Engineering 1960 Jul-Dec: Index

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A55 Cambridge Countryman motor car (Austin), 493
Aabacas Engineering Co. Ltd., Powerlift chain block, 784
Abbott, I, H., on Theory of Wing Sections (review), 455
Abbott, W., on Machine Drawing and Design (book), 868
ABC of Electronic Brains, by L. Bagrit (book), 24
Abelson, P. H., on Researches in Geochemistry (review), 95
Abem portable generator (AB Elektrisk), 242
Aberconway, Lord, on John Brown and Co., 281; on Sheepbridge Group, 581
Aberdeen, David du R., and Partners, multistorey flats at New Southgage, 776
Abrasives and chemicals for snow and ice control (report), 640
— Holder (Silvaflame), 675
Absorber material, atomic reactor, boron 10 as, 479
Atomic reactor, cadmium 113 as, 479
Atomic reactor, europium as, 479
Atomic reactor, hafnium as, 479
Atomic reactor, requirements of, 479
Abstracts journals, 379. See Letter, 780
— Nuclear engineering, first issue of, 454
Abu Dahbi, sea water evaporators to provide drinking water for (Richardsons Westgarth and Co.), 809
AC Motor Control and Distribution Gear, by R. T. Lythall (book), 766
AC Plastic Industries, tanks of pvc and reinforced plastic, 778-779
AC traction, from DC, in two days, 832
Acbars Ltd., Graffenstaden vertical boring machine, 11; engraving machine, 79
Accelerated Freeze-Drying of foodstuffs, 292
Accelerator, Brookhaven, at full power, 384
— Cockroft-Walton, for Potchefstroom University, 892
— Compact, built at Kiev University, 892
— Future prospects of, 480
— Galactic, theory, experiments on, 87
— High energy, international conference on, 87
— Linear, mobile for UKAEA (Mullard), 792
— Linear, for National Bureau of Standards (High Voltage Engineering Corp.), 348
— Particle, cost of, 87 (High Voltage Engineering Corp.), 16 Romania tests first, 720
for Witwatersrand University, mining industry gift for, 720
Accelerometer, peak, portable (Ferranti), 572 Accelerometers, errors in, 839
Accident, atomic, at Windscale 1957, analysis of radiation effect, 480
— Bluebird motor car, 433
— Caravelle aircraft collides with Stampe aircraft, 253
— Crane jib collisions, 409
— Electrical, statistics, 409
— Explosions in vertical boilers, 388
— and Ill-Health at Work, by J. L. Williams (book), 730
— Industrial, annual report of Chief Inspector of Factories, 409
— Industrial, statistics, 409
— Marcoule plutonium production pile, 120
— Motor car designers share the blame by J. Rabson, 754
— Road, statistics, 409
— Royal Society for the Prevention.
Royal
— Statistics on M1 Motorway, 677
— See also Collision ; Crash; Explosion Accordium tent (Alcoa), 200
Accounting and tax aspects of patents research, by J. A. McFadden and C. D. Tuska (book), 392
Acculux rechargeable torch and accessories (Chilton), 908
Accumulator vehicles. See Motor vehicle; Motor truck
Accurex exciter and regulator for aircraft electrical servicing trolley (GEC), 93
ACD Bridge Co., Forth Road Bridge, 213
Ace Products Ltd., Jiffytool battery powered tool, 908; Jiffymix battery powered mixer, 908; Rotex battery powered tools, 908; Teeny-Weeny torch and cigarette lighter, 908
Acetal Plastic, Delrin (Du Pont), 498 to replace metal, 498
Acetate, cellulose (Courtaulds Ltd.), 185
Acevedo, M. L., on Proceedings of International Towing Tank Conference (book), 96
Acheson Colloids Ltd., lubrication for Pendine high speed test track, 389; Emralon bearing material, 466; Greases (trade publication), 730; Dispersions (trade publication), 766
Acheson Dispersed Pigments Co., extensions to works, 129
Acid Bessemer steel making process, 870
— Plating tanks, Permaply plywood used for (Venesta), 815
Ackroyd, R. T., on spherical, cylindrical and slab reactors, 792
Acme Metal Molding, purchased by Northrop Corp., 129
Acoustic no-fines concrete (Wimpey), 381
Acoustic/thermal panels, metal, Bowaters, 462
Acoustical Investigation and Research Organisation, tests on Wimpey acoustic no-fines concrete, 381
Acru Electric Tool Manufacturing Co. Ltd., neon indicators (trade publication), 160
Acrylic resins, by M. B. Horn (review), 22
Activair greenhouse heating system, 632 Actuators (trade publication), 522
ADA (Halifax) Ltd., annual report, 417; sales reduction, 417; reduced trading profit, 417; interim dividend, 417; Philips Electrical Industries bid for shares, 417
Adamson, C., on High Voltage Direct Current Power Transmission (book), 288
Adapta-Charts, wall-charts, 581 Addison, H., on Life of Galileo, 108; hydraulics at the universities, 140;
Sun and Shadow at Aswan (review), 222 Addison Tool Co. Ltd., Buchador saw grinding machine, 607
Additive, fuel oil (Slip Group), 417
— Oil, Molyspeed (Rocol Ltd.), 499
Ader, M., method for extracting americium, 891
Adhesive, Araldite, for TV studio sound-proof door (CIBA Ltd.), 66
— Elastomer phenolic type, 138
— Epoxy systems, 138
— Limitations of Glulams, 547
— in motor cars, 299
—-Nitrile-phenolic combinations, 138
— for polystyrene (Polybond Ltd.), 847
— Structural, 138
— Tape, Twinstik (Evode Ltd.), 879
— Thermoset, 138
Adkins, B. M., on Spare Wheel, 601
Adler, R. B., on Electromagnetic Fields, Energy and Forces (book), 60
Admiralty, contract placed for second nuclear submarine, 448; Rolls-Royce, Ltd. as agents for, 580; research at Yarrow, 893
— Working Party on Gearing; Memorandum
on Precision Gearing for Control Systems and Armaments (HMSO book), 96
Adshead, Thomas, and Son Ltd., Hill’s Robot Plate-Lifter, 143
Adult Education, National Institute of. See National Slow down of, 713
Advance Auto-Set print drier (Gordon and Gotch), 175
Advanced Technology Laboratory, UTR atomic reactor, 579; UTR atomic reactor, 611
Adventure in Oil, by H. Longhurst (review), 589
Advertising on rail bridges (Cementation Group), 385
Advisory Board on Resettlement of ex-Regulars, posts for ex-service personnel, 113; end of activities of, 113
Advisory Committee on the Examination of Steam Boilers, report of, 775
AEC Ltd., orders at Commercial Motor Show, 523; products on show at Commercial Motor Show, 523; Mammoth Major bus chassis, 523; Marshal bus chassis, 523; air conditioning installation, 610
AEC (Sales) Ltd., longer motor vehicle chassis, 757
AEG, Kahlen Main atomic reactor, 720
AEI Construction (Cables and Lines) Division, new underground electricity cable for Leicester, 221
AEI 1010 data processing system, 90
AEI Electronics Apparatus Div., improvements in air conditioning plant, 610
AEI Engineering Review, 58
AEI-Hotpoint Supermatic washing machine, 2
AEI-Birlec Ltd., Autosorber gas drier, 751; air conditioning scheme for Triplex Safety Glass Co. Ltd., 831; Driers and Furnaces (trade publication), 836
AEI-GEC Glass Manufacture and Sales Co., control of AEI and GEC glass factories, 893
AEI Lamp and Lighting Co. Ltd., illuminated ceiling (trade publication), 96: glass factory under control of AEI-GEC Glass Manufacture and Sales Co., 893
AEI Sound Equipment Ltd., Xenon slide projector for Royal Aeronautical Society, 785; projection equipment for Royal Aeronautical Society, 875
AEL See also Associated Electrical Industries Aerazur and Aster, nylon safety stop nets for aircraft, 389
Aerial photography. Wild RC9 Super Wide Angle camera for, 726
— Survey of Nigeria (Fairey Air Surveys Ltd.), 893
Aerialite Ltd., plastic cable jointing systems, 107; VHF television relay cables, 227 Aero-engine. See Aircraft engine
— Thermodynamics and Flow in Turbo machines, by M. H. Vavra (book), 590
Aerodynamic characteristics of rectangular wings of small aspect ratio, by 1. J. Cambell, C. F. Banks and D. A. Leaver, 629
— of harvesting, 293
Aerograph-DeVilbiss Co. Ltd., airless paint spraying plant, 42; industrial paint heaters, 139; sprayable foam, 778-779
Aeronautical Inspection Directorate, approval of Argonarc spotwelding of stainless steel, 629
— and Maritime Technical Association Bulletin (book), 192
— Paperbacks, Princeton, book series, 692
Aeronautics and Astronautics, by N. J. Hoff and W. G. Vincenti (book), 802
Aeroplane, by C. H. Gibbs-Smith (book), 488
— Historical Survey of Its Origins and Development, by C. H. Gibbs-Smith (review), 692-693
— See also Aircraft
— Engines. See Aircraft engine; Turbine, gas
Aerostyle Ltd., Statron electrostatic paint spraying equipment, 418
Africa, need of skilled workers, 145
— Need of technical assistance, 145
African Development (Pvt) Ltd., agreement with Southern Rhodesian Government to build houses and schools, 837
After-Dinner Speakers, Plain Words on, 672
Age hardening of aluminium alloys, arresting by sub-zero temperatures, 350
Agena vehicle (Lockheed Aircraft Corp), 797
Aggregates, lightweight (Building Research Station), 180
— Lightweight, expanded shale and clay as, 298
AGIE Industrial Electronics Ltd., SIP-AGIE spark erosion machine, 123
AGIP-Nucleare, neutron irradiation damage, 215
Agricultural buildings, trends in, 277
— Diesel engines (Perkins), 842
Agricultural Engineers’ Association, report on machinery sales, 289; farm machinery export statistics, 557
— Equipment, air cooling versus water cooling in, by H. H. Haas (paper), 774
— Implements (Ransomes Sims and Jeffries Ltd.) 842
— Machinery, decline in UK sales, 289
Design, 265
Exhibition, and Royal Smithfield Show, 709
Exports of, 97
Exports of, 289
Exports, 695
Recession in sales, 161
Second-hand, auction sales of, 161
Second-hand, exports of, 161
Statistics, 272
— Mechanisation: Mechanisation of the
Application of Chemical Fertilisers in the Form of Liquid, by D. Machacek (HMSO book). 266
—? Production statistics, 272
— Progress in Middle Eastern countries, 137
— Research, radioactive tracers in, 279
— Research, radioisotopes in, 279
— Society, Royal. See Royal
— Waste, compost from, 539
Agriculture, decrease in labour force, 695
— Increase in output, 695
— Radiation in, 280
— See also Farm; Irrigation; Tractors Aickman, R., on water transport, 204
AID. See Aeronautical Inspection Directorate Air (trade publications), 488
— Blow gun, Vario (Step), 606 Air/butane plant (Holmes), 806
Air, compressed. See Compressed air; Pneumatic
— Compressor (Broom and Wade Ltd.), 642 (Bryan Donkin Ltd.), 110
Isotemp (G. and J. Weir), 406
Power Vane (Consolidated), 7
Which releases no oil, by Dr. Ing. L. Kahane, 194
— Conditioner, Temkon Whispair (Temperature Ltd.), 716
— Conditioning (trade publication), 488
in BBC Television Centre (Carrier), 649 Effect on production, 414
Growing acceptance of, 414
— —? Heating and Ventilating Exhibition, 205, 781
Heating and ventilating, modern, by W. H. Carrier, R. E. Cherne, W. A. Grant and W. H. Roberts (book), 96
Layout of plant (Carrier), 610
Motor car, 32
Plans and demands in 610. See LETTERS, 672, 708
Plant (Carrier), 414
Plant Improvements, 610
and Refrigeration Exhibition, 109, 437
for ships (Steels), 649
Solar, 825
— Controller, Lub-Air-Ator (Schrader’s), 446
— Cooling gives reliable operation, 774
in place of water cooling, 21
vs. Water Cooling in Agricultural and Construction Equipment, by H. H. Haas (paper), 774
— Corps, British Army. See British
— Cylinders (Martonair), 42
— Dry, aids cleaning of tanker ships holds, 661
— Dryer, Budget (GWB Furnaces Ltd.), 575
— Flow. See Flow
— Force, Royal. See Royal Air Force
— Freight, lightweight pallet system (Cana
dair), 220
— Intakes on Jet Provost aircraft in polyester
resin, 3
Various forms of installed on fighter type aircraft, subsonic wind tunnel tests on, by B. J. Prior and C. N. Hall, 691
?— League, committee report on executive and business flying, 565
Air-O-Flow suction cleaner (Exhall), 206
— Plutonium in, monitor, 720
— Pollution with beryllium, 103
Domestic, 233
Air pollution, industrial, 233 by motor car exhausts, 510 Recorder (Fleming), 818 ? Suburban, 533
See also Clean air; Smoke abatement
— Pump. See Pump
— Removal of radioactive particles from, by
P. A. F. White and S. E. Smith, 16
— Screws. See Propellers
— Springs for motor coaches, 202
— Thermodynamic and transport properties
of, table of, by J. Hilsenrath et al (book), 868
— Tour aircraft, Millicer (Vieta), 489
— Traffic control (trade publication), 128
— Transport, passenger traffic increase, 313
— See also Atmosphere Airborne combat vehicle, FN type AS 24, 67 Aircraft airframes, export order position, 869 Loads, self-induced relief of, 458 Nord-Aviation, 196
— Airliner, laminar-flow (Handley Page Co.),
793
— — Mach 3, cost of, 333
— Alouette helicopter (Sud-Aviation), 196
— Anti-collision lights, Honeywell-Atkins
(Honeywell Controls Ltd.), 353
— Approach guidance system (Marconi), 427
— Argus TL-28, Canadair complete contract, 253
— Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy at Farn
borough Show, 169
?— Avro 748, economy of, 169; maiden flight, 129; orders for, 129; at Farnborough Show, 169, 310
— Avro 771 (Hawker Siddeley Group), 767
— Beaver, for British Army Air Corps (de
Havilland), 129
— Boeing 707, for El Al Airlines, 457
— Boeing 727, 907
— Bristol BAC 107, 346, 767
— Bristol supersonic T 188, research, steel
problems in, 334
— British—today and tomorrow, 346
— Cabins, cooling on the ground, 841
— Caravelle airliner (Sud-Aviation), 196;
SAS order for, 196; collision with Stampe aircraft, 253
— Civil, British, 310
— Comet IV, withdrawn from North Atlantic
route, 808
— Comet 4B airliner, airlines using, 129
— Comet 4B airliners ordered for BEA, 129
— Comet 4C airliner on show at Farnborough,
310
— Constructors, British, Society of. See
Society
— Convair 990 (Convair Div. of General
Dynamics), 799
— Cushioncraft (Britten-Norman), 217 Ground effect machine (Britten-T^or-
man), 14
— Dart Herald, sales of (Handley Page), 793
— de Havilland Trident, 346
— De-icing fluids for, 233
— Delays on runways, 1
— DH 121 design study (Smiths), 426 Position of, 105
— DJINN helicopter (Sud-Aviation), 196
— Dove 8, on show at Farnborough, 310
— Electrical engineering, principles and parc-
tice of, by H. Zeffert (book), 836
— Electrical servicing trolley (Auto
Ltd.), 93
— Electronics, 426
— Engine, atomic 152 Conway turbojet (Rolls-Royce), Dart, for Avro 748 aircraft
Royce), 129
Dual purpose lift/thrust (Bristol Siddeley), 102
— ?— Export value of, 869
Industry, position and prospects, 813 SNECMA, 196
Turbojet, BR53 lift/thrust (Bristol Sidde- ' ley), 321
— Equipment (trade publication), 836
— Establishment, Royal. See Royal
— Fairey Rotodyne at Farnborough Show, 169
— Fighter type, subsonic wind tunnel tests on
various form of air intake installed on, by B. J. Prior and C. N. Hall, 691
— Folland Gnat trainer on show at Farn
borough, 310
— Forty Four freighter (Canadair), 220, 631 Aircraft Furnishing Ltd., Lonsdale aircraft
seats, 858; Universal Flyweight aircraft seat, 858
— Generating system, Westinghouse-Plessey,
861
— Glass windows for (Triplex), 513
— Handley Page Herald at Farnborough
Show,169
— Handley Page Victor B bomber on show at
Farnborough, 310
— Hangar for Transair Ltd. at Gatwick
Airport, 46
— Hastings, reconditioning of (Handley Page
Co,), 793
— Hawker Pl 127 V/STOL, 797
— Helicopter, de-icing systems, 219
— Helicopter, Westland Wasp, 346
— Hermes, reconditioning of (Handley Page
Co,), 793
— Hovercraft, firms in production, 265 Manufacturers in UK, 217
Shipbuilding industry interest in, 10,5 ' SR-NI, research programme on, 65
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (I960)
Aircraft, hovercraft, SR-N2, design and testing, 65
— Hovertruck production (Folland), 265
— Icing Protection Conference, 233
— India to buy Russian, 869
— Industry, contribution towards develop
ment costs, 169; Government subsidies to, 169
Design contract for supersonic aircraft, 169
Employment statistics, 45 Future of, 333
Need for speed in, 105 Symposium on production of titanium in (ICl Ltd.), 866
— Instruments display (RAE), 905
•— Jane’s all the World’s, by L. Bridgman (review), 59
— Jet Provost trainer, polyester air intakes, 3
— Lancashire Prospector, 346
— Landing fees increased, 869
— Large, increased range for, 429
— Light, export market for, 565
— Lightning (English Electric), 629
Rejected by Royal Australian Air Force (English Electric), 591
— Low Drag Boundary Layer Control, 429
— Millicer Air Tour (Vieta), 489
— Miniature pitch and roll indicator (Lear),
195
— Mirage HI, demonstration of, 353
Possible order for Royal Australian Air
Force, 591
— and missiles, fabrication of, by M. P.
Guibert (book), 766
— Mystere (Sud-Aviation), 196
— Noise annoyance from, 362
Discrete notes when landing, 363
— Nylon nets as safety stop, 389
— Performance evaluation, three view camera
for (Lockheed), 253
— Princess flying boat, as forest-fire fighter,
253
— Runway arrester for, Decel (Northrop), 873
— Safety in, 297
— Seats, Lonsdale (Aircraft Furnishing Ltd.),
858
Universal Flyweight (Aircraft
ing Ltd.), 858
— Short SB5, adjustable wing (Short
Harland), 629
— — SCI VTOL, 346 SC5 Britannic, 346 SC7 Skyvan, 346
— Sonic bangs from, 364
— Stampe, collides with
253
— Starfighter, possible
Australian Air Force,
Caravelle
Furnish-
Bros. &
aircraft,
order for
591
Royal
— Structures, introduction to theory of, by
D. Williams (book), 392
— Super VCIO, Government support for, 105
— Supersonic airliner for BOAC, 201
Airliner, engines for, by Dr. R. R. Jamison and R. J. Lane, 721
Design contract for, 169 Transport, BOAC views on, 669
— Trident DH121 (de Havilland), 907
— Trident rocket interceptor (Sud-Aviation),
196
— Vampire, built under licence (Sud-Aviation),
196
— Vanguard, for BEA (Vickers-Armstrongs),
457
— Vautour bomber (Sud-Aviation), 196
— Vickers Super VCIO airliner, 310 Super VCIO, 346
Valiant, 346
— Vickers VCIO, 346
VCIO, design study of (Elliott Bros.), 426 VCIO, Government support for, 105 ?— VTOL, ducted fans for, 102
— Westland Wessex helicopter for HMS
Devonshire,
?—• Wing, design for low drag, 429
Structures, relieving loading on, by
Prof. F. Misztal, 458
— See also Aeronautics Airfield delays, 1 Airframes. See Aircraft Airhouse, nylon igloo, 815
Airotor, Ashcombe, hand grinding machine (Meddings), 79
Airport delays, 1
— Gatwick, canopy roof for, 46
•—? — Taxiway extension, 640; preslressed
concrete apron tests, 640
— Idlewild, leaded glass window, 855
— London, non-scheduled flights, 389
Skyways Hotel, automatic service doors for (Radiovisor), 227
Airscrew Co. and Jicwood Ltd., chipboard factory at Annan, 385
Airship buoyancy by superheating, 124
— for noiseless feeder service, by B. G.
Bodroghy, 124. See LETTERS, 237, 268
— Operating characteristics, 125
— — Expenses, 125
— Safety at low cost, 125
— of the World, famous, by J. A. Sinclair
(review), 317
Airwork Ltd., merger with British and Commonwealth Shipping Co., 281
Akroyd, T. N. W., on standard forms for contracts, 300; on mechanical properties, 436
Alarm, fire. Fire Cry-er (Fire Cry-er Ltd.), 607
— Power line (trade publication), 224
Albaret soil compactor (Armstrong Whitworth), 342
Albion Motors Ltd., Chieftan tipping chassis, 523; activities of, 829
Albright and Wilson (Mfg) Ltd., Kanigen plating process for printed circuits, 39 Albu, A., on hire purchase for railway equipment, 497; on selecting future foremen, 536; on modernisation needs modern railwaymen, 604. See LETTER, 672, 744
Alcan Industries Ltd., new name for Northern Aluminium Co., 481; continued use of Noral trade mark, 481; Noralduct heat exchanger material, 634; aluminium rings for atomic reactor, 635; symposium on
tank construction for Methane Pioneer, 707; aluminium for body-building (trade publication), 766; aluminium for Oriana liner, 768; modernisation of Rogerstone factory, 773; aluminium grain hopper vehicle body, 809; Noral D54S aluminiummagnesium alloy for shipbuilding, 879 Aleo Products, agreement with Davey, Paxman and Co., 741; agreement with AEI Ltd., 741
ALCOA. See Aluminium Co. of America Alcock, K., on Oxidation and Corrosion of Zirconium, 792
Alcohol, furfuryl, graphitised, 846
Alcon Thames centrifugal pump (Arthur Lyon), 470
Aldersgate Electronics Ltd., Intervalometer camera control, 607
Aldershoff, W. G., review of Researches in Geochemistry, 95-96; biographical note, 96
Alexander, W., Leyland coach chassis for, 129; Leyland double deck bus chassis for, 129 Alfa-Laval Co. Ltd., Turbomatic Minor clarifier, 110
Algae, use in manned space satellite, 553
— Deuterated, experiments (Argonne), 280 Algebras and their arithmetics, by L. E.
Dickson (book), 160
Alkali cleaner and degreaser. Pyroclean No. 9 (Pyrene), 107
Alkathene motor boat (ICI), 89
— Tubes for radioactive effluent drains (La
Societe d’Arendonk), 892
Allard, W., review of Sun and Shadow at Aswan, 222; biographical note, 224
Allbetong, A. B., design of complete plumbing units for houses, 36
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., stainless steel tubing for USAEC steam generators, 467; joint programme with Evence Coppee and Cie and Societe Anonyme Metallurgique d’Esperance-Longdoz, 707; formation of new company in Belgium, 707; co-operation with Mirawal Division of Birdsboro Corp., 707
Allen, E., on Using Centrifugal Pumps (book), 192
Allen, Edgar, and Co. Ltd., trade visit to Russia, 853
Allen, H. N. G., on Application of High Powered Epicyclic Gearing, 810-811
Allen, P. W., and Co. Ltd., ultra-violet lamp, 375
Allen, V. L., on Trade Unions and the Government (book), 766
Allen, W. D., on Neutron Detection (book), 766 Allen, W. H., Sons, gear reduction units for Trawsfynydd atomic power station, 88; reduction gearboxes for Vosper torpedo boats, 357; turbo-generators for Oriana liner, 769; high powered epicyclic gearing, 810-811
Allen West and Co. Ltd., contactor unit, 80; echoless room, 189; exhibit at British Trade Fair, Moscow, 731; control gear (trade publication), 802
Allgemeine Elektricitats-Gesellschaft, boiling water power reactor for Juelich atomic research centre, 447
Allied Ironfounders Ltd., merger terms with Bilston Foundries, 217
Allis Chalmers, Tracto-Loader shovel loader (Mackay), 79; atomic reactor designs, Societe Rateau appointed licensees, 87; Elk River atomic reactor, 87; Sioux Falls atomic reactor, 88; materials test reactor for South African Atomic Energy Board, 184; boiling water atomic reactor approved for operation, 892; prototype atomic power plant for USAEC, 892
Allis Chalmers (Great Britain), Tractoloader, 129
Allis, W. P., on Nuclear Fusion (review), 422 Allison Division of General Motors, study on nuclear rocket propulsion, 512; liquid metal fuel cell, 797; mobile compact atomic reactor, 797
Alloy, Chubb Anti-Arc (Chubb and Son), 249
— Detector, Sortationer (Townson and Mercer),
111
— High-temperature, exhibition of (Henry
Wiggin), 237
— Spherical powders of (Union Carbide), 847
— See also under specific alloy types Allspeeds Ltd., Kopp variator for Chipmaster
centre lathe, 624
Allt-na-Lairige prestressed dam, by A. J. Banks, 854
Allweather Paints Ltd., Pitan paint remover, 467; Pitan rust remover, 467; Pitan joint breaker, 879
Almco Supersheen Division of Great Britain Ltd,, Super-Mite deburring machine, 306
Alouette helicopter (Sud-Aviation), 196
Alpha, atomic tanker, Danatom design study on, 88
Alply wall and roof panels (Alcoa), 129
Alpon 5 sisal reinforced plastic dough (Scott Bader), 879
Alstrip aluminium roofing system (Northern Aluminium), 74
Alternating Current Machines, by H. Cotton (book), 392
Alternator for Hams Hall power station (Brush), 811
— High frequency, for aircraft servicing
trolley (GEC), 93
— Magnicon (Macfarlane), 649 /
— Turbo, for Blyth A power station (AEI
Ltd.), 67
for Margam steelworks (Richardsons Westgarth), 20
— See also Generator; Turbo
Aluminium alloys (trade publication), 730 Arresting age hardening by sub-zero temperatures, 350
C80 Superspeed (Imperial), 335
Corrosion resistant, 151
— as atomic fuel cladding, 151
— Automobile engine components, corrosion
resistance of, by A. M. Montgomery, 428
— for bodybuilding (trade publication), 766
— Building products, wind test station for, 477
Aluminium busbars, 671
— Castings normalised by sub-zero tem
peratures, 350
Aluminium Co. of America, silicon rectifier unit installed (Westinghouse), 71; aluminium home display at International Design Exposition, 129; Alply wall and roof panels, 129; aluminium-iron-nickel alloy, 151; Accordium trailer tent, 200; aluminium busbars, 671
—• Coal hopper wagon (British Railways), 53
— Cylinder blocks (Doehler Jarvis), 731
Heads, corrosion on cast iron engines, 428
— Data Manual, by B. J. Seddon (book), 792
— Development Association, on aluminium
busbars, 671
— on Europe’s railways, 53
•—• Extrusions (Northern Aluminium), 107 Snap-lock (Reynolds), 107
— Faced plastic laminate, Warerite (Bakelite
Ltd.), 879
— Floors for fishrooms (trade publication), 256
— Foils (Venesta), 733
-— Heat exchanger material, 634
— in the home, 129
— Honeycomb as mine cage arrester, 473 Aluminium-iron-nickel alloy (Alcoa), 151 Aluminium-irons, Pyroferal (G. L. Willan
Sheffield), 743
Ammonium nitrate and aqua ammonia solution as liquid fertiliser, 266
Solution as liquid fertiliser, 266
and urea solution as liquid fertiliser, 266 Amplifier, parametric, to improve radar performance (Marconi), 430
— Pre, microminiature unit (McMichael
Radio), 815
— Repeater, for submerged telephone cables,
test equipment for (Elliott Bros.), 808
— Servo (Pullin), 80
— Sub-miniature (Ardente), 815
— Transistorised (Marconi), 78
— Wideband RF (Marconi), 70
Amplivox Ltd., communications (trade publication), 836
Amsel Ltd., 75 per cent interest bought by Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour, 513; steel office equipment, 513
Anaesthetics, automatic, 197 Analogue computer. See Computer Analyser, oxygen, DCL-Servomex 83 mex), 143
Analysing machine, continuous, for Auto Analyser (Technicon), 542
Analysis of bubble chamber tracks, Bradner and F. Solmitz, 248
(Servo
water,
by H.
of
Aluminium Ltd., new factory at Arvida, Canada, 257
Aluminium-magnesium alloy. Noral D54S, for shipbuilding (Alcan), 879
— in Modern Architecture, 1960, by J. Peter
(book), 590
Aluminium-nickel alloy coatings, 707
— Plastic Devcon (Barrus), 107
— Railway coach (Hansa-Waggonbau), 53
— in railway rolling stock, international
exhibition of, 53
— Rings for atomic reactor, 635
— Rolling mill for James Booth Aluminium
Ltd., 155
Stock, rubber suspensions for, 202
— Scrap (trade publication), 730
— Sheet roofing systems, 74
?— Span for bridge on Oxford Bypass,^47
— Structural panel, Reynocore
Metal Co.), 381
Aluminium-zinc spray coating, (Berk), 75
Alwayse Castor Co. Ltd., push-in
703
Amal Ltd., carburettors (trade publication), 392; motor accessories (trade publication), 802
Amalgamated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, railway policy, 605
Amalgamated Society of Operative Lacemakers, union funds for product advertising, 241
Amber Chemical Co. Ltd., Amberset refractory mortar, 107
Amber Group, formation of D. A. Stuart Oil Co. (GB), 217
Amberset refractory mortar (Amber Chemical), 107
America. See North America; South America; United States; Central America; Latin America
American civil engineer, by D. H. Calhoun (book), 392; by D. H. Calhoun (review), 765
American HKP Porter Impakdriver, 227
— Institute of Decorators, family room of the
future, 668
— Institute of Physics, symposium on tem
perature, 881
American Locomotive Co., renamed Aleo Products, 741
American Machine and Foundry Co., foundations for new factory laid, 381; Educator atomic reactor for California University, 720; research in friction welding, 831; agreement with Pye Ltd. to produce low power atomic reactors, 892
— National Science Foundation, scientific and
engineering manpower, 201
— Nuclear Society, national meeting, 151;
symposium on gas cooled reactors, 311
— Retail Federation, views on US economy, 597
— Society of Mechanical Engineers, specifica
tion for tubular heat exchangers, 703
for Metals, information searching service, 58
for Testing Materials, catalogue of publications, 22; symposium on Radioisotopes in Metals Analysis and Testing, 224; annual meeting, 477; committee on soils, 477; specification of new structural steels, 477; Manual for Rating Motor Fuels by Motor and Research Methods, 488; Symposium on Effects of Water-Reducing Admixtures and Set-Retarding Admixtures on Properties of Concrete (book}, 836; Symposium on Newer Metals (book}, 868; symposium on radiation effects and radiation dosimetry, 891
American Telephone and Telegraph Co., agreement with GPO on new transatlantic cable, 193; telecommunications satellite, 621
— Zinc Institute, galvanised rails for mines, 435
— See also United States
Americium, extraction method, 891
— Purification of, 891
Amersham radiochemical centre laboratory, 37 AMF Atomics Inc., Seibersdorf atomic reactor project, 648; water cooled reactor for Washington University, 720
AMF Ltd., Educator atomic reactor, 611; pool type atomic reactor, 611
Amigo Machine Co. Ltd., Blowmaster blow moulder, 820
Ammeters (trade publication), 224
Ammonia, anhydrous, as liquid fertiliser, 266
— Aqua, and ammonium nitrate solution as
liquid fertiliser, 266
as liquid fertiliser, 266
and urea solution as liquid fertiliser, 266
— Aqueous solution containing, as liquid
fertiliser, 266
(Reynolds
Berkalloy
ball castor,
— Chemical, of cast iron and foundry
materials, by W. Westwood and A. Mayer (book), 356
— Isotopic, of uranium, 719
— Metals, and testing, radioisotopes in
(ASTM book), 224
— Preparation for by mass spectrometer, 719
— Radiochemical, of radon decay products,
384
— by spectrometer, 719
— Waste gas, for open-hearth furnace control,
419
Analytical Photogrammetry, by E. L. Merritt (review), 317-318
Anatrol analogue computer (de Havilland), 482 Anchor, “ Digger” stainless steel (Dell), 139 Andantex Ltd,, speed reduction unit, 492 Anderson, Dr., meeting with Kumar the ambassador from Mars, 641
Anderson, G. F., on UK firms in Australia, I Anderson, H., Anderson Workachair for disabled persons, 496
Anderson, J. R., review of Hypersonic Flow, 316-317; biographical note, 318
Anderson Workachair for disabled persons (H. Anderson), 496
Anderston Clyde, hydraulic uplift ladders, 65 Andrade, E. N. da C., on Brief History of the Royal Society (review), 127
Andrew, R. P., on Congress of International Federation on Prestressed Concrete (review), 423-424
Angle drives (trade publication), 392
— Slotted (Dexion), 89
Anglesey, atomic power station for, 828
Anglia motor car to be assembled in Italy (Ford), 489
Anglian Building Products Ltd., Preflex beams, 747
Anglo-American Corp., mining work by John Laing and Sons S.A. Pty., 449
— — Scout space research satellite, 736
— Trade, developments affecting, 869 Angus, George, and Co., Ltd., Packings and
jointings (trade publication), 730 Anhydrous ammonia as liquid fertiliser, 266 Animal nutrition, radioactive tracers in, 279 Ankobra River bridge design (Ove Arup), 6 Anode, copper (Canning), 499 —? Hooks, titanium (ICI Ltd.), 879 Anodic paint (trade publication), 766 Metalife Duplex (Metalife Liquid Metals Ltd.), 467
Ansaldo Sestri Ponenti, shipyard improvement scheme, 901
Ansett Transport Industries, motor coaches, 202
Antarctic fuel cost in, 369 Antarctica, atomic reactor
Sound, 152
Anthony, L. J., on British
air springs for
for McMurdo
Scientific and
Technical Books, 1953-7 (book), 766 Anthracite mine, Cynheidre, details of, 767, 771 Anthropometric study in motor car design, 517 Anti-Arc Alloy, Chubb (Chubb and Son), 249 Anti-Corrosion Manual 1960 (Scientific Surveys Ltd. book), 488
Anti-corrosive preparations (trade publications), 766
— — Rubber based zinc coating (MacCleaster
Chemical Co. Ltd.), 75
Anti-Dust Services Ltd., Taccy mat, 432 Anti-fouling equipment, Toxion, for liner Windsor Castle (F. A. Hughes and Co. Ltd.), 258
Anti-knock agent for petrol, tetramethyl lead as, 298
Anti-vibration mounting (Automatic Telephone), 841
Antimony, pure (Johnson, Matthey and Co. Ltd.), 467
Antiquarian Horological Society, permanent quarters for, 573
Antitrust Laws of the United States of America, by A. D. Neal (book), 694
Apelt, on Field Computations in Engineering and Physics (book), 764
Apex Construction Ltd., chemical pump. 856 Appetites, new, engineering must cater for, by
A. J. Carrington, 272
Appleby Abrasives, silica free grit, 778-779 Appleby-Frodingham Steel Co., centrispun tuyere blowpipes (Firth-Vickers), 299; air conditioning installation, 610 Appliances, domestic (trade publication), 60 Applicator, Efco brazing paste (Electric Resistance Furnace Co. Ltd.), 11
Applied Mechanics for Engineers, by J. C. Grassie (book), 456
Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, by
B. C. Craft and M. F. Hawkins (review), 254
Apprentices, Bemetal examinations for, 81
— British, competing in International Appren
tices Competition, 472
— Competition, International. See Inter
national
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Apprentices, Government training centre, 177
— Team for International Apprentice Com
petition, 305
— Training schemes, first-year, 177
Apprenticeship, graduate, in operational research (BISRA), 113
— by K, Liepmann (review), 58. See LETTER,
n
— Scheme, Pirelli, 113
— Week, State, Australia, 469
APV Co., ducted aluminium heat exchangers, 634; aluminium rings for atomic reactor, 635; continuous brewing equipment, 283
Aqua ammonia and ammonium nitrate solution as liquid fertiliser, 266
as liquid fertiliser, 266
and urea solution as liquid fertiliser, 266 Aqueous solution, removal of caesium 137 and strontium 90 from, by ion exchange on vermiculite, by D. C. Sammon and R. E. Watts, 312
— Uranyl fluoride solutions, critical assem
blies of, by J. Hornby et al., 312
Arabian American Oil Co., use of Ruston TA gas-turbines, 808
Araldite adhesive for TV studio soundproof door (CIBA Ltd.), 66
Arc Discharge, by H. de B. Knight (review), 589-590
— furnace. See Furnace, electric
— Machining, 27
— Melting and pouring furnace (Armaments
Research), 629
— Welding. See IVelding
Archdale, James, and Co. Ltd., co-ordinate drilling machine, 43; equipment for Moreland Hayne and Co., 257
Architects and engineers, co-operation between, by H. L. Ford, 752-753
— and engineer, need for collaboration
between, 785
— Naval. See Naval architects
— Royal Institute of British. See Royal Architectural panelling (Judgelite), 671
— — (Matthew Swain Ltd.), 671
Specifications, 671
Architecture, modern, aluminium in, 1960, by
J. Peter (book), 590
Arclite drafting unit (E. N. Mason), 42
Arctic conditions, wrecking crane for (Cowans, Sheldon and Co.), 665
Arden Plant Ltd., power barrow, 242; Arden power tug, 855
Arden power tug (Arden Plant Ltd.), 856
Ardente Acoustic Laboratories, sub-miniature amplifier, 815; Minerva hearing aid, 815; purchased by EMI, 861
Ardente, Ltd,, purchased by EMI, 861
Argal Dam, Coyne technique for raising, 712, 854
Argentine, atomic generating plant for(Mitchell Engineering), 120
Argon, Thermodynamic and transport properties of, table of, by J. Hilsenrath et al. (book), 868
Argonarc spot welding torch (British Oxygen Gases Ltd.), 419, 629
Argonne National Laboratories, atomic reactor Juggernaut, 183; experimental breeder reactor No. 1, 183; early experiments with breeder reactor, 183; deuterated algae experiments, 280
Argonne proton synchrotron, performancj of, 88
Argosy aircraft at Farnborough Show (Armstrong-Whitworth) 169
“ Argus ” crane, mobile. Coles (Steels), 722-724 Argus TL-28 aircraft, Canadair complete contract, 253
Ariane motor car, Simca, 428
Arithmetics, algebras and their, by L. E. Dickson (book), 160
Arizona, Monument Valley, 49
Arkon flow indicator (Walker, Crossweller and Co.), 207
Armadillo face conveyor (Sutcliffe), 784
Armaments and control systems, memorandum on precision gearing for: Admiralty working party on gearing (HMSO book), 96
— Research and Development Establishment,
arc melting and pouring furnace, 629
Armour Research Foundation, new process for, moulded graphite, 184; use of Univac 1105 computer for US census statistics, 485; research into ceramic fracture, 691
Arms, South Africa to establish manufacturing facilities, 565
Armstrong Shock Absorbers Co., overseas sales of, 523; modernisation of factories, 523
Armstrong, W., on Armstrong Shock Absorbers Co., 523
Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy aircraft at Farnborough Show, 169
Armstrong-Whitworth Equipment Ltd., research on remote control of machine tools, 659; remote control equipment for machine shop operation, 773
Armstrong Whitworth (Metal Industries) Ltd., Albaret soil compactor, 342; screens (trade publication), 620; Kue-Ken jaw crusher, 642
Armstrong Whitworth, Sir W. G., Aircraft Ltd., DI DAS telemetering system for Bluebird, 394
Army Air Corps, British. See British
— British, adoption of MAG 58 machine gun,
793
Bill for firefighting to Shropshire County Council, 145
— United Stales. See United States Army Arnot, W. D., on technical titles need careful
translation, 462, 709. See LETTERS, 569, 601
Aronde motor car, Simca, 428
Arrester for mine cages, tests on, 473
Arsenic, pure (Johnson, Matthey and Co. Ltd.), 467
Artritc Resins Ltd., resin for mouldings, 616 Arup, Dve, and Partners, Ankobra river bridge, 6 AS 24 lightweight vehicle, development of, 793 Asbestolux for ceilings of Pilkington Bros. Ltd. new factory, 787
Asbestos, fall in price of, 185
— Cement (trade publication), 256
— Sprayed (trade publication), 658 ASEA, cranes for Oriana liner, 769 Ash, fuel, pulverised. See Fuel
— Impurity in coal, 326
— Waste, uses for, 539 Ashby, W. R., on Design for a Brain
834
Ashcombe Airotor hand grinding machine (Meddings), 79
Ashmore, Benson, Pease and Co., in merger with Davy-United, 153
Ashok Leyland Ltd., tool room facilities in Madras, 65; order for Comet trucks, 659 Ashwell, D. G., on Mathematical Tool-Kit for Engineers (book), 802
Ashworth Ross and Co. Ltd., weight indicator, 446
Asia, need of skilled workers, 145
— Need of technical assistance, 145
Aslib, Commonweatlh Index of Unpublished
Scientific Translations, 22 Aspara atomic reactor, 51 Asphalt plant, Batchomatic (Barber-Greene,
Olding and Co. Ltd.), 643
Asquith, R. W., on British machine tool industry, 767
Assaying tritiated hydrogen and tritiated water, Geiger gas counting methods of, by J. F. Cameron and B. J. Puckett, 152
Associated Automation Ltd., mail handling devices, 37
— British Chambers of Commerce, Decimal
Coinage and the Metric System—Should Britain Changel, 582
Associated Electrical Industries Ltd., automatic 3D control for machine tools, 54; Helixyn device, 54; Tape Service Centre, 54; Director computer, 54; turbo alternators for Blyth A power station, 67; Ptfe beakers, 75; computer centre at Sale, 90; AEI 1010 data processing system, 90; crane motors for Richard Thomas and Baldwins, 97; silicon controlled rectifiers price reduction, 97; cable for Channel power link, 115; marine radar (trade publication), 128; equipment for Brins- worth switching station, 225; motors and equipment for Broken Hill Proprietory Co,, rod mill, 225; radio equipment for Oil India Private Ltd. through Murphy Radio Ltd., 393; work on Spencer Steel Works for Richard Thomas and Baldwins, 457; brewery control system, 483; electrostatic dust measuring equipment, 563; Electrical Distribution, 588; agreement with Aleo Products, 741 ; motors for Fluor Engineering Construction Co., 803; motors for Mechanical Construction Co., 803; motors for Kuwait Oil Co., 803; close concern with Heavy Electricals Ltd., 804; see also AEI Associated Electrical Industries (Manchester) Ltd., gas and steam turbines for HMS Devonshire, 97
Associated Electrical Industries (Rugby) Ltd., summer school, 9; Clearcall transceiver for underground communication, 57; Trav-o-Lators electrical gear at Waterloo, 476; aircraft equipment (trade publication), 836
Associated Ethyl, anti-knock agent, 298 Associated Rediffusion Ltd., Soundproof door for TV studio, 66
Association of British Chambers of Commerce, Aids to Investment in the European Economic Community, 8
— of Cost Engineers, formation of, 777
— of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughts
men, wage claim submitted, 573
— of Light Alloy Refiners and Smelters Ltd.,
Aluminium Scrap (trade publication), 730
— of Scientific Workers, wage claim sub
mitted, 573
— of Teachers of Management, formation and
aims of, 241
— Technique Maritime et Aeronautique,
Bulletin de I’ (book), 192
Astley Industrial Trust, annual review, 685 ASTM. See American Society for Testing Materials
Astronautics and aeronautics, by N. J. Hoff and W. G. Vincenti (book), 802
Aswan Dam, Moscow agreement, 297
Aswan, sun and shadow at, by H. Addison (review), 222
Atalanta boat (Fairey Marine), 146
Athena computers (Remington Rand), 167 Athens Piraeus Electricity Co., transformers bought from South Wales Switchgear, 489 Atkins, (Z. J., review of Mechanical Design of Laboratory Apparatus, 356; biographical note, 356
Atkinson, W. G., on Introduction to Atomic Energy (book), 802
Atlantic telephone cable, agreement between GPO and American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 193
— See also Trans-Atlantic
Atlas computer (Ferranti), 249
Atlas Copco AB, development of drill steels, 805 Atlas Copco (Greece) Ltd., concrete tanks for tannery effluent purification, 587
Atlas Copco Ltd., air compressors for purification of stagnant and polluted water. 7; mining drill, 93; increased share issue. 481; purchase of Svenska Diamantberg Borrnings, 481; Craelius Co. as Londoi associates, 481 ; pattern rock drilling, 747 Atlas: Story of a Missile, by J. L. Chapman (book), 766
Atmosphere, carbon dioxide in, 49
— Corrosive, bearing wear in, by H. H. Heath,
237. See LETTER, 172
— Factory, toxic substances in (booklet), 209,
599
Atmospheric corrosion. See Corrosion
— Pollution. See Air pollution. Clean air;
Smoke
— Tracers, natural, long-lived radon decay
products as, and radiochemical analysis of them, by W. M. Burton et al, 480
— Tracers, radon decay products as, 384 Atom, book of the, by L. de Vries (book), 590 Atom-layer insulators, 840
“ Atoms for Peace ” programme of U.S.- Euratom, 571
Atoms, Who’s who in, I960, by A. W. Haslett (review), 834
Atomenergie, AB, production and testing of plutonium at Kvarnstorp plant, 647; request for financial assistance, 647 Atomic aero-engine (NDA and General Motors), 152
— Assembly, sub-critical, Helen, description
of, 447
Sub-critical, Scorpio I, description of, 447 Sub-critical, Scorpio II, description of, 447
Sub-critical, Winfrith Heath, 447
— Battery using promethium, 147, 339
— Blasting, 384
— Devices, SNAP, statistics on, 216
— Energy, Austrian study group of, US gift
to, 648
Authorities, problems of atomic waste disposal, 548
in Britain, guide to information on (UKAEA book), 828
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., installation of steam cooled loop to NRU reactor, 16 Centre, Soviet. See Soviet Conference, British, 755, 859 Courses on, guide to (OEEC booklet), 152
— ?— Courses on, in OEEC countries, cata
logue of (ENEA booklet), 720
Engineering, marine and welding exhibition, 816
Establishment Chalk River, ZED-2 reactor in operation, 448
Expenditure on, 248 Indemnification of. Activities and operations of advisory committee on reactor safeguards (USAEC) (review), 800
Introduction to, by W. (j. Atkinson (book), 802
Peaceful Uses of Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on, volume 9, 128; volume 12 (review), 355
Programme in Sweden, 647 Programme, UKAEA, 37 Project unclassified report literature in the field of radiation chemistry, selected abstracts of, and bibliography of the published literature (UKAEA publication), 480
Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Dr. F. A. Vick appointed director. 184; Dr. R. Spence appointed deputy director, 184; katharometer, 416; measurement of impurities in heVium, Katharometer as a Continuous Analyser for Total Impurities, 416; new library opened by Sir Lindor Brown, 448
Selected abstracts from project unclassified report literature in the field of radiation chemistry and bibliography of the published literature (HMSO book), 827 White Paper on, 15
World list of institutions concerned with (IAEA), 827
— Engineering Abstracts. See Nuclear Engi
neering Abstracts
Standardisation in, 151
— Excavation, 384
— Facilities, heating and ventilating of, 88
— Forum, European. See European Role of, 571
— Fuel for Bradwell delivered by road, 648 Can, creep collapse of, 360
Can, cyclical deformations and fatigue of, 360
Can, elastic behaviour of, 360 Can, plastic behaviour of, 360 Can, thin-walled, by J. P. Ellington, 360 Canning materials for Dounreay, 859 Carbides as, 216 Ceramic clad, 215
— ?— Ceramic matrix for, 215 Cladding, aluminium as, 151
Cladding, type 304 stainless steel as, 151 Cladding, Zircaloy-2 as, 151 Cladding, zirconium as, 151 Cost saving, 415
Cycles for power programme in India, by N. B. Prasad, 51
Dwell time of, 383 Elements, carbide, at Dounreay, 859 Elements, cermet, at Dounreay, 859 Elements for Consort atomic reactor, 579 Elements, creep-resistant magnesium alloys for, by G. C. E. Olds et al, 891 Elements, Dounreay, sodium filling for, 859
Elements, Dounreay, thermal bowing of, 859
Elements
611
Elements, reay, 859
Elements,
Schumar (review), 355-356
— ?— Element, magnox-clad metallic uranium,
215
Elements, polyzonal construction of, 755
— .— Element, polyzonal spiral, by H. L. Ritz,
215, 755
Element, powder filled, 31.2
Elements, production at Kvarnstorp plant of AB Atomenergie, 647
Elements, self coring of, 120 Element temperature, maximum, statistical methods for the estimation of, by
A. Hitchcock, 792
Element, thermal ratchetting, 361
Elements for Triga Atomic reactor, 580 Elements, uranium-thorium-graphite, for Dragon project, 119
Elements, vibrational compaction of, 720 Enrichment and burnup, 415
Expansion, 361
Fabrication in India, 51 for fast atomic reactors, 215 for fast breeder reactors, 184 First delivery to Berkeley atomic power station, 720
Atomic fuel, hire charges, 612
Irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280
Loading variations in Jason atomic reactor, 580
Magnox clad uranium metal, cost of, 415 Metallic, 215
—? —? for pebble bed reactor systems, 311 Pins, Enrico Fermi prototype, in the CP-5 reactor, irradiation testing of, by
M. A. Silliman et al, 891
Pins, thermocouples in, 891
—? — Reactor cycle experiments (GEC), 183 Recycle types, 415
Sheaths of Magnox, 119
Silicon carbide as cladding and matrix for, 215
Stainless steel clad uranium oxide, cost of, 415
Thermal conductivity of, 151 UKAEA securement of, 16 Uranium dioxide as, 151
? Uranyl nitrate as a possible, 892
Uranyl sulphate as a possible, 892 and vibration, 361
Zirconium clad uranium oxide, cost of, 415
— Fuelling charge chutes for Hinckley Point
atomic power station, 828
— Fusion, See Nuclear
?— Generating plant for Argentine (Mitchell Engineering), 120
— Graphite (Hawker Siddeley), 846
?—? — Offered commercially, 846 ? Pyrolitic method of manufacture, 846 (Royal Aircraft Establishment), 846
— Industrial Forum, Business Statistics on the
Atomic Industry, 52; US, objects of, 571; The Memo, 571
— Industry, business statistics on, 52
? ? Remarks on, by J. A. McCone, 15
— Installations, land based, survey of pressure
components (Lloyd’s Register of Shipping book), 792
— Materials, common market for, 684
— •— Comprehension, 891
— Pile, EL I, France, 511
Plutonium production, Marcoule, accident at, 120
— Power, accelerated programme of 1957, 15 Business volume expected, 15
Atomic Power Constructions, collaboration GEC-Simon Carves, 15; list of companies in group, 17; merger with GEC-Simon Carves Atomic Energy Group, 17; Trawsfynydd power station construction progress, 345; members of the consortium, 345; association with Fairey Co., 861
Costs evaluation by G. J. Petretic, 415 ? “ Decelerated acceleration” of 1960, 15 Development Associates, Enrico Fermi atomic reactor, 183
? Economics of, 415
Generating costs, 415
Generation, the case for in France, 511 Generation, investment for research and development, 137
Needs of CEGB, 15
Original 1955 programme, 15
Plant, high temperature gas cooled, by Dr. F. de Hoffmann, 416
Plant, McMurdo Sound, 88
Plant, prototype, for USAEC (Allis- Chalmers), 892
Plants, small and medium, reducing costs in, by J. A. Lane, 415
Price reductions, 384
Programme, 15
Programme fluctuations, 15
Programme, India, 51
Programme in India, fuel cycles for, by
N. B. Prasad, 51
Programme, reduction of, 119
Station, Anglesey, CEGB seek permission to build, 828
Station, Beloyarsk, reactor casing assembled, 648
Station, Berkeley, vacuum cleaning equipment for (British Vacuum Cleaner), 157; Lloyds test pressure vessel, 388; first uranium fuel delivery from Springfield refinery, 720
Station, cheaper fabrication of, 383
Station, Chooz, contract to Westinghouse, 184
Station, comparison of site costs with conventional, 383
Station, Dresden, USAEC licence to operate at full power, 348
Station, Dungeness, tenders received, 15, 119; technical data, 120, 336; contract for, 120; gas duct isolating valves for (Blake- borough), 767
Station Earnley site, 892
Station EDF-3, France, tenders received, 184
Station, Enrico Fermi, construction delays, 52
Station, Hanstead site, 892
Station, Hinkley Point, cinema film on construction of, 65; nearing completion, 756; fuelling charge chutes for, 828
Station, Hunterston, 52; progress at, 448; equipment for (British 157; visit by Japanese Stations, India, 51
— — Station, India’s first, site at Tarapore
chosen, 312, 648
Station, India, Russia to supply, 892 -Station, McMurdo Sound, 369
Station, natural uranium, LPR, by R. E. Strickland and D. Rudd, 383
Station for Oldbury-on-Severn approved by Minister of Power, 684
? Stations, operational and projected, 383 —? — Station programme, 151
— — Stations, sale of (USAEC), 52
Station, Sizewell, artist’s impression of, 756; contracts issued, 756; technical data on, 756
Stations, table of statistics, 15
Station, Tarapur, India requests tenders for, 312, 648
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (I960)
Atomic power station, Tokai-Mura (GEC of Japan), 313
— — Station, Tokai-Mura, cranes at, 16
Station, Trawsfynydd, expansion joints for high pressure ducting by Richardsons Westgarth, 459; gear reduction units for (W. H. Allen), 88; progress at, 345
— —- Station, Ulyanovsk, 648
Station, Wylfa Head site for, 216
System, MGCR (General Dynamics Corp.), 415
— — Transition phase in, 415
— Powered ship development programme in
Germany, 648
— Products, by Sir Hugh Beaver, 37
— Products, by Sir Roger Makins, 37
— Programme of US Army, by J. K. Brattan,
383
— Propulsion of aircraft, 152
Locomotives, design study, 88
Merchant ship Savannah, silver gaskets for, 39
Ore carrying ship proposed in Japan, 892
Rockets, study of, 512
Ships, Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico to build, 901
Ship German-Euratom project, 16
for ships, German research on, 448, 648
of ships, rules for (Lloyds), 248
Ships, symposium on, 792
Submarine, Admiralty order for second, 448
Submarine components (Westinghouse), 648
Submarines, contract for reactors to Westinghouse, 16
Submarine Dreadnought launched (Vickers Armstrongs), 580
— Submarine, Robert E. Lee, Polaris missile
firing (US), 448
Submarine Scorpion (US), 448
Tanker Alpha, Danatom design study on, 88
for tankers, Danatom design study, 88
—? Radiation course at Middlesex Hospital, 448 Effect on men and materials, by T. C.
Helvey (book), 128
Engineering, by F. W. Hutchinson (book), 24
— and radiation physics, new theory in, by
K. Nowak (review), 589
— Reactor absorber material, boron 10 as, 479
— — Absorber material, cadmium 113 as, 479 Absorber material. Europium as, 479 Absorber material, hafnium as, 479 Advanced epithermal, investigation by
USAEC, 647
Advanced gas cooled, confidence in, 151 Advanced gas cooled, moderating contribution of beryllium in, 119
Advanced gas cooled. Windscale cost of, 151
— •— Advanced gas cooled. Windscale, invest
ment prospects of, 151
Advanced test, design authorised by USAEC, 720
AGR, experimental version at Windscale, 215
AGR, Windscale, burst slug detection gear for (Plessey), 88
AGR, Windscale, simple control arrangements, 119
-— •— Alternate coolant fast, investigation by USAEC, 647
Aluminium rings for, 635
Aqueous homogeneous suspension type studies on, 384
— ?— Aspara, 51
for atomic propelled ship, E. Marples on tenders for, 684
Beryllium cladding investigated, 280
Boiling water, case study of, 347
Boiling water. General Nuclear Engineering Corp, sell rights to Swedish firm, 348
Boiling water (USAEC), 52
? Bradwell, fuel charging procedure, 648;
fuel delivery by road, 648; servicing spent fuel, 648
BR-2 high flux materials testing, Euratom to share, 152
— ?—? for Brunel College, 216
Built, Building or Planned in the US as of 30 June, 1960 (USAEC pamphlet), 647 “ Burp ” containment and vapour suppression, 120
? Canada-India, 51
Canada-India, cross section through, 51; schematic flow diagram, 51
— — Case studies, 347
Casing assembled at Beloyarsk atomic power station, 648
Chooz, US-Euratom assistance for SENA to build, 152
Civil types, cost of in US, 647
Clean pipework for, 699
Consort, experimental facilities of, 579; fuel elements for, 579; table of main parameters of, 579; table of neutron flux, 580
Control methods, 479, 480
Coolant circulators for, 120
Core, gamma ray flux calculations outside, by M. Roos, 384
CP-5, irradiation testing of Enrico Fermi prototype fuel pins in the, by M. A. Silliman et al, 891
Critical control of, 479
Customer requirements, 612
Design, investigation of the polyzonal spiral heat transfer surface and its application to, by A. F. E. Wise, 755
DIDO, for Juelich atomic research centre, 447
— — Directory of, vol, 2 (book), 60
Doirit, fuel irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280
Dounreay, core tube nest of, 859; details of core element, 859; risk of resonance in, 859; control system, 860; control unit failure during wet testing, 860; electromagnetic pumps for, 860; fuel testing in, 119; irradiation growth and swelling in, 860; liquid metal to water heat exchangers.
860; new core configuration and future tests, 860; oxide accumulation in, 119; physics calculations of, 860; thermal cycling of, 860
Atomic reactor DR3, fuel irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280
Dragon project, 447; contractor for, 280 ; correction of statistics previously published, 684; work
Winfrith, 215 Economics of, 383, 415 Educator (AMF Ltd.),
trol elements for, facilities on, 611; parameters of, 611
Effect of control rod insertion, 480 Elk River (Allis Chalmers), 88
— ?— Enrico Fermi, 183
— — Epithermal thorium, study by Southwest
Atomic Associates, 512
Experimental boiling water, to operate under IAEA safeguard system, 648
Experimental breeder (Argonne), 183 Facilities, US, placed under IAEA safeguard system, 648
Fast breeder, adaptability of breeding cycle, 183-184
—? — Fast breeder, core materials for, 183
— — Fast breeder, “ dual-fuel ” capabilities, ?
184
— — Fast breeder, experience of, 183
— ?— Fast breeder, French approach to, 183 Fast breeder, fuels for, 184
Fast breeder, molten-fuel for, 183 Fast breeder programme (USAEC), 183 Fast breeder, progress of, 119 Fast breeder, Rapsodie, 183 Fast breeder, in Russia, 183
— •— Fast breeder, study of for power stations
(USAEC), 119
Fast breeder, UK approach to, 183 Fast breeder, UK programme, 183 Fast breeder. Zephyr, 183 Fast breeder, Zeus, 183
— ?— Fast, cumulative list of references to, 860
Fast, experimental, in Russia, by A. I.
Leipunsky, 183
— ?— Fast, fuels for, 215
Flair (General Atomics), 88
— -— Fluidised bed, investigation by USAEC,
647
— ?— FR-2 at Karlsruhe atomic research
centre, 447-448
in France, planned and operating, table of, 511
Fused-salt, experiments at Oak Ridge National Laboratories, 684
Fused salt, investigation by USAEC, 647
— — Future cost of in US, 647
Gas as coolant, 215
Gas cooled, case study of, 347 Gas cooled, classification of, 311 Gas cooled, ducting for, 248 Gas cooled, features of, 311 Gas cooled, free running turbo-circulators for, by Dr. P. Fortescue, 416
Gas-cooled, heat transfer and pressure drop performance of spiral polyzonal heat transfer surfaces for, by C. Cunningham and M. R. Slack, 755
— •— Gas cooled, helium for, 311
— ?— Gas-cooled, Oak Ridge, TVA to operate,
52
— •— Gas cooled, symposium on, 311
Gas cooled, USAEC, attains full power, 348
Gas cycle pebble bed, development of,
311
— — GLEEP, extensive modifications to, 184
— ?— GLEEP, uses of, 184
Graphite research, to operate under
IAEA safeguard system, 648 Halden, boiling achieved, 684 Halden project, OEEC, programme
extended, 280
Hallum, meat irradiation facility, 279; by-products from 279
Heat, three stage usage, 52
Heat transfer in, 755 Heat transfer calculations in, thermal
properties of gases for, by G. V. Massey,
312
Heat transfer calculations, thermal properties of gases for use in, by G. V. Massey, 792
Heavy water, case study of, 348 HECTOR, fine stability of, 384
— ?— HECTOR, pile oscillation of, 384
— — HECTOR, for Winfrith, 384 HIFAR, irradiation tests on, 312 High power density boiling water
approved for operation (Consumers Power Co.), 892
— -— High temperature, resonance integral
calculations for, by J. P. H. Blake, 248 High temperature, resonance integral calculations for, by J. P. H. Blake, 792 Homogeneous, reports on, by J. C.
Greiss et al, 892
— -— IAEA conference on, 415
— — IAEA safeguard system, 648
Idaho Falls, Phillips Petroleum Co, to operate for AEC, 280
Improved control of, 120 Improved cycle boiling water, 892 Incident at Windscale in October 1957,
deposition of strontium 89 and 90 on agricultural land and their entry into milk after, by F. B. Ellis et al., 480
ISPRA-1, as test facility, 215 Jason, basic design of, 580; core
assembly, 612; correction of statistics previously published, 684; control of, 684; courses on (Hawker Siddeley), 248; fuel loading variations, 580; as irradiation facility, 580; Mk. Ill installation approval for Queen Mary College, 648; at Petten now critical, 512; safety features of, 580; table of main parameters of, 579; table of neutron flux, 580
Juggernaut (Argonne), 183
at Kahlen Main, work completed, 720 Kiwi-3 rocket propulsion experiment, tests arranged, 348
LAM PRE series, 183
Atomic reactor, licensing for universities, 612 LIDO, neutron flux measurements, 248 Low powered, Pye Ltd. to produce under agreement with American Machine and Foundry Co., 892
Marine, Euratom to coordinate development of, 216
Maritime gas cooled, advantages of, 416 Maritime gas cooled (General Dynamics Corp.), 415
Maritime gas cooled, power costs for, 416
McMurdo Sound, packaging of, 448
McMurdo Sound, USAEC call for tenders, 152
— ?— Medical research, to operate under
IAEA safeguard system, 648
Merlin, for Juelich atomic research centre, 447
Metallic fuel for, 215
— _ MOATA, 280
Mobile compact (Allison), 797
Mobile compact (Nuclear Development Corp.), 797
Moderated breeder blanket for, 184 Moderator, zirconium hydride as, 891
? Natural circulation boiling water ap
proved for operation (Allis-Chalmers), 892
Natural uranium, for India, 37
— -— Natural uranium, for India, 51
Need for, in universities, 579
Nero, description of, 447
Nestor, correction of statistics previously published, 684; control of, 684
Nestor, description of, 447
New concepts, investigation by USAEC, 647
NRU, installation of steam cooled loop (Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd,), 16
Optimisation, by P. H. Margen (book), 160
Organic moderated, case study of, 347 Organic moderated experiment, progress report, 52
Paste or suspended fuel. Investigation by USAEC, 647
Pebble bed core construction, 311
Pebble bed gas cooled, investigation by USAEC, 647
Pebble bed systems, fuel for, 311
Plum Brook, licence for, 512
Pluto, fuel irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280
Plutonium recycle test, 52
— ?— Plutonium recycle test, criticality
achieved, 892
Poly phenyl organic coolant, 119
Pool type (AMF Ltd,), 611
Pool type, features of (AMF Ltd,), 611
Potentialities, summary of (USAEC), 119
— — Power circuits, steels for, symposium on
(ISI), 448
Power demonstration programme, selected reactors of the (USAEC book), 684
— — Power, Piqua organic cooled and
moderated, to operate under IAEA safeguard system, 648
Power, shields of, methods of calculation for use in the design of, by A. F. Avery, 792
— ?— President Petitpierrejopens Switzerland’s
first, 348
— — Pressure vessels, creep in, by J. H.
Robertson and R. W. Nichols, 791
— — Pressure vessel limits, 791
— — Pressure vessel steels, table on compo
sition of, in UK, 791
— — Pressure vessels, table of details of in
UK, 791
— — Pressure vessels, trends in, 52
— — Pressurised water, case study of, 347
— — Pressurised water, review of materials
for, by W. E. Berry, 88
— — Project, Seibersdorf, completed, 648
— — Projects, Venezuela, US assistance for,
892
— — R2, fuel irradiation experiments for
Dragon project, 280
— — R2-O (Sweden), 16
— — Random packed pebble bed, 215
— — Recirculation boiling water approved
for operation (Northern States Power Co,), 892
— — Requirements of absorber material, 479
— — Research, operation under US bilateral
agreements, 648
— —- Safeguards, activities and operations ol
advisory committee on. Indemnification of atomic energy (USAEC) (review), 800
— — Safety measures for, 480
— — and science, basic principles of, by A. M.
Jacobs, D. E. Kline and F. J. Remick (book), 424
?— — Selected, of the power reactor demonstration programme (USAEC book), 684
?—? — SELNI project, loan for, 248
— — Shield, methods for design of, 792
— — for ship propulsion (Demag AG and
Atomic International), 648
— — Simulator (C. A. Parsons), 231
?— — Simulators, pros and cons, 612
— — Sioux Falls (Allis Chalmers), 88
— — Slurry, investigation by USAEC, 647 Small, development for Australia, 88 Small, Lockheed Aircraft Corp, to
build, 384
Small and medium power, conference on, 383
Small and medium power, IAEA conference on, 369, 383
Small power, conference on, 312
Small power, use in N. Canada (Westinghouse), 312
Small, where they pay, 383
SNAP-10, core experiments (Atomics International), 891
Sodium cooled fast, Russia, to be critical next year, 684
Solid-moderated steam cooled, investigation by USAEC, 647
Spectral shift control, by M, C. Edlund, 383-384
— —? Spherical, cylindrical and slab, with one
group in the core and two groups in the reflector, variation principle for, by R. T. Ackroyd and M. A. Perks, 792
Atomic reactor, staff required to run, 612
Steam cooled heavy water moderated (SCHW) (UKAEA), 119
Steam generating heavy water moderated (SGHW) (UKAEA), 119
Steels for pressure circuits, symposium on, 791
Stresses in reinforced concrete shields for, by W. Bonsell, 184
Subcritical, to be installed at Pensacola Junior College, 648
for submarine Dreadnought (Westinghouse and Rolls-Royce), 580
— —-Supercritical water cooled, investigation
by USAEC, 647
Supply to India, agreement with Russia 51
Swimming pool type, for Chulalangkorn University, 512
Systems, 312
Testing, approved for operation (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), 892
Thermal breeder, case study of, 348 Thermionic use of generated heat, 52 Thermodynamic use of generated heat, 52 Thermoelectric use of generated heat, 52 Three stage power conversion 52
Tokai Mura, GEC Ltd. (US) contract for, 684
Triga, and atomic fuel for Finland, 720
Triga, for Bethesda Medical Centre, 720; design of, 580; fuel elements for, 580; irradiation facilities of, 580; Mk. 11 cross-section of core and reflector, assembly, 611; Mk. II, US grant for Boris Kidric Institute to build, 648; table of main parameters of, 579; table of neutron flux, 580
— ?—Two-phase heat transfer, 215
Types of control rods, 479
for universities, 579, 611, 673, 880
University, review of, 579-580
University, table of typical experiments (General Atomics), 612
University Teaching and Research. See VTR atomic reactor
US plans for, 415
USAEC status reports on, 480
UTR (Advanced Technology Laboratory), 579
UTR (Advanced Technology Laboratories), 611
UTR, main parameters of, 611
UTR series -B, -10 and -100, 611
UTR-lOO, experimental facilities of, 611 Water cooled, constructed at Washington University, 720
Wigner energy in, 119
— ?— at Winfrith Heath, 447
for Wisconsin University (General Electric Co. (US)), 720
Zebra, description of, 447
ZEBRA for Winfrith Heath, 52
ZED 2, Chalk River, machining of graphite completed, 648
ZED-2 in operation at Chalk River, 448 Zenith, correction of statistics previously published, 684; description of, 447; fission chamber for (Century Electronics Ltd.), 152; flux measurements in, 152; fuel irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280
Zerlina, 51
— Research centre at Faure for Cape Town
and Stellenbosch Universities, 684
Centres in France, 511-512
Centre, Frankfurt, 448
— ?— Centre, Geesthacht, 448
Centres in Germany, 447-448
Centre, Juelich, Germany, 447
Centre, Karlsruhe, 447
Centre, Munich, 448
Programme in Germany, 447
— Rocket engine patents (J. J. Grebe), 120
— Safeguards reports, 892
— Science Abstracts. See Nuclear Science
Abstracts
—? — and reactors, basic principles of, by A. M. Jacobs, D. E. Kline and F. J. Remick (book), 424
— Symbols, international agreement required,
151
— Tenders, abortive compensation for, 410
— Terminology, international agreement re
quired, 151
Atomic theory for students of metallurgy, by W. Hume-Rothery (book), 256; (review), 764
— Third party liability, OEEC convention on,
720
— Training centres in Pakistan, 720
— Waste, basic considerations for disposal of,
548
Dilute or concentrate disposal methods, 548
Disposal, 548
Disposal by ground dispersal, 548
Disposal methods, 548
— — Disposal in sea, 548
Disposal, statutory controls, 548
— Weapons, banning of, V. M. Molotov on
647
Research Establishment, plutonium monitor, 248; level measurer using Moire fringes, 483; plutonium-in-air monitor, 720
Atomics International, progress report on OMRE for USAEC, 52; formation of Interatom with Demag, 549; atomic reactor for ship propulsion, 648; core experiments on SNAP-10 atomic reactor, 891
Audco Annin Control Valves, move to factory at Gloucester, 757
Audit Bureau of Circulations, application for membership by ENGINEERING, 777
Audley Engineering Co. Ltd., Actuators (trade publication), 522; control valves, 757
Audsley, A., on recovery of thorium from uranium-plant barren solutions by solvent extraction, 16
Auger, conveyor, Snauger (Lundell Ltd.), 837
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960
Auger, Prof. P., survey of the natural sciences, 904
Auster Aircraft, Ltd., purchased by Pressed Steel Co., 557; subsidiary of British Executive and General Aviation Ltd., 829
Austin A55 Cambridge Countryman motor car, 493
— Bus chassis (BMC), 523
— Gypsy motor car, cross-country ability of,
228
— ?— Motor car used to test Ferranti peak
accelerometer, 572
Austin Motor Co., adhesives in motor cars, 299 Austin and Pickersgill, modernisation scheme, 357; Longstone ore carrying ship, 357; record time for ship building, 357
— Seven Countryman motor car, 493 Motor car, sales maintained, 721 Australia, British industry in, 605
— Delays on Snowy Mountains project, 591
— Development of small atomic reactors for,
88
— Difficulties of civil contractors in, 605
— Finance of industrial expansion, 457
— Hovercraft potentials in, 869
— Immigrants to, 813
— Industrial expansion, 357
— Looks to Rising Steel Production, by C.
Turnbull, 884
— Migrant, by J. M. Giles (book), 488
— National Bank of. See National
— Natural gas in, 489
— Need for British industry in, 1
— Negotiations with US for loan, 457
—? Population increase, 591
—. Road improvement programme, 659
— Second reactor named MOATA, 280
— State Apprenticeship Week, 469
?— Steel production in, 884
— Trading deficit increase, 731
Australian Air Force, Royal. See Royal
— Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation. Commonwealth
Australian Electrical Industries electrical control equipment Hill Proprietory Co., 225
Aviation, civil, radio aids to, by R. E. Hansford (book), 488
— French, and Caravelle aircraft, by
Bailey, 196
— Medicine, European Congress of, 297 Institute of. See Royal Air Force
— Minister of, P. Thorneycroft appointed, 169
— Ministry of, increase of aircraft landing
fees, 869; List of Periodicals, 764; Marconi Doppler Navigator and Automatic direction finding equipment ordered for Transport Command, 869; rocket motors, 323; taxiway extension at Gatwick Airport, 640; tests on concrete apron Gatwick Airport, 640
— Vibration in, 365
Avions Falrey SA, difficult year, 861 AVO Ltd., position and prospects, 281 Avon RA.29 jet engine (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), 862-864
Avro 748 airliner, economy of, 169; at Farnborough Show, 169, 310; maiden flight, 129; orders for, 129
— 771 aircraft (Hawker Siddeley Group), 767 Axle drive unit (Mercedes-Benz), 100
Axlebox springs, rubber, for rolling stock, 202 Aylett, Dr. P. D., review of Economic Control of Interconnected Systems, 159-160; biographical note, 160
Azoflex document collator (Ilford Ltd.), 471
R.
at
Bamford, J. C. (Excavators) Ltd., JCB4 excavator, 306
Bamfords of Uttoxeter, to relinquish Gloster Forage Harvester agency, 621
Banco Para El Comercio Exterior de Ciba, overseas trading agreements, 731
Band conveyors. See Conveyors
— Saws. See Saws
Bandel thermal power station, 578 Bank, Co-operative, loan to NUR, 341
— International. See International
— Overdrafts, 333
— Rate, 1 Effect on imports and industry, 741
— ?— Effect on industrial activity, 97
— US Export Import, 248
Banks, A. J., on Allt-na-Lairige dam, 854 Banks, C. F., on aerodynamic characteristics of rectangular wings, 629
Banks, G. B., research on image orthicon television camera tube, 758
Banks, O., on Attitudes of Steelworkers Technical Change (review), 657-658 Bannister, H,, on heat transfer in beds fluidised particles, 384
Barash, Dr. M. M., on removal of metal,
to
of
27
See under
(Pty) Ltd., for Broken
— National University, US electrostatic gener
ator for, 720
Austria, Seibersdorf atomic reactor project completed, 648
Austrian Study Group of Atomic Energy, US gift to, 648
Authors, Chemical Society handbook for (book), 392; (review), 835-836
Auto Diesels Ltd., aircraft electrical servicing trolley, 93
Auto-Tutor teaching machine on exhibit at Izmir Trade Fair, 591
Teaching machine (US Industries Inc.), 99, 591
Auto Union motor car, 396
AutoAnalyser continuous water analyser (Technicon), 542
— for iron trace detection, Technicon (Tech
nicon Instruments Co. Ltd.), 736
Autocar Handbook, by J. R. Singham (review), 521
Autocar Road Tests (book), 900
Autohall (Car Hire), order for new fleet placed at Motor Show, 591
Automa check weigher (Elliott-Automation Ltd.), 783
Automa Engineering Group Ltd., Odin Clorius A,'S temperature regulator, 783
Automatic control. See Control
Automatic Data Processing Co., survey of computer system usage, 721
Automatic Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd., telephones (trade publication), 160; formation of new company with Ericsson Telephones, 417; anti-vibration mounting, 841; data transmission (trade publication), 224
Automating the Manufacturing Process, by G. F. Hawley (review), 656
Automation in iron and steel industry, by S. S. Carlisle, 586
?— in ironmaking, 586
—? in order department, 625
— Plain Words on, 76
?— Progress in, by A. D. Booth (review), 835
— in steelmaking, 586
Automobil Revue: Katalog Nummer 1960 (review), 454
Automobile Association, review of M 1 Motorway, 677
— Division of Institution of
Engineers, Proceedings of, view), 520
of first year
Mechanical 1957-58 (re-
— Engineering, advanced, course on (Leyland),
605
— Ride, analysis and simulation of, by R. H.
Kohr, 460
— Week, National, 32
— See also Motor car
Automotive braking, selective cine apparatus recording, SCARAB, 883
— Diesel, development of in Western Europe
and its likely role in the USA, by J. H. Pitchford, 696
— Engineers, Society of. See Society
Automotive Products Co. Ltd., Thompson retarder for vehicles, 519
Autopilot, SEP 5 (Smiths), 427
— Universal adaptive (Honeywell), 321 Autoset dehydrator (Weldcraft), 208 Autoset level (Hilgcr and Watts), 80 .Autosorber gas drier (AEI-Birlec Ltd.), 751 Autostat system of computer programming, 73 Autotanker, BP (Thompson Bros.), 382 Avalanche shed on trans-Canada highway
(John Laing and Son (Canada) Ltd.), 47
Aveley Electric Ltd., Gorman toroid winding machine, 144; Dumont oscilloscope, 856; Kretz thickness gauge, 889
Aveling Barford Ltd., Dumper (trade publication), 456; tractor shovel, 676; vibrating plate compactor, 47
AVIA, Louis Newmark appointed agents for, 393
'* B ” block support stand (Rubert), 80 B2 form of contract for overseas, 240 Babcock and Wilcox Co., test facility plan with
USAEC abandoned, 216
Babcock Sc Wilcox Ltd., boilers for Blyth A power station, 67; tower cranes (trade publication), 456; contract for Sizewell atomic power station, 756; agreement with Vanderbijl Engineering Corp., 793; roller and mixer (trade publication), 868; agreement with Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico to build atomic propelled ships, 901
BAC 107 aircraft (Bristol), 346, 767
Badger, Bechtel and Wimpey, Isle of Grain plant for BP California, 557
Baer, A. M., on Commonwealth Aluminium Corp., 803
Bags, packing at high speeds, 697 — Packing machine, high speed (Thomas
Robinson and Sons), 697
Baggeler, H. J., agreement with Alan Wors- wick (Engineering) Ltd., 731
Bailey, C. H., Malta ship repair developments going well, 581; annual review, 581; purchase of controlling interest in North Dock Engineering Co., 581; position and prospects of, 581
Bailey, Group Capt. G. B., on C. H. Bailey Group, 581
Bailey Meters and Controls Ltd., equipment for Oriana liner, 768 Bailey, R., on machine tool statistics, exporting know-how, 150; on aviation and Caravelle aircraft, towards less protection for industry, 852 Bailey, Sir W. H., and Co. Ltd., Magnetal flow indicator, 784
Bainbridge, C. G., on Practical Welding Repairs (book), 456
Baird, William, Co., position and prospects, 185; interests of, 185
Bakelite, foamed, as thermal insulator, 370 Bakelite Ltd., motor-cycle sidecars in polyester resin, 3; solventless epoxide coating system, 39; plastic cable jointing systems 107; Vybak DVR258 composite pvc, sheet, 171; plastics for Midland Red bus construction, 403; Warerite aluminium faced plastic laminate, 879
Baker, H. W., on Modern Workshop Technology (book), 836
Baker-Meyer grinding mill (Baker Perkins), 343 Baker Perkins Granbull Ltd., Triulzi injection moulding machines, 805
Baker Perkins Ltd., IJaker-Meyer grinding mill, 343; flour handling and storage plant for Russia, 901
Balance, Duorider (Griffin and George), 576 Balancing, dynamic, of rotors, 614-615
— Machines, 614 —? — Compensating type, calibrating,
J. A. Macinante, 33 (EMI Electronics l.td.), 44 Rava Komposition (Herbert), 444
— Pre-production study, by A. Binns, 614-615
— Techniques, 614-615
— and tolerances, 614
Baldwin Instrument Co. Ltd., light measurement (trade publication), 192
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, atomic locomotives, 88
Baling machine for metal (Heenan and Froude), 544
Ball, A., on Ballistic and Guided Missiles (book), 288; on Ballistics and Guided Missiles (review), 693
— Bearings. See Bearings
— Bleeper, for blind persons ball games, 605
— Castor, push-in (Alwayse), 703
— Chroffles of Rigidex polyethylene (Canning
and Co.), 599
— Grinding, Ni-Hard, far outlive steel, by
R. H. T. Dixon, 598
Ni-Hard (Mond), 598
— Plastic, for plating baths, 599
— and string flexible drive, Visomag (Viso
Ltd.), 843
Ballantine valve voltmeter (Sylvan Ginsbury), 574
Ballarat cargo ship, Toxion anti-fouling system on, 259
Ballhaus, Dr. W. F., on Decel runway arrester for aircraft, 873
Ballistic and guided missiles, by A. Ball (book), 288; (review), 693
Bamburgh Shipping Co., Longstone ore carrier (Austin and Pickersgill), 357
Barber-Greene, Olding and Co, Ltd., Batcho- matic asphalt plant, 643
Barclay, F. R,, et al, on tritium and carbon 14 content of the stratosphere, 480
Bardic Ltd,, hand torch, 784 Barfield, A., on Grand Contour Canal, 172 Barford (Agricultural) Ltd., ditchers for Poland, 257
Barge, Dracone inflatable, new cargoes and new environments, 833 Inflatable, uses of, 833 Barkla, H. M., on sailing yacht, 147 Barlow, A. K., on two channel coincidence unit, 152
Barnacle removal by Toxion anti-fouling equipment (F. A. Hughes), 258
Barnes, D., on fission chamber for operation at 850° C, 152
Barnswell, F., biographical note, 449 Barr, H, N., on improved thermal conductivity of atomic fuel, 151
Barrage, River Rance, 225 Barrell, H., on metric system, 582-583. See LETTER, 744
Barrier material,
— Median, and
scale testing J. L. Beaton,
Silgelac (Claritude Ltd.), 3 highway bridge rails, full of, by F. N. Hveem and 506
control
140; on
French
196; on
by
— Safety, on motorways, 508
Barrow, Hepburn and Gale Ltd., Terylene and cotton conveyor belt, 39; Pakawa nylon safety belts, 381
Barrow, powered (Arden Plant Ltd.), 242
— Tipping, LoadAdumP (Road Machines
(Drayton) Ltd.), 751
Barrus, E. P. (Concessionaires) Ltd., Devcon plastic steel, 107; Devcon plastic aluminium, 107; Devcon L plastic lead, 107; American HKP Porter Impakdriver, 227 Barry-Wehmiller, trade visit to Russia, 853 Barrywald gas or electric incinerator (Sani- guard Appliances Ltd.), 776
Barson-Rotor circular metal saw (Neville), 175 Bartol Research Foundation, evaporation of thorium metal, 891
Barton, A. E., on dustless refuse collection, 555 Barwell, Dr. F. T., on locomotive wheel slip and rail surfaces, 315
Bass, A. W., on Stabilisation of Free Radicals at Low Temperatures (book), 658
Bastian and Allen, bought by Parkinson Cowan, 357
Batchelors Ltd., new soft drinks bottling plant set up (Vickers Armstrongs), 450; bottling Carlsberg Lager, 450; bottling Canada Dry products, 450
Batcher, Forward (Ward), 818 Batchomatic asphalt plant (Barber-Greene, Olding and Co. Ltd.), 643
Batel, W., on Measuring Grain Size in Metals (book), 900
Bateman, E. H., on Institution amalgamations, 537
Bath, plating, plastic balls for, 599
Batho, Prof, experiments on high strength bolting, 114
Battelle Memorial Institute, extrusion-cladding process for metal, 166; report on gas for explosive metal-forming and welding, 462; tantalum alloy for high temperatures, 737; microwave development, 797; development of new metals for radio valves. Battery, atomic, using promethium, 147,
— Driven motor car. See Motor car
— Lead for (trade publication), 730
— Operated lift truck. Big Joe, 208
— Powered tools, 908
— Solar, 825
— Vehicles. See also Motor vehicle
— See also Accumulator; Cell Battista swaging machine (Embassy), 307 Baudouin, King, laying of corner stone
Eurochemic, 88
Bauer, A. F., on aluminium cylinder blocks, 731 Bayley, Dr. F. J., review of Design and Performance of Gas Turbine Power Plants, 728-729; review of Turbulent Flows and Heat Transfer, 728-729; biographical note, 730
BB Chemical Co., primers for rust control, 778-779
B and B Trailers Ltd., Beta 111 caravan, 883 BBC. See British Broadcasting Corp. BCURA. See British Coal Utilisation Research Association
BEA. See British European Airways
Beacon, flashing lamp, Simplite (Seiwood), 207 — Space, 839
Beading and trimming machine (Moon), 78 Beagle. See British Executive and General Aviation Ltd.
Beakers of ptfe (AEI), 75
Beakley, G. C., on Engineering: The Profession and Elementary Problem Analysis (book), 694
BEA MA. See British Electrical and Allied
Manufacturers Association
873
339
for
Beams, Glulam, resins for, 402
— Precast concrete bridge, standard, 401, 412
— Preflex (Boulton and Paul and Anglian
Building Products), 747
— Steel, and concrete columns, joining, 477 Beard, W., chairman of Ford labour relations
investigation committee, 885
Bearings (trade publication), 590
— Ball (trade publication), 522
— Gas, instabilities in, 119
— Material, DU (Glacier), 466 Emralon (Acheson Colloids Ltd.), 466
— — Fluorosint (Polypenco), 466 Mintex (British Belting), 466 Orkot (United Coke), 466
— — Plastics, by R. E. Harmon, 132 Polyslip (Bound Brook), 466 ptfe/bronze, application for, 466. LETTER, 709
— — Railko (Railko Ltd.), 466
— Metal, Deva (Universal Metallic), 234
— Motor car chassis, Teflon for, 132
— Nylon, for universal joints, by V. Platanov, 132
— Plastics, for greaseless cars, 132.
LETTER, 236 by J. W. Lane and C. F. Foell, 132
— Precision (trade publication), 802
— Thrust, new theory for parallel surface, by A. Cameron, 904
— Unlubricated, friction and wear in, 119
— Wear in corrosive atmospheres. See LETTERS, 172, 237
— Whitemetal, investigation of corrosion failure (Parsons and Marine), 761
Beas power project, 578
Beas-Sutlej link, 578
Beatall gum applicator for labels (Farrow and Jackson), 110
Beaton, J. L., on full scale testing of highway bridge rails and median barriers, 508
Beauchamp, Sir Brograve, on Pyrotenax Cable Co., 121
Beaver aircraft for British Army Air Corps (de Havilland), 129
Beaver, Sir Hugh, on atomic products, 37; elected president of Engineers’ Guild, 145; biographical note, 145
Beaver, Motor truck, Leyland, 382
— Truck chassis for Hong Kong Fire
Brigade (Leyland), 129
Becfabs Ltd., cleaner for deep-litter houses, 837
Bechtel International, liquefied petroleum gas plant for Kuwait Oil Co., 803
Beck, R. and J., acquired by Griffin and George, 17; 3-D image microscope, 17
Beck, Baron Rolf, tour of Canada and US for Slip Group, 417
Beck, S. D,, on Simplicity of Science (book), 590
Becker Equipment and Lifts Ltd., filling of benchmark borehole casing at Shell Centre, 639
Beckton Sewage Works, LCC, use of Ruston TA gas-turbines, 808
Bedford Borough Council, objection to foreign immigrants living in area, 777
Bedford, J., on Experimental Plastics (book), 868
Bedford motor truck, S series, 358 Truck, TK series, 358, 382
Bedford, W., on Hawker Pl 127 V/STOL aircraft, 797
Beer, S., on Cybernetics and Management (review), 354; review of Design for a Brain, 834; biographical note, 836
Beetle, powder post, 332
— Wood, extermination by high frequency treatment, 332
Behaviour measurement system for car drivers, 721
— of people at work, by Z. M. T. Tarkowski 377
Belfast, unemployment problems in, 533
Belgian Congo. See Congo Belgium, atomic projects in, 216
— Five year plan for, 695
— International Standard Triumph open assembly plant, 705
— Production target increase, 695
— Tax increases, 695
Bell, C., on Bell’s Asbestos Group, 17
Bell, D. A., on Electrical Noise (review), 354
Bell, L. M. T., on traffic problem, 848
Bell, M., on effect of second harmonic in 4-ridge spiral cyclotron, 348
Bell, Sir Stanley, on credit restrictions, 685
Bell Telephone Co,, international telephone call research, 621
Bell Telephone Laboratories, transistor development, 70; diffused base transistors, 70; epitaxial film technique for transistors, 70; inorganic glass liquid at room temperatures, 75; piezoelectric materials, 135; transistors for television transmission, 165; repeaters for TAT3 Atlantic telephone cable, 193; studies on thermoelectric materials, 463; silver antimony telluride as thermoelectric material, 463; research on radio signals at optical frequency, 654; optical maser experiments, 654; research on the human eye, 689; all- electronic telephone exchange, 798-799; electronic central office (ECO), 798-799
Bellex bellows joints (Munro and Miller Ltd,), 732
Bellows joints, Bellex (Munro and Miller Ltd.), 732
— ?— Producing and testing, 732
Bell’s Asbestos and Engineering Ltd., position and prospects, 17; sales position, 17; activities of, 17
Bell’s et Cie, increase of turnover, 17
Belmos Co. Ltd., short circuit problems (trade publication), 60; starter panel, 144; gate end box, 243
Beloyarsk atomic power station, reactor casing assembled, 648
Belt conveyor. See Conveyor — Drive (trade publication), 392 — Safety, for motor cars, types of, 789 Pakawa nylon (Barrow, Hepburn and Gale Ltd.), 381
— Timing (trade publication), 424
Belting (trade publication), 802
— Conveyor (trade publication), 356
Numec Ltd,, 243
Bemag Swartzkopff boring machine (Rockwell), 11
Bemetal Diploma for patternmaking, 81
— Examinations for apprentices, 81
— Tests, apprentices enter for, 81 Bench, saw (Wolseley), 842
Benchmark in Chiltern Hills, 639
— Resistant to Settlements, 639
— at Shell Centre, 639
Bending machine, pipe (Chamberlain Industries), 206
Bendix Aviation Corp,, to distribute Ferranti machine tool control systems, 249; photosynthesis research, 553
Benjamin Electric Ltd,, fluorescent light fittings (trade publication), 60
Benmore hydroelectric project, 483
Benn, A., and Sons, Tube-in-Strip radiators, 634 Bennett, J, A., organic coatings to lessen metal fatigue, 2
Benoto equipment used on new quay at Grangemouth, 748
Benson, B., on integrity of computers, 463
Benson boilers for Margam steelworks (Simon- Carves Ltd.), 20
Benton and Stone Ltd., solderless unions (trade publication), 590
Beranek, L. L., on Noise Reduction (book), 802
Beresford, James, and Son, automatic pumping units for well water, 400
Berggren, R, G., on neutron irradiation effects in steels, 791
Bergman’s Linear Integral Operator Method in the Theory of Compressible Fluid Flow, by M. Z. v. Krzywoblocki (book),
658
Berk, F, W,, and Co. Ltd., Berkalloy zincaluminium spray coating, 75
Berkalloy zinc-aluminium spray coating (F, W. Berk), 75
Berkeley atomic power station, vacuum cleaning equipment for (British Vacuum Cleaner), 157; Lloyds test pressure vessel, 388; graphite core of No. 1 reactor almost ready, 512; first uranium fuel delivery from Springfield refinery; 720
Berkeley Cars Ltd., Berkeley Three-Wheeler de-luxe car, 228
Berkeley Three-Wheeler de-luxe motor car, 228
Berle, A. A., Jr., on Power Without Property (book), 836
Berry, R., on Berry’s Electric Magicoal Ltd., 249
Berry, W. E., on materials for pressurised water reactors, 88
Berry’s Electric Magicoal Ltd., increased output, 249; annual report, 249; position and prospects of, 249; exports increased, 249
Bertlin, D. P., on Channel Tube is a Better Prospect, 822
Beryllium (trade publication), 766
— Air pollution, 103
— Cladding for atomic reactor investigated, 280
— by G, E. Darwin and J. H. Buddery (book), 522
— Data Manual, by E. L. Francis (book), 792
— Improved, electron bombardment for
(Lockheed), 761
— Manufacture, 119
— Moderating contribution in advanced gas-
cooled reactors, 119
— Monitor, automatic (UKAEA), 103
— Ores, prospecting and assay of, 326
— Prospector (Plessey Nucleonics), 326
— Works, Milford Haven, sale to Con
solidated Beryllium by UKAEA, 225
Bessel Functions, by F. W. J, Oliver (book), 456 Bessemer, acid, steelmaking process, 870
Best, B, C., on abnormal loading on composite slab bridges, 47
Beta III caravan (B and B Trailers Ltd.), 883 Bethesda Medical Centre, Triga
reactor for, 720
Bethlehem Steel Co., Niagara Falls Bridge, 748
Bettridge, B. R. A., on Transistors: and Servicing (book), 658
Bevel gears. See Gears
Beveridge, Lord, on inflation, crime and cities, 713
Beves (Structures) Ltd., storage shed at Sayes Wharf, 6
Beyer Peacock (Hymek) Ltd., diesel hydraulic locomotives (trade publication), 24; diesel locomotives for British Railways,
659
Beyer, R., on Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms (book), 900
Beyond the Planet Earth, by K. Tsiolkovski (book), 224
Bhabha, Dr. H. J., on India’s third five year plan, 51; visit to Bonn, 51; visit to US, 51; on Indian atomic installation, 51; on Russian atomic power stations for India, 892
Bhakra dam, 369
Bhakra-Nangal power project, 578
Bible in braille, 677
BICERA. See British Internal Combustion Engine Research Association
Biflaker de-reeler (BlCC Ltd.), 271
Big Joe lift truck (ScotMec), 208
Biggs, W. D., on Brittle Fracture of Steel (book), 836
Bihar oil refinery, Russian agreement with India to build, 161
Billingham, F/Lt. J., desert survival tests, 273 Billion, ambiguity of, 300
Bilston Foundries, merger terms with Allied Ironfounders, 217
Bin Lifeer for refuse (Glover, Webb and Liversidge Ltd.), 561
Binary code for computers, 474
Generator (Haydon), 737
?>11- Coded decimal, use in computer, 474 Bindex level controller (Henry Simon), 111 Bingham Pump Co., agreement with David Brown, 417
Binnel, Deacon and Gourley, Mangla Dam, 440
atomic
Rapids
Circuits
Binns, A., on Balancing is a Pre-Production Study, 614-615
Biological efficiency, relative, of 20MV and 4MV radiations, by R. Paterson et al., 312
— Storage by sub-zero temperatures, 350
•— Treatment of waste in manned space satellite, 553
BIP Chemicals, boiler house,
BIP Engineering
new
plastic chimney for
743
Ltd., Preform drying 208; Bipel automatic press, 376; injection unit, 445
Bipel automatic press (BIP Engineering Ltd.), 376
Birch, J. A., on labour and social problems, 713 Birds Eye Ltd., frozen foods, 284
Birdsboro Corp., Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp, cooperate with Mirawal division, 707
Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, exhibition of antique steam engines, 204
— City of. Research Laboratories. See City
— Junior Chamber of Commerce, survey on
re-use of water, 21
Birmingham-London Motorway, accident statistics, 677
Motorway, Newport Pagnell restaurant opened, 305
Motorway, review of first year (AA), 677 Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co., new rolling stock for LTE, 621
Birmingham Small Arms Co., centenary of, 793; profits, 793; labour shortage, 793; sales, 793; machine tool exports, 793; subsidiaries of, 793
— Water Department, area of supply, 21 Biscuit manufacture, automatic handling in,
154
Bishop (Birmingham) Engineering Co. Ltd., Spacemaster stacking machine, 444
Bishop, D., on tape and measuring rod for site use, 608
Bishop, Prof. R. E. D., on strength of materials, 682; on unbalanced and initially bent shafts, 735. See LETTER, 849; on Mechanics of Vibration (book), 802
Bishop, R. R., review of Mechanics of Road Vehicles, 95; biographical note, 96; review of Commercial Road Vehicles, 390-391; biographical note, 392
Bismuth, pure (Johnson, Matthey and Co. Ltd.), 467
Bitumen, high build (Griffiths Bros. and Co.), 778-779
BKL Alloys Ltd., welding fittings (trade publication), 318
BKS Airlines, Avro 748
Black Knight rocket, failure, 700
Rocket, launching Tharrett, 700
Black, Martin, and Co. Ltd., wire ropes (trade publication), 590
Black, Sir William, meeting with S. Lloyd and R. Maudling, 641
Blackburn, J. F,, on Fluid Power Control (review), 288
Blackhawk Ltd., motor car body straightening equipment, 503
Blackman, Keith Ltd., (trade publication). Engineering (trade Heat Throw heating unit, 575
Blair, Dr. J. S., review of Autocar Handbook, 521-522; biographical note, 522; on what the motor car driver wants, 524, See LETTER, 568
Blake, J. P. H,, on resonance integral calculations for high temperature reactors, 248, 792
Blakeborough, J., and Sons, gas duct isolating valves for Dungeness atomic power station, 767
Blakeley, G. R., on prestige of the foreman, 505 Blakeman Designs, operations to be taken over by Carter Stevens (Automation), 695
Blakey, J., on Engineering Mathematics (book), 128
Blast cleaner, Educt-o-Matic (Hodge Clemco), 79
— Furnace. See Furnace
Blasting, nuclear, 384
Blaw Knox Ltd., Gyramixer concrete or soil mixer, 444; Rex concrete delivery motor truck, 643; concrete plant (trade publication), 868
Bleeper ball for blind persons ball games, 605 Blending Machine Co, Ltd,, feeder unit, 176 Blending machine (Suba Hydraulics), 270 Blenheim refuse collection vehicle (Glover, Webb and Liversidge Ltd.), 561
Blinds, Luxaflex (Hunter Douglas), 878
Blind persons, ball games, bleeper ball for, 605 Register of, 605
Working party on workshops for, 45
— Royal National Institute for the. See Royal
— Shop, automatic electric (Electromatic
Shop Blinds Ltd. and Photoelectronics (MOM) Ltd.), 703
Block, chain. Powerlift (Aabacas), 784
?— Terminal (Oberterm), 716 Bloemfontein Castle liner, sale of, 281
Blower, shell core (Foundry and Metallurgical), 78
Blowflies, radiation sterilisation of, by Dr, P. Cornwell, 65
Blowmaster blow moulder (Amigo), 820
Blowpipes, tuyere, centrispun, for Appleby- Frodingham Steel Co. (Firth-Vickers), 299
Blue Steel missile, Stentor rocket engine for (Bristol Siddeley), 263
Blue Streak missile tested at Spadeadam Rocket Test Establishment, 397
Bluebird motor car, post mortem on crash, 433
— — Car, support vehicles for, 227
— — Car, telemetering for, by A. D. Runnals,
394
Blyth A power station, opening of, 67; equipment suppliers, 67; thermal efficiency of, 67
Blyth B power station, construction started, 67; transformers for (Ferranti), 249
Blyth, F. G, H., on Geology for Engineers (book), 658
BMC World, 588
oven,
press
aircraft ordered, 129 launching without
problems, by C. E.
Centrifugal
488; Heavy
publication).
