Engineering 1955 Jan-Jun: Index

Note: This is a sub-section of Engineering

INDEX. Illustrated subjects are marked with an asterisk after the number of the page

A.I. ELECTRIC WELDING MACHINES, LTD., Machine for Welding End-Flanges on Motor-Car Rear-Axle Casings, 441*
Aare, River, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 13*, 50*
A. B. Metal Products, Ltd., Wavelength-Changing Switch with Piano-Type Keys, 571*
Aberdeen, Torry Research Station, Quick-Freezing of Fish, 475*
Abrasive Powders, “ Centriforce ” (Trade Publication), 233
“ Absolute ” Paper Air Filter for Very Fine Dusts (Vokes, Ltd.), 607*
Accelerator, Linear, 15-MeV, for Radiotherapy and Research at St. Barholomew’s Hospital (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 646*
Accelerometer, Testing of, 209*
Access Equipment, Ltd., “ Beanstalk ” Quick-Folding Working Platform, 478*

Accidents:

Belt-Conveyor Fires, Measures for Preventing and Fighting, by W. de Braaf and W. Maas (Book), 526
Colliery Accidents, Report of Chief Inspector of Mines, 280
Collision between Stafford and Crewe on British Railways, Report on (Book), 558
Comet Aircraft, and Design Against Fatigue, by Prof. W. J. Duncan, 196. See 193, 331. See LETTERS, 229, 458, 488
Explosions, Steam Trap, at Tovil Mill of A. E. Reed and Co., Ltd. (Book), 621
Factory Accidents, Chief Inspector’s Report, 8. See Erratum, 142.
Failure, Mechanical, of Metals in Service, by J. A. Bennett and G. W. Quick (Review), 105
Fatal Accidents, Statistics of, 743 Grinding Machine Accident at J. Summers and Sons, Ltd., 616
Oil Storage Tank, Large Welded, Failure of (Book), 366
Safety Code for Industrial Power Trucks (Book), 366
— Health and Welfare Exhibition at Industrial Health and Welfare Centre, 391
— in Industry, Protection of Personnel, by D. I. Macfarlane (Book), 298
— in Mines Research Establishment, Annual Report, 62
— Practice in Petroleum Industry, Model Code, Part II (Book), 366
Acco-Automatic Coal Cleaning Co., Ltd., Washboxes for Washing Coal at Lynemouth Colliery, 599*
Accumulators, Electric. See Electric
— Vehicles. See Motor Truck
" ACE ” Digital Computer, Magnetic Drum for Information Storage for, 732*
Acetylene Welding. See Welding
Ackery, E. M., on Electric Space Heating, 556
Acoustical Terms, British Standard Glossary of, 589
Acoustics, by L. L. Beranek (Review), 395
Aero Electric Tool Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sealing Irons for Welding Cellophane (Trade Publication), 657
Acton Works of London Transport Executive, New Welding Shop for, 188*
- of D. Napier and Son, Ltd., Aero Engine Test Rig at, 216*
Actuator, Electrically-Operated, for Boiler Dampers (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 642*
Adamson, J. L., on Design and Construction of Open-Hearth Furnaces, 144
Adaptor-Charts Ltd. Made-up Progress Charts (Trade Publication), 589
“ Addo ” Electric Calculating Machine (Trade Publication), 527
Address, Presidential. See Presidential Address
Aden Harbour Works, Use of Pulverised-Fuel Ash as Substitute for Cement, 222
Adhesive Bonded Aircraft Joints, 193, 196, 231. See LETTERS, 229, 458, 488
— Dielectric Heating for Setting, by I. Jones (Book), 428
— Setting, by Electric Resistance Heating, Course of Instruction on, 321
— Synthetic Resin, 21st Anniversary Exhibition of Aero Research, Ltd., 619
Admiralty. See Warships
Adshead, T., and Son, Ltd., Hydraulically- Operated, Multiple-Duty, Overhead Platform, 637*
Advance Components, Ltd., Transformer Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568
Aerial Navigation. See Aeronautics
— Propellers. See Propellers under Aeronautics
— Transport. See Aeronautics
Aerialite, Ltd., Cable Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 571
Aero Research, Ltd., “ Aerolite 300 ” Synthetic Glue for Timber Roof Trusses (Trade Publication), 169; 21st Anniversary Exhibition of Synthetic Resin Adhesives, 619
Aerodynamics. See Aeronautics
“ Aeroflex ” Range of High-Rupturing-Capacity Fuse Switches (Parmiter, Hope and Sugden, Ltd.), 381
“ Aerolite 300 ” Synthetic Glue for Timber Roof Trusses (Trade Publication), 169
Aeromagnetic Surveys, Ltd., “ Canso ” Flying-Boat Equipped with Geophysical Instruments, 619
Aeronautical Establishment, National, Bedford, Wind Tunnels at, 220*, 252*
— Society, Royal: Manufacture of Integral Structures, by Dr. E. G. West, 145. See 68, 104; Prospects and Problems of Rocket Propulsion for Aircraft, by Prof. A. D. Baxter, 214*; Scientific Approach and Research in Aircraft Production, by Prof. J. V. Connolly, 295; Some Problems Associated with Stress Concentration, by H. L. Cox, 304; Structural Safety, by Prof. A. G. Pugsley, 376*; 8th Louis Bleriot Lecture, by G. Hereil, on Making Aeroplanes Independent of Runways, 435; 43rd Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture on Flight Control, by Dr. C. S'. Draper, 652; Presentation of Awards, 654

Aeronautics:

Aerial Survey of Grahamland, Falkland Islands Dependencies, by Hunting Aerosurveys, Ltd., 761
Aerodynamics, Research on, at National Physical Laboratory, 731*
Aerofoils and Wing Models, Workshop for Manufacture of, 731*
Aeroplane. See Aircraft; Flying Boat (below)
Air Ministry, 63-ft. Twin-Screw Pinnace for, 744*
— Traffic in 1954, Statistics of, 3
Aircraft, Application of Powered Lift to, 631*
— “ Baroudeur,” Use of Skids for Landing and Take-Off of, 4:36*.; Use of Trolley for Ground Run and Take-Off of, 436*
— Bell “ VTOL,” Vertical Take-Off, Design Aspects, 737*
— Bell “ XV-3 ”, with Helicopter Take- Off, 631*
— Bomber, “ Canberra,” Use for Testing Reaction to High Altitudes, 292,
- - Delta-Wing, Avro Vulcan, Installation of “ Olympus 101 ” Turbo-Jet Engine in, 187*,
- - Time Factor in Production of, 228.* » See 225
— “ Britannia,” “BE25” Two-Spool, Propeller-Turbine Engine for (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 544*
— Cabin-Pressure Systems, High-Altitude Laboratory for Testing (Normalair, Ltd.), §99*
— Carriers, Audio System for Deck Landings, 338
— — British, Steam Launching Catapults for, 151*
— Civil, Radio Equipment for, Specification 77
- - Twin-Engine, High-Aspect Ratio, “ ED 32 ” (Societe de Construction des Avions Hurel-Dubois), 802*
- - Twin-Jet, Medium-Range, “ Cara- velle ” (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Sud-Est), 801*
- - Unpressurised Cabins in, Controversy on, 292
— “Comet,” and Design Against Fatigue, 196. See 1193, 231. See LETTERS, 229, 458, 488
— “Comet,” Mark 4, for British Overseas Airways Corporation (de Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.), 359
— Constant-Speed Sundstrand Drive for (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 215*
— Controls, High-Speed Hydraulic Motor for, 21*; Electrically-Driven Hydraulic Pump for, 27*
Surfaces, Massbalancing of (Book), 41
— Design Problems and Trends, 68
— Developments, French, 772*, 801*. See also vol. 180
— Fighter, Folland “ Midge,” Flying Trials of, 327,
- - “ Gnat,” Flying Trials, 327
- - for Royal Air Force, 35
- - Time Factor in Production of, 228* See 225
— "Hawker P.1072,” with “Snarler,” Rocket Motor, 79*
— Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Graphical Symbols for, Specification, 589
— Increasing Speed Range of, 631*
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 235*
- - Redundancy in, 515
— Instruments, Test Rigs for, (Field Aircraft Services, Ltd.), 209*
— Jet, Long-Range, Boeing “KC-135”, for U.S. Air Force, 327
= = Training, All-Metal, “ SIPA 300” (Societe Industrielle pour l’Aero-nautique), 772*
— — Lift, Bell “ VTOL ”, 632*, 737*
— Jet, Twin, Liaison, Four-Seat, “ Paris 760 ” (Societe Morane-Saulnier), 722*
- - Twin, Training, “ Magister ” (Fouga et Compagnie), 773*
— Launching Systems and Landing Skids for, 435*
— Maintenance and Repair (Book), 589
— 14-kW “ Mars ” Auxiliary Generator Set for (Solar Aircraft Co.), 84
— “ Meteor,” Converted for Experimental Investigations on Downward Deflection of Jets from Rolls-Royce “Nene” Engines, 250*, 331
— Military, Time Factor in Production of, 228*. See 225
- - Freight , “ Integral1,” with Short Take-off Run (Societe Anonyme des Atelier d’Aviation Louis Breguet), 802
— - Transport, “Deux Ponts” (Societe Anonyme des Atelier d’Aviation Louis Breguet), 802*
— Monoplane, “Antoinette,” Presentation to Science Museum by Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd., 685
— Nose Shapes at Zero Incidence at Supersonic Speeds, by G. B. Marson (Book), 298
— Production Conference of Institution of Production Engineers. See Production Engineers, Institution of: Aircraft Production Conference
— - for NATO, Report on, 129
— - Plastic Tools for, by P. K. Digby and W. J. Paul (Book), 589
- - Research in, Scientific Approach to, by Prof. J. V. Connolly, 295
— Stiffnuts for, Specification, 77
— Structural Safety of, by Prof. A. G. Pugsley, 376*
— Structure, Honeycomb Sandwich, in Aluminium Alloy (A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd), 88*
— Tanker, Jet, for U.S. Air Force (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation), 327
— Transport, “Beverley,” Maiden Flight of (Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd.), 187
— Twin-Jet, Liaison, Four-Seat, “ Paris 760 ” (Societe Morane-Saulnier), 722*
- - Jet, Training, “ Magister ” (Fouga et Compagnie), 773*
— Use of Rocket Propulsion for, Prospects and Problems of, 214*
— “ Vampire,” with Experimental Porous Wing Skin Section, 250*
— Vertical-Take-Off, Bell “VTOL,” Design Aspects of, 737*. See 632*
— - Take-Off, Convair, “ Pogo,” 631* Take-Off. Cinema Film of (Rolls- Royce Ltd), 130
- - Take-Off, Lockheed “ Salmon,” 631*
— “ Viscount ” Propeller-Turbine Air Liner, Production at Hurn Factory of Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., 164*
— Wings, Chordwise Cut-Outs in, Stress Diffusion of, by Lt. La V. W. Brown (Book), 298
- - Delta, Longitudinal Stability Characteristics and Damping in Pitch of, by W. B. McCarter (Book), 298
— “ Zborowski ” Coleopter, 632*

Airfield Surface Movement Indicator at London Airport, 446*
Airport Electrification (Trade Publication), 657
— Helicopter Terminal, Cromwell Curve, London, Plans for, 719
— London, Crystal-Controlled Radar System for (Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 242*
- - Central Terminal Area at, 423, 446*, 474*
Airways Corporations, United Kingdom, Traffic Statistics of, 615
“Alouette II” Turbine-Powered Helicopter (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Sud-Est), 802*
“Antoinette” Monoplane, Presentation to Science Museum by Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd., 685
“Audio” Audible Indication System for Aircraft Deck Landings, 338
Aviation Medicine, Royal Air Force Institute of, Man-Carrying Centrifuge at, 662*

“Baroudeur” Aircraft, Use of Skids for Landing and Take-off of, 436*; Use of Trolley for Ground Run and Take- Off of, 436*
Bedford, National Aeronautical Establishment, Wind Tunnels, 220*, 252*
Belgian Aircraft Factory, Air Compressor for, 665
Bell “VTOL” Aircraft, Vertical-Take-Off, Design Aspects of , 632*, 737*
Bell “XV-3” Aircraft with Helicopter Take-Off, 631*
“Beverley” Transport Aircraft, Maiden Flight of (Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd.), 187
Boeing Jet Aircraft for American Air Force, 327
“Britannia” Aircraft, “ BE25 ” Two-Spool, Propeller-Turbine Engine for (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 544*
British Aircraft Constructors, Society of, Handbook of Recommended Basic Training Exercises (Book), 41; Handbook of Recommended Basic Training Exercises, Vol. I (Review), 492
British European Airways, Annual Report, 615

Cabin, Unpressurised, for Civil Aircraft, Controversy on, 292
Canadian Aeronautical Institute, Design Aspects of Bell “VTOL” Airplane, by J. A. O’Malley, 737*. See 632* “ Canberra ” Aircraft, Use for Testing Reaction to High Altitudes, 292
“ Canso ” Flying-Boat, Geophysical Equipment for (Aeromagnetic Surveys, Ltd.), 619
“ Caravelle ” Twin-Jet, Medium-Range Air-Liner (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Sud- Est), 801*
Catapult, Arbalete, for Launching Aircraft, 435*
— Latecoere, for Launching Aircraft, 435*
Centrifuge, Man-Carrying, at Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, 622*
Civil Air-Transport Industry, Wage Claims in, 255
Coleopter, “ Zborowski,” 632*
“ Comet ” Aircraft and Design Against Fatigue, 196. See 193, 231. See LETTERS, 229, 458, 488
“ Comet ” Mark 4, Aircraft for British Overseas Airways Corporation (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 359
Control Tower at London Airport, 446*
Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Stress Diffusion in Vicinity of Chordwise Cut-Outs in Wings, by Lt. LaV. W. Brown (Book), 298; Stability Characteristics and Damping in Pitch of Delta Wings, by W. B. McCarter (Book), 298; Calculation of Wave Drag of Nose Shapes at Zero Incidence at Supersonic Speeds, by G. B. Marson (Book), 298; College Reports (Books), 589
Cromwell Curve Landing-Stage for Helicopters, Plans for, 719
Decca Navigator, Orders for, 194
Deflector Unit for Investigations on Downward Deflection of Jets (National Gas Turbine Establishment), 250,*, 331
“ Deux Ponts ” Military-Transport Aircraft (Societe Anonyme des Atelier d’Aviation Louis Breguet), 802*
“ Djinn ” Two-Seat Turbine-Powered Helicopter (Socidte Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Sud- Ouest), 803*
Douglas “ Globemaster,” Transport Aircraft with 14-kW “ Mars ” Auxiliary Generating Set, 84
Drive, Constant-Speed, Sundstrand, for Aircraft (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 215*
Drop Tank, Plastics, for Service Aircraft (Bristol Aeroplane Co.,Ltd.), 183*
“ Eland ” Propeller-Turbine Aero Engine, Production of (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 99
Engine, Aeroplane, Gas-Turbine, High-Energy Torch Igniter for (K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd.), 189*
Gas-Turbine, High-Energy Igniter Plug for (K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd.), 707*
Helicopter, Silencer for (Vokes, Ltd.), 217*
High-Speed, Testing of, by A. W. Judge (Book), 298
“ Meteor,” Use for Testing English-Electric-Sundstrand Constant-Speed Drive at Acton Works of D. Napier and Son, Ltd., 216*
Propeller-Turbine, “ Eland,” Production of (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 99
Propeller-Turbine, Two-Spool, 4,000-s.h.p., “ BE25 ” (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 544*
Rolls-Royce, History of Development of, by A. F. Kelley, 617
Sleeve-Valve, Bristol, Sparking Plug for, 85
Turbo-Jet, “ Olympus 101,” Production of, 187*
— Turbo-Jet, “ Orpheus,” Type Testing of (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 705*
See also Turbines, Gas
“ Fido ” Equipment Operated on Gas- Oil, 251
Flight Control, History of, by Dr. C. S. Draper, 652
“ Flying Bedstead,” 130
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Flying-Boat, “ Canso,” Geophysical Equipment for (Aeromagnetic Surveys, Ltd.), 619
Freight Service, Atlantic (Airwork, Ltd.), 290
French Aircraft Exhibition, Salon de l’Aeronautique, 21st, Arrangements, 450; Programme, 716; Exhibits, 772*, 801.* See also vol. 180
“ Globemaster ” Transport Aircraft with 14-kW “ Mars ” Auxiliary Generator Set, 84
“ Gnat ” Fighter Aircraft, Flying Trials, 327
Handbook of Recommended Basic Training Exercises, S.B.A.C. (Book), 41; (Review), 492
“Hawker P.1072” Aircraft with “ Snarler,” Rocket Motor, 79*
“ HD 32 ” High-Aspect Ratio, Twin-Engine Air-Liner (Societe de Construction des Avions Hurel-Dubois), 802*
Helicopter Landing-Stage, Cromwell Curve, London, Plans for, 719
— Silencer for Engine of (Vokes, Ltd.), 217*
— Transport, Trends in Design and Application of, 552
— Turbine-Powered, “ Alouette II ” (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Sud-Est), 802*
Powered, Three-Seat “ Norelfe ” (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Nord), 803
Powered, Two Seat “ Djinn ’’ (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Sud-Ouest), 803*
— Use in Railway Strike, 743
Instruments, Aircraft, Test Rigs for (Field Aircraft Services, Ltd.), 209*
“ Integral ” Military-Freight Aircraft, with Short -Take-Off Run (Societe Anonyme des Atelier d’Aviation Louis Breguet), 802
Landings, Deck, “ Audio ” Audible Indication System for, 338
Lockheed Jet Tanker Aircraft for American Air Force. 327
“ Magister ” Twin-Jet Training Aircraft (Fouga et Compagnie), 773*
“ Mars ” Auxiliary Generator Set, 14-kW, for Aircraft, 84
“ Meteor ” Aeroplane Engine, Test Rig at Acton Works, 216*
“ Meteor ” Aircraft Converted for Investigations on Downward Deflection of Jets, 250*, 331
“ Midge ” Fighter Aircraft, Flying Trials of (Folland Aircraft, Ltd.), 327
Missiles, Guided, Electronic Apparatus for; Equipment for Evaluating Performance of Apparatus for, (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 541*
Motor, Rocket. See Rocket (below)
National Aeronautical Establishment, Bedford, Wind Tunnels at, 220*, 252*
Navigator, Decca, Orders for, 194
“ Norelfe ” Turbine-Powered, Three-Seat Helicopter (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Nord), 803
Nose, Aircraft, Shapes at Zero Incidence at Supersonic Speeds, by G. B. Marson (Book), 298
“ Olympus 101 ” Turbo-Jet Engine, Production of, 187*
“ Orpheus ” Turbo-Jet Engine, Type Testing of (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 705*
“ Paris 760 ” Twin-Jet, Four-Seat Liaison Aircraft (Societe Morane-Saulnier), 772*
Passenger Building, South-East Face, at London Airport, 474*
“ Pogo ” Aircraft, Convair, Vertical Take- Off, 631*
Propeller Noise, Reduction of (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation), 479
Rocket Motor, Prospects and Problems of use in Aircraft, 214*
“ Screamer ” (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 645
“ Snarler,” Development of (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 79*, 317*
“ Spectre ” (de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd.), 645
“ Super Sprite,” Approval for Service of, 187
Royal Air Force, Fighter Aircraft for, 35; Institute of Aviation Medicine, “ Audio ” Audible Indication System for Aircraft Deck Landings, 338; Institute of Aviation Medicine, Man-Carrying Centrifuge at (M. B. Wild and Co., Ltd., and General Electric Co., Ltd.), 662*
— Aircraft Establishment, Wind Tunnels, 220*, 252*; Deflector Unit for Investigations on Downward Deflection of Aircraft Jets, 250* ,331; “ DEUCE ” Digital Electronic Computer for, 313*; “Audio” Audible Indication System for Aircraft Deck Landings, 338; Radio Department, Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 571
“Salmon” Aircraft, Lockheed, Vertical Take-Off, 631*
Salon International de l’Aeronautique, 21st, Arrangements, 450; Programme, 716; Exhibits, 772*, 801*. See also vol. 180
“ Screamer ” Rocket Motor (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 645
Silencer for Westland S.55. “ Whirlwind ” Helicopter (Vokes, Ltd.), 217*
“ SIPA 300 ” All-Metal Jet Training Aircraft (Societe Industrielle pour j’A6ronautique), 772*
Slip-Band of Copper-Aluminium Alloy, Exuding from Metal under Repeated Loading, 250*
“ Snarler,” Rocket Motor, 79*; Development of (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 317*
“ Spectre ” Rocket Motor (de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd.), 645
“ Super Sprite ” Rocket Motor, Approval for Service by Ministry of Supply, 187 Take-Off System, Cable, Renollaud-D.O.P. (D.O.P. Co.), 435*
Tank, Drop, Plastics, for Service Aircraft (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 183*
Test Rigs for Aircraft Instruments, 209* “ Thermal Barrier,” Wind Tunnel for Testing Conditions in, 779, 797*. See also vol. 180
Unpressurised Cabins in Civil Aircraft, Controversy on, 292
“ Vampire ” Aircraft with Experimental Porous Wing Skin Section, 250*
“ Viscount ” Propeller-Turbine Air Liner, Production at Hurn Factory of Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., 164*
“ VTOL ” Bell, Aircraft, Jet-Lift, 632*; Vertical Take-Off, Design Aspects of, 737*
“ Whirlwind ” Helicopter Westland S.55, Silencer for, 217*
Wind Tunnels, Plant of Six Small High-Speed, “ High Altitude Test Plant,” 252*; 36-in. by 14-in. for Research on Aerodynamics at National Physical Laboratory, 731*; Spinning, Vertical, 15-ft. Diameter, 221*
— Subsonic, 13-ft. by 9-ft., for Investigating Low-Speed Flight Characteristics 252*
— Supersonic, 18-in. by 18-in., Continuous, 252
— Supersonic, Continuous, 10,000- h.p., Mach-Number Range 0-3-3-0 (Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Ltd.), 779; 797*. See also vol. 180
— Transonic and Supersonic, Mt. by 3-ft., 220*
— Transonic, 8-ft. by 6-ft. for Tests on Complete Aircraft Models at Sonic Speeds, 253*
— Variable-Density, 8-ft. square, Supersonic 220*
Wings, Aircraft, Chordwise Cut-Outs in, Stress, Diffusion of, by Lt. LaV. W. Brown (Book), 298
— Delta, Longitudinal Stability Characteristics and Damping in Pitch of, by W. B. McCarter (Book), 298
— Models and Aerofoils, Workshop for Manufacture of, 731*
Wright. W. and O., Papers of, by M. W. McFarland (Review), 40
“ Zborowski ” Coleopter Aircraft, 632*

Aeronautique, Societe Industrielle pour, SIPA 300 ” All-Metal Jet Training Aircraft, 772*
Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics
Aertssen, Prof. G., on Sea Trials on a 9,500-ton Deadweight Motor Cargo Liner, 622
Affric, Glen, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 775
Africa, Central, Central African Federation, Kariba and Kafue Hydro-Electric Schemes, 290
— East, Communications in, Loan from World Bank for, 358
Africa, East, Power and Lighting Co., Ltd., Nairobi South Power Station, 2,500-kW Gas-Turbo-Alternator Unit fox, 715, 727*
— Geochemical Prospecting in, 403*
— North, Ceuta, Radio Telephone Link with Algeciras, Spain, 463
— South, Gold Mines in, Development of, 264
— Uganda, Five-Year Industrial Development Plan for, 291
“ AG7 ” and “ AG9 ” Portable, Electric, High- Speed Grinding Machines for Disc Wheels (Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd.), 444*
“ Agavox ” Plastics-Disc Speech Recorder with Indexing of Start and Finish, 755
Aggregates, Gap-Graded, in Vibrated Concrete, Particle Interference in, 693*
Agreements, Labour. See Labour Agricultural Industry, Application of Atomic- Fission Products for Use in, 782
— Machinery Industry, Position and Prospects of, 99, 107*
Preparation of Safety Codes for, 794 Production, 35
— Motors. See Engines; Motors; Tractors.
— Process Engineering, by S. M. Henderson and P. L. Perry (Book), 787
— Tractors. See Tractors
Agriculture, Engineering in, by P. H. Southwell (Book), 366; (Review), 460
— Farm Implements, Case Study on (Book), 298
— Fisheries and Food, Ministry of, Awards to Inventors of Humane Traps, 744
— See also Irrigation
Air, Compressed. See Compressed Air; Pneumatic
— Compressor, Axial-Flow, Ten-Stage, for 8-ft. by 8-ft. Supersonic, Variable-Density Wind Tunnel, 221
Centrifugal, Radial-Flow, for 2,500-kW Gas-Turbo-Alternator Unit, 715, 727* for 10,000-h.p.
Continuous Supersonic Wind Tunnel, 798*
Diaphragm, “ Compton,” for Supplying Oil-Free Air (Dawson, McDonald and Dawson, Ltd.), 542*
- Improved, of British Internal-Combustion Engine Research Association, 189*
- New Trends in, 258
- 250,000-cub. ft., for Oxygen Production Plant, 122*
Plant for Belgian Aircraft Factory (Williams and James (Engineers), Ltd.), 665 Air Compressor, Refrigerator, Two-Cylinder, for High-Altitude Laboratory for Testing Aircraft Pressure-Cabin Systems, 699*
Surface and Underground (Reciprocating Types) (Books), 589
Turbo, Turbomeca Palouste, 803*
— Conditioning, Coupling for Cooling Hot-Air Fans (Spooner Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 545*; and Fume Removal (Trade Publication), 589
Grille for, “ Deflecto Grille ” (R. Crittall and Co., Ltd.), 538*
Temperature-Control Equipment for (Trade Publication), 76
Unit (Scientaire, Ltd.), 643*
Units for New Factory of J. Ambler, Ltd., at Peterlee (Mellor, Bromley and Co., Ltd.), 252* and Ventilating Plant for S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Thermotank, Ltd.), 354
Air Control Installations, Ltd., “ Electro- Klean ” Mechanical and Electrostatic Air Filter, 704*
— Draught System, Balanced, for Fuel Conservation in Shell Boilers (T. Ashworth and Co., Ltd.), 480*
— Dryer, Portable, “ Lee Moisture Master ” (Trade Publication), 657
— Filter, Mechanical and Electrostatic (American Air Filter Co.), 704* Paper, “ Absolute,” for Very Fine Dusts (Vokes, Ltd.), 607*
— Flow, Pulsating, Metering of, 17*. See LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717
— Force, Royal. See Aeronautics
— and Gas, Town’s, Flange Joints in: Flame proof Electric Apparatus, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493
— Heater, Oil-Fired, for Industrial Premises (A. G. Greaves and Son, Ltd.). 182*
— Liquid, Gas Refrigerating Machine for Manufacture of (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 513*
— Ministry, See Aeronautics
— and Paint Preheaters (Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd.), 47
— Pollution Control, 232;
- the Growth of Public Opinion, by Sir H. Beaver, 332
See also Atmospheric; Smoke Abatement
— Screws. See Propellers under Aeronautics
— Steam and Gas Power, by W. H. Severns, H. E. Degler and J. C. Miles (Book), 334
— See also Atmosphere
Aircraft. See Aeronautics
— Carriers. See Aeronautics
— Establishment, Royal. See Aeronautics “Airmax” Axial-Flow Fans (A.K. Fans,
Ltd.), 571*
Airscrew Co., and Jiowood, Ltd., “ Weyroc ” Chip-Board from Wood Waste, 168
“ Airsonic ” Industrial Stethoscope (Trade Publication), 367
“ Airtowel ” Steam-Heated Face and Hand Dryer (Trade Publication), 754
Airwork, Ltd., Atlantic Freight Service, 290
Aiton and Co., Ltd., Girder Clip Assemblies (Trade Publication), 9
A.K. Fans, Ltd., “ Airmax ” Axial-Flow Fans, 571*
Albright and Wilson, Ltd., “ Micromet” Treatment for Cooling-Water Systems (Trade Publication), 493
Albu, A., on Investments, 518
Alexander, H. J., on High-Speed Tunnelling Methods Used in Allt-na-Lairige Tunnel, Scotland, 702*
Algeciras, Spain, Radio Telephone Link with Ceuta, North Africa, 463
Allen, J.T., the Late, 459
Allen, W. H., Sons and Co., Ltd., 50-kW Turbine-Driven Generating Set for Peruvian Oil Tanker “ Sechura,” 285; 600-kW
Generators for S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 354
Allgemeine Elektricitats Gesellschaft, AEG Manual (Book), 428
Allibone, Dr. T. E., on Nuclear Power—Electricity from Uranium, 1
Allis-Chalmers, 204-h.p. “ HD 21 ” Crawler Tractor, 742*
Allowances in Machine Work. See Gauges Alloys. See Metallurgy; Microphotographs Allt-na-Lairige Tunnel, Scotland, High-Speed Tunnelling Methods Used in, 702*
Allweather Paints, Ltd., Alkali-Resistant Paint for Concrete Floors, 539
“ Alouette II ” Turbine-Powered Helicopter (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Sud-Est), 802*
Alternating Current. See Electric
— Stress. See Fatigue under Test (Materials)
Alternators. See Generators, Electric; Turbo- Generators
— Sine-Wave, for Testing and Calibration
(Trade Publication), 201
Altitude Correction Factors for Sparkover Voltages of Rod Gaps and Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266
Aluminium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— and Aluminium Alloys, Rolled, Extruded
and Drawn, Control of Quality in Heat- Treatment of, 497, 529
— and Aluminium Alloys Subjected to Fatigue
Stresses, Influence of Sub-Structure on Slip Observed in, 471
— Applications of (Trade Publication), 9
— Centenary of, as a Commercial Metal,
Exhibition, 164, 683
— Consumption Prices, 42*
— and Copper Rod and Wire, Heat-Treatment
and Finishing Operations in Production of, 497, 529
— Development Association, Manufacture of
Integral Structures, 145. See 68, 104; Exhibition of Centenary of Aluminium as a Commercial Metal, 164, 683; Scholarship for Research on Light Alloys in Shipbuilding, 316; Machining Aluminium (Book), 621
— Fatigue Process in, Observations on, 471
Aluminium, Hard Soldering of, “ Thesscal ” Process for (Sheffield Smelting Co., Ltd.), 671*
— Importation of, Abolition of Licences for, 625
— Machining of (Book), 621
— Pigment Coating, “ Serviron,” for Prevention of Corrosion (Xzit (G.B.), Ltd.), 774
— Soldering Tool for (Belark Tool and Stamping Co., Ltd.), 639*
— Sprayed, Protection of Iron and Steel by, British Standard on, 500
— Spraying, “ Schori ” Metal-Spraying Process for, 702. See LETTER, 751
Aluminium Union, Ltd., Applications of Aluminium (Trade Publication), 9; Cinema Film “ Kitimat Story ” on Kemano- Kitimat Hydro-Electric Scheme, 686
— Use in Building Construction (Trade Publication), 40
— See also Metallurgy
Aluminum, Ltd., Annual Report, 551 Ambler, J., Ltd., New Factory for Production of Worsted Yarn at Peterlee, 251*
America. See United States; Latin America,
— Strong, Standards for (Book), 233 American Air Filter Co., “ Electro-Klean ”
Mechanical and Electrostatic Air Filter, 704*
American Engineering Co., Deck Machinery for Peruviau Oil Tanker “ Sechura,” 285
— Navy. See United States under Warships
— Shipbuilding Industry, Position in, 130
— Society of Mechanical Engineers. See Mechanical Engineers
- for Testing Materials. See Testing Standards Association, Fifth National Conference on Standards, Proceedings (Book), 233
— Trade Unions and Automation, 326
— See also United States
Ames Crosta Mills and Co., Ltd., Treatment of Trade Effluents (Trade Publication), 754
“ Ammonax ” Coatings for Dyeline Reproduction of Drawings (Trade Publication), 41
Amplidyne, 2-5-kW, 200-volt, Direct-Current Generator for Instructional Purposes (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 184*
Analyser, Network for Solution of Asynchronous Performance of Salient-Pole Synchronous Machines, 759*
Analysis, Chemical, Electrical Titration Apparatus (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 514
Recording X-Ray Diffractometer for, 505*
Vapour-Phase Chromatography, Apparatus for (Griffin and George, Ltd.), 795*
— of Deformation. Vol. II: Experiment and Applied Theory, by K. Swainger (Book), 41
— of Deformation: Vol. I: Mathematical Theory; Vol. II: Experiment and Applied Theory, by K. Swainger (Review), 721
— and Separation of Gases and Volatile Liquids, Vapour-Phase Chromatograph for (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 513*
— and Separation of Petroleum Products, Distillation Column for (Glass Developments), 796
— Spectrochemical, Equipment for (Trade Publication), 169
Anderson, Sir A., the Late, 752
Anderson, M. E., the Late, 37
“ Anderson ” Ruling Pen with Reservoir Handle (Vetry, Ltd.), 676
Andersons, A., and Sons, Ltd., Lighting and Power Cabling for Coal-Preparation Plant at Lynemouth Colliery, 599
Angel Truck Co., Ltd., “ Trolliped ” Brake for Sack Trolleys, 606*
Anglian Building Products, Ltd., Tests on Reduction of Number of Wires in Pre-stressed-Concrete Beams. 445*
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd. See British Petroleum Co., Ltd.
Angus, G., and Co., Ltd., Eccentric Elliptical Spur Gears for Tin-Plate Shearing Machine, 641*
Annealing. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Annee Ferroviaire, 1955, Annual Report of French Railways, 499, 518
Antifoaming Agents, Use of Silicones as, 791
Anti-Freeze Solution for Concrete (Trade Publication), 41
“ Antoinette ” Monoplane, Presentation to Science Museum by Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd., 685
“ APA ” 3-Bladed Propeller Fan (K. Blackman, Ltd.), 575*
Appleyard, Gen. K. C., on Automation, 291
Apprenticeship. See Education; Labour
A.P.V. Co., Ltd., Pasteurising Equipment for Express Dairy Co. Plant at South Morden, 608
Arbalete Catapult for Launching Aircraft (Societe des Forges et Ateliers du Creusot) 435*
Arbitration in Labour Disputes. See Labour; Labour Notes
Arc. See Furnace; Welding
Arc Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Welding AntiSpatter Paint, 59
Archer, S., on Torsional Vibration Damping Coefficients for Marine Propellers, 594
Archimedes-Diehl-Machine Co., Ltd., “ Vidento ” Progress Control Indicator, 414*
Architects, Naval. See Naval Architects
ARCON Group, 100th Luncheon of, 556
Argentina, Investments in, 454
“ Argonaut ” Welding Process, Application to Carbon Steels, 211
“ Ark Royal,” H.M. Aircraft Carrier, Acceptance Trials of, 315
Armament Production for NATO, Report, 129 Armature Winding, Practical, by A. H. Avery, (Book), 493
Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd., Development of “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 79*, 317*; “ Screamer ” Rocket Motor, 645
Armstrong Whitworth, Sir W. G., Aircraft, Ltd., 10,000-h.p., Mach-Number Range 0-3-3-0, Continuous Supersonic Wind Tunnel, 779, 797*. See also vol. 180
Arnold H., and Sons, Ltd., Skelton Grange Power Station, 512*
Arpic Engineering, Ltd., Award of Cash Prizes for Design of Mining or Contracting Machinery, 519
Arterial Roads. See Roads
Artias Power Station, Spain, 36-MVA Alternator for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 280*
Arts, Patronage by Shell Petroleum Co., 97. See LETTER, 261
Arts, Royal Society of, Sir George Birdwood Memorial Lecture on City of Chandigarh and its Place in the Five-Year Plan, by E. M. Fry and J. B. Drew, 161; Railway Policy in the Netherlands, by F. Q. den Hollander, 167; Recent Developments in Deep-Sea Diving, by Sir R. H. Davis, 461; Trueman Wood Lecture on New Ways of Flying, by Maj. O. Stewart, 631*;
- Commonwealth Section: Morley Lecture on Northern Rhodesia Copper Industry, by R. L. Prain, 34
Ash-Handling Plant at Skelton Grange Power Station (Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 511
— Pulverised-Fuel, Use as Substitute for
Cement in Harbour Works at Aden, 222
Ashford Common Pumping Station with Gas-Turbine Stand-By Plant, 740*
Ashmore, Benson, Pease and Co., Ltd., Annual Report, 290; Dry Gasholders (Trade Publication), 396
Ashworth, T., and Co., Ltd., Balanced AirDraught System for Fuel Conservation in Shell Boilers, 480*
Asia, Railways in, Use of Diesel Locomotives on, 162
Aslib, Annual General Meeting and Elections to Council, 752
Assembly Trays, Interlocking (Trade Publication), 138
Associated Electrical Industries, Chairman’s Report, 422
Associated Electrical Industries—John Thompson Group of Companies Organisation for Building Nuclear-Power Stations, 716. See Erratum, 784
Associated Engineering Holdings Companies, Production of Motor-Car Components, 67
Associated Fisheries, Ltd., Annual Report, 746
Association, British. See British Association
— of Bronze and Brass Founders, Report on Shell Moulding Process, by J. L. Rice (Book), 621
— Engineering. See Institutions
Astral Switchgear, Ltd., Fuse Switches for 660-volt Supplies, 381
Astronomy, Brightness of Stars, 403
— Field, and Surveying, Solution of Problems in, by H. W. Stephenson (Book), 428
Atherton, T. G. F., on Miniature Circuit- Breakers, 143
Atkinson’s Agricultural Appliances, Ltd., Motor-Driven Cutter for Peat and Silage, 30*
Atlantic Liners. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships
Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd., Air and Paint Preheaters, 47
“ Atlas ” Fluorescent Tubes (Trade Publication), 396
Atmospheric Pollution, Government Measure on, 162; See also Air Pollution; Smoke Abatement
“ Atomat ” Instrument for Measuring Thickness Variation in Paper, Rubber and Plastics Sheets (Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd.), 190*
Atomic Bomb, Survival and You: Protection for People, Buildings, Equipment, by F. N. Severud and A. F. Merrill (Review), 788
— Energy, Anglo-French Agreement on Exchange of Information on, 618; and its Applications, by J. M. A. Lenihan (Review), 427
Authority, United Kingdom, Plans for New Nuclear Power Stations, 240*. See 225; Exhibition “Atoms for Peace,” 716; and Atomic Energy Commission, Danish, Agreement for Joint Programme of Research and Development, 769; Announcement of Plans for Six Further Atomic Reactors, 782; Technological Irradiation Group Research and Advice Organisation, Formation of, 782 in Canada, 560
- Commission, Danish, and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Agreement for Joint Programme of Research and Development, 769
- Peaceful Uses of, Exhibition and International Conference, 651, 716
- Plants, Developments in, 59*
- Research Establishment, Isotopes Division, Exhibition Demonstrating Uses, of Radioactive' Isotopes, 237; Engineering Services at, 270; Conference on Electro-magnetically-Enriched Isotopes, Arrangements for, 321; Vacuum Cleaner for Radioactive Dust for (Hoover, Ltd.), 645*; Harwell, by K. E. B. Jay (Book), 787
— and Nuclear Physics, by H. Semat (Book), 175; (Review), 427
— Power Plant, Export of, 651
— Reactors, Announcement of Plans for Six New, 782
“ Audio ” Audible Indication System for Aircraft Deck Landings (Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine and Royal Aircraft Establishment), 338
Audio Frequency Power Measurements (Book), 76
“Auris,” M.S., Oil Tanker, 5,5OO-h.p, Gas Turbine for, 66
Australia, National Development Department, Resources of Murray Valley (Book), 266
— Restriction of Imports, 390
Australian Railways, Electrification of Main Line Between Sydney and Lithgow (British Insulated Callender’s Construction Co., Ltd.), 481
Auto Diesels Ltd., Vehicle-Servicing Unit (Trade Publication), 297
“ Auto-Mobile ” Filing and Storage System (Compactus-Ingold), 415*
Autogenous Welding. See Welds and Welding Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd., Instrument Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569
— Control Applied to Weighing and Mixing, 780
Applied to Process Industries, 780
— Discontinuous, by I. Fliigge-Lotz (Review), 525; in an Oil Refinery, 780
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
— Operation, History of, 780
— Signalling. See Signalling
— Stokers. See Stokers
Automatic Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd., School of Electronics, 506
— Transfer Machines in Motor-Car Factories, 780
Automation, American Motor Industry Employees Demands for Security Against, 582
— and American Trade Unions, 326
— Committee on, Formation of by Production Engineering Research Association, 291
— Company Reports Showing Trends in, 614
— Development in Aeronautics, 652
— Institution of Production Engineers Summer Conference on, Margate, Programme for, 291
— London Press Exchange Booklet on, 713. See 747
— Political and Economic Planning Views on, 747. See 713
— Views of Iron and Steel Trades Confederation on,519
— What Does it Mean ? Institution of Production Engineers Conference on, 780. See 713, 747
Automobiles. See Motor Cars
“ Autorex ” Labelling Machine (Rawsons (Labelling Machines), Ltd., 415*
Auxiliary Machinery, Marine. See Marine
Avery, W. and T., Ltd., Industrial Weighing Machines, 541; Universal, Hydraulically- Operated Testing Machine, 541*; Tensile Testing Machine, 541*
Aviation. See Aeronautics
— Medicine, Royal Air Force Institute of, Man-Carrying Centrifuge at. 662*
Avica Equipment, Ltd., Swivel Coupling for High-Pressure Hydraulic Systems, 506*
Avon Colliery, South Wales, Electric Winding Gear for, 186*
Avro Vulcan Delta-Wing Bomber Aircraft, Installation of 11,000-lb.-Thrust “Olympus 101 ” Turbo-Jet Engine in, 187*
Awards, National, for Ideas on Productivity, 289
Axle, Rear, Motor-Car, Machine for Welding End-Flanges on, 441*
Ayre, Amos, the Man and His Work, by Sir M. E. Denny, 482
Ayre, Sir W., on Prices in Shipbuilding Industry, 163. See 3

BABCOCK and WILCOX, LTD., Cinema Film “ Home and Away,” 357. See LETTER, 425; Ash-Handling Plant at Skelton Grange Power Station, 511; Annual Report, 615; Heat Exchanger for 2,500- kW Gas-Turbo-Altemator Unit, 715, 727*; Preheater for Franco-Crosti Boiler of Locomotive for British Railways, 767*; Transporter for Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 806
Babcock and Wilcox-English Electric Group of Companies for Building Nuclear-Power Stations, 716. See Erratum, 784
Baffles and Soot Blowers for Reducing Flue- Dust Deposit in Boilers, 278*
Baghdad, Prefabricated Television Station at (Pye, Ltd.), 450*
Bailey Bridge, Prefabricated Steel Decking for (T. Storey (Engineers), Ltd.), 640*
Bailey Bridging (Trade Publication), 106 Bailey, R., on Italy’s State-Controlled Industries, 491
Bakelite, Ltd.. Radio Receiver of Copper-Clad Bakelite, 570*; Cinema Film “To Shape To-morrow ” on Plastics Products, 724
Baker, Perkins, Ltd., Grinding Machine for Large Bearing Races, 90*
Bakewell Factory of D. P. Battery Co., Ltd., Replacement of Water Wheels by Water Turbine, 684*
Balancing, Dynamic, Equipment for Testing High-Speed Turbo-Alternators (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 319*
— Machine, Dynamic (E.M.I. Electronics,
Ltd.), 302*
Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd., “ Atomat ” Instrument for Measuring Thickness Variations in Paper, Rubber and Plastics Sheets, 190*
Baldwin Lima-Hamilton Corp., Hydraulic Turbines (Trade Publication), 558
Bale, E. S.. on Creep and Fatigue Properties of Some Wrought Complex Aluminium Bronzes, 471
Balfour, Beatty and Co., Ltd., 2,500-kW Gas- Turbo-Alternator for Nairobi South, 715, 727
Ball Bearings. See Bearings
— Mill, Cement, 1,200-h.p. Coaxial Reduction
Gearbox for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 28*
High-Output (Trade Publication), 754 Banbury Works of Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd., Modernisation Scheme for, 342
Band Conveyors. See Conveyors
— Saws. See Saws under Machine Tools
Bangkok, Fourth Session of Inland Transport Committee of United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and Far East, Discussion of Railway Problems in Asia, 162. See Erratum, 532
Bank Rate, Increase of, 258
— World, Loan to Finance Communications
in East Africa, 358
Bankers, Institute of, Presidential Address by Sir G. Erskine, on Finance for Industry, 650
Bannister, Prof. C. O., the Late, 264
Bar Cutting-off Machine. See Machine Tools
— Prestressing, “ Deformed ” (McCalls Macal-
loy, Ltd.), 120
Bardgett, W. E., on Causes of Variable Creep Strength in Carbon Steel, 691
Barometer, Mercury, Pressure Measurement with (Book), 334
“ Baroudeur ” Trolley for Ground Run and Take-Off of Aircraft, 436*
Barrel-Finishing Process for Metal Articles (Trade Publication), 267
Barrows, D. J., Removal of 1,300-ton Submarine “ Sea Wolf ” into Test Sphere, 477* Bartlett, Sir F., on Delay in Applications of Results of Research, 456
Barton Refinery of Manchester Oil Refinery, Ltd., Automatic Continuous Oil-Blending Plant at, 673*
“ Bartrev ” Chip-Board from Wood Waste (Vere Engineering Co., Ltd.), 168
Bateman. Dr. E. H., on Examinations, 520. See 389. See 588, 654
Bates and Bates, Ltd., Controllers for Resistance Welding (Trade Publication), 76; Electronic Controller for Power Circuits (Trade Publication), 559
Batteries. See Electric
— Vehicles. See Motor Truck
Battersea Polytechnic, Engineering Research at, 65, 132, 327. See LETTERS, 100, 229, 293, 330, 459
Baustatik, Einfuhrung in die, by E. Chwalla (Book), 493
Baxter, Prof. A. D., on Prospects and Problems of Rocket Propulsion for Aircraft, 214*
“ BE25 ” 4,000-b.h.p., Two-Spool, Propeller- Turbine Aeroplane Engine (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 544*
Beacon Machine Tools, Ltd., Double-Ended Grinding Machine with Dust-Control Hoods, 504*
Beams, Elasticity of, Energy Theorems of Structural Analysis, 305*, 339*, 400*
— Prestressed-Concrete, Tests on Reduction
of Number of Wires in, by British Railways, 445*
— Sections, Shear Centre of, Experimental
Determination of, 45*. See LETTER, 133. See Erratum, 133
“ Beanstalk ” Quick-Folding Working Platform (Access Equipment, Ltd.), 478*
Beanstalk Shelving Ltd., Tiered Storage Unit, 604*
Bear, I. J., on Some Observations on Deformation of Zinc at High Temperatures, 563
Bearings, Ball and Roller (Trade Publication), 201
— Journal, Oil Film Extent in, by J. A. Cole
and C. J. Hughes, 530*
— — Whirling of, 243*. See 227, 237*
— Nylon, Metal-Backed (Nylacore Corpora
tion), 30
— Oil Whirl in, 227, 237*. See 243*
— Races, Large, Grinding Machine for, 90*
— Trunnion, Air-Lubricated, for High-Pre
cision Electric Dynamometer, 628*
Beaver, Sir H., on Air Pollution: the Growth of Public Opinion, 332
“ Beckford,” H.M. Seaward Defence Boat, Launch of, 667
Bedford, National Aeronautical Establishment, Wind Tunnels at, 220*, 252*
Beilby, Sir G., Memorial Awards, 431
Belark Tool and Stamping Co., Ltd., Soldering Tool for Aluminium, 639*
Belbin, Dr. E., on Industrial Training Problems1, 456
Beige de Constructions Aeronautiques, S.A., Air-Compressor Plant, 665
Bell, Sir E. A. S., the Late, 72 ’
Bell, R. L., on Some Observations on Deformation of Zinc at High Temperatures, 563
Bell “ VTOL ” Aircraft, Vertical-Take-Off, Design Aspects of, 737*
Bell “ XV-3 ” Aircraft with Helicopter Take- Off,” §3®*
Belmos Co., Ltd., Flameproof Switchgear (Trade Publication), 106
Belt Conveyors. See Conveyors
Belting, V-Link (Trade Publication), 493
B. E.N. Patents, Ltd., Portable Spray Painter (Trade Publication), 76; Fittings for Compressed Air Lines (Trade Publication), 559; Extension Tube for Spray Gun, 638
Bench Trays, Interlocking (Trade Publication), 138
Benjamin Electric, Ltd., Outdoor Lighting Equipment (Trade Publication), 621
Beresford, J.. and Son, Ltd., “ Hydro-Ejector ” Attachment for Increasing Suction Lift of Pumps, 672*
Berlin-Charlottenburg University, Problems in Statics Awaiting Solution, by Prof. E. Chwalla (Book), 526
“ Besco ” Sheet-Metal Working Machines (Trade Publication), 138
Best, A. T., the Late, 656
Betrachtungen uber Theorie und Anwendung von Verbundkonstruktionen, by K. Sattler (Book), 526
Betteridge, Dr. W., on Heat-Treatment, Inspection and Testing of Wrought Nickel and Nickel Alloys, 498, 529
Bevel Gears. See Gears
“ Beverley ” Transport Aircraft, Maiden Flight of (Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd.), 187
Bezier, P., on Motor-Car Factories Using Automatic Transfer Machines, 780
Bibliography of Colour Television, Supplement, 1955 (Book), 787
Bibliography of Control Engineering, by R. H. Macmillan, 687
— on Flexure Devices, by P. J. Geary (Book), 201
— and Index on Dynamic Pressure Measurement, by W. G. Brombacher and T. W. Lashof (Book), 558
— to Literature on Semi-Conducting Materials and Transistors (Trade Publication), 233
Bicycles. See Cycles and Motor Cycles
Bigford, H. M., on Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
Bigwood, J., and Son, Ltd., Hydraulic Stretch- Flattening Machine for Large Sheets and Plates, 282*
Billets, Heavy, “Manipulator ” Mechanical-Handling Machine for Head, Wrightson Machine Co., Ltd., and Salem-Brosius, Inc., 412*
Billig, Dr. E., on Growth Twins in Crystals of Low-Co-ordination Number, 563
Binary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Bird, J. F., on Proving Performance of Circuit- Breakers, with Particular Reference to Those of Large Breaking Capacity, 432
Birdwood Memorial Lecture on City of Chandigarh and its Place in Five-Year Plan, by E. M. Fry and J. B. Drew, 161
Birkenhead Works of Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., Grease Plant at, 121*
Birlec, Ltd., 12-ton Electric-Arc Furnace for Roll-Making Foundry, 152*; Moisture Adsorbers (Trade Publication), 621
Birmingham City, Abstract of Statistics (Book), 266
— Exchange and Engineering Centre, Exhibition Demonstrating Uses of Radioactive Isotopes, 237
— Museum of Science and Industry, New Transport Section, 4*
Birthday Honours List, 749
Bishop, W. F., the Late, 586
“Bittern” Scarifying Machine for Removal of Grease from Factory Floors (Cimex-Fraser Tuson, Ltd.), 204
Bitumen Emulsion for Roads, Recommendations for Use of, Specification, 201
— Protected Metal Roofing Sheets, Fire Risk Tests on, 379
“ Bitumetal ” Aluminium Decking for Roof of New Factory of J. Ambler, Ltd., at Peterlee, 251*
Bituminous Coatings (Trade Publication), 41
— Materials, Road Construction. See Roads Black Liquor Waste from Pulping Process,
Recovery Unit for (Combustion-Engineering Superheater Co., Inc.), 756*
Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd., Maiden Flight of “ Beverley ” Transport Aircraft, 187; Presentation of “Antoinette” Monoplane to Science Museum, 685
Blackman, K., Ltd., Guard for Fan, 222*; “APA” 3-Bladed Propeller Fan, 575*
Blackstone, P. L., on Mixed Thermal-Hydro- Electric Systems, 60
Blades, Turbine, Comparator for Measuring Pitch Errors in Serrations on Roots of, 625*, Microscope for Examination of (Taylor, Taylor and Hobson. Ltd.), 514*
— of 100-kW Wind-Driven Generator (de Havilland Propellers, Ltd.), 371*. See 359
Blaengwynfi, South Wales, Electric Winding Gear for Avon Colliery, 186*
Blair, Dr. J. S., on Thickness of High-Temperature Steam Pipes, 205*; on Thick- Walled Cylinders under Internal Pressure, 230. See 80*, 114*. See LETTERS, 261, 293, 488, 520, 553*, 654
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces
Blaw-Knox Co., Steel Floor Grating with Serrated Bearing Bars, 189*
Blaw Knox, Ltd., Contractors’ Plant (Trade Publication), 106; i-cub. yd. Shovel for Excavators and Cranes (Trade Publication), 169; Annual Report, 486; Steel Shutterwork (Trade Publication), 621
Bleriot Lecture, 8th, on Making Aeroplanes Independent of Runways, by G. Hereil, 435*
Blickvac Engineering, Ltd., Vacuum and Pressure Impregnation (Trade Publication), 621
Blount, R. W., on Importance of Part-Time Course in Training the Professional Engineer, 360
Blow-Pipe. See Welding Torch
Blower, Gas-Turbo-driven, for Blast-Furnace Service, 623
— Grain, Adaptation for Drying Grain (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 637
— Rotary, Positive (Trade Publication), 396
— Soot, and Baffles for Reducing Flue-Dust Deposit in Boilers, 278*
“ Bluenose.” Canadian Ferry, Oil-Operated Gearboxes in (Modern Wheel Drive, Ltd.), 603*
Blyth, Northumberland, New Power Station at, 331
Board, Insulation, for Building (Trade Publication), 138
— of Trade, Increased Renewal Fees for Patents and Designs Registrations, 187; Overseas Trade Fairs, Hints for Exhibitors (Book), 454, 589
Boat, Flying. See Aeronautics
— Motor. See Motor Boat
— and Ship Builder Annual Review, 1955 (Book), 5.89
— Submarine. See Warships
Boddy Roofing Co., Ltd., Asbestos Sheeting for Coal-Preparation Plant at Lynemouth Colliery, 599
Bodson, J., et Fils, “ Endoscope ” for Inspection of Inaccessible Parts (Trade Publication), 41
Boeing Aircraft Corp., Use of Lee-McCall System of Prestressing Concrete in Design of Warehouse for, 190; Contract for KC-135 Long-Range Jet Aircraft for U.S. Air Force, 327
Bogies for Electric Locomotives, Design of, 77
— See also Trucks
Boiler, Chain Grate with Long Heat Release for, Investigations on, 770*
— Combined Waste-Heat and Oil-Fired,
Foster Wheeler, for S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 353
— Coverings. See Heat Insulation
— Dampers, Electrically-Operated Actuator for (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 642*
— Domestic, “ Heatmaster ” for Space Heating, Water Heating and Cooking (Radiation, Ltd.), 612*
— Economic, Baffles and Soot Blowers for Reducing Flue-Dust Deposit in, 278*
— Feed Water. See Feed and Water
Water Softening. See Water Softening
— Fired by Solids from Recovered Liquor
Waste at Pulp and Paper Mill of Bowater Paper Corporation, Calhoun, 756*
— Furnaces. See Furnace and Stoker
— Gas or Oil-Fired, “Powermaster” (G.W.B. Furnaces, Ltd.), 541
Boiler and General Insurance Co., Ltd., National, Failure of Welded Oil-Storage Tank (Book), 366
— Lancashire, Baffles and Soot Blowers for Reducing Flue-Dust Deposit in, 278* at Fleam Dyke Pumping Station, Modifications to, 644*. See 613
— Locomotive, Franco-Crosti System of Feed-Water Preheating for, 747, 766* Investigations on Stoking of, 770 See also Locomotive
— Oil-Fired, Cylindrical, for Peruvian Oil Tanker “Sechura” (J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 285
Fired, Injection of Oil into, Safety Control of (Power and Ventilation, Ltd.), 736 Fired, Safety Requirements for Fire Protection in, by R. E. Whillock, 730
— Plant and Furnaces, Control Instruments for, Exhibition, 232
Willington “A” Power Station, Television Equipment for, 158*
— for Roosecote Power Station (Yarrow & Co., Ltd.), 706
— Sectional, for Testing Small Mechanical Stokers, 770
— Shell, Balanced Air-Draught System for Fuel Conservation in (T. Ashworth and Co., Ltd.), 480*
— Stoker-Fired, for East Yelland Power Station (J. Thompson Water Tube Boilers, Ltd.), 534
— Water-Tube, Stoker-Fired, for Churk Cement Factory, India (J. Thompson Water Tube Boilers, Ltd.), 638, Tube, Yarrow, for S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 352*
Bollen, P. W., on Salary Ranges of Technical Staff for British Railways, 619. See LETTERS, 553, 654
Bolts, Prestressed, in Steel Structures, by O. Steinhardt and K. Mohler (Book), 493
— Screws. Nuts and Rivets, Year Book on (Trade Publication), 527
Bomb, Survival and You: Protection for People, Buildings, Equipment, by F. N. Severud and A. F. Merrill (Review), 788
Bombay, Oil Refinery at, Completion of (Burmah-Shell Refineries, Ltd.), 444
Bombing Aeroplane. See Aircraft under Aeronautics
Bonding, Adhesive, of Metals, by G. Epstein (Review), 137
— Material, Foundry, and Ground Silica (Trade Publication), 657
Bone, A. E., the Late, 688
Bones, J. A., on Strength of Thick-Walled Cylinders, 80*, 114*. See LETTERS, 230, 261, 293, 488, 520. 553*, 654
Bonus System. See Labour
Books Received, 9, 41, 76, 105, 137, 175, 201, 233, 266, 298, 334, 366, 396, 428, 493, 526, 558, 589, 621, 657, 689, 721, 754, 787
— Reviews, 9, 39, 75, 105, 137, 169, 234, 265, 297. 333, 365, 395, 427, 460, 492, 525, 557, 588, 620. 656 687, 721, 753, 788
Boosey and Hawkes, Ltd., Battery-Operated Tape Recorder (Trade Publication), 41
Booth, H. C., the Late, 72*
Booth, J., and Sons (Bolton), Ltd., All-Steel Derrick Pole, 16
Boreham Wood, Research and Development Centre of J. Laing and Son, Ltd., at, 555
Borelius, C. J., on Post-Graduate Courses in Chemical Engineering, 360
Borneo, North, Aluminium Motor Lighter for (Fairmile Construction Co., Ltd.), 53
Boro’ Laboratories and Appliance Co., Ltd., “ Condesco ” Drip Regulator (Trade Publication), 297
Bostock, W., on Researches and Factors Affecting Electroprecipitation, 625
Boston Deep Sea Fishing and Ice Co., Ltd., Motor Trawler, “ Princess Anne,” 29*
Bottling Plant, Milk, of Express Dairy Co. at South Morden, 608*
Bourdon Tools, Ltd., Variable-Speed Gearboxes (Trade Publication), 657
Bourgeois, P. J., on Application of Automatic Control to Weighing and Mixing of Raw Materials, 780
Bourke Lectureship, Foundation of, by Faraday Society, 321
Bournemouth, Health Congress at, 321 Boustead, J. C., on Optimum Sizes of Railway Wagons, 751. See 347*
Bovis, Ltd., New Factory for J. Ambler, Ltd., at Peterlee, 251*
Bowater Building Boards, Ltd., Insulation Boards for Building (Trade Publication), 138
Bowater Paper Corporation, Recovery Process for Liquor Waste at Pulp and Paper Mill, Calhoun, 756*
Bowen, I. G., on Single and Multi-Combustion Systems for Gas Turbines, 66
Boxes, Rigid, and Cartons Industry, Review of Productivity in, Report, 227; (Book), 558
Boxford Windmill, Annular Sail for, 39*
Boyce, Sir L., the Late, 718
“ B.P. Haulier,” Oil Tanker with Voith- Schneider Propulsion, Launch of (J. Pollock Sons and Co., Ltd.), 578*
Bradbury, C. H., on Some Practical Aspects of Engine Noise, 784
Bradley, J., the Late, 752
Bradshaw, J. K., the Late, 101
Braithwaite, R., on Increasing Life of Bandsaws, 520. See 443*
Brake for Sack Trolleys, “ Trolliped ” (Angel Truck Co., Ltd.), 606*
— See also Dynamometer
Braking System, Dynamic, for Electric Winding Gear for Avon Colliery (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 186*
Brammer, H., and Co., Ltd., V-Link Belting (Trade Publication), 493
Brancker Memorial Lecture, Institute of Transport, on Influence on Civil Aviation of Some Current Researches, by Sir A. Hall, 250*
Brand, A., on High-Speed Diesel Engines Used as Prime Movers in Rail Vehicles with Different Types of Transmission, 720
Brand, C., and Sons, Ltd., Coal Jetty for East Yelland Power Station, 534*
Brass and Bronze Casting Industry, Review of Productivity in (Review), 395; (Book), 396
Founders, Association of, Report on Shell Moulding Process, by J. L. Rice (Book), 621
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Foundry. See Foundry
Brault, P. G. A., Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, Canada, 476*
Brazil, Investments in, 454
Breadalbane Hydro-Electric Plant, Rock-Tunnelling Record at, 29
Breakdowns. See Accidents
Breguet, Louis, Societe Anonyme des Atelier d’Aviation, “ Deux Ponts ” Military-Transport Aircraft, 802; “Integral” Military-Freight Aircraft with Short Take-Off Run, 802
Bremner, D. A., the Late, 230
Brentford Electric, Ltd., “ Duotherm ” Domestic Heat Pump, 47*
Brentford Transformers, Ltd., Performance of Class H Transformers (Trade Publication), 9
Bricks, Fire. See Refractory Materials Brickwork of Blown-Out Blast Furnaces, Survey of Results of Examination of, by H. M. Richardson and G. R. Rigby (Book), 396
Bridges, Bailey (Trade Publication), 106 Prefabricated Steel Decking for (T. Storey (Engineers), Ltd.), 640*
— Bowstring, Open-Web, Prestressed-Concrete, at Gunthorpe, Nottingham, 536*
— Deck Systems, Studies of, by A. Short and R. I. Lewis (Book), 657
— Girders, “ Schori ” Metal-Spraying Process for Protection Against Corrosion of (Schori Metallising Process, Ltd.), 702. See LETTER, 751
— Prestressed-Concrete, at Kotri, Pakistan, 190, Concrete, Tampa Bay, United States, 190
— Suspension, Angus L. Macdonald, Canada, Opening of, 476*
Brighton, British Electrical Power Convention. See British Electrical Power Convention
“ Brightray ” Nickel-Chromium Alloy, Use for Coating Diesel-Engine Valves when Running on Boiler Oil (H. Wiggin and Co., Ltd.), 384*
“ Brightray H ” Nickel-Chromium Alloy for High-Temperature Furnace Resistors (H. Wiggin and Co., Ltd.), 381
Brisby, M. D. J., on Supply of Scrap to Open-Hearth Furnaces, 661. See Addendum, 724
Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Sparking Plug for Sleeve-Valve Engine, 85; Plastics Drop Tank for Service Aircraft, 183*; Production of 1 1,000-lb.-Thrust “Olympus 101 ” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine, 187*; “ BE25 ” Two-Spool, Propeller-Turbine Engine for “ Britannia ” Air Liners, 544*; Type Testing of “ Orpheus ” Turbojet Aeroplane Engine, 705*
“ Britannia ” Aircraft, “ BE25 ” Two-Spool, Propeller-Turbine Engine for (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 544*
British Agricultural Engineers, Institution of, Annual Luncheon, 521; Preparation of Safety Codes for Farm Machinery by East Anglian Centre, 794
British Aircraft Constructors, Society of, Handbook of Recommended Basic Training Exercises (Book), 9; (Review), 492
British American Optical Co., Ltd., Diamond-Impregnated Tools (Trade Publication), 233; “ Centriforce ” Abrasive Powders (Trade Publication), 233

British Association :

Bristol Meeting:
Invitation for Papers by Young Engineers, 168
Programme, 491
See also vol. 183

British Bitumen Emulsions, Ltd., Anti-Freeze Solution for Concrete (Trade Publication), 41; Bituminous Coatings (Trade Publication), 41
— Bolt, Nut, Screw and Rivet Federation, Year Book of (Trade Publication), 527
— Broadcasting Corporation, Extending-Mast Mounted on Motor Vehicle for Outside Television Broadcasts, 248*; Very-High-Frequency Transmitting Station at Wrotham, 332, 582, 609; Site for Rosemarkie Television Station in North of Scotland, 524; Plans for Television in the Isle of Man, 636; Agreement with Electrical Trades Union, 711
British Building and Engineering Appliances, Ltd., “ No-Bolt ” Scaffolding (Trade Publication), 40; “No-Bolt” Sectional Scaffolding (Trade Publication). 4*13
— Cast Iron Research Association, System for Control of Dust from Grinding Wheel, 504*
British Central Electrical Co., Ltd., Fluorescent Handlamps (Trade Publication), 41; Portable Electric Pump (Trade Publication), 76; Electrical Equipment (Trade Publication), 493
— Chambers of Commerce Manual, 1954-55
(Book), 266
— Chemical Plant Manufacturers’ Association,
Annual Report, 651. See LETTER, 717
— Coal Utilisation Research Association,
Baffle for Reducing Flue-Dust Deposit in Boilers, 278* ; Tests on Efficiency of Free-Standing Convector Fires, 469; Open Days, 515, 770*; Edwards Gla.s- Working Machine, 668*
— Coalfields, Future Developments of, 134,138
— Colonies, White Paper on Colonial Develop
ment and Welfare, 162
— Council, Scholarships to be Awarded for
Study Abroad, 172
— Directories, Current, 1955 (Book), 396
— Electrical and Allied Industries Research
Association, Technical Reports (Books), 76; Report on Cracking of Steam Pipes, 144; Behaviour of Cellulose Acetate Films Under Tropical Conditions, by N. J. L. Megson (Book), 266; Statistical Study of Variation in Performances in Tests of Experimental Unit with Axial Blast, by F. O. Mason (Book), 266; Effect of Series Resistance on Capacitative Spark Discharges, by H. G. Riddlestone (Book), 266; Altitude Correction Factors for Sparkover Voltages of Insulators and Rod Gaps, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266; Nomograms for Humidity Correction Factors of Flashover Tests on Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266; Blowing of Distribution System Fuses During Thunderstorms, by J. L. Miller (Book), 266; Wind-Power Research Programme, 433*; Measurement of Soil Thermal Resistivities of Cable Ratings, 490; Flameproof Electrical Apparatus, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493; Emission of Flame Through Flange Gaps, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493; Motion of Slow Electrons in Polar Materials, by S. Zienau (Book), 493; Case for Adoption of British Plastic Yield Test as Internationa) Electrotechnical Commission Standard, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 493; Energy Survey in Somaliland Protectorate, by E. W. Golding and A. H. Stodhart (Book), 493; Onset of Breakdown in Gases Subject to Superposed Microwave and Unidirectional Electric Waves, by W. A. Prowse, E. Laverick and W. Jasinski (Book), 493; Annual Report, 586; Current Ratings for Paper-Insulated and Varnish-Cambric- Insulated Cables (Book), 621; Electrical Characteristics of Overhead Lines, by S. Butterworth (Book), 621; Handbook on Electrical Characteristics of Overhead Lines (Book), 621
and Allied Manufacturers’ Association, Scholarships Available to British Students in Electrical Engineering, 426; Annual Report, 547
Development Association, Conference. See Electrical Development Association, British, Conference
Development Association, Installation of Electric Sockets (Trade Publication), 76; Cinema Film on Production Methods, 357. See LETTER, 425; Electricity in Homes (Trade Publication), 559; Annual Luncheon, 620; Tested Electrical Appliances (Trade Publication), 657
Power Convention, Brighton, 1955, Programme, 167
— Electricity Authority, Power Station Plant
Additions, 1954, 38; Tests of Electricity Supply Meters. 123; Thermal Storage Plant, 131. See LETTER, 200; Supply Statistics, 142, 231, 361; Television
Equipment at Willington “A” Power Station, 158*; Investment Programme, 171; Use of Pulverised-Fuel Ash from Littlebrook Power Station as Substitute for Cement in Harbour Works at Aden, 222; 200-MW Turbo-Alternator, for,
(English Electric Co., Ltd.), 291, 295; New Power Station at Blyth, Northumberland, 331; New Diesel-Electric Power Station in Montgomeryshire, 331; 100-kW Prototype Wind-Driven Generator, 359, 371*. See also Central Electricity Authority
Britisn Engine Boiler and Electrical Insurance Co., Ltd., Technical Report of (Review), 620
— European A'rways, Annual Report. 615
— Gear Mai.u.acturers’ Association, Buyers’
Guide (Trade Publication), 559
— Glass Industry Research Association,
Formation of, 619
— Industrial Measuring and Control Appara
tus Manufacturing Association, Annual Luncheon, 143; Exhibition on Control Instruments for Furnaces and Boiler Plant, 232
— Industries Fair, Exhibits at, 541*, 574*,
604*, 640*, 683, 735, 774*
Federation of. See Federation
— Institute of Management, Case Study on
Three-Phase Circuit-Breakers, Circuit Interrupters and Safety Switches (Book), 266; Case Study on Farm Implements (Book), 298; Control of Stocks for Distribution (Book), 298; Centrifugal Pumps (Book), 396; Recruitment and Training of men for Managerial Positions (Book), 721
— Institution of Radio Engineers, Abstracts
of Institution Journal, 1939-54. 334
— Instrument Industries’ Exhibition, 779,
795*. See also vol. 180
British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd., New Cables for Severn Tunnel, 382*; Cable Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570; Annual Report, 682; Television Downlead Cables Designed to Reduce Attenuation, 744
British Insulated Callender’s Construction Co., Ltd., Cable-Laying through Severn Tunnel, 382*; Electrification of Main Line Between Svdney and Lithgow, New South Wales, 481
— Internal-Combustion Engine Research Asso
ciation, Improved Air Compressor, 189*
— Interplanetary Society, Using Hydrogen
Peroxide, by A. V. Cleaver, 78; Liquid Oxygen as Rocket Propellant, by S. Allen, 78*
— Iron and Steel Federation, Statement on
“ Steel in 1955,” 36,-44; Cinema Film on Steel in" Shipbuilding, 61; Model of Steelworks, 134*; Cinema Film on Steelmaking, 357. See LETTER, 425
and Steel Research Association, Preventing Corrosion, 227; Prevention of Corrosion (Book), 233; Conference on Works Transport (Book), 298; Optimum Sizes of Railway Wagons for Carrying Iron Ore and Other Bulk Materials, by Dr. H. R. Mills, 327, 347*. See LETTER 751; Flow- Meter for Granular Materials, by S. K. Dean,430*
British Jeffrey-Diamond Ltd., Rock Busters (Trade Publication), 335; Idler Rollers (Trade Publication), 657; Coal Crushers for Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 806
— Navy. See H.M. under Warships
— Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association,
Annual General Meeting and Luncheon 587; Open Days, 722
— Nuclear Energy Conference, Formation
by Professional Institutions, 715, 716. See Erratum, 784
British Nylon Spinners, Ltd., Nylon Overalls and Boiler Suits, 478; Nylon Yarns (Trade Publication), 559
British Overseas Airways Corporation, “ Comet ” Mark 4 Aircraft for (de Havil- land Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 359
British Oxygen Co., Ltd., Application of “ Argonaut ” Welding Process to Carbon Steels, 211; Cinema Film “ The Argonaut Welding Process,” 357. See LETTER, 425; Annual Report, 682
British Oxygen Engineering Ltd., Plant Department at Edmonton, 99, 122*
British Oxygen Linde, Ltd., “ Tonnage ” Oxygen Plants of, 35
British Petroleum Co., Ltd., Proposed Plant for Production of Town Gas from Petroleum at Kent Oil Refinery, 385; Annual Report, 651; Distillation Column for Analysis of Petroleum Products, 796
— Plastics Exhibition and Convention, Exhi
bits at, 754
Federation, Surface Coating Resin Index (Book), 396
— — Year Book, 1955 (Book), 689
British Plimber, Ltd., “ Plimberite ” Chip- Board from Wood Waste, 168
British Polar Engines, Ltd., 850-h.p. Diesel- Engine for “Princess Anne,” 29; 630- b.h.p. Diesel Engines for M.S. “ Golden Bay”, 448
— Productivity Council, Review of Productiv
ity in Wrought Non-Ferrous Metals Industry (Book), 76; Boxes and Cartons Industry, 227; National Cash Awards for Cutting Production Costs, 289; Review of Productivity in Bronze and Brass Casting Industry, 395; (Book), 396; Review of Productivity in Rigid Boxes and Cartons Industry (Book), 558; Handling of Materials (Book), 589; Work Study in Theory and Practice (Book), 657
— Railways, Reorganisation Programme, 34;
Progress of Electrification on, 67; Railway Staffs, Technical, Recruitment of, 98, 103, 581, 585; Modernisation Plans, 102, 581, 584*. See 34, 98, 194, 202*, 257, 261, 419, 586; Mechanised Marshalling Yard, Thornton, 157.; Wagon-Building Programme, 204; Modernisation Plan for, Sir B. Robertson on, 261. See 257; Optimum Sizes of Railway Wagons for Carrying Iron Ore and other Bulk Materials for, 327, 347*. See LETTER, 751; Special Train for Laying Cables through Severn Tunnel, 382*; Productivity Council, Formation of, 387, 651, 678; Scheme for Freight Charges, 390; Fifty Years of Western Express Running, by O. S. Nock (Book), 396; Tests on Reduction of Number of Wires used in Prestressed- Concrete Beams, 445*; Railcar-Building Programme, 455; Electric Traction on, 487; Weed-Killing Train for (Chipman Chemical Co., Ltd.), 509*; Technical Staff for, 553. See LETTERS, 619, 654; Collison between Stafford and Crewe (Book), 558; Introduction of Colour- Light Signalling on Southern and Western Regions, 676*; Use of Franco-Crosti System of Feed-Water Preheating for Steam Locomotives, 747, 766*
— Rubber Development Board, Rubber in
Roads (Trade Publication), 721
— Scientific Instrument Research Association,
Bibliography on Flexure Devices, by P. J. Geary (Book), 201
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding
Research Association, Resistance Experiments on “ Lucy Ashton,” 495; Oil-Mist Detector for Diesel Engine Crankcase, 768*
— Shipping. See Shipping
— Standards Institution. See Standards
British Thomson Houston Co., Ltd., 1,200 h.p. Coaxial Reduction Gearbox for Cement Ball Mill, 28*; 5,500 h.p. Gas Turbine for M.S. “ Auris,” 66; Choice of Electric Motors (Trade Publication), 106; Fractional Horse-Power Electric Motors (Trade Publication), 138; “Mazda” Electric Lamps (Trade Publication), 169; 2.5-kW, 200-volt Amplidyne for Instructional Purposes, 184*; 36-MVA Alternator for Spain, 280*; “ Magnestat ” Voltage Regulator for Large Alternators, 319*; Portable Electronic Dynamic Balancing Equipment for High-Speed TurboAlternators, 319*; Diesel Driven Coupling Alternator Unit for Bulk Cargo Carrier “ Golden Bay,” 448*; 600-amp. “ Shuntarc ” Circuit-Breakers for Skelton Grange Power Station, 512*; Use of Butyl Rubber for Insulation Purposes, 515*; Switchgear for East Yelland Power Station, 535*; Thrustor-Operated Paper Guillotine, 572; 2,5OO-kW Gas-Turbo- Alternator for Nairobi-South Power Station, 715, 727*; Oscillatory, Transient- Voltage Generator for Testing Porcelain Insulators, 735*
— Trade. See Trade
British Transport Commission, Members of Area Boards, 5; Swansea Docks Improvements, 117; Wage Claims Against, 31, 63, 95, 159, 191, 323, 515, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808; Formation of British Railways Productivity Council, 387, 651, 678; Scheme for Rail-Freight Charges. 390 British Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., “ VibroInsulators ” for Mounting of 300-b.h.p. Oil Engine for Rail Traction, 379
— Welding Research Association, Summer
School of Welding, 150
“ Britool ” Wrench (Jenks Brothers, Ltd.), 542 Brittle Fracture of End-Bells of Turbo- Generator, 246*. See 226
Britton, Brig. E. J. J., the Late, 72 Broadbent, D. E., on Variations in Performance Arising from Continuous Work, 456
Broadbent. L. H., on Weighing the Output of a Colliery, 361. See 156*. See LETTER, 293
Broadcasting, Sound, Studio Engineering for (Book), 233
Broadfield, E. R., on Use of Refractories in Low-Frequency Induction Furnaces for Melting Copper Alloys, 471
Broken Scar Pumping Stations, 490
Bronx Engineering Co., Ltd., Two-Roll Circling Machine, 30*
Bronze, Aluminium, Wrought, Creep and Fatigue Properties of, 471
— and Brass Casting Industry, Review of
Productivity in (Review), 395; (Book), 396
— Founders, Association of, Report on Shell
Moulding Process, by J. L. Rice (Book), 621
Brook, G. B., on Pseudo-Binary Phase Sections between Laves Phases in Ternary Alloys of Uranium, 562
Brooks and Walker, Ltd., Caliper Gauge (Trade Publication), 76
Broom and Wade, Ltd., Annual Report, 258 Brotherhood, P., Ltd., Grinding Machine for Large Bearing Races, 90*
Brown; A., and Sons, Ltd.', Engraving Work (Trade Publication), 589
Brown, Boveri and Co., Ltd., Turbo-Blower for Supercharging a Doxford Engine, 472*
Brown Brothers and Co., Ltd., Steam Launching Catapults for Aircraft, 151*; Steering Gear and Stabiliser for S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 290, 354
Brown, D., Corporation, Ltd., Acquisition of Harrison, McGregor and Guest, Ltd., 259; Annual Report, 326
Brown, D., and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., Gearboxes for Ashford Common Pumping Station, 741
Brown, D.. Tool Co., Ltd., Gear-Testing Machine, 85*
Brown, Dr. F. H., on Energy Theorems of Structural Analysis, 305*, 339*. 400*
Brown, Lenox and Co., Ltd., Materials- Handling Equipment (Trade Publication), 201
Browne, E. H., on Future Developments of British Coalfields, 138. See 134
Browne, R. W., the Late, 294
Bruce-Gardner, Sir C., on Steel Industry, 1910 to 1933, 590
Bruel and Kjaer. A/S, Electronic Instruments (Trade Publication), 396
Brun, R., on Some Problems in Connection with Use cf Oil Fuels for Railway Traction, 784
Brush Aboe Group, Cinema Films on Work in Tropical Countries 295
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., 250- and 400-amp. “ On-Load ” Tap-changers, 381; 10-h.p. and 20-h.p. Shunt Motors at Hydraulic Machines Laboratory of Nottingham University, 442*; Transformers for East Yelland Power Station, 535; Transformers and Switchgear for Power Plant at Churk Cement Factory, India, 638*; Turbine-Driven Alternator for Stand-By Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station, 741
Brush Export. Ltd., Steam Station for Churk Cement Factory, India, 638*
Brush Group, Ltd., Annual Report, 583 B.S.A. Tools, Ltd., Adjustable-Length Drill Holder, 539*
Bucket Conveyor. See Conveyor
Buckler, G. H., and Partners, Heating and Ventilation for Central Terminal Area at London Airport, 423, 446*, 474*
Buckley and Taylor, Ltd., Grinding Machine for Large Bearing Races, 90*
Building Blocks, Lift Truck for Moving (A. R. Davies), 642*
“ Multibloc ” Machine for Rapid Production of (A. R. Davies), 642*
— Construction, by W. B. McKay (Book), 298 Methods of (Trade Publication), 201 See also Concrete, Reinforced
— Enterprise, ARCON Group, 100th Lun
cheon of, 556
— Frame, Standard, with Design Based on
Plastic Theory (Sanders and Forster, Ltd.), 572*
— Insulation Boards for (Trade Publication),
138
— Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for,
by C. M. Gay, C. de van Fawcett and W. J. McGuinness (Book), 621
— Modular System of (Trade Publication), 169
— Products, Gypsum, Association, Gypsum
Journal (Trade Publication), 721
Building Research Station, Corrosion-Resistant Floors (Book), 298; Open Days, Arrangements for, 535; Open Days at, 788
— Steel-Framed (Trade Publication), 106
— Steelwork for, Prefabrication of, by Cold-
Roll Forming of Steel Strip (Metal Sections, Ltd.), 680*
— Surface Material (Trade Publication), 721 “ Bulldog. Howard Rotavator ” Cultivator,
Attachments for (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 603* Bulletin for Industry, Views on Manpower Resources, 419
Bullows, A., and Sons, Ltd., Spray Gun for Re-active Liquids in Mixed Condition, 605*
Bulmer’s (Calculators), Ltd., Calculating Machines (Trade Publication), 527
Bungalow, Heat Pump for Central Heating, 439*, 454. See LETTER, 717
“ Bunsen,” Electro-Thermal, 125*
Bureau of Mines. See United States
— of Reclamation. Equalising Reservoir Dams and the Feeder Canal (Book), 657
— of Standards. See United States Burmah-Shell Refineries, Ltd., Completion of Bombay Oil Refinery, 444
Burmeister and Wain, 2,400-h.p. Diesel Engine for Peruvian oil Tanker “ Sechura,” 285*
Burmese Pharmaceutical Plant, Model of, with Window Frames and Cladding of Pressed Metal (H. Hope and Sons, Ltd.), 642*
Burner, Gas-Turbine, Testing Rigs for, 86*
— Oil Fuel. See Oil Fuel
Burnett and Rolfe, Ltd., Stainless Steel Milk Storage Tanks for Express Dairy Co. Plant at South Morden, 608*
Burntisland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Production by, 163. See 3.
Butterley Co., Ltd., Rust-Proofing of Bridge Girders, 702. See LETTER, 751

