Engineering 1956 Jan-Jun: Index

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ABISCH CONVEYOR and FURNACE CO., LTD., Pneumatic Tray Conveyor, 377*
Abrasive Wheels, Fencing of. Regulations on, 231
Accelerator, Electron, Cambridge 6-GeV Electron Synchroton, 444
Linear (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 281*
— Proton, Linear (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 281*
— Russian, 542
— See also Synchroton
Access Equipment, Ltd., “Zip-Up” Tubular Staging with Quick-Locking Connections, 473*
Accidents:
Abrasive Wheels, Fencing of. Regulations on,231
Accidents in Industry, Comment on, 416, 545
Agricultural-Machinery Accidents, Bill for Prevention of, 31
Crankcase Explosions, Causes and Prevention of, 401
Explosion from Steam-Heated Platens at Commercial Plastics, Ltd. Report of Preliminary Inquiry (Book), 337
— from Steam - Heated/Water - Cooled Table at Yatefield Mill, Report of Preliminary Inquiry (Book), 337 Gas-Heated Drying Ovens, Design of Explosion Reliefs for, 308* Industrial Accident-. Comment on, 416, 545
Men, Machines and Accidents, by J. W. Whitfield, 545
National Joint Advisory Council, Report of Sub-Committee on Accidents, 416
Office Accidents (Trade Publication), 498 Railway Accidents, 1
Derailment between Huntingdon and Offord and Buckden (Book), 41
Road Accidents, Comment on, 197, 262
Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents, Office Accidents (Trade Publication), 498
Safety Code for Industrial Power-Truck Operators (Trade Publication), 44
— Measures in Foundries (Trade Publication), 44
Accountancy, Punched-Card, Electronic Calculator for, by L. Knight, 239. See also Pay-Roll
Accounting, Wage, by Electronic Computer, 423
“ ACCP ” Alternating - Current - Conduction Pump for Liquid Metals (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 281
Accumulators, Electric. See Electric
— Vehicles. See Motor Vehicle: Motor Truck
Acetylene, Uses of, as Raw Material in Chemical and Plastics Industries, 486
— Welding. See Welding Acid-Bessemer Steelmaking Process, Control in, by P. J. Leroy, J. G. Galey and F. B. Cawley, 463
Steelmaking Process in West Cumberland, by F. B. Cawley and D. R. Wattleworth, 463
Acme-Gridley Machines, Special Attachments for (Trade Publication), 11
Acorn Bank, Use of Large Excavators for Opencast Coal Mining at, 514*. See 518
Acoustic-Delay-Line Electronic Calculator, by J. A. Tempel, 239
— Lining Tiles for Turbine Test House of Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd. (Burgess Products and Co., Ltd.), 470*
Acru Electric Tool Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Electric Soldering Iron (Trade Publication), 77
Activated Sludge. See Sewage
Acton Society Trust, Report on Management Succession, 448; Management Succession: Recruitment, Selection, Training and (Promotion of Managers (Review), 497
Adams, H. J., on Corrosion of Cargo Ships and Its Prevention, 560
Adams Powel Equipment, Ltd., Machine for Glueing and Riveting of Cartons, 254
Additives, Fuel-Oil (Trade Publication), 564
Address, Presidential. See Presidential Address
Aden Airfield, Civil Use of, 143
Admiralty Research Laboratory, Piezo-Electric Pressure Recorder for Measurement of Near-Shore Sea Waves, 398*
— Suggestions Schemes in Royal Navy, 319
— Technical Staff, Student Apprentices for, 131
— Test House, Pyestock, Installation of Gas
Turbine for Heavy Fuel Combustion Chamber Research (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 360*
— See also Warships
Adsorbents, Solid, Bibiliography of, 1943-1953, by V. R. Deitz (Book), 564
Advertising, Practice of (Trade Publication), 404
— Practitioners in. Institute of, In the Interest
of the Advertiser (Trade Publication), 404
Advertising, Programme of Central Electricity Board, 543
A.E.C., Ltd., Semi-Automatic Flow Line, 53* A.E.I.-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd., Formation of, 220*; “ MERLIN ” Nuclear Reactor for German Ministry of Economics and Transport, 506; Appointment of Balfour, Beatty and Co., Ltd., and John Laing and Son, Ltd., as Civil Engineering Contractors, 573; Appointment of W. S. Atkins and Partners as Consultants, 573
Aerial Navigation. See Aeronautics
— Transport. See Aeronautics
Aero Club, Royal, Presentation of Breguet Memorial Trophy to, 69
Aerodynamics. See Aeronautics Aeroelasticity, Theory of, Introduction to, by Y. C. Fung (Review), 181; (Book), 182
Aeronautical Society, Royal: American Naval Airships, by Lord Ventry, 4*; High-Temperature Turbojet, by D. G. Ainley, 190; 9th Louis Bleriot Lecture, by E. T. Jones, on A Philosophy of Aeronautical Research, 190; Discussion on Supersonic Flight, 420; Nomination of G. R. Edwards as President-Elect, 420; 44th Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture on Aerodynamic Art, by Sir W. S. Farren, 555*
Aeronautics;
Aden Airfield, Civil Use of, 143
Aero Club, Royal, Presentation of Breguet Memorial Trophy to, 69
Aerodynamic Art, by Sir W. S. Farren, 555*
—Heating, by Prof. J. H. Argyris, 420 Aerodynamics of Maerz-Type Open- Hearth Furnace, Studies on Model, by G. Husson, G. Cohen de Lara, and R. Durand, 557
— Research on, by Friedrich-Seewald (Book), 564
Aeroelasticity, Theory of. Introduction to, by Y. C. Fung (Review), I8I; (Book), 182
Aerofoils, Machine Tool for Generation of (J. L. Jameson, Ltd.), 524*, 568
Aeroplane.
” Aerovan Ratio Hurel Dubois and F. G. Miles, Ltd.), 374
Air Speed Record, Comment on, 257
— Transport Industry, Civil, Remarks by O. C. Turner on Choice of Aircraft for, 519
Aircraft, “ Aerovan H.D.M. 105 ” Freighter (Avions Hurel Dubois and F. G. Miles, Ltd.), 374
— for Air Lines, Developments, 243*
— Air Liner, Trans-Atlantic, Type 187 (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., and General Dynamics Corporation), 146
— Atomic-Powered, Development of, in Russia, 444
— Britain’s Needs, by Sir R. Fedden, 91
— ” Britannia ” Air Liner (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 2
Air Liner, Manufacture by Canadair, Discussions on, 146
Further Delay in Introduction of (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 552
Series 250, for Royal Air Force Transport Command (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 528
— “ Canberra ” Mark 9, Development of (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 66
— Carrier, Atomic-Powered, 245
— Changing Shape of, by Sir W. S. Farren, 555*
— Civil, Position and Prospects of, 243*
— “ Comet ” Mark 2, Fuselage Fatigue Tests on, 18*
Mark 3 and 4, Performance of (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 2
Repurchases of, from Air France, 351
— Components, High-Tensile-Steel, Milling-Cutter Gangs for (English Steel Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 90*
— “ Delta 2,” World Air Speed Record
by (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 189*
— Douglas “ DC-8 ” Airliners for TransCanada Air Lines, 359
— General-Purpose, 244*
— “ Golden Arrow ” (General Dynamics
Corporation), 552
— and Guided Weapons Research Centre
of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth (Aircraft), Ltd., at Whitley, 562
— Helicopter. See Helicopter (below)
— Industry, Positions and Prospects 243*
Time can be Saved in, by H. Gregory and A. Vines, 91 *
— “ Intercontinental,” Development
(Boeing Airplane Company), 27
— “ Javelin,” Silencer Pen for “ Sap
phire ” Turbo-Jet Engines of, 565*
— Lockheed “ F.104A Starfigh’ter ” (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation), 251*
— Military, Position and Prospects of, 243*
Projects, Discussion in Parliament on, 415
Aircraft Naval, Repairs to, at Royal Naval Aircraft Yard, Fleetlands, 494*
— “P. 1,” Orders for, Discussion in
Parliament on, 415
— Passenger Seats (Short Brothers and Harland Ltd.), 19
— Petrol-Fuelled, Fires in, 506
— Production Conference of Institution of Production Engineers. See Production Engineers, Institution of: Aircraft Production Conference
Processes, Control of, by 1. R. Smith, 92
— Propulsion by Nuclear Power, 573
— “ Seamew,” Anti-Submarine and Re
connaissance, Performance of (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 87*
— “ Skylark 600 ” Jet Air-Liner (General
Dynamics Corporation), 262*
— Structural Problems, by Prof. J. H. Argyris, 420
— Structures, Inspection of, by Radiography, 338*
— “ Super Sabre ” Supersonic Inter
ceptor, “ 12F.100,” Departure for Service with United States Air Force in Europe (North American Aviation), 190
— Transatlantic, “ Seadrome ” Floating Stages for, by W. Ley (Review), 307
— Transport, 243*
‘‘TU104,” Russian Twin-Jet, 189*
— “ Universal,” for Transport of Oil-Well
Drilling Equipment (Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd.), 22*
— ‘‘ Vanguard ” Propeller-Turbine Air
Liner (Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd.), 486
— Vickers-Supermarine ‘‘N.I13,” Naval Fighter (Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd.), 131*
— ” Victor ” Bomber, Production at
Radlett (Handley Page, Ltd.), 190
— ‘‘Viscout 814D,” for Lufthansa
(Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd.), 556
?— Yard, Fleetlands Royal Naval, Works of, 494*
Airfield, Aden, Civil Use of, 143
Airlines, European, Proposal for Internationalisation of, 293
Airport, London, Fog Dispersal at, 511 Road Approaches to. Discussion in Parliament on, 447
Airships for U.S. Navy, 4*
Breguet Memorial Trophy, Presentation to Royal Aero Club, 69
Britannia,” Air Liner (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 2
Britannia ” Air Liner, Manufacture by Canadair, Discussions on, 146
Britannia ” Aircraft,” Further Delay in Introduction of (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 552
Britannia ” Series 250 Aircraft for Royal Air Force Transport Command (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 528
British European Airways, Policy of. Attitude of Employees Towards, 352; Net Profits and Operational Statistics, 391
British Overseas Airways Corporation, Policy of. Comment on, 258; Appointment of Mr. d’Erlanger as Chairman, 326, 352; Policy of, Attitude of Employees Towards, 352; Position and Prospects of, 456
‘‘ Canberra ” Mark 9 Aircraft, Development of (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 66
Civil Airways, Safety Rules for. Discussion in Parliament on, 255
” Comet” Aircraft, Repurchases of, from Air France, 351
‘‘ Comet ” Mark 2 Aircraft, Fuselage Fatigue Tests on, 18*
“ Comet ” Mark 3 and 4 Aircraft, Performance of (de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 2
Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Appointment of S. Hills as Director of Studies of Work-Study School, 485
” Delta 2 ” Research Aircraft, World Air Speed Record by (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 189*
Douglas ” DC-8 ” Airliners for TransCanada Air Lines, 349
Engine, Aeroplane, Atomic-Energy velopments, 220*
By-Pass, Comparison with Engine, 423
By-Pass Type, Comparison Pure Jet, 449
‘‘ Conway,” Comment on (Rolls- Royce Ltd.), 449
Gas-Turbine, ” Gazelle ” for Westland ” Wessex ” Helicopter (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 2^0
Jet, Silencers for, Parliament on, 543
Propeller-Turbine, Type 187 Air Liner plane Co., Ltd.), 146
Test Plant (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 190 Test Tunnel for Lufthansa (Gruenz- weig and Hartmann A.G.), 87
Engine, Aeroplane, Turbo-Jet, “ Conway ” Douglas for “DC-8” Airliner (Rolls- Royce Ltd.,) 359
Turbo-Jet, High-Temperature, by D. G. Ainley, 190
Turbo-Jet, “ J.79,”
“ F104A Starfighter” trie Co.), 251 * Turbo-Jet, “ JT4,”
continental,” Air Liner, 27 Turbo-Jet “ Olympus,” Discussions between Bristol Aero-Engines, Ltd., and Boeing Airplane Co. on, 360 Turbojet, Prospects of, 392 Turbo-Jet, ” Proteus ” (Bristol Aero
Engines, Ltd., 360 Turbo-Jet, “ Sapphire,” of “ Javelin ” Aircraft, Silencer Pen for, 565* See also Turbines^ Gas Fires, in Petrol-Fuelled Aircraft, 506 Fleetlands Royal Naval Aircraft Yard,
Work of, 494*
“ Golden Arrow ” Aircraft (General Dynamics Corporation), 552
Guided Weapons and Aircraft Research Centre of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth (Aircraft), Ltd., at Whitley, 562
Helicopter Engineering, Principles of, by J. Shapiro (Book), 115; (Review), 74 — London Terminal for, Commencement of, 130
— Research, Hunter-Percival, Discussion in Parliament on, 575
— Services, Inter-City, Discussion in Parliament on, 351
— Two-Engined, Discussion in Parliament on, 351
— “ Wessex,” Announcement of (Westland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 190 Information, Aeronautical, Exchange of.
Discussion in Parliament on, 159 ” Intercontinental,” Air Liner, Development of (Boeing Airplane Company), 27
Javelin ” Aircraft, Silencer Pen for “ Sapphire ” Turbo-Jet Engines of, 565*
Laminar-Flow Research Aircraft (Handley Page, Ltd.), 190*
Lockheed ‘‘ F.104A Starfighter” Aircraft (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation). 251*
“ Mayfly ” Solid-Propellant Boost Motor, 487
Naval Aircraft Yard, Royal, Fleetlands, Work and Organisation of, 494* “P. 1.” Aircraft, Orders for, Discussion in Parliament on, 415
Radiography, Inspection of Aircraft Structures by, 338*
“ Raven ” Solid Rocket for High-Altitude Research Vehicle, 488
Research, A Philosophy of, by E. T. Jones, 190
Rocket Research, at Rocket Propulsion Department of Royal Aircraft Establishment, 487
— Sled, Mach 2 (General Dynamics Corporation), 546*
Royal Air Force, Aircraft Requirements, 243*; “Britannia” Series 250 Air craft for Transport Command, 528 — Aircraft Establishment, Rocket Propulsion Department, Activities of, 487 — Naval Aircraft Yard, Fleetlands, Work of, 494*
Sapphire ” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine of “ Javelin ” Aircraft, Silencer Pen for, 565*
Seadrome ” Floating Stages for Transatlantic Aircraft, by W. Ley (Review), 307
Seamew,” Anti-Submarine and Reconnaissance Aircraft, Performance of (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 87*
Seats, Aircraft Passenger (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 19
Silencer Pen for “ Sapphire ” Turbo-Jet Engines of “ Javelin ” Aircraft, 565* “Skylark 600” Jet Air-Liner (General Dynamics Corporation), 262*
Space Flight, Astronomer Royal on, 35 Speed Record, Comment on, 257 “ Super Sabre ” Supersonic Interceptor
Aircraft, “ I2F.100,” Departure for Service with United States Air Force in Europe (North American Aviation), 190
Supersonic Flight, Discussion on, 420 Transport, Aerial, of Heavy Oil-Well Drilling Equipment, 22*
— Aircraft. See Aircraft (above) “TU104” Russian Twin-Jet Transport
Aircraft, 189*
“ Vanguard ” Propeller-Turbine Air-Liner (Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd.) 486
Vickers-Supermarine “N.I 13” Naval Fighter Aircraft (Vickers-Armstrongs Aircraft), (Ltd.), 131*
“ Victor ” Bomber Aircraft, Production at Radlett (Handley Page, Ltd ), 190
“ Viscount ” 802 Air Liner, Passenger Seats for (Short Brothers and Harland Ltd.), 19
“ Viscount 814D ” Aircraft for Lufthansa (Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd.), 556
“ Wessex” Helicopter, Announcement of (Westland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 190
Wind Tunnel, Flexible Wall Blow-Down
(A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd.), 157
Open-Circuit Transonic (Harland and Wolff, Ltd.), 504*
Transonic, at Aircraft Research Association, 312* 40,000-h.p. Transonic-Supersonic, at California Institute of Technology, 528*
Aeroplanes. See Aircraft under Aeronautics “ Aerovan H.D.M.105,” High-Aspect-Ratio
Freighter Aircraft (Avions Hurel Dubois and F. G. Miles, Ltd.), 374
Africa, Central, Proposals for Flooding with Fresh-Water Lakes, by W. Ley (Review), 307
— East, Owen Falls Scheme for Development
of. Discussion in Parliament on, 319
— Recruitment of Civil Engineers for, 453
_ West, Technical Assistance for. Discussion in Parliament on, 447
” Agietron ” Spark Erosion Machine (Pearson Phillips, Ltd.), 569*
A.G.LP. Natural-Gas Industry in Northern Italy, 140*
Agitator, Air-Motor, for Heavy Pigments and Metallic Finishes (Trade Publication), 242 Agreements, Labour. See Labour
Agricultural Engineers Association, Ltd., Statistics on Production and Sales of Agricultural Machinery, 518
— Engineering, Introduction to, by H. F.
McColly and J. W. Martin (Book), 337
National Institute of. Test Rig of Tractor with Hydraulic Transmission, 260
Scholarships in, 147
— Industry, Management and Labour Rela
tions, 160
Mechanisation in, 328
Need for Long-Term Capital in, 328
— Machinery, Bill for Accident Prevention, 31 Industry, Position and Prospects of, 116*, 518
Lubrication and Maintenance of (Trade Publication), 564
Manufacture of, by Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd., 521*
Production at Nacton Works of Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., 422*
— Mortgage Corporation, Facilities Available
to Farmers, 328
Motors. See Engines; Motors: Tractors
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Workers. See Labour
Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Bill, First Reading, 31; Second Reading, 160
— See also Irrigation
Ainley, D. G., on High-Temperature Turbojet, 190 ,
Air, Compressed. See Compressed Air. Pneumatic ,
— Compressor, Single-Stage Diesel, Jenbach
JW20K ” (Chamberlain Industries, Ltd.), 446*
— Conditioning at National Gallery, 519 Plant, ” Twin-Air ” and ” Thermokool-
air,” for Offices and Stores (Brentford Electric, Ltd.), 215*
— Diffuser, Improved “ Stylovent (Richard
Crittall and Co., Ltd.), 184*
— Force, Royal. See Aeronautics
Air France, Repurchases of ‘‘ Comet
Aircraft from, 351
— Heater, Mobile, Oil-Fired (A. E. Greaves and Son, Ltd.), 25*
— Motor (Trade Publication), 436 Agitator for Heavy Pigments and
Metallic Finishes (Trade Publication), 242 — Pollution by Sulphur Compounds, Discussion in Parliament on, 575 See also Smoke Abatement — Surveying of Radioactive Ores, 506 — See also Atmosphere Aircraft. See Aeronautics — Carriers. See Aeronautics
— Establishment, Royal. See Aeronautics Research Association, Transonic Wind
Tunnel, 312* Airships. See Aeronautics ‘‘ Airslip,” Formvac, Forming Process (Hydro-
Chemie, Ltd.), 566*
Airsonic, Ltd., “ Sonatron, Vibration- Detection Instrument, 254*
Aiton and Co., Ltd., Pipework for Power Stations (Trade Publication), 370
“ Ajax,” Self-Propelled Diesel-Electric Crane, “S710s” (Steels Engineering Products, Ltd.), 318 , . -
Akroyd, T. N. W., on Accelerated Curing ot Concrete Test Cubes, 153*. See LETTERS, 164, 260, 357 ,
Aktiebolaget Gotaverken, Marine Diesel
Engines (Trade Publication), 533
Alar, Ltd., Aluminium Casting Alloys (Trade Publication), 182 .
“ Alcomax ” Permanent Magnet Materials, 466*
Alexander, G. H., Machinery, Ltd., McCrosky Inserted-Blade Milling Cutters (Trade Publication), 278 .
“ Alexia Oil A ” Emulsion-Type Lubricant (Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd.), 286
“ALIP” Annular Linear Induction Pump (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 268*, 281 *
“ Alkathene HD ” High-Density Stiff Polythene (Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 348 . . . . .
Allard, M., on Desulphurisation of Liquid Pig Iron by Blowing with Lime Powder, 557’ on French Iron and Steel Industry, 558
Allcock, H., the Late, 131
Alleghany Ballistics Laboratory, Vanguard Artificial Satellite Project, 263
Allen, E., and Co., Ltd., Rotary Kilns for Sulphuric Acid and Cement Production by Anhydrite Process, 185*
Allen, Dr. N. P on Effect of Phosphorus Content on Impact Value of Fully and rartially-Hardened and Tempered Man- ganese-MoIybdenum Steels, 504
Ltd., I,200-kW, Turbo-Generators for “ Empress of Britain, 316*
Allgemeine Elektricitiits Gesellschaft Group Activities of, 424
Allied Ironfounders, Ltd., Freestanding Solid- Fuel Cooker, 236*
Allin, G. E., the Late, 131
Allowances in Machine Work. See Gauiie Alloys. SQQ Metallurgy
Alternating Stress. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials)
Alternators. See Generators, Electric; Turbo- Generators
Altimeter, Radar, Airborne, for Studying Sea Wave Generation, 399*
Alumina, Machining of Fine Rods of (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 61 *
Aluminium, Ltd., Anodised Aluminium Wire tor Electrical Equipment, 314
Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
~~ ^7.^ AIuminium-Alloy Ingots and Castings Specification, Il
— Argon-Arc Welding of, Principles of, bv P. T. Houldcroft (Book), 242
— Casting Alloys (Trade Publication), 182
— Cladding for Walls, Use of, at Central Electricity Authority’s Power Station at Marchwood, 295*
— Coated Steel as Tin-Plate Substitute, 391
— Consumption and Prices, 45*
— in Contact with Other Materials (Book) 498
— Deckhouses, Welded (Trade Publication), 44
— Development Association, Structural Aluminium Research Scholarship, 124; Column Tests on Proposed Aluminium Standard Structural Sections, by R. E. (Book), 182; Researches into Welding of Aluminium and Its Alloys by Dr. W. I. Pumphrey (Book), 278; Report on Investigations into Optimum Dimensions for Countersunk Points for Aluminium Rivets, Particularly for Marine Work (Book), 370; Local Instability Problems of Light-Alloy Struts, by P. S. Bulson (Book), 404; Aluminium in Contact with Other Materials (Book), 498 Factory, at Sunndalsora, Norway, Generating Plant for, 508*
— Hardened Anodised Surfaces for (Hard Aluminium Surfaces, Ltd.), 260
on Investigations into Optimum Dimensions for Countersunk Points for (Book), 370
— Roofing for Turbine Test House of Ruston 1^0* Ltd- (W. Briggs and Sons, Ltd.),
— Sections, Rectification of Extruded, by
Combined Stretcher and De-Twister (Joshua Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 500*
— Sheet, Corrugated, for Turbine Test House
of Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd. (Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd.), 470*
— Single Crystals, Recrystallisation of. Surface
Nucleation in, by C. D. Graham and Prof. R. Maddin, 374
— Slabs, Wrought, High-Strength, Discussion
on, 310
— Standard Structural Sections, Proposed
Column Tests on, by R. E. Smith (Book), 182
— foj-^Structural Purposes, by F. Stussi (Book), Aluminium Union, Ltd., Anodised Aluminium
Wire for Electrical Equipment, 314
— Welding, Researches into, by Dr. W. I
Pumphrey (Book), 278
Wire, Anodised, for Electrical Equipment (Aluminium, Ltd.), 314
— See also Metallurgy
Amalgamated Engineering ...
Engineering Union, Amalgamated
— Society of Woodworkers. See
workers. Amalgamated Society of America. See North America: United American Artificial Satellites, “ Project 263
Tin-Plate Substitute, 391
American Caterpillar Tractor Company Establishment of Factory at Belshill, 98 American Gas and Electric Corporation, 125- MW Turbo-Generator to Operate at 4,500 p.s.i. Steam Pressure (General Electric Co.), 389
American Gas and Electric Co., 330-kV Power Transmission Lines for, by P. Sporn and W. S. Price, 526
American Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., “ Speedwalk ” Conveyor Belt for Passenger Transportation, 377. See LETTERS, 452, 516
— Machinist’s Handbook, New, by R. le
Grand (Book), 370
— Navy. See United States under Warships
— Society of Mechanical Engineers. See
Mechanical Engineers
— Trade Unionists, Poll of, 320
— Weed-Killers, 296
— See also United States
A.M.F. Atomics Incorporated, Joint Plans with Mitchell Engineering, Ltd., for Design and Construction of Nuclear Power Plants, 220*
“ Analmatic ” Laboratory Apparatus (Baird and Tatlock (London), Ltd.), 381*
Analogue Computers. See Computers Analyser, Gas, Sonic, Improved, 505 Analysis, Chemical, Automatic, “ Analmatic ” Apparatus for (Baird and Tatlock (London), Ltd.), 381*
— Spectrochemical, Abstracts of, by E. H. S.
van Someren and F. Lachman (Book), 73
— of Statically-Indeterminate Structures by
Deformation Method, by M. Smolira (Review), 241; (Book), 242
— Structural, Electronic Computers for, by
Dr. R. K. Livesley, 69
— Vector, by H. E. Newell, Jr. (Book), 468 Angle Sections in Bending, Limiting Design
Stress of, by J, Jennings, 558*
Armour and Co., Ltd., Fuel-Oil (Trade Publication), 564
Armstrong Whitworth (Aircraft), W. G., Aircraft and Guided Research Centre at Whitley, 562
Armstrong Whitworth (Metal Industries), Ltd., Spheroidal-Graphite Iron Castings (Trade Publication), 182
A.R.O. Machinery Co., Ltd., Water-Cooled Welding Gun, 570*
“ Aroclor 1248 " Transformer Cooling Medium (Monsanto Chemicals, Ltd.), 507
Arrestor, Smoke. Plea for Use of, 511 Arromanches Memorial Museum, Models of Mulberry Harbour at, 486*
Art, Aerodynamic, by Sir W. S. Farren, 555*
— Industrial, Exhibition of Richard Thomas &
Baldwins, Ltd., 263*
— in Machine Age, 39*. See LETTER, 144*
— Royal Society of, Colonial Development
Corporation, by H. Nutcombe Hume, 293; Vision Recording on Magnetic Tape, 423
Arterial Roads. See Roads
Arthur, G., on Permeability and Porosity Changes During Sintering of Copper Powder. 373
Asbestos Lagging, “ Caposite ” (Trade Publication), 242
— Its Origin, Production and Utilisation, by
W. E. Sinclair (Review), 435
— Textiles for Industrial Use (Trade Pub
lication), 242
Ash Handling (Trade Publication), 10 Ashford Common Pumping Station, 2,500-kW Gas-Turbine Generating Set for (Metro- politan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 141 Ashton, M. D., on Cooling of 15-ton Ingots Between Teeming and Stripping, 464; on Cooling of Rimming-Steel Ingots Between Teeming and Stripping, 464
Aslib, Aeronautical Group, Information Services for Management, 198; Handbook of Special Librarianship and Information Work, by W. Ashworth (Book), 278; Conference: Comment on Efficiency of Services of Information Librarians at, 514
Associated Commercial Vehicles, Ltd., Annual Meeting 114
Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd., Activities of, 197; Appointment as Consultants to Indian Government, 197. See 193; Film on Purification and Growth of Perfect Crystals of Silicon and Germanium, 406 Associated Engineering, Ltd., Agreement on Manufacture of Pescara Free-Piston Gas Generator, 199
Association, British. See British Association
— Engineering. See Institutions
— International, for Exchange of Students for
Technical Experience, Work of, 485
— of Superannuation and Pension Funds.
Survey of Superannuation Schemes, 576
— of Supervisory Staff, Executives and
Technicians. See Supervisory Staff
“ Astland,” Dredger, Suction-Hopper, 375*
Astrolabes, Exhibition of, at National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 380
Aswan, Plan for New Dam, 145; Discussion in Parliament on, 319; Dam Project, 451*
Atkins, W. S., and Partners, Appointment as Consultants to A.E.I.-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd., 573
Atlantic Liners. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships
Atlantic Telegraph Company, Formation, Centenary of, 5
“ Atlantis ” Rail-Mounted Full-Circle-Slewing Diesel-Electric Crane (Steels Engineering Products, Ltd.), 317*
Atlantropa Scheme for Damming Mediterranean Sea at Gibraltar and Dardanelles by W. Ley (Review), 307
Atlas Copco (Great Britain), Ltd., “ Ecco ” Catalyst Spray Equipment, 527*
Atmospheric Pollution, by Motor-Vehicle Exhaust Fumes. Investigations on, 391
by Sulphur Compounds, Discussion in Parliament on, 575
See also Smoke Abatement
Atom Harvest, by L. Berlin (Review), 241; (Book), 242
Atomic Energy Acts, Discussion in Parliament, 255
Authority, United Kingdom, Depository Library Scheme, Extension to .62; Doun- reay, Caithness, Fast-Breeder Reactor, Welded Steel Sphere for(Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 62; ZETR and ZEUS Reactors, 112; New Outstation at Harwell, 245; Atomic Weapons Tests, 245; Dounreay Power Station, Discussion in Parliament on 68-Hour Week at, 255; Economic Power from Controlled Thermonuclear Reactions, Discussion in Parliament on, 255; Electromagnetic Pumping Equipment, by D. A. Watt, 264*. See 281; Model of “ LIDO ” Research Reactor, 283; Contracts with Industrial Firms. Discussion in Parliament on, 284; Labour Statistics and Pay Rates at Atomic Energy Establishments, 288; Uranium 235 and Plutonium Supplies, 319; Survey of Engineers and Scientists Employed by, 351; Agreement on National Minimum Wage Rates, 352; Abstracts of, 409, 444, 505; Proposed Atomic Research Establishment at Winfrith Heath, 409; Progress in Electricity from Atomic Energy, 415; Introduction to Reactor Physics, by D. J. Littler and J. F. Raffle (Book), 436; Sensitive Phosphor for Detection of Burst Cartridges in Reactors, 505
Commission, United States, Tests of Diphenyl 245
Control of Use of, by Industry, Discussion in Parliament, 255
Developments, Information on, Discussion in Parliament, 143, 191, 255, 319, 415 Development by Private Industry, Discussion in Parliament. 191
Developments, Review of, 220*, 245, 281*, 355*, 409*, 444*, 505*, 542*, 573* Developments, Speculations on, 445* Electricity Generation by. Cost of, 543 European Co-operation in, 245
Fuels for. Availability and Distribution of, 245
General Electric Co., Ltd., Research Activities of, 66
Information on. Extension to Depository Library Scheme, 62
— — International Agency for. Discussion in
Parliament on, 319
International Co-operation, 397
Peaceful Uses of: Proceedings of International Conference in Geneva. 1955. Paper cn French Power Reactor, 186*. See also Vol. 180; Protection of Workers Against Ionising Radiations (Book), 306; Vol. 2: Physics; Research Reactors (Book), 337; Vol. 3: Power Reactors (Book), 370; Vol. 14: General Aspects of Use of Radioactive Isotopes: Dosimetry (Book), 337
Progress in Electricity from, 415 Research Establishment, Monthly of Documents, 62; Reactors ZETR ZEUS for, 112; New Outstation. Catalogue of Nuclear Reactors.
(Book), 404; Speculation on Work of, 445; Items Exhibited on Open Days, 474*. See 453. See Erratum, 506
Review, 220*. 245, 281*, 355*, 409*, 444*, 505*, 542*, 573*
Society, European, Work of, 397 Training Centre in Baghdad, 229 Workers, Statistics and Wages of, 288
— Fuels, for Use by Private Firms in America, 409
— Power Engineering, Materials for, 269
— — Metallurgical Research and Development
for, by Dr. H. K. Hardy, 269
? Production, Metallurgical Research in,
by J. G. Ball, 269
Reactors, Materials for. by H. H. Hausner and S. B. Roboff (Book). 306
Sales of, by Central Electricity Board, Discussion in. Parliament on, 543
Stations, Discussion on, at Russian- Delegation Press Conference, 199
Stations, Local Opposition to Establishment of, 409
Stations, Overseas, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
Stations, Overseas Orders for. Discussion in Parliament on, 284
Stations. Plant for (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 286
Station, Proposed Programme in Russia, 445
— Powered Aeroplane, Development of, in
Russia, 444
Aircraft Carrier, 245
— Reactors, Aircraft Propulsion Develop
ments, 220*
Catalogue of, 1955 (Book), 404 De\elopments, Review of, 220* Diphenyl as Cooling
Material, Tests on, 245 at Dounreay, Welded
(Motherwell Bridge and Ltd.), 62
Equipment, Review of, Marine Propulsion Developments, 220* as Means of Propulsion. 445
“ Merlin ” (A.E.I.-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd.), 220*
“ OMRE,” Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment, 355*
Physics, Introduction to. by D. J. Littler and J. F. Raffle (Book), 436
Proposals for Purchase by West German Government, 31
Recent Developments on, 355*
in Extra-High- Voltage Power Transmission in, by Diesendorf, 525
— Survey of Manufacturing Activity
Comment on, 552
— Trade Prospects, Comment on, 485 Austria, Brochures on Machines for.
See also vol. 180 Autogenous Welding. See Welds and Welding Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd., Braille AvoMeter (Trade Publication), 210
— Controls, Industrial, by M. H. Lajoy
(Review), 148
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
— Signalling. See Signalling Automation, “ Analmatic ” Laboratory Apparatus (Baird and Tatlock (London), Ltd.), 381*
— Attitude of Electrical Trades Union to, 416 of Trade Unions to, 321, 384, 416, 544
— in Coalmining, 288
— Comment on, 354
— Effects of. Discussion in Parliament, 543
— and Flow Production, by F. G. Woollard
(Book), 498
— Government’s Responsibility in. Discussion
in Parliament, 383
— Information on, Discussion in Parliament, 415
— Methods, by D. A. Oliver and C. A. Judson, 165
— Ministry of. Formation of, in Russia, 128
— in Motor Industry, Comment on, 321
— in Offices, Report on, by Trade Union
Congress, 512
— in Production of Collapsible Tubes (Venesta,
Ltd.), 379*
— Progress of. Discussion in Parliament, 383
— Reaction of Trade Unions to, 321, 384, 416, 544
— Report of Conference on (Book), 73 of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research on. Attitude of Trade Unions to, 416. See 321, 354. 384, 544
on. Simplified Version of, 479
— Resolution on, at Annual Delegate Conference of Amalgamated Engineering Union, 320
— Review of Opportunities of, by Sir Walter
Puckey, 226*. See 225, 354
— Seminar of European Trade Unions on, 416
— Social Effects of. Discussion in Parliament
on,191
— Sub-Committee of Parliamentary and
Scientific Committee of House of Commons on, 321. See LETTER. 485
— and Technological Change, Report on, 321
— and Technological Change in United
States, Report on. Discussion in Parliament. 543
— in Telephone Industry, 192
— in Water Supply, 358 Automobiles. See Motor Cars
— Club of Switzerland, Training Courses of, 197
Auxiliary Machinery, Marine. See Marine Avery, W, and T., Ltd., Weighing Scale for Automatic Taring and Filling of Drums with Liquid, 346*; Universal Impact Testing Machine, 561*
Aviation. See Aeronautics
Avions Hurel Dubois, Collaboration with F. G. Miles, Ltd., on High-Aspect-Ratio “ Aerovan H.D.M. 105 ” Freighter Aircraft, 374
AvoMeter, Braille (Trade Publication). 210 Axle Boxes, Roller-Bearing, for Railway Rolling Stock (Trade Publication), 468
Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli, Natural-Gas Industry in Northern Italy, 140*

BABCOCK and WILCOX, LTD., Pneumatic Fly-Ash Handling System, 377; Periscopic Television Equipment for Boiler Control, 443*; 140,000-kW Pressurised Converter Thorium Reactor, 444; 550,000-lb. per hour Radiant Suspended Boilers for 360-MW Power Station at Keadby, 531
Badische Anilin-und-Soda-Fabrik, Experimental Acetylene Plant at Ludwigshafen, 486
Baghdad, Atomic-Energy Training Centre, 229 Baghdad Pact, Economic Council of. First Meeting of, 229; Technical Aid for Countries of, 479
Bagley, Dr. K. Q., on Selection of Canning Materials for Reactors Cooled by Sodium/ Potassium and Carbon Dioxide, 269
Bagshawe and Co., Ltd., Power-Driven Slat- Type Delivery Conveyor for Cold Strip Rolling Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks, 218*
Bailey, G. L., on Metallurgical Profession, 421 Baird and Tatlock (London), Ltd., “ Analmatic ” Laboratory Apparatus, 381*
Bakelite, Ltd., Expansion of Factories at Birmingham and Ware, 60; Manufacturing Process of “ Warerite ” Decorative Laminated Plastics, 60
Baker, Prof. H. Wright, on Opening Dead Sea Scrolls, 194*
Baldwin Instrument Co.. Ltd., Electro Magnetic Pilot Valve, 465*
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp., 20,000-lb. Creep-Testing Machine, 188*; Universal Testing Machines (Trade Publication), 370 Balfour, Beatty and Co., Ltd., Appointment as Civil Engineering Contractors to A.E.I.- John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd., 573
Ball Bearings. See Bearings
Ball, Maj. C. J. P., on Magnesium in Modern World, 231
Ball, J. G., on Metallurgical Research in Nuclear Power Production, 269
— Mill, High-Speed, for Grinding Paints and
Metal Powders (Steele and Cowlishaw, Ltd.), 260
— and-Socket Joints of Manipulators for
Mobile Shield, Cold-Setting Lead-Cement for, 502*
Ballard, F. J., and Co., Ltd., Gas-Heated Drying Oven, 308*; Gas Economiser, 308
Ballast, Consolidation of, for Railway Permanent Way, 407*
— Sand and Allied Trades Association,
Stabilisation of Prices by, 520
Band Conveyors. See Conveyors
— Saws. See Saws under Machine Tools “ Bantam ” |-in. Capacity Electrically-Driven
Sensitive Bench Drill (Trade Publication), 306
Barlow, D. A., on Formability of Aluminium Alloys, 329*, 393*
Barlow-Whitney, Ltd., Process Heaters (Trade Publication), 436
Barnes, R. C. M., on Small Digital Computer with Magnetic Drum Store, 239; on Transistor Circuits for Interleaved-Digit Computer, 239
Barnett, M. P., on 650 and 700 Series Computers, 239
Baron, H. G., on Stress/Strain Curves of Some Metals and Alloys at Low Temperatures and High Rates of Strain, 503
Barrel Electroplating, Silver Anodes for (Trade Publication), 564
— Finishing, Handbook of, by R. Enyedy
(Book), 278
Barron, W. S., and Son, Ltd., “ Screw-Lift ” Conveyor, 378
“ Barrymount ” Levelling Device (Cementation (Muffelite), Ltd.), 254
Barton, H. H. C., on Railway Electrification in the Commonwealth, 430
Bassett-Lowke, Ltd., Models of Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches Memorial Museum, 486*
Batch and Electronic Counters (Trade Publication), 498
Battelle Institute, Reactor Development Laboratory at, 356*; Reliability Tests on Electronic Components, 487; Fatigue of Metals and Structures, by H. J. Grover,
S. A. Gordon and L. R. Jackson (Review), 563
Batteries. See Electric
— Vehicles. See Motor Vehicles; Motor Truck Battersea Polytechnic Institute, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Battleships. See Warships
Beading of Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Bar- low, 330*
Beale, E. S. L., on Free-Piston Gas Generator, 371*
Beams and Plate Girders, Revised British Standard 153 on, 554
Beardmore, W., Birth of, 5
Bearings, Ball and Roller, Production Statistics, 198
— Oil-Film “ Morgoil,” for Cold Strip Rolling
Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks (Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 218*
— Rolling, and Gears, Some Aspects of Load
ing of, by W. J. Davies, 488
Beckett, F., on Digital-Computer Input and Output Problems, 239
Beevor, M., Appointment as Deputy Chairman and Joint Managing Director of Brush Group, Ltd., 456
Belgian Railways, Electrification of, 121*, 455
Belmos Co., Ltd., Air-Break Circuit-Breaker (Trade Publication), 370; Remote Control Stations (Trade Publication), 404; Training of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Trade Publication), 404; Power Factor Control (Trade Publication), 436
Belt Conveyors. See Conveyors
— Power-Transmission, Non-Slip, “ Power-
Grip ” (North British Rubber Co.), 413*
B.E.N. Patents Ltd., Air-Motor Agitator for Heavy Pigments and Metallic Finishes (Trade Publication), 242
Bending and Allied Forming Operations, by
T. G. Perry, 309
— of Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Barlow, 366*
— Limiting Design Stress of Angle Sections in,
by J. Jennings, 558*
— Machine. See Machine Tools
— Rolls, Plate. See Machine Tools
Benjamin Electric Ltd., Continuous Channelling System for Fluorescent Lighting (Trade Publication), 10
Bennett, J. M., on Digital Computers and Load Flow Problem, 238
Benson-Lehner Corporation, Formation British Subsidiary for Manufacture Data-Processing Machines, 520
Berkeley, Atomic Power Station at, 409 Bessel Functions for Engineers, by N. McLachlan (Book), 436
Bicycles. See Cycles and Motor Cycles
Bigg, J. V., Appointment as Chief Engineer, Condenser and Heat Exchange Engineering Department, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 328
Bigwood, J., and Son, Ltd., Combined Stretcher and De-Twister for Rectification of Extruded Aluminium Sections, 500*
Bilhai, Plant for Production of Structural Steel at, 294
Bimetallic Contacts, Corrosion at (Pamphlet), 475
Binary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Biological Investigations on Marine Life, 400*
Biology, Electron Microscope, in, 406
Bird, R., on “ HEC4E ” Digital Computer, 238 Birmingham College of Technology, Increased Government Grant for, 550
— and District Industrial Safety Group, Indus
trial Training Centre of, 358
— Industrial (Book), 306
— Productivity Association, Gaining Skill
(Review), 9; (Book), 41
— Trades Council, Exchange Visits with I.yons
Trade Unions Representatives, 144
— University, Researches into Welding Alumi
nium and Its Alloys, by Dr. W. 1. Pumphrey (Book), 278; Cerenkov Counter for Proton Synchroton, 444
Birthday Honours List, 452
Birtwistle, B., on Digital Computer as Aid to Electrical Design Engineer, 238
Bismuth, Liquid, Nitrogen-Gas Lift Pump for, 474*
Bituminous Materials, Road Construction. See Roads
— Paver and Finisher, Wheel-Mounted,
PF-90 ’? (Blaw, Knox, Ltd.), 152*
“ B.J.D.-Anderton ” Shearer-Loader for
Thick Seams (Trade Publication), 306
Black and Decker, Ltd., Production and Sales of Portable Electric Tools, 551*
Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd., Air Transport of Oil-Well Drilling Equipment, 22*
Blair, Dr. J. S., on The Skilful Driver (Book), 262. See LETTER, 548
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces
Blasting by “ Opencast Gelignite ” and “ 999 Explosives, at Acorn Bank, 516
Blaw, Knox, Ltd., Wheel-Mounted Bituminous Paver and Finisher, “PF-90”, 152*;
“ Pneumatic Placer ” for Conveying Concrete, 315* .
Blaw-Knox Company, Road-Building Equipment (Trade Publication), 182
Bleriot Lecture, on A Philosophy of Aeronautical Research, by E. T. Jones, 190
Blow-Pipe. See Welding
Blowers, Boosters, and Exhausters, Holmes- Connersville (Trade Publication), 468
— Grain (Scottish Mechanical Light Indus
tries, Ltd.), 521 *
— Turbo-, for “ Kahlenberg ” Model E
Two-Stroke Marine Diesel Engine (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 536*
Steam-Driven Axial-Flow, for No. 4 Blast Furnace at Margam (Oerlikon Engineering Co.), 68*. See Erratum, 121
“ BLT 10 ” Twin Grain-Blower (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 521*
“ Bluebird ” and Water Speed Record, by D. Campbell (Review), 42*; (Book), 73
Board of Trade, Census of Production, 34; Capital Expenditure Forecast, 130; Capital Expenditure by Private Industry, Statistics of, 359
Boat, Submarine. See Warships
Bodies, Vehicle, Light-Alloy, Packaged (Bonal- lack and Sons, Ltd.), 160
Boeing Airplane Company, Development o “Intercontinental” Air Liner, 27; Discussions with Bristol Aero-Engines, Ltd., on “ Olympus ” Turbo-Jet Engine, 360
Boiler, Anthracite, Gravity-Feed, for Domestic Use (Janitor Boiler, Ltd.), 270*. See 261
— Automatic, Central Heating (Trade Publi
cation), 468
— Central-Heating, Automatic Oil Burner for
(Hope’s Heating and Engineering, Ltd.), 254*
— Control by Periscopic Television Equipment
(Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 443*
— Coverings. See Heat Insulation
— 200,000-lb. per hour, for Dalmarnock
Power Stations (Yarrow and Co., Ltd.), 524*
— for “ Empress of Britain,” 316
— Explosions. See Explosions under XccZ-
dents
— Feed Water Softening. See Water Softening Water. See Feed and Water
— Making Industry, Position and Prospects of, 101*
— Operators, Training of. Films on, 318
— Packaged, Vertical Steam-Raising (Spanner
Boilers, Ltd.), 345
— Plant Technology, by R. L. Batley and E. G.
Barber (Book), 242
— for Power Stations (Yarrow and Co., Ltd.), 523*
— Radiant Suspended, 550,000-lb. per hour,
for 360-MW Power Station at Keadby (Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 531*
— Research, 524
— Steam, Calculator for Determination of
Performance and Efficiency of (Trade Publication), 436
Yearbook and Manual (V), by R. J- Millson (Book), 337
— Stoker-Fired, for Pretoria “ B ” Power
Station (Yarrow and Co., Ltd.), 524*
— Tubes, Stress in, 84*
— Water-Tube, Prototype, Centenary of, 6 Boll, G., on Construction of Power Transmission Lines in Western Germany, 526
Boll, Roof, Sliding Wedge, 510*
Bombing Aeroplane. See Aircraft under Aeronautics
Bonallack and Sons, Ltd., Light-Alloy Packaged Vehicle Bodies, 160
Books, New, 10,41,73, 115, 136, 182,210, 242, 278, 306, 337, 370, 404, 436, 468, 498, 533, 564
Books, Received. SQQ Books, New
— Reviews, 9, 42, 74, 115, 136, 148, 180, 208 240, 276, 307, 336, 369, 403, 435, 467, 496, 533, 563
Boosters, Blowers, and Exhausters (Trade Publication), 468
Boot, H. P.. The Late, 147
— and Shoe Operatives, National Union of.
See National Union
Booth, J,, and Bros., Ltd., Lattice-Type Electric Overhead Travelling Cranes, Tests on, 169*
Borax I,” Nuclear Reactor, Testing to Destruction, 36*
Bore-Hole Logging for Determination of Brine Saturations in Hydrocarbon Formations, 505
Borer, Jig, “ Matrix,” Programme Control System for, 540*
Boring Machine. See Machine Tools
Borione, R., on Impact Tests and Mechanism of Brittle Failure, 557
Borletti, Production of Sewing Machines, 423 Boron-Treated Steel, Study of Impact Properties of, by S. J. Rosenberg and J. D. Grimsley, 504
Boundary Layer Theory, by H. Schlichting (Review), 403
Boving and Co., Ltd., Turbines for Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station, 432*
Bowra, Sir M., on Impact of Engineering on Society, 290*. See 289
Box, G. E. P., on Applications of Digital Computers in Explanation of Functional Relationships, 238
Boydell and Co., Ltd., Hydraulic Loader (Trade Publication), 370
Bradford Technical College, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Bradshaw, G., Designer of” Omega ” Toroidal Engine, 35
Bradwell, Atomic Power Station at, Local Opposition to Establishment of, 409
Braille AvoMeter (Trade Publication), 210 Brakes, Disc, Production and Use of, 456
— Linings, ” Ferobond ” System of Attaching
(Ferodo, Ltd.), 566
Braking Equipment for Turbo-Alternators at Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Stations (Jones, Tate and Co., Ltd.), 433*
Brasses, Beta, Containing Aluminium, Intercrystalline Fracture of, by E. C. W. Perryman, 373
Intercrystalline-Cracking Tendency of. Effect of Zirconium and Titanium on, by E. C. W. Perryman and R. J. Goodwin, 373
— Foundry. See Foundry
Brazing (Trade Publication), 564
— High-Frequency Heating in. Industrial
Applications of, 304*
Breakdowns. See Accidents
Breguet Memorial Trophy, Presentation to Royal Aero Club, 69
Brentford Electric Ltd., ” Twin-air ” and ” Thermokoolair ” Air-Conditioning Unit for Offices and Stores, 215*
Bricks, Fire. See Refractories
Brickmaking, Modern, by A. B. Searle (Book), 210
Brickwork, ” Phorpres ” Bricks, and Clay Blocks (Trade Publication), 404
Bridge, Britannia, by 1. M. F. Hooker and N. D. Hunt, 386*
— Design of. Comment on, 295*
— Livery Street, Birmingham, Prestressing
Steel Girder for, 408*
— Network for Measurement of Admittance
of Electrical Insulation at Very-Low Frequencies, by G. Mole and D. C. G. Smith (Book), 242
— Road, in Norway, Development of, 294 Runcorn-Widnes, Contract for, 295* Briggs, W., and Sons, Ltd., Aluminium Roofing
for Turbine Test-House of Ruston and Hornsby. Ltd., 470*
Brightside Foundry and Engineering Co., Ltd., 32-in. Rolling Mill for New Steelworks at Durgapur, 294
Brimelow, E. I., on Cavitation in Hydrodynamics, 14*
Brine Saturations, Determination of, in Hydrocarbon Formations, 505
Bristol Aero-Engines, Ltd., Discussions with Boeing Airplane Co., on ” Olympus ” Turbo-Jet Engine, 360; ” Proteus ”
Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine, 360; Comparison of By-Pass Engine with Jet Engine, 423;
Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., ” Britannia ” Air Liner, 2; Type 187 Trans-Atlantic Air Liner, 146; Spark-Machining Process for Renovating Turbine-Blade Dies, 378; Statement on By-Pass Engine, 423; Order for ” Britannia ” Series 250 Aircraft for Royal Air Force Transport Command, 528; Further Delay in Introduction of ” Britannia ” Aircraft, 552
— and Bath Productivity Association, What
About Work Study? (Pamphlet), 288
— College of Technology, Possible Increased
Government Grant for, 550
Bristol Engines, Ltd., Comparison of By-Pass Engine, with Jet Engine, 423
’“Britannia” Aircraft, for British Overseas Airways Corporation, 2
Further Delay in Introduction of (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 552
Series 250 for Royal Air Force Transport Command (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ud.), 528
— Air Liner, Manufacture by Canadair, Dis
cussions on, 146
— Bridge, by 1. M. F. Hooker and N. D.
Hunt, 386*
Britannica Book of the Year, 1956 (Book), 337 British Agricultural Engineers, Institution of,
Offer of Scholarships by, 147; Application of Hydrostatic Transmission to Tractors, by H. J. Hamblin, 263
British Aluminium Co., Ltd., Aluminium-Clad Walls for Central Electricity Authority’s Power Station at Marchwood, 296*
British Association:
Effect of Leakage Past a Piston, by D. L. Brook, 104*
Sheffield Meeting:
Papers by Young Engineers, 152
British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Stations at North Hescary Tor Rowridge, Permanent Aerials for, Very-High-Frequency Transmitting tion at Divis, Meldrum, Wenvoe, New Television Station at Crystal Palace, 167; Training at, 424
British Celanese, Ltd., Spondon Works, Correction of Power Factor al, 89*
— Chemical Manufacturers, Association
Chemical Engineering Research Advisory Service Committee, 454
Plant Manufacturers’ Association, pointment of Accelerating Committee, 454
— Coal Utilisation Research Association. See
Coai Utilisation Research Association, British
British Columbia Electric Co., 138-kV Submarine Power Cable, 446*
British Committee on Concrete for Large Dams, Report on Frost Resistance of Concrete and Definition of Concrete Mixes (Book), 136
— Commonwealth Welding Conference, Lon
don and Saltburn-by-Sea, 254
British Communications Corporation, Ltd., “ Radiopage” Staff Location System. 439*
— Compressed Air Society, Handbook of
Pneumatic Equipment (Book), 115
— Constructional Steelwork Association,
Welded Details for Single-Storey Portal Frames (Book), 564
— Electrical and Allied Industries Research
Association. See Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, British
Development Association. See Electrical Development Association
Power Convention, Brighton, Proceedings of (Book), 242
Power Convention, Torquay: Proceedings of, 429. See 424; Presidential Address on Railway Load and Electricity Supply, by Sir J. Dalton, 429. See 424; Electricity in Rail Transportation, by S. B. Warder, 429; Electricity Supply and the Railway Load, by F. J. Lane and W. B. Noddings, 429. See 424; Electricity in Locomotives, by C. M. Cock, 429; Electric Multiple- Unit Trains and Equipment, by F. A. Manley, 429; Electric Signalling Systems for Rail and Road Transport, by D. G. Shipp, 429; Railway Electrification in the Commonwealth, by E. L. E. Wheatcroft and H. H. C. Barton, 430; Passenger Electric Road Vehicles, by S. H. Cansdale, 430; Battery Electric Vehicles, by H. W. Heyman, P. Rochs, and H. R. Simpson, 430. See LETTER, 484
British European Airways, “ Viscount ” 802 Air Liners, Passenger Seats for (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 19; Management of, 166; Policy of. Attitude of Employees Towards, 352; Net Profits and Operational Statistics, 391
— Foundrymen, Institute of. Shortages of
Manpower, 69. See LETTER, 128
— Gear Manufacturers’ Association, Remarks
on Need for Code of Design Practice, by H. E. Merritt, 390; Some Aspects of Loading of Gears and Rolling Bearings, by W. J. Davies, 488
British Industries Fair :
Closure of London Section, Discussion in Parliament, 255
Exhibits at Castle Bromwich, 260, 285*, 345*
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Fair, 260
Electrical Exhibits, 310*, 344*
British Industries, Federation of. See Federation
British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd., Paper-Insulated, Solid-Type Lead- Sheathed Cables, for up to 33 kV (Trade Publication), 278; Guarded-Conductor Current-Collection System for Cranes and Conveyors, 414; 138-kV Submarine
Power Cable, 446*
British Insulated Callender’s (Submarine Cables), Ltd., 138-kV Submarine Power Cable, 446*
— Internal Combustion Engine Research
Association. See Engine, Internal-Combustion, Research Association, British
— Iron and Steel Federation. See Iron and
Steel Federation, British
and Steel Research Association. See Iron and Steel Research Association, British
British Jeffrey-Diamond, Ltd., Coal Cutting and Loading (Trade Publication), 10; ” B.J.D.-Anderton ” Shearer-Loader for Thick Seams (Trade Publication), 306
British Motor Corporation, Ltd., Output of, 35; Retaliation of Shop Stewards Against Four-Day Week, 96; Acquisition of E.R.A. Sports Saloon Car Prototype, 230; Model on Mechanisation in Automobile Industry, 442; New Range of Light Commercial Vehicles, 487
— Navy. See H.M. under Warships
— Nuclear Energy Conference. See Nuclear
Energy Conference, British
British Oil Burners, Ltd., Pressure-Jet Oil
Burner for Domestic Use, 272*. See 261 British Overseas Airways Corporation, ” Bri
tannia ” Aircraft for (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 2; Management of, 166; Policy of. Comment on, 258; Appointment of Mr. d’Erlanger as Chairman, 326, 352; Policy of. Attitude of Employees Towards, 352; Position and Prospects of, 456
British Oxygen Gases, Ltd., New Sales Technical Service and Welding Training School, 219
British Petroleum Co., Ltd., Activities of, in 1955 (Trade Publication), 306; Statistical Review of World Oil Industry, 392
— Plastics Convention, 1955, Papers and
Discussions at, by P. Morgan (Book), 278
— Productivity Council, Fuel Conservation
and Productivity (Book), 41; International Essay Competition, 112; Work-Study Films, 184; Redundancy and Productivity (Pamphlet), 192; Work-Study Conference, 224; Review of Productivity in Freight Handling, 390; Better Ways: Nineteen Paths to Higher Productivity (Book), 404; Plant Maintenance in Practice (Review), 467
— Railways, 750-kW, Air-Cooled Germanium
Rectifier (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 25, 223*, Report on Derailment between Huntingdon and OfFord and Buckden (Book), 41; Electric Traction Staffs, Training of, 62; Electrification Policy, 66; Productivity Council, Statement on “Planned Productivity,” 130; Electrification Programme, 161. 167, 187*, 205*, 424, 429, 482*, 575. See LETTER, 484; 750-kW Germanium Rectifier for Main-Line Traction (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 25, 223*; Comment on Charges, 230; Research Department, Steel Clip for Fastening Rails to Concrete Sleepers, 280*; Workshop at Derby for Repair and Maintenance of Diesel Engines, 347; Machine for Study of Track Life, 407*; Manpower Shortage in South Western Region, 479; Opening of Electrified Line from Shenfield to Chelmsford, 482*; Two-Coach Diesel Railcar Units, 483*; Modernisation of, 520; Approval of 50-Cycle Alternating-Current System with Overhead Supply, 575
British Rawhide Belting Co., Ltd., Nylon Conveyor Belt, 260
British Ropeway Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Charlton ” Carriage for Ski-Lifts, 378
— Rubber Development Board, Flexible
Rubber Latex Moulds for Casting (Trade Publication), 182
Producers’ Research Association, Shock- Absorbing Pads for Steel Clip for Fastening Rails to Concrete Sleepers, 280*
— Scientific Instrument Research Association.
See Scientific Instrument Research Asso^ elation, British
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding
— Shipping. See Shipping
— Standards Institution. See Standards British Steel Producers’ Conference, Steel
Designers’ Manual (Review), 209; (Book), 210
British Straddle Carrier Co., Ltd., “ Steelmaster Mark lA” Straddle Carrier with 30-cwt. Crane, 349*
British Tabulating Machine Co., Formation of New Company for Production of Electronic Computers, 423; Punched Cards and “ Hec ” Electronic Computer, 442
British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., 750-kW, Air-Cooled Germanium Rectifier for British Railways, 25, 223*; 20-kW Tung- sten-Filament Lamp, 25*; Electricity for Spinning Mills (Trade Publication), 77; Developments and Re-Organisation at Larne and Rugby, 146; Scholarships for Northern Ireland, 165; 750-kW Germanium Rectifier, Main-Line Traction, 25, 223*; “ ALIP ” Annular Linear Induction Pump, 268*, 281*; “ ACCP ” Alternating- Current Conduction Pump for Liquid Metals, 281*; “ DCCP ” Direct-Current Conduction Pump for Liquid Metals, 281*; Electromagnetic Pumps for Liquid Metals, 281*; “RALIP” Re-Entrant Annular Induction Pump for Liquid Metals, 281*; “SIP” Spiral Induction Pump for Liquid Metals, 281*; 250-MVA 3-3-kV Air-Break Truck-Type Switchgear, 344*; Mileage Recorder for Railway Service, 376*; ~ ?
Equipment for Boring Machine, 3-Phase, (Trade Publication),
Electronic Tracing Head for Machine Tools, 541 *
— Trade. See Trade
— Transport Commission, Policy on Alter
nating-Current Traction, 66; Improvements to Inland Waterways, 99; Wage Increase Offer to Railwaymen, 112; Improvement Works for Humber Ports, 125; Railways Electrification Programme, 187*. See 161, 167; 750-kW Germanium Rectifier for Main-Line Traction (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 25, 223*; Comment on Railway Charges, Railway Electrification Plans, 161, 187*, 205*, 424, 429, 482*, 575.
