The Engineer 1952 Jan-Jun: Index

A.

A.C.E. Machinery, Ltd, Builder's Winch, 68
Acratork Engineering Co., Ltd., Torque Spanner, 646
A.C.V. Sales, Ltd., Haulage and Recovery Vehicle, 76; Experimental Lightweight Diesel Train, 740
Adams, G. C., Basic Engineering Standards and their Place in Design, 405
Aerox, Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 72; Filter Vessel, 722
Airwork, Ltd., Bristol "Hercules" Tests, 177
Alabama Power Co., Underground Gasification of Coal at Gorgas, Alabama, 398
Alar, Ltd., Cast Aluminium Alloys (243)
Allam, E. P., and Co., Ltd., Small Compacting Machine, 499
Allen, Clary Edgar, Obituary, 23
Allen, F., J., Experimental Furnace for the Investigation of Open-hearth Furnace Combustion Problems, 709
Allen, H. N. G., Epicyclic Gears, 373, 413, 442
Allen, W. H., Sons and Co., Ltd., Cross-Channel steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Allott, C. S., and Son Westwood Power Station, 24
Allsop, H., Iron and Steel Institute Discussion, 62
Amari, Shoichi, Generation of Gas Bubbles at the Shrinkage Boundaries of Built-up Crankshafts for Diesel Engines, 543
Anderson, Sir Alan, Obituary, 637
Ando, Eiji, Generation of Gas Bubbles at the Shrinkage Boundaries of Built- up Crankshafts for Diesel Engines, 543
Andrade, E. N. da C., Flow of Metals, 658, 692
Anglo-American Council on Productivity, Productivity Team on Fuel Conservation, 41; Productivity Team on Ammunition, 81; Departure of Two Teams, 233; Visit of Electricity Supply Team from U.S.A., 318; Gas Industry Productivity Team, 393; Fifth and Final Joint Session, 585; Councils on Productivity, 653; (Leading Article, 668); Food Canning Industry, 685; Productivity in the Grey Ironfounding Industry, 841
Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., Underground Gasification Project, 866
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co, Oil Refineries in 1951, 74; Aluminium Alloy Launch, 109;. Finnart Pipe-Line (294); Refinery Progress, 418; Australian Oil Refinery (486); Oil Survey at Nottingham (618); Kent Oil Refinery, 671
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., Shipping Orders, 34; Oil Refineries in 1951, 74; Tanker " Auris," 142, 168 (454); Burning of Boiler Fuel in a Marine Diesel Engine, 577
Appleby-Frodingham Steel Co., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66
Appleton, Sir Edward, Elected Honorary Member Institution of Electrical Engineers, 23l
Archdale, James, and Co., Ltd., Transfer Machine for Gearboxes, 529
Arrol, Sir William, and Co., Ltd., River Entrance Lock at Liverpool, 42; Rolling Lift Bridge at Surrey Docks, 383; Model of a Rolling Lift Bridge, 645 -
Asea Electric, Ltd., Long Service Presentations (842)
Ashmore, Benson and Pease and Co., Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry ill 1951, 66; British Workshops in 1951, 31
Ashton, James, Engineer Rear-Admiral, Obituary, 23
Associated Ethyl Co, New Wharf in the Manchester Ship Canal, 42
Aston Chain and Hook Co., Ltd., Extrusion Plant, 444
Ateliers et Chantiers de France, S.S. " Flandre " (650)
Atkins, W. S., Sir William J. Larke Medal (358)
Atkins, W. S., and Partners, Protection Against Corrosion at the Abbey Works, Marga, 808
Atlas Diesel Co., Ltd., Semi-Portable Air Compressor Units, 324
Austin Co. (U.S.A.) Prestressed Concrete Roof Girders, 514
Austin Motor Co., Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 72
Australasian Petroleum Co., Papua Oil Programme (869)
Auto-Burners, Ltd., Automatic Solid Fuel Burner, 657
Auto Ducts, Ltd., Self Priming Pump Air-cooled Diesel Engine Pump, 656
Axia Fans, Ltd., Oil Tanker " World Unity," 826
Ayre, Sir Amos, Obituary, 103
Ayre, Sir Wilfred, Merchant Ship Design: A Thought for the Future, 542