CABLE Connectors for Electronic Equipment, with Vibration-Proof Lock (Smiths Aircraft Instruments, Ltd.), 580*
— Downlead, Television, Designed to Reduce
Attenuation (British Insulated Callender’s Cables,Ltd.), 744
— Heating, Armoured, for Pre-Heating and
Stress-Relieving (Electrothermal Engineering, Ltd.), 705*
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 259,
267*
— Manufacture, Effect of Price of Copper on Production of, 682
— New, for Severn Tunnel (British Insulated
Callender’s Cables, Ltd.), 382*
— Paper-Insulated, Current Ratings for
(Book), 621
— Ratings, Measurement of Soil Thermal
Resistivities of, 490
— for Saateni Power Station, Zanzibar
(Enfield Cables, Ltd.), 450
— Varnished-Cambric-Insulated, Current Rat
ings for (Book), 621
Cable and Wireless, Ltd., Developments of Telecommunications, 426
— See also Electric
Caernarvonshire, Mynydd Anelog, Wind Machine at, Velocity and Power of, 433* Caesar, Monument to his Crossing of Thames, Unearthing of, 585. See LETTER, 717
Caffin and Co., Ltd., Rust-Proofing of Bridge Girders, 702. See LETTER, 751
Cahn, Dr. R. W., on Some Observations on Deformation of Zinc at High Temperatures, 563
Calcinating Plant (Trade Publication), 335 Calculating Machine, Electric, “ Addo ” (Trade Publication), 527
Calculations of Profile Drag for a Particular Body of Revolution at Supersonic Speeds, by J. R. Wedderspoon and A. D. Young (Book), 41
Calder Hall Experimental Nuclear Power Station, 240*. See 225; Nuclear Power Station, Stress-Relieving Reactor Casing, 444
Calhoun, Tennessee, Recovery Process for Liquor Waste and Pulp at Paper Mill of Bowater Paper Corporation, 756*
Calico Printers Association, Discovery of Terylene, 124
Caliper Gauge (Trade Publication). 76
— for Measuring Oil-Well Bores, United
States Bureau of Mines Report on, 671
— and Slide Gauges, by A. W. Marshall and
G. Gentry (Book), 334
Calorimeter Building for Research on Domestic Heating at Fuel Research Station, 470* Calvert, J T., on Public Health and Industry, 83
Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., Electrical Titration Apparatus for Volumetric Analysis, 514; Infra-Red Pyrometer for Temperatures down to 150 deg. C., 515*; Corrosion Voltmeter for Field Use, 515; pH Indicator (Trade Publication), 657
Camera, Electron Diffraction (Trade Publication), 527
Cameron, A., on Oil Whirl in Bearings, 227, 237*
Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., Launch of Oil Tanker “ Vexilla,” 66; Acceptance Trials of H.M. Aircraft Carrier “ Ark Royal,” 315; Annual Report, 650
Canada, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Industrial Water Resources of Canada: Fraser River Drainage Basin, 1950-51, by J. F. J. Thomas (Book), 137; Electrode Potentials and Dissolution of Gold, by G. Thomas (Book), 266; Industrial Water Resources of Canada, Great Lakes Drainage Basin, by J. F. J. Thomas (Book), 266; Milling Plants, Treating Metallic Ores and Industrial Minerals (Book), 298
— Electricity Supply in, 136
— High Commissioner for, Uses of Douglas
Fir Plywood (Trade Publication), 106
Canada, as a Market for British Goods, 519, 527; Natural Resources of, 559
— Nickel Production in, 3
— Suspension Bridge, Angus L. Macdonald,
Opening of, 476*
— Toronto, Failure of Two 100-MW Turbo-
Generators at R. L. Hearn Power Station, 246*, See 226
Canadian Aeronautical Institute: Design Aspects of BeU Aircraft VTOL Airplane, by J. A. O’Malley, 737*
— Economic Statistics, 130
Canal, Feeder, and Reservoir Dams, Equalising (Book), 657
— Grand Contour, Suggested National Water
Grid, 619
— Manchester Ship, Increase in Carriage of
Freight in 1954, 290
“ Canberra ” Aircraft, Use for Testing Reaction to High Altitudes, 292
“ Canso ” Flying Boat, Geophysical Equipment for (Aeromagnetic Surveys, Ltd.), 619
Canteens for Industrial Concerns, Organisation of (Trade Publication), 9
Capacity. See Electric
Cape Asbestos Co., Ltd., Exfoliated Vermiculite (Trade Publications). 721
Capital and Labour. See Labour and Labour Notes
Cars, Motor. See Motor Cars
— Rail. See Carriages, Railway
“ Car'avelle ” Twin-Jet, Medium-Range, AirLiner (Socie e Nationale de Constructions A6ronautiques du Sud-Est), 801*
Carbonisation Plant, New, for Etruria Gasworks. Stoke-on-Tr«*nt, 576*
—Plant for Willoughby Lane Gasworks (Woodall-Duckham Construction Co., Ltd.), 806*
Careers, Engineering Draughtsman (Book), 366
— Sheet Metal Worker (Book), 366
Cargo Steamers. See Steamers Carnegie, H. S., the Late, 230
Carr, R. T.,. on Conveying Information Graphically, 330, 459. See 65, 132,
327. See.LETTERS, 100, 229, 293
Carriage, Railway Railcars, British Railways
Building Programme for, 455 Carruthers, J. H., and Co., Ltd., Cargo-Oil
Pumps for Peruvian Oil Tanker “Sechura,” 285
Carter, B. and F., and Co., Ltd., Revolution Counters and Speed Indicators (Trade Publication), 721
Carter, L. T., on Cathodic Protection of Ships Against Sea-Water Corrosion, 689. See LETTER, 781
Cartons and Rigid Boxes Industry, Review of Productivity in, Report, 227; (Book), 558 Cartwright, Dr. W. F., on Fuel Economy in
Iron and Steel Works, 106
Cases, Packing, Automatic Strapping of, 506* Cass, R., on Heavy-Duty Truck Developments in United States. 437*
Cast Iron Research Association, British, System for Control of Dust from Grinding Wheel, 504*
Spheroidal-Graphite, Cinema Film on, 308
“ Castella ” Steel Equipment (Trade Publication), 621
Castigliano’s Theorem of Equilibrium, 339* Casting, Bronze and Brass, Industry, Review of
Productivity in (Review), 395
— Continuous, of Metals and Alloys, 748 of Metals and Alloys, Historical Survey
of, 393
— Precision, Lost-Wax Process of, Develop
ments in, 22*
— Shell-Mould, and Shell Moulding, by T. C.
Du Mond (Book), 428
— Steel (Trade Publication), 297
Castle Bromwich, British Industries Fair, 541*,
57<»*, 604*, 640*, 683, 735. 774* Catalogues. See Trade Publications
— and Handbook of Exhibits on Heat and
Cold, Science Museum, by J. A. Chalde- cott (Book) 298
— Infringement of Copyright of, Court of
Apeal Decision on. 587
Catapults, Launching, Steam, for Aircraft Carriers (Brown Brothers and Co., Ltd.), 151*
Caterpillar Tractor. See Tractor
Caterpillar Tractor Co., 230-h.p. Crawler Tractor “ Caterpillar D9,” 605*
Cathala, Prof. J., on Chemical Engineering Research, 361
Cathode-Ray Tubes, Cinema Film on (Mul- lard, Ltd.), 739
Tube, Rectangular-Face (Mullard Ltd.), 62
Cathodeon Crystals, Ltd., Quartz Crystal
Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568 Cathodic Protection of Buried Pipelines! 375* of Ships Against Sea-Water Corrosion,
689. See LETTER, 781
Cavin. S. D., Glen Finglas Water-Supply Scheme, 232
Cawkell, A. E., Non-Destructive Testing of Engineering Materials (Trade Publication), 201
Ceannacroc Underground Power Station, 20-MW. Garry-Moriston Hydro-Electric Scheme, 775*
Cells. See Electric
Cellactite and British Uralite, Ltd., Fire Risk Tests on “ Cellactite ” Bitumen-Protected Metal Roofing Sheets, 379
Cellophane, Welding of. Sealing Irons for (Trade Publication). 657
Cellulose Acetate Films, Behaviour under Tropical Conditions, by N. J. L. Megson (Book), 266
— Triacetate, and Polystyrene, Water Sorption
in, by A. G. Day (Book). 76
Celotex, Ltd., Fire-Resistant Insulation Board, 566
Cement Ball Mill, 1,200-h.p., Coaxial Reduction Gearbox for (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 28*
— Chemistry of (Book), 266
Cement and Concrete Association, Symposium on Concrete Shell Roof Construction (Book), 9; Training Courses of, 19; Concrete Facing Slabs (Trade Publication), 201; Third International Symposium. Proceedings (Book), 266; Concrete Roads (Book), 526; Symposium on Mix Design and Quality Control of Concrete (Book), 787
— Factory, at Churk, India, Temporary
Power Plant for, 638*
— Portland, Chemistry of, by R. H. Bogue
(Book), 754
— Use of Pulverised-Fuel Ash as Substitute
for, 222
— See also Concrete
Census of Distribution, 1950, Vol. Ill, Wholesale Trades (Book), 201
Centenary of Aluminium as a Commercial Metal, Exhibition. 164, 683
— of R. Dempster and Sons, Ltd., 455
— Engineering, in 1955, 5
— of Lloyd’s Register Ship Rules, 560
— of London’s Main-Drainage Service, Ex
hibition, 769
Central African Federation, Kaiiba and Kafue Hydro-Electric Schemes. 290
Central Electricity Authority, 360-MW Power Station at Skelton Grange, 510*. See 524; Proposed Skelton Grange “B” Power Station, 524. See 510; 180-MW Power Station at East Yelland, 534*; Supply Statistics, 563, 653, 784; 120-MW Power Station at Roosecote, 706*; Power Supply in London Area. 710*; See also British Electricity Authority
“ Centriforce ” Abrasive Powders (Trade Publication), 233
Centrifugal Pumps. See Pumps
Centrifuge, Man-Carrying, at Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, 662*
— for Slurries of Crystals, “ Super-D-
Hydrator ” (Saarples Centrifuges Ltd.), 93*
— for Testing Accelerometers, 209*
Ceuta, North Africa, Radio-Telephone Link with Algeciras, Spain, 463
Ceylon, Diesel-Electric Locomotives in, Cinema Film on. 295
— Economic Conditions in, by C. E. Thoro-
good (Book), 657
— Import Trade Development in, 583 Chadwyck-Healey. Sir G. E., the Late, 166 Chains, Hand-Wrought, History of, 364
— Roller (Trade Publicatiion), 754
— Track Tractor. See Tractor
“ Challenge ” Bitumen Roofing for New Factory of J. Ambler, Ltd., at Peterlee, 251®
Chalmers, Dr. T. W., the Late. 6
Chambers of Commerce Manual, 1954-1955 (Review), 265; (Book), 266
Chamberlain Industries, Ltd., Standard Hydraulic Rams, 92*; “ Staffa Bruneri ”
Lorry-Mounted Hydraulic Excavator, 638*
Champion, Dr. F. A., on British Standard on Protecting Iron and Steel by Sprayed Aluminium or Zinc, 500
Chandigarh, India, City, Building of, and its Place in Five-Year Plan, 161
Chandos, Viscount, Statement on Associated Electrical Industries, 422
Change-Speed Gear. See Gear
Channels, Prismatic, Hydraulic Jump in, 46* Chapnuis, H., and Co., “ Reilang ” Pressure Oil Gun with Calibrated Deliverv. 765*
Charrold, Ltd., Mechanised Handling Plant for Coal Wharf, Chelmsford, 120*
Charts, Line, and Nomograms, for Humidity Correction Factors Applicable to Flash- over Tests on Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266
— Progress, Made-up (Trade Publication), 589 “ Unigraph,” (Office and Factory Equipment (Leeds), Ltd.), 25*
— Transparent, for Solving Engineering
Problems, by B. B. Daly, 762*
Chatel, M.J on The Renault Gas-Turbine Locomotive, 749
Chatley, Dr. H., the Late, 101
Chelmsford, Coal Wharf, Coote and Warren’s, Mechanised Handling Plant at, 120*
Chemical Analysis. See Analysis

Chemical Engineers, Institution of:

Annual Dinner, 554
Presidential Address, by Sir H. Hartley on Chemical Engineering—The Way Ahead, 554
Participation in British Nuclear Energy Conference, 715, 716. See Erratum, 784
Conference on Functions and Education of Chemical Engineer in Europe:
Proceedings, 360, 413
Part Played by the Chemical Engineer in Bridging the Gap Between Research and Plant Construction, by Sir. C. Hinton, Dr. K. Riess, Dr. L. Morandi, and Dr. R. Holroyd, 360
The Chemical Engineer in Plant Operation 'and Management, by J. A. Oriel, N. G. Chorine and Prof. K. Winnacker, 360
Model Courses of Study for a Primary 'Degree in Engineering, by Prof. K. Schoenemann, Prof. T. R. C. Fox, Prof. Kirschbaum, Prof. J. Danze, Prof. P. ' M..' Hee'rtjes, Pfof.': H. Kramers, and Prof. K. G. K. Peters, 360
Post-Graduate Courses in Chemical Engineering, by C. J. Borelius, M. B. Donald, J. M. Coulson, and Prof. S. G. Terjesen, 360
Practical Training of the Chemical Engineer, by F. H. Pugh, 360
The Importance of the Part-Time Course in Training the Professional Engineer, by R. W. Blount, 360
Details of Examinations of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, by G. U. Hopton, 360
Post-Graduate Training Schemes, by J. P. V. Woollam and J. M. Solbett, 360
Vacational Training of Undergraduates in the Petroleum-Refining Industry, by D. Morten, 361
Work of International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, by J. Newby, 361 Chemical Engineering Research, by Prof. J. Cathala, Dr. H. Miessner, A. S. White, Prof. D. S. Kiesskalt, Prof. P. M. Heertjes and Prof. D. M. Newitt, 361
North-Western Branch:
Researches into Factors Affecting Electroprecipitation, by Dr. J. R. A. Lakey, and W. Bostock, 625
Chemical Engineering, Design Studies on Industrial Plant for Students at University College of Swansea, 551
Industry, Rapid Development in, 551 The Way Ahead, by Sir H. Hartley, 554 Vol. I: Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer, by J. M. Coulson and J. F. Richardson (Review), 492
— Industry in Europe (Book), 175
— Plant Manufacturing Industry, Production
in, 651. See LETTER, 717
— Workers’ Union, Wage Demands by, 95 Chemins de Fer Fran^ais, Societe Nationale des,
Conference on Single-Phase 50-Cycle Electric Traction, 615, 658
Chemistry of Corrosion. See Corrosion
— of Portland Cement, by R. H. Bogue
(Book), 754
Cheshire, L. J., on Gas-Turbine Principles and Practice, 488. See 333. See LETTERS,
458, 520
Cheyenne Mountain Tropospheric Propagation Experiments on Radio Waves, by A. P. Barsis, J. W. Herbstreit and K. O. Hornberg (Book), 298
Chicago, Machine Tool Exhibition, Arrangements for, 13
“ Chichester,” H.M. Air-Direction Frigate, Launch of, 630
Child, H. C., on Statistical Study of Creep and Fatigue Properties of a Precision-Cast High-Temperature Alloy, 691; on Effect of Composition of Gas-Turbine Alloys on Resistance to Scaling and to Vanadium Pentoxide Attack, 722
Chilton, E. G., on Metering Pulsating Flow,
459. See 17*. See LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 717
Chimney, Reinforced-Concrete, for East Yelland Power Station (Tileman and Co., Ltd.), 534
“ Chipbreaker ” Drill for Breaking Metallic Swarf (Firth Brown Tools, Ltd.), 412*
Chipman Chemical Co., Ltd., 15,000-gall. Capacity Weed-Killing Train for British Railways, 509*
Chlorine, Industrial Methods of Detecting (Book), 233
Chorine, N. G., on the Chemical Engineer in Plant Operation and Management, 360
Christiani Nielsen, Ltd., Self-Erecting Pile Driver, 666*
Christie, J., on Proving Performance of Circuit- Breakers with Particular Reference to Those of Large Breaking Capacity, 432 Chromatograph, Vapour-Phase, for Analysis and Separation of Gases and Volatile Liquids (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.). 513*
Chromatography, Vapour-Phase, Apparatus for (Griffin and George, Ltd.), 795*
Chromium Plating for Surface Hardening of Light Alloys, Mahle Process for (Sheepbridge Stokes, Ltd.), 444*
Chubb and Sons, Lock and Safe Co., Steel lockers for Storage of Records, 383
Church, J. E., on Marine Machinery of the Immediate Future from Shipowner’s Point of View, 533*
Churchman, Dr. A. T., on Formation and Removal of Twins in Titanium During Deformation, 563
Churk Cement Factory, India, Temporary Power Plant for, 638*
“ Chusan,” S.S., Denny-Brown Stabilisers of, 118*
C.I.G.R.E., Changes in Organisation of Conventions, 491
Cimex-Fraser Tuson, Ltd., Floor-Cleaning Machines for Factories and Yards, 204
Circling Machine. See Machine Tools
Circuit Calculations: Electro-Technology, by M. G. Say (Book), 621
— Layouts, Printed (Trade Publication), 721
“ Cirscale ” Meters (Record Electrical Co., Ltd.), 302
City and Guilds of London Institute, Insignia Awards, in Technology, 442
Civil Aviation. See Aeronautics
— Engineers, Data Book for, Vol. Ill: Field
Practice, by E. E. Seelye (Book), 233

Civil Engineers, Institution of:

Problems of Hydro-Electric Design in Mixed Thermal-Hydro-Electric Systems, by T. G. N. Haldane and P. L. Blackstone, 60
Council Requirements for Full Membership, 321
Annual Dinner, 520
Participation in British Nuclear Energy Conference, 715, 716. See Erratum, 784
Conference on Correlation between Calculated and Observed Stresses and Displacements in Structures:
Programme, 521
South-Eastern Section:
Modifications to the Steam-Driven Plant at Fleam Dyke Pumping Station, by W. G. Gibson, 644*. See 613
Civil-Engineering Construction Employees, Wages of, 515
Civil-Engineering Construction Methods (Trade Publication), 201
Contracting, Expansion in, 583
Works in Modernisation Plan for British Railways, 102, 584*. See 34, 98, 194, 202’, 257, 261, 419, 581, 586
— Servants, Numbers Employed, 287
— Service National Whitley Council, Claims
for Equal Pay by Women Civil Servants, 25,5
Cladding, Pressed Metal (H. Hope and Sons, Ltd.), 642*
Clamping Device, Hydraulic, for Holding Loose Packages on Fork-Lift Truck (I.T.D., Ltd.), 709*
Clare Instrument Co., Direct-Reading Thermometer and Limit Bridge, 539*
Clark, C., on Investments, 518
Clarke, Chapman and Co., Ltd., Deck Machinery for Peruvian Oil Tanker “ Sechura,” 285; Report on Expansion of, 390
Clausen, H., on Engineering Design and Drawing, 785. See 779.
Clays, Fire. See Refractory Materials
Clayton Lectures on Theory of Plasticity, 70; on Heavy-Duty Truck Developments in United Statesby R. Cass, 437*; on Transport Helicopter, by Dr. 1.1. Sikorsky, 552
Clayton Prize, Presentation to Sir C. Hinton at Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 232
Cleaner, Emulsion, “ Pyroclean,” (Trade Publication), 754
Clearing Machine Corp, of America, Clearing Presses with “ Clearomatic” Clutches, 57*
“ Clearomatic,” Two-Speed Epicyclic Clutch, 57*
Clerical and Administrative Workers’ Union, Wage Demands by, 127
— Employees, Engineering, Wage Demands
by, 127, 191, 287
Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co.. Ltd., Tubular Steel Tower for Offshore Test Boring for Coal, 674*
“ Climax ” Diesel-Engined Fork-Lift Truck, Use for Raising Girders to Factory Roof (Coventry Climax Engines, Ltd.), 248
Clock, Recording, “ Horameter,” for Checking Operating Time of Machines (Target Services), 765
Clothing, Protective (British Nylon Spinners, Ltd.; Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 478
Clunie Dam, Garry-Moriston Hydro-Electric Scheme, 775*
Clutch, Epicyclic, Two-Speed, “ Clearomatic,” (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 57*
— Slipping, of 10-ton Fatigue-Testing Machine,
500.*
Clyde Crane and Booth, Ltd., Chairman’s Statement, 423
Clydebank, Refuse-Disposal Plant at (Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 20*
“ Clydesdale ” Machine for Refacing Pipe Flanges in situ (D. Reekie and Sons, Ltd.), 443*
Coaches, Railway. See Carriages
Coal Board, National. See National Coal Board
— Crushers for Willoughby Lane Gasworks
(British Jeffrey-Diamond, Ltd.), 806
— Domestic Saving of, with Free-Standing
Convector Fires. 469
— Economy. See also Fuel Economy; Pul
verised Coal
— Gas. See Gas
— Handling Plant for East Yelland Power
Station (Strachan and Henshaw, Ltd.), 534* Plant at Etruria Gasworks, 576*
Plant at Skelton Grange Power Station (International Combustion, Ltd.), 510
Plant at Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 805*
— Industry, Employment of Youths Under
ground^ 451
in Europe (Book), 233
Position and Prospects of, 163, 170*
Statistics of Production in, 451, 711
— Jetty for East Yelland Power Station
(C. Brand and Sons, Ltd.), 534*
— Measurement of Smoke Emission from,
471*
— Mines. See Colliery
— Offshore Test Boring for, Tubular Steel
Tower for, 674*
— Opencast Mining of, Contract Awarded to
R. Costain. Ltd., 320*
— Preparation Plant at Lynemouth Colliery
(Mitchell Engineering Group, Ltd.). 599*
— Price Structure of (Book), 233
— Production Statistics, 63
— Pulverised. See Pulverised Coal
— Samples, “ Hardgrove ” Grinding Machine
for (H. W. Wallace and Co., Ltd.), 88*
— Slurry, Flotation System for Cleaning, at
Lynemouth Colliery (Unifloc Ltd.), 599*
— Supplies, Shortage of, 34
— Utilisation Council, Recommended Domes
tic Solid-Fuel Appliances, List No. 10 (Book), 558
Research Association, British, Baffle for Reducing Flue-Dust Deposit in Boilers, 278*; Tests on Efficiency of Free-Standing Convector Fires, 469; Open Days', 515, 770*; Edwards Glass-Working Machine, 668*
— Washing, Washboxes for, at Lynemouth
Colliery (Acco-Automatic Coal Cleaning Co., Ltd.), 599*
— Wharf, Chelmsford, Coote and Warren’s,
Mechanised Handling Plant at, 120*
— Young’s Modulus for, Machine for Deter
mination of, 770*
Coating, Aluminium-Pigment, “ Serviron,” for Prevention of Corrosion (Xzit (G.B.), Ltd.), 774
— Bituminous, for Rust Prevention (Trade
Publication), 41
— fog Dyeline Reproduction of Drawings
(Trade Publication), 41
Cock, C. M., on Railway Electrification in Britain, 67
Cock for High Pressure Hydraulic System, 82*. See LETTERS, 230, 261, 293, 488, 520, 553*, 654
Codes, Safety, for Agricultural Machinery, 794 for Industrial Power Trucks (Book), 366 for Practice in Petroleum Industry, Part II (Book), 366
Cohen, Lord, on Materials for Comet Aircraft, 193,196,231. See LETTERS, 229,458, 488
Coil, Field, “ Echo ” Armature Tester for Testing, 478*
— Loading, in Resin for Telephone Cables
(Mullard, Ltd.), 120
Coke, Flow-Meter for. 430*
— Grading Plant at Etruria Gasworks, 576* Cold and Heat, Handbook and Catalogue of
Exhibits on, Science Museum, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 298
Cole, J. A., on Oil Film Extent in Complete Journal Bearings, 530*
Coleman-Wallwork Co., Ltd., Protective Screens (Trade Publications), 559, 721
Coleopter, “ Zborowski,” 632*
Collector, Dust, “ Uniclone ” (Trade Publication), 493
College. See Education
Collier, T. B.. on Control of Quality in Heat- Treatment and Finishing of Copper and Copper-Base Alloys, 497, 529
Colliery, Avon, South Wales, Electric Winding Gear for, 186*
— British, Future Developments of, 138
— Heinrich and Theodore Mine, Essen, Use
of “ Flexadux ” Plastics Ducting in, 181*
— Lynemouth, Coal-Preparation Plant at, 599*
— Report of Chief Inspector of Mines, 280
— Safety in Mines Research Establishment,
Annual Report, 62
— Slurry, Investigations on Pelletisation, 771*
— Whitwick, Automatic Weighter and Totali-
ser at, 156*. See LETTERS, 293, 361
— Winding. See Winding
— See also Mines and Coal
Collins, D. F., on Comparison of Total Weight and Bulk of In-Line Naval Gas-Turbine Engines of Differing Degrees of Complexity, 345*
Collisions. See Accidents
Colonial Development Corporation, Annual Report, 550
Colonies, British, White Paper on Colonial Development and Welfare, 162
Colorimeter, Photoelectric, “ Tristimulus ” (Hilger and Watts, Ltd.). 670*
Colour, Measurement of, Improved Version of Lovibond Schofield “ Tintometer ” (The Tintometer, Ltd.), 668*
Colston, Sir C., Formation of New Company for Manufacture of Domestic Appliances, 291
Colt, W. H. (Engineers), Ltd., Turret Jaw Vice (Trade Publication), 559
Columbia University, History of School of Engineering, by J. K. Finch (Review), 105. See LETTER, 261
Colvern, Ltd., Potentiometer Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569
Colvilles. Ltd., Shares for Employees, 95; Clad Steels (Trade Publication), 297
Combined Stress. See under Tests (Materials) Combustion Chamber for Gas Turbine for 2.500-kW Alternator, 728*
for “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 317*
— Engineering Association, Conference on
“ Fuel Efficiency Pays,” Programme, 320 Combustion-Engineering Superheater Co.,Inc., Recovery Unit for Black Liquor Waste from Paper-Pulping Process, 756*
Combustion Equipment, Ltd., Baffle for Reducing Flue-Dust Deposit in Boilers, 278*
— Indicator for Boiler Houses, “ Econo
meter ” (Kelvin and Hughes (industrial), Ltd.), 49*
— See also Fuel; Gases
“Comet” Mark 4 Aircraft for British Overseas Airways Corporation, 359
Commerce. See Trade
Commercial, 6, 37, 69, 101, 135, 165, 200, 231, 263, 294, 329, 363, 392, 425, 489, 521, 555, 585, 617, 653, 685, 719, 751, 783
— Motor Cars. See Motor
Commission, Royal. See Royal Commission Commonwealth. See Australia
Compacting Granular Soils, “ Vibroflot ” Machine for (Vibrofounds, Ltd.), 648*
Compaction of Concrete, Vibrator for, 693* —= Plant Performance and Compaction of Soil, Further Studies in, by W. A. Lewis (Book), 366
Compactus-Ingold, “ Auto-Mobile ” Filing and Storage System, 415*
Compania Shell de Venezuela, Console Control Desk and Four-Channel Mixer for Television Recording for, (Electric and Musical Industries, Ltd.), 672*
Companir Telefonica Nacional de Espana, Radio Telephone Link between Algeciras, Spain and Ceuta, North Africa, 463
Comparator, Electrical, Differential Speed, for Motor-Alternator Set (W. Jones and Co. (Engineers), Ltd.), 185*. See Erratum, 312
— Magnetic, Static (Trade Publication), 367
— for Measuring Pitch Errors in Fir-Tree
Serrations on Gas-Turbine Blade Roots, 625*
Complementary Energy, Theorems of, 340*
Compoflex Co., Ltd., Thin-Walled Flexible Hoses for Handling High-Test Hydrogen Peroxide, 184; “Featherweight” Lightweight Flexible Hose for Carrying Oil, 579
Compound Locomotives. See Locomotives
— Stress. See Tests (Materials) Compressed Air Handbook (Book), 41
Lines, Fittings for (Trade Publication), 559
Tools. See Machine Tools
See also Pneumatic
Compressor, Air. See Air Compressor
“ Compton ” Diaphragm Air Compressor for Supplying Oil-Free Air (Dawson, McDonald and Dawson, Ltd.), 542*
Computer, Analogue, Control Evaluation of Bell “ VTOL ” Aeroplane by, 737 Miniature “ Miniputer ” (Saunders-Roe, Ltd.), 669*
— Card Programme Calculator, for Inversion
of 256 x 256 Matrix, by G. Kron, 309*
— Digital, “ ACE,” Magnetic Drum Jor In
formation Storage for, 732*
— Electrical Analogue, for Examination _ of
Torsional Vibration of Geared Marine Turbine Drives, 391, 404*
— Electronic, Digital (Trade Publication), 267 Digital, “ DEUCE ” (English Electric
Co., Ltd.), 313*
Ferranti Ltd. and Powers-Samas Accounting Machines, Ltd., 218*
“ Manchester ” (Ferranti, Ltd.), 218* “ P.C.C.” (Powers-Samas Accounting Machines, Ltd.), 218*
“ Pegasus ” (Ferranti, Ltd.), 218*
— Network Analyser for Solution of Asyn
chronous Performance of Salient-Pole Synchronous Machines, 759*
— Research on, at National Physical Labora
tory, 731
Conciliation in Labour Disputes. See Labour; Labour Notes
Concrete, Anti-Freeze Solution for (Trade Publication), 41
— Facing Slabs (Trade Publication), 201
— Floors, Alkali-Resistant Paint for, 539
— Manholes, Prestressed, Precast, 643*
— Mix Design and Quality Control of (Book),
787
— Mixers and Graders (Trade Publication),
106
— Prestressed, Bridge at Kotri, Pakistan, 190 Bridge, at Tampa Bay. United States, 190 Gantries and Belt Conveyor, Willoughby
Lane Gasworks, 58*
Lee-McCall System for Bridges and Warehouse, 190
— Refractory, Chart of (Trade Publication),
335
— Reinforced, Pre-Cast, Use in Workshop,
Kingston-upon-HulI, 56*
and Rolled-Steel Structures, Researches in (Book), 526
— Roads (Book), 526
— — Design Thickness of (Book), 526
— Shell Roof Construction (Book) 9 '
— Testing by Ultrasonic Pulse Technique, by
R. Jones and E. N. Gatfield (Book), 558
— Vibrated, Gap-Graded Aggregates in,
Particle Interference in, by Dr. T. E. H. Williams, 693*
Condensation, Dropwise, on a Metal Surface, Durability of, 464*
Condenser. Gas, Design of (Trade Publication), 9
— Three-Pass, Two-Shell, for Roosecote
Power Station (Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd.), 706
— See also Electric
“ Condesco ” Drip Regulator (Trade Publication) 297
Conductivity. See Electric
Conference, Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers, 714
— on Automatic Factory—What Does it
Mean? Institution of Production Engineers, 780. See 713
— Automation, Institution of Production
Engineers, Margate, Programme for, 291
— British Nuclear Energy, Formation by
Professional Institutions, 715, 716. See Erratum, 784
— Cambridge, on Individual Efficiency in
Industry, 456
— on Correlation between Calculated and
Observed Stresses and Displacements in Structures, Institution of Civil Engineers, Programme, 521
— Electrical Association for Women, 30th
Annual, 620
— on Electronics in Industry and Commerce,
168
— and Exhibitions. Forthcoming, 126, 254,
386, 546, 679, '807
— on Fatigue of Metals, London, 1956,
Programme, 593
— on Film in the Improvement of Human
Relations in Industry. Programme, 524
— “ Fuel Efficiency Pays,” Earls Court,
Programme, 320
— on Functions and Education of Chemical
Engineer in Europe, 360, 413
— Hydraulics, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic
Research, Programme, 532
—- International, on High-Tension Networks. See High-Tension Networks
— — on Large Electric Systems (C.I.G.R.E.),
Changes in Organisation of Conventions of, 491
— — of Scientists on Peaceful Uses of Atomic
Energy, 651,716 See also vol. 180
— Isotopes, Electromagnetically-Enriched,
Harwell, Arrangements for, 321
— on Managing Small Firms, Harrogate,
Programme, 321
— National Federation of Professional Wor
kers, 583
— Oxford, on Hot-Dip Galvanising (Book),
266
— Power, World, Vienna Meeting, 1956,
Programme, 168. See Erratum, 249
— Radioisotope, 1954, Vol. II: Physical
Sciences and Industrial Applications (Review), 427
— on Single-Phase 50-Cycle Electric Traction,
Society Nationale des Chemins de Fer FranQais, 615, 658
— Smoke Abatement, National, Scarborough,
Report, 1954 (Book), 334
— on Weights and Measures, National, United
States, Report (Book), 137
— Works Managers, Institution of, 483 Transport, Proceedings (Book), 298
— World Power, International Commission
on Large Dams, Paris Congress, 262 Power, Vienna Meeting, 1956, Programme, 168. See Erratum, 249
Congress, Design, Edinburgh, Report on, 1954 (Book), 334
Congress and Exhibition, Water Supply,
London, Programme, 304
— Health, Bournemouth, Programme, 321
— Internal-Combustion Engine, International.
See Engine, Internal-Combustion, International Congress on
— of International Union of Producers and
Distributors of Electricity, London, Arrangements for, 71
— Paris, International Commission on Large
Dams, May. 1955, 262
Connectors, Cable, with Vibration-Proof Locks (Smith’s Aircraft Instruments, Ltd.), 580*
Connolly, Prof. J. V., on Scientific Approach and Research in Aircraft Production, 295 Conservation of Coal. See Coal; Fuel;
Pulverised Coal
Constance, E. R., Automatic Charging of Nickel-Iron Electric Battery, 27
“ Constant Pressure Control ” System for Positive-Displacement Rotary Pumps (Plenty and Son, Ltd.), 736*
Construction, Integral, Machining and Forming Problems of, 104. See also 145 Constructional Engineering Industry, Position and Prospects of, 390, 397*
Union, Wage Demands by, 95, 127, 223, 323
Consultants, Industrial, Services of (Trade Publication), 527
Consulting Engineers, Association of, Annual Dinner, 261. See 257; Professional Rules and Practice (Book), 526
Containers, Aluminium-Alloy (Heston Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 478
— Metal, Magnetic Device for Unpacking
(Rapid Magnetic Machines, Ltd.), 774
— Standardisation, Simplification, Specialisa
tion in, Cost Savings through (Book), 428 Continuous Casting of Steel and Alloys, 748 Contracts, 8, 38, 72, 123, 135. 165, 231, 262, 329, 363, 392, 457, 489, 586, 618, 656, 685, 719, 751, 783
— Awarded in Modernisation Plans for
British Railways. 586. See 34, 98, 102, 194, 202*, 581, 584
Contracting, Civil Engineering, Expansion in, 583
— Machinery, Award of Cash Prizes for
Design of (Arpic Engineering, Ltd.), 519 Contractors’ Plant (Trade Publication), 106 Control Instruments for Furnaces and Boiler Plant, 232
— Automatic, Applied to Process Industries,
780
Applied to Weighing and Mixing, 780 Discontinuous, by I. Fliigge-Lotz (Review), 525
in an Oil Refinery, 780
— Board, Miniature, for Operating Five
Circuits (Ferguson Pailin, Ltd.), 381*
— Desk for “ DEUCE ” Digital Electronic
Computer, 314*
“ In-Line ” Scanner for (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.). 796*
— Engineering, Literature of, Survey of, by
R. H. Macmillan, 687
— and Measuring Apparatus Manufacturing
Association, British, Annual Luncheon, 143
— Mechanisms, Research on, at National
Physical Laboratory, 732*
— Panel for Automatic Continuous Oil-
Blending Plant at Barton Refinery, 673* for Coal-Handling Plant at Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 806
for Cooling Water System at Skelton Grange Power Station (Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd.), 511*
for 45-in. Cyclotron at Hammersmith Hospital, 803*
— Process, by A. J. Young (Book), 428
— Remote, Systems, Manual and Automatic,
370
— Rooms, Layout for (Trade Publication), 297
— Speed, Electric Winding Gear with, for
Avon Colliery, 186*
— Surfaces, Aircraft, Massbalancing of, by
H. Templeton (Book), 41
— System, Automatic, Converter Unit for
(Elliott Brothers, Ltd.), 183
Electrical and Mechanical, Engineering Cybernetics, by H. S. Tsien (Book), 621 for Man-Carrying Centrifuge, 662*
— ?— Progress, “ Vidento ” (Archimedes-Diehl
Machine Co., Ltd.), 414*
Synthesis, Automatic Feedback, by J. G. Truxal (Review), 687
Controllers, Electric Motor. See Motors, Electric
— Electronic, for Power Circuits (Trade Publi
cation), 559
— for Resistance Welding (Trade Publication),
76
Convention, Electrical Power, British. See British Electrical Power Convention
— and Exhibition, Plastics, British, Olympia,
Programme, 384; Exhibits at, 754
Conversion Factors and Tables, by O. T. Zimmerman and I. Lavine (Book), 558 Converter, 40-ton, for Sturzelberg Process for Production of Pig Iron and Steel, 739*
— Unit for Automatic Control Systems
(Elliott Brothers, Ltd.), 183
Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd., “ E3-20 ” Fork-Lift Truck with “ Skid-Stac ” Pallet-Replacing Attachment, 414*; 2,000-lb. Capacity Battery Electric Fork- Lift Truck, 605*
Conveying Equipment (Trade Publication), 9 Conveyors, Belt, for Coal-Handling Plant, East Yelland Power Station (Spencer (Melksham), Ltd.), 534*
Fires, Measures for Preventing and Fighting, by W. de Braaf and W. Maas (Book), 526
and Prestressed-Concrete Gantries, Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 58*
— Cement and Coal Handling, on Cargo Carrier “ Golden Bay,” 448
— Chain, Fitted with Trays or Slats (G. R. Turner, Ltd.), 542*
— Luggage, at London Airport, 474*
Conveyors, Pulley Wheels (Trade Publication), 138
— at Refuse-Disposal Plant, Clydebank. 20*
— and Related Equipment, by W. E. Hudson
(Book), 589
— Steel-Roller, Specification, 233
— Vibrator, for Dusty Materials (Owl Engi
neering Supplies, Ltd.), 53*. See Addendum, 125
— for Willoughby Lane Gasworks (H. Wood
and Co., Ltd.), 806*
Conway, H. G., on Conversion of Tnch and Metric Drawings, 588. See 409*. See LETTER, 654
Cook, Dr. M., on Wrought Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys, 393; on Use of Refractories in Low-Frequency Induction Furnaces for Melting Copper Alloys, 471
Cook, Welton and Gemmell, Ltd., Side Launching of Motor Trawler “ Princess Anne,” 29*
Cooke, B., on Low-Friction Fluid Seals, 261. See 153*. See LETTERS, 293, 361. See Addendum, 234
Coolers, Oil (Trade Publication), 41
Cooling and Heat-Pump Applications: Radiant Heating, by R. W. Shoemaker (Book), 428
— Plant to Replace Heat Pump at Royal Festi
val Hall, 261
— Systems of Internal-Combustion Engines,
Prevention of Scale and Corrosion in, 301
— Towers, Application of Friction/Heat-
Transfer Correlations to Design of, 175
Economic Selection for Generating Stations, 175
for Skelton Grange Power Station (Film Cooling Towers, Ltd.), 511
— Water Screens for Roosecote Power Station
(W. E. Farrer, Ltd.), 707*
Cooper Roller Bearings Co., Ltd., Grinding Machine for Large Bearing Races, 90* Co-operation. See Labour
Coote and Warren’s Coal Wharf, Chelmsford, Mechanised Handling Plant, 120*
Co-partnerships. See Labour
Copper Alloys. See Brass; Bronze; Gunmetal; and Alloys under Metallurgy
— and Aluminium Rod and Wire, Heat-
Treatment and Finishing Operations in Production of, 497, 529
— Consumption Prices, 42*
— and Copper-Base Alloys, Control of Quality
in Heat-Treatment and Finishing of, 497, 529
— Industry, Northern Rhodesia, Problems of,
34
— Price-Fixing of, 550
— Science and Technology of Metals, Alloys
and Compounds (Review). 234
— Smelting and Refining in United States
(Book), 396
— See also Metallurgy
Copying Process, Photographic, “ Reduction Photoscope ” for (Gestetner, Ltd.), 712*
Copyright of Catalogues, Infringement of, Court of Appeal Decision on, 587
“ Corcooled ” Flameproof Electric Motor (Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto, Ltd.), 302
Cores, Strainer, Refractory, for Foundry Use (Trade Publication), 297
Cornell Machine Company, Automatic Continuous Oil-Blending Plant at Barton Refinery of Manchester Oil Refinery, Ltd., 673*
Corona Discharges, Point-to-Plane, Experiments on, by H. M. Gaunt and J. D. Craggs (Book), 76
— Triode, Use as Loudspeaker (D. M.
Tombs), 669*
Coronet, Ltd., Stereoscopic Viewer (Trade Publication), 41
Corrosion of Bridge Girders, “ Schori ” Metal-Spraying Process for Prevention of, 702. See LETTER, 751
— of Buried Pipelines, Prevention of, 375*
— Fatigue of Aircraft, 376*
— of Iron and Steel, Spraying with Aluminium
or Zinc for Protection against, 500
— and Metallurgical Stability in High-
Temperature Steam Generation, Investigation on, 703
— Prevention of, 227
of (Book), 233
(Trade Publication), 335
“ Serviron ” Aluminium-Pigment Coating for (Xzit (G.B.), Ltd.), 774
in Water-Cooling Systems of Internal- Combustion Engines, 301
— of Propellers. See Propellers
— Removal, Cleaning Fluids for (Plus Gas
Co., Ltd.), 643
— Resistant Floors (Book), 298
— Sea-Water, Cathodic Protection of Ships
against, 689. See LETTER, 781
— in Steel Structures, Protection against
(Book), 526
— Voltmeter for Field Use (Cambridge
Instrument Co., Ltd.), 515
Coryton Oil Refinery, Cinema Film of, 85 Costs, Production, National Cash Awards for Reducing, 289
?— Savings through Standardisation, Simplification and Specialisation in Containers (Book), 428; through Simplifica* ion and Specialisation in Materials Handling Equipment (Book), 428
Costa Hill, Orkney, Wind Machine at, 434
Costain, R., Ltd., Contract Awarded for Opencast Coal Mining in Northumberland, 320*
Cotton Industry, Lancashire, Decline of, 227
— Strapping Tape, “ Rippatape ” (Trade
Publication), 721
Coulson, J. M., on Post-Graduate Courses in Chemical Engineering, 360
Cound, T. E., on Heat-Treatment, Inspection and Testing of Wrought Nickel and Nickel Alloys, 498, 529
Counters, Revolution, and Speed Indicators (Trade Publication), 721
Counting Machine for Tablets (Russell Constructions, Ltd.), 606*
Coupling for Cooling Hot-Air Fans (Spooner Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 545*
Coupling, Flexible, for Cement Ball Mill (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 28*
— Swivel, for High-Pressure Hydraulic Sys
tems (Avica Equipment, Ltd.), 506*
— See also Clutch
Court of Inquiry on Wage Demands in Railway Industry, 31, 63, 159. See 34
Courtaulds, Ltd., Viscose Research Laboratory of, 708*
Courtel, R., on Some Problems in Connection with Use of Oil Fuels for Railway Traction, 784
Courtney, Pope (Electrical), Ltd., Lighting Fittings (Trade Publication), 527
Couves, L. J., and Partners, 120-MW Power Station at Roosecote, 706*
Coventry Climax Engines, Ltd., Use of “ Climax ” Diesel-Engined Fork-Lift Truck for Raising Girders to Factory Roof, 248
Coventry Gauge and Tool Co., Ltd., Slip- Gauge Maintenance Service (Trade Publication), 40; Co-operation with A. Herbert, Ltd., for Sale of Precision Instruments, 380*
Coventry Radiator and Presswork Co., Ltd., “ Dravo Counterflo ” Industrial Space Heaters, 89*
Coverings, Non-Conducting. See Heat Insulation
Cowley, C. L. M., on Use of Refractories in Low-Frequency Induction Furnaces for Melting Copper Alloys, 471
Cox, H. L., on Some Problems Associated with Stress Concentration, 304; on 10-ton Fatigue Testing Machine, 500*
Crabtree, J. A., and Co., Ltd., Limit Switches with Alternative Operating Heads, 381; Lighting Switches (Trade Publication), 559; Limit Switches (Trade Publication), 559; 13-ampere 3-pin Socket Outlets, 648
Crabtree, R. W., Annual Report, 583
Crack Propagation, Effect of Stress Concentrations on, 304
Cracking of Steam Pipes, Investigation on, 144 Craggs, H. F., the Late, 393
Crane Attachment for Diesel-Driven Fork- Lift Truck (Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd.), 415*
— with J-cub. yd. Bucket (Trade Publication),
169
— Excavator (Trade Publication), 297
— Increased Production of in United King
dom, 423
Crane Packing, Ltd., Gland Packings (Trade Publication), 40; “ Thred-Garde ” Compound for Prevention of Screw Thread Seizure, 374
— 2-ton, for Welding Shop of Acton Works
of London Transport Executive (Wharton Crane and Hoist Co., Ltd.), 188*
— See also Gantry; Hoists; Transporters;
Derricks
Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Stress Diffusion in Vicinity of Chordwise Cut- Outs in Wings, by Lt. LaV. W. Brown (Book), 298; Stability Characteristics and Damping in Pitch of Delta Wings, by W. B. McCarter (Book), 298; Calculation of Wave Drag of Nose Shapes at Zero Incidence at Supersonic Speeds, by G. B. Maison i (Book), 298; College Reports (Books), 589
Crater Products, Ltd., Switches with Safety Locks, 216
Craven Brothers (Manchester), Ltd., Annual Report, 551
Crawley Development Corporation, Prestressed Pre-Cast Concrete Manholes for (Mears Brothers (Contractors), Ltd.), 643*
Creep in High-Temperature Steam Pipes, 205*
— and Rupture Data on Molybdenum,
Chromium-Molybdenum and Molybde- num-Vanadium Steels, 691
— of Steel for Steam Pipes, 144
— Strength, Variable, in Carbon Steel,
Causes of, 691
— Tests. S'ee under Tests (Materials) Crennell, J. T., on Cathodic Protection of
Ships against Sea-Water Corrosion, 689. See LETTER, 781
Creusot, Forges et Ateliers du, Arbalfete Aircraft Launching Catapult, 435*
Crittall, R., and Co., Ltd., “Deflecto Grille” Type “ D ” Air-Conditioning Grille, 538*
Crofts (Engineers), Ltd., Conveyor Pulley Wheels (Trade Publication), 138
Crofts Engineers (Holdings), Ltd., Annual Report, 487
Croft Granite Co., Ltd., Prestressed-Concrete Open-Web Bowstring Bridge at Gun- thorpe, 536*
Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., 80-600 h.p.,
Totally-Enclosed, Fan-Cooled, “ NK ” Induction Motors, 302*; Transformer- Rectifier Power Unit for Stud and Arc Welding, 418*; “ Sportsfield Floodlight,” 438; Jig for Stud Welding on Small Curved Surfaces, 704*; Transformer for Pump-Testing Plant of Sigmund Pumps, Ltd., 742
Cromwell Curve Landing-Stage for Helicopter, Plans for, 719
Crossland, Dr. B., on Strength of Thick- Walled Cylinders, 80*, 114*. See
LETTERS, 230, 261, 293, 488, 520, 553*, 654 Crosti-Franco System of Feed-Water Preheating for Locomotive Boilers, 747, 766* Crowley, Russell and Co., Ltd., Prestressed- Concrete Open-Web Bowstring Bridge at Gunthorpe, 536*
Croydon Precision Instrument Co., Portable Wheatstone Bridge (Trade Publication), 201 Crude-Oil Engines. See Engines, Oil
Crystals of Low Co-ordination Number, Growth Twins in, 563
— Slurries, “ Super-D-Hydrator ” Centrifuge for (Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd.), 93*
Crystalline Structure of Metals. See Metallography; Microphotographs
Cuba, by P. S. Stephens (Book), 76
Cultivators, “ Howard Rotavator Bulldog ” and “ Howard Rotavator Yeoman,” Attachments for (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 603*
Cunard Liner “ Media,” Denny-Brown Stabil isers of, 118*
“ Queen Elizabeth,” Denny-Brown Stabilisers of, 119
Cunard Steam Ship Co., Ltd., Seamen’s Strike, 808
Current British Directories, 1955 (Book), 396
— Electric. See Electric
Currie, Sir W., on Liners of Past, Present and Future on Service East of Suez, 659
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, “ Synchrophasing ” System for Reduction of Propeller Noise, 479
Cutters, Milling. See Milling under Machine Tools
— Motor-Driven, for Peat and Silage (Atkin
son’s Agricultural Appliances, Ltd.), 30* Cutting Speed Indicator (UTZ, Ltd.), 91* Cybernetics, Engineering, by H. S. Tsien (Book), 621; (Review), 687
Cycles at Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry, 4*
— Motor. See Motor Cycle
Cyclone, Dust-Sampling, for Checking Cleaned Gases from Grit Arresters (Nash and Thompson, Ltd.), 377
Cyclotron, 45-in., for Radiotherapeutic Research Unit at Hammersmith Hospital, 803*
Cylinders, Aluminium, for Internal-Combustion Engines, Mahle Process for Chromium-Plating of, 444*
— Chromium-Plated, in Diesel Engine, Wear of, 145
— Liner, Wear of, in Diesel-Engined Cargo Vessel, 150*
— Thick-Walled, under Pressure, Strength of, 80*, 114*. See LETTERS, 230, 261, 293. 488, 520, 553*, 654
Cylindrical Grinding Machine. See Grinding Machine under Machine Tools
Cyprus, Underwater Explorers Club Expedition to, Offers for Testing Equipment, 425

“ D. 120 ” Power Oscillator for Driving Vibrator (Goodmans Industries, Ltd.), 477
Dairy Bottling Plant, South Morden, 608*
— Equipment (Trade Publication), 201
Dale Electric (Yorkshire), Ltd., 3-5- to 90-kVA Generating Sets, 55
Dallow, Lambert and Co., Ltd., “ K.C.” Two- Way Control Valve for Bulk-Material Handling, 377*
Daly, B. B., on Transparent Charts for Solving Engineering Problems, 762*
Daly (Condensers), Ltd., Capacitor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570
Dam, Clunie, Garry-Moriston Hydro-Electric Scheme, 775*
— Large, International Commission on, Paris Congress, May, 1955, 262
— Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13*, 50*
— Quoich, Garry-Moriston Hydro-Electric Scheme, 775*
— Reservoir, and Feeder Canal. Equalising (Book), 657
Dampers, Boiler, Electrically-Operated Actuator for (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 642*
Damping Coefficients, Vibration, Torsional, for Marine Propellers, 594*
Danarm, J. C. A., Petrol-Driven Chain Saw (Trade Publication). 297
Daniel, Dr. S. G., on Running-in of Engines: Choice of Cylinder-Bore Finish, 270. See Erratum, 338
Danish Atomic Energy Commission, and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Agreement for Joint Programme of Research and Development, 769
Danze, Prof. J., on Model Courses of Study for a Primary Degree in Engineering, 360
Data Book for Civil Engineers, Vol. Ill: Field Practice, by E. E. Seelye (Book), 233
— Transmission, Synchros for, by F. G. Helps,
792*
•Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd., 330-b.h.p. and 450-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Horizontal Oil Engines for Rail Traction, 379*; “ Hi- Dyne ” Diesel Engine for Rail Traction, 720; Diesel Engines for Rail Traction (Trade Publication), 754
Davie Shipbuilding Co., Canadian Ferry “ Bluenose ” with Oil-Operated Gear Boxes, 603*
Davies, A. R., Lift Truck for Moving Building Blocks, 642*; “ Multibloc” Machine for Rapid Production of Building Blocks, 642*
Davies, J. T., on Fuel Economy in Iron and Steel Works, 106
Davies, V. C., on Co-operation in Engineering Research, 132.. See 65, 327. See LETTERS, 100, 229, 293, 330, 459
Davis, Sir R. H., on Recent Developments in Deep Sea Diving, 461
Davis, S., Ltd.. Reinecker Electro-Hydraulic Internal-Grinding Machine with Automatic Grinding Cycle, 735*
Davy and United Engineering Co., Ltd., Heavy- Section Rolling Mill, 429
Dawe Instruments, Ltd., Instrument Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569; Capacitor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570
Dawson Brothers, Ltd., Bottling Plant of Express Dairy Co. at South Morden, 608*
Dawson. McDonald and Dawson, Ltd., “ Compton ” Diaphragm Air Compressor for Supplying Oil-Free Air, 542*
de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., “Comet” Mark 4 Aircraft for British Overseas Airways Corporation, 359
de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd., “ Super Sprite ” Rocket Motor, Approval for Service by Ministry of Supply, 187; High-Energy Torch Igniter for Gas-Turbine Engines, 189*; “ Spectre” Rocket Motor, 645
de Havilland Propellers, Ltd., 100-kW Prototype Wind-Driven Generator, 359, 371*
ENGINEERING. VOL. 179 (1955)
de Klerck, A. H., on Exhaust-Gas Turbo- Charged Four-Stroke High-Speed Rail Traction Engines with Whirl Combustion Chambers, 720
de la Rue, T., and Co., Ltd., Plastics Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570.
de Pieri, Dr. R., on Four-Stroke and Two- Stroke Cycle Diesel Engines for High- Powered Locomotives, 720
Deakin, A., the Late, 579
Dean, S. K., on Flow-Meter for Granular Materials, 430*
“ Deborine ” Glass Fibre Hull for 54-ft. Motor Cruiser (Halmatic, Ltd.), 672*
Decca Radar, Ltd., Expansion of Sales of, 194; “ 212 ” Radar Set for Small Ships, 280*; Mobile Exhibition of “ 212 ” Radar Set, 726
Decca Record Co., Ltd., Orders for Decca Navigator, 194
Decking for Helicopter Landing-Stage, Cromwell Curve, London, 719
— Steel, Prefabricated, for Bailey Bridges
(T. Storey (Engineers), Ltd.), 640*
Decompression Chamber for Testing Aircraft Cabin-Pressure Systems, 699*
Dee Boxes for 45-in. Cyclotron at Hammersmith Hospital (Lee and Wilkes, Ltd.), 804* Definition of “ Diakoptics,” 310
— of Professional Engineers, 69
“ Deflecto Grille ” Air-Conditioning Grille (R. Crittall and Co., Ltd.), 538*
Deformation, Analysis of, Vol. II: Experiment and Applied Theory, by K. Swainger (Book), 41
— Analysis of, Vol. I: Mathematical Theory:
Vol. II: Experiment and Applied Theory, by K. Swainger (Review), 721
“Deformed” Prestressing Bars (McCalls Macalloy, Ltd.), 120
Degenhardt and Co., Ltd., and C. Zeiss, 34 Degreasing Agent (Trade Publication), 754 Deloro Stellite, Ltd., Method for Hard-Metal
Tipping of Band-Saw Teeth, 443*. See LETTER, 520
Demag, A. G., Sturzelberg Process for Production of Pig Iron and Steel from Low-Grade Ore and Coke, 738*
Dempster, R., and Sons, Ltd., Publication Commemorating Century of Gas-Plant Manufacture, 455
den Hollander, F. Q., on Railway Policy in Netherlands, 167
Denmark. See Danish
Denny, Sir M. E., the Late, 166*
Denny, Sir M. E., on Amos Ayre, the Man and his Work, 482
Denny-Brown Stabiliser for Ships, Development of, 118*
Depository, Underground, Bomb-Proof, for Storing Records (Wansdyke Security, Ltd.), 383*
Derf Radio Co., Radio Components (Trade Publication), 721
Derrick Pole, All-Steel (J. Booth and Sons (Bolton), Ltd.), 16
— See also Cranes
Design Congress, Edinburgh, Report on, 1954 (Book), 334
— and Drawing, Engineering, Discussion on,
by H. Clausen, 785. See 779
— Registration of, increased Renewal Fees for,
187
Desoutter Brothers, Ltd., Pneumatic, Rack- Fed Drill, 575*
Destroyers. See Warships Detector, Electromagnetic, for “ Canso ”
Flying-Boat, 619
— Electronic, for Metals (Trade Publication),
76
— Oil-Mist, for Marine Diesel-Engine Crank
cases, 768*
Deterioration of Materials: Causes and Preventive Techniques (Book), 396
“ DEUCE ” Digital Electronic Computer
(English Electric Co., Ltd.), 313*, 731
Deutschen Ausschusses fur Stahlbau, Prestressed Bolts in Steel Structures, by O. Steinhardt and K. Mohler (Book), 493
Deutschen Stahlbau-Verbandes, Veroffent- lichungen des, Various Publications (Books), 526
“ Deux Ponts ” Military Transport Aircraft (Societe Anonyme des Atelier d’Aviation Louis Breguet), 802*
Developing and Printing Drawings and Plans, Machine for (E. N. Mason and Sons, Ltd.), 735
Development of Iron and Steel Industry, Report on, 258, 262
Dewrance and Co., Ltd., Apprentice Training Schemes, 296; “ T.L.B.” Process for
Deposition of Hard-Facing Alloys in Powder Form, 773*
“ Diakoptics,” Definition of, 310 Diamond-Impregnated Tools (Trade Publication), 233
— Laboratory-Made, 301
— Tool Industry in 1954 (Book), 526 Dickens, R., Design of Exhibition of Centenary
of Aluminium as a Commercial Metal, 164. See 683
Dickson, Dr. J. T., Discovery of Terylene, 124 Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Words, by W. E. Wood and M. West (Book), 201
— Technical and Engineering, English-German
and German-English, by Dr. L. de Vries (Book), 76; (Review), 75
English-Italian and Italian-English (Book), 41
Dielectric Properties of Ketone Resins, by E. Rushton (Book), 76
— Strength, Negative Ion Formation in Gases
of, by J. W. Marriott and J. D. Craggs (Book), 76
Diesel Engines. See Engines, Oil, Diesel;
Marine Propulsion
Users Association: Life Tests on Small High-Duty Engine with Particular Reference to Chrome Bores, by B. W. Millington, 145; Prevention of Scale and Corrosion in Water-Cooling Systems of Internal- Combustion Engines, by E. L. Streatfield, 301; Annual Luncheon, 520
Differential and Integral Calculations, by M. Wellauer (Book), 558
Diffractometer, X-Ray (Trade Publication), 267
— X-Ray, Recording (Hilger and Watts, Ltd.),
505*
Digging Machine. See Excavator Directories, British, Current, 1955 (Book), 396
— Electrical Trades, 1955 (Book), 233
— and Handbook, Metal Industry, 1955
(Book), 689
— of Welding and Fabricating Equipment
(Book), 9
— World, of Oil Engine and Gas Turbine
Manufacturers (Book), 366
Disc Wheels, Portable Electric Grinding Machines for (Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd.), 444*
Discharges, Corona, Point-to-Plane, Experiments on, by H. M. Gaunt and J. D. Craggs (Book), 76
Diseases, Waterborne (Trade Publication), 335 Display Aids for Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 41
Disputes, Trade. See Labour
Distillation Column for Separation and Analysis of Petroleum Products (Glass Developments, Ltd.), 796
Distribution, Census of, 1950, Vol. Ill, Wholesale Trades (Book), 201
— Stocks for, Control of (Book), 298 Dividends, Taxation of, 287
Diving, Deep-Sea, Recent Developments in, 461
Dixon, Eng. Rear-Adml. J., the Late, 6
“ Djinn ” Two-Seat Turbine-Powered Helicopter (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Sud-Ouest), 803*
“ DM ” Pump for Handling Dry Powders (Mono Pumps, Ltd.), 542*
Dock, Dry, with Prestressed Anchors, for Karachi (Gammon (Pakistan), Ltd.), 603
— Industry, Inquiry into Working of, 255 Overtime and Discipline in, 255 Wage Claims in, 63, 191, 611, 647, 711,
743
— Swansea, Improvements at, 117
— Worker: Analysis of Conditions of Employ
ment in Port of Manchester (Book), 41; (Review), 75
Dockyards, H.M. Mobile Frequency Changers for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 637*
— Portsmouth, Forty Years of Change at, 592 Domestic Appliances, Manufacture by C.
Colston, Ltd., 291
— Fuel, Peat as, Preparation and Burning of,
by H. P. Hudson and T. R. Skerry (Book), 41
— Solid-Fuel Appliances, Recommended, List
No. 10 (Book), 558
Dominion Bridge Co., Ltd., Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, Canada, 476*
Dominion Wire Rope and Cable Co., Ltd., Cable Strands and Suspender Ropes for Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, Canada, 476*
Donald, M. B., on Post-Graduate Courses in Chemical Engineering, 360
D. O. P. Co., Renollaud-D.O.P. Cable Take- Off System for Aircraft, 435*
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Lighting at Lackenby Steelworks of, 281*; Views on Steel Erectors’ Strikes, 323; Capacity for Steel Production, 326; Skelton Grange Power Station, 512*
Douglas Fir Plywood, Uses of (Trade Publication), 106
Douglas “ Globemaster ” Transport Aircraft with 14-kW “ Mars ” Auxiliary Generating Set, 84
Douglass, H., on Unofficial Strike Leaders, 95 Dounreay Nuclear Power Station, Reactors for, 782
Dowty Group, Ltd., Apprentice Training Schemes, 296
Doxford, W., and Sons, Ltd., Supercharging a Doxford Marine Engine, 472*
D. P. Battery Co., Ltd., Bakewell Factory of, Replacement of Water Wheels by Water Turbine, 684*
Drag, Wave, in Linearised Supersonic Flow, by G. N. Ward (Book), 589
Drainage, London’s Main, Centenary Exhibition by London County Council, 769
— Schemes in Southern Ireland, 524
Draper, Dr. C. S., on Flight Control, 652
Draper, J. H. M., on Creep-Relaxation Testing, 564*
Draughtsman’s Attitude to Drawing and Design, by H. Clausen, 785. See 779
— Engineering, Career as (Book), 366
and Shipbuilding, Association of, Conference, 483, 515
— Shortage of, 779. See 785
Dravo Corporation, “ Dravo Counterflo ” Industrial Space Heaters, 89*
Drawing and Design, Engineeering, Discussion on, by H. Clausen, 785. See 779
— Engineering, Coatings for Dyeline Repro
duction of (Trade Publication), 41
Conversion of Inch and Metric Sizes on, 409*. See LETTERS, 588, 654
Problems, by F. Zozzora (Book), 41
— Instruments (Trade Publication), 589
— and Plans, Machine for Developing and
Printing (E. N. Mason and Sons, Ltd.), 735 —Storage System, “ Planstore,” (J. H. Randall and Son, Ltd.), 30*
— Workshop, How to Read, by W. Longland
(Book), 526
Drew, J. B., on City of Chandigarh and its Place in Five-Year Plan, 161
Drills and Drilling Machines. See Machine Tools
Drip Regulator, “ Condesco ” (Trade Publication), 297
Drive, Constant-Speed, Sundstrand, System for Aircraft (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 215*
— Geared Marine Turbine, Torsional Vibra
tion Characteristics of, Examination by Direct Electrical Analogy, 391, 404*
— Variable-Throw, of 10-ton Fatigue-Testing
Machine, 500*
Driving Chains. See Chains
Drop Forgers and Stampers, National Association of, Shortage of Steel Supplies for Drop Forgers, 359
— Forging Hammers. See Hammers under
Machine Tools
Light-Alloy, Heat-Treatment, Inspection and Testing of, 497, 529
— Tank of Plastics for Service Aircraft
(Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 183* Drums, Lorry Loader for, “ Skid Master ” (Trade Publication), 267
— Magnetic, for “ DEUCE ” Digital Electronic
Computer, 314*
for Information Storage for “ ACE ” Digital Computer, 732*
— Welding Rig for Positioning, “ Trac
Tred ” (D. Ross and Partners, Ltd.), 190*
— Winder, for Avon Colliery, South Wales
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 186* Drummond Patents, Ltd., Compressed-Air Oil and Moisture Extractor (Trade Publication), 657
Dry Dock. See Dock
“ Dryductor ” System of Mine-Roof Drilling (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 119*
Dryer, Face and Hand (Trade Publication), 754
— Paint, Infra-Red (General Electric Co.,
Ltd.), 442*
— Rotary and Static (Trade Publication), 396 Drying Grain, Adaptation of Grain Blower for
(Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 637
Drysdale and Co., Ltd., Electrically-Driven Oil Pumps for S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 350*
Du Pont de Nemours, E. I., and Co., Annual Report, 359
“ Dualok ” Keyless Pulley (Trade Publication), 559
Dubitzky, M., on Heat Pumps in the Home, 717. See 439*, 454
Ducts and Fans of Polyvinyl Chloride (Trade Publication), 657
Ducting, Plastics, Flexible, for Mine Workings, 181*
Duncan, J. P., on Torsional Vibration Characteristics of Geared Marine-Turbine Drives, 391, 404*
Duncan, Prof. W. J., on Comet Aircraft and Design Against Fatigue, 196. See 193, 231. See LETTERS, 229, 458, 488; on Mechanical Instability, 261. See 169 “ Dunkerton,” H.M. Coastal Minesweeper,
Trial Trip of, 667
Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Silicone-Rubber- Spread Glass Cloth Insulating Tape for High-Temperatures, 350; Improvements in Industrial Productivity (Trade Publication), 367; “ Duvina ” Flexible Plastics Material for Marking Roads, 415; Protective Rubber Clothing and Waterproof Safety Boots, 478; Silicone Insulation Tape (Trade Publication), 657; Cinema Film on Rubber in Malaya, 743
“ Duotherm ” Domestic Heat Pump, 47* Duralumin, Fatigue Tests on, 376* “ Duraplas ” Safety Spectacles (The Hadley
Co., Ltd.), 222
Duratube and Wire, Ltd., Wire and Cable
Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 571 Durham Chemicals, Ltd., Binders for Zinc-
Rich Paints, 632
“ Durium ” Drill for Cutting Masonry (Rawlplug Co., Ltd.)., 478
Dusseldorf Factory of Schiess A.G., Rebuilding of, 688
Dust, Goal. See Pulverised Coal
— Collectors (Trade Publication), 657 “ Uniclone ” (Trade Publication), 493
— in Collieries, Dangers of Accumulation, 62
— Concentrates, Toxic, Spectrographic Moni
tor for (Winston Electronics, Ltd.), 89*
— Control of, from Grinding Wheel, 504* Systems, Two-Way Gontrol Valve for
(Dallow Lambert and Co., Ltd.), 377*
— Extraction Equipment, Refuse-Disposal
Plant, Clydebank, 21
— Fine, Paper “ Absolute ” Air Filter for
(Vokes, Ltd.), 607*
— Flue, Baffle for Reducing Deposit of in
Boilers, 278*
— and Fumes, Filtering (Trade Publication) 657
— Industrial, by P. Drinker and T. Hatch
(Book), 428
— Radioactive, Vacuum Cleaner for, for
Atomic Energy Research Establishment (Hoover, Ltd.), 645*
— Removal, “ Electro-Klean ” Mechanical
and Electrostatic Air Filter for (American Air Filter Go.), 704*
from Flue Gases by Electroprecipitation, 625
— Sampling Cyclone for Checking Gleaned
Gases from Grit Arresters (Nash and Thompson, Ltd.), 377
Suction Probes for, 770
Dusty Materials, Vibrator Conveyor for (Owl Engineering Supplies, Ltd.), 53*. See Addendum, 125
Dutch. See Holland
“ Duvina ” Flexible Plastics Material for Marking Roads (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 415
Dyeline Reproduction, Coatings for (Trade Publication), 41
Dynamic Balancing Equipment, Portable, Electronic, for Testing High-Speed Turbo Alternators (British Thomson-Houston Co,, Ltd.), 319*
— Pressure Measurement, Index and Bibliography on, by W. G. Brombacher and
T. W. Lashof (Book), 558
Dynamics, Engineering, Vol. I, Theory of Elasticity, by C. B. Biezeno and R. Grammel (Book), 298; Vol. Ill: Steam Turbines; Vol. IV: Internal-Combustion Engines, by C. B. Biezeno and R. Grammel (Review), 557
— Fluid, and Heat Transfer, by J. G. Knudsen
and D. L. Katz (Book), 334
of Jets, by Shih-I Pai (Book), 428 Dynamos. See Generators, Electric; Turbo- Generators
Dynamometer, Electric, High-Precision, with Air-Lubricated Trunnion Bearings, 628*
— Thrust and Torque, for Titanium Drilling
Machine, 48*
— See also Torsionmeter
Dyson, J., on Examination of Surfaces of Hobbed and Shaved Gear Teeth by Interferometry, 274*
Dyson, R. A. and Co., Ltd., 50-ton Semi- Trailer with Removable Bogies for Transport of Public Works Machinery, 508*

