Engineering 1949 Jul-Dec: Index: General

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GENERAL

“ ILE DE FRANCE,” S.S., Reconditioning of, 127*
Illinois University, Experiments on
Illinois Central Railroad High-Speed Freight-Train Resistance, by Prof. J. K. Tuthill, 232. See LETTER, 426
Illuminating Engineering Society, Lighting Code for Building Interiors, 135
Illumination. See Light; Lighting: and Lamps under Electric
Immersion Heater, Electric, Specification, 336 Impact Tests. See Tests {Materials')
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., “ Alkathene ” Tubing and Sheet for Packaging, 53
Import Trade. See Trade
Impulse Turbines. See Turbines Impurities, Small, in Metals, Effect of, 175
Incandescent Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
Inclusions, Non-Metallic, in Magnesium-Base Alloys, 441
India, Coal Resources of, 230
— Institute of Science, Bangalore, Measurement of Surface Strains in 581*
— Rubber. See Rubber
Indian Railway, Metre-Gauge, motive for, 698*
Indicator Diagrams, 15-b.h.p. Steam Engine, 635*
Ideal, for Otto-Cycle Engines, 667* 15-b.h.p. Jenbach Oil Engine, 495* Time-Base, Effect of Phase Errors in, 73* Induction Furnaces. See Furnace, Electric
— Motor. See Motor, Electric Industries, British, Federation of. See Federation
— and Government Economic Policy, 451
— Iron and Steel, German, in 1939-45, Report on, 231
and Steel, United States and European, Production Statistics, 9
— and Science, Bridging Gap Between, 264, 283, 328
— See also Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Agreements and Disputes. See Trade Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Alcohol. See Alcohol; Motor Fuels
— Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Labour Payment, Technique of (Review), 125
— Management. See Works Management Industrial Products (Speco), Ltd., Automatic Batch-Weighing Machine, 586*
— Research. See Research
— Supervisors, Institute of, Inauguration of London Central Section, 370
Influence Lines for Pin-Jointed Redundant Trusses, 49*
Information Services of Advisory Council on Scientific Policy, 509
Ingersoll-Rand Co., Steam-Operated Water- Refrigerating Plant, 56*
Inglis, Sir C., on Slopes and Shapes of Irrigation Canals, 567
Injectors for Atmospheric Gas Burners, 549* Inks, Letterpress Process, Specification, 616 Inland Navigation. See Navigation; Canals ; Rivers, etc.
Inspection Pits for Omnibuses at St. Albans Garage, 642*
Institute of Transport. See Transport
— See Institutions
Institution, British Standards. See Standards
— of Production Engineers. See Production
— Royal. See Royal Institution
— Technical and Scientific. See Aeronautical Sciences, Institute of; Aeronautical Society, Royal; Agricultural Society, Royal; Aslib; British Association; British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education; British Foundrymen, Institute of; Civil Engineers, Institution of; Civil Engineers of Ireland, Institution of; Coventry Engineering Society; Diesel Engine Csers Association; Draughtsmen and Designers, Engineering, Institution of; Electrical Engineers, Institution of ; Engineers* Guild ; Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of; Faraday Society; Franklin Institute; Gas Engineers, Institution of; Hydraulic Structures Research, International Association for; Illuminating Engineering Society ; Industrial Supervisors, Institute of; Iron and Steel Institute; Iron and' Steel Institute, West of Scotland; Junior Institution of Engineers; Locomotive Engineers, Institution of; Maudslay Society; Mechanical Engineers, Institution of; Metals, Institute of; Metallurgy, French Society of (under Metallurgy}; Naval Architects, Institution of ; Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Society of; Newcomen Society; North- East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders; Petroleum, Institute of; Physics, Institute of ; Production Engineers, Institution of; Radio Engineers, British, Institute of; Road Transport Engineers, Institute of; Royal Society ; Royal United Service Institution; Statisticians, Incorporated, Association of; Structural Engineers, Institution of; Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of; Transport, Institute of; Welding, Institute of; and Women's Engineering Society
Instruments for Air-Flow Analysis, 509
— and Machines, Calculating (Review), 608
— Manufacture, Metals Used in, 543*
— for Open-Hearth Furnace Control, 599, 628
— Testing, for Magnetic Materials, 105
— See also Aeronautics ; Electric Insulation. See Electric
“ Insulite ” Glazing Units, 442 Interlock, Single-Lever, for Derrick Crane (Butters Brothers and Co., Ltd.), 303*
Internal-Combustion Engines. See Aeronautics ; Engines ; Motor Cars ; Motor Boats; Tractors; Turbine, Gas
International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, 482
for Hydraulic Structures Research. See Hydraulic Structures Research, International Association for
— Building Exhibition, Olympia, 537, 556*, 596*
International Combustion, Ltd., Boilers for Pyrmont “ B ” Power Station, Sydney, New South Wales, 397
— Conference on Building Documentation, Programme, 308 |
— Congress on History of Science, Amsterdam, Programme, 425
— Cycle and Motor-Cycle Show, Earl’s Court, 453
— Gas Conference, London. See Gas Conference. International, London
— Metallurgical Association, Suggested, 415 —? Motor Exhibition, Earl’s Court, London, 341, 370
— Navigation Congress, Lisbon. See Navigation Congress, International, Lisbon
— Scientific Research, Organisation for, 231 —? Standardisation of Screw Threads, 159
—- Technical Committee on Welding, Paris Meeting, 159
— Trade. See Trade
Inventions Competition, Association of Supervising Electrical Engineers, 597
— See also Patents
Invisible Exports, Contribution of Shipping to, 231
Ipswich, Nacton Iron Foundry, Ransomes Sims <fe Jefferies, Ltd., 474*. See Addendum, 554
Ireland, Northern, Report on Electrical Developments in, 593
Irmay, G., on Steady Flow Formulse in Pipes and Channels, 678
Iron Alloys. See Metallurgy and Steel
— Carburised, Water-Quenched, Microstructure of, 652
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Heat Treatment. See Metallurgy
— Loss in Electrical Power Plant, 260, 293*
— Manufacture. See Furnaces, Blast; Metallurgy
— Ore. See Ore
— Pillar, Delhi, Rust-Resisting Properties of, 287
— and Steel Industry, Brazilian, 211
— — Industry, European and United States, Production Statistics, 9
Industry, German, 1939-45, Report, 231

Iron and Steel Institute :

International Activities of, 415
Fourth Hatfield Memorial Lecture, 509, 535, 570*
Autumn Meeting, London: Programme, 420
Inaugural Proceedings, 539 Honorary Members of Council, 539 Changes in Council Membership, 539 Reports of Discussions, 540, 553, 594, 610 Mechanical Properties of Low-Carbon Low- Alloy Steels Containing Boron, by W. E. Bardgett and Dr. L. Reeve, 553 Further X-Ray Study of Equilibrium Diagram of Fe-Ni System, by Prof. E A. Owen and Dr. Y. H. Liu, 553
Free-Energy and Metastable States in Fe-Ni and Fe-Mn Systems, by Drs. F. W. Jones and W. I. Pumphrey, 553 Microscopical Studies of Iron-Nickel-Alu- minium System ; Parti, a 4-/3 Alloys and Isothermal Sections of the Phase Equilibrium Diagram, by Dr. A. J. Bradley, 553
Constitution of Iron-Nickel-Chroniium Alloys at 650 deg. to 800 deg. C., by W. P. Rees, R. D. Burns and A. J. Cook, 553
Compression Test in Relation to Cold Rolling, by N. H. Polakowski, 594
Change of Electrical Resistance During Strain-Ageing of Iron, by Dr. A. H. Cottrell and A. T. Churchman, 595
Plastic Strain and Hysteresis in Drawn Steel Wire, by R. S» Brown, 595
Autumn Meeting, London—continued. Investigations on Experimental Blast Furnace, by Dr. H. L. Saunders, G. B. Butler and J. M. Tweedy, 610 Distribution of Materials in Blast Furnace ;
Part ir, Compensated Charging, by Drs. H. L. Saunders and R.Wild, 610 Radioactive Technique for Determining
Gas Transit Times in a Driving Blast Furnace, by E. W. Voice, 610
Effect of Sodium-Oxide Additions to Steel- Making Slags, by Dr. W. R. Maddocks and E. T. Turkdogan, 611
Flow and Mixing of Gases in Open-Hearth and Side-Blown Converter Models:
Flow Patterns in Ducts, by Dr. J. H. Ches- * ters and A. R Philip, 540
Flow Visualisation and Photography, by R S. Howes and A. R Philip, 540
Flow Patterns in Modern Furnaces, by I. M. D. Halliday and A. R Philip, 540 Experiments on Gaseous Mixing in Open- Hearth Furnace Models; Part I, Maerz, by R. D. Collins and Miss J. D. Tyler, 540
Experiments on Gas and Fluid Flow in Side-Blown Converter Model, by M. P. Newby, 540
Iron and Steel Institute, West of Scotland, Practical Aspects of Recent Developments in Open-Hearth Furnace Design and Practice, by Dr. A. H. Leckie, 559*, 627*
Research Association, British, Back-Pull Wiredrawing in Practice, by J. G. Wistreich, 333* ; Investigations on Open- Hearth Furnace Design and Operation, 599*, 627*
Works. See Works See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Strain-Ageing of. Change of Electrical Resistance, 595
— Tests. See Tests {Materials}
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Cast Iron ; Steel; Metallurgy Ironfoundry Associations, Council of, Advisory
Service for Foundries, 285
Ironwork, Structural. See Bridges ; Columns; Hoofs ; Steelwork ; Structures
Irrigation Canals, Slopes and Shapes of, 567
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Irving, J., on Draught of Shallow-Draught Vessels 136
Isle of Wight, 33-kV Submarine Power Cable to, 391
Issoire Factory for Working of Light Alloys, 399 Italian Estuaries, Regulation of, 583
— Ports, Oil Storage and Handling at, 651 Italy and France, Proposed Road Tunnel
Through Mont Blanc, 448
— Hydro-Electric Power Plants in, 342*
— Inland Water Navigation in, 525, 554, 706 Ivatt, H. G., Dynamometer Car, 8*
“Ivo” Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd., 638*

JACKS, Hydraulic, for Omnibus Inspection Pits, St. Albans Garage (Tecalemit, Ltd.), 642*
Jackson, H., on South Wales Outline Plan, 61
Jackson, J., on American Freight-Train Resistance, 426. See 232
Jacquet, Dr. N., on Navigation of the Rhine, 526
Jansson, Maj. H., on Oil Handling at Port of Stockholm, 106
Japanese and German Battleships, 41, 117*, 141*
— Post-War Shipbuilding, 331
Jarocki, W., on Artificial Transverse Circulation in Canals, 567
Jeffrey, L. F., Walsall Power Station, 353*. See Erratum, 603
Jenbacher Werke, Tests of 15-b.h.p. SingleCylinder Jenbach Oil Engine, 465*, 493*
Jennings, J. H., and Son, Ltd., Mobile Demonstration Unit for Machine Tools, 43*
Jet Propulsion of Ships, 348*, 358. See LETTER, 537
Jewett, Dr. F. B., the Late, 594*
Jigging, “ Envelope,” in Aircraft Construction, 699*
Johnson, A. E., on Creep and Relaxation of Metals at High Temperatures, 237*
Johnson’s (Engineering) Ltd., Beet-Elevating Digger, 54*
Johnson, J. W., on Application of Wave Data to Harbour Design, 541
Johnson, Matthey and Co., Ltd., Protective Equipment for Radioactive Materials, 129*
Johnson and Phillips, Ltd., Cables for Liverpool Street to Shenfleld Railway Electrification 325*
Johnson, W. A., on Surface Preparation of Mild, Steel Prior to Fabrication, 537
Johnston, B. G., on 2,000,000 in.-lb. Torsion- Testing Machine, 441
Joinery, Glossary of Standard Terms for, 476
Joint, Expansion, for Reinforced-Concrete Roof, Skelton Grange Power Station, 609*
— “ Metaflex ” (J. Walker and Co., Ltd.), 275
— Rail, on British Railways, 499
— Riveted and Welded, Local Overstraining in, 438
Jones, Dr. F. W., on Iron-Nickel and Iron- Manganesc Alloys, 553
Jorissen, L., on Pressure Losses in New Commercial Steel Pipes, 678
Jorundsson, G., Motor Trawler “ Jorundur,” 201*
“ Jorundur,” Motor Trawler, for Iceland Fishing Grounds, 201*
Joule’s Water-Friction Apparatus at Science Museum, 10
Journals. See Bearings
Joy Manufacturing Co., Continuous Mining Machine, 670*
Joyce, C. H., Ltd., Hydraulic and Mechanical Shaping Machines, 221*, 249
Jubilee, Diamond, of Dorman Long and Co, Ltd., 677
Jubilee of Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 18*
— of Petrolewm. Times, 63
— of Presidency of Sir A. Herbert of Coventry Engineering Society, 15
Junction, Railway, at Church Fenton, Yorkshire, 502*
Junior Institution of Engineers, Awards for 1948-49, 387 ; Presidential Address, by A.» Roebuck, on Mainly About Steel, 677

KAPLAN Turbine Blades, Application of Aerofoil Theory to Design of, 649
Kay, J. A., the Late, 64
Kec, M., on Types of Gas Retorts, 52
Keelavite Rotary Pumps and Motors, Ltd., Rotary Pumps, 247*
Keller, Dr. F., on Electron Microscopy of Light- Metal Alloys, 652
Kennedy, Ltd., Universal Bending Machine, 223*
Kennedy, M., on Technical Dictionaries, 88. See 4. See LETTERS, 40, 64,112,184, 314
Kennet and Avon Canal, Beam Pumping Engines for, 369
King, Dr. A., on Technical Information Service of Advisory Council on Scientific Policy, 509
King, Dr. J, G., on Research in British Gas Industry, 77
Kirchner, R., on Locks and Lifts on French Inland Waterways, 526
Kirov, N, Y., on Performance of Lancashire Boiler, 481
Kitchen and Wade, Ltd., Hydraulic-Feed Boring and Drilling Machine, 492*
Kitchener, Lord, on Whirling Speed of Shaft Supported in Three Bearings, 496* Knock-Rating in Internal-Combustion-Engine Fuels, Methods of Estimating, 711*
Tests of Motor Fuels, 690*,
Knudsen, K. E., on 2,000,000-in.-lb. Torsion- Testing Machine, 441
Kolster-Brandes, Ltd., Television Equipment, 372
Kristensen, H. T., on Transitory Phenomena in Sewer Systems, 542

LABORATORIES, British Internal Combustion Engine Research Association, 444*
— Chemical Research, Teddington, Work of, 39
— Clarendon, Oxford, Equipment at, 39
— Forest Products Research, Exhibition of
Tropical Timbers, 29
— Hydraulic, Delft, Investigation on Wave Dissipation, 541
Toulouse, Investigation on Surge Tanks, 541
— Neyrpic, Wave-Making Machine, 567
— Pest Infestation, Work of, 638
— Radio-Chemical, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, 15
— Research, British Insulated Callender’s
Cables, Ltd., Work of, 386*
“ Shell,” Work on Fuels and Lubricants for Internal-Combustion Engines, 710*
Wembley, General Electric Co., Ltd., 20
— Road Research, Apparatus for Study of
Traffic Flow, 29
Research, Investigation on Pectosol- Cement Process for Soil Stabilisation, 186
— See also National Physical

Labour:

Apprentice Guide Book, English Electric Co., Ltd., 442
Apprenticeship Scheme of Ministry of Works, 38
New Data on, 157, 362
Group Training, at Enfield, 175 Coal Output per Man-Shift. 167
Colliery Man-Power in National Coal Board’s Pits, 13
Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Training Schemes, 333
Group Apprenticeship Training Scheme at Enfield, 175
Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Labour Payment, Technique of (Review), 125
— Management Courses for Trades Union Officials, 159
Labour in Civil Engineering and Building Industries, 38
— and National Service, Ministry of. Industrial Electrical Load Spreading, 1949-50, 63; Loudon Dock Strike in Retrospect, 109 ; Work of Appointments Department, 181, 369; Reports on Demands for Electrical Engineers and Physicists, 649
— Notes, 20, 44, 69, 92, 116,140,164, 188, 212, 236, 261, 290, 318, 346, 374, 402, 430, 458, 486, 514, 542, 570, 598, 626, 654,682, 710. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Position in Shipbuilding Industry, 367
— in United States Steel Founding Industry, 423
Man-Hour Output and Electricity Supply 464
Payment of Industrial Labour, Technique of (Review), 125
Strike at London Docks, Features of, 109 Lacerator, Silage (Silorators, Ltd.), 639* Lages Dam, Rio de Janeiro, Heightening of, 1*, 25*
Laing, J., and Son, Ltd., Runway and Assembly Hall for ” Brabazon ” Air Liner, 401*
Lake of Maracaibo, Venezuela, Improvement of. 555
Laminar Flow, Effect on Ship Models, 314 “ Lamiuermuir,” Motor Trawler, 1,100-s.h.p. Diesel Engine for, 483*
Lamoen, Prof. J., on Tides and Current Velocities in a Sea-Level Canal, 97* ; on Model Tests of River Scheldt, 555
La Monfc Boilers, S.S. “ San Silvestre,” 363* Lamourdedieu, M., on Issoire Factory for Working of Light Alloys, 399
Lamps, Electric. See Electric Lancashire Boiler. Sec Boiler “ Lancaster” Flying Test-Bed Aeroplane, 251* Land Grader, 94-h.p. Diesel-Driven (Blaw Knox, Ltd.), 484*
Lane Construction Corporation, Concrete Aeroplane Hangar, 297*
Lantzius, E. C., on Theory of Atmospheric Burners, 549*
Lassally, A., on Technical Dictionaries, 40, See 4. See LETTERS, 64, 88, 112, 184, 314
Laszlo, Dr. F.,on Local Overstraining of Metals, 437*, 468*
Latham, Lord, on Passenger Transport in North America, 485
Lathes. See Machine Tools Launch, Motor. See Motor Boat
— and Trial Trips, 10, 34, 58, 83, 106, 130,155, 179, 203, 236, 280, 364, 402, 430, 458, 486, 502, 532, 560, 588, 626, 644, 700
Laure, Y.,on Head Losses in Gas Pipelines, 678 Laurence, Scott Electromotors, Ltd., Motor for Boring Mill, 245; Two-Step Starters for Electric Motors, 245*
Law. SQQ Legal; Labour; Patents Lawler, Ayers <fe Co., Ltd., Hydraulically-Operated Tube-Bending Machine, 596*
Lawton, F, W., on Principles of Power Station Layout, 471 . ..
Leach, J. W., on Electrical Distribution in London, 508 .
Lead Corrosion Tests of Platinum V ire, 432*, 442
— Plastic Behaviour of, 571*
— Price of, 63 . . .
Leah, Dr. A. S., on Ideal Efficiencies of Otto-Cycle Engines, 665*
Leckie, Dr. A. H., on Open-Hearth Furnace Design and Operation, 599*, 627*
Lee. A., and Sons, Ltd., ” Pathfinder ” Back-Pull Wiredrawing Machine, 333 ; Reactive ” Wiredrawing Machine with Hydraulic Drive, 528*
Leeson, B. H., on Switchgear for 200-kV Electrical Systems, 43

Legal :

Coal Act, 1938, Provisions of, 320
Labour Legislation. See Labour
Legal Aspects of Ground Subsidence from Mining, 300, 320
Patent Law. See Patents
Referees, Duties of Engineers as, 649 Schooley v. Nye, Decision in, 649 See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Legislation. SQQ Legal; Labour; Patents i Le Havre, Augustin-Normand Shipyard, Recon litioning of, 677 , Oil Storage and Handling at, 6ol Lehigh University, Torsion-Testing Machine of 2,000,000 in.-lb. Capacity, 441
Leighton, L., on River Mersey Estuary, 583 Leith, Cardie and Co., Ltd., Oil-Fired Industrial Air Heater, 259*
Le Maistre, C., on Work of International Federation of Documentation, 304
Length, Fundamental Units of, 136. See LETTERS, 184, 286, 370, 426 .
Lepe and Gurnard, Submarine Power Cable Between, 391
Letters to Editor, 16, 40, 64, 88, 112, 136, 160, 184 286, 314, 370, 398, 426, 454, 537, 566, 622,650,705*
Letterpress Process Inks, Specification, 616 Lewis, J., and Sons, Ltd., Motor Trawler ” Lam- mermuir,” 483* '
Library Associations, International Federation,
Congress at Washington, 1950, 304 Services, Technical. Need for Improvement of, 313 .
— Special and Information Bureaux, Association of. See Aslib |
Lift on Charleroi-Brussels Canal, 526 ~ Electric, for Mast of Sutton Coldfield Television-Transmitting Station, 661*
Lifting Bridges. See Bridges
Light Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy — Polarised, Headlights for Motor Vehicles, 184 Stress Determination by. See Photo-
Lighting of Building Interiors, Code for, 135
— Electric, Recent Developments on British Railways, 502
— Mains, at Coal Face, 287, 292
— Street, at Birkenhead, ” Rhythmatic Control of, 463
See also Lamps under Electric Lightning. See Electric Limestone Bomber Base, Maine, Concrete Aeroplane Hangar at, 297*
Limits and Fits for Locomotive Work, 521*, 536,591, 601
— Gauges. See Gauges
Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd., ‘ ‘ Shield-Arc Junior ’ ’ Welder, 272*
Liners. See Ships; Steamers; Motorships Liquation and Segregation in Alloys, and Their Application, 426, 683*
Liquid Fuel. See Oil Fuel. See also Alcohol; Motor; Petrol
— Level Switch (Bayham, Ltd.), 244*
— Oxygen. See Oxygen
— Viscosity of. See Viscosity Lister, R. A. (Marine Sales), Ltd., Marine Propulsion Engines, 275
Literature, 27, 50, 75, 99, 123, 148, 172 277, | 299, 330, 357, 384. 413. 440. 467, 496, 525, 552, 580, 608, 636, 664, 692. See LITERA- I TURE INDEX
Lithium, Use for Elimination of Bismuth Embrittlement in Coppers, 379
Litigation. See Legal; Labour; Patents Liu, Dr. Y. H., on X-Ray Study of Iron-Nickel System, 553
Liverpool-Southport Electric Railway, Modernisation of, 614*
— Street to Shenfield Railway Electrification, 325*
Livett, R. A. H., Skelton Grange Power Station, 609*
Lloyd, T. A., on South Wales Outline Plan, 61
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Fusion of British Corporation Register with, 15; Fifty Years’ Statistics of Ships Abandoned, Foundered or Missing, 89, 428* ; Statistics of Vessels Under Construction, 111, 453 ; Wreck Returns for 1948, 509
Loads, Bed, Transport in Tidal Models, 567
Loader, Conveyor, Telescopic (British Jeffrey- Diamond, Ltd.), 52
— and Cutter, Coal (Anderson, Boyes <fe Co., Ltd.), 52
Coal (Mining Engineering Co., Ltd.), 52
— Mechanical, in British Mines, 167, 209
— and Spreader, Manure (H. Ferguson, Ltd.), 54*
Loading Gauges on British Railways, Multiplicity of, 501
— Test of Foundation Material, 377*
Lochalsh Hydro-Electric Scheme, Completion of, 110
Lock, Hospital, for Lages Dam Heightening, 25*
— for Inland Waterways, Design of, 510, 525, 706
Locomotive, British, British Transport Commission’s Annual Report on, 257, 277, 284 Historic, Preservation of, 593
— on British Railways, Statistics, Costs, Etc., 563
— 150-b.h.p. Diesel-Driven (J. Fowler and Co.
(Leeds), Ltd.), 196*
— 4-8-4 Type 2,000-h.p. Diesel-Engined, with Mechanical Drive, British Railways, 7
— 3,000-h.p., 3,000-Volt Direct-Current (English Electric Co., Ltd.), 529
— Electric, Traction Gearing for, 46*
— Engineers, Institution of. Limits and Fits, by J. F. Alcock, 601. See 521*, 536, 591
— Footplate Arrangements on British Railways, 641*
— Gas-Turbine, for British Railways, 481
— 2-8-2 Type, for 2-ft. Gauge Railway (Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd.), 475*
— Interchange Trials, British, Reports of, 15
— 4-6-0 Type Metre-Gauge, for Mewar State Railway, 388*
— Manufacturers’ Association, System of Limits and Fits of, 536, 591, 601
— Mining, 100-h.p. Diesel-Engined (North British Locomotive Co., Ltd.), 53
Diesel-Engined, Exhaust-Gas Analysis, 62
at Underground Mining Machinery Exhibition, 53
Use in British Collieries, 167, 210
— Narrow-Gauge, 100-b.h.p. Diesel-Driven (Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd.), 195*
— 4-4-0 Type Three-Cylinder with Rotary-Cam Poppet-Valve Gear, 291*
— Shed-Roof Reconstruction on British Railways, 500
— Shunting, 350-h.p. Diesel-Electric, British Railways, 90*
Western-Region 0-6-0 Type, British Railways, 235*
— Steam, Pacific Type, for Indian Metre Gauge Railway, 698*
— Underground, Battery Charger for (Bruce Peebles and Co., Ltd.), 304*
— Valve Gears, Ltd., Rotary-Cam Poppet-Valve Gear, 291*
— Wheel Balancing (Review), 76
— Work, Limits and Fits for, 521*, 536, 591, 601
— See also Railways in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Loire Estuary, Improvement of, 583
London Area, Electrical Distribution in, 508
— Birmingham Television Radio-Relay Link, 511*. See 611*, 677, 708
— Central Railway Substations, Supervisory Control at, 446*
— County Council, South Bank Concert Hall, 389*
— Industries, Ministry of Supply Tour of, 87
— International Motor Exhibition, 341, 370
— Naval Treaty, 41
— Northampton Polytechnic, Prospectuses, 362
— Olympia. See Exhibitions
— Port of. Dock Strike in Retrospect, 109
— Railways, Revised Plan for, 37
— South Bank Concert Hall, Foundations for, 389*
— Transport Executive, Future Developments, 111 ; Escalator at Bethnal Green with Alternating-Current Motor Drive, 151* ; Staff-Instruction Train, 587* ; Inspection Pits at St. Albans Garage, 642* ; Improvements in Rolling Stock, 671*
— Underground Railways. See Underground and London Transport Executive
— University College, Investigations on Vibrated Concrete, 171. See Errata, 226
— World Power Conference, 1950, British Committee’s Papers, 207
Longwall Method in Coal Mining, 434*, 459* “Loop Scavenging” in Two-Stroke Engine, Apparatus for Studying, 593
Lorries. See Motor Vehicles ; Tractors Loughborough College, Retirement of Dr. H. Schofield, 88
Low, A. C., on Effects of Fit and Truncation on Strength of Whitworth Threads, 93*
V. Loyd and Co., Ltd., 30-h.p. Diesel-Engined Track-Laying Tractor, 79*; 55-b.h.p. Diesel-Engined Track-Laying Tractor, 640* ; 30-b.h.p. “ 105 Centimetre ” Crawler Tractor, 640*
Lubricating Nipples, Miniature, Specification, 672
— Oils. See also Oils
A. Lyon Co (Engineers), Ltd., Self-Priming Centrifugal Pump, 246*