B

Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853; Research Laboratories, 857
Badger, E. B., and Sons, Ltd., Kent Oil Refinery, 671
Bagnall, W. G. Ltd., Diesel-electric Shunting Locomotive, 2
Bailey, C. H., Ltd., Barry Commercial Dry Dock Reconstruction, 42, 739
Bailey, J. H., Obituary, (454)
Bakelite, Ltd., Plastics Catalogue (707)
Baker Perkins Ltd., Works Apprenticeship School, 742
Balfour Beatty, Ltd., Brighton " B " Power Station, 128; Woodhead Tunnel, 128
Bangay, Raymond Dorrington, Jubilee of a Wireless Pioneer (618)
Barclay Curle and Co., Ltd., Cargo Ship " Chakdara," 109; T.S.S. " Kenya," 109; Naval Hospital Ship (358); Modern Tramp Ship, 432; Launch of M.S. " Windsor," 717
Barclays Bank, Ltd., Nationalisation Disappointments, 81
Barnard, George, Obituary, 282
Bartram and Sons, Ltd, M.V. " 109
Basrah and Iraq Petroleum Co., Zubair Oil Field Opened, 81
Bastian and Allen, Ltd., Mobile Steam Jet Cleaner, 690
Baxter, Sir Arthur, Obituary (38)
Baxter, John M., Obituary (230)
Beebee, Alfred, Obituary (746)
Beedham, F. L. E., Assessment of Locomotive Performance, 473
Belgian Broadcasting Corporation, Welded Radio Masts, 548
Bell, Sir Thomas, Obituary, 102
Benjamin Electric, Ltd., Lighting a Saw Doctors Bench, 645
Bennett, T. P., and Son, Castle Bridge, Shrewsbury, 82
Bennett, W. D. G., Diffusion of Hydrogen in Iron and Iron Alloys at Elevated Temperatures, 724
Bentham, Max., Some Considerations Regarding a Factory Maintenance Engineering Department, 510
Beresford, James, and Son, Ltd., Submersible Electric Pump, 656
Berger Equipment, Ltd., Engine Starter, 213
Bierrum and Partners, Ltd., Brighton " B " Power Station, '128
B.I.P. Engineering, Ltd., Pelleting Machine, 721
Birlec, Ltd., Furnace Atmosphere Generators (370); Fully Automatic " Lectrodryer," 656, Silver Jubilee, 675; Die Block Plant, 704
Birmabright, Ltd., Aluminium Alloy for Torpedo Tubes and Ship's Davits, 109
Blache, H. H., Obituary, 409
Blackman, Raymond V. B., Naval Construction in 1951, 85, 124, 170
Blackwood, John, Hodge and Co., Ltd, " Carlisle " Heavy-Duty Road Grader, 625
Bland, D. R., Cold Rolling with Strip Tension, 677
Blaw Knox, Ltd., Gear Cutting and Heat Treatment Plant, 706
Blundell Rules, Ltd., B.R.L. Slide Rules, 746
Boats and Engines, Bi-fuel System (842)
Booth, Joseph, and Bros., Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66; Crane Crab, 757
Bourdon Tools, Ltd., Vertical Surface Grinding Machine, 528
Bowhill, Sir Frederick The Flying Boat, 289
Braithwaite and Co., Engineers, Ltd., Chittagong Port Development, 42
Brand, Chas., and Son, Ltd., Lock at Newark-upon-Trent, 738
Bray, W. E., and Co., Ltd., Electrically Operated Tower Crane, 803
Bredouw, F. E., Lilly Spiral Slide Rules, 797
Brewer, C. D., Fuels for Use in Marine Auxiliary Oil Engines, 275
Bristol Aeroplane Co., Jet and Turboprop Engines, 28; Bristol " 173 " Twin-engined Helicopter, 156; Bristol " Hercules " Tests, 177; " Britannia " Airliner, 367; Helicopters (650); Bristol " Proteus III " (Series 700) Propeller Turbine, 791
Britain Steamship Co., Ltd., Launch of M.S. " Windsor," 717
British Aluminium Co., Ltd., aluminium Alloy Cargo Lighter, 699
British Broadcasting Corporation, Kirk O'Shotts Television Transmitting Station (230), 371; Temporary Transmitter at Barnstaple, 375; Unattended High Power Radio Transmitter, 416
British Electricity Authority, Generation Plant Construction in 1951, 59; Power Station Progress, 60; Precast Concrete Turbine House Structure, 173; Electric Thermal Storage Plant for Space Heating, 212; Drakelow Power Station, 277; Visit of Electricity Supply Team from U.S.A., 318; Fulham Power Station, 339; Clyde's Mill Power Station (390); British Power Station Efficiencies, 644; Power Station Extensions at Hams Hall, Ocker Hill, Northampton and Hackney (650); Deferment of Festiniog Hydroelectric Scheme (778)
British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., T.S.S. " Kenya," 109; Cargo Ships " Chakrata," " Uhangchow," " Chakdara and " Mtwara," 109
British Insulated Callender's Cables, Ltd., Cables for Operation at 275 kV, 62; 750-ft. Television Mast, 128; Bolted Flameproof Couplers (390); British Capacitor Installations in Canada (550); Improved Television Camera Cable System, 699
British Oxygen Co., Film on Argon-Arc Welding, 109; Universal Oxygen Cutting Machine, 586; Continuous Tube-making Machine, 805
British Petroleum Chemicals, Ltd., Oil Refineries in 1951, 74
British Rollmakers Corporation, Ltd., Roll Works at Crewe, 837
British Tabulating Machine Co., Ltd., Tabulating Machine Factory, 507
British Tanker Co., Ltd., Shipping Orders, 34
British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Development Work on Turbines and Alternators during 1951, 62; Gas Turbines in 1951, 93; Extra-high-voltage, High-power Transformer, 105; Heavy Current D.C. Switchboards, 105; Marine Electrical Equipment, 142; 1,200 h.p. Gas Turbo-alternator set, 142; Walking Dragline, 142; Marine Gas Turbine in M.V. " Auris," 168; Opthalmic Magnet, 465; Radiation Pyrometer, 465; h.p. Squirrel- cage Induction Motor running under Water, 465; Wheel Mill at Sheffield, 574; Totally Enclosed Fan-cooled Motor with Standard Fixing: A.C. Contactor Starter, 626; Quantity Production of Glass Bulbs, 696; Stacreep " System of Crane and Hoist Control, 757
British Transport Commission, Accounts, 813
Bronx Engineering Co., Ltd., Continuous Tube-making Machine, 805
[Broom and Wade|Broom and Wade, Ltd.]], British Workshops in 1951, 31
Brown Boveri and Co., Ltd., Continental Gas Turbines, 147
Brown Bros., and Co., Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamer " Normannia," 331; British Steam Catapult (682); Oil Tanker " World Unity," 825 Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Brown, David, Machine Tools, Ltd., Turbine Gear Hobbing Machines, 545
Brown, David, and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., Gearboxes for Engine Compressor Testing Equipment (486)
Brown, E. M., Test Flying in Naval Aircraft, 435
Brown, John, and Co., Ltd., Destroyer " Diamond," 85; " Relentless " Conversion, 85; Gas Turbines in 1951, 93; Motor Liner " Ruahine," 109; " Norfolk Ferry," 109; 12.5 MW Gas Turbine Set at St. Denis Power Station, Paris, 186; Stabilising Fins on the " Media " (294)
Bruce, A. K., Internal Combustion Engine from the User's Point of View, 436
Bruce Peebles and Co., Ltd., Loch Fannich Scheme, 62
Bruce, R. F. D., Obituary (78)
Brush Bagnall Traction, Ltd., Diesel-electric Shunting Locomotive, 2
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., Diesel-electric Shunting Locomotive, 2; Gas Turbines in 1951, 93; Brush Ljungstrom Turbo-generators (454)
Bryce Fuel Injection, Ltd., Engine Starter, 213
Bullows, Alfred, and Sons, Ltd., Water Wash Spray Booth, 623; Rotary Air Compressor, 631

C

Cable Covers, Ltd., Wire Rope Clamping System, 774
Cabot, Godfrey L., Inc., Carbon Black Film (358)
Caffin and Co., Ltd., Wharf at Bathurst, Gambia, 42
Callander, Sir James, Obituary, 441, 475
Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd., Needle Pyrometer for Plastics and Rubber, 742
Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd., Aircraft Carrier " Ark Royal," 85; Naval Construction in 1951, 124
Cark Ruckle, Wood Polishing Machine, 736
Carrington, E., Creep Research, 313
Carruthers, J. H., and Co., Ltd., Oil Tanker " World Unity," 825
Carter, Joseph James, Obituary, 669
Carty, C., Return of the Native, 181; Rome Metropolitan Railway, 210, 257
C.A.V., Ltd., Vehicular Rear Lighting, 183
Cementation Co., Ltd., Brighton " B " Power Station, 128
Chamberlain Industries, Ltd., Mobile Crane, 259
Chang, P. L., Diffusion of Hydrogen in Iron and Iron Alloys at Elevated Temperatures, 724
Charlton, T. M., Note of the Effect of Transient Force, 300
Charrold, Ltd., Coal Lorry with a Conveyor Belt Discharge Unit, 711
Chilton, H., Performance of Natural Draught Water-cooling Towers, 319
Cie Industrielle des Travaux, Port of Colombo, 42
Clelands (Successors), Ltd., Petrol Train (810)
Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co., Ltd., Middle Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia, 82; River Neath Bridge, 82
Clyde Blowers, Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Cock, C. M., Elected President Institution of Locomotive Engineers, 653
Cockburns, Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Cohen, George, Sons and Co., Ltd., Dismantling at the South Bank Site (618); Demolition at the South Bank Site (714); Jones " KL66 " Mobile Crane, 757
Colquhoun, Brian, and Partners, Precast Concrete Turbine House Structure, 173
Companhia Nacional de Navegacao, M.V. " India," 109
Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd., 6,000 lb. Fork Truck, 591
Coode, Vaughan-Lee, Frank and Gwyther, Apapa Wharf, Lagos, 42; Port of Colombo, 42
Cook, R. M., Determination of Hydrogen in Liquid Steel, 724
Cook, Stanley Smith, Obituary, 733
Cooper-Bessemer Corporation, Gas-engine-driven Compressors, 350
Cope, G. and F., and Co., Automaton Figure Clock at Nottingham, 298
Corke, D. M., Acceleration and Vibration, 735
Corlett, E. C. B., Aluminium as a Shipbuilding Material, 355
Costain-John Brown, Ltd., Kent Oil Refinery, 671
Cousins, R. J. W., Obituary, 281
Cox, H. Roxbee, James Clayton Prize, 265
Crancher, D. W., Steam Pipe Materials for Advanced Steam Conditions, 807
Cripps, Sir Stafford, Obituary, 553
Crofts (Engineers), Ltd., Melting Cast Iron Swarf in Cupolas, 503
Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., Circular Scale Switchboard Instruments, 743
Crone and Taylor, Ltd., Mobile Stacking Machine, 625
Crosfield, Joseph, and Sons, Ltd., Oil Refineries in 1951, 74
Crosthwaite Furnaces and Scriven Machine Tools, Ltd., Wheel Mill at Sheffield, 574
Crouch and Hogg, Glen Tarsan Dam, 10