EAGLE ENGINEERING CO., LTD., Extending Mast Mounted on Motor Vehicle for Outside Television Broadcasts, 248*
Earl’s Court. See Exhibition
Earthmoving Equipment, Production of, 486 “ Easiload ” Lightweight Trailer for Contractors’ Plant (Stothert and Pitt, Ltd.), 641*
East Africa, Communications in, Loan from World Bank for, 358
East African Power and Lighting Co., Ltd., Nairobi-South Power Station, 2,500-kW Gas-Turbo-Alternator Unit for, 715, 727*
— Yelland, 180-MW Power Station at, 534* Eastern Regional Board for Industry, National
Cash Awards for Cutting Production Costs, 289
Easton, I. C., the Late, 752
Ebonite and Rubber Mouldings (Trade Publication), 721
“ Echo ” Armature Tester for Testing Rotors, Stators or Field Coils (Runbaken Electrical Products), 478*
“ Econometer ” Combustion Indicator for Boiler Houses, 49*
Economic Commission for Europe, Report on Price of Oil in Western Europe, 454; Statistics on Productivity, 486; Report on Prospects of Exporting Electric Power from Yugoslavia, 494*; Recent Advances in Steel Technology and Market Development, 1954 (Book), 721
— Situation in Britain and Manpower
Prospects, 159
— Survey for 1955, 421
Economics, Industrial. See Labour
— Railway. See Railway
Economists versus Engineers, “ Whitewash and Flour,” 227
Economy, Fuel. See Fuel Economy
Edelston, Sir T., and Partners, Ltd., “ Reilang ” Pressure Oil Gun with Calibrated Delivery, 765*
Eden, Sir A., Broadcast Speech during Railway Strike, 776
Edinburgh Design Congress, Report On, 1954 (Book), 334
Edison-Swan Electric Co., Ltd., Shallow Trunking for Lighting Circuits, 189*; Valve Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 567
Edmonton Plant Department, British Oxygen Engineering, Ltd., 99, 122*
Edmunds, W. T., on Production of Light-Alloy Drop-Forgings, Their Heat-Treatment, Inspection and Testing, 497, 529
Edmundson, D., on Electrical and Magnetic Measurements, 271

Education :

Adhesives, Course on Setting by Electric Resistance Heating, 321
Apprentices, Engineering, Girls as, 387 — Fewer Boys Entering Skilled Trades, 31 — Iron Moulding for, by F. D. Roper (Book), 621
— Student and Trade, Courses for, in Engineering Firms, 296
Arts Graduates, Scientific Training for, 391
Beilby, Sir G., Memorial Awards, 431 Berlin-Charlottenburg University, Problems in Statics Awaiting Solution, by Prof. E. Chwalla (Book), 526
Bourke Lectureship, Foundation of, by Faraday Society, 321
British Welding Research Association, Summer School of Welding, 150
Careers, Engineering Draughtsman (Book), 366
— Sheet-Metal Worker (Book), 366 Cement and Concrete Association, Training Courses of, 19
Chemical Engineer in Europe, Conference on Functions and Education of, 360, 413
— Engineering, Design Studies on Industrial Plant for Students at University College of Swansea, 551
City and Guilds of London Institute, Insignia Awards in Technology, 442 Columbia University, History of School of Engineering, by J. K. Finch (Review), 105. See LETTER, 261
Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Stress Diffusion in Vicinity of Chordwise Cut-Outs in Wings, by Lt. LaV. W. Brown (Book), 298; Stability Characteristics and Damping in Pitch of Delta Wings, by W. B. McCarter (Book), 298; Calculation of Wave Drag of Nose Shapes at Zero Incidence at Supersonic Speeds, by G. B. Marson (Book), 298; Reports (Books), 589
Education, Liberal, in Technical Age (Review), 753
Educational Institutions and Industry, Co-operation in Engineering Research between, 65, 132, 327. See LETTERS, 100, 229, 293, 330, 459
Electrical Safety; Course for Graduate Engineers on, 443
Electronics, School of, at Automatic Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd., 506 Engineering, Dangers of Overspecialisation in, in Commercial World, 455
Education—continued
Engineering Education, American Society for, Changes in Curricula for Undergraduates, 331
— Examinations, System Used in, 389. See LETTERS. 520, 588, 654
Examinations, Surveying, Solutions to Questions on, by D. H. McPherson and P. N. Ray (Book), 334
Federation of British Industries, Overseas Scholars Annual Reunion and Dinner, 33, 36
Fuel Efficiency Service, National Industrial, Refresher Course for Plant and Works Engineers, 719
Girls as Engineering Apprentices, 387
Glasgow Royal Technical College, One- Year Course in Civil Engineering, 3 Graduates, Non-Specialist, in Industry, by A. Collins (Review), 460; (Book), 493 Hatfield Technical College, Courses for Associate-Membership Examination of Incorporated Plant Engineers, 737 Hygiene, Tropical, Course for Mine and Site Managers, 320
Imperial College of Science and Technology, Post-Graduate Bursaries in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Endowed by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 445; Development Plans for, 777
— Institute, Proposed Use of Site for Imperial College of Science and Technology, 777
International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, Work of, by J. Newby, 361
Iron Moulding for Apprentices, by F. D. Roper (Book), 621
Junior Institution of Engineers, Maudslay Scholarships, 139
King’s College, London, Investigation on Pulsating Air Flow, 17*. See LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717
Kingston-upon-Hull Technical College, Pre-Cast Concrete Shell-Roofed Workshop, 56*
London School of Economics versus Northampton Engineering College, 227
— University, Surveying, Answers to Examination Questions, by D. H. McPherson and P. N. Ray (Book), 334; Imperial College of Science and Technology, Post-Graduate Bursaries in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Endowed by Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 445:; Development Plans, 777
Management, Recruitment and Training of Men Intended for (Review), 365; (Book), 366
Manchester University, Post-Graduate Bursaries in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Endowed by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 445
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New Course for Bachelor’s Degree Combining Engineering with Humanities and Social Sciences, 195
Maudslay Society Scholarships, 139 Mines, Royal School of, Research Report of, 1950-53, 403*
Mond Nickel Fellowships Awards, 57
National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, Refresher Course for Plant and Works Engineers, 719
Naval Architects, Institution of, Scholarships in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 57
— Officers, Training of, 291 Northampton Engineering College versus London School of Economics, 227
Nottingham University, Hydraulic Machines Laboratory at, 442*; Residential Course on Fatigue of Metals, 692
Recruitment and Training of Men for Managerial Positions (Review), 365; (Book), 366
Report on Techmeal Education in Glasgow, Glasgow Productivity Committee, 162
S.B.A.C. Handbook of Recommended Basic Training Exercises, Vol. I (Book), 41: (Review), 492
Scholarships Available to British Students in Electrical Engineering, British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers Association, 426
— to be Awarded by British Council for
Study Abroad, 172
— for Research on Light Alloys in
Shipbuilding, Aluminium Development Association, 316
Science Teachers, Dangers of High Salaries in Industry to Profession, 391 Southampton University, Investigation on Shear Centre of Beam Sections, 45*. See LETTER, 133. See Erratum, 133
Students, International Association for Exchange of, for Technical Experience, Work of, by J. Newby, 361
Swansea, University College of, Design Studies on Industrial Plant for Chemical Engineering Students, 551
Training, Basic, S.B.A.C. Handbook of Recommended Exercises (Book), 41; (Review), 492
— Problems, Industrial, 456
— Specialised, in Field of Work Study (Book), 428
United Nations Regional Railway Training Centre, Lahore, Courses for Railway Operating Officials, 162. See Erratum, 532
Way Forward, This (Book), 493
“ Whitewash and Flour,” Northampton Engineering College versus London School of Economics, 227
Edwards and Co. (London), Ltd., Electron Diffraction Camera (Trade Publication), 527
Edwards, F. J., Ltd., Sheet-Metal Working Machines (Trade Publication), 138; Machine Tools (Trade Publication), 721
Edwards, W., and Co. (London), Ltd., Resistance-Heated Vacuum Furnace for Melting, Casting and Sintering, 668; Experimental Laboratory Arc Furnace, 668; Glass-Working Machine, 668*
“ Efco ” Process for Metal Cleaning and Degreasing (Electro-Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 541
Efficiency of Boiler Plants. See Boiler Plants
— of Engines. See Engines
— Individual, in Industry, Conference on, 456 Effluents, Trade, Treatment of (Trade Publication), 754
Eigenvalues, Determination of, and Solution of Systems of Linear Equations, Contributions to (Book), 396
Eimco (Great Britain), Ltd., “ Rocker Shovel” for High-Speed Tunnelling, 702*
Einfuhrung in die Baustatik, by E. Chwalla (Book), 493
Einfuhrung in die Hochspannungstechnik, by
M. Wellauer (Book), 558
Einstein, Prof. A., the Late, 489, 522*. See 517. See LETTER, 588; His Work, by Prof. H. Levy, 522*. See 489, 517. See LETTER, 588
Eklund, Dr. S., on Nuclear Reactor in Sweden, 462*
“ Eland ” Propeller-Turbine Aero Engine, Production of, 99
Elastic Modulus (Young’s) for Coal, Machine for Determination of, 770*
Elasticity, Energy Theorems of Structural Analysis, 305*, 339*, 400*
— Theory of, Vol. I of Engineering Dynamics, by C. B. Biezeno and R. Grammel (Book), 298
Elderly Persons, Employment of, 191
Election Manifestos of Conservative and Labour Parties, 549
“ Electraulic ” Pumps for Hydraulic Press for Laboratory-Made Diamonds (Towler Brothers (Patents), Ltd.), 301

Electric:

Accumulator, Stopper for Prevention of Electrolyte Leakage from (National Coal Board), 316*
— Nickel-Iron Battery, Automatic Charging of (E. R. Constance), 27 — United States, Specification for Batteries (Book), 754
— Vehicles. See Motor Truck Actuators (Trade Publication), 138 AEG Manual (Book), 428 Alternating-Current, Use in Locomotives, 77
Alternator. See Generator and Turbo Altitude Correction Factors for Spark- over Voltages of Rod Gaps and Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266 Amplifier-Wattmeter for Electrical and Magnetic Measurements, 271
Analyser, Network for Solution of Asynchronous Performance of Salient- Pole Synchronous Machines, 759*
Appliances, Electrical, Tested (Trade Publication), 657
Arc Furnaces. See Furnace, Electric
— Welding. See Welding Armature Winding, Practical, by A. H. Avery (Book), 493
Battery. See Accumulator (above)
— Vehicles. See Motor Truck
Bridge, Electric, Thermometer and Limit. Direct-Reading (Clare Instrument Co.), 539*
British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, Technical Reports (Books), 76; Report on Cracking of Steam Pipes, 144; Behaviour of Cellulose Acetate Films under Tropical Conditions, by
N. J. L. Megson (Book), 266; Statistical Study of Variation in Performances in Tests of Experimental Unit with Axial Blast, by F. O. Mason (Book), 266; Effect of Series Resistance on Capacitative Spark Discharges, by H. G. Riddlestone (Book), 266; Altitude Correction Factors for Sparkover Voltages of Insulators and Rod Gaps, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266; Nomograms for Humidity Correction Factors of Flashover Tests on Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266; Blowing of Distribution System Fuses During Thunderstorms, by J. L. Miller (Book), 266; Wind-Power Research Programme, 433*; Measurement of Soil Thermal Resistivities of Cable Ratings, 490; Flameproof Electrical Apparatus, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493; Emission of Flame through Flange Gaps, by
T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493; Motion of Slow Electrons in Polar Materials, by S. Zienau (Book), 493; Case for Adoption of British Plastic Yield Test as International Electrotechnical Commission Standard, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 493; Energy Survey in Somaliland Protectorate, by
E. W. Golding and A. H. Stodhart (Book}, 493; Onset of Breakdown in Gases Subject to Superposed Micro-wave and Unidirectional Electric Waves, by W. A. Prowse, E. Laverick and W. Jasinski (Book), 493; Annual Report, 586; Electrical Characteristics of Overhead Lines, by S. Butterworth (Book), 621; Handbook on Electrical Characteristics of Overhead Lines (Book), 621; Current Ratings for Paper-Insulated and Varnished-Cambric-Insulated Cables (Book), 621
and Allied Manufacturers Association, Scholarships for British Students, 426; Annual Report, 547
Electric—continued
British Electrical Development Association, Installation of Electric Sockets (Trade Publication), 76; Cinema Film on Production Methods, 357. See LETTER, 425; Conference: Improvement of Load Factor, by S. W. Hazel J, 556; Electric Space Heating, by E. M. Ackery, 556; Electricity in Homes (Trade Publication), 559; Annual Luncheon, 620; Tested Electrical Appliances (Trade Publication^ 657
— Electricity Authority, Power Station Plant Additions, 1954, 38; Tests of Electricity Supply Meters, 123; Thermal Storage Plant, 131. See LETTER, 200; Supply Statistics, 142, 231, 361; Television Equipment at Willington “ A ” Power Station, 158; Investment Programme, 171; Use of Pulverised-Fuel Ash from Littlebrook Power Station as Substitute for Cement in Harbour Works at Aden, 222; 200-MW Turbo-Alter
nator for (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 291, 295; New Power Station at Blyth, Northumberland, 331; New Diesel-Electric Power Station in Montgomeryshire, 331; 100-kW
Prototype Wind-Driven Generator, 359, 371*; See also Central Elec- tricity Authority (below)
Cable Connectors with Vibration-Proof Locks (Smiths Aircraft Instruments, Ltd.), 580*
— Downlead, Television, Designed to Reduce Attenuation (British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd.), 744
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 259, 267*
— Manufacture, Effect of Price of Copper on Production of, 682
— Paper-Insulated, Current Ratings for, Booklet on, 490, 621
— Polythene-Insulated, Specification, 77
— Ratings, Measurement of Soil Thermal Resistivities of, 490
— Rubber and Thermoplastic (Trade Publication), 335
— Telephone, Loading Coils in Resin for (Milliard, Ltd.), 120
— Varnished-Cambric-Insulated, Current Ratings for (Books), 490, 621
Capacitance and Inductance Formulae for Computing, by C. Snow (Book), 9 Capacitor, 333-kVAr (Johnson and Phillips, Ltd.), 302
Cathode Rays. See Cathode
Cells, Dry, United States Specification for (Book), 754
— Remote Housing for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 504
Central Electricity Authority, Proposed Skelton Grange “ B ” Power Station, 524. See 510*; 360-MW Power
Station at Skelton Grange, 510*. See 524; 180-MW Power Station
at East Yelland, 534*; Supply Statistics, 563, 653, 784; 120-MW Power Station at Roosecote, 706*; Power Supply in London Area, 710*; See also British Electricity Authority (above)
Characteristics, Electrical, of Overhead Lines, by S. Butterworth (Book), 621
Circuits, Alternating-Current, Automatic Protection of, by G. W. Stubbings (Book), 106
— Calculations: Electro-Technology, by M. G. Say (Book), 621
— Layouts, Printed (Trade Publication), 721
— and Networks, by G. Koehler (Book),
396
— and Transformers, Protective Current,
by P. Mathews (Book), 526; (Review), 788
Coil Filler, Use of Silicone Rubber as, 790*
Condensers, Three-Pass, Two-Shell, for Roosecote Power Station, (Vickers- Armstrongs, Ltd.), 706
Conductors, Hard-Drawn Copper, Specification, 201
— Semi, Bibliography of Literature on (Trade Publication), 233
Contact-Facing Metals (Trade Publication)^ 335
Contactor, Stator-Reversing. Air-Break, for Colliery Winders (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 732
Control Systems, Electrical, Engineering Cybernetics, by H. S. Tsien (Book), 621
Converter, Frequency (Trade Publication), 133
— Unit for Transposing Electric Signals to Changes in Air Pressure (Elliott Brothers, Ltd.), 183
Corona Discharges, Point-to-Plane, Experiments on, by H. M. Gaunt and J. D. Craggs (Book), 76
Cranes. See Cranes
Delay Lines, Mercury, for “ DEUCE ” Electronic Computer, 313*
Dielectric Measurements, Use of Carpenter Relay for, 271
— Properties of Ketone Resins, by E. Ruston (Book}, 76
— Strength, Negative Ion Formation in Gases of, by J. W. Marriott and J. D. Craggs (Books), 76
Dynamo. See Generator; Turbo-Generator
Electrical Association, National Federated, Wage Claim Against, 255, 287
—- — for Women, 30th Annual Conference, 620
— Industry, Light, Position and Prospects of, 259, 276*
— Installation Contracting, National Inspection Council for, Appointment of Board Designate, 702
Electric—continued
Electrical Machines, 100-MVA Direct- Current Controlled Reactor for Testing, 633*
— and Magnetic Measurements, 271
— Plant and Machinery Industry, Position and Prospects of, 163, 170*
— Safety, Course for Graduate Engineers on, 443
— Signals, Recording and Reproducing of, Cinematograph Technique for, 211*
— Trades Directory, 155 (Book), 233 Electrification, Airport (Trade Publication), 657
— of French Railways, 499, 518
— Schemes in Modernisation Plans for British Railways, 102, 584. See 34, 98, 194, 202*, 581, 586
— of Underground Railways, Jubilee of,
786*
Electrodes, Covered, for Metal-Arc Welding, Specification. 233
— Welding, Testing at Research Laboratory of Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., 277*
Electron Diffraction Camera (Trade Publication), 527
— Slow Motion, in Polar Materials, by
S. Zienau (Book), 493
Electronic Controller for Power Circuits (Trade Publication), 559
— Detector for Metals (Trade Publication), 76
— Digital Computer (Trade Publication), 267
— Equipment (Trade Publication), 76
— Instruments (Trade Publications), 138, 396
Electronics Display Centre, London, of Mullard Ltd., 188
— in Industry and Commerce, Conference
on, 168
— See also Electronic; Electronics Electroplating. See Electro Electro-Precipitation Apparatus (Trade
Publication), 621
Electrostatic Separation (Trade Publication), 754
Electro-Technology: Basic Theory and Circuit Calculations, by M. G. Say (Book), 621
— — Einfuhrung in die Hochspannungs
technik, by M. Wellauer (Book), 558
Energy Survey in Somaliland Protectorate, by E. W. Golding and A. H. Stodhart (Book), 493
Equipment, Electrical, Miscellaneous (Trade Publication), 493
Ferroelectricity and Antiferroelectricity in Perovskites, by A. F. Devonshire (Book), 76
Flame Emission through Flange Gaps, by
T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493
Flameproof Electrical Apparatus, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493
Fluorescent Tubes (Trade Publication), 396
Frequency Changers, Mobile, for H.M. Dockyards (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 637*
— Measurement of, 271
— Modulation System for Very High Frequency Transmitting Station at Wrotham (Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 582, 609
Furnaces. See Furnaces
Fuse Blowing in Distribution Systems during Thunderstorms, by J. L.Miller (Book), 266
Gases Subject to Superposed Microwave and Unidirectional Electric Fields, Breakdown in, by W. A. Prowse, E. Laverick and W. Jasinski (Book), 493 Generating Stations. See Power Stations Generator. See Generator and Turbo Heating, Dielectric, for Setting Adhesives by I. Jones (Book), 428
Homes, Electricity in (Trade Publication), 559
Humidity Correction Factors Applicable to Flashover Tests on Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266
Hydro-Electric Power Plants. See Power Plants
Ignition for Internal Combustion Engines. See Ignition
Inductance and Capacitance, Formulae for Computing, by C. Snow (Book), |
— Incremental, Instrument for Measurement of (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 736
Induction Furnace. See Furnace — Motors. See Motors, Electric Installation Contracting, Electrical, National Inspection Council for, Formation of, 249
Insulating Materials, Electrical (Trade Publication), 621
Exfoliated Vermiculite (Trade Publication), 721
— Tape, Silicone-Spread Glass Cloth, for High Temperatures (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 350
— — Silicone (Trade Publication), 657 Insulation, Use of Butyl Rubber for
(British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 515*
— Silicone, Wear Resistance in Stator of, 790*
Insulators, Flashover Tests, Nomograms and Line Charts for Humidity Correction Factors Applicable to, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266
— Porcelain, Oscillatory Transient-Voltage Generator for Testing (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 735*
— and Rod Gaps, Altitude Correction
Factors for Sparkover Voltages of, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266
Isolators, Rotary (Trade Publication), 335 Klystrons, High-Power (Trade Publication), 493
Electric—continued
Lamp, Aero-Screened, for Main-Road Lighting (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 541
— General-Purpose, “ Mazda ” (Trade Publication), 169
— Hand, Fluorescent (Trade Publication), 41
Lighting, Aero-Screened Lantern for Main Roads (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 541
— Circuits, Shallow Trunking for (Edison-Swan Electric Co., Ltd.), 189*
— Equipment, Outdoor (Trade Publication), 621
— Fittings (Trade Publications), 296, 527
— Fluorescent, by A. D. S. Atkinson (Book), 233
— Industrial, Fittings for (Trade Publication), 657
— “ Sportsfield Floodlight ” (Crompton
Parkinson, Ltd.), 438
— Switches (Trade Publication), 559
— Transformer Units, Specifications, 138 Lightning Protection for Electric Systems, by E. Beck (Review), 137
Load Factor, Some Observations on Improvement of, 556
Locomotives. See Locomotives, Electric London Electricity Board, Power Supply by, 710*
Loud-Speaker, Corona-Wind (D. M. Tombs), 669*
Lozier Apparatus, Negative Ion Formation in Gases of High Dielectric Strength, by J. W. Marriott and J. D. Craggs (Book), 76
Machines. See Generators; Motors; Turbo
Mains. See Cables (above)
Magnetos. See Ignition
Meters, Electricity Supply, UnderRegistration by, 123
— Manufacture, Modern, Cinema Film on (Ferranti, Ltd.), 357. See LETTER, 425
Mines, Electrical Equipment in (Book), 266 Motors. See Motors, Electric
Network Analyser for Examination of Flow Problems in Town-Gas Distribution (Nash and Thompson, Ltd.), 670*
— and Circuits, by G. Koehler (Book), 396 Oil Switch. See Switchgear
Oscillator, “ D.120,” for Driving Vibrator (Goodman Industries, Ltd.), 477 Oscillograph Tube with Post-Deflection Acceleration for High-Frequency Work (Electronic Tubes, Ltd.), 188
Oscilloscope, Dual-Trace, “ L101 ” (Mul- lard, Ltd.), 369
Perovskites, Ferroelectricity and Antiferroelectricity in, by A. F. Devonshire (Book), 76
Photo-Electric Equipment (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 504
Plastic Yield Test, British, Case for Adoption as International Standard, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 493
Plugs, “ Flit-Plug,” for Cable-Sealing Boxes (Trade Publication), 335
— Sparking, for Bristol Sleeve-Valve Engine (K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd.), 85
Power. See Power
— Stations. See Power Stations
Price of Electricity in Relation to Investment in Electricity-Supply Industry (Book), 396
Process Timer, Automatic, Synchronous (Electrical Remote Control Co., Ltd.), 640*
Producers and Distributors of Electricity, International Union of, London Congress, Arrangements for, 71
Pyrometer. See Pyrometer
Radar. See Radar
Radio. See Radio
Railways. See Railways
Rays. See Cathode Rays; X-Rays Recording and Reproduction of Electrical Signals Using Cinematograph Film, 211*
Rectifier, Germanium-Junction (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 568*
Relays, Auxiliary (Trade Publication), 367 — Biased-Induction (Trade Publication), 267
— Calibrated Sensitive (Londex, Ltd.), 302*
— and Control Apparatus (Trade Pub
lication), 621
— with Moulded Body (Londex, Ltd.), 711
— Moving-Coil, Instruments (Trade Publication), 233
Coil, Miniature (Electro-Methods, Ltd.), 55*
— Smoke-Density Alarm (Londex, Ltd.), 302
— Switching (Trade Publication), 41
— Telegraph (Trade Publication), 297 Resistance, Equivalent Series, Instrument for Measurement of (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 736
— Welding. See Welding
Rod Gaps and Insulators, Altitude Correction Factors for Sparkover Voltages of, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266
Rontgen Rays. See X-Rays
Semi-Conductors. See Conductors, Semi (above)
Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion Signals, Electrical, Recording and Reproducing of, Cinematograph Technique for, 211*
Sockets, Electric, Installation of (Trade Publication), 76
South Wales Electricity Board, Conference on Electronics in Industry and Commerce, 168
Spark Discharges, Capacitive, Effect of Series Resistance on Characteristics of, by H. G. Riddlestone (Book), 266
Electric—continued
Steel Manufacture. See Furnace, Electric Storage Battery. See Accumulator (above) Substation. See Substation
Suppressors, Radio Interference, Regulations for Use of, 319
Switchgear. See Switchgear; Motors, Electric
Synchros (Trade Publication), 657 — for Data Transmission, 792* Synchronous Machines, Salient-Pole, Solution of Asynchronous Performance by Network Analyser, by D. J. Miller, 759*
Telegraphy. See Telegraphy Telephony. See Telephony Test Sets, High-Voltage (Trade Publication), 657
Tester, Armature, “ Echo,” for Testing Rotors, Stators or Field Coils (Runbaken Electrical Products), 478* Thermometer. See Thermometer Timer, Process, Automatic, Synchronous (Electrical Remote Control Co., Ltd.), 640*
Traction. See Locomotives, Electric; Railways
Transducer, Electromagnetic, for Detecting Pressure Changes (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 739* Transformers. See Transformers Transistors, Bibliography of Literature on (Trade Publication), 233
— Fundamentals of, by L. M. Krugman (Book), 201
— Germanium-Junction, for Hearing Aids (Mullard, Ltd.), 567*
— Physics of, 628
— Point-Contact, for High-Frequency Work (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 639
Transmission, Data, Synchros for, 792* Turbo-Generators. See Turbo-Generators Uranium, Electricity from, 1 Vacuum Tubes. See Rontgen — Radio. See Valve
Voltage Reference and Stabiliser Tubes (Trade Publication), 493
— Regulator, “ Magnestat,” for Large Alternators (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 319*
— Transient, 5 to 35,000, Voltmeter for Measurement of (Oliver Pell Control, Ltd.), 506*
Voltmeter, Corrosion, for Field Use (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 515
Wales, South, Electricity Board, Conference on Electronics in Industry and Commerce, 168
Wattmeter-Amplifier for Electrical and Magnetic Measurements, 271
Welding. See Welding Wheatstone Bridge, Portable (Trade Publication), 201
for Temperature and Resistance Measurement (Clare Instrument Co., Ltd.), 539*
Winding Gear. See Winding
— Stator, Direct-Current Testing of, 369, 390
Wireless Telegraphy. See Radar; Radio; Television
— Telephony. See Radar; Radio; Television
Electric Ades, “ Rai-Tel-Ade ” Hearing Aid for Radio Listening, 242
Electric and Musical Industries, Ltd., Console Control Desk and Four-Channel Mixer for Television Recording in Venezuela, 672*
Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, British, Behaviour of Cellulose Acetate Films under Tropical Conditions, by N. J. L. Megson (Book), 266; Statistical Study of Variation in Performances in Tests of Experimental Unit with Axial Blast, by F. O. Mason (Book), 266; Effect of Series Resistance on Capacitative Spark Discharges, by H. G. Riddlestone (Book), 266; Altitude Correction Factors for Sparkover Voltages of Insulators and Rod Gaps, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266; Nomograms for Humidity Correction Factors of Flashover Tests on Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266; Blowing of Distribution System Fuses During Thunderstorms, by J. L. Miller (Book), 266; Wind-Power Research Programme, 433*; Measurement of Soil Thermal Resistivities of Cable Ratings, 490; Flameproof Electrical Aparatus, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493; Emission of Flame through Flange Gaps, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493; Motion of Slow Electrons in Polar Materials, by
S. Zienau (Book), 493; Case for Adoption of British Plastic Yield Test as International Electrotechnical Commission Standard, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 493; Energy Survey in Somaliland Protectorate, by E. W. Golding and A. H. Stodhart (Book), 493; Onset of Breakdown in Gases Subject to Superposed Microwave and Unidirectional Electric Waves, by W. A. Prowse, E. Laverick and W. Jasinski (Book), 493; Annual Report, 586; Current Ratings for Paper-Insulated and Varnished-Cambric-Insulated Cables (Book), 621; Electrical Characteristics of Overhead Lines, by S. Butterworth (Book), 621; Handbook on Electrical Characteristics of Overhead Lines (Book), 621
— and Allied Manufacturers Association,
British, Scholarships for British Students, 426; Annual Report, 547
— Association, National Federated, Wage
Claim Against, 255, 287
for Women, 30th Annual Conference, 620
— Development Association, British, Instal
lation of Electrical Sockets (Trade Publication), 76; Cinema Film, “ Planned for the Purpose,” on Production Methods, 357. See LETTER, 425; Conference: Some Observations on Improvement of Load Factor, by S. W. Hazell, 556; Electric Space Heating, by E. M. Ackery, 556; Electricity in Homes (Trade Publication), 559; Annual Luncheon, 620; Tested Electrical Appliances (Trade Publication), 657
— Engineers Exhibition, Earl’s Court, 290, 302*, 381*

Electrical Engineers, Institution of:

Christmas Lecture on Nuclear Power: Electricity from Uranium, by Dr. T. E. Allibone, 1
Problems of Hydro-Electric Design in Mixed Thermal-Hydro-Electric Systems, by T. G. N. Haldane and P. L. Blackstone, 60
Redesigned Journal, 67
Railway Electrification in Britain, by C. M. Cock, 67
Application of Friction / Heat-Transfer Correlations to Cooling-Tower Design, by P. H. Margen, 175
Economic Selection of Cooling Towers for Generating Stations, by G. F. Kennedy and P. H. Margen, 175
Equipment of Instrumental Accuracy for Recording and Reproduction of Electrical Signals, Using Cinematograph Film, by H. McG. Ross, 211*
Annual Dinner, 295
Electrical Engineering Industry in Post War Economy, by G. L. E. Metz, 303
Kelvin Lecture on Transistor Physics, by Dr. W. Shockley, 628
Annual Report, 686
Participation in British Nuclear Energy Conference, 715, 716. See Erratum, 784
Summer Meeting, Scotland:
Proceedings, 775* Measurements Section:
Engineering Services at Harwell, by W. E. Harris, 270
Electrical and Magnetic Measurements, by D. Edmundson, 271
Supply Sections
Under-Registration of Electricity-Supply Meters, by L. B. S. Golds and P. Schiller, 123
Sealed Transformers, by E. B. Franklin, 213
High-Voltage Developments in Sweden, by A. Rusek, 304
Standardisation of Electricity Supply Tariffs, by A. O. Johnson and N. F. Marsh, 361
An Examination of High-Voltage Direct- Current Testing Applied to Large Stator Windings, by R. T. Rushall and J. S. Simons, 369. See 390
Proving Performance of Circuit-Breakers with Particular Reference to Those of Large Breaking Capacity, by J. Christie, H. Leyburn and J. F. Bird, 432
Energy from the Wind, by E. W. Golding, 433*
Supply of Electricity in London Area, by
D. B. Irving, 710*
Utilisation Section:
Miniature Circuit-Breakers, by H. W. Wolff and T. G. F. Atherton, 143
Standardisation of Electricity Supply Tariffs, by A. O. Johnson and N. F. Marsh, 361
Electrical Engineers, Supervising, Association of. See Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of
— Engineering Industry in Post-War Economy,
by G. L. E. Metz, 303
Scholarships in, for British Students, British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association, 426
— Goods Trades, Fewer Apprentices in, 31
— Installation Contracting, National Inspec
tion Council for, Appointment of Board Designate, 702
— Power Convention, British. See British
Electrical Power Convention
Electrical Remote Control Co., Ltd., Switching Relay (Trade Publication), 41; Automatic Synchronous Process Timer, 640*
— Trades Directory, 1955 (Book), 233
Union, Strike Ballot by, 255, 287; Wage Demands of London Newspaper Employees, 419; Newspaper Strike, 487; Recognition as Negotiating Body by British Broadcasting Corporation, 711
— Year Book, Mechanical World, 1955
(Book), 106
Electricity-Supply Industry in Europe (Book), 233
Industry, Investment in (Book), 396 Electro-Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Efco ” Process for Metal Cleaning and Degreasing, 541; Perspex Plating Barrels, 541*
“ Electro-Klean ” Mechanical and Electrostatic Air Filter (American Air Filter Co.), 704*
Electrodes, Arc-Welding, Metal (Book), 9
— Potentials and Dissolution of Gold, by G.
Thomas (Book), 266
— Welding, Pocket Guide to (Trade Publica
tion), 233
— Welding, Testing at Research Laboratory
of Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., 277*
I Electroglide ” Centrifugal Pumps for High- Lift Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 740*
Electrolytic Corrosion. See Corrosion Electromagnet for 45-in. Cyclotron at Hammersmith Hospital (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 804*
Electromagnetic Waves. See Electric and Waves
Electron Diffraction Camera (Trade Publication), 527
Electron Slow Motion, in Polar Materials, by S. Zienau (Book), 493
Electronic Apparatus for Guiding Missiles (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 541*
for Simulation of Guided Missile System (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 541*
— Controller for Power Circuits (Trade
Publication), 559
— Digital Computer (Trade Publication), 267
— Equipment, Cable Connectors with Vibra
tion-Proof Locks for (Smiths Aircraft Instruments, Ltd.), 580*
— Navigation and Radar, by G. J. Sonnen
berg (Book), 689
— Instruments (Trade Publication), 396
for Indication of Contact between Work and Wheel of Grinding Machine (B. O. Morris, Ltd.), 709*
Electronic Instruments, Ltd., pH Meters, 669*
— Methods of Inspection, 781
Electronic Tubes, Ltd., Oscillograph Tube with Post-Deflection Acceleration for High-Frequency Work, 188
Electronics in Industry and Commerce, Conference on, 168
— School of, at Automatic Telephone &
Electric Co., Ltd., 506
— See also under Electric
Electroplating Barrels, Perspex (Electro- Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 541*
— Research on, 722
— Chromium for Surface Hardening of Light
Alloys, Mahle Process (Sheepbridge Stokes, Ltd.), 444*
— Silver (Trade Publication), 297
Electroprecipitation, Researches into Factors Affecting, 625
Electrothermal Engineering Ltd., Electro thermal “ Bunsen ” Laboratory Heater, 125*; Armoured Heating Cables for Pre-Heating and Stress-Relieving, 705*; Testing Apparatus (Trade Publication), 754
Elevator, 5 tons per hr. Capacity, for Powders (Russell Constructions Ltd.), 605*.
Elgro Machine Tool Co., Ltd., De-Burring Machine for Cleaning Gear Teeth, 383* Eliminator Fire Door, Use in Smoke Abatement., 93
Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd., Converter Unit for Automatic Control Systems, 183; Digital Computer (Trade Publication), 267; Annual Report, 614
Elliott, E., on Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
“ Elmet ” Metals for Electrical Contacts (Trade Publication), 335
Emery Wheels. See Grinding under Machine Tools
E.M.I. Electronics, Ltd., Dynamic Balancing Machine, 302*
E. M.I. Factories, Ltd., 12-kW, High-Frequency Generator for Induction Heating, 188*
E.M.I. Sales and Service, Ltd., “ Minifon ” Pocket-Sized Magnetic Speech Recorder, 190
Employees. See Labour
Employment. See Labour
Emulsion Cleaner, “ Pyroclean ” (Trade Publication), 754
Encyclopaedia, Oxford Junior, Vol. VIII: Engineering (Review), 656; (Book), 689
“ Endoscope ” for Inspection of Inaccessible Parts (Trade Publication), 41
Endurance Tests. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials')
Energy Survey in Somaliland Protectorate, by E. W. Golding and A. H. Stodhart (Book), 493
— Theorems of Structural Analysis, by Dr.
E. H. Brown, 305*, 339*, 400*
Enfield Cables, Ltd., Electric Cables (Trade Publication), 335; 100-kW Prototype
Wind-Driven Generator, 359, 371*;
Cables for Saateni Power Station, Zanzibar, 4'50
Engel, Dr. F. V. A., on Strouhal Number and Hodgson Criterion, 133. See 17*. See LETTERS, 229, 330, 459, 717
Engines, Aero. See Aeronautics
— Diesel. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine
Propulsion; Motorships
— Fire. See F/re
— Indicators. See Indicators
— Internal-Combustion, Aluminium Cylinders
for, Mahle Process for Chromium-Plating of, 444*
Combustion, Engineering Dynamics, Vol. IV, by C. B. Biezeno and R. Grammel (Review), 557
Combustion, Exports of, 747
Combustion, High-Speed, Testing of, by A. W. Judge (Book), 298
Combustion, Industry in India, Problems Relating to Development of (Book), 9

Engine, Internal Combustion, International Congress on:

Proceedings, 720, 749, 784. See also vol. 180
International Rules for Construction of Diesel Engines for Rail Traction, by J. Kater, 720
Development of Diesel Engines for Rail Traction, by C. Tourneur, 720
High Speed Diesel Engines Used as Prime Movers in Rail Vehicles with Different Types of Transmission, by A. Brand, 720
Maintenance Techniques Employed in Diesel-Electric Locomotive-Repair Shops of United States Railroads, by W. J. Fritton, 720
High-Pressure-Charged Engines for Railroad Operation, by Prof. E. Sorensen, 720
Four-Stroke and Two-Stroke Cycle Diesel Engines for High-Powered Locomotives, by Dr. R. de Pieri, 720
Exhaust-Gas Turbo-Charged Four-Stroke High-Speed Rail Traction Engines with Whirl Combustion Chambers, by A. H. de Klerck, 720
Engine, Internal Combustion, International Congress on—continued
The Paxman “ Hi-Dyne ” Engine for Diesel Traction, by D. M. Pearce, 720 Experiences with Diesel Engines for Rail Traction, by L. Slaghek, 720
Design and Operation of High-Speed Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines, by Dr. E. Schmidt, 749
Method of Transmission for Diesel Engines, by Dr. L. Geislinger, 749 Loop-Scavenged Two-Stroke Engines for Locomotives, by Dr. G. Goldbeck, 749
Renault Gas-Turbine Locomotive, by F. Picard and M. Chatel, 749
Use of Spectrograph in Facilitating Maintenance of Diesel Locomotives, by A. Vandaghen, 749
Relation of Cylinder Size to Design and Performance of Diesel-Engine Installations for Railway and Marine Service, by Prof. C. F. Taylor, 784 Some Problems in Connection with Use of Oil Fuels for Railway Traction, by
R. Brun, R. Vichnievsky and R. Courtel, 784
Increasing Power for Four-Stroke Diesel Engines by Exhaust-Impulse Scavenging, by Dr. R. Feiss, 784
Some Practical Aspects of Engine Noise, by C. H. Bradbury, 784
Engine, Internal-Combustion, Manufacturers’ Association, British, Report on Export Situation, 747
Combustion, for Renault Locomotive, 749
Combustion, Research Association, British, Improved Air Compressor, 189*
Combustion, Running-in of, Choice of Cylinder-Bore Finish, 270. See Erratum, 338
Combustion, Water Cooling systems of, Prevention of Scale and Corrosion in, 301
Combustion. See also Turbines, Gas
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Motor Car. See Engines, Petrol
— Noise, Practical Aspects of, 784
— Oil, Air-Cooled, Advantages and Disadvan
tages of, 582
and Gas Turbines, Manufacturers of, World Directory (Book), 366
300-b.h.p., Six-Cylinder, Horizontal, for Rail Traction (Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd.), 379*
See also Tractors
Diesel, Accessories for (Trade Publication), 41
Diesel, Combination with Steam as Cheaper Form of Marine Propulsion, 533*
Diesel, Display Aids for (Trade Publication), 41
Diesel-Electric, for Locomotives (Trade Publication), 559
Diesel, Exhaust-Gas Turbo-Charged Four-Stroke, with Whirl Combustion Chambers, for Rail Traction, 720
Diesel, Five-Cylinder, 2,400-h.p., for Peruvian Oil Tanker “ Sechura ” (Burmeister and Wain), 285*
Diesel, 85-b.h.p., Four-Cylinder (H. Meadows, LtcT.), 507*
Diesel, Four-Stroke, Increasing Power by Exhaust-Impulse Scavenging, 784
Diesel, Generating Sets (Trade Publication), 201
Diesel, 878-b.h.p., “ K8 ” for Generators of S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., 354
Diesel, Heavy, Flow-Production of (Trade Publication), 657
Diesel, “ Hi-Dyne ” for Rail Traction (Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd.), 720
Diesel, High-Duty, Endurance Tests of, 145
Diesel, High-Pressure-Charged, for Rail Traction, 720
Diesel, High-Speed, Heavy-Duty, for Rail Traction, Design and Operation of, 749
Diesel, High-Speed, for Rail Traction, Types of Transmission for, 720
Diesel, 30-b.h.p., for “ Irion” Combined Fork-Lift Truck and Transport Vehicle, 537
Diesel, Manufacture by F. Perkins, Ltd., 131. See 195
Diesel, Marine, 850-h.p. (British Polar Engine, Ltd.), 29
Diesel, Marine, for Cargo Liners, 149* Diesel, Marine, Detection of Oil-Mist in Crankcases of, 768*
Diesel, Marine, 8,000-b.h.p., Six-Cylinder, with Exhaust-Turbine Supercharging, (Harland and Wolff, Ltd.), 154*
Diesel, Marine, Supercharged, Two- Stroke, Two-Cylinder, Experimental (Gotaverken Shipyard), 733*
Diesel, Marine. Two-Stroke, Opposed- Piston, Supercharging with Turbo-Blower, 472*
Diesel, Marine, Two-Stroke, Ten- Cylinder, Turbo-Charged Opposed-Piston (Gotaverken Shipyard), 733*
Diesel, Method of Transmission for, using Differential, 749
Diesel, Operation and Maintenance, by V. L. Maleev (Book), 266
Diesel, 40-h.p., Portable (A. C. Morrison (Engineers), Ltd.), 743*
Diesel, for Powering Trawlers, 746 Diesel, for Rail Traction (Trade Publication), 754
Diesel, for Rail Traction, Development of, 720
Diesel, for Rail Traction, Experiences with, 720
Diesel, for Rail Traction, International Rules for Construction of, 720
Diesel, Railway and Marine, Relation of Cylinder Size to Design and Performance of, 784
Engine,Oil, Diesel, l,088-b.h.p.,Saateni Power Station, Zanzibar (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 450
Diesel, 693-b.h.p., for Sawbridgeworth Pumping Station (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 806
Diesel, 165-b.h.p., Six-Cylinder (H. Meadows, Ltd.), 507*
Diesel, Small, Maintenance Equipment for (Merlin Engineering Co., Ltd.), 195, See 131
Diesel, 621-b.h.p., Three-Cylinder, Turbo-Supercharged, Tests on Use of Boiler Oil in (Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd.), 384*
Diesel, Two-Stroke, and Four-Stroke, for High-Powered Locomotives, 720
Diesel, Two-Stroke, Loop-Scavenged, for Rail Traction, 749
Diesel, 630-b.h.p., in 1,400-ton Twin- Screw Bulk-Cargo Carrier “ Golden Bay,” 448
Diesel, Unveiling of 100,000th Engine Produced by Petters, Ltd.,676
Diesel. See also Motorships; Marine Propulsion ; Diesel Engine Users Association
— Petrol, Aeroplane. See Aeronautics See also Aeronautics; Motor Cars
— Steam, Combination with Diesel Engine or
Gas-Turbine as Cheaper Form of Marine Propulsion, 533*
Horizontal, Tandem, Compound, at Fleam Dyke Pumping Station, Modifications to, 644*. See 613
Marine. See also Marine Propulsion; Turbines
— Test Methods for Rating Fuels, Institute of
Petroleum (Book), 396
— Winding. See Winding
Engineer’s Attitude to Drawing and Design, by H. Clausen, 785. See 779
— as Business Man in American Industry, by
J. B. Rae, 163
— in Charge, Institution of, Annual Dinner,
392
— versus Economists, “ Whitewash and Flour,”
227
— Education. See Education
— Institutions. See Institutions
— Modern Physics for (Book), 41
— and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of:
Experiences in Stabilisation of Ships, by Sir W. Wallace, 118*; Supercharging a Doxford Engine, by P. Jackson, 472*
— Welding for, by H. Udin, E. R. Funk and J.
Wulff (Book), 175
Engineering in Agriculture, by P. H. Southwell (Book), 366; (Review), 460
— and Allied Employers’ National Federation,
Wage Claims Against, 31, 127, 223, 255, 287, 355, 547; Wages and Conditions of Apprentices, 483; Women Engineering Employees’ Wages, 451, 547
— Analysis: An Introduction to Professional
Method, by D. W. Ver Planck and B. R. Teare (Review), 525
— Apprentices. See Education; Labour
— Centenaries in 1955, 5
— Clerical Employees, Wage Demands by, 127,
191, 287
— Contracts. See Contracts; Legal
— Cybernetics, by H. S. Tsien (Book), 621;
(Review), 687
— Dimensional Metrology (Book), 558
— Draughtsmen, Career as (Book), 366
— Drawings, Conversion of Inch and Metric
Sizes on, 409*. See LETTERS, 588, 654
Problems, by F. Zozzora (Book), 41
— Dynamics, Vol. I, Theory of Elasticity, by
C. B. Biezeno and R. Grammel (Book), 298; Vol. Ill: Steam Turbines; Vol. IV: Internal-Combustion Engines, by C. B. Biezeno and R. Grammel (Review), 557
— Education. See Education
— Employees, Women, Wage Increases for,
451, 547
— Equipment Users’ Association, Standardisa
tion of Engineering Equipment, 259
— Examinations, System Used in, 389. See
LETTERS, 520, 588, 654
— Foundation, United States, Investigation
of Corrosion and Metallurgical Stability in High-Temperature Steam Generation, 703
— Industrial, Value of, 483
— Industries, Full Employment and Mechanis
ation in, 66, 73*
Nationalisation of, 419
in Scotland, Production Figures for, 486 Wage Claims in, 31, 223, 255, 355, 387, 547
Wage Differentials in, 355; Holidays in, 355; Equal Pay for Women in, 387
Girls as Apprentices, 387
— Laboratories. See Laboratories; National
Physical
— Outlook, 2, 10*, 34, 42*. 66, 73*, 99, 107*,
130,140*, 163,170*, 194, 202*, 235*, 259, 267*, 290, 299*, 326, 335*, 358, 367*, 390, 397*. See Erratum, 442
— Problems, Transparent Charts for Solving,
by B. B. Daly, 762*
— Services at Atomic Energy Research Estab
lishment, Harwell, 270
in a Laboratory, by J. C. Knight, 173
— and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen, Association
of, Ventilating in Industry, by G. A. Williams (Book), 76; Heating in Industry, by G. A. Williams (Book), 105; Light Alloys in Structural Engineering, by J. McH. Young (Book), 589
— Societies. See Institutions
— Standards. See Standards Institution
— and Technical Dictionary, German-English
by Dr. L. de Vries (Review), 75; (Book),’ 76
— Technician Defined, 69
— Thermodynamics, Principles of, by P. J.
Kiefer, G. F. Kinney and M. C. Stuart (Book), 428
— Trades, Fewer Apprentices in, 31
— Union, Amalgamated, Wage demands of
London Newspaper Employees, 419;
Newspaper Strike, 487; Wage Claims by, 547
— Vol. VIII of Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia
(Review), 656 ; (Book), 689
— Works. See Works
English Electric-Babcock and Wilcox Group of Companies for Building Nuclear-Power Stations, 716. See Erratum, 784
English Electric Co., Ltd., Electric Motor Built to American Standards, 94*; Welding Transformer for Welding Shop of Acton Works, London Transport Executive, 188; Constant-Speed Sund- strand Drive for Aircraft, 215*; Expansion of Firm, 258. See 194; 200-MW TurboAlternator for British Electricity Authority, 291, 295; Student Courses for Apprentices, 296; “ Deuce ” Digital
Electronic Computer, 313*; 100-kW
Prototype Wind-Driven Generator, 359, 371*; Protection System for Three-Phase, Fractional Horse-power Electric Motors, 381*; 1,088-b.h.p. Diesel Engine for
Saateni Power Station, Zanzibar, 450; Switchgear for Skelton Grange Power Station, 512; Transformers for Skelton Grange Power Station, 512; Electric Motors for Power-Station Auxiliaries (Trade Publication), 527; Transformer Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568*; 70-MVA Aluminium-Wound Transformer for Kemano-Kitimat Hydro- Electric Scheme, 602 ; 33-kV Single-Tank Outdoor Circuit-Breaker, 639*; Electrically-Operated Actuator for Boiler Dampers, 642*; Air-Break Switchgear for Roosecote Power Station, 707; Turbine- Driven Alternator for Stand-By Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station, 741 English Electric Valve Co., Ltd., Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 567
— German and German-English Technical and
Engineering Dictionaries, by Dr. L. de Vries (Book), 76; (Review), 75
— Italian and Italian-English Technical Dic
tionary (Book), 41
— Windmill, by R. Wailes (Review), 39 Engraving Work (Trade Publication), 589 Enthoven Solders. Ltd., “ Superspeed,” Lightweight Soldering Irons (Trade Publication), 201
Epco, Ltd., “ Flexi-Force ” Hydraulic Power Kit, 479
Epicyclic Clutch, “ Clearomatic ” Two-Speed, 57*
Episcope for Visual or Photographic Work in Workshop (C. F. Smith), 413*
“ Epping Auto-Shunter ” Shunting Tractor (Trade Publication), 493
Equilibrium, Castigliano’s Theorem of, 339*
Erg Industrial Corporation, Ltd., Resistor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570 Ergebnisse der Versuche und Messungen auf dem Gebiet der Verbundbauweise (Book), 526
Ericht, Loch, Scotland, Plans for New Power Station, 167
Erie Resistor Ltd., Capacitor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570
Error Function and Its Derivative, Tables of (Book), 366
Erskine, Sir G., on Finance for Industry, 650 Escher-Wyss Hydraulic Turbines for Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13*, 50*
Essen, Germany, Heinrich and Theodore Mine, Use of “ Flexadux ” Plastics Ducting in, 181*
Essen, Haus der Technik at, 683
“ Esso Exeter,” M.S., Oil Tanker, Launch of, 66
Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd., Strainers for Sea Water at Fawley Refinery, 704*
Etruria Gasworks, Stoke-on-Trent, New Carbonisation Plant for, 576*
“ Euclid ” Rear-Dumping Trucks (Trade Publication), 201
Europe, Economic Commission for, Price of Oil in Western Europe, Report on. 454; Statistics on Productivity, 486; Report on Prospects of Exporting Electric Power in Yugoslavia, 494*; Recent Advances in Steel Technology and Market Development, 1954 (Book), 721
— Joint Metallurgical Societies Meeting in,
Programme, 459; Proceedings, 717, 748
— Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in (Book), 266
— Steel Production in, Statistic;, 746
— United States Investment in, 241
European Economic Co-operation, Organisation for, Inquiry on Fuel Consumption of Thermal Power Stations, 163; Chemical Industry in Europe (Book), 175; British Exports to Europe, 226; Electricity Supply Industry in Europe (Book), 233; Coal Industry in Europe (Book), 233; Report on United States Investment in Europe, 241; Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in Europe (Book), 266; Private United States Investment in Europe and Overseas Territories (Book), 366; Copper Smelting and Refining in United States (Book), 396; Price of Electricity and Investment in Supply Industry (Book), 396: Cost Savings through Standardisation, Simplification, and Specialisation in Containers (Book), 428; Cost Savings through Standardisation, Simplification and Specialisation in Materials Handling Equipment (Book), 428; Specialised Training in Field of Work Study (Book), 428; Zinc and Lead Smelting and Refining in United States (Book), 428; Report on Processes and Problems of Industrialisation in Under-Developed Countries, 485; Report on Oil Equipment in Europe, 650; Recent Advances in Steel Technology and Market Development, 1954 (Book), 721
Evans, U. R., on Cathodic Protection of Ships, 781. See 689
Evans, W. E., the Late, 264
Evaporators for Recovery Process at Bowater’s Paper Mills, Calhoun, Goslin-Birmingham Manufacturing Co., Inc., 756
Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd., Thermocouple Repeater for Temperature Transmissions, 796; Hydraulic Jet-Pipe Controller for Regulating Temperature of Fuel Oil to Furnaces, 796; “ In-Line ” Scanner for Instrument Desks, 796*
Ewbank and Partners, Electrical and Mechanical Installations for Central Terminal Area at London Airport,423,446*, 474*
Ex-Servicemen, Resettlement of, 611 Examinations, Engineering, System Used in, 389. See LETTERS, 520, 588, 654
“ Excalibur,” H.M. Submarine, Launch of, 308
Excavators with 1-cub. yd. Bucket (Trade Publication), 169
— Hydraulic, Lorry-Mounted, “ Staffa-
Bruneri ” (Chamberlain Industries, Ltd.), 638*
— Mechanical, |-cub. yd., “ NCK 205,” with
Non-Metallic Bushes (Newton Chambers and Co., Ltd., and Koehring Co.), 183*
— Tunnelling, Eimco “RockerShovel” (Eimco
(Great Britain), Ltd.), 702*
Exchangers, Heat (Trade Publication), 41
— for 2,500-kW Gas-Turbo-Altemator Unit
(Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 715, 727*
Exhibition, Aluminium as a Commercial Metal, Centenary, 164, 683
— “ Atoms for Peace,” 716
— British Industries Fair, 541*, 574*, 604*,
640*, 683, 735, 774*
— — Instrument Industries, 779, 795*. See
also vol. 180
— Centenary, of London’s Main Drainage,
London County Council, 769
— and Conferences, Forthcoming, 126, 254,
386, 546, 679, 807
— and Congress, Water Supply, London,
Programme, 304
— Control Instruments for Furnaces and
Boiler Plant, 232
— and Convention, Plastics, British, Olympia,
Programme, 384; Exhibits at, 754
— Conversazione, Royal Society, 684
— Electrical Engineers, Earl’s Court, 290,
302*, 381*
— Electronics Display Centre of Mullard,
Ltd., 188
— of Engineer Equipment, Military Engineer
ing Experimental Establishment, 545
— Factory Equipment, 414*, 478*
— Famous Locomotive Engineers, Work of,
651
— French Aircraft, Salon de l’Aeronautique,
21st, Arrangements, 450; Programme, 716; Exhibits, 772*, 801*. See also vol. 180
— Geneva, Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy,
651. See also vol. 180.
— Industrial Health and Welfare Centre, 391
— Leipzig Fair in Retrospect, 327
— Lille International Fair, Arrangements for,
321
— Machine Tool, Chicago, Arrangements for,
113
— Mobile, of “ 212 ” Radar Set (Decca
Radar, Ltd.), 726
— National Physical Laboratory Open Day,
580, 731*. See 714
— Physical Society, 486, 513*, 668*
— Power and Mechanical Engineering,
National, Philadelphia, 12
— Radio and Electronic Component Manu
facturers’ Federation, 567*
— Radioactive Isotopes, Birmingham Ex
change arid Engineering Centre, 237
— Swiss Industries, Fair, 519
— of Synthetic Resin Adhesives, Aero Re
search Ltd., 21st Anniversary, 619
— Television Society’s, 68
— Trades Fairs Overseas, Board of Trade
Booklet, 454
Fairs Overseas, Hints for Exhibitors (Book)., 589
Expansion or Explosion: Solutions for Vital Problem of Machine Age, by A. Vickers (Book), 558
Explosions, Colliery. See Accidents
— or Expansion: Solutions for Vital Problem
of Machine Age, by A. Vickers (Book), 558
— Gaseous. See Accidents
Export Trade. See Trade
Exporters’ Year Book, 1955 (Book), 366
Exposition of Power and Mechanical Engineering, National, Philadelphia, 12
Express Dairy Co., Ltd., Milk Pasteurising and Bottling Plant at South Morden, 608*
Extractor, Oil and Moisture, Compressed-Air (Trade Publication), 657
Extrusion Processes, Theory of Plasticity Applied to, 71

FABRICATING AND WELDING EQUIPMENT, Directory of (Book), 9
Facing Machine. See Machine Tools
— Slabs, Concrete (Trade Publication), 201
Factory Accidents. See Accidents
— Acts, House of Lords Decision on Non-Compliance of Mechanical Grindstones with, by D. G. F. Rogers, 616
— Automatic, and American Trade Unions, 326
— — Conference on, Institution of Production Engineers, 780. See 713, 747
— Chief Inspector’s Report, 1953, 8. See Erratum, 142
— Employment of Women. See Labour
— Equipment Exhibition, 414*, 478*
— Floor-cleaning Machines for (Cimex-
Fraser Tuson, Ltd.), 204
— Maintenance Construction, Use of Fork-
Lift Trucks for Raising Girders, 248
— Management. See Works Management
— Oberkochen, of C. Zeiss, 34
— Shepperton, of Winston Electronics, Ltd.,
89
— Volkswagen, Germany, Extensions to, 131
— See also Works
Failure, Mechanical, of Metals, in Service, by J. A. Bennett and G. W. Quick (Review), 105
Fair, Trade. See Exhibition
Fairmile Construction Co., Ltd., Diesel- Driven Aluminium Cargo Lighter, 53 Falk, G. F., the Late, 688
Falkland Islands Dependencies, Aerial Survey of, by Hunting Aerosurveys, Ltd., 761
Fans, “ Airmax,” Axial-Flow (A. K. Fans, Ltd.), 571*
— Centrifugal (Trade Publication), 657
— and Ducts of Polyvinyl Chloride (Trade
Publication), 657
— Guard for (K. Blackman, Ltd.), 222*
— Hot-Air, Coupling for Cooling (Spooner
Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 545*
— Induced-Draught, Electrically-Driven, for
Boilers of S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (J. Howden and Co., Ltd.), 352*
— Propeller, 3-Bladed “ APA ” (K. Black
man, Ltd.), 575*
— Silencer for (Woods of Colchester, Ltd.)
53*
Faraday Society, Foundation of Bourke Lectureship, 321
Farm Implements, Case Study on (Book), 298 “ Farmer’s Boy Major,” Lightweight Two- Wheeled Tractor (Raven Engineering Co., Ltd.), 647*
Farming. See Agriculture; Tractors Farquharson, J. F., the Late, 524 Farrer, W. E., Ltd., Cooling-Water Screens for Roosecote Power Station, 707*
“ Fastik ” Glue Pen (Trade Publication), 106 Fatigue, Cumulative Damage in, Economical Method of Investigation, by J. C. Levy, 724*
— in High-Strength Aluminium Alloys, 471
— Loading, Stress Concentration Factors and,
146*
— of Metals, Course at Nottingham Uni
versity, 692
— Process in Aluminium, Observations on,
471
— Tests of Metals. See Fatigue under Tests
(Materials')
Fawcett, J. D. (Darlington), Ltd., Rotary and Static Dryer (Trade Publication), 396 Fawley Oil Refinery, Strainers for Sea Water at, 704*
“ Featherweight ” Lightweight Flexible Hose for Carrying Oil (Compoflex Co., Ltd.), 579
Federation of British Industries, Overseas Scholars Annual Reunion and Dinner, 33, 36; Capital Expenditure and Investment's; Price Structure of Coal (Book) 233; Report on United Nations Technical Assistance, 257. See 261; Conference on Managing Small Firms, Harrogate, Programme. 321
“Fedrex ” X-Ray Units (Trade Publication), 657
Feed, Closed, System, for S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (G. and J. Weir, Ltd.), 352
— Water Preheating, Franco-Crosti System,
747, 766*
Softener. See Water Softener.
See also Water
Feedback, Automatic, Control System Synthesis, by J. G. Truxal (Review), 687
Feeders, Automatic (Riley Stoker Co., Ltd.), 478
Feedwater Specialists Co., Water Treatment (Trade Publication), 754
Feiss, Dr. R., on Increasing Power for Four- Stroke Diesel Engines, by Exhaust- Impulse Scavenging, 784
Feltham, Ship-Hydrodynamics Laboratory at, 292*
Female Labour. See Labour
Fender Structures, Prestressed, for Singapore Wharves, Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd., 21
Fenner, J. H., and Co., Ltd., Speed Reducers (Trade Publication), 138
Ferguson Pailin, Ltd., Miniature Control Board for Operating Five Circuits, 381*; Switchgear for East Yelland Power Station, 535*; Bulk-Oil Type Switchgear for Roosecote Power Station, 707*
Ferranti, Ltd., “ Pegasus ” and “ Manchester ” Electronic Computers, 218*; Co-operation with Powers-Samas Accounting Machines, Ltd., in Production of Com- r puters, 218; Cinema Film, “Modern Meter Manufacture,” 357. See LETTER, I 425; “Fridge-Heater” Heat Pump for Water Heating and Larder Cooling, 381*; Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 567; Transformer Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568; Instrument Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569
Ferraris, F., Ltd., Cutting-Speed Indicator, 91* Ferrites, Crystallographic, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of, Research on, 698 Ferro-Concrete. See Concrete, Reinforced Ferroelectricity and Antiferroelectricity in Perovskites, by A. F. Devonshire (Book), 76
Festival Hall, Royal. Cooling Plant to Replace Heat Pump at, 261
Fibre, Synthetic, Terylene, Properties, Production and Application, 99, 124*
Fibreglass Reinforced Plastics, by R. H. Sonneborn (Book), 298
“ Fido ” Equipment Operated on Gas-Oil, 251 Field, A. J., on Control of Quality in Heat- Treatment and Final Operations in Production of Rolled, Extruded and Drawn Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys, 497, 529
Field Aircraft Services, Ltd., Test Rigs for Aircraft Instruments, 209*
Fifty Years of Western Express Running, by
O. S. Nock (Book), 396
Filing System “ Auto-Mobile ” (Compactus- Ingold), 415*
Films, Cellulose Acetate, Behaviour under Tropical Conditions, by N. J. L. Megson (Book), 266
— Cinema, “ Argonaut Welding Process,” (British Oxygen Co., Ltd.), 357. See LETTER, 425
Films, Cinema, on Cathode-Ray Tubes and Special-Quality Radio Valves, 739
Coryton Oil Refinery, 85
on Diesel Electric Locomotives in Ceylon, 295
on Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 41 “ Home and Away ” (Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 357. See LETTER, 425
in the Improvement of Human Relations in Industry, Conference on, Programme, 524
“ Kitimat Story,” on Kemano-Kitimat Hydro-Electric Scheme, 686
as Medium of Publicity for Industrial Firms, 357. See LETTER, 425
“ Modem Meter Manufacture ” (Ferranti, Ltd.), 357. See LETTER, 425
on Oil Prospecting in Indonesia, 295 “ Oilmen ”, on People in Oil Industry, 755
“ Overdrive,” (Laycock Engineering Co., Ltd.), 357. See LETTER, 425
“ Parsons—The Genius of Power,” on C. A. Parsons, the Man and the Company, 656
«— — on Permali Manufacture and Use, 139 on Production Methods “ Planned for the Purpose,” (Electrical Development Association), 357. See LETTER, 425
on Rubber in Malaya (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 743
“ Silvaply Today,” Manufacture of Douglas Fir Plywood by MacMillan and Bloedel, Ltd., 248
on Steel in Shipbuilding, 61
on Steelmaking (British Iron and Steel Federation), 357. See LETTER, 425
“ To be Precise,” on Machine-Tool Manufacture (A. A. Jones and Shipman, Ltd.) 492
“ To Shape Tomorrow,” on Plastics Products (Bakelite, Ltd.), 724
on Vertical Take-off Aircraft, Rolls- Royce Ltd., 130
— Cinematograph, Use for Recording and
Reproduction of Electrical Signals, 211* Film Cooling Towers, Ltd., Cooling Towers for Skelton Grange Power Station, 511
— Oil, Extent in Complete Journal Bearings,
530*
Filter, Air, Mechanical and Electrostatic “ Electro-Klean ” (American Air Filter Co.), 704*
Paper, “ Absolute,” for Very Fine Dusts (Vokes, Ltd.), 607*
— “ Firtop ” (Trade Publication), 76
Filtering Dusts and Fumes (Trade Publication), 657
Fins for Denny-Brown Stabilisers, 118*
Finance Corporation, International, Formation of. to Develop Investment Activities of World Bank, 518
— for Industry, 650
Finch, J. K., on Lithographs of Joseph Pennell, 261. See 105
Finglas, Glen, Water-Supply Scheme, 232
Finney Presses, Ltd., 200-ton Downstroke Hydraulic Press, 574; Portable and Static Hydraulic Power-Stroke, 574*
Fires, Belt-Conveyor, Measures for Preventing and Fighting, by W. de Braaf and W. Maas (Book), 526
— Domestic, Free-Standing Convector, Effi
ciency of, 469
Measurements of Efficiency of, 471*
— Door, Eliminator, Use in Smoke Abate
ment, 93
— Extinguisher, Dry-Chemical, “ PDV 25 ”
(Pyrene Co., Ltd.), 415
— Extinguishing Agents, Liquid, Report on
(Book), 137
— Fighting Pump, Portable, “ Mars ” Gas
Turbine for, 573
Sprays, Production of, by Impinging Jets, by J. F. Fry, Dr. P. H. Thomas and
P. M. T. Smart, 343*
— Offices Committee, Fire-Fighting Sprays by
Impinging Jets, 343*; Tests of Bitumen- Protected Metal Roofing Sheets, 379
— Protection in Oil-Fired Boiler Installations,
Safety Requirements for, by R. E. Whillock, 730
Products (Trade Publication), 558
— Reduction of Risk of, using Gypsum
Plaster or Plasterboard, 342
— Research Board, Vaporising Liquid Extin
guishing Agents, Committee on, Report (Book), 137
Organisation, Joint, Fire Risk Tests on Bitumen-Protected Metal Roofing Sheets, 379
— Resistant Insulation Board (Celotex, Ltd.),
566
Firebricks. See Refractory
Firedamp Explosions. See Accidents
Firkins, G. and A., Ltd., Strainers and Filters (Trade Publication), 76
Firth Brown Tools, Ltd., Machine-Tool Research Laboratory, 94*; “ Chipbreaker” Drill for Breaking Metallic Swarf, 412*; Use of Helicopter during Railway Strike, 743
Firth, D., on High-Precision Electric Dynamometer, 628*
Firth-Vickers Stainless Steels, Ltd., Stainless Steels (Trade Publication), 589
“ Firtop ” Filters and Strainers (Trade Publication), 76
Fish, Quick-Freezing at Sea, Experimental Plant on Trawler “ Northern Wave,”, 475*
Fisher, F. J., on 100-MVA Direct-Current Controlled Reactor for Testing Electrical Machines, 633*
Fishing Boats of the World (Book), 657; (Review), 747
Fitting of Shafts in Holes. See Gauges Flame-Hardening Machine using Oxygen/ Town Gas (P. F. Peddinghaus), 544*
Flanges, End, Motor-Car, Machine for Welding to Rear Axle, 441*
— Gaps, Flame Emission through, by T. J. A.
Brown (Book), 493
— Pipe, Portable Machine for Refacing in
situ, “ Clydesdale ” (D. Reekie and Sons, Ltd.), 443*
Flaw Detection, Probes for (Ultrasonoscope Co. (London), Ltd.), 796*
— Detector using Ultrasonic Probe (Kelvin &
Hughes, Ltd.), 670*
Fleam Dyke Pumping Station, Modifications to Steam-Driven Plant at, 644*. See 613
Fleck, Dr. A., on Reorganisation of Coal Board, 226. See 423. See LETTER, 488; on Scientific Training for Arts Graduates, 391; on Nationalisation, 650
Fleck Committee on National Coal Board Organisation, 226, 423. See LETTER, 488
Fleet. See Warships
“ Flexadux ” Plastics Ducting for _ Mine Workings (Wilkinson Rubber Linatex, Ltd.), 181*
“ Flexi-Force ” Hydraulic Power Kit (Epco, Ltd.), 479
“ Flexicol ” Roof Preservatives (Trade Publication), 559
Flexure Devices, Bibliography on, by P. J. Geary (Book), 201
Flight. See Aeronautics
“ Flit-Plugs ” for Cable-Sealing Boxes (Trade Publication), 335
Floor-Cleaning Machines for Factories and Yards (Cimex-Fraser Tuson, Ltd.), 204
— Concrete, Alkali-Resistant Paint for (All-
weather Paints, Ltd.), 539
— Corrosion-Resistant (Book), 298
— Grating, Steel, with Serrated Bearing Bar
(Blaw-Knox Co.), 189*
Florida, United States, Prestressed-Concrete Bridge at Tampa Bay, 190
States, Prestressed-Concrete Gandy Bridge, 190
Flotation System for Cleaning Coal Slurry at Lynemouth Colliery (Unifloc, Ltd.), 599* Flow, Air, Pulsating, Metering of, 17*. See
LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717
— in Channels and Hydraulic Jump, 46*
— Control Units for Gas Turbine Fuels,
Testing Rigs for, 86*
— Fluid, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer,
Chemical Engineering, Vol. I, by J. M. Coulson and J. F. Richardson (Review), 492
in Pipes, Transparent Charts for Solving Problems of, 763*
— and Friction Problems, Exhibits of, at
Royal Society, 684
— Measuring, Temperature and Hygrometric
Instruments (Trade Publication), 721
— Meter, Pneumatic, for Granular Materials,
430*
— Regulator, Gas, Pressure-Operated (Wol
seley Engineering, Ltd.), 604*
— Supersonic, Linearised, Wave-Drag in, by
G. N. Ward (Book), 589
Flues, Boiler, Baffle for Reducing Dust Deposit in, 278*
Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, by J. G. Knudsen and D. L. Katz (Book), 334
of Jets, by Shih-I Pai (Book), 428
— Flow, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer,
Chemical Engineering, Vol. I by J. M. Coulson and J. F. Richardson (Review), 492
in Pipes, Transparent Charts for Solving Problems of, 763*
— Friction. See Friction, Hydrodynamics
— Handling (Book), 201
— Seal for Reciprocating Shafts, “ Hallprene ”
(Hall and Hall, Ltd.), 769*
Fluidrive Engineering Co., Ltd., 25 Years of Fluidrive (Trade Publication), 267
Fluorescent Lighting, by A. D. S. Atkinson (Book), 233 *
— Tubes (Trade Publication), 396
“ Flux 300 ” Portable Self-Priming Electric Pump (Trade Publication), 76
“ Flying Bedstead;,” 130
— Boats. See Aeronautics
Folland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Piercing Machine Controlled by Photo-Electric Cell, 25*; Flying Trials of “Midge” Aircraft, 327 Food Engineering, Elements of: Vol. Ill, Unit Operations, by M. E. Parker, E. H. Harvey and E. S. Stateler (Book), 41
— Industry, Application of Atomic-Fission
Products for Use in, 782
— Machinery Association, Dairy Equipment
(Trade Publication), 201
Foraky Boring and Shaft Sinking Co., Ltd., Tubular Steel Tower for Offshore Test Boring for Coal, 674*
Force Transmission, Practical Applications of, by K. Rauh (Book), 558
Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Output of, 423; Annual Report, 487; Arrangements for Distribution of Diesel Tractors in Germany, 582
Ford, T. B., Ltd., Thrustor Paper Guillotine, 572
Forest Products Research Station, Strength of Plywood, by W. T. Curry (Book), 298
Forge, “ Radyne,” 6-kW for Induction Heating (Radio Heaters, Ltd.), 302*
Forging, Drop. See Drop Forging and Hammers under Machine Fools
— Hammers. See Hammers under Machine
Tools
— Press. See Press under Machine Tools
— Problems in Aircraft Production, 104 Formazione del Truciolo Metallico, by F. A,
Isnardi (Book), 526
Formulas for Computing Capacitance and Inductance, by C. Snow (Book), 9
Forsyth, P. J. E., on Influence of Sub-Structure on Slip Observed in Pure Aluminium and Some Aluminium Alloys when Subjected to Fatigue Stresses, 471; on Some Further Observations on the Fatigue Process in Pure Aluminium, 471
Foster Transformers, Ltd., Current Transformers (Trade Publication), 41; High- Voltage Test Sets (Trade Publication), 657
Foster Wheeler, Ltd., Waste-Heat Boilers,
S.S. “Southern Cross,” 353; Building of Nuclear Power Stations, 784. See 715, 716
Fouga et Compagnie, “ Magister ” Twin-Jet Training Aircraft, 773*
Foulds, H., the Late, 37
Foundation Engineering, by R. Hammond (Book), 621
Foundry Bonding Material and Ground Silica (Trade Publication), 657
— Roll-Making, of R. B. Tennent, Ltd.,
Extensions to, 152*
— Workers, Amalgamated Union of, Wage
Claims by, 127; Five-Day Annual Delegate Meeting, 714
— See also Castings; Moulding
Fowler, C. A. E., Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, Canada, 476*
Fox, Prof. T. R. C., on Model Courses of Study for a Primary Degree in Engineering, 360 Fracture, Cleavage, of Pure Polycrystalline Zinc in Tension, 563
— of Thick-Walled Cylinders under Pressure,
115*. See LETTERS, 230. 261, 293, 488, 520, 555*, 654
Frake, G. A., on Separation Plant for Town Refuse at Worthing, 490
Frame, Building, Standard, with Design Based on Plasfib Theory (Sanders and Forster, Ltd.), 572*
France, Lille, 30th International Fair at, Arrangements for, 321
— North-East, Developments in 50-Cycle
Electric Traction, Conference on, 615, 658.
— See also French
Francis Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic Franco-Crosti System of Feed-Water Preheating for Locomotive Boilers, 747, 766*
Frank, Prof. F. C., 45th May Lecture on Nature of the Real Crystal, to the Institute of Metals, 426
Franklin, E. B., on Sealed Transformers, 213 Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works, Wagon Tipplers for Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 806
Fraser River Drainage Basin, Canada, 1950-51, by J. F. J. Thomas (Book), 137
Frazer, W., on Hydraulic Jump in Prismatic Channels, 46*
Freezing, Quick, of Fish at Sea, Experimental Plant for (J. and E. Hall, Ltd.), 475*
Freight, Carriage by Air, Sea and Canal, Increase in, 290
French Aircraft Exhibition, Salon de l’Adro- nautique, 21st, Arrangements, 450; Programme, 716 ; Exhibits, 772*, 801*, See also Vol. 180
— Atomic Energy Commission, Agreement
with United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority on Exchange of Information, 618
— Railways, Electric Locomotives for, 77;
Speeds of 205.6 m.p.h. Achieved by Co-Co and Bo-Bo Locomotives, 424; Modernisation of, 499, 518; Conference on SinglePhase 50-Cycle Electric Traction, 615, 658
— See also France
Frequency Changers, Mobile, for H.M. Dockyards (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 637*
— Modulation System for Very High Fre
quency Transmitting Station at Wrotham (Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 582, 609
— Variations in Electric Power Supply,
Motor-Alternator Set for Overcoming (W. Jones and Co. (Engineers), Ltd.), 185*. See Erratum, 312
Freysinnet’s Principles of Prestressed-Concrete Design, Use in Kotri Bridge, Pakistan, 190 Friction Clutch. See Clutch
— and Flow Problems, Exhibits of, at Royal
Society, 684
— Heat-Transfer Correlations in Cooling
Tower Design, 175
— in Pipes, Transparent Charts for Solving
Problems of, 763*
“ Fridge-Heater ” Heat Pump for Water Heating and Larder Cooling (Ferranti, Ltd.), 381*
Friedlander, E., on 100-MVA Direct-Current Controlled Reactor for Testing Electrical Machines, 633*
Fritton, W. J., on Maintenance Techniques Employed in Diesel Electric Locomotive- Repair Shops of United States Railroads, 720
Frontier to Space, by E. Burgess (Book), 428 Frost, Dr. B. R. T., on System Uranium- Mercury, 562; on Uranium-Lead, 562
Fry, E. M., on City of Chandigarh and Its Place in Five-Year Plan, 161
Fry, J. F., on Production of Fire-Fighting Sprays by Impinging Jets, 343*
Fuel Conservation in Shell Boilers, Balanced Air-Draught System for (T. Ashworth and Co., Ltd.), 480*
— Consumption of Thermal Power Stations,
Third Inquiry of O.E.E.C., 163
— Costs and Consumption in Cargo Liners,
149*
— Domestic, Peat as, Preparation and Burning
of, by H. P. Hudson and T. R. Skerry (Book), 41
— Economy in Iron and Steel Works, Effect
of Integration on, 106
with Mixed Thermal and Hydro-Electric .Plants;, 60
— Efficiency Service, National Industrial,
Booklet on Advice on Fuel Saving, 232; Conference on “ Fuel Efficiency Pays,” Earls Court, Programme, 320; Report on Efficiency of Ashworth System in Shell Boilers, 480*; Refresher Course for Plant and Works Engineers, 719; First Progress Survey of, 755
— for Gas Turbines, Testing Systems for
(J. Lucas (Gas Turbine Equipment), Ltd.), 86*
— Injector for “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 317*
— Institute of: Study of Effect of Integration
of AU Departments on Fuel Economy of Iron and Steel Works, by Dr. W. F. Cartwright and J. T. Davies, 106; Annual Luncheon, 607; Presentation of Melchett Medal to Dr. A. Parker, 607; Presentation of Students’ Medal to Dr. C. M. Thomas, 607
— Liquid. See also Oil Fuel
— Motor. See also Motor; Paraffin; Petrol
— Oil. See Oil Fuel
Fuel Pump. See Pump
— Rating, Engine Test Methods for (Book),
396
— Research Station, Calorimeter Building for
Research on Domestic Heating at, by J. W. McHugo, W. F. B. Shaw and D. Whittaker, 470*
— Solid, Domestic Appliances, Recommended,
List No. 10 (Book), 558
— See also Coal; Oil; Gas; Peat; Pulverised
Coal
“ Fulway Mopumps ” Pumps for Heating Systems (Trade Publication), 657
Fumes and Dusts, Filtering (Trade Publication), 657
— Removal and Air Conditioning (Trade
Publication), 589
— Sulphur, Polyvinyl Chloride Plant for
Removal of (Turner and Brown, Ltd.), 671 Fumigation with Methyl Bromide, by W. W. Brown (Book), 201
Functions and Zeros of Functions, Tables of (Book), 396
Fungicide to Combat Paint Discoloration, “ Nuodex 321.SS” (Nuodex, Ltd.), 602
Furnaces, Blast, Brickwork of, Survey of Results of Examination of, by H. M. Richardson and G. R. Rigby (Book), 396 Gas-Turbo-Driven Blower for, 623 Increase in Production by Ashmore, Benson, Pease and Co., 290
— Boiler. See Stoker
— and Boiler Plant, Control Instruments for,
Exhibition.. 232
— Controlled-Atmosphere (Trade Publica
tion), 41
— Electric, Fatigue Tests on Rolled-Alloy
Steels Made in, by P. H. Frith (Book), 334 (Trade Publication), 297
Arc, 12-ton, for Roll-Making Foundry (Birlec, Ltd.), 152*
— Induction (Radio Heaters, Ltd.) 302* Low-Frequency, for Melting Copper
Alloys, Use of Refractories in, 471
Twin-Bath, for Melting Aluminium Alloys, Choice and Construction of Monolithic Linings for, 471
— Oil-Fuel Supply for, Hydraulic Jet-Pipe
Controller for (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 796
— Open-Hearth, Bunching, Charging Delays
due to, 661
Hearth, Design and Construction of, 144 Hearth, Fatigue Tests on Rolled-Alloy Steels Made in, by P. H. Frith (Book), 334 Hearth, Flames and Output of, Conference on (Book). 621
Hearth, Supply of Scrap to, 661. See Addendum, 724
— Recovery, for Black Liquor Waste from Paper-Pulping Process, 756
— Reduction, for Sturzelberg Process for Production of Pig Iron and Steel, 738*
— and Stove Insulation (Trade Publication), 267
— Vacuum, Arc, Experimental, for Laboratory Use (W. Edwards and Co (London), Ltd.), 668
Resistance-Heated, for Melting, Casting and Sintering, (W. Edwards and Co (London), Ltd.), 668
Furniture Development Council, Course on Setting Adhesives by Electric Resistance Heating, 321; Dielectric Heating for Setting Adhesives by I. Jones (Book), 428 “ Furno ” Industrial Gloves (Trade Publication), 657
Fuse Blowing in Distribution Systems during Thunderstorms, by J. L. Miller (Book), 266