Fans Fan 488;
BMW, loan from MAN, 449; motor cycle and motor car sales, 449
BMW-Triebwerkbau, half interest bought by MAN, 449; position and prospects, 449; defence contract, 449; General Electric J79 engines built under licence, 449
Board of Trade, duty exemption on graphite, 120; import/export statistics for July, 289; estimates for manufacturing industry for 1961, 401; Export Credit Guarantee
Department, 565; export services department, 591; export interest of small firms, 591; production statistics, 597; export statistics, 597; support for National Union of Manufacturers Advisory Service Ltd., 633; analysis of import categories, 901
Boat, Atalanta (Fairey Marine), 146
— Dinghy, Firefly (Fairey Marine), 146
— Dinky (Fairey Marine Ltd.), 139
— Folkboat, 146
— Hulls, plastic (Halmatic Ltd.), 267
— Motor. See Motor boat
Torpedo, for Federal German Navy (Vosper Ltd.), 357
— Sloop, Cyane, 146
— Titania (Fairey Marine Ltd.), 139
— See also Dinghy; Yacht
Bodies in which we live, by W. H. Jackson, 32 Bodroghy, B. G., on airships for noiseless feeder service, 124. See LETTERS, 237, 268; on tenders: soft spot of heavy contracting, 410-411; on esoteric art of tendering, 717-718
Body, motor car, straightening equipment (Blackhawk), 503
Bodybuilding, aluminium for (trade publication), 766
Boeing Aero-Space Division, composite graphite ceramic, 467
— 707 aircraft for EL AL Airlines, 457
— 727 aircraft, 907
Bogies, change-over, for Shell-BP vehicle trailers (Jas, A, Cuthbertson Ltd,), 593
— Locomotive, extra resilience for, 320
— See also Truck
Boilers, air pollution by, 233
— Benson, for Margam steelworks (Simon-
Carves Ltd,), 20
— for Blyth A power station (Babcock &
Wilcox), 67
— Coal-fired, mechanical aids for, 233
— CoalPak (Paxman), 174
— Corrosion in, 106
— Domestic, design of, 465
— Examinations, extending the period be
tween, 775
Boiler feed pump. See Pump
Water, myrabolam tannin treatment of, 106
— Furnace. See Furnace; Stoker
— House Practice, by J. N. Williams (book),
802
— Hydraulic, for Trinity Power plant, US
(Hitachi), 289
— Induced draught (Perkins), 206
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Oil-fired, corrosion in, 231
Fired, Permatic (Perkins Boilers Ltd,), 889
—•—Fired, test facilities for (Esso), 167
— Packaged, GWB Powermaster (GWB
Furnaces Ltd.), 686-688
— Steam, advisory committee on the exam
ination of. See Advisory
— Tubes, protection by zinc and cadmium
plating, 106
— Vertical, explosions in, 388
— Wash, sales decline of, 591 Boilermakers Society, on wage claims and
export position, 853
Bolt-freeing tool, Impakdriver, 227
Bolt, friction, A-325, stress/strain curve for, 115
— High-strength, by H, Martin, 114
— Locking (trade publication), 522
— V.?. rivets, 114 ?— Torshear, 11 5
Bolton Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., cargo ship Rembrandt. 162
Bomeisler, D. M,, on fascination of the Rolls- Royce motor car, 29
Bonallack and Sons Ltd., Pneumajector tanker vehicle, 714
Bond Ranger motor van (Sharpies), 259 Bonding material, foundry, Fulbond (Fullers’ Earth Union), 185
— Methods for metals, 138
— Process, Reynoweld (Reynolds Metal Co.),
381
Bonnybridge Generating Station, tests on Terylene reinforced V-belts, 39
Bonsall, W., on stresses in reinforced concrete shields for nuclear reactors, 184
Bonus schemes, 76, 172
Book of the Atom, by L, de Vries (book), 590
— Braille, 605
— British scientific and technical, 1953-57, by
L. J, Anthony (book), 766
-— of Experiments, by L. de Vries (review), 286
— Princeton Aeronautical Paperbacks, 692
— Royalties from, 646
— Talking, 605
— Technical, notes on the writing of, by E. N.
Simons, 646
Booth, A, D., on Progress in Automation (review), 835
Booth, James, Aluminium Ltd,, aluminium rolling mill for, 155; Kaiser Aluminium and Chemical Corp, interest in, 803
Borate Glasses, by L. Ya, Mazelev (book), 766 Borden, P, A., on telemetering systems (review), 59-60
Border, main lines across, by O, S, Nock and E, Treacy (review), 159
Boreholes. See Wells
Borg-Warner Ltd., chain drives (trade publication), 424
Boring machines, automatic control (AEI Ltd,), 54
Bemag Swartzkopff (Rockwell), 11 Fine (Gear Grinding Co,), 97 Horizontal, conversion from horizontal planer, 387
Horizontal, RHT3 (George Richards and Co, Ltd,), 10
Boring machines, horizontal (Strojexport), 406 Jig (Kine), 714
Jig, Mikromat (William Watts Ltd.), 43 Jig, Oerlikon (Dowding and Doll), 12 Optical depth control for, 699 Plauert (Selson), 13
Thrust (Pass), 342
Vertical, Graffenstaden (Acbars Ltd.), 11 3WB (H. W. Kearns and Co. Ltd.), 12
— and milling machines handbook, by H,
Schallbroch (book), 24
Boris Kidric Institute, US grant to build Triga Mark II Atomic reactor, 648
Borishanskii, V. M., on liquid-Metal heat transfer media, 255-256
Borneo, North, purchase of stone processing equipment from Frederick Parker, 357 Boron nitride ceramic, 814
Boron 10 as atomic reactor absorber material, 479
Bosch Arma Corp., purchase of S. G. Brown Co., 45
Bosch, Dr. J., on labour force in UK, 741
Boston Marine and General Engineering Co. Ltd., Hoskisson incinerator, 542
Botterill, Dr. J. S. M., review of Reports on Progress in Physics, 656; biographical note, 658
Bottling lubricants at Esso Mode Wheel Terminal, 451
Boulton and Paul Ltd., handling plant for steelwork, 257; order from Johns and Waygood for handling equipment, 257; mechanised fabricating equipment for Moreland Hayne and Co., 257; mechanised fabricating plant for Yuba Erectors, 257; Preflex beams, 747; standard joinery (trade publication), 868
Bound Brook Bearings Ltd., Polyslip bearing material, 466; Lichfield porous ptfe plastic filter, 567
Boundary layer control, low drag, in aircraft, 429
— Value problems, refined iterative methods
for the computation of the solution and the eigenvalues of self-adjoint, by M. Engeli, Th. Ginsburg, H. Rutishauser and E. Stiefel (book), 24
Bovis Co., incentive schemes, 153 Bowater, issue of shares, 417
Bowater Paper Corp., interest in Tasman Pulp and Paper Co., 121; position and prospects, 121
Bowaters Metal Thermal/Acoustic panels, 462 Bower house, historical note, 457
Bowers, N. K., on mixing gases, 501
Bowing, thermal, of atomic fuel elements at Dounreay, 859
Bown, A. H. J., on Port Operation and Administration (book), 192
Bowtell, J. N., review of Exploding Wires, 486-487; biographical note, 488
Bowyer, E. C., on future of aircraft industry, 333
Box, outlet (trade publication), 60 Boyd, P. G., on battery car, 178
Boyd, Dr. R. L. F., review of Religion in a Space Age, 866; biographical note, 868; review of Surface Effects on Spacecraft Materials, 898; biographical note, 900
Boyd. W., appointed president of Arthur D. Little Inc. (Canada), 52; design of high temperature reactor, 52
BP Autotanker (Thompson Bros.), 382 0P - - - - •
Book of Motor Cycle Racing, by M. Walker (book), 730
Book of Racing Campbells, by R. Hough (book), 590
California, formation of, 557; aromatic plants at Isle of Grain and Dinslaken, 557 Exploration Co., natural gas boreholes at Whitby, 434; agreement with North Eastern Gas Board for sale of natural gas, 434
BP-Shell Petroleum Refining Co. of Nigeria, formation of, 803; oil refinery for Nigeria, 803
BPS Machinery and Spares Co. Ltd., Whirlmatic thread cutting machine, 44
BR-2 high flux materials Euratom to share, 152 turbojet
BP
BP
BP
testing
engine
for
reactor,
(Bristol
BR53 lift/thrust Siddeley), 321
Brabazon, Lord, lecture hall Society, 785
Brabner, H., cn analysis of bubble chamber tracks, 248
Bradbrooke, J., review of Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft, 59; biographical note, 60 Braddick, H. J. J., on Mechanical Design of Laboratory Apparatus (review), 356
Bradford Institute, course for Diploma of Technology, 145; course on causes and prevention of failures, 677
Bradley and Co., taken over by Butterfield Group, 313
Bradwell atomic reactor, fuel charging procedure, 648
Reactor, fuel delivery by road, 648
Reactor, servicing spent fuel, 648
Brady Group, position and prospects, 417; profits, 417; Brookes and Co. (1925) purchased, 417; price reductions, 417; order position, 417
Braille Bible, 677
— Books, 605
— Plastic dot printing machine (Chambon),
702
Dot printing process for, 677, 702
Brain, design for, by W. R. Ashby (review), 834
— Electronic, ABC of, by L. Bagrit (book), 24
— messages, research on, 71
Braine, R. M. A., on bridgehead for trade, 673-674; on contracts by model form, 848; on experts in court, 880
Braintree, Lord, review of Crittall Manufacturing Co,, 861
Braithwaite and Co. Engineers, position and prospects, 385; order position, 385; Tasman Bridge, 385; Youghal bridge, 385; profits, 385
Braithwaite and Co. Structural Ltd., bolted steelwork at Uskmouth B power station, 114
opening
of new
of Tara,
of Royal Aeronautical
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Brakes, disk, for Ford Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac, 572
— Exhaust, for tractors, 837
— Ferodo coach for testing, 530
— Motor car, rugged tests for, 530
— Power, for Vauxhall motor car, 228
— Slowing a vehicle without using, 519
— See also Dynamometer
Braking, automotive, selective cine apparatus recording, SCARAB, 883
— Correlated for Car and Caravan, by C.
Haywood, 883
— Method for rocket sleds (Northrop), 71 Branton, N., on Introduction to the Theory
and Practice of Management (book), 590 Brasmac, majority holding bought by Wickman Ltd., 281
Brasmac, Wickman, formation of, 281
Brass and Alloy Pressings (Deritend) Ltd., Pressings (trade publication), 590
— Intragranular misorientation in, table of
measurements, 839
— Mercury-zinc, for condenser tubes, 235
Brasswork, engineers (trade publication), 766 Brattan, J. K., on ‘ '
gramme, 383
Braunstone tapping man), 306
Bray Construction ... , ,
581; export markets of, 581; Centaur tractor, 581
Bray Loader, resin mouldings for, 616
Bray Thames Bridge, flame gouging of steel members, 855
Brazil, Atomic reactor tenders to be offered, 184
— Draft agreement with Euratom, 683
— Interest in nuclear power, 333
— International GEC to build heavy electrical
plant in, 97
— Mill drives for Piacaguera steel mills
ordered from Westinghouse, 257
— Order for agricultural machinery placed
with Massey-Ferguson, 97
Brazing materials (trade publication), 694
— Paste applicator, Efco (Electric Resistance
Furnace Co. Ltd.), 11
Breakdowns. See Accidents
Breathing apparatus, for mines, tests on, 473 underwater (Fairey), 161
Breeder blanket, moderated, for fast breeder atomic reactor, 184
Breeding, physics of, conference, D. Ocrent, 183 Brewery control system (AEI and Robert Morton and Co.), 483
Brewing, continuous process, 283
— Industries Research Foundation, continuous brewing process, 283
Bricks, fire. See Firebricks; Refractory Materials
— Production, 777
— Shortage of, 777
Brickmaking industry, shortage of labour in, 777
Bridge, Ankobra River, design for (Ove Arup),6
— Channel, advantages over tunnel, 105
— Composite slab, abnormal loading on (booklet), 47
— Composite slab, tests on (Cement and Concrete Association), 47
— Concrete, standardisation of, 401, 412
— Conductivity (Lack), 502
— Construction on Oxford Southern and Western bypass, 47
— Error, Theta (Sylvan Ginsbury), 176
— Forth Road, contractors for, 213
— Forth Road, superstructure progress on, 213
— Maentwrog, Merioneth (TG Civil Engineering Ltd.), 193
— Niagara Falls Rapids, details of, 748
— Nine span, but no expansion joints, by H. W. Stephenson, 308
— Old, provides formwork for new bridge, 546
— Prefabricated, for overseas, Callender-Hamilton (British Insulated Callender’s Construction Co. Ltd.), 711
— Queen’s, Perth, Completion of, 546
— Qurnah, details of, 308
— Rails, highway, and median barriers, full scale testing of, by F. N. Hveem and J. L. Beaton, 508
— Railway, advertisements on (Cementation Group), 385
— Severn, first contract for, 476
— on Stamford By-pass, 609
— Tamar suspension, climbing cranes used, 380; contractors for, 380; details of, 380
— Tasman, contractors for, 385
— Thames, at Bray, flame gouging of steel members, 855
— Widnes-Runcorn, details of, 148; profile and dimensions of, 148; contractors for, 148
— Youghal, contractors for, 385
— See also Viaduct
Bridgeport Brass Co., condenser tube alloy No. 77, 235; to manufacture in Northern Ireland, 621
Bridges, S. N., and Co. Ltd., industrial drills for Russia, 803
Bridgestone Tyre Co., supplies of liquefied petroleum gas from BP Ltd., 803
Bridgman, L., Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft (review), 59
Brightside Foundry and Engineering Co. Ltd., bar and rod mills (trade publication), 836 Brightside Heating and Engineering Co. Ltd., radiant heating for Finsbury Park diesel locomotive maintenance depot, 421; air conditioning (trade publication), 488 Brinsworth switching station equipment ordered from AEI Ltd., 225
Bristol Aero Industries Ltd., purchase of Okanagan Helicopters Ltd., 393
Bristol Aerojet Ltd., solid fuel rocket cases, 322
Bristol Aeroplane Co., historical note, 449; book on, 449
Bristol Aeroplane Plastics, high pressure epoxy pipe, 778-779
Bristol Aircraft Co., T 188 supersonic aircraft, steel problems in, 334; X-ray spectrometer 736
Bristol BAC 107 aircraft, 346, 767
Bristol Cars Ltd., ownership passed from Bristol Siddeley to G. White, 481
Bristol Fashion, by J. Pudney (book), 449
Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd., dual purpose lift/thrust aircraft engine, 102; Stentor rocket engine for Blue Steel missile, 263; BR53 lift/thrust turbojet engine, 321; rocket engines, 323; Proteus gas turbines for Vosper torpedo boats, 357; ownership of Bristol Cars Ltd., passed to G. White, 481; after-sales maintenance and spares, 721; Olympus turbojet engine installed at Hams Hall power station, 811
Britain. See United Kingdom Britannic aircraft. Short SC 5, 346 Britannica Book of the Year, 1960 (review), 126 British Aircraft Constructors, Society of. See Society
British Aircraft Corp., Government support for VCIO and Super VCIO aircraft, 105; supersonic design contract possibilities 169; purchase of Hunting Aircraft shares 417; supersonic wind tunnel at Warton, 594; BAC 107 aircraft, 767
British Aluminium Co., Lokroll aluminium roofing, 74; agreement with Consolidated Zinc Corp, dissolved, 803
British Area Regulators Ltd., level controller 445; three term pneumatic controller, 575 British Army. See Army
Air Corps, de Havilland Beaver aircraft for, 129
British Association for the Advancement of Science, Annual Science Survey, 126; eclipse of the engineer in management, by
B. Monck, 777; Decimal Coinage and the Metric System—Should Britain Change?, 582
Cardiff Meeting: statics and the engineer, by Sir Alfred Pugsley, 302; nuclear detection of stable materials, by D. Taylor, 325; drilling deep boreholes, by Dr. T. F. Gaskell, 327; scaling of river and estuary models, by J. R. D, Francis, 329; noise annoyance and its assessment, by Prof. E. J. Richards, 362, 373; effects of low frequency vibration on man, by Fit. Lt. J. C. Guignard and A. Irving, 364-367 British Belting and Asbestos Ltd., formation of joint company with Morgan Crucible Co., 121; Mintex bearing material, 466; formation of Morgan-Mintex Ltd., 685; historical note, 685
British Broadcasting Corp., retirement of M. T. Tudsbery, 145; Television Field Trials of 405-line and 625-line Systems in the UHF and VHF Bands, 1957-1958 (review), 618. See LETTER, 673; air conditioning in Television Centre (Carrier), 649; order for transmitters placed with EMI Ltd., 731; satellite transmitting stations, 731 British Celanese Ltd., purchased by Cour- taulds, Ltd., 185
British Cellophane Ltd., formation of, by Courtaulds Ltd., 185; packing machine, 574
— Ceramic Research Association, investiga
tion of boron nitride, 814
— Chambers of Commerce, Association of.
See Association
— Charter of Industrial Relations, articles of,
441
— Chemical Plant, 1959 (book), 128
— Chemical Plant Manufacturers Association,
British Chemical Plant, 1959, 128
— Coal Utilisation Research Association
annual report, 233; mechanical handling of small coal, 233
— Committee for Vacuum Science and Tech
nology, joint, symposium on industrial vacuum plant, 780
— Commonwealth. See Commonwealth British and Commonwealth Shipping Co.,
annual report, 281; position and prospects, 281; merger with Airwork Ltd., 281; maiden voyage of Windsor Castle, 281; sale of Bloemfontein Castle, 281; formation of British United Airways Co., 281
— Copy of International Metre, No. 16, 583
— Economy, growth in (Political and Economic
Planning book), 868
British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers Association, visit to Russia, 123; alignment of electrical engineering standards in Europe, 257; report on electrical industry, 324; views on London/Crewe rail electrification, 813
— Employers’ Federation, meeting with TUC
on causes of labour disputes, 885
British European Airways, Comet 4B airliners ordered, 129; services of, 313; position and prospects, 313; air passenger traffic increase, 313; annual report, 313; profits, 313; traffic statistics, 313; increase in passenger traffic, 324; passengers flown, 457; total revenue of, 457; use of Viscount aircraft, 457; increase in total traffic, 767; table of traffic results for September, 1960, 767; traffic statistics, 767; effect of increase of landing fees, 869 British Executive and General Aviation, formation of by Pressed Steel Co., 557;
P. Masefield to be Managing Director, 557; purchase of F. G. Miles Aircraft, 829; Auster Aircraft Ltd. as subsidiary of, 829
— Food Manufacturers Research Association,
rheology testing machine, 265; food processing engineering problems, 295
— Gear Manufacturers Association, general
meeting, 810
British General Electric Co. Pty, expansion of, 869
British Geon Ltd., increase in polyvinyl chloride capacity, 313
British Glues and Chemicals Ltd., protein from leaves, 274
— Goods, US opportunities for, 597
— Guiana, aerial survey of, 726
Loan from Cuba, 393; to sell part of rice crop to Cuba, 393
— Horological Institute, quarters for Anti
quarian Horological Society, 573
British Hydrocarbon Chemicals Ltd., three new plants commissioned, 313; high density polyethylene, 313; cumene production, 313; phenol production, 313
British Hydromechanics Research Association, meeting on fluid sealing, 569-570
— Industries Collaborative Exponential Pro
gramme, Winfrith Heath assemblies of, 447 British Institute of Management, management study lectures, 113; Harrogate Conference, 541; 777; seminar on market
research, 837
— Institution of Radio Engineers, convention,
77
— Instruments: Directory and Buyers
(book), 318
British Insulated Callender’s Cables cable for Channel power link, 115;
cal block at Prescot Works, 209; Biflaker de-reeler, 271; Panelec cable fault detector, 502
British Insulated Callender’s Construction Co. Ltd., Callender-Hamilton prefabricated bridges for overseas, 711
— Internal Combustion Engine Research
Association, fuel pressure pick-up for diesel engine, 359; diesel engine injector needle movement detector, 593
British Interplanetary Society lecture by Dr., A. P. Willmore 736; symposium on communications satellites, 780; symposium on space technology, 781; symposium on navigation and early exploration of the moon, 838
British Iron and Steel Federation, exhibit at British Trade Fair, New York, 29; cinema film “ Hazard ” 425
British Iron and Steel Research Association, graduate apprentice scheme in operational research, 113; design research into corrosion, 171; W. E. Duckworth appointed head of metallurgy division, 209; useful magnetic effects of silicon-irons, 335; experimental forge furnace, 387; waste gas analysis for open-hearth furnace combustion control, 419
— Journal Photographic Almanac, by A. J.
Dalladay (book), 24
British Manufacture and Research Co., employees contract out of State Pension scheme, 457
British Match Corp., purchase of James Pain and Sons, 385; subsidiaries of, 385; position and prospects, 385; match sales, 385; group profits, 385
British MonoRail Ltd., overhead conveyors (trade publication), 456
British Motor Corp., drive shaft on baby cars, 50; rubber suspension for baby car, 203; adhesives in motor cars, 299; fall in exports, 349; exhibit at Commercial Motor Show, 382; Morris commercial truck, 382; range of commercial vehicles, 382; Austin bus chassis for Saigon Municipal Bus Co., 523; test facilities for Ferranti peak accelerometer, 572; BMC World, 588; Innocenti production of Austin A40, 621; assembly of cars by Innocenti, 633; short time for employees, 677; joint operations with Sociedad Anonima Vehiculos Automoviles (SAVA) for car production in Spain, 695; Miniminor and Austin Seven sales maintained, 721; success of Miniminor series motor cars, 741; annual review, 757; production statistics, 757; position and prospects, 757; sales lull in N. America, 757; warranty practice, 901
— Motor Trade Association, resale price
maintenance, 705
— National Society of Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering, founding annual Rankine Lecture, 855
— Nuclear Energy Conference, 755; 859 British Nylon Spinners Ltd., nylon igloo
house, 815
British Overseas Airways Corp., orders VCIO and Super VCIO aircraft. Rear Admiral appointed chairman, 201; supersonic airliner development, 201; views on supersonic aircraft, 669; Comet IV aircraft withdrawn from North Atlantic route, 808 British Oxygen Co. Ltd., argon arc spot welding torch, 419
British Oxygen Engineering Ltd., Spadeadam Rocket Test Establishment, 397; cooling towers for oxygen plant (Film Cooling Towers), 489
British Oxygen Gases Ltd., Saffire flame cutting nozzles, 187; Argonarcspot welding torch, 629
British Oxygen Research &. Development Ltd., plasma jet high temperature torch, 419
British Petroleum Co. Ltd., refuelling vehicles for Bluebird car, 227; BP Autotanker, 382; road tests for fuel vapour lock, 523; new tanker ship for (Fairfield), 549; formation of BP California with California Chemical Co., 557; oil refinery to be built in N. Ireland, 731; Agreement with Bridgestone Tyre Co. for supply of liquid petroleum gas, 803; oil refinery for; Nigeria in conjunction with Shell, 308; formation of BP-Shell Petroleum Refining Co. of Nigeria, 803
— Plastics Year Book (book), 256
— Productivity Council, Variety Reduction, 401 British Railways, annual report, 37; increase
in merchandise carried, 37; operating losses, 37; aluminium coal hopper wagon, 53; exhibit at Aluminium in Railway Rolling Stock exhibition, 53; electrification schemes, 137;
drive for qualified men, 137; Stedeford Committee report on, 137; Electrification Exhibition, 141; automatic signal warning system, 189; Roadrailer trailer, 382; Plain Words on modernisation and fares, 404; diesel locomotive maintenance depot at Finsbury Park, 421; Roadrailer trailer, 459; camaraderie on, 473; increase in revenue, 473; loss of public confidence in, 473; report on by Select Committee on Nationalised Industries, 497; continental freight depot (Taylor Woodrow), 547; work study on, 573; completion of Stratford diesel locomotive maintenance depot, 587; electrification scheme, 597, 604, 672; education and, 604; purchasing difficulties, 604; shortage of engineers, 604, 672, 744; select committee on, 604; morale in, 605; Stedeford Committee on decentralisation of, 605; (Derby Works) new rolling stock for LTE, 621; orders placed for new diesel rolling stock and lotomotives, 659; Continental produce depot at Hither Green, 725; electrification scheme for north east London, 807; prospects for large scale electrification, 813; changeover from d.c. to a.c. on Liverpool Street-Southend line, 832; soil stabilisation of “ dirty ” railway track, 855; pattern of future development, 877 British Railways Productivity Council, work
study and efficiency on railways, 573 British Rainfall, 577
British Resin Products Ltd., Epok water soluble resin, 3; air intakes for Hunting Jet Provost trainer aircraft, 3; Cellobond polyester resin mouldings, 3; Rockite K 501 polyester dough, 38; Cellobond rubber compounding resin, 267; Rockite dough moulding compound, 403; polyethylene street lamp screens, 499; Rigidex polyethylene for ball chroffles, 599; polystyrene for mouldings, 635
British Ropeway Engineering Co. Ltd., cableway headcars at Manjil Dam, 98
British Rototherm Co. Ltd., thermometer for paper, 715
— Safety Council, offer of office space for
Polio Committee, 785
British Sarozal Ltd., rapid setting strain gauge cement, 847
“ Scientific and Technical Books, 1953-7, by
L. J. Anthony (book), 766
— Shipping, by R. H. Thornton (review), 487
— British Standards Institution, publications
of, 341; larger income required, 341; annual report, 341; Hemel Hempstead centre opened, 341
Specifications: traffic bearing structures— pavings, 7; gear hobbing machines for turbine and similar drives, 18; structural steel in building, 180; tubular heat exchangers, 703
— Steel Castings Research Association, Data
Sheets on Moulding Sands, 24
British-Swedish Computer Conference, 238 British Thomson-Houston Co, Ltd., gas turbine and reduction gearing for cargo ship Rembrandt, 163
— Toy Manufacturing Association, objection
to increased Japanese quota, 193
— Trade Fair, Moscow, exhibitors at, 659;
Lancashire companies exhibiting 845.
— Trade Fair, New York, judgments on 29;
exhibitors, 29; comments on, 29; oint winners of best display contest, 97
— Transport Commission, morale in, 37;
efforts to balance accounts, 137; dispute and talks with NUR, 473; Electrification Conference, 473; liaison with Ministry of Transport, 497; Transport Electronics News, 520; appeal to workers to intensify work study on BR, 573; orders for new diesel rolling stock and locomotives, 659 British United Airways Co., formation of, 281 British Vacuum Cleaner and Engineering Co.
Ltd., vacuum cleaning equipment for Berkeley and Hunterston nuclear power stations, 157
— Waste Paper Utilisation Council, re-use of
waste paper, 539
— Waterways, improvements to canals and
vessels, 56; Continental container service 56
— Welding Research Association, apparatus
for measuring hydrogen in steel, 91; annual report, 333; research into resistance welding of stainless steel. 333; annual report, 431; design reinforcements for pipe branch connections, 490
Brittany, industrialisation of, 225
Britten, J., Cushioncraft ground effect machine, 14
Britten-Norman, Cushioncraft ground effect machine, 14; Cushioncraft production, 217; plywood construction of peripheral rotor of Cushioncraft, 402; Cushioncraft development, 869
Brittle fracture and radiation damage in steel pressure vessels, theoretical aspects of, by A. H. Cotterell, 791
of Steel, by W. D. Biggs (book), 836
Britton, G. B., and Sons Ltd., new factory (Laing), 381
BRM racing car, LRT bus chassis for transporter, 481
Brno Fair, British Exhibits at, 401 Broaching, by C, Monday (book), 392
— Machine, BSA (Burton, Griffiths and Co.
Ltd.), 44
Unit construction (Lapointe Machine Tool Co.), 482
Broadbent, Henry, Ltd., crankshaft lathe, 271, Broadcasting, local, equipment and plans for (Pye Co.), 685
— Sound, local, future of, 845
Brockmeyer, E., on The Life and Works of
A. K, Erlang (book), 730
Brodrick, J., review of Management in Britain, 898; review of Management Survey, 898; biographical note, 900
Broida, H, P., on Stabilisation of Free Radicals at Low Temperatures (book), 658
Broken Hill Proprietory Co., motors and equipment for rod mill (AEI), 225; production of basic iron and steel, 884
Bronx Engineering Co. Ltd., press brake, 13 Bronze/ptfe bearing materials, applications for, 466. See LETTER, 709
Bronzing, lacquering, electroplating, polishing, handbook on (review), 560
Brooke, H., on Clean Air Act, 113; on development schemes, 425; on green belts, 433; on sea defences, 465; approval of Buckinghamshire green belt proposals, 821
Brookeborough, Lord, Cyril Lord Carpet Co. new factory opened by, 803
Brookes and Co. (1925), bought by Brady Group. 417
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (I960)
Brookes, P. E., et al, on Creep and High Temperature Fatigue Properties of the Magnesium Base Canning Alloy Magnox A 12, 891
Brookhaven accelerator at full power, 384 Brooklands County Technical College, courses for supervisors, 727
Broom and Wade Ltd., air compressor, 642 Broschart, C. B., on Young Engineer (book), 160; (review), 801
Brotherhood, Peter, Ltd., position and prospects, 757; order position, 757; trading profits, 757
Brown and Adam, position and prospects, 185 Brown, C., on waste recovery, 539
Brown, David, Construction Equipment, export orders for, 257; Implematic agricultural tractor, 395; expansion of tractor production in India, 417; agreement with Bingham Pump Co., 417; training school in Bombay, 417;
Brown, David, Foundries Ltd,, valves for Iraq Petroleum Co., 481
Brown, David, Industries Ltd., joint programme with EMI Ltd. on machine tool research, 705; Emisyn system, 18; Mahindra Tractors, expansion of tractor production, 417; historical note, 153; home and overseas activities of, 153
Brown, David, Tractors Ltd., exhaust brakes for tractors, 837; Implematic tractors, 842
Brown, F. H. S., on capital investment of CEGB, 591
Brown, H. F., on shortcomings of diesel locomotives, 497
Brown, J. B., on apprentices’ standards, 81
Brown, John, and Co. Ltd., position and prospects, 281; subsidiaries of, 281; order for refrigerated ship from New Zealand Shipping Co., 281; co-operation with Cunard Steam-Ship Co., 281; order position, 281; modernisation of shipyards, 533; competition with other yards for Queen Mary replacement, 533
Brown, John, Land Boilers, position and prospect, 281
Brown, Lennox and Co., materials handling equipment for steel industry, 193; agreement with Palmer-Bee Co., 193; steel castings (trade publication), 288
Brown, Sir Lindor, opening new library at Harwell, 448
Brown, R, J., on adhesives in motor cars, 299 Brown, S. G., Co., bought by Bosch Arma Corp, and de Havillands, 45; comments on, by I. Orr-Ewing, 45
Brown, W., on Exploration in Management (book), 620
Brown, Sir William Robson, on British Charter of Industrial Relations, 441
Brown, W. W., and Partners, conveyor system for automatic concrete mixing plant, 55
Brownell, L. E., on Process Equipment Design (review), 588
Bruce, A., on selecting future foremen, 536-537 Bruce, John (Engineers) Ltd., automatic finishing plant installed, 773
Bruges, E. A., on Available Energy and Second Law Analysis (review), 355; on mixing gases, 436, 745. See LETTER, 848
Bruneau, L., Experiments to purify stagnant and polluted water with compressed air, 7 Brunel College, atomic reactor for, 216 Brunner, C. T., on stranglehold of traffic, 851 Brunophen wood dip fluid (Preservation Developments Ltd.), 234
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., LEL switch fuse unit, 110; alternator for Hams Hall power station, 811
Brushes, wheel (trade publication), 522
Bruton, E., on electric watches, 339
Bryce, M. D., on Industrial Development (book), 900
BSA broaching machine (Burton, Griffiths and Co. Ltd.), 44
— Fillet rolling machine (Burton, Griffiths &
Co., Ltd.), 43
— Power units, 842
— See also Birmingham Small Arms Co. BTC. See British Transport Commission Bubble chambers, 247
by D. V. Bugg, 247
Liquids for, 247
Table of, 247
Tracks, analysis of, by H. Brabner and F. Solmitz, 248
Buchador saw grinding machine (Addison), 607 Buchanan, C. D., on transport in city planning, 851
Buckets, rubber lids for (Butterfield Group), 313
Buckinghamshire County Council, Minister of Housing approves green belt scheme, 821
Buckley, G. V., on Hi-Fi: disks and pick-ups, 232; on Hi-Fi tapes and speakers, 264
Buddery, J. H., on Beryllium (book), 522 Budget air dryer (GWB Furnaces Ltd.), 575 Buffalo-Springfield segmented-wheel roller, 85 Bugg, D. V., on bubble chamber, 247
Bugher, J. C., on Progress in Nuclear Energy: Medical Science, vol. 2 (book), 224
Builder, getting research over to the, by C. A. Hart, 645
Buildings, agricultural, trends in, 277
— Drainage, code of practice for, 181
— Frame (trade publication), 868
Precast concrete, joints in, by E. M. Rensaa, 477
?—Industry, costs rising, 885; wage increase for employees, 885
— ?— Incentive schemes in, 153
— Machine for houses, 181
— Multi-storey, Lift Slab principle, separation
compound for concrete slabs, 181
— Panels, structural, polystyrene cored sand
wich, 509
— Products, aluminium, wind test station, 477
— Research 1959 (DSIR booklet), 245
Station, Noise in Factories, 101; preventing chimney corrosion due to condensation, 168; Condensation in Dwellings, 168; Condensation in Chimneys, 168; Wall and Ceiling Materials, 168; work at, 180 ; abstracts from reports, 180-181; lightweight aggregates, 180; column encasement, 180; wind loading, 180; clay strengths, 180; factory layout, 180; factory buildings studies, 180; pipeline construction, 181; domestic plumbing, 181; investigation of hospital design and construction, 245; Building Research 1959, 245; new type of measuring rod and tape, 608; Simplified Plumbing for Multi-Storey Flats, 776
Buildings, steel framed, computer and programmes for design of, 477
Buildings for the Storage of Crops in Warm Climates (HMSO book), 277
— Studies, factory (Building Research Station),
180
— Trade Employers, National Federation of.
See National
Exhibition, 5
— Two-way technique, 712
— Use of structural steel, 180
— Winter, precast concrete for (report), 47
— Workers wage increase, 749, 885 Bulgaria, British trade with, 425
— Complete foundry plant for (Consolidated
Foundry Plant), 523
— Exports to UK, 425
— Imports from UK, 425
Bulgarian International Trade Fair, Plovdiv, British exhibitors at, 425
Bulldog flanges for polyethylene pipes (Foster), 171
Bulletin for Industry, 877
Bullough, W., on disposal of pickle liquor, 554 Bullows, Alfred, and Sons Ltd., Hydra-Spray paint spray, 307; air filter, 751
Bulman, R. B., on television definition, 673 Bulmer, C. H,, review of Industrial Packaging, 390; biographical note, 392
Bulmer, H. P., and Co., plastic containers for cider, 847
Bulova electronic watch, 339 Bumpers, motor car (Pyrene), 289 Burdett and Sons, greenhouse heating system installed, 632
Bureau of Mines. See United States National ?— of Standards. See United States National Bureau Wijsmuller NV, salvage of ship Falcon, 188; fleet of motor tugs, 188
Burgess, D., on apprentices and supervisory positions, 505
Burgess, J. S., on carrier-free sodium iodide, 384
Burgess Products Co., Ltd., Vibro-Tool hand engraving tool, 576
Burmah Oil, Karachi oil refinery, 249 Burmah-Shell Oil Co., price reductions, 357 Burnand, W. E., and Son Ltd., lifting magnet, 751
Burners, oil (trade publication), 766 Voriflow, 686
“ Burp ” containment in atomic reactors, 120 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., Increase in employees, 349; exports of, 349; new branch in Dundee, 349
Burrows and Smith D-Burr gear de-burring machine (Alfred Herbert Ltd.), 856
Burton, Griffiths and Co., Ltd., BSA fillet rolling machine, 43; BSA broaching machine, 44 Burton-on-Trent, study of river Trent at (Hydraulics Research Station), 181
Burton, W. M. et al, on long-lived radon decay products, 480
Burtonwood Engineering Co., production of Auto-Tutor teaching machine, 591
Bus, automatic washing plant for at Highgate bus depot, 157
— Chassis, Leopard (Leyland), 523 Mammoth Major (AEC), 523 Marshal (AEC), 523 —? — Trojan (Trojan), 513
— — Worldmaster (Leyland), 523
— Depot, Highgate, conversion from
bus to diesel bus housing, 157
— Differential fares on, 573
— Februat washing machine for, 157
— Leyland, for Ceylon, 731
— Plastics in (Midland Red), for, 403
— Routemaster diesel, to replace
buses, 157
— Titan (Layland), 481
— Trolley, Routemaster diesel buses
place, 157
— Workers wage increase, 573, 749 Busbars, aluminium, 671 Business, computers in, film on, 113 Snags in running, 890
— Efficiency Exhibition, 816
— History (Historical Association booklet),
45
— Methods, Marketing and Export Made Easy
(Rural Industries Bureau book), 679
— Statistics on the atomic industry, 52
— Young, aid for by Rural Industries Bureau,
678-679
Busiris tanker for P and O Line (Joseph Thompson), 513
Butane/air plant (Holmes), 806 Butanol (Distillers Co.), 313 Butler, R. F. on Kirkstall Forge Engineering Co., 481
Butterfield, W. P., Group, position and prospects, 313; take over of Bradley and Co., 313; rubber lids for dustbins and buckets, 313
Butters Bros. and Co. Ltd., Monotower crane for Cammell Laird and Co. Ltd., 556
Button, J. C. E., review of Radioactive Wastes Their Treatment and Disposal, 558; biographical note, 560
Butyl rubber, manufacturing method, 403 Plant at Fawley (Esso), 324, 403 Buyers’ Guide, Machinery’s Annual (book), 424
Buzzard, Dr. R. B., award of Vernon Prize, 209 BWRA. See British Welding Research Association
By-pass, Oxford Southern and Western, construction of, 46, 47
Stamford, bridges on, 609
? Stamford, contractors for, 609
Stamford, opened by Rt. Hon. E. Marples, 609
Bylander, Waddell and Partners, development programme for Tube Investments Ltd., 649
C80 Superspeed aluminium alloy (Imperial), 335
Cabada Bros. Ltd., purification of tannery effluent with compressed air, 587
Cable, Atlantic telephone, agreement between GPO and American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 193
.— Car travel for London, 626
— for Channel power link (AEl and BICC),
115
— Cleats (trade publication), 868
— Coaxial v. waveguide, 494
— Compacting unit (Carter), 576
— Electric, price war in, 721
Underground, research on, 691
— Equalisers, 494
— Fault detector. Panelec (BICC Ltd.), 502 Cable, J. W., on Vacuum Processing in Metalworking (review), 729
Cable Jointers Ltd., position and prospects, 281
— Jointing, epoxy resins for, 742
System, Scotchcast (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. Ltd.), 742
— Laying ship. Cable and Wireless call for
tenders, 841
Ship, HMTS Monarch, new radio installation for (Marconi), 70
— Plastic, jointing systems, 107
— and radio, linking the world by, 494
— Repair ship for Cable and Wireless (Cammell
Laird), 841
— Repeater amplifiers, telephone, submerged,
test equipment for (Elliott Bros), 808
— Ship Dame Caroline Haslett, 115
— Submarine v. radio repeater satellites, 369
— Submerged, test schedules for, 808
— Trunking (trade publication), 96
— Underground, for Leicester electricity
supply, 221
— VHF television relay (Aeralite), 227
— See also Power Transmission; Wire rope Cable and Wireless Ltd., call for tenders on
cable-laying ship, 841; Cammell Laird building cable repair ship, 841
Cableway headcars, description of, 98-99 Points of interest in, 98 Use on dam construction, 98 Cadarache atomic centre, France, 183; formation of, 512; equipment of, 512
Cadillac motor car, no-grease chassis, 540 Cadmium 113 as atomic reactor absorber material, 479
— Plating of boiler tubes, 106
— Sulphide as piezoelectric material, 135 Caesium 137, removal from aqueous solution
by ion exchange on vermiculite, by D. C. Sammon and R. E. Watts, 312
Cage, mine, arrester tests, 473
Precautions to avoid overwinding, 473 Calcium Chloride Institute, experiments on snow and ice control, 640
?—? — Snow and ice control with, 640 Calculations, numerical, automatic, principles of, by P. Naslin (book), 730
Calculator, ship cargo (Sperry), 220 Calendars, Plain Words on, 816
Calhoun, D. H., on American Civil Engineer (book), 392; (review), 765
Calibrated Papers Ltd., shell roof factory for, 887
Calibration of compensating type balancing machine, by J. A. Macinante, 33
California Chemical Co., formation of BP California with BP Co., 557
California State Highway Department, development of polysulphide mortar, 567
California Texas Oil Corp., formation of Rotterdam-Rhine Pipeline Co., 93
California University, licence for atomic facility, 512; Educator atomic reactor for (American Machine and Foundry Co.), 720; mirror machine gives high ion temperatures, 720
Caliper gauge (trade publication), 224 Callendar, M. V., review of Television Field Trials of 405-line and 625-line Systems in the UHF and VHF Bands, 618; biographical note, 620
Callender-Hamilton prefabricated overseas (British Insulated Construction Co. Ltd.), 711
Callinan, D. E., on apprentice training, 581 Callow, F. E. (Engineers) Ltd., pneumatic conveyor, 857
Caltex Oil Co., Karachi oil refinery, 249; price reductions, 357
Calvert, H. R., on light-year confusion, 300 Cambell, 1. J., on rectangular wings of small aspect ratio, 629
Camberley Staff College, visit to Garringtons, 861
Cambridge Countryman motor car, Austin A55, 493
Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., polarograph (trade publication), 160; thermometer regulators (trade publication), 192; merger with Electronics Instruments Ltd., 217
— Psychological Laboratory, design of 3-D
image microscope, 17
-— University expedition to South America, 549 Camera control. Intervalometer (Aldersgate Electronics Ltd.), 607
— Range finder, stereoscopic, 653 See Television
— Three view, for aircraft performance
evaluation (Lockheed), 253
— Wild RC9 Super Wide Angle, for aerial
photography, 726
Cameron, A., on parallel surface thrust bearing, 904
Cameron, J. F., on Geiger gas counting methods, 152
Cameron, S., on Self-Organising Systems (book), 730
Camm, Sir Sydney, review of Design for Flight: The Kurt Tank Story, 391; biographical note, 392
Cammell Laird and Co. Ltd., Devonshire guided missile destroyer launched, 97; steam turbines for HMS Devonshire. 97; liner Windsor Castle, 258; installation of radiant gas heaters, 353; competition
with other shipyards for Queen Mary replacement, 533; modernisation at Birkenhead yards, 556; Butters Monotower crane installed, 556; cable repair ship for Caltle and Wireless Ltd., 841
Camp Bird Group, cold forging equipment, 451 Campbell, D. F., on Davy and United Engineering Co., 153
Campbell, D. J., on Survey of Information/ Library Units in Industrial and Commercial Organisations (review), 867
Campbell, M. H., on combining the Common Market and European Free Trade Area, 169
Campbells, racing, BP book of, by R. Hough (book), 590
Camvac high vacuum valve (Vacuum Research), 715
Canada, co-operation agreement with Euratom, 683
— Cuba hopes for trade agreement, 731 Canada Dry Corp., products to be bottled by
Batchelors Ltd., 450
— Engineering students in, statistics on, 853
— Euratom Agreement, details of, 683;
ORGEL and OCDRE projects, 683
— Exports to UK, 557
— Increase in engineering students, 853
— India atomic reactor, cross section through,
51; schematic flow diagram, 51
Test reactor, 51
— Manufacturing processes in, by K. C.
Livingstone and T. C. Graham (book), 160 Processes in, by K. C. Livingston and T. C. Graham (review), 618-619
— Mobilises for Export, by G. H. Hees, 695
— Northern, use of small power atomic
reactors, 312
— Trade with, 65 Commissioners meeting in Ottawa, Deficit, 557
Trans, highway, avalanche shed (John Laing and Son (Canada) Ltd.),
— UK exports to, 557
— Water supply problems in north, 105
— ZED-2 atomic reactor in operation at
Chalk River, 448
Canadair Ltd., Forty Four freighter aircraft, 220; lightweight air freight pallet system, 220; contract for TL-28 Argus aircraft completed, 253; Forty Four aircraft, 631 Canadian National Research Council, Precast Concrete for Winter Building, 47
— Standards Association, cone penetration
tests for soil, 477
Canal, Charnwood Forest, map of, 83 —? Grand Contour, for national water grid, by
J. F, Pownall, 82-83. See LETTERS, 172, 204, 269
Contour, 37
Contour, map of, 83
Contour, section through waterway, 83 Surrey, storage shed at Sayes Wharf, 6
— Modernisation of, 56
— as navigation system, 82
— Transport by. See LETTER, 637
— as water distributors, 82
Canning alloy, Magnox A12, magnesium base, creep and high temperature fatigue properties of, by P. E. Brookes et al., 891
Canning and Co., ball chroffles of Rigidex polyethylene, 599
Canning Journal (W. Canning and Co. Ltd.), 254 Canning materials for Dounreay atomic fuels, 859
Canning, W., and Co. Ltd., Canning Journal, 254; bright copper plating (trade publication), 256; copper anodes, 499; Handbook on Electroplating, Polishing, Bronzing, Lacquering (review), 560; plating equipment for Laystall Cromard Ltd., 698
Canoe, tank tests of, by T. Tanner, 146 Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico, agreement with Babcock and Wilcox to build atomic propelled ships, 901
Cantrell, A. H., Continental produce depot at Hither Green, 725
Caps, rubber, for concrete vibrators (Consolidated), 157
Capacitor, calculable, for electrical standards 873
— Electrolytic, development of new type
(Electrical Research Association), 761 (Plessey Co. Ltd.), 750
Cape Town University, nuclear research centre at Faure, 684
Capital exports. Plain Words on need for re-design in, 140
— Investment programme, 333
— Issue statistics (Midland Bank), 118
— What attracts it to engineering, by G. £.
Tewson, 118. See LETTER, 204
Capitol Building, Washington, self-supporting scaffolding, 6
Capitol Records Inc., purchased by EMI, 861 Capping set, cylinder, for concrete specimens (Soiltest Inc.), 413
Capps, A. W., on speaking our minds, 4 Capps, M. W. R., on the Sun at work, 568 Capricorn. See Plain Words articles. See also LETTER, 780
Caprolactum manufacture, ICI Ltd. negotiate for Russian licence, 893
Car, cable, for London travel, 626
— Mine, resilient rails for, 157
— Motor. See Motor car
Caravan, Beta III (B and B Trailers Ltd.), 883
— Exhibition, international, 704
— and motor car, braking correlated for, by
C. Haywood, 883
— Motorised, 704
Dormobile (Martin Walker Ltd.), 704
— Sites Act, 704
Caravelle airliner (Sud-Aviation), 196; French aviation and, by R. Bailey, 196; SAS order for, 196; collision with Stampe aircraft, 253
Carbides as atomic fuels, 216 Fuel elements at Dounreay, 859
— Sintered, 63
— Tipped circular saw (Drabble and Sanderson),
324
Carbion self-adhesive strawpaper (Spicers), 467 Carbo Zinc II zinc coating (Carboline Co.), 38
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
11
Carbofrax ceramic material (Carborundum),
567
Carboline Co,, Carbo Zinc II zinc coating,38 Carbon dioxide in atmosphere, 49
Circulators for Windscale (Howden), 480 Reaction with graphite under irradiation,
by N. S, Corney, W, R. Marsh and J, Wright, 216
Reaction with graphite, temperature effect on the radiation induced, by H. B, F. Gow and W, R. Marsh, 216
— ?— Thermodynamic and transport pro
perties of, table of, by J, Hilsenrath et al. (book), 868
— Effect on uranium-zirconium bond, 88 Carbon 14, standard sample, 891
Carbon 14 and tritium content of the stratosphere over England, preliminary measurement of, by F, R, Barclay et al, 480
— Monoxide, thermodynamic and transport
properties of, table of, by J, Hilsenrath et al (book), 868
— Tetrachloride, Chlorothene NU as replace
ment for, 599
Carborundum Co, Ltd,, Refrax ceramic material, 567; Carbofrax ceramix material, 567; air conditioning installation, 610; boron nitride, 814
Carburettors (trade publication), 392
— Solex, 540
Carburised steels, hardenability of (trade publication), 288
Cards, punched. See Punched cards Careers in industry, technical education,
year book of, by H. C. Dent (book), 658 Cargo calculator, ship (Sperry), 220
— Loader, Cargomaster, for London Airport
(Douglas), 809
— Ships, construction of, by E.
(review), 657 Goodwood, converted to gas
propulsion, 162 Morar, gas turbine propulsion,
Casson, Sir Hugh, on building high, 433 Cassuto, A., on Britain and the European Atomic Forum, 571; on British Atomic Forum, 880
Cast iron. See Iron
Castings, aluminium, normalised by sub-zero temperatures, 350
—? Steel (trade publication), 288
Castle’s Unit Development Ltd., Foldaway motor car trailer, 532
Castor, ball, push-in (Alwayse), 703
Castro, Dr. F., on Cuban loan to British Guiana, 393
Castrol Group, development of oil sales in Australia, 649
Catalysis, pyrolytic, vacuum, process for water recovery (US GEC), 553
Catalyst, by G. O. Jones (review), 24
— research, 134 Caterpillar D8 tractor, 593 Caterpillar Tractor C < exhibit
Show, 89; increase of exports, cavator tractor, 89; order for
— Traxcavators for Doncaster
(Fred Myers Ltd.), 477
at Royal 89; Trax- Cuba, 89 motorway
Chicot
turbine
162
Rembrandt, contractors for, 162; details
of, 162; equipment in, 162; layout of machinery, 162; ancillary equipment, 163; engine room of, 163; free piston gas turbine engines for, 162; sea trials of, 162 See also Ship
Cargomaster cargo loader for London Airport (Douglas), 809
Caribbean Cement Co., Tunnel Portland Cement Co. withdrawal, 349
Carlisle, S. S., on Introductory Review of Automation in the Iron and Steel Industry, 586
Carlsberg Lager bottled by Batchelors Ltd., 450 Carlyle Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Co., formation of, 414
Carmichael, R. D., on Theory of Numbers and Diophantine Analysis (book), 96
Carobronze Ltd., caliper gauge (trade publication), 224
Carpenter, S. T., on Structural Mechanics (book), 224; (review), 800
Carpenter, W. S., Jr., on Common Market and European Free Trade Area, 169
Carr and Co. Ltd., automatic handling in biscuit manufacture, 154
Carr, L. H. A., on Testing of Electrical Machines (book), 730; on Relativity for Engineers and Science Teachers (book), 802
Carriage, railway, aluminium (Hausa-Waggon- bau), 53
Double decker suburban (Enterprises
Industrielles Charentaises), 53 Rubber suspensions for, 203 Carrier Corp., air conditioning plant, 414;
refrigeration equipment, 414; formation of Carlyle Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Co., 414
Carrier Engineering Co. Ltd., layout of air conditioning plant, 610; spiral conduit ducts, 672, 708, 745; air conditioning of BBC Television Centre, 649
Carrier, W. H., on Modern Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilating (book), 96
Carrimore Ltd., mobile showroom for Johnson and Philips Ltd., 613
Carrington, A. J., on engineering must cater for new appetites, 272
Carruthers, J. H., and Co. Ltd., Supreme pipeline separators, 819
Cartem Engineering Ltd., refuse sack holders, 564
Carter, B., on sunshine—or moonshine, 568 Carter, B. and F., and Co. Ltd., variable speed units (trade publication), compacting unit, 576;
reinforcing machine, 607 Carter, D., on Hydro-Electric
730 Carter-Horseley (Engineers) bridge at Bray, 855 Carter, L. J., on space engineering, 372 Carter Stevens (Automation) Ltd., formation
of, 695; to take over operations of Carter Stevens and Co. (Engineering) Ltd., 695; to take over operations of Blakeman Designs, 695
Carter Stevens and Co. (Engineering) l.td., operations taken over by Carter Stevens (Automation) Ltd., 695
Casagrande, Prof. A., inaugural Rankine Lecture, 855; biographical note, 855; on analysis and control of seepage for dams, 855
Cascade theory, ideal, methods of calculating U-235 outputs and charges by use of (USAEC), 384
Cascelloid Ltd., polyethylene containers, 847 Cascover sheathing, 402
Case sealing machine (Kane), 888
Casey, R. S., on Punched Cards: Their Application to Science and Industry (review), 190
Cashmore, D. J., on inertial equipment in a lunar vehicle, 838
Caspian Sea, Russia to build tunnel under, 384 traffic
424; cable Pre-SpiroHex
Power (book).
Ltd., Thames
Cassie, W. F. on congestion and engineer, 673; on motorways, 851 Cassell’s Directory of Publishing in Britain and the Commonwealth, Flower (book), 728
Great by M.
Cathode ray oscilloscopes, encyclopaedia on their uses, by Rider and Uslan (book), 190 Cathodic protection. Guardion, for liner Windsor Castle (F. A. Hughes), 258
Permali wood laminate in, 402 of ship’s hull, SenTerCet automatic controller for (Standard Telephone), 57
Catlin, A. J., Ltd., Multisplit decollating machine, 342; Reelomat reel feeding machine, 407
Cattle mattress, plastic, Kowlays (Gourock), 837
— Selection of strains for tropical areas, 105 Gaunter, C. F., on Science Museum; Handbook
on the Collection Illustrating Motor Cars (review), 454
C.A.V. Ltd., K type fuel injection pump, 630; diesel engine turbocharger, 843
Cavell, 1. W., on vehicle mounted scintillation ratemeter, 480
Cawkell Research and Electronics Ltd., absorbed by Simms Motor and Electronic Corp., 121; oscilloscope (trade publication), 160
Cawley, T., iron foundry preventative maintenance, 885
Cayzer, Sir Nicholas, on British and Commonwealth Shipping Co., and British United Airways Co., 281; on British shipyards and marine engine builders, 565
CEA. See Commissariat a PEnergie Atomique CEE. See International Commission on Rules for the Approval of Electrical Equipment CEGB. See Central Electricity Generating Board
Ceiling, illuminated (trade publication), 96
— and wall materials (HMSO booklet), 168 C-E-l-R (UK), London computer centre, 621 Cell, electrical, indium-bismuth (Metachemical
Processes Ltd.), 635
— Fuel. See Fuel cell
— Solar, 239
— Voltage standard, Convolt (Communica
tions (Air) Ltd.), 574
Cellobond rubber compounding resin (British Resin), 267
Cellon Co., purchased by Courtaulds Ltd., 185 Cellulose acetate (Courtaulds Ltd.), 185 Cellulosics, by W. D. Paist (review), 22 Cement, asbestos (trade publication), 256
— and Concrete Associstion, Specificatioms for
Granolithic Floor Toppings Laid on in-situ Concrete, 7; tests on composite slab bridges, 47; library of computer programmes, 477; Ready-Mixed Concrete (trade publication), 730
Cement Marketing Co. Ltd., cement delivery in pressurised vehicles, 55
— in road concrete, 440. See LETTER, 568
— Strain gauge, rapid setting (British Sarozal
Ltd.), 847
— See also Concrete
Cementation Co., strengthening of dams in India, 65; raising Argal Dam, 712
Cementation Group, rail bridge advertising, 385; raising of Argal Dam, 854
Census statistics, computers for, 485 Centaur tractor (Bray Construction), 581 Centenary, Birmingham Small Arms Co., 793
— Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.
Ltd., 45
Central Advisory Council for Education, report of, 81
Water Committee, growing demand for water, 21
—? Electricity Generating Board, award of scholarships, 9; atomic power needs, 15; subletting of research to private industry, 15; radiation monitors ordered from Ekco Electronics, 16; power stations for West Burton, Holme Pierrepoint and Tilbury, 37; Channel power link progress, 115; M.V. Dame Caroline Haslett to lay Channel power link cable, 115; Power News, 354; offer of university scholarships, 473; cooling towers for Richborough power station (Film Cooling Towers), 489; use of pulverised fuel ash to reclaim land, 533; F. Dransfield appointed power plant design engineer, 573; capital investment programme, 591; visit by Finnish State Power Board delegation, 641; radioisotope production, 648; investigation into cost of heating office blocks by heat pump, 701; contracts for Sizewell atomic power station issued, 756; adoption of 400,000 volt system, 813; Supergrid system, 813; Monk Fryston and High Marnham experimental circuit, 813; atomic power station planned for Anglesey, 828; sites for atomic power stations at Earnley and Hamstead, 892; increase in charges to Area Boards, 901
—? Film Library, supplement to main catalogue, 126
— Heating. See Heating, central
?— Office of Information, new cinema films available, 800
Centre d’Etudes Nucleaires, pressurised water atomic reactor, 216; Saclay food irradiation information centre, 280
?— International de Developpement de I’Alu- minium (CIDA), exhibition of aluminium in railway rolling stock, 53
— National du Commerce Exterieur, exports
from France, 65
— — des litudes et Statisques, study of com
parative labour costs in Europe, 297
— Nucleaire de Mol, Alkathene tubes for
radioactive effluent drains, 892 Centrifugal pump. See Pump
Centrifuge (trade publication), 560
— for uranium separation, 548
Century Electronics Ltd., fission chamber for use with Zenith atomic reactor, 152
Ceramic air filter (Doulton), 856
— Boron nitride, 814
— Cladding for atomic fuels, 215
— Fracture, research into (Armour Research
Foundation), 691
?— Graphite, composite (Boeing), 467
— Material, Carbofrax (Carborundum), 567 Crystolon 63 (Norton), 567
Refrax (Carborundum), 567
— Matrix for atomic fuels, 215
— Research Association, British. See British Cermet atomic fuel elements at Dounreay, 859 CERN. See European Organisation for Nuclear
Research
Cetyalcohol powder, as anti-evaporant, 381 Ceylon Transport Board, order placed for
Leyland buses, 731
Chace, W. G., on Exploding Wires (review), 486-487
Chain block. Powerlift (Aabacas), 784
— drives (trade publication), 424
Chair for disabled persons, Anderson Work- achair (H. Anderson), 496
Chalk River ZED-2 atomic reactor, machining of graphite completed, 648
Chambadal, P., on mixing gases, 398, 600-601, 744-745, 848. See LETTERS, 436, 468, 501, 569, 636, 745
of Commerce, Association of See Association
Industries Ltd., pipe bender.
Chambers British.
Chamberlain
206
Chamberlain
470
Chambers, Dr. H. H., high temperature fuel cell development, 230
Chambers, S. P., on ICI Ltd., 893; visit to Russia for ICI Ltd., 893
Chambon (Park Royal) Ltd., machine for printing braille plastic dots, 702
Champion, F. C., on University Physics (book), 318
Chandos Committee, tender for “ Queens ” replacement, 533
Chandos, Lord, on development in N. Ireland, 731
Channel bridge, advantages over tunnel, 105
?—? Charts for hydraulic design of (Hydraulic Research Station), 181
— Islands, tomatoe production, 285; export
of tomatoes to UK, 285
— Power link, progress on, 115
— Tube, by D. P. Bertlin, 822
—? Tunnel, geological risks in, 822
Parliament to press for advancement, 105
Study Group, report of, 822
Ventilation of, 823
Chantiers de France, launching of tanker, 97 Chapman, A. J., on Heat Transfer (book), 900
Chapman, J. L., on Atlas: The Story of a Missile (book), 766
Charnley, C. J., review of Progress in Automation, 835; biographical note, 836
Charnwood Forest Canal, map of, 82
Charts for diesel output at given site, by S. Hansen, 452
Charter of Industrial Relations, British. See British
? Relations, NUM, 409
Charterhouse Group, industrial finance, 118 Chassis bearings, motor car. Teflon for, 132
— Longer, for motor vehicles, 757 Cheddaring process, mechanisation of, 282 Cheese making', developments in, 282
— Manufacture, mechanisation of, 282
Chef food mixer (Kenwood), 844
Chelliah, R. J., on Fiscal Policy in Underdeveloped Countries, with Special Reference to India (book), 560; (review), 764-765
Chemicals and abrasives for snow and ice control (report), 640
—? Analysis. See Analysis
Chemical Construction Corp., pickle liquor recovery research, 554
— Containers, polyethylene (Reed), 847
— Corrosive, pumps for (Goodyear), 187
— Documentation, journal of (American
Chemical Society book). 728
— Engineering, advances in, 134 by R. Gibert (book), 256
Practice, by H. W. Cremer (review), 588 Chemical Engineering Wiltons Ltd., solvent recovery (trade publication), 256
— Exports of US, 401
— Feeds, dry (trade publication), 730
— Fertilisers, mechanisation of the application
in the form of liquid, by D. Machacek (HMSO book), 266
— Industry, position and prospects, 845 Society of. See Society
Chemical and Insulating Co. Ltd., Supermag magnesium carbonate thermal insulation, 171
— Milling, 28
— and physical examination of water, approved
methods (review), 559-560 ; (book), 620
Chemical Pipe and Vessel Co. Ltd., polyethylene plumbing systems, 235; polyethylene drain access chamber, 235
— Plant, British, 1959 (book), 128
High pressure, design and construction by H. Tongue (review), 588
for Russia (Courtaulds Ltd.), 185 Titanium for (trade publication), 766 for Yugoslavia (Courtaulds Ltd.), 185
Plant Ltd., Staffa mobile crane.
Chemical processing nomographs, by D. S.,
Davis (book), 766
— Society, Handbook for Authors (book), 392;
(review), 835-836
Chemidus Plastics, high pressure epoxy pipe, 778-779
Chemistry, applied, for engineers, by E. S. Gyngell (book), 802
— and physics. Handbook of, by C. D.
Hodgman (book), 96
— Radiation, selected abstracts of atomic
energy project unclassified report literature in the field of, and bibliography of the published literature (UKAEA), 480, 827 Cherne, R. E., on Modern Air Conditioning,
Heating and Ventilating (book), 96 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Roadrailer trailer, 382, 459
Cheshire, salt deposits, 235 Cheskin, L., on Why People Buy (book), 456 Chesterfield Corp., waste paper handling plant, 544
Chesterfield Tubes Ltd., use of Ugine-Sejournet process, 706; beryllium (trade publication), 766
Chick, Dr. D. R., review of Approaches to Thermonuclear Power, 422; review of Nuclear Fusion, 422; biographical note, 424
Chitot, E., on Construction of Cargo Ships (review), 657
Chieftan tipping chassis (Albion), 523
— Truck sales to Hertz Corp. (Leyland
Motors Ltd.), 621 Chile, admitted to membership of IAEA, 647 Chiltern Hills, benchmark in, 639 Chilton Electric Products Ltd., Acculux
rechargeable torch and accessories, 908 Chimneys, condensation in (HMSO booklet), 168
— Corrosion of, 168
— Lined with pvc (Plastic Coatings), 815
— Plastic, glass reinforced (Truswell and Sons
Ltd.), 743
— Reinforced concrete, by C. P. Taylor and L.
Turner (book), 590
China, industrial activity in, 177 Chipmaster centre lathe (Colchester Lathe Co.
Ltd.), 622-624
Chipping hammer (Consolidated), 142 Chisel, Hochstrasser, 244-245 Chlorinated rubber paint (Tretol Ltd,), 435 Chlorinating unit, swimming pool. Simplex, 136
Chlorination (trade publication), 256 Chlorine impurity in raw materials, 326
— Recorder (Paterson), 889
Chlorothene NU as replacement for trichlorethylene and carbon tetrachloride, 599 Solvent (Dow and Penetone-Paripan), 599
Choke, dynamic ripple filter, some design data on, for 7 GeV Nimrod proton synchrotron, by J. V, Smith, 348
Chooz atomic power station, contract to Westinghouse, 184
— Reactor, SENA to build, 152
Chorafas, D. N., on Statistical Processes and
Reliability Engineering (book), 868 Chroffles, ball, of Rigidex polyethylene (Canning and Co.), 599
Chromate treatments (trade publication), 288 Chromising (Metallic Surfaces Research
Laboratories), 778-779
— (Zinc Alloy Rust-Proofing Co.), 778-779 Chromium, massive, manufacture of, 435
— Plating, automatic hard, in use, 698
— ?— Improved standards for (Mond), 335
— Trioxide, electrolysis of, 435
Chrysler Corp., agents for F. Perkins diesel engines, 129
Chu, L. J., on Electromagnetic Fields, Energy and Forces (book), 60
Chubb Anti-Arc Alloy (Chubb and Son), 249 Chubb, G, C. H., on Chubb and Son, 249 Chubb and Son Ltd,, record turnover,
Anti-Arc Alloy, 249; overseas sidiaries, 249; profits, 249 Chuck, electrostatic, 603
— Magnetic, Eclipse (James Neill), 78 Chulalangkorn University, swimming
reactor for, 512 Churchill, Charles, Ltd,, machine tool
249; sub-
pool
order from Honda, 767; new building opened, 793; press criticism of machine tool order for Japan, 793
Churchill, J. D. C., on motorways, 851
CIBA (ARL) Ltd., research work in collaboration with Johnson, Matthey and Co. Ltd., 3; Araldite adhesive for TV studio soundproof door, 66; high build epoxy resin, 778-779; potting compounds for electronic equipment, 815; glues and resins (trade publication), 836
CID A. See Centre International de Developpe- ment de VAluminium
Cider, plastic containers for (Bulmer), 847 Cigarette lighter, solar (Garret Thew Studios), 596
and torch, Tweeny-Weeny (Ace Products), 908
CIMAC. See Congress of Combustion Engines CIMCO. See Congo International Management Corp.
Ciment Fondu, precast units in (Lafarge), 381 Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., Intraform process of metalworking, 550
Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, sub-zero temperature equipment, 350-351; Farnell Instruments Ltd. as UK agents, 351
Cinema film. See Film {cinema)
— Screen (Perforated Front Projection Screen
Co. Ltd.), 875
Circomatic welding machine (Rockweld), 306 Circuits, printed, Kanigen plating for, 39
— Short, problems (trade publication), 60
— Tester, Lavoie electronic Robotester (Met-
rix), 307
Circulators, carbon dioxide, for Windscale (Howden), 480
— Coolant, for atomic reactors, 120 Circuline sludge collector (Link-Belt), 543 Citrine, Lord, on industry and training skilled
workers, 785
ENGINEERING, VOL, 190 (1960)
Citrine, N. A., on Trade Union Law (book), 730 City of Birmingham Research Laboratories, tests on Bulldog flanges for polyethylene pipes, 171
— Planning, transport the crux of, by C. D.
Buchanan, 851
— Saving from the stranglehold of traffic,
by C. T. Brunner, 851
Civil Defence Staff" College, safety officers’ training course, 177
— Engineer, American, by D. H. Colhoun
(book), 392
American, by D. H. Calhoun (review), 765
Data book for, by E. E. Seelye (book), 96 Institution of. See Institution
— Engineering contractors, federation of.
See Federation, 658
Place of digital computers in, 477 Problems overseas, conference on, 7 Today, by R. Hammond (book), 128 Workers, wage claim made, 885
— Servants pay, new system for, 853
— Service, Commissioners, disquiet at lack of
scientists, 473
Oversea, recruitment of engineers and administrators, 145
Wage claims for, 853
Clad-Rex pvc coated steel (Simoniz Co.), 878 Cladding, extrusion-, process for metal (Battelle), 166
— Material, Colour Galbestos (Robertson
Thain), 878
— —? Stelvetite G (John Summers), 878 Clarifier, Turbomatic Minor (Alfa-Lavel), 110 Claritude Ltd., Silgelac barrier material, 3 Clark, R. H., on Development of the English
Traction Engine (book), 730
Clarke, Nicholls and Marcel, new factory for G. B. Britton and Sons Ltd., 381
Clarke, R. W., on “ poor devil ” Clarke, 4 Clarke-Smith Manufacturing Co., Mech- tronics apparatus for GME electronics demonstrations, 45
Classification, faceted, by B. C. Vickery (book), 802
Clausen, H,, on training after education, 77; on speaking our minds. See LETTER, 4
Clauss, F. J., on Surface Effects on Spacecraft Materials (review), 898
Clay, expanded, as lightweight aggregate, 298
— Fire. See Refractory
— Oil and water, inter-relations of, 653
— Strengths (Building Research Station), 180 Clayton, C. G., on detection of gamma radiation, 152
Clean Air Act and firelighting, 113 Act, grant for GEC electric firelighter under, 596
National Society for. See National Clean Air Year Book, 233
Cleaner (trade publication), 620
— Blast, Educt-o-Matic (Hodge Clemco), 79 ?— for deep-litter houses (Beefabs Ltd.), 837
— and degreaser, alkali. Pyroclean No.
(Pyrene), 107
— Egg (Gascoigne-Crowther Ltd.), 837 •— Suction, Air-O-Flow (Exhall), 206
— Ultrasonic (trade publication), 560
? (Kerry’s), 142
—? Vacuum, polystyrene mouldings for, 635 Cleaning off components more quickly, 830
— Unit, ultrasonic (Mullard), 389
— Vacuum, equipment for Berkeley and
Hunterston nuclear power stations (British Vacuum Cleaner), 157
Cleanliness in factories, 409 CleanloaD refuse collecting vehicle (Eagle), 555 Cleansing, public, international conference on, 555
— Vehicles, getting the best from, by P. K.
Patrick, 561
Clearcall transceiver for underground communication (AEI (Rugby) Ltd.), 57
Cleats, cable (trade publication), 868
Clelands, Ltd., motor yacht Suvretta, 901; motor yacht Marco Polo, 901
Clement, P. R., on Electrical Engineering Science (book), 224
Clerical and Administrative Workers, wage claim submitted, 573
— Sales Analysis (book), 145
Clerke, R. W. G., on petrol v. diesel transport, 285
Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co. Ltd., Tamar suspension bridge, 380
Cleveland trenching machine on Sheffield to Rotherham gas main, 413
Cleverdon, C., indexing systems, 656
Clifton and Baird Ltd., milling machine, 78; equipment for Moreland Hayne and Co., 257 Climate. See Meteorology
Climax Molybdenum Co. of Europe Ltd., tool steels (trade publication), 256; hardenability of carburised steels (trade publication), 288
Climax Rock Drill and Engineering Co. Ltd., telescopic drilling rig, 226
Clip sealer (Spicers), 818 Clipper electric switches (GEC), 386 Clock, light powered. Lip Electronic Perpetuel (Ingersoll), 368
?—? — Powered, Patek Phillipe (Garrard), 368
— Time (Minipulse Clocks Ltd.), 446 Cloud chambers, 247
Cloudseeding, 48
Clutch, oil-, for fork lift truck (Hyster), 809 CNCE. See Centre National du Commerce Exterieur
CNRN, neutron irradiation damage, 215 CO,. See Carbon dioxide
Coach, railway. See Carriage Coal, ash impurity in, 326
— Automatic transfer from rail wagon to ship,
485
— Board, National. See National Coal Board
— Consumption, effect of Lacq natural gas on,
121
— Dust, process for binding, 473
— Export market for, 669
— Gas. See Gas
?— Gasification of, research on, 135
— Grinding at Lea Hall Colliery, 420
— Hopper rail wagon in aluminium (British
Railways), 53
Coal, imported from US, cheaper than domestic coal, 401
— Industry, attrition of labour force, 401 Conditions in, 401
Decentralisation, 81
Future of, by A. Robens, 901
Pay rise in, 401
— •—? Public ownership of, 81
— Mechanical handling of, 233
— Mine. See Colliery
— Mining industry. See Coal Industry
— Pipeline from Ruhr coalfields, 433
— Preparation (trade publication), 836
— Preparing, and crushing the dirt, 771
— Price of, 233, 401, 669, 705
•— Sales, 669
— Sea-shore, at Cresswell and Limeburn, 567
— Stocks, 669, 901
— Trades Directory and Colliery Year Book
(book), 392
— Upward trend in sales, 705
— US, cheaper than domestic coal, 401
— Wagon, self-discharging, 53
Coalfields, guide to, 1960, by R. H. Walkerdine and E. G. Corbin (book), 224
— Ruhr, pipeline from, 433 CoalPak boiler (Paxman), 174
Coastal areas and the National Trust, 605
— Changes, by W. W. Williams (review), 454 Coating, anti-corrosive, rubber based zinc
(MacCleaster), 75
Coating Contractors Ltd., protective coating service, 778-779
Coatings, metallic, 778-779
— Organic, hot, by R. W. Seymour (book), 192
— Organic, to lessen metal fatigue, 2 by R. B. Seymour (review), 96
— Plastic, 778-779
Penton (Hercules), 778-779 Penton (Plastic Coatings Ltd.), 778-779
— Protective, 778-779
for heavy equipment (Miles Plating), 697.
See LETTER, 745 Service (Coating Contractors), 778-779 Service (E. and F. Richardson), 778-779
— Refractory, for steelmakers (trade publica
tion), 730
— Rubber, 778-779
(Protective Rubber Coatings), 778-779
— Spray, Berkalloy zinc-aluminium (Berk), 75
— Strippable (Croda), 778-779
— System, epoxide, solventless (Bakelite Ltd.),
39
— Zinc, Carbo Zinc II (Carboline Co.), 38 Over mill-scale, 38 Coaxial cable v. waveguide, 494 Cobalt 60, new price schedule, 719 Cobalt source (Watson), 175 Coburn Engineers Ltd., Overhead
(trade publication), 456 Cockroft-Walton accelerator for
troom University, 892 Cocoa crop, Ghana dependence on, I Code for product packaging, using,
McNicol, 584-585 Coding equipment, post office (Thrissell), Coensgen, Dr. F. H., on mirror machine
high ion temperatures, 720 Coffee machine. Espresso, design of, 290 Coffee, R. A., on space engineering, 304.
LETTER, 372
Cohen, George, 600 Group, hire fleet of road building equipment, 118; share issue, 417 Cohen, George, Sons and Co. Ltd., Pingon tower cranes for Tamar bridge construction, 380; Pingon tower crane, 642
COID. See Council of Industrial Design Coils, heating, titanium (trade publication), 694 —? Inductance, design and theory of, by V. G.
Welsby (book), 836
— Supports, Permali densified wood for
(Permali Ltd.), 743 Coinage, decimal, and the metric system—
should Britain change? (report), 582
— Plain Words on, 744
Coincidence unit, general purpose two channel, by F. H. Wells, F. L. Godfrey and A. K. Barlow, 152 Coke burning appliances (Gas Council), 488
— Consumption, sinter brings down 870 Colchester Lathe Co., demonstration tours of
Scandinavia, Switzerland and Germany, 249; export sales, 249; Chipmaster centre lathe, 622-624; Student centre lathe, 622
Colchester Tillage Ltd., Lemken plough, 837 Cold-Cure Silastomer silicone rubber (Midland
Silicones Ltd.), 670 Cold forming of sheet, 26 ?—? Pressing of Steel, by H. D. Feldmann
(book), 900
— Stores for fresh fruit and vegetables, by Dr.
J. C. Fidler, 389, 468
Colduse tubes, internally ribbed (Weldless), 170 Cole, B. N., on mixing gases, 468, 636-637.
See LETTER, 744
Cole, E. K., Co., merger with Pye Co., 649 Cole, S., on measuring neutron doses, 152;
on activities of IAEA, 647 Coles “ Argus ” mobile crane (Steels), 722-724 Coles crane, historical note, 722 Coles, H. J., biographical note, 722 Colespa drink dispenser (Ditchburn), 270 Coll, B. D., on United States Army in World
War II (review), 158
Collacott, R. A., on visco-plastic deformations, 108-109
Collar, A. R., on Hypersonic Flow (review), 316 Collator, document. Azoflex (Ilford Ltd.), 471 Collatz, L., on Numerical Treatment of Differential Equations (book), 392
Colliery, anthracite, Cynheidre, details of, 767, 771
— Lea Hall, conveyor belt coal supply to
power station, 420
— Lea Hall, grading coal and dirt at, 420
— Year Book and Coal Trade Directory (book)
392
— See also Mines; Coal
Collins, J. C., on Radioactive Wastes (book), 488; on Radioactive Wastes: Their Treatment and Disposal (review), 558
Collins Radio Corp., formation of LCE Ltd., 89
Collis, J., and Sons Ltd., handling equipment trade publication), 456; conveyor (trade) publication), 456; portable conveyor (trade publication), 620
Collisions, motor car, head on, full scale tests, 644
— and radar: a handbook for mariners, by
L. Oudet (review), 127-128
— See also Accidents
Colloquium on Electrostatic Forces and Their Application, 603
Colmetic pre-coated steel strip (Metalon), 878 Cologne Photokina, Walter Nurnberg exhibit at, 408
Colonial Engineering Service, recruitment of engineers and administrators, 145
Colour Galbestos cladding material (Robertson Thain), 878
— in Industry Today, by R. F. Wilson (book),
392
Colt Ventilation Ltd., O/SR ventilator, 207 Colthorpe, K. J., on fuel economy by Intermit- tant heating, 252-253
Columbia, membership of IAEA, 647 Columbium for radio valves, 873 Column encasement (Building Research Station), 180
Colvilles Ltd., LD oxygen plant installed (Wellman Smith), 481; new coking plant (Woodall-Duckham Construction Co.), 457
Combat vehicle, airborne, FN type AS 24, 67 Combined Optical Instruments Ltd., Gio-Mag pocket magnifier, 888
Combustion chamber, annular, for highly supercharged two-stroke engine, experimental study for—the case of a free piston gas generator, by M. A. Moiroux, 689
— — Smoke-free (Urquharts), 874 Combustion Chemicals Ltd., fuel treatments
(trade publication), 694
— Control for open-hearth furnace, waste gas
analysis as (BISRA), 419
— Engines, Congress of. See Congress
— Gases, composition control equipment for
(Le Four Industriel Beige), 691
— Good, three steps towards, 874
— at Supersonic speeds, 690
Comet IV airliner, withdrawal from North Atlantic route, 808
— 4B airliner, airlines using, 129
— 4B airliners, ordered for BEA, 129
— 4C airliner at Farnborough Show, 310
— Chassis, Leyland, Pendulum tipping body
on (Gibson), 561
?— Motor truck (Leyland), 659 Commer motor van, 382
Commercial Motor Show, Earls Court, 382 Commissariat a I’Energie Atomique, members at Argonne to gain experience, historical note, material, 511; . .
uranium, thorium and plutonium, 511; research centres of, 511-512; courses on atomic techniques, 512; formation of National Institute of Nuclear Sciences and Technology, 512
Commissariat Generale du Plan de Modernisation et d’Equipement, 150
Commission on Labour and Social Problems, report of, 713
Committee of Public Accounts, financial control for guided missiles, 233
Common Market (European), by J. F. Deniau (book), 590
Commonwealth Aluminium Corp., formation of, 803; programme of, 803
— and Europe (Economist Intelligence Unit
Ltd. book), 488
— Index of Unpublished Scientific Translations,
22
— Scientific Committee, British, tour of UK
research establishments, 105; scope of 105; formation of, 105; members of, 105
— Scientific and Industrial Research Organisa
tion, rain seeding experiments, 103; Mansfield evaporation prevention process, 381; calculable capacitor for electrical standards, 873
— Technical Training Week, 422, 469
— See also Australia; etc.
Communications (trade publication), 836 Communications (Air) Ltd., Convolt voltage standard cell, 574
Communications cable equalisers, 494
— Linking the world by radio and cable, 494
— in Nigeria, 443
?—? Plain Words on, 600. See LETTER, 780
— Radio, in the power industry, by E. H. Cox
and R. E. Martin, 858
— and satellites, 304
— Satellites, symposium on (British Inter
planetary Society), 780
— Technical, by G. C. Harwell (book), 392; (review), 867
— Underground, Clearcall transceiver for
(AEI (Rugby) Ltd.), 57
Communist Party, Russian membership, 341 Commuting and Production, Plain Words on, 600
Compacta combined cooker, refrigerator and sink unit (General Trade Equipment Ltd.), 296
Compacting unit for cables (Carter), 576 Compaction of earth and rock-fill dams, by S. Rodin, 84
Compactors, vibrating, 85
— Vibrating plate (Aveling-Barford), 47 Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du Maroc,
phosphate freight wagon, 53
Compagnie Generale de CSF, formation of L’Institut Europeen d’Electronique (Eurelec),'893; subsidiary Radio Elettra, 893; formation of Eurai-Allemegne and Eurelec-Benelux with Radio Elettra, 893
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, steel products, 257
Companhia Siderurgica Paulista (COSIPA), construction of Piacaguera steel mills, 257 Compania Uruguaya de Transportes Colec- tivos, order placed for Worldmaster bus chassis, 523
Company Law, by H. Goitein (book), 488
— Projection, Plain Words on, 780
Comparator (trade publication), 192
—? Lip (Microtron), 307
— Revelation Magnetic (Heston Aircraft), 242 Compass, gyro, vessels using (Sperry), 129 Competition, International Apprentice. See
International
Complex compounds, instability constants of, by K. B. Yatsimirskii and V. P. Vasil’ev (book), 160
Components (trade publications), 522, 590, 766
— Cleaning off more quickly, 830
— Composite, for long production runs, 187 Composite components for long production
runs, 187
Compost from agricultural waste, 539
— from household waste, 539
— from sewage and human waste, 539 Composting, mechanised, of sludge and refuse,
by A. G. Davies, 563
Compounds, complex, instability constants of, by K. B. Yatsimirskii and V. P. Vasil’ev (book), 160
Compressed air, to purify stagnant and polluted water, 7
to purify tannery effluent, 587 Compressible fluid flow, Bergman’s linear integral operator method in the theory of, by M. Z. V. Krzywoblocki (book), 658 Compression tester (Soiltest Inc,), 714 Compressor, air. See Air compressor
— Screws (Sir George Godfrey and Partners
Ltd.), 716, 739
Computation and instrumentation in process development and plant design,proceedings of symposium on, by P. A. Rottenburg (review), 588
Computer (trade publication), 224
—? Analogue, Anatrol (de Havilland), 482
— Atlas (Ferranti), 249
— Binary code for, 474
— Binary coded decimal, 474
— in business, film on, 113
— Business, snags in running, 890
— for census statistics, 485
— Centre, London (C-E-I-R (UK)), 621
London (Ferranti), 249
Sale (AEl), 90
— Conference, British-Swedish, 238
— Decoding cyclic scales, 475
— Digital, Athena (Remington Rand), 167 in civil engineering, 477
Course on (Elliott Bros.), 5
Director (AEI), 54
— for distillation column design, 770
— Economical storage of information, 474
— Electronic, UNESCO report on, 463
— in engineering design, by C. Storey, 30
— Engineering, by S. A. Lebedev (book), 802
— in eye research, 689
— Fellowships offered by UNESCO, 209
— IBM 705 for British census statistics, 485
— IBM 709, for CERN, 737
— Make Sense on Scale of Two, by D. S.
Evans, 474
— Mercury (Ferranti), 249
— Multiplication and division by, 474
— Orion (Ferranti), 249
— Pegasus (Ferranti), 249
—? Programming, Autostat system, 73
—. — Library, 477
— Russian progress in, 73
— Service in Johannesburg (Leo), 65
— Sirius (Ferranti), 249
— Society, annual conference, 73
— Systems, survey of usage, 721
— Translation of Russian by. See LETTER, 636
— Univac 1105 for US census statistics, 485
— US progress in, 73
Computing techniques and logic, 474 Concentration in British industry by R. Evely and 1. M. D. Little (book), 392
Concentrator for sludges, Roto-plug (Davey, Paxman), 542
Concrete, acoustic no-fines (Wimpey), 381 ?—? Bridges, standardisation of, 401, 412
— Columns and steel beams, joining, 477
— Construction, reinforced, use of lightweight
concrete for, by A. Short, 853
— Delivery motor truck, Rex (Blaw Knox
Ltd.), 643
Concrete Development Co. Ltd., prefabricated concrete units for Pilkington Bros. Ltd., new factory, 786
— for Dungeness Lighthouse, 47
— Formwork, old bridge provides, for new
bridge, 546
— Lightweight, use of for reinforced concrete
construction, by A. Short, 853
—? Mixing, automatic plant for, 55
Machine, Gyramixer (Blaw Knox), 444
— Piling, reinforced, and piled structures, by
F. E. Wentworth-Shields, W. S. Gray and H. W. Evans (book), 766
— Pipe, glass fibre reinforced, Deckon (Sharp,
Jones), 345
?— Plant (trade publication), 868
— Precast, building frames, joints in, by E. M.
Rensaa, 477
?—• ?—? for winter building (report), 47
— Press (Fielding and Platt), 42
— Prestressed, congress of international
federation on, by R. P. Andrew (review), 423-424
Hangar apron, tests on, 640
?—? Prestressing by electric heat, 712
— Properties of, symposium on effects of
water-reducing admixtures and set-retarding admixtures on (ASTM book), 836
?— Ready-mixed (trade publication), 730
— Reinforced, chimneys, by C. P. Taylor and
L. Turner (book), 590
Durability in sea water, 381
for shields for nuclear reactors, stresses in, by W. Bonsell, 184
— Repairs with polysulphide mortar, 567
— Reservoirs and tanks, reinforced, by W. S.
Gray (book), 128
— Road, cement used in, 440. See LETTER,
568
— Segments for water main, Don-Seg, 476
— Shell construction at Gallaher cigarette
factory, 753
— Specimens, cylinder capping set for (Soiltest
Inc.), 413
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
13
Concrete, steam cured aerated (Thermalite Ytong Ltd.), 635
— Strengths, 4, 236, 436
•—? Test-core measuring instrument (Soiltest), 737
— Tester, portable (Soiltest International SA),
144
— Transporter and sprayer, Laney (Machinery
(Continental) Ltd.), 751
— Vibrators, rubber caps for (Consolidates),
157. See LETTER, 268
— Work, separation compound for, 181 Condensation in Chimneys (HMSO booklet),
168
— Corrosion from, 168
— in dwellings (HMSO booklet), 168
— in houses, 168
— Plasterboard to prevent (leaflet), 168 Condenser dosimeters, induced charge method
of reading, by E. H. Cooke-Yarborough, 152
— Graphite, Delanium (Powell Duffryn), 445
— Tube alloy No. 77 (Bridgeport), 235 Conductivity bridge (Lack), 502
— Controller (trade publication), 160 Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, agenda for negotiation, 113; wage increase demand, 113; meetings on redundancy, 677; wage claim made, 749
Conference on aircraft icing protection, 233
— on atomic reactors, IAEA, 415
Conference, British Institute of Management, 541, 777
— British Nuclear Energy, 755, 859
— British-Swedish computer, 238
— on Civil Engineering Problems Overseas, 7
— Computer Society, 73
— Congress of Combustion Engines (book),
620
— on disposal of radioactive waste, Monaco,
proceedings of (review), 558
— EFTA, 669
Views of trade unionists, 71 3 ?—? on electrification, BTC, 473
— Engineering materials and design, proceed
ings of (book), 160
— Ergonomics, 409 —^Fractional motor, 1
— on hyperconjugation, 656
— IAEA (General), 384, 647
on small and medium power reactors, 369, 383
— Industrial Training Council, 785
— on Information Processing, Proceedings of
UNESCO (book), 836
•— Institute of Fuel, 601
— Institution of Production Engineers, 550
— Institution of Water Engineers, 577
— International, on high energy accelerators, 87 on high energy physics, 480
on medical electronics, 197 on public cleansing, 555
on semiconductors, Prague, 463
— Labour Party, 473
— on medical electronics, 109
— National Union of Mineworkers, 81
— on new sources of energy, UN, 238
— on non-destructive testing in electrical engi
neering, 173
— on oil production and prices, 425
— Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, proceed
ings of, volume 9 (book), 128; (review), 355
— Physics of breeding, D. Ocrent,
— Plain Words on, 300
— on professional engineer, 881
— at Rehovot, 297
— Royal Institution of Chartered
377
— Shipbuilding, 597
— — Stand at British Trade Fair, New York,
29
— on small power atomic reactors, 312, 369,
383
— Society of Automotive Engineers, 301
— Stresa, report on, 152
— Technical, organising, by H. S. Kindler
(book), 590; (review), 619-620
— on temperature, 881
— Towing tank, proceedings of international,
by M. L. Acevedo and L. Mazarredo (book), 96
— Town and Country Planning Association,
337
— Trade negotiating of GATT, 852
— Unesco general, 904
— Universal Postal Union, 37, 130
— on weights and
General
— World Power
venue, 152; issued, 173
Conflo steam trap (Royles Ltd.), 376 Congo, Belgian, by R. Slade (review), 424 Congo International Management Corp., development of Congo resources, 393; formation of Societe Congolaise de Ges- tion et de Developpement, 393
Congo, unrest in, effect on price of copper, 121
— Unsettled conditions and industrial pros
pects in, 73
Congress of Combustion Engines, 1959 Conference (book), 620
— European, of Aviation Medicine, 297
— of Food Science and Technology, 269
— International, on Combustion Engines.
See International
— International Federation on Prestressed
Concrete, by R. P. Andrew (review) 423-424
— on metallic corrosion, 601
— Science, 824
— Society of Diecasting Engineers, 731
— of unidentified flying objects, 641 Connectors, electrical (Plessey), 375
— Thermocouple, oil light (West Instrument),
715
— Waste, Key-Conex “ Tapertite ” (Key Engi
neering Co. Ltd.), 712
Connor, R. W., on crash studies of modern cars with unitised structure, 644
Conservation “ don’ts ” for individual, 49
— of natural resources, 49, 533. See LETTER,
600
volume 12
183
Surveyors,
measures, general. See
(1962), Melbourne as technical programme
Consett Iron Co., annual report, 185; increase in ingot production, 185; new plant for, 185; steam locomotives replaced by diesels, 185; use of LD and Kaldo processes, 185; Plate mill nearing completion, 351
Consolidated Beryllium UKAEA beryllium Haven, 225
Consolidated Coal Co., coalfields coal pipeline, 433
Consolidated Edison Co., Indian Point station, 39
Consolidated Foundry Plant, members consortium, 523; complete foundry plant for Bulgarian, 523
Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co. Ltd., Power Vane air compressor, 7; chipping hammer, 142; rubber caps for concrete vibrators, 157; Duff Norton jacks, 307
Consolidated Zinc Corp., agreement with British Aluminium Co. dissolved, 803; formation of Commonwealth Aluminium Corp, with Kaiser Aluminium and Chemical Corp., 803
Consolidated Zinc Pty. Ltd., use of lightweight aggregates in new office block, 298
Consort atomic reactor, experimental facilities of, 579; fuel elements for, 579; table of main parameters of, 579; table of neutron flux, 580
Constantine College, course for Diploma of Technology, 145
Construction (trade publications), 868
— Curtain wall, historical note, 245
— Equipment, air cooling versus water cooling
in, by H. H. Haas (paper), 774
— of Fluid Flow Machinery, by Peterman
(book), 900
— of Ford Specials, by J. Mills (book), 868 Construction Machinery Ltd., Wakefield 120
grading machine, 642
— Railway works, by H. M. Pearson (book),
488; (review), 899-900
— Reinforced concrete, use of lightweight con
crete for, by A. Short, 853
Constructor tractor (Scammell), 593 Constructors John Brown, Ltd., computers in engineering design, 30; detergent machinery for Russia, 557; weldless closure for pressure vessel, 811
Consul motor car, disk brakes for (Ford), 572 Consumers Power Co., high power density boiling water atomic reactor approved for operation, 892
Contactor unit (Allen West), 80 Containers, insulated, for transport of frozen products, 284
— Polyethylene, for chemicals (Reed), 847
— Service, Continental (British Waterways), 56 Continental Electronics Manufacturing Co.,
very low frequency radio transmitter, 743 Continental Motors Corp., Rolls-Royce to build engines under licence from, 659
Continental produce depot. Higher Green (BR), 725
Continuity and insulation tester, (Evershed and Vignoles), 271
Contorq variable control (Fairbairn Combe Barbour Ltd.), 513
Speed reduction unit (Fairbairn Combe Barbour Ltd.), 702
Contract form B2 for overseas, 240
— Overseas, standard form for, 240.
LETTERS, 300, 848
Contracting, heavy, by B. G. Bodroghy, 411
— Industry, order statistics, 401
— -— Overseas orders, 425 Control, autonomic, of drilling machine, Equipment for Novelles-Godault
smelting plant, 129
Handling, f^or Carr biscuit factory (Elliott), 154
and instrumentation in industry, by Dr. J. Thompson, 263
of Weidemann turret press, 122
— Electronic, for machine tools, 54
— Elements for Educator atomic reactor, 611
— Gear (trade publication), 802
Electrical (Equipment and Services), 89
— Instruments (trade publication), 160
— Machine tool (NEL), 34
— of monopoly in United Kingdom, P. H.
Guenault and J. M. Jackson (book), 392 Control for Radiation Inc., fall-out intensity detection oscillator, FIDO, 52
— Rod, effect of insertion on atomic reactor,
480
Types of for atomic reactors, 479
— Systems and armaments, memorandum on
precision gearing for: Admiralty working party on gearing (HMSO book), 96
for Dounreay atomic reactor, 860 Controlled Heat and Air Ltd., conveyor oven for McKenzie and Tapp Ltd., 773
Controllers, automatic (trade publication), 192 SenTerCet, for cathodic protection of ship’s hull (Standard Telephone), 57
— Pneumatic, three term (British Area), 575
— Recording (trade publication), 128 Convair 990 aircraft (General Dynamics), 799 Convention of British Institution of Radio
Engineers, 77
— Electrical Power, 233
— OEEC, on third party liability in atomic
fields, 720
Conveyancer fork truck used underwater, 749 Conveyor (trade publication), 456
— Auger, Snauger (Lundell Ltd.), 837
— Belt of pvc (ICI), 89 Research (Dunlop), 33 Standard (Numec), 175
for steep gradients (Sutcliffe), 413 Terylene and cotton (Barrow, Hepburn and Gale), 39
— Belting (trade publication), 356 (Numec Ltd.), 243
— Complex, simplifies production, 314
— Face, Armadillo (Sutcliffe), 784
— King Dual Duty (Geo. King Ltd.), 314
— Oven (Controlled Heat and Air Ltd.), 773
— Overhead (trade publication), 456
— Pneumatic (Callow), 857
— Portable (trade publication), 620
Co., purchase of works at Milford
support for
Ruhr
power
of the
Megger
Lawson
Lawson
See
410-
43
zinc
Conveyor, screw (trade publication), 620
for grain hopper (Woodward and Son Ltd.), 809
— System for automatic concrete mixing plant
(W. W. Brown and Partners), 55
— — Electronically controlled (Webb), 733
— ?— Post office (Sovex), 131
Post office (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 131
Convolt voltage standard cell (Communications (Air) Ltd.), 574
Conway, H. G., on aircraft icing, 233 Conway turbojet engine (Rolls-Royce), 321 Coode and Partners, wharf extensions at Port
Harcourt, 509
Cook, R. N., on high speed machining, 63 Cook Strait railway ferry (William Denny), 257 Cook, Sir William, on atomic power programme, 119; confidence in advanced gas cooled reactor, 151
Cooke-Yarborough, E. H., on reading condenser dosimeters, 152
Cookers, solar, 825 Cooking stoves, slight increase in sales of, 591 Coolant circulators for atomic reactors, 120
— Unit (Machine Shop Equipment Ltd.), 44 Cooler, water (trade publication), 620 Cooling of electronics equipment (McMichael
Radio), 634
— System and pulsed power supplies for mag
net models IV and V on Nimrod 7 GeV proton synchrotron, by J. A. Holt and J. D. Milne, 348
— Towers (Film Cooling Towers), 489 (Foster Wheeler Ltd.), 143
— Unit (Salford Electrical), 675 Cooper motor car, 396
Cooper, Pegler and Co. Ltd., Plafog insecticide sprayer, 632
Co-operative Bank, £1 million loan to NUR, 341 Coordinate geometry, by L. P. Eisenhart
(book), 288
Copelin, P. W., meeting with S. Lloyd and R. Maudling, 641
Copper (trade publication), 256
— Alloys. See also Brass; Bronze
— Anodes (Canning), 499
— Development Association, copper (trade
publication), 256
— Heat exchanger material, 634
— Lead and manganese in sea water, determi
nation of, by B. A. Loveridge et al, 480
?— Plating, bright (trade publication), 256
— Prices of, 121
— Price of, effect of Congo unrest on, 121 Coras lompair Eireann, order placed for Lay-
land Leopard bus chassis, 523
Corbin, E. G., on Guide to Coalfields, 1960 (book), 224
Core configuration, new, and future tests of Dounreay atomic reactor, 860
— Shell, blower (Foundry and Metallurgical), 78
— Tube nest of Dounreay atomic reactor, 859 Corliss, W. R., on Propulsion Systems for
Space Flight (book), 730
Corney, N. S., on reaction between carbon dioxide and graphite under irradiation, 216 Cornmarket Press, Directory of Opportunities for Graduates (book), 868
Cornwallis, Lord, on Albert E. Reed, 121 Cornwell, E. L., on Commercial Road Vehicles (review), 390-391
Cornwell, Dr. P., on radiation sterilisation of blowflies, 65
Corporation Wife, by C. Gaskin (review), 729- 730
Corrosion of aluminium cylinder heads on cast iron engines, 428
— Anti-, manual 1960 (Scientific Surveys Ltd.
book), 488
— Atmospheric, 106
— in boilers and water systems, 106
— of chimneys, 168
— by condensation, 168
— Design research into (BISRA), 171
— Failure of whitemetal bearings, investiga
tion of (Parsons and Marine), 761
— Filoform, 106
— of iron and steel in liquid sodium, by C.