D

Dale Electric (Yorkshire), Ltd., Diesel Generating Set, 247
Dallow Lambert and Co., Ltd., Multi-bagging Attachment for Dust Collectors (158)
Dalton, C. R., " Phenomenological," 313
Daniels, T. H. and J., Ltd., Pre-forming Machine and Hydraulic Press, 590
Danks, Edwin, and Co. (Oldbury), Ltd, Waste Heat Recovery Installation, 790
D'Arcy Exploration Co, Oil Search (262); Isle of Wight Oil Well (486)
Davey, Paxman and Co., Ltd., Admiralty Standard " Range II " Engine, 727
Davy and United Engineering Co., Ltd., Wheel Mill at Sheffield, 574
de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Certificate of Airworthiness for the " Comet (194)
de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd., Further Anglo-American Interchange of Gas Turbine Knowledge (326)
de Havilland Propellers, Ltd., High- frequency Induction Heating, 142; Guided Missiles (486); Hollow Steel Blade Propellers (550)
De La Rue, Thomas, and Co., Ltd., Laminated Plastics, 208
Delisle and Ziegele, Tool Room Milling Machine, 616
Demag, A. G., Universal Excavator: Mobile Drilling Machine, 663
Demolition and Construction Co., Ltd., Extension of Dry Dock, 42
Denny, William, and Brothers, Ltd., T.S.M.V. Tofua," 109; T.S.M.V. " Royal Iris," 142; Cross-Channel Steamer " Normannia," 331; Cross- Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Derry, L. D., Obituary (842)
Dickie, W. H. High-powered Single-screw Cargo Liners, 558
Dickinson, H. W., Obituary, 314
Dominion Bridge Co., Ltd., Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge, Canada (810)
Dominion Iron and Steel Corporation, Krupp-Renn Steel Plant for South Africa, 544
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66; Bridge Across River Tagus, Portugal, 82
Dorr Oliver Co., Ltd., Sludge Filtration and Drying Plant, 128
Dow-Mac (Products), Ltd., Prestressed Concrete Sheet Piles, 316; Prestressed Concrete Fencing (714)
Dowell, H., Obituary (390)
Dowty Equipment, Ltd., Aircraft Hydraulic Jack, 289
Dowty, G. H., Elected President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 598
Drewitt, James, and Son, Ltd., Bus Garage, 128
Dugdale, F. W., Obituary (38)
Duncan, Sir Andrew, Obituary, 474
Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd. Training Centre for Boys, 509

E

Eastern Region, British Railways, Report on the Doncaster Derailment, 142; Liverpool Street-Shenfield Train Describer, 477; Manchester-Sheffield-Wath Electrification, 205, 244, 271; Potters Bar Station Reconstruction (510); Fire on the West Riding - Express Train, 707
Edwards, F. J., Ltd., Bar Cropping Machines, 99; 24-inch Saw Bench, 586; Universal Folding Machine, 586
Edwards, W., and Co., Ltd., Jig for Coating Quartz Crystals, 498
Elder Dempster Lines, Ltd., Motor Liner " Aureol," 109
Electric Construction Co., Ltd., Motor Alternator Set, 722
Electronic Instruments, Ltd., " CT54 " Valve Voltmeter, 498
Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd., Automatic Dewpoint Hygrometer, 496
Ellis, F., Cold Rolling with Strip Tension, 677
Eltron (London), Ltd., Engine Pre- heater, 98
Emhart Manufacturing Co., Press Load Indicator, 872
Engineering Developments (England), Ltd., Probe Illuminators, 616
Engineering Diamonds, Ltd., Fillet Radius Fixtures (390)
English Electric Co., Ltd., Gas Turbines in 1951, 56; 60/66 MW Hydrogen- cooled Turbo-alternators, 62; Review of Gas Turbine Progress, 1951, 89; Improved Electrical Equipment on S.R. Multiple Unit Trains, 97; Test of 165 kV 3,500 MVA Air-blast Circuit Breaker, 105; 1,800 h.p. Electric Locomotive, 142; 25 kW High-frequency Induction Heater, 142; 1,800 h.p. Articulated Electric Locomotive for New Zealand, 304; Fulham Power Station, 339; 80 MVA British Transformer Order for California (518); Admiralty Lightweight Diesel Engine, 576; 3,600 h.p. Electric Locomotive for Spanish National Railways, 601; Control and Relay Crucible Unit, 622; Folsom Power Station in California, 712
English Steel Corporation, Ltd., Forgings, 625
Equipment Repairs, Ltd., Lifting Table, 758
Escher Wyss, Ltd., American Gas Turbines, 147; 12.5 MW Gas Turbine Set at St. Denis Power Station, Paris, 186
Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd, Radio Telephones in Tankers (38); Oil Refineries in 1951, 74
Etablissements Billiard, Port of Colombo, 42
Evans, Wallace, and Partners, Prestressed Concrete Bridge in Monmouthshire, 413
Everest, A. B., Engineering Properties and Applications of S.G. Iron, 794, 838
Evode, Ltd., Red Lead Primer (326)
Ewbank and Partners, Ltd., Kent Oil Refinery, 671

F

Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., Destroyer " Disdain," 85; Emigrant Ship " Captain Cook " (262); Cross-Channel Steamer "Normannia," 331, 362
Fairleede Engineering, Ltd., British-built Kessler-Fairleede Crusher (294)
Fairmile Construction Co., Ltd., Aluminium Alloy Cargo Lighter, 699
F.B. Engineers, Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66
Fealdman, H., Graphical Method for Changing Scale, 225
Felco Hoists, Ltd., Small Lifting Unit, 655
Fell Developments, Ltd., Diesel Locomotive No. 10,100, 2
Fenner, J. H., and Co., Ltd., Variable-speed Pulleys, 858
Ferguson Bros., Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Ferguson, Harry, Ltd., Tractor-Mounted Pumps (550)
Ferguson Pailin, Ltd., Electrical System Development at Johannesburg, 99; " A8B33 " Air-break Circuit Breaker for 3.3 kV 1,200A, 590
Ferranti, Ltd., Manchester Electronic Computer, 146; Electronic Computer for Torronto (381); " Tesvac " High Voltage Test Set, 465; Kilovoltampere-hour Meter, '589; Polyphase Meter Testing Desk Set, 589
Fibreglass, Ltd., Drawing of 1839 Locomotive (294); Glass/Resin Plastics Convention (582); Reinforced Plastics Convention, 708
Fisher Governor Co., Ltd., Pneumatically Operated Butterfly Valves, 290
Fleming, Sir Arthur P. M., Elected Honorary Member Institution of Electrical Engineers, 233
Fleming, J. and R., Ltd., Safety Lenses (486)
Fletcher, A. Holmes, Marine Gas Turbines and the Aeronautical Engineer, 184, 187, 207
Flowers, T. H., Electronic Telephone Exchanges, 417
Fluidrive Engineering Co., Ltd., Icelandic Trawler Porkell Mani," 317
Ford, H., Cold Rolling with Strip Tension, 677
Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Agricultural Machinery Demonstration, 746; " New Fordson Major " Tractor, 864
Forth Chemicals, Ltd., Oil Refineries in 1951, 74
Forward, E. A., Links in the History of the Locomotive, 266; Trevithick's First Railway Locomotive, 442
Foster, Yates and Thom, Ltd., Automatic Plastic Moulding Press, 691
Fothergill, A. E., Vibrations in Marine Engineering, 375
Fox, John, B.E.A. Power Station Progress, 141; Fuel Supplies, 410; Present-day Locomotive Working in Great Britain, 702
Fox, Samuel, and Co., Ltd. British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66
Frankfurter Maschinenbau A.G., Diesel-engine Air Compressor Sets, 737
Franki Compressed Pile Co., Coming-of-Age Celebration, 830
Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works, Infra-red Ore Drier, 840
Fry, Maxwell, Jane Drew and Partners, Testing a Prestressed Concrete Bridge, 707
Furness Withy and Co., Ltd., T.S.S. " Ocean Monarch," 109
Furse, W. J., and Co. (London) Ltd., Rolling Lift Bridge at Surrey Docks, 383