GALE, W. K. V., on Hand-Wrought Chains, 364
Galloway, G., the Late, 136
Galvanising, Hot-Dip, Third International Conference at Oxford (Book), 266
Gammon (Pakistan), Ltd., Construction of Kotri Bridge, 190; New Dry Dock for Karachi, 603
Gandy Bridge, Florida, Use of Lee-McCall System of Prestressing Concrete in Design of, 190
Gantries and Belt Conveyor, Prestressed- Concrete, Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 58*
— See also Crane
Gardner, Sir C. B., on The Steel Industry— Decline and Recovery, 1910 to 1933, 590
Garry-Moriston Hydro-Electric Scheme, 775* Gas, Air and Steam Power, by W. H. Severns,
H. E. Degler and J. C. Miles (Book), 334
— and Air, Town’s, Flange Joints in Flame proof Electrical Apparatus for, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493
— Analysis and Separation of, Vapour-Phase
Chromatograph for (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 513*
— Board, South Eastern, Proposed Plant for
Production of Town Gas from Petroleum at Kent Oil Refinery, 385
— Condensers, Design of (Trade Publication), 9
— Council, Conveyor Gantries at Willoughby
Lane Gasworks, 58*; Gas in Industry (Trade Publication), 138; Industrial Luncheon, A. F. Kelley on Development of Rolls-Royce Aero Engines, 617
— Fired Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Flow Regulator, Pressure-Operated (Wol
seley Engineering, Ltd.), 604*
— Flue, Electroprecipitation for Removal of
Dust from, 625
— in Industry (Trade Publication), 138
— Industry, Demarcation Dispute in, 547
— Liquefied-Petroleum, Transport under Pres
sure, Motor Tanker for (Whessoe, Ltd.), 602*
— Natural, Production in Canada, _ 560
— Plant, Manufacture of, Publication Com
memorating Century of (R. Dempster and Sons, Ltd.), 455
Gas, Production and Consumption Statistics for, 614
— Subject to Superposed Microwave and
Unidirectional Electric Fields, Breakdown in, by W. A. Prowse, E. Laverick and W. Jasinski (Book), 493
— Town, Distribution Systems, Network
Analyser for Examination of (Nash and Thompson, Ltd.), 670*
from Petroleum, Proposed Plant for Production of (British Petroleum Co., Ltd. and South Eastern Gas Board), 385
— Toxic, in Industry, Methods of Detection
of: Chlorine (Book), 233
— Turbine. See Turbine
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Hydrogen; Nitrogen; Oxygen, etc. Gaseous Explosions. See Accidents Gasholders, Dry (Trade Publication), 396 Gasoline. See Petrol; Engine, Petrol; Aeronautics
Gass, W. G., the Late, 230
Gasworks, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, New Carbonisation Plant for, 576*
— Willoughby Lane, Tottenham, Prestressed
Conveyor Gantries, 58*; Extensions to, 805*
Gates, Sluice, Tidal (Trade Publication), 201 Gauge, Caliper (Trade Publication), 76
— Feeler (Trade Publication), 76
— Jigs and Tools, by S. A. J. Parsons (Book), 9
— Liquid-Level, for Use in Oil Wells, 636
— Pressure, Testing of, 209*
— Setting, for Adjustable-Length Drill Holder,
539*
— Slide, and Calipers, by A. W. Marshall and
G. Gentry (Book), 334
— Slip, Maintenance Service for (Trade
Publication), 40
— Strain, “ Sting,” for 10,000-h.p. Continuous
Supersonic Wind Tunnel, 798*
— Thickness-Measuring (Trade Publication), 41
— and Tool Makers’ Association, Booklet on
Apprentice Training Schemes, 296; Handbook (Trade Publication), 527
Gear Calculations, Approximation for Polar Involute Function for, 330*
— Control, for Pumping Plant (Trade Publica
tion), 559
— Cutting Machines. See Machine Tools
— and Gear Trains, Calculation for, by A. K.
Thomas (Book), 558
— Hypoid (Moss Gear Co., Ltd.), 574
— Manufacturers’ Association, British, Buyers’
Guide (Trade Publication), 559
— Measurement of Tooth Pitch Errors in,
Automatic Indexing Machine for, by C. Timms and C. A. Scoles, 271*
— Speed-Reducing, “ Heliocentric ” (Trade
Publication), 267
— Spur, Elliptical, Eccentric, for Tin-Plate
Shearing Machine (G. Angus and Co., Ltd.), 641*
— Steering. See Steering
— Teeth, Comparison of Hobbed and Shaved,
by Interferometry, by J. Dyson, 274*
De-Burring Machine for Cleaning (Elgro Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 383*
Gearboxes for Ashford Common Pumping, Station (D. Brown and Sons (Huddersfield) Ltd.), 741
— 1,200-h.p., Coaxial Reduction, for Cement
Ball Mill (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 28*
— Fractional Horse-Power, Worm-Reduction
(Moss Gear Co., Ltd.), 574
— Marine, Oil-operated, in Canadian Ferry
“ Bluenose ” (Modern Wheel Drive, Ltd.), 603*
— Variable-Speed (Trade Publication), 657 Geared Turbines, Marine. See Marine Propulsion
Gearing, Toothed, Glossary of Terms and Notations for, Specification, 77
Geislinger, Dr. L., on Method of Transmission for Diesel Engines, 749
Gem Brushes (Luson), Ltd., De-Burring Machine for Gears, 383*
Gemmill, M. G., on Causes of Variable Creep- Strength in Carbon Steel, 691
General Electric Co., Ltd., Tests of 3,500-MVA, 132-kV Circuit-Breaker, 29; Electrical Plant for Power Generation (Trade Publication), 40; Electric Winding Gear with Speed Control and Dynamic Braking for Avon Colliery, South Wales, 186*; Expansion of Business of, 194; Student Courses for Apprentices, 296; Laboratory Production of Titanium Powder, 399; Infra-Red Heating Unit for Drying Paint, 442*; Daylight Monitoring Equipment, 504; Medium-Range Projector, 504; Remote Cell Housing, 504; Aero-Screened Lantern for Main-Road Lighting, 541;' Electronic Apparatus for Guiding Missiles, 541*; Electronic Apparatus for Simulation of Guided Missile System, 541*; Radio Valves, 567; Rectifier and Transistor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568*; Direct-Cooling System for Alternators, 610*; 100-MVA Direct-Current Controlled Reactor for Testing Electrical Machines, 633*; Mobile Frequency Changers for H.M. Dockyards, 637*; Point-Contact Transistor for High- Frequency Work, 639; Airport Electrification (Trade Publication), 657; Electrical Equipment for Man-Carrying Centrifuge at Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, 662*; “KT 55” Beam Tetrode, 665; 11-kV Air-Break Stator Reverser for Colliery Winders, 732
General Electric-Simon Carves Group of Companies for Building Nuclear-Power Stations, 716. See Erratum, 784
General Motors Corporation, Vauxhall Motor Expansion, 67
General Motors, Ltd., Diesel Alternator Generating Sets for Peak-Load Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station, 741* General and Municipal Workers, National Union of, Views on Dangers of Unofficial Strikes, 776, 808; Views on Need for Ballots Before Strikes, 808
General Signal and Time Systems, Ltd., Time Recorders and Works Signalling Apparatus (Trade Publication), 76
Generating Set, 50-kVA, Gas-Turbine Driven, Lightweight (Petbow, Ltd.), 636*, 3-5 to 90-kVA, Ruston Engined (Dale Electric (Yorkshire), Ltd.), 55
— Station. See Power Station
Generator, Electric, Alternating-Current, 50-kVA (Macfarlane Engineering Co., Ltd.), 636*
Alternating-Current, 40-kVA, with Constant-Speed Sundstrand Drive, for
Aircraft (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 215* Alternating-Current, Diesel-Driven, on
Bulk-Cargo Carrier “ Golden Bay,” (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 448*
Alternating-Current, Diesel-Driven, for Peak-Load Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station, (General Motors, Ltd.), 741*
Alternating-Current, Direct-Cooling System for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 610* Alternating-Current, 30-MW, for East
Yelland Power Station (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd ), 535*
Alternating-Current, 1,000-kW, at Etruria Gasworks, 578*
Alternating-Current, 2,500-kW Gas- Turbine-Driven, for Nairobi-South Power Station (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 715, 727*
Alternating-Current, High-Speed, Portable Electronic Dynamic Balancing Equipment for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 319*
Alternating-Current, Motor-Driven, for Overcoming Frequency Variations in Electric Power Supply (W. Jones and Co. (Engineers), Ltd.), 185*. See Erratum, 312
Alternating-Current, at Skelton Grange Power Station (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 511
Alternating-Current, 36-MVA, for Spain (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 280*
Alternating-Current, 100-kW Synchronous Induction, Wind-Driven (English Electric Co., Ltd., 371*. See 359
Alternating-Current, Turbine-Driven, 30- 40- and 50-kVA (Rover Gas Turbines, Ltd.), 605*
Alternating-Current, Turbine-Driven, for Ashford Common Pumping Station (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., English Electric Co., Ltd., and Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 741
Alternating-Current, Turbine-Driven, 200-MW, for British Electricity Authority (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 291, 295
Alternating-Current, 2,400-kW, Turbine- Driven, Brush-Ljungstrom, for Churck Cement Factory, India, 638*
Alternating-Current, 100-MW, Turbine-
Driven, Failure of, 246*. See 226
Alternating-Current, Turbine-Driven, 30- MW, at Roosecote Power Station, (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd), 706*
Amplidyne, for Instructional Purposes (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 184*
in Canada, 136 Diesel-Driven for Sawbridgeworth Pumping Station, 806*
14-kW, Driven by “ Mars ” Gas Turbine, 573. See 84
— — High-Frequency, for Induction Heating
(E.M.I. Factories, Ltd.), 188*
Oberhasli, Hydro-Electric Plant, 13*, 50* Oscillatory, Transient-Voltage, for Testing Porcelain Insulators (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 735*
50-kW and 12-kW, for Peruvian Oil Tanker “ Sechura ” (Norris, Henty and Gardner, Ltd.), 285
600-kW, for S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 354
50-kW, Turbine-Driven, for Peruvian Oil Tanker “ Sechura ” (W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 285
Ward Leonard, in Cargo Carrier “Golden Bay,” 448
Wind-Driven, at Costa Hill, Orkney, 434
Wind-Driven, at Mynydd Anelog, Caernarvonshire, Velocity and Power of, 433*
Wind-Driven, at Prae Wood 371*. See 359. See also Turbo-Generators
— Nitrogen, Incandescent (Trade Publication), 267
— Set, 14-kW “ Mars.” for Aircraft (Solar Aircraft Co.), 84. See 573
— Vibration (Trade Publication), 721
Geneva Conference, International, of Scientists on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, 716. See also vol. 180
— Exhibition, Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, 651. See also vol, 180.
Geochemical Prospecting in Africa, 403* Geophysical Equipment for “ Canso ” Flying-
Boat (Aeromagnetic Surveys, Ltd.), 619 Geophysics, Applied, in Search for Minerals
(Book), 334
German Competition in Trade, A. Krupp on, 778
— English and English-German Technical and
Engineering Dictionaries, by Dr. L. de Vries (Book), 76; (Review), 75
— Industry, Recovery of, 683
— Plastics Industry, 1939-1945, by N. J. L. Megson and H. J. E. Poupard (Book)] 105
— Production of Titanium by F. Krupp, 518 Germanium, Electrical Properties of, Research on, 698
Germany, Distribution of Diesel Tractors in, Arrangements by Ford Motor Co., Ltd., 582
— Essen, Heinrich and Theodore Mine:, Use of “Flexadux” Plastics Ducting in, 181*
Germany, Volkswagen Factories, Extensions to, 131
Gestalteter Stahl (Book), 526
Gestetner, Ltd., “Reduction Photoscope” for Photocopying, 712
Getriebelehre, Praktische, Vol. II, by K. Rauh (Book), 558
Gibb, Sir A., and Partners, East Yelland Power Station, 535
Gibb, Sir C., on Report on Investigation into Failure of Two 100-MW Turbo-Generators, 246*. See 226
Gibberd, F., Pre-Cast Concrete Shell-Roofed Workshop, 56*
Gibbs, C. B., on Psychological Aspects of Machine Design, 457
Gibson, W. G., on Modifications to Steam-Driven Plant at Fleam Dyke Pumping Station, 644*. See 613
Giffen, Prof. E., on Co-operation in Engineering Research, 132. See 65, 327. See LETTERS, 100, 229, 293, 330, 459
Gillies, R. McP., the Late, 718
Gillieson, Dr. A. H., Spectrographic Monitor for Toxic-Dust Concentrates, 89*
Girders, Bridge, “ Schori ” Metal-Spraying Process for Protection Against Corrosion (Schori Metallising Process, Ltd.), 702, See LETTER, 751
— Clip Assemblies (Trade Publication), 9
— See also Beams; Bridges; Floors Gland Packings (Trade Publication), 40
“ Glascorein ” Glass-Fibre Sheets and Tubings (Trade Publication), 76
Glasgow Corporation Water Department, Implementation of Glen Finglas Scheme, 232
— Productivity Committee, Report on Tech
nical Education in Glasgow, 162
— Royal Technical College, One-Year Course
in Civil Engineering, 3
Glashan, Loch, Scotland, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 167, 618
Glass Developments, Distillation Column for Separation and Analysis of Petroleum Products, 796
— Fibre, “ Deborine,” for Hull of 54-ft.
Motor Cruiser (Halmatic, Ltd.), 672*
— — Laminates, “ Ril glaze ” (Rubber Im -
provement, Ltd.), 189
Reinforced Plastics, Properties and Applications, 61
Reinforced Sheets and Tubings (Trade Publication), 76
— Industry Research Association, British,
Formation of, 619
— Optical, Working of, by F. Twyman (Book),
396
— Reinforced Plastics, by P. Morgan (Review),
105. See 84
— Reinforcement for Plastics, 84. See 105
— Relief-Valve in (Trade Publication), 754
— Working Machine (W. Edwards and Co.
(London), Ltd.), 668*..
— Working, Optical, by F. Twyman (Book),
396
Glen Affric Hydro-Electric Scheme, 775
— Finglas Water-Supply Scheme, 232
Glen, J., on Some Additional Creep and Rupture Data on Molybdenum, Chromium-Molybdenum and Molyb- denum-Vanadium Steels, 691
— Truim, Scotland, Plans for New Power
Station, 167
Glikstens, J., Ltd., “ Lydneyboard ” Chip- Board from Wood Waste, 168
“ Globemaster,” Transport Aircraft with 14-kW “ Mars ” Auxiliary Generator Set, 84
Glossary of Irrigation and Hydro-Electric Terms and Standard Notations Used in India (Book), 41
— Standard, of Acoustical Terms, 589
Glover, J., and Sons, Ltd., “Auto-Mobile” Filing and Storage System, 415*
Gloves, Industrial, “ Furno ” (Trade Publication), 657
Glue Pen Co., Glue Dispenser (Trade Publication), 106
“ Gnat ” and “ Midge ” Fighter Aircraft, Flying Trials, 327
G.N.P.C., Protection Caps for Grease Nipples (Trade Publication), 76
Gold Coast, Tema Harbour, Model Tests by Hydraulics Research Station, 627
— Dissolution of, and Electrode Potentials,
by G. Thomas (Book), 266
Gold, J. H., on Weighing the Output of a Colliery, 293. See 156*. See LETTER, 361
— Mines, South African, Development of, 264 Goldbeck, Dr. G., on Loop-Scavenged Two-
Stroke Engines for Locomotives, 749
“ Golden Bay,” 1,400-ton Twin-Screw Bulk- Cargo Carrier (H. Robb, Ltd.), 448*
Golding, E. W., on Energy from the Wind, 433*
Golds, L. B. S., on Under-Registration of Electricity-Supply Meters, 123
Gomme, A. A., the Late, 230
Goodenough Pumps, Ltd., Centrifugal Pumps (Trade Publication). 201
Goodman-Crouch, Capt. R. J., the Late, 294 Goodmans Industries, Ltd., Variable-Frequency Vibrators, 477; “D.120” Power Oscillator, 477; Vibration Generator (Trade Publication), 721
Goslin-Birmingham Manufacturing Co., Inc., Evaporators for Recovery Process at Bowater’s Paper Mills, Calhoun, 756 Gotaverken Shipyard, Two-Stroke, Two- Cylinder, Experimental Supercharged Marine Diesel Engine, 733*; Two-Stroke, Ten-cylinder, Turbo-Charged Opposed Piston Marine Diesel Engine, 733* Government, Debate on Address in Reply to Queen’s Speech, 778
— Economic Survey, 1955, 421
— Election Manifestos of Conservative and
Labour Parties, 549
— Railways. See Railways
Gowers Committee, Proposals for Improvements in Non-Industrial Establishments, 387
Grading of Aggregates in Concrete, 693*
Graduates, Non-Specialist, in Industry, by A.
Collins (Review), 460
Graham, A., on Relationships between Long- and Short-Time Creep and Tensile Properties of a Commercial Alloy, 692
Graham, J. P., the Late, 524
Graham, S., Diesel-Driven Aluminium Cargo Lighter, 53
Grahamland, Falkland Islands Dependencies, Aerial Survey of, by Hunting Aerosurveys, Ltd., 761
Grain Blower, Adaptation for Drying Grain (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 637
— Handling Machinery, Mobile (Trade Publi
cation). 335
Grand Contour Canal, Suggested National Water Grid, 619
Grant Production Co., Ltd., Photocopying Apparatus (Trade Publication), 559
Granular Materials, Flow-Meter for, 430* Grassam, Dr. N. S. J., on Shear Centre of
Beam Sections, 45*. See LETTER, 133. See Erratum, 133
Grate, Chain, with Long Heat Release, Investigations on, 770*
—Zig-Zag,” Use for Fuel Conservation in Shell Boilers, 480*
— See Furnace; Stoker
Grating, Floor, Steel, with Serrated Bearing Bars (Blaw-Knox Co.), 189*
Graves, H. J., on Motor-Car Factories Using Automatic Transfer Machines, 780
Graviner Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Oil-Mist Detector for Diesel-Engine Crankcases, 768*
Gravity Conveyors. See Conveyors
Gray Lecture on Selection of Machinery for Cargo Liners, 149*
Greases, Lubricating, Manufacture and Application of, by C. J. Boner (Book), 396
— Nipples, Protection Caps for (Trade Publi
cation), 76
— Plant at Birkenhead Works of Vacuum Oil
Co., Ltd., 121*
Great Lakes Drainage Basin, Industrial Water Resources of Canada, by J. F. J. Thomas (Book), 266
Greaves, A. G., and Son, Ltd., Oil-Fired Air Heater for Industrial Premises, 182*
Greenwood, Dr. G. W., on Cleavage Fracture of Pure Polycrystalline Zinc in Tension, 563
Greenwood, R., the Late, 101
Gregory, R. W., and Partners, Pump-Testing Plant for Sigmund Pumps, Ltd., 742
Gresham Transformers, Ltd., Transformer
Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568 Grid, Water, National, Grand Contour Canal,
Suggested Scheme for, 619
Griffin and George, Ltd., Vapour-Phase Chromatographic Apparatus, 795*
Grille, Air-Conditioning, “ Deflecto Grille ” (R. Crittall and Co., Ltd.), 538*
Grimsel Hydro-Electric Station, 13*, 52* Grinding, Mixing and Polishing, “ Podmore ”
Mill for (Trade Publication), 657
— Machines. See Machine Tools Grindstones, Mechanical, House of Lords
Decision on Non-Compliance with Factory Acts of, by D. G. F. Rogers, 616 Grinsted, H., the Late, 688
Grip Head, Adjustable, for Stretch-Flattening Machine for Large Sheets and Plates, 283* “ Gripital ” Chain Spanners (Trade Publication), 527
Grit Arresters, Checking Cleaned Gases from Dust-Sampling Cyclone for (Nash and Thompson, Ltd.), 377
Grogan, J. D., on Survey of Uranium-Nickel System, 562
Groves and Guttridge, Ltd., 63-ft. Twin-Screw General-Service Pinnace for Air Ministry, 744*
Grubb, Sir H., Parsons and Co., Ltd., 98-in. Mirror for Isaac Newton Telescope, 418* Grundzuge der Zerspanungslehre, Vol. I, by M. Kronenberg (Book), 558
Guest Keen and Nettlefolds (Midlands), Ltd., Moulded-Nylon Screws, 571
Guillotine, Paper, Thrustor-Operated (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 572
Gun, Spray, Extension Tube for (B.E.N. Patents, Ltd.), 638
for Re-active Liquids in Mixed Condition (A. Bullows and Sons, Ltd.), 605*
— Sub-Machine, “ Sterling ” (Sterling Engineering Co., Ltd.), 249*
Gunthorpe, Nottingham, Prestressed-Concrete, Open-Web, Bowstring Bridge at, 536*
G.W.B. Furnaces, Ltd., “Powermaster” Gas or Oil-Fired Boilers, 541
Gwynnes Pumps, Ltd., 10-in. Axial-Flow Pump and 21-in. Centrifugal Pumps at Hydraulic Machines Laboratory of Nottingham University, 442*; Pumps for Broken Scar Pumping Stations, 490
Gyproc Products, Ltd., Fire-Protection Products (Trade Publication), 558
Gypsum Building Products Association, Gypsum Plaster and Plasterboard for Reduction of Fire Risk, 342; Gypsum Journal (Trade Publication), 721
Gypsum Mines of Plaster Board Co., “ Dryductor ” System for Dustless Dry Drilling, 119*
— Plaster and Plasterboard, Use for Reduction of Fire Risk (Gypsum Building Products Association), 342
Gyroscope Applied, The, by K. I. T. Richardson (Review), 557

HACK-SAWING Machine. See Machine Tools
Haddon, N., the Late, 264
Hadfields Ltd., Annual Report, 455
Hadley Co., Ltd., The, “ Duraplas ” Safety Spectacles, 222
Hague, The, International Internal-Combustion Engine Congress. See Engine, Internal-Combustion,International Congress on
Halcrow, Sir W., and Partners, Prestressed Fender Structures for Wharf, 21; Report on Shire Valley Project for Stabilisation of Lake Nyasa, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 358; Central Terminal Area at London Airport, 423, 446*, 474* Model Tests on Tema Harbour, 627
Haldane, T. G. N., on Mixed Thermal-Hydro- Electric Systems, 60
Halford, Maj. F. B., the Late, 489, 524*
Hall, A., and Co., Ltd., Shipbuilding by, 163. See 3
Hall, Sir A., on Influence on Civil Aviation of Some Current Researches, 250*
Hall and Hall, Ltd., “ Hallprene ” Fluid Seal for Reciprocating Shafts, 769*
Hall Harding Ltd., Coatings for Dyeline Reproduction of Engineering Drawings (Trade Publication), 41; Drawing Instruments (Trade Publication), 589
Hall, J. and E., Ltd., Refrigerating Machinery for S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 354; Experimental Plant for Quick-Freezing of Fish Ses 475*
Hall Russell and Co., Ltd., Shipbuilding by, 163. See 3
“ Hallprene ” Fluid Seal for Reciprocating Shafts (Hall and Hall, Ltd.), 769*
Halmatic, Ltd., “ Deborine ” Glass Fibre Hull for 54-ft. Motor Cruiser, 672*
Halsbury, Lord, on Stocktaking on Research Front, 453; on Attitude to Novelty and its Effect on Applications of Results of Research, 456
Hamilton, A. M., on Improved Ingot-Mould Hot-Top Design for Killed Steels, 276* Hammers. See Machine Tools
Hammersmith Hospital, 45-in., Cyclotron for Radiotherapeutic Research Unit, 803*
Hampson, H., on Durability of Dropwise Condensation on a Metal Surface, 464*
Hampton, J. S., the Late, 586
Handbook and Catalogue of Exhibits on Heat and Cold, Science Museum, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 298
— of Collection Illustrating Temperature
Measurement and Control, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 721
— Compressed Air (Book), 41
— and Directory, Metal Industry, 1955 (Book)
689
— on Electric Characteristics of Overhead
Lines (Book), 621
— Gauge and Tool Makers’ Association
(Trade Publication), 527
— Light Metals, by G. A. Pagonis (Book), 233
— Plastics Engineering (Book), 689
— of Recommended Basic Training Exercises,
S.B.A.C. (Book), 41
— Water Engineer’s, 1955 (Book), 657 Handeck I Hydro-Electric Station, 13*, 50*
“ Handispray ” Portable Spray Painter (Trade Publication), 76
Handling, Bulk-Material, “ K.C. ” Two-Way Control Valve for (Dallow Lambert and Co., Ltd.), 377*
— Equipment, Cement and Coal, in 1,400-ton
Twin-Screw Motor Vessel “ Golden Bay,” 448*
Materials (Trade Publication), 201
Mechanical, for Heavy Billets, “ Manipulator ” (Head Wrightson Machine Co., Ltd. and Salem-Brosius Inc.), 412*
— Fluid (Book), 201
— Machinery, Grain, Mobile (Trade Publi
cation), 335
— Materials (Book), 589
— Plant, Ash, at Skelton Grange Power
Station, 511
Coal, for East Yelland Power Station (Strachan and Henshaw, Ltd.), 534*
Coal, at Etruria Gasworks, 576*
Coal, at Skelton Grange Power Station (International Combustion, Ltd.), 510
Coal, at Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 805*
Refuse, at Worthing (Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 490
— Solvents, Flexible, High-Pressure, Syn
thetic-Rubber Tubing for (Petro-Flex, Ltd., and Smiths Industrial Instruments, Ltd.), 380*
Handy Angle Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Slotted-Angle System for Structural Steelwork, 55*
Hanstock, Dr. R. F., on Fatigue Phenomena in High-Strength Aluminium Alloys, 471
Harborne, R. S., the Late, 6
Harbour, Tema, Model Tests at Hydraulics Research Station, 627
Hardaway Contracting Company, Tampa Bay Bridge, Florida, 190
Hardening of Metals. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
“ Hardgrove ” Grinding Machine for Coal Samples (H. W. Wallace and Co., Ltd.), 88*
Hardinge Machine Tools, Ltd., “ H.L.V.” High-Speed, Toolroom Lathe, 312*; “ H.C.” and “ H.C.T.” Turret Lathes with 8-Station Turret, 479*
Hardness Tests. See Tests (Materials')
Harland Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Electroglide ” Centrifugal Pumps for High-Lift Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station, 740*; “ Rotovalve ” Pump Delivery Valve for Ashford Common Pumping Station, 740*
Harland and Wolff, Ltd., 8,000-b.h.p. Two- Stroke Diesel Engine with Exhaust Turbine Supercharging, 154*; 20,000-ton Passenger Liner “ Southern Cross,” 290, 350*; Annual Report, 714
Harper, M. O., Ltd., Twin-Jib Breakdown Vehicle for Oilfield Operation, 539*
Harris, G. T., on Statistical Study of Creep and Fatigue Properties of a Precision-Cast High-Temperature Alloy, 691; on Effect of Composition of Gas-Turbine Alloys on Resistance to Scaling and to Vanadium Pentoxide Attack, 722
Harris, Isle of, Electricity Scheme for, 504
Harris, W. E., on Engineering Services at HarweU, 270
Harrison, McGregor and Guest, Ltd., Acquisition by D. Brown Corporation, Ltd., 259
Harrod, R., on Burden of Investment, 682
Harrogate Conference on Managing Small Firms, 321
Harvard University, Engineer as Business Man in American Industry, by J. B. Rae, 163
Harwell, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Engineering Services at, 270; Harwell Establishment (Book), by K. E. B. Jay, 787
— Conference on Electromagnetically-
Enriched Isotopes, Arrangements for, 321
Hatfield Technical College, Courses for Associate Membership Examination of Incorporated Plant Engineers, 737
Haus der Technik, Essen, 683
“Hawker P.1072” Aircraft with “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 79*
Haycraft, M. and L., Ltd., Plastics-Disc Speech Recorder with Indexing of Start and Finish, “ Agavox,” 755
Hazell, S. W., on Some Observations on Improvement of Load Factor, 556
“ H.C.” and “ H.C.T.” Turret Lathes, with 8-Station Turret (Hardinge Machine Tools, Ltd.), 479*
“ HD21 ” 204-h.p. Crawler Tractor (Allis- Chalmers), 742*
“ HD32 ” High-Aspect Ratio, Twin-Engine Air Liner (Societe de Construction des Avions Hurel-Dubois), 802*
Head, Wrightson-C. A. Parsons-A. E. Reyrolle Group of Companies for Building Nuclear- Power Stations, 716. See Erratum, 784
Head, Wrightson and Co., Ltd., Aluminium Diesel-Driven Cargo Lighter, 53
Head, Wrightson Machine Co., Ltd., “ Manipulator ” Mechanical-Handling Machine for Heavy Billets, 412*
Head, Wrightson Processes, Ltd., Grease Plant at Birkenhead Works of Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., 121*
Health Congress, Bournemouth, Programme, 321
— Effects of Noise on, 451
— and Welfare Centre, Industrial, of Ministry
of Labour, 391
Hearing Aid for Radio Listening, “ Rai-Tel- Ade ” (Electric Ades), 242
Hearn, R. L., Power Station, Toronto, Failure of Two 100-MW Turbo-Generators at, 246*. See 226
Heat and Cold, Handbook and Catalogue of Exhibits on, Science Museum, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 298
— Conduction, by L. R. Ingersoll, O. J. Zobel
and A. C. Ingersoll (Book), 428
— Engines. See Engines:; Turbines; Aero
nautics
— Exchangers (Trade Publication), 41
for Gas Turbines, 458. See 333. See LETTERS, 488, 520
for 2,500-kW Gas-Turbo-Alternator Unit (Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 715, 727*
— Insulating Material, Exfoliated Vermiculite
(Trade Publication), 721
Tape Silicone-Spread Glass Cloth, for High Temperatures (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 350
— Insulation Board, Fire-Resistant (Celotex,
Ltd.), 566
Building Boards for (Trade Publication), 138
Furnace and Stove (Trade Publication), 267
Silicone, Wear Resistance in Strata of, 790*
Tape, Silicone (Trade Publication), 657
— Pump for Domestic Central Heating, 439*,
454. See LETTER, 717
Domestic, “ Duotherm ” (Brentford Electric, Ltd.), 47*
“ Fridge-Heater ” for Water Heating and Larder Cooling (Ferranti, Ltd.), 381*
Royal Festival Hall, Replacement by Cooling Plant, 261
— Transfer Fluids, Use of Silicones as, 791 and Fluid Dynamics, by J. G. Knudsen
and D. L. Katz (Book), 334
Fluid Flow and Mass Transfer, Chemical Engineering, Vol. I, by J. M. Coulson and J. F. Richardson (Review), 492
Friction Correlations in Cooling Tower Design, 175
— Treatment of Metals. See Metallurgy Heater, Air, Oil-Fired, for Industrial Premises
(A. G. Greaves and Son, Ltd.), 182*
— Electro-Thermal, Progress with, 131. See
LETTER, 200
— Feed-Water. See Feed- Water Heater
— Laboratory-Vessel, Electro-Thermal “ Bun
sen ” (Electrothermal Engineering, Ltd.), 125*
— Space, Oil-Burning, for Small Premises
(Key Leather Co., Ltd.), 222*
“Heatfix” Labels, Fixing Machine for, 415* Heating, Air, Systems, Coupling for Cooling Hot-Air Fans (Spooner Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 545*
— Cables, Armoured, for Pre-Heating and
Stress-Relieving (Electrothermal Engineering, Ltd.), 705*
— Central, System, with Forced Circulation,
Experiments on, 770
— Dielectric, for Setting Adhesives, by I.
Jones (Book), 428
— Domestic, Free-Standing Convector Fires,
Efficiency of, 469
Research on, Calorimeter Building at • Fuel Research Station for, 470*
— Electric Resistance, for Setting Adhesives,
Course of Instruction on, 321
— Induction (Trade Publication), 493
12-kW, High-Frequency Generator for (E.M.I. Factories. Ltd.), 188*
Units (Radio Heaters, Ltd.), 302*
— in Industry, by G. A. Williams (Book), 105
— Radiant, Including Cooling and Heat-Pump
Applications, by R. W. Shoemaker (Book), 428
— Space, Electric, 556
Heating, Space, “ Heatmaster ” Domestic Boiler for (Radiation, Ltd.), 612*
— Systems, Pumps for (Trade Publication), 657
— Unit, Infra-Red, for Drying Paint (General
Electric Co., Ltd.), 442*
— and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of,
Engineering Services in a Laboratory, by J. C. Knight, 173; Annual Dinner, 204; Domestic Heating by Heat Pump, by J. A. Sumner, 439*, 454. See LETTER, 717
— Water, “ Heatmaster ” Domestic Boiler for
(Radiation, Ltd.), 612*
“ Heatmaster ” Domestic Boiler for Space Heating, Water Heating and Cooking (Radiation, Ltd.), 612*
Heenan and Froude, Ltd., Refuse-Disposal Plant at Clydebank, 20*; Separation Plant for Town Refuse, 490
Heertjes, Prof. P. M., on Model Courses of Study for a Primary Degree in Engineering, 360; on Chemical Engineering Research, 361
Heinrich and Theodore Mine, Essen, Use of “ Flexadux ” Plastics Ducting in, 181* Helicopters. See Aeronautics
“ Heliocentric ” Speed-Reducing Gears
(Trade Publication), 267
Helps, F. G., on Synchros for Data Transmission, 792*
Henderson, J., on Problems Associated with Selection of Machine Tools for Heavy Engineering Production, 195
Henley’s, W.T., Telegraph Works Co., Ltd.
Apprentice Training Schemes, 296; Cable
Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 571 Herbert, A., Ltd., Co-operation with Taylor,
Taylor and Hobson, Ltd., Coventry Gauge and Tool Co., Ltd., and Pitter Gauge and Precision Tool Co., Ltd., for Sale of Precision Instruments, 380*; New Measuring Room at Coventry Works, 380*; “ Hylo ” Two-Speed Vice with Fast Approach Mechanism, 574*
Hereil/G., on Making Aeroplanes Independent of Runways, 435*
Herford, R. O., the Late, 37
Hertfordshire and Essex Water Co., Sawbridgeworth Pumping Station, 806*
Heston Aircraft Co., Ltd., Aluminium-Alloy Containers, 478
Heywood, Dr. R. B., on Stress Concentration
Factors, 146*
Heyworth, Sir G., on Principle of Relative Values, 681
“ Hi-Dyne ” Diesel Engine for Rail Traction (Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd.), 720
“ Hi-Nitrogen ” Incandescent Combustion-
Type Generators (Trade Publication), 267 Hibberd, F. C., and Co., Ltd., 38-h.p. Diesel
Locomotive for Mucking-Out Train used in High-Speed Tunnelling, 703*
High-Altitude Test Chamber for Testing
Aircraft Cabin-Pressure Systems, 699*
— Frequency. See Electric
— Marnham, Power Station at, 200-MW
Turbo-Generator for, 291, 295
— Temperature Tests. See Tests (Materials)
— Tension Networks, International Confer
ence on, Changes in Organisation of, 491 Highways. See Roads
Hilger and Watts. Ltd., Equipment for Spectro- chemical Analysis (Trade Publication), 169; Recording X-Ray Diffractometer (Trade Publication), 267; Optical Glassworking, by F. Twyman (Book), 396; Recording X-Ray Diffractometer, 505*; “ Tristimulus ” Photoelectric Colorimeter, 670*
Hill, C. V., on Choice of Electric Motors (Trade Publication), 106
Hills (West Bromwich), Ltd,, Steel Structure of Coal-Preparation Plant at Lynemouth Colliery, 599
Hinton, Sir C., Presentation of James Clayton Prize to, 232; on Part Played by the Chemical Engineer in Bridging the Gap Between Research and Plant Construction, 360
Hire-Purchase Restrictions, Effect of, 647 Hislop, W., the Late, 294
History, Engineering, in North-East, Newcomen Society Summer Meeting, 750
“ H.L.V.,” High-Speed Toolroom Lathe
(Hardinge Machine Tools, Ltd.), 312*
H. M.SS. See under Warships Hoare, G. G., on Specifications and Tolerances
of Sheet Metals, 322
Hoblyn, E. H. T., on Higher National Certificate in Chemical Engineering, 717. See 651
Hodge, J. B., and Co., Ltd., “ Euclid ” Rear-
Dumping Trucks (Trade Publication), 201 Hodgson, R. B., the Late, 136
Hoffmann Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Care and
Storing of Ball and Roller Bearings (Trade Publication), 201
Hoist Block, Electro, 2-speed (H. Morris, Ltd.), 575*
— Mobile (Trade Publication), 559
— See also Cranes; Gantries; Transporters;
Derricks
Holdsworth, Warney and Swasey, Wool-Spinning Machine, 252
Holes, Fitting of Shafts in. See Gauging Holford, Sir W., New Factory of J. Ambler,
Ltd., at Peterlee, 252
Holland, Railways in, Progressive Policy of, 167 Holloway Brothers (London), Ltd., Skelton
Grange Power Station, 512*
Holman Brothers, Ltd., “ Dryductor ” System of Mine Roof Drilling, 119*; “ Silver 8 Handril ” Rock Drills for High-Speed Tunnelling, 702
Holmquist Malcus, A.-B., “ Malcus ” Hydraulic Surface-Grinding Machine with Automatic Control, 449*
Holophane, Ltd., “ In-Bilt ” Lighting Fittings (Trade Publication), 396 ; Industrial Lighting Fittings (Trade Publication), 657
Holroyd, Dr. R., on Part Played by the Chemical Engineer in Bridging Gap Between Research and Plant Construction, 360
Holst and Co., Ltd., Skelton Grange Power
Station, 512*
Holt, A.. Ltd., 8,000-b.h.p. Two-Stroke Diesel- Engine with Exhaust-Turbine Supercharging, 154*
Homogeniser for Continuous Blending of Lubricating Oil, 673*
Honeycomb Sandwich Construction in Aluminium Alloy (A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd.), 88*
Honeyman, A. J. K., on Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
Honours List, Birthday, 749 New Year, 7
Hoover, Ltd., Apprentice Training Schemes, 296; Vacuum Cleaner for Radioactive Dust, for Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 645*
Hope, H., and Sons, Ltd., Steel-Framed, Cantilevered Omnibus Shelter with Aluminium Roof, 219*; Model of Burmese Pharmaceutical Plant with Window Frames and Cladding of Pressed Metal, 642*
Hopper, Reception, Refuse-Disposal Plant, Clydebank, 20*
Hopton, G. U., on Details of Examinations of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, 360 “ Horameter ” Recording Clock for Checking Operating Time of Machines (Target Services, Ltd.), 765
Hose, Flexible, for Handling High-Test Hydrogen Peroxide (Compoflex Co., Ltd.), 184
Lightweight, for Carrying Oil (Compoflex Co., Ltd.), 579
Hospital, Hammersmith, 45-in. Cyclotron for Radiotherapeutic Research Unit, 803*
— St. Bartholomew’s, 15-MeV Linear Acceler
ator for Radiotherapy and Research at, 646*
Hot Materials, Vibrator Conveyor for (Owl Engineering Supplies, Ltd.), 53*. See Addendum, 125
— Top for Ingot-Mould for Killed Steels, 276* Houldsworth, Sir H., on Shortage of Coal
Supplies, 34
Hours of Labour. See Labour
“ Howard Rotavator Bulldog ” and “ Howard Rotavator Yeoman ” Cultivators, Attachments for (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 603*
Howden, J., and Co., Ltd., Electrically-Driven, Induced-Draught Fans for Boiler of S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 352*
Huggins, P., on Electronic Methods of Inspection, 781
Hughes, C. J., on Oil Film Extent in Complete Journal Bearings, 530*
Hugill. J., the Late, 37
Hull Technical College, Pre-Cast Concrete Shell-Roofed Workshop, 56*
Human Relations in Industry, Cinema Film on Improvement of, Conference on, Programme, 524
Humber St. Andrew’s Engineering Co., Ltd., Experimental Plant for Quick-Freezing of Fish at Sea on Trawler “ Northern Wave,” 475*
Humidity Correction Factors Applicable to Flashover Tests on Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266
Hummels’ Theory of Oil Whirl in Bearings, 238*. See 227
Hunting Aerosurveys, Ltd., Aerial Survey of Grahamland, Falkland Islands Dependencies, 761
Hurden, D., on Development of Armstrong Siddeley Snarler Rocket Motor, 317*
Hurel-Dubois, Societe de Construction des Avions, “ HD 32 ” High-Aspect Ratio, Twin-Engine Air-Liner, 802*
Hurn Factory of Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., “ Viscount ” Production at, 164*
Hutton, D. N., the Late, 294
“ Hydralite ” Lightweight Hydraulic Jack (Tangyes, Ltd.), 415*
Hydraulic Design and Irrigation, Vol. I. by S. Leliavsky (Book), 201; (Review), 365
— Gear for Stretch-Flattening Machine for
Large Sheets and Plates (Towler Brothers (Patents), Ltd.,) 282*
— Jet-Pipe Controller for Regulating Tem
perature of Fuel Oil to Furnaces (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 796
— Jump in a Long Uniform Channel, Forma
tion of, by B. A. Sutton, 532*
in Prismatic Channels, 46*
— Machines Laboratory, at Nottingham Uni
versity, 442*
Tools. See Machine Tools
— Operation and Control of Machines, by I.
McNeil (Book), 137
— Power Kit “ Flexi-Force ” (Epco, Ltd.), 479 Packs, Portable and Static (Finney
Presses, Ltd.), 574*
Plant. See Power Plant
— Press. See Press under Machine Tools
— Pumps. See Pump
— Rams, Standard (Chamberlain Industries,
Ltd.), 92*
“Twinset ” Packing for (J. Walker and Co., Ltd.), 153*. See LETTERS, 261, 293, 361. See Erratum, 234
— Systems, Aircraft, Graphical Symbols for,
Specification, 589
Swivel Coupling for, 506*
— Turbines. See Turbines; Power Plant Hydraulics, Conference on, Iowa Institute of
Hydraulic Research, Programme, 532
— Research Station, Use of Radioactive Iso
topes for Tracing River-Bed Movements, 312; Model Tests on Tema Harbour, 627
— See also Hydrodynamics; Irrigation; Water “ Hydro-Ejector ” Attachment for Increasing
Suction Lift of Pumps (J. Beresford and Son, Ltd.), 672*
Hydro-Electric and Irrigation Terms and Standard Notations Used in India, Glossary of (Book), 41
Power Plant. See Power Plant
Hydrodesulphurisation Plant at Stanlow Oil Refinery (Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd.), 755
Hydrodynamics, Metering Pulsating Flow, 17*. See LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717 _
— Ship, Laboratory, New, for National
Physical Laboratory, 292*
Hydrogen Peroxide, High-Test, Thin-Walled Flexible Hoses for Handling (Compoflex Co., Ltd.), 184
Hydrogen Peroxide, as Rocket-Motor Propellant, 78
“ Hydruped ” Pedal-Propelled Fork-Lift Truck (Kenton Equipment, Ltd.), 478
Hygiene, Tropical, Course for Mine and Site Managers, 320
Hygrometric, Temperature and Flow-Measuring Instruments (Trade Publication), 721
“ Hylo ” Two-Speed Vice with Fast Approach Mechanism (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 574*
Hysel, V. B., on Control of Quality in Heat- Treatment and Finishing of Copper and Copper-Base Alloys, 497, 529
Hyster Co., Fork-Lift Trucks (Trade Publication), 41; Civil-Engineering Construction Methods (Trade Publication), 201; Straddle Truck and Excavator Crane (Trade Publication), 297; Operation of Fork-Lift Trucks (Trade Publication), 335; Tractor Attachments (Trade Publication), 754

I. and G. MANUFACTURING CO. LTD., Sanding and Polishing Machine and Universal Saw (Trade Publication), 527
“ Ibetol (X) ” Bituminous Coatings (Trade Publication), 41
Ice. See Refrigeration
Igniter Plug, High-Energy, for Aircraft Gas- Turbines (K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd.), 707*
— Torch, High-Energy, for Gas-Turbine
Engines (K.L.G. Sparking Plugs. Ltd.), 189*
Ignition System, High-Frequency (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 25
Illumination. See Light; Lighting; and Lamps under Electric
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Terylene Production Plant, Wilton, 99, 124*; Equipment for Railways (Trade Publication), 335; Annual Report, 650
— College of Science and Technology, Post-
Graduate Bursaries in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Endowed by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 445; Development Plans for, 777
— Institute, Proposed use of Site for Imperial
College of Science and Technology, 777
Imperial Smelting Corporation, Production of Zinc by, 746
“ Impervion ” Silicone Water Repeller (Solig- num, Ltd.), 55
Import Trade. See Trade
Impulse Turbines. See Turbines
“ ln-Bilt ” Lighting Fittings (Trade Publication), 396
“ In-Line ” Scanner for Instrument Desks (Evershed and Vignoles, Lid.), 796*
Incandescent Heat Co., Ltd., Incandescent Nitrogen Generators (Trade Publication), 267
— Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
Ince, Sir G., on Resettlement of Ex-Servicemen, 611
Inch and Metric Sizes on Engineering Drawings, Conversion of, 409*. See LETTERS, 588, 654
Incinerator at Refuse-Disposal Plant, Clydebank 20*
Income, National, Sharing of, Debate on Address in Reply to Queen’s Speech, 778
Index and Bibliography on Dynamic Pressure Measurement, by W. G. Brombacher and
T. W. Lashof (Book), 558
— Price, Engineering Goods, 258
— Resin, Surface Coating (Book), 396
Indexing Machine, Automatic, for Measurement of Gear-Tooth Pitch Errors, 271*
India, Chandigarh City, Building of, and its Place in Five-Year Plan, 161
— Churk Cement Factory, Temporary Power
Plant for, 638*
— Glossary of Irrigation and Hydro-Electric
Terms and Standard Notations Used in (Book), 41
— Industrial Development Plans, 391
— Internal-Combustion Engine Industry in,
Problems Relating to Development of (Book), 9
— Rubber. See Rubber
— Steel Plants for, 98 Production Plans, 2
— Steelworks for (Metallurgical Export Co.),
391
Indicator, Combustion, for Boiler Houses, “ Econometer ” (Kelvin and Hughes (Industrial), Ltd.), 49*
— pH (Trade Publication), 657
— Progress Control, “ Vidento ” (Archimedes-
Diehl-Machine Co., Ltd.), 414*
— Semaphore (Trade Publication), 233 Indonesia, Oil Prospecting in, Cinema Film on,
295
Induction. See Electric
— Furnaces. See Furnace, Electric
— Motor. See Motor, Electric
Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Agreements and Disputes. See Labour Industrial Chain Supply Co., Ltd., “ Gripital ”
Chain Spanners (Trade Publication), 527
— Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Consultants, Services of (Trade Publication),
527
— Court. See Labour
— Design Council, Edinburgh Congress, Re
port, 1954 (Book), 334
and Development, Prefabricated Television Station at Baghdad, 450*
— Dust, by P. Drinker and T. Hatch (Book),
428
— Economics. See Labour
— Engineering, Ltd., “ Flexicol ” Roof Pre
servatives (Trade Publication), 559
— Value of, 483
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Health and Welfare Centre of Ministry of
Labour, 391
— Management. See Works Management
— Relations, Debate on Address in Reply to
Queen’s Speech, 778
Industrial Research. See Research
— Truck Manufacturers’ Association, Safety
Code for Industrial Power Trucks (Book), 366
Industrialisation in Under-Developed Countries, Processes and Problems of, O.E.E.C. Report on, 485
Industry, Aircraft, Redundancy in, 515
— British, Federation of. See Federation
— Bulletin for, Views on Manpower Resources,
419
— in Canada, 519, 527, 559
— Capital-Investment Plans of, Proposed
Government Investigation into, 778
— Census of Distribution, 1950, Vol. Ill,
Wholesale Trades (Book), 201
— Chemical, in Europe (Book), 175
— Coal, Employment of Youths Underground,
451
in Europe (Book), 233
Price Structure of (Book), 233 Statistics of Production in, 451, 711
— Co-partnership in. See Labour
— Diamond-Tool, in 1954 (Book), 526
— Earnings of (Book), 657
— Eastern Regional Board for, National Cash
Awards for Cutting Production Costs, 289
— Electricity-Supply, in Europe (Book), 233
— Finance for, by Sir G. Erskine, 650
— German, Recovery of, 683
— Heating in, by G. A. Williams (Book), 105
— Improvement of Human Relations in, Role
of Cinema Film in, Conference on, Programme, 524
— Individual Efficiency in, Conference on, 456
— Iron and Steel, Position in, 323
— Italian, State-Controlled, by R. Bailey, 491
— Metals, Non-Ferrous, in Europe (Book), 266
— Mining, Yorkshire, Strike in, 611, 647
— Nationalised, Obligation to Pay Fair Wages,
63, 159
— Non-Ferrous Metals, Wrought, Review of
Productivity in (Book), 76
— Non-Specialist Graduates in, by A. Collins
(Review), 460; (Book), 493
— Petroleum, Conditions of Work in, 579
— Plastics, German, 1939-1945, by N. J. L.
Megson and H. J. E. Poupard (Book), 105
— Production Control in, by J. Motterham
(Book), 266
— Rigid Boxes and Cartons, Review of Pro
ductivity in (Book), 558
?— Safety in, Protection of Personnel, by D. I. Macfarlane (Book), 298
— Science in, Lord Salisbury on, 194
— Shipbuiding, Delays in Ship Construction,
547
— Shipping, Wages in, 579
— Toxic Gases in, Methods of Detection of:
Chlorine (Book), 233
— and Universities, Nuclear Reactors for
(Review), 427
— Ventilating in, by G. A. Williams (Book), 76
— See also Trade
Information, Central Office of, Payment Secured, Booklet on Work of Export Credits Guarantee Department, 331 Ingot-Mould Hot-Top for Killed Steels, 276* Ingram, G., on National Cash Awards for Cutting Production Costs, 289
Injection, Machines, Wax, for Precision Casting, 22*
Injector, Fuel, for “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 317*
Inland Navigation. See Canals; Rivers, etc. Innertkirchen Hydro-Electric Station, 13*, 50* Inspection Council, National, for Electrical Installation Contracting, Formation of, 249
— Electronic Methods of, 781
— Equipment Ltd., X-Ray Units (Trade
Publication), 657
— of Inaccessible Parts, “ Endoscope ” for
(Trade Publication), 41
— of Nickel and Nickel Alloys, 498, 529
— Testing and Heat-Treatment of Light-Alloy
Drop-Forging, 497, 529
Instability, Mechanical, by Y. Rocard (Review), 1691 See LETTER, 261
Institute. See Institutions
— of Transport. See Transport Institution, British Standards. See Standards
— of Production Engineers. See Production
— Royal. See Royal Institution
— Subscriptions and Taxation, 778
— Technical and Scientific. See Aeronautical
Society, Royal; Arts, Royal Society of; Aviation Medicine, Royal Air Force Institute of; Bankers, Institute of; British Agricultural Engineers, Institution of; British Aircraft Constructors, Society of; Bronze and Brass Founders, Association of; Canadian Aeronautical Institute; Civil Engineers, Institution of; Consulting Engineers, Association of; Diesel Engine Users Association; Drop Forgers and Stamper si National Association of; Electrical Association for Women; Electrical Engineers, Institution of; Engineers in Charge, Institution of; Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland,', Institution of; Faraday Society; Fuel, Institute of; Heating and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of; Interplanetary Society, British; Iron and Steel Institute; Iron and Steel Institute, West of Scotland; Junior Institution of Engineers; Locomotive Engineers, Institution of; Management, British Institute of; Manchester Association of Engineers; Marine Engineers, Institute of; Mechanical Engineers, American Society of; Mechanical Engineers, Institution of; Metals, Institute of; Metallurgists, Institution of; Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Institute of; Naval Architects, Institution of; Newcomen Society; . North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders,, Petroleum, Institute of; Plant Engineers; Incorporated; Plastics Industry, ‘Society of; Production Engineers, Institution of; Radio Engineers, British Institution of; Royal Institution; Royal Society; Sanitary Engineers, Institution of; Sanitary Institute, Royal; Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of; Testing Materials, American Society for; Transport, Institute of; Whitworth Society; Works Managers, Institution of
Instruments, Aircraft, Test Rigs for (Field Aircraft Services, Ltd.), 209*
— for Control of Thermal Power Stations, by
A. Ketnath (Book), 558
?— Desk, “ In-Line ” Scanner for (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 796*
— Drawing (Trade Publication), 589
— Electric, Kits of (Trade Publication), 493
— Electronic (Trade Publications), 138, 396 for Indication of Contact between Work
and Wheel of Grinding Machine (B. O. Morris, Ltd.), 709*
— Hygrometric, Temperature and Flow-Mea
suring (Trade Publication), 721
— Industries, British, Exhibition, 779, 795*.
See also vol. 180
— Measuring, “ Metron ” (Trade Publication),
9
— Radioactive-Isotope, for Demonstration
Unit (Isotope Developments, Ltd.), 158*
— Scientific, Manufacturers’ Association of
Great Britain, Ltd., Book on Radio- Isotope Instruments, 460
Research Association, British, Bibliography on Flexure Devices, by P. J. Geary (Book), 201
— See also Aeronautics; Electric
Insulation. See Heat; Electric
Insurance, Boiler and General, Co., Ltd., National, Failure of Welded Oil-Storage Tank (Book), 721
Integral Ltd., Reversible High-Speed Hydraulic Motor, 21*; Electrically-Driven Hydraulic Pump, 27*; Construction, Machining and Forming Problems of, 104. See also 145
— and Differential Calculations, by M. Wel-
lauer (Book), 558
— Military-Freight Aircraft, with Short Take-
Off Run (Societe Anonyme des Atelier d’Aviation Louis Breguet), 802
Integration in Iron and Steel Works, Fuel Economy due to, 106
Intel (Caterers) Ltd., Industrial Canteens (Trade Publication), 9
Intensifier, Hydraulic, for 45 tons per sq. in. Pressure, 82*. See LETTERS, 230,261, 293, 488, 520, 553*, 654
Intercommunication Unit for Motor Cycle Side-Cars (Pye, Ltd.), 579
Interference, Radio, Regulations for Use of Suppressors, 319
Interferometry, Use for Examining Machined Surfaces, 274*
Internal-Combustion Engines. See ^erowaw- tics; Engines; Motor Cars; Motor Boats; Tractors; Turbine, Gas
— Grinder. See Grinder under Machine Tools International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, Work of, by J. Newby, 361
— Colloquium on Photoelasticity and Photo
plasticity, Stress Concentration Factors, by Dr. R. B. Heywood, 146*
International Combustion, Ltd., Coal-Handling Plant at Skelton Grange Power Station, 510; Steam-Raising Plant at Skelton Grange Power Station, 510
— Commission on Large Dams, Paris Con
gress, May, 1955, 262
— Conference of Scientists on Peaceful Uses of
Atomic Energy, 716
International Fair, Lille, Arrangements for, 321 International Finance Corporation, Formation of, to Develop Investment Activities of World Bank, 518
— Internal-Combustion Engine Congress. See
Engine, Internal-Combustion, International Congress on
— Labour Conference. Geneva, Decisions by,
223, 451, 579, 711'
International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd., Annual Report, 469
— Scientific Film Association, Conference on
Film in Improvement of Human Relations in Industry, Programme, 524
— Statistical Institute, Journal of Abstracts on
Statistical Methods in Industry, 87
— Trade. See Trade
— Union of Producers and Distributors of
Electricity, London Congress, Arrangements for, 71
— Water Supply Association, Water Supply
Congress and Exhibition, London, Programme, 304
Interplanetary Society, British, Development of Armstrong Siddeley Snarler Rocket Motor, by D. Hurden, 317*
Inventions, Role of National Research Development Corporation, 260
— See also Patents
Investment Activities of World Bank, Formation of International Finance Corporation, 518
— Broadcast Talks on, by C. Clark, A. Albu
and R. MorfiS, 518
— Burden of, by R. Harrod, 682
— and Capital Expenditure, Federation of
British Industries on, 98
— in Electricity-Supply Industry (Book), 396
— in Engineering Industries, 66, 73*
— in Latin America, 454
— Plans of Industry, Proposed Government
Investigation into, 778
— Private, United States, in Europe and Over
seas Territories (Book), 366
— Process for Precision Casting, 22*
— United States, in Europe, Report on, 241 Invoicing System (Trade Publication), 106 Involute Function, Polar, Approximation for,
330*
Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, Conference on Hydraulics, Programme, 532
Iraqi Government, Television Station for, 450* Ireland, Northern, Engineering in, 550
— Southern, Hydro-Electric and Drainage
Schemes in, 524
Irion, A., Nachf., Fork-Lift Truck for Loading, Transporting and Stacking, 537*
Iron Alloys. See Metallurgy and Steel
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
Iron Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Heat Treatment. See Metallurgy
— Manufacture. See Furnaces, Blast; Metal
lurgy
— Moulding for Apprentices, by F. D. Roper
(Book), 621
— Ore. See Ore
— Pig, and Steel, Sturzelberg Process for Pro
duction from Low-Grade Ore and Coke (Demag A.F.), 738*
— Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
— Sealing, for Welding Cellophane (Trade Publication), 657
Iron and Steel, Consumption and Prices, 42*. See 36
Federation, British, Statement on “ Steel in 1955,” 36, 44*; Cinema Film on Steelmaking, 357. See LETTER, 425
Industry, Position in, 323
Industry, Position in Estimating Demand for Steel Sheet, 36. See 44
Industry, Report on Development of, 258, 262

Iron and Steel Institute:

Survey of Results of Examination of Brickwork of Blown-Out Blast Furnaces, by H. M. Richardson and R. G. Rigby (Book), 396
Engineers Group:
Engineering Aspects of Heavy-Section Rolling Mills, by T. Walker, 429 Annual General Meeting:
Report of Council, 591 Changes in Council, 591 Annual Dinner, 591 Presentation of Awards, 591 Presidential Address on Steel Industry— Decline and Recovery, 1910-1933, by Sir C. Bruce-Gardner, 590, 591
Reports of Discussions, 623, 661, 692, 722 Gas-Turbo-Driven Blower for Blast- Furnace Service, by C. E. Sayer, 623 Charging Delays due to Furnace Bunching, by R. Solt, 661
Supply of Scrap to Open-Hearth Furnaces, by M. D. J. Brisby and W. O. Pendray, 661. See Addendum, 724
Causes of Variable Creep Strength in Carbon Steel, by W. E. Bardgett and M. G. Gemmill, 691
Some Additional Creep and Rupture Data on Molybdenum, Chromium-Molyb- denum, and Molybdenum-Vanadium Steels, by J. Glen, 691
Statistical Study of Creep and Fatigue Properties of a Precision-Cast High- Temperature Alloy, by G. T. Harris and H. C. Child, 591
Relationships between Long- and Short- Time Creep and Tensile Properties of a Commercial Alloy, by A. Graham and K. F. A. Walles, 692
Liquidus of Metal-Oxide/V205 Systems and Mechanism of Accelerated Attack on Metals by Vanadium Pentoxide, by Dr. G. Lucas, M. Weddle and Prof. A. Preece, 722
Effect of Composition of Gas-Turbine Alloys on Resistance to Scaling and to Vanadium Pentoxide Attack, by G. T. Harris, H. C. Child and J. A. Kerr, 722
Joint Metallurgical Societies Meeting in Europe:
Programme, 459 Proceedings, 717, 748
Iron and Steel Institute, West of Scotland, Design and Construction of Open-Hearth Furnaces, by J. L. Adamson, 144; Improved Ingot-Mould Hot-Dip Design for Killed Steels, by A. M. Hamilton, 276*; Engineering Aspects of Heavy-Section Mills, by T. Walker, 429; Conference on Open-Hearth Flames and Output (Book), 621
Metallurgical Progress, Critical Reviews (Book), 754
Production Statistics, 2
Protection by Sprayed Aluminium or Zinc, British Standard on, by Dr. F. A. Champion, 500
Research Association, British, Preventing Corrosion, 227; Prevention of Corrosion (Book), 233; Conference on Works Transport (Book), 298; Optimum Sizes of Railway Wagons for Carrying Iron Ore and other Bulk Materials, by Dr. H. R. Mills, 327, 347*. See LETTER, 751; Flow- Meter for Granular Materials, by S. K. Dean, 430*
Trades Confederation, Criticism of Unofficial Strike Leaders, 95; Views on Automation, 519
Works. See Works
— Tests. See Tests (Materials')
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Cast Iron; Steel; Pig Iron;
Metallurgy
Ironfoundry Associations, Council of, Booklet “ Years of Endeavour,” and Annual Report, 779
Ironwork, Structural. See Bridges; Floors; Steelwork; Structures
Irrigation and I-Iydraulic Design, Vol. 1, by S. Leliavsky (Book), 201; (Review), 465
— and Hydro-Electric Terms and Standard
Notations Used in India, Glossary of (Book), 41
— Kotri Barrage Scheme, Pakistan, Opening
Ceremony, 385
Irvin, D. B., on Information on Lignum Vitae, 781
Irving, D. B., on Supply of Electricity in London Area, 710*
Isle of Man, Television in, British Broadcasting Corporation Plans for, 636
Ismailia Valve Co., Tidal Sluice Gates (Trade Publication), 201
Ismay Report on NATO, 129
Isotope Developments, Ltd., Mobile Demonstration Unit, 158*
Isotope, Electromagnetically-Enriched, Confer
ence on, Harwell, Arrangements for, 321
— Radio, Instruments, Book on (Scientific
Instrument Manufacturers Association of Great Britain, Ltd.), 460
— Radioactive, Exhibition Demonstrating
Uses of, 237
Use for Tracing River-Bed Movements, 312
Italian-English and English-Italian Technical Dictionary (Book), 41
Italy, State-Controlled Industries in, by R. Bailey, 491
I.T.D., Ltd., Hydraulic Clamping Device for Holding Loose Packages on Fork-Lift Truck, 709*; “ Portapal ” Hand-Propelled Pallet Transporter, 736*

JABLONSKY, B., on Adhesive-Bonded Aircraft Joints, 458
Jack, Hydraulic, Lightweight, “ Hydralite ” (Tangyes, Ltd.), 415*
for Removal of 1,300-ton Submarine “ Sea Wolf ” into Test Sphere (Spencer, White and Prentis), 477*
Jackson, P., on Supercharging a Doxford Engine, 472*
“ Jackton,” H.M. Minesweeper, Launch of, 332
J. D. Insulation Co., Ltd., Insulation for Cold Store for Fish on Trawler “ Northern Wave,” 475*
Jeanneret, P., Architecture of City of Chandigarh, India, 161
Jenks Brothers, Ltd., “ Britool ” Wrench, 543
Jennings, B. H. S., the Late, 264
Jennings, J., on Approximation for Polar Involute Function, 330*
Jenolite, Ltd., Corrosion Prevention (Trade Publication), 335
Jets, Fluid Dynamics of, by Shih-I Pai (Book), 428
— Impinging, Production of Fire-Fighting Sprays by, 343*
Jetty, Coal, for East Yelland Power Station (C. Brand and Sons, Ltd.), 534*
Jevons, Dr. J. D., on Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
Jigs, Tools and Gauges, by S. A. J. Parsons (Book), 9
Johansen, Dr. F. C., on Annular Sail, 39*
Johansson, C. E., Ltd., Measuring Instruments (Trade Publication), 9; Manufacture and Uses of Screwing Taps (Trade Publication), 76
Johnson, A. O., on Standardisation of Electricity Supply Tariffs, 361
Johnson, Matthey and Co., Ltd., Silver-Plating Methods (Trade Publication), 297
Johnson and Phillips, Ltd., 333-kVA Capacitor, 302; Switchgear, 302; 100-kVA and
150-kVA Transformers, 302
Johnson, R., and Nephew, Ltd., Large-Diameter Wires for Use in Prestressed-Concrete Beams, 445*
Joints, Flange, in Mixtures of Town’s Gas and Air: Flameproof Electrical Apparatus, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493
Jones, A. A., and Shipman, Ltd., Cinema Film “ To Be Precise ” on Machine-Tool Manufacture, 492
Jones, Sir H. S., on Brightness of the Stars, 403 Jones, W., and Co. (Engineers), Ltd., Motor- Alternator Set for Overcoming Frequency Variations in Electric Power Supply, 185*. See Erratum, 312
Jones, W. H., and Son, Ltd., Viscose Research Laboratory for Courtaulds, Ltd., 708*
Journals. See Bearings
Jubilee, Rowhedge Ironworks Co., Ltd. (Trade Publication), 76
Jugoslavia. See Yugoslavia
Jump, Hydraulic, in a Long Uniform Channel, Formation of, by B. A. Sutton, 532*
in Prismatic Channels, 46*
Junior Institution of Engineers, Maudslay Scholarships, 139; Annual Dinner, 588
Junor, J. C., the Late, 230

“ KABEY ” Marking System for Packages (P. Plura and Co., Ltd.), 414*
“ Kabi ” Interlocking Bench Assembly Trays (Trade Publication), 138
Kacirek, J., the Late, 166
Kafue Hydro-Electric Scheme for Central Africa, 290
Karachi, New Dry Dock for (Gammon (Pakistan), Ltd.), 603
Kariba Hydro-Electric Scheme for Central Africa, 290
Kater, J., on International Rules for Construction of Diesel Engines for Rail Traction, 720
Kay, Dr. H., on Industrial Training Problems, 456
Kay, S., Grinding Machines for Large Bearing Races, 90*
Kayser, J. F., on Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
“ K.C.” Two-Way Control Valve for Bulk- Material Handling (Dallow, Lambert and Co., Ltd.), 377*
Keen, E. D., on Machining and Forming Problems of Integral Construction, 104. See also 145
Kelley, A. F., on History of Development of Rolls-Royce Aeroplane Engines, 617
Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd., Automatic Flaw Detector Using Ultrasonic Probe, 670*
Kelvin and Hughes (Industrial), Ltd., “Econometer ” Combustion Indicator for Boiler Houses, 49*
Kemano-Kitimat Hydro-Electric Scheme, 70- MVA Transformer for, 602; “ Kitimat Story,” Cinema Film of, 686
Kempe’s Engineer’s Year-Book, 1955 (Book), 201
Kennedy, G. F., on Economic Selection of Cooling Towers for Generating Stations, 175
Kent, G., Ltd., “ Master” Water Meters for Trade Supplies, 286*
— Oil Refinery, Proposed Plant for Production of Town Gas from Petroleum at, 385
Kenton Equipment, Ltd., “ Hydruped ” Pedal-Propelled Fork-Lift Truck, 478
Kerr, J. A., on Effect of Composition of Gas- Turbine Alloys on Resistance to Scaling and to Vanadium Pentoxide Attack, 722 Ketone Resins, Dielectric Properties of, by E. Rushton (Book), 76
Key Leather Co., Ltd., Oil-Burning Space Heater for Small Premises, 222*
Kiesskalt, D. S., on Chemical Engineering Research, 361
“ Kildarton,” H.M. Coastal Minesweeper, Launch of, 771
Kill, Salvo, Probabilities for Square Targets, Table of (Book), 366
Kinematograph. See Cinematograph
King, I. E., on Forty Years of Change at Portsmouth Dockyard, 592
King’s College, London, Investigation on Pulsating Air Flow, 17*. See LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717
“Kingsford,” H.M. Seaward Defence Boat, Launch of, 508
Kingston-upon-Hull Technical College, PreCast Concrete Shell-Roofed Workshop, 56*
Kirkpatrick, Sir C., and Partners, Pre-Cast Concrete Shell-Roofed Workshop, 56*
Kirschbaum, Prof. E., on Model Courses of Study for a Primary Degree in Engineering, 360
Kitchen and Wade, Ltd., Pipe-Flange Facing Machine, 316*; Portable Radial Drilling Machine, 316*
Kitimat-Kemano Scheme, 70-MVA Transformer for, 602; Cinema Film of Scheme, 686
“ Kjeldahl ” Digestions, Macro and Micro Ranges for (Trade Publication), 754
K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd., Sparking Plug for Aircraft Engine, 85; High-Energy Torch Igniter for Gas-Turbine Engines, 189*; High-Energy Igniter Plug for Aircraft Gas-Turbines, 707*
Klystrons, High-Power (Trade Publication), 493
Knight, J. C., on Engineering Services in a Laboratory, 173
Knives, Machine (Trade Publication), 493
Knott, D., on Cinema Films as Investments, 425. See 357
Koehring Co., “ NCK205 ” i-cub. yd. Mechanical Excavator, with Non-Metallic Bushes, 183*
Korrosionsschutz im Stahlbau (Book), 526
Kotri Barrage, Pakistan, Opening Ceremony, 385
Kotri Bridge, Prestressed-Concrete. 190
Kramers, Prof. H., on Model Courses of Study for a Primary Degree in Engineering, 360
Kron, G., on Inversion of 256 X 256 Matrix Using a Card Programme Calculator, 309*
Krupp, F.. Production of Titanium in Germany by, 518; Assessment of Future of German Industry, 778
Kwikform, Ltd., Unit Scaffolding (Trade Publication), 721
“ Kyljack ” Anti-Freeze Solution for Concrete (Trade Publication), 41

