ltd.), 572*
Diesel, Industrial, Sales of, 646
Diesel, Lubrication for (Trade Publication), 233
Diesel, Marine, 9,000-s.h.p., Ten- Cylinder (Sulzer Brothers), 708*
Diesel, Marine, Turbo-Charged (Trade Publication), 686
Diesel, for Pescara-Muntz Air Compressor, 634*
Diesel, for Rail Traction (Trade Publication), 201
Diesel, li to 2| h.p. Single-Cylinder (Petters, Ltd.), 191*
Diesel, 3|-h.p. Single-Cylinder (R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd.), 62*
Diesel, 4-h.p., Single-Cylinder (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 93
Diesel, 70-b.h.p., Six-Cylinder, for Tractor (Leyland Motors, Ltd.), 666*
Diesel, 72-b.h.p., Six-Cylinder (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 707*
Diesel, 1,520-b.h.p. Sixteen-Cylinder (Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd.), 148*
Diesel, 12-h.p. Twin-Cylinder (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 93*
Diesel, Two- to Eight-Cylinder, Air- Cooled (J. and H. McLaren, Ltd.), 738*
Diesel. See also Motorships; Marine Propulsion; Tractors
138-h.p. Six-Cylinder Lanova-Type, Tests of' 105*
Vaporising, H to 20-b.h.p. (Trade Publication), 849
— Petrol, 1| to 60 b.h.p. (Trade Publication),
849
Aeroplane. See Aeronautics
3-75-b.h.p. Air-Cooled (B.S.A. Co., Ltd.), 803*
320-h.p., Completely-Sealed (Jaguar Cars, Ltd.), 473*
Motor Car, for Alfa-Romeo 1900 Super Sprint, 577*
Motor Car, B.M.C. Six-Cylinder, 577* Motor Car, Developments in, 576* Motor Car, for Mercedes Benz Sports Car, 578*
Motor-Car, Test House for (D. Brown Tractors (Engineering), Ltd.), 673*
Motor Car, Vauxhall Velox, Combustion Chamber of, 577*
1 -28-b.h.p. Single-Cylinder (Vincent Engineers (Stevenage), Ltd., 439*
Small, Sales of, 778
See also Aeronautics; Motor Cars
— Steam, Marine, 2,200-h.p. Triple-Expansion
Cable-Ship “ Recorder.” 566
See also Marine Propulsion; Turbines 2|-h.p., Twin-Cylinder Uniflow, for
N.R.D.C.-Ricardo Prime Mover, 419, 422*. See LETTERS, 519, 783
— Winding. See Winding
Engineers, Chartered, Small Number in British Transport Commission, 745. See LETTER, 813
— Education. See Education
— Institutions. See Institutions
— Production, Institution of. See Production
— and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of,
Presidential Address by Prof. A. M. Robb on Foundations of Ship Design, 455; James Watt Dinner, 487; Developments in High-Pressure Boilers, by T. Carlile, 857
— Wages in Relation to Costs of Production,
66
Engineering for Agricultural Drainage, by Profs. H. B. Roe and Q. C. Ayres (Review), 849
— and Allied Employers’ National Federation,
Guaranteed Week in Engineering Industry, 192; Employers’ Difficulties, 448; Wage Demands of Steel Erectors, 611; Wage Claims Against, 839
— Apprentices. See Education; Labour ENGINEERING, Book Reviews in, 547
— Career, Entry into, 841
Value of Changes in, 385*. See LETTER, 421
— Clerical Staffs, Wage Demands by, 32
— Contracts. See Contracts
— Design, Lecture on Form in, 551, 652
— Education. See Education
— Goods in British Colonies, 725, 748
— Industrial, British Productivity Council
Report on, 321, 322
— Industries Association, Statement on Taxa
tion Relief, 714; Views on Dangers of Full Employment, 807
Employers’ Difficulties, 448
Guaranteed Week in, 192
New Wage Structure in, 192, 256
Proposals for Nationalisation of, 256, 352 Summer Boom. 450
Wages in, 226, '839
Wage Increases for Women Employees in, 675
— Laboratories. See Laboratories; National
Physical
— Measurement of Temperature in, Vol. I, by
H. D. Baker, E. A. Ryder and N. H. Baker (Review), 552
— Profession, Recruitment to, Discussion on,
390, 484, 77, 780, 781
— Progress, Effects of New Materials on, 325
— Projects under Colombo Plan, 621
— and Science, Relationship Between, 782
— Societies. See Institutions
— Standards. See Standards Institution
— Union, Amalgamated, Strikes at Naval
Aircraft Yards, 96, 128
— Works. See Works
England and France, Electro-Power Cable Between, 490
English Electric Co., Ltd., Electrical Equipment for Rolling Mill of T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., 89; Canberra “B ” Mark 8 Night- Intruder Aeroplane, 347*; 60-MW Turbo- Generator, Marchwood Power Station, 441; Switchgear for Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 568; 1,500-h.p. Diesel-
Electric Locomotive, 602*; 12-MW
Alternator for Loch Luichart Hydro- Electric Scheme, 633; Diesel Electric Shunting Locomotive (Trade Publication), 653; Mobile Diesel Generating Sets (Trade Publication), 653; Electrical Equipment for Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 799
English Electric Export and Trading Co., Ltd., Cabril Hydro-Electric Scheme, 189*
English Salvi Co., Ltd., Salvi Spacers for Electrical Transmission Lines, 48*
English Steel Corporation, Ltd., Two-Stage Coal-Gas Producer, 90*
Engraving Cutter, Tungsten-Carbide (Trade Publication), 849
Entry into Engineering Career, 841
Envelopes, Glass, Germanium Diodes in (Mullard, Ltd.), 673
Epidemics, Waterborne (Trade Publication), 722
“ Epikote’ ’ Synthetic Resins; 848. See 843 “ Epon ” Synthetic Resin, Use of, 843, 848 E.R.F. (Holdings), Ltd., Views on Heavy Vehicle Industry, 227
E.R.F., Ltd., 184-b.h.p. Oil-Engined Motor Tractor, 336; Eight-Wheeler Platform- Type Motor Lorry, 446*
Ergograph for Human Fatigue Research, 143* Erickson,- A. E., the Late, 134
Erie Station, Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, “ Speedwalk ” Moving Pavement, 226
Eriskay, Isle, 22-kV Submarine Cable for, 345 Erith Submarine Cable Factory of Submarine Cables, Ltd., 740*. See 614, 638*
Erosion, Protection of Coastal Lands against, 404*, 425, 428*
Escaping from Submarines, Training in, 532* Esso Petroleum Co., Fawley Oil Refinery, Extensions to, 583
Etablissements Faure-Herman, Electronic Flowmeter for Aircraft Fuel, 601*
“ Etaflo ” Water-Tube Boilers, Scunthorpe Ironworks, 187
Etching, Caustic, for Examination of Alumi- nium-Alloy Casting, 865*
— of Copper-Foil Sheets to Reproduce Wiring
Circuits, 736*
Ethoxyline Resins for Tool Manufacture, 727 Euco Tools, Ltd., “ Karbo ” Tungsten-Carbide Engraving Cutter (Trade Publicaation), 849
Eumeco Aktiengesellschaft fur Maschinenbau, Guillotine Shear, 606*; High-Speed Forging Hammer, 607
Europe, Activities of O.E.E.C. in (Review), 232
— Economic Commission for, Report on
Steel and Aluminium, 10; Relationship Between Coal and Black Oils in West European Fuel Market, Report, 418
— Electric Power Supply in, Report on, 697 European Atomic Energy Society, Formation
of, 196
— Coal and Steel Community, Steel Output
by, 162; Iron-Ore Supplies for, 483; Information Bulletin, 714; British Coal Agreement with, 778
— Countries, Aluminium Production in, 10
— Post-War Economic Progress in, 386
— Economic Co-operation, Organisation for,
Comments on Strasbourg Plan, 35; Activities in Europe (Review), 232; Statistics of National Product and Expenditure, 1938, 1947-52, 386; Survey of European Trade, 546; Survey of Power-Station Equipment by, 566; Report on Oil-Refinery Expansion, 614; Report on Electricity Supply in Europe, 687; Economic Conditions in Denmark, Iceland and Norway, 747; Timber Supplies in Europe, 843
— Machine Tool Exhibition, Milan, 358*,
474*, 509*, 574*, 604*
— Management Conference, Torquay, Auto
mation—Implications for Management, by G. H. R aison and P. Bezier, 620
— Power Stations, Heavy Equipment for, 566 Position of, 546
Eutectic Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Evans, J. B., on Form in Engineering Design, 551, 652
Evans, P. E., on Production of Metal Sheets from Metal Powders, 852
Evans, Sir W. H., the Late, 651
Evaporators, Rye House Power Station (Alton and Co., Ltd.), 157
Eve, J. L., Construction Co., Ltd., Film of Supergrid, 421
Evershed and Vignoles Ltd., Polarograph (Trade Publication), 104; Electronic Process- Controller (Trade Publication), 393; Cable Cleat (Trade Publication), 653; Miniature Recorder (Trade Publication), 653
Evode, Ltd., Additives for Improving concrete Floors, 832; Rapid-Drying Priming Paint, 838
Ewbank and Partners, Hunts Bay, Jamaica, Power Station, 668*
Excavator, Allis-Chalmers “ Tracto-Shovel,” 634*
— 15- to 20-cub. yd., “Caterpillar” Scraper
(Birtley Co., Ltd.), 705*
— 31-cub. yd. Drag-Line, Diesel-Engine (J.
Olding and Co., Ltd.), 565*
— Dragline, Orders Placed in United States
for, 32
— Hydraulic, Tractor-Mounted (J. C. Bam
ford)/,' 803*
— and Loader, Combined (Abelson and Co.
(Engineers), Ltd.), 409*
— Lorry-Mounted, “ Poclain ” (Winget, Ltd.),
771*
— Trench-Digging (Gar Wood Industries), 569
— i-cub. yd., Truck-Mounted (Trade Publica
tion), 265
Exchange, Heat, Problems in High Pressure Boilers, 857
— of Students for Technical Experience, Inter
national Association of, Annual Report, 751
Exchangers, Heat, Finned Tubes for (Trade Publication), 9
Use of Extended-Surface Tubes as, 866*
Exeter Waterworks Reconstruction, 441
Exhaust Valves. See Valves
Exhibition, Aircraft, and Flying Display, Farnborough Aerodrome, 294*, 347*,378*
— Baghdad Trade Fair, 483, 507*, 538*, 646.
See Erratum, 622
— Birmingham, Zinc-Alloy Die Casters’ Asso
ciation, 578
— British Trade Fair, Copenhagen, 1955, 34,
69
— Brussels Internationa], 1958, Arrangements
for, 782
— Building-Plant, Glasgow, 1955, 773
— Business Efficiency, Manchester, Opening
of, 163
— Chemical and Petroleum Engineering,
Olympia, 1958,454
— and Conferences, Forthcoming, 159, 281,
414, 579, 710, 870
— and Congress, Public Works and Municipal
Services, Olympia, Programme of, 404 614, 634*, 666; 679, 705*
— Cycle and Motor-Cycle, London, 647
— of Historic Books on Astronomy, Science
Museum, 263
— Instrument Industries, British, 1955, Ar
rangements for, 6
— International, Commercial Motor Trans
port, Earl’s Court, 387, 410*, 445*, 476*
— Leipzig Fair, 354
— Lighting, British Thomson-Houston Co.,
Ltd., 736
— Machine-Tool, European, Milan, 358*,
474*, 509*, 574*, 604*
Tool, International 1956, Arrangements for, 413
— Mobile, British Iron and Steel Research
Association Profiloscope, 243
— Model Engineer, 264*
— Motor Car, Earl’s Court, 540*, 576*, 608*
— Photographic, of Use of Concrete in
Buildings, 212
— Physical Society’s Competition for Appren
tices, 595
— Printing, International London, 1955,
Arrangements for, 6
— Production, Engineering, Olympia, 35, 70*,
151*
— Royal Agricultural Society’s Show, Windsor
Great Park, 60*, 91*, 123*
— Scientific Apparatus, Institution of Civil
Engineers, 4*
— Scottish Industries, Glasgow, 264 326*,
386
—- Television, and National Radio Show, 263
— Thermionic Valve, 529, 724
— Toolroom Machines, London, 684, 698*
— X-Ray Apparatus, 720
Experiments, Industrial, Design and Analysis of, by O. L. Davies (Review), 622 Experimental Tank. See Tank; Ship Models; Export, Institute of, Trade with Latin America, 842
Export Packing Services, Ltd., Research and Development Centre, 563*
— Trade. See Trade
Extrusion of Aluminium Alloys, Effect of Direction of, 394

FABER, O., and PARTNERS, Fulham Cement Depot, 546, 560*; Sulphuric Acid Plant, Widnes, 640*. See Addendum, 774
Factory Accidents. See Accidents
— Automatic, Conference on, 1955, 683
— Building, Expansion in, 3
— Chief Inspector’s Report, 1952, 33
— Development, Central Statistical Office
Blue Book, 354
— Employment of Women. See Labour
— Management. See Works Management
— Transformer, of Fuller Electrical and Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 564
— Welfare Work in. See Labour
Fair, Trade. See Exhibition
Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour, Ltd., Duplex Shell-Moulding Machine, 642*
Fairbrother, Hall and Hedges, Electronic Research Laboratory of Ferranti, Ltd., 514, 538*
Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd., “ Gannet Mark 2 ” Trainer Aircraft, 379; “ Fairey Delta 2 ” Research Aircraft, 487*; Helicopter Development by, 714; “ Rotodyne ”
Helicopter Fitted with “ Eland ” Gas- Turbine Engines, 864*
“ Fairey Delta 2 ” Research Aircraft (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 487*
Falkirk Works of British Aluminium Co., Ltd., 55
Falmouth, Lord, on Education and Employment of Technologists, 777, 780
Falsework, Use of Bailey Bridging for, 218* Fan, Axial-Flow (Trade Publication), 686
— Booster, for Multi-Purpose Agricultural
Dryer (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 834*
— Forced and Induced-Draught, Carmarthen
Bay Power Station, 305
— and Ventilating Equipment (Trade Publica
tion), 334
Farming. See Agricultural; Tractors Farnborough Aerodrome Aircraft Exhibition and Flying Display, 294,* 347* 378*
Farrar, J., Refuse-Disposal Plant at Yeadon, 85*
Farsley Works of D. Brown Tractors (Engineering), Ltd., Engine Test House at, 673
Fatigue Cracks in Copper, Development of, 720
— Industrial. See under Labour
— in Metals Due to Friction, 815*
— Tests of Metals. See Fatigue under Tests
(Materials')
Faults in Engines, Diagnosis of (Trade Publication), 589
— Finder, Electronic, “ Auditec,” (W. Deneen
and Associates), 668*
Faure-Herman Electronic Flowmeter for Aircraft Fuel, 601*
Fawcett Preston and Co., Ltd., Hydraulic Intensifier for High Pressures, 836*
Fawley Oil Refinery, Extensions to, 583
Federation of British Industries, British Trade Fair, 1955, Copenhagen, 34, 69; Report on Shortage of Science Teachers, 199; Baghdad Trade Fair, 483, 507*; 538,
646. See Erratum, 622; Trade Promotion by, 646; Booklets on “ Career for Graduate in Industry ” and “ Industry and Graduate,” 713
Feed, Automatic, for Bench Power Press (Jones and Attwood, Ltd.), 868*
— Boiler, Equipment for (Trade Publication),
73
— Heating System, Brunswick Wharf Power
Station, 529
— Pumps. See Pumps
— Water Softener. See WV/Zer
System, Bowater’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 319
Treatment Plant, Connah’s Quay Power Station (Permutit Co., Ltd.), 438
See also Water
Feeder-Protection (Trade Publication), 104 Fell Diesel-Mechanical Locomotive, British Railways, 773
Fellows Brothers, Ltd., Lifting and Moving Tackle (Trade Publication), 653
Female Labour. See Labour
Fendering for Reinforced-Concrete Ore Discharging Quay, 209*
Fenner, J. H. and Co., Ltd., “Torque-Arm” Speed Reducer, 742*; Belt Drives (Trade Publication), 753
Ferguson, H., Ltd., Rake, Side-Delivery, 60*; Pneumatically-Driven Hedgecutter, 61*; Tractor-Mounted Dump-Skip, 61
Ferguson, H., Motor-Car Construction by, 66 Ferguson Pailin, Ltd., Switchgear, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 306*
“ Ferguson System ” of Tractors for Civil Engineering Purposes,(Trade Publication), 73
Ferguson Tractors, “ Shearmobile,” Sheep- Shearing Attachment for, 835
Ferranti Ltd., Radio Valves and Cathode-Ray Tubes (Trade Publication), 104; Micro- Wave Test Bench, 326*; Camera Unit for Photographing Television Stills, 471*; Electronic Research Laboratory, 514, 537*; Electronic Research, Products of, 537*; Moving-Coil Voltage Regulators (Trade Publication), 686
Ferro-Concrete. See Concrete, Reinforced Ferrous Materials, Electrolytic Derusting of, 235
Ferrum (England), Ltd., Compression Joints for Overhead Transmission Lines, 48*
Ferryfield Airport for Cross-Channel Car Ferry, 94*
Fertiliser Distributor, Tractor-Mounted (Transplanters (Robot), Ltd.,), 125*
Fettling Machine, Mobile, for Open-Hearth Furnace (Blaw Knox, Ltd.), 190*
— Tools with Dust Suction Hoses (Holman
Brothers, Ltd.), 407*
Fewsters (Stocksfield) Ltd., Tractor-Mounted Dump-Skip, 61
Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Hydro-Electric Scheme, 357
Fiat, F.A., 25-h.p., Diesel Engine for Crawler Tractor, 412*
Fibreglass, Ltd., Method of Fixing Fibreglass Sheeting, 603*
— for Ships’ Hull Construction (Halmatic,
Ltd.), 252.* See Erratum, 398
Fielding and Platt, Ltd., Hydraulic Baling Press for Scrap Metal, 571*
Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, British Military Vehicles Display, 451, 473*
Files and Chisels, “ Despatch,” (Trade Publication), 722
Filing System, Automatic, Remington Rand, Inc., 583
Films, Cinema, on Abrasives and Grinding Wheels (Trade Publication), 753
“ Clear Road Ahead ” (Permali, Ltd.), 24 of Coal Conveyor (R. Sutcliffe, Ltd.), 767 on “ Craftsmen Welders,” Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., 49
of Die-Casting, 578
Domestic Generator Sets, Big Six Film Unit, 732
on Non-Ferrous Metal Tubes (Yorkshire Copper Works, Ltd.), 766
on Oil Prospecting and Gas Turbines, Petroleum Films Bureau, 751
?— — Owen Falls Hydro Electric Power Plant, 869
Projector, “Ampro,” 327
on Steelmaking (Merton Park Studios), 215
— — of Tilbury Elstree 275-kV Supergrid, 421
— Coating, Polyvinyl Alcohol (May and Baker,
Ltd.), 296
Filmsetting Machines, Types and Development of, 451, 460, 491. See LETTER 652
Filter for Aviation Fuels (Automotive Products Co., Ltd.), 217
— Elements, Sintered, Properties of, 852 Finch, B., and Co., Ltd., Tubular Building
Structure, 603*
Finlarig Hydro-Electric Scheme, 35,294-kVA Alternator, 250*
“ Fintube ” Extended-Surface Heat Exchangers, 866*
Fire and Atomic Bomb, by D. I. Lawson (Review), 232
•— Doors, Eliminator, Use for Smoke Abatement in Boilers, 793*
Firebricks. See Refractow Materials Firedamp in Collieries, Use of, 327, 355
— Use in Dual-Fuel Engines, 363
“ Firlec ” Magnetic Clutch for Motor Cars, 610*
Firms, Small, Capital for, 678
Management in, Pamphlet on, 646 Firminy Forging' Shop at Ateliers et Forges de la Loire, 523
Fischer, G., Ltd., Automatic Copying Lathe, 474*
Fischer-Tropsch Process, Developments of, 200 Fish Ladder for Loch Luichart Dam, 631* Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, Sedgefield, Durham, 661*
Fisher, Dr. J. W., the Late, 262
Fisher and Ludlow; Ltd., Open-Metal Flooring (Trade Publication) 458
Fishplates, Insulating, “ Permali,” 24 Fitzgerald, T., the Late, 453
Flame Failure Equipment, Electronic, for Gas- Fired Installations (Elcontrol Ltd.), 567*
— Oil and Gas, in Open-Hearth Furnaces,
Length of, 818
Flanges, Pipe, Marking of, Hydraulically- Operated Machine for (Trade Publication), 784
Flaws, L. J., on Research on Abatement of Smoke from Boilers, 793*
Fleet. See Warships
Fleming, Sir J. A., Work on Thermionic Valve, 529, 613, 724; Memorial to, 529, 724
“ Flexbac ” Marking Rope (Trade Publication), 753
Flexible Drives (Gilmans), Ltd., Built-up Tungsten-Carbide Burs, 539*
Flight. See Aeronautics
Flood Control in India, Plans for, 715 Schemes in Iraq, 39
Flooding, Protection of Coastal Lands Against, 404*, 425, 428*
“ Floodmaster ” Centrifugal Pump, 666*
Floors, Concrete, Additives for Improving, 832
— Slabs, Concrete, Horizontal Cracks in, Re
cording Instrument for (W. S. Atkins and Partners), 601*
Flooring, Open-Metal (Trade Publication), 458 Flotation Plant, Coal-Preparation Plant, Mansfield Colliery, 769*
Flour-Carrying Wagon, 12|-ton (H. Simon, Ltd.), 23*
Flow, Heat, Hatfield Meter Discs (Joyce, Loebl and Co., Ltd.), 47*
— Indication Panels for Ore-Preparation Plant
of Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., 49*
— Pipe, Analyser for, 5
— of Viscous Incompressible Fluid in Tri
angular Duct, 298*
Flowmeter, Electronic, for Aircraft Fuel (Integral, Ltd.), 601*
Flue Gases, Metal Recovery from, 488
Treatment at Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437
Washing in Power Stations, 623
Fluids, Abrasive, Centrifugal Pumps for (Trade Publication), 488
— Carrying Abrasive Materials, Centrifugal
Pumps for (Trade Publication), 334
— Friction. See Friction; Hydrodynamics
— Viscous Incompressible, Flow in Triangular
Duct, 298*
Fluon-Impregnated Bearing, Self-Lubricating, 853*
Fluorescent Lighting (Trade Publication), 653 Fluorine Emission from Works, Investigations on, 119
“ Flying Bedstead,” Jet-Lift Vehicle, 381, 422*
— Boats. See Aeronautics
Fodens, Ltd., 5/6-cub. yd. Dump Truck with 84-b.h.p. Diesel Engine, 445*
Fogg, B., on Mechanism of Simple Drawing Operation, 551*. See 425, 431*
Folland Aircraft, Ltd., “Folland Midge” Fighter Aeroplane, 232; “ Gnat ” Fighter Aeroplane, 232; “Midge” Fighting Aeroplane, 347*
Folland, H. P., the Late, 356
“ Folland Midge ” Fighter Aeroplane (Folland Aircraft, Ltd.), 232
Food Investigation Board, Annual Report, 395 Ford, J. P., on British Trade with Latin America, 842
Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Pre-Set Linkage Control for Agricultural Tractor, 60; Exhibits at Production Exhibition, 70*, 152*; Compaction Moulding Process for Rocker Arms, 152*; 5-cwt. “Thames” Motor Van, 446*; and Ransomes Sims and Jefferies Ltd., Production of Agricultural Tools by, 678
Ford “ Vedette ” Motor Car, 608*
Foreign Aid Bill of United States, 194
Forest Products Research Board, 1953, Annual Report, 198
Forgemasters’, National, Association: Joint Meeting with La Chambre de la Grosse Forge FranQaise:
Problems in Manufacture and Ultrasonic Inspection of Heavy Upset Steel Forgings, by C. Roques, C. Dubois and P. Bastien, 523
Reversible Deformation During Thermal Stability Testing of Rotor Forgings, by Dr. H. H. Burton and J. E. Russell, 523
Continuous Grain-Flow Process, by P. Verot, 523
Forge Furnaces, by L. Bailly, Dr. F. W. Jones and A. Barker, 523
Production of Reaction Vessel at Creusot Works, 523
Trepan Boring with Tungsten-Carbide Tipped Tools, by W. Somers, Ltd., 523
35,000-ton Die-Forging Press for Light Alloys by J. G. Frith, 523
Firminy Forging Shop at Ateliers et Forges de la Loire, by G. Bois, 523
Forging, Application of Continuous Grain- Flow Process to, 523
— Hammers. See Hammers under Machine
Tools
— Press. See Press under Machine Tools
— Steel, Ultrasonic and Thermal Stability
Testing of, 523
— Titanium (W. Jessop and Sons, Ltd.), 380
Form in Engineering Design 652
Fort Halstead, Medway Technology College Extensions to, 357
Forth Road Bridge. Proposals for Construction of. 810
“ Fortrex 35 ” Welding Electrodes (Trade Publication), 9
Foster Instrument Co., Ltd.I Control Instruments, Lackenby Works, 183; Thermo- Electric Pyrometers (Trade Publication), 9; “ Introscopes ” for Internal Inspections (Trade Publication), 849
Foster Wheeler, Ltd., Supplies of “Packaged ” Boilers, 5; Boilers for S.S. “ Orsova,” 56* Foulkes, R. A., on Soil Stabilisation in Germany, 268*
Foundations for Carmarthen Pay Power Station, 304*
— for Gasholder at Stafford (West’s Piling &
Construction Co., Ltd.), 738
— for Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long &
Co., Ltd., 181*
— Quay, Ore-Discharging Plant, Tyne Dock,
207*
Foundry Accidents, Safety Footwear as Protection Against, 480
— Automatic, of Eberhard Manufacturing
Co., 647
— Dust Control in, 523
Suppression in, 36*
— Practice, “ Intricast ” Casting Method, 194 ?— Shell-Moulding Equipment for (Polygram
Casting Co., Ltd.), 54*, 284
Moulding Machine, “ Shelmolda Altus,” 642*
— Tame Bridge, W. and T. Avery, Ltd., 482,
505*
— Worife See also D/e Casting
— Workers, Amalgamated Union of, Safety
Footwear in Foundries, 480
— See also Castings; Moulding
Foundrymen, Institute of British. See British “ Fourdrive ” 40-h.p. Agricultural Tractor, 835*
Fourways (Engineers), Ltd., Adjustable-Boom Mobile Conveyor, 216*
Fowler, J., and Co. (Leeds), Ltd., Tractor- Mounted Winch, 61; Crawler Tractor Equipment (Trade Publication), 653
Fox, S., and Co., Ltd., 60-ton Direct-Arc Tilting Furnace, 830*
“ F.-R. Nacton ” Trade Mark for Agricultural Tool 678
Fractionating Column, 120-ft., Heat Treatment of, 319
Fracture and Creep of Metals at High Temperatures, National Physical Laboratory Symposium on, 237*
Frames, Structural, Calculation of Influence Lines for, 827*
— Three-Pinned, for Prestressed-Concrete
Arched Silo, 665*
Frameworks, Slotted Angle Bars for, 742* Framing, Tubular, for Racing Motor Boat (Accles and Pollock, Ltd.), 135*
France and England, Electric-Power Cable between, 490
— See also French
Francis Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic
Fraser and Chalmers Works, General Electric Co., Ltd,, Steam Turbines (Trade Publication), 233
— Stills for Blending Synthetic Resins, 18*.
See Erratum, 68
Free-Energy Diagram of System Titanium- Oxygen, 427
Freeman, Prof. J. W., on Metallographic Structure and Creep, 239
Freemens Meadows Power Station, Mechanical Coal-Wagon, Marshalling Yard, 377*
“ Fregate,” Renault, Motor Car, Rear-Wheel Suspension of, 541*
French National Railways, Electric Locomotives for Valenciennes-Thionville Line, 16*; 50-Cycle, Single-Phase Electric Traction on, 637*. See Erratum, 730
— See also France
Friction, Metallic, Application to Engineering Problems, 814*
— Surface, Australian Researches on, 785
Friedel, J., on Tertiary Creep and Fracture, 238
Frith, J. G., on 35,000-ton Die-Forging Press for Light Alloys, 523
Frith, P. H., on Fatigue Tests on Rolled Electric and Open-Hearth Alloy Steels, 854
Frobigher, Ltd., Taku River Hydro-Electric Scheme, 231*
Frost, Experimental Methods of Securing Protection Against, 817
Frost, Dr. N. E., on Fracture of 0-5 Molybdenum Steel, 237
Froude, R. E., Work at Haslar Experimental Tank, 424, 491, 496*
Froude, W., Unveiling of Memorial to, 423*; Work at Torquay Experimental Tank, 424, 491, 496*= Work on Naval Architecture, 455
Fruit Storage, Investigation on, 395
Fuel Atomiser, National Gas-Turbine Establishment, 381
— Aviation, Filter for (Automotive Products
Co., Ltd.), 217
— Consumption of Andritz Oil Engines, 862*
— — of 138-h.p. Lanova Oil Engine, 105*
1 • 28-b.h.p. Single-Cylinder Petrol Engine 439*
9,000-s.h.p. Sulzer Marine Diesel Engine, 708*
— Efficiency as Aid to Production, Course on,
188
— Injection Systems For Motor Cars, 609*
— Institute of, Conference on Recovery of
Sulphur from Fuels, 278; Peat-Fired Power Stations, by W. Cronin and J. F. Lang, 735
— Motor. See also Alcohol; Benzol; Gas;
— Oil. See O/7 Fuel
— and Power, Ministry of, Gas and Electricity
(Borrowing Powers) Bill, 67; Exhibits at Production Exhibition, 71*; 1,750-h.p.
Coal-Burning Gas-Turbine Locomotive, 326, 351; Gas Council Annual Report, 516
— Pump. See Pump
— Research Board, Annual Report, 200
— Station, Boiler Tests by, 337; Use of
Eliminator Fire-Door for Abatement of Smoke from Boilers, 793*; Science Museum Smoke-Pollution Measuring Station, 837
— Smokeless, Research on Production of, 806
— Solid, Increased Thermal Efficiency by
Gasification, O.E.E.C. (Review), 9
Fuel. See also Coal; Oil; Gas; Peat; Pulverised Coal
Fulham, London, Cement Depot of Cement Marketing Co., Ltd., 546, 560*
Fuller Electrical and Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 32/132-kV Transformers, Rye House Power Station, 157; Factory Transformer, 564
Fulmer Research Institute, Work of, 615, 616. See LETTER, 719
Funditor, Ltd., Machine for Marking Pipe Flanges and Graduating Flywheels (Trade Publication), 784
“ Fural ” Roof and Wall Cladding (Trade Publication), 233
Furnace, Annealing, for Aluminium (Stordy Engineering Co., Ltd.), 88
— Blast, at Scunthorpe Ironworks, 186*
— Boiler. See Stoker
— Carbon-Tube, for Chemical Research
(Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 729*
— Control, Automatic (Trade Publication),
488
— Electric (Trade Publication), 589
— — Alloy Steels Made in, Fatigue Tests of,
854
Arc, 2,000-kVA (G. W.B. Furnaces, Ltd.), 774*
Arc, Tilting, 60-ton (Birlec Ltd.), 830* Box-Type (Trade Publication), 201
36-kW for Gelling Polyvinyl Chloride (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 295
— — Heat-Treatment (Birlec, Ltd.), 117* Silicon-Carbide Elements for (Morgan
Crucible Co., Ltd.), 380*
Silicon-Carbide Elements for (Trade Publication), 458
— Enamelling (Trade Publication), 170
— Forge, Discussion on, 523
— Gas-Fired, for Heat-Treating 120-ft.
Fractionating Column, 319
— Melting, Gas-Fired, for Aluminium
(Gibbons Brothers, Ltd.), 87*
?— Open-Hearth, Defects and Need for Improvement, 722
Hearth, Fatigue Tests on Alloy Steels Made in, 854
Hearth, Flames and Output, Glasgow Conference, Programme, 284
Hearth, Measurement and Influence of Preheat in, 819
Hearth, Mobile Fettling Machine for (Blaw-Knox, Ltd.), 190*
Hearth, Oil Firing in, 195
Hearth, 360-ton Tilting, at Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 180*
— for Production of Fine Tungsten Wire,
175*
— Reheating, Design and Performance of,
818
— Sintering, Atmospheres for Industrial
Practice, 852
— Tilting, 60-ton Direct-Arc (Birlec Ltd.), 830*
— See also Coke Ovens; Cupolas
Furniss, W. M. B., the Late, 617
Fuses, Cartridge (Trade Publications), 104, 393
— and Switches, Composite Units of, Specification, 753
Future Sources of Energy, by P. C. Putnam (Review), 361

GALION (GREAT BRITAIN), LTD., 50-h.p. Motor Grader, 707*
“ Gannet Mark 2 ” Trainer Aircraft (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 379
Gantry, Crane', Shear Centre for Girder of, 690*
— for Woodhead New Tunnel, Construction, 21*
— See also Crane
Gar Wood Industries, Trench-Digging Machine, 569
Garcke’s Manual (Review), 136
Gardening Implements, Mechanical, Output of, 747
Gardiner, H. W. B., on Shaft Distortion in Steam Turbines, 758
Gardner, G. W. H., on Guided Missiles, 692*, 811
Gardner Machine Co., Double-Spring Grinding Machine, 574*; Grinding Machines, 772*
Gas Appliances, Temperature Indicating and Controlling Instrument for, 212*
— Butane, Domestic Cooking Appliances for
Use with, Specification, 297
— Carbon Dioxide. See Carbon Dioxide
— Cleaning Plant, Scunthorpe Ironworks, 187
— Coal, Use for Running-in and Test of
Petrol Engines, 673*
— Coke-Oven. See Coke Oven
— Compressor, Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant
(Beiliss and Morcom, Ltd.), 664
— Council, Search for Natural Gas, 3;
Stockton-on-Tees ^Carbonising Plant, 30*; “ Rochdale” Carbonisation Process, 162, 188*; Tests of Gas Thermostat, 212*,; Heat Treating of 120-ft. Fractionating Column, 319; Annual Report and Statement of Accounts, 516; Pre-stressed- Concrete Silo for Ammonium Sulphate, 665*; Catalytic Oil-Gas Plant at Stafford, 737*
— Cylinders in, 75*
— Dust in, Sampling of, 14
— and Electricity (Borrowing Powers), Bill, 67
— Fired Furnaces. See Furnaces.
— Installations, Electronic Flame-Failure
Equipment for, 567*
— Flue, from Industrial Boilers, Losses
through, 327, 335*
Metal Recovery from, 488
Treatment, at Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437
Washing in Power Stations, 623
— Industrial Uses of, 452
— Industry, Career in, Pamphlet on, 484
Gas Integrate, S.p.A., Two-Stage Coal-Gas Producer, 90*
Gas Making at Catalytic Oil-Gas Plant, Stafford, 737*
— and Oil Flames in Open-Hearth Furnaces,
Length of, 818
— Producer. See Producer
— Production at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant,
661*
— Thermostat (Accurate Recording Instru
ment Co.), 212*
— Turbine. See Turbine
— Washing Plant at Electricity-Generating
Stations, Introduction of, 779
at Power Stations, 718. See 715
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, etc. Gasholder, Spiral-Guided, at Stafford (R. and J.
Dempster, Ltd.), 738
Gasification of Solid Fuels, Increased Thermal Efficiency of, O.E.E.C. (Review), 9
Gasket Covers, Polytetrafluorethylene (Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 48
Gasoline. See Engine, Petrol; Aeronautics Gasworks, Dumbarton, Extensions to, 503
— Partington, “ Rochdale ” Carbonisation
Process at, 162, 188*
— Stockton-on-Tees Carbonising Plant, 30*
— Stress Corrosion Cracking in, Report on,
747
Gates for Conon Valley Hydro-Electric Scheme, 630*
— Sluice, for Water Control (Trade Publica
tion), 426
Gateway Film Productions, Ltd., Film of Owen Falls Hydro-Electric Power Plant, 869
Gatwick Airport, Report on Development of, 130
Gauge, Indicator, Precision (Trade Publication), 722
— Load-Capacity, for Fork-Lift Truck (Lans
ing Bagnall, Ltd.), 153
— Tank-Contents, Remote-Reading (Bayham,
Ltd.), 472*
Gauging Wagon for Structures, British Railways, 469*
Gawn, Dr. R. W. L., on Admiralty Experiment Works, Haslar, 424, 496. See 491
Gear, Brake,for Mine Car (Distington Engineering Co., Ltd.), 733*
— Cutting Machines. See Machine Tools
— Manufacturers Association, British, Mea
surement of Gears, 779, 789*
— Measuring Instruments, Construction and
Development of, 779, 789*
— Planetary, for 30-ton Driving Axle (Kirk
stall Forge Engineering, Ltd.), ATI*
— Reduction, Epicyclic, for “ Eland ” Turbo
Propeller Aero Engine, 121*
— Reversing. See Reversing Gear
— Spur, Grinding Machine for (Stuart Davis,
Ltd.), 732*
— Steering. See Steering
— Testing Machine, Rolling (J. Goulder &
Sons, Ltd.), 791*. See 779
— Trains, Anti-Backlash Device for (General
Electric Co., Ltd.), 837*
Geared Turbines, Marine. See Marine Propulsion
Gearing, Helical, Spur and Worm (Trade Publication), 686
— Reduction, Heavy-Duty Lubricating Oil for
(C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd.), 731
“ Gecalloy ” Low-Loss Cores and Micropowder Magnets (Trade Publication), 265
Gee, Walker and Slater, Ltd., Laboratories of British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, 593; A.C.V. Sales, Ltd., Spare Parts Store, 731*
General Electric Co., Ltd., Instrument for Measuring Carburising Quality of Atmosphere, 13; Television Equipment for Radio Link Across Alps, 63*; 25-MW Alternators for Tungatinah Hydro-Electric Scheme, 115*; Thickness Meter for Non- Ferrous Layers, 120*; Equipment for 3,030-h.p., 3,000-volt Direct-Current Locomotive, 178*; 5,000-kW Turbo-Generator at Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long& Co., Ltd., 184; Fraser and Chalmers Works, Steam Turbines (Trade Publication), 233; 36-kW Electric Furnace for Gelling Polyvinyl Chloride, 295; Research on Properties and Applications of Semi-Conductors, 290, 312*; Views on Export Trade, 448; Fractional Horse-Power Electric Motor, 504; Automatic Train- Announcement System, 599*; Heavy Alloys for Aircraft (Trade Publication), 653; Automatic Boiler Control at Huncoat Power Station, 669* ; Rectifier Units for Plating Vats, 704; Spot-Welding Machine for Thin-Walled Tubes, 704*; Wire- Operated Signalling and Control_ Unit, 734*; Apparatus for Determination of Carbon in Metals, 755*; Mansfield Colliery, Coal-Preparation Plant, 769*; Decorative Lighting for Ships (Trade Publication), 784; Carrier Communication on Power Network for Irish Electricity Supply Board, 800*; Performance of Electrical Air-Break Contacts, 826*; Anti-Backlash for Use in Gear Trains, 837*; Radio Valve Assembly by Induction Heating, 864; Infra-Red Plant for Quick Drying of Varnish for Printing, 867*
General Radiological Ltd., Shockproof and Rayproof X-Ray Unit, 720
Generating Machine, Gear. See Gear under Machine Tools
— Set, 1 -2-h.p. Petrol-Driven (A. C. Morrison
(Engineers), Ltd.), 125
Small, Controls for (Trade Publication), 233
— Station. See Power Station
Generator for Diesel-Electric Locomotives, Design of, 225
— Diesel-Electric, Stand-by (Trade Publica
tion), 41
— Electric, for Aircraft, 458
Alternating-Current, for Aircraft Test Rig, 531*
Alternating-Current, Range of SelfExciting (A.E.G. Electric Co., Ltd.), 735 at Baghdad Trade Fair, 538
Generator, Electric, 10-MW, Bowater’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 318*
52 • 5-MW, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529*, 568
12 - 5-MW, Brush Ljungstrom, Hunts Bay Power Station, 668*
61-MVA, Cabril Hydro-Electric Scheme, 189*
52 • 5-MW, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
30-MW, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 438*
Diesel-Driven, at Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., 148*
32-kVA Diesel-Driven, Rowridge Television Transmitting Station, 702
Dual-Voltage, Diesel Driven, for Aircraft Maintenance Work, 531*
10-kW, with Duplicate Diesel-Engines (Austinlite, Ltd.), 535*
for European Power Stations, 566
35-294-kVA, Finlarig Hydro-Electric Plant, 250*
Gas-Turbine Driven, 60-h.p. (Petbow, Ltd.), 705*
High-Frequency (Trade Publication), 9 High-Frequency, with Permanent-Magnet Excitation (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 703*
— 12-MW, Loch Luichart Hydro-Electric Scheme, 633
— 60-MW, Marchwood Power Station, 441 Mobile Sets (Trade Publication), 653 20-MVA Motor-Alternator, for Test
Plant, 308*
Production in United States, 582
32-MW, Rye-House Power Station, 156* — 1,200-kW, S.S. “ Orsova,” 58*
44,444-kVA, Roxburgh Hydro-Electric Plant, 250*
Testing Plant for, British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd., 308*
for Tropical Power Plants, 202
: 25-MW, Tungatinah Hydro-Electric
Scheme, 115*
450-kW, Ullapool Hydro-Electric Scheme, 496
for Wind Power Plants, 202
See also Turbo-Generators; Generator Set
— Sets, Domestic, Cinema Film of (J. and H.
McLaren, Ltd.), 732
in Ships, Vibration Reduction by Rubber Mountings, 556*
— Transformer Units, Bare Copper Conduc
tors for, 143*
Genevoise, Societe, d’lnstruments de Physique, Precision Rotary Table for Measurement of Gears, 790. See 779
Geophone, Refraction (O. Pell Control, Ltd.), 773*
George, W. and J., and Becker, Ltd., and Griffin and Tatlock, Ltd., Amalgamation of, 102
Georgia Highway Conference, Economics of Earth-Moving, by L. E. Schumacher, 198
German Competition, Effect on British Trade, 810, 811
— Export Trade, 6114
— Labour Unrest, 226
— Road Research Society, Soil Testing by, 272
— Shipbuilding Industry, Recovery of, 386
— Steel Industry, Output by, 195 Germanium Crystal Triode, Development of,
325
— Diodes in Glass Envelopes (Mullard, Ltd.),
673
— as Semi-Conductor, Research on, 312* Germany, Soil Stabilisation in, 268*
— Working Hours and Earnings in, 480
Gerrard, J., and Sons, Ltd., Connah’s Quay Power Station, 436*
Getting Together, Building-Trade Brochure, 416 Gibb, Sir A., and Partners, Tame Bridge Foundry, 482, 505*; Conon Valley Hydro- Electric Scheme, 615, 629*
Gibbons Brothers, Ltd., Gas-Fired Melting Furnace for Aluminium, 87
Gibbons-Heurtey, Ltd., Gas Producer at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 663*
Giddings and Lewis Machine Tool Co., Boring and Drilling Machine, 575*; Boring and Drilling Machine with British Thomson- Houston Tracer Equipment (Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 510*
Gilbert, Dr. F. L., on Phenolic Casting Resins for Sheet-Metal Pressing, 728
Gilkes, G., and Gordon, Ltd., Tractor-Mounted Centrifugal Pump, 287*; 8-in. Kaplan Hydraulic Turbine, 440*; Turbines for Pumps, Exeter Waterworks, 441; 450-kW Impulse-Type Hydraulic Turbine, 495
Gill, H. A., the Late, 617
Gilman, G. W., on Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 614, 638*
Ginman, A. H., the Late, 651
Girder, Prestressed-Concrete, for Bridge on Nottingham-Mansfield Railway, 741
— Steel, Multi-Channel Dynamic-Strain Re
cording Equipment for, 493*
— Torsion Centre of, 688*
— See also Beams; Bridges; Floors
Girling, Ltd., Disc Brakes for Passenger Vehicles, 477*
Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme, Island of Lewis, 868
Glacier Metal Co., Ltd., Dry Bearing with Plastic-Impregnated Bronze Matrix, 728
Glasgow Building-Plant Exhibition, 1955, 773
— Conference on Open-Hearth Furnace
Flames and Output, Programme, 284
— Corporation, Proposed Underground Rail
way Extensions, 751
— Non-Destr uctive Testing Congress at, 787
— Pinkston Electric-Generating Station, Ex
tensions to, 838
— Railways, Proposed Electrification of, 323
— Scottish Industries Exhibition, 264, 326*,
386
Glass Envelopes, Germanium Diodes in (Mullard, Ltd.), 673
— Fibre for Reinforcing Plastic Tools, 727
Ba Melting Tank, Level Measurement System for (Hartford-Empire Co., Ltd., and G. Kent, Ltd.), 774*
Glass Models for Stress Determination. See Photo-Elastic
— Non-Reflecting (Pilkington Brothers, Ltd.),
647, 842
— Reflectibility of, 842
Gleason Works, Gear-Cutting Machine, 574
Glenfield and Kennedy, Ltd., Apprenticeship Scheme, 484; Gates for Conon Valley Hydro-Electric Scheme, 630*
Gloag, Major V. F., the Late, 749
Glossaries, Technical, Standard Terms for, 660
Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd., Rolling Stock for London Tube Railways, 642*; Aluminium Cars for Toronto Subway, 658
Glues, Resin, for Building Purposes (Trade Publication), 753
Synthetic, Equipment for Use with (Trade Publication), 41
“ Gnat ” Fighter Aeroplane, 232
Gold Coast, Accra, Submarine Pipeline at, 303* Civil-Engineering Developments in, 291 Volta River Aluminium Scheme, 163
— Effect on Titanium, 427
Goldie. H. R., on Molybdenum Disulphide and Graphite Lubricants, 293. See 171. See LETTERS, 229, 486, 584
Golding, W. E., on Economic Aspects of Wind Power Plants, 202
Goodman, L. L., on Value of Change, 421. See 385
Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company, “ Speedwalk ” Moving Pavement, 226
Goulder, J., and Sons, Ltd., Rolling Gear Testing Machine, 791*. See 779
Government Investigation on Prices, Profits and Wages, 192
— and Problem of Investment, 66
—Railways. See Railways
Governors for Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 41
Grabs, Voorwinde, for Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 799
Grader, Motor, Heavy-Duty (Trade Publication), 265
— Road, 50-h.p. Diesel-Engined (Galion
(Great Britain), Ltd.), 707*
Graduate in Industry, Federation of British Industries Booklets, 713
— Teachers of Mathematics and Science,
Report on, 1
Grain, Agricultural Dryer for (B. E. Parsons), 834*
— Boundary, Deformation and Fracture, 239 —Drying, Handling and Storage Experiments
on, 15
Plant, Multi-Purpose (B. E. Parsons), 834*
Ventilated Silos for, 834
— Handling Plant, Elevator for (R. A. Lister
and Co., Ltd.), 835*
— Refinement in Copper Alloys, 362
Graneek, M., on Testing Ball Bearings at High Speed, 695*
Grant, F., the Late, 421
Grant, Prof. N. J., on Grain-Boundary Participation in Creep Deformation, 239
Granular Beds, Deposited, Porosity in, Investigations on, 558*
Graphite, Colloidal (Trade Publication), 753
Grass, Agricultural Dryer for (B. E. Parsons), 834*
— Crushing for Hay, Experiments in, 15*
Grassam, Dr. N. S. J., on Experiment to Illustrate Creep, 74*
Grates. See Stoker
Graving Dock. See Dock
Gravity Conveyors. See Conveyors
Gray, A. H., on Measurement of Steam- Turbine Rotor Movements, 758
Gray, F. A., on Design and Performance of Reheating Furnaces, 818
Great Grimsby Coal, Salt and Tanning Co., Ltd., Use of Polyvinyl Chloride in “Oil Skins,” 295
“ Great Wheel ” at Laxey, Isle of Man, Centenary of, 388*
Green, E. C., on Tungsten-Nickel-Iron Sintered Heavy Alloys, 853
Green, R. and H., and Silley Weir, Ltd., Employees’ Strike owing to Redundancy Arrangements, 416, 480, 511, 643
Greenwich Observatory, Royal, Herstmon- ceux, Astronomer Royal’s Report, 233
— Phoenix Wharf, Prestressed-Concrete Silo
for Ammonium Sulphate, 665*
Grey, W. O., the Late 845
Grids, Resistance, Cast-Iron (Trade Publication), 653
Griffin and George, Ltd., Formation of, 102
Griffin and Tatlock, Ltd., and W. and J. George and Becker, Ltd., Amalgamation of, 102
Griffiths, H., the Late, 39
Griffiths, M. V., on Use of Small Heat Pumps, 750
Grime, G., on Vehicle Characteristics and Road Accidents, 339*. See 328, 354, 360
Grinding Machines. See Machine Tools
— Mills, Clinker, Mason’s Cement Works, 221 High-Speed, for Laboratory Use, 766* Grit Emission, Air Pollution Caused by,
Report on, 718. See 715
Groynes for Coast Protection, Models of, 4
— Construction for Sea Defence Works,
404*, 428*
Guards for Cement-Kiln Rollers (Trade Publication), 753
Guildford Substation, Miniature Control Equipment at, 462
Gun, Extrusion, for Repointing Brickwoik, 5
— Spray (Trade Publication), 488
— Welding, Water-Cooled (Quasi-Arc Co.,
Ltd.), 349*
Gunn, D. C., on Efficient Generation of Industrial Steam, 335*. See 327
Gunsight, Gyroscopic, for Aircraft, 53.7
G.W.B. Furnaces, Ltd., Supplies of Packaged!7’’ Boilers, 5; Contactors with Sintered Tungsten-Silver Contacts, 569*; Electric Control Gear (Trade Publication), 722; 2,000-kVA Electric-Arc Furnace 774*
Gwyer, R. G. B., on Manchester-Sheffield
Electric-Train Speeds, 453. See 387 Gyroscope for Turn-and-Slip Aircraft Indicator, 172*