G

Ganilen, R. E., Future Demand for Coal, 861
Garner, Sir Harry M., Prophecy and Achievement in Aeronautics, 767, 785
Garrett, Sir Frank, Obituary, 441
Gas Council, Portable Cover Furnace, 588; Prototype Crucible Furnace, 588
General Electric Company, American Gas Turbines, 147; Folsom Power Station in California, 712
General Electric Co., Ltd., Diesel-electric Shunting Locomotives for Ceylon Government Railways, 2; British Workshops in 1951, 31; Review of Gas Turbine Progress, 1951, 89; Cathode Ray Tube for High Speed Oscillography, 186; Electrode Holder for A.C. Welding, 228; Further Anglo- American Interchange of Gas Turbine Knowledge (326); Humidifying Unit for Aircraft, 355; Engineering Stores Classification System, 437; High Temperature Vacuum Furnace, 463; Instrument for Measuring the Variation in Diameter of Machine-drawn Glass Tubing, 463; Test Set for Making Measurements on Groups of . Turbine Blades, 654; Quantity Production of Glass Bulbs, 696; Rectifier Installation in an Insecticide Factory, 743; " Sherwen " Electro-mechanically Operated Vibratory Conveying Equipment, 756; Infra-red Ore Drier, 840
General Post Office, London's Telephone Service (38)
George VI, His Majesty King, Obituary, 214
Gibb, Sir Alexander, and Partners, Fannich and Tummel Garry Schemes, 10; Gaur, Lawers, Garry and Conon Basin Projects, 10; Blackwall Point Power Station, 24; Braehead Power Station, 24
Gibb, Sir Claude, Coal Shortage and Efficient Use, 41
Glass Bulbs, Ltd., Quantity Production of Glass Bulbs, 696
Glenfield and Kennedy, Ltd., Claerwen Dam, 12
Globe Pneumatic Engineering Co., Ltd., 10-Ton Capacity Pneumatic Hoist, 419
Gloster Aircraft Co., " GA5 " Multipurpose Fighter, 53
Godwin, H. J., Ltd., Jet Pump, 656
Golden Bay Co., Ltd., Cement Carrier, 142
Goodeve, Sir Charles, Iron Atoms in the Service of the Electrical Engineer, 599
Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Co., Ltd Icelandic Trawler " Porkell Mani," 317
Gordon, Lord Dudley, Honorary Membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 813
Graff-Baker, W. S., Considerations on Bogie Design, with Particular Reference to Electric Railways, 58; Bogie Design on Electric Railways, 108; Obituary, 281
Graham, A., Phenomenological Theories of Creep, 198, 234, 377
Gray, J. A. B., Prediction of Thermal Conditions in H.M. Ships in Tropical Waters, 604
Greenock Dockyard Co., Ltd., " Clan Sutherland," 109
Greenwell, T. W., and Co., Ltd., Barry Commercial Dry Dock Reconstruction, .42
Greenwood, H. W., Metals and Alloys of To-day and To-morrow, 540
Grimston Astor, Ltd., Survey Launch " Ain-Al-Bahr," 109; Aluminium Alloy Launch (582)
Groocock, W. G., Obituary, 230
Gulf Research and Development Co., Lubrication and Cooling of Cutting Tools, 535
Gutehoffnungshutte, Compressor, 738
Guy, Sir Henry, Elected Honorary Member Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 161
G.W.B. Electric Furnaces, Ltd., Electrode Steam Boiler for Valve Testing, 19; Electric Thermal Storage Plant for Space Heating, 212

H

Haden, G. N., and Sons, Ltd., Electric Thermal Storage Plant for Space Heating, 212
Hadfields, Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66
Hadjispyron, A. G., Ship Structural Members, 610
Halcrow, Sir William, and Partners, Garry Project, 10; Mullardoch Dam, 10; Claerwen Dam, 12; Extension of Dry Dock, 42; Keadby and Brighton Power Stations, 128; Woodhead Tunnel, 128; Ffrith Beach Sea Defence Works, 192
Hale and Hale (Tipton), Ltd., Quick- release Wedge, 644
Hall Harding, Ltd., Two-colour Prints from Tracings, 806
Hall, J. R., Experimental Furnace for the Investigation of Open-hearth Furnace Combustion Problems, 709
Hall, Matthew, and Co., Ltd., Kent Oil Refinery, 671
Hancock and Co. (Engineers), Ltd., Oxygen Cutting Machine, 622
Handley Page (Reading), Ltd., " Marathon " Aircraft (682)
Hannoversche Maschinenbau A.G., Bulldozers and Angledozers, 726
Harland and Wolff, Ltd., Owen Falls Power Scheme (45); Aircraft Carrier "Eagle," 85; Liner "Rhodesia Castle," 109; Gas-engine-driven Compressors, 350; S.S. "Kenya Castle," 462
Harley-Mason, J. H., Obituary, 410
Harris, E. W., Obituary (454)
Harris, N. L., Cold Cathode Gaseous Discharge as a Switching Device, 460
Hartley, Sir Harold, Chemical Engineering at the Cross-roads, 614
[Sydney Harvey|Harvey, Sydney]], Fifty Years Service (12)
Hawker Aircraft Co., Ltd., " Hunter ' Interceptor (682)
Hawthorn, R. and W., Leslie and Co., Ltd., Marine Gas Turbine in M.V. " Auris," 168; Burning of Boiler Fuel in a Marine Diesel Engine, 577
Hay, J. M. Harvesting of Brown Sub-Littoral Seaweeds, Continuous Grapnel Method, 814, 846
Haynes, R., Measurement of Air Infiltration in Open-hearth Furnaces, 723
Haynes, Walter, Sixty Years' Service with Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd. (390)
Hayward Tyler and Co., Ltd., Oil Tanker " World Unity," 825
Head, A. and Co., Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Head Wrightson and Co., Ltd., Apprentices School (618); Welded Dock Gates for a 100-ft. River Entrance, 870
Heather Filters, Ltd., Multi-brush Air Filter, 858
Heenan and Froude, Ltd., Jubilee (582)
Henley's, W. T., Telegraph Works Co., Ltd., Walking Dragline, 142
Heppenstall Co., Die Block Plant, 704
Herbert, Alfred, Ltd., Exhibition of Measuring Equipment (326); 125 Pre-forming Machine, 589; 8-oz. Injection Moulding Machine, 590
Hessenberg, W. C. F., Effect of Tension on Torque and Roll Force in Cold Strip Rolling, 677
Hetherington, Sir Roger, Obituary, 316
Hicks, T. G., Coal-burning Gas Turbines, 217
High Duty Alloys, Ltd., Pressure casting Foundry, 355
Hill, G. H., and Sons (Manchester), Digley Reservoir, 12; field Reservoir, 128
Hobbs, L. F. Phenomenological, 410
Hobson, J. D., Determination of Hydrogen in Liquid Steel, 724; Distribution of Hydrogen in Large Ingots and Forgings, 724; Effect of Hydrogen on the Properties of Low-alloy Steels, 724
Hockley Chemical Co., Ltd., Cabinet for Pickling awl Dipping, 591
Hodgson, J. E., Obituary, 521
Holcroft, H., Assessment of Locomotive Performance, 216
Holder, C. P., High-speed Salient Pol, Water Wheel Generators, 512
Holloway Brothers (London), Ltd., MO Beach Sea Defence Works, 192
Holman Brothers, Ltd., Pneumatic Forging Hammer, 116
Hopkins, E. C., Ltd., Hand Screwing Machine (615)
Hordern, Mason and Edwards, Ltd. 150-Ton Press, 657
Houldsworth, Sir Hubert, Coal Shortage and Efficient Use, 4 1
Howard, E. R. Ltd., Surface Cleaning Material (194)
Howard, John, and Co., Ltd., Barry Commercial Dry Dock Reconstruction, 42, 739
Hughes, G., Frictional Resistance of Smooth Plane Surfaces in Turbulent, Flow—New Data and a Survey of Existing Data, 629
Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd., Standard Gauge 0-8-0 Diesel Mechanical Locomotives, 2; Diesel Locomotive for Rhodesia, 230
Hunter, Norman, M., Changes in Ship Construction Methods, 1850 to 1950, 542
Hunting Aerosurveys, Ltd., Aerial Survey of Ceylon (462)
Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd., Small Air Compressor, 228; Lightweight Air Compressor, 770