LABELLING Machine “ Autorex ” (Rawsons (Labelling Machines), Ltd.), 415*
Labgear (Cambridge), Ltd., Resistor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569
Laboratory, Engineering Services in, by J. C. Knight, 173
— Field, for Analysis Of Ores, 403*
— Flying, “ Canso ” Flying-Boat for Geophysical Surveying, 619
— High-Altitude, for Testing Aircraft Cabin-Pressure Systems (Normalair, Ltd.), 699*
— Hydraulic Machines, at Nottingham University, 442*
— Machine-Tool Research, Firth Brown Tools, Ltd., 94*
— Mechanical Engineering Research, Automatic Indexing Machine for Measurement of Gear Tooth Pitch Errors, by C. Timms and C. A. Scoles, 271*; 10-ton Fatigue Testing Machine, 500*; Oil Film Extent in Complete Journal Bearings, by J. A. Cole and C. J. Hughes, 530*; High- Precision Electric Dynamometers by D. Firth, 628*
— Nelson, Research, Demonstration of
“ DEUCE ” Digital Electronic Computer, 313*
— Research of J. Laing and Son, Ltd., at Boreham Wood, 555
— Road Research, Studies in Compaction of
Soil and Performance of: Compaction Plant, by W. A. Lewis (Book), 366; Open Days, Arrangements for, 49, 535; New Premises for, 521; Annual Report, 1954 (Book), 621
— Ship Hydrodynamics, New, for National
Physical Laboratory, 292*
— Viscose Research, of Courtaulds, Ltd., 708*
— Water Pollution Research, Annual Report,
598
— Welding Research, of Murex Welding
Processes, Ltd., 277*
— See also National Physical
Labour:
Aircraft Industry, Redundancy in, 515 Amalgamation of Printing Trade Unions, 355
American Motor Industry, Employees’ Demands for Security Against Automation, 582
Apprentices, Engineering, Girls as, 378
Labour—continued
Apprentices, Engineering and Shipbuilding, Wages and Conditions of, 483
— Fewer Boys Entering Skilled Trades, 31
Automation, American Motor Industry Employees’ Demands for Security against, 582
— and American Trade Unions, 326
— Reaction of Trades Unions to, 781. See 713, 747
Automobile Workers’ Union, United, United States, Annual Guaranteed Wage, 778
British Broadcasting Corporation, Agreement with Electrical Trades Union, 711
— Railways, Productivity Council, Formation of, 387, 651, 678; Technical Staff for, 553. See LETTERS, 619, 654
— Transport Commission, Wage Claims Against, 31, 63, 95, 159, 191, 323, 515, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808; Formation of British Railways Productivity Council, 387, 678
Bulletin for Industry, Views on Manpower Resources, 419
Chemical Workers’ Union, Wage Demands by, 95
Chief Inspector of Factories Report, 8. See Erratum, 142
Civil Air-Transport Industry, Wage Claims in, 255
— Engineering Construction Employees, Wages of, 515
— Servants, Numbers Employed, 287
— Service National Whitley Council, Claims for Equal Pay by Women Civil Servants, 255
Clerical and Administrative Workers’
Union, Wage Demands by, 127 Closed-Shop Principle, Abandonment by
Post Office Engineering Union, 808 Coal Board, National. See National
(below)
Constructional Engineering Union, Wage Demands by, 95, 127, 223, 323
Co-partnership, Scheme, Colvilles, Ltd., 95 — Staff Shares Plan, Rolls-Rovce Ltd., 776
Court of Inquiry on Wage Demands in Railway Industry, 31, 63, 159. See 34
Cunard Steam Ship Co., Ltd., Seamen’s
Strike, 808
Deakin, A., the Late, 579
Demarcation Dispute in Gas Industry, 547 Differentials in Wage Rates in Engineering
Industry, 355
Dividends, Taxation of, 287 Dock Industry, Inquiry into Working of,
255
Overtime and Discipline in, 255 Wage Claims in, 63, 191, 611, 647,
711, 743
— Worker: Analysis of Conditions of Employment in Port of Manchester (Book), 41
Employment and Industrial Relations in Port of Manchester (Review), 75
Dorman Long and Co., Ltd., Views on Steel Erectors’ Strikes, 323
Draughtsmen, Engineering and Shipbuilding, Association of, Conference, 485, 515
Earnings of Industry (Book), 657 Economic Situation in Britain, Manpower
Prospects, 159
Eden, Sir A., Broadcast Speech during
Railway Strike, 776
Efficiency, Individual, in Industry, Conference on, 456
Elderly Persons, Employment of, 191 Electrical Association, National Federated, Wage Claim Against, 255, 287 — Trades Union, Strike Ballot by, 255, 287; Wage Demands of London Newspaper Employees, 419; Newspaper Strike, 487; Recognition as Negotiating Body by British Broadcasting Corporation, 711
Employees, Need for Increase in, 419 Employment in Canada, 528
— in Engineering and Allied Industries, 2,
66 73*, 107*, 140*, 170*, 235*, 299* 367*, 397*
— Engineering, Searching for, 649
— Full, Debate on Queen’s Speech, 747
— Situation in Great Britain, Ministry of
Labour Statement on, 194
— Statistics, Ministry of Labour and
National Service, 63, 223, 355, 611 Engineering and Allied Employers’ Nat
ional Federation, Wage Claims
Against, 31, 127, 223, 255, 287, 355, 547; Women Engineering Employees’
Wages, 451, 547; Wages and Conditions of Apprentices, 483
— Clerical Employees, Wage Demands by, 127, 191, 287
— Industry, Wage Differentials in, 355;
Holidays in, 355; Equal Pay for
Women in, 387; Girls as Apprentices, 387; Wage Claims in, 387, 547
— and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen, Asso
ciation of, Ventilating in Industry, by G. A. Williams (Book), 76; Heating in Industry, by G. A. Williams (Book), 105; Light Alloys in Structural Engineering, by J. McH. Young (Book), 589
— Union, Amalgamated, Claims for Equal Pay for Women, 387; Girls as Apprentices, 387; Wage Demands of London Newspaper Employees, 419; Newspaper Strike, 487; Wage Claims by, 547
Environment and Performance, 456 Equal Pay Claims, 255, 387 Ex-Servicemen, Resettlement of, 611 Factories, Chief Inspector of, Report, 8.
See Erratum, 142
Firth-Brown Tools, Ltd., Use of Helicopter during Railway Strike, 743
ENGINEERING, VOL. 179 (1955)
Labour—continued
Foundry Workers, Amalgamated Union of, Wage Claims by, 127; Five-Day Annual Delegate Meeting, 714
Gas Industry, Demarcation Dispute in, 547 General and Municipal Workers, National Union of, Views on Dangers of Unofficial Strikes, 776, 808; Views on Need for Ballots Before Strikes, 808
Girls as Apprentices, 387
Gowers Committee, Proposals for Improvements in Non-Industrial Establishments, 387
Health and Welfare Centre, Industrial, Exhibition at, 391
Hire-Purchase Restrictions, Effect of, 647 Holidays Extended in Engineering Industry, 355
Human Relations in Industry, Conference on Films on, 524
Ince, Sir G., on Resettlement of Ex- Servicemen, 611
Index of Retail Prices, Criticism of, 31
— of Retail Prices, Increase in, 678 Individual Efficiency Committee: Conference on Individual Efficiency in Industry: Delay in Applications of Results of Research, by Sir F. Bartlett, 456; Attitude to Novelty and its Effect on Application of Results of Research, by Lord Halsbury, 456; Environment and Performance, by Prof. R. W. Russell and Dr. J. S. Weiner, 456; Variations in Performance Arising from Continuous Work, by D. E. Broadbent, 45t>; Industrial Training Problems, by Dr. E. Belbin and Dr. H. Kay, 456; Anatomical and Physiological Aspects of Machine Design, by Dr. A. G. McD. Weddell, 457 ; Psychological Aspects of Machine Design, by C. B. Gibbs, 457 Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Engineering, Value of, 483 Inspector of Factories, Chief, Report, 8. See Erratum, 142
Inter-Union Dispute, 647, 678, 711 International Labour Conference, Geneva, Decisions by, 223, 451, 579, 711
Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, Criticism of Unofficial Strike Leaders, 95; Views on Automation, 519
Labour and National Service, Ministry of, Views of National Joint Advisory Council, 159; Organisation and Practice in Dealing with Employment of Elderly Persons, 191; Employment Statistics, 223, 355, 611; Statistics of Working Population, 287, 355; Renaming of Industrial Museum, 391; Course on Electrical Safety for Graduate Engineers, 443; Wage Statistics, 451; Technical and Scientific Register of, 649
— Notes, 31, 63, 95, 127, 159, 191, 223, 255, 287, 323, 355, 387, 419, 451, 483, 515, 547, 579, 647, 611, 678, 711, 743, 77b, 808
Lightermen’s Wage Claims, 127, 191. See 711
Liverpool Tug Owners’ Association, Tugmen’s Strike. 647, 743. See 611
Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, Associated Society of, Wage Demands by, 31, 63, 95, 323, 515, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808, See 159, 191; Formation of Railway Productivity Council, 387, 678; Railway Strike, 745
London Liberal Party, Views on Work for Elderly Persons, 191
— Society of Compositors, Amalgamation of, 355
— Transport Executive, Wage Claims Against, 159, 191, 323
— Typographical Societv, Formation of, 355
Man and Metal, Criticism of Unofficial Strike Leaders, 95; Views on Position in Iron and Steel Industry, 323 Manpower, Shortages of, 419 Mineworkers, National Union of, Wage Claims by, 127; Work Grading Problems, 223; Wage Structure of Mining Industry, 223, 355, 387; Wage Concessions to, 355; Yorkshire Miners’ Strike, 611, 647; Operation of New Wage Structure, 647
Mining Industry, Coal Production in, 451, 711
Employment of Youths Underground, 451
Manpower Statistics, 711
See also National Coal Board, (below) Morris, Lord Justice, Report on Railway- Wage Dispute, 808
National Coal Board, Wage Claims Against, 127, 223, 355, 387; Yorkshire Miners’ Strike, 611, 647;
Operation of New Wage Structure, 647
— Insurance Regulations, Changes in, 191
— Joint Advisory Council, Ministry of Labour, Views of, 159
Nationalisation, Dr. A. Fleck on, 650
— of Engineering Industry, 419 Nationalised Industries, Obligation to Pay Fair Wages, 63, 159
Select Committee on, 358 Newspapers, London, Strike of Employees of, 419
— Proprietors’ Association, Action During Strike, 487
Noise, Effect on Health, 451 Non-Industrial Employees, Working Conditions of, 451
Establishments, Bill to Improve Conditions in, 387
Office Employees, Working Conditions of, 451
Overtime Working in Dock Industry, 255 Patternmakers’ Association, United, Dispute over Shop Steward, 95
Labour—continued
Performance and Environment, 456
— Variations in, Arising from Continuous Work, 456
Petroleum Industry, Conditions of Work in, 579
Phillips Committee, Recommendations on Pension Rights of Elderly Persons, 191
Plumbing Trades Union, Demarcation Dispute Involving, 547
Port Employers, National Association of, Views on Working of Dock Industry, 255
Post Office Engineering Union, Abandonment of Closed-Shop Principle, 808; Difficulties of Negotiation, 808
Printing Machine Manager’s Trade Society, Amalgamation of, 355
Professional Engineers Appointments Bureau, 649
Professional Workers, National Federation of, Conference, 583 Profit-Sharing Schemes, Debate on Queen’s Speech, 747
Railway Modernisation Plans, 419
— Staffs, Technical, Recruitment of, 98, 103, 581, 585
Railwaymen, National Union of, Wage Demands by, 31, 63, 95, 159, 191, 323, 515, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808; Views on Need for Modernisation of Railways, 95 ; Criticisms of Court of Inquiry, 159; Formation of Railway Productivity Council, 387, 678; and Footplate Men’s Strike, 745
Redundancy in Aircraft Industry, 515 Road-Haulage Employees, Wage Claims by, 287
Rolls-Royce Ltd., Staff Shares Plan, 776 Royal Ordnance Factories, Wage Increases for Employees of, 419
Rubber Industry Wages Council, Abolition of, 127
Science Teachers, Increased Allowances for, 391
Seamen, National Union of, Seamen’s Strike in United States, 323
Wage Dispute, 808
Shares, Company, for Employees, 95 Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, Confederation of, Engineering Wage Claims, 31, 127; Wage Claims by Engineering Employees, 31, 127, 223, 255, 355. See 547; Wage Claims by Engineering Clerical Staffs, 287; Formation of British Railways Productivity Council, 387, 678; Nationalisation of Engineering Industry, 419 — Industry, Delays in Ship Construction, 547
Shipping Industry, Wages in, 579 Shop Steward, Dispute over, 95 Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd., Redundancy Among Employees of, 515 Spectacles, Safety, “ Duraplas,” for Protection of Personnel (The Hadley Co., Ltd.), 222
Steel Erectors, Wage Demands by, 94, 127, 223, 323
Stevedores and Dockers, National Amalgamated, Inter-Union Dock Dispute, 647, 678, 711
Strike Ballot by Electricians, 255, 287
— Dock, 647, 678, 711
— Inter-Union, 647, 678, 711
— London Newspaper Trade, 419
— Motor-Car Industry, 31
— Need for Ballots as Preliminary to, 808
— of Newspaper Employees, 487
— Railway, 31, 63, 159, 515, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808
Footplate Men, 745
— Seamen’s, 323, 808
— Over Shop Steward, 95
— Steel Erectors, 95, 127, 323
— Tactics, Irresponsible, Possible Consequences of, by T. O’Brien, 583
— Tugmen’s, 611, 647, 743
— Unofficial, Criticism of Leaders of, 95 Possible Government Action, by H. Watkinson, 615
— Yorkshire Miners, 611, 647
Technical and Scientific Register of Ministry of Labour and National Service, 649
Tin Plates, Demand for, 323
Trade Unions. American, and Automation, 326, 582
Congress, Views on Taxation of Dividends, 287; Nationalisation of Engineering Industry, 419; Views on Railway Modernisation, 419; Action on Dock Dispute, 647. See 678, 711 and Economic Conditions in Engineering Industries. 66, 73*
Officials, Pay of, 515 Reaction to Automation, 781. See 713, 747
Transport and General Workers’ Union, Wage Demands by Engineering Clerical Employees, 191; Wage Claims in Dock Industry, 191, 711; Wage Claims by Civil Air-Transport Employees, 255; Inter-Union Dock Dispute, 647, 678, 711; Merseyside Tugmen’s Dispute, 743. See 611, 647 Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, Wage Demands by, 31, 63, 95, 515. See 159, 191, 323, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808; Formation of Railway Productivity Council, 387, 678
Tugmen’s Wage Dispute, 611, 647, 743 Unemployment Benefit Regulations, Changes in, 191
— in Engineering Industries of Northern
Ireland, 550.
— Statistics, Ministry of Labour and National Service, 223, 355,611
United Kingdom, Employment Situation in, Ministry of Labour Statement on, 194
Labour—continued
Wage, Annual Guaranteed, Automobile Workers’ Union, United States, 778 — Chemical Employees, 95
— Civil Air-Transport Industry, 255 Engineering Construction Employees, 515
— Council, Rubber Industry, Abolition of, 127
— Dock Industry, 63, 127, 191, 611, 647, 711, 743
— Draughtsmen, 483
— Earnings of Industry (Book), 657
— Electrical-Contracting Industry, 255, 287
— Engineering Clerical Employees, 127,
. 191, 287
Employees, 31, 127, 223, 255, 355, 547
— in Engineering Industries, 66, 73*
— Fair, in State Industries, 63, 159
— Foundrymen, 127
— Government Industrial Employees, 419 Statistics, 451
— Inspectorate, Reduction of Officials of, 159
— Lightermen, 127, 191. See 711
— Miners, 127, 223, 355, 387, 611, 647
— Newspaper Employees, 419
— Petroleum Industry, 579
— Post Office Employees, 808
— Railwaymen, 31, 63, 159, 191, 515, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808
— Road-Haulage Employees, 287
— Royal Ordnance Factory Employees, 419
— Seamen’s, 808
? — Shipping Employees, 579
— Steel Erectors, 95, 127, 223, 323
— Trade-Union Officials, 515
— Tugmen, 611, 647, 743
— Underground Railway Employees, 159, 191, 323
— Women Civil Servants, 255 Engineering Employees, 387, 451, 547
Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen’s Union, Wage Demands by, 127, 191. See 127,711
Watkinson, FL, Views on Importance of
Skill in Industry, 483; Views on
Value of Industrial Engineering, 483
Williamson, T., on Dangers of Unofficial Strikes, 776
Women Civil Servants, Equal Pay Claims by, 255
— Engineering Employees, Equal Pay Claims by, 387
Employees, Wage Increases for, 451, 547
Employees, Wages of, 387, 547 Work for Over 40’s, Recommendations on, 191
— Study, Specialised Training in Field of (Book), 428
in Theory and Practice (Book),657 Working Population, Statistics of, 287, 355
Works Managers, Institution of, Conference of, 483
Wright and Platt, Ltd., Dispute over Shop Steward, 95
Youths, Employment in Underground Mining, 451
Lacrinoid Products. Ltd., Barrel-Finishing
Process (Trade Publication), 267
Lafarge Aluminous Cement Co., Ltd., Refractory Chart (Trade Publication), 335
Lagging Materials. See Heat Insulation Lahore, United Nations Regional Railway
Training Centre, Courses for Railway Operating Officials, 162. See Erratum. 532 Laing, J., and Son, Ltd., New Research and
Development Centre at Boreham Wood, 555
Lakey, Dr. J. R. A., on Researches into Factors Affecting Electroprecipitation, 625
Lambrecht, W., Hygrometric, Temperature and Flow-Measuring Instruments (Trade Publication), 721
Laminates, Glass-Fibre, “ Rilglaze ” (Rubber
Improvement, Ltd.), 189 Lamps, Electric. See Electric Lancashire Boiler. See Boiler Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto Ltd., Electric
Motors to Anglo-American Standards (Trade Publication), 267 ; 2,000-h.p.
“Silentvent ” Electric Motor for High- Speed Drives; “ Corcooled ” Flameproof Electric Motor, 302; Electric Motors (Trade Publication), 558; Industrial Electric Motors (Trade Publication), 621 Lancashire Dynamo Holdings Ltd., Annual
Report, 614
Langmead, L. R., the Late, 329
Lansing Bagnall, Ltd., Large-Capacity Hand- operated Pallet Truck, 62*
Latecoere Catapult for Launching Aircraft, 435*
Lathes. See Machine Tools
Latin America, Investment in, 454
Latymer Engineering Co., Vacuum-Forming
Machine for Moulding Plastics Sheet, 774* Launch, Motor. See Motor Boat
— of Oil Tankers “ Esso Exeter ” and
“ Vexilla,” 66
— and Trial Trips of Ships, 24, 44,79,110,142,
184, 253, 285, 308, 332, 380, 417, 473, 508, 538, 563, 630, 667, 705, 734, 771',, 800
Launching, Side, of Motor Trawler, “ Princess Anne,” 29*
— Years, Jubilee Booklet of Rowhedge Iron
works Co., Ltd. (Trade Publication), 76 Laurence, Scott and Electromotors, Ltd., Frequency Convertors (Trade Publication), 233; Alternating-Current Marine Motors (Trade Publication), 297
Laverick, J. H. W., the Late, 393 Laves Phases in Ternary Alloys of Uranium, Pseudo-Binary Phase Sections between, 562
Law. See Legal; Labour; Patents Laycock Engineering Co., Ltd.,- Cinema Film
“ Overdrive,” 357. See LETTER, 425
Layouts, Circuit, Printed (Trade Publication), 721
Le Corbusier, Architecture of City of Chandigarh, India, 161
Le Mans, Motor-Car Racing, Advantages to Manufacturers, 715
Lea, J. E., the Late, 489
Lead Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— United Kingdom Consumption Statistics,
746
— Uranium System, Survey of, 562
— Wholesale Prices, 42*
— and Zinc Smelting and Refining in United
States (Book), 428
Leakage in Buried Pipelines, Detection of, by A. C. Vivian, 375*
Lee Refrigeration, Ltd., Portable Air Dryer (Trade Publication), 657
“ Lectrodryer,” Moisture Adsorbers (Trade Publication), 621
“ Lectromelt,” 12-ton Furnace, 152*
“ Leda,” S.S., Denny-Brown Stabilisers of, 119*
Lee, D., Design of Prestressed-Concrete Bridge at Tampa Bay, Florida, 190
Lec-McCall System of Prestressing Concrete in Design of Gandy Bridge, Florida, 190; in Design of Warehouse for Boeing Aircraft Corp., Seattle, 190
Lee and Wilkes. Ltd., Dee Boxes for 45-in. Cyclotron at Hammersmith Hospital, 804*
Lefroy, Lieut-Col. H. P. T., the Late, 6

Legal:

Bill to Improve Conditions in Non-Industrial Establishments, 387
Grinding Machines, Factory-Acts Requirements, 616
Labour Legislation. See Labour Passing-Off Goods and Copyright of Catalogues, 587
Patent Law. See Patents
Legislation. See Legal; Labour; Patents Lehrbucher der Elektrotechnik, Vol. I (Book), 5'58
Leigh and Sillavan, Ltd., Pig-Tron Products (Trade Publication), 138
Leipzig Fair in Retrospect, 327
“ Leopard,” H.M. Anti-Aircraft Frigate, Launch of. 705
Letters to the Editor, 5, 100, 133, 2C0, 229, 261, 293, 330*, 361, 425, 458. 488, 520, 553*, 588, 619, 654, 717, 751, 781
“ Leverton,” H.M. Minesweeper, Launch of, 308
Levy, Prof. H., on Work of Prof. A. Einstein, 522*. See 489, 517. See LETTER, 588
Levy, J. C., on Economical Method of Investigation of Cumulative Damage in Fatigue, 724*
Leyburn, H., on Proving Performance of Circuit-Breakers with Particular Reference to Those of Large Breaking Capacity, 432
Leyland Group, Trade in Heavy Vehicles, 582
Leyland Motors, Ltd., Statement by Chairman on Production, 326
Liberal Education in Technical Age (Review), 753
— Party, London, Views on Work for Elderly Persons, 191
Libraries, Special, and Information Bureaux, Association of. See Aslib
Light Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— See also Diffractometer
Lightermen’s Wage Claims, 127, 191. See 711 Lighting, Aero-Screened Lantern for Main- Road (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 541
— Circuits, Shallow Trunking for (Edison-Swan Electric Co., Ltd.), 189*
— Daylight Monitoring Equipment (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 504
— Equipment, Outdoor (Trade Publication), 621
— Fittings (Trade Publications), 396, 527, 657
— Fluorescent, by A. D. S. Atkinson (Book), 233
— Industrial, Fittings for (Trade Publication), 657. See 396, 527
— at Lackenby Steelworks of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 281*
— “ Sportsfield Floodlight ” (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 438
— Transformer Units, Specification, 138
— See also Lamps under Electric Lightning. See Electric
Lignum Vitae, History of Use, 781; Request for Information on, 781
Lille, France, 30th International Fair at, Arrangements for, 321
Limit Gauges. See Gauges
Lind, P. and Co., Ltd., Prestressed-Concrete Conveyor Gantries, 58*; Foundations and Structures for Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 806*
Linear Accelerator, 15-MeV, for Radiotherapy and Research at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 646*
— Equations, Systems of, and Determination of
Eigenvalues, Contributions to Solution of (Book), 396
Liners. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships
Lines Bros., Ltd., Toy Manufacture by, 5 Lines, W., on Toy Manufacture, 5
Link-Belt Co., Power-Transmission and Conveying Equipment (Trade Publication), 9 Liquefaction and Distillation Plant, British Oxygen Engineering, Ltd., 99, 122*
Liquid Air. See Air
— Fuel, See Oil Fuel. See also Motor;
Paraffin; Petrol
— Oxygen. See Oxygen
— Volatile, Analysis and Separation of,
Vapour-Phase Chromatograph for (Met- topolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd.), 513*
Literature, 9, 39; 75, 105, 1374 169, 234, 265, 297, 333, 365, 395, 427, 460, 492, 525, 557, 588, 620, 656, 687, 721, 753, 788
— of Control Engineering, Survey of, by R. H.
Macmillan, 687
Litigation. See Legal; Labour; Patents
Little, A. D., Inc., on Heat Pumps in the Home, 717. See 439*, 454
“ Little ” Oil-Burning Space Heaters (Trade Publication), 233
Liverpool Tug Owners’ Association, Tugmen’s Strike, 647, 743. See 611
Lloyd, G., Announcement of Plans for Six Further Atomic Reactors, 782
Lloyd, R. C., on Production of Light-Alloy Drop-Forgings, their Heat-Treatment,
Inspection and Testing, 497, 529
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Shipbuilding Returns, 130, 518; Annual Report, 328. See 325; Ship Rules, a Hundred Years of, 560
Load Tests, Lateral, on Piles, Symposium on (Book), 526
Loader, Lorry, for Drums, “ Skid Master ” (Trade Publication), 267
Loch Ericht, Scotland, Plans for New Power Station, 167
— Glashan, Scotland, Hydro-Electric Scheme,
167, 618
— Lochy Hydro-Electric Scheme, 8
Locks, Ship, on Rivers and Canals, by H. Dehnert (Book), 493
Lockers, Steel, for Storage of Records (Chubb and Sons, Lock and Safe Co.), 383
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Jet Tanker Aircraft for U.S. Air Force, 327; “ Synchrophasing,” System for Reduction of Propeller Noise, 479
Lockouts. See Labour; Labour Notes Lockton, C. P., the Late, 294
Locomotive Boiler, Investigations on Stoking of, 770
— Building, Private, in United Kingdom, 614
— 4-4-0 Condensing Tank, on Old District
Railway, 786*
— Diesel, Development of, 720
Electric, in Ceylon, Cinema Film on, 295
Electric, Engines for (Trade Publication), 559
Electric, Maintenance Techniques in United States, 720
Experiences with, 720
for French Railways, 499, 518
High-Speed, Types of Transmission for, 720
International Rules for Construction of, 720
in Modernisation Plans for British Railways, 102, 584*. See 34, 98, 194, 202*, 581, 586
38-h.p., for Mucking-Out Train used in High-Speed Tunnelling (F. C. Hibberd and Co., Ltd.), 703*
on Netherlands Railways, 167
Two-Stroke and Four-Stroke, 720
Use of Spectrograph in Facilitating Maintenance of, 749
— Electric, Co-Co and Bo-Bo, French, Speeds
of 205-6 m.p.h. Achieved by, 424
for French Railways, 499, 518 on French Railways, Performance of, Conference on, 615, 658
on Netherlands Railways, 167
Jubilee of Introduction on Underground Railways, 786*
in Modernisation Plans for British Railways, 102, 584. See 34, 98, 194, 202*, 581, 586
Trends in Design of, 77
Trolley, Underground (Trade Publication), 169
•— Engineers, Famous, Work of, Exhibition of, 651
— — and Firemen, Associated Society of,
Wage Demands by, 31, 63, 95, 323, 515, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808. See 159, 191; Formation of Railway Productivity Council, 387, 678; Railway Strike, 745
Institution of; Trends in Electric- Locomotive Design, by G. V. Davy, 77
— Gas-Turbine, Renault, 749
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 194,
202*
— Steam, Franco-Crosti System of Feed-
Water Preheating for Boilers of, 747, 766*
— Western Express, Fifty Years of Running,
by O. S. Nock (Book), 396
Londex, Ltd., Smoke-Density Alarm Relay, 302; Calibrated Sensitive Relay, 302*; Relays and Control Apparatus (Trade Publication), 621; Relay with Moulded Body, 711
London Airport, Crystal-Controlled Radar System at, 242*; Central Terminal Area at 423, 446*, 474*
— County Council, Centenary Exhibition of
London’s Main-Drainage Service, 769
— Cromwell Curve, Plans for Helicopter
Landing-Stage at, 719
London Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Condenser Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570
— Electricity Supply in, 710*
— Electronics Display Centre of Mullard,
Ltd., 188
— Greater, Water Supply of, by Dr. H. W.
Dickinson (Book), 41; (Review) 75
— King’s College, Investigation on Pulsating
Air Flow, 17*. See LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717
— Liberal Party, Views on Work for Elderly
Persons, 191
— Press Exchange, Booklet on Automation,
713. See 747
— Royal Festival Hall, Cooling Plant to
Replace Heat Pump at, 261
— School of Economics versus Northampton
Engineering College, 227
•— Society of Compositors, Amalgamation of, 355
— Transport Executive, Wage Claims Against,
159, 191, 323; Welding Shop at Acton Works, 188*; Plan for Extending London Tube Railways, 195; Report of Committee of Inquiry into Undertakings of, 259, 286; Remote-Control Signalling Equipment on Circle Line at Aldersgate, 677*
— Typographical Society, Formation of, 355
— Underground Railways. See Underground
and London Transport Executive
London University, Surveying, Answers to Examination Questions, by D. H. McPherson and P. N. Ray (Book), 334; Imperial College of Science and Technology, Post- Graduate Bursaries in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Endowed by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 445
— Water Supply of, 165 '
Lorries. See Motor Vehicles; Tractors Lost-Wax Process of Precision Casting, Developments in, 22*
Lovibond Schofield “ Tintometer,” Improved Version of (.The Tintometer, Ltd.), 668* Lozier Apparatus, Negative Ion Formation in Gases of High Dielectric Strength, by J. W. Marriott and J. D. Craggs (Book), 76 Lubatti, F., Society, Electric Furnace (Trade Publication), 297
Lubricating Greases, Manufacture and Application of, by C. J. Boner (Book), 396
— Oil, Automatic Continuous Blending Plant
for, at Barton Refinery of Manchester Oil Refinery, Ltd. (Cornell Machine Company), 673*
Use of Silicones in, 791
Whirl of, in Bearings, 227, 237*
See also Oils
Lubrication of Journal Bearings, 243*. See 227
— Modem Methods of (Trade Publication), 493
— Pressure Oil Gun with Calibrated Delivery
“ Reilang ” (H. Chappuis and Co.), 765*
Lucas, Dr. G., on Liquidus of Metal-Oxide/ V2O5 Systems and Mechanism of Accelerated Attack on Metals by Vanadium Pentoxide, 722
Lucas, J. (Gas Turbine Equipment), Ltd., Gas-Turbine Fuel Testing Systems, 86* “ Lucy Ashton,” Resistance Experiments on, 495
“ Lydneyboard,” Chip-Board from Wood Waste (W. Mallinson and Sons, Ltd., and J. Glikstens, Ltd.), 168
Lysaght’s, J., Bristol Works, Ltd., 180-MW Power Station at East Yelland, 534*

MACADAM. See Roads
Macadie, D., the Late, 294
“ Macalloy ” Prestressing Bars, 120
Macdonald, A. L., Suspension Bridge, Canada, Opening of, 476*
MacDonald, Sir M., and Partners, Breadalbane Hydro-Electric Scheme, 29
Macfarlane Engineering Co., Ltd., 50-kVA Alternator, Turbine-Driven, 636*
Mac. See also Me
Machine Age, Solution of Vital Problem of: Expansion or Explosion, by A. Vickers (Book), 558
— Design, Anatomical, Physiological and
Psychological Aspects of, 457
— Shops. See Works and Machine Tools
— Strapping, for Packing Cases (F. A. Power and Sons (Box Strapping), Ltd.), 506*
— Testing. See Testing Machine and Tests (Materials)
— Theory of, by G. H. Ryder (Book), 366
- of, Worked Examples in, by R. McVie (Review). 557

Machine Tools:

Circling Machine, Two-Roll (Bronx Engineering Co., Ltd.), 30*
Cropping, Punching and Shearing Machine (Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 541*
Crosscutting and Grooving Machine (Midland Saw and Tool Co., Ltd.), 640 Cutting, Shearing, Punching and Pressing Work, by H. L. Hilbert (Book), 558
— Speed Indicator (UTZ, Ltd.), 91*
— and Turning, Metal, Developments
in, by F. A. Isnardi (Book), 526
De-Burring Machine for Cleaning Gear Teeth (Elgro Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 383*
Diamond-Impregnated Tools (Trade Publication), 233
Drill for Breaking Metallic Swarf, “ Chipbreaker,” (Firth Brown Tools, Ltd.), 412*
— “ Durium,” for Drilling Masonry
(Rawlplug Co., Ltd.), 478
— Pneumatic, Rack-Fed (Desoutter
Brothers, Ltd.), 575*
— Rock, “ Silver 8 Handril ” for Tunnel
ling (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 702 Drilling Machine, Drill Holder, Adjustable-Length, for (B.S.A. Tools, Ltd.), 539*
“ Pacera ” (Trade Publication), 621 Radial, Portable (Kitchen and Wade, Ltd.), 316*
with Thrust and Torque Dynamometer for Titanium, 48*
— Mine Roof, “ Dryductor,” System of
(Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 119*
— Titanium Alloy Ti 150A, Report on,
48*
Facing Machine, Pipe-Flange (Kitchen and Wade, Ltd.), 316*
Portable, for Pipe Flanges (D. Reekie and Sons, Ltd.), 443*
Gauge and Tool Makers’ Association, Handbook (Trade Publication), 527 Gear Cutters, Rotary, Form-Relieved, Specification, 138
— Measuring Machine, Sine-Arm Type,
Tomlinson, 272*
— Teeth Cleaning Machine (Elgro
Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 383*
— Testing Machine (D. Brown Tool Co.,
Ltd.), 85*
Grinding Machine, Centreless, with Automatic Plunge Grinding (A. Scrivener, Ltd.), 416*
for Coal Samples, “ Hardgrove,” (H. W. Wallace and Co., Ltd.), 88*
Machine Tools—continued
Grinding Machine, Double-Ended, with Dust-Control Hoods (Beacon Machine Tools, Ltd.), 504*
Electronic Device for Indication of Contact between Work and Wheel of (B. O. Morris, Ltd.), 709*
Heavy-Duty, High-Speed, Portable (Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd.), 640
Internal, Electro-Hydraulic, with Automatic Grinding Cycle (J. E. Reinecker Maschinenbau, G.m.b.H.), 735*
for Large Bearing Races (Cooper Roller Bearings Co., Ltd.), 90*
Portable, Electric, High-Speed, “ AG7 ” and “ AG9 ” for Disc Wheels (Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd.), 444*
Surface, Hydraulic, “ Malcus,” with Automatic Control (Holmquist Malcus, A.-B. and Selson Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 449*
— of Steel, by E. N. Simons (Review), 492 Grooving and Crosscutting Machine (Midland Saw and Tool Co., Ltd.), 640 Grundziige der Zerspanungslehre, Vol. I, by M. Kronenberg (Book), 558 Hack-Saw Frame (Trade Publication), 41 —Sawing Tools (Trade Publication), 621 Hammers, Drop Forging, by J. C. Sharman (Book), 137
Hob-Measuring Machine with Sine-Arm Action, Tomlinson, 272*
Hydraulic Operation and Control of Machines, by I. McNeil (Book), 137
. — Press. See Press (below)
Knives, Machine (Trade Publication), 493 Lathe, High-Speed Toolroom, “ H.L.V.” (Hardinge Machine Tools, Ltd.), 312*
— Study and Utilisation of (Book), 493
— Turret, “ H.C.” and “ H.C.T.”, with 8-Station Turret (Hardinge Machine Tools, Ltd.), 479*
Limit Gauging. See Gauges
Machine, Forging, by J. C. Sharman (Book), 137
— Outil, Vol. II (Book), 493
— Shop Management. See Works Management.
-— Tools (Trade Publication), 721
— Exhibitions, Chicago, Arrangements for, 13
— High-Speed, for Aircraft Production, 104, 111*
Increase in Orders for, 551
Industry, Position and Prospects of, 130, 140*
Manufacture, Cinema Film on (A. A. Jones and Shipman, Ltd.), 492
I Problems of Selection of, 195
Research Laboratory, Firth Brown Tools, Ltd., 94*
Trades Association, Annual Dinner, 392
at Works of Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., 54*
— Work, Tolerances in. See Gauging Machining of Integral Structures, 145. See 68, 104
Milling Machine, All-Geared, “ Richmond,” (Midgley and Sutcliffe, Ltd.), 182*
Universal, for Large Light-Alloy Components, 112
“ Pacera ” Drilling Machines (Trade Publication), 621
Piercing Machine Controlled by Photo- Electric Cell (Folland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 25*
Pipe-Flange Facing Machine (Kitchen and Wade, Ltd.), 316*
Pneumatic Drills. See Drills (above) Polishing and Sanding Machine and Universal Saw (Trade Publication), 527
Press, Arbor (Trade Publication), 297
— Brake, Hydraulic (Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 541
— Crank, “ Clearomatic ” Clutches for (Clearing Machine Corp, of America), 57*
— Forging, by J. C. Sharman (Book), 137
— Hot-Brass, Production of Cored Stampings on (Wilkins and Mitchell, Ltd.), 417*
— Hydraulic, 200-ton Downstroke (Finney Presses, Ltd.), 574*
for Laboratory-Made Diamonds, 301
— Inclinable, Open-Fronted (Taylor and Challen, Ltd.), 542
— Power, 150-ton (Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 541
Automatic Unloader for (J. P. Udal, Ltd.), 542*
200-ton, for Hot Brass Stampings (Taylor and Challen, Ltd.). 542*
— 120-ton, Single-Action, for Drawing and Raising (Taylor and Challen, Ltd.), 542
Pressing, Punching, Shearing and Cutting Work, by H. L. Hilbert (Book), 558
Punching, Shearing and Cropping Machine (Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 541*
Router, Experimental Double-Arm, Radial (Wadkin, Ltd.), Ill*
— Heavy-Duty, Radial-Arm, with Overhead Template (Wadkin, Ltd.), Ill* Sanding and Polishing Machine and Universal Saw (Trade Publication), 527
Saw, Band, Method for Hard-Metal Tipping of Teeth of (Deloro Stellite, Ltd. and M. L. Meyer, Ltd.), 443*. See LETTER, 520
— Petrol-Driven, “ Whipper ” (Trade Publication), 297
— Universal, and Sanding and Polishing Machine (Trade Publication), 527
— See also Hack-Sawing Machines (above)
Sawing Machine, for Large Billets and Honeycomb, 113
Shearing, Punching and Cropping Machine (Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 541*
Pressing and Gutting Work, by H. L. Hilbert (Book), 558
Skin-Milling Machine for Light Alloys (Wadkin, Ltd.), 112*
Spar-Milling Machine for Steel and Light-Alloy Spars, 113*
Straightening Machine, Stock, “ PDFS48 ” (Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 641*
Stretch-Flattening Machine, Hydraulic, for Large Sheets and Plates (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 282
Turning and Metal-Cutting, Developments in, by F. A. Isnardi (Book), 526 Turret Lathes. See Lathes (above) “ Uniclone,” Dust Collector for Lathes and Grinding Machines (Trade Publication), 493
Unloader, Automatic, for Power Presses (J. P. Udal,' Ltd.), 542*
Vice, Turret Jaw (Trade Publication), 559
— Two-Speed, “ Hylo ” with Fast Approach Mechanism (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 574*
Woodworking Machine, Universal,- for Sawing, Planing, Moulding and Tenoning (Midland Saw and Tool Co., Ltd.), 640*
— Machinery (Trade Publication), 493 Machine Vice. See Vice under Machine Tools
— Work. See Machine Tools
Machined Surfaces, Interferometric Method of Examination of, 274*
Machinery, Import Trade, 226 Machmeter, Testing of, 209* Machynlleth “ B ” Diesel-Electric Power Station, 331
Mackay Industrial Equipment, Ltd., 204-h.p. Allis-Chalmers, “ HD 21 ” Crawler Tractor, 742*
MacMillan and Bloedel, Ltd., Cinema Film “ Silvaply Today ” on Manufacture 'of Plywood by, 248
Macmillan, R. H., on Literature of Control Engineering, 687
“ Magco ” Magnetic Separators (Trade Publication), 41
“ Magister ” Twin-Jet Training Aircraft (Fouga et Compagnie), 773*
Magnesium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Polycrystalline, Twinning and Un-Twin
ning in, 563
“ Magnestat ” Voltage Regulator for Large Alternators (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 319*
Magnet, Electro-, for 45-in. Cyclotron at Hammersmith Hospital (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 804*
— Permanent, “ Ticonal L ” Alloy for, 568 Magnetic Comparators, Static (Trade Publication), 367
— Drum for Information Storage for “ ACE ”
Digital Computer, 732*
— and Electrical Alloys, Ltd., Exhibits at
Radio Component Show, 569
— and Electrical Measurements, 271
Magnetic Equipment Co., Ltd., “ Magco ” Magnetic Separators (Trade Publication), 41
Magnetometer for “ Canso ” Flying-Boat, 619 Mahle Process for Surface Hardening of Light Alloys by Chromium Plating (Sheepbridge Stokes, Ltd.). 444*
Maidstone, Tovil Mill, A. E. Reed and Co., Ltd., Explosion of Steam Trap at (Book), 621 Mains, Electric. See Cables under Electric Malaya, Rubber in, Cinema Film on (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 743
“ Malcus ” Hydraulic Surface-Grinding Machine with Automatic Control (Holmquist Malcus, A.-B. and Selson Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 449*
Mallinson, W., and Sons, Ltd., “ Lydneyboard ” Chip-Board from Wood Waste, 168
Man, Isle of, Television in, British Broadcasting Corporation Plans for, 636
Man and Metal, Criticism of Unofficial Strike Leaders, 95; Views on Position in Iron and Steel Industry, 323
Management, British Institute of, Case Study on Three-Phase Circuit-Breakers, Circuit Interrupters and Safety Switches (Book), 266; Case Study on Farm Implements (Book), 298; Control of Stocks for Distribution (Book), 298; Conference on Managing Small Firms, Harrogate, Programme, 321; Recruitment and Training of Men for Managerial Positions (Book), 366; Centrifugal Pumps (Book), 396
— Industrial (Book), 175
— Recruitment and Training f Men Intended
for (Review), 365
— of Works. See Works Management
Managerial Positions, Recruitment and Training of Men for (Book), 366
Manchester Association of Engineers, J. Henderson on Problems Associated with Selection of Machine Tools for Heavy Engineering Production, 195
— Electronic Computer (Ferranti, Ltd.), 218* Manchester Oil Refinery, Ltd., Barton Refinery,
Automatic Continuous Oil-Blending Plant at, 673*
— Port of, Employment and Industrial
Relations in (Review), 75
— Ship Canal Co., Increase in Carriage of
Freight in 1954, 290
— University, Post-Graduate Bursaries in
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Endowed by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 445
Manholes, Concrete, Prestressed, Pre-Cast, for Crawley Development Corporation (Mears Brothers (Contractors), Ltd.), 643*
“ Manipulator ” Mechanical - Handling Machine for Heavy Billets (Head Wright- son Machine Co., Ltd., and Salem- Brosius Inc.), 412*
Manning, W. R. D., Theory for Thick-Walled Cylinders, 80*, 114*. See LETTERS, 230, 261, 293, 488, 520, 553*, 654
Manual on Industrial Water (Book), 366 Manufacture, Scientific Methods in. See Works Management
Manufacturers, National Union of, Conference on Managing Small Firms, Harrogate, Programme, 321
Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd., Radio Communication Equipment for S. S. “Southern Cross,” 354 Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., Television Equipment for Willington “A” Power Station, 158*; Crystal-Controlled Radar System for London Airport, 242; Frequency-Modulation System for Very High Frequency Transmitting Station at Wrotham, 582, 609
Margate Conference on Automation, 291
Margen, P. H., on Application of Friction/ Heat-Transfer Correlations to Cooling- Tower Design, 175; on Economic Selection of Cooling Towers for Generating Stations, 175
Margolis, A. E., the Late, 489
Marine Auxiliary Machinery, Motor Trawler, “ Princess Anne,” 29
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Engines. See Engines; Turbines; Marine
Propulsion
— Engineers, Institute of: Non-Metallic New
Materials in Engineering, by Dr. N. J. L. Megson, 84; Annual Dinner, 328; Application of Modern Instrumentation and Distance Control of Machinery, by R. H. Paddon, 370; Experimental Propelling Machinery in United States Destroyer “ Timmerman,” by Cdr. D. G. Phillips, 481; Marine Machinery of the Immediate Future from Shipowner’s Point of View, by J. E. Church, 533*
— Engineering Industry, Position and Pros
pects, 290, 299*
— Propulsion, Combination of Gas-Turbine
or Diesel Engine with Steam, Operating Costs of, 533*
Diesel Engine, Detection of Oil-Mist in Crankcases of, 768*
850-h.p. Diesel-Engine for Trawler “ Princess Anne,” 29
Doxford Engine, Supercharging of, 472* 5,500-h.p. Gas Turbine for M.S. “ Auris,” 66
Gear Boxes, Oil-Operated, in Canadian Ferry “ Bluenose ” (Modern Wheel Drive, Ltd.), 603*
20,000-s.h.p. Geared Steam Turbines, S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 290, 350*
Geared-Turbine Drives, Torsional Vibration Characteristics of, Examination by Direct Electrical Analogy, 391, 404*
— — Machinery for Cargo Liners, 149* 150-h.p. Perkins Diesel Engines for
Lighter, 53
Propellers, Torsional Vibration Damping Coefficients for, by S. Archer, 594*
8,000-b.h.p. Two-Stroke Diesel Engine with Exhaust-Turbine Supercharging, 154* U.S.S. “ Timmerman,” Experimental Low-Weight, 100,000 s.h.p. Propelling Machinery in, 481
Voith-Schneider Propeller in Oil Tanker, “ B.P. Haulier,” 578*
See also Engines; Turbines; Propellers; Torsionmeters
— Turbines. See Turbines, Steam; Marine
Propulsion
Markets. See Trade
Marking System, “ Kabey,” for Packages (P. Plura and Co., Ltd.), 414*
Marks, Prof. L. S., the Late, 72
Marples, Ridgway and Partners, Ltd., Spillway for Skelton Grange Power Station, 511*; High-speed Tunnelling in Allt-na-Lairige Tunnel, Scotland, 702*
“Mars ” Auxiliary Generator Set for Aircraft, 84
“ Mars ” Gas Turbine to be Built in United Kingdom (Sugg Solar, Ltd.), 359*, 385*; Use for Driving Pumps or Generators (Sugg Solar, Ltd.), 573
Marsh, N. F., on Standardisation of Electricity Supply Tariffs, 361
Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd., Production by, 35 Marshalling Yard, Mechanised, British Railways, Thornton, 157
Martin, Dr. J. W., on Effect of Internal Oxidation on Fatigue Properties of Copper Alloys, 471
Maskrey, J. T., on Uranium-Lead, 562
Mason, E. N., and Sons, Ltd., Machine for Developing and Printing Drawings and Plans, 735
Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Chemical Engineering, Vol. I, by J. M. Coulson and J. F. Richardson (Review), 492
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineer as Business Man in American Industry, by J. B. Rae, 163; New Course for Bachelor’s Degree Combining Engineering with Humanities and Social Sciences, 195 Massbalancing of Aircraft Control Surfaces, by H. Templeton (Book), 41
Mast, Extending, Mounted on Motor Vehicle, for Outside Television Broadcasts (Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd.), 248*
“ Master ” Water Meters for Trade Supplies (G. Kent, Ltd.), 286*
Materials of Construction, by M. O. Withey and G. W. Wash (Book), 334
— Deterioration of: Causes and Preventive
Techniques (Book), 396
— Handling Equipment (Great Britain), Ltd.,
“ Irion ” Fork-Lift Truck for Loading, Transporting and Stacking, 537*
Equipment, Standardisation, Simplification and Specialisation in, Cost Savings through (Book), 428
Materials Strength of. See Stress and Tests (Materials')
— Theory of Plasticity Applied to, 70 Mathematics in Action, by Prof. O. G. Sutton
(Review), 525
— Calculation for Gears and Gear Trains, by
A. K. Thomas (Book), 558'
— Contributions to Solution of Systems of
Linear Equations and Determination of Eigenvalues (Book), 396
— Conversion Factors and Tables, by O. T.
Zimmerman and I. Lavine (Book), 558
— Differential and Integral Calculations, by
M. Wellauer (Book), 558
— Profile Drag Calculations for a Particular
Body of Revolution at Supersonic Speeds, by J. R. Wedderspoon and A. D. Young (Book), 41
— Statically-Indeterminate Structures, Calcu
lation of, by F. Strussi (Book), 558
— Tables of Error Function and Its Derivative
(Book), 366
of Functions and Zeros of Functions (Book), 396
of Salvo Kill Probabilities for Square Targets (Book), 366
— Technical, by H. S. Rice and R. M. Knight
(Book), 76; (Review), 620
Matrix, 256 X 256, Inversion of, Using a Card Programme Calculator, 309*
Maudslay Society Scholarships, 139
Maunsell, Posford and Pavry, Tubular Steel Tower for Offshore Test Boring for Coal, 674*
Max Arc and Electrics Ltd., Welding Transformer (Trade Publication), 76
Mayer, A., Planning of City of Chandigarh, India, 161
Mayson, C. M., the Late, 294, 329
“ Mazda ” Electric Lamps (Trade Publication), 169
McAlpine, Sir A., and Son, Ltd., Use of Prefabricated Cold-Rolled Sections for Storage Building, 680*
McAlpine, Sir R., and Sons, Ltd., Ship Hydrodynamics Laboratory for National Physical Laboratory, 292*
McCalls Macalloy, Ltd., “ Deformed ” Prestressing Bars, 120; Design of Prestressed- Concrete Bridge at Tampa Bay, Florida, 190
McCallum, I., on Automatic Control in an Oil Refinery, 780
McDonald, J., the Late, 425
McHugo, J. W., on Calorimeter Building for Research on Domestic Heating at Fuel Research Station, 470*
McKeown, Dr. J., on Creep and Fatigue Properties of Some Wrought Complex Aluminium Bronzes, 471
McLaren, Sir C., the Late, 752
McMurtrie, B. F., the Late, 586
Me. See also Mac
Meadows, H., Ltd., 85-b.h.p. and 165-b.h.p. Diesel Engines, 507*
Meakin, K. S., on Adhesive-Bonded Aircraft Joints, 229, 488. See 193, 196, 231. See LETTER, 458
Mears Brothers (Contractors), Ltd., Prestressed, Pre-Cast Concrete Manholes for Crawley Development Corporation, 643*
Measures and Weights, United States National Conference on, Report (Book), 137 Measurements, Electrical and Magnetic, 271
— New Gauge Room at Coventry Works of
A. Herbert. Ltd., 380*
— Power, Audio Frequency (Book), 76
— Pressure, Dynamic, Index and Bibliography
on, by W. G. Brombacher and T. W. Lashof (Book), 558
— Thickness, of Paper, Plastics and Rubber
Sheets, “ Atomat ” Instrument for (Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd.), 190*
Measuring and Control Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association, British Industrial, Annual Luncheon, 143; Exhibition of Control Instruments for Furnaces and Boiler Plant, 232
— Instruments, “ Metron ” (Trade Publication), 9
Measuring Instruments (Pullin), Ltd., Instrument Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569
Mechanical Control Systems, Engineering Cybernetics, by H. S. Tsien (Book), 621; (Review), 687
— Engineers, American Society of, Committee
on Air-Pollution Controls, First International Congress on Air Pollution; Air Pollution, the Growth of Public Opinion, by Sir H. Beaver, 332

Mechanical Engineers, Institution of:

Conference on Fatigue of Metals, London, 1956, Programme, 593
Participation in British Nuclear Energy Conference, 715,716. See Erratum, 784
Winter Session: London Meetings:
Development of Lost-Wax Process of Precision Casting, 1949-53, by J. S. Turnbull, 22*
Definition of Professional Engineers, 69 Clayton Lecture on Theory of Plasticity: Recent Achievements and Future Problems, by Dr. W. Prager, 70
Watt International Medal, Award to Dr. I. I. Sikorsky, 121
Co-operation in Engineering Research between Educational Institutions and Industry, by Prof. E. Giffen, V. C. Davies, and J. H. R. Nixon, 132. See 65, 327. See LETTERS, 100, 229, 293, 330, 459
Gray Lecture on Some Factors in Selection of Machinery for Cargo Liners, by Cdr. (E.) L. Baker, 149*
Presentation of Honorary Members, 232 Nominations to Council, 232 Presentation of James Clayton Prize to Sir C. Hinton, 232
Report on Investigation into Failure of Two 100-MW Turbo-Generators, by Sir C. Gibb, 246*. See 226
Elections to Council, 364
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of— continued
Clayton Lecture on Transport Helicopter, by Dr. 1. I. Sikorsky, 552
Automobile Division:
Running-in of Engines: Choice of Cylinder-Bore Finish, by K. R. Williams and Dr. S. G. Daniel, 270. See Erratum, 338
James Clayton Lecture, by R. Cass, on Heavy-Duty Truck Developments in United States, 437*
Mechanical Engineering and Power, National
Exposition, Philadelphia, 12
— — Research Laboratory, Automatic Indexing Machine for Measurement of Gear Tooth Pitch Errors, by C. Timms and C. A. Scoles, 271*; 10-ton Fatigue Testing Machine, 500*; Oil Film Extent in Complete Journal Bearings, by J. A. Cole and C. J. Hughes, 530*; High-Precision Electric Dynamometer, by D. Firth, 628* Research Organization, Durability of
Dropwise Condensation on a Metal Surface, by H. Hampson, 464*
— Instability, by Y. Rocard (Review), 169. See LETTER, 261
— Lubricator? See Lubrication
— Stoker. See Stoker
— World Electrical Year Book, 1955 (Book),
106
Year Book, 1955 (Book), 105 Mechanics in Eighteenth Century, by R. Dugas
(Book), 657
Mechanised Handling Plant at Coote and Warren’s Coal Wharf, Chelmsford, 120* Meddings, W. J., Ltd., Drilling and Hacksawing Machines (Trade Publication), 621 “ Media ” S.S., Denny-Brown Stabilisers of, 118*
Medical Research Council, Conference on
Individual Efficiency in Industry, 456 Meetings, Notices of, 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192,
224, 256, 288, 324, 356, 388, 420, 452, 484,
516, 548, 580, 612, 648, 680, 712, 744, 776, 806
Megson, Dr. N. J. L., on Plastics in Engineering, 84
Melchett Medal of the Institute of Fuel, Presentation to Dr. A. Parker, 607
Mellor, Bromley and Co.,Ltd., Air-Conditioning Units for New Factory of J. Ambler, Ltd., at Peterlee, 252
Mends, D. N., on Creep and Fatigue Properties of Some Wrought Complex Aluminium Bronzes, 471
Menzies, A. D., on Machining and Forming Problems of Integral Construction, 104. See also 145
Merchant Ships. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding Mercury-Uranium System, Survey of, 562 Merlin Engineering Co., Ltd., Maintenance
Equipment for Small Diesel Engines, 195. See 131
Merseyside Tugmen’s Strike, 611, 647, 743 Merz and McLellan, 120-MW Power Station at
Roosecote, 706*
Metals, Adhesive Bonding of, by G. Epstein (Review), 137
— and Alloys, Continuous Casting of, 748
— and Alloys, Wrought, Assessment of
Quality of, 497, 529
— American Society for, Joint Metallurgical
Societies Meeting in Europe, Programme, 459; Proceedings, 717, 748
— Arc-Welding Electrodes (Book), 9
— Attack by Vanadium Pentoxide, Mechan
ism of, 722
— Cleaning and Degreasing, “ Efco ” Process
for (Electro-Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 541
— Containers, Magnetic Device for Unpacking
(Rapid Magnetic Machines, Ltd.), 774
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Cutting and Turning, Developments in, by F. A. Isnardi (Book), 526
Metal Detection, Ltd., Electronic Metal Detector (Trade Publication), 76
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials)
— Growth Twins in Crystals of Low Co-ordination Number, 563
Metal Industries, Ltd., “ Steelpact ” Workshop Furniture (Trade Publication), 559
Metal Industry Handbook and Directory, 1955 (Book), 689
Non-Ferrous, in Europe (Book), 266
Non-Ferrous, Wrought, Review of Productivity in (Book), 76

Metals, Institute of:

Presentation of Portrait of Sir W. H. White, 134
Joint Metallurgical Societies Meeting in Europe:
Programme ,459
Proceedings, 717, 748
Spring Meeting;
Programme, 217
Presidential Address by Dr. M. Cook on Wrought Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys, 393
Annual General Meeting, 426
Report of Council, 426 Election of Officers, 426 Award of Medals, 426 Annual Dinner, 426 Reports of Proceedings, 426, 471, 497, 498, 5291 562
45th May Lecture on Nature of the Real Crystal, by Prof. F. C. Frank, 426
Choice and Construction of Monolithic Linings for Twin-Bath Induction Furnaces for Melting Aluminium Alloys, by E. J. Thackwell, 471
Use of Refractories in Low-Frequency Induction Furnaces for Melting Copper Alloys, by Dr. M. Cook, C. L. M. Cowley and E. R. Broadfield, 471
Some Further Observations on the Fatigue Process in Pure Aluminium, by P. J. E. Forsyth, 471

Fatigue Phenomena in High-Strength Aluminium Alloys, by Dr. R. F. Hanstock. 471
Creep and Fatigue Properties of Some
Wrought Complex Aluminium Bronzes, by Dr. J. McKeown, D. N. Mends, E. S. Bale and A. D. Michael, 471
Influence of Sub-Structure on Slip Observed in Pure Aluminium and Some Aluminium Alloys When Subjected to Fatigue Stresses, by P. J. E. Forsyth and C. A. Stubbington, 471
Effect of Inlernal Oxidation on Fatigue
Properties of Copper Alloys, by Dr.
J. W. Martin and G. C. Smith, 471
Assessment of Quality of Wrought Pro
ducts, by Dr. W. G. Shilling, 497, 529 Control of Quality in Heat-Treatment
and Final Operations in Production of Rolled, Extruded and Drawn Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys, by A. J. Field and J. Salter, 497, 529
Heat-Treatment and Finishing Operations in Production of Copper and Aluminium Rod and Wire, by H. J. Miller, 497, 529
Control of Quality in Heat-Treatment and Finishing of Copper and Copper-Base
Alloys, by V. B. Hysel and T. B. Collier, 497, 529
Production of Light-Alloy Drop-Forgings, their Heat-Treatment, Inspection and
Testing, by W. T. Edmunds and R. C. Lloyd, 497, 529
Heat-Treatment, Inspection and Testing of Wrought Nickel and Nickel Alloys, by Dr. W. Betteridge and T. E. Cound, 498, 529
Survey of Uranium-Nickel System, by
J. D. Grogan and R. J. PJeasance, 562 Uranium-Lead, by Dr. B. R. T. Frost and
J. T. Maskrey, 562
System Uranium-Mercury, by Dr. B. R. T.
Frost, 562
Pseudo-Binary Phase Sections between Laves Phases in Ternary Alloys of Uranium, by G. B. Brook, Dr. G. I. Williams and E. M. Smith, 562
Constitution of Uranium-Zirconium
Alloys, by Dr. D. Summers-Smith, 563
Formation and Removal of Twins in Titanium During Deformation, by Dr. A. T. Churchman, 563
Growth Twins in Crystals of Low- Co-ordination Number, by Dr. E. Billig, 563
Twinning and Un-T winning in Polycrystalline Magnesium, by Dr. R. L. Woolley. 563
Some Observations on Deformation of Zinc at High Temperatures, by Dr. R. W. Cahn, I. J. Bear and R. L. Bell, 563 Cleavage Fracture of Pure Polycrystalline Zinc in Tension, by Dr. G. W. Greenwood and Prof. A. G. Quarrell, 563
Metals, Light, Handbook, by G. A. Pagonis (Book), 233; (Review), 297
— Mechanical Failures in Service, by J. A.
Bennett and G. W. Quick (Review), 105
— Non-Ferrous, and Alloys, Wrought, His
torical Survey of, 393
Ferrous, Consumption and Prices, 42*
— — Ferrous, Research Association, British,
Annual General Meeting and Luncheon, 587; Open Days, 722
— Powder, Rolling Strip from, Research on,722
— — Sintered, Components, Specification, 589 Metal Sections, Ltd., Prefabrication of Steelwork for Buildings by Cold-Roll Forming of Steel Strip. 680*
— Sheet, Specifications and Tolerances of, 322
— Spraying Process Applied to Corrosion Pro
tection of Bridge Girders (Schori Metallising Process, Ltd.), 702 See LETTER, 751
— Strength and Resistance of, by J. M.
Lessells (Book), 266
— Strip from Metal Powder, Research on, 722
— Structure of. See Microphotographs
— Surface, Dropwise Condensation of, Dura
bility of, 464*
— Theory of Plasticity Applied to, 70
— Welding. See Welding
— Working, Sheet, Machines (Trade Publica
tion), 138
— See also Metallurgy; Microphotographs Metallography. See Metallurgy; Microphotographs
Metallurgical Export Co., 1,000,000-ton Steelworks for India, 391
— Societies, Joint Meeting in Europe, Programme, 459; Proceedings, 717, 748
Metallurgists, Institution of, Presidential Address by Prof. F. C. Thompson, on Metallurgy in Modern Scientific World, 686

Metallurgy:

Alloy, Aluminium, Choice and Construction of Monolithic Linings for Twin-Bath Induction Furnaces for Melting, 474
Duralumin, Fatigue Tests on, 376* Economical Method of Investigation of Cumulative Damage in Fatigue of, 724*
— High-Strength, Fatigue Phenomena in, 471
Historical Survey, 394
Honeycomb Sandwich Construction of (A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd.), 88*
— — and Pure Aluminium Subjected to
Fatigue Stresses., Influence of Substructure on Slip Observed in, 471 Rolled, Extruded and ©fawn,Control of Quality in Heat-Treatment of, 497; 529
— Commercial, Relationships between
Long- and Short-Time Creep and
Tensile Properties of, 692
— Copper-Base, Control of Quality in Heat-Treatment and Finishing of, 497, 529
Metallurgy—continued
Alloy, Copper, Effect of Internal Oxidation on Fatigue Properties of, 471 Low-Frequency Induction Furnaces for Melting, Use of Refractories in, 471
Science and Technology of (Review), 234
See also Brass; Bronze, etc.
— and Ferrites, Magnetic (Book), 233
— for Gas Turbines, Effect of Composi
tion on Resistance to Scaling and to Vanadium Pentoxide Attack, 722
— Hard-Facing, “ T.L.B.” Process for Deposition of in Powder Form (Dewrance and Co., Ltd.), 773*
— Lead-Uranium, Survey of, 562
— Light, Chromium Plating for Surface Hardening of, Mahle Process for (Sheepbridge Stokes, Ltd.), 444* Drop-Forgings of, Heat-Treatment, Inspection and Testing of, 497, 529 in Shipbuilding, Aluminium Development Association Scholarship for Research on, 316
in Structural Engineering, by J. McH. Young (Book), 589
— Mercury-Uranium, Survey of, 562
— and Metals, Continuous Casting of, 748
— and Metals, Wrought, Assessment of
Quality of, 497, 529
— Nickel (Trade Publication), 657
Heat-Treatment, Inspection and Testing of, 498, 529
Chromium, “ Brightray,” Use for Coating Diesel Engine Valves when Running on Boiler Oil, 384*
Chromium, for High-Temperature Furnace Resistors, “ Brightray H ” (H. Wiggin and Co., Ltd.), 381
Uranium, Survey of, 562
— Non-Ferrous, and Metals, Wrought, Historical Survey of, 393
— Precision-Cast, High-Temperature, Study of Creep and Fatigue Properties of, 691
— “ Ticonal L,” for Permanent Magnets
(Mullard Ltd.), 568
— Titanium, Research on, 722
Ti 150A, Report on Drilling of, 48*
— Uranium, Ternary, Pseudo-Binary Phase Sections between Laves Phases in, 562
Lead, Survey of, 562
Mercury, Survey of, 562
Nickel, Survey of, 562
Zirconium, Constitution of, 563 Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces Brass. See Brass
Bronze. See Bronze
Cast Iron. See Cast Iron Corrosion of Metals. See Corrosion Ferrites and Alloys, Magnetic (Book), 233 Foundry. See Foundry; Moulding Furnaces, Electric. See Furnaces — Metallurgical. See Furnaces
Heat Treatment and Finishing of Copper and Copper-Base Alloys, Control of Quality in, 497, 529
and Finishing Operations in Production of Aluminium and Copper Rod and Wire, 497, 529
Inspection and Testing of Light- Alloy Drop-Forgings, 497, 529
Laboratory, Firth Brown Tools, Ltd., 94*
of Nickel and Nickel Alloys, 498, 529
of Rolled, Extruded and Drawn Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys, Control of Quality in, 497, 529
Iron Manufacture, Sturzelberg Process for, from Low-Grade Ore, 738* See also Furnaces, Blast
— Ore. See Ore
Mechanical Failures of Metals in Service, by J. A. Bennett and G. W. Quick (Review), 105
Metal Industry Handbook and Directory, 1955 (Book), 689
Metals, Tests of. See Tests (Materials) Metallurgical Progress: First and Second Series of Critical Reviews (Book), 754
— Societies, Joint Meeting in Europe, Programme, 459; Proceedings, 717, 748
Metallurgy, Profession of, Suggestion for Higher Award for, 686
— Research, at National Physical Laboratory, 731
— Structural, Theoretical, by A. H. Cottrell (Book), 689
Pyrometers. See Pyrometers Refractories. See Refractory Materials Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills Steel Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Manufacture, Cinema Film on, 357. See LETTER, 425
Sturzelberg Process for, 738*
— Rolled-Alloy, Fatigue Tests on, by P. H. Frith (Book), 334
Welding. See Welding
See also Iron and Steel Institute; Metals, Institute of; Microphotographs; Foundry
Metcalfe, R. D., the Late, 264
“ Meteor ” Aeroplane Engine, Test Rig at Acton Works, 216*; “ Meteor ” Aircraft Converted for Experimental Investigations on Downward Deflection of Jets from Rolls-Royce “Nene” Engines, 260*, 331 Meters, “ Cirscale ” (Record Electrical Co., Ltd.), 302
— Hermetically-Sealed (Trade Publication),
335
— Parking, Motor-Car (Metropolitan-Vickers
Electrical Co.? Ltd.), 153
— See also Electric
Methane Explosions. See Accidents
Methyl Bromide, Fumigation with, by W. W.
Brown (Book), 201
Metric and Inch Sizes on Engineering Drawings, Conversion of, 309*. See LETTERS, 588, 654
Metro-Cutanit Ltd., Contact-Facing Metals (Trade Publication), 335
Metrology, Dimensional, Engineering (Book), 558
— Research on, at National Physical Labora
tory, 731
“ Metron ” Measuring Instruments (Trade Publication), 9
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Precision Casting by Lost-Wax Process, 22*; Motor-Car Parking Meter, 153; Pocket Guide to Welding Electrodes (Trade Publication), 233; Post-Graduate Bursaries in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at Manchester University and Imperial College, London University, 445; 3 ? 3-kV Induction Motors for Broken Scar Pumping Stations, 490; Vapour-Phase Chromatograph for Analysis and Separation of Gases and Volatile Liquids, 513*; Creep-Relaxation Testing, 564*, 565*; 30-MW Turbo-Alternators at Roosecote Power Station, 706*; Turbine-Driven Alternator for Stand-by Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station, 741
— Water Board, 51st Annual Report, 165;
Ashford Common Pumping Station with Gas-Turbine Stand-By Plant, 740*
Metz, G. L. E., on Electrical Engineering Industry in Post-War Economy, 303
M.E.X.E., Display of “ Engineer Equipment,” 545
Meyer, M. L., Ltd., Method for Hard-Metal Tipping of Band-Saw Teeth, 443*. See LETTER, 520
Michael, A. D., on Creep and Fatigue Properties of Some Wrought Complex Aluminium Bronzes, 471
“ Micromerograph ” for Analysis of Size Distribution in Fine Powders (Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd.), 378*
“ Micromet ” Treatment for Cooling-Water Systems (Trade Publication), 493
Micrometers, Slide Gauges and Calipers, by A. W. Marshall and G. Gentry (Book), 334 Microphotographs, Fracture of Turbine Blade in Aluminium Alloy, 413
— Machining on Side of Ground Gear Tooth,
413*
— Surfaces of Hobbed and Shaved Gear
Teeth, 275*
Microscope for Examination of Gas-Turbine Blade Edges (Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd.), 514*
— Interferometer, for Examining Machined
Surfaces, 275*
Microstructure of Metals. See Microphotographs
“ Midge ” and “ Gnat ” Fighter Aircraft, Flying Trials, 327
Midgley and Sutcliffe, Ltd., “Richmond” All- Geared Milling Machine, 182*
Midland Saw and Tool Co., Ltd., Crosscutting and Grooving Machine, 640; Universal Woodworking Machine for Sawing, Planing, Moulding and Tenoning, 640*
Midland Silicones, Ltd., Electrical Insulating Materials (Trade Publication), 621; Silicones as Engineering Materials, 789
— Labour Situation in, 194
— Regional Board for Industry, Report of, 131 “ Midsaw ” Woodworking Machinery, 640* Miessner, Dr. H., on Chemical Engineering
Research, 361
Miles, Dr. G. H., the Late, 524
Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Display of Engineer Equipment, 545
Milk, Pasteurising and Bottling of, Express Dairy Co. Plant at South Morden, 608*
Mill, Ball, for Cement, 1,200-h.p. Coaxial Reduction Gearbox for, 28*
— Pulverising, Cone-Type, for Coal, 770*
— Rolling. See Rolling Mills
Miller, D. J., on Asynchronous Performance of Salient-Pole Synchronous Machines, 759* Miller, H. J., on Heat-Treatment and Finishing Operations in Production of Copper and Aluminium Rod and Wire, 497, 529
Milling Machines and Cutters. See Machine Tools
Millington, B. W., on Endurance Tests of High-Duty Diesel Engine, 145
“ Milliscope ” Automatic Temperature-Controlling Instrument for Flame-Hardening Equipment, 544
Mills, Dr. H. R., on Optimum Sizes of Railway Wagons for Carrying Iron Ore and other Bulk Materials, 327, 347. See LETTER, 751 Mills, W., the Late, 6
Millspaugh Ltd., Paper-Making Machinery (Trade Publication), 138; Output of Paper- Making Machinery, 422
Mines, Coal. See Collieries
— Electrical Equipment in (Book), 266
— Gold, South African, Development of, 264
— Gypsum, of Plaster Board Co., “ Dry
ductor ” System for Dustless Dry Drilling, 119*
— Roof Drilling, “ Dryductor ” System of
(Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 119*
— Royal School of, Research Report of, 403*
— Safety in, Research Establishment, Annual
Report, 62; Belt-Conveyor Fires, by W. de Braaf and W. Maas (Book), 526
— and Technical Surveys, Department of,
Canada, Industrial Water Resources of Canada: Fraser River Drainage Basin, 1950-51, by J. F. J. Thomas (Book), 137; Electrode Potentials and Dissolution of Gold, by G. Thomas (Book), 266; Industrial Water Resources of Canada: Great Lakes Drainage Basin, by J. F. J. Thomas (Book), 266; Milling Plants, Treating Metallic Ores and Industrial Minerals by (Book), 298
— United States Bureau of. See United States
— Winding. See Winding
— See also Coal; Collieries; Mining; Ores;
Winding
Mineral Oils. See Oils
— Production in Canada, 560
— Wool, “ Stillite ” (Trade Publication), 267
— See also Coal; Mining; Ores
Mineworkers, National Union of, Wage Claims by, 127; Work Grading Problems, 223; Wage Structure of Mining Industry, 223, 355, 387; Wage Concessions to, 355; Yorkshire Miners’ Strike, 611, 647; Operation of New Wage Structure, 647
“ Minifon ” Pocket-Sized Magnetic Speech Recorder (E.M.I. Sales and Service, Ltd.), 190
Minimum Strain Energy Theorems, 340*
— Total Potential Energy, Theorem of, 339* Mining, Calcinating Plant (Trade Publication),
335
— Coal, Offshore, Tubular Steel Tower for
Test Boring, 674*
— Engineers, Institution of: Luncheon, 134;
Presentation of Gold Medal to Sir A. Bryan, 134; Coalfields of Great Britain and their Future Development, by E. H. Brown, 138. See 134
— Industry, Coal Production in, 451, 711 Employment of Youths Underground,
451
Manpower Statistics, 711
Yorkshire, Strike in, 611, 647
— Machinery, Award of Cash Prizes for Design
of (Arpic Engineering, Ltd.), 519
Industry, Position and Prospects of, 163, 170*
— and Metallurgical Engineers, American
Institute of, Joint Metallurgical Societies Meeting in Europe, Programme, 459; Proceedings, 717, 748
— Minerals, Applied Geophysics in Search for,
by A. S. Eve and D. A. Keys (Book). 334
— Opencast, of Coal in Northumberland,
Contract Awarded to R. Costain, Ltd., 320*
— Rock Busters (Trade Publication), 335
“ Miniputer,” Miniature Analogue Computer (Saunders-Roe, Ltd.), 669*
Ministry of Labour and National Service. See under Labour
— of Supply. See Supply
Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., “ K8,” 878- b.h.p. Diesel Engine for Generators of S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 354; Tests on Use of Boiler Oil in Diesel Engines, 384*; Flow- Production of Heavy Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 657
Mirror, 98-in., for Isaac Newton Telescope, Grinding and Testing of, 418*
Mist, Oil, Detection in Marine Diesel-Engine Crankcases, 768*
Mitchell, C. C., on Steam Launching Catapults, 151*
Mitchell Engineering Group, Ltd., Breadalbane Hydro-Electric Scheme, 29; Coal-Preparation Plant at Lynemouth Colliery, 599*
Mix Design and Quality Control of Concrete (Book), 787
Mixing, Grinding and Polishing, “ Podmore ” Mill for (Trade Publication), 657
— Machines, Concrete. See Concrete
— and Weighing, Automatic Control Applied
to, 780
M.K. Electric, Ltd., Installation of Electric Sockets (Trade Publication), 76
Model of Burmese Pharmaceutical Plant with Window Frames and Cladding of Pressed Metal (H. Hope and Sons, Ltd.), 642*
— Experiments. See Aeronautics
— Ship Hydrodynamics Laboratory, 292*
— of Sports Ground at Factory Equipment
Exhibition (Tubewrights, Ltd.), 414
— of Steelworks at Science Museum, 134*
— Tests on Tema Harbour, by Hydraulics
Research Station, 627
Modern Wheel Drive, Ltd., Oil-Operated Gear Boxes in Canadian Ferry “ Bluenose,” 603*
Modifications in Engineering, 613
Modular Society, Ltd., Products of Modular System of Building (Trade Publication), 169
Module System, Pre-Cast Concrete, for Workshop, Kingston-upon-Hull, 56*
Moisture Adsorbers (Trade Publication), 621
— and Oil Extractor, Compressed-Air (Trade
Publication), 657
Monoplane. See Aeronautics
Mond Nickel Co., Ltd1,, Cinema Film on Spheroidal-Graphite Cast Iron, 308
Mond Nickel Fellowships, Awards of, 57 Monks and Crane, Ltd., Opening of New London Premises of, 346
Mono Pumps, Ltd., “ DM ” Pump for Handling Dry Powders, 542*; Suction Pump for Hospital and Dental Use, 542*
Moorshead, Engr. Rear-Adm. H. B., the Late, 294
Morandi, Dr. L., on Part Played by the Chemical Engineer in Bridging the Gap Between Research and Plant Construction, 360
Morane-Saulnier, Societe, “ Paris 760 ” Twin- Jet, Four-Seat, Liaison Aircraft, 772*
Morden, South, Milk Pasteurising and Bottling Plant of Express Dairy Co. at, 608*
Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., Refractory Strainer Cores (Trade Publication), 297
Morris, B. O., Ltd., Electronic Instrument for Indication of Contact between Work and Wheel of Grinding Machine, 709*
Morris, H., Ltd., Apprentice Training Schemes, 296; Two-speed Electric Hoist Block, 575* Morris, Lord Justice, Report on Railway-Wage Dispute, 808
Morris, R., on Investments, 518
Morrison, A. C. (Engineers), Ltd., 40-h.p. Portable Diesel Engine, 743*
Morten, D., on Vocational Training of Undergraduates in the Petroleum-Refining Industry, 361
Mortimer, F., Prefabricated Television Station at Baghdad, 450*
Morton, R., and Co., Ltd., Pumping Sets for Express Dairy Co. Plant at South Morden, 608
Moss Gear Co., Ltd., Hypoid Gears, 574; Fractional Horse-Power Worm-Reduction Gearbox, 574
Moss, W., and Sons, Ltd., Pre-Cast Concrete Shell-Roofed Workshop, 56*
Motion of Slow Electrons in Polar Materials, by S. Zienau (Book), 493
Motor Boat, General Service Pinnace for Air Ministry, 744*
Lighter, Aluminium, for North Borneo (Fairmile Construction Co., Ltd.), 53
— Cars, Automatic Transmissions in (Book),
589
at Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry, 4*
Components, Production of, 67
Cutting Costs in, 746
Engines. See Engines, Petrol
Engineers. See Mechanical Engineers, Institution of, Automobile Division
Factories, Automatic Transfer Machines in, 780
Industry, Future Programme, 100
Industry, Position and Prospects, 358, 367
Industry, Strike in, 31
— — Manufacture in Australia to Circumvent
Import Restrictions, 682
Parking Meter (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 153
Prevention of Deterioration During Shipment, 269
Production by Volkswagen Co., 131
Racing, Le Mans, Advantages to Manufacturers, 715
Rear Axle, Machine for Welding End- Flanges on, 441*
Volkswagen Factories Extension, 131 See also Motor Vehicles; Motor Cycles
— Carriages, Railway. See Carriages
— Cycles at Birmingham Museum of Science
and Industry, 4*
Intercommunication Unit for Side-Cars (Pye, Ltd.), 579
— Electric (Trade Publication), 558
— — Alternating-Current, by A. F. Puchstein,
T. C. Lloyd and A. G. Conrad (Book), 298 Alternating-Current, for Marine Work (Trade Publication), 297
Alternating-Current, 3.3-kV, 1,100-h.p., for Winding Gear at Avon Colliery (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 186*
to Anglo-American Standards (Trade Publication), 267
Built to American Standards (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 94*
Choice of (Trade Publication), 106
“ Corcooled ” Flameproof (Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto, Ltd.), 302
— — Fractional Horse-Power (Trade Pub
lication), 138
Induction, 3.3-kV, for Broken Scar Pumping Stations (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.).. 490
Induction, Totally-Enclosed, Fan-Cooled “ NK,” 80-600 h.p. (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 302*
Industrial (Trade Publication), 621 for Locomotives, 77
for Power-Station Auxiliaries (Trade Publication), 527
Production of, 3
Range of (Small Electric Motors, Ltd.), 381
10-h.p. and 20-h.p. Shunt, at Hydraulic Machines Laboratory of Nottingham University (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 442*
“ Silentvent,” 2,000-h.p., for High-Speed Drives (Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto, Ltd.), 302
1,600-h.p., 3.3-kV, Solving Asynchronous Performance Problems with Network Analyser, 759*
Three-Phase, Fractional Horse-Power, Protection System for (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 381*
— Hydraulic, High-Speed Reversible, for
Aircraft (Integral Ltd.), 21*
— Industry, Expansion of, 67
Who’s Who in (Book), 526
— Internal-Combustion. See Aeronautics;
Engines; Motor Cars; Motor Boats; Tractors
— Launches. See Motor Boats
— Lighter. See Motor Boat
— Lorries. See Motor Vehicles
— Marine. See Engines; Marine Propulsion;
Motorships
— Omnibus, American, with “ Whirlfire ”
Gas-Turbine Propulsion, 438*
Shelter for Passengers, with Steel Frame and Aluminium Roof (H. Hope and Sons, Ltd.), 219*
— Paraffin. See Engines, Oil
— Petrol. See Aeronautics; Motor Boats;
Motor Cars; Tractors
— Pump, Vertical, Hollow-Shaft (Newman
Industries, Ltd.), 302
— Rocket, Liquid Oxygen, Hydrogen Peroxide
and Nitric Acid as Propellants for, 78* Prospects and Problems of use in Aircraft, 214*
“ Snarler,” Development of (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 317*
— Tank Wagon. See Motor Vehicle
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Truck, Battery-Driven, Fork-Lift, “E3-20,”
with “ Skid-Stac ” Pallet-Replacing Attachment (Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd.), 414*
Battery-Driven, 3-Speed (Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 574*
Battery-Electric, Fork-Lift, 2,000-lb. Capacity (Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd.), 605*
Diesel-Driven, Fork-Lift, and Crane Combined (Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd.), 415*
Diesel-Engined Fork-Lift, for Raising Girders in Factory, 248
Fork-Lift (Trade Publication), 41
Fork-Lift and Diesel Transport Vehicle Combined, 537*
Fork-Lift, “ Irion,” for Loading, Transporting and Stacking (Materials Handling Equipment (Great Britain), Ltd.), 537*
Fork-Lift, “ Stacatruc,” Hydraulic Clamping Device for Holding Loose Packages on (I.T.D., Ltd.), 709*
Motor Truck, Rear-Dumping, “Euclid” (Trade Publication), 201
See also Truck
— Van. See Motor Vehicle
— Vehicle, American, Air Springing for, 438* Breakdown, Twin-Jib, for Oilfield
Operation (M. O. Harper, Ltd.), 539*
Commercial, American, Recent Trends in Design and Construction of, 437*
Commercial, Statement by Chairman of Leyland Motors, Ltd., 326
with Extending Mast for Outside Television Broadcasts (Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd.), 248*
Export of, 682
Heavy, Market Developments, 582
Heavy-Duty, Tilting-Cab, American, 437*
Industry, Position and Prospects of, 358, 367*
Lorry Loader for Drums, “ Skid Master ” (Trade Publication), 267
for Mobile Isotope-Demonstration Unit (Isotope Developments, Ltd.), 158*
Service Units for (Trade Publication), 297 Tank Wagon, for Liquid Oxygen, 122* Tanker, for Transport of Liquefied Petroleum Gas under Pressure (Whessoe, Ltd.), 602*
Test Track for (Rover Co., Ltd.), 70* Tipping Gear, Heavy-Duty Hydraulic for (Telehoist, Ltd.), 384*
Transport, and Fork-Lift Truck Combined, Diesel-Driven, 537*
Vauxhall Production Programme, 67
— Wagons. See Motor Vehicles
Motorship, Cargo, Selection of Machinery for, 149*
Liner, 9,500-ton Dead-Weight, Sea Trials on, 622
— Diesel Engines for Trawlers, 746
— Launches and Trial Trips, 24, 44, 79, 110,
142, 184, 253, 285, 308, 332, 380, 417, 473, 505, 538, 563, 630, 667, 705, 734, 771, 800
— Liners of the Past, Present and Future on
Service East of Suez 659
— Motor Cruiser, 54-ft., “Deborine” Glass
Fibre Hull for (Halmatic, Ltd.), 672*
— Trawler, “ Princess Anne,” Side Launching
of, 29*
— 1,400-ton Twin-Screw Diesel-Engined Bulk-
Cargo Carrier “ Golden Bay ” (H. Robb, Ltd.), 448*
— See also Marine Propulsion
Mould, Ingot-, Hot-Top for Killed Steels, 276* Moulding, Iron, for Apprentices, by F. D. Roper (Book), 621
— Machines, Wood. See Machine Tools
— Powder, Silicone, Uses of, 790
— Rubber and Ebonite (Trade Publication),
721
— Shell, and Shell Mould Castings, by T. C.
Du Mond (Book), 428
— See also Foundry
“ Movigraph ” Progress Charts (Trade Publication), 589
Mudford, Capt. J. F. W„ the Late, 37
Muirhead, T. M., Stopper for Prevention of Electrolyte Leakage from Accumulators, 316*
Mullard, Ltd., Rectangular-Face Cathode-Ray Tube, 62; Loading Coils in Resins for Telephone Cables, 120; Long-Life DoubleTriode Valve, 143; Electronics Display Centre, London, 188; “ L101 ” DualTrace Oscilloscope, 369; Voltage Reference and Stabiliser Tubes (Trade Publication), 493; Germanium-Junction Transistors for Hearing Aids, 567*; Valve Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 567; Magnetic Materials Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568; “ Ticonal L” Alloy for Permanent Magnets, 568; Resistor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569; Cinema Films on Cathode- Ray Tubes and Special-Quality Radio Valves, 739
“ Multibloc ” Machine for Rapid Production of Building Blocks (A. R. Davies), 642* Multitubular Boilers. See Boilers
Munich Conference on Steel Structures, Symposium (Book), 526
Murchie Trading Co., Ltd., “Airsonic” Industrial Stethoscope (Trade Publication), 367
Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., Welding Research Laboratory of, 277*
“ Murray,” H.M. Anti-Submarine Frigate, Launch of, 308
Murray, J. M., on Hundred Years of Lloyd’s Register Ship Rules, 560
Murray Valley, Australia, Resources of (Book), 266
Museum, Industrial, Renaming of, 391
— of Science and Industry, Birmingham,
New Transport Section, 4*
— Science, South Kensington, New Exhibits at, 134*; Catalogue of Exhibits on Heat and Cold, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 298; Presentation of “ Antoinette ” Monoplane to, 688; Handbook of Collection Illustrating Temperature Measurement, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 721
Myers, F., Tractor and Equipment Co., Civil-Engineering Construction Methods (Trade Publication), 201
Mynydd Anelog, Caernarvonshire, Wind Machine at, Velocity and Power of, 433*