MACARTHUR, R. M., on Tooth Contact Conditions in Spur and Helical Gears, 654*
Mac, See also Me
Machines and Instruments, Calculating (Review), 608
— Shops. See Works and Machine Tools
— Testing. See Testing Machine and Tests {Materials)

Machine Tools :

Bending Machine, Plate-, Three-Roll (Bronx Engineering Co., Ltd.), 362* Tube-, Hydraulically - Operated (Lawler, Ayers and Co., Ltd.), 596*
Universal (W. Kennedy, Ltd.), 223* Boring and Drilling Machine (Kitchen and Wade, Ltd.), 492*
Combination Machine, Rotary (F. J. Edwards, Ltd.), 198*
Control Gear, Electrical, for Machine Tools, 696
Electronic, for Machine Tools, 173* Cutters, Fly, for Gear-Hobbing Investigations, 487*
Cutting-Off Machine, Abrasive-Type (Mortimer Engineering Co.), 222*
— Speeds for Cast Iron, Aluminium and Elektron, 86
Drill, Twist, Factory for Manufacture of, English Steel Corporation, Ltd., 531*
Drilling and Boring Machine (Kitchen and Wade, Ltd.), 492*
— Machine, Vertical (Mortimer Engineering Co.), 222*
Drive Unit, Individual, for Machine Tools (Smith Brothers and Webb, Ltd.), 222*
Electrical Control Gear for Machine Tools, 696
Electronic Control of Machine Tools, 173* Engraving and Milling Machine, Universal (Machines Universelies Billeter et Cie), 263*
Errors, Progressive, in Machine Tools, Measurement by Photography, 679* Gear-Hobbing Machines, Developments in, 487*
Machine, Measurement of Progressive Errors by Photography, 679* Grinding Attachment for Centre Lathes (S. Wolf and Co., Ltd.), 119*
— Machine, Dust-Collecting (Murad Developments, Ltd.), 548*
for Gears, 490*
for Knives (Wadkin, Ltd.), 597* for Sharpening Circular Saws (Firth Brown Tools, Ltd.), 163*
Surface, Horizontal (Thompson Grinder Co.), 444*
Universal and Surface (T. Sadler, Sons and Co.), 332*
Guillotine, Production (F. J. Edwards, Ltd.), 198*
Hydraulic Press. See Press (below) Lathe, Capstan, Aluminium-Alloy Tool Holder for, 45*
High-Speed (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 103* — Centre, Grinding Attachment for (S. Wolf and Co., Ltd.), 119*
— Progressive Errors in. Measurement Apparatus for, 679*
Limit Gauging. See Gauge Machine Shops on British Railways, 502* Management. See Works Manage- ment
— Tools, Electrical Control Gear for, 696 Electronic Control of, 173* Mobile Demonstration Unit for (A. C. Wickham, Ltd.), 43*
Progressive Errors in, Measurement by Photography, 679*
— Work, Tolerances in. See Gauge^ Milling and Engraving Machine, Universal (Machines Universelies Billeter et Cie), 263*
Planing Machine for Wood (A. Cooksley and Co., Ltd.), 596*
Press, Crank, 50-ton, Dynamics of Operation of, 605*
— Hvdraulic, Portable, for Jointing Steel- Cored Aluminium Cables, 529* Reamer, Floating, with Micrometer Adjustment (D. Brown Tool Co.), 629 Ring-Rolling Machine (P. and L. Miller, Ltd.), 246*
Sanding Machine with Pneumatic Drums (W. J. Meddings, Ltd.), 222*
Saw, Circular, Sharpening Machine for (Firth Brown Tools, Ltd.), 163*
— Sharpening Machine (H. A. McQueen and Co., Ltd.), 259*
Shaping Machines, Hydraulic and Mechanical (C. H. Joyce, Ltd.), 221*, 249 Sharpening Machine, for Saws (H. A. McQueen and Co., Ltd.), 259*
for Saws, Automatic (T. White and Sons, Ltd.), 597*
Shaving Machine, Spur-Type, for Gears, 488*
Slitting Machine, Gang (G. Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 198*
Tools Division, United States War Production Board, History of (Review), 693
— Electric, Portable (Black and Decker, Ltd.), 249
— Hot-Working, Local Overstraining in, 439*
— for Manufacture of Twist Drills, 531*
— Tips, Brazing of by Induction Heating (G. Beaton and Son, Ltd.), 23
Woodworking Machinery, Planing Machine (A. Cooksley and Co., Ltd.), 596*
Sanding Machine with Pneumatic Drums (W. J. Meddings, Ltd.), 222* Sanding Machine, Portable Pneumatic (Sagar (Developments), ' 596*
Wrench, Pneumatic (Consolidated matic Tool Co., Ltd.), 222* See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Machine Work. See Machine Tools
, Machinery, Foundations for, 40 Mackenzie, R. E., on United States Waterways, 526
“Macro-Mosaic” Structure in Aluminium I Alloys, 403*
Maddocks, Dr. W. R., on Sodium-Oxide Additions to Steel-Making Slags, 611
Maerz Open-Hearth Furnace, Gaseous Mixing in, 540
Magnesium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Extraction, Alloying and Fabrication, 125, 185
Generating “ Hibernia ” Machinery, Motor-Ferry “ Balmoral,” 669 Machinery, T
muir,” 483* Machinery,
Chapman and Machinery, Machinery, Machinery, , -- -
“ San Silvestre,” 363* Boilers. See BniJers .
— Engines. See Engines ; Turbines; Marine
— Engineers and Naval Architects, American
Society of. See aval jA.rcJiitects
and Engineering Exhibition, Olympia, 193*, 205 217*, 241*, 271*, 285. See 249’, 299, ’344, 520 . . , n .
— Propulsion, Danish Experimental Gas Turbine for, 257
Designer’s Problem and Use of Standard- Series Data in, 301 ,, O * • 4 000-h.p. Diesel Engine, M.S. Auricula,*’ Use of Boiler Fuel in, 263 .
Diesel Engines for, and for Auxiliaries (R A Lister (Marine Sales), Ltd.), 2r5 : 300-b.h.p. Diesel Engine (Crossley Brothers, Ltd.), 194* . 60-h.p. Six-Cylinder Diesel Engine (Morris Motors, Ltd.), 194* . . 130-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder Diesel Engine, Thornycroft, 660 . .. 5,50D-b.h.p. Diesel Engine, M.SS. Hibernia” and ‘‘Cambria,’ z9*
Q^O-h n Eight-Cylinder Diesel Engine “ for Motor Trawler ” Jbrundur,” 201 1,100-s.h.p. Doxford Diesel Engine,
“ Lamrr.ermuir,” 483* 6,250-i.h.p. Doxford Oil Engine, “Wanstead,” 34,000-s.h.p. “ Chusan,” 67 34,000-s.h.p. ” Himalaya,” 11,000-s.h.p. “ Maid of Orleans,” 33 . 320-kW Generator for Diesel-Electric Ferry “Balgowlah” (British Thomson- Houston Co., Ltd.), 199*
High-Powered Diesel-Machinery, Developments in, 414
by Jets, 348*, 358. See LETTER, 537 Machinery for Canal Craft, 510, 525 Oil Fuel for. See Oil Fuel 130-b.h.p. Outboard Diesel-Driven Propeller Unit (Harbormaster, Ltd.), 218* - 55,000-h.p. Parsons-Type Turbines, S.S. “ He de France,” 127 . . 4 200-b.h.p. Sirron Diesel Engines, Motor-Ferry “Balmoral,” 669* 9 000-s.h.p. Turbo-Electric Machinery, Oil Tanker “ San Silvestre,” 362*
Use of Standard-Series Model Data, 301
See also Engines; Turbines; Propellers Ship Resistance ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX Turbines. See Turbines, Steam; Manne Propulsion .
Marseilles, Oil Storage and Handling at, 651
Marsh C. M., on British Inland Waterways. ‘ 510
Marshall Richards Machine Co., Ltd., “Pathfinder “ Back-Pull Wire-Drawing Machine, 333*
Marshall, W. T., on Method for Recovery of Strain Gauges, 566
Martin, A. R., on Aluminium-AIloy Castings, 21*, 45*
Martin, Dr. D. C., on Information Services
Committee of Royal Society, 509, 547 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Activities in World War II (Review), 424 Massey-Harris, Ltd., 42-h.p. Diesel-Engined
Agricultural Tractor, 79, 302*
Mast, 750-ft., and Aerials, Sutton Coldfield Television-Transmitting Station, 661*, 708 Masters, F. H., on Technical Dictionaries, 112.
See 4. See LETTERS, 40, 64, 88, 184, 314 Materials, Engineering, Properties of, 443, 473. See LETTER, 538
— Strength of. See Stress and Tests {Materials) Mathematical Teaching in Universities and
Technical Colleges, 619, 621 Mathematics, Applied, Introduction view), 76
— Complex Variable, Theory and (Review), 384
— Dimensional Analysis, Review of. LETTERS, 566, 650
— Engineering Equations, Solution
See Errata, 178
— Sine- and Cosine-Integral Functions, Generalised, Tables of (Review), 413
— Tables of Bessel Functions (Review), 100
— University, for Students of Science and Engineering (Review), 637
Matheson, Prof. J, A. L., on 30-ton Universal Testing Machine, 454. See 165*. See LETTER, 537
“Matisa” Diesel-Driven Tamping Machine, 499*
“Matrix” Screw-Thread Pitch-Checking Instrument, 380*
Matter, J., on Issoire Factory for Working of Light Alloys, 399
— Structure of (Review), 413
Matthews, H., on Electrical and Mechanical
Power Transmission, 472 Maudslay Society Scholarship, 622 Mavor and Coulson, Ltd., New Belt-Conveyor Roller Factory, 709
Maxim, Sir H., His Flying Machines, 425, 681. See LETTER, 705*
McAlpine, Sir A., and Son, Ltd., Walsall Power Station, 353*
McCance, Sir A., on Plastic Behaviour of Solids, 570*. See 509, 535
McConnell, F. W., Ltd., Hedge-Cutter, 55 McCorkle, A. J., on United States Inland Waterways, 509
McDowell, D. M., on Designing of Tide Models, 622
McKechnie, J., the Late, 155
McLaren, J. H., Ltd., 64 to 80-h.p. Petter- Fielding Diesel Engine, 114*
McLean, D., on Microstructure of Water- Quenched Carburised Iron, 652
McQueen, H. A., and Co., Ltd., Saw-Sharpening Machine, 259*
Me. See also Mac
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of :
Awards for 1949-50, 135 Annual Dinner, 453
Presidential Address, by Dr. H. J. Gough on Engineering Steels Under Combined Cyclic and Static Stress, 453, 479
London Meetings, Winter Session :
Thermal Efficiency of Hand-Fired Natural Draught Lancashire Boiler, by T. F Hurley and W. J. Sparkes, 481
Influence of Certain Factors on Performance of Lancashire Boiler, by Dr. E. G. Ritchie and N. Y. Kirov, 481
Engineering Implications and Economics of Surface Preparation of Mild Steel Prior to Fabrication, by W A Johnson, 537
Unveiling of Portrait of J. Bramah, 649
Hawksley Lecture on World Energy Resources and Their Utilisation, by Dr. A. Parker, 568, 623, 658, 687. See 565
Furnace Design and Practice, by Prof. R. J. Sarjant, 677
Applied Mechanics Group :
Some Developments in Instrumentation for Air-Flow Analysis, by K. W. Todd, 509 ’
Education Group: •
Provision of Technological Courses in Universities, Technical Colleges and Natiwoal Colleges, by Dr. D. S Anderson, 619, 621
Hydraulics Group: '
Laminar Flow Aerofoil Theory and Application of Analogous Methods to Design of Kaplan Turbine Blades, by S. P. , Hutton, 649
Internal-Combustion Engine Group:
A Single-Cycle Test Apparatus for Studying “ Loop Scavenging ” in Two-Stroke Engine, by H. Sammons, 593 Automobile Division:
Piston Assemblies for Road-Transport Oil Engines, by J. L. Hepworth, 629*
Mechanical Equivalent of Heat, Joule’s Work on, 10
— Stoker. See Stoker
— Vibration, Elements of (Review). 608 Mechanics (Review), 123
— Analytical, of Gears (Review), 468 i
— of Engineering Soils (Review), 300
— Soil, for Civil Engineers (Review), 172 and Foundations for Machinery, 40 I ” I^'^’^stigations by Building Research ' Board, 396
— -- and Settlement of Structures, 358, 375* Mechanisation of British Coal Mines, 167, 209 313. See Merrington, A. ,
Liberation of 1945, 276
Mersey, River, Effect of Discharge of Sludge into, 564
Estuary, Improvement of, 583 Merz and McLellan, Skelton Power Station, 609*
“Metaflex” Joints, 275 Metals Used in Clock and Instrument Manufacture, 543*
— Cold-Working of, 137, 161, 175
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Creep in. Mechanism of, 427 Tests. See Tests {Materials')
— Elasticity and Anelasticity of (Review), 148
— Electron Microscopy of, 625, 652
— Engineering, and Their Alloys (Review,) 692
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials)
— for High Duty, 260, 265, 286

Metals, Institute of :

International Activities of, 415
Autumn Meeting^ Paris: Programme, 212
Inaugural Proceedings, 369, 399
Autumn Lecture on Recent French Investigations in Field of Light Alloys, by Prof. G. Chaudron, 403*. See 369. 399
Platinum Medal, Award to Prof. A. Portevin, 399
Reports of Discussions, 399, 426, 441 Visits and Excursions, 427, 442
New Factory of Soci6t6 Centrale des Alliages L6gers, at Issoire (Puy-de Dome) for Working of Light Alloys, by J. Matter and M. Lamourdedieu, 399
Some Technical Problems Influencing Production Economy in Rolling of Aluminium, by W. J Thomas and W. A. Fowler, 399
Some Effects of Silicon on Tendency to Cracking in Aluminium-Copper-Magnesium Alloys of High Purity, by Dr. W. I. Pumphrey and D. C. Moore, 426
Segregation and Liquation in Alloys and Their Application to Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, by Prof. A. Portevin and M. Dannenmuller, 683*. See 426
Mechanism of Creep in Metals, by G. R. Wilms and Dr. W. A. Wood 427
Crystallite Theory of Strength of Metals, by Dr. W. A. Wood and W. A. Rachinger, 427
Experimental Investigation by Dynamical Method of Variation of Young’s Modulus with Temperature, by Dr G. E. Bennett and Prof. R. M. Davies. 427
Observations on Recrystallisation Characteristics of Aluminium-Magnesium- Manganese Alloys, by R. Chadwick and W. H. L. Hooper, 441
Effect of Rolling and Annealing Procedures on Structure and Grain-Size of Aluminium-Copper-Magnesium Alloy Strip, by R. Chadwick, Dr. T. LI Richards and K. G. Sumner, 441
Non-Metallic Inclusions in Magnesium- Base Alloys and Flux-Refining Process, by E. F. Emley, 441
Pure Platinum, of High-Recrystallisation Temperature, Produced by Powder Metallurgy, by A. B. Middleton, Dr. L. B. Pfeiland Dr. E. C. Rhodes, 431* See 442
Joiwi on Metallurgical Applications of Electron Microscope: Programme, 155
Report of Proceedings, 566
Application of Electron Microscope in Metallography, by Dr. N. P. Allan, 625
Electron Microscopy in Metallurgy bv Prof. P. Grivet, 625
Use of Electron Microscope in Germany by Dr. H. Mahl, 625
Progress of Electron Microscopy of Metals in America, by C. M. Schwartz, 625 Structure of Some Non-Ferrous Alloys, as Revealed by Electron Microscope,’ bv Dr. G. L. T. Bailey and Miss S. Vernon-Smith, 625
Replica Technique for Examination of Fracture Surfaces with Electron Microscope, by Drs. J. Nutting and V. E. Cosslett, 625
Microstructure of Water-Quenched Carburised Iron, by J. Trotter, D. McLean and Dr. C. J. B. Clews, 652
Electron Microscopy of Light-Metal Alloys, by Dr. F. Keller, 652
Observation on Age-Hardening Process in Aluminium-Copper Alloy, by G L Bucknell and Dr. G. A. Geach, 652
Elementary Slip Processes in Aluminium as Shown by Electron Microscope, bv Dr. A. F. Brown, 652
Joint Meeting on Metallurgical Applications of Election Microscope—continued. Studies in Electron Microscopy of Nickel- Chromium Alloys, by B. S. Cooper and G. A. Bassett, 652
Examination of Metal Powders by Electron Microscope, by J. I. Morley, 652
Papers for Written Discussion :
Creep Strength at 200 deg. C. of Some Magnesium Alloys Containing Cerium, by G. A. Mellor and R. W. Ridley, 120 Elimination, by Lithium of Bismuth Embrittlement in Deoxidised Copper and Copper Alloys, by W. A. Baker and A. P. C. Hallowes, 379
Scottish Local Section:
Metals Used in Clock and Instrument Manufacture, by R. E. Tricker, 543* Metals, Local Overstraining of. Investigation on, 437*, 468*
— Non-Ferrous, Research Association, British,
Investigation of Failure of Hot-Water Tanks and Cylinders, 361; Elimination by Lithium of Bismuth Embrittlement in Coppers, by W. A. Baker and A. P. C. Hallowes, 379
— Plastic Behaviour of, 509, 535, 570*
— Powder, Examination by Electron Microscope, 652
— Spraying Machines, Metallisation Co., Ltd., 90, 127*
— Strength of. Crystallite Theory of, 427
— Structure of. See Metallography; Microphotographs
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Metallography; Metallurgy; Microphotographs
Metallisation, Ltd., Protection of Steel Structures at Abbey Works, Margam, 90; Metal-Spraying Machines, 127*
Metallography, Crystalline Structure of Aluminium Alloys, 403*
Structure and Cold-Working of Metals, 137, 161
— Microscopical Examination of Iron-Nickel-Aluminium Alloy, 553
— See also Metals; Metallurgy; Microphotographs
Metallurgical Applications of Electron Microscope, 566, 625, 652
— Association, International, Suggested, 415
— and Mining Congress, Empire. See Mining
and Metallurgical Congress

Metallurgy :