Horse- “ Merlin ”
(Trade
Brooks and Walker, Ltd., “ Ritefeel ” Verniers and Micrometers (Trade Publication), 77
Brown, D., Corporation, Ltd., Position and Prospects of, 166
Brown, D., Industries, Ltd., Industrial Tractor with 3,700-lb. Drawbar Pull, 350
Brown, D., and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd.,
Gearbox Production, 28*
Brown, G. H. F., Appointment as Assistant Chief Engineer of de Havilland Propellers, Ltd., 392
Brown, J., and Co. (Clydebank), Ltd., Extension to Welding Shop, 156*; Turbines for Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station, 432*
Brown, Lenox and Co., Ltd., History of Chainmaking at, 517; Opening of New Testing Laboratory, 517
Brown, Dr. W. C., on Design of Beams and Plate Girders in Revised British Standard 153, 554
Brownsey, C. M., on Problems of Transformer Noise, 526
Bruce Peebles and Co., Ltd., Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 344*; 1,000-kW, 11-kV Gear-Driven Alternator, 344*; 120 MVA, 132/275-kV Three-Phase Auto-Transformer, 344*; Step-Lp Transformers for Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station, 434*
Brunel, I. K., Engineer to South Devon Railway Co., 484
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., lOO-kW and 150-kW Light-Weight Alternator Sets with “ Rectifex ” Automatic Control, 534*
Brush Group, Ltd., Retirement of Sir R. W. Matthews as Chairman, 456; Appointment of M. Beevor as Deputy Chairman and Joint Managing Director, 456; Appointment of G. C. R. Eley as Chairman, 456
B.S.A. Group Research Centre, Porous Stainless-Steel Filters, 438
B.S.A. Tools, Ltd., Special Attachments for Acme-Gridley Machines (Trade Publication, 11
Bubble Chamber for Observing Paths of Nuclear Particles, 444*
Buck and Hickman, Ltd., Detachable Work Table for Co-ordinate Setting, 572
Bucket Conveyor. See Conveyor
Buckle Flame Cutter Co., Ltd., “ Paragon ” Flame-Cutting Torch (Trade Publication), 564
Buckling of Metal Structures, by C. F. Koll- brunner and M. Meister (Book), 498
“ Bucyrus-Erie 1150B ” Draglines, Use of, for Opencast Coal Mining al Acorn Bank, 515*
Budget, Comment on, 261, 293
Budworth, D., Ltd., Development of Light Gas Turbine, 405*
Building Classification, Abridged (ABC), 1955 (Book), 370
—-Construction: Planning, Equipment and Methods, by R. L. Peurifoy (Review), 496 See also Concrete, Reinforced
— Industrial, Position and Prospects of, 261 —? Mastics (Book), 468
Research, Conference on, at Ottawa (Book), 210
International Council for, Abridged Building Classification (ABC), 1955 (Book), 370
Station, Industrial Buildings Survey, 3; Building Mastics, and Bonding New Concrete to Old (Book), 468; " EEL ” B.R.S. Daylight Factor Meter (Trade Publication), 533
— Thermal Insulation for (Trade Publication), 210
Bulganin, N. A., Remarks on Proposed Atomic Power Station Programme for Russia. 444
Bullows, A., and Sons, Ltd., Air Motor (Trade Publication), 436
Buoy, Pitch-and-Roll, for Studying Mechanism of Generation of Sea Waves, 399*
Bureau of Mines. See United States
— of Reclamation. See United States ~ of Standards. See United States
Burgess Products and Co., Ltd., Acoustic Lining Tiles for Turbine Test House of Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., 470*
Burgess, R. W., on “ Silent ” Motor Cycle, 196 “ Burgmaster ” Automatic Turret-Head Drilling Machine (Drummond-Asquith (Sales), Ltd.), 572*
Burners, Oil Fuel. See Oii Fuel
Burness, Kendal! and Partners, Redesigning of Welded Superstructure for S.S. “ Sunrip,” 502*
Burns, G., on Effects of Heat Treatment and Microstructure on Transition Temperature of 0-24 per cent. Carbon Steel, 558
Burrell, C., Builder of First Mechanically- Propelled Road Haulage Vehicle, 5
“ BurrQwik ” Hand Deburring Tool (Trade Publication), 564
Burton, Griffiths and Co., Ltd., ” Sparcatron ” Spark Erosion Machine, 569*; ‘‘Jig-
matic ” Work Table with Co-ordinate Setting, 572*
Burton, H. H., on Problems and Progress in Manufacture and Metallurgy, 389
Bus Bars. See Electric
Bushings and Capacitors, High-Voltage Stress- Controlled Condenser-Type, Design of, by S. Silbermann (Book), 73
Business, Bigger, Comment on, 385
— Forecasting, Broadsheet on. Comment, 161 Comment on, 193
Butadiene, New Plant at Fawley (Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd.), 199
Butchers, Employment of Licensed Porters at Smithfield, 112
Butters Brothers and Co., Ltd., ” Monotower ” Light Tower Crane, 413
By, Lt.-Col. J., Work on Rideau Canal, by R. Legget (Review), 435. See also Vol. 180 Byng, E. S., the Late, 99
Byssinosis, Medical and Technological Research into. Discussion in Parliament, 383
CABLE, Helical Membrane (Trade Publication), 242
Cable Lubricators, Ltd., “ Universal Auto Cable Lubricator ” for Wire Ropes 183* — Marking Sleeves, “ Plantex,” ” Plansyn,” and “ Planvin ” (Creators, Ltd.), 190
— Ship, “ Ocean Layer,” 446
— See also Wire Ropes and Electric
“ CADET ” Transistor, Digital Computer, Use of, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 475*
Cahan, F., on Insulation and Corona Discharges at Voltages Over 380 kV, 526
Cairncross, Prof. A. K., Address at Opening of
Economic Development Institute, 66
Cairo, Industrial Development of, 450*
Calcium Carbide, Production of, 486
Calculating Machine, Routine Procedure for Determination of Stress in Boiler Tubes 84*
Calculations, Winding Engine, for the Mining Engineer, by A. B. Price (Book), 210
Calculator, Electronic, Acoustic-Delay-Line, by J. A. Tempel, 239
for Punched-Card Accountancy, by L. Knight, 239. See also Pay-Roll
— Nomogram-Type, for Determination of
Boiler Performance and Efficiency (Trade Publication), 436
Calder Hall Atomic Power Station, Progress at, 143, 444; Plant for (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 286; Symposium on 506; Work by English Steel Forge «fe Engineering Corporation, Ltd., at, 573*
Calibration of Flow Meters, Use of Floating Syphon for, by T. H. Redding, 300*
California Institute of Technology, 40,000- h.p. Transonic-Supersonic Wind Tunnel 528*
“ Cambridge Electron Accelerator ” 6-GeV Electron Synchroton, 444
Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd., Visit of Cambridge Undergraduates to, 365; Differential Thermometer, 437*; 32nd Annual Conference and Dinner, 454
Camera, Instrument-Recording (W. Vinten Ltd.), 381
— Television, for Nuclear Reactors (Pye, Ltd.) 282*
Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., Dispute Between Woodworkers and Metal Workers, 64; Settlement of Strike at Birkenhead, 224; Activities of, 359*; Second Dispute on Drilling Holes at Birkenhead Shipyard, 544 Campagnia General de Elettricita, 500-V Generator for Natural-Gas Gas-Turbine Plant, 140*
Campbell, Gifford and Morton, Ltd., Steel Casting Process, 260
Campbell and Isherwood, Ltd., Single-Phase Laboratory Pump for Liquid Sodium, 268* “ Can-Tile ” Liquid Coating for Concrete Floor (Dohm Group of Companies), 155
Cans, Use of Tin Substitutes for, 391
Canada, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Refining Antimony by Electrodeposition and Distillation, by R. R. Rogers and R. A. Campbell (Book), 242
— Economic Conditions, 2
— Exports to. Discussion in Parliament on, 383
— Formation of Gas and Oil Equipment Dis
tributors, Ltd., 200
— Industrial Building Sites on Annacis Island 146
— Order for Steel Piping for Trans-Canada
Pipeline Co., 455
— Plans for 18-MW Nuclear Power Plant, 573
— Vancouver Island, 138-kV Submarine
Power Cable, 446*
Canadair, Collaboration of, with Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., 146
Canadian Car and Foundry Co., Ltd., Acquisition by A. V. Roe (Canada), Ltd., 66
Canadian Pacific Steamship Co., “ Empress of Britain,” 26,000-ton Passenger Liner for, 258*; Equipment for “Empress of Britain,” 316*; Launching of “ Empress of England,” 359*
Canals, Committee of Inquiry on, 130
— Improvements to, 99
— Rideau, by R. Legget (Review), 435
“ Canberra ” Mark 9 Aircraft, Development of (English Eleciric Co., Lid.), 66
Canning Materials, Selection of, for Reactors Cooled by Sodium/Potassium and Carbon Dioxide, by Dr. A. B. McIntosh and Dr. K. Q. Bagley, 269
Canning, W., and Co., Ltd., “ Nimax ” Bright Nickel Plating Process, 414*
Cannon (G. A.), Ltd., Convector-Type Gas Fire, 270*. See 261
Cansdale, S. H., on Passenger Electric Road Vehicles, 430
“ Cantenac,” Coasting Vessel, Free-Piston Gas Generator in, 373
Cantie Switches, Ltd., Flameproof Distribution Switchboards (Trade Publication), 564
Capac Co., Ltd., Stethoscopes for Noise and Vibration Detection (Trade Publication), 77
Capacitors and Capacity. See Electric
Cape Asbestos Co., Ltd., Asbestos Textiles for Industrial Use (Trade Publication), 242; “ Caposite ” Asbestos Lagging (Trade Publication), 242
Capital Expenditure, Amendments to Finance Bill on, 543
Forecast, of Board of Trade, 130
— Investment. See Investment
— and Labour. See Labour
“ Caposite ” Asbestos Lagging (Trade Publication), 242
Capstan Lathe. See Lathe under Machine Tools
Cars. Mine, Electrically-Driven Cleaning Plant for (Humphrey’s and Glasgow, Lid.), 510*
— Motor. See Motor Cars
— Rail. See Carriages, Railway
Carbide, Calcium, Production of, 486
— Cemented, “ Cutanit,” Vacuum Sintering of
(Meiro-Cutanit, Ltd.), 335
“ Carbijunior ” Copy-Turning Lathe (Alfred Herbert, Ltd.), 88*
Carbonitriding Process of Case-Hardening Steel (Trade Publication), 44
Carburisation. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Cardiff College of Technology and Commerce, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Career in Oversea Civil Service, by K. Bradley (Book), 436
Cargo Steamers. See Steamers
— Winch, Electro-Hydraulic (Vickers-Arm-
strongs Ltd.), 21 *
Carmichael, A. M., Ltd., Dam for Hydro- Electric Power Plant at Errochty, 431*
Carriages, Railway, Diesel Railcar Units, Two- Coach, for British Railways, 483*
Railcars, Roller-Bearing Axleboxes for (Trade Publication), 468
Turkish State Railways, Motor Coaches for, 66
Carrier, Gas-Cylinder (Omic, Ltd.), 350* Carruthers Current Cone, for Measurement of Speed and Direction of Current (Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd.), 400*
Cartons, Glueing and Riveting of. Machine for (Adams Powel Equipment, Ltd.), 254
“ Carveyor ” Passenger Movement System, by H. Streets, 516
Case, G. H., on Plant Engineer and Work Study, 392
Case Hardening. See Heat Metallurgy
Casting Alloys, Aluminium tion), 182
— Die, Die Design, by H.
L. C. Barton (Book), 182
— and Ingots, Aluminium and Aluminium-
Alloy, Specification, 11
— Investment, for Dies, Plungers and Moulds
(Trade Publication), 182
— Iron, Heat-Resisting, “ Wynite ” (Trade
Publication), 564
Spheroidal-Graphite (Trade Publication), 182
— Steel (Trade Publication), 44
“ C-” Frame, for 1,350-ton Shear (English Steel Castings Corporation, Ltd.), 141*
Heat-Resisting, “ E.V.” (Trade Publication), 564
Waste-Reducing Process (Campbell, Gifford and Morton, Ltd.), 260
— See also Moulds
Castner Lecture to Society of Chemical Industry on Extraction of Plutonium from Irradiated Natural Uranium Fuel Elements, by Sir C. Hinton, 409
Catalyst Spray Equipment, “ Ecco ” (Atlas Copco (Great Britain), Ltd.), 527*
Caterpillar Tractor. See Tractor Cathode-Ray Tubes, and Valves (Trade Publication), 498
Catholic Church v. Communism in Strike at Rolls-Royce Ltd., 32
Cavitation in Hydrodynamics, 14*
Cawley, F. B., on Control in Acid-Bessemer Process, Application of Volume Debit- graphe, Opacimeter, and Flame Pyrometer, 463; on History and Practice of Acid-Bessemer Steelmaking Process in West Cumberland, 463
Cedar Bluff Dam, Design and Construction of (Book), 404
Celluloid Models, Stress Determination by. See Photo-Elastic
Cement and Concrete, Technology of, by R. F. Blanks and H. L. Kennedy (Book), 73
— Industry in Europe (Book), 498 Stabilisation of Prices, 3
— Lead-, Mixture, Cold-Setting, for Ball-and-
Socket Joints of Manipulators for Mobile Shield, 502*
— Makers’ Federation, Production Statistics, 37; Stabilisation of Prices by, 530
— Portland, Production Statistics, 37
— Production of, as Co-Product of Anhydrite
Process (Solway Chemicals, Ltd.), 185*
— See also Concrete
Cementation Co., Ltd., Grouting for Dam at Errochty, for Tummel-Garry Hydro- Electric Scheme, 431*
Cementation (Muflfelite), Ltd., “ Barrymount ” Levelling Device, 254
Cemented Carbides, “ Cutanit,” Vacuum Sintering of (Metro-Cutanit, Ltd.), 335 Census of Production, Board of Trade, 34
Centec ” Auto-Pneumatic Indexing Table (Central Tool and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 382*
Centec 3 ” Production Milling Machine (Central Tool and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 382*
Centec 3P ” Profile Milling Machine (Central Tool and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 382 Centec 3R ” Two-Dimensional Milling Machine (Central Tool and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 382
Centenary, The Engineer, 5
— Engineering, of 1956, 5
— Gilbert Gilkes and Gordon, Ltd., 230
— of Foundation of Verein Deutscher
Ingenieure, 520
— Lecture, Sir Henry Bessemer, 1813-1898,
by J. Mitchell, 389
— of Samuel Williams and Sons, Ltd. (Book), 73
— See also Tercentenary
Central Advisory Water Committee for England and Wales, Formation of, 511
— Africa, Proposals for Flooding with Fresh-
Water Lakes, by W. Ley (Review), 307
— Electricity Authority, Drakelow “A”
Power Station, 275-kV Switching Station, 24*; Breakdown at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 31; Superannuation Scheme, 31; Genera- ating Capacity Added in 1955, 57*; Expansion of Generating Capacity, 101*; Herbert Report, Comment on, 129, 146; Supply Statistics, 131, 207, 350, 443; 720-MW Power Station at Northfleet, 158; Thermal Efficiency of Steam Stations in 1955, 215*; Opening of Hackney “ B ” Power Station, 279*; Model of 120-MVA, 275-kV Transformer for Super Grid Scheme (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286; Marchwood Power Station, Use of Aluminium-CIad Walls at, 296*; Atomic Power Stations at Bradwell and Berkeley, Local Opposition to Establishment of, 409; Record in Electrical Power Generation at Skelton Grange Power Station, 466; 360-MW Power Station at Keadby, 531*
Central Electricity Board, Advertising Programme, 543
— Heating Boilers, Automatic (Trade Pub
lication), 468
— Office of Information, Career in Oversea
Civil Service (Book), 436
Central Tool and Equipment Co., Ltd., “ Centec ” Auto-Pneumatic Indexing Table, 382*; “Centec 3” Production Milling Machine, 382*; “Centec 3P’’ Profile Milling Machine, 382; “Centec 3R ” Two-Dimensional Milling Machine, 382
Centrifugal Pumps. See Pumps Ceramic-Tipped Tools, Progress in, 228
Cerenkov Counter for Proton Synchroton at Birmingham University, 444
CERN. See Nuclear Research, European Organisation for
Chains, Roller, and Wheels, “ Coventry “ Mark 5 (Trade Publication), 533
— Wrought-Iron Hand-Welded and Mild-
Steel Electrically Welded (Trade Publication), 278
Chainmaking at Brown, Lenox and Co., Ltd., 517 Chamber, Bubble, for Observing Paths of Nuclear Particles, 444*
Chamberlain Industries, Ltd., “ Jenbach JW20K ’’ Single-Stage Diesel Compressor, 446*
Chance Brothers, Ltd., “ CSS ’’ Glass for Furnace Inspection, 25
Change-Speed Gear. See Gear
Channel, English, Tunnel Project, by W. Ley (Trade Publication), 307
Channelling, Continuous, System, for Fluorescent Lighting (Trade Publication), 10
Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station, Plant for (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 286
Charger, Battery, Fast (Trade Publication), 370
Charles, Lieut.-General Sir R., the Late, 7 “ Charlton ’’ Carriage for Ski-Lifts (British
Ropeway Engineering Co., Ltd.), 378
Charpy Impact Testing Machine (W, and T. Avery, Lid.), 561 *
Chaseside Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Loadmaster ’’ Diesel-Driven Hydraulic Loading Shovels, 317*
Chelmsford to Shenfield Electrified Railway Line, Opening of, 482*
Chelsea Polytechnic Institute, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Chemical Analysis. See Analysis
— Engineer, Function and Training of (Book), 182
Chemical Engineers, Institution of: Application of Fluidised Techniques to Nuclear Reactors, by Dr. J. B. Morris, C. M. Nicholls, and F. W. Penning, 356*; Some Problems in Maintenance of Nuclear Reactors, by H. G. Davey, 356*
Chemical Engineering Research and Advisory Service Committee, 454
Unit Operations in, by J. M. Coulson and J. F. Richardson (Review), 180; (Book), 182
— and Gas-Making Plant (Trade Publication), 44
— Industry, Output and Wage Costs in, 424 Society of, Castner Lecture on Extraction of Plutonium from Irradiated Natural Uranium Fuel Elements, by Sir C. Hinton, 409
in Western Europe, Survey by Organisation for European Economic ~ operation, 34
— Manufacturers, British, Association
Chemical Engineering Research Advisory Service Committee, 454
— Plant Manufacturers Association, British,
Appointment of Accelerating Committee, 454
Chemistry of Corrosion. See Corrosion China, Technical Education in, 197
— Tractors for, 166
Chorley, Lord, Remarks to Association of University Teachers, 421
Chrysler Corporation, Research on Gas- Turbine-Driven Motor Cars, 166*
Church, Roman Catholic, v. Communism, in Strike at Rolls-Royce Ltd., 32
Churchill-Redman, Ltd., Churchill-Cleveland Mark IV “ Rigidhobber *’ Gear-Cutting Machine, 60*
CIGRE. See Electric Systems, Large, International Conference on
Cincinnati Milling Machines, Ltd., Centreless Grinding (Trade Publication), 77; “ Hy- powermatic ” Horizontal Production Milling Machine, 219*
Circulating Pumps. See Pumps Civil Aviation. See Aeronautics
Civil Engineers, Institution of :
Corporate Membership by Direct Entry, 67
Parsons Memorial Lecture on Development of the Gas Turbine, by Sir H. Roxbee Cox, 120. See also 114
Basis for Design of Beams and Plate Girders in Revised British Standard 153, by O. A. Kerensky, Dr. A. R. Flint and Dr. W. C. Brown, 554; Experimental Verification of Strengths of Plate Girders Designed in Accordance with Revised British Standard 153, by E. Longbottom and Dr. J. Heyman, 554
Consolidation of Ballast, by I. G. White, 407*
Conference on Civil Engineering Problems in the Colonies, 552
Civil Engineers, Recruitment of, for Africa, 453 Shortage of, 512
Civil Engineering Construction, Planning, Equipment and Methods, by R. L. Peurifoy (Review), 496*
Construction, Supervision of, by A. C. Twort (Review), 43; (Book), 73
Contractors, Federation of, Election of
A. M. Holbein as President, 360
Plant, Heavy (Trade Publication), 77 Problems in the Colonies, Conference on, 552
— Servants, Orders for Dismissal of, 514 Overseas, Pool of, 416
Women Industrial, Statistics on, 447
— Service National Whitley Council, Ratifica
tion of Agreement with H.M. Treasury, 576
Oversea, Career in, by K. Bradley (Book), 436
Clark Lecture on Impact of Engineering on Society, by Sir M. Bowra, 290*. See 289
Clarke Ellard Engineering Co., Ltd., Wide-Belt Conveyor, 21*
Classification of Steel Ships, Rules and Regulations for (Book), 306
Clays, Fire. See Refractory Materials
Cleaning Plant, Electrically-Driven, for Mine Cars (Humphrey’s& Glasgow, Ltd.), 510*
Clinometer, Rolling, for Measurement of Slope and Direction in Azimuth of Towing Warps (Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd.), 400*
Clip, Steel, for Fastening Rails to Concrete Sleepers 280*
Clocks, Collection, Handbook of. Part II, by A. B. Ward (Book), 182
— Electric, and Time Recording Systems
(Trade Publication), 468
— Modern, Repair and Maintenance of, by
T. R. Robinson (Book), 41
Clothing, Protective, Exhibits at Factory Equipment Exhibition, London, 253
Clubley Armstrong Danarm, J., Ltd., Two- Man Chain Saw (Trade Publication), 404
Clyde Crane and Engineering Co., Ltd., 75-ton Overhead Cranes for John Brown’s Engine Works, 156*
Clyde, D. H., on Sway Corrections in Moment Distribution, 457*
Clyde Navigation Trust, Dredging Fleet of, 375*
Clydeside, Motor-Car Industry Interests on, 67 Coaches, Railway. See Carriages
Coal Board, National. See National Coal Board
— Concessionary, Discussion in Parliament
on, 575
Supplied to National Coal Board Employees, 415
— Conveyor Buckets, “ Timinium 223 ”
Aluminium-Alloy (New Conveyor Co., Ltd.), 509*
— Cutting and Loading (Trade Publication), 10
— Dust Sampling Equipment, 275*
— Economy in Iron and Steel Production,
Comment on, 228
See also Fuel
— Gas. See Gas
— Gasification of, Underground, for Elec
tricity Generation, Discussion in Parliament on, 255
— Hauling, Use of 40-ton Bottom-Dump
Semi-Trailers for, at Acorn Bank, 515*
— Industry, Capital Investment Plans for,
Comment on, 290
in Europe, 481
in Europe, Discussion in Parliament, 575 Position and Prospects, 34
Statistics on, 351
— Low-Grade, Plant for Consumption, 101*
— Mine. See Colliery
— Miners in Europe, Real Wages of, 423
— Mining, Automation in, 288
Industry, Manpower Shortages in, 97 Industry, Statistics on Foreign Labour Employed by, 543
Machinery, Position and Prospects for, 101*
Mechanisation, Statement of, 146
Opencast, at Acorn Bank, Use of Large Excavators for, 514*. See 518
Research, 275*. See 288
— Plough, Percussion Attachment for, 275*
— Structure, Determination of, by Study of
X-Ray Scattering, 406
— Transport of. Discussion in Parliament on, 543
— Utilisation Research Association, British,
Work on Domestic-Heating Systems, 232*
— Workers in Europe, Real Wages of, 423 Coating, Liquid, “ Can-Tile,” for Concrete
Floors (Dohm Group of Companies), 155
— Surface, Research on, at Egham Technical
Services Laboratories, 465*
Cobalt 56 and Cobalt 58 Isotopes, Separation of, 409
Cochrane, Air Chief Marshal Sir R., Appointment to Rolls-Royce Ltd., 573
Cock, C. M., on Electricity in Locomotives, 429 Cockburns, Ltd., Valve Makers, History and Organisation of (Trade Publication), 370 Cockcroft, Sir J., Award of Kelvin Gold Medal for 1956, 420; Remarks at Opening of Physical Society’s Exhibition of Scientific Instruments, 437*
Cohen, G., Sons and Co., Ltd., “ Jones KL33 ” 3-ton Capacity Crane, 318; “Jones KL66 ” 6-Ton Capacity Crane, 318
Coils, Detector for Testing (Nash and Thompson, Ltd.), 438
— Repeating, for Audio Cables and Repeater Systems (Trade Publication), 77
Coke Conveyor Buckets, “ Timinium 223 ” Aluminium-Alloy (New Conveyor Co., Ltd.), 509*
Cold Forging of Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Barlow, 332*
— Rolled Sections, Manual of Technical Reference of the Cold Rolled Sections Association (Book), 41
— Store, Portable, “ Portacool ” (Verrolec, Ltd.), 157*
College. See Education
Collett, J., on Recruitment in Ironfounding Industry, 128
Collieries, Dust Samplers for, 275*
(Review), 563
— Standard Costing in
Division, 64
— Walking Pit-Prop for
Equipment Co.), 275*.
— Winding. See Winding
— See also Mines and Coal Collisions. See Accidents Colonial Development Corporation,
of. 293
— Office, Career in Oversea Civil
(Book), 436
— Problems, Pools of Scientists for, Discussion
in Parliament on, 255
Colonies, British, Conference on Civil Engineering Problems in, 552
Colours, ISCC-NBS Method of Designating (Book), 10
— Names, Dictionary of (Book), 10
— Television Engineering, by J. W. Went
worth (Review), 208; (Book), 210
Fundamentals, by M. S. River (Review), 208; (Book), 210 .
Standards, by D. G. Fink (Book), 210 Columns, Light-Alloy, Local Instability Problems of, by P. S. Bulson (Book), 404
— Reinforced-Concrete, Axially Loaded, De
sign of, by A. d’O. Smith (Book), 498
Tests on Proposed Aluminium Standard Structural Sections, by R. E. Smith (Book), 182
Colvilles, Ltd., Development Scheme, 3 Combined Stress. See under Tests (Materials) Combustion, Fifth International Symposium on: Combustion in Engines and Combustion Kinetics (Book), 404
Gas-Turbine, Fundamentals of, by Dr. D. B. Spalding (Review), 276*
Kinetics, Fifth International Symposium on Combustion (Book), 404
— See also Fuel: Gases
“ Comet ” Aircraft, Repurchases of, from Air France, 351
Mark 2 Aircraft, Fuselage Fatigue Tests on 18* ,
Mark 3 and 4 Aircraft, Performance of, 2 Commer Cars, Ltd., Commercial Vans (Trade Publication), 11
Commerce. See Trade Commercial, 8, 38, 70, 99, 119, 139, 147
— Motor Cars. See Motor
Common Cause Organisation, Activities of, 96 Commonwealth, Economic Development in, Report on, Comment on, 327
Commonwealth Edison Co., 180,000-kW Boiling-Water Reactor, 444
Railway Electrification in, by E. L. E. Wheatcroft and H. H. C. Barton, 430
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. See Research Organisation
Communications, Inter-, System (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 254
Communism and Activities of Common Cause Organisation, 96
V. Roman Catholic Church in Strike at Rolls-Royce Ltd., 32 .
“ Compactex 150” X-Ray Unit for NonDestructive Testing (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 536 ...
“ Compandor,” Apparatus for Eliminating Noise and Cross-Talk on Telephone Systems, 406
Comparator, External Thread (Coventry Gauge and Tool Co., Ltd.), 346
Compendium, British Shipbuilding (Book), 242 Compensation for Mining Subsidence Damage, Discussion in Parliament, 415
Competition, on Standard Railway Wagon of the Future, 488
Compound, Plastics, Fibre-Reinforced, Corrosion-Resistant ‘‘ V.G. Compound " (V.G. (London), Ltd.), 190
Thermo-Setting, “ Furmanite,” for Sealing Steam Leaks (Metalock (Britain), Ltd.) 219 Compressed-Air Equipment for 275-kV Switching Station at Drakelow, 25*
Valves and Pumps (Trade Publication), 77 . A, • •
Compression Tests, Behaviour of Aluminium Alloys in, by D. A. Barlow, 331*
Compressors, Hydraulic, for Overhead Electric Power Line Joints (Trade Publication), 24^
Computer, Analogue, for General Electric Co Ltd. (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.), 356*
Use of, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 475*. See Erratum, 506
—. Digital, 400-405 Series, by A. Johnston, 239 650 and 700 Series, by M. P. Barnett, 239 as Aid to Electrical Design Engineer, by
B. Birtwistle and B. M. Dent, 238
Application of, to Electric Traction Problems, by A. Gilmour, 238
Application of, in Explanation of Functional Relationships, by G. E. P. Box and G. A. Coutie, 238
Automatic, Glossary of Terms for, Specification, 11
Convention on. See Electrical Engineers, Institution of
“ Deuce,” by A. C. D. Haley, 238
Electronic, for Analysis of Stressed Skin Structures, 420
Electronic, for Structural Analysis, by Dr. R. K. Livesley, 69
Gamma 3 and Magnetic Drum Extension, by P. Dreyfus, 238
General-Purpose, Use of Interpretation Routines on, for Design of Linear and Non-Linear Control Systems, by W. D. Worthy, 238 .^ . ,,
Glossary of Terms for. Specification, 11 “ HEC4E,” by R. Bird, 238
Computer, Digital, input and Output Problems, by F. Beckett, 239
Interleaved-, Transistor Circuits for, by R. C. M. Barnes, G. A. Howells, and E. H. Cooke-Yarborough, 239
and the Load Flow Problem, by J. M. Bennett, 238
with Magnetic Tape Control, by D. W. Davies, 238
Manchester, Mark II, by T. Kilburn, D. B. G. Edwards, and G. E. Thomas, 239
“ Mercury,” by K. Lonsdale, and E. T. Warburton, 238
for Pay-Roll Work, by E. A. Newman and M. A. Wright, 238. See 423. See also Accountancy
Power System Engineering Problems, by
C. Robinson and D. H. Tompsett, 238
Programme-Controlled, by E. J. Gutt- ridge and R. P. B. Yandell, 238
Remote Position Control and Indication by, by W. S. Elliott, R. C. Robbins and
D. S. Evans. 239
Small, with Magnetic Drum Store, by
E. H. Cooke-Yarborough, R. C. M. Barnes, J. Stephen and G. A. Howells, 239
Transistor, “CADEi,” Use of, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 475*
Transistor, Interleaved-Digit Magnetic Drum Store for, by J. H. Stephen and E, H. Cooke-Yarborough, 239
Transistor, Prototype, and Full-Scale Machine, by T. Kilburn, R. L. Grimsdale and D. C. Webb, 239
Use of, in Obtaining Solutions to Electric Circuit Problems Involving Switching Operations, by S. J. M. Denison and D. G. Taylor, 238
— Electronic, “ Hec,” Use of in Reducing
Clerical Effort, 442
Manufacture of, 423
‘‘ Mercury ” (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286
Output of, 334*
‘‘ Pegasus” (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286 Wage Accounting by, 423. See 238 Concrete and Cement, Technology of, by R- F. Blanks and H. L. Kennedy (Book), 73
— Conveying, ‘‘ Pneumatic Placer ” for
(Blaw Knox, Ltd.), 315*
— Floor, ‘‘ Can-Tile ” Liquid Coating for
(Dohm Group of Companies), 155
— Frost Resistance of, and Definition of
Mixes (Book), 136
— for Large Dams, British Committee on.
Report on Frost Resistance of Concrete and Definition of Concrete Mixes (Book), 136
— Materials and Practice, by L. J. Murdock
(Book), 10
— Mixes, Definition of, and Frost Resistance
of Concrete (Book), 136
Recommended Data for Inclusion in Reports, 125
— New, Bonding to Old (Book), 468
— Preslressed, by Y. Guyon (Book), 468
— — Pre-Cast, for Warehouse Construction
Dow-Mac (Products), Ltd.), 476*
Structures, Design of, in America, by T. Y. Lin (Review), 180; (Book), 182
— Refractory, for Foundry Floors (Trade
Publication), 564
— Reinforced, Columns, Design of Axially
Loaded, by A. d’O. Smith (Book), 498
— Roads, Design and Construction of
(Review), 336*. See 327
— Sleepers, Steel Clip for Fastening Rails to, 280*
— Test Cubes, Accelerated Curing of, by
T. N. W. Akroyd and R. G. Smith- Gander, 153*. See LETTERS, 164, 260, 357 Condenser. See Electric
Conditional Aid Scheme, 228
Conduit Bending Machine (Hilmor, Ltd.), 217*
— Electrical, “ Redege ” Benfield Bender for
(National Electric Products Corporation), 21*
— and Fittings, Steel and Non-Ferrous,
Performance of Joints in, by L. Gosland (Book), 73
Cone, Current, Carruthers, for Measurement of Speed and Direction of Current, (Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd.), 400*
Conference, Annual, of Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers, 448
British Electrical Development Association, London, 231 32nd, Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd., 454
Delegate, of Amalgamated Engineering Union, Resolution on Automation at, 320
—. — Scottish Trades Union Congress, 288
— Aslib, Comment on Efficiency of Services
of Information Officers and Librarians at, 514
— Automatic Factory, Margate, Report of
(Book), 73
— British Commonwealth Welding, London
and Saltburn-by-Sea, 254
Nuclear Energy, Symposium on Calder Works Nuclear Power Plant, 506
— on Building Research, Ottawa (Book), 210
— on Civil Engineering Problems in the
Colonies, 552
— on Discipline and Full Employment,
Report of, 112
— on Domestic Heating, Institute of Fuel,
Comment on, 418
— and Exhibitions, Forthcoming, 111, 207, 287, 412, 574
— on Films as Aid to Management, 392
— on Human Relations in Industry, Rome, 128
— Institution of Professional Civil Servants, 448
— International, on Fatigue of Metals, London
and New York, 230
on Large Electric Systems. See Electric Systems
on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, 1955, Paper on French Power Reactor, 186*. See also Vol. 180; Protection of Workers Against Ionising Radiations (Book), 306; Proceedings of. Vol. 2: Physics; Research Reactors (Book), 337; Proceedings of, Vol. 3: Power Reactors (Book), 370; Proceedings of. Vol. 14: General Aspects of Use of Radioactive Isotopes: Dosimetry (Book), 337
— on Investing in Success, London, 442
— Labour Women, National, Meeting in
London of, 256
— and Lecture Courses, Spring, Summer and
Autumn, 1956, 207
— on Low-Alloy Steels for Welded Pressure
Vessels, West of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute, 493
— on Plant and Process Dynamic Character
istics, Cambridge, 72
— Press, by Russian Delegation, Discussion
on Power Stations at, 199
— on Problems of Aircraft Production,
Southampton, 91*
— Production, British Institute of Manage
ment, 421
— Scientific Film Association, on Films as Aid
to Management, 392
— Smoke Abatement, National, Bournemouth, 1955, Proceedings (Book), 370
— of Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied
Workers, 224
— on Work Study, British Productivity Coun
cil, 224
— World Power, Vienna, Impressions of, 573 Congress, Co-Operative, Blackpool, 448
— International, on Combustion Engines, Re
port of, 391
Connector-Box, Fused (Trade Publication), 182 Connell, Sir C., Appointment as Director of G. and J. Weir, Ltd., 200
Connon, E. W., on Measurement of Temperature Rises in Alternators During Operation, 526
Consolidated Edison Co., l40.000-kW Pressurised Converter Thorium Reactor, 444
Constantine College, Middlesbrough, Refusal of Government Grant for. Discussion in Parliament, 222
Construction, Civil-Engineering, Supervision of; by A. C. Twort(Review),43; (Book), 73
— Planning, Equipment and Methods, by
R. L. Peurifoy (Review), 496*
— of Steel Ships, Rules and Regulations for
(Book), 306
Constructional Engineering Industry, Position and Prospects of, 333*
— Steelwork, by O. Faber (Book), 10
Association, British, Welded Details for Single-Storey Portal Frames (Book), 564
Consulting Organisation, Power-Industry, Electronconsult, 549
Contacts, Composite, Silver Facing on Copper Backing (Johnson, Matthey and Co., Ltd.), 406
Contactor Unit, Flameproof, for Mining Equipment (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 179* Continental Can Co., Aluminium-(3oated Steel as Tin-Plate Substitute, 391
— Development of the Man-Engine, by D. H.
Tew, 71*
Contracts, 8, 57, 70, 99, 119, 139, 147
— Documents, in Civil Engineering Construc
tion, Preparation of, by A. C. Twort (Review), 43; (Book), 73
— and Negligence, Law of, as Affecting Engi
neers, by C. F. Mayson (Review), 75
Contractors, Legal Cases for, by I. V. Werbin (Book), 436
Controls, Automatic, Industrial, by M. H. Lajoy (Review), 148
— Gear (Trade Publication), 533
for Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 433*
— Instruments, Electrical (Trade Publication), 306
— and Measurement, Instruments for, by
W. G. Holzbock (Book), 73
— Panel, Four-Tiered (Redlac, Ltd.), 491*
— Power Factor (Trade Publication), 436
— of Production Processes, 92
— Remote, Stations (Trade Publication), 404
— Speed, “ Vari-Drive,” for Direct-Current
Electric Motor (M.T.E, Control Gear, Ltd.), 110*
— Systems, Automatic, for Machine Tools, 537*
Programme, for Machine Tools, 540* Controllers, Electric Motor. See Motors, Electric
— Programme (Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 438*
Convair, See General Dynamics Corporation Convector Heaters, Electric (Trade Publication), 370
Convention, British Electrical Power. See British
— British Plastics, 1955, Papers and Discus
sions at, by P. Morgan (Book), 278
— on Digital-Computer Techniques, Institu
tion of Electrical Engineers, 237. See 225
— International, on Mechanical Handling,
Programme, 317
Converters, Torque, Three-Stage (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 131
Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd., “ Load- Clamp ” for Handling Cartons and Crates without Pallets, 349*; “Overlander” Fork-Lift Truck, 349*
Conveyor Belts, Heat-Resistant and Fire- Resistant (Silvertown Rubber Co., Ltd.), 378
for Hot and Abrasive Material (British Tyre and Rubber Co,, Ltd.), 378*
? Idlers (Trade Publication), 404, 564
“ Limberoller ” Idler for (Joy-Sullivan,
Ltd.), 471*
Nylon (British Rawhide Belting Co,, Ltd.), 260
“ Panther 30 ” Driving Head for (Richard Sutcliffe, Ltd.), 378*
Sectional, “ Pre-Bilt ” (Trade Publication), 468
“ Speedwalk,” for Passenger Transportation (American Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., and Stephens-Adamson Manufacturing Co.), 377. See LETTERS, 452, 516
System for Passenger Movement (1904), 452
Conveyor, Beltings, Fire-Resistant (Rubber Improvement, Ltd,), 378
Polyvinyl Chloride Coated (Gandy, Ltd.), 378
— Buckets, Aluminium-Alloy, for Solid Fuel (New Conveyor Co., Ltd.), 509*
— Chain, Overhead, Ultra-Lightweight Pre- Selective (Sovex, Ltd.), 378
“ Stanorun,” Overhead (Geo. W. King Ltd.). 378
— Exhibits at Mechanical Handling Exhibition, 377*
— Guarded-Conductor Current Collection System for (British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd.), 414
— Idlers (Trade Publication), 564. See 404
— Materials. “ Jet-Conveyor ” (Trade Publication), 242
— Pneumatic, Fly-Ash Handling System (Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 377
— Roadway, for Coal Mines, Report on (Review), 563
— Screw, “ Handyloader ” (Mitchell, Colman and Co., Ltd.), 377
— “Screw-Lift ” (W. S. Barron and Son, Ltd.), 378
— Slat-Type, Power-Driven, for Cold Strip Rolling Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks (Bagshawe and Co., Ltd.), 218*
Steel-Link, for Heavy-Duty Operation on Curved Track (Wharton Engineers (Els- tree), Ltd.), 377*
— System, “Flowmaster’’ (E.M.I. Engineering Development Organisation and Fisher and Ludlow, Ltd.), 377
— Tray, Pneumatic (Abisch Conveyor and Furnace Co., Ltd.), 377*
Wide-Belt (Clarke Ellard Engineering Co Ltd.), 21*
Conway Aeroplane Engine, Comment on (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 449
“ Conway ” Turbo-Jet Engine for Douglas
DC-8 Airliner (Rolls-Royce Ltd.) 359 Cooke-Yarborough, E. H., on Small Digital Computer with Magnetic Drum Store 239; on Transistor Circuits for Inler- leaved-Digit Computer, 239
Cooker, Heat-Storage Solid-Fuel (Smith and Wellstood, Ltd.), 270.* See 261
Cooking, Heating for, in Great Britain, bv W. F. B. Shaw, 232*, 270*. See 261 Coolants, Reactor, Electromagnetic Pumps for, by D. A. Watt, 264*. See 281
— Transformer, “ Aroclor 1248 ” (Monsanto
Chemicals, Ltd.), 507
Cooling Liquid for Rotors, Use of, by A. Mandi, Mr. Urbanek and L. Heller, 526
— System, for Turbo-Alternators, at Errochty
Hydro-Electric Power Station (Premier Cooler and Engineering Co., Ltd.) 433* Co-operation. See Labour Co-partnership. See Labour
Copper Alloys. See Brass and Alloys under Metallurgy
— Consumption and Prices, 45*, 486
— Powder, Sintering of. Permeability and
Porosity Changes During, by G. Arthur,
- Wire Tables (Book), 306
— See also Metallurgy
Copperbelt Technical Foundation, Progress in Establishment of, 231
Copyright in Technical Literature, Proposed Changes in Law of, by A. Walton, 247 Cores.^^Transformer, Stray Losses in (Book). Corona Discharges and Insulation at Voltages Oyer 380 kV. by F. Cahen, 526
Corrosion, Ltd., “ Glocrete Stucco,” Paint for Stonework (Trade Publication), 404
— of Aluminium in Contact with Other
Materials (Book), 498
— at Bimetallic Contacts (Pamphlet), 475
— of Cargo Ships and Its Prevention bv H J
Adams and Dr. J. C. Hudson, 560 ' of Internal Tank Surfaces, in Non-Conserva- ^or^ Transformers, by M. Waters (Book),
— Problems Relating to Works Structures bv
C. W. Marler (Book), 404
— Resistance, Plastics for, by R. B. Seymour
and R. H. Steiner (Book), 242
— Resistant Fibre-Reinforced Plastics Com
pound, “ V.G. Compound ” (V.G. (London), Ltd.), 190
Cortemaggiore Refinery, Natural-Methane Gas-Turbine Plant at (Ruston and Hornsby Ltd.), 140*
Costs and Benefits of River Valley Projects India, Determination of (Book), 306
— Control of, by Foreman, by P. Carroll
(Review), 181; (Book), 182
Research and Development in United States, Survey of. Comment on, 113
— and Works Accountants, Institute of
Report on Production Control and Related Works Statistics, 67; (Book) 73
Costain Mining, Ltd., Use of Large Excavators for Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank 415*. See 518
Costain, R., Ltd., Film on Construction of Earth-Filled Dams, 411
Cotton Industry, Position and Prospects of 174*
Counters, Batch and Electronic (Trade Publication), 498
Cerenkov, for Proton Synchroton at Birmingham University, 444
Couplings, Flexible, for 57-ft. Transmission Shalt for Slabbing Rolling Mill at Shotion Works of John Summers and Sons, Ltd. (Holset Engineering Co., Ltd.), 252*
Courtburn Positioners, Ltd., 1-ton Welding and Assembly Positioner, 570*
Cou^ns, F., Election as General Secretary of Transport and General Workers Union,
Coutie, G. A., on Applications of Digital Computers in Explanation of Functional Rela- fionshms, 2^8
Coventry C^uge and Tool Co., Ltd., “ Matrix ” Plain Thread Grinding Machine (Trade Publication), 77; External Thread Com
parator, 346; Programme-Controlled “ Matrix ” Jig Borer, 540*
“ Coventry ” Mark 5 Roller Chains and Wheels (Trade Publication), 533
Coverings, Non-Conducting. See Heat Insulation
Cracking, Intercrystalline-, Tendency, of BetaBrasses, Effect of Zirconium and Titanium on, by E. C. W. Perryman and R. J. Goodwin, 373
Craftsmen. Rural, Shortages of Iron and Steel Supplies for, 479
Craig, Sir John, Appointed Honorary President of Colvilles, Ltd., 3
Crane, Climbing, “Everest” (F. W. Schwing, G.m.b.H.), 368*
— Control Gear (Igranic Electric Co., Ltd.), 414
Cranes (Dereham), Ltd., Trailer for Heavy Loads, 58*
— Diesel-Electric, “ Atlantis ” Rail-Mounted
Full-Circle-Slewing (Steels Engineering Products, Ltd.), 317*
Electric, “ Dreadnought ” Truck- Mounted, Full-Circle-Slewing (Steels Engineering Products, Ltd.), 317
Electric, Self-Propelled “ S.710s Ajax” (Steels Engineering Products, Ltd.), 318
— Exhibits at Mechanical Handling Exhibi
tion, 317*
— Full-Circle Slewing, 6-ton, with Telescopic
Jib (F. Taylor and Sons (Manchester), Ltd.), 414*
— Guarded-Conductor Current Collection
System for (British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd.), 414
— “Jones KL 33” 3-ton Capacity (George
Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 318*
— “ Jones KL 66 ” 6-ton Capacity (George
Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 318
— Making Industry, Steel Shortages, Discus
sion in Parliament on. 127
— Mobile (Trade Publication), 182 6-ton, Diesel-Driven (R. H. Neal and Co., Ltd.), 414
— Overhead, Automatically-Controlled
(Vaughan Crane Co., Ltd.). 413
Electric, Travelling, Packaged End- Carriage for (Doity Cranes, Ltd.), 414* 75-ton, for John Brown's Engine Works (Clyde Crane and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 156*
Travelling, Electric, 100-ton (Wharton Crane and Hoist Co., Ltd.), 414
Travelling, Shock Loading Effects in, by E. Lightfoot, 169*
— “ Rapier 7,” Fast Standard Mobile (Ran
somes and Rapier, Ltd.), 318*
— Straddle Carrier, “ Steelmaster
(British Straddle Carrier Co., —? Tower, Light, “ Monotower Brothers and Co., Ltd.), 413
Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Training in Production Engineering at, 177*; Appointment of S. Hills as Director of Studies of Work-Study School, 485
Crankcase Explosions, Causes and Prevention of, 401
Crawler Tractor. See Tractor
Crawley, Growth of, 162*. See 161. See LETTER, 357
Creators, Ltd., “ Plantex,” “ Plansyn,” and “ Planvin ” Cable-Marking Sleeves, 190 Creep Tests. See under Tests {Materials') Crittall, R., and Co., Ltd., Improved “Stylovent ” Air Diffuser, 184*
Crompton Commonwealth Type, 955-h.p. Diesel-Electric Locomotive (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 286
Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., Switchgear for 12-MVAr Capacitor, 89*; Attachment for Stud Welding in Confined Spaces, 183; Electrical Installation for Sulphuric Acid and Cement Plant of Solway Chemicals, Ltd., 185*; Crompton Commonwealth Type, 955-h.p. Diesel-Electric Locomotive, 286; High-Efficiency Ceiling Fans, 286; IJ-h.p. Solid Foot-Mounting Squirrel Cage Motor, 286*; Electrical Equipment for Education (Trade Publication), 498
Crop Drying on Farms, Applications of Electricity to, by P. Finn-Kelcey (Book), 210
Crosby Valve and Engineering Co., Ltd., High- Discharge Safety Valves, 254*
Crowe, T. A., on Locomotives for British Railways, 260
Crude-Oil Engines. See Engines, Oil Cruisers. See Warships
Crushing and Screening Plant, Mobile, “ Kompac ” (Keir and Cawder, Ltd.), 492* Crussard, Prof. C., on Applications of Electron Probe Microanalyser, 536; on Impact Tests and Mechanism of Brittle Failure, 557
Crypton Equipment, Ltd., Fast Battery Charger (Trade Publication), 370
Crystal Palace, New Television Station of British Broadcasting Corporation, 167
Crystalline Structure of Metals. See Metallography
Crystallisation Plant, “ Krystal ” (Trade Publication), 533
“ CSS ” Glass, for Furnace Inspection (Chance Brothers, Ltd.), 25
Cubbage, P. A., on Explosion Reliefs for industrial Drying Ovens, 308*
Cumberland, West, Acid-Bessemer Steelmaking Process in, by F. B. Cawley and D. R. Wattleworth, 463
Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd., Denny-Brown Anti-Roll Stabilisers for “ Queen Mary,” 391
Curing, Accelerated, of Concrete Test Cubes, by T. N. W. Akroyd and R. G. Smith- Gander, 153.* See LETTERS, 164, 260, 357 Curling and Wiring of Aluminium Alloys, by
D. A. Barlow, 331 *
Current, Electric. See Electric
— Ocean, Study of, 399*
“ Cutanit ” Cemented Carbides, Vacuum Sintering of (Metro-Cutanit, Ltd.), 335
Cutters, Milling. See Milling under Machine Tools
Cutting, Metal, History and Fundamentals of, and Selection of Oils for (Trade Publication), 306
Influence of Machine Tool on, 93*
— and Metalworking Oils (Trade Publication), 10
— Tool Wear, Study of, with Radioactive
Tracers, 282*
Cycles, History and Development of. Part I, by F. C. Caunter (Review), 240*; (Book), 242
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 333*
— Motor. See Motor Cycle
— and Performance Estimation, Gas-Turbine,
by J. Hodge (Review), 276*
Cyclones, for Dust Removal (Mancuna Engineering, Ltd.), 216*
Cylinder Block, Semi-Automatic Production of (A.E.C.,Ltd.), 53*
— Functions, Parabolic, Weber, Tables of, by
Dr. J. C. P. Miller (Book), 468
— Gas. See Gas
— Head, Semi-Automatic Production (A.E.C.,
Ltd.), 53*
— Wear on 9-E6 Marine Engines on Class
“ B ” Diesel Fuel (Russell Newbury, Ltd.), 532
Czechoslovakia, Proposed Nuclear Power Station, 444
DA VINCI, LEONARDO, Lectures, on Energy in the Service of Man, 166
Dairy Engineers Association, 422
Dale Electric (Yorkshire), Ltd., 1,232-lb. Gas Turbine (Trade Publication), 564
Dale, V. W., on Battery Electric Vehicles, 430 Dalmarnock Power Station, 200,000-lb. per hour Boiler for (Yarrow and Co., Ltd.), 524* Dalton, Sir J., on Railway Load and Electricity Supply, 429. See 424
Dam, Arch-Gravity, at Pieve di Cadore, 549*
— Aswan, Plan for, 145; Discussion in Parlia
ment, 319; Project of, 451 *
— Cedar Bluff, Design and Construction of
(Book), 404
— Concrete for. Recommended Data
Inclusion in Reports, 125
— Davis, and Power Plant (Review), 9; 41
— at Errochty, for Tummel-Garry
Electric Scheme (A. M. Carmichael, Ltd.), 431*
— Upper Nile, Plans for. Discussion in Parlia
ment on,191
— Usk, Film on Construction of (Richard
Costain, Ltd.), 411
Dapag (1943), Ltd., “ Tickopress ” Machine for Printing Labels, 254
Dardanelles, Atlantropa Scheme for Damming Mediterranean Sea at, by W. Ley (Review), 307
Darlington, Dr. W. H., Appointment as Chief Engineer, Gas Turbine and Gear Engineering Department, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 328
Darwins, Ltd., Investment Castings for Dies, Plungers and Moulds (Trade Publication), 182
Data-Processing Machines (Benson-Lehner Corporation), 520
Davey, H. G., on Some Problems in Maintenance of Nuclear Reactors, 356*
Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd., Diesel Engine Service (Trade Publication), 533
Davie Shipbuilding, Ltd., Aluminium in Construction of S.S. “ Sunrip,” 502*
Davies, D. G., Discourse on Management, 358 Davies, D. W., on Digital Computer with
Magnetic Tape Control, 238
Davies, W. J., on Some Aspects of Loading of Gears and Rolling Bearings, 488
Davis, A. W., on Reduction Gearing for Ships, 107*
Davis, C. R., the Late, 99
Davis Dam and Power Plant (Review), 9; (Book), 41
Davis, G. de V., on calculating Gas-Turbine Performance, 361*
Davis, Dr. M., on Properties of High-Strength Nickel-Tungsten Alloys, 373
Davis, M. H.,on New Liaison Section at Fulmer Research Institute Ltd., 147
Davis, S., Ltd., ” Jerwag ” Climb Cut Programme-Control Milling Machine, 540*. See Erratum, 572; Multi-Spindle Drilling Machines, 571*
Davison, Dr. C. St.C., on History of Gears, 132*
Davy and United Engineering Co., Ltd., “ C Frame Steel Casting for 1,350-ton Shear (English Steel Castings Corporation, Ltd.), 141*; New Cold Strip Rolling Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks, Transmission Shaft for Slabbing Rolling Mill at Shotton Works of John Summers and Sons, Ltd., 252*; Rolling Mill for New Steelworks at Durgapur, 294
Dawes, S. S., on Education in the Motor Industry, 59
Daylight Factor Meter, (TradePublication), 533
“ DCCP ” Direct-Current Conduction Pump for Liquid Metals (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 281*
de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., “Comet” Mark 3 and 4, Performance of, 2; “Comet’ Mark 2 Aircraft, Fuselage Fatigue Tests, 18*
de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd,, Lighting for Gyron Test-bed at Leavesden Works (Holophane Ltd.), 348*
de Havilland Propellers, Ltd., Appointment of G. H. F. Brown as Assistant Chief Engineer, 392; Appointment of C. C. Williams as Engineering and General Manager, 392 De la Rue, T., and Co., Ltd., New Grade “ Formica ” Laminated Plastics Sheeting 223; Automatic Production of Plastics
on, for
(Book)
Hydro- 218*; 57-ft.
“ EEL ” B.R.S.
Pipes and Containers from Extrusions, 499*
de Lara, G. Cohen, on Studies on Model of Aerodynamics of Maerz-Type Open- Hearth Furnace with Preheated Gas and Comparison with Siemens and Terni Furnaces, 557
De-Twister and Stretcher, Combined, for Rectification of Extruded Aluminium Sections (Joshua Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 500*
Dead Sea, Proposals for Controlling, by W. Ley (Review), 307; Scrolls from. Opening of, by Prof. H. Wright Baker, 194*
Debitgraphe, Volume, Application of, to Acid- Bessemer Steelmaking Process, by P. J. Leroy, J. G. Galey and F. B. Cawley, 463 Deburring Tool, Hand, “ BurrQwik ” (Trade Publication), 564
Deep Drawing Aluminium Alloy, by D. A. Barlow, 367*
Differential Annealing Technique for, 48*
Properties of Aluminium Alloys, Calculation of, by D. A. Barlow, 393*
Refrigerator Liner, in “ Saroy ” High- Impact Polystyrene Sheet, 566*
Reports on Experiments Relating to, by Prof. E. Siebel and H. Beisswanger (Book), 41
and Spinning of Sheet Metal, by J. A. Grainger, 309
Defence Contracts, Report of Committee of Inquiry on, 575
— Expenditure, Comment on Reduction of, 549
Deferment of Engineers, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
— for Engineering Graduates, Discussion in
Parliament, 511
Deflation, Comment on, 389
Deformation and Annealing Textures in Thorium, by Dr. R. E. Smallman, 374
— Method of Analysis of Statically-lndeter-
minate Structures, by M. Smolira (Review), 241; (Book), 24?
“ Delta 2 ” Research Aircraft, World Air Speed Record by (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 189*
“ Deltic ” Diesel Locomotive (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 205*
Demobilisation, Partial, of Armed Forces, Comment on, 480
Dempster, R., and Sons, Ltd., Mechanical Handling Plant (Trade Publication), 242; Conveyor-Belt System for Passenger Movement in 1904, 452
Denison, S. J. M., on the Use of Digital Computers in Obtaining Solutions to Electric Circuit Problems Involving Switching Operations, 238
Denny-Brown Anti-Roll Stabilisers for “Queen Mary,’’ 391
Densem, C. E., on Properties of High-Strength Nickel-Tungsten Alloys, 373
“ Denso ” Products for Protection of Steelwork (Trade Publication), 242
Dent, B. M., on Digital Computer as Aid to Electrical Design Engineer, 238
Derby, Workshop at, for Repair of Railway Diesel Engines, 347
Derf Radio Co., Radio Accessories (Trade Publication), 210
d'Erlanger, G. F. R. L., Appointment as Chairman of British Overseas Airways Corporation, Comment on, 326, 352
Derricks. See Cranes
Design of Axially Loaded Reinforced Concrete Columns, by A. d'O. Smith (Book), 498
— Machine, by Prof. P. H. Black (Book), 468 of Plate Girders and Beams, in Revised
British Standard No., 153, 554
Practice, Need for Code of, by H. E. Merritt, Comment on, 390
Destroyers. See Warships
Desulphurisation of Liquid Pig Iron by Blowing with Lime Powder, by B. Trentini, L. Wahl and M. Allard, 557
Detection, Electronic, and Removal of Tramp Metal, Combined Machine for (Metal Detectors, Ltd., and Rapid Magnetic Machines, Ltd.), 217
Detector, Explosion, for Mines, 506
for Source of Fires Through Dense Smoke, 506
— for Testing Coils and Transformer Windings
(Nash and Thompson, Ltd.), 438
Detergent, Glycerol, Manufacture of, by G. Martin (Book), 533
— Research on, at Egham Technical Services Laboratories, 465*
“Deuce” Digital Computer, by A. C. D. Haley, 238
Developer, Auto-, Photographic, for Oscillograph Records (Southern Instruments, Ltd.), 380
Diamond Wire-Drawing Dies, Imports of, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
“ Diana,” H.M. Destroyer, 523*
Dick, R. and J., Ltd., “Dickrope" V-Rope Drives (Trade Publication), 370
“ Dickrope ” V-Rope Drives (Trade Publication), 370
Dictionary of Colour Names (Book), 10 “DIDO” Nuclear Reactor, Production of
Fuel Elements for, 245; Work on, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 474*. See 453
Die Blocks, “ Hardtem ” Production of (William Jessop and Sons, Ltd.), 488
— Casting, Die Design, by H. K. Barton and L. C. Barton (Book), 182
— Handling Truck (Matling, Ltd.), 350*
— Investment, Castings for (Trade Publication), 182
— Wire-Drawing, Diamond, Imports of. Discussion in Parliament on, 191
Dielectrics, Polarization of, by Slow Particles by H. Pelzer (Book), 73
Diesel Engines. See Engines, Oil, Diesel: Marine Propulsion
Diesendorf, W., on Developments in Extra High Voltage Power Transmission in Australia, 525
Differentials. See Labour
'Techiiique for Deep Drawing,
— Gear. See Gear
Diffraction Unit, X-Ray, “ XRD-5 ” with Single-Crystal Orienter (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 505*
Diffuser, Air Improved “ Stylovent ” (Richard Cnttall and Co., Ltd.), 184*
Diges^er^ Mechanical (Hilger and Watts, Ltd.), paging Machine. See Excavator
Dinner Law,” Institution Dinners, Comment on,386
Diphenyl, as Reactor Cooling and Moderating Material, Tests on, 245
Diploma in Technology, 517
Dipoles, Effect of, on Electric Strength, by H Pelzer (Book), 242
Direction Indicators, Flashing, “ R.M. Road- master,” for Motor Omnibuses, 509*
Direct^ory of Electrical Trades, 1956 (Book)
Disc Brakes, Production and Use of, 456
Thermo-Junction, Measurement of Heat Flow by (Joyce, Loebl and Co., Ltd.), 397* Disc^line and Full Employment, Report of Conference on, 112
Disputes, Trades. See Labour
Distillation and Electrodeposition, Refining of Antimony by, by R. R. Rogers and R. A. Campbell (Book), 242
Distributor, Engineering Relations with Manufacturer, 231
Disturbance Recorder (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286*
Diver, Master, and Underwater Sportsman, .oy Captain T. A. Hampton (Review), 369*
Divis, Radio Transmitting Station, Very-High- FreQuency, of British Broadcasting Corporation, 21
Dock Workers, Attitude to Mechanical- Handling Equipment, 448
Statistics on, 448
Dockyards, H.M., Employment in, 31 Apprentices’ Training Courses at,
Dohm Group of Companies, “ Can-Tile ” Liquid Coating for Concrete Floors, 155 Doity Cranes, Ltd., Packaged End-Carriage for Electric Travelling Overhead Crane 414*
Domestic, Electricity in the Home, Cinema Film on (Trade Publication), 404
— Heat Pump, 3
Pump. See also Pump
— Heating, Conference on, Instiiute of Fuel,
Comment on, 418
in Great Britain, by W. F. B. Shaw, 232*. 270*. See 261
in ” Smokeless ” Zones, 3
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Development at Lackenby Steelworks, 3; “ C’’-Frame
Steel Casting for 1,350-ton Shear (English Steel Castings Corporation, Ltd.), 141*; Steel-Fabrication, Activities (Trade Publication), 370
Dosimetry (Book), 337
Double Helical Gears, See Gears
— Reduction Gears, Marine. See Marine
Propulsion
Douglas “ DC-8 ” Airliners for Trans-Canada Air Lines, 359
— Fir Timber, for Timber-Storage Building
(Robert Melville and Co., Ltd.), 62*
Dounreay, United Kingdom Atomic E'^^rgy Authority s Power Station at. Discussion in Parliament on 68-Hour Week at, 255; Fast Breeder Reactor at. Model of fJohn Thomnson. Ltd.) 283*
Dow-Mac (Products), Ltd., Pre-Cast Pre- stressed-Concrete Warehouse Construction, 476*
Dowty, G. H., Biographical Note on, 518
Dowty, Group. Activities of, 518
Dowty Mining Equipment Co., Walking Pit- Prop, 275*. See 288
Doxford Marine Engine, Recent Improvements and Additions to, by A. Storey, 315
Draglines, “Bucyrus-Erie 1150B,” Use for Gpejicast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank,
Drakelow “ A ” Power Station. 275-kV Switching Station for, 24*
Draughtsmanship, Perspective Drawing, Teach Yourself, by H. F. Hollis (Book), 404
— Simple Perspective Drawing, by A. R.