NAIROBI-South Power Station, 2,500-kW Gas-Turbo-Alternator for, 715, Ti"l*
Napier, D., and Son, Ltd., High-Frequency Ignition System, 25; Production _ of “ Eland ” Propeller-Turbine Aero Engine, 99; Acton Works, Aero Engine Test Rig at, 216*; Test Rig for Testing English-Electric-Sundstrand Constant- Speed Drive for Aircraft, 216*; TurboBlowers for 8,000-b.h.p. Marine Diesel Engine, 154*
Nash and Thompson, Ltd., Dust-Sampling Cyclone for Checking Cleaned Gases from Grit Arresters, 377; Network Analyser for Examination of Flow Problems in Town Gas Distribution, 670*
National Boiler and General Insurance Co., Ltd., Failure of Welded Oil-Storage Tank (Book), 366
National Coal Board, Wage Claims Against, 127, 223, 355, 387; Future Developments of British Coalfields, 138; Automatic Weigher and Totaliser at Whitwick Colliery, 156*. See LETTERS, 293, 361; Underground Electric Trolley Locomotive (Trade Publication), 169; Advisory Committee on Organisation of, Recommendations, 226. See 423. See LETTER, 488; Stopper for Prevention of Electrolyte Leakage from Accumulators for Miners’ Cap Lamps, 316*; Reorganisation of, 423. See 226. See LETTER, 488; Codes and Rules, Underground and Surface Air Compressors (Books), 589; Coal-Preparation Plant at Lynemouth Colliery, 599*; Yorkshire Miners’ Strike, 611, 647; Operation of New Wage Structure, 647; Tubular Steel Tower for Offshore Test Boring, 674*
— Exposition of Power and Mechanical
Engineering, Philadelphia, 12
— Federation of Professional Workers, Con
ference, 583
— Gas Turbine Establishment, Deflector Unit
for Investigations on Downward Deflection of Aircraft Jets, 250*, 331
— Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, Booklet
on Advice on Fuel Saving, 232; Conference on “ Fuel Efficiency Pays,” Earls Court, Programme, 320; Refresher Course for Plant and Works Engineers, 719; First Progress Survey of, 755
— Inspection Council for Electrical Installa
tion Contracting, Formation of, 249; Appointment of Board Designate, 702
— Joint Advisory Council, Ministry of
Labour, Views of, 159
— Physical Laboratory, Tomlinson Hob- and
Gear-Measuring Machine with Sine-Arm Action, 272*; New Ship-Hydrodynamics Laboratory for, 292*; “ DEUCE ”
Digital Electronic Computer for, 313*; Measurement of Pressure with Mercury Barometer (Book), 334; Conversion of Inch and Metric Sizes on Engineering Drawings, by L. W. Nickols, 409*. See LETTERS, 588, 654; 10-ton Fatigue Testing Machine, by H. L. Cox and N. B. Owen, 500*; Open Day, 580, 731*. See 714; Comparator for Measuring Pitch Errors in Fir-Tree Serrations on Gas-Turbine Blade Roots, by L. W. Nickols, 625*; Annual Report, 714. See 731
— Research Development Corporation, Fer
ranti “ Pegasus ” Computer, 218*; Annual Report, 260
— Smoke Abatement Conference, Scar
borough, Report, 1954 (Book), 334
— Union of Manufacturers, Conference on
Managing Small Firms, Harrogate, Programme, 321
Nationalisation of Engineering Industry, 419
— Views of Dr. A. Fleck on, 650
Nationalised Industries, Obligation to Pay Fair Wages, 63, 159
Select Committee on, 358
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics

Naval Architects, Institution of :

Scholarships in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 57
Aluminium Development Association Scholarship for Research on Light Alloys in Shipbuilding, 316
Inauguration of Weir Lecture Hall, 424*, 482
Spring Meeting : Programme, 134 Annual Dinner, 482 First Amos Ayre Lecture, on Amos Ayre, the Man and His Work, by Sir M. E. Denny, 482
Reports of Discussions, 495, 560, 592, 622, 659, 689. See LETTER, 781
B. S.R.A. Resistance Experiments on the “ Lucy Ashton,” by Dr. S. Livingston Smith, 495
Hundred Years of Lloyd’s Register Ship Rules, by J. M. Murray, 560
Forty Years of Change at Portsmouth Dockyard, by I. E. King, 592
Sea Trials on a 9,500-ton Deadweight Motor Cargo Liner, by Prof. G. Aertssen, 622
Annual General Meeting, 655 Election of Council and Officers, 655 Report of Council, 655
Presidential Address by Lord Runciman, on Review of Year in Shipbuilding and Naval Architecture, 655
Liners of the Past, Present and Future on Service East of Suez, by Sir W. Currie, 659
Cathodic Protection of Ships against Sea- Water Corrosion, by L. T. Carter and J. T. Crennell, 689. See LETTER, 781
Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding, Review of Year in, 655
See also Warships
— Officers, Training of, 291
— Ratings, New Titles for, 385
— See also Warships
Navigation, Aerial. See Aeronautics
Navigational Equipment for S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Sperry Gyroscope Co., Ltd.), 354 Navigator, Decca, Orders for, 194
Navvy. See Excavator
Navy, British. See H.M. under Warships
— Estimates, British, 291
— Peruvian. See Peruvian under Warships
— United States. See United States under
Warships
— See also Naval; Warships
“ NCK 205 ” Excavator, Mechanical, J-cub. yd., with Non-Metallic Bushes (Newton Chambers and Co., Ltd., and Koehring Co.), 183*
Necolam, Ltd., Plastic Components for Plant for Freezing Fish at Sea on Trawler “ Northern Wave,” 475*
Neill, J., and Co., Ltd., Hack-Saw Frame (Trade Publication), 41
Nelson Research Laboratories, Demonstration of “ DEUCE ” Digital Electronic Computer, 313*
Netherlands, The Hague, International Internal-Combustion Engine Congress. See Engine, Internal-Combustion, International Congress on
— Railways, Progressive Policy of, 167 Neuber’s Formula and Stress Concentration
Factors, 147*
Nevelin Electric Co., Ltd., Static Magnetic Comparators (Trade Publication), 367 New Year Honours List, 7
Newall Engineering Co., Ltd., Grinding Machine for Large Bearing Races, 90*
Newby, J., on Work of International Association of Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, 361
Newcomen Society, Water Supply of Greater London, by Dr. H. W. Dickinson (Book), 41; (Review), 75; Hand-Wrought Chains, by W. K. V. Gale, 364; Summer Meeting: Conversazione, 750; Technology and Industry in Derwent Valley in 18th Century, by M. W. Flinn, 750; Teaching History of Mechanical Engineering to University Students, by Prof. A. F. Burstall, 750; Visits, 750; Annual Dinner, 750
Newitt, Prof. D. M., on Chemical Engineering Research, 361
Newman Industries, Ltd., Vertical, Hollow- Shaft Pump Motor, 302
Newspapers, London, Strike of Employees of, 419
— Proprietors’ Association, Action During
Strike, 487
Newton Chambers and Co., Ltd., “ NCK 205,” 1-cub. yd. Mechanical Excavator, with Non-Metallic Bushes, 183*
Neyrpic, Ftablissements, Single-Jet Pelton Turbines for 36-MVA Alternator for Spain, 280*
Nicaragua, Economic Conditions in, by H. Evans (Book), 366
Nicholls, Sir L., on British Developments in International Telecommunications, 426
Nickel Co., International, of Canada, Ltd., Annual Report, 469
— Consumption and Prices, 42*
— Powder-Metallurgy Process for Production
of, Equipment for (H. Wiggin and Co., Ltd.), 568
— Production of, 3
— Uranium System, Survey of, 562
— Wrought, and Nickel Alloys, Heat-Treat
ment, Inspection and Testing of, 498, 529 Nickols, L. W., on Conversion of Inch and Metric Sizes on Engineering Drawings, 409*. See LETTERS, 588, 654; on Comparator for Measuring Pitch Errors in Fir-Tree Serrations on Gas-Turbine Blade Roots, 625*
Nipples, Grease, Protection Caps for (Trade Publication), 76
Nitric'Acid as Rocket-Motor Propellant, 78 Nitrogen Generator, Incandescent (Trade Publication), 267
Nixon, J. H. R., on Co-operation in Engineering Research, 132. See 65, 327. See LETTERS, 100, 229, 293, 330, 459
“ NK,” 80-600 h.p., Totally-Enclosed, Fan- Cooled Induction Motors (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 302*
“ No-Bolt ” Sectional Scaffolding (Trade Publication),-40, 493
Noise, Effect on Health, 451
Nomograms and Line Charts for Humidity Correction Factors Applicable to Flash- over Tests on Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266
Non-Conducting Coverings. See Heat Insulation
— Ferrous Metals. See Metals; Metallurgy
— Industrial Employees, Working Conditions
of, 45)1
Establishments, Bill to Improve Conditions in , 3 8 7
Nord, Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du, “ Norelfe ” Turbine- Powered, Three-Seat Helicopter, 803
“ Norelfe ” Turbine-Powered, Three-Seat Helicopter (Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronatiques du Nord), 803
Normalair, Ltd., High-Altitude Laboratory for Testing Aircraft Cabin-Pressure Systems, 699*
Norris, Henty and Gardner, Ltd., 50-kW and 12-kW Generating Sets for Peruvian Oil Tanker “ Sechura,” 285
Norris Industrial Consultants, Ltd., Services of (Trade Publication), 527
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Report, The First Five Years, 1949-54, 129
— Borneo, Aluminium Motor Lighter for
(Fairmile Construction Co., Ltd.), 53
North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., Annual Report, 614
North British Steel Foundry, Ltd., Steel Castings (Trade Publication), 297
— East Coast Institution of Engineers and
Shipbuilders, Choice Between Single and Multi-Combustion Systems for Gas Turbines, by I. G. Bowen and W. Tipler, 66; Annual Dinner, 121; Deterioration of Motor Cars During Shipment Overseas, by E. A. Shipley, 269; Comparison of Total Weight and Bulk of In-Line Naval Gas-Turbine Engines of Differing Degrees of Complexity, by D. F. Collins and D, W. Thomas, 345*
— of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Activities
of, 3, 163; Loch Lochy Scheme, 8; Rock-Tunnelling Record, 29; Loch Glashan and Tummel Valley Schemes, 167; Annual Report, 260; Wind Machine at Costa Hill, Orkney, 434; Electricity Scheme for Isle of Harris, 504; Loch Glashan Project, 618; High-Speed Tunnelling Methods, 702*; Water-Power Schemes in Scotland, 775*
Northampton Engineering College versus London School of Economics, 227
Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd.., Use of Aluminium in Building (Trade Publication), 40; Modernisation Scheme for Banbury Works of, 342
— Ireland, Engineering in, 550
— Rhodesia Copper Industry, Problems of, 34 “ Northern Wave,” Trawler, Refrigeration
Plant for Quick-Freezing of Fish on, 475* Northumberland, Blyth, New Power Station at, 331
— Opencast Coal Mining in, Contract
Awarded to R. Costain, Ltd., 320*
Notches, Plates with, Stresses in, 175*
Notch Sensitivity and Stress Concentration Factors, 146*
Notes, Labour, 31, 63, 95, 127, 159, 191, 223, 255, 287, 323, 355, 387, 419, 451, 483, 515, 547, 579, 611, 647, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808. See Labour
— on New Books. See Books
Notices of Meetings, 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 288, 324, 356, 388. 420, 452, 484, 516, 548, 580, 612, 648', 680,-712, 744, 776, 806
Nottingham, Gunthorpe, Prestressed-Concrete, Open-Web, Bowstring Bridge at, 536*
— University, Hydraulic Machines Laboratory,
442*; Residential Course on Fatigue of Metals, 69?
Nuclear and Atomic Physics, Introduction to, by H. Semat (Book), 175; (Review), 427
— Energy Information Centre. Formation by
Professional Institutions, 715, 716. See Erratum, 784
Manufacture of Plant for, 614
Plants, Developments in, 59*
— Engineering, Introduction to, by R.
Stephenson (Review), 427
— Physics, by T. Kahan (Review), 427 Application to Medicine, 45-in. Cyclotron at Hammersmith Hospital, 803*
— Power, Electricity from Uranium, 1
— — and Hydro-Electric Plants, 60
— — Plans for New Generating Stations, 240*.
See 225
— — Plant, New Company, Formation of, 651 Nuclear'Power Plant Co., Ltd., Formation of,
for Nuclear-Engineering Projects, 782
— Reactors, Announcement of Plans for Six
New Units, 782
— — for Industry and Universities (Review),
427
in Sweden, 462*
“ Nullmatic ” Valve Positioner, 796*
Nuodex, Ltd., “ Nuodex 321.SS ” Fungicide to Combat Paint Discoloration, 602
Nuts, Bolts, Screws and Rivets, Year Book on (Trade Publication), 527
— Stiffnuts for Aircraft, Specification, 77
Nyasa, Lake, Stabilisation of, Report on, 358
Nyasaland and Rhodesia, Federation of, Report on Shire Valley Project, 358; Economic Conditions in, by H. W. Woodruff (Book), 366
Nylacore Corporation, Metal-Backed Nylon Bearing, 30
Nylon Yarns (Trade Publication), 559

OBERHASLI Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13* 50*
Oberkochen, Factory of C. Zeiss, 34

Obituary: See Engineering 1955 Jan-Jun: Index: Obituaries

O’Brien, T., on Possible Consequences of Irresponsible Strike Tactics, 583
O.E.E.C., Third Inquiry on Fuel Consumption of Thermal Power Stations, 163; Chemical Industry in Europe (Book), 175; British Exports to Europe, 226; Electricity Supply Industry in Europe (Book), 233; Coal Industry in Europe (Book), 233; Report on United States Investment in Europe, 241; Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in Europe (Book), 266; Private United States Investment in Europe and Overseas Territories (Book), 366; Copper Smelting and Refining in United States (Book), 396; Price of Electricity and Investment in Supply Industry (Book), 396; Cost Savings through Standardisation, Simplification and Specialisation in Containers (Book), 428; Cost Savings through Standardisation, Simplification, and Specialisation in Materials Handling Equipment (Book), 428; Specialised Training in Field of Work Study (Book), 428; Zinc and Lead Smelting and Refining in United States (Book), 428; Report on Processes and Problems of Industrialisation in Under-Developed Countries, 485; Report on Oil Equipment in Europe, 650; Recent Advances in Steel Technology and Market Development, 1954 (Book), 721
Oerlikon Co., Alternators for Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13*, 50*
Office Employees, Working Conditions of, 451
— and Factory Equipment (Leeds), Ltd.,
“ Unigraph ” Progress Chart, 25* Ogilvie, W., the Late, 37
Oil Burners for Space Heating (Trade Publication), 233
— Burning Installation for S.S. “ Southern
Cross ” (Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 352
— Coolers (Trade Publication), 41
— Equipment in Europe, O.F E.C. Report on, 650
— Engines. See Engines, Oil; Motor Cars;
Motor Boats; Tractors
— Film Extent in Complete Journal Bearings, 530*
— Fuel Burner for Space Heating (Trade Publication), 233
— — Supply for Furnaces Hydraulic Jet-
Pipe Controller for (Evershed and Vig- noles, Ltd.), 796
Use for Railway Traction, Problems of, 784
— Gun, Pressure, with Calibrated Delivery
“ Reilang ” (H. Chappuis and Co.), 765*
— Injection into Oil-Fired Boilers, Safety
Control of (Power and Ventilation, Ltd.), 736
— Lubricating, Automatic Continuous Blending Plant for, at Barton Refinery of Manchester Oil Refinery, Ltd. (Cornell Machine Company), 673*
Use of Silicones in, 791
— Mist Detector for Diesel-Engine Crankcases (Graviner Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 768*
— and Moisture Extractor, Compressed-Air * (Trade Publication), 657
— Motors. See Engines, Oil; Motor Vehicles;
Motor Boats; Tractors
— Price of, in Western Europe, Economic
Commission for Europe, Report on, 454
— Prospecting in Indonesia, Cinema Film on, 295
— Refinery, Automatic Control in, 780 Barton, Automatic Continuous Oil-Blending Plant at, 673*
Bombay, Completion of (Burmah-Shell Refineries, Ltd.), 444
Construction Programme of British Petroleum Co., Ltd., 651
Coryton, Cinema Film of, 85 Fawley, Strainers for Sea Water at, 704* Kent, Proposed Plant for Production of Town Gas from Petroleum at, 385
Stanlow, Hydro-desulphurisation Plant at (Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd.), 755
— Seals (Trade Publication), 589
Oil Storage Tank, Large Welded, Failure of (Book), 366
— Switches. See Switchgear
— Tanker “ Auris,” 5,500-h.p. Gas Turbine for, 66
“ B.P. Haulier ” with Voith-Schneider Propulsion, Launch of (J. Pollock Sons and Co., Ltd.), 578*
“ Esso Exeter,” Launch of, 66
Fast-Replenishment, H.M. “ Tide Austral,” Delivery of, 800
Launches and Trial Trips, 24, 44, 79, 142, 253, 285, 308, 332, 380, 417, 473, 508, 538, 563, 630, 667, 705, 734, 771, 800 “ Sechura ” for Peruvian Navy (J. I.
Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 285* Surplus Construction of, 615 “ Vexilla,” Launch of, 66
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Well Bores, Caliper for Measuring, United States Bureau of Mines Report on, 671 Liquid-Level Gauge for Use in, 636
— Whirl in Bearings, 227, 237*, 243*
— See also Lubrication; Petroleum
“ Oilmen,” Cinema Film on People in Oil Industry (Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd.), 755
Oliver Pell Control, Ltd., Voltmeter for Measurement of Transients from 5 to 35,000 volts, 506*
Olympia. See Exhibition
“ Olympus 101 ” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine, Production of, 187*
O’Malley, J. A., on Design Aspects of Bell Aircraft VTOL Airplane, 737*
“ Omma ” Variable-Speed Gearboxes (Trade Publication), 657
Omnibus, Motor. See Motor Omnibus Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, Turbo-Generator Failure at R. L. Hearn Power Station, 246*. See 226
Opancol Ltd., Hygrometric, Temperature and Flow-Measuring Instruments (Trade Pub- lkation), 721
Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace
Opencast Coal Mining, Contract in Northumberland, 320*
Optical Glass. See Glass
Ores, Geochemical Prospecting for, 403*
— Iron, Flow-Meter for, 430*
— Separator, Electromagnetic, 3-stage (Rapid
Magnetic Machines, Ltd.), 604*
Organic Chemistry. See Chemistry
Organisation for European Economic Co- Operation, Third Inquiry on Fuel Consumption of Thermal Power Stations, 163; Chemical Industry in Europe (Book), 175; British Exports to Europe, 226; Electricity Supply Industry in Europe (Book), 233; Coal Industry in Europe (Book), 233; Report on United States Investment in Europe, 241; Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in Europe (Book), 266; Private United States Investment in Europe and Overseas Territories (Book), 366; Copper Smelting and Refining in United States (Book), 396; Price of Electricity and Investment in Supply Industry (Book), 396; Cost Savings through Standardisation, Simplification, Specialisation in Containers (Book), 428; Cost Savings through Standardisation, Simplification and Specialisation in Materials Handling Equipment (Book), 428; Specialised Training in Field of Work Study (Book), 428; Zinc and Lead Smelting and Refining in United States (Book), 428; Report on Processes and Problems of Industrialisation in Under-Developed Countries, 485; Report on Oil Equipment in Europe, 650; Recent Advances in Steel Technology and Market Development, 1954 (Book), 721
Oriel, J. A., on the Chemical Engineer in Plant Operation and Management, 360
Orient Liner “ Oronsay,” Denny-Brown Stabilisers of, 119
Orifice, Sharp-Edged, Pulsating Air Flow Through, 17*. See LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717
Orkney, Costa Hill, Wind Machine at, 434 “ Oronsay,” S.S., Denny-Brown Stabilisers of, 119
“ Orpheus ” Turbojet Aeroplane Engine, Type Testing of (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 705*
Oscillations, Electric. See Electric Oscillograph. See Electric
Outlook, Engineering, 2, 10*, 34, 42*, 66, 73*, 99, 107*, 130, 140*, 163, 170*, 194, 202*, 235*, 259, 267*, 290, 299*, 326, 335*, 358, 367*, 390, 397*. See Erratum, 442
Ovens with Forced-Air Circulation (Trade Publication), 41
Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
— Lines Power Transmission in Canada, 136 Power Transmission, Electric Power
Transmission, by J. Zaborszky and J. W. Rittenhouse (Book), 428
Power Transmission, Electrical Characteristics of, by S. Butterworth (Book), 621 Power Transmission, Hard-Drawn Copper Conductors, Specification, 201
Owen, N. B., on 10-ton Fatigue Testing Machine, 500*
Owl Engineering Supplies, Ltd., Vibrator Conveyor for Dusty Materials, 53*. See Addendum, 125
Oxford Conference on Hot-Dip Galvanising (Book), 266
— Junior Encyclopaedia, Vol. VIII: Engineering (Review), 656; (Book), 689
Oxidants, Flexible Tubing for Handling of (Compoflex Co., Ltd.), 184
Oxidation, Internal, of Copper Alloys, Effect on Fatigue Properties of, 471
Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See Welding Oxygen, Liquid, Pump for, 317* as Rocket-Motor Propellant, 78*
— Plants, “ Tonnage,” of British Oxygen Linde, Ltd., 35
— Production Plant of British Oxygen Engineering, Ltd., 99, 122*
— Solubility in Water, Report on, 598

“ PACERA ” Drilling Machines (Trade Publication), 621
Packages, “ Kabey ” Marking System for (P. Plura and Co., Ltd.), 414*
Package Sealing Co., Ltd., Strapping Machine for Packing Cases, 506*
Packaging Engineering, by L. C. Barail (Book), 396
Packing Cases, Automatic Strapping of, 506*
— Gland (Trade Publication), 40
— “Twinset,” for Hydraulic Seals (J. Walker and Co., Ltd.), 153*.
- See LETTERS, 261, 293, 361.
- See Erratum, 234
Paddon, R. H., on Application of Modern Instrumentation and Distance Control of Machinery, 370
Paint and Air Preheaters (Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd.), 47
— Alkali-Resistant, for Concrete Floors (Allweather Paints, Ltd.), 539
— Discoloration of, Fungicide to Combat,
“Nuodex 321.SS ” (Nuodex, Ltd.), 602
— Drying, Infra-Red Unit for (General
Electric Co., Ltd.), 442*
— Spray Gun for, Extension Tube for (B.E.N.
Patents, Ltd.), 638
— Use of Silicone Resins in, 792
— Welding Anti-Spatter (Arc Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.), 59
— Zinc-Rich, Binders for (Durham Chemicals,
Ltd.), 632
Painter, Spray, Portable (Trade Publication), 76 Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation, New Dry Dock for Karachi, 603
— Kotri Barrage, Opening Ceremony, 385 Prestressed-Concrete Bridge at, 190 Pallets, Hand-Propelled, Transporter for,
“Portapal” (I.T.D., Ltd.), 736*
— Truck, Hand-Operated, Large Capacity, 62* Palouste, Turbomeca, Air Compressor, 803* Paper-Cutting Guillotine, Thrustor-Operated
(British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 572
— Making Machinery (Trade Publication), 138 Machinery, Export and Import Trade,
422
— Mill, Bowater Paper Corporation, Recovery
Process for Liquor Waste at Calhoun, 756*
— Thickness Variations of, Measurement of,
“ Atomat ” Instrument for (Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd.), 190*
Paraffin Engines. See Engines, Oil
— Test House of J. Lucas (Gas Turbine
Equipment), Ltd., 86*
— Tractors. See Tractors
“ Paris 760 ” Twin-Jet, Four-Seat, Liaison Aircraft (Societe Morane-Saulnier), 772*
Parker, Dr. A., Presentation of Institute of Fuel’s Melchett Medal to, 607
Parkes, J. D., the Late, 718
Parking Meter, Motor-Car (Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 153
Parkinson, Sir L., and Co., Ltd., First 75 Years (Book), 493
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, Lord Salisbury on Science in Industry, 194
Parmiter, Hope and Sugden, Ltd., “ Aeroflex ” Range of High-Rupturing-Capacity Fuse Switches, 381
Parsons, C. A., and Co., Ltd., Generators at Skelton Grange Power Station, 511; 30-MW Turbo-Alternators for East Yelland Power Station, 535*; Annual Report, 614; Cinema Film on Founder and Firm, 656; Collaboration with other Firms on Nuclear-Engineering Projects, 782; Electromagnet for 45-in. Cyclotron at Hammersmith Hospital, 804*
Parsons, C. A.-Head Wrightson-A. E. Reyrolle Group of Companies for Building Nuclear- Power Stations, 716. See Erratum, 784
Parsons, Hall Brinckerhoff and Macdonald, Tampa Bay Bridge, Florida, 190
— Turbines. See Turbines, Steam; Marine
Propulsion
Particle Interference on Gap-Graded Aggregates in Vibrated Concrete, 693*
— Size Distribution of, “ Micromerograph ”
for Analysis of (Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd.), 378*
Partridge Transformers Ltd., Transformer Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568 Passenger Aeroplane. See Aeroplane under Aeronautics
— Steamers. See Steamers
Passing-Off of Goods, Court of Appeal Decision on, 587
Pasteurising Plant for Express Dairy Co. Plant at South Morden (A.P.V. Co., Ltd.), 608* Patents, Registration of, Increased Renewal Fees for, 187
Patternmakers’ Association, United, Dispute Over Shop Steward, 95
Payment Secured, Booklet on Work of Export Credits Guarantee Department, 331
Payne-Gallwey. Sir J. F., the Late, 230
Payne, P. P., and Sons, Ltd., “Rippatape” Cotton Strapping Tape (Trade Publication), 721
Payter, E. C., and Co., Ltd., Prefabricated Television Station at Baghdad, 450*
“ P.C.C. ” Electronic Computer (Powers- Samas Accounting Machines, Ltd.), 218*
“ PDFS48 ” Stock Straightening Machine (Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 641*
Pearce, D. M., on Paxman “ Hi-Dyne ” Engine for Diesel Traction, 720
Peat as a Domestic Fuel, Preparation and Burning of, by H. P. Hudson and T. R. Skerry (Book), 41
— and Silage, Motor-Driven Cutter for
(Atkinson’s Agricultural Appliances, Ltd.), 30*
Peddinghaus, P. F., Flame-Hardening Machine Using Oxygen/Town Gas, 544*
Peerless and Ericsson, Ltd., “ Peerless Bruin ” Tea Brewer and Dispenser, 572*
“ Pegasus ” Electronic Computer (Ferranti, Ltd.), 218*
Pelletisation of Coal Slurry, Investigations on, 771*
Pelton, Kaplan and Francis Hydraulic Turbines, Developments of, 60
— Wheels at Oberhasli Power Station, 13*, 50* for Neyrpic Alternator for Spain, 280* Pen for Dispensing Glue (Trade Publication),
106
— Ruling, “ Anderson,” with Reservoir Handle
(Vetry, Ltd.), 676
Pendray, W. O., on Supply of Scrap to Open- Hearth Furnaces, 661. See Addendum, 724
Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co., S.S. “ Chusan ” Stabilisers, 118*
Penman, H., on Underwater Testing of Apparatus, 425
Pennell, J., Lithographs of. 261. See 105 Penstocks, Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13*, 50*
“ Penston,” H.M. Coastal Minesweeper, Launch of, 734
Perkins, C. B., the Late, 136
Perkins, F., Ltd., Display Aids for Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 41; Industrial Diesel Packs (Trade Publication), 41; Mass Production of Diesel Engines, 131. See 195
Perkins, G. T., the Late, 329
Permali, Ltd., Cinema Film of Permali Manufacture and Use, 139
Permanent Magnets. See Magnets
Permutit Co., Ltd , Base-Exchange Water Softener for Roosecote Power Station, 707 Perovskites, Ferroelectricity and Antiferroelectricity in, by A. F. Devonshire (Book), 76
Personal, 6, 37, 69, 101. 135, 165, 200,231, 263, 294, 329, 363, 392, 425, 457, 489, 521, 555, 585, 617, 653, 685, 719, 751, 783
Pest Infestation Research Board, Fumigation with Methyl Bromide, by W. W. Brown (Book), 201
Petbow, Ltd., 50-kVA Lightweight Gas- Turbine Driven Generating Set, 636*
Peters, Prof. K. G. K., on Model Courses of Study for a Primary Degree in Engineering, 360
Petro-Flex, Ltd., Flexible High-Pressure Synthetic-Rubber Tubing for Solvents Handling, 380*
Petrol Motors. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol; Motor Cars; Motor Boats; Tractors
— Test House of J. Lucas (Gas Turbine
Equipment), Ltd., 86*
— Tractors. See Tractors
Petroleum Industry, Conditions of Work in, 579
— Institute of, Model Code of Safety Practice
in Petroleum Industry, Part II (Book), 366; Engine Test Methods for Rating Fuels (Book), 396; Standard Methods of Testing Petroleum and its Products (Book), 428
— Products, Distillation Column for Separa
tion and Analysis of (Glass Developments), 796
— Production in Canada, 560
— Refining Industry, Vocational Training of
Undergraduates in, by D. Morten, 361
— Town Gas from, Proposed Plant for
Production of (British Petroleum Co. Ltd. and South Eastern Gas Board), 385
— See also Oi/; Paraffin; Engines, Oil
Petter, W. E. W., on An Appraisement of Effectiveness of Aircraft Industry, 67, 68
Petters, J. M’F., the Late, 72
Petters, Ltd., Unveiling of 100,000th Diesel Engine Produced by, 676
pH Indicator (Trade Publication), 657
pH Meters (Electronic Instruments, Ltd.), 669* Pharmaceutical Industry, Application of Atomic-Fission Products for Use in, 782
— Plant, Burmese, Model of (H. Hope &
Sons, Ltd.), 642*
“ Pheasant,” H.M.S., Denny-Brown Stabilisers of, 119*
Philips Electrical, Ltd., X-Ray Intensifying Tube for Industrial Applications, 513; Gas Refrigerating Machine for Manufacture of Liquid Air, 513*; 15-MeV Linear Accelerator for Radiotherapy and Research at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, 646* Resistance Welding Machine for Longitudinal and Circumferential Beams, 712* Phillips Committee, Recommendations on Pension Rights of Elderly Persons, 191
Phillips, Cdr. D. G., on Experimental Propelling Machinery in United States Destroyer “ Timmerman,” 481
Photocopying Apparatus (Trade Publication), 559
— Process, “Reduction Photoscope” for
(Gestetner, Ltd.), 712*
Photo-Elasticity, International Colloquium on, Stress Concentration Factors, by Dr. R. B. Heywood, 146*
— Electric Cell, Control of Piercing Machines
(Folland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 25*
Cell in Oil-Mist Detector for Marine Diesel-Engine Crankcases, 768*
— Episcope for Workshop Use (C. F. Smith),
413*
Photometer, Flame (Unicam Instruments, Ltd.), 514*
Photomicrographs. See Microphotographs Physical Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Laboratory. See National Physical
— Society Exhibition, 486, 513*, 668*
Physics, Atomic and Nuclear, Introduction to, by H. Semat (Book), 175; (Review), 427
— Institute of, Participation in British Nuclear
Energy Conference, 715, 716. See Erratum, 784
— Modem, for Engineers (Book), 41
— Nuclear, by T. Kahan (Review), 427
Application to Medicine, 45-in. Cyclotron at Hammersmith Hospital, 803*
— Relativity Theory, 489, 517, 522*. See LETTER, 588
— Research on, at National Physical Laboratory, 731
— of Transistors, by Dr. W. Shockley, 628*
— See also Physical Society
Physique Nucleaire, by T. Kahan (Review), 427 Picard, F., on The Renault Gas-Turbine Locomotive, 749
Pickering, W. B., the Late, 555
Pickersgill, R., and Sons, Ltd., 150-h.p. Perkins Diesel Engine for Lighter, 53
Piecework. See Labour
Pig-Iron Products (Trade Publication), 138 and Steel, Sturzelberg Process for Production from Low-Grade Ore and Coke (Demag A.G.), 738*
Pigo't, Sir S. J., the Late. 263*
Pile Driver, Universal, Self-Erecting, with 100-ft. Telescopic Leader (Woodfield Hoist and Associated Industries, Ltd.), 666*
— Lateral Load Tests on, Symposium on (Book), 526
Pinions. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
Pinnace. See Motor Boat
Pipe Fittings, Forged-Steel, Specification, 367
— Flanges, Machine for Refacing in Situ,
“ Clydesdale ” (D. Reekie and Sons, Ltd.), 443*
— Friction in, Transparent Charts for Solving Problems of, 763*
— Pulsating Air Flow in, Investigation on, 17*. See LETEERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717
— Steam. See Steam Pipes
— Steel, Fittings for, Specification, 138
— Welding Rig for Positioning, “ Trac Tred ” (D. Ross and Partners, Ltd.), 190*
— See also Tubes
Pipelines, Buried, Leakage in, Detection of, by A. C. Vivian 375*
— Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13*. 50* Pipework, Supports for, Supplement to Booklet on (Trade Publication), 9
“ Pitan ” Concrete-Floor Paint, Alkali-Resistant (Allweather Paints, Ltd.), 539
Pitter Gauge and Precision Tool Co., Ltd., Slip-Gauge Maintenance Service (Trade Publication), 40; Co-operation with A. Herbert, Ltd., for Sale of Precision Instruments, 380*
Pitting. See Corrosion
Plans and Drawings, Machine for Developing and Printing (E. N. Mason and Sons, Ltd.), 735
“ Planstore ” Drawing-Storage System, 30*
Plant Engineers, Incorporated, Third Annual Dinner, 230; Courses for Associate- Membership Examination at Hatfield Technical College, 737
— Management, Small, Profitable, by M. H.
Gotterer (Book), 334
Plaster Board Co., “Dryductor” System for Dustless Dry Drilling in Gypsum Mines of, 119*
— and Plasterboard for Reduction of Fire
Risks, 342
Plastic Flow and Stress Concentration Factors, 146*
— Industry, Society of, Plastics Handbook (Book), 689
— Tools for Aircraft Production, by P. K. Digby and W. J. Paul (Book), 589
Plasticity in Design, Theoretical and Practical, 70
Plastics Drop Tank for Service Aircraft (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 183*
— Ducting, Flexible, for Mine Workings, 181*
— Engineering Handbook (Book), 689
— in Engineering, Problems of Design, 84
— Exhibition and Convention, British, Olympia, Programme, 384; Exhibits at, 754
— Federation, British, Surface Coating Resin Index (Book), 396
— Fibreglass-Reinforced, by R. H. Sonneborn (Book), 298
— Glass-Reinforced, by P. Morgan (Review), 105. See 84
Reinforced, Properties and Applications, 61
— Industry, Application of Atomic-Fission Products for Use in, 782
German, 1939-1945, by N. J. L. Megson and H. J. E. Poupard (Book), 105
— Material for Marking Roads, “ Duvina,” (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 415
— Products, Cinema Film on, “ To Shape Tomorrow ” (Bakelite, Ltd.), 724
— Sheet, Moulding of, Vacuum-Forming Machine for (Latymer Engineering Co.), 774*
Thickness Variations in, Measurement of, “ Atomat ” Instrument for (Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd.), 190*
— Tubing for Handling High-Test Hydrogen Peroxide (Compoflex Co., Ltd.), 184
— Year Book, British, 1955 (Book), 689 Plates, Cracked and Notched, Stresses in, 175*
— Shearing Machine. See Machine Tools
— and Sheets, Large, Stretch-Flattening Machine for (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.),282
Platform, Operating, Adjustable, “ Twinner ” (D. Ross and Partners, Ltd.), 185*
— Overhead, Hydraulically-Operated, Multiple
Duty (T. Adshead and Sons, Ltd.), 637*
— Working, Quick-Folding, “ Beanstalk ”
(Access Equipment, Ltd.), 478*
Plating, Electro. See Electro
Platt Brothers, Wool-Spinning Machine. 252 “Platypus PD ” 51-b.h.p. Diesel-Driven Tractor (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 603
Pleasance, R. J., on Survey of Uranium-Nickel System, 562
Plenty and Son Ltd., “Constant Pressure Control ” System for Positive-Displacement Rotary Pumps, 736*
Plessey Co., Ltd., High-Frequency Ignition System, 25; Electrical Actuators (Trade Publication), 138; Hydraulic Pumps (Trade Publication), 138; Solderless Wiring Connection (Trade Publication), 138; Transformer Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568; Capacitor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570
“ Plimberite ” Chip-Board from Wood-Waste (British Plimber, Ltd.), 168
Plug, Igniter, High-Energy, for Aircraft Gas Turbines (K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd.), 707*
Plumbing Trades Union, Demarcation Dispute Involving, 547
Plura, P., and Co., Ltd., “ Kabey ” Marking System for Packages, 414*
Plus Gas Co., Ltd., Cleaning Fluids for Corrosion and Rust Removal, 643
Plywood, Douglas Fir, “ Silvaply,” Cinema Film on Manufacture by MacMillan and Bloedel, Ltd., 248
Fir, Uses of (Trade Publication), 106
— Strength of, by W. T. Curry (Book), 298 Pneumatic Systems, Aircraft, Graphical Symbols for, Specification, 589
— Tools. See Machine Tools
— See also Compressed Air; Air Compressor Pocket Book, Practical Engineer (Book), 137 Radar, by R. S. H. Boulding (Book), 428
— Electrode Guide (Trade Publication), 233 Podmores (Engineers), Ltd., Mill for Grinding,
Mixing and Polishing (Trade Publication), 657
“ Pogo ” Aircraft, Convair, Vertical Take-Off, 631*
Polar Involute Function, Approximation for, 330*
— Materials, Slow Motion Electrons in, by S. Zienau (Book), 493
Polariscope, Photo-Elastic, for Determining Stresses in Cracked and Notched Plates, 179*
Polishing, Grinding and Mixing, “ Podmore ” Mill for (Trade Publication), 657
Political and Economic Planning, Views on Automation, 747. See 713
Pollock, J., Sons and Co., Ltd., Launch of Oil Tanker “ B.P. Haulier,” 578*
Pollution, Atmospheric, Government Measure on, 162
Polystyrene and Cellulose Triacetate, Water Sorption in, by A. G. Day (Book), 76
Polytechnic. See Education
Polyvinyl Chloride Fans and Ducts (Trade Publication), 657
— Plant for Removal of Sulphur Fumes (Turner and Brown, Ltd.), 671
Pooley, H., and Son, Ltd., Automatic Weigher and Totaliser at Whitwick Colliery, 156*. See LETTERS, 293, 361
Porn and Dunwoody, Ltd., Diesel-Generating Sets (Trade Publication), 201
Port Employers, National Association of, Views on Working of Dock Industry, 255
— of Manchester, Employment and Industrial Relations in (Review), 75
Portable Engine. See Engine
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
“ Portapal ” Hand-Propelled Pallet Transporter (I.T.D. Ltd.), 736*
Portland Cement. See Cement
Portsmouth Dockyard, Forty Years of Change at, 592
Portugal, Economic Conditions in, by W. W. McVittie (Book), 526
Post Office Engineering Union, Abandonment of Closed-Shon Principle, 808; Difficulties of Negotiation, 808
Powuvrs, Aorasive, " centriforce ” (Trade Publication), 233
— Dry “ DM ” Pump for Handling (Mono Pumps, Ltd.), 542*
— Elevator for, 5 tons per hr. Capacity (Russell Constructions, Ltd.), 605*
— Fine, “ Micromerograph ” for Analysis of Size Distribution in (Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd.), 378*
— Metal, Rolling Strip from, Research on, 722 Sintered, Components, Specification, 589 ;— Metallurgy Process for Production of
Nickel, Equipment for (H. Wiggin and Co., Ltd.), 568
— Moulding, Silicone, Uses of, 790
— Patterns, X-Ray Diffraction, by H. E. Swanson, R. K. Fuyat and G. M. Ugrinic (Book) 558
Powell and Co., Ltd., “ Skid Master ” Lorry Load .r for Drums (Trade Publication). 267
Power Circuits, Electronic Controller for (Trade Publication), 559
— Conference, World, International Commis
sion on Large Dams, Paris Congress, 262
World, Vienna Meeting, 1956, Programme, 168. See Erratum, 249
— Convention, Electrical, British. See British
Electrical Power Convention
Power, F. A., and Sons (Box Strapping), Ltd., Strapping Machine for Packing Cases, 506*
Power Gas Corporation, Ltd., Annual Report, 290; Contact Process for Sulphuric Acid (Trade Publication), 335; Calcinating Plant (Trade Publication), 335; Filtering Dusts and Fumes (Trade Publication), 657
— Generation, Electrical Plant for (Trade Publication), 40
— Hammer. See Hammer under Machine Tools
— Kit, Hydraulic, “ Flexi-Force ” (Epco, Ltd.), 479
— Light, Measurement of, 271
— Measurements, Audio Frequency (Book), 76
— and Mechanical Engineering, National Exposition, Philadelphia, 12
— Nuclear, Electricity from Uranium, 1
Plans for New Generating Stations, 240*. See 225
— Packs, Hydraulic, Portable and Static (Finney Presses, Ltd.), 574*
— Plants, Canadian, Ducting for, by H. S. Fowler (Book), 298
Hydro-Electric, Breadalbane, Rock- Tunnelling Record at, 29
Hydro-Eleciric, in Canada, 136, 559 Hydro-Electric, Export Trade, 422 Hydro-Electric, Isle of Harris, 504 Hydro-Electric, Kariba and Kafue Schemes for Central Africa, 290
Hydro-Electric, Kemano - Kitimat Scheme, Cinema Film of, 686
Hydro-Electric, Loch Glashan, 618 Hydro-Electric, Loch Lochy Scheme, 8 Hydro-Electric, North of Scotland, 167 Hydro-Electric, North of Scotland, Statistics, 260
Hydro-Electric, Oberhasli, Switzerland, 13*. 50*
Power Plants, Hydro-Electric, Owen Falls,
Final Stages in Construction of, 291
Hydro-Electric, Schemes for, in Southern Ireland, 524
Hydro-Electric, in Scotland, 775*
Hydro-Electric, Shire Valley Project, Report on, 358
Hydro-Electric, and Thermal, Mixed, Problems in Design of, 60
Hydro-Electric, in Yugoslavia, 494* Steam, for Churk Cement Factory, India, 638*
See also Power Stations; Power, Water;
Substations
— Press. See Machine Tools
— Station, Diesel-Electric, Machynlleth “ B,”
Montgomeryshire, 331
Electric, Artias, Spain, 36-MVA Alternator for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 280*
Electric, Atomic Powered, Calder-Hall, Stress-Relieving Reactor Casing, 444
Electric, Auxiliaries, Motors for (Trade Publication), 527
Electric, at Blyth, Northumberland, 331 Electric, British, Plant Additions, 1954, 38
Electric, Cracking of Steam Pipes in, Investigation on, 144
Electric, 18(J-MW, East Yelland, 534* Electric, Economic Selection of Cooling Towers for, 175
Electric, Fuel Consumption by, O.E.E.C. Inquiry, 163
— — Electric, Glen Truim, Scotland, 167 Electric, High Marnham, 200-MW
Turbo-Generator for, 291, 295
Electric, 700-kW, Isle of Harris, 504
— — Electric, Littlebrook, Pulverised-Fuel
Ash from, Use as Substitute for Cement in Harbour Works at Aden, 222
Electric, Loch Ericht, Scotland, 167 Electric, Nairobi-South, 2,500 kW Gas-
Turbo-Altemator for, 715, 727*
Electric, Richard L. Hearn, Toronto, Failure of Two 100-MW Turbo-Generators at, 246*. See 226
Electric, 120-MW, Roosecote, 706* Electric, Saateni, Zanzibar, 450 Electric, 360-MW, Skelton Grange, 510*.
See §24
Electric, 360-MW, Skelton Grange “ B,” Plans for 524. See 510*
Electric, Thermal and Hydro-Electric, Mixed, Problems in Design of, 60
Electric, Underground, 20-MW, Cean- nacroc, Garry-Moriston Hydro-Electric Scheme, 775*
Electric, Willington “ A,” Television
Equipment at, 158*
Electric, in Yugoslavia, 494*
Nuclear, Calder Hall, 240*. See 225 Nuclear, Dounreay, “ Fast-Breeder ” Reactor for, 782
— — Thermal, Instrumental Control of, by
A. Ketnath (Book), 558
See also Power Plant; Substations
— Supply, Electric, British Convention. See
British Electrical Power Convention
Electric, British, Statistics of, 142, 361 Electric, in Canada, 136
Electric, Distribution Systems, Fuse Blowing During Thunderstorms, by J. L. Miller (Book), 266
Electric, Industry, Position and Prospects of, 163, 170*
Electric, for Isle of Harris, 504
Electric, in London Area, by D. B.
Irving 710*
Electric, from Nuclear Energy, Developments in, 59*
— — Electric, Overcoming Frequency Varia
tions in, Motor-Alternator Set for (W. Jones and Co. (Engineers), Ltd.), 185*. See Erratum, 312
Electric, Standardisation of Tariffs for, 361
Electric, and Thermal Storage Plant, 131. See LETTER, 200
Electric, from Uranium, 1
— Transmission Equipment (Trade Publica
tion), 9
High-Voltage, Direct-Current, in Sweden,
304
Overhead Lines1, in Canada, 1.36
— — Overhead Lines, Electric Power Trans
mission, by J. Zaborsky and J. W. Rittenhouse (Book), 428
Overhead Lines, Electrical Characteristics of, by S. Butterworth (Book), 621
— — Overhead Lines, Hard-Drawn Copper
Conductors for, Specification, 201
— — See also Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Unit, Transformer-Rectifier, for Stud and
Arc Welding (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 418*
Power and Ventilation, Ltd., Safety Control for Injection of Oil into Oil-Fired Boilers, 736
— Water, in Canada, 136
See also Hydraulic; Power Plants, Hydro- Electric; Pelton Wheels; Turbines, Hydraulic
— from the Wind, 433*
“ Powermaster ” Gas or Oil-Fired Boilers, 541 Powers-Samas Accounting Machines, Ltd.!
“ P.C.C.” Electronic Computer, 218*; Co-operation with Ferranti, Ltd., in Production of Computers, 218; Annual Report, 614
Powers-Samas Accounting Machines (Sales), Ltd., Stock-Control and Invoicing Systems (Trade Publication), 106
Pownall, J. F., on National Water Supply, 619 Practical Engineer Pocket Book (Book), 137 Prager, Dr. W., on Theory of Plasticity, 70 Prain, R. L., on Northern Rhodesia Copper Industry, 34
Praktische Getriebelehre, Vol. II, by K. Rauh (Book), 558
Prat-Daniel (Stanmore), Ltd., Fans and Dust
Collectors (Trade Publication), 657
Pratley, Dr. P. L., Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, Canada, 476*
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, “ Synchrophasing ’ System for Reduction of Propeller Noise’ 479
Precision Components (Barnet), Ltd., Interlocking Bench and Assembly Trays (Trade Publication), 138
Preece, Prof. A., on Liquidus of Metal-Oxide/ V2O5 Systems and Mechanism of Accelerated Attack on Metals by Vanadium Pentoxide 722
Preece, Cardew and Rider, Saateni Power Station, Zanzibar, 450; East Yelland Power Station, 535
Preheaters, Air and Plant (Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd.), 47
Pre-Heater, Air, “ Weldex ” for Boilers of S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Wellington Tube Works, Ltd.), 352
— for Franco-Crosti Boiler of Locomotive for
British Railways (Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 767*
Pre-Heating, Armoured Heating Cables for (Electrothermal Engineering, Ltd.), 705*
Preload Co., Design of Prestressed-Concrete Bridge at Tampa Bay, Florida, 190
Presidential Address to Institute of Bankers, by Sir G. Erskine, on Finance for Industry, 650
to Institute of Metals, by Dr. M. Cook, on Wrought Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys, 393
to Institution of Chemical Engineers, by Sir H. Hartley, on Chemical Engineering— The Way Ahead, 554
to Institution of Metallurgists on Metal- lursv in Modern Scientific World, by Prof. F. C. Thompson, 686
to institution ot Naval Architects by Lord Runciman, on Review of Year in Shipbuilding and Naval Architecture, 655
to Institution of Sanitary Engineers, by J. T. Calvert, on Public Health and Industry, 83
to Iron and Steel Institute, by Sir C. Bruce-Gardner, on The Steel Industry— Decline and Recovery, 1910 to 1933, 590
Press. See Machine Tools
Pressure Cabin, Steel, for Testing Aircraft Cabin-Pressure Systems, 699*
— Control, Constant, System for Positive-
Displacement. Rotary Pumps (Plenty and Son, Ltd.), 736*
— Gauge, Testing of, 209*
— Impregnation and Vacuums (Trade Publica
tion), 621
— Measurement with Mercury Barometer
(Book), 334
— Variation, Detection of, Electromagnetic
Transducer for (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 739*
Pre-Stressed Concrete Co., Ltd., Open-Web Bowstring Bridge at Gunthorpe, 536*
Prestressed Concrete. See Concrete, Prestressed
Prestressing Bars, “ Deformed ” (McCalls Macalloy, Ltd.), 120
— of Pre-Cast Reinforced Concrete Workshop
Structure, 56*
Prices, Retail, Index of, Criticism, 31
—?— Index of, Increase in, 678
Primary Battery. See Cell under Electric
Prince, A., on Examinations, 588. See 389. See LETTER, 521, 654
Prince-Smith and Stells, “ Speed-O-Gill ” Wool-Spinning Machine, 252
“ Princess Anne,” M.S., Side Launching of, 29*
Printed Circuits, Ltd., Printed Circuit Layouts (Trade Publication), 721
Printing and Developing Drawings and Plans, Machine for (E. N. Mason and Sons, Ltd.), 735
— Machine Managers’ Trade Society, Amal
gamation of, 355
— Machinery. Orders for, 583
Probes for Flaw Detection (Ultrasonoscope Co. (London), Ltd.), 796*
— Ultrasonic, for Automatic Flaw Detector
(Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd.), 670*
Problems Relating to Development of Internal- Combustion Engine Industry in India (Book);, 9
— in Surveying and Field Astronomy, Solution
of, by H. W. Stephenson (Book), 428
Process Control, by A. J. Young (Book), 428
— Industries, Automatic Control Applied to,
780
Production Control in Industry, by J. Motter- ham (Book), 266
— Costs, National Cash Awards for Reducing,
289
Production Engineers, Institution of :
List of Papers and Lectures (Book), 526 Aircraft Production Conference:
Proceedings, 67, 68, 104
Aircraft Design Problems and Trends, by A. E. Woodward-Nutt, 68
Problems of Forging, by G. W. Richards, 104
Machining and Forming Problems of Integral Construction, by E. D. Keen and A. D. Menzies, 104. See also 145
High-Speed Machine Tools for Aircraft Production, by S. Radcliffe, 104, 111*
Where Do We Go From Here?—An Appraisement of Effectiveness of Aircraft Industry, by W. E. W. Petter, 67, 68
Conference on Automatic, Factory—What Does It Mean 2
Programme, 291
Proceedings, 780. See 713, 747 History of Automatic Operation, by F. G.
Woollard, 780. See 713
Automatic Control Applied to Process Industries, by A. J. Young, 780
Automatic Control in an Oil Refinery, by I. McCallum, 780
Application of Automatic Control to Weighing and Mixing of Raw Materials, by P. J. Bourgeois, 780
Motor-Car Factories Using Automatic Transfer Machines, by P. Bezier and H. J. Graves, 780
Production Engineers, Institution of— continued
Automatic Control of Machine Tools, by
D. T. N. Williamson, 780
Electronic Methods of Inspection, by
J. A. Sargrove and P. Huggins, 781 Reaction of Trades Unions to Automation, Discussion, 781. See 713 Production Engineering Research Association, Report on Drilling Titanium Alloy Ti 150A, 48*; Formation of Committee on Automation, 291
— Methods. Cinema Film on, “ Planned for the
Purpose ” (Electrical Development Association), 357. See LETTER, 425
— Tooling Equipment: Design of Jigs, Tools
and Gauges, by S. A. J. Parsons (Book), 9 Productivity in Bronze and Brass Casting Industry, Review of (Book), 396
— Council, British Railways, Formation of,
387, 678
— Improvements in (Trade Publication), 367
— in Rigid Boxes and Cartons Industry,
Review of (Book), 558
— in United Kingdom, Increase in, 486
— in Wrought Non-Ferrous Metals Industry,
Review of (Book), 76
Professional Engineers Appointments Bureau, 649
Defined, 69
— Workers, National Federation of, Conference, 583
Profile Drag Calculations for a Particular Body of Revolution at Supersonic Speeds, by J. R. Wedderspoon and A. D. Young (Book), 41
Progress Chart, “ Unigraph ” (Office and Factory Equipment (Leeds), Ltd.), 25*
Projector, Medium-Range (General Electric Co , Ltd.), 504
Propellers, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— Marine, Torsional Vibration Damping
Coefficients for, by S. Archer, 594*
Propulsion of Ships. See Marine Propulsion; Engines; Turbines; Propellers
Prospecting, Geochemical, in Africa, 403
Protective Clothing (British Nylon Spinners,
Ltd.; Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 478 Protona, “ Minifon ” Speech Recorder, 190 “ PSC4D ” Circuit-Breaker with Plug-in Contactor Unit (Alien West and Co., Ltd.), 381 Public Cleansing, Sewage, Costing Returns, 1953-54 (Book), 334
— Health and Industry, 83
Publications, Trade, 9, 40, 76, 106, 138, 169, 201, 233, 267, 297, 335, 367, 396, 493, 527, 558, 589, 621, 657, 721, 754
Puckey, Sir W., on Automation, 291 Pugh, F. H., on Practical Training of the Chemical Engineer, 360
Pugsley, Prof. A. G., on Structural Safety of Aircraft, 376*
Pulley, Conveyor, Wheels (Trade Publication), 138
Pulley, Key-less, “ Dualok ” (Trade Publication), 559
Pulping Process, Paper, Black Liquor Waste from, Recovery Unit for (Combustion- Engineering Super-heater Co., Inc.), 756* Pulverised Coal, Cone-Type Pulverising Mill for, 770*
— Fuel, Ash from, Use as Substitute for
Cement in Harbour Works at Aden, 222
Pump, Axial-Flow, 10-in., at Hydraulic Machines Laboratory of Nottingham University (Gwynnes Pumps, Ltd.), 442*
— 135-h.p., 185-h.p. and 220-h.p., for Broken
Scar Pumping Station (Gwynnes Pumps, Ltd.), 490
— Cargo-Oil, for Peruvian Oil Tanker
“ Sechura ” (J. H. Carruthers and Co., Ltd.), 285
— Centrifugal (Book), 396 (Trade Publication), 201
“ Electroglide ” for High-Lift Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 740*
2|-in. at Hydraulic Machines Laboratory of Nottingham University (Gwynnes Pumps, Ltd.), 442
— Competition for Market in, 614
— “ DM ” for Handling Dry Powders (Mono Pumps, Ltd.), 542*
— “ Electraulic,” for Hydraulic Press for Laboratory-Made Diamonds (Towler Brothers (Patents), Ltd.), 301
— Electric, Portable (Trade Publication), 76
— Fire-Fighting, Portable, Driven by “ Mars ” Gas Turbine, 573
— Fuel, for Gas Turbine, Testing Plant for, 86*
— Heat, Applications of: Radiant Heating, by R. W. Shoemaker (Book), 428
for Domestic Central Heating, 439*, 454. See LETTER, 717
Domestic, “ Duotherm ” (Brentford Electric, Ltd.), 47*
“ Fridge-Heater ” for Water Heating and Larder Cooling (Ferranti, Ltd.), 381*
— for Heating Systems (Trade Publication), 657
— Hydraulic (Trade Publication), 138
Electrically-Driven (Integral, Ltd.), 27*
— for Liquid Oxygen, for “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 317*
— Oil. Electrically-Driven, for S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Drysdale and Co., Ltd.), 350*
— for Peruvian Oil Tanker “ Sechura ” (G. and J. Weir, Ltd.), 285
— Rotary, Positive-Displacement, Constant Pumping Pressure System for (Plenty and Son, Ltd.), 736*
— Single-Stage, Propeller, for Low-Lift Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 741*
— Suction, for Hospital and Dental Applications (Mono Pumps, Ltd.), 542*
Lift of, “ Hydro-Ejector ” Attachment for Increasing (J. Beresford and Son, Ltd.), 672*
— Test Plant for, at Team Valley Works of Sigmund Pumps, Ltd., 742
Pumping Plant, Control Gear for (Trade Publication), 559
Pumping Sets for Express Dairy Co. lant at South Morden (R. Morton and C ., Ltd.), 608
— Station, Ashford Common, with Gas-
Turbine Stand-By Plant, 740*
Broken Scar, 490
Fleam Dyke, Modifications to Steam- Driven Plant at, 644*. See 613
Sawbridgeworth, 806*
Purefoy Engineering Co., Ltd., versus Sykes Boxall and Co., Ltd., 587
Purification of Sewage. See Sewage
— of Water. See Water
Purifiers, Gas, at Etruria Gasworks, 577*
Pye Industrial Electronics, Ltd., Transistor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 567
Pye, Ltd., Bibliography of Literature of Semi-Conducting Materials and Transistors (Trade Publication), 233; Prefabricated Television Station at Baghdad Trade Fair, 450*; Intercommunication Unit for Motor Cycle Side-Cars, 579
Pyrene Co., Ltd., “ PDV 25 ” Dry-Chemical Fire Extinguisher, 415; “Pyroclean” Emulsion Cleaner (Trade Publication), 754
Pyrok, Ltd., Building Surface Material (Trade Publication), 721
Pyrometer, Infra-Red, for Temperatures down to 150 deg. C. (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 515*
— Suction, 770

QUALITY Control and Mix Design of Concrete (Book), 787
Quarrell, Prof. A. G., on Cleavage Fracture of Pure Polycrystalline Zinc in Tension, 563
Quartermaine, A. S., Recruitment of Railway Technical Staff, 581, 585. See 98, 102
“ Queen Elizabeth,” S.S., Denny-Brown Stabilisers for, 119
“ Quickfit ” Chemical Apparatus (Trade Publication), 754
Quicksilver. See Mercury
Quoich Dam, Garry-Moriston Hydro-Electric Scheme, 775*
Q.V.F., Ltd., Relief-Valve in Glass (Trade Publication), 754