Tyzack, 791-792
Corrosion Ltd., Refractory Coating for Steelmakers (trade publication), 730
— of magnesia in various molten compounds,
139
— and Metal Finishing Exhibition, review of,
778-779
— of metal windows, 168
— Metallic, congress on, 601
— Microbiological, 106
— in oil-fired boilers, 231
— and oxidation of zirconium and its alloys,
by B. Cox, M. J. Davies and A, D. Dent, 88
— and oxidation of zirconium, by K. Alcock
and B. Cox, 792
— Pipeline, wind-on tapes to prevent. See
LETTER, 336
— Platinum adds resistance to, 892
Corrosion Prevention Ltd., Anodic Paint (trade publication), 766
— Problems of the Petroleum Industry (book),
488
— Protection, cathodic. Guardion, for liner
Windsor Castle (F. A. Hughes), 258
— Protection methods, 106
— Research, National Chemical Laboratory,
106
— Resistance of aluminium automobile engine
components, by A. M. Montgomery, 428
— Resistant aluminium alloys, 151
Pipes, 778-779
Structures, 778-779
— Taking steps towards avoiding, 778-779
— Underground, 106
— of zirconium and its alloys, by B. Cox et al,
384
Corrosive, anti-, preparations (trade publication), 766
— Atmospheres, bearing wear in. See LET
TERS, 172, 237
— Liquids, pumps for (Goodyear), 187 Coseley Buildings Ltd., frame buildings (trade
publication), 868
Cosmic particles and solarflare, energy spectrum of, 87
Super-energetic, 87
Cosmic rays, Minerva theory of, 87 Cosmology, towards a unified, by R. O. Kapp (review), 255, See LETTER, 300
Costs, development, 201. See LETTERS, 268, 372
— Engineers, Association of. See Association Costing in the European non-ferrous metals
industry, guide to the principles of (book), 658
Cotterell, A. H., on radiation damage and brittle fracture in steel pressure vessels, 791 Cotton, H., on Alternating Current Machines (book), 392
Cotton industry. Plain Words on, 880 Position and prospects, 845
— Spinning Reorganisation Scheme, 185 Cotton, Thomas, Ltd., Runcorn-Widnes
bridge, 149
Council of British Manufacturers of Petroleum Equipment, corrosion in oil fired boilers, 231; report on oil equipment exports, 357 Council of Industrial Design, annual report, 465; award of Gran Premio Interna- zionale la Rinascente Compasso-d’Oro, 465; permanent exhibition of street furniture, 741
— for Scientific and Industrial Research,
Research and Development Requirements of the Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Industries, 845
Countryman motor car, Austin Seven, 493 Couplings, hydraulic (trade publication), 424
— Shaft, Quadriflex flexible (Dick), 226
— Variable speed (Heenan and Froude), 314
— See also Clutch
Coursaget, J., on Progress in Nuclear Energy: Medical Science, vol. 2 (book), 224
Course on advanced automobile engineering (Leyland), 605
— Atomic radiation, at Middlesex Hospital,
448
— on causes and prevention of failures, 677
— Diploma of Technology, 145
— Disposal of waste from uses of radio
isotopes, 892
— on electronic digital computers (Elliott
Bros.), 5
— on electronics, 893
— for ex-service personnel, 113
— Ford Co., sales and management centre,
457
— for foremen and supervisors, list of Colleges
and Centres giving, HI
— Higher National Diploma, in metallurgy, 81
— Jason atomic reactor (Hawker Siddeley), 248
— Management problems, 377
— Mechanics, by H. Favre (book), 128
— on nuclear energy, guide to (OEEC booklet),
152
— Nuclear energy in OEEC countries, cata
logue of (ENEA booklet), 720
— Principles of radiation protection, 892
— Problems of radioactivity at water and
sewage works, 312
— Safety officers’, 177
— on space technology (booklet), 126
— for supervisors, 727
— Work study (Loughborough), 241 Courtauld, George, biographical notes, 185;
patent for improved spindle, 185
Courtaulds Ltd., acquisition of Donald and Filey, 185; purchase of National Plastics Ltd., 185; purchase of Cellon Co., 185; historical note, 185; technical advances in weaving industry, 185; fibre and chemical manufacturing plant for Russia and Yugoslavia, 185; share issues of, 185; purchase of Pinchin and Johnson and Associates, 185; profits of, 185; viscose rayon filament, 185; cellulose acetate fibre, 185; purchase of British Celanese, 185; formation of British Cellophane, 185; use of steel extrusions for heat exchangers, 706 Courtburn Positioners Ltd., turntables (trade publication), 318
Coventry Climax engine for Cushioncraft machine, 14
Coventry Climax Engines, exhibit at British Trade Fair, New York, 29
Coventry Gauge and Tool Co. Ltd., contour milling machine for Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd., 804
Coventry Steel Caravans Ltd., Liteline mobile office, 704
Cowans, Sheldon and Co., Ltd., wrecking crane for arctice conditions, 665
“ Coweeta Water ” cinema film, 577
Cox, B., on oxidation and corrosion of zirconium, 88, 792
Cox, B., et al, on oxidation and corrosion of zirconium and its alloys, 384
Cox, E. H., on radio communication in the power industry, 858
Coxon, W. F., on Temperature Measurement and Control (book), 456
Coyne method of dam strengthening, 65 of heightening gravity dams, 854
— Technique for raising Argal Dam (Cementa
tion Co.), 712
Coypu grain protector (North and Kinsman), 843 C and P Development Co., Skaline mill-scale remover, 38
Crabtree, J. A., and Co. Ltd., isolating switch fuse (trade publication), 60; home installation (trade publication), 96
Crabtree Marquess metal decorating press for McKenzie and Tapp Ltd., 773
Craelius Co., London associates of Atlas Copco, 481
Craft, B. C., on Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering (review), 254
Crandall, S. H., on Random Vibration (book), 24; on introduction to mechanics of solids, 682
Crane, bridge, for Idaho Reactor Testing Station (General Mills), 184
— Coles, historical note, 722
—- Collisions between jibs, 409
— Crawling, Sprawler (Newton Chambers),
444
— (Matterson Ltd.), 217
— Mobile (trade publication), 456 Coles “ Argus ” (Steels), 722-724 Staffa (Chamberlain), 470
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (I960)
Crane, Monotower, for Cammell Laird (Butters, Bros.), 556
— Motors (trade publication), 96
for Richard Thomas and Baldwins (AEl), 97
Crane Packing Ltd., heat exchanger. 111; packing materials (trade publication), 658
— Shop (trade publication), 456
— at Tokai-Mura atomic power station, 16
— Tower (trade publication), 456 Pingon (George Cohen), 642
— ?— Pingon, for Tamar bridge construction,
380
— Wrecking, for arctic conditions (Cowans,
Sheldon and Co.), 665
— See also Hoist: Transporter
Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Course on Space Technology, 126
Crash, design for safety should one occur, by J. Rabson, 789
— Studies of modern cars with unitised struc
ture, by R. H. Fredericks and R. W. Connor, 644
Craven Bros. (Manchester) Ltd., railway wheel lathe, 607
Cravens Ltd., new rolling stock for LTE, 621; fully reversible units for London Underground train system, 770
Credit restrictions, effect on appliance industry, 349
Effect on radio and television industry 649
— — and the motor car Industry, 641
— Sales, volume of, 73
— Squeeze, effect on domestic appliances, 97
• Effect on hire purchase, 73
Creed and Co. Ltd., teleprinters (trade publication), 128; DORIS Direct Order Recording and Invoicing System, 625; investigation of automated order system for Shell- Mex and BP Ltd., 625
Creed teleprinter for punched tapes, 122
Creep in atomic reactor pressure vessels, by J. H. Robertson and R. W. Nichols, 791
— Collapse of atomic fuel can, 360
— and high temperature fatigue properties of
the magnesium base canning alloy, Magnox A 12, by P. E. Brookes et al, 891
— Resistant magnesium alloys for nuclear fuel
elements ,by G. C. E. Olds et al, 891
— Testing machine (Distington), Cremer, H. W., on Chemical
Practice (review), 588
Cresswell, sea-shore coal at, 567 Cresta motor car, Vauxhall, automatic transmissiok for, 526
Car, Vauxhall, larger engine, brakes and wheels for, 260
Crewe, P. R., review of Hydrodynamic Stability and Spray Characteristics of High Length/Beam Ratio Seaplane Hulls with High Beam Loadings, 318; biographical note, 318
Critical assemblies of aqueous uranyl fluoride solutions, by J. Hornby et al, 312
Crittall Manufacturing Co., overseas sales, 861; trading profit, 861; cooperation with Curtisa SPA and Schwartz-Hautmont, 861; turnover analysis, 861
Crocker, Dr. V. S., review of Proceedings of Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, vol. 12, 355; biographical note, 356
Croda Ltd., anti-corrosive preparations (trade publication), 766; primers for rust control, 778-779; strippable coatings, 778-779 Crofts (Engineers) Ltd., timing belts (trade publication), 424; hydraulic couplings (trade publication), 424; rope drives (trade publication), 424
Cromard cylinder liners (Laystall Cromard Ltd.), 698
Crompton Parkinson, decline in profits, 721; outlook of, 721; diversification of products, 721
Croome, A., on Hover Craft (book), 836
Crops, buildings for storage of, in warm climates (HMSO book), 277
— Spraying, electrostatic, 603
Crosby Valve and Engineering Co. Ltd., relief valve, 784
Cross-Channel. See Channel
Crosthwaite, G. B., on wise buying, 40 Crow, E. L., on Statistics Manual (book), 256 Crown Pump Manufacturing Co. Ltd., pumps (trade publication), 356
Crowther Report, 81
Crowthorne road research track (DSIR), 628 Croxton and Garry Ltd., Protexulate thermal insulation for underground pipes, 671
Crucible of magnesia, by R. C. DeVries and C. F. Moehle, 139
Crusher, jaw, Kue-Ken (Armstrong-Whitworth), 642
Crystal Growth (Faraday Society book), 694
— Oven (GEC), 307
Crystallography, optical, principles of, by A. V. Shubnikov (book), 802
Crystolon 63 ceramic material (Norton), 567 CSA. See Canadian Standards Association Csanady, G. T., on head correction factors for radial impellers, 195
C.S. Services Ltd., Durgapur (trade publication), 836
CSIR. See Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
CSR Chemicals Pty. Ltd., plant extension for polyvinyl chloride resin production, 313; plans for styrene, chlorine and ethylene dichloride production, 313
Cuba, hope for reciprocal trade with UK and Canada, 731
— Loan to British Guiana, 393; to purchase
part of British Guiana rice crop, 393
— US State Department closes Nicaro nickel
works, 557
Cubes plusieurs dimensions, 713
Cubitts Fitzpatrick Shand, Doncaster motorway, 477
Cultivator, Gardenmaster (Landmaster Ltd.), 842
— Melotte (Melotte Sales Ltd.), 837
— Merry Tiller, 876
Cumene (British Hydrocarbon Chemicals Ltd.),
313
Cunard Steam-Ship Co. Ltd., exhibit at British Trade Fair, New York, 29; co-operation with John Brown and Co., 281 Cunningham, C., on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Performance of Spiral Polyzonal Heat Transfer Surfaces for Gas-cooled Reactors, 755
Cunningham, Sir Graham, on Triplex Group, 513; retirement of, 513; biographical note, 513
Curium, fabrication of, 891
— as replacement for polonium 210, 891
— 242 as heat source, 891
Curtain wall construction, historical note, 245 Curtis, Prof. W. E., review of Book of Experiments, 286; review of Imperial College Inaugural Lectures, 286-287; biographical note, 288
Curtisa SPA, cooperation with Crittall Manufacturing Co., 861
Curwen, K. M., review of Proceedings of Symposium on Instrumentation and Computation in Process Development and Plant Design, 588; review of Process Integration and Instrumentation, 588; review of Chemical Engineering Practice, 588; review of Process Equipment Design, 588; review of Design and Construction of High Pressure Chemical Plant, 588; biographical note, 590
Cushioncraft ground-effect machine (Britten- Norman), 14, 217; cost of, 14; Coventry Climax engine for, 14; development, 869; plywood construction of peripheral rotor, 402
Cutcliffe, F. G. C., on selecting future foremen, 536
Cuthbertson, Jas, A., Ltd., bogies for Shell-BP vehicle trailers, 593; Water Buft'alo tractor, 593
Cuthbertson, R. H,, and Associates, Fruid
Water reservoir, 712
Cutters, milling. Rapid Reset (Wickman), 142 Cutting, flame, Saffire nozzle for, 187
— Machine, flame, Rowen-Gloor (Rowen-
Arc), 376
; Profile, Oxweld (Union Carbide), 79 Cutting-off machine (Richmond Designs), 471 Cyane sloop, 146
Cybernetics and Management, by S. Beer (review), 354
Cycle, motor. See Motor Cycle
Cyclic scales, decoding computer use, 475 Cycloop tug, assistance to ship Katingo, 188 Salvage of ship Falcon, 188
Cyclotron, 4-ridge spiral, effect of second harmonic on, by M. Bell, 348
Cylinders, air (Martonair), 42
?—? Blocks, aluminium (Doehler Jarvis), 731
•— Capping set for concrete specimens (Soiltest Inc.), 413
— Heads, aluminium, corrosion on cast iron
engines, 428
— Liners, Cromard (Laystall Cromard Ltd.),
698
Cylindrical cell approximation, errors due to in lattice calculations, by D, A, Newmarch, 248
Cynheidre anthracite mine, details of, 767, 771 Cyprus, British aid for, 185
Cyprus Cement Co., working to full capacity, 185; position and prospects, 185
Cyprus, development of resources, 73
— Russian aid a possibility, 425
— Russian Embassy for, 425
Cyrenaica, Oxford University expedition to 549
Cyrogenics, new quarterly journal, 390
?— Progress in, by K. Mendelssohn (review), 801
Czechoslovak Foreign Trade Corporations, table of, 439
Czechoslovakia, bridgehead for trade, by E. P, Ward, 438. See LETTERS, 537, 637, 673
— Brno Fair, British exhibits at, 401
— Distribution of foreign trade, 438
— ENGINEERING staff members’ visit to, 401
— High technical manufacturing capacity, 401
— Industrial requirements of, 401
— Participation in GATT, 401
— Purchasing requirements, 439
— UK firms interested in trading with, 438-439
— UK trade, agreement with, 438
D-Burr gear de-burring machine. Burrows and Smith (Alfred Herbert Ltd.), 856
Dacca, Pakistan atomic training centre, 720 DAF motor car, 531. See LETTER, 816
DAG vacuum oven (D. A. Gunn), 242
Dahl, N. C., on mechanics of solids, 682
Dairying, National Institute for Research in. See National
Dalby, D. J. W., on Jarrah and Karria. See LETTER, 204
Dalladay A. J., British Journal Photographic Album (book), 24
Dalrymple, R., on resilient rails for mine cars, 157
Daly, B. B., on ambiguous billions, 300
Dallow Lambert and Co. Ltd., Unimaster dust collector, 714
Dam, Argal, Coyne technique used for raising Cementation Co., 712
Raised by Coyne method, 854
— Aswan, Moscow agreement on next stage,
297
— Bhakra, 369
— Compaction, rollers for, 84-85
— Construction, cableway headcars for, 98
— Earth and rock-fill, compaction of, by S.
Rodin, 84
— for Glen Nevis hydro-electric scheme, 509
— Gravity, Coyne method of heightening, 854
— — Sandstone dictates choice of, 680
— Henley, raised by Coyne method, 854
— Inflatable, to control river flooding, 711
— Kariba, spillway, 752
— Kyle, 369
Dam, Mangla, and Indus Waters Treaty, 440
— Manjil, Sefid Roud River, Iran, use
cableway headcars, 98
— Mettur, 578
— Nagarjunasagar, progress at, 659; use
Leyland Comet trucks at, 659
— Prestressed, Allt-na-Lairige, by A. J. Banks,
854
— Rock-fill for, 85
— Ruiru, 7
— Sasumua, 7
— Seepage for, analysis and control of, by
Prof. A. Casagrande, 855
— Shirawta, grouting of (Cementation Co.), 65
— Strengthening, Coyne method of, 65
— — in India (Cementation Co.), 65
— Symposium on spillway capacity of (review)
286
— Tansa, strengthening of, 65
— Volta, contract to be awarded in April, 477
— Walwhan, grouting of (Cementation Co.), 65
— Warragamba, details of, 680-681
— ?— Flood gates (Glenfield and Kennedy Ltd.),
681
Damascus Tube Co., Flo-Rol internally ribbed tubes, 170
Dame Caroline Haslett cable laying by, 115 Damping, internal, due to structural joints and techniques for general damping measurement, by D. J. Mead (HMSO book), 71
— Measurement, general, techniques for, and
internal damping due to structural joints, by D. J. Mead (HMSO book), 71
Danatom, design study of tankers, 88 Danforth, G. E., biographical note, 245; lecture to Royal Institute of British Architects, 245
Danly Machine Specialities Inc., order for presses from Ford, 97; double action presses, 97; Gaston E. Marbaix as UK agents, 97
Dark room, mobile. Pilgrim (Pilgrim Mobile Units Ltd.), 704
Darling, R. F., on British Trade Fair, New York, 29
Dart engines for Avro 748 aircraft (Rolls- Royce), 129
— Herald aircraft, sales of (Handley Page
Co.), 793
Darwin, G. E., on Beryllium (book), 522 Dassault, G. A. M., Mirage 111 aircraft, 353 Data book for civil engineers, by E. E. Seelye (book), 96
— Charts, welding (trade publication), 318
— Display unit (Redifon Ltd.), 306
— Handling system, Kybernetes (Hagen), 495 ?—? Processing (trade publication), 224
Equipment, Orion, for Prudential Assurance Co. (Ferranti), 129 ,
How it helps production, 664
Integrated (OEEC booklet), 890 System, AEI 1010, 90
Systems, reliability of mechanical engineering parts, discussion on, 781
— Recording (trade publication), 128
— Sheets on moulding sands (book), 24
— Transmission (trade publication), 224 Datico system monitors for Polaris missile, 257 Dauncey, S. R., on satellites and communications, 304
Davey, Paxman and Co. Ltd., vacuum filter, 270; Roto-plug sludge concentrator, 542; Paxman 8RPH diesel engine for “ nobreak ” generating set, 626; association with Ruston and Hornsby, 659; dieselalternator sets for Jan Mayen Island, 659; agreement with Alco Products, 741
Davidson and Co. Ltd., forward curved centrifugal fans (trade publication), 488
Davidson, K. S. M., yacht research, 146 Davidson, Dr. O. W., on underground farming, 294
Davidson, P. M., review of Glass; Its Industrial Applications, 728; biographical note, 730
Davie, George, Crawford and Partners, new department store for House of Fraser, 712
Davies, A. G., on mechanised composting of sludge and refuse, 563
Davies, A. M. H., elected chairman of Institution of Works Managers, 821; biographical note, 821
Davies, C. J. V., on You too can be in the mire, 775
Davies, E., on roads and their traffic (review), 455
Davies, M. J., on oxidatibn and corrosion of zirconium and its alloys, 88
Davis, D. S., on Chemical Processing Nomographs (book), 766
Davis, F. A., on Statistics Manual (book), 256 Davison, E. D., on developing transaxle fluids, 644
Davison, G. H., review of Survey of Information Library Units in Industrial and Commercial Organisations, 867; review of Technical Communications, 867; biographical note, 868
Davison, J., on selecting future foremen, 673 Davison, R. H., on salvage reclamation, 709 Davy-Ashmore, formation of, 153
Davy and United Engineering Co., position and prospects, 153; profits, 153; activities of, 153; proposed merger with Power-Gas Corp., 153
Davys, N. M. G., on protein from leaves by bulk extraction 274
Dawe Instruments Ltd., purchased by Simms Motor and Electronic Corp., 121; oscillator (trade publication), 224; stroboscope, 406; ultrasonic cleaner (trade publication), 560
Dawson Bros., washer for oil bottling plant at Esso’s Mode Wheel Terminal, 451
Dawson, J. W., on insulation for ultra-low temperatures, 370. See LETTER, 468
Dawson, Payne and Elliott, spot coater for McKenzie and Tapp Ltd., 733
Day, A., on car ownership and use, 850
Day, J. R., on More Unusual Railways (book), 836
Day, W. D., on Laplace Transformers
224
Day-Nite room thermostat (Honeywell), 740 Dayton, Dr, R, W,, on powder filled atomic fuel element, 312
D. C. to A,C, traction in two days, 832 DCL-Servomex 83 oxygen analyser (Servo- mex), 143
Deaf persons, radio listening (Electric Ades Ltd.), 496
Dean, F. E,, on Steel (book), 730
Death Valley Desert, 48
Debre, talks with P, Thorneycroft launching, 597
Debt recovery from wages, 305 Deburring machine, gear, D-Burr,
Smith (Alfred Herbert Ltd.), 856 Parkson Gearbur (Parkinson), 13
— ?— Super-Mite (Almco), 306 Decarburisation of molten uranium, thermodynamics of, by R. H. Weisser, 88
Decay modes of unstable particles, table of, 248 Decca Radar Co., marine radar sets, 695 Decel runway arrester for aircraft (Northrop), 873
Decimal, binary coded, use of in computer, 474 Decimal Coinage and the Metric System— Should Britain Change ? (report), 582 Decision and Information Processes, by R. E. Machol (book), 836
— Values and Groups, by D. Willner (book),
456
Decking, neoprene synthetic rubber as, 106 Deckon glass fibre reinforced concrete pipe (Sharp, Jones), 345
Decollating machine. Multisplit (Catlin), 342 de Dion motor car suspension, 396 Deep-litter houses, cleaner for (Becfabs Ltd.) 837
Defence policy of Nato, review expected, 565 de Ferranti, Sir Vincent, on Ferranti Ltd., 249 Deformation, visco-plastic, 108 de Freitas, G., on Grand Contour Canal, 204 Degreaser and cleaner, alkali. Pyroclean No. 9 (Pyrene), 107
Degussa, centrifuge for uranium separation, 548
DeHart, A. O., on air-bearing dynamometer, 41 de Havilland Aircraft Co. (Canada) Ltd., Beaver aircraft for British Army Air Corps, 129
de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd., purchase of S. G. Brown Co., 45 Comet 4B aircraft for BEA, 129; Comet 4C airliner at Farnborough Show, 310; DH121 (Trident) aircraft, 105, 426, 346, 907; Dove 8 aircraft at Farnborough Show, 310
de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd., rocket engines, 322
de Havilland Propellers Ltd., development of Anatrol analogue computer, 482
de Hoffmann, Dr. F., on high temperature gas cooling for nuclear power plants, 416 Dehydration of gas by sub-zero temperatures, 350
Dehydrator, Autocet (Weldcraft), 208
De-icing fluids for aircraft, 233
— Systems for helicopters, 219 Spraymat, 219
Delanium graphite condenser (Powell Duffryn), 445
De Laval Ljungstrom, condensing units, 549; export of turbines, 549; co-operation with Kockums Mekanista Verkstads, 549; manufacturing licence to Alexander Stephens and Sons, 549; products of, 549; employee pay statistics, 549; order position, 549
Delay unit (trade publication), 224 Delinquency, juvenile. Plain Words on, 236 Dell Quay Yacht Yard Ltd., “ Digger ” stainless steel anchor, 139
Delrin acetal plastic as metal replacement (Du Pont), 496
Plastic, uses of (Du Pont), 498
Delta Star Electric Division of H. K. Porter Co., aluminium busbars, 671
Deltathene polyethylene pipe, 171 Demag, formation of Interatom with Atomics International 549; atomic reactor for ship propulsion, 648
Demarcation disputes in shipbuilding industry, 273
Demineralisation, use of Permali wood laminate in, 402
Deminrolit water purifier (Permutit), 270 Demolition and Construction Co. Ltd., new quay at Grangemouth, 748
Denbigh drilling machine (Fenter), 13 Denham’s Engineering Co. Ltd., centre lathe, 79 Deniau, J. F., on Common Market (European) (book), 590
Denis-Papin, (book), 160; (book), 224; (book), 318
Denmark, exports of, 369
— Foratom member, 152
— Import of second-hand agricultural machi
nery, 161
Dennis Bros. Ltd., Oschner system of refuse collection, 555
Denny-Brown stabilisers for Oriana liner, 768 Denny, William, Ltd., Hovercraft production, 217; Cook Straight Railway Ferry construction contract, 257; Hovercraft development, 869
Density layer phenomena, 330
Dent, A. D., on oxidation and corrosion of zirconium and its alloys, 88
Dent, H. C., on Year Book of Technical Education and Careers in Industry (book), 658 Dentax W synthetic oil for worm gears (Shell), 499
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, study of atomic locomotives, 88
Deoxo Puridryer hydrogen purifier (Engelhard), 174
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, work on prediction of satellite orbits, 495; attention to waste recovery, 533; Crowthorne road research track, 628; departments short of scientists, 473; Guide to Engineers on Making Up Private Streets, 181; Noise in Factories, 233; recommendations on marine engineering 905; research into re-use of waste pro
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
ducts, 539; report on British shipyards, 901; report on fire research, 369; on shortage of scientists, 473; study of ergonomics and car driving, 517; Waste or Wealth, 533; see also under specific research establishments
Depth control, optical, for boring machines, 699
DePuy, J. A,, on air conditioning, 610 De-reeler, Biflaker (BICC Ltd.), 271 Derry, T. K., on Short History of Technology (book), 836
Desert, Death Valley, 48
— Exploration, 273
— Survival in, 273 Design, appreciation of, 269
— for a brain, by W. R. Ashby (review), 834
— Conference, engineering materials and,
proceedings of (book), 160
— Engineering, computers in, by C. Storey, 30 with rubber, by A. R. Payne and J. R.
Scott (book), 192
— Exposition, International (Milan), 129
— for Flight: Kurt Tank Story, by H. Con
radis (review), 391
— Industrial, Council of. See Council
— of Laboratory apparatus, by H. J. J. Braddick
(review), 356
— Modern, pioneers of, by N. Pevsner (book),
766
— of Modern Steel Structures, by L. E.
Grinter (review), 800
— for safety should a crash occur, by J.
Rabson, 789
•— Systems Preliminary, by J. J. Jerger (book), 224
— and Theory of Inductance Coils, by V. G.
Welsby (book), 836
Desoutter Bros. (Holdings), formation of Carter Stevens (Automation), 695; development programme, 695
Destroyer, guided missile, Devonshire, launching of, 97
Detector for diesel engine injector needle movement (BICERA), 593
— Metal (trade publication), 160
Detergents, synthetic. Standing Technical Committee on, 69
and water pollution, 69 Detoxication plant (Lock), 543 Detwiler, E., agreement with Lumumba on Congo development, 393
Deuterated algae experiments (Argonne), 280 Deutsche Bundesbahn aluminium railway coaches, 53
Deva bearing metal (Universal Metallic), 234 Devcon L plastic lead (Barrus), 107
— Plastic aluminium (Barrus), 107
— Plastic steel (Barrus), 107
Development costs, 201. See LETTERS, 268, 362
Devonshire guided missile destroyer, launching of, 97; gas turbines for (AEI), 97; steam turbines for (Cammell Laird), 97 de Vries, L., on Book of Experiments (review), 286; on Book of the Atom (book), 590 DeVries, R. C., on magnesia crucible, 139 Dexion Co., slotted angle, 89 DHI2I (Trident) aircraft, 105, 346, 426, 907 Diafilter water purifier (Gilliam), 783 Diamond-Drilling industry, glossary of, by A. E. Long (book), 620
Diaphragms, Terylene reinforced (Saunders), 39 Diavite roughness tester (Payne Products), 716 Dibben, Major C. R., on Midland Aluminium Ltd., 829
Dichter, Dr. E., on marketing techniques, 541 Dick, A., appointed chairman of Standard- Triumph International, 829
Dick, A. S., meeting with S. Lloyd and R. Maudling, 641
Dick, R. and J., Ltd., Quadriflex flexible shaft coupling, 226
Dicks Ltd., public address system for Hampshire County Council chamber, 221
Dickson, L. E., on Algebras and Their Arithmetics (book), 160
Dictionary, encyclopedic, of electronics and nuclear engineering, by R. 1. Sarbacher (book), 160
— International, of applied mathematics
(Von Nostrand book), 764
Diderot Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trade and Industry (Bookservice book), 764
Dido atomic reactor for Jeulich atomic research centre, 447
Die Casting Engineers, Society of. See Society
— Set handler (Funditor Ltd.), 11
— Sinking and engraving machines, by H. C.
Town (book), 24
Diebold Group, survey of computer systems usage, 721
Diesel electric motive power on the railways of the United States of America, economic results of, by H. F. Brown, 897
— Engine. See Engine, diesel
— Exhaust, adjusting to reduce air pulsation,
661
— Mine-tractor (Hunslet), 174
Dieuzeide, H., on Teaching Through Television (book), 590; (review), 692
Differential equations for engineers, by P. Franklin (book), 192
Numerical treatment of, by L. Collatz (book), 392
Ordinary, and their solutions, by G. M. Murphy (book), 288
Digger-loader, Universal (Merton), 42 Digger stainless steel anchor (Dell), 139 Digital control for turret press, 122
— Instrumentation, fundamentals of, by D. S.
Evans (book), 868
Dimensions, units and dimensionless numbers, by D. C. Ipsen (review), 520
Dimensionless numbers, units and dimensions, by D. C. Ipsen (review), 520
Dimpling, hot, machine (Short Bros. Harland Ltd.), 699
Dinghy, Firefly (Fairey Marine), 146 Dinky boat (Fairey Marine Ltd.), 139 Diode tester (Haydon), 818
— Tunnel, Esaki, 840
Diophantine analysis and numbers, theory of, by R. D. Carmichael (book), 96
Diploma of Technology, comments on, 9 Recognition of courses by National
Council for Technological Awards, 145 Direction finder, radio, Solent (Pye), 445 Radio, Telefunken (Welmec), 342
— Finding equipment, automatic, for Trans
port Command (Marconi), 869
Director computer (AEI), 54
Directory and buyers’ guide of British instruments (book), 318
— Coal trades and colliery year book (book),
392
— Food machinery (trade publication), 802
— Metal Industry Handbook (book), 60
— of Nuclear Reactors, vol. 2 (book), 60
— of Opportunities for Graduates (Corn
market Press book), 868
— of Publishing in Great Britain and the
Commonwealth, Cassell’s, by M. Flower (book), 728
— of radioisotopes, international (IAEA
book), 348
— Swedish export 1960 (book), 160 Dirt, grading at Lea Hall Colliery, 420 Disabled persons, Anderson Workachair for
(H. Anderson), 496
Discharge, arc, by H. de B. Knight (review), 589-590
Dishmaster dishwasher (Kenwood), 844 Dishwasher, Dishmaster (Kenwood), 844
Disks, hi-fi, by G. V. Buckley, 232
Diskus vertical spindle grinding machine (Rockwell), 502
Dispensers, drink, Hotspa and Colespa, 270 Dispersions (trade publication), 766
Disposal unit, sink, Haigh Tweeny-de-Luxe (Haigh Engineering Co. Ltd.), 776
Distillation column design by computer, 770 Precision, by W. Kuhn, 312
— Efficiency research, 134
— Molecular, by G. Burrows (book), 802
— Water, solar, 825
Distillers Co., position and prospects, 313; subsidiaries of, 313; Butanol production, 313; phthalate plasticiser production, 313; formation of new development division, 481
Distington Engineering Co. Ltd., creep testing machine, 606
Distribution centre, optimum location for, 210
— Department, recent developments and
current practice in, by C. A. Serpell, 285
— of Industries Act, 613
Ditchburn Vending Machines Ltd., Hotspa and Colespa drink dispensers, 270
Ditching machine, hydraulic. Leeford (Hughes), 606
Divers’ equipment (Siebe, Gorman Co.), 161 Diverter valve (Thomas Robinson), 111 Dividing engine, Sperry-Orcutt, 91
Diving apparatus, underwater (Fairey), 161
— Contract work (Universal Divers Ltd.), 726 Division by computer, 474
Dixon, J. A., on ENGINEERING, 777
Dixon, R. H. T., on Ni-Hard grinding balls far outlive steel, 598
DJINN helicopter (Sud-Aviation), 196
Dobbie, C. H., and Partners, Stratford diesel locomotive maintenance depot, 587
Dobson, Sir Roy, on International Harvester Co., 621
Dock, graving. Inchgreen, financial negotiations for, 333
— Strikes, appeal to Prime Minister, 533
— Yards and, US Bureau of. See United
Stales
Doctors, incomes of, 821
Document collator. Azoflex (Ilford Ltd.), 471
— Holder, Pano (George Philip), 374 Documentation, information systems in, by
j. H. Shera, A. Kent and J. W. Perry (review), 190
Doe, Ernest, and Sons, exhibit at Royal Show, 89; Triple-D tractor appliance, 89
Doehler Jarvis Division of National Lead Co., die cast aluminium cylinder blocks, 731
Doirit atomic reactor, fuel irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280
Dolphin suction strainer (Megator), 142
Dombay, S., on feeding men on the Moon, 404-405
Dombrow, B. A., on Polyurethanes (review), 22 Domestic appliances (trade publication), 60 Effect of credit squeeze on, 97 Sales of, 357
Sales, continued decline of, 591
— Food Consumption and Expenditure (1958),
305
Dominion Machinery Co. Ltd., woodworking machinery (trade publication), 900
Don-Seg concrete segments for water main, 476 Donaldson and Filer, acquired by Courtaulds Ltd., 185
Doncaster motorway. Caterpillar Traxcavators for (Fred Myers Ltd.), 477
Donkin, Bryan, Ltd , air compressors, 110
Donnellan, C. L., on plastic bearings for greaseless cars, 236
Donovan Electrical Co. Ltd., control equipment for Simca car plant conveyor system, 314
Doors, automatic service, for Skyway Hotel, London Airport (Radiovisor), 227
— Seals, flexible (NCB), 702
— Soundproof, for TV studio (Associated
Rediffusion), 66
Doppler Navigator equipment for Transport Command (Marconi), 869
DORIS Direct Order Recording and Invoicing System (Creed and Co. Ltd.), 625
Dorman Long (Bridge and Engineering) Ltd., Runcorn-Widnes bridge, 148; Qurnah bridge, 309
Dorman Long and Co. Ltd., pvc and reinforced plastic tanks, 778-779; PC sheets, 878
Dormobile motorised caravan (Martin Walker Ltd.), 704
Dosimeters, condenser, induced charge method of reading, by E. H. Cooke-Yarborough, 152
— Gamma, sensitive direct reading pocket
size, by J. H. Howes, 152
Dough moulding compound, Rockite (British Resins), 403
Dough, plastic, sisal reinforced, Alpon 5 (Scott Bader), 879
Douglas Aircraft Co., agreement with Sud- Aviation, 196
Douglas Equipment Ltd., dumping truck, 643; Cargomaster cargo loaders for London Airport, 809
Douglas, K., on Austin and Pickersgill, 357 Douglas, Lord, of Kirtleside, on BEA, 324; on BEA traffic, 767
Douglas, R. M. (Contractors) Ltd., Ross Motorway, 787
Doulton Industrial Porcelains Ltd., insulators (trade publication), 60; Doulton Multicone Post insulator, 841; ceramic air filter, 856
Doulton Multicone Post insulator (Doulton), 841
Dounreay Atomic Energy Establishment, whole-body radiation monitor for, 384; “ sphere ” painted with chlorinated rubber paint, 435; development of oxygen meter, 684; new plants based on experience gained, 860
Reactor, fuel testing in, 119; oxide accumulation in, 119; survey of position, 859; details of core element, 859; fuel elements for, 859; fuel canning materials for, 859; sodium filling for atomic fuel elements, 859; thermal bowing of fuel elements, 859; risk of resonance in, 859; core tube nest of, 859; control system, 860; control unit failure during wet testing, 860; electromagnetic pumps for, 860; liquid metal to water heat exchangers, 860; thermal cycling of, 860; irradiation growth and swelling in, 860; physics calculations of, 860; new core configuration and future tests, 860
Dourider balance (Griffin and George), 576 Dove, A. J. H., on British Atomic Forum, 816. See LETTER, 880
Dove, C. A., on Port Operation and Administration (book), 192
Dove 8 aircraft at Farnborough Show, 310
Dow Agrochemicals Ltd., Dowpon and Kuron S reed and water weed clearing chemicals, 276
Dow Chemical Co., Chlorothene NU solvent, 599; cooperation with CSR Chemicals Pty. Ltd., 313
Dow Corning, silicone rubbers, 670
Dowding and Doll Ltd., Grimar screw press, 857; hydraulic press, 80; lathe, 889; Oerlikon jig boring machine, 12; Oerlikon power drill, 820; Scherrer tool grinding machine, 374
Dowpon water weed and reed clearing chemical (Dow), 276
Dowsett Engineering Construction, site work for Hepworth and Grandage’s Sunderland plant, 613
Dowson and Mason Ltd., rotary furnace, 174 Dowty Fuel Systems Ltd., agreement with Rolls-Royce Ltd. for equipment to Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nurnberg, 313 Dowty, Sir George, on Dowty Group, 313 Dowty Group, position and prospects, 313; exports of, 313; profits, 313; subsidiaries of, 313; report on British Trade Fair, New York, 29
Dowty Mining Equipment Co., exhibit of Roofmaster system at British Trade Fair, New York, 29
Dowty-Rotol Ltd., diesel engine turbocharger, 843
Dowty Seals Ltd., Viton rubber seals, 635. See Correction 879
DP47 silicone hydraulic fluid (ICl), 635
DR3 atomic reactor, fuel irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280
Drabble and Sanderson, agreement with Saw and Tool Co., for carbide tipped saw production, 324
Dracone Developments Ltd., Dracone inflatable barges, 833
Dracone inflatable barge, new cargoes and new environments, 833
Barge, uses of, 833
Dracone Operations Ltd., Dracone inflatable barge operations in UK and overseas, 833 Drafting unit, Arclite (E. N. Mason), 42 Drag shovel (R. H. Neal and Co. Ltd.), 676 Dragon atomic reactor project, correction of statistics previously published, 684; description of, 447; ENEA participation in, 88; fuel irradiation experiments, 280; main contractors, 280; programme at Winfrith Heath, 447; uranium-thorium- graphite fuel elements for, 119; work in progress at Winfrith, 215
Drain access chamber, polyethylene (Chemical Pipe and Vessel Co. Ltd.), 235
— Pipes of pilch fibre, minimum gradients for,
181
— Radioactive effluent, Alkathene tubes for
(La Societe d’Arendonk), 892
Drainage, building, code of practice for, 181 Dransfield, F., appointed power plant design engineer to CEGB, 573; biographical note, 573
Drawdown forging press, designing, by J. G. Frith, 666-667
Drawing, machines, and design, by W. Abbott (book), 868
Drayton, H., trade delegation to Russia, 129 Dreadnought atomic submarine, launching of (Vickers-Armstrongs), 580
Dresden atomic power station, USAEC licence to operate at full power, 348
Drier, air. Budget (GWB Furnaces Ltd.), 575
— Flash, Raymond (International Combus
tion), 542
— and furnaces (trade publication), 836
— Gas, Autosorber (AEI-Birlec Ltd.), 751
— Infra-red (Vokes), 818
— Print, Advance Auto-Set (Gordon
Gotch), 175
— Starch (trade publication), 620 Drifter (Holman Bros. Ltd.), 643 Drill, hammer (Trend), 110
— Head, Dumore (Gaston E. Marbaix), 12
— Industrial, for Russia (S. N. Bridges), 803
— Mining (Atlas Copco), 93
— Percussion, for earth boring, 328
Drill, power, Oerlikon (Dowding and Doll), 820
— Radial (A. Kitchen-D. Walker Ltd.), 142
— Rotary, for deep boring, 327
— Stand, magnetic, Magcodrill (Magco Ltd.),
406
?— Steel development (Atlas Copco AB), 805 Sandvik Coromant, 93
— Twist, Tatar grinding machine for (Herbert),
176
Drilling, coolant unit for deep hole (Machine Shop Equipment), 44
— deep boreholes, by Dr. T. F. Gaskell,
327-329
— Machine, coordinate (James Archdale), 43 Denbigh (Fenter), 13
Multi-spindle (Kitchen and Wade Ltd.), 606
Radial (A. Kitchen- D. Walker Ltd.), 714
— Rig, Holtrac (Holman Bros. Ltd.), 676 Telescopic (Climax and F. Taylor), 226
— Rock, advanced techniques, 328
Pattern method (Atlas Copco), 747 Drink dispensers, Hotspa and Colespa (Ditchburn), 270
— Soft, tributaries converge to make, 450 Drive, angle (trade publication), 392
— Belt (trade publication), 392
— Chain (trade publication), 424
— Flexible, Visomag (Viso Ltd.), 843
— Hydraulic, for machine tools, by H. Krug
(book), 900
— Rope (trade publication), 424
— Shaft revolution in smalt car, by J. Rabson,
50
— Shafts for tomorrow’s larger car, by J.
Rabson, 100
— Unit, axle (Mercedes-Benz), 100 Driver, motor car. See Motor car Driving, motor car. See Motor car Droughts and upland water resources, 577
— What makes a, by F. D. Steiner, 48 Drum sander (B. O. Morris Ltd.), 470 Drummond, W., review of Energy Available
and Second Law Analysis, 355; biographical note, 356; on thermodynamic theory, 301
Dry Chemical Feeds (trade publication), 730
— Dock. See Dock
Dryer. See Drier
Drying oven and rotary preformer (BIP Engineering), 208
DU bearing material (Glacier), 466
Dual Duty, King, overhead conveyor (Geo. King Ltd.), 314
Dual-Tip refuse collecting vehicle (Glover, Webb and Liversidge Ltd.), 561
Dubna particle accelerator, cooperation in building, 87
Ducking rollers pvc coated (Tanks and Linings Ltd.), 75
Duckworth, W. E., appointed head, metallurgy division of BISRA, 209; biographical note, 209; on Guide to Operational Research (book), 209
Duct formers (trade publication), 868
Ducting for gas-cooled atomic reactor, 248
— High pressure, expansion joints for (Rich
ardsons Westgarth and Co.), 459
— Spiral conduit, 672, 708, 745
Duff Norton jacks (Consolidated Pneumatic), 307
Duffin, D. J., on Laminated Plastics (review), 22 Duhamel, J., on France’s foreign trade, 65 Dumont oscilloscope (Aveley Electric Ltd,), 856 Dumore drill head (Gaston E. Marbaix), 12 Dump truck, Roadmac Young Lion (Road Machines Ltd.), 374
Dumper (trade publication), 456
Duncanson, Sir John, on Institution of Nuclear Engineers, 512
Dungeness atomic power station, 119; contract for, 120; gas duct isolating valves for (Blakeborough), 767; technical data, 120, 336; tenders received, 15
Dungeness Lighthouse, concrete tests for, 47; description of, 47
(Taylor Woodrow Ltd.), 17
Dunlop Group of Companies, code of practice for packaging, 584-585
Dunlop Pneuride suspension, 202
Dunlop Rim and Wheel Co, Ltd., Standby motor car spare wheel, 572
Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd., adhesives for motor car industry, 299; Elite tyre, 278; plastic/rubber linings, 778-779; research on conveyor belts, 33; Texseal paint, 235
Duncan, W. J., on Elementary Treatise Fluid Mechanics (book), 766
Dunster, H. J., review of Proceedings Monaco Conference on Disposal Radioactive note, 560
Du Pont Co. (UK) Ltd., adhesives for motor car industry, 299; Delrin acetal plastic, 498; Maydown Works opened by Lord Wakehurst, 169; production of neoprene synthetic rubber, 169; Delrin acetal resin 169; neoprene production at Maydown Works, 218; ptfe fibres, 466
du Pont, E. L, de Nemours and Co., European subsidiaries, 169; Viton rubber, 635
Du Pont de Nemours International, SA. Teflon fluorocarbon film, 815
Duport Ltd,, purchase of Llanelly Steel Co. Ltd., from ISHRA, 225
Durability of Reinforced Concrete in Sea Water, 381
Duranite hardboard (Wood Fibre Wallboard Co. Ltd.), 879
Durgapur (trade publication), 836
— Steelworks, progress report, 281
Durusol water soluble resin (Arthur Holden and Sons Ltd.), 3
Dust collector. Unimaster (Dallow Lambert), 714
— Measuring equipment, electrostatic (AEI),
563
Dustbins, rubber lids for (Butterfield Group), 313
Dustless Refuse Collection Comes to Stay, by A. E. Barton, 555
Dustman in white, 564
Dwellings, condensation in (HMSO booklet), 168
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ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (I960)
Dynamic balancing of rotors, 614-615
— Behaviour of Thermoelectric Devices, by
P. E. Gray (book), 560
— Characteristics of machine tools, 61
— Errors, measurement of using moire fringe
technique (NEL), 34
— Ripple filter choke, some design data on,
for 7GeV Nimrod proton synchrotron, by J. V. Smith, 348
Dynamics of framed structures, by G. Rogers (book), 24
— Gas, water flow analogues for, by R.
Morris, and B, Haythornthwaite, 261
L.
E.
— and kinematics of mechanisms, by R. Beyer
(book), 900
— Structures and statics, worked examples in
the theory of, by I. Szabo (book), 900
— of vibration, general, by Y. Rocard (book),
658
Dynamo. See Generator, electric; Turbo- Generator
Dynamometer, precision, development of.
See LETTER, 41
— See also Torsionmeter
Dyson, R. A., and Co. Ltd., vehicle trailers with change over bogies for Shell-BP, 593
EAGLE Engineering Co. Ltd., Kuka refuse collecting vehicle body, 555; Kuka body renamed CleanloaD, 555
Earnley atomic power station site, 892
Earth, beyond the planet, by K. Tsiolkovski (book), 224
— Construction of, 327
— Dams, compaction of, S. Rodin, 84
— Variation of rate of rotation, 583
Earthwork specification for Oxford Southern and Western Bypass, 46
Easishine power shoe polisher, Peugeot (Ridson Wood), 432
East African Railways and Harbour Administration, diesel electric locomotives to replace steam, 320
East Lancashire Chemical Co. Ltd,, Elcotector thickness gauge, 175
— Midlands Electricity Board, underground
cable, Leicester, 221
Eastern Electricity Board, final phase of rural distribution, 591
System, mist propagation system for plants, 632; greenhouse heating system for Burdett and Sons, 632
Ebbisham, Lord, on labour relations in London docks, 533; appeal to Prime Minister about dock strikes, 533
Eccles, Sir David, on slow down of adult education, 713
Eccles, Admiral Sir John, appointed chairman of Dracone Operations Ltd., 833
Echo Project (NASA), 169 Echoless room (Allen West), 189 Eclipse magnetic chuck (James Neill), 78 ECM. See European Common Market ECO. See Electronic central office Econ-O-Miser ball valve (Worcester Valve Co.), 543
Economic Aspects of Fuel and Power in British Industry (review), 423
— Commission for Europe, United Nations. See United Nations
— Control of interconnected systems, by L. K.
Kirchmayer (review), 159-160
?— Cooperation and Development, European Organisation for. See Organisation Economic Foundations Ltd., Wentbridge Viaduct, 244; foundations for American Machine and Foundry Co., new factory, 381
— Growth, stages of, by W. W. Rostow
(book), 522
— Losses due to traffic congestion, by D. J.
Reynolds and J. G. Wardrop, 850
—? Results of diesel electric motive power the railways of the United States America, by H. F. Brown, 897
— and Social Research, National Institute
See National
on
of
of.
Economics, games and programming, mathematical methods and theory in, by S. Karlin (review), 94
•— of Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom, by J. R. Parkinson (book), 128
?—? of waste recovery, 539
Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd., Commonwealth and Europe, 488; industrial market research, 837
Econostat, Solex, 540
ECSC. See European Coal and Steel Com- minity
Eddowes, H., on machine tool rigidity and vibration, 61
Eddy Match Co., profits, 385
EDF-3 atomic power station, France, received, 184
Edinburgh Corp., reservoir on Fruid Water, 712
?— Duke of, opening of Milford Haven oil refinery (Esso), 640
Edlund, M. C., on Spectral Shift Control Reactor, 383-384
Edmonton Transit System (Canada), use of propane on bus fleet, 493
Education, Adult, National Institute of. See National
Slow down of, 713
?— and British Railways, 604
— Central Advisory Council of, report of, 81
— Engineering, in Russia, by S. P. Timoshenko
(book), 868
— in post war Nigeria, 442
— and Retirement, by B, Groombridge (book),
377
—? Technical, and careers in industry, year book of, by H. C. Dent (book), 658
Changes in the field of, 713
Educational Productions Ltd., Car Driving for Beginners, 488
Educator atomic reactor (AMF Ltd.), 611; for California University, 720; control elements for, 611; experimental facilities
on, 611; fuel for, 611; main parameters of, 611
Educt-o-Matic blast cleaner (Hodge Clemco), 79
Edward Valves Inc., gold plated gaskets for Indian Point power station, 39
Edwards, Maj. D. K., on scaffolding faults, 177 Edwards, F. J., Ltd., guillotines (trade publication), 900
E. and E. Pump Services Ltd., metering pump for static or mobile use, 189
Eerste Nederlandsche Cooperative Kunstmest- fabrick, contact sulphuric acid plant for, 803
Efco brazing paste applicator (Electric Resistance Furnace Co. Ltd.), 11
Effluent, tannery, purification of using compressed air, 587
— and Water Treatment Exhibition, 373, 381 EFTA, British hopes for, 161
EFT A Bulletin, 618
EFTA Conference, 669; views of trade unionists, 713
— Dutch scheme for regional association with
ECM, 369
— Effect on industry, 401
— and Finland, 338, 695
— and Ford Motor Co. (UK), 669
— and GATT, 852
— Market, size of, 669
— Movement of labour unlikely in participat
ing countries, 713
— and tariffs, 669
Reductions, 161
— and UK, 137, 669
Egg cleaner (Gascoigne-Crowther Ltd.), 837 Egginton, H. H., on Refrigeration Controls (book), 356; (review), 866
Egypt, oil company terms of contracts, 193 Drilling concession bids, 193 Eigenvalues of self-adjoint boundary value problems, by M. Engeli, Th. Ginsburg, H. Rutishauser and E. Stiefel (book), 24
Eimco dump truck (Macay), 676
Eire, export statistics, 289
Eisenhart, L. P., on Coordinate Geometry (book), 288
Eisenhower, President, on “ a little pause,” 597 Ejector, GiesI, for steam locomotives, 726 Ekco Electronics Ltd., radiation monitors for CEGB, 16; airborne weather radar, 427
El Al Airlines, rapid expansion of, 457; Boeing 707 aircraft for, 457
El Loader, use with trenching machine, 413 El Salvador, IAEA mission to, 648
Elastomer phenolic adhesive, 138
Elcontrol Ltd., timers and delay switches, 208 Elcotector thickness gauge (East Lancashire Chemical), 175
Elder, John, historical note, 549
Elders and Fyffes Ltd., Cushioncraft ground effect machine, 14; interest in Cushipn- craft, 217
Election, presidential, US, 669
Electric Ades Ltd., radio listening device for deaf persons, 496
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Generator. See Alternator; Generator and
Turbo
— Locomotive. See Locomotive, electric
— Machine. See also Alternator; Generator;
Motor; Turbo
— Mains. See Cable
— Motor. See Motor, electric
Electric and Musical Industries Ltd., sale of exhibits at Scientific and Precision Instruments exhibition, 65; joint programme with David Brown Industries Ltd. on machine tool research, 705; order placed by BBC for transmitters, 731; order for television equipment placed by Televi- centro, Mexico, 731; export orders of, 731; position and prospects, 861; gramophone record sales, 861; annual report, 861; purchase of Capitol Records Inc., 861; acquisition of Morphy-Richards, 861; products, 961; acquisition of Ardente Ltd., 861; acquisition of Ardente Acoustic Laboratories, 861; exports, 861; overseas sales doubled, 861
— Power. See Power
— Railways. See Railways
Electric Resistance Furnace Co. Ltd., Efco brazing paste applicator, 11; dry hearth furnace, 143
— Watches, by E. Bruton, 339
Electrical (trade publications), 60, 96
— Accident statistics, 409
— Appliances, sales down, 324
— Cell, indium-bismuth (Metachemical Pro
cesses Ltd.), 635
— Development Association, domestic appli
ances (trade publication), 60; all-electric kitchen at Food Fair, 296; Street Lighting: The Changing Scene, 409; Process Integration and Instrumentation (review), 588; display at Smithfield Show, 843
Electrical Distribution, 588
Electrical efficiency in industrial plants, by E. S. Lincoln (review), 423
— Engineers, shortage of in British Railways,
604
— Engineering, aircraft, principles and prac
tice of, by H. Zeffert (book), 836
Conference on non-destructive testing in, 173
Science, by P. R. Clement and W. C. Johnson (book), 224
? Standards in Europe, 257
— Industry, export statistics, 324
— Installation, home (trade publication), 96
— Machines, testing of, by L. H. A. Carr
(book), 730
— Manufacturers, US, court case on price
fixing, 869
— Noise, by D. A. Bell (review), 354
— Power. See Power
Electrical Remote Control Co. Ltd., delay unit (trade publication), 224; synchronous timer, 471
— Research Association, extermination of
wood beetles by high frequency treatment, 332; research on underground electric cables, 691; ERA Simplified System of Soil
Classification, 691; development of new electrolytic capacitor, 761
Electrical Review Publications Ltd., Electrical Who's Who, 1960-61, 456; (review), 834
— Servicing trolley, aircraft (Auto Diesels Ltd.), 93
— Standards, calculable capacitor for, 873
— Supply industry, rise of costs in, 233 Electrical Who's Who, 1961-61 (book), 456;
(review), 834
Electricite de France, Channel power link, 115; tenders received for atomic power station EDF-3, 184
Electricity Act (1957), 648
— (Amendment) Bill, 648
— Corp, of Nigeria, transfer of engineers, 145
— Council, report on sales of domestic appli
ances, 357
— Direct conversion of heat to, by J. Kaye and
J. A. Welsh (book), 256
— Distribution systems, patterns for, 211
— Meters (Ferranti), 249
— Price increase, 233
— Supply industry, scholarships for university
training, 473
Leicester, underground cable for, 211 Standardisation of, 713 Workers wage increase, 749
— Uses of in the oil industry, by E. A. Reeves
(book), 694
Electrification conference of BTC, 473 ?— Exhibition (British Railways),
— Planned, case study in, 116 Electro-Mechan Heat Ltd., spot
spot welding machine, 576
Electroflo Meters Co^ Newton
represent, 193;
to take over, 193 Electro-galvanising (Whitehead), 187 Electrolube Ltd., oiling pen, 208 Electrolux Ltd., extension and reorganisation
scheme, 19; increase in refrigerator production, 19; electrostatic painting, 19 Electrolysis of chromium trioxide, 435 Electrolytic machining, 28 Electromagnetic fields, energy and forces, by
R. M. Fano, L. J. Chu and R. B. Adler (book), 60
— Separator (Heenan and Froude), 544 Electromatic Shop Blinds Ltd., electric shop
blinds, 703
Electromechanical transducers, new materials for (Bell), 135
Electron beam milling, 28
— Bombardment for improved beryllium
(Lockheed), 761
— Energy dissipation by fast, 384
Electronic assemblies, microminiaturisation of, proceedings of symposium on, by E. F. Horsey and L. D. Shergalis (book), 658 ?— Brains, ABC of, by L. Bagrit (book), 24
— Central office (Bell), 798-799
— Computers. See Computers
— Control for machine tools, 54
— Engineers, Laplace transforms for, by
W. D. Day (book), 224
Electronic Instruments Ltd., pH meter, 71; silica analyser for feed water, 607
— Perpetuel light powered clock. Lip (Inger
soll), 368
Electronic Switchgear (London) Ltd., conductivity controller (trade publication), 160; salinity Indicator (trade publication), 224
— Watch (Bulova), 339
Electronics, aircraft, 426
— Cooling (McMichael), 634
— Course on, 893
— demonstrations for GCE, Mechtronics
apparatus for, 45
— Encyclopedic dictionary of, by R. 1. Sar
bacher (book), 160
— Exhibition, Auto-Tutor teaching machine
at, 99
Electronics Instruments Ltd., merger with Cambridge Instrument Co., 217
— Medical, by C. N. Smyth (book), 456 Conference, 109
Exhibition, 109, 197
International conference on, 197
— in medicine, 197
— Nuclear (IAEA book), 590
Electronics Weekly, first edition published, 454 Electroplating, Kanigen process, for printed circuits, 39
— Polishing, bronzing, lacquering, handbook
on (review), 560
Electropol Processing Ltd., electro-polishing of anchor, 139
Electro-polishing of anchor (Electropol), 139 Electroslag welding, 123
Electrostatic chuck, 603
— Crop spraying, 603
— Dust measuring equipment (AEI), 563
— Forces and Their Application, Colloquium
on, 603
— Generator for Australian National Univer
sity, 720
Felici, 418 Felici (SAMES), 603 Van de Graaf, 603
— Paint spraying, 533, 603
Spraying equipment, Statron (SAMES), 418
Spraying, safety comes to, 418
— Painting plant, Ransburg, 19
— Precipitators (trade publication), 560
— Techniques, 603 Electrostatics put to use, 603 Electrothermal Engineering _td., flexible
furnaces, 149
Elektrisk Malmletning AB, Abem portable generator, 242
Elgin National Watch Co., electric watch, 339 Elite tyre (Dunlop), 278
Elk River atomic reactor (Allis Chalmers), 88 Ellington, J. P., on thin-walled fuel cans, 360 Elliott-Automation Group, formation of
Elliott-Automation Pty., 193
Elliott-Automation Ltd., Automa check
weigher, 783
Elliolt-Automation Ltd., position and prospects, 17; formation of, 193; take over interests of Fisher Governor Co. and Electroflo Meters Co., 193
141
welder, 375;
Maclaren to
Elliott-Automation Pty.
Elliott Bros. (London) Ltd., course on electronic digital computers, 5 ; mail handling devices, 37; automatic control equipment for Noyelles-Godault zinc smelting plant, 129; post office facing equipment, 131; post office segregation and grading equipment, 131; control equipment for Carr biscuit factory, 155; design study for VC 10 aircraft, 426; formation of Leybold- Elliott Ltd, with Leybold Co., 513; test equipment for submerged telephone cable repeater amplifiers, 808
Elliott, J. F., on Thermochemistry for Steelmaking (book), 620
Elliptic functions, applications of, by A. G. Greenhill (book), 224
Ellis, F. B. et al, on deposition of strontium 89 and 90 on agricultural land at Windscale, 480
Ellis Optical Co., Ellisviewer bench magnifier, 446
Ellisviewer bench magnifier (Ellis Optical), 446 Elm Works Ltd., use of pvc coated Stelvetite panels in workshops, 299
Embassy Machine and Tool Co. Ltd., Battista swaging machine, 307; Leifeld flow forming lathe, 902
Embossing tapes (trade publication), 522 Embrittlement of steel by radiation, 791 Emeryson motor car, 617
Emett Railway at British Trade Fair, New York, 29
EMI. See Electric and Musical Industries
EMI Electronics Ltd., balancing machine, 44; sale of outside television unit to Hungary, 257; exports prospering, 861; infra-red and ultra-violet television cameras, 873
Emisyn system (David Brown Ltd.), 18
EMO Instrumentation Ltd., ball bearings (trade publication), 522; precision bearings (trade publication), 802
Employees in factories, statistics, 409 Employment, full, problems of, by D. J. Iles and C. A. Tucker (book), 590
— of school leavers, concern over, 45
— Statistics, 821
Aircraft industry, 45 Motor car industry, 45 Shipbuilding industry, 45 Emralon bearing material (Acheson Colloids Ltd.), 466
Emulsion chambers, 247
Encyclopaedia on cathode ray oscilloscopes, by Rider and Usian (book), 190
— Diderot pictorial, of trade and industry
(Bookservice book), 764
— Space (book), 766
Encyclopedic dictionary of electronics and nuclear engineering, by R. I. Sarbacher (book), 160
ENEA. See European Nuclear Energy Agency Energy, available, and the second law analysis, by E. A. Bruges (review), 355
— Conference on new sources of, UN, 238
— Cost of, 369
— Dissipation by fast electrons, 384
— from oceans, 201
— Solar, 239
—? Spectrum of solarflare and cosmic particles, 87
Engelhard Industries Ltd., Deoxo Puridryer hydrogen purifier, 174; Engelhard Industries Technical Bulletin, 588
Engelhard Industries Technical Bulletin, 588 Engeli, M., on Refined Iterative Methods for the Computation of the Solution and the Eigen-values of Self-adjoint Boundary value problems (book), 24
Engines (trade publications), 356
— Aircraft. See Aircraft engines
— Combustion, Congress of. See Congress International Congress on. See International
Study of cooling methods, 774
— Diesel (trade publication), 392
Adjusting exhaust to reduce air pulsations, 661
Agricultural (Perkins), 842
Fuel pressure pick-up for (BICERA),359 Industrial (Perkins), 643
Injector needle movement detector (BICERA), 593
for Landini tractors (Perkins), 803 Leyland Power-Plus, 382 Lightweight (Villiers), 630 Marine (trade publication), 356 Marine (Aktiebolaget Gotaverken), 492 Output at given site, charts for, S. Hansen 452
Paxman 8RPH, for “ no-break ” generating set (Davey, Paxman), 626
Perkins, for Trojan vehicles, 513 Reducing noise from, 696
Research into fuel-nozzle temperatures, 762
Starting in cold climates, 701 Testing (CIMAC) 452 Three 152 (Perkins), 143 Turbocharger for (CAV Ltd J, 843 Turbocharger for
843 vs. petrol, 285
— Internal-combustion.
gas
— Jet, Avon RA.29
862-864
as fire extinguisher, 369 J 70, made under licence by FNAG, 793
— Motor car. See Motor-car engine ?—? Motor-car. See Engines, petrol; Motor-car
engines
— Multi-fuel (Rootes), 659
— Oil. See Engine, diesel
— Outboard, Perkins (F. Perkins Ltd.), 894-896
— Petrol, Coventry Climax, for Cushioncraft
machine, 14
Coventry Climax, exhibit Trade Fair, New York, 29
— ?— Fabricated from stainless
Engineering), 739
Stationary, 291 versus diesel, 285 See also Aircraft engine;
engine
— Rocket, See Rocket
(Dowty-Rotol Ltd.),
See also Turbines,
(Rolls-Royce Ltd.),
at British
steel (Tyce
Motor-ca r
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17
Engines, starter motor (Simms), 843
— Steam, antique, exhibition of, 204
— for the supersonic airliner, by Dr. R.
Jamison and R. J. Lane, 721
— Traction, English, the development of,
R. H. Clark (book), 730
— Turbojet, Olympus, Bristol Siddeley,
R.
by
in
stalled at Hams Hall power station, 811 ?— Two stroke, highly supercharged, experimental study for annular combustion chamber for—the case of a free piston gas generator, by M, A. Moiroux, 689
Engineers, applied chemistry for, by E. S. Gyngell (book), 802
— and architects cooperate, when, by H, L.
Ford, 752-753
— and architects, collaboration between, 785 ?— Brasswork (trade publication), 766
— Civil, American, by D. H. Calhoun (review),
765
-— Cost, association of. See Association
— Differential equations for, by P. Franklin
(book), 192
— and food production, 265
— Graph of income distribution, 821
— Guide for, on making up private streets
(DSIR booklet), 181
Engineers’ Guild, Sir Hugh Beaver elected president, 145; survey of average incomes of engineers, 821; index of retail prices, 821; graph of engineers income/age statistics, 821; conference on the professional engineer, 881
— Helping them to gain independence, 678-679
— in management, eclipse of, by B. Monck, 777
— Mathematical tool-kit for, by H. A, Webb
and D, G. Ashwell (book), 802
— Mathematics for, by R. Sauer (book), 900
— Plain Words on. See LETTER, 372
— Professional, average incomes of, 821 Conference on, 881
— Recruitment in France, 68
— and science teachers, relativity for,
L. H. A. Carr (book), 802
— Statics and, by Sir Alfred Pugsley, 302
— Status of. Plain Words on, 636
?—Young, by C. B. Broschart (book), 160; (review), 801
ENGINEERING, national survey of the foreman problem, 505. See LETTERS, 536, 673; circulation of, 777; application for membership of Audit Bureau of Circulations, 777; historical note, 777
Engineering ability, sale and exchange of, 201
— and Allied Employers’ National Federation,
unions submit wage claim to, 573
— Apprentices. See Apprentice; Apprentice
ship
Engineering College Research Review, 94 Engineering contracts. See Contracts
— Design, computers in, by C. Storey, 30 with rubber, by A. R. Payne and J. R.
Scott (book), 192
— Education. See Education
— Heavy, high productivity in, by A. G.
Thompson (review), 391-392
Industry, position and prospects, 845
— Industries in Europe (OEEC book), 620 Plain Words on, 880
Threat of strike, 749
Wage claim made by unions, 749
— Laboratories. See Laboratories;
Engineering; National Physical
— Marine, Welding and Nuclear
Exhibition, 816
— Materials and design conference,
ings of (book), 160
— Mathematics, by J. Blakey and M. Hutton
(book), 128
— Mechanics, elementary, by E. G. Key (book)
620
— Must cater for new appetites, by A, J.
Carrington, 272
— and physics, field computations in, by Thom
and Apelt (book), 764
— Profession and elementary problem analy
sis, by H, W. Leach and G, C. Beakley (book), 694
— and science. Plain Words on, 4
— Serves the farmer well, 842
— Staff workers, wage claim for, 573
— Standards. See British Standards Institu
tion; Stantlards
— Story of, by J. K. Finch (book), 224
— Students in Canada, statistics on, 853
— Technology and safety, by R. Hurst, R, N.
Lyon and C. M. Nicholls (book), 620
— Thermodynamics, by J. B. Jones and G. A.
Hawkins (book), 694
— Unions, wage claim and rejection, 853
— What attracts capital to, by G. E. Tewson,
118. See LETTER, 204
— Workers, wage increase for, 877
— Workshop, practice, by H. G. Rider (book),
766
English Electric Aviation Ltd., supersonic wind tunnel at Warton, 594
English Electric-Babcock and Wilcox-Taylor Woodrow Atomic Power Group, cinema film on Hinkley Point atomic power station, 65
English Electric Co. Ltd., electric locomotives (trade publication), 24; capital investment in, 118; J. G. Warnock appointed manager of hydroelectric division, 241, 249; welding meter, 243; hydraulic turbines for US Trinity power plant, 289; steam turbines (trade publication), 356; debenture issue, 417; move towards merger with GEC Ltd., 465; Lightning aircraft rejected by Royal Australian Air Force, 591; Lightning aircraft, 629; power equipment for BR, 659; earth fault relay, 716; contract for Sizewell atomic power station, 756; switchgear practice (trade publication), 802; new plant at Stafford opened, 805; Weather-Beater packaged switching station, 809; fuelling charge chutes for Hinckley Point atomic power station, 828; merger talks with GEC broken off, 869
English Electric Group, Marconi’s Wireless and Telegraph Co. a member of, 758
English Electric Valve Co. Ltd., production of image orthicon television tubes for television cameras, 758
English Steel Castings Corp. Ltd., cast housings for rolling mills for James Booth Aluminium Ltd., 155
Engraving machines and die-sinking, by H. C. Town (book), 24
— Machine, Scripta (Acbars), 79
— Tool, hand, Vibro-Tool (Burgess), 576 Ennis, A. S., on measuring roughness in
electric motors, 871
Enoch Thule bronze medal R. R. Jamison, 721 Enrico Fermi atomic reactor, Fast breeder station Development Co.), 52; struction, 52
awarded to Dr.
183
(Power Reactor delays on con-
by
National
Energy
proceed-
Prototype fuel pins in the CP-5 reactor, irradiation testing of, by M. A. Silliman et al, 891
Enterprises Industrielles Charentaises, double- decker suburban railway coach, 53
Epicyclic gearing, application of high powered, by H. N. G. Allen and T. P. Jones, 810-811 Epok water soluble resin (British Resin), 3 Epoxide coating system, solventless (IJakelite Ltd.), 39
Epoxy adhesives systems, 138
— Pipe, high pressure (Bristol), 778-779
High pressure (Chemidus Plastics), 778- 779
— Resins for cable jointing, 742 High build (CIBA), 778-779
for potting electronic equipment (CIBA), 815
by I. Skeist (review), 22
Equalisers for communications cables, 494 Equations, differential, for engineers, by P.
Franklin (book), 192
Numerical treatment of, by L. Collatz, (book), 392
— Ordinary differential, and their solutions,
by G. M. Murphy (book), 288
Equipment and Engineering Co. Ltd., Simplex Jenny centre hole jack, 750
— Heavy, protective coating for (Miles
Plating), 697
— Quality engineering, 663 and reliability, 662
Equipment and Services, electrical timers and control gear, 89
— Service, making more reliable, 662. See
Correction, 733
ERA Simplified System of Soil Classification, 691
Erdelyi, I., on mixing gases, 569; on mechanical stresses in transmission lines, 709 Ergonomics Conference, 409
— and improved driver comfort, 517
Ericsson Telephones, Ltd., formation of new company with Automatic Telephone and Electric Co., 417
Eridge Castle, land reclamation with tractors, 393
Erlang, A. K., the Life and Works of, by E. Brockmeyer, H. L. Halstrom and A. Jensen (book), 730
Erosion, spark, machine, SIP-AGIE, 123 Error bridge. Theta (Sylvan Ginsbury), 176
— Due to cylindrical cell approximation in
lattice calculations, by D. A. Newmarch, 248
Esaki, tunnel diode, 840
Esoteric art of tendering, by B. G. Bodroghy, 717-718
Espresso coffee machine, design of, 290
Esso Hermod, Seaguard Ltd., cleaning interior of ships tanks, 661; use of dry air supply in ships tank holds, 661
Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd., test facilities for oil-fired boilers, 167; butyl rubber plant at Fawley, 324; butyl rubber plant for Fawley, 403; oil bottling plant at Mode Wheel Terminal, 451; research on oil injection into blast furnaces, 599; Milford Haven oil refinery statistics, 633, 640; cheaper fuels and petro-chemical feedstocks, 633; contractors for Milford Haven oil refinery, 640; Milford Haven oil refinery opened by Duke of Edinburgh, 640; cracking plant to be built at Stenung- sund, 695
Esso Portsmouth tanker, repairs to, 591
Esso Research Centre, test road surfaces at Kampala, Uganda, 7
Estuary models, scaling of, by J. R. D. Francis, 329-331
Ether Ltd., recording controller (trade publication), 128
Eural-Allemegne. formation of by Compagnie Generale de CSF and Radio Elettra, 893 Eurarep, oil and natural gas struck in Sahara, 489
Euratom. See European Atomic Energy Commission
Eurelec. See L’/nstitut Europeen d'Electronique Eurelec-Benelux, formation of by Compagnie Generale de CSF and Radio Elettra, 893 Eurochemie, King Baudouin lays corner stone, 88; operation of, 88; cooperation in testing and production of plutonium, 647 Europe and Commonwealth (book), 488
— Competition among ECSC steelmakers, 86
— Electrical engineering standards, 257
— Engineering industries in (book), 620
— Exports to, I 37
Council for. See Export
— Free trade in, 297
— Labour costs in, 297
— Lack of balance in trade with North
America, 565
— Railways, aluminium on, 53
— Steel prices in, 86
— Trade prospects in, 369
— UK investment in, 565
— Unemployment in, 377
— United Nations Economic Commission for,
See United Nations
— US investment in, 565
European Atomic Energy Authority, German atomic propelled ship joint project, 16; collapse of nuclear power programme, 52; research projects, 52; negotiatons with UK, 52; assistance for SENA reactor at
Chooz, 152; commission on free movement of workers through Community countries, 152; use of BR-2 high flux materials testing reactor, 152; coordination of development of atomic marine reactors, 216; assistance for Reactor Centrum Nederland and KEMA studies, 384; joint US “Atoms for Peace” programme, 571; admission of new members, 683; diplomatic missions accredited to, 683; relations with international organisations, 683; documentation centre for, 684; formation of Transatom, 684; Common Market for atomic materials, 684; joint agreement with Canada,details of, 683; ORGEL and OCDRE projects, 683; co-operation agreement with United States, United Kingdom and Canada, 683; draft agreement with Brazil, 683; programme and future of, 683; United Kingdom agreement, details of, 683; technical interchange, 683; mutual assistance, 683; fuel processing and supply, 683; United States agreement, details of, 683; power programme, 683; development programme, 683; fuel supplies, 683; exchange of information, 683; proposal that UK should join, 803; activities of, 803; contracts of, 803
European Atomic Forum, Britain and the, by A. Cassuto, 571. See LETTERS, 816, 880
— Coal and Steel Community, marketing
practices, 81; historical note, 86 ; operation of, 86; competition of member firms, 86; markets of, 86; aid for Opel Car Co., 523
— Common Market, investment in, 8; British
Government policy on, 9; amalgamations, concentrations and working arrangements in, 89; Dutch scheme for regional association with EFTA, 369; effect on industry, 401; and British motor car industry, 497; by J. F. Deniau (book), 590; and Ford Motor Co. (UK), 669; transfers of labour on participating countries, 713; and the UK, 741; and GATT, 852; Plessey Group interest in, 861; favourable treatment for member nations, 877
— Congress of Aviation Medicine, 297
— Economic Community, aids to investment
in (booklet), 8
— Free Trade Association. See EFTA
— Management Consultants, Federation of.
See Federation
— Non-ferrous metals industry, guide to the
principles of costing in (book), 658
— Nuclear Energy Agency, participation in
Halden and Dragon projects, 88; Industrial Challenge of Nuclear Energy (Stresa Conference, Part 4), 152; Catalogue of Courses of Nuclear Energy in OEEC Countries, 720
— Organisation for Nuclear Research, particle
accelerator, cooperation in building, 87; proton synchrotron, preliminary measurements, 88; IBM 709 computer for, 737
— Productivity Agency, Saclay food tion information centre, 280; Technical Literature, 286
European Transit Ltd., transport of TV unit to Hungary, 257
Europium as atomic reactor absorber material, 479
Evans, D. S., on computers make sense on scale of two, 474; on Fundamentals of Digital Instrumentation (book), 868
Evans, H. W., on Reinforced Concrete Piling and Piled Structures (book), 766
Evans, M., on manual of model steam locomotive construction (review), 866
Evaporation from reservoirs, Mansfield process to prevent, 381
Evaporators, sea water, for drinking water production (Richardsons Westgarth and Co.), 809
Evely R., on Concentration in British Industry (book), 392
Evence Coppee and Cie, joint programme with Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., 707
Evered, D. S., on Rocket Propellent Handbook (book), 590
Evershed and Vignoles Ltd., Megger insulation and continuity tester, 271
Evode Ltd., Twinstik adhesive tape, 879
Exactor Ltd., fuel flow test rig, 406
Excavation, nuclear, 384
Excavator (trade publication), 868
— JCB4 (Bamford), 306
Exciter and regulator, Accurex, for aircraft electrical servicing trolley (GEC), 93
Executive, Red, by D. Granick (book), 341 Exhall Grinding and Engineering Co. Ltd., Air-O-Flow suction cleaner, 206
Exhaust brakes for tractors, 837
— Diesel, adjusting to reduce air pulsation, 661
— Motor car, laying down the law for, 510 Car, oxidant index for, 510
Vehicle, contaminants, standards of emission of, 510
Exhibition, annual, of the Institute of Physics and the Physical Society, 881
— Antique steam engines, 204
— British Trade Fair (Moscow), 659, 845
— British Trade Fair (New York), appraisal
of, 29; winners of best display at, 97
— Brno Fair, British exhibits at, 401
— Building Trades, 5
— Bulgarian international trade fair, Plovdiv,
British exhibitors at, 425
— Business efficiency, 816
— Cologne Photokina, 408
— Commercial Motor Show, Earls Court, 382
— Corrosion and metal finishing, review of,
778-779
— Effluent and water treatment, 373, 381
— Electrification (British Railways), 141
— Electronics, Auto-Tutor teaching machine
at, 99
— Engineering, Marine, Welding and Nuclear
Energy, 816
— Farnborough Show, exhibits at, 310, 346
— Finnish Trade Fair, Helsinki, 338
— Food Fair, exhibits at, 296
— German International Foundry Trades, 205
irradia- Russian
outside
Exhibition, Gifts and Fancy Goods Fair, 881
— Hanover Machine Tool, cold forging plant
on show at, 451; foreign exhibits at, 633
— Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning,
205
— of high-temperature alloys (Henry Wiggin
and Co. Ltd.), 237
— Institute of Physics and the Physical
Society, 881
— International, of aluminium in railway
rolling stock, 53
Caravan, 704 Industrial finishes, 638
— ?— Instruments and Measurements, Stock
holm, British exhibits at, 312
Knitting machinery and accessories, 745 Machine tool, 10, 43, 97, 705
Pipes, pipelines, pumps and valves, 141 Refrigeration and air conditioning, 109 Trade Fair (Izmir), Auto-Tutor teaching machine on exhibit at, 591
Trade Fair (Tunis), Auto-Tutor teaching machine to be exhibited at, 591
Trade Fair (Zagreb), 489
— Machine Tool, 10, 43; P. Onderchain at,
97; electronic control, 705
— Medical electronics, 109, 197
— Permanent, of street furniture (CoID), 741
— Picasso paintings, 73
— “ Plastics in Industry,” Leningrad, 41
— Plastics, Leningrad (ICI), 89 Moscow (ICI), 89
— Public works, 642, 676
Works and municipal services, 140
— Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 437
— Royal Smithfield Show and Agricultural
Machinery, 709, 837, 842
— Scientific and precision instruments, sales
at, 65
—• Sydney Trade Fair, strong support for, 289
— Ventilating, heating and air conditioning,
781
— Watch and Jewellery Fair, electric watch
exhibit at, 393
Expanded Perlite as thermal Insulation, 371 Expanded Rubber Co., Onazote and Polyzote thermal insulation, 370
Expandite Ltd., rust prevention (trade publication), 256
Expansion assembly by sub-zero temperatures, 350
— Joints, nine span bridge without, by H. W.
Stephenson, 308
Experiments, book of, by L. de Vries (review), 286
Expert in the Witness Box, by F. H. B. Lay- field, 790. See LETTER, 880
Exploding wires, by W. G. Chace and H. K. Moore (review), 486-487
Exploration in management, by W. Brown (book), 620
— of space, by R. Jastrow (book), 488 Explosions in vertical boilers, 388
— See also Accidents
Explosive forming, 25
— Metal-forming and welding, gas for
(Battelle), 462
Export of aero-engines, value of, 869
— of agricultural machinery, 97, 161, 289, 695 —? to Bulgaria, 425
— to Canada, 557
— Capital, Plain Words on need for re-design
in, 140
— Chemical, of US, 401
— Club, formation of, 731
— Council for Europe, Sir William McFadzean
appointed chairman, 613
— Credits Guarantee Department of Board of
Trade, 565
— Decline of, 105, 705
— Delivery date problems, 273
— of Denmark, 369
— Directory, Swedish, 1960 (book), 160
— Effect of strike on, 533
— Eire’s, 289
— Electrical industry, 324
— to Europe, 137
— Executives, advertisements for, 749
— of farm machinery, 557, 829
— of France, 65
— Imports increased over, 901 Statistics, 73
— of livestock, 695
— of machine tools, 633
— of machinery from US, Britain and
Germany, 297
— Made easy, business methods and marketing
(Rural Industries Bureau book), 679
—• Markets and British industry, 565 Increasing difficulties in, 465 for light aircraft, 565 Search for, 73
— Marketing, 541
— of motor cars down, 803
— of motor trucks growing, 433
— of office equipment, 837
— of office machinery, 357, 465
— Raising level of UK, 105
— of refrigerators, 217
— Services Department of the Board
Trade. See Board of Trade
— Shipping, to Norway, 161
— of small motor cars to US, 65
— Statistics, 289
— of toys, 193
— of tractors, 695, 829
— to US, 65, 489
Exporting know-how on grand scale, R. Bailey, 150
Exposition, International Design (Milan),
of
by
129
Extractor, water closet. Silavent (Morphy- Richards), 574
Extruded steel sections, users of, 706 Extrudex Ltd., pvc pipe, 335
Extruding steel, using glass as lubricant, 706 Extrusions, aluminium (Northern Aluminium), 107
Snap-lock (Reynolds), 107
— Cladding process for metal (Battelle
Memorial Institute), 166
— Cold impact, of steel, 551 Steel (NEL), 35
— Impact, 26
— of molybdenum, 551
Extrusion processes, 551
— Steel, table of mechanical tests on, 706
— of steel, Ugine-Sejournet process, 706
— of titanium, 551
— of uranium, 551
— of zirconium, 551
Eye, human, research on (Bell), 689
— on Research, by G. R, Taylor (book), 560
Eyskens, M., on five year plan for Belgium, 695
FABLON Ltd., polyethylene film, 743
Fabric, glass, ptfe coated, Tygaflor (Fothergill and Harvey Ltd.), 299
Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre, SA., airborne combat vehicle, 67; ammunition for NATO, 793; MAG58 machine gun, 793; AS24 lightweight vehicle, 793; annual report, 793; output of, 793; J70 jet engines made under licence, 793; launching ramps for Hawk missiles, 793 Faceted classification, by B. C. Vickery (book), 802
Facing equipment, post office (Elliott), 131 Post office (Harrison), 131 Factory accidents. See Accidents
— Act 1959, sections on First Aid and
Cleanliness, 409
— Atmospheres, toxic substances in (HMSO
booklet), 209
Toxic substances in (HMSO booklet), 599
— Building studies (Building Research Sta
tion), 180
— Chief Inspector of, annual report, 409
— Cleanliness in, 409
— Employee statistics, 409
— First aid in, 409
— Health in, 209
— Layout (Building Research Station), 180
— Noise in, 101
Reduction in, 233
— Registration statistics, 409
— Site, optimum location of, 210
Failures, course on causes and prevention of, 677
Fair, trade. See Exhibition
Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour, order position, 513; purchase of 75 per cent interest in Amsel Ltd., 513; Contorq variable control, 513; Contorq variable speed reduction unit, 702
Fairchild, S. M., on British Trade Fair, New York, 29
Fairey Aerial Surveys Ltd., aerial survey of British Guiana, 726; use of Wild RC9 camera, 726
Fairey Air Surveys Ltd., expansion at home and abroad, 861; photographic contract for Burma, 861; Nigerian contract for aerial survey, 893
Fairey Aviation of Australasia, increasing turnover, 861
Fairey Aviation Ltd., interests in aircraft sold to Westland Aircraft, 161; Rotodyne aircraft at Farnborough Show, 169; sale of, 861
Fairey Co. Ltd., offer for shares of Siebe, Gorman Co., 161; underwater diving and breathing apparatus, 161; report and accounts, 861; association with Atomic Power Constructions, 861; purchase of Siebe, Gorman and Co., 861; overseas subsidiaries of, 861
Fairey Engineering Ltd., air conditioning programme, 610; operations of, 861 Fairey Marine Ltd., Atalanta boat. Firefly dinghy, 146; Titania boat. Dinky boat, 139
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering centenary, 45; company history, girders for Runcorn-Widnes bridge, stress relieving girders with furnaces, shipyards for Queen Mary replacement, 533; historical note, 549; tanker for British Petroleum Co., 549; agreement with Mitchell Engineering Co., 549
Fairweather, J. H., award for suggestion by Morgan Crucible Co., 341
Falcon, ship, salvaged by tugs Noord-Holland and Cyclop, 188
Fall-out, family room of the future to protect against, 668
Intensity detection oscillator, FIDO (Control for Radiation Inc.), 52
Family room of the future, 668
Fans, aerofoil (trade publication), 488
— Axial flow, Secomak (Service Electric), 503
— Centrifugal (trade publication), 488
Forward curved (trade publication), 488
— Ducted, for VTOL aircraft, 102
— Engineering, heavy (trade publication), 488 Woods practical guide to, by W. C.
Osborne and C. G. Turner (book), 256
— Low speed (trade publication), 488 Fancy Goods and Gifts Fair Exhibition, 881 Fano, R. M., on Electromagnetic Fields,
Energy and Forces (book), 60
Faraday Society, Crystal Growth (book), 694 Farm irrigation, 276
— Machinery exports, 557
Exports, 829
Need for more, 369
— Mechanisation of, 265
— Water usage on, 276. See LETTER, 336
— Workers, wage claim, 265 Wage increase, 749
Farmer, engineering serves him well, 842 Farming in Nigeria, 443
— Underground, 294
— See also Agriculture; Irrigation; Tractors Farnborough Show, exhibits at, 310, 346 Farnell Instruments Ltd., UK agents for
Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, 351
Farr, A. E. Ltd., Ross Motorway, 787 Farrow, Howard, Ltd., aircraft hangar for Transair Ltd., 46
Farrow and Jackson Ltd., Beatall gum applicator for labels, 110
Fasprime centrifugal pump (Johnson), 542
Fatigue, high temperature, and creep properties of the magnesium base canning alloy, Magnox A 12, by P. E. Brookes et al, 891
— Organic coatings to lessen, 2
Fault detector, cable. Panelec (BlCC Ltd.), 502 Faure nuclear research centre for Cape Town and Stellenbosch Universities, 684
Fawcett, S., appointed director of reactor design at UKAEA, 720
Fawley oil refinery, butyl rubber plant for (Esso), 403
Faxi offset litho printing machine (General Trade Equipment Ltd.), 67
Feather, V., candidate for post of assistant general secretary to TUC, 605
Februat washing machine for buses. Federal German Navy, torpedo
(Vosper Ltd.), 357
Federation of British Industries, modifications to Rating and
157 boats for
suggested Valuation
Bill, 821; support for atomic products “ shop window”, 37
— of Civil Engineering Contractors, handbook
of (book), 658
— of European Management Consultants,
formation, members and aims of, 433
Federation International Automobile, rules and regulations for motor car racing, 182 Federation of Nigeria. See Nigeria Fedynskii, O. §., on Liquid-Metal Heat Transfer Media (review), 255-256
Feed water. See Boiler ; IValer
Feedback Ltd., wave form generator, 575 Feeder, constant weight, for pulverised fuel (Sinex), 110
— Pressure, Tolu (Neldco), 819
— and separators (trade publication), 456
— Service, airships for noiseless, by B. G,
Bodroghy, 124
— Slide (Rockwell), 445
— Unit (Blending Machine Co. Ltd.),
— Valve (Robinson), 444
— Vibrating (trade publication), 456
— Vibratory (Magco), 271 Feeding machine, dry (Wallace &
Ltd.), 643
— ?— Reel, Reelomat (Catlin), 407
Rotary (Spicers), 270
Scale, Merchen (Wallace and Ltd.), 676
Vibra (Simon), 543
Feldmann, H. D., on Cold Pressing
(book), 900
Felici electrostatic generator, 418 Generator (SAMES), 603 Fenal red lead paint, quick drying
and Alder Ltd.), 467
176
Tiernan
Tiernan
of Steel
(Fenner
Co., 45; 149; flexible 149; competition with other
Fender, pneumatic, for ship (Marine Craft Constructors’), 707
Fenner and Alder Ltd., Fenal quick drying red lead paint, 567
Penning, F. W., appointed director of reactor technology at UKAEA, 720
Fenter Machine Tools Ltd., Denbigh drill, 13 Fermentation, radioactive tracers in, 279 Ferodo Ltd., test fleet coach on European tour, 530; factory for North Wales proposed, 659; car-caravan combination braking tests, 883
Feroglas plastic mouldings for washing machines, 2. See Correction, 235
Ferranti Electric Inc., expansion of capacity, 249
Ferranti Ltd., Orion data processing equipment for Prudential Assurance Co., 129; annual report, 249; position and prospects, 249; products of, 249; computer manufacture, 249; London computer centre, 249; Bendix Aviation Corp, to distribute machine tool control systems, 249; transformers for CEGB, 249; Wilson Electric Transformer Co. shares bought, 249; overseas subsidiaries, 249; portable peak accelerometer, 572; views on air conditioning, 610; instruments (trade publication), 802; automatic transformer core plate cutting machine installed, 903 Ferranti-Packard Electric Ltd., difficult market for, 249
Ferrari 250GT motor car, 228
Ferry, railway. Cook Strait (William Denny), 257
— Woolwich free, modernising (LCC), 137 Fertilisers, chemical, mechanisation of the
application in the form of liquid, " “
Machacek (HMSO book), 266
— Factory, Nangal, 578
— Liquid, by A. V. Sokolov, 266 Increase in popularity of, 266 Granular, versus, 266 Table of, 266
— Nitrogenous, energy required for
facture, 369
Fessia, Prof., design of Lancia Flavia car, 734
Fetcher, E., candidate for post of assistant general secretary to TUC, 605
Fi-Cord International, miniature tape recorder, 142
Fibre, glass (Douglas Holt), 104
Reinforced resins, 104
— Pitch, pipes, flexibility of, 477
— Plant for Russia (Courtaulds Ltd.), 185
— — for Yugoslavia (Courtaulds Ltd.), 185
— Polyester (trade publication), 658
—? Ptfe (Du Pont), 466
— Terylene polyester (ICI), 39
Fibreboard, wood, expansion joint filler (Powell Duffryn), 847
Fibreglass acoustic panels for ceilings of Pilkington Bros. Ltd. new factory, 787 Fidler, J. C., on cold stores for fresh fruit and vegetables, 389, 468
FIDO, fall-out intensity detection oscillator (Control for Radiation Inc.), 52
Field, E. W., on machine tool research, 767 Fielding and Platt Ltd., concrete press, 42 Fighters: War Planes of the second world war, by W. Green (book), 836
Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, stereoscopic camera range finder, 653
File, band (Rockwell), 206 Filiform corrosion, 106 Filing machine (trade publication), 900
by D.
manu-
motor
Fillet rolling machine, BSA (Burton, Grifliths and Co. Ltd.), 43
Fillmore, L. W., on selecting future foremen, 569
Film (cinema) “Computers in Business,” 113
— — “ Coweeta Water,” 577
“ Four Point Conics,” ISFA, 425
— — “ Hazard ” (BISF), 425
Hinkley Point atomic power station, 65 “ Light in Nature ” (Shell), 425
“ March Fritillary Butterfly ” (Bristol Engine Co.), 425
New, available from Central Office of Information, 800
• “ New Minds for
(ICI Ltd.), 780
New World ”
Professional selling, 866
— — “ R and D ” (UKAEA), 792
“ Seaward the Great Ships,” 425 Training of salesmen (booklet), 58
Film Cooling Towers (1925) Ltd., towers for Richard Thomas and Baldwins, 489; towers for British Oxygen Engineering, 489; towers for CEGB, 489
— Fluorocarbon, Teflon (Du Pont), 815
— Library, Central. See Central Filter, air (trade publication), 560 (Alfred Bullows and Sons Ltd.), 751 Ceramic (Doulton), 856
— Bag (trade publication), 620
— Choke, dynamic ripple, some design data on, for 7GeV Nimrod proton synchrotron, by J. V. Smith, 348
— Elements, Poroloy CM (Vokes), 171 Poroloy T (Vokes), 171
— — Sintered wire (Vokes), 171
— Fuel (Simms), 407
— for insulating oils (Stream-Line Filters Ltd.), 703
— Plastic, porous ptfe, Lichfield (Bound Brook Bearings Ltd.), 567
— Testing, radioactive tracer methods for, by J. Webb, 384
— Tests on water pollution, 69
— Vacuum (Davey, Paxman and Co. Ltd.), 270 Finance houses, 118
— Long term, 118
Financial analysis for management, by R. B. Lewis (book), 456
— Incentives for management, by R. C. Smyth (book), 522
Financing industry, by J. R. Kinross, 118 Finch, J. K., on The Story of Engineering (book), 224
Finishes, industrial, international exhibition, 638
a practical manual of, by B. M. Letsky (book), 620
Finishing plant, automatic (Parkinson Cowan), 773
Finkelnburg, H. H., on Multi-Spindle Automatic Machines (book), 900
Finkelstein, L., review of Theory and Application of Mechanical Engineering Measurements, 287-288; biographical note, 288
Finland and EFTA, 695
— EFTA or Russia, choice of, 338
— Exports to Britain, 338
— Heavy engineering potential, 338
— Imports from Britain, 338
— Institute of Technology, Triga atomic
reactor for, 720
— Nuclear power survey by IAEA, 448
— Political troubles in, 225
— Report of study made by IAEA, 648
— Shipbuilding in, 338
— Timber prices lowered in, 225
— Trading links with Russia, 225
— Trading plan with Russia, 225
— Trading problems, 225
— Triga atomic reactor and fuel for, 720
— Tripartite agreement with US and IAEA,
720
— Unemployment in, 695
Finn, D., on Public Relations and Management (book), 730
Finnish State Power Board, delegation visit to CEGB, 641
— Trade Fair, Helsinki, 338
FIRA-NIRD texture recorder (H. A. Gaydon), 270; 295
Fire alarm. Fire Cry-er (Fire Cry-er Ltd.), 607
— Automatic sprinkler system to prevent, 633
— Brigade, Hong Kong, Leyland Beaver
truck chassis for, 129
— Cry-er fire alarm (Fire Cry-er Ltd.), 607 Fire Cry-er Ltd,, Fire Cry-er fire alarm, 607
— Due to friction, incidence of, 92
— Due to friction, prevention of, by
Palmer, 92
—? Endurance of timber structures, Richardson, 212
— Extinguisher, jet engine as, 369
(Nu-Swift), 271
— Forest, flying boats as fire fighters,
— Industrial, heavy losses from, 633 ?— — Statistics, 324, 341 Statistics in US, 193
— Prevention Week, National, 341
— Protection Association, Fire Protection
Bulletin, 633
Fire Protection Bulletin, 633
— Research, DSIR report on, 369
— — Organisation, Joint. See Joint
— Resistance tests on structural materials
(HMSO book), 7
— Services, Report of HM Chief Inspector
(HMSO book), 324
— Vehicle, foam, Sudsmobile, 353 Firebricks. See Refractory Firefly dinghy (Fairey Marine), 146 Firelighter, electric (GEC), 596 Firelighting and the Clean Air Act, 113
— and smokeless zones, 596
Fireproof Tanks Ltd., Viton rubber mouldings, 635
Firestone Rubber Co., pneumatic tyres for ships’ fenders, 707
Firms, small, labour force in, 633
Survival of, 633 First aid in factories, 409 Teaching by Auto-Tutor machine, 591 Firth Brown Tools Ltd., position and prospects, 281
K. N.
by H.
253
Firth Cleveland Group, formation of Firth Cleveland Steel Ltd., 893; subsidiaries of, 893
Firth Cleveland Instruments Ltd., fuel gauge (trade publication), 128; null-balance receivers (trade publication), 128
Firth Cleveland Pumps Ltd., automatic pumping units for well water, 400; centrifugal pumps (trade publication), 356; sales of, 217
Firth Cleveland Steel Ltd., formation of, 893; technical and sales cooperation with J. J. Habershon and Sons, Tenuous Steel Co. and Firth Cleveland Steel Strip, 893;
C. W. Hayward appointed chairman, 893; J. Tonking appointed managing director, 893
Firth Cleveland Steel Strip, technical and sales cooperation with Firth Cleveland Steel Ltd., 893
Firth-Vickers Stainless Steels Ltd., centrispun tuyere blowpipes for Appleby-Frodingham Steel Co., 299; stainless steels for T 188 aircraft, 334
Fiscal Policy in Underdeveloped Countries, with Special Reference to India, by R. J. Chellian (book), 560; (review), 764-765
Fischer blow moulding machine (Matthew Wylie and Co. Ltd.), 675
Fish, frozen, handling and transporting, 295
— Preservation and storage of, 295
Fisher Governor Co., Elliott-Automation Pty. to take over, 193
Fisher, J. M., review of Congress of the International Federation on Prestressed Concrete, 423-424; biographical note, 424
Fishery protection vessel, Norway invites UK to quote, 357
Fishrooms, aluminium floors for (trade publication), 256
Fison, Sir Clavering, on fertilisers, 266
Fisons Fertilisers Ltd., extension to factory, 267 Fission chamber for operation at 850’ C, by
D. Barnes, H. C. Hollick and F. Wade, 152 for Zenith atomic reactor (Century
Electronics Ltd.), 152
— Product elements, removal by slagging, by
L. J. Mullins, J. A. Leary and W. J. Maraman, 248
Fitton, G. L., review of Refrigeration Controls, 866; biographical note, 868
Fitzgerald, Sir Alexander, appointed chairman of Management Selection Australia Pty., 257
Fixing inserts (trade publication), 868
Flair atomic reactor (General Atomics), 88 Flame cutting machine, Rowen-Gloor (Rowen- Arc), 376
— ?—? Nozzles, Saffire (BOG Ltd.), 187
— Gouging of steel members of Thames
Bridge at Bray, 855
— Structure, radiation and temperature, by
A. G. Gaydon and H. G. Wolfhard (review), 287
—? Tubes, resistance welding of, 333
Flange design for pressure vessel, 30
—? for polyethylene pipes. Bulldog (Foster), 171 Flats, multi-storey, garbage disposal problems in, 776
Simplified plumbing for (leaflet), 776 Water supply problems in, 776 Flattening machine, Schubert (Vaughan Associates), 675
Flavia motor car, Lancia, details of, 734
Fleck, Sir Alexander, appointed chairman of revised advisory council of Ministry of Power, 81; appointed chairman of Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee, 52; on corrosion, 778; on food production, 369; fund appeal for technical staff college, 9; on work on uranium with Soddy and Rutherford, 512
Fleming Radio (Developments) Ltd., air pollution recorder, 818
Fletcher, P. T., appointed deputy managing director of UKAEA, 720
Fletcher, R. K., on hard facing in thin layers, 637
Fletcher, T., cinema film “ Four Point Conics,” 425
Flewitt, J., on union money and strikes, 241 Flight, design for; the Kurt Tank story, by H. Conradis (review), 391
— Space. See Space
— Supersonic, wind tunnel for, 594-595
— Theory of, by R. von Mises (review), 455 Flo-Rol tubes, internally ribbed (Damascus),
170
Floating dock. See Dock
Floods in Lewes, 749
Flooding, river, inflatable dam to control, 711 Floors, aluminium, for fishrooms (trade publication), 256
— Ribbed (trade publication), 868
— Toppings, granolithic, laid on in-situ
concrete, specifications (Cement and Concrete Association booklet), 7
Flour handling and storage plant for Russia (Baker Perkins), 901
Flow, air, in fruit stores, 389. See LETTER, 468
— Boom structure at Tranmere (Shell and
Woodfield Rochester Ltd.), 220
— Fluid, machinery, construction of, by
Petermann (book), 900
— Hypersonic, by A. R. Collar and J. Tinkler
(review), 316
—- Indicator, Arkon (Walker, Crossweller and Co.), 207
Magnetal (Sir W. H. Bailey and Co. Ltd.), 784
(Muntz), 111
— Measurement (trade publication), 224
— Meter (Hagan), 407
—? Test rig for fuel (Exactor Ltd.), 406
— in turbomachines, and aero-thermo
dynamics, by M. H. Vavra (book), 590
— Turbulent, and heat transfer, by C. C. Lin
(review), 728-729
— Turning, 26
— Water, analogues for gas dynamics, by
R. E. Morris and B. Haythornthwaite, 261 Flower, M., on Cassall’s Directory of Publishing in Great Britain and the Commonwealth (book), 728
Floyd, D. E., on Polyamide Resins (review), 22
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
19
Fliigge, W., on Stresses in Shells (book), 694 Fluid flow, compressible, Bergman’s linear integral operator method in the theory of, by M. Z. V. Krzywoblocki (book), 658 Machinery, construction of, by Peter- mann (book), 900
— Hydraulic, symposium on (ASTM book),
256
— Mechanics of, elementary treatise on, by
W. J. Duncan, A. S. Thom and A. D. Young (book), 766
through worked examples, by D. R. L. Smith and J. Houghton (book), 868
— Particle systems and fluidisation, by F. A.