Brown (Book), 337
Drawing, Deep, Aluminium Alloy, by D. A. Barlow, 367*
' Annealing Technique for,
Properties of Aluminium Alloys, Calculation of, by D. A. Barlow, 393*
Refrigerator Liner, in “ Saroy ” High- Impact Polystyrene Sheet, 566* L^^.Ports on Experiments Relating to, by
E. Siebel and H. Beisswanger (Book), 41 Spinning of Sheet Metal, by J. A Grainger, 309
Instrument, Perspective, “ Forster-Per- spektiv-Automat ” (W. C. Pinner and Co., Ltd.), 155*
— Perspective, Teach Yourself, by H. F.
Hollis (Book), 404
;7'“ Simple, by A. R. Brown (Book), 337
Dreadnought ” Truck-Mounted Full-Circle- Slewing Diesel-Electric Crane (Steel Engineering Products, Ltd.), 317
Drager Astland,” Suction-Hopper, 375*
— Grab, Diesel-EIectric, 375*
Harbour Craft, Survey of, by
^^H. H. Hagan, 459
Sand-Pump, Diesel-Electric, ^^^o^esian Government (Orenstein- X Lubecker Maschinenbau
A.G.), 411 *
Dredging at Some Principal Ports, by D. W. Low, 375*
Drenck, C., “ Fedrex ” 120 and I60-kV X-Ray Equipment, 340*
Dressings, Surface, Prevention of Wet- Weather Damage to (Book), 10
Dreyfus, P., Gamma 3 and Magnetic Drum Extension, 238
Drills and Drilling Machines. See Machine Tools
— Grinding Machine. See Grinding under
Machine Tools
Drives, Electric, for Cotton-Spinning Mills (Trade Publication), 77
— Rolling-Mill, “ Multigreasor ” Lubricator
for (Centralube, Ltd.), 61*
— V-Rope, “ Dickrope ” (Trade Publication), 370
Driver, Skilful, by Dr. J. S. Blair (Book), 262*, See LETTER, 548
Driving Chains. See Chains
— Head, Belt-Conveyor, 30-h.p. “ Panther 30 ” (Richard Sutcliffe, Ltd.), 378*
Drop-Forging Hammers. See Hammers under Machine Tools
Drought and Water-Supply Problems, 450
Drums, Cable, Transporting, Trailer, Dual- Purpose, for (Richard C. Gibbins and Co., Ltd.), 27*
— Oil, Hand Truck for (Omic, Ltd.), 350 Drummond-Asquith (Sales), Ltd., “Burgmaster ” Automatic Turret-Head Drilling Machine, 572*
Drying, Grain, and Conditioning Equipment (Trade Publication), 533
Drysdale and Co., Ltd., Electrically-Driven Circulating-Water Pumps for 360-MW Power Station at Keadby, 532*
Du Pont de Nemours, E. L, and Co., Production of Weed-killers in United Kingdom, 296; Ultra-Low Temperature Refrigerants, 551 Dual-Fuel System for Diesel Locomotives, 453 Ductility in Ironing Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Barlow, 396*
Ducting, Metal, Wirewa (Trade Publication), 210
“ Ducturi ” Grain Injection System (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 521
Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Agricultural Engineering Scholarship, 147; Synthetic- Rubber Production, 551
Dunlop Rubber Group, Position and Prospects, 551
Durand, R., on Studies on Model of Aerodynamics of Maerz-Type Open-Hearth Furnace with Preheated Gas, Comparison with Siemens and Terni Furnaces, 557
Durgapur, New Fully-Integrated Steelworks at, 294
Durham University, New Chair in Marine Engineering, 142
Dust, Characteristics of, and Methods of Removal (Trade Publication), 436
— Coal. See Coal Dust
— and Disease, Medical and Technological
Research into, Disussion in Parliament, 383
— Removal, by Cyclones (Mancuna Engineer
ing, Ltd.), 216*
— Samplers for Coal Mines, 275*
Dynamic Characteristics, Plant and Process, Conference on, 72
Dynamics in Machines, by F. R. Erskine Crossley (Review), 149
Dynamos. See Generators, Electrics; Turbo- Generators
EAGLE ENGINEERING CO., LTD., 40-ton Bottom-Dump Semi-Trailers for Coal Hauling, at Acorn Bank, 515*
Earley, C. C., on Effect of Phosphorus Content on Impact Value of Fully and Partially Hardened and Tempered Manganese- Molybdenum Steels, 504
Earth Moving Plant, Position and Prospects of, 333*
— Wires, Failures of, on 33-kV Overhead Line
System, by F. Busemann (Book), 73
East Africa, Owen Falls Scheme for Development of, Discussion in Parliament on, 319
Easton Lift Co., Ltd., Replacement of Lift Machinery at Thames Tunnels, 26*. See Erratum, 72
Ebbw Vale Steelworks of Richard Thomas and Baldwins, Ltd., Cold Strip Rolling Mill at, 218*
Eborall, R., on Mechanism of Embrittlement by Liquid Phase, 373
“ Ecco ’’ Catalyst Spray Equipment (Atlas Copco (Great Britain), Ltd.), 527*
Economic Development in the Commonwealth, Report on. Comment on, 327
Institute, Opening of, 66
Western Policy of, Comment on, 390
— Expansion and Problems, Report on, 167
— and Social Research, National Institute of.
Classified List of Large Companies Engaged in British Industry, 293
Economics, Determining the Most Profitable Use of Men, Materials, Machines, and Money, by J. H. Whicheloe, 165
— Industrial. See Labour
— Railway. See Railway
Economiser, Gas, “ Ballard,” for Gas-Heated Drying Oven (F. J. Ballard and Co., Ltd.), 308
Economy, Fuel. See Fuel Economy
Edeiston, Sir T., and Partners, Ltd., “Step” Fluorescent Inspection Lamp (Trade Publication), 468
Education:
Agricultural Engineering Scholarships, 147 Aircraft Fitters, Trainee, Discussion in Parliament, 511
Aluminium Development Association, Structural Aluminium Research Scholarship, 124
Apprentices, Findings of Working Party on,144
— Student, for Admiralty Technical Staff, 131
— Training Schemes for. Inquiry into, 144
— in Western Germany, by Birmingham Productivity Association (Review), 9; (Book), 41
E d ucati on—continued
Atomic-Energy Training Centre in Baghdad, 229
Battersea Polytechnic Institute, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Birmingham College of Technology, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Boiler Operators, Training, of Cinema Films, 318
Bradford Technical College, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Bristol College of Technology, Possible Increased Government Grant for, 550
British Broadcasting Corporation, Training at, 424
Cambridge University, Visit of Undergraduates to Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd., 365
Cardiff College of Technology and Commerce, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Chelsea Polytechnic Institute, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Chemical Engineer, Function and Training of (Book), 182
China, Technical Education in, 197 Colleges of Advanced Technology, 550
Constantine College, Middlesbrough, Refusal of Government Grant for, Discussion in Parliament on, 222
Copperbelt Technical Foundation, Progress in Establishment of, 231
Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Training in Production Engineering at, 177*; Appointment of S. Hills as Director of Studies of Work-Study School, 485
Diploma in Technology, 360, 517, 553, Discussion in Parliament, 351
Durham University, New Chair in Marine Engineering, 142
Electric Traction Staffs, Power-Operated Demonstration Boards for, 62
Electrical Equipment for Education (Trade Publication), 498
— and Mechanical Engineers, Training of, at Belmos Co., Ltd. (Trade Publication), 404
Engineering, Industrial, American and British Training Courses in, 517 Exhibition at Westminster Technical College on Practical Aspects of Engineering, 295
Foremen, Training in Control of Costs, by P. Carroll (Review), 181; (Book), 182
Foundry Training for Boys (Trade Publication), 564
— Work, Research Scholarship in, 396 Furniture Industry, Education in, 354* Gas-Turbine Technology, School of. Courses at, 390*, 392
Geochemistry, New Laboratory for Study of, at Imperial College of Science and Technology, 423
Geophysics, Applied, New Laboratory for Study of, at Imperial College of Science and Technology, 423
Government Grants for University Education, 159
Graduates, Training, for Management (Thomas Hedley and Co., Ltd.), 442
Grants, Government, for University Education, 159
High Pavement School, Nottingham, Course in Mechanical Engineering, 512
Higher National Certificate, Position in Sandwich Course, 553
Diploma, Position of in Sandwich Course, 553
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Scholarships, 224
— College of Science and Technology, Expansion of, 114; Layout of New Buildings, 168*; New Laboratory for Study of Geochemistry and Applied Geophysics, 423
Industrial Engineering, American and British Training Courses in, 517
— Education, Research on, by Dr. N. H. Mackworth, 160
— Fund for Advancement of Scientific Education in Schools, Comment on, 225
— Management, American and British Training Courses in, 517
Insurance, National, Regulations for Research Students, 288
King George’s Jubilee Trust, Findings of Working Party on Training, 144
Labour, Training for Repetitive Jobs, 165 Lecture Courses in Spring, Summer and Autumn, 1956, 207
Leonardo da Vinci Lectures on Energy in the Service of Man, 166
Leverhulme Research Awards for 1956, 440
Loughborough College of Technology, Increased Government Grant for, 550 Management, Industrial, American and British Training Courses in, 517
— Measurem-=;nts for. Residential Course, 17
— Training Graduates for (Thomas Hedley and Co., Ltd.), 442
Managers, Recruitment, Selection, Training and Promotion of (Review), 497 — Selection and Training of, 448
Marine Engineering, New Chair in, at University of Durham, 142
Mechanical Engineers, Education of, in Russia, by B. L. Goodlet, 134*
— Engineering, at High Pavement School, Nottingham, 512
Military College of Science, Royal, Activities of, 551 *
Mond Nickel Fellowships, Particulars of, 125
Motor Industry, Education in, 59
— Racing, Training Courses, 197 National Council for Technological Awards, 360
— Joint Advisory Council, Inquiry into Training Schemes in Industry, 144
Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Ibadan Branch, Royal Visit to, 100*
Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Northern Rhodesia, Copperbelt Technical Foundation, Progress in Establishment of, 231
Post-Graduate Courses, Comment on, 487 Production Engineering, American and
British Training Courses in, 517
— Technology, College of. Materials Handling and Work Study Data (Book), 73
Public Health Engineering, Post Graduate Course in. Comment on, 487 — Schools Careers, Masters’ Convention, Bursary Scheme for Railway Career, 64
Queen’s College School of Engineering, Residential, Academic, and Technical Facilities at, 249*
Racing Drivers, Training Course, 197 Radio Trades Examination Board, Object and Incorporation of, 69 Rhodesia, Northern, Copperbelt Technical Foundation, Progress in Establishment of, 231
Royal Military College of Science, Activities of, 551*
— Technical College, Salford, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Safety, Industrial, Training in, 358 Salford, Royal Technical College, Increased Government Grant for, 550 Sandwich Courses for Higher National Certificate, 553
— System, Origin of, 164
Scholarships, Agricultural Engineering, 147
— in Foundry Work, 396
— Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., 224
— Maudslay, and Prizes, 152
— for Northern Ireland (British Thomson-
Houston Co., Ltd.), 165
— State, Technical, Numbers of Applicants for, 575
Science Courses at Universities, Increasing
Demand for Admission to, 511 Scientific Education in Schools, Industrial
Fund for Advancement of, 225 Scotland, Technical Education in. Discussion in Parliament, 191, 383, 51 1 St. Andrews University, Queen’s College
School of Engineering, Residential,
Academic and Technical Facilities at, 249*
State Scholarships, Technical, Numbers of Applicants for, 575
Strength and Elasticity of Materials, Vol. IV; Part Two (External) B.Sc. (Engineering), 1941-52, by W. H. Brooks (Book), 498
Structural Engineers, Institution of, Research Scholarship Offer by Aluminium Development Association, 124
Student Apprentices for Admiralty Technical Staff, 131
— International Exchange of, for Technical Experience, 485
— Research, Insurance Regulations for, 288
Teachers, New Salary Scales for, 576 Technical Education, Discussion in Parliament on, 511
Government Programme for Development of, 319
Need for Special Development of, on Tees-side, Discussion in Parliament, 222
in Scotland, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
White Paper on, 127 Technological Awards, National Council for. Report of. Discussion in Parliament on, 351
— Students, Loss of, to United States, 421 Technology, Diploma in, 360, 517, 553 in. Discussion in Parliament on, 351 Tees-side, Need for Special Development of Technical Education, Discussion in Parliament on, 222
Trainee Aircraft Fitters, Discussion in Parliament, 511
University Education, Government Grants for, 159
— Research, Government Grants for. Discussion in Parliament on, 479
— Science Courses, Increasing Demand for Admission to, 511
— Teachers, Association of. Address by Lord Chorley to Central Council, 421 Vacations Abroad (Review), 209 Vocational-Training Courses of Ministry of Labour, Discussion in Parliament on, 351
Welding Training School at British Oxygen Gases, Ltd., 219
Westminster Technical College, Exhibition on Practical Aspects of Engineering, 295
White Paper on Education, 127
on Technical Education, Discussion in Parliament on, 383
Women, Engineering Training for, by V. Holmes (Book), 73
Edwards, D. B. G., on Manchester Computer, Mark II, 239
Edwards, G. R., Nomination as President- Elect of Royal Aeronautical Society, 420
Edwards, R. D., on Stretch-Forming of Non-Ferrous Metals, 309
“EEL” B.R.S. Daylight Factor Meter (Trade Publication), 533
“ EFCO-Udylite ” No. 514 Bright Nickel-Plating Process (Electro-Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 248*
Efficiency of Boiler Plants. See Boiler — of Engines. See Engines
Effluent Disposal at Atomic-Energy Plants, 474*
Egham Technical Services Laboratories (Shell Chemical Co., Ltd.), 465*
Egypt, Engineering in, 450*
Egypt, Plan for New Dam at Aswan, 145. See also Aswan Dam
Elasticity and Strength of Materials, Vol. IV: Part Two (External) B.Sc. (Engineering), 1941-52, by W. H. Brooks (Book), 498
“ Elastoplast ” Adhesive Bandage Wrapping Machine, Safety Guard for (Radiovisor Parent, Ltd.), 495*
Electric :
Accumulator Charger, Fast (Trade Publication), 370
— Vehicles. See Motor Vehicle: Motor Truck
Alternator. See Generator and Turbo Arc Furnaces. See Furnace, Electric — Welding. See Welding
Automobile Electrical Equipment, by A. P. Young and L. Griffiths (Book), 182
Battery. See Accumulator (above) — Vehicles. See Motor Vehicle: Motor
Bridge Network for Measurement of Admittance of Electrical Insulation at Very-Low Frequencies, by G. Mole and D. C. G. Smith (Book), 242
British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, Reports of (Books), 73, 210, 242; Research on Wind-Power Generation, Discussion in Parliament, 191; Annual Report, 388
Development Association, Annual Conference, London, 23U ElecUicity in the Home, Cinema Publication), 404
Busbars, “ Noral D50S ” Alloy for (Northern Co., Ltd.), 492
Bushings and Capacitors, High-Voltage Stress-Controlled Condenser-Type, Design of, by S. Silbermann (Book), 73
Cables, Audio and Repeater Systems, Repeating Coil for (Trade Publication), 77
— for 12-MVAr Capacitor (W.T. Hen
ley’s Telegraph Works Co., Ltd.), 89* — Drums, Transporting Trailer, Dual Purpose, (R. C Gibbins and Co., Ltd.), 27*
— Industry, Position and Prospects, 302* — Oil-Filled, 301-kV, Precision Lapping Machine for (Pirelli-General Cable Works, Ltd.), 158*
— Paper-Insulated, Solid-Type Lead- Sheathed, for up to 33 kV (Trade Publication), 278
— Performance and Station Protection by Length of, by R. Davis (Book), 42
— Power, Submarine, 138 kV, 446*
— Ship, “ Ocean Layer,” 446 Capacitor, 12-MVAr, (Johnson and Phillips, Ltd.), 89*
— and Bushings, High-Voltage Stress-
Controlled Condenser-Type, Design of, by S. Silbermann (Book), 73
— Series, Improvement of Line Regulation by, by S. Silbermann (Book), 242 Cathode Rays. See Cathode
Central Electricity Authority, Drakelow “A” Power Station, 275-kV Switching Station, 24*; Breakdown at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 31; Superannuation Scheme. 31; Generating Capacity Added in 1955, 57*; Expansion of Generating Capacity, 101*; Herbert Report, Comment on, 129, 146;
Supply Statistics, 131, 207, 350, 443; 720-MW Power Station at Northfleet, 158; Electricity Supply in Great Britain—Seven Year Record, 1948- 1955 (Trade Publication), 210; Thermal Efficiency of Steam Stations in 1955, 215*; Opening of Hackney ”B” Power Station, 279*; Model of 120-MVA, 275-kV Transformer for Super-Grid Scheme (Ferranti, Ltd.). 286; Marchwood Power Station, Use of Aluminium-Clad Walls at, 796*; Record in Electrical Power Generation at Skelton Grange Power Station, 466
Circuit Problems Involving Switching Operations, Use of Digital Computers in Obtaining Solutions to, by S. J. M. Denison and D. G. Taylor, 238
Coils, Detector for Testing (Nash and Thompson, Ltd.), 438
— Repeating, for Audio Cables and Repeater Systems (Trade Publication), 77
Condenser Bushings, High-Voltage, Stresses in, by S. Silbermann (Book), 210
Conduit Bending Machine (Hilmor, Ltd.), 217*
— and Fittings, Steel and Non-Ferrous,
Performance of Joints in, by L. Gosland (Book), 73
— “ Redege ” Benfield Bender for
(National Electric Products Corporation), 21*
Cone, Current, Carruthers, for Measuring Speed and Direction of Current (Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd.), 400*
Connector-Box, Fused (Trade Publication), 182
Contactor Unit, Flameproof, for Mining Equipment (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 179*
Control (jear (Trade Publication), 533 — Instruments, Electrical (Trade Publication), 306
— Panel, Four-Tiered (Redlac, Ltd.), 491 * Controllers, Electric Motor, “Nelbest” (W. and H. Nelson, Ltd.), 490*
Convector Heaters (Trade Publication), 370
Cores, Transformer, Stray Losses in (Book), 210
Corona Discharges and Insulation at Voltages Over 380 kV, by F. Cahen, 526
Cotton-Spinning Mills, Electric Drives for (Trade Publication), 77
Cranes. See Cranes Dielectrics, Polarization of, by Slow Particles, by H. Pelzer (Book), 73
Dipoles, Effect of, on Electric Strength, by H. Pelzer (Book), 242
Drives for Cotton-Spinning Mills (Trade Publication), 77
Ducting, Metal, “ Wirewa ” (Trade Publication), 210
Dynamo. See Generator: Turbo-Generator
Earth Wires, Failures of, on 33-kV Overhead Line System, by F. Busemann (Book), 73
Electric Heating, Domestic, 232*, 270*. See 261
— Strength, Effect of Dipoles on, by H. Pelzer (Book), 242
— Systems, Large, International Conference on, Paris, Programme, 87; Proceedings, 455, 525; Power Transmission Lines Operating at Over 220-kV Alternating Current, by P. Sporn, 525; Power Transmission at 400-kV or Higher Voltages in Sweden, by G. Jancke and S. Lalan- der, 525; Kuibishev-Moscow 400-kV Power Transmission Line and Substation, by A. A. Gogolin, K. K. Levitsky, A. V. Mirolubov, S. S. Rocotjan, V. N. Sergejev, and B. V. Sokolov, 525; Developments in Extra High Voltage Transmission in Australia, by W. Diesendorf, 525; Construction of Power Transmission Lines in Western Germany, by G. Boll and H. Roser, 526; 330-kV
Power Transmission Lines for American Gas and Electric Co. and Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, by P. Sporn and W. S. Price, 526; Insulation and Corona Discharges at Voltages Over 380-kV, by F. Cahen, 526; Alternators, by A. Wust, 526; Generator Cooling in United States, by W. L. Ringland, L. A. Kilgore, and C. E. Kilbourne, 526; Use of Liquid for Cooling Rotors, by A. Mandi, Mr. Urbanek and L. Heller, 526; Insulation of Large Synchronous Machines, by J. Fabre, G. Lang, J. Laverlochere, G. Leroy, J. Narcy, and G. Ruelle, 526; Measurement of Temperature Rises on Alternators During Operation, by E. W. Connon and S. J. Morley, 526; Design of Transformers, by R. Langelois- Berthelot, 526; Problems of Transformer Noise (three papers), by G. B. Harper, S. Glover and C. M. Brown- sey, by E. Tobin and by R. J. Ringlee, 526
— Traction, Application of Digital Computers to Problems of, by A. Gilmour, 238
Electrical Association for Women, Opening of New Headquarters, 387
— Development Association, British, Annual Conference, London, 231; Electricity in the Home, Cinema Film (Trade Publication), 404
— Engineers’ Exhibition, London, 200
— Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 295*. 310*, 344*
— Installations, Fires in, by L. Gosland, 133
Work: Definitions and Formulae for Students, by F. Peake Sexton (Book), 337
— Interference, by A. P. Hale (Book), 210 — Light, and Cable Industries. Position and Prospects of, 302*
— Plant, Heavy, Position and Prospects of, 101*
— Research Association. See British Electrical (above)
— Trades Directory, 1956 (Book). 24 — Who’s Who, 1956-57 (Book), 337 — Year Book (Book), 10
Electricity, Applications of, to Crop Drying on Farms, by P. Finn-Kelcey (Book), 210
— Applied, by A. W. Hirst (Book), 404
— from Atomic Energy, Progress in, 415 — Generation by Atomic Energy, Cost of, 543
of, by Underground Gasification of Coal, Discussion in Parliament on, 255
— in the Home, Cinema Film on (Trade
Publication), 404
— Supply in Great Britain—Seven Year Record, 1948-1955 (Trade Publication), 210
Industry in Europe, Report on (Book), 306
Industry. Herbert Report, Comment un, 129, 146
Industry, Retail Trading Activities of. Discussion in Parliament on, 543 Industry, Statistics of, 207, 350, 443 and Railway Load, by F. J. Lane and W. B. Noddings, 429. See 424 Electrons, Trapped, in Ionic Solids, Thermal Excitation of, by J. H. Simpson (Book), 210
Electronic Calculator, Acoustic-Delay- Line, by J. A. Tempel, 239
for Punched-Card Accountancy, by L. Knight, 239. See also Pay-Roll
— Detection of Tramp Metal (Metal Rapid Magnetic
Electroplating. See Electro Equipment, Electrical, Automobile, by A. P. Young and L. Griffiths (Book), 182
Preventive Maintenance of, by
C. I. Hubert (Book), 182
Exhibition, Electrical Engineers, London, 200
Fires, Electrical, Increase in. 506
— in Electrical Installations, Age and
the Incidence of, by L. Gosland, 133 Furnaces, Electric. See Furnaces Fuses, Effect of Enclosure on Temperature Rise of, by H. W. Baxter (Book), 210 — Service, Insulated Double-Pole, for Terminating Twin Service Cables (Trade Publication), 564
Ironclad, for Street Lighting Standards (Trade Publication), 5^
Gate-End Box and Contactor Unit, Flameproof (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 179*
Generating Stations. See Power Stations Generator. See Generator and Turbo Hydro-Electric Power Plants. See Power Plants
Induction Motors. See Motors, Electric Installation Work, Electrical: Definitions and Formulae for Students, by F. Peake Sexton (Book), 337
Instruments, Control, Electrical (Trade Publication), 306
Insulation and Corona Discharges at Voltages Over 380-kV, by F. Cahen, 526
— of Large Synchronous Machines, by
J. Fabre, G. Lang, J. Laverlochere, G. Leroy, J. Narcy and G. Ruelle, 526 — Polyvinyl Chloride, 376
— Tester, New “ Megger,” for Three- Voltage Operation (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 311 *
— at Very-Low Frequencies, Bridge
Network for Measurement of Admittance of, by G. Mole and D. C. G. Smith (Book), 242
Interference, Electrical, by A. P. Hale (Book), 210
Isolators, Double-Rotating, Two-Post, for 275-kV Switching Station at Drakelow (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 24* Joints, Overhead Electric Power Line, Hydraulic Compressors for (Trade Publication), 242
Lamp, Hand, “ Step,” Fluorescent Inspection (Trade Publication), 468
— Tungsten-Filament, 20-kW, for Film Studio Lighting (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 25*
Lighting, Prismatic Flameproof, for de Havilland Engine Co.’s Gyron Test-Bed at Leavesden Works (Holo- phane, Ltd.), 348*
Line Regulation, Improvement of, by Series Capacitors, by S. Silbermann (Book), 242
Locomotives. See Locomotives, Electric Machines. See Generators; Motors; Turbo
Mains. See Cables (above) Maintenance, Preventive, of Electrical Equipment, by C. I. Hubert (Book), 182 Motors. See Motors, Electric Oil Switch. See Switchgear Oscilloscope, for Investigation of Low- Frequency Phenomena (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 179
— Precision, Pulse (Trade Publication), 10 Polarization of Dielectrics by Slow Particles, by H. Pelzer (Book), 73 Power. See Power
— Stations. See Power Stations Preventive Maintenance of Electrical Equipment, by C. I. Hubert (Book), 182
Programme Controller (Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 438*
Pyrometer. Railways. Rays. See Rectifier, ,
Cooled, for British Railways (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 25 750-kW, for Main-Line Traction (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 223*
— Metal, in Place of Rotating Exciter in 100-kW and 150-kW Light-Weight Alternator Sets (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 534*
— Selenium, Industrial (Trade Publication), 498
Relay, Heavy Duty (Besson and Robinson, Ltd.), 19
Resistance Welding. See Welding Resistors, Moulded Carbon, Deterioration of, by J. J. Walsh and H. F. Church (Book), 73
Rolling Mills, Electric Driving Rolling Mills
Rontgen Rays. See X-Rays Short-Circuit Testing Station Electric Co., Ltd.), 19*
Soldering Iron, Electric (Trade tion), 77
Solenoids, Miniature (Trade Publication), 278
Starters, Motor. See Motors, Electric Steel Manufacture. See Metallurgy and Furnace, Electric
Storage Battery. See Accumulator'^, above) Substation.
Switchgear. Electric
Telegraphy. See Telegraphy Telephony. See Telephony Terminal Station Protection by Length of Cable, by R. Davis (Book), 242 Thermometer. See Thermometer Transformers. See Transformers Transistors. See Transistors Transmission Systems for Measurement of Flow, level, etc. (Trade Publication), 242
Turbo-Generators. See Turbo-Generators Vacuum Tubes. See Rontgen
Voltage Regulators, Automatic, for Turbo-Alternators at Errochty Hydro- Electric Power Station (Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 434*
Wattmeter, Clip-On (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286; (Trade Publication), 278
— Wave-Guide (Wayne Kerr Laboratories, Ltd.), 438*
Welding. See Welding Winding Gear. See Winding Wireless Telegraphy. See Radar; Radio; Television
— Telephony. See Radar; Radio; Television
Electric Resistance Furnace Co., Ltd., Electric Furnaces for Wire Industry (Trade Publication), 564
Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, British, Reports of (Books), 73, 210, 242; Research on Wind-Power Generation, Discussion in Parliament, 191; Annual Report, 388
— Association for Women, Opening of New
Headquarters, 387
— Development Association, British, Annual
Conference, London, 231; Electricity in the Home (Film) (Trade Publication), 404
— Engineers Exhibition, London, 200
Electrical Engineers, Institution of :
Power Station Auxiliary Plant, by G. Kennedy and F. J. Hutchinson, 44
Annual Report of Council, 388 Measurement and Control and Radio and Telecommunication Sections: Convention on Digital-Computer Techniques:
Opening Address, by Sir C. Hinshelwood, 225, 237
Introductory Lecture, by Prof. F. C. Williams, 237
Digital Computers and the Load Flow Problem, by J, M. Bennett 238
Use of Interpretation Routines on a General Purpose Digital Computer for the Design of Linear and Non- Linear Control Systems, by W. D. Worthy, 238
Application of Digital Computers to Electric Traction Problems, by
A. Gilmour, 238
Use of Digital Computers in Obtaining Solutions to Electric Circuit Problems Involving Switching Operations, by S. J. M. Denison and D. G. Taylor, 238
Power-System Engineering Problems with Reference to the Use of Digital Computers, by C. Robinson and
D. H. Tompsett, 238
Digital Computer as Aid to Electrical Design Engineer, by B. Birtwistle and
B. M. Dent, 238
Digital Computer with Magnetic-Tape Control, by D. W. Davies, 238
Application of Digital Computers in the Explanation of Functional Relationships, by G. E. P. Box and G. A. Coutie, 238
Use of Computer for Pay-Roll Work, by
E. A. Newman and M. A. Wright, 238
Gamma 3 and Magnetic Drum Extension, by P. Dreyfus, 238
“ Deuce,” by A. C. D. Haley, 238
“ Mercury,” by K. Lonsdale and E. T. Warburton, 238
HEC4E ” Computer, by R. Bird, 238
Programme-Controlled Computer, by E. J. Guttridge and R. P. B. Yandell, 238
Electronic Calculator for Punched-Card Accountancy, by L. Knight, 239
Manchester Computer, Mark II, by T. Kilburn, D. B. G. Edwards, and G. E. Thomas, 239
Acoustic-Delay-Line Electronic Calculator, by J. A. Tempel, 239 650 and 700 Series Computers, by M. P. Barnett, 239 400-405 Series Computers, by A. Johnston, 239
Small Digital Computer with Magnetic Drum Store, by E. H. Cooke-Yarborough, R. C. M. Barnes, J. Stephen and G. A. Howells, 239
Transistor Circuits for Interleaved-Digit Computer, by R. C. M. Barnes, G. A. Howells and E. H. Cooke- Yarborough, 239
Interleaved-Digit Magnetic Drum Store for a Transistor Digital Computer, by J. H. Stephen and E. H. Cooke- Yarborough, 239
Prototype Transistor Digital Computer and Full-Scale Machine, by T. Kilburn, R. L. Grimsdale and D. C. Webb, 239
Input and Output Problems, by F. Beckett, 239
Remote Position Control and Indication by Digital Means, by W. S. Elliott, R. C. Robbins and D. S. Evans, 239 Utilisation Section:
Age and the Incidence of Fires in Electrica Installations, by L. Gladson, 133 Electrical Engineers, Supervising, Association of. See Supervising Electrical Engineers^ Association of
Training of, at Belmos Co., Ltd. (Trade Publication), 404
— Equipment for Education (Trade Publica
tion), 498
— Industry, Heavy, Successes of, 66
— Installations, Fires in, by L. Gosland’ 133 Work: Definitions and Formulae for
Students, by F. Peake Sexton (Book) 337
— Interference, by A. P. Hale (Book), 210
— Light, and Cable Industries, Position and
Prospects of, 302*
— Power Convention. See British Electrical
Power Convention
Electrical Research Association. See Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, British
— Trades Directory, 1956 (Book), 242 Union, Attitude of, to Automation, 416
— Who’s Who, 1956-57 (Book), 337 Electricity, Applications of, to Crop Drying
on Farms by P. Finn-Kelcey (Book), 210
— Applied, by A. W. Hirts (Book), 404
— from Atomic Energy, Progress in, 415
— Generation of, by Underground Gasifica
tion of Coal, Discussion in Parliament, 255
— in the Home, Cinema Film on (Trade
Publication), 404
Electro-Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd., “ EFCO-Udylite ” No. 514 Bright Nickel- Plating Process, 248*
Electro-Spark Machining of Metals, by A. V. Nosov and D. V. Bykov (Book), 498 Electroconsult, Power-Industry Consulting Organisation, 549
Electrode Consumption in Electric Arc Furnace, by Dr. D. H. Houseman, 535 Electrodeposition and Distillation, Refining of Antimony by, by R. R. Rogers and R. A. Campbell (Book), 242
Electrolytic Corrosion. See Corrosion Electromagnet, 13-kW, 100-Amp., Stabilised Power Supply for, 505
Electromagnetic Pumps for Liquid Metals, by
D. A. Watts, 264*. See 281
— Vibrators (Trade Publication), 278 Electro-Magnetism, Application of Theory of
Fields of Vectors and Tensors to, by
E. Bauer (Book), 564
Electron Microscope, Biological Studies with, 406
Study of Crystal Lattices with, 406
— Probe Microanalyser, Applications of, by
Dr. J. Philibert and Prof. C. Crussard, 536
— Synchroton, 6-GeV, “ Cambridge Electron
Accelerator,” 444
— Trapped, in Ionic Solids, Thermal Excita
tion of, by J. H. Simpson (Book), 210 Electronic and Batch Counters (Trade Publication), 498
— Calculator, Acoustic-Delay-Line, by J. A.
Tempel, 239
for Punched-Card Accountancy, by L. Knight, 239. See also Pay-Roll
— Components, Reliability Tests on, at
Battelle Institute, 487
— Control Systems for Machine Tools, 537*
— Detection of Tramp Metal, Machine for
(Metal Detectors, Ltd., and Rapid Magnetic Machines, Ltd.), 217
— Devices, Noise in, by A. van der Ziel
(Review), 75
— Precision Thermostat (Trade Publication), 564
— Profiling System (Lancashire Dynamo
Electronic Products, Ltd.), 541*
— and Radio Engineering, by Prof. F. E.
Terman (Book), 210
— Recording Thermocouple Pyrometer (Trade
Publication), 533
Electroplating, Barrel, Silver Anodes for (Trade Publication), 564
— Bright-Nickel “ EFCO-Udylite ” Process, 248*
Nickel “ Nimax ” Process, 414*
Electropower Gears, Ltd., Geared Motors and Speed Reducers (Trade Publication), 306 “ Eleroda ” D.l Spark Erosion Machine (Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 568* Eley, G. C. R., Appointment as Chairman of Brush Group, Ltd., 456
Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd., Analogue Computer for General Electric Co., Ltd., 356*
Elliott, W. S., on Remote Position Control and Indication by Digital Means, 239
Embossing of Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Barlow, 331*
Embrittlement and Fracture, Papers on, at Institute of Metals Spring Meeting, 373
— by Liquid Phase. Mechanism of, by R.
Eborall and P. Gregory, 373
E.M.I. Electronics, Ltd., Electronic Machine Tool Control, 442; Electronic Control System for Machine Tools, 539*
E.M.I. Engineering Development Organisation, “ Flowmaster ” Conveyor System, 377
Empirical Equations and Nomography, by D. S. Davis (Book), 436
Employees. See Labour Employment. See Labour “ Empress of Britain,” 26,000-ton Passenger Liner for Canadian Pacific Steamship Co., 258; Equipment for, 316*
“ Empress of England,” Steamer, Launching of, 359*
Emulsions, Solutions of, ‘‘ Impelator ” Mixer for (Plenty and Son, Ltd.), 510*
“ Enbeeco Mark III ” Profile Projector for Inspection of Small Components (New- bold and Bulford, Ltd.), 186*
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Book of the Year, 1956 (Book), 337
Endurance Tests. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials)
Energy, Natural, Proposals for Utilisation of, by W. Ley (Review), 307
— Problem in Europe, 481
Engines, Aero. See Aeronautics
— By-Pass, Comparison with Jet Engine, 423
— Combustion in. Fifth International Sym
posium on Combustion (Book), 404 International Congress on. Report of, 391
— Diesel. See Engines, Oil, Diesel: Marine
Propulsion: Motor ships
— Fire. See Fire
— Internal-Combustion, Research Association
British, Research Bulletin (Trade Publication), 436
Combustion, Toroidal “ Omega,” 35 Combustion. See also Turbines, Gas
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Man, Continental Origins of, by D. H. Tew, 71*
— Motor Car. See Engines, Petrol
— Oil, Diesel, 9-E6, Cylinder Wear on Class
“ B ” Diesel Fuel (Russell Newbery, Ltd.), 532
Engines, Oil, Diesel, Exhaust Gases from, 511
Diesel, Export of, 519
Diesel, Marine (Trade Publication), 533 Diesel, Marine, Doxford, Improvements and Additions to, 315
Diesel, Marine, “ Kahlenberg ” Model “ E,” Turbo-Blower for (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 536*
Diesel, 6-Cylinder, “ P.6,” for Underwater Operation (F. Perkins, Ltd.), 500
Diesel, Railcar Units, Two-Coach, for British Railways, 483*
Diesel, Railway, Repair and Maintenance of. Workshop at Derby for, 347
Diesel, Service and Spares Organisation (Trade Publication), 533
Diesel, Trade Position and Prospects of, 327
Diesel. See also Motor ships; Marine Propulsion
See also Tractors
— Petrol, Aeroplane. See Aeronautics
Modern: Automobile, Aircraft and Stationary, by A. W. Judge (Book), 41 See also Aeronautics; Motor Cars
— Steam, Marine. See also Marine Propulsion:
Turbines
— Test Tunnel for Lufthansa Gruenzweig «&
Hartmann A.G.), 87
— Turbo-Charged, Two-Stroke (Trade Pub
lication), 370
— Two-Stroke, Motored, Leakage Past Piston
in, by D. L. Brook, 104*
— Winding. See IVinding
Engineer, The, Centenary of, 5
— Arithmetic for, by C. B. Clapham (Book), 210
— Deferment of. Discussion in Parliament, 191. See 511
— Distribution of, Survey on, 130
— Dreams, by W. Ley (Review), 307
— Education. See Education
— in Government Service, Survey of, 351
— Graduate, Deferment for. Discussion in
Parliament, 511. See 191
and Scientists in Post Office Service, 319
— Guild, Plight of Professional Engineers, by
J. H. W. Turner, 384
— Institutions. See Institutions
— Law of Contract and Negligence as
Affecting, by C. F. Mayson (Review), 75
— Legal Cases for, by I. V. Werbin (Book), 436
— Production, Institution of. See Production
— Remuneration of, by J. H. W. Turner, 384
— in Russia, Statistics on, 40*. See also 33
— Service for (Trade Publication), 370
— Shortage of. Comment on, 194
— Supply and Utilisation of. Discussion in
Parliament, 284
— Survey of, 284
— Yearbook, Kempe's, 1956, by C. E. Prockter
and B. W. Pendred (Book), 278
ENGINEERING, Comment on, 162; Presentation of Bound Volumes to Luton Public Library by Skefko Ball Bearing Co., Ltd., 168
— Activities in Scotland, 461*. See 453
— and Allied Employers National Federation,
Wage Claims Against, 2; Rejection of Equal Pay Claim by Women Engineering Employees, 192; Wage Agreement with Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, 192; Agreement with Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions on Night-Work Pay, 224; Statement on Refusal of Further Wage Demands, 454
— Apprentices. See Education: Labou
— Centenaries of 1946, 5
— Civil, Heavy Plant for (Trade Publication), 77
— Contracts. See Contracts: Legal
— Dilutees, Discussion in Parliament, 351 Status of. Discussion in Parliament, 447
— Distributors, Association of, Council
Luncheon,231
— Education. See Education
— in Egypt, 450*
— Equipment, Production Facilities (Trade
Publication), 182
User’s Association, Work on Standards, 487. See also Vol. 179
— Impact of, on Society, by Sir M. Bowra, 290*. See 289
— Industrial, American and British Training
Courses in, 517
— Industry, Effect of Credit Squeeze on, 518 In Europe, Report on, 550
General and Constructional, Position and Prospects of, 333*
Growth of, in New Towns, 162*. See 161. See LETTER, 357
Manpower in, 76*
Position and Prospects’of, 130 ENGINEERING INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, 519
— Laboratories. See Laboratories: National
Physical
— Outlook, 11*, 45*, 76*, 101*, 116*, 137*, 150*, 204*, 243*, 273*, 302*, 333*
— Progress, Comment on, 168
— in Scotland, 489*, 521*
— and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen, Association of. Elements of Industrial Radiography (Book), 10; Temperature Measurement (Book), 10; Process Planning, by R. H. Dippie (Book), 370; Design of Axially Loaded Reinforced Concrete Columns, by A. d’O. Smith (Book), 498
— Society, Women’s, Engineering Training for Women (Book), 73
See Institutions
— Standards. See Standards Institution
— and Steelmaking, Problems and Progress in, by H. H. Burton, 389
— Training for Women, by V. Holmes (Book), 73
— Union, Amalgamated, Merger Proposal, 112; Annual Delegate Conference, Resolution on Automation, 320; Demand for 40-Hour Week and Higher Wages, 320; Elections and Organisation of, 388; Recognition of Strike at Norton Motors Ltd., 480
Engineering Works. See JVorks
— Workshops, Grouped, at Stocksbridge Works of Samuel Fox and Co., Ltd., Commencement of, 88
— World, Britain’s Place in, 11 *
English Channel Tunnel Project, by W. Ley (Trade Publication), 307
English Electric Co., Ltd., Activities of, 66; “Canberra” Mark 9 Aircraft, Development of, 66; Appointment as Consultants to Indian Government, 197; “ Deltic ” Diesel Locomotive, 205*; ll-kV, 9,000- h.p. Synchronous Motor Generator Sets for Cold Strip Rolling Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks, 218*: “FLIP” Flat Linear Induction Pump, 268*; Discussion in Parliament on Orders for “ P.l ” Aircraft, 415
English Salvi Co., Ltd., Hydraulic Compressors for Overhead Electric Power Line Joints (Trade Publication), 242
English Steel Castings Corporation, Ltd., Steel “ C-” Frame Casting for 1,350-ton Shear, 141 *
English Steel Corporation, Ltd., Development of Site at Tinsley Park, Sheffield, 229
English Steel Forge and Engineering Corporation, Ltd., 57-ft. Transmission Shaft for Slabbing Rolling Mill at Shotton Works of John Summers and Sons, Ltd., 252*; Work on Calder Hall and Annan Atomic Power Stations, 573*
English Steel Spring Corporation, Ltd., Production of Springs at Grimesthorpe Works, 61
English Steel Tool Corporation, Ltd., Milling- Cutter Gangs for High-Tensile Steel Aircraft Components, 90*
Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, Natural-Gas Industry in Northern Italy, 140* Enthusiasm, Disease of, 147
Epoxide Resin, Press Tools from (Leicester, Lovell and Co., Ltd.), 260
Equations, Empirical, and Nomography, by D. S. Davis (Book), 436
Equipment, Engineering, Production Facilities (Trade Publication), 182
— Factory, Exhibition of, London, 253* E.R.A., Ltd., Sports Saloon Car Prototype,
Acquisition of, by British Motor Corporation, 230
“ Eresco ” 200-kV Portable X-Ray Apparatus for Inspection of Aircraft Structures (Solus-Schall, Ltd.), 338*
Erichsen Test, Discussion on, 310
“ Erodomatic ” Spark Erosion Machine (Wickman, Ltd.), 568
Errochty, Hydro-Electric Power Plant at, 431
Escher-Wyss Pelton Wheel for Aura Generating Plant at Aluminium Factory at Sunndalsora, Norway, 508*
Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd., New Butadiene Plant at Fawley, 199
Etherington, H. E., on Disease of Enthusiasm, 147
“ Euclid ” Rear-Dump Trucks, Use of, for Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank, 515*; Twin-Power Scraper, for Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank, 515
“ Euratom ” Agency for Supply and Exchange of Nuclear Materials, 397
Europe, Atomic Research in. History of, by L. Bertin (Review), 241; (Book), 242
— Cement Industry in (Book), 498
— Coal Industry in. Discussion in Parliament, 575
— Energy Problem in, 481
— Engineering Industries in. Report on, 550
— Use of Radiography for Inspection of Aircraft Structures in, by E. W. Kowol, 340*
— Western, Railway Electrification Scheme, 455
European Airlines, Internationalisation of. Proposal for, 293
— Atomic Energy Society, Work of, 397
— Coal and Steel Community, Employers’ Supplementary Payments, 144: Survey of Real Wages of Coal and Steel Workers in Europe, 423
— Co-operation in Atomic Energy, 245
— Economic Co-operation, Organisation for, See Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
— Electricity-Supply Industry, Report on Book), 306
— Inter-, Trade, 167
— Machinery, Buyer’s Guide to: Classified List of Engineering Trade Associations in Western Europe (Book), 182
— Organisation for Nuclear Research. See Nuclear Research
— Productivity Agency, International Essay Competition, 112; Conference on Human Relations in Industry, 128
— Research, American Interest in, 165
— Trade Unions, Seminar of, on Automation, 416
“ E.V.” Heat-Resisting Steel Castings (Trade Publication), 564
Evans, D. S., on Remote Position Control and Indication by Digital Means, 239 ,
Evans Electroselenium, Ltd., “EEL” B.R.S. Daylight Factor Meter (Trade Publication), 533
Evans, S. A., on Engineering Projects in Undeveloped Countries, 260
“ Everest ” Climbing Crane (F. W. Schwing, G.m.b.H.), 368*
Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd., “Megger” Selection Chart (Trade Publication), 10; New “Megger” Insulation Tester for Three-Voltage Operation, 311*
Ewbank and Partners, 360-MW Power Station at Keadby, 531*
Excavators, Large, for Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank, 514*. See 518
Exchanger, Heat, Mild-Steel, Aluminised, in Mobile Oil-Fired Air Heater (A. E. Greaves and Son, Ltd.), 25*
Excitation, Thermal, of Trapped Electrons in Ionic Solids, by J. H. Simpson (Book), 210
Exhaust Gases from Diesel Engines, 511
— Fumes, Motor-Vehicle, Atmosphere Pollution by. Investigations on, 391
Exhausters, Blowers, and Boosters, Holmes- Connersville (Trade Publication), 468
Exhibition Annual, of Scientific Instruments, by Physical Society, 380
— Art, Industrial, of Richard Thomas and Baldwins, Ltd., 263*
at Tate Gallery, on Modern Art in the United States, 39*. See LETTER, 144*
— British Industries Fair and Department of
Scientific and Industrial Research, 260; Exhibits at, 285*; Electrical Exhibits at Olympia, 310*, 344*; Exhibits at Castle Bromwich, 345*
— and Conferences, Forthcoming, 111, 287, 412, 574
— Electrical Engineers, London, 200
— “ Expanded Metal,” 342
— Factory Equipment, 224, 253*
— Instruments, by Scientific Instrument Manufacturers Association, 29. See 437*
— Machine Tool, International, 537*, 567*. See 513
— Mechanical Handling, Exhibits of Shovels and Cranes at, 317*; Exhibits of Trucks and Tractors at, 349*; Conveyor Exhibits at, 377*; Exhibits of Mast and Marshalling Equipment, 413*
— Power Transmission, 133
— Production, 47, 442
— Science Instruments, 437*. See 29
— Westminster Technical College, on Practical Aspects of Engineering, 295
Expanded Metal Co., Ltd., “ Expamet Expanded Metal in Industry (Trade Publication), 182; Exhibition on “Expanded Metal,” 342
Expenditure, Government, Comment on Reduction of, 549
Experimental Tank. See Tank; Ship Models; Ship Resistance
“ Explorer,” Fisheries Research Vessel, Commencement of Research Work of, 383
Explosions, Crankcase, Causes and Prevention of, 401
— Detector for Mines, 506
— Reliefs, Design of, for Gas-Heated Drying Ovens, 308* . „
Explosives, “ Opencast Gelignite and 999, Use of in Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank,516
Exponential, Descending, Table of (Book), 41 Export Trade. See Trade
Express Lift Co., Ltd., Lift Modernisation at Thames Tunnels, 26*. See Erratum, 72
Extrusions, Aluminium and Light-Alloy Sections, Combined Stretcher and De-Twister for Rectification of (Joshua Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 500*
of Plastics Pipes and Containers, Automatic Production of (Thomas de La Rue and Co., Ltd.), 499*

FABER, DR. O., THE LATE, 357*
Fabre, J., on Insulation of Large Synchronous Machines, 526
Facing, Hard, “Stellite,” of Heavy-Duty Valves (Weir Valves, Ltd.), 462*
Factory Accidents. See Accidents
Automatic, Conference on. Report ot (Book), 73 , r OA1
Building, Position and Prospects ot, 2bl
— Employment of Women. See Labour
— Equipment Exhibition, 224, 253*
News (Journal), Factory Equipment Exhibition, London, 253*
Management. See Works Management
— Manager (Journal), Factory Equipment Exhibition, London, 253*
— Oil-Burning, Statistics on, 351
Fair, Trade. See Exhibition
Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd., World Air Speed Record by “ Delta 2” Research Aircraft, 189*; “Green Linnet” Copy Milling Machine, 568*
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Empress of Britain,” 26,000-ton Passenger Liner for Canadian Pacific Steamship Co., 258*; Equipment for “Empress of Britain,” 316*
Fans, Ceiling, High-Efficiency (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 286
Faraday, Dr. J. E., on Plant Engineer and Work Study, 392
Faraday, Michael, Discussion on Memorial to, 146. See LETTER, 164 .
Farms, Crop Drying on, App ications ot Electricity to, by P. Finn-Kelcey (Book), 210 ,
- Machinery. See Agricultural Machinery
— Pilot, on Kafue Flats, 552
Farmer and Dark, 360-MW Power Station at Keadby, 531 *
Farming. See Agriculture; Tractors
Farnborough, School of Gas-Turbine Technology at, 390*, 392
Farren, Sir W. S., on Flow Separation and Aircraft Shapes, 555*
Fatigue of Aircraft Structures, by Prof. J. H. Argyris, 420
Tests of Metals. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials} , •
Faville-Levally Lubricant Testing Machine, Surface Tests on, 426*; Mathematics of, 428*
Fedden, Sir R., on Britain’s Aircraft Needs. 91
Federation of British Industries, Register of British Manufacturers (Book), 73; Views on Inflation, 98; Taxation of Profits and Income: Digest of Reports of Royal Commission (Book), 337
— of Civil Engineering Contractors, Election of A. M. Holbein as President, 360
“ Fedrex” 120 and 160-kV X-Ray Equipment (Carl Drenck), 340*
Feed-water Softener. See Water Softenei See also Water
Feedwater Specialists Co., Water Softening Processes (Trade Publication), 436
Feltham Ship-Testing Tank, Progress on, 143 Female Labour. See Labour i
Penning. F. W., on Application of Fluidised Techniques to Nuclear Reactors, 356*
Ferguson Pailin, Ltd., Dead Tank Oil Circuit- Breaker 142*
Ferodo, Ltd.’, “ Ferobond " System of Attaching Brake Linings, 566
Ferranti, Ltd., Clip-on Wattmeter (Trade Publication), 278; Clip-On Wattmeter, 286; Disturbance Recorder, 286*; Lock Wound Core” Transformer for Rural Distribution Systems, 286*; “ Mercury Electronic Computer, 286; Model ot 120-MVA, 275-kV Transformer tor SuperGrid Scheme of Central Electricity Authority, 286; “Pegasus” Electronic Computer, 286; Valves and Television Tubes (Trade Publication), 498; Electronic System for Machine Tools, 537 Ferro-Concrete. See Concrete, Reinforced Ferroelectrics—The Dielectric Analogue ot Ferromagnetics, by Dr. W. Jackson, 269
Ferromagnetics, The Dielectric Analogue ot Ferroelectrics, by Dr. W. Jackson, 269 Ferrous Scrap, Salvage of. Discussion in Parliament, 479
Fertiliser Society: Works Structures, by R. F Miles (Book), 404; Corrosion Problems Relating to Works Structures, by C. W. Marler (Book), 404
Festiniog Railway, North Wales, 418*
Fiat, Turbo-Charged, Two-Stroke Engines (Trade Publication), 370; Formation of Electroconsult Power-Industry Consulting Organisation, 549 .
Fibres, Synthetic, Machines tor. Position and Prospects of, 175*
F.I.D.O., Fog Dispersal Device, 511
Fielden (Electronics), Ltd., Electronic Recording Thermocouple Pyrometer (Trade Publication), 533; Electronic Precision Thermostat (Trade Publication), 564
Fielding, J., on Rubber Pressing, 309
Fielding and Platt, 3,600-ton Vertical Plate- Bending Machine for John Brown s Engine Works, 156*
Filaments, Heater, Rods for, Machining Process for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 61
Films, Cinema, as Aid to Management, Conference on, 392 on Construction of Earth-Filled Dams (Richard Costain, Ltd.), 411
Electricity in the Home (Trade Publication), 404
in Human Relations (Book), 404
on Mechanical Handling in Grain Indus- Scientific, Discussion in Parliament, 447 Story of Gas, 131 . .
on Surface Finishing, Description ot (Trade Publication), 498
on Training Boiler Operators, 318 on Work Study, 184
Filters, Porous Stainless-Steel (B.S.A. Research Centre and Metal and Compacts, Ltd.), 438
Finance Bill, Amendments to, 543 Budget. Comment on, 261, 293
— See also Investment Finishing, Barrel, Handbook of, by R. (Book), 278
Flint, Dr. A. R., on Design of Beams and Plate Girders in Revised British Standard, 153, 554
“ FLIP " Flat Linear Induction Pump (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 268*
Float, Neutral Buoyancy, for Study of Ocean Currents, 399*
Flood Estimation and Control, by B. D. Richards (Book), 73
Floor, Concrete, “ Can-Tile ” Liquid Coating for (Dohm Group of Companies),^155
Florence, Prof. P. S., on ** ’ ’ 385
Flour Milling Machinery 564
Flow, Constant Rate of.
Syphon, by T. H. Redding, 297* Heat, Measurement of, by Thermo-Junction Discs (Joyce, LoebI and Co., Ltd.), 397*
— Line Production, Semi-Automatic (A.E.C., Ltd.), 53* . .
— Measurement of, Electrical Transmission Systems for (Trade Publication), 242
— Production and Automation, by F. G. Woollard (Book), 498
— Separation and Aircraft Shapes, by Sir W. S. Farren, 555*
“Flowmaster” Conveyor System (E.M.I. Engineering Development Organisation and Fisher and Ludlow, Ltd.), 377
Fluid Friction. See Ship Resistance Mechanics, Introduction to Fundamentals of, by R. C. Binder (Book), 278
— in Motion, Boundry Layer Theory, by H. Schlichting (Review), 403
Fluorescent Lighting, Continuous Channelling System for (Trade Publication), 10
Fluvial Hydraulics, Introduction to, by S. Leliavsky (Review), 148
Fly-Ash Handling System, Pneumatic cock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 377
Fog Dispersal at London Airport, 511
Follsain-Wycliffe Foundries, Ltd., Heat-Resisting Steel Castings “ Wynite ” IZ— (Trade Publication), 564
Food Machinery Association, Annual Report of, 422
Footwear Manufacturers’ Federation, Agreement on Time and Motion Study with National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, 96
Forces, Armed, Partial Demobilisation of. Comment on, 480
Ford Motors, Ltd., Output of, 35
Forecasting, Business, New and Old Conceptions, 161, 193
Foreman, Control of Costs by, by P. Carroll (Review), 181; (Book), 182
— Handbook, by C. Heyel (Book), 498
Forging, Cold, of Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Barlow, 332*
Drop. See Drop Forging and Hammers under Machine Tools
Hammers. See Hammer under Machine Tools
Press. See Press under Machine Tools Formability of Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Barlow, 366*, 393*
“ Formica ” Laminated Plastics Sheeting, New Grade (Thomas De La Rue and Co., Ltd.), 223
Forming and Bending Operations, by T. G. Perry, 309
Hot, of Magnesium Alloys, by R. G. Wilkinson, 309
Metal, and Shaping Operations, Research into, by W. Johnson, 309
— Process, Formvac “ Airslip ” (Hydro-Chemie, Ltd.), 566*
— Roll, Cold and Manipulation of
Gauge Sections, by E. Griffin, 309
— and Shaping of Metals, 309
— Stretch, of Aluminium Alloys, by Barlow, 329*
of Non-Ferrous Metals, by Edwards, 309
Formvac “ Airslip ” Forming Process (Hydro-Chemie, Ltd.), 566*
“ Forster-Perspektiv-Automat,” Perspective Drawing Instrument (W. G. Pinner and Co., Ltd.), 155*
Forth Tube Crossing, Discussion m Parliament, 383 . ,
Foster Instrument Co., Ltd., Periscopic Television Equipment for Boiler Control, 443
Foster Wheeler, Ltd., Atomic-Energy Development, 220*
Foundry Floors, Refractory Concrete for (Trade Publication), 564
— Industry, Manpower Shortages in, 69. See LETTER, 128
Position and Prospects of, 130
Practice, Research Scholarship in, 396
— Safety Measures (Trade Publication), 44
— Training for Boys (Trade Publication), 564
— Work. See also Die Castings
— See also Castings
Foundrymen, Institute of British. See British Fox, S., and Co., Ltd., Stocksbridge Works. Grouped Engineering Workshops at. Commencement of, 88; Expansion of Electrical Furnaces at, 130
Foxwell, Dr. G. E., Remarks at Institute ot Fuel Conference on Domestic Heating, 418
Fracture and Embrittlement, Papers on, at Institute of Metals Spring Meeting, 373
— Intercrystalline, of Beta-Brasses Containing Aluminium, by E. C. W. Perryman, 373
Frames, Portal, Single-Storey, Welded Detail for (Book), 564 .
France, Iron and Steel Institute Special Meeting in. See Iron and Steel Institute
Railway Electrification Scheme, 455
— Renault Factory, Wage Increase Ofter by Employers, 32
— See also French .
Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works, Electromagnetic Vibrators (Trade Publication), 278; Model of Wagon Marshalling Equipment, 413 .
Frazer-Nash, A., and Palatine Tool and Engineering Co., Ltd., Homopolar Generator with Mercury Brush Rings, 267*; Single-
Phase Laboratory Pump for Liquid Sodium, 268*
Free Piston Engine Co., Ltd., Manufacture of Pescara Free-Piston Gas Generator, 199. See LETTER, 325
Gas Generator, 371*
Gas Generator, Pescara, Manufacture of, in United Kingdom, 199. See LETTER, 325
Freeston, H. G., on Crankcase Explosions, 401 Freight Handling, Review of Productivity in, 390
Freitag, Herr, on Wage Increases in Germany, 64
French Iron and Steel Industry, by M. Allard, 558
— National Railways, Electrification Achievements, 66,121*
— Power Reactor “ G2,” 186*. See also Vol. 180
— Trade Unions, Disagreement on Representation for Birmingham-Lyons Exchange Visits, 144
— See also France
Frictional Resistance of Ships. See Ship Resistance and Wear of Steel, by L. Marshall and S. J. Mansell. 425*. See 421
Frost Resistance of Concrete and Definition of Concrete Mixes (Book), 136
Froude, William, Papers of, by Captain A. D. Duckworth (Review), 149; Commemoration of, 420. See also Vol. 180
Fuel Conservation and Productivity (Book), 41
— Diesel, Class “ B,” Cylinder Wear on 9-E6 Marine Engines (Russell Newbery, Ltd.,) 532
— Dual-, System for Diesel Locomotives, 453
— Economy in Iron and Steel Production, Comment on, 228
— Efficiency Equipment, Government Loans for, 101*
— Elements for “ DIDO ” Reactor, Production of, 245
— Institute of, Conference on Domestic Heating, Comment on, 418
— Liquid. See also Oil Fuel
— Nuclear, Availability and Distribution of, 245
— for Nuclear Reactors, 474*. See 453
— Nuclear, Supplies of. Discussion in Parliament, 284
for Use by Private Firms in America, 409
— Oil. See Oil Fuel
— Reactor, Electromagnetic Pumps for, by D. A. Watt, 264*. See 281
— Research Station at Stevenage, Site for, 143;
New Accommodation for, 383
— Resources in United Kingdom, Discussion in Parliament, 575
— Saving Plant, Investment Allowance on,
Discussion in Parliament on, 447
— Solid Heating, Domestic, 232*, 270*. See 261
— See also Coal; Oil; Gas
Fulmer Research Institute, Ltd., New Liaison Section at, 147
Fumes, Exhaust, Motor-vehicle, Atmosphere Pollution by. Investigations on, 391
Functions, Bessel, for Engineers, by N. W. McLachlan (Book), 436
Functional Relationships, Explanation of. Applications of Digital Computers in, by G. E. P. Box and G. A. Coutie, 238
“ Furmanite,” Thermo-Setting Compound for Sealing Steam Leaks (Metalock (Britain), Ltd.), 219
Furnace, Arc, lO-cwt., Studies on, by W. H. Glaisher, M. Preston and J. Ravenscroft, 535
— Bessemer Converter, Centenary of, 5
— Blast, No. 4 at Margam (Steel Company of Wales, Ltd.), 68*. See Frratum, 121 for New Steelworks at Durgapur (Head Wrightson and Co., Ltd.), 294
— Built-Up (Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 439*
— Continuous, “ Thermo ” (Trade Publication), 370
— Electric, for Wire Industry (Trade Publication), 564
— Industrial, by W. Trinks (Book), 73
— Open-Hearth, Maerz-Type, Studies on Aerodynamics of, by G. Husson, G. Cohen de Lara and R. Durand, 557
Hearth, Siemens, Comparison with Maerz-Type Open-Hearth Furnace, by G. Husson, G. Cohen de Lara and R. Durand, 557
Hearth, at Templeborough Melting Shop of Steel, Peech and Tozer, 292
Hearth, Terni, Comparison with Maerz- Type Open-Hearth Furnace, by G. Husson, G. Cohen de Lara and R. Durand, 557
— Regenerative, Siemens, Centenary of, 5
— Steel, Protective Glass, “ CSS,” for Inspec
tion of (Chance Brothers, Ltd.), 25
— Stress-Relieving, Oil-Fired, Bogie-Type, for
John Brown’s Engine Works (Priest Furnaces, Ltd.), 156*
Furniture Design and Production, by J. C. Pritchard, 354*
Industry, Position and Prospects of, 354
Fuses, Effect of Enclosure on Temperature Rise of, by H. W. Baxter (Book), 210
— Service, Insulated Double-Pole, for Ter
minating Twin Service Cables (Trade Publication), 564
Ironclad, for Street Lighting Standards (Trade Publication), 564
Fusion Process. See Thermonuclear
GALEY, J. G., on Control in Acid-Bessemer Process, Application of Volume Debit- graphe, Opacimeter, and Flame Pyrometer, 463
Galloway, Dr. D. F., on Machining Properties of Non-Ferrous Metals, 309
Galvanising, Hot-Dip, Report on Productivity in, 475
Gamma 3 and Magnetic Drum Extension, by P. Dreyfus, 238
Gamma Radiography, Inspection of Aircraft Structures by, 338*
Gandy; Ltd., Polyvinyl Chloride Coated Conveyor Belting, 378
Gantry. See Crane
Garages, “ Tied,” Controversy on, 326
Gas, Acetylene. See Acetylene
— Analyser, Sonic, Improved, 505
— ^370 Domestic (Trade Publication),
— Boards, Advisory Services of, 168
North Western and Wirral Group, Higher-Pressure Gas Main Through Press and Son,
West Midlands, Use of “ Timinium 223 ” Aluminium-Alloy Solid-Fuel Convevor Buckets, 509*
— Council, Cinema Film on Story of Gas, 131; Report on Design of Explosion Reliefs for Gas-Heated Drying Ovens, by P. A Cubbage and Dr. W. A. Simmonds, 308*; Domestic Gas Appliances (Trade Publication), 370
— Cylinder Carrier (Omic, Ltd.), 350*
— Dissolved, Effects of, in Design and Operation of Oil-Immersed Transformers, by M. R. Dickson (Book), 242
— Economiser, “Ballard,” for Gas-Heated Drying Oven (F. J. Ballard and Co., Ltd.), 308
— Engineers, Institution of, Investigation of Explosion Reliefs for Industrial Drying Ovens, by P. A. Cubbage and Dr. W. A. Simmonds, 308*
— Exhaust, from Diesel Engines, 511
— Fire, Convector-Type (Cannon (G. A.) Ltd), 270* See 261.