RADAR and Electronic Navigation, by G. J. Sonnenberg (Book), 689
— Pocket Book, by R. S. H. Boulding (Book), 428
— Research Establishment, Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 571
— Set, “212,” Mobile Exhibition of (Decca Radar, Ltd.), 726
for Small Ships (Decca Radar, Ltd.), 280*
— System, Crystal-Controlled, for London
Airport (Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 242*
Radcliffe, S., on High-Speed Machine Tools for Aircraft Production, 104, 111*
Radial Drill. See Drill under Machine Tools Radiant Heating, Including Cooling and Heat- Pump Applications, by R. W. Shoemaker (Book), 428
Radiation, Ltd., “Heatmaster” Domestic Boiler for Space Heating, Water Heating and Cooking, 612*
Radio Communication Equipment for S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd.), 354
— Components (Trade Publication), 721
— Control System for Studies of Ships’
Manoeuvring Characteristics, Research on, at National Physical Laboratory, 732*
— and Electronic Component Manufacturers’
Federation, Exhibition, 567*
— Engineers, British Institution of, Abstracts
of Institution Journal, 1939-54, 334
— Eauipment for Civil Aircraft, Specification,
77
Radio Heaters, Ltd., 6-kW “ Radyne ” Forge, 302*; Induction Furnace, 302*; Induction Heating (Trade Publication), 493
— Industry, Application of Atomic-Fission
Products for Use in, 782
Council, Luncheon, 332
,— Interference, Regulations for Use of Suppressors, 319
— Isotope Conference, 1954, Vol. II: Physical
Sciences and Industrial Applications (Review), 427
Instruments, Book on (Scientific Instrument Manufacturers Association of Great Britain, Ltd.), 460
— Listening, Hearing Aids for, 242
— Receiver of Copper-Clad Bakelite (Bakelite,
Ltd.), 570*
— Research Board, Annual Report, 698
— Telephone Link, Ultra-High-Frequency,
between Algeciras, Spain, and Ceuta, North Africa, (Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd.), 463
— and Television Engineers’ Reference Book,
by E. Molloy (Review), 365
Progress of, 35
— Transmitting Station, Very-High-Fre
quency, Wrotham, 332, 582, 609
— Waves, Cheyenne Mountain Tropospheric
Propagation Experiments, by A. P. Barsis, J. W. Herbstreit and K. O. Hornberg (Book), 298
Research on Propagation of, 698
— See also Television; Radar; Valves, Radio;
Valves, Thermionic
Radioactive Dust, Vacuum Cleaner for, for Atomic Energy Research Establishment (Hoover, Ltd.), 645*
— Isotopes, Exhibition Demonstrating Uses
of, 237
Instruments for Demonstration Unit (Isotope Developments, Ltd.), 158*
Use for Tracing River-Bed Movements, 312
Radioactivity, Protection of Personnel from, at Harwell, 270
Radiotherapeutic Research Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, 45-in. Cyclotron for, 803* Radiotherapy and Research, 15-MeV Linear Accelerator at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital for, 646*
“ Radyne ” Forge, 6-kW, for Induction Heating (Radio Headers, Ltd.), 302*
Rae, J. B., on Engineer as Business Man in American Industry, 163
“ Rai-Tel-Ade ” Hearing Aid for Radio Listening (Electric Ades), 242
Railcars. See Carriages, Railway Railroad. See Railways
Railway Accidents. See Accidents
— Asian, Use of Diesel Locomotives on, 162
— Australian, Electrification of Main Line
Between Sydney and Lithgow (British Insulated Callender’s Construction Co., Ltd.), 481
— Bridge. See Bridge
— British, Reorganisation Programme, 34;
Progress of Electrification on. 67; Railway Staffs, Technical, Recruitment of, 98, 103, 581, 585; Modernisation Plans, 102,-419, 581, 584*. See 34. 98. 194, 202, 257, 261, 281, 586; Mechanised Marshalling Yard, Thornton, 157; Wagon-Builaing Programme, 204; Modernisation Plan for, Sir B. Robertson on, 261. See 257; Optimum Sizes of Railway Wagons for Carrying Iron Ore and other Bulk Materials for, 327, 347*. See IETTFR, 751; Special Train for Laying Cables through Severn Tunnel, 382*; Productivity Council, Formation of, 387, 678; Scheme for Freight Charges, 390; Fifty Years of Western Express Running, by O. S. Nock (Book), 396; Tests on Reduction of Number of Wires used in Prestressed-Concrete Beams, 445*; Railcar Building Programme, 455; Electric Traction on, 487; Weed-Killing Train for (Chipman Chemical Co., Ltd.), 509*; Technical Staff for, 553. See LETTERS, 619, 654; Collison between Stafford and Crewe (Book), 558; Productivity Council, Formation of, 651; Introduction ofColour- Light Signalling on Southern and Western Regions, 676*; Use of Franco-Crosti System of Feed-Water Preheating for Steam Locomotives, 747, 766*
— Carriage. See Carriage
— Equipment for (Trade Publication), 335
— French, Electric Locomotives for, 77;
Speeds of 205-6 m.p.h. Achieved by Co-Co and Bo-Bo Locomotives, 424: Modernisation of, 499, 518; Conference on SinglePhase 50-Cycle Electric Traction, 615, 658
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Marshalling Yards in Modernisation Plans
for British Railways, 102, 584. See 34, 98, 194, 581, 586
— Metropolitan and District, History of Elec
trification of, 786*
— Modernisation of, Need for 95
— Motor Carriage. See Carriage
— Netherlands. Progressive Policy of, 167
— Rolling Stock. See Carriages; Locomotives;
Wagons
— Signalling. See Signalling
— Traction on, Diesel Engines for (Trade
Publication). 754
Diesel Engines for. International Internal-Combustion Engine Congress, 720, 749, 784
Problems of Use of Oil Fuels for, 784
— Tube. See Underground; London Transport
Executive
— Underground. See Underground; London
Trapsport Executive
— Wagons. See Wagons
— World, 1954-55 (Book), 9 Railwaymen, National Union of, Wage
Demands by, 31. 63, 95, 159, 191, 323, 515, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808; Views on Need for Modernisation of Railways, 95; Criticisms of Court of Inquiry, 159; Formation of Railway Productivity Council. 387, 678; Railway and Footplate- Men Strike 745.
Ram, Hydraulic “ Flexi-Force ” (Epco, Ltd.), 479
Standard (Chamberlain Industries, Ltd.), 92*
Randall, J. H., and Son, Ltd,, “Planstore” Drawing-Storage System, 30*
Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd., Kotri Barrage, Pakistan, 385
Rapid Magnetic Machines, Ltd., 3-stage Electromagnetic Ore Separator,; 604*; Magnetic Device for Unpacking Metal Containers, 774
Ratcliffe, G., the Late, 362
Rates, R. D., on Technical College and Public Library Assistance to Industrial Firms, 229. See 65, 132, 327. See LETTERS, 100, 293, 330, 459
Raven Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Farmer’s Boy Major ” Lightweight Two-Wheeled Tractor, 647*
Raw Materials, Consumption and Prices, 42* “ Rawlnut ” for Fixing to Thin Panels (Rawl- plug Co.. Ltd.). 478
Rawlplug Co., Ltd., “ Rawlnut ” for Fixing Thin Panels, 478; “ Durium ” Drill for Drilling Masonry, 478
Rawsons (Labelling Machines), Ltd., “ Autorex ” Labelling Machine, 415*
Rays. See Cathode Rays; X-Rays
Reactors, Atomic, Announcement of Plans for Six New, 782
— Casing, 400-ton, Stress-Relieving of, by
Internal Heating (Whessoe, Ltd.), 444
— 100-MVA, Direct-Current Controlled, for
Testing Electrical Machines, by F. J Fisher and E. Friedlander, 633*
— Nuclear, “ Fast-Breeder,” for' Dounreay
Nuclear Power Station, 782
for Industry and Universities (Review), 427
in Sweden, 462*
— Thermal, for Nuclear Power Stations, 240.*
See 225
Reclamation, Bureau of. See United States
Record Electrical Co., Ltd., Moving-Coil Relay Instruments (Trade Publication), 233; Graphic Recorders, 302; “ Cirscale ” Meters, 302; Hermetically-Sealed Meters (Trade Publication), 335
— Storage of, Underground Bomb-Proof
Depository for (Wansdyke Security, Ltd.), 383*
Recorders, Graphic (Record Electrical Co., Ltd.), 302
— Self-Balancing, for Data Processing, 732
— Speech, Magnetic, Pocket-Sized (E.M.I.
Sales and Service, Ltd.), 190
Plastics-Disc, with Indexing of Start and Finish “ Agavox ” (Svenska A.B. Gasaccumulator), 755
— Tape, Battery-Operated (Trade Publication),
41
— Time (Trade Publication), 76
Recording Clock for Checking Operating Time of Machines “ Horameter ” (Target Services, Ltd.), 765
— Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Equipment, Television, Control Desk and
Four-Channel Mixer (Electric and Musical Industries, Ltd.), 672*
Recovery Process for Liquor Waste at Pulp and Paper Mill of Bowater Paper Corporation, Calhoun, 765*
Rectifiers. See Electric
Redfern’s Rubber Works, Ltd'., Rubber and Ebonite Mouldings (Trade Publication), 721
Redheugh Iron and Steel Co. (1936), Ltd., 100-kW Prototype Wind-Driven Generator, 359, 371*
Redpath, Brown and Co., Ltd., Central Terminal Area at London Airport, 423, 446*, 474* Reduction Gears. See Gears; Marine Propulsion
— Photoscope for Photocopying (Gestetner,
Ltd.), 712*
Reed, A. E., and Co., Ltd., Tovil Mill, Maidstone, Explosion of Steam Trap at (Book), 621
Reekie, D., and Sons, Ltd., “Clydesdale” Machine for Refacing Pipe Flanges in S'tu, 443*
Refinery, Oil, Automatic Control in, 780
Barton, Automatic Continuous Oil- Blending Plant at, 673*
Bombay, Completion of (Burmah-Shell Refineries, Ltd.), 444
— — Construction Programme of British
Petroleum Co., Ltd., 651
Coryton, Cinema Film of, 85
Fawley, Strainers for Sea Water at, 704*
Kent, Proposed Plant for Production of Town Gas from Petroleum at, 385
Stanlow, Hydro-desulphurisation lant at (Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd.), 755
Refractory Concrete, Chart of (Trade Publication), 335
— Use in Low-Frequency Induction Furnaces
for Melting Copper Alloys, 471
Refrigerating Machine, Gas, for Manufacture of Liquid Air (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 513*
— Machinery for S.S. “ Southern Cross ”
(J. and E. Hall, Ltd.), 354
Refrigeration, Institute of, 55th Annual Dinner, 165
— Plant for Quick-Freezing of Fish at Sea
(J. and E. Hall. Ltd.), 475*
Refuse-Disposal Plant at Clydebank (Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 20*
— Handling Plant at Worthing (Heenan &
Frpuqe, Ltd.), 490
Regenerative Furnace. See Furnace
Regulator, Drip, “ Condesco ” (Trade Publication), 297
— Gas-Flow, Pressure-Operated (Wolseley
Engineering, Ltd.), 604*
Reheating Furnace. See Furnace
“ Reilang ” Pressure Oil Gun with Calibrated Delivery (H. Chappuis and Co.), 765*
Reinecker, J. E., Maschinenbau, G.m.b.H., Electro-Hydraulic Internal-Grinding Machine with Automatic Grinding Cycle, 735*
Reinforced Concrete. See Concrete
Relays, Auxiliary (Trade Publication), 367
— Biased-Induction (Trade Publication), 267
— with Moulded Body (Londex, Ltd.), 711
— Moving-Coil, Instruments (Trade Pub
lication), 233
Coil, Miniature (Electro-Methods, Ltd.), 55*
— Telegraph (Trade Publication), 297
Remote Control, Manual and Automatic Systems, 370
Removal of 1,300-ton Submarine “ Sea Wolf” into Test Sphere, 477*
Renault Gas-Turbine I ocomotive, 749
“ Rendlesham,” H.M. Minesweeper, Launch of, 380
Renold Chains, Ltd., Roller Chains (Trade Publication), 754
Renollaud-D.O.P. Cable Take-Off System for Aircraft (D.O.P. Co.), 435*
Repeater, Thermocouple, for Temperature Transmissions (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 796
Repeller, Water; Silicone, “ Impervion ” (Solignum, Ltd.), 55
Report, Annual, Aluminium, Ltd., 551
“ L’Annee Ferroviaire, 1955,” French Railways, 499, 518
Ashmore Benson, Pease and Co., 290 Associated Electrical Industries 422 Associated Fisheries, Ltd.. 746 Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd , 615 Blaw Knox, Ltd., 486
British Chemical Plant Manufacturers’ Association, 6’51. See LETTER, 717
British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, 586
British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers Association, 547
— British European Airways, 615
British Insulated Callender’s Cables1, Ltd., 682
British Oxygen Co., Ltd., 682
British Petroleum Co., Ltd., 651
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ENGINEERING, VOL. 179 (1955)
INDEX
xlix
Report, Annual, Broom and Wade, Ltd., 258 D. Brown Corporation, Ltd., 326
Brush Group, Ltd., 583
Cammell Laird and Cot," Ltd., 650
Chief Inspector of Factories, 8. See Erratum, 142
Chief Inspector of Mines, 280
Clyde Crane and Booth, Ltd., 423
Colonial Development Corporation, 550
Council of Ironfoundry Associations, 779 R. W. Crabtree, 583
Craven Brothers (Manchester), Ltd., 551 Crofts Engineers (Holdings), Ltd., 487 E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co., 359 Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd., 614 Ford Motor Co., Ltd., 487
Hadfields Ltd., 455
Harland and Wolff, Ltd., 714
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., 650 Institution of Electrical Engineers, 686 International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd., 469
Lancashire Dynamo Holdings, Ltd., 614 Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, 328. See 325
Metropolitan Water Board, 165
National Physical Laboratory, 714. See 731
National Research Development Corporation, 260
North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., 614 North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, 260
C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd., 614
Powers-Samas Accounting Machines, Ltd., 614
Radio Research Board, 698
Road Research Laboratory (Book), 621 Safety in Mines Research Establishment, 62
Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd., 615
Steel Board, 683
Taylor Woodrow, Ltd., 583
Textile Machinery Makers, Ltd., 550
Unilever, Ltd., 681
Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., 423
Vickers Ltd., 714
Water Pollution Research Laboratory, 598
G. and J. Weir, Ltd., 614
— Armament Production for NATO, 129
— Biennial, United States National Bureau of
Standards, 1953 and 1954 (Book), 526
— Collision between Stafford and Crewe on
British Railways (Book), 558
— Committee of Inquiry into Undertakings of
London Transport Executive, 259, 286
— of Committee on Vaporising-Liquid Fire-
Extinguishing Agents (Book), 137
— Cracking of Steam Pipes, 144
— Cranfield College of Aeronautics (Books),
589
— Drilling Titanium Alloy Ti 150A, 48*
— Economic Commission for Europe, on
Price of Oil in Western Europe, 454; on Prospects of Exporting Electric Power from Yugoslavia, 494*
— on Edinburgh Design Congress, 1954
(Book), 334
— Federation of British Industries, on United
Nations Technical Assistance, 257. See 261
— International Labour Conference, Geneva,
223, 451, 579, 711
— Iron and Steel Industry, Development of,
258, 262
— National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service,
on Efficiency of Ashworth System in Shell Boilers, 480*
— on National Smoke Abatement Conference,
1954 (Book), 334
— O.E.E.C. See O.E.E.C.
— Productivity in Rigid Boxes and Cartons
Industry, 227
— Research, of Royal School of Mines,
1950-53, 403*
— of Royal Commission on Taxation of
Profits and Income, 746
— Shell Moulding Process, by J. L. Rice
(Book), 621
— Shire Valley Project, Federation of Rho
desia end Nyasaland, 358
— on Steel Technology and Market Develop
ment, United Nations, 550
— Steel Technology and Market Development,
Advances in, 1954 (Book), 721
— Technical, British Electrical and Allied
Industries Research Association (Books), 76
of British Engine Boiler and Electrical Insurance Co., Ltd. (Review), 620
Education in Glasgow, Glasgow Productivity Committee, 162
Preparation of, by B. H. Weil (Review), 9
— United States Bureau of Mines, on Caliper
for Measuring Oil-Well Bores, 671
States Investment in Europe, 241
States National Conference on Weights and Measures (Book), 137
— United Steel Companies, “ Review of
Progress, 1954,” 422
“ Reporter ” Battery-Operated Tape Recorder (Trade Publication), 41
Research in Aircraft Production, Scientific Approach to, by Prof. J. V. Connolly, 295
— Application of Results of, Delay in, 456
of Results of, Effect of Attitude to Novelty of, 456
— Association, Cast Iron, British, System for
Control of Dust from Grinding Wheel, 504*
Coal Utilisation, British, Baffle for Reducing Flue-Dust Deposit in Boilers, 278*; Tests on Efficiency of Free-Standing Convector Fires, 469; Open Days, 515, 770*; Edwards Glass-Working Machine, 668*
Electrical and Allied Industries, British, Report on Cracking of Steam Pipes, 144; Behaviour of Cellulose Acetate Films under Tropical Conditions, by N. J. L. Megson (Book), 266; Statistical Study of Variation in Performances in Tests of Experimental Unit with Axial Blast, by F. O. Mason (Book), 266; Effect of Series
Resistance on Capacitative Spark Discharges, by H. G. Riddlestone (Book), 266; Altitude Correction Factors for Sparkover Voltages of Insulators and Rod Gaps, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266; Nomograms for Humidity Correction Factors of Flashover Tests on Insulators, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 266; Blowing of Distribution System Fuses During Thunderstorms, by J. L. Miller. (Book), 266; Wind-Power Research Programme, 433*; Measurement of Soil Thermal Resistivities of Cable Ratings, 490; Flameproof Electrical Apparatus, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493; Emission of Flame through Flange Gaps, by T. J. A. Brown (Book), 493; Motion of Slow Electrons in Polar Materials, by S. Zienau (Book), 493; Case for Adoption of British Plastic Yield Tests as International Electrotechnical Commission Standard, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 493; Energy Survey in Somaliland Protectorate, by E. W. Golding and A. H. Stodhart (Book), 493; Onset of Breakdown in Gases Subject to Superposed Microwave and Unidirectional Electric Waves, by W. A. Prowse, E. Laverick and W. Jasinski (Book), 493; Annual Report, 586; Current Ratings for Paper-Insulated and Varnished-Cambric-Insulated Cables (Book), 621; Electrical Characteristics of Overhead Lines, by S. Butterworth (Book), 621; Handbook on Electrical Characteristics of Overhead Lines (Book), 621 Research Association, Glass Industry, British, Formation of, 619
Internal-Combustion Engine, British, Improved Air Compressor, 189*
Iron and Steel, British, Preventing Corrosion, 227; Prevention of Corrosion (Book), 233; Conference on Works Transport (Book), 298; Optimum Sizes of Railway Wagons for Carrying Iron Ore and other Bulk Materials, by Dr. H. R. Mills, 327, 347*. See LETTER, 751; Flow-Meter for Granular Materials, by S. K. Dean, 430*
Non-Ferrous Metals, British, Annual General Meeting and Luncheon, 587; Open Days, 722
Production Engineering, Drilling Ti 150A Titanium Alloy, Report on, 48*; Formation of Committee on Automation, 291
Scientific Instrument, British, Bibliography on Flexure Devices, by P. J. Geary (Book), 201
Shipbuilding, British, Resistance Experiments on “ Lucy Ashton,” 495; Oil-Mist Detector for Diesel Engine Crankcases, 768*
Welding, British, Summer School of Welding, 150
— Board, Fire, Vaporising Liquid Extinguish
ing Agents, Committee on, Report (Book), 137
Pest Infestation, Fumigation with Methyl Bromide, by W. W. Brown (Book), 201 Radio, Annual Report, 698 Water Pollution, Annual Report, 598
— Chemical Engineering, by Prof. J. Cathala,
Dr. H. Miessner, A. S. White, Prof. D. S. Kiesskalt, Prof. P. M. Heertjes and Prof. D. M. Newitt, 361
— Council, Medical, Conference on Individual
Efficiency in Industry, 456
— Department, Safety in Mines, Belt-
Conveyor Fires, by W. de Braaf and W. Maas (Book), 526
Scientific and Industrial, Joint Fire Research Organisation, Experimental Work on Production of Fire-Fighting Sprays by Impinging Jets, 343*; Tests of Bitumen-Protected Roofing Sheets, 379; Conference on Individual Efficiency in Industry, 456; Mechanical Engineering Research Organisation, Durability of Dropwise Condensation on a Metal Surface, by H. Hampson, 464*; Experimental Plant for Quick-Freezing of Fish at Sea, 475*; Design Thickness of Concrete Roads, (Book), 526
— and Development Centre of J. Laing and Son,
Ltd., at Boreham Wood, 555
— Development Corporation, National,
Annual Report, 260
— and Development Establishment, Signals,
Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 571
— on Electrical Engineering, Effect on Post
War Economy, 303
— Establishment, Atomic Energy, Harwell,
Engineering Services at, 270; Conference on Electromagnetically-Enriched Isotopes, Arrangements for, 321; Vacuum Cleaner for Radioactive Dust for (Hoover. Ltd.), 645*; Work of (Book), by K. E. B. Jay, 787 Radar, Exhibits at Radio Component Show,571
Safety in Mines, Annual Report, 62
— Exhibits at National Physical Laboratory,
731*
— Heating, Domestic, at Fuel Research Station
Calorimeter Building for, 470*
— Hydraulic, Iowa Institute of, Conference
on Hydraulics, Programme, 532
— Institute, Tin, Advances in Manufacturing
Processes, by W. E. Hoare (Book), 334
—- Laboratory, Machine-Tool, Firth Brown Tools, Ltd., 94*
Mechanical Engineering, Automatic Indexing Machine for Measurement of Gear Tooth Pitch Errors, by C. Timms and C. A. Scales, 271*; 10-ton Fatigue Testing Machine, 500*; Oil Film Extent in Complete Journal Bearings, by J. A. Cole and C. J. Hughes, 530*; High- Precision Electric Dynamometer, by D. Firth, 628*
Nelson, Demonstration of “ DEUCE ” Digital Electronic Computer, 313*
Road, Studies in Compaction of Soil and Performance of Compaction Plant, by W. A. Lewis (Book), 366; Open Days, Arrangements for, 49, 535; New Premises, 521; Annual Report, 1954 (Book), 621
Research Laboratory, Viscose, of Courtaulds, Ltd., 708*
Water Pollution, Annual Report, 598 Welding, of Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., 277*
— Market, and Steel Technology, Report on,
550
— Organisation, Technological Irradiation
Group, of United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, for Application of Fission Products to Industrial Use, 782
— and Radiotherapy, 15-MeV Linear Acceler
ator at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, 646*
— Report of Royal School of Mines, 1950-53,
403*
— in Shipbuilding, 328. See 325
— Station, Building, Design of Corrosion-
Resistant Floors (Book), 298; Open Days Arrangements for, 535; Open Days at, 788 Forest Products, Strength of Plywood, by W. T. Curry (Book), 298
Fuel, Calorimeter Building for Research on Domestic Heating, by J. W. McHugo, W. F. B. Shaw and D. Whittaker, 470*
Hydraulics, Use of Radioactive Isotopes for Tracing River-Bed Movements, 312; Model Tests on Tema Harbour, 627
Torry, Aberdeen, Quick-Freezing of Fish, 475*
— Stocktaking in, by Lord Halsbury, 453
— Unit, Radiotherapeutic, Hammersmith
Hospital, 45-in. Cyclotron for, 803*
— See also National Physical Laboratory Reservoirs, Oberhasli, Hydro-Electric Schemes,
13*, 50*
Resins, Ketone, Dielectric Properties of, by E. Rushton (Book), 76
— Silicone, Structure of, 789*
— Synthetic, Surface Coating, Manufacturers’
Association, Surface Coating Resin Index (Book), 396
Resistance, Electric. See Electric
— Welding. See Welding
Retort, Vertical, at Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 805*
Review, Annual, Ship and Boat Builder, 1955 (Book), 589
— Book, 9, 39, 75, 105, 137, 169, 234, 265,
297, 333, 365, 395, 427, 460, 492, 525, 557, 588, 620, 656, 687, 721, 753, 788
— of Productivity in Bronze and Brass Casting
Industry (Book), 396
— of Productivity in Rigid Boxes and Cartons
Industry (Book), 558
“ Reynard ” Caliper Gauge (Trade Publication), 76
Reyrolle, A., and Co., Ltd., Oil-Break Switch (Trade Publication), 138; Sine-Wave Alternators (Trade Publication), 201; Semaphore Indicators (Trade Publication), 233; Biased Induction Relay (Trade Publication), 267; Airbreak Switchgear (Trade Publication), 297; Control Boards (Trade Publication), 297; “Flit-Plugs” (Trade Publication), 335; Rotary Isolators and Earthing Switches (Trade Publication), 335; Auxiliary Relays (Trade Publication), 367; Oil-Break Switchgear (Trade Publication), 396; Air-Break Switchgear (Trade Publication), 657
Reyrolle, A. E.—Head Wrightson—C. A. Parsons Group of Companies for Building Nuclear-Power Stations, 716. See Erratum, 784
Rhodes, Brydon and Youatt, Ltd., Pumps for Heating Systems (Trade Publication), 657 Rhodesia, Northern, Copper Industry in, Problems of, 34
— and Nyasaland, Federation of, Report on
Shire Valley Project, 358; Economic Conditions in, by H. W. Woodruff (Book), 366
Ricardo and Co. (1927), Ltd., Wear of Chrnmium-Plated Cylinders in Diesel Engines, 145
Rice, Calvin W., Lecture, Air Pollution: the Growth of Public Opinion, by Sir H. Beaver, 332
Richards, G. W., on Problems of Forging, 104 Richardsons, Westgarth and Co., Ltd., Apprentice Training Schemes, 296
“ Richmond ” All-Geared Milling Machine (Midgley and Sutcliffe, Ltd.), 182*
Ridley-Scholes Coal-Washing System at Lynemouth Colliery, 599*
Riess, Dr. K., on Part Played by the Chemical Engineer in Bridging the Gap Between Research and Plant Construction, 360
Rig, Welding, for Positioning Pipes and Drums, “ Trac Tred ” (D. Ross and Partners, Ltd.), 190*
Riley, J. E., on Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
Riley Stoker Co., Ltd., Automatic Feeders, 478 “ Rilglaze ” Glass-Fibre Laminates (Rubber Improvement, Ltd.), 189
“ Riplingham,” H.M. Minesweeper, Launch of, 110
“ Rippatape ” Cotton Strapping Tape (Trade Publication), 721
River Aare, Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13*, 50*
— Bed Movements, Tracing by Radioactive
Isotopes, 312
— Thames, Monument to Caesar’s Crossing
of, 585. See LETTER, 717; Survey of Estuary, 589
— Zambezi, Kariba and Kafue Hydro-Electric
Schemes, 290
Rivets, Nuts, Bolts and Screws, Year Book on (Trade Publication), 527
Roads, Bitumen Emulsion for, Recommendations for Use of, Specification, 201
— Concrete (Book),526
Design Thickness of (Book), 526
— Construction, Government Four-Year Plan,
162, 164
— Design, Scientific Basis of, by F. L. D.
Wooltorton (Review), 333
— Haulage Employees, Wage Claims by, 287
— Highway Engineering, by L. I. Hewes and
C. H. Oglesby (Book), 175; (Review), 265
— Improvements in, Report of Committee of
Inquiry on London Transport, 259, 286
Roads, Marking, “ Duvina ” Flexible Plastics Material for (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 415
— Research Board, Testing Concrete by an
Ultrasonic Pulse Technique (Book), 558 Laboratory, Open Days, Arrangements for, 49, 535; New Premises for, 521; Studies in Compaction of Soil and Performance of Compaction Plant, by W. A. Lewis (Book), 366
Report, Annual (Book), 621
— Rubber in (Trade Publication), 721 Roberts, W. A., the Late, 586
Robertson, Sir B., on Modernisation of British Railways, 261. See 257
Robinson, A. V., the Late, 393
Robinson, F. C., and Partners, Ltd., Electronic Equipment (Trade Publication), 76
Robinson, T., and Sons, Ltd., Woodworking Machinery (Trade Publication), 493
Rocke International Corporation, High-Power Klystrons (Trade Publication), 493; Instrument Kits (Trade Publication), 493 Rocke International, Ltd., Electronic Instruments (Trade Publication), 138
“ Rocker-Shovel,” Eimco, for Tunnelling (Eimco (Great Britain), Ltd.), 702*
Rockets, High-Altitude, Frontier to Space, by E. Burgess (Book), 428
— Motor Propellants, Liquid Oxygen, Hydro
gen Peroxide and Nitric Acid, 78*
Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd., Clearing Presses with “ Clearomatic ” Clutches, 57*; “ PDFS48 ” Stock Straightening Machine, 641*
Rod and Wire, Aluminium and Copper, Heat-Treatment and Finishing Operations in Production of, 497, 529
Roe, A. V., and Co., Ltd., Honeycomb Sandwich Construction for Aircraft, 88*
Roebling, J. A., and Sons, Wire for Cables of Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, Canada, 476* Rogers, D. G. F., on House of Lords Decision on Non-Compliance of Mechanical Grindstones with Factory Acts, 616
Roll-Making Foundry, of R. B. Tennent, Ltd., Extensions to, 152*
Roller Bearings. See Bearings
— Chains (Trade Publication), 754
— Idler (Trade Publication), 657
Rolling Mill, Heavy-Section, Design of, by T. Walker, 429
Strip, Historical Survey of, 393
Wide Strip, Erection of, Decision of Iron and Steel Industry Concerning, 36. See 44
— Processes, Theory of Plasticity Applied
to, 71
— Stock, British Railways Building Pro
gramme, 203
in Modernisation Plans for British Railways, 102, 584. See 34, 98, 194, 202*, 581, 586
See also Carriages; Locomotives; Wagons Rolls-Royce Aeroplane Engines, History of Development of, by A. F. Kelley, 617
Rolls-Royce Ltd., Cinema Film of Vertical Take-Off Aircraft, 130; Staff Shares Plan, 776
Rontgen Rays. See X-Rays
Roof, Mine, Drilling, “ Dryductor ” System of (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 119*
— Preservatives (Trade Publication), 559
— Shell, Concrete, Construction of (Book), 9 Cylindrical, Design of, by J. E. Gibson
and D. W. Cooper (Book), 137
— Trusses, Timber, Synthetic Resin Glue for
(Trade Publication), 169
Roofing Sheets, Metal, Bitumen-Protected, Fire Risk Tests on, 379
Roosecote Power Station, 120-MW, 706* Rosemarkie Television Station, North of Scotland, Site for, 524
Ross, D., and Partners, Ltd., “ Twinner ” Adjustable Operating Platform, 185*; “ Twinner Junior Trac Tred ” Welding Rig for Positioning Pipes and Drums, 190* Ross, D. S., on Stress in Plates with Cracks and Notches, 175*
Ross, H. McG., on Equipment of Instrumental Accuracy for Recording and Reproduction of Electrical Signals, Using Cinematograph Film, 211*
Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, Course for Mine and Site Managers, 320
“ Rotabalance ” Portable Electronic Balancing Equipment for High-Speed TurboAlternators (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 319*
Rotary Blowers. See Blowers; Turbo-Blowers
— Engine. See Engine; Aeronautics
Rotary Hoes, Ltd., “ Platypus PF4 ” 51-b.h.p. Diesel-Driven Tractor, 603; Attachments for “ Howard Rotavator Bulldog ” and “ Howard Rotavator Yeoman ” Cultivators, 603*
— Pump. See Pump
Rothman, M., on Stress in Plates with Cracks and Notches, 175*
Rotor, Alternator, Direct-Cooling System for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 610*
— of Compressor for 8-ft. by 8-ft. Supersonic,
Variable-Density Wind Tunnel, 221*
— “ Echo ” Armature Tester for Testing, 478* “ Rotovalve ” Pump Delivery Valve for Ashford Common Pumping Station (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 740*
Roughness, Surface, Scales of (Trade Publication), 527
Rover Co., Ltd., Test Track for Motor Vehicles, 70*
Rover Gas Turbines, Ltd., 30-, 40- and 50- kVA Turbo-Alternators, 605*
Rowhedge Ironworks Co., Ltd., Jubilee of ((Trade Publication), 76
Royal Aeronautical Society. See Aeronautical
— Aircraft Establishment. See Aeronautics
— Commission on Taxation, Final Report, 746
— Festival Hall, Cooling Plant to Replace
Heat Pump at, 261
Royal Institution;
Trotter Paterson Memorial Lecture, by Sir H. S. Jones, On Brightness of the Stars, 403
Royal Ordnance Factories, Wage Increases for Employees of, 419
— Sanitary Institute. See Sanitary
Royal Society:
Election of Fellows, 364
Production of 98-in. Mirror for the Isaac Newton Telescope, by G. M. Sisson, 418*
Conversazione and Exhibition, 684
Royal Society of Arts. See Arts
— Technical College, Glasgow, One-Year
Course in Civil Engineering, 3
Royce Electric Furnaces, Ltd., Controlled- Atmosphere Furnace (Trade Publication), 41; Ovens with Forced-Air Circulation (Trade Publication), 41
Royles, Ltd., Strainers for Sea Water at Fawley Refinery, 704*
Rubber, Butyl, Use for Insulation Purposes (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 515*
— Development Board, British, Rubber in
Roads (Trade Publication), 721
— and Ebonite Mouldings (Trade Publication),
721
— Improvement, Ltd., “ Rilglaze ” Glass Fibre
Laminates, 189
— Industry Wages Council, Abolition of, 127
— in Malaya, Cinema Film on (Dunlop
Rubber Co., Ltd.), 743
— in Roads (Trade. Publication), 721
— Sheet, Thickness Variations in, Measure
ment of, “ Atomat ” Instrument for (Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd.), 190*
— Silicone, Composition and Uses of, 789*
— What Every Engineer Should Know, by
W. J. S. Naunton (Review), 297
Rubert and Co., Ltd., Feeler Gauge (Trade Publication), 76; Surface Roughness Scales (Trade Publication), 527
Rules for Unit Testing of Circuit-Breakers (Book), 9
Runbaken Electrical Products, “ Echo ” Armature Tester for Testing Rotors, Stators or Field Coils, 478*
Runciman, Lord, on Review of Year in Shipbuilding and Naval Architecture, 655
Rupture and Creep Data on Molybdenum Steels, 691
Rusek, A., on High-Voltage Developments in Sweden, 304
Rushall, R. T., on An Examination of High- Voltage Direct-Current Testing Applied to Large Stator Windings, 369, 390
Russell Constructions, Ltd., 5 tons per hour Elevator for Powders, 605*; Counting Machine for Tablets, 606*
Russell, Prof. R. W., on Environment and Performance, 456
Rust-Proofing of Bridge Girders, “ Schori ” Metal-Spraying Process for, 702. See LETTER, 751
— Removal, Cleaning Fluids for (Plus Gas Co., Ltd.), 643
Rusting. See Corrosion
Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., Diesel Engines for 3.5 to 90-kVA Generating Sets, 55; 693-b.h.p. Diesel Engine for Sawbridgeworth Pumping Station, 806
Ryan, C., and Co., Ltd., Brass and Copper Tube and Fittings (Trade Publication), 559

SAATENI, Zanzibar, Power Station at, 450
“ Saben ” Knives and Circular Cutters (Trade Publication), 493
Sack Trolley, “ Trolliped ” Brake for, 606*
Saco-Lowell, Wool-Spinning Machine, 252
Safety Codes for Agricultural Machinery, Preparation of, 794
for Industrial Power Trucks (Book), 366 for Practice in Petroleum Industry, Part II, Book, 366
— Electrical, Course for Graduate Engineers on, 443
— Measures in Factories, 8. See Erratum, 142
— in Mines Research Department, Annual
Report, 62; Belt-Conveyor Fires, by W. de Braaf and W. Maas (Book), 526
— Practice in Petroleum Industry, Model Code, Part II (Book), 366
— Requirements for Fire Protection in Oil-
Fired Boiler Installations, by R. E. Whitlock, 730
— Structural, of Aircraft, 376*
Sail, Annular, for Windmill, 39*
Saint. See St.
Salem-Brosius Inc., “ Manipulator ” Mechanical Handling Machine for Heavy Billets, 412*
Salescope, Arbor Press (Trade Publication), 297
Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd., Quartz Crystal Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568; Potentiometer Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569; Instrument for Measurement of Incremental Inductance and Equivalent Series Resistance, 736; Electromagnetic Transducer for Detecting Pressure Changes, 739*
Salisbury, Lord, on Science in Industry, 194 Salisbury Precision Engineering, Ltd., “ Sherpa- II ” Hydraulic Lift Truck (Trade Publication), 527
“ Salmon ” Aircraft, Lockheed, Vertical Take- Off, 631*
Salon International de l’Adronautique, 21st, Arrangements, 450; Programme, 716; Exhibits, 772*, 801*. See also Vol. 180
Salter, J,, on Control of Quality in Heat- Treatment and Final Operations in Production of Rolled, Extruded and Drawn Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys, 497, 529
Salvo Kill Probabilities for Square Targets, Table of (Book), 366
Sand, Flow-Meter for, 430*
Sanders and Forster, Ltd., Standard Steel Buildings (Trade Publication), 106; Standard Building Frame with Design Based on Plastic Theory, 572*
Sanderson Brothers and Newbould, Ltd., Speed- Reducing Gears (Trade Publication), 267; Machine Knives (Trade Publication), 493 Sanitary Engineers, Institution of, Presidential Address, by J. T. Calvert, on Public Health and Industry, 83
— Institute, Royal, Essay Competition, 136;
Health Congress, Bournemouth, Programme, 321; Separation Plant for Town Refuse at Worthing, by J. Wilkinson and G. A. Frake, 490
Sargrove, J. A., on Electronic Methods of Inspection, 781
Saunders-Roe, Ltd., “ Miniputer ” Miniature Analogue Computer, 669*
Saunders Valve Co., Ltd., Electrically-Operated Diaphragm Valve, 800
Saws. See Machine Tools
Sawbridgeworth Pumping Station, 806* Sayer, C. E., on Gas-Turbo-Driven Blower for Blast-Furnace Service, 623
S.B.A.C. Handbook of Recommended Basic Training Exercises, Vol. I (Review), 492 Scaffolding, “ No-Bolt ” (Trade Publication), 40
— Unit (Trade Publication), 721
— and Staging (Trade Publication), 493 Scale, Prevention in Water-Cooling Systems of
Internal-Combustion Engines, 301
— Surface-Roughness (Trade Publicaton), 527 Scaling of Gas-Turbine Alloys, Effect of Composition on Resistance to, 722
Scanner, “ In-Line,” for Instrument Desks (Evershed and Vignoles. Ltd.), 796*
“ Scarborough,” H.M. Anti-Submarine Frigate, Launch of, 538
Scarborough, National Smoke Abatement Conference, Report, 1954 (Book), 334
Schiess A.G., Rebuilding of Dusseldorf Factory of, 688
Schiller, P., on Under-Registration of Electricity-Supply Meters, 123
Schleusen urd Heberwerke, by H. Dehnert (Book), 493
Schmidt, Dr. E., on Design and Operation of High-Speed Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines, 749
Schneidende Werkzeuge, by H. L. Hilbert (Book), 558
Schoenemann, Prof. K., on Model Courses of Study for a Primary Degree in Engineering, 360
Schofield Lovibond “ Tintometer,” Improved Version of (The Tintometer, Ltd.), 668*
Scholarships. See Education
Scholefield, Dr. H. H., on Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
Schori Metallising Process, Ltd., Metal- Spraying Process Applied to Corrosion Protection of Bridge Girders, 702. See LETTER, 751
Science and Its Background, by H. D. Anthony (Book), 334
— in Industry, Lord Salisbury on, 194
— and Industry, Museum of, Birmingham,
New Transport Section, 4*
— Museum. South Kensington, New Exhibits
at, 134*; Catalogue of Exhibits on Heat and Cold, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 29.8; Presentation of “ Antoinette,” Monoplane to, by Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd., 685; Handbook of Collection Illustrating Temperature Measurement, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 721
Scientaire, Ltd., Air-Conditioning Unit, 643* Scientific Film Association, Conference on Film in Improvement of Human Relations in Industry, Programme-, 524
— and Industrial Research Department. See
Research
— Instrument Manufacturers Association of
Great Britain Ltd., Book on Radio- Isotope Instruments, 460
Research Association, British, Bibliography on Flexure Devices, by P. J. Geary (Book), 201
— Management. See Management
— Research. See Research
— Societies. See Institutions
— and Technical Words, Dictionary of,
by W. E. Flood and M. West (Book), 201 Scientists, Shortage of, in British Industry, 391 Scintillation Counter for “ Canso ” Flying- Boat, 619
Scoles, C. A., on Automatic Indexing Machine for Measurement of Gear Tooth Pitch Errors, 271*
Scotland, Allt-na-Lairige Tunnel, High-speed Tunnelling Methods Used in, 702*
— Edinburgh Design Congress, Report on,
1954 (Book), 334
— Engineering Industry in, Production Figures
for, 486
— Glasgow, Implementation of Glen Finglas
Water-Supply Scheme, 232
Productivity Committee, Report on Technical Education in Glasgow, 162
— Industrial Prosperity in, 3. See 163
— Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders
in. See Engineers
— North, Hydro-Electric Board, Activities
of, 3, 163; Loch Lochy Scheme, 8; Rock- Tunnelling Record, 29; Loch Glashan and Tummel Valley Schemes1,167; Annual Report, 260; Wind Machine at Costa Hill, Orkney, 434; Electricity Scheme for Isle of Harris, 504; Loch Glashan Project, 618; High-Speed Tunnelling Methods, 702*; Water-Power Schemes in Scotland, 775*
Site for Rosemarkie Television Station, 524
— Shipbuilding Industry in, 163. See 3 Scott and Wilson, Pre-Cast Concrete Shell-
Roofed Workshop, 56*
Scottish Coalfields, Future Developments of, 138
Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd., Punching, Shearing and Cropping Machine, 541*; Hydraulic Press Brake, 541; 150- ton Power Press, 541
Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd., Adaptation of Grain Blower for Drying Grain, 637
Scrap Steel, Supply of, to Open-Hearth Furnaces, 661. See Addendum, 724
“• Screamer ” Rocket Motor (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 645
Screens, Cooling-Water, for Roosecote Power Station (W. E. Farrer, Ltd.), 707*
— Protective (Trade Publications), 559, 721 Screws, Bolts, Nuts and Rivets, Year Book on
(Trade Publication), 527
— Moulded-Nylon (Guest Keen and Nettlefolds
(Midlands), Ltd.), 571
— Propellers. See Propellers; Aeronautics
— Thread Seizure, Prevention of, “ Thred-
Garde ” for (Crane Packing, Ltd.), 374 Screwdrivers, Specification, 201
Screwing Taps, Manufacture and Uses of (Trade Publication), 76
Scrivener, A., Ltd., Centreless, Grinding Machine with Automatic Plunge Grinding, 416*
Sea Water, Strainers for, at Fawley Refinery (Royles, Ltd.), 704*
“ Sea Wolf,” United States Submarine, 1,300- ton. Removal into Test Sphere, 477*
Seal, Fluid, “ Hallprene,” for Reciprocating Shafts (Hall and Hall, Ltd.), 769*
for Hydraulic Rams, “ Twinset ” (J. Walker and Co., Ltd.), 153*. See LETTFRS, 261, 293, 361. See Erratum, 234
— Oil (Trade Publication), 589
Seamen, National Union of, Seamen’s Strike in United States, 323
— Wage Dispute. 808
Seattle, United States, Lee-McCall System of Prestressing Concrete in Design of Warehouse for Boeing Aircraft Corp., 190 “ Sechura,” Oil Tanker for Peruvian Navy (J. I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.), 285*
Secondary Battery. See Accumulator under Electric; also Motor Trucks
Segas Process for Production of Town Gas from Petroleum, Proposed Plant at Kent Oil Refinery (British Petroleum Co., Ltd., and South Eastern Gas Board), 385 Seizure, Thread, Prevention of, “ Thred- Garde,” for (Crane Packing, Ltd.), 374 Selson Machine Tool Co., Ltd., “ Malcus ” Hydraulic Surface-Grinding Machine with Automatic Control, 449*
Semaphore Indicators (Trade Publication), 233 Separation of Gases and Volatile Liquids, Vapour-Phase Chromatograph for (Met- ropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 513*
— Plant for Town Refuse at Worthing
(Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 490
Separators, Electrostatic (Trade Publication), 754
— Magnetic, “ Magco,” (Trade Publication),
41
— Ore, Electromagnetic, 3-stage (Rapid
Magnetic Machines, Ltd.), 604*
Serck Radiators, Ltd., Heat Exchangers (Trade Publication), 41; Oil Coolers (Trade Publication), 41
Sergey Steuerman, “ Vibroflot ” Soil-Compacting Machine, 648*
Service Aviation. See Aeronautics
“ Serviron ” Aluminium-Pigment Coating for Prevention of Corrosion (Xzit (G.B.), Ltd.), 774
Servomechanism Practice, by W. R. Ahrendt (Book), 689
Severn Tunnel, Cable-Laying in, Special Train for, 382*
Sewage, Public Cleansing, Costing Returns, 1953-54 (Book), 334
“ S.G. Iron: Cast Iron that Bends,” Cinema Film on (Mond Nickel Co., Ltd.), 308
Shaft Coupling. See Coupling
— Dynamometer. See Dynamometer and
Torsionmeter
— and Holes, Fitting of. See Gauges
— Reciprocating, “ Hallprene ” Fluid Seal for
(Hall and Hall, Ltd.), 769*
Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd., “ Super-D-Hydra- tor ” Centrifuge for Crystal Slurries, 93*; “ Micromerograph ” for Analysis of Size Distribution in Fine Powders, 378*
Shaw Savill Passenger Liner S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 290, 350*
Shaw, W. F. B., on Calorimeter Building for Research on Domestic Heating at Fuel Research Station, 470*
Shawki, Dr. G. S. A., on Whirling of a Journal Bearing, 243*. See 227
Shear Centre of Beam Sections, Experimental Determination of, 45*. See LETTER, 133. See Erratum, 133
Shearing Machine. See Machine Tools
Sheepbridge Stokes, Ltd., Mahle Process for Surface Hardening of Light Alloys by Chromium Plating, 444*
Sheets, Metal, Bitumen-Protected-, for Roofing, Fite Risk Tests on, 379
Specifications and Tolerances of, 322
Worker, Career as (Book), 366
Working Machines (Trade Publication), 138
— Paper, Rubber and Plastics, Thickness
Variations in, Measurement of, “ Atomat” Instrument for (Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd.), 190*
— Plastics, Moulding of, Vacuum-Forming
Machine for (Latymer Engineering Co.), 774*
— and Plates, Large, Stretch-Flattening
Machine for (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 282*
— Reinforced, Glass-Fibre (Trade Publica
tion), 76
— Steel, Iron and Steel Industry’s Position in
Estimating Demand for, 36. See 44*
Output of, 163
— and Strip Metal Users’ Technical Associa
tion, Winter Conference, Survey of Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322.
Sheffield Smelting Co., Ltd., “ Thesscal ” Process for Hard Soldering of Aluminium, 671*
Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., Launch of Oil Tanker, “ B.P. Haulier,” 578*; Motor Tanker for Transport of Liquefied Petroleum Gas under Pressure, 6uz*
Shell Moulding Process, Report on, by J. L. Rice (Book), 621
and Shell Mould Castings, by T. C. Du Mond (Book), 428
Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd., Singapore Wharves, Prestressed Fender Structures for, 21; Patronage of Arts by, 97. See LETTER, 261; Cinema Films on Work in Tropical Countries, 295; Twin-Jib Breakdown Vehicle for Oilfield Operation, 539*; Cinema Film “ Oilmen ” on People in Oil Industry, 755; Hydro-desulphurisation Plant at Stanlow Oil Refinery, 755
Shell de Venezuela, Console Control Desk and Four-Channel Mixer for Television Recording (Electric and Musical Industries Ltd.), 672*
— Roof Construction, Concrete (Book), 9 Cylindrical, Design of, by J. E. Gibson
and D. W. Cooper (Book), 137
Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd., Annual Report, 615
Shelter, Omnibus, Cantilevered, with Steel Frame and Aluminium Roof (H. Hope and Sons, Ltd.), 219*
Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd., Fork-Lift Truck, Diesel-Driven, with Crane Attachment, 415*
Shennan, W. M., New Factory of J. Ambler, Ltd., at Peterlee, 252
Shepperton Factory of Winston Electronics, Ltd., 89
“ Sherpa-II ” Hydraulic Lift Truck (Trade Publication), 527
Shilling, Dr. W. G., on Assessment of Quality of Wrought Products, 497, 529
Ship and Boat Builder Annual Review, 1955 (Book), 589
— Canal. See Canal
— Cargo, Factors in Selection of Machinery
for, 149*
— Cathodic Protection of, against Sea Water,
689. See LETTER, 781
— Design of, Amendment of Lloyd’s Rules
Concerning, 328. See 325
— Diesel-Engined. See Motorships; Marine
Propulsion
— Gas-Turbine Engines for, Comparison of
Total Weight and Bulk of, 345*
— Hull of “ Deborine ” Glass Fibre (Halmatic,
Ltd.), 672*
— Hydrodynamics Laboratory, New, for
National Physical Laboratory, 292*
— Launches and Trial Trips, 24, 44 , 79, 110,
142, 184, 253, 285, 308, 332, 380, 417, 473, 508, 538, 563, 630, 667, 705, 734, 771, 800
— Launching. See Launching
— Liners of the Past, Present and Future on
Service East of Suez, 659
— Manoeuvring Characteristics, Radio Con
trol System for Studying, Research on, at National Physical Laboratory, 732*
— Model Hydrodynamics Laboratory, 292*
— Motor. See Motorships; Marine Propulsion
— Propellers. See Propellers
— Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion; Engines; Turbines; Propellers
— Rules, Lloyd’s Register, A Hundred Years of, 560
— Small, Built by Rowhedge Ironworks Co., Ltd. (Trade Publication), 76
Radar Set for (Decca Radar, Ltd.), 280*
— Stabilisation of, Experiences with, 118*
— Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 130, 518
— Use of Steel for, Cinema Film on, 61
— Welded, Amendment of Lloyd’s Rules Concerning, 328. See 325
— See also Marine; Motorships; Shipping; Steamers; Warships
Shipbuilders and Engineers, North-East Coast Institution of. See North-East Coast in Scotland' Institution of. See Engineers
Shipbuilding, Aluminium Diesel-Driven Cargo Lighter, 53
— Canadian Ferry “ Bluenose ” (Davie Shipbuilding Co.), 603
— Centenary of Lloyd’s Register Ship Rules, 560
— Deck Machinery for Peruvian Oil Tanker
“Sechura” (Clarke, Chapman and Co., Ltd., and American Engineering Co.), 285
— and Engineering Unions, Confederation of,
Wage Claims by Engineering Employees, 31, 127, 223, 255, 355. See 547; Wage Claims by Engineering Clerical Staffs, 287; Formation of British Railways Productivity Council, 387, 678; Nationalisation of Engineering Industry, 419
— Industry, Competition from Abroad, 714 Delays in Ship Construction, 547 Position and Prospects of, 66, 130, 290,
299*. See Erratum, 442
in Scotland, 163. See 3
— Light Alloys in, Scholarship for Research on,313
— Naval. See Warships
— and Naval Architecture, Review of Year in, 655
— Pinnace, General-Service, Twin-Screw, 63-ft. for Air Ministry (Groves and Guttridge, Ltd.), 744*
— Research Association, British, Resistance
Experiments on “ Lucy Ashton,” 495; Oil-Mist Detector for Diesel Engine Crankcases, 768*
— Returns, Lloyd’s Register, 130, 518
— in Scotland, 3. See 163
— Ships under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 130, 518
— S S. “ Southern Cross,” 290, 350*
— Steel in, Cinema Film on, 61
— Trades, Fewer Apprentices in, 31
— Trawlers, Replacement of Old, 746
— See also Steamers; Naval; Warships Shipley, E. A., on Deterioration of Motor Cars During Shipment Overseas, 269
Shipping, British Seamen’s Strike in United States, 323
— Industry, Competition from Abroad, 714
- - Merseyside Tugmen’s Strike, 611, 647,
Shipping Industry, Wages in, 579
Shire valley Project, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Report on, 358
Shockley, Dr. W., on Transistor Physics, 628 Shop Management. See Works Management
— Steward, Dispute over, 95
Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd., Redundancy Among Employees, of, 515
— Circuit Testing Authorities, Association of,
Rules for Unit Testing of Circuit-Breakers (Book), 9
Shovel, 1-cub. yd., for Excavators and Cranes (Trade Publication), 169
Show. See Exhibition
“Shuntarc” Circuit-Breakers, 600-amp., for Skelton Grange Power Station (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 512*
Shutterwork, Steel (Trade Publication), 621 Shuttle Car for Tunnelling in Allt-na-Lairige Tunnel, Scotland, 702*
Siebe, Gorman &. Co., Ltd., Deep-Sea Diving Equipment, 461
Siemens-Martin Furnaces. See Furnaces
Sigmund Pumps, Ltd., Test Plant for Pumps at. Team Valley Works of, 742
Signals Research and Development Establishment, Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 571
Signalling, Railway, Colour-Light, Introduction on Southern and Western Region of British Railways, 676*
Modernisation of, in Plan for British Railways, 102, 584. See 34, 98, 194, 581, 586
Remote-Control, Introduction on Circle Line at Aldersgate, of London Transport Executive, 6T1*
— Works, Electrical Apparatus for (Trade Publication), 76
Sikorsky, Dr. 1.1., Award of Watt International Medal to, 121; on Transport Helicopter, 552
Silage and Peat, Motor-Driven Cutter for (Atkinson's Agricultural Appliances, Ltd.), 30*
Silencer for Fans (Woods of Colchester, Ltd.), 53*
— for Westland S. 55 Whirlwind Helicopter, 217*
“ Silentvent ” Electric Motor, 2,000-h.p., for High-Speed Drives (Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto, Ltd.), 302
Silica, Ground, and Foundry Bonding Material (Trade Publication), 657
Silicones as Engineering Materials, by Dr. L. P. Smith, 789*
— Insulating Tape (Trade Publication), 657 Tape for High Temperatures, 350
— Water Repeller, “ Impervion,” (Solignum, Ltd.), 55
“ Silo-aid ” Mechanical Cutter, 30*
“ Silvaply,” Douglas Fir Plywood, Cinema Film on Manufacture by MacMillan and Bloedel, Ltd., 248
“ Silver 3 Handrils,” Rock Drills, for High- Speed Tunnelling (Holman Brothers, Ltd.), 702
— Plating (Trade Publication), 297
Simon-Carves, Ltd., Design of Gas Condensers (Trade Publication), 9; Electro-Precipitation Apparatus (Trade Publication), 621; Site Explorations, and Soil Mechanics (Trade Publication), 621
Simon-Carves—General Electric Group of Companies for Building Nuclear-Power Stations, 716. See Erratum, 784
Simon Engineering Group Hydraulic Platform, 637*
Simon Handling Engineers, Ltd., Mobile Grain-Handling Machinery (Trade Publication), 335
Simons, J. S., on an Examination of High- Voltage Direct-Current Testing Applied to Large Stator Windings, 369, 390
Sims, Dr. L. G. A., on Thermal Storage Heating Units, 131. See LETTER, 200
Sind Barrage, Lower, Pakistan, Prestressed- Concrete Bridge at Kotri, 190
Sine-Wave Alternators for Testing and Calibration (Trade Publication), 201
Singapore Wharves, Prestressed Fender Structures for, Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd., 21
Sintered Metal Powder Components, Specifications, 589
“ SIP A 300” All-Metal Jet Training Aircraft (Societe Industrielle pour l’Aeronautique), 772*
Sisson, G. M., on Production of 98-in. Mirror for the Isaac Newton Telescope, 418*
Site Exploration and Soil Mechanics (Trade Publication), 621
Size Distribution in Fine Powders, Analysis of, “ Micromerograph ” for (Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd.), 378*
Skelton Grange, 360-MW Power Station at, 510*. See 524; “B” Power Station, 360-MW, Proposed, 524. See 510
“ Skid Master ” Lorry Loader (Trade Publication), 267
Slaghek, L., on Experiences with Diesel Engines for Rail Traction, 720
Slip Gauge Maintenance Service (Trade Publication), 40
Slotted-Angle System for Structural Steelwork (Handy Angle Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 55*
— Crystal, “ Super-D-Hydrator ” Centrifuge for (Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd.), 93*
Small Electric Motors, Ltd., Range of Electric Motors up to 10-h.p., 381
Smart, P. M. T., on Production of Fire- Fighting Sprays by Impinging Jets, 343*
Smart, R. C., on Reorganisation of Coal Board, 488. See 226, 423
Smelting Furnaces. See Furnaces
Smith, M. G. R., on Large Girder Fabrication in United Kingdom, 751. See 702
Smoke Abatement Conference, National, Scarborough, Report, 1954 (Book), 334
and Fuel Saving, 232
— — Use of Eliminator Fire Door, 93
Smith, G. F., Episcope for Visual or Photographic Work in Workshop, 413*
Smith, Capt. E. C., the Late, 329, 362*
Smith, E. M., on Pseudo-Binary Phase Sections between Laves Phases in Ternary Alloys of Uranium, 562
Smith, G. G., on Effect of Internal Oxidation on Fatigue Properties of Copper Alloys, 471
Smith, Dr. L. P., on Silicones as Engineering Materials, 789*
Smith, Dr. S. L., on B.S.R.A. Resistance Experiments on “ Lucy Ashton,'” 495
Smiths’ Aircraft Instruments; Ltd., K.L.G. Sparking Plug, 85; High-Energy Torch Igniter for Gas-Turbine Engines, 189*; Cable Connectors with Vibration-Proof Locks, 580*
Smiths’ Industrial Instruments, Ltd., Flexible High-Pressure Synthetic-Rubber Tubing for Solvents Handling, 380*
“ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, Development of (Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.), 79*, 317*
Sociedad Productora de Fuerzas Motrice S.A., Spain, Artias Power Station, 36-MVA Alternator for, 280*
Societe Anonyme Beige de Constructions Aeronautiques, Air Compressor Plant for Haren Factory, 665
Societies, Technical and Scientific. See Institutions
— Trade. See Labour
Softener, Water. See Water Softener
Soil Compaction and Performance of Compaction Plant, by W. A. Lewis (Book), 366
— Granular, “ Vibroflot ” Machine for Com
pacting (Vibrofounds, Ltd.), 648*
— Mechanics and Site Exploration (Trade
Publication), 621
— Thermal Resistivities of Cable Ratings, Measurement of, 490
Solar Aircraft Co., 14-kW “ Mars ” Auxiliary Generator Set for Aircraft, 84; “ Mars ” Gas Turbine to be Built in United Kingdom by Sugg Solar, Ltd., 359, 385* “ Solar Mars ” Gas Turbine, Use for Driving Pumps or Generators (Sugg Solar, Ltd.), 573
Solbett, J. M., on Post-Graduate Training Schemes, 360
Soldering, Hard, of Aluminium, “ Thesscal ” Process for (Sheffield Smelting Co., Ltd.), 671*
— Iron, Lightweight, “ Superspeed ” (Trade Publication), 201
— Tool for Aluminium (Belark Tool and Stamping Co., Ltd.), 639*
Solderless Wiring Connection (Trade Publication), 138
Solid-Fuel Appliances, Domestic, Recommended, List No. 10 (Book), 558
Solignum, Ltd., “ Impervion ” Silicone Water Repeller, 55
Solt, R., on Charging Delays due to Furnace Bunching, 661
Solus-Schall, Ltd., Thickness-Measuring Gauge (Trade Publication), 41; 300-kV X-Ray Unit (Trade Publication), 754
Solvents Handling, Flexible High-Pressure Synthetic-Rubber Tubing for (PetroFlex, Ltd., and Smiths* Industrial Instruments, Ltd.), 380*
Somaliland Protectorate, Energy Survey in, by E. W. Golding and A. H. Stodhart (Book), 493
Sonics: Sound and Ultrasound in Engineering and Science, by T. F. Hueter and R. H. Bolt (Review), 753
Soot Blowers and Baffles for Reducing Flue- Dust Deposit in Boilers, 278*
Sorensen, Prof. E., on High-Pressure-Charged Engines for Railroad Operation, 720
Sound and Ultrasound in Engineering and Science, by T. F. Hueter and R. H. Bolt (Review), 753
South African Gold Mines, Development of, 264
— Kensington, Science Museum, New Exhibits at, 134*; Catalogue of Exhibits on Heat and Cold, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 298; Handbook of Collection Illustrating Temperature Measurement, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 721; Presentation of “ Antoinette ” Monoplane to, 688
— Morden, Milk Pasteurising and Bottling
Plant of Express Dairy Go., at, 608*
— Wales, Avon Colliery, Electric Winding Gear for, 186*
Electricity Board, Conference on Electronics in industry and Commerce, 168
South Wales Switchgear Ltd., Switch Fusegear (Trade Puolicauon), 589
Southampton University, Investigation on Shear Centre of Beam Sections, 45*. See LETTER, 133. See Erratum, 133
“ Southern Cross,” S.S., 20,000-ton Passenger Liner, 290, 350*
“ Soxhlet ” Determinations (Trade Publication® 754
Space, Frontier to, by E. Burgess (Book), 428
— Heaters, Industrial, Oil-Fired, “ Dravo
Counterflo,” (Coventry Radiator and Press Work Co., Ltd.), 89*
— Heating, Electric, 556
Spain, Algeciras, Radio Telephone Link with Geuta, North Africa, 463
— Artias Power Station, 36-MVA Alter
nator for (Britisn Tnomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 280*
Spanners, Chain, “ Gripital ” (Trade Publication), 527
— Square-Nut, Specification, 367 Specialisation, Dangers of, 455 Specifications, Standard. See Standards; Standardisation
— and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
— United States, Dry Cells and Batteries (Book), 754
Spectacles, Safety, “ Duraplas ” (The Hadley Co., Ltd.), 222
“ Spectre ” Rocket Motor (de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd.), 645
Spectrochemical Analysis, Equipment for (Trade Publication), 169
Spsctrograoh, IIse in Facilitating Maintenance of Deisel Locomotives, '749
Speech Recorder, Magnetic, Pocket-Sized, “ Minifon ” (E.M.I. Sales and Service, Ltd.), 190
Speed-Changing Gears. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Control, Electric Winding Gear with, for Avon Colliery, 186*
— Governor Equipment for 2,500-kW Gas-Turbo-Alternator Unit, 728*
— Indicators and Revolution Counters (Trade Publication), 721
Testing of Tachometer, 209*
— Measurement of, 271
“ Speed-O-Gill ” Wool-Spinning Machine (Prince-Smith and Stells), 252
— Reducers (Trade Publication), 138
— Reduction Gears. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Trials. See Trials
Spencer (Melksham), Ltd., Belt Conveyors for Coal-Handling Plant, East Yelland Power Station, 534*
Spencer, White and Prentis, Hydraulic Jacks for Removal of 1,300-ton Submarine “Sea Wolf” into Test Sphere, 477*
Sperry Gyroscope Co., Ltd.., Navigational Equipment fof S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 354; Synchros (Trade Publication), 657
Spider’s Web, Construction of, Exhibits at Royal Society Exhibition, 684
Spillway for Skelton Grange Power Station (Marples, Ridgway and Partners), 511*
Spinning Machine, Wool (Holdsworth, Warner and Swasey), 252
Wool (Platt Brothers), 252 Wool (Seco-Lowell), 252 Wool, “ Speed-O-Gill ” (Prince-Smith and Stells), 252
Spiral Tube and Components Co., Ltd., Face and Hand Dryer (Trade Publication), 754 Spooner Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd.,
Coupling for Cooling Hot-Air Fans, 545* Sports Ground, Model of, at Factory Equipment Exhibition, 414
“ Sportsfield Floodlight ” (Crompton Parkinson; Ltd.), 438
Sprays, Fire-Fighting, Production by Impinging Jets, 343*
— Gun, Extension Tube for (B.E.N. Patents, Ltd.), 638
for Reactive Liquids in Mixed Condition (A. Bullows and Sons, Ltd.), 605*
— Painter, Portable (Trade Publication), 76 Spraying, Metal, “ Schori ” Process for, 702. See LETTER, 751
Springs, Air, for American Motor Vehicles, 438*
Spur Gearing. See Gears; Gearing
St. Andrews Steam Fishing Co., Ltd., Motor Trawler, “ Princess Anne,” 29*
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, 15-MeV Linear Accelerator for Radiotherapy and ReSearch at, 646*
St. Lawrence Seaway Project, 559
Stabilisers for S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Brown Brothers and Co., Ltd.), 290, 354
— and Voltage Reference Tubes (Trade Publication), 493
Stabilisation of Ships, Experience with, 118* “ Stacatruc ” Fork-Lift Truck, Hydraulic
Clamping Device for Holding Loose Packages on (I.T.D., Ltd.), 709*
— Hand-Propelled Pallet Truck, 736*
“ Staffa-Bruneri ” Lorry-Mounted Hydraulic Excavator (Chamberlain Industries, Ltd.), 638*
Stahl bau-Verbandes, Deutschen, Veroffent- lichungen des, Various Publications (Books), 526
Stampings, Cored, Production on Hot-Brass Press, 417*
— Hammers and Presses. See Machine Tools Standards Association, American, Fifth
National Conference on Standards, Proceedings (Book), 233
— Institution, British Relations with Engineering Equipment Users’ Association, 259 British, Specifications, Glossary of Terms and Notations for Toothed Gearing, 77; Polythene-Insulated Cables, 77; Stiffnuts for Aircraft, 77; Radio Equipment for Aircraft, 77; Lighting Transformer Units, 138; Wood Wool, 138; Steel Pipe Fittings, 138; Rotary Form- Relieved Gear Cutters, 138; Low-Alloy Steel (for Aircraft), 201; Screw-drivers, 201; Hard-Drawn Copper Conductors, 201; Recommendations for Use of Bitumen Emulsion for Roads, 201; Steel Roller Conveyors, 233; Govered Electrodes for Metal-Arc Welding, 233; Square-Nut Spanners, 367; Forged Steel Pipe Fittings, 367; Wrought Steels, 367; Protection of Iron and Steel Against Atmospheric Corrosion, 500; Protection of Iron and Steel by Aluminium Against Corrosion at Temperatures between 1120 and 950 deg. C., 500; Glossary of Acoustical Terms, 589; Sintered Metal Powder Components^ 589; Graphical Symbols fof Aircraft Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, 589
Standard Motor Go., Ltd., Strike at Works of, 31
— Plastic Yield Test, British, by A. M.
Thomas (Book), 493
— for a Strong America (Book), 233
Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., Historical Collection of Thermionic Valves, 25; Telegraph Relay (Trade Publication); 297; Ultra-High-Frequency Radio Telephone Link between Algeciras, Spain, and Ceuta, North Africa, 463; Control Panel for Gooling Water System at Skelton Grange Power Station, 511*; Quartz Crystal Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568; Rectifier Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569: Capacitor
Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570 Standards, United States Bureau of. See bailed States
Standardisation of Engineering Equipment, Engineering Equipment Users’ Association, 259
— Simplification, Specialisation in Containers,
Cost Savings through (Book), 428
Specialisation in Materials Handling Equipment, Cost Savings through (Book), 428
Stanlow Oil Refinery, Hydro-desulphurisation
Plant at (Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd.), 755 Stanzereitechnik, Vol. I, Schneidende Werk- zeuge, by H. L. Hilbert (Book), 558 Stars, Brightness of, by Sir H. S. Jones, 403 State Railways. See Railways Statically-lndeterminate Structures, Calculation of, by F. Stussi (Book), 558 Statics, Fundamentals of, by F. Stussi (Book), 558
— of Loaded Structures and their Components,
by E. Chwalla (Book), 493
— Problems Awaiting Solution, by Prof. E.
Chwalla (Book), 526
Stations, Power. See Potver Stations Statische unbestimmte Systeme, by F. Stussi
(Book). 558
Statistical Institute, International, Journal of Abstracts on Statistical Methods in Industry, 87
— Methods in Industry, International Journal
of Abstracts of, 87
Statistics, Abstract of, City of Birmingham (Book), 266
— Trade. See Trade
Stators, “ Echo ” Armature Tester fof Testing
478*
— Windings, Direct-Current Testing of, 369,
390
Steam; Air and Gas Power, by W. H. Sevems,
H. E. Degler and J. C. Miles (Book), 334
— Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Engines. See Engines
— Generation, High-Temperature, Investiga
tion on Corrosion and Metallurgical Stability in, 703
— Pipes, Cracking of, Investigation on, 144 High Temperature, Thickness of, 205*
— Raising Plant at Skelton Grange Power
Station (International Combustion, Ltd.), 510
— Station for Churk Cement Factory, India
(Brush Export, Ltd.), 638*
— Superheater. See Superheater
— Trap at Tovil Mill of A. E. Reed and Co.,
Explosion of (Book), 621
— Turbines. See Turbines
Steamer, Cargo, Selection of Machinery for, 149*
— “ Chusan,” Denny-Brown Stabilisers of,
118*
— Geared Turbines for. See Marine Propul
sion
— Launching of. See Launching
— Liners of the Past, Present and Future on
Service East of Suez, 659
— Propulsion, of. See Marine Propulsion;
Engines; Turbines;; Propellers
— “ Southern Cross,” 20,000-ton Passenger
Liner. 290 350*
— Stability of. See Ships
— See also Engines; Marine Propulsion;
Shipbuilding; Shipping; Ships; Turbines; Warships
Steamships. See Ships; Steamers; Warships Steel Board, First Report of, 683
— Carbon, Application of “ Argonaut ”
Welding Process to, 211
Causes of Variable Creep Strength in, 691
— Castings (Trade Publication), 297
— Clad, Production and Properties of (Trade
Publication), 297
Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Fuel Economy by Integration in, 106
— Continuous Casting of, 748
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Creep-Relaxation Tests, Short-Time, on,
Effect of Methods of Loading on, 565*
Relaxation Testing of at Constant
Strain and Decreasing Load, 564*
— Decking, Prefabricated, for Bailey Bridges
(T. Storey (Engineers), Ltd.),' 640*
— Erectors, Wage Demands by, 95, 127, 223,
323
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests
(Materials)
— Floor Grating with Serrated Bearing Bars
(Blaw-Knox«Co.), 189*
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Framed Buildings (Trade Publication), 106
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Grinding of, by E. N. Simons (Review), 492
— Heat Treatment of. See Heat Treatment
under Metallurgy
— Industry, Decline and Recovery of, 1910 to
1933, 590
— and Iron, Consumption and Prices, 42*.
See 36
Industry, Report on Development of, 258, 262
Protection by Sprayed Aluminium or Zinc, British Standard on, by Dr. F. A. Champion, 500
Works, Fuel Economy in, Effect of
Integration on, 106
— Killed, Ingot-Mould Hot-Top for, 276*
— Low-Alloy, Specification, 201
— Manufacture. See Metallurgy
— Microstructure of. See Microphotographs
— Mild, Economical Method of Investigation of Cumulative Damage in Fatigue of, 724*
— Molybdenum and Chromium-Molybdenum
for Steam Pipes, Investigation on, 144 Creep and Rupture Data on, 691
— Notch-Tough, for Welded Ships, Research
on, 328. See 325
— and Pig Iron, Sturzelberg Process for Production from Low-Grade Ore and Coke (Demag A.G.), 738*
— Pipe, Fittings for, Specification, 138
— Plants for India 98
Steel Production, Capacity of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., 326
in Europe, Statistics, 746
Plans for India, 2
— Rolled, and Reinforced-Concrete Struc
tures, Researches in (Book), 526
— Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
— Sheet, Iron and Steel Industry’s Position
in Estimating Demand for, 36. See 44 Output of, 163
— in Shipbuilding, Cinema Film on, 61
— Shutterwork (Trade Publication), 621
— Skeleton, Vol. I: Elastic Behaviour and
Design, by J. F. Baker (Review), 265
— Stainless (Trade Publication), 589
— Stress Distribution in. See Stress; Tests
(Materials')
— Structural, Simplified Design of, by H.
Parker (Book), 526
— Structures (Trade Publication), 621
Corrosion in, Protection Against (Book), 526
Symposium on, Munich Conference (Book), 526
— Supplies, for Drop Forgers, Shortage of, 359
— Technology and Market Development,
Advances in, 1954 (Book), 721
and Market Development, Recent Advances in, United Nations Report on, 550
— Tests of. See Tests (Materials)
— for Transformers, Grading of, 271
— Tube Production, 67
— Works. See Works
— Wrought, Specification, 367
Steelmaking, Cinema Film on (British Iron and Steel Federation), 357. See LETTER, 425 “ Steelpact ” Workshop Furniture (Trade Publication), 559
Steelwork for Buildings, Prefabrication of, by Cold-Roll Forming of Steel Strip (Metal Sections, Ltd.), 680*
— Structural, Slotted-Angle System for (Handy
Angle Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 55*
Steering Gear for S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Brown Brothers and Co., Ltd.), 354
“Stellite” Tipping of Band-Saw Teeth, Method for (Deloro Stellite, Ltd., and M. L. Meyer, Ltd.), 443*. See LETTER, 520
Stereoscopic Viewer (Trade Publication), 41 Sterling Engineering Co,, Ltd., “Sterling” Sub-Machine Gun, 249*
Stethoscope, Industrial, “ Airsonic ” (Trade Publication), 367
Stevedores and Dockers, National Amalgamated Inter-Union Dock Dispute, 647, 678 711
Stewart, C., Ltd., Ground Silica and Foundry Bonding Material (Trade Publication), 657
Stewart, Maj. O., on New Ways of Flying, 631* Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., Steel Tube Production, 67
Stiffnuts for Aircraft, Specification, 77
“ Stillite ” Mineral Wool (Trade Publication), 267
Stillite Products, Ltd., Furnace and Stove Insulation (Trade Publication), 267
“ Sting,” Strain-Gauge, for 10,000-h.p. Continuous Supersonic Wind Tunnel 798*
Stobbs, R. W., on Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
Stock-Control System (Trade Publication). 106
— for Distribution, Control of (Book), 298 Stoke-on-Trent, Etruria Gasworks, New
Carbonisation Plant for, 576*
Stokers, Mechanical, Small, Testing of, 770 Stop Valves. See Valves
Storage Battery. See Accumulator under Electric; Motor Trucks
— Problem of Hydro-Electric Schemes, 60
— System, “ Auto-Mobile ” (Compactus-
Ingold), 415*
— Unit, Tiered (Beanstalk Shelving Ltd.), 604* Store, Underground, Bomb-Proof, for Records,
383*
Storey, T. (Engineers), Ltd., Bailey Bridging (Trade Publication), 106; Prefabricated Steel Decking for Bailey Bridges, 640*
Stothert and Pitt, Ltd.. “ Easiload ” Lightweight Trailer for Contractors’ Plant, 641* Stove and Furnace Insulation (Trade Publication), 267
Strachan and Henshaw, Ltd., Coal-Handling Plant for East Yelland Power Station, 534* Straightening Machine. See Machine Tools Strain. See Stress
Strainer Cores, Refractory, for Foundry Use (Trade Publication), 297
Strainers, “ Firtop Y Pattern ” (Trade Publication), 76
— for Sea Water at Fawley Refinery (Royles,
Ltd.), 704*
Strapping, Automatic, of Packing Cases, 506* Streatfield, E. L., on Prevention of Scale and Corrosion in Water-Cooling Systems of Internal-Combustion Engines, 301
Streets. See Roads
Strength of Materials. See Stress and Tests (Materials)
Stress, Alternating and Combined. See Tests (Materials)
— Concentration, Effect on Crack Propaga
tion, 304
Factors in Fatigue Loading, 146*
— in Cracked and Notched Plates, by M.
Rothman and D. S. Ross, 175*
— Diffusion in Chordwise Cut-Outs in Wings
of Aircraft, by Lt. LaV. W. Brown (Book), 298
— and Displacements in Structures, Conference
on, Programme, 521
— in High-Temperature Steam Pipes, 205*
— in Prestressed-Concrete Conveyor Gantries,
58
— Relieving, Armoured Heating Cables for
(Electrothermal Engineering, Ltd.), 705*
of 400-ton Reactor Casing by Internal Heating (Whessoe, Ltd.), 444
— Repetitions. See Fatigue under Tests
(Materials)
— Vibration, Torsional, in Marine Propellers,
Calculation of, 594*
Strikes. See Labour
Stroboscope for Testing Tachometers, 209*
Structural Analysis, Energy Theorems of, by Dr. E. H. Brown, 305*, 339*, 400*
Solution of Indeterminate Structures, by W. F. Cassie (Book), 266
— Design of Aeroplanes. See Aircraft under
Aeronautics
— Engineering, Application of Light Alloys
iff, by J. McH. Young (Book), 589
— Fatigue of Aircraft, 376*
— Steelwork. See Steelwork
Structures, Compound, Theory and Practice of, by K. Sattler (Book), 526
— Integral, Manufacture of, 145. See 68, 104
— Loaded, and their Components, Statics of,
by E. Chwalla (Book), 493
— Prestressed-Concrete, Long, in United
States and Asia, 190
— Reinforced-Concrete. See Concrete, Re
inforced
— Steel (Trade Publication), 621
Corrosion in, Protection against (Book), 526
Munich Conference, Symposium (Book),
526
Simplified Design of, by H. Parker (Book), 526
— Stresses and Displacements in, Conference
Off, Programme, 521
— Theory of, by H. W. Coultas (Book), 366 of Plasticity Applied to, 70
— Use Of Plastics for, 84
Stuart, A. A., and Sons (Glasgow), Ltd., Glen
Finglas Water-Supply Scheme, 232
Stubbington, C. A., on Influence of Substructure on Slip Observed in Pure Aluminium and Some Aluminium Alloys when Subjected to Fatigue Stresses, 471
Students, International Association for Exchange of, for Technical Experience, Work of, by J. Newby, 361
Studio Engineering for Sound Broadcasting (Book), 233
Sturley, Dr. K. R., on Thermal Storage
Heating Units, 131. See LETTER, 200 Sturtevant Engineering Co., Ltd., Positive
Rotary Blowers (Trade Publication), 396;
“ Uniclone ” Dust Collector (Trade Publication), 493; Industrial Vacuum Cleaning (Trade Publication), 657; Electrostatic Separation (Trade Publication), 754
Sturzelberg Process for Production of Pig Iron and Steel from Low-Grade Ore and Coke (Demag A.G.), 738*
Stuttard, D. E., “ Little ” Oil-Burning Space
Heaters (Trade Publication), 233 Submarine Boats. See Warships Sud-Est, Societe Nationale de Constructions
Aeronautique du, “ Caravelle ” Twin-Jet, Medium-Range Air-Liner, 801*: “ Alou- ette II ” Turbine-Powered Helicopter, 802* “ Djinn ” Two-Seat Turbine-Powered Helicopter 803*
Sugdens, Ltd., Superheaters for Steam-Driven Plant at Fleam Dyke Pumping Station, 644*. Side 613
Sugg Solar, Ltd., to Build American “ Mars ” Gas Turbine in United Kingdom, 359, 385*; Use of “ Mars ” Gas Turbine for Driving Pumps or Generators, 573
Sulphur Fumes, Polyvinyl Chloride Plant for Removal of (Turner and Brown, Ltd.), 671
— Removal Plant at Stanlow Oil Refinery (Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd.), 755
Sulphuric Acid, Contact Process for (Trade Publication), 335
Sulzer Brothers (London), Ltd., Engines for Diesel-Electric Locomotives (Trade Publication), 559
Summers, J., and Sons, Ltd., Grinding Machine Accident, 616
Summers-Smith, Dr. D., on Constitution of Uranium-Zirconium Alloys, 563
Sumner, J. A., on Domestic Heating by Heat Pump, 439*, 454. See LETTER, 717
Sundstrand Drive, Constant-Speed, for Aircraft (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 215*
Sunvic Controls, Ltd., Valve Positioner for Overcoming Friction of Diaphragm- Motor Control Valve, 796*
“ Super-D-Hydrator ” Centrifuge for Crystal Slurries (Sharpies Centrifuges, Ltd.), 93
“ Super Sprite ” Rocket Motor, de Havilland,
Approval for Service by Ministry of Supply, 187
Superheaters for Steam-Driven Plant at Fleam Dyke Pumping Station (Sugdens, Ltd.), 644*. See 613
Supersonic Flow, Linearised, Wave-Drag in, by G. N. Ward (Book);, 589
“ Superspeed ” Lightweight Soldering Iron (Trade Publication), 201
Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of, Exhibition, Earls Court, 290, 302*, 381*; Annual Dinner, 459
Supply, Ministry of, Investigation on Stress Concentration Factors, 146*
Suppressors, Radio Interference, Regulations for Use of, 319
Surface Coating Synthetic Resin Manufacturers’ Association, Surface Coating Resin Index (Book), 396
— Control, Aircraft, Massbalancing of, by H.
Templeton (Book), 41
— Grinding Machine. See Grinding under Machine Tools
— Hardening of Metallic Components, Flame-Hardening Machine for, 544*
— Roughness Scales (Trade Publication), 527 Surfard, Ltd., Flame-Hardening Machine
Using Oxygen/Town Gas, Peddinghaus, 544*
Survey, Government Economic, 1955, 421
— of Results of Examination Of Brickwork of Blown-Out Blast Furnaces, by H. M, Richardson and G. R. Rigby (Book), 396 Surveying and Field Astronomy, Solution of Problems in, by H. W. Stephenson (Book), 428
— Solutions to London University Examination Questions, by D. H. McPherson and P. N. Ray (Book), 334
— Treatise on, Vols. I and II (Book), 754
Sutton, B. A., on Formation of Hydraulic Jump in a Long Uniform Channel, 532*
Svenska A.B. Gasaccumulator, Plastics-Disc
Speech Recorder with Indexing of Start and Finish, “Agavox,” 755
Swansea Docks Improvements, 117
— University College of, Design Studies on Industrial Plant for Chemical Engineering Students, 551
Swarf, Metallic, “ Chipbreaker ” Drill for Breaking (Firth Brown Tools, Ltd.), 412*
Sweden, High-Voltage Power Transmission in, 304
— Nuclear Reactor in, 462*
Swiss Electric Locomotives, Design of, 78
— Industries Fair, 519
— See also Switzerland
Switchgear (Johnson and Phillips, Ltd.), 302
— Air-Break (Trade Publication), 297, 657 Break, for Roosecote Power Station (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 707
— Bulk-Oil Type, for Roosecote Power Station (Ferguson Pailin, Ltd.), 707*
— for Churk Cement Factory, India (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 638*
— Circuit Breakers, Air Blast, Single-Break Experimental Unit, by F. O. Mason (Book),' 266
— Circuit-Breakers, Large Breaking-Capacity, Proving Performance of, 432
— Breaker, Miniature, Development of, 143
— Breaker, Outdoor, Single-Tank, 33-kV (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 639*
— Breaker with Plug-in Contactor Unit (Allen West and Co., Ltd.), 381
Breakers, Rules for Unit Testing of (Book), 9
—— Breakers, 600-amp. “ Shuntarc,” for
Skelton Grange Power Station (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 512*
— Breaker, 3,500-MVA, 132-kV, Tests of (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 29
— — Breakers, Three-Pole, Case Study on (Book), 266
— for East Yelland Power Station (Ferguson Pailin, Ltd., and British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 535*
— Flameproof (Trade Publication), 106
— Fuse Switches, High-Rupturing-Capacity,
“ Aeroflex ” Range (Parmiter, Hope and Sugden, Ltd.), 381
Switches for 660-volt Supplies (Astral Switchgear, Ltd.), 381
— Limit Switches with Alternative Operating
Heads (J. A. Crabtree and Co., Ltd.), 381
— Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Scheme, 52*
— Oil-Break (Trade Publication), 396
— Relay (Trade Publication), 41
— for Skelton Grange Power Station (English
Electric Co., Ltd.), 512
— Socket Outlets, 13-ampere, 3-pin (J. A.
Crabtree and Co., Ltd.), 648
— for S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Whipp and
Bourne, Ltd.), 354
— Stator Reverser, Air-Break, 11-kV, for
Colliery Winders (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 732
— Switches, Earthing (Trade Publication), 335 Fusegear (Trade Publication), 589
Lighting (Trade Publication), 559
Limit (Trade Publication), 559
— Oil-Break (Trade Publication), 138
— with Safety Locks (Crater Products, Ltd.), 216
— Solenoid Air-, with Filament Boost, for Hob- and Gear-Measuring Machine, 273*
— Wavelength-Changing, with Piano-Type Keys (A. B. Metal Products, Ltd.), 571*
— Tap-Changers, “ On-Load,” 250- and 400-amp. (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 381
Switzerland, Overseas Economic Survey of, 259
— Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13*, 50*
— See also Swiss
Sykes Boxall and Co., Ltd., versus Purefoy Engineering Co., Ltd., 587
“ Synchrophasing ” System for Reduction of Propeller Noise in Aircraft, 479
Synchros (Trade Publication), 657
— for Data Transmission, by F. G. Helps,792*