Zenz and D. F. Othmer (book), 224
— Power control, by J. F. Blackburn, G.
Reethof and J. L. Shearer (review), 288
— Sealing, British Hydromechanics Research
Association meeting on, 569-570
— Silicone (trade publication), 256 Fluidisation and fluid-particle systems, by
F. A. Zenz and D. F. Othmer (book), 224 Fluidised particles, heat transfer in beds of, by H. Bannister, 384
Fluon ptfe materials (ICI Ltd.), 299
Fluor Engineering Construction Co., motors ordered from AEI Ltd., 803; work at Grangemouth oil refinery, 803
Fluorescent light fittings (trade publication), 60
— Lighting for Mersey Tunnel (Philips
Electrical Ltd.), 315
Plate glass (Westinghouse), 737 Fluorocarbon film. Teflon (Du Pont), 815
— by M. A. Rudner (review), 22 Fluorosint bearing material (Polypenco), 466 Flux, gamma ray, calculations outside a
gamma core, by M. Roos, 384
— Measurements in Zenith atomic reactor, 152
— Neutron, table of, for atomic reactors
Jason, Consort and Triga, 580
Fluxes (trade publication), 318 Flying boat. See under Aircraft
— Business and executive. Air League report
on, 565
— Objects, unidentified, congress of, 641
— Pleasure, in UK, 565
— Safety in, 297
FNAG. See Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre
Foam, anti-fire, Sudsmobile vehicle for (RAF), 353
—• Sprayable (Aerograph-DeVilbiss), 778-779 Foamglas thermal insulation (Pittsburgh Corning), 370
Focus (Foreign Ore Concentrates Usage), 870 Fodens Ltd., position and prospects, 249; overseas orders, 249; production at record level, 249
Foell, C. F., on plastics bearings, 132 Foil, aluminium (Venesta), 733 Foldaway motor car trailer (Castle’s), 532 Foley-Brickley and Partners Ltd., American HKP Porter Impakdriver, 227
Folkboat boat, 146
Folland Aircraft Ltd., GERM Hovertrucks, 869; Hovercraft production, 217, 265; Gnat aircraft on show at Farnborough, 310 Fontenay-aux-Roses atomic research centre, historical note, 511; equipment of, 511 Food, accelerated freeze-drying, 292
— Consumption, 272
— Cultivation, mechanisation of, 294
— Domestic, consumption and expenditure
(1958), 305
— and the engineer, 265
— Expenditure per capita, 272
— Fair, exhibits at, 296
— Freeze-drying of, 265, 292
— Frozen, 284
— Growing demand for, 369
— Habits in UK, 305
— Irradiation centres in US, 280 Information centre at Saclay, 280
— Machinery Association, Directory (trade
publication), 802
Directory (trade publication), 802
— Marketing, 272
— Ministry of, research in accelerated freeze-
drying, 265, 292
— Mixer, Chef (Kenwood), 844
— Preservation by irradiation, doubts about,
430
Radioisotopes for, 280
— Preserving without after effects, 292
— Processing, prototype rigs for, 295
— Production by hydroponics, by G. V.
Thompson, 294
— Quality control of, 272
— (^uick freezing of, 284
— as radiation protection, 279
— Science and Technology, Congress of, 269
— Statistics, 272
— Survey committee. National. See National
— Trends in supply and demand, 272
Forage harvester (Gloster Equipment Ltd.), 293 McCormick International Gloster, International Harvester to market, 621
Foratom. See Forum Atomique Europcen Ford, H. L., on when engineers and architects cooperate, 752-753
Ford Motor Co. Ltd., order for presses placed, 97; labour troubles in, 305; sales and management training centre, 457; Ford Merchandising Centre, 457; Anglia car to be assembled in Italy, 489; appointment of Posford, Pavry and Partners as consulting engineers, 523; increased interim dividend, 549; sales levels, 549; effect of hire purchase restrictions, 549; profit margins, 549; disk brakes for Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac cars, 572; full scale head on motor car collision tests, 644; and the European Common Market, 669; and the European Free Trade Area, 669; Ford Motor Co. (US) take over bid for, 669, 741; strike at 749; suggestion for avoiding short time working, 785; commercial vehicle demand booming, 785; demand for 40 hour week, three weeks paid holiday and larger annual bonus by shop stewards, 785; Fordson Super Major tractor, 842; investigation into labour relations, 885;
Ford Motor Co. of Canada, head office building (Taylor Woodrow Ltd.), 17
Ford Motor Co. (US), increases in overseas investments, 757; leaf spring order placed with Toledo Woodhead Springs, 97; smaller car for US market, 493; take over bid for Ford Motor Co, (UK), 669, 741 Ford specials, construction of, by J. Mills (book), 868
Fordson Super Major tractor (Ford), 842 Fords (Finsbury) Ltd., bottle sealing plant for Esso Mode Wheel Terminal, 451 Fore-and-Aft refuse collecting vehicle, tipping (Shelvoke and Drewry), 561
Foreign workers, objection to at Bedford, 777 Foremen, courses for, list of Colleges and Centres giving, 727
— ENGINEERING’S national survey of, 505.
See LETTERS, 536, 673
— Leaders or not?, 505. See LETTER, 673
— National College for, 478. See LETTER, 536
— Recruitment difficulties, 569
— Salaries and training for, 478
— Selection of, 478. See LETTERS, 500, 536,
569, 673
— Training, diverse needs of, 727 Forest-fires, flying boats as fire fighters, 253 Forge furnace, experimental (BISRA), 387
— Home, 885
Forging, 25
— Automatic, control of, 586
— Cold, complete plant in one line, 451
— Exhibit at British Trade Fair, New York
(Carringtons), 29
— Metal precision, make big savings, 550 Forging press. See Press Fork lift truck. See Truck Formers, duct (trade publication), 868 Forming, cold, of sheet, 26 ?— Explosive, 25
— Hydro, 26
— Metals, advanced methods of, by W,
Hollis, 25
s.
E.
— roll, moving rather than removing metal
by, 550
Formula 1 for racing cars to be changed, 529 Fortescue, Dr, P,, on free running turbocirculators for gas cooled reactors, 416 Forth Road Bridge, contractors for, 213
— — Bridge, superstructure, progress on, 213 Fortunes, industrial, rise and fall of, 877 Forty Four freight aircraft (Canadair), 220, 631 Forum Atomique Europeen, formation of,
152; Switzerland as member, 152; Denmark to join, 152; UK’s lack of qualification for membership, 152; formation of, 571
Forward batcher (Ward), 818 Fosfatbolaget, polyethylene plant in Sweden in conjunction with Union Carbide, 695 Foster Bros, Ltd,, Bulldog flanges for ethylene pipes, 171
Foster, E., review of spark machining, biographical note, 900
Foster Transformers prospects, 281 Foster Wheeler Ltd,, Milford Haven oil for Oriana liner, 768
Fothergill and Harvey Ltd,, Tygaflor ptfe coated glass yarns and fabrics, 299
Fouille, A., on Applied Meteorology (book), 224 .
Foulkes, F., on wage claim offers for engineering workers, 749; on wage claims for unions, 853
Foundation Engineering and Soil Mechanics, British National Society of. See British
Foundry bonding material, Fulbond (Fullers’ Earth Union), 185
— Iron, preventative maintenance in, 885
— Materials, chemical analysis of, by W.
Westwood and A. Mayer (book), 356 Foundry and Metallurgical Equipment Co. Ltd. shell core blower, 78
— Plant (Consolidated Foundry Plant), 523 (Marco), 721
Foundry Trades, German International, Exhibition, 205
— See also Castings; Moulding
Foundrymen, Institute of British, See Institute Fowler, John, and Co, (Leeds) Ltd,, diesel shunting locomotives (trade publication), 24
Fox, Samuel, and Co, Ltd,, HST high-strength steels, 74
Foy, H. L. A,, review of Radar and Collision: Handbook for Mariners, 127-128; biographical note, 128
FR-2 atomic reactor, Karlsruhe research centre, 447-448
Fractional Motor Conference, 1
Fracture, brittle, and radiation damage in steel pressure vessels, theoretical aspects of, by A. H. Cotterell, 791
of steel, by W. D. Biggs (book), 836
— Energy distribution, by A. C, Vivian, 404 Frame buildings (trade publication), 868
— Structures, dynamics of, by G, L, Rogers
(book), 24
Francarep, agreement with Safrep, Preussische Bergwerks und Buetten and Wintershall for Saharan exploration, 489
France, atomic centre at Cadarache, 183
— Atomic power generation, 511 Projects in, 216
Reactors planned and operating table of, 511
Research centres in, 511-512
Waste to be dumped into Mediterranean Sea, 548
— Aviation industry in, 196
— Dispersal of industry, 225
— EDF-3 atomic power station, tenders
received, 184
— Exports from, 65
— Fast breeder reactors, 183
— Government interest in oil business, 214
— Increase in electricity consumption,
•— Lacq natural gas output, 121
— Recruitment of engineers, 68
— Shipbuilding industry, 257
— Students’ views on industry in, 209
— Tanker fleet, 97
— See also French
Francis, E. L., on Plutonium Data (book), 792; Beryllium Data (book), 792
Ltd., position
poly-
899;
and
143;
cooling tower, refinery, 640; boilers
511
Manual Manual
Francis, F., and Sons (Holdings) Co., possible merger with Metal Closures Group, 591
Francis, J. R. D., on scaling of river and estuary models, 329-331
Frangeco Co., road-rail trailer, 53
Frankel, H. E., organic coatings to lessen metal fatigue, 2
Frankfurt atomic research centre, 448 Frankipile Ltd., piledriving for Pilkington Bros. Ltd. new factory, 786
Franklin Furnace Co. Ltd., rotary hearth furnace for Smiths Stampings Ltd., 772 Franklin Institute, symposium on gas cooled reactors, 311
Franklin, P., on Differential Equations for Engineers (book), 192
Franklin, R., on water for irrigation, 336 Franks, E., review of Polyethylene, 22; review of Cellulosics, 22; review of Vinyl Resins, 22; review of Polyurethanes, 22; review of Polyamides, 22; review of Epoxy Resins, 23; review of Gum Plastics, 23; review of Fluorocarbons, 23; review of Laminated Plastics, 23; review of Phenolic Resins, 23; review of Acrylic Resins, 23; review of Silicones, 23-24; biographical note, 24
Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works, equipment for Cynheidre colliery, 771 Fredericks, R. H., on crash studies of modern cars with unitised structure, 644
Freeman, Fox and Partners, Forth Road Bridge, 213; Severn bridge, 476; Thames bridge at Bray, 855
Freeze-drying, accelerated, of foodstuffs, 292 of food, 265, 292
Freight, air, lightweight pallet system for (Canadair), 220
French aviation and Caravelle aircraft, by R. Bailey, 196
French, E. J., on friction welding, 372
— See also France
Frequencies, optical, radio signals at, 654
— Standard (Wayne Kerr), 174
Friction, fires due to, incidence of, 92
— Fires sparked by, prevention of by, by K. N.
Palmer, 92
— Materials, Sinterlink (Morgan-Mintex Ltd.)
685
— Welding. See Welding
Friedman, W. F., on Industrial Packaging (review), 390
Frigidaire Ltd., relaxation of price maintenance, 523
Friswell, J. K., on Hydrodynamic Stability and Spray Characteristics of High Length/ Beam Ratio Seaplane Hulls with High Beam Loadings (review), 318
Frith, J. G., on drawdown forging press, 666- 667
Frontiers in Science, by E. Hutchings (book), 522
Frontloader 65A loader (Merton), 576
— Shovel
Ltd.),
Frood, A. D. M., design of SCARAB, 883 Frost, E.,
Furfuryl alcohol, graphitised, 846
Thermosetting plastic as binder for graphite, 184
Furnace, arc melting and pouring (Armaments Research), 629
— Batch (Incandescent Heat Co. Ltd.), 11
— Blast, research on oil injection into (Esso),
599
— Crucible (Morgan Crucible Co. Ltd.), 889
— and driers (trade publication), 836
•— Dry hearth, for melting aluminium (Electric Resistance Furnace Co. Ltd.), 143
— Electric (Shelley), 406
— Flexible, for stress relieving (Electrothermal)
149
— Forge, experimental (BISRA), 387
— Industrial, recovery of waste heat from
(Institute of Fuel book), 601
— Open-hearth, waste gas analysis for com
bustion control (BISRA), 419
— Rotary (Dowson and Mason), 174
Hearth, loading and unloading, 772 Furniture, high frequency treatment to destroy pests in, 332
— Street, permanent exhibition of (COID), 741
— Trade, slow down of demand, 853 Fuse, isolating switch (trade publication), 60
— Switch, unit, LEL (Brush), 110 Fusion, nuclear. See Nuclear
g, errors in accelerometers, 839
Gabriel, R., on prosperity in Britain, 793; on Mitchell sub-committee on machine tool industry, 793
Gaggia (London) Ltd., Expresso coffee machine, 290
Gaiever, Dr. L, on tunnelling and superconductivity phenomena, 840
Galactic accelerator theory, experiments on, 87 Galaxies to Man, by J. Pfeiffer (book), 620 Galbestos, Colour, cladding material (Robertson Thain), 878
— Panels and cladding for Pilkington Bros.
Ltd. new factory, 786
Galileo, life of. Plain Words on, 40. LETTER, 108
Gallaher cigarette factory, concrete construction, 753
Galvanised rails for mines, 435
— Steel pipe plastic coated (Republic
Corp.), 435
See
shell
Steel
loader (Merton Engineering Co.
888
review of Electrical Efficiency in Industrial Plants, 423; biographical note, 424
Frost-Smith, Dr. E. H., review of Automating the Manufacturing Process, 656; biographical note, 658
Frozen fish, handling and transporting, 295
— Products, rail transport of, 284
Fruid Water as reservoir site for Edinburgh Corp., 712
Fruit, cold stores for, by Dr. J. C. Fidler, 389. See LETTER, 468
— Tender, transport techniques for, 285 Fuel, in antarctic, high cost of, 369
— Ash, pulverised, land at Longannet
reclaimed with, 547
Pulverised, use in land reclamation, 533; disposal of, 533
— Cell applications, 230 by Dr. B. C. Lindley, 229 High temperature, 230 Hydrogen-oxygen type, 229
— — Liquid metal (Allison), 797
as portable electric power supply, 463 Principles of, 229
Redox, 229
Types of, 229
by G. J. Young (book), 836
— Consumption cost reckoner (book), 392
— Filter (Simms), 407
— Flow test rig (Exactor Ltd.), 406
— Gaseous, in place of diesel oil, 493
— Gauge (trade publication). 128
— Injection pump, K type (CAV Ltd.), 630
— Institute of. See Institute
— Liquid. See also Oil Fuel
— Motor car, ASTM manual for rating by
motor and research methods (ASTM book), 488
— Nozzle temperature measurement, by
A. J. V. Joseph, 762-763
— Oil. See Oil Fuel
— and power, economic aspects in
industry (Manchester University (review), 423
— Pressure pick-up for diesel
(BICERA), 359
— Pulverised, constant weight feeder
(Sinex), 110
— Saving by intermittent heating, 252
— Treatments (trade Publication), 694
— Unit costs, table of, 701
— See also under specific types of fuel
Fujita, H., on adjusting diesel exhaust to reduce air pulsations, 661
Fulbond foundry bonding material (Fullers’ Earth Union), 185
Full employment, problems of, by D. J. Iles and C. A, Tucker (book), 590
Fuller Electric Ltd., cranes for Oriana liner, 769 Fuller, Hall and Foulsham, new factory for American Machine and Foundry Co., 381 Fullers’ Earth Union, modernisation schemes, 185; Fulbond foundry bonding materials, 185; position and prospects, 185
Function generator (General Computers), 111 Funditor Ltd., die set handler, 11
British Press)
engine
for
Sheet, corrugated, Galvatite (John Summers and Sons), 599
Galvanising, electro (Whitehead), 187 Galvanometer, Sealamp, sealed with Tessamoll urethane (Pye), 467
Galvatite corrugated galvanised steel sheet (John Summers and Sons), 599
— Materials (John Summers), 878 Gamage, Sir Leslie, on General Electric Co.,
217
Games, ball, bleeper ball for blind persons, 605 —- Programming and economics, mathematical methods and theory in, by S. Karlin (review), 94
Gamma dosimeter, sensitive direct reading pocket size, by J. H. Howes, 152
— Field, Trombay, 384
— Radiation, detection by induced conduc
tivity, by C. G. Clayton, 152
— Ray flux calculations outside reactor core,
by M. Roos, 384
Garage and Service Station Handbook, by J. Queenborough (book), 868
Garbage disposal problems in multi-storey flats, 776
Unit, Wastemaster (Kenwood), 844 Garden, power in, 876
Gardenmaster cultivator (Landmaster Ltd.), 842 Gardners Ltd., growing demand for products, 649; position and prospects, 649
Garrard and Co. Ltd., Patek Phillipe light powered clock, 368
Garrard Engineering and Manufacturing Co., recession in trade, 613; Plessey Co. make offer for, 613
Carringtons Ltd., exhibit of forgings at British Trade Fair, New York, 29; tool kits for Oxford and Cambridge University expeditions, 549; visit from Staff College, Camberley, 861; products of, 861
Gas analyser, infra-red (UKAEA), 495
— as atomic reactor coolant, 215
— Bearings. See Bearings
— Chromotography Working Group, analysis
of gas mixtures, 106
— Combustion, composition control equip
ment for (Le Four Industriel Beige), 691
— Council, all-gas kitchen at Food Fair, 296;
Coke Burning Appliances, 488
?— Counting methods, Geiger, of assaying tritiated hydrogen and tritiated water, by J. F. Cameron and B. J. Puckett, 152
— Dehydration by sub-zero temperatures, 350
— Drier, Autosorber (AEI-Birlec Ltd.), 751
— Dynamics, water flow analogues for, by
R. E. Morris and B. Haythornthwaite, 261
•— for explosive metal-forming and welding (Battelle), 462
Gas and Fuel Corp., purifier boxes for
(Whessoe Ltd.), 869
— Generator, free piston, the case of—
experimental study for an annular combustion chamber for a highly supercharged two stroke engine, by M. A. Moiroux, 689
— Heaters, radiant (Parkinson Schwank), 353
— High pressure grid system, 133
— Industry, register of (Gas Publications Ltd.
book), 288
— Liquified petroleum, plant (Holmes), 806
— Main, Sheffield to Rotherham, 413
— in metals, determination of, symposium on,
91
— Meter material research (Metropolitan
Leather Co.), 133
— Metering, problems in, 133
— Mixing, and Gibbs’ paradox, by P. Cham-
badal, 398, 600, 744, 848, See LETTERS, 436, 468, 501, 569, 636
Gas, natural. See Natural gas
— Permeation through Viton rubber, rate of,
635
— Petroleum, liquified (BP Ltd.), 803
— Pokers, use in smokeless zones, 596
Rise in price of, 233
- Supplies, preparing for better, 133 Supply workers wage increase, 749
Thermal properties of, for use in reactor heat transfer calculations, by G. V. Massey, 312
Properties of, for use in reactor heat transfer calculations, by G. V, Massey, 792 —-Tritium containing, for Geiger counter, 152
— Turbine. See Turbine
-Waste, analysis for open-hearth furnace combustion control (BISRA), 419
- See also under Specific gases Gascoigne-Crowther Ltd., egg cleaner, 837 Gasification of coal, research on, 135 Gasifiers, free piston, Smith-Pescara (Muntz),
162-163
— Smith-Pescara, working diagrams of, 163 Gaskell, Dr. T. F., on drilling deep boreholes,
327-329
Gaskets, gold plated, for Indian Point power station, 39
— Silver as material for, 39
Gaskin, C., on Corporation Wife (review), 729-730
Gate end box (Belmos), 243
GATT. See General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Gatwick Airport, new hangar for Transair Ltd., 46
— ?—Taxiway extension, 640; prestressed
concrete apron'tests, 640
Gauge, Caliper (trade publication), 224
— Go/no-go, adjustable (Speed Tool Co,), 574
- High vacuum (Pulsometer), 888
- and tension control, automatic, for tinplate
(Richard Thomas and Baldwins), 689
— Thickness, Kretz (Aveley Electric), 889
— See also under specific type Gaydon, A. G., on Flames (review), 287 Gaydon, H. A., and Co. Ltd., FIRA-NIRD
texture recorder, 270, 295
Gears (trade publication), 424
— De-burring machine, I5-Burr, Burrows and
Smith (Alfred Herbert Ltd.), 856
Gear Grinding Co., Sperry/Orcutt dividing engine, 91; fine boring machine, 97
— Helical and spur, for specified centres, by
A. W. Roberts, 875
— Hobbing machines. See Hobbing machines
— Honing machine. Red Ring (Precision), 174 Machine, Red Ring (Precision Gear), 342
— Involute tester (J. Coulder), 242
—Reduction, marine, research committee No. 2, report on (Ship Machinery facturers’ Association book), 868 Units for Trawsfynydd atomic
station (W. H. Allen Sons), 88
— Stoechicht, 810
— Sun and planet, nylon bonding for,
—Variable-speed, by F. W. Simonis (book), 900
— Worm, Dentax W synthetic oil for (Shell),
499
Gearbox, Servo (Reliance), 208
— for Vosper torpedo boats (W. H. Allen), 357 Gearbur, Parkson, deburring machine (Parkinson), 13
Gearing, Admiralty working party on: memorandum on precision gearing for control systems and armaments (HMSO book), 96
— for control systems and armaments (HMSO
book), 96
— Epicyclic, application of high powered, by
H. N. G. Allen and T. P. Jones, 810-811
— Reduction, for cargo ship Rembrandt. 163 Geary, P. J., on Torsion Devices: A Survey
of their Design, Construction and Use (review), 619
GEC-Simon Carves Atomic Energy Group, merger with Atomic Power Constructions, 17; collaboration with Atomic Power Constructions, 15
Geesthacht atomic research centre, 448 Geiger counter, tritium containing gases as filler for, 152
— Gas counting methods of assaying tritiated
hydrogen and tritiated water, by J. F. Cameron and B. J. Puckett, 152
Gelsenberg and Mobil Oil Handels und Transport Geselleschaft, formation of Rotterdam-Rhine Pipeline Co., 93
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Czecohslovakia to participate, 401; annual report on international trade, 705; list of members, 852; ECM and, 852; EFTA and 852; trade negotiating conference of, 852
General Atomics, Flair atomic reactor, 88; formation of General Atomics Europe, 184; experimental literature, 612; table of typical experiments for a University atomic reactor, 612
General Atomics Europe, formation of, 184 General Certificate of Education, electronics demonstration kits, 45
General Computers Inc., function generator. Ill
General Conference of Weights and Measures, redefinition of metre length, 514
General Dynamics Corp., MGCR atomic power system, 415; Convair 990 aircraft, 799
General Electric Co. of Japan, Tokai-Mura atomic power station, 313
General Electric Co. Ltd., high frequency alternator for aircraft electrical servicing trolley, 93; Accurex exciter and regulator for aircraft electrical servicing trolley, 93; storage heaters, 97; automatic control for Wiedemann turret press, 122; broadband radio equipment for GPO, 157; fully automated television factory, 186; production methods, 186; annual report, 217; drop in refrigerator exports, 217; position and prospects, 217; crystal oven, 307; Hunterston atomic power station, 313; automatic tests of electric switches, 386; Clipper switches, 386; Mutac range of domestic switchgear, 386; conveyor belt system from Lea Hall Colliery to power station, 420; lifting magnets (trade publication), 456; move towards merger with English Electric, 465; annual report, 465; Consort atomic reactor, 579; electric firelighter, 596; merger talks with English Electric broken off, 869; glass factory under control of AEI-GEC Glass Manufacture and Sales Co., 893
General Electric Co. (US), atomic aero-engine, 152; fuel cycle reactor experiments for USAEC, 183; superconductivity studies, 431; fuel cells as portable electric power supply, 463; water recovery process using vacuum pyrolytic catalysis, 553; contract for Tokai Mura atomic reactor, 684; atomic reactor for Wisconsin University, 720; research on tunnel effect, 840; price fixing court case, 869; high power microwave valves, 873
General Electric Research Laboratory, crucible of magnesia, 139
General Mills, bridge crane for Idaho Reactor Testing Station, 184
General Motors Co. (French Div.), profits, 489; position and prospects, 489
General Motors Corp., collaboration with Nuclear Development Corp, on atomic aero-engine, 152; simulating ride to test motor car suspensions, 460; automatic motor vehicle control system, 506; Hydra- Matic automatic car transmission, 526; liquid metal fuel cell, 797; progress at Vauxhall Motors Ltd. since take over, 803
General Motors Holdens, record turnover, 65; expansion scheme, 349; growing output capacity, 433
General Motors Research Laboratories, development of transaxle fluids, 644
General Nuclear Engineering Corp., report on boiling water atomic reactors for USAEC, 52; atomic reactor rights sold to Swedish firm, 348
— Post Office, mail handling devices, 37;
HMTS Monarch, new radio installation for (Marconi), 70; radio transmitters and receivers for (Redifon Ltd.), 153; broadband radio equipment for (GEC), 157; telephone equipment and rents, 161; agreement with American Telephone and Telegraph Co. on new trans-atlantic cable, 193; contracts for equipment, 201; communications development at Dollis Hill, 494
General Precision Systems Ltd., air traffic control (trade publication), 128; Sim-L- Car equipment, 164
General Trade Equipment Co. Ltd., Faxi offset litho printing machine, 67; Com- pacta combined cooker, refrigerator and sink unit, 296 ; work tray, 888
Generating set, “ no-break,” Paxman 8RPH diesel engine for (Davey, Paxman), 626
— System, aircraft, Westinghouse-Plessey, 861 Generator, binary code (Haydon), 737
— Electric. See also Alternator; Turbo
generator
— Electrostatic, for Australian National Uni
versity, 720
Felici, 418 Felici (SAMES), 603 Van de Graaf, 603
— Function (General Computers), 111
— Gas, free piston, the case of—experimental
study for an annular combustion chamber for a highly supercharged two stroke engine, by M. A. Moiroux, 689
— Portable, Abem (AB Elektrisk), 242
— Pulse (Solartron), 820
—? Sweep (trade publication), 128
— and transformers for power stations,
R. Langlois-Berthelot (book), 658
— Wave form (Feedback Ltd,), 575 Genetic effects of radioactivity, 279
— Mutations by radiation, 279 Geochemistry, researches in, by P. H. Abelson
(review), 95
Geological risks in Channel Tunnel, 822
— Survey of Great Britain, new salt deposits
in Cheshire, 235
Geologists, employment of, 209 Geology for Engineers, by F,
(book), 658
Geometric Properties of Rolled Built Girders (book), 694
Geometry, coordinate, by L. (book), 288
Geophysical Year. See International
George, Dr. C. O., on computer services, 621 George, G. S., on Burroughs Adding Machine Co., 349
GERM Hovertrucks (Folland), 869
German Association of Mechanical Engineering Industries, survey of world machinery exports, 297; definition of mechanical engineering, 297
— International Foundry Trades Exhibition,
205
— Navy, Federal. See Federal
Germany, atomic powered ship development programme, 648
Projects in, 216
Reactor at Kahlen Main, 720
Research programme, 447
Ship propulsion research, 448
— Coal pipeline from Ruhr coalfields, 433
— Domestic demand for machine tools, 633
— Euratom atomic propelled ship joint pro
ject, 16
—? Exports of machinery, 297
— Foreign workers in, 377
— Immigration to, 377
— Juelich atomic research centre, 447
— Machine tool exports, 633
— — Tool production, 633
— Separation centrifuge for uranium separa
tion, 548
— Trade talks with, 621
— Weirs in, by H. Press (book), 900
— West, aid to India, 465
Consortium contract with Ghana for industrial development, 465
Export surplus, 877
Heavy capital investment, 401 Motor car output and exports, 193
Germany, West, nuclear research centres 447-448
Shipping exports to Norway, 161
Shorter hours and wage increase engineering industry, 145
Spanish and Italian workers in, 777 Gesellschaft fuer Kernenergieverwertung
Schiffbau und Schiffahrt, study of nuclear marine propulsion, 549; resignation of Prof. K. lilies, 549; practical work undertaken by Interatom, 549; structure of, 549; delays encountered, 549
Ghabrial, Dr. S. R., on spark eroded surface characteristics, 198
Ghana, admitted to membership of IAEA, 647
— Agricultural scholarships for students
(Massey-Ferguson), 341
— Broadening of economy, 193
— Contract with West German consortium for
industrial development, 465
— Dependence on cocoa crop, 193
— Design for Ankobra River bridge (Ove
Arup), 6
— Industrial activity in, 297
— Volta Dam contract to be awarded in April,
477
— Volta river project, financial arrangements,
297, 324 =
River Project, tenders invited, 324
Gib Joints Ltd., Gibjoint jointing sleeves for timber, 470
Gibberd, F., on roads, 851
Gibbons (Dudley) Ltd., refractory supplies, 581; as subsidiary of Wellington Tube Holdings Group, 581
Gibbons, H. P., on Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials at Low Temperatures (book), 456
Gibbs, Lt. Col. W. D., on ADA (Halifax) Ltd., 417
Gibbs’ paradox and mixing gases, by P. Cham- badal, 398. See LETTER, 436, 468, 501, 569, 600, 636, 744
Gibbs-Smith, C. H., review of Famous Airships of the World, 317; biographical note, 318; on Aeroplane (book), 488; (review), 692-693
Gibert, R., on Chemical Engineering (book), 256
Gibjoint jointing sleeves for timber (Gib Joints Ltd.), 470
Gibson, A. F., on Progress in Semiconductors (book), 60
Gibson, F. R., on Supermag thermal insulation, 171
Gibson, J. A, B., on experimental radon-in-air monitor, 152
Gibson. John, and Son Ltd., Pendulum tipping body on Leyland Comet chassis, 561
Giddings and Lewis-Fraser Co., jute mill machinery for East Pakistan, 695
Giesl ejector for steam locomotives, 726 Gifts and Fancy Goods Fair Exhibition, 881 Giles and Elliott, position and prospects, 121 Giles, J. M., on Migrant Australia (book), 488 Gill, G. M., review of Vacuum Processing in Metalworking, 729; biographical note, 730
Gilliam and Co. Ltd., swimming pool, 136; Diafilter water purifier, 783
Gilmour, Dr. H., review of Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, 254-255; biographical note, 256
Ginsburg, Th., on Refined Iterative Methods for the Computation of the Solution and the Eigen-values of Self-Adjoint Boundary Value Problems (book), 24
Girders, built, and rolled sections, geometric properties of (book), 694
— Welded, stress relieving (Fairfield), 149
— See also Beams; Bridges; Floors
Girling Brake Co. Ltd., brakes for Volvo motor car, 659
GKN Group Research Laboratories, spark erosion machine, 199
Glacier Metal Co. Ltd., DU bearing material, 466
Glanville, Sir William, on Crowthorne road research track, 628
Glasgow, unemployment problems eased, 533 Glasses, borate, by M. Ya. Mazelev (book), 766 Glass Bulb Co., unaffected by AEI-GEC glass manufacture agreement, 893
Glass fibre (Douglas Holt), 104
Reinforced concrete pipe, Deckon (Sharp, Jones), 345
Reinforced resins, 104
— Foamed, as thermal insulation, 370
— Gold coated, Sierracote (D. Napier and Son
Ltd.), 435
Coated (Triplex), 435
Glass, H., design of Accordium tent, 200
— High strength (D.l. Mendeleev Institute),
267
— Industrial Applications, by C. J. Phillips
(book), 522; (review), 728
— Industry, use of sub-zero temperatures, 351
— Inorganic, liquid at room temperatures
(Bell), 75
— Laminated (Triplex), 513
•— Laminating with, 104
—? as lubricant for steel extrusion, 706
— Making (trade publication), 288
?— — Lubricants in (trade publication), 694
— Plate, fluorescent lighting (Westinghouse),
737
— Reinforced plastic chimneys (Truswell
Sons Ltd.), 743
— Safety, conditions for making, 831
— State Institute for. See State
— Ultra high strength, from Russia, 873
— Windows for aircraft (Triplex), 513
— — Leaded, defies hurricane, 855
— Yarns and fabric, ptfe coated, Tygaflor
(Fothergill and Harvey Ltd.), 299
Glazed-Top Roofline ventilator (Greenwood’s), 543
Glebe Mines, absorbed by Laporte Chemicals, 185
GLEEP atomic reactor, extensive modifications to, 184
Reactor, uses of, 184
Gleiser, M., on Thermochemistry for Steelmaking (book), 620
Glen Nevis hydro-electric scheme, 509
Glenfield and Kennedy Ltd., flood gates for Warragamba Dam, 681
Gio-Mag pocket magnifier (Combined Optical Industries Ltd.), 888
Glossary of the Diamond-Drilling Industry, by A. E. Long (book), 620
Gloster Equipment Ltd., forage harvester, 293; McCormick International Gloster Forage Harvester, 621
Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co., position and prospects, 649; production at uneconomic prices, 649; subsidiaries of, 649; interest in Winget Co., 649 Glove box. Secray (Seton Creagh), 242 Glover, Webb and Liversidge Ltd., Haller refuse collecting vehicle, 555; Zoller lifting apparatus, 555; Blenheim refuse collection vehicle, 561; refuse Bin Lifter, 561; Dual-Tip refuse collecting vehicle, 561; bulk refuse carrier, 561
Glues and resins (trade publication), 836
— Resorcinol (Leicester, Lovell and Co.), 402 Glulam beams, adhesive limitations of, 547
— — Resins for, 402
GMR Auto-Control system for motor vehicles, 506
Gnat aircraft on show at Farnborough, 310 Godfrey, F. L., on two channel coincidence unit, 152
Godfrey, Sir George and Partners (Industrial) Ltd., torque meter, 751
Godfrey, Sir George, and Partners Ltd., screw compressor, 716, 739
Godsell, J., on college hydraulics, 269
“ Goer ” motor vehicle (Le Tourneau-Westinghouse Co.), 226
Goitein, H., on Company Law (book), 488
Gold coated glass, Sierracote (D. Napier and Son Ltd.), 435
Glass (Triplex), 435
— Plated check valve gaskets, 39
Goldsmith, W., on Impact: Theory and Physical Behaviour of Colliding Solids (book), 868
Goldsmiths, Worshipful Company of. See IVorshipful
Gomme. E., Co., short time working, 853 Goodall, Roland, Ltd., Vektor finishing lathe, 857
Goodenough Pumps Ltd., pumping set, 243
Goodrich, B. F., Co., cooperation with CSR Chemicals Pty. Ltd., 313
Goodwood cargo ship converted to gas turbine propulsion, 162
Goodyear pumps, extension of range of (Holman Bros,), 513
Goodyear Pumps Ltd., pumps for corrosive liquids, 187.
Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain) Ltd., suggestion scheme awards, 677; V-belts for drive on ice breaker ship, 703; tyre tests to reduce noise, 905
Gordon and Gotch Ltd., Advance Auto-Set print drier, 175
Gordon, James, and Co. Ltd., temperature measurement (trade publication), 192
Gorman toroid winding machine (Aveley), 144 Gosford, on decimalisation and trade, 744 Gosheron, John, and Co. Ltd., Polyvil PP pipe wrap tape, 814
Gotaverken AB, marine diesel engine, 492 Gott, H. H, et al, on heat transfer, 755 Gouging, flame, of steel members of Thames Bridge at Bray, 855
Gould, D. F., on Phenolic Resins (review), 22 Goulder, J., and Sons Ltd., involute tester, 242 Gourock Ropework Co. Ltd., nylon igloo airhouse, 815; Kowlays plastic cattle mattress, 837
Government, trade unions and, by V. L. Allen (book), 766
Gow, H. B. F., on radiation induced reaction of carbon dioxide with graphite, 216
Gowers Committee on working conditions, 414 GPO. See General Post Office
Grab, self-trimming (Michael and Partners), 80 Grading equipment, post office (Elliott), 131
— Machine, Wakefield 120 (Construction
Machinery Ltd.), 642
Graduates, director of opportunities for (Cornmarket Press book), 868
Graffenstaden vertical boring machine (Acbars Ltd.), 11
Graham, L. A., on Ingenious Mathematical Problems and Methods (book), 658
Graham, T. C., on Manufacturing Processes in Canada (book), 160; (review), 618-619
Grain and Chalk, auction sales of second-hand agricultural machinery, 161
Grain hopper, screw conveyor for (Woodward and Son Ltd.), 809
Vehicle body in aluminium (Alcan), 809
— Protector, Coypu (North and Kinsman), 843
— Size in metals, measuring, by W, Batel
(book), 900
Gramophone record sales, 861
Grand Contour Canal, 37
? Canal as national water grid, 82. See LETTERS, 172, 204, 269
Canal, section through waterway, 8.3 Canal system, map of, 83
— Prix car, by B. Lister, 396
Racing, what lies ahead for, by B. Lister, 529
— Surrey Canal, storage shed at Sayes Wharf, 6 Grangemouth, new quay at for Tees Conservancy Commissioners, 748
Granick, D,, on Red Executive (book), 341 Granolithic floor toppings laid on in-situ concrete, specifications (Cement and Concrete Association booklet), 7
Grant, W. A., on Modern Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilating (book), 96
Graphite ceramic, composite (Boeing), 467
— Condenser, Delanium (Powell Duffryn), 445
— Duty exemption on, 120
— Furfuryl alcohol as thermosetting plastic binder for, 184
— Moulded, new process for (Armour Foundation), 184
— Nuclear (Hawker Siddeley), 846
Offered commercially, 846
Pyrolitic method of manufacture, 846 (Royal Aircraft Establishment), 846
Graphite Products Ltd., Lubricants in Glass Making (trade publication), 694
— Reaction with carbon dioxide under irradiation, reaction between, by N. S. Corney, W. R. Marsh and J. Wright, 216
with carbon dioxide, temperature effect on the radiation induced, by H. B. F. Gow and W. R. Marsh, 216
Graphitised furfuryl alcohol, 846
Grassie, J. C., on Applied Mechanics for Engineers (book), 456
Gravel screening and storage plant for West Pakistan irrigation scheme (Frederick Parker Ltd.), 265
Graviner Manufacturing Co., machining of graphite for Chalk River reactor, 648
Graving dock. Inchgreen, financial negotiations for, 333
Gravity dams, Coyne method of heightening, 854
Gray, A., on Treatise on Gyrostatics and Rotational Motion (review), 486
Gray, P. E., on Dynamic Behaviour of Thermoelectric Devices (book), 560
Gray, W. S., on Reinforced Concrete Reservoirs and Tanks (book), 128; on Reinforced Concrete Piling and Piled Structures (book), 766
Greases (trade publication), 730
— Gun, Pom-Pom (Step Industrial), 503
— Silicone (trade publication), 256 M494 (ICI), 171
Great Britain. See United Kingdom
Grebe, J. J., patents for atomic rocket engine, 120
Greece, elimination of poverty in, 591
— Government agreement with Pechiney of
France and Reynolds International, 591
— IAEA technical assistance mission visit to, 448
— Plans for greater industrialisation, 591 Greek Industrial Development Corp., leaders
visit to London, 591; co-operation with British industry, 591; plans for greater industrialisation in Greece, 591
Green Belts, H. Brooke on, 433
Scheme for Buckingham approved, 821 Green Lowther television repeater station, equipment for, 157
Green, V, M., review of Organising a Technical Conference, 619-620; biographical note, 620
Greenham Ready Mixed Concrete Ltd., automatic concrete mixing plant, 55
Greenhill, A. G., on Applications of Elliptic Functions (book), 224
Greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide in atmosphere, 49
— Equipment, 632
— Heating systems, 632
System, Activair, 632
Greenock, unemployment in, 333
Green, W., on War Planes of the Second World War; Fighters (book), 836
Greenwood’s and Airvac Ventilating Co. Ltd., Glazed-Top Roofline ventilator, 543
Gregory, Dr. E., on Structure of Steel—Simply Explained, 646
Grenoble atomic research centre, historical note, 512; equipment of, 512
Gresham College and the Royal Society, by Sir Harold Hartley and Sir Cyril Hinshelwood (review), 127
Gresham-Lion Electronics, instrumentation of ICSE, 216
Grid roller, Hyster, 84
— System, in Madras, I 16
— Water, 82. See LETTERS, 172, 204, 269 Griess, J, C., et al, on homogeneous reactor
reports, 892
Griffin, Lt,-Col, F,, review of Handbook for Chemical Society Authors, 835-836; biographical note, 836
Griffin and George Ltd., acquisition of R. and J. Beck, 17; Mechtronics apparatus for GCE electronics demonstrations, 45; Duorider balance, 576
Griffiths, Dr. A. A., development of jet engines, 862
Griffiths Bros. and Co., high build bitumen, 778-779
Griffiths, F,, award of Prague University medallions, 497; review of Production Control, 521 ; biographical note, 522
Grimar screw press (Dowding and Doll), 857 Grinding balls, Ni-Hard, far outlive steel, by R. H. T. Dixon, 598
Ni-Hard (Mond), 598
— Machine, hackstand (Morris), 144
Backstand (Taylor), 445
Centreless, Scrivener (Wickman Ltd.), 43 Cylindrical, Matrix (Rockwell), 376 Hand, Ashcombe Airotor (Meddings), 79 High speed angle (Wolf Electric Tools Ltd.), 675
with preformed wheels (Rockwell), 176 Saw, Buchador (Addison), 607
Spindle, vertical, Diskus (Rockwell), 502 Surface (trade publication), 900 Surface, 71 M LOD (Lumsden), 10 Surface, Precisa (Stevens), 306
Tool, Scherrer (Dowding and Doll Ltd.), 374
for twist drills, Tatar (Herbert), 176
— Mill, Baker-Meyer, 343
Grinter, L. E., on Design of Modern Steel Structures (book), 224; (review), 800
Grit, silica free (Appleby Abrasives), 778-779
Grommets (trade publication), 590
Groombridge, B., on Education and Retirement (book), 377
Gross, S., on Design for Springs (book), 900
Ground dispersion of atomic waste, 548
— Effect machine. See Cushioncraft; Hovercraft
Group machining experiments, 187
Growth, economic, stages of, by W. W. Rostow (book), 522
Grundig, subsidiary plant opened in N. Ireland, 417
Guard, R. F.,on Brazilian nuclear contract, 333
Guardion cathodic anti-corrosion protection equipment for liner Windsor Castle (F. A. Hughes), 258
Guatemala, IAEA mission to, 648
Guenault, P. H., on Control of Monopoly in the United Kingdom (book), 392
Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds (Midlands) Ltd., bolt locking (trade publication), 522
Guibert, M. P., on Fabrication of Aircraft and Missiles (book), 766
Guidance system, radio inertial, for missiles, 167
Guide to Operational Research, by W. E. Duckworth (book), 209
Guide to UKAEA Documents, 827
Guignard, Fit.-Lt. J. C., on effects of low- frequency vibration on man, 364-367
Guillebaud Report, 241
Guillotines (trade publication), 900
— Precision (Rushworth), 715
Guiness, Arthur, Son and Co. Ltd., experimental continuous brewing process, 283
Gulf Radiators Ltd., central heating radiators, 72
Gum applicator for labels, Beatall (Farrow and Jackson), 110
— Plastics, by M. S. Thompson (review), 22 Gummers Ltd., sanitary fittings (trade publication), 590
Gun, air blow, Vario (Step), 606
— Grease, Pom-Pom (Step Industrial), 503
— Machine, MAG 58, British Army to adopt, 793
Gunn, D. A. (Engineering) Ltd., DAG vacuum oven, 242
Gunn, W. A., on National Water Grid, 269
Gush and Dent Ltd., Swimette swimming pool, 136
Gusher diaphragm pump (Lee, Howl), 342
G.W.B. Furnaces Ltd., Budget air dryer, 575; GWB Powermaster packaged boiler, 686-688
Gyngell, E. S., on Applied Chemistry for Engineers! book), 802
Gypsum Plasterboard Development Association, Plasterboard to Prevent Condensation, 168
Gypsy motor car, Austin, cross-country ability of, 228
Car, Austin, used to test Ferranti peak accelerometer, 572
Gyramixer concrete or soil mixer (Blaw Knox), 444
Gyro compass, vessels using (Sperry), 129 Gyrostatics and rotational motion, treatise on, by A. Gray (review), 486
Gyrotoma tanker converted to carry propane (Smith's Dock Co. Ltd.), 57

HAAS, H. H., on air cooling vs. water cooling in agricultural and construction equipment, 774
Haber-Bosch process of nitrogen manufacture, 369
Habershon, j. J., and Sons, technical and sales cooperation with Firth Cleveland Steel Ltd., 893
Hackforth, H. L., on Infrared Radiation (book), 318
Hadekel, R., review of Fluid Power Control, 288; biographical note, 288
Hafnium as atomic reactor absorber material, 479
— for radio valves, 873
Hagan Controls Ltd., flow meter, 407; Kybernetes Data Handling System, 495
Haigh Engineering Co. Ltd., Haigh Tweeny-de-Luxe sink disposal unit, 776
Haigh Tweeny-de-Luxe sink disposal unit (Haigh Engineering Co. Ltd.), 776
Hairlok Co. Ltd., Texlite packaging material, 878
Halcrow, Sir William, and Partners, MWB new London water main, 476
Halden atomic reactor project, boiling achieved 684; ENEA participation in, 88; programme extended, 280
Hall, C. N., on subsonic wind tunnel tests, 691
Hall and Co. Ltd., Bowaters thermal/acoustic panels to reduce noise in workshops, 462
Hall, J. and E., Ltd., heat pump equipment, 701; store lifts for Oriana liner, 769
Hall, J. R., review of Tin and Its .'Uloys, 254; biographical note, 256
Hall, Prof. W. B., review of Liquid-Metal Heat Transfer Media, 255-256; biographical note, 256
Hallam atomic reactor, meat irradiation facility, 279; by-products from, 279
Haller refuse collecting vehicle (Glover, Webb and Liversidge Ltd.), 555
Hallsworth, A., on Steels Engineering Products Ltd., 723; on Coles crane, 723
Halmatic Ltd., plastic boat hulls, 267
Halsbury, Lord, appointed chairman of LCE Ltd., 89
Halstrom, H. L., on the Life and Works of A. K. Erlang (book), 730
Ham, G. O., on photograph of steam-raising unit, 336
Hamilton electric watch, 339
Hamilton, Dr. S. B., review of Royal Society:
Its Origins and Founders, 127; review of Gresham College and the Royal Society, 127 ; review of Brief History of the Royal Society, 127; biographical note, 128 Hamilton Watch Co., Ingersoll Ltd., as agents for, 393
Hammer, chipping (Consolidated), 142
— Drill (Trend), 110
Hammond, R., on Civil Engineering Today (book), 128; on Power Stations Work Like This (book), 488
Hampshire County Council, public address system in council chamber, 221
Hampton House Developments, use of nylon igloo airhouse, 815
Hams Hall power station, alternator for (Brush), 811; Bristol Siddeley Olympus turbojet engine installed, 811
Hamstead site for atomic power station (CEGB), 892
Hanania, J. I., on Ideal Site as a Point of
Equilibrium, 210
Hanbury-Williams, Sir John, on Courtaulds Ltd. ,185; on the Six and the Seven, 185
Hancock, A. V. M., V.E., on selection of fighter aircraft for Royal Australian Air Force, 591
Hancock and Co. (Engineers) Ltd., Hancoline oxygen profiling machine, 806
Hancoline oxygen profiling machine (Hancock and Co.), 806
Handbooks (trade publications), 836 Handbook for Chemical Society Authors (Chemical Society book), 392; (review), 835-836
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, by C. D. Hodgman (book), 96
— of Industrial Research Management, by C. Heyel (review), 487-488
— for Pittier Automatics (book), 900
Handler for die sets (Funditor Ltd,), 11
Handley Page, Sir Frederick, on Handley Page Co., 793
Handley Page Ltd., Herald aircraft at Farnborough Show, 169; Victor B bomber aircraft on show at Farnborough, 310; Dart Herald aircraft, 793; order for Dart Herald aircraft from BEA and Jersey Airlines, 793; sales tour in South America, 793; reconditioning of Hastings and Hermes aircraft, 793; research, 793; laminar-flow airliners, 793; discussions with McDonnell Aircraft, 793 Handling (trade publications), 456
— Automatic, in biscuit manufacture, 154 —- Devices for mail (GPO), 37
— Equipment (trade publication), 456
— Materials, equipment (Brown, Lennox), 193
Handyman motor truck, Scammel, 382
Hangar, aircraft, for Transair Ltd. at Gatwick Airport, 46
—? Apron, prestressed concrete, tests on, 640 Hannah Dairy Research Institute, selection of cattle strains for tropical areas, 105
Hanover Machine Tool Exhibition, cold forging plant on show at, 451; foreign exhibits at, 633
Hansa-Waggonbau, aluminium rail coach, 53 Hansen, S., on charts for diesel output, 452 _ Hansford, R. F., on Radio Aids to Civil Aviation (book), 488
Hanson, C. W., on what to read, 378; 468, See LETTERS, 405, 780; on Survey of Information/Library Units in Industrial and Commercial Organisations (review), 867
Hanysz, E. A., on automatic highway and driver aid developments, 506
Hard Coal Mining Associations (Germany), coal pipeline from Ruhr coalfields, 433 Hard facing, powder weld for, 629. See LETTER, 637
Hard Metal Tools Ltd., tungsten carbide tools, 567
Hardboard, Duranite (Wood Fibre Wallboard Co. Ltd.), 879
Hardenability of carburised steels (trade publication), 288
Hardening, age, of aluminium alloys, arresting by sub-zero temperatures, 350
— of steel by radiation, 791
Hardy, Dr. H. K., appointed director of fuel element development at UKAEA, 720 Hardy-Spicer Ltd., propeller shafts for Volvo motor car, 659
Hare, J., on imprisonment of P. Neary, 305; on shortage of skilled labour in UK, 785 Harland and Wolff Ltd., press manufacture, 97; competition with other shipyards for Queen Mary replacement, 533
Harmon, R. E., on plastics bearing materials, 132
Harmonic, second, effect of in 4-ridge spiral cyclotron, by M. Bell, 348
Harriman, G. W., meeting with S. Lloyd and R. Maudling, 641
Harris, A. J., and J. D., aircraft hangar for Transair Ltd., 46; new factory for Pilkington Bros. Ltd., 786
Harris, John, Tools Co., purchased by Tap and Die Corp., 449
Harris, M. J., on heat transfer, 755
Harrison, Sir Eric, on schedules and delivery dates for Australia, 591; on British industry in Australia, 605
Harrison, H. F., review of Torsion Devices: A Survey of their Design, Construction and Use, 619; biographical note, 620
Harrison and Sons Ltd., mail handling devices, 37; post office facing equipment, 131
Harrison, T. R., on Radiation Pyrometry and its Underlying Principles of Radiant Heat Transfer (book), 836
Harrison, T. S., and Sons Ltd., swing lathe, 43 Hart, C. A., on technical foundations for Nigeria, 442; on getting research over to the builder, 645
Hartford, E., on keeping oneself informed, 780 Hartley, H., on conserving natural resources, 600
Hartley, Sir Harold, on a debt to Fellows of Royal Society, 112; on Royal Society; Its Origins and Founders (book), 126; (review), 127; on Gresham the Royal Society (review), of Britannica Book of the 126-127; biographical note.
Hartleys (Stoke-on-Trent) Ltd., Valve Actuators (trade publication), 766
Harvester, forage (Gloster Equipment Ltd.), 293
McCormick International Gloster, International Harvester to market, 621
Harvesting, aerodynamics of, 293
Harwell, G. C., on Technical Communication (book), 392; (review), 867
Harwell Reactor School, course on Principles of Radiation Protection, 892
Harza Engineering Co. International, Mangla Dam, 440
Hasler, Lt. Col. H. G., on yacht sails and riggin, 146
Haslett, A. W., on Science Survey (book), 160; on Who’s Who in Atoms, 1960 (review), 834
Haslett, Caroline, Memorial Trust, award of exhibitions, 9
of Gas Turbine 728-729; design barge, 833
Hay, J., on British Railways electrification scheme costs, 597
Haydon, A. W., Co., subminiature motor, 143; binary code generator, 737; diode tester, 818
Haydon, David, fire appliance on Beaver truck chassis for Hong Kong Fire Brigade, 129
Hayman, Sir Graham, on Distillers Co. and subsidiaries, 313
Haythornwaite, B., on water flow analogues for gas dynamics, 261
Hayward, A. J., on machine tools, 622
Hayward, C. 'W., on Firth Cleveland, 217; appointed chairman of Firth Cleveland Steel Ltd., 893
Haywood, C., on Braking Correlated for Car and Caravan, 883
Haywood, R. W., on Thermodynamic Tables and Other Data (book), 224
Head, Wrightson and Co, Ltd., coal preparation (trade publication), 836
Head Wrightson/McKee sintering machine, 870 Head Wrightson Stockton Forge, aluminium span for bridge on Oxford Bypass, 47 Headcars, cableway. See Cableway Health in factories, 209
— Hazard, noise as, 101
— Minister of, E. Powell appointed, 169
— Physics and radiation safety, course on, 892
— Radioactivity effect on, 279
Heard, J. A. E., on spiral conduit ducts, 672-673 Hearing aid, Minerva (Ardente), 815
Heart plumbing units for houses, 36
Heat, applied, graded examples in, by A. H. Roberts (book), 766
— from atomic reactors, utilisation of, 52
— Conduction, 48
—? Control, 740
— Direct conversion to electricity, by J. Kaye
and J. A. Welsh (book), 256
— Exchanger (Crane), 111
Liquid metal to water, at Dounreay atomic reactor, 860
Material, Noralduct (Alcan Industries Ltd,), 634
Material, Tube-in-Strip (Impalco ICI), 634
Roll welded sheet (Implaco), 634
Strip, in three metals, 634
Tubular, B,S„ 703
?— Man-made, 48
— Pump, cost of heating office blocks by, Equipment for central heating
refrigeration (Jonmil), 812
— — Equipment (J, and E, Hall Ltd,), 701 House, 812
— Radiant, 48
— Sinks (Marston Excelsior Ltd,), 841
— Throw heating unit (Keith Blackman Ltd),,
575
— Transfer, by A, J, Chapman (book), 900 in atomic reactors, 755
in beds of fluidised Bannister, 384
Calculations, atomic properties of gases for Massey, 312, 792
Engineering, by H. Schenck (book), 488 by H, H, Gott et al, 755
by M, J, Harris and J, T, Wilson, 755 Improved, research on, 134
Media, liquid-metal, by S, S, Kutate ladze, V, M, Borishanskii, I, 1, Novikov and O. S, Fedynskii (review), 255-256
by N. G. Worley and W, Ross, 738 and pressure drop performance of spiral polyzonal heat transfer surfaces for gas- cooled reactors, by C, Cunningham and M. R, Slack, 755
Radiant, radiation pyrometry and its underlying principles of, by T. R. Harrison (book), 836
Secondary, 755
Secondary surfaces for, 738
Surface, polyzonal spiral, and its application to reactor design, investigation of, by A. F. E. Wise, 755
and turbulent flows, by C. C. Lin (review), 728-729
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (I960)
Heat treatment of metals, by P. S. Houghton (book), 160
— Waste, recovery from industrial furnaces
(book), 601
Heaters, gas, radiant (Parkinson Schwank), 353
— Motor car, 32
— Paint, industrial (Aerograph-DeVilbiss), 139
— Radio frequency (Redifon Ltd.), 153
— Solar, for Malta, 634
— Storage (GEC), 97
— Water, electric, slight increase in sales of, 591
— — Immersion, fall in sales, 591 Storage, increase in sales, 591
Heath, E., on gifts from Nuffield Foundation, 209
Heath, H. H., on bearing wear, 237. See LETTER, 172
Heating of atomic facilities, 88
— Central, fuel economy by intermittant
heating, 252
Radiators for, 72
— — and refrigeration, heat pump equipment
for (Jonmil), 812
Repairs by mining drill, 93
Survey of, 464
Systems for, 72
in your home (book), 464, 812
— Coils, titanium (Trade publication), 694
— Costs, comparitive table of systems, 701
— Electric, for prestressing concrete, 712
— for greenhouses, 632
—• Induction, basics of, by C. A. Tudbury (book), 590
— Intermittant, fuel economy by, 252
—? Mats, electrical for de-icing helicopters, 219
— Office blocks by heat pump, cost of, 701
— Plants, water, solar, 824
— Radiant, for Finsbury Park diesel loco
motive maintenance depot, 421
— Space, solar, 825
— System, greenhouse, Activair, 632
— Unit, Heat Throw (Keith Blackman Ltd.),
575
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Exhibition, 205, 781
— Ventilating and air conditioning, modern,
by W. H. Carrier, R. E. Cherne, W. A, Grant and W. H. Roberts (book), 96
— and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of.
See Institution
—- and Ventilating Research Council, investigation of central heating systems, 252
Heavy Electricals Ltd., Mr. Nehru at inaugural ceremony, 804
Heavy water factory, Nangal, 578
Lattices, data on, 52
US delivery of to IAEA members, 648 HECTOR, atomic reactor, fine stability of, 384
— -— Reactor, pile oscillation of, 384 —? — Reactor for Winfrith, 384
Hedges, E. S., on Tin and Its Alloys (review), 254
Heenan and Froude Ltd., dynamic coupling device for TV studio soundproof door lifting mechanism, 66; variable speed couplings for Simca car plant conveyor system, 314; pallet-levelling press, 483; baling press, 542; electromagnetic separator, 544; metal baler, 544
Hees, G. H., on Canada mobilises for export, 695
Helen sub-critical atomic assembly, description of, 447
Heliport noise, by P. H. Parkin, 124
Helium for atomic reactor cooling, 311
— Impurities, monitoring, 416
— Liquid, level indicator for, 691
— Measurement of impurities in, by kath
arometer, by M. Wilkins and J. D. Wilson, 416
Helixyn device (AEI Ltd.), 54
Hellerman Ltd., embossing tapes (trade publication), 522; Grommets (trade publication), 590
Helsinki, Finnish Trade Fair, 338
Helvey, T. C., on Effect of Atomic Radiation on Men and Materials (book), 128
Henley Dam raised by Coyne method, 854 Hennessey, D., on Hovercraft potentials, 869 Hennessy, J,, review of Fiscal Policy in Underdeveloped Countries: with Special Reference to India, 764-765; biographical note, 766
Hennessy, Sir Patrick, on motor car industry, 465; on company working to avoid unemployment, 677
Henniker, Brig, Sir Mark, review of United States Army in World War II, 158-159; biographical note, 160
Henry, F., on Rectification Superfinition (book), 96
Hepworth and Grandage Ltd., new factory at Sunderland, 357; development of Sunderland site, 613; expansion programme, 613
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, Published by HMSO, 692
Herald aircraft at Farnborough Show (Handley Page), 169
— Motor car, propeller shaft and suspension
(Triumph), 100
Herbert, Alfred, Ltd., Hilger and Watts micrometer microscope, 10; Tatar twist drill grinding machine, 176; Burrows and Smith D-Burr gear de-burring machine, 856
Herbert, Edward G,, Ltd., Rava Komposition balancing machine, 444
Hercules Powder Co., Penton plastic coating, 778-779
Hereil, G., on Sud-Aviation, 196
Heriot-Watt College, experimental work with bellows joints, 732
Hermes aircraft, reconditioning of (Handley Page Co.), 793
Herrick, Prof. S., on parabolic lunar trajectories, 838
Herriot, J. P., appointed head of light aircraft engine department, 659; biographical note, 659
Hertz Corp., order for Leyland Chieftan trucks, 621; contract with Seasonmaster Co., 621
Heston Aircraft and Associated Engineers Ltd., Revelation Magnetic comparator, 242
Heyel, C., on Handbook of Industrial Research Management (review), 487-488
Heyman, Dr. J., review of Design of Modern Steel Structures, 800; review of Structural Mechanics, 800; biographical note, 802
Hickenbotham, J., on Sun at Work, 500. See LETTER, 568
HIFAR atomic reactor, irradiation tests on, 312 Hi-fi disks and pick-ups, by G. V. Buckley, 232
— Tapes and speakers, by G. V. Buckley, 264 Higdon, A., on Mechanics of Materials (book),
392
Higginson, A. E., on urban refuse, 544
Higgs and Hill, Ltd., Wolvercote viaduct, 47; Stratford diesel locomotive maintenance depot, 587
High Duty Alloys Ltd., alloy castings for hubs for ships fenders, 707
High-temperature alloys, exhibition of (Henry Wiggin and Co. Ltd.), 237
High Voltage Engineering Corp., stock of Applied Radiation Corp, acquired, 16; particle accelerators, 16; linear accelerator for National Bureau of Standards, 348; X-ray source, 783
Higher National Certificate, percentage of passes, 81
Highgate bus depot, conversion from trolley bus to diesel bus housing, 157
Highton, C. J., review of Indemnification of Atomic Energy. Activities and Operations of Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, 800; biographical note, 802 Highway, automatic, and driver aid developments, by H. M. Morrison, A. F. Welch and E. A. Hanysz, 506
— Bridge rails and median barriers, full scale
testing of, by F. N. Hveem and J. L. Beaton, 508
— Research Board (US), Snow and Ice Control
with Chemicals and Abrasives, 640
— Trans-Canada, avalanche shed (John Laing
and Son (Canada) Ltd.), 47
— See also Roads
Hildebrand, Dr. R. H., on Zero Gradient
Proton Synchrotron, 828 Hilger and Watts micrometer microscope (Alfred
Herbert), 10; Autoset level, 80 Hill, A. W., on foremen, 478 Hill, E., on wage rates, 877 Hill, F. D., secretary of organising committee
for International Apprentices Competition, 472; biographical note, 472
Hillgate House (Myton Ltd.), 17
Hill’s Robot Plate-Lifter (Adshead), 143 Hilsenrath, J. et al, on Tables of Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Air, Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen and Steam (book), 868
Hilton, Dr. W. F., on satellites and communications, 304; on radio’s new dimension, 468; review of Ballistics and Guided Missiles, 693; biographical note, 694
Hingorani, N. G,, on High Voltage Direct
Current Power Transmission (book), 288 Hinkley Point atomic power station, cinema
film on construction of, 65; nearing completion, 756; fuelling charge chutes for, 828
Hinshelwood, Sir Cyril, on Gresham College
and the Royal Society (review), 127 Hinton, Sir Christopher, on atomic power re
quirements, 15; on advanced gas-cooled reactor and Magnox canned stations, 16; on research in power generation, 137; on advanced gas cooled atomic reactor, 151
Hinz, J. O., on Turbulence (book), 24 Hipkin Ltd., Runcorn-Widnes bridge, 149 Hippo motor truck, Leyland, 382
Hire purchase debt, 118 Growth of debt, 73 for industry, 1 18 for railway equipment, 497 • Restrictions, 324, 813
Hirsch, E., on atomic power plants, 216; on
US-Euratom agreement, 683 Historical Association, Business History, 45 History, business (Historical Association Booklet), 45
— Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.
Ltd., 45
— Short, of technology, by T. K. Derry and
T. 1. Williams (book), 836
Hitachi, hydraulic boilers for US Trinity Power plant, 289
Hitchcock, A., on Statistical Methods for the Estimation of Maximum Fuel Element Temperature, 792
Hither Green Continental produce depot (BR), 725
Hi-Tip container lift (Russell Constructions Ltd.), 750
Hivos high vacuum orbital simulator (Lockheed Aircraft Corp).), 797
HKP, American, Porter Impakdriver, 227 HMSO. See Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Hobbies Ltd., Master jig saw, 42
Hobbing machine, gear (Strojexport), 407 Gear, for turbine and similar drives,
BSS 1498,18
Reducing the error in, 18 Hochstrasser chisel, 244-245 Hockley Chemical Co. Ltd., Lacromatic
Vibrator, 830-831
Hodge Clemco Ltd., Educt-o-Matic blast cleaner, 79
Hodgman, C. D., Handbook of Chemistry and
Physics (book), 96 Hoists (Matterson Ltd.), 217
— See also Cranes; Transporter; Sheers;
Telphers
Holborn, P. R. M., on attracting capital to engineering, 204
Hold, tanker ship, dry air aids cleaning, 661 Holdan Engineers (London) Ltd., Materials
Handling (trade publication), 456 Holden, Arthur, and Sons Ltd., I3urusol water soluble resin, 3.
Holder for abrasives (Silvafiame), 675
Holes, K. A., on Laboratory Manual for
National Certificate (book), 356
Holford, Sir William, on architects and engineers, 785
Holidays, demand for longer, 1 13
— Habits of firms and workers, 177
— for motor car workers, 113
— Staggered, 113
— and travelling. Plain Words on, 172 Hollaender, A., et al.. New Developments in
Radiation Protection and Recovery, 279
Holland and Hannen and Cubitts (North West) Ltd., new factory for Pilkington Bros. Ltd., 786
Holland, scheme for regional association of ECM and EFTA, 369
— See also Netherlands
Hollands, E. R., on longer chassis for motor vehicles, 757
Hollick, R. C., on fission chamber for operation at 850°C, 152
Hollingshurst, Sir Leslie, on National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service spending, 557
Hollis, A. C., review of Economic Aspects of Fuel and Power in British Industry, 423; biographical note, 424
Hollis, Dr. W. S., on advanced methods for forming metals, 25
Holman Bros. Ltd., order position, 513; position and prospects, 513; annual report, 513; profits, 513; Goodyear pump production, 513; overseas sales, 513; Holman sludge pump, 562; drifter, 643; Holtrac drilling rig, 676
Holman, P. M., on Holman Bros., 513 Holme Pierrepoint power station, 37 Holmes, Brig. K. S., on mail handling devices, 37
Holmes, W. C., and Co. Ltd., Bag Filter (trade publication), 620; liquefied petroleum gas plant, 806; butane/air plant for Henry Wiggin and Co. Ltd., 806
Holshouser, W. L,, organic coatings to lessen metal fatigue, 2
Holst and Co., Ltd., St. Leonards Hill reservoir, 440
Holt, A. J., on 7GeV proton synchrotron Nimrod pulsed power supplies and cooling system, 348
Holt, Douglas (Estd. 1919) Ltd., glass fibre and resin, 104
Holt Products Ltd., laminating service, 336 Holtrac drilling rig (Holman Bro.s Ltd.), 676 Homburger, W. S., on concept of rapid transit, 504
Home, central heating in your (book), 464, 812
— Installation, electrical (trade publication), 96 Homeshaw, E. J., on Corporation of Borough
of Walsall (book), 96
Honda, machine tools ordered from Charles Churchill Ltd., 767
Honeycomb, aluminium, as mine cage arrester, 473
Honeywell-Atkins aircraft anti-collision lights (Honeywell Controls Ltd.), 353
Honeywell Controls Ltd., Universal Adaptive Autopilot, 321; Honeywell-Atkins aircraft anti-collision lights, 353; Visicorder oscillograph, 446; air conditioning installation, 610; extensions to Lanarkshire plant, 613; position and prospects, 613; order position, 613; Day-Nite room thermostat, 740; soaking pit control equipment for Alcan Industries Rogerstone factory, 773
Hong Kong Fire Brigade, Leyland Beaver truck chassis for, 129
Honing machine, gear. Red Ring (Precision), 174, 342
Hooks, anode, titanium (ICI Ltd.), 879 Hooke’s joint, 50
for motor cars, 100
Hooper, Sir Frederick, on Management Survey (review), 898
Hoover Co., redundancy dismissals, 324; vacuum cleaner mouldings in polystyrene, 635
Hopes, j. H., on pipe protection tapes, 336 Hopper, grain, screw conveyor for (Woodward and Son Ltd.), 809
—? — Vehicle body in aluminium (Alcan), 809
— Lined with pvc (Plastic Coatings), 815 Horlock, Prof. J. H., on hydraulics in universities, 76-77. See LETTER, 140
Horn, M. B., on Acrylic Resins (review), 22 Hornby, J., et al., on aqueous uranyl fluoride solutions, 312
Horner method of pickle liquor recovery, 554 Horological Institute, British. See British Horological Society, Antiquarian. See Antiquarian
Horseley Bridge Co., policy of diversification, 44); work at uneconomic prices, 449; export position, 449; position and prospects, 449; Thames Bridge at Bray, 855
Horsey, E. F., on Proceedings of Symposium on Microminiaturisation of Electronic Assemblies (book), 658
Hoskisson incinerator (Boston Marine), 542 Hospital design and construction, DSIR investigation, 245
Hot dimpling machine (Short Bros. and Harland Ltd.), 699
Hotel, Skyway, London Airport, automatic service doors for (Radiovisor), 227
Hotspa drink dispenser (Ditchburn), 270 Hough, R., on BP Book of Racing Campbells (book) 590
Houghton, E., review of Attitudes workers to Technical Change, biographical note, 658
Houghton, J., on Fluid Mechanics
Worked Examples (book), 868
Houghton, P. S., on Heat Treatment of Metals (book), 160
Hours of labour, claim for shorter by mineworkers, 705
National average, 177
? Reduction of, 305
Shorter, mineworkers’ claim for, 705
?—? — Shorter, West German engineering
industry, 145
Houses, air pollution by, 233 ?— Attempts to cheapen cost, 36
— Building machine, 181
— Condensation in, 168
—? Deep-litter, cleaner for (Becfabs Ltd.), 837
House of Fraser, new department store for, 712
— Plumbing units for, 36
— Wiring (trade publication), 96 Household refuse, dustless collection of, 555
— Waste, compost from, 539
Housel, Prof. W. S., ASTM committee on soils, 477
Housing, Minister of, approval of Buckinghamshire green belt proposals, 821
— Schemes, permission for, 425 Hovercraft, by A. Croome (book), 836 Hovercraft Developments Ltd., agreement with
Westland Aircraft Ltd., 65; cooperation with manufacturers, 217; Australian enquiries received, 869
— Potentials in Australia, 869
— Production of, 265, 869
— Shipbuilding industry interest in, 105
— SR-NI, research programme, 65
— SR-N2, design and testing, 65 Hovertrucks, GERM (Folland), 869
— Production (Folland), 265
How, M. J., on plastic chimneys, 743
Howard, John, and Co. Ltd., Forth Road Bridge, 213
Howard Pheumatic Ltd., use of steel extrusions for pump impellers, 706
Howard Rotavator (Rotary Hoes Ltd.), 876 Howes, J. H., on pocket size gamma dosimeter, 152
HP Information Ltd., hire purchase statistics,
I 18
Hudd automatic warning signals for railways, 189
Huddersfield Corporation, order placed for Leyland Titan buses, 481
Hudson, Robert, Ltd., Leedsall dumper trailer, 642
Hughes, F. A., and Co. Ltd.,Toxion anti-fouling equipment and Guardion cathodic anticorrosion equipment for IVindsor Castle, 258; Leeford hydraulic ditching machine, 606
Hughes, J. D. H., on light source from radioisotopes, 312
Hull, boat, plastic (Halmatic Ltd.), 267
— Design for yacht Sceptre, 147
— Seaplane, high length/beam ratio with high
beam loading, hydrodynamic stability and spray characteristics of, by D. M. Ridland J. K. Friswell and A. G. Kurn (review), 318
— Ship, Cathodic protection of, SenTerCet
automatic controller for (Standard Telephone), 57
New rules for structural steel for (Lloyds), 335
— Yacht, aerodynamic analysis of, 146 Human being, physical limitations of, 297
— Body and motor car design, 517
— Metabolism, daily, table of, 552
— Resources, trends in the application of,
Scottish Fellows of the Royal Society as a percentage of British Fellows, 788
— Waste, compost from, 539
Humber Super Snipe motor car, modifications to, 540
Humble Refining Co., Humble Rust Ban, 661 Humble Rust Ban (Humble Refining Co.), 661 Hume-Rothery, W., on Atomic Theory for
Students of Metallurgy (book), 256; (review), 764
Humphreys, B. L., review of Electrical Noise,
354; biographical note, 356 Humphries and Sons Ltd., automatic core plate cutting machine for Ferranti, 903 Humphryes, J. H., on Braithwaite and Co., 385 Hungarian Broadcasting Authority, purchase of EMI outside television unit, 257 Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd., diesel mine-tractor,
174
Hunstad, N. A., on developing transaxle fiuids, 644
Hunter and Co. (Holdings), primers for rust control, 778-779
Hunter Douglas (Great Britain) Ltd., Luxacote pre-coated steel strip, 878; Luxaflex blinds, 878
Hunter, R. A., on development costs, 372 Hunterston atomic power station, labour dispute at, 52; vacuum cleaning equipment for (British Vacuum Cleaner), 157; visit by Japanese Ambassador, 313; progress at, 448
Hunting Aircraft Ltd., polyester resin air intakes on Jet Provost aircraft, 3; purchase of shares by British Aircraft Corp., 417; development of BAC 107 aircraft, 767
Hurd, S. J., Batchelors Ltd. bottling plant, 450 Hurll, Norman J. (Victoria) Pty., purifier boxes for Gas and Fuel Corp., 869
Hurricane, leaded glass window defies, 855 Hurst, Dr. R., on fast atomic reactor and civil power programme, 860
Hurst, R., on Technology, Engineering and Safety (book), 620
Hutchings, E., on Frontiers in Science (book), 522
Hutchinson, F. W., on Nuclear Radiation Engineering (book), 24
Hutton, G., on Inflation and Society (book), 424
Hutton, M., on Engineering Mathematics (book), 128
Hveem, F. N., on testing of highway bridge rails and median barriers, 508
Hydra check weighing machine (Industrial Products), 502
Hydra-Matic automatic transmission for Vauxhall Cresta and Velox cars, 526
Hydra-Spray paint spray (Bullows), 307 Hydraulic design of channels and pipes, charts
for (Hydraulic Research Station), 181
— Device, oscillating (Hydraulic Machinery
Drives Ltd.), 703
— Drives for Machine Tools, by H. Krug
(book), 900
— Fluid, silicone, DP47 (ICI), 635 Skydrol (Monsanto), 635
Symposium on (ASTM book), 256
— Lock, eight ways to overcome, by D. C.
Sweeney, 592
Further aspects of, by Dr. J. Mannam, 592
Hydraulic Machinery Drives Ltd., oscillating hydraulic device, 703
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Hydraulic/pneumatic equipment (Maxani), 699
— Oils (trade publication). 256
— Units, oil, closed circuit test facilities at
NEL, 35
.— Uplift ladders (Anderston Clyde), 65
— Valves (Smiths Jacking Systems), 175 Hydraulics departments for universities, by
Dr, R. Silvester. See LETTER, 76
— Laboratories in colleges, 140. See LETTER,
269
— Research Station, Charts for the Hydraulic
Design of Channels and Pipes, 181; Roughness of Pitch Fibre Pipes, 181; extensions to Wallingford laboratory, 181; study of River Trent, 181; programme of weir investigation, 577
? Underwater television camera to aid
(Marconi-Siebe, Gorman), 737
— in Universities, 140
— See also Hydrodynamics; Irrigation; Water Hydride of zirconium as atomic reactor
moderator, 891
Hydro-cooling for watercress, 283 Hydro-electric power, by D. Carter (book), 730
— ?— Power stations, Madras, 116
Project, Yamuna, 578
Scheme, Mettur Tunnel, 578 Hydro-forming, 26
Hydro-pneumatic machine tool control (Moog), 733
Hydrodynamic stability and spray characteristics of high length/beam ratio seaplane hulls with high beam loadings, by D. M. Ridland, J. K. Friswell and A. G. Kurn (review), 318
Hydrogen absorption of zirconium and its alloys during oxidation in steam and aqueous solutions, by B. Cox, M. J. Davies and A. D. Dent, 88
— Oxygen fuel cell, 229
— Peroxide (Laporte Chemicals), 185
World production, 185
— Purifier, Deoxo puridryer (Engelhard), 174
— in steel, apparatus to measure (BWRA), 91
— Thermodynamic and transport properties
of, table of, by J. Hilsenrath et al (book), 868
— Tritiated, Geiger gas counting methods of
assaying, by J. F. Cameron and B. J. Puckett, 152
Hydromechanics Research Association, British. See British
Hydroponics, by G. V. E. Thompson, 294. See LETTERS, 404, 500
Hydrostatic transmission (NEL), 35
System. Lucas (Lucas Industrial Equipment Ltd.), 843
Hygena kitchen units (Kirkby Industrial), 296 Hygiene drill for shoes, 432
Hygiene Plastics Ltd., polyethylene street lamp screens, 499
Hyman, H. H., method for extracting americium, 891
Hymatic Engineering Co,, Ltd., automatic loading and unloading equipment for rotary hearth furnace at Smiths Stampings Ltd., 772; high pressure reducing valve, 843
Hyperconjugation, conference on, 656
Hypersonic flow, by A. R. Collar and J. Tinkler (review), 316
Hyslop, J. M., on Real Variable (book), 802 Hyster Co. International, fork lift truck with oil-clutch, 809
— Grid roller, 84
IAEA. See International Atomic Energy Agency
IBM 705 computer for British census statistics, 485
IBM 709 electronic computer for CERN, 737 IBM United Kingdom Ltd., data processing (trade publication), 224
ICAO. See International Civil Aviation Organisation
Ice breaker ship, V-belt drive for, 703
— Control using calcium chloride, 640
— and snow control with chemicals and
abrasives (report), 640
Icing, aircraft, protection conference, 233
— See also De-icing
ICSE. See Intermediate Current Stability Experiment
Idaho Falls atomic reactor, Phillips Petroleum
Co., to operate for US AEC, 280
— Reactor Testing Station, bridge crane for
(General Mills), 184
Idlewild Airport, leaded glass window, 855 I EC. Sec International Electro-Technical
Commission
IG Metall trade union, agreement for 40 hour week, 145; wage increase for members, 145 Igloo, nylon, airhouse, 815
Ihlen, Per, biographical note, 273
Iles, D. J., on Problems of Full Employment (book), 590
Ilford Ltd., Azoflex document collator, 471 Ill-health and accidents at work, by J. L.
Williams (book), 730
lilies. Prof. K., resignation from Geesthacht centre, 549
Illumination. See also Light; Lighting; Lamps Immigration, Ministry of (Australia), immigration statistics, 81 3
Impact extrusion, 26
— Testing machine (Testing Machines Inc.),
375
— Theory and physical behaviour of colliding
solids, by W. Goldsmith (book), 868 Impakdriver, American HKP Porter, 227 Impalco, roll welded sheet heat exchangers,
634; Tube-in-Strip heat exchanger material, 634
Impellers, radial, head correction factors for, by G. T. Csanady, 195
Imperial Aluminium Co. Ltd., aluminium floors for fishrooms (trade publication), 256; Superspeed C80 aluminium alloy, 335; aluminium alloys (trade publication), 730
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Terylene polyester fibre, 39; plastics exhibition in Moscow, 89; plastics exhibition moved to Leningrad, 89; Alkathene motor boat, 89; plastic motor car fittings, 89; Silcoset silicone rubbers, 139; M494 silicone
grease, 171; extension to nylon plant at Wilton, 193; titanium (trade publication), 256; “new” metals (trade publication), 256; Terylene for rubber tubing, 267; Fluon ptfe materials, 299; solid fuel rockets, 322; rocket engines, 323; increase in sodium silicofluoride production, 403; licence agreement with Montecatini for manufacture from polypropylene, 425; natural gas boreholes at Whitby, 434; Tube-in-Strip heat exchanger material, 634; DP47 silicone hydraulic fluid, 635; polyester fibres (trade publication), 658; paint finishes for Volvo motor car, 659; Silcoset silicone rubber, 670; titanium heating coils (trade publication), 694; welding rods and brazing materials (trade publication), 694; major plant to be built in Northern Ireland, 731; agreement with Montecatini of Italy, 731; titanium for chemical plant (trade publication), 766; tanks of pvc and reinforced plastic, 778-779; cinema film “ New Minds for a New World,” 780; expanding chemical output, 805; polypropylene plant in production, 814; symposium on titanium, 866; titanium anode hooks, 879; rearrangement of executive directors’ responsibilities, 893; regrouping of manufacturing divisions, 893; trade with Russia, 893; negotiations for Russian licence for caprolactam manufscture, 893; polyethylene manufacturing plant for Russia, 893
Imperial College of Science and Technology, optical design group, 71; Inaugural lectures (review), 286; need for atomic reactor, 579
Implernatic agricultural tractor (David Brown), 395
— Tractors (David Brown), 842 Imports from Bulgaria, 425
— Effect of Bank Rate on, 741
— Export statistics, 73
— Increased over exports, 901
— of Japanese transistor radios, 257
— Statistics, 289
— Toys, 193
Impregnated Diamond Products Ltd., Sparca- tron spark erosion machine, 243
Incandescent Group, members of Consolidated Foundry Plant consortium, 523
Incandescent Heat Co. Ltd., batch furnace, 11; radiant tubes (trade publication), 256 Incentives, financial, for management, R. C. Smyth (book), 522
— Schemes in building industry, 153 Inchgreen graving dock, financial negotiations
for, 333
Incinerator, gas or electric, Barrywald (Saniguard Appliances Ltd.), 776
— Hoskisson (Boston Marine), 542 Incoloy DS (trade publication), 730 Income distribution of engineers, 821
— of doctors, 821 Independence, helping
678-679
Independent Television report, 685; future
Indicators, neon (trade publication), 160
— Salinity (trade publication), 224
— Vibration (Sperry), 321
Indium arsenide, monocrystalline (Monsanto),
75
— Bismuth electrical cell (Metachemical
Processes Ltd.), 635
— Phosphide, polycrystalline (Monsanto), 75 Indonesia, experts sent to Soviet Atomic
Energy Centre for course, 312
Inductance coils, design and theory of, by V. G. Welsby (book), 836
Induction heating, basics of, by C. A, Tudbury (book), 590
— Motor. See Motor, electric Inductosyn for gear bobbing machine, 18 Indus Basin Development, World Bank
assistance for, 578
— River project, 433
— Waters Treaty, 433
Treaty and Mangla Dam, 440
Industrial Challenge of Nuclear Energy (Stresa Conference report), 152
Industrial and Commercial Finance Corp. Ltd., loans to industry, 118
Industrial Design, Council of. See Council
— Development, by M. D. Bryce (book), 900
— Finishes, international exhibition, 638
Practical manual of, by B. M. Letsky (book), 620
— Fortunes, rise and fall of, 877
Industrial Instruments Ltd., Selachron elapsed time indicator, 470
— Output, noise as interference with, 101
— Production index, 97
—? — rate of, 813
Industrial Products (Speco) Ltd., Hydra check weighing machine, 502
— Psychology, National Institute of. See
National
— Relations, British charter of. See British Charter of, NUM, 409
— Research management, handbook of, by
C. Heyel (review), 487-488
Industrial and Trade Fairs Ltd., Sydney Trade Fair, 289
— Training Council Conference, 785
— Welfare Society, Supervisors’ Handbook and
Diary, 677; Lord Beveridge speaks at lunch of, 713
Industrija Traktora I Masina, order for agricultural machinery placed with Massey-Ferguson, 97
Industry, air pollution by, 233
— British, concentration in, by R. Evely and
1. M. D. Little (book), 392 and the export markets, 565
— Bulletin for (Treasury book), 877
— Careers in, technical education, year book
of, by H. C. Dent (book), 658
— Data handling units for, 495
— Financing, by J. R. Kinross, 118
— Instrumentation and automatic control in,
by Dr. J. Thompson, 263
— Large radiation sources in (IAEA book), 694
— Loans to, 118
— Nationalised. See Nationalised
Select Committee on. See Select
— Problems of, direct approach to, 34
— and science, application of punched cards
to, by R. S. Casey et al (review), 190
— Stocks held by, 1
— Towards less protection for, by R. Bailey,
852
— and trade, Diderot pictorial encyclopedia
of (Bookservice book), 764
— University graduate in, 541
— and universities, relation between, by Sir
Willis Jackson, 9
— Waste reduction in, 533
INE. See Institution of Nuclear Engineers Inertial equipment in a lunar vehicle, 838
— Guidance system, radio, for missiles, 167
— Navigation, shortcomings of, 839 Inflation and Society, by G. Hutton (book), 424 Information Bureau for radioisotopes, 37
— and Decision Processes, by R. E. Machol
(book), 836
— Library units in industrial and commercial organisations, survey of, by D. J. Campbell and C. W. Hanson (review), 867
— Occupational, by C. L. Shartle (book), 392
— Problem, by L. W. Ross (pamphlet), 800
— Processing, proceedings of Conference on (UNESCO book), 836
— Searching service (ASM), 58
— Systems on documentation, by J. H. Shera, A. Kent and J. W. Perry (review), 190
Infra-red dryer (Vokes), 818
Gas analyser (UKAEA), 495
Radiation, by H, L. Hackforth (book) 318
— ?— Television camera (EMI), 873
Ingersoll Ltd., Lip Electronic Perpetual light powered clock, 368; agents for Hamilton Watch Co., 393; exhibit at Watch and Jewellery Fair, 393
Ingot, steel, production, table of, 581 Injection moulding machine (Triulzi), 805
— Unit for press (BIP), 445
Injector needle movement detector for diesel engines (BICERA), 593
Inland waterways. See Canal; River, etc. Innocenti, BMC cars, 621, 633
Insecticide sprayer, Plafog (Cooper, Pegler and Co. Ltd.), 632
Inserts, fixing (trade publication), 868 Instability constants of complex compounds, by K. B. Yatsimirskii and V, P. Vasil’ev (book), 160
Institut Europeen d’Electronique, L’, formation of, 893; courses on electronics, 893; formation of future colleges, 893
Institut Francais du Petrole, tests on molybdenum disulphide, 499
Institute of Aviation Medicine. See Royal Air Force
— of British Foundrymen, G. R. Shotton
elected president, 177
— of Directors, support for atomic products
“ shop window,” 37
— of Fuel, conference of, 601; Waste Heat
Recovery from Industrial Furnaces, 601
cold stores for fruit and J. C. Fidler, 389. See
gamation Engineers, historical note. Clerks, 785
— of Nuclear Engineers, inaugural dinner, 512;
role of, 512
— of Production Engineers, conference of, 550
— of Water Engineers, diesel v. petrol dis
cussion, 285; Approved Methods for the Physical and Chemical Examination of Water (review), 559-560; conference, 577; Approved Methods for the Physical and Chemical Examination of Water (book), 620; Water Problems of Individual Ownership of Property Units in Multi-Unit Blocks, 776
— of Works Managers, Lord Piercy re-elected
president, 821; A. M. H. Davies elected chairman, 821 '
Instruments (trade publications), 128, 160, 192, 224, 802
— Aircraft, new display technique (RAE), 905
— British: Directory and Buyers Guide
(book), 318
— Control (trade publication), 160
— and Measurements Exhibition, Inter
national, Stockholm, British exhibits at, 312
— Scientific (trade publication), 160 and precision, exhibition, sales at, 65 Sales increase in, 225
?— Society of America, symposium on temperature, 881
— Use of sub-zero temperatures to dehydrate
filling gases, 351
— Works laboratory (USAEC report), 719 Instrumentation and automatic control in
industry, by Dr, J. Thompson, 263
— and computation in process development
and plant design, proceedings of symposium on, by P. A. Rottenburg (review), 588
— Digital, fundamentals of, by D. S. Evans
(book), 868
— of ICSE,216
— and process integration (review), 588 Insulated containers for transport of frozen
products, 284
Insulation and continuity tester. Megger (Evershed and Vignoles), 271
— Electrical (trade publication), 730
— for liquid oxygen and methane, 370
— Thermal, materials for, 370
Material, table of comparative properties, 370
Stilphon 20 (Stillite), 403
Supermag magnesium carbonate (Chemical and Insulation), 171
for underground pipes, Protexulate (Croxton and Garry Ltd.), 671
— for ultra-low temperatures, by J. W.
Dawson, 370. See Correction, 468
Insulators (trade publication), 60
— Atom-layer, 840
— Electrical, breakdown of, 653
— Multicone Post, Doulton (Douhon), 841
— Tunnel effect applied to, 840 Intake, air various forms
fighter type aircraft, tunnel tests on, by B. J. Hall, 691
Integration, process, and (review), 588
Integrity, Plain Words on, 40 Integron tube, internally ribbed (Wolverine) 170
Interatom, formed by Atomics International and Demag, 549; practical work for Geestnacht centre, 549
Interconnected systems, economic control of, by L. K. Kirchmayer (review), 159-160 Interferometer for length measurement, 514 Interlas Ltd., Tehag welding positioner, 750
Intermediate Current Stability Experiment, instrumentation of, 216; suspension of by UKAEA, 480
Internal-combustion engine. See Engine; Aircraft engine; Motor car engine; Motor boat; Tractor; Turbine, gas
— Damping due to structural joints and
techniques for general damping measurement, by D. J. Mead (book), 71
International Apprentice Competition, 177; British firms co-operating, 305; British team chosen, 305; British firms competing, 472; countries competing, 472; trades represented, 472; marking system used, 472
— Association of Chiefs of Police, driver
behaviour measurement system, 721
— Atomic Energy Agency, India refuses
control provisions of, 37; panel on heavy water lattices, 52; programme and budget for 1961, 120; radioisotope training for United Arab Republic, 120; symposium on measuring radiation doses, 152; new programme for, 248; Use of Radioisotopes and Supervoltage Radiation in Radio- teletherapy, 280; Molotov appointed Russian ambassador to, 297; conference on small power atomic reactors, 312, 383; International Directory of Radioisotopes, 340; Safe Handling of Radioisotopes, 348; conference on small and medium power reactors, 369, 383; general conference, 384; conference on atomic reactors, 415; activities of, 448; nuclear power survey in Finland, 448; hazards evaluation of atomic reactor for Netherlands, 448; visits of technical assistance missions to Greece, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia, 448; budget figures for 1961, 448; Nuclear-Electronics (book), 590; Disposal of Radioactive Wastes (book), 620; main points of fourth session, 647; admission of Chile and Ghana as members, 647; Columbia, Mali and Senegal approved for membership, 647; review of activities of Agency, 647; Prof. Nadjakov elected as president, 647; approval of budget, 647; contributions to general fund, 647; General Conference, 647; missions to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru and Paraguay, 648; Philippines request mission to Manila, 648; report of study made in Finland, 648; safeguard system for atomic reactor operation, 648; Large Radiation Sources in Industry (book), 694; tripartite agreement with Finland and US, 720; symposium on nuclear ships, 792; Publications Catalogue, 827; world list of institutions concerned with atomic energy, 827; Nuclear Fusion, 828
— Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
visit to India Atomic Energy Commission, 51; loan to Congo, 73; assistance for Indus Basin Development, 578
International Boilers and Radiators Ltd., use of polyethylene film to prevent rusting, 743
— Caravan Exhibition, 704
— Civil Aviation Organisation, ocean weather
ships of, 775
International Combustion Products Ltd., Raymond fiash drier, 542; centrifuge (trade publication), 560
?—• Commission on Rules for the Approval of Electrical Equipment, European electrical standards, 257
International Computers and Tabulators Ltd., computer (trade publication), 224
— Conference on High Energy Physics, 480 on Medical Electronics, 197
on Public Cleansing, 555
on Semiconductors, Prague, 463
— Congress on Combustion Engines, testing
of diesel engines, 452
International Construction Co. Ltd., cranes for Richard Thomas and Baldwins, 97; development programme work for Tube Investments Ltd., 649
— Design Exposition (Milan), 129
— Development Association, functions of, 465
— Directory of Radioisotopes (IAEA book),
348
— Electro-Technical Commission, European
electrical standards, 257
International Engineering Concessionaires Ltd., Waters torque gauge, 444; adjustable thread cutting tool, 606
— Exhibition of Aluminium in Railway
Rolling Stock, 53
International General Electric Co. Ltd., heavy electrical plant for Brazil, 97; equipment for Alcoa aluminium home display at International Design Exposition, 129 ?— Geophysical Year, Russian report, 128 International Harvester Co., marketing
McCormick International Gloster Forage Harvester, 621; world wide distribution system, 621
— Industrial Finishes Exhibition, 638
— Instruments and Measurements Exhibition,
Stockholm, British exhibits at, 312
— Machine Tool Exhibition, exhibits at, 10,
43; P. Onderchain at, 97; electronic control, 705
International Meehanite Metal Co. Ltd., cast iron (trade publication), 658
— Metre, British Copy No. 16, 583
— Pipes, Pipelines, Pumps and Valves Exhi
bition, 141
— Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Exhi
bition, 109
— Ropeway Review, by H. F. Shields (book),
626
International Standard Triumph, Belgian assembly plant opened, 705
— Standards Organisation, on standardisation
of atomic terms and symbols, 151; European electrical standards, 257
International Synthetic Rubber Co., research on high hysteresis tyres, 278
— Synthetic Rubber Symposium, papers to be
read, 141
— Trade, 1959 (HMSO book), 705; annual
report on, 705
Fair Tunis, Auto-Tutor teaching machine to be exhibited at, 591
International Twist Drill Co., purchased by Tap and Die Corp., 449
International IVho's Who I960, 126
International Wrought Non-Ferrous Metals Council, Guide to the Principles of Costing in the European Non-Ferrous Metals Industry (book), 658
— Year Book and Statesmen’s Who’s Who,
1960, by L. G. Pine (review), 834
Internorm, 898
Intervalometer camera control (Aldersgate Electronics Ltd.), 607
Intraform metal working process (Cincinnati), 550
Intragranular misorientation measurements in brass, table of, 839
Investment in European Common Market, 8 Economic Community, aids (booklet), 8
— Public, I
Involute tester (J. Goulder), 242 ion exchange on vermiculite, removal of caesium 137 and strontium 90 from aqueous solution by, by D. C. Sammon and R. E. Watts, 312
— Temperatures, high, mirror machine for, 720 Ipsen, D. C., on units, dimensions and
dimensionless numbers (review), 520
Iran, Manjil Dam on Sefid Roud River, use of cableway headcars, 98
Iraq, oil profits in, 324
Iraq Petroleum Co., Baghdad discussions on oil exploitation in Iraq, 324; valves for pipelines (David Brown), 481
Irish Export Board, export statistics, 289
Irish Sugar Corp., prototype freeze-drying equipment, 265, 292
Iron, aluminous, Pyroferal (G. L, Willan cf Sheffield), 743
— Cast (trade publication), 658
Chemical analysis of, by W. Westwood and A. Mayer (book), 356
Containing aluminium, Pyroferal (G. L. Willan of Sheffield), 743
Engines, corrosion of aluminium cylinder heads on, 428
— Exports to Norway, 161
— Foundry, preventative maintenance, 885
— Ore (Sydvaranger Co.), 870
See also Ore
— Silicon, magnetic effects of (BISRA), 335
— and Steel Board, approval of Tube Invest
ments Ltd., development programme, 649 Corrosion of in liquid sodium, by C. Tyzack, 791-792
Exports to Norway, 161
Holding and Realisation Agency, sale of W. Wesson Steel Co., 225; sale of Llanelly Steel Co. Ltd., 225
Industry, automation in. introductory review of, by S. S. Carlisle, 586
Institute, symposium on determination of gases in metals, 91; symposium on steels for nuclear reactor power circuits, 448; Symposium on Steels for Reactor Pressure Circuits, 791
Master of Them All, by R. Miles (book), 766
— Trace detection, Technicon Auto-Analyser
for (Technicon Instruments Co. Ltd.), 736
— See also Cast iron; Steel; Pig iron;
Metallurgy
Ironmaking, automation in, 586
Ironwork, structural. See Bridge; Floor; Column; Roof; Steelwork; Structure
Irradiated materials, waste disposal problems, 548
Irradiating temperature, effect on steel, 791 Irradiation, carbon dioxide and graphite under, reaction between, by N. S. Corney, W. R. Marsh and J. Wright, 216
— Facility, Jason atomic reactor as, 580
of Triga atomic reactor, 580
— Food, centres in US, 280
Doubts about, 430
Information centre at Saclay, 280
— Growth and swelling in Dounreay atomic
reactor, 860
— of meat, 279
— Neutron, damage by, 215
Detection methods, 325
Effects on steels, by R. G. Berggren, 791
— Testing of Enrico Fermi Prototype Fuel
Pins in the CP-5 Reactor, by M. A. Silliman et al, 891
?— Tests on HI FAR reactor, 312
— See also Radiation
Irrigation exhibit at Royal Show, 89
— Farm, 276
— Research, 265
— Scheme, West Pakistan, 265
Irving, A., on effects of low-frequency vibration on Man, 364-367
Irving Air Chute Ltd., motor car safety seat belts, 789
Irving, F. G., instructional wind tunnel design, 631
Irwin, E. G., and Partners, contract for prison electrical work, 289
Isaac Bros., hydro-cooling plant for watercress, 283
Isaac, P. C. G., on Waste Treatment: Proceedings of symposium on treatment of waste waters (review), 559; review of Approved Methods for the Physical and Chemical Examination of Water, 559-560; biographical note, 560
Islamalad, Pakistan atomic training centre, 720 ISO. See International Standards Organisation Isolator, line (Switchgear and Equipment Ltd.), 819
Isotemp air compressor (G. and J. Weir), 406 Isotopes, electrical power from, 461
— Uranium, measurements, mass spectro
metry for, by C. D. Tabor, 719
Isotropic analysis of uranium, 719
ISPRA-1 atomic reactor as test facility, 215 Israel, criticality reached in first atomic reactor, 216
Italian Trade News, 901
Italy, active modernisation and redevelopment of shipyards, 901
— Assembly plant for Ford Anglia cars, 489
— Atomic projects in, 216
— Heavy capital investment, 401
— Increased tonnage through ports, 901
Ivory Coast, IAEA technical assistance mission visit to, 448
IzmirTrade Fair, Auto-Tutor teaching machine on exhibit at, 591
J
J70 jet engines made under licence by FNAG, 793
J. Pau! Getty tanker launched, 97
Jack, centre hole. Simplex Jenny (Equipment
and Engineering Co. Ltd.), 750
— Duff Norton (Consolidated Pneumatic), 307 Jackson, Dr. C. J., review of Waste Treatment:
Proceedings of Symposium on Treatment of Waste Waters, 559; biographical note, 560
Jackson, J., on Steam Sampling in Russia, 627
Jackson, J. M., on Control of Monopoly in the United Kingdom (book), 392
Jackson, R. G., on selecting future foremen, 500 Jackson, R. S., on measuring roughness in electric motors, 871
Jackson, W. H., on bodies in which we live, 32 Jackson, Willis, Committee, technical staff college requirements, 9
Jackson, Sir Willis, on relation between industry and universities, 9; on medicine and electronics, 197
Jacobs, A. M., on Basic Principles of Nuclear Science and Reactors (book), 424
Jaguar Cars Ltd., Terylene reinforced V-belts, 39; motor car production methods, 516;, assembly of cars in South Africa, 705, 731 ; high production maintained, 721; output 721; order position, 721; re-equipment scheme, 721
James, C. G., on university reactor licences, 673 James, M., review of Telemetering Systems, 59-60; biographical note, 60
Jamison, Dr. R. R., award of Enoch Thule bronze medal, 721; on Engines for the Supersonic Airliner, 721 ; biographical note, 721
Jan Mayen Island, diesel-alternator sets for (Davey, Paxman Co.), 659
Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft, by L. Bridgman (review), 59
Japan Atomic Power Co., Tokai-Mura atomic power station, 313
Japan, atomic propelled ore carrying ship proposed, 892
— Contract conditions with UK, 573
— Contract with US GEC Ltd., for atomic
reactor at Tokai Mura, 684
— Exports to US, 489
— Nuclear power plan, 248
— Toy quota increased for UK, 193
— Transistor radio exports to UK increased,
257
Jarrah timber. See LETTER, 204
Jason atomic reactor, basic design of, 580; correction of statistics previously published, 684; control of, 684; courses on (Hawker Siddeley), 248; fuel loading variations, 580; as irradiation facility, 580; at Petten now critical, 512; plan view of core assembly, 612; safety features of, 580; table of main Parameters of, 579; table of neutron flux, 580
— Mk. HI atomic reactor, installation
approval for Queen Mary College, 648
Jastrow, R., on Exploration of Space (book), 488
Jeeves, Gordon, new department store for House of Fraser, 712
Jefferson, S., on Radioisotopes: a New Tool for Industry (book), 288
Jenkins, D. E, P., review of Handbook of Industrial Research Management, 487- 488; biographical note, 488
Jensen, A., on The Life and Works of A. K. Erlang (book), 730
Jensen Motors Ltd., to produce Volvo motor car, 659
Jensen, T. A., on Spiral Conduit Ducts, 745 Jenson, N. M., on Tunnel Portland Cement Co., 349
Jerger, J. J., on Systems Preliminary Design (book), 224
Jerrard, H. G., on Theoretical and Experimental Physics (book), 836
Jessop-Saville Steel Co. Ltd., sales, 793 Jester experimental yacht, 146
Jet engine. See Engine
— Plasma, high temperature torch (British
Oxygen Research), 419
— Provost aircraft, polyester air intakes, 3 Jetty, launch, for Milford Haven, 380 Jewellery and Watch Fair, electric watch
exhibit at, 393
Jiffymix battery powered mixer (Ace Products), 908
Jiffytool battery powered tool (Ace Products),
908
Jig boring machine. See Boring machine
— Saw, Master (Hobbies), 42
Job Snobbery, Plain Words on, 372
Johns and Waygood, steelwork handling plant ordered from Boulton and Paul, 257
Johnson, C. H. (Machinery) Ltd., Fasprime centrifugal pump, 542
Johnson, D. G., on Mechanical of Vibration (book), 802
Johnson, Matthey and Co. Ltd., research work in collaboration with CIBA, 3; thermosetting silver preparations FSP43 and FSP49, 3; production of pure arsenic, antimony, tellurium and bismuth, 467 Johnson and Philips Ltd., mobile showroom, 613 Johnson, W. C., on Electrical Engineering Science (book), 224
Johnstone, A., on cost of sales force, 457 Joinery, standard (trade publication), 868 Joints, bellows, Bellex (Munro and Miller Ltd.), 732
Producing and testing, 732
— Breaker, Pitan (Allweather Paints Ltd.), 879
— Compression (trade publication), 590
— Expansion, filler, wood fibreboard (Powell
Duffryn), 847
for high pressure ducting (Richardsons Westgarth and Co.), 459
Nine span bridge without, by H. W. Stephenson, 308
Fire Resistance Tests on Structural nients (Book), 7; fires attributed to tion, 92
— Hooke’s, 50 for motor cars, 100
— Rzeppa constant-velocity, 50
— Structural, internal damping due to,
techniques for general damping measurement, by D. J. Mead (HMSO book), 71;
— Universal, nylon bearings for, by V. F.
