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Submarine EXPLOITATION OF THE
Telephone Cable Due
Following the success of the British made Anglo-Dutch sub- marise telephone cable laid in
GAS TURBINE
By W.E.P. JOHNSON
The gas turbine as an engineering concept was first patented in the 19th Century by an Englishmon, John Barber. Parsons, the father of all modern turbines,' was Hlösely and practically interested in: turbine.
running hours of
portant research and experimental various spesialpertly enriches the position, if-he÷ required" to start be
gas
-1047 and the Anglo-Belgian The steam turbine, which was attributable to rable, laid last year, Submarine
gas turbines Cables Ltd. 22, Old Bro Parsons, produced a minor industrial and
than in any other country. True, Street, London, EC. 2, has be
economic revolution, and was, in effect, this is Jargely with aero-engines, gun the manufacture of andther replacement and not an innovation in the (but since the greater part of the value of tanning-hour perience important submarine telephant field of power plant.
is concerned with the behaviour cable between Holland and Gas turbines are of great im- months. The Importance of this at materials rather than designs. Denmark to be laid during 1950 portance for three reasons. First, is that knowledge required of and the problem of materials is because they have valuable at that engine as an experiment, was the same for nero-engines as-for Since the development of the butes in themselves as power obtainable in, say, six months other gas turbine, it fallows that
Thus, the designer was I cable used for these lines, in-plant Secondly, because their
in development E
Britain's experience can validly tart be averted to be full-value work, carried on in Britain's table of which they are a compendium and build another version, and
technologists grain with the new knowledge perience.
to the application of this in- industry, has led to the production Thirdly, because they lend them in test it all within one year tellectual wealth to industrial af other novelties.
selves to far witter application This is a very high rate of intel-machines, it should not be over-
any other
lectual tuthover.
locked that the United Kingdom Wiring Conduit In Gas Turbine Tover.
Problems and and their New Type Of Engineer is the home of the steam engine, steam turbines, Is, was, therefore, a fortune of Electrical and General -Acces-fidentially expect to see
to see the gas war at an epoch of gas turbine every other industrially revolu
marine
and nearly saries Ltd, of Le cester, England. turbine gradually assert itself and development in Britains started on tomary bakie deride. It will not have introduced a new form of become the most immortant form a very fast-adoring-time -wiring conduit Marketed under of heat engine known 15
"Man
and within 10 years a vast amount be surprising: If Britain's inven- the trade name "Egatobe", the
No doubt the writer had an of basic knowledge and practical tion of the gas turbine achieves mind the concept of the gas tur-
economic significance of compar- new product, while having less bine as a system rather than as experience has been gained, greable importance than one-sixth the weight of an
"material retouréer be what it is.
specific machine, for that is built up, essential stimules has Various Uses Of
Turbines quivalent in steel, can stalled in the same way.
been given to the The gas turbine in the United
the vital ancillary The gas turbine, -im pre Tormin-or Kingdoms derives Ls practical life fields of progress such as that of another, has entered many indus without risk of damage and ean that the gas turbine was selected who thinks on atrodynamic and application was as "process" It will withstand heavy blows from the -aero-engine. The fat hietallurgy, and above all, a newtrics and will-enter more. Oddly
type of
of engineer has been bred enough, its Erst really industrial be more easily screwed with the by Whittle, and through his work
cracking process.
"we may 'CONT=
scale,
the
attractive features of the materia | Government as the prime-mover! Wat does this mean la-erion machine in the Houde -oil-
sual dies and taps. One of the and that of others by Britain's "erabdyna raíc “žines.
Jer
mle terms? The impact of the Broadly, there are five cate- gasturbine on industry is resound-gories into which the use of the ing and its
Permanent While the extent to which Indus- aero-engine, marine power platil
as turbine falls. These are the try will be affected by Britain's locomotive (including automobile) contribution to gas turbine tech transport, power gederation, and
blogy is impossible to assess, it
ses * procESS, can be pointed out that in the United Kingdom there exists an aircraft in assured. Marine en- Its place in the propulsion 'of
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ment: -11
may be of interest to Another new cable, manufactur- follow this evolutionary process ed by Sterling Cable Co. Ltd., in terms of its effects. Aldermastos, Berkshire, England, The simple jet propulsion gas is designed to meet conditions in turbine is very light, compact, overseas countries, particfilarly in and casily but, compared to any those which suffer violent ex other highly refined engineering organisation for the co-ordination gines, both naval and mercantile, AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT tremes of temperature and humi-product of analogous output. city. This new cable is lighter in As an example, inder the pres-developmence great research and weight and smaller in diamere sure, and the great difficulties of source of invention; adequate than normal serial cables.
war conditions, an engine of materials and men
who know several thousand equivalent how to use them. |horse-power was infifiäted, design-" Above all, one finds in Britain, ed, built and run, ir, under four a larger toil number of actual
Underground Cable
An underground cable designed į for continuous 200 MVA duty at a service voltage of 220 kV” bas been manofactored by British Insalated Callendar's Cabies Ltd;
resources; a fine
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This cable to be laid in the grounds of the laboratories of Electricite de France, is to be commested to the 220 kV grid net- work for long-term held testing in connection with the intended use of this type of cable on the net work in France. * 14 2.31
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QUEEN'S BUILDING, HONG KONG.