— Fired Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Fission Product, Investigation on, 444
— Generator, Free-Piston, 371* Pescara Free-Piston, Manufacture of, in United Kingdom, 199. LETTER, 325
— Heating, Domestic, 232*, 270*. See 261 Gas Industry Pensioners, Position of, 31
— Ionisation of. See Ionising
— Main, Higher Pressure, Through Mersey
Tunnel (William Press and Son, Ltd.), 141 ~ Making and Chemical Plant (Trade Publication), 44
— Natural, Gas-Turbine Plant at Cortemag-
gmre Refinery (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.),
— and Oil Equipment Distributors, Ltd.
Formation of, in Canada, 200
— Pipeline for Trans-Canada Pipeline Co.
(South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd.) 455 ’
— Production from Coal, Tests on Use of
Nuclear Heat for, 245
— Story of, Cinema Film on, 131
— Temperature in Argon Spark Channels, by
R. D. Craig (Book), 210
— Thermal Properties of, Tables of (Book), 306
— Turbine. See Turbine
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Acetylene; Hydrogen, etc.
Gasification of Coal, Underground, for Electricity Generation, Discussion in Parliament on, 255
Gasifier. See Gas Generator, Free-Piston Gasoline. See Engine, Petrol: Aeronautics Gate-End Box, Air-Break. Electrically-Operated, “ GEF/2 ” (W. and H. Nelson, Ltd.), 491*
Box and Contactor Unit, Flameproof (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 179*
Panel, Automatic, Flameproof (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 344*
Gauges, Grinding, Grothkopp and Pratt (Trade Publication), 278
— Thickness, Non-Contact, 438*
“ Gazelle ” Gas-Turbine Engine for Westland “ Wessex ” Helicopter (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 190
Gear-Change, Automatic (Hobbs Transmission, Ltd.), 472*
— Cutting Machines. See Machine Tools
— History of, by Dr. C. St.C. Davison, 132*
— Manufacturers Association, British, Re
marks on Need for Code of Design Practice, by H. E. Merritt, 390; Some Aspects of Loading of Gears and Roller Bearings, by W. J. Davies, 488
— Reduction (Trade Publication), 436
— and Rolling Bearings, Some Aspect of
Loading of, by W. J. Davies, 488
— Steering. See Steering
— and Tooth Wheels, Symposium on (Book),
Gearbox, Four-Speed Automatic, for Diesel- Mechanical Locomotive (Hobbs Transmission, Ltd.), 441*
— Production at David Brown and Sons
(Huddersfield), Ltd., 28*
Geared Motors and Speed Reducers (Trade Publication), 306
— Turbines, Marine. See Marine Propulsion Gearing, Reduction, for Ships, by A. W. Davis. 107*
General Dynamics Corporation, Type 187 Trans-Atlantic Air Liner, 146; Convair Division, Collaboration with Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., 146; Convair Division, Jet Air-Liner “ Skylark 600,” 262*; Convair Division, Mach 2 Rocket Sled, 546*; Convair Division, “ Golden Arrow ” Aircraft, 552
General Electric Co., Ltd., Short-Circuit Testing Station, 19*; Double-Rotating, Two- Post Isolators for 275-kV Switching Station at Drakelow, 24*; Remote-Control Switchgear for Single-Operator Boards, 59*; Machining Process for Hard and Brittle Materials, 61*; Atomic Energy Research Activities of, 66; Equipment for Lisbon Metropolitano, 66; Traction Equipment for Glasgow Corporation, 67; Overseas Office in Zurich, 165; Torque Spanner for Assembling Radio-Valves, 176*; Design of Large Turbo-Alternators (Trade Publication), 210; Turbo-Jet Engine, “ J.79,” for Lockheed “ F,I04A Starfighter,” 251*; Flameproof Loud
speaker, 253; Intercommunications System, 254; Automatic Flameproof Gate- End Panel, 344*; Exhibits at British Industries Fair, 344*; 60-MW Steam Turbine, 344; Analogue Computer for (Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd.), 356*; 125-MW Turbo-Generator to Operate at 4,500-p.s.i. Steam Pressure, 389; Conveyor Belt Idlers (Trade Publication), 404; Formation of New Company for Production of Electronic Computers, 423; 25-MW Turbo-Alternators for Errochty Hydro- Electric Power Station, 432*; Control Gear for Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station, 433* ; 180,000-kW Boiling-Water Reactor, 444; Industrial Selenium Rectifiers (Trade Publication), 498; X-Ray Diffraction Unit “ XRD-5 ” with SingleCrystal Orienter, 505 *; 62*5 MVA Alternator for Aluminium Factory at Sunndal- sora, Norway, 508*
General Electric Co. of America, Gas-Turbine Locomotives for Union Pacific Railroad, 3 General Motors, Gas Turbines for Motor Vehicles, 114
— Signal and Time Systems, Ltd., Electric
Clocks (Trade Publication), 468
Generating Station. See Power Station Generator, Electric, Alternating-Current, 62P5- MVA, for aluminium Factory at Sunndal- sora, Norway (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 508*
Alternating-Current, Cooling of, in United States, by W. L. Ringland, L. A. Kilgore and C. E. Kilbourne, 526
Alternating-Current, 2,500-kW, Gas- Turbine, for Ashford Common Pumping Station (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 141
Alternating-Current, 1,000-kW Gear- Driven (Bruce Peebles and Co., Ltd.), 344* Alternating-Current, Light-Weight, 100- kW and 150-kW, with “ Rectifex ” Automatic Control (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 534*
Alternating-Current, Measurement of Temperature Rises in During Operation,
by E. W. Connon and S. J. Morley, 526
? Alternating-Current, and Motors, by
P. Kemp and W. H. Date (Book), 210
Alternating-Current, Special Report on, by A. Wust, 526
Alternating-Current, Turbine-Driven, 25-MW, for Errochty Hydro-Electrc Power Station (General Electric Co., Ltd.) 432*
Alternating-Current, Turbine-Driven, 60 MW, for 360 MW Power Station at Keadby (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 532* Alternating-Current, Water-Turbine Driven, 17,100-kVA (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 311* 500-V, for Natural Gas Gas-Turbine Plant (Campagnia General de Elettricita), 140*
Plant (Trade Publication), 404
Synchronous ll-kV, 9,000-h.p., for Cold Strip Rolling Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 218*
Wind-driven, by E. W. Golding (Review), 115*, (Book), 136. See LETTER, 147 Wind-Driven, Research on, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
Wind-Driven, Russian, Fixed-Speed, with Variable Pitch Blade Tips, 410* See also Turbo-Generators
— Gas, Free-Piston, 371*
Pescara Free-Piston, Manufacture of, in United Kingdom, 199. See LETTER, 325
— Homopolar, with Mercury Brush Rings, 267*
— Radiation, Van der GraafiT, for Irradiation
Research at Tube Investments, Ltd. (High Voltage Corporation), 237*
Geneva, High Energy Physics Laboratory at, 511
Geochemistry, New Laboratory for Study of, at Imperial College of Science and Technology, 423
Geological Survey of Great Britain and Museum of Practical Geology for 1954, Summary of Progress of (Book), 436
Geophysics, Applied, New Laboratory for Study of, at Imperial College of Science and Technology, 423
German Ministry of Economics and Transport- “ Merlin ” Nuclear Reactor for (A.E.I., John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd.), 506
— Railways, Electrification of, 121* Germanium
Leakage 505
— Junction
(Trade Publication), 564
— Perfect Crystals of. Film on Growth of, 406
— Rectifier, 750-kW Air-Cooled, for British
Railways (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 25
Germany, Apprentices in, by Birmingham Productivity Association (Review), 9; (Book), 41
— Establishment of Subsidiary of ().V.F.,
Ltd., at Wiesbaden, 199
— Industrial Recovery of Ruhr, Comment on, 328
— Mercedes-Benz “ 190 ” Motor Car, Com
ment on, 322
— Wage Increases in, 64
— Western, Construction of Power Trans
mission Lines in, by G. Bell and H. Roser, 526
Position of Export Trade, 424 Railway Electrification Scheme, 455 Gibb, Sir A., and Partners, Hydro-Electric Power Plant at Errochty, 431*
Gibbins, R. C., and Co., Ltd., Dual-Purpose Trailer for Transporting Cable Drums and Transformers, 27*
Gibbons Brothers, Ltd., “ Thermo ” Continuous Furnaces (Trade Publication), 370 Gibraltar, Atlantropa Scheme for Damming Mediterranean Sea at, by W. Ley (Review), 307
Gilmour, A., on Application of Digital Com- puters to Electric Traction Problems, 238 Cjirders, Plate and Beams, Revised British Standard 153 on, 554
— Steel, Prestressing for Livery Street Bridge. Birmingham, 408*
—? See also Beams; Bridges
Girling, Ltd., Extension to Disc-Brake Factory 456
Glaisher, W. H., on Studies on 10-cwt. Arc Furnace, 535
Glarnorgan, Closure of Two Pits by National Coal Board, 384
Glas^w Corporation, Trolleybuses for 1-1 Electric Co., Ltd.), 67
Class, CSS,” Protective, for Furnace Inspec- tion (Chance Brothers, Ltd.), 25
Plant, Establishment of Subsidiary ?99 Wiesbaden, Germany,
Glazing, Double, of Windows, Methods of
and Son. Ltd.), 345
o Kennedy, Ltd., Gates and
Screens for Errochty Dam of Tummel- Garry Hydro-Electric Scheme Valves f.,
Power Station, 432* Glocrete Stucco,” Paint
(Trade Publication), 404 Glossary of Terms for Automatic Digital
Computers, Specification, 11.
Gloster Aircraft Co., Ltd., Silencer Pen for Sapphire ” Turbo-Jet Engines of ‘‘ Javelin ” Aircraft, 565*
Glover, S., on Problems of Transformer Noise, 526
Glueing, of Cartons, Machine for (Adams Powel Equipment, Ltd.), 254
Glycerol, Manufacture of. Vol. Ill: Modern Soap and Detergent Industry,” by G Martin (Book), 533
Gogolin, A. A., on Kuibishev-Moscow 400-kV 52^^^ Substation,
Gold Mines, Orange Free State, Annual Report of, 391
“ Golden Arrow ” Aircraft (General Dynamics Corporation), 552
Goodenough Pumps Ltd., Self-Priming Centri- fugal Pumps (Trade Publication), 77 Goodlet, B. L., on Education of Mechanical Engineers in Russia, 134*
Goodwin, R. J., on Effect of Zirconium and Titanium on Intercrystalline-Cracking Tendency of Beta-Brasses, 313
Goodyear Company, Airships, 4*
Rubber Co., Model of Speedwalk ” Conveyor Belt for Passenger Transportation, 377. See LETTERS 452, 516
Gosland, L., on Age and the Incidence of Fires in Electrical Installations, 133
Gotaverken Marine Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 533
Government Expenditure, Comment on Reduction of, 549
Grants for University Education, 159
— Railways. See Railways
Responsibility of, in Automation, Discussion in Parliament, 383
Scientific Organisation, Memorandum Relating to, 575
~ Use of Unpatented Inventions, 575 Graduates in Armed Services, Review of, 319 Graham, C. D., on Surface Nucleation in Recrystallisation of Aluminium Single Crystals, 374
Grain Blowers (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 521 *
— Drying and Conditioning Equipment
(Trade Publication), 533
Industry, Mechanical Handling in, Cinema Film on, 382
— Moisture Meter (Scottish Mechanical
Light Industries, Ltd.), 522*
Grainger, J. A., on Deep Drawing and Spinning of Sheet Metal, 309
Grand Central Rocket Co., “Vanguard” Artificial Satellite Project, 263
Grants^Government, for University Education, Gravity, Effects of, in Solidification of Steel, by B. Gray, 536
— Conveyors. See Conveyors
Gray, B., on Effects of Gravity in Solidification of Steel, 464, 536
— Lecture on Marine Reduction Gearing, bv
A. W. Davies, 107*
Grease Gun, Cartridge, “ Nubrex” (C. J Newman, Ltd.), 346
Oils and Waxes, Technical Bulletins on (Trade Publication), 182
Greaves, A. E., and Son, Ltd., Mobile, Oil-Fired Air Heater, 25*
“ Green Linnet ” Copy Milling Machine (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 568*
Greenock, Refuse-Disposal Plant (Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 23*
Greenwich, National Maritime Museum Exhibition of Astrolabes at, 380
Pedestrian Tunnel, Lift Modernisation at (Express Lift Co., Ltd.), 26*. See Erratum, 72
— Research Station, Transference of Control
to Ministry of Fuel and Power, Discussion in Parliament on, 351
Gregory, H. G., on Aircraft Production, 91* Gregory, P., on Mechanism of Embrittlement
Gopper Alloys by Liquid Phase, 373 Grey,C. C., Sani-Snake ” Device for Cleaning Clogged Pipes, 254
Grid Rollers (Trade Publication), 370 Griffin, E., on Cold Roll-Forming and Mani- of Light-Gauge Sections, 309
Griffiths, J., and Son (Griff Chains), Ltd.. Wrought-Iron Hand-Welded and Mild- Steel Electrically-Welded Chains (Trade Publication), 278
Grinudale, R. L., on Prototype Transistor Digital Computer and Full-scale Machine,
Grimsley, J. D., on Study of Impact Properties of Boron-Treated Steel, 504
Grimston Electric Tools, Ltd., Bench and Pedestal Drilling Machines, 571
Grinding Gauges, Grothkopp and Pratt (Trade Publication), 278
— Machines. See Machine Tools
— Spindle with Combined Hydraulic Journal
and Thrust Bearing (Reilly Engineering Ltd.), 260
Grothkopp and Pratt Grinding Gauges (Trade Publication), 278
Grouting, for Dam at Errochty, for Tummel- Garry Hydro-Electric Scheme, 431*
Gruenzweig and Hartmann A.G., Engine Test Tunnel, 87
Guard, Safety, for “ Elastoplast ” Adhesive Bandage Wrapping Machine (Radiovisor Parent, Ltd.), 495*
Guest, Prof. J. J., the Late, 548
Guided Weapons Research Centre of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth (Aircraft), Ltd., at Whitley, 562
Guttridge, E. J., on Programme-Controlled Digital Computer, 238
“ Gyrac ” Rubberised Haulage Roller (Martin, Black and Co. (Wire Ropes), Ltd.), 490*
HACK-SAWING Machine. See Machine Tools Hackett, W. W., Snr., Completion of 60 Years of Trade-Union Membership, 256
Hackney “ B ” Power Station, Opening of, 279* Hagan, H. H., on Survey of Dredger and Other Harbour Craft, 459
Halcrow, Sir W., and Partners, 360-MW Power Station at Keadby, 531*
Haley, A. C. D., on “Deuce” Digital Computer, 238
Hall, H. F., on Yield Behaviour of Metals at Low Temperatures, with Particular Reference to Some Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels, 503
Hall, J. S., Appointment as Chief Engineer, Steam Turbine Engineering Department, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 328
Hamblin, H. J., on Application of Hydrostatic Transmission to Tractors, 263
Hammers. See Machine Tools
— Mills (Scottish Mechanical Light Indus
tries, Ltd.), 521*
Screenless (Trade Publication), 10
— Welding, Patent of 1851, of Stenson and Co., 386*
Handbook of Barrel Finishing, by R. Enyedy (Book), 278
— Foreman’s, by C. Heyel (Book), 498
— New American Machinist’s, by R. le
Grand (Book), 370
— Petroleum Refinery Engineer’s, by J. F.
Strachan (Review), 209; (Book), 210
— of Pneumatic Equipment (Book), 115
— of Special Librarianship and Information
Work, by W. Ashworth (Book), 278 Handley Page, Ltd., Laminar-Flow Research Aircraft, 190*; Opening of New Assembly Hall at Radlett, 190; Production of “ Victor ” Bomber Aircraft at Radlett, 190 Handling, Ash (Trade Publication), 10
— Fly-Ash, System, Pneumatic Conveyor
(Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 377
— Freight, Review of Productivity in, 390
— Mechanical-, Equipment at Port of London
Authority Royal Group of Docks, 448 Equipment, Position and Prospects of, 333*
Exhibition, Exhibits of Shovels and Cranes, 317*; Exhibits of Trucks and Tractors, 349*; Conveyor Exhibits, 377*; Exhibits of Mast and Marshalling Equipment, 413*
in Grain Industry, Cinema Film on, 382 International Convention on. Programme, 317
Plant, for Coal, Coke, Ash, etc. (Trade Publication), 242
“ Handyloader ” Screw Conveyor (Mitchell, Colman and Co., Ltd.), 377
Harbour Craft, Hull Resistance of, 459 Survey of, by H. H. Hagan, 459
— Mulberry, Models of, at Arromanches
Memorial Museum, 486*
Hard Aluminium Surfaces, Ltd., Hardened Anodised Surfaces for Aluminium 260
— Facing, “ Stellite,” of Heavy-Duty Valves
(Weir Valves, Ltd.),_462*
Hardening " " “
under Metallurgy
Harding, J. R., on Railway Motive Power, 484 Hardness of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels at Low Temperatures, by R. W. Nichols, 503
“ Hardtem ” Die Blocks, Production of (William Jessop and Sons, Ltd.), 488
Hardy, Dr. H. K., on Metallurgical Research and Development for Nuclear Power, 269 Harland Engineering Co., Ltd., New Light Engineering Works at Timperley, for Production and Overhaul of Small Centrifugal Pumps, 347*
Harland and Woirt', Ltd., Open-Circuit Transonic Wind Tunnel, 504*
Harlow, Growth of, 162*. See 161
Harper, G. B., on Problems of Transformer Noise, 526
Harris, R. W. L., the Late, 131 Harrison, C. P., the Late, 147 Harrison, McGregor and Guest, Ltd., Purchase of Share Capital of, by David Brown, 166 Harrod, R., on Rate of Expansion in Capital Goods Industries, 34
Harvard University, “ Cambridge Electron Accelerator,” 6-GeV Electron Synchroton, 444
Harwell, Atomic Energy Research Establishment. See Atomic Energy Research Establishment
Haspel, C. A., the Late, 7
Hastie, J., and Co., Ltd., History of Production of Ships’ Steering Gear, 461*
Hattersley Bros., Ltd., Open Fire with Large Back Boiler, 235*
Haulage, Coal, Use of 40-ton Bottom-Dump Semi-Trailers for, at Acorn Bank, 515* Hawker-Siddeley Group, Ltd., Annual Meeting and Activities of 66; Silencer Pen for “ Sapphire ” Turbo-Jet Engines of “ Javelin ” Aircraft, 565*
Hawker-Siddeley Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Research Station for, 66
Hawksley, S. M. D., Ltd., Housing Contracts of, 66
Hawthorne, W. R., on Calculating Gas-Turbine Performance, 361*
Head Wrightson and Co., Ltd., Blast Furnaces for New Steelworks at Durgapur, 294 Health of Welding Employees, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
Hearing Aids, Germanium Junction Transistors for (Trade Publication), 564
Heat Engines. See Engines; Turbines; Aeronautics
— Exchanger, Mild-Steel, Aluminised, in
Mobile Oil-Fired Air Heater (A. E. Greaves and Son, Ltd.), 25*
— Flow Measurement of, by Thermo-Junction
Discs (Joyce, Loebl and Co., Ltd.), 397*
— Insulation for Buildings (Trade Publication) 210
“ Caposite ” Asbestos Lagging (Trade Publication), 242
“ Rocksil,” with Sheet-Metal (Trade Publication), 564
— Nuclear, for Making Gas, Tests on,
— Pump, Domestic, 271. See 261 for Domestic Heating, 3
— Transfer, High-Temperature (Trade
cation), 468
— Treatment of Metals. See Metallurgy Heater, Air, Mobile Oil-Fired (A. E. Greaves
and Son, Ltd.), 25*
— Convector, Electric (Trade Publication), 370
— Filaments, Rods for. Machining Process for
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 61*
— Process (Trade Publication), 436
— Water-, Double-Pole Switches for Control
of (Trade Publication), 564
Heating, Aerodynamic, by Prof. J. H. Argyris, 420
— Central, by W. F. B. Shaw, 233*
Automatic Boilers for (Trade Publication), 468
Automatic Oil Burner for (Hope's Heating and Engineering, Ltd.), 254*
— Domestic, 3
Conference on. Institute of Fuel, Comment on, 418
in Great Britain, by W. E. B. Shaw, 232*, 270*. See 261
Whole-House Units (Radiation Group Sales, Ltd.), 233*
— High-Frequency, in Soldering and Brazing,
Industrial Applications of, 304*
— Space-, Basic Design Temperatures for,
Report on (Book), 533
Electric, Installations (Trade Publication), 10
— and Ventilating Industry, Year Book of the
(Book), 10
“ HEC4E ” Digital Computer, by R. Bird, 238 “ Hec ” Electronic Computer, Use of, in Reducing Clerical Effort, 442
Hedley, T., and Co., Ltd., Training Graduates for Management, 442
Heenan and Froude, Ltd., Refuse-Disposal Plant at Greenock, 23*; Forced-Air Ventilation System for Cold Strip Rolling Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks, 218*
" Hele-Shaw ” Variable-Delivery Pump, 461* Helical Gears. See Gears
— Membrane Cable (Trade Publication), 242 Helicopters. See Aeronautics
Heller, L., on Use of Liquid for Cooling Rotors, 526
Hemel Hempstead, Growth of, 162*. See 161 Hendon Motor-Vehicle Testing Station, Discussion in Parliament on, 255
Henley’s W.T., Telegraph Works Co., Ltd., Cables for 12-MVAr Capacitor, 89*; Distribution Accessories (Trade Publication), 564
Heppenstall Co., “ Hardtem ” Die Blocks, 488 Herbert, A., Ltd., “ Carbijunior ” Copy- Turning Lathe, 88*
Herbert, Sir A., his Paper on Work Design and Training for Future Industrial Skills, by Dr. N. H. Mackworth, 160
Herbert, Sir E., Report on Electricity-Supply Industry, Comment on, 129, 146
Herbert, E. G., Ltd., “ Rapidor ” Portable Metal Saw (Trade Publication), 77;
“ Rapidor-Manchester ” Major Power Hacksaw (Trade Publication), 278
Heyman, H. W., on Battery Electric Vehicles, 430
Heyman, Dr. J., on Strengths of Plate Girders Designed in Accordance with Revised British Standard, 153, 554
Heywood, Lord, on Selection and Training of Managers, 448
High-Duty Alloys, Output of, 66
— Energy Physics Laboratory, Geneva, 511
— Frequency. See Electric
— Pavement School, Nottingham, Course in
Mechanical Engineering at, 512
— Temperature Tests. See Tests (Materials) High Voltage Coronation, Van der Graaff
Generator for Irradiation Research al Tube Investments, Ltd. (High Voltage Corporation), 237*
Highways. See Roads
Hilger and Watts, Ltd., Microfocus X-Ray Unit (Trade Publication), 44; Mechanical Digesters, 381*
Hill, Prof. G. T. R., the Late, 7
Hill, K. E., on Future of World Petroleum Industry, 547*
Hills, S., Appointment as Director ot Studies of Work-Study School, Cranfield College of Aeronautics, 485
Hilmor Ltd., Bending Machine for Conduit, 217*
Hindusthan Steel Co., Ltd., Formation of, 294 Hinshelwood, Sir C., Opening Address at Convention on Digital-Computer Techniques, 237
Hinton, Sir C., on Extraction of Plutonium from Irradiated Natural Uranium Fuel Elements, 409 .
History and Development of Bicycles, Part I, by F. C. Gaunter (Review), 240*; (Book). 242
— of Gears, by Dr. C. St.C. Davison, 132*
— of Industrial Birmingham (Book), 306
— of Tungsten, by K. C. Li and Dr. C. Y.
Wang (Book), 136
Hives, Lord, Remarks at Annual General Meeting of Rolls-Royce Ltd., 519
H. M.SS. See under Warships
Hobbs Transmission, Ltd., Four-Speed Automatic Gearbox for Diesel-Mechanical Locomotive, 441*; Transmission with Automatic Gear Change, 472* .
Hoffmann Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Activities of, 198; Roller-Bearing Axle Boxes (Trade Publication), 468
Hoists. See Cranes
Holbein, A. M., Resignation as Managing Director of D. and C. and William Press, Ltd., and Election as President of Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors, 360 Holland, Railways, Electrification of, 121* Holmes, W. C., and Co., Ltd., Holmes-Connersville Blowers, Boosters, and Exhausters (Trade Publication), 468
Holophane Ltd., Prismatic Flameproof Lighting for de Havilland Engine Co.’s Gyron Test-Bed at Leavesden Works, 348*
Holset Engineering Co., Ltd., Flexible Couplings for 57-ft. Transmission Shaft for Slabbing Rolling Mill at Shotton Works of John Summers and Sons, Ltd., 252*
Honeycombe, Prof. R. W. K., on Sintering, Fabrication, and Properties of Thorium, 373
Honours List, New Year, 29; Birthday, 452
Hooker, I. M. F., on Joseph Stenson and the Britannia Bridge, 386*
Hope, H., and Sons, Ltd., Double-Glazing Methods, 345
Hope’s Heating and Engineering, Ltd., Automatic Oil Burner for Central-Heating Boilers, 254*
Hopper Dredger. See Dredger
Hordern, Mason and Edwards, Ltd., Standardised Range of Open-Fronted Power Presses 346*
Horwitch Smith and Co., Ltd., Welding Guns for Thermoplastics, 565*
Hosiery Trade, Position and Prospects of, 175* Hot Dip Galvanisers’ Association, Report on Productivity, 475
— Forming of Magnesium Alloys, by R. G.
Wilkinson, 309
“ Hotspur Suite ” for High-Temperature Processing of Reactor Fuel, 475*
Houldworth, Sir H., the Late, 131
Hours of Labour. See Labour
Houseman, Dr. D. H., on Some Factors Affecting Electrode Consumption in Electric Arc Furnace, 535
Housing, in New Towns, 162*. See 161
Howells, G. A., on Small Digital Computer with Magnetic Drum Store, 239; on Transistor Circuits for Interleaved-Digit Computer, 239
Huber, R., on Free-Piston Gas Generator, 371 *
Hudson, Dr. J. C., on Corrosion of Cargo Ships and Its Prevention, 560
Hughes, Dr. G., on Viscous and Interference Effects Deduced from N.S.M.B. and N.P.L. “ Victory ” Model Tests, 493
Hull, Port Improvement Works, Details of, 125
— Resistance of Harbour Craft, 459
Human Element, 32, 64, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160, 192, 224, 256, 288, 320, 352, 384, 416, 448, 480, 512, 544, 576
— Relations, Cinema Films in (Book), 404 in Industry, Conference on, 128 Humber Ports, Details of Improvement
Works for, 125
Hume, H. Nutcombe, on Colonial Development Corporation, 293
Humphrey’s and Glasgow, Ltd., Electrically- Driven Cleaning Plant for Mine Cars, 510* , ..
Hunt, N. D., on Joseph Stenson and the Britannia Bridge, 386*
Hunter-Percival Research Helicopter, Discussion in Parliament on, 575
Hunting-Clan Air Transport, Air Transport of Oil-Well Drilling Equipment, 22*
Husson, G., on Instrumentation in Open- Hearth Steelworks, 535; on Studies on Model of Aerodynamics of Maerz-Type Open-Hearth Furnace with Preheated Gas and Comparison with Siemens and Terni Furnaces, 557
Hutchinson, F. J., on Power Station Auxiliary Plant, 44; on Water-Cooled Reactors, 78*,82
Hutton, G., on Choice of Capital Equipment, 421
Hydraulic Compressors for Overhead Electric Power Line Joints (Trade Publication), 242
— Crane. See Crane
— Loader (Trade Publication), 370
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
— Platforms, “ Simon ” (Simon Engineering
(Midlands), Ltd.), 345*
--Power Plant. See Power Plant
— Press. See Press under Machine Tools
— Pumps. See Pump
— Turbines. See Turbines; Pelton Wheels; Power Plant
Hydraulics, Fluvial, Introduction to, by S. Leliavsky (Review), 148
— See also Irrigation; Water
Hydro-Chemie, Ltd., Formvac “Airslip” Forming Process, 566*
Hydro-Electric Power Plant. See Power Plant Hydrocarbon Formations, Determination of Brine Saturations in, 505
Hydrodynamics. See Ship Resistance Hydrogen Fusion Reaction, Problem ol Controlling, 409*
— Peroxide, Technology of, by W. C. Schumb, C. N. Satterfield and R. L. Wentworth (Book), 278
Hygrotherm Engineering, Ltd., High-Temperature Heat Transfer (Trade Publication), 468
Hyperbolic Sinesand Cosines,x — 2tox =10, Table of (Book), 436
“ Hypowermatic ” Horizontal Production Milling Machine (Cincinnati Milling Machines, Ltd.), 219* .
Hyster Co., Grid Rollers (Trade Publication), 370
I. A.E.S.T.E. See International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
Ice-Breaker, Reactor-Driven, Construction of, in Russia, 444
— See also Refrigeration
Idlers, Conveyor (Trade Publication), 564 Belt (Trade Publication), 404
— “ Limberoiler,” for Belt Conveyors (Joy-
Sullivan, Ltd.), 471*
Ignitrons, Thermostatically Controlled (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 203
Igranic Electric Co., Ltd., Crane Control Gear, 414
Ijora “ B,” Nigeria, Power Station, Opening of, 100*
“ Ilala II ” Twin-Screw Motorship (Yarrow and Co., Ltd.), 523
Illumination. See Light; Lighting; and Lamps under Electric
Impact Tests. See Tests {Materials}
” Impelator ” Mixer for Solutions of Emulsions (Plenty and Son, Ltd.), 510*
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Production and Sale of Titanium 146; Scholarships, 224; New Plants at Wilton and Witton for Production of Titanium, 246, 260 ; Activities in United States, 295; Symposium on Welding of Corrosion-Resistant Alloys, 332; ” Alkathene HD,” High-
Density Polythene, 348; Report for 1955, 424; Survey of Incentive Schemes at Ardeer Factory, 512; ‘‘Opencast Gelignite” and “999 ” Explosives, 516; Dismissal of J. Lang, 544
Imperial College of Science and Technology, Expansion of, 114; Layout of New Buildings, 168*; Lecture on Aircraft Structural Problems, by Prof. J. H. Argyris, 420; New Laboratory for Study of Geochemistry and Applied Geophysics, 423
— Institute. Proposed Removal, 168 Import Trade. See Trade
Impregnated Diamond Products, Ltd., ” Spar- catron ” Equipment for Spark-Machining, 378
Impulse Turbines. See Turbines
Incandescent Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
Incentive Schemes at Ardeer Factory of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., 512 Incinerator, Micro-, Infra-Red (Townson and Mercer, Ltd.), 437*
Index, Cost-of-Living, Increase in, 128
— Price, Retail, Comparison with Wage
Index, 32
— of Retail Prices, 77*
— Wage, Comparison with Retail-Price Index 32
— of Wholesale Prices, 45*
Indexing Table, “Centec” Auto-Pneumatic (Central Tool and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 382*
India, Appointment of Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd., and English Electric Co., Ltd., as Consultants, 197
— British Mission on Heavy Machinery, 550
— Central Board of Irrigation and Power,
Symposium on Determination of Costs and Benefits of River Valley Projects (Book), 306; Symposium on Role of Models in Evolution of Hydraulic Structures and Movement of Sediment (Book), 306
— High-Powered Research and Experimental
Reactor at Trombay, 356*
— Industrialisation Programme, 197
— Japanese Federation of Economic Organis
ations, Delegation to, 550
— Rubber. See Rubber
— Steel Industry of. Development Plans for, 293
Indian Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Future Output of, 293
— Steelworks, British Contributions to, 294 Indian Steelworks Construction Co., Ltd.,
New Fully-Integrated Steelworks at Durgapur, 294
New Plant for Flat Products at Rourkela (Hindusthan Steel Co., Ltd.), 293
— West, Labour, 416
Indicators, Direction, Flashing, “ R.M. Roadmaster,” for Motor Omnibuses, 509*
— Flashing, for Motor Vehicles, Discussion in
Parliament on, 447
— Level, for Toxic or Radioactive Liquid
Metals, 505
Indonesia, ‘‘ Sumatra 11 ” Diesel-Electric Sand- Pump Dredger for (Orenstein-Koppel und Lubecker Maschinenbau A.G.), 411* Induction. See Electric
— Motor. See Motor, Electric Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Administrative Group, Flow Production and
Automation, by F. G. Woollard (Book), 498
— Agreements and Disputes. See Labour
— Art Exhibition, of Richard Thomas and Baldwins, Ltd., 263*
— Automatic Controls, by M. H. Lajoy (Review), 148
— Calculators, Boiler Performance Calculator (Trade Publication), 436
Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation, Chairman’s Remarks on Effect of Credit Squeeze on Industrial Expansion, 520
— Engineering, American and British Training Courses in, 517
Industrial Fund for Advancement of Scientific Education in Schools, Comment on, 225 — Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Management. See Works Management
— Radiography. See Radiographv
— Research. See Research
— Supervisors, Institute of, Report of Conference on Discipline and Full Employment, 112
— Truck Manufacturers Association, Booklet: Oper^ors Safety Code for Industrial Power Trucks, ’ 44
— Welfare. See Labour
Industry, British. Classified List of Large Companies Engaged in, 293
Federation of. See Federation
— Chemical, in Western Europe, Survey of 34 — Co-partnership in. See Labour
— and Employment in Scotland, White Paner
on,453
— Engineering, In Europe, Report on, 550 Relations in. Conference on, 128 Nationalised, Employment in. Aspects of 65 ’
Expansion Policy of, 34
Capital Expenditure by, Statistics of, 359
Success and Failure in: A Psychomedical Study, by Dr. M. R. Van Alphen de Veer (Review), 241; (Book), 242 Inflation, Future Trends of, 485 — Remarks on, 98
— and Wages, 128
Discussion in Parliament, 127 Information, Aeronautical, Exchange of Discussion in Parliament on, 159 ’
— Central Office of, Career in Oversea Civil Service (Book), 436
Officers, Efficiency of, 514 Research, Dissemination of. Discussion in Parliament on, 479
— Services for Management, 198
Work, and Special Librarianship, Hand- book of, by W. Ashworth (Book), 278 Ingham, A. E., the Late, 72
Ingots and Castings, Aluminium and Alu- minium-Alloy, Specification, 11
of. Between Teeming and Stripping, by L. H. W. Savage and M D Ashton, 464
— Heat Conservation, Discussion on, 464 Rmiming-Steel, Cooling ol, Between Teeming and Stripping, by M. D. Ashton, R. F. Perkins and L. H. W. Savage, 464 Structure, Effect of Temperature and Pouring Speed on, 464
Inland Navigation. See Canals; Rivers' etc Insect Flight, Mechanics of, 406 Inspection Equipment, Teleflex Pantatron Bomb ” for Gamma-Radiographic Inspection ol Aircraft Structures, 339*
— Furnace, Protective Glass, “ CSS,” for (Chance Brothers, Ltd.), 25
— of Small Components,“ Enbeeco Mark III ”
Profile Projector for (Newbold and Bulford Ltd.), 186*
Instability Problems, Local, of Light-Alloy Struts, by P. S. Bulson (Book), 404 Institutes. See Institutions
Institution, British Standards. See Standards
— Dinners, Comment on, 386
— Royal. See Royal Institution
— of Production Engineers. See Production
? Technical and Scientific. See Aeronautical Society, Royal; Arts, Royal Society of; Aslib; British Agricultural Engineers, Institution of; British Aircraft Constructors, Society oj; British Association; British Foundrymen, Institute of; Chemical Engineers, Institution of; Chemical Industry, Society of; Civil Engineers, Institution of; Economic and Social Research, National Institute of; Electrical Engineers, Institution of; Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen, Association of; Fuel, Institute of; Gas Engineers, institution c>f; Industrial Supervisors, Institute of; Instrument Technology, Society of; Iron and Steel Institute; Iron and Steel Institute, IVest o/ Scotland; Junior Institution oJ' Engineers; Management, British Institute oJ; Marine Engineers, Institute of; Mechanical Engineers, American Society of; Mechanical Engineers, Institution of; Metals, Institute of; Metallurgists, Institution oJ; Mining Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Association of; Motor Industry, Institute of the; Naval Architects, Institution of; Newcomen Society; North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders; Oceanography, National Institute of; Physical Society; Plant Engineers, Incorporated; Production Engineers, Institution of; Public Relations, Institute of; Purchasing Officers" Association; Royal Society; Royal Society for the Prevention oJ Accidents; Scientific Film Institute; Standards Institution, British; Statistical Society, Royal; Structural Engineers, Institution of; Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of; Supervisory Staff, Executives and Technicians, Association of; Water Engineers, Institution of; Welding, Institute of
Instruments, Control. Electrical (Trade Publication), 306
— for Deep-Sea Trawling, 400*
— ^^39*^^^^**”^ Laminations in Metal Sheet,
— Drawing, Perspective, “ Forster-Perspektiv-
Automat” (W. G. Pinner and Co., Ltd.),
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 334*
— Making Works, Visit of Cambridge
Undergraduates to, 365
— for Measurement and Control, by W. G.
Holzbock (Book), 73
— “ Megger,” Selection Chart (Trade Pub
lication), 10
— Navigation, Ancient, Astrolabes, Exhi
bition of, al National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 380
— for Ocean-Research, 398*
— Recording Camera (W. Vinten .Ltd.), 381
Instruments, Scientific, Annual Exhibition of, by Physical Society, 380, 437*
Manufacturers’ Association, Permanent Exhibition, 29
— Surface Roughness Tester (Philips Elec
trical, Ltd.). 94*
— Technology, Society of, Conference on
Plant and Process Dynamic Characteristics, Cambridge, 72
— Vibration-Detection, “ Sonatron ” (Air
sonic, Ltd.), 254*
— See also Aeronautics: Electric Instrumentation in Basic-Bessemer Steelworks
by P. J. Leroy, 535
— Literature, Guide to, by W. G. Brombacher,
J. F. Smith and L. M. Van der Pyl (Book), 306
— in Open-Hearth Steelworks, by G. Husson, 535
Insulation. See Heat: Electric
Insurance, National, Regulations for Research Students, 288
Intelligence Service, Engineering, 519 Inter-Society Color Council. See /SCC Intercommunications System (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 254
“ Intercontinental ” Air Liner, Development ot (Boeing Airplane Company), 27
— Missile,” Ultra-Long-Range Weapon with
Hydrogen Head, 328
Interference, Electrical, by A. P. Hale (Book), 210
— and Viscous Effects Deduced from N.S.M.B.
and N.P.L. “ Victory ” Model Tests, by Dr. G. Hughes, 493
Interleaved-Digit Computer, Transistor Circuits for, by R. C. M. Barnes, G. A. Howells and E. H. Cooke-Yarborough, 239
Magnetic Drum Store for Transistor Digital Computer, by J. H. Stephen and
E. H. Cooke-Yarborough, 239
Internal-Combustion Engines. See Aero- nautics: Engines: Motor Cars: Motor Boats: Tractors: Turbine, Gas
Grinder. See Grinder under Machine Tools International Agency for Atomic Energy, Discussion in Parliament, 319
— Association for Exchange of Students for
Technical Experience, Work of, 48S
International Combustion Products, Ltd., Ash Handling (Trade Publication), 10
— Committee of Scientific Management,
Golden Book of Management: Life and Work of Pioneers, by L. Urwick (Review), 369
— Conference. See Conference
Congress on Combustion Engines, Report of, 391
Convention on Mechanical Handling, Programme, 317
Council for Building Research. Abridged Building Classification (ABC), 1955 (Book), 370
— Labour Office, Survey of Conditions ol
Employment of Civil Aviation Workers, 23 Machine Tool Exhibition, 537*, 567*. See 513
Symposium on Non-Destructivc Testing ol Materials and Structures (Book), 41
— Synthetic Rubber Company, Formation
of. 198
— Trade. See Trade
— Union of Railways, Office for Research and
Equipments of. Competition on Standard Wagon of the Future, 488
Internationalisation of European Airlines, Proposal for, 293
Inventions, Unpatented, Government Use of, 575 . ,
Investment Allowances in Machine-Tool Industry. Amendments to Finance Bill on,543
— Capital, Future Trends of, 485
Plans for Coal Industry, Comment on, 290
in Coal Industry, Discussion in Parliament on, 575 . , .
— in European Engineering Industries, 550
— Future Policy of. Comment on, 421
— Overseas, 197
— Policy for 1956, Comment on, 293
Ionic Solids, Thermal Excitation of Trapped Electrons in, by J. H.^Simpson (Book), 210
Ionising Radiations, Protection Against (Book), 306
Iraq Petroleum Company, Air Transport ol Oil-Well Drilling Equipment, 22*
— Report on Trade Position, by M. Logan, 519 Ireland, Northern, Scholarships for (British
Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 165
Iron Alloys. See Metallurgy and Steel
— Case-Hardening. See Heat Treatment under
Metallurgy .
— Castings, Heat-Resisting, * Wynite (Trade
Publication), 564 .
Spheroidal-Graphite (Trade Publication), 182
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Heat Treatment. See Metallurgy
— Manufacture. See Furnaces, Blast Pig, Liquid, Desulphurisation of.
Blowing with Lime Powder, by Trentini, L. Wahl and M. Allard, 557 — Production, Comment on, 228
— and Steel Federation, British,
Review,'
r
Statistics (Book), 41; Statistical Year Book for 1954: United Kingdom Statistics (Book), 41; Steel Designers’ Manual (Review), 209; (Book), 210; Annual Report. 262; Safety in Operation of Bar Reeling and Straightening Machines (Trade Publication), 306
Holding and Realisation Agency, Second Annual Report of, 130
Industry, Capacity and Prices, 325 Industry, French, by M. Allard, 558 Industry, Position in, Comment on, 228
Iron and Steel Institute :
Presidential Address, on Problems and
Iron and Steel Institute—continued
Progress in Manufacture and Metallurgy, by Dr. H. H. Burton, 389
Sir Henry Bessemer Centenary Lecture, by J. Mitchell, 389
Spring Meeting:
History and Practice of Acid-Bessemer Steelmaking Process in West Cumberland, by F. B. Cawley and D. R. Wattleworth, 463
Control in Acid-Bessemer Process, Application of Volume Debitgraphe, Opacimeter, and Flame Pyrometer, by P. J. Leroy, J. G. Galey and
F. B. Cawley, 463
Cooling of 15-ton Ingots Between Teeming and Stripping, by L. H. W. Savage and M. D. Ashton, 464
Cooling of Rimming-Steel Ingots Between Teeming and Stripping, by M. D. Ashton, R. F. Perkins and L. H. W. Savage, 464
Effects of Gravity in Solidification of Steel, by B. Gray, 464
Effect of Temperature and Pouring Speed on Ingot Structure by Ingots Committee of British Iron and Steel Research Association, 464
Stress/Strain Curves of Some Metals and Alloys at Low Temperatures and High Rates of Strain, by H. G. Baron, 503
Yield Behaviour of Metals at Low Temperatures, with Particular Reference to Some Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels, by H. F. Hall and R. W. Nichols, 503
Hardness of Some Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels at Low Temperatures, by R. W. Nichols, 503
Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Steel Wire at Low Temperatures, by R. W. Nichols, 503
Effect of Phosphorus Content on Impact Value of Fully and Partially Hardened and Tempered Manganese-Molyb- denum Steels, by Dr. N. P. Allen and C. C. Earley, 504
Study of Impact Properties of Boron Treated Steel, by S. J. Rosenberg and J. D. Grimsley, 504
Special Meeting in France: Programme, 488 Instrumentation in
Open-Hearth Husson, 535
Instrumentation in
Basic Bessemer Steelworks, Leroy, 535
Studies on 10-cwt. Arc Furnace, by W. H. Glaisher, M. Preston, and J. Ravenscroft, 535
Some Factors Affecting Electrode Consumption in Electric Arc Furnace, by Dr. D. H. Houseman, 535
Effects of Gravity in Solidification of Steel, by B. Gray, 536
Applications of Electron Probe Microanalyser, by Dr. J. Philibert and Prof. C. Crussard, 536
Studies on Model of Aerodynamics of Maerz-Type Open-Hearth Furnace with Preheated Gas, and Comparison with Siemens and Terni ”
G. Husson, G. Cohen R. Durand, 557
Desulphurisation of Liquid
Blowing with Lime Powder, by B. Trentini L. Wahl and M. Allard, 557 Sulphur Partition between Gas, Slag, and Metal Phases under Iron and Steelmaking Conditions, by Dr. E. T. Turkdogan, 557
Study of Impact Tests and Mechanism of Brittle Failure, by Prof. C. Crussard, R. Borione, J. Plateau, Y. Morillon and F. H. Maratray, 557
Some Effects of Heat Treatment and Microstructure on Transition Temperature of 0-24 Per Cent. Carbon Steel, by G. Burns and C. Judge, 558 French Iron and Steel Industry, by M. Allard, 558
Iron and Steel Institute, West of Scotland, Conference on Lcw-Alloy Steels for Welded Pressure Vessels, 493
Research Association, British, Development of “ CSS ” Glass for Furnace Inspection, 25; Instrument for Detecting Presence of Laminations in Metal Sheet 439*; Periscopic Television Equipment for Boiler Control, 443*; Effect of Temperature and Pouring Speed on Ingot Structure, 464
Titanium in, by G. F. Comstock (Book), 10
Works. See Works
— Supplies, for Rural Craftsmen, Shortages
of, 479
— Tests. See Tests {Materials)
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Steel: Pig Iron; Metallurgy Ironfoundry Associations, Council of.
Brochure: “ Safety Measures in Foundry,” 44; Research Scholarship in Foundry Work, 396
Ironing Aluminium Alloys, Ductility in, by D. A, Barlow, 396*
— Loads, Calculation of, by D. A. Barlow, 395*
Ironwork, Structural. See Bridges; Columns; Roofs; Steelwork; Structures
Irradiation, Research on (Tube Investments, Ltd.), 236*
Irrigation Control, Use of Floating Syphon in, by T. H. Redding, 299*
— India Central Board. See India
— Pumps, Flood-Type (Trade Publication), 306
ISCC-NBS Method of Designating Colours and Dictionary of Colour Names (Book), 10
ISCON. See Indian Steelworks Construction Co.^Ltd,
Isolators, Double-Rotating, Two-Post, for 275-kV Switching Station at Drakelow (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 24*
Isotope Loading Device, Automatic (Lamson Engineering Co., Ltd.), 378
—• Separation of Manganese 54, Cobalt 56, Cobalt 58, Zinc 65 and Niobium 95., 409 Italian Productivity Centre, Conference on Human Relations in Industry, 128
Italian Singer Co., Production pf Sewing Machines, 423
Italy, Electroconsult Power-Industry Consulting Organisation, 549
— New Motor-Car Body Designs, 359
— Northern, Natural-Gas Gas-Turbine Plant
at Cortemaggiore Refinery (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 140*
— Production of Sewing Machines, 423
— Trading Abroad, 2
I.T.D., Ltd., High-Lift Hand-Operated Pallet Transporter, 350
“ Itu ” Twin-Screw Motor Passenger Vessel (Yarrow and Co.,Etd.), 523*
Izod Impact Testing Machine (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 561*
JACKING Equipment for Turbo-Alternators at Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station (Jones, Tate and Co., Ltd.), 433*
Jackson, Dr. W., On Ferroelectrics—The Dielectric Analogue of Ferromagnetics, 269
Jameson, J. L., Ltd., Machine Tool for Generating Aerofoils, 524*, 568
Jane's Fighting Ships, 1955-56, by R. V. B. Blackman (Book), 370
Janitor Boiler, Ltd., Gravity-Feed Anthracite Boiler, 270*. See 261
“ Janus ” 200 and 400-h.p. Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotives (Yorkshire Engine Co., Ltd.), 507*
Japanese Federation of Economic Organisations, Delegation to India, 550
“Javelin” Aircraft, Silencer Pen for “Sapphire” Turbo-Jet Engines of, 565*
“Jenbach JW20K” Single-Stage Diesel Compressor (Chamberlain Industries, Ltd.), 446*
Jennings, J., on Limiting Design Stress of Angie Section in Bending, 558*
Jenograph Ltd., Graphite-Based Lubricant, 183
Jephcott Committee of Inquiry into Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 383
“Jerwag” Climb Cut Programme-Control Milling Machine (Stuart Davis, Ltd.), 540*. See Erratum, 572
Jessop, W., and Titanium, Titanium, “ Cutanit Production 488
” Jet-Conveyor ” Materials Conveyor (Trade Publication), 242
“ Jet ” Pattern Developer for Sheet Metal Work (Triangle Products, Ltd.), 254
“Jigmatic” Work Table with Co-ordinate Setting (Burton. Griffiths and Co., 572*
Johnson, Matthey and Co., Ltd., Silver Contacts, 406; Silver Anodes for Electroplating (Trade Publication),
Johnson and Phillips, Ltd., 12-MVAr Capacitor, 89*
Johnson, R. W., Remarks on Dispute at Birkenhead Shipyard of Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., 544
Johnson, W.. on Research into Some Metal Forming and Shaping Operations, 309
Johnston, A., on 400-405 Series Computers, 239 Joiners, Settlement of Dispute of, 224
Joint Fire Research Organisation, Work of, 506
— Overhead Electric Power Line, Hydraulic
Compressors for (Trade Publication), 242
— Rings, Rubber, Specification, 11
Jones, A. A., and Shipman, Ltd., Cinema Film on Surface Finishing (Trade Publication), 498
Jones and Attwood, Ltd., Sewage Treatment (Trade Publication), 10
Jones, E. T., on A Philosophy of Aeronautical Research, 190
Jones, J. Orwig, on Relations between Manufacturer and Distributor, 231
“ Jones KL33 ” 3-ton Capacity Crane (George Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 318*; “ Jones KL66 ” 6-ton Capacity Crane (George Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 318
Jones, Tate and Co., Ltd., Braking and Jacking Equipment for Turbo-Alternators at Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station, 433*
Jordan Valley, Proposals for Controlling, by W. Ley (Review), 307
Journals. See Bearings
Joy-Sullivan, Ltd., “Limberoiler” Idler for Belt Conveyors, 471*
Joyce, Loebl and Co., Ltd., Thermo-Junction Discs, for Measurement of Heat Flow, 397*
Judge, C., on Effects of Heat Treatment and Microstructure on Transition Temperature of 0-24 Per Cent. Carbon Steel, 558
Judson, C. A., on Automation Methods, 165
Junior Institution of Engineers, Maudslay Scholarships and Prizes, 152
Jute Trade, Position and Prospects of, 175*
KAFUE Flats, Pilot Fann on, 552
” Kahlenberg ” Model “ E ” Two-Stroke Marine Diesel Engine, Turbo-Blower for (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 536*
Kane, D., Associates, “ BurrQwik ” Hand
Scraper (Trade Publication), 564
“ Kar-Flo ” Wagon Unloader (Link-Belt Co.), 374*
Kay, Dr. J. M., on Water-Cooled Reactors, 78*, 82
Keadby, 360-MW Power Station at, 531*
Keir and Cawder, Ltd., Quarrying and Stone- Crushing Equipment, 491*; Rubbish Processing Plant for Nantgarw Colliery, 491*; “ Kompac ” Mobile Crushing and Screening Plant, 492*
Kelvin Gold Medal, 1956, Awarded to Sir J. Cockcroft, 42()
Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd., Carruthers Current Cone for Measurement of Speed and Direction of Current, 400*; Rolling Clinometer for Measurement of Slope and Direction in Azimuth of Towing Warps. 400*
Kempe's Engineer's Yearbook, 1956, by C. E. Prockter and B. W. Pendred (Book), 278
Kennedy, G., on Power Station Auxiliary Plant, 44
Kent, G., Ltd., Gate-Type Waste-Water Meter (Trade Publication), 182; Electrical Transmission Systems for Measurement of Flow, Level, etc. (Trade Publication), 242
Kenya Federation of Labour, Comment on. 224 Kenyon, W., and Sons, Ltd., “ Rocksil "
Thermal Insulation with Sheet-Metal Finish (Trade Publication), 564
Kerensky, O. A., on Design of Beams and Plate Girders in Revised British Standard, 153, 554
Kilbourne, C. E., on Generator Cooling in United States, 526
Kilburn, T., on Manchester Computer, Mark II, 239; on Prototype Transistor Digital Computer and Full-Scale Machine, 239
Kilgore, L. A., on Generator Cooling in United States, 526
Kilns, Rotary, for Production of Sulphuric Acid and Cement (Edgar Allen and (?o., Ltd.), 185*
Kinetics, Combustion, Fifth International Symposium on Combustion (Book), 404 King, G. W., Ltd., “ Stanorun ” Overhead Chain Conveyor, 378
King George’s Jubilee Trust, Findings of Working Party on Training, 144
King, J. W. H., on Testing Concrete, 164; on Testing Concrete Quickly, 357
Kingsway Tunnel, Proposed Road-Traffic Use of, 31
Kinman, M. D., on Machining Research, 93* Klinger, R., Ltd., Opening of New Extension at Sidcup, 389
K. L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines, Net Profits and Operational Statistics, 391
Knapsack-Griesheim, A. G., Welding Guns for Thermoplastics, 565*
Knight, L., on Electronic Calculator for Punched-Card Accountancy, 239
“ Kompac ” Mobile Crushing and Screening Plant (Keir and Cawder, Ltd.), 492*
Kowol, E. W., on Aircraft Radiography on the Continent, 340*
Krupp-Demag Group, New Steel Plant for Flat Products at Rourkela, 293
“ Krystal ” Crystallisation Plant (Trade Publication), 533
Kuibishev-Moscow 400-kV Power Transmission Line and Substation, by A. A. Gogolin, K. K. Levitsky, A. V. Mirolubov, S. S. Rocotjan, V. N. Sergejev and B. V. Sokolov, 525
Kurchatov, Academician I. V., on Application of Thermonuclear Energy to Power Production, 318; on Possibility of Producing Thermonuclear Reactions in a Gas Discharge, 322*; _on Possibility of Controlling ~ ‘
on Russia’s 444, 445
LABELS, “ Tickopress ” for (Dapag (1943), Ltd.), 254
Laboratory, Admiralty Research, Piezo-Electric Pressure Recorder for Measurement of Nearshore Sea Waves, 398*
— Apparatus, Automatic, “ Analmatic ” (Baird
and Tatlock (London), Ltd.), 381 *
— Egham Technical Services, Plastics Re
search, 465*
— for International Nuclear Research, Plan
for, 397
— Reactor Development, Battelle Institute, 356*
— Single-Phase Pump for Liquid Sodium, 268*
— Testing and Research for Materials and
Structures (RILEM). Symposium on NonDestructive Testing for Materials and Structures (Book), 41
— See also National Physical
Labour :
Agricultural Industry, Machine Operators in, 328
Management and Labour Relations, 160
— Workers, National Union of. Wages Policy, 256
Aircraft Fitters, Trainee, Discussion in Parliament on, 511
Amalgamated Engineering Union, Annual Delegate Conference, Resolution on Automation, 320; Demand for 40-Hour Week and Higher Wages, 320; Elections and Organisation of, 388; Recognition of Strike at Norton Motors, Ltd., 480
— Society of Woodworkers. See Wood- workerSt Amalgamated Society of (below)
Armaments, Workers Employed on, Statistics on, 351
Atomic Energy Authority Workers, National Minimum Wage Rates, 352 Workers, Statistics and Wages of, 288
Austin Motor Co., Ltd., Short-Time at, 64; Retaliation of Shop Stewards Against Four-Day Week, 96
Automation, Attitude of Electrical Trades Union to, 416
of Trade Unions to, 544
— Effects, Discussion in Parliament, 191 543
— in Motor Industry, Comment on, 321
— in Offices, Report on, by Trade Union
Congress, 512
Progress of. Discussion in Parliament on, 383
— Reaction of Trade Unions to, 321
— Report on, Simplified Version of, 479
— Resolution on, at Annual Delegate Conference of Amalgamated Engineering Union, 320
— Seminar of European Trade Unions on, 416
Social Effects of, Discussion in Parliament on, 191. See 543 Aviation Workers, Survey of Conditions of Employment of, 32
Birmingham Trades Council, Exchange Visits with Lyons Trade Unions Representatives, 144
Boot and Shoe Operatives, National Union oL See National Union
British European Airways, Attitude of Employees to Policy of, 352
British Motor Corporation, Retaliation of Shop Stewards, Against Four-Day Week, 96
British Overseas Airways Corporation Attitude of Employees to Policy of, 352 Transport Commission, Wage Increase Offer to Railwaymen, 112; Wage and Salary Conditions, Negotiations on 448; Employment of Young Men on Night Work, 479
Budget, Comment on, 261
Butchers, Employment of Licensed Porters at Smithfield, 112
Cammen Laird and Co., Ltd., Dispute between Woodworkers and Metal Workers, 64; Settlement of Strike at Birkenhead, 224; Second Dispute on Drilling Holes at Birkenhead Shipyard, 544
Central Electricity Authority, Superannuation Scheme, 31
Chemical Industry, Wage Costs, 424 Civil Service National Whitley Council, Ratification of Agreement with H.M Treasury, 576
Coal Industry, Labour Statistics, 351 — Mines, Manpower Wastage and Recruitment in, 96
Refuse, Inter-Union Dispute on Loading, 479
— Workers in Europe, Real Wages of, 423 Coalmining Industry, Manpower Shortages in , 97
Statistics on Foreign Labour Employed by, 543
Common Cause Organisation, of, 96
Communism and Activities of Cause Organisation, 96
Engineering Impact on Society, by Sir M. Bowra, 290*. See 289
— Industries, Manpower in, 76*
— Union, Amalgamated, Merger Proposal, 112
European Coal and Steel Community, Employers’ Supplementary Payments, 144
Executives, in United States, Earnings of 128
Farm Workers, Wage Rates of, 96 Federation of British Industries, Views on Inflation, 98
Fitters, Aircraft, Trainee, Discussion in Parliament on, 511
Footwear Manufacturers’ Federation, Agreement on Time and Motion Study with National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, 96
Foreign Workers for Coalmining Industry, 543
Foreman, Control of Costs by, by P.