Platanov, 132
Jointings and packings (trade publication), 730
— Systems for plastic cable, 107
Jones, A. A., and Shipman Ltd., Braunstone tapping machine, 306; utility head, 374; sine centres, 375; surface grinder (trade publication), 900
Jones, E., on atomic reactor economics, 415
Jones, E. D., on neutron flux measurements on aluminium panel, in pool, and in natural uranium graphite stack on Lido, 248
' Jones, G. O., on the Catalyst (review), 24
Jones, J. B., on Engineering Thermodynamics (book), 694
Jones, R. F., on aircraft icing, 233
Jones, T. P., on high-powered epicyclic gearing, 810-811
Jones, W. F., review of Attitudes of Steel- worders to Technical Change, 657-658; biographical note, 658
Jones, William, Ltd., downstroking press, 502 Jonmil Building Developments Ltd., heat pump central heating and refrigeration equipment, 812
Jonscher, A. K., on Principles of Semi-conductor Device Operation (book), 694
Joseph, A. J. V., on fuel-nozzle temperature measurement, 762-763
Journals, abstracts, 379. See LETTER, 780 Journal of Chemical Documentation, 728 Journals, technical, how to select, 379 Increase of, 378
JSM water meter, Kent (George Kent Ltd.), 776 Judgelite Co. Ltd., architectural panelling, 671 Juelich atomic research centre, Germany, 447 Juggernaut atomic reactor (Argonne), 183 Jugoslavia. See Yugoslavia
Juvenile delinquency. Plain Words on, 236
KAHANE, Dr. Ing. L., on air compressor which releases no oil, 194
Kahlen Main atomic reactor, work,completed, 720
Kaiser Aluminium and Chemical Corp., interest in James Booth Aluminium Co., 803; formation of Commonwealth Aluminium Corp, with Consolidated Zinc Corp., 803
Kaldo oxygen process for steel at Consett Iron Co., 185
Kalmar Verkstads AB, diesel locomotives for Swedish State Railways, 425
Kama Aircraft Corp., unit construction broaching machine installed (Lapointe), 482
Kampala, Uganda, road test surfaces (Esso), 7 Kane, Frederick C., Ltd., case sealing machine, 888
Kane, J. L., on improved thermal conductivity of atomic fuel, 151
Kanigen plating for printed circuits, 39
Kapp, R. O., on towards a unified cosmology (review), 255. See LETTER, 300
Kappel, F. R., on Project Echo, 169; on worldwide television, 169
Karachi oil refinery, estimates for, 249
Kariba Dam spillway, 752
— Underground power house, 752 Karjalainen, A., trade talks with Moscow, 695 Karlin, S., on Mathematical Methods and Theory in Games, Programming and Economics (review), 94
Karlsruhe atomic research centre, 447 Karria timber. See LETTER, 204
Karrier Bantam chassis for aircraft servicing trolley (Rootes), 93
Katharometer for measurement of impurities in helium, by M. Wilkins and J. D. Wilson, 416
Katingo, ship, Cydoop tug assists, 188
Kaufmann, Dr. S. G., on loan to Commissariat a I’Energie Atomique from Argonne, 183
Kay, J. M., on university reactor licences, 673 Kaye, J., on Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity (book), 256
Kaye, Joseph, and Sons, position and prospects, 649
Kearney and Trecker, Milwaukee-Matic machine tool, 90
Kearns, H. W., and Co. Ltd., 3WB boring machine, 12
Keay, Thomas C., Co., jute mill machinery for East Pakistan, 695
Keedwell, M. J., on railway expenditure, 672 Keeton Sons and Co. Ltd., Keetona squaring shears, 78
Keetona squaring shears (Keeton Sons), 78 Keir, K. M., review of Analytical Photogrammetry, 317-318; biographical note, 318
Keith, J. E., on United States Army in World War II (review), 158
Kelvinator Ltd., price reductions, 324
KEMA, studies on aqueous homogeneous suspension reactor, 384; Euratom assistance to, 384
Kemp, R. E., review of Zone Refining and Allied Techniques, 192; biographical note 192
Kennedy and Donkin, Brazilian atomic reactor, 184; nuclear consultants to Brazil, 333
Kennedy, N., on new concept of rapid transit, 504
Kennedy, Senator, on US industrial output, 669 Kent, A., on Tools for Machine Literature Searching (review), 190; on Information Systems in Documentation (review), 190 Kent, George, Ltd., flow measurement (trade publication), 224; orifice fittings (trade publication), 590; Kent JSM water meter, 776
Kent JSM water meter (George Kent Ltd.), 776
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Kenward, C. J., on neutron flux measurement on the beam hole on Lido, 248
Kenwood Manufacturing Co., effect of credit restrictions on sales, 457; profits, 457; Chef food mixer, 844; knife and scissors sharpener, 844; Dishmaster dishwasher, 844 Wastemaster garbage disposal unit, 844 Kerry’s (Engineering) Ltd., centre lathe, 13; swing break lathe (trade publication), 900 Kerry’s (Ultrasonics) Ltd., ultrasonic cleaner, 142, 620
Key-Conex “ Tapertite ” waste connector (Key Engineering Co. Ltd.), 712
Key, E. G., on Elementary Engineering Mechanics (book), 620
Key Engineering Co. Ltd., Key News, 618; pitch fibre pipes (trade publication), 658; Key-Conex “ Tapertite ” waste connector, 712
Key News, 618
KHE Group, rolling machine, 503
Kidde, Walter, Nuclear Laboratories, promethium 147 atomic battery, 339
Kidney plumbing units for flats, 36
Kiev University, compact accelerator built at, 892
Kilburn, Prof., development of Atlas computers, 249
Kilogram, pound weight defined in terms of, 582
Kincardine power station, pfa for land reclamation at Longannet, 547
Kindler, H. S., on Organising the Technical Conference (book), 590, (review), 619-620 Kine Engineering Co. Ltd., jig boring machine, 714
Kinematics and dynamics of mechanisms, by R. Beyer (book), 900
King Dual Duty overhead conveyor (Geo. King Ltd.), 314
King, Geo., Ltd., complex conveyor system for Simca car plant, 314; King Dual Duty overhead conveyor, 314
King, Geo. W., Ltd., soundproof door for Associated Rediffusion TV studio, 66
Kinghorn, A., and Co. Ltd., automatic core plate cutting machine for Ferranti, 903
Kinnear, Moodie and Co. Ltd., MWB new London water mam, 476
Kinross, J. R., on financing industry, 118
Kipnees, J. J., on Industrial Packaging (review), 390
Kipping, Sir Norman, on underdeveloped countries, 73
Kirchmayer, L. K., on Economic Control of Interconnected Systems (review), 159-160 Kirkby Industrial Estate, Hygena kitchen units, 296
Kirkham, R. H. H., on concrete roads, 568- 569
Kirkin, R. A., on rain in Australia, 469
Kirkstall Forge Engineering Co., profits, 481; position and prospects, 481
Kirkstall-Repco, trading position, 481; dividends, 481
Kit, B., on Rocket Propellant Handbook (book), 590
Kitchen, A., D. Walker Ltd., radial drilling machine, 714
Kitchen, all-electric, at Food Fair (Electrical Development Association), 296
— All-gas, at Food Fair (Gas Council), 296
— Domestic, units for, 296
Kitchen and Wade Ltd., multi-spindle drilling machine, 606
Kiwi-3 rocket propulsion reactor experiment, tests arranged, 348
Klemantaski, L., review of Science Museum: Handbook of the Collection Illustrating Motor Cars, 454; review of Automobil Revue, 454-455; biographical note, 456
Kline, D. E., on Basic Principles of Nuclear Science and Reactors (book), 424
Klinger, H. H., on importance of microwave techniques, 797; microwave developments, 797
Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG., study of air and water cooling for combustion engines, 774
Knife sharpener (Kenwood), 844
Knight, H. de B., on Arc Discharge (review), 589-590
Knitting Machinery and Accessories, International Exhibition, 745
Knowles-Brown, F. H., opening of Antiquarian Horological Society permanent quarters, 573
Kobelt, Dr. K., appointed director of Lansing Bagnell Holdings and Lansing Bagnall AG, 185; biographical note, 185
Kockums Mekanista Verkstads, co-operation with De Laval Ljungstrom, 549
Kohnstamm, R. and A., plywood access doors for tanning drums, 402
Kohr, R. H., on analysis and simulation of automobile ride, 460
Kolberg and Sanne, order for diesel-alternator sets for Jan Mayed Island, 659
Komposition balancing machine, Rava (Herbert), 444
Kopp variator for Chipmaster centre lathe (Allspeeds Ltd.), 624
Kowlays plastic cattle mattress (Gourock), 837 Kresser, T. O. J., on polyethylene (review), 22 Kretz thickness gauge (Aveley Electric), 889 Kronberger, Dr. H., appointed deputy managing director of UKAEA, 720
Krug, H., on Hydraulic Drives for Machine Tools (book), 900
Krypton 85 as radioisotope light source, 312 Krzywoblocki, M. Z. v., on Bergman’s Linear Integral Operator Method in the Theory of Compressible Fluid Flow (book), 658, Kue-Ken jaw crusher (Armstrong-Whitworth), 642
Kuhn, W., on precision distillation columns, 312
Kuka refuse collecting vehicle body (Eagle), 555 Kurn, A. G., on Hydrodynamic Stability and Spray Characteristics of High Length/ Beam Ratio Seaplane Hulls with High Beam Loadings (review), 318
Kuron S water weed and reed clearing chemical (Dow), 276
Kurt Tank Story; design for flight, by H. Conradis (review), 391
Kuske, A., on Optical Methods for Stress Analysis (book), 900
Kutateladze, S. S., on Liquid-Metal Heat Transfer Media (review), 255-256
Kuwait, agreement with Shell for offshore drilling, 893
Kuwait Oil Co., AEI Ltd. electric motors for,
803; liquified petroleum gas plant, 803 Kvarnstorp, production and testing of plutonium, 647
Kvikmulder mulcher (Mi-Dox Ltd.), 837 Kwikform Ltd., Tamar bridge formwork, 380 Kybernetes data handling system (Hagen), 495 Kyle dam, 369
Kyoto-Osaka Electric Train Co., rubber suspensions for railway rolling stock, 203
LABELS, gum applicator for, Beatall, 110 Laboratory apparatus, mechanical design of, by
H. J. J. Braddick (review), 356
— Hydraulics, at colleges, 140. See LETTER,
269
— Manual for National Certificate, by K. A.
Holes (book), 356
— Space as, 87
— Works, instruments (USAEC report), 719
— See also National Engineering; National
Physical
Labour costs in Europe, 297
— Dispute at Hunterston atomic power sta
tion, 52
Meeting to discuss causes, 885
See also Strike
— Force in UK, 633
Labour, Ministry of, annual report, 45; posts for ex-service personnel, 113; question- nair to firms on holiday habits, 177; wage and hours statistics, 305; action in strikes, 533
— Party, conference of, 473; leadership of,
473; shadow cabinet, 713; attack on Governments economic policy, 713; trade unions rally to save, 713
— Relations, Ford Motor Co. investigates, 885
— Shortages, measures to combat, 369
— Skilled, shortage of, 633
— and Social problems. Commission on. See
Commission
Lacemakers, Amalgamated Society of Operative. See Amalgamated
Lack, A. M., and Co. Ltd., conductivity bridge, 502
Lacq natural gas output, 121
Lacquering, bronzing, polishing, electro-plating, handbook on (review), 560
Lacrinoid Products Ltd., Rigidex polyethylene ball chroffles, 599
Lacromatic Vibrator (Hockley), 830-831 Ladders, hydraulic uplift (Anderson Clyde), 65 Lafarge Aluminous Cement Co. Ltd., precast units in Ciment Fondu, 381
Lagorea, Pakistan atomic training centre, 720 Laidlaw and Fairgrieve’s, working to capacity, 185; position and prospects, 185
Laing Development (Rhodesia) Ltd., joint ownership of African Development (Pvt) Ltd., 837
Laing, John, and Son Ltd., factory for G. B. Britton and Sons Ltd., 381; new factory for Thermalite Ytong Ltd., 635
Laing, John, and Sons S.A. Pty., reduction in scope of business, 449; work for Anglo- American Corp., 449; office block for Office of Public Works, Johannesburg, 449 Lake and Elliot Co., position and prospects, 581; negotiations for overseas manufacture, 581 Lambley, J., on Religion in a Space Age (review), 866; (book), 900
Lamet Trading Ltd., UK-Bulgaria trade arrangements, 425
Laminar-flow airliner (Handley Page Co.), 793 Laminated plastics, by D. J. Duffin (review), 22
Laminating with glass, 104
— Resin, 402
— Service (Holt), 336
Lamp, flashing, Simplite beacon (Seiwood), 207
— Street, polyethylene screens for, 499
— Ultra-violet (P. W. Allen and Co. Ltd.), 375
— See also Light; Lighting
Lamplight for underground farming, 294 LAMPRE atomic reactors, 183
Lamson Industries, merger negotiations with McCorquodale, 385
Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto Ltd., crane motors (trade publication), 96
Lancashire Dynamo Electronic Products, extension to plant, 281; position and prospects, 281; impulse switch, 820
Lancashire Dynamo Nevelin Ltd., silicon rectifiers (trade publication), 60; cable trunking (trade publication), 96; position and prospects, 281
Lancashire Prospector aircraft, 346
Lancia motorcar, Flavia, details of, 734
Car, new, front wheel drive for, by G. Wilkins, 734
Laney concrete transporter and sprayer (Machinery (Continental) Ltd.), 751
Land prices, 433
— Reclaimed at Longannet with pfa, 547
— Reclamation with tractors at Eridge Castle,
393
Use of pulverised fuel ash, 533
Land Rover motor vehicle, 650-652; engines for, 652; frame, suspension and body for, 652; manufacture under licence by Metalurgica de Santa Ana SA., 757; at Royal Show, 89; snow plough for (Rolba Ltd.), 642; for support of Bluebird car, 227
— Speed record, support vehicles for Bluebird
car, 227
Landing fees for aircraft increased, 869
Landini, G., and Figli SGA, purchased by Massey-Ferguson, 803; production of Landini tractors, 803
Lundini tractors, Perkins diesel engines for, 803
Landis Machine-Maiden Ltd., Maiden-Lansta threading machine, 10
Landmaster Ltd., Gardenmaster cultivator, 842 Landscape of Roads, by S. Crowe (book), 868 Lane, J, A., on economics of small atomic reactors, 383; power costs in small and medium nuclear power plants, 415
Lane, J. W., on plastics bearings, 132
Lane, K. A., review of Cybernetics and Management, 354; biographical note, 356
Lane, P. H. R., on pipe branch connections, 490-492
Lane, R. J., on engines for supersonic airliner, 721
Lane, R. M., on UK-Japanese contracts, 573
Langley, W., and Co, Ltd,, lift trucks (trade publication), 456
Langlois-Berthelot, R., on Transformers and Generators for Power Stations (book), 658
Lansdell, J., stand for Allen West and Co. for British Trade Fair, Moscow, 731
Lansing Bagnall, electric industrial trucks, 185; materials handling equipment, 185;
Lansing Bagnall AG, Dr. K. Kobelt appointed director, 185
Lancing Bagnall Holding, Dr. K. Kobelt appointed director, 185
Laplace transforms for radio and electronic engineers, by W. D. Day (book), 224
Lapointe Machine Tool Co., unit construction broaching machine, 482
Laporte Acids, absorbed by Laporte Chemicals, 185
Laporte Chemicals, hydrogen peroxide production, 185; annual report, 185; Sheffield Chemical Co., James Wilkinson and Son, Glebe Mines and Laporte Acids brought into group, 185
Laporte Industries Group, position and prospects, 185
Lardge, H. E., on What the Driver Wants, 568
Lassally, A., on traffic problem, 780. See LETTER, 848
Latham, J. D., on concrete vibrators, 268
Lathe, centre. Chipmaster (Colchester Lathe Co. Ltd.), 622-624
(Denham’s), 79
(Kerry’s (Engineering) Ltd.), 13
Student (Colchester Lathe Co. Ltd.), 622
— Crankshaft (Henry Broadbent), 271
— (Dowding and Doll Ltd), 889
— Finishing, Vektor (Roland Goodall Ltd.),
857
— Flow forming, cuts tooling costs, 902
Forming (Leifeld and Co.), 902
— Railway wheel (Craven Bros.), 607
— Soil sample (Soiltest), 343
— Swing (T. S. Harrison and Sons Ltd.), 43
— Swing break (trade publictaion), 900
— Tool room (Woodhouse and Mitchell), 44
— Vertical, with programme control (Strojex-
port), 407
Lattice calculations, errors due to cylindrical approximation, by D. A. Newmarch, 248
Launch jetty for Milford Haven, 380
— Motor. See Motor boot
Laurence, Scott and Electromotors, equipment for Moreland Hayne and Co., 257
Laurila, visit to CEGB on behalf of Finnish State Power Board, 641
Lavoie Electronic Robotester, circuit tester (Metrix), 307
Law, company, by H. Goitein (book), 488
— Trade union, by N. A. Citrine (book), 730
Lawrence, Dr. J., review of Proceedings of Symposium on Shaft Sinking and Tunnelling, 223; biographical note, 224
Lawrence, J. R., on Polyester Resins (book), 560
Lawside Engineering and Foundry Co., jute mill machinery for East Pakistan, 695
Lawson, D. F., on Technique of Photomicrography (book), 160
Laycock Engineering Ltd., Optiline motor car wheel alignment equipment, 572
Layfield, F. H. B., on standard forms aid overseas contracting, 240. See LETTERS, 300, 848; on expert in witness box, 790. See LETTER, 880
Laystall Engineering Ltd., formation of Lay- stall Cromard Ltd., 698; Cromard cylinder liners, 698
Lazard Bros., underwriting for English Electric debenture shares, 417
Lazarenko, Prof., award of Prague University medallion, 497; work on electro-erosion, 497
LCE Ltd., formation of, 89; Lord Halsbury appointed chairman, 89; radio and electronics products, 89
LD oxygen process for steel at Consett Iron Co., 185
Lea Hall Colliery, conveyor belt coal supply to power station, 420; grading coal and dirt at, 420
Leach, H. W., on Engineering: The Profession and Elementary Problem Analysis (book), 694
Lead for batteries (trade publication), 730
— Copper and manganese in sea water, deter
mination of, by B. A. Loveridge et al., 480
— Development Association, lead for bat
teries (trade publication), 730
— Industries Association, giant leaded glass
window for Idlewild Airport, 855
— Plastic, Devcon L (Barrus), 107
— Red, paint, quick drying. Penal (Fenner &.
Alder Ltd.), 467
— Screw errors (NEL), 34
Leaded glass window defies hurricane, 855 Leaf spring. See Spring
Lean, G. H., review of Symposium on Spillway Capacity of Dams, 286; biographical note, 288
Lear Inc., miniature pitch and roll indicator for aircraft, 195
Leary, J. A., on removal of fission product elements by slagging, 248
Leaver, D. A., on aerodynamic characteristics of rectangular wings, 629
Leaver, G. J., on Vauxhall Motors Ltd., 803
Leaves, protein from, by bulk extraction, by N. M. G. Davys and N. W. Pirie, 274
Lebedev, S. A., on Computer Engineering (book), 802
Lebus, Harris, Co., short time working, 853
LeClair, T. G., on maritime gas cooled atomic reactor, 416
Lee, Howl and Co. Ltd., Gusher diaphragm pump, 342; sump pump, 606
Lee, L. P., on (Coventry Climax engines, 29
Leedsall dumper trailer (Robert Hudson Ltd.), 642
Leeford hydraulic ditching machine (Hughes), 606
Four Industriel Beige, composition control equipment for combustion gases, 691 Grand Adsco Ltd., borehole for Shell Centre benchmark, 639
Harivel, J., review of Teaching Through Television, 692; biographical note, 694
Leicester, Lovell and Co., resorcinol glue, 402 Leicester, underground electricity cable (AEI), 221
— University, X-ray spectrometer, 736 Leifield and Co., flow forming lathe, 902 Leipunsky, A. L, on experimental fast reactors
in Russia, 183
LEL switch fuse unit (Brush), 110 Le Mans motor car race, 182 Lemken plough (Colchester Tillage Ltd.), 837 Length measurement by interferometer, 514 by photoelectric microscope, 515 —? World’s new standard for, by P. A.
McKeown, 514
Leningrad Metal Works, group machining experiments, 187
Lens, zoom, television (Taylor and Hobson), 324 Leo Computers Ltd., formation of Leo Computer Services (Pty.) Ltd., 65
Leo Computer Services (Pty.), Ltd., computer service in Johannesburg, 65
Leonard 621 thermostatic mixing valve (Walker Crossweller), 740
Leonardo da Vinci liner, maiden voyage, 106; neoprene decking, 106
Leontovich, M. A., on Plasma Physics and the Problem of Controlled Thermonuclear Reaction (book), 192; (book), 766
Leopard bus chassis (Leyland), 523
Leslie and Co. Ltd., two-way building technique, 712; department store for House of Fraser, 712
Lesto slotting head (Trend), 207
Le Tourneau-Westinghouse Co., “Goer” motor vehicle, 226
Letsky, B. M., on Practical Manual of Industrial Finishes (book), 620
Letter sorting equipment (Thrissell), 130 Level, Autoset (Hilger and Watts), 80
— Controller, Bindex (Henry Simon), 111 (British Area), 445
— Indicator for liquid helium, 691
—? —• (Magco Ltd.), 503
— Measurer using Moire fringes (Atomic
Weapons Research Establishment), 483
Leverhulme Trust Fund, grant to PEP, 273 Lewes, floods in, 749
Lewis, F. M., on Silicones (review), 22
Lewis, R. B., on Financial Analysis for Management (book), 456
Leybold Co., formation of Leybold-Elliott Ltd. with Elliott Bros. (London) Ltd., 513; historical note, 513
Leybold-Elliott Ltd., formation of, 513; industrial vacuum plant, 513; take over of Leybold Vacuum Sales Ltd., 513
Leybold-Hochvakuum Anlagen, “ hot ” laboratory for Juelich atomic research centre, 447
Leybold Vacuum Sales Ltd., taken over by Leybold-Elliott Ltd., 513
Leyland Beaver motor truck, 382
— Comet chassis, Pendulum tipping body on
(Gibson), 561
— Hippo motor truck, 382
Leyland Motors, Ltd., order position, 129; coach chassis for W. Alexander, 129; Beaver truck chassis for Hong Kong Fire Brigade, 129; exhibit at Commercial Motor Show, 382; Beaver motor truck, 382; Hippo motor truck, 382; Octopus motor truck, 382; Power-Plus engine, 382; foreign orders received, 433; orders for Titan buses, 481; LRT bus chassis for BRM, racingcar transporter, 481; export orders 523; Worldmaster bus chassis, 523; Leopard bus chassis, 523; course on advanced automobile engineering, 605; exports of, 621; Chieftan truck sales to Hertz Corp., 621; order for Comet trucks from India, 659; Comet trucks at Nagar- junasagar Dam, 659; order for buses from Ceylon Transport Board, 731; possible merger with Standard-Triumph International, 829; take over bid for Standard Triumph International, 869
— Octopus motor truck, 382
— Power-Plus diesel engine, 382
— trolleybus, London Transport gift to Paris
museum, 621
LHB, Salzgitter und Wegemann, coaches for German Trans Europ Express, 53
Liardet, G. E., on Simms Motor and Electronics Corp., 121
Liberal Party, stronger support for, 713 Liberty ships in British and European harbours, 1
Librarians, of, by and for, by J. D. Marshall (book), 486
Library, AERE, Harwell, 448
— Computer programming, 477
— Information units in industrial and com
mercial organisations, survey of, by D. J. Campbell and C. W. Hanson (review), 867
— National Reference, for Science and Inven
tion, 45
— of Science (South Bank), 94
— Special, and Information Bureau, Associa
tion of. See Aslib
Licence, manufacture under, 201
Lichfield porous ptfe plastic filter (Bound Brook Bearings Ltd.), 567
Lids, rubber, for dustbins and buckets (Butterfield Group), 313
LIDO reactor, neutron flux measurements on aluminium panel in natural uranium graphite stack on, and in pool, by E. D. Jones, 248
Neutron flux measurement on the beam hole on, by J. M. Ponce de Leon and C. J. Kenward, 248
ENGINEERING. VOL. 190 (I960)
_ . , aid
for replacement, 597; shipyard competition to build replacement for, 533
— Radio-frequency, for Nimrod
synchrotron (London Aluminiuni 184
— Windsor Castle, maiden voyage of,
provisioning for maiden voyage, Toxion anti-fouling equipment on, ,
Guardion cathodic anti-corrosion protection equipment on, 258
Linford Engineering Co. Ltd., pump ram, 446 Linings, plastic/rubber (Dunlop), 778-779 Link-Belt Co., Circuline sludge collector, 543;
screw conveyor (trade publication), 620 Lip comparator (Microtron), 307
— Electric watch, 339
— Electronic Perpetuel light powered clock
(Ingersoll), 368
Lipsey, Dr. R. G., on price moves, 557 Liquids containing solids, pumping, by J. O. H.
Muhlhaus, 562
Liquid-metal heat transfer media, by S. S. Kutateladze, V. M. Borishanskii, 1. I. Novikov and O. S. Fedynskii (review), 255-256
Liquid meter, Unipulse (Measurement Ltd.), 206
— Radioactive, storage tanks for, 548 Liquor, pickle, disposal of, by W. Bullough, 554 —? — Horner method of recovery, 554 Nordac method of recovery, 554 Zahn method of recovery, 554
Lister, B., five formulae for safer motor racing, 182; on Grand Prix car, 396; on Grand Prix racing, 529; on cost of racing, 617; on tyres for racing, 865
Lister Group, stationary petrol engines, 291 Liteline mobile office (Coventry Steel Caravans Ltd.), 704
Literature, deciding what to read to keep informed, by C. W. Hanson, 378. See LETTERS, 404, 468, 780
— Searching, tools for machine, by J. W. Perry
and A. Kent (review), 190
— Technical, increase of, 378 How to select, 379
Lithgow, James (UK), phenolics, 778-779 Lithgows Ltd., cargo ship Morar, 162 Little, Arthur D., Inc. (Canada), W. Boyd appointed president, 52
Little, I. M. D., on Concentration in British Industry (book), 392
Liverpool College of Technology, course for Diploma of Technology, 145; course on radiation safety and health physics, 892
— Unemployment problems eased, 533
— University, need for atomic reactor, 579 Livestock exports, 695
Livingstone, K. C., on Manufacturing Processes in Canada (book), 160; (review), 618-619
Llanelly Steel Co. Ltd., bought by Duport Ltd. from ISHRA, 225
Lloyd, S., appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 169; meeting with motor industry chiefs, 641
Lloyds of London, exhibit at British Trade Fair, New' York, 29
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, rules for atomic propelled ships, 248; new rules for hull structural steel, 335; pressure testing, 388;
station pressure vessel tested. Register Book 1960-61 (book), 620; Geometric Properties of Rolled Sections and Built Girders (book), 694; Survey of Pressure Components for Land Based Nuclear Installations, 792
LMK Manufacturing Ltd,, purchased by Simms Motor and Electronic Corp., 121 LoadAdumP tipping barrow (Road Machines (Drayton) Ltd.), 751
Loadascreen screening and stacking machine (Frederick Parker Ltd.), 575
Loader (trade publication), 456 Loader-digger, Universal (Merton), 42
— EL, used with Cleveland trenching machine,
413
— Frontloader 65a (Merton), 576
— Shovel, Frontloader (Merton Engineering
Co. Ltd.), 888 Loans to industry, 118 Local Authorities. See Municipal Lock, A. M., and Co. Ltd., detoxication plant, 543
Lock, hydraulic, eight ways to overcome, by
D. C. Sweeney, 592
Further aspects of, by Dr. J. Mannam, 592
Lock, Dr. J. M., review of Progress in Cyro- genics, 801-802; biographical note, 802 Locker Industries Ltd., vibrating feeders (trade publication), 456
Lockheed Aircraft Corp., three view camera for aircraft performance evaluation, 253; USAEC permit to build small atomic reactor, 384; electron bombardment for improved beryllium, 761 ; new laboratory, 797; high vacuum orbital simulator (Hivos), 797; Agena vehicle, 797; satellite version of Agena vehicle, 797; space craft version of Agena vehicle, 797
Lockheed Nuclear Products, subcritical atomic reactor for Pensacola Junior College, 648 Lockwood, Sir Joseph, on EMI, 861 Locomotives (trade publications), 24
— Atomic-powered, design study, 88
— Bogies, extra resilience for, 320
— Diesel, for BR (Beyer Peacock), 659 Divided design of, 604 Electric EAR “90,” particulars
(Stephenson and Hawthorns), 320 Erroneous statements about, 497 Finsbury Park maintenance depot, 421 Hydraulic (trade publication), 24 Hydraulic, shunting (Ruston and Hornsby) 176
Maintenance depot at Stratford completed, 587
to replace steam at Consett Iron Co., 185 Shortcomings of, 497
Shunting (trade publication), 24 Shunting, for Swedish State Railways (Kalmar Verkstads AB), 425
in US railways, 897
— Electric (trade publication), 24
— Mine, underground communication system
for, 57
— Plain Words on, 500
— Steam, Giesl ejector, 726
Model, construction manual of, by M.
Evans (review), 866
— Wheel slip and rail surfaces, 315
Lodge Plugs Co. Ltd., record sales, 349 marketing agreement in European Common Market, 349; cooperation with Spica, 349
Loewy Engineering Co. Ltd., rolling mill for James Booth Aluminium Ltd., 155
Log handling plant (Marco), 721 Logic and computing techniques, 474 Lokroll aluminium roofing (British Aluminium), 74
Londex Ltd., flameproof relays and switches (trade publication), 160
London Airport, Skyway Hotel, automatic service doors for (Radiovisor), 227; non-scheduled flights, 389; Cargomaster cargo loaders for (Douglas), 809
London Aluminium Co., radio-frequency liner for Nimrod proton-synchrotron, 184 London-Birmingham Motorway, accident statistics, 677
Motorway, Newport Pagnell restaurant opened, 305
Motorway, review of first year (A A), 677
— Cable car travel for, 626
— Computer centre (C-E-I-R (UK).), 621
— County Council, modernising Woolwich
free ferry, 137; income and responsibilities of, 785; Ruston TA gas turbine at Beckton Sewage Works, 808
London Ferro-Concrete Co. Ltd., aircraft hangar for Transair Ltd., 46
London Hospital, negotiations with Queen Mary College for use of irradiating facility, 648
— How much longer can it survive, by R. G,
Pay, 850-851
— Motor Show innovations at, by G. Wilkins,
540
— Roads Committee, plans to increase traffic
capacity, 850
— Traffic problems of, by A. Samuels, 850
— Transport Executive, rubber suspensions
for aluminium rolling stock, 202; wage increase for bus workers, 573; differential fares, 573; gift of Leyland trolleybus to Paris museum, 621; replacement of rolling stock, 621; fully reversible units for underground system (Cravens), 770; new research laboratory opened, 872; redesign of Notting Hill Gate tube station, 877
— University, need for atomic reactor, 579
— US trade centre for, 869
Long, A. E., on Glossary of the Diamond-
Drilling Industry (book), 620 Longannet, land reclaimed with pfa, 547 Longhurst, H., on Adventure in Oil (review), 589
Longmire, C., on Progress in Nuclear Energy: Plasma Physics and Thermonuclear Research (book), 160
Longstone ore carrying ship (Austin and Pickers- gill), 357
Lonsdale aircraft seats (Aircraft Furnishing Ltd.), 858
Lonsdale, Dr. T., review of Modern Road Building, 158; biographical note, 160 Lopata, S., on Carbo zinc 11 coating, 38 Lord, Cyril, Carpet Co., Lord Brookeborough opens new factory, 803
Lord, Sir Leonard, annual review of British
Motor Corp., 757 Lorries. See Motor Vehicle Lorry Mounted Crane Association, formation of, 393; rules of membership, 393
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, use of inflatable dam, 711
Lotus motor car, 617
— Seven motor car, build-it-yourself kit of
parts for, 572
Loudspeaker for transistor radio (Plessey), 841 Loughborough College of Technology, courses in work study, 241
Loutit, J. F., on Progress in Nuclear Energy: Medical Science, vol. 2 (book), 224
Lovell, S. M., Wentbridge Viaduct, 244; Doncaster motorway, 477
Loveridge, B. A., et al, on determination of copper, lead and manganese in sea water, 480
Low, James F., and Co., jute mill machinery for East Pakistan, 695
Low Moor Fine Steels Ltd., internally ribbed tubing, 170; Ugine-Sejournet process, 706; steel extrusions, 706
Low Temperature Research Station, irradiation preservation of food, 430
Lowles, G., on National Water Grid, 269 Loyne Ltd., formation of West’s Loyne Ltd., 697
LTE. See London Transport Executive Lub-Air-Ator air controller (Schrader’s), 446 Lubricants, bottling at Esso’s Mode Wheel Terminal, 451
— in glass making (trade publication), 694
— Molyslip( Slip Group), 417
— Molyspeed (Roeol Ltd.), 743
— Properties, table of relative importance of,
644
Lubricating oil. See Lubricant; Oil Lubrication with glass for steel extrusion, 706
— of testing track, Pendine, 389
Lucas Heights research establishment, by W. H. Spooner, 52
Lucas Hydrostatic transmission system (Lucas Industrial Equipment Ltd.), 843
Lucas Industrial Equipment Ltd., Lucas Hydrostatic transmission system, 843 Lucas, Joseph (Hydraulic and Combustion), Ltd., oil fuel burning equipment for Oriana liner, 768
Lucas, Joseph (Industries) Ltd., formation of LCE Ltd., 89
Lucas, Joseph, Ltd., electrical equipment for Volvo motor car, 659
Lucas, J. R., on BMC warranty practice, 901 Lumsden Machine Tool Co. Ltd., 71 MLOD surface grinding machine, 10
Lumumba, F., agreement with E. Detwiler on Congo development, 393
Lunar trajectories, parabolic, 838
— Vehicle, inertial equipment in, 838 Lundell Ltd., Snauger conveyor auger, 837 Lunin, R., on translating by computer, 636 Lurgi Co., “ hot ” laboratory for Juelich
atomic research centre, 447
Luxacote pre-coated steel strip (Hunter Douglas), 878
Luxaflex blinds (Hunter Douglas), 878 Lyctus Brunneus, beetle, 332
Lyon, Arthur, and Co. (Engineers), Ltd. Alcon Thames centrifugal pump, 470
Lyon, R. N., on Technology, Engineering and Safety (book), 620
Lyons, Claude, Ltd., Variac regulators (trade publication), 96; voltage regulators (trade publication), 96; power supply, 888
Lyons, Sir William, meeting with S. Lloyd and R, Maudling, 641
Lysaght-Devilbiss Co., paint finishing systems, 225
Lysaght, John, Ltd., formation of Lysaght- Devilbiss Co., 225; LD oxygen plant installed (Wellman Smith), 481
Lythall, R. T., on_AC Motor Control and Distribution Simplified (book), 868
M1 motorway, •opened, 305
Review of first year (AA), 677
M494 silicone grease (ICI), 171 Macarty, B., on engineers wage claim, 749 MacCleaster Chemical Co. Ltd., anti-corrosive rubber based zinc coating, 75; zinc silicate, 778-779
Macdonald, F. A., and Partners. Queen’s Bridge at Perth, 546
MacDonald, R., defection of, 713
Macfarlane Engineering Co., Magnicon Alternators, 649; licence to manufacture Magnicon Alternators to Petbow Pty., 649
Macfarlane, M. J., on transport by canal, 637 Machacek, D., on Agricultural Mechanisation: Mechanisation of the Application of Chemical Fertilisers in the Form of Liquid (book), 266
Machines, alternating current, by H. Cotton (book), 392
— Design for postal mechanisation, 130. See
LETTER, 172
— Drawing and design, by W. Abbott (book),
868
— Electrical, testing of, by L. H. A. Carr
(book), 730
— Elements, by G. Niemann (review), 422
— Multi-spindle automatic, by H, H. Finkeln-
burg (book), 900
Machine Shop Equipment Ltd., coolant unit, 44 Operation by remote control (Hawker Siddeley Group), 773
— Skate, Vulca-Skate (Vulcascot), 243
— Tools (trade publications), 900
—?—Advisory Council, research in machine tool industry, 705
Automatic universal, Milwaukee-Matic (Kearney and Trecker), 90
Control, hydro-pneumatic (Moog), 733 Control (NEL), 34
Control system (Ferranti), 249
Delivery dates, quality and price, 633 Dynamic characteristics, 61
Electronic control for, 54, 705
Exhibition, Hanover, cold forging plant on show at, 451 ; exhibits at, 633
Exhibition, International. See International
— — Exports, 633
Firms and freer trade. See LETTERS, 40, 108, 140
Hydraulic drives for, by H. Krug (book), 900
Industry, criticisms of, 705
Industry, graduate engineers in, 705
Industry, making better use of, 767 Industry Research Association, formation of, 401
Industry, US, decline in orders in, 393
— — Production, world statistics, 633
Research on remote control of, 659 Rigidity and vibration, by H. Eddowes, 61
Trades Association, formation of Research Association, 401; research in machine tool industry, 705; annual dinner, 767
— Usage, Plain Words on, 708
Machinery’s Annual Buyers’ Guide (book), 424
— (Continental) Ltd., Laney concrete trans
porter and sprayer, 751
— Exports of US, Britain and Germany, 297 Machinery Publishing Co. Ltd., Spark Machining, 356; (review), 899
— Ship, 1960 (book), 96
Machining, arc, 27
— Electrolytic, 28
— Group, in Russia, 187
— High speed, by R. N. Cook, 63
— Spark, 27
Erosion, SIP-AGIE, 123
Erosion, Sparcatron, 243
Erosion, surface characteristics of, 198 (Machinery Publishing Co. Ltd., book), 356
— at ultra-high speeds, 64
— Ultrasonic, 28
Machol, R. E., on Information and Decision Processes (book), 836
Machon, F., on what to read, 405. See LETTER, 468
Macinante, J. A., on calibrating a compensating type balancing machine, 33; on Stroboscope beyond frequency range, 166 Mackay Industrial Equipment Ltd., Allis Chalmers Tracto-Loader shovel loader, 79; distributors for Allis Chalmers, 129; Eimco dump truck, 676
Mackie, James, and Son, jute mill machinery for East Pakistan, 695
Macmillan, H., on exports, 105; speech at annual lunch of National Union of Manufacturers, 705; on credit squeeze, 705
— See also Ale
Madagascar, uranolhorianite ore in, 511
Mader, H., appointed sales supervisor for Wolf Electric Tools in Switzerland, 185
Madras State, economic development in, 116; electrification development, 116; hydroelectric power stations, 116; power projects, 116; water power in, 116
Maentwrog bridge, Merioneth (TG Civil Engineering Ltd.), 193
MAG 58 machine gun, British Army to adopt, 793
Magco Ltd., vibratory feeder, 271; Magco- drill magnetic drill stand, 406; feeders and separators (trade publication), 456; level indicator, 503
Magcodrill magnetic drill stand (Magco Ltd.), 406
Magnesia, corrosion in various molten compounds, 139
— Crucible, by R. C. DeVries and C. F.
Moehle, 139
Magnesium alloys, creep-resistant, for nuclear fuel elements, by G. C. E. Olds et al., 891
— Aluminium alloy. Noral D54S, for ship
building (Alcan), 879
— Base canning alloy, Magnox A 12, creep
and high temperature fatigue properties of, by P. E. Brookes et al., 891
— Carbonate thermal insulation. Supermag
(Chemical and Insulation), 171
Magnet core for proton synchrotron, assembly of (UKAEA), 348
— Lifting (trade publication), 456
(W. E. Burnand and Son Ltd.), 751
Magnetal flow indicator (Sir W. H. Bailey and Co. Ltd.), 784
Magnetic chuck. Eclipse (James Neill), 78
— Effect of silicon-irons (BISRA), 335
— Separator (trade publication), 620 Magnicon alternators (Macfarlane), 649 Magnifier, bench, Ellisviewer (Ellis Optical),
446
— Pocket, Gio-Mag (Combined Optical Indus
tries Ltd.), 888
Magnetic comparator. Revelation (Heston Aircraft), 242
Magnox A 12 magnesium base canning alloy, creep and high temperature fatigue properties of, by P. E. Brookes et al., 891
— Atomic fuel sheaths, 119
— Clad metallic uranium atomic fuel element,
215
Uranium metal atomic fuel, cost of, 415 Mahindra and Mahindra, partnership with David Brown, 417
Maiden-Lansta threading machine (Landis), 10 Maihak vibrating wire thermometer, 639 Mail handling devices (GPO), 37
Main Lines Across the Border, by O. S. Nock and E. Treacy (review), 159
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Mains, electric. See Cable
Makins, Sir Roger, on atomic products, 37; on progress in UKAEA, 119
Malaviya, K,, on oil prices, 357
Malcolm and Allan (London) Ltd,, position and prospects, 281
Mali, approved for membership of IAEA, 647
— IAEA technical assistance mission visit to,
448
Malouf, K, M., on ideal site as a point of equilibrium, 210
Malta, British firms set up in, 289
— Deep water quay at, 845
— Development of economy of, 845
— Government assistance to, 845
— Publicity programme for, 845
— Solar heaters for, 634
— Tax inducements to new industries, 845 Mammoth Major bus chassis (AEC), 523 MAN, coaches for German Trans Europ
Express, 53; Loan to BMW, 449; purchase of half of BM W-Triebwerkbau, 449; development agreement with Rolls-Royce Ltd., 449
— from galaxies to, by J. Pfeiffer (book), 620 Management, Association of Teachers of.
See Association
— in Britain by I. C. McGivering, D. G. J.
Matthews and H. W. Scott (review), 898
— British Institute of. See British
— Consultants, European, meeting in Vienna,
433
Federation of European. See Federation
— and cybernetics, by S. Beer (review), 354
— Eclipse of the engineer in, by B. Monck, 777
— Exploration in, by W. Brown (book), 620
— Financial analysis for, by R. B. Lewis
(book), 456
Incentives for, by R. C. Smyth (book), 522
— Handbook of industrial research, by C.
Heyel (review), 487-488
— Introduction to theory and practice of, by
N. Branton (book), 590
— Problems, courses on, 377
— and public relations, by D. Finn (book), 730 Management Selection Australia Pty., link with
Management Selection Ltd., established, 257
Management Selection Ltd., link with Management Selection Australia Pty., established, 257; quarterly report, 749
— Survey, by Sir Frederick Hooper (review),
898
— Training, case study technique, 113
— Waste, principles of, 548
Manchester Association of Engineers, Transactions, 658
— College of Science and Technology, investi
gation of spark eroded surfaces, 199; course on problems of radioactivity at water and sewage works, 312; course on Disposal of Waste from Uses of Radioisotopes, 892
— Corp., Leyland Titan buses for, 481
— University, need for atomic reactor, 579 Manganese, lead and copper in sea water,
determination of, by B. A. Loveridge et al., 480
Mangla Dam and Indus Waters Treaty, 440 Manhattan Project, historical note, 892 Manifold Machinery Co. Ltd., indexing mechanism, 857
Manipulators (trade publication), 318
Manjil dam, Sefid Roud River, Iran, use of cableway headcars, 98
Mannam, Dr. J., on hydraulic lock, 592
Manpower, scientific and engineering in US, 201
Mansfield process to prevent evaporation from reservoirs, 381
Manuals (trade publications), 802
— Practical, of industrial finishes, by B. M.
Letsky (book), 620
Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin, Elliott-Automation represented on board, 17
Manufacturers of British Postal Equipment, development of postal equipment, 130; list of members, 131
Manufacturing industry. Board of Trade estimate for 1961, 401
— Process, automating, by G. F. Hawley
(review), 656
in Canada, by K. C. Livingstone and T. C. Graham (book), 160; (review), 618- 619
Manure, liquid, as liquid fertiliser, 266
Manzoni, Sir Herbert, on amalgamation of Institution of Civil Engineers with Institution of Municipal Engineers, 541; on civil engineers, 641; presidential address to Institution of Civil Engineers, 641; on problems of civil engineers, 641
Maraman, W. J., on removal of fission product elements by slagging, 248
Marbaix, Gaston E., Ltd., Dumore drill head, 12; agents for Danly Machine Specialities Inc., 97
Marchon, detergent machinery for Russia, 557 Marco Conveyor and Engineering Co., exports, 721; log handling plant for Czechoslovakia, 721; foundry plant for Yugoslavia, 721; log handling plant for Portugal, 721 Marco Polo motor yacht (Clelands), 901 Marconi Co. (Canada), television transmission licence for Montreal area, 417
Marconi House, radar installation on roof, 449 Marconi image orthicon television camera (Marconi’s Wireless and Telegraph Co.), 758-760
Marconi International Marine Communication Co. Ltd., new service depot at Hull, 449; radar installation on roof of Marconi House, 449; closed circuit telecine system for Oriana liner, 769
Marconi-Siebc, Gorman, underwater television camera for North of Scotland Hydro- Electric Board, 737
Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd., wideband RF amplifier, 70; transistorised amplifier, 78; aircraft approach guidance system, 427; parametric amplifier to improve radar performance, 430; Marconi image orthicon television camera, 758-760; now member of English Electric Group, 758; Doppler Navigator and automatic direction finding equipment for Transport Command, 869
Marcoule atomic research centre, equipment of, 512
— Plutonium production pile, accident at, 120 Maremotrice power station, 225
Margam Steelworks, power and top-up steam for, 20
Margen, P. H., on Nuclear Reactor Optimisation (book), 160
Marine Craft Constructors, pneumatic ships fenders, 707
— Engines. See also Engine; Nuclear propul
sion; Turbine
— Engineering, DSIR recommendations on,
905
Practice, naval (book), 620
— ?— and shipbuilding industries, research and
development requirements of (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research report), 845
Welding and nuclear energy exhibition, 816
— Propulsion. See also Engine; Nuclear,
Turbine
— Reduction gear research committee No. 2,
report of (Ship Machinery Manufacturers’ Association of Japan book), 868
Mariners, a handbook for: radar and collision, by L. Oudet (review) 127-128
Maritime and Aeronautical Technical Association Bulletin (book), 192
— Gas cooled atomic reactor. See Atomic
reactor, maritime gas cooled
Market Research on a European Scale (book), 488
Industrial, 837
— See also Trade
Marketing and business methods and export made easy (Rural Industries Bureau book), 679
— and Economic Research Ltd., industrial
market research, 837
•— for export, 541
Marking machine, Masseeley (Masson Seeley), 43
Marley Group, study of noise problems, 189
Marples, E,, opening of Stamford By-pass, 609; on tenders for reactor for atomic propelled ship, 684; opening of Ross Motorway, 787 Mars, flying boat, M artin, as a forest-fire fighter, 253
— Gas turbine, Perkins, installed at Parsons
Memorial Laboratories, 377
Marsh, G,, on new techniques in plumbing and sanitary engineering, 157
Marsh, W. R., on radiation induced reaction of carbon dioxide with graphite, 216; on reaction between carbon dioxide and graphite under irradiation, 216
Marshal bus chassis (AEG), 523
Marshall and Co., machining of hubs for pneumatic fenders for ships, 707
Marshall, J. D., on Of, By and For Librarians (book), 486
Marshall, John (Engineers) Ltd., bench press, 343; bench press (trade publication), 900 Marshall Motor Bodies, transporter for BRM racing car, 481
Marshall Richards Machine, trade visit to Russia, 853
Marston Excelsior Ltd., connections for Tubein-Strip heat exchanger material, 634; heat sinks, 841
Marston Valley Brickworks, shortage of labour at, 777; employment of Italian immigrant workers, 777
Martin, A. F., on structural adhesives, 138
Martin, Dr, B. W,, review of Introduction to the Gas Turbine, 867; biographical note, 868
Martin Co,, SNAP atomic devices, statistics on, 216; new SNAP type device, 216; packaging atomic reactor for McMurdo Sound, 448; design study for treatment of waste in manned space satellites, 552
Martin, H,, on high-strength bolts, 114 Martin Mars flying boat as forest-fire fighter, 253
Martin Nuclear Co,, improvement of thermal conductivity of atomic fuel, 151; purification of Americium, 891
Martin Nuclear Division, research on radioisotopes, 461
Martin, R. E., on radio communication in power industry, 858
Martonair Ltd,, air cylinders, 42
Maryland University, licence for atomic facility, 512
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nurnberg, Dowty Fuel Systems Ltd. to supply equipment, 313
Masefield, P., appointed Managing Director of British Executive and General Aviation, 557
Maser configuration, Schawlow-Townes, 654
— Optical, basic concepts of, by A. L. Schaw-
low and C. H. Townes, 654
— ?— Experiments, 654
Mason, E. N., and Sons Ltd,, Arclite drafting unit, 42
Mass spectrometer, essential components, 719 Focusing and ion velocity, 719 Memory effect in, 719 Peak recording with, 719 Performance characteristics, 719 Preparation for analysis by, 719 Types of, 719
— Spectrometry, 719
for uranium isotope measurements, by C. D. Tabor, 719
Masseeley marking machine (Masson Seeley), 43
Massey-Ferguson Ltd,, UK tour of distributors, 17; exports of agricultural machinery, 97; order from Yugoslavia, 97; order from Brazil, 97; scholarship training for Ghana students, 341; tractors for reclamation of land at Eridge Castle, 393; decline in sales in US and France, 457; profits, 457; position and prospects, 457; potato harvester on view at Zagreb Trade Fair, 489; sales in Yugoslavia, 489; third factory opened in France, 757; production of, 757; Perkins diesel engines for French tractor production, 757; purchase of G. Landini and Figli SGA, 803; entry to Italian market, 803; production of agricultural machinery in Italy, 803 ; purchase of Standard-Triumph International tractor division, 829; full time working resumed, 829; exports of farm machinery, 829; tractor exports, 829
Massey, G. V., on thermal properties of gases for use in reactor heat transfer calculations, 312, 792
Masson Seeley and Co. Ltd., Masseeley marking machine, 43
Master jig saw (Hobbies), 42
Mats, heating, electrical, for de-icing helicopters, 219
— Miracle (Progressive Engineering Co.), 432
— Taccy Anti-Dust Services Ltd., 432
Matbro Ltd., timber handling (trade publication), 456
Matches, sales in UK, 385
Materials (trade publications), 256, 288, 658, 694, 730, 766
— Handling (trade publication), 456 Equipment (Brown, Lennox), 193
— Mechanics of, by A. Higdon, E. H. Ohlsen
and W. B. Stiles (book), 392
— Spacecraft, surface effects on, by F. J. Clauss
(review), 898
— Strength of, new approach to, by Prof.
R. E. D. Bishop, 682
— Waste of. Plain Words on, 536 Mathematics, applied, international dictionary
of (Van Nostrand book), 764
— for engineers, by R. Sauer (book), 900
— Engineering, by J. Blakey and M. Hutton
(book), 128
— General, by M. Denis-Papin (book), 318 Mathematical Methods and Theory in Games,
Programming and Economics, by S. Karlin (review), 94
— Problems and Methods, ingenious, by L. A.
Graham (book), 658
— Tool-Kit for Engineers, by H. A. Webb and
D. G. Ashwell (book), 802
Mather and Platt, rotary pump fillers for Esso’s bottling plant. Mode Wheel Terminal, 451; steel extrusions for steriliser seals, 706 Mathieson, J., on rubber in roads, 855 Matrix cylindrical grinding machine (Rockwell), 376
Matterson Ltd., hoists and cranes, 217 Matterson, W. C. M., awarded honorary M.Sc. degree, 217; biographical note, 217 Matthews, D. G. J., on Management in Britain (review), 898
Matthews, J., on industry expansion plans and additional markets, 667; on wage claim for engineering workers, 749
Matthews and Yates, agreement with Turner and Brown for manufacture of Turbro- Cyclone equipment, 313
Matthias, J. L, aluminium in the home, 129 Mattress, cattle, plastic, Kowlays (Gourock), 837
Maudling, R., on overseas trading, 438; on Export Credits Guarantee Department, 565; overseas agents for small UK firms, 591; on Export Council of Europe, 613; meeting with motor industry chiefs, 641
Mawer, J. C., on airship feeder services, 268 Maxam Power Ltd., pneumatic/hydraulic equipment, 699
Maxfield, M. W., on Statistics Manual (book), 256
Mayall, W. H., on design appreciation, 269 Mayer, A., on Chemical Analysis of Cast Iron and Foundry Materials (book), 356
Maynard, B. A., chairman of mission to US on data processing, 890
Mayo-Wells, W. J., on Telemetering Systems (review), 59-60
Mazarredo, L., on Proceedings of International Towing Tank Conference (book), 96
Mazelev, M. Ya., on Borate Glasses (book), 766
MBPE. See Manufacturers of British Postal Equipment
McAlpine, Sir Robert, and Sons Ltd., new factory for American Machine and Foundry Co., 381
McClintock, R. M., on Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials at Low Temperatures (book), 456
McCone, J., on workability of IAEA safeguard system, 648
McCone, J. A., remarks on atomic industry, 15; on accelerators of the future, 480
McCorquodale, merger negotiations with Lamson Industries, 385
McCullough. T. W., on industrial accidents, 409
McDonnell Aircraft, discussions with Handley Page Co., 793
McFadden, ' ' “
Aspects 392
McFadzean,
of Export Council for Europe, 613 McGivering, 1. C., on Management in Britain (review), 898
McGrath, C. G., on Repco Ltd., 581
McHugh, J., lectures on advanced automobile engineering, 605
McIver, C., on export marketing, 541 McKenzie, S. C., on Picasso, 140. See LETTER, 269
McKenzie and Tapp Ltd., metal decorating, 773; Crabtree Marquess metal decorating press installed, 773
McKeown, P. A., on world’s new standard for Length, 514
McLoughlin, P., offer of free public relations services to Polio Committee, 785
McMichael Radio Co. Ltd., electronics cooling, 634; microminiature preamplifier unit, 815 McMurdo Sound, atomic power plant for, 88 Atomic power station, 369
Atomic reactor, USAEC call for tenders, 152; packaging of, 448
McNaughton, Sir George, St. Leonards Hill reservoir, 440
McNeill, D. B., on Theoretical and Experimental Physics (book), 836
McNicol, J. C., on a code for product packaging, 584-585
McPherson, F. B., on foremen, 505 Me. See also Mac.
Mead, D. J., on Internal Damping due to Structural Joints and Techniques for General Damping Measurement (book), 71
Meals, R. N., on Silicones (review), 22 Measures and Weights, General Conference on.
See General
International rulings, 583
Measurements and Instruments Exhibition, International, Stockholm, British exhibits at, 312
— of length by interferometer, 514
—- — by photoelectric microscope, 515 Measurement Ltd., Unipulse liquid meter, 206 Measuring rod and tape, new, for site work, by D. Bishop, 608
Meat, atomic irradiation of, 279
Mechanical Construction Co., AEI Ltd. electric motors for, 803; work at Grangemouth oil refinery, 803
— Engineering Craft Practice, by H. C. Town
(book), 658
German Association of Industries. See German
— ?— Measurements, theory and application
of, by M. B. Moore (review), 287-288
— Handling of small coal, 233 Mechanical properties, 404, 436
of structural materials at low temperatures, by R. M. McClintock and H. P. Gibbons, (book), 456
Mechanics, applied, for engineers, by J. C. Grassie (book), 456
— course, by H. Favre (book), 128
— Engineering, elementary, by E. G. Key
(book), 620
— of fluids, elementary treatise on, by W. J.
Duncan, A. S. Thom and A. D. Young (book), 766
— fluid, through worked examples, by D. R. L.
Smith and J. Houghton (book), 868
— of materials, by A. Higdon, E. H. Ohlsen
and W. B. Stiles (book), 392
— Numerical exercises in, with a view to
industrial applications, by A. Tenot (book) 868
— of road vehicles, by W. Steeds (review), 95
— Similarity and dimensional methods of, by
L. 1. Sedov (book), 60
— of solids, introduction to, by S. H. Crandall
and N. C. Dahl, 682
— Structural, by S. T. Carpenter (book), 224;
(review), 800
— by K. R. Symon (book), 766
— of Vibration, by R. E, D. Bishop and D. G.
Johnson (book), 802
Mechanisms, kinematics and dynamics of, by R. Beyer (book), 900
Mechtronics apparatus for GCE electronics demonstrations, 45
Meddings, W. L, Ltd., Ashcombe Airotor hand grinding machine, 79
Medical block at Prescot Works of BICC, 209
— Electronics Conference, 109, 197 Exhibition, 109, 197
by C. N. Smyth (book), 456
— Sciences: progress in atomic energy, by
J. C. Bugher, J. Coursaget and J. F. Loutit (book), 224
Medicine, aviation, European congress of, 297 Institute of. See Royal Air Force
— Electronics in, 197
— Radiation in, 280
Meetings, how to behave at, 677
Megator Pumps and Compressors Ltd., Dolphin suction strainer, 142
Megger insulation and continuity tester (Evershed and Vignoles), 271
Melbro Machine Tools Ltd., welding trolley, 857
Melman, Prof. S., on machine tool industry, 705
Meloan, T. W., on Selling: Its Broader Dimensions (book), 730
Melotte cultivator (Melotte Sales Ltd.), 837 Melotte Sales Ltd., Melotte cultivator, 837 Memory effect in mass spectrometer, 719 Men and molecules, by C. R. Theiler (book), 392
Menard Pressuremeter (Ground Surveys Ltd.), 156
Mendeleev, D. L, Institute, high strength glass, 267
Mendelssohn, K., on Progress in Cyrogenics (review), 801
Meraklon, trade mark of Montecatini, 425 Mercantile Credit Co. Ltd,, industrial hire purchase company, 118
Mercedes-Benz axle drive unit, 100
Merchant ships. See Ships; Liners; Tankers, etc.
— Shipping Act, need for amendment, 305 Merchen scale feeding machine (Wallace &
Tiernan Ltd.), 676
Mercury computer (Ferranti), 249
Merlin atomic reactor for Juelich atomic research centre. 447
Merlin-Gerin, Multicone post insulator, 841
Merriman, Dr. A. D., private trade delegation visit to Russia, 853; biographical note, 853
Merritt, E. L., on Analytical Photogrammetry (review), 317-318
Merry Tiller cultivator, 876
Mersey Tunnel, fluorescent lighting for, 315
Merton Engineering Co. Ltd., Universal loader-digger, 42; Frontloader 65 A loader, 576; Nelson tractor shovel, 716; Frontloader shovel loader, 888
Metabolism, human, daily, table of, 552
Metachemical Processes Ltd., indium-bismuth electrical cell, 635
Metals analysis and testing, radioisotopes in, symposium on (ASTM book), 224
— Baler (Heenan and Froude), 544
Metal Box Co., support for International Apprentices Competition, 472
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (I960)
Metal Closures Group, possible merger with F. Francis and Sons (Holdings) Co., 591
— Decorating press, Crabtree Marquess, 773
— Detection (trade publication), 160
Metal Detection Ltd., metal detector (trade publication), 160
— Finishing and corrosion exhibition, review
of, 778-779
— Forgings, precision, make big savings, 550
— Forming, advanced methods of, by Dr.
W. S. Hollis, 25
Explosive, and welding, gas for (Battelle), 462
— Gases in, determination of, symposium on,
— Industry Handbook and Directory (book),
60
Metal Industries Ltd., position and prospects 281; subsidiaries of, 281
— Industry, non-ferrous, European, guide to
the principles of costing in (book), 658
— Liquid, fuel cell (Allison), 797
Heat transfer media, by S. S. Kutateladze,
V. M. Borishanskii, 1. 1. Novikov and O. S. Fedynskii (review), 255-256
to water heat exchangers at Dounreay atomic reactor, 860
— Measuring grain size in, by W, Batel (book),
900
— Misorientation in. X-ray measurement of,
839
— Modern trends in the manipulation of, 550
— Moving rather than removing by roll
forming, 550
— New (trade publication), 256
for radio valves (Battelle), 873
— Newer, symposium on (ASTM book), 868
— Polystyrene to replace, 635
— Removal, todays trends in, by Dr, M. M.
Barash, 27
—? Replaced with acetal plastic, 498
— Scrap, changing attitudes towards, by E. P,
Wood, 534
Identification of, 534
Need for better sorting, 535
Refractory, difficulties of recycling, 535
— Sheet, polished, straightening machine for,
691
— Spherical powders of (Union Carbide), 847
— Stabilisation by sub-zero temperatures, 350
— Stitching repair technique (RAE), 905
— Thermal/acoustic panels, Bowaters, 62
— Today’s trends in the removal of, by Dr.
M. M. Barash, 27
— Working, Intraform process (Cincinnati),
550
— See also Metallurgy
Metalastik Ltd., rubber suspensions for vehicles, 202; rubber mountings and components for Jaguar motor car, 203
Metalife Duplex anodic paint (Metalife Liquid Metals Ltd.), 467
Metalife Liquid Metals Ltd., Metalife Duplex anodic paint, 467
Metallic Surfaces Research Laboratories, chromising,
Metallisation Ltd., metallising, 778-779
Metallising (Metallisation Ltd.), 778-779
Metallurgical technology, progress in (Institution of Metallurgists book), 522
Metallurgy, atomic theory for students of, by
W. Hume-Rothery (book), 256; (review), 764
— Higher National Diploma in, 81
— National Certificates and Diplomas in
(HMSO pamphlet), 81
— See also Iron and Steel Institute; Institute of
Metals; Foundry; etc.
Metalon Steels Ltd., Colmetic and Plasmetic pre-coated steel strip, 878
Metalurgica de Santa Ana SA, Land Rovers made under licence, 757
Metalworking industry, avoiding waste in, 550
— Terms, glossary of, by H. Winfield (book),
224
— Vacuum processing in, by J. W. Cable
(review), 729
Meteorology, applied, by M. Denis-Papin, J. Vallot and A. Fouille (book), 224
•— General, by M. Denis-Papin and J. Vallot (book), 160
Meter, multi range, Multimeter (Taylor), 271
— See also under specific types
Methane, liquid, insulation for, 370
— Natural gas at Whitby, 434
Methane Pioneer ship, symposium on tank construction for, 707
Metre des Archives, 514
Metre, International, British Copy No. 16, 583
— Length, historical note, 514
— ?— New definition of, 515
Original definition of, 514
Present standards of, 514
Redefinition of, 514
Wavelength standard for, 514
— Yard measure defined in terms of, 582
Metric system, by H. Barrell, 582-583
and decimal coinage, 582
and world trade, 582
Metrix Instruments Ltd., Lavoie Electronic Robotester circuit tester, 307; spectrum analyser, 343
Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co., new rolling stock for LTE, 621
Metropolitan Leather Co., gas meter material research, 133
— Water Board, new pressure main under
London, 476
Mettur Dam, 578
— Tunnel hydro-electric scheme, 578
Mexico, IAEA mission to, 648
MGCR. See Atomic reactor, maritime gas cooled
Mi-Dox Ltd., Kvikmulder mulcher, 837
Micanite and Insulators Co. Ltd., electrical insulation (trade publication), 730
Michael and Partners Ltd., self-trimming grab, 80
Microbiological corrosion, 106
Micrometer microscope, Hilger and Watts (Alfred Herbert), 10
Microminiaturisation of electronic assemblies, proceedings of symposium on, by E. F. Horsey and L. D. Shergalis (book), 658
Microscope, 3-D image, 17
— Micrometer, Hilger and Watts (Alfred
Herbert), 10
— Photoelectric, for length measurement, 515 Microtopography, surface, by S. Tolansky
(book), 522
Microtron Ltd., Lip comparator, 307
Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. See Maser, optical
— Techniques, importance of, 797
— Telephony, long distance, by Dr. H. Motz,
201
— Valves, high power (US GEC), 873
Middle Eastern countries, poor agricultural progress, 137
Middlesex Hospital, course on atomic radiation, 448
Midgley and Sutcliffe Ltd., Richmond milling machine, 12
Midland Aerosols Ltd., record sales, 829; production of, 829
Midland Aluminium Ltd., increased profits, 829; annual report, 829; Nigerian project, 829
Midland Bank, capital issue statistics, 118
Midland Heating and Ventilating Co. Ltd., low speed fans (trade publication), 488
Midland Red Bus Co., plastics in bus construction, 403
Midland Saw and Tool Co. Ltd., bandsaw, 13
Midlands Electricity Board, district offices at Wolverhampton, 193
Midlands Silicones Ltd., silicone fluids and greases (trade publication), 256; Cold- Cure Silastomer silicone rubber, 670; potting compounds for electronic equipment, 815
Migrant Australia, by J. M. Giles (book), 488 Mikromat jig boring machine (William Watts Ltd.), 43
Miles, F. G., Aircraft, liaison agreement with Pressed Steel Co. and Beagle, 557; acquired by British Executive and General Aviation Ltd., 829; P. Masefield appointed chairman, 829; F. G. Miles appointed deputy chairman, 829
Miles Plating, protective coatings for heavy equipment, 697
Miles, R., on Iron and Steel, Master of Them All (book), 766
Milford Haven Conservancy Board, launch service to commence, 380
jetty for launches, 380
Oil refinery, statistics, 633; contractors for, 640; opened by Duke of Edinburgh, 640
Military vehicle. See Motor vehicle
Milk, entry of strontium 89 and 90 into and deposition of on agricultural land after the reactor incident at Windscale in October, 1957, by F. B. Ellis et al., 480
— Radiation monitor for (Plessey), 280 Mills, bar and rod (trade publication), 836
— Boring, Webster and Bennett (Wickman), 820
— Grinding, Baker-Meyer (Baker Perkins), 343
— Rolling. See Rolling mills
— Scale remover, Skaline (C and P Development
Co.), 38
Zinc coating over, 38
Miller, W., on ultra-low temperature insulation, 468
Miller, W. E., on Television Explained (book), 128
Millicer Air Tour aircraft (Vieta), 489
Milling and boring machines handbook, by H. Schallbroch (book), 24
— Chemical, 28
— Cutters, Rapid Reset (Wickman), 142
— by electron beam, 28
— Machines, automatic control for (AEI Ltd.),
54
Contour, for Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. (Coventry Gauge and Tool Co, Ltd.), 804
Girder end facing (Clifton and Baird), 78 Plano, WT 6 (Wadkin), 12
Precise (Newage), 11
Richmond (Midgley and Sutcliffe), 12
—- — Vertical (J. Parkinson and Son), 44
Mills, J., on Construction of Ford Specials (book), 868
Milne, J, D., on 7 GeV proton synchrotron Nimrod, 348
Milorganite sewage sludge, 545 Milwaukee-Matic automatic universal machine tool (Kearney and Trecker), 90
Mine, anthracite, Cynheidre, details of, 767, 771
— Breathing apparatus, tests on, 473
— Cage arrester tests, 473
Precaustions to avoid overwinding, 473
— Cars, resilient rails for, 157
— Coal. See Colliery
— Galvanised rails for, 435
— Locomotive, underground communication
system for, 57
— Royal School of. See Royal
— Safety in. Research Establishment. See
Safety
— Tractor, diesel (Hunslet), 174
— United States Bureau of. See United States
National
—See also Coal; Collieries; Mining: Ores-
Miner, Thomas H., and Associates, to develop UK associations with US companies, 837
Miners, wage claim made, 401, 705
Mineral processing, by E. J. Pryor (book), 730
— Use Guide, or Robertson’s Spiders’ Webs,
by R. H. S. Robertson (book), 288
— Wool, Stillite thermal insulation, 370 Minerva hearing aid (Ardente), 815
Minerva Mouldings Ltd., plastic mouldings, 403
Minerva theory of cosmic rays, 87 Mineworkers, wage increase, 401, 705 Miniature Electronic Components Ltd., miniature potentiometer, 715
Minimech fuel injection pump (Simms), 572 Miniminor motor car, sales maintained, 721 Cars, success of (BMC), 741
Mining drill (Atlas Copco), 93
— National wage structure, 81
— Surveyors, by Prof. E. L. J. Potts and K.
Wardell, 377
Minipulse Clocks Ltd., time clock, 446
Minipump fuel injection pump (Simms), 572 Ministack fork lift truck (Montgomerie Reid), 675
Ministry of. See Education; Food; Health; Labour; Transport; etc.
Mini-Traveller motor car, Morris, 493 Minivac fuel injection pump control (Simms), 572
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Scotchcast cable jointing system, 742
Mintex bearing material (British Belting), 466 Miracle mat (Progressive Engineering Co.), 432 Mirage III aircraft, demonstration of, 353; possible order for Royal Australian Air Force, 591
Mire, you too can be in the, by C. J. V. Davies (paper), 775
Mirror machine for high ion temperatures, 720 Misorientation, intragranular, measurements in brass, table of, 839
— in metals. X-ray measurement of, 839 Missiles and aircraft, fabrication of, by M.P.
Guibert (book), 766
— Atlas, by J. L. Chapman (book), 766
— Ballistic and guided, by A. Ball (book), 288
— Blue Steel, Stentor rocket engine for (Bristol
Siddeley), 263
— Blue Streak, tested at Spadeadam Rocket
Test Establishment, 397
— Engines, British, by G. V. E. Thompson,
322-323. See LETTER, 437
— Guided, and ballistics, by A. Ball (review),
693
Cost of, 233
Destroyer Devonshire launched, 97
Financial control for, 233
— Hawk, launching ramps for (FNAG), 793
— Polaris, control system for (Northrop), 257 Firing atomic propelled submarine
Robert E. Lee (US), 448
for Nato, 565
— and spacecraft guide, international, by
F. 1. Ordway, III, and R. C. Wakeford (book), 694
?— Titan, guidance system for, 167
— See also Rocket; Satellite
Missing Links, 618
Mist propagation of plants, 632
Misztal, Prof. F., on relieving loading on aircraft wing structures, 458
Mitcham and Sons Ltd., export of second-hand agricultural machinery, 161; Rotterdam depot, 161
Mitchell Bros., Sons and Co. Ltd., Trav-o-Lators at Waterloo, 476
Mitchell Construction Ltd., to open office in Lusaka, 481
Mitchell Engineering Ltd,, atomic generating plant for Argentine, 120; automatic transfer of coal from rail wagon to ship, 485; agreement with Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., 549
Mitchell, Sir Stuart, machine tool industry sub-committee, 793
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd., modifications to diesel engines to reduce air pulsation noise, 661
Mixer, aggregate (Frederick Parker Ltd.), 783
— Battery powered. Jiffymix (Ace Products),
908
— Food, Chef (Kenwood), 844
— Roller and (trade publication), 868
—? Truck (trade publication), 868
Mixing machine, concrete or soil, Gyramixer (Blaw Knox), 444
Miyoshi, K., on UK-Japanese contracts, 573
MK Electric Ltd., outlet box (trade publication), 60; house wiring (trade publication), 96
Mo och Domsjo, ethylene oxide plant to be built in Sweden, 695
MO AT A atomic reactor, 280
Mobil Oil Co. Ltd., fuel oils (trade publication), 256; Tetramel anti-knock agent for petrol, 298
Mode Wheel Terminal, Esso, oil bottling plant installed, 451
Models, estuary, scaling of, by J. R. D. Francis, 329
— River, scaling of, by J. R. D. Francis, 329
— Sand movements in, 331
— Steam locomotive construction, manual of,
by M. Evans (review), 866
Modernisation Needs Modern Railwaymen, by A. Albu, 604
Moehle, C, F., on magnesia crucible, 139 Moflash standby light (Silvaflame), 376 Mohole project, 327, 329
Moire fringes, level measurer using (Atomic Weapons Research Establishment), 483 Technique to measure dynamic errors (NEL), 34
Moiroux, M. A., on annular combustion chamber and free piston gas generator, 689
Molecular distillation, by G. Burrows (book), 802
— Engineering and molecular science, by A. R.
von Hippel (book), 60
— Science and molecular engineering, by A. R,
von Hippel (book), 60
Molecules and men, by C. R. Theiler (book),392 Molotov, appointed Russian ambassador to
IAEA, 297; on banning of nuclear weapons, 647
Molybdenum disulphide, tests on, 499
— Extrusion of, 551
Molyslip lubricant (Slip Group), 417 Molyspeed lubricants (Rocol Ltd.), 743
— Oil additive (Rocol Ltd.), 499
Monarch, HMTS, new radio installation for (Marconi), 70
Monarch Investments Ltd., shortage of mortgage money, 17
Monazite, uranium and thorium production from, at Trombay, 51
Monch, G. C., on Neues und Bewahrtes aus der Hochvakuumtechnik (review), 191
Monck, B., on engineer in management, 777
Mond Nickel Co. Ltd., improved standards of chromium plating, 335; Ni-Hard grinding balls, 598; nickel steel for use at low temperatures, 707; nickel alloy steels (trade publication), 730
Monday, C., on Broaching (book), 392
Monitor for plutonium-in-air, 720
— Radiation, whole-body, for Windscale and Dounreay (UKAEA), 384
Monk, A., and Co. Ltd., Stamford By-pass, 609 Monnet Plan, I 50
Monopoly, control of, in United Kingdom, by P. H. Guenault and J. M. Jackson (book), 392
Monorail transporter (Road Machines (Drayton), Ltd.), 794-796
Monroe, Geo., Ltd., produce marketing, 89; exhibit at Royal Show, 89
Monroe Machinery Division, Rototillers and Monrotillers exhibit at Royal Show, 89 Monrotillers at Royal Show (Monroe), 89 Monsanto Chemicals Ltd., ultra-pure silicon, 75; monocrystalline indium arsenide, 75; polycrystalline indium phosphide, 75; Skydrol hydraulic fluid, 635
Montecatini, agreement with ICI to manufacture from polypropylene, 425; Meraklon trade mark, 425
Montgomerie Reid Engineering Co. Ltd. Ministack fork lift truck, 675
Montgomery, A. M., on corrosion resistance of aluminium automobile engine components, 428
Monument Valley, Arizona, 49
Moog Servocontrols Inc., hydro-pneumatic machine tool control, 733
Moon Bros. Ltd., trimming and beading machine, 78
Moon, hydroponics to feed men on, by G. V. E. Thompson, 294. See LETTERS, 404, 500
— Navigation and early exploration of,
symposium on, 838
— Surface navigation of, 839
— See also Lunar
Moore, H. K., on Exploding Wires (review), 486-487
Moore, L., Castrol oil servicing arrangements, 649
Moore, M. B., on Mechanical Engineering Measurements (review), 287
Moore, P., review of Towards a Unified Cosmology, 255; biographical note, 256 Moore, R. V., appointed deputy managing director of UKAEA, 720; on Dounreay project, 859
MoPump circulating pump (Rhodes, Brydon and Youatt Ltd.), 632
— Feed pump (Rhodes, Brydon and Youatt
Ltd,), 574
Moral- cargo ship, gas turbine propulsion, 162 Moreland Hayne and Co., mechanised fabricating plant installed, 257
Morgan Crucible Co. Ltd., position and prospects, 121; formation of joint company with British Belting and Asbestos Ltd., 121; overseas interests, 121; glass making (trade publication), 288; refractories (trade publication), 288; award for suggestion to J. H. Fairweather, 341; formation of Morgan-Mintex Ltd., 685; historical note, 685; pyrolitic method of manufacture of nuclear graphite, 846; crucible furnace, 889
Morgan-Mintex Ltd., formation of, 685; Sinterlink friction materials, 685
Morgan, P., on Polythene (book), 128; on Plastics Progress 1959 (book), 356
Morgan Refractories Ltd., re-siting of factory, 121; order position, 121; oxide refractories (trade publication), 694
Morgan, T. J., on Radar (book), 160
Morgan, Sir William, on Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co., 649
Morley Hireplant Depot, EL Loader used with Cleveland trenching machine, 413 Morocco, IAEA technical assistance mission visit to, 448
Morphy-Richards (Installations) Ltd., Silavent water closet extractor, 574
Morphy-Richards Ltd., purchased by EMI, 861 Morris, B. O., Ltd., hackstand grinding machine, 144; drum sander, 470; wheel brushes (trade publication), 522
Morris commercial truck, 382
Morris, F., on Herbert Morris Co., 893
Morris, G., on detecting intoxication in car drivers, 40-41
Morris, Herbert, Ltd., conveyors (trade publication), 456; order position, 893; position and prospects, 893
Morris, J., on bent shafts, 848-849 Morris Mini-Traveller motor car, 493
— Miniminor motor car, 721, 741
— Oxford Traveller motor car, 493
Morris, R. E., on water flow analogues for gas dynamics, 261
Morrison, H. M., on automatic highway and driver aid developments, 506
Mortar, polysulphide, uses of, 567
— Refractory, Amberset (Amber Chemical),
107
Morton-Coutts continuous brewing process, 283
Morton, Robert, and Co., brewery control system, 483
Moscow, British Trade Fair, exhibitors at, 659; Lancashire companies exhibiting at, 845
— Power Institute, research in steam sampling,
627
— State University, liquid helium level indi
cator, 691
Moslo, E. P., on Runnerless Moulding (book), 868
Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Co. Ltd., Milford Haven oil refinery, 640
Motion, rotational, and gyrostatics, treatise on, by A. Gray (review), 486
Motivational Research, Institute of. See Institute
Motor accessories (trade publication), 802
— Boat, Alkathene (ICI), 89
— Car, abolition appeal, 300 Adhesives in, 299 Air conditioning in, 32 American, even smaller?, 493
Anthropometric study in design of, 517 Austin A55 Cambridge Countryman, 493 Austin Gypsy, cross-country ability of, 228
Austin Gypsy, used to test Ferranti peak accelerometer, 572
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
29
Motor car, Austin Seven Countryman, 493 Austin Seven, sales maintained, 721 Auto Union, 396
Automatic transmissions for, 527
Battery driven, by P. G. Boyd, 178
Berkeley Three-Wheeler de-luxe, 228
Bluebird, post mortem on crash, 433
Bluebird, support vehicles for, 227
Bluebird, telemetering for, by A. D. Runnals, 394
BMC baby, drive shaft on, 50
BMC baby, rubber suspension for, 203
BMC, Innocenti production of, 621
Body design begins with styling, by M. Platt, 518
Body straightening equipment (Blackhawk), 503
Brakes, rugged tests for, 530
British sales difficulties in US, 349
BRM racing, LRT bus chassis for transporter, 481
Bumbers (Pyrene), 289
Cadillac, no grease chassis, 540
Canadian sales down, 613
and caravan, braking correlated for, by C. Haywood, 883
Chassis bearings. Teflon, 132
Chassis, no grease type (Cadillac), 540 Collisions, head on, full scale tests, 644 Compact, effect on US petrol sales, 557 Compact, effect on US steel industry, 193 Compact, on exhibit at Paris Salon de I’Automobile, 497
— ?— Cooper, 396
Crash studies of, with unitised structure, by R. H. Fredericks and R. W. Connor, 644
DAF, 816. See LETTER, 816
Design, changing pattern of, by J. Rabson, 527
— — Design and the human body, 517
Design for safety, 789
Design, trends in, 524
Designers share the blame for accidents, by J, Rabson, 754
Drive shafts for tomorrow’s larger, by J. Rabson, 100
— Driver behaviour measurement system, 721
Driver comfort and ergonomics, 517 Driver, intoxication detection in, 40 Driver, what he wants, by J. S. Blair, 524.
See LETTER, 568
Driving for beginners (book), 488
Driving practice, 164
? Emeryson, 617
Engines, cast iron, corrosion of aluminium cylinder heads on, 428
Engine components, corrosion resistance of aluminium, by A. M. Montgomery, 428 Engine, developments in, 525
Engine position, 527
Engine, of today, by G. Wilkins, 525
Engine, Simca Aronde and Ariane, 428 Engine. See also Engines, petrol
— •— Engineering, advanced, course on (Ley-
land), 605
Exhausts, laying down the law for, 510
Exhaust, oxidant index for, 510
Exports down, 803
Exports to ECM countries, 613
Exports to South Africa, 613
Ferrari 250 GT, 228
Firms, British, sales in Europe, 633
Fittings of plastic (ICl), 89
Ford Anglia, to be assembled in Italy, 489
Ford Consul, disk brakes for (Ford), 572 Ford Zephyr, disk brakes for (Ford), 572 Ford Zodiac, disk brakes for (Ford), 572 Formula junior, details of. 617
Fuels, ASTM manual for rating by motor and research methods (ASTM book), 488
Grand Prix, by B. Lister, 396
Greascless, plastic bearings for, 132. See LETTER,236
Handbook of the collection illustrating: Science Museum, by C. F. Caunter (review), 454
— Heaters and air conditioning, 32
Hire firms, large orders placed at Motor Show,591
— — Hooke’s joints for, 100
Humber Super Snipe, modifications to, 540
— — Increase of, 850
Independent suspensions for, 528
— — Industry, British, future of, 669
Industry, chiefs of, meet with S. Lloyd and R. Maudling, 641
Industry and credit restrictions, 641
— — Industry, difficulties of, 633
Industry and ECM, 497
— — Industry, employment statistics, 45
Industry, holidays in, 113
— — Industry, plight of, 705
Industry, resale price maintenance in, 705
Industry, short time in, 633
— — Industry, Western Germany, output
and exports increase, 193
— — Jaguar, rubber mountings and com
ponents for (Metalastik), 203
— — Lancia Flavia, details of, 734
Lands, new, front wheel drive for, by G. Wilkins, 734
Light, design of, 50
Lotus, 617
Lotus Seven, build-it-yourself kit of parts for, 572
Morris Miniminor, sales maintained, 721
— —Morris Miniminor, success of (BMC),
741
Morris Mini-Traveller, 493
Morris Oxford Traveller, 493
Ownership and Use, by A. Day, 850 Park, Zidpark (Myton Ltd.), 17
— Pontiac Tempest, flexible drive shaft for, 540
— — Production, decrease in, 225, 803
Production methods (Jaguar), 516 — Production statistics, 433
Purchase tax on, 641
Quality, in quantity, by J. Silver, 516 Race, Le Mans, 182
Motor car, racing, five formulae for safer, by B. Lister, 182
Racing, Formula I to be changed, 529 Racing, Grand Prix, what lies ahead for, by B. Lister, 529
Racing, keeping the cost down, by B. Lister, 617
Racing, tyres to survive the stress of, by B. Lister, 865
Reducing size and weight, 527 Registrations, increase of, 523 Rolls-Royce, fascination of, by D. M. Bomeisler, 29
Safety devices, 528
Safety of driver and passengers, 789 Safety seat belts, types of, 789 Scrap, handling and sorting, 535 Sim-L-Car, for simulated driving, 164 Simca Ariane, 428 Simca Aronde, 428
Small, drive shaft revolution in, by J. Rabson, 50
Small, exports to US, 65
Small, petrol injection for, 826
Small, as stimulus to research, by D. J. K. Stuart, 531
Spare wheel, 526. See LETTER, 601 Spare wheel. Standby (Dunlop), 572 Standard Vanguard, six cylinder engine for, 540
Suspension, de Dion, 396
? Suspensions, simulating ride to
(General Motors), 460. See LETTER, Ten year test for, 352 Ten year test on, by J. Rabson, 319 Ten year tests, what the examiners be looking for, by J. Rabson, 352 Total UK output, 613 Trailer, Foldaway (Castle’s), 532 Triumph Herald, plastics bearings in, 132 Triumph Herald, propeller shaft and suspension, 100
Tyres, design of, 865 Tyres, materials for, 865 Tyres, research on, 865 Tyres, testing of, 865 Tyre tests to reduce noise (Goodyear), 905
Tyre, tread pattern and adhesion, 754 Unsold US stocks. 369
Vauxhall Cresta, Hydra-Matic automatic transmission for, 526
Vauxhall Cresta, larger engine, brakes and wheels for, 260
Vauxhall, power brakes for, 228
Vauxhall Velox, Hydra-Matic automatic transmission for, 526
Vauxhall Velox, larger engine, brakes and wheels for, 260
Vauxhall Victor, new design for, 260 Volkswagen, new engine and gearbox, 260
Volvo, Jensen Motors to produce, 659 Warranties on, 901 Weight savings on, 540
— — Wheel alignment equipment Optiline
(Laycock), 572
Zaporozhets, description and performance of, 164
See also Motor vehicles
— Carriage, railway. See Carriage
— Coaches, air spings for, 202
— Cycle racing, BP book of, by M. Walker
(book), 730
Sidecars in polyester resin (Bakelite Ltd.), 3
Silencing of, 333
— Electric, AC, control and distribution gear,
by R. T. Lythall (book), 766 Controller (Servomex), 375 Crane (trade publication), 96 Crane, for Richard Thomas and wins (AEI), 97
Fractional, conference, 1 Measuring roughness in, by A. S. and R. S. Jackson, 871
Starter for engines (Simms), 843 Subminiature (Haydon), 143
— Launches. See Motor boat
— Lorries. See Motor vehicles
— Petrol. See Engine, petrol: Motor
Motor car: Tractor
test
500
will
Baid-
Ennis
boat;
Motor Show, innovations at, by G. Wilkins, 540; car hire firms place large orders,591 Commercial, Earls Court, 382 Review: Today’s Engines, by G. Wilkins, 525
— Transport Cost Tables and Fuel Consump
tion Cost Reckoner 1960 (book), 392
-— Vehicle, airborne combat, FN type AS 24, 67
Commercial, by E. L. Cornwell (review), 390-391
Control system, automatic (General Motors), 506
Diesel v. petrol, 285
Exhaust contaminants, standards of emission of, 510
Exports to Norway, 161
GMR Auto-Control system for, 506 Goods, production rise, 225 Land Rover, 650-652
Land Rover, engines for, 652 Land Rover, exhibit at Royal Show, 89 Land Rover, frame, suspension and body for, 652
Land Rover, manufacture under licence by Metalurgica de Santa Ana SA., 757 Longer chassis for, 757
Mechanics of, by W. Steeds (review), 95 Military, “Goer” (Le Tourneau-Westinghouse Co.), 226
Military, lightweight AS 24, 793 Refuse collecting, 555, 561 Slowing without brakes, 519 Suspensions, rubber, 202 Tanker, BP Autotanker, 382 Tanker, Pneumajector (Bonallack), 714 Tipping body. Pendulum, 561 Truck, Bedford S series, 358 Truck, Bedford TK, 382 Truck, Bedford TK series, 358 Truck, Comet (Leyland), 659 Truck, concrete delivery, Rex (Blaw Knox Ltd.), 643
Motor vehicle, truck designers, a new philosophy for, 358
— — Trunk, dumping (Douglas Equipment
Ltd.), 643
Trucks, exports increasing, 433 Trucks, forward control, 358 Truck, Leyland Beaver, 382 Truck, Leyland Hippo, 382 Truck, Leyland Octopus, 382 Truck, Morris, 382
Truck, safer and easier to drive, 382 Truck, Scammel Handyman, 382 Van, battery driven (Smith’s Delivery
Vehicles Ltd.), 179 Van, Bond Ranger (Sharpes), 259 Van, Commer, 382
Van, electric, NCB commuter (Smiths), 382
Van, electric. Suburbanite (Smiths), 382 Motorways, automatic, for dense traffic, 506- 507
— by Dr. W. F. Cassie, 851
— by J. D. C. Churchill, 851
— Doncaster, Caterpillar Traxcavators for
(Fred Myers Ltd.), 477
— London-Birmingham, Newport Pagnell
restaurant opened, 305
— Ml, accident statistics, 677 Review of first year (AA), 677
— Ross, cost of, 787
— Ross Spur, Queenhill viaduct, 753
— Safety barriers on, 508
Mott, Hay ? ? -
bridge, Tamar Bridge, 476 Motz, Dr.
telephony, 201; on development costs, 268 Mouchel, L. G., and Partners, bolted structural steelwork at Uskmouth B power station, 114
Moulding compound, dough, Rockite (British Resins), 403
— Dip, in pvc cost little, 566
— Injection, machine (Triulzi), 805
— Machine, blow. Blowmaster (Amigo), 820
— Machine, blow, Fischer (Matthew Wylie &
Co. Ltd.), 675
— Plastic, Feroglass, for washing machines, 2
— in polyester dough (Westinghouse), 38
— from ready-made resins, 616
— Resin (Artrite), 616
Glass fibres to reinforce, 104 (Sheepbridge Equipment Ltd.), 616
— Runnerless, by E. P. Moslo (book), 868
— Sands, data sheets on (book), 24
— Table of comparisons of rubbers and pvc
for, 566
— See also Foundry
Moulinex “Robot Marie” electric pot scourer, 844
Mounting, anti-vibration (Automatic Telephone), 841
Mowlem, John, and Co. Ltd., Milford Haven oil refinery, 640
Muhlhaus, J. O. H., on pumping liquids containing solids, 562
Mulcher, Kvikmulder (Mi-Dox Ltd.), 837 Mullard Equipment Ltd., ultrasonic cleaning unit, 389
Mullard Research Laboratories, mobile linear accelerator for UKAEA, 792
Mulliners Ltd., closure of, 869 Mullins, L. J., on removal of fission product elements by slagging, 248
Multi-slide machine (Rockwell), 819 Multi-Spindle Automatic Machines, by H. H.
Finkelnburg (book), 900 Multi-Unit shelving (Rubery Owen), 503 Multicone Post insulator (Doulton), 841 Multimeter multi range meter (Taylor), 271 Multiplication by computer, 474 Multisplit decollating machine (Catlin), 342 Munich atomic research centre, 448 Munich Institute of Technology, swimming
pool atomic reactor at, 448
Municipal Authorities, letter from President of Royal Institute of British Architects, 785
— Engineers, Institution of. See Institution
— Services and public works exhibition, 140
— Workers, shortage of, 369
Munro and Miller Ltd., Bellex bellows joints, 732 Munton, G. C., transport of outside TV unit to Hungary, 257
Muntz, Alan, and Co. Ltd., flow indicator. 111; Smith-Pescara free piston gasifiers, 163-163 Murphy, G. M,, on Ordinary Differential
Equations and Their Solutions (book), 288 Murphy, J. and G. (Cork) Ltd., Youghal bridge,
385
Murphy Radio Ltd., radio equipment from AEI for Oil India Private Ltd., 393; association with Serck Controls, 757; monitoring control system for Oil India Ltd., 757
Murray, L,, candidate for post of assistant general secretary to TUC, 605
Museum, science, handbook of collection illustrating motor cars, by C. F. Caunter (review), 454
Mutac domestic switchgear (GEC), 386 Mutations, genetic, by radiation, 279 Myers, Fred, Ltd., Caterpillar Traxcavators for
Doncaster motorway, 477
Myrabolam tannin for boiler feed water treatment, 106
Mystere aircraft (Sud-Aviation), 196 Myton Ltd., Zidpark car park.
House, 17
and Anderson, Runcorn-Widnes 148; Forth Road Bridge, 213; suspension bridge, 380; Severn 476; Trav-o-Lator at Waterloo,
H., on long distance microwave
17; Hillgate
president of
NADIAKOV, Prof., elected IAEA, 647 Nagarjunasagar Dam, progress of Leyland Comet trucks at, 659 Nail driver, pneumatic, 483
— Extractor, Veto (Vauxhall Boiler Co. Ltd.), 374
Nairn, D. G., on J. and F. Stone Lighting and Radio Ltd., 793
Nairobi, water supplies expansion, 7
at, 659; use
Nangal fertiliser and heavy water factory, 578 Napier, D., and Son Ltd,, aircraft icing protection conference, 233; rocket engines, 323; Sierracote gold coated glass, 435; fuelling charge chutes for Hinckley Point, 828 Napier Research Station, use of water flow analogues for gas dynamics, 261-263 Narayanan, R., on concrete strength. See LETTER, 237
NASA. See National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nash, J. K. T. L., on Rankine Lecture, 855 Naslin, P., on Principles of Automatic Numerical Calculations (book), 730
National Academy of Sciences, Science in Space (book), 620
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Project Echo, 169; licence for Plum Brook test reactor, 512; testing atomic reactor approved for operation, 892
— Association of Clerical and Supervisory
Staffs, wage claim submitted, 573
— Automobile Week, 32
— Bank of Australia, survey of Australian
Industry, 357
— Bureau of Standards. See United States
— Certificate, laboratory manual for, by K. A.