A Subsidiary of
THE BRITISH GETERAL ELECTRIC CO, LTD. OF ENGLAND.
developed by Sargrove Electronics, Ltd., Effingham, Surrey, England, which supply Canswers to the problems of many of Britain's
industrial firms.
are under construction in several trait to go-to sea was British, places; the first homine propulsion
A Manufactured by Locomotives exist, and others are WORTHINGTON PUMP & MACHINERY: CORPORATIOI in manufacture and there are known to be eight firms engaged in automobile engines.
actively Power generation already" "en- capes. some 22 firms in manufac ture in the United States; Switzer land, France, Britain.
Holland,
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CARTER & SUTTON LTD.
and SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR HONG KONG & SOUTHI CHIN Process machines are more att- Scult track down, but the ROOM-236A HONG KONG & SHANGHAI, BANK BUILDIN writer could name a dozen or so different projects ranging from
HONG KONG manufacture icf gas-liquifaction. acids, oil cracking, various uses or waste chemical to blast furnace blow- gas-works, chem-
of
machine which
The latest devices include a into the core of the rope. This 18 inspects
courts, batentes, is a superior method to handia
90
pb in each case, a sound}
similar shape but of different the core better, where
and packs articles of greasing oiling, since it reaches natural-gas use, refrigeration.-in- drying what a variety of per cent weight coming off a production of corrosion originates Hine at the fantastic rate of 3:600 the Cathcart
System also economic case is made out before which a minute; a controlled guildtime cleans the rope before niling. Its practical action is taken. It is
cuts off extruded plasticas
surely free that the words " rods at a given standard length; stantial, for whereas three gallons
म
economical advantages are sub-tize” means
_1
instrument measuring tus are used to oil 2,000 feet of rope rather than a species of machine. turbine
bidity in liquids, while there is by hand methods, the same foot- the world today, gas
Marconi Instruments,
another instrument which mea age.
can be treated under pres-plant (excluding: aero-engines) sures the thickness of any coating sure with one gallon.
at least 450,000-500,000 Kilo- watts is running like enamel or varnish
or under COO- on a bese-rapes were installed for watts is metal surface without disturbing colliery ise two years ago bi struction O
This
global total, the surface.
Britain's National Coal, Board about 3,000 kilowatts is in the and "It is expected that in
United Kingdom. Where aero- units will be pro has produced a wider range
engines Are concerned, Britan Long Atre, St. Albans, Hertford near future shire, England, have developed a duced which will handle ropes portable meter whichi by push up to one-and-tree-quarters in useful type than any other coun
and several of try, and
of these are be- ing built overseas under mani- or are being facturing licences exported as complete engines.
In Britain today it is realised ideas. have an economic
20
electrode into the soilches in diameter:
ing gives a direct reading of its acidity or alkalinity. Different
crops
Developments In Television Industry
tha
prefer different nourish- ment and soil conditions, and far- mers can now. analyse the sail] "en the spot and select the cor-
The new Marechi Image Or-value, and in 1948 a national cor- reet field and dressing for their thicdn cameras, recently de-poration was created for the pur- pose of safeguarding nationally- veloped by Marconi - Wireless The General Electric Company, Telegraph Co. Ltd, Electra owned inventions. Lid Magnet House, Kingsway House, Victoria Embankment, been in existence the nationally-
For several years there has
has also London, WC2. have developed London, W.C.2, can be used for owned company, Power Jets
an electro-mechanical instrument either mobile or studio tele- Limited, which exists to turn to designed for studying - vibration, especially that which occurs in vising machinery. The new ment, known as a
Fareed
ter is based on the
economic advantage the wide The equipment, made up into patent holding of Britain's 'Gov- a series of units, each about the Crument in gas turbines. bnom size of a suitcase, can be carried The function of these organisa- phdromenon
easily. For a two camera set-up
tions is to encourage the adoption
stee!
rod
of resonance induced in a thin there would be 12 such units in of Britain's inventions and tech-
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used. The four fons turret can
a calibrated scale. The whole
Lubricating System For
Wire Ropes
take telescopic, as
as well as normal lenses, selection being marie by
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The connection between
A pressure lubricating unit designed for the maintenance. of colliery, industrial and crane wire ropes; has now underkone camera and the control units is prolonged gauge tests over single multicore cable of small three years
dimensions: which
It is being marketed by the Callcart. Engineering Co. Ltd. Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland."
The
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Rew lubricating system The light-weight untis make it prolongs the life of wire ropes by possible for the camera and the
cent. The unit associated equipment to be erect
115.
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broadcasting ma pounds The fabricating liquid for outside isted
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gimilar Marconi camera operates through movethent of the
tope helix by the British Broadcasting Cor which spins the rotor, this ac portatide this year for televising tating the pump fid forcing of the Orlord and Cambridge into the pump chamber,
An= This chamber is under con- don. It was the first time-m, the] tand pressure, and <as Ahe rope Bistory of television that sesenes passes through, the lubricating were publicly transmitted from B Alquid is "force
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