Carroll (Review), 181; (Book), 182 Gas Industry, Pensioners, Position, of, 31 Graduates in Armed Services, Review of, 319
— in Government Service, 319, 351 Human Relations in Industry, Conference
on, 128
Incentive Schemes at Ardeer Factory of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. 512
Index, Cost-of-Living, Increase in, 128 Industrial Accidents. See Accidents — Supervisors, Institute of. Report of Conference on Discipline and Full Employment, 112
— Welfare. See Welfare (Below) Inflation, Remarks on, 98
— and Wages, Discussion in Parliament
on, 127
Insurance, Unemployment. See Unemployment (Below)
International Labour Office, Survey of Conditions of Employment of Civil Aviation Workers, 32
Italian, Rejection of, by National Union of Railwaymen, 32
Joiners, Settlement of Dispute of, 224 Kenya Federation of Labour, Evolution of, 224
Labour, Determining the Most Profitable
Use of, by J. H. Whicheloe, 165
— Ministry of. Technical and Scientific Register of. Survey of Distribution of Engineers, 130; Proposed Regulations on Fencing of Abrasive Wheels, 231; Technical and Scientific Register, Survey of Engineers, 284; Vocational-Training Courses of, 351 ; Employment Statistics, 512; Survey of Co-partnership Schemes, 512 Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, Associated Society of, Wage Demands by, 454
London Master Printers’ Association, Dispute with London Typographical Society, 160
Lyons Trade Union Representatives, Exchange Visits with Birmingham Trades Council, 144
Maintenance Craftsmen in Steel Industry, Overtime Ban by, 576
Manpower in Engineering Industries, 76* — Problerns in Europe, 64
— Professional, in Russia, Report on, 40*. See also 33
— Recruitment at Associated Commercial Vehicles, Ltd., 114
— Research and Development, in United
States, Survey of. Comment on, 113
— Scientific, Discussions on, 31
— Shortage, British Railways, South Western Region, 479
in Coalmining Industry, 97
of, in Foundry Industry, 69. See
LETTER, 128
of, on Railways, 64
— Wastage and Recruitment in Coal
Mines, 96
Merger Proposal of Amalgamated Engineering Union, 112
Mines, Coal, Manpower Wastage and Recruitment in, 96
Mineworkers, National Union of. Diagnosis of Manpower Wastage and Recruitment, 96; Wage Demands by, 454
Motion Study, Acceptance of, by National
Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, 96 Motor-Car Industry, Development Council, Proposal of, 128
Industry Employees, Wages of. 256 Industry Meeting of Shop Stewards of, 288
— — Industry, Redundancy in, 448 Industry, Strike, of. Comment on,
. 321
National Coal Board, Recruitment of Staff for, 97
— Conference of Labour Women, Meeting in London of. 256
— Insurance Committee’s Recommendations on Earnings Rule, 352
— Joint Advisory Council Decision on Restrictive Practices Operated by Workers, 320
— Union of Agricultural Workers, Wages Policy, 256
of Boot and Shoe Operatives, Acceptance of Time and Motion Study, 96
of Mineworkers. See Mineworkers (above)
Nationalised Industries, Employment in, Aspects of, 65; Denationalisation of, 130; Responsibility of Parliament for Policy of, 296; Select Committee on, Comment on, 353; Wages in, 544 Night Work, Improved Pay for, 224 Norton Motors, Ltd., Strike at, 480 Office Workers, Effect of Automation on, 512
Operative Printers and Assistants, National Society of, Proposal for Amalgamation with National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers, 384
Payment, Work, and Individual Capacity, Study of, by Dr. E. Jaques (Review), 277
Pensions, Retirement, National Insurance Committee's Recommendations on Earnings Rule, 352
Personnel, Research and Development, in United States, Survey of. Comment on, 113
Porters, Licensed, Employment of, at Smithfield, 112
Prices, Fixed, Comment on Need for, 67 Printing and Allied Trades Workers, National Union of. Proposal for, 384 — Bookbinding and Paper Workers, National Union of. Proposal for Amalgamation with National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants, 384
— Industry, Plans for Merger of Trade Unions. 384
Professional Workers, Influence of, 448 Pay Claims by, 160
Psychomedical Study of the Worker in Industry, by Dr. M. R. Van Alphen de Veer (Review), 240; (Book), 242 Railways, British, Manpower Shortage in South Western Region, 479
Railwaymen, National Union of. Rejection of Italian Labour by, 32; Acceptance of Manpower Shortage Proposals, 64; Wage Increase Offer, 112; Employment of Young Men on Night Work, 479
Redundancy in Motor Industry, 321, 448
— and Productivity (Pamphlet), 192
— at Standard Motor Co., Ltd., 576
— Strike due to, at Norton Motors, Ltd., 480
— and Strike at Standard Motor Co.,
Ltd., Comment on, 482
Research and Development, Costs and Personnel, in United States, Suivey, 113
Responsibility, Measurement of, Study of Work Payment and Individual Capacity (Review), 277
Restrictive Practices, Employees', Discussion in Parliament on, 127
• Operated by Workers, National Joint Advisory Council Decision on, 320
Rolls-Royce Ltd., Roman Catholic Church V. Communism in Strike at, 32
Russia, Labour Shortage in, 416 Scientific Manpower, Discussions on, 31 Supply and Utilisation of. Discussion in Parliament on, 284
Scientists in Government Service, Survey of, 351
— Pools of, for Colonial Problems, cussion in Parliament on, 255
—- in Post Office Service, 319
Scotland, White Paper on Industry Employment, 453
Scottish Trades Union Congress, Annual Conference. 288
Teachers, New Salary Scales for, 576 Technical and Scientific Register of Ministry of Labour, Survey of Distribution of Engineers, 130, 284
Time and Motion Study, Acceptance of, by National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, 96
Trade Unions, Attitude of Automation, 544. See 384
Attitude to Policy of Chancellor of Exchequer, 480
Attitude to Report of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Automation, 416
Congress, Comment on Activities, 480; Report on Automation in Offices, 512
Council, on Wage Increases in Germany, 64
European, Seminar of, on Automation, 416
Financial Position of, 192
French, and Lyons-Birmingham Trades Council Exchange Visits, 144 Inter-Union Dispute on Loading of Coal-Mine Refuse, 479
Merger Proposal, 112 Reaction to Automation, 384, 544 Restrictive Practices of. Discussion in Parliament, 127
— Unionists, American, Poll of, 320 Training in Repetitive Jobs, 165 Transport and General Workers’ Union, Leadership and Future Policy of, 32; Use of Licensed Porters at Smithfield, 112; Appeal for Unemployment Benefit for Short-Time Workers, 320; Election of F. Cousins Secretary, 384
Unemployment Benefit for Workers, 320
United Kingdom, Outlook Workers towards Straight-Time Rates, 192
— States, Outlook of Factory Workers towards Straight-Time Rates, 192 Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Replacement of Bonus Payments by Straight-Time Rates, 192
Volkswagen G.m..b.H., 40-Hour Week at, 98
Wage Accounting by Electronic Computer 423
— Agricultural Workers, 160, 256
— Atomic-Energy Authority Workers, 288, 352
— Claim in Engineering Industries, 77*
— Coal and Steel Workers in Europe, 423
— Costs, Chemical Industry, 424
— Demands, Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, 454
Mineworkers, 454 Woodworkers, 448
— Differentials in Steel Industry, 576 as Strike Factor, 144
— Double Pay for Sunday Work, Comment on, 352
— Draughtsmen, 192
— Engineering Clerical Employees, 192
— in Engineering Industries, 76*
— Farm Workers’, 97
— in Germany, Increases in, 64
— Higher, Demand by Amalgamated Engineering Union for, 320
— Increases in, 128 Refusal of, by Standard Motor Co., Ltd., 67
— Index, Comparison with Retail Price Index, 32
— and Inflation, Discussion in Parliament
on, 127
— Motor-Industry Employees, 256
— in Nationalised Industries, 544
— Negotiations by British Transport Commission, 448
— in New Towns, 162*. See 161
— Night Work, 224
— Printers, 160
— Railwaymen, 112
— Rates and Earnings, Comment on, 352
— Renault Factory, Increase Offer by Employers, 32
— Restraint, Comment on, 480
— Scientific Workers, 192
— Stabilisation of. Comment on, 454, 546
— Teachers, 576
— Women Engineering Employees, 192 Engineering Employees, Equal Pay for, Comment on, 352
Engineering Employees, Equal Pay for, Discussion in Parliament, 383 Welfare, Employers’ Supplementary Payments, 144
— West Indian Labour, 416
Women, Engineering Employees, Equal Pay for. Comment on, 352
Employees, Equal Pay for, Discussion in Parliament, 383
Employees, Rejection of Equal-Pay Claim, 192
— Industrial Civil Servants, Statistics 447
—? Labour, National Conference Meeting in London of, 256 Woodworkers, Amalgamated Society Dispute at Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., 64; Annual Conference of, 448; Attitude of Dispute at Birkenhead Shipyard of Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., 544
— Wage Demands by, 448 Work, Payment and Individual Capacity, Study of, by Dr. E. Jaques (Review), 277
Worker in Industry, Psychomedical Study of the, by Dr. M. R. Van Alphen de Veer (Review), 240; (Book), 242 Lafarge Aluminous Cement Co., Ltd., Refractory Concrete (Trade Publication), 564 Lagging Materials. See Heat Insulation Laing, J., and Son, Ltd., Development of Annacis Island, 146; Appointment as Civil Engineering Contractors to A.E.I.-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd., 573
Lambert, G., on Manpower Shortages in Foundry Industry, 69. See LETTER, 128 Laminar-Flow Research Aircraft (Handley Page, Ltd), 190*
Laminated Timber Structures, Report on (Review), 307*
Laminations in Metal Sheet, Instrument for Detecting, 439*
Lamps, Electric. See Electric
Hand, “ Step,” Fluorescent Inspection (Trade Publication), 468
Signal, Fitting for (Trade Publication), 182 Lamson Engineering Co., Ltd., Automatic Isotope Loading Device, 378
Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto, Ltd., Buxton Certified Flameproof Motors (Trade Publication), 242
Lancashire Dynamo Electronic Products, Ltd., Electronic Profiling System, 451*
Lancashire Steel Corporation, Proposal tor
Expansion of Iron and Steel Works at Redcliffe, Near Que Que, 422
Lane, F. J., on Electricity Supply and the Railway Load, 429. See 424
Lang, G., on Insulation of Large Synchronous Machines, 526
Lang, J., Dismissal of, by Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., 544
Lang, J. Russell, Appointment as Managing
Director of G. and J- Weir, Ltd., 200 Langley, T., Ltd., Compound and Hand Tool for Corrosion-Resistant Soft-Soldering of Aluminium Alloys, 87 Langlois-Berthelot, R., on Design of Transformers, 526
Languages, Translation of, Machines for, by W. N. Locke and A. D. Booth (Review), 136; (Book), 182 _
Lansing Bagnall, Ltd., “ Pallister ” for Transferring Goods from Conveyor to Pallet, 349* .
Lapping Machine for 30l-kV Oil-filled Cables (Pirelli-General Cable Works, Ltd.), 158*
Latex Moulds, Flexible Rubber, for Casting (Trade Publication), 182
Lathes. See Machine Tools
Launch of Steamer “Empress of England,” 359*
— and Trial Trips of Ships, 27
Laurence, Scott and Electromotors, Ltd., Variable-Speed Alternating-Current Motors (Trade Publication), 564
Laverlochere, J., on Insulation of Large Synchronous Machines, 526
Law. See Legal; Labour
Lawers Scheme, for Development of Hydro- Electric Power Resources, 40
Lawrence, A. H., on Ultra-Low Temperature Processes 551
Lay, Seale-, Construction of Wire Rope, 489 Layer Thickness Meter (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 381*
“ LE ” “ Silent ” Motor Cycle, 196 Lead-Cement Mixture, Cold-Setting, for Ball- and-Socket Joints of Manipulators for Mobile Shield, 502*
Leak, Steam, “ Furmanite ” Thermo-Setting Compound for Sealing (Metalock (Britain), Ltd.), 219
Leakage Past a Piston, by D. L. Brook, 104 Lecture Courses, Spring, Summer and Autumn, 1956, 207
Leeman, E. R., on Stresses in a Circular Ring, 201*
Le^al:
Contract and Negligence, Law of, as Affecting Engineers, by C. F. Mayson (Review), 75
Industrial Law, by J. L. Gayler (Book), 10 Labour Legislation. See Labour
Law of Contract and Negligence as Affecting Engineers, by C. F. Mayson (Review), 75
Legal Cases for Contractors, Architects and Engineers, by 1. V. Werbin (Book), 436
Regulation of Radiation Exposure by Legislative Means (Book), 306 Legislation. See Legal; Labour;
Leicester Lovell and Co., Ltd., Press Tools from Epoxide Resin, 260
Leroy, G., on Insulation of Large Synchronous Machines, 526
Leroy, P. J., on Control in Acid-Bessemer Process, Application of Volume Debitgraphe, Opacimeter, and Flarne Pyrometer, 463; on Instrumentation in Basic Bessemer Steelworks, 535 r.
‘Leroy” Retractable Mast (Mitchell Engi-
.44-, ,47. ,64. ,46. 260, 292, 325, 357, 420, 452, 484, 485, 516, 548 „
Level Indicator, for Toxic or Radioactive Liquid Metals, 505 . ,
Measurement of, Electrical Transmission Systems for (Trade Publication), 242
Levelling Device, “ Barrymount ” (Cementation (Muffelite), Ltd.), 254
Leverhulme Research Awards for 1956, 440 Levitsky, K. K., on Kuibishev-Moscow 400-kV Power Transmission Line and Substation, 525
Levy, G., the Late, 72 Librarians, Efficiency of, 514
Librarianship, Special, and Informatiori Work, Handbook of, by W. Ashworth (Book), 278
Library, National Reference, of Sdence, Establishment of. Discussion in Parliament on,319 , p
— Patent Office, Estimate for Purchase of Books and Periodicals for, 319
Reference, Scientific, Discussion in Parliament, 415 4, , Z’
Scheme, Depository, for Information on Atomic Energy, Extension to, 62
Special, and Information Bureaux, Association of. See Aslib
“ LIDO ” Nuclear Reactor, Work on, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 474*. See 453; “LIDO” Research Reactor, Model of, 283, 573*
k
Lift at Thames Tunnels, Modernisation of '(Express Lift Co., Ltd.), 26*. See Erratum, 72
Light Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Gauge Sections, Cold Roll-Forming and
Manipulation of, by E. Griffin, 309
— Polarised, Stress Determination by. See
Photo-Elastic
— See also Diffraction
Lightfoot, E., on Shock Loading Effects in
Overhead Travelling Cranes, 169* Lighting, Fluorescent, Continuous Channelling
System for (Trade Publication), 10
— Industrial, Comment on, 199*
— Plant, Miniature (Trade Publication), 306 Prismatic Flameproof, for de Havilland
Engine Co.’s Gyron Test-Bed at Leavesden Works (Holophane Ltd.), 348*
— Showroom, New (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 199*
Studio, 20-kW Tungsten-Filament Lamp for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 25*
— See also Lamps under Electric Limberoller ” Idler for Belt Conveyors (Joy-
Sullivan, Ltd.), 471*
Lime Powder, Desulphurisation of Liquid Pig Iron by Blowing with, by B. Trentini, L. Wahl and M. Allard, 557
Limit Gauges. See Gauges Line Regulation, Improvement of, by Series
Capacitors, by S. Silbermann (Book), 242 Liners. See Ships: Steamers: Motorships Link-Belt Co., “ Kar-Flo ” Wagon Unloader, 374*; “ Pre-Bilt ” Sectional Belt Con
veyors (Trade Publication), 468; Conveyor Idlers (Trade Publication), 564 Liquid Fuel. See Oil Fuel
— Hygrotherm, Heat-Transfer (Trade Publica
tion), 468
— Metal. See Metal
— Phase, Embrittlement by, Mechanism of, by
R. Ebonall and P. Gregory, 373
Lisbon Metropolitano, Underground Railway, Equipment for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 66-67
Lister, R. A., and Co., Ltd., 2,000-lb. Industrial Truck, 350
Lister, T. S., on Machining Research, 93* Literature, Technical, Copyright in, Proposed
Changes in Law of, by A. Walton, 247 Litigation. See Legal: Labour Liverpool University, 156-in. Synchrocyclotron
at, 211*
Livesley, Dr. R. K., on Electrical Digital Computer for Structural Analysis, 69
Lloyd, F. H., and Co., Ltd., Foundry Training for Boys (Trade Publication), 564
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Shipbuilding Returns, 35; Rules and Regulations for Construction and Classification of Steel Ships, 1955 (Book), 306
“ Load-Clamp ” for Handling Cartons and Crates without Pallets (Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd.), 349*
Loader, Hydraulic (Trade Publication), 370
— Shearer, “ B.J.D.-Anderton,” for Thick
Seams (Trade Publication), 306
Loading Device, Isotope, Automatic (Lamson Engineering Co., Ltd.), 378
— Shovels, Hydraulic, ‘‘ Loadmaster” Diesel-
Driven (Chaseside Engineering Co., Ltd., 317*
Location, Staff, System, ” Radiopage ” (British Communications Corporation, Ltd.), 439* “Lock Wound Core” Transformer for Rural Distribution Systems (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286* Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed “ F104A Starfighter,” 251*
Lockspeiser, Sir B., Appointment to Board of Tube Investments, Ltd., 200*
Locomotives, Axle-Boxes, Roller-Bearing, for (Trade Publication). 468
— Diesel, “ Deltic ” (English Electric Co.,
Ltd.), 205*
Dual-Fuel System for, 453
Electric, Crompton Commonwealth Type, 955-h.p. (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 286
Electric, 200 and 400-h.p. Shunting, “Janus” (Yorkshire Engine Co., Ltd.), 507*
Mechanical, with
Change, 441*
London Typographical Society, Dispute with London Master Printers’ Association. 160
— Underground Railways. See Underground
and London Transport Executive
— to Yorkshire Motorway, Discussion in
Parliament on, 447
Longbottom, E., on Strengths of Plate Girders Designed in Accordance with Revised British Standard, 153, 554
Longden, H. A., on Recruitment of Staff for Coalmining Industry, 97
Lonsdale, K., on ” Mercury ” Digital Computer, 238
Lorries. See Motor Vehicles: Tractors
Losses, Stray, in Transformer Cores (Book),210 Loudspeaker, Flameproof (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 254
— Telephone (Trade Publication), 533 Loughborough College of Technology, Increased Government Grant for.
Low, D. W., on Dredging at Some British Ports, 375*
Lubricant, Emulsion-Type “ Alexia (Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd.), 286
— Graphite-Based (Jenograph, Ltd.), 183
— Molybdenised (Trade Publication), 364 Lubrication, Refrigerator, General Principles
of (Trade Publication), 44
— for Steam, Gas and Water Turbines (Trade
Publication), 498
— Technical Bulletins on (Trade Publication), 182
— of Tractors and Farm Machinery (Trade
Publication), 564
Lubricator, “ Multigreasor,” for Rolling-Mill Drives (Centralube, Ltd.), 61*
Lufthansa, Engine Test Tunnel for (Greunz- weig and Hartmann A.G.), 87; Order for ‘‘Viscount 814D” Aircraft (Vickers- Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd.), 556
Luton Public Library, Presentation of Bound Volumes of ENGINEERING to, by Skefko Ball Bearing Co., Ltd., 168
Luxembourg, Railway Electrification Scheme, 121*, 455
Lyons Trade Union Representatives, Exchange Visits with Birmingham Trades Council, 144
MACADAM, See Roads
Mac. See also Me
Machine Age, Art in the, 39*. See LETTER, 144*
— Brochures on, for Austria, 128. See also
vol. 180
— Design, by Prof. P. H. Black (Book), 468
— Determining the Most Profitable Use of,
by J. H. Whicheloe, 165
— Dynamics in, by F. R. Erskine Crossley
(Review), 149
— Large Synchronous, Insulation of, by J.
Fabre, G. Lang, J. Laverlochere, G. Leroy, J. Narcy and G. Ruelle, 526
— Paper-Lapping, for 301-kV Oil-Filled Cables
(Pirelli-General Cable Works, Ltd.), 158*
— Shops. See Works and Machine Tools
— Testing. See Testing Machine and Tests
{Materials}
Machine Tools:
Acme-Gridley Machines, Special Attachments for (Trade Publication), 11
Aerofoil Generating Machine (J. L. Jameson, Ltd.), 524*, 568
“ Agietron ” Spark Erosion Machine (Pearson Phillips, Ltd.), 569*
Alumina and Synthetic Sapphire, Machining of (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 61 *
Bar Reeling and Straightening Machines, Safe Operation of (Trade Publication), 306
Bending, Conduit (Hilmor, Ltd.), 217* Boring Machine Jig, “ Matrix,” Programme Control System for, 540* Automatic Co-ordinate - Setting Equipment for (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 477*
“ Burgmaster ” Automatic Turret-Head Drilling Machine (Drummond- Asquith (Sales), Ltd.), 572*
Cutting, Metal, Influence of Machine Tool on, 93*
— Tools (Trade Publication), 533
Drill, Bench, Sensitive, ” Bantam ” l-in. Capacity Electrically-Driven (Trade Publication), 306
Drilling Machines, Bench and Pedestal (Grimston Electric Tools, Ltd.), 571 “ Burgmaster ” Automatic Turret- Head (Drummond-Asquith (Sales), Ltd.), 572*
Horizontal Drilling Head for (James Archdale and Co., Ltd.), 571*
at International Machine Tool Exhibition, Review of, 571*
Multi-Purpose (B. O. Morris, Ltd.), 572
Multi-Spindle, 571*
Pedestal, .1-in. Capacity, ” Pacera ” (W. J. Meddings, Ltd.), 571*
Radial, Sensitive (James Archdale and Co., Ltd.), 571*
Turret-Head, Automatic, “ Burgmaster ” (Drummond-Asquith (Sales), Ltd., 572*
“ Eleroda ” D.l Spark Erosion Machine (Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 568*
“ Erodomatic ” Spark Erosion Machine (Wickman, Ltd.), 568*
Gear-Cutting Machine, Churchill-Cleveland Mark IV ” Rigidhobber ” (Churchill-Redman, Ltd.), 60*
“ Green Linnet ” Copy Milling Machine (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 568*
Grinding Machine, Automatic Control Systems for, 540*
Centreless (Trade Publication), 77
Grinding Machine, Heavy-Duty, Electric (Trade Publication), 404
Internal, Automatic, “ Reinecker J.P.S.A.O.”, 540*
Plain Thread, “ Matrix ” (Trade Publication), 77
Surface, Horizontal Duplex, Work- Carrier for (Arthur Scrivener, Ltd.), 402*
— Tool and Cutter, by R. S. Connell (Book), 73
Hacksaw, Power, “ Rapidor-Manchester ” Major (Trade Publication), 278 Two-Speed (Trade Publication), 533 Hammers, Drop, for Light Work (Trade Publication), 498
Jerwag ” Climb Cut Programme-Control Milling Machine (Stuart Davis, Ltd.), 540*. See Erratum, 572
Lathes, Automatic, Swiss-Type, by G. A. W. Morgan (Book), 115; (Review), 74
— Capstan (Trade Publication), 77 for Overseas (Trade Publication), 10
— “ Carbijunior ” Copy-Turning (Alfred
Herbert, Ltd.), 88*
— Centre, lOj-in. (Trade Publication), 278 Handbook of, by C, T. Bower (Book), 41
— Facing (Trade Publication), 44
— for Machining Worn Train Wheels, 562*
Limit Gauging. See Gauge
Machines, Brochures on, for Austria, 128. See also vol. 180
— Shop Management. See IVorks Management
— Tools, Automatic Control Systems for, 537*
Control, Electronic (E.M.I. Electronics, Ltd.), 442
Exhibition, International, 537*, 567*. See 513
Imports of, Discussion in Parliament 543
Industry, Comment on, 513
Industry, Investment Allowances in. Amendments to Finance Bill on, 543 Industry, Position and Prospects, 137*
” Jigmatic " Work Table with Coordinate Setting for (Burton, Griffiths and Co., Ltd.), 572*
Manufacturers’ Association, tude Towards Price Cutting, 231 in Semi-Automatic Flow (A.E.C., Ltd.), 53*
Special-Purpose, for Aircraft duction, 91 *
Tracing Head for Automatic
trol of (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 541*
Work Table, “ Jigmatic,” with Coordinate Setting for (Burton, Griffiths &. Co., Ltd.), 572*
— Work, Tolerance in. See Gauge Machining of Alumina and Synthetic Sapphire (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 61*
— of Light Alloys, 567*
— Properties of Non-Ferrous Metals, by Dr. D. F. Galloway, 309
— Research, by D. A. Oliver, T. S. Lister, M. D. Kinman, and Dr. D. Fitzgeorge, 93*
‘‘ Matrix ” Jig Borer, Programme Control System for, 540*
Metal Cutting, Influence of Machine Tool on, 93*
Milling-Cutter Gangs for High-Tensile Steel Aircraft Components (English Steel Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 90* McCrosky Inserted-Blade (Trade Publication) 278
— Face-, of Titanium (William Jessop and Sons Ltd., and Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 184*
— Machine, Copy, ” Green Linnet ” (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 568* Electron Control Systems for, 537* ” Hypowermatic,” Horizontal, Production (Cincinnati Milling Machines, Ltd.), 219*
“ Jerwag ” Climb Cut, Programme- Control (Stuart Davis, Ltd.), 540*. See Erratum, 572
Multi-Purpose (B. O. Morris, Ltd.), 572
Production, “ Centec 3 ” (Central Tool and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 382* Profile ” Centec 3P ” (Central Tool and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 382
Small, Vertical (Trade Publication), 278
Two-Dimensional, ” Centec 3R ” (Central Tool and Equipment Co., Ltd.), 382
Universal (Wadkin, Ltd.), 567* Plate-Bending Machine, Vertical, 3,600- ton, for John Brown’s Engine Works (Fielding and Platt, Ltd.), 156*
Pneumatic Equipment, Handbook of (Book), 115
Power Press, Open-Fronted, Standardised Range of (Hordern, Mason and Edwards, Ltd.), 346*
Presses, Power Panel, ” TR ” (Trade Publication), 498
— Stretcher, Plans for (Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd.), 568
— Tools from Epoxide Resin (Leicester Lovell and Co., Ltd.), 260
Profiling System, Electronic (Lancashire Dynamo Electronic Products, Ltd.), 541*
Reeling and Straightening Machine, Safe operation of (Trade Publication), 306 “ Reinecker J.P.S.A.O.” Automatic Internal Grinding Machine, 540*
Routing Machines, Heavy-Duty (Wadkin, Ltd.), 567*
Sanding Attachment, Belt (Trade Publication), 404
Machine Tools—continued
Saw, Band, Butt Welder (Midland Saw and Tool Co., Ltd.), 570*
— Chain, Petrol-Driven, Two-Man (Trade Publication), 404
— Portable, Electric (Trade Publication), 404
Metal. “ Rapidor ” (Trade Publication), 77
— See also Hack-Saw (above) “ Sparcatron ” Spark Erosion Machine (Burton, Griffiths and Co., Ltd.), 569* Spark Erosion Machine, “ Agietron ” (Pearson Phillips, Ltd.), 569*
Machine, “ Eleroda ” D.l (Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd.), 568*
Machine, “ Erodomatic” (Wickman Ltd.), 568
Machine, “ Sparcatron ” (Burton, Griffiths and Co., Ltd.), 569*. See 378
— Machining, Electro, of Metals, by A. V. Nosov and D. V. Bykov (Book), 498
Five-Day Courses in, 378
by “ Sparcatron ” Process (Impregnated Diamond Products, Ltd.), 378. See 569*
Straightening Machines, Safe Operation of (Trade Publication), 306
Tool and Cutter Grinding, by R. S. Connell (Book), 73
Electric, Portable, Production and Sales of (Black and Decker, Ltd.), 551* Work Table, Detachable, for Co-ordinate Setting, 572
“ Jigmatic,” with Co-ordinate Setting (Burton, Griffiths and Co., Ltd.). 572*
Machines for Translating Languages, by W. N. Locke and A. D. Booth (Book), 182; (Review), 136
Work. See Machine Tools
Machinery, Agricultural, Industry, Position and Prospects of, 116*
— European, Buyer’s Guide to; Classified
List of Engineering Trade Associations Western Europe (Book), 182
Farm, Lubrication and Maintenance (Trade Publication), 564
— Flour-Milling (Trade Publication), 564
Heavy, British Mission on, to India, 550 Imports, Duty-Free, Recommendation Wilson-Smith Committee on, 31
Duty on. Remission of, 295
— Industry, Effect of Credit Squeeze on, 518
— Mining. See Mining
Machining. See Machine Tools
Machinist’s Handbook, American, New, by R. le Grand (Book), 370
Mackworth, Dr. N. H., on Work Design and Training for Future Industrial Skills, 160
Madan, C. S., and Co., Ltd., Compressed-Air Pumps and Valves (Trade Publication), 77
Maddin, Prof. R., on Surface Nucleation in Recrystallisation of Aluminium Single Crystals, 374
Maeder, E. G., on Differential Annealing for Deep Drawing, 48*
Maerz-Type Open-Hearth Furnace, Studies on Aerodynamics of, by G. Husson, G. Cohen de Lara and R. Durand, 557
Magnesium Alloys. See lurgy
— in Modern World, by 231
Magnet, Electro, l3-kW
Management Succession: Recruitment, Selection, Training and Promotion of Managers (Review), 497
Report on, by Adon Society Trust, 448
— Training Graduates for (Thomas Hedley &
Co., Ltd.), 442
— Works. See Works Management Managers, Recruitment, Selection, Training
and Promotion of (Review), 497
— Selection and Training of, 448
Manchester Computer, Mark II, by T. Kilburn, D. B. G. Edwards, and G. E. Thomas,239 Mancuna Engineering, Ltd., Cyclones for Dust Removal, 216*
Mandi, A., on Use of Liquid for Cooling Rotors, 526
Manganese 54 Isotopes, Separation of, 409 Manley, F. A., on Electric Multiple Unit Trains and Equipment, 429
Manpower. See Labour
Mansell, S. J., on Sulphide-Impregnated Surfaces for Reducing Frictional Resistance and Wear of Steel, 425*. See 42!
Mansfield Colliery, Automatic Cutter-Loader at, 288
Mansfield, W. P., on Crankcase Explosions, 401 Manual, Gas-Turbine, by R. J. Welsh and G. Waller (Book), 498
— Steel Designers’, by C. S. Gray, L. E. Kent,
W. A. Mitchell, and G. B. Godfrey (Review), 209; (Book), 210
— of Technical Reference of Cold-Rolled
Sections (Book), 41
— and Yearbook (V), Steam Boiler, by R. J.
Millson (Book), 337
Manufacture. Scientific Methods in. See Works Management
Manufacturers, British, F.B.l. Register of, 1956 (Book), 73
— and Distributor, Relations Between, 231
— Manual (Book), 41
— National Union of. Official Register of
(Book), 41
Maratray, F. H., on Impact Tests and Mechanism of Brittle Failure, 557
Marchon Products, Ltd., Sulphuric Acid and Cement Plant of Solway Chemicals, Ltd., 185*
Marchwood Power Station, Use of Aluminium- Clad Walls at, 296*
Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., Periscopic Television Equipment for Boiler Control, 443*
Margam, No. 4 Blast Furnace at (Steel Company of Wales, Ltd.), 68*. See Erratum, 121
Marine Auxiliary Machinery, by E. Molloy (Book), 468
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Engines. See Engines; Turbines; Marine
Propulsion
— Engineers, Institute of. Progress on New
Headquarters, 112*; Dredging at Some Principal British Ports, by D. W. Low, 375*; Corrosion of Cargo Ships and Its Prevention, by H. J. Adams and Dr. J. C. Hudson, 560
— Engineering, New Chair in, at University of
Durham, 142
Practice (Book), 370
— Life, Biological Investigations on, 400*
— Propulsion, Auxiliary Machinery, by E.
Molloy (Book), 468
Cylinder Wear on 9-E6 Marine Engines on Class “ B ” Diesel Fuel (Russell Newbery, Ltd.), 532
Diesel Engines (Trade Publication), 533 Doxford Engine, Recent Improvements and Additions to, by A. Storey, 315
Free-Piston Gas Generators in Coasting Vessels “ Cantenac ” and “ Merignac,” 373
Naval Marine Engineering Practice (Book), 370
Nuclear, Developments in, 220*
by Nuclear Power, 573
Nuclear Power Application, 445
Reduction Gearing, by A. W. Davis, 107* Tunnel-Screw Vessels (Yarrow and Co. Ltd.), 523*
Turbine Steam, Developed by Yarrow- Admiralty Research Department, 523
See also Engines; Turbines; Propellers; Ship Resistance
— Turbines. See Turbines, Steam
Maritime Museum, National, Greenwich, Exhibition of Astrolabes at, 380
Markets. See Trade
Markyate, Commencement of By-Pass at, 199 Marshall, L., on Sulphide-Impregnated Surfaces for Reducing Frictional Resistance and Wear of Steel, 425*. See 421
Marshall, L. B., the Late, 7
Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd., Track-Marshall Diesel Crawler Tractor (Trade Publication), 242
Marshalling Equipment, Exhibits at Mechanical Handling Exhibition, 413*
? Wagon, Model of (Fraser and Chalmers
Engineering Works), 413
— System, Wagon, Mechanical, Model of
(Mitchell Engineering, Ltd.), 413
Martin, Black and Co. (Wire_Ropes), Ltd., Production
“ Gyrac ” 490*
Martin, Prof. H. W., on Standardisation, 455, 487
Masefield, Peter, Resignation from British European Airways, 166, 189
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Machine Translation of Languages (Book), 136; “ Cambridge Electron Accelerator ” 6-GeV Electron Synchroton, 444
Massey, B. and S., Ltd., Drop Hammers for Light Work (Trade Publication), 489
Mast Equipment, Exhibits at Mechanical Handling Exhibition, 413*
— “ Leroy,” Retractable (Mitchell Engineer
ing, Ltd.), 413*
Mastics, Building (Book), 468
Materials, Determining the Most Profitable Use of, by J. H. Whicheloe, 165
Materials, Elasticity and Strength of. Vol. IV: Part Two (External) B.Sc. (Engineering). 1941-52, by W. H. Brooks (Book), 498 Handling and Work Study, Papers on (Book), 73
— Strength of. See Stress and Tests {Mate
rials)
Mathematics, Basic, for Science and Engineering, by P. G. Andres, H. J. Miser, and H. Reingold (Book), 370
— of Faville-Levally Lubricant Testing Ma
chine, 428*
— Mathieu’s Equation, Theory of, by
Campbell (Book), 564
— Nomography and Empirical Equations,
D. S. Davis (Book), 436
— Nuclear Energy, Progress in, by R. R. by A. Charpie, J. Horowitz, D. J. Hughes and D. J. Littler (Review), 533
— of Shell Four-Ball Machine, 427*
— Shop, by C. E. Stout (Book), 242
— Table of Descending Exponential (Book), 41
of Hyperbolic Sines and Cosines, X ~ 2 to X = 10 (Book), 436
of Weber Parabolic Cylinder Functions, by Dr. J. C. P. Miller (Book), 468
— Vector Analysis, by H. E. Newell, Jr. (Book), 468
and Tensors, Theory of Fields of, by E. Bauer (Book). 564
Mathieu’s Equation, Theory of, by R. Campbell (Book), 564
Matling, Ltd., Tool and Die-Handling Truck, 350*
“ Matrix ” System
“ Matrix ” (Trade
Matthews, Sir R. W., Retirement as Chairman of Brush Group, Ltd.. 456
Maudslay Society, Scholarships and Prizes, 152 Max Arc and Electrics, Ltd., Miniature Lighting Plant (Trade Publication), 306
Mayer, C. G., on Vision Recording on Magnetic Tape, 423
“ Mayfly ” Solid-Propellant Boost Motor, 487 McAuslan, W., the Late, 147
McCormick ” Automatic Silk-Screen Printer (Redlec, Ltd.). 491 *
McHarness. R. C., on Ultra-Low Temperature Processes, 551
McIntosh, Dr. A. B.. on Selection of Canning Materials for Reactors Cooled by Sodium/ Potassium and Carbon Dioxide, 269
McLellan and Partners, Remote-Control Switchgear for Single-Operator Boards, 59*
McMullen, J. J., on Free-Piston Gas Generator, 371*
Me, See also Mac
Measurement of Admittance of Electrical Insulation at Very-Low Frequencies, New Bridge Network for, by G. Mole and D. C. G. Smith (Book), 242
— and Control, Instruments for, by W. G.
Holzbock (Book), 73
— Practical Metrology, Vol. 2, by
and G. H. Sharp (Book), 370
Mechanical Engineers, American Society International Conference on Metals, London and New York, 230 Education of, in Russia, by B. Goodlet, 134*
Jig Borer, Programme Control for, 540*
Plain Thread Grinding Machine Publication), 77
K. J. Hume
Fatigue
of, of
L.
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of :
Pressurised Water Reactor as a Source of Heat for Steam Power Plants, by Dr. J. M. Kay and F. J. Hutchinson, 78*, 82
Gray Lecture on Marine Reduction Gearing, by A. W. Davis, 107* Leonardo da Vinci Lectures, on Energy in the Service of Man, 166
International Conference on Fatigue of Metals, London, and New York, 230 2nd Graham Clark Lecture on Impact of
Engineering on Society, by Sir M. Bowra, 290*. See 289
Crankcase Explosions, Investigation into Some Factors Governing Selection of Protective Devices, by H. G. Freeston. J. D. Roberts, and A. Thomas, 401 Crankcase Explosions: Development
New Protective Devices, by W. Mansfield, 401
Steam Group:
Power Station Auxiliary Plant, by < Kennedy and F. J. Hutchinson, 44
Mechanical Engineers, Training of, at Belmos Co., Ltd. (Trade Publication), 404
— Engineering, at High Pavement
Nottingham, 512
Problems Relating to, by R. (Book), 41
— Handling Engineers’ Association,
Film on Mechanical Handling in Grain Industry, 382
Equipment at Port of London Authority Royal Group of Docks, 448
Equipment, Position and Prospects of, 333
Exhibition, Exhibits of Shovels and Cranes at 317*: Exhibits of Trucks and Tractors at, 349*; Conveyor Exhibits at, 377*; Exhibits of Mast and Marshalling Equipment, 413*
in Grain Industry, Film on, 382
International Convention on. Programme 317
Plant for Coal, Coke, Ash, etc. (Trade Publication), 242
— Lubricator. See Lubricator
— Properties of Carbon-Steel Wire at Low
Temperatures, by R. W. Nichols, 503
Mechanics, by G. Bruhat (Book), 564
— Experimental, and Properties of Materials,
by C. W. Muhlenbruch (Book), 41
— Fluid, Introduction to Fundamentals of,
by R. C. Binder (Book), 278
— of Machines, by F. R, Erskine Crossley
(Review), 149
— Quantum, byL. I. Schiff (Book), 436 Principles of, by Ph. Pluvinage (Book)
of
P.
G.
School,
Sonntag
Cinema
Mechanisation in Agricultural Industry, 328
— Coal-Mining, Statement on. 146 Mechanism, by J. Stiles Beggs (Book), 337 Meddings, W. J., Ltd. “ Pacera ” |-in. Capacity
Pedestal Drilling Machine, 571*
Mediterranean Sea, Atlantropa Scheme for Damming at Dardanelles and Gibraltar, by W. Ley (Review), 307
Meetings, Notices of, 30, 63, 95, 111 127 143 159, 188, 222, 252, 284, 316, 348, 380^ 410’ 442, 477, 506, 543, 575
Megaw, E. C. S., the Late, 131
“ Megger,” Instruments, Selection Chart (Trade Publication), 10
— Insulation Tester for Three-Voltage Operation (Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd.), 311*
Meldrum, Radio Transmitting Station, Very- High-Frequency, of British Broadcasting Corporation, 21
Mellor, A. L., the Late, 72
Melville, R., and Co., Ltd., Timber-Storage Building, 62*
Members of Parliament. Remuneration of, 544 Mercedes-Benz ” 190” Motor Car, Comment on, 322
Merchant Ships. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding
“ Mercury ” Digital Computer, by K. Lonsdale and E. T. Warburton, 238
— Electronic Computer (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286
— Ultra-Low Temperature Freezing of (Sankey-Telcon, Ltd.), 551
Merger Proposal, of Amalgamated Engineering Union, 112
“ Merignac,” Coasting Vessel, Free-Piston Gas Generator in, 373
” Merlin ” Fractional-Horse-Power Motor (Trade Publication), 404
“ Merlin ” Nuclear Reactor, (for German Ministry of Economics and Transport (A.E,I.-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd.), 506
“ Merlin ” Research Reactor (A.E.I.-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd.), 220*
Merritt, H. E., Remarks to British Gear Manufacturers’ Association on Need for Code of Design Practice, Comment on, 390 Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, Dredging Fleet of, 375*
— Tunnel, Higher-Pressure Gas Main Through (William Press and Son, Ltd.), 141
Merz and McLellan, Hydro-Electric Power Plant at Errochty, 431*
Messina Group, “ Euratom ” Agency for Supply and Exchange of Nuclear Materials, 397
Messina (Transvaal) Development Co., Proposal for Expansion of Iron and Steel Works at Redcliffe, Near Que Que, 422
Metals and Alloys, Face-Centred Cubic, Textures in, by Dr. R. E. Smallman, 374
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Cutting, History and Fundamentals of, and
Selection of Oils for (Trade Publication), 306
Influence of Machine Tool on, 93
Metal Detectors, Ltd., Combined Machine for Detection and Extraction of Tramp Metal, 217
— Ducting, Wirewa (Trade Publication), 210
— Expanded, Exhibition of (Expanded Metal Co., Ltd.), 342
“ Expamet,” in Industry (Trade Publication), 182
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests
{Materials)
— Forming and Shaping Operations, Research
into, by W. Johnson, 309
Slum and Carbon
A. B. McIntosh Bagley, 269 Machining Properties
Metals, by Dr. D.
Deep Drawing and Spinning of Sheet Metal, with Particular Reference to Non-Ferrous Materials, by J. A. Grainger, 309
Rubber Pressing, by J. Fielding, 309
Research into Some Metal-Forming and Shaping Operations, by W. Johnson, 309
Cold Roll-Forming and Manipulation of Light-Gauge Sections, by E. Griffin, 309
Stretch-Forming of Non-Ferrous Metals, by R. D. Edwards, 309
Bending and Allied Forming Operations, by T. G. Perry, 309
Hot Forming of Magnesium Alloys, by R. G. Wilkinson, 309
Porosity and Permeability Changes During Sintering of Copper Powder, by G. Arthur, 373
Sintering, Fabrication, and Properties of Thorium, by M. D. Smith and Prof. R. W. K. Honeycombe, 373
Manufacture and Properties of High- Strength Nickel-Tungsten Alloys, by Dr. M. Davis and C. E. Densem, 373 Intercrystalline Fracture of Beta-Brasses Containing Aluminium, by E. C. W. Perryman, 373
Effect of Zirconium and Titanium on Intercrystalline-Cracking Tendency of Beta-Brasses, by E. C. W. Perryman and R. J. Goodwin, 373
Ferrous, Machining Properties of, by
Dr. D. F. Galloway, 309
Ferrous, Stretch-Forming of, by R. D. Edwards, 309
— and Plastic Compacts, Ltd., Porous Stainless-
Steel Filters, 438
— Sintering, Papers on, at Institute of Metals
Spring Meeting, 373
— Stress/Strain Curves of, at Low Tempera
tures and High Rates of Strain, by H. G. Baron, 503
— Structures, Buckling of, by C. F. Koll-
brunner and M. Meister (Book), 498
— and Structures, Fatigue of, by H. J. Grover,
S. A. Gordon and L. R. Jackson (Review), 563
— Structure of. See Metallography
— See also Metallography; Metallurgy
— Welding. See Welding
— Working, by Electro-Sparking, by A. V.
Nosov and D. V. Bykov (Book), 498 Oils for (Trade Publication), 306
— Yield Behaviour of, at Low Temperatures,
with Particular Reference to Some Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels, by H. “ R. W. Nichols, 503
Metallography, Microstructure
Treatment, Effects of, on Temperature of Carbon Steel, by G. Burns and C.Judge, 558
— See also Metals; Metallurgy Metallurgists, Institution of. Metallurgical
Profession, by G. L. Bailey, 421
Cubic, Textures in, by Dr. R. E. Smallman, 374
— Nickel-Iron, Magnetic Strip, 437 Tungsten, High-Strength, Manufacture and Properties of, by Dr. M. Davis and C. E. Densem, 373
— Stress/Strain Curves of, at Low
Temperatures and High Rates of Strain, by H. G. Baron, 503
Bessemer Process, Centenary of, 5 Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces Brass. See Brass
Castings, Iron, Spheroidal-Graphite
(Trade Publication), 182 Corrosion of Metals. See Corrosion Foundry. See Foundry; Moulds Furnaces, Electric. See Furnaces
— Metallurgical. See Furnaces
Heat Treatment, Annealing and Deformation Textures in Thorium, by Dr. R. E. Smallman, 374
Annealing, Differential, Technique for Deep Drawing, 48*
Case-Hardening of Steel by Carbonitriding Process (Trade Publication), 44
and Microstructure, Effects of, on Transition Temperature of Carbon Steel, by G. Burns and C. Judge, 558 Oils for (Trade Publication), 44 Iron Castings, Spheroidal-Graphite (Trade Publication), 182
— Manufacture. See Furnaces, Blast
— Ore. See Ore
Metals, Tests of. See Tests {Materials') Metallurgy, Profession of, by G. L.
Bailey, 421
Powder Metallurgy, Papers on, at Institute of Metals Spring Meeting, 373 Pyrometers. See Pyrometers Refractories. See Refractory Materials Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills Spheroidal-Graphite Iron Castings (Trade
Publication), 182 Steel Furnaces. See Furnaces Steelmaking, Problems and Progress in, by
H. H. Burton, 389
Metallurgy—continued
Steelmaking, Process, Acid-Bessemer, in West Cumberland, by F. B. Cawley and D. R. Wattleworth, 463
Steel, Manufacture, Bessemer Process, Centenary of, 5
Titanium, Melting and Manipulation of, 246*
Tungsten, History, Properties and Applications, etc., of, by K. C. Li and Dr. C. Y. Wang (Book), 136
Welding. See Welding
See also Iron and Steel Institute: Metals, Institute of: Metallography
Metalock (Britain), Ltd., “ Furmanite " Thermo-Setting Compound for Sealing Steam Leaks, 219
Metalworking and Cutting Oils (Trade Publication), 10
Meter, “ EEL ” B.R.S. Daylight Factor (Trade Publication), 533
— Flow, Calibration of. Use of Floating Syphon for, by T. H. Redding, 300*
— Layer Thickness (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 381 *
— Moisture, Grain (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 522*
— Torque Balance (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 381 *
— Waste-Water (Trade Publication), 182
— See also Electric
Methane, Natural, Gas-Turbine Plant at Corte- maggiore Refinery (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 140*
Metro-Cutanit, Ltd., Vacuum Sintering of “ Cutanit ” Cemented Carbides, 335
Metrology, Practical, Vol. 2, by K. J. Hume and G. H. Sharp (Book), 370
Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd., Activities of, 359*; Diesel Railcars for British Railways, 483*
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 2,500-kW Gas-Turbine Generating Set, Acceptance Test on, 141; Overseas Activities, 146; 156-in. Synchrocyclotron at Liverpool University, 211*; 25-MeV Electron Linear Accelerator, 281*; Thermal-Reactor Control Equipment 281*; Exhibits at British Industries Fair 311*; Model of 17,100-kVA Water- Turbine-Driven Alternator, 311*; Thermal Reactor Equipment, 311; 25-h.p. Weatherproof Squirrel-Cage Motor, 311; New Staff Appointments, 328; Automatic Voltage Regulator for Turbo-Alternators at Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station, 434*
— See also London
Micro-Incinerator, Infra-Red (Townson and Mercer, Ltd.), 437*
Microanalyser, Probe, Electron, Applications of, by Dr. J. Philibert and Prof. C. Crussard, 536
Micrometers and Verniers, “ Ritefeel ” (Trade Publication), 77
Microscope, Electron, Biological Studies with, 406
Study of Crystal Lattices with, 406 Microstructure of Metals. See Metallography Middle East, Oil Reserves in, 392
Midgley, J. W., on Protection of Steel from Wear by Phosphating, 196
Midland Regional Board for Industry, Industrial Buildings Survey for, 3
Midland Saw and Tool Co., Ltd., Bandsaw Butt Welder, 570*
Mileage Recorder for Railway Service (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 376*
Miles, F. G., Ltd., Collaboration with Avions Hurel Dubois on High-Aspect-Ratio “Aerovan H.D.M. 105“ Freighter Aircraft, 374
Military College of Science, Royal, Activities of, 551*
Mill, Ball, High-Speed, for Grinding Paints and Metal Powders (Steele and Cowlishaw, Ltd.), 260
— Cotton-Spinning, Electric Drives for (Trade
Publication), 77
— Hammer (Scottish Mechanical Light Indus
tries, Ltd.), 521*
Screenless (Trade Publication), 10
— Rolling. See Rolling Mills
Milling, Flour, Machinery for (Trade Publication), 564
— Machines and Cutters. See Machine Tools Mine Cars, Electrically-Driven Cleaning Plant
for (Humphrey’s and Glasgow, Ltd.), 510*
— Coal. See Collieries
— Department of, and Technical Surveys.
See Canada
— Gold, Orange Free State, Annual Report
of, 391
— Report of H.M. Chief Inspector of, for 1953 (Book), 41
—? Rescue Apparatus. See Colliery
—? Research Establishment, Safety of. Work on Explosion Detector, 506
— United States Bureau of. See United States
— Winding. See Winding
— See also Coal: Collieries: Mining: Ores:
Winding
Mineral Oils. See Oils
—? Water Engineers Association, 422
— See also Coal: Mining: Ores
Mineworkers, National Union of, Diagnosis of Manpower Wastage and-Recruitment, 96; Wage Demands by, 454
Mining, Coal, Research, 275*. See 288
— and Dressing of Low-Grade Ores in Europe
(Book), 115
— Electrical and Mechanical Engineers,
Association of, Presidential Address on Youth and the Mining Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, by J. D. Morton, 544; Men, Machines and Accidents, by J. W. Whitfield, 545
— Engineer, Winding Engine Calculations for,
by A. B. Price (Book), 210
— Equipment, Flameproof Gate-End Box and
Contactor Unit (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 179*
— Machinery, Heavy, Opencast, Production
of, 351
Position and Prospects of, 101*
Mining, Man-Engine, Contin'r.ial O igins of, by D. H. Tew, 71*
— Subsidence Damage, Compensation for,
Discussion in Parliament, 284, 415
— Transformer, 150-kVA, 3.150/600-volt, for
National Coal Board (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 285*
Ministry of Automation, Formation of, in Russia, 128
— of Labour and National Service. See under
Labour
—? of Supply. See Supply
— of Transport. See Transport
Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co., “ Vanguard ” Artificial Satellite Project, 263
Mirolubov, A. V., on Kuibishev-Moscow 400-kV Power Transmission Line and Substation, 525
Mitchell, Colman and Co., Ltd., “Handyloader “ Screw Conveyor, 377
Mitchell Engineering, Ltd., Joint Plans with A.M.F. Atomics Incorporated for Design and Construction of Nuclear Power Plants, 220*: “ Leroy” Retractable Mast, 413*; Model of Mechanical Wagon Marshalling System, 413
Mitchell, J., on Sir Henry Bessemer, 1813-1898 389
Mixer, “ Impelator,” for Solutions of Emulsions (Plenty and Son, Ltd.), 510*
Mixing Machines, Concrete. See Concrete Precision, “ Lddige-Morton,” for Pulverised, Granulated and Fibrous Materials (Morton Machine Co., Ltd.), 440*
M.K. Electric, Ltd., Fused Connector Box (Trade Publication), 182; Double-Pole Switches for Control of Water Heaters (Trade Publication), 564
M.O. Valve Co., Ltd., Installation of New Manufacturing Units for High-Reliability Radio’ Valves at Osram-G.E.C. Lamp Works, 173
Mobil Oil Co., Ltd,, “ Mobil Industrial Review” (Trade Publication), 182; Refinery at Coryton, Rubber “ Tyre ” for Elimination of Vapour Loss in Oil Storage Tanks (Wm, Neill and Son (St. Helens), Ltd.), 272; Maintenance and Lubrication of Tractors and Farm Machinery (Trade Publication), 564
Model of Alternator, 17,100-kVA, Water- Turbine-Driven (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 311*
— Experiments. See Aeronautics; Ship Resist
ance: Tank Experiments
— Fast Breeder Reactor, Dounreay (John
Thompson, Ltd.), 283*
— of “ LIDO ” Nuclear Research Reactor, 283, 573*
— of Mechanical Wagon Marshalling System
(Mitchell Engineering, Ltd.), 413
— on Mechanisation in Motor Industry, 442
— of Mulberry Harbour, at Arromanches
Memorial Museum, 486*
— Role of, in Evolution of Hydraulic Struc
tures and Movement of Sediment (Book), 306
— of “ Speedwalk ” Conveyor Belt for
Passenger Transportation (Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co,, and Richard Sutcliffe, Ltd.), 377. See LETTERS, 452, 516
— of 210,000-lb. per hour Stoker-Fired Boiler
for Pretoria “ B ” Power Station (Yarrow and Co., Ltd.), 523*
— for Stress Determination. See Photo-Elastic
— of 120-MVA, 275-kV Transformer for
Super-Grid Scheme of Central Electricity Authority (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286
— of 200-MV Turbo-Alternator (C. A.
Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 285*
— “ Victory ” Ship, Tests on, 493
— of Wagon Marshalling Equipment (Fraser
and Chalmers Engineering Works), 413
Moisture Meter, Grain (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 522*
Molybdenum Disulphide, Application of Lubricants Containing (Trade Publication), 436
Mond Nickel Fellowships, Particulars of, 125 Money, Determining the Most Profitable Use of, by J. H. Whicheloe, 165
Monoplane. See Aeronautics
Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act, 341 “ Monotower ” Light Tower Crane (Butters Brothers and Co., Ltd.), 413
Monsanto Chemicals, Ltd., “ Aroclor 1248 ” Transformer Cooling Medium, 507
Montecatini, Formation of Electroconsult Power-Industry Consulting Organisation, 549
Montgomery, A., Ltd., Production Exhibition, 442
Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., Refractories (Trade Publication), 44; Oil-Film “Morg- oil ” Bearings for New Cold Strip Rolling Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks, 218*; Programme Controller, 438*; Built-Up Furnaces, 439* “ Morgoil ” Oil-Film Bearings for New Cold Strip Rolling Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks (Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 218*
Morillon, Y., on Impact Tests and Mechanism of Brittle Failure, 557
Morley, S. J., on Measurement of Temperature Rises in Alternators During Operation, 526
Morris, B. O., Ltd., Multi-Purpose Milling and Drilling Machine, 572
Morris, Dr. J. B., on Application of Fluidised Techniques to Nuclear Reactors, 356*
Morrison, A., Appointment as Managing Director of D. and C. and William Press, Ltd., 360
Mortimer Engineering Co., Ltd., Ravensburg Face-Plate Lathes (Trade Publication), 44; Grothkopp and Pratt Grinding Gauges (Trade Publication), 278
Morton, B. C., on Conveyor Belt System for Passenger Movement (1904), 452
Morton, J. D., on Youth and the Mining Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, 544
Morton Machine Co., Ltd., “ Lodige-Morton ” Precision Mixing Machines for Pulverised, Granulated and Fibrous Materials, 440* Moscow-Kuibishev 400-kV Power Transmission Line and Substation, by A. A. Gogolin, K. K. Levitsky, A. V. Mirolubov S. S. Rocotjan, V. N. Sergejev and B. V. Sokolov, 525
Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Co., Ltd. Welded Steel Sphere for Fast-Breeder Reactor, 62
Motion Study, Acceptance of, by National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, 96
Motor Accessories Manufacturers’ Association Controversy on “ Tied ” Garages, 326
— Air (Trade Publication), 436
— Cars, Electrical Equipment, by A. P. Young and L. Griffiths (Book), 182
Engines. See Engines^ Petrol
E.R.A. Sports Saloon Prototype, Acquisition of, by British Motor Corporation, 230
Gas Turbines for, 114
Gas-Turbine, Research on (Chrysler Corporation), 166*
Industry, Automation in. Comment on 311 ’
Industry, Development Council, Proposal of, 128
Industry, Dollar Expenditure on Importation of Sheet Steel for. Discussion in Parliament on, 191
Industry, Education in, 59
Industry, Institute of the, Technical Education in the Motor Industry, by S. S. Dawes, 59
Industry, Interest in, on Clydeside, 67 Industry, Italian Body Designs, 359 Industry, Mechanisation in. Model on 442 ’
— — Industry, Meeting of Shop Stewards of, 288
Industry, Position and Prospects of 35 165, 273*, 327, 549 ’ ’
Industry, Redundancy in, 448
Industry, Strike of. Comment on, 321
Industry, United States, Position and Prospects of, 485
Industry, Wages in, 256
Mercedes-Benz “ 190,” Comment on, 322
Racing Training Courses, 197
Renault Factory, Wage Increase Offer by Employers, 32
Safety Measures, Comment on, 197 See also Motor Vehicles: Motor Cycles
— Carriages, Railway. See Carriages
— Cycle “ Silent ” “ Le ” (Veloce, Ltd.), 196 Motors, Electric, Alternating-Current, and
Generators, by P. Kemp and W. H. Date (Book), 210
Alternating Current, Variable-Speed, for Boiler-House and Power-Station Auxiliaries (Trade Publication), 564
Controllers for, “ Nelbest ” (W. and H. Nelson, Ltd.), 490*
Direct-Current, “ Vari-Drive ” Variable- Speed Control for (M.T.E. Control Gear, Ltd.), 110*
Flameproof, Buxton Certified (Trade Publication), 242
Fractional Horse-Power (Brook Motors Ltd.), 311*
Geared, and Speed Reducers (Trade Publication), 306
Induction, 3-Phase, 50-Cycle (Trade Publication), 498
“ Merlin,” Fractional-Horse-Power (Trade Publication), 404
“ Nelbest ” Starters for (W. and H. Nelson, Ltd.), 490*
IJ-h.p. Solid Foot-Mounting Squirrel Cage (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 286*
Squirrel-Cage, 25-h.p., Weatherproof (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.)