HABIB, R., Precision Tool-Sharpening Machine, 510*
Hack-Sawing Machine. See Machine Tools
Hackbridge and Hewittic Electric Co., Ltd., Rectifiers for Mining Service (Trade Publication), 9; 675-kW Mobile Rectifier Equipment, 71; Selenium Rectifiers (Trade Publication), 104; Transformers for Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 307
Hague, International Internal-Combustion Engine Congress, Arrangements for, 72
“ Hainsworth ” Variable-Speed Belt Drives (Trade Publication), 753
Halcrow, Sir W., and Partners, Woodhead New Tunnel, 20*; Marchwood Power Station, 441; Glasgow Underground Railway Extensions, 751; Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 796*
Hall, J. and E., Ltd., Ice Rink at Baghdad Trade Fair, 507
Hall, J. F., on Diamond Indentors for Rockwell-Hardness Testing, 760*
Hall, J. S., on Measurement of Steam-Turbine Rotor Movements, 758
Halmatic, Ltd., Motor Cruiser “ Perpetua ” with Deborine Fibreglass Hull, 252.* See Erratum, 398
Halsbury, Earl of, on Degree Men, 97. See LETTER, 357; on Need for Technological Universities, 777, 781
Halsey, R. J., on Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 614, 638*
Halst and Co., Ltd., Foundations for Refuse- Disposal Plant at Yeadon, 85*
Hamilton, Dr. S. B., on Engineering History, 517
Hammers. See Machine Tools
— Mill, Portable, Petrol-Driven (Scottish
Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 125*
Hancock and Co., Ltd., Oxygen-Cutting Profiling Machines (Trade Publication), 753
Hand Tool, Multi-Purpose (Trade Publication), 753
Handbooks, Technical, Production of (Trade Publication), 686
Handley Page, Ltd., “ Herald ” Civil-Transport Aircraft, 350*
Handling, Bulk, for Raw Materials (Trade Publication), 298
— Equipment, Electric Motors in (Trade
Publication), 104
Mechanical, Export of, 779
— Grain, Bulk, Elevator for (R. A. Lister &
Co., Ltd.), 835*
— Materials, Conference on, Institution of
Production Engineers, 334
— Plant, Ash (Trade Publication), 849
Ash, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529
Ash, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 305
Ash, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437* Ash and Dust, Rye-House Power Station, 157
Coal (Trade Publication), 849
Coal, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529
Coal, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
— — Coal, Connah’s Quay Power Station,
437*
Coal (Crone and Taylor (Engineering), Ltd.), 247*
Rye-House Power Station, 156
Coal and Coke, at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 661*
Coal and Coke, Stockton-on-Tees, Gasworks, 30*
at Fulham Cement Depot, 546, 560* at Sulphuric Acid Plant, Widnes, 640*.
See Addendum, 774
at Tame Bridge Foundry, 505*
Wood, Bowater’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 317*
— Slab, Machine, Aluminium (Birtley Engi
neering Co., Ltd.), 88*
— and Storage Plant for Iron Ore, Tyne Dock,
207*
“ Handylad ” Aluminium Steps and Ladders (Trade Publication), 722
Hanovia Ltd., Water Steriliser (Trade Publication), 426; Mercury-Vapour Detector (Trade Publication), 458; Portable Fluorescent Flaw Detector (Trade Publication), 458; Ultra-Violet Radiation Meter, 768* Hansa Borgward. Motor Car, Swing Axle of, 542*
Haq, S. M., on Punjab Water, 167. See 99
Harby, A. J., on Diesel and Steam Traction for Steel Works, 301
Hardening of Metals. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Hardness Tests. See Tests (Materials')
Harland Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Rotovalve ” Hydraulic Valve, 19*; High-Tension Submersible Pump, 494*
Harland and Wolff, Ltd., Launch of S.S. “Southern Cross,” 258, 260*; 12-MW Francis Hydraulic Turbine, 633
“ Haro ” Tool-Sharpening Machine, 510*
Harper, J., and Co., Ltd., Cast-Iron Resistance Grids (Trade Publication), 653
Harrison, Dr. L., on Production of High- Strength Materials and Parts by Powder Metallurgy, 853
Harrogate, Air-Pollution Conference, Proceedings, 801
“ Hartex ” Sub-Divided Thread-Profile Taps (Trade Publication), 722
Hartford-Empire Co., Ltd., Level Measurement System for Glass-Melting Tank, 774*
Hartland Magnetic Observatory, Plans for, 234 Hartley-Ashby Repeatered-Cable. Laying Gear,
Model of, 4*
Hartley Electromotives, Ltd., “Martinet” Electronic Helmsman, 767*
Harvester. Potato, Packman (T. Storey (Engineers), Ltd.), 248*
Tractor-Driven, 15*
Harvey, D. W., on Dynamic Behaviour of Self-Excited Series Transductors, 399*. See 390
Harvey, R. F., on Smokelessness in Railway Locomotion, 452
Harwell, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Packing for Distillation Columns, 46*; Reactor School at, 449, 552. See Erratum, 652
Harwich, Parkeston Quay, Reconstruction of, 459
Haslar, Admiralty Experiment Works at, 424, 491, 496*
Hasler, S. A., Television Equipment for Radio Link Across Alps, 63*
Haslett, Dame C., on Electricity in Modern Home, 12
Hatfield Aerodrome, Control Tower for, 253* Hatfield Heat-Flow Meter Discs (Joyce, Loebl and Co., Ltd.), 47*
Hatfield Works, Office Building of de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., 82*
Hathernware, Ltd., Chemical Stoneware, 501* Haut-Rhin, Manufacture de Machines du, Automatic Turret Lathe, 607
Hawkesley Lecture on Recent Studies of Metallic Friction, 814*
Hay, Grass Crushing for, Experiments 15* Hayman, R. F., on Industrial Uses of Gas and Electricity; 452
Hayward-Tyler and Co., Ltd., 1,000-h.p. Electrically-Driven Submersible Pump, 741*; Circulating Pump for La Mont Boiler, 741
Head, Wrighison and Co., Ltd., 28-ton Scale- Car for Ore-Handling and Storage Plant, 211*
Head WrigHtson Aluminium, Ltd., Light Alloys -for Engineering Work (Trade Publication), 41
Head Wrighison Processes, Ltd., Catalytic Cracking' Unit at Antwerp, 517
Headlamps, 'Motor-Car, Investigations on, 371*
Heald “ Bore-Matic ” Machine with Magnetic-Tape Control, 25*
Health Hazards to Aircraft Ground Engineers, 463*
— Public, Maintenance of, Technical Institu
tions Scheme for, 420
Heat, Applied, and Heat Engines, by L. Pilborough (Review), 136
— Capacity of Laminations, 69, 103, 167, 293
— Dissipation from Bare Copper Conductors,
143*
— Engines. See Engines; Turbines; Aero
nautics
— Exchange Problems in High-Pressure
Boilers, 857
— Exchangers, Finned Tubes for (Trade Publi
cation), 9
for 125-h.p. Gas-Turbine for Motor Car (Austin Motor Co., Ltd.), 293
— — Use Of Extended-Surface Tubes as, 866*
— Flow Meter Discs, Hatfield (Joyce, Loebl &
Co., Ltd.), 47*
— Insulation, Fibreglass, Method of Fixing
(Fibreglass Ltd.), 603*
— Pump, Domestic (Brentford Electric, Ltd.),
539*
for Domestic Purposes, 750
for Domestic Space-Heating, 42
— Transfer in Industrial Boilers, 327, 335* System for Two-Stage Reheating, 245*
— Treatment of Metals. See Metallurgy
— Waste. See Waste Heat
Heater, Air, Bled-Steam, “ Weldex,” S.S. “ Orsova,” 57*
— and Coolers, Spiral-Tube (Trade Publica
tion), 520
— Feed-Water. See Feed
— Induction (Radio Heaters, Ltd.), 152*
— Sand, of British Cast Iron Research
Association, 114*
Heating, Ceiling Panel, for Office Building, 82*
— Induction, Use in Assembly of Radio
Valves, 864
— Steam, Coils, Aluminium-Alloy, for Oil
Tankers, 28*
— System for Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 661*
— and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of,
Summer Meeting, Bournemouth: Dust Suppression in Foundries, by W. B. Lawrie, 36*; Report of Proceedings, 102; Research on Abatement of Smoke from Boilers, by T. F. Hurley and L. J. Flaws, 793*
— of Vibrator Screens (Trade Publication), 653 Hedgecutter, Pneumatically-Driven (H. Ferguson, Ltd.), 61*
Hedley, Major G., the Late, 651
Heenan and Froude, Ltd., Refuse-Disposal Plant at Yeadon, 85*; Thrust Cradle for Jet Engine, 380*; Photo-Electric Tachometer, 380*
Helical Gears. See Gears
Helicopters. See Aeronautics
“ Heligrind ” Machine for Spur Gears, 732* “ Helix ’’-Type Fuel Pumps, 93
Helmsman, Electronic, “ Martinet,” 767* Henley’s, W. T., Telegraph Works Co., Ltd., 22-kV Submarine Cable for Outer Hebrides, 345
Henschel und Sohn, G.m.b.H., 138-h.p.
Six-Cylinder Lanova Oil Engine, 105*
“ Herald ” Civil-Transport Aircraft (Handley Page, Ltd.); 350*
Herbert, A., Ltd., Magnetic-Tape Control for Precision Boring Machine, 25*; Ground Thread Taps (Trade Publication), 722; Aldridge Layout Fixture for Optical Projectors, 772*
Herbert, E. Le Q., on Oil-Refinery Equipment for Tropical Regions, 204
Hermann Pfauter Walzfrasmaschinenfabrik, Hobbing Machines for Worm-Gear Pinions, 606*
Heroult, Hall and Bayer Process for Aluminium Reduction, 395
Herring, E. A., the Late, 550
Herstmonceux, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Astronomer Royal’s Report, 233
Higgs aiid Hill, Ltd., Wood Lane Television Centre, 29
High Duty Alloys Ltd., Aluminium-Alloy Extrusions (Trade Publication), 488
— Frequency. See Electric
— Temperature Tests. See Tests (Materials) Highways. See Roads
Hilger and Watts Ltd., Optical Instruments (Trade Publication), 104; Infra-Red Spectrophotometer (Trade Publication), 104; Micro-Focus X-Ray Unit (Trade Publication), 298; Three-Metre Spectrograph (Trade Publication), 298; “ Uvi- spek ” Photo-Electric Spectrophotometer (Trade Publication), 393; Spectrographic Apparatus (Trade Publication), 849
Hill, Air Chief Marshal Sir R. M., the Late, 485*
Hillman “ Husky ” Estate Motor Car, 540*
Hilton, R. K., on Shaft Distortion in Steam Turbines, 758
Hippisley, E. T., the Late, 813
Hire Purchase and Appliance Sales, 678
— — Controls, Relaxation of, 98
Hiring Schemes for Machine Tools, 514, 842 History of Mathematics, by D. J. Struik (Review), 232
Hitch, Automatic, for Agricultural Tractor (D. Brown Corporation (Sales), Ltd.), 93* H.M.SS. See under Warships
Hobbing Machines, Gear. See Gear under Machine Tools
Hoffmann Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Miniature Bearings (Trade Publication), 170
Hoists and Cranes, Difficulties in Inspection of Enclosed Parts, 519
— See also Cranes; Gantries; Transporters
Holman Brothers, Ltd., Fettling Tools with Dust Extractors, 407*; Pneumatic Drill with Cartridge-Type Air Motor, 707*; High-Speed Pneumatic Grinding Machine, 707* ; Impact Wrench (Trade Publication) 722
Holroyd, J., and Co., Ltd., Helical, Spur and Worm Gearing (Trade Publication), 686
Home Workshop, by W. R. Wellman (Review), 104
Honeycomb Structures, All-Metal, Fabrication and Properties of, 670*
Hong Kong as Market for British Engineering Goods, 725, 748
Hooper, H. R., the Late, 69
Hope, H., and Sons, Ltd., Flexible Cable for Window Control, 148
Hopkins, B. E., on Effect of Heat-Treatment on Iron-Nitrogen Alloys, 40; on Tensile and Impact Properties of Iron Alloys of High Purity, 40
Hopper for Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 799
Horrocks, H., Automatic Tippler for Colliery Tubs, 412*
Horseley Bridge and T. Piggot, Ltd., Pipeline for Ullapool Hydro-Electric Scheme, 495*
Horsfall, W. M., the Late, 749
Horticulture, Uses of Electricity in, 248
Hose Coupler, Air, Self-Sealing (Victoi Products (Wallsend), Ltd.), 409*
— Coupling, Air-Line, Heavy-Duty (Pneu
matic Components, Ltd.), 674*
Hospital, Christie, Manchester, Orthotron and Betatron at, 700*
Houdriflow Catalytic Cracking Unit ai Antwerp Oil Refinery, 517
Houdry Process Corporation, Catalytic Cracking Unit at Antwerp, 517
Houldsworth, Sir H., on Human Relations in Coal-Mining Industry, 32; on Progress of Mining Industry, 384; on Productivity and Manpower in Mining Industry, 807
Hounsfield Tensometer for Testing Rubber, 763*
Hours of Labour. See Labour
House, Heat Pumps for, 750
— of Lords, Debate on TecErfoiogical Educa
tion, 777, 780
— for Miners, Provision of, 511
— Use of Electricity in, 687
Housing and Local Government, Ministry of, Report on Gatwick Airport, 130
Howard Pneumatic Engineering Co., Ltd., Stainless-Steel Centrifugal Pumps (Trade Publication), 233; Portable Saws for Steel Sections (Trade Publication), 334; Centrifugal Pumps (Trade Publication), 393
“ Howard ” Tractor-Hauled Single-Pass Soil- Stabilisation Plant, 634*
Howarth, Dr. O. J. R., the Late, 39
Howden, J., and Co. (Land), Ltd., Air Heaters, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 305
Howe, Prof. G. W. O., on Genesis of Thermionic Valve, 724. See 613
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, “ Speedwalk ” Moving Pavement, 226
Hughes, S. W., the Late, 421
Hulme, E. W., the Late, 550
Human Element in Administration, 482
— Nature, Effect of Science on, 289
— Operator Replaced by Electronically-
Controlled Mechanisms, 196
— Problems in Industry, Conference on,
1956, 865
— Relations in Industry, 32, 1160 in Industry, Report on, 65 in Mining Industry, 32 in Shipbuilding Industry, 352
Hume Reservoir Dam, Murray River, Australia, 166*
Hume-Rothcry, Dr. W., on Liquidus Points of Titanium-Rich Alloys, 427
Humidity Chambers for Packing-Case Tests, 563*
— Control, Electric-Contact Hygrometer for
(Opancol Ltd.), 835
Humphreys and Glasgow, Ltd., Catalytic Oil-Gas Plant at Stafford, 737*
Huncoat Power Station, Automatic Boiler Control at, 669*
Hundy, Dr. B. Bl, on Yield Point in Steel, 486*. See 355, 366*, 459; on Accelerated Strain Ageing of Mild Steel, 786; Elimination of “Stretcher Strains,” in Mild-Steel Pressings, 786
Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd., 250-b.h.p. Diesel Locomotive for New Zealand, 311
Hunting Percival Aircraft, Ltd., Armed Percival Provost Aircraft, 294*; Jet Provost Training Aircraft, 294*
Hunts Bay, Jamaica, Power Station, 668* Hurley, T. F., on Research on Abatement of
Smoke from Boilers, 793* “ Husky ” Hillman Estate Motor Car, 540* Huttoft, Lincolnshire, Sea Defence Works at, 405*
Hydraulic Crane. See Crane
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
— Power Plant. See Power Plant
.— Press. See Press under Machine Tools
— Pumps. See Pump
— Research Laboratory, Stockholm Royal
University, 676
Station, Miniature Liquid-Flow Meter, 396*
— System for 2,000-kVA Electric-Arc Furnace,
774*
— Transport of Coal, Equipment for, Model of,
5
of Solids, Investigations on, 50*
— Turbines. See Turbines; Pelton Wheels;
Power Plant
Hydraulics. See also Hydrodynamics; Irrigation; Water
Hydrodynamics, Flow of Incompressible
Fluid, 298*
— Miniature Liquid-Flow Meter, 396*
— Test Plant of Saunders-Roe, Ltd., 99, 110* Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario,
Annual Report, 848 Power Plant. See Power Plant Hydrofoil, Low-Drag, Tests on, 624 Hydrolysis Plant at Silicone Production Plant, Barry, 562
Hydromechanics Research Association, British, Investigation of Hydraulic Transport of Coal, 5; Activities of, 50*
Hygrometer, Electric-Contact, for Automatic
Humidity Control (Opancol Ltd.), 835
Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd., Test Rig for
Pneumatic and Vacuum Components of Military Aircraft, 78*; Relief and Vent Valves for Aircraft Fuel Tanks, 732
Hyster Co., Grid Roller for Salvaging Bituminous Road Material, 569*

“IBERIA,” S.S., Maiden Voyage of, 415
Ice on Conductor Rails, Semi-Automatic Equipment for Removal, 831*
— Rink, Baghdad Trade Fair (J. and E. Hall, Ltd.), 507
— See also Refrigeration
Iceland, Economic Conditions in, Report on, 747
Il Gas Integrate, S.p.A., Two-Stage Coal-Gas Producer, 90*
Illumination. See Light; Lighting; and Lamps under Electric
Image Amplifier (Marconi Instruments, Ltd.), 720
Impact Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Finned Tubes for Heat Exchangers (Trade Publication), 9; Polytetrafluorethylene Gasket Covers, 48; Condenser Tubes (Trade Publication), 104; Aluminium, Brass and Copper Products from Sheet and Strip (Trade Publication), 201; Drilling Plant for Anhydrite Mine, Billingham, 282*; Conference on Titanium, 515, 519;
Floating Water-Purification Plant, 539; Conference on Safety in Chemical Works, 643; Coupling Alignment Calculator, 703; Corrugated Copper Jointing Strips (Trade Publication), 753; Extension of Alcohol- Manufacturing Plant at Billingham, 811; Dispute at Scottish Works of, 839
— College of Science and Technology, Course
on Aircraft Electrical Systems, 69; Vacation School on Aircraft Electrical Systems, 457
Import Trade. See Trade
Impregnated Diamond Products, Ltd., “ Spar- catron ” Cutting Machine for Hard Metals, 684, 698*
Impregnating and Drying Machine for Laminated-Plastic Manufacture (Mitchell Engineering, Ltd.), 18*. See Erraton, 68
Impulse Turbines. See Turbines
Incandescent Heat Co., Ltd., Enamelling Furnaces (Trade Publication), 170; Whiting-Type Cupola at Tame Bridge Foundrylag
— Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
Indentors, Diamond, for Rockwell-Hardness Testing, 760*
Index of Retail Prices, 128, 416, 288, 578 India, Bhakra Canal System, 99. See LETTER, 167
— Rubber. See Rubber
— Water and Power in, 715
Indian Government, Economic Programme of, 259
Test House, 200-ton Universal Testing Machine, 286*
— Iron and Steel Industry, Developments in,
323
Indicator Diagram, 138-h.p. Lanova Oil Engine, 107*
— Displacement, for Structures, 5
— Gauge, Precision (Trade Publication), 722
— Load, for Wire Ropes (B. and A. Engi
neering Co., Ltd.), 120*
— Radio-Tuning (Mullard, Ltd.), 795 Induction. See Electric
— Motor. See Motor, Electric Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Agreements and Disputes. See Labour
— Alcohol. See Alcohol
— Arts Bursaries Competition, 210
— Aspects of Air Pollution, Conference of
Combustion Engineering Association, Harrogate, 801
— Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Economics. See Labour
Industrial Electronics, Inc., Electronic-Control Equipment (Trade Publication), 9
— Engineers, Society of, Conference on Work
Study and Planning Applied to Plant Maintenance, 228
— Engineering, British Productivity Council
Report on, 321, 322
— Experiments, Design and Analysis of, by
O. L. Davies (Review), 622
— Fatigue. See Labour
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Investment, Increase in, 482
— Machine and Equipment Co. (Brimpex),
Ltd., 21-cwt. Portable Lifting Machine, 217*
— Management. See (Forks Management
— Premises, Waste Water from, Disposal of.
Federation of British Industries (Review), 265
— Research. See Research
— Welfare. See Labour
Industries, British Federation of. See Federation
— Coal-Mining, in Korea, Advisory Teams for,
228
— Effect of Social Services on, 288
— Human Problems in, Conference on, 1956,
865
Relations in, 32, 160
— Impact of National Service on, Conference
onf 217
— Need for Relief from Heavy Taxation, 714
— Radiation Hazards in, Conference, 216
— and Research Establishments, Liaison
Officers for, 67
— Scottish, Exhibition, Glasgow, 264, 326*,
386
— University Graduates in, Booklets on, 713
— Use of Electric Power in, 687
— See also Trade
Influence Lines for Continuous Beams, 242* Information Concerning Aluminium (Trade
Publication), 553
— Engineering, Expenditure on, 778
— Sources for Engineers, 677. See LETTER,
813
Infra-Red Plant for Quick-Drying Varnish for Printed Labels (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 867*
Ingot, Steel, “ Killed ” and “ Rimming,” 368*. See LETTER, 486*
Temperature Distribution in, 818
Inks, Drawing, Waterproof, Specification, 488 Inland Navigation. See Canals; Rivers, etc. Inquiry into Loss of Comet Aircraft, 548, 587, 61(8; 648, 680; 716. See 573*
Inspection of Cranes and Hoists, Difficulties in Examining Enclosed Parts, 519
— Internal, “ Introscopes ” for (Trade Publi
cation), 849
— Non-Destructive, Society of, Formation of,
683
Institute. See Institutions
— of Transport. See Transport
Institution, British Standards. See Standards
— of Production Engineers. See Production
— Royal. See Royal Institution
— Technical and Scientific. See Aerondutical Society, Royal; Agricultural Society, Royal; Arts, Royal Society of; Aslib; Automotive Engineers, Society of; British Aircraft Constructors, Society of; British Architects, Royal Institute of; British Foundrymen, Institute of; British Institute of Radiology; British Iron and Steel Federation; Chemical Engineers, Institution of; Chemical Industry, Society of; Civil Engineers, Institution of; Combustion Engineering Association; Concrete, Reinforced, Association; Cost and Works Accountants, Institute of; Electrical Engineers, Institution of; Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of; Export, Institute of; Fuel, Institute of; Heating and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of; Industrial Engineers, Society, of; Iron and Steel Institute; Iron and Steel Institute, West of Scotland; Junior Institution of Engineers; Licensed Aircraft Engineers, Society of; Management, British Institute of; Manchester Association of Engineers; Marine Engineers, Institute of; Master Patternmakers, National Society of; Mechanical Engineers, American Society of; Mechanical Engineers, Institution of; Metals? Institute of; Mining Engineers, Institution of; Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Society of; Navai Architects, Institution of; Newcomen Society; NonDestructive Inspection, Society of; North- East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders; Occupational Hygiene
Society, British; Physical Society; Physics, Institute of; Plant Engineers, Incorporated; Production Engineers, Institution of; Professional Civil Servants, Institution of; Public Lighting Engineers, Association of; Rubber Industry, Institution of; Sanitary Engineers, Institution of; Sanitary Institute, Royal; Sheet and Strip Metal Users' Technical Association; Smoke Abatement Society, National; Standards Institution, British; Statistical Society, Royal; Structural Engineers, Institution of; Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of; Vitreous Enamellers, Institute of; Whitworth Society
Instruments, Electronic (Trade Publication), 520
Design and Servicing of, 806
— for Industrial Switchboards (Trade Pub
lication), 849
— Industries, British, Exhibition, to be held in
1955, Arrangements for, 6
— Measuring, for Agricultural-Machinery
Research, 15
for Carburising Quality of Atmosphere (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 13
for Small Currents and Voltages (Electronic Instruments, Ltd.), 139
— Optical (Trade Publication), 104
— Recording, at Aircraft and Armament
Experimental Establishment, 284
Instruments, Recording, for Horizontal Cracks in Concrete Floor Slabs (W. S. Atkins and Partners), 601*
— Scientific, for Industrial Purposes (Trade
Publication), 488
— Work-Study Research, 141*
— See also Aeronautics; Electric
Insulating and Waterproofing Compound (Trade Publication), 458
Insulation. See Heat; Electric
Integral, Ltd., Electronic Flowmeter for Aircraft Fuel, 601*
“ Integron ” Fin Tubing for Heat Exchangers (Trade Publication), 9
Intelligence in Engineering Industry, 677. See LETTER, 813
Intensifier, Hydraulic, for High Pressures (Fawcett Preston and Co., Ltd.), 836*
Interferograms, Diamond-Indentors for Rockwell-Hardness Testing, 760*
Internal-Combustion Engines. See Aeronautics; Engines; Motor Cars; Motor Boats; Tractors; Turbine, Gas
— Grinder. See Grinding under Machine
Tools
International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, Annual Report, 751
International Combustion Ltd., Laboratory Elutriator for Classification of Fine Powders (Trade Publication), 9; Coal Handling Plant, Rye House Power Station, 156; Boiler and Coal-Handling Plant, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437* International Combustion Products, Ltd., Pulverising Equipment (Trade Publication), 458; “ Vacseal ” Centrifugal Pumps for Abrasive Fluids (Trade Publication), 488
— Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition,
Earl’s Court, 387, 410*, 445*, 476*
— Cotton Federation, Report on World
Cotton Spinning Capacity, 130
— Federation of Prestressing, Amsterdam
Congress, Programme, 782
International Furnace Equipment Co., Ltd., Two-Stage Coal-Gas Producer, 90*
— Internal-Combustion Engine Congress, The
Hague, Arrangements for, 72; Formation of British National Committee, 387, 389
— Labour Organisation, Problems of Iron and
Steel Industry, 511; Problems of Metal Trades, 611, 675
— Machine Tool Exhibition, 1956, Arrange
ments for, 413
International Nickel Company of Canada, Work of, 581
— Organisation for Standardisation, and
Technical Terminology, 660
— Pressure Die-Casting Conference, Pro
ductivity and Pressure Die Casting, by
F. G. Woollard, 586
— Printing Exhibition, London, 1955, Arrange
ments for, 6
— Rubber Conference, Oslo, Reduction of
Vibration of Ship Machinery, by J. Nicolaisen, 556*
International Shipbuilding Progress, Monthly Magazine, First Issue of, 451, 453
— Technical Assistance Programme, 2
— Trade. See Trade
“Intricast” Method of Casting, 194
“ Introscopes ” for Internal Inspections (Trade Publication), 849
Invention of Thermionic Valve, Jubilee Celebration of, 232
“ Invertrunking ” Aluminium Wiring Conduit, 768*
Investment, Industrial, Increase in, 482
— Need for Encouragement of, 352; Views
of Trades Union Congress on, 384
— Problem in Engineering Industries, 66
— Requirements of British and American
Firms, 842
Ionosphere, Irregularities in, Studies of, 816 Iraq, Baghdad Trade Fair, 483, 507*, 538*, 646. See Erratum, 622
— Development Board, Work of, 39 Ireland, Peat-Fired Power Stations in, 735 Irish Electricity Supply Board, Carrier Communication on Power Network, 800*
Iron Alloys. See Metallurgy and Steel
— Case-Hardening. See Heat Treatment under
Metallurgy
— Castings, Output of, 355
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Council, Joint, Annual Banquet, 616
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Heat Treatment. See Metallurgy
— Manufacture. See Furnaces, Blast
— Ore. See Ore
— Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
— Ships, Armoured, Origins of, 846
— Sponge, and Direct-Iron Processes, by
E. P. Barrett (Review), 137
— and Steel Board Production Statistics, 231;
Review of Prices by, 746
Federation, British, Output Statistics, 38; Films on Steelmaking, 215; Employment in Iron and Steel Industry, 224 Industry, Employment in, 224
Industry, Indian, Developments in, 323 Industry, Intelligence in, 813. See 677 Industry, Problems of, International, Discussion on, 511

Iron and Steel Institute:

Stockholm Meeting:
Reports of Discussions, 8, 40
Banquet, 40
Visits and Excursions, 40
Aspects of Pelletising of Iron-Ore Concentrates, by Dr. M. Tigershiold, 8 Development of Pelletising Process for Fine Iron Ores, by J. M. Ridgion, E. Cohen and C. Lang, 8
Pelletising of Northampton Sand Ironstones by Vacuum Extrusion, by
A. Stirling, 8
Universal Decimal Classification Applied to Metallurgical Literature, by E. Ohman and J. P. Saville, 8
Tensile and Impact Properties of Fe-Si, Fe-Ni, Fe-Cr and Fe-Mo Alloys of High Purity, by W. P. Rees, B. E. Hopkins and H. R. Tipler, 40
Effect of Heat-Treatment on Brittleness of High-Purity Iron-Nitrogen Alloys, by
B. E. Hopkins and H. R. Tipler, 40 Pearlite-Free Basic-Bessemer Steel: Its Fabrication and Properties, by A. Josefsson, 40
See also vol. 177
Autumn Meeting:
Programme, 422
Preliminary Business, 683
Changes in Council and Announcements, 683
Reports of Discussions, 722, 787, 818, 819, 854
Future of Steel Melting, by Prof. M. W. Thring, 722
Effect of Cold Work on Transformations in Some Fe-Ni-Cr Alloys, by Dr. B. Cina, 786
Critical Investigation of the Ageing of Mild-Steel Strip after Temper Rolling, by Dr. B. Jones and R. A. Owen- Barnett, 786
Accelerated Strain Ageing of Mild Steel, by Dr. B. B. Hundy, 786
Elimination of “ Stretcher Strains ” in Mild-Steel Pressings, by Dr. B. B. Hundy, 786
Yield-Stress/Strain Curves and Values of Mean Yield Stress of Some Commonly Rolled Materials, by R. B. Sims, 787
Investigation of Reheating Furnace Design and Performance, by F. A. Gray and S. H. Brooks, 818
Internal Temperature Distribution in Cooling and Reheating of Steel Ingots, by Prof. R. J. Sarjant and Dr. M. R. Slack, 818
Length of Oil and Gas Flames: Extension of Free Flame Relationships to Practical Conditions, by A. L. Cude, 818
Measurement and Influence of Preheat in Open-Hearth Furnaces, by W. P. Cashmore, 819
Fatigue Tests on Rolled Electric and Open-Hearth Alloy Steels, by P. H. Frith. 854
Symposium on Advances in Science and Practice of Powder Metallurgy:
Programme, 544
Metal Powders for Engineering Purposes, by Dr. W. D. Jones, 850
Production of Stainless-Steel Powder, by Dr. P. Marshall, 850
Powders for Magnetic Applications, by
G. R. Polgreen, 851
Tantalum Powder Metallurgy, by R. Titterington and A. G. Simpson, 852
Testing of Metal Powders, by G. R. Bell, 852
Application of Particle-Size Analysis to Quality Control of Metal Powders, by V. T. Morgan, 852
Properties of Sintered Filter Elements, by V. T. Morgan, 852
Relations between Properties of Iron Powders and Powder Compacts, by Prof. F. V. Lenel, H. D. Ambs and E. O. Lomerson, 852
Production of Metal Sheets from Metal Powders, by P. E. Evans and G. C. Smith, 852
Sintering Furnace Atmospheres for Industrial Practice, L. D. Brownlee, Dr. R. Edwards and Dr. T. Raine, 852
Manufacture of Engineering Components by Sintering Process, by C. J. Lead- beater, 852*
Production of High-Strength Material and Parts by Powder Metallurgy, by Dr. L. Harrison and S. Marton, 853
Production of Magnetic Alloy Strip by Powder Metallurgy, by E. V. Walker,
R. E. S. Walters and D. K. Worn, 853
Fluon-Impregnated Self-Lubricating Bearings, by Dr. A. Blainey, 853*
Tungsten-Nickel-Iron Sintered Heavy Alloys, by E. C. Green, D. J. Jones and W. R. Pitkin, 853
Tungsten-Carbide-Cobalt Sintered Alloys, by L. W. Brownlee, Dr. R. Edwards and Dr. T. Raine, 854
Iron and Steel Institute, West of Scotland, Conference, Open-Hearth Furnace Flames and Output, Programme, 284
Research Association, British, Conference on Works Transport. See British Iron and Steel Research Association, Conference on Works Transport; Corrosion Advice Bureau, 231; Mobile Exhibition of Profiloscope, 243; London, Programme of Open Days, 603; Information Services, 813. See 677
Trades Confederation, Views on Industrial Progress in Wales, 675
Works. See Works
— Tests. See Tests (Materials)
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Cast Iron; Steel; Pig Iron;
Metallurgy
Ironfoundry Associations, Council of, Production of Iron Castings, 355
Ironstones, Northampton Sand, Pelletising by Vacuum-Extrusion, 8
Ironwork, Structural. See Bridges; Floors; Columns; Structures
Irrigation in India, Plans for, 715
— Schemes under Colombo Plan, 621
— Water for India and Pakistan, 99. See
LETTER, 167
Isle of Harris Hydro-Electric Scheme, 293
— of Lewis, Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme, 868
— of Man, Centenary of “ Great Wheel ” at
Laxey, 388*
Isolators, Bus-Bar, Carmarthen Bay Power
Station, 307
Isotope Container (Trade Publication), 393
Ivor Power Specialty Co., Ltd., Soot Blower for
Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437

JACKSON, DR. W., on Effect of New Materials on Engineering Progress, 325
Jaguar Cars, Ltd., 320-h.p. Completely-Sealed Petrol Engine, 473*
— Sports Motor Car, Rigid Rear Axle for, 542* Jamaica Public Service Co., Hunts Bay Power
Station, 668*
Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft, 1954-55 (Review), 849
Japanese Competition, Effect on British Toy Trade, 811
— Industry, Position in, 258
— Shipping Industry, Expansion of, 779
“ Jay-Dee ” Drilling and Tapping Attachment for Machine Tools, 326
Jeffreys, W. R., the Late, 262
Jenkins, Dr. C. H. M., on Laboratory Studies and Fracture of Materials at High Temperatures, 239*
Jenolite, Ltd., Rust Removers for Shipping (Trade Publication), 233
Jessop, W., and Sons, Ltd., Titanium and Titanium-Alloy Forgings, 380
Jetty, Oil, Devonport Dockyard, Model of, 4 Jigs, Plastic Materials for, 726
Johansson, R., on 100-kV Direct-Current Cable, 13
Johnson, Dr. A. E., on Fracture of 0-5 Molybdenum Steel, 237
Johnson, D. C., on Apparatus for Demonstrating Shaft Whirl, 266*
Johnson, Dr. R. D., on Plastic Deformation of Aluminium Single Crystals, 239
Johnson and Phillips, Ltd., Transformers for Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 568
Johnstone, A. H., the Late, 168
Joint, Brazed, Tests of, 755
Joints, Solderless, for Contactors (Plessey Co., Ltd.), 658
— Steel, Welded, Cracking in, Investigation
on, 755
Jointing Strips, Copper (Trade Publication), 753
Jones, A. A., and Shipman, Ltd., Cutter and Tool Grinding Machine, 222*; Spindle and Internal Grinding Machine, 222; SemiUniversal Grinding Machine, 222*; Lapping Machine for Centre Holes, 249*; Cutter and Tool Grinding Machine, 359*; Semi-Universal Precision Grinding Machine, 359*; “A. J. F.” Independent- Spindle Lapping and Grinding Machine, 867*
Jones and Attwood, Ltd., Automatic Feed for “ Worcester ” Bench Power Presses, 8.68* Jones, Dr. B., on Ageing of Mild-Steel Strip after Rolling, 786
Jones, D. J., on Tungsten-Nickel-Iron Sintered Heavy Alloys, 853
Jones, F. H., the Late, 69
Jones, Dr. F. W., on Forge Furnaces, 523
Jones, H. F., on Performance of Electrical AirBreak Contacts, 826*
Jones, Dr. J. H., on Use of Firedamp from Collieries, 327, 355
Jones, P. L., on Supply of Marine Engineers, 647
Jones, Dr. W. D., on Metal Powders for Engineering Purposes, 850
Jones, W. J., on Electric Lighting Developments, 12
Josefsson, A., on Fabrication and Properties of Basic-Bessemer Steel, 40
Joslin, Maj.-Gen. S. W., on Recruitment of Mechanical Engineers, 780. See 777, 781 Journals. See Bearings
Joyce, Loebl and Co., Ltd., Hatfield Heat-Flow Meter Discs, 47*
Jubilee Celebrarion of Invention of Thermionic Valve, 232, 529, 613, 724
Jugoslavia. See Yugoslavia
Jungfrau, Switzerland, Television Relay Station at, 63*
Junior Institution of Engineers, Opening of New Headquarters, 420; Canet-Lecture on Some Problems of Bomber Design, by D. Keith-Lucas, 420. See 419

KALIS, E. D., the Late, 617
Kandu Construction Equipment (Trade Publication)1, 334
Kaokoveld, South-West Africa, Iron-Ore Deposits in, 323
“ Karbo ” Tungsten-Carbide Engraving Cutter (Trade Publication), 849
Kay, F. G., on Molybdenum Disulphide and Graphite Lubricants, 229. See 171. See LETTERS, 293, 486, 584
Keelavite Rotary Pumps and Motors, Ltd., Hydraulic-Control Units and Flow-Control Equipment, 705*
Keele University College, North Staffordshire, Technological-Education Curriculum of, 777, 781
Keith Blackman, Ltd., Fans and Ventilating Equipment (Trade Publication), 334
Keith-Lucas, D., on Problems of Bomber Design, 420. See 419
Kellogg, M. W., Co., Kwinana Oil Refinery, 4
Kelly, M. J., on Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 614, 638*
Kelvin and Hughes (Industrial), Ltd., Ampro Recording Projector for Cinema Films, 327
Kelvin and Hughes (Marine), Ltd., Aldis Long- Range Signalling Lamp, 534*
Kemano-Kitimat Hydro-Electric Scheme and Aluminium Works, 199; 301-kV Oil-Filled Cable, 221*
Kennedy, Sir J. M., the Late, 324*
Kennedy and Donkin, Conon Valley Hydro- Electric Scheme, 615, 629*
Kent, G., Ltd., Pressure Transmitting Instrument, 109; Control Instruments, SteelMelting Shop, Lackenby Works, 183; Oxygen and Temperature Recorder, 444; Automatic Furnace Control (Trade Publication), 488; Level Measurement System for Glass-Melting Tank, 774*
Kenworty, L., on Electrolytic Derusting, 235 “ Keppel,” H.M. Anti-Submarine Frigate, Launch of, 310
Kettleborough, Dr. C. F., on Michell Bearing Lubrication, 854
Kick-Back, Coal-Wagon, for Marshalling Yard, 377*
Kidd, W. B., on Plastic Press Tools for Production of Motor-Vehicle Panels, 726
“ Kieft 1100 ” Motor Car, Rear Suspension for, 542*
Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme, 165, 258
Kiln, Cement, Guards for Rollers of (Trade Publication), 753
— Experimental, for Testing Refractories
(Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 730*
— 231-ft. Revolving, Mason’s Cement Works,
220*
— Rotary, Coal-Fired, at Sulphuric Acid
Plant, Widnes, 640.* See Addendum, 774
— Seasoning of Timber, Investigations on, 198 Kinematograph. See Cinematograph Kinetic-Energy Distribution in Cracks, 820* King, Dr. A. J., on Attenuation of Vibrations
by Use of Leaf Springs, 856
King, G., on Transistors, 390
King, G. W., Ltd., Kandu Construction Equipment (Trade Publication), 334; Pulley Blocks (Trade Publication), 41
King, R. F. J., on Miniature Liquid-Flow Meter, 396!*
King’s College, London, Engineering Department’s Open Day, 36;! Course on Powdered Materials, 171; Lecture on Form in Engineering Design, by J. B. Evans, 551, 652
Kingdom Engineering Co.? Ltd., Oil Burner (Trade Publication), 73;
Kingston, Jamaica, Hunts Bay Power Station, 668*
Kirkstall Forge Engineering, Ltd., 30-ton Driving Axle for Earth-Moving Vehicles, 476*; Double Hypoid-Drive Bogie, 477
Kitimat-Kemano Hydro-Electric Scheme and Aluminium Works, 199; 301-kV Oil- Filled Cable, 221*
Kitts Green Duralumin Works of J. Booth and Co., Ltd., 173*
K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines. Automatic Approach Equipment? for Convair Aircraft, 84
Kochendorfer, Dr. A., on; Theory of Brittle and Ductile Fracture, 240
Koepe Winding Engine, 3,720-h.p., 564*
Kolbuszewski, Dr. J., on Tubular Growths on Surface of Concrete, 558*
“ Korant ” Aluminium-Cofed Anodes (Trade Publication), 488
Korea, Coal-Mining Industry in, Advisory Teams for, 228
Kornilov, I. I., on Creep of-Solid Solutions in Metallic Systems, 239 :
Krevelen, Prof. D. W. van, on Problem of Coal Constitution, 560'
Kubaschewski, Dr. O., - on Free-Energy Diagram of System Titanium-Oxygen, 427
“ Kue-Ken ” Jaw Crusher for Rock, 666*
Kwinana Oil Refinery, Western Australia, Model of, 4

LAAGLAND CO., Precision Guillotine Shear 607*
Laboratory, Activity, at Cranfield College, 140*
— British Electrical and 'Allied Industries
Research Association, .Leatherhead, 593
— Chemical Research, Open Days at, 240;
Work of, 488
— Electronic Research Ferranti, Ltd., 514, 537*
— Engine,Birmingham University, Mechanical Engineering Department. 59*
— of Fulmer Research Institute, 616. See LETTER, 719
— Heavy Mechanics, at Royal Naval Engineering College, 206*
— High-Speed Grinding Mill for (Steele and Cowlishaw, Ltd.), 766*
— Hydraulic Research, Stockholm Royal University, 676
— Mechanical Engineering Research, Development of Gear-Measuring Machines, 789*. See 779
— Potentiometer (Trade Publication), 104
— Research, Admiralty, Display Unit for
Frequency Analysis of Noise and Vibration, 804*
Mechanical Engineering, High-Speed Testing Machine for Ball Bearings, 695* Road, Investigations on Vehicle Design and Road Accidents, 328, 339*, 354, 360; Investigations on Motor-Car Headlamps and Skidding, 371*
— Shawbury, Research Association of British
Rubber Manufacturers, 763*
— Standards, Australian, Private Firms Co
operation with, 785
— Testing of Aircraft Components under
Flight Conditions, 811, 822*
— Weighing, Precise, Weights and Balances,
National Physical Laboratory (Review), 265
— Wembley, for Research on Semi-Conduc
tors, 290, 312*
— See also National Physical

Labour:

Ageing Employees, Effect on Building Industry, 416
Apprenticeship Schemes in Engineering Industry, 484
Blind Persons, Employment of, 224 Boiler Attendants, Training Scheme for, 338
Building Industry, Manpower and Productivity in, 416
Labour—continued
Civil Service, Royal Commission on Evidence of Institution of Professional Civil Servants, 200
Clerical Employees, Salaries and Length of Service of, 224
Conference, Impact of National Service on Industry, 217
Constructional Engineering Union, Strike of Steel Erectors, 611
Court of Inquiry into Dock Dispute, Report of, 643
Davidson, Lord, on Dangers of Full Employment, 807
Deakin, A., on Plan for Engineering, 256, 352; on Actions of Left-Wing Elements in Trade-Union Affairs, 743
Disabled Persons, Rehabilitation of, 224 Dock Industry, Demand for Wage Increases in, 775; Overtime Ban in, 160; Strike Due to “Scuttling” Arrangements, 288, 320; Strike due to Redundancy of Electricians, 416, 480, 511, 643; Strike Due to Overtime Dispute, 480, 543, 578, 611, 643; Transfer of Employees Between Unions in, 320, 384, 416, 448, 611; Reduction of Levy on Employees, 416 Electrical Trades’ Union, Redundancy Strike at London Docks, 416, 480, 511, 643
Employment, Effect of Trade Cycles on, 675
— Full, Dangers of, 807
— Statistics, Ministry of Labour and National Service, 96, 256, 352, 711
Engineering and Allied Employers’ National Federation, Guaranteed Week in Engineering Industry, 192; Employers’ Difficulties, 448; Wage Demands of Steel Erectors, 611; Wage Rates of Women Employees, 675; Wage Claims Against, 839
— Apprenticeship Schemes, 484
— Clerical Staffs, Wage Demands by, 32
— Industry, Employers’ Difficulties, 448 New Wage Structure in, 192, 256 Proposals for Nationalisation of, 256, 352
Wage Rates in, 839
— Union, Amalgamated, Strikes at Naval Aircraft Yards, 96, 128
Fatigue, Industrial, Recording of, 142* Foundry Workers, Amalgamated Union of, Safety Footwear in Foundries, 480 German Labour Unrest, 226
Germany, Working Hours and Earnings in, 480
Government Investigation on Prices, Profits and Wages, 192
Guaranteed Week in Engineering and Shipbuilding Industries, 192
Houldsworth, Sir H., on Human Relations in Coal-Mining Industry, 32; on Progress of Mining Industry, 384; on Productivity and Manpower in Mining Industry, 807
Hours of Work, Statistics, Ministry of Labour and National Service, 192
Human Operator Replaced by Electronically-Controlled Mechanisms, 196
— Relations in Industry, Report on, 65 Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Dispute at Scottish Works of, 839 Index of Retail Prices, 288, 578 Individuals, Rights Against Wrongful Acts by Trade Unions, 839 Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Diseases, Compensation for Skin and Lung Complaints, 711
— Welfare. See Welfare (below) Industry, Conference on Impact of National Service on, 217
International Labour Conference, Reports of, 224
Organisation, Problems of Iron and Steel Industry, 511; Problems of Metal Trades, 611, 675
Investments, Need for Encouragement of, 352; Views of Trades Union Congress on, 384
Iron and Steel Industry, Employment in, 224
Industry, Problems of, International, Discussion on, 511
Trades Confederation; Views on Industrial Progress in Wales, 675 Labour Conditions in Australia, 164 — and National Service, Ministry of, Dangerous Machinery (Training of Young Persons) Order, 133
— Notes, 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 288, 320, 352, 384, 416, 448, 480, 511, 543, 578, 611, 643, 675, 711, 743, 775, 807, 839, 872
— Party Agenda, Decreasing Demands for Nationalisation, 128
Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, Associated Society of, Lodging-Turns Dispute, 32, 64, 128, 288; Unofficial Strike Action Condemned, 64; Wage Demands by, 64, 256; 288, 320, 448, 511, 711, 775, 839, 872; Pension Scheme for Transport Employees, 96; Negotiating Machinery, 543
Lodging-Turns Dispute., 32, 64, 128, 288 London Airport, Industrial Dispute at, 872 Machinery Dangerous to Young Persons, Order on, 133
Man and Metal, Views on Industrial Progress in Wales, 675
Manpower Costs, Dangers of Increases in, 448
Merchant Navy Engineer Officers, Pay and Conditions of, 675
Metal-Finishing Employees, Wage Increases for, 64
— Industry, Problems of, International, Discussion on, 611, 675
Mineworkers, National Union of, Need for Increased Productivity in Mining Industry, 32; Collection of Trade- Union Dues for, 64; Pension Scheme
Labour—continued
for Miners, 64; Experimental Wage Increases for Fillers, 160; Desire for Abolition of Bonus Shift, 320; Overtime Ban at Rotherham Collieries, 352 Mining Industry, Collection of Trade- Union Dues in, 64; Pension Scheme for Miners, 64; Desire for Abolition of Bonus Shift, 320
Experimental Wage-Increases for Fillers, 160
Human Relations in, 32
Manpower and Productivity Statistics for, 480, 807
Provision of Houses for Miners, 511 Monckton, Sir W., on Dock Strike, 578 Morrison, H., on Moral Wrong of Unofficial Strikes, 643
Motor Industry, Effects of Dock Strike on, 578, 611
— — Pension Scheme of British Motor
Corporation^ Ltd., 643
National Coal Board, Provision of Houses for Miners, 511
— Insurance Scheme, Effects on Pensions and Retirement, 807
— Service, Impact on Industry; Conference on, 217
Naval Aircraft Yards, Strikes at, 96, 128 Navigators’ and Engineer Officers’ Union,
Wages and Conditions in Mercantile Marine, 675; Views on Prospects of Shipbuilding Industry, 711
Negotiating Machinery in Transport
Industry, 543
Office Management Association, Salaries and Length of Service of Clerical Employees, 224
Overtime Ban in Dock Industry, 160 in Mining Industry, 352 — Ministry of Labour Statistics, 96 Pensions for Railwaymen, 543
— Retirement, Government Reports on, 743, 775, 807
— Scheme in Mining Industry; 64; for Railway Employees, 96; in Transport Industry, 96; in Motor Industry, 643
Post Office Engineering Union, Wage
Claim, 320, 743
Professional Civil Servants, Institution of,
Evidence before Royal Commission, 200
Railway Industry, Efficiency and Productivity in, 511
— — Long-Term Measures Needed for
Recovery, 839
Railwaymen, National Union of, Lodging- Turns Dispute, 32, 64, 128, 288; Wage Demands by, 64, 256, 288, 320, 384, 448, 511, 675, 711, 775, 839, 872; Pension Scheme for Tranport Employees, 96; New Wage Structure, 160; Negotiating Machinery, 543
Redundancy in Welsh Tin-Plate Industry,
675
Rehabilitation Courses of Ministry of
Labour and National Service, 480 Renfrew Airport, Future of, 256 Retail Prices, Ministry of Labour Index of, 128, 416
Retirement, Government Reports on, 743. 775. 807
Shipbuilding Employers’ Federation, Discussions on Guaranteed Week in Engineering Industry, 192; Wage Claims Against, 839
— and Engineering Unions, Confedera
tion of, Guaranteed Week in Engineering and Shipbuilding Industries, 192; Wage Structure in Engineering Industry, 192, 256; Redundancy
Strike at London Docks, 416, 480, 511; Wage Claims by Employees in Shipbuilding and Engineering Industries, 839
— Industry, Human Relations in, 352 Wage Rates in, 839
Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd., Apprentice Training Scheme, 171
— Time, Ministry of Labour Statistics, 96 Social Services, Effect on Industry, 288 Staff Problems Due to Full Employment, 448
Stevedores and Dockers, National Amalgamated', Overtime Ban, 160; Recruitment of Members by, 320, 384, 416, 448, 611; Strike Due to Overtime Dispute, 480, 543, 578, 611, 643 Strike of Coke-Oven Employees, 96, 128 — Dock, Due to “ Scuttling ” Arrangements; 288, 320; Due to Redundancy of Electricians, 416, 480, 511, 643; Due to Overtime Disputes, 480, 543, 578, 611, 643
— at London Airport, 872
— at Naval Aircraft Yards, 96, 128
— at Scottish Works of Imperial Chemical
Industries, Ltd.; 839
— Statistics, Ministry of Labour and
National Service, 192, 611
— of Steel Erectors, 611
— Trade-Union Views on, 384
— Unofficial, Condemnation of, 64, 643 Switzerland, Earnings in, 480
Teachers, Technical, Salary Increases for,
160
Trade-Union Activities During Working Hours, 872
Congress, Agenda of, 224
Congress, Meeting at Brighton, 352, 384
— — Decline in Membership of, 743; Dues, Collection by Employees, 64 Left-Wing Elements in, 743
— — Rights of Individuals Against En
croachment by, 839
Transport Employees, Wage Demands by, 64
— and General Workers Union, Wage
Increases for Metal-Finishing Employees, 64; Pension Scheme for Transport Employees, 96; Overtime Ban in Dock Industry, 160; Guaranteed Week in Engineering and Ship-
Labour—continued
building Industries, 192; Wage Structure in Engineering Industry, 192; Dock Strike Due to “ Scuttling” Arrangements, 288, 320; Transfer of Members to Another Union, 320, 384, 416, 448, 611; Staff Problems in Transport Industry, 448; Dock Strike Due to Overtime Dispute, 480. 543, 578, 611, 643; Views on Actions of Left-Wing Elements in Trade-Union Affairs, 743
— Industry, Negotiating Machinery in, 543
Staff Problems in, 448
— Salaried Staffs’ Association, Wage Demands by, 64, 256, 288, 320; 384, 448, 511, 711, 775, 839, 872; Negotiating Machinery, 543
— Staffs, Annual Census of, 543 Conditions in 1953, 543 Unemployment, Ministry of Labour Statistics, 96, 352,711
United States, Earnings in, 480
Wage Authorities, National, Proposals for; 224
— Dock Employees, 775
— Engineers’, in Relation to Costs of Production, 66
— Engineering Clerical Staffs; 32 Employees, 839
— New Structure for, 192, 256
— Increases, Experimental, for Colliery Fillers, 160
for Technical Teachers, 160
— Merchant-Navy Engineer Officers, 675 — Metal-Finishing Employees, 64
— Post-Office Engineering Employees, 320, 743
— Railway Employees, 64, 256, 288, 320, 384, 448, 511, 543, 675, 711, 775, 839, 872
— Restraint, Trade-Union Views on, 384 — Shipbuilding Employees1, 839
— in Shipbuilding and Engineering, 226
— Statistics, Ministry of Labour and National Service, 32, 192, 775
— Structure in Railway Industry, 160
— Transport Employees; 64
— Women Engineering Employees, 675 Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen’s Union, Overtime Ban, 160; Tally Clerks’ Attitude to Dock Strike, 543
Welfare Arrangements, Over-Elaboration of, 416; View of Industrial Welfare Society, 416
Women Employees in Engineering Industry, Wage Increases for, 675
Work-Study Research at Cranfield College, 140*
Working Population, Ministry of Labour Statistics, 96
Workmen’s Shelters (Trade Publication), 137
Lachmann, Dr. Ing. G. V., on Boundary-Layer Control, 691
Lackenby, H., on Resistance Experiments on “ Lucy Ashton,” 521, 592
Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 180*
Lacrinoid Products, Ltd., De-scaling and Burnishing Chips, 435; “ Vietum ”
Plastic Covering Materials for Rods, Tubes and Bars (Trade Publication), 686 Ladders and Steps, Aluminium (Trade Publication), 722
“ Lady of the Lake,” Locomotive, 1862, Model of, 264*
Lagging Materials. See Heat Insulation
Laing Lecture on Partnership of Science and Engineering, 782
Laithwaite, E. R., on Brushless Variable-Speed Induction Motor, 832*
Lamb, A. J., the Late, 719
Laminations, Heat Capacity of, 69, 103, 167, 293
Lamps, Electric. See Electric
— Shadowless, Portable (Trade Publication),
265
— Signalling, Long-Range (Aldis Brothers,
Ltd.), 534*
Lancashire Boiler. See Boiler
Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto, Ltd., Motors for London Tube Lifts, 51. See Erratum, 292; Alternating-Current Motors (Trade Publication), 73; Electric Motors in Handling Equipment (Trade Publication), 104
— Weaste, Oil Refinery, Extensions to, 697 Lancia “ Aurelia ” Motor Car, de Dion Axle
for, 542*
Land Reclamation by Vegetation, 425
Landis Tool Co., Grinding Machines, 575* Lane, A. C., on Theory of Variable-Speed Commutator Motors (Trade Publication), 849
Lane, F. J., on Cross-Channel Power-Cable Circuit, 490
Lang, C., on Pelletising Process for Fine Iron Ores, 8
Lang, J. F., on Peat-Fired Power Stations, 735 Lanova, G.m.b.H., Testing of 138-h.p. Six- Cylinder Oil Engine, 105*
Lansing Bagnall, Ltd., Load-Capacity Gauge for Fork-Lift Truck, 153
“ Lanton,” H.M. Minesweeper, Launch of, 253 Lanz, H., Alldog Agricultural-Tool Carrier, 125*
Lap, A. J. W., on Experiments on Victory Ships and Models, 591
Larard, Dr. C. E., the Late, 421
Latham, Wing-Commdr. F., on Medical Problems of Aircraft Engineer, 463*
Lathes. See Machine Tools
Latin America, Trade with Britain, 842 Launch. Motor. See Motor Boat
— and Trial Trips of Ships, 7, 37, 95,113,150,
169, 216, 253, 280, 310, 344, 408, 442, 494, 534, 567, 636, 664, 701, 739, 767, 806, 836, 863
Launching Cradles, Rocking, for Submarine Oil Pipeline at Accra, 303*
— Side, of Ships, 655
Laurie, J. B., on Bare Conductors for Generator-Transformer Units, 143*
Law. See Legal; Labour
Lawn Mowers, Output of, 747
Lawrence, W., and Son, Ltd., Rye House Power Station, 156*
Lawrie, W. B., on Dust Suppression in Foundries, 36*
Laxey, Isle of Man, Centenary of “ Great Wheel” at, 388*
Laying-Out System (Tiltman Langley Laboratories, Ltd), 72
Layton, M. C., Ltd., Trade Display of Machine Tools, 251
Lead Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Antimonial, Wire, Apparatus to Illustrate Creep of, 74*
Leadbeater, C. J., on Manufacture of Engineering Components by Sintering Process, 852*
“ Leander ” 7-ton Mobile Crane, 703*
Leatherhead, British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, Laboratories of, 593
“ Lectralevel ” Liquid-Level Control System (Trade Publication), 137
“ Lectrodryers ” for Stores, 314
“ Lectromelt ” Tilting Arc Furnace for Steel, 60-ton, 830*

Legal :

Coast Protection Act, 1949, 404, 428
Gas and Electricity (Borrowing Powers) Bill, 67
Individuals, Rights Against Wrongful Acts by Trade Unions, 839
Labour Legislation. See Labour Machinery Dangerous to Young Persons, Order on, 133
United States Battle Act, Relaxation of, 290
Foreign Aid Bill, 194
Legislation. See Legal'; Labour
Leipzig Fair and East-West Trade, 354
Leith, P. A. R., the Late, 356
Lemon, Sir E., the Late, 845
Lenel, Prof. F. V., on Relations between Iron Powders and Powder Compacts, 852
Length, Standards of, Measurement and Comparisons of, 785
Lennard-Jones, Sir J. E., the Late, 617
“ Leocast ” Resin Capsules for Protection of Electronic Circuits, 768*
“ Leonides Major ” Helicopter Engine (Alvis, Ltd.), 348*
Letters to the Editor, 5, 69, 103, 167, 199, 229, 261, 293, 357, 389,; 421, 453, 48®,*', 519, 551*, 584; 652, 719, 749, 783, 813
— Engraving Machine (F. Deckel), 699*
“ Letterston,” H.M. Minesweeper, Launch of, 701
Level Measurement System for Glass-Melting Tank (Hartford-Empire Co., Ltd., and G. Kent, Ltd.), 774*
Leverton, H. and Co., Ltd., Motor-Driven Agricultural Tool Carrier, 125*
Lewis, Island of, Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme, 868
Lewis Spring Co., Ltd., Springs (Trade Publication), 458
Lewis; W. V., on Nature’s Method of Coastal Protection, 425
Leyl'and Motors Ltd., Military Towing Tractor, 473; 150-b.h.p. Diesel-Engined
Motor Omnibus, 476*; 70-b.h.p., Six- Cylinder Diesel Engine for Tractor, 666*
Liaison Officers between Research Establishments and Industry, 67
Libraries, Special, and Information Bureaux, Association of. See Aslib
Treatment of Periodicals and Serials in, by D. Grenfell (Review), 297
Licensed Aircraft Engineers, Society of, Medical Problems of Aircraft Engineer by Wing Commdr. F. Latham, 463*
Licensing, Building, Abolition of, 614
Liddiard, E. A. G., on Corrosion of Alumin- ium-Copper-Magnesium Alloys, 394
Lifeboats, Ships’, Radio Equipment for (Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd.), 423
Radio Transmitter and Receiver for (Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd.), 84*
Lift, Passenger, on London Tube Railways, Reconditioning of, 51. See Erratum, 292
Lifting Gear, Hydraulic, for Ships’ Skylights (A. Low and Sons, Ltd.), 327
— Machine, 2|-cwt. Portable (Industrial
Machine and Equipment Co. (Brimpex) Ltd.), 217*
— Machinery, Export of, 779
— Tackle (Trade Publication), 653
Light Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Polarised, Stress Determination by. See
Photo-Elastic
— Research on Measurement of, 786 Lightalloys, Ltd., Trade in Non-Ferrous Metal
Castings, 779
Lighters, Self-Unloading, for Fulham Cement Depot, 546, 560*
Lighting, Decorative, for Ships (Trade Publication), 784
— Fittings, Flameproof (Trade Publication),
653
— Fluorescent (Trade Publication), 653
— of Motor Vehicles, Influence on Road
Accidents, 328, 339,* 354, 360
— Showroom, British Thomson-Houston Co.,
Ltd., 736
— Street, “ Mazda ” Electric Lamps for
(Trade Publication), 653
— See also Lamps under Electric
Lillicrap, C., the Late, 356
Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd., Lincoln-Jackson Holder for Welding Electrodes, 593; “ Origineering,” Leaflets (Trade Publication), 722
Lincolnshire Huttoft, Sea Defence Works at, 405*
Lind, P., and Co., Ltd., Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 528*
Lindale, Memorial .to. John Wilkinson at, 844*
Liners. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships Lines Brothers, Ltd., Developments in British Toy Trade, 811
Lion Switchgear, Ltd., “ Leocast,” Units for Electronic Circuits, 768*
Liquids, Corrosive, Centrifugal Pumps for (Trade Publication), 334
— Fuel. See Oil Fuel. See also Alcohol; Benzol
— Level Control System (Trade Publication), 137
Controller (Trade Publication), 73
— Oxygen. See Oxygen
Liquidus Points of Titanium-Rich Alloys, 427
List, Prof. Dr. H., Two-Stroke Stationary and Marine Oil Engines, 858*
Lister, R. A., and Co., Ltd., 31-h.p. Diesel Engine, 62*; Engines, Diesel, for Double Automatic Generator Unit, 535*; 36-
b.h.p. Diesel Engine for Centrifugal Pump, 666*; Elevator for Bulk-Handling of Grain, 835*
Lister, T. F., the Late, 100
Literature, 9, 41, 73, 104, 136, 169, 201, 232, 265, 297, 361, 393, 426, 488, 520, 552, 589, 622, 653, 685, 721, 752, 784, 849
— “ Books Received,” notice on, 547
Lithographic Reproduction on any Surface (Tiltman Langley Laboratories, Ltd.), 72
Litigation. See Legal; Labour
Liverpool Artificial Stone Co., Ltd., Blocks and Slabs for Prestressed-Concrete Silo for Ammonium Sulphate, 665*
Living Standards, Motor-Vehicle Industry’s Dependence upon Improvements in, 810
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Statistics of Vessels under Construction, 136; Shipbuilding Returns, 546; Amendments to Construction Rules for Cargo Ships, 782
Lloyd’s, W. A., Alloys, Ltd., “ Handylad,” Aluminium Steps and Ladders (Trade Publication), 722
“ LM.4 ” Aluminium Alloy (Trade Publication), 201
Load-Deflection Diagram for Partially-Prestressed Concrete Slabs, 466*
— Indicator for Wire Ropes (B. and A. Engineering Co., Ltd.), 120* ,?»
Loader and Excavator, Combined (Abelson and Co. (Engineers), Ltd.)., 409*
— Hydraulic, Muir-Hill, with 1-cub. yd. Bucket, 666*
— Shearer, Anderton, for Coal Cutting and Loading, 869*
Local Authorities. See Municipal “Locatorgraph” Plotting System for Ships (Trade Publication), 653
Loch Luichart Dam and Power Station, 615, 629*
— Shin Hydro-Electric Scheme, 68
Lockey, W. N., on Preservation of George Stephenson’s Home, 103
Lockheed Aircraft Co., Self-Service in Works Stores, 293
Lockheed-Avery Breakaway Hydraulic Coupling for Hose Lines (Automotive Products Co., Ltd.), 803*
Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Co., Ltd., Manual- Hydraulic Power Pack for Aircraft, 295
Locomotive, British, Weighing Machine for, 773*
— Developments in British Railways, 518
— Diesel-Electric, Design of Generators and Motors for, 225
Electric, 1,500-h.p. (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 602*
Electric, with High-Frequency Telephonic System, 536*
Electric, Shunting (Trade Publication), 653
Electric, Use in United States, 194
Mechanical, Fell, British Railways, 773 Mechanical, Shunting, 250-b.h.p. (Huns- let Engine Co., Ltd.), 311
— Electric, for British Railways, Design of, 759
Co-Co and Bo-Bo for Valenciennes- Thionville Line, 16*
2,760-h.p. Co-Co for Manchester- Sheffield Line (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 413*
De-Icing Equipment for Conductor Rails, 831*
3,O3O-h.p., 3,000-volt, Direct Current, South African Railways. 178*
Single-Phase, for French Railways, 637*. See Erratum, 730
Traction, Electric, by A. T. Dover (Review), 170
Traction, Handbook, Electric (Control), by R. Brooks (Review), 136
Underground (Trade Publication), 73
— Engineers and Firemen, Associated
Society of, Lodging-Turns Dispute, 32, 64, 128, 288; Unofficial Strike Action Condemned, 64; Wage Demands by, 64, 256, 288, 320, 448, 511, 711, 775, 839, 872; Pension Scheme for Transport Employees, 96; Negotiating Machinery, 543
— 1,750-h.p., Gas-Turbine, Coal-Burning
(North British Locomotive Co., Ltd.), 326, 351
— Industry, Diesel, Productivity in, Review of, 257
— “ Lady of the Lake,” 1862, Model of, 264*
— Performance, Effect of Boiler Capacity on, 138*
— Railway, Survey of World Markets for, 547
— “Rocket,” Model of, 196*
— Shunting, 250-b.h.p. Diesel-Mechanical (Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd.), 311
Electric (Trade Publication), 653
— Smoke, Air Pollution by, Report on, 718.
See 452,715
— Steam, Prevention of Air Pollution by, 452.
See 715, 718
and Diesel, for Works Transport, 175*, 300
— Turbine, 4,500-h.p. Coal Burning, Norfolk and Western Railway, 131, 153*
— Wheels, British Railways, Cleaning Machine for, 247*
“ Lodging-Turns,” Dispute on Railways, 32, 64, 128, 288
Loewy Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Stamco,” Trimming Machine for Aluminium Sheet, 88*; Centralised Design and Planning Offices of, 801*
Lomerson, E. C., on Relations between Iron
Powders and Powder Compacts, 852
Londex Ltd., Liquid-Level Control System
(Trade Publication), 137; Mercury-
Switch Relay (Trade Publication), 137; Mercury-Switch Relay (Trade Publication), 170; Flashing Beacon (Trade Publication), 201; Controls for Small
Generating Sets (Trade Publication), 233
London Airport, Maintenance Plant and Methods of British Overseas Airways Corporation, 531*; Airfield Surface
Movement Indicator, 542*; Industrial Dispute at, 872
— British Instrument Industries Exhibition, 1955, Arrangements for, 6
— County Council, Fixed-Price Contracts, 582
— Cycle and Motor-Cycle Exhibition, 647
— Exhibition of X-Ray Apparatus, 720
— Fulham Cement Depot of Cement Marketing Co., Ltd., 546, 560*
— International Printing Exhibition, 1955,
Arrangements for, 6
— King’s College. Engineering Department’s Open Day, 36; Lecture on Form in Engineering Design, by J. B. Evans, 551, 652
— Oxford-street, “ Autoflex,” Traffic-Control System in, 717
— Road Improvement Schemes, 679
— Science Museum, Exhibition of Astro
nomical Books, 263; Smoke-Pollution Measuring Station at, 837
— Tanker Brokers’ Panel, Assessment of
Freight Requirements, 34
— Transport Executive, Reconditioning of Passenger Lifts, 51. See Erratum, 292; Pension Scheme for Transport Employees 96; 125-b.h.p. 64-seater Motor Omnibus, 410*; Rolling Stock for, 642*; De-Icing Equipment for Conductor Rails, 831*
— Underground Railways. See Underground
and London Transport Executive
— University College, Memorial to Sir J. A. Fleming, 529, 724; Demonstration
Apparatus for Structural Problems, 595* Lectures on Atomic Energy, 639 Long, J. V., on High-Temperature Sandwich Structures, 670*
Lonebenton District Council, Preservation of
Dial Cottage, 103
Loose Materials, Throwing Machine for (Blaw Knox, Ltd.), 216*
Lords, House of, Debate on Technical Education. 777, 780
Lorival Plastics, Liquid Rubber. 149 Lorries. See Motor Vehicles; Tractors Losenhausenwerk Diisseldorfer Maschinenbau A.G., Dynamic Balancing Machine, 604; Individual Testing Cylinder, 604*
Low, A., and Sons, Ltd., Lifting Gear for Ships’ Skylights, 327
Lowestoft Shipyard of Brooke Marine, Ltd., 131, 154*
Lubbock, I., on Two-Stage Reheat in Power Plants, 244*
Lubricants (Trade Publication), 137
— Australian Researches on, 785
— for Deep Drawing of Metals, 425, 431*.
See LETTER, 551*
— for Diamond Wheels (M. G. Beyerinck), 701
— Molybdenum Disulphide, 171. See LET
TERS, 229, 293, 486, 584
Lubricating Oils. See Oils
Lubrication of Andritz Oil Engines, 859*
— Centralised System of (Trade Publication),
334
— for Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 233
— of Earth-Moving Machinery (Trade Publica
tion), 722
— Michell Bearing, Research and Experience
of, 854
Lubricator for Chain Conveyors (Clarke, Chapman and Co., Ltd.), 674*
— Remote, with 10-ft. Hose, 864
Lucas, J. (Industries), Ltd., Views on Dependency of Motor-Vehicle Industry on Improvements in Living Standards, 810
Lucas, J. C., on Multi-Channel Dynamic Strain Recording, 493*
Lucking, E. P., the Late, 814
“ Lucy Ashton,” M.S., Resistance Experiments on, 521, 592
Luichart, Loch, Dam and Power Station, 615, 629*
Lurgi Chemie A.G., Sinter Cooler, Scunthorpe Ironworks, 187
Lyon, A., and Co. (Engineers), Ltd., Diesel-
Driven 4-in. Centrifugal Pump, 215*

MAAG GEAR-WHEEL CO., LTD., Gear-Grinding Machine, 474; Gear-Cutting Machine, 474*; Machine for Measuring Errors in Gear Teeth Profiles, 791*. See 779
Macadam. See Roads and Tar
Macadam Macfarlane Engineering Co., 50-kVA, Petbow Turbo-Alternator Set, 705*
Mac. See also Me
Machine-Running Times, Electric Recorder for (Servis Recorders, Ltd.), 248*
— Shops. See Works and Machine Tools Large, Planning and Running, 620
— Testing. See Testing Machine and Tests (Materials)
— Theory of, by B. B. Low (Review), 552

Machine Tools:

“ A.J.F.” Grinding and Lapping Machine, 867*
Belgian Machine Tools (Trade Publication), 298
Bolt-Threading Machine (Trade Publication), 753
Boring Machine, Precision, Magnetic- Tape Control for (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 25*
— and Drilling Machine (Giddings and Lewis Machine Tool Co.), 575*
— Drilling and Tapping Machine (F. Town and Sons, Ltd.), 833*
— Milling and Drilling Machine, Giddings and Lewis, with British Thomson- Houston Tracer Equipment (Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 610*
— and Turning Mill, Vertical (C. Berthiez), 607
Broaching Machine, Vertical and Horizontal (Colonial Broach Co.), 575*
Bur, Built-up Tungsten-Carbide, _ 539* Chucking Machine, Automatic, Six- Spindle (National Acme Co.), 574
Corrugating Machine, Roll-Type, for Sheet Metal (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 598*
Cutter, Rotary, Tungsten-Carbide, “ Seg- bur ” (Flexible Drives (Gilmans), Ltd.), 539*
Cutting Machine, Flame-, Automatic (M. Muller Autogenwerk), 510*
“ Sparcatron,” for Hard Metals (Impregnated Diamond Products, Ltd.), 684, 698*
Die-Sinking Machine, Three-Dimensional (F. Deckel), 698*
Dividing Table, Circular, with Optical Adjustment (Usine II of Dixi S.A.), 475*
Drill, Hand Hammer (Trade Publication), 849
— Pneumatic, with Cartridge-Type Air
Motor (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 707* — Concrete Breaker (Broom and Wade, Ltd.), 634*
— Rock, Pneumatic (Consolidated
Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd.), 508*
— Units, Flameproof Mining (Trade
Publication), 170
Drilling Machine, High-Speed, Special- Purpose (W. J. Meddings, Ltd.), 359* Jig, Electronically-Controlled (Ferranti, Ltd.), 537*
Turret (Trade Publication), 849
— and Boring Machine (Giddings &
Lewis Machine Tool Co.), 575*
— and Milling Machine, Giddings and Lewis, with British Thomson-Houston Tracer Equipment (Rockwell Machine Co., Ltd.), 610*
— Plant for Anhydrite Mine, Billingham-
on-Tees, 282*
— Radial, Boring and Tapping Machine
(F. Town and Sons, Ltd.), 833*
— and Tapping Attachment, “ Jay-Dee ”
(Caledonian Tractor and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 326
Engraving Machine, Letter (F. Deckel), 699 s
— and Profiling Machine, Pantograph
(F. Deckel), 699*
European Machine Tool Exhibition, Milan, 358*, 474*, 509*, 574*, 604* Filing Machine for Dies (DoALL Co.), 734*
Flame-Cutting Machine, Automatic (M. Muller Autogenwerk), 510*
Forging Machine, 100-ton Precision (Societe des Usines de Louis de Roll S.A.), 474*
— — Roll-, “ Rollmaster ” (Wilkins &
Mitchell, Ltd.), 277*
Form Generator, for Rolling Threads, Worms and Gears (B.S.A. Tools, Ltd.), 358*
Gear-Cutting Machine (Gleason Works), 574
Machine (Maag Gear-Wheel Co., Ltd.), 474*
— Generator, Automatic (W. E. Sykes,
Ltd®’, 358*
— Grinding Machine (Maag Gear-Wheel
Co.., Ltd.), 474
— Hobbing Machines for Worm-Gear
Pinions (Hermann Pfauter Walzfras- maschinenfabrik), 606*
— Shaper Generator, Vertical (W. E.
Sykes, Ltd.), 358
— Shaving Machine, Rotary (W. E.
Sykes, Ltd.), 359*
— Spur, Grinding Machine for (Stuart
Davis, Ltd.), 732*
Grinder, Pneumatic, with Dust Suction Hose (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 407* Grinding Equipment for Cylinders or Bearings (Nicol and Andrew, Ltd.), 326*
— Machines (Gardner Machine Co.), 772 (Landis Tool Co.), 575*
Bench and Pedestal, Electric (Trade Publication). 784
Centreless, Precision Control of Sizing on, 837*
Cutter (F. Deckel), 699*
Cutter and Tool (A. A. Jones and Shipman, Ltd.), 222*
Cutter and Tool (A. A. Jones and Shipman, Ltd.), 359*
Double-Spindle (Gardner Machine Co.), 573*
Foundry, Dust Suppression from, 36*
— — for Internal-Combustion Engine Valve Rockers (A. Scrivener, Ltd.), 117*
Internal and Spindle (A. A. Jones and Shipman, Ltd.), 222
Pneumatic with Dust Suction Hose (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 407*
Pneumatic, High-Speed (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 707*
Pneumatic, using Thin Reinforced Grinding Wheels (Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd.), 707*
Precision, Semi-Universal (A. A. Jones and Shipman1, Ltd.), 359*
Semi-Univeral (A. A. Jones and Shipman, Ltd.), 222*
Machine Tools—continued
Grinding Machines for Slide-Ways (Vcreinigte Osterreichische Eisen- und Stahlwerke), 604*
Spindle and Internal (A. A. Jones and Shipman, Ltd.), 222
for Spur Gears (Stuart Davis, Ltd.), 732*
Tool (F. Deckel), 699*
with Visible Tool Face (Stephen Frankfort), 868*
— and Lapping Machine with Indepen
dent Spindle, “ A. J. F.”, 867*
Machine, Snap-Gauge (F. Studer), 509*
— Wheels, Dimensions of, Specification, 297
(Trade Publication), 753 Guillotine, Air-Operated (F. J. Edwards,
Ltd.), 217*
— Shear (Eumeco Aktiengesellschaft fiir Maschinenbau), 606*
Precision (Laagland Co.), 607* Hacksaw Blades (Trade Publication), 686 Hammer, Chipping, Pneumatic, with Dust Suction Hose (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 407*
— Forging, High-Speed (Eumeco Aktiengesellschaft fiir Maschinenbau), 607
Drop-Stamp for Preparation of Bar Stock, 277*
— Riveting, Pneumatic (Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd.), 707
Hire of Machine Tools, 842. See 514 Honing Machine, Rotary, for Cutting Tools (Woodhouse and Mitchell), 191* Hydraulic Press. See Press (below) International Machine-Tool Exhibition, 1956, Arrangements for, 413
Lapping Machine for Centre Holes (A. A. Jones and Shipman, Ltd.), 249*
— and Grinding Machine, with Indepen
dent Spindle, “ A.J.F.,” 867*
Machine, Snap-Gauge (F. Studer, Ltd.), 509*
Lathe (Sundstrand Machine Tool Co.), 574*
— Automatic, Copying (G. Fischer, Ltd.), 474*
Sliding Headstock (A. Bechler S.A.), 475*
Vertical-Spindle (Tavannes Machines S.A.), 475*'
— Boring and Facing (Trade Publication), 849
— Chucking, Vertical-Spindle (Trade Publication), 784
— Copying (E. Dubied et Cie), 509* Automatic (G. Fischer, Ltd.), 474* — General-Purpose (N.V. Nederlandsche Machinefabriek “ Artillerie-Inrich- tingen ”), 607*
— with Loading and Ejecting Device
(Ford Motor Co.. Ltd.). 70*
— Turret, Automatic (Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin), 607
Automatic Single-Spindle (Tarex S.A.), 509*
Letter Engraving Machine (F. Deckel), 699*
Machine Shop, Planning and Running, 620
— — Management. See Works Manage
ment
— Tools, Electronic Control of (Ferranti, Ltd.), 537*
Hire of, 842
Hiring Schemes in United Kingdom, 842. See 514
Hiring Scheme in United States, 514, 842
Industry, Position in, 291
— Permanent Trade Display of (M. C. Layton, Ltd.), 251
Trades Association, International Machine-Tool Exhibition, 1956, 413
Machining of Chemical Stoneware (Hathernware, Ltd.), 501*
Milling Attachment, Universal, UFK Mark 4 (H. Bennett, Ltd.), 413*
— Cutters, Helical, Tungsten-Carbide Tipped (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 255*, 291
— Machine (Sundstrand Machine Tool Co.), 574
Profiling, for Tyre-Moulds (Trade Publication), 753
Slot and Recess (Ebosa S.A.), 509* Tool-, Universal (F. Deckel), 698* Universal (Aciera S.A.), 474*
— Boring and Drilling Machine, Giddings and Lewis, with British Thomson- Houston Tracer Equipment (Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 610* Pantograph Profiling and Engraving Machine (F. Deckel), 699*
Planing and Milling Machine (C. Ber- thiez), 607
Pneumatic Drills. See Drills (above) — Hammers. See Hammers (above) Press, Baling, Hydraulic, for Scrap Metal (Fielding and Platt, Ltd.), 571*
— Bench, Power, “ Worcester,” Automatic Feed for (Jones and Attwood, Ltd.), 868*
— Brake. 110-ton “ Eldair ” (Weldall and . Assembly, Ltd.), 773*
— Corrugating, for Sheet Metal, 598*
— 50-ton, for Experiments in Deep Draw
ing, 431. See LETTER, 551*
— High-Speed (L. Schuler A.G.), 605*
— Hydraulic (Bucher-Guyer Aktiengesellschaft), 509
35,000-ton Forging (United Engineering and Foundry Co.), 523
for Scrap-metal Baling (Fielding and Platt, Ltd.), 571*
200-ton, for Tungsten Powder, 176*
— for Laminated-Plastic Manufacture,
18*. See Erratum, 68
— Shaving, Bench-Type (S. Allemand), 510*
— Tool Making, Courses in, 21.3
— Work, Plastic Tools for, 726, 762
Machine Tools—continued
Profiling Machines, Oxygen-Cutting (Trade Publication), 753
— and Engraving Machine, Pantograph
(F. Deckel), 699*
— Milling Machine for Tyre Moulds (Trade Publication), 753 Roller-Leveller, Budd-McKay, for Sheet Steel, 367*, 459. See LETTER, 486* Router, Heavy-Duty, for Non-Ferrous Alloys (Wadkin, Ltd.), 764*
Saw, Band, Contour-matic, Remote- Controlled (DoALL Co.), 734*
— — Mitre-Cutting (Marco Machine-
fabriek en Handelsonderneming), 607*
— Circular, “ Eclipse ” Saw Set for (J. Neill and Co. (Sheffield), Ltd.), 24 —- Portable, for Steel Sections (Trade Publication), 334
— See also Hacksaw (above)
Sawbench, 3J-in. Capacity, for Wood (Startrite Engineering Co., Ltd.), 246* Screw Machine, Automatic, SingleSpindle (B.S.A. Tools, Ltd.), 408*
Screwing Machine, Bolt-Thread (Trade Publication), 753
Shaping Machine (Wotan Gereedschaps- werktuigenfabriek), 607
Sharpening Machine, Precision, for Tools (R. Habib), 510*
Shear, Guillotine (Eumeco Aktiengesell- schaft fur Maschinenbau), 606* Precision (Laagland Co.), 607* Shearing Machine, Rolling for Long Plates (Vereinigte vsterreichische Eisen- und Stahlwerke), 604*
— Tools, Sheet-Metal, Portable (F. J. Edwards, Ltd.), 733*
Slitting Machine, Gang (L. Schuler A.G.), 605*
Slot and Recess Milling Machine (Ebosa S.A.), 509*
Swaging and Wiring Machine for Sheet Metal (F. J. Edwards, Ltd.), 538* Tapping, Boring and Drilling Machine (F. Town and Sons, Ltd.), 833*
— and Drilling Attachment, “ Jay-Dee ”
(Caledonian Tractor and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 326
Threading Machine, Bolt (Trade Publication), 753
Tool, Electric, Portable, Testing Instrument for Earthing of (Electric Methods, Ltd.), 53*
— Milling Machine, Universal (F. Deckel) 698*
— Plastic, Moulded, for Aircraft Production. 762. See 726
Toolroom Work, Machines for, Exhibition, 684, 698*
Tracer Mechanism, Electronic, for Machine Tools (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 610*
Turning and Boring Mills. See Boring (above)
Turret Lathes. See Lathes (above) Vice, Machine, Hydraulic (Trade Publication), 753
“ Visible-Grinder ” Hand-Grinding Machine (Stephan Frankfort), 868* Wiring and Swaging Machine for Sheet Metal (F. J. Edwards, Ltd.), 538*
Woodworking Machinery (Trade Publication), 589
Sawbench, 3|-in. Capacity (Startrite Engineering Co., Ltd.), 246*
“ Worcester ” Bench Power Press, Automatic Feed for (Jones and Attwood, Ltd.), 868*
Machine Vice. See Kzce under Machine Tools
— Work. See Machine Tools
Machinery, Agricultural, Exhibition, and Smithfield Show, 802*, 834*
— Dangerous to Young Persons, Order on, 133
— Electrolytic Derusting of, 235
— Imports, Duty-Free, Report of Committee
on, 129
Mackay Industrial Equipment, Ltd., Crawler Tractor with 25-h.p. Fiat Diesel Engine, 412*; Trench-Digging Machine, 569
Mackley, E. N., and Co., Flameproof Lighting Fittings (Trade Publication), 653
MacLellan, P. and W., Ltd., Penstock for Loch Luichart Hydro-Electric Scheme, 632*
Mactaggart, E. F., the Late, 292
Mac. See also Me
Maddison, J. T., on Plastic Tools of Polyester Resins, 727
“ Magnatest Q ” Magnetic Sorting (Trade Publication), 393
Magnesium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Magnets and Cores, Low-Loss (Trade Publication), 265
— Permanent, Investigations on Alloys for, 672 Magnetic Alloy Strip, Production by Powder
Metallurgy. 853
— Separators (Trade Publications), 653, 784
— Sorting (Trade Publication), 393
— Tape Recordings for Automatic Control
of Machine Tools, 25*
— Work at Royal Observatories, 234
Mahr, C., Involute Recording Machine for Measurement of Gears, 791. See 779 Maiden and Co., Ltd., Bolt Threading Machine (Trade Publication), 753
Mains, Electric. See Cables under Electric Maintenance, Plant, Conference on Work Study and Planning for, 228
Malaya as Market for British Engineering Goods, 725, 748
Maleic Anhydride Plant of Monsanto Chemicals, Ltd., 8
Man’s Future, Challenge of, by H. Brown (Review), 685
Man and Metal, Views on Industrial Progress in Wales, 675
Management, British Institute of, Pamphlet on Management in Small Firms, 646; Brochure on Factory Performance and Productivity in United States, 842; Brochure on Capital Requirements of Electric-Motor Industry in United States, 842
— Course by Tube Investments' Ltd., 547
— of Works. See IPorks Management
Manchester Association of Engineers, Presidential Address by S. N. Clift on Nuclear Power and Coal, 449'. See Erratum, 652
— Bradford Colliery,, 3,720-h.p. Koepe Wind
ing Engine at, 564*
— Business Efficiency Exhibition, Opening of,
163
— Christie Hospital, Orthotron and Betatron
S3 700*
— Joint Research Council, Report on Shortage
of Draughtsmen, 417
— Sheffield-Wath Railway Electrification, New
Woodhead Tunnel, 20*; Inauguration of Electric Passenger Service, 387. See LETTER, 453; 2,760-h.p. Co-Co Electric Locomotive, 413*; Operating Experiences on, 759
— University, Application of Maxwell’s
Reciprocal Theorem to Williot-Mohr Diagrams, 827*; Variable-Speed Induction Electric Motor, 832*
Mandbook Press, Production of Technical Handbooks and Manuals (Trade Publication), 686
Mann Egerton and Co., Ltd., 92-h.p. Motor Lorry for 8J-ton Pay-Load, 411*
Mann, H. C., the Late, 782
Mansfield Colliery, Coal-Preparation Plant at, 769*
— Nottingham Railway, Prestressed-Concrete
Bridge, 741
Manuals, Technical, Production of (Trade Publication), 686
Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin, Automatic Turret Lathe, 607
— Scientific Methods in. See Works Manage
ment
Manuscripts, Books, Prints and Drawings, Scott Collection, Catalogue of, by B. M. Cooper (Review), 685
Marbaix, G. E., Ltd., Magnetic Separators (Trade Publication), 653
Marchwood Power Station, Dual-Firing, at, 195; Description, 441; Tubular Growth oil Surface of Concrete at, 558*
Marco Conveyor and Engineering Co., Ltd., Coal and Ash Handling Plant (Trade Publication), 849
Marco Machinefabriek en Handelsonderneming, Mitre-Cutting Band Saw, 607*
Marconi Instruments, Ltd., Image Amplifier, 720
Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd., “ Radiolocator IV ” Marine Radar (Trade Publication), 41; “ Salvita ” Radio Transmitter and Receiver, 84*; Radio Equipment for Ships’ Lifeboats, 423; Navigation Plotting by Radar (Trade Publication), 653; “Martinet” Electronic Helmsman, 767*
Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., Radio Equipment for Hatfield Aerodrome Control Tower, 253; Industrial Television Camera, 440*; Training College, 616; Equipment for Rowridge Television Transmitting Station, 702*
Margam Steelworks, Strike of Coke-Oven Employees. 96, 128
Marine Auxiliary Machinery, Cable Ship “ Recorder,” 566*
Machinery, Rubber Mountings for, 556* Machinery, S.S. “ Orsova,” 56*
Machinery, S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 258, 260
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Engines. See Engines; Turbines; Marine
Propulsion
— Engineers, Institute of, Presidential Address
by H. A. J. Silley, on Ships and Docks, 481 Necessity for Recruitment of, 647
— Engineering Industry and Ship-Repair
facilities, 481
— Propulsion, 34,000-s.h.p. Geared-Turbine,
S.S. “ Orsova,” 56*
20,000-s.h.p. Geared-Turbine, Twin- Screw S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 258, 260* Pametrada Progress Report for 1953, 7 9,000-s.h.p. Sulzer Diesel Engine, M.S.
“ Wonosobo,” 708*
Torsionmeters for Measurement of Power, 554
Voith-Schneider, Propelling System for Tugs, 118*
See also Engines; Turbines; Propellers; Torsionmeters
— Turbines. See Turbines, Steam; Marine
Propulsion
Markets. See Trade
Markland, E., on Influence Lines for Continuous Beams, 242*
Marks, Dr. E., on Heat Capacity of Laminations, 69, 103, 167, 293
Marley Tile Co., Ltd.,' “ Marleythene fl Thermoplastic Piping, 252
“ Marleythene ” Thermoplastic Piping, 252
Marples, R. M., and Sons, Ltd., Hedgecutter, 61* Marples, Ridgeway and Partners, Ltd., Wharf at Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 528
Marshall, A. L., Ltd., “Masterveyor” Band Conveyor (Trade Publication), 849
Marshall, Dr. P., on Production of Stainless- Steel Powder, 850
Marshall Richards Machine Co., Ltd., Drawing Machine for Copper Tubes, 81*
Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd;,, 70-b.h.p., Diesel- Engined Tractor, 666*
Marshalling Yard, Coal-Wagon, Mechanical (Mitchell Engineering, Ltd.), 377*
Railway, at Alloa, 388
Railway, “ Wagontroler ” for (Nortons- Tividale, Ltd.), 26*
“ Martinet ” Electronic Helmsman, 767*
Marton, S., on Production of High-Strength Materials and Parts by Powder .Metallurgy, 853
Martonair, Ltd., Duplex Two-Way Valve, 838* Masing, G., Presentation of Platinum Medal to, 362
Mason’s Cement Works, Claydon, Extension to, 220*
Mass, Standards of, Measurement and Comparisons of, 785
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Annual Report, 715
Massey-Harris-Ferguson Organisation, Developments in, 66
Massey-Harris-Ferguson (Sales), Ltd., Agricultural and Earth-Moving Tractors (Trade Publication), 73
Mast, 200-ft. Temporary, Rowridge Television Transmitting Station, 702*
Master Patternmakers, National Society of, Aims, 709
“ Masterveyor ” Band Conveyor (Trade Publication), 849
Materials, New, Effect on Progress, 325
for Electrical Engineer, 590
— Raw, Bulk-Handling Equipment for (Trade
Publication), 298
— Strength of. See Stress and Tests (Materials') Materiel Traction Electrique, Societe, Single
Phase Electric Locomotives, 637*. See Erratum, 730
Mathematics, Concise History of, by D. J. Struik (Review), 232
— and Science, Teachers of, Report on, 1
— Transcendental Functions, Higher, by Staff
of Bateman Manuscript Project (Review), 4a
Mather and Platt, Ltd., Pumping Plant, Scunthorpe Ironworks, 187
Maudslay, J., the Late, 813
Maxim, Hiram, Inquiry for Letters of, 293
Maxwell’s Reciprocal Theorem, Application of, 827*
May and Baker, Ltd.,Polyvinyl Alcohol Films, 296 “ Mazda ” Electric Lamps (Trade Publication), 653
“ Mazda ” Lamps and Fittings, Showroom for, 736
McAlpine, Sir A., and Sons, Ltd., Tame Bridge Foundry, 482, 505*; Sulphuric Acid Plant, Widnes, 640*. See Addendum, 774
McAlpine, Sir R., and Sons, Ltd., bank of England Printing Works, 315*; Marchwood Power Station, 441; Investigations on Tubular Growth on Surface of Concrete, 558*; 3J-cub. yd. Drag-Line Excavator, 565*
McGrath, J., Ltd., Long-Life Storage Battery, 327
Mclnery, O. S'., the Late, 158
McLaren, J. and H., Ltd.,, Film of Domestic Generator Sets1, 732; Two- to Eight- Cylinder Air-Cooled Diesel Engines, 738*
McLean, Dr. D., on Crystal Slip and Grain- Boundary Sliding during Creep, 240
McLellan and Partners, Flow-Indication Panels for Ore-Preparation Plant, 49*
McLeod, R. J._(Contractors), Ltd., Loch Shin Hydro-Electric Scheme, 68; Ullapool Hydro-Electric Scheme,, 495*
McQuillan. Dr. A. D., on Nickel-Titanium Alloy, 427
McQuillan, M. K., on Titanium-Chromium System and Titanium-Gold System, 427 Me. See also Mac
Meadows, H., Ltd., 85-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Horizontal Diesel Engine for Motor Vehicles, 476*
Measurement of Temperature in Engineering, Vol. I, by H. D. Baker, E. A. Ryder and
N. H. Baker (Review), 552
Measuring Instruments for Agricultural- Machinery Research, 15
Measuring Instruments (Pullin), Ltd., Compact Ammeter or Voltmeter, 733*; Control Instrument for Electroplating Vats, 742*; Instruments for Industrial Switchboards (Trade Publication), 849
Mechanical Engineers, American Society of, Conference on Combustion, 1955, 398; Congress on Air Pollution, 1955, 682