Alloy, Aluminium-Copper, Age-Hardening in, as shown by Electron Microscope, 652
Copper-Magnesium, Effect of Rolling and Annealing on, 441
Copper-Magnesium, Effect of Silicon on Cracking in, 426
Examples of Castings of, 21*, 45* French Investigations on, 403* for Oil-Engine Pistons, 631 Magnesium-Manganese, Recrystallisation Characteristics of, 441
Technical Problems in Rolling, 399
— and Metals Used in Engineering (Review), 692
Technical Problems in Rolling of, » 399
— for Clock and Instrument Manufacture. 543*
— Copper, Bismuth Embrittlement in, Elimination by Lithium, 379
See also Brass ; etc.
— Iron-Minsjanese, Structure and Properties, 553
Nickel, Properties and Structure, 553 Nickel-Aluminium, Structure and
Osmond, by Prof. C. Benedicks, 397 I Presentation of Osmond Medal to Prof. C. Benedicks, 397 ; Suggested International Metallurgical Association, by Dr. R. Seligman, 415
Metallurgy, Process and Physical (Review), 357
Northampton Polytechnic Lectures on Metal Finishing, 626
Powder Metallurgy in Germany During 1939-45, Report on, 14
Production of Platinum, 431*, 442 Treatise on (Review), 552 Refractories. See Refractory Materials Rolling Mills. See Rolling
Slag, Steelmaking, Effect of Sodium-Oxide Additions to, 611
Stetil Furnaces. See Furnaces
Welding. See Welding
See also Iron and Steel Institute ; Metals, Institute of; Metallography; Microphotographs ; Foundry; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Metallurgy and Mining Congress. See Mining Metastable and Free-Energy States in Iron- Nickel and Iron-Manganese Alloys, 553
“ Meteor ” Gloster Aeroplane with “ Avon ” Engine, 316* ; with Exhaust Reheat, 316* — Twin-Jet Fighter, Refuelling in Flight, 151* Meteorological Observations at Royal Observatory, 386
Meteorology, Effect of Weather Variations on Gas Supply, 17
Methane Explosions. See Accidents
— Gas as Fuel, 658, 687
Metric System, Merits and Demerits of, 16 339. See LETTERS, 40, 64
Work of J-B. H. Delambre on, 285
Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd., Rolling Stock for Liverpool Street to Shenfleld Electric Railway, 326*
Metropolitan Engineering Co., Side-Flue Damper for Lancashire Boiler, 32*
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Jubilee of, 18*; Electronic Control of Machine Tools, 173* ; Automatic Welding Head, 275* ; 2-ton Manipulator, 275* ; Electrical Equipment > for Chartham Tracing-Paper Mill, 347* ; Turbo-Generators for Pyrmont “ B Power Station, Sydney, New South Wale.?, 397 ; Control Equipn»ent on London Transport Staff- Instruction Train, 587*; 25-kW Radio- Frequency Induction Electric Furnace, 653* ; Badio-Frequency Equipment for Sutton Coldfield Television Station, 663* • Magnetic Crack-Detection Test for Dark Surfaces, 709*
Metropolitan Water Board, Annual Report, 575
— See also London
Mewar State Railway, 4-6-0 Type Metre-Gauge Locomotive, 388*
Meyenberg, Prof. F. L., the Late, 539 Microphotographs, Aluminium Alloy, 403*
— Annealed Malleable Cast Iron, 70*
— Platinum Produced by Powder Metallurgy 431*. See 442
Microscope, Electron, Metallurgical Applications of, 566, 625, 652
Micro-Strainer, Rotary (Glenfield and Kennedy Ltd.), 302*
Microstructure of Metals. See Metallography • Microphotographs
Middleton, A. B., on Production of Platinum by Powder Metallurgy, 431*. See 442
Midland Dynamo Co., Ltd., “Quickway” Armature-Winding Machine, 244*
Migaux, M. L., on Techniques of Oil and Natural-Gas Prospecting, 233
Mills, Corn, Norfolk, 189*, 213*
— Rolling. See Rolling
Tracing-Paper, Chartham, 347*
Miller, J., the Late, 324
Hing-Rolling Machines, 246*
Milling Machines and Cutters. See Machine Tools
Mines, Coals. See Collieries
— Minelayers and Minelaying (Review), 75
— Safety in, Research Board, Annual Report.
— Winding. See Winding
See also Coal; Collieries; Mining ; Ores ? Winding; and PARAGRAPH INDEX Minelayers, Minelaying and Mines (Review) 75 ^*'^^134 Committee, Report ’of,
— Oils, See Oils
Resources of World, Location and Development, 67
See also Coal; Mining; Ores : and PARAGRAPH INDEX
“ Mini-Giant ” Concrete Mixer, 556*
Mining, Coal, Deep, Yield-Pillar Technique in 287, 433*, 459*, 460* 2^9^^^*^*^^ Britain, Tronas in, 167.
— Deep (Reyiew), 637
Mining Engineering Co., Ltd,, Coal Cutter and Loader, 52
^320^321**^34^^^^^ from, Aspects of, 300,
— ^fachine^* Continuous (Joy Manufacturing
— Machinery, Underground, Exhibition, Earl’s Court, 52
Mining and Metallurgical Congress
Empire, London and Oxford : ’
Inaugural Proceedings, 63
Banquet, 63
Presidential Address, by Sir H. T. Tizard on Mineral Resources of World 67 See 63
Extraction, Alloying and Fabrication of Magnesium, by Major C. J. P. Ball 125,185
Cold Working of Metals, by Dr. C H Desch, 137, 161, 175
Modern Trends in Coal-Mining Practice in Great Britain, by Prof. D. Hay, W F Richardson and H. H. Wilson. 167 209 * *
Mining and Metallurgical Congress, Empire, London and Oxford—continued^ Coal Resources of British Commonwealth, by C. A. Carlow, 230
Final Proceedings, 82
Mining. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Ministry of Health. See Health
— of Labour and National Service. See under Labour
— of Supply. See Supply
— of Transport. See Transport “ Minor” Sperry Gyro-Compass, 247* Mirrlees, Bickertou and Day, Ltd., 100-kW
Diesel-Driven Generator, 363* ; 800-h.p. Six-Cylinder Turbo-Charged Diesel Engine, 503*. See Erratum^ 680
Missenden, Sir E., on Railway Motive Power, 563
Mississippi River Fuel Corporation, 2,000-h.p. Gas Turbine, 188
— — Passes, Improvements of, 555 Mitchell Construction Co., Ltd., Cooling Towers,
Wallsall Power Station, 355* Mitchell Engineering Co., Ltd., Coal-Handling
Plant, Walsall Power Station, 353* Mitchell, W. R., on Solution of Engineering
Equations, 28. See Errata, 178 Mixing Machines, Concrete. See Concrete Model of Aluminium Domed Roof, 29
— Casts of Soil Disturbance, 29
— of Cliff Quay Power Station, 29
— of Diesel-Electric Hopper Grab Dredger, 29 ” Model Engineer ” Exhibition, 183
— Experiments on British Tidal Estuaries, 583 and Hydraulic Structures Research, 541, 567
See also Aeronautics; Ship Resistance; Tank Experiments
— of Larnaca Power Staton, 29
— Open-Hearth and Converter Furnaces, Flow of Gases in, 540
— of Steam Suction Dredger, 29
— for Stress Determination. See Photo-Elastic
— Tests of River Scheldt, 555
— Tidal, Bed Load Transport in, 567
— Tide, Design of, 622
Tests of Bed Movements in, 622
— Trevithick High-Pressure Engine, Gift to
Town of Bridgnorth, 584*
Modern Wheel Drive, Ltd., Oil-Operated Marine Gearbox, 219*
Moharram, A., on Moment-Angle Curves for Combined Web- and Flange-Cleat Connections, 693*
Moisture-Control System for Ships’ Cargo Spaces (Cargocaire, Ltd.), 240*
Molecular Structure and Behaviour of Materials, 443, 473. See LETTER, 538
Molybdenum Steel for High Duty, 265, 286 • Mombasa, Solar Eclipse Observation at, 385
Moment-Angle Curves for Combined Web- and Flange-Cleat Connections, 693*
Mond Nickel Co., Ltd., Platinum Production by Powder Metallurgy, 431*, 442 ; Manufacture of Spheroidal-Graphite Cast Iron, 626
^^*^4^^^^’ Tunnel Through, Proposed, Moore, D. C., on Effect of Silicon on Cracking of Aluminium Alloys, 426
Morar Hydro-Electric Scheme, Completion of 110
Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., Oil- or Gas-Fired Rotary Crucible Furnace, 243*
Morley, A., on Stresses in Helical Springs, 160. See 51*
Morley, J. I., on Examination of Metal Powders by Electron Microscopy, 652
Morris Motors, Ltd., 60-h.p. Marine Diesel Engine, 194* ; 38-b.h.p. ‘‘Nuffield ” Universal Tractor with Perkins Diesel Engine, 613* ’
Mortar and Concrete, Disintegration in Sea Water, Preventive Measures, 706
Mortimer Engineering Co., Abrasive-Type Cut- ting-Off Machine, 222* ; Vertical Drilling ; Machine, 222*
Morvi Railway, Pacific-Type Locomotive for, 698*
Motor Boat, Launch “ Sunga Kavalan,” 660* — Car Engines. See Enyines, Petrol Engineers. See Mechanical Engineers,
Institution of, Automobile Division
Exhibition, International, Earl’s Court, 341, 370
Fuels. See Motor Fuels ’ Headlights, Polarised, 184
Research Work on, 574 Trends in Design of, 341, 370
See also Motor Vehicles ; Motor Cycles ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Caravan, 125-h.p., for Travelling X-Rav Theatre, 96
— Carriages, Railway. See Carriages
— Cycle and Cycle Show, International, Earl’s Court, 453
Engines. See Engines, Petrol, Motor- Cycle
— Electric, for Boring Mill (Laurence, Scott cfe Electromotors, Ltd.), 245
Use in Cotton Industry, 527 615-h.p., Direct-Current British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 199*
for 3,000-h.p. 3,000-VoIt Direct-Current Locomotive, 529
Electronic Control of, 352*
Fractional Horse-Power (Brook Motors, Ltd.), 201*
Fractional Horse-Power (Small Electric Motors, Ltd.), 245* 15-h.p., for Lift (Bull Motors, E. R. and F. Turner, Ltd.), 200*
Light-Weight (Tilling-Stevens, Ltd.),245* for Machine Tools, Control Gear for, 696 Magnetic Materials for, 260, 293* Propulsion, 9,000-s.h.p., S.S. ” San Silvestre,” 362*
Resilient-Mounted (Newman Industries, Ltd.), 245*
— — 25-h.p. Schrage, Alternating-Current, for Escalator (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 151*
for Textile Machinery, 472 100-h.p. Traction, for London Transport, 671*
— Ferry. See Motorship
— Fuels, Chemical Tests of, 7 Investigations on, 446 Knock-Rating Tests of, 690*
and Lubricants, Recent Developments. 710*
— Industry Institute, Library of, 290
Research Association, Investigations by, 6* ; Annual Report, 574*
— Internal-Combustion. See Aeronautics ; Engines; Tractors
— Launches. See Motor Boats
— Lorries. See Motor Vehicles
— Marine. See Engines; Marine Propulsion ; Motor ships
— Omnibus Inspection Pits, St. Albans Garage, 642*
London, Developments in, 111
— Paraffin. See Engines, Oil
— Petrol. See Aeronautics ; Engines, Petrol;
Tractors
— Spirit. See Motor Fuel
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Trawler. See Motorship
— Vehicle Design, Work of Road Research
Board on, 452 150-h.p., for Dual-Purpose Fire Appliance, 57*
Lorry for Machine-Tool Demonstration Unit, 43*
Polarised Headlights for, 184
Radio Interference from, 397
— Wagons. See Motor Vehicles ; Tractors
Motorsnip “ Auricula,” Use of Boiler Fuel in 4,000-h.p. Diesel Engine of, 263
— ” Cambria,” Cross-Channel Packet, 79*
— Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 111, 453
— Construction in United States, 207
— Developments in Machinery for, 414
— Ferry ” Balgowlah,” 320-kW Generator for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 199* ” Balmoral,” 669*
— ” Hibernia,” Cross-Channel Packet, 79*
— Launches and Trial Trips, 10, 34, 58, 83,106, 130, 179, 203, 236, 280, 364, 402, 430, 458, 486, 502, 532, 560, 588, 626, 644, 700
— Oil Tank ” Auricula,” Use of Boiler Fuel in Engines, 263
Tank, Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 111
Tank, Construction in United States, 207 Tank, Fire Extinguishing in, 455 Tank. See also OU Tanker
— Trawler, “ Jorundur,” for Iceland Fishing Grounds, 201*
” Lammermuir,” 1,100-s.h.p. Diesel Engine of, 483*
— ” Treloske,” Launch of, 159
— ” Wanstead,” Single-Screw Cargo, 558*
— See also Marine Propulsion
Moulds for Vibrated Concrete, 169*
Moulding Machines, Nacton Iron Foundry, 474*
— Plant for Semi-Mechanised Iron Foundry, 234*
— Practice, Use of Ethyl Silicate in, 101
-- See also Fnund/ru
Moullin, Prof. E. B., on Universities and Future of Engineers, 395. See LETTERS, 426, 454
Mower and Rotary Cultivator, 2-h.p. Petrol- Driven (Rotary Hoes, Ltd.), 30*
Mowing-Machine Parts, Specification, 392 Milliard Electronic Products, Ltd., Ultrasonic Soldering of Aluminium, 616
Multitubular Boilers. See Boilers Municipal Tramways. See Tramicays Murad Developments, Ltd., Dust-Collecting Grinding Machine, 548*
Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., 34-h.p. Diesel- Driven Welding Set, 273 ; 150-Cycle Welding Set, 273*-.
Murphy, E., on Developments in Use of Coke, 358
” Musashi,” Japanese Battleship, 41, 117, 141 Museum, Science, South Kensington, Joule’s Water-Friction Apparatus, 10 ; Re-opening of Astronomy Gallery, 88 ; Presentation of Whittle Jet Engine to, 481 ; Sir A. Fleming Centenary Exhibition, 593
— Telephone Exchange, London, Tower for Television Radio-Relay Link, 511*, 664, 708

NACTON Iron Foundry, Ipswich, of Ransomes Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., 474*. See Adden- dunby 554
Narasimhanr R. K. V., on Failure of Peddavagu C^seway, 623
Nasmyth, J., Memorial to, 417
National Coal Board, Annual Report, 13 ; Consideration of Mining Practice, 167, 209; Position in Regard to Ground Subsidence, 300, 320; “ Joy ” Continuous Mining
Machine, 670*
— Federation of Engineers’ Tool Manufacturers, Annual Luncheon, 621
— Foundry College, Wolverhampton, Prospectus, 397
— Physical Laboratory, Report on Effect of Fit and Truncation on Strength of Whitworth Threads, by C. W. Smith and A. C. j Low, 93* ; Investigation on Creep Strength | of Magnesium Alloys Containing Cerium, ' 120 : Measurement of Progressive Errors in Machine Tools by High-Speed Photography, 679*
— Radio Exhibition, Olympia, 341, 372
— Research Development Corporation, Appointments to, 39
— Smoke Abatement Society, Harrogate Conference, 340
Nationalisation of Mineral Rights, 134
— and Philosophy of Transport, 115, 143
— Proposed, of Cement Industry, 397 Natural-Gas Prospecting, Techniques of, 233 Resources, World, and Tneir Utilisation, 565, 658, 687
Nautical Almanac Office, Work of, 386 Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics

Naval Architects, Institution of :

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Scholarships, 611
Summer Meeting, Edinburgh:
Inaugural Proceedings, 41
Reports of Discussions, 41, 65, 88 Visits and Excursions, 66, 90
German and Japanese Battleships, by Dr. O. Parkes, 117*, 141*. See 41
Frictional Resistance and Ship Resistance Similarity, by Prof. E. V. Telfer, 65
The Calculation of Beams, by Prof. G. Vedeler, 88
Fifty Years’ Survey of Casualties to Merchant Ships Reported Abandoned, Foundered or Missing, by C. V. Manley, 428*. See 88
Copenhagen Meeting:
Inaugural Proceedings, 257
H.M. King Frederik IX, Acceptance of Honorary Membership, 257
Dinner, 276
Visits, 276, 371, 415
Reports of Discussions, 257, 276, 314, 343, 371, 414
Experimental Danish Marine Gas Turbine, by H. P. Christensen, 257
Denmark’s Ships Since the Liberation, 1945, by A. C. Hardy and A. J. Merrington, 276
Effect of Laminar Flow on Ship Models, by Drs. J. F. Allan and J. F. C. Conn, 314
From Riveting to Welding in Merchant Shipyard, by E. Ringsted, 343
Steering and Propulsion of H.M.S. Nelson in Restricted Channel, by R. W. L. Gawn, 371
Modern Trends in Development of High- Powered Diesel Machinery, by H. Carstensen, 414. See 371
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Society of, Fighting Fire at Sea, by Capt. H. J. Burke, 455
— Architecture, Basic (Review), 50. See LETTER, 112. See Erratum 131
Contributions of F. H. af Chapman to, 704
See also Warships
— Guns. See Guns
— See also Warships Navigation, Aerial. See Aeronautics
Navigation Congress, International, Lisbon:
Programme, 207
Inaugural Proceedings, 482
Visits and Excursions, 482
Summaries of Papers: Section I.
Inland Navigation, 509, 525, 554 Acceleration of Inland Water Transport, 509, 525
Means of Dealing with Large Differences of Head, 526
Functions of Storage Reservoirs in Regulating Flow of Water, 554
Complementary Communications, 706 Section II.
Maritime Navigation, 555, 583, 650 Regulation of Natural and Artificial Estuaries, 555, 583
Oil Storage and Handling at Ports, 650, 706 Complementary Communications, 706 Navigation, Inland Water, in Belgium, Spain,
United States, France, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia, 509, 525, 554, 706
Navigational Equipment, S.S. Himalaya,” 383*
Navy, British. See H.M. under Warships
— German. See German, under Warships
— United States. See United States under : Warships
— See also Naval; Warships; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Neal, R. H., and Co., Ltd., 15-cwt. Petrol-Driven Mobile Crane, 556*
Negretti and Zambra, Ltd., Instruments for Dynamometer Car, 8* ; Humidity Recorder, 225*
Neil, J. and J. (Temple), Ltd., Rotary Sprinkler Mechanical Stoker, 303*
“ Nelson,” H.M. Battleship, Steering and Propulsion in Restricted Channel, 371
Nerat, G., on Optimum Calorific Value of Gas, 51
Netherlands, Gas Mains in. Protection of, 17
— Inland Water Navigation in, 525, 526, 554, 706
New South Wales, Control of Darling River, 211*
Wales, Sydney, Electrical Developments in, 397
— Zealand, Coal Resources of, 230
State Hydro-Electric Department, Annual Report, 425
Newby, M. P., on Fluid-Flow in Side-Blown Converter Model, 540
Newcastle High-Level Bridge, Centenary of, 313 Newcomen Society, Norfolk Corn Mills, by R. Wailes, 189*, 213* ; Visit to Beam Pumping Engines, Crofton, Wiltshire, 369* ; Sir Cornelius Vermuyden, an Evaluation and Appreciation, by L. E. Harris, 42.5 ; Presidential Address, by Dr. A. P. Thurston, on Reminiscences of Early Aviation, 681. See 425. See LETTER, 705*
Newman Industries, Ltd., Light Agricultural Tractor, 53* ; Resilient-Mounted Electric Motor, 245*
Newsom, J. B., on United States Inland Waterways, 509
Newton, Victor, Ltd., 140-kV X-Ray Unit, 275* Neyret-Beylier Co., Neyrpic Hydraulic Research Station, Grenoble, 455
Neyrpic Laboratory, Research at, 455 ; Wave- Making Machine, 567
Nickel-Alloy Rods, Bars, Sections, Wire and Castings, Specification, 154
— Deposition Department of Fescol, Ltd., 319*
— Production in 1949, 670
— Steel for High Duty, 265, 286
Nitrous Oxide, Influence on Knock-Limited Compression Ratio in Aero Engines, 691* Non-Ferrous Metals. See Metals ; Metallurgy Norfolk Corn Mills, 189*, 213*
Norman Cycles, Ltd., Ashford Works of, 87
North America, Public Passenger Transport, 485
North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., 100-h.p. Diesel-Engined Mining Locomotive, 53
— East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Annual Report, 482
- Coast, Road and Rail Traffic Co-ordination on, 231
— Notes from, 11, 35, 59, 83, 107, 131,155, 179, 203, 227, 253, 281, 309, 337, 365, 393, 421, 449, 477, 504, 533, 561, 589, 617, 645, 673, 701. See PARAGRAPH INPFX
— of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Annual Report, 110 ; Power Plants of, 515*
— Wales, Dolgarrog Hydro-Electric Scheme Extensions, 130
Middle Silurian Rocks of (Review), 608 Water Power Developments in, 515*
Northampton Polytechnic, London, Prospectuses, 362 ; Lectures on Metal Finishing, 626
Northern Ireland, Report on Electrical Developments in, 593
Northumberland Coalfield, Strata Control in, 433*, 459*
Notched-Bar Tests. See Tests {Materials}
Notes on New Books. See Books and LITERATURE INDEX
— See Cleveland; North; South-West; South Yorkshire; Labour. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Novak, P., on Backwater Curve for Non- Uniform Flow in Open Channels, 678
Noya Estuary, Improvements of, 555
Nozzles for Atmospheric Gas Burners, 549*
— Cylindrical, Flow and Head Losses in, 678 Nuffield Foundation, Grants for Scientific Research, 111
“ Nuffield ” 38-b.h.p. Universal Tractor with Perkins Engine, 613*
Nuts and Bolts with Whitworth Threads, Effect of Truncation on, 93*
Nutradur, Properties of (Tanks and Linings, Ltd.), 528
Nutting, Dr. J., on Replica Technique in Electron Microscopy, 625
Nye V. Schooley, Legal Decision in, 649

OAKTREE APPLIANCES, LTD., 10-h.p. Three-Wheeled “ Ota” Agricultural Tractor, 639*
Obituary : (Moved to separate index)
O’Brien, M. P., on Application of Wave Data to Harbour Design, 541
Observation Points for Settlement of Buildings, 375*
Observatory, Abinger, Work of, 385
— Royal Greenwich, Herstmonceux, Astronomer Royal’s Report, 384
Ocean Depths, Exploration with ” Benthoscope,” 490
Oedometer for Clay Consolidation Tests, 378*
Oil Engines. See Engines, OU; Tractors
— Cleaning Machine (J. Glover and Sons, Ltd.), 225*
— Firing of Open- Hearth Furnaces, 599, 627
— Fuels and Lubricants for Diesel Engines, 710*
— High-Viscosity, Use in Diesel Engine of M.S. “ Auricula,” 263
— Hydraulic Power and Its Applications (Review), 664
— Industry, Fifty Years of, 63
— Lubricating, Consumption in Road-Transport Oil Engines, 629
for Internal-Combustion Engines, 710*
for Oil Engines, Methods of Testing, 7 Shell-Ricardo Test Engine for, 218*, 359*
— Motors. See Engines, Oil; Tractors
— Prospecting, Techniques of, 233
— Purifier, Centrifugal (Alfa-Laval Co., Ltd.). 246*
— Refinery, Stanlow, of Shell Chemical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 153*
Oil, Reserves, World’s, Survey of, 66
— Resources in Alberta, 183
World’s, Location and Development, 67
— Shale Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 565, 658, 687
— Storage and Handling at Ports, 650, 706
— Switches. See Switchgear
— Tanker “ Auricula,” Use of Boiler Fuel in
Diesel Engines of, 263
Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 111
Construction in United States, 207
Fire Extinguishing in, 455 Launches and Trial Trips, 10, 34, 58, 83, 106, 130, 179, 236, 280, 364, 402, 430, 458, 486, 502, 560, 588, 626, 644, 700
— — Port Facilities for, 650
Turbo-Electric, “ San Silvestre,” 362’* ? See also Steamers; Motorships
— Tractors. See Tractors
— See also Lubrication; Petroleum
Oldham and Son, Ltd., Poole “ Explosimeter,” 224’*
Olympia. See Exhibition
Omnibus, Motor. See Motor Omnibus Onslow, D. V., on Fundamental Units of Length 426. See LETTERS, 136,184, 286, 370 Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace Opening Bridges. See Bridges Optical Glass. See Glass
Optimum Calorific Value of Gas, Determination of, 51
Ordnance. See Ballistics ; Explosives; Guns Ore, Magnesium, Treatment of, 12.5
— Resources, World’s, Location and Development, 67
O’Riordan, J. A., on Electricity Supply in Eire, 158
Orthograpliic Projection, Systems, of, 121’*. See LETTER, 184
“ Osmond ” Abrasive-Type Cutting-Off Machine, 222’*
Osmond, F., Life and Work of, 397
—-Medal, Presentation to Prof. C. Benedicks, 397
Oswalds and Ridgway, Ltd., Beacham Combined High-Pressure and Low-Pressure Pump, 162’*
“Ota” Three-Wheeled Agricultural Tractor, 639’*
Otto-Cycle Engines, Ideal Efficiencies of, 665 Output, Methods of Increasing, Report on, 675 Ovens, Coke. See Coke Ovens
Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
— Lines Power Transmission, .Jointing of Cables of, 529’* Power Transmission, Phase-Neutral System of High-Voltage Distribution, 604 Power Transmission, 200-kV Switchgear for, 43
Overstraining, Local, of Metals, Investigation on, 437’*, 468’*
Owen, E., on Library of British Shipbuilding Research Association, 290
Owen, Prof. E. A., on X-Ray Study of Iron- Nickel System, 553
Owles, T. A., on OU Handling at Colombo, 651 Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Equipment at, 39
— University, Savilian Professorship at. History of, 565
Oxidation, Anodic, of Aluminium Alloys, Fundamental Study of, Ids’*
Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See Welding
Oxygen Cutting Torch (Buckle Flame Cutter Co., Ltd.), 642’*
— Liquid, Explosives, Safety and Performance Characteristics (Review), 27
— Use in Open-Hearth Furnaces, 599, 629