— Industry. See Motor-Car Industry
— Internal-Combustion. See Aeronautics:
Engines: Motor Cars: Tractors
— Lorries. See Motor Vehicles
— Marine. See Engines: Marine Propulsion:
Motorships
— Omnibus, Light 10-Seater, Forward Control
(British Motor Corporation), 487
” R.M. Roadmaster ” Flashing Direction Indicators for, 509*
— Paraffin. See EnginesOil
— Petrol. See Aeronautics: Engines, Petrol:
Motor Cars: Tractors
— Racing, Training Courses, 197
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Transport, in 1856, 5
Heavy Goods Vehicles, Abolition of 20-m.p.h. Speed Limit for, 456
Motor Truck, Exhibits at Mechanical-Handling Exhibition, 340*
Fork-Lift, Electric (Trade Publication), 10
Fork-Lift, “ Overlander ” (Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd.), 349*
Fork-Lift, “Rapier-Super” (Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd.), 349*
Industrial (Trade Publication), 306
Industrial with 31-h.p. Air-Cooled Engine (R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd.), 350
Industrial, Power-Operated, Safety Code for (Trade Publication), 44
Low-Lift,2-ton, “ Platform Warehouser” (Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., Ltd.). 350
Tool and Die-Handling, Power Operated (Matling, Ltd.), 350*
See also Truck, Hand-Operated
— Vehicles, Battery-Driven, by H. W. Heyman,
P. Rochs and H. R. Simpson, 430
Bodies, Light-Alloy, Packaged (Bon- aliack and Sons, Ltd.), 160
Electric, Passenger, by S. H. Cansdale. 430
Exhaust Fumes of. Investigations on, 391 Flashing Indicators for. Discussion in Parliament on, 447
Gas Turbines for, 114
Rear-Dumping, “ Euclid,” Use of, for Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank, 515*
Testing Station, Hendon, Discussion in Parliament on, 255

NANTGARW COLLIERY, Rubbish Processing Plant, 491 *
Napier, D., and Son, Ltd., “Gazelle” Gas- Turbine Engine for Westland ” Wessex ” Helicopter, 190; Turbo-Blower for “ Kahlenberg ” Model E Two-Stroke Marine Diesel Engine, 536*
Narcy, J., on Insulation of Large Synchronous Machines, 526
Nash and Thompson, Ltd., Detector for Testing Coils and Transformer Windings, 438
National Coal Board, Standard Costing in West Midland Division, 64; Manpower Wastage and Recruitment in Coal Mines, 96; Fleck Committee, Comment on, 97; Fleck Report on Organisation, 146; Mining Research Establishment, Work of 275*; 150-kVA, 3,150/600-Volt Mining Transformer for (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 285*; Capital Investment Plans Comment on, 290; Trading and Labour Statistics, 351; Closure of Two Pits in Glamorgan, 384; Concessionary Coal Supplied to Employees, 415, 575; Financial Aid. 415; Sliding-Wedge Roof Bolt, 510*; Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank, 514*. See 518: Discussion in Parliament on Use of Road Transport for Coal Haulage, 543; Statistics on Foreign Labour Employed, 543; Financial Position, 550; Stabilisation of Prices, 550; Report of Committee on Roadway Conveyors (Review), 563; Discussion in Parliament on Concessionary Coal, 575 See 415
— Conference of Labour Women, Meeting in
London,256
— Council for Technological Awards, Report
of, Discussion in Parliament, 351; Announcement regarding, 360
— Dock Labour Board, Annual Report 448 National Electric Products Corporation,
“ Redege ” Benfield Bender, for Electrical Conduit, 21*
— Gallery, Air Conditioning at, 519
— General Export Merchant's Group, Plea for
Firm Prices, 167
— Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, Films on
Training Boiler Operators, 318
— Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Appli
cation of Hydrostatic Transmission to Tractors, 263
of Economic and Social Research. Classified List of Large Companies Engaged in British Industry, 293
— Insurance Advisory Committee, Recom
mendations on Earnings Rule, 352
Regulations for Research Students, 288
— Joint Advisory Council, Inquiry into Train
ing Schemes in Industry, 144; Decision on Restrictive Practices Operated by Workers, 320; Report of Sub-Committee on Accidents, 416
— Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Exhibition
of Astrolabes at, 380
— Physical Laboratory, Symposium on Cavita
tion in Hydrodynamics, 14*; Directorship of, 143: Report on Wage Accounting by Electronic Computer, 423; Tests on Model of “ Victory ” Ship, 493
National Products Corporation, Wirewa Metal Ducting (Trade Publication), 210
— Reference Library of Science, Establishment of, Discussion in Parliament, 319
— Research Council, Conference on Building Research, Ottawa (Book), 210
— Science Centre, Discussion in Parliament on, 415
— Smoke Abatement Conference, Bournemouth, 1955, Proceedings (Book), 370
— Union of Agricultural Workers, Wages Policy, 256
of Boot and Shoe Operatives, Acceptance of Time and Motion Study, 96
of Mineworkers. See Mineworkers Nationalised Industries, Denationalisation of. 130
Employment in, Aspects of, 65
? Expansion Policy of, 34
Responsibility of Parliament for Policy of, 296
Select Committee on. Comment, 353 Wages in, 544
Natural Gas, Gas-Turbine Plant at Cortemag- giore Refinery (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 140*
— Rubber Development Board, Rubber Developments (Trade Publication), 242
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Aircraft Materials Laboratory, Fleetlands. Work of, 495
Yard, Royal, Fleetlands, Work and Organisation of, 494*
Naval Architects, Institution of.
Papers of William Froude (Book), 149 Spring Meeting:
Annual Report, 206
Election of Council and Officers, 206 Presentation of Awards, 206 Presidential Address by Viscount Runciman of Doxford, 206
Ship Repairing—Some Aspects of the Industry Today, by H. A. Silley, 343; Discussion, 343
Practical Approach to Stability of Ships by H. E. Steel, 401; Discussion, 401
Survey of Dredgers and Other Harbour Craft, by H. H. Hagan, 459
Shipborne Wave Recorder, by M. J. Tucker, 460
Viscous and Interference Effects Deduced from N.S.M.B. and N.P.L. “Victory” Model Tests, by Dr. G. Hughes, Brittle Fracture Strength of Welded Steel Plates, by Dr. A. A. Wells, 529 Contra-Rotating Propellers, by Dr. J. D van Manen and Dipl. Ing. A. Sentic^
Aspects of Ship Vibration Induced by Twin Propellers, by J. W. Ramsey, 559 Corrosion of Cargo Ships and Its Prevention, by H. J. Adams and Dr. J. C. Hudson, 560
Naval Architecture. See also Warships
— Construction See also Warships
— Constructors, Corps of. Proposal for, 31
— Manne-Engineering Practice (Book), 370
— Warfare. See Warships
— See also Warships
Navigation, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— Instruments, Ancient, Astrolabes, Exhibi
tion of, at National Maritime Museum Greenwich, 380 ’
Navvy. See Excavator
Navy, British. See under Warships
United States. See United States under Warships
— See also Naval; Warships
Neal, R. H., and Co., Ltd., 6-ton Diesel-Driven Mobile Crane, 414
Negligence and Contract, Law of, as Affecting Engineers, by C. F. Mayson (Review), 75 ' Helens), Ltd., Rubber
Tyre ” for Elimination of Vapour Loss in Oil Storage Tanks, 272
Nelson, W. and H., Ltd., Production of Electrical Switchgear, 490*
Nemec Combustion Engineers, Dual-Fuel System for Diesel Locomotives, 453
Netherlands Railways, Electrification of 121* Netherlands Ship Model Basin, Wageningen
Tests on Model of “ Victory ” Ship 493 ’
Neuman, C. J., Ltd., “Nubrex” Cartridge Grease Gun, 346
“ Neverstop ” Railway at Wembley Exhibition 1924, by H. Streets, 516
New Conveyor Co., Ltd., “ Timinium 233 ” Aluminium-Alloy Solid-Fuel Conveyor Buckets, 509*
— Towns, Growth of, 162*. See 161 See
LETTER. 357
— Year Honours List, 29
Newbold «& Bulford, Ltd., “ Enbeeco Mark III ” Profile Projector for Inspection of Small Components, 186*
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Breakdown of Electricity Supply Services, 31
Newcomen Society, Continental Origins of the Man-Engine, by D. H. Tew, 71*; Summer-Meeting Visits, 501
Newman, E. A., Use of Digital Computer for Pay-Roll Work, 238
Newport Instruments (Scientific and Mobile), Ltd., Precision Pulse Oscilloscope (Trade Publication), 10
Newton, Chambers and Co., Ltd., Freestanding Open Fire with Restricted Throat, 234*
Newton Victor, Ltd., X-Ray Equipment for John Brown’s Engine Works, 157*
Nicholls, C. M., on Application of Fluidised Techniques to Nuclear Reactors, 356* Nichols, R. W., on Hardness of Some Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels at Low Temperatures, 503; on Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Steel Wire at Low Temperatures, 503; on Yield Behaviour of Metals at Low Temperatures, with Particular Reference to Some Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels, 503 Nickel-Bearing Ores, in Southern Rhodesia, Discussion in Parliament, 191
Nickel Consumption and Prices, 45*
— New Sources of, 550
— Plating, Bright, “ EFCO-Udylite ” No. 514
Process (Electro-Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 248*
Process, Bright, “ Nimax ” (W. Canning and Co., Ltd.), 414*
— Tungsten Alloys. See Alloys under Metal
lurgy
Nigeria, Eastern Region Government of. Development Projects, 453
— Royal Visit to, 100*
— Western, Economic Development of, 229 Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Ibadan Branch, Royal Visit to, 100*
Night Work, Improved Pay for, 224
Nile, River, Need for Single Authority to Administer, Discussion in Parliament. 319 Plan for New Dam at Aswan, 145
— Upper, Plans for New Dam, Discussion in
Parliament on, 191
“ Nimax ” Bright Nickel Plating Process (W. Canning and Co., Ltd.), 414*
Niobium 95m. Isotopes, Separation of, 409
Nishimura, K., on Recrystallisation of Cold- Rolled Commercially-Pure Titanium, 374 Noddings, W. B., on Electricity Supply and the Railway Load, 429. See 424
Noise in Electronic Devices, by A. van der Ziel (Review), 75
— of Jet Engines, Discussion in Parliament, 543
— “ Silent ” Motor Cycle, 196
— Transformer, Problems of, by G. B. Harper,
S. Glover and C. M. Brownsey, by E. Tobin and by R. J. Ringlee, 526
— and Vibration Detection, Stethoscopes for
(Trade Publication), 77
Nomography and Empirical Equations, by D. S. Davis (Book), 436
Non-Conducting Coverings. See Heat Insulation
— Ferrous Metals. See Metals: Metallurgy
“ Noral D50S ” Aluminium Alloy for Bus Bars (Northern Aluminium Co.. Ltd.), 492
North American Aviation, “ Super Sabre ” Supersonic Interceptor Aircraft, “ 12F. 100 ” Departure for Service with United States Air Force in Europe, 190
— Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Possible
Economic Development, 390
North British Rubber Co., Ltd., “ Power Grip ” Non-Slip Power-Transmission Belt, 413*; Activities of, 551
North British Steel Foundry, Ltd., Steel Castings (Trade Publication) 44
— East Coast Institution of Engineers and
Shipbuilders, Doxford Engine—Progress and Development, by A. Storey, 315
— Hescary Tor Television Station, Permanent
Aerial for, 21
— Rhine-Westphalia Research Association,
Research on Aerodynamics, by Friedrich- Seewald; and Research on Gas Turbines, by K. Leist (Book), 564
— of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Activi
ties of, 40, 198; Capital Expenditure, Discussion in Parliament on, 127; Hydro- Electric Plant at Errochty, 437*
Northampton Polytechnic Institute, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd., Welded Aluminium Deckhouses (Trade Publication), 44; Corrugated Aluminium Sheet for Turbine Test House of Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., 470*; “Noral D50S *’ Aluminium Alloy for Bus Bars, 492; Plans for Stretcher Press for Production of Stretch-Levelled Slab Material, 568
— Ireland, Scholarships for (British Thomson-
Houston Co., Ltd.), 165
— Rhodesia, Copperbelt Technical Founda
tion, Progress in Establishment of 231
Pilot Farm on Kafue Flats, 552 Northfleet Power Station, Establishment of, 158 Norton, E., Appointment as Director of Yarrow and Co., Ltd., 296
Norton Motors, Ltd., Strike at, 480
Norway, Generating Plant for New Aluminium Factory at Sunndalsora, 508*
— Road Bridges in. Development of, 294 Notched-Bar Tests. See Tests {Materials} Notices of Meetings, 30, 63, 95, 111, 127, 143, 159, 188, 222, 252, 284, 316, 348, 380, 410, 442, 447, 506, 543, 575
Novy, H. J., on Restrictive Practices Bill, 341 “ Nubrex ” Cartridge Grease Gun (C. J. Neuman, Ltd.), 346
Nuclear Energy, Aircraft Propulsion, 573 Civil Uses of. Agreement Between Great Britain and United States on, 575
Conference, British, Symposium on Calder Works Nuclear Power Plant, 506
Development by Private Industry, Discussion in Parliament, 191
Developments, Review of, 220*, 245, 281*
Developments, Information on, Discussion in Parliament, 143, 415
Developments, Speculations on, 445* Electricity from, Progress in, 415 Electricity Generation by, Cost of, 543 European Co-Operation in, 245, 397, 506, 542*,575
Information on. Extension to Depository Library Scheme, 62
International Agency for, Discussion in Parliament, 319
International Co-Operation, 245, 397, 506, 542*, 575
Marine Propulsion, 573
Peaceful Uses of; Proceedings of International Conference, Geneva, 1955. Vol. 2: Physics; Research Reactors (Book), 337; Vol. 14: General Aspects of Use of Radioactive Isotopes: Dosimetry (Book), 337
Progress in, Series I: Physics and Mathematics, Vol. I, by R. A. Charpie, J. Horowitz, D. J. Hughes and D. J, Littler (Review), 533
Research, in Russia, 542*
Atomic Energy, Research in Russia, Discussion in Parliament, 511
Review, 355*, 409*, 444*, 505*, 542* 573*
— Engineering Journal, Commencement of, 200
— Fuels, Availability and Distribution of, 345 Supplies of, Discussion in Parliament, 284
Supply of. International Co-operation in, 397
for Use by Private Firms in America, 409
— Heat for Making Gas. Tests on, 245
— Particles, Paths of. Bubble Chamber for
Observing, 444*
— Power Engineering, Materials for, 269 Metallurgical Research and Development for, by Dr. H. K. Hardy, 269
Plants, Joint Plans for Design and Construction of (Mitchell Engineering, Ltd., and A.M.F. Atomics Incorporated), 220* Production, Metallurgical Research in, by J. G. Ball, 269
Programme of United Kingdom, 573 Programme of. White Paper on, 445 Reactors, Materials for, by H. H.
Hausner and S. B. Roboff (Book), 306 Sales of, by Central Electricity Board,
Discussion in Parliament, 543
Stations. Discussion on, at Russian- Delegation Press Conference, 199
Stations, Local Opposition to Establishment of, 409
Stations, Overseas, Discussion in Parliament, 191
Stations, Overseas Orders for, Discussion in Parliament, 284
Stations, Plant for (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 286
Stations, Private Construction of, in United States, Licences for, 444
Station, Proposed, in Czechoslovakia, 444
— Problems, Institute of, Russia, 680-MeV
Synchrocyclotron at, 542; 10-GeV Proton Synchroton at, 542*
— Reactors, Aircraft Propulsion Develop
ments, 220*
Application of Fluidised Techniques to, by Dr. J. B. Morris, C. M. Nicholls and F. W. Penning, 356*
at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 453, 474*
Catalogue of, 1955 (Book), 404 Developments, Review of, 220* “ DIDO,” Production of Fuel Elements for, 245
“ DIDO,” Work on, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 474*. See 453 Diphenyl as Cooling and Moderating Material, Tests on, 245
Engineering, Principles of, by S. Glasstone (Review), 467
Equipment, Review of, 281* Fuels for, 474*. See 453 “ LIDO,” Model of, 573* “ LIDO,” Work on, at Atomic Energy
Research Establishment, 474*. See 453 Marine Propulsion Developments, 220* Materials for, 474* as Means of Propulsion, 445 “Merlin” (A.E.I.-John Thompson
Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd.), 220* “ MERLIN,” for German Ministry of
Economics and Transport (A.E.I.-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd.), 506 “ OMRE ” Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment, 355*
Physics, Introduction to, by D. J. Littler and J. F. Raffle (Book), 436
“ PLUTO,” Work on, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 474*. See 453 Projects, 573
Recent Developments on, 355*
Some Problems in Maintenance of, by H. G. Davey, 356*
Television Camera for (Pye, Ltd.), 282* Testing to Destruction, 36*
ZETR and ZEUS, at Harwell, 112 “ ZEUS,” Work on, at Atomic Energy
Research Establishment, 474*. See 453
— Research, European Organisation for. Plans
for International Nuclear Research Laboratory, 397; Annual Report of, 506; Symposium on High Energy Physics, 542*; 25-GeV Proton Synchroton_ at Meyrin, 542; Announcement ceedings, 575 156-in. Synchrocyclotron at
University, 211 *
— Thermo-, Energy, Application
Production, 318
Research on, by
Kurchatov, 322* See also Atomic Nucleation, Surface, in
Aluminium Single
Graham and Prof. R. Maddin, 374 Nylon Conveyor Belt (British Rawhide Belting
Co., Ltd.), 260
on Pro
Liverpool
to Power
Academician I.
Recrystallisation Crystals, by C.
V.
of
D.
OBINATA, PROF. I., on Recrystallisation of Cold-Rolled Commercially-Pure Titanium, 374

Obituary: - See Engineering 1956 Jan-Jun: Index: Obituaries

Ocean Currents, Study of, 399*
“ Ocean Layer ” Cable Ship, 446
— Research, Instruments for, 398*
Oceanography, National Institute of, Instruments for Ocean Research, 398*
O.E.E.C. See Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
Oerlikon Engineering Co., Steam-Driven Axial Flow Turbo-Blower for No. 4 Blast Furnace at Margam, 68*. See Erratum, 121
Office Accidents (Trade Publication), 498
— Automation in, Report on, by Trade Union
Congress, 512
— Machinery Industry, Position and Prospects
of, 334*
Manufacture, Position and Prospects of, 229
— for Research and Equipments of Inter
national Union of Railways, Competition on Standard Wagon of the Future, 488
Ohio Valley Electric Corp., 440-kV Power Transmission Lines for, by P. Sporn and W. S. Price, 526
Oils, Black, Consumption Statistics, 575
— Burner. See Oil-Fuel Burner
— Burning Factories, Statistics on, 351
— Consumption, World, Statistics of, 392
— Cutting and Metalworking (Trade Publica
tion), 10
— Drums, Hand Truck for (Omic, Ltd.), 350
— Engines. See Engines, Oil; Motor Cars;
Tractors
— Fuel, Additives (Trade Publication), 564 Burner, Automatic, for Central-Heating
Boilers (Hope’s Heating and Engineering, Ltd.), 254*
Burners, Pressure-Jet, for Domestic Boilers (British Oil Burners, Ltd.), 272*. See 261
Burners, Vaporising, Pot-Type, for Domestic Boilers, 272*. See 261
— Heat-Treatment (Trade Publication), 44
— Heating, Domestic, 232*, 270*. See 261
— Industry, Future Growth of, 547* World, Statistical Review of, 392
— for Metal Cutting, Selection of (Trade
Publication), 306
— Motors. See Engines, Oil; Motor Vehicles;
Tractors
— Refinery, Cortemaggiore, Natural-Methane
Gas-Turbine Plant at (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 140*
Engineer’s Handbook, by J. F. Strachan (Review), 209; (Book), 210
Industry, Progress of, 415
Plans for New (Regent Oil Co., Ltd.), 358
— Reserves, in Middle East, 392
— Storage Tanks, Vapour Loss in. Rubber,
Tyre ” for Elimination of (Wm. Neill and Son (St. Helens), Ltd.), 272
— Switches, See Switchgear
— Technical Bulletins on (Trade Publications), 182
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Well Drilling Equipment, Air Transport of 22*
— See also Lubrication; Petroleum
Oji River, Nigeria, Power Station, Opening of, 100*
Oliver, D. A., on Machining Research, 93*; on Automation Methods, 165
“ Olympus ” Turbo-Jet Engine, Discussions between Bristol Aero-Engines, Ltd., and Boeing Airplane Co. on, 360
“ Omega ” Toroidal Engine, 35
Omic, Ltd., Gas-Cylinder Carrier, 350*; Hand Truck for Carrying Paper Reels and Oil Drums, 350
Omnibus, Motor. See Motor Omnibus
— Trolley. See Trolley 'Bus
“ OMRE,” Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment, 355*
Opacimeter, Application of, to Acid-Bessemer Steelmaking Process, by P. J. Leroy, J. G. Galey and F. B. Cawley, 463
Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace
Opencast Coal Executive, Use of Large Excavators for Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank,514*. See 518
Operative Printers and Assistants, National Society of, Proposal for Amalgamation with National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers, 384
Opperman, S. E., Ltd., Production Facilities (Trade Publication), 182; Reduction Gears (Trade Publication), 436; Telephone Loud Speaker (Trade Publication), 533
Orange Free State Gold Mines, Annual Report of, 391
Ores, Low-Grade, Mining and Dressing of, in Europe (Book), 115
— Nickel-Bearing, in Southern Rhodesia,
Discussion in Parliament on, 191
— Radioactive, Air Surveying of, 506
Orenstein-Koppel und Liibecker Maschinenbau A.G., “ Sumatra II ” Diesel-Electric Sand- Pump Dredger for Indonesia, 411 *
Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment, “ OMRE,” 355*
Organisation for European Economic Cooperation, Survey on Chemical Industry in Western Europe, 34; Manpower Problems 64; Report on Mining and Dressing of Low-Grade Ores in Europe (Book), 115; Conference on Human Relations in Industry, 128; 7th Report on Economic Expansion and Problems, 167; Buyer’s Guide to European Machinery: Classified List of Engineering Trade Associations in Western Europe (Book), 182; Function and Training of the Chemical Engineer (Book), 182; Electricity Supply Industry in Europe (Book), 306; Report on Laminated Timber Structures in United States (Review), 307*; Agency for Supply and Exchange of Nuclear Materials, 397; Report on Energy Problem in Europe, 481; Cement Industry in Europe (Book), 498; Engineering Industries in Europe, 550; Report on Coal Industry in Europe, 575
Ormerod Engineers, Ltd., Metering Pump for Addition of Measured Quantities of Liquid, 260
Oscilloscope, for Investigation of Low- Frequency Phenomena (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 179
— Precision, Pulse (Trade Publication), 10 Osram-G.E.C. Lamp Works, Installation of
New Manufacturing Units for High- Reliability Radio Valves by M.O. Valve Co., Ltd., 173
Otter, J. R. H., Appointment as Partner with Rendel, Palmer and Tritton, 296
Outlook, Engineering, 11*, 45*, 76*, 101*, 116*, 137*, 150*, 204*, 243*, 273*, 302*, 333*
Ovens, Built-Up (Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 439*
— Drying, Gas-Heated, Design of Explosion
Reliefs for, 308*
Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
Electric Power-Line Joints, Hydraulic Compressors for (Trade Publication), 242
— Lines. See Power Transmission “Overlander” Fork-Lift Truck (Conveyancer
Fork Trucks, Ltd.), 349*
Overseas Civil Servants, Pool of. 416 Service, Career in, by K. Bradley (Book), 436
— Statistics, Year Book of (Book), 41 Owen, A. B., the Late, 7
Owen Falls Scheme for Development of East Africa, Discussion in Parliament on, 319 Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See Welding
“ P.l ” Aircraft, Discussion in Parliament on Orders for (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 415 “ P.6 ” 6-Cylinder Diesel Engine for Underwater Operation (F. Perkins, Ltd.), 500
Packaging, Cartons, Glueing and Riveting of, Machine for (Adams Powel Equipment, Ltd.), 254
Paint, “ Glocrete Stucco,” for Stonework (Trade Publication), 404
Palatine Tool and Engineering Co., Ltd., and A. Frazer-Nash, Single-Phase Laboratory Pump for Liquid Sodium. 268*
Pallet, Box, Drop-Bottom, for Feeding Components Direct to Operators’ Hands (Victrolec Ltd.), 350
Transporter, High-Lift, Hand-Operated (l.T.D., Ltd.), 350
Ventilated, for Hot Forgings,,and Stampings (Victrolec, Ltd.), 350
“ Pallister ” for Transferring Goods from Conveyor to Pallet (Paterson Hughes Engineering Co., Ltd.), 349*
Pantak, Ltd., ‘‘Pantak ” Trolley-Mounted 150-kV X-Ray Source, 340*
“ Panther 30 ” Belt-Conveyor Driving Head (Richard Sutclifife, Ltd.), 378*
Paper-Lapping Machine for 301-kV Oil-Filled Cables (Pirelli-General Cable Works, Ltd.), 158*
— Reels, Hand Truck for (Omic, Ltd.), 350 Parabolic Cylinder Functions, Weber, Tables
of, by Dr. J. C. P. Miller (Book), 468
“ Paragon ” Flame Cutting Torch (Trade Publication), 564
Parkes, Dr. E. W., on Stresses in Boiler Tubes, 84*
Parliament, In, 31, 127, 143, 159, 191, 255, 284, 319, 351 383, 415, 447, 479, 511,543, 575
— Members of, Remuneration, 544
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee of House of Commons, Sub-Committee on Automation, 321. See LETTER, 485
Parsons, C. A., and Co., Ltd., 150-kVA, 3,150/ 600-Volt Mining Transformer for National Coal Board, 285*; Model of 200-MV Turbo-Alternator, 285*; Plant for Nuclear Power Stations, 286; Activities of, 327; 72-MVA and 75-MVA Transformers for 360-MW Power Station at Keadby, 532; 60-MW Turbo-Alternators for 360-MW Power Station at Keadby, 532*
— Memorial Lecture on Development of the
Gas Turbine, 120. See also 114
Turbines. See Turbines, Steam; Marine Propulsion
Particles, Nuclear, Paths of. Bubble Chamber for Observing, 444*
Passenger Aeroplane. See Aircraft under Aeronautics
— Movement, Conveyor Belt System for
(1904), 452
by “ Speedwalk ” Conveyor Belt (American Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., and Stephens-Adamson Manufacturing Co.), 377. See LETTERS, 452, 516
— Steamers. See Steamers
Patent Office Library, Estimate for Purchase of Books and Periodicals for, 319
and Scientific Reference Library, Discussion in Parliament on, 415
— Restrictive Practices as Applied to. Com
ment on, 226. See LETTER, 292
Paterson Hughes Engineering Co., Ltd., “ Pallister ” for Transferring Goods Irom Conveyor to Pallet, 349*
Pattern Developer, “ Jet,” for Sheet Metal Work (Triangle Products, Ltd.), 254 Paver, Bituminous, and Finisher, Wheel- Mounted, “ PF-90 ” (Blaw, Knox, Ltd.), 152*
Pay-Roll Work, Use of Digital Computer for, by E. A. Newman and M. A. Wright, 238. See also Accountancy
Payment, Work, and Individual Capacity, Study of, by Dr. E. Jaques (Review), 277 Pearson, Phillips, Ltd., “ Agietron ” Spark Erosion Machine, 569*
Peckett and Sons, Ltd., Diesel-Mechanical Locomotive with Automatic Gear Change, 441*
“ Pegasus ” Electronic Computer (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286
Pegson, Ltd., Flood-Type Irrigation Pumps (Trade Publication), 306
Pekin Man, 290*
Pelton Wheel Alternator, 62-5 MVA, at Aura, Norway, 508*
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Chairman’s Annual Statement, 359* Pensions, Increasing, with Cost of Living, 96 Periscopic Television Equipment for Boiler Control (Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 443* Perkins, F., Election as President of Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 360 Perkins, F., Ltd., “ P.6 ” 6-cylinder Diesel Engine for Underwater Operation, 500
Perkins, R. F., on Cooling of Rimming-Steel Ingots Between Teeming and Stripping, 464
Permanent Magnets. See Magnets Permeability and Porosity Changes During Sintering of Copper Powder, by G. Arthur, 373
Peroxide, Hydrogen, Technology of, by W, C. Schumb, C. N. Satterfield and R. L Wentworth (Book), 278
Perry, T. G., on Bending and Allied Forming Operations, 309
Perryman, E. C. W., on Effect of Zirconium and Titanium on Intercrystalline-Cracking Tendency of Beta-Brasses, 373; on Intercrystalline Fracture of Beta-Brasses, Containing Aluminium, 373
Personal, 8, 38, 70, 99, 119, 139, 147 Perspective Drawing Instrument, “ Forster- Perspektiv-Automat ” (W. G. Pinner and Co., Ltd.), 155*
Teach Yourself, by H. F. Hollis (Book), 404
Pescara Free-Piston Gas Generator, Manufacture of, in United Kingdom, 199. See LETTER, 325
Petbow, Ltd., Generating and Welding Plant (Trade Publication), 404
Petrol Motors. See Aeronautics; Petrol; Motor Cars; Tractors
Petroleum Industry, World, Future and Financial Requirements of, Pogue and K. E. Hill, 547*
— Refinery, Engineer’s Handbook, by J. F.
Strachan (Review) 209; (Book), 210
— See also Oil; Engines^ Oil
Phase, Liquid, Embrittlement by. Mechanism of, by R. Eborall and P. Gregory, 373
Philadelphia Electric Co., 325,000-MW Turbo-Generator to Operate at 5,000 p.s.i. Steam Pressure (Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd.), 389
Philibert, Dr. J., on Applications of Electron Probe Microanalyser, 536
Philips Electrical, Ltd., Portable Surface- Roughness Test Instrument, 94*; Oscilloscope for Investigation of Low-Frequency Phenomena, 179; New Lighting Showroom, 199*; Thermostatically Controlled Ignitrons, 203; “ Compactex 150 ” X-Ray Unit for Non-Destructive Testing, 536; Stud Welding Gun, 570
“ Phorpres ” Bricks (Trade Publication), 404 Phosphating of Steel for Wear Protection, by J. W. Midgley, 196
Phosphor, Sensitive, for Detection of Burst Cartridges in Reactors, 505
Phosphorus Content, Effect on Impact Value of Fully and Partially Hardened and Tempered Manganese-Molybdenum Steels, by Dr. N. P. Allen and C. C. Earley, 504
Photo-Elasticity Study on Stresses in Circular Ring, by E. R. Leeman, 201 *
Photographic Auto-Developer for Oscillograph Records (Southern Instruments, Ltd.), 380 Physical Laboratory. See National Physical
— Society, Annual Exhibition of Scientific
Instruments, 380, 437*
Physics, Atomic (Book), 337
— High Energy, Symposium on. Announce
ment on Proceedings of, 575
- Energy, Symposium on, of European Research,
“ Pioner,” Diesel-Driven Trawler for Russia (Brooke Marine, Ltd.), 126*
Pipes, Clogged, “ Sani-Snake ” Device for Cleaning (Charles C. Gray), 254
Steel, Large-Diameter Welded, Production of (South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd.), 122* . « • r
Thermoplastics, Automatic Production Irom Extrusions (Thomas De La Rue and Co., Ltd.), 499*
— See also Tubes ,
Pipeline, Gas, for Trans-Canada Pipeline Co. (South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd.), 455
Glass, Plant, Establishment of Subsidiary of Q.V.F., Ltd., at Wiesbaden, Germany, 199
Pipework for Power Stations (Trade Publica-
Pirelli^General Cable Works, Ltd., 301-kV Oil-Filled Cables, 158*
Piston, Two-Stroke Motored Engine, Leakage Past, by D. L- Brook, 104*
Pit-Prop, Walking (Dowty Mining Equipment Co.), 275*. See 288
Pitting. See Corrosion
Plain Words, 162, 194, 226, 258, 290, 322, 386, 418,450,482,514,543
Planning, Process, by R. H. Dipple (Book), 370 “ Plansyn ” Synthetic Rubber Cable-Marking Sleeves (Creators, Ltd.), 190
Plant Engineers, Incorporated: 7th Annual Conference: Plant Engineer and Work Study, by Dr. J. E. Faraday, 392; Plant Engineer and Work Study, by G. H. Case, 392
and Work Study, by Dr. J. E. Faraday and G. H. Case, 392
Heavy Civil-Engineering (Trade Publication), 77 . • X
— Maintenance in Practice (Review), 467
and process Dynamic Characteristics, Con" ference on, 72 .
“Plantex” Natural Rubber Cable-Marking Sleeves (Creators, Ltd.), 190 .
“ Planvin ” Polyvinyl Chloride Cable-Marking Sleeves (Creators, Ltd.), 190
Plasterboard Industry, Stabilisation of Prices, 3 Plasticity, Introduction to, by A. Phillips (Review), 497
Plastics Compound, Fibre-Reinforced, Corrosion-Resistant “ V.G. Compound (V.G. (London), Ltd.), 190
—? Consumption a^'d Prices, 45
— for Corrosion-Resistant Applications, by
R. B. Seymour and R. H. Steiner (Book), 242
— Insulation, 376
Laminated, Decorative, “ Warerite,” Manufacturing Process of (Bakelite, Ltd.), 60
— Pipes and Containers, Automatic Produc
tion from Extrusions (Thomas De La Rue and Co., Ltd.), 499* , ,
— Possible Application of Expanded-Metal
Technique to (Expanded Metal Co., Ltd.), 542 ,
Progress, 1955. Papers and Discussions at British Plastics Convention, 1955, by P. Morgan (Book), 278 ,
Research on, at Egham Technical Services Laboratories, 465* . „
— Sheeting, Laminated, Formica, New
Grade (Thomas De La Rue and Co., Ltd.), 223
— Thermo-, Welding Guns for, 565*
Plate, Aluminium Alloy, Bending oi, by D. A. Barlow, 366*
— Bending Rolls. See Machine Tools
— Girders and Beams, Revised British Stan
dard 153 on, 554
— Steel Welded, Brittle Fracture Strength of,
by Dr. A. A. Wells, 529
Plateau, J., on Impact Tests and Mechanism of Brittle Failure, 557
Platforms Hydraulic, “Simon (Simon Engineering (Midlands), Ltd.), 345
— Warehouser,” 2-ton Low-Lifl. T^ck
(Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 350
Plating, Electro. See Electro-
— Margin, of Steel Strip, 391
Plenty and Son. Ltd., “ Impelator Mixer tor Solutions of Emulsions, 510*
Plough, Coal, Percussion Attachment tor, 275 Mould-Boards for. Machines for Buffing and Grinding, at Nacton Works of Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries, Ltd., 422*
Plungers, Investment Castings tor (trade Publication), 182
“PLUTO” Nuclear Reactor, Work on, at Atomic Research Establishment, 474 . See 453
Plutonium By-Product, Credit Allowed for, Discussion in Parliament, 415
— By-Product, as Fuel for Pressurised-Water
Reactor, 78*, 82
By-Product of Nuclear Power Stations, Selling Price of, 543
— Extraction from irradiated Natural Uran
ium Fuel Elements, by Sir C. Hinton, 409
— Supplies, Discussion in Parliament, 319
— Work on Properties of, 474*
Plywood, “ Thames-Celply,” Insect-and Fungi- Resistant (Thames Plywood Manufacturers, Ltd.), 62 , r /D
Pneumatic Equipment, Handbook ot (Book),
Placer ” for Conveying Concrete (Blaw Knox, Ltd.), 315*
— Tools. See Machine Tools _
?— See also Contpressed Air; Air Compressor Pogue, J. E., on Future of World Petroleum Industry, 547*
Pointon, H. V., the Late, 7
Polarised Light. See Photo-Elastic
Polarization of Dielectrics by Slow Particles, by H. Pelzer (Book), 73
Pole, Sir F. J. C., the Late, 72
Political and Economic Planning, Broadsheet on Business Forecasting, Comment on, lot
Pollok, F.J.,on“ Maschinen,” 128
Changes During Powder, by G.
. Royal Group of Docks, Mechanical-Handling Equipment at, 448
Portable Engine. See Engine
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
“ Portacool ” Portable Cold Store (Verrolec, Ltd.), 157*
Portal Frames, Single-Storey, Welded for (Book), 564
Porters, Licensed, Employment of, at field, 112
Portincross, Proposed Nuclear Power at, 409
Portland Cement. See Cement
Positioner, Welding and Assembly, 1-ton (Courtburn Positioners, Ltd.), 570* Post-Graduate Courses, Comment on, 487
— Office, Graduate Engineers and Scientists
Employed by, 319
Research Station, “ Compandor ” Apparatus for Eliminating Noise and Cross- Talk on Telephone Systems, 406; Method of Analysing and Synthesising Speech, 406; Nickel-Iron Magnetic Strip, 437
Powder Metallurgy, Papers on, at Institute of Metals Spring Meeting, 373
Powell, C., on Automation, 485
Power Conference, World, Impressions of, 573
— Factor Control (Trade Publication), 436 Correction of, at Spondon Works of
British Celanese, Ltd., 89*
Power-Gas Corporation, Ltd., Chemical and Gas-Making Plant (Trade Publication), 44; “Krystal” Crystallisation Plant (Trade Publication), 533
Power Handling, Ltd., Swing-Loading Shovel, 317*
— Industry, Electroconsult Consulting Organ
isation, 549
Power, L. W., on The Skilful Driver, 548. also 262
— Plant, Auxiliary, Light Gas-Turbine, Electric, Atomic-Powered, Calder
Symposium on, 506
Hydro-Electric, Errochty, 431* Hydro-Electric, in Scotland, 40, 198 Nuclear, Joint Plans for Design and Construction of (Mitchell Engineering) Ltd., and A.M.F. Atomics Incorporated), 220*
Steam, Pressurised-Water Reactor as Source of Heat for, 78*, 82
See also Power Stations
— Press. See Machine Tools
—? Production, Application of Thermonuclear Energy to, 318
— Reactor, French, “ G2 ” 186*. See also
Vol. 180
— Stations, Atomic, Discussion on, at Russian-
Delegation Press Conference, 199
Atomic, Calder Hall, Progress 444, 573*
Atomic, Overseas, Discussion, liament, 191
Atomic, Private Construction United States, Licences for, 444
Atomic, Proposed Programme in Russia, 444, 445
Atomic, Sites for New, 143
Electric, Atomic-Powered, Annan, Work at, by English Steel Forge and Engineering Corporation, Ltd., 573
Electric, Atomic-Powered, Calder Hall, Work at, by English Steel Forge and Engineering Corporation, Ltd., 573*
Electric, Atomic-Powered, Cost of Electricity Generated by, 543
Electric, Atomic-Powered, I8-MW, at Des Joachims, Canada, 573
—• — Electric, Atomic-Powered, Dounreay, Discussion in Parliament on 68-Hour Week at, 255
Electric, Atomic-Powered, Overseas Orders for. Discussion in Parliament, 284 Electric, Atomic-Powered, Plans for, 573 Electric, Atomic-Powered, Plant (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 286
Electric, Auxiliary Plant, 44 Electric, Boilers for (Yarrow and Ltd.), 523*
Electric, Dalmarnock, 200,000-lb.
Power, Stations, Nuclear, Overseas, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
Nuclear, Plant for (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 286 .
Nuclear, Proposed, in Czechoslovakia, 444
Nuclear, Sites for New, 143 Steam, Thermal Efficiency of, in 1955, 215*
See also Power Plants: Substations Power Supply, Electric, in Europe, Report on
(Book), 306
Electric, in Great Britain, Seven Year Record, 1948-1955 (Trade Publication), 210
Electric, Industry, Herbert Report, Comment on, 129, 146
Electric, Industry, Provision for Damages Caused by Irregular Supplies, Discussion in Parliament on, 415
Electric, Industry, Retail Trading Activities of. Discussion in Parliament on. 543 Electric, and Railway Load, by F. J.
Lane and W. B. Noddings, 429. See 424 Electric, 100-Amp. Stabilised, for 13-kW
Electromagnet, 505
Electric, Transistors, Use of (Trade Publication), 468
— System Engineering Problems with Refer
ence to Digital Computers, by C. Robinson and D. H. Tompsett, 238
— Transmission Belt, Non-Slip, “ PowerGrip
(North British Rubber Co.), 413*
Exhibition, at Science Museum, 133 Extra High Voltage, Developments in, in Australia, by W. Diesendorf, 525
High-Voltage, International Conference on, Paris, 455
at 400-kV or Higher Voltages in Sweden, by G. Jancke and S. Lalander, 525
Large Electric Systems, International Conference on. See Electric Systems Overhead Lines, 330-kV, for American .. , . ' * ' Valley
P. Sporn and W. S.
in
Operating at Over 220-kV Alternating Current, by P. Sporn, 525
Overhead Lines, Hydraulic Compressors for Joints of (Trade Publication), 242
Overhead Lines, 400-kV, and Substation, Kuibishev-Moscow, by A. A. Gogolin, K. K. Levitsky, A. V. Mirolubov,
S. S. Rocotjan, V. N. Sergejev and B. V. Sokolov, 525
See also Gearing: Marine Propulsion
— Water. See Hydraulic: Power Plants^ Hydro-Electric: Pelton Wheels: Turbines: Hydraulic
“ PowerGrip ” Non-Slip Power-Transmission Belt (North British Rubber Co.), 413*
Pratt and Grothkopp Grinding Gauges (Trade Publication), 278
Pratt and Whitney, “ JT4 ” Turbo-Jet Engines for “ Intercontinental ” Air Liner, 27
“ Pre-Bilt ” Sectional Belt Conveyors (Trade Publication), 468
Premier Cooler and Engineering Co., Ltd., Turbo-Alternator Cooling System for Errochty Hydro-Electic Power Station, 433*
Presidential Address to Association of Mining Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, by J. D. Morton, on Youth and the Mining Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, 544 to Association of Supervisory Staff, Executives and Technicians, by J. H. Williams, 512
to British Electrical Power Convention by Sir J. Dalton, on Railway Load and Electricity Supply, 429. See 424
to Institute of Metals, by Major C. J. P. Ball, on Magnesium 231
to Institution of Metallurgists, on Metallurgical Profession, by G. L. Bailey, 421 to Institution of Naval Architects, by Viscount Runciman of Doxford, 206 to Iron and S.eel Institute, on Problems and Progress in Manufacture and Metallurgy, by Dr. H. H. Burton, 389
Press. See Machine Tools
Press, D. and C., and William, Ltd., Resignation of A. M. Holbein and Appointment of A. Morrison as Managing Director, 360 Press, W., and Son, Ltd., Higher-Pressure Gas Main Through Mersey Tunnel, 141
Pressing of Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Barlow, 330*
—? Rubber, by J. Fielding, 309
Pressure Recorder, Piezo-Electric, for Measurement of Near-Shore Sea Waves, 398*
— Vessels, Welded, Extension to Shop for
Production of, at John Brown and Co. (Clydebank), Ltd., 156*
Welded, Low-Alloy Steels for, Conference on. West of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute, 493
Preston, M., on Studies on 10-cwt. Arc Furnace, 535
Preston, Port of. Dredging at, 375* Prestressed Concrete. See Concrete^ Prestressed
Prestressing, Steel Girder for Livery Street Bridge, Birmingham, 408*
Pretoria “ B ” Power Station, Stoker-Fired Boiler for (Yarrow and Co., Ltd.), 524* Prices, Comment on, 480
— Cutting, by J. Orwig Jones, 231
— Firm, Plea for Return to, 167
— Fixed, Comment on Need for, 67
— Future Trends of, 485
— Retail, Index of, 77*
Index of. Comparison with Wage Index, 32
— Stabilisation of. Comment on, 454, 520, 546
— — of, by National Coal Board, 550
Prices, Tenders, Fixed, Discussion in Parliament, 479
Price, W. S., on 330-kV Power Transmission Lines for American Gas and Electric Co. and Ohio Valley Electric Corp., 526
— Wholesale, Index of, 45*
Priest Furnaces, Ltd., Oil-Fired Bogie-Type Stress-Relieving Furnace for John Brown’s Engine Works, 156*
Princeton, 3-GeV Uniform Gradient Proton Synchroton, 444
Printer, Silk-Screen, “ McCormick ” Automatic (Redlac, Ltd.), 491*
Printing and Allied Trades Workers, National Union of. Proposal for, 384
— Bookbinding and Paper Workers, National
Union of. Proposal for Amalgamation with National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants, 384
— Industry, Plans for Merger of Trade Unions, 384
— Machine, “Tickpress,” for Labels (Dapag
(1943), Ltd.), 254 _
Pritchard, J. C., on ’ Production, 354* Probe Microanalyser, of, by Dr. J. J. Crussard, 536
Process Heaters, (Trade Publication), 436
— Planning, by R. H. Dippie, (Book), 370
— and Plant Dynamic Characteristics, Con
ference on, 72
— Timer, Synchronous (Trade Publication), 77 Production, Census of. Board of Trade, 34
Production Engineers, Institution of:
Exhibition on Production, 47, 442 Report on Production Control and Related Works Statistics, 67; (Book), 73
Report of Conference on Automatic Factory (Book), 73
Work Design and Training for Future Industrial Skills, Sir Alfred Herbert Paper, by Dr. N. H. Mackworth, 160 Joint Meeting with British Standards Institution, 455
Aircraft Production Conference: Proceedings, 91*
Britain’s Aircraft Needs, Lord Sempill Paper, by Sir R. Fedden, 91
Time Can be Saved in the Aircraft Industry, by H. G. Gregory and A. Vines, 91*
Control of Production Processes, by I. R. Smith, 92
Machining Research and its Impact on Speeding Production, by D. A. Oliver,
T. S. Lister, M. D. Kinman and Dr. D. Fitzgeorge, 93*
Production Engineering, American and British Training Courses in, 517
Research Association, Five-Day Courses in Spark-Machining at, 378
Training at College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, 177*
— Exhibition, London, Exhibits at, 47, 442
— Facilities (Trade Publication), 182
— Flow, and Automation, by F. G. Woollard
(Book), 498
Line, Semi-Automatic (A.E.C., Ltd.), 53*
— Processes, Control of, by I. R. Smith, 92
— Technology, College of, Materials Handling
and Work Study Data (Book), 73
Productivity Council, British, Plant Maintenance in Practice (Review), 467
British Railways, Statement on “Planned Productivity,” 130
— in Engineering Industries, Effect of Wages
on, 76*
— in Freight Handling, Review of, 390
— Higher, Nineteen Paths to (Book), 404
— in Hot-Dip Galvanising, Report on, 475
— International Essay Competition on, 112
— on Railways, 64
— and Redundancy (Pamphlet), 192
— in Small Firms, Conditional Aid Scheme, 228
Professional Civil Servants, Institution of. Conference of, 448
— Workers, Influence of, 448
Pay Claims by, 160
Profile Projector, “ Enbeeco Mark III," for Inspection of Small Components (New- bold and Bulford, Ltd.), 186*
Profiling System, Electronic (Lancashire Dynamo Electronic Products, Ltd.), 541*
Profits and Income, Taxation of (Book), 337 Programme Control Systems for Machine Tools, 540*
— Controller (Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd.), 438*
Progress, Technical, Comment on, 168 Projector, Profile, “ Enbeeco Mark III," for Inspection of Small Components (Newbold and Bulford, Ltd.), 186*
Prop, Pit-, Walking (Dowty Mining Equipment Co.), 275*. See 288
Propane-Air Plant for Gas-Turbine Test Plant of Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., 470* Propellers, Marine, Contra-Rotating, by Dr.
J. D. van Manen and Dipl. Ing. A. Sentic, 530
in Tunnels Within Ship's Structure (Yarrow and Co., Ltd.), 523
Twin, Ship Vibration Induced by, by J. W. Ramsay, 559
Propulsion of Ships. See Marine Propulsion: Engines: Turbines; Propellers; Ship Resistance
Protective Clothing, Exhibits at Factory Equipment Exhibition, London, 253 “Proteus” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine (Bristol Aero-Engines, Ltd.), 360
Proton, Synchroton, 25,000-MeV, for High Energy Pnysics Laboratory, Geneva, 511 lO-oeV, at Institute for Nuclear Problems, Russia, 542* 25-GeV, at Meyrin, 542
Psychology of the Worker in Industry, Study of, by Dr. M. R. Van Alphen de Veer (Review), 240; (Book), 242
Public Health Engineering, Post-Graduate Course in , Comment on, 487
Public Relations, Institute of. Remarks of
Minister of Labour to, 256
— Schools Careers-Masters’ Convention, Bur
sary Scheme for Railway Career, 64
Publications, Trade, 10, 44, 77, 182, 210, 242, 278, 306, 370, 404, 436, 468, 498, 533, 564
Puckey, Sir W., on Automation, 226*. See 225, 354
Pump, “ ACCP ” Altemating-Current- Conduction for Liquid Metals (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 281*
— Air. See Air Compressors
— “ ALIP,” Annular Linear Induction (British
Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 268*, 281*
— Centrifugal, Self-Priming (Trade Pub
lication), 77
Small, New Plant at Timperley for Production and Overhaul of (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 347*
— Circulating-Water, Electrically-Driven, for 360-MW Power Station at Keadby (Drysdale and Co., Ltd.), 532*
— Conduction, 3-Phase, Electromagnetic, for
Liquid Metals, 505
— “ DCCP ” Direct-Current Conduction for
Liquid Metals (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 281*
— Electromagnetic, for Liquid Metals, by
D. A. Watt, 264*. See 281
— “ FLIP ” Flat Linear Induction (English
Electric Co., Ltd.), 268*
— Heat, Domestic, 271. See 261 for Domestic Heating, 3
— Hydraulic, Variable-Delivery, “ Hele-
Shaw,” for Ships’ Steering Gear, 461*
— Irrigation, Flood-Type (Trade Publication), 306
— Lift, Nitrogen-Gas, for Liquid Bismuth, 474*
— Metering, for Addition of Measured
Quantities of Liquid (Ormerod Engineers, Ltd.), 260
— “ RALIP ” Re-Entrant Annular Induction,
for Liquid Metals (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 281*
— Single-Phase, Laboratory, for Liquid
Sodium (A. Frazer Nash and Palatine Tool and Engineering Co., Ltd., and Campbell and Isherwood, Ltd.), 268*
— “ SIP ” Spiral Induction, for Liquid Metals
(British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 281*
— Stainless-Steel, for Chemical and Process
Duties (Trade Publication), 436
— Suds (Trade Publication), 11
— and Valves, Compressed-Air (Trade Pub
lication), 77
Punched-Card Accountancy, Electronic Calculator for, by L. Knight, 239. See also Pay-Roll
Use of, in Reducing Clerical Effort, 442 Purchasing Officers’ Association, Plea for Firm Prices, 167
Purification of Water. See Water Pye, Ltd., Television Camera for
Reactors, 282* Pyrometer, Flame, Application of,
Bessemer Steelmaking Process,
Leroy, J. G. Galey and F. B. Cawley, 463
— Thermocouple, Electronic Recording (Trade
Publication), 533
QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS, LTD., Remarks by Chief Executive on Choice of Aircraft, 519. See Erratum, 552
Quakers and Smith Bros., Ltd., Power Hacksaw (Trade Publication), 533
Quantum Mechanics, by L. 1. SchifT(Book), 436 Principles of, by Ph. Pluvinage (Book), 533
Quarrying and Stone-Crushing Equipment (Keir and Cawder, Ltd.), 491*
Quartz, Fused-, Helical Syndicate), Ltd.), 437 Quasi-Arc, Ltd., Welding Publication), 77 Queen's College School Residential, Academic, and Technical Facilities at, ?49*
“ Queen Mary,’ Denny-Brown Anti-Roll Stabilisers for, 391
Quicksilver. See Mercury
Qumran, Opening of Dead Sea Scrolls from, by Prof. H. Wright Baker, 194*
Q.V.F., Ltd., Establishment of Subsidiary at Wiesbaden, 199
RACING Drivers, Training of, Comment on, 197
Racking, Tote-Box (Victrolec, Ltd.), 350
Radar Altimeter, Airborne, for Studying Sea-Wave Generation, 399*
— Principles and Practice of, by H. E. Penrose
and R. S. H. Boulding (Book), 278
Radial Drill. See Drill under Machine Tools Radiation Exposure, Regulation of, by Legislative Means (Book), 306
Radiation Group Sales, Ltd., Whole-House Heating Units, 233*
— Ionising, Protection Against (Book), 306
— Protection, Mobile Shield for, 502’ Radio Accessories (Trade Publication), 210
— Corporation of America, Activities of, 422
— Engineering, by Prof. F, E. Terman (Book) 210
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 302*
— Interference, by A. P. Hale (Book), 210
— Operating in United States, by J. L.
Hornung and A. A. McKenzie (Book), 41
— Strontium, Monitoring System for, 511
— Trades Examination Board, Object and
Incorporation of, 69
— Transmitting Station, Very-High-Frequency
at Divis, Meldrum, Wenvoe, 21
— Valves. See Valves^ Radio
Radiovisor Parent, Ltd., Safety Guard for “ Elastoplast ” Adhesive Bandage Wrapping Machine, 495*
Rails, Fastening to Concrete Sleepers, Steel
. Clip for, 280*
Railcars. See Carriages, Railway Railroads. See Railways
Railway Accidents. See Accidents
— Ballast, Consolidation of, for Permanent
Way, 407*
— Belgian, Electrification of, 121*, 455
— Bridges. See Bridge
— British. See British Railways
— Career, Bursary Scheme for, 64
— Carriage. See Carriage
— Electric Multiple-Unit, by F. A. Manley, 429 Traction Problems of. Application of
Digital Computers to, by S. J. M. Denison and D. G. Taylor, 238
— Electrification of, 429. See 121*, 424, 455 of, in Commonwealth, by E. L. E.
Wheatcroft and H. H. C. Barton, 430 Scheme for Western Europe, 455. See 121 *
— Festiniog, North Wales, 418*
— French, Electrification of, 121*, 455
National, Electrification Achievements, 66
— German, Electrification of, 121*, 455
— Holland, Electrification of, 121*
— Interlocking of Points and Signalling,
Centenary of, 5
— International Union of. Office for Research
and Equipment of, Competition on Standard Wagon of the Future, 488
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Luxembourg, Electrification of, 121*, 455
— Motor Carriage. See Carriage
— Netherlands, Electrification of, 121*
— Permanent Way, Consolidation of Ballast
for, 407*
— Productivity on, 64
— Rolling Stock Industry, Position and
Prospects of, 205*. See LETTER, 260 Stock, Wheels, Lathe for Machining Worn, 562*
Stock. See also Carriages: Locomotives: Wagons
— Russian, Electrification Scheme, 204*
— Saar, Electrification of, 121*, 455
— Signalling. See Signalling
— Street. See Tramways
— Tube. See Underground: London Transport
Executive
— Turkish State, Motor Coaches for, 66
— Underground. See Underground: London
Transport Executive
— Union Pacific, Gas-Turbine Locomotives
for, 3
— Wagons. See Wagons
Railwaynien, National Union of. Rejection of Italian Labour by, 32; Acceptance of Manpower Shortage Proposals, 64, Wage Increase Offer, 112; Employment of Young Men on Night Work, 479
Rain Erosion Tests on Missiles, Mach 2 Rocket Sled for, 546*
Rainfall and Water-Supply Problems, 450 Rainham Timber Engineering Co., Ltd., Structural Timber (Trade Publication), 242 Rainmaking Experiments at Tabora, Discussion in Parliament on, 479
“ RALIP ” Re-Entrant Annular Induction Pump for Liquid Metals (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 281 *
Ramsay, J. W., on Aspects of Ship Vibration Induced by Twin Propellers, 559
Rankine, Prof. A. O., The Late, 119 Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., Lightweight Wheeled Tractor for Industrial Use, 350; Production of Agricultural Machinery at Nacton Works, 422*
Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd., “Rapier 7” Fast Standard Mobile Crane, 318*; “Rapier Super” Fork-Lift Truck, 349*
Rapid Magnetic Machines, Ltd., Combined
Machine for Detection and Extraction of Tramp Metal, 217
“ Rapid Transit Passenger Platform,” by H. Streets, 516
“ Rapidor-Manchester ” Major Power Hacksaw (Trade Publication), 278
“ Rapidor ” Portable Metal Saw (Trade Publication), 77
“ Rapier 7 ” Fast Standard Mobile Crane (Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd.), 318*
“ Rapier Super ” Fork-Lift Truck (Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd.), 349*
Rastrick, J. U., Centenary of, 5
“ Raven ” Solid Rocket for High-Altitude Research Vehicle, 488
Ravenscroft, J., on Studies on 10-cwt. Arc Furnace, 535
Raw Materials, Consumption and Prices, 45* Rays. See Cathode Rays; X-Rays
R.C.A. Great Britain, Ltd., Activities of, 422 Reactions, Thermonuclear, 409*
Reactor, Boiling Water, 180,000-kW (General Electric Co.), 444
— Development Laboratory at Battelle Institute, 356*
Reactor Driven Ice-Breaker, Construction of, in Russia, 444
— High-Temperature, Speculation on, 445
— Nuclear, Application of Fluidised Tech
niques to, by Dr. J. B. Morris, C. M. Nicholls and F. W. Fenning, 356*
at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 453, 474*
Catalogue of, 1955 (Book), 404
Cooled by Sodium/Potassium and Carbon Dioxide, Selection of Canning Materials for. by Dr. A. B. McIntosh and Dr. K. Q. Bagley, 269
Cooling Media and Fuels, Electromagnetic Pumps for, by D. A. Watt, 264*. See 281
Design and Supply of, 220*
“ DIDO,” Production of Fuel Elements for, 245
” DIDO,” Work on, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 474*. See 453
Diphenyl as Cooling and Moderating Material, Tests on, 245
Equipment, Review of, 281*
Fast Breeder, Douni eay, Model of (John Thompson, Ltd.), 283*
Fuels for, 474*. See 453
“ LIDO,” Work on, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 474*. See 453
Materials for, by H. H. Hausner and
S. B. Roboff (Book), 306
Materials for , 474*
as Means of Propulsion, 445
“ MERLIN ” (A.E.L-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd.), 220*
“ MERLIN,” for German Ministry of Economics and Transport (A.E.I.-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd.), 506 “ OMRE,” Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment, 355*
Physics, Introduction to, by D. J. Littler and J. F. Raffle (Book), 436
“ PLUTO,” work on, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 474*. See 453
Projects, 573
Proposals for Purchase by West German Government, 31
Recent Developments on, 355*
Some Problems in Maintenance of, by
H. G. Davey, 356*
Television Camera for (Pye, Ltd.), 282* Testing to Destruction, 36*
” ZEUS,” Work on, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 474*. See 453
— Plant, Proposed, Using Ceramic Uranium
Carbide, in United States, 444
— Power, French, “ G2,” 186*. See also
Vol. 180
Proceedings of International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (Book), 370
— Pressurised-Water, as Source of Heat for
Steam Power Plants, 78*, 82
— Research (Book), 337
“ LIDO,” Model of, 283
by Swedish Atomic Energy Co., 444
— Simulators for Training Operators, 356
— Spherical, Homogeneous, Temperature Co
efficient of, 444
— Thermal, Equipment (Metropolitan-Vickers
Co., Ltd.), 311
— Thorium, 140,000-kW Pressurised Converter
(Babcock and Wilcox), 444
— ZETR and ZEUS, at Harwell, 112
“ Re-Canning Box ” at Atomic-Energy Research Establishment, 475*. See Erratum, 506
Reclamation, United States Bureau of, Davis Dam and Power Plant: Technical Record, of Design and Construction (Review) 9; (Book), 41
Records, Speed, Land, Sea and Air, Comment on,257
Recorder, Disturbance (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286*
— Mileage, for Railway Service (British Thom
son-Houston Co., Ltd.), 376*
— Pressure, Piezo-Electric, for Measurement ol
Near-Shore Sea Waves, 398*
— Sea-Wave, Shipborne, 398*
— Time, Electric (Trade Publication), 468
— Wave, Shipborne, by M. J. Tucker, 460 Recording, Vision, on Magnetic Tape, 422 Recrysiallisation cf Aluminium Single Crystals,
Surface Nucleation in, by C. D. Graham and Prof. R. Maddin, 374
— of Cold-Rolled Commercially Pure Tita
nium, by Prof. I. Obinata and K. Nishimura, 374
“ Rectifex ” Automatic Control for 100-kW and 150-kW Light-Weight Alternator Sets (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 534*
Rectification of Extruded Aluminium Sections by Combined Stretcher and De-Twister (Joshua Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 500*
Rectifiers. See Electric
Redding, T. H., on Achieving a Constant Rate of Flow: Theory of the Floating Syphon, 297*
“ Redege ” Benfield Bender, for Electrical Conduit (National Electric Products Corporation), 21*
Redlac Ltd., Products of, 391*; Automatic Silk-Screen Printer, 491*; Four-Tiered Control Panel, 491*; Prefabricated Colliery Winding Drum, 491*
Redmayne, Sir R., the Late, 6*
Reduction Gears. See Gears; Marine Propub sion
Redundancy. See Labour
Refinery, Oil, Cortemaggiore, Natural-Methane Gas-Turbine Plant at (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 140*
Engineer’s Handbook, by J. F. Strachan (Review), 209; (Book), 210
Plans for New (Regent Oil Co., Ltd.), 358 Refining of Antimony by Electrodeposition and Distillation, by R. R. Rogers and R. A. Campbell (Book), 242
Refractories, Properties and Applications of (Trade Publication), 44
— Concrete for Foundry Floors (Trade
Publication), 564
Refrigerants, Ultra-Low Temperature, 551 Refrigeration Plant, “ Portacool ” Portable Cold Store (Verrolec, Ltd.), 157* Refrigerator Liner, Deep-Drawn, in “ Saroy High-Impact Polystyrene Sheet, 566*
— Lubrication, General Principles of (Trade
Publication), 44
Refuse, Coal-Mine, Inter-Union Dispute on Loading, 479
— Disposal Plant at Greenock (Heenan &
Froude, Ltd.), 23*
— Extraction Machinery, Loans to Local
Authorities for, Discussion in Parliament on, 415
Regenerative Furnace. See Furnace
Regent Oil Co., Ltd., Plans for New Oil Refinery, 358
Registration of British Ships, 31
Regulators, Voltage, Automatic, for Turbo- Alternators at Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 434*
Reheating Furnace. See Furnace
Reilly Engineering, Ltd., Grinding Spindle with Combined Hydraulic Journal and Thrust Bearing, 260
“ Reinecker J.P.S.A.O.” Automatic Grinding Machine, 540*
Reinforced Concrete. See Concrete Reinforcement Fabric, Steel,
Machine for (Sciaky Electric Machines, Ltd.), 410*
Relay, Heavy Duty (Besson and Robinson, Ltd.), 19
Remote-Control Stations (Trade Publication), 404
Renault Factory, Wage Increase Offer by Employers, 32
Rendel. Palmer and Tritton, Appointment of J. R. H. Otter as Partner, 296
Renold Chains, Ltd., “Coventry” Mark 5 Roller Chains and Wheels (Trade Publication), 533
Report, Annual, of African and European Investment in Orange Free State Gold Mines, 391
of British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, 388
British Iron and Steel Federation, 262 Chief Inspector of Mines (Book), 41 of Council of Institution of Electrical Engineers, 388
of European Organisation for Nuclear Research, 506
of Fire Research Board, 506 of Food Machinery Association, 422 of National Dock Labour Board, 448
— on Automation by Department of Scientific
and Industrial Research. Comment on, 354; Attitude of Trade Unions to, 416; Simplified Version of Report, 479
— OP Automation in Offices, by Trade Union
Congress, 512
— on Automation, Simplified Version of, 479
— on Automation and Technological Change, 321
— on Automation and Technological Change
in United States, Discussion in Parliament on, 543
— on Basic Design Temperatures for Space-
Heating (Book), 533
— on Coal Industry in Europe, Discussion in
Parliament on, 575 of
— on
— on
— on
— on . _
Ovens, 308*
— on Frost Resistance of Concrete and
Definition of Concrete Mixes (Book), 136
— of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., for 1955, 424
— Interim, on Re-Organisation of Depart
ment of Scientific and Industrial Research, 200
— of International Congress on Combustion
Engines, 391
— on Investigations into Optimum Dimensions
for Countersunk Points for Aluminium Rivets, Particularly for Marine Work, by A. W. Brace and A. B. Watts (Book), 370
— of Investigation into Training of Industrial
Apprentices in Western Germany (Book), 41; (Review), 9
— on Iraq Market, by M. Logan, 519
— on Management Succession by Acton
Society Trust, 448
— on Mining and Dressing of Low-Grade
Ores in Europe (Book), 115
— of National Council for Technological
Awards, Discussion in Parliament, 351
— of Preliminary Inquiry into Explosions
from Steam-Heated Platens at Commercial Plastics, Ltd. (Book), 337
— of Preliminary Inquiry into Explosion from
Steam-Heated/Water-Cooled Table at Yatefield Mill (Book), 337
— on Productivity in Hot-Dip Galvanising, 475
— of Royal Commission, Digest of, on Taxa
tion of Profits and Income (Book), 337
— on Science and Engineering in American
Industry: Research and Development Costs and Personnel, Comment on, 113
— See also Board of Trade
Rescue Work in Mines, by R. McAdam and D. Davidson (Review), 148
;^Iron_and Steel, British.