I

Igranic Electric Co., Ltd., Rolling Lift Bridge at Surrey Docks, 383
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Heavy Current D.C. Switchboards, 105; Creep Test Research Station, 136; Shotfirer's Carriage for a Mechanised Anhydrite Mine, 532; Gear Cutting and Heat Treatment Plant, 706
Industrie Companie Kleinwefers Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H., Rotary Wood Slicing Machine, 736
Inglis, Sir Charles, Obituary, 570
Inoxa Laboratories, Industrial Barrier Cream Demonstration, 258
International Bechtel Inc., Trans- Arabian Pipe-line " Tapline," 611
International Combustion, Ltd., Boiler Units for Drakelow Power Station, 622; Combustion of Coal (729)
International Combustion Africa, Ltd., " 1, " Type Louvre Travelling Grate Stoker, 27
International Harvester Co. of Great Britain, Ltd., Pick-up Baler; " Farman BM " Tractor; B-200 Manure Spreader; Three-Furrow Mounted Plough, 865
International Nickel Company of Canada, Ltd., Nickel Ore Pipe-line (473)
Iraq Petroleum Co., Agreement with Iraq Government, 265; Oil Pipe-line (358), (618)
Irmer and Elze, Diesel Compressor Unit, 737
Irvine-Brown, L., American Diesel-electric Locomotive for Australia, 181
I.T.D., Ltd., Battery Fork Lift Truck with Grab Unit, 590

J

Jackson, Heywood and Co., Ltd., Twin Moulding Press, 625
Jackson, P., Fuel Injection Systems for Large Marine Oil Engines, 308
Jackson, Philip, Harvesting of Brown Sub-Littoral Seaweeds, Assessment of the Problem and Review of Preliminary Experiments, 718, 750
Jackson, W. C., Obituary (810)
Johnson, C. H. (Machinery), Ltd., Portable Conveyor, 623
Johnson, E. H., Obituary (682)
Johnson, E. M., High-speed Salient Water Wheel Generators, 512
Johnson and Phillips, Ltd., "Trinal" Single Break Oil Circuit Breaker; "Trinal" Plain Break Oil Circuit Breaker, 691
Johnson, W. E. P., Garratt and the Gas Turbine, 377
Joliffe, C., Present-day Locomotive Working, 603
Jones, A. A., and Shipman, Ltd., Tool and Cutter Grinding (422)
Jones and Attwood, Ltd., " R36 " Comminutors, 128
Jones, T. P., Epicyclic Gears, 442
Juhlin, G. A., Obituary, 23, 61

K

Kaiser Aluminium and Chemical Corporation, Chalmette Aluminium Reduction Works, Louisiana, 452
Kampnagel A/G Hamburg, Chittagong Port Development, 42
Keam, J. S., and Co., Ltd., Mobile Units for V.H.F., Radio Surveys, 318
Keelavite Rotary Pumps and Motors, Ltd., Balanced Gear Pump, 624
Kleiner, C. M., Assessment of Locomotive Performance, 505
Kelvin and Hughes, Ltd., Yarn Tension Pick-up and Strain Recorder, 464
Kelvin and Hughes (Marine), Ltd., Pressure-operated Tide Gauge, 464
Kennedy and Donkin, Westwood Power Station, 24
Khalil, K. H., Rotational Effects on a Cascade of Aerofoil Blades, 831
Kincaid, John G., and Co., Ltd., " Clan Sutherland," 109
Kirk and Kirk, Ltd., Testing a Prestressed Concrete Bridge, 707
Kirkham, R. H. H., Experiments on the Vibration of Freshly Placed Concrete, 240
Klipfontein Organic Products, Rectifier Installation in an Insecticide Factory, 743
Knapp, Robert T., Cavitation Mechanics in the Design of Hydraulic Equipment, 571, 592, 627
Kraumandahl, Walter, G.m.b.H., Tungsten-Carbide Tool Grinding Machine, 76

L

Lackenby, H., Ship Structural Members, 610
Lamb, John, Explosions in Enclosed Crankcases of Reciprocating Engines: Their Cause, Effect and Possible Remedy, 597
Lang, D. W., Structural Strength Investigations on Destroyer " Albuera," 559
Lansing-Bagnall, Ltd., Mobile Loading Platform, 711
Lawrence, Ernest O., Faraday Medal of the I.E.E., 288
Leckie, A. H., Experimental Furnace for the Investigation of Open-hearth Furnace Combustion Problems, 709
Lehane, Mackenzie and Shand, Ltd., Digley Reservoir, 12
Leigh, E. T., Aerodynamic Factors Associated with the Wear of Open- hearth Furnace Roofs, 723
Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition, 329; Quincentenary, 378
Lewis, John, and Sons, Ltd., Doxford Oil Engines (714)
Leyland Motors, Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 72; Multi-engined Six-coach Diesel Train, 560; Training Course for Industrial Diesel Users (582)
Leys, J. A., Aerodynamic Factors Associated with the Wear of Open-hearth Furnace Roofs, 723
Light Machines, Ltd., British Iron and Steel industry in 1951, 66
Lind, Peter, and Co., Reconditioning and Old Jetty, 218
Lister, R. A., and Co., Ltd., " Freedom " Diesel Engine, 695
Lithgow, Sir James, Obituary, 314
Livesay, Edward H., The Garratt and the Gas Turbine, 251, 41()
Lloyd's Register of Shipping (840), (859); Annual Report, 457; Appendix to Lloyd's Register Book, 217; Launch Returns, 297; New Construction (76); Shipbuilding Returns, 121, 553; Wreck Returns (118), (294), (650), (874)
Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Co., Ltd., Apprenticeship Scheme (78)
Loewy Engineering Co., Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, (-f;
London Midland Region, British Railways, Diesel Locomotive No. 10,100, 2; Signal-box at Carlisle, 155; Last of an L.Y.R. Engine Class (262); New Signal box at Stafford, 419; Railway Accident at Weedon, 685; Marshalling Yard at Toton 758, 799; Mixing Valve with Thermostatic Control, 858
London Transport, Bus Garage at Norbiton (733); Aluminium Underground Coaches (810)
Lonsdale, Frank, Obituary (230)
Lysaght's, John, Scunthorpe Works, Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66