PACKAGING, “ Alkathene ” Tubing and Sheet for (Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 53
— Tensional Steel Strapping for. Specification, 448
Padua Hydraulic Institute, Investigation on Wave Propagation at, 541
Page, Sir F. Handley, on Aircraft Design, Development and Production, 537
Painting of Structural Steels, Preparations for, 537
Palmer, S. W., on Influence of Heating Rate in Malleable-Iron Annealing, 69*
Pametrada Research Station, Exhibits at Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 217
Pan, Cast-Iron, Steam-Jacketed, Specification, 616
Paper, Synthetic-Resin Bonded, Specification, 280
— Waterproof, for Building and Civil-Engineering Work, Specification, 106
Paraffin Engines. See Engines, Oil
— Tractors. See Tractors
Parker, Dr. A., on World Energy Resources and Their Utilisation, 568, 623, 658, 687 See 565
Parker, F., Ltd., 2-cub. ft. Concrete Mixer, 556*
Parkes, Dr. O., on German and Japanese Battleships, 117*, 141*. See 41
Parliament, Rebuilding of House of Commons, 698
Parsons, C. A., and Co., Ltd., 150-kVA Distribution Transformer, 199*
— Turbines. See Turbines, Steam; Marine Propulsion
Particles, Spherical Scattering Function for. Tables of (Review), 148
— in Suspension in Water Conduits, Equilibrium of, 623
Pascoe, J., Gift of Model of Trevithick High- Pressure Engine to Bridgnorth, 584*
Passenger Aeroplane. See Aeroplane under Aeronautics
— Steamers. See Steamers
— Transport in North America, 485
Patents and Designs Bill Concessions, 151
“ Pathfinder ” Back-Pull Wire-Drawing Machine, 333*
Pattern, Sheet-Metal, Development, Specification, 130
Payment of Industrial Labour, Technique of (Review), 125
Peak Loads on Gas Supply, Methods of Meeting, 17
Pearl Harbour, Oil Storage and Handling at, 651 Pearson, H., on Developments in Gear Production, 487*
Peat-Burning Power Stations in Eire, 158
— Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 565, 623, 687
Peck, Maj.-Gen. S. C., 11
Pectosol-Cement Process for Soil Stabilisation 186
Peddavagu Causeway, Hyderabad, Failure and Reconstrucion of, 623
Peebles, Bruce and Co., Ltd., Battery Charger for Underground Locomotives, 304*
Pegson, Ltd., Power Rammer, 596* Pelton Wheel, Use in Great Britain, 515* Pender, Lord, the Late, 622
Penhoet, St. Nazaire, Chantiers de. Reconditioning of S.S. “ He de France,” 127*
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Launch of S.S. “ Chusan,” 67* : S.SS. “ Surat ” and “ Shillong,” Moisture- Control Systems in, 240* ; Trials of S.S. “ Himalaya,” 257 ; Maiden Voyage of
S.S. “ Himalaya,” 381*
Perkins, F., Ltd., 38-b.h.p., Four-Cylinder Tractor Diesel Engine, 613*
Permanent Magnets. See Magnets
— Way Developments on British Railways, 481, 498*
Perring, Engr. Rear-Adml. H. H., the Late, 40 Personal, 10, 34, 58, 82, 106, 130, 154, 178, 202, 226, 252, 280, 308, 336, 364, 392, 420, 448, 476, 504, 532, 560, 588, 616, 644, 672, 700 Pest Infestation Laboratory, Work of, 638 Petbow, Ltd., Two-Operator Welding Set, 274* Petrol and Lubricants for Motor Car and Aeroplane Engines, 710*
— Motors. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol;
Tractors
— Tractors. See Tractors
Petroleum Congress, World, 1951, Holland, 504 Petroleum Engineering and Trading Co., Ltd., Refining Plant for Contaminated Solvents, 225*
— Information Bureau, Survey of World’s Oil Reserves, 66
— Institute of, Lubricating-Oil Test Engine, 218*, 359* ; World Petroleum Congress, 1951, Programme, 604
— Resources, World, and Their Utilisation 565, 568, 623, 687
Petroleum Times, 50th Anniversary of, 63 —? See also Oil; Engines, Oil
Petter-Fielding 64 to 80-h.p. Diesel Engine, 114*
Petters, Ltd,, 40-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Traction- Type Diesel Engine, 612*; 4-5-b.h.p. Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 612*
Pfell, Dr. L. B., on Production of Platinum by Powder Metallurgy, 431*. See 442
Phase Errors in Time-Base Indicator Diagrams, Effect of, 73*
— Neutral System of High-Voltage Electricity Distribution, 604
Philadelphia, Franklin Institute, Research Work at, 174
Philip, A. R., on Flow Patterns in Modern Furnaces, 540 ; on Flow Visualisation and Photography, 540 ; on Flow Patterns in Ducts, 540
Philosophy of Transport, 115, 143 Photo-Elastic Investigation in Yield-Pillar Technique, 287, 460*
Photography, High-Speed, Measurement of Progressive Errors in Machine Tools by, 679*
— for Showing Flow Patterns i n Open-Hearth Furnaces, 540
Photomicrographs. See Microphotographs Photostat, Ltd., “ Statfile ” Recorder, 223* Physics, Atomic Energy, Story of (Review), 636
— High Vacuum Technique, Scientific Foundation of (Review), 467
— Historic Researches (Review), 552. See LETTERS, 622, 705
— Institute of, London and Home Counties
Branch Summer Meeting, 39
— Matter, Structure of (Review), 413
— See also PARAGR.4PH INDEX
Physical Aspects of Colour (Review), 99 —? Laboratory. See National Physical
— Research, Grants by Nuffield Foundation 111
Physicists and Electrical Engineers, Reports on Demands for, 649
Piccard-Pictet Co., Neyrpic Hydraulic Research Station, 455
Pickfords, Ltd.,‘Transport of 115-ton Fractionating Column, 593
Pickworth, C. H., Model of Larnaca Power Station, 29
Pier for Concrete Aeroplane Hangars, 297*
— Waterloo Bridge, Settlement Observations of, 377
Piling for Foundations (Review), 664
Pilkington Brothers, Ltd., “ Insullte ” Glazing Units, 442
Pillar, Distribution, Three-Phase Four-Wire (W. T. Henley’s Telegraph Works Co., Ltd.), 271*
— Iron, Delhi, India, Rust-Resisting Properties, 287
Pins, Cotter, Split, Specification, 700
Pinions and Wheels for Clock and Instrument Manufacture, 543*
— See also Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion Pipes, Flow and Head Losses in, 678
— Rain-Water, Asbestos-Cement, Specification, 672
— See also Tubes
Pipelines, Gas, Head Losses in, 678
Piston Assemblies for Road-Transport Oil Engines, 629*
— and Cylinders. Locomotive Limits and FUs for, 522*, 536, 591
— Rings, Motor-Car Engine, Research on Design and Position, 574 for Road-Transport Oil Engines, 629* Pits, Inspection, for Omnibuses, at St. Albans Garage, 642*
Pitting. See Corrosion
Planing Machine. See Machine Tools
Planter, Agricultural, Easy-Feed “Ritchie” (A. M. Russell, Ltd.), 113*
Plastic Behaviour of Solids, 509, 535, 570*
— Deformation During Cold-Working of Metals, 137, 161
in Engineering Materials, 443, 473. See LETTER, 538
of Metals, Investigation on, 437*, 468*
— Nutfadur, Properties of, 528
— Strain and Hysteresis in Drawn Steel Wire, 595
Plate-Bending Rolls. See Machine Tools
— Mild-Steel, Brittle Fracture of, 16
— Sagging, Steam Condenser, Detection of
Position of, 406*
—? Tube, Surface-Condenser, Specification, 106 Plating, Electro. See Electro
Platinum Medal, Award to Prof. A. Portevin, 399
— Production by Powder Metallurgy, 431*, 442 Plessey Co., Ltd., Apprenticeship Scheme, 157 Plough, Disc, Two-Furrow (D. Brown Tractors, Ltd.), 613*
— Reversible, on Fordson Tractor (Ransomes,
Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.), 640*
Plug, Heat-Transfer for Variable-Compression Engine Testing, 690*
— Multiple, for Electrical Appliances (Crater Products, Ltd.), 520*
Plywood, Glossary of Terms for, 476
Po River, Cimena Hydro-Electric Scheme, 343*
Polakowski, N. H., on Compression Test and Cold Rolling, 594
Polariscope for Photo-Elastic Study of Yield-
Pillar Technique, 460*
Polarised Light. See Light
Polish Canals, Pneumatic Locks for, 527 Polishing of Metal Surfaces, 138, 175
Political Activities of Technical Institutions, 592
Pollution, Atmospheric, Annual Report on Alkali, Etc., Works, 256 Observations, 1939-44, Report on, 340
— Water, Research Board, Annual Report, 564 “ Polysphenic” Ship, Invention by Rev. (J. M.
Ramus, 398. See Erratum, 425 Polytechnic. See Education Poole “Explosimeter” (Oldham and Son, Ltd.), 224*
Population, World, and Energy Resources, 568, 687
and Food Supplies, 229, 260
Porosity of Sintered Platinum Wire, 432, 442 Port Glasgow, Electro-Deposition Works of Fescol, Ltd., 319*
— of London Dock Strike in Retrospect, 109
— Oil Handling and Storage at, 650, 706
— of Open-Hearth Furnaces, Design of, 599*, 627*
Portable Engine. See Engine
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
Portal Frame, Reinforced-Concrete, at Skelton Grange Power Station, 609*
— Overhead Conductors, Liverpool Street, to Shenfield Railway, 325*
Portevin, Prof. A., on F. Osmond and His Work, 397 ; Award of Platinum Medal to, 399; on Segregation and Liquation in Alloys, 683*. See 426
Portland Cement. See Cement
Portsmouth Harbour, Grounding of H.M. “ Nelson ” in, 371
Portugal, Inland Water Navigation in, 555, 707 Portuguese Estuaries, Regulation of, 583 “ Possil” Saw-Sharpening Machine, 259* Post-War Shipbuilding, Japanese, 331 Postwick Grange Broadcast Transmitting Station, 48
Potash Beds in Yorkshire, Development of, 134
Potts, E. L. J., on Ground Subsidence from
Mining, 321*. See 300; on Yield-Pillar
Technique in Deep Coal Mining, 433*, 459* 460*. See 287
Powder, Metal, Examination by Electron Microscope, 652
— Metallurgy in Germany During 1939-45, Report on, 14
Production of Platinum by, 431*, 442
— — Treatise on (Review), 552 Power Alcohol. See Alcohol
— Conference, World, London, 1950, British
Committee’s Papers, 207
World, Transactions of Fuel Economy
Conference, 1947 (Review), 27
— Electrical, Convention, British, Torquay,
Switchgear for Systems of 200-kV and
Above, by B. H. Leeson, 43
Power Hoes, Ltd., Petrol-Driven Hoe, 708*
— Hydraulic, Oil, and Its Applications (Review), 664
Power Jets (Research and Development), Ltd., Presentation of Whittle Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engine to Smithsonian Institution, 397 ; Presentation of Whittle Jet Engine to Science Museum, 481
— Plant, Hydro-Electric, Dolgarrog, North Wales, Extensions to, 130
Hydro-Electric, in Great Britain, 515* Hydro-Electric, in Eire, 158 Hydro-Electric,in Italy, 342* Hydro-Electric, Lages Dam, 1*, 25* Hydro-Electric, New Zealand, Statistics 425
Hydro-Electric, North of Scotland, Statistics, 110
Hydro-Electric, River-Controlled, Tests of Layouts, 078
See also Power Stations ; Power, Water ; Substations
Power Plant Co., Ltd., Turbine Reduction Gear, 247*
— Press. See Machine Tools
— Production, Alcohol for. See Alcohol
— Rammer (Pegson, Ltd.), 596*
— Station, Electric, Boiler-Feed Pump for (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 176* Electric, British, Extensions to, Four-Year Plan, 425
Electric, Cliff Quay, Model of, 29
Electric, Detection of Leakages in Con
densers by Fluorescine, 96
Electric, in Eire, 158
Electric, Government Cuts in Expenditure, 451
Power Station, Electric, Larnaca, Model of, 29
— Electric, in Northern Ireland, 593
— Electric, Principles of Layout, 471
— Electric, Pyrmont “ B,” Sydney, New South Wales, 397
_ _ Electric, Skelton Grange, Reinforced- Concrete Construction at, 609*
— Electric, South Africa, Report on, 453
_ Electric, Walsall, 353*. See Erratum, 603 — Electric, York, Boiler Explosion at, 481 — Hydro-Electric, North of Scotland, Statistics, 110
— Practice, British and American Comparison of, 63
— See also Power Plants; Substations
Steam, in Cotton Industry, 527
Supply, Electric, Abandonment of Differential Tariffs. 59, 13.5
— Electric, for British Collieries, 210
— Electric, Consumption on British Railways, 563
— Electric, Use in Cotton Industry, 527
— Electric, Effect of Government Economy Campaign on, 704
— Electric, for Electro-Deposition Works of Fescol, Ltd., 319*
— Electric, Industrial Load Spreading, 1949-50, 63
— Electric, in Industry, and National Productivity, 464
— Electric, in Italy, 342*
— Electric, for Liverpool-Southport Electric Railway, 614*
— Electric, for Liverpool Street to Shenfleld Railway, 325*
— Electric, in London Area, 508
— Electric, Monthly Statistics, 308
— Electric, in New Zealand, Statistics, 425
— Electric, North Scotland, Annual Report on,110
— Electric, in Northern Ireland, 593
— Electric, Phase-Neutral System of High- Voltage Distribution, 604
— Electric, South Africa, Report on, 453
— Electric, for Sutton Coldfield Television- Transmitting Station, 664
— Electric, in Textile Industry, 472
— Electric, Use of Wind Power, Report, 647
Tidal, Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 565, 659
— Transmission, Overhead Lines, Jointing of Cables, 529
Overhead Lines, Phase-Neutral System of High-Voltage Distribution, 604
_ — Overhead Lines, 200-kV Switchgear for, 43
— — in Textile Industry, 472
— — See also Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Water, Development in Great Britain, 515* Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 565, 568, 659, 687
See also Hydraulic; Power Plants, Hydro-Electric ; Pelton Wheels; Turbines, Hydraulic
— Wind, Generation of Electricity by, 647
— World, Conference, London, 1950, British
Committee’s Papers, 207
Conference, Transactions of Fuel Economy Conference, 1947 (Review), 27
Resources, and Their Utilisation, 565, 659, 687
Practical Engineers, Academic Honours for, 112. See LETTERS, 136, 160
Pre-Assembled-Track Work on British Railways, 499*
Prefabricated Construction of Welded-Steel Barges, 104*
Prfegermain, F., on Professional Training in French Gas Industry, 101
“ Premacto ” Universal Grinding Machine, 332* Presidential Address to Asllb, by Dr. P. Dun- sheath, on Technical Library Services, 13.5, 313
to British Association, by Sir J. Russell, on World Population and World Food Supplies, 229. See 260
to British Association, Section G (Engineering), by Sir A. P. M. Fleming, on Bridging the Gap Between Science and Industry, 264. See 283, 328
to Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress, by Sir H. T. Tizard, on Mineral Resources of World, 67. See 63
to Institution of Civil Engineers, by V. A. M. Robertson, on Civil Engineering on British Railways, 498*. See 481
to Institution of Electrical Engineers, by Prof. E. B. Moullin on Universities and Future of Engineers, 395. See LETTERS, 426, 544
to Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, by Prof. G. Cook, on Properties of Engineering Materials, 443, 473. See LETTER, 538
to Institution of Mechanical Engineers by Dr. H. J. Gough, on Engineering Steels Under Combined Cyclic and Static Stresses, 453, 479
to Institution of Structural Engineers by L. Turner, on Engineer’s Place in Society, 592
__ — to Junior Institution of Engineers, by A. Roebuck, on Mainly About Steel, 677
to Newcomen Society, by Dr. A. P. Thurston, on Reminiscences of Early Aviation, 681. See 425. See LETTER, 705*
Press. See Machine Tools
Pressure Arch in Deep Coal Mining, 321*, 434*
— Charging of Diesel Engines, Researches on, 445*
— Drop in Cyclone Separators, 409*
Prime Minister’s Statement on Economic Situation, 451
“ Princess ” Class 140-ton Flying Boat, 139*
Printing Press, Rotary, Electronic Speed Control for, 352*
Prior Stokers, Ltd., Oil- or Gas-Fired Air Heater, 165*
Production Engineers, Institution of. Electronic Control of Machine Tools, by S. A. Ghalib, 173* ; Coventry Section; Developments in Gear Production, by H. Pearson, 487*
Peak Loads on Gas Supply, Methods of Meeting, 17
Pearl Harbour, Oil Storage and Handling at, 651
Pearson, H., on Developments in Gear Production, 487*
Peat-Burning Power Stations in Eire, 158
— Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 565, 623, 687
Peck, Maj.-Gen. S. C., 11 ...
Pectosol-Cement Process for Soil StabilisatJon 186
Peddavagu Causeway, Hyderabad, Failure and Reconstrucion of, 623
Peebles, Bruce and Co,, Ltd., Battery Charger for Underground Locomotives, 304*
Pegson, Ltd., Power Rammer, 596*
Pelton Wheel, Use in Great Britain, 515*
Pender, Lord, the Late, 622
Penhoet, St. Nazaire, Chantiers de, Reconditioning of S.S. “ He de France,” 127*
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Launch of S.S. ” Chusan,” 67*: S.SS. “Surat” and “Shillong,” Moisture- Control Systems in, 240* ; Trials of S.S. “ Himalaya,” 257; Maiden Voyage of S.S. “ Himalaya,” 381*
Perkins, F., Ltd., 38-b.h.p., Four-Cylinder Tractor Diesel Engine, 613*
Permanent Magnets. See Magnets
— Way Developments on British Railways, 481, 498*
Perring, Engr. Rear-Adml. H. H., the Late, 40
Personal, 10, 34, 58, 82, 106, 130, 154, 178, 202, 226, 252, 280, 308, 336, 364, 392, 420, 448, 476, 504, 532, 560, 588, 616, 644, 672, 700
Pest Infestation Laboratory, Work of, 638
Petbow, Ltd., Two-Operator Welding Set, 274* Petrol and Lubricants for Motor Car and Aeroplane Engines, 710*
— Motors. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol; Tractors
— Tractors. See Tractors
Petroleum Congress, World, 1951, Holland, 504 Petroleum Engineering and Trading Co., Ltd., Refining Plant for Contaminated Solvents, 225*
— Information Bureau, Survey of World’s Oil Reserves, 66
— Institute of, Lubricating-Oil Test Engine, 218*, 359* ; World Petroleum Congress, 1951, Programme, 604
— Resources, World, and Their Utilisation 565, 568, 623, 687
Petroleum Times, 50th Anniversary of, 63
— See also Oil; Engines, Oil
Petter-Fielding 64 to 80-h.p. Diesel Engine, 114*
Petters, Ltd., 40-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Traction- Type Diesel Engine, 612*; 4-5-b.h.p. Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 612*
Pfeil, Dr. L. B., on Production of Platinum by Powder Metallurgy, 431*. See 442
Phase Errors in Time-Base Indicator Diagrams, Effect of, 73*
— Neutral System of High-Voltage Electricity Distribution, 604
Philadelphia, Franklin Institute, Research Work at, 174
Philip, A. R., on Flow Patterns in Modern Furnaces, 540; on Flow Visualisation and Photography, 540 ; on Flow Patterns in Ducts, 540
Philosophy of Transport, 115, 143
Photo-Elastic Investigation in Yield-Pillar Technique, 287, 460*
Photography, High-Speed, Measurement of Progressive Errors in Machine Tools by, 679*
— for Showing Flow Patterns in Open-Hearth Furnaces, 540
Photomicrographs. See Microphotographs Photostat, Ltd., “ Statfile ” Recorder, 223* Physics, Atomic Energy, Story of (Review), 636 — High Vacuum Teclmique, Scientific Foundation of (Review), 467
— Historic Researches (Review), 552. See LETTERS, 622, 705
— Institute of, London and Home Counties Branch Summer Meeting, 39
— Matter, Structure of (Review), 413
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Physical Aspects of Colour (Review), 99
— Laboratory. See National Physical
— Research, Grants by Nuffield Foundation, 111
Physicists and Electrical Engineers, Reports on Demands for, 649
Piccard-Pictet Go., Neyrpic Hydraulic Research Station, 455
Pickfords, Ltd.,‘Transport of 115-ton Fractionating Column, 593
Pickworth, C. H., Model of Larnaca Power Station, 29
Pier for Concrete Aeroplane Hangars, 297*
— Waterloo Bridge, Settlement Observations of, 377
piling for Foundations (Review), 664
Pilkington Brothers, Ltd., “ Insulite ” Glazing Units, 442 |
Pillar, Distribution, Three-Phase Four-Wire ' (W. T. Henley’s Telegraph Works Co., I Ltd.), 271*
— Iron, Delhi, India, Rust-Resisting Properties, 287
Pins, Cotter, Split, Specification, 700
Pinions and Wheels for Clock and Instrument Manufacture, 543*
— See also Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion Pipes, Flow and Head Losses in, 678
— Rain-Water, Asbestos-Cement, Specification, 6/2
— See also Tubes
Pipelines, Gas, Head Losses in, 678
Piston Assemblies for Road-Transport Oil Engines, 629*
— and Cylinders. Locomotive Limits and Fits [ for, 522*, 536, 591
— Rings, Motor-Car Engine, Research on ( Design and Position, 574
for Road-Transport Oil Engines, 629* Pits, Inspection, for Omnibuses, at St. Albans Garage, 642*
Pitting. See Corrosion
Planing Machine. See Machine Tools
— Deformation During Cold-Working of Metals, 137, 161
in Engineering Materials, 443, 473. See LETTER, 538
of Metals, Investigation on, 437*, 468*
— Nutiadur, Properties of, 528
— Strain and Hysteresis in Drawn Steel Wire, 595
Plate-Bending Rolls. See Machine Tools
— Mild-Steel, Brittle Fracture of, 16
— Sagging, Steam Condenser, Detection of Position of, 406*
— Tube, Surface-Condenser, Specification, 106 Plating, Electro. See Electro
Platinum Medal, Award to Prof. A. Portevin, 399
— Production by Powder Metallurgy, 431*, 442 Plessey Co., Ltd., Apprenticeship Scheme, 157 Plough, Disc, Two-Furrow (D. Brown Tractors, Ltd.), 613*
— Reversible, on Fordson Tractor (Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.), 640*
Plug, Heat-Transfer for Variable-Compression Engine Testing, 690*
— Multiple, for Electrical Appliances (Crater Products, Ltd.), 520*
Plywood, Glossary of Terms for, 476
Polakowski, N. H., on Compression Cold Rolling, 594
Polariscope for Photo-Elastic Study Pillar Technique, 460*
Polarised Light. See Light
Polish Canals, Pneumatic Locks for. Polishing of Metal Surfaces, 138, 175 Political Activities of Technical Institutions, 592
Pollution, Atmospheric, Annual Report on Alkali, Etc., Works, 256
Observations, 1939-44, Report on, 340
— Water, Research Board, Annual Report, 564 “ Polysphenic ’’ Ship, Invention by Rev. C. M. Ramus, 398. See Erratiim, 425
Polytechnic. See Education
Poole “ Explosimeter’’ (Oldham and Son, Ltd.), 224*
Population, World, and Energy Resources, 568, 687 and Food Supplies, 229, 260
Porosity of Sintered Platinum Wire, 432, 442 ! Port Glasgow, Electro-Deposition Works of Fescol, Ltd., 319*
— of London Dock Strike in Retrospect, 109
— Oil Handling and Storage at, 650, 706
— of Open-Hearth Furnaces, Design of, 599*, 627*
Portable Engine. See Engine
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
Portal Frame, Reinforced-Concrete, at Skelton Grange Power Station, 609*
— Overhead Conductors, Liverpool Street, to Shenfield Railway, 325*
Portevin, Prof. A., on F. Osmond and His Work, 397 ; Aw’ard of Platinum Medal to, 399; on Segregation and Liquation in Alloys, 683*. See 426
Portland Cement. See Cement
Portsmouth Harbour, Grounding of H.M. “ Nelson ’’ in, 371
Portugal, Inland Water Navigation in, 555, 707 Portuguese Estuaries, Regulation of, 583 “ Possil’’ Saw-Sharpening Machine, 259* Post-War Shipbuilding, Japanese, 331 Postwick Grange Broadcast Transmitting Station, 48
Potash Beds in Yorkshire, Development of, 134 Potts, E. L. J., on Ground Subsidence from Mining, 321*. See 300; on Yield-Pillar Technique in Deep Coal Mining, 433*, 459* 460*. See 287
Powder, Metal, Examination by Electron Microscope, 652
— Metallurgy in Germany During 1939-45, Report on, 14
Production of Platinum by, 431*, 442 Treatise on (Review), 552
Power Alcohol. See Alcohol
— Conference, World, London, 1950, British Committee’s Papers, 207
World, Transactions of Fuel Economy Conference, 1947 (Review), 27
— Electrical, Convention, British, Torquay,
Switchgear for Systems of 200-kV and Above, by B. H. Leeson, 43
Power Hoes, Ltd., Petrol-Driven Hoe, 708*
— Hydraulic, Oil, and Its Applications (Review), 664
Power Jets (Research and Development), Ltd., Presentation of Whittle Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engine to Smithsonian^nstitution, 397 ; Presentation of Whittle Jet Engine to Science Museum, 481
— Plant, Hydro-Electric, Dolgarrog, North
Wales, Extensions to, 130
Hydro-Electric, in Great Britain, 515* Hydro-Electric, in Eire, 158
Hydro-Electric, in Italy, 342*
Hydro-Electric, Lages Dam, 1*, 25*
Hydro-Electric, New Zealand, Statistics. 425
Hydro-Electric, North of Scotland, Statistics, 110
Hydro-Electric, River-Controlled, Tests of Layouts, 678
See also Power Stations; Power, Water; Substations
Power Plant Co., Ltd., Turbine Reduction Gear, 247*
— Press. See Machine Tools
— Production, Alcohol for. See Alcohol
— Rammer (Pegson, Ltd.), 596*
— Station, Electric, Boiler-Feed Pump for (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 176* Electric, British, Extensions to, Four- Year Plan, 425
Electric, Cliff Quay, Model of, 29
Electric, Detection of Leakages in Condensers by Fluorescine, 96
Electric, in Eire, 158
Electric, Government Cuts in Expenditure, 451
Power Station, Electric, Larnaca, Model of, 29
— Electric, in Northern Ireland, 593
— Electric, Principles of Layout, 471
— Electric, Pyrmont “ B,” Sydney, New South Wales, 397
_ — Electric, Skelton Grange, Reinforced- Concrete Construction at, 609*
— Electric, South Africa, Report on, 453 _ _ Electric, Walsall, 353*. See Erratum, 603
— Electric, York, Boiler Explosion at, 481
— Hydro-Electric, North of Scotland, Statistics, 110
— Practice, British and American Comparison of, 63
— See also Power Plants ; Substations Steam, in Cotton Industry, 527
Supply, Electric, Abandonment of Differential Tariffs. 59,135
— Electric, for British Collieries, 210
— Electric, Consumption on British Railways, 563
— Electric, Use in Cotton Industry, 527
— Electric, Effect of Government Economy Campaign on, 704
— Electric, for Electro-Deposition Works of Fescol, Ltd., 319*
— Electric, Industrial Load Spreading, 1949-50, 63
— Electric, in Industry, and National Productivity, 464
— Electric, in Italy, 342*
— Electric, for Liverpool-Southport Electric Railway, 614*
— Electric, for Liverpool Street to Shenfield Railway, 325*
— Electric, in London Area, 508
— Electric, Monthly Statistics, 308
— Electric, in New Zealand, Statistics, 425 — Electric, North Scotland, Annual Report on,110
— Electric, in Northern Ireland, 593
— Electric, Phase-Neutral System of High-Voltage Distribution, 604
— Electric, South Africa, Report on, 453
- Electric, for Sutton Coldfield Television- Transmitting Station, 664
Electric, in Textile Industry, 472
— Electric, Use of Wind Power, Report, 647 Tidal, Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 565, 659
Transmission, Overhead Lines, Jointing of Cables, 529
Overhead Lines, Phase-Neutral System of High-Voltage Distribution, 604
Overhead Lines, 200-kV Switchgear for, 43
in Textile Industry, 472
See also Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Water, Development in Great Britain, 515* Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 565, 568, 659, 687
See also Hydraulic; Power Plants, Hydro-Electric ; Pelton Wheels; Turbines, Hydraulic
— Wind, Generation of Electricity by, 647
World, Conference, London, 1950, British
Committee’s Papers, 207
Conference, Transactions of Fuel Economy Conference, 1947 (Review), 27
Resources, and Their Utilisation, 565, 659, 687
Practical Engineers, Academic Honours for, 112. See LETTERS, 136,160
Pre-Assembled-Track Work on British Railways, 499*
Prefabricated Construction of Welded-Steel Barges, 104*
Pr6germain, F., on Professional Training in French Gas Industry, 101
“ Premacto ” Universal Grinding Machine, 332* Presidential Address to Aslib, by Dr. P. Dun-
sheath, on Technical Library Services, 135, 313
to British Association, by Sir J. Russell, on World Population and World Food Supplies, 229. See 260
to British Association, Section G (Engineering), by Sir A. P. M. Fleming, on Bridging the Gap Between Science and Industry, 264. See 283, 328
to Empire Mining and Metallurgical
Congress, by Sir H. T. Tizard, on Mineral Resources of World, 67. See 63
to Institution of Civil Engineers, by V. A. M. Robertson, on Civil Engineering on British Railways, 498*. See 481
to Institution of Electrical Engineers, by Prof. E. B. Moullin on Universities and Future of Engineers, 395. See LETTERS, 426, 544
to Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, by Prof. G. Cook, on
Properties of Engineering Materials, 443, 473. See LETTER, 538
to Institution of Mechanical Engineers by Dr. H. J. Gough, on Engineering Steels Under Combined Cyclic and Static Stresses, 453, 479
to Institution of Structural Engineers by L. Turner, on Engineer’s Place in Society, 592
to Junior Institution of Engineers, by A. Roebuck, on Mainly About Steel, 677
to Newcomen Society, by Dr. A. P.
Thurston, on Reminiscences of Early Aviation, 681. See 425. See LETTER, 705*
Press. See Machine Tools
Pressure Arch in Deep Coal Mining, 321*, 434*
— Charging of Diesel Engines, Researches on, 445*
— Drop in Cyclone Separators, 409*
Prime Minister’s Statement on Economic Situation, 451
“ Princess ” Class 140-ton Flying Boat, 139* Printing Press, Rotary, Electronic Speed Control for, 352*
Prior Stokers, Ltd., Oil- or Gas-Fired Air Heater, 165*
Production Engineers, Institution of, Electronic Control of Machine Tools, by S. A. Ghalib, 173* ; Coventry Section; Developments in Gear Production, by H. Pearson, 487*
Production Engineering Research Association of Great Britain, Work of, 648
— Industrial, Electricity Supply for, 464
— Problems and Methods of Increasing put, 675
Productivity, Anglo-American Council Report of, 507, See 481
— and Standardisation of Engineeringducts, 481, 507
Professional Classes Aid Council, Annual Report, 39
— Engineers and Ministry of Labour’s Appointments Department, 181
— Training in French Gas Industry, 101 Projection, Orthographic, Systems of, 121*. See LETTER, 184
Propeller, Marine, Design of, 301
with Outboard 130-b.h.p. Diesel Engine (Harbormaster, Ltd.), 218*
Propulsion Elements, Rocket and Engineering of Rockets (Review), 609
— of Ships. See Marine Propulsion; Engines; Turbines : Propellers ; Ship Resistance
Prospecting, Oil and Natural-Gas, Techniques of, 233
Protective Equipment, Eye and Face, During Welding, Specification, 10
“Proteus” Gas-Turbine Propeller Aircraft Engine, 269*
Prowde, O. L., the Late, 538
Pumps, Air. See Air Compressors
— Boiler-Feed (G. <fe J. Weir, Ltd.), 355*
Feed, for Power Stations (Harland Engineering Co., Ltd.), 176*
— Centrifugal, 12-in. (Gwynnes Pumps, Ltd.), 196*
for Drainage (Drysdale and Co., Ltd.), 304* for Dual-Purpose Fire Appliance, 57* 550-h.p. Motor-Driven (W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 195*
Self-Priming (A. Lyon and Co. (Engineers), Ltd.), 246*
— “Domestic” 1-h.p. Petrol-Driven (Worthington-Simpson, Ltd.), 221*
— Fire, Diesel-Driven (Sigmund Pumps, Ltd.), 248*
— High-Pressure, and Low-Pressure, Combined (Oswalds and Ridgway, Ltd.), 162*
— Hydraulic, Axial-Plunger (Towler Brothers (Patents), Ltd.), 242*
“ Hydromo ” (B. and? P. Swift, Ltd,), 221*
— Multi-Stage, for Light Hydrocarbons (Sigmund Pumps, Ltd.), 519*
— Rotary (Keelavite Rotary Pumps and Motors, Ltd.), 247*
— Variable-Stroke (Rotophiuge Pump Co., Ltd.), 220*. See Erratum^ 299
— Vertical-Spindle, l|-h.p. (Gwynnes Pumps, Ltd.), 196*
Pumphrey, Dr. W. I., on Effect of Silicon on Cracking of Aluminium Alloys, 426; on Iron-Nickel and Iron-Manganese Alloys, 553
Pumping Engines, Beam, Crofton, Wiltshire, 369
— Plant for Fire Extinguishing in Shipand 456 S.S. “ Himalaya,” 382*
of Metropolitan Water Board, Statistics, 575
Oil Tanker “ San Silvestre,” 363
Stanlow Chemical Plant, 153*
Walsall Power Station, 355* *
— Set, Diesel-Driven (Megator Pumps and Compressors, Ltd.), 245*
Self-Contained (Comet Pump and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 246*
Purifier, Oil, Centrifugal (Alfa-Laval Co., Ltd.), 246*
Pye Ltd., Television Equipment, 372
Pyrmont “ B ” Power Station, Sydney, New South Wales, 397
“ Python” Propeller-Turbine Aircraft Engine, 187*