Mechanical Engineers, Institution of:

Model Form of Contract, 24 Clayton Fellowships and Grants, Awards, 168
Part I Examination, 263.
Members of Council Holding Directorships, 332, 489
Conference on Combustion, 1955, 398
Conference for Schoolmasters on Recruitment to Mechanical Engineering Profession, 684
London Meetings, Winter Session: Annual Dinner, 516. See 513 Presidential Address, by Dr. R. W. Bailey on Research in Mechanical Engineering, 516. See 547
Parsons Lecture on Factors Influencing the Continuing Developments of Steam Turbines, by F. Dollin, 585
Clayton Lecture on Guided Missiles, by G. W. H. Gardner, 692*; 811
Conference on Mechanical Engineering as a Profession, 780. See TIT, 781
Hawksley Lecture on Recent Studies of Metallic Friction, by Dr. F. P. Bowden, 814*
Automobile Division:
Chairman’s Address by J. H. Pitchford, on Development of Internal-Combustion Engine, 555
Paper for Written Discussion:
Michell Bearing Lubrication, by Dr.
C. F. Kettleborough, B. R. Dudley and E. Baildon, 854
Steam Group:
Supervisory Equipment for Indication of Shaft Distortion in Steam Turbines, by D. Antrich, H. W. B. Gardiner, and R. K. Hilton, 758
Electrical Measurement of Steam-Turbine Rotor Movements with Special Reference to Operation and Design of Modern Power Plant, by J. L. Ashworth, J. S. Hall and A. H. Gray, 758
Summer Meeting.
Southampton, 1955, 588
Mechanical Engineers, Recruitment of, 777, 780, 781
— Engineering, Definitions for Use in, Speci
fication, 752
Profession, Recruitment to, Conference for Schoolmasters on, 684
Research in, 516
— — Research Laboratory, Safety Factor in
Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders, by S. E. Mitchell, 75*; High-Speed Testing Machine for Ball Bearings, 695*; Development of Gear-Measuring Machines, 789*. See 779
— Lubricator. See Lubricator
— Stoker. See Stoker
Mechanics, Maxwell’s Reciprocal Theorem,
Application of, 827*
Meddings, W. J., Ltd., High-Speed, Special- Purpose Drilling Machine, 359*
Medical Problems of Aircraft Engineer, 463*
— Research Council, Report on Human
Relations in Industry, 65
Medway College of Technology, Extensions to, 357
Meetings, Notices of, 32, 287, 319, 351, 383, 415, 447, 479, 512, 544, 580, 612, 644, 676, 712, 744, 776, 808, 840, 871
Meig Tunnel, Conon Valley Hydro-Electric Scheme, 631 *
Mellish, B., on Titanium-Rich Alloys of Titanium, Iron and Oxygen, 427
Melville, W., bn N.R.D.C.-Ricardo Steam Engine, 783. See 419,442*. See LETTER, 519
Memorials to H.M. Airship R.34, Proposed, 261
Mercast (Great Britain), Ltd., Precision Casting with Frozen Mercury, 354
Mercedes Benz Sports Motor Car, Rear Axle for, 541*; Petrol Engine for, 578*
Merchant Navy Engineer Officers, Pay and Conditions of, 675
— Ships. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships
— Shipbuilding. See 'Shipbuilding
Mercury, Frozen, for Foundry Patterns, 194
— Shortage of, 354
Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, 796*
Merton Park Studios, Cinema Films on Steelmaking, 215
Mervyn Instruments, Infra-Red Spectrometer with Diffraction Grating, 77*
Merz and McLellan, Conon Valley Hydro- Electric Scheme, 615, 629*
Metal Box Co., Ltd., Progress of, 746
— Carbon in, Apparatus fof Determination o
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 755*
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Creep and Fracture at High Temperature's^
N.P.L. Symposium bn, 237*
Metal Detection, Ltd., Electronic Detector for Non-Ferrous Metals, 636*
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue and Fatigue Tests
under Tests (Materials)
— Federation, British Non-Ferrous, Pamphlet
“ Just the Job,” 484
— Finishing Employees, Wage Increases for, 64
— Industry, Problems of, International, Discussion on, 611, 675

Metals, Institute of:

Special Autumn London Meeting, Programme, 398
Symposium op Mechanism of Phase Transformations in Metals, 1955, Programme, 723
Symposium on Advances in Science and Practice of Powder Metallurgy. See under Iron and Steel Institute
Autumn Meeting, Zurich:
Programme, 102
Inaugural Proceedings', 361 Nomination of Officers, 362 Presentation of Platinum Medal to Prof.
G. Masing, 362
Reports of Discussions, 362, 394, 427 Visits and Excursions, 394, 427
Autumn Lecture on Attempts to Improve Aluminium Reduction Since Heroult and Hall, by Prof. A. von Zeerleder, 395
Application of Grain Refinement to Cast Copper-Aluminium Alloys Containing the Beta Phase, by Dr. J. P. Dennison and E. V. Tull, 362
Grain-Refining Additions for Cast Copper
Alloys, by A. Cibula, 362
Influence of Extrusion Direction on Corrosion and Stress-Corrosion of Alu- minium-Copper-Magnesium Alloys, by E. A. G. Liddiard and W. A. Bell, 394
Staining of Clad Aluminium-Alloy Sheets During Salt-Bath Heat Treatment, by E C. Williams and H. J. G. Challis, 394
Papers on Constitution of Titanium Alloys: Structure of Titani um-Tin Alloys in Range
0 to 25 atomic-per cent. Tin, by Dr.
H. W. Worner, 427
Re-investigation of Nickel-Titanium Alloy and Observations on B/(a -j- B) Boundaries in Titanium Systems, by Dr. A. D. McQuillan, 427
Free-Energy Diagram of System Titanium- Oxygen, by Dr. O. Kubaschewski and W. A. Dench, 427
Structure of Titanium-Silver Alloys in Range 0-30 atomic-per cent. Silver, by Dr. H. W. Worner, 427
Re-determination and Interpretation of
Titanium-Rich Region of Titanium- Chromium Systems, by M. K. McQuillan, 427
Methods for Determining Liquidus Points of Titanium-Rich Alloys, by Dr. W. Hume-Rothery and D. M. Poole, 427
Constitution of Titanium-Gold System in
Region 0-6 atomic-per cent. Gold, by M. K. McQuillan, 427 Constitution of Titanium-Rich Alloys of
Titanium, Iron and Oxygen, by Dr.
N. P. Allen, T. H. Schofield and B. Mellish, 427
Metal-to-Metal Bonding, “ Redux ” Adhesive for (Aero Research, Ltd.), 319
— Non-Ferrous, Consumption of, 290
Ferrous, Electronic Detector for (Metal Detection, Ltd.), 636*
— Phase Transformations in, Mechanism of,
Symposium on , 1955, 723
— Recovery from Flue Gases, Investigations
on, 488
— Sandwich Methods for Aircraft Construc
tion, 380
— Sheet, Deep-Drawing of, Investigations on,
425, 431*. See LETTER, 551*
Plastic Tooling of, 726, 762 Roll-Type Corrugating Machine for (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 598*
— Structure of. See Metallography; Micro
photographs
— Tubes, Cinema Films on (Yorkshire Copper
Works, Ltd.), 766
— Welding. See Welding
Metallisation, Ltd., Wire Process of Metal Spraying (Trade Publication), 201
Metallographic Studies and Creep Mechanism, 239
Metallography. See also Metals; Metallurgy; Microphotographs

Metallurgy:

Alloy, Aluminium, Building Sheet (Trade Publication), 201
for Casting (Trade Publication), 201 Casting, Caustic Etching for Examination of, 865*
Copper, and Brass, Products Fabricated from (Trade Publication), 201
Extrusions of (Trade Publication), 488
for Rolling Stock, Mechanical Properties of, 43*
Staining of Clad Sheets in Salt- Baths, 394
for Steam-Heating Coils in Oil Tankers, 28*
Use in Motor Lorry, 411*
Copper-Magnesium, Extrusion and
Stress-Corrosion of, 394
— Chromium-Nickel-Iron, Cold Work Transformation in, 786
— Copper, Grain Refinement in, 362 Aluminium, Grain Refinement in, 362
Base, Code of Inspection for Castings of, 109
and Silver, Suitability for Electrical Contactor Contacts Compared, 827* See also Brass; Bronze, etc.
— Creep-Resisting, Symposium on, 237 — Hard-Facing (Trade Publication), 553 — Heavy (Trade Publication), 653
— Iron, of High Purity, Tensile and
Impact Properties of, 40
Nickel-Chromium, Cold Work Transformation in, 786
Nitrogen, Effect of Heat-Treatment on, 40
— Lead, Creep Characteristics of, 785
— Light, for Aircraft, 380 for Engineering Purposes (Trade Publication), 41
Extruded Sections for Panel Construction (T.I. Aluminium, Ltd.), 570* Manufacture of Tubes of (J. Booth and Co., Ltd.), 173*
for Road-Vehicle Manufacture
(Trade Publication), 589 Use for Sledge Construction, 177* — Nickel-Chromium-Iron, Cold Work
Transformation in, 786
— Nimonic, Developments in (H. Wiggin
and Co., Ltd.), 302*
— Non-Ferrous, Heavy-Duty Router for (Wadkin, Ltd.), 764*
— for Permanent Magnets, Investigations
on, 672
— Steel, Castings (Trade Publication), 849
— “ Telecon ” (Trade Publication), 653 — Tin-Nickel r Electrodeposition of, 151 — Titanium, Forgings of (W. Jessop &
Sons, Ltd.), 380
Investigation on Structure and Constitution of, 427
— Tungsten-Carbide-Cobalt, Production by Sintering, 854
Nickel-Iron, Production by Sintering, 853
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces Brass. See Brass Bronze. See Bronze Cast Iron. See Cast Iron Coke Ovens. See Coke Ovens Corrosion of Metals. See Corrosion Foundry. See Foundry; Moulding Furnaces, Electric. See Furnaces Heat Treating 120-ft. Fractionating Column, 319
— Treatment; Case-Hardening Plant using “ Carbodrip ” (Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 472*
of Creep-Resisting Alloys, 238 of High-Purity Iron-Nitrogen Alloys, Effect of, 40
Inclusions in Steels, Effect on Fatigue Tests, 854
Iron Manufacture. See Furnaces, Blast — Ore. See Ore
Metals, Behaviour at Low Temperatures, Research on, 786
— Spraying, Wire Process of (Trade Publication), 201
— Tests of. See Tests (.Materials') Metallurgical Investigations at Fulmer
Research Institute, 616. See LETTER, 719
— Literature, Universal Decimal Classification Applied to, 8
-— Scheme for British Columbia and Yukon, 231*
Powder Metallurgy Applied to Production of Fine Tungsten Wire, 175*
Science and Practice of, Symposium on, 544, 850
Pyrometers. See Pyrometers Refractories. See Refractory Materials
Metallurgy—continued
Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
Slag Crushing and Grinding Plant, Lackenby Works, 183
Sponge Iron and Direct-Iron Processes, by E. P. Barrett (Review), 137
Steels, Alloy and Special, 60-ton Direct- Arc Tilting Furnace for Production of, 830*
— Furnaces. See Furnaces Steelmaking, Cinema Films on (Merton Park Studios), 215
— at Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long
and Co., Ltd., 180*
— Oil Firing in, 195
— Process, Proposed, Thring Counterflow Continuous, 722
— Telecommunications at Fairless Works, Melting Shop, 217
Temperature Distribution in Hot Steel Ingots, 818
Welding. See Welding
See also Iron and Steel Institute; Metals, Institute of; Metallography; Microphotographs; Foundry
Meteorological Work at Royal Observatories, 234
Meter Discs, Hatfield, for Heat Flow (Joyce, Loebl and Co., Ltd.), 47*
— Liquid-Flow, Miniature. 396*
— “ Prover ” Units, Mobile, for Aircraft
Fuelling Vehicles (Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd.), 84
— Radiological Quantity (Baldwin Instrument
Co., Ltd.), 720
— Thickness, for Non-Ferrous Layers (General
Electric Co., Ltd.), 120*
— Torque, for High-Speed Ball-Bearing Test
ing Machine, 696*
— Ultra-Violet Radiation (Hanovia, Ltd.),
768*
— See also Electric
Methane from Collieries, Use of, 327, 355
Metric System, Thermodynamic Tables in, for Water and Steam, by O. H. Faxen (Review), 201
Metro-Cutanit, Ltd., Electrodes for Spot Welding (Trade Publication), 265
Metropolitan-Cammell Railway Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd., Rolling Stock for London Tube Railways, 642*
Metropolitan Combustion Engineering, Ltd., Draught-Control Equipment for Boiler Flues, 311*
— Taxicab, 47-b.h.p. (Beardmore Motors,
Ltd.), 478
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Booklet on Training of Professional Engineer, 68; Electrical Equipment for Rolling Mill of T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., 89; Impulse Tests of 275-kV Transformer, 133; Flameproof Mining Drill Units (Trade Publication), 170; 52-5-MW Turbo Generators, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*; 2,760-h.p. Co-Co Electrical Locomotive, 413*; Training Scheme of, 484; 52-5-MW Turbo-Generators, 529*, 568; Exhibits at Baghdad Trade Fair, 538; 3,720-h.p.
Koepe Winding Engine, 564*; Amplifiers for Differential Analyser, 660; Orthotron and Betatron for Christie Hospital, Manchester, 700*; Attenuation of Vibrations by Use of Leaf Springs, 856
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Export Co., Ltd., Cabril Hydro-Electric Scheme, 189*
— See also London
Meyerhans, Dr. K., on Ethoxyline Resins for Tool Manufacture, 727
Michell Bearing Lubrication, Research at Sheffield University 854
Micro-Sizer for Precision Control of Shafts of Grinding Machines (A. Scrivener Ltd. and Sigma Instrument Co., Ltd.), 837*
“ Microbus,” Volkswagen Motor Wagon, 540* Microphotograph, Bolt Steels after Creep Tests, 239*
— Diamond Indentors for Rockwell-Hardness Testing, 760*
— Friction Between Metallic Surfaces, 814*
— Sheet Steel for Motor Car Bodies, 367*. See LETTER, 486*
Microstructure of Metals. See Metallography; Microphotographs
Middle East, Economic Developments in, 1952-53, 34
Oil in, Its Discovery and Development, by S. H. Longrigg (Review), 136
Middlesex County Council, Callender-Hamilton Bridge at Walton-on-Thames, 254*
“ Midge ” Fighting Aeroplane (Folland Aircraft, Ltd.), 347*
Midland Silicones Ltd., Insulating and Waterproofing Compound (Trade Publication), 458; Barry Silicone Production Plant, 562* Milan, European Machine Tool Exhibition, 358*, 474*, 509*, 574*, 604*
Milford Haven, Docks, Extension Scheme for, 679
Military Motor Transport. See Motor Vehicle Mill, Ball, for Grinding Scheelite, 175* and Pebble (Trade Publication), 201
— Experimental, for Mixing Rubber, 763*
— Grinding, Laboratory, High-Speed (Steele and Cowlishaw, Ltd.), 766*
— Hammer, Portable, Petrol-Driven, (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 125*
— Rolling. See Rolling Mills
Millars Machinery Co., Ltd., De-Watering System, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
Millett, Levens (Engravers), Ltd., Wiring Circuit Reproduction by Etching, 736*
Milling Machines and Cutters. See Machine Tools
Millington, E., the Late, 782
Mills, Dr. H. R., on Bulk-Material Wagons for Steel Works, 301
Millspaugh, Ltd., Production of Paper-Making Machinery, 843
Mine Anhydrite, Billingham-on-Tees, Drilling Plant, for, 282*
— Car, Brake Gear for (Distington Engineering Co., Ltd.), 733*
Mine, Coal. See Collieries
— Electrical Inspector’s Report, 1951, 6
Mine Safety Appliances Co., Telecommunications for Steelworks, 47
— Winding. See Winding
— See also Coal; Collieries; Mining; Ores; Winding
Mineral Oils. See Oils
— Resources of Australia, Commercial Uses of, 818
— See also Coal; Mining; Ores
Mineworkers, National Union of, Need for Increased Productivity in Mining Industry, 32; Collection of Trade-Union Dues for, 64; Pension Scheme for Miners, 64; Experimental Wage Increases for Fillers, 160; Desire for Abolition of Bonus Shift, 320; Overtime Ban at Rotherham Collieries, 352
Mining, Copper, in Northern Rhodesia, Developments in, 714
— Engineers, Institution of, Summer Meeting, Sheffield, Dinner, 102
— Equipment, Overseas Orders for, Criticism of, 32
— Industry, Collection of Trade-Union Dues in, 64; Pension Scheme for Miners, 64; Desire for Abolition of Bonus Shift, 320
Experimental Wage Increases for Fillers, 160
Flameproof Drill Units for (Trade Publication), 170
Manpower and Productivity Statistics for 480
Need for Increased Productivity in, 32 Overtime Ban in, 352
—- — Provision of Houses for Miners, 511
— Service, Rectifier Equipment for (Trade Publication), 9
Ministry of Labour and National Service. See under Labour
— of Supply. See Supply
— of Transport. See Transport and Civil Aviation
“ Minor ” Polarograph (Trade Publication), 104
Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., 1,520-b.h.p. Diesel Engine, 148*
Mirrors for Motor Vehicles, Influence on Road Accidents, 328, 339*, 354, 360
Missiles, Guided, Development of, 692*
Mitchell Engineering, Ltd., Mechanical Coal- Wagon Marshalling Yard, 377*
Mitchell, L. A., Ltd., Impregnating and Drying Machine for Plastic Manufacture, 18*. See Erratum, 68; Chemical Plant (Trade Publication), 233
Mitchell, S. E., on Safety Factor in Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders, 75*
Mitchell Yeadon and Sons, Ltd., Refuse-Disposal Plant Building at Yeadon, 85*
Mixer, Steel, 600-ton, at Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 180*
Mixing and Drying Plant, Tar-Macadam. See Tar-Macadam
— Machines, Concrete. See Concrete
M. K. Electric, Ltd., Electrical Accessories (Trade Exhibition), 722
M-O Valve Co., Ltd., Radio Valve Assembly by Induction Heating, 864
Model Beams, Tests on, 626*. 656*
— Devonport Dockyard Oiling Jetty, 4
— Engineer Exhibition, 264*
— of Equipment for Hydraulic Transport of Coal, 5
— Experiments and Ship Design, 456
on Spillway Structures, 51*
See also Aeronautics; Tank Experiments
— Hartley-Ashby Repeatered-Cable Laying Gear, 4*
— of Kwinana Oil Refinery, Western Australia, 4
— “Lady of the Lake” Locomotive, 1862, 264*
— of Locomotive “ Rocket,” 196
— Rubber, of Dams and Groynes, 4
— Ship, Victory, Scale-Effect Experiments on, 591
— for Stress Determination. See Photo-Elastic
— Wooden, of Iron-Ore Transporter, 798
Modern Transformer Co., Ltd., Heating of Vibrator Screens (Trade Publication), 653
Modular Co-Ordination in Building Industry, 583
“ Mohloob ” Lubricating Oil, 730
Moisture, Research on Measurement and Phenomena of, 786
Molybdenum Disulphide, Properties and Applications (Alpha Corporation), 171. See LETTERS, 229, 293, 486, 584
— Products (Trade Publication), 553
“Molykote” Lubricant, 171. See LETTERS, 229, 293, 486
“ Monarch ” Lightweight 10-h.p. Four-Wheel Tractor. 803*
Monck, B., on Eclipse of Engineer in Management, 329. See 321, 353, 489. See LETTERS, 357, 584
Monckton, Sir W., on Dock Strike, 579 Monmouthshire, Industrial Progress in, 675
Mono-Cam, Ltd., Fuel-Injection Pump for High-Speed Diesel Engines, 279*
Monoplane. See Aeronautics
Monro, J. M., and Son, Office Building for de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., 82*
Monroe Calculating Machine Co., Ltd., Electrically-Operated Calculating Machine (Trade Publication), 233
Monsanto Chemicals, Ltd., Maleic Anhydride Plant, 8
Montagnon, Dr. E. L., the Late, 356
Monte Generoso, Switzerland, Television Equipment at, 63
Montgomery, A., Ltd., Production Exhibition, 35, 70*, 151*
Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., Refractory Bricks (Trade Publication), 233; Silicon-Carbide Elements for Electric Furnaces, 280*; Silicon-Carbide Element® for Electric Furnaces (Trade Publication), 458; Central Research Department, 729*
Morgan, V. T., on Application of Particle-Size Analysis to Quality Control of Metal Powders, 852; on Properties of Sintered Filter Elements, 852
Moroney, E. F., the Late, 101
Morphew, K. L., bn Heat Capacity of Laminations, 103. See LETTERS, 69, 167. 293
Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., 30-cwt. Motor Van, 446*
Morris, Dr. D.J bn Shaft Resilience in Servo-Mechanisms, 756*
Morris, H., Ltd., Exports of Lifting Machinery and Mechanical-Handling Equipment, 779
Morris Oxford “ Traveller ” Motor Wagon, 540*
Morrison, A. C. (Engineers) Ltd., Portable Arc-Welding Set, 125; 1-2-h.p. Petrol- Driven Generating Set, 125
Morrison Automatic Pumps, Ltd., Deep-Well, Turbo-Jet Pump, 509*
Morrison, H., Moral Wrong of Unofficial Strikes, 643
Morrogh, Brig. W. F., the Late, 262
Motor Boat, Cruiser “ Perpetua ” with Deborine Fibreglass Hull (Halmatic, Ltd.), 252*. See Erratum, 298
Model with Radio Control, Saunders-Roe, Ltd., 99, 112*
Racing, Tubular Framing for (Accles and Pollock, Ltd.), 135*
Tug with Voith-Schneider Propulsion (W. Cory and Son, Ltd.), 118*
— Car Accessories, Influence on Road Accidents, 328, 339*, 354, 360
Austin “ Sheerline,” 125-h.p. Gas-Turbine, with Heat Exchanger, 293
Bodies, Materials for, 608*
Bodies, Sheet Steel for, 355, 366*, 459. See LETTER, 486*
Design for Safety, 354, 360, 370*
Design, Trends in, 545
Engines. See Engines, Petrol Engineers. See Mechanical Engineers
Institution of, Automobile Division Exports to Australia, 130, 131, 258 Ford “ Vedette,” 608* Industry, Position in, 290 Manufacturers, Mergers by, 99
— Mechanical Parking System for, 188
Military. See Motor Vehicles
“ Multi ” Power Take-Off for (Weighers
(Livestock), Ltd.), 835*
Racing, Connaught (Connaught Engineering), 228*
Sporting, Performance and Sale of, 842 Style, Design of (Trade Publication), 553 Trends in Design of, 450*, 576*, 608*
— — See also Motor Vehicles; Motor Cycles
— Carriage, Railway. See Carriages
— Chassis, Royal Tiger Worldmaster, for
Motor Omnibus (Leyland Motors, Ltd.), 476*
— Commercial, Transport Exhibition, International, Earl’s Court, 387, 410*, 445*, 476*
— Cruiser. See Motor Boat
— Cycle and Cycle Exhibition, London, 647
— Electric, Alternating-Current, Brook Motors,
Ltd. (Review), 265
Alternating-Current (Trade Publication), 73
at Baghdad Trade Fair, 538
Commutator, Variable-Speed, Theory of (Trade Publication), 869
3,000-h.p. Direct-Current, for Rotor Test House (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 267*
for Experimental Work (Trade Publication), 104
Fractional Horse-Power (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 504
in Handling Equipment (Trade Publication), 104
Induction, Variable-Speed Brushless, 832*
Industry, Capital Requirements of, 842
— — Industry, Turnover of Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., 842
3,720-h.p., for Koepe Winder (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 564
Protective Relay for (P. and B. Engineering Co., Ltd.), 29*
4,500-h.p. Synchronous, Bowater’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 318*
Testing Plant for, British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., 308*
— Industry, Effects of Dock Strike on, 578 , 611 Institute of, Summer School, Cambridge, 1955, 772
Motor-Car Construction, by H. Ferguson, 66
Pension Scheme of British Motor Corporation Ltd., 643
— — Research Association, Investigations on
Visibility Tests for Motor Cars, 370*
— Internal-Combustion. See Aeronautics; Engines; Motor Cars; Motor Boats; Tractors
— Launches. See Motor Boats
— Lorries. See Motor Vehicles
— Manufacturers and Traders, Society of,
Commercial Motor Show, 387, 410*, 445*, 476*; British Military Vehicles Display, 451, 473*; Smithfield Show and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition, 802*, 834*
— Marine. See Engines; Marine Propulsion; Motorships
— Omnibus, 150-b.h.p. Diesel-Engined, with Royal Tiger Worldmaster Chassis (Leyland Motors, Ltd.), 476*
125-b.h.p. 64-Seater, London Transport, 410*
64-seater, Suspension System for, 411*
— Paraffin. See Engines, Oil
— Petrol. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol; Motor Boats; Motor Cars; Tractors
— Propulsion, for Guided Missiles, 692*, 811
— Road Rollers. See Road Rollers
— Show, Earl’s Court, 540*, 576*, 608*
— Traction, for Diesel-Electric Locomotives, Design of, 225
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Truck, Fork, 4,000-lb., Flameproof, Diesel-
Driven (Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd.), 508
Motor Truck, Fork-Lift, Load-Capacity
Gauge for (Lansing Bagnall, Ltd.), 153 Fork-Lift, Pocket Manual on (Trade
Publication), 265
— Tug. See Motor Boat
— Vehicle, Air Pollution by, Report on, 718.
See 715
at Baghdad Trade Fair, 538
Characteristics arid Road Accidents, 328, 339*, 354, 360
— Design for Safety 354, 460', 370* 92-h.p. Diesel-Engined, for 81-ton Pay-Load (Mann Egerton and Co., Ltd.), 411* 5/6-cub. yd. Dump Truck (Fodens, Ltd.), 415*
Dumper, 7|-cub. yd. (Aveling-Barford, Ltd.), 634*
Earth-Moving, 30-ton Driving Axle for (Kirkstall Forge Engineering, Ltd.), 476*
— Eight-Wheeled Platform Type Lorry (E.R.F., Ltd.), 446*
— — Estate Car, Hillman “ Husky,” 540*
— — Heavy, Output Statistics, 227
Industry, Dependence on Rising Standards of Living, 810
Industry, Expansion Plans, 482
Industry, Position in, 545
Industry, Prospects of, 450
— Industry, Record Output by, 130
Lorry-Mounted Excavator (Winget, Ltd.) 771*
— — Military, Display, 451, 473* Panels, Plastic Tooling of, 726
50-h.p. Road Grader (Galion (Great Britain), Ltd.), 707*;
— Scammell Articulated Lorry and Trailer, 445*
— Station Wagons, Trends in Design of, 540*
— — 65-h.p. Straddle Carrier, 707*
— 47-b.h.p. Taxicab (Beardmore Motors, Ltd.), 478
— 5-cwt. “ Thames ” Van (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.), 446*
— 5-cwt. Three-Wheeled Van (Reliant Engineering Co (Tamworth), Ltd.), 446*
— — Tracked, Military, with 1,000-h.p. Gas Turbine, 473*
30-cwt. Van (Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd.), 446*
— 30-cwt. Van (Vauxhall Motors, Ltd.), 446
— 600-cub. ft. Van with Plastic-Covered Body (University-Commercials and Coachwork, Ltd.), 446
— Wagon for Carrying Flour in Bulk (H. Simon, Ltd.), 23*
Wagon, Morris Oxford, “ Traveller,” 540*
Wagon, Volkswagen “ Microbus,” 450*
— Wagons. See Motor Vehicles; Tractors Motorships Under Construction, Lloyds Statistics, 136
— Launches and Trial Trips, 7, 37, 95, 113, 150, 169, 216, 253, 280, 310, 344, 408, 442, 494, 534, 567, 636, 664, 701, 739, 767, 806, 836, 863 •
— “ Lucy. Ashton,” Resistance Experiments on, 521, 592
— “ Sechura,” Launch of, 709*
— Tug with Voith-Schneider Propulsion (W. Cory and Son, Ltd.), 118*
— “ Wonosobo,” 9,000-s.h.p. Sulzer Diesel Engine, 708*
— See also Marine Propulsion
Mott, Prof. N. F., on Rate-Determining Process in Creep, 240
Mouchel, L. G., and Partners, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 436*; Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 514, 528*, 568*
Mould, Tyre, Profiling Miller for (Trade Publication), 753
Mouldings for Investment Casting Process (Deritend Precision Castings, Ltd.), 79*
— Machines, Shell (Polygram Casting Co., Ltd.), 54*, 284
— — Shell-, Duplex (Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour, Ltd.), 642*
Wood. See Machine Tools
— Plant, Tame Bridge Foundry, 507*
— Process, Compaction, for Rocker Arms (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.), 152*
— Shell, Equipment for (Polygram Casting Co., Ltd.), 54*, 284
Machine, Duplex (Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour, Ltd.), 642*
— See also Foundry
Mountings, Rubber, for Ship Machinery, 556* Mowlem, J., and Co., Ltd., Fulham Cement Depot, 546, 560*
Mr. E., Entry into an Engineering Career, 841 Muffler, Sound, for Jet-Aircraft Running-Up
Pen (Detuners, Ltd.), 536*
Muir-Hill Hydraulic Loader with 1-cub. yd. Bucket, 666*
Mullard, Ltd., Ultrasonic Vibration Cleaning Machine, 172*; Production of Fine Tungsten Wire, 175*; Germamum Diodes in Glass Envelopes, 673; Diagnostic X-Ray Tubes. 720; Radio Tuning Indicator, 795; Miniature Pentode Valves with Close Grid Space, 868
— Research Laboratories, Linear Electron
Accelerator, 502*
Muller, M., Autogenwerk, Automatic Flame- Cutting Machine, 510*
“ Multi ” Power Take-Off for Motor Cars, 835* Multitubular Boilers. See Boilers
Mumbles and Swansea Railway, by C. E.
Lee (Review), 393
Municipal Services and Public Works Congress and Exhibition, Olympia, Programme, 403, 614, 634*, 666, 679, 705*
Murchie Trading Co., Ltd., Industrial Stethoscope, 152*
Murex, Ltd., Review of Present Knowledge of Atomic Energy (Trade Publication) 722 Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., Low-Hydro- gen Welding Electrodes (Trade Publication), 9; Continuous Electrode for Arc Welding, 568
Murray, G., on Yield Point in Steel, 366*.
See 355, 459. See LETTER, 486* Murray M., Work on Naval Architecture, 455
Murray River, Hume Reservoir Dam, Australia, 166*
Museum, Science, London, Exhibition of Astronomical Books, 263; Smoke-Pollution Measuring Station at, 837
Mustart, J. W. S., the Late, 651

NAPIER, D. and SON, LTD., “Eland” TurboPropeller Aero Engine, 121*; “Oryx” Turbo-Gas Generator for Helicopters, 347*; “Eland” Gas-Turbine Engines for “ Rotodyne ” Helicopter, 864*;
Naples, Comet Aircraft Disaster, Inquiry, 548,587,618,648, 680,716. See 573*
National Acme Co., Automatic Six-Spindle Chucking Machine, 574
— Coal Board, Human Relations in, 32; Need
for Increased Productivity, 32; Overseas Orders by, Criticism of, 32; Collection of Trade-Union Dues, 64; Pension Scheme for Miners, 64; Treorchy Testing Station for Miners’ Lamp Bulbs, 77; Experimental Wage-Increase Scheme for Fillers, 160; Overtime Ban at Rotherham Collieries, 352; Mechanical Coal-Wagon Marshalling Yard, Dalkeith, 377* High-Tension Submersible Pump, 494*; Provision of Houses for Miners, 511; 3,720-h.p.
Koepe Winding Engine, 564*; Protective Devices for Belt Conveyors, 628; Report on Coal-Tub Vibrators, 636*; Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 661 *; Coal-Preparation Plant, Mansfield Colliery, 769*; Research on Production of Smokeless Fuels, 806; Anderton Shearer-Loader for Coal Cutting and Loading, 869*
— Federation of Engineers’ Tool Manufac
turers’ Annual Dinner, 578
National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd., Performance of Dual-Fuel Engine, 363*'
— — Turbine Establishment, Fuel Atomiser,
381
— Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, Course
on Fuel Efficiency as Aid to Production, 188
— Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Open
Days at, 14
— Joint Advisory Council, on Economic
Position in Britain, 160
National Physical Laboratory
Formation of Control-Mechanism and Electronics Division, 103
Tests of Copper for Bus-Bars, 144* Model Experiments on M.S. “ Lucy Ashton,” 521, 592
Tests on Low-Drag Hydrofoil, 624 Experiments on Side-Launching of Ships, 655
Analogue Computer for Solving Differential Equations, 659*
Diamond Indentors for Rockwell-Hardness Testing, by F. R. Tolmon and J. F. Hall, 760*
Automatic Testing Machine for Gear- Pitch Errors, 790*. See 779
Symposium on Creep and Fracture of Metals at High Temperatures:
Report of Proceedings, by E. Brimelow,
237
Present Problems in Development and Use of Creep-Resisting Alloys, by Dr.
N. P. Allen, 237
Fracture under Complex Stress Creep Conditions of 0-5 Molybdenum Steel at 550 deg. C. and Commercially- Pure Copper at 250 deg. C., by Dr. A. E. Johnson and N. E. Frost, 237 Investigation into Formation of Intercrystalline Fractures in Several Heat- Resisting Steels under Tri-axial Stress, by Dr. W. Siegfried. 238*
Effect of “ V ” Notch oil Tensile-Creep Behaviour of Molybdenum-Vanad- ium Steel, by R. W. Ridley and H. J. Tapsell, 238
Theory of Tertiary Creep and Fracture, by Dr. C. Crussard and J. Friedel, 238
Basic Principles of Creep-Resisting Alloy, by G. Delbart and A. Constant, 238
Effect of Alloying on Creep of Metals, by L. A. Rotherham and L. G. Tottle,
238
Creep and Ageing Effects in Solid Solutions, by Prof. A. H. Cottrell, 238
Grain-Boundary Participation in Creep Deformation and Fracture, by Prof; N. J. Grant, 239
Creep of Solid Solutions and Compounds in Metallic Systems, by 1.1. Kornilov,
239
Metallographic Structure and Creep, by Prof. J. W. Freeman and Dr. C. L. Corey,' 239
Relationship of Laboratory Studies to Behaviour and Fracture of Materials in High Temperature Service, by Dr. C. H. M. Jenkins, 239*
Approach to Problem of Intercrystalline Fracture, by R. Eborall, 239
Plastic Deformation of Aluminium Single Crystals at Elevated Temperatures, by Dr. R. D. Johnson, Dr. A. P. Young and Dr. A. D. Schwope, 239 Creep Processes, by Dr. R. A. Wood,
240
Discussion of Some Models of Rate- Determining Process in Creep, by Prof. N. F. Mott, 240
Some Fundamental Experiments on High- Temperature Creep, by Prof. J. E. Dorn, 240
Interaction between Crystal Slip and Grain Boundary Sliding during Creep, by Dr. D. McLean, 240
Mechanism of Grain Boundary Displacement, by Prof. F. N. Rhines, 240
Theory of Brittle and Ductile Fracture with Application to Creep Fracture, based on Dynamical Behaviour of
National Physical Laboratory—continued Dislocations and Condensation of Vacancies, by Dr. A. Kochendorfer, 240
Effect of Changing Load During Creep, by Dr. Y. N. Rabotnov, 240
Tertiary Creep of Creep-Resisting Nickel- Chromium Base Alloys, by Dr. W. Betteridge, 240
National Research Development Corporation! N.R.D.C.-Ricardo Steam-Operated Prime Mover, 419, 442*. See LETTERS; 519,783
National Service, Impact on Industry, Conference on, 217
National Smelting Co., Ltd., Avonmouth Works, 68
Nationalisation, Decreasing Demand for, 128
— of Engineering Industry, Proposals for,
256, 352
Nationalised Industries, Directing Personnel of, 321, 331, 353, 489. See LETTERS, 357, 584
Natural Gas in Great Britain, Search for, 3, 516
— Resources (Technical) Committee, Report
bn Use of Towns’ Waste in Agriculture, 296
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
Naval Architects, Institution of:
Spring Meeting, London, 1955, Arrangements for, 831
Autumn Meeting, Yugoslavia, 1955 Arrangements for, 831
Autumn Meeting, Torquay: Programme, 360
Inaugural Proceedings, 423 Unveiling of W. Froude Memorial, 423* Report of Discussions, 423, 491, 521, 554, 591, 624, 655
The Admiralty Experiment Works, Haslar, by Dr. R. W. L. Gawn, 424, 496*. See 491
B.S.R.A. Resistance Experiments on “Lucy Ashton,”: Part III—Ship- Model Correlation for Shaft Appendage Conditions, by H. Lackenby, 521, 592
Measurement of Power, by Dr. T. W. F. Brown, 554
Scale-Effect Experiments on Victory Ships and Models, by Dr. W. P. A. van Lammeren, Dr. J. D. van Manen and A. J. W. Lap, 591
Experiments with Low-Drag Hydrofoil, by R. L. Townsin, 624
Side Launching of Ships with Special Reference to Trawlers, by D. J. Doust, 655
Naval Architecture, Historic Origins of, 455 See also Warships
— Construction. See Warships
— Warfare. See Warships
Naval. See also Warships
Navigation, Aerial. See Aeronautics Navigational Equipment, S.S. “ Orsova,” 58 Navigators’ and Engineer Officers’ Union, Wages and Conditions in Mercantile Marine, 675; Views on Prospects of Shipbuilding Industry, 711
Navvy. See Excavator
Navy, British. See H.M. under Warships
— German. See German under Warships
— United States1;' See United States under
Warships)
— See also Naval; Warships
“ Navyboard ” Fibreglass Sheeting, Fixing of, 603*
Neal, R. H., and Co., Ltd., Mobile Crane with 12-ft. Flying Jib, 705*
Needle Roller, Automatic Assembly of (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.), 70*
Neidhart, H. J., Andre-Neidhart System, 355, 382*
Neill, J., and Co. (Sheffield), Ltd., “ Eclipse ” Saw Set for Circular Saws, 24*; Hack-Saw Blades (Trade Publication), 686
Nelson, Sir G., on Electrical Engineering in World Trade, 11; on Brazilian Trade, 98
Netherlands State Railways, Callender-Hamilton Bridge, 255*
Neuman, Ch. J., Ltd., Long-Distance Lubricator, 864
New York, Congress on Air Pollution, 1955, 682
— Zealand, Auckland, 675-MW Mobile
Rectifier Equipment for, 71
Government Railways, 250-b.h.p. Diesel Shunting Locomotives, 311; 1,500-h.p. Diesel-Electric Locomotive, 602*
Roxburgh Hydro-Electric Scheme, Callender-Hamilton Bridge, 255*
State Hydro-Electric Commission, Wai er- Wheel, 44,444-kVA Alternators for, 250*; Annual Report, 569
Newcomen Society, Restoration of Memorial to John Wilkinson, 844*
Newfoundland-Scotland Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 614, 638*, 740*
Newsham, R., on Multi-Channel Dynamic Strain Recording, 493*
Newton, Unit of Force, 81. See Erratum, 246 Newton Chambers and Co., Ltd., Gas Plant, Dumbarton Gasworks, 503*; Purifiers at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 664*
Newton-Collins, Ltd., Dust-Collection at Yeadon Refuse-Disposal Plant, 85
Newton Victor, Ltd., Resomax Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment, 701
Nickel Production and Utilisation, 581
Nicol and Andrew, Ltd., Grinding Equipment for Cylinders or Bearings, 326*
Nicolaisen, J., on Reduction of Vibration of Ship Machinery, 556*
“ Nike,” United States Army Missile, 694 Nimmo, H., the Late, 550
Nineteen Eighty-Four, Broadcast, Views on Progress in University Technological Education and Recruitment to Engineering Profession, 777, 780, 781
Noise Reduction in Motor Cars, 373
— and Vibration, Display Unit for Frequency
Analysis of (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 804*
Non-Conducting Coverings. See Heat Insulation
Non Destructive Testing Congress, Glasgow, 787
— Ferrous Metals. See Metals; Metallurgy Norfolk, Sea Palling, Sea Defence Works at,
407*
— and Western Railway, United States,
4,500-h.p. Steam-Turbine Locomotive, 131, 153*
North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., 3,030- h.p., 3,000-volt Direct-Current Locomotive, 178*; 1,750-h.p. Coal-Burning Gas-Turbine Locomotive, 326, 351;
Apprenticeship Scheme, 484; 3f-cub. yd. Drag-Line Excavator, 565*
— East Coast Institution of Engineers and
Shipbuilders, Presidential Address by P. L. Jones, on Marine Engineers, 647; Laing Lecture on Partnership of Science and Engineering, by Sir E. Appleton; 782 Essex Technical College and School of Art, Opening of, 469*
North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. (1938), Ltd., Apprenticeship Scheme, 484
North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Loch Shin Scheme, 68; Finlarig Power Plant. 250*; Isle of Harris Power Scheme, 293*; 22-kV Submarine Cable for Outer Hebrides, 345; Ullapool Hydro-Electric Scheme, 495*; Conon-Valley Hydro- Electric Scheme, 615, 629*; Radio Station for Repair Gangs, 616; Corrieyairack Pass, 132-kV Transmission Line, 742; Gisla Scheme for Island of Lewis, 868
— Staffordshire, Keele University College,
Technological-Education Curriculum of, 777, 781
— Thames Gas Board, “ Arie ” Gas Thermo
stat, 212*
— Wales Hydro-Electric Scheme, 357
North-West Power Industries, Ltd., Taku River Hydro-Electric Scheme, 231*
— Western Gas Board, “ Rochdale ” Process,
162, 188*
Northampton Sand Ironstones;, Pelletising by Vacuum-Extrusion, 8
Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd., Corrugated Aluminium Sheet (Trade Publication), 9; Aluminium Paint (Trade Publication), 201; Light Alloy for Road-Vehicle Manufacture (Trade Publication), 589
— Ireland, New Industries for, 451
— Rhodesia, Copper Mining in, Develop
ments in, 714
Norton, Sir J. F., and Co., Ltd., 150-ton Mechanical Drawbench for Light-Alloy Tubes, 173*
Nortons-Tividale, Ltd., “ Wagontroler ” for Marshalling Yards, 26*
Norway, Economic Conditions in, Report on, 747
Notch Effect in Steels at High Temperatures, 238
Notched-Bar Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Notes, Labour, 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 288, 320, 352, 384, 416, 448, 480, 511, 543, 578, 611, 643, 675, 711, 743, 775, 807, 839, 872
Notices of Meetings, 32, 287, 319, 351, 383, 415, 447, 479, 512, 544, 580, 612, 644, 676, 712, 744, 776, 808.; 840, 871
Nottingham-Mansfield Railway, Prestressed Concrete Bridge, 741
Nouvion, F., on,Electric Locomotives for Valenciennes-Thionville Line, 16*
Nuclear Energy, Journal of, Quarterly Magazine, First Issue, 451, 453
— Physics; Developments in, 323
Nuffield Foundation, Manpower in Building Industry, Report on, 416
Nurali te Sales, Ltd., Asbestos-Bitumen Roofing Material, 76
Nuttall, Dr. H., on Flow of Viscous Incompressible Fluid, 298*
N.V. Nederlandsche Machinefabriek “ Artil- lerie-Inrichtingen,” General-Purpose Lathe, 607*
Nyasaland, Development Plan for, 34
Nylon Drop-Stamp Belting (British Nylon Spinners, Ltd.), 83

OAKLAND METAL CO., LTD., Lubricant for Diamond Wheels, 701
Oatley, C. W., on New Materials for Electrical Engineer, 590