Holes (book), 356
in metallurgy (pamphlet), 81 Percentage of passes, 81
— Chemical Laboratory, corrosion research,
106
National Coal Board, research facilities for conveyor belt design and specification, 33; use of Clearcall transceiver system, 57; attrition of labour force, 401; miners’ pay rise, 401; conditions in coal industry, 401 ; relations with National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, 557; pruning capital expenditure, 581; increasing coal sales, 669; coal price increase, 669; coal stocks, 669; export market, 669; flexible door seals, 702; wage claim received from National Union of Mineworkers, 705; opening of Cynheidre anthracite mine, 767, 771; coal stocks, 901
— Council of American Shipbuilders, tests on
Toxion and Guardion equipment, 258
for Technological Awards, annual report, 9; recognition of courses Diploma of Technology, 145
— Diplomas in metallurgy (HMSO pamphlet),
81
— Engineering Laboratory, annual report, 1;
research in industrial problems, 34; machine tool control, 34; lead screw errors, 34; hydrostatic transmission, 35; cold steel extrusion, 35; locomotive wheel slip and rail surface studies, 315; experimental work on extrusion processes, 551
— Federation of Building Trade Employers,
discussions with unions, 885
— Fire Prevention Week, 341
— Food Survey Committee, Domestic Food
Consumption and Expenditure, 1958, 305
— Gas Turbine Establishment, jet engine as
fire extinguisher, 369
— Health Service, income of doctors, 821
—? Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, advice on fuel problems, 557; relations with National Coal Board, 557; spending 557
— Institute of Adult Education,
leisure hours, 377
of Agricultural Engineering, agricultural machinery, 265; and watering research, 265; washing machines, 265
of Economic and Social Research, rising stocks and industrial output, 813; hire purchase restrictions, 813
of Industrial Psychology, Vernon Prize awarded to Dr. R. B. Buzzard, 209
of Nuclear Sciences and Technology (France), courses on atomic techniques, 512
for Research in Dairying, mechanisation of cheese manufacture, 282
National Lead Co., die castings, 731
— Lubricating Grease Institute,
greaseless bearings, 132
— Physical Laboratory, tests on
soundproof door, 66
National Plastics Ltd., purchased aulds Ltd., 185
— Polio Vaccination
campaign, 785
— Reference Library
tion, 45
— Research Council
Control with Chemicals and Abrasives, 640 National Research Development Corp., vacuum seal techniques, 629; Dracone inflatable barges, 833
— Society for Clean Air, Clean Air Year Book,
233; annual report, 233
— Technical Staff College, 9
— Trust, preservation of coastal areas, 605;
policy on overhead wires, 605; acquisition of Cornish coastal areas, 605
National Union of Manufacturers Advisory Service Ltd,, Charter of Industrial Relations, 409; articles of British Charter of Industrial Relations, 441; survival of small firms, 633; annual lunch, 705; Mr. Macmillan’s speech at annual lunch of, 705
— Union of Mineworkers, annual conference,
81; threats of industrial action against decentralisation, 81 ; wage claim for mine workers, 705
of Railwaymen, £1 million loan from Co-operative Bank, 341; dispute and talks with BTC, 473; railway policy, 605; criticism of by G. Woodcock, 641
of Seamen, proposals for amendment of Merchant Shipping Act, 305
National Water Grid. See Water
— Whitley Committee, new system for civil
servants’ pay, 853
— Youth Employment Council, concern over
school leavers’ employment, 45
Nationalised industry and public ownership, by W. A. Robson (book), 488
Select Committee on, 497, 604, 669 Stedeford Committee on, 137
Committee,
of,
survey
of
of
design irrigation vegetable
papers on
TV studio
by Court-
anti-polio
for Science and Inven-
(US), Snow and Ice
NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Natural gas in Australia, 489
— ?— Boreholes, Whitby exploitation of, 434
— — Introduction to UK, 845 Output from Lacq field, 121 Pipeline, international, 845 Production increase, 845
in Sahara, 489
— Resources catalyse each other, by H. M.
Wilson, 788 Conservation of, 49, 533. See LETTER,
600
— Rubber Bureau, Rubber in Roads, 855 Producers Research Association, exhibi
tion of tested rubber suspensions, 203 Naval marine engineering practice (book), 620 Navigation and Early Exploration of the Moon,
symposium on, 838
— Inertial, shortcomings of, 839
— Space, choosing a course for, by G. V. E.
Thompson, 838
— Surface, of the moon, 839
Navigator, Doppler, equipment for Transport
Command (Marconi), 869 Navy, Federal German, See Federal
— Royal. See Royal Navy
NCB electric commuter van (Smiths), 382 NCK-Rapier Ltd., loader (trade publication),
456; excavator (trade publication), 868 Neal, A, D., on Antitrust Laws of the United
States of America (book), 694
Neal, A. M., on Peter Brotherhood Ltd., 757 Neal, R. H., and Co. Ltd., drag shovel, 676 Neary, P., imprisonment of, 305
Negretti and Zambra Ltd., auto controllers
(trade publication), 192
Nehru, Pundit, on site for India’s first atomic power station, 312; at inaugural ceremony of Heavy Electricals Ltd., 804
Neill, James, and Co. (Sheffield) Ltd., Eclipse magnetic chuck, 78; workholding trade publication), 802
Neill, W., and Sons (St. Helens) Ltd., Milford Haven oil refinery, 640
NEL. See National Engineering Laboratory Neldco Processes Ltd., Tolu pressure feeder, 819
Nelson, H. G., on comparative cost increases of electricity, gas and coal, 233
Nelson, Lord, on English Electric, 417 Nelson tractor shovel (Merton, 716 Neon indicators (trade publication), 160 Neoprene adhesives for motor car industry, 299
— Decking for liner Leonardo da Vinci, 106
— Rubber, synthesis of, 218
Nero atomic reactor, description of, 447 Nestor atomic reactor, correction of statistics
previously published, 684; control of, 684 Reactor, description of, 447 Nets, nylon, as aircraft safety stop, 389
— Safety, for Niagara Falls Rapids Bridge, 748 Netherlands, atomic projects in, 216
— ?— Reactor hazards evaluation by IAEA,
448
— Jason atomic reactor at Petten now critical,
512
— Shipping exports to Norway, 161 Network synthesis, modern, introduction to,
by M. E. Van Valkenburg_(book), 730 Building
Nichols, R. W., on creep in atomic reactor pressure vessels, 791
Nickel alloys, high (trade publication), 318 Steels (trade publication), 730
— Aluminium alloy coatings, 707
— Steel for use at low temperatures, 707
— Tin plating (Tin Research Institute), 778-779
— Works, Nicaro, Cuba, US State Department
closes, 557
Nicolaisen and Larsen, import of secondhand agricultural machinery to Denmark, 161 Nielsen, M, T., design of family room of the future, 668
Niemann, G., on Machine Elements (review), 422
NIFES, See National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service
Nigeria, air survey of (Fairey Air Survey.s Ltd.), 893
— British grants to, 442
— Economy of, 442
Nigeria, Electricity Corp, of, transfer engineers, 145
?— Farming and communications in, 443
— Independence gained, 433
— Industrialisation of, 443
— Intensive development in, 442
— Mission Schools in, 442
— National income of, 433
— Qil refinery for (Shell and BP), 803
— Post war education in, 442
— Technical foundations for, by C. A. Hart,
442
— Tunnel Portland Cement Works to double
production, 433
— Wharf extensions at Port Harcourt, 509 Nigerian Railway Corp., transfer of engineers,
145
Nimocast alloys (trade publication), 766 Nimonic sheet (trade publication), 766 Nimrod proton synchrotron, assembly magnet core, 348
Synchrotron, radio-frequency liner for (London Aluminium Co.), 184
Synchrotron, 7 GeV, pulsed power supplies and cooling system used for magnet models IV and V, by A. J. Holt and J. D. Milne, 348
Niobium in carbon and low-alloy steels, by J. E. Russell, 792
— as grain refining element in carbon steel, 792 Nitrate of ammonia and aqua ammonia
solution as liquid fertiliser, 266
Solution as a liquid fertiliser, 266
and urea solution as liquid fertiliser, 266
— of uranyl as possible atomic fuel, 892 Nitrile-phenolic adhesives, combinations, 138 Nitrogen, Haber-Bosch manufacturing process, 369
— Thermodynamic and transport properties of,
table of, by J. Hilsenrath et al (book), 868 Nitrogenous fertiliser, energy required for manufacture, 369
Nixon, F., on selecting future foremen, 569; on making service equipment more reliable, 662. See Correction, 733
“ No-break ” generating set, Paxman 8RPH diesel engine for (Davey, Paxman), 626 Nock, Q. S., on Main Lines Across the Border (review), 159
Noise Abatement Act, 1960, 749
— Aircraft, discrete notes when landing, 363
— Annoyance and its assessment, by Prof.
E. J. Richards, 362-364. See Correction, 373
— Challenge that must be met, 101
— from diesel engines, reducing, 696
— Electrical, by D. A. Bell (review), 354
— Establishing a maximum level, 362
— in factories, 101 (DSIR booklet), 233 ?— as health hazard, 101
— Heliport, by P. H. Parkin, 124
— Interference with industrial output, 101
— Problems, study of (Marley), 189
— Reducing on contract sites, 7
—? Reduction of, 233 by L. L. Beranek (book), 802 of efficiency by, 233 in industry, 189 in workshops, 462
— and speech interference, 101
— Suppressors, 363
— Tyre tests to reduce (Goodyear), 905 Nomographs, chemical processing, by D. S.
Davis (book), 766
Non-destructive testing in electrical engineering conference on (lEE), 173
Non-Ferrous metals industry, European, guide to the principles of costing in (book), 658
Noord-Holland tug, salvage of ship Falcon, 188 Noral D54S aluminium-magnesium alloy for shipbuilding (Alcan), 879
Noralduct heat exchanger material (Alcan Industries Ltd.), 634
Norbury Engineering Co. Ltd., automatic core plate cutting machine for Ferranti, 903
Norcross Group, Jensen Motors subsidiary to produce Volvo motor car, 659
Nord-Aviation, airframes, 196 Nordac method of pickle liquor recovery, 554 Nordarmatur, Stenungsund power station, 344 Norin, M. P,, on thermal conductivity measurements of atomic fuel, 151
Normalising aluminium castings by sub-zero temperatures, 350
Norman, D., Cushioncraft ground effect machine, 14
Norris, Henty and Gardners Ltd., marine diesel (trade publication), 356
North America, lack of balance in trade with Europe, 565
North American Aviation Inc., Rocketdyne division, 322
— Atlantic Treaty Qrganisation, defence
policy, review expected, 565; Polaris missiles for, 565; demand for ammunition, 793
North Dock Engineering Co., controlling interest bought by C. H. Bailey, 581
North Eastern Gas Board, agreement with BP and ICI to purchase Whitby natural gas, 434
North and Kinsman, Coypu grain protector, 843 North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Glen Nevis hydro-electric scheme, 509; underwater television camera for hydraulic research, 737
— West England, improvement of rail services
to, 845
England, prospects of, 845
Northampton College of Advanced Technology, case study training for management, 113; courses on management problems, 377
Northern Aluminium Co. Ltd., Snaprib aluminium roofing system, 74; aluminium extrusions, 107; renamed Alcan Industries Ltd., 481
Northern Erection Co. (Rotherham) Ltd., Runcorn-Widnes bridge, 149
— Ireland, Bridgeport Brass Co., to open
plant in, 621
— — Development in, 901
Development Council, annual report, 901 Future of, 901
— — Industrial development in, 731
Northern States Power Co., recirculation boiling water atomic reactor approved for operation, 892
Northfield Industrial Fabrications Ltd,, dumper truck, 784
Northover, on inorganic glass liquid at room temperatures, 75
Northrop Corp., braking method for rocket sleds, 71; purchase of Acme Metal Molding, 129; control system for Polaris missile, 257; low drag boundary layer control experiments, 429; Decel runway arrester for aircraft, 873
Northwest Orient Airlines, use of Honeywell- Atkins anti-collision lights, 353
Norton Grinding Wheel Co, Ltd., Crystolon 63 ceramic material, 567
Norway, cargo ship ordered from Joseph Thompson, 513
— Extension of coastal limits, 357
— Fishery protection vessels for, 357
— Imports and exports, 161
— Merchant fleet of, 161
— “ No-break ” generating set commissioned,
626
— Output rising, 489
— Taxation level in, 161
— Trade with, decline in, 273
Norwegian Export Council, activities in UK, 273
— Institute for Atomic Energy, cooperation in
production and testing of plutonium, 647 Notch initiation in steel structures, 791 Notched-bar tests. See Impact tests Notching machine, Schuler (Pearson Panke), 12 Noton, Dr. A. R. M., on mid-course guidance of space vehicles, 838
Notting Hill Gate underground station redesigned, 877
Novikov, 1. I., on Liquid-Metal Heat Transfer Media (review), 255-256
Nowak, K., on New Theory in Atomic and Radiation Physics (review), 589
Noyelles-Godault zinc smelting plant, control equipment for (Elliott), 129
Nozzles, flame-cutting, Saffire (BOG Ltd.), 187
— Fuel, temperature measurement, by A. J. V.
Joseph, 762-763
NRU atomic reactor, installation of steam cooled loop (Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.), 16
NSU, Quickly scooter, 541
NSU-Wankel engine, work on, 349
NSU Werke, rise in output, 349; position and prospects, 349; annual report, 349; exports of, 349; Wankel engine, 349
Nu-Swift Ltd., fire extinguisher, 271
Nuclear blasting, 384
— Detection of stable materials, by D. Taylor,
325-326
Nuclear Development Corp., collaboration with General Motors on atomic aeroengine, 152; mobile compact atomic reactor, 797
— Electronics (IAEA book), 590
— Energy conference, British, 755, 859
Engineering, marine and welding exhibition, 816
Industrial challenge of (Stresa Conference report), 152
Progress in; medical sciences, by J, C, Bugher, J. Coursaget and J, F, Loutit (book), 224
Progress in; plasma physics and thermonuclear research, by C, Longmire, J. L, Tuck and W, B, Thompson (book), 160 Symposium on, Rio de Janeiro, 312 Nuclear Engineering Abstracts, first issue of, 454 Nuclear Engineering Abstracts (UKAEA publication), 480
— ?—Encyclopedic dictionary of, by R. I.
Sarbacher (book), 160
— Excavation, 384
— Fuel elements, creep-resistant magnesium
alloys for, by G, C. E. Olds et al, 891
Nuclear Fusion, 828
Nuclear fusion, by W, P. Allis (review), 422 Commercially available, 846
— Graphite (Hawker Siddeley), 846
Pyrolytic method of manufacture, 846
(Royal Aircraft Establishment), 846
— Installations, land based, survey of pressure
components (Lloyd’s Register of Shipping book), 792
(Licensing and Insurance) Act of 1959, 52 Nuclear Power Group, Dungeness atomic power station, 119; Dungeness atomic- power station contract, 120; fuel elements for Dungeness atomic power station, 215; neutron irradiation damage, 215; research for UKAEA, 215; order for gas duct isolating valves to J. Blakeborough and Sons, 767
— Radiation measurement, by J. Sharpe
(book), 256
— Safety Advisory Committee, Sir Alexander
Fleck appointed chairman, 52; advice on installation of Jason Mk. Ill atomic reactor at Queen Mary College, 648
Nuclear Science Abstracts (USAEC), 827
Nuclear science and reactors, basic principles of, by A. M. Jacobs, D. E. Kline and F. J. Remick (book), 424
and technology. National Institute of (France). See National
— Society, American. See American
— Test Plant, USAEC stops design work, 719
— See also Atomic
Nuffield Foundation, gift to further industrial health, 209
Null-balance receivers (trade publication), 128 Numbers, dimensionless, units and dimensions, by D. C. Ipsen (review), 520
— and diophantine analysis, theory of, by
R. D. Carmichael (book), 96
Numec Ltd., Standard belt conveyor, 175; conveyor belting, 243
Numerical calculations, automatic, principles of, by P. Naslin (book), 730
— Treatment of differential equations, by
L. Collatz (book), 392
Nurnberg, W., industrial photography, 408; biographical note, 408; exhibit at Cologne Photokina, 408
Nut-freeing tool, Impakdriver, 227
— Locking (trade publication), 522
Nutrition, animal and plant, radioactive tracers in, 279
Nylon bearings for universal joints, by V. F. Platanov, 132
— Bonding in sun and planet gear, 492
— Igloo airhouse, 815
— Nets as aircraft safety stop, 389
— Polymer (ICI), 193
— Porous (Polymer Corp.), 567
— Safety belt, Pakawa (Barrow, Hepburn &
Gale Ltd.), 381
Nyon, ship, salvage of, 188
OAK Ridge gas cooled atomic reactor, TVA to operate, 52
National Laboratory, fused-salt atomic reactor experiments, 684; effect of irradiating temperature on steel, 791; platinum adds resistance to corrosion, 892
Oberterm Electrical Co. Ltd., terminal block, 716
O’Brien, P. D., on Laporte Chemicals, 185 Occupational information, by C. L. Shartle (book), 392
OCDRE project, 683
Oceans, food, raw materials and energy in, 201
— Weather ships, report from, 775 Oceanography, research in, 201
— UNESCO to sponsor studies of, 201 Ocrent, D., on Physics of Breeding Conference, 183
Octopus motor truck, Leyland, 382
Oddie, W, M., on coatings for heavy equipment, 745
Odin Clorius A/S temperature regulator (Automa), 783
OEEC. See Organisation for European Economic Cooperation
Oeftering, Dr. H., on aluminium in railways, 53 Oerlikon jig boring machine (Dowding and Doll), 12
— Power drill (Dowding and Doll), 820
Office Appliance and Business Equipment Trades Association, office equipment statistics, 837
— Block central heating, fuel economy in, 252
— Equipment industry, increase in export
performance, 837
Steel (Amsel Ltd.), 513
— Machinery, export sales of, 465
Export statistics, 357
— Management Association, renamed Insti
tute of Office Management, 113
— Mobile, Liteline (Coventry Steel Caravans
Ltd.), 704
— Workers, grades and salaries, 145 O’Gorman Bequest, use by Royal Aeronautical Society, 785
O’Grady, B., on incentive schemes in building industry, 153
Ohlsen, E. H., on Mechanics of Materials (book), 392
Ohno, K., visit to Hunterston atomic power station, 313
Oil additive, Molyspeed (Rocol Ltd.), 499
— Adventure in, by H. Longhurst (review), 589
— for automatic transaxles, development of,
644
— Burners (trade publication), 766
Oil Burner Components Ltd., oil burners (trade publication), 766
Voriflow, 686
— Clay and water, inter-relations of, 653
— Companies, Egyptian contract terms, 193
— Diesel, gaseous fuels in place of, 493
— Drilling concessions in Egypt, 193
— Engine. See Engine, diesel
— Equipment, orders placed in UK, 357
— Exploration investment by Pakistan, 249
— Fired boilers. See Boilers
Power station underground, 344
— Flow between pumping stations, computer
calculation of, 30
— Fuel (trade publication), 256
Additive (Slip Group), 417
— Hydraulic (trade publication), 256
Units, closed circuit test facilities for at NEL, 35
Oil India Ltd., monitoring control system (Serck Controls and Murphy Radio), 757
Oil India Private Ltd., order for AEI radio equipment to Murphy Radio Ltd., 393
— Industry, uses of electricity in, by E. A.
Reeves (book), 694
— Injection into blast furnaces, research on
(Esso), 599
— Insulating, filter for (Stream-Line Filters
Ltd.), 703
— Pipeline. See Pipeline
— Prices, disputes over, 357
— Producers Baghdad decisions, Venezuela
officially recognises, 523
— Production, French Government interest
in, 214
and prices, conference on, 425
Oil products for India from Russia, 161 —? Profits, Iraq demand for larger share, 324
— Refinery, Bihar, Russia to build, 161
to be built in N. Ireland (BP), 731 Fawley, butyl rubber plant for (Esso), 403 Karachi, estimates for, 249
Milford Haven, statistics (Esso), 633; contractors for, 640; opened by Duke of Edinburgh (Esso), 640
for Nigeria (Shell and BP), 803
Pernis, synthetic rubber plant at (Shell), 171
Tranmere, flow boom equipment, 220
— Revenues declining, 901
— in Sahara (Eurarep), 489 Marketing of, 214
— Switch. See Switchgear
— Synthetic, Dentax W for worm gears
(Shell), 499
— See also Fuel; Lubrication; Petroleum Oiling pen (Electrolube Ltd.), 208 Okanagan Helicopters Ltd., purchased
Bristol Aero Industries Ltd., 393
Oldbury-on-Severn atomic power station, approved by Minister of Power, 684; call for tenders, 312
Oldham, J., tour of India and Australia, 885 Oldham and Son, overseas interests, 885 Oldroyd. Prof. J. G., review of Introduction to the Study of Rheology, 693; review of Deformation, Strain and Flow; An Elementary Introduction to Rheology, 693-694; review of Statics of Soil Media, 694; biographical note, 694
Olds, G. C. E. et al, on Creep-Resistant Magnesium Alloys for Nuclear Fuel Elements, 891
Oliver, Dr. D. S., review of Nuclear Fuel Elements, 355-356; biographical note, 356 Oliver, F. W. J., on Bessel Functions (book), 456
Olson, W, T., on Design and Performance of Gas Turbine Power Plants (review), 728-729
Olympus turbojet engine, Bristol Siddeley, installed at Hams Hall power station, 811 OMRE. See Atomic reactor, organic moderated experiment
Onazote thermal Insulation (Expanded Rubber Co.), 370. See Correction, 468
Onderchain, P., at Machine Tool Exhibition, 97 Onslow, 1. H., on dry bearing materials, 709 Opel Car Co., request for aid to ECSC, 523 Operation Sunrise (USAEC), 347
Operational research, graduate apprentice scheme in (BISRA), 113
Guide to, by W. E. Duckworth (book), 209
Opportunities for graduates, directory of (Cornmarket Press book), 868
Optical crystallography, principles of, by A. V. Shubnikov (book), 802
— Depth control for boring machines, 699
— Design group. Imperial College, 71
— Frequencies, radio signals at, 654
— Maser, basic concepts of, by A. L. Schawlow
and C. H. Townes, 654
Experiments, 654
— Methods for stress analysis, by A. Kuske
(book), 900
— Radar, possibilities of, 654
Optiline motor car wheel alignment equipment (Laycock), 572
Orbital simulator, high vacuum, Hivos (Lockheed Aircraft Corp.), 797
Order department, automation in, 625 Ordinary National Certificate, percentage of passes, 81
Ordway, F. L, III, on International Missile and Spacecraft Guide (book), 694
Ore carrier vessel, Longstone (Austin Pickersgill), 357
Orenda Engines Ltd., steam cooled loop NRU reactor, 16
Oresundsvarvet Landskrona, tanker ship Salen Lines, 492
Orford, H., director of Garringtons, 861 Organic coatings, hot, by R. W. Seymour (book), 192
to lessen metal fatigue, 2 by R. B. Seymour (review), 96
— Waste, uses for, 539 Organisation for Economic Cooperation
Development, objectives of, 877
Organisation for European Economic operation, formation of ENEA, European Economic Cooperation, Stabilisation Programme, 137; Guide to Course on Nuclear Energy, 152; Market Research on a European Scale, 488; Engineering Industries in Europe (book), 620; boiling achieved in Halden reactor, 684; Convention on third party liability in atomic fields, 720; catalogue of courses on nuclear energy (ENEA booklet), 720; Integrated Data Processing, 890
ORGEL project, 683 Oriana liner, 768-769 Orifice fittings (trade publication), 590
— Plate design, 31
Orion computer (Ferranti), 249
— Data processing equipment for Prudential
Assurance Co. (Ferranti), 129
Orkot bearing material (United Coke), 466 Orr-Ewing, L, on S. G, Brown Co., 45 Orr, J. G., on railway engineers’ salaries, 744 Orr and Sembower, Powermaster packaged boiler, 686
Osborne, R. E., on transaxle fluids, 644
Osborne, W. C., on Woods Practical Guide to Fan Engineering (book), 256
Oschmidt, Dr. R., on flying machine from Saturn, 641
Oschner system of refuse collection (Dennis Bros. Ltd.), 555
Oscillating hydraulic device (Hydraulic Machinery Drives Ltd.), 703
Oscillator (trade publication), 224
— FIDO fall-out intensity detection (Control
for Radiation Inc.), 52
— Transistor, 165
Oscillograph recorder (Savage and Parsons), 207
— Visicorder (Honeywell), 446
Oscilloscope (trade publication), 160
— Cathode ray, encyclopaedia on their uses,
by Rider and Uslan (book), 190
— Dumont (Aveley Electric Ltd.), 856 Othmer, D. F., on Fluidisation and Fluid-
Particle Systems (book), 224
Otis Elevator Co, Ltd., Trav-o-Lator moving pavement, 91; Trav-o-Lator at Waterloo, 476
Outboard engines, Perkins (F. Perkins Ltd.), 894-896
Outlet box (trade publication), 60 Output per worker, 813
Oven, conveyor (Controlled Heat and Air Ltd.),
773
— Crystal (GEC), 307
— Drying, and rotary preformer (BIP
Engineering), 208
— Vacuum, DAG (D, A. Gunn), 242 Overhead wire- systems. National Trust policy
on, 605
Oversea Civil Service, recruitment of engineers and administrators, 145
Oxford Southern and Western Bypass, earthwork specification for, 46; bridge construction on, 47; Wolvercote Viaduct, 47
— University Expedition to Cyrenaica, 549 Oxidant Index for motor car exhausts, 510 Oxidation and corrosion of zirconium and its
alloys, by B, Cox, M. J. Davies and A. D. Dent, 88
of zirconium, by K. Alcock and B. Cox,
792
— of zirconium and its alloys, by B, Cox et al,
384
Oxide accumulation in Dounreay fast breeder reactor, 119
— Refractories (trade publication), 694 —? Sintered, 64
— of zirconium, dissolution rate of, 792 Oxweld profile cutting machine (Union
Carbide), 79
Oxygen analyser, DCL-Servomex 83 (Servo- mex), 143
— Hydrogen fuel cell, 229
— Liquid, insulation for, 370
— Meter, development of by Dounreay
engineers, 684
— Profiling machine, Hancoline (Hancock &
Co.), 806
— Steelmaking processes at Consett Iron Co.,
185
— Thermodynamic and transport properties
of, table of, by J. Hilsenrath et al (book), 868
Pl 127 Hawker V/STOL aircraft, 797 Packaging, industrial, by W. F. Friedman and
J. J. Kipnees (review), 390
— Material, Texlite (Hairlok Co. Ltd.), 878 Tuflite (Xetal Products Ltd.), 878
— Product, using a code for, by J. C. McNicol,
584-585
— with Silgelac barrier material (Claritude
Ltd.), 3
Packet sorting equipment, post office, 130 Packings and jointings (trade publication), 730
— Machine (British Cellophane), 574
— Materials (trade publication), 658
Page, G. L., on survival of small firms, 633 Pain, James, and Son, purchased by British
Match Corp., 385 Paint, anodic (trade publication), 766 Metalife Duplex (Metalife Liquid Metals
Ltd.), 467
— Chlorinated rubber, for Dounreay “sphere,”
435
— Dunlop Texseal (Vicsteels Ltd.), 235
— Finishing systems (Lysaght-DeVilbiss), 225
— Heaters, industrial (Aerograph-DeVilbiss),
139
— Heating before spraying, 139
— Red lead, quick drying, Fenal (Fenner
Alder Ltd.), 467
— Remover, Pitan (Allweather Paints), 467
— Spray, Hydra-Spray (Bullows), 307
— Spraying, electrostatic, 603 Electrostatic method, 533 Electrostatic, safety in, 418 Equipment, electrostatic, Statron
(SAMES), 418
Plant, airless (Aerograph-DeVilbiss), 42
— Waste, use of recovered, 533
— Zinc-rich (trade publication), 658
— See also Primers
Painting plant, Ransburg electrostatic, 19 Paist, W. D., on Cellulosics (review), 22 Pakawa nylon safety belts (Barrow, Hepburn
and Gale Ltd.), 381
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, establishment of atomic training centres, 720; formation of institute of nuclear science and technology, 720
Training centres established, 720
— East, jute mill machinery ordered from
British firms, 695
— Indus Waters Treaty with India, 440
— Institute of Nuclear Science and Tech
nology, US financial aid for, 448
— Oil exploration investment, 249
— Oil refinery near Karachi, 249
— West, gravel screening and storage plant for
irrigation scheme (Frederick Parker Ltd.), 265
Irrigation scheme, 265
Pallet-levelling press (Heenan and Froude), 483
— Lightweight, for air freight (Canadair), 220 Palmer-Bee Co., agreement with Brown,
Lennox and Co., 193
Palmer, K. N., on fires sparked by friction, 92 Palmer, Dr. P. J., review of High Productivity in Heavy Engineering, 391-392; biographical note, 392
Pametrada steam turbines for Oriaiia liner, 768 Panels, Alply wall and roof (Alcoa), 129 ?— Metal thermal/acoustic, Bowaters, 462
— Starter (Belmos), 144
Panelec cable fault detector (BICC Ltd,), 502 Panelling, architectural (Judgelite), 671 (Matthew Swain Ltd.), 671
Specifications, 671
Pano document holder (George Philip), 374 Paper sacks for refuse (Reed Medway Sacks), 564
— Thermometer for (Rototherm), 715
— Waste, handling plant, 544
Re-use of, 539
?—?— Utilisation council, British. See British Paraguay, IAEA mission to, 648
Parametric amplifier to improve radar performance (Marconi), 430
Parcel sorting equipment, post office, 130
Paris, growth of, 225
Park Gate Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., development programme approved by Iron and Steel Board, 649
Parker, Frederick, Ltd., gravel screening and storage plant for Pakistan irrigation scheme, 265; stone processing equipment for North Borneo, 357; Loadascreen screening and stacking machine, 575; aggregate mixer, 783
Parkin, P. H., on heliport noises, 124 Parkinson, A., on Crompton Parkinson, 721 Parkinson Cowan Industrial Products, purchase of Bastian and Allen, 357; automatic finishing plant for John Bruce (Engineers) Ltd., 773
Parkinson, J., and Son (Shipley) Ltd., Parkson Gearbur deburring machine, 13; vertical milling machine, 44
Parkinson, J. R,, on Economics of Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom (book), 128
Parkinson Schwank radiant gas heaters, 353 Parkson Gearbur deburring machine (Parkinson), 13
Parr, N. L., on Zone Refining and Allied Techniques (review), 192
Parsons, C. A., and Co. Ltd., nuclear research centres, 215; Nuclear Research Centre, comprehensive nuclear reactor simulator, 231; air conditioning investment, 610
Parsons, Sir Charles, early work on turbines, 377
Parsons and Marine Engineering Turbine Research and Development Association, investigation of corrosion failure of whitemetal bearings, 761
Parsons Memorial Laboratories, installation of Perkins Mars gas turbine, 377
Parsons turbines. See Turbine, steam Particle accelerator. See Accelerator
— Cosmic, super-energetic, 87
— Fluidised, heat transfer in beds of,
H. Bannister, 384
— Unstable, table of decay modes of, 248 Partington, E. J., on carrier-free sodium
iodide, 384
Partington, G. E., development work on image orthicon television camera, 758
Partitions (trade publication), 868
Parzen, E., on Modern Probability Theory and Its Applications (book), 766
Pasolds Co., Ladybird children’s clothes, 417; new factory for, 417; exports, 417; development programme, 417; profits, 417
Pass, E., and Co. Ltd., thrust boring machine, 342 Patek Phillipe light powered clock (Garrard), 368
Patents, accounting and tax aspects of, by J. A, McFadden and C. D. Tuska (book), 392
— Office, new building for, 45
Paterson Engineering Co. Ltd., chlorine recorder, 889
Paterson, R., et al., on relative biological efficiency of 20MV and 4MV Radiations, 312
Patolichev, M., on Anglo-Russian trade, Paton Institute, electroslag welding, 123 Patrick, P. K., on cleansing vehicles, 561 Pattern rock drilling method (Atlas Copco), 747
— for rolling mill (Perry), 155
Patternmaking, Bemetel diploma in, 81 Patterson, Dr. E. M., review of The Catalyst, 24; biographical note, 24
Patterson Hughes, member of Consolidated Foundry Plant consortium, 523
Pavement, moving, Trav-o-Lator (Otis), 91 Pavings, traffic bearing (British Standards Institution), 7
Paxman, Davey, and Co. Ltd., CoalPak boiler, 174; diesel engine, 8RPH, for “ no-break ” generating set (Davey, Paxman), 626
Pay, R. G., on How Much Longer Can London Survive? 850-851
Payne, A. R., on Engineering Design with Rubber (book), 192
Payne Products International Ltd., Diavite roughness tester, 716
PC Floors Ltd., duct formers (trade publication), 868; ribbed floors (trade publication), 868
PC sheets (Dorman Long), 878
Peak recording with mass spectrometer, 719 Pearson, on inorganic glass liquid at room temperatures, 75
Pearson, H. M., on Railway Works Construction (book), 488; on Railway Works Construction (review), 899-900
Pearson, J. D., on need of Government support for aero-engine industry, 813
Pearson Machine Tool Co. Ltd., flanging press, 343
Pearson Panke Ltd., Schuler notching machine, 12
Pechiney of France, agreement with Greek Government, 591
Peck, H., review of Construction of Cargo Ships, 657; biographical note, 658
Peduzzi, A. M., on satellite payloads, 404 Peebles, Bruce, and Co. Ltd., pinhole detector, 374; warp inspection equipment, 575
Pegasus computer (Ferranti), 249
Peglers Ltd., compression joints (trade publication), 590; engineers’ brasswork (trade publication), 766
Pelleter (trade publication), 900
Pels, Henry, and Co. Ltd., knuckle joint presses (trade publication), 900
Pen, oiling (Electrolube Ltd.), 208
Pendine high speed test track, lubrication problems, 389
Pendulum tipping body on Leyland Comet chassis (Gibson), 561
Penetone-Paripan Ltd., Chlorothene solvent, 599
Penn, W. S., on Synthetic Rubber Technology (book), 868
Penney, Sir William, on suspension of ICSE, 480
Pensacola Junior College, subcritical atomic reactor to be installed, 648
Pension scheme. State, British Manufacture and Research Co. employees contract out, 457 State, South Durham Steel employees contract out, 385
Penton plastic coating (Hercules), 778-779 Coating (Plastic Coatings Ltd.), 778-779 People at work, behaviour of, by Z. M. T.
Tarkowski, 377
PEP. See Political and Economic Planning Percy, H. M., on reinforced plastics, 336 Perdeck Solder Products Ltd., fluxes (trade publication), 318
Perforated Front Projection Screen Co. Ltd., cinema screen for Royal Aeronautical Society, 875
Periodicals, list of (Ministry of Aviation book), 764
— and newspapers, overseas, guide book to
(book), 192
Perkins Boilers Ltd., induced draught boiler, 206; Permalic oil fired boiler, 889
Perkins Engine Ltd., formation of, 129; stationary petrol engines, 291; engines for fork lift trucks, 425
Perkins, F., Ltd., diesel engines, 129; Chrysler Corp, as agents, 129; “Three 152” diesel engine, 143; Mars gas turbine installed at Parsons Memorial Laboratories, 377; diesel engines (trade publication), 392; diesel engines for Trojan vehicles, 513; industrial diesel engine, 643; diesel engines for Massey-Ferguson tractors produced in France, 757; diesel engines cultural engines,
Perkins Outboard Motors Ltd., formation of, 894
Perks, M. A., on variation principles for spherical, cylindrical and slab reactors, 792 Perlite, expanded, as thermal insulation, 371 Permacel Tapes Ltd., pipe wrap tapes, 814 Permali densified wood for variometer and coil supports (Permali Ltd.), 743
— Wood laminate in cathodic protection, 402 Laminate in demineralisation, 402 Permali Ltd., Permatred densified wood, 499;
densified wood for variometer and coil supports, 743
Permaply for tanning drum access doors, 402 Permatic oil fired boiler (Perkins Boilers), 889 Permatred densified wood (Permali), 499 Permutit Co. Ltd., Deminrolit water purifier, 270
Pernis oil refinery, synthetic rubber plant at (Shell), 171
Perrin, C. C., on rubber in roads, 855
Perrin, F., on atomic waste disposal from Saclay establishment, 548
Perry, G., and Sons Ltd., pattern for rolling mill for James Booth Aluminium Ltd., 155
Perry, J. W., on Information Systems in Documentation (review), 190; on Tools for Machine Literature Searching (review), 190 Persoz, B., on Introduction to the Study of Rheology (review), 693
Perth, completion of Queen’s Bridge, 546
Perth, Earl of, on deep water quay at Malta, 845
Peru, IAEA mission to, 648
Pest control, radioisotopes for, 280
Petbow Ltd., combining with Pye Industries, 649
Petbow Pty., formation of, 649; production of Magnicon Alternators, 649
Peter, J., on Aluminium in Modern Architecture (book), 590
Peterborough Technical College, installation of instructional gas turbine, 377
Petermann, on Construction of Fluid Flow Machinery (book), 900
Petitpierre, President, opening of first atomic reactor in Switzerland, 348
Petretic, G. J., on nuclear power costs evaluation, 415
Petrofina (Gt. Britain) Co., new storage depot at Fulham, 513; contractors for Fulham storage depot, 513
Petrol, anti-knock agent, tetramethyl lead as, 298
— Injection stimulates small cars, 826 Unit for car (Simms), 826
— Motor. See Aircraft engine; Engine; Motor
car; Motor boat; Tractor
— Sales in US, effect of compact cars on, 557 Petroleum Equipment, Council of British
Manufacturers of. See Council
— Gas, liquefied (BP Ltd.), 803
Liquefied, plant (Holmes), 806
— Industry, corrosion problems of (Society of Chemical Industry book), 488
— Reservoir engineering, applied, by B. C. Craft and M. F. Hawkins (review), 254
— See also Oil
Petten, Jason atomic reactor now critical, 512 Petters Ltd., exhibit at Royal Show, 89; increase of output, 89; stationary petrol engines, 291; tests on diesel engine starting in cold climates, 701; research in fuelnozzles for diesel engines, 762
Pettet, A. E. J., on wealth from sewage, 545 Peugeot Easishine power shoe polisher (Rud- son Wood), 432
Pevsner, N., on Pioneers of Modern Design (book), 766
Pfa, See Fuel ash, pulverised
Pfeiffer, J., on From Galaxies to Man (book), 620
PG Engineering Ltd., to become Power Gas Corp., 153
pH meter (Electronic Instruments Ltd.), 71 Phabha, Dr, H,, on radiation effects on plants, 384
Pharmaceutical industry, position and prospects, 845
Phenol (British Hydrocarbon Chemicals Ltd.), 313
Phenolics (James Lithgow (UK)), 778-779
— Resins, by D. F. Gould (review), 22
Pheonix Timber Co., shell roofs, 887
Philip, George, and Son Ltd., Pano document holder, 374
Philips Electrical Industries, bid for ADA (Halifax) Ltd. shares, 417
Philips Electrical Ltd., public address system for Hampshire County Council chamber, 221; fluorescent lighting for Mersey Tunnel, 315; toroidally wound variable transformer, 703
Phillipines, request for IAEA mission to Manila, 648
Phillips, A. L., on Welding Handbook (book), 522
Phillips, C. J., on Glass: Its Industrial Applications (book), 522; (review), 728
Phillips, J., on Examples in Applied Thermodynamics (book), 766
Phillips Petroleum Co., to operate Idaho Falls reactor for USAEC, 280
Phillips, Col. W. E., on Massey-Ferguson Ltd., 457
Philplug Ltd., fixing inserts (trade publication), 868
Phiokol Chemical Corp., study on nuclear rocket propulsion, 512
Photoelectric microscope for length measurement, 515
— Relay (trade publication), 192
Photoelectronics (MOM) Ltd., photoelectric relay (trade publication), 192; electric blind controls, 703
Photogrammetry, analytical, by E. L. Merritt (review), 317-318
Photographic Almanac, British journal, by A. J. Dalladay (book), 24
Photography, aerial. Wild RC9 Super Wide Angle camera for, 726
— Industrial, W, Nurnberg’s work, 408
Photokina, Cologne, Walter Nurnberg exhibit at, 408
Photomicrography, technique of, by D. F. Lawson (book), 160
Photosynthesis, radioactive tracers in, 279
— Research (Bendix), 553
Phthalate plasticiser (Distillers Co.), 313
Physical and chemical examination of water, approved methods for (review), 559; (book), 620
— Society, amalgamation with Institute of
Physics, 881; annual exhibition of, 881
Physicochemical treatment of waste in manned space satellite, 552
Physics, atomic and radiation, new theory in, by K. Nowak (review), 589
— of Breeding Conference, D. Ocrent, 183
— Calculations for Dounreay atomic reactor, 860
— and chemistry, handbook of, by C, D. Hodgman (book), 96
— and engineering, field computations in, by Thom and Apelt (book), 764
— Health, and radiation safety, course on, 892
— High energy, international conference on, 480
— Plasma, and the problem of controlled thermonuclear reaction, by M. A. Leonto- vich (book), 192; (book), 766 and thermonuclear research, progress in nuclear energy, by C. Longmire, J. L. Tuck and W. B. Thompson (book), 160
— Reports on progress of, by A. C. Stickland (review), 656; (book), 868
— Solid state, UKAEA research programme, 891
— Theoretical and experimental, by H. G. Jerrard and D. B. McNeill (book), 836
— University, by F. C. Champion (book), 318
Physiological studies of vibration and man, 367
Piacaguera steel mills, mill drives ordered from Westinghouse, 257
Picasso exhibition, 73. See LETTER, 140
Pick-up, fuel pressure, for diesel engine (BICERA), 359
Hi-fi, by G. V. Buckley, 232
Pickford Tool Co., purchased by Tap and Die Corp., 449
Pickle liquor, disposal of, by W. Bullough, 554
Horner method of recovery, 554
Nordac method of recovery, 554
Zahn method of recovery, 554
Piercy, Lord, on capital investment, 118; reelected president of Institution of Works Managers, 821
Piezoelectric materials, new (Bell), 135
Piggott, Thomas, Co., work at uneconomic prices, 449; Thames Bridge at Bray, 855 Pile load bearing tests, 477
Piled structures and reinforced concrete piling, by F. E. Wentworth-Shields, W. S. Gray and H. W, Evans (book), 766
Pilgrim mobile dark room (Pilgrim Mobile Units Ltd.), 704
Pilgrim Mobile Units Ltd., Pilgrim mobile dark room, 704
Pilkington Bros. Ltd., description of new Kirk Sandall factory, 786-787; contractors for Kirk Sandall factory, 786-787
Pilkington, V. W., on Leyland’s advanced automobile engineering course, 605
Pill, radio, 198
Pinchin and Johnson and Associates, purchased by Courtaulds Ltd., 185
Pinchin Johnson and Co., Top Cover, 486
Pine, L. G., on International Year Book and Statesmen’s Who’s Who, 1960 (review), 834
Pingon tower crane (George Cohen), 642 Cranes for Tamar bridge construction (George Cohen), 380
Pinhole detector (Bruce Peebles and Co. Ltd.), 374
Pinions. See Gear; Gearing
Pipe bender (Chamberlain Industries), 206
— Branch connections, by P. H. R. Lane, 490-492
— Charts for hydraulic design of (Hydraulics Research Station), 181
— Corrosion resistant, 778-779
— Drain, of pitch fibre, minimum gradients for, 181
Pipe, epoxy, high pressure (Bristol), 778-779 High pressure (Chemidus Plastics), 778- 779
— Glass fibre reinforced concrete, Deckon (Sharp, Jones), 345
— International exhibition, 141
— Pitch fibre (trade publication), 658
Fibre, flexibility of, 477
Fibre, roughness of (Hydraulics Research Station), 181
— Plastic, for water supplies, 157
— Polyethylene, Bulldog flanges for (Foster), 171
Deltathene, 171
— Polyork B (Yorkshire Imperial Metals Ltd.), 413
— pvc (Extrudex Ltd.), 335
Jointing methods, 157
Unplasticised (Yorkshire Imperial Metals Ltd.), 413
— Screwing machine (Smart and Brown), 206
— Sewer, of pitch fibre, minimum gradients for, 181
— Steel, galvanised, plastic coated (Republic Steel Corp.), 435
— Underground, Protexulate thermal insulation for (Croxton and Garry Ltd.), 671
— Water main, Don-Seg concrete segments for, 476
— Wrap tapes, 814
Tape, Polyvil PP (Gosheron), 814
— See also Tubes
Pipeline, coal, from Ruhr coalfields, 433
— Construction (Building Research Station) 181
— Corrosion protection by tapes, 336
— International exhibition, 141
for natural gas, 845
Rotterdam to Wesseling, 93
— for Lacq natural gas, 121
Pipeline, Oil India Private Ltd., radio equipment for, 393
— Pitch fibre, flexibility of, ^T1
— Salt water, pvc coating for (Plastic Coatings Ltd.), 267
— Separators, Supreme (Carruthers), 819 Pipework (trade publication), 836
— Clean, for atomic reactors, 699
Piqua atomic reactor, organic cooled moderated, to operate under IAEA guard system, 648
Pirelli Ltd., apprenticeship scheme, 113; for Volvo motor car, 659
Pirie, N. W., on protein from leaves by extraction, 274
Pitan Joint Breaker (Allweather Paints Ltd.), 879
— Pain remover (Allweather Paints), 467
— Rust remover (Allweather Paints), 467
Pitch fibre drain pipes, minimum gradients for, 181
Pipes (trade publication), 658
— ?— Pipe Association, Pitch Fibre Progress, 181; Code of Practice for Budding Drainage, 181; flexibility of pitch fibre pipes and pipelines, 477
Pipes, flexibility of, 477
Pipes, roughness of (Hydraulics Research Station), 181
Sewer pipes, minimum gradients for, 181
— and roll indicator for aircraft miniature (Lear), 195
Pitchford, J. H., on small automotive diesel, 696
Pits, trial (trade publication), 836
Pittier automatics, handbook for (book), 900
Pittsburg Corning, Foamglas thermal insulation, 370
Plafog insecticide sprayer (Cooper, Pegler and Co. Ltd.), 632
Planes, war, of the second world war: fighters, by W. Green (book), 836
Planet Earth, beyond the, by K. Tsiolkovski (book), 224
Planing machine, horizontal, conversion to horizontal borer, 387
(Scottish Machine Tool), 10
Plano milling machine, WT 6 (Wadkin Ltd.), 12
Plant (trade publications), 560, 620
— Design, instrumentation and computation
in process development and, proceedings of symposium on, by P. A. Rottenburg (review), 588
— Mist propagation of, 632
— Nutrition, radioactive tracers in, 279
— Radiation effects on, 384
Plasinter Co., sprayable pvc, 778-779
Plasma discharges, an invarient approach to equilibrium, by J. Sparrow, 348
— Jet high temperature torch (British Oxygen
Research), 419
— Physics and the problem of controlled
thermonuclear reaction, by M. A. Leonto- vich (book), 192; (book), 766
and thermonuclear research, progress in nuclear energy, by C. Longmire, J. L. Tuck and W. B. Thompson (book), 160
Plasmetic pre-coated steel strip (Metalon), 878 Plasterboard for condensation prevention (leaflet), 168
Plastic, acetal, Debrin (Du Pont), 498
to replace metal, 498
— Aluminium, Devcon (Barrus), 107
— Balls for plating baths, 599
— Boat hulls (Halmatic Ltd.), 267
— Cable jointing systems, 107
— Chimney, glass reinforced (Truswell
Sons Ltd.), 743
— Coated galvanised steel pipe (Republic
Steel Corp.), 435
— Coatings, 778-779
Plastic Coatings Ltd., pvc coating for salt water pipeline, 267; quality pvc dip mouldings, 566; Penton plastic coatings, 778-779; chimney and hopper lined with pvc, 815
Penton (Hercules), 778-779
Penton (Plastic Coatings Ltd.), 778-779
— Dough mouldings, Rockite, for circuit
breakers, 403
Sisal reinforced, Alpon 5 (Scott Bader), 879
Plastic Filters Ltd., tanks in pvc
forced plastic, 778-779
— Furfuryl alcohol thermosetting,
for graphite, 184
— Laminate, aluminium faced,
(Bakelite Ltd.), 879
— Lead, Devcon L (Barrus), 107
— Motor car fittings (ICI), 89
— Mouldings, Feroglas, for washing machines,
2
— Pipes for water supplies, 157
— Porous ptfe, filter, Lichfield (Bound Brook
Bearings Ltd.), 567
— Reinforced, laminated (Holt), 336
Tanks of (AC Plastic Industries), 778 Tanks of (Dorman Long and Co.), 778-779 Tanks of (ICI), 778-779
Tanks of (Plastic Filters), 778-779 Tanks of (Tough Plastics), 778-779
— Rubber linings (Dunlop), 778-779
— Spanner, 38
— Steel, Devcon (Barrus), 107
— Waste, re-use of, 539
Plasticiser, phthalate (Distillers Co.), 313 Plastics bearing materials, by R. E. Harmon, 123
— Bearings for greaseless cars, 132. See F FTTFD z 5^
by J. W. Lane and C. F. Foell, 132
— in bus construction, 403
— Dough moulded, 38
— Experimental, by C. A. Redfarn and J.
Bedford (book), 868
— Exhibition, Leningrad (ICI), 89 Moscow (ICI), 89
— Gum, by M. S. Thompson (review), 22
“ Plastics in Industry ” exhibition, Leningrad, 41
— Laminated, by D. J. Duffin (review), 22
— Progress 1959, by P. Morgan (book), 356
— Year Book, British (book), 256
Platanov, V. F., on nylon bearings for universal joints, 132
Plate glass fluorescent lighting (Westinghouse), 737
— Lifter, Hill’s Robot (Adshead), 143
— Mill (Consett), 351
Plating, automatic hard chromium, in use, 698
— Baths, plastic balls for, 599
— Chromium, improved standards for (Mond),
335
— Electro. See Electro
— Tin/nickel (Tin Research Institute), 778-779 Platinum adds resistance to corrosion, 892
— Clad steel (Texas Instruments Ltd.), 466 Platt, M., on car body design, 518; on private
car (book), 518
Plauert boring machine (Selson), 13
Plessey Co. Ltd., burst slug detection gear for Windscale, 88; electrical connectors, 375; rights issue of shares, 417; offer for Gerrard Engineering and Manufacturing Co., 613; electrolytic capacitors, 750; loudspeaker for transistor radio receiver, 841 Plessey Group, research and development, 861;
cash and investments, 861; purchase of related businesses, 861; overseas subsidiaries, 861; interest in ECM and British Commonwealth trade, 861; range of products, 861; profits, 861; order position, 861; licensing agreements, 861; agreement with Westinghouse Corp., 861 Plessey Nucleonics, radiation monitor for milk, 280; beryllium prospector, 326 Plint and Partners Ltd., instructional wind tunnel, 631
Plough to clean silted sewer, 660
— Lemken (Colchester Tillage L4d.), 837
— Snow, for use with Land
Ltd.), 642 Plowman, J. M., on concrete
See LETTER, 236 Plumbing, domestic (Building
tion), 181
— New techniques in, by G. Marsh, 157
— Simplified, for multi-storey flats (leaflet), 776
— Systems, polyethylene ((Chemical Pipe &
Vessel Co. Ltd.), 235
—? Units for houses, 36
Pluto atomic reactor, fuel irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280 Plutonium-in-air monitor, 720
— By-product production in India, 51
— Data Manual, by E. L. Francis (book), 792
— Extraction, historical review, 312
— Monitor (Atomic Weapons Research Estab
lishment), 248
— Oxide/uranium oxide fuel cycle experiments
(GEC), 183
— Production pile, Marcoule, accident at, 120 and testing at Kvarnstorp plant of AB
Atomenergie, 647
— Recycle test reactor, 52
Test reactor, criticality achieved, 892
— Rolling mill for, 52
— Thorium converters, India, 51
— US delivery to IAEA members, 648 Plywood, new uses for, 402
— Permaply, for acid plating tanks (Venesta),
815
Pneumajector tanker vehicle (Bonallack), 714 Pneumatic controller, three term (British Area) 575
— Hydraulic equipment (Maxam), 699
— Thruster (Wilcox), 819
— See also Compressed air; Air compressor Pneuride suspension (Dunlop), 202
P and O Group, tanker Busiris, 513 P and O Line, exhibit at British Trade Fair, New York, 29. See also Oriana liner Pokers, gas, use in smokeless zones, 596 Pokrovsky, Maj.-Gen,, on Science and Technology in Contemporary War (book), 126 Polak, H., on university research reactors, 880 Polar Bjorn sealing ship, transport of dieselalternator sets to Jan Mayen Island, 659 Polaris missile control system (Northrop), 257 Firing atomic propelled submarine Robert E. Lee (US), 448
for Nato, 565 Polarograph (trade publication), 160 Police, international association of chiefs of.
See International Polio, deaths from 785
— Mass vaccinations, 785
Polio, vaccination committee. National. See National
Polisher, shoe, Peugeot Easishine, 432 Polishing, bronzing, lacquering, electro-plating, handbook on (review), 560
— Electro, of anchor (Electropol), 139 Political and Economic Planning, independent
study of trade unions, 273; Growth in the British Economy (book), 868
Pollard Bearings Ltd., bearings (trade publication), 590
Polonium 210, curium supersedes, 891 Polyamid resins, by D. E. Floyd (review), 22 Polybond Ltd., adhesive system for polystyrene, 847
Polyester dough, Rockite K 501 (British Resin), 38
— Fibres (trade publication), 658
Terylene (ICI), 39
— Resins, by J. R. Lawrence (book), 560 Motor-cycle sidecars (Bakelite Ltd.), 3 Polyethylene chemical containers (Reed), 847
— Containers, 847
— Drain access chamber (Chemical Pipe &
Vessel Co. Ltd.), 235
— Film (Fablon Ltd.), 743
as impermeable lining for reservoirs, 787 for rust prevention, 743
— High density (British Hydrocarbon Chemi
cals Ltd.), 313
? Density, Vyon (Porous Plastics Ltd.),567
— by T. O. J. Kresser (review), 22
— Pipes, Bulldog flanges for (Fosterj, 171 Deltathene, 171
— Plant, ICI Ltd. to sell to Russia, 893
— Plumbing systems (Chemical Pipe and Vessel
Co. Ltd.), 235
— Rigidex, ball chroffles of (Canning and Co.),
599
— Street lamp screens, 499
Polymer Corp., nylon (ICI), 193; porous nylon, 567
Polyork B. pipes (Yorkshire Imperial Metals Ltd.), 413
Polypenco Ltd., Fluorosint bearing material, 466
Polyphenyl organic coolant for atomic reactors 119
Polypropylene manufacture, 425
— Plant in production (ICI), 814
Polyslip bearing material (Bound Brook), 466 Polystyrene, adhesive system for (Polybond Ltd.), 847
— Cored structural building panels, 509
— Foamed, as thermal insulation, 370
— Mouldings for vacuum cleaners, 635
— to replace metal, 635
— Sheet, high impact (trade publication), 730 Polysulphide mortar, uses of, 567
Polythene, by A. Renfrew and P. Morgan (book), 128
Polyurethanes, by B. A. Dombrow (review), 22 Polyvil PP pipe wrap tape (Gosheron), 814 Polyvinyl chloride coated ducking rollers (Tanks and Linings Ltd.), 75
Coated panels, Stelvetite (John Summers) 299
Coated steel, Clad-Rex (Simoniz Co.),
878
Coating for salt water pipeline (Plastic
Coatings Ltd.), 267
Conveyor belt (ICI), 89
Dip mouldings cost little, 566
for lining chimney and hopper (Plastic
Coatings), 815
Pipe (Extrudex Ltd.), 335
Pipe jointing methods, 157
Pipes, unplasticised (Yorkshire Imperial
Metals Ltd.), 413
Porous, Porvic (Porous Plastics Ltd.), 567 Resins (CSR Chemicals), 313
and rubber for moulding, table of comparisons, 566
Sheet, Vybak DVR 258 composite
(Bakelite Ltd.), 171
Sprayable (Plasinter Co.), 778-779 Tanks (AC Plastic Industries), 778-779 Tanks (Dorman Long and Co.), 778-779 Tanks (ICI), 778-779
Tanks (Plastic Filters), 778-779 Tanks (Tough Plastics),
Polyzonal construction of atomic fuel elements, 755
— Heat transfer surfaces for gas-cooled
reactors, spiral, heat transfer and pressure drop performance of, by M. R. Slack and
C. Cunningham, 755
— Spiral fuel element, development of, by
H. L. Ritz. 755
Fuel element, by H. L. Ritz, 215 Heat transfer surface and its application to reactor design, investigation of, by A. F. E. Wise, 755
Polyzote thermal insulation (Expanded Rubber Co.), 370. See Correction, 468
Pom-Pom grease gun (Step Industrial), 503 Pomeroy, L. H., tour of UK Massey-Ferguson distributors, 17
Ponce de Leon, J, M., on neutron flux measurement on beam hole on Lido, 248
Pontiac Tempest motor car, flexible drive shaft for, 540
Pool, swimming. See Swimming pool
Pope, Dr. J. A., appointed head of Hawker- Siddeley research centre, Stockport, 9; biographical note, 9
Popov, V., house building machine, 181 Poroloy CM filter elements (Yokes), 171
— T filter elements (Yokes), 171
Porous Plastics Ltd., Porvic porous pvc, 567;
Vyon high density polyethylene, 567 Port Harcourt, wharf extensions, 509 Port Line, tests on Toxion and Guardion equipment, 258
— of London Authority, exhibit at British
Trade Fair, New York, 29
— Operation and Administration, by A. H. J.
Bown and C. A. Dove (book), 192
Portal, Lord, of Hungerford, on Eddy Match Co., 385
Porter, Dr. A. M., lamps for growth stimulation, 294; on shortcomings of inertial navigation, 839
Porter, H. K., Co., aluminium busbars, 671 Porter Impakdriver, American HKP, 227
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Porvic porous pvc (Porous Plastics Ltd.), 567
Posford, Pavry and Partners, Qurnah bridge, 309 ;V launch jetty for Milford Haven, 380; appointed as consulting engineers to Ford Motor Co., 523
Post office coding equipment (Thrissell), 131 Conveyor system (Sovex), 131
Conveyor system (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 131
Facing equipment (Elliott), 131
Facing equipment (Harrison), 131
General. See General
Packet and parcel sorting equipment, 130 Segregation and grading equipment (Elliott), 131
—? ?— Sorting equipment (Thrissell), 130
Postal mechanisation, machine design for, 130. See LETTER, 172
— Union, Universal, conference, 37, 130
Pot scourer, “ Robot Marie,” Moulinex, 844 Potato harvester (Massey-Ferguson), 489 Potchefstroom University, purchase of Cock- roft-Walton accelerator, 892
Potentiometer, miniature (Miniature Electronic Components Ltd.), 715
?— Recording (Smiths), 819
Potter, A. A., on bridgehead for trade, 537 Potting compounds for electronic equipment (Cl BA), 815
for electronic equipment (Midland Silicones), 815
Potts, Prof. E. L. J., on mining surveyors, 377 Pound weight defined in terms of Kilogram, 582 Pouret, H., on Rectification Superfinition (book), 96
Powder post beetle, 332
— Spherical, of metals and alloys (Union
Carbide), 847
Powdered Zircalloy II (Union Carbide), 847 Powell Duffryn Carbon Products Ltd,, Delan- ium graphite condenser, 445
Powell Duffryn Timber Industries Ltd., wood fibreboard expansion joint filler, 847
Powell E., appointed Minister of Health, 169 Power Conference, World (1962), 173 World, 1962, Melbourne as venue, 152
— Convention, Electrical, 233
— Development of Madras grid system, 116
— Distributing to moving trains, 807
— Electrical, from isotopes, 461
See also Electricity
— Fluid, control, by J. F. Blackburn, G.
Reethof and J. L, Shearer (review), 288
— Fuel cells as new dimension in, by Dr. B, C.
Lindley, 229
— and fuel, economic aspects in British
industry (Manchester University Press) (review), 423
— in the garden, 876
Power Gas Corp., proposed merger with Davy-United, 153
— Hydro-electric, by D. Carter (book), 730
— Industry, need for more radio space, 858 Radio communication in, by E. H. Cox
and R. E. Martin, 858
Use of radiotelephony, 858
— Line alarm (trade publication), 224
— Link, Channel, progress on, 11 5
— Ministry of, revised form of advisory coun
cil, 81; Sir Alexander Fleck appointed cliairman of revised advisory council, 81; licensing atomic reactors for University use, 612
Power News (CEGB), 354
Power pack (Pye), 820
(Servomex Controls Ltd.), 471
— Plain Words on, 568
— Plants, gas turbine, design and performance
of, by W. R. Hawthorne and W. T. Olson (review), 728-729
Solar, 825
See also Hydro-electric; Power station; Power, water; Atomic power station
Power-Plus diesel engine, Leyland, 382
— Project, Beas, 578
Bhakra-Nangal, 578
for India, 578
Punjab, 578
Power Reactor Development Co., Enrico Fermi fast breeder station, 52; Enrico Fermi atomic reactor, 183
— Station, atomic. See Atomic
Bandal, 578
Blythe A, opening of, 67
— — Blythe B, construction started, 67
Blyth B, transformers for (Ferranti), 249 Coal fired, increase in thermal efficiency, 37
Comparison of site costs with atomic, 383 Conveyor belt coal supply from Lea Hall Colliery, 420
Hams Hall, alternator for (Brush), 811; Bristol Siddeley Olympus turbojet engine installed, 811
Holme Pierrepoint, 37
Oil-fired, increase in thermal efficiency, 37
Stenungsund underground, 344
Tilbury, 37
Transformers and generators for, by R. Langlois-Berthelot (book), 658
? Underground oil-fired, 344
Uskmouth B, bolted steelwork at (CEGB), 114
West Burton, 37
Work Like This, by R. Hammond (book), 488
? Sec also Hydro-electric; Power plant
— Supply (Claude Lyons Ltd.), 888 Portable, fuel cells as, 463
Pulsed, and cooling systems for magnet modesi IV and V on Nimrod 7 GeV proton synchrotron, by J. A. Holt and J. D. Milne, 348
— and top-up steam for steelworks, 20
— Transmission, high voltage direct current,
by C. Adamson and N. G. Hingorani (book), 288
See also Gearing; Drive; Transmission
— Units (BSA Power Units Division), 842 Power Vane air compressor (Consolidated), 7
— Water. See also Hydraulic; Power plant;
Hydro-electric; Turbine
— Without property, by A. A. Bcrle, Jr.
(book), 836
Powerlift chain block (Aabacas), 784 Powermaster packaged boiler, GWB (GWB
Furnaces Ltd.), 686-688
Pownall, J. F., on Grand Contour Canal and National Water Grid, 37, 82-83. See LETTERS, 204, 269; on transport by water, 108
Praeger-Kavanagh, Niagara Falls Rapids bridge, 748
Prague University, award of medallions to
F. Griffiths, 497; award of medallion to Prof. Lazarenko, 497
Prasad, N. B., on fuel cycles for a power programme in India, 51
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Co. Ltd., atomic aero-engine, 152
Pre-Spiroffex reinforcing machine (Carter), 607 Precisa surface grinding machine (Stevens), 306 Precise milling machine (Newage), 11 Precipitators, electrostatic (trade publication), 560
Precision Components (Barnet) Ltd., flexible terminal blocks (trade publication), 522
Precision Gear Machines and Tools Ltd., Red Ring gear honing machine, 174, 342 Precision Rubbers Ltd., Viton rubber, 635 Preece, Cardew and Rider, Mangla Dam, 440 Preflex beams (Boulton and Paul and Anglian Building Products), 747
Preservation Developments Ltd., Woodtreat wood preservative and pest control emulsion, 234; Brunophen wood dip, 234 Presidential election, US, 669
Presland, C. W., review of Apprenticeship, 58; biographical note, 60
Press, automatic, Bipel (BIP Engineering Ltd.) 376
— Baling (Heenan and Froude), 542
— Bench (trade publication), 900 (Marshall), 343
— Brake (Bronx Engineering), 13
?— Concrete (Fielding and Platt), 42
— Double action (Danly), 97
— Downstroking (William Jones Ltd.), 502
— Drawdown forging, designing, by J. G.
Frith, 666
Press Express (Pressed Steel Co. Ltd.), 158 Press, flanging (Pearson), 343
Press, H., on Weirs in Germany (book), 900
— Hydraulic, R-G (Dowding and Doll), 80
— Injection unit (BIP), 445
— Knuckle joint (trade publication), 900
— Manufacture (Harland and Wolff), 97
— Metal decorating, Crabtree Marquess, 773
— Pallet-levelling (Heenan and Froude), 483
— Screw, Grimar (Dowding and Doll), 857
— Turret, Wiedemann, automatic control for
(GEC), 122
Press, William, and Sons Ltd., Sheffield to Rotherham gas main, 413; Petrofina depot at Fulham, 513
Pressed Steel Co. Ltd., Press Express, 158; plans for Jarrow factory abandoned, 305; Roadrailer trailer, 382; Roadrailer trailer, 459; financing of Linwood scheme with Rootes Group, 523; to build aircraft, 557; formation of British Executive and General Aviation (Beagle), 557; purchase of Auster Aircraft, 557; P. Masefield to be Managing Director of Beagle, 557; liaison agreement with F. G. Miles, 557; body for Volvo motor car, 659
Pressings (trade publication), 590
— Cold, of steel, by H. D. Feldmann (book),
900
Pressure circuits, atomic reactor, steels for, symposium on, 791
— Components for land based nuclear instal
lations, survey of (Lloyd’s Register of Shipping book), 792
— Drop performance and heat transfer of
spiral polyzonal heat transfer surfaces for gas-cooled reactors, by C. Cunningham and M. R. Slack, 755
— Fuel, pick-up for diesel engine (BICERA),
359
— Vessels, atomic reactor, creep in, by J. H.
Robertson and R. W. Nichols, 791
Atomic reactor, table of details of in UK, 791
for atomic reactors, trends in, 52 Flange design for, 30 Limits for atomic reactors, 791 Steels for atomic reactors, compositions of in U.K., 791
Steel, theoretical aspects of
Prison Commissioners, E. G. Irwin and Partners awarded contract for prison electrical work, 289
Private Car, by M. Platt (book), 518
Probability theory, modern, and its applications, by E. Parzen (book), 766
Process development and plant design, instrumentation and computation in, proceedings of symposium on, by P. A. Rottenburg (review), 588
— Engineering calculations, by M. Tyner
(book), 60
— Equipment design, by L. E. Brownell and
R. H. Young (review), 588
— Information and decision, by R. E. Machol
(book), 836
— Integration and instrumentation (review),
588
Produce depot. Continental, Hither Green (BR), 725
Product packaging, using a code for, by J. C. McNicol, 584-585
Production and commuting. Plain Words on, 600
— Control, by N. V. Reinfeld (book), 424;
(review), 521
— Data processing in, 664
— Effect of air conditioning on, 414
— Engineers, Institution of. See Institution
— Industrial, rate of, 813
—? Need for increase in UK, 777
Productivity, high, in heavy engineering, by A. G. Thompson (review), 391-392
— and profit, 741
— and technical change, by W. E. G. Salter
(book), 356
Professional men. Plain Words on, 468
Profile cutting machine. Oxweld (Union Carbide), 79
Profiling machine, oxygen, Hancoline (Hancock and Co.), 806
Profit and productivity, 741
— Sharing, benefits from, 209
Programming, economics and games, mathematical methods and theory in, by S. Karlin (review), 94
Progress in Nuclear Energy: Plasma Physics and Thermonuclear Research, by C. Longmire, J. L. Tuck and W. B. Thompson (book), 160
Progressive Engineering Co., Miracle mat, 432 Project Echo (NASA), 169
?—• Sherwood, 16
Projection equipment (AEI Sound Equipment Ltd.), 875
Projector, slide. Xenon (AEI Sound Equipment Ltd.), 785
?—? — Xenon (Robert Rigby Ltd.), 875 Promethium 147 atomic battery, 339 Propagation, mist, of plants, 632
Propane as bus fuel, 493
— Tanker Gyrotoma converted to carry
(Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd.), 57
Propellent, rocket, handbook, by B. Kit and
D. S. Evered (book), 590
Propeller shaft and suspension for Triumph Herald car, 100
— Stone-Kamewa, for cargo ship Rembrandt
(Stone Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.), 162
Property, power without, by A. A. Berle, Jr. (book), 836
Propulsion of ships. See Atomic propulsion; Turbines: Propellers
— Systems for space flight, by W. R. Corliss
(book), 730
Prospector aircraft, Lancashire, 346
Protective coatings, 778-779
—? Coating for heavy equipment (Miles Plating), 697. See LETTER, 745
Protective Rubber Coatings (Bristol) Ltd., rubber coatings, 778-779
Protein from leaves by bulk extraction, by N. M. G. Davys and N. W. Pirie, 274
Proteus gas turbines for Vosper torpedo boats, 357
Protexulate thermal insulation for underground pipes (Croxton and Garry Ltd.), 671
Proton synchrotron, Argonne, performance of, 88
— CERN, preliminary measurements, 88 Nimrod, assembly of magnet core, 348 Nimrod, design data for dynamic ripple
filter choke, by J. V. Smith, 348
Nimrod, pulsed power supplies and cooling system used for magnet models IV and V, by J. A. Holt and J. D. Milne, 348 Nimrod, radio-frequency liner for (London Aluminium Co.), 184
— ?—? Zero gradient, work commenced in
Chicago, 828
Proudlove, J. A., on congestion and traffic engineer, 537. See LETTERS, 636, 673
Prudential Assurance Co., Orion data processing equipment installed (Ferranti), 129
Pryor, E. J., on Mineral Processing (book), 730 Psychology, Industrial, National Institute of. See National
Ptfe beakers (AEI), 75
— Bronze bearing materials, applications for,
466. See LETTER, 709
— Coated glass yarns and fabrics, Tygaflor
(Fothergill and Harvey Ltd.), 299
— Fibres (Du Pont), 466
— Fluon (ICI Ltd.), 299
— Plastic filter, porous, Lichfield (Bound
Brook Bearings Ltd.), 567
Public Accounts, Committee of. See Committee
— Address system for Hampshire County
Council chamber, 221
— Cleansing, international conference on, 555
— Ownership and nationalised industry, by
W. A. Robson (book), 488
Public relations, 4
— Relations and management, by D. Finn
(book), 730
— Transport, open road to faster, 504
Proposals for the improvement of, 504
— Works department, organisation of, by
Sir Reginald Taylor (paper), 7
Exhibition, 642, 676
and Municipal Services Exhibition, 140 Publications Catalogue of IAEA, 827 Published by HMSO, 692
Publishing, Cassell’s director of, in Great Britain and the Commonwealth, by M Flower (book), 728
Puckett, B. J., on Geiger gas counting methods, 152
Puckey, Sir Walter, on Management Selection Ltd. and Management Selection Australia Pty. co-operation, 257
Pudney, J., on Bristol Fashion (book), 449 Pugh, H. V., on rural electricity distribution, 591
Pugsley, Sir Alfred, on statics and the engineer, 302
Pullin, R. B., and Co. Ltd., servo amplifier, 80 Pulling and lifting (trade publication), 868 Pulse generator (Solartron), 820
Pulsometer Engineering Co. Ltd., high vacuum gauge, 888
Pumps (trade publication), 356
— Centrifugal (trade publication), 356 Alcon Thames (Arthur Lyon), 470 Changing performance of, by F. A.
Varley, 484
Closed circuit test rig for (NEL), 35 Fasprime (Johnson), 542
Univac (Henry Sykes Ltd.), 502
Univac (Sykes), 144
Using, by E. Allen (book), 192
— Chemical (Apex Construction Ltd.), 856
— Circulating, MoPump (Rhodes, Brydon &
Youatt Ltd.), 632
Radpump (Sealed Motor Construction Co. Ltd.), 471
— Closed circuit test facilities for, at NEL, 35
— Control for fuel injection, Minivac (Simms),
572
— for corrosive liquids (Goodyear), 187
— Diaphragm, Gusher (Lee, Howl), 342 Linatex (Wilkinson), 543
— Electromagnetic, for Dounreay atomic
reactor, 860
— Feed, MoPump (Rhodes, Brydon
Youatt Ltd.), 574
— Fillers, rotary (Mather and Platt), 451
— Fuel injection, K type (CAV Ltd.), 630 Injection, Minimech (Simms), 572 Injection, Minipump (Simms), 572
— Gear (Wayne Tank and Pump Co. Ltd.),
— Goodyear (Holman Bros.), 513
— Heat, cost of heating office blocks by, Equipment for central heating
refrigeration (Jonmil), 812
Equipment (J. and E. Hall Ltd.), 701
— International exhibition, 141
— Metering, for static or mobile use (E. and E.
Pump Services Ltd.), 189
— Ram (Linford), 446
— Sludge, Holman (Holman Bros. Ltd.), 562
— Submersible (Sumo Pumps), 343
— Sump (Lee, Howl), 606
— Water (trade publication), 356
— — Automatic unit for wells, 400
Diesel driven, 400 Electric driven, 400 Petrol driven, 400 Pumping liquids containing solids, by J. O. H.
Muhlhaus, 562
— Set (Goodenough Pumps Ltd.), 243
— Stations, oil flow between, computer
calculation of, 30
— Unit, automatic, for well water (Beresford),
400
Automatic, for well water (Firth Cleveland), 400
Punched cards, applications to science and industry, by R. S. Casey et al (review), 190 Punjab power projects, 578
Purchase tax on motor cars, 641 Purification technique, zone-melting as, 106 Purifier boxes (Whessoe Ltd.), 869
— Hydrogen, Deoxo Puirdryer (Engelhard), 174
— Water, Diafilter (Gilliam), 783
Purley swimming pool (Purley Timber), 136 Purley Timber and Trading Co. Ltd., Purley swimming pools, 136
PV rear-steering semi-trailer (Taskers), 556 PVC. See Polyvinyl chloride
Pye-Ekco Group, formation of, 649
Pye Group, expansion programme, 349; sales, 349; position and prospects, 349; new factory in Italy, 349; purchase of Telephone Manufacturing Co., 349
Pye Industries, combining with Petbow Ltd., 649
Pye Ltd., bid for Telephone Manufacturing Co., 161; industrial television (trade publication), 192; take-over of Temco, 241; instrumentation for Spadeadam Rocket Test Establishment, 397; Solent radio direction finder, 445; Sealamp galvanometer sealed with Tessamoll urethane, 467; investigation of cheaper telephone transmission, 621; merger with
E. K. Cole Co., 649; local broadcasting stations, 685; Plan for Local Broadcasting, 685; packaged radio transmitting stations, 845; agreement with American Machine and Foundry Co. to produce low powered atomic reactors, 892
Pye, W. G., and Co. Ltd., scientific instruments (trade publication), 160; power pack, 820 Pyke, E., plastic dot printing process for braille, 677
Pyrene Co. Ltd., Pyroclean No. 9 alkali cleaner and degreaser, 107; chromate treatments (trade publication), 288; motor car bumpers, 289; take-over of Ministry of Aviation factory, 289; purchase of S. F. Roberts, 425; products of Pyrene-Panorama, 425
Pyroclean No. 9 alkali cleaner and degreaser (Pyrene), 107
Pyroferal aluminium-iron (G. L. Willan of Sheffield), 743
Pyrok Contracts Ltd., vermiculite-cement for Newcastle Breweries’ bottling room, 671
Pyrok vermiculite-cement (Pyrok Contracts Ltd.), 671
Pyrolytic catalysis, vacuum, process for water recovery (US GEC), 553
— Method for manufacture of nuclear
graphite, 846
Pyrometry, radiation, and its underlying principles of radiant heat transfer, by T. R. Harrison (book), 836
Pyrotenax Cable Co,, position and prospects, 121; overseas interests, 121
Pyrotenax Cables Pty., position and prospects, 121
Pyrotenax of Canada, position and prospects, 121
QUADRIFLEX flexible shaft coupling (Dick), 226
Qualcast Ltd., automatic iron foundry plant installed, 885; preventative maintenance in iron foundry, 885
Quality control in Russia, by Q. Tedder, 246 Quebec Cartier Mining Co., purchase of wrecking crane for use in arctic conditions, 665
Queen Mary College, need for atomic reactor, 579; approval for installation of atomic reactor, Jason Mk. Ill, 648
Queen Mary liner, replacement for, shipyard competition to build, 533; Government aid for, 597
Queenborough, J., on Garage and Service Station Handbook (book), 868
Queenhill viaduct for Ross Spur Motorway, 753 (Queen’s Bridge, Perth, completion of, 546 (Quickly motor scooter (NSU), 541
Qurnah bridge, details of, 308
QVF Ltd., still, 714
R2 atomic reactor, fuel irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280
R2-O atomic reactor (Sweden), 16
“ R and D ” cinema film (UKAEA), 792 Rabson, J., on drive shafts, 50, 100;
car ten-year test, 319, 352; on design, 527; on designers and 754; on design for safety, 789 Raby, Col. G. W., appointed
on motormotor-car accidents,
Radio Communication in power industry, by
E. H. Cox and R. E. Martin, 858
Radio Corp, of America, development of image orthicon television camera tube, 758
— Direction finder, Solent (Pye), 445 Finder, Telefunken (Welmec), 342
—? Elettra, formation of Eural-Allemagne and Eurelec-Benelux with Compagnie Generale de CSF, 893
— Engineers, British Institution of. See
British
Laplace transforms for, by W. D. Day (book), 224
— Equipment, broadband, for GPQ (GEC),
157
— Frequency heaters (Redifon Ltd.), 153 Liner for Nimrod proton-synchrotron
(London Aluminium Co.), 184
— Industry, effect of credit restrictions on, 649 Local commercial sound broadcasting,
845
— Inertial guidance system for missiles, 167
— Installation for HMTS Monarch (Marconi),
70
— Jamming, 333
— Listening device for deaf persons (Electric
Ades Ltd.), 496
— Pill, 198
— Receivers, null-balance (trade publication),
128
— Repeater satellite (Hawker), 340 Satellites v. submarine cables, 369
— Research Station, space research, 495
— Signals at optical frequency, 654
— Space flight and, 340. See LETTER, 468 Power industry need for more, 858
— Transistor, Japanese exports to
increased, 257
Loudspeaker for (Plessey), 841
— — Type, 333
— Transmitters and receivers for Post
(Redifon Ltd.), 153
Very low frequency (Continental tronics), 743
LfK
Office
Elec-
... managing
director of APC and GEC-Simon Carves consortium, 17
Racine Hydraulics and Machinery Inc., agreement with Vickers-Armstrongs (Engineers) Ltd., 357
Racing Campbells, BP book of, by R. Hough (book), 590
Racing motor car. See Motor car, racing Radar and collision, handbook for mariners, by L. Oudet (review), 127-128
— Marine (trade publication). 128
— by T. J. Morgan (book), 160
— Optical, possibilities of, 654
— Parametric amplifier to improve per
formance of (Marconi), 430
-— Sets, marine (Decca), 695
— Weather, airborne (Ecko), 427 Radcliffe, Lord, on Institutions, 777
Radiant heat transfer, radiation pyrometry and its underlying principles of, by T. R. Harrison (book), 836
— Tubes (trade publication), 256 Radiation in agriculture, 280
?— Atomic, course, Middlesex Hospital, 448 Effect on men and materials, by T. C.
Helvey (book), 128
— and atomic physics, new theory
K. Nowak (review), 589
— of blowflies for sterilisation, by
Cornwell, 65
— Chemistry, selected abstracts and
graphy of (book), 480, 827
— Damage and brittle fracture in steel pressure
vessels, theoretical aspects of, by A. H. Cotterell, 791
— Decomposition, effects in aqueous solutions
of carrier-free sodium iodide, by J. S. Burgess and E. J. Partington, 384
— Doses, symposium on methods of measuring
(IAEA), 152
— Dosimetry and radiation effects, symposium
on, 891
— Effects on growth and reproduction of
plants, 384
— — and radiation dosimetry, symposium, 891
— Embrittlement of steel, 791
— Engineering, nuclear, by F. W. Hutchinson
(book), 24
— Food as protection from, 279
— Gamma, detection by induced conductivity,
by C. G. Clayton, 152
— Genetic mutations by, 279
— Hardening of steel, 791
— Induced reaction of carbon dioxide with
graphite, by H. B. F. Gow and W. R. Marsh, 216
— Infrared, by H. L. Hackforth (book), 318
— in medicine, 280
— Monitors for CEGB ordered from Ekco
Electronics, 16
for milk (Plessey), 280
Whole-body, for Windscale and Doun- reay (UKAEA), 384
— Nuclear, measurement of, by J. Sharpe
(book), 256
— Protection, principles of, course on, 892
?—? — and recovery, new developments in, by A. Hollaender et al, 279
— Pyrometry, by T. R. Harrison (book), 836
— Relative biological efficiency of 20 MV and
4 MV, by R. Paterson et al, 312
— safety and health physics, course on, 892
?— Sources, large, in industry (IAEA book), 694
— Supervoltage, and radioisotopes, use in
radioteletherapy (IAEA book), 280
— See also Irradiation
Radiators for central heating, 72
— for central heating (Gulf), 72
?— for central heating. Straightline (Wilson), 72
— for central heating. Waveline (Wilson), 72
— Control valve (Hattersley), 740
— Tube-in-Strip (A. Benn and Sons), 634 RADIC. See Redifon Analogue-Digital Computing System
Radicals, free, stabilisation of at low temperatures, by A. W. Bass and H. P. Broida (book), 658
Radio aids to civil aviation, by R. F. Hansford (book), 488
— and cable, linking the world by, 494
in,
by
Dr.
P,
biblio-
— Transmitting stations, packaged (Pye), 845
— Valves, new metals for (Battelle), 873
— VHF, for ships (Redifon Ltd.), 153
— See also Television: Radar; Valves;
Thermionic
Radioactive effluent drains, Alkathene tube for (La Societe d'Arendonk), 892
— Liquid, storage tanks for, 548
— Particles, removal from the air, by P. A. F,
White and S. E. Smith, 16
— Tracers in agricultural research, 279 in animal and plant nutrition, 279 Methods for testing filters, by J. Webb,
384 in photosynthesis and fermentation, 279
— Wastes, disposal of (IAEA book), 620 by J. C. Collins (book), 488
— — Disposal of: proceedings of the Monaco
conference (review), 558
— — Their Treatment and Disposal, by
J. C. Collins (review), 558
Radioactivity effect on health, 279
— Genetic effects of, 279
— at water and sewage works, course on
problems of, 312
Radiochemical analysis of long-lived radon decay products, 384, 480
Radiochemical Centre, Wantage and Amers- ham Laboratories, 37
Radiographic sources, transport of, 88 Radioisotopes in agricultural research, 279
— Disposal of waste from, course on, 892
— Electrical power from, 461
— for food preservation, 280
?— Information bureau for, 37
— International directory of (IAEA book), 348
— as light source, 312
— in metals analysis and testing, symposium
on (ASTM book), 224
— Tool for industry, by S. Jefferson (book), 288
— for pest control, 280
— Production of CEGB, 648
— Research on (Martin Nuclear), 461
— Safe handling of (IAEA book), 348
— and supervoltage radiation, use in
teletherapy (IAEA book), 280
— Thermionic system for electrical
from, 461
— Thermoelectric system for electrical
from, 461
— Training for United Arab Republic,
— Turboelectric system for electrical
from, 461
— US delivery to IAEA members, 648 Radiological protection, international standards required, 151
Radiotelephony in the power industry, 858 Radioteletherapy, radioisotopes and supervoltage radiation in (IAEA book), 280 Radiovisor Parent Ltd., lighting control (trade publication), 192; automatic service doors for Skyway Hotel, London Airport, 227 Radon-in-Air monitor, experimental, by W. G,
Sparke and J. A. 13. Gibson, 152
— Decay products, 384 Products, long-lived,
analysis of and their atmospheric tracers, by et al., 480 Radpump circulating pump
Construction Co. Ltd.), 471 Rai-Tel-Ade radio listening device (Electric
Ades Ltd.), 496
RAI Televisione, Taylor and Hobson zoom lens for Olympic Games, 324
Rails, galvanised, for mines, 435
— Resilient, for mine cars, 157
— Road goods transfer by Roadrailer, 459
— •— Trailer (Frageco Co.), 53
— Surfaces and locomotive wheel slip, 315
— Transport of frozen products, 284 Railcar, See Carriage, railway
Railko bearing materials (Railko Ltd.), 466 Railko Ltd., Railko bearing material, 466 Railway accident. See Accident
— Air pollution by, 233
— Board, Government proposal for, 877
— Bridge. See Bridge
— British. See British Railways
— Carriage. See Carriage
Railway, East African, conversion from steam to diesel electric, 320
— Electrification of, 597, 813. See also
British Railways
—? Emett, at British Trade Fair, New York, 29 Railway engineers, salary of, 744
— Equipment, hire purchase for, 497
— Europe, aluminium on, 53
— Fares, Plain Words on, 404
— Glossary of terms (book), 128
— Investment, 597
— Line, abandoned, to be used as road, 821
— Liverpool Street-Southend line, change over
from DC to AC, 832
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Main Lines across the Border, by Q. S.
Nock and E. Treacy (review), 159
?— More unusual, by J. R. Day (book), 836
— Policy, Government white paper on, 813 Railway Unions in unison on, 605
— Rolling stock. See Rolling stock; see also
Carriage; Locomotive; Wagon
?— Signal. See Signal; Signalling
— Technical development of, 877
— Track, “ dirty,” soil stabilisation of, 855 Television camera for inspection, 253
— Trains, moving, distributing power to, 807 Trans Europ Express, 53
— Tube. See Railway, underground; Railway
train; London Transport Executive
— Underground, fully reversible units for, 770 Notting Hill Gate station redesigned, 877 Wedglock auto-coupler for, 770
See also London Transport Executive
— US, diesels bring losses to, 897
Economic results of diesel electric motive power on, by H. F. Brown, 897
— Wagon. See Wagon
— Works Construction, by H. M. Pearson
(book), 488; (review) 899-900
Railwayman, by C. Vincent (book), 836 Railwaymen, modernisation needs modern, by A. AIbu, 604. See LETTER, 744
Rain seeding experiments (CSIRQ), 103 Rainfall, British (book), 577
— in Great Britain, 21
— Information, need to collect and publish, 577 Rainmaking, artificial, 353. See LETTER, 469 Ram, pump (Linford), 446
Ramps, launching for Hawk missile (FNAG), 793
Rance river barrage, 225
Rand Mines Ltd., formation of Leo Computer Services (Pty) Ltd., 65
Randall, James H., and Son Ltd., welded platforms for Otis Trav-o-lators, 91
Random vibration, by S. H. Crandall (book), 24
Range finder, camera, stereoscopic, 653 Ranger motor van. Bond (Sharpes), 259 Rank Precision Industries Ltd., Taylor Hobson division, 324
Rankine Lecture, foundation of, 855 Rankine, W. J. M., biographical note, 855 Ransburg electrostatic painting plant, 19 Ransome and Maries Bearing Co. Ltd., annual report, 829; profits, 829; subsidiaries of, 829; formation of United Bearing Corp. Pty. with SKF, 829; order position, 829; trading surplus, 829; capital increase, 829 Ransomes and Rapier Ltd., water pump (trade mobile crane (trade shop crane (trade truck mixer (trade
radio
power
power
120
power
radiochemical use as
W. M.
natural Burton
(Sealed
Motor
publication), 356; publication), 456; publication), 456; publication), 868
Ransomes Sims and Jefferies Ltd., agricultural implements, 842
Rapid Magnetic Ltd., Magnetic Separator (trade publication), 620
— Reset milling cutters (Wickman), 142 Rapsodie fast breeder atomic reactor, 183 Rask, T., visit to CEGB on behalf of Finnish
State Power Board, 641
Ratchetting, thermal, of atomic fuel element, 361
Ratcliffe, F. S., on Ratcliffe’s Springs, 721 Ratcliffe’s Springs, rise in profits, 721 Rathmell, J. M., on Selling: Its Broader Dimensions (book), 730
Rating and Valuation Bill, Federation of British Industries suggested modifications, 821
Ratter, J., on engineers on British Railways, 672 Rava Komposition balancing machine (Herbert), 444
Ray. See Cathode ray; Gamma; X-Ray Raymond flash drier (International Combustion), 542
Rayon, viscose (Courtaulds Ltd.), 185
Raytheon Co., pyrolitic method of manufacture of nuclear graphite, 846
Reactor Centrum Nederland, studies on aqueous homogeneous suspension reactor, 384; Euratom assistance to, 384
— Handbook by C. R. Tipton Jr. (book), 766
— School, Harwell, course on Principles of
Radiation Protection, 892
Real variable, by J. M. Hyslop (book), 802 Receivers, null-balance (trade publication), 128 Reclamation, US Bureau of. See United States
Record Electrical Co. Ltd., ammeters and voltmeters (trade publication), 224
— Gramophone, hi-fi, 232
Recorder, air pollution (Fleming), 818
— for chlorine (Paterson), 889
— Oscillograph (Savage and Parsons), 207
— Tape, for background music (Reditune
Ltd,), 587
— Temperature, portable Temscribe (Shan
don), 470
Recording controller (trade publication), 128
— Data (trade publication), 128
— Equipment, multi-channel (Thermionic Pro
ducts), 427
Rectification superfinition, by F. Henry and H. Pouret (book), 96
Rectifiers, silicon (trade publication), 60 —? — for Alcoa (Westinghouse), 71 —? — Controlled, price reduction (AEI), 97 Red Executive, by D. Granick (book), 341
— Lead paint, quick drying, Fenal (Fenner &
Alder Ltd,), 467
— Lion Pub at British Trade Fair, New York,
29
Red Ring gear honing machine (Precision Gear), 174, 342
Redfarn, C. A., on Experimental Plastics (book), 868
Rediffusion Ltd., capital expenditure, 153
Redifon Analogue-Digital Computing System for distillation column design (Redifon Ltd.), 770
Redifon Ltd., record sales year, 153; exports of, 153; VHF radio for ships, 153; radio transmitters and receivers for Post Office, 153; radio frequency heaters, 153; data display unit, 306; Redifon Analogue- Digital Computing System for distillation column design, 770; magnetic tape transport, 783
Reditune Ltd., tape recorder for background music, 587-
Rediweld Ltd., special plastics products, 153; polyethylene pipe system, 153
Redmond, R. S.,on formation of Export Club, 731
Redox fuel cell, 229
Reduction unit, variable speed, Contorq (Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd.), 702 Redundancy in industry, meetings on, 677 Reed, Albert E., and Co. Ltd., position and prospects, 121; formation of joint company with Sande Tresliperi, 121; polyethylene chemical containers, 847
— Clearing chemicals, Dowpon and Kuron .S
(Dow), 276
— Clearing from water courses, 276
Reed and Malik Ltd., Tasman bridge, 385 Reed Medway Sacks Ltd., paper sacks for refuse, 564
— Plastic Packaging, polyethylene chemical
container, 847; formation of new company, 847
Reel feeding machine, Reelomat, 407 Reelomat reel feeding machine (Catlin), 407 Reethof, G., on Fluid Power Control (review), 288
Reeves, E. A., on Use.s of Electricity in the Oil Industry (book), 694
Refinery, oil. See Oil refinery
Refining, zone, and allied techniques, by N. L. Parr (review), 192
Refractories (trade publication), 288
— Coating for steelmakers (trade publication)
730
— Materials. See also Fireclays
— Mortar, Ambereset (Amber Chemical), 107
— Oxide Grade publication), 694
— Zirconia (trade publication), 766
Refrax ceramic material (Carborundum), 567 Refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition, international, 109, 437
— and central heating heat pump equipment
for (Jonmil), 812
— Controls, by H. H. Egginton (book), 356
(review), 866
— Institute of. See Institute Refrigerators, design of, 465
— Export of, 217
— Production, increase at Electrolux plant, 19
— Sales decline of, 591
— Winter sales problem, 523
Refuse Bin Lifter (Glover, Webb and Liversidge Ltd.), 561
— Carrier, bulk (Glover, Webb and Liver-
sidge Ltd.), 561
— Collecting vehicle body, Kuka (Eagle), Vehicle, CleanloaD (Eagle), 555 Vehicle Dual-Tip (Glover, Webb
Liversidge Ltd.), 561
Vehicle, Haller (Glover, Webb Liversidge Ltd.), 555
Vehicles, maintenance of, 561
Vehicle, tipping, Fore-and-Aft (Shelvoke and Drewry), 561
?— Collection, dustless, comes to stay, by A. E. Barton, 555
Medway-Cartem system, 564
Oschner system (Dennis Bros. Ltd.), 555 System (Y.E.W. Co.), 555
Vehicle, Blenneim (Glover, Webb and Liversidge Ltd.), 561
— Loader, dustless (Shefflex Ltd.), 555
— Paper sacks for (Reed Medway Sacks), 564
— Recovery of materials from, 533
— Sack holders (Cartem), 564
— and sludge, mechanised composting of, by
A. G. Davies, 563
— Urban, riches are recovered from, by
Higginson, 544
Register of gas industry (book), 288
Regulator, temperature, Odin Clorius (Automa), 783
— Thermometer (trade publication), 192
— Variac (trade publication), 96
— Voltage (trade publication), 96 Regwell Ltd., surface thermometer, 856 Rehovot conference, 297
Reid, W. J., review of Coastal Change, biographical note, 456
555
and
and
A. E
A/S
454;
Reids Lightweight Aggregate Pty. Ltd., expanded shale and clay aggregates, 298
Reiner, M., on Deformation, Strain and Flow: An Elementary Introduction to Rheology (review), 693-694
Reinfeld, N. V., on Production Control (book), 424; (review), 521
Reinforced concrete. See Concrete Association, award of medal to A. Short, 853
Reinforcing machine, Pre-Spiroflex
607
Relativity for engineers and science by L. H. A. Carr (book), 802
(Carter),
teachers,
Relays, flameproof (trade pul51ication), 160
— Photoelectric (trade publication), 192 Reliability engineering and statistical processes, by D. N. Chorafas (book), 868
Reliance Gear Co. Ltd., servo gearbox, 208 Religion in space age, by J. Lambley (review), 866; (book), 900
Rembrandt cargo ship, contractors for, 162; details of, 162; equipment for, 162; layout of machinery, 162; ancillary equipment, 163; engine room of, 163; free piston gas turbines, engines for, 162 ; sea trials of, 162
Remick, F. J., on Basic Principles of Nuclear Science and Reactors (book), 424
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Remington Rand, Athena computers, 167
Renault Ltd., technicians attend Volkswagen training school, 89; fall in sales, 393; cut in production, 393; ergonomic researches, 517
Renfrew, A., on Polythene (book), 128
Rensaa, E. M., on joints in precast concrete building frames, 477
REP petroleum exploitation companies, 214 Repco Ltd., position and prospects, 581; export sales. 581; growth of, 581
Repeaters for TAT 3 Atlantic telephone cable (Bell), 193
Replacement Parts (Australia) Ltd., import of Repco Ltd. products to UK, 581
Republic Steel Corp., plastic coated galvanised steel pipe, 435
Research, accounting and tax aspects of, by J. A. McFadden and C. D. Tuska (book), 392
Research and Control Instruments Ltd., COg welding machine, 207; Philips toroidally wound variable transformer, 703
— and development in US, 201
— Eye on, by G. R. Taylor (book), 560
•— in geochemistry, by P. H. Abelson (review), 95
— Getting it over to the builder, by C. A.
Hart, 645
Reservoirs, evaporation from, Mansfield process to prevent, 381
— on Fruid Water for Edinburgh Corp., 712
— Silting of, Indian Government research on,
578
— St. Leonards Hill, constructional details, 440
— and tanks, reinforced concrete, by W. S.