“ QUADRUPLEX ” Air Compressor, 246*
Quasi-Arc Co., Ltd., Welding Equipment, 274
Quater-centenary of Sir H. Savile, 565
Quay Extension at Takoradi Harbour, 624
Quicksilver. See Mercury
“ Quickway ” Armature-Winding Machine,244*

RACHINGER, W, A., on Crystallite Theory of Strength of Metals, 427
Radar Investigations by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 638
— Research and Development Establishment, Exhibition at, 346
Rademacher, F. M., on United States Inland Waterways, 509
Radioactive Materials, Protective Equipment for (Johnson, Matthey and Co., Ltd.), 129*
— Methods of Measurement of Bearing Wear 9* ’
— Technique for Determining Blast-Furnace Gas Flow, 610
Radio-Chemical Laboratory, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, 15
Radio Engineers, British, Institute of. Electronic Control of Machine Tools, by S A Ghalib, 173* , j' . A.
— Engineering (Review), 665
— Equipment, Aircraft, Testing Set for (Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 164 at National Radio Exhibition, 341, 372 Use of Semi-Conductors in, 260, 268 at Sutton Coldfield Television-Transmitting Station, 661*, 708
— Exhibition, National, Olympia, 341, 372
— Industry, Invention and Innovation in (Review), 580
— Interference, 15 years of Research on, 397
— Postwick Grange Broadcast Transmitting Station, 48
— Relay Link, Television, London-Birmingham, 511*. See 611*, 677, 708
— Swedish Broadcasting Station Extensions,
— See also Television; Radar
Rails on British Railways, 481, 498*
— Local Overstraining in, 440*
— and Road Passenger Services on North-East Coast, Co-ordination of , 231
Transport, Philosophy of, 115, 143
Railcars, See Carriages^ Railway Railway Accidents. See Accidents I — Bridge. See Bridge
— British, 2,000-h.p. Mechanical-Drive Diesel
Locomotive, 7 ; Dynamometer Car, 8* ; I Reports of Locomotive Interchange Trials, ' 15 ; S.S. “ Maid of Orleans,” 33* ; Plan for London Railways, 37 ; M.SS. “ Hibernia ” and “Cambria,” 79*; Report on ! Accidents in 1948, 86 ; 350-h.p. Diesel- Electric Shunting Locomotives, 90*; Western-Region 0-6-0 Type Shunting Locomotive, 235* ; British Transport Commission, Annual Report on, 257, 277, 284 ; Locomotive with Rotary-Cam Poppet- Valve Gear, 291* ; Vehicles for Construction of Overhead Conductor Systems, 304* ; Liverpool Street to Shenfield Electrification, 325* ; Track Stabilisation by Sand Piling. 472*; Gas-Turbine Locomotive for, 481; Civil Engineering on. Developments in, 481, 498* ; Double-Deck Carriages, 510*; London Midland Region System of Limits and Fits for Locomotive Work, 521*, 536, 591, 601; Motive Power on, 563 ; Statement on Preservation of Historic Locomotives, 593; Modernisation of Liverpool-Southport Electric Line, 614*; Locomotive Footplate Arrangements, 641*
— Carriage. See Carriages
— Central London, Supervisory Control at Substations of, 446*
— Illinois Central, Experiments on High-
Speed Freight-Train Resistance, 232. See LETTER, 426
— Locomotive. See Locomotive ' — London, Revised Plan for, 37 ' — Mewar State, 4-6-0 Type Metre-Gauge Locomotive, 388*
— Morvi, Pacific-Type Locomotive for, 698*
— Motor Carriage. See Carriage
— Rolling Stock. See also Carriages : Locomotives ; Wagons _
— Sao Paulo, for, 529
— Saurashtra, 689*
— Signalling.
— and Road Transport, Philosophy of, 115,143
— Transport, Co-ordination with Road Transport on North-East Coast, 231
— Street. See Tramways
— Train Brake. See Brake
— Tube. See Underground; London Transport
Executive
— Underground. See Underground; London
Transport Executive
— United States, High-Speed Freight-Train
Resistance on, 232. See LETTER, 426
— Wagons. See Wagons
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Rainwater Fittings, Aluminium, Specification, 154
— Pipes, Asbestos-Cement, Specification, 672 Raleigh Industries, Lid., Apprentice Scheme, 157
Rammer, Power (Pegson, Ltd.), 596*
Ramus, Rev. C., Invention of Hydroplanes, 398. See Erratum, 425
Ransford, G. D., on Wave Machine of Novel Type, 567
Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., Petrol- Driven Cultivator, 30* ; Nacton Iron Foundry, 474*. See Addendum, 554 ; Reversible Plough on Fordson Tractor, 640* Rapid City, South Dakota, Concrete Aeroplane Hangar at, 297*
Rastrick, J. U., and R. Trevithick, Memorial at Bridgnorth to, 584*
Raw, G., on Ground Subsidence from Mining, 349. See 300
Rays. See X-Rays
Raynaud, J. F., on Transport of Material in Hydraulic Channel, 623
“ Reactive ” Wiredrawing Machine, with Hydraulic Drive, 528*
Reamer. See Machine Tools
Reavell and Co., Ltd., Two-Stage Air Compressor, 246*; “ Quadruplex ” Air Compressor, 246*
Receiver^, Air, Steel, Fusion-Welded, Specification, 178
Recollectograph, Magnetic, 29
Recorder, Humidity (Negretti and Zambra, Ltd.), 225*
— “ Statfile ” (Photostat, Ltd.), 223* Recording Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Table, Amsler, for Dynamometer Car, 8* Recrystallisation Characteristics of Aluminium
Alloys, 441
Rectifiers. See Electric
Rediffusion, Ltd., 7-kW Radio-Frequency Induction Heater, 272*
Reduction Gears. See Gears; Marine Propulsion
Reels and Drums for Bare-Wire Conductors, Specification, 420
Rees, W. P., on Constitution of Iron-Nickel- Chromium Alloys, 553
Reeve, Dr. L., on Low-Alloy Steels Containing Boron, 553
Referees, Duties of Engineers as, 649 Reference Books. See Annuals Refinery, Stanlow, of Shell Chemical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 153*
Refining Plant for Contaminated Solvents (Petroleum Engineering and Trading Co., Ltd.), 225*
Refractories, Bonding, by Ethyl Silicate, 101 '
— for Open-Hearth Furnaces, 628 Refrigerating Plant, S.S. “ Himalaya,” 383* for Motor Trawler “ Jorundur ” (J. and E. Hall, Ltd.), 201*
for Water, Steam-Operated (Ingersoll-Rand Co.), 56*
Refrigeration, Standard Glossary of Terms Employed, 700
Refuse Containers, Domestic, Mild-Steel, Specification, 616
Regenerative Furnace. See Furnace
Regenerators for Open-Hearth Furnaces, Design of, 599
Reheating Furnace. See Furnace Reinforced Concrete. See Concrete Relaxation and Creep of Steel at High Temperatures, 237*
Remenieras, G., on Head Loss in Inlet Tunnel of Hydro-Electric Plant, 678
Renauldon, A. .on Head Losses in Gas Pipelines, 678
Replica Technique for Electron Microscopy, 625 Report, Administration of Road Fund, 1947-48 133
— on Advancement of Science by Work of Unesco, 312
— Annual, on Alkali, etc., Works, 256
Astronomer Royal’s, 384
British Cast Iron Research Association, 520
British Transport Commission, 257, 277 284 ’
British Welding Research Association 677
Building Research Board, 396
Diesel Engine Users Association on Heavy-Oil Engine Working Costs, 704
Electricity Supply Commission of South Africa, 453
Fire Research Board, 389 Glasgow Water Supply, 231 Institute of Welding, 87
International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience 482 Metropolitan Water Board, 575 ’ Motor Industry Research Association 574* ’
National Coal Board, 13
New Zealand State Hydro-Electric Department, 425
North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, 482
North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, 110
Professional Classes Aid Council. 39
Research Work at Franklin Institute 174 Road Transport Engineers, Ltd., Institute of, 341
Safety in Mines Research Board, 62
Scientific and Industrial Research Department, 637
Scottish Seaweed Research Association 341 ’
Technological Department, City and Guilds of London Institute, 649
Terrestrial Magnetism Department, Carnegie Institution of Washington (Review) 440
Water-Pollution Research Board, 564
— Atmospheric Pollution Observations 1939- 44, 340
— Chief Inspector of Mines, 1947, 676
— Colonial Research, 1948-49, 255
— Damage to Roads Caused by Drought of 1947, 576
— Demand for Electrical Engineers and Phv- sicists,649 '
— Cooling of Coke, 206. See LETTER,
— on Education and Training of Technologists,
— of Engineering Mission to Canada, 311
— Ferrous Metal Industry in Germany, 1939- 45, 231
— of General Council of British Shipping on Contribution of Shipping to Invisible Exports, 231
— Generation of Electricity by Wind Power 647 ’
— Heavy-Oil Engine Working Costs, 704
— Locomotive Interchange Trials, British 15
— Methods of Increasing Output, 675 ’
— Mineral Development Committee, 134 '
— Ministry of Works, for 1948, 38
— Powder Metallurgy in Germany During 1939-45, 14
— Railway Accidents in Great Britain in 1948 86 ’
— Road Research Board, for 1946-47 452
— “ South Wales Outline Plan,” 61
— Standardisation of Engineering Products 481, 507 ’
— Steel Founding Industry in United States 423 ’
— Unesco, on Interlingual Technical Dictionaries, 368
— on Use of Copper and Galvanised Steel in the Same Hot-Water System, 361
— See also Board of Trade Register, Technical and Scientific, of Ministry of Labour and National Service, Work of 181 ’
Research Association, British Shipbuilding Library of, 290 ; Effect of Laminar Flow on Ship Models, 314
Cast Iron, British, Developments in Heating Rate in Malleable-Iron Annealing 69*: Journal of Research and Develop’ ment. Availability to Non-Members, 107 • Advisory Service for Foundries, ’ 285 ’ Annual Report, 520
Coal Utilisation, British, Experiments with Lancashire Boiler, 481
Electrical and Allied Industries, British, Methods of Impact Testing, with Special I Reference to Testing at High Velocities, by H. F. Church, 149 ; Relaxation of Chrom- ' lum-Molybdenum Bolt Steel at Elevated Temperatures and Relaxation of Two Low- Carbon Steels at Elevated Temperatures by A. E. Johnson, 237* ; Work on Radio Interference, 397 ; Reports on Generation of Electricity by Wind Power, 647
Internal Combustion Engine, British, Research Laboratories, 444*
Iron and Steel, British, Back-Pull Wire Drawing in Practice, by J. G. Wistreich, 333*; Investigations on Open-Hearth Furnace Design and Operation, 599*,
Research Association, Motor Industry, Investigations by, 6* ; Annual Report, 574* Non-Ferrous Metals, British, Investigation of Failure of Hot-Water Tanks and Cylinders, 361 ; Elimination by Lithium of Bismuth Embrittlement in Coppers, by W. A. Baker and A. P. C. Hallowes, 379 Production Engineering, Work of, 648 Seaweed, Scottish, Annual Report of, 341 Welding, British, Annual Report, 677
— Atomic-Energy, Hazards in. Conference on, 231
— Board, Building, Annual Report, 396 Fire, Annual Report, 389
Highway, United States, Report on
Polarised Headlights, 184
Road, Report for 1946-47, 452 ; Report on Damage to Roads Caused by Drought of 1947, 576
Safety in Mines, Annual Report, 62 Water Pollution, Annual Report, 564
— Chemical, Laboratory, Teddington, Work of, 39
— Colonial, 1948-49, 255
— Council of British Electricity Authority, Appointments to. 111
— Department, Scientific and Industrial, Fire
Research Board Report, 389 ; Annual Report, 637
— Development Corporation, National, Appointments to, 39
— and Development Establishment, Radar, Exhibition at, 346
— Division of United States Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, Aircraft Design Analysis Methods Used by, 397
— Engine, Variable-Compression Internal-Combustion, 689*
— Establishment, Atomic Energy, Harwell,
Radio-Chemical Laboratory at, 15; Library of, 290; 160-miJlion Electron-Volt Cyclotron, 621
— Gas, in France, 76 in Great Britain, 77
Industry, in United States, 76
— Historic, Chaptersin History of Physical and
Chemical Discovery (Review), 552. See LETTERS, 622, 705
— Hydraulics, of Department of Scientific and
Industrial Research, 637
Structures, International Association for. See Hydraulic Structures Research, International Association for
— Laboratories, British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd., Work of, 386*
Forest Products, Exhibition of Tropical Timbers, 29
of General Electric Co., Ltd., Wembley, 20
Road, Apparatus for the Study of Traffic Flow, 29: Pectosol-Cement Process for Soil Stabilisation, 186
“ Shell,” Work on Fuels and Lubricants for Internal-Combustion Engines, 710*
— Metallurgical, Use of Electron Microscope in, 625,652
— Physical, Grants by Nuffield Foundation, 111
— Results, Application of, Federation of British
Industries Conference on, 480
— Scientific, and Application to Industry, 264, 283, 328
International Organisation for, 231, Principles of (Review), 182
— Station, Building, Vibrating-Wire Strain
Gauge, 29: Report on Use of Copper and Galvanised Steel in Same Hot.-Water System, 361
Fuel, Trials of Lancashire Boiler, 481 Hydraulic, Neyrpic, Grenoble, 285, 455 Pametrada, Exhibits at Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 217
Warton, English Electric Co., Ltd., Wind Tunnel at, 584*
— Transonic-Flight, in United States, 383
— Work at Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 174
— See also National Physical Laboratory Reservoir, Lages Dam, Rio de Janeiro, 1*, 25*
— of Metropolitan Water Board, Statistics, 575
— Service, Propagation of Waves in Inlet Channel to, 541
— Storage, for Inland Waterways, 554
Resin, Synthetic, Bonded-Paper Sheets, Specification, 280
Resistance, Air. See Air
— Electric. See Electric
— of High-Speed Freight Trains, 232. See LETTER, 426
— of Ships. See Ship Resistance
Retorts, Gas, Types of. Characteristics, 52 Reverse and Reduction Gearbox, Marine (D. Brown and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd.), 247* Reviews. See LITERATURE INDEX Reyrolle, A., and Co., Ltd., 150-MVA 3‘3-kV Air
Break Circuit-Breaker, 273* ; 200-Ainpere Single-Operator Welding Set, 275*
Rhine, Navigation of, 509, 527
Rhodes, Dr. E. C., on Production of Platinum by Powder Metallurgy, 431*. See 442
” Rhythmatic ” Control of Street Lighting, 463
Ribaud, Prof. G., on Gas Research in France, 76 Ricardo E6 Single-Cylinder Variable-Compression Engine, 689*
Ricardo and Co., Engineers (1927), Ltd., Photo- Electric Pressure and Movement Gauges, 216; Lubricating-Oil Test Engine, 218*, 359*
Richards, E. J., on Review of Aerodynamic Cleanness, 688
Richards, Dr. T. LI., on Structure of Aluinin- ium-Copper-Magnesium Alloy Strip, 441 Richardson, W. F., on Coal-Mining Practice in Great Britain, 167, 209
Ridley, R. W., on Creep Strength of Magnesium Alloys, 120
Rim, Gearwheel, Forged (English Steel Corporation, Ltd.), 221*
Rings, Piston. See Piston Rings
Ringsted, E., on From Riveting to Welding in Merchant Shipyard, 343
Rio de Janeiro, Lages Dam, Heightening of, 1*, 25*
“Ritchie” Easy-Feed Agricultural Planter. 113*
Ritchie, Dr. E. G., on Performance of Lancashire Boiler, 481
Rivers, Bascule and Lifting Bridges Over, 707
— Danube, Budapest Suspension Bridge Over, Reconstruction of, 565
— Darling, Australia, Schemes for Control of 211*
— East, New York, Improvement of, 555
— Elbe, Storage Reservoirs for, 555
— High-Level, Lateral Discharges into Canal from, 678
— Medway, Steamers on (Review), 525
— Mersey, Effect of Discharge of Sludge into 564
Estuary, Improvement of, 583
— Mississippi, Passes, improvements of, 555
— Po, Cimena Hydro-Electric Scheme, 343*
— Scheldt, Model Tests of, 555
— Tees Steelworks, Exten-ions to, 135
— Thames, Causes of Silting in, 564
Estuary, Yantlet Channel, Maintenance of, 583
South Bank Concert Hall, Construction of, 389*
— — Steamers on (Review), 525
Riveted Joints, Local Overstraining in, 438 Riveting Replaced by Welding in Shipyard, 343 Road Accidents. See also Accidents
— Construction, Work of Road Research Board on, 452
— Damage Due to Drought of 1947, Report on. 576
— East African, Treatment with Pectosol-Cement, 186
— Fund, Report on Administration in 1947-48. 133
— Haulage of 115-ton Fractionating Column. 593
— History and Improvement of, 286
— Passenger Executive, Co-ordination of North East Coast Services, 231
— Paved, at Testing Ground of Motor Industry Research Association, 574*
— and Rail Passenger Services on North-East Coast, Co-ordination of, 231
Transport, Philosophy of, 115,143
— Research Board, Report for 1946-47, 452;
Report on Damage to Roads Caused by Drought of 1947, 576
Board, United States, Report on Polarised Headlights, 184
Laboratory, Apparatus for the Study of Traffic Flow, 29; Investigation on Pectosol-Cement Process for Soil Stabilisation, 186
— Traffic Signals, Improved Detector for
(Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Co., Ltd.), 686*
— Transport, Co-ordination with Rail Trans
port on North-East Coast, 231
Road Transport Engineers, Ltd., Institute of. Annual Report, 341
Philosophy of, 115, 143
— Tunnel Through Mont Blanc, Proposed, 448
— Vibrated Concrete for, 147*, 169, 208
Roberts and Schaeffer, Concrete Aeroplane Hangar at, 297*
Robertson, J., and Sons (Fleetwood), Ltd Trawl Winch for Motor Trawler “ Jdrun- dur,’’ 201*
Robertson, Dr. T., on Geological Aspects of Ground Subsidence, 300
Robertson, V. A. M., on Civil Engineering on British Railways, 498*. See 481
Robinson, V. H., on Variable-Compression Research Engine, 689*
Rocket Propulsion Elements, Engineering of Rockets (Review), 609
Rockweld, Ltd., Welding Equipment, 274
Rode, J. G., on Oil Handling in Port of Copenhagen, 650
Roe, A. V. (Canada), Ltd., Gas-Turbined Jet-Propelled Aeroplane Engine, 233 ; “ Avro ” C 102 Jet Air Liner, 462*
Roe, A. V., and Co., Ltd., Avro “ Shackleton ’’ Reconnaissance Aircraft, 149* ; “ Avro I 707 “ Experimental Aircraft, 288*; Loss ! of, 369
Roebuck, A., on British Steel Industry. 677
Rotary Hoes, Ltd., 2-h.p. Petrol-Driven Rotary Cultivator and Mower, 30*
Rolfe, J. A. S., on Bed Load Transport in Tidal Models, 567
Roll, Back-Up, Cast-Steel (Darlington Force Co,. Ltd.), 221*
— Plate-Bending. See Machine Tools
Roller Bearings. See Bearings
— Idler, for Conveyor Belts, New Mavor and !
Coulson, Ltd., Factory for, 709
Rolling of Aluminium-Copper-Magnesium Alloys, Effect on Structure of, 441
— of Aluminium, Technical Problems in 399
— of Ships. See Ships ’
— Stock, British Transport Commission’s
Annual Report on, 257, 277, 284
Dimensions on British Railways, 501
for Liverpool Street to Shenfield Railway Electrification, 326*
London Transport Improvements in ' 671*
— — See also Carriages; Locomotives ; Wagons Rolls-Royce Ltd., Gloster “ Meteor *’ Aeroplane with “Avon” Engine, 316*; Gloster “Meteor” Aeroplane with Exhaust Reheat, 316*
Rontgen Rays. See X‘Rays
Roof, Domed, Aluminium, Model of, 29
— Locomotive-Shed, Reconstruction on British
Railways, 500
— Reinforced-Concrete, for Aeroplane Hangars, 297*
Concrete, Skelton Grange Power Station 609*
— Shell-Type, Large Span, 27
Room and Pillar Practice in Coal Mining 287 433*, 459* ’ ’
Ropes, W ire. See Wire Ropes
Roper, E. A., and Co., Cupolas at Nacton Iron Foundry, 474*
Rotary Blowers. See Blowers
— Engine. See Engine; Aeronautics
— Pump. See Pump
Rotoplunge Pump Co., Ltd., Variable-Stroke Pump, 220*. See Erratum, 299
Rotor for 1,500-kW Back-Pressure Steam Turbine, 419*
— Electric Motor, Local Overstraining in, 468*
— Steam Turbine, Quenching Stresses in, 438* Rowell, Dr. H. S., on Metric System, 16, 40. See LETTER, 64 ; on Fundamental Units of Length, 184, 370. See LETTERS, 136, 286, 426
Royal Aeronautical Society. See Aeronautical
— Agricultural Society. See Agricultural
— Aircraft Establishment. See Aeronautics
— Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux,
Astronomer Royal’s Report, 384