North Rhine-Westphalia, Research on Aerodynamics, by Friedrich-Seewald; and Research on Gas Turbines, by K. Leist (Book), 564
Scientific Instrument, British. See Scien- Research Association,
See Welding Research
Internal Combustion Association (Trade
Guided Weapons, of
Research
— University, Government Grants for. Discussion in Parliament on, 479
— See also I^ational Physical Laboratory Reservoir, Weir Wood, Film on Construction of (Richard Costain, Ltd.), 411
Resin-Catalyst Spray Equipment, “ Ecco ” (Atlas Copco (Great Britain), Ltd.), 527* Epoxide, Press Tools from (Leicester Lovell &. Co., Ltd.), 260
Resistance, Electric. See Electiic
— Frictional, and Wear of Steel, by L. Marshall
and S. J. Mansell, 425*. See 421 of Ships. See Ship Resistance
— Welding. See Welding
Resistors, Moulded Carbon, Deterioration of by J. J. Walsh and H. F. Church (Book),’
Responsibility, Measurement of; Study of Work, Payment and Individual Capacitv by Dr. E. Jaques (Review), 277
Restrictive Practices Bill: Dynamic or Deadening Influence? by H. J. Novy, 341
— Fractxts Bill, Comment on, 226 See LEITER, 292
Employees , Discussion in Parliament on, 127
DP-^'-ated by Workers, National Joint Advisory Council Decision on, 320
Retail Prices, Index of, 77*
Reuther, W. P., on Automation and Technological Change, 321
Reviews, Book, 9, 42, 74, 115, 136, 148 180 49I’ 5I3 'Jei
Reyrolle*, A.,’& Co., Ltd., 275-kV Switching Station for Drakelow “A" Power Station 24*; Flameproof Gate-End Box and Contactor Unit, 179*; 7,500-MVA, 275-kV All-Blast Circuit Breaker, 344*; 300-kV Post-lype Current Transformers, *A*['Break Switchgear, 532 , 132-kV Air-Blast Circuit-Breaker Switchgear, 532*
Rhine-Westphalia, North, Research Association, Research on Aerodynamics, by Fnedrich-Seewald; and Research on Gas Turbines, by K. Leist (Book), 564
Rhodesia, Northern, Copperbelt Technical Foundation, Progress in Establishment of,
— — Pilot Farm on Kafue Flats, 552
Southern, Nickel-Bearing Ores in, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
Rhodesian Iron and Steel Commission, Proposal for Expansion of Iron and S^eel Works at Redcliffe, Near Que Que,
Rhodesian Selection Trust, Ltd., Pilot Farm on Kafue Flats, 552
Richardsons Westgarth Atomic, Ltd., Formation ot, 220*
Eegget (Review), 435 R’f^hobber Gear-Cutting Machine (Churchill-Redman, Otd.), 60*
E- R- Leeman,
— Rubber Joint, Specification, 11
Ring and, W. L., on Generator Cooling in United States, 526
Ringlee, R. J on Problems of Transformer Noise, 526
** Ritefeel ” Verniers and Micrometers (Trade Publication), 77
River Nile. Need for Single Authority to Administer, Discussion in Parliament, 319 Plans for New Dam, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
— Thames, Development of South Bank, 326* ; Radioactive, Discharges in. Discussion in Parliament on, 383
— Valley Projects, India, Determination of Costs and Benefits of (Book), 306
Rivets, Aluminium, Report on Investigations into Optimum Dimensions for Countersunk Points for (Book), 370
— Silver, Contacts (Johnson, Matthey and Co., Ltd.), 406
Riveting, AIuminium-Alloy, by D. A. Barlow, 332*
— of Cartons, Machine for (Adams Powel
Equipment, Ltd.), 254
“RM. Roadmaster” Flashing Direction Indicators for Motor Omnibuses, 509*
Road Accidents. See Accidents
— Approaches to London Airport, Discussion in Parliament on, 447
— Bridges in Norway, Development of, 294 Runcorn-Widnes, Contract for, 295*
— Building Equipment (Trade Publication), 182
— Coal-Haulage, at Acorn Bank, Construction of, 516*
— Concrete, Design and Construction of (Review), 336*. See 327
— Construction, By-Pass at Markyate, Commencement of, 199
— Craft (Book), 262*
— Development Programme, 130
— Haulage, in 1856, 5
— London to Yorkshire Motorway, Dis
cussion in Parliament on, 447
— Research Laboratory, Experiments on
Blinking Traffic Indicators, 130; Concrete Roads: Design and Construction (Review), 336*. See 327
— Safety, Comment on, 197, 262*
Skilful Driver, The, by Dr. J. S. Blair (Book), 262. See LETTER, 548
— Shelters, Portable (Trade Publication), 182
— Surface Dressings, Prevention of Wet-
Weather Damage to (Book), 10
— Traction, Railless Electric. See Trollev-
'Bus
— Transport, Electric Signalling Systems for,
by D. G. Shipp, 429
Electrification of, 429
Industry, Review of Productivity in, 390
— Welsh, Increased Grants for, 447
Roadway Conveyors for Coal Mines, Report on (Review), 563
Robbins, R. C., on Remote-Position Control and Indication by Digital Means, 239
Roberts, J. D., on Crankcase Explosions, 401 Robertson, Sir B., on Modernisation of Railways, 520
Robertson, W. H. A., and Co., Ltd., Tilting Machines for Plough Mould-Boards, at Nacton Works of Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., 422*; Guide to Screw Thread Forms (Trade Publication). 436
Robinson, C., on Power System Engineering Problems with Reference to Digital Computers, 238
Robinson, J. L., on Financial Support for
Water Research Association, 292
Robinson, T., and Son, Ltd., Grain Drying and Conditioning Equipment (Trade Publication), 533; Flour Milling Machinery (Trade Publication), 564
Robson, L. S., Appointment as Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer, Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 328
Robson, L. W., on Report on Production
Control and Related Works Statistic? 67 Rochs, P., on Battery Electric Vehicles, 430 Rocket Propulsion Department of Royal
Aircraft Establishment, Activities of 487
— Research, at Rocket Propulsion Depart
ment of Royal Aircraft Establishment, 487 ” Rocksil ” Thermal Insulation with Sheet- Metal Finish (Trade Publication), 564
Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd., ” Eleroda ”
D.l Spark Erosion Machine, 568*
Roeol, Ltd., Molybdenised Lubricants (Trade Publication), 436
Rocotjan, S. S., on Kuibishev-Moscow 400-kV Transmission Line and Substation,
Roe, A. V. (Canada), Ltd., Acquisition of
Canadian Car and Foundry Co., Ltd 66
Roe, A. V., and Co., Ltd., Flexible Wall Blow-
Down Wind Tunnel, 157
Roll-Forming, Cold, and Manipulation of Light-Gauge Sections, by E. Griffin, 309
— Plate-Bending. See Machine Tools Roller Bearings. See Bearings
— Grid (Trade Publication), 370
— Haulage, ” Gyrac,” Rubberised (Martin
Black and Co. (Wire Ropes), Ltd.), 490*
Rolling Mill, Cold Strip, at Richard Thomas &
Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks (Davy
and United Engineering Co., Ltd.), 218* ”,77 ” Multigreasor ” Lubricator for
(Centralube, Ltd.), 61* 32-in., for New Steelworks at Durgapur Hd^^^94^ Foundry and Engineering Co., tor New Steelworks at Durgapur (Davy and United Engineering Co., Ltd.), 294
— of Ships. See Ships
— Industry, Position and Prospects of 204*, 228. See LETTER, 260 ’
-Railway, Roller-Bearing Axle-Boxes for (Trade Publication), 468
- Railway, Wheels, Lathe for Machining Worn, 562* 77 7“ Locomotives; IVagons
Rolls-Royce Ltd., Strike at, 32; Three-Stage
Torque Converters, 131; Aircraft Engine Test Plant, 190; Atomic-Energy Developments, 220*; “Conway” Turbo-Jet Engme tor Douglas “ DC-8 ” Airliner, 359; “ Conway ” Aeroplane Engine, 449; Chairman’s Remarks at Annual General Meeting, 519; Appointment of Air Chief
Marshal Sir R. Cochrane to Administer
Nuclear Research Programme, 573 Rontgen Rays. See X-Rays Roof Bolt, Sliding Wedge, 510* Roofing, Aluminium, for Turbine Test House
of Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd. (W. Briggs and Sons, Ltd.), 470*
“ Roofmaster ” Self-Advancing Roof Support System (Dowty Mining Equipment Co.), 275*. See 288
Rope, V-, Drives, “ Dickrope ” (Trade Publication), 370
—? See Wire Ropes
Rosenberg, S. J., on Study of Impact Properties of Boron-Treated Steel, 504
Roser, H., on Construction of Power Transmission Lines in Western Germany, 526 RoSPA Industrial Safety Division, “ Danger—
Office Staff at Work ” (Trade Publication), 498
Rotameter-Type Flow Meter, Calibration of, Use of Floating Syphon for, by T. H. Redding, 300*
Rotary Blowers. See Blowers; Turbo-Blowers
— Engine. See Engine; Aeronautics
— Pump. See Pump
Rotors, Use of Liquid for Cooling, by
A. Mandi, Mr. Urbanek and L. Heller, 526 Roughness Comparison Specimens, Specification, 11
— Surface, Portable Test Instrument for
(Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 94*
Rourkela, New Steel Plant for Flat Products at, 293
Routing Machines. See Machine Tools Rowridge Television Station, Permanent
Aerial for, 21
Roxbee Cox, Sir H., on Development of the
Gas Turbine, 120. See also 114 Royal Aero Club. See Aero Club, Royal
— Aeronautical Society. See Aeronautical
— Air Force. See Aeronautics
— Aircraft Establishment. See Aeronautics
— Commission on Pensions in Sweden, 96 on Taxation of Profits and Income,
Reports (Book), 337
Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Plans for New Office Blocks on South Bank of River Thames, 326*
Royal Mail Lines. Orders for New Passenger Ships, 391
— Military College of Science, Activities of, 551*
— Naval Aircraft Yard. Fleetlands, Work and
Organisation of, 494*
— Navy, Suggestions Schemes in, 319 See also Admiralty; Warships
Royal Society :
Annual Election of Fellows, 164
Annual Conversazione, 406 Royal Society of Arts. See Arts for Prevention of Accidents, Office
Accidents (Trade Publication), 498
— Statistical Society, Results of Study Section
on Future Economic Trends, 485
— Technical College, Salford, Increased
Government Grant for, 550
Rubber, Flexible, Latex Moulds for Casting (Trade Publication), 182
— Improvement, Ltd., Fire-Resistant Con
veyor Beltings, 378
— Industrial Uses of (Trade Publication), 242
— Industry, Position and Prospects, 551
— Joint Rings, British Standard, Specification,
— - Pressing, by J. Fielding, 309
— Synthetic, Formation of Companies for
Production of, 198
Production of (Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd.), 551
Rubbish Processing Plant for Nantgarw Colliery, 491 *
Ruelle, G., on Insulation of Large Synchronous Machines, 526
Ruhr, Industrial Recovery of. Comment on 328
Runcorn-Widnes Road Bridge, Contract for 295*
Rural Craftsmen, Shortages of Iron and Steel Supplies for, 479
Russell Newbery, Ltd., Cylinder Wear on 9-E6 Marine Engines on Class “ B ” Diesel Fuel, 532
Russia, Application of Thermonuclear Energy to Power Production, by Academician 1. V. Kurchatov, 318
?— Atomic-Power Programme, 444
— Development of Atomic-Powered Aero
plane, 444
— Diesel-Driven Trawler “ Pioner ” for
(Brook Marine, Ltd.), 126*
— Education of Mechanical Engineers in by
B. L. Goodlet, 134*
— Engineers and Technologists in, Report on. 40*. See also 33
— Erection and Equipment of New Plant for
Production of Structural Steel at Bilhai 294
— Formation of Ministry of Automation, 128
— International Trading Activities, Comment
on, 193
— Kuibishev-Moscow 400-kV Power Trans
mission Line and Substation, by A. A. Gogolin, K. K. Levitsky, A. V. Mirolubov, S. S. Rocotjan, V. N. Sergejev and B. V. Sokolov, 525
— Labour Shortage in, 416
— Nuclear Energy Research, 542*
Energy Research, Discussion in Parlia
ment on, 511
— Proposed Atomic Power Station Programme 445
— Prospects of Trade with, 295
— Railway Electrification Scheme, 204*
— Reduction of Working Hours for Persons
Aged 16-18, 480
— Research on Possibility of Producing Ther
monuclear Reactions in a Gas Discharge, by Academician 1. V. Kurchatov, 322*
— Trade Possibilities with, 261
— “ Wind Motor,” 410*
— See also Soviet
Russian Delegation, Press Conference During Tour of United Kingdom Power Stations, 199
— Twin-Jet Transport Aircraft, “TUI04,” 189*
Rusting. See Corrosion
“Ruston-Bucyrus 120RB” Electric Shovels, Use of, for Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank, 515
Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., “ TA ” Gas Turbine for Cortemaggiore Refinery, 140*; Characteristics of “TA” 750 to l,000-kW Gas Turbine, 360*; Production of “ TA ” Industrial Gas Turbine, 469*
SAAR Railways, Electrification of, 121*, 455 Sade.
Safety, Abrasive Wheels, Fencing of. Regulations on, 231
— Code for Industrial Power Truck Operators
(Trade Publication), 44
— Crankcase Explosions, Causes and Preven
tion of, 401
— Factors of, in Design of Plate Girders and
Beams, Revised British Standard, 153, 554
— Fire Protection Year Book, by G. F- D.
Pratt (Book), 73
— Gas-Heated Drying Ovens, Explosion Re
liefs for, 308*
— Guard for “ Elastoplast ” Adhesive Bandage
Wrapping Machine (Radiovisor Parent, Ltd.), 495*
— Industrial, Training in, 358
— Measures in Foundries (Trade Publication), 44
for Radioactive Materials, 475*
— in Mines, by R. McAdam and D. Davidson
(Review), 148
— of Mines Research Establishment, Work on
Explosion Detector, 506
— in Nuclear Power Plants, 36*
— in Operation of Bar Reeling and Straighten
ing Machines (Trade Publication), 306
— Radiations, Ionising, Protection Against
(Book), 306
— Radioactivity, Protection Against (Book), 306
— Road, Comment on, 197. 262*
Skilful Driver, The, by Dr. J. S. Blair
(Book), 262. See LETTER, 548
?— Rules for Civil Airways, Discussion in Parliament on, 255
Sahara Desert, Proposals for Cultivation of, by W. Ley (Review), 307
Saint. See St.
Sales Technical Service at British Oxygen Gases, Ltd., 219
Salescope, Suds Pump (Trade Publication), 11 Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd., Layer
Thickness Meter, 381*; Torque Balance Meter, 381 *
—Royal Technical College, Increased Government Grant for, 550
Salvage of Ferrous Scrap, Discussion in Parliament, 479
Samplers, Dust, for Coal Mines, 275* Sampling of Liquids, Use of Floating Syphon
for, by T. H. Redding, 300* Sandwich Courses. See Education “ Sani-Snake,” Device for Cleaning Clogged
Pipes (Charles C. Grey), 254 Sankey-Telcon, Ltd., Ultra-Low Temperature
Freezing of Mercury, 551
Sapphire, Synthetic, Machining of Fine Rods of ((jeneral Electric Co., Ltd.), 61 *
“ Sapphire ” Turbo-Jet Aeroplane Engine of “Javelin” Aircraft, Silencer Pen for, 555*
Saro Laminated Wood Products, Ltd., “ Saroy ” High-Impact Polystyrene Sheet, 566*
Satellites, Artificial, American, “ Vanguard ” Project, 263
S.A.T.S. Sulphide-Impregnated Surface Process, 425*. See 421
Savage, L. H. W., on Cooling of I5-ton Ingots Between Teeming and Stripping, 464; on Cooling of Rimming-Steel Ingots Between Teeming and Stripping, 464
Saws. See Machine Tools
Saxby, J., Interlocking of Points and Signalling,
Centenary of, 5
Scale, Weighing, for Automatic Filling of Drums with Liquid (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 346*
Scholarships. See Education School of Gas-Turbine Technology, 390*, 392 Schwing, F. W.,G.m.b.H.,“ Everest” Climbing
Crane, 368*
Sciaky Electrical Welding Machines, Ltd., Welding Machine for Producing Steel Reinforcement Fabric, 410*; Multiple- Electrode Spot Welder for Large Sheet- Metal Assemblies, 569*
Science Courses at Universities, Increasing
Demand for Admission to, 511
— Museum, South Kensington, Exhibition on
Power Transmission, 133; Handbook of Time-Measurement Collection, Part 11, by A. B. Ward (Book), 182; Collection of Cycles, by F. C. Caunter (Review), 240*; (Book), 242; Appointment of Director, Discussion in Parliament, 351 Scientific Film Association, Conference on
Films as Aid to Management, 392;
Films in Human Relations (Book), 404 Institute, Work of, Discussion in Parlia
ment, 447
— Instrument
Permanent Research . , , .
Contact Thickness Gauge, 438*
— Management. See Works Management
— Manpower, Supply and Utilisation of,
Discussion in Parliament on, 284
— Organisation, Government, Memorandum
Relating to, 575
— Reference Library, Discussion in Parlia
ment on, 415
Scientific Research. See Research
— Societies. SQQ Institutions Scientists in Government Service. 351
— Pool of, for Colonial Problems,
in Parliament on, 255
— in Post-Office Service, 319
Scotland, Clydeside, Interest in Industry, 67
Survey of.
Discussion
Motor-Car
“ Engineering Activities in, 461*. See 453 and 489*, 521*
— North, Hydro-Electric Board, Activities of, 40, 198; Capital Expenditure. Discussion in Parliament on, 127; Hydro-Electric Power Plant at Errochty, 431 *
— South, Electricity Board, Capital Expendi
ture, Discussion in Parliament on, 127; Proposed Nuclear Power Station at Portincross, Local Opposition to Establishment of, 409; 200,000-lb. per hour Boiler for Dalmarnock 524*
— Technical Education in.
Parliament on, 191, 383,
— West of. Iron and Steel Institute. See Iron
and Steel Institute, West of Scotland
— White Paper on Industry and Employment, 453
Scottish Council (Development and Industry) and Motor-Car Industry, 67
Scottish Machine Tool Corporation, Lathe for Machining Worn Train Wheels, 562*
Scottish Mechanical Light Industries. Ltd., Outbreak of Fire at, 152; History and Products of, 521 *
— Trades Union Congress, 59th Annual
Conference, 288
Scrap, Ferrous, Salvage of. Discussion in Parliament on, 479
Scraper, “ Euclid ” Twin-Power, Use of, for Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank, 515
Screening and Crushing Plant, Mobile, “ Kompac ’’(Reirand Cawder, Ltd.), 492* Screw Conveyor Corporation, “ Screw-Lift ” Conveyor, 378
“ Screw-Lift ” Conveyor (W. S. Barron and Son, Ltd.). 378
— Propellers. See Propellers
— Tap, “ Unbreaka ” (Shearcut Tool Co.). 509*
— Thread Forms, Guides to (Trade Publica
tion), 436
Scrivener, A., Ltd., Work-Carrier for Use with Horizontal Duplex Surface Grinder. 402*; Automatic Control Systems for Grinding Machines, 540*
Scrolls, from Dead Sea. Opening of, by Prof. H. Wright Baker, 194*
Sea Wave Generation, Airborne Radar Altimeter for Studying, 399*
Generation, Study of, by Pitch-and-Roll Buoy, 399*
Mechanism of Generation of. Study of, with Pitch-and-Roll Buoy, 399*
Near-Shore, Measurement of, with Piezo-Electric Pressure Recorder, 398*
— — Recorder. Shipborne, 398*
“ Seadrome,” Floating Stages for Transatlantic Aircraft, by W. Ley (Review). 307
Seale-Lay Construction of Wire Rope, 489
“ Seamew ” Anti-Submarine and Reconnaissance Aircraft, Performance of (Short Brothers and Harland. Ltd.). 87*
Seats, Aircraft Passenger (Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 19_
Secondary Battery.
Electric: also Trucks
Sections, Angle, in Bending, Limiting Stress of, by J. Jennings, 558*
— Cold-Rolled, Manual of Technical
ence of (Book), 41
Sediment, Movement of. Role of Models in (Book), 306
Selenium Rectifiers. Industrial (Trade Publication), 498
Sensitive Drill. See Drill under Machine Tools Sentic, Dipl. Ing. A., on Contra-Rotating Propellers, 530
Separation, Flow, and Aircraft Shapes, by Sir W. S. Farren, 555*
Sergejev, V. N.,on Kuibishev-Moscow 400-kV Power Transmi.ssion Line and Substation, 525
Series Capacitors, Improvement of Line Regulation by, by S. Silbermann (Book), 242
Service Aviation. See Aeronautics
— for Engineers (Trade Publication), 370 Servomex Controls, Ltd., Electrical Control
Instruments (Trade Publication), 306
Setting Equipment, Automatic Co-ordinate, lor Use with Horizontal Boring Machine (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 477*
Sewage Treatment (Trade Publication), 10 Sewing Machines, Production of, in Italy, 423 Seymour, W. Douglas, on Imparting Operator Skills to New Workers, 165
Shaft Coupling. See Coupling
— Transmission, Hollow, 57-ft., for Slabbing
Rolling Mill at Shotton Works of John Summers and Sons, Ltd. (English Steel Forge and Engineering Corporation, Ltd.), 252* Shaping and Metal-Forming Operations, Research into, by W. Johnson, 309
Shaw, W. F. B., on Domestic Heating in Great Britain, 232*, 270*. See 261
Shearcut Tool Co., ‘‘ Unbreaka ” Screw Tap, 509*
Shearer-Loader, " B.J.D.-Anderton,” for Thick Seams (Trade Publication), 306
Sheet, Aluminium Alloy, Bending of, by D. A. Barlow, 366*
Corrugated, for Turbine Test House of Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd. (Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd.), 470*
— Metal, Deep Drawing and Spinning of, by
J. A. Grainger, 309
Laminations in, Instrument for Detecting, 439*
Work, ” Jet ” Pattern Developer for (Triangle Products, Ltd.), 254
Power Station,
discussion in 511
See Accumulator under Motor [Vehicles;
Motor
Design
Refer-
Sheet, Plastic, Laminated, “ Formica,” New Grade (Thomas De La Rue and Co., Ltd.), 223*
—? Polystyrene, High-Impact, “ Saroy ” (Saro Laminated Wood Products, Ltd.), 566*
— Steel, for Motor Industry, Dollar Expendi
ture on Importation of. Discussion in Parliament on, 191
Shells, Aluminium Alloy, Thick-Walled, Ironing Loads for, by D. A. Barlow, 396*
— Four-Ball Machine, Mathematics of, 427* Ball Machine, Surface Tests with, 425* Shell Chemical Co., Ltd., Egham Technical
Services Laboratories, 465*
Sheli-Mex and B.P., Ltd., Oils for Heat Treatment (Trade Publication), 44; Controversy on “ Tied ” Garages of, 326
Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd., “Alexia Oil A” Emulsion-Type Lubricant, 285; Know Your Tractor (Trade Publication), 468
Shelters, Road, Portable (Trade Publication), 182
Shenfield to Chelmsford Electrified Railway Line, Opening of, 482*
Sherwood Taylor, Dr. F., the Late, 72 Shield, Mobile, for Radiation Protection, 502* Ship, Cable, “ Ocean Layer,” 446
— Canal. See Canal
— Cargo, Corrosion of, and Its Prevention, by
H. J. Adams and Dr. J. C. Hudson, 560
— Coasting Vessels, “ Cantenac ” and
“ Merignac,” Free-Piston Gas Generators in, 373
— Constructors and Shipwrights Association,
Dispute at Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., 64
— Diesel-Engined. See Motorships; Marine
Propulsion
-- Dredger Grab, Diesel-Electric, 375*
and Other Harbour Craft, Survey of, by H. H. Hagan, 459
Suction-Hopper “ Astland,” 375*
— “ Explorer,” Fisheries Research Vessel,
Commencement of Research Work of, 383
— Forms, Resistance of. Papers of William
Froude on, by Captain A. D. Duckworth (Review), 149
— Ice-Breaker, Reactor-Driven, Construction
of, in Russia, 444
— Launches and Trial Trips, 27
— Launching. See Launch
— Merchant, Statistics of, 255
— Model Experiments. See Tank Experiments
and Ship Resistance
— Motor. See Motorships: Marine Propulsion
— Passenger, Restraint in Placing Orders for.
Comment on, 391
— Propellers. See Propellers
— Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion:
Engines; Turbines; Propellers
— ” Queen Mary,” Denny-Brown Anti-Roll
Stabilisers for, 391
— Reduction Gearing for, by A. W. Davis, 107*
— Registration of, 31
— Repairing Industry, Some Present Day
Aspects of, by H. A. J. Silley, 343
— Resistance, Cavitation in Hydrodynamics, 14*
— Stability of. Practical Approach to, by
H. E. Steel, 401
— Steel, Rules and Regulations for Con
struction and Classification of (Book), 306
— Steering Gear (John Hastie and Co., Ltd.), 461*
— S.S. “ Sunrip,” Aluminium in Construction
of (Davie Shipbuilding, Ltd.), 502*
— Tunnel-Screw (Yarrow and Co., Ltd.), 523*
— Vibration Induced by Twin Propellers, by
J. W, Ramsay, 559
— See also Marine; Motorships: Shipping:
Steamers: Warships
Shipborne Sea-Wave Recorder, 398*
— Wave Recorder, by M. J. Tucker, 450 Shipbuilders and Engineers, North-East Coast
Institution of. See North-East Coast
Shipbuilding Compendium, British (Book), 242
— Deckhouses, Welded Aluminium (Trade
Publication), 44
— and Engineering Unions, Confederation of.
Wage Claims, 2; Wage Agreement with Engineering and Allied Employers' Federation, 192; Agreement with Engineering and Allied Employers’ National Federation on Night-Work Pay, 224; Resolution on Inquiry into Motor Industry, 256
—? Industry, Discuss'on in Parliament, 284
— — Position and Prospects, 114, 150*,
— Iron, in 1856, 5
— Oxygen-Blown Basic-Converter Steel
Discussion in Parliament, 284
— “ Pioner,” Diesel-Driven Trawler
Russia (Brooke Marine, Ltd.), 126*
— Returns, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping,
— S.S. “ Sunrip,” Aluminium in Construction
of, 502*
—? Steel Ships, Rules and Regulations for Construction and Classification of (Book), 306
— See also Steamers; Naval; Warships Shipp, D. G., on Electric Signalling Systems
for Rail and Road Transport, 429 Shipping, Merchant, Statistics of, 255 Shipwrights and Ship Contractors Association, Attitude to Dispute at Birkenhead Shipyard of Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., 544 Shirley Research Institute, Dust-Extraction Appliance of, 383
Shock Tests. See Impact Tests under Tests {Materials}
— and Vibration Isolation, Survey on, by
j. A. Macinante (Book), 337
Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, Union of, Easter Conference of, 224
— Management. See Works Management
— Mathematics, by C. E. Stout (Book), 242
— Stewards, of British Motor Corporation
Factories, Retaliation Against Four-Day Week, 96
— Theory (Review), 43; (Book), 73
Short Brothers &. Harland, Ltd., Passenger Seats for “ Viscount ” 802 Air Liner, 19; “ Seamew ” Anti-Submarine and Reconnaissance Aircraft, Performance of, 87*;
Face-Milling of Titanium, 184*; Open-
Circuit Transonic Wind Tunnel, 504
Short Circuit Forces, Transforrne^ 526
Testing Station (General Electric Co., Shovels?Ei*ectric, “ Ruston-Bucyrus 120RB,”
Use of, for Opencast Coal Mining at
Acorn Bank, 515 .
Exhibits at Mechanical Handling bxni-
— Loatog, Hydraulic, “ Loadmaster ” Diesel-
Driven (Chaseside Engineering Co., Ltd.), 317 *
— Swing-Loading (Power Handling, Ltd.), 317*
Show. See Exhibition
Shrink Flanging of Aluminium Alloys, by
D. A. Barlow, 332* . i
Shrinking of Aluminium-Alloy Cylindrical
Parts, by D. A. Barlow 332
Siemens Electric Lamps and V.J’
Electric Convector Heaters (Trade Publication), 370
Siemens-Martin Furnaces. See burnaces Siemens, Sir W., Regenerative Furnace,
Centenary of, 5 _ . . . i tri
Siemens-Schuckert (Great Britain), Ltd.,
Flameproof Annunciator (Trade Pub- Sigmuml Pumps,Vtd., Stainless-Steel Chemical
Pumps (Trade Publication), 436
Signal Lamp Fitting (Trade Publication). 182
Signalling, Railway, Equipment (Trade Publication), 468
Interlocking of Points and Signals, Cen-
— Systems,^Electric, for Rail and Road Trans
port, by D. G. Shipp, 429
Silencers for Jet Engines, Discussion in Parliament on,543 P
— Pen for Sapphire ” Turbo-Jet Engines ot
•• Javelin ” Aircraft, 565*
Silicon, Perfect Crystals of. Film on Growth
Silk-ScYeen Printer, “ McCormick ” Automatic (Redlac, Ltd.), 491* . .
Silley, H. A. J., on Ship Repairing—Some Aspects of the Industry Today, 343
Silver Plating, Barrel, Anodes for (Trade Publication), 564 _
— Rivet Contacts (Johnson, Matthey and Co.,
Silvertown Rubber Co., Ltd., Heat-Resistant and Fire-Resistant Conveyor Belts, 3/8
Simmonds, Dr. W. A., on Explosion Reliefs for Industrial Drying Ovens, 3U8
Simms Motor Units, Ltd., Growth and Progress of (Trade Publication), 306
Simon Engineering (Midlands), Ltd., Simon Hydraulic Platforms, 345*
Simpson, C. R. H., on Art in the Machine Age, 144*
Simpson, H. R., on Battery Electric Vehicles, 430
Sintering of Copper Powder. Permeability and Porosity Changes During, by G. Arthur, 373
— Fabrication and Properties of Thorium, by M. D. Smith and Prof. R. W. K. Honey- combe, 373 - .. ,
— Metal, Papers on, at Institute ot Metals Spring Meeting, 373
— Vacuum, “ Cutanit *' Cemented Carbides (Metro-Cutanit, Ltd.), 335
“SIP" Spiral Induction Pump for Liquid Metals (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 281*
"Sir William Hardy" M.S., Discussion in Parliament on, 255
Skefko Ball Bearing Co., Ltd., Presentation of Bound Volumes of ENGINEERING to Luton Public Library, 168
Skelton Grange Power Station, Record in Electrical Power Generation at, 466
Ski-Lifts, “ Charlton ” Carriage for (British Ropeway Engineering Co., Ltd-)’
Skilful Driver, by Dr. J. S. Blair (Book), 262 . See LETTER, 548
Skill, Gaining, by Birmingham Productivity Association (Review), -r- ? ?
Report of Investigation into Training ot Apprentices in Western Germany (Book), 41
Skin Friction. See Friction: Ship Resistance
— Structures, Complex Stressed, Analysis ol, by Prof. J. H. Argyris, 420
“ Skylark 600 ” Jet Air-Liner (General Dynamics Corporation), 262*
Sleepers, Concrete, Steel Clip tor Fastening Rails to, 280*
Sludge. See Sewage
Smallman, Dr. R. E., on Deformation and Annealing Textures in Thorium, 374; on Textures in Face-Centred Cubic Metals and Alloys, 374
Smelting Furnaces. See Furnaces .
Smith Dr. D. M., Appointment as Chiet Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Development, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 328
Smith, I. R., on Control of Production Processes, 92 . - • I
Smith, M. D., on Sintering, Fabrication, and Properties of Thorium, 373
Smith and Wellstcod, Ltd., Heat-Storage Solid- Fuel Cooker, 270*. See 261
Smith-Gander, R. G., on Accelerated Curing of Concrete Test Cubes, 153 . See LETTERS, 164, 260, 357
Smithfield, Employment of Licensed Porters at, 112 . ,
Smoke Abatement Conference, National, Bournemouth, 1955, Proceedings ot (Book), 370
Plea for Use of Smoke Arrestors, 511 “ Smokeless" Zones, Domestic Heating in, 3 SNA M., Natural-Gas Industry in Northern Italy, 140* .
Soap, Glycerol, Manufacture ot, by G. Martin (Book), 533
Societa Adriatica di Elettricita, Foliation ot Electroconsult Power-Industry Consulting Organisation, 549
Societa Finanzi aria Meccanica (Finmeccanica) Overseas Trade, 2
Societa Nazionale Metanodotti, Natural-Gas Industry in Northern Italy, 140*
Society of British Aircraft Constructors Acceptance of Method of Analysis of Stressed-Skin Structures, 420
— Impact of Engineering on, by Sir M. Bowra 290*. See 289
— of Instrument Technology. See Jnstrimient Technology
— Technical and Scientific. See Instiiutions
— Trade. See Labour
Sodium Uranate, Composition of. Produced by Reaction of Fused Sodium Hydroxide and Uranium Trioxide, 409
Softener, Water. See Water Softener
Sokolov, V. B., on Kuibishev-Moscow 400-kV Power Transmission Line and Substation,
Solar Energy, Applied, Research, Directory and Bibliography of, by E. J. Burda (Book), 337
Solartron Electronic Group, Ltd., Opening of New Research and Development Laboratories, 424
Soldering, High-Frequency Heating in, Industrial Applications of, 304*
— Iron, Electric (Trade Publication), 77
— Soft, of Aluminiurn Alloys, Compound and Hand Tool tor (Tiltman Langley, Ltd ) 87
Solenoids, Miniature (Trade Publication) 278 Solids, Ionic, Thermal Excitation of Trapped e in, by J. H. Simpson (Book), 210
Solidification ot Steel, Effects of Gravity in by
B. Gray, 536
— of Steel, Gravity in, by B. Gray 464
Solu^Schall, Ltd., 200-kV •' Eresco ” Portable X-Ray Apparatus for Inspection of Aircraft Structures, 338*; Radiographic Inspection of Aircraft Structures for British Overseas Airways Corporation 338*
Solway Chemical, Ltd., Sulphuric Acid and Cement Production by Anhydrite Process,
Sonatron," Instrument for Detection of Vibration (Airsonic, Ltd.), 254*
Sopwith, Sir T., Remarks at Annual Meeting of Hawker-Siddeley Group, Ltd. 66
South Devon Railway Co., 484
South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd., Production of Large-Diameter Welded Steel Pipes, 122*; Order for Steel Piping (South Durham Steel &. Iron Co., Ltd.), 455
— Scotland Electricity Beard. See Scotlcrd South Wales Switchgear, Ltd., Scheme for
Attracting Recruits, 69; 1,000-MVA 33-kV, Oil Circuit-Breaker 310*
Southern Instruments, Ltd., Photographic Auto-Developer for Oscillograph Records, 380
Southern Rhodesia, Nickel-Bearing Ores in Discussion in Parliament on, 191 - Proposal for Expansion of Iron and Steel Works at Redcliffe, Near Que Que 422 Southwest Welding and Manufacturing Co. Heavy Civil Engineering Plant (Trade Publication), 77
Sovex, Ltd., Ultra-Lightweight Pre-Selective Overhead Chain Conveyor, 378
Soviet Professional Manpower, Report on 40* See also 33. See also Russia
Space Flight, Astronomer Royal on, 35 Basic Design Temperatures fcr Report on (Book), 533
Britain, by W. F. B. Shaw, 232*, 270*. See 261
Spanner Boilers, Ltd., Vertical Steam-Raising Packaged Boiler, 345
— Torque, for Assembling Radio Valves
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 176*
“ Sparcatron " Spark Erosion Machine (Burton, Griffiths and Co., Ltd.), 569*
Sparcatron Spark-Machining Process (Impregnated Diamond Products, Ltd ) 378 Spark Machining, Electro-of Metab by A. V Nosov and D. V. Bykov (Book) *498 Five-Day Courses in, 378 “ Sparcatron ” Process (Impregnated piamond Products, Ltd.), 378. See 569* Specialisation, 289, 292 Specifications, Standard. See Standards: Stanaaraisation
Spectrochemical Analysis, Abstracts of, by /D I?;,®" Someren and F. Lachnian (Book), 73
Speech^Method of Analysing and Synthesising, Speed-Changing Gears. See Gears: Cearimr- Manne Propulsion
— Control, “ Vari-Drive,” for Direct-Current
F Control Gear,
Ltd.), 110*
— Limit 20-m.p.h., for Heavy Goods Vehicles
Abolition of, 456
^257*^^^’ ' Comment on,
— Reducers (Trade Publication), 306
Reduction Gears. See Gears; Gearing' Marine Propulsion
" ^Pe^^'^alk ” Conveyor Belt for Passenger Movement (American Goodyear Tyre and Stephens-Adamson 452^5
Speedwell Wire Co., Ltd., Production of Wire for Rope Manufacture, 489*
Spencer, H. F., on Investment, 421 Spheroidal-Graphite Iron (Tastings (Trade Publication), 182
Spindle, Grinding, with Combined Hydraulic Journal and Thrust Bearing (Reilly Engineering, Ltd.), 260 y h
Sp’nnmg Mills, Cotton, Electric Drives for (Trade Publication), 77
— of Sheet Metal, by J. A. Grainger 309 Spondon Works of British Celanese, Ltd., Correction of Power Factor at, 89*
Sporn, P., on Power Transmission Lines Oper- dt Over 220-kV Alternating Current, 525; on 330-kV Power Transmission Lines V?’'American Gas and Electric Co. and Ohio Valley Electric Corp., 526
Spray Equipment, “ Ecco " Catalyst (Atlas , Copco (Great Britain), Ltd.,) 527* 5>prings, Helical, Fused-Quartz (Thermal Syndicate, Ltd.), 437
— P^duction of, at Grimesthorpe Works of tnglish Steel Spring Corporation, Ltd,, 61 opur Gearing. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
Square-D, Ltd., Control Gear (Trade Publication), 533
St. Andrews University, Queen’s College School oi Engineering, Residential, Academic and Technical Facilities at, 249*
Stabili^rs, Denny-Brown Anti-Roll, for Queen Mary,” 391
Stability of Ships. See Ships
Stan Location System, “ Radiopage ” (British Communications Corporation, Ltd.), 439* Staging, Tubular, ” Zip-Up ” with Quick- Locking Connections (Access Equipment, .Ltd.), 473*
Stainless-Steel Pumps for Chemical and cess Duties (Trade Publication), 436 Stanchions. See Columns Standards, Colour Television, by D. G.
(Book), 210
— Institution, British, Joint Meeting
Institution of Production Engineers, 455: Work of, 487
British, Specifications, Aluminium and Alurninium-Alloy Ingots and Engineering Castings, 11; Glossary of Terms for Automatic Digital Computers, 11; Roughness Comparison Specimens, 11; Rubber Joint Rings, 11; Booklet: “ How British Standards Serve Industry,” 44; Specifications Methods of Testing Water Used in Industry, 277; Tests for Use in Approval of Welders. Part I: Manual Metal-Arc and Oxy-Acetylene Welding of Mild Steel and Low Alloy Steel Sheets, Plates and Sections (Review), 435; Girder Bridges, Part III, Loads and Stresses, 554 Standard Motor Co., Ltd., Refusal of Wage
Increase, 67; Strike at Banner Lane and Canley Car Works, 320; Strike and Redundancy at. Comment on, 321; Settlement of Dispute at, 384; Four-Day Week at, 448; Redundancy and Strike Action, 480; Redundancy and Strike at. Comment on, 482; Rumour of Take-Over Bid, 549; Redundancy at, 576
Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., Repeating Coil for Audio Cables and Repeater Systems (Trade Publication), 77; Manufacture of Electronic Computers, 423
— United States National Bureau of. See United States
Standardisation Officers, Meeting of, in London,487
— Comment on, 487
— Simplification of. Comment on, 455
“ Stanorun ” Overhead Chain Conveyor (Geo. W. King, Ltd.), 378
Stapling Machines (Adams Powel Equipment, Ltd.), 254
Starling, S. G., the Late, 7
Starters, Motor. See Motors, Electric
Startrite Engineering Co., Ltd., ” Bantam ” 2-in. Capacity Electrically-Driven Sensitive Bench Drill (Trade Publication), 306 State, A Dynamic, 417
— Railways. See Railways Stations, Power. See Power Stations Statistical Review of World Oil Industry, 392
— Society, Royal, Results of Study Section on
Future Economic Trends. 485
Statistics, Monthly Digest of, 518
— Overseas, Year Book of (Book), 41
— Trade. See Trade
— United Kingdom, Year Book of (Book), 41
— Works, and Production Control, 67; (Book),
Steam Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Consumption. See Coal
— Engines. See Engines
— Leak, “ Furmanite ” Thermo-Setting Com
pound for Sealing Steam Leaks (Metalock (Britain), Ltd.), 219
— Turbines. See Turbines
Steamer, ” Empress of Britain,” 26,000-ton Passenger Liner for Canadian Pacific Steamship Co., 258*; Equipment for, 316*
— “Empress of England,” Launching of, 359*
— Geared Turbines for. See Marine Propul
sion
— Launching of. See Launch
— Merchant, Shallow-Draught (Yarrow &
Co., Ltd.), 523*
— Propulsion oi. See Marine Propulsion;
Engines; Turbines; Propellers
— “ Queen Mary,” Denny-Brown Anti-Roll
Stabilisers for, 391
— Resistance of. Ship Resistance
— Stability. See Ships, Stability of
— See also Engines; Marine Propulsion; Ship
building; Shipping; Ships; Turbines' Warships
Steamships. See Ships; Steamers; H'arships Steel, Boron-Treated, Study of Impact Properties of, by S. J. Rosenberg and J. D Grimsley, 504
Carbon, Effects of Heat Treatment and Microstructure on Transition Temperature of, by G. Burns and C. Judge, 558 and Low-Alloy, Hardness of, at Low Temperatures, by R. W. Nichols, 503 Low-Alloy, Yield Behaviour of, at H. F. Hall and R. W. Nichols, 503
Wire, Mechanical Properties of, at Low Temperatures, by R. W. Nichols, 503 -Case-Hardening of. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
— Castings (Trade Publication), 44
Tc S’ u *’350-ton Shear (English Steel Castings Corporation, Ltd.) 141* ’
.Heat-Resisting, “ E.V.” (Trade Publica- tion), 564
W^ste-Reducing Process (Campbell, Gifford and Morton, Ltd.), 260
Steel Clip for Fastening Rails to Concrete Sleepers, 280* ,
Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., No. 4 Blast Furnace at Margam, 68*. 121; Expansion Programme, 263, 325
— Consumption and Prices, 45*
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— for Cranes. Shortages of. Discussion in
Parliament, 127
— Designers’ Manual, by C. S. Gra:^ L. b.
Kent, W. A. Mitchell, and G. B. Godfrey (Review), 209; (Book), 210
Steels Engineering Products, Ltd., Mobile Coles Cranes (Trade Publication), 182; Atlantis ” Rail-Mounted Full-Ctrcle-Slewmg Diesel-Electric Crane, 317*; ” Dre ad -
nought ” Truck-Mounted ,P'
Slewing Diesel-Electric Crane, 317; Selt- Propelled “S.710s Ajax” Diesel-Electric Crane, 318
— Fabrication (Trade Publication), 370
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests
{Materials')
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Girder, Prestressing for Livery Street
Bridge, Birmingham, 408*
Steel, H. E., on Practical Approach to Stability of Ships, 401
— Heat Treatment of. See Heat Treatment
under Metallurgy
— Industry, Capacity and Prices, 325
Developments in, at Home and Overseas, 167
Expansion of, 34
in India, Development Plans for, 293 Overtime Ban by Maintenance Craftsmen, 576
Wage Differentials in, 576
— Low-Alloy, for Welded Pressure Vessels,
Conference on. West of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute, 493
— Manganese-Molybdenum, Fully and Par
tially Hardened and Tempered, Impact Value of, by ‘ ” ’
Earley, 504
— Manufacture.
duction
— Microstructure of. .
— Oxygen-Blown Basic Converter, tor Ship
building, Discussion in Parliament, 284 Steel, Peech and Tozer, Construction ot Medium-Width Strip Mill, 130; Tests on Lattice-Type Electric Overhead Travelling Cranes at Rotherham Works, 169*; Expansion Programme, 263; Completion ot Steel Furnace Re-Building Programme, 292 ,
Steel Pipe, Welded, Large-Diameter, Production of (South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd.), 122*
Piping for Trans-Canada Pipeline Co. (South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd.), 455
Plate Supplies, Discussion in Parliament on, 415 C K r u
Welded, Brittle Fracture Strength of, by Dr. A. A. Wells, 529
— Production, Comment on, 228
Discussion in Parliament on, 127 Statistics, 262
— Protection of, from Wear, by Phosphating,
bv J. W. Midgley, 196
— Rails. See Rails
— Reinforcement Fabric, Welding Machine
for (Sciaky Electric Welding Machines, Ltd.), 410* . ,
“ Steel Review,” Quarterly Periodical ot British Iron and Steel Federation, 34
— Rolling Mills. See Rolling Mills
— Ropes. See Wire Ropes
Sheet for Motor Industry, Dollar Expenditure on Importation of. Discussion in Parliament on, 191
— Ships, Rules and Regulations for Con
struction and’Classification of (Book), 306 Shortages in Sunderland, Discussion in Parliament on, 575
— Solidification of, Gravity in, by B. Gray, 464, 536
Stress Distribution on. See Stress; Tests {Materials)
— Structural, Lectures on (Part 7) (Book), 10 Supplies, Improvement in Position of, 383 for Rural Craftsmen, Shortages of, 479
— Supply Position, for British Shipyards,
Discussion in Parliament, 284
— Tests of. See Tests {Materials)
— for the User, by R. T. Rolfe (Book), 278 Wear of, by L. Marshall and S. J. Mansell, 425*. See 421
— Works. See Works
— Workers in Europe, Real Wages of, 423 Steele «&. Cowlishaw, Ltd., High-Speed Ball Mill for Grinding Paints and Metal Powders, 260
“Steelmaster Mark lA ” Straddle Carrier with 30-cwt. Crane (British Straddle Carrier Co., Ltd.), 349*
Steelwork, Constructional (Book), 10 by O. Faber (Book), 10 “ Denso ” Products for Protection of (Trade Publication), 242
Steelworks. See Works
Steering Gear, Ships’ (John Hastie and Co., Ltd.), 461*
“ Stellite,” Hard Facing of Heavy-Duty Valves (Weir Valves, Ltd.), 462*
Stenson and Co., History of, 386*
Stenson, J., Contemporary Impressions of, by 1. M. F. Hooker and N. D. Hunt, 386* “ Step ” Fluorescent Inspection Lamp (Trade Publication), 468
Stephen, J., on Small Digital Computer with Magnetic Drum Store, 239
Stephens-Adamson Manufacturing Co., “ Speedwalk ” Conveyor Belt for Passenger Transportation, 377. See LETTERS, 452, 516
Stethoscopes, for Noise and Vibration Detection (Trade Publication), 11
Stevenage, New Accommodation for Fuel- Research Station at, 143, 383
Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., Further Expansion at Corby, 455 . . r,. . zfc*
Stockpiling, Policy of, in United ^ates,,45 Stocksbridge Works of Samuel Fox and co.,
Ltd., Conmiencenrent of Grouped Engineering Workshops at, 88
Stockton-on-Tees, New Plant of South Durharn Steel Iron Co., Ltd., for Production ot Large Diameter Welded Steel Pipes at, 122*
Stone-Crushing and Quarrying Equipment (Keir and Cawder, Ltd.), 491* ,
Stonework, Paints, “ Glocrete Stucco, tor (Trade Publication), 404
Storage Battery. See Accumulaior under Electric: Motor Vehicles: Motor Trucks
— Tanks, Oil, Vapour Loss in, Rubber
“ Tyre ” for Elimination of (Wm. Neill and Son (St. Helens), Ltd.), 272
— Timber, Building for (Robert Melville &
Co., Ltd.), 62* ,
Store, Cold, Portable, “ Portacool (Verrolec, Ltd.), 157*
Storey, A., on the Doxford Engine, 515 Straddle Carrier, “Steelmaster Mark lA (British Straddle Carrier Co., Ltd.), 54y
Straightening Machine. See Machine Tools Strain. See Stress
Streets, H., on Passenger Movement by Conveyor Belt, 516
— See Roads 'r
Strength of Materials. See Stress and Tei/s
(Materials) , . j
Stress, Alternating and Combined. bee Tests (Materials) , , ozi*
_ in Boiler Tubes, by Dr. E. W. Parkes 84*
— in Circular Ring, by E. R. Leenian, 201
— in High-Voltage Condenser-Bushings, by
S. Silbermann (Book), 210
— Limiting Design, of Angle Sections in
Bending, by J. Jennings, 558
— Optical Determination ot. See/hoto-EUistic
— Relieving Furnace, Oil-Fired, Bogie-Type,
for John Brown's Engine Works (Priest Furnaces, Ltd.), 156*
— Repetitions. See Fatigue under Tests
(Materials) * i,
Strain Curves of Some Metals and Alloys at Low Temperatures and High Rates ot Strain, by H. G. Baron, 503
— Strength and Elasticity of Materials.
Vol IV’ Part Two (External) B.Sc. (Engineering) 1941-52, by W. H. Brooks (Book), 498
of Materials, by B. B. Low (Review), 42; (Book), 73 . . .,, ...
Stretch Flanging ot Aluminium Alloys with Metal Tools, by D. A. Barlow, 331 *
Aluminium Alloys with Rubber Press, by D. A. Barlow, 331*
Forming of Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Barlow, 329* , i. o r*
of Non-Ferrous Metals, by R. D. Edwards, 309 .
Stretcher and Dc-Twister, Combined, for Rectification of Extruded Aluminium Sections (Joshua Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 500*
Strikes. See Labour
Strip Cold, Rolling Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks (Davy and United Engineering Co., Ltd.), 218*
— Magnetic, Nickel-Iron, 437
Strontium, Radio, Monitoring System for, 511 Structural Analysis, Electronic Computers for, by Dr. R. K. Livesley, 69
— Design of Aeroplanes. See Aircraft under
Aeronautics ...
Engineers, Institution of: Application of an Electronic Digital Computer to Some Problems of Structural Analysis, by Dr.
R. K. Livesley, 69; Research Scholarship Offer by Aluminium Development Association, 124
Sections, Aluminium, Standard, Proposed, Column Tests on, by R. E. Smith (Book), 182
— Steelwork. See Steelwork
— Timber (Trade Publication), 242
Structures, Aircraft, Fatigue of, by Prof. J. H. Argyris, 420
— Aluminium, by F. Stussi (Book),_498
— Hydraulic, Role of
of (Book), 306
— Laminated Timber, 307*
— Metal, Buckling of, —
and M. Meister (Book), 498
— and Metals, Fatigue of, by H. J. Grover,
S. A. Gordon and L. R. Jackson (Review), 563
— Periodic, Wave Propagation in, by L.
Brillouin and M. Parodi (Book), 564
— Prestressed Concrete, Design of, in America,
by T. Y. Lin (Review), 180; (Book), 182
— Reinforced-Concrete. See Concrete, Re
inforced
— Skin, Complex Stressed, Analysis of, by
Prof. J. H. Argyris, 420
— Statically-Jndeterminate, Analysis of, by
Deformation Method, by M. Smolira (Review), 241; (Book), 242
— Works, by R. F. Miles (Book), 404
Corrosion Problems Relating to, by
C. W. Marler (Book), 404
Struts, See Columns
Stud Welding. See Welding
Students, Research, Insurance Regulations for, 288
Sturtevant Engineering Co., Ltd., Screenless Hammer Mills (Trade Publication), 10; Dust, Characteristics of, and Methods of Removal (Trade Publication), 436
“ Stylovent " Improved Air Diffuser (Richard Crittall and Co., Ltd.), 184*
Submarine Boats. See Warships
Submarine Cables, Ltd., “Ocean Layer’’ Cable Ship, 446
— Power Cable, 138-kV, 446*
Subsidence, Mining, Damage, Compensation for, Discussion in Parliament, 284, 415
Suction Dredger. See Dredger
Suds Pump (Trade Publication), 11 Suggestions Schemes in Royal Navy, 319
“ Sulfinuz,” Sulphide-Impregnated Surface Process, 425*. See 421
Sulphide-Impregnated Surfaces, Use of, for Reducing Frictional Resistance and Wear of Steel, by L. Marshall and S. J. Mansell, 425*. See 421
Sulphur Compounds, Atmospheric Pollution
by. Discussion in Parliament, 575
— Partition Between Gas, Slag, and Metal Phases under Iron and Steelmaking Conditions, by Dr. E. T. Turkdogan, 557 Sulphuric Acid, Production by Anhydrite
Process (Solway Chemicals, Ltd.), 185* Sulzer Brothers (London), Ltd. See Erratum, 121 . . T,
“Sumatra II” Diesel-Electric Sand-Pump
Dredger for Indonesia (Orenstein-Koppel und Liibecker Maschinenbau A.G.), 411* Summers, J., and Sons, Ltd., Annual Report, 130 • 57-ft. Transmission Shaft for Slabbing Rolling Mil! at Shotton Works (English Steel Forge and Engineering Corporation, Ltd.), 252*; Expansion Programme, 263 Sun. See Solar Sunderland, Steel Shortages in, Discussion in
Parliament on, 575
Sunndalsora, Norway, Generating Plant for
New Aluminium Factory at, 508 “Sunrip,” S.S., Aluminium in Construction
of (Davie Shipbuilding, Ltd.), 502* “ Super C ” Tournapulls, Use of, for Opencast
Coal Mining at Acorn Bank, 515
“ Super Sabre ” Supersonic Interceptor Aircraft, “ 12F.100,” Departure for Service with United States Air Force in Europe (North American Aviation), 190
Superannuation and Pension Funds, Association of, Survey of Superannuation Schemes 576 . . r> 1
Supersonic Flight, Discussion on, at Royal
Aeronautical Society, ^20
— Transonic-Wind Tunnel, 40,000-h.p., at
California Institute of Technology, 528 Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of. Electrical Engineers’ Exhibition, 200 Supervision of Civil Engineering Construction, by A. C. Twort (Review), 43; (Book), 73 Supervisory Staff, Executives and Technicians, Association of, Presidential Address, by J. H. Williams, 512 . . „
Supply, Ministry of. Order for Britannia Series 250 Aircraft for Royal Air Force Transport Command, 528
Surfaces, Anodised, Hardened, for Aluminium (Hard Aluminium Surfaces, Ltd.), 2ou
— Coatings, Research on, at Egham Technical
Services Laboratories, 465*
— Dressings, Prevention of Wet-Weatner
Damage to (Book), 10
— Finishing, Description of Cinema Film on
(Tradepublication), 498
— Grinding Machine. See Grinding under
Machine Tools . . .
— Nucleation in Recrystallisation ot Alu
minium Single Crystals, by C. D. Graham and Prof. R. Maddin, 374
— Roughness, Portable Test Instrument for
(Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 94
— Sulphide-Impregnated, Use of, for Reducing
Frictional Resistance and Wear ot bteel, by L. Marshall and S. J. Mansell, 425 . See 421
Survey of Chemical Industry in Western Europe, 34 r
— of Co-partnership Schemes by Ministry of
Labour, 512 . OQ/I ?2^1
— of Distribution of Engineers, 130, 284,
— of Employment and Distribution ot Engi
neers and Scientists in Government Service 351
— Geological, of Great Britain and Museum
of Practical Geology for 1954, Summary of Progress of (Book), 436
— of Incentive Schemes at Ardeer Factory of
Imperial Chemical industries, Ltd., 512
— Industrial Buildings, 3 .
— of Manufacturing Activity in Australia,
Comment on, 552
— of Real Wages of Coal and Steel Workers
in Europe, 423
— of Research and Development (^sts and
Personnel in American Industry, Comment on,113 . .
Surveying, Air, of Radioafive Ores, 506 ,,
Sutcliffe, R., Ltd., Model of Speedwalk, Conveyor Belt for Passenger Transportation, 377. See LETTERS, 452, 516; ‘‘Panther 30” Belt-Conveyor Driving Head, 378*
Swain Projects, ” Tansphere ” Large-Diameter Butterfly Valve (David F. Wiseman and Sons, Ltd.), 142*
Sway Corrections in Moment Distribution, by
D. H. Clyde, 457*
Sweden, Power Transmission at 400-kV or Higher Voltages, by G. Jancke and S. Lalander, 525 .
— Royal Commission on Pensions, 96 Swedish Atomic Energy Co., Reactor Research, 444 . .
“ Swirlyflo ” Fire Tubes for Vertical Steam- Raising Packaged Boiler (Spanner Boilers, Ltd.), 345 . r
Swiss Auto Racing Club, Training Courses ot, 197 , .
Switches, Motor Starting. See Motors, Electric Switchgear, Air-Break, 3-3-kV, for 360-MW Power Station at Keadby (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 532* ,
~ 250-MVA 3-3-kV Air-Break Truck-Type (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 344* .
— for 12-MVAr Capacitor (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 89*
— Circuit Breaker, 7,500-MVA, 275-ky,
Air-Blast (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 344
Breakers, Air-Blast, 132-kV, for 360-MW Power Station at Keadby (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 532* . ,
Breakers, Air-Blast, for 275-kV Switching Station at Drakelow (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd), 24* . . X
Breaker, Air-Break (Trade Publication), 370
Switchgear, Circuit Breaker, Oil, 1,000-MVA, 33-kV (South Wales Switchgear, Ltd.), 310*
Breaker, Oil, Dead Tank (Ferguson Pailin, Ltd.), 142*
— Electrical, Products of W. and H. Nelson,
Ltd., 490*
— Relay Design, by R. L. Peek, Jr., and H. N.