Obituary: See Engineering 1954 Jul-Dec: Index: Obituaries

Observatory, Greenwich, Royal, Herstmonceux, Astronomer Royal’s Report, 233
Occupational Hygiene Society, British, Conference on Radiation Hazards in Industry, 216
Ocean, Radioactive-Waste Disposal in (Review), 721
Ockenden, F. E. J., the Late, 229
O.E.E.C., Comments on Strasbourg Plan, 35; Activities in Europe (Review), 232; Statistics of National Product and Expenditure, 1938, 1947-52, 386; Survey of European Trade, 546; Survey of Power Station Equipment by, 566; Report on Oil- Refinery Expansion, 614; Report on Electricity Supply in Europe, 687; Economic Conditions in Denmark, Iceland and Norway, 747; Timber Supplies in Europe, 843
Oerlikon Engineering Co., High-Power Circuit- Breaker Testing Station, 126*; 1,500-MVA High-Power Electrical Testing Plant (Trade Publication), 686
Office-Machinery Exhibition, Manchester, 163
— Management Association, Salaries and Length of Service of Clerical Employees, 224
— Types of Machine for, 583
Officine Meccaniche Riunite Milan, Low- Voltage Contactors, 569*
Ohmen, E., on Universal Decimal Classification Applied to Metallurgical Literature, 8
Oil, Advantages as Boiler Fuel, 793
— Black, and Coal, in West European Fuel
Market, 418
— Engines. See Engine, Oil; Motor Cars;
Motor Boats; Tractors
— Equipment Industry, Position of, 67
— Firing in Steelmaking, 195
— Fuel Burner (Trade Publication), 73
Burner, Automatic (Trade Publication), 520
Use in Power Stations, 454
— and Gas Flames in Open-Hearth Furnaces, Length of, 818
— Gas Plant, Catalytic, at Stafford, 737*
— Industry, Australian, 166
Equipment for, 194
— Lubricating, with Reduced Viscosity-Variation (Borlase, Field and Co., Ltd.), 730 for Turbine Gearing (C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd.), 731
See also Lubricants: Lubrication
— in Middle East, Its Discovery and Development, by S. H. Longrigg (Review), 136
— Motors. See Engines, Oil; Motor Vehicles;
Motor Boats; Tractors
— Persian, Agreement on, 226
Oil Pipeline, Submarine, at Accra, Gold Coast, 303*
— Production and Tanker Requirements, 34
— Refinery, Aden, 1,500 Gallons per Minute Rotary Pump, 672*; Sulphur Dioxide Production at, 38
at Antwerp, Houdriflow Catalytic Cracking Unit at, 517
Equipment for Tropical Climates, 204 Expansion and Consumption Trends, Report, 614
Fawley, Extensions to, 583
Kwinana, Western Australia, Model of, 4 of B. Wiggins and Co., Ltd., Extensions to, 697
— Refining Equipment Industry, Position of, 450
— Seals (Trade Publication), 686
— Search for, Film of, 751
“ Oil Skins,” Use of Polyvinyl Chloride in, 295 Oil Switches. See Switchgear
— Tanker Cargoes, by J. Lamb (Review), 752 — under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 136
Docks for, at Milford Haven, 679
Freight Requirements for, 34
Launches and Trial Trips, 7, 37, 95, 113, 150, 169, 216, 253, 280, 310, 344, 408, 442, 494, 534, 567, 636, 664, 701, 739, 767, 806, 836, 863
“ Sechura,” for Peruvian Navy, Launch of, 709*
Steam-Heating Coils of Aluminium Alloy for, 28*
“Tide Austral,” H.M., Launch of, 408 “ Tide Race,” H.M., Launch of, 310
— Tractors. See Tractors
- Transformer, with Oxidation-Inhibiting Additive (Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd.), 440
— See also Lubrication; Petroleum Old Centralians Luncheon, 513
Oldbury Chain-Grate Stokers, Suitability for Firing Shell Boilers, 795*
Olding, J., and Co., Ltd., Scraper and Cable- Control Unit, 123*; 3j-cub. yd. Drag- Line Excavator, 565*
Olympia. See Exhibition
Omnibus, Motor. See Motor Omnibus
Onions and Sons (Levellers), Ltd., Scraper and Cable-Control Unit, 123*
Ontario, Hydro-Electric Power Commission of, Annual Report, 848
Opancol Ltd., Electric-Contact Hygrometer for Automatic Humidity Control, 835 Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace Optical Instruments (Trade Publication), 104
— Projector, Production of Masters for
(Aldridge Tool and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 772*
Orange, W. J., the Late, 229
“Orcutt” Lead-Measuring Machine for Gear Teeth, 791*. See 779
Ore, Iron, African, for United States Steel Industry, 323
Crushing Plant, Scunthorpe Ironworks (Ross Engineers, Ltd.), 186
— Discharging, Handling and Storage Plant; Tyne Dock, 207*
Fine, Pelletising of, 8
— Supplies for European Coal and Steel Community, 483
— Preparation Plant, Flow-Indication Panels for, Steel Co. of Wales, Ltd., 49* Transporters, Bidston Dock, Birkenhead (J. Booth and Brothers), 796*
Organisation for European Economic Cooperation, Comments on Strasbourg Plan, 35; Work of (Review), 232; Statistics of National Product and Expenditure, 1938, 1947-52, 386; Survey of European Trade, 546; Survey of Power-Station Equipment by, 566; Report on Oil-Refinery Expansion, 614; Report on Electricity Supply in Europe, 687; Report on Economic Conditions in Denmark, Iceland and Norway, 747; Timber Supplies in Europe, 843
Orient Steam Navigation Co., S.S. “ Orsova,” 56*
“ Origineering ” Leaflets of Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd. (Trade Publication), 722
Orme, R. T., the Late, 719
“Orpheus” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine, Bench Trials of, 868
“ Orsova,” S.S., Twin-Screw Orient Liner, 56* Orthotron at Christie Hospital, Manchester (Metropolitan-VickersElectrical Co.,Ltd.) 700*
“ Oryx ” Turbo-Gas Generator for Helicopters, 347*
Oscillations, Electric. See Electric Oscilloscopes. See Electric
Oslo, Rubber Conference at, Reduction of Vibration of Ship Machinery, by J. Nicolaisen, 556*
Ove Arup and Partners, Bank of England Printing works,1, 315*
Ovens, Coke. See Coke Ovens
— Electric, for Drying Welding Electrodes
(Quasi-Arc Co., Ltd.)1, 471
Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
— Lines Power Transmission, British Elec
tricity Authority’s Annual Report, 418
Power Transmission, Carrier Communication on, for Irish Electricity Supply Board, 800*
Power Transmission, 275-kV, Cinema Film of, 421
Power Transmission, Compression Joints for (Ferrum (England), Ltd.), 48*
Power Transmission, 132-kV, Corriey- airack Pass, Scotland, 742
Power Transmission, New Zealand, 569 Power Transmission, Salvi Spacers for, 48*
Overtime Ban in Dock Industry, 160 in Mining Industry, 352
— Ministry of Labour Statistics, 96
Owen, Prof. J. B. B., on Approximations for Sec e, 749. See 594*
Owen-Barnett, R. A., on Ageing of Mild-Steel Strip After Rolling-; 786
Owen Falls Hydro-Electric Power Plant, Cinema Film of, 869
Oxford, Conference on Human Problems in
Industry, 1956, 865
— Street, London, “ Autoflex ” Traffic-Control System in, 717
Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See Welding Oxygen-Cutting Profiling Machines (Trade Publication), 753
— Liquid, Converter for (British Oxygen Co., Ltd.), 380*
- Use in “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 374*
— and Temperature Recorder (G. Kent, Ltd.), 444

“P.124” Jet-Propelled Training Aircraft, 572
“ Packaged ” Boilers, British Builders of, 5 Packing Cases, Rain-Making Tank for
Weather-Proof Tests of, 563*
— Plant at Fulham Cement Depot, 546, 560*
— Research Centre of Export Packing Services, Ltd., 563*
Packman, P. J., Potato Harvester, 248*
Paddon, A. M., the Late, 356
Page, Sir F. Handley, on Electricity in Aircraft, 457
Paint, Aluminium (Trade Publication), 201
— Priming, Rapid-Drying, 838
— Use of Synthetic Resins for, 848. See 843 Pakistan Industries and Foreign Investors, 615
— Water for Irrigation in, 99. See LETTER,
167
Pallets, Flat and Wire-Mesh (Trade Publication), 784
— Steel (Trade Publication), 170
Pametrada, Progress Report for 1953, 7
Panel Construction, Stiffened, with Light Alloys (T.I. Aluminium, Ltd.), 570*
Panhard “ Dyna ” Motor Car, Rear Suspension for, 542*
Pantograph Profiling and Engraving Machine (F. Deckel), 699*
Paper-Making Machine, Fourdrinier, Bowater’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 318* — Machinery, Production of, 843
— and Pulp Mills, Calhoun, Tennessee,
Bowater Paper Corporation, 226, 291, 317*
Parachute Harness, Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment, 381
Paraffin Engines. See Engines, Oil
— Tractors. See Tractors
“ Paraminor,” De Laval, Washing Machine for Small Components, 735*
Park Royal Vehicles, Ltd., 125-b.h.p. 64-
Seater Motor Omnibus, 410*
Parker, F., Ltd., Asphalt-Mixing Plant, 666*
Parker, L. P., the Late, 421
Parkeston Quay, Harwich, Reconstruction of, 459
Parking Cars, Mechanical System for (Car Parking Systems, Ltd.), 188
Parkinson, Sir L., and Co.., Ltd., Views on Civil and Consulting Engineers Abroad, 678 Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, Memorandum on Higher Technological Education, 131
Parsons, B. E., Grain and Grass Dryer, 834*
Parsons, C. A., and Co’.. Ltd., 32-MW Alternators, 156*; 1,750-h.p. Coal-Burning
Gas-Turbine Locomotive, 326, 351;
30-MW Turbo-Generator, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 438*; 1,000-h.p. Gas-
Turbine for Military Vehicle, 473
Parsons, C. A., of Australia, Ltd., South Australian Works of, 427
Parsons Lecture on Factors Influencing Development of Steam Turbines, 585
— Turbines. See Turbines, Steam; Marine
Propulsion
Particle Counting and Sampling, for Atmospheric Dusts, 37
Partington Gasworks, “ Rochdale ” Process at, 162, 188*
Passenger Aeroplane. See Aeroplane under Aeronautics
— Steamers. See Steamers
Paterson Hughes Engineering Co., Ltd., Electric Overhead Travelling Cranes (Trade Publication), 426
Patry, Dr. M., Nickel-Base Catalyst for Oil- Gas Plant, 738
Patterns, Foundry, Frozen Mercury for, 194
— Making Machines. See Machine Tools Patternmakers, Master, National Society of,
Aims of, 709
Paul, K. S., Ltd., Properties and Applications of Molybdenum Disulphide, 171. See LETTERS, 229, 293, 486, 584
Paul, W. J., on Plastics for Press-Tool Manufacture, 726
Pavement, Soil-Stabilised, for Roads and Airfields in Germany, 268*
— Moving, “ Speedwalk,” Erie Station,
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, 226
P. and B. Engineering Co., Ltd., Protective Relay for Electric Motors, 29*
Peacock and Bewlay, Mechanical-Engineering Building, Birmingham University, 59*
Peake, O., Views on National Insurance Scheme, 807
Pearl, M. L., on Intelligence and Flow of Information in Industry, 813. See 677
Pearson, R. G., on Secant Approximation and Perry Formula, 594*. See LETTER, 249
Peat Firing at Portarlington and Allenwood Power Stations, 735
Peattie, J. D., on Past., Present and Future Electrical Development, 623
Pebble and Ball Mills (Trade Publication), 201 “Pee-Wee” Thread-Rolling Generator, 358* Pegson, Ltd., Manufacture of Centrifugal and
Reciprocating Pumps by, 52*
Pell, O., Control, Ltd., Refraction Geophone, 773*
Pelleting Slurries, Plant for, 14
Pelletising of Iron-Ore Fines, 8
“ Pellew,” Anti-Submarine Frigate, Launch of, 567
Pelton Wheel, 42,000-h.p., Finlarig Scheme, 250*
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Maiden Voyage of S.S. “ Iberia,” 415
Pensions, Retirement, Government Reports on, 743, 775, 807
— Scheme in Mining Industry, 64; for Railway
Employees, 96, 543; in Transport Industry, 96; in Motor Industry, 643
Penstock for Loch Luichart Hydro-Electric Scheme (P. and W. MacLellan, Ltd.), 632*
Pentagonal-Tank Transformer (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 213*
“ Perfecto LC ” Heavy-Duty Oil for Turbine Gearing, 731
Periodicals and Serials: Their Treatment in Special Libraries, by D. Grenfell (Review), 297
Permali Ltd., Film “ Clear Road Ahead,” 24
Permanent Magnets. See Magnets Association, Laboratories and Work of, 672
— Way, “ Permali ” Insulating Fishplates for, 24
Work on British Railways, 518
Permutit Co., Ltd., Feed-Water Treatment Plant, Connah's Quay Power Station, 438
“ Perpetua ” Motor Cruiser, with Deborine Fibreglass Hull (Halmatic, Ltd.), 252*. See Erratum. 398
Perry Formula and Secant Approximation, 594*. See LETT®, 749
Persian Oil Agreement, 226
Personal, 6, 38, 69, 101, 135, 167, 197, 228, 262, 292, 324, 356, 389, 421, 453, 485, 517, 550, 585, 617, 651, 684, 719, 749, 783, 812, 844
Peruvian Navy, Oil Tanker “ Sechura,” Launch of, 709*
Pescara-Muntz, Free-Piston Air Compressor, 634*
Petbow, Ltd., 60-h.p., Gas-Turbine Alternator Set, 705*
Peters, G. D., and Co., Ltd., Gate-Operating Gear for London Tube Lifts, 51. See Erratum, 292
Petrocarbon, Ltd., Catalytic Cracking Unit at Antwerp, 517
Petrol Motors. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol; Motor Cars; Motor Boats; Tractors
— Tractors. See Tractors
Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Exhibition, Olympia, 1958, 454
— Equipment, Council of British Manufacturers of, Orders for Oil Equipment, 450; 1958 Exhibition, 454; Annual Luncheon, 508
— Films Bureau, Cinema Films on Oil Prospecting and Gas Turbine, 751
— Industry. Financial Analysis, 1953, 194 Orders for Equipment for. 67

Royal Institution

Christmas Lectures, 768
— See also Oil; Paraffin; Engines, Oil
Petter, Sir E. W., the Late, 100. See Erratum, 134
Petters, Ltd., 11 to 21 h.p. Diesel Engine, 191*; Diesel, Petrol and Vaporising Oil Engines (Trade Publication), 849
Pfauter Walzfrasmaschinenfabrik, Hobbing Machines for Worm-Gear Pinions, 606*
Phase Transformations in Metals, Mechanism of, Symposium on, 1955, 723
Philadelphia Exposition, Instruments Shown at (Trade Publication), 488
Philips Electrical Ltd., Industrial Electronic Equipment (Trade Publication), 170; Electronic Control Equipment for Resistance Welding, 472; Linear Electron Accelerator, 502*
Phoenix Wharf, Greenwich, Prestressed- Concrete Silo for Ammonium Sulphate, 665*
Phosphorescent Phenomena, Mechanism of, 590
Photo-Elastic Fringe Patterns of Short Beams under Stress, 626*, 656*
Photographs, Television, Camera for (Ferranti, Ltd.), 471*
Photographic Composition of Reading Matter by Machinery, 451, 460, 491. See
LETTER, 652
Photomicrographs. See Microphotographs Physical Laboratory. See National Physical
— Research by Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.,
729*
— Society, Presidential Address by Prof. R.
Whiddington on Teaching Physics, 1; Rutherford by Those Who Knew Him (Review), 297; Exhibition, Competition for Apprentices, 595
Physics, Atmospheric, Studies of Irregularities in Ionosphere, 816
— of Experimental Method, by H. J. J.
Braddick (Review), 201
— Institute of, Non-Destructive Testing Congress, Glasgow, 787; Non-Destructive Testing Applied to Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engines, by W. G. Cook, 865*
— Light, Research on Measurement of, 786
— Nuclear Developments in, 323
— Teaching of, 1
— Thermodynamics, Applied, by W. Robinson
(Review), 170
— Tables in Metric System for Water and Steam, by O. H. Faxen (Review), 201
— See also Physical Society
Pick and Pick Boxes, Coal Cutter, Specification, 334
Piers, River, Use of Bailey Bridging for, 219 Piercy, Lord, on Capital for Small Companies, 678
Pig-Iron Production Statistics, 231
Pilkington Brothers, Ltd., Non-Reflecting Glass, 647 ; 842; Low-Reflectibility Glass, 841
Piling, Reinforced-Concrete, Carmarthen Bay Power Station-, 304
Concrete, for Ore-Discharging Quay, Tyne Dock, 207*
Pimlico District Heating Scheme, Work of Supervisory Engineer at, 586
Pinions. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
Pinkston Electric-Generating Station, Glasgow, Extension to, 838
Pioneer Oilsealing and Moulding Co., Ltd., Oil Seals (Trade Publication), 686
Pipes, Butt Welding of, Portable “ Unionmelt ” Machine for, 838*
— Coils, Aluminium-Alloy, for Steam Heating
in Oil Tankers (Steels Engineering Installations, Ltd.), 28*
— Flanges, Marking of, Hydraulically-Oper
ated Machine for (Trade Publication), 784
— Flow Analyser, 5
— Plastic, Metal-Reinforced (Bowden (Engi
neers), Ltd.), 314
— Steam. See Steam Pipes
— Systems, Diffusers for, Wave Action in,
524*. See Erratum, 683
— See also Tubes
Pipeline for Hydraulic Transport of Coal, Investigations on, 50*
— Oil, Submarine, at Accra, Gold Coast, 303*
— Plastic, “ Shirene,” for Cold Plumbing, 868*
— “ Rotovalve ” for, 20*
— Ullapool Hydro-Electric Scheme, 495*
Piping, Polythene, Manufacture by T. de la Rue and Co., Ltd., 18. See Erratum, 68
— Thermoplastic, “ Marleythene ” (Marley
Tile Co., Ltd.), 252
Pippard, Prof. A. J. S., Rubber Models of Arch Dam, 4
Pirelli-General, Ltd., Thermometer-Tube Drawing Tower, 571
Pirelli-General Cable Works, Ltd., 301-kV Oil-FiBed Cable, 221*
Piston Assembly Work at Cranfield College, 141*
Pistor, D. R. A., the Late, 453
Pitchford, J. H., on Development of Internal- Combustion Engine, 555. See 547
Pitkin, W. R., on Tungsten-Nickel-Iron Sintered Heavy Alloys, 853
Pitting. See Corrosion
Pittsburgh Lectromelt Furnace Corporation, 60-ton Direct-Arc Tilting Furnace, 830*
Plan for Engineering, Brochure of Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, 256, 352
Planing Machine. See Machine Tools
Plank, Concrete, Pre-Cast, for Silo at Phoenix Wharf, Greenwich, 665*
Planning and Design Offices, Centralised, for Loewy Engineering Co., 801*
— and Work Study for Plant Maintenance,
Conference on, 228
Plant Engineers, Incorporated, City and Guilds Courses and Examinations in Plant Engineering, 778
— Maintenance, Conference on Work Study
and Planning for, 228
“ Plasmet ” Etched Electric Circuits, 736*
Plastic Covering Material, “ Vietum,” (Trade Publication), 686
— Deformation in Deep Drawing of Metals,
425, 432*. - See LETTER, 551*
— Impregnated Bronze Matrix for Dry
Bearing (Glacier Metal Co., Ltd.), 728
— Materials for Motor Cars, 608*
— Pipeline, “ Shirene,” for Cold Plumbing,
868*
— Roofing Sheets, Translucent (Saro Lamin
ated Wood Products Ltd.), 734
— Tooling, Conference on, 726
of Sheet Metal, 762
— Van Body (Warerite, Ltd.), 446
Plastics in Cable Industry (Trade Publication), 104
— Fabricated and Bonded (Edison Swan
Electric Co., Ltd.), 765
— Laminated, Manufacture by T. de la Rue &
Co., Ltd., 18*. See Erratum, 68
— “ Telecon ” (Trade Publication), 653
— Use for Die Making and Surface Coatings,
843, 848
Plate-Shearing Machine. See Shearing Machine under Machine Tools
Plating Barrels (Trade Publication), 553
— Electro. See Electro
Flatinum Medal, Presentation to Prof. G. Masing, 362
Plenty and Son, Ltd., Positive-Displacement Rotary Pump for Aden Oil Refinery, 672* Plessey Co., Ltd., Electronic Tachometer, 215*; Radio and Television Components (Trade Publication), 653; Solderless Joints for Contactors, 658; Wiring of Differential Analyser, 660*; Multi-Way Connectors, 707*
Plotting, Navigation, by Radar (Trade Publication), 653
Plough, Disc (D. Brown Tractors Ltd.), 803*
— Four-Furrow, with Linkage Control (Ran
somes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.), 60*
— One-Way, Tractor-Mounted (D. Brown
Corporation (Sales), Ltd.), 91*
Plowright Brothers Ltd., Conveyors for Mansfield Colliery, Coal-Preparation Plant, 769*
Plumbing, Cold, “ Shirene ” Plastic Pipeline for, 868*
Plysu Products, Ltd., Pressurised Plastic Clothing for Protection against Radioactive Dust, 185*
Plywood Investigations by Forest Products Research Board, 189
Pneumatic Components, Ltd., Heavy-Duty Air-Line Hose Coupling, 674*
— Tools. See Machine Tools
— and Vacuum Components of Military
Aircraft, Test Rig for (Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd.), 78*
— See also Air Compressor
“ Poclain ” Lorry-Mounted Excavator, 771* Polarised Light. See Photo-Elastic Polarograph (Trade Publication), 104 Polgreen, G. R., on Powders for Magnetic
Applications, 851
Political and Economic Planning (P.E.P.), University Education’ Arrangements at Keele College, North Staffordshire, 781. See 777
Pollution, Air, Beaver Committee’s Report on, 715, 718, 779
Effect on Plant Life, Investigations on, 452
New York Congress, 1'955, 682
and Smoke Abatement, 452
Pollution, Atmospheric, by Alkali Works, Report on, 119
by Power Stations, Prevention of, 119, 454, 623, 715, 718, 779
See also Air; Atmospheric; Smoke Abatement
Polychrometer, Three-Meter Grating (Trade Publication), 849
Polygram Casting Co., Ltd., Shell-Moulding Equipment, 54*; Shell-Moulding Machine, 284
Polytechnic. See Education
Polytetrafluorethylene (P.T.F.E.) Bonded to Materials (Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd.), [765
— Gasket Covers (Imperial Chemical Indus
tries, Ltd.), 48
Polythene Piping, Manufacture^ by T. de la Rue and Co., Ltd., 18. See 'Erratum, 68
Polyvinyl Alcohol Films (May and Baker, Ltd.), 296
— Chloride for Coating Fabrics, 295
Poole, D. M., on Liquidus Points of Titanium- Rich Alloys, 427
Pooley, H., and Son, Ltd., Locomotive-Weighing Machine at Crewe Works; 773*
Porosity in Deposited Granular Beds, Investigations on, 558*
Port of London Authority, Improvements in Surrey Commercial Docks, 741
“ Port-a-Belt ” Portable Belt Grinder (Trade Publication), 753
Portable Engine. See Engine
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools Portarlington Power Station, Peat-Firing at, 735 Porter, R. B., Ore-Discharging Quay, Tyne
Dock, 207*
Portishead “ B ” Power Station, Work on, 68 Portland Cement. See Cement
Portsmouth Dockyard, History of, 38 Portugal, Cabril Hydro-Electric Scheme, 189* Post Office, Dollis Hill Research Station, Work of, 503
Engineering Union, Wage Claim, 320, 743
Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 614,638*, 740*
Potato Harvester, Packman (T. Storey (Engineers)) Ltd.), 248*
Tractor-Driven, 15* Potentiometer. See Electric
Poultney, E. C., on Effect of Boiler Capacity on Locomotive Performance, 138*
Powders, Fine, Classification of (Trade Publication), 9
— Metallic, for Sintering, Production, 850
— Metallurgy, Science and Practice of, Sym
posium on, 544, 850
Powdered Materials, Course at King’s College, London; 171
Powell Duffryn Technical Services, Ltd., Advisory Teams for Korean Coal Industry, 228
Powell, H. C., Model of “ Lady of the Lake,” Locomotive, 264*
Powell, J., and Sons, Ltd., Thermometer-Tube Drawing Tower, 571
Power Alcohol. See Alcohol
— Conference, Brazil, World. See World
Power Conference, Brazil
World, Statistical Year-Book, Annual Statistics for 1950-52 (Review), 784
— Congress, World, on Large Dams, 520
— Convention, Electrical, British, Eastbourne*
See British Electrical Power Convention Electrical, British, Brighton. See British Electrical Power Convention
— Factor, Optimum, in Electricity Supply,
241*
Power-Gas Corporation, Ltd., South-Works Extensions, 599
— Hammer. See Hammer under Machine
Tools
— Measurement of, Methods of, 554
— Nuclear, Possibilities of, 449. See Erratum,
652
— Pack, 44-b.h.p. Diesel-Engined (Chaseside
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 29*
Manual-Hydraulic, for Aircraft (Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Co., Ltd.), 295
— Plant, Electric, for Tropical Climates, 161,
202
— -— Hydro-Electric, 35,294-kVA Alternator,
250*
Hydro-Electric, Australian, 165, 258 Hydro-Electric, in British Columbia and Yukon, 231*
Hydro-Electric, Cabril, Portugal, 189* Hydro-Electric, Conon Valley, 615, 629* Hydro-Electric, European, Heavy Equipment fog, 566
Hydro-Electric, European, Survey of, 687 Hydro-Electric, Gisla Scheme for Island of Lewis, 868
Hydro-Electric, in India; Plans for, 715 Hydro-Electric, Isle of Harris-, 293 Hydro-Electric, Kemano-Kitimat, 199; 301-kV Oil-Filled Cable, 221*
Hydro-Electric, Loch Shin, 68
— — Hydro-Electric, New Zealand, 569
— — Hydro-Electric, Owen Falls, Cinema
Film of, 869
Hydro-Electrig; Pumped-Storage, Blaenau Ffestiniog, 357
Hydro-Electric, Rheidol, 357
— — Hydro-Electric, Roxburgh, New Zea
land, 44,444-kVA Alternator, 250*
Hydro-Electric, in Tropics, 161, 203 Hydro-Electric, Tungatinah, Tasmania, 115*
Hydro-Electric, Ullapool, 495*
Hydro-Electric, Volta River Scheme, 163 Wind, Economics and Design of, 202 See also Power Stations; Power, Water; Substations
— Press. See Machine Tools
— Production, Alcohol for. See Alcohol
— Station; Electric) Air Pollution by, Report
on, 718. See 119, 454, 623, 715, 718, 779 Electric, Allenwood, Peat Firing at, 735. Electric, Atmospheric Pollution by, 623. See 119, 454, 715, 718, 779
Power Station, Electric, Bare Conductors for Generator-Transformer Units, 143*
Electric, Bold, Extensions to, 231
Electric, Bo water’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 291, 318*
Electric, of Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., 148*
— — Electric, British Electricity Authority’s
Annual Report, 418
Electric, Brunswick Wharf, 514, 528*, 568*
Electric, Carmarthen Bay, 304* Electric, Connah’s Quay, 387, 436* Electric, Development of, 623
Electric, Drakelow “ B,” Approval of, 311
I Electric, Electrical Turbovisory Appa
ratus for, 758
Electric, European, Heavy Equipment for, 566
Electric, European, Survey of, 687
— — Electric, Freemens Meadows, Mechani
cal Coal-Wagon Marshalling Yard, 377* Electric, Huncoat, Automatic Boiler Control at, 669*
Electric, Hunts Bay, Jamaica, 668
Electric, Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Annual Report, 848
Electric, in Iraq, Schemes for, 39
Electric, Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 1184
— — Electric, Marchwood, 441; Dual-Firing
at, 195
Electric, Portarlington, Peat Firing at, 735
Electric, Portishead, “ B,” Work on, 68
— — Electric, Practice, Questions and Answers
on, by T. H. Carr (Review), 9
— — Electric, Prevention of Pollution by, 119,
454, 623, 715, 718, 779
— — Electric); Rogerstone, 213
Electric;, Rye House, 156*
Electric, Thermal-Storage, of J. Williamson and Son, Ltd., 586
Electric, Two-Stage Reheat for, 244*
— — Electric, Work of Supervisory Engineer
at, 586
Electric, Yallourn, Australia, 165*
Gas-Washing Plant at, 779
See also Power Plants; Substations
— Supply, Electric, in Aircraft, 457
Electric, Bowaters’ Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 291, 318*
Electric, British Electricity Authority’s Annual Report, 418
Electric, British, Statistics, 18, 149, 307, 389, 620, 683
Electric, in Central African Federation, 35
Electric, Distribution and Use of, Questions and Answers on, by T. H. Carr, (Review), 9
Electric, Domestic, Economics of, 42 Electric, in Europe, Report on, 687 Electric, at Factories of Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., 148*
Electric, for Fulham Cement Depot, 561 — Electric, Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Annual Report, 848 — Electric, Industrial Uses of, 452 Electric, Industry, Developments in, 623 Electric, Industry in United States, Plant for, 582
Electric, Installed Capacity, 450
Electric, Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 184*
Electric, for Mason’s Cement Works, 221
Electric, New Zealand, 569
Electric, and Optimum Power Factor, 241*
Electrib; and Production; 547
Electric, for Railways, 759
Electric, for Rolling Mill of T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., 89
Electric, Sydney, Annual Report on, 468 Electric, Use in Horticulture, 248 Electric, Wind-Power Plants for, 202 Electric, and World Trade, 11
— Take-Off, “ Multi,” for Motor Cars
(Weighers (Livestock), Ltd.), »35*
Power Tools (Birmingham), Ltd., “ Visible- Grinder,” Grinding Machine with Visible Tool Face, 868*
— Transmission, Overhead Lines, British
Electricity Authority’s Annual Report) 418 Overhead Lines, Carrier Communication on, for Irish Electricity Supply Board, 800*
Overhead Lines, Compression Joints for, (Ferrum (England), Ltd.), 48*
Overhead Lines, 132-kV, Corrieyairack Pass, Scotland) 742
Overhead Lines, 275-kV, Cinema Film of, 421
Overhead Lines, New Zealand, 569 Overhead Lines, Salvi Spacers for, 48* See also Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Water. See Hydraulic; Power Plants,
Hydro-Electric; Pelton Wheels; Turbines, Hydraulic
— World, Conference, Brazil. See World
Power Conference, Brazil
Precipitator, Electrostatic, Sturtevant, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437
Precision Products (Cumberland), Ltd., Frozen Mercury Process for Foundry Patterns, 194
Preservation of George Stephenson’s Home, Dial Cottage, 103
Presidential Address to Association of Supervising Electrical Engineers, by B. Donkin, on Work of Supervisory Engineer, 586
to British Association, by Prof. E. D. Adrian, on Science and Human Nature, 289) See 327
to British Association, Section A (Mathematics and Physics), by Sir J. Cockcroft, on Developments in Nuclear Physics, 323
to British Association, Section G (Engineering), by Dr. W. Jackson, on
Effect of New Materials on Engineering Progress, 325
Presidential Address to Institute of Marine Engineers, by H. A. J. Silley, on Ships and Docks, 481
— — to Institution of Civil Engineers, by
D. Watson, on Public-Health Engineering, 628
to Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, by Prof. A. M. Robb, on Foundations of Ship Design, 455
to Institution of Mechanical Engineers, by Dr. R. W. Bailey, on Research in Mechanical Engineering, 516
to Institution of Structural Engineers, by S. B. Hamilton, on Engineering History, 517
to Manchester Association of Engineers, by S. N. Clift on Nuclear Power and Coal, 449. See Erratum, 652
to National Smoke Abatement Society, by Sir E. Smith, on Prevention of Air Pollution, 452
to North-East Coast of Engineers and Shipbuilders, by P. L. Jones, on Marine Engineers, 647
to Physical Society by Prof. R. Whidding- ton on Teaching Physics, 1
to Royal Statistical Society by Lord Piercy, on Capital for Small Companies, 678
Press. See Machine Tools
Pressing of Mild Steel, Effect of Yield Point, 355, 366*, 459. See LETTER, 486*
— Mild-Steel, “ Stretcher,” Strains in, 787 Pressure, Differential, Cell, 50*
— Transmitting Instrument (G. Kent, Ltd.),
109
Prestressed Concrete. See Concrete, Prestressed
Prestressing Cables for Roofs of Bank of England Printing Works, 315*
— Full and Partial, for Concrete Structures,
465*
— International Federation of, Amsterdam
Congress, Programme, 782
Prices, Profits and Wages, Government Investigation on, 192
— Retail, Index of, 288, 578
Priestman Brothers, Ltd., Voorwinde Grabs for Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 799
Primary Battery. See Cell under Electric Prime Mover, Steam-Operated, N.R.D.C.- Ricardo, 419, 442*. See LETTERS, 519, 783
Prince', A., on Experiment to illustrate Creep, 74*
Prince-Smith and Stells, Ltd., Raper Autoleveller for Textile Sliver, 600*
Prints and Drawings, Books, Manuscripts, Catalogue of Scott' Collection, by B. M. Coopef (Review), 685
Printing Exhibition, International, London, 1955, Arrangements for, 6
— and Making of Books, 491
— Quick-Drying of Varnish for Use in, 867*
— without Type; 451, 460, 491. See LETTER,
652
— Works, Bank of England, Prestressed-
Concrete Buildings for, 315*
Prior Stokers, Ltd., Oil Burner (Trade Publication), 520
Pritchard, Capt. J. L., on Sir G. Cayley, Father of British Aeronautics, 654*
“ Process Control ” New Periodical, 589 —Controller, .Electronic (Trade Publication), 393
Producer, Coal-Gas, Two-Stage (International Furnace Equipment Co.-; Ltd.), 90*
— Gas at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant (Gibbons-
Heurtey, Ltd.), 663*
— “ Hot-Gas,” at Stockton-on-Tees Gas
works, 30
Production and Distribution Censuses Committee, Report of, 582
— Engineers, Institution of, Production
Exhibition, 35; Herbert Paper on Degree Men; by Lord Halsbury, 97. See LETTER, 357; Annual Summer School, 190; Conference on Materials Handling, 334; Proposal for Professorship of Production Engineering, 483; Annual Dinner, 487; New Headquarters, 588; Conference on Automatic Factories, 1955, 683; Conference on Problems of Aircraft Production, 1955, 751
Production Engineering Research Association, Mobile Demonstration Unit, 153
— Exhibition, Olympia, 35, 70*, 151*
— and Expenditure in Various Countries, 1938, 1947-52, 386
— Industrial, High Level of, 96
— Statistics, Central Statistical Office Blue
Book, 354
Production Tool Alloy Co., Ltd., Tungsten- Carbide Tipping of Milling Cutters, 255*, 291
Productivity in Diesel-Locomotive Industry, Review of, 257
— and Electricity Supply, 547
— in Industrial Engineering, Report on, 321, 322
— Industrial, in Wales and Monmouthshire, 675
— and Pressure Die Casting, 586 Professional Civil. Servants, Institution of
Evidence before Royal Commission, 200
Profile Projector, “ Shadomaster ” (Trade Publication), 41
Profiling Machine. See Machine Tools " Profiloscope,” Mobile Exhibition of, 243 Profits, Prices and Wages, Government Investigation on, 192
Projection Apparatus for Turbine Blades (Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd.), 71*
— Equipment for Work-Study Research, 142 Projector, Optical, Production of Masters for
(Aldridge Tool and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 772*
— Profile, “ Shadomaster ” (Trade Publica
tion), 41
Projector, Recording, Ampro, for Films (Kelvin and Hughes (Industrial), Ltd.), 327
Propeller, Marine, Model Experiments on, 456
— Marine, Voith-Schneider, for Tugs, 118 Propulsion of Ships. See Marine Propulsion;
Engines; Turbines; Propellers
Protection, Cathodic, of Buried Structures, Joint Committee for Co-ordination of, 746 Protective Coating for Engineering Drawings (Sheps and Webb), 172
“ Prover ” Units for Meters of Aircraft Fuelling Vehicles, 84
Provost, Jet, Training and Armed Aircraft. 294*
Prus-Chacinski, T. M., Pipe-Flow Analyser, 5 Public-Health Engineering, Development of, 628
Maintenance of, Technical Institutions Scheme for, 420
— Lighting Engineers, Association of, East
bourne Conference, Programme, 348
— Works and Municipal Services Congress
and Exhibition, Olympia, Programme, 403, 614, 634*, 666, 679, 705*
Publications, Trade, 9, 41, 73, 104, 137, 170, 201, 233, 265, 298, 334, 393, 426, 458, 488, 520, 553, 589, 653, 686, 722, 753, 784, 849 Pugh, C. H., Ltd., Production of Gardening Equipment, 747
Pulley Blocks (Trade Publication), 41
— and V-Ropes (Trade Publication), 589
Pullin, R. B., and Co., Ltd., Turn-and-Slip Indicators for Aircraft, 172*
Pulling Tool, Hydraulically-Operated (A. G. Wild and Co., Ltd.), 215*
Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, Tennessee, Bowater Paper Corporation, 226,291, 317*
Pulse Counter for Work-Study Research, 143* Pulverised-Fuel Ash as Building Material, Examples of, 768
Deposits from, Investigations on, 200 Plant, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529
Plant, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
Pulverisers, Coal, Lopulco, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437
Pulverising Equipment (Trade Publication), 458 Pump, Acid-Resistant, Stoneware Impellers for (Hathernware, Ltd.), 501*
— Air. See Air Compressors
— Centrifugal, for Abrasive Fluids (Trade
Publication), 488
Anemometer for Research on, 50
(Trade Publication), 393
—: — for Corrosive Liquids (Trade Publication), 334
4-in., Diesel-Driven (A. Lyon and Co. (Engineers), Ltd.), 215*
Liquid-Oxygen for “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 375*
and Reciprocating, Manufacture by Pegson, Ltd., 52*
Stainless-Steel (Trade Publication), 233 Tractor-Driven (Sigmund Pumps, Ltd.), 125*, 508*
Tractor-Mounted (G. Gilkes and Gordon, Ltd.), 287*
Trailer-Mounted, 36-b.h.p. (Auto-Diesels, Ltd.), 666*
— Circulating, Electrically-Driven, S.S.
“ Orsova,” 57*
for La Mont Boiler (Hayward-Tyler and Co., Ltd.), 741
Water, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 306*
— Electrically-Driven, Hydraulic Intensifier
for (Fawcett Preston and Co., Ltd.), 836*
— Feed, Rye House Power Station (G. and J.
Weir, Ltd.), 157
— Fuel, for Diesel Engines (Tangyes, Ltd.),
538. See Erratum, 622
“ Helix ’’-Type, 93
Injection, for High-Speed Diesel Engines (Mono Cam, Ltd.), 279*
Injection, Diesel (Simms Motor Units, Ltd.), 478*
— Heat, Domestic (Brentford Electric, Ltd.),
539*
for Domestic Purposes, 750
for Domestic Space-Heating, 42
— Hydraulic, Gear Type, High-Pressure
(Dowty Hydraulic Units, Ltd.), 249* Hand-Worked (Dowty Hydraulic Units, Ltd.), 280*
— Reciprocating and Centrifugal (Pegson,
Ltd.), 52*
— Rotary, Positive-Displacement, for Aden
Oil Refinery (Plenty and Son, Ltd.), 672*
— Submersible, 1,000-h.p., Electrically-Driven
(Hayward-Tyler and Co. Ltd.,), 741*
with 3,300-volt, 250-h.p. motor (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 494*
— Trailer, Petrol-Driven (Dennis Brothers,
Ltd.), 538*
— Trench (Trade Publication), 849
— Turbo-Jet, Deep-Well (Morrison Automatic
Pumps, Ltd.), 508*
Pumping Plant, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529
Connah’s Quay Power Station, 436*
at Exeter Waterworks, 441
Marchwood Power Station, 441
Scunthorpe Ironworks (Mather and Platt, Ltd.), 187
Punches and Dies for Tableting Machines (Trade Publication), 265
Punjab, Water for Irrigation in, 99. See LETTER, 167
Purification of Sewage. See Sewage
— of Water. See Water
Purifiers, Gas, at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant (Newton, Chambers and Co., Ltd.), 664*
Pusher, Coke (Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Led.), 662*
Pye, Ltd., Printed Circuits for Radio and Television Apparatus, 819
Pye Telecommunications, Ltd., Radio Equipment for Hatfield Aerodrome Control Tower, 253
Pyrene Co., Ltd., Degreasing Agent (Trade Publication), 137
“ Pyroclean No. 101 ” Degreasing Agent
(Trade Publication), 137
Pyrometer, Suction, of Coal Utilisation Research Association, 14
— Thermo-Electric (Trade Publication), 9 Pyruma Fire Cement (Trade Publication), 488

QUANTOMETER, Spectrographic, Direct-Reading (Applied Research Laboratories), 114* Quasi-Arc Co., Ltd., “Sigma” Shielded-Arc Welding Plant, 349*; Electric Oven for Drying Welding Electrodes, 471; Transportable Welding Sets, 565*
Quay, Parkeston, Harwich, Reconstruction of, 459
— Reinforced-Concrete, Tyne Dock (Yorkshire Hennebique Contracting Co., Ltd.), 207*
Quebec Metallurgical Industries, Ltd., Taku River Hydro-Electric Scheme, 231*
Queen’s University, Belfast, Formation of School of Aeronautics at, 867
Quicksilver. See Mercury