Royal Society :

Work of Information Services Committee, 509,547
Royal United Service Institution, Aircraft Design Development and Production, by SirF. Handley Page, 537
Rubber, Plastic Behaviour of, 573
Ruggiero, G., on Characteristics of Waves
Generated in Water Courses, 542
Ruhr Coalfields, Ground Subsidence in, 323
— Coke-Oven Gas Supply in, 100
Rural Electrification in North of Scotland, 110 Phase-Neutral System of High-Voltage Distribution, 604
Russia and Atomic Bomb, Government Statement on, 341
Russell, A. M., Ltd., “Ritchie” Easy-Feed Agricultural Planter, 113*
Russel], Sir J., on World Population and World Food Supplies, 229. See 260
Rust-, Acid- and Heat-Resisting Steel Wire, Specification, 202
Rusting. See Corrosion
Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., 1,070-h.p. Gas Turbine, 195; 100-b.h.p. Narrow-Gauge Diesel Locomotive, 195*; Locomotive Boiler for Experimental Steam Plant, 633*
Rutherglen, New Mavor and Coulson, Ltd., Belt- Conveyor Idler-Roller Factory, 709

SADLER, T., SONS and CO., Universal and Surface Grinding Machines, 332*
Safety in Mines Research Board, j^nnual Report, 62
Sagar (Developments), Ltd., Portable Pneumatic Sanding Machine, 596*
Sagging Plates, Steam Condenser, Detection of Positions of, 406*
Saint. See KS"/.
Sammons, H., on Apparatus for Studying “Loop-Scavenging” in Two-Stroke Engines, 593
“ San Silvestre,” Turbo-Electric Oil Tanker 362*
Sand Handling Plant, Nacton Iron Foundry 474*, 554
— Moulding, for Aluminium-Alloy Castings, 21
— Piling for Stabilisation of Railway Track 472*
— Slinging Machine, W. H. Dorman and Co., Ltd., 234*
Santilman, H. N. F., on Charleroi-Brussels Canal, 526
Sao Paulo Railway, 3,000-h.p. Electric Locomotive for, 529
Sarjant, Prof. R. J., on Furnace Design and Practice, 677
Sastri, Dr. M. V. C., on Measurement of Surface
Strains in Diaphragms, 581*
Satow, M. G., on Retirement of Dr. H, Schofield from Loughborough College, 88 Saunders, C. W., the Late, 345
Saunders, Dr. H. L., on Investigations on Experimental Blast Furnace, 610
Saunders-Roe, Ltd., “Princess” Class 140-ton Flying Boat, 139*
Saunders Valve Co., Ltd., Diaphragm Valve 222*
Saurashtra Railway, Pacific-Type Locomotive for, 698*
Savile, Sir H., Quarter-centenary of, 565 Savilian Professorship at Oxford University History of, 565
Saws. Machine Tools
Sayers, H. M., the Late, 705
Scattering Function for Spherical Particles
Tables of (Review), 148 ’
Scavenging, Loop-, in Two-Stroke Engine
Apparatus for Studying, 593 ’
Schaller, Dr. A., on Navigation of the Rhine 526 ’
Scheldt, River, Model Tests of, 555 Schippers, A. M., on Dutch Inland Waterways 525
Schlesinger, Dr. G., the Late, 399
Schoemaker, H. J., on Dissipation of Wave
Energy at Harbour Walls, 541
Schofield, Dr. H., Retirement from Loughborough College, 88
Scholarships. See Education
Schonfeld, J. C., on Flow in Inland Waterways 555 *
Schools and Dwellings, Daylight in. Specifi
cation, 58
Schooley v. Nye, Legal Decision in, 649 Schwartz, C. M., on Electron Microscopy of Metals in America, 625
Science, Advancement of, by Unesco, 312
— History of, International Congress on Amsterdam, Programme, 425 ’
— and Industry, Bridging Gap Between 264 283, 328
— in Liberated Europe (Review), 99
— Museum, South Kensington, Joule’s Water-
Friction Apparatus, 10; Re-Opening of
Astronomy Gallery, 88; Presentation of Whittle Jet Engine to, 481; Sir A. Fleming Centenary Exhibition, 593
Scientific Apparatus Exhibition, Institution of Civil Engineers, 27
— Instrument Manufacture, Metals Used in 543* '
— Liaison Work of Unesco, 620
— Management. See Works Management Scientific Policy, Advisory Council on, Information Services of, 609
— Research. See Research
— Societies. See Institutions
— and Technical Register of Ministry of Labour and National Service, Work of, 181
Scimeni, E., on Propagation of Waves in Inlet Channel of Service Reservoir, 641
Scoop, Earth, Tractor-Mounted (D. Brown Tractors, Ltd.), 613*
Scotland, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in. See Engineers
— North, Hydro-Electric Board, Annual Report, 110 ; Water-Power Developments, 515*
Scottish Industries Exhibition, Glasgow, 259*, 302*
Scottish Mechanical Light Industries, Ltd., Tractor-Mounted Hammer Mill, 55*
— Seaweed Research Association, Annual Report of, 341
Scott and Wilson, South Bank Concert Hall, London, 389*
Scotts’ Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., 6,250-i.h.p. Doxford Marine Oil Engine, 558 Screw Propellers. See Propellers
— Threads, International Standardisation of, 159
Pitch-Checking Instrument (Coventry Gauge and Tool Co., Ltd.), 380*
Unified, Specification. 672
Whitworth, Effect of Fit and Truncation on Strength of, 93*
“ Sea‘?trand Minor” Surface Grinding Machine, 332*
Sea Water, Extraction of Magnesium from, 125 Seal for Steel Bulkhead, Lages Dam Heightening, 26*
Seaplanes. See Aeronautics
Seaweed Research Association, Scottish, Annual Repoit of, 341
Secondary Battery. See Accumulator under Electric
Segregation and Liquation in Alloys and Their Application, 426, 683*
Seine Estuary, Improvement of, 583
Selas Gas and Engineering Co., Ltd., Gas-Fired Muffle Furnace, 197
Self-Changing Gear Co., Ltd., Air-Operated Traction Gearbox, 219*
Seligman, Dr. R,, on Suggested International Metallurgical Association, 415
Senior, E. W., on Dry-Cooling of Coke, 314. See 206
Sentinel (Shrewsbury), Ltd., 26-b.h.p. Two- Cylinder Sentinel-Ganz Diesel Engine, 242*; 90-b.h.p. Four-Cylinder Sentinel-Ricardo Diesel Engine, 242*
Separators, Cyclone, Pressure Drop in, 409*
Serck Radiators, Ltd., Heat Exchanger, 244* Service Aviation. See Aeronautics
Settlement of Structures on Clay Foundations 358, 375*
Sewage Sludge as Source of Power, 659
— Treatment, Investigations by Water Pollution Research Board, 564
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Sewell, R., on Technical Dictionaries, 64. See 4. See LETTERS, 40, 88, 112, 184, 314
Sewer Systems, Transitory Phenomena In, 542 Shackles, Mild-Steel, for Lifting Purposes Specification, 644 ’
” Shackleton,” Avro Reconnaissance Aircraft 149*
Shaft Basis for Limits and Fits for Locomotive Work, 521*, 536, 591, 601
— Crank. See Crankshaft
— Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— and Holes, Fitting of. See Gauge
— Local Overstraining in, 469*
— Supported on Three Bearings, Whirling Speed of, 496*
Shankland, Capt. E. C., on Yantlet Channel in Thames Estuary, 583
Shaping Machine. See Machine Tools
Sheet, ” Alkathene,” for Packaging (Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 53
— Aluminium, Production of, 399
— Bonded-Paper, Synthetic-Resin, Specification, 280
— Metal, Erichsen Test for, 161
Pattern Development, Specification 130 Sheffield University Lectures on Steelworks Plant, 333; Hatfield Lecture on Plastic Behaviour of Solids, by Sir A. McCance 570*. See 509, 435: Investigation of Dynamics of 50-ton Crank-Press, 605*
Shell Chemical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Stanlow Chemical Plant, 153*; Multi-Stage Pumps for Light Hydrocarbons at Stan- low, 519
— Driving Bands, Sintered-Iron, Production in Germany, 14
Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., Internal-Combustion Engine Test Cell, 218*; Lubricating-Oil Test Engine, 218*, 359*
Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd., Transport of Bitumen in Bulk, 207; Knock-Rating Tests of Motor Fuels, 690* ; Fuels and Lubricants Internal-Combustion Engines,
Shelton Iron, Steel and Coal Co., Ltd., Experiments with Open-Hearth Furnaces 600* 627* ’ ’
Shenfield to Liverpool Street Railway Electrification, 325* I
” Shield-Arc Junior” Electric Welder, 272* ” Shillong,” S.S., Moisture-Control Systems in 240* ’ I
Ships, Cables for Use In (British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd.), 271
— Canal. See Canal; Navigation, Inland
— Cargo Lifting Block, Specification, 448
Spaces, Moisture-Control System for (Cargocaire, Ltd.), 240*
— Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 111, 453
— Danish, Since the Liberation of, 1945 276 -Diesel-Engined. See Motorships; Marine Propulsion
— Electric Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Launching. See Launch
— Lost, Lloyd’s Statistics for 1948, 509
— Model Experiments. See Tank Experime/ntu and Ship Resistance
— Motor. See Motorships; Marine Propulsion
— Propellers. See Propellers
— Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion ; Engines ; Turbines; Propellers
— Repairing in Denmark Since 1945, 276
— Resistance and Frictional Resistance Similarity, 65
— Shallow-Draught, Draught of, 136
— See also Marine; Motorships; Shipping; Steamers; Warships; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipboard Fires, Means of Extinguishing, 455 Shipbuilders and Engineers, North-East Coast Institution of. See North-East Coast in Scotland, Institution of. See Engineers
Shipbuilding, Calculation of Beams, 88
— Costs and Delays, 159
— Cross-Channel M.SS. “ Hibernia ”
“ Cambria ”
— Danish, Since Liberation in 1945, 276
— Draught of Shallow-Draught Vessels,
— S.S. “ Himalaya,” 257, 3*<1*
— Industry, Position of, 367
— Launch of S.S. ” Chusan,” 67* and Trial Trips, 10, 34, 58, 83, 106, 155, 179, 203, 236, 280, 364, 402, 430, 458, 486, 502, 532, 560, 588, 626, 644, 700
— Naval. See Warships
— Oil Tanker ” San Silvestre,” 362*
— Post-War, Japanese, 331
! —Research Association, British, Library of, 290; Effect of Laminar Flow on Ship Models, 314
— in United States, 207
— Use of Standard-Series Data in, 301
— Vessels Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statis
tics, 111, 453
— M.S. ‘‘ Wanstead,” 558*
— Welded-Steel Barge Construction, 104*
— Welding in Place of Riveting in, 343
— Yard, Augustin-Normand, Le Havre, Reconditioning of, 677
from Riveting to Wielding in, 343
— See also Steamers; Naval; Warships and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipping, British, General Council of. Report on Contribution of Shipping to Invisible Exports, 231
— United States, Position of, 207 Shipyard. See Shipbuilding Yard
Shock Tests. See Impact Tests under Tests {Materials}
Shop Management. See Works Management Show. See Exhibition
Shrewsbury, Royal Agricultural Society Show, 30* 53* 77* 112*
Siebe, Gorman and co., Ltd., Telephone Equipment for Divers, 224*
Siemens Brothers and Co., Ltd., 33-kV Submarine Power Cable to Isle of Wight, 391
Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Co., Ltd., Improved Detector for Road-TralRc Signals, 686*
— Martin Furnaces. See Furnaces
Sigmund Pumps, Ltd., Diesel-Driven Fire Pump, 248* ; Multi-Stage Pump for Light Hydrocarbons, 519*
Signals, Road-Traffic, Improved Detector for (Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Co., Ltd.), 686*
Signalling Developments on British Railways, 502*
— System, British Transport Commission’s Annual Report on, 257, 277, 284
Liverpool Street to Shenfleld Electric Railway, 328*
Silage Lacerator (Silorators, Ltd.), 639*
Silicate Materials for Bonding Refractories, 101
Silicon, Effect on Cracking in Aluminium Alloys, 426
— Steel for Electrical Power Plant, 260, 293* Sillars, Dr. R. W., on New Dielectric and
Semi-Conducting Materials, 267*. See 260
Silorators, Ltd., Silage Lacerator, 639*
Silurian Rocks, Middle, of North Wales (Review), 608
Silver Anodes and Salts for Electroplating, Specification, 336
“ Simon Bolivar,” S.S., Model Tests of, 65
Sine- and Cosine-Integral Functions, Generalised, Tables of (Review), 413
“ Sinex ” Vibrator for Concrete, 147*
Sir John Cass Technical Institute, Prospectus, 427
“ Sirron,” 600-b.h.p., Diesel Engine, 669* Sisson, W., and Co., Ltd., Experimental Steam Plant, Devonport Technical College, 633*
Skelton Grange Power Station, Reinforced- Concrete Construction at, 609*
Skin Friction. See Air Resistance ; Hydrodynamics ; Ship Resistance
Slab, Reinforced-Concrete, Tests of, 150
Slag. See Metallurgy
Sleepers on British Railways, 498*
Slip in Metals During Cold-Working, 137, 161 Sludge Discharge into River Mersey, Investigations on,564
— See also Seu'age
Small Electric Motors, Ltd., Fractional-Horsepower Electric Motor, 245*
Smelting Furnaces. See Furnaces
Smith Brothers and Webb, Ltd., Individual Drive Unit for Machine Tools, 222*
Smith, C. W., on Effect of Fit and Truncation on Strength of Whitworth Threads, 93*
Smith, Engr.-Capt. E. C., on Rev. C. M. Ramus, 398. See Erratum, 425
Smith, Sir K., on Flight to Australia, 1919, 649
Smith, Rear Adml. W. S., on Oil Handling in United States Ports, 650
Smith’s Dock Co., Ltd., Steamer ” Amakura,” 697*
Smithfield Show and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition, Earl’s Court. 593, 612*, 638*
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, Presentation of Whittle Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engine, to, 397
Smoke Abatement, Progress in, 340
‘‘ Snorer” Drainage Pump, 304*
Snowball, G., on Electrical Methods of Inducing and Detecting Vibration, 406*. See 359
Society, Engineer’s Place in, 592
Technical and Scientific. See Institutions irade. Labour; Labour Note: PARAGRAPH INDEX
to Steelmaking Slags, ?
Effect of, 611 6 fe >
Soil Disturbance, Model Casts of, 29 — Engineering, Mechanics of (Keview), 300 Mechanics for Civil Engineres (Review) 172 ^iid Foundations for Machinery 40 -Investigation by Building Research Board, 396
ZT Settlement of Structures, 358*, 375*
Stabilisation, Pectosol-Cement Process for 186 ’ Solar Observations at Royal Greenwich Observatory, 385
Radiation and Its Utilisation, 565, 568, 659 687 ’
Sold^ing of Aluminium, Ultrasonic (Mullard
Electronic Products, Ltd.), 616 bonds. Plastic Behaviour of, 509, 535, 570* Solvents, Contaminated, Refining Plant for X ^"^gineering and Trading Co.,
Ltd.), 225*
Sonic Barrier, Air Resistance Beyond 705* See 425, 681 ’
— Research in United States, 383 Sono, Dr. O., on Italian Inland Waterways 525 Sound-Recording Systems, Specification, 504 — Transmitter for Sutton Coldfield Television- Transmitting Station, 663*, 708
South Africa, Coal Resources of, 230 Electricity Supply Commission, Annual Report, 453
— America, Trade and Engineering Notes from, 211
— Bank Concert Hall, London, Foundations for, 389*
— Dakota, Rapid City, Concrete Aeroplane Hangar at, 297*
— East England, Industries in. Ministry of Supply Tour of, 87
London Technical College, Prize Distribution, 4
— Kensington, Science Museum, Joule’s Water- Friction Apparatus, 10; Re-opening of Astronomy Gallery, 88 ; Presentation of Whittle Jet Engine to, 481: Sir A Fleming Centenary Exhibition, 593
— Wales Future Development Plan for 61
— West, Notes from, 11, 35, 59, 83, 107 131 155, 179, 203, 227, 253, 281, 309, 337, 365* 393, 421, 449, 477, 504, 533, 561, 589 617’ 645, 673, 701. See PARAGRAPH INDEX ’
— Woodford Substation, Supervisory Control Room at, 446*
— Yorkshire, Notes from, 11, 35, 59, 83 107 I 131, 155, 179, 203, 227, 253, 281, 309 337’ i 365, 393, 421, 449, 477, 504, 533, 561, 589* ' 617,645,673,701. See PARAGRAPH INDEX i Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Motor- I Ferry “ Balmoral,” 669* ’
Southern California University, Deep-Sea I Diving with ” Bentho-cope,” 490
Southport-Liverpool Electric Railway Modernisation of, 614* ’
Spain, Inland Water Navigation in, 509, 706 Spanish Estuaries, Improvements of, 555 bparkes, W. J., on Thermal Efiftciencv of Lancashire Boiler, 481
Specifications, Standard. See Standards • Standardisation ' *
Speed-Changing Gears. See Gears: Oearina • Marine Propulsion ’
— Reduction Gears. See Gears; Gearinq • Marine Propulsion ' ’
— Trials. See Trials
Spelter Remover, Centrifugal (Thompson Brothers (Bilston), Ltd.), 244*
Sperry Gyroscope Co., Ltd., Sperry “Minor” Gyro-Compass, 247*
Spirit, Motor. See Motor Fuels
Spraying, Zinc and Aluminium, of Steel Structures, Abbey Works, Margam, 90 127* Spreader and Loader, Manure (H. Ferguson Ltd.), 54* ’
— Manure (E. H. Bentall and Co., Ltd.) 54
Springs for Clock and Instrument Manufacture 544 ’
— Helical, of Circular Section, Analysis of
Stresses in, 51*. See LETTER, 160
“Sprite” Liquid-Fuel Rocket Motor 316* Spur Gearing. See Gears ’
St. Albans Garage, Inspection Pits for Omni buses, 642*
St. Nazaire Penhoet, Chantiers de. Reconditioning of S.S. “ He de France,” 127*
Stabiliser, Voltage, Automatic (British Electrip Resistance Co., Ltd.), 247*
Stacking, Brick-, Attachment (Cha«egide Fn gineering Co., Ltd.), 556*
Stairmand, C. J,, on Pressure Drop in Cyclone Separators, 409*
Stanchions. See Columns
Standard-Seri^ Data in Ship Propulsion Prn blems, 301
Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd. Eouin- ment for Swedish Broadcasting StatLns Cable for London-Birmingham Television Radio-Relay Link 513*
Standards, Canadian, and British Electrical Equipment, 313, 369, 621
— Institution, British, Board of Trade Committee on, 15; Proposed Reorganisation 508. Codes of Practice, Heating and Thermal Insulation, 58: Daylight in Dwellings and Schools, 58; Electric Wiring Systems in Buildings, 202 • Glossaries, Terms for Timber, Plywood and Joinery, 476; Definitions and Symbols Can Aeronautical Terms
Refrigeration, 700-’ Specifications, Rust-, Acid- and Heat-Resisting Steel Wire, 202; Acceptance Tests for Compressors and Exhaus- ^rs, 476: Unified Screw Threads, 672 • Mnla^re Lubricating Nipples, 672 ’ Asbestos-Cement Rain-Water Pipes, 672 •
Infcrinsically-Safe Transformers, 10 ; Eye and Eace Protective Equipment During Welding, 10 ; Ignition Cables for Aircraft Engines, 106 ; Waterpoof Building Papers, 106; Condenser Tube Plates, 106 ; Sheet- Metal Pattern Development, 130; Gas Cocks, 130; Flameproof Industrial Clothing, 154 ; Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Products, 154; Aluminium Kainwater Fittings, 154; Analysed Samples for Metallurgical Analyeie, 178; Capacitors for Intrinsically-Safe Circuits, 178; Fusion- Welded Steel Air Receivers, 178; Synthetic-Resin Bonded Paper Sheets, 280; Trolley and Contact Wire for Electric Traction, 280; Polythene-Insulated Cables, 336; Silver Anodes and Salts for Electroplating, 336; Electric Immersion Heaters, 336; Thermostats for Electrically-Heated Water Supply, 392; Wood Door Frames, 392; Mowing-Machine Parts, 392; Reels and Drums for Bare-Wire Conductors, 420; Telegraph Material, 420 ; Tensional Steel Strapping for Packaging, 448; Cast-Iron and Pressed-Steel Sectional Tanks, 448 ; Ships’ Cargo-Lifting Blocks, 448: Sound- Recording Systems, 504; Bevel Gears, 504; Schedule of Weights of Building Materials, 560; Indirect Cylinders for Hot Water, 560; Letterpress Process Inks, 616; Mild-Steel Refuse Container, 616 ; Steam- Jacketed Pans, 616; Mild-Steel Lifting Shackles, 644; Engineering Drawing- Office Practice, 644 ; Split Cotter Pins, 700 Standardisation of Engineering Products, 481, 507
International, of Screw Threads, 159
— of Limits and Fits for Locomotive Work, 521*, 536, 591, 601
and Nationalisation of Transport, 143 Stanier, Sir W., Dynamometer Car for Variable- Speed Tests on Trains, 8*
Stanley, R. C., on Nickel Industry, 670 Stanley, W. F., Ltd., Harmonic Analyser, 224* Stanlow Chemical Plant, Shell Chemical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Equipment and Installations, 153 ; Multi-Stage Pumps for Light Hydrocarbons, 519: Oil-Refining 115-tons Fractionating Column for, 593 Starters, Motor. See Motors, Electric State Railways. See Bailways “Statfile” Recorder (Photostat, Ltd.), 223* Stations, Power. See Power Stations
— Railway, London, Revised Plans for, 37
— Underground, Bethnal Green, Escalator with
Alternating-Current Motor Drive, 151* Statisticians, Incorporated, Association of. Formation of, 135
Statistics of European Gas Industry, 77
— Trade. See Trade
Stator for 330-kVA Alternator (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 491*
Steam Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Engine. See Engines
— for Fire Extinguishing in Ships, 45.5
— Flow through Nozzles. See Nozzles
— Jet Coolers for Water-Refrigeration (Ingersoll-Rand Co.), 56*
— Plant, Experimental, Devonport Technical College, 633*
High-Duty Steels for, 265, 286
— Turbines. See Turbines Steamer “ Chusan,” Launch of, 67*
— Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics. Ill, 453
— Construction in United States, 207
— Cross-Channel, “ Maid of Orleans,” 33*
— Electric Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Geared Turbines for. See Marine Propulsion
— “ Himalaya,” P. and 0. Twin-Screw, Trials of, 257; Maiden Voyage, 381*
— “ He de France,” Reconditioning of, 127*
— Launching of. See Launch
Oil Tank, Under Construction, Lloyd’s Statistics, 111
Tank, Construction in United States, 207 Tank, Fire Extinguishing in, 45.5 Tank, “ San Silvestre,” 362* Tank. See also Oil Tanker
— Passenger and Cargo, “ Amakura,” 697*
— Propulsion of. See Marine Propulsion; Engines; Turbines; Propellers
— Resistance of. See Ship Besistance
— River, Shallow-Draught, Draught of, 136
— “ Simon Bolivar,” Model Tests of, 65
— “ Surat ” and “ Shillong,” Moisture-Control
Systems in, 240*
— of Thames and Medway (Review), 525
— See also Engines; Marine Propulsion;
Shipbuilding; Shipping; Ships; T\ bines; Warships; PABAGBAPH INDEX Steamships. See Ships; Steamers; Warships Steel Band Conveyor and Engineering Co., Ltd., Conveyors for Nacton Iron Foundry, 474*
— Bar for Concrete Reinforcing, Tests of, 150
— Bulkhead for Lages Dam Heightening, 25*
— Chromium-Molybdenum, Relaxation and
Creep at High Temperatures, 237*
— for Clock and Instrument Manufacture, 543 Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Protection of Steel Structures at Abbey Works, Margam, 90,127*
— Corro-ion. See Corrosion
— Engineering, Under Combined Cyclic and Static Stresses, 453, 479
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
Founding in United States, Report on, 423
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Galvanised, and Copper, Use in the Same
Hot-Water System, 361
Heat Treatment of. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
for High Duty, 265, 286
— High-Speed, for Hobs, 488
— Low-Alloy, Containing Boron, Mechanical Properties of, 553
Carbon, Relaxation and Creep at High Temperatures, 237*
— Manufacture. See Metallurgy
—Microstructure of. See Microphotographs ; Metallography
steel, Mild, Plates, Brittle Fracture of, 16 Surface Preparation of, Prior to Fabrication, 537
— Plastic Behaviour of, 571*
— Pressed Sectional Tanks, Specification, 448
— Kails. See Bails
— Ropes. See Wire Ropes
— Strapping, Tensional, for Packaging, Specification, 448
— Stress Distribution in. See Stress; Tests {Materials}
— Structures at Abbey Works, Margam, Protection of, 90, 127*
— Tests of. See Tests {Materials}
— for Traction Gearing, 46*
— Tungsten, for Road-Transport Oil-Engine Piston Rings, 631
— Wire, Rust-, Acid- and Heat-Resisting, Specification, 202
Drawn, Plastic Strain and Hysteresis in, 595
— Works. See IForArs
Steelwork, Aluminium-Spraying of, Abbey Works, Margam, 90, 127*
— Structural, “ Castellated ” System for (Appleby-Frodingham Steel Co.), 391* Steenberg Construction Co., Concrete-Aeroplane Hangar at, 297*
Steering of H.M. “Nelson” in Restricted Channel, 371
Stern Tube, Self-Aligning (British Twin Disc and Clarifiers, Ltd.), 248*
Sternwheeler, Shallow-Draught, Draught of 136
Stewart, D. A., on Vibrated Concrete, 145*, 169*, 208. Errata, 226
Stitching, Machine, Wire (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 248*
Stockholm, Oil Storage and Handling at, 706 Stoker, Mechanical, Rotary Sprinkler (J. and J. Neil (Temple), Ltd.), 303*
Underfeed “Zenith” (Bennis Combustion, Ltd.), 241*
Walsall Power Station, 353* Stone-Wallwork, Ltd., Sand Handling Plant,
Nacton Iron Foundry, 474*, 554
Stop Valves. See Valves
Storage Battery. See Accumulator under Electric
— and Handling of Oil at Ports, 650, 706
— Reservoirs for Inland Waterways, 554 “Storey 25” Heavy-Duty Drilling Machine, 222*
Stothert and Pitt, Ltd., 3|-cub. ft. Concrete Mixer, 556*
Strain Gauge. See Gauge
— Surface, in Diaphragms, Measurement of, 581*
— See also Stress
Strainer, Micro-, Rotary (Glenfield <fe Kennedy, Ltd.), 302*
Strapping, Steel, Tensional, for Packaging, Specification, 448
Strata Control in Northumberland and Durham
Coalfield, 433*, 459*
Streamline Flow (Review), 50
Street Lighting at Birkenhead, “ Rhythmatlc ” Control of, 463
— Railway. See Tramways
— See also Roads
Strength of Materials. See Stress and Tests {Materials}
Stress, Alternating and Combined. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
— Analysis of Aircraft Structures, 453
— Cyclic and Static, Combined, Engineering Steels Under, 453, 479
— Distribution Around Underground Excavations, 321*
— in Helical Springs of Circular Section, Analysis of, 51*. See LETTER, 160
— Optical Determination of. See Photo-Elastic
— in Overstrained Metals, 437*, 468*
— Strength and Plastic Behaviour of Solids, 509, 535, 570*
— Repetitions. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
— in Steel for Reinforced Concrete, 150
— and Strength of Materials, 443, 473. See LETTER, 538
— Tooth, in Spur and Helical Gears, 654*
— in Yield-Pillar Technique in Coal Mining, . 287, 460*
Strikes. See Labour; and PARAGRAPH INDEX Structural Engineers, Institution of. Presidential Address by L. Turner on Engineer’s Place in Society, 592
— Foundations (Review), 664
— Steelwork. See Steelwork
Structures on Clay Foundations, Settlements of, 358, 375*
— High-Duty Steel for, 265, 286
— Hydraulic, Research, Congress on, Grenoble. See Hydraulic Structures Research
— Intracrystalline, of Aluminium Alloys, Researches in, 403*
— Reinforced-Concrete. See Concrete, Reinforced
— Steel, at Abbey Works, Margam, Protection of, 90, 127*
Struts. See Columns
Students, International Exchange of, to Gain Technical Experience, 482
Sturtevant Engineering Co., Ltd., Apprentice Scheme, 157
Subsidence, Ground, from Mining, Aspects of, 300, 320, 321*, 349
Submarine Mines. See Mines
Submarine Signal Co. (London), Ltd., “ Fathometer,” 271
Substation of Central London Line, Supervisory Control at, 446*
— Liverpool-Southport Electric Railway, 614*
— for Liverpool Street to Shenfteld Railway, 325*
Suction Dredger. See Dredger
Sumner, K. G., on Structure of Alumlnlum- Copper-Magnesium Alloy Strip, 441
Sun. See Solar
“ Sunga Kavalan,” Motor Launch, 660* Supercharging in Marine Diesel Engines, 414 “Supermarine 510” Single-Seater Fighting Aeroplane, 289*
Supply, Ministry of, Metal-Price Policy, 63; Industries in London and South-East England Region, 87; Radiochemical Centre at Amersham, Protective Equipment at, 129* ; Conference on Hazards in Atomic- Energy Research, 231; Radar Research and Development Establishment, 346; Report on Standardisation of Engineering Products, 481, 507 ; 160-million Electron- Volt Cyclotron, 621
Suquet, F., on Diagrams of Wave Propagation in Shallow Water, 567
“ Surat,” S.S., Moisture-Control Systems in, 240*
Surface Condensers. See Condensers
— Grinding Machine. See Grinding under Machine Tools
— Preparation of Mild Steel Prior to Fabrication, 537
— Strains in Diaphragms, Measurement of, 581*
— Treatment of Concrete Floors for Dust
Prevention, 577*
Surge Tanks, Experiments on, 541
Suspension Bridge, Budapest, Reconstruction of, 565
Sutton Coldfield Television-Transmitting Station, 661*, 677, 708. See 511*
Swale, W. E., on Electricity in Cotton Industry, 527
Swedish Broadcasting Stations, Additions to 253
— Ports, Oil Storage and Handling at, 706 Swell Penetration into Harbours, Means of Limiting, 706
Swift, B. and P., Ltd., “Hydromo” Hydraulic Pump. 221*
Swift. Prof. H. W., on Dynamics of Crank- Press Operation, 605*
Swing Bridge. See Bridge
Switches, Motor Starting. See Motors, Electric Switchgear, Circuit-Breaker, 150-MVA 3-3-kV Air Break (A. Reyrolle and Co,, Ltd.), 273 Breakers for High-Voltage, 43 Breaker Unit, Triple (Belinos Co., Ltd.), 303*
Liverpool-Southport Electric Railway, 614*
— for Liverpool Street to Shenfield Railway, 325*
— at London Central Line Substations, 446
— Switch, Liquid-Level (Bayham, Ltd.), 244*
— for Systems of 200-kV and Above, 43
— Walsall Power Station, 356* .
Switzerland, Inland Water Navigation in, 525, Sydney^, New South Wales, Electrical Developments in, 397 . -
“Syntron” Electro-Magnetic Vibrator tor Concrete, 147*