M

McAlpine, Sir Alfred, and Sons, Ltd., Oil Dock at Eastham, 128
McAlpine, Sir Robert, and Sons, Ltd., Precast Concrete Turbine House Structure, .173; Kent Oil Refinery, 671; Keadby Power Station, 128; Prestressed Concrete Bridge in Monmouthshire, 413
McCance, Sir Andrew, Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Research Board, 137
McDermid, Charles, Obituary, 669
McKenzie and Brown, Ltd., Oscillating Conveyors, 690
Mackie, James, Obituary (682)
McLaren, J. and H., Ltd., Reorganisation of Airedale Works, 403
McLean, Hugh, and Son, Ltd., Oil Tanker " World Unity," 825
McMurray, Thomas, Obituary (454)
Manchester Oil Refinery, Ltd., Oil Refineries in 1951, 74; Fluorescent Ink for Crack Detection (778)
Manchester Ship Canal Co., Oil Dock at Eastham, 128
Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd., Marine Scholarship Scheme (810)
Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., Mobile Units for V.H.F., Radio Surveys, 318; Unattended High Power Radio Transmitter, 416; Underwater Television, 565, 642
Marinite, Ltd., Fireproof Material, 771 (867)
Marley, W. H., Thread Measuring Parallels (47)
Marley, W. H., and Co., Ltd., Collet Fixture, 635
Marbles Ridgway and Partners, Ltd., Reconstruction of Marine Jetty, 42; Reconditioning an Old Jetty, 218 Maryland Drydock Co., Six-bladed Ship Propeller, 451
Mason, F. O., Gas Blast Circuit Breakers, Recording of Current in A.C. Power Arcs Near Current Zero, 686
Mather and Platt, Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamship "Lord Warden," 853
Matterson, Ltd., 5-Ton Grab, 757
Matthews Bros., One-ton Fork Truck, 608
Maunsell, Posford and Pavry, New Wharf in the Manchester Ship Canal, 42; Wharf at Bathurst, Gambia, 42; Reconstruction of Marine Jetty, 42; Barry Commercial Dry Dock Reconstruction, 42, 739; Oil Refineries, 128; Reconditioning all 01(1 'Jetty, 218
Mavor and Coulson, Ltd., Sectional Belt Conveyor, 755
Maxwell, K. G., Retirement (682)
Mayor, F. J., Diesel Hydraulic Propulsion, 153
Medians, Ltd., Aluminium Lifeboats, 109; Ship's Davits (262)
Meer, A. G., 660 h.p. Three-cylinder Enclosed Steam Engine, 704
Merrill Pumps, Ltd., Tube Diaphragm Pump, 655
Merritt, H. E., Gear-tooth Stresses and Rating Formulae, 341, 348, 384
Merz and McLellan, Blackwall Point Power Station, 24; Braehead Power Station, 24
Merz Rendel Vatten (Pakistan), Chittagong Port Development, 42
Metalducts, Ltd., Flexible Shaft Coupling, 321
Method X Co., Electro-mechanical Cutting Method, 351
Metro-Cutanit, Ltd., Cemented Carbides (778)
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Gas Turbine Locomotive No. 18,100, 2, 176; Gas Turbines in 1951, 56; Electrical Equipment for Main Drives of Roughing Mill, 105; Railway Electrification, 142; Infra-red Plant for Drying Assembled Cars, 246; Microwave Test Equipment, 465; Sorting Tungsten Steel in Scrap Cutting Tools, 470; Radiation Research Laboratory, 533; " LG3CS/ 66 " Outdoor Oil Circuit Breaker: 31 -ton High-pressure Rotor, 587; " KNB " Totally Enclosed Fan-cooled Squirrel-cage Motor, 758
Metropolitan Water Board, Some Works of the Board in 1951, 189; Ozone Treatment of Water (275)
Micklem, Sir Robert, Obituary, 669
Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., Diesel-electric Shunting Locomotive, 2; Waste Heat Recovery Installation, 790
Mitchell Engineering, Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66
Modern Wheel Drive, Ltd., Icelandic Trawler " Porkell Mani," 317
Mond Nickel Co., Ltd., Physical Properties of the Nickel Iron Alloys (420); Nimonic 95 (518)
Mono Pumps, Ltd., Pump for the Bulk Handling of Liquified Gases, 656
Montecatini Co., Tavazzano Power Station (550)
Morgan, R. Travers, and Partners, Bus Garage, 128
Morris, B. O, Ltd., Twin Brushing Machine, 721
Morris, Herbert, Ltd., Chain Hoist, 757
Morris Motors, Ltd., Transfer Machine for Gearboxes, 529; Marine Engine for Small Craft, 676
Morrison Automatic Pumps, Ltd., Deep Well Jet Pumps, 656
Morrison, S. J., Design of Glass Vacuum Chambers of Elliptic Cross Section, 426
Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Co., Ltd., Kent Oil Refinery, 671
Mouchel, L. G., and Partners, Thames Haven Jetty, 42; Castle Bridge, Shrewsbury, 82
Mowlem, John, and Co., Ltd., Blithfield Reservoir, 128
Muckle, W., Scantlings of Long Deckhouses, Constructed of Aluminium Alloy, 630
Mullard, Ltd., Vacuum Gauge Control Unit, 495
Munnion, J. D., Assessment of Locomotive Performance, 101, 250, 410, 441; Present-day Locomotive Working, 670
Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., Aluminium Alloy Welding (778)

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Napier, D., and Son, Ltd., Admiralty Lightweight Diesel Engine, 576
National Coal Board Scholarships (146); Maintenance of Aluminium Alloy Equipment (194); Mine Conveyor Control (326); Awards to Inventors, 361; Research Work (682); Report, 762; Quarterly Statement, 809; Preservation of Mining Timber (830)
National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd., Reorganisation of Airedale Works, 403; Reorganisation of Gas and Oil Engine Works, 639
National Physical Laboratory, Conducting Coatings on Glass, 367; High Voltage Attracted Disc Electrometer, 497; Open Day, 728; Annual Report, 871
National Steam Car Co., Ltd., Mobile Units for V.H.F. Radio Surveys, 318
Neill, James, and Co. (Sheffield), Ltd., Magnetic Floater Units for Sheets, 807
New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd., Motor Liner " Ruahine," 109
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Folsom Power Station in California, 712
Newton Chambers and Co., Ltd., Training and Welfare at Thorncliffe, 502
Nife Batteries, Ltd., Self-contained Mine Shaft Signalling Battery Unit, 108; Counter-E.M.F. Cell for Colour Light Signalling, 483
Nock, O. S., Assessment of Locomotive Performance, 347; Present-day Locomotive Working in Great Britain, 458; British Locomotive Performance and Efficiency Tests, 788, 817; Gas Turbine and Diesel-electric Locomotives, 797
Nordberg Manufacturing Co., Rod Deck Screen; "Symons V" Screen, 624
North American Aviation Inc., Low-power Research Reactor, 387
North American Shipping and Trading Co. (London), Ltd., Oil Tanker " World Unity," 825
North Atlantic Shipping and Trading Co., Launch of "World Concord," 197 North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., Diesel Electric Shunting Locomotives for Ceylon Government Railways, 2; 4-6-4 Steam Locomotives for the Victorian Railways, 2; IOU b.h.p. " North British Miner " Mines Locomotive, 2; 2-8-2 Locomotive for East African Railways, 98; Locomotives for New Zealand, 643
North of Scotland Hydro-electric Board, Overhead Transmission Lines from Beauly to Invershin (454); 1:32 kV Transmission Line from Fort Augustus to Glentruim (550); Mullardoch-Fasnakyle-Affric Project, 490, 522, 554; Slag Cement in the Construction of Scottish Dams, 647; Annual Report, 685
Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd., Aluminium Specifications (514); Aluminium Data (740)
Nortons-Tividale, Ltd., Modern Coal Preparation (407)
Norwest Construction Co., Ltd., River Entrance Lock at Liverpool, 42
Nuttall, Edmund, Sons and Co. (London), Ltd., Tunnel for Loch Sky Scheme, 128; Claerwen Dam, 12
Nuway Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Matting, 721

O

Oil Well Engineering Co., Ltd., Oil Search in Tunisia, 290
Olding, Jack, and Co., Ltd., "Tractor, 609
Orenstein and Koppel, Grader, 726
Orient Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., R.M.S. " Oronsay," 109
Osborn, Sir Samuel, Obituary, 829
Osborn, Samuel, and Co., Ltd., Centenary, 469, 585
Ove Arup and Partners, Testing a Prestressed Concrete Bridge, 707

P

Pacific Oerlikon Co., Turbines and Generators for the Eklutna Project, 451
Parker, E. B., "Britannia" Locomotive, 702
Parker, Frederick, Ltd., Film on Constructional Equipment (262)
Parsons, C. A., and Co., Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 31; 100 MW 1,500/1,800 r.p.m. Hydrogen-cooled Turbo-alternator, 62; Gas Turbines in 1951, 93
Pasold, R., and Co., Ltd., Waste Heat Recovery Installation, 790
Paterson and Dickinson, Ltd., Rolling Lift Bridge at Surrey Docks, 383
Paterson Engineering Co., Ltd., Jubilee, 863
Pendred, Lough, Trevithick's First Locomotive, 347. 473
Pennington, R., Centrifugal Pumps in Steam Power Stations, 433, 467
Petrocarbon, Ltd., Petroleum Chemical Plant Construction (78)
Philblack, Ltd., Oil Refineries in 1951, 74
Philip and Son, Ltd., Mersey Passenger Ferry " Egremont," 531
Philips Electrical, Ltd., Multi-point Welding Machine, 633; 15 MeV Linear Accelerator for Harwell, 824
Pilmour, W. H., Obituary, 361
Plessey Co., Ltd., Nyquist Diagram Plotter, 463
Polakowski, N. H., Technical (or "Technological") Universities, 282; Softening of Metals During Cold Working, 677
Pollitt, Arthur, Obituary, 23
Pope, P. C., Obituary, 345
Port and Harbour Fenders, Ltd., Thames Haven Jetty, 42
Potter Instrument Co., High-speed Automatic Typewriter, 579
Poultney, E. C., Compound Locomotives, 23; Assessment of Locomotive Performance, 216
Powell Duffryn, Ltd., Oil Refineries in 1951, 74
Power Gas Corporation, Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 31
Power Jets (Research and Development), Ltd., School of Gas Turbine Technology (746)
Pratt and Whitney Co., Centrifugal Flow Engines, 53
Precision Equipment (Pty.), Ltd., Large Gear Wheel, 356
Prestressed Concrete Co., Ltd., Castle Bridge, Shrewsbury, 82
Pullin, V. E., Protective Measures for Radioactive Isotopes, 660; Defects in Speech, 670
Pulsometer Engineering Co., Ltd., " Ionomatic " Water-treatment Process (294)
Pye, Ltd., Underwater Television, 642
Pye, Sir David, Elected President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 457
Pye, W. G., and Co., Ltd., Galvanometer Amplifier, 498

