Excerpt from The Journal of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia and Affiliated Societies, 1918, Vol. 35 A great many men come along with dreams - ideas not worked out. One of them came to a member of the Board and said. Why don't we electrocute the Cer man submarine? W'hy. We said, we would be very glad indeed to have. You tell us your method of doing this. Oh, he said, I have given you the idea. You are an engineer. You work it out. Another has dreams of projecting wireless waves out over the country - electrocute everything: put them to sleep by wireless waves. H e does not tell us how he has not gotten so far; but he will divulge it if you will send somebody to him and tell nobody else about it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1902, Vol. 19 The designer who can construct, who can think in terms of the pres ent, and can test the basis of his thought by comparing it with a fact, is the only one capable of designing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1904, Vol. 21 The greatest problems which confronted us were the brake system and proporticming the weight upon the pony wheels. Discouragement followed discouragement; the pressure was the same on the large and small wheels, and, as a consequence, the small wheels had a disposition to lock and slide, long before the car could be brought to a standstill. This was decidedly objectionable because of the small wheels rapidly becoming flat in places, and because of the racking and the jolting of the truck while the wheels were skid ding. Derailments continued through a long series of experi ments. At length differential levers were devised which divided the pressure on the small and large wheels in proportion to the weight resting on them. This was entirely successful. A pair of coil springs were placed on the side frames close to the large yokes through which were. Spring posts which carried the side bearings. This brought the weight-between the center of the truck and the driving wheels, making the proportion on the pony wheels about 25 per cent. A spring com pression post directly back of the pony wheels' axle increased the load upon them on curves bv means of a V plate attached under the car. The frame was mounted on journal springs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1903, Vol. 20 Mr. Schermerhorn: We all believe that the friendships of life and their fruits form the best part of that which makes life worth living, therefore our friends hold a large place in our hearts, and their presence is always prized. In behalf of The Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, it is a very pleasant duty to cordially welcome you who are at once our friends and guests of the evening, and to express our hearty appreciation of the honor conferred by, and the pleasure derived from, your presence. A glance over our guests falls only upon those who have so well deserved and often received distinction from their fellow-men, that we cannot hope, through this occasion, to add new honors; but we can and do attest our appreciation of those qualities of heart and mind which have won for you the distinction which the world has given, and1877 - 7'he Engineers' Club 0/ Philadelphia - 1902. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1912, Vol. 29 Rear Adina-bl Gain-bis W. Discussion of Propulsive Machin ery and Oil Fuel in the U. S. Naval Service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Transactions of the Illuminating Engineering Society, Vol. 13: January December, 1918; Part I Society Affairs, Contents; Part II Papers and Discussions, Contents, Subject Index, Index to Authors Foreword - The various topics and sub-topics are listed alphabetically. It is suggested that related or functional topics should be reviewed when one desires all references on a given subject. The issue number (1 to 9) of the transactions precedes the page number. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies, Vol. 5: Boston, St. Louis, Chicago, Cleveland, Minneapolis, St. Paul Some knowledge of the immense size the marine engine has reached may be obtained from the fact that an engine built in England a short time ago had a steam cylinder for reversing thirty-two inches in diame ter. It is by means of these improvements only that engines of ten and t welve thousand horse-power can be controlled The largest com pound on the lakes at the present time is 35 inches high and 70 inches low-pressure cylinder by 48 inches stroke and one as small as 8 inches high and 14 inches low-pressure cylinders by 12-inch stroke, and works as com plete as the larger engines. Vt'hen comparing engines of the lake marine with those built by English and Scotch builders and those on the coast, a vast difference is found in the weight and strength of engines of the same size. Those on the lakes are much the lighter - in fact, they are built. On the banjo principle. While the others are built on the anvil principle one is strong and massive, while the other is light and graceful, but. Begins to spring when heavy work is thrown on it. Some builders lay claims to making the working parts of their engines of steel to reduce the weight. This is a mistake. Stiffness is of more importance. If the crank shaft springs and heats, it is little satisfaction to know that it is. Made of steel. A piston or connecting-rod that trembles is a continual source of annoyance, and any amount of assurance that they are of steel will not satisfy the engineer that they are safe. The engines were orig inally designed to work with 50 and 60 pounds of steam, and at the present time are using a steam pressure of 100 pounds without one. Pound additional weight in the engines. The board of experts on the trial of the United State dispatch boat Dolphin reported that when it was attempted to work the engines to their full power, streams of water had to be run on the journals continually. It does not take very much spring in a shaft 10 inches in diameter with journal 11} diameters long to seriously affect its alignment. And when a power of 500 horse-power is exerted every time the crank passes the centre, there must not be any lack of material at the proper place to keep things from springing. It would seem when an engine showed signs of distress, that there would be danger of something giving way. There is danger, no doubt; but the moment any weakness is discovered by the engineer, every care is taken to favor that particular place. And the engine may run for years without a serious break-down. The banjo principle in some classes of construction is a good one, but nothing short of the anvil principle should be permitted in marine engines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies, 1887, Vol. 6 Editors reprinting articles from this journal are requested to credit both the journal and the Society before which such articles were read. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies, Vol. 14: January to June, 1895 Canals Joining Lake Erie and the Ohio River C., April, Carbon Di-oxide for Refrigeration and for Extinguishing Fires. E. F. Osborne P., March. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Journal of the Cleveland Engineering Society, Vol. 4: September, 1911 There is perhaps not a great deal to be noticed in the plants of medium heads, say between 40 and 100 feet or more, as they are generally of types similar to many American installations. Two plants, however, have been Chosen for particular features, which are especially interesting to electrical engineers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