TABLES of Besse] Functions (Review), 100^
— Gas, Thermodynamic Properties of Air, Etc. (Review), 357 . , _
of Scattering Function for Spherical Particles (Review), 148
Vibrating, for Concrete (E. P. Allam and Co,, Ltd.), 557*
Takoradi Harbour Extension, 624
Tamping Machine, Diesel-Driven, for Railway
Track 499* ,
Tandy R ’on Universities and Future of Engineers? 426. See 395. See LETTER, 454
Tangential Water Wheels. See Wheels
Tank Experiments, Use of Standard-Senes
Ship-Model Data, 301
— Experimental, Effect of Laminar Flow on Ship Models, 314 , n vr Q
Haslar, Model Experiments on H.M.S. “ Nelson,” 371 . ,, . .
Model Experiments on Ship Resistance, 65
Model Tests, Correlation with Standard-Series Data, 301
See also Ship Resistance
— Hot-Water, Investigation of Failure of, 361
— and Linings, Ltd., Properties of Nutradur, 528
— Sectional, Cast-Iron and Pressed-Steel,
Specification, 448
Ships Motor. See AfoZors/wps ; Oil Tanhers
— Steamers. See Steamers ; Oil Tankers
— Surge, Experiments on, 541
Tariff, Electricity, Differential, Abandonment of, 59, 135 . .. oi 1
Tate Brothers, Die and Press for Jointing Steel-Cored Aluminium Cables, 529* ,
Taylor W., on Jet Propulsion of Ships, 53/. See 348*, 358 ,
Taylor Woodrow Construction, Ltd., iakoiadi Harbour Extension, 624
Teaching. See Education^ . c ‘i.
Tecalemit, Ltd., Hydraulic Jacks for Omnibus Inspection Pits, 642* c.
Technical College and Education. See Eauca-
Dictionaries, Planning of, 4. See LETTERS, 40, 64, 88, 112, 184,. 314
Institutions and Political Activities, 592 and Scientific Register of Ministry of Labour and National Service, Work of, 181
Societies. See Institutions and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Technological Courses in Universities and Colleges, Provii-ion of, 619, 621 . .
Technologists, Education and Training ot, Report on, 85 .
Tedds, D F. B., on Experiences with Ethyl Silicate in the Foundry, 10.1
Tees, River, Steelworks, Extern ions to, 135 Tees Side Bridge and Engineering Works Ltd.,
Prefabricated Construction of Welded- Steel Barges, 104*
Teeth, Gear. See Gear
Telegraph Material, Specification, 420
Telegraphy, Wireless, See Radar; Radio; Television and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Telephone Equipment for Divers (Siebe, Gorman and Co., Ltd.), 224*
Telephones and Cables, Ltd., Equipment for Liverpool Street to Shenfleld Railway Electrification, 325*
Telephony, Use of Semi-Conductors in, 260, 268
— See also Electricity in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Wireless. See Radar ; Radio ; Television Telescopes at Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, 385
Television, British, Future Plans for, 677
— Camera Cable (British Insulated Callender’s Cables, Ltd.), 653
— Equipment at National Radio Exhibition, 341, 372
— Radio-Relay Link, London-Birmingham, 511*. See 611*, 677, 708
— Transmitting Station, Sutton Coldfield, 661*, 677, 708. See 511*
Telfer, Prof. E. V., on Frictional Resistance and
Ship Resistance Similarity, 65 Temperature Measurement. See Thermometry Tensile Tests. See Tests {Materials} Ternary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Terrestrial-Magnetism. See Magnetism Tests, Abrasive, of Concrete Flooring, 577*
— Acceptance, for Compressors and Exhausters, Specification, 476
— Aeronautical. See Aeronautics
— of Bed Movement in Tide Models, 622
— Cell, Internal-Combustion Engine (Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd.), 218*
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— 15-b.h.p. Experimental Steam Plant, Devon-port Technical College, 635*
— Lead-Corrosion, of Platinum Wire, 432*, 442
— Loading, of Foundation Material, 377*
— Lubricating-Oil, Shell-Ricardo Engine for 218*, 359*
— Magnetic. See Magnetic Tests (Materials) : Bending-Fatigue Strength of Motor-Car Crankshafts, 574
Tests of Oil-Engine Crankshafts, 445*
Compression Test in Relation to Cold- Rolling of Metals, 594
Creep Tests of Magnesium Alloys Containing Cerium at 200 deg. C., 120
Steels at High Temperatures, 237*
— Testing Machine (S. Denison and Son Ltd.), 223*
Erichsen Test for Sheet Metal, 161 Fatigue Tests, Bending of Motor-Car Crankshafts, 574
Bending of Oil-Engine Crankshafts, 445*
of Engineering Steels, 453, 479 of Motor-Car Components, 7
— Torsional, of Crankshafts, Testing Machine for, 7
Impact Testing, High-Velocity, 149 Magnetic Tests. See Magnetic Mechanical Tests, Low-Alloy Steels Containing Boron, 553
and Properties of Materials, 443, 473 See LETTER, 538
Notched-Bar Impact Tests. See Impact Tests (above)
Relaxation Tests, Steels at High Temperatures, 237*
Stress Determination, Optical. See Photo- Elastic
Stresses in Materials and Structures. See Stress
Tensile Tests, Bolts and Nuts with Whitworth Threads, 93*
of Concrete-Reinforcing Bars, 150 of Elektron Alloys, 185
Testing Machines, Bending-Fatigue, for Crankshafts, 445*
for Torsional Fatigue of Crankshafts 7 30-ton Universal (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 165*. See LETTERS, 454, 537
Torsion-Testing Machine of 2,000,000 in.-lb.
Capacity, Lehigh University, 441
Torsional-Fatigue Tests of Crankshafts, 7
Tests, Model, of River Scheldt, 555
of S.S. “ Simon Bolivar,” 65
— of piston Rings for Road-Transport Oil Engines, 629*
— 15-b.h.p. Single-Cylinder Jenbach Oil Engine, 465*, 493*
— of Variable-Compression Internal-Combustion Engine, 689*
— of 12-kVA 230-Volt Self-Exciting Alternator (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd ) 417*
Testing, Consolidation, of Clays, 378
— (Ground of Motor Industry Research Association, Paved Road at, 574*
— Instrument for Magnetic Materials, 105
— Laboratory. See National Physical
— Machines for Abrasive Wear of Materials 6* ’
for Aircraft Structures, 585*
Bending-Fatigue, for Crankshafts, 445*
Creep- (S. Denison and Son, Ltd.), 223*
for Diesel-Engine Bearings, 445*
Torsion, 2,000,000-in.-lb. Capacity, 441 30-ton Universal (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 165*. See LETTERS, 454, 537
See also Tests {Materials}
— Set for Aircraft Radio Equipment (Mar
coni’s Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.), 164
— See also Tests {Materials} Text;Books. See LITERATURE INDEX
Textile Industry, Electrical and Mechanical Power Transmission, 472
Wool, Fuel-Efficiency Conference. See Wool Textile Fuel-Efficiency Conference
Thames Estuary, Yantlet Channel, Maintenance of, 583
— and Medway, Steamers of (Review), 525
— River, Causes of Silting in, 564
South Bank Concert Hall, Construction of, 389*
Therms, Gaseous, Maintenance During Coal Shortages, 17
Thermal Efficiencies, Ideal, of Otto-Cycle Engines, 665* of Lancashire Boiler. 481
Treatment, Metals. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Thermodynamics, Gas Tables (Review), 357
Thermometry, Temperature Measuring and Control Equipment (British Rotothcrm Co., lAd.), 275
Thermostats for Electrically-Heated Water Supidy, Specification, 392
Thermostatic Devices, Bellows for. Manufacture of, 546*
“Theseus” Propeller-Turbine Aeroplane Engine, 251*
Thijsee, Prof. J. Th., on Dissipation of Wave Energy at Harbour Walls, 541; on Friction Head Loss Along Conduit Walls, 678
Thomas, W. J., on Problems in Rolling of Aluminium, 399
Thomese, C., on Dutch Inland Waterways, 525
Thompson Brothers (Bilston), Ltd., Centrifugal Spelter Remover, 244*
Thompson Grinder Co., Horizontal Surface Grinding Machine, 444*
Thompson, J., Water-Tube Boilers, Ltd., La Mont Boilers, S.S. “ San Silvestre,” 363
Thompson, Brig.-Gen. P. AV., on United States Estuary Problems, 555
Thompson, Major S. J., H., and E., Memorial Plaque to Trevithick, 584*
Thorium, Ltd., Radiochemical Centre, Amer- sham, Protective Equipment at, 129*
Thorne, A. R. H., on Electrical Control Gear for Machine Tools, 696
Thorne, Dr. P. C. L., on Technical Education in Gas Industry in Great Britain, 101
Thornycroft, J. I., and Co., Ltd., 50-kVA Diesel Driven Generating Set, 194*; Launch “ Sunga Kavalan,” 660* ; Ferry “ Balmoral,” 669*
Threads, Screw. See Screw
Thresher, Harvest-, Tractor-Mounted Wild and Co., Ltd.), 639* ^11 * •
Aviation, 681. See 425. See LKTTEK, 705*
Tidal Estuaries, British, Model Experiments on, 583
— Models, Bed Load Transport in, 567
— Movements in Dutch Estuaries, 583
— Power Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 565, 659
Tides and Current Velocities in Sea-Level Canal, 97*
— Models, Design of, 622 Tests of Bed Movements in. 622 Tilghman’s Patent Sand Blast Co., Ltd., “ Whcelabrator ” Grit-Blasting Apparatus, 91, 127*
Tilling Stevens, Ltd., Maidstone Works of, 87 ; Light-Weight Electric Motor, 245*
Tillinger, T., on Polish Inland Waterways, 527
Timber Centring for Concrete Aeroplane Hangars, 297*
— Glossary of Standard Terms for, 476
— Tropical, Exhibition of, 29
Time-Base Indicator Diagrams, Effect of Phase Errors in, 73*
— Service Observation at Greenwich and Abinger, 385
Timms, C., on Measurement of Progressive Errors in Machine Tools, 679*
Tin Mining Industry, Cornwall, Position of, 134
“ Tirpitz,” German Battleship, 41, 117*
Tizard, Sir H. T., on Mineral Resources of World, 67. See 63
Todd, K. AV., on Instruments for Air-Flow Analysis, 509
Tolerances in Machine AVork. See Gauge Tonlni, Prof. D., on Storage Reservoirs on Italian Inland AVaterways, 554
Tool Grinder. See Grinding under Machine Tools
— Machine. See Machine Tools
Toothed Gear. See Gear; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
“Topograph,” David-Brown, 490*
Torch, Cutting, Oxygen (Buckle Flame Cutter Co., Ltd.), 642*
Torpedo Boats and Destroyers. See Warships Torque Meters. See Dynamometers
Torsion Tests. See Tests {Materials')
Torsional Fatigue of Crankshafts, Testing Machine for, 7
Torsionmeters. See Dynamometers
Toulouse Hydraulic Laboratory, Investigation on Surge Tanks, 541
Touwaide, R. H., on Statistics of European Gas Industry, 77
Towers, Cooling, Walsall Power Station, 355*. See Erratum, 603
— for London-Birmingham Television Radio
Relay Link, 511* 1 Towler Brothers (Patents), Ltd., Axial-Plunger Hydraulic Pump, 242*
Town and Country Planning, Ministry of Report, “ South Wales Outline Plan,” 61
— Gas. See Gas
Tracing-Paper Mill, Charthain, 347*
Track on British Railways, Developments in 481, 498*
— Railway, Stabilisation by Sand Piling 472*
“Trackmaster” 25 to 30-h.p. Petrol-Engined Track-Laying Tractor, 112*
Traction Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Electric. See Railways; Tramways Tractor, Agricultural, 25-h.p. Diesel-Driven (D. Brown Tractors, Ltd.), 77* 40-h.p. Diesel-Driven (Turner Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 77* 42-h.p. Diesel-Engined (Massey-Harris Ltd.), 79, 302* 38-b.h.p. Diesel-Engined, “ Nuffield ” Universal (Morris Motors, Ltd.), 613*
Engineers, Contribution to Food Supplies, 229
Fordson, with Full Tracks (County Commercial Cars, Ltd.). 640*
— Light (Newman Industries, Ltd.), 53* 6-h.p. Petrol-Driven (Garner Mobile Equipment, Ltd.), 53*
Petrol-Driven (Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd.), 30* 10-h.p. Three-Wheeled “Ota” (Oaktree Appliances, Ltd.), 639*
— Crawler, 30-b.h.p. “ 105 Centimetre ” (V. Loyd and Co., Ltd.), 640*
— Track-Laying, Amphibious, 75-h.p. Diesel-Engined (J, A. Cuthbertson, Ltd.), 79*
Tractor, Track-Laying, 30-h.p. Diesel-Engined (V. Loyd Co., Ltd.), 79*
Laying, 55-b.h.p. Diesel-Engined (V. Loyd and Co., Ltd.), 640*
Laying, “ Trackmaster,” 25 to 30-h.p. Petrol-Engined (D. Brown Tractors, Ltd.), 112*
Trade Disputes. See Labour and Trade Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Engineering, in Canada, 311
— Exhibition. See Exhibition
— Export, Bicycle, Statistics, 453
Motor-Cars for, 370
Motor-Cycle, Statistics, 453
Invisible, Contribution of Shipping to, 231
— South American, 211
— Unions. See Labour and Trude Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Wastes, Investigations by Water Pollution
Research Board, 564
Traffic Plow, Apparatus for Study of, 29
— Road and Rail, Co-ordination on North-East Coast, 231 !
— Studies by Road Research Board, 452 i Trailer, Power-Absorbing, for Motor-Vehicle
Research, 574*
Train. Freight, High-Speed, Resistance of, 232. See LETTER, 426
— for Staff-Instruction, London Transport Executive, 587*
— See also Railway
Training. See Education
Tramway Brake Discs, Crack Formation in, 470*
— Cars, Traction Gearing for, 46*
— London, Future of. 111
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Transducer, Electrodynamic, for Inducing Vibration, 406*
Transformer, Air-Cooled, for Welding Work (Arc Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 274
— 150-kVA Distribution ([[C. A. Parsons <and Co]]., Ltd.), 199*
— Intrinsically-Safe, Specification, 10
— Magnetic Materials for, 260, 293*
— 75-MVA, Walsall Power Station, 356*
Transmission, Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Electric, Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Gear. SeeGe«r; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— of Power. See Marine Propulsion ; Power Transmission
Transmitting Station, Broadcasting, Cost of, 483
Transport, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— Facilities on British Railways, 563
— Institute of, Philosophy of Transport, by R. W. Birch, 115, 143 ; Some Thoughts on Railway Motive Power, bv Sir E. Missenden, 563
— Ministry of. Report of London Plan Working
Party, 37 ; Report on Accidents on Railways of Great Britain, 1948, 86 ; Report on Road Fund for 1947-48,133 ; Report on Contribution of Shipping to Invisible Exports, 231: Annual Report of British Transport Commission, 257, 277, 284
— Motor. See Road : Motor
— Passenger, in North America, 485
— Philosophy of, 115, 143
— Railway. See Railway
— Road. See Road ; Motor Travelling Crane. See Crane
Trawl Winch for Motor Trawler “ Jorundur” (J. Robertson and Sons (Fleetwood), Ltd ) 201*
“Treloske,” M.S., Launch of, 159
Trevithick, R., and J. U. Rastrick, Memorial at Bridgnorth to, 584*
Trewby, Lieut.-Comdr. (E), G.F.A., on Stresses in Helical Springs of Circular Section, 51* See LETTER, 160
Trials, Agricultural Tractors. See Tractors
— See also Tests
Tricker, R. E., on Metals Used in Clock and Instrument Manufacture, 543*
Triple-Expansion Engines. See Engines, Steam Tropical Timbers, Exhibition of, 29
Trotter, J., on Microstructure of Water- Quenched Carburised Iron, 652
Trucks, Railway. See Wagons
— See also Bogie
Truncation of Whitworth Threads, Effect on Strength of, 93*
Trusses, Redundant Pin-Jointed, Influence Lines for, 49*
Tubes, Bourdon, Manufacture of, 546*
— Condenser, Electrical Method of Detecting Vibration of, 406*
— Plate, Surface-Condenser, Specification, 106
— Railways. See Underground Railways ; London Transport Executive
— Stern, Self-Aligning (British Twin Disc Clarifiers, Ltd.), 248*
— See also Pipes
Tubing, “ Alkathene,” for Packaging (Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.), 53
Tuijn, C. J., on Oil Handling at Port of Amsterdam, 651
Tungsten Steel for Piston Rings of Road-Transport Oil Engines, 631
Tunnels, Flow and Head Losses in, 678
— Lages Dam, Rio de Janeiro, 2*, 25*
— Road, Through Mont Blanc, Proposed, 448 Tunnelling Practice in British Collieries, 210 Turbine, Gas, 1,070-h.p. (Ruston and Hornsbv Ltd.), 195
Experimental, Danish, 257
Fuels and Lubricants for, 710*
Fundamentals of Technology of (Review), 692
High-Duty Steel for, 265, 286
Introduction to (Review), 580 2,000-h.p., Mississippi River Fuel Corporation, 188 and Propeller Engine for Aircraft, 703 See also Aeronautics
— Hydraulic, Cracking in Rotor of, 469*
Kaplan, Application of Aerofoil Theorj^ to Design of Blades of, 649 11-MW Kaplan, Cimena Hydro-Electric Plant, 343 |
Turbine, Hydraulic, and Water Wheels, Use in Great Britain, 515* See also Power Plant; Pelton Wheels
— Pumps. Sec Pumps, Centrifugal
— Reduction Gear (Power Plant Co., Ltd.), 247*
— Steam, Back-Pressure, 1,500-kW Axial-Flow (Brush Electrical Co., Ltd.), 419*
Blading for. See Blading 750-kW Geared (W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 194*
High-Duty Steel for, 265, 286
Local Overstraining in Casing, 468*
Marine, Geared. See Marine Propulsion Quenching Stresses in Rotor. 438*
Standardisation in United States, 257 30-MW, Walsall Power Station, 355* See also Turbo-Generators
— Steamers. See Steamers; Warships Turbo-Charging of Diesel Engines, Researches on,445*
Turbo-Electric System, Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
Turbo-Generator, 750-kW Geared (W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Ltd.), 194*
l,50()-kW Back-pressure (Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.), 419*
Electronic Voltage Regulator for, 352* 850-kW, S.S. “ Himalaya,” 382*
for Pyrmont ” B ” Power Station, Sydney, New South Wales, 397 6,930-kW, S.S. ” San Silvestro,” 362* Standardisation in United States. 257 30-MW, Walsall Power Station, 355* ” Turbo-Prop ” Aeroplane Engine Advantages of, 703
Turkdogaii, E. T., on Sodium-Oxide Additions to Steelmaking Slags, 611
Turner, L., on Engineer’s Place in Society, 592
Turner Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 40-h.p. Diesel-Driven Agricultural Tractor, 77*
Turning. See Machine Tools
Tuthill, Prof. J. K., on High-Speed Freight- Train Resistance, 232. See LETTER, 426
Tweedales and Smalley (1920), Ltd., Stand-by Diesel-Driven Generating Plant, 491*
J. M. Tweedy, on Investigations on Experimental Blast Furnace, 610
Twist Drill. See Drill under Machine Tools
Tyler, Miss J. D., on Gaseous Mixing in Open- Hearth Furnace Models, 540
Tyre-Fitting Machine, Air-Operated