Q

Quasi-Arc Co., Ltd., Design of Welded Structures " (158)

R

Ralston, S. B., Obituary (550)
Ransome, David, Plough Shares, 191
Ransomes and Rapier, Ltd., Walking Dragline, 142; High -capacity Fork Lift Truck, 756
Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., 10-cwt. Capacity Fork-lift Truck, 625; Admiralty Standard " Range 1 1 " Engine, 727; Mounted Gang Mower; Disc Plough with Seeding Attachment, 865
Rea, Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66
Rediweld, Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 72
Redmayne, Sir R. A. S., Coal in 1951, 51, 112
Regent Oil Co., Reconstruction of Avonmouth Oil Installation (38)
Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, Experimental Rail Coaches on the Paris Metro, 259
Reiss Engineering Co., Ltd., Fuel Distributor, 744
Rendel, Palmer and Tritton, Chittagong Port Development, 42; Takoradi Harbour, 42; Kent Oil Refinery, 671
Reyrolle, A., and Co., Ltd. Test Equipment, 105
Rice and Diethelm, Ltd., Electrical System Development at Johannesburg, 99
Riley, H. L., Pig Iron Production and Coke Quality, 41
Rippers, Ltd., Lighting a Saw Doctors Bench, 645
Robb, Henry, Ltd., Cargo Ship " Mtwara," 109; Cement Carrier, 142
Robinson, T. R., Automaton Figure Clock at Nottingham, 298
Robson, T., Present-day Locomotive Working in Great Britain, 829
Rockwell Machine Tool Co., Ltd., Tungsten-Carbide Tool Grinding Machine, 76; Sheet Metal Guillotines, 247; Showroom for Machine Tools, 535; Equipment for Converting Presses to Fully Automatic Operation, 591; Tool Room Milling Machine, 616
Roe, A. V., and Co., Ltd., Delta Design, 28
Roebling's, John A., Sons Co., Prestressed Concrete Bridge in Michigan, 868
Rolland, Thos. C., Thames Haven Jetty, 42
Rolt, F. H., Development of Engineering Metrology, 448, 480
Rook, V. R., Obituary (518)
Ruhrstahl, A. G., Welded Column and Cylinder Casing Unit Weighing 9,000 kg., 663
Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., Gas Turbines in 1951, 93; Admiralty Standard " Range II " Engine, 727
Ryley, Denis J., Flow of Wet Steam, 332, 363

S

Saab Aircraft Co., Swedish Wind Tunnel (422)
Sanderson, Basil, Britain's Deep Sea Liner Trade, 1945-1951, and Some Random Thoughts, 500
Sanderson and Porter, American Gas Turbines, 147
Sandford Fawcett and Partners Maple Lodge Sewage Disposal Works, 128
Saunders Valve Co., Ltd., Electric Pump with Air Primer, 656
Scott, F. H., Pressure Distribution Between Stock and Rolls in Hot and Cold Flat Rolling, 677
Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., " Rocket " Conversion, 85; Cargo Ship " Changchow," 109
[[Arthur Scrivener|Scrivener, Arthur, Lt, Duplex Face Grinding Machine, 646
Settle Speakman and Co., Reconstruction of Marine Jetty, 42; Reconditioning an Old Jetty, 218
Shankland, Horace, Obituary (518)
Sharp Control Gear, Ltd., Multi-engined Six-coach Diesel Train, 560
Shell Mex and B.P., Ltd., Oil Refineries in 1951, 74; Two New Industrial Films (635)
Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd., Oil Refineries in 1951, 74; Marine Gas Turbine in M.V. "Auris," 168; Stanlow Refinery (358); Refinery in Venezuela (564)
Shell Refining and Marketing Co., Oil Refineries, 128; Portable Engine Indicator, 497
Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd., Heavy Duty Fork Lift Truck, 712
Siebe Gorman and Co., Ltd., Underwater Television, 565
Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Co., Ltd., Liverpool Street-Shenfield Train Describer, 477
Siemens-Schuckert (Great Britain), Ltd., Flameproof Limit Switch, 869
Silvaflame Co., Ltd., Swarf Air Blast Guard (194)
Simon Engineering Group, British Workshops in 1951, 31
Simon Handling Engineers, Ltd., Pneumatic Grain Discharging Plant, 757
Simpson, M. S., "Phenomenological," 313
Sims, A. J., Thomas Gray Memorial Lecture, 457
Sims, R. B., Effect of Tension on Torque and Roll Force in Cold Strip Rolling, 677
Slack and Parr (Marine), Ltd., Variable Pitch Propeller (290)
Smith, C. L., Pressure Distribution Between Stock and Rolls in Hot and Cold Flat Rolling, 677
Smith, F. E., Prediction of Thermal Conditions in H.M. Ships in Tropical Waters, 604
Smith, J. R. P., Heavy Fuels for Diesel Engines, 380
Smith, S. Livingston, Ship Research, 132, 165, 201
Smithells, C. J., Elected President of the Institute of Metals (194)
Societe Constructions Navales de Meulan, Small High-speed Craft for Egypt, 827
Soest-Ferrum Apparatebau G.m.b.H., Clay Working Machinery, 704
Solar Aircraft Co., American Gas Turbines, 147; 250 kW Gas Turbine Electric Generating Set, 428
Solignum, Ltd., Liquid Plastic Coating (712)
Somers, Walter, Ltd., Die Block Plant, 704
South Durham Steel and Iron Co., Ltd., Basrah-Fao Pipe-line (876)
South Staffordshire Waterworks Co., Blithfield Reservoir, 128
Southern Region, British Railways, Main Line Diesel-electric Locomotive No. 10,201, 2; British Railways. Improved Electrical Equipment on Multiple Unit Trains, 97; Cross-Channel Steamer " Normannia," 331
Sperry Gyroscope Co., Ltd., Development of Gyroscopes (422)
Spillingwerk Maschinenfabrik, Three-cylinder Engine, 703
Spray Finishing Systems, Hot Spray Unit., 450
Standard Building Products Co., Prestressed Concrete Bridge in Michigan, 868
Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., Direct Current Milliwatt Calibrator, 450; Mosaic Diagrams (454); " Common Diagram " Remote Control Equipment: " Sentercell " Rectifier Equipment, 721; High Permeability Nickel Iron Alloy, 775
Starling, P. P., Radiation Research Laboratory, 533
Startrite Engineering Co., Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 31; 10-in. Saw Bench (177)
Steel Company of Wales, Ltd., Diesel- electric Shunting Locomotive, 2; Works, 17; Electrical Drives and Associated Equipment, 105
Steel, Peech and Tozer, Wheel Mill at Sheffield, 574
Steels Engineering Products, Ltd., 20-ton Mobile Crane, 534, 757
Stelcon (Industrial Floors), Ltd., Self-supporting Unit Wall for Bulk Material Storage, 624
Stephen, Alex., and Sons, Ltd., Destroyer " Defender," 85; Motor Liner " Aureol," 109
Stephenson, Robert, and Hawthorns, Ltd., 1,800 h.p. Electric Locomotive, 142
Sterne, L., and Co., Ltd., Icelandic Trawler " Porkell Mani,". 317; Oil Tanker " World Unity," 825
Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., Walking Dragline, 142
Stewarts and Lloyds Minerals, Ltd., Development in Opencast Ironstone Mining, 302
Stokes, James, Locomotive Experiences, 735
Stone, J., and Co., Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Stothert and Pitt, Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Strachan and Henshaw, Ltd., Vehicle-loading Platform Levelling Device, 729
Stradling, Sir Reginald, Obituary, 179
Streatfield, E. L., Anthracite for Filtration, 771
Structural and Mechanical Development Engineers, Ltd., Aluminium Alloy Hangars at London Airport, 128
Suffolk Iron Foundry (1920), Ltd., Oxy-Acetylene Welding Rods (810)
Sulzer Brothers (London) Ltd., Waste Heat Recovery Installation, 790
Summers, John, and Sons, Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66
Sunvic Controls, Ltd., Electronic Relay. 497
Surfard, Ltd., Automatic Control of Oxygen-Town's Gas Flame Hardening, 306
[Richard Sutcliffe|Sutcliffe, Richard, Ltd.]], Belt Conveyor Driving Equipment, 755
Swaminathan, V. S., Trans-Arabian Pipe-line " Tapline," 556, 611
Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Destroyer Flotilla Leader " Daring," 85; Cargo Ship " Chakrata," 109; Turbine Steamship " Patricia," 109; H.M.S. " Daring (213)
Swinburne, Sir James, Portrait (486)
Switchgear Testing Co., Extra-high-voltage, High-power Transformer, 105
Sykes, C., Distribution of Hydrogen in Large Ingots and Forgings, 724; Effect of Hydrogen on the Properties of Low-alloy Steels, 724
Sylwestrowicz, W., Pressure Distribution Between Stock and Rolls in Hot and Cold Flat Rolling, 677