Wager (Book), 182
— Remote-Control, for Single-Operator
Boards (General Electric Co., Ltd., and McLellan and Partners), 59*
— Switches, Double-Pole, for Control of Water
Heaters (Trade Publication), 564 30-amp., Double-Pole Slow-Break (Trade Publication), 564
— Switchboards, Distribution, Flameproof
(Trade Publication), 564
— for 275-kV Switching Station at Drakelow, 25*
Switching Station, 275-kV, for Drakelow “A” Power Station (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 24*
Switzerland, Motor Racing Training Courses, 197
Symposium on Calder Works Nuclear Power Plant, 506
— on Cavitation in Hydrodynamics, 14*
— on Determination of Costs and Benefits of
River Valley Projects (Book), 306
— on High Energy Physics, Announcement on
Proceedings of, 575
— on High Energy Physics, of European
Organisation for Nuclear Research, Geneva, 542*
— International Fifth, on Combustion: Com
bustion in Engines and Combustion Kinetics (Book), 404
on Non-Destructive Testing of Materials and Structures (Book), 41
— on Role of Models in Evolution of Hydrau
lic Structures and Movement of Sediment (Book), 306
— on Tooth Wheels and Gears (Book), 73 Synchrocyclotron, 600-MeV, for High Energy
Physics Laboratory, Geneva, 511
— 680-MeV at Institute for Nuclear Problems,
Russia, 542
— 156-in., at Liverpool University, 211* Synchronous Process Timer (Trade Publication), 77
Synchroton, Electron, 6-GeV, “ Cambridge Electron Accelerator,” 444
— Proton, 25,000-MeV, for High Energy
Physics Labciaiory, Geneva, 511 10-GeV, at Institute for Nuclear Problems, Russia, 542* 25-GeV, al Meyrin, 542 3-GeV Uniform Gradient at Princeton, 444
Synthetic Rubber, Formation of Companies for Production of, 198
— Sapphire, Machining of Fine Rods of
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 61 *
Syphon, Floating, Theory and Applications of, in Constant Rate of Flow, by T. H. Redding, 297*
“ TA ” Industrial Gas Turbine (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 469*
Tables, Copper Wire (Book), 306
— of Descending Exponential (Book), 41
— of Hyperbolic Sines and Cosines, x = 2 to
X = 10 (Book), 436
— of Thermal Properties of Gases (Book), 306
— of Weber Parabolic Cylinder Functions, by
Dr. J. C. P. Miller (Book), 468
Tabora, Rainmaking Experiments at, 479 1 angential Water Wheels. See Pelton Wheels Tank Experiments, Ship-Model Establishments, Zagreb, 420. See also Vol. 180
Ship Model Basin, Wageningen, Test on Model of Victory Ship, 493
Ship Model on Victory at National physical Laboratory, 493
• Tests at Feltham Tank, Progress of, 143
See also Ship Resistance
— Oil Storage, Vapour Loss in, Rubber
” Tyre ” for Elimination of (Wm. Neill and Son (St. Helens), Ltd.), 272
— Ships,Motor, f '.^Motorships: OilTankers
— Steamers. See Steamers; Oil Tankers
— See also War Materials
“ Tansphere ” Large-Diameter Butterfly Valve (David F. Wiseman and Sons, Ltd.), 142*
Tap, Screw, ” Unbreaka ” (Shearcut Tool Co.), 509*
Tata Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Future Output of, 293
Tate Gallery, Exhibition of Modern Art in the United States, 39*. See LETTER, 144*
Taxation of Profits and Income (Book), 337 Taylor, D. G., on the Use of Digital Computers in Obtaining Solutions to Electric Circuit Problems Involving Switching Operations, 238
Taylor, F., and Sons (Manchester), Ltd., 6-ton Full-Circle Slewing Crane with Telescopic Jib, 414*
Taylor, G., and Son (Engineers), Ltd., Small Vertical Milling Machine (Trade Publication), 278
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson, Ltd., Activities of, 328
Taylor, W. L., on Sandwich System, 164 Teachers, New Salary Scales for, 576 Teaching. See Education
Technical Bulletins on Lubrication (Trade Publication), 182
— College and Education. See Education
— Education, Government Programme for
Development of, 319
— Literature, Copyright in, Proposed Changes
in Law of, by A. Walton, 247
— and Scientific Register of Ministry of
Labour, Survey of Distribution of Engineers, 130, 284
— Societies. See institutions
Technologists in Russia, Statistics on, 40*. See also 33
Technology of Cement and Concrete, by R. F. Blanks and H. L. Kennedy (Book), 73
— Diploma in. See under Education Tees Conservancy, Dredging for, 375*
— Side, Need for Special Development of
Technical Education, Discussion in Parliament on, 222
Teeth, Gear. See Gear
Telecommunications Industry, Prospects, 302*
Teleflex Pantatron “ Bomb ” Radiographic Inspection Structures (Inspection Equipment), 339*
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co., Ltd., Helical Membrane Cable (Trade Publication), 242
Telegraphy, Wireless. See Valves, Thermionic: Radar: Radio: Television
Telephone Industry, Automation in, 192
— Loud Speaker (Trade Publication), 533
— Systems, “ Compandor ” Apparatus for
Eliminating Noise and Cross-Talk on, 406 Telephony, Wireless. See Valves, Thermionic: Radar: Radio: Television
Television Camera ."or Nuclear Reactors (Pve Ltd.), 282*
— Colour, Fundamentals of, by M. S. Kiver
(Review), 208; (Book), 210
Standards, by D. G. Fink (Book), 210
— Engineering, Colour, by J. W. Wentworth
(Review), 208; (Book), 210
Fundamentals of, by G. M. Glasford (Review), 208; (Book), 210
— Industry, Position and Prospects of, 302*
— Interference, by A. P. Hale (Book), 210
— Periscopic, Equipment for Boiler Control
(Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.), 443*
— Station, New, of British Broadcasting
Corporation, at Crystal Palace, 167
at North Hescary Tor and Rowridge, Permanent Aerial for, 21
— Tubes, and Valves (Trade Publication), 498 Tempel, j. A., on Acoustic-Delay-Line Electronic Calculator, 239
Temperature Coefficient of Homogeneous Spherical Reactors, 444
— Measurement. See Pyrometer: Thermo
metry
— Ultra-Low, Processes, 551
Tempering. See Heat Treatment, under Metallurgy
Temple Press, “ Farm Mechanisation Scholarship,” 147
Tennessee Valley Authority, 260. See also Vol. 180
Tensile Tests. See Tests {Materials)
Tensors and Vectors, Theory of Fields of, by
E. Bauer (Book), 564
Terminal Station Protection by Length of Cable, by R. Davis (Book), 242
— for Wire Rope (Tulloch Construction Co.,
Ltd.), 183
Ternary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Temi Open-Hearth Furnace, Comparison with Maerz-Type Open-Hearth Furnace, by G. Husson, G. Cohen de Lara and R. Durand, 557
Tests, Aeronautical. See Aeronautics
— Column, on Proposed Aluminium Standard
Structural Sections, by R. E. Smith (Book), 182
Tests (Materials) :
Components, Reliability Tests on, 487 Compression Tests, Behaviour of Aluminium Alloys in, by D. A. Barlow, 331*
Concrete Test Cubes, Accelerated Curing of, by T. N. W. Akroyd and R. G. Smith-Gander, 153*. See LETTERS, 164, 260, 357
Creep-Testing Machine, 20,000-lb., for Long-Time Creep and Creep-Rupture Tests (Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation), 188*
Electronic Components, Reliability Tests on, at Battelle Institute, 487
Erichsen Test, Discussion on, 310 Experimental Mechanics and Properties of Materials, by C. W. Muhlenbruch (Book), 41
Fatigue of Aircraft Structures, 420
— of Metals, International Conference
on, 230
—of Metals and Structures, by H. J. Grover, S. A. Gordon and L. R. Jackson (Preview), 563
Flammability, Discussion in Parliament, 351
—Tests, on Fuselage of “ Comet ” Mark 2 Aircraft, 18*
Impact Properties of Boron-Treated Steel, Study of, by S. J. Rosenberg and J. D. Grimsley, 504
— Tests, Study of, by Prof. C. Crussard,
R. Borione, J. Plateau, Y. Morillon and F. H. Maratray, 557
— Testing Machine, Universal (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 561 ?
— Value of Fully and Partially Hardened and Tempered Manganese-Molyb- denum Steels, Effect of Phosphorus Content on, by Dr. N. P. Allen and C. C. Earby, 504
Non-Destructive Tests, of Materials and Structures, International Symposium on (Book), 41
Notched-Bar Impact Tests. See Impact Tests (above)
Reliability Tests on Components, 487 Stress Determination, Optical. SQQ PhotoElastic
— in Materials and Structures. See Stress Tensile Tests, Behaviour of Aluminium
Alloys in, by D. A. Barlow, 329* Testing, Machine, Creep, 20,000 lb., for Long-Time Tests, 188*
Impact, Universal (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 561*
Timber, Small Clear Specimens: 2-CM Standard for Tests of Strength Properties (Book), 404
Test Tunnel, Engine, for Lufthansa (Gruenz- weig and Hartman A.G.), 87
— for Welders: Part 1 (Review), 435
Tester, Insulation, New “ Megger,’’ for Three-Voltage Operation (Evershea ana Vignoles, Ltd.), 311* ,«•••• T-I
— Surface-Roughness, Portable (Philips Elec
trical, Ltd.), 94* .
Testing Laboratory. See National Physical Machines, Universal (Trade Publication), 370
Non-Destructive, X-Ray Unit (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 536
— Nuclear Reactor to Destruction, 36*
and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures (RILEM), international Union of, international Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing of Materials and Structures (Book), 41
— Station, Motor-Vehicle,Hendon, Discussion
in Parliament on, 255 .
Short-Circuit (General Electric Co., Ltd.) 19*
— Tank. See Tank Experiments
— Water Used in Industry, Methods of, Speci
fication, 277 .
~ See also Tests (Materials); Trials
Tew, D. H., on Continental Origins of the Man-Engine, 71*
Texas Co., Bid for Trinidad Oil Co., Ltd., by, 485
Textiles, Asbestos, for Industrial Use (Trade Publication), 242
— Machinery Industry, Position and Pros
pects, 174*
Thames Plywood Manufacturers, Ltd., insect- and Fungi-Resistant Plywood, “ Thames-
R^en^Development of South Bank, 326* Lift Modernisation at Pedestrian Tunnels (Express Lift Co., Ltd.), 26*. See Erratum, 72
Radioactive Discharges in, Discussion in Parliament on, 383
Thermal Excitation of Trapped Electrons in Ionic Solids, by J. H. Simpson (Book), 210
— Insulation for Buildings (Trade Publica-
Properties of Gases, Tables of (Book), 306
Reactor Control Equipment (Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 281*
Thermal Syndicate Ltd., The, Vitreosil Industrial Ware (Trade Publication), 11; Fused-Quartz Helical Springs, 437
Treatment, Metals. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy .
Thermalite, Ltd.. Thermal Insulation for Buildings (Trade Publication), 210
Thermionic Valves. See Valves, Thermionic; Radio _ ,
“ Thermo ’* Continuous Furnaces (Trade Publication), 370 . ,,
Thermo-Setting Compound, Furmanite, for Sealing Steam Leaks (Metalock (Britain), Ltd.), 219 .
Thermocouple Pyrometer, Electronic Recording (Trade Publication), 533
— See also Pyrometer ,
Thermodynamics, Engineering, Worked
Examples in, by H. J. Smith and J. W. Harris (Review), 181; (Book), 182
— of Turbines, Theory of, Introduction to, by
P. Chambadal (Book), 436
“ Thermokoolair ” Air-Conditioning Unit for Offices and Stores (Brentford Electric, Ltd.), 215 ,
Thermometer, Differential (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 437*
— See also Pyrometer
Thermometry, Temperature Measurement, by N. T. Van Der Walt (Book), 10
Thermonuclear, Energy, Application to Power Production, 318
— Fusion, Research on, by Academician 1. V. Kurchatov, 322*
— Reactions, 409*
Fusion Process, 445
Possibility of Controlling, by Academician 1. V. Kurchatov, 355*
Thermoplastics, Welding Guns for, 565* Thermostat, Precision, Electronic (Trade Publication), 564
Thickness Gauge, Non-Contact, 438* Meter, Layer (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 381*
Thomas, A., on Crankcase Explosions, 401 Thomas, G. E., on Manchester Computer, Mark II, 239 . .
Thomas, Sir Miler, Resignation from British Overseas Airway^ Corporation, 166, 189
Thomas, R., and Baldwins, Ltd., New Cold Strip Rolling Mill at Ebbw Vale Steelworks (Davy and United Engineering Co., Ltd.), 218*; Industrial Art Exhibition, 263*
Thompson, J., Ltd., Model of Fast Breeder Reactor, Dounreay, 283*
Thorium, Deformation and Annealing Textures in, by Dr. R. E. Smallman, 374
— Determination of, in Plant Intermediate Products, 409
— Sintering, Fabrication and Properties of, by M. D. Smith and Prof. R. W. K. Honey- combe, 373
Thorneycroft, G. E. P., Remarks at Factory Equipment Exhibition, London, 253 Thread Comparator, External (Coventry Gauge and Tool Co., Ltd.), 346
. Grinding Machine, Plain, “ Matrix (Trade Publication), 77
— Screw. See Screw
“ Tickopress Machine for Printing Labels (Dapag (1943), Ltd.), 254
Tiles, Acoustic, for Turbine Test House of Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd. (Burgess Products and Co., Ltd.), 470*
Tilting Machines for Plough Mould-Boards at Nacton Works of Ransome, Sims and Jefferies,Ltd.(W. H. A. Robertson and Co., Ltd.), 422*
Tiltman Langley, Ltd., Compound and Hand Tool for Corrosion-Resistant Soft-Soldering of Aluminium Alloys, 87
Timber Development Association, Design of Timber-Storage Building, 62*
— Douglas Fir, for Timber-Storage Building (Robert Melville and Co., Ltd.), 62*
— Laminated, Structures, Report on (Review) 307*
Timber Storage Building (Robert Melville and Co. Ltd.), 62*
— Strength Properties of, 2-CM Standard for
Tests of Small Clear Specimens (Book), 404
— Structural (Trade Publication), 242
Time Measurement, Collection, Handbook of,
Part II, by A. B. Ward (Book), 182
— and Motion Study, Acceptance of, by
National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, 96
— Recorders, Electric (Trade Publication), 468 Timer, Process, Synchronous (Trade Publication), 77
“ Timinium 223 ” Aluminium-Alloy Solid- Fuel Conveyor Buckets (New Conveyor Co., Ltd.), 509*
Timperley, New Light Engineering Works at, for Production and Servicing of Small Centrifugal Pumps (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 347*
Tin Consumption and Prices, 45*
— Plate, Use of Substitutes for Canning, 391 Tippetts, H. A., the Late, 131
Tipping Wagons, Motor. See Motor Vehicles Titanium, Cold-Rolled, Commercially-Pure,
Recrystallisation of, by Prof. I. Obinata and K. Nishimura, 384
— Face-Milling, Cutter Designs and Tech
niques (William Jessop and Sons, Ltd., and Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd.), 184*
— in Iron and Steel, by G. F. (jomstock
(Book), 10
— Melting and Manipulation of, 246*, 260
— Production and Sale of (Imperial Chemical
Industries, Ltd.), 146
— Structural, Technology of, by S. Abkowitz,
J. J. Burke and R. H. Hiltz, Jr. (Book), 41
— and Zirconium, Effect of, on Intercrystal
line-Cracking Tendency of Beta-Brasses, by E. C. W. Perryman and R. J. Goodwin. 373
Tobin, E., on Problems of Transformer Noise, 526
Todd, F. H., on Commemoration of William Froude, 420
Tolerances in Machine Work. See Gauges Tompsett, D. H., on Power Systems Engineering Problems with Reference to Digital Computers, 238
Tools, Ceramic-Tipped, Progress in, 228
— Cutting, Wear, Study of, with Radioactive
Tracers, 282*
— Electric, Portable, Production and Sales of
(Black and Decker, Ltd.), 551*
— Grinder. See Grinding under Machine
Tools
— Hand Deburring, “ BurrQwik ” (Trade
Publication), 564
— Handling Truck (Mailing, Ltd.), 350*
— Machine. See Machine Tools
— Pneumatic. Tooth Wheels
(Book), 73 Toothed Gear.
Propulsion
“ Toothpaste ” Tubes, Production of (Venesta, Ltd.), 379*
Torch, Flame-Cutting, “ Paragon ” (Trade Publication), 564
Torpedo Boats and Destroyers. See Warships Torque Balance Meter (Salford Electrical
Instruments, Ltd.), 381*
— Converters Three-Stage (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 131
— Spanner for Assembling Radio Valves
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 176*
Tournapulls, “ Super C,” Use of, for Opencast Coal Mining at Acorn Bank, 515
Town Gas. See Gas
— New, Growth of, 162*. See 161. See
LETTER, 357
Townson and Mercer, Ltd., Infra-Red MicroIncinerator, 437*
Toxic Liquid Metals, Apparatus for Measuring Level of, 505
“ TR ” Power Panel Presses (Trade Publication), 498
Tracing Head for Automatic Control of Machine Tools (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 541*
Trackless Trolley System, Road Traction. See Trolley 'Bus
Traction, Electric. See Railways; Trolley 'Bus Tractors for China, 166
— Crawler, Diesel, Track-Marshall (Trade
Publication), 242
— Exhibits at Mechanical Handling Exhibi
tion, 349*
— with Hydraulic Transmission, Test Rig of, 260
— Hydrostatic Transmission, Application of,
by H. J. Hamblin, 263
— Industrial, 3,700-lb. Drawbar Pull (David
Brown Industries, Ltd.), 350
— Know Your (Trade Publication), 468
— Lubrication and Maintenance of (Trade
Publication), 564
— Wheeled, Lightweight, for Industrial Use
(Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.), 350 Trade Disputes. See Labour
— Exhibition. See Exhibition
— Export, Agricultural Machinery, 116*, 518 Aircraft, 243*
Boiler Plant, 101* Canada, Discussion in Parliament, 383 of Diesel Engines, 327, 519
Electrical Machinery, 101* General and Constructional Engineering Industry, 333*
and Import Coal Industry, 351
and Import, Machinery, Duty-Free, 31 and Import, Statistics of Engineering and Allied Industries, 11*, 45*
Light Electrical and Cable Industries, 302*
Locomotives, 204*. See LETTER, 260 Machine-Tool Industry, 137* Mining Machinery, 101*
Motor Industry, 273*, 549 to Russia, Possibilities of, 261, 295 Statistics of Engineering and Allied Industries, 101*
Textile Machinery Industry, 174*
International, Russian Activities, Comment on. 193
— Publications, 10, 44, 77. 182, 210, 242 278 306, 370, 404, 436, 468, 498, 533, 564
— Unions. See Labour
Trailer, Four-Ton, Dual-Purpose, for Transporting Cable Drums and Transformers (Richard C. Gibbins and Co., Ltd.), 27* for Heavy Loads (Cranes (Dereham), Ltd.), 58*
— Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Trailer for Heavy Loads, 58*
— Semi-, 40-ton Bottom-Dump for Coal Hauling, at Acorn Bank, 515*
Train. See Railway Training. See Education Tramp Metal, Detection and Removal of,
Combined Machine for (Metal Detectors, Ltd., and Rapid Magnetic Machines. Ltd.), 217
Trans-Canada Air Lines, Douglas “ DC-8 ” Airliners for, 359
Trans-Canada Pipeline Co., Order for Steel Piping (South Durham Steel and Iron Co Ltd.), 455
Transition Temperature of Carbon Steel. Effects of Heat Treatment and Microstructure on, by G. Burns and C. Judge, 558
Translation of Languages, Machines for, by W. N. Locke and A. D. Booth (Review). 136; (Book), 182
Transformer, Auto-, 120-MVA, 132/275-kV Three-Phase (Bruce Peebles and Co., Ltd.)’ 344*
— Capacitor, for 275-kV Switching Station at
Drakelow (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 25*
— Cooling Medium, “ Aroclor 1248 ” (Mon
santo Chemicals, Ltd.), 507
— Cores, Stray Losses in (Book), 210
— Current, 300-kV, Post-Type (A. Reyrolle &
Co., Ltd.), 345
— Design of, by R. Langlois-Berthelot, 526
— ‘‘Lock Wound Core,” for Rural Distri
bution Systems (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286*
— Mining, 150-kVA, 3,150 600-Volt, for
National Coal Board (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 285*
— Noise, Problems of, by G. B. Harper,
S. Glover and C. M. Brownsey, by E’ Tobin and by R. J. Ringlee, 526
— Non-Conservator, Corrosion of Internal
Tank Surfaces in, by M. Waters (Book),
— Oil-Immersed, Effects of Dissolved Gases
in Design and Operation of, by M. R. Dickson (Book), 242
— 72-MVA and 75-MVA for 360-MW Power
Station at Keadby (C. A. Parsons and Co Ltd.), 532
— Short-Circuit Forces, 526
— Step-Up, for Errochty Hydro-Electric
Power Station (Bruce Peebles and Co Ltd.), 434*
— 120-MVA, 275-kV, for Super-Grid Scheme
of Central Electricity Authority, Model of (Ferranti, Ltd.), 286
— Transporting, Trailer, Dual-Purpose, for
(Richard C. Gibbins and Co., Ltd.), 27*
— Windings, Detector for Testing (Nash &
Thompson, Ltd.), 438
Transistor Circuits for Interleaved-Digit Computer, by R. C. M. Barnes, G. A Howells, and E. H. Cooke-Yarborough,
— Computer. See Computers
— Junction, Germanium, for Hearing Aids
(Trade Publication), 564
— Use of, in Power-Supply Circuits (Trade
Publication), 468
Transmission, Automatic Gear-Change (Hobbs Transmission, Ltd.), 472*
— Hydraulic, for Tractor, Test Rig of, 260 Hydrostatic, Application ol, to Tractors.
by H. J. Hamblin, 263
— of Power. See Marine Propulsion; Power
Transmission
— Shaft, Hollow, 57-ft., for Slabbing Rolling
Mill at Shotton Works of John Summers and Sons, Ltd. (English Steel Forge and Engineering Corporation, Ltd.), 252’ Transmitter, Picture, Portable (Muirhead and Co., Ltd.), 437*
Transmitting Station, Radio, Very-High- Frequency at Divis, Meldrum, Wenvoe, 21 Transonic-Supersonic Wind Tunnel, 40,000- 528*^^ Institute of Technology,
— Wind Tunnel at Aircraft Research Asso
ciation, 312*
Tunnel, Open-Circuit (Harland and Wolff. Ltd.), 504*
Transport, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— and Civil Aviation, Ministry of. Report on
Derailment between Huntingdon, and Offord and Buckden (Book), 41; Criticism ot Activities of, 130; Operational Research into Transport Problems, Discussion in Parliament, 447
— Commission, British, Chairman’s Remarks
on Modernisation of Railways, 520
— and General Workers’ Union, Leadership
and Future Policy of, 32; Use of Licensed Porters at Smithfield, 112; Appeal for Unemployment Benefit for Short-Time Workers, 320; Election of F. Cousins as General Secretary, 384
— Executive, London, Lathe for Machining
Worn Train Wheels, 562*
— Motor. See Road, Motor
— Railway. See Railway
— Road. See Road; Motor
Transportation Engineering, Fundamentals of, by R. G. Hennes and M. I. Ekse (Book), 533
Travelling Crane. See Crane
Trawler, Diesel-Driven, “ Pioner,” for Russia (Brooke Marine, Ltd.), 126*
— “ Discussion in Parliament, 255
— “ Sir William Hardy,” Discussion in
Parliament, 255
Trawling, Deep-Sea, Instruments for, 400* Trentini, B., on Desulphurisation of Liquid Pig Iron by Blowing with Lime Powder, 557
Trial Trips and Launches of Ships, 27
— See also Tests
Trianco, Ltd., Central Heating Boilers (Trade Publication), 468
Triangle Products, Ltd., “Jet” Pattern Developer for Sheet Metal Work, 254
Trinidad Oil Co., Ltd., Bid for, by Texas Co., 485
Trolleybuses, for Glasgow Corporation (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 67
Truck, Battery-Operated, Oil or Petrol Driven. See Motor Truck; Motor Vehicle Hand-Operated, for Carrying Paper Reels and Oil Drums (Omic, Ltd.), 350
— Railway. See Wagons
TU104” Russian Twin-Jet Transport Aircraft, 189*
Tubes, Aluminium Alloy, Bending of. bv D. A. Barlow, 366*
— Boiler, Stress in , 84*
— Cathode-Ray, and Valves (Trade Publication), 498
— ^379*^*^*^’ (Venesla, Ltd.),
Tube Investments. Ltd., Appointment of Sir Ben Lockspeiser to Board of, 200*; Irradiation Research Laboratory, 236* Railways. See Underground Railways; London Transport Executive
Thermoplastics, Automatic Production from Extrusions (Thomas De La Rue and Co Ltd.), 499* ’
—‘?toothpaste”, Production of(Venesta Ltd.).
— See also Pipes
Tubular Staging, “Zip-Up,” with Quick- Locking Connections (Access Equipment Ltd.), 473*
Tucker, M. J., on Shipborne Wave Recorder 460
Tuke, A. W., on Need of Agriculture for Long-Term Capital, 328
Tulloch Construction Co., Ltd., Terminal for Wire Ropes, 183
Tummel-Garry Scheme of North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, 431*
Tungsten, History, Properties, and Appli- etc., of, by K. C. Li and Dr.
C. Y. Wang (Book), 136
— Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
Tunnel, English Channel, Project, by W Lev (Review), 307
— j^Jngsway, Proposed Traffic Use of 31
Higher-Pressure Gas Main Through (William Press and Son, Ltd.), 141 Pedestrian, at Greenwich and Woolwich, Litt Modernisation at (Express Lift Co., Ltd.), 26*. See Erratum, 72
— Screw Vessels (Yarrow and Co., Ltd ) 523*
— Test, Engine, for Lufthansa (Greunzweig &
Hartmann A.G.), 87
— Wind, Transonic, at Aircraft Research
Association, 312* v7o?ff,S,
^40,000-h.p. Transonic-Supersonic, at Caliiornia Institute of Technology, 528* Turbine, Gas, 1,232-lb. (Trade PublicatioA) 564 Applications of, 360* Calculating Performance of by W R Hawthorne and G. de V. Davis 361*'
Cycles Analysis of, by W. R. Hawthorne and G. de V. Davis, 364*
f’ert'ormance Estimation by J. Hodge (Review), 276*
-Development of, by Sir H. Roxbee Cox 120. See also 114
“Fundamentals of Combustion, by Dr D. B. Spalding (Review), 276* “2,500-kW Generating Set, Acceptance Test on (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 141
~ “Lid')469^*’ (Ruston and Hornsby,
Light, Auxiliary Power Plant, 405*
Lubrication of (Trade Publication), 498 (BookhV J- '^‘’*®**
Marine Propulsion, Developed by ^a^rrow-Admiralty Research Department, -for Motor Cars, Research on (Chrysler Corporation), 166*
for Motor Vehicles, 114
Natural-Methane Plant at Cortemag- Ltd"^ 140*"’^^ (Ruston and Hornsby,
K. Leist (Book), 564 Technology, School of, 390*, 392 “ 77 5^® Engines under Aeronautics
— Hydraulic, for Errochty Hydro-Electric
Power Station (Boving and Co., Ltd., and John Brown and Co. (Clydebank), Ltd 432* Lubrication of (Trade Publication), 498 Manufacture, History of, 230
— — See also Power Plant; Pelton Wheels
— Pumps. Pumps, Centrifugal
Electric Co., Ltd.), 344 ’
-Constructional Drawings Relating to by A. Loschge (Book), 10
Lubrication of (Trade Publication) 498 Geared. See Marine Propulsion -tor Marine Propulsion, Developed by Yajrow-Admiralty Research Department,
See also Turbo-Generators
Steamers. See Steamers; Warships
— Theory and Thermodynamics of. Intro
duction to, by P. Chambadal (Book), 436
— Water. See Turbine, Hydraulic „
Turbo-Blower for ” Kahlenberg Model b
Two-Stroke Marine Diesel Engine (D. Napier and Son, Ltd.), 5.^* .
Steam-Driven Axial-Flow for No. 4 Blast Furnace at Margam (Oerlikon Engineering Co.), 68*. See 121
— Generator, 1.200-kW, 225-Volt,
” Empress of Britain,” 316* Large Turbo-Alternators, (Trade Publication), 210 200-MV Turbo-Alternator, ^Model (C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd.), 285 125-MW, to Operate at 4,500 p.s.i. Steam Pressure (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 389 325,000-MW, to Operate at 5,(^M p.s.i. Steam Pressure (Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd.), 389
Turkdogan, Dr. E. T., on Sulphur ^‘‘rtition Between Gas, Slag, and Metal Phases under Iron and Steelmaking Conditions, 557
Turkish State Railways, Motor Coaches ior, 66 Turner, D. N., the Late, 13!
Turner, J. H. W., on Remuneration of Engineers, 384 . .
Turner, O. C., Remarks on Choice of Aircraft for Civil Air-Transport Industry, 519
Turning. See Machine Tools
“ Twin-Air ” Air-Conditioning Unit for Offices and Stores (Brentford Electric.
“ Two-Tonner ” Hammer Mill (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 521
“ Tyre ” Rubber, for Elimination of Vapour Loss in Oil Storage Tanks (Wm. Neill and Son (St. Helens), Ltd.), 272
ULTRA-LOW Temperature Processes, 551 “ Unbreaka ” Screw Tap (Shearcut Tool Co.), 509*
Underground Railways. See London Transport Executive
Underwater Operation, 6-Cylinder Diesel Engine “ P.6 ” for (F. Perkins, Ltd.), 500
— Sportsman and Master Diver, by Captain
T. A. Hampton (Review), 369* Unemployment. SCQ Labour “ UNESCO.” See United Nations Unilever, Ltd., Decision to Dispense with
Qualifying Shares for Directors, 384; Selection and Training of Managers, 448 Union Pacific Railroad, Gas-Turbine Locomotives for, 3
— Trade. See Labour
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. See Atomic Energy Authority
A Dynamic State. Comment on, 417 Engineering World, Place in, 11* Outlook of Factory Workers towards Straight Time Rates, 192
Statistics, Year Book of (Book), 41 Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Vacations Abroad (Review), 209
International Atomic Agency, 397 Technical Assistance Programme, Government Contribution to, 127
United States Air Force, Departure of ” Super Sabre” Supersonic Interceptor, “12F.100” for Service in Europe with (North American Aviation), 190
Aircraft Carrier, Atomic-Powered, 245 Art, Modern, Exhibition on, 39*. See LETTER, 144*
Atomic Energy Commission, Tests on Diphenyl, 245; Issuing of Licences for Private Construction of Nuclear Power Stations, 444
Automation in Telephone Industry, 192 Bureau of Mines, Tests on Nuclear Heat for Making Gas, 245
Bureau of Reclamation, Design and Construction of Cedar Blufl' Dam (Book), 404
Bureau of Standards, ISCC-NBS Method of Designating Colors and a Dictionary of Color Names (Book), 10; Table of Descending Exponential (Book), 41; X-Ray Protection (Book), 210; Copper Wire Tables (Book), 306; Guide to Instrumentation Literature, by W. G. Brombacher, J. F. Smith and L. M. Van der Pyl (Book), 306; Regulation of Exposure to Radiation by Legislative Means (Book), 306; Tables of Thermal Properties of Gases (Book), 306; Table of Hyperbolic Sines .md Cosines, x = 2 to X = 10 (Book), 436; Bibliography of Solid Adsorbents, 1943-1953, by V. R. Deitz (Book), 564
Economic Conditions, 2
Generator Cooling in, by W. L. Ringland, L. A. Kilgore and C. E. Kilbourne, 526
Income of Executives in, 128
Industrial Engineering Training Courses, 517
“ Intercontinental Missile,” Ultra-Long Range Weapon with Hydrogen Head, 328 Interest in European Research, 165 Loss of British Technological Students to, 421
National Science Foundation, Survey on Research by Private Industry in United States, 165
Navy. See United States under War^ ships
Nuclear Fuel for Private Firms in, 409 Outlook of Factory Workers towards Straight Time Rates, 192
Proposed Reactor Plant Using Ceramic Uranium Carbide, 444
Radio Operating in, by J. L. Hornung and A. A. McKenzie (Book), 41
Railways. See Railways
Report on Automation and Technological Change, Discussion in Parliament on,543
United States Report of Joint Committee on Economic Report of Congress, on Automation and Technological Change, 321 Report on Laminated Timber Structures in (Review), 307*
Stockpile Report, 229
Stockpiling Policy in, 45*
Survey of Research and Development Costs and Personnel, Comment on, 113
Trade Boom, Comment on, 485 See also America: American
United Steel Companies, Ltd., Annual Reoort 130 ’
Unity Heating, Ltd., Electric Heating Installations (Trade Publication), 10
“ Universal ” Aircraft, for Transport of Oil- Well Drilling Equipment (Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd.), 22*
“ Universal Auto Cable Lubricator ” for Wire Ropes (Cable Lubricators, Ltd.), 183*
University, Cambridge, Visit of Undergraduates to Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd 365
?— Durham, New Chair in Marine Engineeriniz 142
— Education, Government Grants for, 159
— Teachers, Association of. Address by Lord
Chorley to Central Council, 421
— Ses elso Education
Unloader, Wagon, “ Kar-Flo ” (Link-Belt Co.), 374*
Uranium, Fumeless Dissolving of, 409 Uranium 235 and Plutonium Supplies, Discussion in Parliament on, 319
Urbanek, Mr., on Use of Liquid for Cooling Rotors, 526
Usk Dam, Film on Construction of (Richard Costain, Ltd.), 411
V-ROPE Drives, “ Dickrope ” (Trade Publication), 370
Vacations Abroad (Review), 209
Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., Refrigerator Lubrication (Trade Publication), 44; Technical Bulletins on Waxes, Oils and Greases (Trade Publication), 182
— Tube. See X-Rays; Valves, Thermionic:
Valve, Radio
Valve, Butterfly, Large-Diameter “ Tansphere ” (David F. Wiseman and Sons, Ltd.), 142*
— for Errochty Hydro-Electric Power Station
(Glenfield and Kennedy, Ltd.), 432*
— Heavy-Duty (Weir Valves, Ltd.), 462*
— History of Manufacture of (Trade Publica
tion), 370
— Pilot, Electromagnetic (Baldwin Instrument
Co., Ltd.), 465*
— and Pumps, Compressed-Air (Trade Publi
cation), 77
— Radio, High-Reliability, Installation of New
Manufacturing Units for, at Osram- G.E.C. Lamp Works (M.O. Valve Co., Ltd.), 173
Torque Spanner for Assembly of (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 176*
— Safety, High-Discharge (Crosby Valve &
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 254*
— and Television Tubes (Trade Publication), 498
— Thermionic, Machining Process of Heater-
Filament Rods for (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 61*
— and Valve Gear. See also Engines Vans, Commercial (Trade Publication), 11 Van de Velde, H. C., the Late, 72
Van der Graaff Generator for Irradiation Research at Tube Investments, Ltd. (High Voltage Corporation), 237*
Van Manen, Dr. J. D., on Contra-Rotating Propellers, 530
Vancouver Island, Canada, I38-kV Submarine Power Cable, 446*
“ Vanguard ” Artificial Satellite Project, 263
“ Vanguard ” Propeller-Turbine Air-Liner (Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd.), 486
Vapour Loss in Oil Storage Tanks, Rubber “ Tyre ” for Elimination of, (Wm. Neill and Son (St. Helens), Ltd.), 272
“ Vari-Drive ” Variable-Speed Motor Control (M.T.E. Control Gear, Ltd.), 110*
Variable-Speed Gear. See Gear
Varley Magnet Co., Miniature Solenoids (Trade Publication), 278
Vaughan Crane Co., Ltd., Automatically Controlled Overhead Crane, 413
Vaughan, J. H., on Engineering Firms in New Towns, 357
Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., Output of, 35; Replacement of Bonus Payments by Straight Time Rates, 192
Vector Analysis, by H. E. Newell, Jr. (Book), 468
— and Tensors, Theory of Fields of, by E.
Bauer (Book), 564
Veksler, Prof. V. I., Remarks at Symposium on High Energy Physics, Geneva, 542
Veloce, Ltd., “Silent” “ LE ” Motor Cycle, 196
Velocette “ Silent ” Motor Cycle “ LE,” 196
Venesta, Ltd., Production of Collapsible Tubes, 379*
Ventilation, Air Diffuser, Improved “ Stylovent ” (Richard Crittall and Co., Ltd.), 184*
— System, Forced-Air, for Cold Strip Rolling
Mill at Richard Thomas and Baldwins’ Ebbw Vale Steelworks (Heenan and Froude, Ltd.), 218*
Ventry, Lord, on American Naval Airships, 4* “ Venturi ” Grain Injector (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 521
Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Centenary of Foundation of, 520
Verniers and Micrometers, “ Ritefeel ” (Trade Publication), 77
Verrolec, Ltd., “Portacool” Portable Cold Store, 157*
V.G. (London), Ltd., Corrosion-Resistant Fibre-Reinforced Plastics Compound, 190 Viaduct. See Bridges
Vibration, Detection, “ Sonatron " Instrument for (Airsonic, Ltd.), 254*
— and Noise Detection, Stethoscopes for
(Trade Publication), 77
— Reduction of, “ Barrymount ’’ Levelling
Device for (Cementation (MufFelite), Ltd.), 254
— Ship, Induced by Twin Propellers, by J. W.
Ramsay, 559
— and Shock Isolation, Survey on, by J. A.
Macinante (Book), 337
Vibrators, Electromagnetic (Trade Publication) 278
Vickers Ltd., Atomic-Energy Development, 220*; Chairman’s Address, 456
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Electro-Hydraulic Cargo Winch, 21 *
Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd., Milling- Cutter Gangs for (English Steel Tool Corporation, Ltd.), 90*; Vickers-Super- marine “N.I 13” Naval Fighter Aircraft, 131*; “Vanguard” Propeller-Turbine Air-Liner, 486; “Viscount 814D” Aircraft for Lufthansa, 556
Vickers Group, Activities of 359*
Vickers Nuclear Engineering, Ltd., Formation of, 220*; Development of Nuclear Vessel, 573
Vickers Supermarine “N.113” Naval Fighter Aircraft (Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd.), 131*
“ Victor ” Bomber Aircraft, Production at Radlett (Handley Page, Ltd.), 190
“ Victory ” Ship, Tests on Model of, at National Physical Laboratory, 493
Victrolec, Ltd., Drop-Bottom Box Pallet for Feeding Components Direct to Operator’s Hands, 350; Exhibits at Mechanical Handling Exhibition, 350
Vignoles, G. M., Remarks at Factory Equipment Exhibition, London 253*
Vines, A., on Aircraft Production, 91 *
Vinten, W., Ltd., Instrument-Recording Camera, 381
Viscometry, Constant-Head, Use of Floating Syphon for, by T. H. Redding, 300*
“ Viscount ” 802 Air Liner, Passenger Seats for (Short Brothers and Harland Ltd.), 19 “Viscount 814D ” Aircraft for Lufthansa (Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd.), 556 Viscous and Interference Effects Deduced from N.S.M.B. and N.P.L. “Victory” Model Tests, by Dr. G. Hughes, 493
Vision Recording on Magnetic Tape, 422^ Vitreosil, for Industrial Processes Publication), 11
Vittorio Necchi, Production of Machines, 423
Volkswagen G.m.b.H., Activities and
of, 98
Voltage Regulators, Automatic, for
WADKIN, LTD., Heavy Duty Routing Machines, 567*; Universal Milling Machine, 567*
Wages. See Labour Wagon, Motor. See Motor Vehicles, Tractors
— Railway, Industry, Position and Prospects
of, 205*, 228
Marshalling Equipment, Model of (Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works), 413
Marshalling System, Mechanical, Model of (Mitchell Engineering, Ltd.), 413
Standard Competition on, 488 Unloader, “ Kar-Flo ” (Link-Belt Co.), 374*
Wahl, L., on Desulphurisation of Liquid Pig Iron by Blowing with Lime Powder, 557
Wakefield, C. C., Co., Ltd., Cutting and Metalworking Oils (Trade Publication), 10; Cutting and Metalworking Oils (Trade Publication), 306
Wakefield-Dick Industrial Oils, Ltd., Turbine Lubrication (Trade Publication), 498
Walls, Aluminium-CIad, at Central Electricity Authority’s New Power Station at Marchwood, 295*
Wallace, W. K., on Shortage of Civil Engineers, 512
Walton, A., Copyright in Technical Literature, 247
War Materials, Surplus, Disposal of, 98 Warburton, E. T., on “Mercury" Digital Computer, 238
Ward, T. W., Ltd. (Woodhouse and Mitchell), lOJ-in. Centre Lathe (Trade Publication), 278
Warder, S. B., on Electricity in Rail Transportation, 429
Warehouse Construction, Pre-Cast, Prestressed Concrete (Dow-Mac (Products), Ltd.), 476*
“Warerite’’ Decorative Laminated Plastics, Manufacturing Process of (Bakelite, Ltd.), 60
“Warerite’’ Factories, of Bakelite, Ltd., Expansions to, at Birmingham and Ware, 60
Warfare, Naval. See Warships
— Use of Aircraft in. See Aeronautics
Warships:
Aircraft Carrier, Atomic-Powered, 245 Aviation, Naval. SCQ Aeronautics Construction of Warships, Practical, by R. N. Newton (Book), 370
Disposal of Naval Vessels, 31 H.M. Destroyer “Diana," 523* — Navy, Suggestions Schemes, 319 Jane’s Fighting Ships, 1955-56, by R. V. B.
Blackman (Book), 370
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics — Construction by Yarrow and Co., Ltd., 522*
Naval Marine Engineering Practice (Book) 730
Navy, Royal, Suggestion Schemes in, 319 Submarines, Airships for Search for, 4* United States Navy, Airships for, 4*’ See also Admiralty: Naval
Warsop Colliery, Coal Plough at, 275*
Waste, Radioactive, Discharges in River Thames, Discussion in Parliament in, 383
— Water Meter (Trade Publication), 182 Water Barrier, Into the, by D. Campbell
(Review), 42* ; (Book), 73
— Committee, Central Advisory, for England and Wales. Formation of, 511
— Engineers, Institution of, Automatic Operation of Waterworks Plant, 358; Discourse on Management, by D. G. Davies, 358; Draught Recommendations, 450
— Friction. See Ship Resistance
— Heaters, Control of, by Double-Pole
Switches (Trade Publication), 564
— Heating, in Great Britain, by W F B
Shaw, 232*, 270*. See 261
— Power. See Hydraulic; Pelton
Power Plant; Power, Water; Hydrulic
— Research Association, Activities
See LETTER, 292
— Softening Processes (Trade Publication), 436
— Supply, Automation in, 358 Improvements in, 511
Rainfall and Drought Problems, 450 See also Irrigation
— Tube Boiler. See Boiler
— Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic: Pelton
Wheel: Power Plant
— Used in Industry, Methods of '
Specification, 111
— Waste-, Gate-Type Meter (Trade ]
tion), 182
— Wheels. See Pelton Wheel;
Hydraulic; Power Plant
Waters, D. B., the Late, 147 Waterways, Committee of Inquiry on,
— Inland, Improvements to, 99
— Rideau, by R. l.egget (Review), 435
— See also Rivers; Canals
Waterworks Plant, Automatic Operation of 358
— See also Water Supply
Watkins, T. L., on London Memorial to Faraday,164
Watson, P., on Free-Piston Gas Generator 371*
Watt, D. A., on Electromagnetic Pumps for Liquid Metals, 264*
Wattleworth, D. R., on History and Practice of Acid-Bessemer Steelmaking Process in West Cumberland, 463
Wattmeter. See Electric
Wave Propagation in Periodic Structures, by L. Brillouin and M. Parodi (Book), 564
— Recorder, Shipborne, by M. J. Tucker, 460
— Sea, Generation, Airborne Radar Altimeter for Studying, 399*
Mechanism of Generation of. Study of, with Pitch-and-Roll Buoy, 399*
Near-Shore, Measurement of, with Piezo-Electric Pressure Recorder, 398*
Recorder, Shipborne, 398*
Waxes, Technical Bulletins on (Trade Publication), 182
Wayne Kerr Laboratories, Ltd., Wave-Guide Wattmeter, 438*
Weapons, Atomic, Tests, 245
— Guided, Research Centre, of Sir W. G.
Armstrong Whitworth (Aircraft), Ltd., at Whitley, 562
— Ultra-Long-Range, “Intercontinental Missile,” with Hydrogen Head, 328
Wear, Cutting-Tool, Study of, with Radioactive Tracers, 282*
— Cylinder, on 9-E6 Marine Engines on Class “ B ” Diesel Fuel (Russell Newbery, Ltd.), 532
— Protection of Steel from, by Phosphating, by J. W. Midgley, 196
— of Steel, by L. Marshall and S. J. Marshall, 425*. See 421
Weaving, Dr. J. H., on Gas Turbines for Motor Vehicles, 114
Webb, D. C., on Prototype Transistor Digital Computer and Full-Scale Machine, 239
Weber Parabolic Cylinder Functions, Tables of, by Dr. J. C. P. Miller (Book), 468
Wedmore, E. B., the Late, 548
“Wee Smasher” Hammer Mill (Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd.), 521 Weed-Killers, American, 296
Weekly Survey, 34, 66, 98, 114, 130, 146, 165, 197, 228, 261, 293, 325, 358, 389, 421, 453, 485, 518, 549*
Weeks, Lord, Address to Shareholders of Vickers Ltd., 456
Weighing Scale for Automatic Filling of Drums with Liquid (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 346*
Weir, G. and J., Ltd., Relinquishment of Position of Joint Managing Director by the Hon. J. K. Weir, 200; Appointment of J. Russell Lang as Managing Director, 200; Appointment of Sir C. Connell as Director, 200
Weir, J. K., the Hon., Relinquishment of Position of Joint Managing Director, G. and J. Weir, Ltd., 200
Weir Valves, Ltd., Heavy-Duty Valves, 462* Weir Wood Reservoir, Film on Construction of (Richard Costain, Ltd.), 411
Welded Aluminium Deckhouses (Trade Publication), 44
— Details for Single-Storey Portal Frames (Book), 564
— Pressure Vessels, Extension to Shop for
Production of, at John Brown and Co. (Clydebank), Ltd., 156*
Vessels, Low-Alloy Steels for, Conference on. West of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute, 493
— Steel Pipes, Large-Diameter, Production of
(South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd.), 122*
Plates, Brittle Fracture Strength of, by Dr. A. A. Wells, 529
Welder, Butt, Bandsaw (Midland Saw and Tool Co., Ltd.), 570*
— Spot, Multiple-Electrode, for Large Sheet-
Metal Assemblies (Sciaky Electric Welding Machines, Ltd.), 569*
— Tests for: Part 1 (Review), 435
Welding Aluminium and its Alloys, Researches into, by Dr. W. I. Pumphrey (Book), 278
— Arc, Gas Temperature in Argon Spark
Channels, by R. D. Craig (Book), 210
— Argon-Arc, of Aluminium, Principles of, by P. T. Houldcroft (Book), 242
Tungsten Arc, of Aluminium, in S.S. “ Sunrip,” 502*
— and Assembly Positioner, 1-ton (Courtburn Positioners, Ltd.), 570*
— Conference, British Commonwealth, London and Saltburn-by-Sea, 254
— of Corrosion-Resistant Alloys, Symposium
on, 332
— Equipment (Trade Publication), 77
— Guns for Thermoplastics, 565*
Water-Cooled (A.R.O. Machinery Co., Ltd.), 570*
— Hammer, Patent, of Stenson and Co., 386*
— Institute of, British Commonwealth Welding Conference, London and Saltburn-by- Sea, 254
— Machine, for Producing Steel Reinforcement Fabric (Sciaky Electric Welding Mach’'.;es, Ltd.), 410*
— Metal-A‘c, Manual, of Mild-Steel and Low-
Alloy Steel Sheets, Plates and Sections, Tests for (Review), 435
— Oxy-Acetylene, of Mild-Steel and Low-
Alloy Steel Sheets, Plates and Sections, Tests for (Review), 435
— Plant (Trade Publication), 404
— Processes, Health Hazards of, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
— Research Association, British Principles of
Argon-Arc Welding Aluminium, by P. T. Houldcroft (Book), 242; Brazing (Trade Publication), 564
— Shop of John Brown and Co. (Clydebank), Ltd., Extension to, 156*
— Stud, Attachment for Confined Spaces (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 183
Improved Gun for (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 570
Welding Supervision, Ltd., Higher-Pressure Gas Main Through Mersey Tunnel (William Press and Son, Ltd.), 141
— Training School at British Oxygen Gases, Ltd., 219
Welfare Work.
Wellman Smith tion, Ltd., Steelworks at Durgapur, 294
Wells, Dr. A. A., on Brittle Fracture Strength of Welded Steel Plates, 529
Welsh Roads, Increased Grants for, 447
Wenvoe, Radio Transmitting Station, Very- High-Frequency, of British Broadcasting Corporation, 21
” Wessex ” Helicopter, Announcement of (Westland Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 190
West Africa, Technical Assistance for, Discussion in Parliament on, 447
— Indian Labour, 416
— Midlands Gas Board, Lise of “ Timinium 223 ” Aluminium-AIloy Solid-Fuel Conveyor Buckets, 509*
— of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute. See Iron and Steel
Western Nigeria, Economic Development of, 229
Western Union Telegraph Company, Centenary of Formation, 6
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd., 325,000-MW Turbo-Generator, 389; Railway Signalling Equipment (Trade Publication), 468
Westland Aircraft, Ltd., Announcement of ” Wessex” Helicopter, 190
Westminster Technical College, Exhibitions on Practical Aspects of Engineering, 295 Wharf Cranes. See Cranes
Wharton Crane and Hoist Co., Ltd., 100-ton Overhead Electric Travelling Crane, 414
Wharton Engineers(Elstree), Ltd., Heavy-Duty Steel Trough Conveyor for Curved Track, 377*
Wheatcroft, E. L. E., on Railway Electrification in the Commonwealth, 430
Wheels, Abrasive, Fencing of, Regulations on, 231
— Gear. See Gears: Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Grinding. See Grinding under Machine Tools
— Railway, Lathe for Machining Worn, 562*
— and Roller Chains, ” Coventry ” Mark 5 (Trade Publication), 533
Whicheloe, J. H., on Determining the Most Profitable Use of Men, Materials, Machines and Money, 165
White, Sir B., Wolfe, Barry and Partners, Humber Ports Project, 125
White, 1. G., on Consolidation of Ballast, 407*
— Paper on Document on Agreement Between
Great Britain and United States on Civil Uses of Atomic Energy, 575
on Industry and Employment in Scotland, 453
on Policy Regarding Organisation in Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service, 416 on Programme of Nuclear Power, 445 on Technical Education, 127, 511 on Technical Education, Discussion in Parliament on, 383
White, W., Remarks on Dispute at Birkenhead Shipyard of Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., 544
Whitehead, Dr. S., the Late, 325
Whitfield, J. W., on Men, Machines and Accidents, 545
Whitley, Aircraft and Guided Weapons Research Centre of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth (Aircraft), Ltd., at, 562
Who's Who, Electrical, 1956-57 (Book), 337
Wickman, Ltd., ” Erodomatic ” Spark Erosion Machine, 568
Wiesbaden, Germany, Establishment of Subsidiary of Q.V.F., Ltd., al, 199
Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces Ltd., Carbonitriding Process of Case-Hardening (Trade Publication), 44
Wilkins and Mitchell, Ltd., “ TR ’* Power Panel Presses (Trade Publication), 498
Wilkinson, R. G., on Hot Forming of Magnesium Alloys, 309
Williams, C. C., Appointment as Engineering and General Manager, 392
Williams, Prof. F. C., Introductory Lecture at Convention of Digital-Computer Techniques, 237
Williams, J. H., Presidential Address to Association of Supervisory Staff, Executives and Technicians, 512
Williams, S., and Sons, Ltd., Centenary of (Book), 73
Wilson, J. S., the Late, 147
Wilson-Smith Committee on Duty-Free Entry of Machinery, 31
Winch, Cargo, Electro-Hydraulic (Vickers- Armstrongs Ltd.), 21*
“ Wind Motor,” Russian, Fixed-Speed, with Variable Pitch Blade Tips, 410*
— Power, Electricity from, Research on, Discussion in Parliament on, 191
Generation of Electricity by, by E. W. Golding (Review), 115*, (Book), 136 See LETTER, 147
— Tunnels. See Aeronautics
Winding Drum, Colliery, Prefabricated (Red- lac, Ltd.), 491*
— Engine Calculations for the Mining Engineer, by A. B. Price (Book), 210
Windows, Double Glazing, Methods of (Henry Hope and Sons, Ltd.), 345
Winfrith Heath, Proposed Atomic Research Station at, 409
Wing Panels, Generating to Aerofoil Shape, Machine Tool for (J. L. Jameson, Ltd.), 524*, 568
Winn and Coales, Ltd., ” Denso ” Products for Protection of Steelwork (Trade Publication), 242
Wire, Aluminium, Anodised for. Electrical Equipment (Aluminium, Ltd.), 314
— Carbon-Steel, Mechanical Properties of, at
Low Temperatures, by R. W. Nichols, 503
— Copper, Tables (Book), 306
— Drawing Dies, Diamond, Imports of. Discussion in Parliament on, 191
— Industry, Electric Furnaces for (Trade Publication), 564
— Ropes, Production of (Martin, Black and Co. (Wire Ropes), Ltd.), 489*
Seale-Lay Construction of, 489
Terminal for (Tulloch Construction Co., Ltd.), 183
” Universal Auto Cable Lubricator ” for (Cable Lubricators, Ltd.), 183*
Wireless Telegraphy. See Radio
— Telephony. See Radio
Wirewa Metal Ducting (Trade Publication), 210 Wiring of Aluminium Alloys, by D. A. Barlow, 331*
Wirral Group and North Western Gas Board, Higher-Pressure Gas Main Through Mersey Tunnel (William Press and Son, Ltd.), 141
Wiseman, D. F., and Sons, Ltd., ” Tansphere ” Large-Diameter Butterfly Valve, 142*
Wohler’s Tests. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd., Electric Tools (Trade Publication), 404
Women’s Engineering Society, Engineering Training for Women (Book), 73
Training for, by V. Holmes (Book), 73
— Workers, See Labour
Woodhouse and Mitchell (Thos. W. Ward, Ltd.), lOi-in. Centre Lathe (Trade Publication), 278
Woodworkers, Amalgamated Society of, Dispute at Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., 64; Annual Conference of, 448; Attitude to Dispute at Birkenhead Shipyard of Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., 544
— Wage Demands by 448
Wooley, Prof. R. van der R., on Space Flight, 35
Woolwich Pedestrian Tunnel, Lift Modernisation at (Express Lift Co., Ltd.), 26*. See Erratum, 72
Work-Carrier, for Use with Horizontal Duplex Surface Grinder (Arthur Scrivener, Ltd.), 402*
— Payment and Individual Capacity, Study of, by Dr. E. Jaques (Review), 277
— Study, Comment on, 224
Cinema Films on, 184
Conference on, 224
and Materials Handling, Papers on (Book), 73
and Plant Engineer, by Dr. J. E. Faraday and G. H. Case, 392
What About? (Pamphlet), 288
— Table, Detachable, for Co-ordinate Setting 572
” Jigmatic,” with Co-ordinate Setting (Burton, Griffiths and Co., Ltd.), 572*
Workmen. See Labour
Works:
Abbey Works of Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Expansion Plans, 325. See 263
Cavendish Works of Thomas De La Rue and Co., Ltd., Automatic Production of Plastics Pipes and Containers from Extrusions at, 499*
Colvilles Ltd., Development Scheme, 3 Corby Works of Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., Further Expansion of, 455
Ebbw Vale Steelworks of Richard Thomas and Baldwins, Ltd., New Cold Strip Rolling Mill at, 218*
Engineering and Shipbuilding Works of John Brown and Co. (Clydebank), Ltd., Extension to Welding Shop at, 156*
— Works, Employment of Women. See Labour Gasworks. See Gas
Lackenby Works of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Developments at, 3; ‘‘ C ’’-Frame Steel Casting for 1,350-ton Shear (English Steel Castings Corporation, Ltd.), 141*
Malleable Works of South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd., Production of Large-Diameter Welded Steel Pipes, 122*
Margam Works of Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., No. 4 Blast Furnace at, 68*. See Erratum^ 121. See 263, 325
Nacton Works of Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., 422*
Spondon Works of British Celanese, Ltd., Correction of Power Factor at, 89*
Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Expansion Programme, 263, 325
Steel, Peech and Tozer, Expansion Programme, 263, 292
Steelworks, Indian, Development Plans for, 293, 294; British Contributions to, 294
— Instrumentation in, 535
Stocksbridge Works, of Samuel Fox and Co., Ltd., Grouped Engineering Workshops at. Commencement of, 88
Summers, J., and Sons, Ltd., Expansion Programme, 263
Templeborough Melting Shop of Steel, Peech and Tozer, Completion of Steel Furnace Re-Building Programme at, 292. See 263
Timperley Works for Production and Overhaul of Small Centrifugal Pumps (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 347* Works, Ministry of, Report on Basic Design Temperatures for Space-Heating (Book), 533
— Structures, by R. F. Miles (Book), 404
— Structures, Corrosion Problems Relating to,
by C. W. Marler (Book), 404
Workshops, Engineering, Grouped, at Stocks- bridge Works of Samuel Fox and Co., Ltd., Commencement of, 88
— Theory (Review), 43; (Book), 73
— Training. See Education
— See also Works; Machine Tools
World Engineering, Britain’s Place in, 11*
— Oil Industry, Statistical Review of, 392
— Petroleum Industry, Future Growth and Financial Requirements of, by J. E. Pogue and K. E. Hill, 547*
— Power Conference, Vienna, Impressions of, 573
Worm Gear. See Gear; Gearing
Worthy, W. D., on Use of Interpretation Routines on a General Purpose Digital Computer for the Design of Linear and Non-Linear Control Systems, 238
Wrapping Machine, “ Elastoplast ” Adhesive Bandage, Safety Guard for (Radiovisor Parent, Ltd.), 495*
Wright, M. A., Use of Digital Computer for Pay-Roll Work, 238
— Memorial Lecture on Aerodynamic Art, by Sir W. S. Farren, 555*
Wust, A., on Alternators, 526
“ Wynite ” Heat-Resisting Iron Castings (Trade Publication), 564

X-RAY Apparatus, 200-kV “ Eresco,” Portable, for Inspection of Aircraft Structures (Solus-Schall, Ltd.), 338*
Diffraction Unit “ XFtD-5 ” with Single Crystal Orienter (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 505*
Equipment, for John Brown’s Engine Works (Newton Victor, Ltd.), 157*
Inspection of Aircraft Structures by, 338*
Protection (Book), 210 Unit for Non-Destructive Testing (Philips Electrical, Ltd.), 536

YALE and TOWNE Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Electric Fork Trucks (Trade Publication), 10; Industrial Trucks (Trade Publication), 306; “ Platform
Warehouser,” 2-ton Low-Lift Truck, 350 Yandell, R. P. B., on Programme-Controlled Digital Computer, 238
Yarrow and Co., Ltd., Appointment of E. Norton as Director, 296; Shipbuilding and Boiler Making Activities, 522*
Year Book, Electrical (Book), 10 Fire Protection, by G. F. D. Pratt (Book), 73
Heating and Ventilating Industry (Book), 10
Kempe’s Engineer’s, 1956, by C. E. Prockter and B. W. Pendred (Book), 278
Year Book and Manual (V), Steam Boiler, by R. J. Millson (Book), 337
Overseas Statistics (Book), 41
United Kingdom Statistics (Book), 41
Yield Behaviour of Metals at Low Temperatures, with Particular Reference to Some Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels, by H. F Hall and R. W. Nichols, 503
Yorkshire Engine Co., Ltd., 200- and 400-h.p. “ Janus ” Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotives, 507*
— to London Motorway, Discussion in Parliament on, 447
Young, John S., and Co., Ltd., Service for Engineers (Trade Publication), 370
Young, S. J., the Late, 72

ZAGREB Ship-Model Establishment, 420. See also Vol. 180
ZETR Reactor at Harwell, 112
“ ZEUS ” Nuclear Reactor, Work on, at Atomic Energy Research Establishment, 112,474*. See 453
Zinc 65 Isotopes, Separation of, 409
“ Zip-Up ” Tubular Staging with Quick- Locking Connections (Access Equipment Ltd.), 473*
Zirconium and Titanium, Effect of, on Intercrystalline-Cracking Tendency of BetaBrasses, by E. C. W. Perryman and R. J. Goodwin, 373

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