UNDER-DEVELOPED Countries, Assistance to, from United Economic and Social Council, 285
Underframe, Welded, for 3,000-h.p. Electric Locomotive, 529
Underground Excavations, Stress Distribution Around, 321*
— Mining Machinery Exhibition, Earl’s Court 52
— Railways, London, Plan for, 37; Extensions to. 111; Escalator at Bethnal Green with Alternating-Current Motor Drive, 151* ; Supervisory Control at Substations of, 446* See also London Transport Executive Unesco, Work for Science, 312; Report on Interlingual Technical Dictionaries, 368 ; Field Scientific Liaison Work of, 620 Unions, Trade. See Labour and Trade Societies in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Units of Length, Fundamental, 136. See LETTERS, 184, 286, 370, 426
United Kingdom, Mineral Resources of, 134 and United States, Comparative Use of Electricity in, 464
— Nations Economic and Social Council, and Technical Assistance to Under-Developed Countries, 285
Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Work for Science by, 312 ; Report on Interlingual Technical Dictionaries, 368; Field Scientific Liaison Work of. 620
Scientific Conference, Techniques of Oil and Natural-Gas Prospecting, bv M. L. Migaux, 233
— States Air Force, Monolithic Concrete Aeroplane Hangars, 297*
Application of Electron Microscope to Metallurgy in, 625, 652
and European Iron and Steel Industry Production Statistics, 9
Gas Industry Research in, 76
Highway Research Board, Report on Polarised Headlights, 184
Inland Water Navigation in, 509 526 554,706
Merchant Shipbuilding in, 207
Navy, See United States under Warships Ports, Oil Storage and Handling at, 650 Presentation of Whittle Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engine to Smithsonian Institution, 397
Proved Oil Reserves, Statistics, 66 Public Passenger Transport, 485 Railways, High-Speed Freight-Train Resistance on, 232. See LETTER, 426 Railways. See also Railways Steam Turbines, Standardisation in, 257 United States Steel Corporation, Testing Instrument for Magnetic Materials, 105
Steel Founding in, Report on, 423 Transonic-Flight Research in, 383 and United Kingdom, Comparative Use of Electricity in, 464
War Production Board, History of Tools Division (Review), 693
War-Time Scientific Production in, 424 See also America
United Steel Companies, Ltd., Experiments on Open-Hearth Furnaces, 600, 627*
Universal Grinding Machine. See Grinding Machine under Machine Tools
University College, London, Investigations on Vibrated Concrete, 171. See Errata, 226
— Durham, Lecture on Vibrated Concrete, by D. A. Stewart, 145*, 169*, 208. See Errata, 226
University and Future of Engineers, 395. See LETTERS, 426, 454
— Grants Received from Nuffield Foundation, 111
— Illinois, Experiments on High-Speed Freight Train Resistance, by Prof. J. K. Tuthill, 232. See LETTER, 426
— Lehigh. Torsion - Testing Machine of 2,000,000 in.-lb. Capacity, 441
— Mathematics for Students of Science and Engineering (Review), 637
— Melbourne, Investigation on Local Over straining of Metals, 437*, 468*
— Oxford, Savllian Professorship at. History of, 565
— Provision of Technological Courses in, 619, 621
— Research and Industry, Co-operation Between, 264, 283, 328
— Sheffield, Lectures on Steelworks Plant, 333 ; Hatfield Lecture on Plastic Behaviour of Solids, by Sir A. McCance, 570*. See 509, 535 ; Investigation of Dynamics of 50-ton Crank-Press, 605*
— Southern California, Deep-Sea Diving with
“ Benthoscope,” 490
— See also Education
Uppal, Dr. H. L., on Transportation of Bed Load in Lined Canals, 567
Upper Bari Doab Canal, Movement of Gravel in, 567

VACUUM, High, Scientific Foundation of Technique (Review), 467
Valcke, M., on Belgian Inland Waterways, 509
Valderrama, E. A., on Spanish Estuaries, 555
Valves in Conduits, Effect on Head Losses in, 678
— Diaphragm (Saunders Valve Co., Ltd.), 222*
— Gear, Locomotive, Limits and Fits for, 522*, 536
Rotary-Cam Poppet-, with Independently-Variable Events, (Locomotive Valve Gears, Ltd.), 291*
— Hydraulic, High-Pressure (British Ermeto Corporation, Ltd.), 222*
— Reducing (Hale, Hamilton A; Co., Ltd.), 249*
— Slide, Electrically-Operated (Dewrance and Co., Ltd.), 248*
— Stop, Hydraulic (Bell’s Asbestos and Engineering, Ltd.), 222*
— and Valve Gear. See also Engines “Vampire” Two-Seater Night-Fighting Aeroplane, 288*
van Cauwenberge, M., on Belgian Inland Waterways, 509
van Veen, Dr. J., on Dutch Estuaries, 583 Vapour-Lock in Internal-Combustion Engines, Forms of, 712*
Variable-Speed Gear. See Gear
” Varsity ” Military Training Aeroplane, 252* Vedeler, Prof. G., on Calculation of Beams, 88 Vegetable Waste, Use for Soil Stabilisation, 186 Velocities, Current, and Tides, in Sea-Level Canal, 97*
Venezuela, Lake Maracaibo Improvement, 555
Venner Time Switches, Ltd., Exhibits at Engineering and Marine Exhibition, 275 “Venom” Single-Seater Fighting Aeroplane 288*
Vermuvden, Sir C., Land-Drainage Work of 445
Vernon-Smith, Miss S., on Electron Microscopy of Some Non-Ferrous Alloys, 625
Vertical Lift Bridges. See Bridges Verulam, Earl of, the Late, 622 Vessel, Shallow-Draught, Draught of, 136 Viaduct. See Bridges
Vibrating Equipment for Concrete (Concrete Vibration, Ltd.), 557
— Table for Concrete (E. P. Allam and Co., Ltd.), 557*
Vibration of Concrete, Investigations on, 145*, 169*, 209. See Errata, 226
— Electrical Methods of Inducing and Detecting, 406*
— Mechanical, Elements of (Review), 608 Elementary (Review), 331 Vibrators for Concrete, 147*, 169*
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Launch of S.S. “ Chusan,” 67*; Wire-Stitching Machine, 248*; “Varsity” Military Training Aeroplane, 252*; Completion of S.S. “Himalaya,” 257, 381*; “ Supermarine 510” Single-Seater Fighting Aeroplane, 289* : “ Viscount ” Air Liner, Grant of Certificate of Airworthiness to, 370; “Reactive” Wire-Drawing Machine with Hydraulic Drive, 528*
“ Vimy ” Biplane, Flight to Australia, 1919, 649 Viscometer, Automatic (Dobbie Meinnes, Ltd.), 248*
“ Viscount ” Air Liner, 370
Vision Transmitter for Sutton Coldfield Television-Transmitting Station, 662*
Vivian, A. C., on Brittle Fracture of Mild-Steel Plates, 16 ; on Properties of Engineering Materials, 538. See 443, 473
Voice, E. W., on Gas Transit Times in Blast Furnace, 610
Volker, F., on Flow in Inland Waterways, 555
Voltage Regulator, Electronic, for Turbo- Generator, 352*
— Stabiliser, Automatic (British Electric Resistance Co., Ltd.), 247*
Voogd, J. D. de, on Simplex and Duplex Gas Burners, 52
Vulcan Foundry Co., 3,000-h.p. Electric Locomotive, 529

WADKTN, LTD., Knife-Grinding Machine, 597*
Wages. See Labour ; PARAGRAPH INDEX Wageningen Experimental Tank, Effect of Laminar Flow on Ship Models, 314
Wagons, Motor. See Motor Vehicles ; Tractors — Railway, British Transport Commission’s Annual Report on, 257, 277, 284
Wagons, Weight and Freight-Train Resistance, Experiments on, 232. See LETTER, 426
Wailes, R., on Norfolk Corn Mills, 189*, 213* Waldram, P. J., the Late, 538
Wales, North, Middle Silurian Rocks of (Review), 608
— South, Future Development Plan for, 61
— Water-Power Development in, 515*
Walker, A., on Yield-Pillar Technique in Deep Coal Mining, 433*, 459*, 460*. See 287
Walker, J., and Co., Ltd., Woking Works of, 87 ; “ Metaflex ” Joints, 275
Wall, Harbour, Dissipation of Wave Energy at, 541
— Pre-Cast Concrete, Advantages, 209
Waller, J. H. de W., Large-Span Shell-Type Roof, 27
Walmsleys (Bury), Ltd., Tracing-Papermaking Machinery, 347*
Walsall Power Station, 353*. See Erratum, 603 Walshaw, T. D., on Phase Errors in Time-Base Indicator Diagrams, 73*
“ Wanstead,” M. S., Single-Screw Cargo Vessel, 558*
War, Electronics in, 350*, 358
— Production Board, United States, History of Tools Division (Review), 693
— Time Scientific Production in United States, 424
— See also Post-War
Warfare, Naval. See Warships
— Use of Aircraft in.

Warships :

Aviation, Naval.
Brassey’s Naval 496
Danish Navy, Ships of, 276
German Battleships “Bismarck” and “ Tirpitz,” 41, 117*
Guns, Naval. See Guns
H.M. Battleship “Nelson,” Steering and Propulsion in Restricted Channel, 371
— Destroyer “ Daring,” Launch of, 155
— Ships, 1,000-kW Gas Turbine - ’ Generator for, 502
Japanese Battleships, “Yamato” “ Musashi,” 41, 117*, 141*
Mines, Minelaying and Minelayers view), 75
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Guns. See Guns
— Treaties, Washington and London, 41, 117
Royal Naval Defence School, 257
United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics, Aircraft Design Analysis Methods Used by, 397
Navy, Fire-Fighting Equipment, 455 See also Naval in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Warton Research Station, English Electric Co., Ltd., Wind Tunnel at, 584*
Washington Naval Treaty, 41, 117
— Smithsonian Institution, Presentation of
Whittle Gas-Turbine Aeroplane Engine to, 397
— World Congress, 1950, on Librarianship and Bibliography, 304
Wastes, Trade, Investigations by Water Pollution Research Board, 564
Water Board, Metropolitan, Annual Report, 575
— Cement Ratio and Vibration of Concrete, 145, 170, 208
— in Clay Foundations, Effect of, 375*
— Courses, Characteristics of Waves Generated, in,542
— for Fire Extinguishing in Ships, 455
— Friction. See Hydrodynamics; Ship Resistance
— Hot, Indirect Cylinders for, Specification, 560
— Mains in Netherlands, Protection of, 17
— Pollution Research Board, Annual Report, 564
— Power Resources, World, and Their Utilisation, 565, 568, 659, 687
— Power. See also Hydraulic ; Pelton Wheel; Power Plant; Power^ Water; Turbine, Hydraulic
— Rain, Pipes, Asbestos-Cement, Specification, 672
— Refrigerating Plants, Steam-Operated (Ingersoll-Rand Co.), 56*
— Sea, Extraction of Magnesium from. 125
— Shallow, Diagrams of Wave Propagation in, 567
— Supply on British Railways, Recent Developments, 502
Electrically-Heated, Thermostats for, Specification, 392
Geology of (Review), 636
Glasgow, Annual Report on, 231 —. — See also Irrigation
— Tanks. See Tanks
— Tube Boiler. See Boiler
— Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic; Pelton Wheel; Power Plant
— Wheels. See Pelton Wheel; Turbine, Hydraulic ; Power Plant
Waterloo Bridge Pier, Settlement Observations of, 377
Waterproof Papers for Building and Civil- Engineering Work, Specification, 106
Waterways. See Rivers ; Canals ; Navigation, Inland
Waterworks. See Water Supply and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Watney, R., the Late, 154
Watson, H., on Propulsion of Ships by Jets, 348*. See 358. See LETTER, 537
Watson, S. J., the Late, 594
Watson and Sons (Electrochemical), Ltd., Equipment for Travelling X-Ray Theatre, 96
Wave Data Applied to Harbour Design, 541
— Making Resistance of Ships. See Skip Resistance
— Penetration into Harbours, Means of Limiting, 706
— Phenomena and Hydraulic Structure Research, 541, 567
— Radio, Propagation Across Atlantic, Determination of, 386
Waygood-Otis, Ltd., Escalator with Alternating-Current Motor Drive, 151*
Wear, Abrasive, of Materials, Testing Machine ? for, 6*
— Bearing, Measurement by Radioactive Methods, 9*
— Cylinder, in Diesel Engines, Investigations on,446
— piston, in Road-Transport Oil Engines, 629*
— Resistance and Dust Prevention of Concrete Floors, 577*
Wearmouth Colliery, Yield-Pillar Working in, 436*,459*
Weather. See Meteorology
Web- and Flange-Cleat Connections, Moment- Angle Curves for, 693*
Websdale, G. J., on Phase-Neutral System of High-Voltage Electricity Distribution, 604
Weighing Machine, Batch-, Automatic (Industrial Products (Speco), Ltd.), 586*
Walsall Power Station (W. and T. Avery, Ltd.), 353* I
Weights, of Building Materials, Standard Schedule, 560.
Weirs, Energy Dissipator for, Design of, 678 '
Weir, G. and J., Ltd., Feed Pumps for Walsall Power Station, 355*
Weldall and Assembly, Ltd., Agricultural Drier, 113
Welded. Fusion, Steel Air Receivers, Specification, 178
— Joints, Local Overstraining in, 438
Welder, “Shield-Arc Junior’’ (Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd.), 272*
— Stud, with Controller (Cyc-Arc, Ltd.), 272*. See Erratum, 344
Welding, Arc, Production of Electrodes for, 6
— Definitions and Symbols, Standard Glossary, 672
— Equipment (Quasi-Arc Co,, Ltd.), 274 (Rockweld, Ltd.), 274
Electronic Control of, 352*
— Eye and Face Protective Equipment for, Specification, 10
— Head, Automatic (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 275*
— Institute of, Annual Report, 87
— International Technical Committee on, Paris Meeting, 159
— Plant, Argon Arc, for Light Alloys (Arc Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 274
Arc, Automatic (Fusarc, Ltd.), 273
— Procedure in Merchant Shipyard, 343
— of Rails on British Railways, 500
— Research Association, British, Annual Report, 677
— Set, 200-Ampere Single-Operator (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd.), 275* 150-Cycle (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 273* 34-h.p. Diesel-Driven (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 273
Two-Operator (Petbow, Ltd.), 274*
— of Steel Dumb Barges, 104*
Wellpoint, Dewatering, for Foundations of South Bank Concert Hall, London, 389*
Welsh Industries Fair, Cardiff, 257
Wembley Research Laboratories of General Electric Co., Ltd., 20
West of Scotland Iron and Steel Institute. See Iron and Steel
Westerdijk, T., on Theory of Atmospheric Burners, 549*
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 2,000-h.p. Gas Turbine, 188 ; Activities in World War 11 (Review), 424
Westland Aircraft, Ltd., “ Wyvern T.F.2 ” Naval Fighting Aeroplane, 251*; Westland-Sikorski S 51 Helicopter, 317* Westminster Engineering Co., Electro-Magnetic i Vibrating Table for Concrete, 169*. See ' Errata, 226 i
Westrell, Maj. C. F., on Oil Handling at Swedish Ports, 706
“ Weybridge” Gang Slitting Machine, 198* (
Wheels, Gear. See Gears; Gearing; Marine Propulsion
— Grinding. See Grinding under Machine Tools
— Locomotive, Balancing (Review), 76 Limits and Fits for, 524,* 536, 591 — and Pinions for Clock and Instrument Manu-
“ Wheelabrator’’ for Cleaning Steelwork, 91, 127*
Whirling Speed of Shaft Supported on Three Bearings, 496*
White, H. G., on Traction Gearing, 46*
White, T., and Sons, Ltd,, Automatic Saw- Sharpening Machine, 597*
Whitehaven, William Colliery Explosion, 676 Whiteley, Dr. A. L., on Electronics in War and Peace, 350*. See 358
Whitney, Dr. W. B., Magnetic Recollcctograph, 29
Whitworth Scholarship Examination. 48
Wickman, A. C., Ltd., Mobile Demonstration Unit for Machine Tools, 43*
H. Widdop and Co., Ltd., 200-h.p. Four-Cylinder Diesel Engine, 193*
Wiggins, Teape and A. Pirie (Sales), Ltd., Chartham Tracing-Paper Mill, 347*
Wild, M. B., and Co., Ltd., Tractor-Mounted Harvest-Thresher, 639*
Wild, Dr. R., on Distribution of Materials in Blast Furnaces, 610
William Colliery, Whitehaven, Explosion, 676 Williams, T. E. H., Model Casts of Soil Disturbance, 29
Williamson, J., on Water-Power Development in Great Britain, 515*
Willment Brothers, Ltd., Excavations for South Bank Concert Hall, London, 389*
J. E. Willshier and Co., Ltd., Chartham Tracing-Paper Mill, 347*
Wilms, G. R., on Mechanism of Creei) in Metals, 427
Wilson, C. A., on British Canals, 510
Wilson, H. H., on Coal-Mining Practice in Great Britain, 167, 209
Winch, Steam, Cargo (Clarke, Chapman and Co., Ltd.), 247*
— Trawl, for Motor Trawler “Jorundur” (J. Robertson and Sons (Fleetwood), Ltd.), 201*
Wind Power, Generation of Electricity by 647
- Resources, World, and Their Utilisation 565, 659, 687
— Tunnels. See Aeronautics
Winding Machine for Armatures (Midland Dynamo Co., Ltd.), 244*
— Practice in British Collieries, 167, 209
Windmills, Corn, in Norfolk, 189*, 213*
Windows, Double-Glazing Units for (Pilkington Brothers, Ltd.), 442
Wire for Arc-Welding Electrodes, Statistics of Supply of, 6
— Conductors, Bare, Reels and Drums for Specification, 420 ’
— Drawing Machine, Back-Pull, Experimental Use of, 333*
Machine, “ Reactive,’’ with Hydraulic Drive (A. Lee and Sons, Ltd.), 528*
— Platinum, Production by Powder Metallurgy, 431*, 442
— Rope, Colliery Winding, Deterioration and Failure of, 62
— Steel, Drawn, Plastic Strain and Hysteresis in,. 595
Rust-, Acid- and Heat-Resisting. Specification, 202
Stitching Machine (Vickers-Annstrongs
— Trolley and Contact, for Electric Traction Specification, 280 ’
Wiring Systems, Electric, for Buildings, Standard Code of Practice, 202 Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy
— Telephony. See Telephony Mistreich, J. G., on Back-Pull Wire Drawing, 333* ’
Wohler’s Tests. See Fatigue under Tests (Ma^ terials}
Wolf, S., <fe Co., Ltd., Grinding Attachment for Centre Lathes, 119*
Wolverhampton, National Foundry College Prospectus, 397 ’
Women’s Engineering Society, Annual Conference, Programme, 287
Wood, C., Use of Fluorescine for Detecting Leakages in Surface Condensers, 96
Wood, Dr. W. A., on Crystallite Theory of Strength of Metals, 427 ; on Mechanism of Creep in Metals, 427
— Door Frames and Linings, Specification 392
— Resources, World, and Their Utilisation 565,658, 687
Woodeson, W. A., the Late, 398 Woodworking Machinery. See Machine Tools Wool Textile Fuel-Efficiency Conference, Programme, 159: Electrical and Mechanical Power Application Transmission Problems, by H. Matthews, 472. See I59 Workmen. See Labour

Works :

Alkali Works, Annual Report of Chie Inspectors of, 256
F. Braby and Co., Ltd., New Factory Crayford, 559
Factory for Manufacture of Twist Drills Openshaw, of English Steel Corporation, Ltd., 531*
Gasworks. See Gasworks
Iron Foundry, Stafford, of W. H. Dorman and Co., Ltd., 234*
Issoire Factory for Working of Light Alloys, 399
Mavor and Coulson, Ltd., New Belt-Conveyor Idler-Roller Factory, Rutherglen, 709
Nacton Iron Foundry, Ipswich, Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., 474*. See Addendum, 554
Port Glasgow Factory of Fescol, Ltd., 319*
River Tees Steelworks, Extensions to, 136
South-East England Engineering Works 87
Trafford Park Works of Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 18* Works Management, Factory Well-Being (Review), 440
Industrial Management Courses at Birmingham, 159
Methods of Increasing Output, 675
— Ministry of. Report for 1948, 38
Workshops. See also Works ; Machine Tools
— Training. See Education
World Energy Resources and Their Utilisation 565, 568, 623, 658, 687 ’
— Mineral Resources, Location and Development, 67
— Oil Reserves, Survey of, 66
— Petroleum Congress, 1951, Holland, 604
— Population and Food Supplies, 229, 260
— Power Conference, Transactions of Fuel Economy Conference, 1947 (Review), 27; London Conference, 1950, British Committee’s Papers, 207
— Shipping, Fifty Years’ Losses in, 89, 428* Worm Gear. See Gear ; Gearing Worthington-Simpson, Ltd., Three-Stage Air Compressor, 221*: Petrol-Driven “Domestic ’’ Pump, 221*
Wrecks. See Accidents
Wright Brothers Lecture on Large Transport Aircraft, by A. E. Russell, 703
Wright Machinery Co., Automatic Batch- Weighing Machine, 586*
Wynn, R. T. B., on Broadcasting Techniques and Economics, 483
“ Wyvern T.F.2 ’’ Naval Fighting Aeroplane, 251*

X-RAY Examination of Cold-Worked Metals. 137, 161
Examination of Iron-Nickel Alloys, 553
Theatre and Dark Room, Travelling, 96
Unit, 140-kV (Newton Victor, Ltd.), 275*

“ YAMATO,” Japanese Battleship, 41, 117, 141*
Yantlet Channel in Thanies Estuary, Maintenance of, 583
Year Books. See LITERATURE INDEX
Yield-Pillar Technique in Deep Coal Mining, 287, 433*, 459*, 460*
York Power Station, Boiler Explosion at, 481
Yorkshire, Potash Beds in, Development of, 134
Young, Brig.-Gen. G. R., on Flood Control on United States Inland Waterways, 554
Young’s Modulus. See Elastic Modulus

ZARUBA-PFEFFERMANN, L., on Locks on Czechoslovakian Canals, 527
Zeigler, W. L., Heightening of Lages Dam, !?, 25*
“ Zenith Underfeed Mechanical Stoker, 241*
“ Zephair ” Air Heater, 165*
Zinc, Price of, 63
— Spraying of Steel Structures, Abbey Works, Margam, 90, 127*
Zollikofer, Colonel H., on Burners for Domestic Gas Appliances, 52

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