T

Taylor and Challen, Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 31
Taylor, W. H., Obituary (158)
Taylor Woodrow Construction, Ltd., Castle Bridge, Shrewsbury, 82
Taylor Woodrow (West Africa), Ltd., Takoradi Harbour Extensions, 254
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co., Ltd., " Telconal " Alloy, 499
Thames Launches, Ltd., "Queen Elizabeth" Motor Launch Maiden Cruise (714)
Thermotank, Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Thompson Brothers (Bilston), Ltd., Direct Drive Centrifugal Machine, 657; Civil Jet Re-fuelling Vehicles, 807
Thomson, J. A., Obituary (874)
Thomson, R. G., Obituary (194)
Thornycroft, J. I., and Co., Ltd., Destroyer " Duchess," 87; River Gunboats, 109; Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
T.I. Aluminium, Ltd., Electronic System for Quality Control of Aluminium Casting, 309
Tinsley (Industrial Instruments), Ltd., Disappearing Filament Optical Pyrometer, 213
Tookey, W. A., Suction Gas Plant Development Fifty Years Ago, 754
Townend, D. T. A., Melchett Medal, 489
Triplex Safety Glass Co., Infra-red Heating in Safety Glass Production, 859
Tripp, G. W., Cross-Channel Steamer "Normannia," 331, 362; French Cross-Channel Steamship " Lisieux," 821; Cross-Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
T. and T. Works, Ltd., Mobile Self-loading Elevator, 690
Tuplin, W. A., Assessment of Locomotive. Performance, 141, 250; Simplified Standards for Gears, 394; Gear Design and British Standard 436, 766

U

United Paint Co., Ltd., Protective Aluminium Paint (190)
United Steel Companies, Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66; Wheel Mill at Sheffield, 574
Urquharts, Ltd., Die Block Plant, 704

V

Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., Oil Refineries in 1951, 74; Water Intake at Coryton Refinery, 382; Coryton Oil Refinery. 605; Oil Stores Practice (618)
Varatio-Strateline Gears, Ltd., Speed Reducing Unit for Vertical Mounting, 691
Vaughan Crane Co., Ltd., 3-ton Travelling Crane, 757
Vaughan Lift Engineering Co., Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 72
Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 72; Infra-red Plant for Drying Assembled Cars, 246
Vibrated Concrete Construction Co., Ltd., Bus Garage, 128; Prestressed Concrete Bridge in Monmouthshire, 413
Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., " Viscounts," 28; Single-cylinder, Opposed Piston Experimental Engines, 34; " Valiant " Bomber, 53; T.S.S. " Ocean Monarch," 109; R.M.S. " Oronsay," 109; Naval Construction in 1951, 124; Caisson Gates, 128; Launch of " World Concord," 197; Vickers " V.R. 180 " Tractor (326); Harmonic Response Test Gear, 496; Bauxite Ore Carrier (714); Orient Liner " Orsova " (714); Oil Tanker " World Unity," 825
Vokes, Ltd., Exhibition (842)
Vosper, Ltd., M.T.B. " 5720," 85
Votteler, Theodor, Wood Polishing Machine, 736
Vulcan Foundry, Ltd., 3,600 h.p. Electric Locomotive for Spanish National Railways, 601

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Wade, R. C., Obituary (38)
Wailes, R. P., Obituary, 103
Walker Brothers (Wigan), Ltd., Multi-engined Six-coach Diesel Train, 560
Wallace, John, Obituary (158)
Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co., Ltd., Triple Expansion Turbines, 109
Ward, Ashcroft and Parkman, River Entrance Lock at Liverpool, 42
Watercraft, Ltd., Aluminium Alloy Cargo Lighter, 699
Watson and Sons (Electro-Medical), Ltd., X-Ray Camera Unit, 676
Watts Watts and Co., Ltd., Modern Tramp Ship, 432
Weir, G. and J., Ltd., Icelandic Trawler " Porkell Mani," 317; Optimum De-aerator (390); Cross-Channel Steamship "Lord Warden," 853
Welbourn, D. B., Gear Design and the Revision of British Standard, 436, 725
Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd., Wheel Mill at Sheffield, 574; Die Block Plant, 705
Werkspoor N.V., Engine Works Anniversary Brochure (486)
Western Region, British Railways, Gas Turbine Locomotive No. 18,100, 2; Gas Turbine Locomotive No. 18,100, 176, 237, 283; Tests on Gas Turbine Locomotive No. 18,000, 665; Standard Class "3" Tank Engine, 710
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Hydrogen Cooling of Large Turbo-generator Windings, 527; Folsom Power Station in California, 712
Westool, Ltd., A.C. Solenoid, 416
Wetton, D. G., Use of Railcars, 861
Wharton Crane and Hoist Co., Ltd., Cage-controlled, Overhead Travelling Crane, 757
Whessoe, Ltd., Stanlow Refinery (746)
Whiffin, A. C., Experiments on the Vibration of Freshly Placed Concrete, 240
Whipp and Bourne, Ltd., Cross-Channel Steamship "Lord Warden," 853
White, J. Samuel, and Co., Ltd., Destroyer "Dainty," 85; M.T.B. " 5701," 85; Inshore Minesweepers (618)
White's Marine Engineering Co., Cross- Channel Steamship " Lord Warden," 853
Wickens, A. P., Appointed Chief Engineer of Armament Design, 265
Wickham, D., and Co., Ltd., Articulated Diesel Mechanical Railcars for Venezuela, 353
Wickman, Ltd., British Workshops in 1951, 31
Willans, P. W., Centenary Exhibition, 1
Williams, Gertrude, Labour in 1951, 13, 46
Williams, W. H., Obituary (158)
Wilson, William, Obituary, 701
Wimpey, George, and Co., Ltd., Kent Oil Refinery, 671
Wincott, G. P., Ltd., Wheel Mill at Sheffield, 574
Windsor, R. H., Ltd., Plastics Machine Works Extension, 800
Wolf, A. G., Single-cylinder " Locomobile " Steam Unit, 703
Wood, H. C., Retirement, 1
Workington Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., British Iron and Steel Industry in 1951, 66
Wullschlleger, A., S.A., Electrically-operated Tower Crane, 803

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Yarrow and Co., Ltd., Destroyer " Decoy," 85; Destroyer " Diana," 85
Yorkshire Engine Co., Ltd., 230 h.p. Diesel-electric Locomotives, 2

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