Gray (book), 128
— Vinyl and polyethylene film as impermeable
lining for, 787
Resilient rails for mine cars, 157
Resins, acrylic, by M. B. Horn (review), 22
— Cellobond rubber compounding (British
Resin), 267
— (Douglas Holt), 104
— Durusol water soluble (Arthur Holden &
Sons Ltd.), 3
—- Epok water soluble (British Resin), 3
— Epoxy, for cable jointing, 742 _ _ High build (CIBA), 778-779 by 1. Skeist (review), 22
— and Glues (trade publication), 836
— for moulding (Artrite), 616
— mouldings, glass fibres to reinforce, 104 (Sheepbridge Equipment Ltd.), 616
— Phenolic, by D. F. Gould (review), 22
— Polyamide, by D. E. Lloyd (review), 22 —? Polyester, by J. R. Lawrence (book), 560 Motor-cycle sidecars (Bakelite Ltd.), 3
— Polyvinyl chloride (CSR Chemicals), 313
— Ready-made, that are easily moulded, 616
— Vinyl, by W. M. Smith (review), 22
— Water and chemical resistant, 402
— for wood treatment, 402
Resistance welding. See Welding Resonance integral calculations for high temperature reactors, by J. P. H. Blake, 248
— Risk of in Dounreay atomic reactor, 859 Resorcinol formaldehyde wood treatment resin,
402
— Glue (Leicester, Lovell and Co.), 402 Resources, natural, catalyse each other, by
H. M. Wilson, 788
Restrictive Trade Practices Court, yarn price agreements, 185; on resale price maintenance in motor car sales, 705
Retain prices, index of, 821
— -— Index, seasonal fall of, 457
Retarder for vehicles Thompson (Automotive Products Co. Ltd.), 519
Retirement and education, by B. Groombridge (book), 377
Revelation Magnotic comparator (Heston Aircraft and Associated Engineers Ltd.), 242
Rex Asbestos Mines, position and prospects, 185
— Concrete delivery motor truck (Blaw Knox
Ltd.), 643
Reynocore aluminium structural panel (Reynolds Metal Co.), 381
Reynolds, D. J., on Economic Losses Due to Traffic Congestion, 850
Reynolds International, agreement with Greek Government, 591
Reynolds Metals Co., snap-lock aluminium extrusions, 107; Reynocore aluminium structural panel, 381; Reynoweld bonding process, 381; wind test station for aluminium building products, 477
Reynolds, R. S., on Progress in Air Conditioning, 708
Reynoweld bonding process (Reynolds Metal Co.), 381
Rheinstahl Siegener Eisenbahnbedarf, rail freight wagon with aluminium sliding roof, 53
Rheology, an elementary introduction to: deformation, strain and flow, by M. Reiner (review), 693-694
— Introduction to the study of, by B. Persoz
(review), 693
— Testing machine, 265
Rhodes, Brydon and Youatt Ltd., pumps for Petrofina Fulham depot, 513; Mopump feed pump, 574; MoPump circulating pump, 632
Rhodesian Railways, television camera for wheel and track inspection, 253 Rhone-Poulenc, silicone rubbers, 670 Richard Thomas and Baldwins Ltd., order placed with AEI for crane motors, 97; AEI Ltd. to work on Spencer Steel Works contract, 457; LD oxygen plant installed (Wellman Smith), 481; cooling towers for Newport works (Film Cooling Towers), 489; gift to Swansea University College, 677; automatic gauge and tension control for tinplate, 689
Richards, Prof. E. J., on noise annoyance and its assessment, 362-364, 373
Richards, George, and Co. Ltd., RHT 3 horizontal boring machine, 10
Richardson, E. and F., protective coating service, 778-779
Richardson, H., on fire endurance of timber structures, 212
Richardson, W. G., on salaries for foremen, 478 Richardsons Westgarth and Co., high pressure ducting expansion joints for Trawsfynydd atomic power station, 459; sea water evaporators for drinking water production for Abu Dahbi, 809; trade visit to Russia, 853
Richardsons Westgarth (Hartlepool) Ltd., turbo-alternator for Margam steelworks, 20
Richmond Designs (Christchurch) Ltd., cutting-off machine, 471
— Milling machine (Midgley and Sutcliffe), 12 Riddingshill television repeater station, equipment for, 157
Rider, on Encyclopaedia on Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes and Their Uses (book), 190
Rider, H. G., on Workshop Engineering Practice (book), 590, 766
Ridland, D. M., on Hydrodynamic Stability and Spray Characteristics of High Length/ Beam Ratio Seaplane Hulls with High Beam Loadings (review), 318
Ridley, Lord, on Consett Iron Co., 185; on prospects for the steel industry, 185
Rigby, Robert, Ltd., Xenon slide projector for Royal Aeronautical Society, 875
Rigidex polyethylene ball chroffles (Canning and Co.). 599
Rigidity and vibration in machine tools, by H. Eddowes, 61
Rinascente, La, award of Gran Premio Inter- nazionale la Rinescante Compasso-d’Oro to Council of Industrial Design, 465
Rings, aluminium, for atomic reactor, 635
Ripple filter choke, dynamic, some design data on, for 7 GeV Nimrod proton synchrotron, by J. V. Smith, 348
Ritz, H. L., on polyzonal spiral fuel element, 215; on Development of the Polyzonal Spiral Fuel Element, 755
River Ankobra bridge design (Ove Arup), 6
— Flooding, inflatable dam to control, 711
— Indus project, 433
— Models, scaling of, by J. R. D. Francis
329-331
— Navigable, modernisation of, 56
— Rance barrage, 225
— Sefid Roud, Manjil Dam, Iran, use of
cableway headcars, 98
— Trent, study of (Hydraulics Research
Station), 181
— Volta project, financial arrangements con
cluded, 297, 324; tenders invited, 324
— Warragamba, dam for, 680-681 Rivets V. bolts, 114
RNIB. See Royal National Institute for the Blind
Road A465 to be built on abandoned railway line, 821
— Abolition appeal, 300
— Accident statistics, 409 See also Accidents
— Building equipment, hire fleet of (George
Cohen 600 Group), 118
Modern, by E. Neumann (review), 158
— Campaign Council, inadequacy of road
building programme, 523; Missing Links, 618
— Concrete, cement used in, 440. See LETTER,
568
— Expenditure on, 169, 523
— by F. Gibberd, 851
— Improvement programme in Australia, 659
— Landscape of, by S. Crowe (book), 868 Road Machines (Drayton) Ltd.. Roadmac
Young Lion dump truck, 374; LoadA- dumP tripping barrow, 751; monorail transporter, 794-796
— Minister of Transport policy on, 597
— Rail goods transfer by Roadrailer, 459
— — Trailer (Frangeco Co.), 53
— Research Laboratory, international meeting
on road, safety, 181; road accident statistics, 409; road concrete test mixes, 440; Crowthorne road research track, 628; tests on prestressed concrete hangar apron, 640
Track, Crowthorne (DSIR), 628
— Rubber in (Natural Rubber Bureau report),
855
— Run like railways, 504
— Safety, 409
Barriers on, 508
International research for, 181
Tyres designed for, 865
— Surfaces, test, at Kampala, Uganda (Esso), 7 Road tests. Autocar (book), 900
Roads and their traffic, by E. Davies (review), 455. See LETTERS, 537, 636
— Vehicles. See Motor car; Motor vehicle
— See also By-pass; Highway: Motorway
Roadmac Young Lion dump truck (Road Machines Ltd.), 374
Roadrailer trailer, 382
Goods transfer by, 459
Roballo Engineering Co. Ltd., rotary table, 818 Robb, W. M., monorail transporter development. 794
Robens, A., on decentralisation of coal industry, 81; on future of the coal industry, 901 Roberson, N., on value of “ g,” 839
Robert E. Lee atomic propelled Polaris missile firing submarine (US), 448
Roberts, A. H., on Graded Examples in Applied Heat (book), 766
Roberts, A. W., on helical and spur gears for specified centres, 875
Roberts, J. W., Ltd., Feroglas reinforced plastic products, 2, 235
Roberts, Sir Peter G.. on Wellman Smith Owen Group, 481; negotiations for Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corp, with Schloemann Aktiengesellschaft, 621
Roberts, S. F., bought by Pyrene, 425; renamed S. F. Roberts (1960) Ltd., 425
Roberts, S. F. (1960) Ltd., new name for S. F. Roberts, 425
Roberts, T., on university graduate in industry, 541
Roberts, W. H., on Modern Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilating (book), 96
Robertson, Sir Brian, contribution to British Transport Commission, 37; on camaraderie on British Railways, 473
Robertson, J. H., on creep in reactor pressure vessels, 791
Robertson, R. H. S., on Mineral Use Guide, or Robertson’s Spiders’ Webs (book), 288
Robertson Thain Ltd., Colour Galbestos cladding material, 878
Robertson, W. H. A., and Co. Ltd., rolling mills for Venesta Foils Ltd., 733
Robertson’s Spiders’ Webs, or Mineral Use Guide, by R. H. S. Robertson (book), 288 Robinson, Thomas, and Son Ltd., diverter valve, 111; automatic handling equipment for Carr biscuit factory, 154; feeder valve, 444; separator (trade publication), 560; high speed bag packer, 697
“Robot Marie” electric pot scourer, Moulinex, 844
Robot Plate-Lifter, Hill’s (Adshead), 143 Robotester, Lavoie electronic circuit tester (Metrix), 307
Robson, W. A., on Nationalised Industry and Public Ownership (book), 488
Robson-Brown, Sir William, on industrial relations, 409
Rocard, Y., on General Dynamics of Vibration (book), 658
Rock drilling, advanced techniques, 328 Pattern method (Atlas Copco), 747
— Fill for dams, 85
— —? Dams, compaction of, by S. Rodin, 84 Soft, for dams, 85
Rocke International Corp., sweep generator (trade publication), 128
Rocket, Black Knight, launching without failure, 700
— Engine, atomic, patents (J. J. Grebe), 120
— — British, by G. V. E. Thompson, 322-323.
See LETTER, 437
Stentor, for Blue Steel missile (Bristol Siddeley), 263
Table of, 322-323
— Interceptor, Trident (Sud-Aviation), 196
— Propellent handbook, by B. Kit and D. S.
Evered (book), 590
— Propulsion, fundamentals of, by R. E.
Wiech, Jr. and R. F. Strauss (book), 620 Nuclear, study of, 512
Reactor experiment, Kiwi-3, tests arranged, 348
— Satellite, cost of, 87
— Sleds, braking method for (Northrop), 71
— Solid fuel, cases for (Bristol Aerojet), 322 Fuel (ICI), 322
— Test Establishment, Spadeadam, 397
— See also Missile; Satellite
Rocketdyne, rocket engine for Blue Streak, 322 Rockite dough moulding compound (British Resin), 403
— K 501 polyester dough (British Resin), 38 Rockweld Ltd., Circomatic welding machine,
306
Rockwell Machine Tool Co. Ltd., Bemag Swartzkopff boring machine, 11; grinding machine, 176; band file, 206; Matrix cylindrical grinding machine, 376; slide feeder, 445 ; Diskus vertical spindle grinding machine, 502; multi-slide machine, 819
Rocol Ltd., Molyspeed oil additive, 499; Molyspeed lubricants, 743
Rod and tape, measuring, for site work, by
D. Bishop, 608
— Welding (trade publication). 694
Rodgers, J., on increase of US investment in Europe, 565
Rodin, S., on compaction of earth and rock-fill dams, 84; review of American Civil Engineer, 765; biographical note, 766
Roe, A. V., and Co. Ltd., Avro 748 aircraft maiden flight, 129; orders for Avro 748 aircraft, 129
Rofe and Raffety, raising of Argal Dam, 712, 854
Rogers, G. L., on Dynamics of Framed Structures (book), 24
Rogers, T. G. P., on foremen, 505
Rolba, Ltd., nylon safety stop nets for aircraft, 389; snow plough for Land Rover, 642 Roll forming, moving rather than removing metal by, 550
— Pass design (United Steel Co. book), 356
— and pitch indicator for aircraft, miniature (Lear), 195
Rolled sections and built girders, geometric properties ot (book), 694
Roller bearings. See Bearings
— Ducking, pvc coated (Tanks and Linings Ltd.), 75
— Grid, Hysier, 84
— and mixer (trade publication), 868
— Pneumatic-tyred, 84
— Segmented-wheel, Buffalo-Springfield, 85
— Sheepsfoot, 84
Rolling of internally ribbed tube, 170. See LETTER, 268
— Machine, fillet, BSA (Burton, Griffiths and Co. Ltd.), 43
(KHE Group), 503
— Mill, aluminium, for James Booth Aluminium Ltd., 155
Automatic control of, 586
Plate (Consett). 351 for plutonium, 52 (Robertson), 733
— Stock, aluminium construction for, 53 Aluminium, rubber suspensions for, 202 Railway, aluminium in, international
exhibition, 53
See also Carriage; Locomotive; Wagon
Rolls-Royce Ltd., Dart engines for Avro 748; aircraft, 129; agreement with Dowty Fuel Systems Ltd., for equipment for Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nurnberg, 313; Conway turbojet engine, 321; rocket engines, 323; diesel engines for Swedish diesel locomotives, 425; development agreement with MAN, 449; possible production of light aircraft engines, 557; atomic reactor for H.M.S. Dreadnought, 580; agents for Admiralty, 580; agreement to build Continental Motors Corp, engines under licence, 659; use of steel extrusions for support rings, 706; Avon RA.29 jet engine, 862-864
Rolls-Royce motor car, the fascination of, by D. M. Bomeisler, 29
Romania, particle accelerator tested, 720
— Trade agreement with UK, 731
Rontgen rays. See X-ray
Roof, canopy type, for aircraft hangar, 46
— Panels, Alply (Alcoa), 129
— Shell, forms, table of, 886
— •—• (Phoenix Timber Co.), 887
Principal geometric shapes for, table of, 887
Roofing systems in aluminium sheet, 74
Roofmaster system, exhibit at British Trade
Fair, New York (Dowty), 29 Room, family, of the future, 668
Roos, M., on gamma ray flux calculations outside reactor core, 384
Rootes, Lord, on British exports to the US, 65; meeting with S. Lloyd and R. Maudling, 641; on Rootes Motors, 721; on proposed merger, 869; on future of car exports,, 869
Rootes, G., meeting with S. Lloyd and R- Maudling, 641; on machine tool delivery dates, 767
Rootes Group, fall in exports, 349; exhibit at Commercial Motor Show, 382; Commer van, 382; new Scottish car plant, 465; export plans, 497; financing of Linwood scheme with Pressed Steel Co., 523; multi-fuel engine, 659; Karrier Bantam chassis for aircraft servicing trolley, 93
Rootes Motors Ltd., report and accounts, 721; group profits, 721; sales recession in US, 721; annual review, 721; car exports, 869 Rope drives (trade publication), 424
— Wire. See Wire-rope
Rosenthal, H. H., on US Army in World War II (review), 158
Rosin Engineering Co. Ltd. starch dryer (trade publication), 620
Roskill, O. W., and Co. (Reports) Ltd., Who Owns Whom, 1960 (review), 834
Ross, L. W., on Information Problem (pamphlet), 800
— Motorway, cost of, 787
Ross Spur Motorway, Queenhill viaduct, 753 Ross, W., on heat transfer, 738
Rostow, W. W., on Stages of Economic Growth (book), 522
Rotary feeding machine (Spicers), 270
Rotary Hoes Ltd., Howard Rotavator, 876
Rotational motion and gyrostatics, treatise on, by A. Gray (review), 486
Rotavator, Howard (Rotary Hoes Ltd.), 876 Rotex battery powered tools (Ace Products), 908
Rothamstead Experimental Station, research into sludge from domestic sewage, 545
Rotherham to Sheffield gas main, 413
Roto-plug sludge concentrator (Davey, Paxman), 542
Rotodyne aircraft at Farnborough Show (Fairey), 169
Rotol Ltd., accounts of, 313
Rotors, dynamic balancing of, 614-615
— Permissible residual static unbalance, table of, 614
Rototillers exhibit at Royal Show (Monroe), 89
Rotlenburg, P. A., on Proceedings of Symposium on Instrumentation and Computation in Process Development and Plant Design (review), 588
Rotterdam-Rhine Pipeline Co., formation 93; oil pipeline from Rotterdam Wesseling, 93
— to Wesseling international oil pipeline. Roughness, measuring in electric motors, A. S. Ennis and R. S. Jackson, 871
— of pitch fibre pipes (Hydraulics Research Station), 181
— Tester, Diavite (Payne Products), 716
Routemaster diesel buses to replace trolley buses, 157
Rover Co. Ltd., Landrovers and tractors exhibit at Royal Show, 89; support vehicles for Bluebird car, 227; gas turbine for Vosper torpedo boats, 357; position and prospects, 613; profits, 613; exports, 613; fall in US sales, 613; Land Rover motor car, 650-652; position and prospects, 757; income, 757; best sales year, 757; new subsidiary formed in New Zealand, 757; new subsidiary formed in South Africa, 757; marketing difficulties in North America, 757; Land Rovers made under licence by Metalurgica de Santa Ana SA., 757
— Gas turbine for Vosper torpedo boats, 357
Rowe Industries (Kirkby) Ltd., partitions (trade publication), 868
Rowe, R. E., on abnormal loading on composite slab bridges, 47
Rowen-Arc, Rowen-Gloor flame cutting machine, 376
Rowen-Gloor flame cutting machine (Rowen-Arc), 376
Rowlandson, Sir Graham, on anti-polio mass vaccinations, 785
Rowntree, N, A. F., on water supply and drought, 577
Royal Aeronautical Society, new lecture hall opened by Lord Brabazon of Tara, 785; description of new lecture hall and its equipment, 785; O’Gorman Bequest, 785; projection equipment for, 875
— Agricultural Society, award of silver medal for kale device, 621
— Air Force College, Henlow, course for Diploma of Technology, 145
Force, General Engineering Flight, development of “ Sudsmobile,” 353; orders placed with Marconi for Doppler Navigator and automatic direction finding equipment, 869
Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, desert survival tests, 273
— Aircraft Establishment, rocket engine
development, 322; tests on air intakes at subsonic speeds, 691; all-graphite nuclear graphite, 846; new aircraft instruments display, 905; metal stitching repair technique, 905
Royal Army Pay Corps, use of IBM 705 computer for British census statistics, 485
— Australian Air Force, order to be placed for either French Mirage HI fighter or US Starfighter, 591
— Automobile Club Guide and Handbook, 1960 (book), 356
— Canadian Air Force, last TL-28 Argus aircraft delivered, 253
Royal Dutch Shell Group, formation of Rotterdam-Rhine Pipeline Co., 93
— Fine Arts Commission, design of Severn Bridge, 476
— Institute of British Architects, international symposium, 245; letter to local authorities from President, 785
— Institution of Chartered Surveyors, annual conference, 377
— Military College of Science, Investigation of pump impeller design, 484
— National Institute for the Blind, budget of, 605; activities of, 605; bleeper ball for blind persons ball games, 605; plastic dot printing process for braille, 677, 702
— Navy, cooperation with Yarrow and Co., through Yarrow-Admiralty Research Dept., 893
— School of Mines, research on inter-relations of clay, oil and water, 653
— Show, Cambridge, irrigation exhibit, 89; tractor exhibits at, 89
— Smithfield Show and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition, 695, 709; exhibits at, 837, 842
— Society, a debt to the Fellows of, by Sir
Harold Hartley, 112; brief history of, by
E. N. da C. Andrade (review), 127; and Gresham College, by Sir Harold Hartley and Sir Cyril Hinshelwood (review), 127; Its Origin and Founders, by Sir Harold Hartley (book), 126; (review), 127; address by Sir Christopher Hinton, 137; Scottish Fellows of, as a percentage of British Fellows, 788
for the Prevention of Accidents, safety officers’ training course, 177
Royalties from books, 646
Royce Laboratory, investigation of spark eroded surfaces, 199
Royles Ltd., Conflo steam trap, 376
Royston Instruments Ltd., data recording (trade publication), 128
Rubber axlebox springs for rolling stock, 202
— Based zinc coating, anti-corrosive (Mac-
Cleaster),V5
— Butyl, manufacturing method, 403 Plant at Fawley (Esso), 324, 403
— Caps for concrete vibrators (Consolidated),
157
— Chlorinated, paint (Tretol Ltd.), 435
— Coatings, 778-779
(Protective Rubber Coatings), 778-779
— Compounding resin, Cellobond (British
Resin), 267
— Engineering design with, by A. R. Payne
and J. R. Scott (book), 192
— Lids for dustbins and buckets (Butterfield
Group), 313
— Mountings and components for Jaguar
motor car (Metalastik), 203
— Natural, Bureau. See Natural
— — Producers Research Association. See
Natural
— Neoprene, synthesis of, 218
— Plastic linings (Dunlop), 778-779
— Products, improvement by sub-zero tem
peratures, 350
— and pvc for moulding, table of comparisons,
566
Rubber in Roads, 855
Rubber silicone, Cold-Cure Silastomer (Midland Silicones Ltd.), 670
Cold curing, for potting electronic equipment (Midland Silicones Ltd.), 815 (Dow Corning), 670
Make it yourself with, 670
(Rhone-Poulenc), 670 Silcoset (ICI), 139, 670
— Suspension for BMC baby cars, 203 for railway carriages, 203
— Synthetic, international symposium, papers
to be read, 141
Rotterdam plant for (Shell), 171
Technology, by W. S. Penn (book), 868
— Tubing, high burst strength, 267
— for vehicle suspensions, 202
— Viton (Du Pont), 635. See LETTER, 879 Rate of gas permeation through, 635 Rubert and Co. Ltd., “ B ” block support stand,
80; investigation of spark eroded surfaces, 199
Rubery Owen and Co. Ltd., transporter for BRM racing car, 481; Multi-Unit shelving 503; agreement with Vanderbijl Engineering Corp., 793; formation of Ruber- owen (South Africa), 793
Rubinsky, I. A., on ideal site as point of equilibrium, 210
Rudd, D., on LPR—A 30MW natural uranium nuclear power station, 383
Rudner, M. A., on Fluorocarbons (review), 22 Rudson 'Wood and Co. Ltd., Peugeot Easlshine power shoe polisher, 432
Ruef, F., on difficulties of translation, 601 Ruhr Coal Advisory Co., coal pipeline from Ruhr coalfields, 433
— Coalfields, coal pipeline from, 433
Ruhr Intrans Hubstapler, diesel engines for fork lift trucks ordered from Perkins Engines, 425
Ruiru Dam, 7
Runcorn-Widnes bridge, details of, 148; profile and dimensions of, 148; contractors for, 148
Runnals, A. D., on telemetering for Bluebird, 394
Runways, overhead (trade publication), 456
Rural Industries Bureau, aid for young businesses, 678-679; Business Methods, Marketing and Export Made Easy, 679
Rush worth and Co. (Sowerby Bridge) Ltd., precision guillotine, 715
Russell Constructions Ltd., Hi-Tip container lift, 750
Russell, J. E., on niobium in carbon andl ow- alloy steels, 792
Russia, agreement with India on atomic reactor supply, 51, 892
— ?— with India to build oil refinery, 161
— Aid to India, 465
— Aircraft sales to India, 869
— Atomic power programme slowdown, 52 Power station, Ulyanovsk, 648
Reactor casing assembled at Beolyarsk atomic power station, 648
Reactor for India, 37
— Baby car production in, 164
— Caprolatum manufacture, negotiations on,
893
— Communist party members in, 341
— Composite components, 187
— Computer progress, 73
— Detergent factories, 557
— Economic system of, 341
— Embassy in Cyprus, 425
— Engineering education in, by S, P,
Timoshenko (book), 868
— Experimental fast reactors in, by A, I.
Leipunsky, 183
— Fast breeder atomic reactors in, 183
— Fibre and chemical plant for (Courtaulds
Ltd.), 185
— Finland’s choice in dependence on, 338
— Flour handling and storage plant for
(Baker Perkins), 901
— Group machining, 187
— Machine tool production, 633
— Molotov appointed as ambassador to
IAEA, 297
— National Academy of Sciences, Science in
Space (book), 620
— Nuclear excavation projects, 384
— Oil products for India, 161
— Order for drills placed with S. N. Bridges,
803
— Polyethylene plant purchase from ICI Ltd.,
893
— Prestressing concrete with electric heating,
712
— Private British trade delegation visits, 853
— Quality control in, by O. Tedder, 246
?— Sodium cooled fast reactor to be critical next year, 684
— Steam sampling in, by J. Jackson, 627
— Trade delegation visit to UK, 803
Links with Finland, 225
with, by M. Patolichev, 129
— Tunnel under Caspian Sea, 384
— Ultra high strength glass from, 873
— Water turbines in, by O. Tedder, 906-907
?— Welding in, 123
Russian plans depend on quality control, by O. Tedder, 246
Russian Technical Literature (EPA), 286
Russian, translation by computer, 636
Rust Ban, Humble (Humble Refining Co.), 661
— Control, primers for (BB Chemical), 778
Primers for (Croda), 778-779
Primers for (Hunter), 778-779 Primers for (Sanderson), 778-779 ?— Prevention (trade publication), 256
— Remover, Pitan (Allweather Paints), 467 Rusting, prevention with polyethylene film, 743 —? See also Corrosion
Ruston and Hornsby Ltd., diesel hydraulic shunting locomotive, 176; stationary petrol engines, 291; association with Davey, Paxman and Co., 659; Ruston TA gas-turbines for Arabian American Oil Co., 808; Ruston TA gas-turbines in service at Beckton Sewage Works, 808 Ruston TA gas-turbines (Ruston and Hornsby Ltd.), 808
Rutherford High Energy Laboratory, assembly of UKAEA’s proton synchrotron magnet core, 348
Rutishauser, H., on Refined Iterative Methods for the Computation of the Solution and the Eigenvalues of Self-Adjoint Boundary Value Problems (book), 24
Ryan, W., on recovery of thorium from uranium-plant barren solutions by solvent extraction, 16
Rylands Bros. Ltd., Permaply plywood for acid plating tanks, 815
Rzeppa constant-velocity joint, 50
SABLYAK, R., on dirty jobs, 372
Sack holders, refuse (Cartem), 564
— Paper, for refuse (Reed Medway Sacks), 564 Sacks, R. J., on Theory and Practice of Arc
’Welding (book), 694
Saclay atomic research centre, historical note, 512; equipment of, 512
— Disposal of atomic waste, 548
— Food irradiation information centre, 280
Safeguards, atomic reactor, activities and operations of advisory committee on. Indemnification of atomic energy (US AEC) (review), 800
Reports, 892
Safety in the air, 297
— Airship, at low cost, 125
— for atomic reactors, 480
— Barriers on motorways, 508
— Belt, nylon, Pakawa (Barrow, Hepburn &
Gale Ltd.), 381
— Design for, should a crash occur, by
J. Rabson, 789
— Devices for motor cars, 528
— Do-It-Yourself, 94
— in electricity, 409
— in electrostatic paint spraying, 418
— Engineering and technology, by R. Hurst,
R. N. Lyon and C, M. Nicholls (book), 620
— Glass, conditions for making, 831
— of Jason atomic reactor, 580
— in Mines Research Establishment, tests on
breathing apparatus, 473; mine cage arrester development, 473
— Motor car design for, 789
— of motor car driver and passengers, 789
— Net for Niagara Falls Rapids Bridge, 748
— Nuclear, Advisory Committee. See Nuclear
— Officers’ training course, 177
Safety, radiation, and health physics, course on, 892
— Road, 409
International research for, 181
Tyres designed for, 865
— Seat belts, motor car, types of, 789
— on the site, by B. A. C. Whyte (book), 868
— Stop for aircraft, nylon net as, 389
— Training in industry, 409
Saffire flame cutting nozzles (BOG Ltd.), 187 Safrep, agreement with Francarep, Preussische Bergwerks und Buetten and Wintershall for Saharan exploration, 489
Sahara, exploration agreement between Safrep, Francarep, Preussische Bergwerks und Buetten and Wintershall, 489
— Oil, marketing of, 214
— Oil and natural gas found by Eurarep, 489 Saigon Municipal Bus Co., order for Austin
bus chassis, 523
Sails, yacht, data on, 146
Saint. See St
Salaries of office workers, 145
— and training for foremen, 478 Sales, credit, volume of, 73 Salen Lines, new tanker for, 492
Sales Audits Ltd., investigation of cost of sales force, 457
Salesmen, training of, films for, 58
Salford Electrical Instruments Ltd., transducers (trade publication), 192; cooling unit, 675
Salinity indicator (trade publication), 224
Salt, deposits in Cheshire, 235
— Water pipeline, pvc coating for (Plastic
Coatings Ltd.), 267
Salter, W. E. G., on Productivity and Technical Change (book), 356
Salvage engineering with sea going tugs, 188
— from waste, 533, 544. See LETTER, 709, SAMES. See Soci^t^ Anonyme de Machines
Electrostatiques
Sammon, D. C., on removal of caesium 137 and strontium 90, 312
Samuels, A., on traffic problems of London, 850 Sand, moulding, data sheets on (book), 24
— Movements in a model, 331
Sande Tresliperi, formation of joint company with Albert E. Reed, 121
Sandell, Joseph, and Co. Ltd., storage shed at Sayes Wharf (Beves), 6
Sander, drum (B. O. Morris Ltd.), 470
Sanderson, A., and Co., primers for rust control, 778-779
Sandford, Fawcett and Partners, St. Leonards Hill reservoir, 440
Sandstone Dictates Choice of Gravity Dam, 680
Sandvik Coromant drill steel, 93
Sandvik Steelworks, Stenungsund power station, 344; new factory for, 805
Sangster, J. Y., on Birmingham Small Arms Co., 793
Saniguard Appliances Ltd., Barrywald gas or electric incinerator, 776
Sanitary engineering, new techniques in, by
G. Marsh, 157
— Fittings (trade publication), 590 Sanitation conditions in space satellite, 552 Sanitation in space meant recycling, by
G. V. E. Thompson, 5J^
Sankey, Joseph, Ltd., whee^ for Volvo motor car, 659; lending Expresss, 866
Santowax-R organic coolant for atomic reactors, 119
Sarbacher, R. L, on Encyclopedic of Electronics and Nuclear 1 (book), 160
Saro Products Ltd., high impact sheet (trade publication), 730
SASER, Manjil Dam, Iran, 98 Sasumua Dam, 7
Satellites, active and passive, for radio systems, 340
— — Radio repeater (Hawker), 340
— Commonwealth-European organisation for
launching, 597
— and communications, 304, 340. See LETTER,
404
— Communication, symposium on (British
Interplanetary Society), 780
— International launching project, 87
— Manned, biological treatment of waste in,
553
Physicochemical treatment of waste in, 552
Recycling waste products in, 552
— ?— Sanitation in, 552 ? Use of algae in, 553
— Orbits, DSIR work on, 495
— in radio communication, 340
— Radio repeater v. submarine cables, 369
— •— Systems, 340
— Research, Anglo-American Scout, 736
— Rocket, cost of, 87
— Telecommunications (American Telephone),
621
— Version of Agena vehicle
Aircraft Corp.), 797
— See also Missile ; Rocket Sauer, R., on Mathematics for
(book), 900
Saunders, Prof. O., presidential Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 677; biographical note, 677
Saunders-Roe Ltd., Hovercraft production, 217; Black Knight rocket, 700
Saunders Valve Co., Terylene reinforced diaphragms, 39
Saunderson and Porter, gas cycle pebble bed reactor, 311
Savage and Parsons Ltd., oscillograph recorder, 207
Savannah, atomic merchant ship, silver gaskets for, 39
Saw, band (Midland Saw and Tool Co. Ltd.), 13
— Bench (Wolseley), 842
— Circular, Barson-Rotor (Neville), 175 Carbide tipped (Drabble and Sanderson),
324
— Jig, Master (Hobbies), 42
Saw and Tool Co., carbide tipped saw production, 324
Saxe, R. F., on approaches to thermonuclear power (review), 422
Sayes Wharf, storage shed (Beves), 6
SB5 adjustable-wing aircraft (Short Bros. and Harland), 629
SCI VTOL aircraft. Short, 346 SC5 Britannic aircraft, Short, 346 SC7 Skyvan aircraft. Short, 346 Scaffolding, faults in, by Major D. K. Edwards, 177
— Self supporting (Universal Manufacturing
Corp.), 6
Scale, mill. See Mill scale
Scaling of river and estuary models, by J. R. D. Francis, 329-331
Scammel Constructor tractor, 593
?—• Handyman motor truck, 382
Scandinavian Airlines System, order for Caravelle aircraft, 196
— Council for Applied Research, Scandinavian
Research Guide (book), 900
Scandinavian Research Guide (book), 900 SCARAB, selective cine apparatus recording automotive braking, 883
SCATS, hydro-cooling plant for watercress, 283 Sceptre yacht, 146, 147
Schade, O. H., image orthicon television camera tube, 758
Schallbroch, H., on Milling and Boring Machines Handbook (book), 24
Schawlow, A. L., on basic concepts of optical maser, 654
Schawlow-Townes
Schenck, H., on (book), 488
Schepers, L., on rubber, 171
Scherrer tool grinding machine (Dowding and Doll Ltd.), 374
Schindler Waggon, drop roof aluminium rail freight wagon, 53
Schloemann Aktiengesellshaft, collaboration with Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corp., 621
Scholarship awards by CEGB, 9
— University, electricity supply industry offer,
473
School leavers, concern over employment of, 45 Positions for, 785
Statistics on, 785
— Secondary modern, neglect of science in, 201
— Technical, raising the leaving age from, 713 Schrader’s, A., Son, Lub-Air-Ator air controller, 446
Schubert flattening machine (Vaughan Associates), 675
Schuler notching machine (Pearson Panke), 12 Schumar, J. F., on Nuclear Fuel Elements (review), 355-356
SCHW. See Atomic reactor, steam cooled heavy water moderated
Schwartz-Hautmont, cooperation with Crittall Manufacturing Co., 861
Sciaky Welding Machines Ltd., Synchrospot spot welding machine, 144
Science Congress, 824
— Electrical Engineering, by P. R. Clement and
W. C. Johnson (book), 224
— and engineering. Plain Words on, 4
— Frontiers in, by E. Hutchings (book), 522 Science Horizons (US Information Service)
(book), 354
Science and industry, application of punched cards to, by R. S. Casey et al (review), 190
— Library of (South Bank), 94
— Masters’ Association, survey of science
teaching, 201
— Medical, progress in atomic energy, by
J. C. Bugher, J. Coursaget and J. Loutit (book), 224
— Museum; Handbook of Collection Illus
trating Motor Cars, by C. F. Gaunter (review), 454
— Natural, survey of, 904
— Programme, international ten year, 904
— in secondary modern schools, 201
— Simplicity of, by S. D. Beck (book), 590
— in space (book), 620
— Space, symposium, proceedings of (book),
316
— Survey, annual (British Association), 126 (1), by A. W. Haslett and J. St. John
(book), 160
— Teachers and engineers, relativity for, by
L. H. A. Carr (book), 802
— Teaching survey, 201
— and technology in contemporary war, by
Major General Pokrovsky (book), 126 Scientific instruments. See Instruments
— and Precision Instruments Exhibition,
sales at, 65
— Research in British Universities 1959-60
(HMSO book), 356
See also Research
— Societies Act, 1843, 777
Scientific Surveys Ltd., Anti-Corrosion Manual 1960, 488
— and technical books, British, 1953-57, by
L. J. Anthony (book), 766
—? Workers, wage claim submitted, 573 Scientists, shortage of, 473 Scintillation ratemeter, vehicle mounted, for environmental survey, by 1. W. Cavell, 460
Scissors sharpener (Kenwood), 844 Scooter, motor. Quickly (NSU), 541 Scorpio I atomic sub-critical assembly, description of, 447
Sub-critical facility. Winfrith Heath, 151 Scorpio II atomic sub-critical assembly, description of, 447
Sub-critical facility. Winfrith Heath, 151 Scorpion atomic propelled submarine (US), 448 Scotchcast cable jointing system (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. Ltd.), 742 Scotland development of potential, 788
— Fact finding symposium on, 788
— National economy inquiry, 177 ScotMec Works, Big Joe lift truck, 208 Scott Bader and Co. Ltd., Alpon 5 sisal reinforced plastic dough, 879
Scott, Sir Giles G., Forth Road Bridge, 213 Scott, H. W., on Management in Britain (review), 898
Scott, J., on internally ribbed tube, 268
Scott, J. R., on Engineering Design with Rubber (book), 192
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Scott and Scott (Bournemouth) Ltd., hydrocooling plant for watercress, 283
Scott and Wilson, Kirkpartick and Partners, Shell Centre, 639
Scottish Council, inquiry into Scottish national economy, 177
Scottish Machine Tool Corp. Ltd., planing machine, 10
Scottish Ore Carriers Ltd., cargo ship Morar, 162
Scourer, pot, Moulinex “ Robot Marie ” electric, 844
Scout space research satellite, Anglo-American, 736
Scrap metal, changing attitude towards, by
E. P. Wood, 534
Identification of, 534
Need for better sorting, 535
Refractory, difficulties of recycling, 535
— Motor car, handling and sorting, 535 Screens (trade publication), 620
— Cinema (Perforated Front Projection
Screen Co. Ltd.), 875
— Polyethylene, for street lamps, 499
— Vibrating (trade publication), 620 Screening problem with application
thetatron, by R. T. P. Whipple, 348
— and stacking machine, Loadascreen (Fred
erick Parker Ltd.), 575
Screw-freeing tool, Impakdriver, 227
— Lead errors in (NEL), 34
— Torque (trade publication), 590
Screwing machine, pipe (Smart and Brown), 206 Scrim, glass fibre, 104
Scripta engraving machine (Acbars), 79 Scrivener centreless grinding machine (Wickman Ltd.), 43
Sea defences, overall control of, 465
— — Works, design of, by R. B. Thorn (book),
694
— Disposal of atomic waste in, 548
— Shore coal at Cresswell and Limeburn, 567
— Water, determination of copper, lead and
manganese in, by B. A. Loveridge et al, 480
Durability of reinforced concrete in, 381 Evaporators for drinking water production (Richardsons Westgarth and Co.), 809
Seacat guided weapon system, 97 Seals, flexible, for doors (NCB), 702 •— Vacuum, techniques, 629
— Viton rubber, 879
Sealamp galvanometer sealed with Tessamoll urethane (Pye), 467
Sealdraught Ltd., Tessamoll urethane to seal Pye Sealamp galvanometer, 467
Sealed Motor Construction Co. Ltd., Radpump circulating pump, 471
Sealer, clip (Spicers), 818
— Zinc-rich (trade publication), 658 Sealing, fluid, British Hydromechanics Research Association meeting on, 569-570
— Machine, case (Kane), 888
Seamen, National Union of. See National
— Reform Movement, 305
— Strike of, 305
Seaplane hulls, hydrodynamic stability and spray characteristics of, by D. M. Ridland, J. K. Friswell and A. G. Kurn (review), 318 Searchfield, G. T., on problems of sewer cleaning, 660
Seaslug guided weapon system, 97 Seasonmaster Co., Hertz Corp, under contract to, 621
Seat, aircraft, Lonsdale (Aircraft Furnishing Ltd.), 858
Universal Flyweight (Aircraft Furnishing Ltd.), 858
•—? Belts, safety, for motor cars, types of, 789 Seaway, St. Lawrence. See St. Lawrence Seeker, W. H., on Thos. W. Ward Ltd., 829 Secomak axial flow fan (Service Electric), 503 Secomastic Ltd., zinc-rich paint and sealer (trade publication), 658
Secondary Modern Schools, neglect of science in, 201
Secray glove box (Seton Creagh), 242
Seddon, B. J., on Aluminium Data Manual (book), 792
Seddon Diesel Vehicles Ltd., transport tractor for Bluebird car, 227
Seddon, J. W., on petrol v. diesel transport, 285 Sedimentation tanks, removing sludge from, 775
Sedov, L. L, on Similarity and Dimensional Methods of Mechanics (book), 60
Seelye, E. E., on Data Book for Civil Engineers (book), 96
Seepage for dams, analysis and control of, by Prof. A. Casagrande, 855
Sefid Roud River, Manjil dam, Iran, use of cableway headcars, 98
Segregation equipment, post office (Elliott), 131 Seibersdorf atomic reactor project completed, 648
Seifert, J., on bridgehead for trade, 637 Seismology. See Earthquake
Selachron elapsed time indicator (Industrial Instruments Ltd.), 470
Select Committee on Nationalised Industries, 497, 604, 669
Self-Organising Systems, by M. C. Yovits and S. Cameron (book), 730
Selling, its broader dimensions, by T. W. Meloan and J. M. Rathmell (book), 730
•— Professional, cinema film, 866 SELNI reactor project, loan for, 248
Selson Machine Tool Co. Ltd., Plauert boring machine, 13
Seiwood, William R., Ltd., Simplite flashing lamp beacon, 207
Semiconductor device operation, principles of, by A. K. Jonscher (book), 694
Uses of, 239
— International Conference on, Prague, 463
— Materials (Monsanto), 75
— Progress in, vol. 4, by A. F. Gibson (book),
60
SENA. See Soiidti^ d’Energie Nucleaire Franco-Beige
Senegal, approved for membership of IAEA, 647
Senior, E., on Ransome and Maries Bearing Co., 829
Senior, J. H., on Kenwood Manufacturing Co., 457
SenTerCet automatic controller for cathodic protection of ship’s hull (Standard Telephone), 57
SEP 5 autopilot (Smiths), 427
Separation compound for concrete work, 181 Separator (trade publication), 560
— for corrosive conditions (Union Carbide
International Co.), 176
— Electromagnetic (Heenan and Froude), 544
— and feeders (trade publication), 456
— Magnetic (trade publication), 620
— Pipeline, Supreme (Carruthers), 819
Serck Controls, formation of, 757; association with Murphy Radio, 757; monitoring control system for Oil India Ltd., 757
Serck Ltd., position and prospects, 757; lower profits, 757; two new factories, 757; subsidiaries of, 757
Serenia tanker, launching of (Vickers-Arm- strongs), 565
Sergeyev, M., visit to Cyprus, 425
Serpell, C. A,, on distribution department, 285 Service Electric Co. Ltd., Secomak axial flow fan, 503
— Equipment, making more reliable, by F,
Nixon, 662. See Correction, 733
— Station and garage handbook, by J. Queen
borough (book), 868
Servicised Products Corp., Tretol Separation Membrane and Curing Compound, 181
Services Electronics Research Laboratory, vacuum seals techniques, 629
Servo gearbox (Reliance), 208
Servomechanisms and basic synchros (US Navy book), 766
— Feedback for gear bobbing machine
correction, 18, 19
— by P. L. Taylor (book), 730
Servomex Controls Ltd., DCL-Servomex 83 oxygen analyser, 143; control instruments (trade publication), 160; electric motor controller, 375; power pack, 471
Seton Creagh Engineering Ltd., Secray glove box, 242
Setright Registers Ltd., mail handling devices, 37
SEUREC. See Societe Europeenne de Revete- ment Chimique
n alloy for condenser tubes (Bridgeport), 235 Severn Bridge, first contract for, 476 Sewage, compost from, 539
— Sludge, Milorganite, 545
Production methods, 545 and refuse, mechanised composting of, by A. G. Davies, 563
— Wealth from, by A. E. J. Pettet, 545
— Works, Beckton, LCC, use of Ruston TA
gas turbines, 808
Radioactivity at, course on, 312
Sewer pipes of pitch fibre, minimum gradients for, 181
— Silted, cleaning by plough, 660
Seymour, R. B., on Organic Coatings (review), 96
Seymour, R. R., on Brady Group, 417 Seymour, R. W., on Hot Organic Coatings (book), 192
SGHW. See Atomic reactor, steam generating heavy water moderated
Shaft coupling, flexible. Quadriflex (Dick), 226
— Drive, revolution in small car, by J, Rabson,
50
for tomorrow’s larger car, by J. Rabson, 100
— Propeller, and suspension for Triumph
Herald car, 100
— Sinking and tunnelling, proceedings of
symposium on (review), 223
— Unbalanced, and initialTy bent, by Prof,
R. E. D. Bishop, 735. See LETTER, 848 Shale, expanded, as lightweight aggregate, 298 Shand and Dewers, level indicators for Petrofina Fulham depot, 513
Shandon Scientific Co. Ltd., Temscribe portable temperature recorder, 470
Sharp, Jones and Co, Ltd., Deckon glass fibre reinforced concrete pipes, 345
Sharpe, J., on Nuclear Radiation Measurement (book), 256
Sharpener, knife and scissors (Kenwood), 844 Sharpes Commercials Ltd., Bond Ranger delivery van, 259
Shartle, C. L., on Occupational Information: Its Development and Application (book), 392
Shaw, J., design of Dracone inflatable barge, 833
Shears, squaring, Keetona (Keeton Sons), 78 Shearer, J. L., on Fluid Power Control (review), 288
Sheathing, Cascover, 402
Shed, storage, at Sayes Wharf (Beves), 6 Sheepbridge Alloy Castings Ltd., position and prospects, 581
Sheepbridge Engineering Ltd., position and prospects, 581; subsidiaries of, 581
Sheepbridge Equipment Ltd., diversification of products, 581; position and prospects, 581; profits, 581; resin mouldings, 616
Sheepbridge Stokes Ltd., position and prospects, 581; annual report, 581
Sheepsfoot rollers, 84
Sheet, aluminium, roofing systems, 74
— Cold forming, 26
— Composite pvc, Vybak DVR258, 171
— Metal, polished, straightening machine for,
691
— PC (Dorman Long), 878
Sheffield Chemical Co., absorbed by Laporte Chemicals, 185
Sheffield, J. V., on Horseley Bridge Co., 449
— to Rotheram gas main, 413
Sheffield Wire Rope Co. Ltd., wire ropes (trade publication), 522
Shefflex Ltd., dustless refuse loader, 555
Shelford, W. O., on “Subsunk”: Story of Submarine Escape (book), 802
Shell-BP Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd., use of vehicle trailers with change-over bogies, 593
Shell Centre, stable benchmark, 639
Shell Chemical Co. Ltd., Styrocell thermal insulation, 370
Shell Co., polyethylene plant (Wimpey), 17; manufacture of polypropylene, 425
Shell core blower (Foundry and Metallurgical), 78
Shell International Chemical Co. Ltd., synthetic rubber plant at Pernis refinery, 171
Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd., cinema film “Light in Nature,” 425; Dentax W synthetic oil for worm gears, 499; agreement with Kuwait for offshore drilling, 89.3
Shell Mex and BP Ltd., autorhated order department (Creed and Co. Ltd.), 625
Shell Oil Co. Ltd., tanker Gyrotoma converted to carry propane (Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd.), 57; Karachi oil refinery, 249; charter of tanker Busiris from P. and O. Line, 513; oil refinery for Nigeria in conjunction with BP Ltd., 803; formation of BP-Shell Petroleum Refining Co. of Nigeria, 803
Shell Refining Co. Ltd., flow boom structure at Tranmere, 220
Shell, roof forms, table of, 886
(Phoenix Timber Co.), 887
Principal geometric shapes for, table of, 887
— Stresses in, by W. Fliigge (book), 694
Shell Tankers Ltd., tankers to be scrapped, 565; launching of supertanker Serenia, 565
— Timber, choosing an economic, by H,
Tottenham, 886-887
Testing, 547
Shelley Electric Furnaces Ltd., electric furnace, 406
Shelving, Multi-Unit (Rubery Owen), 503
Shelvoke and Drewry Ltd., Fore-and-Aft tipping refuse collecting vehicle, 561
Shepherd, D. G., on Introduction to the Gas Turbine (book), 590; (review), 867
Shera, J. H., on Information Systems in Documentation (review), 190
Shergalis, L. D., on Proceedings of Symposium on Microminiaturisation of Electronic Assemblies (book), 658
Sherwood project, 16
Shield, atomic reactor, methods for design of, 792
— of power reactors, methods of calculation
for use in the design of, by A. F. Avery, 792
— Reinforced concrete, for nuclear reactors,
stresses in, by W. Bonsell, 184
Shields, H. F., on International Ropeway Review (book), 626
Shilbury, E. W., on iarrah and karria timbers, 204
Ships, air conditioning for (Steels), 649
— Atomic-powered, Cantieri Riuniti dell’
Adriatice to build, 901
— — Powered, German development pro
gramme, 648
Powered, German-Euratom project, 16 Powered, rules for (Lloyds), 248 Powered, symposium on (IAEA), 792 Powered, tenders for reactor, E. Marples on, 684
Propulsion for. See a.lso Atomic propulsion
— Automatic transfer of coal from rail
wagon to, 485
— Cable-laying, Cable and Wireless Ltd. call for
tenders, 841
Repair, for Cable and Wireless (Cammell Laird), 841
— Cargo, Ballarat, Toxion anti-fouling system
on, 259
Calculator (Sperry), 220
Construction of, by E. Chicot (review), 657
Goodwood, converted to gas turbine propulsion, 162
Morar, gas turbine propulsion, 162
Rembrandt, contractors for, 162; details of, 162; equipment in, 162; layout of machinery, 162; ancillary equipment, 163; engine room of, 163
Rembrandt, free piston gas turbine engines for, 162; sea trials of, 162
— Design, new thinking in: Oriana, 768-769
— Falcon, salvaged by tugs Noord-Holland
and Cycloop, 188
— Fenders, pneumatic (Marine Craft Con
structors), 707
— Fishery protection vessels, U.K. invited to
quote by Norway, 357
— Icebreaker, V-belt drive for, 703
— Katingo, Cycloop tug assists, 188
— Liberty, in British and European harbours, 1
— Machinery, 1960 (book), 96
Manufacturers Association of Japan, Ship-Machinery 1960, 96; Report of the Marine Reduction Gear Committee No. 2 (book), 868
— Methane Pioneer, symposium on tank
construction for, 707
— New rules for hull structural steel (Lloyds),
335
— Nyon, salvage of, 188
— Ocean weather, report from, 775
— Ore carrier, Longstone, 357
Carrying, atomic propelled, proposed in Japan, 892
— Polar Bjorn, transport of diesel-alternator
sets to Jan Mayed Island, 659
— Propulsion. See Atomic propulsion; Tur-
nines; Propellers
— Radio, VHF (Redifon Ltd.), 153
— Refrigerated, order placed by New Zealand
Shipping Co., 281
— Salvage of. See Salvage
— See also under specific types of ship
Shipbuilding Conference, 597; stand at British Trade Fair, New York, 29
— in Finland, 338
— Industry, cancellation of orders, 597; order
position, 597
Demarcation disputes, 273
Employment statistics, 45
Finland, 338
in France, 257
Interest in Hovercraft, 105
Slump in orders, 901
—? and marine engineering industries, research and development requirements of (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Report), 845
Shipbuilding, Noral D54S aluminium-mag- nesium alloy for (Alcan), 879
:— Unions, wage claim and rejection, 853
— in United Kingdom, economics of, by
J. R. Parkinson (book), 128 Shipping, British, by R. H. Thornton (review), 487
— Exports to Norway, 161
— Federation, to consider proposed amend
ments to Merchant Shipping Act, 305
— Freight charges declining, 901
— Lloyd’s Register of. See Lloyd’s
?—? Scrap and build policy, 597 Shipyards, DSIR report on, 901 —? Modernisation schemes, 597
— Results of modernisation, 513
Shirawta dam, grouting of (Cementation Co,), 65
Shoe drill for hygiene, 432
— Polisher, power, Peugeot Easishine (Rudson
Wood), 432
Shop blinds, automatic electric (Electromatic Shop Blinds Ltd, and Photoelectronics (MOM) Ltd.), 703
— Crane (trade publication), 456
— Stewards, TUC report on, 273
Short, A., awarded Reinforced Concrete Association’s medal, 853; on lightweight concrete, 853
Short Bros. and Harland Ltd., SB5 adjustable wing aircraft, 629; hot dimpling machine, 699
— Circuit calculations, simplified, by R. T.
Lythall (book), 868
Problems (trade publication), 60
— SCI VTOL aircraft, 346
— SC5 Britannic aircraft, 346 —? SC7 Skyvan aircraft, 346
Shotton, G. R., elected president of Institute of British Foundrymen, 177; biographical note, 177
Shovel, drag (R. H. Neal and Co. Ltd.), 676
— Loader, Allis Chalmers Tracto-Loader
(Mackay), 79
Frontloader (Merton Engineering Co. Ltd.), 888
?—? Tractor (Aveling-Barford), 676
Nelson (Merton), 716
Show. See Exhibition
Shropshire County Council, Army bill for firefighting, 145
Shubnikov, A. V., on Principles of Optical Crystallography (book), 802
Sicon automatic starter panel (Southern Instruments Ltd.), 857
Sidecars, motor-cycle, in polyester resin (Bakelite Ltd.), 3
Siebe, Gorman Co., Fairey offer for shares, 161; underwater diving and breathing apparatus, 161; purchased by Fairey Co., 861
Sierracote gold coated glass (D, Napier and Son Ltd.), 435
Signals, radio, at optical frequency, 654
— Railway, automatic warning, 189
—? -— Hudd automatic warning type, 189 Signalling, railway (trade publication), 160 standardisation, 604
Silavent water closet extractor (Morphy- Richards), 574
Silcoset silicone rubbers (ICI), 139, 670 Silgelac barrier material (Claritude Ltd.), 3 Silica analyser for feed water (Electronic Instruments Ltd.), 607
Silicate of zinc (MacCleaster Chemical Co.), 778-779
Silicon carbide as cladding and matrix for atomic fuels, 215
— Controlled rectifiers price reduction (AEI),
97
— Irons, magnetic effects of (BISRA), 335
— Rectifiers (trade publication), 60
— —• Unit for Alcoa (Westinghouse), 71
— Ultra-pure (Monsanto), 75
Silicone, anti-stick (Wolseley Holdings), 778- 779
— Fluids and greases (trade publication), 256
— Grease, M494 (ICI), 171
— Hydraulic fluid, DP47 (ICI), 635
— by R. N. Meals and F. M. Lewis (review),
22
—? Rubber, Cold-Cure Silastomer (Midland Silicones Ltd.), 670
Cold curing, for potting electronic equipment (Midland Silicones), 815
— — (Dow Corning), 670
—? — Make it yourself with, 670
(Rhone-Poulenc), 670 Siccoset (ICI), 139, 670
Silliman, M. A, et al., on irradiation testing of Enrico Fermi fuel pins, 891
Silting of reservoirs, Indian government research on, 578
Silvaflame Co. Ltd., Moflash standby light, 376; abrasive holder, 675
Silver antimony telluride as thermoelectric material (Bell), 463
—? as gasket material, 39
— Iodide, as artificial rainmaker, 353 Silver, J., on quality cars in quantity, 516
— Preparations, thermosetting, FSP43 and
FSP49 (Johnson, Matthey and Co. Ltd.), 3
Silvester, R., on hydraulics in universities. See LETTERS, 76, 140
Sim-L-Car equipment (General Precision), 164 Simca, installation of complex conveyor system, 314; Ariane motor car, 428; Aronde motor car, 428; Aronde Motor car engine 428
Simmonds Aerocessories Ltd,, increase in exports, 217; locking nuts (trade publication), 522; Weldnuts (trade publication), 590
Simmonds, D, S., Ltd, FIDO fall-out intensity detection oscillator, 52
Simms Motor and Electronics Corp., employment of blind workers, 45; position and prospects, 121; orders and output at record level, 121; annual meeting and report, 121; purchase of Dawe Instruments Ltd., 121; purchase of LMK Manufacturing Ltd., 121; absorption of Cawkell Research and Electronics, 121; fuel filter, 407
Simms Motor Units Ltd., awards to students, 241; Minipump fuel injection pump, 572; Minimech fuel injection pump, 572; Minivac fuel injection pump control, 572; petrol injection system for cars, 826; engine starter motor, 843
Simon-Carves Ltd., Benson boilers for Margam steelworks, 20; town’s gas (trade publication), 256; Hunterston atomic power station, 313; sulphuric acid plant for Egypt, 803
Simon Handling Engineers Ltd., Vibra feeding machine, 543
Simon, Henry, Ltd., Bindex level controller, 111; pelleter (trade publication), 900
Simonds, Viscount, on mechanical engineering, 777
Simonis, F. W., on Variable-Speed Gears (book), 900
Simoniz Co., Clad-Rex pvc coated steel, 878
Simons, E. N., on writing of technical books, 646; on Structure of Steel—Simply Explained, 646
Simplex Jenny centre hold jack (Equipment and Engineering Co. Ltd.), 750
Simplex Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Simplex swimming pool chlorinating unit, 136
Simplex swimming pool chlorinating unit (Simplex), 136
Simplicity of Science, by S. D. Beck (book), 590 Simplite flashing lamp beacon (Seiwood), 207 Simpson, C. R. H., review of Manual of Model
Steam Locomotive Construction, 866; biographical note, 868
Simpson, J. A., on space as laboratory, 87 Simulator, nuclear reactor (C. A. Parsons), 231 Sinclair, J. A., on Famous Airships of the World (review), 317
Sine centres (A. A. Jones and Shipman Ltd.), 375 Sinex Engineering Co. Ltd., constant weight feeder for pulverised fuel, 110
Singham, J. R., on Autocar Handbook (review), 521
Sink disposal unit, Haigh Tweeny-de-Luxe (Haigh Engineering Co. Ltd.), 776
Sinot, H. J., on DAF car belt drive, 816 Sinter brings down coke consumption, 870 Sintered carbides, 63
— Oxides, 64
Sintered Products Ltd., record sales year, 581 Sintering machine. Head Wrightson'McKee, 870
Sinterlink friction materials (Morgan-Mintex Ltd.), 685
Sioux Falls atomic reactor (Allis Chalmers), 88 SIP-AGIE spark erosion machine, 123
Sirius computer (Ferranti), 249
Sisal reinforced plastic dough, Alpon 5 (Scott Bader), 879
Site, safety on, by B. A. C. Whyte (book), 868 Size, Plain Words on, 108
Sizewell atomic power station, construction work to commence in new year, 512; artist’s impression of, 756; contracts issued, 756; technical data on, 756
Skaline mill-scale remover (C and P Development), 38
Skandinaviska Banken, report on Swedish company accounts, 385; survey of Swedish firms, 385
Skate, machine, Vulca-Skate (Vulcascot), 243
Skefco Ball Bearing Co., apprentices enter for Bemetel tests, 81
Skeist, L, on Epoxy Resins (review), 22
SKF, formation of United Bearing Corp, with Ransome and Maries Bearing Co., 829
Skids, high hysteresis tyres cut down, by G. Wilkins, 278
Skilled labour, shortage of, 633
Skipworth, W., technical representative to International Apprentices Competition, 472
Skydrol hydraulic fluid (Monsanto), 635 Skyvan aircraft. Short SC 7, 346
Skyway Hotel, London Airport, automatic service doors for (Radiovisor), 227
Skyways, Avro 748 aircraft ordered, 129 Slack, M. R., on heat transfer and pressure drop performance for gas-cooled reactors, 755
Slade, R., on Belgian Congo (review), 424 Slagging, fission product elements removal by, L. J. Mullins, J. A. Leary and Maraman, 248
Slater, Sir William, on water supply in ern Canada, 105; on Hannah Research Institute, 105
Slatter, J. G., and Co., plastic circuit breaker, 403 Slattery, Rear Admiral Sir Matthew, appointed Chairman of BOAC, 201; on supersonic air-liner, 201
Sleds, rocket, braking method for (Northrop), 71
Sleeves, jointing, for timber. Gibjoint (Gib Joints Ltd), 470
Sleight, P. E., syllabus for civil engineering construction examination, 573
Slide feeder (Rockwell), 445
Slip Group, Molyslip lubricant, 417; fuel oil additives, 417
Sloop Cyane, 146
Slotted angle (Dexion), 89
Slotting head, Lesto (Trend), 207
Sludge collector, Circuline (Link-Belt), 543 —? Concentrator, Roto-plug (Davy, Paxman), 542
— and refuse, mechanised composting of,
by A. G. Davies, 563
— Removal from sedimentation tanks, 775
— Sewage, Milorganite, 545 Production methods, 545
— See also Sewage
Slug, burst, detection gear for at Windscale (Plessey), 88
Smart and Brown (Machine Tools) Ltd., pipe screwing machine, 206
Smith, A. J. Gibbs, on machine tool statistics, 108, 140. See LETTER, 140
Smith, D, R. L., on Fluid Mechanics Through ’^Vorked Examples (book), 868
Smith, F. H. See On the Shelf articles. See also LETTER, 4
Smith, G. R., new factory for Pilkington Bros. Ltd., 786
Smith, Harold T., International, Pakistan irrigation scheme, 265
Smith, J. V., on proton synchrotron Nimrod, 348
Smith, John (Keighley) Ltd., reduced profits, 829
Smith, M. G., on postal mechanisation, 172 Smith, Pescara free piston gasifiers, 162-163 Smith-Rose, Dr. R. L., on DSIR work on satellite orbits, 495
Smith, S., and Sons (England) Ltd., instruments for Volvo motor car, 659
Smith, S. E., on removal of radioactive particles from the air, 16
Smith, Thomas, and Sons (Rodley) Ltd., excavators and cranes, 829
Smith, W. M., on Vinyl Resins (review), 22 Smithfield Show. See Royal Smithfield Show and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition
Smiths Aviation Division, design study on aircraft DH 121, 426; SEP5 autopilot, 427
Smith’s Delivery Vehicles Ltd., battery driven motor van, 179; exhibit at Commercial Motor Show, 382; NCB electric commuter van, 382; Suburbanite truck, 382
Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd., tanker Gyrotoma converted to carry propane, 57; cargo ship Rembrandt, 162; conversion of cargo ship Goodwood to gas turbine propulsion, 162; gasifiers for cargo ship Rembrandt, 163
Smith’s Electrical Instruments Ltd., transducers for Bluebird telemetering, 394
Smiths Industrial Division, recording potentiometer, 819
Smiths Jacking Systems, hydraulic valves, 175 Smith’s Motor Accessories, noise reduction in plant, 189; high burst strength rubber tubing, 267
Smiths Stampings Ltd., automatic loading and unloading equipment for rotary heart furnace installed, 772
Smoke-free combustion chamber (Urquharts), 874
Smokeless zones and fire-lighting, 596
Smyth, C. N., on Medical Electronics (book), 456
Smyth, R. C., on Financial Incentives for Management (book), 522
SNAP atomic devices, statistics on, 216 SNAP-10 atomic reactor, core experiments on (Atomics International), 891
Snap-lock aluminium extrusions (Reynolds), 107
Snaprib aluminium roofing system (Northern Aluminium), 74
Snauger conveyor auger (Lundell Ltd.), 837 SNECMA, aircraft engines, 196
Snobbery, job. Plain Words on, 372 Snow control using calcium chloride, 640 Snow, Frederick S., and Partners, extension to taxiway at Gatwick Airport, 640
Snow and Ice Control with Chemicals and Abrasives, 640
Snow plough for use with Land Rover (Rolba Ltd.), 642
Snowy Mountains project, artificially increased rainfall, 353
Project, delays encountered, 591 Rain seeding experiment, 103 Social and Economic Research, National Institute of. See National
— and Labour Problems, Commission on.
See Commission
Sociedad Anonima Vehiculos Automoviles (SAVA), joint operations with BMC for car production in Spain, 695
Societe Anonyme de Machines Electrostatiques, Statron electrostatic paint spraying equipment, 418; Felici electrostatic generator, 603
Metallurgique d’Esperance - Longdoz, joint programme with Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., 707
— Congolaise de Gestion et de Developpe-
ment, operation to commence, 393
— d'Arendonk, Alkathene tubes for radio
active effluent drains, 892
— d’Energie Nucleaire Franco-Beige, US-
Euratom assistance for atomic reactor at Chooz, 152; contract for Chooz power station to Westinghouse, 184
— Europeenne de Revetement Chimique,
Kanigen plating process for printed circuits, 39
— Financiere et Industrielle D’Egypte, order
for sulphuric acid plant placed with Simon- Carves, 803 ,
—? FranQais d’Etudes et de Realisations d’Equipement des Mines, formation and functions of, 150
d’lStudes et de Realisations d’Equipement Rail, formation and functions of, 150
— Genevoise d’Instruments de Physique,
SIP-AGIE spark erosion machine, 123
— Rateau, licensees for Allis Chalmers reactor
designs, 87
Society for Analytical Chemistry, symposium on determination of gases in metals, 91
— of Automotive Engineers, National Auto
mobile Week, 32; conference, 301
— of British Aircraft Constructors, Farn
borough Show (q.v.), 169; exhibitors at Farnborough Show, 310
— of Chemical Industry, Corrosion Problems
of the Petroleum Industry, 488
— of Die Casting Engineers, Congress of, 731
— for Hydraulic Transportation (Germany)
coal pipeline from Ruhr coalfields, 433
— and inflation, by G. Hutton (book), 424
— of Instrument Technology, women members
to visit Russia, 9
—? of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, possible investigation of warranties, 901
Sodium filling for atomic fuel elements Dounreay, 859
— Iodide, carrier-free, aqueous solutions
radiation decomposition effects in, J. S. Burgess and E. J. Partington, 384
— Liquid, corrosion of iron and steel in,
C. Tyzack, 791-792
— Potassium alloy coolant for Dounreay
reactor, 119
— Silicofluoride, ICI to increase production,
403
Sofre organisations, 150
Sofregaz, formation and functions of, 150 Sofrelec, formation and functions of, 150 Sofremines. See Soci(‘le Francais d'lltuiles et de Realisations d'Equipenient des Mines
Sofrerail. See Saciele Francais d’Etudes et de Realisations d’Equipinent Rail
Soft drinks, tributaries converge to make, 450 Soil behaviour under load, forecasting, 156
— Classification, ERA simplified system of
(Electrical Research Association), 691
— Cohesive, 84
—. Compactor, Albaret (Armstrong Whitworth), 342
— Mechanics and Foundation Engineering,
British National Society of. See British
Soil Mechanics Ltd., soil moisture (trade publication), 192; trial pits (trade publication), 836
— Media, statics of, by V. V. Sokolovski
(review), 694
— Mixing machine, Gyramixer (Blaw Knox),
444
—? Moisture and density meter (trade publication), 192
— Non-cohesive, 85
— Sample lathe (Soiltest), 343
—• Stabilisation of “ dirty ” railway track, 855
— Testing machines, 477
Soiltest Inc., soil sample Lathe, 343; cylinder capping set for concrete specimens, 413; compression tester, 714; concrete testcore measuring instrument, 737
Soiltest International SA, portable concrete tester, 144
Sokolov, A. V., on liquid fertilisers, 266 Sokolovski, V. V., on Statics of Soil Media (review), 694
Solar air conditioning, 825
— Battery, 825
— Cells, 239
— Cigarette lighter (Garret Thew Studios), 596
— Cookers, 825
— Energy, 239
Applications of, 824
Efficiency and economics of, 825
New scope for utilising, by S. A. Vincze, 824
— Heaters for Malta, 634
— Power plants, 825
— Space heating, 825
— Water distillation, 825
Heating plants, 824
— See also Sun
Solarflare and cosmic particles, energy spectrum of, 87
Solartron Electronic Group, instrumentation of ICSE, 216
Solartron Instruments Ltd., pulse generator, 820
Solderless unions (trade publication), 590 Solent radio direction finder (Pye), 445 Solex carburettor, 540
— Econostat, 540
Solids, colliding, theory and physical behaviour of; Impact, by W. Goldsmith (book), 868
— Contained in liquids, pumping, by J. O. H.
Muhlhaus, 562
— Mechanics of, introduction to, by S. H.
Crandall and N. C. Dahl, 682
Solmitz, F., on analysis of bubble chamber tracks, 248
Solus-Schall Ltd., thickness gauge, 750 Solvent, Chlorothene NU (Dow and Penetone- Paripan), 599
— Extraction of plutonium, 312 Recovery of thorium by, 16
— Recovery (trade publication), 256
Sondes Place Research Institute, high temperature fuel cell, 230
Sonic bangs, 364
Sortationer alloy detector (Townson and Mercer), 111
Sorting equipment, packet and parcel, post office, 130
Post office (Thrissell), 130 Soundproof door for TV studio (Associated Rediffusion), 66
Souter, L., award of exhibition from Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust, 9; proposed visit to Russia, 9; biographical note, 9
South Africa, exports improving, 393 Fall in gold and foreign exchange, 853 Five year plan, 695
Manufacturing facilities for arms, 565 Mining industry gift for particle accelerator for Witwatersrand University, 720
Motor car exports to, 613
Trade missions to promote exports, 853 UK emigration to, 641
— African Atomic Energy Board, order for
materials test reactor to Allis Chalmers, 184
— America, Cambridge University expedition
to, 549
South Durham Steel and Iron Co. Ltd., employees contract out of State Pension scheme, 385
— of Scotland Electricity Board, Hunterston
atomic power station, 313; supply of pfa from Kincardine power station, 547
South Staffordshire Waterworks Co., area of supply, 21
South Wales Switchgear Ltd., transformers for Athens Piraeus Electricity Co., 489
Southampton University, grant for yacht research, 146 ; need for atomic reactor, 579
Southern Electricity Board, standardisation of voltage, 713
Southern Instruments Ltd., Sicon automatic starter panel, 857; transducers, 889
— Rhodesian Government, agreement with
African Development (Pvt) Ltd., to build houses and schools, 837
Southwest Atomic Associates, study of epithermal thorium atomic reactor, 512
Sove,x Ltd., mail handling devices, 37; post office packet and parcel sorting equipment, 130; post office conveyor system, 131; conveyors and elevators for Oriana liner, 769
Soviet Atomic Energy Centre, Indonesian experts attend for course, 312
Space age, religion in, by J. Lambley (book), 900; (review), 866
Space beacons, 839
— Conditions in, 552
— Craft version of Agena vehicle (Lockheed Aircraft Corp.), 797
— Encyclopedia (Artemis Press book), 766
— Engineering, by R. A. Coffee, 304. See LEITER, 372
— Exploration of, by R. Jastrow (book), 488
— Flight, propulsion systems for, by W. R. Corliss (book), 730
— Flight, radio and, 340. See LETTER, 468
— as laboratory, by J. A. Simpson, 87
— Navigation, choosing a course for, by
G. V. E. Thompson, 838
— Programme, British, 304
— Research, importance of, 495
Satellite, Anglo-American Scout, 736
— Sanitation in, means recycling, by G. V. E,
Thompson, 552
— Satellite. See Satellite
— Science in (book), 620
Symposium, proceedings of (book), 316
— Technology, course on (booklet), 126
Symposium on, 781
— Vehicles, mid-course guidance of, 838 Spacecraft materials, surface effects on, by
F. J. Clauss (review), 898
— and missile guide, international, by F. 1.
Ordway 111, and R. C. Wakeford (book), 694
Spacemaster stacking machine (Bishop), 444 Spadeadam Rocket Test Establishment, tests on Blue Streak missile, 397
Spain, foreign investment in, 377
Spangle, C. W., on unemployment and automation, 613
Spanner, plastic, 38
Sparcatron spark erosion machine (Impregnated Diamond Products Ltd.), 243
Spark eroded surface characteristics, by Dr. S. R. Ghabrial, 198
— erosion machine, SIP-AGIE, 123
Machine, Sparcatron (Impregnated Diamond Products Ltd.), 243
— Machining, 27
Spark Machining (review), 899
Sparke, W. G., on experimental radon-in-air monitor, 152
Sparrow, J., on equilibrium plasma discharges, 348
Speakers, after-dinner. Plain Words on, 672
— Hi-fi, by G. V. Buckley, 264
Specifications, standard. See British Standards Institution; Standards; Standardisation
Spectral Shift Control Reactor, by M. C. Edlund, 383-384
Spectrometer, analysis by, 719
— Mass, essential components, 719
Focusing and ion velocity, 719
— — Memory effect in, 719
Peak recording with, 719
Performance characteristics, 719
Preparation for analysis by, 719
Types of, 719
— X-ray (Bristol Aircraft Ltd.), 736 Spectrometry, mass, 719
for uranium isotope measurements, by C. D. Tabor, 719
Spectrum analyser (Metrix), 343
— Energy, of solarflare and cosmic particles, 87 Speech interference and noise, 101
Speed record, land, support vehicles for Bluebird car, 227
— Reduction unit (Andantex Ltd.), 492
— Supersonic, combustion study at, 690
Speed Tool Co., adjustable go/no-go gauge, 574
— Variable, reduction unit, Contorq (Fair
bairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd.), 702 Units (trade publication), 424 Spence, Dr. R., appointed deputy director of Harwell, 184
Spencer, H. A., on gaseous fuels, 493
Spencer Steel Works, AEI gain cable contract, 457
Spending Guide, Plain Words on, 268
— Pattern, change of in Britain, 465
Sperry gyro compasses, vessels using, 129
Sperry Gyroscope Co. Ltd., Sperry/Orcutt dividing engine, 91; Sperry-SINTEF ships cargo calculator, 220; vibration indicator, 321
Sperry/Orcutt dividing engine, 91
Sperry Rand Corp., Remington typewriter production to move from US to UK, 393; extension to Scottish factory, 393
Sperry-SINTEF ship’s cargo calculator, 220 Spica, cooperation with Lodge Plugs Co., 349 Spicers Ltd., rotary feeding machine, 270; Carbion self adhesive straw-paper, 467; clip sealer, 818
Spicer, W. and C., Ltd., zirconia refractory (trade publication), 766
Spillway capacity of dams. Symposium on (review), 286
— at Kariba Dam, 752
Spindle grinding machine, vertical, Diskus (Rockwell), 502
Spooner, Senator, on development of small reactors for Australia, 88
Spooner, W. H., on Lucas Heights research establishment, 52
Spot coater (Dawson, Payne and Elliott), 773 Sprague, J. M., review of Handbook on Electroplating, Polishing, Bronzing, Lacquering, 560; biographical note, 560 Sprawler crawler crane (Newton Chambers), 444
Spray characteristics and hydrodynamic stability of seaplane hulls, by D. M. Ridland, J. K. Friswell and A. G. Kuni (review), 318
—? Coating, Berkalloy zinc-aluminium (Berk), 75
— Paint, Hydra-Spray (Bullows), 307 Sprayed asbestos (trade publication), 658 Sprayer, insecticide, Plafog (Cooper, Pegler
and Co. Ltd.), 632
Spraying, crop, electrostatic, 603
— Electrostatic, paint, 603
— Paint, electrostatic equipment, Statron
(SAMES), 418
Electrostatic, safety in, 418
— Plant, paint, airless (Aerograph-DeVilbiss),
42
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Spraymat de-icing system for helicopters, 219 Spreadbury, E. A. W., on Television Explained (book), 128
Springs, air, for motor coaches, 202
— Axlebox, rubber, for rolling stock, 202
— Design for, by S. Gross (book), 900
?— Leaf, order for Ford placed with Toledo Woodhead Springs, 97
Springfield refinery, first uranium fuel delivered to Berkeley atomic power station, 720 Sprinkler system, automatic, for fire prevention, 633
Spun Concrete Ltd., Dungeness lighthouse, 47 Spurrier, Sir Henry, on Leyland Motors Ltd., 829
St. Clair-Ford, A., on Tarmac Group, St. John, J., on Science Survey (book), St. Lawrence Seaway, prospects for season, 289; usage statistics, 289
St. Leonards Hill Reservoir, constructional details, 440
Stabilisation of free radicals at low temperatures, by A. W. Bass and H. P. Broida (book), 658
— of metals by sub-zero temperatures, 350 Stabilisers, Denny-Brown, for Oriana liner, 768 Stability, hydrodynamic, and spray characteristics of seaplane hulls, by D. M. Ridland, J. K. Friswell and A. G. Kurn (review), 318
Stable materials, nuclear detection of, by D. Taylor, 325-326
Stacking machine. Spacemaster (Bishop), 444
— and screening machine, Loadascreen (Fred
erick Parker Ltd.), 575
Stadium, Strahov, electronic installation at, 221 Staff College, Camberley, visit to Garringtons, 861
Staffa mobile crane (Chamberlain), 470
Stages of Economic Growth, by W. W. Rostow (book), 522
Stal (de Laval Ljungstrom), Stenungsund power station, 344
Stamford By-pass, bridges on, 609 Contractors for, 609 Opened by Rt. Hon. E. Marples, 609 Stampe aircraft collides with Caravelle aircraft, 253
Stand, support, “ B ” block (Rubert), 80 Standard belt conveyor (Numec), 175
— Electrical engineering, in Europe, 257 Standard Railway Wagon Co., trading difficulties, 685; profits, 685
Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd., SenTerCet automatic controller for cathodic protection of ship’s hulls, 57
Standard-Triumph International, new factory at Malines, 497; possible merger with Leyland Motors Ltd., 829; car production, 829; sale of tractor division to Massey-Ferguson, 829; Lord Tedder appointed president, 829; A. Dick appointed chairman, 829; take-over bid by Leyland Motors Ltd., 869; Mulliners Ltd. closed down, 869
— United States Bureau of. See United
States National
Standard Vacuum Oil Co., Karachi oil refinery, 249; price reductions, 357
Standard Vanguard motor car, six cylinder engine for, 540
Standardisation in nuclear engineering, 151 Standby motor car spare wheel (Dunlop), 572 Standing Technical Committee on syndets, 69 Stanford Research Institute, radiation protection by food, 279
Stanley, C., on future of Temco employees, 241; on Pye Group, 349
Stanley, C. O., on Pye-E. K. Cole merger, 649 Stanley, E. E., on fuel economy by intermittent heating, 252-253
Stanley Works (Great Britain) Ltd., use of wall-charts, 581
Stanton Ironworks, use of steel extrusions for feeder troughs, 706
Starch dryer (trade publication), 620 Starfighter aircraft, possible order for Royal Australian Air Force, 591
Start Pilot Ltd., Start Pilot for cold climate diesel engine starting, 701
Starter motor for engines (Simms), 843 See also Motor, electric
— Panel, automatic, Sicon (Southern Instru
ments Ltd.), 857
(Belmos), 144
State Apprenticeship Week, Australia, 469
— Institute for Glass (Russia), ultra high
strength glass, 873
Statesmen’s Who’s Who and International Year Book, 1960, by L, G, Pine (review), 834
Statics and the engineer, by Sir Alfred Pugsley, 302
— of soil media, by V. V. Sokolovski (review),
694
— Structures and dynamics, worked examples
in the theory of, by 1. Szdbo (book), 900 Statistical processes and reliability engineering, by D. N. Chorafas (book), 868 tatistics Manual, by E. L. Crow, F. A. Davis and M. W. Maxfield (book). 256
Statron electrostatic paint spraying equipment (SAMES), 418
Staveley Coal and Iron Group, members of Consolidated Foundry Plant consortium, 523
Steam cooled loop installed on NRU atomic reactor (Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.), 16
— Power and top-up, for steelworks, 20
— Sampling in Russia, by J. Jackson, 627
— Thermodynamic and transport properties
of, table of, by J. Hilsenrath et al. (book), 868
— Trap, Conflo (Royles Ltd,), 376
— Turbine. See Turbine
Steamship. See Liner; Ship; etc.
Stecklemacher, W., review of Neues und Bewahrtes aus der Hochvakuumtechnik, 191; biographical note, 192
Stedeford Committee, report on British Railways, 137; on decentralisation of British Railways, 605; report. Minister of Transport and, 605
Stedeford, Sir Ivan, on machine tool industry, 767
Steeds, W., on Mechanics of Road Vehicles (review), 95
Steel, annual rate of production, 741
— for atomic reactor pressure circuits, sym
posium on, 791
— for atomic reactor pressure vessels, 791
— Beams and concrete columns, joining, 477
— Brittle fracture of, by W. D. Biggs (book),
836
— Carbon and low-alloy, niobium in, by
J. E. Russell, 792
Niobium as grain refining element, 792
— Carburised, hardenability of (trade publi
cation), 288
— Castings (trade publication), 288
Steel Co. of Wales Ltd., power and top-up steam for Margam steelworks, 20; Benson boilers installed at Margam, 20; Richardsons Westgarth turbo-alternator installed at Margam, 20; gift to Swansea University College, 677
— Cold pressing of, by H. D. Feldmann
(book), 900
— by F. E. Dean (book), 730
— Drill, development (Atlas Copco AB), 805 Sandvik Coromant, 93
— Effect of irradiating temperature on, 791 of neutron irradiation on, by R. G.
Berggren, 791
— Exports to Norway, 161
— Extruding, glass as lubricant, 706
— Extrusion{of by cold impact, 551
process, Ugine-Sejournet, 706
Table of mechanical tests on, 706
— Framed buildings, computer and pro
grammes for design of, 477
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnace. See Furnace
— Heat treatment of. See Heat treatment
— High strength, HST (Samuel Fox), 74
— Hydrogen content, apparatus to measure
(BWRA), 91
— Industry prospects, by Lord Ridley, 185
US, effect of compact motor car on, 193 US, strike of, 369
— Ingot production, table of, 581
— and iron, corrosion of in liquid sodium, by
C. Tyzack, 791-792
Industry, automation in, introduction review of, by S. S. Carlisle, 586
—,— Master of them all, by R. Miles (book), 766
Steel, L., appointed chairman of Triplex Group, 513; biographical note, 513
— Machining with Wimet tungsten carbide
tools, 567
— Making process, acid Bessemer, 870
— Mills, Piacaguera, mill drives ordered from
Westinghouse, 257
— Nickel alloy (trade publication), 730
for low temperatures, 707
— for nuclear reactor power circuits, sympo
sium on (ISI), 448
— Pipe, galvanised, plastic coated (Republic
Steel Corp.), 435
—? Plastic, Devcon (Barrus), 107
— Platinum-clad (Texas Instruments Ltd.), 466
— Pressure vessel, theoretical aspects of
radiation damage and brittle fracture in, by A. H. Cotterell, 791
— Prices in Europe, 86
— Problems in the Bristol supersonic T 188
aircraft, 334
— Production in India, 105
Rising, Australia looks to, by C. L. Turnbull, 884
Statistics, 877
— Pvc coated, Clad-Rex (Simoniz Co.), 878
— Radiation embrittlement of, 791
Hardening of, 791
— Rail. See Rail
— Rope. See IFire rope
— Sections, extruded, users of, 706
— Sheet, consumption of in UK, 741
Galvanised, corrugated, Galvatite (John Summers and Sons), 599
— Stainless, anchor, “ Digger ” (Dell), 139
— — Argonarc spot welding, 629
Clad uranium oxide atomic fuel, cost of, 415
Petrol engine fabricated from (Tyce Engineering), 739
Resistance welding of, 333
Tubing for USAEC steam generators (Allegheny Ludlum), 467
Type 304, as atomic fuel cladding, 151 Varieties of, 334
— Strip, pre-coated, Colmetic (Metalon), 878 Pre-coated, Luxacote (Hunter Douglas),
878
Pre-coated, Plasmetic (Metalon), 878
— Structural, ASTM specification for new, 477 -in building (BS), 180
for ships hulls, new rules for (Lloyds), 335 Structures, modern, design of, by L. E. Grinter (book), 224; (review), 800
Notch initiation in, 791
of—simply explained, by E. N. Simons and Dr. E. Gregory, 646
—? Tool (trade publication), 256
Steelmakers, ECSC, competition among, 86
— Refractory coating for (trade publication),
730
Steelmaking, automatic, dual nature of, 586
— Automation in, 586
— Oxygen in, at Consett Iron Co., 185
— Thermochemistry for, by J. F. Elliott and
M. Gleiser ( book), 620
Steels Engineering Installations Ltd., air conditioning for ships, 649
Steels Engineering Products Ltd. Coles “ Argus ” mobile crane, 722-724; historical note on Coles crane, 722
Steelworkers, attitudes of to technical change by O. Banks (review), 657-658
Steelworks, Durgapur, progress report, 281
— Margam, power and top-up steam for, 20 Stein, R. J. B., on bonus schemes, 172. See
LETTER, 76
Steiner, F. D., on What Makes a Drought?, 48 Stellenbosch University, nuclear research centre at Faure, 684
Stelvetite G cladding material (John Summers), 878
— Pvc coated steel panels (John Summers), 299
An Historical Development, note, 694 Stirling, Maynard pass, 609
Stitching, metal, repair technique (RAE), 905 Stocks held by industry, 1
Stoeckicht, W., gearing principles, 810 Stone, J., and Co, Ltd., sewage system for Oriana liner, 769
Stone. J. and F., Lighting and Radio Ltd., annual report, 793; effect of credit restrictions, 793
Stone-Kamewa propeller for cargo ship Rembrandt (Stone Marine
Ltd.), 162
Stone Marine Engineering
Kamewa propeller for brandt, 162
Stone-Platt Industries, air conditioning, 414; members of Consolidated Foundry Plant consortium, 523
Stores, cold, for fresh fruit and vegetables, by Dr. J. C. Fidler, 389
Storey, C., on computers in engineering design, 30
Stoves, cooking, slight increase in sales of, 591 Strahov Stadium, electronic installation at, 221 Straightening machine for polished sheet metal, 691
Straightline central heating radiator (Wilson), 72
Strain gauge cement, rapid setting (British Sarozal Ltd.), 847
for high temperature conditions (UKAEA), 770
Strainer, suction. Dolphin (Megator), 142 Strand, Prof. A. B., lamps for growth stimulation, 294
Stratford diesel locomotive maintenance depot completed (BR), 587
Stratosphere over England, preliminary measurements of the tritium and carbon 14 content of, by F. R. Barclay et al., 480 Strauss, G,, on road building, 523
Strauss, R. F., on Fundamentals of Rocket Propulsion (book), 620
Straussler, N., FN airborne combat vehicle, 67 Strawpaper, self-adhesive, Carbion (Spicers), 467
Stream-Line Filters Ltd., filter for insulating oils, 703
Street furniture, permanent exhibition (ColD), 741
— Lamp screens, polyethylene, 499 Street Lighting: The Changing Scene, 409 Street lighting, table of costs, 409
— Private, guide for engineers on making
(DSIR booklet), 181
Strength of materials, new approach to. Prof. R. E. D. Bishop, 682
Stresa Conference, Industrial Challenge Nuclear Energy, 152
Stress, alternating. See Fatigue
— Analysis, optical methods for, by A. Kuske
(book), 900
— Optical determination of. See Optical;
Photo-elastic
— in reinforced concrete shields for nuclear
reactors, by W. Bonsell, 184
— Relieving furnace (Shelley), 406 Welded girders (Fairfield), 149
?— in shells, by W. Fliigge (book), 694 Stress in transmission lines, 709
Strickland, R. E., on LPR natural uranium nuclear power station, 383
Strikes, action taken by Ministry of Labour in, 533
Taken by TUC in, 533
Strikes, an archaic weapon, 241
— Effect on exports, 533
— at Ford Motor Co., 749
— London docks, appeal to Prime Minister,
533
— Seamen, 305
— Tally clerks, 533, 901
— Threat in engineering industries, 749
— TUC report on, 273
— US steel mills, 369
— See also Labour disputes
String and ball flexible drive, Visomag (Viso Ltd.), 843
Strip steel, pre-coated, Colmetic (Metalon), 878 Pre-coated, Luxacote (Hunter Douglas), 878
Pre-coated, Plasmetic (Metalon), 878 Strippable coatings (Croda), 778-779 Stroboscope (Dawe), 406
— Using beyond frequency range, by J. A.
Macinante, 166
Strojexport, horizontal boring machine, 406; gear bobbing machine, 407; vertical lathe, 407
Strontium 89 and 90, deposition of on agricultural land and their entry into milk after the reactor incident at Windscale in October, 1957, by F. B. Ellis et al., 480
— 90, removal from aqueous solution by ion
exchange on vermiculite, by D. C. Sammon and R, E. Watts, 312
Structural adhesives, 138
— Joints, internal damping due to, and tech
niques for general damping measurements, by D. J. Mead (HMSO book), 71
— Materials, fire resistance tests on (HMSO
book), 7
Mechanical properties of at low temperatures, by R. M. McClintock and H. P. Gibbons (book), 456
— Mechanics, by S. T. Carpenter (book), 224;
(review), 800
— Steel. See Steel
Structures, aircraft, introduction to theory of, by D. Williams (book), 392
—? Corrosion resistant, 778-779
— Framed, dynamics of, by G. L. Rigers
(book), 24
— Piled, and reinforced concrete piling, by
F. E. Wentworth-Shields, W. S. Gray and
H. W. Evans (book), 766
?— Statics and dynamics, worked examples in the theory of, by 1. Szabo (book), 900
— Steel, modern design of, by L. E. Grinter
(book), 224; (review), 800
—? ?— Notch initiation in, 791
— of steel—Simply Explained, by E. N. Simons
and Dr. E. Gregory, 646
— Timber, fire endurance of, by H. Richard
son, 212
— Traffic bearing (British Standards Institu
tion), 7
Stuart, D. A., Oil Co. (GB), formation of, 217; products of, 217
Stuart, Dr. D. J. K., review of Proceedings of Institute of Mechanical Engineers Automobile Division 1957-58, 520; biographical note, 522; on small cars, 531. See LETTER, 816
Stuart Davis, Ltd., control valves (trade publication), 488
Student centre lathe (Colchester Lathe Co. Ltd.), 622
— Views on industry in France, 209
Sturtevant Engineering Co. Ltd., aerofoil fans (trade publication), 488; electro-static precipitators (trade publication), 560; views on air conditioning, 649
Styrene/butadiene synthetic rubber, Rotterdam plant for (Shell), 171
Styrocell thermal insulation (Shell), 370
S.U. Carburettors Ltd., carburettors for Volvo motor car, 659
Suba Hydraulics Ltd., blending machine, 270 Submarine, atomic propelled. Admiralty order for second, 448
Propelled, components (Westinghouse), 648
Propelled, contract for reactors to Westinghouse, 16
Propelled, Dreadnought, launched (Vickers-Armstrongs), 580
—• — Propelled, Robert E. Lee, Polaris missile firing (US), 448
Propelled Scorpion (US), 448
— Escape, story of: “ Subsunk,” by W. O.
Shelford (book), 802
“ Subsunk Story of Submarine Escape, by W. O. Shelford (book), 802
Suburbanite electric van (Smiths), 382 Sub-zero temperatures as an aid to the manufacturer, 350
Suction cleaner, Air-O-Flow (Exhall), 206
— Strainer, Dolphin (Megator), 142
Sud-Aviation, agreement with Douglas Aircraft Co., 196; manufacture of British Vampire aircraft, 196; Mystere fighter aircraft, 196; Trident rocket interceptor, 196; Vautour Bomber, 196; Alouette helicopter, 196; DJINN helicopter, 196; order for Caravelle aircraft from SAS, 196; New York office, 196; Caravelle aircraft, 196
Sudan, IAEA technical assistance mission visit to, 448
Sudsmobile foam vehicle (RAF), 353
Suffolk Iron Foundry (1920) Ltd., data charts (trade publication), 318; welding rods (trade publication), 318
Suggestion scheme, awards under (Morgan Crucible), 341
Sulphate of uranyl as possible atomic fuel, 892 Sulphuric acid plant for Egypt (Simon-Carves), 803
Summers, John, and Sons Ltd., Stelvetite pvc coated steel panels, 299; Galvatite corrugated galvanised steel sheet, 599; Stelvetite G cladding material, 878; Galvatite materials, 878
Sumo Pumps Ltd., submersible pump, 343 Sump pump. See Pump
Sun and Shadow at Aswan, by H. Addison (review), 222
— Time by, 368
— See also Solar
Sunderland and South Shields Water Co,, operating transport and tractors, 285 Sunshine, all run by, 500. See LETTER, 568 Super-Mite deburring machine (Almco), 306 Super Snipe motor car, Humber, modifications to, 540
— VC 10 airliner (Vickers), 310, 346
?— — 10 airliner. Government support for, 105 Superconductivity, 840
— Studies, technique for, General Electric
(US), 431
Superfinition, rectification, by F, Henry and H. Pouret (book), 96
Supermag magnesium carbonate thermal insulation (Chemical Insulation), 171
Supermatic washing machine (AEI-Hotpoint), 2 Supersonic aircraft. See Aircraft
— Airliner. See Aircraft
— Flight, wind tunnels for, 594-595
?— Speeds, combustion study at, 690 Superspeed C80 aluminium alloy (Imperial), 335
Superstition, Plain Words on, 436 Supervisors, courses for, 727 for, list of Colleges and Centres giving, 727
Supervisors' Handbook and Diary, 677 Supervisory training, 727
Supervisory Training Services Ltd., courses for supervisors, 121
Support stand, “ B ” block (Rubert), 80 Supreme pipeline separators (Carruthers), 819 Surface effects on spacecraft materials, by F. J,
Clauss (review), 898
— Grinding machine. See Grinding machine
— Preparations and primers, 778-779
— Spark eroded, characteristics of, by Dr.
S. R. Ghabrial, 198
Surface IVater Year Book, 577 Survey, Geological, of Great Britain. See
Geological
Surveyors, Royal Institution of Chartered.
See Royal Suspension, BMC baby cars, rubber for, 203
— Motor car, de Dion, 396
?—? — Car, simulating ride to test (General
Motors), 460. See LETTER, 500 Car, system for Triumph Herald, 100 Vehicle, rubber, 202
— Pneuride (Dunlop), 202
— Railway carriage, rubber for, 203 Sutcliffe, Richard, Ltd., belt conveyor for steep
gradients, 413; Armadillo face conveyor, 784
Suvretta motor yacht (Clelands), 901 Svantesson, S., on Foundations of Thermodynamics, 301
Svenska Diamantberg Borrnings, purchased by Atlas Copco, 481
Svenska Flaktfabriken, Stenungsund power station, 344
Svenska Maskinverken, Stenungsund power station, 344
Swaging machine, Battista (Embassy), 307 Swain, Matthew, Ltd., architectural panelling, 671
Swale, Rural District Council of, trial of Medway-Cartem refuse collection system, 564
Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd., competition with other shipyards for Queen Mary replacement, 533; repairs to tanker Esso Portsmouth, 591
Swansea University College, development appeal, 677; gift to by Richard Thomas and Baldwins and Steel Co. of Wales, 677; historical note, 677
Sweden, atomic energy programme, 647 ?— Engineering employment, 393
— Experiments to purify stagnant and polluted
water with compressed air, 7
— Foreign trade deficit, 393
— Import bill, 393
— Petrochemical industry starting in, 695
— R2-0 atomic reactor, 16
— Shipping exports to Norway, 161
— Survey of firms, 385
Swedish Export Directory 1960 (book), 160
— International Press Bureau, report on
Swedish employment and hours of work, 393
— Society of Aeronautics, award of Enoch
Thule bronze medal to Dr. R. R. Jamison, 721
?— State Power Board, Stenungsund power station, 344
— State Railways, diesel locomotives for
(Kalmar Verkstads AB), 425
Sweeney, D. C., on hydraulic lock, 592 Sweep generator (trade publication), 128 Swimette swimming pool (Gush and Dent Ltd.), 136
Swimming pool chlorinating unit. Simplex (Simplex), 136
in the garden, 136 Switches, automatic testing of (GEC), 386
— Clipper (GEC), 386
— Delay (Elcontrol), 208
— Flameproof (trade publication), 160
— Fuse, isolating (trade publication), 60
— — Unit, LEL (Brush), 110
— Impulse (Lancashire Dynamo), 820
— Time (Venner), 576 Switchgear, circuit-breaker, plastic (J.
Slatter), 403
Switchgear and Equipment Ltd., line isolator, 819
— Mutac range (GEC), 386
— Practice (trade publication), 802 Switching station, Brinsworth, equipment for
(AEI Ltd.), 225
Packaged, Weather-Beater (English Electric), 809
Switzerland, atomic power station opened, 348
— Foratom member, 152
— Machine tool exports, 633
Sydney Metropolitan Water Sewerage and
Drainage Board, Warragamba Dam, 680- 681
— Trade Fair, strong support for, 289 Sydvaranger Co., iron ore, 870
Sykes, Henry, Ltd., Univac centrifugal pump, 144, 502
Sylvan Ginsbury Ltd., Theta error bridge, 176; Ballantine valve voltmeter, 574
Symon, K. R., on Mechanics (book), 766
Synchros, basic, and servomechanisms (book), 766
Synchrospot spot welding machine (Sciaky),
144
Synchrotron, proton. See Proton Syndets. See Detergents, synthetic Systems preliminary design, by J. J. Jerger
(book), 224
•— Self-organising, by M. C. Yovits and S.
Cameron (book), 730
Szdbo, I., on Worked Examples in the Theory of Structures, Statics and Dynamics (book), 900
T 186 supersonic aircraft, Bristol, steel problems in, 334
Table, rotary (Roballo), 818
Tabor, C. D., on mass spectrometry for uranium isotope measurements, 719
Tabor, Dr. D., high hysteresis tyres, 278 Taccy mat (Anti-Dust Services Ltd.), 432 Talbot Stead Tube Co. Ltd., stainless steel for Hinckley Point atomic power station fuelling charge chutes, 828
Talking books, 605
Tally clerks strike, 533, 901
Tamar suspension bridge, climbing cranes used, 380; contractors for, 380; details of, 380 Tank, Kurt, story: design for flight, by H. Conradis (review), 391
— in pvc and reinforced plastic (AC Plastic
Industries), 778-779
— in pvc and reinforced plastic (Dorman Long
and Co.), 778-779
— in pvc and reinforced plastic (ICI), 778-779
— in pvc and reinforced plastic (Plastic Filters),
778-779
— in pvc (Tough Plastics) 778-779
— in reinforced plastic (Tough Plastic), 778-779
— and reservoirs, reinforced concrete, by
W. S, Gray (book), 128
— Sedimentation, removing sludge from, 775
— Storage, for radioactive liquid, 548
— Tests on canoe, by T. Tanner, 146
—? Towing, proceedings of international conference, by M. L, Acevedo and L. Mazarredo (book), 96
?—? Tufplas (Tough Plastics),
Tanker, Busiris for P and O Line (Joseph Thompson), 513
— Danatom design study, 88
— Esso Portsmouth, repairs to, 591
— French fleet, 97
— Gyrotoma conversion to carry propane
(Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd.), 57
— Hold cleaning with dry air, 661
— J. Paul Getty, launching of, 97
— for Salen Lines (Oresundsvarvet Lands-
krona), 492
— Screnia, launching of (Vickers-Armstrongs),
565
— Vehicle, Pneumajector (Bonallack), 714 Tanks and Linings Ltd., ducking rollers pvc
coated, 75
Tanner, T., on tank tests on canoe, 146 Tannery effluent, purification of using compressed air, 587
Tanning diums, plywood access doors for, 402 Tansa dam, strengthening of, 65
Tantalum alloy for high temperatures (Wright Air and Battelle), 737
— Tubes, 170
Tap and Die Corp., annual report, 449; purchase of International Twist Drill Co., 449; purchase of John Harris Tools Co., 449; purchase of Pickford Tool Co., 449; purchase of Vanadium Steel Co., 449; 449
Tape, adhesive, Twinstik (Evode Ltd.),
— Embossing (trade publication), 522
— Hi-fi, by G. V. Buckley, 264
— Magnetic, transport (Redifon Ltd.),
— and measuring rod, new, for site work, by
D. Bishop, 608
— for pipe protection, 336
— Pipe wrap, 814
Wrap, Polyvil PP (Gosheron), 814
— Punched, teleprinter for (Creed), 122
— Recorder for background music (Reditune
Ltd.), 587
Miniature (Fi-Cord), 142
“ Tapertite ” waste connector, Key-Conex (Key Engineering Co. Ltd.), 712
Tapping machine, Braunstone (Jones and Shipman), 306
Tarapore atomic power station site, India, 312 Tarapur atomic power station, India requests tenders for, 648
Tariff barriers, British, 852
— and EFTA, 669
Tarkowski, Z. M. T., on behaviour of people at work, 377
Tarmac Civil Engineering, Ross Motorway, 787 Tarmac Group, see Correction, 237
Taskers of Andover (1932) Ltd., trailer (trade publication), 456; PV rear-steering semitrailer, 556
Tasman bridge, contractors for, 385
Tasman Pulp and Paper Co., position and prospects, 121; Bowater Paper Corp interest in, 121
TAT 3 Atlantic telephone cable, 193
Tatar twist drill grinding machine (Herbert), 176
Tate Gallery, Picasso exhibition, 73
Tattersall, N., lectures on advanced automobile engineering, 605
Tax aspects and accounting of patents and research, by J. A. McFadden and “ “ Tuska (book), 392
Taylor, C. P,, on Reinforced Concrete neys (book), 590
Taylor, D., on nuclear detection of materials, 325-326
Taylor Electrical Instruments Ltd.,
Taylor, G. R., on Eye on Research (book), 560 Taylor, Sir Geoffrey, design of Dracone inflatable barge, 833
Taylor, Lloyd, design of petrol engine fabricated in stainless steel, 739
Taylor, P. L., on Servomechanisms (book), 730 Taylor, Sir Reginald, on public works department, 7
Taylor Tools and Supplies Ltd., hackstand grinding machine, 445
Taylor Woodrow Atomic Power Group, contract for Sizewell atomic power station, 756
Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd., position and prospects, 17; foreign activities, 17; head office for Canadian Ford Co., 17; Dungeness lighthouse, 17; Dungeness Lighthouse, 47; Wentbridge Viaduct, 244; Continental freight depot for British Railways, 547; Continental produce depot at Hither Green, 725; effluent outfall at Warbarrow Bay for UKAEA, 726
Taylor Woodrow (Nigeria) Ltd., wharf extensions at Port Harcourt, 509
Teachers of Management, Association of. See Association
— Science, and engineers, relativity for, by
L. H. A. Carr (book), 802
Teaching first-aid with Auto-Tutor machine, 591
— Machine, Auto-Tutor (US Industries Inc.),
99, 591
— Science, survey, 201
— through Television, by H. Dieuzeide (book),
590; (review), 692
— See also Education: Course; Training Techmashimport, order to Constructors John
Brown and Marchon for detergent plant and machinery for Russia, 557
Technical books, notes on the writing of, by E. N. Simons, 646
— Change, attitudes of steelworkers to, by
O. Banks (review), 657-658
— Communication, by G. C. Harwell (book),
392; (review), 867
— Conference, organising, by H. S. Kindler
(book), 590; (review), 619-620
Technical Digest (Czech journal), 94
— Journals, how to select, 379
Increase of, 378
— Schools, raising the leaving age from 713
— and scientific books, British, 1953-7, by
L. J. Anthony (book), 766
— Staff college. See National
— Titles, translation of, by W. D. Arnot, 462.
See LETTERS, 569, 601, 709
— Training Week, Commonwealth, 422, 469 Technicon Instruments Ltd., AutoAnalyser
continuous water analyser, 542; Technicon Auto-Analyser for iron trace detection, 736
Technology, Diploma of. See Diploma
— Engineering, and safety, by R. Hurst, R. N.