R.34, H.M. Airship, Proposed Memorials to, 261
Rabotnov, Dr. Y. N., on Effect of Changing Load During Creep, 240
Racing, Motor-Car, Importance to Motor Manufacturers, 842
Rackets, Tennis, Strings for (Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.), 308*, 310*
Radar Control Systems for Guided Missiles, 692*, 811
— Equipment, Marine, “ Radiolocator IV ”
(Trade Publication), 41
— Head with Milled Channels (Ferranti, Ltd.),
537*
— Navigation Plotting by (Trade Publication),
653
— Research Establishment, Exhibition of
Radar Equipment, 381
Radford Electronics, Ltd., Transformers for Electronic Applications (Trade Publication), 9
Radiation Hazards in Industry, Conference, 216
— Ultra-Violet, Meter for (Hanovia, Ltd.),
768*
Radiator Production for Motor Cars, by Ford Motor Co., Ltd., 70
Radio Aids to Aircraft Navigation, 816
— Apparatus, Printed Circuits for (Pye, Ltd.,
and Technograph (Printed Circuits), Ltd.), 819
— Broadcasting Control Room at Bristol, 829*
— Components (Trade Publication), 653
— Equipment for Hatfield Aerodrome Control
Tower, 253
— — for Ships’ Lifeboats (Marconi Inter
national Marine Communication Co., Ltd.), 423
Radio Heaters, Ltd., Induction Heaters, 152*
— Industry Council, Booklet on Careers in
Radio and Electronics, 109
— Link, Micro-Wave, Across Alps, 63*
— Sets and Hire Purchase, 678
— Show, National, and Television Exhibition,
263
— Transceiver, Battery-Operated (Venner,
Ltd.), 191*
— Transmitter and Receiver for Ships’ Life
boats (Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd.), 84*
— Transmitting Stations, High-Frequency,
British Broadcasting Corporation, 130
— Tuning Indicator (Mullard, Ltd.), 795
— Valve (Trade Publication), 104
Assembly by Induction Heating, 864
— See also Telegraphy, Wireless
Radioactive Dust, Clothing for Protection Against, 185*
— Measurement of Metal Transfer, 814*
— Waste Disposal in Ocean (Review), 721
“ Radiolocator IV ” Marine Radar Equipment (Trade Publication), 41
Radiotherapy Equipment at Christie Hospital, Manchester, 700*
Radley, Sir G., on Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 614, 638*
Rail Clamp for Concrete Sleepers, British Railways, 285
— Conduction, Di-Icing Equipment for, 831* Railcars. See Carriages, Railway
Railing, Sir H., on Export Trade, 448 Railroad, Hudson and Manhattan, “ Speedwalk ” Moving Pavement, 226
Railway Accidents. See Accidents
— Bridge. See Bridge
— British, Diesel Railcar Services, 3; Extru
sion Gun for Repointing Brickwork, 5; Woodhead New Tunnel, 20*; Resiting of Conington North Signal Box, 49*; Proposed Reorganisation Scheme, 98; Trials of 2-10-0 and 2-8-0 Freight Locomotives, 138*; 56-ton Wagon for Iron Ore, 211*; Wagon Building for, 227; Use of Wooden Sleepers by, 230*; Cleaning Machine for Locomotive Wheels, 247*; and Transport Problems for Steel Works, 273*, 291, 300; Rail Clamp for Concrete Sleepers, 285; Inauguration of Manchester-Sheffield Electric Passenger Service, 387. See LETTER, 453; Alloa Marshalling Yard, 388; 2,760-h.p. Co-Co Electric Loco
motive, 413*; Parkeston Quay, Harwich, Reconstruction of, 459; Tests of Composite Partially-Prestressed Concrete Slabs, 464*; Structure-Gauging Wagon, 469*; (Southern Region), Lecture and Debating Society, Human Element in Administration, by Sir J. Elliot, 482; Wolverton- Carriage and Wagon Works, Apprentice- ship Scheme at, 484; Multi-Channel Dynamic Strain Recording, 493*; British Transport Commission’s Annual Report, 515, 518, 543; Suggestion Schemes, Welfare and Training, on, 543; Accidents in 1953, Report on, 551; Automatic Train-Announcement System, 599*; Pre- stressed-Concrete Bridge, Nottingham- Mansfield Line, 741; British Transport Commission Headquarters, Organisation of, 745. See LETTER, 813; Electrification of Manchester-Sheffield-Wath Lines, Operating Experiences on, 759; Fell Diesel- Mechanical Locomotive, 773; Locomotive-Weighing Machine at Crewe, 773*
— Canadian Pacific, Use of Disc Brakes on,
736*
— Carriage. See Carriage
— of Central African Federation, Develop
ment of, 34
— Electrification on British Railways, 518
— French National, Electric Locomotives for
Valenciennes-Thionville Line, 16*; 50-
Cycle, Single-Phase Electric Traction on, 637*. See Erratum, 730
— Glasgow, Proposed Electrification of, 323
— Industry, Efficiency and Productivity in, 511 Long-Term Measures Needed for
Recovery, 839
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Manchester-Sheffield-Wath, Woodhead New
Tunnel, 20*; Inauguration of Electric Passenger Service, 387. See LETTER, 453; 2,760-h.p. Co-Co Electric Locomotive, 413.*
— Marshalling Yards, “ Wagontroler,” for
(Nortons-Tividale, Ltd.), 26*
— Motor Carriage. See Carriage
— Netherlands State, Callender-Hamilton
Bridge, 255*
— New Zealand Government, 1,500-h.p.
Diesel-Electric Locomotive for, 602*
— Norfolk and Western, United States, 4,500-
h.p. Steam-Turbine Locomotive, 131, 153*
— Rolling Stock. See Carriages; Locomotives;
Wagons
— Signalling. See Signalling
— South African, 3,030-h.p., 3,000-volt Direct-
Current Locomotive, 178*
— Swansea and Mumbles, by C. E. Lee
(Review), 393
— Traction, Diesel Engines for (Trade Pub
lication), 201
— Train Brake. See Brake
— Tube. See Underground; London Trans
port Executive
— Underground. See Underground; London
Transport Executive
— United States, Use of Diesel-Electric Loco
motives on, 194
— Wagons. See Wagons
— see also Railroads
Railwaymen, National Union of, Lodging- Turns Dispute, 32, 64, 128, 288; Wage Demands by, 64, 256, 288, 320, 384, 448, 511, 675, 711, 775, 839, 872; Pension Scheme for Transport Employees, 96; New Wage Structure, 160; Negotiating Machinery, 543
— Pensions for, 96, 543
Rain, Experimental Methods of Inducing, 817 —Making Tank for Weather-Proof Tests of
Packing Cases, 563*;
Raine, Dr. T., on Sintering Furnace Atmospheres for Industrial Practice, 852; on Tungsten-Carbide-Cobalt Sintered Alloys, 854
Raiser, Safety, Hydraulically-Operated, Mobile, for Aircraft Maintenance Work, 531*
Raison, G. H., on Automation—Implications for Management, 620
Rake, Side-Delivery (H. Ferguson, Ltd.), 61* Raleigh Industries, New Cycle Factory, 515 Ram Jet for Guided Missiles, 693*, 811 Ramage, G. S., the Late, 749 Rammer, Petrol-Driven (Pegson, Ltd.), 53* Rankine, W. J. M., Work on Naval Architecture, 455
Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd., Criticism of Overseas Orders of National Coal Board, 32; Water-Control Gates (Trade Publication^ 426
Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., Four- Furrow Plough with Linkage Control, 60*; and Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Production of Agricultural Tools by, 678
Raper, G. F., “Autoleveller” for Textile Sliver, 600*
Ratings for Aluminium Cables (Trade Publication), 488
Rawlings, W., the Late, 197
Rays. See X-Rays
Rea, Hon. J. R., the Late, 262
Rea, R. and J. H., Ltd., Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 796*
Reading Matter, Machinery for Photographic Composition of, 451, 460, 491. See LETTER, 652
Reclamation, Land, by Vegetation, 425
— Work for Connah’s Quay Power Station,
436*
Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for, Engineering Adviser to, 162; Annual Report, 514
Recorder, Electric, for Machine-Running Times (Servis Recorders, Ltd.), 248*
— Miniature, for Voltage or Current (Trade
Publication), 653
— Oxygen and Temperature (G. Kent, Ltd.),
444
“ Recorder,” Steam Cable Ship, 566*
— Time-Interval, Electrically-Controlled (Cass
and Phillip, Ltd.), 674*
Recording Dynamometer. See Dynamometer.
— Instruments at Aircraft and Armament
Experimental Establishment, 284
— and Weighing Machine, Automatic (British
Tabulating Machine Co., Ltd.), 94* Recruitment to Mechanical Engineering Profession, Conference for Schoolmasters on, 684
Rectifiers. See Electric
Redmond, D. A., on Ease of Reading Printed
Matter, 652. See 451, 460, 491
Redpath, Brown and Co., Ltd., Hangar at
Aircraft and Armament Experimental
Establishment, 284*; Steelwork for Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 528* Reduction Gears. See Gears; Marine Propulsion
“ Redux ” Adhesive for Bonding Metals, 319 Reed and Mallik, Ltd., Loch Luichart Dam, 615, 629*
Rees, W. P., on Tensile and Impact Properties of Iron Alloys of High Purity, 40
Refinery, Oil, Aden, Sulphur Dioxide Production at, 38; 1,500 gallons per minute
Rotary Pump, 672*
at Antwerp, Houdriflow Catalytic
Cracking Unit at, 517 in Australia, 166 Expansion and Consumption Trends,
Report, 614
Fawley, Extensions to, 583 Kwinana, Western Australia, Model of, 4
— — B. Wiggins and Co., Ltd., Extensions to,
697
Refining Equipment, Oil, for Tropical Climates, 204
— Oil, Equipment Industry, Position of, 450 Refraction Geophone (O. Pell Control, Ltd.),
773*
Refractory Bricks (Trade Publication), 233
— Research by Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.,
729*
Refrigerating Cabinets, Manufacture and Testing of, Specification, 753
— Plant, S.S. “ Orsova,” 58
Refrigeration Applied to Foundry Practice,
194
— and Food Preservation, 395
— Institute of: Use of Heat Pumps of Small
Capacity for Various Purposes in Great Britain, by M. V. Griffiths, 750
Refuse-Disposal Plant at Yeadon, Yorkshire, 85*
Regenerative Furnace. See Furnace Regulators, Voltage, Moving-Coil (Trade Publication), 686
Rehabilitation Courses of Ministry of Labour and National Service, 480
Reheat, Two-Stage, for Steam Power Stations, 244*
Reheating Furnace. See Furnace
— in High-Pressure Boilers, Introduction of,
857
Reinforced Concrete. See Concrete “ Reiser ” Soil-Stabilisation Machine, 270* Relays, Maintenance and Protection of (Trade
Publication), 170
— Mechanism, Casing for (Trade Publica
tion), 9
— Mercury-Switch (Trade Publication), 170
— Switch “ Tiltray,” (Besson and Robinson, Ltd.), 86*
— Protective, for Electric Motors (P. and B.
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 29*
Reliant Engineering Co. (Tamworth), Ltd., 5-cwt. Three-Wheeled Van, 446*
Remington Rand Inc., Automatic Filing System, 583
Remote Areas, Importance of Aviation to Development of, 809, 812
— Control by Imposed Ripple (Trade Publica
tion), 653
Remploy, Ltd., Workmen’s Shelters (Trade Publication), 137
Renault Corporation, Machine-Tool Reequipment by, 620
Renault “ Fregate,” Motor Car, Rear-Wheel Suspension of, 541*
Rendel, Palmer and Tritton, Ore-Discharging Quay, Tyne Dock, 207*
Renold Chains, Ltd., Chain Drives (Trade Publication), 589
Renold and Coventry Chain Co., Ltd., Conveyor and Elevator Chains (Trade Publication), 137
Repeaters for Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 614, 638*
Report, Annual Accident Prevention in Cement Industry, 86
Air Registration Board, 1953-54, 72 Astronomer Royal, 233
Australian, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 785, 816
British Cast Iron Research Association,
523
— — British Coal Utilisation Research Asso
ciation, 14
British Electricity Authority, 418, 454 British European Airways, 517 British Internal-Combustion Engine
Research Association, 555
British Overseas Airways Corporation, 418
British Transport Commission, 515, 518,
543
Building Research Station, 193
— — Chief Inspector of Alkali, etc., Works,
119
Chief Inspector of Factories, 1952, 33 Food Investigation Board, 395
Forest Products Research Board, 1953, 198
Fuel Research Board, 200 Gas Council, 516
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, 848
International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, 751 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 514
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 715
New Zealand State Hydro-Electric Department, 569
Sydney Electricity Supply, 468
— Beaver Committee, on Air Pollution, 715,
718; Gas Washing at Electricity-Generating Stations, 779
— British Welding Research Association,
Velocity of Brittle Fracture, 820*
— Building and Civil-Engineering Contracts,
Retention Moneys in, 715
Report, Coal and Black Oils in West European Fuel Market, 418
— on Development of Gatwick Airport, 130
— on Duty-Free Machinery Imports, 129
— Economic Conditions in Denmark, Iceland
and Norway, 747
— Electrical Inspector of Mines, 1951, 6
— Government, on Pensions and Retirement,
74:3;, 775, 807
— Human Relations in Industry, 65
— on Industrial Engineering by British Pro
ductivity Council, 321, 322
— National Coal Board, on Coal-Tub Vibra
tors, 636* ‘
— Nuffield Foundation, Manpower in Building
Industry, 416
— Oil-Refinery Expansion and Consumption
Trends, 614
— Organisation for European Economic Co
operation, on Oil-Refinery Expansion, 614; on Electricity Supply in Europe, 687; on Economic Conditions in Denmark, Iceland and Norway, 747. See also
O.E.E.C.
— Production and Distribution Censuses Com
mittee, 582
— Productivity in Diesel-Locomotive Indus
try, 257
— Progress, of Pametrada in 1953, 7
— Railway Accidents in 1953, 551
— Science Teachers, Shortage of, 199
— Stress Corrosion Cracking in Gasworks, 747
— Technical Co-operation in South and
South-East Asia, 621
— Timber Supplies in Europe, 843
— United Nations, on Economic Develop
ments in Middle East, 1952-53, 34
Nations Technical Assistance Board, 2
— Use of Towns’ Waste in Agriculture, 296
— on World Cotton-Spinning Capacity, 130 —• See also Board of Trade
Research, Agricultural-Machinery, Measuring Instruments for, 15
— Application of Results of, by V. Connell
(Review), 426
— Association, Cast Iron, British, Testing
Equipment of, 114*; Annual Report, 523 Coal Utilisation, British, Annual Report, 14; Boiler Tests by, 336; Coal Science Lecture on Problem of Coal Constitution, by Prof. D. W. van Krevelen, 560; Annual Luncheon, 560
Electrical and Allied Industries, British, Leatherhead, Laboratory of, 593; Grain and Grass Dryer, 834*
Hydromechanics, British, Investigation of Hydraulic Transport of Coal, 5; Work of, 50*
Internal Combusion Engine, British, Annual Report, 555
Iron and Steel, British, Conference on Works Transport. See British Iron and Steel Research Association, Conference on Works Transport: Corrosion Advice Bureau, 231; Mobile Exhibition of Profiloscope, 243; London, Programme of Open Days, 603; Information Services, 813. See 677
Motor Industry, Investigations on Visibility Tests for Motor Cars, 370*
Production Engineering, Mobile Demonstration Unit, 153
Rubber Manufacturers, British, Shaw- bury Laboratories, of, 763*
Shipbuilding, British, Resistance Experiments on “ Lucy Ashton,” 521, 592
Steel Castings, British, Annual General Meeting, 103
Welding, British, Report on Stress Corrosion Cracking, 747; Welding Demonstration by, 755; Velocity of Brittle Fracture, Report on, 820*
— Board, Forest Products, Annual Report,
1953, 198
Fuel, Annual Report, 200
— Council, Joint, Manchester, Report on
Shortage of Draughtsmen, 417
— — Medical, Report on Human Relations
in Industry, 65
— for Defence in United States, Effect of, 715
— Department, Central, Morgan Crucible Co.,
Ltd., 729*
Scientific and Industrial, Appointment of Liaison Officers, 67; Building Research, 1953, 193; Report on Human Relations in Industry, 65 ; Plans for 1954-55, 533 ; Development of Gear-Measuring Machines, 789*. See 779; Use of Eliminator Fire-Door for Abatement of Smoke from Boilers, 793; Smoke-Pollution Measuring Station, London, 837
— and Development Centre of Export Pack
ing Services, Ltd., 563*
Establishment, Armament, Formation of, 584
Establishment, Fighting Vehicles, British Military Vehicles Display, 451, 473*
— Establishment, Atomic Energy, Harwell,
Packing of Distillation Columns, 46*; Reactor School at, 449. See Erratum, 652
Radar, Exhibition of Equipment, 381
— in Gas Industry, 516
— Hydraulic, Laboratory Stockholm Royal
University, 676
— Institute, Fulmer, Work of, 615, 616. See
LETTER, 719
Tin, Tin-Nickel Alloy Plating, 151
— Laboratory, Admiralty, Display Unit for
Frequency Analysis of Noise and Vibration, 804*
Chemical, Open Days at, 240; Work of, 488
Electronic, Ferranti, Ltd., 514, 537*
Mechanical Engineering, Safety Factor in Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders, by S. E. Mitchell, 75* ; High-Speed Testing Machine for Ball Bearings, 695*
Road, Investigations on Vehicle Design and Road Accidents, 328, 339*, 354, 360; Investigations on Motor-Car Headlamps and Skidding, 371*
— in Mechanical Engineering, 516
— Need for More Spending on, 352
Research, Operational, on British Railways, 274
— Organisation, Australian Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial, Annual Report, 785, 816
— Planning and Control of, 259
— on Production of Smokeless Fuels, 806
— on Properties and Applications of Semi-
Conductors, by General Electric Co., Ltd., 290, 312*
— Ship “ Elettra II,” “ Martinet ” Electronic Helmsman, 767*
— Society, Road, German, Soil Testing by, 272
— Station, Building, Displacement Indicators, 5; Annual Report, 193; Modular Co- Ordination in Building Industry, 583
Fuel, Boiler Tests by, 337; Use of Eliminator Fire-Door for Abatement of Smoke from Boilers, 793*; Science Museum Smoke-Pollution Measuring Station, 837
Hydraulics, Miniature Liquid-Flow Meter, 396*
Post Office, Dollis Hill, Work of, 503
Sunbury, Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd. (Trade Publication), 784
— Vehicle, Jet-Lift (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 422*
— See also National Physical Laboratory Reservoir for Conon Valley Hydro-Electric Scheme, 629*
— Hume Dam, Murray River, Australia, 166* Resin Capsules for Protection of Electronic Circuits, 768*
— Glues for Building Purposes (Trade Publication), 753
— for Plastic Tool Manufacture, 727
— Synthetic, Fraser Stills for Blending, 18*.
See Erratum, 68
Resistance, Electric. See Electric
— Grids, Cast-Iron (Trade Publication), 653
— Welding. See Welding
Resomax Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment (Newton Victor, Ltd.), 701
Retail Prices, Index of, 128, 416
Retention Moneys in Building and Civil- Engineering Contracts, Report on, 715
Retired Industrial Executives, Association of, Formation, 387, 389
Retirement, Government Reports on, 743, 775, 807
Retorts at Stockton-on-Tees Gasworks, 30* Reversing Gear for Andritz Oil Engines, 859* Reviews, Book, 9, 41, 73, 104, 136, 169, 201, 232, 265, 297, 361, 393, 426, 488, 520, 552, 589, 622, 653, 685, 721, 752, 784, 849
Reyrolle, A., and Co., Ltd., Casing for Relay Mechanisms (Trade Publication), 9; Cartridge Fuses (Trade Publication), 104; Feeder-Protection (Trade Publication), 104; Electric Motors for Experimental Work (Trade Publication), 104; Control Switches (Trade Publication), 137; Maintenance of Relays (Trade Publication), 170; Switchgear at Lackenby Steelworks, 184; Switch Maintenance (Trade Publication), 265; Isolators and Earthing Switches (Trade Publication), 459; 11-kV Switch Unit (Trade Publication), 458; Switchgear for Loch Luichart Hydro- Electric Scheme, 633
Rheidol Hydro-Electric Scheme, 357
Rhines, Prof. F. N., on Mechanism of Grain- Boundary Displacement, 240
Rhodesia, Development Plan for, 34
— Northern, Copper Mining in, Developments
in, 714
Rhymney Engineering Co., Ltd., Conveyor for Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304
Ribs for Prestressed-Concrete Arched Silo at Phoenix Wharf, Greenwich, 665*
Ricardo and Co. (1927), Ltd., N.R.D.C.- Ricardo Steam-Operated Prime Mover, 419, 442*. See LETTER, 519, 573; Development of Internal-Combustion Engine by, 547, 555
Richardson, Prof. A. R., the Late, 749
Richardsons, Westgarth (Hartlepool), Ltd., 32-MW Turbo-Alternators, 156*
Richardsons, Westgarth and Co., Ltd., and Brown Boveri and Co., Ltd., Gas-Turbine Agreement Between, 163
Riddell, W. G., the Late, 134
Ridger, Disc, David Brown-Bentalls (D. Brown Corporation (Sales), Ltd.), 91*
Ridgion, J. M., on Pelletising Process for Fine Iron Ores, 8
Ridley, R. W., on Effect of “ V ” Notch on Tensile-Creep Behaviour of Alloy Steels, 238
Ridley, Col. T. K. G., the Late, 197
“ Rigid ” Lead-Alloy Anodes (Trade Publication), 488
Ringelmann Smoke Chart, for Measurement of Smoke Density; 794*
River Derwent, Tasmania, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 115*
— Murray, Hume Reservoir Dam, Australia,
166*
— Piers, Use of Bailey Bridging for, 219
— Snowy, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 165, 258
— Taku, British Columbia, Hydro-Electric
and Metallurgical Scheme for, 231*
— Volta, Gold Coast, Aluminium Scheme for,
163
— Zezere, Portugal, Cabril Hydro-Electric
Scheme, 189*
Riveter, Pneumatic. See Machine Tools Road Accidents. See Accidents
— Construction and Accident Prevention, 370* and Motor-Car Taxation, 545
— Fund, Abolition of, 746
— Georgia Highway Conference, Economics
of Earth-Moving, 198
— German, Soil Stabilisation for, 268*
— Grader, 50-h.p. Diesel-Engined (Galion
(Great Britain), Ltd.), 707*
— Haulage Wages Council, Wage Claims
Before, 64
— Improvements, Publications on, 580
— London, Improvement Schemes for, 679
— Material, Bituminous, Grid Roller for
Salvaging (Hyster Co.), 569*
— Research Laboratory, Investigations on
Motor-Car Headlamps and Skidding,
371*; Investigations on Vehicle Design and Road Accidents, 328, 339*, 354, 360 Road Research Society, German, Soil Testing by, 272
— Roller, Grid, for Salvaging Bituminous
Road Material (Hyster Co.), 569*
Light-Weight, Diesel-Driven (Aveling- Barford, Ltd.), 634*
— Scottish, Responsibility for, 678
— Transport in Iron and Steel Works, 300
— See also Tar-Macadam
Roadless Traction, Ltd., Crawler Tractor with Rubber-Jointed Tracks, 213*
Robb, Prof. A. M., on Foundations of Ship Design, 455
Roberts, D. K., on Velocity of Brittle Fracture, 820*
Robertson, W. H. A., and Co., Ltd., Rolling Mill for Aluminium, 88*
“ Rochdale ” Carbonisation Process at Partington Gasworks, 162, 188*
Rock, “ Kue-Ken ” Jaw Crusher for, 666*
Rocker, Valve, Internal-Combustion Engine, Grinding Machine for, 117*
“ Rocket ” Locomotive, Model of, 196*
— Motor, for Guided Missiles, 692*, 811 “ Snarler ” (Armstrong Siddeley Motors,
Ltd.), 374*
Rockweld, Ltd., Welding Stainless Steel (Trade Publication), 298
Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd., Milling, Boring and Drilling Machine with British Thomson-Houston Tracer Equipment, 610*
Rockwell Tests. See Hardness under Tests (Materials')
Roe, A. V., and Co., Ltd;, Metal-Sandwich Aircraft Construction, 380
Roe, A. V., Canada, Ltd., Reorganisation of, 747
Roebuck, C. E., on Maintenance of Works Transport, 300
Rogerstone Power Station, 213
Rolled Materials, Yield Stress/Strain Curves and Values of Yield Stress of, 787
Rollers, Cement-Kiln, Guards for (Trade Publication), 753
— Needle, Automatic Assembly of (Ford
Motor Co., Ltd.), 70*
— Road. See Road Roller
— Vibrating, for Concrete Slabs, 750
Rolling Mill for Aluminium Sheet and Strip of T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., 87*
Automatic Photo-Electric Controls in, 788*
— Stock Developments on British Railways,
518
Light-Alloy, Design Stresses in, 43* for London Transport Executive, 642* Manchester-Sheffield Railway, Experiences with, 759
See also Carriages; Locomotives; Wagons
— Temper, Ageing Effects in Mild-Steel Strip,
787
“ Rollmaster ” Roll-Forging Machine, 277* Rolls-Royce Ltd., “ Soar ” Jet Aeroplane Engine, 347*; Vertical-Lift Research Unit, 381; Jet-Lift Research Vehicle, 422*; Four-Cylinder Supercharged and Unsupercharged Diesel Engines, 478; Development of RBI 09 Propeller-Turbine Aeroplane Engine, 778; Development of “ Dart ” Propeller-Turbine Aeroplane Engine, 778, 782; Non-Destructive Testing Applied to Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engines, 865*
Ronald, S. W., and Co. (London), Ltd., Aluminium Roof and Wall Cladding (Trade Publication), 233
Rontgen Rays. See X-Rays
Roof, Prestressed-Concrete, for Bank of
England Printing Works, 315*
— and Wall Cladding, Aluminium (Trade
Publication), 233
Roofing Material, Asbestos-Bitumen (Nuralite Sales, Ltd.), 76
— Sheets, Plastic, Translucent (Saro Laminated
Wood Products, Ltd.), 734
Ropes, Wire. See Wire Ropes
Roques, C., on Ultrasonic Inspection of Steel Forgings, 523
Ross, H. M., the Late, 356
Rotary Blowers. See Blowing Plant
— Engine, See Engine; Aeronautics
Rotary Hoes, Ltd., Soil-Cement Stabilising Machine, 94; Tractor-Driven Trailer Unit, 185*; Soil-Stabilisation Plant, 634*
— Pump. See Pump
Rotherham; L. A., on Effect of Alloying on Creep of Metals, 238
— Collieries, Overtime at, 352
“ Rotodrill,” Pneumatic Drill, 707*
Rotodyne ” Helicopter Fitted with “ Eland ” Gas-Turbine Engines1, 864
‘ Rotogrind ” Pneumatic Grinding Machine, 707*
Rotor, Alternator; Balancing and Overspeed Test House for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 267*
— of 25-MW Alternator, 116*
— for 35,294-kVA Alternator, 250*
— for 44,444-kVA Alternator, 250*
— Electric Motor, Balancing Machine for
(E.M.I. Engineering Development, Ltd.), 345*
— Steam Turbine, Measurement of Distortion
in, 758
Turbine, Thermal Stability Testing of Forgings for, 523
“ Rotovalve ” Hydraulic Valve, 19*
Roughness Tester, Pneumatic, for Ships’ Hulls, 591
Rover Co., Ltd., Merger with Standard Motor Co., Ltd., 99; 60-h.p. Gas Turbine for 50-kVA Alternator Set, 705*
Rowe, N. E., Laboratory-Testing Methods for Aircraft Components Devised by, 811, 822*
Rowridge Television Transmitting Station, 702*
Rowse, H. J., Laboratories of British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, 593
Roxburgh, New Zealand, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 44,444-kVA Alternator, 250*; Callender-Hamilton Bridge, 255*
Royal Aeronautical Society. See Aeronautical
— Agricultural Society. See Agricultural
— Aircraft Establishment. See Aeronautics
— Chartered Colleges of Technology, Pro
posed, 131
— Commission on Conditions in Civil Service,
Evidence Before, 200
— Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Corps
of, Annual Dinner, 229, 582
— Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux,
Astronomer Royal’s Report, 233
— Institute of British Architects, Photographic
Exhibition of Use of Concrete in Buildings, 212
Royal Institution :
Christmas Lectures on Story of Petroleum, 768
Research on Production of Smokeless Fuels, by Sir C. Ellis, 806
Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon, Plymouth, 195, 204*
— Sanitary Institute. See Sanitary
— Society of Arts. See drts
— Tiger “ Worldmaster ” Motor-Car Chassis,
476*
Royce Electric Furnaces, Ltd., Box-Type
Electric Furnaces (Trade Publication), 201
Rubber Compounds and Tubing, Vulcanised Extruded, Specification; 458
— Conference, Oslo, Reduction of Vibration
of Ship Machinery, by J. Nicolaisen, 556*
— Industry, Institution of, Committee on
Text-Books1, Formation of, 615
— Jointed Tracks for Crawler Tractor, 213*
— Liquid (Lorival Plastics), 149
— Manufacturers Research Association, Brit
ish, Shawbury Laboratories of, 763*
— Mountings for Ship Machinery, 556*
Rubery, Owen and Co., Ltd., Steelwork for
Rolling Mill of T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., 87*
Rudkin and Riley, Ltd., Die-Shop Equipment (Trade Publication), 201
Rugby Works of British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Test Plant for Large Electrical Machines, 308*
Rules, Construction, for Cargo Ships, Lloyds’ Register of Shipping, 782
Runways, Airport, Soil-Cement Stabilised, 94* Rural Electrification, Progress and Policy,
Booklet on, 13
“ Russell,” H.M. Anti-Submarine Frigate, Launch of, 863
Russell, J. E., on Thermal Stability Testing of Rotor Forgings, 523
Russia, Control of Exports to, Relaxation of, 162. See LETTER, 199
— Trade with United States, Relaxations in,
290
Relaxation in, 515
Russian Industry, Changing Pattern of, 2 Rusting. See Corrosion
Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.,, 12-h.p. Twin-
Cylinder Diesel Engine, 93*; 72-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 707*
Rutherford, by Those Who Knew Him (Review), 297
Ryan, W. F., on Degree Men, 357. See 97
Rye House Power Station, 156*
“ Rythmatic ” Ripple System for Remote Control (Trade Publication). 653

SAFETY in Chemical Works, Conference on, 643
— Factor in Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders, 75*
— Lamps, Electric, Bulbs, Treorchy Testing Station for, 77
— Raiser, Hydraulically-Operated, Mobile, for Aircraft Maintenance Work, 531*
Safrazyan, L., the Late, 229
Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd., Transducer System for Relaying Information (Trade Publication), 9; Low-Loss Cores and Magnets (Trad® Publication), 265; Display Unit for Frequency Analysis of Noise and Vibration, 804*
Salisbury, Sir E., on Air Pollution and Plant Life, 452
Salisbury, Marquess of, on Need for Technological Universities, 777, 780
Salter, G., and Co., Ltd., Spring Balance Calibrated in Newtons, 81. See Erratum, 246
Salusbury-Trelawny, Major J. M., the Late, 617 “ Salvare ” Radio Equipment for Ships’ Lifeboats, 423
Salvi Spacers for Electrical Transmission Lines (English Salvi Co., Ltd.), 48*
“ Salvita ” Radio Transmitter and Receiver, 84*
Sampling and Particle Counting for Atmospheric Dusts, 37
Sand Heater of British Cast Iron Research Association, 114*
— Preparation Plant, Tame Bridge Foundry,
506*
“ Sandwich ” Materials to Resist High Temperatures, 670*
— Metal, Methods for Aircraft Construction,
380
Sanitary Engineers, Institution of, Chlorination of Water, by E. A. Whitlock (Trade Publication), 298
— Institute, Royal, Co-operation Scheme on
Public Health, 420
Sankey, J. H., and Son, Ltd., Fire Cement (Trade Publication), 488; Acid-Resisting Cement (Trade Publication), 589
Sant Sturgess, Ltd., Mobile Meter Prover Units for Aircraft Fuelling Vehicles, 84
“ Sapphire ” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine, Production of, 821
Sarjant, Prof. R. J., on Temperature Distribution in Cooling and Reheating of Steel Ingots, 818
Saro Laminated Wood Products, Ltd., Translucent Plastic Roofing Sheets, 734 Saunders-Roe, Ltd., Aluminium-Alloy Towing Tank, 99, 110*; All-Metal Rotor Blades, 379; “ Skeeter Mark 6 ” Helicopter, 379; Automatic Typewriter for Digital Computer, 381*
Saunders Valve Co., Ltd., Diaphragm Valves (Trade Publication), 393; Spherical Plug Cocks (Trade Publication), 849
Saville, J. P., on Universal Decimal Classification Applied to Metallurgical Literature, 8 Saws. See Machine Tools
“ Sawoe ” Soil-Stabilisation Machine, 269* “ Saxonia,” S.S., Maiden Voyage of, 345 Scaffolding, Use of Bailey Bridging for, 218* Scale-Car, 28-ton, for Ore-Handling and Storage Plant (Head, Wrightson and Co., Ltd.), 211*
— Effect Experiments in Ships and Models, 591
— Formation, Prevention of (Trade Pub
lication), 753
Scammell Lorries, Ltd., 24-ton Articulated Motor Tractor and Trailer, 445*
Scavenging Blower for Andritz Oil Engines, 859*
Schmidt, J. W., the Late, 617
Schofield, T. H., on Titanium-Rich Alloys of Titanium, Iron and Oxygen, 427
Scholarships. See Education
School of Aeronautics at Queen’s University, Belfast, Formation of, 867
— of Gas Turbine Technology, Farnborough,
Courses at, 109
Schoolmasters, Conference for, on Recruitment to Mechanical Engineering Profession, 684 “ Schrage ” Commutator Motors, Theory of (Trade Publication), 849
Schuler, L., A.G., Gang Slitting Machine, 605*; High-Speed Press, 605*
Schumacher, L. E., on Economics of Earth- Moving, 198
Schwope, Dr. A. D., on Plastic Deformation of Aluminium Single Crystals, 239
Science, Effect on Human Nature, 289
— and Engineering, Relationship Between, 782
— and Mathematics, Graduate Teachers of,
Report on, 1
— Museum, South Kensington, Exhibition of Astronomical Books, 263; Smoke-Pollution Measuring Station at, 837
— Teachers, Shortage of. Report on, 199
Scientific Apparatus Exhibition, Institution of Civil Engineers, 4*
— Management. See Works Management
— Research. See Research
— Societies. See Institutions
Scope Laboratories of Melbourne, Low- Voltage Soldering Iron, 120
Scot-Mec “ Popular ” Hammer Mill, 125*
Scotland, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in. See Engineers
— to Newfoundland Transatlantic Telephone
Cable, 614, 638, 740*
— North, Hydro-Electric Board, Loch Shin
Scheme, 68; Finlarig Scheme, 250*; Isle of Harris Scheme, 293; 22-kV Submarine Cable for Outer Hebrides, 345; Ullapool Scheme, 495*; Conon Valley Hydro-Electric Scheme, 615, 629*; Radio Station for Repair Gangs, 616; Corriey- airack Pass, 132-kV Transmission Line, 742; Gisla Scheme, Island of Lewis, 868
— Secretary of State for, Administration of
Scottish Roads, 678
— Steel Production in, 66
Scott Collection of Books, Manuscripts, Prints and Drawings, Catalogue of, by B. M. Cooper (Review), 685
Scott, Sir G. G., Rye House Power Station, 156*
Scott, P., on Woodhead New Tunnel, 20* Scottish Industries Exhibition, Glasgow, 264, 326*, 386
— Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd., Portable
Petrol-Driven Hammer Mill, 125*
— Roads, Responsibility for, 678
Scrap Metal Baling Press (Fielding-Platt, Ltd.), 571*
Scraper and Cable-Control Unit (Onions and Sons (Levellers), Ltd.), 123*
— “Caterpillar,” 15- to 20-cub. yd. (Birtley
Co., Ltd.), 705*
— Chains for Coal Mines (Trade Publication),
722
— Tractor-Drawn, for Earth-Moving, 198 Screens for Coal-Preparation Plant, Mansfield
Colliery, 769*
— Vibrator, Heating of (Trade Publication),
653
Screw Propellers. See Propellers
Screwing Machine. See Machine Tools Scrivener, A., the Late, 845
Scrivener, A., Ltd., Grinding Machine for Internal-Combustion Engine Valve Rockers, 117*; Micro-Sizer for Shaft Control on Centreless Grinding Machine, 837*
Scunthorpe Ironworks Extensions, 186* Scunthorpe Rod Mill, Ltd., Automatic Photo- Electric Controls for Rolling Mill, 788*
“ Sea Balliol ” Trainer Aircraft, Tail Undercarriage for (Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd.), 504*
— Defences, Design and Construction of,
404*, 425, 428*
— Palling, Norfolk, Sea Defence Works at,
407*
Seaham, Durham, Sea Defence Works at, 404* Seaman, M., Proposal for Chair of Production Engineering, 483
“ Seamew ” Anti-Submarine Aircraft (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 379*
Seamless Tubes versus Welded Tube, 647 Searle, Dr. G. F. C., the Late, 845
Seasoning of Timber, Investigations on, 198 Secant Approximation and Perry Formula, 594*. See LETTER, 749
“ Sechura,” Peruvian Naval Tanker, Launch of, 709*
Secondary Battery. See Accumulator under Electric; also Motor Trucks
Sections, Structural, Application of Shell Analysis to, 688*
Sedgefield, Durham, Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant at, 661*
“ Segbur ” Tungsten-Carbide Bur, 539*
Seismic Surveying, Refraction Geophone for, 773*
Selenium Emission from Works, Investigations on, 119
Self-Service in Works Stores, 293
Selsey Bill, Sussex, Sea Defence Works at, 428* Semi-Conductors, Research on Properties and Applications of, by General Electric Co., Ltd., 290, 312*
Separator, Electro-Magnetic, for Refuse- Disposal Plant at Yeadon, 85*
— Magnetic (Trade Publication), 653, 784
Serials and Periodicals, Their Treatment in Special Libraries, by D. Grenfell (Review), 297
Service Aviation. See Aeronautics
Servicing and Design of Electronic Instruments, 806
Servis Recorders, Ltd., Electric Recorder for Machine-Running Times, 248*
Servo-Mechanisms, Shaft Resilience in, Investigation on, 756*
Servomex Controls, Ltd., Quick-Response Voltage Stabiliser, 767*
Sewage Disposal and Purification, 628
— Sludge, Treatment and Disposal of (Review),
784
Use in Agriculture, 296
Sexton, J. K., on Hydro-Electric Plants in Tropics, 203. See 161
“ Shadomaster ” Profile Projector (Trade Publication), 41
Shaft Brackets in Ships, Effect on Resistance, 521, 592
— Coupling. See Coupling
— Crank. See Crankshaft
? — Dynamometer. See Dynamometer and Torsionmeter
— Resilience in Servo Mechanisms, Investiga
tion on, 756*
— Steam-Turbine, Measurement of Distortion
in, 758
— Whirl, Apparatus for Demonstrating, 266* Shaping Machine. See Machine Tools Sharp, E. E., the Late, 814
Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd., Pilot Plant for Centrifuging Slurries, 118*
Shaw, Dale and Co., Ltd., Electrical Installation at Yeadon Refuse-Disposal Plant, 85
Shaw Savill Line, S.S. “ Southern Cross,” Launch of, 258, 260*
Shawbury Laboratories of Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers, 763*
Shear Centre of Structural Sections, 690* Sheardown, H. E., the Late, 168
Shearer and Annand, Conon Valley Hydro- Electric Scheme, 615, 629*
— Loader, Anderton, for Coal Cutting and
Loading, 869*
Shearing Machine. See Machine Tools
“ Shearmobile ” Sheep-Shearing Attachment for Ferguson Tractors, 835
Sheep Shearing Attachment, “ Shearmobile,” for Ferguson Tractors, 835
Sheet Metal, Deep Drawing of, Investigations on, 425, 431. See LETTER, 551*
Plastic Tooling of, 726, 762
Roll-Type Corrugating Machine for (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 598*
Swaging and Wiring Machine for (F. J. Edwards, Ltd.), 538*
— Metallic, by Powder Metallurgy, 852
— Roofing, Plastic, Translucent (Saro Lamin
ated Wood Products, Ltd.), 734
— Steel, Yield Point in, 355, 366*, 459. See
LETTER, 486*
— and Strip, Aluminium, Rolling Mill of
T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., 87*

Sheet and Strip Metal Users’ Technical Association:

Conference on Plastic Tooling:
Some Experiments in Suitability of Plastics for Press-Tool Manufacture, by Prof. J. V. Connolly, P. K. Digby and W. J. Paul, 726
Use of Plastic Press Tools for Production of Motor-Vehicle Panels, by W. B. Kidd, 726
Use of Ethoxyline Resins in Modem Tool Manufacture, by Dr. K. Meyerhans, 727
Development of Plastic Tools with Particular Reference to Use of Polyester Resins, by J. T. Maddison, 727
Tooling with Phenolic Casting Resins for Sheet-Metal Pressing, by Dr. F. L. Gilbert, 728
Glass-Fibre Reinforced Plastics for Press Tools, Jigs and Patterns, by A. M. Dobson, 728
Sheffield-Manchester-Wath Railway Line, Woodhead New Tunnel, 20*; Inauguration of Electric Passenger Service, 387. See LETTER, 453; 2,760-h.p. Co-Co Electric Locomotive, 413*; Operating Experiences on, 759
— University, Investigations on Mechanism of
Drawing Operation, 425, 431.* See
LETTER, 551*; Research on Michell Bearing Lubrication, 854
Shell Analysis, Application to Structural Sections, 688*
Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., Mobile Meter Prover Units for Aircraft Fuelling Vehicles, 84; Transformer Oil with Oxidation-Inhibiting Additive, 440; Cinema Films on Oil Prospecting and Gas Turbine, 751
— Moulding Equipment (Polygram Casting
Co., Ltd.), 54*
Machine (Polygram Casting Co., Ltd.), 284
Machine, “ Shelmolda Altus,” 642*
Shell Refining and Marketing Co., Ltd., Plant for Production of Synthetic Resins, Stan- low, Cheshire, 848. See 843
“ Shelmolda Altus ” Shell-Moulding Machine, 642*
Shelters, Workmen’s (Trade Publication), 137
Sheps and Webb, Protective Coatings for Engineering Drawings, 172
Shin Hydro-Electric Scheme, 68
Ship Canal. See Canal
— Cargo, Lloyd’s Register Rules of Con
struction for, 782
— under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 136,
546
— Decorative Lighting for (Trade Publication),
784
— Design, Foundations of, 455
— Diesel-Engined. See Motorships; Marine
Propulsion
— Electrolytic Derusting of, 235
— Iron, Armoured, Origin of, 846
— Launches and Trial Trips, 7* 37, 95, 113,
150, 169, 216, 253, 280, 310, 344, 408, 442, 494, 534, 567, 636, 664, 701, 739, 767, 806, 836, 863
— Launching. See Launching
— Lifeboats, Radio Equipment for (Marconi
International Marine Communication Co., Ltd.), 423
— Lloyd’s Register Shipbuilding Returns, 136,
546
— Machinery, Vibration of, Rubber Mountings
for Prevention of, 556*
— and Models, Victory, Scale-Effect Experi
ments on,591
— Model Experiments. See Tank Experi
ments
— Motor. See Motorships; Marine Pro
pulsion
— Propellers. See Propellers
— Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion;
Engines; Turbines; Propellers
— Repair Yards, Need for Re-equipping, 481
— Repairing Industry, 259, 290
— Research, “ Electra II,” “ Martinet ”
Electronic Helmsman, 767*
— Side-Launching of, 655
— Skylights, Hydraulic Lifting Gear for
(A. Low and Sons, Ltd.), 327
— Welding Committee, Admiralty, Dissolu
tion of, 263
— See also Marine; Motorships; Shipping;
Steamers
Shipbuilders and Engineers, North-East Coast Institution of. See North-East Coast
in Scotland, Institution of. See Engineers
Shipbuilding, Cable-Ship “ Recorder,” 566*
— Deborine Fibreglass for Hull Construction
(Halmatic, Ltd.), 252*. See Erratum, 398
— Employers’ Federation, Guaranteed Week
in Engineering Industry, 192; Wage Claims Against, 839
— and Engineering Unions, Confederation of,
Guaranteed Week in Engineering and Shipbuilding Industries, 192; Wage Structure in Engineering Industry, 192, 256; Redundancy Strike at London Docks, 416, 480, 511
— German, Progress in, 386
— H.M. Aircraft Carrier “ Albion,” 470*
— Industry, Cancellation of Orders in, 578 Guaranteed Week in, 192
Human Relations in, 352
Position in, 546, 614, 646
and Ship-Repair Facilities, 481
United States, Government Aid for, 227 Wage Rates in, 226, 839
Shipbuilding International Progress, Monthly Magazine, First Issue of, 451, 453
— Light-Alloy Stiffened Panels for (T.I. Aluminium, Ltd.), 570*
— Lloyd’s Register Returns, 136, 546
Register Rules of Construction for, 782
— Naval. See Warships
— and Oil Tanker Construction, 34
— Peruvian Oil Tanker “ Sechura,” Launch of, 709*
— Research Association, British, Resistance Experiments on “ Lucy Ashton,” 521, 592
— and Ship Repairing Industry, 259, 290
— Shipyard for Brooke Marine, Ltd., Lowestoft 131, 154*
— Side-Launching of Ships, 655
— S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 258, 260*
— Steel-Plate Supplies for, 128
— Tubular Framing for Racing Motor Boat (Accles and Pollock, Ltd.), 135*
— Yard for Brooke Marine, Ltd., Lowestoft, 131, 154*
— See also Steamers; Naval; Warships Shipping Industry, Japanese, Expansion of, 779 Prospects for, 646
— Tramp, and Ship Repairing, Situation in, 259, 290
Shipyard. See Shipbuilding Yard
“ Shirene ” Plastic Pipeline for Cold Plumbing, 868*
Shires and Co. (London), Ltd., Plastic Pipeline for Cold Plumbing, 868*
Shock-Absorbing, Andre-Neidhart System, 355, 382*
— Tests. See Impact Tests under Tests
(Materials)
Shoosmith, G. T., Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 796*
Shop Management. See Works Management
Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd., Brochure on Apprentice Training Scheme, 171; Helical Tungsten-Carbide-Tipped Milling Cutters, 255*, 291; Short SB5 Research Aircraft, 294*; “ Seamew ” Anti-Submarine A ir- craft, 379*; Donation to Assist Formation of School of Aeronauticf at Queen’s University, Belfast, 867
— Time, Ministry of Labour Statistics, 96
Shovel, Swing- (Ahlmann-Carlshutte A.G.), 409*
Show. See Exhibition
Showroom, Electric, British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., 736
Shroud, Afterburner, of All-Metal Honeycomb Material, 671*
Shunting, Mechanical, for Coal Wagons, 377* Shutters, Steel, Travelling, for Woodhead New Tunnel, 21*
Shuttering, Timber, for Loch Luichart Dam, 630
— Use of Bailey Bridging for, 218*
Siding, Railway, for Iron and Steel Works, 274*
Siegfried, Dr. W., on Intercrystalline Fracture of Heat-Resisting Steels, 238*
Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Co., Ltd., “ Autoflex ” Traffic-Control System, 717
— Martin Furnaces. See Furnaces
Sifbronze and Sifsteel for Welding Stainless Steel (Trade Publication), 298
Sight Glass for Steam Trap (Spirax-Sarco, Ltd.), 704*
Sigma Instrument Co., Ltd., Micro-Sizer for Shaft Control oil Centreless Grinding Machine, 837*
“ Sigma ” Shielded Arc Welding Plant, 349*
Sigmund Pumps, Ltd., Tractor-Driven Centrifugal Pump, 125*, 508*
Signal Box, Conington North, Resiting of (Wellerman Brothers), 49*
Stratford, Automatic Train-Announcement Systems, 599*
Signalling and Control Unit, Wire-Operated (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 734*
— Lamp, Long-Range, Aldis (Kelvin and
Hughes (Marine), Ltd.), 534*
Sigsworth, C., on Eclipse of Engineer in Management, 357. See 321, 329, 353, 489 Silencers for Aircraft Exhaust Valves (C. G. Vokes and Co., Ltd.), Id
Silentbloc Bearings for Marine Auxiliary Machinery, 557*
Silicon Carbide Elements for Electric Furnaces (Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 280*
— as Semi-Conductor, Research on, 312
Silicone-Impregnated Insulation for 500-kVA Transformer (Transformers (Watford), Ltd.), 24*
— Production Plant, Barry, of Albright and
Wilson, Ltd., 562*
Silley, H. A. J., on Ships and Docks, 481
Silo, Arched, Prestressed-Concrete, at Phoenix Wharf, Greenwich, 665*
— for Fulham Cement Depot, 546, 560
— Storage, Reinforced-Concrete, Mason’s
Cement Works, 221*
— Ventilated, for Grain Drying and Storage on
Farms, 834
Siluma Fire Cement (Trade Publication), 488
Silver City Airways, Ferryfield Airport, 94*; Air Ferry to Belfast, 736
— Effect on Titanium, 427
Simms Motor Units, Ltd., Diesel, Fuel- Injection Pump, 478*
Simon-Carves, Ltd., Sulphuric Acid Plant, Widnes, 615, 640*. See Addendum, 774
Simon, H., Ltd., Motor Wagon for Carrying Flour in Bulk, 23*
Simon Handling Engineers, Ltd., Ore Handling and Storage Plant, Tyne Dock, 207*
Simonson, J. R., on Combustion Problems of Dual-Fuel Engine, 363*. See 355, 390
Simonson, W. F.J on Boiler Design and Availability, 582
Simplex Wire and Cable Co., Transatlantic Telephone Cable, 741
Simpson, A. G., on Tantalum Powder Metal- lurgy, 852
Sims, Dr. L. G. A., on Heat Capacity of Laminations, 103. See LETTERS, 69, 167, 293
Sims, R. B., on Yield Stress/Strain Curves and Values of Mean Yield Stress of Commonly Rolled Materials, 787
“ Sindex ” Brake Gear for Mine Car, 733*
Singer Motors Ltd., “Monarch” 10-h.p. Lightweight Four-Wheel Tractor, 803*
Sino-British Trade Committee, Formation of, 67
Sinter Plant, Scunthorpe Ironworks, 186* Sintering Process for Production of Fine Tungsten Wire, 176*
— Production of Metallic Powders for, 850
Sir John Cass College Research Assistantships, 22
Sirocco Works, Belfast, of Davidson and Co., Ltd., Extension to, 217
“ Skeeter Mark 6 ” Helicopter (Saunders-Roe, Ltd), 379
Skidding of Motor Cars, Investigations on, 373 Skylights, Ships’, Hydraulic Lifting Gear for (A. Low and Sons, Ltd.), 327
Slabs, Concrete, Partially-Prestressed, Tests of, 464*
Pre-Cast, for Silo at Phoenix Wharf, Greenwich, 665*
— Floor, Concrete, Horizontal Cracks in,
Recording Instrument for (W. S. Atkins and Partners), 601*
— Handling Machine, Aluminium (Birtley
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 88*
Slack, M. R., on Temperature Distribution in Cooling and Reheating of Steel Ingots, 818 Slag. See Metallurgy
Sledge, Light-Alloy (Elms Metals, Ltd.), 717*
Sleepers, Concrete, Rail Clamp for, British Railways, 285
— Railway, Timber for, 198
— Wooden, Use by British Railways, 230* Slide-Ways, Grinding Machine for (Vereinigte
Osterreichische Eisen- und Stahlwerke), 604*
Sliver, Textile, Raper “ Autoleveller ” for, 600* Slotting Machines. See Machine Tools
Sludge Gas, Use in Dual-Fuel Engines, 363.
— Sewage, Treatment and Disposal of
(Review), 784
— See also Sewage
Slurries, Pelleting, Plant for, 14
— Sampling, Pilot Plant Centrifuge for
(Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd.), 118*
Smelting Furnaces. See Furnaces
Smidth, F. L., and Co., Ltd., Basic-Slag Grinding Plant, 183
Smith, Sir E., on Prevention of Air Pollution, 452; on Recruitment of Mechanical Engineers, 780. See 777, 781
Smith, Engr. Capt. E. C., on Centenary of Crimean War, 846*
Smith, G. C., on Production of Metal Sheets from Metal Powders, 852
Smith, H. A., on Switch for Heavy Current Testing, 150*
Smith Meters, Ltd., Precision Indicator
Gauge (Trade Publication), 722
Smith, S., and Sons (England), Ltd., Views on Dependency of Motor-Vehicle Industry on Improvements in Living Standards, 810 Smith, S. M., Co., “ Rotovalve ” Hydraulic Valve, 19*
Smith, W. M., the Late, 453
Smith, W., Tool and Steel Co., Ltd., “Despatch ” Files and Chisels (Trade Publication), 722
Smithfield Show and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition, 802*, 834*
Smoke Abatement and Air Pollution, 452
— in Boilers by Use of Eliminator Fire- Doors, 793*
Society, National, Annual Conference: Programme, 383; Presidential Address by Sir E. Smith, 452; Report on Air Pollution by Sir H. Beaver, 452; Developments Promoting Smokelessness in Railway Locomotion, by R. F. Harvey, 452; Developments in Industrial Uses of Gas and Electricity, by R. F. Hayman and J. I. Bernard, 452; Des Voeux Lecture on Air Pollution and Plant Life, by Sir E. Salisbury, 452
See also Air and Atmospheric Pollution
— Chart, Ringelmann, for Measurement of
Smoke Density, 794*
— Emission, Air Pollution Caused by, Report
on, 718. See 715
— from Shell Boilers, Doors for Eliminating,
200
“ Snarler ” Rocket Motor (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 374*
Snowy River Hydro-Electric Scheme, 165, 258 Snyder Tool and Engineering Co., Punches and Dies for Tableting Machines (Trade Publication), 265
Soag Machine Tools, Ltd., “ Stell amatic ” Turret Drilling Machine (Trade Publication), 849
“ Soar ” Jet Aeroplane Engine (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 347*
Social Services, Effect on Industry, 288
Societe Genevoise d’lnstruments de Physique, Precision Rotary Table for Measurement of Gears, 790. See 779
Societe le Materiel Traction Electrique, SinglePhase Electric Locomotives, 637*. See Erratum, 730
Societe Nationale de Constructions Aero- nautiques du Sud-Ouest, Plastic Tools for Aircraft Production, 762
Societe des Usines de Louis de Roll S.A., 100-ton Precision Forging Machine, 474* Societies, Technical and Scientific. See Institutions
— Trade. See Labour
— of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. See
Motor
Socony Vacuum Oil Co. (Gold Coast), Ltd., Submarine Pipeline at Accra, 303*
Softener, Water. See Water
Soil-Cement Stabilised Runways at Ferryfield Airport, 94*
— Stabilisation in Germany, 268* Plant (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 634*
Solar Aircraft Co., All-Metal Honeycomb
Sandwich Materials, 670*
— Observation at Royal Observatories, 233 Soldering Iron, Low-Voltage (Scope Laboratories of Melbourne), 120
— Tool, Lightweight, “ Solo ” (Trade Publi
cation), 849
Solenoid Valves, 1-in. Pilot-Operated (Keela- vite Rotary Pumps and Motors Ltd.), 705* Solids, Hydraulic Transport of, Investigations on, 50*
“ Solo ” Lightweight Soldering Tool (Trade Publication), 849
Solus-Schall, Ltd., Isotope Container (Trade Publication), 393; Magnetic Sorting (Trade Publication), 393; X-Ray Centring in Radiography (Trade Publication), 488; Non-Destructive Testing Equipment, 720 Solutions, Solid, Creep and Ageing Effects in, 238
Somy Stoves and Boilers, Diesel-Oil Fired (D. E. Stuttard), 62*
“ Sonthofen ” Soil-Stabilisation Machine, 269* Soot Blower for Connah’s Quay Power Station (Ivor Power Specialty Co., Ltd.), 437
— — for Industrial Boiler, 338
Sound Muffler for Jet-Aircraft Running-Up Pen (Detuners, Ltd.), 536*
South African Railways, 3,030-h.p., 3,000-volt Direct-Current Locomotive, 178*
— Australian Works of C. A. Parsons of
Australia, Ltd., 427
South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd., Steelwork for Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
— Kensington, Science Museum, Exhibition
of Astronomical Books, 263; Smoke- Pollution Measuring Station at, 837
— Wales, Treorchy, Testing Station for
Miners’ Lamp Bulbs, 77
Rheola Works of T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., 87*
— West Africa, Iron-Ore Deposits in, 323
— Works of Power-Gas Corporation, Ltd.,
Extensions to, 599
Southampton Cable Factory of Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., 148
— University, Experiment to Illustrate Creep,
74*
“ Southern Cross,” S.S., Launch of, 258, 260* Spacers, Salvi, for Electrical Transmission Lines (English Salvi Co., Ltd.), 48*
Sparcatron, Ltd., Cutting Machine for Hard Metals, 684, 698*
Special Libraries, Treatment of Periodicals and Serials ini, by D. Grenfell (Review), 297
Specifications, Standard. See Standards; Standardisation
Spectrograph,Three-Metre (Trade Publication), 298
Spectrographic Apparatus (Trade Publication), 849
— Quantometer, Direct-Reading (Applied
Research Laboratories), 114*
Spectrometer, Infra-Red, with Diffraction Grating (Mervyn Instruments), 77*
Spectrophotometer, Infra-Red (Trade Publication), 104
— Photo-Electric, “ Uvispek ” (Trade Publi
cation), 393
Speed-Changing Gears. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Indicator, Electronic Tachometer (Plessey
Co., Ltd.), 215*
Photo-Electric Tachometer (Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 380*
— Reducer, “ Torque-Arm ” (J. H. Fenner &
Co., Ltd.), 742*
— Reduction Gears. See Gears; Gearing;
Marine Propulsion
— Trials. See Phials
“ Speedslinger ” for Mould Ramming, Tame Bridge Foundry, 506*
“ Speedwalk ” Moving Pavement, 226 Spence, C. A., the Late, 292
Spencer, Capt. F. W., the Late, 356
Spencer-Bonecourt, Ltd., Waste-Heat Boiler at Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 184
Sperry Gyroscope Co., Ltd., Automatic Pilots and Navigation Aids (Trade Publication), 488
Spillway for Loch Luichart Dam, 631*
— Structures, Model Experiments on, 51* Spiral Tube and Components Co., Ltd., Spiral-
Tube Coolers and Heaters (Trade Publication), 520
Spirax-Sarco, Ltd., Sight Glass for Steam Trap, 704*; Improvements in Steam Plants (Trade Publication), 753
Spitzbergen Expedition, British, Light-Alloy Sledges for, 717*
Sponge Iron and Direct-Iron Processes, by
E. P. Barrett (Review), 137
“ Spra-Bonderising ” Metal-Finishing Installations, Degreasing Agent for (Trade Publication), 137
Spray Gun (Trade Publication), 488
“ Spraypak ” Packing for Distillation Columns, 46*
Springs (Trade Publication), 458
— Balance Calibrated in Newtons (G. Salter &
Co., Ltd.), 81. See Erratum, 246
— Leaf, Attenuation of Vibrations by, 856 Spur Gearing. See Gears; Gearing; Marine
Propulsion
Stabilisation, Soil, Plant (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 634*
“ Stabilo-Bau ” Machine for Soil Stabilisation, 270*
Stafford Catalytic Oil-Gas Plant, 737*
Staining of Clad Aluminium Sheets in Salt- Baths, 394
“ Stamco ” Trimming Machine for Aluminium Sheet, 88*
Stamping Hammers and Presses. See Machine Tools
Stanchions. See Columns
Standards Institution, British, Modular Co- Ordination in Building Industry, 583; Specifications, Impregnated Paper-Insulated Cables, 297; Dimensions of Grinding Wheels, 297; Domestic Cooking Appliances for Use with Butane Gas, 297; Drawing-Office Equipment and Instruments, 297; Metallic Resistance Materials for Electrical Purposes, 334; Coal-Cutter Picks and Pick Boxes, 334; Carbon Brushes, 458; Vulcanised Extruded Rubber Compounds and Tubing, 458; Tee Slots, 458; Waterproof Drawing Inks, 488; Definitions for Use in Mechanical Engineering, 352; Graphical Symbols for Electrical Purposes, 752; Engineers’ Comparators for External Measurement, 752; Boiler-Water Treatment and Testing of Boiler-Water Deposits, 753; Manufacture and Testing of Refrigerating Cabinets and Cold Rooms, 753; Composite Units of Switches and Fuses, 753
— of Length and Mass, Measurement and
Comparisons of, 785
Standard Motor Co., Ltd., Merger with Rover Co., Ltd., 99
Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., Flow- I f B Indication Panels for Ore-Preparation Plant, 49*; Southampton Cable Factory, 148; Germanium Junction Cells (Trade Publication), 458; Miniature Control Equipment for Substation, 462
Standardisation, Frequency, of Electrical Current, in Ontario, Consequences of, 848
Stanlow, Cheshire, Plant for Production of Synthetic Resins, 848. See 843
“ Starmix ” Asphalt-Mixing Plant, 666*
Startrite Engineering Co., Ltd., 3-in. Capacity Sawbench, 246*
State Railways. See Railways
Station, Erie, Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, “ Speedwalk ” Moving Pavement, 226
— Power. See Power Stations
— Railway, Aldwych, Reconditioning of
Passenger Lifts at, 51. See Erratum, 292 Statistics, Trade. See Trade
Statistical Primer, by F. N. David (Review), 520
— Society, Royal, Presidential Address by
Lord Piercy, on Capital for Small Companies, 678
— Year-Book, World Power Conference,
Annual Statistics for 1950-52 (Review), 784 Stator of 25-MW Alternator, 116*
— for 35,294-kVA Alternator, 250*
— for 44,444-kVA Alternator, 250* Steam Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Consumption. See Coal Consumption
— Cycles and Two-Stage Reheat, 244*
— Engines. See Engines
— Heating Coils, Aluminium-Alloy, for Oil
Tankers, 28*
— Industrial, Efficient Generation of, 327, 335*
— Pipes, Molybdenum-Steel, Creep in, 237 Welding of, Cinema Film on Training
for, 49
— Plants, Improvements in (Trade Publica
tion), 753
Steam Raising Units (Trade Publication), 653
— Superheater. See Superheater
— Trap, Sight Glass for (Spirax-Sarco, Ltd.),
704*
— Turbines. See Turbines
— and Water, Thermodynamic Tables in
Metric System for, by O. H. Faxen (Review), 201
Steamers Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 136, 546
— Geared Turbines for. See Marine Propul
sion
— “ Iberia,” Maiden Voyage of, 415
— Launching of. See Launching
— “ Orsova,” Twin-Screw Orient Liner, 56*
— Propulsion of. See Marine Propulsion;
Engines; Turbines; Propellers
— “ Recorder ” for Cable Laying, 566*
— “ Saxonia,” Maiden Voyage of, 345
— “ Southern Cross,” Launch of, 258, 260*
— See also Engines; Marine Propulsion; Ship
building; Shipping; Ships; Turbines; Warships
Steamships. See Ships; Steamers; Warships Steels, Alloy, Rolled, Fatigue Tests on, 854
— and Aluminium, Competition between, 10
— Bessemer, Basic, Pearlite-Free, Fabrication
and Properties of, 40
— Case-Hardening of. See Heat Treatment
under Metallurgy
— Castings Research Association, British,
Annual General Meeting, 103
— Chromium. See Steel, Stainless
Steel and Coal Community, European, Iron- Ore Supplies for, 483; Information Bulletin, 714; Agreement with United Kingdom Steel Industry, 778
Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Flow-Indication Panels for Ore-Preparation Plant, 49*; Strike of Coke-Oven Employees, 96, 128; Abbey Works Extensions, 583
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— De-Nationalisation, Progress of, 3
Steel Equipment Co., Bins for A.C.V. Sales Ltd., Spare-Parts Store, 731*
— Exports, World, 483
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests
(.Materials)
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Girder, Multi-Channel Dynamic-Strain
Recording Equipment for, 493*
— Heat Treatment of. See Heat Treatment
under Metallurgy
— at High Temperatures, Creep of, 237
— Industry, Agreement with European Coal
and Steel Community, 778
— —German, Output by, 196
— Ingots, Temperature Distribution in, 818
— Joints, Welded, Cracking in, Investigation
on, 755
— Manufacture. See Metallurgy
— Melting Shop, Fairless Works, Pennsylvania,
Telecommunications in, 47
Shop, Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 180*
— Microstructure of. See Microphotographs;
Metallography
— Mild, Pressings, “ Stretcher ” Strains in, 787 Strain Ageing of, 787
— — Strip, Ageing after Temper Rolling, 787
— Output, World, 162
— Oxidation-Resistant, Investigations on, 616.
See LETTER, 719
— Pallets (Trade Publication), 170
— Plate for Shipbuilding, Supplies of, 128
— Production in 1954, 514
Statistics, 231
— Rails. See Rails
— Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
— Ropes. See Wire Ropes
— Sheet, Silicon-Containing, for Transformers,
Oxide Scale, 69, 103, 167, 293
—-— Yield Point in, 355, 366*, 459. See LETTER, 486*
— Stainless, Production of Powders of, 850 Welding of (Trade Publication), 298
— Stress Distribution in. See Stress; Tests
(Materials')
— Structural, Protection of, Symposium on,
1955, 682
— Tests of. See Tests (Materials)
— Tube, Seamless, New Plants for, 98
— Welded, Use of (Trade Publication), 722
— Works. See Works
Steele and Cowlishaw, Ltd., Ball and Pebble Mills (Trade Publication), 301; High- Speed Laboratory Grinding Mill, 766*
“ Steelmaster ” Straddle Carrier, 707*
Steels Engineering Installations, Ltd., Tanker Heating Coils of Aluminium Alloy, 28*
Steels Engineering Products Ltd., Mobile Cranes (Trade Publication), 589; Diesel- Electric 7-ton Mobile Crane, 703*
Steering Device, Automatic.; “ Martinet,” KB* Automatic, for Small Craft (Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd. and Hartley Electromotives, Ltd., 767
— Gear, Electro-Hydraulic, S.S. “ Orsova,”57* “ Stellmatic ” Turret Drilling Machine (Trade
Publication), 849
Steps, Hydraulically-Operated, Mobile, for Aircraft Maintenance Work, 531*
— and Ladders, Aluminium (Trade Publica
tion), 722
Stephen Frankfort, “ Visible-Grinder ” Grinding Machine, with Visible Tool Face, 868* Stephenson, George, Preservation of Dial Cottage, 103
Steriliser, Water (Trade Publication), 426
Stethoscope, Industrial (Murchie Trading Co., Ltd.), 152*
with Electronic Amplification (Bono- chord, Ltd.), 668*
Stevedores and Dockers, National Amalgamated, Overtime Ban, 160; Recruitment of Members by, 320, 384, 416, 448, 611; Strike Due to Overtime Dispute, 480, 543, 578, 611, 643
Stevens, T., the Late, 550
Steward, Sir H., the Late, 292
Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., Dragline Excavator for, 32; Submarine Oil Pipeline at Accra, 303*
Stills, Fraser, for Blending Synthetic Resins, 10*. See Erratum, 68
Stillages, Skid (Trade Publication), 784
Stirling, A., on Pelletising of Northampton Sand Ironstones by Vacuum Extrusion, 8 Stock, R., and Co., “ Hartex ” Sub-Divided Thread-Profile Taps (Trade Publication), 722
Stockholm University, Hydraulic Research Laboratory, 676
Stockton-on-Tees Carbonising Plant, 30*
Stokers, Chain-Grate, Manufacture of, 795*
— Mechanical, Experiments by Coal Utilisa
tion Research Association, 14
— — Travelling Grate, for Peat-Fired Boilers,
735
Stokes, R. R., on Overseas Orders of National Coal Board, 32
Stoneware, Chemical (Hathernware, Ltd.), 501* Stop Valves. See Valves
Storage Battery. See Accumulator under Electric; Motor Trucks
— and Handling Plant for Iron Ore, Tyne
Dock, 207*
— Silos, Reinforced-Concrete, Mason’s
Cement Works, 221*
Stordy Engineering Co., Ltd., Annealing Furnaces for Aluminium, 88
Stores, Air Dryers for (Birlec, Ltd.), 314
— Spare Parts, for Commercial Vehicles,
A.C.V. Sales, Ltd., 731*
Storey, T. (Engineers), Ltd., Bailey Bridging Equipment, 218*; Packman Potato Harvester, 248*
Stothert and Pitt, Ltd., Bath Works, 68; 10-ton Electric Crane for Ore-Discharging Plant at Tyne Dock, 209*
Stoves and Boilers, Somy, Diesel-Oil Fired (D. E. Stuttard), 62*
“ Strabag ” Soil-Stabilisation Machine, 269* Strachan and Henshaw, Ltd., Wagon Tippler, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304
Straddle Carriers, Diesel-Driven (T. W. Ward, Ltd.), 707*
Strain Ageing of Mild Steel, 787
— Gauge Bridge, Automatic (Boulton Paul
Aircraft, Ltd.), 380*
— Recording, Dynamic, Multi-Channel, 493* Strain and Robertson, Ullapool Hydro-Electric
Scheme, 496
Strain/Stress Curves of Rolled Materials, 787
— and Stress, Formulae for, by R. J. Roark
(Review), 589
— See also Stress
Strand Electric and Engineering Co., Ltd., Installation of Differential Analyser, 660
Stranding Machine, Submarine Cable (Submarine Cables, Ltd.), 740*
Stratford Signal Box, Automatic Train- Announcement System, 599*
Straussler, N., and Co., Ltd., Rubber Tyres for Tractors, 832*
Streets. See Roads
Strength of Materials. See Stress and Tests (Materials)
Stress, Alternating and Combined. See Tests (Materials)
— in Composite Partially-Prestressed Concrete Slabs, 464*
— Corrosion Cracking in Gasworks, Report on, 747
— Design, in Light-Alloy Rolling Stock, 43*
— Distribution in Structural Sections, 688*
— Materials, Strength of, by G. H. Ryder (Review), 622
— Optical Determination of. See Photo Elastic
— Repetitions. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials)
— in Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders, 75*
— in Short Beams, Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of, 625*, 656*
Stress/Strain Curves of Rolled Materials, 787
— and Strain, Formulae for, by R. J. Roark (Review), 589
“ Stretcher ” Strains in Mild-Steel Pressings, 787
— Strain in Sheet Steel, 355, 366*, 459. See LETTER, 486
Strikes. See Labour
String, Synthetic “ DuroLastek ” for Tennis Rackets (Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd.), 310* Strip, Mild-Steel, Ageing after Temper Rolling, 787
— and Sheet, Aluminium, Rolling Mill of T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., 87*
Stroboscope, Industrial (E.M.I. Engineering Development, Ltd.), 345*
Structural Analysis, Fundamentals of, by A. A. Jakkula and H. K. Stephenson (Review), 488
— Building, Tubular (B. Finch and Co., Ltd.),
603*
— Design of Aeroplanes. See Aeroplanes
under Aeronautics
— — Principles of, 193
— Engineers, Institution of, Presidential
Address by S. B. Hamilton, on Engineering History, 517
— Problems, Demonstration Apparatus for,
595*
— Sections, Application of Shell Analysis to,
688*
— Steel, Protection of, Symposium on, 1955,
682
Structures, Buried, Cathodic Protection of, Joint Committee for, Co-ordination of, 746
— Concrete, Partially-Prestressed, Advantages
of, 465*
— Displacement Indicators for, 5-
— Framed, Calculation of Influence Lines for,
827*
— Protected from Vibration by Use of Leaf
Springs, 856
— Reinforced-Concrete. See Concrete, Re
inforced
— Sandwich, High-Temperature, 670*
Struts. See Columns
Stuart Davis, Ltd., Grinding Machine for Spur Gears, 732*
Students, Exchange of, International, for Technical Experience, Annual Report, 751 Studer, F., Ltd., Grinding and Lapping Machine .Snap-Gauge, 509*
Sturdy, A. E., on Trade with Russia, 199. See 162
Sturtevant Engineering Co., Ltd., Electrostatic Precipitators, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 305; Axial-Flow Fans (Trade Publication), 686
Sturtevant Precipitator, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 437
Stuttard, D. E., Somy Diesel-Oil Fired Stoves and Boilers, 62*
Submarine Boats. See Warships
Submarine Cables, Ltd., Aberdeen-Bergen Cable, 637; Scotland-Newfoundland Cable 638*, 740*. See 614; Submarine-Cable Factory, Erith, 740*
Substation, Electricity, Guildford, Miniature Control Equipment at, 462
— Outdoor, of Tennessee Valley Authority,
319*
Subway, Toronto, All-Aluminium Cars for, 658 Sud-Ouest, Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du, Plastic Tools for Aircraft Production, 762*
Suez Canal, Improvement of, 709
Suffolk Iron Foundry (1920), Ltd., Welding of Stainless Steel and Zinc (Trade Publication), 298
Suggestion Schemes of British Railways, 543 Sulphur Dioxide Production in Iraq, 38
— Emission, Air Pollution Caused by, Report
on, 718. See 715
from Power Stations, 119
— Recovery from Fuels, Conference on, 278 Sulphuric-Acid Plant, Widnes, of United
Sulphuric Acid Corporation, Ltd., 615, 640. See Addendum, T14-
Sulzer Brothers, 9,000-s.h.p. Ten-Cylinder Marine Diesel Engine, 708*
Summers, J., and Sons, Ltd., Transportation of Iron-Ore for Steelworks of, 796*
Summerson, T., and Sons, Ltd., Railway Sidings for Rye House Power Station, 156
Sun. See Solar
Sunbury Research Station, Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd. (Trade Publication), 784
Sundstrand Machine Tool Co., Milling Machine, 574; Lathe, 574*
Sunvic Controls, Ltd., Liquid-Level Controller (Trade Publication), 73
“ Super-12 ” Extra-Heavy-Duty Motor Grader (Trade Publication), 265
Supercharging in Internal-Combustion Engines, Investigations on, 555
Superheaters, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 305
— Sectional (Trade Publication)., 233
“ Supermarine 525 ” Fighter Aeroplane (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 347*
Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of, Presidential Address by B. Donkin, on Work of Supervisory Engineer, 586; Technicians’ Certificate, 748
Supply, Ministry of, Test Rig for Pneumatic and Vacuum Components, 78*; Exhibits at Aircraft Exhibition and Flying Display, 381; Commercial Motor Show, 387, 410*, 445*, 476*; Jet-Lift Research Vehicle, 422*; British Military Vehicles Display, 451, 473*; Electronic Research -Laboratory of Ferranti, Ltd., 514, 537*; “ Tridac ” Three-Dimensional Analogue Computer, 583, 596*; Formation of Armament Research and Development Establishment, 584; Laboratory Testing of Aircraft Components under Flight Conditions, 811, 822*
Surface Coatings, Use of Synthetic Resins for, 848. See 843
— Friction, Australian Researches on, 785
— Metallic, Friction Between, Recent Studies
of, 814*
Surrey Commercial Docks, Improvements at, 741
Surveying, Seismic, Refraction Geophone for, 773*
Suspension, Andre-Neidhart System, 355, 382*
— Front, Designs for Motor Cars, 576
— Rear, Panhard “ Dyna ” Motor Gar, 542*
— System for 64-Seater Motor Omnibus, 411* Sussex, Search for Natural Gas in, 3
— Selsey Bill, Sea Defence Works at, 428* Sutcliffe, R., Ltd., Film of Coal Conveyor, 767 Swaging Processes for Production of Fine
Tungsten Wire, 177*
Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., H.M. Aircraft Carrier “Albion,” 470*; Cable Ship “ Recorder,” 566*
Swansea and Mumbles Railway, by C. E. Lee (Review), 393
— University, Experimental and Theoretical
Analysis of Stresses in Short Beams. 625*, 656*
Swanwick, Tramway Opencast Site, 3|-cub. yd. Drag-Line Excavator at, 565*
Sweden, Pelletising of Iron-Ore Concentrates in, 8
— Ratio of Engineers to Population in, 332,
489
Swift, Prof. H. W., on Mechanism of Simple Drawing Operation, 431*. See 425. See LETTER, 551*
Swiss Watches, United States Tariff on, 262
Switchgear for Aircraft, 458
— Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 568*
— Cabril Hydro-Electric Scheme, 189*
— Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304*
— Circuit-Breaker Testing Station of Oerlikon
Engineering Co., 126*
— — Re-Closer, Automatic (British Thomson-
Houston Co., Ltd.), 535*
— Connah’s Quay Power Station, 439
— Control Switches (Trade Publication), 137
— High-Voltage, for Electrified Railways, 759
— at Kemano Hydro-Electric Plant, 222*
— at Lackenby Steelworks (A. Reyrolle and Co.,
Ltd.), 184
— Limit Switch Assembly Fixture, 140*
— Loch Luichart Hydro-Electric Scheme, 633
— Marchwood Power Station, 441
— Rye House Power Station (British Thomson-
Houston Co., Ltd.), 157
— Switch, Electronically-Operated, for Weld-
Heat Control (Bates and Bates, Ltd.), 158*
Switchgear, Switch and Fuses, Composite Units of, Specification, 753
for Heavy Current Testing, 150*
and Isolators, Earthing (Trade Publication), 458
Lighting, Miniature and Standard (Trade Publication), 653
Liquid-Level, Magnetic (Bayham Ltd.), 504*
—• — Maintenance (Trade Publication), 265 Unit, 11-kV (Trade Publication), 458
— Switchboards, Industrial, Instruments for
(Trade Publication), 849
— “ Tiltray ” Mercury-Switch Relay (Besson
and Robinson, Ltd.), 86*
Switzerland, Earnings in, 480
— Ratio of Engineers to Population in, 332,
489
— Television Network Across Alps, 63*
— See also Swiss
“ Sycomom,” Belgian Association of Machine- Tool Makers, Machine-Tool Specifications (Trade Publication), 298
Sydney, Electricity Supply, Annual Report on, 468
Sykes, W. E., Ltd., Automatic Gear Generator, 358*; Vertical Gear-Shaper Generator, 358; Rotary Gear-Shaving Machine, 359*
Symbols, Graphical, for Electrical Purposes, Specification, 752
Synchrotron Vacuum Chamber, of Chemical Porcelain (Hathemware, Ltd.), 501*

TABLE, Rotary, Precision, for Measurement of Gears (Societe Genevoise d’lnstruments de Physique), 790. See 779
Tableting Machines, Punches and Dies for (Trade Publication), 265
Tachometer. See Speed Indicator Tackle, Lifting (Trade Publication), 653
Tagg, S., the Late, 356
Tagliaferri, L. and V:, 2,000-kVA Electric-Arc Furnace," 774*
Taku River, British Columbia, Hydro-Electric and Metallurgical Scheme for, 231*
“ Talysurf ” Machine for Measuring Surface Irregularities, 792*. See 779
Tame Bridge Foundry of W. and T. Avery, Ltd., 482, 505*
Tangential Water Wheels. See Pelton Wheels Tangyes, Ltd., Fuel Pump for Diesel Engines, 538. See Erratum, 622
Tanks, Aircraft-Fuel, Relief and Vent Valves for (Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd.), 732
— Contents Gauge, Remote-Reading (Bay
ham, Ltd.), 472*
— Experimental, East Cowes, of Saunders-
Roe, Ltd., 99, 110*
Origins of, 455
Teddington, Tests on Low-Drag Hydrofoil, 624
Tests of Appendage Resistance in M.S. “ Lucy Ashton,” 521, 592
Wageningen, Model Tests of Victory Ships, 591
Work of W. Froude and R. E. Froude with, 421, 491, 496*
— Farm at Silicone Production Plant, Barry,
562*
— Rain-Making, for Weather-Proof Tests of
Packing Cases, 563*
— Ship, Electrolytic Derusting of, 235
Motor. See Oil Tankers
— Steamers. See Oil Tankers
— Storage, Heating by Use Of Extended-
Surface Tubes, 866*
— for Submarine Escape Training, 532* Tanner, J., on Need for More Research, 352 Tantalum Powder Metallurgy, 852
Tanway, Ltd., Centralised Lubrication System (Trade Publication), 334
Taps with Sub-Divided Thread Profile (Trade
Publication), 722
— Thread, Ground (Trade Publication), 722 Tape, Insulating (Trade Publication), 298
— Magnetic, Recordings for Automatic
Control of Machine Tools, 25*
Tapping Machine. See Machine Tools Tapsell, H. J., on Effect of “ V ” Notch on Tensile-Creep Behaviour of Alloy Steels, 238
Tar Extraction at Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 663*
— Macadam Asphalt-Mixing Plant (F. Parker,
Ltd.), 666*
Tarex S.A., Automatic Single-Spindle Turret
Lathe, 509*
Tariff, United States, on Swiss Watches, 262 Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd., Tipping Trailer with Automatic Hitch, 93*
Tasmanian Hydro-Electric Commission, Tun- gatinah Power Scheme, 115*
Tavannes Machines S.A., Automatic Vertical-
Spindle Lathe, 475*
Taxation,' High, Injurious Effects of, 288
— Relief for Industry, Need for, 714
Taxicab, Metropolitan, 47-b.h.p. (Beardmore
Motors, Ltd.), 478
Taylor, Dr. D., on Design and Servicing of Electronic Instruments, 806
Taylor, H. E., the Late, 421
Taylor, J. P., the Late, 229
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd.., Projection
Apparatus for Turbine Blades, 71*;
Alignment Thermometer (Trade Publication), 753; “Talysurf” Machine for Measuring Surface Irregularities, 792*. See 779
Taylor Woodrow (West Africa), Ltd., Submarine Oil Pipeline at Accra, 303*
Teaching. See Education
Technical Assistance Programme, International, 2
— College and Education. See Education
— Co-operation in South and South-East
Asia, Report, 621
— Experience, Exchange of Students for,
Annual Report, 751
— Glossaries. Standard Terms for 660
Technical Institutions, Qualifications for Membership, 331
— Progress, Need to Encourage, 384
— and Scientific Films, Ltd.., Cinema Film on
“ Craftsmen Welders,” 49
— Societies. See Institutions
Technograph (Printed Circuits), Ltd., Printed Circuits for Radio and Television Apparatus, 819
Technological Education, Necessity for Rapid Developments in, TT1, 780, 781
Tee Slots, Specification, 458
Tees Side Bridge and Engineering Works, Ltd., Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 796*
Teeth, Gear. See Gear
Telecommunications, Application of Semi- Conductors to, 290, 312*
— for Control of Works Transport, 276
— Investigation at Dollis Hill Research
Station, 503
— in Steel-Melting Shop, Fairless Works,
Pennsylvania, 47
“ Telecon ” Cables, Alloys and Plastics (Trade Publication), 653
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co., Ltd., Plastics in Cable Industry (Trade Publication), 104; “Telecon” Cables, Alloys and Plastics (Trade Publication), 653
Telegraphy, Wireless. See Valves, Thermionic; Radar; Radio; Television
Telephone Cable, Submarine, Aberdeen- Bergen (Submarine Cables, Ltd.), 637
? Transatlantic, Scotland-Newfoundland,
614, 638*, 740*
— Exchange, Automatic, Equipment for
(Trade Publication), 9
— Private (Trade Publication), 653
— System for Inter-Vehicle Communication
(British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 536*
Telephony, Wireless. See Valves, Thermionic; Radar; Radio; Television,
Telescopes at Royal Greenwich Observatory, Hertsmonceux, 233
Television Apparatus, Printed Circuits for (Pye, Ltd., and Technograph (Printed Circuits), Ltd.), 819
— Camera, Industrial (Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 440*
— Centre, Wood Lane, British Broadcasting Corporation, 29
— Colour, First Demonstration of, 99
— Components (Trade Publication), 653
— Exhibition and National Radio Show, 263
— Line Amplifier with Transistor (General
Electric Co., Ltd.), 312*
— Networks, European, Radio Link Across Alps, 63*
— Photographs, Camera for (Ferranti, Ltd.), 471*
— Sets and Hire Purchase, 678
— Transmitting Station, Rowridge, 702
Temperature Control Device for Buildings (Thermocontrol Installations Co.,Ltd.), 697
— Distribution in Hot Steel Ingots, 818
— High, Effect on Non-Metallic Substances, 815
— Low, Behaviour of Metals at, 786
— Measurement. See Pyrometer; Thermometry
— and Oxygen Recorder (G. Kent, Ltd.), 444
— Recorders, Miniature (Trade Publication), 653
Tennessee, Calhoun, Pulp and Paper Mills, Bo water Paper Corporation, Ltd., 226, 291, 317*
Tennis Racket, Production by Dunlop Sports Co., Ltd., 309*
Tensile Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Ternary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy “ Terra-Tertia ” Test Unit for Portable Tools, 53*
Terrington, J. S., on Torsion Centre of Girders, 688*
Terry, H., and Sons, Ltd., Metal Washers (Trade Publication), 849
Tests of Air-Cooled Diesel Engines (J. and H. McLaren, Ltd.), 738*
— Aeronautical. See Aeronautics
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— for Drawability of Metals, 425, 435*. See LETTER, 531*
— House, Balancing and Overspeed, for
Alternator Rotors (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 267*
— — Indian Government, 200-ton Universal
Testing Machine, 286*
for Motor Car and Tractor Engines (D. Brown Tractors (Engineering), Ltd.), 673*
— Impulse, of 275-kV Transformer (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 133
— Magnetic. See Magnetic

Tests (Materials):

Bending and Fatigue Tests of Composite Partially-Prestressed Concrete Slabs, 464*
Creep Tests of Antimonial-Lead Wire, 74* of Lead Alloys, 785
of Metals at High Temperatures, 237*
Fatigue Tests of Light-Alloy for Rolling Stock, 45*
on Materials Recovered from Crashed Comet Aircraft, 573*. See 548, 587, 618, 648, 680, 716
of Nodular Cast Iron, 523 of Pure Copper, 720 on Rolled Electric and Open-Hearth Alloy Steels, 854
Hardness Tests, Rockwell, Diamond Indentors for, 760*
Impact Tests of Iron-Nitrogen Alloys, 40 Magnetic Tests. See Magnetic
Mechanical Tests of Soil-Cement for Pavements, 272
Non-Destructive Testing Applied to Gas- Turbine Aeroplane Engines, 865*
Notched-Bar Impact Tests. See 'Impact Tests (above)
Powders, Metallic Testing of, 852
Tests (Materials):—continued
Stress Determination, Optical. See PhotoElastic
— in Materials and Structures. See Stress
Tensile and Impact Tests of Iron-Nitrogen Alloys, 40
— Tests, Nimonic Alloy, at High Temperature, 302*
of Rubber, Hounsfield Tensometer for, 763*
Tests, Mechanical, of Deborine Fibreglass, 252. See Erratum, 398
Testing Machine, 200-ton' Universal, for Indian Government (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 286*
Tests on Model Beams, 626*, 656*
— of 301-kV Oil-Filled Cable (Pirelli-General
Cable Works, Ltd.), 221*
— Performance, of Andritz Oil Engines, 861* and Efficiency of 2-10-0 and 2-8-0 Freight
Locomotives, 138*
— Pressure for Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders,
75*
— Rigs for Aircraft Components, 811, 822* Alternator, Mobile, for Aircraft Maintenance Work, 531*
for Checking of Aircraft Oleo Legs, 531* for Pneumatic and Vacuum Components of Military Aircraft (Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd.), 78*
— Short-Circuit, Effects on Turbo-Generator
End Windings, 856
— of 138-h.p. Six-Cylinder Lanova Oil
Engine, 105*
— Stability, of Timber, 817
— of 2,000-cub. ft. Two-Stage Air Compressor
(Beiliss and Morcom, Ltd.), 83*
— Visibility, for Motor Vehicles, 370*
— Water-Proof, of Packing Cases, Rain-
Making Tank for, 563*
Tester, Roughness, Pneumatic, for Ships Hulls, 591
Testing Aircraft at Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment, 258, 284*
— Bench, of “ Orpheus ” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane
Engine, 868
— of Boiler-Water Deposits, Specification, 753
— Cylinder, Individual (Losenhausenwerk Dusseldorfer Maschinenbau A.G.), 604*
— Equipment of British Cast Iron Research
Association, 114*
at Central Research Department of Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., 730*
— — of Research Association of British Rubber
Manufacturers, 763*
— House for Export Packing Services, Ltd.,
563*
•— Instrument for Earthing of Portable Electric Tools (Electro Methods, Ltd.), 53*
— Laboratory. See also National Physical
— Machine, High-Speed, for Ball Bearings,
695*
200-ton Universal, for Indian Government (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 286*
— — See also Tests (Materials)
— Non-Destructive, Apparatus (Solus-Schall,
Ltd.), 720
— — Destructive, Glasgow Congress, 787
— Plant for Large Electrical Machines, British
Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., 308*
— Station, Circuit-Breaker, of Oerlikon Engi
neering Co., 126*
— — for Miners’ Lamp Bulbs at Treorchy, 77
— Thermal Stability, of Rotor Forgings, 523
— Ultrasonic, of Steel Forgings, 523
Testing. See also Tests (Materials); Trials
Text-Books, Committee on, Institution of Rubber Industry, Formation of, 615
Textile Industry and World Cotton-Spinning Capacity, 130
— Machinery at Baghdad Trade Fair, 539 Raper Drawing System for Sliver, 600* “ Thames,” Motor Van, 446*
Theory of Machines, by B. B. Low (Review), 552
Thermal Efficiency of Andritz Oil Engines, 861*
— — of Dual-Fuel Engines, 363
Increased, of Solid Fuel by Gasification, O.E.E.C. (Review), 9
— — of Peat-Fired Boilers in Ireland, 735
— Treatment, Metals. See Heat Treatment
under Metallurgy
Thermionic Valves. See FhZves, Thermionic; Radio
Thermix Industries, Ltd., “ Tubix ” MultiCyclone Dust Collector (Trade Publication), 784
Thermo Control Installations Co., Ltd., Air-Conditioning Cabinet, 28; Electronic Variator for Temperature Control in Buildings, 697
Thermocouple Potentiometer (Trade Publication), 458
— See also Pyrometer
Thermodynamics, Applied, by W. Robinson (Review), 170
— of Reheating in Steam Power Stations, 244*
— Tables in Metric System for Water and
Steam, by O. H. Faxen (Review), 201
Thermometer, Alignment (Trade Publication), 753
— Tubing, Clinical, Drawing Tower for (J.
Powell and Sons, Ltd.), 571
— See also Pyrometer
Thermometry, Temperature Measurement in Engineering, Vol. I, by H. D. Baker, E. A. Ryder and N. H. Baker (Review), 552
Thermostat, Gas (Accurate Recording Instrument Co.), 212*
Thionville-Valenciennes Railway, 50-Cycle, Single-Phase Electric Traction on, 637*. See Erratum, 730
Thompson, E., the Late, 100
Thompson, J., Water-Tube Boilers, Ltd., “ Etaflo ” Boilers at Scunthorpe, 187; Boiler Plant, Marchwood Power Station, 441
Thompson, Dr. N., on Investigation of Fatigue Cracks, 720
Thompson Products, Incorporated “ Intricast” Casting Method, 194
Thomson, Dr. Jt, on Developments in Thermionic Devices since 1939, 724. See 613 Thorn Electrical Industries, Ltd., Fluorescent
Lighting (Trade Publication), 653; Portable Fluorescent Lights, 838*
Thornycroft, J. I., and Co., Ltd., Peruvian Navy Oil Tanker “ Sechura,” Launch of, 709*
Thread, Ground, Taps (Trade Publication), 722 Thring, Prof. M. W., on Future of Counterflow
Continuous Principle of Steel Melting, 722 Throwing Machine, Portable, for Loose
Materials (Blaw Knox, Ltd.), 216* Thrust Bearing. See Bearing
— Cradle for Jet Engine (Heenan and Froude,
Ltd.), 380*
“ Thunderer,” H.M.S., Royal Naval Engineering College, 195, 204*
T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., Rolling Mill for Aluminium Sheet and Strip, 87*; Aluminium
Building Sheet (Trade Publication), 201; Light-Alloy Stiffened Panels for Barge and Road-Rail Container, 570*
“ Tide Austral,” H.M. Oil Tanker, Launch of, 408
“ Tiderace,” H.M. Oil Tanker, Launch of, 310 Tigerschiold, Dr. M., on Pelletising of Iron-Ore
Concentrates, 8
Tilbury-Elstree 275-kV Supergrid, Film of, 421 Tiller, “ Bungartz ” Rotary, for Soil Stabilisation, 270*
Tiltman Langley Laboratories, Ltd., Laying- Out System, 72
“ Tiltray ” Mercury-Switch Relay (Besson and
Robinson, Ltd.), 86*
Timber Investigations, by Forest Products
Research Board, 198
— for Railway Sleepers, 230*
— Stability Tests of, 817
— Supplies in Europe-, 843
“ Timberwolf ” Straddle Carrier, 707* Time-Interval Recorder, Electrically-Con
trolled (Cass and Phillip, Ltd.), 674*
— Service Observations at Royal Observa
tories, 233
Timms, C., on Gear Measurement, 789*.
See 779
Tin Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Effect on Titanium, 427
— Plate Containers, Production of, 746 Industry, Welsh, Redundancy in, 675
— Research Institute, Tin-Nickel Alloy Plating,
151
Tipler, H. R., on Effect of Heat-Treatment on Iron-Nitrogen Alloys, 40; on Tensile and Impact Properties of Iron Alloys of High Purity, 40
Tipping Wagons, Motor. See Motor Vehicles Tippler, Automatic, for Colliery Tubs, Bab- bington Colliery, 412*
— Wagon, Carmarthen Bay Power Station
(Strachan and Henshaw, Ltd.), 304 Titanium, Bulk Production of, 259
— Forgings (W. Jessop and Sons, Ltd.), 380
— Production Plant of Imperial Chemical
Industries, Ltd., 515, 519
— Tubes, Seamless Cold-Drawn (Accles &
Pollock, Ltd.), 380
Titterington, R., on Tantalum Powder Metallurgy, 852
Tolerances in Machine Work. See Gauges Tolls as a Means of Meeting Cost of Forth
Road Bridge, 810
Tolmon, F. R., on Diamond Indentors for Rockwell-Hardness Testing, 760*
Tompsett, D. Hi, on Short-Circuit Forces on
Turbo-Alternator End-Windings, 856 Tool, Agricultural, Motor-Driven Carrier for, 125*
— Grinder. See Grinding under Machine
Tools
— Hand, Multi-Purpose (Trade Publication),
753
— Machine. See Machine Tools
— Pneumatic. See Machine Tools Tooling, Plastic, Conference on, 726 Toothed Gear. See Gear; Gearing; Marine
Propulsion
Topping and Leggat, Ltd., Brick Chimney for
Refuse-Disposal Plant at Yeadon, 85* Toronto Subway, All-Aluminium Cars for, 658 Torquay Experimental Tank, Work at, 424, 496*
“ Torquay,” H.M. Anti-Submarine Frigate, Launch of, 253
“ Torque-Arm ” Speed Reducer, 742* Torque Meters. See Dynamometers; Torsionmeters
Torsion Centre of Girders, 688* Torsionmeter for High-Speed Ball-Bearing
Testing Machine, 696*
— for Measurement of Power, 554
Torque Meter, Hydraulic, for- “ Eland ” Turbo
Propeller Aeroplane Engine, 121*
— See also Dynamometers
Tottle, L. G., on Effect of Alloying on Creep of Metals, 238
Towers, Cooling, Connah’s Quay Power
Station, 436*
at Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co'., Ltd. (Davenport Engineering Co.), 184*
Reinforced-Concrete, Rye House Power Station, 157
Reinforced-Concrete, Scunthorpe Ironworks (Davenport Engineering Co., Ltd.), 187
— for Submarine Escape Training Tank, 532*
— Thermometer-Tube Drawing (J. Powell &
Sons, Ltd.), 571
Town, F., and Sons, Ltd., Drilling, Radial, Boring and Tapping Machine, 833*
— Gas. See Gas
— Waste, Use in Agriculture, 296 Townsin, R. L., on Experiments with Low-
Drag Hydrofoil, 624
Toy Manufacture, Developments in, 811 Tracer Mechanism, Electronic, for Machine Tools (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 610*
Traction Control Unit for Agricultural Tractors (D. Brown Tractors, Ltd.), 802* Traction, Electric. See Locomotives, Electric;
Railways; Tramways
“ Tracto-Shovel,” Allis-Chalmers, 634*
Tractor.; Agricultural, Automatic Hitch for (D. Brown Corporation (Sales), Ltd.), 93*
40-h.p. County “ Fourdrive,” (County Commercial Cars Ltd.), 835*
and Earth Moving (Trade Publication), 73
Ferguson, Sheep-Shearing Attachment fog 835
Four-Wheel 10-h.p. Lightweight Type “ Monarch,” 803*
Hop-Garden (D. Brown Corporation (Sales), Ltd.), 91*
Pre-Set Linkage Control for (Ford Motor Co., Ltd.), 60*
Traction Control Unit for (D. Brown Tractors, Ltd.), 802*
— Caterpillar, of Sir. G. Cayley, 654*
— Crawler, Equipment (Trade Publication),
653
— with 25-h.p. Fiat Diesel Engine (Mackay Industrial Equipment; Ltd.), 412*
with Rubber-Jointed Tracks (Roadless Traction, Ltd.), 213*
— Diesel-Driven, with Allis-Chalmers “ Tracto
Shovel,” 634*
Engined, 70-b.h.p. (Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd-.), 666*
— 184-b.h.p. Oil-Engined, for Mountainous
Country (E.R.F., Ltd.), 446
— Rubber Tyres as Substitutes for Crawler
Tracks on, 832*
— Towing, Military (Leyland Motors, Ltd.)
473
— and Trailer, 24-ton Articulated (Scammell
Lorries, Ltd.), 445*
“ Bogmaster,” for Use on Waterlogged Soils, 185*
“ Tractor,” Water Vessel, With Voith-Schnei- der Propulsion, 118?*
Trade, Aluminium, 10
— Australian Import Difficulties, 810
— Cycles, Effect on Employment, 675
— Diesel Engine, 646
— Disputes. See Labour
— Domestic Electrical Equipment, 355
— East-West, and Leipzig Fair, 354
— Effect of Hire Purchase on, 678
— Engineering Industry Summer Boom, 450
— Exhibition. See Exhibition
— Export, Aircraft, 864*
and American Competition, 482
British, 329
Cancellation of Shipbuilding Orders from Overseas, 578
Contracts for Electrical and Mechanical Plant, Model Form of, 24
Cranes, Competition in, 779
Cycle, 515, 843
Dependency on Home Market, 448
Electric Motors, 842
German, 614
and Import, Australian, 130, 132, 163, 164*, 258
and Import, Northern Ireland, 451
Intensification of German Competition in, 810, 811
Lawn Mowers, 747
Mechanical-Handling Equipment, 779
Motor Vehicles, 130, 545
to North America, 615
Office Machinery, Statistics, 163
Oil-Refining Equipment, 450
Paper-Making Machinery, 843
— to Russia, Relaxations on, 162, 515. See LETTER, 199. See 290
Sporting Motor Cars, 842
Steel, 483
Tin-Plate Containers, 746
— Fair, British, at Copenhagen, 1955, 34
— Foreign, China’s, Booklet on, 222
— Import, Australian, Restrictions on, 450 and Export, with Brazil, 98
— — and Export, British Colonies, 725, 748
and Export, with China; 67
and Export, with Latin America, 842
and Export, with Middle East, 34
Machinery, Duty-Free, Report on, 129
Machinery, from United States, 2
Mining Equipment, 32
by Russia, 2
— International, British, Council for Promo
tion of, Booklet on China’s Foreign Trade, 222
— Japanese, Position in, 258
— Machine Tool, 291
— Markets, World, for Railway, Locomotives;
Survey of, 547
— Motor Vehicle, 290
— Non-Ferrous Metal, 290
Ferrous Metal Castings, 779
— Organisations and Budget, 714
— Petrol Engines, Sales of, 778
— Promotion by Federation of British
Industries, 646
— Publications, 9, 41, 73, 104, 137, 170, 201,
233, 265, 298, 334, 393, 426, 458, 488, 520, 553, 589, 653, 686; 722, 753, 784, 849
— Shipbuilding, Position in, 545, 614
— Steel Plate for Shipbuilding, Supplies of,
128
— Textile, and World Cotton-Spinning Cap
acity, 130
— Unions. See Labour
— United States, with Russia, Relaxations in,
290
— Western Europe, Position of, 546
— World, Locomotive, 547
in Manufactured Goods, 1899-1952, 329
— of Yugoslavia, 546
Traffic Control System, “ Autoflex,” (Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Co., Ltd.), 717
— Problems in Iron and Steel Works, 273*,
291, 300
— Signals, Vehicle-Actuated (Trade Publica
tion), 653
Trailer, Tipping, with Automatic Hitch (Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd.), 93*
— Unit, Tractor-Driven (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.),
Train-Announcement System, Automatic, (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 599*
— Diesel Railcar, On British Railways, 3
— Multiple-Unit, Diesel, on British Railways,
518
— See also Railway
Training. See Education
Tramp Shipping, Situation in, 259, 290
Tramway Opencast Site, Swanwick; 3J-cub. yd. Drag-Line Excavator at, 565*
Trans-Canada Air Lines, Purchase of “ Viscount ” Aircraft, 864*
Transatlantic Telephone Cable, Scotland- Newfoundland, 614, 638*, 740*
Transceiver, Battery-Operated, Portable (Ven- ner, Ltd.), 191*
Transcendental Functions, Higher, by Staff of Bateman Manuscript Project (Review), 41
Transducer System for Relaying Information (Trade Publication), 9
Transductor, Self-Excited Series, Dynamic Behaviour of, 390, 399*
Transformation, Cold Work on; in Iron- Nickel-Chromium Alloys; 786
— Phase, in Metals, Mechanism of, Sympo
sium on, 1955, 723
Transformers, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 568
— Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 304
— Connah’s Quay Power Station, 439
— Construction; New Materials for, 325
— for Electronic Applications (Trade Publica
tion), 9
— Generator Units, Bare Copper Conductors
for, 143*
— 275-kV, Impulse Tests on (Metropolitan-
Vickers Electrical Co,, Ltd.), 133
— Loch Luichart Hydro-Electric Scheme, 633
— Manufacture and Test by Fuller Electrical
and Manufacturing Cd., Ltd., 564
— Marchwdod Power Station, 441
— Pentagonal Tank, for Rural Electrification
(Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 213*
— Power (Trade Publication), 9, 41
— 32/132-kV, Rye House Power Station
(Fuller Electrical and Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 157
— Silicon-Steel Laminations, Oxide Scale, 69,
103, 167, 293
— 500-kVA, with Silicone-Impregnated Insula
tion (Transformers (Watford), Ltd.), 24*
— Test Plant, British Thomson-Houston Co.,
Ltd., 308*
Transformers (Watford), Ltd., 500-kVA Transformer with Silicone-Impregnated Insulation, 24*; Power Transformers (Trade Publication), 41
Transistor, Discovery and Application of, 312*
— Types and Properties of, 390
— Use of Germanium in, 325
Transmission Dynamometer. See Dynamometer; Torsionmeter
— Gear. See Gear; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— of Power. See Marine 'Propulsions Power Transmission
— Systems for Motor Cars, 609*
Transmitting Stations, High-Frequency, of British Broadcasting Corporation, 130
Transplanters (Robot) Ltd., Tractor-Mounted Fertiliser Distributor, 125*
Transport, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— and Civil Aviation, Ministry of, Airfield
Surface Movement Indicator, 542*; Report on Railway Accidents in 1953, 551; Administration of Scottish Roads, 678; Road Improvement Programme, 679, 746
— Employees. Pension Scheme for, 96 Wage Demands by, 64
— and General Workers’ Union; Wage
Increases for Metal-Finishing Employees, 64; Pension Schemes for Transport Employees, 96; Overtime Ban in Dock Industry, 160; Guaranteed Week in Engineering and Shipbuilding Industries, 192; Wage Structure in Engineering Industry, 192; Dock Strike Due to “ Scuttling ” Arrangements; 288, 320; Transfer of Members to Another Union, 320, 384, 416, 448, 611; Staff Problems in Transport Industry, 448; Dock Strike Due to Overtime Dispute, 480, 543, 578, 611, 643; Views on Actions of Left- Wing Elements in Trade-Union Affairs; 743
— Hydraulic, of Coal, Equipment for, Model of, 5
of Solids, Investigations on; 5.0*
— Industry, Negotiating Machinery in, 543 Staff Problems in, 448
— Motor. See Road Motor
— Railway. See Railway
— Road. See Road Motor
— Salaried Staffs’ Association, Wage Demands
by, 64,256, 2-8®, 320, 384, 448, 511, 711, 775, 839, 872; Negotiating Machinery, 543
— Works, Conference on, British Iron and
Steel Research Association. See British Iron and Steel Research Association, Conference on Works Transport
Transporters, Iron-Ore, at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead (J. Booth and Brothers), 796* Trap, Steam. See Steam Trap
“ Traveller ” Morris Oxford Motor Wagon, 540*
Travelling Crane. See Crane
Traverser, Coal-Wagon, for Marshalling Yard, 377
Trawlers, Refrigerating Plant for, 395
— Side-Launching of, 655
Trench, H. C., Mechanical Car-Parking System, 188
— Digging Machine (Gar Wood Industries),
569
— Pump (Trade Publication), 849 Treorchy, South Wales, Testing Station for
Miners’ Lamp Bulbs, 77 Trevor-Johnstone Co., Ltd., Charleroi Electronic Tape Recorder, 253
Trial Trips and Launches of Ships, 7, 37, 95, 113, 150, 169, 216, 253, 280, 310, 344, 408, 442, 494, 534, 567, 636, 664, 701, 739, 767, 806, 836, 863
Trail. See also Tests
“ Tridac ” Three-Dimensional Analogue Computer, 583, 596*
Trimming Machine, “ Stamco,” for Aluminium Sheet (Loewy Engineering Co., Ltd.), 88* Triple-Expansion Engines. See Engines, Steam Trolley for Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 799
Tropics, Design of Electrical Equipment for, 161, 202
Tropsch-Fischer Process, Developments on, 200 Truck, Battery-Operated, Oil or Petrol-Driven.
See Motor, Truck
— Railway. See IPagows
— See also Bogie
“ Trumpf ” Portable Shearing Tools, 733* Tub, Coal, Vibrator (Butterley Co., Ltd.), 636*
— Colliery, Automatic Tippler for, Babbington
Colliery, 412*
Tubes, Cathode-Ray (Trade Publication), 104
— Condenser (Trade Publication), 104
— Copper, Drawing Machine for (Marshall
Richards Machine Co., Ltd.), 81*
— Duralumin, 150-ton Drawbench for (J.
Booth and Co., Ltd.), 173*
— Extended-Surface, Use as Heat Exchangers,
866*
— Finned, for Heat Exchangers (Trade'Publi-
cation), 9
Tube Investments, Ltd., Management Course by, 547
— Metal, Cinema Films on (Yorkshire Copper
Works, Ltd.), 766
— Railways. See Underground Railways;
London Transport Executive
— Steel, Seamless, New Plants for, 98
— Thin-Walled, Spot-Welding Machine for
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 704*
— Titanium, Seamless, Cold-Drawn (Accles &
Pollock, Ltd.), 380
— See also Pipes
Tubing, Flexible (Trade Publication), 393
— Rubber, Extruded, Specification, 458
— Thermometer, Drawing Tower for, 571
— Welded versus Seamless, 647
“ Tubix ” Multi-Cyclone Dust Collector (Trade
Publication), 784
Tubular Building Structures (B. Finch and Co.,
Ltd.), 603*
— Framing for Racing Motor Boat (Accles &
Pollock, Ltd.), 135*
— Growths on Surface of Concrete, Investiga
tions on, 558*
Tull, E. V., on Grain Refinement in Cast Copper-Aluminium Alloys, 362
Tungatinah Hydro-Electric Scheme, 115* Tungsten-Carbide Tipped Milling Cutters, 255*,.291
— Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
— Products (Trade Publication), 553
— Wire, Fine, Production by Mullard, Ltd.,
175*
Tuning, Radio; Indicator (Mullard Ltd.), 795 Tunnel for Conon Valley Hydro-Electric
Scheme, 629*
Tunnel, F., Refuse-Disposal Plant at Yeadon, 85*
— Railway, New Woodhead, 20*
— Reinforced-Concrete, for Alternator Rotor
Test House, 267*
— Snowy River Hydro-Electric Scheme; 166,
258
— Tungatinah Hydro-Electric Scheme, 115* Turbine, Gas, Aeroplane Engines, “ Eland,”
for “ Rotodyne ” Helicopter, 864*
Agreement between Richardsons, Westgarth and Co., Ltd., and Brown Boveri and Co., Ltd., 163
— — Alternator Set, 60-h.p. (Petbow, Ltd.),
705*
Cinema Film of, 751
— — Coal-Fired, Combustion Chamber for,
Experiments on, 200
Creep-Resisting Materials for, 237 for “ Eland ” Turbo-Propeller Aero Engine, 122*
Engine, Aeroplane, Non-Destructive
Testing of, 865*
Establishment, National,Fuel Atomiser, 381
— — 125-h.p., with Heat Exchanger, for
Austin Car (Austin Motor Co., Ltd.), 293
Slagging-Cyclone Combustor for, 14
— — Technology, Courses on, 109 Use of Nimonic Alloy in, 302* See also Engines under Aeronautics
— Hydraulic, 66,000-h.p., Cabril Hydro-Elec
tric Scheme, 189
for European Hydro-Electric Schemes, 566
Francis, for 44,444-kVA Alternator, 250* 12-MW Francis, Loch Luichart Power
Station, 633
35,000-h.p. Francis, Tungatinah Hydro- Electric Scheme, 115*
450-kW Impulse-Type, Ullapool Hydro-
Electric Scheme, 495
8-in. Kaplan (G. Gilkes and Gordon, Ltd.), 440*
42,000-h.p. Pelton-Wheel, Finlarig Hydro-Electric Scheme, 250*
See also Power Plant; Pelton Wheels Turbine Pumps. See Pumps, Centrifugal
— Steam, Blading for. See Blades; Blading Electrolytic Derusting of, 236
for European Power Stations, 566 Factors Influencing Development of, 585 Large (Trade Publication), 233
Marine, Geared. See Marine Propulsion Measurement of Shaft Distortion in, 758 See also Turbo-Generators
— Steamers. See Steamers; Warships Turbo-Generator, 10-MW, Bowater’s Pulp
and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 318*
52-5-MW, Brunswick Wharf Power Station, 529*, 568
— — 12-5-MW, Brush Ljungstrom, Hunts
Bay Power Station, 668*
— — 52-5-MW, Carmarthen Bay Power
Station, 304*
30-MW, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 438*
Turbo-Generator, Electric, Gas-Turbine
Driven, 60-h.p. (Petbow, Ltd.), 705* End Windings, Effect of Short-Circuit
Forces on, 856
for European Power Stations, 566 5,000-kW, at Lackenby Works of
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd. (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 184
60-MW, Marchwood Power Station, 441 1,200-kW, S.S. “ Orsova,” 58*
30-MW, for Pinkston Electricity Generating Station (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 838
32-MW, Rye House Power Station, 156*
— Jet for Guided Missiles, 693*, 811 Turbovisory Apparatus, Electrical, for Power
Houses, 758
Turing, A. M., the Late, 39 Turnbull, C., the Late, 324
Turnbull, J. H., on Economics of Works
Transport, 275*
Turner, J. H. W., on Chartered Engineers in
British Transport, 813. See 745 Turning. See Machine Tools
— and Boring Mills. See Machine Tools Turret Lathes. See Lathes under Machine
Tools
“Twisteel” Reinforcement, Ltd., Prestressed- Concrete Silo for Ammonium Sulphate, 665*
Tyne Dock, Ore-Discharging and Handling
Plant at, 207*
— Improvement Commission, Ore-Discharging and Handling Plant, 207*
Tynemouth Factory for Laminated Plastics of T. de la Rue and Co., Ltd., 18*. See Erratum, 68
Typewriter, Automatic, for Digital Computer (Saunders-Roe, Ltd.), 381*
Ministry of Supply, 381* Tyre, Motor-Car, Flexibility and Behaviour of, 371*
— Mould Profiling Miller (Trade Publication), 753
— Rubber, as Substitutes for Crawler Tracks on Tractors, 832*