TABLES and Conversion Factors, by O. T. Zimmerman and I. Lavine (Book), 558
— of Error Function and Its Derivative
(Book), 366
— of Functions and Zeros of Functions (Book),
396
— of Salvo Kill Probabilities for Square
Targets (Book);, 366
Tablets, Pharmaceutical, Counting Machine for (Russell Constructions, Ltd.), 606*
Tachometer. See Speed Indicator
Tampa Bay Bridge, Pre-stressed-Concrete, 190
Tangential Water Wheels. See Pelton Wheels
Tangyes, Ltd., “ Hydralite ” Lightweight Hydraulic Jack, 415*
Tank, Drop, of Plastics, for Service Aircraft (Bristol Aeroplane Co;, Ltd.), 183*
— Liquid Oxygen, for Refuelling Aircraft, 79*
— Locomotives. See Locomotives
— Oil-Storage, Welded, Failure of (Book), 366
— Ships, Motor. See Motorships; Oil Tankers
— Steamers, See Steamers; Oil Tankers
— Storage, Milk, Stainless Steel, for Express Dairy Co. Plant at South Morden (Burnett and Rolfe, Ltd.), 608*
— Surge, for Coal Separation, at Lynemouth Colliery, 599*
Taps, Screwing, Manufacture and Uses of (Trade Publication), 76
Tape, Cotton Strapping, “ Rippatape ” (Trade Publication), 721
— Insulating, Silicone-Rubber-Spread Glass
Cloth, for High Temperatures (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 350
— Insulation, Silicone (Trade Publication), 657
— Recorder, Battery-Operated (Trade Publi
cation), 41
Tarakohe Shipping Co., 1,400-ton Twin-Screw Bulk-Cargo Carrier “ Golden Bay,” 448*
Target Services, Ltd., “ Horameter ” Record; ing Clock for Checking Operating Time of Machines, 765
Target Square, Table of Salvo Kill Probabilities fof (Book), 366
Taxation and Engineering Industry. 195
— and Institution Subscriptions, 778
— of Profits and Income, Royal Commission
on, Final Report of, 746
Taylor, Prof. C. F., on Relation of Cylinder Size to Design and Performance of Diesel- Engine Installations for Railway and Marine Service, 784
Taylor and Challen, Ltd., 200-ton Power Press for Hot Brass Stampings, 542*; 120-ton Single-Action Press for Drawing and Raising, 542; Open-Fronted Inclinable Press, 542
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd., Co-operation with A. Herbert, Ltd., for Sale of Precision Instruments, 380*; Microscope for Examination of Turbine-Blade Edges, 514*
Taylor, W. L., the Late, 688
Taylor Woodrow, Ltd., Annual Report, 583
Taylor Woodrow Construction, Ltd., Central Terminal Area at London Airport, 423, 446*, 474*; 180-MW Power Station at East Yelland, 534*
Tea Brewer and Dispenser, “ Peerless Bruin ” (Peerless and Ericsson, Ltd.), 572*
Teaching. See Education
Team Valley Works of Sigmund Pumps, Ltd., Test Plant for Pumps at, 742
Tecalemit, Ltd., Modern Methods of Lubrication (Trade Publication), 493
Technical Assistance Administration, United Nations, Report on, 257. See 261
— College and Education. See Education
— and Engineering Dictionary, German-
English, by Dr. L. de Vries (Review), 75
— Mathematics, by H. S. Rice and R. M.
Knight (Book), 76
— Reports, British Electrical and Allied
Industries Research Association (Books), 76
Preparation of, by B. H. Weil (Review), 9
— and Scientific Films, Ltd., Cinema Film
“ To Be Precise,” on Machine-Tool Manufacture, 492
Register of Ministry of Labour and National Service, 649
Words, Dictionary of, by W. E. Flood and M. West (Book), 201
— Societies. See Institutions
Technological Irradiation Group, Research and Advice Organisation of United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Formation of, 782
Tees Valley Waler Board, Broken Scar Pumping Stations, 490
Teeih, Gear. See Gear
Telecommunications, International, Review of British Developments, by Sir L. Nicholls, 426
Telefonica Nacional de Espana, Compania, Radio Telephone Link between Algeciras, Spain and Ceuta, North Africa, 463
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co., Ltd., Alloy Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569; Cable Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 570
Telegraphy, Wireless. See Valves, Radio; Valves, Thermionic; Radar; Radio; Television
Telehoist, Ltd., Heavy-Duty Hydraulic Tipping Gear for Use with Heavy Vehicles, 384* “ Telemove ” Information Service at London Airport, 446
Telephone Cables, Loading Coils in Resin for, (Mullard, Ltd.), 120
— Radio, Link, Ultra-High-Frequency,
between Algeciras, Spain and Ceuta, North Africa (Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd.), 463
— Underwater, for Divers, 462
Telephony, Wireless. See Valves, Radio; Valves, Thermionic; Radar; Radio; Television
Telescope, Isaac Newton, Grinding and Testing of 98-in. Mirror for, 418*
Television, Basic, Principles and Servicing, by B. Grob (Book), 175; (Review), 588
— Cables, Downlead, Designed to Reduce
Attenuation (British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd.), 744
— Equipment for Willington “ A ” Power
Station (Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 158*
— Mast, Extending, Mounted on Motor
Vehicle, for Outside Broadcasts (Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd.), 248*
— Plans in Isle of Man, 636
— and Radio Engineers’ Reference Book, by
E. Molloy (Review), 365
— and Radio, Progress of, 35
— Recording Equipment for Compania Shell
de Venezuela (Electric and Musical Industries, Ltd.), 672*
•—Society, Exhibition, 68; Bibliography of Colour Television, Supplement, 1955 (Book), 787
— Station, Prefabricated, at Baghdad Trade
Fair (Pye, Ltd.), 450*
Rosemarkie, North of Scotland, Site for, 524
— Underwater, Developments in, 461
Telford, J. C., the Late, 166
Tema Harbour, Gold Coast, Model Tests by Hydraulic Research Station, 627
Temperature-Control Equipment for Air Conditioning (Trade Publication), 76
— Controlling Instrument for Flame-Hardening Equipment, “ Milliscope,” 544
— Hygrometric and Flow-Measuring Instruments (Trade Publication), 721
— Measurement. See Pyrometer; Thermometry
Tennent, R. B., Ltd., Extensions to Roll- Making Foundry, 152*
Tensile Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Terjesen, Prof. S. G., on Post-Graduate Courses in Chemical Engineering, 360
Ternary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Terrington, J. S., on Shear Centres Of Compound Girders, 133. See 45*
Tersons, Ltd., Milk Pasteurising and Bottling Plant of Express Dairy Co. at South Morden, 608*
Terylene Production Plant, Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Wilton, 99, 124*
Test Chamber, High-Altitude, for Testing Aircraft Cabin-Pressure Systems, 699*
— Aeronautical. See Aeronautics
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— of 3,500-MVA, 132-kV Circuit-Breaker
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 29
— of Electricity Supply Meters, 123
— Endurance, of High-Duty Diesel Engine,
145
— Load, Lateral, on Piles, Symposium on
(Book), 526

Tests (Materials):

Concrete, Compaction of, Vibrator for Testing, 693*
Creep and Fatigue Properties of Precision- Cast, High-Temperature Allov, 691
— and Fatigue Properties ofSomeWrought
Aluminium Bronzes, 471
— Long- and Short-Time, and Tensile Properties of a Commercial Alloy, Relationships between, 692
— Relaxation Tests, Short-Time, Effect of Methods of Loading on, 565* Testing at Constant Strain and Decreasing Load, 564*
Fatigue and Creep Properties of Precision- Cast, High-Temperature Alloy, 691
Properties of Some Wrought Aluminium Bronzes, 471
— Economical Method of Investigation of Cumulative Damage in, 724*
— of Metals in Comet Aircraft, 196. See
193,231. See LETTERS, 229, 458, 488
— of Metals, London Conference, 1956,
Programme, 593
— Properties of Copper Alloys, Effect of Internal Oxidation on, 471
— Stresses in Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys, Influence of Sub-Structure on Slip Observed in, 471
— Tests, Corrosion, of Aircraft Metals, 376*
— — on End-Bells of Turbo-Generator,
246* See 226
on Rolled-Alloy Steels Made in Electric and Open-Hearth Furnaces, by P. H. Frith (Book), 334
on Wrought-Iron Chain, 503*
— Testing Machine, 10-ton, 500*
— -— of Metals, Residential Course at
Nottingham University, 692
“ Fringe-Travel ” Technique for Determining Stresses in Cracked and Notched Plates, 179*
Hardness Tester, Diamond-Indentor, Portable (Vickers Ltd.), 26*
Stresses in Materials and Structures. See Stress
Tensile Tests, Steel for Thick-Walled Cylinders, 80*, 114*. See LETTERS, 230, 261, 293, 488, 520, 553*, 654
— Testing Machine (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 541i*
Tests, Mechanical, of Steel for Steam Pipes, 144
Testing Machine for Fatigue Tests, 10-ton, 500*
Hydraulic, for Mobile Laboratory (Welding Supervision, Ltd.), 88*
Universal, Hydraulically-Operated (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 541*
— of Nickel and Nickel Alloys, 498, 529 Torsion Tests, Steel for Thick-Walled
Cylinders, 80,* 114*. See LETTERS, 230, 261, 293, 488, 520, 553*, 654 Test Methods, Engine, for Rating Fuels, Institute of Petroleum (Book), 396
— Model, on Tema Harbour, by Hydraulics
Research Station, 627
— Plant for Pumps at Team Valley Works of
Sigmund Pumps, Ltd., 742
— Rigs for Aircraft Instruments, 209*
for Testing Sundstrand Constant-Speed Drive for Aircraft, 216*
— of 8,000-b.h.p. Two-Stroke Marine Diesel
Engine with Exhaust-Turbine Supercharging (Harland and Wolff, Ltd.), 154*
— Track for Motor Vehicles, Rover Co., Ltd.,
70*
— Yield, Plastic, British, Case for Adoption
as International Standard, by A. M. Thomas (Book), 493
Tester, Armature, “ Echo”, for Testing Rotors, Stators or Field Coils (Runbaken Electrical Products), 478*
— Hardness, Diamond-Indentor, Portable
(Vickers, Ltd.), 26*
Testing Apparatus, Electrothermal (Trade Publication), 754
for Pulsating Air Flow, 17*. See LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717
— Concrete by Ultrasonic Pulse Technique,
by R. Jones and E. N. Gatfield (Book), 558
— Inspection and Heat-Treatment of Light-
Alloy Drop-Forgings, 497, 529
— Laboratory. See also National Physical
— Machine, Fatigue, 10-ton, by H. L. Cox
and N. B. Owen, 500*
for Gears (D. Brown Tool Co., Ltd.), 85*
Hydraulic, for Mobile Laboratory (Welding Supervision, Ltd.), 88*
See also Tests (Materials)
— Materials, American Society for, Manual
on Industrial Water (Book), 366; Symposium on Lateral Load Tests on Piles (Book), 526
— Non-Destructive, of Engineering Materials
(Trade Publication), 201
— Rig for Thick-Walled Cylinder under
Internal Pressure, 82*. See LETTERS, 230, 261, 293, 488, 520, 553*, 654
See also Test Rig
— Systems for Gas-Turbine Fuels (J. Lucas
(Gas Turbine Equipment), Ltd.), 86*
— See also Tests (Materials)
Textile Machinery, British Production of, 550 Industry, Position and Prospects of, 326, 335*
Textile Machinery Makers, Ltd., Annual Report, 550
Textile Yarn, Viscose, Research Laboratory of
Courtaulds, Ltd., 708*
Thackwell, E. J., on Choice and Construction of Monolithic Linings for Twin-Bath Induction Furnaces for Melting Aluminium Alloys, 471
Thames Estuary, Survey by Water Pollution Research Laboratory, 598
— River, Monument to Caesar’s Crossing of,
585. See LETTER, 717
Theorems, Energy, of Structural Analysis, 305*, 339*, 400*
“ Therbloc ” Insulating Slabs (Trade Publication), 267
Thermal Power Stations, Instrumental Control of, by A. Ketnath (Book), 558
— Resistivities, Soil1, pi Cable Ratings,
Measurement of, 490
— Storage and Electricity Supply, 131. See
LETTER, 200
— Treatment, Metals. See Heat Treatment
under Metallurgy
Thermionic Valves. See PaZves, Thermionic; Radio
Thermo-Plastics, Ltd., “ Glascorein,” Glass- Fibre Sheets and Tubings (Trade Publication), 76
Thermocontrol Instruments Co., Ltd., Temperature-Control Equipment for Air Conditioning (Trade Publication), 76
Thermocouple. See Pyrometer; Thermometry Thermodynamics, Engineering, Principles of, by P. J. Kiefer, G. F. Kinney and M. C. Stuart (Book), 428
Thermometry, Temperature Measurement and Control, Handbook Illustrating, by J. A. Chaldecott (Book), 721
—See also Pyrometer
Thermotank, Ltd., Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Plant for S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 354
“ Thesscal ” Process for Hard Soldering of Aluminium (Sheffield Smelting Co., Ltd.), 671*
Thickness, Measurement of Variations in, of Paper, Plastics and Rubber Sheets, “ Atomat ” Instrument ' for (Baldwin Instrument Co., Ltd.), 190*
Thomas, Dr. C. M., Presentation of Institute of Fuel’s Students’ Medal to, 607
Thomas, D. W., on Comparison of Total
Weight and Bulk of In-Line Naval Gas-
Turbine Engines of Differing Degrees of Complexity, 345*
Thomas, Dr. P. H., on Production of Fire-
Fighting Sprays by Impinging Jets, 343*
Thompson, Prof. F. C., on Metallurgy in
Modern Scientific World, 686
Thompson, J., Ltd., Award of Major Contract for Dounreay Nuclear Power Station, 782 Thompson, J., and Co., Ltd., Lancashire Boiler for Fleam Dyke Pumping Station, 644*. See 613
Thompson, J., Water Tube Boilers, Ltd., Stoker-Fired Boilers for East Yelland
Power Station, 534; Stoker-Fired Water- Tube Boilers for Churk Cement Factory, India, 638
Thompson, J.,—Associated Electrical Industries, Group of Companies, Building Nuclear Power Stations, 716. See Erratum, 784
Thompson, Maj. M. S., the Late, 294 Thompson, Maj. S. J., the Late, 555, 618 Thorn Electrical Industries, Ltd., Fluorescent
Tubes (Trade Publication), 396
Thornton, C. A. M., on Where Caesar Crossed the Thames, 717. See 585
Thornton Marshalling Yard, British Railways, 157
Thornycroft, J. I., and Co., Ltd., Oil Tanker “ Sechura ” for Peruvian Navy, 285*
Threads, Screw. See Screw
“ Thred-Garde ” for Prevention of Screw
Thread Seizure (Crane Packing, Ltd.), 374 Thrustor, Use in Paper Guillotine (British
Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 572 Thunderstorms, Fuse Blowing in Distribution
Systems During, by J. L. Miller (Book), 166
“ Ticonal L ” Alloy for Permanent Magnets (Mullard, Ltd.), 568
“ Tide Austral,” H.M. Fast-Replenishment Oil Tanker, Delivery of, 800
Tileman and Co., Ltd., Reinforced-Concrete Chimney for East Yelland Power Station, 534
Timber Development Association, Cinema Film on Manufacture of Plywood, “ Silvaply Today,” 248; Annual General Meeting, 714
— Douglas Fir Plywood, Uses of (Trade
Publication), 106
— Roof Trusses, Synthetic Resin Glue for
(Trade Publication), 169
— Waste, Supplies and Uses of, 168
Time Recorders (Trade Publication), 76
“ Timmerman,” United States Destroyer, with
Experimental Propelling Machinery, 481 Timms, C., on Automatic Indexing Machine
for Measurement of Gear Tooth Pitch
Errors, 271*
Tin Consumption Prices, 42*
— Plates, Demand for, 323
— Research Institute, Advances in Manufac
turing Processes, by W. E. Hoare (Book), 334
Tintometer, Ltd., Improved Version of Lovi- bond Schofield “ Tintometer,” 668*
Tipler, W., on Single and Multi-Combustion
Systems for Gas Turbines, 66
Tipping Gear, Hydraulic, Heavy-Duty, for Use with Heavy Vehicles (Telehoist, Ltd.), 384*
— Wagons, Motor. See Motor Vehicles Tipplers, Wagon, for Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 806
Titanium, Deformation of, Formation and
Removal of Twins During, 563
— Prilling of, Investigation on, 48*
— Powder, Laboratory Production of (Gen
eral Electric Co., Ltd.), 399
— Production in Germany by F. Krupp, 518
— Use in Industry, Historical Survey of, 393
Titration Apparatus, Electric, for Volumetric Analysis (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 514
“ T.L.B.” Process for Deposition of Hard- Facing Alloys in Powder Form (Dewrance and Co., Ltd.), 773*
Tolerances in Machine Work. See Gauges
— and Specifications of Sheet Metals, 322
Tombs; D. M., Corona-Wind Loudspeaker, 669*
Tomlinson Hob- and Gear-Measuring Machine with Sine-Arm Action, 272*
“ Tonnage ” Oxygen Plants; British Oxygen Linde, Ltd., 35
Toogood, G. D., on Heat Exchangers for Gas Turbines, 458. See 333. See LETTERS, 488, 520
Tools, Machine. See Machine Tools
— Plastic, for Aircraft Production, by P. K.
Digby and J. Paul (Book), 589
— Pneumatic. See Machine Tools,
Tooling, Production, Equipment, Design of Jigs, Tools and Gauges, by S. A. J Parsons (Book), 9
Toothed Gear. See Gear; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
Toronto, Canada, Failure of Two 100-MW Turbo-Generators at R. L. Hearn Power Station, 246*. See 226
Torpedo Boats and Destroyers. See Warships
Torque Meters. See Dynamometers; Torsionmeters
Torry Research Station, Aberdeen, Quick- Freezing of Fish, 475*
Torsion Tests. See Tests (Materials) Torsionmeter, Torque-Measuring Unit of High-Precision Electric Dynamometer, 629*
— See also Dynamometers
Totaliser and Weigher; Automatic, for Colliery Tub (H. Pooley and Son, Ltd.), 156* See LETTERS, 293, 361
Tottenham Gasworks1, Willoughby Lane, Extensions to, 805*
Tourneur, C., on Development of Diesel Engines for Rail Traction, 720
Tovil Mill, Maidstone, A. E., Reed and Co., Ltd., Explosion of Steam Trap at (Book), 621
Tower, Tubular Steel, for Offshore Test Boring for Coal, 674*
Towler Brothers (Patents), Ltd., Hydraulic Gear for Stretch-Flattening Machine for Large Sheets and’Plates, 282*; “ Elect- raulic ” Pumps for Hydraulic Press for Laboratory-Made Diamonds, 301
Towler, J. M., the Late, 586
Town Gas. See Gas -
Toxic-Dust Concentrates, Spectrographic Monitor for (Winston Electronics, Ltd.), 89*
Toy Manufacture by Lines Bros., Ltd., 5 “ Trac Tred ” Welding Rig for Positioning Pipes and Drums (D. Ross and Partners, Ltd.), 190*
Track, Test, for Motor Vehicles, Rover Co., Ltd., 70*
Traction, Electric. See Railways
— Railway, 300-b.h.p., Six-Cylinder, Horizon
tal Oil Engine for (Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd.), 379*
See also Locomotive
Tractor, Crawler, 230-h.p., “ Caterpillar D9 ” (Caterpillar Tractor Co.), 605*
204-h.p., “ HD 21 ” (Allis-Chalmers), 742*
— Diesel, Arrangements for Distribution in
Germany by Ford Motor Co., Ltd., 582
Driven 51-b.h.p., “Platypus PD4 ” (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 603*
— Electrically-Driven, 3-speed (Yale and Towne
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 574*
— Lightweight, Two-Wheeled “ Farmer’s Boy
Major ” (Raven Engineering Co., Ltd.), 647*
— Motor, Attachments for (Trade Publication),
754
— Shunting, “ Epping Auto-Shunter ” (Trade
Publication), 493
Trade, Aircraft, Long-Range, Competition from United States, 327
— Bank Rate, Increase of, 258
— British Chambers of Commerce Manual,
1954-55 (Book), 266; Review, 265
— Canadian, Statistics of, 130
— Census of Distribution of Commerce, 1950,
Vol. IH, Wholesale Trader (Book), 201
— Ceylon, by C. E. Thorogood (Book), 657
— Coal, European (Book), 233
Price Structure of (Book), 233 Statistics of Production in, 451, 711
— Copper, 550
— Disputes. See Labour
— Earthmoving Equipment, 486
— Electricity, Price of (Book), 396
Supply Industry in Europe (Book), 233
— Exhibition. See Exhibition
— Export, 257. See 261
Agricultural Machinery, 35, 99, 107* Aircraft, 235*
of Atomic Power Plant, 651
British, 1954, 66
Cables, 259; 267*
to Canada, 519, 527, 559
Coal, 1163; 170*
Copper, for Rhodesia, 34
Credits Guarantee Department, Payment Secured, Booklet on Facilities of Department, 331
Domestic Electrical Appliances, 259, 267*
Electric Power, from Yugoslavia to Italy, Austria and Germany, 494*
Electrical Engineering Industry, 303 Electrical Good's; Light, 259, 267* Electrical Plant and Machinery, 163, 170*
General and Constructional Engineering Industry, 390, 397*
Hydro-Electric Equipment, 422 and Import, British Colonies, 162 and Import, Cotton, 227
and Import, in Europe, Statistics of, 226 and Import, Motor Vehicle, 100
Trade, Export and Import, Paper-Making Machinery, 422
— — and Import, Prices, 258
— — and Import, Statistics of Engineering
and Allied Industries, 2, 10*, 34, 42*, 66, 73*, 99, 107*, 130, 140*, 163, 170*, 194, 202*, 235*, 259, 267*, 290, 299*, 326, 335*, 358, 367*, 390, 397*. See Erratum, 442
and Import, Steel Sheet, 163
and Import, of Wood Waste, 168
Internal-Combustion Engines, 747
Locomotives, 194, 202*
Machine Tools, 130, 140*
Mining Machinery, 163, 170*
— — Motor Cars, to Australia, 682
Motor Cars, Prevention of Deterioration During Shipment, 269
— — Motor Vehicles, 358, 367*, 682 Railway Wagons, 194, 202* Results from Leipzig Fair, 327
Shipbuilding, 290; 299*. See Erratum, 442
— — Textile Machinery, 326, 335*
— — United States, in Europe, 241
— Fairs Overseas, Hints for Exhibitors (Book),
Board of Trade Booklet, 454, 589
— German Competition, A. Krupp on, 778
— Government Economic Survey, 1955, 421
— Hire-Purchase Restrictions, Effect of, 647
— Import, Aluminium, Abolition of Licences
for, 625
Australian Restrictions on, 390
— — of Ceylon, 583
and Export, Cuba (Book), 76
of Machinery, 226
— Internal-Combustion Engine, in India
(Book), 9
— Investment, Private, United States, in
Europe and Overseas Territories (Book), 366
— with Latin America, 454
— Market Research and Steel Technology,
Report on, 550
— Motor Vehicle, 326
— Nicaragua, by H. Evans (Book), 366
— Portugal, Economic Conditions in, by
W. W. McVittie (Book), 526
— Productivity, Improvements in (Trade
Publication), 367
— Publications, 9, 40, 76, 106, 138, 169; 201,
233, 267, 297, 335, 367, 396, 493, 527, 558, 589, 621, 657, 721, 754
— Steel Technology and Market Development,
Advances in, 1954 (Book), 721
— Swiss, 259
— Textile Machinery?, 550
— Unions. See ‘Labour
— Venezuela, by R. S. Scrivener (Book), 754 Tragfahigkeit der Zahnrader, by A. K. Thomas
(Book), 558
Trailer, Lightweight, “ Easiload,” for Contractors’ Plant (Stothert and Pitt, Ltd.), 641*
— Semi, 50-ton, with Removable Bogies, for
Transport of Public-Works Machinery (R. A. Dyson and Co., Ltd.), 508*
Train for Laying Cables through Severn Tunnel; 382*
— with Weed-Killing Unit for British Railways
(Ghipman Chemical Go., Ltd.), 509*
— See also Railway Training. See Education
Transformers, 100-kVA and 150-kVA (Johnson and Phillips, Ltd.), 302
— Aluminium-Wound, 70-MVA, for Kemano-
Kitimat Hydro-Electric Scheme (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 602
— 11-kV, with Butyl Rubber Insulation (Brit
ish Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 515*
— for Churk Cement Factory, India (Brush
Electrical Engineering Go., Ltd.), 638*
— and Circuits, Protective Current, by P.
Mathews (Book), 526; (Review), 788
— Class H, Performance of (Trade Publica
tion), 9
— for East Yelland Power Station (Brush
Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 535
— for Metering and Relaying Electrical Cur
rent (Trade Publication), 41
— Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Scheme, 16, 52
— for Pump-Testing Plant of Sigmund Pumps,
Ltd. (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 742
— Sealed, 213
— for Skelton Grange Power Station (English
Electric Co., Ltd., and Yorkshire Electric Transformer Co., Ltd.), 512
— Steel for, Grading of, 271
— Units, Lighting, Specification, 138
— Welding (Trade Publication), 76
— Welding, for Welding Shop of Acton
Works, London Transport Executive (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 188
Transistors! Fundamentals of, by L. M. Krugman (Book), 201; (Review), 460
— Germanium-Jfinction, for Hearing Aids
(Mullard, Ltd.), 567*
— Physics of, 528
— Point-Contact, for High-Frequency Work
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 639
Transmissions; Automatic, in Motor Cars (Book), 589
— Data, Synchros for, 792*
— Dynamometer. See Dynamometer; Tor
sionmeter
— Gear. See Gear'; Gearing; Marine Propul
sion
— of Power. See Marine Propulsion; Power
Transmission
Transmitting Station, Radio, Very High Frequency, at Wrotham, 582, 609
Transport, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— and Civil Aviation, Ministry of, Four-Year
Plan for Road Construction, 162, 164; Collision between Stafford and Crewe on British Railways (Book), 558
— Committee, Inland; of United Nations
Economic Commission for Asia and Far East, Fourth Session of, Discussion of Railway Problems in Asia, 162. See Erratum, 532
— and General Workers’ Union, Wage Demands by Engineering Clerical Employees, 191. See 127, 287; Wage Glaims in Dock Industry, 191, 711; Wage Claims by Civil Air-Transport Employees, 255; Inter Union Dock Dispute, 647, 678, 711; Merseyside Tugmen’s Dispute, 743. See 611, 647
Transport, Institute of, Brancker Memorial Lecture on Influence’on Civil Aviation of Some Current Researches, by Sir A. Hall, 250*
— Motor. See Motor
— Railway. See Railway
— Road. See Motor
— Salaried Staffs’ Association, Wage Demands
by, 31, 63,95, 515. See 159, 191, 323, 547, 579, 678, 711, 743, 776, 808; Formation of Railway Productivity Council, 387, 678
— Section, Museum of Science and Industry,
Birmingham, 4*
Transporter, Pallet, Hand-Propelled, “ Porta-pal ” (I.T.D., Ltd.), 736*
— for Willoughby Lane Gasworks (Babcock &
Wilcox, Ltd.), 806
Transradio, Ltd., Cable Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 571
Traps, Humane, Awards to Inventors of, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,744
— Steam. See Steam Trap Travelling Crane. See Crane
Trawler, Motor, “ Princess Anne,” Side
Launching of, 29*
— “ Northern Wave,” Refrigeration Plant for
Quick-Freezing of Fish on, 475*
— Replacement of Old, 746
Trays, Bench Assembly (Trade Publication), 138
Treatise on Surveying, Vols. I and II (Book), 754
Trials of 9,500-ton Deadweight Motor Cargo Liner, 622
— Trips and Launches of Ships, 24,44, 79, 110,
142, 184, 263, 285, 308, 332, 380, 417, 473, 508, 538, 563, 630, 667, 705, 734, 771, 800
— See also Tests
Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., Engineering Works of, 54*
“ Tristimulus ” Photoelectric Colorimeter (Hilger and Watts, Ltd.). 670*
Trolleys, Sack, “ Trolliped ” Brake for (Angel Truck Co., Ltd.), 606*
“ Trolliped ’* Brake for Sack Trolleys (Angel Truck Co., Ltd.), 606*
Tropical Hygiene, Course on, 320
Tropospheric Propagation Experiments, Cheyenne Mountain, by A. P. Barsis, J. W. Herbstreit and K. O. Hornberg (Book), 298 Trotter Paterson Memorial Lecture, by Sir H. S. Jones, on Brightness of Stars, 403
Truck, Battery-Operated, Oil or Petrol-Driven. See Motor Truck
— Fork-Lift, Operation of (Trade Publication),
335
Lift, with Pedal-Propulsion, “ Hyd- ruped ” (Kenton Equipment, Ltd.), 478
— Hand-Propelled, “ Portapal,” for Trans
porting Pallets (I.T.D., Ltd.), 736*
— Industrial Power, Safety Code for (Book),
366
— Lift, Hand-Operated, for Moving Building
Blocks (A. R. Davies), 642*
Hydraulic, Hand-Operated (Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 574
Hydraulic, “ Sherpa-II ” (Trade Publication), 527
— Pallet, Large-Capacity, Hand-Operated
(Lansing Bagnall, Ltd.), 62*
— Railway. See IPagows
— Straddle (Trade Publication), 297
— See also Bogie
Truim, Glen, Scotland, Plans for New Power Station, 167
Trunking, Shallow, for Lighting Circuits (Edison-Swan Electric Co., Ltd.), 189*
Trusses, Roof, Timber, Synthetic Resin Glue for (Trade Publication), 169
Tub, Colliery, Automatic, Weigher and Totali- ser for (H. Pooley and Son, Ltd.), 156*. See LETTERS, 293, 361
Tube, Brass and Copper (Trade Publication), 559
— Flexible, for Handling High-Test Hydrogen Peroxide (Compoflex Co., Ltd.), 184
— Fluorescent (Trade Publication), 396
Tube Investments, Ltd., Prefabrication of Steelwork for Buildings by Cold-Roll Forming of Steel Strip, 680*
— Making Processes, Historical Survey of, 393
— Railways. See Underground Railways; London Transport Executive
— Stabiliser and Voltage Reference (Trade Publication), 493
— Steel, Production of, 67
— See also Pipes
Tubewrights, Ltd., Model of Sports Ground at Factory Equipment Exhibition, 414; Tubular Structure for Tower of Offshore Test Boring for Coal, 674*
Tubing, Flexible, High-Pressure, _ Synthetic- Rubber, for Solvents Handling (Petro- Flex, Ltd., and Smiths Industrial Instruments, Ltd,);, 380*
— Reinforced, Glass-Fibre (Trade Publication), 76
Tugmen’s Wage Dispute, 611, 647, 743
Tummel Valley, Scotland, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 167
Tungsten Lamps. See Lamps under Electric Tunnels, Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13*, 50*
— Severn, Cable-Laying in, Special Train for, 382*
Tunnelling, High-Speed, in Allt-na-Lairige Tunnel, Scotland (Marples, Ridgeway and Partners, Ltd.), 702*
— Record at Breadalbane Hydro-Electric Scheme, 29
Turbine, Gas, for Alternator for Nairobi- South Power Station, 715, 727*
Blades, Microscope for Examination of (Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd.), 514* Combination with Steam as Cheaper Form of Marine Propulsion, 533*
Establishment, National Deflector Unit for Investigations on Downward Deflection of Aircraft Jets, 250*, 331
Fuels for, Testing Systems for (J. Lucas (Gas Turbine Equipment), Ltd.), 86*
Turbine, Gas, High-Energy Torch Igniter for (K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd.), 189* High-Speed, Testing of, by A. W. Judge (Book), 298
In-Line, Naval, Comparison of Total Weight and Bulk of, 345*
“ Mars,” to be Built in United Kingdom (Sugg Solar, Ltd.),' 359, 385*
Principles and Practice (Book), 428 Principles and Practice (Review), 333.
See LETTERS, 458, 488, 520
Serrations on Blade Roots of, Comparator for Measuring Pitch Errors in, 625* Single and Multi-Combustion Systems for, 66
“ Solar Mars,” Use for Driving Pumps or Generators (Sugg Solar, Ltd.), 573 and Steam, Theory and Design of, by J. F. Lee (Review), 169
Vanadium Pentoxide Attack on Alloys for, 722
“ Whirlfire,” for American Motor
Omnibus, 438*
See also Engines, under Aeronautics
— House at Skelton Grange Power Station,
510*
— Hydraulic (Trade Publication), 558 in Canada, 136:
Kaplan, Francis and Pelton, Development of, 60
Pelton, for 36-MVA Alternator for Spain (Neyspric), 280*
Pelton-Wheel, Oberhasli Power Station, 13*, 50*
See also Power Plant; Pelton Wheels
— Pelton, Single-Jet', for 36-MVA Alternator
for Spain (Etablissements Neyspric), 280* See also Pelton Wheels
— Pumps. See Pumps, Centrifugal
— Steam, Blading for. See Blades
Engineering Dynamics, Vol. Ill, by C. B.
Biezeno and R. Grammel (Review), 557 and Gas, Theory and Design of, by J. E.
Lee (Review), 169
Marine, Geared. See Marine Propulsion See also Turbo-Generators
— Steamers. See Steamers; Warships
— Wind-Driven, for 100-kW Generator (de
Havilland Propellers, Ltd.), 371*. See 359
Turbo-Blowers for 8,000-b.h.p. Marine Diesel Engine (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 154* for Supercharging a Doxford Engine (Brown, Boveri and Co., Ltd.), 472*
Turnbull, J. S., on Lost-Wax Process of Precision Casting, 22*
Turner, D. L., on Technical Staff for British Railways, 654 - See LETTERS, 553, 619
Turner, G. R., Ltd;, Chain Conveyor Fitted with Trays or Slats, 542*
Turner and Brown, Ltd., Polyvinyl Chloride Fans and Ducts (Trade Publication), 657; Polyvinyl Chloride Plant for Removal of Sulphur Fumes'; 671
Turning. See Machine Tools Turret Lathes. See Lathes under Machine Tools
“ Twinner ” Adjustable Operation Platform (D. Ross and Partners, Ltd.), 185*
“ Twinner Junior Trac Tred ” Welding Rig for Positioning Pipes and Drums (D. Ross and Partners, Ltd.), 190*
Twinning and Un-Twinning in Polycrystalline Magnesium, 563
“ Twinset ” Packing for Hydraulic Rams, 153*. See LETTERS, 251, 293, 361. See Erratum, 234
Tyres and Tyre Beads, Story of, by W. E. Burton (Book), 334

UDAL, J. P., LTD., Automatic Unloader for Power Presses, 542*
Uganda, Five-Year Industrial Development Plan, 291
Ultrasonoscope Co. (London), Ltd., Probes for Flaw Detection, 796*
“ Unax ” Coatings for Dyeline Reproduction of Drawings (Trade Publication), 41
Underground Power Stations, Oberhasli Hydro-Electric Schemes, 13*, 50*
— Railways, London, Jubilee of Electrification of, 786*; Plan for Route “ C,” 195; Report of Committee of Inquiry into Undertakings of London Transport Executive, 259, 286
See also London Transport Executive Underwater Explorers Club, Expedition to
Cyprus, Offers for Testing Equipment, 425 Unemployment. See Labour
Unicam Instruments, Ltd., Flame Photometer, 514*
“ Uniclone ” Dust-Collector (Trade Publication), 493
Unifloc, Ltd., Flotation System for Cleaning Coal Slurry at Lynemouth Colliery, 599* “ Unigraph ” Progress Chart, 25*
Unilever, Ltd., Annual Report, 681 Unions, Trade. See Labour
“ UNIPEDE ” Congress, London, Programme, 71
“ Uniporn ” Diesel-Generating Sets (Trade Publication), 201
United Aircraft Corp., Sikorsky Transport Helicopter, 552
United Kingdom Airways Corporations, Traffic Statistics of, 615
Atomic Energy Authority, Nuclear Power Developments, 614; Agreement with French Atomic Energy Commission on Exchange of Information, 618; Exhibition “ Atoms for Peace,” 716; and Danish Atomic Energy Commission', Agreement for Joint Programme of Research and Development, 769; Announcement of Plans for Six Further Atomic Reactors, 782; Technological Irradiation Group Research and Advice Organisation, Formation of, 782
Caterpillar Dealers, 230-h.p. Crawler Tractor “ Caterpillar D9,” 606*; Tractor Attachments (Trade Publication), 754
United Kingdom Productivity Increase in, 486 Steel Sheet, Output of, 163
— Nations Economic Commission for Asia
and Far East, Fourth Session of Inland Transport Committee, Discussion of Railway Problems in Asia, 162. See Erratum, 532
Regional Railway Training Centre, Lahore, Courses for Railway Operating Officials, 162. See Erratum, 532
Report on Steel Technology and Market Development, 550
Technical Assistance Administration, Report on, 257. See 261
— States Air Force, Boeing KC-135, Long-
Range Jet Aircraft for, 327; Lockheed Jet Tanker Aircraft for, 327
Bureau of Mines Report on Caliper for Measuring Oil-Well Bores, 671; Report on Liquid-Level Gauge for Use in Oil Wells; 636
Bureau of Reclamation, Equalising Reservoir Dams and Feeder Canal (Book), 657
Bureau of Standards, Biennial Report, 1953 and 1954 (Book), 526
Centrifugal Pumps, Case Study on (Book) 396
Copper Smelting and Refining in (Book), 396
Diesel-Electric Locomotives, Maintenance Techniques for, 720
Engineer as Business Man in, by J. B. Rae, 163
Engineering Foundation, Investigation of Corrosion and Metallurgical Stability in High-Temperature Steam Generation, 703
Information Service, Exhibition “ Atoms for Peace,” 716
Investment in Europe, 241
National Conference on Weights and Measures, Report (Book), 137
National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association, Standards for Motors, 94*
Navy. See United States under Warships Prestressed-Concrete Bridge at Gandy, 190
Prestressed-Concrete Bridge at Tampa Bay, 190
Private Investment in Europe and Overseas Territories (Book), 366
Standards in, Fifth National Conference on, Proceedings (Book), 233
Steel Sheet, Output of, 163
United Automobile Workers’ Union, Annual Guaranteed Wage, 778
Zinc and Lead Smelting and Refining in (Book), 428
— — See also America
United Steel Companies, Ltd., Industrial Management (Book), 175; Application of “ Argonaut ” Welding Process to Carbon Steels, 211; Publication “ Review of Progress, 1954,” 422
United Steel Structural Co., Ltd., Steel Structures (Trade Publication), 621
University, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Problems in Statics Awaiting Solution, by Prof. E. Chwalla (Book), 526
— College of Swansea, Design Studies on
Industrial Plant for Chemical Engineering Students, 551
— Columbia, History of School of Engineering,
by J. K. Finch (Review), 105. See LETTER, 261
— Harvard, Engineer as Business Man in
American Industry, by J. B. Rae, 163
— and Industry, Nuclear Reactors for
(Review), 427
— of London, Surveying, Answers to Examination Questions, by D. H. McPherson and P. N. Ray (Book), 334; Imperial College of Science and Technology, Post-Graduate Bursaries in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Endowed by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 445
— Manchester, Post-Graduate Bursaries in
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Endowed by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 445
— Nottingham, Hydraulic Machines Laboratory at, 442*; Residential Course on Fatigue of Metals, 692
— Southampton, Investigation on Shear
Centre of Beam Sections, 45*. See LETTER, 133. See Erratum, 133
— See also. Education
Uranium Determination in Uranium Concentrates using Ethyl Acetate, by R. J. Guest and D. B. Zimmerman (Book), 366
— Electricity from, 1
— Lead System, Survey of, 562
— Mercury System, Survey of, 562
— Nickel System, Survey of, 562
— Ternary Alloys of, Laves Phases in, Pseudo
Binary Phase Sections between, 562
— Zirconium Alloys, Constitution of, 563 UTZ, Ltd., Cutting-Speed Indicator, 91*

V-LINK Belting (Trade Publication), 493
Vacuum Chamber for High-Altitude Laboratory for Testing Aircraft Cabin-Pressure Systems, 699*
— Cleaner, for Radioactive Dust for Atomic
Energy Research Establishment (Hoover, Ltd.), 645*
— Cleaning, Industrial (Trade Publication),
657
— Forming Machine for Moulding Plastics
Sheet (Latymer Engineering Co.), 774*
Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., Cinema Film, “Story of Coryton,” 85; Grease Plant at Birkenhead Works, 121*
— and Pressure Impregnation (Trade Pub
lication), 621
— Tube. See X-Rays; Radio; Valves, Radio;
Valves, Thermionic
Valve, “ Brightray ” Nickel-Chromium Alloy Coated, Use in Diesel Engines Running on Boiler Oil, 384*
Valve Control, for “ Snarler ” Rocket Motor, 317
Two-Way, “ K.C.” for Bulk-Material Handling (Dallow Lambert and Co., Ltd.), 377*
— Diaphragm, Electrically-Operated (Saunders
Valve Co., Ltd.), §00
— Positioner for Overcoming Friction of
Diaphragm-Motor Control Valve (Sunvic Controls, Ltd.), 796*
— Pump Delivery, “ Rotovalve,” for Ashford
Common Pumping Station (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 740*
— Radio (Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd.), 567 (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 567 (Mullard, Ltd.), 567
“ KT 55 ” Beam Tetrode (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 665
Double-Triode, Long-Life (Mullard, Ltd.), 143
Special-Quality, Cinema Film on (Mullard, Ltd.), 739
Triode, Corona, Use as Loudspeaker (D. M. Tombs), 669*
— Relief, in Glass (Trade Publication), 754
— Stop (Trade Publication), 657
— Thermionic, Historical Collection of, 25
— and Valve Gear. See also Engines
“ Vampire ” Aircraft with Experimental Porous Wing Skin Section, 250*
van Iterson, Dr. F., on Thick-Walled Cylinders under Internal Pressure, 261, 520. See 80*, 114*. See LETTERS, 230, 293, 488, 520, 555*, 654
Vanadium Pentoxide Attack on Gas-Turbine Alloys, Effect of Composition on Resistance to, 722
Metal-Oxide Systems, Liquidus of, and Mechanism of Accelerated Attack on Metals by Vanadium Pentoxide, 722
Vandaghen, A., on Use of Spectrograph in Facilitating Maintenance of Diesel Locomotives, 749
Variable-Speed Gear. See Gear
Varley Pumps and Engineering, Ltd., Unearthing of Monument where Caesar Crossed Thames, 585. See LETTER, 717
Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Annual Report, 423 Venezuela, Compania Shell Control Desk, Four-Channel Mixer for Television Recording, 672*
— Economic Conditions in, by R. S. Scrivener
(Book), 754
Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Plant for
S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Thermotank, Ltd.), 354
— and Heating Engineers, Institution of.
See Heating
— in Industry, by G. A. Williams (Book), 76 Verbundbauweise, Ergebnisse der Versuche und
Messungen auf dem Gebiet der (Book), 526 Verbundkonstruktionen, Betrachtungen uber Theorie und Anwendung von, by K. Sattler (Book), 526
Vere Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Bartrev ” Chip-Board from Wood Waste, 168
Verity Films, Ltd., Cinema Film, “ Story of Coryton,” 85
Vermiculite, Insulating Material, Exfoliated (Trade Publication), 721
“ Vertoil ” Oil Pumps, Electrically-Driven, for
S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Drysdale and Co.), 350*
Vessels Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 130, 518
Vetry, Ltd., “ Anderson ” Ruling Pen with Reservoir Handle, 676
“ Vexilla,” M.S., Oil Tanker, Launch of, 66 Viaduct. See Bridges
Vibration, Torsional, of Geared Marine- Turbine Drives, Electrical Analogue for Examination of, 391, 404*
Vibrator for Compaction of Concrete, 693*
— Variable-Frequency (Goodmans Industries,
Ltd.), 477
“ Vibro-Insulators ” for Mounting of 300- b.h.p. Oil Engine for Rail Traction (British Tyre and Rubber Co’., Ltd.), 379
Vibrofounds, Ltd., “ Vibroflot ” Machine for
Compacting Granular Soils, 648* Vice. See Machine Tools
Vichnievsky, R., on Some Problems in Connection with Use of Oil Fuels for Railway Traction, 784
Vickers Ltd., Diamond-Indentor Hardness Tester, 26*; Annual Report, 714
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., “ Clearomatic” Two- Speed Epicyclic Clutch, 57*; Launch of Oil Tanker “ Esso Exeter,” 66; Production of “ Viscount ” Propeller-Turbine Air Liner at Hurn Factory, 164*; Three-Pass Two-Shell Boilers for Roosecote Power Station, 706; Radio-Control System for Ship Models, 732*; Single-Stage Propeller Pumps for Low-Lift Plant at Ashford Common Pumping Station, 741*
“ Vidento ” Progress Control Indicator (Archimedes-Diehl-Machine Co., Ltd.), 414*
Viewer, Stereoscopic (Trade Publication), 41 Virtual Work, Theorem of, 339
Visco Engineering Co., Ltd., Air Conditioning and Fume Removal (Trade Publication), 589
Viscose Research Laboratory of Courtaulds, Ltd., 708*
“Viscount” Propeller-Turbine Air Liner, Production at Hurn Factory of Vickers- Armstrongs Ltd.,, 164*
Vivian, A. C., on Detecting Leaks in Buried Pipelines, 375*
Voith-Schneider Propeller for Oil Tanker “ B.P. Haulier,” 578*
Vokes, Ltd., Silencer for Westland S.55 “Whirlwind” Helicopter, 217*; Paper “ Absolute ” Air Filter for Very Fine Dusts, 607*
Volkswagen Factories, Germany, Extension of, 131
Voltmeter for Measurement of Transients from 5 to 35,000 volts (Oliver Pell Control, Ltd.), 506*
Vorlesungen fiber Baustatik, Vol. II: Statisch unbestiipmte Systeme, by F. Stfissi (Book), 558
“ VTOL ” Bell, Aircraft, Jet-Lift. 632* Aircraft, Vertical-Take-Off, Design Aspects of, 737*

WADDINGTON, G., and Son, Ltd., “ Furno ” Industrial Gloves (Trade Publication), 657 Wadkin, Ltd., Experimental Double-Arm
Radial Router, 111*; Heavy-Duty, Radial-Arm Router with Overhead Template, 111*; Skin-Milling Machine for Light Alloys, 112*
Wages. See Labour
Waggott, W. H., the Late, 230
Wagons, Motor. See Motor Vehicles; Tractors
— Railway, British Railways Building Pro gramme, 204* for Bulk Materials, Optimum Sizes for, by Dr. H. R. Mills, 327, 347*. See LETTER, 751
24.5-ton. Coal Hopper, British, 347* 60-ton, Coal Saddle, German, 348*
— — Four-Axle, British, 349*
27-ton, Iron-Ore, Tippler, British, 347* 50-ton, Lightweight (Corten) Hopper, American, 348*
in Modernisation Plans for British Railways, 102, 584. See 34, 98, 194, 202*, 581, 586
70-ton, Ore Hopper, American, 348* 60-ton, Ore Saddle, Belgian, 348* Three-Axle, Swedish, 349*
— Tank, for Carrying Weed-Killer, for
British Railways (Chipman Chemical Co., Ltd.), 509*
— Tipplers for Willoughby Lane Gasworks
(Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works), 806
Wales, South, Avon Colliery, Electric Winding Gear for, 186*
Electricity Board, Conference on Electronics in Industry and Commerce, 168 Walker, J., and Co., Ltd., “Twinset” Packing for Hydraulic Rams, 153*. See LETTERS, 261,‘293, 36.1. See Erratum, 234
Walker, T., on Engineering Aspects of Heavy-* Section Rolling Mills, 429
Wallace, H. W., and Co., Ltd., “ Hardgrove ” Grinding Machine for Coal Samples, 88*
Wallace and Tiernan, Ltd., Waterborne Diseases (Trade Publication), 335
Wallace, Sir W., on Stabilisation of Ships,118*
Walles, K. F. A., on Relationships between Long- and Short-Time Creep and Tensile Properties of a Commercial Alloy, 692
Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co., Ltd., Oil-Burning installation for S.S. “Southern Cross,” 352
Wansdyke Security, Ltd., Underground Bomb- Proof Depository for Storage of Records, 383*
Warfare, Naval. See Warships
— Use of Aircraft in. See Aeronautics Warmetechnische Messwesen in Dampfkraft werken und Industriebetrieben, by A. Ketnath (Book), 558

Warships:

Aviation, Naval. See Aeronautics
Gas-Turbine Engines for Naval Ships Compared, 345*
H. M. Air-Direction Frigate “ Chichester,” Launch of, 630
— Aircraft Carrier “ Ark Royal,” Acceptance Trials of, 315
Carriers, Steam Launching Catapults for, 151*
— Anti-Aircraft Frigate “ Leopard,” Launch of, 705
Submarine Frigate “ Murray,” Launch of, 308
— — Submarine Frigate “ Scarborough,” Launch of, 538
— Coastal Minesweeper “ Dunkerton,” Trial Trip of, 667
Minesweeper “ Kildarton,” Launch of, 771
— — Minesweeper “ Penston,” Launch of, 734
— Fast-Replenishment Oil Tanker “ Tide Austral,” Delivery of, 800
— Minesweeper “ Jackton,” Launch of, 332
“ Leverton,” Launch of, 308
“ Rendlesham,” Launch of, 380 “ Riplingham,” Launch of, 110
— Navy, “ General List ” Postings and Changes in Rank Distinctions, 291
New Titles for Naval Ratings, 385 H.M.S. “ Pheasant,” Denny-Brown Stabilisers of, 119*
H.M. Seaward Defence Boat “ Beckford,” Launch of, 667
— — Defence Boat “ Kingsford,” Launch of, 508
— Submarine “ Excalibur,” Launch of, 308
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
Navy Estimates, British, 291
Peruvian Navy, Oil Tanker “ Sechura,” Trials of, 285*
Submarine, Tests of Diesel Engine for, 145 United States Destroyer “ Timmerman,” with Experimental Propelling Machinery, 481
Submarine “ Sea Wolf,” 1,300-ton, Removal into Test Sphere, 477*
See also Naval
Warstock Works of Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., 54*
Waste Liquor, Black, from Pulping Process, Recovery Unit for (Combustion-Engineering Superheater Co., Inc.), 756*
Water Conditioning for Industry, by S. T. Powell (Review), 234
— Cooling Systems of Internal-Combustion
Engines, Prevention of Scale and Corrosion in, 301
— — Systems, “ Micromet ” Treatment of (Trade Publication), 493
— Engineer’s Handbook, 1955 (Book), 657
— Filters. See Filters
Water Friction. See Hydrodynamics
— Grid for National Water Supply, Suggestion for, 619
— Heaters. See Feed
— Industrial, Manual on (Book), 366
Resources of Canada, Great Lakes Drainage Basin, by J. F. J. Thomas (Book), 266
— Pollution Research Laboratory, Annual Report, 598
— Power. See Hydraulic; Pelton Wheel; Power Plant; Power, Water; Turbine, Hydraulic
— Repeller, “ Impervion,” Silicon (Solignum, Ltd.), 55
— Resources, Industrial, Canada, Fraser River
Drainage Basin, by J. F. J. Thomas (Book), 137
— Sea, Strainers for, at Fawley Refinery (Royles, Ltd.), 704*
— Softener, Base-Exchange, for Roosecote Power Station (Permutit Co., Ltd.), 707
— Sorption in Polystyrene and Cellulose Triacetate, by A. G. Day (Book), 76
— Supply Congress and Exhibition, London, Programme,, 304
Glasgow, Implementation of Glen Finglas Scheme, 232
— of Greater London, by Dr. H. W. Dickinson (Book), 41; (Review), 75
— in London Area, 51st Report of Metropolitan Water Board, 165
— Trade, “ Master ” Meters for (G. Kent, Ltd.), 286*
— and Waste-Water Disposal, by G. M. Fair, J. C. Geyer and J. C. Morris (Review), 234. See also Irrigation
— Treatment (Trade Publication), 754
— Tube Boiler. See Boiler
— Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic; Pelton Wheel; Power Plant
— Waste, Disposal, and Water Supply, by G. M. Fair, J. C. Geyer and J. C. Morris (Review), 234
— Wheels at Bakewell Factory of D. P. Battery Co., Ltd., Replacement by Water Turbine, 684*
See Pelton Wheel; Turbine, Hydraulic; Power Plant
Waterborne Diseases (Trade Publication), 335 Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen’s Union, Wage Demands by, 127, 191. See 711
Waterways. See Rivers; Canals
Waterworks. See Water Supply
Watkinson, FI., Views on Importance of Skill in Industry, 483; Views on Value of Industrial Engineering, 483; on Possible Government Action on Unofficial Strikes, 615
Watson, S. J., on Short-Time Creep-Relaxation Tests, 565*
Watson, T. F., on Low-Friction Fluid Seals, .293. See 153*. See LETTERS, 261, 361. See Addendum, 234
Watt International Medal, Award to Dr. I. I. Sikorsky, 121
Wattmeter. See Electric
Wave Drag in Linearised Supersonic Flow, by G. N. Ward (Book), 589
— Radio, Cheyenne Mountain Experiments, by A. D. Barsis, J. W. Herbstreit and K. O. Hornberg (Book), 298
Propagation of, Research on, 698 Wax-Injection Machines for Precision Casting, 22*
Wear of Chromium-Plated Cylinder in Diesel Engine, 145
— Cylinder-Liner, in Diesel-Engined Cargo Vessel, 150*
Weatherfoil Heating Systems, Ltd., “ Dravo Counterflo ” Industrial Space Heaters, 89*
Weatherill, F. E., Ltd., “ Epping AutoShunter ” Shunting Tractor (Trade Publication), 493
Web, Spider’s, Construction of, Exhibits at Royal Society Exhibition, 684
Weddell, Dr. A. G. McD., on Anatomical and Physiological Aspects of Machine Design, 457
Weddle, M., on Liquidus of Metal-Oxide/ V2O5 Systems and Mechanism of Accelerated Attack on Metals by Vanadium Pentoxide, 722
Weed-Killing Unit, Mobile, 15,000-gall. Capacity, for British Railways (Chipman Chemical Co., Ltd.), 509*
Weekly Survey, 2, 34, 66, 98, 130, 162, 194, 226, 258, 290, 326, 358, 390, 422, 454, 486, 518, 550, 582, 614, 650. 682, 714, 746, 778
Weigher and Totaliser, Automatic, for Colliery Tub (H. Pooley and Son, Ltd.), 156*. See LETTERS, 293, 361
Weighing Machines, Industrial (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 541
— and Mixing, Automatic Control Applied to, 780
Weights and Measures, United States National Conference on, Report (Book), 137
Weiner, Dr. J. S., on Environment and Performance, 456
Weir, G. and J., Ltd., Pumps for Peruvian Oil Tanker “Sechura,” 285; Condensers for S.S. “Southern Cross,” 350*; Close-Feed System for S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 352; Annual Report, 614
— Lecture Hall, Institution of Naval Architects, Inauguration of, 424*, 482
Welbourn, D. B., on Theory of Relativity, 588. See 517, 522*
Weldall and Assembly Works of Triplex Safety Glass Co..., Ltd.,, 54*
Welded Pipelines, Detection of Leaks in, 375*
— Ships, Notch-Tough Steel for, Research on, 328. See 325
“ Weldex ” Air Pre-Heaters for Boilers of S.S. “ Southern Cross ” (Wellington Tube Works, Ltd.), 352
Welding Anti-Spatter Paint (Arc Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 59
— “ Argonaut ” Process for, Application to Carbon Steels, 211; Cinema Film on (British Oxygen Co. Ltd.), 357. See LETTER, 425
Welding Electrodes, Pocket Guide to (Trade Publication), 233
— for Engineers, by H. Udin, E. R. Funk and J. Wulff (Book), 175; (Review), 395
— Equipment for Deposition of “ Stellite ” on
Teeth of Band-Saws, 443*. See LETTER, 520
— and Fabricating Equipment, Directory of (Book), 9
— Machine for End-Flanges on Motor-Car
Rear-Axle Castings (A.l Electric Welding Machines, Ltd.), 441*
-— Metal-Arc, Covered Electrodes for, Specification, 233
— Metals under Water, Developments in, 461
— Research Association, British, Summer School of Welding, 150
Laboratory of Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., 277*
— Resistance, Controllers for (Trade Publication), 76
Machine for Longitudinal and Circumferential Seams (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 712*
— Rig fof Positioning Pipes and Drums,
“ Trac Tred ” (D. Ross and Partners, Ltd.), 190*
— Shop for Acton Works of London Transport Executive, 188*
— Stud and Arc, Transformer-Rectifier Power
Unit for (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 418*
on Small Curved Surfaces, Jig for (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 704*
Welding Supervision, Ltd., Hydraulic Testing Machine for Mobile Laboratory, 88*
— Torch, Oxy-Acetylene, with Metal-Powder
Attachments for Deposition of Hard- Facing Alloys (Dewrance and Co., Ltd.), 773*
— Transformer (Trade Publication), 76 Wellington Tube Works, Ltd., “ Weldex ”
Air Pre-Heaters for Boilers of S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 352
Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd., Design of Open-Hearth Furnaces, 144
Welmec Corporation, Ltd., A.E.G. Manual (Book), 428
Welwyn Electrical Laboratories, Ltd., Resistor Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 569
West, A., and Co., Ltd., “ PSC4D ” Circuit- Breaker with Plug-in Contactor Unit, 381; Control Gear for Pumping Plant (Trade Publication), 559; Electrical Control Equipment for Coal-Preparation Plant at Lynemouth Colliery, 599
West, Dr. E. G., on Manufacture of Integral Structures, 145. See 68, 104
— of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute. See
Iron and Steel
Western Express Running, Fifty Years of, by O. S. Nock (Book), 396
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd., Rectifier Exhibits at Radio Component Show, 568, 569
Westland Aircraft, Ltd., “ Whirlwind ” S.55 Helicopter, Silencer for, 217*; Conversion of “ Meteor ” Aircraft for Investigations on Downward Deflection of Jets, 250*, 331 Weston, C., and Co., Ltd., Oil Seals (Trade Publication), 589
Weston, R. MeV., Collection of Thermionic Valves, 25
“ Weyroc ” Chip-Board from Wood Waste (The Airscrew Co. and Jicwood, Ltd.), 168
Whale, Method of Hearing of, Exhibits at Royal Society Exhibition, 684
Wharf, Coal, Chelmsford, Coote and Warren’s, Mechanised Handling Plant at, 120*
— Prestressed Fender Structures for, Singapore, Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd., 21
Wharton Crane and Hoist Co., Ltd., 2-ton Overhead Crane for Welding Shop of Acton Works of London Transport Executive, 188*
Wheatstone Bridge. See Electric
Wheels, Conveyor Pulley (Trade Publication), 138
— Disc, Portable Electric Grinding Machines for (Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd.), 444*
— Gear. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Water, at Bakewell Factor of D.P. Battery
Co. Ltd., History of, 684*
Whessoe, Ltd., Stress-Relieving of 400-ton Reactor Casing by Internal Heating, 444; Motor Tanker for Transport of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Under Pressure, 602*
Whillock, R. E., on Safety Requirements for Fire Protection in Oil-Fired Boiler Installations, 730
Whinfield, J. R., Discovery of Terylene, 124
Whipp and Bourne, Ltd., Switchgear for S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 354
“ Whipper ” Petrol-Driven Chain Saw (Trade Publication), 297
Whirl in Journal Bearings, 243*. See 227
— Oil, in Bearings, 237*.See 227
“ Whirlfire ” Gas Turbine for American Motor Omnibus, 438*
“ Whirlwind ” Helicopter, Westland S.55, Silencer for, 217*
White;, A. S., on Chemical Engineering Research, 361
— Fish Authority, Experimental Plant for Quick-Freezing of Fish at Sea, 475*
White, Sir W. H., Portrait at Institute of Metals, 134
“ Whitewash and Flour,” Northampton Engineering College versus London School of Economics, 227
Whittaker, D., on Calorimeter Building for Research on Domestic Heating at Fuel Research Station, 470*
Whitwick Colliery, Automatic Weigher and Totaliser at, 156*. See LETTER, 293, 361
Whitworth Society, 30th Annual Commemoration Meeting and Dinner, 362
Who’s Who in the Motor Industry (Book), 526 Wickham Engineering Co., Ltd., Mobile Hoist (Trade Publication), 559
Wiggin, H., and Co., Ltd., “ Brightray H” Nickel-Chromium Alloy for High-Temperature Furnace Resistors, 381; “Brightray ” Nickel-Chromium Alloy for Coating Diesel Engine Valves when Running on Boiler Oil, 384* ; Equipment for Production of Nickel by Powder-Metallurgy Process, 568; Nickel and Nickel Alloys (Trade Publication), 657
Wild, M. B., and Co., Ltd., Man-Carrying Centrifuge at Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, 662*
Wilkins and Mitchell, Ltd., Press, Hot-Brass, Production of Cored Stampings on, 417*
Wilkinson, J., on Separation Plant for Town Refuse at Worthing, 490
Wilkinson Rubber Linatex, Ltd., “ Flexadux ” Plastics Ducting for Mine Workings, 181*
Williams, Dr. G. I., on Pseudo-Binary Phase Sections between Laves Phases in Ternary Alloys of Uranium, 562
Williams and James (Engineers), Ltd., AirCompressor Plant for Belgian Aircraft Factory, 665
Williams, K. R., on Running-in of Engines; Choice of Cylinder-Bore Finish, 270. See Erratum, 338
Williams, Dr. T. E. H., on Particle Interference in Gap-Graded Aggregates in Vibrated Concrete, 693*
Williams, Dr. T. J., on Design of Apparatus for Metering Pulsating Flow, 133. See 17*. See LETTERS, 229, 330, 459, 717
Williamson, D. T. N., on Automatic Control of Machine Tools, 780
Williamson, J., and Partners, 120-MW Power Station at Roosecote, 706*
Williamson, L. CL, the Late.; 200
Williamson, T., on Dangers of Unofficial Strikes, 776
Willington “A” Power Station, Television Equipment at, 158*
Willoughby Lane Gasworks, Tottenham, Prestressed-Concrete Conveyor Gantries, 58*; Extensions to. 805*
Wilson; J. S., the Late, 718*
Wilson, L., on Disseminating Technical information, 229; See 65. See LETTER, 100
Wilton, Terylene Production Plant, Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., 99, 124*
Wimpey, G., Ltd., “ Euclid ” Rear-Dumping Trucks (Trade Publication), 201; Prefabricated Television Station at Baghdad, 450*
Wind, Energy from by E. W. Golding, 433*
— Machine at Costa Hill, Orkney, 434
at Prae Wood, 371*. See 359
— Tunnels. See Aeronautics
Winding Engine, Colliery, 11-kV Air-Break Stator Reverser for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 732
— Gear, Electric, Alternating-Current Motor for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 186*
— Stator, Direct-Current Testing of, 369, 390 Windmill, Boxford, Annular Sail for, 39*
— English, by R. Wailes (Review), 39
Window Frames of Pressed Metal (H. Hope and Sons, Ltd.), 642*
Windscale Atomic Energy Station, 59*
Winn, C., and Co., Ltd., Stop Valves (Trade Publication), 657
Winnacker, Prof. K., on the Chemical Engineer in Plant Operation and Management, 360 Winston Electronics Ltd., Spectrographic Monitor for Toxic-Dust Concentrates, 89*; New Factory at Shepperton, 89
Wires, Large-Diameter, for Use in Prestressed- Concrete Beams (R. Johnson and Nephew, Ltd.), 405.*
— and Rod, Aluminium and Copper, Heat-
Treatment and Finishing Operations in Production of, 497, 529
Wireless Telegraphy. See Radio
— Telephony. See Radio
Wiring, Solderless, Connection (Trade Publication), 138
Witter, W., the Late, 586
Wohler’s Tests. See Fatigue Under Tests (Materials')
Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd., Portable Electric Grinding Machines for Disc Wheels, 444*; Heavy-Duty High-Speed Portable Grinding Machine, 640
Wolff, H. W., on Miniature Circuit-Breakers, 143
Wolseley Engineering, Ltd., Pressure-Operated Gas-Flow Regulator, 604*
Wolverson, W. A., on British Developments in International Telecommunications, 426 Women Workers. See Labour
Wood, H.. and Co., Ltd., Prestressed-Concrete Conveyor Gantries, 58*:; Conveyor for Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 806*
Wood, W. J. H., the Late, 294
Wood Waste, Supplies and Uses of, 168
— Wool, Specification, 138 Woodall-Duckham Construction Co., Ltd.,
Carbonising Plant for Willoughby Lane Gasworks, 806*
Woodfield Hoist and Associated Industries, Ltd., Universal, Self-Erecting Pile Driver with 100-ft. Telescopic Leader, 666*
Woods of Colchester, Ltd., Silencer for Fans, 53*; Transparent Charts for Solving Engineering Problems.1, 762*
Woods, J. V., on Frequency Converter (Trade Publication), 233
Woodward-Nutt, A. E., on Aircraft Design Problems and Trends, 68
Woodward, T. G., on Specifications and Tolerances of Sheet Metals, 322
Wool, Wood, Specification, 138
Woollam, J. P. V., On Post-Graduate Training Schemes, 360
Woollard, F. G., on History of Automatic Operation, 780. See 713
Woolley, Dr. R. L., on Twinning and UnTwinning in Polycrystalline Magnesium, 563
Work Study, Specialised Training in Field of (Book), 428
in Theory and Practice (Book), 657 Working Population, Statistics of, 287, 355
Workmen. See Labour

Works:

Acton Works of London Transport Executive, New Welding Shop for, 188*
of [[D. Napier and Son]], Ltd., Test Rig for Testing English-Electric-Sund-strand Constant-Speed Drive for Aircraft, 216*
Bakewell Factory of [[D. P. Battery Co]]., Ltd., Replacement of Water Wheels by Water Turbine, 684*
Banbury Works of [[Northern Aluminium Co]]., Ltd., Modernisation Scheme for, 342
Birkenhead Works of Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., Grease Plant at, 121*
Coventry Works of A. Herbert, Ltd., New Measuring Room at, 380*
Dusseldorf Factory of Schiess A.G., Rebuilding of, 688
Edmonton Plant Department, British Oxygen Engineering; Ltd., 99, 122*
Engineering Works, Employment of Women. See Labour
Gasworks. See Gasworks
Hurn Factory of Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., “ Viscount ” Production at, 164*
Iron and Steel Works, Effect of Integration on Fuel Economy in, 106
Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Lighting at, 281*
Oberkochen Factory of Carl Zeiss, 34
Peterlee Factory of J. Ambler, Ltd., 251*
Signalling Apparatus for Use in Works (Trade Publication), 76
South Morden Milk Pasteurising and Bottling Plant of Express Dairy Co., Ltd., 608*
Steelworks, Mission to India to Advise on Establishment of, 391
— Model of, Science Museum, 134*
Team Valley Works of Sigmund Pumps, Ltd., Test Plant for Pumps at, 742
Warstock Works of Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., 54*
Weldall and Assembly Works of Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., 54*.
— See also Factories
Works Management, Conference on Managing Small Firms, Harrogate, Programme, 321 Industrial Management (Book), 175 Recruitment and Training of Men
Intended for Management (Review), 365
— Managers, Institution of, Conference of, 483
— Transport, Conference on, Proceedings (Book), 298
Workshop Drawings, How to Read, by W. Longland (Book), 526
— Episcope for Visual or Photographic Work in (C. F. Smith), 413*
— Furniture, “ Steelpact ” (Trade Publication), 559
— for Manufacture of High-Precision Aero foils - and Wing Models at National Physical Laboratory, 731*
— Shell-Roofed, Pre-Cast Concrete, Kingston-upon-Hull, 56*
— Training. See Education
— See also Works; Machine Tools
World Bank, Development of Investment Activities of, Formation of International Finance Corporation, 518; Loan to Finance Communications in East Africa, 358
— Directory of Oil Engine and Gas Turbine
Manufacturers (Book), 366
— Power Conference, International Commission on Large Dams, Paris Congress, 262; Vienna Meeting, 1956, Programme, 168. See Erratum, 249
— Railways, 1954-55 (Book), 9
Worthing, Separation Plant for Town Refuse at, 490
Wrench, “Britool ” (Jenks Brothers, Ltd.), 542
Wright, G. H., on Technical College Library Assistance to Industrial Firms, 100, 293. See 65, 132, 326. See LETTERS, 100, 229, 330, 459
— Memorial Lecture on Control of Flight, 652
Wright and Platt, Ltd., Dispute Over Shop Steward, 95
Wright, W. and O., Papers of, by M. W. McFarland (Review), 40
Writing, Technical, Awards for, by Radio Industry Council, 332
Wrotham, Radio Transmitting Station, Very-High-Frequency, of British Broadcasting Corporation, 332, 582, 609
Wrought Non-Ferrous Metals Industry, Review of Productivity in (Book), 76
Wyre Trawlers, Ltd., Replacement of Oil Trawlers with Diesel-Powered Types, 746

X-RAYS, Applied, by G. L. Clark (Book), 558 Diffraction Powder Patterns by H. E. Swanson, R. K. Fuyat and G. M. Ugrinic (Book), 558
Diffractometer (Trade Publication), 267
Diffractometer, Recording (Hilger and Watts, Ltd.), 505*
Intensifying Tube for Industrial Applications (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 513
Research on, 15-MeV Linear Accelerator for, 646*
Units (Trade Publication), 657
Unit, 300-kV (Trade Publication), 754
Xzit (G.B.), Ltd., “ Serviron ” Aluminium-Pigment Coating for Prevention of Corrosion, 774

Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hand-Operated Hydraulic Fork-Lift Platform and Pallet Truck, 574; Electrically- Driven, 3-speed Tractor, 574*
Yarns, Nylon (Trade Publication), 559
— Worsted, Production, New Factory of J. Ambler, Ltd., at Peterlee, 251*
Yarrow and Co., Ltd., Water-Tube Boilers for
S.S. “ Southern Cross,” 352*; Boilers for Roosecote Power Station, 706
Year Book, Exporters’, 1955 (Book), 366 Kempe’s Engineer’s, 1955 (Book), 201 Mechanical World, 1955 (Book), 105 Mechanical World, Electrical, 1955 (Book), 106
Year Book, Plastics, British, 1955 (Book), 689 Yelland, East, 180-MW Power Station at, 534*
“ Yeoman, Howard Rotavator ” Cultivator, Attachments for (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 603*
Yorkshire Electric Transformer Co., Ltd.,
Transformers for Skelton Grange Power Station, 512
— Mining Industry, Strike in, 611, 647
Young, A. J., on Automatic Control Applied to Process Industries, 780
Young’s Modulus. See Elastic Modulus Young, W. A., the Late, 72
Youths, Employment in Underground Mining,
Yugoslavia, Prospects of Exporting Electric Power from, Report on, 494*

ZAMBESI River, Kariba and Kafue Hydro-Electric Schemes, 290
Zanzibar, Saateni, Power Station at, 450
Zarek, Dr. J. M., on Metering Pulsating Flow, 17*. See LETTERS, 133, 229, 330, 459, 717
“ Zborowski ” Coleopter Aircraft, 632*
Zeiss, C., Factory at Oberkochen, 34
Zerny Engineering Co., Ltd., “Dualok”
Key-less Pulley (Trade Publication), 559
“ Zig-Zag ” Grate for Shell Boilers, 480*
Zinc, Deformation of, at High Temperatures, 563
— Development Association, European Bulletins, First Issue, 59; Third International Conference on Hot-Dip Galvanising at Oxford (Book), 266
— and Lead Smelting and Refining in United States (Book), 428
— Polycrystalline, Pure, in Tension, Cleavage Fracture of, 563
— Production of, by Imperial Smelting Corporation, 746
— Sprayed, Protection of Iron and Steel by British Standard on, 500
— Wholesale Prices, 42*
Zirconium-Uranium Alloys, Constitution of, 563

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