Lyon and C. M. Nicholls (book), 620
— Short history of, by T. K. Derry and T. I.
Williams (book), 836
— Workshop, modern, by H. W. Baker (book),
836
Tedder, Lord, appointed President of Standard- Triumph International, 829
Tedder, O., on Soviet plans depend on quality control, 246; on construction of water turbines in Russia, 906-907
Teddington Industrial Equipment Ltd,, comparator (trade publication), 192
Teeny-Weeny torch and cigarette lighter (Ace Products), 908
Tees Conservancy Commissioners, new quay at Grangemouth, 748
Teflon chassis bearings for motor cars, 132
— Fluorocarbon film (Du Pont), 815 Tehag welding positioner (Interlas Ltd.), 750 Telecommunication Engineering and Manufacturing Association, bid for Telephone Manufacturing Co., 161
— Satellite (American Telephone), 621 Telefunken radio direction finder (Welmec), 342 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co,
Ltd., Cable Cleats (trade publication), 868
Telemetering for Bluebird, by A. D. Runnals, 394
— Systems, by P. A. Borden and W. J. Mayo-
Wells (review), 59-60.
Telephones (trade publication), 160
— Cable repeater amplifiers, submerged, test
equipment for (Elliott Bros.), 808
Transatlantic, agreement between GPO and American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 193
— calls, international, research on (Bell), 621
— Equipment, need for new designs in, 161
— Exchange, all-electronic (Bell), 798-799 Telephone Manufacturing Co. Ltd., bids for,
161; Pye’s successful bid for, 161; takeover by Pye, 241; purchased by Pye Group 349
— Transmission, cheaper, investigation of, 621 Telephony, microwave, long distance, by Dr.
H. Motz, 201
Teleprinters (trade publication), 128
— for punched tape (Creed), 122 telescopic drilling rig (Climax and F. Taylor),
226
Television camera, image orthicon, Marconi (Marconi’s Wireless and Telegraph Co.), 758-760
for railway wheel and track inspection, 253
Ultra-violet and infra-red (EMI), 873 Underwater (Marconi-Siebe, Gorman), 737
— Closed circuit, for Royal Aeronautical
Society, 785
— Explained, by W. E. Miller and E. A. W.
Spreadbury (book), 128
— Field trials of 405-line and 625-line systems
(review), 618. See LETTER, 673
— Image orthicon, Marconi (Marconi’s Wire
less and Telegraph Co.), 758-760
— Industrial (trade publication), 192
— Industry, effect of credit restrictions on, 649
— link channels, equipment for(GEC), 157
— Outside unit, sold to Hungary (EMI), 257
— Printed panel assembly, 186
Television production lines (GEC), 186
— Relay cables, VHF (Aeralite), 227
— Set production, 186
— Studio, soundproof door for (Associated
RediflTusion), 66
— Teaching through, by H. Dieuzeide (book),
590; (review), 692
— Testing machines, 186
— Transmission, transistors for (Bell), 165
— Ultra-violet and infra-red (EMI), 873
— Underwater (Marconi-Siebe, Gorman), 737
— World-wide, 169
— Zoom lens (Taylor and Hobson), 324 Telivicentro, Mexico, order for television
equipment placed with EMI Ltd., 731 Teller, Dr. E., on electronic computers, 463 Tellurium, pure (Johnson, Matthey and Co. Ltd.), 467
TEMA. See Tubular Heat Exchangers Manu- J'acturers’ Association
Temkon Whispair air conditioner (Temperature Ltd.), 716
Temperatures, high, tantalum alloy for, 737
— Low, stabilisation of free radicals at, by
A. W. Bass and H. P. Broida (book), 658 Temperature Ltd., Temkon Whispair air conditioner, 716
— Measurement (trade publication), 192
and control, by W. F. Coxon (book), 456 of fuel-nozzles, by A. J. V. Joseph, 762-763
See also Pyrometry; Thermocouple; Thermometer
— Recorder, portable, Temscribe (Shandon),
470
— Regulator, Odin Clorius A/S (Automa), 783
— Sub-Zero, as aid to manufacturer, 350
— Symposium on, 881
— Ultra-low, insulation for, by J. W. Dawson,
370. See Correction, 468
Tempest motor car, Pontiac, flexible drive shaft for, 540
Temscribe portable temperature recorder (Shandon), 470
Tenders, atomic, abortive, compensation for, 410
— Soft spot of heavy contracting, by B. G
Bodroghy, 410-411
Tendering, esoteric art of, by B. G. Bodroghy, 717-718
Tennessee Valley Authority, to operate Oak Ridge gas cooled atomic reactor, 52; position and prospects, 385; permission to market own bonds, 385; profits, 385; activities, 385; flood control, 385; dams, 385
Tenot, A., on Numerical Exercises in Mechanics with a view to Industrial Applications (book), 868
Tension and gauge control, automatic, for tinplate (Richard Thomas «fe Baldwins), 689
Tent, Accordium Trailer (Alcoa), 200
Tenuous Steel Co., technical and sales cooperation with Firth Cleveland Steel Ltd., 893 Terminal blocks, flexible (trade publication), 522
(Oberterm), 716
Terresearch Ltd., concrete tests for Dungeness lighthouse, 47; foundations for automatic concrete mixing plant, 55
Terylene polyester fibre (ICI), 39
— Pvc laminate for swimming pool, 136
— Reinforcements, 39
— for rubber tubing (ICI Ltd.), 267 Tessamoll urethane (Sealdraught Ltd,), 467 Test. See under specific types of test and
materials and items tested
— track, high speed, Pendine, lubrication
problems, 389
Testing. See also Test
— Machine. See under specific types of testing
machine
Testing Machines Inc., impact tester, 375 Testotherm surface thermometer (Wingetac), 376
Tetramel anti-knock agent for petrol, 298 Tetramethyl lead as anti-knock agent, 298 Tewson, G. E., on capital in engineering, 118; review of main lines across the border, 159; biographical note, 160; review of Belgian Congo, 424; biographical note, 424; review of British Shipping, 487; biographical note, 488; review of Adventure in Oil, 589; biographical note, 590; review of Manufacturing Processes in Canada, 618-619; biographical note, 620; review of Corporation Wife, 729-730; biographical note, 730; review of Young Engineer, 801; biographical note, 802 Texas Instruments Ltd., platinum-clad steel, 466
Texlite packaging material (Hairlok Co. Ltd.), 878
Texseal paint, Dunlop (Vicsteels Ltd.), 235 Texture recorder, FIRA-NIRD (H. A. Gay- don), 270, 295
TG Civil Engineering Ltd., Maentwrog bridge, Merioneth, 193
TG Construction Co., UKAEA administrative building, 193; Midlands Electricity Board district offices, 193. See Correction, 237
Thailand, swimming pool reactor for Chula- langkorn University, 512
Thames Bridge, Bray, flame gouging of steel members, 855
Tharratt, C. E., on launching of Black Knight, 700
Theiler, C, R., on Men and Molecules (book), 392
Thermal/acoustic panels, metal, Bowaters, 462
— Bowing of atomic fuel elements at Doun-
reay, 859
— Conductivity of atomic fuel, 151
— Cycling of Dounreay atomic reactor, 860
— Efficiency increased in coal and oil fired
power stations, 37
— Insulation for underground pipes, Protexu-
late (Croxton and Garry Ltd.), 671
— Properties of gases in reactor heat transfer
calculations, by G. V. Massey, 792
— Ratchetting of atomic fuel element, 361 Thermalite Ytong Ltd., new factory for, 635;
steam cured aerated concrete, 635
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Thermionic Products (Electronics) Ltd., multichannel recording equipment, 427
— System for electrical power from radio
isotopes, 461
— Use of atomic reactor heat, 52 Thermochemistry for steelmaking, by J. F.
Elliott and M. Gleiser (book), 620
Thermocouples in atomic fuel pins, 891
— Connector, oil tight (West Instrument), 715
— See also Pyrometer
Thermodynamics, aero-, and flow in turbomachines, by M. H. Vavra (book), 590
— Applied, examples in, by J. Phillips (book),
766
— of decarburisation of molten uranium, by
R. H. Weisser, 88
— Engineering, by J. B. Jones and G. A.
Hawkins (book), 694
— Foundations of, with antitheses and disputa
tion 301
— Second Law of, analysis of, by E. A.
Bruges (review), 355
— Tables and other data, by R. W. Haywood
(book), 224
— and transport properties of air, argon,
carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and steam, tables of, by J. Hilsenrath et al. (book), 868
?— Use of atomic reactor heat, 52 Thermoelectric alloys, 463
— Devices, dynamic behaviour of, by P. E.
Gray (book), 560
— Materials, studies on (Bell), 463
— System for electrical power from radio
isotopes, 461
?— Use of atomic reactor heat, 52 Thermometer for paper (Rototherm), 715
— Regulators (trade publication), 192
— Surface (Regwell Ltd.), 856
Testotherm (Wingetac), 376
— Vibrating wire, Maihak, 639
?— See also Pyrometer
Thermonuclear power, approaches to, by R. F. Saxe (review), 422
— Reaction,
plasma (book),
— Research
nuclear Tuck, and W. B. Thompson (book), 160
Thermoset adhesives, 138
Thermosetting silver preparations FSP43 and FSP49 (Johnson, Matthey and Co. Ltd.), 3
Thermostat, room, Day-Nite (Honeywell), 740 Thermostatic mixing valve, Leonard 621 (Walker Crossweller), 740
Thermotank Ltd., air conditioning system for Oriana liner, 769
Theta error bridge (Sylvan Ginsbury), 176 Thetatron, screening problem with application to, by R. T. P. Whipple, 348
Thickness gauge, Elcotector (East Lancashire Chemical), 175
Kretz (Aveley Electric), 889
(Solus-Schall Ltd.), 750
Thom, on field computations in engineering and physics, 764
Thom, A. S., on Elementary Treatise on Fluid Mechanics (book), 766
Thomas, Sir Percy, Severn Bridge, 476
Thompson, A. G., on High Productivity in Heavy Engineering (review), 391-392
Thompson Bros. (Bilston), Ltd., BP Autotanker, 382
Thompson, C., on Joseph Thompson, 513
Thompson, G. V. E., on hydroponics, 294; on missile and rocket engines, 322-323, 437; on feeding men on the moon, 500-501; See LETTER, 404; on sanitation in space means recycling, 552; on a course for space navigation, 838
Thompson, H., review of Who Owns Whom, 1960, 834; review of Who’s Who in Atoms, I960, 834; review of
Who, 1960-61, 834; national Year Book Who’s Who, I960, 834;
836
Thompson, Dr. J., on instrumentation and automatic control in industry, 263
Thompson, J., and Son (Gears) Ltd., gears (trade publication), 424
Thompson, John, trade visit to Russia, 853
Thompson, Joseph, shipyard modernisation programme, 513; launching of tanker Busiris. 513; order for Norwegian cargo ship, 513
Thompson, M. S.. on Gum Plastics (review), 22; on concrete strengths, 236-237, 436. See LETTER, 4
Thompson, R., on testing car suspensions, 500 Thompson retarder for vehicles (Automotive Products Co. Ltd.), 519
Thompson, W. B., on Progress in Nuclear Energy; Plsama Physics and Thermonuclear Research (book), 160
Thomson, A. F., on structural adhesives, 138 Thorium deposits in India, 51
— Metal, evaporation of, 891
— from monazite, Trombay production, 51
— Recovery from uranium-plant barren solu
tions by solvent extractions, by A. Auds- ley, W. Ryan and R. A. Wells, 16
— Spectra, new description of (National
Bureau of Standards book), 248
Thorley, W. G. F., on bonus schemes, 76. See LETTER, 172
Thorn. R. B., on Design of Sea Defence Works (book), 694
Thornborough, A. A., tour of UK Massey- Ferguson distributors, 17; on Landini tractors and agricultural machinery, 803 Thorneycrofi, P., appointed Minister of Aviation, 169; visit to Woomera rocket range, 369; talks with M. Debre on satellite launching, 597; on sharing cost of satellite launching, 597
Thorneycroft, T. H., on Brown and Adam, 185 Thornycroft, John L, Co. Ltd., trading difficulties, 685; annual report, 685; subsidiaries of, 685; losses, 685
J hornycroft, J. W., on John 1. J hornycroft Co., 685
Thornton, R. H., on British Shipping (review), 487
Thread cutting machine, Whirlmatic (BPS Machinery), 44
Tool, adjustable (International Engineering Concessionaires), 606
— Screw. See Screw
Threading machine, Maiden-Lansta (Landis), 10
Three 152 diesel engine (Perkins), 143
Thring, Prof. M. W., review of Flames: Their Structure, Radiation and Temperature, 287; biographical note, 288
Thrissell Engineering Co. Ltd., mail handling devics, 37; post office sorting equipment, 130; post office coding equipment, 131 Thrust bearing. See Bearing
Thruster, pneumatic (Wilcox), 819
Thyssen Shaft Sinking Co., tunnels at Cyn- heidre anthracite mine, 767
Tilbury power station, 37
Timber Development Association, shell testing laboratory at Tylers Green, 547
Timber, Gibjoint jointing sleeves for (Gib Joints Ltd.), 470
— Glulam, adhesive limitations of, 547
?— Handling (trade publication), 456
— Heavy duty, Jarrah and Kania, 204
— Shell, choosing an economic, by H. Totten
ham, 886-887
Testing, 547
— Structures, fire endurance of, by H. Richard
son, 212
Time clock (Minipulse Clocks Ltd.), 446
— Elapsed, indicator, Selachron (Industrial
Instruments Ltd.), 470
— by the Sun, 368
— Switch (Venner), 576
— Waste of. Plain Words on, 536
Timers (trade publication), 192
— (Elcontrol Ltd.), 208
— Electrical (Equipment and Services), 89
— Synchronous (Electrical Remote Control
Ltd.), 471
Timing belts (trade publication), 424 Timoshenko, S, P,, on Engineering Education in Russia (book), 868
Tin and its alloys, by E, S. Hedges (review), 254
— Nickel plating (Tin Research Institute), 778-
779
— Research Institute, tin/nickel plating, 778-
779
Tinder, definition of, 212
Tinkler, J., on Hypersonic Flow (review), 316 Tinplate, automatic gauge and tension control for (Richard Thomas and Baldwins), 689
Tipton, C. R., Jr,, on Reactor Handbook (book), 766
Tirfor Ltd., pulling and lifting (trade publication), 868
Titan bus (Leyland), 481
— Missile, guidance system for, 167 Titania boat (Fairey Marine Ltd.), 139 Titanium (trade publication), 256
— Anode hooks (ICl Ltd.), 879
?— for chemical plant (trade publication), 766
— Extrusion of, 551
— Heating coils (trade publication), 694
— Symposium on production aircraft industry
(ICI Ltd.), 866
— Tubes, 170
Titles, technical, translation of, by W. D. Arnot, 462. See LETTERS, 569, 601, 709
TL-28 Argus aircraft, Canadair complete contract, 253
Tod. W. and J., Ltd., lifeboats for Oriana liner, 769
Todd, C. W., van 1890 N.V., decline in ship repair trade, 17
Tohara, H., on rubber suspensions for railway carriage, 203
Tokai-Mura atomic power station, 313; cranes at, 16; contract with GEC (US), 684
Tolansky, S., on Surface Microtopography (book), 522
Toledo Woodhead Springs, leaf spring order for Ford Motor Co. (US), 97
Tolerances and balancing, 614
— Plain Words on, 336
Tolu pressure feeder (Neldco), 819
Tomatoe production in Channel Islands, 285
— Transport techniques for, 285
Toms, A. H., review of Railway Works Construction, 899-900; biographical note, 900
Tongue, H., on Design and Construction of High Pressure Chemical Plant (review), 588
Tonking, J., appointed managing director of Firth Cleveland Steel Ltd., 893
Tools, battery powered, 908
Powered, Jiffytool (Ace Products), 908
— — Powered, Rotex (Ace Products), 908
— for machine literature searching, by J. W.
Perry and A. Kent (review), 190
— Steels (trade publication), 256
— Tungsten carbide, Wimet, steel machining
with, 567
Tooling costs cut by flow forming lathe, 902 Top Cover. 486
Torch, argon-arc spot welding (BOC), 419
— and cigarette lighter, Tweeny-Weeny (Ace
Products), 908
— Hand (Bardic Ltd.). 784
— Plasma jet high temperature (British
Oxygen Research), 419
— Rechargeable, and accessories, Acculux
(Chilton), 908
Torque gauge. Waters (International), 444
— Meter (Sir George Godfrey and Partners
(Industrial) Ltd.), 751
See also Dynamometer
— Screws (trade publication), 590
Toroid winding machine, German (Aveley), 144 Torpedo boats for Federal German Navy (Vosper), 357
Torres, Dr. J., on Cuba’s overseas trading position. 731
Torry Research Station, preservation and storage of fish, 295
Torshear bolts, 11 5
Torsion devices, design, construction and use, by P. J. Geary (review), 619
Tottenham, H., on economic timber shell, 886-887
Tottle, Prof. C. R., review of Atomic Theory for Students of Metallurgy, 764; biographical note, 766
Tough Plastics Ltd., Tufplas tanks, 778; pvc and reinforced plastic tanks, 778
Towers, cooling (Film Cooling Towers), 489 (Foster Wheeler Ltd,), 143
— Cranes (trade publication), 456
— Mobile, self-erecting (F. Taylor), 407 Towing Tank Conference, proceedings of
international, by M. L. Acevedo and L. Mazarredo (book), 96
Towler Bros, (Patents) Ltd., position and prospects, 281
Town Clerks, letter to, from Institution of Municipal Engineers, 785
— and Country Planning Association, con
ference, 337
— Gas (trade publication), 256
Town, H. C,, on Die-Sinking and Engraving Machines (book), 24; on Mechanical Engineering Craft Practice (book), 658
Townes, C, H., on basic concepts of optical maser, 654
Townmaker Ltd,, appeal to Minister of Housing, 425
Townson and Mercer Ltd., Sortationer alloy detector, 111
Toxic Substances in Factory Atmospheres (booklet), 209, 599
Toxion anti-fouling equipment for liner IVindsor Castle (F. A. Hughes and Co. Ltd.), 258
Toys, exports of, 193
— Japanese imports to UK increased. 193
— Manufacturing Association, British. See
British
— Sales of. 193
Tracers, natural atmospheric, long-lived radon decay products as, and radiochemical analysis of them, by W. M. Burton et al, 480
Track, high speed test, Pendine, lubrication problems, 389
Traction, from DC to AC in two days, 832
— Engine, English, the development of, by
R. H. Clark (book), 730
Tractoloader (Allis Chalmers), 129
— Shovel loader, Allis Chalmers (Mackay), 79 Tractors, agricultural, exports to Norway, 161 Implematic (David Brown), 395
— Appliance, Triple-D (Doe), 89
— Caterpillar D8, 593
— Centaur (Bray Construction), 581
— Constructor (Scammell), 593
— Exhaust brakes for, 837
— Exports, 695, 829
— Fordson Super Major (Ford), 842
— Implematic (David Brown), 842
— Land reclamation with, at Eridge Castle, 393
— Landini, Perkins diesel engines for, 803
— Mine, diesel (Hunslett), 174
— Shovel (Aveling-Barford), 676
Nelson (Merton), 716
— Traxcavator (Caterpillar), 89
— Water Buffalo (Jas. A. Cuthbertson Ltd.),
593
Trade agreement with Czechoslovakia, 438
— Anglo-American, developments
869
— Associations, appeal to Prime
about dock strikes, 533
— Board of. See Board of Trade
— with Bulgaria, 425
— with Canada, 65
— Centre for US in London, 869
— Czechoslovakia a bridgehead
E. P. Ward, 436. See LETTERS, 673
— Delegation, private, visit to Russia, 853
— Disputes, TUC report on, 273 ?—• Exhibition. See Exhibition
—? and industry, Diderot pictorial encyclopedia (Bookservice book), 764
— International, annual report on, 705
— with Norway, decline in, 273
Trade Promotion Services Ltd,, Gifts and Fancy Goods Fair, 881
— Prospects in Europe, 369
— with Russia, by M. Patolichev, 129
— Target for 1961, UK, 877
Trades Union Congress, report on strikes, trade disputes and shop stewards, 273; action by in strikes, 533; candidates for post of assistant general secretary, 605;
G. Woodcock on, 641; meetings on redundancy, 677; meeting with British Employers’ Federation on causes of labour disputes, 885
and the Government, by V. L. Allen (book), 766
?— — Investments of, 341
Law. by N. A. Citrine (book), 730
PEP study of, 273 Quick rally of, 713
— — Railway, appeal to workers to intensify
work study on BR, 573
? Railway, unison on railway policy. 605
? Small attendances al meetings, 341
G. Woodcock on, 641
— — See also under names of specific unions
— Unionist views at EFTA conference, 713 —- with West Germany, talks on, 621
— World, and metric system, 582
— ?— Rise in, 105
— — UK share declining, 1
Traffic, air. See Air
?— Bearing structures (British Institution), 7
— Congestion, cost of, 850 Economic losses due to,
Reynolds and J. G, Wardrop,
— Dense, automatic motorways for, 506-507
— Engineer, congestion and, 455, 537, 636, 673
— Problems, 780, 848, 850
— Roads and their, by E, Davies (review), 455.
See LETTERS, 537, 636
— Saving the city from the stranglehold of,
by C. T. Brunner, 851
Trailer (trade publication), 456
— with changeover bogies for Shell-BP
(R. A. Dyson and Co, Ltd.), 593
— Dumping, Leedall (Robert Hudson Ltd,),
642
— Motor car. Foldaway (Castle’s), 532
— Road-rail (Frangeco Co.), 53
— Roadrailer, 382
— Semi-, rear-steering, PV (Taskers), 556
Trailer. See Railway train
Training of foremen, diverse needs of, 727
— of salesmen, films for, 58
— Schemes, apprentice, first-year, 177
— Technical, Commonwealth Week, 422, 469
— Week, Commonwealth technical, 469
— See also Course; Education; Teaching Tranmere refinery, flow boom equipment, 220 Trans-Atlantic. See Atlantic
— Canada highway, avalanche shed (John
Laing and Son (Canada) Ltd.), 47
— Europ Express (TEE), 53
Transair Ltd., new hangar at Gatwick Airport, 46; concrete apron for hangar, 640
Transatom, formation of, 684
Transaxles, automatic, development of oil for, 644
— Fluid, developing, by N. A. Hunstad,
R. A. Wilkins, R. E. Osborne and E. D. Davison, 644
Transceiver, Clearcall, for underground communication (AEl (Rugby) Ltd.), 57
Transducers (trade publication), 192
— for Bluebird telemetering (Smith), 394
— Electromechanical, new materials for
(Bell), 135
— (Southern Instruments Ltd.), 889 Transformers for Blyth B power station
(Ferranti), 249
— Core plate, automatic cutting machine for
(Ferranti), 903
— and generators for power stations, by R. Langlois-Berthelot (book), 658
?— Manufacture, new approach to, 903
— Variable, toroidally wound (Philips Elec
trical Ltd. and Research and Control Instruments Ltd.), 703
Transistors, circuits and servicing, by B. R. A. Bettridge (book), 658
— Development (Bell). 70
— Diffused-base type (Bell), 70
— Epitaxial film technique for (Bell), 70
— Oscillator, 165
— Progress towards ideal type, 70
—? Radios and jammers, 333
— for television transmission (Bell), 165 Transistorised amplifier (Marconi), 78 Transit, rapid, need for a new concept of, by
N. Kennedy and W. S. Homburger, 504
Translation of Russian by computer, 636
— Scientific, Commonwealth index of un
published, 22
— Technical titles, by W. D. Arnot, 462.
See LETTERS, 569, 601. 709
Transmissions (trade publications), 424
— Automatic Hydra-Matic, for Vauxhall
Cresta and Velox motor cars, 526
— Contorq variable control for (Fairbairn
Lawson Combe Barbour), 513
— Data (trade publication), 224
— Hydrostatic, Lucas, 843
(NEL), 35
Transmission lines, mechanical stresses in, 709
— Television, transistors for (Bell), 165
— Variable speed (trade publication), 424
— See also Drive; Power
Transmitter, radio. See Radio
Transmitting station, radio, packaged (Pye), 845
Transport, air. See Air; Aircraft; Aviation
— Crux of city planning, by C. D. Buchanan,
851
Transport Electronics News, 520
Transport Equipment (Thornycroft) Ltd., order position, 685; export orders, 685; labour shortages, 685
— and General Workers Union, London dock
strike, 533
-— and handling of frozen fish, 295
— Minister of, road policy, 597; and the
Stedeford Committee, 605; Statutory Order allowing abandoned railway line to be used as road, 821
— Ministry of, standardisation of concrete
bridges, 401, 412; liaison with British Transport Commission, 497
— Motor, cost tables and fuel consumption
cost reckoner 1960 (book), 392
— Policy, Britain, 137
— Public, open road to faster, 504
Proposals for the improvement of, 504
— Railway, See Railway
— Road. See Motor; Road
— Salaried Staffs Association, railway policy
605
— Sea. See Ship; Shipping
— Techniques for tender fruit, 285
— and thermodynamic properties of air, argon,
carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and steam, tables o by J. Hilsenrath et al (book), 868
— Tribunal, abolition recommended by rail
unions, 605
— by water, cheaper and quicker, 56, See
LETTERS, 108, 264
Transporter, monorail (Road Machines (Drayton) Ltd.), 794-796
Trap, steam, Conflo (Royles Ltd.), 376
Trask, W., cubic framework of many dimensions, 713; award winner at Concours International d’Inventions de la Foire de Paris, 713
Trav-o-lator moving pavement (Otis), 91; installed at Waterloo, 476
Travel in London, quicker by cable car? 626 Traveller motor car, Morris Oxford, 493 Travelling and holidays. Plain Words on, 172 Trawsfynydd atomic power station, gear reduction units for(W. H. Allen Sons), 88; progress at, 345; expansion joints for high pressure ducting by Richardsons Westgarth, 459
Traxcavator tractor (Caterpillar), 89; for Doncaster motorway (Fred Myers Ltd.), 477
Tray, work (General Trade and Equipment Ltd.), 888
Treacy, E., on Main Lines Across the Border (review), 159
Trenching machine, Cleveland, on Sheffield to Rotherham gas main, 413
Trend Industrial Equipment Ltd., hammer drill, 110; Lesto slotting head, 207
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Trent river, study of (Hydraulics Research Station), 181
Tretol Ltd., chlorinated rubber paint, 435
— Separation Membrane and Curing Com
pound (Tretol-Servicised Ltd., and Ser- vicised Products Corp.), 181
Tretol-Servicised Ltd., Tretol Separation Membrane and Curing Compound, 181
Trial pits (trade publication), 836 Trichlorethylene, Chlorothene NU as replacement for, 599
Trident aircraft, DHI21, 105, 346, 426, 907 —• Rocket interceptor (Sud-Aviation), 196 Triga atomic reactor for Bethesda Medical Centre, 720; design of, 580; fuel elements for, 580; and fuel for Finland, 720; irradiation facilities of, 580; table of main parameters of, 579; table of neutron flux, 580
— Mk. II atomic reactor, cross-section of core
and reflector assembly, 611; US grant for Boris Kidric Institute to build, 648 Trimming and beading machine (Moon), 78 Trinity Power plant, US, hydraulic turbine contract to English Electric Co., 289; hydraulic boiler contract to Hitachi, 289 Triple-D tractor appliance (Doe), 89 Triplex Safety Glass Co. Ltd., gold coated glass, 435; position and prospects, 513; annual report, 513; order position, 513; setback of laminated division, 513; glass windows for aircraft, 513; subsidiaries of, 513; group profits, 513; glass for Volvo motor car, 659; air conditioning scheme installed (AEI-Birlec), 831
Trist, Ronald and Co. Ltd., increase in output, 17; use of Viton rubber, 635
Tritiated hydrogen, Geiger gas counting methods of assaying, by J. F. Cameron and B. J. Puckett, 152
— Water, Geiger gas counting methods of
assaying, by J. F. Cameron and B. J. Puckett, 152
Tritium and carbon 14 content of the stratosphere over England, preliminary measurement of, by F. R. Barclay e' al, 480
— Containing gases as filling for Geiger
counter, 152
— in Geiger gas-counting, 152
— as radioisotope light source, 312
Triulzi of Milan, injection moulding machines, 805
Triumph Herald motor car, plastics bearings in, 132
Propeller shaft and suspension, 100 Trojan bus chassis (Trojan), 513
— Commercial Vehicles, exhibit at Commercial
Motor Show, 513; orders taken at Commercial Motor Show, 513; orders for Trojan bus chassis, 513; Perkins diesel engines for Trojan vehicles, 513
Trolley, aircraft electrical servicing (Auto Diesels Ltd.), 93
— Welding (Melbro), 857
Trolleybus, Leyland, London Transport gift to Paris museum, 621
Trollope and Colls, Power Vane compressors to reduce noise on contract sites, 7
Trombay, atomic energy activities at, 51
— Gamma field, 384
Troughton and Young (Lighting) Ltd., lighting fittings (trade publication), 96
Trowal vibrator (Walther), 830 Truck, dump, Eimco (Mackay), 676 Roadmac Young Lion (Road Machine Ltd.), 374
— Dumper (Northfield), 784
— Fork, Conveyancer, used underwater, 749 Lift, Ministack (Montgomerie Reid), 675 Lift, with oil-clutch (Hyster), 809
— Lift (trade publication). 456
Battery operated. Big Joe (Scotmec), 208
— Mixer (trade publication), 868
— Railway. See Wagon
— See also Motor vehicle Trunking, cable (trade publication), 96 Truswell and Sons Ltd., glass reinforced plastic
chimney for BIP Chemicals, 743
Tsiolkovski, K., on Beyond the Planet Earth (book), 224
Tubes, Alkathene, for radioactive effluent drains (La Societe d’Arendonk), 892
— Boiler, protection of, 106
— Channel, is a better prospect, by D.
Bertlin, 822
— Direct-view storage (Westinghouse), 797
— Duplex, 170
— Hastelloy, 170
— Internally ribbed. Colduse (Weldless), 170
? Ribbed, Flo-Rol (Damascus), 170
Ribbed, Integron (Wolverine), 170 Ribbed (Low Moor), 170. See LETTER, 268
Tube Investments Ltd., expansion plans for Tubes Ltd., 97; winner of best display contest at British Trade Fair, New York, 97; approval from Iron and Steel Board for development programme, 649
— Radiant (trade publication), 256
— Railway. See Railway, underground;
London Transport Executive
in-Strip heat exchanger material (Impalco and ICl), 634
Radiators (A. Benn and Sons), 634
— Tantalum, 170
— Titanium, 170
— Triplex, 170
— Welded, internally ribbed (Stewarts
Lloyds), 170
— Zircaloy, 170
— See also Pipe Tubes Ltd., expansion plans, 97 Tubing, rubber, high burst strength, 267
— Stainless steel, for USAEC steam gener
ators (Allegheny Ludlum), 467
Tubular Heat Exchangers Manufacturers’ Association, specification for tubular heat exchangers, 703
Tuck, J. L., on Progress in Nuclear Energy: Plasma Physics and Thermonuclear Research (book), 160
Tucker, C. A., on Problems of Full Employment (book), 590
Tudbury, C. A., on Basics of Induction Heating (book), 590
Tudsbery, M. T,, retirement from BBC, 145; biographical note, 145
Tuflite packaging material (Xetal Products Ltd.), 878
Tufplas tanks (Tough Plastics),
Tug Cycloop, assistance to ship Katingo, 188
— Cycloop, salvage of ship Falcon, 188
— Noord-Holland, salvage of ship Falcon, 188 ?— Power, Arden (Arden Plant Ld.), 856
— Sea going, salvage engineering with, 188
— St ent or, 188
Tungsten carbide tools, Wimet, study of steel machining with, 567
Tunis International Trade Fair, Auto-Tutor teaching machine to be exhibited at, 591
Tunisia, IAEA technical assistance mission visit to, 448
Tunnel under Caspian Sea, Russia to build, 384
— Channel. See Channel
—? Diode, Esaki, 840
—? Effect applied to insulators, 840
— Mersey, fluorescent lighting for, 315
— Mettur, hydro-electric scheme, 578
Tunnel Portland Cement Co. Ltd., increase in trading profit, 349; position and prospects, 349; expansion of capacity, 349; withdrawal from Caribbean Cement Co., 349; Nigeria, production to be doubled, 433
Tunnelling and shaft sinking, proceedings of symposium on (review), 223
Turbine, gas, for cargo ship Rembrandt, 163 Free piston, for cargo ship Rembrandt, 162
for HMS Devonshire (AEI), 97
Introduction to, by D. G. Shepherd (book), 590; (review), 867
— — Perkins Mars, installed at Parsons
Memorial Laboratories, 377
Power plants, design and performance of, by W. R. Hawthorne and W. T. Olson (review), 728-729
Proteus, for Vosper torpedo boats, 357 Resistance welding of stainless steel flame tubes, 333
Ruston TA (Ruston and Hornsby Ltd.), 808
— Gas. See also Aircraft engine
— Hydraulic, for Trinity Power plant, US
(English Electric), 289
See also Hydro-electric; Power plant; Turbine, water
— Pump, See Pump, centrifugal
— Steam (trade publication), 356
High speed (Westinghouse), 841
— — for HMS Devonshire (Cammell Laird), 97
— Steam. See also Turbo-generator
— Water, closed circuit test facilities for at
NEL 35
— — Construction in Russia, by O. Tedder,
906-907
Turbo alternators for Blyth A power station (AEI Ltd.), 67
— —? for Margam steelworks (Richardsons
Westgarth), 20
— Charger for diesel engine (CAV Ltd.), 843 for diesel engine (Dowty-Rotol Ltd.), 843
— Circulators, free running, for gas cooled
reactors, by Dr. P. Fortescue, 416
— Electric system for electrical power from
radioisotopes, 461
— Machines, flow in, and aero-thermodyna
mics, by M. H. Vavra (book), 590 Turbomatic Minor clarifier (Alfa-Laval), 110 Turbro-Cyclone equipment, agreement between Matthews and Yates and Turner and Brown, 313
Turbulence, by J. O. Hinz (book), 24
Turbulent flows and heat transfer, by C. C. Lin (review), 728-729
Turkey, industries working at half capacity, 137 Turnbull, C., on Australia looks to rising steel production, 884
Turner Bros. Asbestos Co. Ltd., conveyor belting (trade publication), 356
Turner and Brown, agreement with Matthews and Yates for manufacture of Turbro-Cyclone equipment, 313
Turner, C. G., on Woods Practical Guide to Fan Engineering (book), 256
Turner, D. W., on Wellington Tube Holdings Group, 581
Turner, J. B., on trained personnel, 505
Turner, L., on Reinforced Concrete Chimneys (book), 590
Turner Machinery, trade visit to Russia, 853 Turners Asbestos Cement Co. Ltd. drive belt (trade publication), 392; Sprayed Asbestos (trade publication), 658
Turning, flow, 26
Turntables (trade publication), 318
Turret press, Wiedemann, automatic control for (GEC), 122
Turriff Construction Corp., OEEC Dragon project, 280; taxiway extension at Gatwick Airport, 640
Tuska, C. D., on Accounting and Tax Aspects of Patents and Research (book), 392
Tuuli, R., visit to CEGB on Ijehalf of Finnish State Power Board, 641
Tuyere blowpipes, centrispun, for Appleby- Frodingham Steel Co. (Firth-Vickers), 299 Tweeny-de-Luxe sink disposal unit, Haigh (Haigh Engineering Co. Ltd.), 776
Twinstik adhesive tape (Evode Ltd.), 879 Two-way building technique, 712
Tyce Engineering Corp., petrol engine fabricated in stainless steel, 739
Tycoons, Plain Words on, 204
Tygaflor ptfe coated glass yarns and fabrics (Fothergill and Harvey Ltd.), 299
Tyndall, John, on carbon dioxide in atmosphere, 49
Tyner, M., on Process Engineering Calculations (book), 60
Tyres designed for road safety, 865
— Elite (Dunlop), 278
— High hysteresis, by G. Wilkins, 278
— Motor car, materials for, 865
Car, research on, 865
Car, testing of, 865
Car, tread pattern and adhesion, 754
— to survive the stress of racing, by B Lister,
865
Tyres, tests to reduce noise (Goodyear), 905
Tyzack, C., on corrosion of iron and steel in liquid sodium, 791-792
Tyzack, J., on university graduate in Industry, 541
UAM Group Advisory Service, asbestos cement (trade publication), 256
Uganda, road test surfaces at Kampala (Esso), 7 Ugine-Sejournet steel extrusion process, 706 Uhle, Friedrich, “ hot ” laboratory for Juelich research centre, 447
UKAEA. See United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Ultra-low temperatures, insulation for, by J. W. Dawson, 370
Ultra-violet television camera (EMI), 873 Ultrasonic cleaner (trade publication), 560 (Kerry’s), 142
— Cleaning unit (Mullard), 389
— Machining, 28
— X-Ray, 198
Ulyanovsk, atomic power station to be built, 648
Underdeveloped countries, fiscal policy in, with special reference to India, by R. J. Chelliah (book), 560; (review), 764-765
Needs of, 73 Progress in, 137 Underground communication. Clearcall transceiver for (AEI (Rugby) Ltd.), 57
— Corrosion, 106
— Farming, 294
— Railway. See London Transport Executive;
Railway, underground
Underwater contract work (Universal Divers Ltd.), 726
Unemployment, decrease in, 45
— in Europe, 377
— in Greenock, 333
— in shipbuilding areas, 533
— Statistics, 45, 341, 821
UNESCO. See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Unimaster dust collector (Dallow Lambert), 714
Union Carbide International Co., Oxweld profile cutting machine, 79; separator for corrosive conditions, 176; spherical powders of metals and alloys, 847; powdered Zircalloy II, 847
Union Carbide Ltd., ethylene oxide plant (Wimpey), 17; extension to polyethylene plant (Wimpey), 17; polyethylene plant for Sweden in conjunction with Fosfat- bolaget, 695
Union Castle Line, liner Windsor Castle, 258
— Generale des Petroles, transporting, refining
and distribution of Saharan oils, 214
— Solderless (trade publication), 590
— Trade. See Trade Union and under name
of specific unions
Union Trading Co., Ghana agents for Massey- Ferguson, 341
Unipulse liquid meter (Measurement Ltd.), 206 Units, dimensions and dimensionless numbers, by D. C. Ipsen (review), 520
United Arab Republic, radioisotope training for, 120; oil drilling concessions in Eygpt, 193
United Bearing Corp. Pty., formation of, 829 United Coke and Chemicals Co. Ltd., new coking plant (Woodall-Duckham), 457; Orkot bearing material, 466
United Dominions Trust Ltd., hire purchase for industry, 118
— Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, incen
tive for work in research, 15; securement of uranium fuel, 16; Radiochemical Centre laboratories at Wantage and Amersham, 37; slow down of programme, 37; automatic beryllium monitor, 103; annual report, 119; steam cooled heavy water moderated reactor (SCHW), 119; confidence in advanced gas cooled reactor, 151; administrative building at Preston, 193; carbide atomic fuel technique, 216; instrumentation of ICSE, 216; sale of Milford Haven beryllium works to Consolidated Beryllium Co., 225; Solvent Extraction of Plutonium, 312; assembly of magnet core for proton synchrotron, 348; contract with Fairey Engineering Ltd. for HECTOR atomic reactor, 384; contract with H. M. Hobson Ltd., for HECTOR atomic reactor, 384; whole-body, radiation monitors for Windscale and Dounreay, 384; Dounreay “ sphere ” painted with chlorinated rubber paint, 435; Suspension of Intermediate Current Stability Experiment, 480; Nuclear Engineering Abstracts, 480; Selected Abstracts of Atorn'c Energy Project Unclassified Report Literature in the Field of Radiation Chemistry and Bibliography of the Published Literature, 480; infra-red gas analyser, 495; library, 558; exchange of information with USAEC, 571; fuel elements for Consort atomic reactor, 579; booklet on plutonium-in-air monitor, 720; new appointments in, 720; strain gauge for high temperature conditions, 770; cinema film “ R and D,” 792; delivery of mobile linear accelerator for pressure vessel examination (Mullard), 792; report on methods for atomic reactor shield design, 792; sub-divisions of, 827; Guide to UKAEA Documents, 827; List of publications Available to the Public, 827; classified documents of, 827; Guide to Information on Atomic Energy in Britain, 828; research into solid state physics, 891
Census statistics, 485
Control of monopoly in, by P. H. Guenault and J. M. Jackson (book), 392
Cooperation agreement with Euratom, 683
Cuba hopes for trade agreement, 731 Czechoslovak trade, agreement, 438 and ECM, 741
and EFT A, 669
United Kingdom emigrants to Australia, 813 Emigration to S. Africa, 641 Euratom agreement, 683
Euratom negotiations, 52 'and European Free Trade Area, 137 Investment in Europe, 565
Japanese contracts, conditions of, 573 Need for increased production, 777 Pleasure Hying in, 565
Proposal to join Euratom, 803 Share of world trade declining, 1 Shortage of skilled labour, 785 Statutory controls for atomic waste disposal, 548
US investment in, 565
West German trade talks, 621
— Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation, control of water pollution, 69; report on independance, 137; sponsorship of oceanography study, 201; computer fellowships offered, 209; Conference on New Sources of Energy, 238; new nations joining, 297; report on electronic computers, 463; Information Processing, proceedings of conference on (book), 836; Economic Commission for Europe, report of, 877; General Conference, 904;
— States, aid to India, 465
Air Force, guidance system for Titan missile, 167
Antitrust laws of, by A. D. Neal (book), 694
— —? Army Nuclear Programme, by J. K,
Brattan, 383
Army in World War II, by B. D. Doll, J. E. Keith and H. H. Rosenthal (review), 158
Assistance to Venezuela for reactor projects, 892
Atomic Energy Commission, report on boiling water reactors, 52; sale of nuclear power stations, 52; atomic power plant at McMurdo Sound, 88; design study of atomic locomotive, 88; fast breeder reactor study for power stations, 119; progress in projects of, 119; summary of reactor potentialities, 119; Economic Potential and Development Program as of, 1959, 120; tenders for atomic reactor for McMurdo Sound, 152; experimental atomic reactors, 183; Fast Breeder Reactor Programme, 183; fuel cycle reactor experiments (GEC), 183; National Reactor Testing Station, 183; test facility plan with Babcock and Wilcox Co. abandoned, 216; Phillips Petroleum Co. to operate Idaho Falls atomic reactor, 280; gas cycle pebble bed reactor, 311; Operation Sunrise, 347; licence for Dresden Nuclear Power Station to operate at full power, 348; Methods of Calculating t/-235 Outputs and Charges by Use of Ideal Cascade Theory, 384; permit to Lockheed Aircraft Corp., to produce small nuclear reactor, 384; Martin Co. package atomic reactor for McMurdo Sound, 448; Power Demonstration Reactor Programme, first reactor becomes critical, 448; stainless steel tubing for steam generators (Allegheny Ludlum), 467; status reports on atomic reactors, 480; licence for National Aeronautics and Space Administration atomic reactor, 512; licence for atomic facility at Ventura County, 512; licence for University of California atomic reactor, 512; licence for University of Maryland atomic reactor, 512; processes for atomic waste disposal, 548; exchange of information with UKAEA, 571; future civil programme, 647; investigation of new atomic reactor concepts, 647; Nuclear Reactors Built, Building or Planned in the US as of June 30th, 1960, 647; investigation of fused salt atomic reactor, 647; investigation of fluidised bed atomic reactor, 647; investigation of paste or suspended fuel atomic reactor, 647; investigation of supercritical water cooled atomic reactor, 647; investigation of slurry atomic reactor, 647; investigation of advanced epithermal atomic reactor, 647; investigation of pebble-bed gas cooled atomic reactor, 647; investigation of solid moderated steam cooled atomic reactor, 647; investigation of alternate coolant fast atomic reactor, 647; training of atomic scientists, 648; Selected Reactors of the Power Reactor Demonstration Programme, 684; new price schedule for cobalt 60, 719; design work on Nuclear Test Plant stopped, 719; Works Laboratory Instruments, 719; design of advanced test reactor authorised, 720; formation of Neutron Cross Section Evaluation Centre, 720; vibrational compaction of atomic fuel elements, 720; supervision of development of mobile compact atomic reactor, 797; Indemnification of Atomic Energy. Activities and Operations of Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (review), 800; Nucelear Science Abstracts, 827; civilian power programme, report of, 827; order to Allis Chalmers to construct prototype atomic power plant, 892. See also under specific projects and establishments Atomic Industrial Forum, 571 Atomic reactors built, building or planned in, as of 30th June, 1960 (USAEC pamphlet), 647
Atomic reactors, cost of civil type, 647 Atomic reactor facilities under IAEA
' safeguard system, 648 Atomic reactors’, future cost of, 647 Atomic reactor (power) programme, 415 Atomic reactors (research), bilateral agreements, 648
Bilateral atomic agreements, 647 — — Bureau of Reclamation, vane shear testing of soils, 477
Bureau of Yards and Docks, pile load bearing tests, 477
Census, Univac 1105 computer for statistics, 485
Challenge of compact cars, 497 Chemical exports, 401
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
United States coal industry, 401
— ?— Company subsidiaries in UK, 169 Computer progress, 73
Co-operation agreement with Euratom, 683
Curtain wall construction in, 245
Delivery of heavy water to IAEA members, 648
members, 647-648
Department of the Interior, hydraulic turbine contract to English Electric Co,, 289; hydraulic boiler contract to Hitachi, 289
Economic position of, 877
Economy, 597
Effect of compact cars on petrol sales, 557
— — Electrical manufacturers court case on
price fixing, 869
Euratom Agreement, details of, 683; power programme, 683; development projects, 683; fuel supplies, 683; exchange of information, 683
Euratom “Atoms for Peace ’’ programme, 571
Expenditure on research, 741
Exports to, 65 Export drive, 565 Export expansion programme, 869 Export Import Bank, loan for SELNI reactor project, 248
Exports of machinery, 297 Export statistics, 597
Financial aid to Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, 448
Financial gift to Austrian Study Group of Atomic Energy, 648
Fire loss statistics, 193 Food irradiation centres, 280 Friction welding research in, 831
— — Imports from UK, 489
Industrial output below capacity, 669 Information Service, Science Horizons, 354
Investment in Britain, 565
— ?— Investment in ECM, 565 Investment in Europe, 565 Japanese imports, 489 Labour force in research, 741
— — Loan to Australia, 457 Machine tool exports, 633
Machine tool industry, decline in orders in, 393
Machine tool production, 633 Motor cars unsold in, 369
National Bureau of Mines, electrolysis of chromium trioxide, 435
National Bureau of Standards, investigation of organic coatings to lessen metal fatigue, 2; New Description of Thorium Spectra, 248; linear accelerator for (High Voltage Engineering Corp,), 348; combustion study at supersonic speeds, 690; development of nickel-aluminium alloy coatings, 707; development of X-ray diffraction methods, 839; symposium on temperature, 881; carbon 14 standard sample, 891
Navy, Basic Synchros and Servomechanisms, 766
Nuclear excavation projects, 384 Opportunities for British goods, 597 Presidential election, 669
Railways, diesel locomotives bring losses to, 897; economic results of diesel electric motive power on, by H. F. Brown, 897
Research and development statistics, 201 Scientific and engineering manpower in, 201
Smaller motor cars, 493
State Department, shut down of Nicaro nickel works in Cuba, 557
Steel industry, effect of compact car on, 193
Steel mill strike, 369
Trade centre for London, 869
Trade with UK, developments affecting, 869
Tripartite agreement with Finland and IAEA, 720
Wage rates in, 297 See also America; American United Steel Cos. Ltd., head office moved to “The Mount,” 217; to contract out of pension scheme, 241 ; Roll Pass Design, 356; computer and programmes for design of steel framed buildings, 477; increased output, 581 ; output statistics, 581 Univac centrifugal pump (Sykes), 144, 502 Univac 1105 computer for US census statistics, 485
Universal Adaptive Autopilot (Honeywell), 321 Universal Divers Ltd., underwater contracting, 726; work on Forth Road Bridge, 726; work on river Tees pipeline crossing, 726; survey work for Channel Tunnel Study Group, 726; work for UKAEA, 726
— Flyweight aircraft seat (Aircraft Furnishing
Ltd.), 858
— Joints, nylon bearings for, by V. F. Plat-
anov, 1 32
— Loader-digger (Merton), 42
Universal Manufacturing Corp., self-supporting scaffolding, 6
Universal Metallic Packing Co. Ltd., Deva bearing metal, 234
— Postal Union, conference, 37; Conference,
130
Universes, optical and electronic, 839 Universities, atomic reactors for, 579 Reactor licensing, 612. See LETTER, 673 Reactors research, 611. See LETTER, 880 Reactors, review of, 579-580
— Battle for places at, 209
— British, scientific research in, 1959-60
(HMSO book), 356
— College, London, development of X-ray
spectrometer, 736
Universities, facilities, slow rise in, 341
— Graduate in industry, 541
— Hydraulics departments for. See LETTERS,
76, 140
— and industry, relation between, by Sir Willis
Jackson, 9
— Physics, by F. C. Champion (book), 318
— Scholarships, electricity supply industry
offer, 473
— Teaching and Research atomic reactor. See
UTR atomic reactor
— See also under names of specific univer
sities
Uranium atomic fuel element, magnox clad, 215
— Deposits in India, 51
— Dioxide as atomic fuel, 151
— Enriched, fuel elements at Dounreay, 859 Production costs, 548
— Extrusion of, 551
— Fuel, UKAEA securement of, 16
— Isotope measurements, mass spectrometry
for, by C. D. Tabor, 719
— Isotopic analysis of, 719
— Metal atomic fuel, magnox clad, cost of, 415
— Metallic, atomic reactor fuel, 215
— Molten, thermodynamics of decarburisa
tion of, by R. H. Weisser, 88
— from monazite, Trombay production, 51
— Oxide, fuel elements, self coring of, 120 Plutonium oxide fuel cycle experiments
(GEC), 183
Stainless steel clad, atomic fuel, cost of, 415
Zirconium clad atomic fuel, cost of, 415 —? Plant barren solutions, recovery of thorium from, by solvent extractions, by A. Audsley, W. Ryan and R. A. Wells, 16
— Separation by centrifuge, 548
— Thorium-graphite fuel elements for Dragon
project, 119
— Zirconium bond, effect of carbon on, 88
— 233 as by-product in India, 51
— — US delivery to IAEA members, 648
— 235, outputs and charges, methods of calc-n
lating by use of ideal cascade theory (USAEC), 384
Separation by centrifuge, 548
US delivery to IAEA members, 647-648
— 238, separation by centrifuge, 548 Uranothorianite ore in Madagascar, 511 Uranyl fluoride, aqueous solutions, critical
assemblies of, by J. Hornby et al., 312
— Nitrate as possible atomic fuel, 892
— Sulphate as possible atomic fuel, 892 Urban refuse, riches are recovered from, by
A. E. Higginson, 544
Urea and ammonium nitrate solution as liquid fertiliser, 266
— and aqua ammonia solution as liquid fertili
ser, 266
Urethane, Tessamoll (Sealdraught Ltd.), 467
Urquharts (1926) Ltd., smoke-free combustion chamber, 874
Urwick, Orr and Partners, consultants to GEC, 217
US Industries Inc., Auto-Tutor teaching machine, 99
US Industries Inc. (Great Britain), Auto-Tutor teaching machine, 591
USAEC. See United States Atomic Energy Commission
Uskmouth B power station, bolted steelwork at (CEGB), 114
Uslan, on Encyclopaedia on Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes and their Uses (book), 190
Utah Agricultural Experimental Station, experiments using vinyl and polyethylene film as impermeable lining for reservoirs, 787
Utility head (A. A. Jones and Shipman Ltd.), 374 UTR atomic reactor (Advanced Technology Laboratory), 579,611
Reactor, main parameters of, 611 UTR-B atomic reactor, 611
UTR-10 atomic reactor, 611
UTR-100 atomic reactor, 611
V-belt drive for ice breaker ship, 703 Vaccinations, mass, for polio, 785
— Polio, National Committee. See National Vacuum cleaning. See Cleaning
—? High, gauge for (Pulsometer), 888
Orbital simulator, Hivos (Lockheed Aircraft Corp.), 797
—- Oven, DAG (D. A. Gunn), 242
— Plant, industrial (Leybold-Elliott), 513 Industrial, symposium on, 780
— Processing metalworking, by J. W. Cable
(review), 729
— Pyrolytic catalysis process for water reco
very (GEC), 553
Vacuum Research (Cambridge) Ltd., Camvac high vacuum valve, 715
— Sciences and Technology, Joint British
Committee on. See British
— Seal techniques, 629
— Techniques, by G. C. Monch (review), 191 Vajda, Dr. S., review of Mathematical Methods
and Theory in Games, Programming and Economics, 94; biographical note, 96
Valentine, A. B. B., inaugural opening of London Transport’s new research laboratory, 872
Valiant aircraft, Vickers, 346
Vallot, J.,on General Meteorology (book), 160; on Applied Meteorology (book), 224
Valve actuators (trade publication), 766
— Ball, Econ-O-Miser (Worcester Valve Co.),
543
— Check, gold plated gaskets for, 39
— Control (trade publication), 488
— Diverter (Thomas Robinson), 111
— Feed (trade publication), 522
— Feeder (Robinson), 444
— High vacuum, Camvac (Vacuum Research),
715
• Vacuum (NGN Electrical), 471
— Hydraulic (Smiths Jacking Systems), 175
— International exhibition, 141
— Microwave, high power (US GEC)> 873
Valve radiator control (Hattersley), 740
New metals for (Battelle), 873
— Reducing, high pressure (Hymatic Engineer
ing Co. Ltd.), 843
— Relief (Crosby), 784
— Thermostatic mixing, Leonard 621 (Walker
Crossweller), 740
— Voltmeter, Ballantine (Sylvan Ginsbury),
574
Vampire aircraft built under licence (Sud- Aviation), 196
Vanadium Steel Co., purchased by Tap and Die Corp., 449
Van de Graaf electrostatic generator, 603 VanderbijI Engineering Corp., annual report,
793; profits, 793; agreement with Rubery Owen, 793; formation of Rubery Owen (South Africa), 793; agreement with Babcock and W'ilcox, 793
Vanguard aircraft for BEA (Vickers-Armstrongs), 457
— Motor car. Standard, six cylinder engine for,
540
Van Valkenburg, M. E., on Introduction to
Modern Network Synthesis tbook), 730 Vapour lock as fuels, road tests for (BP Ltd.), 523
— Pressure of uranium oxide, 120
— Suppresion in atomic reactors, 120 Varatio-Strateline Gears Ltd., angle drives
(trade publication), 392
Variable, real, by J. M. Hyslop (book), 802 Variac regulators (trade publication), 96 Variator, Kopp, for Chipmaster centre lathe (Allspeeds Ltd.), 624
Variety Reduction, 401
Vario air blow gun (Step), 606
Variometer, Permali densified wood for
(Permali Ltd.), 743
Varley, F. A., on centrifugal pump performance, 484
Vasil’ev, V. P., on Instability Constants of
Complex Compounds (book), 160 Vaughan Associates Ltd,, Schubert flattening machine, 675
Vautour bomber aircraft (Sud-Aviation), 196 Vauxhall Boiler Co. Ltd., Veto nail extractor, 374
Vauxhall Cresta motor car, Hydra-Matic automatic transmission for, 526
Motor car, larger engine, brakes and wheels for, 260
— Motor car, power brakes for, 228
Vauxhall Motors Ltd., fall in exports, 349; progress since taken over by General Motors, 803; historical note, 803; exports of vehicles, 803
— Velox motor car, Hydra-Matic automatic
transmission for, 526
Motor car, larger engine, brakes and wheels for, 260
— Victor motor car, new design for, 260 Vavra, M. H., on Aero-Thermodynamics and
Flow in Turbomachines (book), 590 VC 10 aircraft (Vickers), 310, 346
— -— Design study (Elliott Bros.), 426 Government support for, 105 VDMA. See German Association of Mechani
cal Engineering Industries
Vegetables, cold stores for, by Dr. J. C.
Fidler, 389, 468
— Washing machines, 265
— Control system, automatic (General Motors)
506
Vektor finishing lathe (Roland Goodall Ltd,),
857
Velox motor car, Vauxhall, Hydra-Matic automatic transmission for, 526
Car, Vauxhall, larger engine, brakes and wheels for, 260
Vending Express, 866
Venesta Foils Ltd,, aluminium foils, 733; new rolling mills for, 733
Venesta Plywood Ltd., Permaply for tanning drum access doors, 402; Permaply plywood for acid plating tanks (Venesta), 815; protective case for plastic containers, 847
Venetian Vogue Co., move to larger factory, 17 Venezuela, criticality reached in first atomic reactor, 216
— Official recognition of oil producers Bagh
dad decisions, 523
—? US assistance for reactor projects, 892 Venner Electronics Ltd,, instruments (trade publication), 224
Venner Ltd,, timers (trade publication), 192; time switch, 576
Ventilating, air conditioning and heating, modern, by W. H. Carrier, R. E. Cherne,
W. A. Grant and W. H. Roberts (book), 96
— Heating and Air Conditioning Exhibition,
205, 781
— and Heating Engineers, Institution of. See
Institution
— System for cableway headcars, 99 Ventilation of atomic facilities, 88
— of Channel Tunnel, 823
Ventilator with adjustable flaps (Colt), 207
— Glazed-Top Roofline (Greenwood’s), 543 Ventry, on airships for feeder services, 237 Vereinigte Osterreichische Eisen-Und Stahl-
werke, agreement with Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corp,, 481
Verity and Gard’ner Ltd., Alstrip aluminium roofing, 74
Vermiculite-cement, Pyrok (Pyrok Contracts Ltd.), 671
— Removal of caesium 137 and strontium 90
from aqueous solution by ion exchange on, by D. C. Sammon and R. E, Watts, 312
Vernon Prize awarded to Dr, R. B. Buzzard, 209
Verrolec Ltd., filing machine (trade publication)
900
Vessels, pressure. See Pressure vessel
Veto nail extractor (Vauxhall Boiler Co. Ltd.), 374
Viaduct, Queenhill, for Ross Spur Motorway,
753
— Wentbridge, 244
— Wolvercote, construction of, 47
— See also Bridge
Vibra feeding machine (Simon), 543
Vibrating compactors, 85
— Feeders (trade publication), 456
— Plate compactor (Aveling-Barford), 47 Vibration, anti-, mounting (Automatic Telephone and Electric Co.), 841
— and atomic fuel, 361
— in aviation, 365
— General dynamics of, by Y. Rocard (book),
658
— Human frequency response, 365
— Indicator (Sperry), 321
— Low-frequency, effect on Man, by Flt-Lt.
J. C. Guignard and A. Irving, 364-367
— and man, physical studies, 365 physiological studies, 367
— Mechanics of, by R. E, D. Bishop and D. G.
Johnson (book), 802
—? Random, by S. H, Crandall (book), 24
— and rigidity in machine tools, by H.
Eddowes, 61
Vibrators, concrete, rubber caps for (Consolidated), 157. See LEITER, 268
— Lacromatic (Hockley), 830-831
— Trowal (Walther), 830 Vibratory feeder (Magco), 271 Vibro-Tool hand engraving tool (Burgess), 576 Vick, Dr, F. A,, appointed director of AERE,
Harwell, 184
Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd., Hovercraft production, 217; Vanguard aircraft for BEA, 457; contour milling machine installed (Coventry Gauge and Tool Co. Ltd.), 804
Vickers-Armstrongs (Engineers) Ltd., agreement with Racine Hydraulics and Machinery Inc., 357; bottling plant for Batchelors Ltd., 450; electrical side impellers for Oriana liner, 768
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., post office packet and parcel sorting equipment, 130; post office conveyor system, 131; food freeze-drying equipment, 265, 292; Admiralty order for second atomic submarine, 448; Serenia tanker for Shell launched, 565; launching of atomic propelled submarine Dreadnought, 580; stratosphere chamber for cold climate diesel engine starting tests, 701; Hovercraft development, 869
Vickers-Armstrongs (Shipbuilders) Ltd., repairs to tanker Esso Portsmouth, 591; Oriana liner, 768-769
Vickers-Armstrongs (South Marston) Ltd., mail handling devices, 37; Accelerated Freeze-Drying plant for Irish Sugar Co., 292; Triga atomic reactor, 579
Vickers Ltd., increase in sales, 449; profits, 449; tax position, 449
Vickers Super VC 10 airliner, 310, 346, 426
— Valiant aircraft, 346
Vicsteels Ltd.. Dunlop Texseal paint, 235 Vieta Consolidated Industries, Millicer Air Tour aircraft, 489
Victor B bomber aircraft on show at Farnborough, 310
— Motor car, Vauxhall, new design for, 260 Victorian Housing Commission, investigation
of lightweight aggregates, 298
Vietnamese, Plain Words on, 436
Villiers Engineering Co. Ltd., stationary petrol engines, 291; lightweight diesel engine, 630 Villiers (Tool Developments) Ltd., conversion of horizontal planer to horizontal borer, 387
Vincent, C., on Railwayman (book), 836 Vincze, S. A., on solar energy, 824
Vinyl film as impermeable lining for reservoirs, 787
— Resins, by W. M. Smith (review), 22
Visco Engineering Co. Ltd., feed valves (trade publication), 522; air filters (trade publication), 560; water coolers (trade publication), 620
Viscose rayon (Courtaulds Ltd.), 185 Visicorder oscillograph (Honeywell), 446 Viso Ltd., Visomag flexible drive, 843 Visco-plastic deformations, 108
Visomag flexible drive (Viso Ltd.), 843 Viton rubber (Du Pont), 635. See LETTER, 879 Rate of gas permeation through, 635 Vitreous Enamel Development Council, architectural panelling, specifications, 671
Vivian, A. C., on mechanical properties, 404. See LETTER, 436
Vokes, George (Infra Red) Ltd., infra-red dryer, 818
Vokes Ltd., Poroloy CM filter elements, 171; Poroloy T filter elements, 171; position and prospects, 385; manufacturing for ECM, 385; subsidiaries of, 385; annual report, 385; profits, 385
Volkswagen do Brazil, production, 417 Volkswagen motor car, new engine and gearbox, 260
Volkswagen, Wolfsburg training school, 89; Renault technicians attend Wolfsburg training school, 89
Volkswagenwerke, position and prospects, 417; rising demand for cars, 417; capital investment, 417; output, 417
Volta Dam, contract to be awarded in April, 477
— River project, financial arrangements con
cluded, 297, 324
Project, tenders invited, 324
Voltage regulators (trade publication), 96
— Standard cell. Convolt (Communications
(Air) Ltd.), 574
Voltmeters (trade publication), 224
— Valve, Ballantine (Sylvan Ginsbury), 574 Volvo motor car, Jensen Motors to produce,
659
Doenhoff, A. E., on Theory of Wing Sections (review), 455
Engel, Dr. A., review of New Theory in Atomic and Radiation Physics, 589; biographical note, 590
Hippel, A. R., on molecular science and molecular engineering (book), 60
Mises, R., on Theory of Flight (review), 455
Voorhoeve, Dr. N. A. J., on Internorm, 898 Voriflow oil burner, 686
Vosper Ltd,, motor torpedo boats for Federal German Navy, 357
44
ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
V/STOL aircraft. Hawker P 1127, 797 Vulca-Skate machine skate (Vulcascot), 243 Vulcan Boiler and General Insurance Co. Ltd., explosions in vertical boilers, 388
Vulcascot (Great Britain) Ltd., Vulca-Skate machine skate, 243
Vybak DVR 258 composite pvc sheet (Bakelite), 171
Vyon high density polyethylene (Porous Plastics Ltd.), 567
WADE, F., on fission chamber of operation at
850^ C, 152
Wadkin Ltd., WT 6 piano milling machine, 12 Wage claim by civil engineering workers, 885 Civil Service workers, 853 Engineering workers, 749
Farm workers, 265
National Union of Mineworkers, 705 —V —• Shipbuilding and engineering unions,
113, 853
— Debt recovery from, 305
— Equality, 241
— Increase for building workers, 749, 885
— - Bus workers, 749
Electricity supply workers, 749
Engineering workers, 877
Farm workers, 749
Gas supply workers, 749
Mineworkers’, 401
Statistics, 177
West German engineering industry. 145
— National average for workers, 177
—? Rates in British industry, 297 in European industry, 297
Increases in industry, 305
— — in US, 297
— Structure, national, in mining, 81 Waghorn, M., review of Organic Coatings, 96;
biographical note, 96
Wagon, coal hopper, in aluminium (British
Railways), 53
• Self discharging (Stemi Co.), 53
— Railway, automatic transfer of coal from,
to ship, 485
Freight with aluminium sliding roof (Rheinstahl Siegener Eisenbahnbedarf), 53
Freight, aluminium, with drop roof
(Schindler Waggon), 53
Phosphate carrying (Compagnie de
Chemins de Fer du Maroc), 53
Wakefield-Dick Industrial Oils Ltd., hydraulic oils (trade publication), 256
Wakefield 120 grading machine (Construction
Machinery Ltd.), 642
Wakeford, R. C., on International Missile and
Spacecraft Guide (book), 694
Waldron, J. L., review of Roads and Their
Traffic, 455. See LETTER, 537; biographical note, 456; on congestion and traffic engineer, 636. See LETTER, 673 Walker, A. Kitchen-D. Ltd., radial drill, 142 Walker, Crossweller and Co. Ltd., Arkon flow
indicator, 207; Leonard 621 thermostatic mixing valve, 740
Walker, Prof. G., on Channel tunnel, 105 Walker, Harry, Ltd., David Brown marine
diesel engines ordered, 257
Walker, M., on BP Book of Motor Cycle
Racing (book), 730
Walker, Martin, Ltd., Dormobile motorised caravans, 704
Walkerdine, R. H., on Guide to Coalfields,
1960 (book), 224
Wall and ceiling materials (booklet), 168
— Curtain, construction, historical note, 245
— Panels, Alply (Alcoa), 129
Wallace and Tiernan Ltd., chlorination (trade publication), 256; dry feeding machine, 643; Merchen scale feeding machine, 676; dry chemical feeds (trade publication), 730
Walsall, Corporation of Borough of, by E. J.
Homeshaw (book), 96
Walther, Carl Kurt, GmbH, trowal vibrator, 830
Walwhan dam, grouting of (Cementation Co.), 65
Wantage radiochemical centre laboratory, 37
— Research Laboratory, radiation in agricul
ture and medicine, 280
War, contemporary, science and technology in, by Maj. Gen. Pokrovsky (book), 126
— Office Proof and Experimental Establish
ment lubrication of Pendine high speed test track, 389
— Planes of the Second World War: Fighters,
by W. Green (book), 836
Ward, E. P., on Czechoslovakia, a Bridgehead for Trade, 438. See LETTER, 537
Ward, Prof. G. N., review of Theory of Flight, 455; review of Theory of Wing Sections, 455; biographical note, 456; review of Treatise on Gyrostatics and Rotational Motion, 488; biographical note, 488
Ward, Ronald, and Partners, Dungeness lighthouse, 47
Ward, Thos. W., Ltd., power line alarm (trade publication), 224; Forward batcher, 818; group turnover, 829; subsidiaries of, 829
Wardell, K., on mining surveyors, 377 Wardrop, J. G., traffic congestion, 850 Warerite aluminium faced plastic laminate
(Bakelite Ltd.), 879
Warnock, J. G., appointed manager of English Electric Co., hydroelectric dent., 241, 249; biographical note, 241
Warp inspection equipment (Bruce Peebles), 575
Warragamba Dam, details of, 680-681 Flood gates (Glenfield and Kennedy Lid.), 681
Warren Spring Laboratory, atmospheric pollution, 134; mineral processing, 134; processdevelopment, 134; chemical engineering, 134
Warship. See under specific type of warship Warton, supersonic wind tunnels at, 594
Wash boilers, sales decline of, 591
Washing machine, Februat, for buses, 157
— _ Mobile (J. S. Webber Ltd.), 676
Washing machine, sales decline of, 591
Supermatic (AEl-Hotpoint), 2
Vegetables, 265
— Plant, automatic, for buses, 157 Washington University, construction of water
cooled atomic reactor, 720
Wasp helicopter. Westland, 346
Waste, agricultural, compost from, 539
— Ash, uses for, 539
— Atomic, basic considerations for disposal of,
548
Dilute or concentrate disposal methods, 548
Disposal of, 548
Disposal by ground dispersion, 548
?— — Disposal methods, 548
Disposal in sea, 548
Statutory controls, 548
— Connector, Key-Conex “ Tapertite ” (Key
Engineering Co. Ltd.), 712
— Disposal by canal, 637
— from uses of radioisotopes, course on, 892
— Heat recovery from industrial furnaces
(book), 601
— Household, compost from, 539
— Human, compost from 539
—- Management, principles of, 548
— in metalworking industry, 550
— Organic, uses for, 539
— Paper handling plant, 544
Re-use of, 539
Utilisation Council, British. See British
— Plastics, re-use of, 539
— Process, profits from 539
— Products in space satellite, recycling of, 552
— Radioactive, by J. C. Collins (book), 488 Disposal of (IAEA book), 620
Disposal of: proceedings of the Monaco conference (review), 558
—- — Their treatment and disposal, by J. C. Collins (review), 558
— Recovery, economics of, 539
Pays—Even in Prosperity, by C. Brown, 539
Royal Commission on, 533
— Reduction in industry, 533
— Salvage from, 533, 544. See LETTER, 709
— of time and materials. Plain Words on, 536
— Treatment: proceedings of symposium on
Treatment of Waste Waters, by P. C. G. Isaac (review), 559
— Utilisation, 533
— or wealth (booklet), 533
Wastemaster garbage disposal unit (Kenwood), 844
Watch, electric, by E. Bruton, 339
(Hamilton), 339
(Lip), 339
at Watch and Jewellery Fair, 393
-— Electronic (Bulova), 339
— and Jewellery Fair, electric watch exhibit at,
393
Water analyser, continuous, AutoAnalyser (Technicon), 542
— Boards, demand for longer holidays, 113
— Boiler feed, myrabolam tannin treatment of,
106
— Buffalo tractor (Jas. A. Cuthbertson Ltd.),
593
— Central Advisory Committee
Central
on.
See
— Clay and oil, inter-relations of, 653
— Closet extractor. Silavent (Morphy-
Richards), 574
— Company, operating transport and tractors
in, 285
— Consumption increase, 21
— Coolers (trade publication), 620
•— Cooling replaced by air cooling, 21 V. air cooling in agricultural and struction equipment, by H. H. Haas,
— Courses, clearing reeds from, 276
— Demand, sub-committee on, 21
— Disposal, 21
— Distillation, solar, 825
— Distribution by canal, 82
— Drinking, sea water evaporators for
duction of (Richardsons Westgarth and Co.), 809
— Engineers, Institution of. See Institution —- Farm use of, 276. See LETTER, 336
— Feed, silica analyser for (Electronic Instru
ments Ltd.), 607
— Flow analogues for gas dynamics, by R. E.
Morris and B. Haythornthwaite, 26!
— Grid, National, 37, 82, 83. See LETTERS,
204, 269
National, contour canal for, by J. F. Pownall, 82-83. See LETTER, 269
— Heaters, electric, slight increase in sales of,
591
— — Immersion, fall in sales, 591
— — Storage, increase in sales, 591
— Heating plants, solar, 824
— Heavy, factory, Nangal, 578
US delivery of to IAEA members, 648
— How to save it, 21
— Levels, examining changes in, 329
—? Liquid metal to, heat exchangers at Doun- reay atomic reactor, 860
— Main, Don-Seg concrete segments for, 476 pvc unplasticised pipe for, 413
— Meter, Kent JSM (George Kent Ltd.), 776
— Physical and chemical examination of,
approved methods for (review), 559; (book), 620
— Pollution, Luton experiment, 69
Research Laboratory, making water re-usable, 69
—• — and syndets, 69
— — Tests, 69
— Power in Madras State, 116
—? — See also Hydraulic; Hydro-electric; Power plant; Power, water; Turbine
— Price of, 21
— Problems of individual ownership of
property units in multi-unit blocks (booklet), 776
— Purifier, Deminrolit (Permutit), 270 Diafilter (Gilliam), 783
— Recovery process using vacuum pyrolytic
catalysis (US GEC), 553
— Resources, upland, and droughts, 577
— Re-use of, survey on, 21
con-
774
pro
Water, salt, pipeline, pvc coating for (Plastic Coatings Ltd.), 267
— Sea, determination of copper, lead and
manganese in, by B. A. Loveridge et al, 480
— Stagnant and polluted, compressed air to
purify, 7
— Supply, economic, 577
Expansion, Nairobi, 7
Plastic pipes for, 157
Problems in multi-storey flats, 776
Problems in Northern Canada, 105
Systems, selection of, 211
See also Irrigation
— Surface, year book (book), 577
— Systems, corrosion in, 106
— Torque gauge (International), 444 Transport, cheaper and quicker, 56. See
LETTERS, 108, 204
— Treatment and effluent exhibition, 373, 381
— Tritiated, Geiger gas counting methods of
assaying, by J. F. Cameron and B. J. Puckett, 152
— Turbine. See Turbines
— Waste, proceedings of symposium on
treatment of, by P. C. G. Isaac (review) 559
— Weed clearing chemicals, Dowpon and
Kuron S (Dow), 276
— from wells on tap, 400
— Works, problems of radioactivity at,
course on, 312
Watercress, hydro-cooling for, 283
Waterlow and Sons Ltd., mail handling devices 37
Watermills with horizontal wheels, by P. N. Wilson (book), 730
Waterways, British. See British Waterways
— Inland, for industrial transport, 56
— See also Canal; Inland: River
Wales Ltd., multi-storey flats at New Southgate, 776
Watkins, W. H., Gray and Partners, new factory for G. B. Britton and Sons Ltd., 381
Watson and Sons (Electro Medical) Ltd., cobalt source, 175
Watts Blake and Beams, chimney and hopper lined in pvc (Plastic Coalings Ltd.), 815
Watts, R. E., on removal of caesium 137 and strontium 90, 312
Watts, William, Ltd., Mikromat jig boring machnie, 43
Waveguide v. coaxial cable, 494
Waveline central heating radiator (Wilson), 72 Wayne Kerr Laboratories Ltd., frequency standard, 174
Wayne, Dr. L., on air pollution by motor car exhaust, 510
Wayne Tank and Pump Co. Ltd., gear pump, 715
Wean Engineering Ltd., formation of Wean- Miles Ltd., 289
Wean-Miles Ltd., formation of, 289
Weapons, atomic, banning of, V. M. Molotov on, 647
— Guided, Seacat system, 97
Seaslug system, 97
Wear, bearing, in corrosive atmospheres, 172. See LETTER, 237
Weather-Beater packaged switching station (English Electric), 809
— Radar, airborne (Ekco), 427
— Ships, ocean, report from, 775
Weatherill, F. E., Ltd., conversion of horizontal planer to horizontal borer, 387
Webb Conveyors and Automation Ltd., electronically controlled conveyor system, 733
Webb, H. A., on Mathematical Tool-Kit for Engineers (book), 802
Webb, J., on radioactive tracer methods for testing filters, 384
Webber, J. S., Ltd., mobile washing machine, 676
Webster and Bennett, position and prospects, 281; boring mill (Wickman), 820
Wedglock auto-coupler for London underground trains, 770
Weed, water, clearing chemicals, Dowpon and Kuron S (Dow), 276
Weigher, check. Automa (Elliott-Automation Ltd.), 783
Weighing machine, check. Hydra (Industrial Products), 502
Weight indicator (Ashworth Ross), 446
— and Measures Act 1878, 582
— and Measures, General Conference on.
See General
—? and measures, international rulings, 583 Weil, Dr. N. A., on ceramic fracture, 691 Weinbren, G., cinema film “ March Fritillary Butterfly,” 425
Weir, G. and J., Ltd., Isotemp air compressor, 406; distilling plant for Oriana liner, 769
Weirs in Germany, by H. Press (book), 900
— Investigation programme (Hydraulics Re
search Station), 577
Weisser, R. H., on thermodynamics of decarburisation of molten uranium, 88
Weizmann Institute of Science, conference at Rehovot, 297
Welbourn, D. B., on difficulties of translation, 569
Welch, A. F., on automatic highway, 506 Weld, powder, for hard facing, 629. See LETTER, 637
Weldall and Assembly Ltd., position and prospects, 513
Weldcraft Ltd., Autocet dehydrator, 208 Welded girders, stress relieving (Fairfield), 149 Welding (trade publication), 318
— Arc, theory and practice of, by R. J. Sacks
(book), 694
— Data charts (trade publication), 318
— Electroslag, 123
— Engineering, marine and nuclear energy
exhibition, 816
— Fittings (trade publication), 318
— Friction, description of process, 250. See
LETTER, 372
Machines, 251
as a practical process, 250
Research in, 250
Research by American Machine and Foundry Co., 831
Typical joints, 251
—- Gas for (Battelle), 462
— Handbook, by A. L. Phillips (book), 522
Welding machine, Circomatic (Rockwcld), 306 CO2 (Research and Control), 207 Mobile (Lincoln). See Correction, 143
— ?—? Spot (Electro-Mechan), 375
Spot (Electro-Mechan Heat Ltd.), 576 Spot. Synchrospot (Sciaky), 144
— Meter (English Electric), 243
— Operators, shortage of, 52
— Positioner, Tehag (Interlas Ltd.), 750
— Repairs, practical, by C. G. Bainbridge
(book), 456
— Research (BWRA), 431
and industrial economy, 333
— Resistance, of stainless steel, 333
— Rods (trade publication), 318
— Rods and brazing materials (trade pub
lication), 694
— in Russia, 123
— Spot, argon arc torch (BOC Ltd.), 419
— Torch, spot, Argonarc (British Oxygen
Gases Ltd.), 629
— Trolley (Melbro), 857
— Water cooled, 91
Weldless closure for pressure vessel (Constructors John Brown), 811
Weldless Steel Tube Co. Ltd., Colduse internally ribbed tubes, 170
Weldnuts (trade publication), 590 Welin-Maclachlan Davits Ltd., davits for Oriana liner, 769
Wells, drilling deep, by Dr. T. F. Gaskell, 327-329
— Natural gas, Whitby exploitation of, 434 —• for Shell Centre benchmark, 639
— Water on tap, 400
Wellington Tube Holdings Group, Gibbons (Dudley) Ltd., as subsidiary of. 581; profits, 581 ; review of group activities, 581 Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corp. Ltd., profits, 481; agreement with Vereinigie Osterreichische Eisen-Und Stahlwerke, 481; LD oxygen installations for Richard Thomas and Baldwins, Colvilles and Lysaght, 481; Wellman Smith Owen (Furnaces) Ltd. now wholly subsidiary, 481; collaboration Schloemann Aktiengesellshaft, 621
Wellman Smith Owen (Furnaces) position and prospects, 481
Wells, F. H., on two channel coincidence unit, 1 52
Wells, R. A., on recovery of thorium from uranium-plant barren solutions by solvent extraction, 16
Welmec Corp. Ltd., Telefunken radio direction finder, 342
Welsby, V. G., on Theory and Inductance Coils (book), 836 Welsh, J. A., on Direct Conversion Electricity (book), 256
Wentbridge Viaduct, contractors design of, 244; constructional problems with, 244
Wentworth-Shields, F. E., Concrete Piling and (book), 766
Wesseling to Rotterdam pipeline, 93
Wesson, L. J., purchase of " from ISHRA, 225
P. J., purchase of W. Wesson from ISHRA, 225 W., and Co. Ltd., bought by L.
P. j. Wesson from ISHRA, West Burton power station, 37 West Instrument Ltd., oil tight connector, 715
— Pakistan Water and Power
Authority, irrigation scheme, 265
— Riding County Council, Wentbridge Via
duct, 244
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co. Ltd., mouldings of plastic dough, 38; railway signalling (trade publication), 160
Westinghouse Corp, of Canada, use of small power atomic reactors in Northern Canada, 312
Westinghouse Electric Corp., contract for reactors for atomic propelled submarines, 16; silicon rectifier unit for Alcoa, 71; Chooz atomic power station, 184; atomic reactor for HMS Dreadnought, 580; atomic propelled submarine components, 648; direct-view storage tube, 797; high speed steam turbines, 841; agreement with Plessey Group, 861; aircraft electrical generating system, 861; price fixing court case, 869
Westinghouse Electric International Co., mill drives for Piacaguera steel mills, 257; plate glass fluorescent lighting, 737 Westinghouse-Plessey aircraft generating system, 861
Westinghouse Testing Reactor, thermionic and thermoelectric devices in, 52
Westlake, Sir Charles, on Metal Industries Ltd., 281
Westland Aircraft Ltd., agreement with Hovercraft Developments Ltd., 65; purchase of Fairey Aviation Co., aircraft interests, 161; Hovercraft production, 217; Hovercraft development, 869
Westland Wasp helicopter, 346
— Wessex helicopter for HMS Devonshire, 97 Westool Ltd., trade visit to Russia, 853
West’s Loyne Ltd., formation of, 697; protective coating equipment for Miles Plating, 697
Westwood, W., on Chemical Analysis of Cast Iron and Foundry Materials (book), 356 WGI Ltd., formation of West’s Loyne Ltd., 697 Wheel brushes (trade publication), 522
— Railway, television camera for inspection,
253
— Slip, locomotive, and rail surfaces, 315
— Spare, motor car. Standby (Dunlop), 572 Whessoe Ltd., tanks for Pelrofina Fulham
depot, 513; Milford Haven oil refinery, 640; purifier boxes for Gas and Fuel Corp,, 869
Whipple, R. T. P., on screening problem with application to thetatron, 348
Whirlmatic thread cutting machine (BPS Machinery), 44
Co.
Wesson,
Co.
Wesson,
owned with
Ltd.,
Design of
of Heat to
for, 244;
on Reinforced Piled Structures
international oil
W. Wesson
Steel
Steel
225
J. &
thermocouple
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ENGINEERING, VOL. 190 (1960)
Whispair air conditioner, Temkon (Temperature Ltd.), 716
Whitby, natural gas borehole exploitation, 434 White, E. W., on new industries in developing countries, 705
White, G., sole ownership of Bristol Cars Ltd., 481
White, Sir George, biographical note, 449 White, P. A. F., on removal of radioactive particles from the air, 16
Whitehead Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., electrogalvanising, 187; pump installation for corrosive chemicals, 187
Whitemetal bearings, investigation of cor- ' rosion failure (Parsons and Marine), 761 Whitmarsh, A, J., review of Units, Dimensions and Dimensionless Numbers, 520; biographical note, 522
Who Owns Whom, 1960 (review), 834
Who’s Who in Atoms, 1960, by A. W. Haslett (review), 834
Electrical, 1960-61 (review), 834 Who’s Who, International, 126
Why People Buy, by L. Cheskin (book), 456 Wickman Ltd., Scrivener centreless grinding machine, 43; Rapid Reset milling cutters, 142; position and prospects, 281; purchase of majority holding in Brasmac, 281; formation of Brasmac Wickman, 281; study of steel machining with Wimet tungsten carbide tools, 567; Webster and Bennett boring mill, 820
Widnes-Runcorn bridge, details of, 148; profile and dimensions of, 148; contractors for, 148
Wiech, R. E. Jr., on Fundamentals of Rocket Propulsion (book), 620
Wiedemann turret press, automatic control for (GEC), 122
Wiggin, Henry, and Co. Ltd., exhibition of high- temperature alloys, 237; high nickel alloys (trade publication), 318; Ugine- Sejournet process, 706; Incoloy DS (trade publication), 730; Nimonic sheet (trade publication), 766; Nimocast alloys (trade publication), 766; butane/air plant installed (Holmes), 806
Wigner energy in atomic reactors, 119
Wilcox, P. L., Ltd., pneumatic thruster, 819 Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces Co. Ltd., export orders, 489
Wild, J., on Fodens Ltd., 249
Wild RC9 Super Wide Angle camera for aerial photography, 726
Wildsmith, A. C., on petrol v. diesel transport, 285
Wilkins, G., on high hysteresis tyres, 278; on Motor Show Review; Today’s Engines, 525. See LETTER, 601; on innovations at London Motor Show, 540; on front wheel drive for Lancia car, 734
Wilkins, J. C,, on Wilkins and Mitchell, 313 Wilkins, M., on Katharometer, 416
Wilkins and Mitchell Ltd., position and prospects, 313; order position, 313; effect of Government HP restrictions, 313; annual report, 313
Wilkins, R. A., on transaxle fluids, 644 Wilkinson, H., on Shell tanker policy, 565 Wilkinson, James, and Son, absorbed by l.aporte Chemicals, 185
Wilkinson Rubber Linatex Ltd., Linatex diaphragm pump, 543
Wilks, M. C., on Land Rover motor car, 650 Wilks, S. B., on Land Rover motor car, 650; on Rover Co., 757
Willan, G. L., Pyroferal aluminium-irons, 743 Williams, Prof. D., on employment of geologists, 209
Williams, D., on Theory of Aircraft Structures (book), 392
Williams, J. L., on Accidents and Ill-Health at Work (book), 730
Williams, J. N., on Boiler House Practice (book), 802
Williams, T. 1., on Short History of Technology (book), 836
Williams-Thompson, M., on public relations, 4 Williams, W. W., on Coastal Changes (review), 454
Willmore, Dr. A. P., on X-ray spectrometer for research satellite, 736
Winner, D., on Decisions, Values and Groups (book), 456
Wilson, D. G., on roads and cars must go, 300-301
Wilson, E. J., on light source from radioisotopes, 312
Wilson Electric Transformer Co., large interest bought by Ferranti, 249
Government’s economic natural resources catalyse
Wind test station for aluminium building products, 477
— Tunnel, instructional (Plint), 631 Mach 4, Warton, 594 Mach 6, Warton, 595
— — Subsonic, tests of various forms of air
intake installed in fighter type aircraft, by B. J. Prior and C. N. Hall, 691
for supersonic flight, 594-595 Winding machine. Carrier, 672. See LETTER, 745
Toroid, Gorman (Aveley), 144 Windows, glass, for aircraft (Triplex), 513 -— Leaded glass, defies hurricane, 855
— Metal, corrosion of, 168
Windscale Atomic Energy Research Establishment, AGR reactor, burst slug detection gear (Plessey), 88; control arrangement for AGR reactor, 119; AGR reactor, cost of, and investment prospects, 151; AGR atomic reactor, experimental version, 215; whole-body radiation monitor for, 384; analysis of radiation effect of 1957 accident, 480; carbon dioxide circulators for (Howden), 480
Windsor Castle liner, Toxion anti-fouling equipment on, 258; Guardion cathodic anti-corrosion protection equipment on, 258; maiden voyage of, 281
Winfield, H., on Glossary of Metalworking Terms (book), 224
Winfrith Heath Atomic Energy Establishment, Zebra atomic reactor for, 52; assembly of Scorpio I subcritical facility, 151; Scorpio II subcritical facility, 151; work in progress on Dragon atomic reactor project, 215; HECTOR atomic reactor to be built, 384; BICEP assembly at, 447; open to visitors, 447; survey of reactors and sub-critical assemblies at, 447; correction of statistics previously published, 684
Wing, aircraft, design for low drag, 429
— Rectangular, aerodrynamic characteristics
of, by 1. J, Cambell, C. F. Banks D. A. Leaver, 629
— Sections, theory of, by 1. H. Abbott
A. E. von Doenhoff (review), 455
— Structures, aircraft, relieving loading
by Prof. F. Misztal, 458
Winget Ltd., automatic concrete mixing plant, 55; financial interest in by Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co., 649 Wingetac Trading Ltd., Testotherm surface thermometer, 376
Winslade, R., award of exhibition from Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust, 9; proposed visit to Russia, 9; biographical note, 9 Wintershall, agreement with Safrep, Francarep and Preussische Bergwerks und Buetten for Saharen exploration, 489
Winton Thorpe and Tunnadine, new department store for House of Fraser, 712
Wires, exploding, by W. G. Chace and H. K. Moore (review), 486-487
— Overhead, systems. National Trust policy
on, 605
— Ropes (trade publications), 522, 590
— Sintered, filter elements of (Yokes), 171 Wireless. See Radar; Radio; Television Wiring, house (trade publication), 96 Wisconsin University, atomic reactor for
(General Electric Co. (US)), 720
Wise, A. F. E., on poly-azonal spiral heat transfer surface and application to reactor design, 755
Wisner, Dr. A. Y., on Renault’s researches in car ergonomics, 517
Witness box, expert in the, field, 790. See LETTER, Witwatersrand University, gift for particle accelerator, 720
Wolf Electric Tools Ltd., H. Mader appointed sales supervisor for Switzerland, 185; high speed angle grinding machine, 675 Wolfenden, Sir John, on job snobbery, 372 Wolfhard, H. G., on Flames (review), 287 Wolseley Engineering Ltd., saw bench, 842 Wolseley Holdings, anti-stick silicone, 778-779 Wolvercote Viaduct, construction of, 47 Wolverine Tubes, Integron internally ribbed tube, 170
Wood beetles, extermination by high frequency treatment, 332
— Densified, Permali, for variometer and coil
supports (Permali Ltd.), 743
— -— Permatred (Permali), 499
Wood, E. P., on changing attitudes towards metal scrap, 534
Wood Fibre Wallboard Co. Ltd., Duranite hardboard, 879
— Fibreboard expansion joint filler (Powell
Duffryn), 847
— Impregnant and laminating resin, 402
— Laminate, Permali, in cathodic protecton
402
Permali, used in demineralisation, 402 •— New-look, takes a lot of beating, 402 •— Pest control emulsion. Woodtreat (Preservation Developments Ltd.), 234
— Preservative, Woodtreat (Preservation De
velopments Ltd.), 234
Wood, R., on Jason Mk. Ill atoinic reactor 648
— Resins for, 402
— Rot, Woodtreat emulsion to prevent
(Preservation Developments Ltd.), 234
— Treatment fluid, Brunophen (Preservation
Developments Ltd.), 234
Woodall-Duckham Construction Co. Ltd., coking plant for Colvilles, 457; coking plant for United Coke and Chemicals, 457 Woodcock, G., on Trade Unions, 641; on Trades Union Congress, 641; criticism of National Union of Railwaymen, 641
Woodcock, J. R., on motor car warranties, 901 Woodfield Rochester Ltd., flow boom structure at Tranmere for Shell, 220; winch, 750
Woodhouse and Mitchell, tool room lathe, 44 Woods Practical Guide to Fan Engineering, by W. C. Osborne and C. G. Turner (book), 256
Woodside Die Sinking Co. Ltd., torque screws (trade publication), 590
Woodtreat wood preservative and pest control emulsion (Preservation Developments Ltd.), 234
Woodward, H., and Son Ltd., screw conveyor for grain hopper, 809
Woodworking machinery (trade publication), 900
Wool, mineral, Stillite thermal insulation, 370
Woolwich free ferry, modernising (LCC), 137 Woomera Rocket Range, launching Black Knight rocket from 700
Range, P. Thorneycroft’s visit to, 369 Worcester Valve Co. Ltd., Econ-O-Miser ball valve, 543
Words, Plain Words on, 848 Work, accidents and ill-health at, by J.
Williams (book), 730
— Study on British Railways, 573
Courses (Loughborough), 241 Workachair, Anderson, for disabled persons
(H. Anderson), 496
Workers, foreign, objection to at Bedford, 777
— Output per, 813
Workholding (trade publication), 802
Working conditions, Gowers Committee on 414
Workington Iron and Steel Co., new sinter plan opened, 870
Works Managers, Institution of. See Institutions
— Ministry of, Crowthorne road research
track, 628
— Public, exhibition, 642, 676
Organisation of department, by Sir Reginald Taylor (paper), 7
Workshops for the blind, working party on, 44
— Engineering practice, by H. G. Rider
(book), 590; (book), 766
— Noise reduction in, 462
— Technology, modern, by H. W. Baker
(book), 836
World, linking by radio and cable, 494
— Power Conference (Melbourne 1962), 152;
technical programme issued, 173
— War, second, war planes of; fighters, by
W. Green (book), 836
Worldmaster bus chassis (Leyland), 523 Worley, N. G., on heat transfer 738 Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, winner of best display contest at British Trade Fair, New York, 97
Worswick, Alan (Engineering) Ltd., agreement with H. J, Baggeler to produce Baggeler equipment, 731
Worthington-Simpson, pumps for Petrofina Fulham depot, 513
Wreck. See Accidents
— Raising. See Salvage
Wrecking crane for arctic conditions (Cowans Sheldon and Co.), 665
Wren, A. C., on bearing wear, 172. See LETTER, 237
Wright Air Development Division, tantalum alloy for high temperatures, 737
Wright, J., on reaction between carbon dioxide and graphite under irradiation, 216
Wright, Prof. W. D., optical design group, 71
Writing of technical books, notes on, by E. N. Simons, 646
Wunsch, H. L., review of Machine Elements, 422-423; biographical note, 424
Wylfa Head, atomic plant site, 216,828
Wylie, Matthew, and Co. Ltd., Fischer blow moulding machine, 675
Wynne, Dr. C. G., optical design group, 71

X-RAY measurement of misorientation in metals, 839
Source (High Voltage Engineering Corp.) 783
Spectrometer (Bristol Aircraft Ltd.), 736 Ultrasonic, 198
Xenon slide projector (AEI Sound Equipment Ltd.), 785
Projector (Robert Rigby Ltd.), 875
Xetal Products Ltd., Tuflite packaging material, 878

YACHT, Tester experimental, 146
— Motor, Marco Polo (Clelands), 901
Suvretta (Clelands), 901
— Research, 146
— ?—Southampton University, 146
— Sails and hulls, data on, 146
— Sailing, behaviour of, by H. M, Barkla, 147
— Sceptre, 146, 147
— Sceptre, hull design, 147
Yamamoto, Dr., research on brain messages, 71
Yamuna hydro-electric project, 578
Yards and Docks, US Bureau of. See United States
— Measure defined in terms of metre, 582 Yarn, glass, ptfe coated, Tygaflor (Fothergill & Harvey Ltd.), 299
— Price agreements, 185
Yarrow-Admiralty Research Department, cooperation between Royal Navy and Yarrow and Co. through, 893; activities of, 893
Yarrow and Co. Ltd., cooperation with Royal Navy through Yarrow-Admiralty Research Dept., 893
Yates Plant Ltd., manipulators (trade publication), 318
Yatsimirskii, K. B., on Instability Constants of Complex Compounds (book), 160
Y.E.W. Co., refuse collection system, 555 Yorkshire Imperial Metals Ltd., unplasticised pvc pipes, 413; Polyork B pipes, 413
Youghal bridge, contractors for, 385
Young, A. D., on Elementary Treatise on Fluid Mechanics (book), 766
Young, E. H., on Process Equipment Design (review), 588
— Engineer, by C. B. Broschart (book), 160; (review), 801
Young, G. J., on Fuel Cells (book), 836
— Lion dump truck, Roadmac (Road Machines Ltd.), 374
— People, lectures for, 849
Young, W., on detecting intoxication in car drivers, 40-41
Young’s Modulus. See Elastic modulus
Yovits, M. C., on Self-Organising Systems (book), 730
Yuba Consolidated Industries, orders to Boulton and Paul, 257
— Erectors, installation of Boulton and Paul mechanised handling plant, 257
Yugoslav Federal Commission for Nuclear Energy, Triga Mk. II atomic reactor for Boris Kidric Institute, 648
Yugoslavia, agricultural machinery order placed with Massey-Ferguson, 97
— Fibre and chemical plant for (Courtaulds Ltd.), 185
— US grant for construction of Triga Mk. II
atomic reactor at Boris Kidric Institute, 648

ZAGREB International Trade Fair, 489
Zahn method of pickle liquor recovery, 554
Zahour, R. L., on underground farming, 294
Zaporozhets motor car, description and performance of, 164
Zebra atomic reactor, description of, 447 Reactor for Winfrith Heath, 52
ZED-2 atomic reactor in operation at Chalk River, 448
Atomic reactor. Chalk River, machining of graphite completed, 648
Zeffert, H., on Principles and Practice of Aircraft Electrical Engineering (book), 836
Zender, A. R., on manufacturing in Northern Ireland, 621
Zenith atomic reactor, correction of statistics previously published, 684; description of, 447; fission chamber for (Century Electronics Ltd.), 152; flux measurements in, 152; fuel irradiation experiments for Dragon project, 280
Zenz, F. A., on Fluidisation and Fluid-Particle Systems (book), 224
Zephyr fast breeder atomic reactor, 183
— Motor car, disk brakes for (Ford), 572
Zerfoss, Prof. G. E., lamps for growth stimulation, 294
Zerlina atomic reactor, 51
Zero Gradient Proton Synchrotron (ZGS), work commenced in Chicago, 828
Zeus fast breeder atomic reactor, 183
ZGS. See Zero Gradient Proton Synchrotron Zidpark car park (Myton Ltd.), 17
Zinc Alloy Rust-Proofing Co., chromising, 778-779
— Aluminium sprav coating, Berkalloy (Berk), 75
—• Coating, anti-corrosive rubber based (MacCleaster), 75
Carbo Zinc 11 (Carboline Co,), 38
Over mill-scale, 38
— Institute, American. See American
— Oxide as piezoelectric material, 135
— Plating of boiler tubes, 106
— Rich paint and sealer (trade publication), 658
— Silicate (MacCleaster Chemical Co.), 778- 779
— Smelting plant, Noyelles-Godault, control equipment for (Elliott), 129
Zippe, Dr. G., development of uranium separation centrifuge, 548; on cost of enriched uranium production, 548
Zircaloy tubes, 170
Zircaloy-2 as atomic fuel cladding, 151
Zircalloy 11 powder (Union Carbide), 847
Zirconia refractory (trade publication), 766
Zirconium and its alloys, oxidation and corrosion of, by B. Cox, M. J. Davies and A. D. Dent, 88 384
— as atomic fuel cladding, 151
— Clad uranium oxide atomic fuel, cost of, 415
— Extrusion of, 551
— Hydride as atomic reactor moderator, 891
— Oxidation and corrosion of, by K. Alcock and B. Cox, 792
— Oxide, dissolution rate of, 792
— Uranium bond, effect of carbon on, 88
Zodiac motor car, disk brakes for (Ford), 572
Zoller lifting apparatus (Glover, Webb & Liversidge Ltd.), 555
Zone-melting as purification technique, 106
— Refining and allied techniques, by N. L. Parr (review), 192
Zoom lens, television (Taylor and Hobson), 324

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