UGANDA, Owen Falls Hydro-Electric Power Plant, Cinema Film of, 869
Ullapool Hydro-Electric Scheme, 495* Ultrasonics, Ltd., Ultrasonic Vibration Clean- ’ing Machine, 172*
Underground Railway Extensions in Glasgow, Proposed, 751
London, Rolling Stock for, 642*
Toronto Subway, Aluminium Cars, 658 See also London Transport Executive Unemployment. See Labour
Unifloc, Ltd., Froth Flotation Plant, Mansfield Colliery, 769*
Union Carbide International Co., Portable
Machine for Butt Welding Pipes, 838*
— Trade. See Labour
“ Unionmelt,” Portable Butt-Welding Machine for Pipes, 838*
United Engineering and Foundry Co., 35,000- ton Die-Forging Press, 523
— Kingdom Agreement with European Coal
and Steel Community, 778
Atomic Energy Authority, Reactor School at Harwell, 449, 452. See Erratum 652
Expenditure on Defence, 778; Spread of Engineering Information; Co-operation with United States, 778
Post-War Economic Progress in, 386 Ratio of Engineers to Population in, 331, 489. See LETTERS, 357, 584
— Nations, Report on Economic Develop
ments in Middle East, 1952-53, 34
Technical Assistance Board, Report, 2
— States, Aluminium Production in, 10 Army Missile “ Nike,” 694 Battle Act, Adjustment of, 290
Bowater’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 226, 291, 317*
and Canada, Report on Economic Conditions in, 615
Defence of, Research on, 715
Demand for Capital Plant in, 582
Earnings of Employees in, 480 Economic Co-operation with United Kingdom, 778
Electricity Supply, Survey of, 687 Foreign Aid Bill, 194
Industrial Engineering Practice in, 321, 322
Investigations on Motor Vehicle Design and Road Accidents, 342*, 360
Machine-Tool Hiring in, 514, 842 Machinery Imports from, 2
Motor-Car Manufacturers, Mergers by, 99
Non-Ferrous Metal Industry, 290 Norfolk and Western Railway, 4,500-h.p.
Steam-Turbine Locomotive, 131, 153* Oil Industry, Expenditure, 194 Post-War Economic Progress in, 386 Railways, Use of Diesel-Electric Locomotives on, 194
Rail way-Wagon Building in, 227
Railways. See also Railways; Railroads Ratio of Engineers to Population in, 332, 489
Reductions in Expenditure on Plant in, 386
Shipbuilding Industry, Government Aid for, 227
United States Steel Corporation, Telecommunications for Steelworks, 47
Steel Industry, Position in, 162 Steel Industry, Foreign Ores for, 323 Stockpiling of Mercury, 354 Tariff on Swiss Watches, 262 Titanium Production in, 259
Use of Propeller-Turbine Aircraft in, 646 See also America
United Steel Companies, Ltd., 60-ton Direct- Arc Tilting Furnace, 830*
United Sulphuric Acid Corporation, Ltd., Widnes Sulphuric-Acid Plant, 615, 640*. See Addendum, 774
Universal Decimal Classification Applied to Metallurgical Literature, 8
— Grinding Machine. See Grinding Machine
under Machine Tools
— Screen Services, Electrically-Operated Book
Display Stand, 117
University, Birmingham, Mechanical-Engineering Building, 59*; Flow of Viscous Fluid, by Dr. H. Nuttall, 298*; Research on Wave Action in Diffusers in Pipe Systems, 524*. See Erratum, 683
— Bristol, Development of Fatigue Cracks in
Copper, 720
— Cambridge, Engineering Department,
Apparatus for Demonstrating Shaft Whirl, 266*; Motor Industry Summer School, 772
— College, London, Demonstration Appara
tus for Structural Problems, 595*; Memorial to Sir J. A. Fleming, 529, 724
University Commercials and Coachwork, Ltd. 600-cub. ft. Motor Van with Plastic- Covered Body, 446
— Degrees for Engineers, 97. See LETTER, 357
— Durham, Experiments on Low-Drag Hydro
foil, 624
— Education, Necessity for Rapid Develop
ments in, 777, 780, 781
— Graduates in Industry, Booklets on, 713
— Grants Committee, Policy for Higher
Technological Education, 98
— Keele College, North Staffordshire, Tech
nological-Education Curriculum of, 777, 781
— Leeds, Bursaries in Concrete Technology,
55
— of London, Lectures on Atomic Energy, 639
— Manchester, Application of Maxwell’s
Reciprocal Theorem to Williot-Mohr Diagrams, 827*
— Manchester, Variable-Speed Induction Elec
tric Motor, 832*
— Queen’s, Formation of School of Aero
nautics at, 867
— Sheffield, Investigations on Mechanism of
Drawing Operation, 425, 431*. See
LETTER 551*; Research on Michell Bearing Lubrication, 854
— Southampton, Experiment to Illustrate
Creep, 74*
— Stockholm, Hydraulic Research Laboratory,
676
— Swansea, Experimental and Theoretical
Analysis of Stresses in Short Beams, 625*, 656*
— See also Education
Uranium as Source of Energy, 325
“ Uvispek,” Photo-Electric Spectrophotometer (Trade Publication), 393

V2 ROCKET, by W. Dornberger (Review), 73 V-Ropes and Pulleys (Trade Publication), 589 “ Vacseal ” Centrifugal Pumps (Trade Publication), 488
Vacuum Chamber, Synchrotron, of Chemical Porcelain (Hathemware, Ltd.), 501*
— Cleaners for Industrial Boiler, 338*
— Extrusion Plant for Pelletising Iron Ore, 8 Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., Lubrication for Diesel
Engines (Trade Publication), 233
— and Pneumatic Components of Military
Aircraft, Test Rig for (Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd.), 78*
— Pump. See Pump
— Tube. See X-Rays; Valves, Thermionic
Valenciennes-Thionville Railway, Electric Locomotives for, 16*; 50-Cycle, SinglePhase Electric Traction on, 637*. See Erratum, 730
Valves, Diaphragm (Trade Publication), 393
— Duplex, Two-Way (Martonair Ltd.), 838*
— Exhaust, Aircraft, Silencers for (C. G. Vokes
and Co., Ltd.), 167
— Gear for 2|-h.p. N.R.D.C.-Ricardo Steam-
Operated Prime Mover, 443.* See LETTER, 519, 783
— Hydraulic, “ Rotovalve,” (Harland Engi
neering Co., Ltd.), 19*
— Pentode, Miniature, with Close Grid
Spacing (Mullard, Ltd.), 868
— Radio (Trade Publication), 104
Assembly by Induction Heating, 864
— Relief and Vent, for Aircraft Fuel Tanks
(Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd.), 732
— Rocker, Internal-Combustion Engine,
Grinding Machine, 117*
— Screw-Down, Stoneware (Hathemware*
Ltd.), 501*
— Solenoid, i-in. Pilot-Operated (Keelavite
Rotary Pumps and Motors, Ltd.), 705*
— Stop, Assembly Arrangement for, 140*
— Thermionic, Invention and Development of,
529, 613, 724
Jubilee Celebration of Invention, 232
— and Valve Gear. See also Engines
van Krevelen, Prof. D. W., on Problem of Coal Constitution, 560
van Lammeren, Dr. W. P. A., on Experiments on Victory Ships and Models, 591
van Manen, Dr. J. D., on Experiments on Victory Ships and Models, 591
Variable-Speed Gear. See Gear
Variator, Electronic, for Building-Temperature Control (Thermocontrol Installations Co., Ltd.), 697
Varnish, Quick-Drying, Infra-Red Plant for, 867*
Vats, Electroplating, Control Instruments for (Measuring Instruments (Pullin), Ltd.)., 742*
— Plating, Rectifier Units for (General Electric
Co,, Ltd.), 704*
Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Expansion of, 419; 30-cwt. Motor Van, 446
Vauxhall Velox Motor Car, Combustion Chambers of, 577*
“ Vedette,” Ford, Motor Car, 608*
Vegetation, Land Reclamation by, 425
— for Sea Defence Works, 425
Vehicle, Research, Jet-Lift (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 422*
— Road, Light Alloys for (Trade Publication),
589
— Spare Parts of, Store for, A.C.V. Sales, Ltd.,
731*
Venner, Ltd., Portable Battery-Operated Transceiver, 191*
Ventilating Equipment and Fans (Trade Publication), 334
— and Heating Engineers, Institution of. See
Heating
Ventilation and Dust Suppression in Foundries, 36*
— in Motor Cars, 373
Ventures, Ltd., Taku River Hydro-Electric Scheme, 231*
Vereinigte Osterreichische Eisen- und Stahl- werke, Roller Shears for Long Plates, 604*; Grinding Machine for Slide-Ways, 604?
Vernier Potentiometer (Trade Publication), 458 Verot, P., on Continuous Grain-Flow Precess of Forgings, 523
“ Vertimax ” Vertical-Spindle Chucking Lathe (Trade Publication), 784
Viaduct. See Bridges
Vibrations, Attenuation by Use of Leaf Springs, 856
— and Noise, Display Unit for Frequency
Analysis of (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 804*
— of.Ship Machinery, Prevention by Rubber
Mountings, 556*
— Ultrasonic, Cleaning by, 172*
Vibrator, Coal-Tub (Butterley Co., Ltd.), 636*
— for Concrete, Experiments on, 750
— Concrete, Pneumatically-Operated (Com
pactors Engineering, Ltd.), 508*
Vice. See Machine Tools
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., S.S. “ Orsova,” 56*; “Viscount 700D ” Aircraft, 197; “Viscount” Air Liners for United States, 232; Circulating Pump, Carmarthen Bay Power Station, 306*; “ Supermarine 525 ”
Fighter Aircraft, 347*; Views on Human Relations in Shipbuilding Industry, 352; H.M. X.51 Submarine, 519; Jet Aircraft Running-Up Pen with Sound Muffler, 536*; “Viscount 800” Series Air Liner, 572; Use of Rolls-Royce “Dart ’’Propeller-Turbine Aeroplane Engines, 778. See 782; Reorganisation of, 843; “Viscount” Aircraft for Canada, 864*
Victor Products (Wallsend), Ltd., Self-Sealing Air Hose Coupler, 409*
“ Victoria ” Hydrovice (Trade Publication), 753
Victoria State Electricity Commission, Yal- loum Power Station, 165*; Hydro-Electric Schemes, 165
Victory Ships and Models, Scale-Effect Experiments on, 591
“ Vietum ” Plastic Covering Materials (Trade Publication), 686
Villiers Engineering Co., Ltd., Sales of Small Petrol Engines, 778
Vincent Engineers (Stevenage), Ltd., 1-28- b.h.p. Two-Stroke Petrol Engine, 439*
Vineall, G. J., on Molybdenum Disulphide Lubricants, 486. See 171. See LETTERS. 229, 293, 584
“ Viscount ” Air Liner, Purchase by Capital Airlines, 232
“ Viscount 700D ” Aircraft (Vickers-Arm- strongs, Ltd.), 197
“ Viscount ” Aircraft for Canada, 864*
“ Viscount 800 ” Series Air Liner (Vickers- Armstrongs Ltd.), 572*
Visibility Tests for Motor Vehicles, 370*
“ Visible-Grinder ” Hand-Grinding Machine (Stephan Frankfort), 868*
Vitreous Enamellers, Institute of, Enamelling Furnaces (Trade Publication), 170
“ Vogele ” Soil Stabilisation Machine, 269*
Voith, J. M., Bee-Type Voith Water" Tractor,” 118*
Vokes, C. G., on Exhaust Silencers for Aircraft, 167
Volkswagen “ Microbus ” Motor Wagon, 540* Volta River, Gold Coast, Aluminium Scheme for, 163
Voltage Regulators, Moving-Coil (Trade Publication), 686
— Stabiliser, Quick-Response (Servomex Con
trols, Ltd.), 767*
Voltmeter, Corrosion (Trade Publication), 393 von Zeerleder, Prof. A., oh Aluminium Reduction Processes Since Heroult and Hall, 395
“ Voorwinde ” Grabs for Iron-Ore Transporters at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, 799

WADKIN, LTD., Woodworking Machinery (Trade Publication), 589; Heavy-Duty Router for Non-Ferrous Alloys, 764*
Wageningen, Experimental Tank, Model Tests of Victory Ships in, 591
Wages. See Labour
Wagon Building, American and British, Comparison Between, 227
— Bulk-Material, for Steel Works, 274*, 300
— Coal, Mechanical Marshalling Yard (Mitchell Engineering, Ltd.), 377*
— Developments on British Railways, 518
— Gauging, for Structures, British Railways, 469*
— 56-ton, for Iron Ore, British Railways, 211*
— Motor. See Motor Vehicles; Tractors
— Tippler, Carmarthen Bay Power Station (Strachan and Henshaw, Ltd.), 304
“ Wagontroler ” for Marshalling Yards (Nortons-Tividale, Ltd.), 26*
Wakefield, C. C., and Co., Ltd. Lubricants (Trade Publication), 137; Lubrication of Earth-Moving Machinery (Trade Publication), 722; Corrosion Preventatives (Trade Publication), 722
Wales, Industrial Progress in, 675
Walker, E. V., on Production of Magnetic
Alloy Strip by Powder Metallurgy, 853 Walker, Sir H., the Late, 197
Wall Charts (Trade Publication), 686
Wall Colmonoy (Canada), Ltd., Hard-Facing
Alloys (Trade Publication), 553
— Construction for Sea Defence Works, 404'*,
425, 428*
— Retaining, Reinforced-Concrete, for Silo at
Phoenix Wharf, Greenwich, 665*
— and Roof Cladding, Aluminium (Trade
Publication), 233
Wallace, Dr. F. J., on Wave Action in Diffusers for Pipe Systems, 524*. See Erratum, 683
Wallace and Tiernan, Ltd., Chlorination of
Water (Trade Publication), 298; Chlorination Plant, Connah’s Quay Power Station, 438; Water-Treatment Plant (Trade Publication), 686; Water-Treatment Plant, 705*; Waterborne Epidemics (Trade Publication), 722
Walmesley (Bury) Group, Production of Paper-
Making Machinery, 843
Walters, R. E. S., on Production of Magnetic
Alloy Strip by Powder Metallurgy, 853
Walton-on-Thames,Callender-Hamilton Bridge at, 254*
War, Crimean, Centenary of, by Engr. Capt.
E. C. Smith, 846*
— Memorial, York, Astronomical Clock in,
234
— Office, Use of Helicopters by, 195; British
Military Vehicles for, 451, 473*
Ward, T. W., Ltd., Rotary Honing Machine, 191*; Straddle Carriers for Steel and Timber, 707*
Warerite, Ltd., Plastic Van Body, 446
Warfare, Naval. See Warships
— Use of Aircraft in. See Aeronautics Warner Electromagnetic Brakes and Clutches
(Westool Ltd.), 766*
Warships:
Admiralty Advisory Committee on Structural Steel, Formation of, 263
— Experiment Works, Haslar, 424, 491, 496*
— Process of Electrolytic Derusting, 235
— Ship Welding Committee, Dissolution of, 263
Aviation, Naval. See Aeronautics
Devonport Dockyard Oiling Jetty, Model of, 4
H.M. Aircraft Carrier “ Albion,” Angled Deck with Mirror Aid, 470*
— Anti-Submarine Frigate “ Keppell,” Launch of, 310
Submarine Frigate “ Pellew,”
Launch of, 567
Submarine Frigate “ Russell,”
Launch of, 863
Submarine Frigate “ Torquay,” Launch of, 253
— Minesweeper “ Dilston,” Launch of, 806
“ Dufton,” Launch of, 767
— — “ Lanton,” Launch of, 253
“ Letterston,” Launch of, 701
— — Oil Tanker “ Tide Austral,” Launch
of, 408
Tanker “ Tiderace,” Launch of, 310
— Seaward Defence Boat “ Axford,” Launch of, 567
— X.51 Submarine, 519
H.M.S. “ Dolphin,” Submarine Escape Training in, 532*
— “ Thunderer,” Royal Naval Engineer
ing College, 195, 204*
Iron Ships, Armoured, Origin of, 846
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Aircraft Yards, Strikes at, 96, 128
— Engineer Officers, Training of, 195, 204*
Peruvian Navy Oil Tanker “ Sechura,” Launch of, 709*
Portsmouth Dockyard, History of, 38
See also Naval
Washers, Metal, “ Belleville ” (Trade Publication), 849
Washing Machine, De Laval Paraminor (Alfa- Laval Co., Ltd.), 735*
Waste-Heat Boiler, Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 184
— Towns’, Use in Agriculture, 296
— Waters from Industrial Premises, Disposal
of, Federation of British Industries (Review), 265
Watch, Stop, Training in Handling of, 141*
— Swiss, United States Tariff on, 262
Water, Chlorination of (Trade Publication), 298
— Control Gates (Trade Publication), 426
— Cooling, for Power Stations, 454
— Hammer Suppression by “ Rotovalve,” 19*
— Heaters. See Feed
— Irrigation, for India and Pakistan, 99. See
LETTER, 167
— Power. See Hydraulic; Pelton Wheel;
Power Plant; Power, Water; Turbine, Hydraulic
— Pressure Recorder for Experimental Tank
Models, Saunders-Roe, Ltd., 99, 112*
— Purification Plant, Floating (Imperial
Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 539
— and Steam, Thermodynamic Tables in
Metric System for, by O. H. Faxen (Review), 201
— Steriliser (Trade Publication), 426
— Studies of Physical Properties of, 818
— Supplies in India, Development of, 715 See also Irrigation
— Tanks. See Tanks
— “ Tractor ” Vessel with Voith-Schneider
Propulsion (W. Cory and Son, Ltd.), 118* —Treatment Plant (Trade Publication), 686 Plant (Wallace and Tieman, Ltd.), 705* —Tube Boiler. See Boiler
— Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic; Pelton
Wheel; Power Plant
— Waste, from Industrial Premises, Disposal
of, Federation of British Industries (Review), 265
— Wheels. See Pelton Wheel; Turbine,
Hydraulic; Power Plant
Waterborne Epidemics (Trade Publication), 722
Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen’s Union, Overtime Ban, 160; Tally Clerks’ Attitude to Dock Strike, 543
Waterproofing of Concrete Floors, Additives for, 832
— and Insulating Compound (Trade Pub
lication), 458
Waterways. See Rivers; Canals
Waterwheel at Laxey, Isle of Man, Centenary of, 388*
Waterworks, Exeter, Reconstruction, 441
— See also Water Supply
Wath Railway. See Sheffield-Manchester- Wath Railway
Watkin, E. R. S., on Organisation of Works Transport, 276
Watkinson, H., Views on Human Relations in Industry, 160
Watson, D., on Public-Health Engineering, 628
Watson, Manasty and Co., Ltd., “ Shado- master,” Profile Projector (Trade Publication), 41
Wave Action in Diffusers for Pipe Systems, 524*. See Erratum, 683
— Maker for Experimental Tank of Saunders-
Roe, Ltd., 99, 111*
Wax for Investment-Casting Process, 79*
Weaste (Lancashire) Refinery, Extensions to, 697
Weather. See Meteorology
—Proof Tests of Packing Cases, Rain-Making Tank for, 5632
Webb, J., the Late, 421
Weedon, H. W., and Partners, A.C.V. Sales, Ltd., Spare Parts‘Store, 731*
Weekly Survey, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, 290, 322, 354, 386, 418, 450, 482, 514, 546, 582, 614, 646, 678, 714, 746, 778, 810, 842
Weighbridge, 120-ton, at Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment, 284* Weighers (Livestock), Ltd., “Multi” Power Take-Off for Motor Cars, 835*
Weighing, Laboratory, Precise, Weights and Balances, National Physical Laboratory (Review), 265
— Machine, Locomotive, at Crewe Works,
773*
— and Recording Machine, Automatic (British
Tabulating Machine Co., Ltd.), 94*
Weights, Balances and Precise Laboratory Weighing, National Physical Laboratory (Review), 265
Weir, G. and J., Ltd., Boiler-Feed Equipment (Trade Publication), 73*; Feed Pumps, Rye House Power Station, 157; Prevention of Scale Formation (Trade Publication), 753
— Pressure Distribution over, Indicating
Apparatus for, 51*
Welch, D. F., on Aircraft Electrical Systems, 457
Weld-Heat Control, Electronically-Operated Switch for (Bates and Bates, Ltd.), 158*
Weldall and Assembly, Ltd., Steel Pallets (Trade Publication), 170; 110-ton “ Eldair,”
Press Brake, 773*
Welded Steel, Use of (Trade Publication), 722 —• Tube versus Seamless Tubes, 647
Welders, Craftsmen, Cinema Film on, Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., 49
“ Weldex,” Bled-Steam Air Heater, 57* Welding, Arc, Continuous Electrode for
(Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 568
— Argon-Arc, for Light Alloys, 570
— Butt, of Pipes, Portable “ Unionmelt ”
Machine for, 838*
— Electrodes, Electric Oven for Drying
(Quasi-Arc Co., Ltd.), 471
Lincoln-Jackson Holder for (Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd.), 593
— Machine, Spot, for Thin-Walled Tubes
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 704*
— Plant, Shielded-Arc, “ Sigma,” (Quasi-Arc
Co., Ltd.), 349*
— and Plastic Flow at Points of Contact
Between Metals, 814*
— Practice by Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd.,
714
— Research Association, British, Report on
Stress Corrosion Cracking, 747; Welding Demonstration by, 755; Velocity of Brittle Fracture, Report on, 820*
— Resistance, Electronic Control Equipment
for (Philips Electrical Ltd.), 472
— Set, Arc, Portable, (A.C. Morrison (Engi
neers), Ltd.), 125
— — Transportable (Quasi-Arc Co., Ltd.),
565*
— Ship, Committee, Admiralty, Dissolution
of, 263
— Spot, Electrodes for (Trade Publication),
265
— Stainless Steel (Trade Publication), 298
— Zinc (Trade Publication), 298
Weldless Steel Tube Co., Ltd., Two-Stage Coal- Gas Producer, 90*
Welfare Work. See Labour
Wellerman Brothers, Resiting of Conington North Signal Box, 49*
Wellington Tube Works, “ Weldex ” Bled- Steam Air Heater, 57*
Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd., 160-ton Ladle Cranes, 183; Coke Pusher, 662*; Coke-Quenching Car, 662*
Wells, Dr. A. A., on Velocity of Brittle Fracture, 820*
Wembley Laboratory for Research on Semi- Conductors, 290, 312*
West, A., and Co., Ltd., Control Gear for London Tube Lifts, 51. See Erratum, 292
West Africa, Civil-Engineering Developments in, 291
— —-as Market for British Engineering
Goods, 725, 748
West-East Trade, and Leipzig Fair, 354
— European Fuel Market, Coal and Black
Oils in, 418
West’s Gas Improvement Co., Ltd., Stockton- on-Tees Carbonising Plant, 30*
— Indies as Market for British Engineering
Goods, 725, 748
West’s Piling and Construction Co., Ltd., Foundations for Gasholder at Stafford, 738
— of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute. See
Iron and Steel
Western Australia, Kwinana Oil Refinery,
Model of, 4
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 4,500-h.p. Steam-Turbine Locomotive, 131, 153*
Westland Aircraft, Ltd., Certification of “ Westland S-55,” Helicopter, 637
Westminster Dredging Co.., Ltd., Connah’s
Quay Power Station, 436*
Weston, E. H., Ltd., Aluminium Slab-Handling Machine, 88*
Westool, Ltd., Warner Electromagnetic Brakes and Clutches, 766*
Westover, G., on Photographic Composition of Reading Matter by Machinery, 460. See 451, 491. See LETTER, 652
Wheels, Diamond, Lubricant for (M. G. Beyerinck), 701
— Gear. See Gears; Gearing; Marine
Propulsion
—- Great at Laxey, Centenary of, 388*
— Grinding. See Grinding under Machine
Tools
— Locomotive, British Railways, Cleaning
Machine for, 247*
— Rear, Suspension of Renault “ Fregate ”
Motor Car, 541*
— Suspension, Motor-Car and Safety, 372 Whessoe, Ltd., Electro-Detarrers at Fishburn
Coke-Oven Plant, 663*
Whiddington, Prof. R., on Teaching Physics, 1 Whirl, Shaft, Apparatus for Demonstrating, 266*
“ Whirlwind ” Helicopters, Production of, 805
Whitburn Coal Co., Ltd., Collection of Trade- Union Dues by, 64
White Metal. See Alloys under Metallurgy Whitworth Society Summer Meeting, Portsmouth, 38
Wickman, Ltd., Machine Tool Production by, 291. See 255
Wickman Industrial Equipment, Ltd., Mobile
Steam Cleaning Machine, 733*
Widnes, Sulphuric-Acid Plant, United Sulphuric Acid Corporation, Ltd., 615, 640*. See Addendum, 774
Wiggin, H., and Co., Ltd.,' Nimonic Alloy Developments, 302*
Wiggins, B., and Co., Ltd., Extensions to Oil Refinery, 697
Wild, A. G., and Co., Ltd., Hydraulically- Operated Pulling Tool, 215*
Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces, Ltd., Drip-
Feed Case-Hardening Plant, 472*
Wild, M. B., and Co., Ltd., Winch Equipment for Submarine Escape Diving Bell, 533* Wilkins and Mitchell, Ltd., “ Rollmaster,” Roll- Forging Machine, 277*
Wilkins, R. J., on Demonstration Apparatus for Structural Problems, 595*
Wilkinson, John, Restoration of Memorial to, 844*
Wilkinson Rubber Linatex, Ltd., Centrifugal Pumps for Corrosive Liquids and Abrasive Materials (Trade Publication), 334
Williams, E. C., on Staining of Clad Aluminium
Sheets in Salt-Baths, 394
Williams, Prof. F. C., on Brushless Variable-
Speed Induction Motor, 832*
Williams, Sir H. G., the Late, 134
Williams and Wormersley, Ltd., V-Ropes and
Pulleys (Trade Publication), 589 Williamson, G. W., on Association of Retired
Industrial Executives, 389. See 387 Williamson, J., and Son, Ltd., Thermal-Storage
Electric Power Station, 586 Williot-Mohr Diagrams, Application of Max
well’s Reciprocal Theorem to, 827* Wilson, P. H., the Late, 168* Wilwertz, C., on Power Stations in Tropical
Regions, 203. See 161
Wimpey, G., and Co., Ltd., Loch Shin Hydro- Electric Scheme, 68; Tunnel for Loch Luichart Hydro-Electric Scheme, 631*
Winch, Haulage “ Wagontroler,” for Marshalling Yards, 27*
— Tractor-Mounted (J. Fowler and Co. (Leeds),
Ltd.), 61
Wind Effect in Coast Erosion, 428
— Tunnels. See Aeronautics
Windings, End, Turbo-Generator, Effect of
Short-Circuit Forces on, 856
— Engine, 3,720-h.p., Koepe, Bradford Col
liery, Manchester, 564*
Windmills for Power Generation, 202 Window Control, Flexible Cable for (H. Hope
and Sons, Ltd.), 148
Windscreens, “ Wrap-round,” for Motor Vehicles, 608*
Windsor Great Park, Royal Agricultural
Society’s Show, 60*, 91*, 123*
Winget, Ltd., Lorry-Mounted “Poclain” Excavator, 771*
Winster, Lord, Views on Prospects of Shipbuilding Industry, 711
Wire Manufactures by Begg, Cousland and Co.
Ltd., 72
— Rope for 3,720-h.p. Koepe Winding Engine,
564
Load Indicator for (B. and A. Engineering Co., Ltd.), 120*
— Tungsten-, Fine, Production by Mullard,
Ltd., 165*
Wireless Telegraphy. See Radio
Wiring Regulations of Institution of Electrical Engineers, 211
Wohler’s Tests. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials)
Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co., Ltd., All-Purpose Agricultural Elevator, 835 Wolverhampton Die Casting Co., Ltd., Trade in Non-Ferrous Metal Castings, 779 Women Workers. See Labour
“ Wonosobo,” Motorship, 9,000-s.h.p. Sulzer Diesel Engine, 708*
Wood Handling Plant-, Bowater’s Pulp and Paper Mills, Calhoun, 316*
Wood, J. A., Protective Devices for Belt Conveyors, 628
— Lane Television Centre, British Broadcasting Corporation, 29
Wood, Dr. W. A., on Creep Processes, 240 Woodall-Duckham Construction Co., Ltd., Fishburn Coke-Oven Plant, 661*
Woodfield, F. W., the Late, 292
Woodhead New Railway Tunnel, 20* Woodhouse and Mitchell, Rotary Honing Machine for Cutting Tools, 191*
Woodworking Machinery. See Machine Tools Woollard, F. G., on Productivity and Pressure Die Casting, 586
“ Worcester ” Bench Power Presses, Automatic Feed for (Jones and Attwood, Ltd.), 868*
Work Study and Planning for Plant Maintenance, Conference on, 228
Research at Cranfield College, 140* Working Population, Ministry Of Labour Statistics, 96
Workmen. See Labour
Works :
Abbey Works, Steel Co., of Wales, Ltd.’ Extensions to, 583
Bank of England Printing Works, Pre- stressed-Concrete Buildings for, 315* Bays Meadow Works of Deritend Precision Castings, Ltd., 79*
Blackburn Factory for Production of
Tungsten Wire of Mullard, Ltd., 175* Chemical Works, Conference on Safety in,
643
Coalville Factory of Pegson, Ltd., 52* Crewe Railway Works, Locomotive- Weighing Machine at, 773* Edinburgh Factory of Ferranti, Ltd., Electronic Research Laboratory, 514, 538*
Engineering Works, Employment of Women. See Labour
Erith Submarine Cable Factory of Submarine Cables, Ltd., 740*. See 614, 638*
Fairless Works, Pennsylvania, Telecommunications in Steel-Melting Shop, 47 Falkirk Works of British Aluminium Co., Ltd., 55
Farsley Works of D. Brown Tractors ^Engineering), Ltd., Engine Test House at, 673*
Hatfield Works, Office Building of de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., 82* Industrial Diseases. See Labour Iron and Steel Works, Transport Problems in, 273*, 291, 300
Kitts Green Duralumin Works of J.
Booth and Co., Ltd., 173*
Lackenby Steel Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 180*
Mason’s Cement Works, Claydon, Extension to, 220*
Rheola Works, South Wales, of T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., 87*
Rugby Works of British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Test Plant for Large Electrical Machines, 308*
Scunthorpe Ironworks Extensions, 186* Scunthorpe Rod Mill, Ltd., Photo-Electric Controls in Rolling Mill at, 788* Sirocco Works, Belfast, of Davidson and Co., Ltd., Extension to, 217
South Australian Works of C. A. Parsons- of Australia, Ltd., 427
— Works of Power-Gas Corporation, Ltd., Extensions to, 599
Southampton Cable Factory of Standard
Telephones and Cables, Ltd., 148 Spare-Parts Store for Commercial Vehicles A.C.V. Sales, Ltd.., 731*
Steelworks of Colvilles, Ltd., Developments at, 66
— Lackenby, 180*
— of Pakistan, Proposal for, 615 Tame Bridge Foundry of W. and T. Avery, Ltd., 482, 505*
Tynemouth Factory for Laminated Plastics of T. de la Rue and Co., Ltd., 18*. See Erratum, 68
Welfare Movement in Works. See Labour Works Management, Cost in Relation to Sales, 419
Draughtsmen’s Position in, 417 Drawing-Office Equipment and Instruments, Specification, 297
Engineer in Management, Eclipse of, 321, 329, 353, 489. See LETTERS, 357, 584 Human Element in Administration, 482 Human Relations in Industry, Report on, 65
Industrial Engineering Productivity, Report on, 321, 322
Machine-Shop Management by Renault
Corporation, 620
Management Course by Tube Investments, Ltd., 547
Management Education in American Business, by L. F. Urwick (Review), 169 Management in Small Firms, Pamphlet on, 646
Method of Tracing Operator’s Movements (Black and Decker, Ltd.), 71*
Work Planning by British Overseas Airways Corporation, 531*
Works Stores of Lockheed Aircraft Co., Ltd., Self-Service in, 293
Work Study Research at Cranfield College, 140*
— Ministry of, Experiments with Concrete, 750
Works Transport, Conference on, British Iron and Steel Research Association. See British Iron and Steel Research Association, Conference on Works Transport
Workshop, Home, by W. R. Wellman (Review), 104
— Training. See Education
— See also IPor/cs,- Machine Tools
World Bank, Punjab Water Project, 99. See LETTER, 167; Engineering Adviser to, 162; Annual Report, 514
— Commerce Corporation, Catalytic Cracking
Unit at Antwerp, 517
— Cotton-Spinning Capacity, Report on, 130
— Markets for Railway Locomotives, Survey
of, 547
World Power Conference, Brazil:
Reports of Proceedings, 161, 202 Economic Aspects of Utilisation and Design of Wind-Power Plants, by E. W. Golding, 202
Design of Electrical Equipment for Use in Tropical Climates, by H. Astbury, 203. See 161
Influence of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Factors in Design of Hydro-Electric Plants, by J. K. Sexton, 203. See 161
Central Power Stations in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Countries, by C. Wilwertz, 203. See 161
Influence of Peculiar Features of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Regions on Design of Thermal Power Plants, by W. K. Carruthers,204. See 161
Special Refinery Equipment, by E. Le Q. Herbert, 204
World Power Conference, Statistical Year- Book, Annual Statistics for 1950-52 (Review), 784
— — Congress, Congress on Large Dams, 520
— Production of Aluminium, Statistics of, 10
“ Worldmaster ” Royal Tiger Motor-Car Chassis, 476*
Worm Gear. See Gear; Gearing
Worn, D. K., on Production of Magnetic Alloy Strip by Powder Metallurgy, 853
Worner, Dr. H. W., on Structure of Titanium- Tin and Titanium-Silver Alloys, ATI
Wotan Gereedschapswerktuigenfabriek, Shaping Machine, 607
“ Wrap-round ” Windscreens for Motor Vehicles, 608*
Wrapping Machine, Submarine Cable (Submarine Cables, Ltd.), 740*
Wrench, Impact (Trade Publication), 722
Wunsch, H. L., on Testing Ball Bearings at High Speed, 695*
Wyatt, T. C., the Late, 814

X-RAY Apparatus, Exhibition of, 720
Centring in Radiography (Trade Publication), 488
Diffusion Unit, Central Research Department of Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., 740*
— — Head for Orthotron, Christie Hospital, Manchester, 700*
— Tubes, Diagnostic (Mullard, Ltd.), 720
Unit, Micro-Focus (Trade Publication), 298
Unit, Shockproof and Rayproof (General Radiological Ltd.), 720

Xylonite Models, Stress Determination. See Photo-Elastic

YALLOURN Power Station, Australia, 165*
Yarrow Boiler, S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 258, 260
Yates, H. G., the Late, 389
Yeadon, Yorkshire, Refuse-Disposal Plant at, 85*
Yield Stress/Strain of Rolled Materials, 787
York War Memorial, Astronomical Clock in, 234
Yorkshire, Aireborough Urban District, Refuse-Disposal Plant, 85*
— Collieries, Experimental Wage-Increase
Scheme at, 160
Yorkshire Copper’Works, Ltd., Cinema Films on Non-Ferrous Metal Tubes, 766
Yorkshire Hennebique Contracting Co., Ltd., Reinforced-Concrete Quay, Tyne Dock, 207*; Connah’s Quay Power Station, 436*
Young, Dr. A. P., on Plastic Deformation of Aluminium Single Crystals, 239
Young, J. B., on Short-Circuit Forces on Turbo-Alternator End-Windings, 856
Young Persons, Machinery Dangerous to, Order on, 133
Yugoslavia, Industrial Progress in, 546
— Institution of Naval Architects Meeting in,
1955, 831
Yukon Territory, Hydro-Electric and Metallurgical Scheme for, 231*

ZEERLEDER, PROF. A. VON, on Aluminium Reduction since Heroult and Hall, 395
Zeiss, C., Gear-Measuring Machine, 789*-. See 779
Zezere River, Portugal, Cabril Hydro-Electric Scheme, 189*
Zinc Alloy Die Casters Association, Exhibition, Birmingham, 578
— Welding of (Trade Publication), 298
Zurich, High-Power Circuit-Breaker Testing Station, 126*

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